Hancock, Mathew

Birth Name Hancock, Mathew
Gramps ID I73127016
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E0488] 1798-05-16 Franklin, North Carolina  
 
Death [E0489] 25 March 1848 Harrison County, Indiana  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hancock, John [I74224262]29 March 176931 July 1842
Mother Skeen, Jane [I74224263]1 January 17718 March 1853
         Hancock, Mathew [I73127016] 1798-05-16 25 March 1848
    Brother     Hancock, Samuel [I104940430] 23 July 1796 17 July 1847
    Brother     Hancock, John [I104940509] 16 October 1799 24 June 1873
    Sister     Hancock, Jane [I104941722] about 1800
    Brother     Hancock, Martin [I104941726] 10 January 1801 02 February 1863
    Sister     Hancock, Sarah [I104941728] about 1802
    Sister     Hancock, Kathy [I104942530] about 1804
    Brother     Hancock, Benjamin [I104942532] 12 October 1806 1890-05-22
    Brother     Hancock, Judge [I104942539] about 1811 1885

Families

    Family of Hancock, Mathew and Hooker, Elizabeth [F34144954]
Married Wife Hooker, Elizabeth [I73127017] ( * 18 April 1794 + 09 November 1873 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E0921] 13 March 1819 Wilson, Tennessee  
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Hancock, Mary Jane [I72822998]16 February 182615 April 1901
Hancock, Sarah E. [I73511255]13 April 183310 July 1910
Hancock, Benjamin Hooker [I73511657]12 January 182020 January 1908
Hancock, William [I73511658]29 August 182310 November 1897
Hancock, Jonathon Frizzele [I74237472]26 September 1821about 1910
Hancock, Rebecca Ann [I74237476]10 August 18251904
Hancock, Amelia Dawson [I74237480]1830after 1910
Hancock, Chloe Francis [I74237493]18361859

Narrative

Benjamin Hooker, Jr. and Ann Frizelle had a daughter Elizabeth, born 18 April 1794 in North Carolina. Elizabeth married John Mills 30 November 1815 in Wilson County, Tennessee. John died young and Elizabeth was second married to Matthew Hancock, son of John Hancock and Jane Skeen.
John Hancock sold his plantation on the Cumberland River in 1819, freed his slaves, and moved his family north to Harrison County, Indiana
Matthew and Elizabeth were part of the migration to Harrison County.

Source: Arvil Hancock
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1820 U.S. Census, Harrison County, Indiana
HEAD OF FAMILY

JOHN HANCOCK, 51; 9 year-old Judge; 14 year-old Benjamin; 1 male 16-18; 2 males 16-26 (Martin, 18 or 19); 2 females 16 to 26 (Jane, 20; Sarah, 18; Kathy, 16); wife, Jane Skeen Hancock, 49

SAMUEL HANCOCK, 24; 1 male to 10; 1 female to 10; wife, Francis Ann Avery, 26

MATHEW HANCOCK, 22; Baby Benjamin Hooker Hancock b. 12 Jan 1820; wife, Elizabeth Hooker, 18

JOHN HANCOCK, JR., 21; 1 male to 10; wife, Martha B. King, 21

PETER HANCOCK, 45 & c.; free man of color
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Ancestry.com Images Online, image 68
1830 U.S. Census, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Line 3: Mathew Hancock; 2 males 5-10 (John and William); 1 male 10-15 (Benjamin Hooker); 1 male 30-40 (32 year-old Mathew); 1 female under 5 (Mary Jane); 1 female 5-10 (Rebecca Ann); 1 female 30-40 (wife, Elizabeth Hooker)

Ancestry.com Images Online, image 1
1840 U.S. Census, Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Line 18: Mathew Hancock; 2 males 15-20 (William and Jonathan Frizzelle); 1 male 20-30 (Benjamin Hooker); 1 male 40-50 (42 year-old Mathew); 1 female under 5 (Chloe Francis); 1 female 5-10 (Sarah E.); 1 female 10-15 (Amelia Dawson or Mary Jane); 1 female 15-20 (Rebecca Ann); 1 female 40-50 (wife, Elizabeth Hooker)

Perhaps Amelia Dawson or Mary Jane is living with their grandparents or in one of their uncle's households...
None of the children marry before 1840.
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From Arvil Hancock:
Matthew died 25 March 1848. Elizabeth died 09 November 1873. They are buried in Hancock Chapel Cemetery at Hancock Chapel, Harrison County, Indiana.
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Ancestry.com Images Online, image 232
1850 U.S. Census, Blue River Township, District 45, Harrison County, Indiana
Enumeration Date: 15 August 1850
h/h 284/284 Elizabeth Hancock [Elizabeth Hooker, widow of Mathew Hancock], 55, F, Widow, $1000, b. North Carolina
William Hancock [Elizabeth & Mathew's son], 27, M, Farmer, b. Indiana
Sarah E. Hancock [Elizabeth & Mathew's daughter], 17, F, b. Indiana
Chloah Hancock [Chloe Francis, Elizabeth & Mathew's daughter], 16, F, b. Indiana
William E. Cow [Crowe?], 12, M, b. Indiana
John H. Cow [Crowe?], 10, M, b. Indiana
[Might William and John H. be connected to the Skeens?]

Pedigree

  1. Hancock, John [I74224262]
    1. Skeen, Jane [I74224263]
      1. Hancock, Mathew
        1. Hooker, Elizabeth [I73127017]
          1. Hancock, Mary Jane [I72822998]
          2. Hancock, Sarah E. [I73511255]
          3. Hancock, Benjamin Hooker [I73511657]
          4. Hancock, William [I73511658]
          5. Hancock, Jonathon Frizzele [I74237472]
          6. Hancock, Rebecca Ann [I74237476]
          7. Hancock, Amelia Dawson [I74237480]
          8. Hancock, Chloe Francis [I74237493]
      2. Hancock, Samuel [I104940430]
      3. Hancock, John [I104940509]
      4. Hancock, Jane [I104941722]
      5. Hancock, Martin [I104941726]
      6. Hancock, Sarah [I104941728]
      7. Hancock, Kathy [I104942530]
      8. Hancock, Benjamin [I104942532]
      9. Hancock, Judge [I104942539]

Ancestors