HANCOCK COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Hancock County was formed in 1844 from Hawkins and Claiborne Counties.  The County seat is Sneedville. Hancock County lies in East Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand divisions" and is bordered by   Claiborne, Grainger and Hawkins Counties. Hancock County is a burned county so there are few early records for it available.

  What is available: Deeds- 1879, Chancery Court Minutes- Aug.1870, 1850-1930 Hancock County Census

*There are a few Chancery Court cases that did survive the fires for years 1797-1930, very scattered

Hancock County Courthouse,Photo submitted by Janet Zengel Messer. The few records that are available for Hancock County can provide a little information about your ancestors. The first census (1850) for Hancock County is available and can help establish a time frame as to when your ancestors arrived in the county. Also remember to check the surrounding counties where your ancestors might have lived for deeds, wills and  Marriage records. Click on the links below to go to the resources that are available for Hancock County.

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• Census
• Family Files
• Family Group Sheets
• Family Sites
• Goodspeed History
• Look-ups
• Mailing Lists
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Query Board
• Research Sites
• Transcription of Rachel Bunch's Will

• Index to Hancock County's old Court Cases, years 1797-1860
• Index to Hancock County's old Court Cases, years 1860-1866
• Genealogy Research Checklist
• Big Springs Church
• Hancock Battle 1900
• 1891 Voter's List
• obits from Rogersville Review dated Aug. 25, 1932

           John D Drinnon & E?.L? Bray  * Donated by Douglas Drinnon (grandson of John D. Drinnon

• Photos and Transcriptions
• Foley Cemetery Burials
• John P. Jefferson Headstone from Dedication Ceremony
• John P Jefferson Flag
• Listing of Cemeteries
• Newspaper Article of Interest
• 1890 Hancock County Union Veterans Census
• 1920 Hancock County Statistics
• Old Prescription
• Hancock County Historical and Genealogical Society
• The Murder of Jeptha Wolfe
• John Leger & Peter Leger Jr. Deed
• Information on Nancy Gibson & Madison Mullins
• Harvey Gibson Information
• Tennessee USGenWeb Hancock County Archives
• Tennessee State Archives
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• Articles About Hancock County Residents
• 1860 Hancock Mortality Schedules
• Bookstores With Publications for Sale
• Books by Mark Treadway
• Melungeon Research
• Melungeon Newspaper Article 2003
• Will of Moses Mathis
• Will of Stogner Bray
• Surname Index
• 1905 Hancock County Tax Receipt
• Edens Family Information
• Hickman Family Information
• Miller Family Information

Copyright Carol Turner 2005

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