Major Hancock 

Full name : Major Hancock
Alternate spellings, aliases : Asmajor, Armajor, Azmajon, R. Major, Major. R.; Handcock
Notes : Major was indeed the name he went by, and not a rank of any sort.

parents
Father : John Hancock
Mother :
Notes : this has not been confirmed

Date of Birth : 18 July 1770
Place of Birth : Fluvana County, Virginia
Notes :

Spouse1 : Jane Perry Morrow
Date of Marriage : 2 January 1794
Place of Marriage :
Died : <1835
Notes :

Spouse2 : Sarah Jane Hancock
Date of Marriage : 16 August 1835
Place of Marriage :
Died : 1850
Notes : Sarah Jane is daughter of Benjamin Hancock.

Date of Death : >1860
Place of Death, and or Burial :
Burial info :
Obituary :

Occupation : farmer, laborer

Military Service : probably enrolled in Kentucky state militia

Property, residences, etc :

 

1860 Federal Census.  Monticello PO, Wayne County, Kentucky

Page, Dwelling/Family, Names, Age, Sex, Color, Occupation, Value, Born, Remark

214, 1442/1436, Robert Dabney, 56, Male, White, Farmer, 1500/700, Virginia

214, 1442/1436, Nancy Dabney, 52, Female, White, Housewife, na, Virginia

214, 1442/1436, John Dabney, 31, Male, White, Day Laborer, 0/200, Kentucky

214, 1442/1436, Mary Dabney, 27, Female, White, Spinster, na, Kentucky

214, 1442/1436, Lydia Ann Dabney, 24, Female, White, Spinster, na, Kentucky

214, 1442/1436, Nathan W. Dabney, 21, Male, White, Day Laborer, 0/100, Kentucky, in school

214, 1442/1436, Sarah E. Dabney, 19, Female, White, Spinster, na, Kentucky

214, 1442/1436, Rebecca E. Dabney, 16, Female, White, Spinster, na, Kentucky, in school

214, 1442/1436, Lewis T. Dabney, 11, Male, White, na, na, Kentucky, in school

214, 1442/1436, William A. Dabney, 8, Male, White, na, na, Kentucky, in school

214, 1442/1436, Armajor Hancock, 90, Male, White, Day Laborer, na, Virginia

Family : 

Daughter : Elizabeth Maddox
Date of Birth : circa 1794
Place of Birth : possibly Patrick County, Virginia
Married : William Dickson Anderson, 28 March 1828, Wayne County Kentucky
Died : Carlinville, Illinois
Notes : Marriage consent signed by Major Hancock

Daughter : Sally
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth :
Married : George Dabney, 27 May 1834, Wayne County, Kentucky by Benjamin Hancock.
Died : 
Notes : From marriage record, “Major Hancock gave consent for daughter Sally.”  Surety, George W. Dabney.

Daughter : Milly
Date of Birth : circa 1796
Place of Birth : possibly Patrick County, Virginia
Married :
Died : 
Notes :

Son : Wilson
Date of Birth : circa 1797
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died :
Notes :

Son : John
Date of Birth : circa 1800
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died :
Notes :

Daughter : Mary
Date of Birth : circa 1802
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : 
Notes :

Daughter : Nancy
Date of Birth : circa 1807
Place of Birth :
Married : Robert Dabney, 16 May 1827, Wayne County, Kentucky by John Jones.
Died : 
Notes :

Daughter : Rebecca ‘Rebeck’ Hancock
Date of Birth : circa 1810
Place of Birth :
Married : Daniel Hancock, 3 January 1832, by John Jones.
Died :
Notes : From marriage record, “Mr. Krisman these lines comes to inform you that I have consented of Dannel Hancock to obtain lisons from you to wead with my daughter rebeck given under my hand 31 Dec 1831 by Major Handcock.”


Sources, bibliography : 

 

Bork, June Baldwin.  Wayne County, Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records 1801 – 1860.  Volume One Marriages A – J.  June Baldwin Bork, Huntington Beach, California.  1972.  LOC# 362922.

 

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