Sarah (UNKNOWN)

- 1689

• Name	Sarah (UNKNOWN)
  Gender	Female
  land patent	29 Nov 1654	Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [1]
  	On 29 November 1654 Sarah patented 300 acres of property in Lynnhaven Parish in Lower Norfolk County. The land was made up of a 100 acre parcel that was the residue of property that had been consigned to her deceased husband Simon Handcocke by Thomas Holt in 1645, and 200 acres due to Sarah for the transportation of four people into the colony.
  land patent	23 Nov 1657	Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	Sarah re-patented the 300 acres in Lynnhaven Parish on 23 November 1657, reiterating that the 100 acre parcel was due her "as being relict and administratrix of the said Symon Handcock."
  Death	1689	Virginia Colony
  	Sarah died during the spring of 1689.
  Will	1 Apr 1689	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	Sarah's will, dated 1 April 1689, notes that she was "of the prish of Linheaven", and appoints her sons Robert and Simon Hancocke as her executors. Her friend John Carraway and her son Simon were to act as overseers. Sarah signed the will by mark and seal. These were witnessed by Edward Moseley and John Moseley.
  Will Recorded	15 May 1689	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The will was proved by the oaths of Edward Moseley and John Moseley in Lower Norfolk County Court on 15 May 1689, and ordered recorded.
  Person ID	I60972	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Simon HANDCOCKE   d. Before 22 Jun 1654, Virginia Colony
  Marriage	Between 4 Jan 1640/1 and 4 Oct 1641	Virginia Colony   [4]
  	The couple was married after 4 Jan 1640/1, when Gilbert Guye's will was proved, but before 4 Oct 1641, when Simon Hancock appeared before the Lower Norfok County Court as Sarah's co-administration for the Guye estate.
  Children	1. (unknown) HANDCOCKE   d. Before 21 Nov 1686   2. Robert HANDCOCKE   3. William HANDCOCKE   d. 1687, Virginia Colony   4. Simon HANDCOCK   d. 1720, Virginia Colony
  Family ID	F6477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	John PIGGOTT   d. Before 1 Apr 1689
  Marriage	After 23 Nov 1657	Virginia Colony   [5]
  	The couple was married after 23 November 1657, the date of a land patent on which Sarah's last name is given as Hancock.
  Family ID	F6483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Gilbert GUYE,   b. c.1609   d. c. 1640, Virginia Colony
  Marriage	Before 2 May 1640  [6]
  Family ID	F6492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1803] Sarah Hancock, Virginia land patent, 29 November 1654. [S1804] Sarah Hancock, Virginia land patent, 23 November 1657. . [S1794] Sarah Piggott will (1689), Norfolk Co, VA Deed Book No. 5, pt. 1, f. 99. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 46 [f. 30] and p. 80, [f. 51] and p. 93 [f. 58]. [S2051] Nell Marion Nugent, abstractor, Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Volume One: 1623 - 1666, ((1934, Rpt. Richmond: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1992)), ISBN 0-88490-174-2 v.1.. p. 354 [Patent Book No. 4, p. 127]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 46 [f. 30] and p. 47 [ff. 30a-31] and p. 93 [f. 58].