Frances (Hancock) Finley (1796 - 1875)

Born 5 Jan 1796 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Finley — married 1 Mar 1812 in Jackson County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1875 at age 79 in Monroe, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Frances "Fanny" Hancock was born in 1796. She passed away in 1875.

Fanny was the daughter of William and Martha (Henderson) Hancock; William was the son of Clement and Isabelle Hancock.^[1]

She married George Finley in Tennessee in 1812: George Finley (born 1789, KY) married Frances Hancock (born 1796, SC).^[2] George was the son of George (baptized 1-30-1743, Augusta Co.; died before 12-19-1817, Wilson County, Tennessee), who married twice: (1) Ann Newland, (2) Mary Gaines. Fanny's husband was the son of George's second wife, Mary. George and Ann (Newland) Finley also had a son named George who was born in 1765 and married Mary Chenoweth (again, according to DAR records).^[3]

Their son Bluford was born in Tennessee in 1830; he married Adalade Johnson.^[1]

George and Frances Finley are in Indiana by the time of the 1850 Census, with the following children in their household (all born in Indiana).^[4]

George (head), 61, born in Kentucky; Frances, 53, born in South Carolina^[4]

• Mariah Finley, 19^[4]
• Frances J Finley, 17 (female)^[4]
• David Finley, 16^[4]
• James Finley, 11^[4]
• John M Horton, 4^[4]

George died before the 1860 census; by the 1870 census, Frances was 73 and living in the household of James D. Finley (her son, age 32).^[5]

Frances died 9 January 1875, and is buried at Mount Salem Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.^[6][7]

Research Notes

The Find-A-Grave memorial says Frances was born 5 January 1796 and lists her spouse as George Finley.^[6] Carmen J. Finley's research shows that she was born 4 January 1796 in Laurens County, South Carolina.^[8]

Children listed on her Find-A-Grave memorial:

• Infant Female Finley^[6]
• Rufus Finley (1814–1847)^[6]
• Mary Gaines Finley Sharp (1818–1905)^[6]
• Almira Finley Horton (1821–1848)^[6]
• Catherine Finley Strain (1828–1905)^[6]
• Frances Jane Finley Sillivan (1833–1897)^[6]
• J D Finley (1838–1934)^[6] - James, 11 in 1850^[4]

Children listed by Carmen Finley:^[9]

• Martha Finley (1813–1834)^[9]
• Rufus Finley (1814–1847)^[9]
• William Finley (1816–1836)^[9]
• Mary Gaines Finley (1818–1905)^[9]
• Bluford Finley (1820–1860)^[9]
• Almira Finley (1821–1848)^[9]
• Ann Finley (1823–1880), married Wesley Stultz (17 Nov 1843 in Monroe Co, IN)^[9]
• Jane Finley (1824–1829)^[9]
• Sarah (Sally) Dillard Finley (1826–1901)^[9]
• Catherine Finley (1828–1905)^[9]
• Maria Finley (1831–1869)^[9]
• Frances Jane Finley (1833–1897)^[9]
• David Finley (1834–1863)^[9]
• George Finley (1836–1846 [sic])^[9][10]
• "Twin Girl Finley" (twin of James; died the day she was born, 24 June 1838)^[9]
• James D. Finley (1838–1934)^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} DAR Descendant of Fanny, daughter of William, granddaughter of Clement:
   • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 May 2021), "Record of William Hancock", Ancestor # A132400.
   • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 May 2021), "Record of Clement Hancock", Ancestor # A133211.
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
3. ↑ DAR record of a Chenoweth descendant; DAR record of a Gaines descendant.
   • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 16 May 2021), "Record of George Finley", Ancestor # A040796.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJY-KJC : 19 December 2020), George Finley, Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6Q-VQC : 10 March 2021), Frances Finley in entry for James D Finley, 1870.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Find A Grave: Memorial #55017339 for Frances "Fanny" Hancock Finley (accessed 16 May 2021).
7. ↑ From the Find-aGrave memorial (accessed 16 May 2021): 79y 4d. Fanny is buried here according to the Indiana Magazine of History, Volume 33, Issue 2. Copyright 1937.
8. ↑ Carmen J. Finley. "Descendants of John Finley", entry for George Finley (1789-1851), accessed 16 May 2021.
9. ↑ ^{9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16} Finley's "Descendants of John Finley" includes specific dates and additional details of George and Frances (Hancock) Finley. See the entry for George Finley.
10. ↑ Text says he died 14 days after birth.

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