Elizabeth (Maddox) Hancock (1732 - abt. 1805)

Born 1 Jan 1732 in Goochland, Virginia

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Died about 1805 at about age 73 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Maddox^[1][2] was born 1732 in Virginia.^[3] She was born in January on the 1st or 3rd.
Her parents were: John Maddox and Elizabeth Sherwood.

She married John Hancock 16 Oct. 1755 at St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.^[4][5][1][2] They were married by the (now famous) Rev. William Douglas who kept log of births, marriages and deaths in the St. James Parish, Goochland Co, Va. ("The Douglas Register" of Goochland).^[6] This is very fortunate for us because the southern colonies did not do a good job of keeping records and often the ones kept were burned in courthouse fires during the Civil war.
The Hancock family land in Albemarle County, VA bordered Thomas Jefferson's estate, so It's very likely they knew each other.

They later moved to Fluvanna County, VA

Late in life they moved to that part of Henry Co. from which Patrick Co. was taken, about 1785. (Patrick Co. was formed from Henry Co. in 1791.

1799 -- Jan. 27, John Hancock and Elizabeth his wife, of Patrick Co., in consideration of $260.00, deeded land to Jacob Mayo, of Fluvanna Co. (D. B. 3, p. 505).

John Hancock left will dated Nov. 10, 1802, prob. in Patrick Co.,Va., Dec. Court, 1802, in which he devised his son Lewis Hancock "the land whereon I lived in Fluvanna Co.," and the balance of his estate he devised to his wife for life or widowhood, and then to be divided among his children.^[7]

John was buried on the Northeast slope of Bull Mountain.

She died about 1805 and is thought to be buried at the Edgar Cemetery Paris, Edgar, Illinois.^[3]

Note about burial:
Elizabeth died in 1805, and the only child of hers who moved to Edgar Co, IL was her daughter Elizabeth and husband William Mayo, but they seem to be still in Floyd Co, KY in 1808. So, we can't sure about where she died and was buried.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls APID: 1,2204::0.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Heritage Consulting Millennium File Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003. Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 114 : 1915
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 February 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Maddox Hancock (1 Jan 1732–1805), Find A Grave: Memorial #80398657, citing Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Garland Hill (contributor 46773120) .
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V299-QYL : 5 December 2014), John Hancocke and Eliz. Maddox, 16 Oct 1755; citing St James Northam Parish,Goochland,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
5. ↑ Yates Publishing, online publication, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
6. ↑ Rev. Douglas was an Episcopal Priest, pastor of the Dover Church, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., VA.
7. ↑ From "Hopkins of Virginia and Related Families" by Walter Lee Hopkins

See also:

• Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016.

Acknowledgements

• Contributors: Mary Jo Freeman, (add your name if you contributed to this bio)