John Hancock Jr.
Reverend Colonel John Hancock Jr. was a colonial American clergyman, soldier, planter, politician. He was father of politician John Hancock. Hancock was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, and was a son of Colonel John Hancock [Sr.] and Elizabeth Clark. The Hancock Cemetery is named after him.
Biography
Hancock graduated from Harvard College in 1719 and served as a librarian there from 1723 to 1726. He was ordained on November 2, 1726, and settled in Quincy, Massachusetts, as pastor of United First [Parish Church|United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts] until his death. He also owned one Slavery in the [colonial history of the United States|household slave].He died when his son John was seven years old. Soon after, John's mother sent him to live with his father's brother, Thomas Hancock. He was buried at the Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, which was named in his honor.