were the parents of two sons: Thomas Moore Bancroft Jr. (1930–2019), who married Standard Oil heiress Margaret Wright Bedford in 1951. They divorced in 1960 and he married Melissa Weston, and thirdly to Barbara (née Symmers) Wiedemann (former wife of George Stanhope Wiedemann III) in 1977. William Woodward Bancroft (1932–2003) Bancroft died in Old Brookville on November 4, 1971. References External links 1905 births 1971 deaths People from New York City People from Oyster Bay Cove, New York American racehorse owners and breeders Owners of Preakness Stakes winners Breeders of Preakness Stakes winners Owners of Belmont Stakes winners Breeders of Belmont Stakes winners Woodward family