Judge William Hancock may refer to William Hancock Sr., or his son William Hancock Jr.

William Hancock Sr.

Hancock House showing western gable.
  • William H. Hancock was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Salem in 1727, and a member of the colonial legislature.[1]
  • He commissioned Hancock House (Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey) in 1734.[2]
  • The house was erected in 1734 for William Hancock and his wife Sarah, whose initials are woven into the gable on the west end.[3]
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  • Died 1762

William Hancock Jr.

  • When William Sr. died in 1762, the house passed to his son William, who also succeeded his father in the legislature and as a Judge of the County Court of Pleas in Salem County.[1]
  • He presided over the King's Court at the Salem County Courthouse.[1]
  • He died as a result of wounds received on the night of March 20, 1778, in the "Hancock's Bridge massacre".[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 William Hancock House, Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey, 2007-11-09, South Jersey History, Cup O'Jersey
  2. 1 2 Hancock House, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed December 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ About the Hancock House, Friends of the Hancock House, http://www.fohh.20fr.com/
  4. ↑ The Story of Hancock House, Friends of the Hancock House, coastalheritagetrail.tripod.com
  5. ↑ Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed December 24, 2008.


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