William O. Hammack

William Hammock was born in July, 1623 to John Hammock & Joane Sparkwell at Ermington, Devon, England. Devon is located in Southwestern England, on the sea.

He was christened on July 11, 1623. [ LDS IGI Records of Devon, England, show William Hammock christened 11 July 1623 at Ermington, son of John.]

William Hammock arrived in Northampton County, Virginia Colony in 1656. It was there that he acquired the middle initial of O. (It is said that when he made his mark for his name, he used an O instead of an X.)

William was indentured to a James Price, who paid for his voyage to America. Interesting to note is that most indentures were for about 7 years.

On October 9, 1656, William Hammock moved into Old Rappahannock County, VA. He declared that he was a planter/farmer. [The 1st record is dated 28 February, 1682 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book, 1682-86, pg. 56-57.]

There are 39 recordings discovered concerning William O. Hammock: 21 Civil Cases, 8 Land Cases, 6 Jury Duty, 2 Criminal Cases, 1 Slander Case and his Will.

In 1669 at North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA., William married a woman named Grace, her maiden name is not known. Note: There are many derivations of Grace's name used liberally via many online websites; however no matter what her name really was, there have been no records found to actually prove it one way or the other.

In 1688, William married again, presumably following the death of Grace. His 2nd wife was named Alice and her maiden name is not known either. In 1690, litigation was recorded as William Hammock and his wife, Alice. No other name was given.

Based on the comparison of marriage dates vs birth dates, it has been determined that William & Grace Hammock were known to have had 3 children:

William Hammock II (Cooper) "the Elder", (b 1670 d July 7, 1730); John Hammock, (b after 1673 d Feb. 15, 1707/8) and Richard Hammock, (b May 4, 1674 d ca 1750.)

William and Alice Hammock had 3 known children:

Their 1st son was also named William Hammock (b 1688 D after 1739); Elizabeth Hammock (b 1690) and Robert Hammock.

Note: One source does mention a 3rd wife, named Margaret Massey; however no other facts or children are reported.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hammack-9

William "O" Hammack was born on July 11, 1623 in Ermington, Devonshire, England. He came to Virginia around 1756 and was thought to be an indentured servant to James Price. William later settled in Rappahannock County. His name appeared in transactions in this county beginning in 1668. He was known to sign his name as "O", hence the nickname. Why he used the letter "O" for his signature is unknown.

William first married Elizabeth Grace before 1668 and she was the mother of 3 of his children. He then married Alice before 1688, and they had 2 children together. He had two sons named William, one with each wife. They are designated "The Elder" and "The Younger" in Hammack family sources.[1]

Children

1. Elizabeth Hammock 1665-1732
2. William Cooper Hammock Jr. 1669-1730
3. Hugh Hammock 1670-1730
4. Richard Hammack Sr. 1674-1750
5. John Hammack 1674-1708
6. William Hammock 1679-
7. Benedict Hammack 1680-
8. Daniel Hammack 1682-

Sources:

• Virginia Land Patent Book No. 4, Page 62 in Nugent, Ed., Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, p. 338.
• Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book, 1682-86, pg. 56-57.
• Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Orders, 1689-92, pg 209-210.
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0130...
• http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I24728&tree=my...
• http://www.thompsonbranch.com/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I5985&tree...
• https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.hammock/3/mb.ashx
• ↑ Hammack Cousins: Hammack and Hammock Families in England and America, 1569-2010 by Thomas Daniel Knight, Penobscot Press, 2011. (p.43-57,463,465)
• https://gw.geneanet.org/natoab?lang=en&iz=0&p=william&n=hammock&oc=1
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKKN-QFN/william-hammock-sr.-...