|  | Mrs. Mary Hancock (born Hawke) |
| Born: | Oct 13 1711 | In: |  | Hingham Plymouth County Massachusetts Colony |
| | Died: | Jan 1799 (at age 87) | In: | | Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, United States of America |
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1711 |
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Hingham Plymouth County Massachusetts Colony
Oct 13 1711 | |
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| Marriage to: Reverand John Hancock | |
1735 |
Age 23 | | Birth of daughter: Mrs. Mary Perkins (born Hancock)
Bridgewater, Plymouth Massachusetts Colony
Apr 8 1735 | |
1737 |
Age 25 | | Birth of son: Governor/Decloration Of Independence John Hancock III
Braintree, Norfolk Massachusetts Colony
Jan 12 1737 | |
1741 |
Age 30 | | Birth of son: General Ebenezer Hancock, Revolutionary War Veteran
West Bridgewater, Plymouth Massachusetts Colony
Nov 15 1741 | |
1744 |
Age 32 | | Death of husband: Reverand John Hancock
Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts Colony
May 7 1744Citation text:| Birth: | Jun. 1, 1702
Lexington
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA | | Death: | May 7, 1744
Quincy
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA | 
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 75 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.
Family links:
Parents:
John Hancock (1671 - 1752)
Elizabeth Clarke Hancock (1681 - 1760)
Spouse:
Mary Hawke Perkins (1711 - 1799)
Children:
Mary Hancock Perkins (1735 - 1779)*
Ebenezer Hancock (1741 - 1819)*
*Calculated relationship
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. | | | Burial:
Hancock Cemetery
Quincy
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA |
Created by: J. Anderson
Record added: Jul 20, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28417483 |
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1744 |
Age 32 | | Birth of daughter: Miss Lucy Hancock
Ablemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
June 24 1744 | |
1779 |
Age 67 | | Death of daughter: Mrs. Mary Perkins (born Hancock)
Cambridge, Middlesex Massachusetts United States
June 21 1779 | |
1793 |
Age 81 | | Death of son: Governor/Decloration Of Independence John Hancock III
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Oct 8 1793 | |
1799 |
Age 87 | | Death
Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, United States of America
Jan 1799Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text:| Birth: | Oct. 13, 1711
Hingham
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA | | Death: | Jan., 1799
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA |
Daughter of James and Mary (Gill) Hawke.
"Died, at Boston, Mrs. Mary Perkins, aged 86, mother of the late Governor Hancock." – City Gazette, South Carolina, January 12, 1799.
Family links:
Parents:
James Hawke (1683 - 1716)
Spouses:
Daniel Perkins (1696 - 1782)
Samuel Thaxter (1695 - 1732)*
John Hancock (1702 - 1744)*
Children:
Mary Hancock Perkins (1735 - 1779)*
Ebenezer Hancock (1741 - 1819)*
son Perkins (1752 - 1752)*
daughter Perkins (1752 - 1752)*
*Calculated relationship
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Unknown |
Created by: J. Anderson
Record added: May 22, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37375692 |
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Old Graveyard, Massachusetts, USA |
| Mary's trail Click to enlarge |
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