Sarah (surname unknown)

HAIRSTON.org ID#6990, d. about May 1689
Marriage*Sarah (surname unknown) married Simon HANCOCK.1,2,3 
Death Spouse*Her husband, Simon Hancock, died about 1653.3 
PropertySarah Hancock, of Lyn Haven Parish, Low. Norf. Co., 300 acs., 29 Nov. 1654, p. 321. 200 acs. beg. at the head of Mr. Moselys land near the head of Farm Cr. &c, running N. N. E. etc. to Turkey ridge, & towards John Caraway's land; & 100 acs. bought of Thomas Holt, which was granted to him 22 May 1637. 200 due for trans. of 4 pers: Mary Stout, Richard Belt, John Browne, William Piggett. Assigned by Mr. Emperor, assignee of Lt. Col. Lloyd.1 
Property*Sarah Hancock, 300 acs. Low. Norf. Co., in Lynhaven Parish, 23 Nov. 1657, p. 127, (188). 200 acs. beg. at the head of Mr. Moselyes land neere the head of Faram Cr. & neer a place called Turkey ridge; thence S. S. W. to John Carrawaies land &c. 100 acs. part of a patent granted unto Thomas Holt 22 May 1637 & purchased by her husband Symon Hancock & due her as relict & Admx., and 200 acs. for trans. of 4 pers.1 
Marriage*Sarah (maiden name unknown) married a Mr. Piggott sometime after Simon Hancock died. 
WillSarah (surname unknown) was mentioned in the will of William HANCOCK on 14 April 1687 in Lower Norfolk, Virginia; William Hancock (Handcocke) left a will dated 14 April 1687 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, that mentions the following: sons Simon, William, Samuel, John, Edward and George; daughter Mary Hancock; his mother Sarah Piggott; kinsman William Moseley; friends Arthur Moseley, Bartha Williamson, John Carraway and Edward Moseley. - Proved 17 May 1687, Lower Norfolk County Wills V1, p. 113.3,4 
Will*Sarah (surname unknown) left a will on 1 April 1689 in Lower Norfolk, Virginia; Mentions - Sons William, Simon, Robert - Daughters Frances Hancock - Grandaughters: Frances Hancock, Susanah Moseley, Mary Moseley, - Grandsons: Simon, Samuel, Edward and George (4 sons of William Hancock), Edward Hancock, William Moseley, Edward Moseley, Simon Hancock.3,4 
Death*She died about May 1689. 
Probate*Her estate was probated on 15 May 1689.3 

Family 1

Simon HANCOCK d. a 1653
Children

Family 2

(surname unknown) PIGGOTT

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3385] Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers And Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents And Grants, 1623-1666. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1963., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S3161] The Descendants of William Moseley 1605/1606 - 1655 of Norfolk, Va., Compiled by Leila Eldridge D'Aiutolo, Warren L. Forsythe, William S. Hubard, and Mary Carolyn Mitton, 2000.
  3. [S3383] Childs, J. Rives, The Hancock Family, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan., 1925), pp. 107-112, jstor.org.
  4. [S3811] McIntoch, Charles Fleming, Brief Abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710 The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, 1914, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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