HANKERSON, John 1790 Census Winthrop 1-0-2-0-0

John Hankerson was born in England about 1725 and immigrated into Boston where he married to Dorcas Wyman on October 23, 1749. She was born in Woburn, MA in 1726 and she died in 1767 - soon after their youngest child was born. John filed intentions to marry Eleanor Craig in Hallowell, ME in January 1776 and they were married March 6, 1776. He appears on the 1790 US Census in Winthrop as John “Harkerson” – neighbors on either side are Samuel “Stephens” and Paul “Macfason”. His sons Thomas and William are living nearby as well. John died in Winthrop around 1790. Children (we know of) were born in Boston: 1) William b.1755 d.1830 2) Elizabeth b.1759 d.1805 She married to William Whittier in Hallowell, Maine. They lived in Mt. Vernon where she died in 1805 3) Thomas b. 1766 d.1810