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

I am really sorry to hear about Dale.  I seem to recall that he was in my chart--if I am thinking correctly.  Yes, we corresponded some through e-mail.  So sad to hear. Now, I am still trying to gather information and i have not made much headway.  However, I did locate the cemetery where my greatgreatgrandfather and ffgrandmother AND my greatgrandfather and ggrandmother are buried.  It was an exhilirating moment when I located it and now I am trying to make plans to begin cleaning it up some.  I have finally connected my gggrandfather with te person whom I believe to be his mother and, hence, the name of his father. The irony of all of this is that I have determined that I did not move far from my roots.  Both my mother's and father's families lived in the early 1800's  within a 20 mile radius of where I live today. Happy New Year to all. Teresa Hancock Cumuze  ________________________________ From: "JULIAFWOOD@aol.com" <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> To: hancock@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, December 29, 2012 3:37:28 PM 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

Hi Julia, I am sorry to hear about Dale, I know he will be missed by many of us HANCOCK'S as well as others I don't hear about. I have been busy with my Hancock Tree. A niece of mine who I had never met but was trying to find for around 40 years contacted me through Ancestry.com this year and I was able to travel to meet her, what a wonderful surprise. My Family has finally all come together and my circle is complete but never finished for sure, the Hancock Tree is still in progress. I became a Great Grandmother to a beautiful little girl, a Great Grandmother In law to two other Grand Children.. I wish all my Cousins out there a very Happy New Year and Happy researching. Sally Bender Hancock On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM, MIKE CUMUZE <tcumuze@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I am really sorry to hear about Dale. I seem to recall that he was in my > chart--if I am thinking correctly. Yes, we corresponded some through > e-mail. > So sad to hear. > > Now, I am still trying to gather information and i have not made much > headway. > However, I did locate the cemetery where my greatgreatgrandfather and > ffgrandmother AND my greatgrandfather and ggrandmother are buried. It was > an > exhilirating moment when I located it and now I am trying to make plans to > begin > cleaning it up some. I have finally connected my gggrandfather with te > person > whom I believe to be his mother and, hence, the name of his father. > > The irony of all of this is that I have determined that I did not move far > from > my roots. Both my mother's and father's families lived in the early 1800's > within a 20 mile radius of where I live today. > > Happy New Year to all. > Teresa Hancock Cumuze > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "JULIAFWOOD@aol.com" <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> > To: hancock@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, December 29, 2012 3:37:28 PM > 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 >

Hi everyone! I'm still working on the Randolph and Montgomery Co, NC Hancocks as time allows. Still very interested in finding all I can on these folks. Like Julia, I'm still the same, except a bit older. I have one daughter that will be leaving for Parris Island, SC soon, as she begins her journey of becoming a US Marine. While I'm very proud of her, I ask all of you to say a prayer for her safety. My other daughter is working long hours, as do I. Lea, any info you have on John Hancock in Montgomery Co would be welcomed by me, as John is the brother of my ancestor, Samuel. I wish everyone the best new year possible!! Lisa On 12/29/2012 3:35 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > 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 > >

Julia, I am sorry to hear of Dale's passing. I too am growing older (now 73) and find myself rushing to process, while I am still alive and able to use a keyboard and mouse, the mass of genealogical data that seems to be flowing in at an increasing rate. My line of Hancocks migrated from England, then to Canada, and finally to California. Although I have many cousins, I am the last member of my line of Hancocks to actually carry the surname "Hancock". For me 2012 has been a very productive year. New data and ancestors were found further anchoring my branch of Hancocks to Devon, England. My DNA submissions confirmed my British ancestry -- and strangely identified an early genetic connection to the Wheaton family. Further, new data confirmed the marriages of members of my Hancock line to members of the Nickels family in Ontario, Canada. During 2012 living Wheaton descendants in Napa, California, and Nickels descendants in Sarnia, Canada, contributed valuable information about my Hancock line. Our website ( www.hancockonline.net ) continued to grow as my wife Karen and I added about 1,000 new records on our respective families and collateral lines during the year. We are thankful that over the past decades, 50 contributors (many now deceased) have supplied valuable data to our website -- which now includes over 2,100 source records and 1,500 photographs. During 2012, I made provisions to assure that the website will remain operational for 10 years after our passing. Once I had thought that retirement was to be the start of a more relaxed time of life; however, I am now very busy and anxious to reduce my large backlog of genealogical data waiting to be input to the website. But at least it's fun work! Dan Hancock On 12/29/2012 12:35 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > 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 > >

Greetings Julia and all of my Hancock relatives, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Dale Hancock. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. I am researching my Hancock ancestors with the assistance of my cousin Odessa Hancock Clayton and Jean Hancock the wife of 249962, Paul Carroll Hancock. My Maternal Grandmother is Emma Hancock, born 1869 in Tippah Co., Mississippi. She was the daughter of William M. Hancock, born 1842, in Marshall County, Mississippi. William was the son of Isom M. Hancock, born 1819, in Georgia. In order to use Y-DNA to try to link to my ancestors prior to Isom, I encouraged my cousin 249962, Paul Carroll Hancock to participate in the HANCOCK DNA Project. Our closest match within the group at 37 markers is a 36/37 match with 131099, Wesley Ira Hancock. This indicates with a 89% probability that we share a Common Ancestor within the past 8 generations and a 59 % probability that the Common Ancestor lived within the past 4 generations. Research indicates that we probably descend from the line of John Hancock. born 1743, Surry/Sussex Co., VA. Of great interest to us is the fact that within Group 3 we have a 25/25 match with 9 other participants. That includes Robert Lee Hancock and Warner Dean Hancock. A 25/25 match indicates with a 90% probability that we share a Common Ancestor within the past 10 generations. Of much greater value is how close do we match at 37 markers. A 37/37 match indicates with a 90% probability that you share a Common Ancestor within the past 4 generations. I hope that those members of Group 3 who have tested for 25 markers will upgrade to 37 markers so that we can discover markers which distinguish between the lines represented by these 9 participants. You can order the upgrade to 37 Markers by going to your FTDNA Personal Page and selecting the Link at the left of the page, " Order Tests & Upgrades", On that page select "Standard Orders". An Order form will open that has your data already on the form. At the bottom select the 37 Marker Test. The test will be performed on the original sample. An upgrade from 25 to 37 Markers cost $35 until the end of the month. You can access your FTDNA Personal Page by going to the Family Tree DNA Homepage < www.familytreedna.com > and entering your Kit Number and Password in the Blanks at the upper right of the Homepage. I Wish You All A Healthy, Happy, Blessed, New Year. Raymond Kelly -----Original Message----- From: JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:35 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

I have been trying to search for the father of my John R. Hancock who was born in Jackson County Georgia in 1811. A story states that his father moved the family to a farm in Gwinnett County but the father died there. I do know that a Robert Hancock (the only Hancock) was on the 1820 census in Gwinnett and I do know that he died in late 1820 or early 1821. I am certain that Robert Hancock is the father of John R. Hancock. According to the 1880 census, John R. Hancock's father was born in North Carolina. I speculate that since Jackson Co. Georgia is in Northeast GA. just down I-85 and John R. was a farmer, that his father came from somewhere in the Moore County area. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Teresa Hancock Cumuze ________________________________ From: "JULIAFWOOD@aol.com" <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> To: hancock@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, December 29, 2012 3:37:28 PM 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

Happy New Year, and I am sorry for the loss of Dale Hancock. I am still interested in the family of Joel Hancock, born c. 1792 in Georgia. I have received some photographs that belonged to my aunt, Gladys Hancock Evers, and am trying to match them up with names. (Unfortunately, my aunt had labeled the frames instead of the portraits, and she took the portraits out of the frames to have copies made for someone, then never put them back into the frames.) If anyone has copies of these portraits (offspring and siblings of John Wilson Hancock, son of Joel), please let me know and maybe we can figure this out together. Thanks very much, Debbie Carter Deborah Carter Paralegal One Centennial Square Haddonfield, NJ 08033 Direct Dial: 856-354-3118 Fax: 856-673-7118 dcarter@archerlaw.com www.archerlaw.com Archer & Greiner, P.C. Attorneys at Law -----Original Message----- From: hancock-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hancock-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JULIAFWOOD@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:36 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 IRS Circular 230 Disclaimer: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) voiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL TRANSMISSION IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THIS EMAIL, DO NOT READ, DISTRIBUTE OR REPRODUCE THIS TRANSMISSION (INCLUDING ANY ATTACHMENTS). IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REPLY.