Hi Folks, America Elizabeth "Merkey" Hancock was born November 25, 1851 to Charles Jackson and Achasia Clementine Warren Hancock in Springfield, Green Co., Missouri. Charles and Achasia were from Sycamore Creek, Wilson Co., Tennessee. America was the first of their 14 children born in MO. Charles and his family went to MO with another brother and their mother, Frances Adams Hancock to MO to visit with another Hancock brother prior to going to TX. There was even another America Hancock born in 1866 who was the granddaughter of Richard Ramsey Hancock. Looks like America was a popular name for the Hancocks. And, Dr. Bob is right about the Dabneys----we have them as far back as 1804 (so far that I've found) in my husband's line. Jean Hancock in Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: <BOBHOP@aol.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] Sarah Caroline Hancock This may not help but I have an America Hancock est born 1845 who was a d/o Charles Hancock 1823 Wison Co TN. I have no other info on America. The name Benjamin is widely used withthis Hancock line and the Dabneyss intermarried for generations. BobHop Visit our home page http://mx4.xoom.com/bhop1 Major family names- Abel, Adams, Anders, Bellisfield, Brock, Byers, Davis, Dement, Field, Guffey, Hancock, Hockaday, Hopkins, Irvine, McClanahan, Scarbrough, Shipley, Strother, Stonestreet, Wade, Wampler, Westlake