FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD AND ALICE HANCOCK
Agnes or Anne Henocke married Adam Freeston in Ladbroke in 1608.
There were no Henockes in Ladbroke, but there was a family of
Hancocks. Richard Hancock was the only Hancock having children
christened in the 1580s.
Richard Hancock was born in about 1550 of Ladbroke, Warwickshire,
the son of Thomas Hancock. He married Alice.
Ladbroke
Richard and Alice had the following children:
1. Francys, (daughter) christened
30 October 1578 in Ladbroke.
2. Francys, (daughter) christened 7 January 1579/80 in
Ladbroke.
3. Elizabeth, christened 20 January 1581 in Ladbroke.
* 4. Agnes (Anne), born in
about 1583 of Ladbroke; married Adam Freeston 25 September 1608 in Ladbroke,
Warwickshire.
Richard and Alice also had a stillborn child: "A child of
Richard and Alice Haycocke being dead borne was buried the xvth
daie of November 1599".
SOURCES: Ladbroke parish register.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
THOMAS HANCOCK
Thomas Hancock was born in about 1525 of Ladbroke, the son of
Richard and Johane Hancock.
Thomas Hancock was the overseer for
the will of his brother William in 1561.
Thomas Hancock was made an overseer for his brother William's
will in 1561:
"And also I ordeyne & make my oversears Wyllm Croke
& Thomas Hacockes these beyng wytnysses
Robert Lakeshere person there Wm Croke with others"
Thomas and his wife had the following children:
*1. Richard, born in about 1560 of Ladbroke; married
Alice
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD AND JOHANE HANCOCK
Richard Hancock was born in about 1490 of Ladbroke. He married
Johane.
Richard died, leaving a will in 1545. An entry is found in the Lichfield
& Coventry Will Index for him.
Will index
entry for Richard Hancokes, 1545, naming "Ric Hancockes parish
Ladbroke" and "Joanne relict"
Johane died in 1547, leaving a will:
Will of Johane Hancokkes, 1546
In the name of God Amen the xxvij day of January in the
yere of our Lord a thousand fyve hundryth fourty & sixe I Johane
Hancokkes of Ladbroke [in the countie of Warwick] being
sicke in body & thanking my Lord God of gud & perfyte
memorye [& remembrance] feryng & dredyng the tyme of
deth the sur __her of ys [mercy] doe make my last wyll &
testament in maner & form herafter folowyng ffyrst I
bequeath my soule to Almyghty [God] to owr Ladye Sent Marye
& to all the holy company of hevyn and my body to be beryed
in the chyrch yard of Alhaylowes of Ladbroke afore sayd. Also I
bequethe for my martuarye acordyng to the lawe & custom.
Also I bequeth to the hye alter – xij. Also I bequeth to the
belles & orgayn – xijd. Also I bequeth to Ladbroke church a
stryke of barle. Also I bequeth to the mother church off Lych –
iiijd. Also I bequeth to evyry of my godchildren ijd. Also, I
bequeth to my dowghter Jone Hancokkes my best pane my
best plate my best pewter dyshe my best salt seller my beste
candylstyke my best schett & a payre of corser
schyttes my best tabull cloth my best towel my ambre my best
coverled my best pelow my best cofer my russet kyrtyll and xxvjs
viijd. Also I bequeth to my daughter Elynor my second
pane my second plater my second dysth my second salt seller my
second candylstyke my second schett & a payre of hardyn
schettes my second tabull cloth my second tabell my second cofer
my jade kyrtyll & xxs. The resedewe of my gudes not
bequethyd I gyffe unto my ij sonnys Wyllm Hancokkes &
Thomas Hancokkes whom I ordyne & make my full
executors they to pay my dettes to dispose for theleys of my
saule: And I ordyne & make supervisers of thys my last wyll
Wyllm Chebsey & Thoms Chebsey. And they to have for theyr
laburs eyther of them – xijd. Theyes men beying wytnes Thomas
Parytt parsen Wyllm Croke & Ryc Chekley
An inventory was created for Johane:
Inventory for Johane Hancokkes, 1547
Thys ys the invytorye of the gudes of Jane
Hancoke of the parych off Ladbroke presyd by Wyllm Chebsey
Thomas Chebsey & Ryc Broke the
Imprimis iiij oxsen ij kyen & vij steyr prysed – iiij
li vjs viijd
Item iij mares – xxs
Item x shepe – xxvjs viijd
Item iiij hogges geys duckes & hennes – xijs
Item vj gyrys – xs
Item cart & cart geyrs – xxs
Item wode in the yard d- iijs
Item harrows plows & plow geyrs – vs
Item corne in the barne whet & barle – xxxs
Item the crope in the felds: whett barle & pesse –
iiij li
Item brase pewter & pannys – xiijd iijd
Item an ambre – ijs
Item ij tabuls & chayrs & forme & stolles –
iijs
Item iij cofers ij bedsteddes formys paylles with other
vessels – iijs
Item for all maner of beddyng & louyme – xs
Item a payr of coberlettes a shytt a brandyth & pott
___ with all other small tryfulles – iijs
Item hyr weryng geyr – xs
Richard and Johane had the following children:
1. Willliam, husbandman of Ladbroke; buried 13 March 1560 in Ladbroke;
left a will dated 1561, mentioning son Jhon (under 21), two
daughters (under 18), and wife Elzabeth. Thomas Hacock was the
overseer for the will.
*2. Thomas
3. Jone
4. Elynor, buried 16 June 1575 in Ladbroke.
SOURCES: Lichfield and Coventry Will Index; will of Johane
Hancokkes of Ladbroke, 1547.
Other Hancocks in Ladbroke
- Johane Hancocke was buried 13 March 1559
in Ladbroke.
- Johane Hancock was buried 1 December 1570
in Ladbroke.
SOURCES: Ladbroke parish register;
Oxfordshire Peculiar Court, www.findmypast.com; Ladbroke and
Its Owners, SHA Hervey.
