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William John Hancock 1506 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1506

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 7 Aug 1570

Death Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Father: Knight Signer

Mother: Anne None

Spouse(s): Isabell None, Joanna Watermore, Lea Hancock

Children(s): Richard Hancock

The story of William John Hancock began in 1506 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. William John Hancock married Isabell, Joanna Watermore, Lea Isabell Joan Leigh Hancock, and had children including Richard III Hancock. William John Hancock passed away in 1570 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Hancock began in 1506 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
  • William John Hancock married Isabell, Joanna Watermore, Lea Isabell Joan Leigh Hancock, and had children including Richard III Hancock.
  • William John Hancock passed away in 1570 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Knight Signer
1480 – 1536
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
KS
Anne None
1485 – 1585
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
A

Spouses(s)

Isabell None
1506 – 1585
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
I
Joanna Watermore
1510 – 1585
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
JW
Lea Hancock
1537 – 1585
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
LH

Children(s)

Richard Hancock
1564 – 1623
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
RH

William Hancock's Ancestors

Self
William Hancock
1506 – 1570
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Knight Richard John Hancock Signer
1480 – 1536
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Anne
1485 – 1585
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hancock's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Hancock (Oct 1506 – 7 Aug 1570) m. Isabell (1506 – 9 May 1585) m. Joanna Watermore (1510 – 9 May 1585) m. Lea (Isabell Joan Leigh) Hancock (1 JUN 1537 – 9 May 1585)
  1. 1. Richard (III) Hancock (19 Dec 1564 – 22 Dec 1623) m. Rhodes (5 October 1567 – 1 Jun 1605)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Hancock # 11) * (1582 – Sep 1645) m. ROBERT (JACOB) STENTON (21 Mar 1584 – 12 Aug 1623) m. Thomas Williamsonne
      1. 1. Anna (Mary) Stenton (6 Feb 1611 – 4 MAY 1670) m. Ensign (William BACKUS) (Backhouse) (23 Nov 1606 – 7 Jun 1664) m. Thomas (D) Bingham (4 August 1588 – 1658/1659)
        1. 1. John Backus (9 Feb 1662 – 27 Mar 1744) m. Mary (Bingham) Backus (July 1672 – 19 Feb 1747)

William Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1506
Oct 1506
Birth of William John Hancock in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
1570
7 Aug 1570
Age 64
Death of William John Hancock in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1506
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1570
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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