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About Rev. John Hancock Jr.
His fathers John Hancock Jr. died in 1744, his brother adopted him for John Hancock born in 1737, his father died when he was 7, John Hancock Jr, son of Rev John Hancock 1671 – 1752
Biography
John Hancock, Jr son of Rev John Hancock 1671 – 1752 and Elizabeth Mary Clarke 1674 – 1760 , was born June 1,1702 in Lexington, Mass. and died May 7, 1744 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. John Hancock, Jr. was a colonial American clergyman and father of politician John Hancock who signed the Declaration of Independence. Hancock graduated from Harvard College in 1719, and served as librarian there from 1723-1726. He was ordained on November 2, 1726 and settled in Quincy, Massachusetts as pastor of church of the North Precinct (now named the United First Parish Church, nicknamed "Church of the Presidents") of the town of Braintree (now Quincy) between 1726 and 1744, and during this time, performed around 75 marriage ceremonies. He was pastor there until his death."<ref>Wikipedia entry for John Hancock, Jr: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock,_Jr.</ref>
On December 12, 1733, Rev. Ebenezer Gay of the Old Ship Church in Hingham, officiated at the wedding of John and Mary. In 1744, Rev. Gay preached a sermon at the funeral of Rev. Hancock. Rev. Gay was an old friend of the family and had been classmates at Harvard with Mary's first husband Samuel Thaxter.
He married to MARY HAWKE 1711 – 1770 on 12 DEC 1733 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. They were parents to three children:
Mary Hancock 1735 – 1779
John Hancock 1737 – 1793
General Ebenezer Hancock 1741 – 1819
Burial Find A Grave Memorial# 28417483 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28417483 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Inscription: Here rest the remains of: REV JOHN HANCOCK 5th Minister of the 1st Cong. Church of this Town, and father of JOHN HANCOCK the Patriot, decd May 7th, 1744 in the 42d year of his age, and the 18th of his ministry Note: Ministerial tomb was rebuilt in 1812 which is why it references the patriot John Hancock. Also interred in this tomb are Rev. Anthony Wibird, Rev. Joseph Marsh, Ann Marsh, Rev. Moses Fisk, Sarah Fisk and Anna Fisk.
Sources
1) Stephen M. Lawson, ancestry of John Hancock http://kinnexions.com/kinnexions/cousinsg.htm#JHancock
2) Scituate Genealogy, by David Pane-Joyce, 2002 http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/scituate/rr02/rr02_336.html
3) John Ott Database, 23 Sep 2003 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=haystack...
4) Sterling Haring Database, 21 Mar 2002 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:1981245...
5) Daniel T. Rogers (b. 1943) family tree site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dantrogers/pafg2105.htm#41943
Son of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Clark) Hancock. Husband of Mary (Hawke) (Thaxter) Hancock.
Harvard Class of 1719. Librarian of Harvard 1723-1726. He was pastor of the church of the North Precinct (now named the United First Parish Church, nicknamed "Church of the Presidents") of the town of Braintree (now Quincy) between 1726 and 1744, and during this time, performed around seventy-five marriage ceremonies. On December 12, 1733, Rev. Ebenezer Gay of the Old Ship Church in Hingham, officiated at the wedding of John and Mary. In 1744, Rev. Gay preached a sermon at the funeral of Rev. Hancock. Rev. Gay was an old friend of the family and had been classmates at Harvard with Mary's first husband Samuel Thaxter. Inscription: The ministerial tomb is a box tomb with a sandstone ledger on the side. On the ledger is inscribed: Here rest the remains of REV. JOHN HANCOCK, 5th Minister of the 1st Cong. Church of this Town, and father of JOHN HANCOCK the Patriot, decd May 7, 1744, in the 42d year of his age, and the 18th of his ministry.
Note: Ministerial tomb was rebuilt in 1812 which is why it references the patriot John Hancock. Also interred in this tomb are Rev. Anthony Wibird, Rev. Joseph Marsh, Ann Marsh, Rev. Moses Fisk, Sarah Fisk and Anna Fisk.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2017, 6:14:26 UTC
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2017, 18:25:27 UTC
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/john-hancock_27870582
'John Hancock
Born in Cambridge, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA on 1 May 1671
to Nathaniel Hancock and Mary Prentice.
John married Elizabeth Clark and had 5 children.
He passed away on Dec 1752 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.
Family Members
Parents
Nathaniel Hancock 1638-1719
Mary Prentice 1641-1709
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Clark 1690-1760
Children
John Hancock 1702-1744
Thomas Hancock 1703-1764
Elizabeth Hancock 1705-1724
Ebenezer Hancock 1710-1741
Lucy Hancock 1713-1768
Son of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Clark) Hancock. Husband of Mary (Hawke) (Thaxter) Hancock.
Harvard Class of 1719. Librarian of Harvard 1723-1726. He was pastor of the church of the North Precinct (now named the United First Parish Church, nicknamed "Church of the Presidents") of the town of Braintree (now Quincy) between 1726 and 1744, and during this time, performed around seventy-five marriage ceremonies.
On December 12, 1733, Rev. Ebenezer Gay of the Old Ship Church in Hingham, officiated at the wedding of John and Mary. In 1744, Rev. Gay preached a sermon at the funeral of Rev. Hancock. Rev. Gay was an old friend of the family and had been classmates at Harvard with Mary's first husband Samuel Thaxter.
Inscription
The ministerial tomb is a box tomb with a sandstone ledger on the side. On the ledger is inscribed:
Here rest the remains of
REV. JOHN HANCOCK, 5th Minister of the
1st Cong. Church of this Town, and father of
JOHN HANCOCK the Patriot, decd May 7, 1744,
in the 42d year of his age, and the 18th of his ministry.
Gravesite Details
Ministerial tomb was rebuilt in 1812 which is why it references the patriot John Hancock. Also interred in this tomb are Rev. Anthony Wibird, Rev. Joseph Marsh, Ann Marsh, Rev. Moses Fisk, Sarah Fisk and Anna Fisk.
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Rev. John Hancock Jr.'s Timeline
| 1702 |
June 1, 1702
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Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1735 |
April 8, 1735
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Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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January 23, 1737
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Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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| 1741 |
November 26, 1741
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Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1744 |
May 5, 1744
Age 41
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Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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May 7, 1744
Age 41
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Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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June 24, 1744
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Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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1758
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PA
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