Hancock-Clarke House (Lexington, Mass.)

found: NUCMC data from Lexington Historical Society for Rev. Jonas Clarke family papers, 1660-1947(Hancock-Clarke House; Lexington, Mass.)

found: Wikipedia, Oct. 15, 2009(Hancock-Clarke House; Lexington, Mass.; Early Georgian; operated as museum by Lexington Historical Society; built 1737 probably by Thomas Hancock, son of Rev. John Hancock (grandfather of first signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence); Rev. John Hancock lived in the house as did his successor Rev. Jonas Clarke, both being eloquent supporters of the colonial cause; was the boyhood home of John Hancock, the patriot who came to live with his grandfather in 1744. On the evening of Apr. 18, 1775, John Hancock and Samuel Adams, having attended the Mass. Provincial Congress in Concord were guests of Rev. Clarke but were forewarned by William Dawes and Paul Revere with news of advancing British troops. House contains furnishings and portraits owned by the Hancock and Clarke families and includes relics of Apr. 19, 1775)