Samuel (2), eldest son of Governor Thomas Hinckley and his first wife, Mary (Richards) Hinckley, was born February 14. 1652, in Barnstable. and passed his life in that town, where he died March 19, 1697. He was a soldier in King Phillip's war, and was one of the grantees of the town of Gorham, in the district of Maine. He was married November 13, 1676, to Sarah, daughter of Captain John Pope, of Sandwich. After his death she became the second wife of Thomas Hutch- ins, of Barnstable. Children of Samuel (2) Hinckley were: Mercy (died young), Mehitable, Thomas, Seth, Samuel, Elnathan (died young), Job, Shubael, Mercy, Josiah and Elnathan.
