Her son, William Henry Hancock, learned the pottery trade from his neighbor Jacob Craven. About 1880, William moved to Fayetteville NC where he worked for the famed potter, Edgar Allen Poe. William was one of the first potters at Poe & Co. William's son, John William Hancock b 1865 also practiced the art of potter. Today any piece of their pottery is worth quite a lot of money Lisa is that Craven any kin to you?