Martha
Hancock
Born in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hancock
and Martha (Bragg) Hancock
Sister of
John Hancock [half], Betty Hancock [half], Henry Hancock, Nathan Hancock, Timothy Hancock, Abijah Hancock, Elias Hancock, Olive Hancock, Rowland Hancock and Trypheney Hancock
Wife of
Robert Blake
— married
7 Jan 1768 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[children unknown]
Died
at age 36
in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2013
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Biography
Daughter of John Hancock and Martha Bragg. First wife of Robert Blake whom she married 7 Jan 1768 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. She died in 1781. After her death he married Lydia (Smith) Mann.
Work in progress
Sources
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JM-44Z : accessed 23 January 2016), John Hancock in entry for Martha Hancock, 12 May 1745; citing , ; FHL microfilm 886,859.
- "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-HGKQ : 24 November 2022), Robert Blake and Martha Hancock, 1768.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28124292/martha-blake: accessed 15 October 2023), memorial page for Martha Hancock Blake (12 May 1745–26 Nov 1781), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28124292, citing Shepardville Cemetery, Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Deborah A Smith (contributor 46582517).
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