Judge William Hancock may refer to William Hancock Sr., or his son William Hancock Jr.
William Hancock Sr.
- William H. Hancock was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Salem in 1727, and a member of the colonial legislature.
- He commissioned Hancock House in 1734.
- The house was erected in 1734 for William Hancock and his wife Sarah, whose initials are woven into the gable on the west end.
William Hancock Jr.
- When William Sr. died in 1762, the house passed to his son William, who also succeeded his father in the legislature and as a Judge of the County Court of Pleas in Salem County.
- He presided over the King's Court at the Salem County Courthouse.
- He died as a result of wounds received on the night of March 21, 1778, in the Hancock's Bridge massacre.
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