Edward Hancock1

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     Edward was born in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York. Edward married Sarah Fowler, daughter of Henry Fowler III and Rebecca Newell, before 1690 in Westchester County, New York. In 1690, there is a land transaction listed in the Eastchester records between Edward Hancock & his step son, John Godin [Goodwin]. On 9 November 1695, Edward's step son, John Goodwin, sells him a horse.2 1698, Edward and his wife Sarah were listed on the Eastchester Town Census. Enumerated in this household were Edward Hancok, Sarah Hancok, Elias Hancok, Susana Hancok, John Godin, Mary Godin & Abigail Godin.3,4

Family

Sarah Fowler b. c 1667

Citations

  1. [S1761] Evelyn Sidman Wachter, The Sydenham-Sidman Family of Newark, N.J., page 194 - Susannah Handcock was born after 1690, in Eastchester, Westchester County, N.Y., daughter of Edward Handcock and Sarah Fowler [widow & 2nd wife Samuel Godwin, and 6th child of Henry Fowler & Rebecca Newell] who were married prior to 1690. The date is established by the quick claim of that date from Edward Handcock to his step son, John Godin [Eastchester Town Recs.]. The first wife of Samuel Godwin was a daughter of Henry Gray of Fairfield [Jacobus op cit.]. 1698 census of Eastchester shows Edward Hancok, Sarah Hancok, Elias Hancok, Susana Hancok, John Godin, Mary Godin & Abigail Godin in one household [NYG&BR 59:67]. The two step sisters of Susannah Handcock, Mary Godwin & Abigain Godwin, both married men from Fairfield, Connecticut, Christopher Sturges & Thomas Disbrow.
  2. [S1763] Records of the Town of Eastchester, Volume III: chapter 2, page 4a [film page no. 161] - This 9th day of November 1695 this present testifieth that I, John Goding, have sold one brown bay mare about four years old marked with a swallow tayll on the top of both her ears which I do acknowledge to have sold unto my honored father-in-law Edward Hancock.
    Volume III: chapter 3, page 52 [film page 269] - 21 day December 1703 - at a town meeting ... that Joseph Drake, Isaac Taylor & Edward Hancock to lay out said land Samuell Godin, the son of John Godin, was born the 26th day of Janawery 1699, John Godin, son of John Godin, was born the 1st day of May 1702, Solomon Godin, the son of John Godin was born the 3rd day of October 1704.












  3. [S1761] Evelyn Sidman Wachter, The Sydenham-Sidman Family of Newark, N.J., page 194 - 1698 census of Eastchester shows Edward Hancok, Sarah Hancok, Elias Hancok, Susana Hancok, John Godin, Mary Godin & Abigail Godin in one household [NYG&BR 59:67].
  4. [S1762] New York Colonial Manuscripts - 1698 Eastchester Town Census.