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Judge William Hancock may refer to William Hancock Sr., or his son William Hancock Jr.


William Hancock Sr.

*William H. Hancock was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Salem in 1727, and a member of the colonial legislature. *He commissioned
Hancock House (Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey) The Hancock House is a historic structure in the Hancock's Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the 1778 Hancock's Bridge massacre. The site is on the National Register of ...
in 1734.Hancock House
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed December 25, 2008.
*The house was erected in 1734 for William Hancock and his wife Sarah, whose initials are woven into the gable on the west end. *Died 1762


William Hancock Jr.

*When William Sr. died in 1762, the house passed to his son William, who also succeeded his father in the legislature and as a Judge of the County Court of Pleas in Salem County. *He presided over the King's Court at the
Salem County Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New Castle, Delaware. Its cou ...
Courthouse.William Hancock House, Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey
2007-11-09, South Jersey History, Cup O'Jersey
*He died as a result of wounds received on the night of March 20, 1778, in the " Hancock's Bridge massacre".


See also

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Hancock House (Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey) The Hancock House is a historic structure in the Hancock's Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the 1778 Hancock's Bridge massacre. The site is on the National Register of ...
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Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey Hancock's Bridge (also Hancocks Bridge, without an apostrophe) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
* Lower Alloways Creek Township, New JerseyLower Alloways Creek Township
Salem County, New Jersey Salem County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New C ...
. Accessed December 24, 2008.
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Salem County, New Jersey Salem County is the westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New C ...
* Salem, New Jersey


References


External links


Hancock House brochure
www.state.nj.us American judges Members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Salem County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-politician-stub