HAMPSTEAD, N.C. - John Hancock III, 66, of Hampstead, N.C. and formerly of Wolcott and Thomaston, beloved husband for 47 years of Laura (Cianciolo) Hancock, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C.Born in Waterbury on Feb. 8, 1955,