Durham Hancock (1786 - 1864)

Born 8 Sep 1786 in Craven, North Carolina, United States

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Died 1 Mar 1864 at age 77 in Colquitt, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Durham Hancock was the son of Henry James Hancock and his wife Jestern Joyce Hancock

Durham Hancock was the oldest child of many siblings:

1. Durham Hancock, born 1786, born in Craven County, North Carolina, who passed away in 1834.
2. William M. Hancock, born 1790, who could be the father of Shadrock Hancock born 1821.
3. Mary Hancock, born 1788
4. Sarah Hancock, born 1792,
5. Cader/Cadar Hancock, born February 18, 1794 in North Carolina, married twice and had at least two children.
6. James Hancock, III born 1796
7. Shadrack Hancock, born 1799
8. Jeremiah C. Hancock who married Elinder Griner and is the father of Civility America Hancock.
9. Henry William Hancock, born 1805, who married twice, and is the father of Corporal Jeremiah T. Hancock who was killed at the Battle of South Mountain in the US Civil War.
10. Stephen Hancock, born 1807
11. Barmeter Hancock, born 1809 in Tattnal County, Georgia, who married in 1824. Name might be Bennita?
12. Watts Hancock, born 1815
13. Martin H. Hancock, born 1817

Durham Hancock married Mary Hall in 1808, and had many children:

1. John D. Hancock b: JAN 1809 in Tattnall County, Georgia, married and had children
2. Henry W. Hancock b: 1810 in Tattnall County, Georgia,
3. Burrell H. Hancock b: 05 JAN 1813 in Effingham County, Georgia had children
4. James T. Hancock b: 27 FEB 1815 in Tattnall County, Georgia, married and had children.
5. Lucinda Hancock b: 1816 in Tattnall County, Georgia, married and had children
6. Jordan A. Hancock b: 05 FEB 1818 in Tattnall County, Georgia, married and had children.
7. Durham Hancock Jr. b: 1820 in Tattnall County, Georgia, married and
8. Martha Patsy Hancock b: 02 FEB 1823 in Tattnall County, Georgia,
9. Mary Ann Hancock b: 1826
10. Margeret Peggy Hancock b: 1826 in Lowndes County, Georgia, married and had children
11. Cader Hancock b: 29 FEB 1828 in Lowndes County, Georgia, married and had children
12. Shadrack White Shade Hancock b: 18 AUG 1831 in # Shadrack White Shade Hancock b: 18 AUG 1831 in Lowndes County Georgia, married and has children
13. Robert Watts Hancock b: 1833

Durham Hancock passed away on March 1, 1864, possibly in Colquitt County, Georgia where he had lived for a number of years. He is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida.

Durham Hancock died during the US Civil War, but not necessarily as a combatant. He would have been 78 years old in 1864, and we are not sure yet if Sherman had marched through his area pillaging and burning by the time of Durham's death. But conditions in the South were deteriorating, and he may have been impoverished, weakened or sickened by the wartime conditions. Cause of death is not known to us at this time.

Sources

• 1850 Census
• Rootsweb World Connect - Hancock-Borgard Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=borgard_001&id=I5336
• Source: S-2052323121 Repository: #R-2139369519 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22680201&pid=854
• FInd-a-grave
• See also: https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dhanke&id=I6074

Acknowledgments

• Hancock-1522 was started through the import of Pridgen Family Tree(2).ged on May 15, 2012 by Debbie Misner.