Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Elizabeth Clarke (22784) & Rev. John Hancock
32447. Rev. John Hancock. Born on 1 Jun 1702 in Lexington, MA.139 John died in Braintree, MA, on 7 May 1744; he was 41.139 Education: Harvard 1719.
John was librarian of Harvard, 1723-1726. He was ordained at Braintree, MA, 2 Nov 1728.139
On 12 Dec 1733 when John was 31, he married Mary Hawke (14395) , daughter of Ens. James Hawke (5141) (29 Sep 1683-10 Jul 1716) & Mary Gill (16226) (6 Sep 1686-25 Aug 1715), in Braintree, MA. Born on 13 Oct 1711 in Hingham, MA.33
Children of John and Mary (Hawke) (Thaxter) Hancock:
i. Mary Hancock, b. 8 Apr 1735, d. 21 Jun 1779 at Cambridge, MA, m. at Bridgewater, MA, 9 Oct 1760 Dr. Richard Perkins;
ii. John Hancock, b. 12 Jan 1736/7, d. 8 Oct 1793 at Fairfield, CT, m. there 28 Aug 1775 Dorothy Quincy (b. 10 May 1747 at Boston, d. there 3 Feb 1830, dau. of Edmund & Elizabeth (Wendall) Quincy), first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and for several years the Gov. of Massachusetts; and
iii. Ebenezer Hancock, b. 15 Nov 1741, m. Elizabeth Lowell.
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