Peter
Simon
Hancock
Born in Patrick, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Thomas Hancock
and Elizabeth (Witt) Hancock
Brother of
Benjamin F Hancock, John Witt Hancock, Martha (Hancock) Edwards, Greensville Lewis Hancock and Charles Hancock
Husband of
Elizabeth (Edwards) Hancock
— married
24 Dec 1839 in Patrick Co, VA, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Jane (Hancock) Cassell, Elizabeth (Hancock) Moran, Nancy Eunice (Hancock) Wickham, Lewis Preston Hancock, Susan M Hancock, Sarah Ann (Hancock) Lawrence, Benjamin F Hancock, Samuel Austin Hancock, William P. Monroe Hancock, Lucinda G. (Hancock) Edwards, Lucinda G (Hancock) Edwards, Lurinda Columbia (Hancock) Salmons, Sally Hancock and Joseph H Hancock
Died
at about age 69
in Floyd, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Peter was born in 1822. Peter Hancock ... He passed away in 1891.
- 2 Elizabeth Edwards b: Abt. 1820 in Franklin County, VA
- ............... +Peter Hancock b: Abt. 1823 in VA d: Abt. 1891 in Floyd County,
- VA Father: John Hancock m: December 24, 1839 in Patrick County, VA
Sources
- ↑ Peter S. Hancock in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Peter S. Hancock Age: 58 Birth Date: Abt 1822 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Jjacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, USA Dwelling Number: 69 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hancock Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Peter S. Hancock 58 Elizabeth Hancock 62 Susan Hancock 30 Columbia Hancock 19 Joseph Hancock 16 May M. Cassell 16 Levina E. Cassell 14
- http://edwards-family.us/DescendantsBriceJaneEdwards.pdf
- http://www.geni.com/people/Peter-S-Hancock/6000000003722008364
- 1880 census, Floyd, Va. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC5S-3VY )
- 1870 census, Floyd, Va. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFLY-FBD )
- 1860 census, Patrick, Va. (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M41T-QF2 )
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK15-TYM5 : 15 December 2015), Peter Hancock, ; Burial, , Floyd, Virginia, United States of America, Hancock Cemetery; citing record ID 148698813, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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posted 21 Jun 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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posted 20 Feb 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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Samuel Austin Hancock m. Rhoda E. Lawrence (2) 10-19-1873 at Amos Dickerson's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 21 yo single farmer, b. Patrick Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Peter & Elizabeth Hancock. She single 20 yo, b. Montgomery Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Thomas & Susan Lawrence. Source: FCVA1873_0077; FCVA1873_0078. Register: 3. Page: 43.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/Male_H.htm
posted 20 Feb 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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Fourth Generation
1b) John Hancock and Elizabeth Witt's children
1b1)Charles married 14 Jan 1830 Nancy A Koger in Patrick County 1b2)Greenville Lewis married 7 April 1839 ( ditto with the month and day)Elizabeth Stegall in Patrick Co 1b3)Benjamin F married 13 Jan 1840 Lucy Harris in Patrick County 1b4)Martha married Joseph Edwards 4 Dec 1840 ( same with the day and month) in Patrick County 1b5)John Witt Hancock married Jane Edwards ( daughter of Brice and Jane Edwards) 14 Oct 1841 in Patrick County, VA 1b6) Peter G Hancock ( born 1820) married Betsy Edwards ( daughter of Brice and Jane Edwards) 25 Dec 1839 died around 1891 served in CSA
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HANCOCK/1997-07/0868557172
posted 20 Feb 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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son of Elizabeth Witt and John Hancock. [1]
posted 20 Feb 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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Name: Peter S. Hancock
Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Jjacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States Gender: Male Age: 58 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Race (Original): W Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Self Birthplace: Virginia, United States Birth Date: 1822 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hancock Spouse's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Page: 318 Page Letter: D Entry Number: 345 Affiliate Film Number: T9-1365 GS Film number: 1255365 Digital Folder Number: 004244616 Image Number: 00411 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self Peter S. Hancock M 58 Virginia, United States Wife Elizabeth Hancock F 62 Virginia, United States Daughter Susan Hancock F 30 Virginia, United States Daughter Columbia Hancock F 19 Virginia, United States Son Joseph Hancock M 16 Virginia, United States Granddaughter May M. Cassell F 16 Virginia, United States Granddaughter Levina E. Cassell F 14 Virginia, United States
posted 20 Feb 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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Peter, son of John and Elizabeth Hancock, m. Edwards
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HANCOCK/2001-06/0993685219
posted 16 Jan 2014 by Raymond Nichols DD
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
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Hancock-3255 and Hancock-2040 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same birth & death dates and same child
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by John Elkin
1860 census
1870 CENSUS
Hancock-2040 and Hancock-2056 appear to represent the same person because: peter s hancock married eliza edwards/ same guy
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............... +Peter G. Hancock b: Abt. 1823 in VA d: Abt. 1891 in Floyd County, VA Father: John Hancock m: December 24, 1839 in Patrick County, VA
http://edwards-family.us/DescendantsBriceJaneEdwards.pdf