In a message dated 07/10/2003 12:06:22 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > In regard to the two messages copied below; were these HANCOCKs (William, > Jonathan) living in GEORGIA? > I have been chasing my HANCOCK line for several years and haven't yet found > a connection with other Hancocks so far. I was just hoping to glean some > information and make a connection here if they were from Georgia. Thomasville > is a town in Georgia and also there are Newton and Jasper Counties here where > I live and very near where my known HANCOCK line was living 1820-1924. From > there they moved to Griffin GA, Spalding County where most of my line ended. > There is one son from the direct line, William C. Hancock still living in > FL that I am aware of. Can we make a connection? > Thanks, > Regina > I came across this message and am not sure that it was answered. But if you have one living male, it would be wise to get the DNA from him while he is available. Julia

Alan- Thanks for the posting on the early Hancocks at Fort Boone. My 4g-grandparents Richard and Judith (Hancock) Wade were also there (Judith Hancock being a sister to William and Stephen Hancock) and Judith's son, my 3g-gf Elisha Hancock 1773 spent his early years in the Fort. I have not found much data on George Hancock but he lived in Goochland Co VA after the Rev War, and he is thought to have been a brother to the other Hancocks stationed there. The reported demise of William is an error. Below please find some info on him. ================================================================== ! Revolutionary War soldier. Served with brother Stephen and brother-in-law Richard Wade under Daniel Boone in KY. He was captured by Indians, escaped and made his way back to Ft. Boone in time to fight at the siege. ! He testified against Boone at Boone's Court Martial. ! Moved to MO with Boone. ! WILLIAM HANCOCK (BENJAMIN5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, SYMON2, WILLIAM1) was born 1737 in Va., and died 1818 in Missouri. He married MARY (MOLLY) MARCHANT 1763 in Goochland Co., VA.. ! Notes for WILLIAM HANCOCK: WILLIAM HANCOCK son of Benjamin Hancock (Source: WFT Vol 7 Pedigree # 451.) was born Abt. 1739 in Goochland County, Virginia (Source: WFT Vol 7 Pedigree # 451.), and died 1818 in Missouri. He married MARY "MOLLY" MERCHANT (Source: WFT Vol 7 Pedigree # 451.) Abt. 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia (Source: WFT Vol 7 Pedigree # 451.). ! William b ca 1739: A Rev. War soldier. Served with Boone in Kentucky. He was captured by Shawnee Indians, escaped, then fought in siege of Fort Boone. Testified against Boone in Boone's court martial. West to Missouri with Boone. See "Hancock Brothers of Virginia", by Maureen Hancock Ward. ! William Hancock was a Rev. War Soldier and also served in the militia, probably with Capt. Charles Watkins Company that went to the aid of Daniel Boone at Ft. Boonesborough. Richard Wade was also in this Company of Militia, as were his brothers, George and Steven. They were all captured with the salt makers at Blue Licks by the Indians led by Old Blackfish. After escaping the Indians, and defending the Fort while it was under seige, William testified at the court-martial of Boone, but they later apparently became friends, since William went to Missouri with Boone, and died there. ============================================================ !Stephen HanDcock, soldier in Col. Byrd's Regt., in 1760, Kentucky Co., February 1, 1780 ! He was a Revolutionary War soldier and fought with Boone. He was captured along with Boone, his brother William and brother-in-law Richard Wade while gathering salt near Ft. Boone. He escaped and returned to Ft. Boone and was at Ft. Boone during the seige of the fort. He testified at Boone's Court Martial. ! Several years after Boone and brother William went to MO, Stephen and most of his family followed. ! "Hancock Brothers From VA" by Maureen Ward Hancock gives a full accounting of Stephen and many references. ============================================================= BobHop Visit our home page http://bobhopkins0.tripod.com/ Major family names- Abel, Adams, Anders, Bellisfield, Brock, Byers, Davis, Dement, Field, Guffey, Hancock, Hockaday, Hopkins, Irvine, McClanahan, Scarbrough, Shipley, Strother, Stonestreet, Wade, Wampler, Westlake

Hi Sandra, Any chance you can give me Mrs. Roller's e-mail or snail mail address? Harold

Hi all, I thought that I would share this with you guys. I found it on the Message Boards about Sandy Gorin, a Kentucky historian. It was about Old Forts and this one was about Boonesborough, a Fort established by Daniel Boone A paper with the list of names at the Fort dated Oct. 14, 1779 include, Stephen Hancock (1776-1780), George and William Hancock (1776). I am not sure exactly what the dates mean but it is probably the time that they were at the Fort. Also on a list of people killed while either defending the fort or while hunting was William Hancock. There was a date of Oct. 16, 1779 which was either the date that the paper was written or the date of death. I don't know if any one knows these Hancocks but I hope it will help someone. Alan Jeffrey

Dear Harold Robinson, I was excited when I read your email. I am the one who researched the Hancock family. I have anything that you want concerning the Hancock family, but nothing more than the last name, Billmeyer in my research. I received the Billmeyer name from Mrs. Roller in Hagerstown, MD, who was originally a Brenize. Sandra Clippinger [email protected] From: "Guy Clippinger" To: "Sandra L Clippinger" Subject: Fw: [HANCOCK-L] Dora Jane Hancock, Joseph A. Shannon, dau. Ruby Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:49:41 -0400 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Robinson" To: Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:22 AM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] Dora Jane Hancock, Joseph A. Shannon, dau. Ruby > Dear Listers, > > I am a BILLMEYER researcher. My mother's maiden name was Billmeyer. > > I found a reference to a BILLMEYER (no first name) who married Ruby Shannon. Her parents were Dora Jane Hancock who married Joseph A. Shannon. The reason given for not providing Mr. Billmeyer's first name is "Living Individual - Details withheld Living Individual - Details wihheld". Can someone confirm that this Mr. Billmeyer is still living and give me his first name? I have a compilation of the BILLMEYER FAMILY HISTORY that I've been working on for the past 20+ years and right now it contains 197 pages. These BILLMEYER's originally started in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Eventually their decendants moved to Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Connecticut and Oregon. I'd like to see if I can match this Mr. Billmeyer's name with one in my Billmeyer family history. > > Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. > > Harold Robinson > Gettysburg, PA > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

This is the printed obituary for: "Athlynn Eloise (Hancock) Butler 89, a retired teacher, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 in Bedford, Texas. She is survived by children, Lynn Ellen Yarbrough of China, Forrest William Butler Jr. of Garland, Rex Dale Butler of Fort Worth; brother John Robert Hancock of Fort Worth; sister Betty Jean Myers of Fort Worth; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She will be buried July 18, 2003 in the Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth." Athlynn was the daughter of James Benjamine Hancock and Ellen Yarbrough. Her Grandparents were William White Hancock and Amanda Cornelia Hopson. Her great grandparents were Richard Clem Hancock and Martha Matilda White.

Dear Listers, I am a BILLMEYER researcher. My mother's maiden name was Billmeyer. I found a reference to a BILLMEYER (no first name) who married Ruby Shannon. Her parents were Dora Jane Hancock who married Joseph A. Shannon. The reason given for not providing Mr. Billmeyer's first name is "Living Individual - Details withheld Living Individual - Details wihheld". Can someone confirm that this Mr. Billmeyer is still living and give me his first name? I have a compilation of the BILLMEYER FAMILY HISTORY that I've been working on for the past 20+ years and right now it contains 197 pages. These BILLMEYER's originally started in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Eventually their decendants moved to Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Connecticut and Oregon. I'd like to see if I can match this Mr. Billmeyer's name with one in my Billmeyer family history. Thanks in advance for your help in this matter. Harold Robinson Gettysburg, PA

Has anyone ever been to the archives in Tennessee to look for death certificates, etc.? Can you help me with directions? [email protected]

Regina: G.W. Hancock's year of birth was 1832, month & day unknown. He was born in Upson Co. Georgia, oldest son of John Wilson Hancock & Mary Johnson. Alvis

Alvis, Can you give me a date of birth for the G.W. Hancock you mention in this message? Thanks, Regina [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] Joel Hancock Joel Edmond Hancock---my G-G-uncle, son of John Wilson Hancock & Mary Johnson, Confederate Veteran, wounded at Monocacy, Md. in Sept. 1864. His thigh bonewas shattered by a minie ball, which left him with a bad limp for the rest of his life. Joel Edmond's uncle, Joel T. Hancock was killed May 10, 1864 in the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, while serving in the 13th Georgia Reg. Also--Joel Edmond's brother, G.W. Hancock served in Co. A; 13th Georgia Infantry. This is my family's connection with the 13th Georgia, we were (and are) a bunch of unreconstructed Rebels!! Alvis ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/

Joel Edmond Hancock---my G-G-uncle, son of John Wilson Hancock & Mary Johnson, Confederate Veteran, wounded at Monocacy, Md. in Sept. 1864. His thigh bonewas shattered by a minie ball, which left him with a bad limp for the rest of his life. Joel Edmond's uncle, Joel T. Hancock was killed May 10, 1864 in the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, while serving in the 13th Georgia Reg. Also--Joel Edmond's brother, G.W. Hancock served in Co. A; 13th Georgia Infantry. This is my family's connection with the 13th Georgia, we were (and are) a bunch of unreconstructed Rebels!! Alvis

Hancock, Joel E., born 14 Oct 1844, at Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia; first entered the service as a private 1 Jul 1862 at Griffin, Georgia in Company A of the 13th Georgia Regiment. Continued service until the surrender; paroled at Griffin, Georgia 16 Apr 1865. According to his tombstone, Joel E. Hancock was born 14 Oct 1844 and died 18 Sep 1908; he was buried in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery near Trimble in Cullman County.

Becky, Do you know where in Kentucky this Robert Hancock was born? That sounds like he could be ours. Mary

I have a Robert Hancock b. 1846 in KY. That is all the info I have. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] John Alexander Hancock > Becky, > I would like appreciate any help you can give. I have been searching for my > Robert Hancock for a long time. I work on it for awhile and then give up. > Then I get started again. I do know that Robert was married twice. First > to Mary Burns and had two children Wiley & Maggie. Secondly, to Lula > McCoy and had my grandfather Willie and Lillie Bell. Because, I have no > way to find him I am trying to find his cousin John Alexander in the hopes > that I can make the connection that way. > At this point I am not expecting much, but maybe something will turn up. > Thanks for looking. > Mary > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > >

Sorry about that last msg. I should not have been sent to the Hancock list. Jean in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:29 PM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] (Not a subscriber) Re: Hancock > Please, respond, directly to Deloris at: [email protected] > > In a message dated 06/26/2003 7:04:01 PM Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Dear Friend, I got my great greatgrandmothers death certifice &found she > > was born in Ashville,Ala in 1844. Her father on it is John Hancock from Ms. Her > > name is Mary A Hancock &she married Thomas J Carter in 1867 in Alcorn co,Ms > > . Do you have any infro on this family? Thanks Deloris > > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > >

I have a Mary Hancock, daughter of John, born in 1829, I believe in KY. Don't know who she married. Jean in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:29 PM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] (Not a subscriber) Re: Hancock > Please, respond, directly to Deloris at: [email protected] > > In a message dated 06/26/2003 7:04:01 PM Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Dear Friend, I got my great greatgrandmothers death certifice &found she > > was born in Ashville,Ala in 1844. Her father on it is John Hancock from Ms. Her > > name is Mary A Hancock &she married Thomas J Carter in 1867 in Alcorn co,Ms > > . Do you have any infro on this family? Thanks Deloris > > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > >

Hi, Isabel, Well, for one thing, it will help determine to which line of HANCOCKs you and your brother connect...especially since I believe he may be a brother of our (Capt.) John Hancock, and thus if related your brother's DNA would be the same as my hubby's and the 2 other men to which our line also (somehow...somewhere) connect. If you note on the DNA RESULT page there are already four matches with those HANCOCKs connecting to the same HANCOCK ancestor as my hubby's (Capt.) John. I'm anxious to learn if your William is then also connected to this DNA and thus the brother that I have assumed via circumstantial evidence. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: Isabel Tyler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [HANCOCK-L] DNA My brother, James H. Hancock , has finally agreed to do the DNA test. Can someone tell me what exactly this will prove? I am afraid I do not understand what has been posted about the results. We are descendents of William of Orange Co. VA. Other info would be appreciated. Thanks, Isabel Hancock Tyler

My brother, James H. Hancock , has finally agreed to do the DNA test. Can someone tell me what exactly this will prove? I am afraid I do not understand what has been posted about the results. We are descendents of William of Orange Co. VA. Other info would be appreciated. Thanks, Isabel Hancock Tyler --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Don't think about the word Prove,use the word Proof. As more and more DNA results are avail to be posted on the site, various Hancock lines may be able to find their missing links. DNA testing will not tie everything together, but if some of us are fortunate we will discover who we come from. Hope this helps. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isabel Tyler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 8:08 AM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] DNA > > My brother, James H. Hancock , has finally agreed to do the DNA test. Can someone tell me what exactly this will prove? I am afraid I do not understand what has been posted about the results. We are descendents of William of Orange Co. VA. Other info would be appreciated. Thanks, Isabel Hancock Tyler > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Feel free to post the data you find on HANCOCK > in your research. Census, bible, wills, marriages, > deaths, cemetery, deeds, tax lists, and other > useful data. You might help a cousin who needs it.

I have a John Hancock who married a Frances Sayer and had the following children: 1. Charles Robert b. 1764 m. Anna Maria Malden 1792 2. Sarah b. 1766 m. William Manuel 1790 3. Mary b. 1768 m. Rhodham Ramey 1794 4. John b. 1770 m. Mary Feathergill 1797 5 James b. 1772 m. Rebecca Lawson 1800 6. George b. 1774 m. Nancy Allen 1802 7. Letty b. 1776 m. Elijah Ramey 1804 8. Nancy b. 1778 m. John Smith 1807 9. Elizabeth Hancock b. 1780 m. Valentine Ramey 1811 10. William Hancock b. 1782 m. Elizabeth Counts 1815. The birth dates are estimated but the marriage dates are from Shenandoah Marriage Bonds 1772-1750 by Vogt & Kethley. Any furher information would be appreciated. I show Benjamin as the father of John Hancock. I am related to Rebecca Lawson who married James Hancock. Ed Oldaker