Mary: Petersburg is an independent city - not a part of any county. It is located at the border of Chesterfield and Prince George counties. It is on the Appomattox River about 20 miles south of Richmond. I visited Petersburg briefly in January of this year. It's a very old (small) town, first settled in 1646, and has a lot of history related to the Civil War. I have long been aware of John Hancock and Ann Oliver who, according to LDS records, were married in Petersburg. I doubt that John was BORN in Petersburg; probably in adjacent Chesterfield County. The Hancocks that were living in that area at that time certainly were descendants of William - and I know of no other Hancocks that were there - yet I have never been able to connect this John. In any event, I believe you should be thinking Chesterfield County rather than the town of Petersburg. Arvil
There were also unconnected Clement Hancocks in Chesterfield Co VA...they're in the list archives. ~malinda jones ArvilH@aol.com wrote: > Mary: Petersburg is an independent city - not a part of any county. It is > located at the border of Chesterfield and Prince George counties. It is on > the Appomattox River about 20 miles south of Richmond. I visited Petersburg > briefly in January of this year. It's a very old (small) town, first settled > in 1646, and has a lot of history related to the Civil War. > I have long been aware of John Hancock and Ann Oliver who, according > to LDS records, were married in Petersburg. I doubt that John was BORN in > Petersburg; probably in adjacent Chesterfield County. The Hancocks that were > living in that area at that time certainly were descendants of William - and > I know of no other Hancocks that were there - yet I have never been able to > connect this John. In any event, I believe you should be thinking > Chesterfield County rather than the town of Petersburg. > > Arvil > > ==== 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.