This veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, was born in Adams County, Mississippi, April 22, 1809. His father John Allen Hancock, was born in 1780 in Virginia and died in January, 1856 in Alabama. He was married November 2, 1801 in Franklin County, Virginia to Sarah Ryan, daughter of William and Sarah (Swanson) Ryan. Their children were: Frances Hancock who was born January 21, 1902 (sic) in Patrick County, Virginia, and died in 1848 in San Saba County, Texas; George Duncan Hancock, subject of this sketch; John Hancock born October 24, 1824 near Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama; William Ryan Hancock who died in Bastrop County, Texas; Phoebe Hancock, who was married to Martin Forehand, and died in May 1878 in Bastrop County Texas; Lewis Hancock who died in Bastrop County July 18, 1850; and Celice Hancock who married a Mr. Nicholds.
George Duncan Hancock came to Texas in 1836, as is stated in the Headright Certificate issued to him by the Bastrop County Board, January 19, 1838 for one-third of league of land. On June 20, 1839, he received Bounty Certificate No. 9213 for 320 acres of land for having served in the army for a period of three months. In Service Record No. 31 it is certified that he served from March 15 to July 13, 1836. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 9837 for 320 acres of land, October 29, 1841 for his services from July, 13 to November 15, 1836. He was a member of Captain William Kimbro's San Augustine Company at San Jacinto and on March 14, 1835 was issued Donation Certificate No. 14 for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle.
After the revolution Mr. Hancock settled in Bastrop County. He later moved to La Grange where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1842 he enlisted in the Somervell Expedition. He joined the Mier Expedition as a member of Company E., Captain Charles K. Reese, but was left at the camp on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
In 1845 Mr. Hancock moved to Austin where in 1855 was married to Louisa Lewis, daughter of Colonel Ira Randolph Lewis, who was born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in December 1825 and died in Austin, Texas in 1909. Mr. Hancock died January 9, 1879. The two are buried in marked graves in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. Hancock represented Travis County in the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Legislature. He died January 9,1879. His widow died in 1909 and was buried by his side in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock had but one child, Lewis, who died Austin, February 11, 1920.
Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952 and submitted by Robert "Scott" Patrick.
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HANCOCK, GEORGE
George Hancock, pioneer citizen of Austin, was a native of Tennessee, where he was born on the 11th of April, 1809. He was reared in Alabama. In 1835 he emigrated to Texas. He actively participated in the War of Independence, and was especially noticeable a the Battle of San Jacinto. Subsequently he passed a number of years, in locating and surveying lands, and in fighting Mexicans and Indians. He was in the prominent campaigns of the frontier, including the Wall and Mier campaigns. Having performed hard duty both in the civil and military service; in 1843 he engaged in commerce, opening a mercantile house in LeGrange, subsequently in Bastrop, and in 1845 in Austin where he extended his business till it became one of the most extensive in the interior of Texas. He was for some years a member of the Legislature. He was married in 1855 to Louisa daughter of Colonel Ira R. Leurs he died on the 6th of January, 1879 in the city of Austin. (Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, New York, Southern Publishing Company, 1880 )
George Duncan Hancock came to Texas in 1836, as is stated in the Headright Certificate issued to him by the Bastrop County Board, January 19, 1838 for one-third of league of land. On June 20, 1839, he received Bounty Certificate No. 9213 for 320 acres of land for having served in the army for a period of three months. In Service Record No. 31 it is certified that he served from March 15 to July 13, 1836. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 9837 for 320 acres of land, October 29, 1841 for his services from July, 13 to November 15, 1836. He was a member of Captain William Kimbro's San Augustine Company at San Jacinto and on March 14, 1835 was issued Donation Certificate No. 14 for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle.
After the revolution Mr. Hancock settled in Bastrop County. He later moved to La Grange where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1842 he enlisted in the Somervell Expedition. He joined the Mier Expedition as a member of Company E., Captain Charles K. Reese, but was left at the camp on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
In 1845 Mr. Hancock moved to Austin where in 1855 was married to Louisa Lewis, daughter of Colonel Ira Randolph Lewis, who was born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in December 1825 and died in Austin, Texas in 1909. Mr. Hancock died January 9, 1879. The two are buried in marked graves in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. Hancock represented Travis County in the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Legislature. He died January 9,1879. His widow died in 1909 and was buried by his side in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock had but one child, Lewis, who died Austin, February 11, 1920.
Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952 and submitted by Robert "Scott" Patrick.
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HANCOCK, GEORGE
George Hancock, pioneer citizen of Austin, was a native of Tennessee, where he was born on the 11th of April, 1809. He was reared in Alabama. In 1835 he emigrated to Texas. He actively participated in the War of Independence, and was especially noticeable a the Battle of San Jacinto. Subsequently he passed a number of years, in locating and surveying lands, and in fighting Mexicans and Indians. He was in the prominent campaigns of the frontier, including the Wall and Mier campaigns. Having performed hard duty both in the civil and military service; in 1843 he engaged in commerce, opening a mercantile house in LeGrange, subsequently in Bastrop, and in 1845 in Austin where he extended his business till it became one of the most extensive in the interior of Texas. He was for some years a member of the Legislature. He was married in 1855 to Louisa daughter of Colonel Ira R. Leurs he died on the 6th of January, 1879 in the city of Austin. (Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, New York, Southern Publishing Company, 1880 )
This veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, was born in Adams County, Mississippi, April 22, 1809. His father John Allen Hancock, was born in 1780 in Virginia and died in January, 1856 in Alabama. He was married November 2, 1801 in Franklin County, Virginia to Sarah Ryan, daughter of William and Sarah (Swanson) Ryan. Their children were: Frances Hancock who was born January 21, 1902 (sic) in Patrick County, Virginia, and died in 1848 in San Saba County, Texas; George Duncan Hancock, subject of this sketch; John Hancock born October 24, 1824 near Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama; William Ryan Hancock who died in Bastrop County, Texas; Phoebe Hancock, who was married to Martin Forehand, and died in May 1878 in Bastrop County Texas; Lewis Hancock who died in Bastrop County July 18, 1850; and Celice Hancock who married a Mr. Nicholds.
George Duncan Hancock came to Texas in 1836, as is stated in the Headright Certificate issued to him by the Bastrop County Board, January 19, 1838 for one-third of league of land. On June 20, 1839, he received Bounty Certificate No. 9213 for 320 acres of land for having served in the army for a period of three months. In Service Record No. 31 it is certified that he served from March 15 to July 13, 1836. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 9837 for 320 acres of land, October 29, 1841 for his services from July, 13 to November 15, 1836. He was a member of Captain William Kimbro's San Augustine Company at San Jacinto and on March 14, 1835 was issued Donation Certificate No. 14 for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle.
After the revolution Mr. Hancock settled in Bastrop County. He later moved to La Grange where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1842 he enlisted in the Somervell Expedition. He joined the Mier Expedition as a member of Company E., Captain Charles K. Reese, but was left at the camp on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
In 1845 Mr. Hancock moved to Austin where in 1855 was married to Louisa Lewis, daughter of Colonel Ira Randolph Lewis, who was born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in December 1825 and died in Austin, Texas in 1909. Mr. Hancock died January 9, 1879. The two are buried in marked graves in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. Hancock represented Travis County in the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Legislature. He died January 9,1879. His widow died in 1909 and was buried by his side in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock had but one child, Lewis, who died Austin, February 11, 1920.
Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952 and submitted by Robert "Scott" Patrick.
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HANCOCK, GEORGE
George Hancock, pioneer citizen of Austin, was a native of Tennessee, where he was born on the 11th of April, 1809. He was reared in Alabama. In 1835 he emigrated to Texas. He actively participated in the War of Independence, and was especially noticeable a the Battle of San Jacinto. Subsequently he passed a number of years, in locating and surveying lands, and in fighting Mexicans and Indians. He was in the prominent campaigns of the frontier, including the Wall and Mier campaigns. Having performed hard duty both in the civil and military service; in 1843 he engaged in commerce, opening a mercantile house in LeGrange, subsequently in Bastrop, and in 1845 in Austin where he extended his business till it became one of the most extensive in the interior of Texas. He was for some years a member of the Legislature. He was married in 1855 to Louisa daughter of Colonel Ira R. Leurs he died on the 6th of January, 1879 in the city of Austin. (Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, New York, Southern Publishing Company, 1880 )
George Duncan Hancock came to Texas in 1836, as is stated in the Headright Certificate issued to him by the Bastrop County Board, January 19, 1838 for one-third of league of land. On June 20, 1839, he received Bounty Certificate No. 9213 for 320 acres of land for having served in the army for a period of three months. In Service Record No. 31 it is certified that he served from March 15 to July 13, 1836. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 9837 for 320 acres of land, October 29, 1841 for his services from July, 13 to November 15, 1836. He was a member of Captain William Kimbro's San Augustine Company at San Jacinto and on March 14, 1835 was issued Donation Certificate No. 14 for 640 acres of land for having participated in the battle.
After the revolution Mr. Hancock settled in Bastrop County. He later moved to La Grange where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1842 he enlisted in the Somervell Expedition. He joined the Mier Expedition as a member of Company E., Captain Charles K. Reese, but was left at the camp on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
In 1845 Mr. Hancock moved to Austin where in 1855 was married to Louisa Lewis, daughter of Colonel Ira Randolph Lewis, who was born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in December 1825 and died in Austin, Texas in 1909. Mr. Hancock died January 9, 1879. The two are buried in marked graves in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. Hancock represented Travis County in the House of Representatives of the Eleventh Legislature. He died January 9,1879. His widow died in 1909 and was buried by his side in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock had but one child, Lewis, who died Austin, February 11, 1920.
Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952 and submitted by Robert "Scott" Patrick.
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HANCOCK, GEORGE
George Hancock, pioneer citizen of Austin, was a native of Tennessee, where he was born on the 11th of April, 1809. He was reared in Alabama. In 1835 he emigrated to Texas. He actively participated in the War of Independence, and was especially noticeable a the Battle of San Jacinto. Subsequently he passed a number of years, in locating and surveying lands, and in fighting Mexicans and Indians. He was in the prominent campaigns of the frontier, including the Wall and Mier campaigns. Having performed hard duty both in the civil and military service; in 1843 he engaged in commerce, opening a mercantile house in LeGrange, subsequently in Bastrop, and in 1845 in Austin where he extended his business till it became one of the most extensive in the interior of Texas. He was for some years a member of the Legislature. He was married in 1855 to Louisa daughter of Colonel Ira R. Leurs he died on the 6th of January, 1879 in the city of Austin. (Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, New York, Southern Publishing Company, 1880 )
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