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Mary Prentice 1644–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1644

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 September 1699

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry Prentice

Mother: Joanna Savage

Spouse(s): Dec. Jr

Children(s): Samuel Hancock, Nathaniel Hancock, Mary Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Abigail Hancock, Rev. Sr, Abigail Hancock, Elizabeth Hancock, Solomon Hancock, Ebenezer Hancock, Joseph Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nathaniel Hancock

In 1644, Mary Prentice entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Henry Prentice And Joanna Savage. Mary Prentice married Dec Nathaniel Hancock Jr, and had children including Abigail Hancock, Ebenezer Hancock, Elizabeth Prentice Hancock, Joseph Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nathaniel Hancock, Rev John Hancock Sr, Samuel Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Solomon Hancock, Thomas Hancock. Mary Prentice passed away in 1699 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1644, Mary Prentice entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Henry Prentice And Joanna Savage.
  • Mary Prentice married Dec Nathaniel Hancock Jr, and had children including Abigail Hancock, Ebenezer Hancock, Elizabeth Prentice Hancock, Joseph Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nathaniel Hancock, Rev John Hancock Sr, Samuel Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Solomon Hancock, Thomas Hancock.
  • Mary Prentice passed away in 1699 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Mary Prentice's Ancestors

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Mary Prentice
1644–1699
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Henry Prentice
1620–1654
Stewkley, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Joanna Savage
1623–1687
Cambridge, Lexington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Prentice
1542–1598
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Prentice's Descendants

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Mary Prentice (25 September 1644–20 September 1699) m. Dec. (Nathaniel Hancock) Jr (18 December 1638–12 April 1719)
  1. 1. Samuel Hancock 1672–1735 m. Dorothy Clayes 1675–1756
    1. 1. Nathan Hancock 1716–1765 m. Prudence White 1714–1793
      1. 1. John Hancock 1738–1819 m. Mary Walker 1739–1816
        1. 1. Nancy Hancock 1785–1851 m. 1778–1850
        2. 2. Nathan Hancock 1762–1823 m. Sarah Craige 1764–1840
        3. 3. Frances ("Fanny") Hancock 1767–1832 m. Rogers Lawrence 1763–1836
        4. 4. Mary Hancock 1765–
        5. 5. John (Sewell) Hancock 1770–1813
        6. 6. Prudence Hancock 1771–1860
        7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") Hancock 1773–1859 m. Joseph Viles 1770–1848
        8. 8. William Hancock 1775–
        9. 9. Lydia Hancock 1777–1840
        10. 10. Samuel Hancock 1779–1787
        11. 11. Thomas Hancock 1782–1872
      2. 2. Prudence Hancock 1740–1816
    2. 2. Dorothy Hancock 1697–1767
    3. 3. John Hancock 1699–1776 m. Susannah Chickering 1700–1763
      1. 1. Susanna Hopping 1730–1767
    4. 4. Solomon Hancock 1704–1756 m. Mary Torrey 1711–1799
      1. 1. Torry Hancock 1745–1778
    5. 5. Mary Hancock 1702–1782
    6. 6. Samuel Hancock 1706–1716
    7. 7. Hannah Hancock 1709–
    8. 8. Sarah Hancock 1712–
  2. 2. Nathaniel Hancock 1668–1755 m. Prudence Russell 1670–1742
    1. 1. Mary Hancock 1689–1760 m. John Parker 1689–1712 m. Francis Whitmore 1678–1771
      1. 1. Sarah Parker –1721
      2. 2. Mary Parker 1708–
    2. 2. Martha Hancock 1686–1712
    3. 3. Nathaniel (Hancock) Esq. 1700–1774 m. Sarah Torrey 1704–1783
    4. 4. Solomon Hancock 1706–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Hancock 1704–1793 m. John Wyeth 1705–1756
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wyeth –1804
      2. 2. John Wyeth –1811
      3. 3. Jonathan Wyeth –1756
    6. 6. Belcher Hancock 1709–1771
  3. 3. Mary Hancock 1666–1686 m. Thomas Emmons 1659–1730
    1. 1. Mary Emmons 1683– m. Mephibosheth Bixby 1690–
      1. 1. Daniel Bixby 1713–1773 m. Tabitha 1715–
      2. 2. Mary Bixby 1715–
      3. 3. Samuel Bixby 1716–
      4. 4. Jonathan (Bixby) TWIN 1717–1718
      5. 5. David (Bixby) TWIN 1717–1718
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bixby 1719–
      7. 7. Martha Bixby 1722–
  4. 4. Sarah Hancock 1667–1762
  5. 5. Abigail Hancock 1669–1672
  6. 6. Rev. (John Hancock) Sr 1671–1752 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1681–1760
    1. 1. John (Hancock) ll 1702–1744 m. Mary Hawke 1711–1798
      1. 1. Mary Hancock 1735–1779
        1. 1. Lucy Perkins 1775–1810
      2. 2. John (Hancock lll Signer of The Declaration of) Independence 1737–1793 m. Dorothy ("Dolly") Quincy 1747–1830
        1. 1. Lydia Hancock 1776–1777
        2. 2. John (George Washington "Johnny") Hancock 1778–1787
      3. 3. Ebenezer Hancock 1741–1819 m. Elizabeth Lowell 1744–1827
        1. 1. Vachel (Hancock.) ????? 1770–
        2. 2. John Hancock 1774–1859
        3. 3. Thomas Hancock\\\ 1769–1841
      4. 4. Daughter Hancock 1741–
      5. 5. Mary Hancock 1742–1779
    2. 2. Thomas Hancock 1703–1764 m. Lydia Henchman 1714–1776
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hancock 1705–1785 m. Rev. (Jonathan) Bowman 1704–1775
    4. 4. Rev. (Ebenezer) Hancock 1710–1740
    5. 5. Lucy Hancock 1713–1768 m. Rev. (Nichols Bowes \ Boews) Husband#1 1706–1775 m. Rev. (Samuel Cooke) Husband#2 1709–1783
      1. 1. Lucy (Bowes \) Boews 1736–1789 m. Rev. (Jonas) Clarke 1730–1805
        1. 1. Jonas Clarke 1760–1828
        2. 2. Mary Clarke 1762–1805
        3. 3. Elizabeth Clarke 1763–1844
        4. 4. Sarah Clarke 1774–1843
    6. 6. Lydia Hancock 1705–
    7. 7. Lucy Hancock 1706–
  7. 7. Abigail Hancock 1675–1761
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Prentice) Hancock 1677–1749 m. Benjamin Wyman 1674–1737
  9. 9. Solomon Hancock 1679–1700
  10. 10. Ebenezer Hancock 1681–1710 m. Susanna Clarke 1682–1770
    1. 1. Susannah Hancock 1707–1759 m. Ebenezer (Wyeth) Sr 1689–1754
  11. 11. Joseph Hancock 1683–1684
  12. 12. Thomas Hancock 1685–1721
  13. 13. Mary Hancock 1687–
  14. 14. Nathaniel Hancock 1665–1665

Mary Prentice's Timeline

2 Records

1644
25 September 1644
Birth of Mary Prentice in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1699
20 September 1699
Age 55
Death of Mary Prentice in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1644
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 124.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSK
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1699
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary Prentice Hancock 20 Sep 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1699
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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