James died before 1781 when an inventory of his estate was make.
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Research Notes
I have searched AmericanAncestors.org database, Ancestry database, and North Carolina Genealogical Magazine and have yet to find a bona fide source for this James Hancock. (English-1710 19:58, 5 May 2017 (EDT))
Sources
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"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78C-CZF : 13 March 2018), James Handcock, 1784; citing Craven, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,839,712.
Deeds, Wills.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to William Chesser for creating Hancock-2249 on 9 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by William and others.
Data updates from multiple Han(d)cock family records and personal knowledge family members.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James: