Born in Dublin, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Timothy Forbes
and Sarah (Sparrow) Forbes
Sister of
Alexander Forbes, Samuel Forbes, Anna (Forbes) Courtenay, Timothy Forbes, James Forbes, Sarah (Forbes) Strangman, Jane Forbes and Katherine (Forbes) Hoope
Wife of
John Hancock
— married
7 Jul 1725 in Dublin, Ireland
Descendants 
Died before
before age 37
in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2015
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Biography
Mary was a Friend (Quaker)
Sources
- Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMM11M-11%2F0082&parentid=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBIRTH%2F2808 : accessed 15 June 2021), birth of Mary Forbes in Dublin on 5d 8mo (Oct) 1706, father: Timothy, mother: Sarah; citing Dublin MM Family lists 1655-1699, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
- “Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Marriages,” database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMARR%2F10481G : accessed 15 June 2021), marriage of John Hancock and Mary Forbes daughter of Timothy Forbes of Dublin in Dublin on 7d 7mo (Sep) 1725; citing Register of marriages, DUBLIN, 1859, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
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