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    1. [HANCOCK-L] More DNA matches. Curiouser and Curiouser
    2. We have two more matches in our DNA Project. Remember when you visit any of the Project pages, to "Reload" the page to get the latest edition. http://small-stuff.com/HANCOCK/DNA/results.htm Another participant has matched with Capt. John Hancock of VA. This is Henry C. Hancock who was born in VA and moved to Greene Co., GA. He matches with 12 markers with one mutation. You may notice that is the first 12 numbers of most of the Hancock markers, most are almost matches, but when you look at the next 13, there are differences between the groups. I haven't seen any this close without matching in all my other Projects. This means that these Hancock families were most likely related many, many, generations back in the Old Country. The Haplotype is very British. Even though the new match has one mutation, the chances are that it would be a match with 25 markers because this Capt. John line has markers that are more unique than the other groups. Our NEXT MATCH is a Proven Descendant of James Hancock of Craven and Jones Co., NC matches with a proven descendant of James Hancock of GA who married Jestern. The first participant has documents that prove, without a doubt, that James Hancock of Craven and Jones Co., NC is the son of James Hancock and Tamar Jones. You may not remember our last discussion of this line, but my theory is that Durham Hancock of Craven Co., NC who sold all his property by 1748 in NC and is later, found in GA, as a land owner, most likely, married in GA, had a son, and named him, James. That is the reason that James named his first son, Durham. BTW, his son, Durham, was born in GA and not in NC as most of the published reports state. If you look at the census records of 1850 & 1860, he states that he was born in GA. I feel certain that James was born in GA, also, and, most likely, was never in NC. Julia French Wood

    07/10/2003 07:09:29