John PIGGOTT^[1]

- 1689

• Name	John PIGGOTT
  	Although there is no direct proof, a preponderance of evidence suggests that JOHN was the given name of the man who married the widow Sarah Hancock. John Piggott's business affairs were relegated to Simon Hancock and John Sidney by the Lower Norfolk County Court on 15 February 1650/51 following the death of Piggott's attorney Robert Eyre. Piggott was out of the country at the time. Business ties and, most likely, social ties, between John Piggott and the Hancocks prior to Simon Hancock's death support the theory of John as Sarah's third husband.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1651	London, England & Virginia Colony   [2]
  	A power of attorney granted to John by Francis Wells of St. Giles in the Fields Parish, Middlesex, England dated 7 September 1651 notes "my trusty and well beloved frend John Pigot of Virginia, Merchant, and Citizen and merchant taylor of London...".
  Death	Before 1 Apr 1689  [3]
  	It should be noted, that it would have been extremely unusual for a 17th century English woman with a living husband to write a will. John had apparently died prior to 1 April 1689, as he was not named in Sarah Piggott's will of that date.
  Person ID	I61001	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah (UNKNOWN)   d. 1689, Virginia Colony
  Marriage	After 23 Nov 1657	Virginia Colony   [4]
  	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

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH: VA Wills & Admins: Henrico Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc., 1697-1704 (Reel 6), p. 276. Will pro. 1 Apr. 1702.

  
  

• Sources

  [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 B, p. 159 [f. 167a] and p. 164 [f. 173]. [S1797] Francis Wells to John Pigott, Norfolk Co, VA (1652). [S1794] Sarah Piggott will (1689), Norfolk Co, VA Deed Book No. 5, pt. 1, f. 99. [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].