I'm so sorry to hear that your husband passed away. Hope you are doing well. I have done much on the Hancock line for a while, since the last thing I found on Hector Hancock was a petition signed in SC in 1717. I need to get back into it. Take care, Becky MITTON On Dec 29, 2012, at 10:47 PM, "Helene Pockrus" <hlvmp@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone. This is Helene. First the bad news: > My husband of 58 years, Marion "Tex" Udell Pockrus died Oct 5 here at home > after a month of acute leukemia. He'd been sick for many years but kept a > positive attitude. Sure miss his kibitzing about all this. > Tex's grandmother Virginia Hancock married Rufus Pockrus. Her father was > Elijah O. Hancock who was born in Georgia in 1838 and Isham Hancock was his > father. Although the 1850 census says he was born in GA, it appears he was > born probably in Randolph Co., NC to John who signed with a "J" Hancock and > Sarah Augustine,( or was the last child of J Hancock's first child Isaiah > who married Cassandra Deane.) I feel the naming patterns and moving > patterns point to J. and Sarah Augustine as parents. However there is also > an Isham in "J" Hancocks family born before 1867 that I have no children or > marriage for. Could he be Odessa's Isom Hancock? > > I am finally getting some interest in the DNA on Isham Hancock .I am sure > he had 2 families. One in NC (Oliff Bolin) and one in Alabama. He went > back and forth between the two and Betsy in Alabama actually had the sheriff > look for him (Isham H. Hancock)at one time when I believe he was in NC. > Some of this has to actually be put on a time line. No burial placed can be > ascertained for him in AL. Will be working on it this year. The censuses > that don't show in Alabama are in NC and Vis versa. Very interesting. > > Helene > > From: "Eldon J. Edgin" <eedgin@sbcglobal.net> > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:48 PM > To: <hancock@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [HANCOCK] Hoping that all is well. > >> I am still interested in the descendents of Major Hancock (born abt. 1745 >> in >> VA, died about 1840 in Missouri) and his wife Ann Thomas (born abt. 1746 >> in >> VA, died about 1783 in VA). I am descended from their daughter Susannah >> who >> married Charles Moreland Oct 22, 1790. I would be very pleased to >> exchange >> information. >> >> I am very sorry to hear about Dale Hancock's dying. He was an excellent >> genealogist and a very nice fellow. >> >> Eldon J. Edgin >> 14908 Woodbriar Drive >> Dallas, Texas 75248 >> eedgin@sbcglobal.net >> eldon@edgin.info or eldon@edgin.org >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hancock-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hancock-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On >> Behalf Of JULIAFWOOD@aol.com >> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:36 PM >> To: hancock@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [HANCOCK] Hoping that all is well. >> >> Dear Hancock family, >> >> I have just received a notice that our dear friend, Dale Hancock, of >> Mississippi passed away on December 17th and know that many of you would >> want to know. >> >> Odessa & Helene and I decided that since we haven't heard from many of >> our >> Hancock friends here on the Hancock list in a long while, it is time that >> we all checked in and said hello and maybe you will give us an update on >> what is happening with you and yours. >> >> I am the same (just a lot older). Still doing genealogy research as often >> as >> possible, among other hobbies and have 10 grandchildren to keep me >> hopping. >> >> Julia French Wood >> Hancock list Adm. >> In New Orleans >> ------------------------------- >> Join our DNA Project at: >> www.small-stuff.com/HANCOCK/DNA >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HANCOCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> Join our DNA Project at: >> www.small-stuff.com/HANCOCK/DNA >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HANCOCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > Join our DNA Project at: > www.small-stuff.com/HANCOCK/DNA > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HANCOCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message