Researching this family? Let's share info. Here are my current quests:
1) What was Robert doing between his father's death in 1836 (
Adair Co., KY) and his marriage in 1845?
2) Robert & Rebecca left
Spencer Co., KY between 1850 and 1853 and moved to
Union Co., KY. Why?
3) Was Robert Catholic before he married Rebecca
Walker?
See detail of Generation No. 10 of
Hancocks below:
16. ROBERT H.10
HANCOCK (HIRAM9, WILLIAM8, SIMON7, SAMUEL6, SAMUEL5, WILLIAM4, SIMON3, AUGUSTINE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1820 in
Kentucky (Source: 1900 Census: Vol 40, ED 130, Sheet 1, Line 81 for WE
HANCOCK- National Archives microfilm). He married REBECCA
Walker December 27, 1845 in
Spencer County,
KY, daughter of THOMAS
Walker and
HENRIETTA BRYAN.
More About ROBERT H. HANCOCK:
Fact 1: March 17, 1997, May have come from
Virginia.
Fact 2: migrated to
Kentucky from
Illinois. Waverly, Uniontown, Morganfield in
Union Co (Source:
Uncle Kenny HANCOCK)
Fact 3: 1870, census, Uniontown,
Union Co,
KY, roll 501,sheet 377, line 18. 9/24/1870
Fact 4: 1845, marriage, p13, Index-KY Brides-Wade to
Wylie,marriage in
Spencer CoFact 5: 1850, census,
Spencer, District 2, roll 219, sheet 102, line 15
More About REBECCA WALKER:
Fact 1: March 17, 1997,
Husband bet her a silk dress if she could lift a heavier log than the slaves.
Fact 2: She won.
Children of ROBERT
HANCOCK and REBECCA
Walker are:
17. i. WILLIAM EDWARD11
HANCOCK, b. October 1847,
Union County, Ky; d. February 27, 1940,
Jefferson County, Louisville,
KY.
18. ii. LAURA
HANCOCK, b. 1849.
iii. MARY W. HANCOCK, b. 1851.
iv. JAMES THOMAS
HANCOCK, b. 1853.
More About JAMES THOMAS HANCOCK:
Fact 2: This must be the one Dad remembers as "Jim-Tom".
v. ALATHAIRE
HANCOCK, b. June 07, 1855.
vi. ANN ELIZA
HANCOCK, b. January 19, 1858.
vii. ROBERT
HANCOCK, b. April 29, 1860.
More About ROBERT HANCOCK:
Fact 2: Killed by a bull in his 20's, per Dad.
viii. JOHN
HANCOCK, b. 1862.
ix. ELIZABETH LEE
HANCOCK, b. March 15, 1864.
x. JOSEPH
HANCOCK, b. 1866.
xi. LILLIE
HANCOCK, b. 1868.
xii. MARY IRENE
HANCOCK, b. April 01, 1870.