Hancock Maine

Date: 21 Feb 1828 [unknown]
Location: Hancock, Hancock, Maine, United States
Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Maine Hancock_County_Maine

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Hancockis a town in southern Hancock County, bordering Ellsworth to the west, Sullivan to the east and Lamoine and Mount Desert Narrows (ocean) to the south. It was incorporated February 21, 1828 and is named for John Hancock, the bold first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Important Dates

Date	Event
February 21, 1828	Hancock incorporated from portions of Ellsworth , Sullivan, Trenton, and T8 SD BPP
1852	set off land to Franklin
1870	set off land to Gouldsboro
1929	set off land to Lamoine

Contents 1 Villages, Locations and Settlements 2 Historical Names 3 Pioneer Settlers 4 Islands 5 Maps 6 Stories 7 Sources

Villages, Locations and Settlements

Villages, Locations and Settlements	Settler/Namesake/Note
Back Meadow
Crabtree Neck
Crabtree's Point
Egypt
Fletchers Landing
Franklin Road
Hancock Corner
Hancock Point
Mount Desert Ferry
North Hancock
South Hancock
Washington Junction
Waukeag
West Hancock

Historical Names

Pioneer Settlers

Pioneer Settler	Arrival Year
Oliver Wooster	1764
Agreen Crabtree (1739-1808)	1764
Thomas McFarland (1744-1824)	1764
Thomas Roger	1764
Joseph Googins	1764
Philip Hodgkins	about 1768
Reuben Abbott III (1741-1820)	about 1768
Thomas Moon (1732-1802 )	about 1768
Richard Clark,	about 1768

Islands

The state of Maine lists 4 Islands that are part of Hancock Maine Islands

Islands	Settler/Namesake/Note
Hill's	aka Hill's Cove
Stewart's	aka Kilkenny Cove

Maps

• Hancock on Google Maps

Stories

Varney's Gazetteer of the state of Maine:
      Hancock is situated in the southern part of Hancock County, between Taunton Bay on the east, and Skilling Bay on the west. It is about 30 miles south-east of Bangor, and the northern part of its western line rests upon Ellsworth. The surface of the town is generally even, and it has a larger proportion of arable land than any other in the country. The kine are mostly Jerseys, and shorthorn and Ayrshire crosses. There is a marked neatness about the buildings which tells of industry and thrift. Two of the streams, Kilkenny and Egypt, have sufficient power to turn mills.

      Geologically, this is a younger town than most of its neighbors, having evidently not emerged from the waters until the close of the drift period. The course of the glacier and drift markings here range from N. 5° W. to N. 15° E. The "level" at North Hancock suggests the probability of its having been an ancient lake bottom. The southern portion, known as "Crabtree's Neck," offers attractions as a summer resort. The villages are Hancock, and North and South Hancock. There is one mill manufacturing staves, shingles and long lumber, and one producing staves and short lumber. Other manufactures are boots and shoes and wagons and sleighs. The inhabitants, especially those of the Neck, are largely engaged in Grand Bank fishing and with profit, notwithstanding some heavy losses,

      Hancock was incorporated in 1828, having been formed from parts of Sullivan, Trenton and Number 8. The pioneer settlers came in 1764-5. They were Oliver Wooster, Agreen Crabtree, Thomas McFarland, Thomas Roger, and Joseph Googins. In 1766-8 came Philip Hodgkins, Reuben Abbot, Thomas Moon, and Richard Clark. The town furnished 115 men for the Union cause in the war of the Rebellion, paying bounty to the amount of $16,900. The three churches in town are all Baptist. Hancock has six public schoolhouses, and its school property is valued at $3,500. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $163,904. In 1880 it was $177,534. The population in 1870 was 974. In the census of 1880 it was 1,093.

Sources

• Varney, George J. 1886. Gazetteer of the state of Maine: with numerous illustrations.
• Wasson, Samuel. 1987. A survey of Hancock County, Maine. Salt Lake City, Utah:

Also See:

• Wikipedia:Hancock, Maine
• Maine Genealogy Net Hancock, Maine
• Hancock Historical Society
• Hancock Town Page