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Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1
�1996, Judy Parsons Smith
According to family tradition,
this line goes back to John Hancock, signer of the
Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Hancock (uncle)
Father of John Hancock
John Hancock
John Hancock, adopted
by his Uncle Tom Hancock, b. 1737, Braintree, Massachusetts;
d. 1793, Massachusetts.
John Hancock was educated at
Harvard College. He was a member of the Massachusetts General
Court and Boston town Committee. He served as the presideent
of the first (1774) and second (1775) Provincial Congress. He
ws the leader of the patriot party. Being a wealthy
individual, he was able to make many contributions to the
cause of the Revolution. The British march on Lexington &
Concord on 18 Apr 1775, was for the purpose of arresting John
Hancock and Samuel Adams. Paul Revere’s warning allowed
them to escape. He attended the Continental Congress from
1775 to 1780, as a delegate from Massachusetts. He commanded
troops from Massachusetts during an expedition against the
British in Rhode Island in 1778. He served two terms as
Governor of Massachusetts, 1st 1780 - 1785, and again from
1787 to 1793.
(female)
Hancock
(female) Hancock,
m. Brad "Big Red" Brady. She later m2nd aft 1865 to (male)
Manis. Brad & (female) (Hancock) Brady had at least one
(1) child:
John "Bud" Hancock Brady
John "Bud" Hancock Brady, son of Brad & (female) (Hancock)
Brady, b. bef. 1863; d. 1940; m. Cumberland Co., NC to (female) Pridgen. See BRADY
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