The house was built in 1734 for Judge William and Sarah Hancock and features Flemish bond brickwork detailed with blue-glazed bricks, which gives the year of construction (1734) and the initials of the couple for whom it was built: W S for William and Sarah.[4] William died in 1762 and passed the house to his son William, also a judge.
Massacreedit
On March 21, 1778, Major John Graves Simcoe led approximately 300 British soldiers and Queen's Rangers through a marsh and across Alloway Creek to surround Hancock House. At approximately 5 a.m., they entered the house and surprised 20 to 30 members of the local militia stationed there, along with Judge Hancock, a loyalist who was thought to be away for the night. Eight American men were killed during the melee, including Judge Hancock, who died the following day from 10 stab wounds. The rest were wounded at the scene or during a retreat, or captured as prisoners.
William Abbott and his son Samuel watched in the dawning light from the attic window of their home in Elsinboro, diagonally across the creek from the Hancock House, as the British and Tory soldiers pursued and killed the few American militiamen who had escaped the scene of the carnage at the house and surrounding yard. The next morning while driving to a meeting in Salem, several British and Tory troops surrounded the Abbott carriage, tormenting the occupants by thrusting their bayonets at them, then showed them blood on their steel weapons and exclaimed, "See the blood of your countrymen."
Other County Colonial lore states that, in the midst of the massacre, the pregnant wife of one of the local militia was sleeping in the Hancock House. She was awakened by the screams of the dying men and jumped from a second story window on the west side of the house to make her escape. Tradition says that, within twenty-four hours, the child was born and that descendants of that child are living in Lower Alloways Creek township today. The old Hancock House museum is said to still have actual massacre blood stains on its attic floor.
^NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site
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External linksedit
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Official website
The Story of the Hancock House
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-54, "Hancock House, Locust Island Road & Main Street, Hancocks Bridge, Salem County, NJ", 7 photos, 1 color transparency, 20 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
"Revolutionary War Sites in Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey". Hancock House
hancock, house, lower, alloways, creek, township, jersey, hancock, house, historic, structure, hancock, bridge, section, lower, alloways, creek, township, salem, county, jersey, united, states, site, 1778, hancock, bridge, massacre, site, national, register, h. The Hancock House is a historic structure in the Hancock s Bridge section of Lower Alloways Creek Township Salem County New Jersey United States It was the site of the 1778 Hancock s Bridge massacre 3 The site is on the National Register of Historic Places 4 Hancock HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesHancock House in 2010Show map of Salem County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocation3 Front St Lower Alloways Creek Township New JerseyCoordinates39 30 27 N 75 27 38 W 39 50750 N 75 46056 W 39 50750 75 46056Area2 5 acres 1 0 ha Built1734 1734 NRHP reference No 70000393 1 NJRHP No 2433 2 Significant datesAdded to NRHPDecember 18 1970Designated NJRHPSeptember 11 1970 Contents 1 History 2 Massacre 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe house was built in 1734 for Judge William and Sarah Hancock and features Flemish bond brickwork detailed with blue glazed bricks which gives the year of construction 1734 and the initials of the couple for whom it was built W S for William and Sarah 4 William died in 1762 and passed the house to his son William also a judge Massacre editOn March 21 1778 Major John Graves Simcoe led approximately 300 British soldiers and Queen s Rangers through a marsh and across Alloway Creek to surround Hancock House At approximately 5 a m they entered the house and surprised 20 to 30 members of the local militia stationed there along with Judge Hancock a loyalist who was thought to be away for the night Eight American men were killed during the melee including Judge Hancock who died the following day from 10 stab wounds The rest were wounded at the scene or during a retreat or captured as prisoners William Abbott and his son Samuel watched in the dawning light from the attic window of their home in Elsinboro diagonally across the creek from the Hancock House as the British and Tory soldiers pursued and killed the few American militiamen who had escaped the scene of the carnage at the house and surrounding yard The next morning while driving to a meeting in Salem several British and Tory troops surrounded the Abbott carriage tormenting the occupants by thrusting their bayonets at them then showed them blood on their steel weapons and exclaimed See the blood of your countrymen Other County Colonial lore states that in the midst of the massacre the pregnant wife of one of the local militia was sleeping in the Hancock House She was awakened by the screams of the dying men and jumped from a second story window on the west side of the house to make her escape Tradition says that within twenty four hours the child was born and that descendants of that child are living in Lower Alloways Creek township today The old Hancock House museum is said to still have actual massacre blood stains on its attic floor See also edit nbsp New Jersey portal National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem County New Jersey List of the oldest buildings in New JerseyReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Salem County PDF New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office April 1 2010 p 1 Archived from the original PDF on October 17 2006 Retrieved June 16 2010 NJDEP Parks and Forests Centennial of NJ State Historic Site a b Wilson Charles I Jr December 18 1970 NRHP Nomination Hancock House National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Accompanying photo from 1970 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hancock House Lower Alloways Creek Township New Jersey Official website nbsp The Story of the Hancock House Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No NJ 54 Hancock House Locust Island Road amp Main Street Hancocks Bridge Salem County NJ 7 photos 1 color transparency 20 measured drawings 7 data pages 1 photo caption page Revolutionary War Sites in Hancock s Bridge New Jersey Hancock House This article about a property in New Jersey on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This New Jersey museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hancock House Lower Alloways Creek Township New Jersey amp oldid 1169075606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
