My relative … John Hancock
Posted by Harry Bishop on May 24th, 2010
2010
May 24
Yes, that John Hancock, the first signer of the US Declaration of Independence, whose name became synonymous with signing your signature. Turns out we’re related.

Okay, he’s not that direct a relative, his father remarried into my Perkins ancestor tree, but it’s still neat when you find somebody in your family tree who you recognize from history books (even if in this case it’s another country’s texts).



