I've had middle names that have confused me the last year in my Hancock family tree------- So may I ask if anyone is connected to these Surnames, as concerned to these Hancocks ? Hopkins, Bowen, Tillman, Newton? i can trace to John 1814 VA- married ? Fannie Hopkins, Would love to talk to anyone with a connecton-even possible Tioraidh an drasda, Tori - [email protected] Searching- COUNTS(Crouch, Sartain,Williams,Raper, Martin), HANCOCK(Adams, Abbott, Shepperd, Leach,Imel,Speck, Sprunger), MCNIEL(Gaddy,Brown,Lindsey,Mason,Moon)CAREY(Hancock, Catterton,Gibson,Dodder(Dobson),Leach), and any family connections. >From: "just-bob" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] HANCOCK connections for (Capt.) John Hancock >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:10:07 -0700 > >Tori, this is how middle name used to work - most of the time. >Example: >James Hancock marries Suzy Hardee >They name their son James Hardee / Hardy Hancock >Or there is an important or loved relative, The son or daughter is given >the >first name of that person as there middle name. >In one of my wife's lines almost every male was either James, Charles or >William and those that missed out got both of them for good measure. So we >get James Charlie, James William, or William Charles, etc. >Now if you really want a problem. In Europe, unless you where High Born you >did not get a middle name until about 1600 when Tax Collectors had to find >a >way to improve collections for the kingdom. Middle name could then be your >town, your occupation or even the name of the Census/Tax collector. > >Regards >Bob >----- Original Message ----- >From: "tori counts" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:22 PM >Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] HANCOCK connections for (Capt.) John Hancock > > > > I am just now connecting an idea I had to what you sent------- does it >seem > > to you that middle names were used from surnames? If so this could >really > > connect families. Mine used middle names of Bowen and Tilllllman, and > > Newton. I see you list some,,,,,, like Graves and Monroe. > > I've looked for when my John Hancock should have been in VA, and I see >those > > surnames also. > > > > > > > > Tioraidh an drasda, > > Tori - [email protected] > > Searching- COUNTS(Crouch, Sartain,Williams,Raper, Martin), >HANCOCK(Adams, > > Abbott, Shepperd, Leach,Imel,Speck, Sprunger), > > MCNIEL(Gaddy,Brown,Lindsey,Mason,Moon)CAREY(Hancock, > > Catterton,Gibson,Dodder(Dobson),Leach), and any family connections. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Audrey Shields Hancock" <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [HANCOCK-L] HANCOCK connections for (Capt.) John Hancock > > >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:23:09 -0500 > > > > > >More and more circumstantial evidence continues to reinforce my theory >of > > >family connections to the men (William Hancock of Orange Co., VA; >Joseph > > >Hancock of Hanover Co., VA; & Austin Hancock of Louisa Co., VA) who I > > >consider to be brothers of our family's ancestor, (Capt.) John Hancock. > > >John is believed to have been born in Hanover Co., VA (even though many > > >written histories have indicated Henrico Co., VA), lived in Louisa >County, > > >VA, removed for a time to Woodford, Fayette, & Franklin Cos, KY; and > > >finally > > >settled in Butler Co., OH. > > > > > >1850 Federal Census > > >Franklin County, Kentucky > > >#97-97 > > >Francis Wiorhaye (sic) 62, F (sic), carpenter, born France > > >Nancy [Hancock] Wiorhaye 54, F, born Virginia [dau/o William Hancock & > > >Jemima Brockman] > > > Margaret Wiorhaye, 26, F, born Virginia > > > Nelly Wiorhaye, 23, F, b Kentucky > > > Susanna Wiorhaye, 17, F, b Kentucky > > >[Living nearby at #95-95 (2 houses away) Jane (Hancock) Yancey, dau/o > > >Thomas Graves Hancock & #1 Jemima Haydon. Thomas was s/o John Hancock >and > > >Nancy Ann Graves. John Hancock is believed to be brother of William > > >Hancock, who was the father of Nancy (Hancock) Woirhaye.] > > > > > >Monroe Beadles Hancock witnessed a deed for Thomas Graves Hancock, s/o > > >John. > > >Monroe married Sidney Eleanor OVERTON/HOWERTON. Monroe was s/o William > > >Hancock; and Monroe was brother of Nancy (Hancock) WOIRHAYE. > > > > > >I have been updating my WorldConnect file with what I am learning about >my > > >hubby's HANCOCK line: > > >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=grannyapple > > >Dates and places for the above men can be found at this site. > > > > > >Audrey > > > > > > > > >==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > > >Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > > >http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Tired of spam? 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