George HANCOCK^[1]

1699 - c.1735

• Name	George HANCOCK
  Birth	After Oct 1699  [1]
  	George had not reached legal age when his father's will dated 3 October 1720 was signed.
  Gender	Male
  apprenticeship	7 Apr 1725	Princess Anne Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	On 7 April 1725, George began an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, with his uncle William Hancock as his master.
  never married	George, apparently, never married.
  	His estate was left to his sisters, Frances Hancock and Mary Hancock, and to his uncle William Hancock.
  Will	10 Jan 1730/1	Princess Anne Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	George's will, dated 10 January 1730/1, appointed his uncle William Hancock as executor. His signature was witnessed by Henry Grifen and John Wishard.
  Will Recorded	4 Feb 1735	Princess Anne Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The will was proved on 4 February 1735 in Princess Anne County Court.
  Death	c.1735
  Person ID	I56802	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Capt. George HANCOCK   d. 1720, Virginia Colony
  Mother	(UNKNOWN)   d. Before 3 Oct 1720
  Family ID	F5549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1790] George Hancock will (1720), Princess Anne Co, VA Deeds & Wills, No. 3, Pt. 2, 1714 - 1724, p. 358. [S1800] Harold B. Gill, Jr., compiler, Gill, Apprentices of Virginia 1623 - 1800, ((Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, Inc, 1989)), ISBN 0-916489-40-X. p. 109 [PAco Minute Book 3, p. 224]. [S172] Anne E. Maling, abstractor, Maling Princess Anne County, Virginia Land and Probate Records Abstracted from Deed Books One to Seven, 1691 - 1755, ((Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1992)). p. 64 [5DB54], George Hancock will (1735).