Peter S. BANCROFT

Abt 1831 -

• Name	Peter S. BANCROFT
  Birth	Abt 1831	Litchfield Co., CT
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1374	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Earl BANCROFT
  Mother	Mercy PINNEY,   b. 9 Dec 1789
  Family ID	F565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bella BRINKER
  Marriage	1866
  Children	1. Earl D. BANCROFT,   b. Abt 1866, PA   2. Flora Gertrude BANCROFT,   b. Abt 1868, PA   3. Grove G. BANCROFT,   b. Abt 1869, PA
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  P. S. Bancroft (b. Litchfield Co., CT - ), per FTM CD #193 County and Family Histories: PA, 1740-1900, Disk 1, History of Butler County, Vol. II, Chpt. LXX: Biographical Sketches, p. 805 Peter S. BANCROFT, Son in Law (listed with Sarah A. Brinker), male, widowed, white, 49 years of age, born CT, Occ: Teacher, father born PA, mother born CT, 1880 federal census, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, Source: FHL Film 1255109 National Archives Film T9-1109, Page 526B, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index PROF. P. S. BANCROFT was born in Litchfield county, Connecticut, where his parents and maternal grandparents long resided. His maternal grandfather, Grove Pinney, Esq., was for several sessions a member of the legislature, and, afterwards of the constitutional convention of the State. His paternal grandfather was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and his father was a native of the latter State. His ancestors on both sides settled in New England at an early day, the Bancrofts coming from England, and the Pinneys from Scotland. Earl Bancroft, father of the subject of this sketch, moved to Crawford county, Pennsylvania, when the latter was eight years old, settling on a farm near Meadville. The son was brought up on the farm and educated at Allegheny College, where he graduated in 1855. For two years he taught Greek and Latin inMadison College, Uniontown, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he entered the One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, as second lieutenant, and subsequently became a member of the Third Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, serving in all nearly four years, during the last two of which he held the rank of captain. In 1866 Prof. Bancroft married Bella Brinker, youngest daughter of Col. Jacob Brinker, and granddaughter of Abraham Brinker, one of the first settlers of Butler. Three children have blessed this union, viz.: Earl D.; Flora Gertrude, and Grove G. In 1877 he came to Butler, and was for several years principal of Witherspoon Institute, but finally abandoned teaching to engage in newspaper [p. 806] work. In March, 1888, he began writing for the Butler Eagle, and became associate editor of the Butler County Record, October 1, 1889, upon which journal he is still engaged. Prof. Bancroft and family are members of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church, of Butler, and in politics, he is a supporter of the Republican party.-- per FTM CD #193 County and Family Histories: PA, 1740-1900, Disk 1, History of Butler County, Vol. II, Chpt. LXX: Biographical Sketches, p. 805-806 P. S. Bancroft married Bella Brinker, youngest daughter of Col. Jacob Brinker, and granddaughter of Abraham Brinker, one of the first settlers of Butler, in 1866, per FTM CD #193 County and Family Histories: PA, 1740-1900, Disk 1, History o 1880 federal census, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, Source: FHL Film 1255109 National Archives Film T9-1109, Page 526B, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Sarah A. BRINKER Self F W W 70 PA Occ: Keeping House Fa: IREL. Mo: IREL. Peter S. BANCROFT SonL M W W 49 CT Occ: Teacher Fa: PA Mo: CT Earl BANCROFT GSon M S W 14 PA Occ: At School Fa: CT Mo: PA Flora BANCROFT GDau F S W 12 PA Occ: At Home Fa: CT Mo: PA Grove BANCROFT GSon M S W 11 PA Occ: At School Fa: CT Mo: PA