Elizabeth (Hanson) Hance (aft. 1648 - 1732)

Born after 1648 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire [uncertain]

Wife of John Hance — married 1669 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1732 before age 84 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Elizabeth Hanson, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Hanson, was born, probably in Dover, New Hampshire, between about 1648 and 1652 (under 18 years old on 27 Jun 1666 when her father's will was written, but old enough to marry in 1669).^[1][2]

She is proved to be the daughter of Thomas Hanson of Dover, NH because her father and future husband John Hance were documented in the 21 Jul 1657 Dover tax records and John Hance left her nephew, Tobias Hanson Jr., a legacy of £5 in his will.^[3][4]

Marriage

She married, 1669, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey John Hance.^[2][5]

Children

Children by John Hance born in Shrewsbury, NJ (dates from family bible):^[6]

1. Mary Hance b. 29, 7mo. 1670
2. Elizabeth Hance b. 8, 10mo. 1672
3. Deborah Hance b. 1, 3mo. 1678
4. Judeth Hance b. 15, 8mo. 1678 [sic]
5. Hester Hance b. 30, 1mo. 1681
6. John Hance b. 11, 3mo. 1683
7. Isaac Hance b. 25, 8mo. 1685

Death

She was mentioned in the 24 Mar 1707/8 will of her husband.^[4] She died on 28 Oct 1732^[2] in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ Batchellor, Albert Stillman, ed. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire 1635-1740, "Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire" (Concord, NH, USA: Rumford Printing Company, 1907) Vol. 31, Page 85-6.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Chaplin, Ann Theopold, CG. Some Descendants of Thomas Hanson of Dover, New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Genealogical Record. Jul 2000, Vol. 17, No. 3, Pp. 97 - 98.
3. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 58 (1904), p. 94, Notes and Queries. Available on Google Books.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Nelson, William. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Paterson, NJ: Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901. Volume XXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670-1730, p. 205. Available on HathiTrust.org.
5. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Vol. 2, p. 693. Available with sources on AmericanAncestors.org.
6. ↑ Stillwell, John E., compiler, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: New York and New Jersey: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of, Vol 1-5 (New York 1903), Vol. 2 p. 362. Also available at archive.org

See also:

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing.
• History of Rumson, 1665-1944 (Asbury Park, NJ: Schuyler Press, 1944), p. 346 link.
• William S. Horner, This Old Monmouth of Ours: History, Tradition, Biography, Genealogy, and Other Anecdotes Related to Monmouth County, New Jersey (Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1974), p. 203.
• Hance, William White. "John Hance and Some of His Descendants." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, January 1904: Vol 35:1:6 etc. Online archives. NewYorkFamilyHistory.org.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hanson-424 created through the import of 10_s family tree.ged on Jun 23, 2011 by Tenielle Hoefener.
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