John Hancock b. Mar. 1671, s. of Dea. Nathaniel and Mary (Prentice) Hancock; Harvard College 1689, A.B., A.M.; minister at Lexington 1689 - 1732; called Bishop; m. Elizabeth Clark, dau. of Rev. Thomas (1652 - 1704; H.C 1670) and Mary Clark of Chelmsford.
His son Thomas (1703 - 1774) was a merchant in Boston; built the house for his father now the Hancock-Clark house; This Rev. John had a son, Rev. John of Braintree (1702 - 1744, H.C. 1719) who had a son John who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His son Thomas (1703 - 1774) was a merchant in Boston; built the house for his father now the Hancock-Clark house; This Rev. John had a son, Rev. John of Braintree (1702 - 1744, H.C. 1719) who had a son John who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock b. Mar. 1671, s. of Dea. Nathaniel and Mary (Prentice) Hancock; Harvard College 1689, A.B., A.M.; minister at Lexington 1689 - 1732; called Bishop; m. Elizabeth Clark, dau. of Rev. Thomas (1652 - 1704; H.C 1670) and Mary Clark of Chelmsford.
His son Thomas (1703 - 1774) was a merchant in Boston; built the house for his father now the Hancock-Clark house; This Rev. John had a son, Rev. John of Braintree (1702 - 1744, H.C. 1719) who had a son John who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
His son Thomas (1703 - 1774) was a merchant in Boston; built the house for his father now the Hancock-Clark house; This Rev. John had a son, Rev. John of Braintree (1702 - 1744, H.C. 1719) who had a son John who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Bio by: Bill Boyington
Inscription
REV. JOHN HANCOCK,
Born 1671 Died 1752.
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REV. JONAS CLARKE,
Born 1730, Died 1805.
They
Rest with theirs
And a part of their children
In the vault below.
SARAH CLARKE,
Born Nov. 10, 1774, Died June 20, 1843.
Aged 69 yrs.
ELIZABETH CLARKE,
Born June 24, 1763, Died Apr. 22, 1844.
Aged 80 yrs.
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