John Hancock didn't have a son that lived the son he had died at age 8 or so. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Audrey Shields Hancock < AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Does anyone have any HANCOCK connection to these two brothers who appear in > Yazoo County, Mississippi in 1850 U. S. Federal Census: > > George M. Hancock, 45, male, Raftsman, b VA > John H. Hancock, 55, male, gin wright, b VA > > Their gravestones appear on Find a Grave: > > http://www.findagrave.com > > Find A Grave Memorial# 32331384 George M. Hancock > Find A Grave Memorial# 32331372 John H. Hancock > > John H. Hancock's gravestone has this inscription: > "Here lie two Grandsons of John Hancock, the first signer of the > Constitution." > > We know that neither can be grandsons of John Hancock, Signer of the > Declaration of Independence and Governor of Massachusetts. He had a son and > a daughter who did not survive to reach their teens. John Hancock did not > sign the Constitution, he signed the Declaration of Independence. > > Evidently they were born in Virginia, but to which HANCOCK Virginia DNA > family do they belong? > > Audrey > > ------------------------------- > Join our DNA Project at: > http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Hancock > > (Scroll down to place your order) > ------------------------------- > 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 >