Hi Hancock friends, I came a couple of items while doing some research. Here is the source: "Old Petersburg and the Broad River Valley of Georgia" by Ellis Merton Coulter Thomas Hancock of Edgefield SC, son of John Hancock RS of Petersburg, VA and Edgefield SC, married Martha Oliver, granddaughter of Dionysius Oliver RS of Petersburg, VA and Petersburg, GA. Thomas' mother was Ann Oliver of Petersburg, VA. Dionysius Oliver was a Rev. Sol. He lived at Fort James at the junction of the Broad River and the Savannah River in GA before and during the Revolution. He served in other places during the Revolution. After the war, he was granted the bounty land that was actually Fort James (Dartmouth was the British name.) He sold the land in lots that became the town of Petersburg, GA. Petersburg became defunct by 1830. It was a tabacco receiving warehouse/processing town. Many of the citizens of Petersburg, GA moved to Alabama and Mississippi because of the Yazoo Land Fraud. There were many people in the town of Petersburg and Broad River Valley from VA. Most lived near Goose Pond on the Broad River. The citizens from NC lived in different places in the Broad River Valley. Those from VA did not want to live with those from NC. The location to Petersburg, GA is now under the waters of Clark Hill Reservoir on the Savannah River. Petersburg, GA was on the north side of the Broad River at the mouth. On the south side of the mouth of the Broad River was Lisbon (Lincoln). Across the Savannah River to the east was Vienna SC. Here is a second source: "Those Glorious Days A History of Louisville as Georgia's Capital 1796-1807" by Yulssus Lynn Holmes The Tax Digest of 1814 for the Louisville District (not in the town but out in the country.) listed Anthony Hancock as having land. Also, in the Tax Digest of 1814 for the Louisville (the town), Thomas Hancock was listed as having land. The town lots were usually 202 1/2 acres. Country lots might contain more acres. As early as the 1750s, the land around Louisville had Irish settlers at Queensborough, now defunct, three miles south of Louisville on the Ogeechee River. Twelve miles south on the Ogeechee River was the town of Galphinton or Old Town. This was a Creek Indian trading post as early as 1758 operated by George Galphin. Galphin kept the indians pacified until during the Revolutionary War when the indians were persuaded by the British to come the British side of the war. There had been many indian problems before this time. Citizens feared for their safety. Galphin was always able to keep the indians happy. After the Revolutionary War, Louisville became the Capitol of GA. Many people were unhappy about Louisville as the capitol. When new indian lands became available, the capitol was moved to Milledgeville, GA in 1807. I hope this information will help someone. I know that a large group of Hancocks lived at Edgefield SC, especially the ones from Petersburg, VA. I know that many Hancocks lived in this section of GA and moved on to Alabama and Mississippi later. Mary Wolfe