I would like to join the Bancroft group. My mother's name was Carmen Linda Bancroft.

Question

My Grandfather was Ruben Shaw Bancroft. My Great Grandfather Augustus Charles Bancroft Espeut. 2nd Great Grandmother Marianne Augusta Bancroft Espeut. . 3rd Great Grandfather was Edward Nathaniel Bancroft. 4th Great Grandfather was Edward Bancroft

Answer 1

There appears to be no One Name Study on WikiTree for Bancroft in the current list of One Name Studies at https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Category:One_Name_Studies&subcatFrom=B#Subcategories. If you are interested in starting one, please see https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:One_Name_Studies.

Comments

Mike:

Thank you.

My 4th Great Grandfather was Edward Bancroft, MD (1744-1821) born in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was a British double agent spy and was the valet of American founder Benjamin Franklin and spying on him. My 8th Great Grandfather was John Henry Bancroft (1630-1662) born in Derbyshire, England.

Does this helps?

Sincerely,

Benny

Answer 2

Hello Benjamin,

Does your Bancroft ancestry originate in England (United Kingdom),

i am a Bancroft descendant from the county of Cheshire in England.

I see that there are nearly 900 Bancroft profiles for persons born in the England on wikitree,

and they seem to be very widely dispersed around the country.

I have checked on the Guild of One-Names studies and there is not a group setup, possibly because the name is so widespread.

If the origin is England then you will need to narrow down the search to a county.

good luck with your search

Comments

Allan.

Thank you.

My 4th Great Grandfather was Edward Bancroft Dr (1721-1821), the British double agent spy, spying  on American founder Benjamin Franklin as his valet.  Dr. Edward Bancroft  was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. My 8th Great Grandfather was John Henry Bancroft (1630-1662) from Derbyshire, England. Does this help? Benny

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I should have mentioned that my DNA tests reveal that my DNA is 30% Scottish, 23% Nigerian. My GEDMATCH kit numbers are:

TP8525641

TK5471441

QP2135376

NS6977201

QY1048826

MP6555585.

Bancrofts were living in British Colonial America and the rest of the world, Jamaica, Carribean, Africa, and India as early as 1623.

Thank you,

Benny

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Hello Benny,

There is a Richard Bancroft (1544 – 2 November 1610) was an English churchman, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610 and "chief overseer" of the King James Bible.

Richard Bancroft was born in September 1544 at Farnworth, now part of Widnes, Cheshire, second son of John Bancroft, and his wife Mary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bancroft

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bancroft-1157

Answer 3

Shaw_Bancroft-1

Ruben Shaw Bancroft wikitree ID