Nancy Jane Hancock 
Nancy Jane was born about 1824 in Harrison County, Indiana. Nancy Jane's father was Samuel Hancock and her mother was Francis Anna Avery. Her paternal grandparents were John Hancock and Jane Skeen. She had four brothers and three sisters, named James B., George A., John Strange, Samuel Wesley, Sarah, Mary A. and Catharine. She was the third oldest of the eight children. She died in Harrison County, Indiana.General Notes
Transcript of portion of letter dated 12 March 1848 to Osburn Lamar Wilson from William Hancock (they are 2nd cousins):
"Sickness -- this has been rageing through our country during the whole winter to an alarming extent in the character of Sypes fever -- Uncle Samuel Hancock his son George you recollect that took that ride with us to Palmyra & was so gentlemanly and Social & his Son James, Daughter Nancy, all died within the Short Space of 4. months of this fatal disease -- there were no other deaths in the connection -- yet there has been much Sickness. I was attacked with this disease in July last, from which I never recovered till in Dec."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1730 in Henrico, Chesterfield County, Virginia d.1813 in Wilson County, Tennessee
- b.29 Mar 1769 in Bute, North Carolina d.31 Jul 1842 in Harrison County, Indiana
- b.1740 in Amherst, Virginia d.< 1801 in North Carolina
- b.23 Jul 1796 in Franklin County, North Carolina d.17 Jul 1847 in Harrison County, Indiana
- b.~ 1737 in Augusta County, Virginia d.~ 1814 in Rowan County, North Carolina
- b.01 Jan 1771 in Rowan County, North Carolina d.08 Mar 1853 in Harrison County, Indiana
- b.~ 1747 in Prince George County, Virginia d.~ 1816 in Rowan County, North Carolina
- b.~ 1824 in Harrison County, Indiana d.Abt 1847/1848 in Harrison County, Indiana
- b.08 May 1794 in Davidson County, Tennessee d.1875 in Harrison County, Indiana
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Details of Nancy Jane's family with Robert Goldsberry
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