Person:Robert Hancock (1)

Robert Hancock was a man of comparably comfortable means in his day.On APril 2, 1683, William Byrd conveyed to Robert Hancock 157 acres ofland for 500 pounds of tobacco. In 1684, Mary Ligon, widow of ColonelThomas Ligon, madea deed of gift to "her soninlaw Rober Hancock andhis children Sara and Mary Hancock". On October 30, 1686, RobertHancock patented 600 acres of land in Henrico County for thetransportation of 12 persons to the Colony. In the Quit Rent rolls ofHenrico County, 1704, Robert Hancock is shown as owning 860 acres ofland. In june 1708, shortly before his death, he deeded to hisdaughter, Johan Hancock, and his soninlaw, Samuel Hancock, 200 acresof land at the same time, made a similar grant to his soninlaw JohnHatcher and to "My daughter Mary." His Will, witnessed by CaptainJohn Bolling, John Alday and James Rutledge, was dated October 18,1700, and probated March 1, 1709.