Cathy - There are so many William Hancocks it is hard to sort them out. The William who married Sarah Harding is my g-g-g grandfather and it is believed by some and disputed by others that he was the son of John D. Hancock and Elizabeth Maddox. My g-g grandfather William married Sarah Asher and they were divorced in 1837. They had a son named William Vardamon Hancock. Are you descended from any of the Williams? Theda Kells Hoyt