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Margaret “Peggy” <I>Strother</I> Hancock

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Margaret “Peggy” Strother Hancock

Birth
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death
22 Oct 1834 (aged 71)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect D, Lot 23, Gr 2
Memorial ID
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According to the book, 'The Johnstons of Salisbury':
Margaret Strother. who married Col. George Hancock (3d) of Fotheringay, was born September 16, 1763, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Caroline Preston, Louisville, Ky., October 3, 1834.

According to Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Margaret and George were married 24 August 1781.

From: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=920&p=localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.botetourt
"Peggy Strother's parents were George (1732-1767) and Mary Kennerly Strother (1746-1834), originally of Culpeper County (the part that later became Rappahannock). When George died, Mary married (1770) Patrick Lockhart, a notable frontiersmen and they migrated to Botetourt County and Fincastle area.

Margaret Strother Hancock's brother, John Strother, became a significant explorer and surveyor/mapper of North Carolina and Tennessee and was involved in the Yazoo Land brouhaha and Gen. Andrew Jackson named Fort Strother for him during the Creek skirmishes during the War of 1812."
According to the book, 'The Johnstons of Salisbury':
Margaret Strother. who married Col. George Hancock (3d) of Fotheringay, was born September 16, 1763, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Caroline Preston, Louisville, Ky., October 3, 1834.

According to Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Margaret and George were married 24 August 1781.

From: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=920&p=localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.botetourt
"Peggy Strother's parents were George (1732-1767) and Mary Kennerly Strother (1746-1834), originally of Culpeper County (the part that later became Rappahannock). When George died, Mary married (1770) Patrick Lockhart, a notable frontiersmen and they migrated to Botetourt County and Fincastle area.

Margaret Strother Hancock's brother, John Strother, became a significant explorer and surveyor/mapper of North Carolina and Tennessee and was involved in the Yazoo Land brouhaha and Gen. Andrew Jackson named Fort Strother for him during the Creek skirmishes during the War of 1812."


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  • Maintained by: Kathleen
  • Originally Created by: P Fazzini
  • Added: Jul 2, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54390770/margaret-hancock: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret “Peggy” Strother Hancock (16 Sep 1763–22 Oct 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54390770, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathleen (contributor 47602782).