GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003051
NameJohn Hancock
Title
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1671-03-01 - d. 1752-12-06 (new)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Commonplace book of John Hancock: MS Am 121manuscript owner - Sermon notes, 1686-1687: MS Am 121.1
Linked SermonsMr Elijah Corlets funeral sermon -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on Hebrews 11:29 -- dedicatee (autograph: yes)Sermon [1] on Job 19:25 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on Hebrews 11:29 -- dedicatee (autograph: yes)Sermon [2] on Job 19:25 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 Kings 8:46 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Peter 3:18 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Acts 17:30 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Colossians 1:13 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Colossians 1:13 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Ephesians 4:18 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Ezekiel 16:20 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 12:10 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 12:12 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 12:6 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 12:9 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Hebrews 5:7 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Isaiah 26:10 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Isaiah 48:17 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on John 13:31 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Judges 2:10 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Judges 2:10 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Matthew 1:2 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Micah 7:14 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 3:13 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 8:17 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 8:36 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 144:3 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 12:1 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 6:23 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 6:23 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 7:8 -- notetaker (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 8:3 -- notetaker (autograph: no)
Linked ReportsSermon reports -- scribe
Associated PlacesHarvard College (University) -- Place of StudyCambridge Grammar School -- PostLexington -- PostMedford -- Post
Source of DataCatherine Evans
Biographical Sources ConsultedThe New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1877) p. 330.
Other NoteLikely the dedicatee of sermons in the George Curwen Papers, Sermons 1700-1717, Vol. 2: MSS 45. Hancock graduated from Harvard in 1689 and was ordained the same year He taught at the Grammar School at Cambridge from 1691. He was appointed as preacher at Medford in 1692. He was invited to preach at Lexington in 1697 and remained pastor there until his death, for 55 years.
GEMMS record createdJuly 21, 2020
GEMMS record last editedJuly 27, 2020