Samuel Hancock

Norfolk County, Virginia

William Hancock

Elizabeth Cockroft

Simon Hancock

Sarah Gaye

William Cockroft

Elizabeth Burnet

Chesterfield County, Virginia

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Connection into The Hancock Family of England and America (1993), by Arvil Dale Hancock (Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, Md).

Following is Samuel's will as taken from page 67 of said book:
Chesterfield County, Virginia Will Book #1 (1749-1765), Page 377:

In the name of God Amen ... I Samuel Hancock of the County of Chesterfield being of perfect mind and memory ... etc. ...
to son Samuel Hancock one gun and large sermon book and all of my wearing apparel ... ...
to my grandson John Hancock, son of my son Samuel, one negro named Adam ... ...
to my granddaughter Sarah Moseley in Carolina one feather bed and furniture ... ...
to my son William Hancock for and during his natural life the use lent and profit of a negro wench Jone and at his death to his son William ... her increase to be equally divided between the two brothers, that is to say, Simon Hancock and William Hancock ... ...
to son Simon Hancock the land and plantation whereon I live containing 285 acres and four slaves named Frank, Jamey, Cain and Tom... ...
to daughter Johan Branch my negro Joe ... ...
to daughter Frances Osborn during her natural life the use lent and profit of negro girl Amey and at her death to my granddaughter Martha Waddell ... and two pounds credit in a store ... ...
to grandson Samuel Osborn one cow and calf ... ...
to daughter Sarah Jones during her natural life the use and profit of negro Dick and at her death to grandson Daniel Jones... and one oval table ... ...
to daughter Mary Cobbs the use and profit of negro Abby and at her death to granddaughter Elizabeth Cobbs and two pounds current money ... ...
to daughter Phebe Watkins slave Bowser and one large sermon book ... ...
to grandson Samuel Watkins one negro boy Dave ... ...
to granddaughter Hanne Hancock, the daughter of Simon Hancock one feather bed and furniture ... ...
to Simon all the remainder ... ...
desire that my estate not be appraised ... and nominate son Simon Hancock and my son in law John Watkins to be executors ... ...
have set my hand and seal this 1 September 1760. Samuel Hancock

Wit: John Bowman, Jobn (X) Hancock, Timethy (X) Allen Puckett.
Rec: 6 February 1761 (O/B #3, page 112)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Hancock
  - b.~  1525 in St. Mary Woolnot, London, London, England
  
  Thomas Hancock
  - b.01 May 1550 in England
  
  William Hancock
  - b.04 Sep 1580 in Devonshire, England d.22 Mar 1621 in House of George Thorpe at Berkeley Hundred, Jamestown, Virginia
  
  Agnes Nickolls
  - b.~  1550
  
  Simon Hancock
  - b.~  1610 in England d.  1654 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  
  Susan Poynter
  - b.~  1580 in England
  
  William Hancock
  - b.  1645 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia d.17 May 1687 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  
  Gilbert Gaye
  - b.~  1569
  
  Sarah Gaye
  - b.~  1617 in England d.01 Apr 1689 in Lynnhaven Parrish, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  
  Samuel Hancock
  - b.  1675 in Norfolk County, Virginia d.>01 Sep 1760 in Chesterfield County, Virginia
  
  William Cockroft
  - b.  1605 in Holland d.07 Jul 1653 in Rotterdam, Holland
  
  Elizabeth Cockroft
  - b.  1643 in Rotterdam, Holland d.  1685 in Norfolk County or Lynn Haven Parish, Virginia
  
  Ralph Burnet
  - b. in London, England
  
  Elizabeth Burnet
  - b.01 Jan 1612 in London, England d.07 Jul 1653 in Virginia
  
  Magdelen Fox

Samuel Hancock

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