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William Hancock 1640–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: , Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1687

Death Location: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Simon Hancock

Mother: Sarah Gaye

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cockcroft

Children(s): John Hancock, Samuel Hancock

William Hancock was born in 1640 in , Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Simon Hancock And Sarah Gaye. William Hancock married Elizabeth Cockcroft, and had children including John Hancock, Samuel Hancock. William Hancock passed away in 1687 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hancock was born in 1640 in , Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Simon Hancock And Sarah Gaye.
  • William Hancock married Elizabeth Cockcroft, and had children including John Hancock, Samuel Hancock.
  • William Hancock passed away in 1687 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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William Hancock's Ancestors

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William Hancock
1640–1687
Birth Place: , Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Simon Hancock
1612–1654
,,Devon,England
Sarah Gaye
1620–1689
Princess Ann, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Hancock
1580–1622
Plymouth, Devon, , England
Susan Poynter
1580–1667
Stepney, Devon, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hancock
1550–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hancock's Descendants

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William Hancock (1640–17 May 1687) m. Elizabeth Cockcroft (1643–1685)
  1. 1. John Hancock 1679–1732 m. Jane Holt 1670–1734
    1. 1. Duejates Hancock 1710–1734
    2. 2. WILLIAM Hancock 1693–1768
  2. 2. Samuel Hancock 1675–1760 m. Johan Hancock 1680–1760
    1. 1. Frances Hancock 1725–1793
    2. 2. Johan Hancock 1723–1793
    3. 3. Phoebe Hancock 1719–1777
    4. 4. Simon Hancock 1717–1791
    5. 5. Samuel Hancock 1701–1760
    6. 6. Sarah Hancock 1709–1736 m. Thomas Jones 1705–1770
      1. 1. Martha Jones 1740–1807
      2. 2. Johanna Jones 1737–1798 m. William Reade 1720–1798
        1. 1. Edmund Reade 1776–1798
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Reade 1774–1852
        3. 3. Joyce Reade 1770–
        4. 4. Joanna Reade 1770–
        5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Reade 1765–1843
        6. 6. Mary (Polly) Reade 1763–1797
        7. 7. Sallie Reade 1760–1836
        8. 8. Elizabeth Reade 1760–1829
        9. 9. Wyatt Reade 1758–
        10. 10. Jones Read 1758–1829
        11. 11. Joseph Read 1767–1853 m. Rachel Eldridge 1770–1834

William Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of William Hancock in , Norfolk, Virginia, USA
, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1687
17 May 1687
Age 47
Death of William Hancock in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: , Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1832.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1687
    Event Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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