William Hancock

William Hancock (judge) is a disambiguated historical subject concerning William Hancock Sr. and his son, William Hancock Jr., in colonial Salem County, New Jersey. The subject is not a commercial brand or a contemporary organization; it represents a family and two related public figures whose lives were connected to local government, the county courts, and Hancock House. William Hancock Sr. served as a justice of the peace for Salem County in 1727 and participated in the colonial legislature. In 1734, he commissioned Hancock House, a substantial residence associated with the Hancock family in what is now Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey. The house was built for William Hancock and his wife, Sarah, and their initials were incorporated into the gable at the west end of the building. Hancock House remains the principal material landmark associated with the family in the historical record. William Hancock Sr. died in 1762. Ownership of Hancock House then passed to his son, William Hancock Jr. The younger Hancock followed his father into public life, succeeding him in the colonial legislature and becoming a judge of the Salem County Court of Pleas. He also presided over the King's Court at the Salem County Courthouse, reflecting the judicial responsibilities held by prominent local officeholders in the colonial period. William Hancock Jr. died from wounds sustained during the Hancock's Bridge massacre on the night of March 21, 1778, an episode associated with the American Revolutionary War in Salem County. His death linked the Hancock family directly to the conflict and helped give the family name enduring historical significance in the local area. The related place names Hancock's Bridge and Hancock House preserve that association. Because the available reference material concerns historical individuals rather than a business, there are no documented products, brand campaigns, commercial offerings, corporate ownership arrangements, public-market data, or current executives to report. The appropriate interpretation of this entry is therefore biographical and historical: William Hancock Sr. and William Hancock Jr. were colonial New Jersey public figures, remembered especially for their judicial and legislative service, the construction and inheritance of Hancock House, and the younger Hancock's death during the Revolutionary-era violence at Hancock's Bridge.

The Wikipedia subject William Hancock (judge) covers William Hancock Sr. and William Hancock Jr., a father and son associated with Salem County, New Jersey, during the colonial and Revolutionary periods. The available historical account does not provide a complete biography of either man, but it records their public offices, their connection to Hancock House, and the circumstances of William Hancock Jr.'s death. William Hancock Sr. was active in county and colonial public affairs. In 1727 he served as a justice of the peace for Salem County and was also a member of the colonial legislature. These roles placed him within the local administrative and judicial structure of British colonial New Jersey. His most visible surviving legacy is Hancock House, which he commissioned in 1734 for himself and his wife, Sarah. The house was erected in what is now Lower Alloways Creek Township. Sarah's initials and William's initials were incorporated into the west gable, providing a physical marker of the family's ownership and involvement in the building. Hancock Sr. died in 1762. After his death, Hancock House passed to his son, William Hancock Jr. The younger Hancock continued the family's public service. He succeeded his father in the colonial legislature and became a judge of the Salem County Court of Pleas. He also presided over the King's Court at the Salem County Courthouse. His offices indicate that the Hancock family maintained a significant position in Salem County civic life across two generations. The later history of William Hancock Jr. unfolded during the American Revolutionary War. On the night of March 21, 1778, he received wounds during the Hancock's Bridge massacre. He subsequently died as a result of those wounds. The event tied his death to one of the Revolutionary War's local episodes in Salem County and reinforced the historical connection between the Hancock family, Hancock House, and Hancock's Bridge. The surviving reference material does not establish a precise birth date, a full account of the family's property holdings, or a detailed chronology of Hancock Jr.'s judicial service. It also does not document commercial activity. Consequently, this entry should be read as a concise historical dossier on two related judges and legislators, not as a corporate or consumer-brand profile.

• 1778

  William Hancock Jr. is mortally wounded at Hancock's Bridge

  [1]William Hancock (judge)en.wikipedia.org

  William Hancock Jr. sustained wounds during the Hancock's Bridge massacre on the night of March 21, 1778, and later died from them.

• 1762

  William Hancock Sr. dies

  [1]William Hancock (judge)en.wikipedia.org

  After William Hancock Sr.'s death, ownership of Hancock House passed to his son, William Hancock Jr.

• 1734

  Hancock House is commissioned

  [1]William Hancock (judge)en.wikipedia.org

  William Hancock Sr. commissioned Hancock House for himself and his wife, Sarah. Their initials were incorporated into the west gable of the house.

• 1727

  William Hancock Sr. serves as a justice of the peace

  [1]William Hancock (judge)en.wikipedia.org

  William Hancock Sr. is recorded as a justice of the peace for Salem County and as a member of the colonial legislature.

Historical biographical subject concerning colonial New Jersey judicial and legislative figures, rather than a commercial brand.

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