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By E. ALFRED JONES


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HIS book has been compiled under the auspices of the National
Society of Colonial Dames of America, whose help has gone far

to make its publication possible.
To Mrs Barrett Wendell, the National Chairman of the committee
appointed to undertake the search for church silver, especial thanks
are due for her enthusiastic support of the project from the beginning.
To my friend, Mr Francis H. Bigelow of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the
originator of the plan to bring out this book, I cannot adequately express my
indebtedness. By his labours alone has its publication been made possible, and he
has shown his zeal further by making an inventory of the church silver of Massa-
chusetts, a task accomplished in spite of much discouragement, which has occu-
pied much of his time during the last five years. The success of the exhibition of
silver at the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston in 1911 is largely attributable to
his zeal and enthusiasm. His contributions to the genealogies of the donors, in
this book, have also been considerable.
The State societies have rendered assistance through the following Colonial
Dames: Mrs Elihu Chauncey of New York, who was not only largely instru-
mental in organizing the exhibition of church silver in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art at New York in 1911, but has also contributed biographical notes of the
donors, for this book; Mrs Francis B. Gummere, who has thoroughly searched
Pennsylvania for silver, and has supplied genealogical and historical details of
great interest.
I have also to thank the following Colonial Dames who had the laborious task of
compiling lists of silver in their states: - *
Mrs Langdon Cheves and Mrs E. H. Pringle, South Carolina; Mrs James Sprunt,
North Carolina; Mrs J. Ernest-Smith, Delaware; Miss Anne MacIlvaine, New
Jersey; Miss Elizabeth Chew Williams, Maryland; Mrs James H. Maupin,
Virginia; Mrs Steinmetz, Pennsylvania; Mrs Marcus M. Benjamin, in the District
of Columbia; Mrs Lucas Brodhead, Kentucky; and Mrs Joseph R. Lamar,
Georgia. Mrs E. L. Johnson was instrumental in organizing the exhibition of
Rhode Island silver at the School of Design at Providence in 1911.
Among others who have rendered help are Mrs William Ruffin Cox, president
of the National Society of Colonial Dames, and Miss Sarah H. Crocker, treasurer
of the fund.
My friend, Mr R. T. Haines Halsey of New York, deserves high praise for his
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efforts towards the collection of the names of American silversmiths. The fruit
of his labours, extending over several years, is apparent in the admirable intro-
ductions to the catalogues of the exhibitions of American silver at Boston in
1906 and in New York in 1911, and in the long lists of silversmiths contained
in those catalogues. -
Another friend, Mr George M. Curtis of Meriden, has made a thorough survey
of the church silver in Connecticut, and has contributed a valuable history of
the silversmiths of that state to the catalogue of the exhibition of silver in the
Museum of Fine Arts at Boston in 1911. He has also furnished some of the
photographs used in this book. .
Miss Florence V. Paull, of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, deserves the thanks
of all lovers of old silver for her untiring efforts in making successful the exhibi-
tions in 1906 and 1911 in that museum. The results of her knowledge of old
silver are shown in the catalogues of those exhibitions. Of her enthusiasm and
readiness to help me in my examination of this silver, I have a pleasant recollec-
tion. -
To my friend, Mr H. W. Kent, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
who was one of the organizers and compilers of the catalogue of the exhibition
of church silver in that museum in 1911, my thanks are due for much help.
Mr John Ware Willard's share in this work has resulted in the discovery of many
names of Massachusetts' silversmiths and much other information of historical
interest. *
Mr Hollis French has furnished me with photographs of most of the makers'
marks illustrated here.
The following ladies have contributed genealogical notes on the donors: Miss
Idelle Keyes of Boston; Miss Mary F. Patterson and Miss Claire Bliven of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island; and especially Mrs E. E. Rogers of Norwich, Connecticut.
Acknowledgments of the contributions of other helpers are made throughout
the book. -
The Rev. E. E. Dorling, M.A., has supplied notes on the heraldry, and Mr E.
Voet, junior, has sent me notes on Dutch marks. My friend, Mr F. G. M. Beck,
M.A., of Clare college, Cambridge, has rendered me assistance in various
directions. - -
Savage's Genealogical History of New England has been of great service in the
compilation of genealogies, as have the Vital Records of various towns.
The excellent photographs of most of the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island silver were made by Mr William Stone of Boston. Those of the silver
exhibited at New York and Washington were done by the Metropolitan museum
of Art and the National museum respectively.
E. ALFRED JONES
LIST OF PLATES
Plate 1. Nº 1. Three vessels, Abingdon parish, Gloucester county, Va.; N° 2.
Three vessels, Aquia church, Stafford county, Virginia Facing page lxxxviii
Plate II. Two beakers, First Reformed church, Albany 2
Plate III. Four vessels, St Peter's church, Albany 4.
Plate Iv. N° 1. Two vessels, All Hallows' parish, Anne Arundel county,
Maryland; Nº. 2. Four vessels, St Anne's parish, Annapolis, Maryland 6
Plate v. N° 1. Six vessels, St Paul's church, Augusta, Georgia; Nº. 2. Nine
vessels, Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia 8
Plate vi. Nº I. Group of vessels, First Parish church, Beverly, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Three beakers, East Parish Congregational church, Barn-
stable, Massachusetts - I O
Plate vil. Two beakers, Reformed church, Bergen, New Jersey I 2
Plate viii. Governor John Winthrop's cup, First church, Boston I 8
Plate Ix. Nº 1. English cup, 1626–27, First church, Boston; N° 2, English
cup, 1638–39, First church, Boston - 2O
Plate x. English cup, 1639–40, First church, Boston 22
Plate xi. Group of vessels, First church, Boston - 24.
Plate xII. Dutch beaker, First church, Boston 26
Plate xIII. Group of vessels, First church, Boston 3O
Plate xiv. Dish, First church, Boston : 34.
Plate xv. Group of vessels, Second church, Boston - 36
Plate xvi. Group of vessels, Second church, Boston 38
Plate xvii. Group of vessels, First Baptist church, Boston 4-4.
Plate xviii. English cup, 1607-08, Old South church, Boston 46
Plate xix. English cup, circa 1650, Old South church, Boston 48
Plate xx. Group of vessels, Old South church, Boston - 5 O
Plate xxi. French chalice, Old South church, Boston 52
Plate xxii. Dutch beaker, Old South church, Boston 54.
Plate xxiii. Group of vessels, Old South church, Boston 56
Plate xxiv. German beaker, Old South church, Boston 58
Plate xxv. Group of vessels, King's chapel, Boston 6o
Plate xxvi. Group of vessels, King's chapel, Boston - 64
Plate xxvii. Group of vessels, Brattle Street church, Boston 68
Plate xxviii. Group of vessels, New South church, Boston - 72
Plate xxix. Group of vessels, Christ Church, Boston 74.
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Plate xxx. Group of vessels, Long Lane or Federal Street, now Arlington
Street, church, Boston
Plate xxxi. Group of vessels, Hollis Street church, Boston
Plate xxxii. Group of vessels, Trinity church, Boston
Plate xxxiii. Nº I. Group of vessels, West church, Boston; N° 2, Group of
vessels, Park Street church, Boston
Plate xxxiv. N° 1. Three vessels, First Congregational church, Bridgeport;
N° 2. A flagon, First Reformed church, Fishkill, New York; Nº. 3. A
tankard, Baptist church, Warren, Rhode Island .
Plate xxxv. N° 1. Eight beakers, First Congregational church, Bristol, Rhode
Island; Nº. 2. Two beakers, United Congregational church, Little
Compton, Rhode Island; Two cups, First Baptist church, Newport,
Rhode Island -
Plate xxxvi. Nº 1. Five vessels, St Michael's church, Bristol, Rhode Island;
N° 2. Two vessels, St Paul’s church, Wickford, Rhode Island, and St
George's church, Newport, Rhode Island *
Plate xxxvii. Group of vessels, First parish, Brookline, Massachusetts
Plate xxxviii. Two beakers, New Utrecht Reformed church, Brooklyn,
New York . *
Plate xxxix. French chalice, St Mary's church, Burlington, New Jersey
Plate XL. A paten, and chalice with paten-cover, St Mary's church,
Burlington, New Jersey .
Plate xli. A beaker, St Mary's church, Burlington, New Jersey
Plate xlii. Four tankards and basin, First parish, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Plate xliii. Group of vessels, Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Plate xliv. Two services, St Philip's church, Charleston, South Carolina
Plate xlv. N° 1. Dish, St Philip's church, Charleston, South Carolina; Nº. 2.
Two chalices, Pompeon Hill church, St Thomas's parish, and a beaker,
St Matthew's church, Orangeburg, both in South Carolina
Plate xlvi. N° 1. Group of vessels, Independent or Congregational church,
Charleston, South Carolina; Nº. 2. Four vessels, First Presbyterian
church, Charleston, South Carolina
Plate xlvii. Nº I. Four vessels, St Michael's church, Charleston, South
Carolina; Nº. 2. Two vessels, Christ Church parish, South Carolina
Plate xlviii. Eight vessels, First Parish church, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Plate xlix. Nº 1. Two vessels, First Congregational society, Chelmsford,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Two beakers, First Congregational society,
Cohasset, Massachusetts - -
Plate L. Nº 1. Four vessels, St Paul's church, Chester, Pennsylvania; Nº. 2.
Two vessels, Holy Trinity church, Oxford, Pennsylvania
Plate LI. N° 1. Christ Church parish, Lancaster county, Virginia; N° 2.
Donation church, Lynnhaven parish, Virginia
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Plate LII. N° 1. Eleven vessels, First parish, Concord, Massachusetts; N° 2.
Seven vessels, First Congregational church, Deerfield, Mass. Facing page 136
Plate LIII. Fifteen vessels, First church, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Plate Liv. Five vessels, First church, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Plate Lv. N° 1. Eight vessels, First Congregational church, Duxbury,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Six vessels, Congregational church, Essex,
Massachusetts
Plate LVI. English cup, 1631-32, Newman Congregational church, East
Providence, Rhode Island .
Plate LVII. Eight vessels, Newman Congregational church, East Providence,
Rhode Island
Plate Lviii. A beaker, Newman Congregational church, East Providence,
Rhode Island
Plate Lix. Nº 1. Two beakers, Congregational church, East Windsor,
Connecticut; N° 2. Three vessels, Congregational church, Fairfield,
Connecticut
Plate Lx. Nº 1. Five vessels, St Paul’s church, Edenton, North Carolina;
N° 2. Four vessels, Christ Church, New Bern, North Carolina
Plate LXI. Nº I. Eight beakers, First Congregational church, Exeter, New
Hampshire; N° 2. Seven caudle cups, First Church of Christ, Farming-
ton, Connecticut -
Plate LXII. Two beakers, Reformed Dutch church, Flatbush, Long
Island -
Plate LXIII. N° 1. Two beakers, Reformed Dutch church, Flatbush, Long
Island; N° 2. Three mugs, First Presbyterian church, Frankfort,
Kentucky -
Plate Lxiv. A beaker, Reformed church, Flatlands, Long Island
Plate Lxv. Group of vessels, Georgetown Roman Catholic university
Plate Lxvi. German ciborium, Georgetown Roman Catholic university
Plate Lxvii. Nº 1. Two vessels, Farnham parish, Richmond county,
Virginia; Nº. 2. Three vessels, Great Choptank parish, Dorchester
county, Maryland
Plate LXVIII. N° 1. Three vessels, Congregational church, Greens Farms,
Westport, Connecticut; N° 2. Eight beakers and a basin, First Con-
gregational church, Guilford, Connecticut
Plate LXIx. Nº 1. Five vessels, First parish, Groton, Massachusetts; Nº. 2.
Six vessels, Congregational church, Hamilton, Massachusetts
Plate Lxx. Nº 1. Two beakers, Congregational church, Hampton, New
Hampshire; Nº. 2. Three beakers, First Congregational society, Hamp-
ton Falls, New Hampshire -
Plate Lxxi. English chalice and patens, St.John's church, Hampton (Elizabeth
City parish), Elizabeth City county, Virginia
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Plate LXXII. N° 1. Mug, First Church of Christ, Hartford, Connecticut;
N° 2. Cup, Christ Church, Hartford, Connecticut Facing page 2 ob
Plate LXXIII. N° 1. Ten cups, First Congregational church, Hatfield, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Four cups, Methodist Episcopal church, Hull, Massa-
chusetts 2 IO
Plate Lxxiv. N° 1. Two vessels, St George's church, Hempstead, Long
Island; N° 2. Chalice and paten, Christ Church, Shrewsbury, New
Jersey 2 I 4.
Plate Lxxv. N° 1. Fourteen beakers, First parish, Hingham, Massachusetts;
N° 2. Twelve beakers, Third Congregational society, Hingham, Massa-
chusetts 2 I 6
Plate LXXVI. Two groups of vessels, Hungars parish, Northampton county,
Virginia 22 O
Plate Lxxvii. Nº 1. Three vessels, Presbyterian church, Hyattsville, Prince
George's county, Maryland; Nº. 2. Two mugs, Presbyterian church,
Rehoboth and Pitts Creek, Maryland -
Plate LXXVIII. N° 1. Twelve beakers, First Congregational church, Ipswich,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Eight vessels, South church, Ipswich, Massa-
chusetts - 226
Plate Lxxix. Chalice and a basin, Jamestown Old church, Virginia 232
Plate Lxxx, N° 1. Chalice and paten-cover, North Elk, or St Mary Anne
parish, Cecil county, Maryland; N° 2 and 3. Two chalices and paten-
covers, King George's parish, King George's county, Maryland 234.
Plate Lxxxi. Two beakers, First Reformed church, Kingston, New York 236
Plate LXXXII. N° 1. Chalice and flagon, Immanuel church, New Castle,
Delaware; N° 2. Three vessels, St Peter's church, Lewes, Delaware 242
Plate LXXXIII. N° 1. Ten vessels, First Congregational society, Lexington, .
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Nine beakers, First Congregational church, Lin- -
coln, Massachusetts 246
Plate Lxxxiv. N° 1. One cup, First church, Lynnfield (formerly Second
church of Lynn), Massachusetts; N° 2. Group of vessels, First Church of
Christ, Lynn, Massachusetts º 254.
Plate LXXXV. N° 1. Two vessels, Mapsico church, Charles City county, -
Virginia; Nº. 2. Two vessels, Westover parish, Charles City county,
Virginia 258
Plate LXXXVI. Nº I. Three beakers, First Congregational church, Marble-
head, Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Eight vessels, First Congregational church,
Marblehead, Massachusetts \ .
Plate LXXXVII. Nº I. Seven vessels, First church, Malden, Massachusetts;
N” 2. Group of vessels, Second Congregational society, Marblehead,
Massachusetts 266
Plate Lxxxviii. N° 1. Two vessels, Martin's Brandon parish, Prince George
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county, Virginia; Nº. 2. Six vessels, Memorial church, Richmond,
Virginia -
Plate Lxxxix. Group of vessels, First parish, Medford, Massachusetts
Plate xc. N° 1. Nine vessels, Center Congregational church, Meriden,
Connecticut; Nº. 2. Seven vessels, First Congregational church, Milford,
Connecticut
Plate xci. Nº I. Beaker, St Luke's chapel, Berkeley Divinity school, Middle-
town, Connecticut; N° 2. Eleven vessels, First Church of Christ, Middle-
town, Connecticut
Plate XCII. Nº I. Group of vessels, First Congregational parish, Milton,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Group of vessels, North parish of North Andover,
Massachusetts
Plate XCIII. Nº I. Three beakers, Congregational church, Newbury, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Group of vessels, First Religious society, Newburyport,
Massachusetts -
Plate xcIv. N° 1. Eight caudle cups and a basin, First Church of Christ,
New Haven, Connecticut; N° 2. Five vessels, Trinity church, New
Haven, Connecticut & -
Plate xcv. N° 1. Baptismal basin, Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island;
N° 2. Three vessels, Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island
Plate xcvi. Ornaments, Jewish synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
Plate xcvH. N° 1. Beaker, First Congregational church, New London, Con-
necticut; N° 2. Seven vessels, Congregational church, North Haven,
Connecticut
Plate xcviii. N° 1. Seven vessels, First church, Newton, Massachusetts; Nº. 2.
Six vessels, St Mary's church, Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
Plate xcix. Two beakers, Collegiate church, New York city
Plate c. Two beakers, Collegiate church, New York city
Plate ci. N°1. Tankard, First Presbyterian church, New York city; Nº. 2.
Baptismal basin, South Reformed church, New York city
Plate cII. William and Mary service, Trinity church, New York city
Plate cIII. Queen Anne service, Trinity church, New York city
Plate civ. N° 1. Alms basin, Trinity church, New York city; Nº. 2.
George III service, Trinity church, New York city
Plate cy. Bowl, Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York city
Plate cvi. Four vessels, Christ Church, Norfolk, Virginia
Plate cvii. Nº 1. Seven vessels, First Congregational church and society,
Northborough, Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Three vessels, First parish,
Pepperell, Massachusetts
Plate cviii. Chalice and paten-cover, St Peter's church, Perth Amboy, New
Jersey
Plate cIX. N* I and 2. Small chalice with paten-cover and a paten, St Peter's
Facing page 270
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church, Perth Amboy; Nº. 3. Chalice and paten-cover, Trinity church,
Swedesborough, New Jersey; Nº. 4. Beaker, St Anne's parish, Middle-
town, Delaware
Plate cx, N° 1. Bowl, St Luke's church, Germantown, Pennsylvania; N° 2.
Bowl, St James's church, Philadelphia; N° 3. Tankard, Gloria Dei (Old
Swedes) church, Philadelphia
Plate cxi. Beaker, Christ Church, Philadelphia
Plate cKII. Four vessels, Christ Church, Philadelphia
Plate cxiii. Four vessels, Christ Church, Philadelphia
Plate cxlv. N° 1. Group of vessels, First Baptist church, Philadelphia; Nº. 2.
Three vessels, Second Presbyterian church, Philadelphia
Plate czv. N° 1 and 3. Two vessels, St Joseph's Roman Catholic church,
Philadelphia; Nº. 2. Ciborium, St Mary's Roman Catholic church,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Plate czvi. Nº I. Seven vessels, First parish, Plymouth, Massachusetts;
N° 2. Three vessels, First Parish in Falmouth, now Portland, Maine
Plate cxvii. Nº I. Cup, First Congregational church, Princeton, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Tankard, South parish, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire -
Plate czviii. N° 1. Group of vessels, Prince William's parish, South Carolina;
N° 2. Three vessels, St Paul’s church, Summerville, South Carolina
Plate cKix. Nº 1. Six vessels, St John's church, Providence, Rhode Island;
N° 2. Six vessels, Grace church, Providence, Rhode Island
Plate cKx. Nº 1. Three vessels, Queen Anne's parish (Leeland), Maryland;
N° 2. Two vessels, Queen Caroline parish, Maryland
Plate cxxi. Group of vessels, First Congregational society (Unitarian),
Quincy, Massachusetts e
Plate cxxii. N° 1. Eight vessels, First Unitarian society, Revere, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Six beakers, First Congregational church, Rowley,
Massachusetts
Plate cxxiii. N° 1. Three vessels, St George's parish, Harford county, Mary-
land; Nº. 2. Two vessels, St James's parish, Anne Arundel county, Mary-
land
Plate cyxiv. N° 1. Three vessels, St Margaret's, Westminster parish, Mary-
land; Nº. 2. Three vessels, St Michael's parish, Talbot county, Mary-
land
Plate cKxv. N° 1. Four vessels, St Paul's church, Baltimore, Maryland;
N° 2. Two vessels, St Paul's parish, Kent county, Maryland
Plate cKxvi. Nº 1. Three vessels, St Paul's parish, Queen Anne's county,
Maryland; Nº. 2. Two vessels, St Thomas's church, Garrison Forest,
Baltimore county, Maryland
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Plate cºxvii. Nº 1. Six vessels, First Congregational society, Salem, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 2. Five mugs, Tabernacle church, Salem, Mass. Facing page 422
Plate CXXVIII. N° 1. Two cups, Presbyterian church, Setauket, Long Island,
New York; Nº. 2. Two cups, First Presbyterian church, Southold,
Long Island, New York -
Plate Cxxix. Nº 1. Four beakers, First parish, Sandwich, Massachusetts;
N” 2. Three vessels, First Parish church (Universalist), Saugus, Massa-
chusetts; Nº. 3. Three beakers, First parish, Scituate, Massachusetts
Plate Cxxx, N° 1. Three vessels, Congregational church, Shrewsbury, Massa-
chusetts; N° 2. Four vessels, First Congregational church, South Ber-
wick, Maine
Plate Cxxxi. Nº 1. Three vessels, Somerset parish, Somerset county,
Maryland; Nº. 2. Three vessels, Stepney parish, Somerset county,
Maryland
Plate cxxxii. N° 1. Tankard, First Presbyterian church, Trenton, New
Jersey; Nº. 2. Four mugs, First Presbyterian church, Southampton, Long
Island, New York
Plate cKXXIII. N° 1. Paten, Trinity church, Southport, Connecticut; N°2.
Four vessels, St John's church, Stamford, Connecticut
Plate cxxxiv. N° 1. Eight vessels, Congregational church, Stratford, Con-
necticut; N° 2. Eightvessels, Congregational church, Westchester parish,
Connecticut
Plate cKxxv. Three vessels, First Reformed church, Tarrytown, New
York
Plate cKxxvi. Nº I. Two chalices, Vauter's church, St Ann's parish, Essex
county, Virginia; N° 2. Four vessels, Ware church, Gloucester county,
Virginia
Plate cºxxvii. Nº I. Eight vessels, First Congregational church, Wakefield,
Massachusetts; N° 2. Five pieces, First parish, Weston, Massachusetts
Plate cKxxviii. Five tankards and two cups, First parish, Watertown,
Massachusetts
Plate cxxxix. Nº I. Three vessels, Congregational church, West Barnstable,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Eight vessels, First parish, West Roxbury, Massa-
chusetts
Plate CXL. Four vessels, Christ Church (Bruton parish), Williamsburg,
Virginia
Plate cKLI. Nº I. Paten, St John's church, Hampton, Elizabeth City
county, Virginia; Nº. 2. Paten, Northern diocese of Virginia; Nº. 3.
Chalice, Whitechapel church, St Mary's parish, Lancaster county, Vir-
1Illa.
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Plate cxliii. Nº I. Seven pieces, First Congregational church, Woburn,
Massachusetts; Nº. 2. Two vessels, Congregational church, Woodbridge,
Connecticut Facing page 5o 2
Plate cKLiv. N° 1. Two vessels, Wycomico church, Northumberland county,
Virginia; Nº. 2. Two vessels, Grace church, Yorktown, Virginia 5 IO
Plate cylv. N°1. Dish,Jamestown Old church, Virginia; N*2. Chalice, Em-
manuel church, Jenkinsbridge, Accomac county, Virginia; Nº. 3.
Chalice, St George's church, Pongoteague, Accomac county, Virginia 512
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INTRODUCTION

VER two thousand pieces of silver anterior to the year 1825 are
described and more than a thousand are illustrated in this book.
Of these about one thousand six hundred and forty were made by
American silversmiths. The remainder consists chiefly of English
plate, which numbers over two hundred and fifty pieces. The other
European plate comprises seven Dutch and two German beakers; two French
chalices, an ostensorium and a pair of cruets; a German ciborium; an Italian
ciborium; a Spanish dish; and a Swedish chalice, paten and wafer box.
The fifteen churches at Boston contain two hundred and sixty-two of these pieces.
No fewer than five hundred and seventy-seven silver beakers, over fifty-six of Beakers.
these being of American workmanship, are included here. More than half this
number were made after the year 1750.
This variety of drinking vessel was adopted by the Puritans of New England as
a communion cup because of its simplicity and unsacerdotal charaćter. Its early
significance as a Puritan cup would seem to have been lost in some parts of New
England after 1750, for in a will of 1765, Rev. Theophilus Hall, pastor of the
Congregational church at Meriden,Connecticut, bequeathed a “fashionable silver
cup” to that church, this being a beaker.
Before describing the beakers in this book, an attempt will be made to sketch the
history of this vessel from the earliest times.
It was made of glass and doubtless of silver by the Greeks and Romans. Coming
to Christian times, it was known in glass to the Anglo-Saxons, as may be con-
firmed by a visit to the British museum, where the history of this vessel is further
illustrated by the thirteenth-century Saracenic beaker of enamelled glass, found
at Aleppo in Syria, and by an Arab glass beaker of the next century. It is re-
corded that in Venice, as early as the thirteenth century, glass beakers of cylin-
drical form with wide splayed lips were made. A fourteenth-century specimen
of this type, painted in enamel with figures of the Virgin and Child and of
St Peter and St Paul, and inscribed: “DNIA mater Regis Altissimi ora p pa,” is
in the British museum. Venetian glass beakers of the sixteenth century may be
seen in several public museums. -
While many priceless mediaeval beakers in gold and silver have been destroyed
and transformed into coin in times of stress and wars, abundant evidence of their
frequent use may be found in old inventories, in illuminated manuscripts and other

SOUlſCCS,
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Italian
beakers.
Flemish
beakers.
French
beakers.
Swiss
beakers.
Cylindrical beakers in the precious metals were used at the banquet in 1352,
when the Order de l'étoile was instituted, and in the banquet given by Charles V
of France to the emperor Charles IV in 1378. These alas! have perished.
Beakers are shown in the engraving of a sideboard, in a volume published at
Dilingen in 1587, describing the ceremonies at Prague, when the archduke
Ferdinand of Austria invested the emperor Rudolf II and the archdukes Carl and
Ernest with the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Confirmation of the use of the beaker in Italy in mediaeval times may be had in
the picture of the “Adoration of the Kings,” attributed to Andrea Orcagna
(1308–68), in the National Gallery, London, wherein is shown a golden beaker
with a cover.
What is perhaps a more interesting and familiar instance is in Leonardo da Vinci's
celebrated work, the “Last Supper,” where glass beakers are depićted.
Gold and silver beakers are frequently depicted in Flemish pićtures of the late
fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, more particularly in those by Hans
Memlinc, Gerard David, Roger van der Weyden, and Quentin Metsys, in sacred
subjećts such as the Adoration of the Magi. A beaker may be seen in a Flemish
illuminated miniature of about 1496, representing “Dives and Lazarus,” in the
breviary of Isabella, queen of Spain, now in the British museum.
Two important fifteenth-century Flemish beakers with covers are in public
museums in England. The first is richly enamelled and is in the Vićtoria and
Albert museum, while the second, decorated with scenes in niello of sports and
occupations of children, is in the British museum.
What is perhaps the only French mediaeval covered silver beaker extant to-day is
the celebrated piece with the Paris mark for the year 1462–63, which is at Oriel
college, Oxford. -
Early in the eighteenth century a fashion arose in France for small silver beakers.
In shape they are like inverted bells, and the decoration followed that of con-
temporary plate. A French beaker of this kind, dating from about 1750, is in
use as a communion cup in Kirk Barown church in the Isle of Man.
To English and other Protestants, no silver beakers could surpass in historical
interest the three which are preserved in the National Library at Zurich. These
were given in 1562-63 to the Canons’ club in that town, for the purpose of
drinking wine, by the three exiled English bishops, Robert Horn of Winchester,
John Parkhurst of Norwich and John Jewel of Salisbury, in appreciation of the
hospitality of that society during their exile. They were made at Zurich by Felix
Keller (1535-99) from money sent out by the bishops to that club.
Bishop Horn's letter written from Winchester, December 13, 1563, conveying
the gift to his friend, Heinrich Bullinger, the celebrated Swiss reformer, then chief
pastor of Zurich, is as follows: “And when you daily refresh your remembrance
of me in that silver cup, I take it thus, that as nothing can be more gratifying to
me than your kindness and esteem, so it is a source of exceeding pleasure to me
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to be in your frequent recollection, and to be, as it were, constantly before your
eyes. But since a cup of so moderate a price must be very small, I have sent you
fourteen crowns more, together with my coat-of-arms, as you desire, that you
may get a cup made that is larger and more suitable for a large party.” The two
beakers of bishops Horn and Parkhurst stand on three feet of pomegranates, the
symbol of plenty. These plain beakers follow in shape the one with wide splayed
lip and standing on three lions, which is shown in Gerard David's pićture of the
“Marriage Feast at Cana,” in the Louvre.
The beaker is almost as common as a communion vessel in Scotland as in Holland.
Its introdućtion, for sacred and domestic purposes, can be traced, as on the East
coast of England, to traders between that country and the Netherlands, as well
as to Protestant refugees. In Scotland, however, it is confined to the parishes in
the north-east, in the counties of Forfar, Aberdeen, Banff, Moray and Nairn,
and it is not seen in churches south of the Tay, with the single exception of Big-
gar in Lanarkshire. A Dutch beaker, made at Amsterdam early in the seven-
teenth century, and engraved with three panels of human figures and hunting
scenes, is in old Machar church, Aberdeen. Two others with very similar panels
and decoration are the property of King's college, old Aberdeen, having been
given in 1643 by two Prussian alumni. A fourth Dutch beaker, with Amsterdam
marks of the early seventeenth century, in a Scottish church, is at Ellon; this is en-
graved with strapwork and conventional flowers and was given to the church in
1634 by John Kenedie and his wife, Janet Forbes. A copy of this beaker, dated
1642, was made by Walter Melvil, a prosperous silversmith of Aberdeen, and
is in the same church. Aberdeen was the principal centre where this type of
communion vessel was made. That it should be the distributing centre is not sur-
prising, since Aberdeen was the port of entry by which foreign beakers entered
the country. Furthermore, all the Dutch beakers from which the Scottish beakers
were copied are found in that district. Beakers were seldom made by Edinburgh
and other Scottish silversmiths.
Two plain bell-shaped beakers in King Edward church, in Scotland, were given
in 1619 by two brothers, sir Thomas and John Urquhart.
A beaker in the church of Fintray in Aberdeenshire is of interest as showing the
survival in Scotland to a comparatively late date of the conventional strap-work
and foliage; it was made in 1697 by George Walker of Aberdeen.
A plain Scottish communion beaker has been severed from its church in Scotland
and has crossed the Atlantic; it is now at King's college, Windsor, Nova Scotia.
It bears the inscription : “For the Church of Kearn 1663.” This beaker was
made at Aberdeen by Walter Melvil, the maker of the Scottish beaker previously
mentioned. sº e
At the Reformation in Holland, the mediaeval chalice was superseded by a purely
domestic drinking vessel in the form of a beaker. It was adopted as a communion
cup throughout the country, and while most of the sixteenth-century examples
Scottish
beakers.
Dutch
beakers.
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have been lost, many of the seventeenth century are still preserved. The beaker
was made at most of the old towns in Holland. In shape it is cylindrical, and it
varies little in decoration; the lip is usually engraved with a double interlacing
strap-band, enclosing conventional flowers and leaves, from which depend
sprays of flowers. Here and there a beaker may be seen with an engraved
representation of the Last Supper; some are engraved with figures symbolic of
Faith, Hope and Charity; and others are engraved with the arms of donors, and
some with views of the churches to which they belong. In St Bavo's church at
Haarlem is a pair of these communion beakers engraved with the arms of Smits
and showing a view of the old campanile as it appeared in 1645, when these
beakers were made, and as it appears in Gerrit A. Berck-Heyde's pićture, “A view
in Haarlem,” in the National Gallery in London, before its destruction early in the
nineteenth century. This church also contains eight other silver beakers, the
earliest dating from I 592 ; one is dated 1649, two 1653, one I 654, and two
1731, all having been made by Haarlem silversmiths. In the church of Spaarndam,
near Haarlem, is a fine beaker decorated with the conventional interlacing strap-
band and with three panels, containing representations of the Last Supper and
the Ascension, and of a view of the church as it appeared when the beaker was
made by a Haarlem silversmith in 1665 and as it now is; it was given by Dirck
Dircksen Alphen in 1667. This church contains another beaker, elaborately en-
graved with a strap-band and depending sprays of flowers and birds on festoons of
fruit; one Nicolaes van Assendelft was the donor and a Haarlem craftsman the
maker in 1664. Heemstede, another church near Haarlem, contains a pair of
beakers engraved with three views of the church as it stood in 1645, when they
were made by Gaaf Meyndert Fabritius of Haarlem. A view of Bloemendaal
church in the same distrićt is engraved twice on two large beakers in that church,
which were made in 1656 at Haarlem.
The Rijksmuseum at Amsterdam contains a Dutch silver beaker engraved with
figures of Faith, Hope and Charity and dated 1668. Another is engraved with
bands of landscapes and seascapes, and was made in commemoration of the cap-
ture of a large quantity of coin, destined for the Spanish troops stationed along
the Rhine in 1626. Historically, the most interesting example in that museum is
the one made at Rotterdam to commemorate the famous descent of the Dutch
fleet under the command of the celebrated admirals, Michael de Ruyter and Van
Ghent, on the Thames and the Medway in June, 1667. This piece is beautifully
engraved with the usual strap-band and flowers and fruit and a view of the river
Medway with the Dutch warships, “Pro Patria,” “Vrede” and “Funete.” It
was a gift to the commander of the “Pro Patria,” captain John Danielszoon van
de Rijn. In the same museum is a beaker made at Groningen in 1657, the lower
part of which is decorated with flowers, leaves and cherubs and the body engraved
with figures of the three kings, Caspar, Melchior, and Baltasar. For further
evidence of the popularity of the beaker in Holland in the seventeenth century,
XXI)
the “Still-life” pictures of Pieter Claesz and Willem Claesz Heda, which con-
tain many beakers, may be cited. The last of these painters depićts a beaker
standing on lions’ feet, in his “Still-life” pićture in the gallery at Antwerp. A
beaker of the conventional type and ornamented with the interlaced straps and
arabesques, and oval panels, one showing a figure of Faith, is in the “Still-life”
picture of J. Rotius in the Rijks museum at Amsterdam; this would seem to be
embellished along the base with appliqué leaves, as on the American beaker of
St Anne's parish, Middletown, Delaware, which is illustrated on Plate CIX, and
on the two American tankards shown on Plates XXXIV and CI.
An interesting Dutch beaker made at Dordrecht in the seventeenth century and
now in the Metropolitan museum of Art at New York is engraved with two Dutch
apophthegms and the original owner's arms. In the same museum is another
late seventeenth-century Dutch beaker which had belonged to a guild.
Gonville and Caius college at Cambridge contains in its colle&tion of historical
plate a nest of four plain Dutch beakers of the seventeenth century, which is in-
scribed: “Ralph Lord Hopton's Little Kitchen of silver Plate.” It has a pathetic
interest from the fact that it had belonged to lord Hopton, the royalist leader who
died in exile at Bruges in 1652 and was given or left by him to his chaplain,
Richard Watson, a well-known royalist divine, who presented it to the college.
Among other old Dutch silver beakers which may be mentioned is the plain pair,
made at The Hague and presented in 1674 by George Carew to the old English
church in that city. The English Reformed church at Amsterdam, where some of
the Pilgrim Fathers worshipped, contains four silver beakers of 1713, having
been made in that year at Amsterdam and presented by Izaac Sinkeson, an elder
of the church. s
A Dutch beaker has found its way to a church in the Isle of Man, having been
given to St Paul's church, Ramsey, by Dr Thomas Wilson, son of Thomas Wilson,
bishop of Sodor and Man; it was made at Utrecht early in the seventeenth century.
Four early seventeenth-century Dutch beakers from the old Scottish church at
Kampveer in the Netherlands are now in Manchester cathedral. They were pre-
sented by earl Egerton of Tatton, who found them in a shop in the Strand some
years ago. They bear inscriptions in English and Latin and the first verse of Psalm
CXXXIII rendered thus: “Brotherlie unitie is good and pleasant.”
There are some Dutch beakers of the eighteenth century in the Reformed Dutch
church of St Thomas in the Danish West Indies.
Beakers of this kind were also made of pewter in the Netherlands, both for sacra-
mental and domestic purposes, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. An
old Dutch beaker of pewter, dated 1708, was exhibited at New York by the
Long Island Historical Society in 191 I.
Seven old Dutch silver beakers are in American churches, five of these having
been made at Haarlem. The first, which is illustrated on Plate XII, is in the First
church at Boston, and was made at Amsterdam in 1637 and is believed to be the
Dutch
beakers in
American
churches.
XXII)
English
beakers.
“silver tunn” bequeathed by Rev. John Cotton, the celebrated teacher of this
church. The second, illustrated on Plate XXII, is in the Old South church at
Boston, and was made at Haarlem in 1643. Its first owner was Martha Saffin,
daughter of captain Thomas Willett, the first English mayor of New York.
A third beaker, in the First Reformed church at Albany, was wrought at Haarlem
in 1660. This was copied for the same church in 1678 by Ahasuerus Hendricks,
a Dutch silversmith who had emigrated to New York some three years previously.
Both are illustrated on Plate II, the Dutch beaker being N° 1.
Two beakers belonging to the Collegiate church, New York, are illustrated on
Plate XCIX, both having been made at Haarlem in 1638 and 1645.
The sixth Dutch beaker is in the old Dutch church at the entrance to “Sleepy
Hollow” near Tarrytown, made famous by Washington Irving in his story
of Ichabod Crane in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It was wrought in 1655 at
Haarlem and was presented to this church by Catharina van Cortlant, who with
her husband, Fredryck Flypse, lord of the manor of Philipsburgh, built this
church in 1699. This historical beaker is illustrated on Plate CXXXV, with an
American beaker and basin given by the same Fredryck Flypse.
The seventh beaker is the unusual specimen of about 17oo, in St Mary's church,
Burlington, New Jersey, the supposed gift of colonel Robert Quary. This beaker
has a cover, surmounted by a crown, as may be seen on Plate XLI.
Some of these Dutch beakers, as will be observed from the descriptions, are
engraved with panels of figures, symbolical of the Virtues.
Although occasionally found in country churches, the beaker never became a
popular communion vessel in England in Post-Reformation times, as it did in
Holland and Scotland. Those which are at present preserved in churches date
from the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries,
and are similar in shape and decoration to the Dutch beakers, except that the
symbolical figures of Faith, Hope and Charity, and other sacred subjects have
not been copied. A beaker of this kind is at Kirk German in the Isle of Man and
is dated 1591-92. This single beaker set the fashion for a taste for this kind of
communion vessel in several of the Manx churches, no fewer than seven beakers
of different countries and dates having been found in that island. The use of four
English beakers in churches in Great Britain may be cited, namely, one of
1598–99 in the Welsh church of Llanfyllin; a second of 1608-09 at Stickney
in Lincolnshire; a third of 1609–Io at Armathwaite in Cumberland; and a
fourth of 1630-31 at Castle Blythe in Pembrokeshire.
The historical set of four, from the old Dutch church of Norwich, to which it had
been given by Richard Browne of Heigham, has been sold and scattered among
private colle&tors, as the once numerous congregation of this foreign religious
body gradually became smaller and smaller by death, and by intermarriage with
English people. This set was made about 1575 by a talented Dutch silversmith,
then settled at Norwich, one Peter Peterson. The same East Anglian county
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contains a set of six plain old English beakers of great historical interest, having
been made during the Commonwealth in the year 1654-55 for the Congrega-
tional church of the sea-board town of Great Yarmouth, a church which is closely
associated with Puritan history. Ironsides and regicides were members of this
congregation, and these beakers bear the initials of prominent Puritans. A mem-
ber of the community was Daniel Bradford, a kinsman of governor Bradford. The
initials of Miles Corbet, recorder of the borough and regicide, are inscribed on one,
while on another are those of William Bridge, fellow of Emmanuel (the college
of the founder of Harvard university), who registered the church in 1642. Other
members of the flock were John Bradshaw; Bridget Bendish, a daughter of Ireton;
and William Burton, son-in-law of general Desborough, who was the hero of the
Bristol siege. An earlier beaker, dating from the reign of Charles I, is also the
property of this church. A beaker of this kind, dated 1637-38 and previously
in this church, and made by Timothy Skottowe of Norwich—a city where beakers
were wrought up to about 1690—was acquired by the late Mr J. Pierpont Morgan;
it belonged to the New Meeting chapel in this same town of Great Yarmouth,
but had previously been in the older Congregational church before the separation.
The ancient church of St Giles, Cripplegate, the burial place of Milton and Fro-
bisher, Foxe and Speed, contains four beakers. One of these is made of horn, and
is fitted with a silver-gilt lip and base, bearing the London date-letter for
1573-74. Three silver beakers, engraved with the conventional strap-work and
arabesques, are dated 1591-92, 1602-03 and 1608–og. Two of these were given
as fines when the donors were released from certain public duties in the city ward.
In the sixteenth-century Dutch church in Austin Friars, London, are four rare
English beakers with domed covers, and embellished with the appliqué foliage,
known as “cut card” work, a variety of decoration which enjoyed some popu-
larity on English plate between the years 1660 and 1690. They were made
in the year 1669-70, and were the gift of Jan van Pieren, one of the many
prosperous Dutch merchants of London who worshipped in that church.
The last of the English beakers in use as communion vessels which need be men-
tioned here are four in the oldest Congregational church in England, namely, the
“Pilgrim Fathers' church” in the south-east of London—so called because it
furnished the London contingent of the Pilgrim Fathers in 162o, and it was
here that John Lathrop was pastor before his departure for New England. But, as
with the communion vessels of the churches of St Peter and St Pancras at Leyden,
where the Pilgrim Fathers worshipped during their exile in Holland, the vessels
of this church are anterior in date to the days of the Pilgrim Fathers. The earliest
beaker is dated 1691-92, and the three others, which are exact copies of this one,
are of the years 1759-60, 1766-67, and 1772-73.
Turning from beakers used for sacred purposes to those of secular origin, the
history of the existing silver beakers in England begins with the historical speci-
men of the fourteenth century at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where Rev. Robert
d XXV
English
beakers in
American
churches.
German
beakers.
Hunt, the chaplain to the expedition to Virginia in 1607, was educated. It has
a cover and is known as the “Founder's cup,” from the tradition that it was the
gift of William Bateman, bishop of Norwich, who founded that college. A second
mediaeval English silver beaker, dated 1496-97, is in the colle&tion of Mr J. A.
Holms; this is applied with ten vertical ribs, probably derived from those on
Roman glass. A third beaker of great historical interest is one at Christ's college,
Cambridge, the alma mater of Milton, of many English Puritans and of Ezekiel
Rogers, the first pastor and founder of the town of Rowley in Massachusetts, and
donor of silver vessels to that church. It was given to the college by its illustrious
foundress, lady Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond and Derby, and mother
of Henry VII.
A wide gap in date and style separates this beaker from the three interesting
English beakers in the possession of the Mercers company of London. They are
plain save for the company's arms, applied in relief on the sides. Two of these
were made in 1604-05 and the third in the following year.
A beaker is as distinétive a drinking vessel in some of the colleges at Cambridge
as is the tumbler cup in certain colleges at the sister university of Oxford. Trinity
Hall has some dated 1690-91, 1731-32 and 1764–65. Two of 1736-37 are
at St John's college; several of 1692-93, 1717-18 and 1751-52 belong to Jesus
college; some of the early eighteenth century are at Gonville and Caius college;
and others of the same period are at Magdalene college.
Several English silver beakers of the reigns of Elizabeth, James I, and Charles I
and II, are in private collections. The colle&tion of the late Mr J. Pierpont
Morgan contains six, made between the years 1633 and 1683.
In the extravagant reign of Charles II, a very tall and richly decorated beaker,
unlike any other beaker, sprang into fashion. A fine example, dated 1661-62, is
in the possession of the earl of Yarborough. Others of this ornate kind are in the
colle&tions of the dukes of Newcastle and Portland. Like other sumptuous forms
of plate at this luxurious period, this variety of beaker died out shortly after the
accession of William and Mary. -
English gold beakers are exceedingly rare. The only known specimens are two
of 1719–20, engraved with the arms of Edward, second earl of Oxford and Mor-
timer, which are the property of the duke of Portland.
The only three English beakers in American churches begin with one of the
reign of Charles II, probably made in 1671-72. This is in the First Congrega-
tional church at Marblehead, Massachusetts, and is illustrated on Plate LXXXVI.
The embossed decoration of leaves is somewhat unusual on an English beaker.
The second, shown on Plate IV, is plain and was made in 1704-05 by Timothy
Lee, and belongs to All Hallows' parish in Maryland; while the third, also plain,
is dated 1773–74 and is in St Matthew's church, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
This is illustrated on Plate XLV. -
A beaker of pottery with a golden mount is shown on the table in the German
xxv)
triptych painted in 1511 by the master of St Severin, recently acquired by the
Museum of Fine Arts at Boston. Beakers of glass and precious metals are also
displayed in other pictures of the early German school.
That this variety of drinking vessel should have been popular in Germany in the
sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries is not surprising in a beer-
drinking country. One of the earliest illustrations of a covered beaker is a design
by Albrecht Altdorfer, early in the sixteenth century.
Silver beakers were wrought in large numbers not only for family use, but for the
numerous German guilds. Two examples worthy of notice, are one of a Fisher-
men's guild of Regensburg, where it was made in 1568; the body is appropriately
engraved with fishermen in a boat and with “running water.” The other is the
beaker of 1569, of the Clothworkers guild of Hof in Bavaria. Both these are in
the colle&tion of Dr Pringsheim of Munich.
The large German glass beaker (wiederkom) enamelled with arms, of the seven-
teenth century, is a familiar object in collections of old glass in Germany.
Two German beakers are in American churches. The first is in the historic Christ
Church at Philadelphia, which with its peal of bells is mentioned by Longfellow
in the closing scene of “Evangeline.” It is one of the earliest examples of old
silver in the possession of a religious body in America, though it did not become
their property until about 1778. This beaker and the other historic vessels of this
church were in use when George and Martha Washington worshipped here
between 1790 and 1797. They were also doubtless familiar objects to Benjamin
Franklin. The beaker had been given to Dr John Kearsley by that church in 1747
in appreciation of his services in rebuilding that edifice. -
As will be seen from the illustration on Plate CXI, this beaker is engraved with
figures of six of the Apostles. It was made at Cologne early in the seventeenth
century. Beakers of this kind were somewhat popular among the Cologne silver-
smiths of this period, a fact which is doubtless due to the proximity of that city to
the country where beakers were highly common at that time, namely, Holland.
Three little seventeenth-century beakers from Cologne ateliers are in the Metro-
politan Museum of Art, New York, the rarest of these being engraved with views
of churches and symbolical figures of Faith, Justice and Truth.
The second German beaker is in the Old South church at Boston and was made
at Hamburg about 17oo. Its donor was Joseph Sewall, sometime pastor of this
church. An illustration appears on Plate XXIV. The embossed decoration of
flowers is as typical of German plate of this time as the engraved decoration is on
Dutch beakers.
Mention has already been made that over five hundred and sixty American silver
beakers are described in this book.
The large number of beakers, as well as cups and other vessels, in the New
England churches is accounted for by the fact that as in the Nonconformist bodies
in England the intervention of a priest or minister in the administration of the
German
beakers in
American
churches.
American
beakers.
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Sacrament was deemed unnecessary. Several cups were handed round at the
Communion service. The following extract from an English Nonconformist
minute-book of the eighteenth century clearly explains the distinction: “The
administration of the ordinance of the Lord's Supper did not exclusively belong
to the pastor of a church, but might and should be attended to by a society of
Christians, though deprived of that office-bearer.”
Similar puritanical observances were not unknown in the service of the Anglican
church, as will be observed from the following letter to archbishop Laud in 1636,
in regard to Harvard's college chapel at Cambridge:
“But in Eman. Coll. they receive that Holy Sacrament, sittinge upon Forms
about the Communion Table, and doe pull the Loafe one from the other, after
the Minister hath begon. And soe y” Cupp, one drinking as it were to another,
like good Fellows, without any particular application of y” sº words, more than
once for all.
In other Colledges and Churches, generally none are admitted to attend att the
Communion Table, in the celebration of y' Holy Mystery, but Ministers and
Deacons. But in Eman. Coll. the wine is filled, and the Table is attended by the
Fellows subsizers.”
The American beaker may be divided into six classes. Commonest of all is the
plain beaker with a cylindrical body, curved at the lip and supported on a
moulded base, such as was made in Holland and England in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. An illustration of this class will be found in the group of
twelve on Plate LXXVIII, which are in the First Congregational church at
Ipswich, Massachusetts. Over four hundred of this class are represented here, more
than half having been made after 175 o.
The second class has a plain inverted bell-shaped body on a moulded base. This
came into fashion later than the first, the earliest dated example being 17 Io.
More than one hundred of these are described later. Three of this class are shown
in the middle of Plate XXX. Beakers of both these classes, especially the second,
were frequently fitted at a later date with two handles.
The third and earlier class is a beaker with a straight body, slightly curved at the
lip, and with a flat bottom. The body is encircled by a broad granulated band,
leaving the lip and base plain. This rare variety is represented by five specimens in
New England churches, one being dated 1659. All were made by Boston silver-
smiths. The band was derived from the bowl of an English standing cup, such as
that of 1639–40 in the First church at Boston, shown on Plate X. This cup may
indeed be the actual specimen from which the Boston silversmiths copied the
granulated band on their beakers, though English beakers with this same band
were made in small numbers in the Stuart period, from about 1660 to 1690. Two
of these beakers are with this cup in the same church, one having been made in
1659 by the earliest Boston silversmiths, Robert Sanderson and John Hull, the
makers of the similar beakers in the First church at Dorchester, Massachusetts,
xxvii)
bought with a legacy of Thomas Lake in 1679 (Plate LIII). The other two
beakers in the First church at Boston are by John Hull; both are illustrated on
Plate XI. The fifth beaker of this class is the property of the First Congregational
Society at Salem, Massachusetts, and is illustrated on Plate CXXVII. It has been
fitted at a more recent date with two handles. Its donor was Francis Skerry and
its maker Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718).
Tankards, cups and other silver vessels, embellished with this broad granulated
band, were wrought in Scandinavia and Germany in the seventeenth century. It
was also employed in a less degree in Holland. A pair of beakers, thus embellished,
of Dordrecht make, is in a church at Portugaal. -
The fourth class is a plain beaker of the same shape as the third but without the
granulated band. This also was made in very small numbers. A group of three
may be seen on Plate VI, which belong to the East Parish Congregational church
at Barnstable. Three of these beakers in that church were made by Moody Russell
of that town (1694–1761) and a fourth was wrought by the well-known Boston
silversmith, Edward Winslow (1669-1753). One more, in the Old South church
at Boston, is from the combined workshop of Robert Sanderson and John Hull,
and a second in this church is by John Coney (1655-1722) and is illustrated on
Plate XX. There are others at Hampton, New Hampshire, two of which are
shown on Plate LXX.
The fifth class is the beaker with a decorated body, which is more common in
New York than in New England, the New York silversmiths having been inspired
by the numerous Dutch beakers before their eyes. In New England there are
four decorated specimens. The finest is that in the First Congregational church
at Marblehead, which was made by Robert Sanderson and John Hull; it is
decorated with conventional strap-bands and arabesques, such as those on Dutch
and English beakers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and is illustrated
on Plate LXXXVI. In the same church is a second decorated beaker which was
copied in 1772 by Joseph Smith of Boston from the rare Charles II beaker in
this church. A third example occurs in the “Perren” beaker in the Newman
Congregational church, East Providence, which is illustrated on Plate LVIII.
The fourth specimen is engraved with a band of foliage, acanthus leaves and
vandyke ornaments, and was made by that short-lived Boston silversmith, David
Jesse (1670-1708). This is in the First church at Dorchester and is illustrated
on Plate LIII. *
Two unusual beakers with handles are illustrated on Plates LXXIII and XC. The
first, in the First Congregational church at Hatfield, Massachusetts, has a narrow
fluting; this was made in 1713 by John Edwards of Boston. The second, in the
First Congregational church at Milford, Connecticut, is embellished along the
base with flat scalloped work. -
The eleven decorated beakers wrought by New York silversmiths are, as might
be expected, wholly Dutch in character, as may be seen from the illustrations.
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Old
English
cups in
American
churches.
In one case the Dutch model from which the New York silversmith copied his
beaker is in existence. Ahasuerus Hendricks copied in 1678 the beaker made at
Haarlem in 1660 in the First Reformed church at Albany. Both are illustrated
on Plate II. A pair made by Hendrik Boelen in 1731 is in the Reformed church,
Bergen, New Jersey (Plate VII). He was the maker of the beaker in the Reformed
church, Flatlands, Long Island, illustrated on Plate LXIV. Two more beakers,
wrought in 1707 by Jacob Boelen, father of the preceding silversmith, are in the
New Utrecht Reformed church at Brooklyn, New York, and are illustrated on
Plate XXXVIII. Another pair, in the Reformed Dutch church, Flatbush, Long
Island, was made in 1697 by Garrett Onclebagh of New York (Plate LXII).
Two more by American silversmiths are preserved in the Reformed church,
Kingston, New York, and are shown on Plate LXXXI. The earliest of these was
made in 1683 by an unknown silversmith and the second was copied from it in
1711 by Benjamin Wynkoop of New York. The beaker shown on Plate
CXXXV, in the old First Reformed church at Tarrytown, New York, was made
about 17oo and was the gift of Fredryck Flypse, husband of Catharina van
Cortlant, donor of the Dutch beaker in this church, previously mentioned.
The sixth class comprises the beaker, confined to New England, with a fluted
surbase similar to that on the “Everill” cup in the First church, Boston, shown
on Plate XI, and to that on the caudle cup at Chelmsford, illustrated on Plate
XLIX. Thirteen specimens are described here. This fluting was derived from
English plate of the last quarter of the seventeenth century. Two of these beakers
are described under the heading of Brattle Street church, Boston, and are shown
on Plate XXVII. The earliest was the gift of Edward Boylston, and was made
by Jeremiah Dummer, who would seem to have been the chief maker of this
type. He wrought four in the First Congregational church at Marblehead, two of
which are shown on Plate LXXXVI; four, dated 17o 5, in the North church at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and two, given in 1702 by Ichabod Plaisted to
the First Congregational church, South Berwick, Maine, one of which may be
seen on Plate CXXX. The Portsmouth beakers have an embossed band above the
fluted surbase, such as was introduced on English caudle cups about 1690. A
specimen by John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725), given in 17 Io to the First
Congregational church at Exeter, New Hampshire, is illustrated on Plate LXI.
The earliest old English vessel, whether ecclesiastical or domestic, in an American
church is the silver-gilt cup of 1607-08, appropriately decorated with grapes,
which is in the Old South church at Boston—where Benjamin Franklin was
baptized. This historical piece of silver is illustrated on Plate XVIII. Whether it
came into the possession of this church by gift or purchase cannot be determined
in the absence of an inscription or documentary-evidence.
A cup of the same shape, almost identically decorated and made in 1614-15, is
in the picturesque and historical little church of Llanrhychwyn in Carnarvonshire.
Cups of the same form were made entirely plain or with an ovolo decoration on
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the edge of the base. One of the latter variety is the cup of 1607-08 in Llandudno
church. The first of these two varieties is represented by a cup of pathetic associa-
tions, in which Charles I received the last sacrament on the scaffold, this sacred
rite having been administered by William Juxon, then bishop of London, who
was the uncle of Nathaniel Byfield, the donor of the silver baptismal basin in this
First church of Boston. This historical relic was made in 1629-30 and its present
owner is the duke of Portland.
Governor John Winthrop's cup of 1610-11, illustrated on Plate VIII, in the
mother church of Boston, the First church, of which he was one of the founders,
with governor Thomas Dudley, Isaac Johnson and its first pastor, John Wilson,
belongs to a class of cup which is as characteristically English as the contemporary
pine-apple cup (ananaspokal) is German. This Winthrop cup doubtless had a cover
surmounted by an obelisk, called a steeple, which was derived from Elizabethan
and Jacobean architecture. This variety of English cup first appears at the end of
the sixteenth century, the earliest known example being one, dated 1599-16oo,
in Charing church, Kent, though not given to that church until 1765. The latest
is one of 1646 belonging to the Vintners company. The steeples of many are
surmounted by figures of warriors, usually in classical dress. Many of these cups
are of historical interest. One, made in the year 1604-o 5 from queen Elizabeth's
great seal of Ireland, was acquired by the late Mr J. Pierpont Morgan, and is
illustrated in the present writer's catalogue of his collection of old plate. Six others
are in the university of Cambridge, namely, bishop Barlow's cup of 1608–09 at
Trinity Hall, by the same maker as John Winthrop's cup; bishop Jegon's cup of
the same date at Corpus Christi college, where there is also one of the previous
year; the earl of Kent's cup of 161 o-1 1 at Sidney Sussex college; and the
Montagu cup of 1628–29 at Christ's college. The sixth steeple cup at Cam-
bridge is of interest from the fact that it is at Emmanuel college, where the
founder of Harvard university and other New England Puritans were educated
—a college which gave to New England twenty-one Puritans, including
Thomas Hooker, John Cotton, Simon Bradstreet, Nathaniel Rogers, Samuel
Whiting, Zachariah Symmes, Samuel Stone, Francis Higginson and Thomas
Shepherd. This cup is dated 1618–19 and was presented by Mildmay Fane,
afterwards second earl of Westmorland and great-grandson of sir Walter Mildmay,
the founder of the college. In the sister university of Oxford there is the Radcliffe
cup at Brasenose college, which was made in the same year and by the same
silversmith as John Winthrop's cup. A cup of unusual decoration, dated 1615–16,
in the church of Hadley Monken in Middlesex, was also made by this same
craftsman. Another historical steeple cup is the one of 1623–24, bequeathed
by Camden, the antiquary, to the Painters company. Strangely enough, the
largest single collection of this type of English cup is not in the country of its
origin but in Russia. Here, in the great collection of the emperor of Russia in the
Kremlin at Moscow, are preserved no fewer than sixteen of these cups, three of
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these having been made by the maker of John Winthrop's cup. It is true that only
four of these are complete with their covers and steeples and two of these have
globular bodies; some of the others have covers with fragments of steeples. But
when the fact is remembered that the whole of this unrivalled collection of English
plate was removed from the Kremlin upon Napoleon's invasion of Russia, it is
not surprising to find parts of these cups missing. One more steeple cup of historic
value, dated 1617–18, is in St Andrew's church at Norwich.
The embossed or engraved decoration on these cups usually consists of acanthus
foliage and large fruit, roses and scrolls, plain strap-work, trefoils, scallops and
fleurs-de-lis, bunches of grapes, pears, tulips and flutings, and more rarely, as on
John Winthrop's cup, of panels of sea monsters. These panels of sea monsters
were chiefly employed in the decoration of Elizabethan and Jacobean plate
between the years 1580 and 162o. The short baluster stems are invariably
supported by animal or scrolled brackets and the high bases are bell-shaped,
considerably depressed in the middle. The steeples are perforated or solid; when
solid they are plain or engraved with chevrons and plain lines.
A second variety of steeple cup has a tall slender balusterstem, without the bracket
supports, and with a low splayed base, like those on the Jacobean cup in the Old
South church at Boston, illustrated on Plate XVIII. A specimen, dated 1611-12,
is in the church of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, the incumbent of which was John
Woodbridge, father of Timothy Woodbridge, whose wife, Abigail, was the donor
of a mug to the First Church of Christ, Hartford, Connecticut.
A third and much rarer variety of steeple cup has a globular body, such as the
two of 1605-06 and 1608–09 in the Kremlin, mentioned above. A plain cup
of this variety without its cover (which has been lost) is in John Winthrop's own
college—Trinity college, Cambridge. It was made in the year 1615-16, and given
by Thomas Neville, sometime master of the college.
Between sixty and seventy of these steeple cups have come under the notice of the
present writer, and more than half this number were made between 1604 and
1615. Unfortunately, the gold cup presented to James I in 1609 by the Inner
and Middle Temple, and described as “in the upper part thereof adorned with
a fabric fashioned like a pyramid, whereon standeth the statue of a military person
leaning with the left hand upon a Roman fashioned shield or target,” suffered
the fate of so much other English royal plate in the civil war of the seventeenth
century and was melted. .
The plain old English cup on a tall baluster stem of 1626–27, illustrated on
Plate IX, in the First church at Boston, belonged to Atherton Hough and
his wife Elizabeth. The husband was sometime mayor of the mother-town of
Boston in Lincolnshire and the companion of John Cotton, the Puritan divine,
and Thomas Leverett, alderman of Boston. This class of cup would seem to have
first come into vogue in England early in the seventeenth century. Although occa-
sionally found in use as a communion cup in English churches, it is purely a
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domestic cup for wine. One of the earliest recorded examples in ecclesiastical use is
in St Cybi's church at Holyhead in North Wales, which is dated 161 o-1 1. Another,
dated 1628–29, is in the church of St Weonard's in Herefordshire. In the valuable
collection of ancient plate of the corporation of Portsmouth is a similar cup, made
in 1619-20 and given in 1629 by the widow Elizabeth Ridge, a burgess of the
town. The cup at Boston is doubly interesting from the fact that it was made by
Fred Terry, who was the maker of the steeple cup and cover of 1617-18 in St
Andrew's church, Norwich, previously mentioned. This silversmith was a con-
spicuous maker of steeple cups. In addition to the specimen at Norwich, he was
the maker of two others in English churches, namely, one of 1615-16 in St
Mary's church at Hadley Monken in Middlesex, which was presented in 1619
by Thomas Emerson, lord of the manor; and one of 1619-20 at Northleach in
Gloucestershire. He also made a cup of the year 1620-21, in St Mary's church,
Chelmsford. Three cups of the same shape as Atherton and Elizabeth Hough's
cup are in the historic London church of St Giles, Cripplegate; they were made
in 1612-13 and 1617–18.
A fourth variety of old English cup is represented in two churches in Boston by
two examples of great interest. One, dated 1638–39 and shown on Plate IX, is
believed to have been the gift of William and Phebe Franklin to the First church.
The second is the slightly larger cup of about 165 o, illustrated on Plate XIX,
which was presented to the Old South church by one of its founders and most dis-
tinguished members, Hezekiah Usher, who is claimed as the first bookseller in
New England. A third and earlier cup of the same variety, with a different
baluster stem, dated 1631-32, may be seen in the Newman Congregational
church at East Providence (Plate LVI). This, too, is of historical interest, having
belonged to Rev. Samuel Newman, first pastor of Rehoboth church in Massa-
chusetts and compiler of a Concordance on the Bible; it was presented to that
church by his son and successor in the pastorate, Noah Newman. In the southern
states there are two old English cups of this type. The first is dated 1635-36 and
was the gift of colonel Thomas Smyth in 1699 to St Paul's parish, Kent county,
Maryland (Plate CXXV). The second is a very small cup of 1640–41, which had
been used as a chalice by the Jesuits at Newtown in Maryland, and is now in the
museum of Georgetown Roman Catholic university (Plate LXV, N° 1).
A set of six similar cups of the same date as Samuel Newman's cup belong to the
French Huguenot congregation which has worshipped in Canterbury cathedral
for over three hundred and fifty years, first in Ernulf's large crypt and now in the
smaller chantry of the Black Prince; they bear the initials of Jean Bulteel, who
was pastor when these cups were given, and his wife, Marie Gabry. Two more
historical English communion cups of this same type, dated 1638-39, and en-
graved with the arms of Sutcliffe, are in the Rijks museum at Amsterdam. They
originally belonged to the distant church of St George at Elmina, a fortified town
and sea port in West Africa, which had been the capital of the Dutch settlements
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on the Gold Coast previous to its acquisition by England. This variety of cup first
comes into notice in England in the reign of Charles I; it was popular during the
Commonwealth, and continued in vogue, in a less degree, for some few years after
the Restoration of Charles II. It would seem to have gone out of fashion about
1675. Two Commonwealth cups of interesting associations with English Non-
conformity are those of 1652-53 and 1653-54, which were given to Chowbent
chapel, Atherton, by Robert Mort of Wharton hall, a noted dissenter.
The large old cup of 1639–40, illustrated on Plate X, and believed to have been
given by Jeremy Houchin to the First church at Boston, belongs to a variety of
English standing cup which originated in the reign of Charles I, and would seem
to have passed out of fashion with the death of Charles II. Its peculiarity lies not
in the shape, but in the granulated or matted work on the body and frequently
on the stem and base.
One of the two earliest specimens of this kind of cup known to the present writer
dates from the year 1636–37; it was given to Queens' college, Cambridge, by
lord Compton, who was a commander under the royal banner in the civil war.
The other is one of the same year in the possession of the borough of Ruthin, in
North Wales, to which it was given by Godfrey Goodman, bishop of Gloucester
from 1625 until 1643, when he was imprisoned for ritualistic practices. This cup
was wrought by the same silversmith, Fred Terry, as Atherton and Elizabeth
Hough's old English cup in the First church in Boston, and the steeple cup of
1617-18 in the Puritan church of St Andrew's, Norwich. The Innholders com-
pany of London possess four of these cups, the two earliest, called the “Thomas
Hinde” and “Cooke” cups, being dated 1654–55, and the latest, the “Stockton”
cup, 1682–83; while the fourth, the “Osborne” cup, is of the year 1658-59. An
early one made in 1648–49 is the property of the corporation of Plymouth and
was given by sir John Gayer. Two of the latest examples are the “Brett” cups
of 1680–81, of the Merchant Taylors company of London. The “Ridges” cup of
1652-53, belonging to theSkinnerscompany, closely resembles Jeremy Houchin's
cup at Boston, in that it has similar cast and chased foliage on the stem. A cup
of this kind with a granulated or matted body is in the church of Kirk German,
in the Isle of Man; it was made in 1650–51, and was presented to St German's
cathedral in 1670 by Henry Bridgeman, bishop of Sodor and Man. The cele-
brated “Blacksmiths” cup, of 1655–56, so called because it once belonged to
the Blacksmiths company, has a bowl of this kind, and is supported by a figure of
Vulcan; it is now in the possession of sir Ernest Cassel. Some of the later cups of
this variety have high pointed covers with various finials, as for example the cup of
1659-60 presented to the borough of Windsor by sir Richard Braham, in com-
memoration of the restoration of Charles II. Three examples with covers may be
cited at Oxford: one of 1660-61, at Magdalen college, known as the “Cup of the
Restored Fellows,” having been presented by nine fellows of the college who had
been expelled by the parliamentary visitors in 1648 and restored by Charles II in
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1660, has a turned finial. Sir William Drake's cup of 1671-72 at St John's college
has an ornamental finial, while the cup of 1680-81 at New college, is surmounted
by a figure of a boy.
The large two-handled English cup and cover at Christ Church, Hartford, shown
on Plate LXXII, belongs to a class of cup which was introduced into England
by the French Huguenot silversmiths, who sought refuge there after the revocation
of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. This specimen was made in London in 1726-27
by Isaac Riboulau, one of these Anglo-French craftsmen. The applied leaves and
fluting are very similar to those on a cup of 1699-17oo by John Chartier,
another Anglo-French silversmith, in the colle&tion of the duke of Newcastle,
and is more restrained in its decoration than most of the cups of this kind, which
are often embellished with ornate vertical straps, characteristic of the Louis XIV
school of metalworkers. The cup at Hartford is almost identical with a cup made
in 1726–27 by Paul Crespin, which is engraved with the crown and cipher of
the empress Elizabeth of Russia, daughter of Peter the Great. This is in the Winter
palace at St Petersburg, where there is also another cup of the same form, decor-
ated with more ornate straps, made in 1718–19 by Jacob Margas, the maker of
a piece of silver now in St Paul's church, Centreville, Maryland. One of the
earliest, as it is one of the finest, of these cups is that of 1699-17oo, exhibited
some years ago by sir Charles Tennant, which has the busts of females on the
shoulders of the handles. The most important and the only known example in
gold is the Godolphincup of 1732-33, lavishly decorated in the style of Louis XV,
an heirloom of the countess of Yarborough. It was made by one of the French
Huguenot silversmiths, David Willaume, the maker of a silver cup of this type,
dated 1712–13, which is at Queen's college, Oxford.
A specimen made in 1714-15 was bought by the late Mr J. Pierpont Morgan;
this also was made by an Anglo-French silversmith, one Anthony Nelme, some
of whose church silver is described in this book. One of the latest specimens is
one dated 1736–37 and made by John Chartier, which was given in 1736 to
the corporation of the borough of St Albans by one of its representatives in
parliament, Thomas Ashby. A specimen of the same date, by Henry Herbert,
is enriched with rococo straps and masks; it was formerly in the possession
of the last viscount Sydney and is now the property of Mr C. J. Jackson. At
about this time the London silversmiths were exhibiting in their work traces
of the influence of the French rococo style. Cups of this form were decorated
in this manner. Two of the most conspicuous and best known examples are
the cups at Goldsmiths Hall and Clare college, Cambridge, both having been
made in 1739–40 by the celebrated Anglo-French silversmith, Paul Lamerie.
The second of these was the gift of John, second earl of Ashburnham. But more
remarkable than either of these cups in the tasteless extravagance of the rococo
decoration is the Worsley cup of the Middle Temple of the same date, which
was made by Fred Kandler. It will be noticed from this brief account of this
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English
tankards.
variety of English cup that in date it was fashionable from about 1699 to 174o,
and that most of the makers were of French origin or descent.
Before the taste for this variety of cup had passed away, a cup of the same shape
with and without a cover, but entirely devoid of all ornament, was being made
by English silversmiths. A specimen in gold, dated 1727–28, is in the colle&tion
of the duke of Norfolk, having been given to the eighth holder of that title at the
coronation of George II. The duke of Norfolk is also the owner of a similar
gold cup, made in 1762–63, and given to the ninth duke at the coronation of
George III. Two interesting specimens in silver are in America, namely, the cup of
1736-37, with a later cover of 1745-46, in the St Botolph club at Boston,
which had previously formed part of the great colle&tion of plate of the ancient
borough of Boston in Lincolnshire; and another covered cup of the year 1756-
57, which had been won at Pembroke races in 1754 by a horse named Sparrow;
this cup is now in the possession of Mr James C. Warren of Edenton in North
Carolina. An English cup of this kind made in 1714-15, which may originally
have had a cover, was given to the church at Medford by the well-known loyal-
ist, Isaac Royall, and is described on page 275 and illustrated on Plate LXXXIX.
It was from such plain English cup as one of these that the covered cup, presented
to Benjamin Pickman by the province of the Massachusetts Bay in 1749 in recog-
nition of his financial aid at the time of the expedition to Louisburg in 1745
was copied by William Swan of Worcester, Massachusetts. This is now in the
Essex Institute at Salem in Massachusetts. Another American cup of the same
variety was made by Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58) and is the property of Mrs
C. L. Cunningham of Boston. A third American cup, with a slightly straighter
body, is at Harvard college; it was made by John Burt and was bought with a
legacy of colonel Samuel Browne of Salem, Massachusetts. A fourth American
cup of this same shape but without a cover is in Trinity church at Newport,
Rhode Island, and is illustrated on Plate XCV. Although engraved with the
arms of Preston, there is no evidence to show that it had ever been in the pos-
session of major, afterwards sir, Charles Preston, fifth baronet, who distinguished
himself by his defence of Fort St John against the Americans in 1775.
Before describing the silver tankards in American churches, it may be convenient
to include the following outline of the history of the English tankard.
The tankard, as is well known, enjoyed great popularity as a drinking vessel in
the beer-drinking countries of Northern Europe in the sixteenth, seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Its unsuitability for a wine vessel was doubtless against its
adoption among the Latin nations of Europe. &
In England its progress and changes in fashion from its introdućtion about the
middle of the sixteenth century may be traced with the help of the specimens
preserved in the ancient colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, in the old guilds of
the city of London and in private collections.
For the purposes of this brief survey of the history of the tankard, the tall cylin-
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drical English flagons of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, such as those in
the unrivalled colle&tion of the emperor of Russia, which were doubtless used for
the same purpose, are excluded. One of the earliest and certainly the most popu-
lar English tankard, is small in size, the body being tapered. One variety which
would seem to have been much in vogue between the years 1 57 o and 1618 is
represented by some fourteen specimens. Three of these, dated 1570–71 and
1571-72, are in the university of Cambridge, having been presented by Matthew
Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, to the three colleges of Gonville and Caius,
Trinity Hall and Corpus Christi. The only example of this type at Oxford is one
dated I 574-75 in the Ashmolean museum. Two more of 1589-90 and 1607–
o8 are in use as flagons in the Wiltshire churches of Fugglestone St Peter and
Hedington, while a third, dated 1602-03, was also in use as a communion flagon
in the destroyed church of St Benet Fink in the city of London. The next step
in the history of the English tankard are the two specimens of 1608–09 and
1619-2 o, at Gonville and Caius college, Cambridge, the latter having been given
by William Branthwaite, master of that college, which are decorated with scrolls
and grotesque birds in a manner charaćteristic of this period. A small English
vessel, which may be described as a flagon-tankard with a straight cylindrical
body, was also made at this period. An early example, dated 1572-73, is in the
church of Teffont Ewyas in Wiltshire, while another rare specimen of 1597-98
is in Milton's college, Christ's college, at Cambridge, having been presented by
the three sons of sir Edward Montagu. Tankards, both of the tapering and the
pure cylindrical shapes, were made in the sixteenth and early years of the seven-
teenth century, of horn, glass, marble and serpentine. *
Another and much rarer variety of English tankard has a short globular body,
such as one of 1567-68 of the Armourers company of London and the plainer
example of 1614-15 at Winchester college, the forms of which were derived from
the sixteenth-century pottery tankards so much mounted by Elizabethan silver-
smiths. It is a tankard of this shape that is depicted in Caxton's engraving of
Chaucer's pilgrims seated round the table of the Tabard Inn at Southwark, in the
second edition of the Canterbury Tales, 1484.
For the next stage in the progress of the English tankard, the small one dated
1635-36 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, is an excellent specimen of a very rare
variety. This has a short plain tapering body, from which the moulded lip and
base, inseparable from the later tankards, is absent; the cover is quite flat and the
wide scrolled thumb-piece has been copied from those on Jacobean flagons. Only
six of this variety have come under the present writer's notice, including a pair
of 1640–41 at Christ's Hospital, and the earlier one dated 1629, in the posses-
sion of the borough of Kendal.
This type of Charles I tankard was succeeded in the Commonwealth by a larger
tankard also devoid of decoration. The low flat-topped cover is in two stages,
while the base is wide and splayed, like those of the tall flagons of the reign of
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Charles I. An interesting example of this Cromwellian tankard, dated 1655-56,
is the one which once adorned Barnard's Inn in London before its dissolution
and is now in the colle&tion of a former prime minister of England, the earl of
Rosebery.
With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and the more settled condition
of the country, the English silversmiths were busily engaged in making tankards
for the nobles of this luxurious period. The shape of the tankard followed the
lines of the Cromwellian tankard just mentioned; some were quite plain, others
were embossed along the base and on the covers with vertical acanthus and palm
leaves, while some were engraved with figures, birds and plants in the Chinese
style—such as was popular on other articles of English plate between the years
1670 and 1695, but especially between 1680 and 1690. The thumb-pieces
took the form occasionally of the owners’ crests; they were also fitted with three
feet in the form of lions. The tops of the covers remained flat between the years
1660 and 1695. Occasionally, a tankard may be seen with a decorated cover,
such as one of 1676-77 at Clare college, Cambridge, which is embossed with
flowers. One of the most interesting plain silver tankards is one made in 1673–
74, in the great colle&tion of plate formed by the late Mr J. Pierpont Morgan. It
is engraved with the royal arms of Charles II and two panels depicting the Plague
of London and the Fire of London. It is a copy of one presented by that king in
1666 to sir Edmund Bery Godfrey, who was knighted in recognition of his
self-sacrificing services during the Plague of London. The worthy knight was
murdered in 1678, at the instigation, it is believed, of the notorious Titus Oates.
A similar tankard of two years later, with the same inscription, was given to the
borough of Sudbury in Suffolk by sir Gervase Elwes, who represented that
borough in parliament from 1661 until 1684. In the same American colle&tion
is another rare example of an English tankard, in the “peg” tankard made by
John Plummer of York in 1684-85. Its rarity may be understood from the fact
that probably not more than eight of these English “peg” tankards are in exist-
ence to-day. All of these with one exception were made in the ancient city of
York. The exception is the example of 1689-90 in the possession of the corpora-
tion of Hedon in the same county of Yorkshire, where it was made at Hull by
Thomas Hebden. It was through this port of Hull that the peg tankard reached
England from Denmark, where it was highly popular in the seventeenth century.
A very similar tankard, made by the same craftsman, John Plummer of York,
in 1681-82, is at Windsor castle. Both this and Mr Pierpont Morgan's tankard
are engraved with flowers, while the thumb-pieces and the three feet are formed
of pomegranates, which are essentially Danish charaćteristics. It was from
these “peg” tankards that the popular expression “taking down a peg” was
derived.
The colleótion of Mr J. Pierpont Morgan also contains another rare and historical
tankard in the unusually large and plain specimen of 1692-93, one of the largest
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known—which was given by queen Mary to Simon Janszen for safely conveying
king William to the Hague in 1691. It is inscribed in Dutch:
“When Simon fills this cup with wine,
Her Majesty's brilliancy in it doth shine;
And as he the cup to his lips doth lift
He remembers full well the Royal gift.”
This was made by George Garthorne, whose silverwork is represented in American
churches by vessels in St Anne's church, Annapolis, Maryland, and Whitechapel
church, Virginia.
Towards the end of the seventeenth century, the lower part of the English tankard
was occasionally spirally fluted, like the contemporary caudle cups, and like the
“Sarah Braine” English chalice of 1694-95 in Westover church, Virginia, which
is illustrated on Plate LXXXV.
The plain flat-topped tankard continued in vogue for a few years after the acces-
sion of queen Anne, when it was succeeded by a plain tankard of the same shape
with a domed cover, which had already made its appearance about 1695. This
variety was highly popular for about a quarter of a century, from 17 Io to 1735,
though it did not go wholly out of fashion until about 1765. Another variety
shows a plain body with a fluted base and a fluted shoulder on the cover; this
came into fashion at the end of the seventeenth century. The body just above
the base was frequently encircled with a plain ring moulding. The thumb-
pieces of the English tankard from 1655 until 1715 were formed of two
semi-globular or cupped discs flanking a pear-shaped hollow, spiral scrolls,
diverging spirals, interlaced straps, and, more rarely, crossed dolphins. The use of
owners’ crests already referred to was less common. Nowhere can the old English
tankard and mug be so well studied as in the ancient colleges of Oxford and
Cambridge.
In the middle of the eighteenth century, a tankard with a plain “bellied” or
bulbous body with a domed cover and a high moulded foot, with and without
a moulding on the body, had become popular. Its popularity was greatest in the
third quarter of that century. An interesting specimen of this class, in the collec-
tion of Mrs James A. Garland of Boston, made in London in 1775-76, was given
to one Martin Hern by the two London parishes of St Giles-in-the-Fields and
St George, Bloomsbury, for “having laudably assisted in bringing forward a number
of volunteers which these parishes had to raise for His Majesty's army in Decem-
ber 1796.”
These in brief are the main features in the history of the English tankard for about
two hundred and fifty years. Here and there are tankards of different shapes and
decoration, but these are not characteristic specimens.
A long-cherished delusion is that the ends of most of the handles of the English
tankards after 1660 are fitted with “whistles,” for the purpose of whistling for a
XXX1X
Old
English
tankards
in
American
churches.
American
tankards
in
churches.
further supply of liquor. But these are in reality “blow-holes,” which ensure
equality between the internal and external pressure of the air, and therefore pre-
vent any deformations of the metal which may be softened as a result of the
changes of temperature occurring during the process of soldering.
Six specimens of old English tankards are in American churches. First in date is
one of the plain flat-topped variety, previously described. It was made in London
in 1674-75 and was bequeathed in 1724 by major Charles Frost to the First
Congregational churchat South Berwick, Maine. It is illustrated on Plate CXXX.
Four examples of the type with a “bellied” or bulbous body and a domed cover,
introduced in the second quarter of the eighteenth century, are preserved in the
southern states of North and South Carolina. Three of these are in the Indepen-
dent or Congregational church at Charleston and are illustrated on Plate XLVI.
One is dated 1751–52, the second I 756-57 and the third 1759-60. The fourth
tankard referred to was made in 1771-72 and is in St Paul’s church, Edenton,
North Carolina; it is illustrated with the other silver of that church on Plate LX.
Tankards of this same shape were made of pewter in England in the eighteenth
century, and also in America early in the nineteenth century.
The sixth English tankard differs from these in that it has a straight body with a
domed cover. It was made in 1779-80 in Birmingham and bears the mark of
the celebrated Matthew Boulton—the partner of James Watt, inventor of the
condensing steam-engine—and James Fothergill. It is of further interest from
the fact that it was a bequest in 1829 to the Baptist church at Warren, Rhode
Island, by Nicholas Campbell, one of the memorable Boston Tea Party. An illus-
tration will be found on Plate XXXIV.
Surprising as it might seem, there are more than one hundred and thirty tankards
in American churches which are or have been used, not as flagons to hold the
wine, but as sacramental cups. Many of these had been used for beer or cider by
their original owners who bequeathed them to their churches. A pastor, Rev.
Samson Stoddard, bequeathed in 174o his tankard for use at the Communion
Table; this is still preserved in his church, the First Congregational Society,
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and is illustrated on Plate XLIX.
The New England tankards, it need scarcely be said, follow in shape the old
English tankards, though there are certain embellishments peculiar to the colonial
silversmiths. The earliest type, with a flat-topped cover, is represented by about
twenty specimens, beginning with the rare specimen in the South Parish, Ports-
mouth, New Hampshire, which is illustrated on Plate CXVII. This was made by
Jeremiah Dummer of Boston about 1690. Its rarity lies not in the shape or in the
fluted or gadrooned border of the cover, comparatively rare as the latter is, but in
the cut tulip applied on the cover and on the body where the handle is affixed.
This is the only example of an American tankard with this embellishment known
to the present writer. Jeremiah Dummer, the maker, had evidently derived it from
the cut foliage which may be seen on tankards, cups and other English vessels
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between the years 1660 and 1690. By this same prosperous Boston silversmith
is one of the finest and largest New England tankards extant. It was given in
1759 to the First parish, Medford, Massachusetts, by Rev. Ebenezer Turell, who
had apparently inherited it. An illustration of this tankard appears on the left of
Plate LXXXIX. A third early specimen, dating from the fourth quarter of the
seventeenth century, is the “Barnard” tankard in the First church at Beverly,
Massachusetts, illustrated on Plate VI. Two more specimens of the variety with
fluted or gadrooned borders on the covers, made by John Coney in 1705, belong
to the First parish, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and are illustrated on Plate XLII.
These are doubly interesting from the fact that presidents of Harvard college and
other distinguished Harvard men of past generations have received the Sacrament
in them.
The otherearly flat-topped tankards wrought by Boston silversmiths now in New
England churches would seem to date mainly from about 17oo to 1730, when
they went almost completely out of fashion, having been superseded by the
tankards of the same shape with domed covers. Many of the New England tank-
ards closely resemble the English tankard of the year 1674-75, in the First
Congregational church, South Berwick, Maine, illustrated on Plate CXXX.
Allusion may be made in passing to one of the largest and earliest New England
tankards known in private possession. This was made by the first Boston silver-
smith, Robert Sanderson, who died in 1693. It is the property of Mrs Alexander
F. Wadsworth and is illustrated on Plate 22 of the catalogue of the exhibition of
old American silver in the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston in 1911.
A tankard with a straight tapering body and a domed cover had made its appear-
ance in New England about 1715. Four of these without finials and about one
hundred with finials are described in this book. Three of the former were made
between 172 o and 1730, while of the hundred others more than seventy were
made between about 1730 and 1770. The covers tend to become higher in the
later tankards. Some of these tankards have mouldings on their bodies. The finials
are a product of the New England silversmiths, and are very rarely seen on
old English tankards. One style of finial is similar to that employed on Colonial
furniture, as may be observed from the illustrations. Several tankards have
handles terminating in cast and chased cherubs' heads, and masks, which are also
features peculiar to the Colonial silversmith. The only old English vessels, known
to the author, with handles terminating in cherubs' faces, are two communion
flagons of about the date 1660, which originally belonged to the Dutch or Ger- .
man chapel royal, St James's palace, now known as Marlborough house chapel. In
one of these American tankards an old English coin has been fixed to the end of
the handle. The masks on the handle-ends are shown on tankards illustrated on
Plate LIX, XCII and CXXXVIII. One of the most uncommon thumb-pieces on
the New England tankards is formed of two dolphins and a mask. This may be
observed on the two tankards on Plate XLVIII.
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Paul Revere, the celebrated patriot and silversmith, wrought a set of six of these
tankards in 1768 for Mrs Mary Bartlett, for presentation to the First Congrega-
tional society at Brookfield, Massachusetts.
One of the most interesting of these New England tankards is in the Second
Presbyterian church at Philadelphia. It was made by Jacob Hurd of Boston, and
is engraved with a snow, named the “John and Ann,” and was given to that
church by John Sproat, a mariner. (Plate CXIV.)
It is curious that the Colonial silversmiths had seldom copied the English tankard
with a “bellied” body and a domed cover, such as the three in the old Inde-
pendent or Congregational church at Charleston, South Carolina, which are
previously described. The only Colonial example in an American church is the
one in the First Presbyterian church, Trenton, New Jersey, which is illustrated
on Plate CXXXII. The fluted or gadrooned borders on this tankard are derived
from some such piece of English plate as the covered cup at Williamsburg, shown
on Plate CXL. The Colonial silversmith had, however, made mugs of this shape in
large numbers, as will be observed later. A flagon in St Peter's church, Lewes,
Delaware, made in 1773 by John David of Philadelphia, has plainly been in-
spired by a tankard of this form (Plate LXXXII).
The tankard, both barrel-shaped and cylindrical and hooped like a barrel, was
made in large numbers in England at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning
of the nineteenth century. A specimen with a cylindrical body, made in 1801
by Samuel Williamson of Philadelphia, is now in the First Congregational church
at Deerfield and is illustrated on Plate LII.
There is reason to believe that the old silver tankards and the silver and pewter
flagons in New England churches were frequently used in the eighteenth century
for purposes other than for the administration of the Sacrament, as was the custom
in English and Welsh parishes. These flagons were employed in England for
“Church Ales,” and for serving hot spiced drinks at funerals, as well as at vestry
meetings and local festivities. In New England similar hospitable customs pre-
vailed, and liquor was supplied at the cost of the parish. For example, at the
funeral in 1685 of Rev. Thomas Cobbet, minister at Ipswich in Massachusetts,
one barrel of wine and two barrels of cider were consumed, and “as it was cold,
there was some spice and ginger for the cider.” Another case which may be cited
is the funeral of Mary Norton, widow of John Norton, one of the ministers of
the First church at Boston, when over fifty-one gallons of the best malaga wine
were consumed by the mourners. At the ordination of the Rev. Mr Waldron in
1722, a real good feast with hot drinks was provided. It was not until the general
court of Massachusetts forbade in 1742 the use of wine and rum at funerals, that
the custom came to an end in that state. The opening of new meeting-houses
was another occasion when hospitality was dispensed. On one such occasion two
New York barrels of rum were provided by the selectmen for the spectators.
tankards. The shape of the tankards made by the New York silversmiths is not Dutch in
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character, as might be supposed, but purely English, having been modelled after
those which were made in large numbers in England between 1660 and 17 Io.
But, though their shape may be English, there are certain decorative features in
these New York tankards which are essentially American. Their chief character-
istics have been sketched by Mr R.T. Haines Halsey in his admirable introduction
to the catalogue of the exhibition of old American silver in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art at New York in 1911. The main features are as follows: Inserted
in the flat tops of the covers of some tankards are coins of gold and silver, and
occasionally Dutch and other medals of the seventeenth century. In this feature
they depart from English tankards, and follow a common custom in German and
Scandinavian tankards of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. An illustration
of this custom is furnished in the fine tankard, probably made by Abraham
Pontran of New York, and bequeathed to the First Presbyterian church in that
city, by Jeremiah Owen, a New York schoolmaster, which is appropriately set
with a medallion by Sebastian Dadler, struck in 1634 in commemoration of the
death of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594–1632), the hero of the Protestant
peoples. This interesting tankard is illustrated on Plate CI. Double and other
monograms in ornamental panels are also a common feature on the covers.
Another distinctive feature of these New York tankards is the narrow band of cut
leaves, frequently accompanied by a zigzag wire, applied just above the moulded
bases. This band of leaves may be seen in the tankard just mentioned, and in the
fine specimen (unfortunately damaged by the addition of a spout) in the First
Congregational church at Bridgeport, Connecticut, to which it was bequeathed in
1738 by lieutenant Richard Hubbel (Plate XXXIV). It was made by Peter Van
Dyck of New York (1684–1750), who made what is perhaps the finest New
York tankard at present known; this is in the collection of Mr R. T. Haines
Halsey, and is illustrated in the catalogue previously mentioned. This same narrow
band of leaves may also be observed in the plain American beaker of the early
eighteenth century in St Anne's parish, Middletown, Delaware, which is illustrated
on Plate CIX, and on the covered beaker of Netherlands origin in St Mary's
church, Burlington, New Jersey (Plate XLI).
The handle of this tankard at Bridgeport is embellished on the shoulder with a
cherub and on the end with a cherub's face applied on a flat disc. Both these
features are typical of New York tankards. The only example known to the
present writer of an English flagon or tankard with the second of these features
is a pair of Stuart communion flagons of about the date 1660, which originally
belonged to the Dutch or German chapel royal, St James's, already mentioned.
Decorated handles are equally rare on the tankards of New England. One of the
only known specimens was exhibited by Mr Dudley L. Pickman in the Museum
of Fine Arts at Boston in 1911; it was made by Henry Hurst of Boston, who
died in 1717. The head of a cherub on the handle-end of the New England
tankard is, however, a common feature. One such head is on the end of the
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Old Eng-
lish silver
mugs in
American
churches.
handle of the tankard just alluded to. It may be seen in the illustrations of tank-
ards on Plates XX and XLVIII. The thumb-piece of several New York tankards
differs from those on the tankards of the mother country and New England; this
is the elongated oval spiral or corkscrew-like thumb-piece as on the Bridgeport
tankard and on Jeremiah Owen's tankard, previously mentioned. -
One point of interest is the persistence of the flat-topped cover in the New York
tankards until late in the eighteenth century. Long after the abandonment of
the flat top in England itself, the New York silversmiths continued to use it for
their tankards; indeed they probably never abandoned it. The nearest approach
to a change is a very slight raising of the centre of the cover, as in Mr Halsey's
tankard, which is embossed with a large rosette. z’
Albany, the capital of the state of New York, was also a centre of the silversmith's
craft, and the tankards wrought there are, it is needless to add, very similar in
character to those of the silversmiths of New York city. It was not an uncommon
event for an Albany silversmith to migrate to New York city. A typical “New
York” tankard, made by Koenraet Ten Eyck, who had worked at Albany prior
to 1716, when he was admitted a freeman of New York, is now in England.
The little mug of 1688–89, illustrated on Plate CXXIV, in the church of St
Michael's parish, Maryland, is one of a rare class which seems to have originated
in England towards the end of the reign of Charles II and to have been derived
in shape and in the reeded neck from the large German stone-ware jugs of the
sixteenth century, which were so extensively mounted in silver by English gold-
smiths. It is decorated with Chinese subjects, such as were popular on English
plate from about 1670 until 1695. (7
English mugs of this variety are far from common. Among the few examples are
the pair of 1683-84, given by Orlando Gibbons to Brasenose college, Oxford.
Another mug, made at Norwich in 1697, is in the collection of Mr J. H. Walter.
This was doubtless the shape of the “new-fashioned silver mug” ordered by
colonel William Byrd of Virginia from his merchant in London in 1684. Mugs
of this kind were copied in Chinese porcelain (blanc de Chine) for the English
market in the eighteenth century, and in old Fulham ware by John Dwight at
the end of the seventeenth century. They were also made in England of Elers
ware about 17oo and of Nottingham stone-ware about three years later, as may
be seen in the specimens in the British museum. This type of mug would seem
to have crossed the Atlantic and to have been adapted as a “spout cup” by the
Boston silversmiths very early in the eighteenth century. An illustration of a
“spout cup” of this shape, the property of Mrs Alexander Whiteside, made early
in the eighteenth century by John Allen and John Edwards of Boston, is given in
the catalogue of the exhibition of old silver at Boston in 1911.
Four English mugs with “bellied”-shaped bodies have been found in American
churches. Earliest in date is one of 1742-43 belonging to Great Choptank parish,
Maryland, which is illustrated on Plate LXVII. The second, dated 1771-72, is
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at Dorchester, South Carolina, and is described on page 15 1. The third, dated
1778-79, is in the South church, Salem, Massachusetts. The fourth is a year later
and is in the Congregational church at Hamilton, Massachusetts, where it has
served as a model for two others made by Daniel Rogers of Newport, Rhode
Island (Plate LXIX).
American silver mugs, which are frequently described as canns, may be grouped
into three classes.
The first is a mug with a plain cylindrical body, slightly tapered, which may or
may not have a moulding on the body. This type would seem to have come into
vogue in England towards the end of the seventeenth century, and was in fact a
copy of the contemporary English tankard, in a smaller size and without a cover.
It was copied by the Colonial silversmiths of New England early in the eighteenth
century. An illustration of an early American mug without the moulding on the
body occurs on Plate XVII, in the “Sarah Jeffers” mug in the First Baptist
church at Boston, where there is also another of the same kind, made about 1760.
Three mugs of the same shape, but with mouldings on the bodies, are illustrated
on the same Plate, and were given to the same church. The earliest of these was
made about 1714 by Benjamin Hiller of Boston, who was the son-in-law of the
donors of this mug. The two other mugs were wrought by the same silversmith
about 1714 and 1725. Another illustration of this same variety of early American
mug is furnished on Plate LXXII, in the First Church of Christ at Hartford in
Connecticut, to which it had been given in 1727 by Abigail Woodbridge, wife
of the then minister, Rev. Timothy Woodbridge. It was made by William Cowell
of Boston. Two more mugs of this kind, the property of the First Church of Christ
at Lynn, Massachusetts, were made by Andrew Tyler of Boston about 1721
and are illustrated on Plate LXXXIV. -
To revert to the mugs of this class, without the moulding on the body, there is
one in the Congregational church of Greens Farms, Connecticut, which was
given in 1765, and was probably made by the loyalist, Munson Jarvis of Stratford,
Connecticut, who fled to Canada at the Revolution; this with another mug of
the same variety is illustrated on Plate LXVIII. Some difference in the handles of
these mugs may be observed. *
A plain mug of the same shape was made at New York early in the eighteenth
century; it had certain characteristics of its own which are not seen in the New
England mugs. Four specimens of this mug are in the First Presbyterian church,
Southampton, Long Island, and are illustrated on Plate CXXXII. The main
feature in these New York mugs is the wide handle with the notched rat-tail
running down the back. Three of these have large oval discs on the ends of the
handle. All were made about 1729 and 1739 by two New York silversmiths,
John Hastier and Peter Van Dyck. Mugs of this shape were also made by silver-
smiths in the states south of New York. For example, there are three with some-
what straighter bodies at Frankfort, Kentucky, which were made about 181 o by
American
mugs in
churches.
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Asa Blanchard of Lexington in that state; they are illustrated on Plate LXIII.
John McMullin (1765-1843) of Philadelphia also made mugs of this shape,
three of his examples being in the Presbyterian church at New Castle, Delaware.
The second type of American mug is a copy of an English mug, introduced early
in the eighteenth century, and seen in large numbers in the colleges of Oxford
and Cambridge. It has a plain tapering body, rounded at the bottom, with a
moulded base. This class is represented by John Forland's mug in the First
church, Boston, which was made about 1717 by William Pollard of that place,
and is illustrated on Plate XI.
The third and most popular class of mug was one with a “bellied” body, holding
a pint or half a pint, as shown on Plate XIII. Three of these mugs are in the
same church, the First church, Boston, which were wrought in or soon after
1737 by Jacob Hurd of Boston. Another is by the celebrated patriot and silver-
smith, Paul Revere, immortalized by Longfellow. Over sixty examples of this
variety of mug, which date from the second half of the eighteenth century, are
enumerated in this book, more than half this number being in three churches at
Salem, Massachusetts. This type of mug was first introduced in England about
1725, which is the date of three made by William Fleming, in the collection of
the emperor of Russia. The earlier examples have less “bellied” bodies and
shorter moulded bases.
This same shape of mug was made of porcelain in China for the English market.
Three interesting specimens are in the British museum. One of these has a
portrait of the duke of Cumberland and was made in commemoration of his
victory at the battle of Culloden, April 16, 1746. The second has a portrait of
prince Charles Edward, who was defeated at that battle. The third is embellished
with masonic emblems and is dated 1755. Mugs of this shape were also made of
English porcelain.
The American silver mugs exhibit some differences in the handles, some having
a leaf on the shoulder. An uncommon example has a gadrooned base, and was
made by Paul Revere; it is engraved with the Orne arms and was exhibited at
Boston in 1906 and is illustrated on Plate 15 of the catalogue. This type of
mug became popular in the New England churches after about 1730. The
earliest dated mugs of this shape are in King's chapel, Boston, which are dated
1714, though not made as early as that year, the inscription having been added
after 1775. Next in date is the mug (originally with two handles) in the First
church at Beverly, which was made with the proceeds of a legacy in 1729 of
Rev. Thomas Blowers, the then minister of that church, and which was perhaps
made by his son, John Blowers, a Boston silversmith. This is illustrated on
Plate VI. Four English mugs of this shape in American churches are mentioned
earlier.
English and American coffee-pots were made of this same shape, elongated, in
the middle of the eighteenth century.
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The plain silver Jacobean chalice and the two patens of 1618-19 at Hampton
church in Virginia, illustrated on Plate LXXI, have a longer history in America
than any other vessels in American Episcopal churches, though the Perth Amboy
chalice, described below, was made seven years earlier. This chalice is very
similar to that of 1567-68 at Christ's college, Cambridge, in which Milton and
other famous men received the Sacrament. It is also like one of 1612-13 which
was given to Wadham college, Oxford, by its foundress, Dorothy Wadham.
The chalice with its paten-cover of 1611-12 in St Peter's church at Perth
Amboy, New Jersey, which is illustrated on Plate CVIII, is the second example
of this common English Post-Reformation chalice in an American church. This,
however, was not presented to this church for more than a century after it had
left the silversmith's hands. These two chalices follow in outline the Elizabethan
chalice which may be seen in every county in England and Wales. Most of the
Elizabethan chalices were decorated with an engraved interlacing band of strap-
work filled with arabesques, which Hans Holbein the younger helped by his
designs for silver-work to popularize in England, and which may be seen on the
Perth Amboy chalice. The stem is divided by a flattened knop, occasionally
covered with short incised horizontal lines, and the mouldings between the stem
and the body and the base are either plain, reeded or formed of short vertical
bars. Several of these chalices have bands of short incised lines instead of the
arabesques. A chalice of this kind, dated 1591-92, is in the church of St Mary
Magdalene at Ecton in the county of Northampton—the ancestral home of the
Franklins. Each of these chalices was provided with a “cover of silver appointed
also for the ministration of the communion bread.” This paten-cover has a circular
foot, frequently engraved with a date, which closely fits over the rim of the body.
There are, of course, departures from this orthodox type of Post-Reformation
chalice, but these are generally confined to definite areas in England. In the
“Norwich pattern”—so called because it is found in the diocese of Norwich—the
body is wider and shallower and the stem is without a knop; in Leicestershire the
stem is often vase-shaped and the body is occasionally plain; and those wrought
by the silversmiths of the southern guild at Exeter also exhibit varying distinc-
tions, as do those made by the craftsmen of the northern guild of York. Many
of these Elizabethan chalices were transformed from Pre-Reformation chalices,
with the addition of the necessary amount of silver to render the bowls large
enough for the administration of the cup to the laity. A case of this kind occurred
in the churchwarden's accounts of Leverton in the county of Lincoln in 1579,
when Thomas Turpyn, the goldsmith, refashioned the cup, and charged a further
sum for adding half an ounce of his own silver. An illustration of the general type
of Elizabethan chalice is given of one made in London in 1569-70, which belongs
to the Scroll and Key society of Yale university, on page 67 in Mr J. H. Buck's
Old Plate. -
The provision of parishes with “fayre and comely Communion Cups” was
English
chalices
and Com-
munion
cups.
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hastened after archbishop Parker's visitation in the diocese of Canterbury in 1569,
when the following inquiry was made: “Whether they do minister in any pro-
phane cuppes, bowles, dishes or chalices heretofore used at masse or els in a
decent Communion Cuppe and kept for the same purpose.” In the north of
England, the adoption of a standard type of communion cup became general
after 1571, when Grindal, archbishop of York, directed his clergy to “minister
the Holy Communion in no chalice nor any profane cup or glasse, but in a
Communion Cup of silver, and with a cover of silver appointed also for the
ministration of the Communion bread.” &
In the reign of James I, the chalice retained its Elizabethan form, as in the
Hampton chalice, but displayed a tendency to become larger and the engraved
decoration just mentioned was frequently abandoned. A notable instance of a
plain Jacobean chalice, and the only extant specimen of the seventeenth century in
gold, is in the chapel of Clare college, Cambridge, which was a bequest of one
of its alumni, Dr William Butler, a noted physician, who enriched the college
with several priceless pieces of old plate. *
A marked departure from the orthodox type of Elizabethan chalice may be seen
in the historical vessel at St Andrew's church, Norwich, in which many dis-
tinguished Puritans received the Communion. This was made in 1568–69 by
Peter Peterson, an accomplished Dutch silversmith who had settled in that
ancient city and was buried in that church. It was in this cup that such Puritans
as John More, Nicholas Bounde and Yates received the Sacrament. Tradition
also associates John Robinson, the leader of the Puritans who crossed to Leyden
before their departure for America, as minister of this church, though this is
unsupported by substantial evidence. Another interesting Elizabethan chalice,
made in Norwich in 1568, belongs to Heachem church in Norfolk, where captain
John Rolfe, the celebrated colonist who married Pocahontas, was baptized.
With the increase in population the English chalice became larger in the time of
Charles II. The same shape was retained—a beaker or deep bell-shaped body,
supported on a stem divided by a compressed knop—and was fitted with a paten-
cover. When not plain the decoration followed that of contemporary domestic
plate. Decorated chalices of this kind, of the reign of Charles II, are in West-
minster abbey and elsewhere in England.
An early example of the plain chalice with its paten-cover, which became gener-
ally adopted after the Restoration of Charles II, is in the Virginian parish of
Martin's Brandon and is illustrated on Plate LXXXVIII. It was made in London
in 1659-60 and was bought with a legacy of “One thousand pound of good
marchantable tobacco” of John Westhrope, a wealthy London merchant and
owner of land in that parish.
An interesting silver chalice of this period is one which originally belonged to
Jamestown old church in Virginia, but is now in the old church at Williamsburg.
It was the gift in 1661 of colonel Francis Morrison, who was deputy-governor
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of Virginia during the absence in England of the governor, sir William Berkeley.
It was in this chalice that many generations of Virginians, conspicuous in the
history of their state, received the Communion. An illustration is given of this
historic vessel on Plate LXXIX.
Another good specimen of a plain Charles II chalice with paten-cover in a
Virginian church is shown on Plate CXLI. This was the gift in 1669 of captain
David Fox of Lancaster county in that state.
An examination of these pages and of the illustrations will show a large number
of the orthodox English chalices and communion cups of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, more especially in the Episcopal churches. As will be
observed, they are all plain and have bell-shaped bodies supported on stems
which are in most cases divided by knops or mouldings of different sizes and
widths.
The numerous silver services of plate given by the English sovereigns, William
and Mary, queen Anne, George II and III, to the Colonial churches of America,
have chalices of the kind just mentioned.
A slight departure from the more orthodox chalice and paten-cover occurs in the
English chalice and cover, given by sir Jeffrey Jeffreys to St Paul's church at
Chester, Pennsylvania. This vessel, which was made about 1703, is spirally
fluted as in the tankards, caudle cups and other contemporary plate. An illustra-
tion is shown on Plate L.
The practice of engraving sacramental plate and decorating church ornaments
and vestments with the sacred trigram was common in the mediaeval church in
England. It was abandoned at the Reformation, but was revived again on plate
at the end of the seventeenth century. Throughout the next century it became
an exceedingly common practice, as will be noticed from the English silver plate
described in this book.
Francis Garthorne of London, the maker of several vessels described in this
book, was also the maker of a silver communion service of 171 I-12 now in
St Paul's church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is of historical and sentimental in-
terest, having been used by American loyalists and by Charles Inglis, the first
English colonial bishop and last British rector of Trinity church, New York.
In addition to her gifts of silver services to Trinity church, New York, and
Trinity church, Newport, queen Anne was the donor of nine chalices, all of one
type, to American churches, the nine having been made by two London silver-
smiths, John Eastt and William Gibson. - .
Several tall standing cups by American silversmiths are preserved in churches,
especially in Massachusetts. Some old English cups in the First church at Boston
served as models for the earliest Boston silversmiths, Robert Sanderson and John
Hull, who made six cups for this church. Three of these were bought with the
legacy of Rev. John Oxenbridge in 1674-75 and were evidently copied from
some such example as the English cup of 1638-39 in this church, if not from
American
standing
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churches.
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this actual piece on Plate IX, N° 2. An illustration of some of these cups may
be seen on Plate XI. The sixth American cup in this church is of the same shape,
but the more ornate stem has been copied from the English cup of 1639–40 in
this church. Robert Sanderson and John Hull were also the makers of another
standing cup similar to the English one of 1638–39; this is in the Old South
church at Boston (Plate XXIII). By them also were two similar cups belonging to
the First Congregational society at Quincy, illustrated on Plate CXXI. Another
interesting example from their workshop is one which was presented by captain
Thomas Willet, first English mayor of New York, to the church at Rehoboth,
now the Newman Congregational church, East Providence; this is illustrated
on Plate LVII. 4.
Jeremiah Dummer of Boston was the maker of a tall standing cup, with a fluted
bowl, like five in the First church, Boston, three of which are illustrated on
Plate XI. Two of these fluted cups were given by lieutenant-governor William
Stoughton to the First church, Dorchester, and the First Congregational parish,
Milton, both in Massachusetts.
John Edwards would seem to have been the only other Boston maker of this type
of standing cup. An example from his hands has found its way down to the South
Carolina parish of Christ Church, which is illustrated on Plate XLVII.
Seldom did the Colonial silversmith copy the conventional Post-Reformation
English chalice, though here and there an example may be seen. Two, given in
1730 and 1731, and now in Arlington street church, Boston, illustrated on
Plate XXX,were, however, inspired by a variety of English chalice which was made
in goodly numbers between 1725 and the accession of George III. English
examples of this type in American churches are those of 1729-30 and 1733-34,
given by George II to St Philip's church, Charleston, and Christ Church, Boston,
of which illustrations are included in this book, on Plates XLIV and XXIX.
Nathaniel Kay's chalice, made by an American silversmith in 1734 for St
Michael's church, Bristol, Rhode Island, is English in character (Plate XXXVI).
The Communion service of 1816 of Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia, contains
two chalices of English type (Plate V). The maker of these, Hugh Wishart of
New York, had no doubt seen some such English chalices as those in queen
Anne's service in Trinity church, New York.
In the First church at Boston are two tall American cups, made by Daniel
Henchman of Boston, which were possibly engraved with the arms of the donor,
Lydia Hancock, by his brother-in-law, the well-known Boston silversmith and
engraver, Nathaniel Hurd. -
Small silver chalices and patens for private communion were seldom made in
England prior to the early years of the nineteenth century. What are probably
the earliest are in the London church of St James's, Piccadilly, where there are
three, dated 1683-84, one being for the use of the rector and the other two
for the curates. The church of St John's, Westminster, contains a chalice and
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paten of 1729-30. Three parishes in the diocese of Bangor—Llandegfan, Llan-
faes and Penmon—have private communion sets, made between 181 o and 1812,
which were given by one donor, the seventh and last viscount Bulkeley.
These facts render doubly interesting the little English chalice and paten of
1721–22, for private communion, in St Peter's church at Perth Amboy, New
Jersey. The chalice is also notable because of the engraved representation of the
Crucifixion, which is an extremely rare occurrence in English ecclesiastical vessels
of Post-Reformation times. This interesting piece is illustrated on Plate CIX.
Among the very few examples of chalices embellished with Scriptural subjects in
England are the three following. The first is the chalice of 161 o-1 1 in the church
of Beddgelertin Carnarvonshire, which is engraved with figures of Mary the Virgin,
Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome; it was given by sir John Williams, goldsmith
to king James I. The second is a chalice of about 1624 at Steynton in Pembroke-
shire, which is engraved with a representation of the Last Supper; and the third
is a little chalice of about 1690, engraved with the Crucifixion, at Kirk Andreas
in the Isle of Man.
Several complete communion services are shown in this book, notably the royal
services given by the English sovereigns, previously described.
A silver communion service, made in London in 1707-08, which belonged
originally to the old Presbyterian church at Patuxent in Maryland and is now in
the Presbyterian church at Hyattsville in the same state, was given by a Scots-
man, colonel Ninian Beall, who fought against Cromwell at the battle of Dunbar,
where he was taken prisoner and transported to Barbados and thence to Maryland.
This is illustrated on Plate LXXVII.
Illustrations are given on Plate LXXVI of two interesting silver communion
services made in London in 1736–37 and 1742-43 which were presented to
Hungars parish in Virginia in 1741 and 1742 by John Custis, whose son's widow,
Martha (Dandridge), married George Washington. A copy of his curious will is
given on page 22 o, wherein he states that although he had been on earth for
seventy-one years, he had “yet lived but seven years which was the space of time
he kept a bachelor's house at Arlington on the eastern shore of Virginia.”
Allusion has already been made to the services presented by English sovereigns
to certain American churches. One of the most interesting is the queen Anne
service in St Peter's church at Albany, which is inscribed “to Her Indian
Chappel of the Onondawgus.” This service was entrusted by the royal governor,
sir Robert Hunter, to the custody of this church, which was the chapel for all
Indians of the province, except the Mohawks.
The type of American cup such as that in the First church at Boston, illustrated
on Plate XIII, was popular in England between the years 1775 and 1815.
An English specimen, embossed with acanthus leaves, occurs in an American
church, namely, the pair of 1781-82 in the First parish, Watertown, Massachu-
setts, which are illustrated on Plate CXXXVIII. Another English pair, made
Complete
Com-
munion
services.
Some other
Commun-
ion cups.
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English
caudlecups.
in London in 1807-08, with a Greek key-pattern on the lips, is in the Metro-
politan Museum of Art at New York. The shape of the body of the plain
flagon, made by Paul Revere in 1798, in the First church at Beverly, suggests
that it was copied from a cup of this kind, as the illustration on Plate VI will
show. Another pair of these American cups, dated 1798, was given to King's
chapel, Boston, by Susan Bulfinch. An interesting American specimen in the
First Congregational church at Princeton, Massachusetts, was given in 1796 by
lieutenant-governor Moses Gill (Plate CXVII). An historical pair given by
general Artemas Ward in 1796 to the Congregational church at Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts, may be seen on Plate CXXX.
An examination of the illustrations will show that there are several other varieties
of silver cups in use as communion cups in American churches. Two of the most
interesting are those which belonged to the North Carolina Presbyterian
churches of Bluff, Barbacue and Long Street, made about 1775, and inscribed
with the name of the loyalist pastor, Rev. John MacLeod. It was in these cups
that Flora Macdonald, the celebrated Jacobite heroine, and other Scottish sett-
lers in North Carolina received the Sacrament. They are described on page 511.
The caudle cup (frequently called a porringer in England) which is found in use
as a communion cup in so many New England churches is a vessel of purely
English origin and was rarely if ever made on the continent of Europe.
Caudle was a warm drink, consisting of thin gruel mixed with wine or ale and
sweetened and spiced. The immortal Pepys in his diary mentions in 1659-60
that he “went to bed and got a caudle made me and slept upon it very well.”
An earlier instance of the drinking of caudle at Merton, the most ancient of the
Oxford colleges, is quoted by Antony à Wood, the antiquary, who states that the
freshmen of that college entertained the other undergraduates to a brass pot “full
of cawdel” on Shrove Tuesday in 1648. He describes how “every freshman
according to seniority, was to pluck off his gowne and band and if possible to
make himself look like a scoundrell. This done, they conducted each other to the
high table, and there made to stand on a forme placed thereon; from whence
they were to speak their speech with an audible voice to the company; which if
well done, the person that spoke it was to have a cup of cawdle and no salted
drink; if indifferently, some cawdle and some salted drink; but if dull, nothing
was given to him but salted drink or salt put in college beere, with tucks to boot.”
The origin of a small two-handled gourd-shaped cup (which for convenience
sake may be called a caudle cup) can be traced in England to the reign of
Henry VIII. An elaborately decorated cup of this shape, 1533-34, is preserved
at Corpus Christi college, Oxford, having been given by Robert Morwent, whose
memory will be honoured as having secreted and saved the priceless plate of that
college from destruction in the troublous times of Edward VI. An illustration of
this, the earliest known English cup of this shape, is in Mr H. C. Moffatt's
Oxford Plate, 1906. The sister university of Cambridge can also claim two
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little cups of the same shape, differently decorated and dated 1555–56 and
1570-71, one having an earlier cover of 1531–32. They were given to
Corpus Christi college by Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, and are
illustrated in E. Alfred Jones's book on the Cambridge plate, 1910. As far as is
known, no example of this style of English cup has been found between the years
1570-71 and 1616-17, which is the date of the Arundel cup at Mercers hall
in London. It was given in 1616 to Greenwich hospital (of which the Mercers
company are trustees) by Thomas, earl of Arundel and Surrey, whose arms within
the garter are engraved upon it. This cup is quite plain and has two small ring
handles; the base is lower than the earlier cups just described. Another city guild,
the Clothworkers company, arealso owners of three cups of this kind, made during
the Commonwealth, in the year 1657-58. For the next stage in the history of
this type of English cup, the colleges of Oxford must be visited. Here are several,
Queen's college being especially rich in them, having twenty-three, the earliest
being dated 172 o–21 and made by Augustin Courtauld, an Anglo-French
silversmith. Merton college owns an earlier one of 1668–69. It will be observed
that the bases of these cups at Oxford are lower than the Arundel cup just
mentioned.
The small caudle cup with a straight body was first introduced in the reign of
Charles I. A rare example, dated 1641-42, decorated with flat burnished foliage,
is in Platt chapel at Rusholme, Lancashire.
Caudle cups of both shapes were made during the Commonwealth—necessarily
in small numbers in that disturbed period of English history when the progress
of the Arts was virtually at a standstill. de
In the luxurious reign of Charles II, the caudle cup became very popular, ranking
next in popularity to that indispensable possession of every English household, the
tankard. Most of the early Charles II caudle cups were gourd-shaped and were
fitted with two solid cast handles, which often have human heads on the shoul-
ders, to act as thumb-pieces. Among the earliest examples of caudle cups with
straight bodies is the covered pair of 1659-60 at Gonville and Caius college,
Cambridge, which was the gift of a member of the college, Francis Glisson, the
great English physiologist of the seventeenth century.
The embossed decoration consists of tulips and other flowers, frequently inter-
spersed with animals—lions and unicorns, stags and boars and hounds. Some have
a surbase of acanthus leaves, as on the large bowl in the new cathedral of St John
the Divine, New York, illustrated on Plate CV. Another popular scheme of
decoration for about twenty-five years consisted of Chinese figures and trees, as
on the mug of 1688–89 in St Michael's parish, Maryland, illustrated on Plate
CXXIV. These caudle cups are often fitted with covers, some of which have single
reel-shaped handles, which also act as feet, evidently derived from the paten-
covers of contemporary communion cups. An American example of these covers
may be seen in one by John Coney, in the possession of Mrs D. H. Bradlee, which
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is illustrated on Plate 7 in the catalogue of the exhibition held at Boston in 1911.
A caudle cup of this kind, dated 1662-63, is at Queen's college, Oxford, having
been presented by Thomas Smith, bishop of Carlisle and chaplain to Charles II.
Caudle cups are rarely seen in use as communion vessels in the Church of England.
Over fifty important examples are, however, preserved among the Nonconformist
bodies in England. An early specimen, dated 1660-61, embossed with flowers,
is in Platt chapel at Rusholme, Lancashire. Two others, of the years 1668–69
and 1676–77, embossed with flowers intermingled with lions, stags and unicorns,
are in Baffin's Lane chapel in the ancient city of Chichester, while one of 1661–
62, is in Ashford Road chapel at Tenterden. -
Later in the reign of Charles II, the body of the caudle cup tends to become
straight or bell-shaped and the handles plainer. Some have covers, others are
without them. The decoration frequently consists of the appliqué foliage, as
found on other articles of English plate between the years 1660 and 1690 and
in isolated examples as late as 1720. It may be seen on the historical specimen of
1686-87, bequeathed by lady Gooch to William and Mary college at Williams-
burg in Virginia and now in the church at Williamsburg (Plate CXL). Three
caudle cups at Oxford colleges are embellished with this cut foliage. They are sir
John Barker's gift, 1672–73, at Merton; sir Charles Kemeys's cup at Wadham;
and sir Joseph Williamson's cup of 1670 at Queen's. Then there is Pepys's own
cup, dated 1661-62, in the possession of a descendant. -
Towards the end of the reign of Charles II, a straight-sided caudle cup appears
with a spiral fluting along the lower part of the body, the upper part of which is
plain. This may be found up to the accession of queen Anne. Two specimens of
these, dated 1680-81, are in St Saviourgate Presbyterian chapel at York, another
in the Old Meeting House at Ipswich, and one of 1695-96 in Beaumont Street
chapel at Gainsborough, all Nonconformist places of worship. A little later, an
embossed fluted band was added to the same fluted cup, just below the lip. Two
specimens of this variety, dated 1692-93, are in Christ Church chapel at Bridg-
water, Somerset.
An unusually capacious cup, with a cover, of this kind is one of 1697-98, which
was given by lord Carleton, the statesman, to Trinity college, Cambridge.
The next stage in the progress of the English caudle cup is that which shows the
fluted body and band, as in the previous stage, with the embellishment of a large
oval panel surrounded by scrolls and acanthus foliage.
The arrival of this type would seem to coincide with the accession of queen Anne,
during whose reign it was exceedingly popular, and its popularity continued
throughout the reign of George I. An historic specimen is one of 1703-04,
which bears the initials of Matthew Henry, a prominent Nonconformist divine,
and was doubtless his own drinking cup which he gave to the chapel bearing his
name at Chester.
Another historical caudle cup of this kind is one of 1721-22 which was given by
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Josiah Wedgwood, the famous potter, to the Old Meeting House at Newcastle-
under-Lyme, of which he was a trustee and a member. In America there is a
specimen, dated 1702-03, belonging to the Scroll and Key Society of Yale
university, which is illustrated with three other old English caudle cups on
page 1 oA of Mr J. H. Buck's Old Plate. Hogarth shows a cup of this kind in the
pićture, “Death of the Countess,” in his celebrated series, “Marriage à la Mode.”
This type is not represented in an American church.
This same variety of cup was revived towards the end of the third quarter of the
eighteenth century; this, however, had a higher base and the decoration was more
OTInate.
Plain caudle cups, both with gourd-shaped and straight bodies, were frequently
made in England between the years 1680 and 1728.
Reference has already been made to an old English caudle cup of great rarity and
interest now in Bruton church at Williamsburg, and illustrated on Plate CXL,
having at sometime been transferred there from William and Mary college, to which
it had been bequeathed by lady Gooch, “as a small token of her remembrance to
the place” of her son's education. This cup was made in London in 1686-87 by
a French Huguenot refugee, Pierre Harache, who was admitted to the freedom
of the Goldsmiths company of London in 1682, and received the following cer-
tificate: “These are to certify all whom it may concern that Peter Haraske, lately
come from France for to avoid persecution and to live quietly, is not only a Pro-
testant, but by his Majesty's bounty is made a free denizen, that he may settle
here freely with his family, for token thereof we have given him this certificate.”
The finial has been lost from this cup. It had originally belonged to lady Gooch's
parents, William Stanton and his wife, Margaret Gavell, whose arms are engraved
upon it. This historic church is a fitting repository for so priceless a relic of
Virginian history, since it was here that the donor's husband, sir William Gooch,
worshipped during his governorship of Virginia. This cup had previously been
in use as a sacramental vessel, together with the silver paten of 1751-52, also
bequeathed by lady Gooch, in the chapel of William and Mary college, which
was opened in 1732, and is the burial place of sir John Randolph and Norborne,
lord Botetourt. -
The applied foliage, or “cut-card” work, on this cup, is a familiar decoration on
English plate between the years 1660 and 1690, as has already been mentioned.
It may be seen on many historical vessels, such as the two gold chalices probably
made for the coronation of William and Mary, now in the chapel royal, St James's
palace, which have figured with its other sumptuous vessels in many royal cere-
monies in the history of England. In addition to these chalices, the royal collec-
tion at Windsor castle contains a pair of large bottles, made in 1690-91 by
George Garthorne, the maker of a chalice with paten-cover of 1695-96, which
was given by William III to St Anne's church, Annapolis, Maryland. The royal
colle&tion also contains two ewers with the same decoration, dated 1690-91 and
An old
English
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American
caudle
cups in
churches.
1696-97. One of the most interesting examples of a vessel decorated in this
fashion is the ewer in St Andrew's church, Fife, Scotland, to which it was given
by archbishop Sharp, a prominent Scottish ecclesiastic who was assassinated on
Magus Muir in 1679. Some attempt has been made to introduceasimilarembellish-
ment of a different pattern on the “Shurtleff” tankard of the South parish, Ports-
mouth, New Hampshire, illustrated on Plate CXVII. Cut foliage of this kind may
also be seen on American Colonial furniture of the last quarter of the seventeenth
century, especially in Connecticut.
Sixty-five American caudle cups are illustrated here, fifty-seven of these being
plain. This variety of English drinking cup seems to have been copied by the
Boston silversmiths as early as 1676, which is the date engraved on the plain
gourd-shaped cup, given by Margaret Bridges of Finglas in Ireland to the First
Parish at Concord in Massachusetts, the nature of whose connexion with this
church cannot at present be determined. This was when the maker, John Coney,
was apparently twenty-one years old. He made five others for the same church.
One of these is exactly like the first and was given in 1682 by Thomas Browne,
a member of the church, while the four others are slightly larger, with notched
handles, and were bought by the church in 1714 for the increasing congregation.
Illustrations of all these cups will be found on Plate LII.
John Coney also made four more plain caudle cups for another Massachusetts
church—the First church, Malden. These have handles like those on Margaret
Bridges's cup at Concord. These have served as models for two others in this
church, made in 1728 by John Burt of Boston. The six cups are illustrated on
Plate LXXXVII. Edward Winslow of Boston, the maker of so much admirable
church and domestic plate, wrought one of these cups in 1707 for the First Con-
gregational church at Milford, Connecticut, which is illustrated on Plate XC. He
also wrought for the same church another variety of caudle cup, illustrated on the
same Plate—probably the only one of its kind in a church—the form of which has
been derived from some such English mug as that of St Michael's parish, Maryland,
shown in the group on Plate CXXIV.
Three of these plain caudle cups belong to the First Congregational Society of
the historic town of Quincy. One is dated 1694 and was given by four prominent
members of this church. The second belonged originally to Peter Tufts and his
second wife, Mary Cotton, and was probably made for them shortly after their
marriage in 1684, the maker, Jeremiah Dummer of Boston, having died in 1718.
It was presented to this church in 1872 by Quincy Tufts, their great-great-grand-
son. The third was bequeathed in 1697 by Edmund Quincy, a conspicuous
figure in this church and town; it bears the worthy donor's arms and was made
by Thomas Savage of Boston. Each of these cups is illustrated on Plate CXXI.
A plain gourd-shaped caudle cup, illustrated on Plate LII, in the First Congre-
gational church at Deerfield, Massachusetts, was given to that church by Hannah
Beamon, before her death in 1739 and was made by William Pollard of Boston.
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Two more of these plain caudle cups, which formerly belonged to the First church
at Dorchester, Massachusetts, are now in the Second church and the Third Re-
ligious society in that town. Both were wrought by Jeremiah Dummer, one
having been the gift of Margaret Thacher before her death in 1693 and the
second having been bought with a legacy of Justen Patten, in 1684. They are
illustrated on Plate LIV. Five of these plain gourd-shaped caudle cups are in the
First Church of Christ at Farmington, Connecticut, and are illustrated on
Plate LXI. The earliest is engraved with the initials of the original owners, hus-
band and wife, and was made by David Jesse,a Boston silversmith who lived a short
life of thirty-five years, and whose work is represented in this book by only two
specimens. The other four were made by Jeremiah Dummer of Boston. Another
specimen is in the First Congregational society of Salem, Massachusetts, and was
made by John Coney; it is illustrated on Plate CXXVII. It had been previously
in the possession of a Boston merchant and his wife, Thomas and Mary Savage,
and was left to this church by their daughter, Sarah Higginson. Another one, in
the Congregational church at North Haven, illustrated on Plate XCVII, was
made by Cornelius Kierstead about 1725. Four more are in the Congregational
church at Stratford, Conneéticut. Two of these were made by John Coney and
two by John Noyes, both of Boston. Three are shown on Plate CXXXIV. One in
the Congregational church at Wakefield, Massachusetts, was made by Jacob
Hurd of Boston (1702–58), and is illustrated on Plate CXXXVII. An imposing
array of eight of these plain old caudle cups of different sizes may be seen in the
First Church of Christ at New Haven, Connecticut, all having been gifts or
bequests by members of that church; four of these were wrought at Boston by
Jeremiah Dummer. All are illustrated on Plate XCIV. Three are by John Dixwell,
who made a plain caudle cup in the United Congregational church in this town,
where he had been born, the son of colonel John Dixwell, the regicide. This
church also contains four more caudle cups made in 1833 from older plate. The
handles are solid and scrolled, some being notched on the shoulders. An example
of an ornamental handle occurs in one of the “Glover” cups in this church.
This completes the list of the plain gourd-shaped caudle cups, with the exception
of the seven late copies of the early nineteenth century, in the United Congrega-
tional church, New Haven; the two in the First Baptist church at Newport,
Rhode Island, illustrated on Plate XXXV; and one dated 1804, in the Farm-
ington church just mentioned. ^-
The gourd-shaped mug made by Jeremiah Dummer in the First Baptist church,
Boston, included on Plate XVII, has been copied from a caudle cup.
A caudle cup dated 1730 in the First Congregational church at Stamford, Con-
necticut, was made by Peter Quintard, the New York silversmith who settled in
the Connecticut town of Norwalk in 1737. The plain caudle cup in the First
Congregational church at Woburn, Massachusetts, was made in 1726 by George
Hanners of Boston.
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This gourd-shaped caudle cup remained in fashion in New England for some
years after it had ceased to be popular in England.
The decorated American caudle cup with a gourd-shaped body is represented
in churches by four examples. Two of these bear the mark of the earliest New
England silversmith, Robert Sanderson. The first is in Hollis Street church,
Boston, and is illustrated on Plate XXXI. The lower half is ornamented with six
flat flowers on a matted ground, enclosed in compartments. These flat flowers
have been derived from English caudle cups of the early years of Charles II. It
bears the initials of the original owners, John Foster, a Boston printer, and his
niece, Silence Baker, together with the date of his death, 1681. The second
belongs to the First Congregational society at Quincy, Massachusetts—wherein
worshipped John Adams, second president of the United States, and his son,
John Quincy Adams—and is illustrated on Plate CXXI. The decoration con-
sists of slightly embossed sprays of flowers and foliage on a matted ground, only
remotely resembling the ornament on English plate of the second half of the
seventeenth century. It was bought in 1685 by a legacy of Joanna Yorke, the
wife of James Yorke, an emigrant to America in 1635. An earlier example, which
was given by the First church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, to the Second church
there, bears the marks of Robert Sanderson and his partner, John Hull. It is
decorated with six varieties of flowers in scrolled compartments, and has two
short cast handles, scrolled and notched; it was the gift in 1678 of Elizabeth
Clement, whose initials with that of her husband, Austin Clement, are engraved
upon it, having previously been used by them for domestic purposes (Plate LIV).
The last of the decorated cups is in the Congregational church at Stratford,
Connecticut, and is illustrated on Plate CXXXIV. The punched ornamentation
suggests that its maker, John Coney, had seen one of the English saucer dishes
with punched work of a similar kind, which originated in the reign of Charles I
and went out of fashion shortly after the Restoration of Charles II.
The floral designs on some of the American caudle cups bear some resemblance
to those on the chests and other furniture of New England of the last quarter of
the seventeenth century.
A gourd-shaped caudle cup at Harvard college is embossed with various flowers
and the body of a child coming from a flower. The handles with human head
thumb-pieces are very like those on the “Stoughton” cup at Harvard, which is
by the same Boston silversmith, John Coney; these handles have been copied
from an English caudle cup of the reign of Charles II.
Three specimens of another variety of American caudle cup are illustrated here.
This is deeper and has a bell-shaped body, the lower half being spirally fluted;
surrounding the upper part of the body is an embossed corded band. These three
specimens are almost identically alike, differing only in size. The first, illustrated
on Plate LIV, was given by the First church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, to the
Church of the Unity, Neponset. The second belongs to the First Church of
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Christ, Farmington, Connecticut, and appears on Plate LXI. These two were
made by the same silversmith, William Cowell of Boston. The third, which is in
the Congregational church at Stratford, Connecticut, was wrought by Jeremiah
Dummer; this is shown on Plate CXXXIV.
These three cups have evidently been copied from some such English cup as the
pair of 1692-93 at Bridgwater, Somerset, previously mentioned.
The little caudle cup belonging to the First Congregational society at Chelms-
ford, Massachusetts, illustrated on Plate XLIX, is the only example of this kind
in an American church. It has been inspired by an English cup, such as the pair
of 1680–81, in St Saviourgate Presbyterian church at York, already described.
This, like so many other caudle cups in New England churches, had previously
been used for domestic purposes, having belonged to John and Lydia Fiske, the
son and daughter-in-law of Rev. John Fiske, the first pastor of this church. The
body with its fluting is like those of the tall American cups on baluster stems,
such as that of the “Everill” cup in the First church at Boston, illustrated on
Plate XI, and wrought in 1705 by the same maker, Jeremiah Dummer of Boston.
The diameter of the mouth of this standing cup is exactly like that of the caudle
cup at Chelmsford, which suggests that this excellent silversmith had made up
bowls of this kind and fitted handles to them as caudle cups or stems for tall cups,
according to the requirements of his customers.
The large silver-gilt covered bowl of 1677-78, presented to the new cathedral
of St John the Divine, New York, by Mrs George Bromley Ironside, belongs to
a class of vessel which was highly popular for hot drinks in the late Stuart period
in England. The embossed decoration of foliage along the base is characteristic
of the date (Plate CV).
One of the finest of these covered bowls is a plain one, embellished with the
appliqué leaves mentioned earlier, and the donor's crest on the tops of the handles.
It was made in 1669–70 and was presented to Magdalene college, Cambridge, by
James Bertie, lord Norreys, who was afterwards created earl of Abingdon. In the
same university—in the college where two men eminent in the history of New
England were educated, namely, governor John Winthrop and the puritan divine,
John Cotton—is another of these large covered bowls, decorated with spiral
fluting. This is at Trinity college. It was made in the year 1697-98 and was
given by the celebrated lord Carleton. -
The most sumptuous of these English vessels is, however, the gold bowl made in
London in 1675-76, an heirloom of the countess of Yarborough (baroness
Fauconberg and Conyers in her own right), which is the only specimen in gold
and one of the few pieces of old English gold plate still extant.
Three large bowls of this class are at Jesus college, Oxford. Two exhibit the
somewhat unusual decoration of engraved and chased acanthus and other leaves.
One was made in 1684-85 by the same London silversmith as the bowl in New
York cathedral, and was given to the college by sir Thomas Mansell, who was
An old
English
bowl.
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Patens and
dishes for
bread.
created baron Mansell of Margam in 1712. The second bowl is slightly smaller
and is similarly decorated; it was made in 1709-10 by Humphrey Payne of
London and was the gift of an alumnus of the college, Lewis Pryse of Gogerthan
in Cardiganshire. The third bowl, the gift of Charles Matthew of Castlemenych,
is still smaller in diameter, but the cover is higher and domed; it was made in
1685-86 by the same maker as the first bowl and of the New York cathedral
bowl. For an example of one of these bowls in an English church there is the
specimen of 1676-77 in Charing church in Kent—a church which contains the
earliest known specimen of a “steeple cup.” This bowl is equal in size and is
similarly decorated to the bowl in New York cathedral. It was given to the
church in 1765 by Elizabeth Ludwell. .
The last of these English bowls which need be mentioned here is one that was
formerly in the possession of the marquess of Winchester, and was sold by auðtion
at Christie's in 1911 for the sum of £2,000. It was made in 1675-76 and bears
an inscription in Latin to the effect that it was a legacy in 1675 from Anne,
countess dowager of Pembroke, second wife of Philip, fourth earl of Pembroke,
to her godson, George Morley, bishop of Winchester.
A prominent Boston silversmith, Edward Winslow, had evidently seen one of
these large English bowls and was moved to make one, which he successfully
accomplished, and the result may be seen in his bowl, embellished with flutings
of American style, exhibited by Mrs Edward Rantoul at Boston in 1911 and
illustrated on Plate 36 of the catalogue.
A separate English paten—one which did not closely fit over the lip of the
chalice, as in those introduced in England in the sixteenth century—was first
made about 1615. It had a narrow flat rim and a shallow depression, just large
enough to cover the mouth of the chalice. The foot, which also acted as a handle,
was generally reel-shaped in these earlier examples. The bases of the later Stuart
patens were frequently trumpet-shaped. In the reign of Charles II, the form of
these later patens was adopted in a larger size with a wide rim, richly decorated
in the style of the period, and was used as a salver for domestic purposes; it is
usually called a tazza. Their use for domestic purposes as salvers continued until
thereign of George I, when they were supplanted by the more orthodox salver on
three small feet.
Several examples of these patens, both English and American, are described and
illustrated here. But before mentioning some in detail it may be interesting to
refer to a plain specimen of 1725–26, associated with America, in the university
of Cambridge. This is at Corpus Christi college, having been the gift of an
American alumnus, James de Lancey of New York, who held such public
offices as ačting governor of the province of New York, lieutenant-governor
and chief justice.
The conventional paten of the English church which may be seen in most of the
Episcopal churches in America was not generally adopted in New England.
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The vessels used for bread in the Sacrament are usually shallow plates or dishes,
such as the Hutchinson and Foster plates in the Second church at Boston. Here
and there, however, one of these conventional patens has been found.
After the plain paten, a paten with an embossed gadrooned border, introduced
late in the seventeenth century, was the most popular. Four English examples
are described in this book, three of these being in Virginia. They consist of the
historic paten made in 1691-92, and presented to old Jamestown church in
Virginia by sir Edmund Andros, the celebrated colonial governor, whose arms
it bears. This is illustrated on Plate CXLI. The second, made in 1694-95,
belongs to Westover parish and forms part of the service presented by Sarah
Braine (Plate LXXXV). The third paten had apparently been in domestic use
previous to its acquisition by St John's church, Hampton, Virginia; this is dated
1698-99 and is illustrated on Plate CXLI. The fourth example was the gift with
a chalice of sir Jeffrey Jeffreys to St Paul's church, Chester, Pennsylvania, and
was wrought about 1703 (Plate L).
This variety of vessel with gadrooned borders was copied by the New England
silversmiths both for sacred and domestic purposes early in the eighteenth century.
One, made by Edward Winslow of Boston, is now in St Michael's church, Bristol,
Rhode Island, having been bought with the legacy of 1734 of that generous
donor of silver to churches, Nathaniel Kay; it is illustrated on Plate XXXVI.
A second specimen, made by John Coney of Boston, is in St George's church,
Newport, Rhode Island, and is illustrated on the same Plate. This, however, only
came into the possession of this church a few years ago. The third example is in
St John's church, Stamford, Connecticut, and was made by John Coddington of
Newport (Plate CXXXIII). From the fact that this was not given until 1762,
nineteen years after the maker's death, it may perhaps be assumed that it had
been used for domestic purposes by the donor, St George Talbot, or bought by
him.
A salver on stand or tazza (as this vessel is sometimes called when in domestic
use) with similar gadrooned borders and engraved with the Coffin arms was
exhibited at Boston in 1911 by Mrs R. H. Morgan. It bears the marks of the
Boston silversmiths, John Allen and John Edwards, and was made early in the
eighteenth century.
Large cylindrical flagons both for ecclesiastical and domestic purposes were English
first wrought in England towards the close of queen Elizabeth's reign, silver
about the year 1580, and their development may be traced from a smaller flagons.
flagon of this shape, like the one of 1572-73 in the Wiltshire church of
Teſfont Ewyas, mentioned earlier. The decoration on most of these flagons
is typical of the period, though here and there may be observed a departure
from the main decorative features. As with other English plate, so with these
flagons, no single colle&tion in England can be compared in point of numbers
with the emperor of Russia's colle&tion. It contains no fewer than seven of
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these flagons, dating from 1585 to 1617-18. One has a pathetic interest, having
belonged to Eudoxia Lopukhina, first wife of Peter the Great, before her enforced
retirement into a Russian convent. It was made in 1613-14 and is exactly like
a flagon of 1611-12 by the same London silversmith, in the great colle&tion of
ecclesiastical and domestic plate of the patriarchs of Moscow. Two more histor-
ical flagons of this shape in the emperor of Russia's colle&tion were made in
1617-18 and were given in 1636 to the tsar Michael—the first of the Romanoff
line—by the ill-fated Charles I. The shape of these flagons was retained through-
out the seventeenth century, while the Jacobean decoration was abandoned about
the year 1620, though revived in isolated instances until the Commonwealth
period. The flagons of Charles I and the Commonwealth tend to become less in
height and greater in width, while the short moulded bases of the earlier flagons
are superseded by wide splayed bases. These earlier Carolean and Commonwealth
flagons with their plain bright surfaces, reflecting light and shade, are unsurpassed
in their quiet dignity and purity of form. This variety of flagon was generally
adopted, usually in pairs, for the cathedrals and great parish churches of England
at the Restoration of Charles II, to take the place of the vessels destroyed during
the civil war a few years previously. In the church of St Mary Woolnoth in
the city of London—the burial place of sir William Phipps, governor of Massachu-
setts—are two pairs of these cylindrical flagons, dated 1587-88 and 1613-14.
Historically interesting is the plain flagon of 1605-06, given by sir Robert
Spencer, first baron Spencer of Wormleighton, to St Mary's church, Great Bring-
ton, in Northamptonshire, the burial place of Robert Washington and his wife,
Elizabeth. -
Of the Restoration period, no flagons can surpass in grandeur the two of 1663–
64, presented by Charles I to the tsar Alexis of Russia, which are preserved in
the Kremlin with the other priceless English plate sent by the same English
monarch. Historically, the pair of plain cylindrical flagons of the year 1660-61,
in the private chapel of the archbishops of Canterbury at Lambeth palace, is of
the highest interest from the fact that these flagons and the chalice and very rare
candlesticks of the same date, together with the large plain alms basin of 1635-36
were in use at the consecration services of the bishops of the American episcopal
church, William White, rector of Christ Church, Philadelphia, and Samuel
Provoost, rector of Trinity church, New York, who were consecrated bishop of
Pennsylvania and New York respectively, by archbishops Moore of Canterbury
and Markham of York, and other prelates in that chapel, February 4, 1787. They
also figured in the consecration, September 19, 1790, of James Madison as bishop
of Virginia, who was the last of the American bishops to be consecrated in
England. -
No notice of the early historical flagons would be complete without some refer-
ence to those in the college chapels of Oxford and Cambridge. At Oxford there
is the plain pair of 1602-03 at New college, where they were doubtless familiar
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obječts, with the celebrated silver pastoral staff of the founder of the college,
William of Wykeham, to Richard Harris, one of the first tutors of Harvard
college, who was educated there. They may also have been seen by William
Stoughton—thedonor of silver cups to the two Massachusettschurches of Dorchester
and Milton—who was incorporated a member of New college in 1652, but was
rejected (rege reduce) at the Restoration in 1660. There are three other plain
pairs in Oxford colleges, namely, that of 1605-06 at St John's; the pair of
1608–09 at Brasenose; and the early pair of 1598-99 at Corpus Christi. A pair
of 1616-17, decorated with panels of sea monsters similar to those on John
Winthrop's cup, may be seen at Queen's college. At Christ Church, Oxford, is a
pair of flagons of 1660-61, embossed with the flowers in the manner just then
becoming popular.
At Cambridge are a few silver flagons of this shape, of historical interest from
their association with the Puritans who emigrated to New England. In the chapel
of Sidney Sussex collegeare two of 161 o-1 1, plain, save for ovolomouldings, which
were given by the earl of Kent. An added interest in these flagons is that Oliver
Cromwell, who entered this college in 1616, and his class mate, the New England
divine, John Wheelright, doubtless saw them in the chapel during divine service.
A larger and later plain pair of 1626–27 was given by Valentine Carey, bishop
of Exeter, to Christ's college, Milton's alma mater. The three flagons of John
Harvard's old college, Emmanuel, were made after his time, in 1637-38, and
were bequeathed to the chapel by William Sandcroft, sometime master of the
college. -
Turning to later historical flagons of this shape, there is a plain pair of 1661-62
in the private chapel at Windsor castle, where there are also three others, dating
from 1688–89. A similar pair, at Buckingham palace, of 1664-65, came from
the old chapel royal in Whitehall. A large Charles II pair, made in 1660-61,
decorated with an unusual feathered ornament, is in the chapel royal, St James's
palace. These figured at the coronation of queen Victoria and are shown in sir
George Hayter's picture of the ceremony, engraved by Ryall.
Historically interesting, too, are the flagons of Westminster abbey. Here are two
pairs of this cylindrical shape, one dating from the first year of the reign of
Charles II, 1660-61, and the second pair from 1684-85. The decoration of the
second pair consists of cherubs, flowers and acanthus leaves, boldly embossed,
such as were popular at that time. Another interesting plain flagon is that of
1674-75, in Ripon minster, made by John Plummer of York, which is engraved
with a view of the minster, as it existed in that year.
A handsome pair dated 1683–84, belonging to the corporation of Portsmouth,
was given to that town by Louise Renée de Querouaille, the celebrated mistress
of Charles II. Another pair of the same shape, but smaller in size and engraved
with the monogram of the duchy of Lancaster, was formerly part of the commun-
ion plate of the old Dutch or German chapel royal, St James's, now Marlborough
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house chapel. This pair is of interest because they are the only English flagons
or tankards known to the writer with cherubs' faces on the ends of the handles.
These royal flagons were probably copied from some such Dutch flagon of about
1675 as that in the chapel of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, which was given
by William Stanley, master of the college (1693–98) and previously chaplain to
the princess of Orange, who was afterwards queen Mary II of England.
One of the finest cylindrical flagons of the reign of William and Mary is that of
1691-92 in the Tower of London, which is decorated with cherubs' faces, fes-
toons of flowers and fruit in a manner suggestive of the influence of the carvings
of Grinling Gibbons, and the sculptured work of sir Christopher Wren. This
flagon is now used only three times a year, in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula
within the Tower, on Christmas-day, Easter-day, and Whit-Sunday.
Two more cylindrical flagons which deserve notice are the property of the little
known plate of the foreign Protestant churches in London. One is a fine and
ornate example of 1698-99, the property of the St Mary's German Lutheran
church of the Savoy, now in Soho, to which it had been presented by David
Teiffenwieserus, and the plain flagon of 1704-05, presented to St Paul's German
reformed church, by prince Louis of Hesse, when he visited London with the
duke of Marlborough after the battle of Blenheim, where the prince was a general
of cavalry under the duke.
One plain English flagon with a domed cover, dated 1763-64, is of some interest
from the fact that it belongs to the vessels in St George's German Lutheran
church in Goodman's Fields, London, E., whose first pastor, Gustave Anthony
Wachsel, will be remembered for the part he played in 1764, when the incident
of the six hundred Wurtzburgers and Palatines took place. These unfortunate
Germans had been induced by an adventurer named Stumple, to leave their homes
in Germany under the promise that they would be permitted to settle in the islands
of St John and Le Croix in America; but as soon as they had been shipped for
England, their so-called benefactor deserted them and they reached London in
a destitute condition. This worthy pastor, however, with much energy and be-
nevolence, succeeded in interesting king George III and the people of London
in their unhappy condition, and, mainly owing to his efforts, their immediate
wants were alleviated by public subscription and other material support, while
their future was assured by means of the king's grant of land in South Carolina.
It is believed that the Communion was administered in these vessels to many of
these unhappy Germans, just before their departure to America.
The churches of England and Scotland contain many old pewter flagons of this
shape, dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The earliest and rarest of the Post-Reformation silver flagons in England have
globular bodies, derived from the form of the little cruets used for wine and water
in Pre-Reformation times, and from the English mediaeval flagons of pottery.
Among the specimens of Elizabethan silver flagons of this shape is a plain pair
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of 1576-77 in Cirencester church, Gloucestershire. Two more of the year
I 583-84 belong to the church of St Margaret, Westminster. Another fine pair,
dated 1592-93, exists in the church of Rendcombe in Gloucestershire. The
decorated flagons of this globular shape include the historical pair, ornamented
with Elizabethan strap-work and rosettes, made in 1598–99—the legacy with
the plain chalice to Wadham college, Oxford, of its foundress, Dorothy Wadham.
Another pair, dated 1607-08 and decorated with the panels of sea monsters like
those on John Winthrop's cup, is in the chapel of Trinity college, Cambridge,
Winthrop's own college; they were presented by lords John and Bernard Stuart,
sons of Esmé, duke of Lennox.
As in other forms of Elizabethan and Jacobean plate, the collection of the emperor
of Russia is richer in these globular flagons than any single collection in England.
It contains no fewer than six, beginning with two of different sizes made in
I 594-95. These two flagons were a gift from Christian IV of Denmark to the
court of Russia, and were probably acquired by him on his visit to his sister Anne,
queen of James I of England. Two more are a pair and dated 1604-o 5, and the
others were made in 1605-06 and 1612-13. Three other flagons of this form
are also in Russia, in the treasury of the patriarch of Moscow; their dates are
1596-97 and 161 o-1 1. The second of these is engraved with the royal arms of
James I of England, and the third with the name of the patriarch, Joseph. An
interesting illustration of the use of these globular flagons in England in Eliza-
bethan times occurs in a picture representing the marriage feast and other episodes
in the life of sir Henry Unton, diplomatist and soldier, which is in the National
portrait gallery in London.
Two more plain flagons of the same shape, dated 1583–84 and 1613-14, are in
St George's chapel, Windsor.
Coming to Stuart times, the globular flagon is represented by the splendid pairs
of 1660-61 and 1664-65, embossed with large feathers, in the chapel royal, St
James's palace and St George's chapel, Windsor. There is also the plain pair, fitted
with spouts, and embellished with appliqué foliage, dated 1664-65, in Canter-
bury cathedral.
About fifty plain English flagons, mainly of the conventional cylindrical form, are
described in these pages, and, needless to add, nearly all these are in episcopal
churches. Many of them are in the royal services presented by William and Mary,
queen Anne, George II and George III. The earliest flagonis one of the Common-
wealth period, made in 1649-50, which is in a Virginian church and is described
on page 51 o and illustrated on Plate CXLIV. Next in date is one of 1684-85,
in the service bestowed on Trinity church, New York, by William and Mary,
and illustrated on Plate CII. These have the flat-topped covers of the earlier
English flagons.
Of the cylindrical flagons with domed covers, the earliest are two of 17 Io-1 1,
one of these being in colonel William Rhett's gift to St Philip's church, Charles-
English
flagons in
American
churches.
t lxv
American
silver
flagons.
ton (Plate XLIV). The other is Benjamin Peck's gift to St Michael's parish,
Talbot county, Maryland (Plate CXXIV).
About one hundred silver flagons, made by American silversmiths, are enumer-
ated in these pages.
The introduction of silver flagons into the Puritan churches of New England is
not only a sign of the growing material prosperity of the people, but also marks
the gradual decline in the repugnance to vessels which were common in the
Church of England, and which would be regarded by the early emigrants as
ostentatious if not ritualistic. The use of such costly accessories of the Communion
Table confirms in some degree Daniel Neal’s remark in 172 o that the colonists
“affect to be as English as possible.” -
Flagons would seem to have been first made in America by the Boston silver-
smiths in or about 1711, which is the date of Elizabeth Wensley's flagon in
the Second church, Boston, made by her son-in-law, Peter Oliver, who died in
1712. This is the date (1711) inscribed on two similar flagons bought by the
Brattle street church, Boston. These three early American flagons have flat covers
with finials. The finials which are found on most of the American flagons and
tankards were seldom added to English flagons or tankards. One of the very few
English examples with a finial is that on the flagon of 1717–18 of St George's
parish, Maryland, and illustrated on Plate CXXIII. Philip Syng, one of the
earliest silversmiths in Philadelphia, made a flagon with a flat top, but without a
finial, for colonel Robert Quary in 1712, which is now in Christ Church, Phila-
delphia. This is a copy of queen Anne's flagon of 1707-08 in this church and
is the earliest example of an American flagon made south of New York. Both are
illustrated on Plates CXII and CXIII.
Equally American in origin is the addition of grotesque masks, similar to those
on the tankard handles, and cherubs' faces with wings, on the handle-ends of some
of these flagons. The masks may be seen on John Frizell's flagon by John Burt in
the Second church at Boston and on two by the same maker in the Second Con-
gregational society at Marblehead. The cherub's face and wings are on Rev.
William Welsteed's flagon in the same Boston church, and may be observed in
the illustration of a flagon at North Andover, on Plate XCII.
The two flagons in the South church at Andover, Massachusetts, were given in
1802 “as an earnest request that the laudable practice of reading in the house
of public worship between services may be continued so long as even a small
number shall be disposed to attend the service”—a practice which was discon-
tinued in 1828.
The cost of one of these cylindrical flagons in the year 1765 was £26 7s. 3d.,
which was the price charged by John Bridge for Mary Hunewell's flagon now
in King's chapel, Boston. Of this sum £18 Ios. was charged for the metal at the
rate of 6s. 8d. per ounce, and £7 17s. 3d. for the making and engraving.
Flagons of other shapes, quasi-classical and ewer-shaped, of American origin may
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be seen in American churches. Cylindrical-shaped flagons with spouts were intro-
duced at the end of the eighteenth century and became popular early in the
nineteenth century. It was then that the unhappy practice of adding spouts to
tankards, both for sacred and domestic use, came into vogue.
Two flagons with spouts in the First Reformed and Trinity churches at Fishkill,
New York, are interesting because they were presented to those churches in
1820 by Samuel Verplanck, in commemoration of Eglebert Huff, a resident
there, who was originally in the Life Guards of the prince of Orange, afterwards
king William III of England. He died in 1715 at Fishkill with unblemished
reputation at the age of one hundred and twenty-eight! One of these flagons is
illustrated on Plate XXXIV.
Similar cylindrical flagons with spouts were made of “Sheffield plate” in America
early in the nineteenth century, and several are in use in churches.
One sacred piece of furniture in the English church which the Pilgrims and
Puritans did not carry with them across the Atlantic was the font, though they
were believers in the rite of baptism. In adopting baptismal bowls or basins, they
were anticipating the parliament of Cromwell, which ordered all fonts to be re-
moved from the parish churches, and basins to be used instead, in the hope that
all suspected superstitions conneéted with the rite of baptism would be sup-
pressed. The result of this order was that pewter bowls and basins were used for
baptism in many English parish churches.
The present writer knows of no baptismal bowl in an English church older
than the eighteenth century, though there are domestic vessels of older date,
which, however, were given subsequently to the date when made. For example,
the Gloucestershire church of Dowdeswell contains a Monteith punch bowl of the
year 1690-91.
Basins and ewers were introduced into the Scottish church early in the seven-
teenth century. Many fine silver specimens are illustrated in Burns's Old Scottish
Communion plate.
Although fonts in the precious metals are not found in English churches since
the Reformation, the custom of providing gold and silver fonts for private bap-
tisms in royal and noble families of England has not been uncommon. The
well-known silver-gilt font in the Jewel house in the Tower of London was made
for Charles II in 1660-61 and has been used in several royal baptismal cere-
monies, including those of most of the children of George III. The last occasion
on which it was used was at the baptism of Edward VII in St George's chapel,
Windsor castle, when the pedestal held the newer bowl made in 1840 and pro-
vided for the baptism of queen Victoria's first child, the princess royal,
afterwards empress Frederick of Germany. A basin and ewer of about 1735 at
Windsor castle were used at the christening of George III and his son, prince
Alfred. The silver-gilt font at Windsor castle, just mentioned, was made expressly
for the baptism of the princess royal, and appears in the pićture of the ceremony,
Fonts.
Private
fonts of
gold and
silver.
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Baptismal
bowls and
basins in
American
churches.
painted by Charles Robert Leslie, an artist born in London of American parents,
which is now at Buckingham palace. e
What is perhaps the only old English font in gold is in the possession of the duke of
Portland. It is supported by figures of Faith, Hope and Charity, modelled in the
classical style of the sculptor, John Flaxman, and made in 1797-98 by Paul
Storr for the baptism of William Henry, marquess of Titchfield, eldest son of the
fourth duke of Portland.
In lieu of fonts the churches in America were provided with basins, bowls or
dishes. In the early days of the church in New England, any domestic vessel of
wood, pewter, porcelain or glass was requisitioned for use in the rite of baptism.
Basins or bowls of silver were introduced with flagons early in the eighteenth
century and are yet another sign of the growing prosperity of the colonists.
The basin of the First Congregational church at Marblehead, the gift of Dr
Joseph Lemmon in 1773, was the handiwork of Paul Revere (Plate LXXXVI).
A plain English bowl of 1731-32 is in use as a baptismal vessel in Martin Bran-
don's parish, Virginia; this is illustrated on Plate LXXXVIII.
A unique silver baptismal vessel in an English or American church is the large oval
basin with two ring handles in Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island, which
is illustrated on Plate XCV. It was one of the gifts in 1734 of that generous
benefactor, Nathaniel Kay, and was made by a Newport silversmith, one Daniel
Russell.
A baptismal basin belonging to the Collegiate church of New York, is engraved
with the church seal and date 1744, and is inscribed in Dutch:
“To inherit eternal life in after life, O man, •
Be cleansed in Christ's blood, and thus before death die.
Who in God's Son does live, life everlasting has,
And lives through the true faith, who in that love does live.”
This was made by Adrian Bancker of New York.
The basin of the Congregational church, North Haven, is of great interest as
having been the gift in 1794 of Ezra Stiles, president of Yale college.
A rare baptismal bowl is in Christ Church, Philadelphia, and is illustrated on
Plate CXII. It was the gift of colonel Robert Quary in 1712 and was made by
Philip Syng of Philadelphia.
Several of the American baptismal vessels are in the nature of deep bowls,
frequently domed in the centre, and having wide flat rims. A specimen of this
kind is in the First church, Beverly, Massachusetts, and was bought in 1772
(Plate VI). An earlier specimen, illustrated on Plate XI, made by Jacob Hurd of
Boston, is in the First church of Boston, having been bought with a bequest in
1732 of Nathaniel Byfield, a native-born Englishman, who was for many years
a prominent citizen of Bristol, Rhode Island, where a pair of beakers in the Con-
gregational church commemorates his close association with that town. A third
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specimen of this type, made by John Dixwell, was the gift in 1722 of David
Farnum to the New North church at Boston and is now in King's chapel
there. A shallower basin of larger diameter is in the Old South church, Boston,
having been a piece of domestic plate bequeathed by Mary Saltonstall in 1728
(Plate XXIII). This basin was given after the date of Benjamin Franklin's baptism
in this church.
An interesting baptismal basin is that of the First parish, Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, which was made from a “great silver basin,” presented by his pupils
in 1695 to Rev. William Brattle, sometime tutor and fellow of Harvard col-
lege, and by him bequeathed to this church in 1716-17. The inscription was
written by Rev. John Leverett, president of Harvard, and Rev. Simon Bradstreet
(Plate XLII).
The English silver baptismal basin, made in 1733–34, and given by the Jaque-
line family to old Jamestown church, Virginia, is now in the Memorial church,
Richmond (Plate LXXIX). It came into the possession of the latter church “after
the Church in James City was deserted.”
The English bowl of St James's parish, Anne Arundel county, Maryland, is
the earliest decorated specimen, English or American. It is chased with the rococo
decoration common on English plate at the time when this bowl was made,
1751-52 (Plate CXXIII). - -
An early American silver basin, made about 17oo, is in the historic First Re-
formed church at Tarrytown, New York. It was the gift of Fredryck Flypse and
is shown on Plate CXXXV.
Early in the nineteenth century, a small decorated baptismal bowl on a base was
made both of silver and “Sheffield plate” in New England. An illustration of one
in the Congregational church at Fairfield, Conneéticut, is given on Plate LIX.
A bowl of this same kind is at Harvard college; it was made in 1817 from a gift
of judge Wendell.
None of the silver baptismal basins of the Dutch churches in the state of New
York followed a custom occasionally met with in the Dutch Reformed churches
in Holland. This was their decoration by engraving or embossing of a represen-
tation of the Baptism of Christ. A basin with such a scene, made by a Delft silver-
smith in 1668, is in the Oude Kerk at Delft. The Lutheran church at Haarlem
contains a baptismal basin with the same sacred subjećt, done in relief; this was
made in 1656 at Haarlem, by a silversmith believed to have been an Englishman,
one Thomas Rosewell.
The colonists in having their gifts of silver engraved with their arms followed
a custom which was comparatively common in the mother country in the seven-
teenth and eighteenth centuries. More than fifty pieces of silver in American
churches are engraved with the donor's arms, and are illustrated here.
Old French silver in American churches is represented by two Louis XIV
chalices of similar form; an ostensorium; and a pair of cruets.
Old French
silver in
American
churches.
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Spanish
silver.
German
silver.
European
silver.
The first chalice was given to the Old South church at Boston in 1758 by
Anthony Bracket, the popular landlord of the famous Boston tavern, the “Crom-
well's Head” in School street, where such celebrated men as George Washington,
Paul Jones and Lafayette were lodged during their visits to Boston. This chalice,
which was made in Paris in the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century, is il-
lustrated on Plate XXI. A plain copy of this same chalice was ordered to be
made and given to this church in 1758 in the will of its pastor, Rev. Thomas
Prince—the author of the expression, “The heavenly shower was over; from
fighting the devil they must turn to fighting the French”—in reference to the
backsliding of some of his flock during Whitefield's visit and to the coming expe-
dition to Louisburg. Its maker was the celebrated Boston silversmith and patriot,
Paul Revere. An illustration of this chalice is on Plate XXIII.
The second French chalice of the same date, which is more ornate than the
other, being decorated with symbols of the passion, cherubs and other ornaments,
is in St Mary's church at Burlington, New Jersey (Plate XXXIX). It was given
to that church, with an old English silver paten of the reign of queen Anne, by
Catharina Boevey, a remarkable and talented woman who was the reputed orig-
inal of sir Roger de Coverley’s “Perverse Widow” in the Spectator, written by
Steele.
A similar French chalice of the same period is in St Mary's church at Hayes, in
the county of Middlesex.
The acanthus leaves on the bowl and base of these three vessels are charaćteristic
of French ecclesiastical plate of the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century.
Another similar French chalice of the same period is in the church of Castleventry
in Ireland. Such leaves form part of the decoration of a French silver ciborium
of this period, with the mark of Jacques Leger, the farmer-general, of Paris
1687-91, from a church in Canada.
The ostensorium was made about 17 oo and is in the museum of Georgetown
Roman Catholic university, where the pair of French cruets of the First Empire
is also preserved. Illustrations of these will be found on Plate LXV.
The only piece of old Spanish silver in an American church is the curious dish of
the end of the seventeenth century, which is illustrated on Plate XLV. It is now
in St Philip's church, Charleston, South Carolina.
German plate is represented, in addition to the two beakers already described, by
a large silver-gilt ciborium of about 1725 now in Georgetown Roman Catholic
university. It had previously been the property of the chapter of canonesses of
Münsterbilsen (Limburg), to whom it had been presented by Charlotte von Für-
stenberg-Stülingen (Plate LXVI). There is also a German silver chalice of
about 174o in the Lutheran church at Springfield, Georgia, described on
page 4.55.
The same Roman Catholic university possesses two chalices of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries, made on the continent of Europe.
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A silver-gilt ciborium, dating from the end of the fifteenth century, is in St
Mary's Roman Catholic church at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is illustrated on
Plate CXV.
One of the only two pieces of old gold plate described in these pages is a
seventeenth-century Hungarian gold paten, now in Hollis street church, Boston.
It had been given to the well-known Unitarian divine, Rev. E. E. Hale, when in
Hungary to be placed on the Communion Table of this church.
An eighteenth-century gold paten, originally used by the Jesuit mission of St
Inigo's in Maryland, but now in St Joseph's Roman Catholic church, Philadelphia,
is the second piece of old gold plate in an American church.
A chalice, paten and wafer-box of Swedish origin are in Holy Trinity church,
Wilmington, Delaware, and are illustrated on Plate CXLII. They were presented
to “Holy Trinity Church at Christina in Pennsylvania” in 1718 by the mining
company at Falun in Sweden, well known as the place where exist the oldest
copper mines in Europe. Rev. Erick Björk, the pastor of Falun at that time, had
been minister of the church at Christina from 1696 until 1713, when he was
recalled to Sweden by Charles XII. These vessels were made at Gothenburg about
1718. Chalices of this form were common in Scandinavia at this date.
Jewish silver is represented by the eight ornaments for the Scroll of the Law, and
a pointer in the synagogue at Newport, Rhode Island, which is the oldest Jewish
synagogue in the United States, having been founded in 1713. They are illustrated
on Plate XCVI. These ornaments, known as Crowns of the Law, are used as
crowns for the wooden rollers, “ez hayyim,” around which is rolled the Penta-
teuch, which must be written on a scroll of parchment—the skin of a clean
animal, whether beast or fowl.
The other accessories of the Jewish synagogue, unrepresented at Newport, include
a breast-plate, which is suspended by a chain from the top of the rollers and to
which, as in the crowns here illustrated, little bells are generally attached. In the
oldest synagogue in London—the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue—which was
founded in the seventeenth century, the present building dating from 1701, are
several old silver ornaments. There are also several pairs of Crowns of the Law in
silver, the earliest having been made in London in 1712–13. The treasures also
include three dishes, very similar to the Irish dish in the First church at Boston,
which were made in London in 1744–45. They also include two very rare silver
sconces made in 1750 and 1755 for the Feast of Maccabees. Another old London
synagogue—the Great Synagogue in Aldgate—is rich in these ornaments, which
are included in the comprehensive title of “kele kodesh.” Here are five pairs of
“Crowns of the Law” wrought in silver. One of filigree was made at Amsterdam
in the eighteenth century. A second pair in the shape of simple crowns was
wrought in London in 1778–79, which is about the date of a third pair, decor-
ated in the style popularized in English archite&ture and furniture by the archite&ts,
the brothers Adam. A fourth pair is architectural in design, being formed of arches
Italian
silver.
Hungarian
gold
paten C
Gold
vessels.
Swedish
silver.
Jewish
silver.
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Old Irish
silver.
American
porringers.
The
Classical
style in
silverwork.
and columns with balustrades, in four stages, surmounted by a crown; this pair
was wrought in London towards the end of the reign of George III, about 1805.
The fifth pair was made in London in 1809-1 o and is pierced like the bread and
sugar baskets of the late Georgian period. Most rare and interesting of all are per-
haps two pairs of silver caskets for these Crowns of the Law, which were made in
the years 1766-67 and 1767–68, by Fred Kandler, a London silversmith. This
synagogue contains among its treasures breast-plates and pointers set with costly
gems, mostly of recent date. -
A pair of these crowns, made at Amsterdam in 1656, is exhibited in the late Mr
J. H. Fitzhenry's colle&tion of objećts of art in the Vićtoria and Albert museum.
These crowns may further be studied in the old synagogues of Holland.
The ceremonial use of these ornaments is shown in an engraving, “The Jewish
manner of holding up the Law in the sight of the people, at Duke's Place,
London,” published by Alexander Hogg.
Old Irish silver is represented by a dish and chalice. The first is the dish, made at
Dublin in 1720-21 by Robert Harrison, and presented to the First church,
Boston, within recent years. It is engraved with the arms of the original owners,
Weld impaling those of Harstonge and is illustrated on Plate XIV. This style of
dish was made in large numbers by Dublin silversmiths in the early years of the
eighteenth century. Examples by English silversmiths are comparatively rare.
One, bearing the London date-letter for 1718–19, is in use as a paten in St Paul's
church at Ramsey in the Isle of Man, having been given by Dr Thomas Wilson in
later years. Among others are the three in the old Spanish and Portuguese
synagogue in London, mentioned on the previous page.
The second Irish piece is a chalice wrought at Dublin in 1814 and now in the
museum of Georgetown Roman Catholic university. -
While many domestic vessels may be seen in New England churches, it is curious
that not a single porringer, that essentially American vessel which was a neces-
sary part of every good New England home, has been found there.
A beaker was unfortunately made in 1822 from a porringer, inherited by
Elizabeth Wales from Rev. John Prentice and presented by her to the church of
which he had been pastor—the First Church of Christ, Lancaster, Massachusetts.
While the New York silversmiths followed the example of the American furniture
makers in being influenced by the Empire style—as a result of the friendly feeling
then existing between France and America—there is no instance of its influence in
Boston silversmiths' work known to the present writer. The classical influence
then prevailing in English plate is, however, apparent in the decoration on the
communion service in Grace church, Providence, made by George Welles of
Boston. There is an English bowl of the year 1806-07 in the colle&tion of the
emperor of Russia, which has a border almost identical with that on this com-
munion service. This bowl was made by Paul Storr, who made much fine silver
from the classical designs of John Flaxman, the sculptor. The communion vessels
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wrought by this same silversmith for the duke of York in 1822, and now in St
Pancras church, London, are excellent examples of the influence of classical
decoration on English church plate. The most conspicuous piece of American
silver showing any influence of the prevailing taste in classical art is the vase
which was presented to captain Isaac Hull, commander of the frigate “Con-
stitution,” which vanquished the British frigate “Guerriére” on the 19th August,
1812. It is now in the Department of State at Washington, and the makers were
Fletcher and Gardiner of Philadelphia.
The intrinsic value of the metal had led to the destruction of vast quantities of
priceless silver vessels from the earliest times in Europe, mostly for the conversion
into money in times of war. At the Reformation the destruction of ecclesiastical
vessels of great historical and artistic value was due to excessive Protestant zeal.
But the remodelling of older plate, domestic as well as ecclesiastical, in England
in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was incredibly large. As each
new fashion was introduced in domestic plate the cost was largely met by the
melting or transforming of older vessels into new fashions. It would be impossible
to pićture the havoc wrought to mediaeval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Stuart plate,
in the eighteenth century by this unhappy custom. In a lesser degree, the same
unfortunate custom prevailed in America, especially among church vessels. A
long list could be compiled of old plate which has been destroyed to make way
for new vessels of a more “convenient” form or a newer fashion.
Just as the loss is deplored from the churches of St Pancras and St Peter at
Leyden of the vessels in which John Robinson, the Pilgrim father, and his
assistant, elder William Brewster, received the Sacrament during their twelve
years' sojourn in that city, so, too, the loss of many historical church vessels
during the American Revolution and Civil war is lamentable. Great as were these
losses, it is surprising that, remembering that during the Revolution many of the
parishes were without clergy, and that the fabrics were allowed to fall into decay,
so much old silver should still survive in the episcopal churches in Maryland,
Virginia and South Carolina. Bishop White, himself an American protagonist at
the Revolution, states that at the conclusion of the war there was but one parish
in Pennsylvania with a rečtor; this was his own church—Christ Church, Phila-
delphia, which has, happily, preserved all its historical vessels, given by queen
Anne, colonel Robert Quary and other pious benefactors.
In Virginia, the losses of plate include among others the historic vessels in which
Rev. Robert Hunt celebrated the communion at Jamestown on Sunday, June 21,
1607, which was the first occasion on which the ordinance was observed by
Englishmen in America. Some idea of the losses can be found from information
contained in Bruce's Institutional History of Virginia, as to gifts which have
disappeared. In 1643 William Burdett gave vessels to Northampton parish. In
1634 a flagon was given by William Hawkins to York parish. In 1657 Simon
Overzee of Lower Norfolk gave plate to Lynnhaven parish. Dorothy Balridge
Old
Church
silver
vessels
destroyed
or remade. ,
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gave a bowl and chalice to the church of Appomattox in Westmoreland county.
Christopher Lewis of Surry's flagon of 1672; and the baptismal basin of George
Jordan of the same place, given in 1677, have gone. Argoll Blackstone of York
county gave a wine bowl to York parish in 1686, and in 1670 George Spencer
presented a plate for the altar of St Mary Whitechapel. All these have dis-
appeared.
Other losses occurred when after the war of 1813 the legislature of Virginia
passed a statute confiscating the property, including plate, of the unoccupied
Episcopal churches of the state. The vessels of the churches of Pharnham and
St John's, Lunenburg, were then confiscated and sold. They were bought by
colonel John Tayloe, who presented them to St John's church, Washington.
They were generously restored to their original churches in 1876 by the vestry of
that church. -
In South Carolina the losses include a “Tankard, chalice, and an embossed
plate,” from the old church of St James's parish, Goose Creek, which still stands.
Some of these were bought with a legacy of one Ralph Izard, gentleman, of
Berkley county. Dalcho's history of the church in South Carolina states that the
lost plate of St John's parish, Berkley, with the exception of the French silver-
gilt chalice, was probably purchased by the parish, and that this chalice had been
used “by the Protestants in France, before the revocation of the Edićt of Nantes,
and was brought to Carolina by Rev. Mr Lessou, formerly minister of a French
congregation in this province.”
In the civil war of 1865, all the silver of St Michael's church at Charleston was
carried away by soldiers of the United States. It included a complete service
given in 1762 by Thomas Boone, governor of the province. A flagon and paten
were recovered in 1867 and restored to the church by a generous donor. The
old Baptist church of this city has lost a silver tankard, bequeathed in 1756 by
Providence Hutchinson.
The church plate provided by the English government for the governors of the
American provinces has also been destroyed or lost. In 1737-38 the earl of
Albemarle was provided with plate, books and other chapel furniture at a cost
of £186. In the same year a like service was supplied for colonel Lewis Morris,
governor of New Jersey. A later governor of the latter province was provided in
1761 with “2 flagons, I chalice, a patent [paten], and receiver, weighing
196 oz. 7 dwts, at 8s. 2d. per ounce A 8o. 3s.6d.” The governors of Massa-
chusetts Bay, Virginia and Quebec were supplied with similar services in the
same year, as were the governors of other American colonies.
On pages 42 and 43 is a list made in 1729-30 of the silver vessels in the Second
church, Boston, with the names of the benefactors, many of which have disap-
peared since the date of this list. One of the lost treasures is a flagon given in
1689 by sir William Phipps, sometime governor of Massachusetts.
The royal services of plate of King's chapel, Boston, were carried away to
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England by its well-known loyalist rector, Henry Caner, at the Revolution.
Portions of these services were subsequently distributed among other churches
by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and the present writer believes
the vessels in Trinity church, St John, New Brunswick, to be part of the silver
from King's chapel.
In Conneéticut the losses have been particularly severe through the unfortunate
custom of remodelling old plate. In one church alone—that of Wallingford—no
fewer than nine pieces were remade in 1849. All these were gifts of members of
the church between the years 1728 and 1764. All the plate of the First Church
of Christ at Hartford was sold in 1803. A mug given by Abigail Woodbridge,
wife of the minister, was subsequently recovered and presented to the church in
1883. Several other cases might be mentioned of serious losses from the same
CallSC.
Several important gifts have been lost from the First Congregational church at
Exeter, in New Hampshire, as will be seen from the list on page 173.
The losses in other states have been relatively as great.
Sales of plate by churches were of frequent occurrence.
The First church of Roxbury in Massachusetts sold some of its ancient silver in
1789, one piece of which would seem to have been of great sentimental and
historical interest, having been, in the words of the deacon's note in the church
records, “that from which the Apostle Eliot had administered the Communion.”
In 1830 this same church disposed of a quantity of old plate, according to the
following records: -
“Whereas on account of the Church plate belonging to the First Church in
Roxbury, being very Ancient, much worn, and the form of the vessels not con-
venient (being chiefly Tankards), it was thought advisable to have it manufactured
into cups with covers, providing the expense of the same would not be an objec-
tion, and our Revd Pastor, Dr Eliphalet Porter, was authorised by the Church
to effect the same, if he, after ascertaining the expense, should think it advisable.
On enquiry it was found the old plate would furnish a sufficient number of Cups
with Covers, for the Communion Table, and have an overplus of old silver
sufficient to pay all the expenses of the alteration. Mr Jones of Boston was
employed by our Revd Pastor to Manufacture the new Vessels and as Five of the
Old Tankards were Gifts from Ancient Members of the First Church in Roxbury,
to said Church, Mr Jones was direéted to engrave the names of the said donors
on the Cups made from said Five Tankards, and the year in which they were
given. Also to engrave on them the year in which they were Renewed. William
Davis (Deacon).” *
The above reference to the “form of the vessels not being convenient” is typical
of the views of many churches at about this period.
Among the churches which are now defunct, the “New North church” of
Boston sold all its plate at its dissolution.
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Losses by theft have seldom occurred, except during the Revolution and the
Civil war. One of the most recent and most serious was the large and handsome
silver salver on stand, made in 1674-75, and given to St Paul's church, New-
buryport, Massachusetts, by Dudley A. Tyng in 1800. An illustration of this
piece is given on page 245 of Mr J. H. Buck's Old Plate, 1903. This dish was
similar to the set of six given by Charles II of England to the tsar Alexis of
Russia. .
Fire must be held responsible for the destruction not only of the church fabrics,
but also of their silver. As recently as 1895 the communion service of 1725–26
of Lower Nansemond parish in Virginia, to which it had been bequeathed by
John Yeates, was virtually destroyed at the burning of the house where it had
been kept. The fragments are now in the rooms of the Virginia Historical Society
at Richmond. Several other instances of the burning of silver could be cited. The
destruction by fire of the church buildings and their silver was frequent before
the introduction of more substantial buildings of brick and stone.
The decay of churches has had much to do with the loss of silver vessels, especially
among the foreign congregations in America. For example, the French Huguenot
churches founded there after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes were in pos-
session of silver vessels, as can be proved by documentary evidence. The French
Huguenots of Boston had a church of their own until 1748, when it was sold
and their descendants, prominent citizens of the city—the families of Faneuil,
Boutineau, Johonnot, Olivier, and Chardon joined other churches. One of these,
Andrew Faneuil, bequeathed in 1737 a “flagon for the Communion Table, a
Plate for the Bread, and a Basin to Christen the Children with the Coat-of-Arms
of the Donor engraven upon each of them.” All these have perished. The same
tale of loss must be told of the vessels of the French Huguenots of New York,
and of Charleston in South Carolina—one of the four settlements of these refugees
in that state.
Many instances occur of legacies of plate to churches, which were to be trans-
formed into “more suitable” vessels by desire of the benefactors. For example,
Elijah Danforth, a physician, bequeathed his large silver tankard to the First
church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, with a request that it be “changed in the
form of it at ye discretion of the deacons into convenient vessels for the service of
the Lord's Table.” The testator, however, revoked the clause and allowed the
tankard to be given unchanged. On the other hand, there are unfortunate ex-
amples where a testator's bequest of silver vessels, made on condition that they
should remain in their original form, has been ignored by later church officers.
Not only plate but other treasures have disappeared from churches. The Maryland
church of St Barnabas, Leeland, Prince George's county, has lost the religious
paintings done in 1721 by Gustavus Hesselius (1682-1755), a Swedish painter
who emigrated to America.
Beakers of the First Congregational society at Cohasset were made from the
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proceeds of the sale of a gold medal which had been presented by the king of
Denmark to captain John Lewis, a mariner.
The losses in domestic silver in Boston were doubtless considerable, for there was
a decrease in population of about two thousand loyalists after the Revolution.
As much of their family plate with other treasures as could be conveniently taken
was carried off by the loyalists, not only to Canada but also to England. The
presentation plate of sir William Pepperell, the victor of Louisburg, was allowed
to be taken across the Atlantic by his grandson, the second and last baronet.
Doubtless, the silver salver and two pairs of candlesticks bequeathed by Zachariah
Johonnot, donor of silver to Hollis street church, Boston, to his loyalist son,
Peter Johonnot, who went over to England, are still in existence there, with
other “loyalist” plate.
The names of more than eight hundred donors of plate are contained in these
pages, and are commemorated by imperishable memorials in these vessels.
These names are exclusive of the large bodies of subscribers for the purchase of
vessels for St Paul's church, Augusta, and for the Congregational church, Hamp-
ton, given on pages 9 and 1 98-202.
Men famous in the history of the American colonies appear as donors. These
include pastors and laymen, conspicuous figures in their own parishes or towns,
members of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company of Boston, and early
emigrants from the Old to the New World. Among the early pastors who were
donors are the names of John Cotton and of John Oxenbridge (who was deprived
of his office by archbishop Laud), both of whom were ministers of the First church,
Boston. Thomas Prince, Joseph Sewall and William Brattle were also among the
pastor-donors.
Included among the distinguished laymen are governor John Winthrop, and his
great-grandson and great-great-great-grandson; Atherton Hough, previously
mayor of Boston in England; lieutenant-governor William Dummer; Thomas
Hutchinson, father of the governor of that name; Hezekiah Usher, the first book-
seller in New England; Anthony Bracket, landlord of the famous Boston tavern,
the “Cromwell's Head,” which has sheltered George Washington, Paul Jones and
Lafayette. A monument to sir Edmund Andros, the able but unpopular colonial
governor, may here be seen in the shape of a silver paten. Thomas Dawes, builder
of the State House at Boston, patriot, councillor, senator, is commemorated by
his gift of silver to the Old South church at Boston. Governor William Shirley,
the originator of the celebrated and successful expedition to Louisburg, is inscribed
on silver presented by George II to Trinity church, Boston. Ichabod Plaisted,
who earned lord Bellomont's strićtures for the neglect of his duties, will be found
as a donor of plate. That fervent and generous churchman, Nathaniel Kay,
publican and colle&tor of the royal customs at Newport, was the donor of much
silver to Rhode Island churches. Among other holders of offices under the English
crown who bestowed gifts of silver on American churches were lieutenant-
Donors.
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governors William Stoughton, William Bull, and Francis Nicholson. Colonel
Robert Quary, a conspicuous churchman, secretary and receiver of the province
of South Carolina, admiralty-judge in New York and Pennsylvania, enriched the
historic Christ Church, Philadelphia, with silver vessels. It was he who wrote a
memorial to the lords commissioners of queen Anne as to “most of her majesties
provinces, dominions and territories on ye continent of America,” in which he
refers to William Penn, governor of Pennsylvania, in the following words: “Mr.
Penn hath made a great noise about his acts to prevent illegal trade but they
have not been two pence advantage to the Queen or so much as taken notice of
since they were made, nor have they answered any one end, but that of his own,
which was to make fair weather at home, and impose on the world which point
he hath gained . . . and yet Mr. Penn endeavours all he can to invite all
foreign Indians, known to be villains, and some French lately come from Canada
to come and settle in his country, only for the benefit of a trade with them, which
he takes care wholy to ingrose to himself by ordering the Indians not to permit
any to trade with them, but such as can shew an indented lycence and his seal.
What Mr. Penn's profit from this trade may be, I know not, but am much afraid
it will prove to be the loss of many thousands subjećts lives if not speedily pre-
vented by her Majesties care.” This interesting document was sold with other
manuscripts of colonel Quary in the sale of the library of sir Thomas Phillips, at
Sotheby's this year. The name of John Penn, grandson of the founder of Penn-
sylvania, is engraved as a donor upon a silver Communion service. Sir John
Davie, the first native-born American to succeed to a baronetcy, was also a
donor. The names of governors Gurdon Saltonstall and Thomas Boone are in-
scribed as donors of silver. The Quincys, whose old home at Quincy has been
permanently preserved, thanks to the efforts of the Massachusetts Society of
Colonial Dames, are to be found as donors to the old church of that place. It
was in honour of one of these, colonel John Quincy, who was the donor of a
tankard in 1767, that the original name of the town of Braintree was changed
to Quincy in 1793.
Several participants in the celebrated expedition to Cape Breton in 1745, which
ended in the capture of Louisburg, figure as donors of plate in New England
churches. First there is sir William Pepperell, the successful commander of that
expedition and the first native-born American to receive the honour of a
baronetcy. His gifts of a silver baptismal basin to his own church of Kittery in
Maine—a church which has been enriched with gifts of four silver cups by his
father and sister, are described on pages 236-238. Then there is governor
William Shirley, who will be remembered as having planned this expedition.
Although not an actual donor, he was instrumental in securing the silver service
from George II in 1742, for Trinity church, Boston. Governor Roger Wolcott
gave two beakers to the Congregational church at East Windsor, Connecticut, in
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1756. Colonel John Choate, judge-advocate-general in this expedition, gave a
tankard to the South church at Ipswich, Massachusetts. Colonel Robert Hale was
one of the authors of the inscriptions on two silver tankards of 1754 in the First
church of Beverly, Massachusetts—a town of which he was a conspicuous and
popular figure. Benjamin Pickman, who rendered considerable financial help to
the Louisburg expedition, was the donor of a tankard and a baptismal basin to
the North church at Salem, Massachusetts, and in recognition of his support was
presented by the Province of Massachusetts Bay with a silver cup, which is now
in the Essex Institute in that town.
Among the participants in other campaigns was Matthew Bridge, donor of sil-
ver to the First Congregational society, Lexington, Massachusetts, who served
in king Philip's war in 1675 and joined the ill-fated expedition to Quebec in
I690.
Colonel John Pitkin, who gave two cups to the Congregational church at East
Hartford, led his company in the expedition against Crown Point in 1755, under
general Lyman. Colonel Ichabod Plaisted, donor in 1762 of a baptismal basin to
the First church at Salem, Massachusetts, commanded the Salem company in this
expedition. * -
The widows of participants in several historical events figure as donors of plate.
Captain Matthew Whitwell, an officer in the English navy, presented a silver alms
dish to St Paul's church, Norfolk, Virginia, in memory of his second wife, who
was a Virginian lady.
The donors on the American side in the Revolution comprise Thomas Dawes,
who bequeathed a silver flagon to the Old South church at Boston in 1809; and
Salmon Hubbell, a lieutenant in the 5th Continental regiment of the American
army, who gave a beaker in 1829 to the First Congregational church at Bridge-
port, Conneéticut. A mug given by colonel Robert Dodge, who served in thirty-
three engagements, is in the Congregational church at Hamilton, Massachusetts.
General Benjamin Lincoln was the donor of a beaker to the Third church at
Hingham, Massachusetts. Leonard Bleecker, donor of a dish to the Reformed
Dutch church at New York, served under Lafayette. Brockholst Livingston,
donor of a basin to the First Presbyterian church, New York, also took part on
the American side. ~
General Artemas Ward, the first major-general in the American army, was the
donor in 1796 of cups to the Congregational church at Shrewsbury, Massa-
chusetts.
Nicholas Campbell, the donor of a tankard to the Baptist church, Warren, Rhode
Island, and of a flagon to the Methodist church there, was one of the memorable
Boston Tea Party.
On the loyalist side was Isaac Royall, who gave a silver cup to the First parish,
Medford, Massachusetts, and a baptismal basin to St Michael's church, Bristol,
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Women
donors.
Rhode Island. Robert Hooper, a well-known figure at Marblehead, whose silver
flagon is in the First Congregational church in that seaboard town of Massachu-
setts, was a loyalist. Lieutenant-governor William Bull, donor in 1756 of a silver
service to Prince William's parish in South Carolina, who went to England and
died there, favoured the loyalist side. Another prominent loyalist was Edward
Augustus Holyoke, donor of a tankard to the North church at Salem, Massachu-
setts. The name of yet another loyalist, Rev. Mather Byles, is commemorated on
several vessels in Hollis street church, Boston. According to the church records he
joined the British after the siege of Boston, “against the liberties of the country.”
A long list of more than thirty prominent graduates of Harvard college who were
donors of silver plate of New England churches could be compiled. Two names
of donors closely associated with Harvard are those of Rev. William Brattle, some-
time tutor and fellow, who bequeathed in 1716-17 a silver baptismal basin to
Christ Church, Cambridge, which bears an inscription written by John Leverett,
president of Harvard and Rev. Simon Bradstreet; and Judah Monis, Hebrew pro-
fessor, the donor in 1760 of silver to the Second church at Westborough, now
Northborough. Rev. Edward Holyoke's name as pastor may be seen inscribed
on vessels in the Second Congregational church at Marblehead before his election
as president of Harvard in 1737.
One of these gifts of a Harvard graduate was a beaker, in the First Congregational
church, Groton, Connecticut, which was given by the first native-born American
who succeeded to the title of baronet, namely, sir John Davie.
The seven or more graduates of Yale include Rev. Ezra Stiles, sometime president
of the college.
Rev. Gilbert Tennent, one of the founders of Princeton university, was the donor
of two cups to the Second Presbyterian church, Philadelphia.
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, founded in 1701, has enriched
two churches with plate—Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island, in 1702, and
Grace church, Jamaica, Long Island, in 1704. One of the schoolmasters of this
society, George Taylor, was the donor in 1748 of a silver chalice now in St John's
church, Providence, Rhode Island.
The names of two hundred women will be found as donors of silver vessels to
churches. -
The cipher of queen Mary with that of her husband, William III, is engraved on
their gifts of plate to King's chapel, Boston, now in Christ Church, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, and to Trinity church, New York. Queen Anne was a generous
giver of plate to the Colonial churches, no fewer than nine chalices and two
Communion services given by her being described here.
The women donors further include Sarah Welsteed, daughter of Thomas
Hutchinson and sister of governor Thomas Hutchinson; and that remarkable
Englishwoman, Catharina Boevey, who, as has already been mentioned, was the
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reputed original of sir Roger de Coverley’s “Perverse Widow,” in the Spectator.
An Irishwoman, Margaret Bridges of Finglas, Ireland, was the donor of a caudle
cup in 1676 to the First parish, Concord, Massachusetts. As this was made by
John Coney of Boston, she doubtless sent money to the minister for it. Hannah
Beamon, believed to have been the first school-dame in Deerfield, Massachusetts,
presented a cup to the First Congregational church there. 4.
The names of Esther Flint and Martha Saffin, daughters of captain Thomas Wil-
let, first English mayor of New York, and holder of many public offices, appear
as donors of silver.
The English chalice and patens of 1618-19, now in St John's church, Hampton,
Virginia, were bought with a legacy of Mary Robinson of London, which was
to be expended at the discretion of her cousin, sir John Wolstenholme, for a
church in Virginia.
Lady Pepperell, wife of sir William Pepperell, victor of Louisburg, and her sister-
in-law, Jane Turell, were donors of silver to the First Congregational church at
Kittery, Maine.
Sarah Knight, that versatile woman who made the famous journey on horseback
from Boston to New York in 1704, gave a cup in 1722 to the First Congrega-
tional church at Norwich, Connecticut.She is said to have taught Benjamin Frank-
lin and Samuel Mather the rudiments of education; she kept an inn, managed a
farm and was engaged in other business enterprises. This cup is illustrated on
page 359.
Among other women donors were Abigail Hale Prescott, widow of colonel
William Prescott who commanded the American forces at Bunker Hill; Mary
Stiles, widow of Ezra Stiles, president of Yale college; and Catharina van Cort-
lant.
Sarah Braine, conspicuous in Virginian history as having been in sympathy with
the rebellion of Nathaniel Bacon and the only woman who was excepted from the
free and general pardon granted by the general assembly in 1677, will be found
among the donors.
Lady Gooch, wife of sir William Gooch, governor of Virginia, is commemorated
by the caudle cup described earlier.
Captain John Smith, the Virginian hero, states that the ship “Phoenix” took out
to Virginia in 1608 five craftsmen versed in the art of the goldsmith. Their names
were Daniel Stallings, described as a jeweller, William Dawson and Abram Ran-
sack, both refiners, and William Johnson and Richard Belfield, both goldsmiths.
These men were not, however, intended to practise their craft, but according to
captain John Smith “the lust of gold was apparent in sending out refiners and
goldsmiths, who never had occasion to exercise their craft; as also the jeweller, for
there were no precious stones nor jewels, save only such few pearls as might be
found in the oysters, of which there were plenty.” Captain John Smith also refers
American
silver-
Smiths.
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to the fact that the gold for which these men were in search could not be found,
“for the best of reasons that there was none to find.” At a later date, in 162o, the
name of one Thomas Howard, a silversmith, appears in the register of the Virginia
company. -
It is only within recent years that the fact has been realized that silversmiths have
worked in America. All the old silver, both religious and secular, as well as the
beautiful Colonial furniture, was regarded as European in origin. It is by no means
uncommon to find some such expression as this in church histories: “For plate,
the people contributed silverware and money, which was sent over to the silver
workers of Amsterdam; who hammered out for them a communion set and a large
baptismal basin.” The vessels here mentioned happen to have been wrought in
New York. Such a mistake is pardonable when it is remembered that the Dutch
Reformed church of America was subjećt to the control of the ecclesiastical
authorities in Holland until 1772.
Family plate of the eighteenth century has been frequently described as belonging
to the first members of the family settled in America a century before these family
belongings could have been made.
In the absence of further documentary evidence the title of father of the New
England silversmiths hitherto borne by John Hull must be transferred to his
partner, Robert Sanderson. He and his wife, Lydia, would seem to have reached
Hampton in New England in the year 1638. He became a freeman in 1639 and
in 1642 removed to Watertown in Massachusetts. He was then an experienced
silversmith. A silver salver on foot, bearing the London date-letter for 1635-36,
is or was in the possession of Mr W. Lane of Mount Vernon; it has a maker's
mark almost identical with one used by Robert Sanderson. It may be inferred
that it was from him that John Hull learned his craft. Confirmation of this sug-
gestion is derived from the fact that they were later in partnership as goldsmiths
in Boston. Hull was born in Leicestershire in 1624, and arrived at Boston in
1635, three years before Robert Sanderson. At the age of twenty-eight, in the
year 1652, he was appointed mint master by the general court of Massachusetts,
in defiance of the decision of the English court that the crown alone claimed the
right to coin money. Robert Sanderson joined him as partner in this enterprise,
and, significantly, Sanderson's signature precedes that of Hull in the agreement
of June 3, 1675. These Massachusetts coins, known as “pine-tree shillings,”
were the first American coinage. The dies were made at Lynn by Joseph Jenks,
the first American iron-founder.
The occupations of the English pilgrims at Leyden included among other crafts
that of a silversmith, in the person of James Carlisle, previously of Hull in York-
shire. It is uncertain whether he crossed the Atlantic with other pilgrims. A Hull
silversmith of this name, who used a mark not unlike that of John Coney, the
Boston silversmith, made a communion cup in 1587, now in Holy Trinity
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church in his native town of Hull, where there is a seal-top spoon of the same
date and bearing his mark, at Trinity house. The name of John Mansfield, a silver-
smith of Charlestown in Massachusetts, is recorded as early as 1634, but no pieces
of silver from his hand can be identified. -
In New York, the names of three Dutch silversmiths who learned their craft in
the Old World have come down, and specimens of their work after their arrival in
the New World are enumerated in this book. The first of these is Ahasuerus
Hendricks, the maker of the silver beaker in 1678 in the First Reformed church
at Albany, which he copied from a Dutch beaker in the same church, made at
Haarlem in 1660. Both beakers are illustrated on Plate II. This silversmith had
come to New York three years previously, having sworn allegiance to king
Charles II in 1675.
The two other Dutch silversmiths who left their Dutch homes to seek fortune in
the New World were Jacob and Hendrik Boelen, father and son, who settled in
New York in or about 1680. Several examples of their work in ecclesiastical and
domestic plate were exhibited at New York in 1911. The latter included Jacob
Boelen's little bowl, divided into panels by hollow scrolls, lent by Mrs Robert
Remsen. This had evidently been copied, in all except the handles, from some
such piece as the charming little Dutch bowl, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
at New York; this was made at Haarlem in 1682, the fine handles being decor-
ated in the Van Vianen style. Jacob Boelen's ecclesiastical plate is represented by
a pair of beakers in the New Utrecht Reformed church at Brooklyn, which are
engraved with figures of Faith, Hope and Charity, one being dated 1707. Both
are illustrated on Plate XXXVIII. Two basins of the Collegiate church of New
York were also his handiwork.
Hendrik Boelen's church vessels described in this book number four. Two are
beakers in the Reformed church at Bergen, New Jersey, which he made in 1731;
these are illustrated on Plate VII. The third is also a beaker, which is engraved
with panels of figures, representing Faith, Hope and Charity, and is in the
Reformed church at Flatlands, Long Island (Plate LXIV). All these beakers are
thoroughly Dutch in character. A basin of the Collegiate church, New York, is
the fourth of Hendrik Boelen's works.
George Ridout, a London silversmith who settled in New York, was the maker
in 1747 of the basin in Trinity church in that city.
In the late seventeenth century and down to the year 1800, over one hundred
and seventy silversmiths were at work in the city of New York.
An equal number were engaged in the craft in Boston between the years 1650
and 18 oo. -
The early Boston silversmiths not only pursued their craft with success, but were
also prominent citizens; they discharged many public duties and fifteen at least
were members of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company. One of these,
lxxxii;
John Bridge—the maker of Mary Hunewell's flagon, now in King's chapel, and
the flagon of Rev. William Welsteed, in the Second church—accompanied sir
William Pepperell in his famous expedition to Louisburg. Jeremiah Dummer,
the maker of so much silver described in these pages, printed the first paper money
for Connecticut and presumably engraved the plate, as he was well able to do
since he engraved the arms on the paten in King's chapel, illustrated on page 64.
Just as many goldsmiths in the old world were versed in other crafts, so too were
the silversmiths of Boston. John Coney, brother-in-law of Jeremiah Dummer,
engraved the plates for the first paper money for the American colonies.
Robert Sanderson and John Hull, as has been mentioned earlier, were moneyers
as well as silversmiths. O
Nathaniel Hurd, whose church silver in this book is represented solely by the pair
of beakers belonging to the First Congregational society at Lexington, and given
by Thomas Hancock, the Boston bookseller, was a well-known engraver of book-
plates. The book-plates of Harvard college were engraved by him. A specimen
of his engraving, illustrated on page 246, may be seen in the Hancock arms on
the above beakers. He engraved the inscription on Mary Ireland's tankard in the
Old South church at Boston. It was he who also engraved in 1762 the “striking
likeness” of George III, Pitt, and general Wolfe.
Nathaniel Morse, the maker in 1711 of a flagon for Brattle street church, Boston,
engraved in 1731 the rare portrait of Matthew Henry.
James Turner was a versatile craftsman—silversmith and engraver, maker of
watch faces and of seals. He it was who engraved the rare little view of Boston in
1744. No specimen of his silver has, however, yet been identified.
Paul Revere, the patriot and the hero of Longfellow's poem, was also an engraver.
He was the maker of the now famous silver punch bowl wrought in 1768 to the
order of the fifteen Sons of Liberty, whose names are inscribed upon it, with that
of John Wilkes. This bowl, it is interesting to observe, is the same shape as the
punch bowl of Chinese porcelain in the British museum, which is painted with
portraits of John Wilkes and lord Mansfield.
Jacob Hurd of Boston, the maker of many vessels described in this book, stamped
his mark on a plain eighteenth-century French silver spoon and fork, which
once belonged to Esther Wheelwright, the little American girl who was captured
when seven years old by the Abenakis tribe of Indians at Wells in Maine, and was
placed by the French governor, the marquess de Vaudreuil, in the celebrated
Ursuline convent at Quebec, where they are still preserved.
Some idea of the great prosperity of the silversmiths of Boston, which, as will be
remembered, was the most flourishing town in North America just before the
War of Independence, may be gathered from the inventories of their estates.
John Edwards, the son of an English settler from Middlesex, and the maker of
several pieces of church silver, was one of the most flourishing Boston silversmiths.
lxxxiv.
According to the valuation in the inventory of his property, his goldsmith's
tools were worth £336, the goods in his shop A 1,042, and the silver and
gold 4, 2,305. The total value of these to-day would be equal to over £15,000.
This is exclusive of other property. From his bill of 1715 for silver plate it is
possible to estimate the intrinsic value of silver at that date, and the cost of
making it into vessels. The metal was charged at eight shillings per ounce, which
was advanced 7% per cent, and “ye fashion” cost 13 pence per ounce. The
value of John Burt's stock of gold and silver and tools would be equal to about
A 7,000 to-day, and his whole estate to nearly £30,000.
The church silver of Benjamin Hurd, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, is represented
by only one piece. A baptismal bowl by him was given by Francis White in 1769
to the Presbyterian church at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is still in use there.
Among other places in Massachusetts where silver was wrought were Salem,
Marblehead, Newburyport, and Worcester.
At Newport, Rhode Island, silversmiths were at work as early as about 17oo.
Foremost among these was Samuel Vernon (1683–1737), the maker of the beaker
given by sir John Davie to the First Congregational church at Groton, Con-
neéticut.
Providence became at a later date another centre of the craft in Rhode Island.
In Conneéticut, the earliest known silversmith was Job Prince, of Milford, who
died in 1703. New Haven, the most prosperous town in the colony, was the
centre of silversmithing; the pioneer here was probably Cornelius Kierstead, a
craftsman of Dutch extraction, who established himself here about 1722, having
previously been working in New York.
Further north, in the town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a silversmith was
working in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. This was William
Whittemore, who made William Pepperell's three cups in the First Congrega-
tional church at Kittery, Maine.
The names of over one hundred silversmiths at work in Philadelphia prior to
18oo have been recorded. Chief among these were Caesar Ghiselin, who made
Margaret Tresse's gifts of a beaker and a plate in Christ Church, Philadelphia,
and Philip Syng, the maker in 1712 of colonel Robert Quary's silver service in
the same historic church. Syng's son, also named Philip, was the maker in 1752
of the celebrated silver inkstand used in signing the Declaration of Independence,
which is preserved in Independence hall, Philadelphia.
Records of silversmiths at Baltimore begin about 1773, which is the date of a
cup and plate made by Gabriel Lewin and described on page 418.
Charleston in the south had its own silversmiths at the end of the eighteenth
century.
Several of the New England silversmiths took an active part in the Revolution.
Fighting on the American side were captain Phinehas Bradley and his brother,
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colonel Aner Bradley of New Haven. Marcus Merriman, another New Haven
silversmith, was in the company of the former. Samuel Parmelee of Guilford,
Connecticut, also fought. He was the maker of a beaker and a baptismal basin in
the First Congregational church at that place. Paul Revere's part is well-known.
On the loyalist side was Munson Jarvis of Stratford, Connecticut, the supposed
maker of a silver mug described on page 188, who fled to St John, New Bruns-
wick.
The importation of plate into the colonies from England was considerable. A
perusal of these pages will show that the bulk of the ecclesiastical plate in the
southern states is English, which is not an unexpected fact, considering the close
relations of the southern colonies with the mother country, and that the native-
born clergy were sent to England for ordination before the Revolution. Occa-
sionally, however, plate was obtained from Boston, for as early as 1703, lieu-
tenant-governor Francis Nicholson had proposed presenting a chalice to St
Paul's church, at Edenton in North Carolina, and had ordered ten pounds to be
sent to Boston for that purpose—an intention which was never fulfilled. The con-
nexion with Boston was not, however, broken off, for in this church is an
American silver chalice, given by colonel Edward Mosely, which was made by
Am Kay of that town.
The official and other visits to England of the colonists from Boston and other
places no doubt resulted in their returning home with examples of the “new
fashions” in English silver. John Hull, the Boston silversmith, crossed the Atlan-
tic to his native England and doubtless returned to the colonies with specimens
of fashionable English plate. There is evidence that there was importation of
silver from England into Boston. One notable instance is that of Peter Faneuil,
the celebrated Boston merchant, who ordered from England about 1738 “one
dozen silver forks with three prongs, with my arms cut upon them, made very
neat and handsome.” This recalls an advertisement of Daniel Henchman, the
Boston silversmith, some of whose work is described in this book, in the Boston
Evening Post for January 4, 1773, wherein he implores that “he shall have the
preference of those who are judges of work, to those strangers among us who
import and sell English plate, to the great hurt and prejudice of the townsmen
who have been bred in the business.” He goes on to assert that “he will make
any kind of plate equal in goodness and cheaper than they can import from
London.” In his protestations against the competition of English silversmiths,
Daniel Henchman was only following the example of certain London silversmiths
who in 1664 petitioned against the employment of Dutch craftsmen, and in
1703 those who unsuccessfully petitioned against the admission into the gold-
smiths' company of the French Huguenot silversmiths. This Boston silversmith,
whose church silver numbers only four pieces, was the maker of the Monteith
punch bowl at Dartmouth college, which was presented in 1771 by John Went-
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worth, governor of New Hampshire, and other friends, to Rev. Eleazer Whee-
lock, first president of that college, and to his successors in that office.
The system of marking silver in the American colonies consisted at first of using
the makers' initials only. Later, in the eighteenth century, the full name was
generally employed, sometimes in conjunction with the silversmiths' initials.
Devices in separate punches were seldom used. One of the earliest examples is the
silver by Caesar Ghiselin in Christ Church, Philadelphia, who used punches with
his initials and stars, which are illustrated on page 367. John Coney, the well-
known Boston silversmith, added to one of his punches a coney, as a rebus on his
Ila IIlC.
A curious custom prevailed among some of the silversmiths of New York early
in the nineteenth century of stamping silver with marks resembling those of the
assay office of Birmingham in England; some of these are shown on page 8,
which are the marks of I. W. Forbes.
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA
Introduction, p. lvi, line 9, for “illustrated ” read “described.”
Introduction, p. lxij, line 26, for “Charles I” read “Charles II.”
Page 3o. Eunice (Turner) Browne, second wife of Nathaniel Balston, had married first
colonel Benjamin Browne of Salem, Massachusetts, where he was born in 1706. Their
daughter, Eunice, married colonel Ichabod Plaisted (see page 422).
Page 68, line 29. The dates should be 1682-1736. *
Pages 148, 244 and 258. The large “Hurd ” mark is wrong. It should be small like that on
page 284.
Page 2 Io. The John Edwards mark should be the same as that on page 68.
Page 420. Sarah Higginson was born June 25, 1653.
Plate LII, No. 2, for “Dearfield " read “Deerfield.”
Plate XC, No. 2, for “Melford ” read “Milford.”
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PLATE I
1. ABINGDON PARISH, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
2. AQUIA CHURCH, STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA

ABINGDON PARISH, GLOUCESTER COUNTY,
VIRGINIA’
this church are three plain silver vessels; illustrated on Plate I, N° 1.
The chalice has a deep beaker-shaped body on a truncated base. Its paten-
cover has a handle-foot.
Height, 74 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in. ; and of the base, 43 in. The
aten-cover is 53 in. in diameter and 1 in. high.
This is probably an American copy of a seventeenth-centuryEnglish chalice.
Maker's mark: EG). -
The cylindrical flagon has a moulded cover with a flat top, and a moulded base;
the thumb-piece is pierced and scrolled. Inscription :
The Gift of L B to Abington parish.
Height, 14% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the base, 84 in.
London date-letter for 1702-03. Maker's mark: w A, with a bird above, in a
shaped punch, for Samuel Wastell.
The donor is believed to have been Lewis Burrell, of Carter's Creek in Gloucester
county and of King's Creek in York county, two large plantations in Virginia. He
was the son of major Lewis Burrell, and was appointed to the council of state in
Virginia. He married (i), Abigail, daughter of Anthony Smith, of Colchester in
England, who was a niece of Nathaniel Bacon, senior, president of the council of
Virginia. Lewis Burrell died in 17 Io. For the epitaph on his tombstone see
Meade's Old Churches and Families of Virginia, vol. I, pp. 353–3.54.
The large paten has a truncated stem and is engraved with the sacred trigram. In-
scription : Abington Parish Plate.
Size, 11% in. by 3% in. The weight marked is 29 oz. 19 dwts.
London date-letter for 17 Io-1 1. Maker's mark: s H, with a pellet above and
below, in a lozenge, for Alice Sheene. .
ACCORD, NEW YORK, ROCHESTER CHURCH
Founded in 17 or .
LARGE plain beaker with a straight side and a curved lip, standing
on a moulded base. No inscription.
The weight marked is 13 oz. 7 dwts. It is scratched with
figures of the original cost :

A 6 3 6
I I O O
7 13 6
Height 7 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: AR), for Adrian Bancker of New York (1703-circa 1761).
* Rev. E. P. Miner has rendered help in tracing Virginia church silver.
b I
ALBANY, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1642.
CYLINDRICAL beaker engraved on the curved lip with a conven-

tionalinterse&ting band filled with flowers. Below theinterseótions
are three oval panels engraved with figures of Faith, Hope and
Charity. Above each panel is a grotesque mask, and below are
double scrolled ornaments. Between each panel is a large cluster
of fruit suspended from the band, and two cherubs. Three birds on branches are
engraved at the bottom of the body. The base is moulded.
Inscription :
Dieakony amt Fort Orangje in Nieumederlandt anno 1660
Height, 7% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Marks: the mark of Haarlem; the date-letter C) for 1660 ; and a cross, +
impressed.
Plate II, N° 1.
A second beaker is a copy of the above, and the same size. Inscription:
Dieakony aen mu al Bany A* 1678
Maker's mark: Gº), for Ahasuerus Hendricks of New York.
Date 1678.
Plate II, N° 2.
ALBANY, NEW YORK, ST PETER'S CHURCH
First church built in 17 I 5.
N this church is a service of five plain silver communion vessels. Four of these
are illustrated on Plate III.
Each is engraved with the cipher and royal arms of queen Anne and in-
scribed :
The Gift of Her Majesty, Amm, by the Grace of God, of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland and of Her Plantations, in Worth
America, Queen, to Her Indian Chappel, of the Onondawgus.
The chalice with its paten-cover is of a conventional shape, having a bell-shaped
body supported by a stem with a compressed knop, and a moulded base; it is
9% in. high, while the diameter of the paten-cover is 6 in. The two flagons are
a pair and have tall cylindrical bodies, domed covers, wide moulded bases and
scrolled thumb-pieces; the height being 13 in. The large paten is 9 in. in
diameter. The alms basin is I 2 in. in diameter.
2
:


London date-letter for 1711-12. Maker's mark: G, enclosing A, for Francis
Garthorne.
Among the church silver in America, which Garthorne made, is the large service
presented by queen Anne to Trinity church, New York, and the royal flagon of
William III at Annapolis (see page 6).
There are also in this church four silver alms basins, two having been made by
Isaac Hutton of Albany (1767–1855); and two by Robert Shepherd of Albany,
of about the year 18 Io. The name of Philip S. Van Rensselaer, mayor of
Albany, with the date, 1799, is engraved.
ALL HALLOWS' PARISH (ALL HALLOWS' CHURCH,
SOUTH RIVER) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARY-
LAND
Founded in 1692.
WO pieces of old English silver are in this church, namely, a plain
beaker and a dish. Both these vessels are illustrated on Plate IV,
N9 I.
The beaker has a curved body, the lip and base being moulded.
Engraved on one side is the sacred trigram in a glory.
Height, 4% in. ; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter 1704-05. Maker's mark: probably L E, with pellets between,
and rosettes above and below, in a circle, for Timothy Lee.
The plain shallow circular dish, in use as a paten, has a moulded edge. The
sacred trigram in a glory is engraved in the middle. Diameter, 84 in.
London date-letter for 1717–18. The maker's mark is illegible.

ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, SOUTH CHURCH
Founded in 1711.
N this church are twelve silver cups, two silver flagons and a small silver baptis-
mal basin.
All the cups are alike in shapeand size, their plain bodies being beaker-shaped,
and decorated at their bases with bands of acanthus leaves in relief. They have
short stems on high moulded bases. Two are inscribed:
The Gift of Samuel Abbot Esq. to the | South Church in
Andover.
Height, 7% in., diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base,35 in.
Makers' marks: Wºlºs, TONION, for Welles & Co. of Boston, circa 1815.
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Samuel Abbot (1732-1812), the donor of this pair of cups and of one of the
flagons, was a descendant of George Abbot, one of the first settlers of the town in
1646. Having laid the foundations of what was then regarded as a fortuneas a mer-
chant in Boston, he returned to Andover in 1791. He was a large benefactor to this
church, but is best remembered as one of the founders of Andover Theological
seminary. It would seem from the following extract from his will of April 30, 1808,
that he bequeathed a tankard to this church; but it is not now in existence: “I
give and bequeath my Silver Tankard to the South Church in Andover, to and for
their use for ever.” The above cups were doubtless made from it.
The two large plain flagons are of the conventional type with cylindrical bodies,
encircled by two narrow mouldings, on wide moulded bases. The coversare domed
and moulded, and have compressed circular finials. At the lower ends of the
handles are plain solid oval discs. One flagon is inscribed in an oval panel:
By the direction of the late | Samuel Phillips Esq. Lieut. Gov. |
this ſagon is respectfully presented to the South Church in
Andover, as a memorial of his sincere affection and esteem and
of his earnest request that the laudable practice of reading in the
house of public worship between services may be continued so long
as even | a small number shall be disposed to attend the service
A.D. 18 oz.
Total height, 123 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 74 in.
Maker's mark: ECHURCHILL, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773-1819).
Lieutenant-governor Samuel Phillips (1752-1802), the donor, was the son of
Samuel Phillips, who died July 21, 1790,and grandson of Samuel Phillips (1689–
1771), first pastor of this church. He graduated at Harvard in 1771, and after-
wards became a judge and lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts. He was one of
the founders of Phillips academy at Andover. His uncle, deacon William Phillips,
was the donor of a pair of flagons to the South Church at Boston (see page 56).
One of his great-grandsons was Phillips Brooks, the eminent American bishop.
On the fellow flagon is an inscription beginning
Samuel Abbott Esq. respectfully presents this ſagon to the
South Church in Andover.
The remainder of the inscription is exactly like that on the other flagon.
In the original manuscript records, still preserved in this church, is the following
account of the presentation of these two vessels:
“Sept. 13, 1802.
“At a meeting of the Church, Two elegant silver Flagons, weighing Io9 oz.,
14 dwt.s., being this day presented to the South Church in Andover, one by
direction of the late Lieut-Governor Samuel Phillips Esq. and the other by Samuel
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PLATE III
1 and 2. ALBANY, NEW YORK, ST PETER'S CHURCH

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Abbot Esq. both inhabitants of the South Parish in said Town, and members
of said Church. Under a deep sense of obligation.
“Voted that the Church gratefully accept the liberal and sacred Donation.
“To perpetuate the memory of the Donors, and to express both the gratitude of
the Church as well as its readiness to comply with their pious request.
“Voted that the Inscriptions on said Flagons be entered in the records of the
Church, and that they be read at every annual meeting thereof for ever.
“Voted that the Pastor and Deacons be requested in the name of the Church,
to present a copy of the preceding votes to Madam Phebe Phillips relict, and to
John Phillips Esq., only surviving Son of the aforesaid deceased Donor, Samuel
Phillips Esq., and to the aforesaid surviving Donor, Samuel Abbot Esq.; together
with the devout prayers of the Church, that the best of blessings may rest on
them and theirs both here and hereafter; and not only on the aforesaid, but all
others, their pious Donations may be so improved, as most effectually to ensuer
their true design by promoting in the hearts of men the interest of the Redeemers
kingdom.”
“N.B. The two flagons above mentioned cost 2 18 Dollars and Io Cents.”
They were stolen about twenty years ago, and the inscriptions erased. The present
inscriptions were engraved after their restoration to the church.
Jonathan French was the pastor at the time of these gifts, his pastorate extending
from 1772 to 1809. “The laudable practice of reading in the house of public
worship between services,” as recorded in the inscriptions, was discontinued in
1828; and presumably the annual reading of the inscriptions upon the flagons
stopped at the same time."
The silver baptismal basin is in the shape of a miniature circular font on a high
stem, and is inscribed: -
The Property of the South Church in Andover 1833.
Height, 6 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 63 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: WHILES, for Welles & Co. of Boston.
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, ST ANNE'S PARISH
Founded in 1692. -
N this church are four original pieces of old silver as follows; all illustrated on
Plate IV, N° 2.
A large plain chalice with a paten-cover. The chalice has a deep bell-shaped
body supported on a stem with a compressed knop and a moulded base. The
paten-cover has a shallow depression and a reel-shaped handle-foot. Both are
engraved with the cipher and royal arms of William III.
* From information received from the pastor, Rev. Frank R. Shipman.
Height, 9 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in. and of the base, 4% in.
Diameter of the paten-cover, 53 in. ; height, 1% in.
London date-letter for 1695-96. Maker's mark: G G, with a pellet below, in a
shaped shield, probably for George Garthorne, a prominent maker of royal plate.
A large plain cylindrical flagon with a moulded lip and a wide moulded base.
Its cover has a flat top ; the thumb-piece is X-shaped, with a notched top ; a
flat shield is on the handle-end. The cipher and royal arms of William III are
engraved in front. -
Height, 124 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 7% in.
London date-letter for 1695-96. Maker's mark: F G, with a rosette below, in a
shaped shield, for Francis Garthorne.
The silver alms basin has a shallow depression and a moulded edge. The cipher
and royal arms of William III are engraved in it.
Diameter, 1 13 in.
London date-letter for 1695-96. The maker's mark is the same as the chalice.
The silver paten is like the above paten-cover but larger. It is engraved with the
cipher and royal arms of William III.
Diameter, 73 in.; height, 1% in.
London date-letter for 1695-96. The maker's mark is the same as the chalice
and alms basin.
Two plain silver chalices with oviform bodies were made from one of the chalices
given by William III, whose cipher and royal arms have been reproduced upon
them.
Height, 7 in.
Maker's mark:
I 82 o.
, for Andrew E. Warner of Baltimore. Date, circa
AQUIA CHURCH, STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PLAIN bell-shaped chalice and a paten-cover. The chalice has a high
stem and a moulded base, the stem having a moulding in the
middle. The paten-cover has a moulded edge and a reel-shaped
handle-foot. Both are inscribed in one line:
The Gift of the Rev. Mr. JAlex'. Scott A : M late Minister of
this Parish ammo 1739 *
Height of the chalice, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
The diameter of the paten-cover is 54 in., and the height, 14 in.
London date-letter for 1739–40. Maker's mark: T F, inscript, for Thomas Farren,
as on a mug in a Maryland church, described on page 187.


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PLATE IV
1. ALL HALLOWS' PARISH, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD
2. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, ST ANNE'S PARISH


A plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover and a wide moulded base; the
thumb-piece is scrolled and foliated; a plain shield is on the handle-end. It is
engraved with the same inscription as the chalice and paten-cover.
Height, I 2 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 7 in.
London date-letter for 1739–40. Maker's mark: T F, in script, for Thomas
Farren.
A small plain alms dish with a moulded edge. The same inscription as the above
three vessels is engraved on the rim.
Diameter, 93 in.
London date-letter for 1739–40. No maker's mark.
These three pieces are illustrated on Plate I, N° 2.
Rev. Alexander Scott, the donor, was born, July 20, 1686, in the parish of
Dipple, in Elgin, Scotland, and was probably the son of the Rev. John Scott,
minister of that parish, and of his wife, Helen Grant. He married, May 20,
1717, Sarah, daughter of William Gibbons, of the county of Wiltshire in England,
and widow of William Brent, of Richlands, in Stafford county, Virginia. He
arrived in Virginia early in 1711, and had an estate named Dipple" after his
native Scotch parish. At his request, his younger brother, Rev. James Scott, came
over to inherit his estate in Virginia. This brother became the first minister of the
adjoining parish of Dettingen in Prince William county. The following inscription
is on the donor's tombstone: “Here lyes the body of the Rev". Alex. Scott, A.M.
and Presbyter of the Church of England; who lived near twenty-eight years
minister of Overwharton Parish, and died in the fifty-third year of his age, He
being born the twentieth of July, 1686, and departed this life the first day of April,
1738.” His arms,with the motto, Gaudia Nuncio Magna, are carved on the stone.
His wife died October 29, 1733, aged 41.
ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL PARISH
Founded in 1733.
TANKARD is the only piece of old silver in this church. There is,
however, another tankard, dated 1756, but which was re-made by
N. Harding & Co. of Boston about 1825.
The tankard is of the usual kind, with a ring moulding on
the centre of the body, a high domed and moulded cover with a
turned and twisted finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a solid oval disc on the

handle-end.
* Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, p. 591.
Inscription:
The Gift of [Jojnathan Buterfield to the Second Church [of
Christ in Cambridge 1769.
A part of the inscription was removed when the spout was added.
Height, 83 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in. ; and of the base, 5; in.
Maker's mark: Iºad, for Joseph Edwards of Boston (1707-77).
This church was originally the Second Church of Christ in Cambridge, or more
strictly the second or north-west precinct of Cambridge, hence the name in the
inscription.
The donor of this tankard, Jonathan Buterfield, was the husband of Rachel
Buterfield, who gave a tankard to the First Congregational Society at Lexington
(see Lexington). This tankard is said to have been carried off by British soldiers
from the house of deacon Joseph Adams, April 19, 1775; it was sold in Boston, and
was afterwards redeemed by the parish. Some earlier communion vessels mentioned
in the following note were probably the pewter plate and flagon, dated 1739, now
in the public library at Arlington: “On the Lord's Day, September 9, 1739, a
church was gathered in this precinct by the Rev. Mr Hancock of Lexington; and
on the 12th day of the same month, the Rev. Samuel Cooke was ordained its pastor.
On this occasion, the First Church in Cambridge voted, that A 25 be given out of
the church stock to the Second Church in Cambridge, to furnish their communion
table in a decent manner.””
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Founded in 1750.
COMPLETE service of six plain silver vessels is in this church and
is illustrated on Plate V, N° 1.
Each is inscribed:
St. Paul’s Church, Augusta, 182 o.
The two chalices, 8 in. high, have bell-shaped bodies on high
stems and moulded bases.
The tall flagon has gadrooned borders; it is 124 in. high.
The larger paten has reeded borders and a truncated base ; diameter, 94 in.;
height, 3% in. The two smaller patens are similar; diameter, 6 in. ; height, 2% in.
Maker's marks : QQQQ. These are the marks of I. W. Forbes of
New York (1820).
Among the church silver made by this silversmith are some vessels in the church
W FORIBH.S
"Paige's History of Cambridge, 1877, p. 291.


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PLATE V
1. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
2. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, CHRIST CHURCH

of Zion and Saint Timothy, New York; and a flagon in Christ Church, Pough-
keepsie, New York.
The names of those who subscribed for the purchase of this service are as follows:
Ann Milledge, Maria H. Campbell, Eleanor R. Smith, Mrs. A. M. Carter, Mrs
D. Walton, Mrs. Alexander Cunningham, Eliza R. Bacon, Mary Smelt, Laura
Bryan, Margaret J. Woolfalk, Louisa L. Woolfalk, Maria Webster, A. Gregory,
Mrs Course, Mrs Caroline McLean, E. Clayton, Jane W. Musgrave, Rebecca T.
Baldwin, Rebecca Cocke, George W. Evans, Mrs Ann Hampton, Jas. Harrison,
John Campbell, E. Gardner, Mary McKinnie, Mary Slaughter, A. F.E. Slaughter,
L. Coleman, Samuel Hall, Samuel G. Starr, L. Cunningham, Mary G. Walker,
Agnes I. Clarke, Mary Read, R. H. Wilde, J. C. Cantalou, James Anselm Bugg,
Val Walker, Johnson W. Micoll, F. A. Brewer, James Frazer, E. H. Tubman,
E. Hornsby, S. Adams, C. Watkins, G. I. Borroughs, John Garner, John H.
Kimball, N. L. Sturges, Thomas J. Wray, S. Russell, Thos. H. Penn, B. Lamar,
John Dent, W. Dillon, John Peterkin, Jas. Black, R. Thomas, C. Laurens, S. I.C.
Morgan, J. Phinizee, Mrs. Shultz and J. Walton Philip.’
BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, EAST PARISH
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
N this church are six plain beakers, all having straight sides, curved lips and
flat bottoms.
Three are engraved with the initials, i, representing “East Barnstable
Church.”
Height 35 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: [[R), for Moody Russell of Barnstable (1694-1761).
Plate VI, N° 2. Q.
The fourth is engraved with the initials, E B c, for “East Barnstable Church.”
Height, 4 in. ; the diameters are the same as the preceding beakers.
Maker's mark: , for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
Plate VI, N° 3. e
The fifth is engraved with the initials, E B c, for “East Barnstable Church.”
The dimensions are the same as the first beaker.
Maker's mark: GIURGIIIB, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773–1819).
This was probably the piece which was bought with the sum of fifteen dollars,
voted at a church meeting, held April 8, 1815.
Plate VI, N° 1.
*List and other notes contributed by Mrs George C. MacWhorter.
On the sixth are the engraved initials, E B c, representing “East Barnstable
Church.” - &
Height, 4 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's mark.
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA,
PARISH OF ST HELENA’S
Founded in 1712,
PLAIN chalice with its paten-cover of conventional form is the only

piece of old silver in this church. It has a bell-shaped body on
a high stem and moulded base. The paten-cover has a reel-
shaped handle-foot. - -
Both are engraved with the sacred trigram in a glory, and are
inscribed:
The Gift of Captain John Bull to the Parish of St. Helens 1734
Height of the chalice, 9% in. ; size of the paten-cover, 6% in, by 13 in.
London date-letter for 1735–36. Maker's mark: Iw, in a shaped punch, for
John White.
Captain John Bull of Bull's Island, the donor of this chalice and of an alms
dish, now lost, was the youngest son of Stephen Bull, the emigrant, and was
born in 1693, at Ashley hall in St Andrew's parish, South Carolina. He was
a captain in the provincial forces and served in the Indian wars of 1715 and
1728. In that of 1715 his first wife, whose name is unknown, was carried
off by the Indians. He held several public offices and was the owner of large
estates. By a second marriage he had two daughters. He died August 15,
1767, at Bull's Island, his principal residence. His tomb at Sheldon church
bears his arms and an inscription.' The above gift of silver was acknowledged
at a vestry held October 1, 1734, and recorded in the church minute book as
follows: .
“It was agreed that thanks be returned to Capt. John Bull for his Generous
Donation of 4 I oo Currency to this Church of St Helens towards the Purchas-
ing a Piece of Plate for the use of the Communion Table. Agreed that Mr
Jones [Rev. Lewis Jones, rector, 1725-45] send to England by the first con-
venient opportunity to Purchase a Cup for the Communion Table with the above
s" money; and that y” following words be engraven upon it, viz., The gift of Capt.
John Bull to the Parish of St. Helena.” " t Qº
*South Carolina Hist, and Genealogical Magazine, vol. 1, p. 85.
* From notes sent by Mr. Jos. W. Barnwell of Charleston.
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1. BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH CHURCH
2. BARNSTABLE, MASS., EAST PARISH CONGL. CHURCH


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According to Dalcho's invaluable history of the church in South Carolina, an alms
plate was also included in this gift, but this has disappeared.
His nephew, lieutenant-governor William Bull, gave a silver service to Prince
William's parish, South Carolina.
BEDFORD, NEW YORK, ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH
Founded in 1796.
OUR pieces of plain silver are in this church, namely, two chalices, a
flagon and a paten. The chalices have beaker-shaped bodies, moulded
on the edges, and supported on stems with compressed knops, the edges
of the bases being moulded. Inscription in one line on the bodies:
Maria Bamyer and her Sister Ann Jay, to the Episcopal
Church at Bedford, 18 Io.
Height, 85 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4 in. -
Maker's mark: ULMOORE, for J. L. Moore of Philadelphia, 18 Io. The mark on
the other chalice is that of Shepherd and Boyd of Albany, N.Y., circa 1810.
The tall cylindrical flagon with domed cover bears the same inscription, as does
the plain paten.
Makers' mark on the flagon is Shepherd and Boyd of Albany, N.Y., circa 1810.
No maker's mark on the paten. -
The two donors were the daughters of chief justice John Jay. Maria was born
in Spain, February 20, 1782, and married in 1801, Goldsborough Banyer; she
died November 21, 1856, in New York. Ann Jay was born in France,
August 13, 1783, and died November 13, 1856, unmarried. The following
extracts are from the church minutes : *
“Copy of Mrs Banyer and Miss Jay's Letter.
“Mrs Banyer and Miss Jay present their compliments to the Church Wardens and
Vestry of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Bedford and North Castle, and
request their acceptance of three pieces of plate for their Communion Service
which the Bearer thereof will deliver. But it is their intention that if Bedford
should become a distinct and separate congregation that this Plate shall wholly
and exclusively belong to them.
“Bedford, October 29, 181 o.”
“Copy of the Secretary's answer.
“The Wardens and Vestry of the United Protestant Episcopal Church of Bedford
and North Castle present their compliments to Mrs Banyer and Miss Jay, grate-
* Communicated by the rector, Rev. Lea Luquer.
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fully acknowledging the Receipt of their excellent donation of three pieces of
Plate for their Communion Service by Mr. William Jay with their Letter
announcing the present, and they engage should there be a seperation of the Con-
gregations to retain them for the Bedford Church. The Wardens & Vestry beg
leave to present their most grateful and sincere thanks, humbly supplicating their
heavenly Father to reward the benevolent Donors and render their Gift a blessing
to all who may approach the Altar. Several of the Society who were present
request they may be included with the Board in returning their very grateful and
sincere thanks.
“By order of the Wardens & Vestry of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
Bedford and North Castle.
“Bedford 18th December, 181 o.
“Signed Benjamin Isaacs, Secretary.”
BERGEN, NEWJERSEY, REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1662.
PAIR of straight-sided beakers with moulded bases. Engraved below

the plain curved lips are conventional strap bands containing
sprays of flowers and fruit. Running out of the three intersections
are three large sprays of flowers, the lower parts of the bodies
being plain.
These beakers were bought, January 26, 1731, to take the place of the pewter
cups previously in use, their cost being “519 guilders Io stivers in seewan.”
Height, 6% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the bases, 3} in.
Maker's mark: {} for Hendrik Boelen of New York. Date, 1731.
Plate VII.
BERKELEY, MASSACHUSETTS
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
Founded in 1737.
N this church is one plain silver beaker. It has an inverted bell-shaped body
on a moulded base. Inscription:
The Legacy of Mr Israel Tisdale to the Church of Christ
in Berkley
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3} in.
Maker's mark: , for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
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Israel Tisdale, the donor, who was the son of John and Deborah (Dean) Tisdale,
was born in 17os, and married in 1735 his cousin, Mary Tisdale. He died in
1769 withoutissue. In his will, dated August 30, 1769, and proved November 22,
1769, is the following bequest of this beaker: “I give to and for the per-
manent use of the Congregational Church of Christ in Berkley a silver Baker
Cup to be of fourteen ounce weight to be purchased by my said executrix in two
years time after my decease.”
BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH CHURCH
Founded in 1667.

|HE silver of this church consists of six tankards, two mugs, a cup
with a handle, a baptismal basin, a flagon, one pair of dishes and a
cup on a stem.
The first tankard is small in size, with a moulded lip and base, a
- flat cover serrated in front, and a twisted corkscrew-like thumb-
piece. The top of the handle runs down the body in a long V-shaped support;
on each side of the joint is a zigzag moulding, below one being cut foliage; the
back of the handle is ribbed as far as a plain loop ; a roughly cast cherub's
face is on the handle-end. In front of the body is a shield surrounded by roughly
engraved over other initials, now
engraved foliage, in which are the initials º (
partially obliterated, but perhaps I º
Inscription :
The Gift of Mrs Mary Barnard, Relict of the Rev John
Barnard of Marblehead to the first Church in Beverly | 1778
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
No marks. American, last quarter of the seventeenth century.
Plate VI, N° 8.
The above tankard belonged to and is engraved with the initials of the donor's
parents, Benjamin and Mary Woodbery, of Beverly, who were married, March 3,
1693-94. The former was the son of Nicholas and Anna (Palgrave) Woodbery
and the latter was the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Wilks) Woodbery. The donor,
who would seem to have changed her name from Anna to Mary, was born
August 23, 1697. Her father died before October 16, 1699, and her widowed
mother married Michael Farleſ Farley] of Ipswich in Massachusetts.” She married,
September, 1718, Rev. John Barnard, pastor of the first Congregational church at
* From notes communicated by Mrs Albert H. Tetlow.
* From notes contributed by Mr. A. A. Galloupe.
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Marblehead, who gave that church a handsome silver flagon, which is still
preserved in and is described under the heading of that church.
The second tankard has a ring moulding on the body; a moulded lip and base, a
domed and moulded cover with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece; and an
oval disc on the handle-end. Inscription:
The Legacy of Deacon William Dodge to the first Church of
Christ in Beverly | Who died Jam" 8" : 1746.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
No maker's marks. American, circa 1745.
Plate VI, N° 9. .
The donor, who was the son of William and Mary (Conant) Dodge, was born
March 20, 1664, and married, December 12, 1689, Mary Porter of Salem in
Massachusetts. He held several public offices at Beverly. He died January 8,
1746, and his wife died March 13, 175 o, aged 79. In his will, dated December 19,
1739, and proved April 6, 1746, William Dodge makes the following bequest
to this church: “I give unto the first church in Beverly one Silver Tankard that
shall hold one quart of liquor, to be procured or bought by my executors herein-
after named, and delivered to the church officers for the use of s” church within
the term of one year after my decease (and sett my name on it).” In the church
records for November 15, 1746, is the following note in reference to this legacy:
“a Tankard by Deacon William Dodge, deceased, received from John Rea,
Executor.” The latter was the donor's son-in-law, having married as his second
wife Anna (Clements), his daughter. William Dodge also left £5 to Rev. Joseph
Champney, third minister of this church (1729-73).
The third tankard is similar to the second, and is inscribed:
The half of this Wessel was given to the first Church of Christ
in Beverly by Cap' I Herrick and his two Sons and the
other half by Deacon I Wood and his two Sons
H. H. I. H. 1747 I. W. I. W
Height, 7% in. ; diameter of the mouth,33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: {{!}}, for John Burt of Boston (1691–1745).
Plate VI, N° 13.
The donors of “one half of this vessel” were captain Joseph Herrick, who com-
manded a troop of mounted rangers in the French war, and his two sons, Henry
and Joshua. The father married (i), Mary . . . . and (ii), December, 24, 1721,
Mary, widow of David Cushing of Hingham in Massachusetts, who died in June,
1737. The sons by his first wife, who were the joint donors of this vessel, were
born September 9, 1688, and February 25, 1698–99 respectively. Captain
Joseph Herrick's part of the giftwas left in the following clause in his will, which is
dated March 8, 1724–25, and was proved June 13, 1726 : “I give to the first
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Church in Beverly £3 in [paper] money or Bills of credit to be paid by my said
executors each of them an equal part thereof.” Mentioned in the will are his two
sons, the joint donors, Henry and Joshua, who were also his executors; his wife
Mary; and his daughters, Mary Elliott, Lydia Woodbury and Johanna Rayment.
He also bequeathed forty shillings to the pastor, Rev. Thomas Blowers.
One of the other donors, deacon Israel Wood of Beverly, married March 9,
1708–09, Edith Dodge, who died November 3, 1743, aged 62. The other
joint donors, his two sons, Israel and Joseph, were born April 8, 1714, and
February 15, 1719–20 respectively. The first of these married March 7, 1738–39,
Judith, daughter of William and Mary Tuck, who was born September 31, 1717,
and died June 21, 1814; Israel Wood, her husband, having died April 27, 1760.
Joseph Wood married, January 11, 1741, Ruth, daughter of Robert and Mary
Haskull, who was born November 16, 1721.
An acknowledgment of this gift is made in the church records for December 16,
1747, thus: “the Church voted thanks to Joseph Herrick and his sons Henry
and Joshua, also to Israel Wood and his sons Israel and Joseph for Tankards.”
The use of the plural here is perhaps a mistake for the two gifts of “halves” of
this tankard.
The fourth and fifth tankards are a pair and are similar to the third. A large mask,
like an Indian's face, is on the handle-end. Inscriptions, in double lined circles :
(i) By a Subscription of a Wumber of the Brethren |& Sisters of
the first Church in Beverly, procured & collected by John
Thorndike ſum'. one of the Church A.D. 1754
(ii) Purchased with Six pounds of y' stock of the first Church in
Beverſy & a Subscription of y Brethren |& Sisters, procured
& collected by John Thorndike jum'. one of y' Church
A.D. I 7 54.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: WCºpell), for William Cowell, junior, of Boston (1713-61).
Plate VI, N° 1 and 3.
The church records contain the following notes as to the acquisition of these two
tankards:
(i) “Feb. 27, 1754, voted to assist Brother John Thorndike to compleat sub-
scription for purchasing a Tankard.” (ii) “March Io, 1756, 2 silver Tankards
purchased partly by ſo from the Treasury and partly by subscription. Voted—
thanks to John Thorndike, Jr. tankards now the property of the Church. Voted—
that the Deacons and Col. Hale prepare suitable inscriptions.”
The colonel Robert Hale mentioned here was a conspicuous figure in the history
of Beverly. He was a doctor of medicine, the founder of the land bank, and holder
of many public offices. In 1745 he received the commission of colonel and
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commanded a regiment in sir William Pepperell's celebrated expedition against
Louisburg. Nathaniel Hurd, the Boston engraver and silversmith, engraved his
armorial book plate. *
The sixth tankard is of the same form but larger, and has an oval disc on the
handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of Mrs Elisabeth Boyles | To | The First Church
in Beverly | 1785
Height, 83 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
No marks, but probably made by Stephen Emery of Boston (circa 1752-1801).
Plate VI, N° 7.
Elizabeth Boyles, the donor, was the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Boyles,
and was baptized June 14, 1752. She died a widow, August 7, 1782. In her
will, dated September 30, 1777, and proved September 2, 1782, is the following
clause: “My will is and I do hereby give to the Church of Christ in the first
Parish in said Beverly one silver Tankard to be purchased at the discretion of my
executor as soon as may be after my decease.” The residue of her estate was
equally divided between her executor, Thomas Stephens, and Lydia, Elizabeth
and Anna, daughters of her sister, Priscilla Boyles. The executor's account refers to
Aſ I I Io paid to Stephen Emery for a tankard given by the deceased to this church.
The first of the mugs has a plain straight-sided body, with a slightly moulded
lip and a moulded base, a hollow handle with a flat back, and a turned-up
tongue-end. Inscription :
The Gift of Hammah Stone to the first Church of Beverſy 1731
Height, 44 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark (the punch has slipped on one side): (ATYLER), for AndrewTyler of
Boston (1692-1741).
Plate VI, N° 1 1.
Hannah Lovett, the donor, married October 31, 1726, Jonathan Stone. Accord-
ing to the inscription on her gravestone, she died a widow, February 9, 1746–
47, aged 79.
The second mug is of the “bellied” variety, with a moulded lip and base; the
handle is similar to the other. Originally it had two handles, but one has been
removed. Inscription:
The Legacy of the Revº M'. Tho: Blowers | To the First Church
in Beverly dec", June the 17” 1729
Height, 5; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
No marks. It was perhaps made by the donor's son, John Blowers of Boston
(17 Io-48).
Plate VI, N° 12.
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Rev. Thomas Blowers, the donor, was the second pastor of this parish (17o I-29).
He was the father of John Blowers, silversmith of Boston, and therefore, grand-
father of Sampson Salter Blowers, who was junior counsel in defence of the British
soldiers concerned in the “Boston massacre,” and as a loyalist went to England
in 1774, returning to Boston in 1778. After imprisonment there, he left for
Nova Scotia, where he became chief-justice of the supreme court. Rev. Thomas
Blowers in his will, dated March 22, 1724–25, and proved July 29, 1729,
bequeaths property to his wife, Emma, and plate to his son, Pyam, and leaves
the following gifts to his children: to Emma Charnock, a silver tankard; to
Thomas Blowers, his silver cup, marked T.B.; to John and Andrew Blowers,
each a silver porringer; and to Elizabeth Blowers, a silver tankard. The legacy to
the church is as follows: “I give to the first Church of Christ in Beverly A 15
to be laid out in a piece of plate for ye Communion Table to be paid by my
executrix one year after [my] decease.”
The cup has a bell-shaped body with a moulded lip and base, and a hollow
handle. The handle has been added later. Inscription :
The Gift of Rob Brisco 17 18.
Height, 5á in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: {} for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate VI, N° 1 o.
Robert Briscoe, the donor, was a notable man in Beverly. He with his first wife,
Abigail, emigrated from the west of England, and was possessed of considerable
property. From 1690 until 1726, when he removed from this place to Exeter
in New Hampshire, he held several public offices, among others those of select-
man, assessor, treasurer and representative. He was a generous and public-spirited
man, and among his gifts was a bell, which he presented in 1712 for the use of
the meeting-house. His first wife, Abigail, died June 1, 1724, aged 52, and he
married (ii), Mrs Elizabeth Dudley of Exeter in New Hampshire, who with her
first husband was the donor of a beaker to the First Congregational church there
(see page 172). Robert Briscoe died at Exeter, bequeathing money for the poor
of Beverly and Exeter; £ 10 to Rev. Thomas Blowers; and 4. Io to Rev. John
Odlin of Exeter, who afterwards married Mrs Elizabeth Briscoe, the donor's
widow.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression, with a domed centre, and a wide flat
rim, which is inscribed:
The Property of the First Church in Beverley June 1772.
Diameter, 13; in.; depth, 3 in. No maker's marks.
Plate VI, N° 1.
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The flagon is in the form of a very tall vase-shaped ewer of quasi-classical
shape. It has a reeded band on the shoulder, and a vase-shaped finial on the
domed cover.
Inscription:
The property of the first church in Beverly. | Bought with the
church's stock by a committee consisting of the Pastor and Deacon
Benjamin Cleaves, and Deacon Roë'. Roundy|1798
Height, I 5% in.
Plate VI, N° 4.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
The two plain dishes are a pair, with flat rims. -
Inscriptions:
The property of the first Church in Beverly. |Purchased by the
Pastor, Dea” Benj" Cleaves, and Dea” Robert Roundy, 1801.
Diameter, 13; in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate VI.
The tall cup has a deep bell-shaped body on a tall stem, the lower part of the body
having acanthus leaves in relief. The same leaves are on the edge of the moulded
base.
Inscription:
Presented by Mrs. Mary Dane to the First Church in
Beverly, March 2° 1831.
Height, 9% in. No maker's marks.
Mrs Mary Dane, the donor, was the widow of Hon. Nathan Dane, the eminent
jurist and statesman, who framed in congress the ordinance of 1787 for the
government of the north-western territory, by which slavery was shut out. He was
founder of the Dane professorship of law at Harvard college.
A flagon, whether silver or pewter cannot be determined,which was given in 1679,
has disappeared from this church. The gift is recorded in the church records in the
writing of Rev. John Hale, the first pastor (1667–17 oo), thus: “March 16, 1679.
Dea.Woodbury received a flaggon wºº was left at my house by brother John West
w”John West gave it to ye church as a token of his love.” John West would seem
to have died intestate. An inventory of his estate was made November 17, 1683,
by Samuel Leach and Paul Thorndike and was valued at over £529. His widow,
Mary West, married Henry Ley.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
Founded in 163 o. &
HE great collection of old silver in this church consists of no fewer
than forty-five pieces.
The earliest is governor John Winthrop's old English cup. The
upper part of the body is decorated with three oval panels of sea.
monsters, separated by conventional foliage; the body is divided
by a narrow flat band, the lower part being decorated with fruit and foliage. A
plain band has been recently added over this part. The baluster stem had origin-
ally three scrolled brackets, two of which are missing; the high bell-shaped base
is engraved with acanthus leaves and fruit, the edge being stamped with ovolo
work. This cup probably had a cover with a “steeple” finial. It is inscribed in
one line on the lip :
The gift of Governer jn' Winthrop to y' i' Church in Boston.
Height, I 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4% in.
London date-letter for 161 o-1 1. The maker's mark is probably T.c., with pellets
above, in a shield—the well-known mark of a maker of this type of cup.
Plate VIII. - - $
Governor John Winthrop, the distinguished donor, was the son of Adam Win-
throp of Groton manor in Suffolk, and his second wife, Anne, daughter of Henry
Browne of Edwardston in the same county. He was born January 12, 1587-88,
and his name may still be seen in the old register as having been baptized Janu-
ary 16, 1587. He entered Trinity college, Cambridge, December 2, 1602, and
was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1628. He embarked on the “Arbella”
March 22, 1629-30, at Southampton. He married (i), April 16, 1605, Mary,
daughter and heir of John Forth of Great Stanbridge in Essex, who was buried at
Groton, June 26, 1615; (ii), December 6, 1615, Thomasine, daughter of William
Clopton of Castleins in his own parish of Groton, who died December 7, 1616,
and was buried in Groton church; (iii), April 29, 1618, Margaret, daughter of sir
John Tindal of Great Maplestead in the county of Essex, who died June 14, 1647;
and (iv), in December, 1647, Martha, daughter of William Rainsborough and
widow of Thomas Coytmore, who commanded the “Trial,” the first ship built at
Boston, completed in 1642. John Winthrop died March 26, 1649, and his
widow, Martha, married March Io, 1651-52, John Coggan. The journal of
governor Winthrop is invaluable to the historian for the light which it throws on
Puritan life in New England. (Dictionary of National Biography.)
An interesting flagon of earthenware and silver, of the sixteenth century, which
was given to John Winthrop's father, by the latter's sister, lady Mildmay, is now
the property of the American Antiquarian Society of Worcester in Massachusetts.
John Winthrop's portrait is in the Senate chamber of Massachusetts. His great-
grandson, Adam Winthrop, was the donor of a baptismal basin to the Second

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Church at Boston (see page 4o). A tankard, given by his great-great-great-
grandson, William Winthrop, is in St Mary's church, Newton Lower Falls, and
is described under the heading of that church. -
The second English cup has a plain inverted bell-shaped body on a tall slender
baluster stem, which rests on a splayed base with a moulded edge. It is pricked
on the bowl with theinitials in slightscrolls,and with theinitials
H T
A E B C
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
London date-letter for 1626-27. Maker's mark: FT, in a monogram in a plain
shield, for F. Terry, who made four cups in the historical collection of the em-
peror of Russia, which are illustrated in E. Alfred Jones's Old English Plate of
the Emperor of Russia, 1909. * - * -
Plate IX, N° 1.
The initials A". on this old English cup are no doubt those of Atherton and
Elizabeth Hough, who were members of this church in 1633, having come with
Rev. John Cotton to New England. He had been mayor of Boston in England, in
1628. She died October 14, 1643, and he died September 1 1, 1650. Atherton
Hough's will of 1649 mentions his second wife, Susanna, whom he had married
at Wells, and bequeaths a “good silver spoon to Mr. Willson,” who was probably
Rev. John Wilson, first pastor of this church.
The third English cup has a plain inverted bell-shaped body on a baluster stem
and a splayed base. The initials of the original owners are engraved on the body:
F
. * W P
A similar old English cup, of slightly larger size, is in the Old South church at
Boston.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1638–39. The maker's mark is illegible.
Plate IX, N° 2. - •
The initials on this cup are doubtless those of the original owners, William and Phebe
Franklin. He was a blacksmith, of Boston, and would seem to have joined this
church, January 30, 1641. His first wife was Alice, daughter of Robert Andrews
of Ipswich in Massachusetts, by whom he had a daughter, Elizabeth. His second
wife was named Joanna, their children being John and Benjamin. His third wife
was Phebe, whom he married probably in 1644, and whose initial is on this cup.
His children by this marriage were Ebenezer and Eleazer. William Franklin died in
London before July, 1658,when the inventory of his estate was appraised at Boston.
His widow, Phebe, married in December, 1658, Augustine Lindon, a mariner.
The fourth English cup has a bell-shaped body, which has a wide granulated band,
leavingthelipand the base plain. The upperpart of the balusterstem hasagranulated
band, while the lower part, separated by a beading, is chased with rough foliage;
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the splayed base is also covered with granulated work. A plain oval panel on the
bowl is pricked with the initials ſo in a scrolled ornament. The lip is inscribed:
The Gift of a Freind Is H
Height, 93 in. ; diameter of the mouth and base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1639–40. Maker's mark: T.G., with three pellets above,
in a plain punch.
Plate X.
The donor was probably Jeremy Houchin, tanner, of Boston. He was the son
of William Houchin of Harleston in the county of Norfolk, England, and arrived,
with his wife Esther, at Dorchester in Massachusetts in 1635. He removed later
to Boston and became a member of this church. His daughter Elizabeth married,
(i), John Endicott, son of governor Endicott; and (ii), Rev. James Allen who
was teacher of this church (1668–17 Io). Jeremy Houchin died in 1670, and his
widow died July 2, 1693.
Three plain American cups are in form similar to the third English cup, but the
bodies are larger and the centres of the stems are more globular.
Inscription:
The Gift of Jnº. Oxenbridg
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the bases, 54 in.
Makers’ marks: §9. for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John Hull
(1624–83) of Boston, both of whom were originally members of this church.
John Hull left to help to found the Third or Old South church.
Plate XI, N° 1 1 (illustrated in the centre of the group, on the lower row).
Rev. John Oxenbridge, the donor, was the eldest son of Daniel Oxenbridge, a
doctor of medicine, of Daventry in Northamptonshire, where he was born,
January 30, 1608–09. He matriculated at Emmanuel college, Cambridge, in
1626, but migrating to Oxford, he entered Magdalen hall, and became tutor
of his college in or about 1631. He was deprived of his office by archbishop
Laud in 1634. He married (i),Jane Butler, who died April 22,1655; (ii), in 1656,
Frances, daughter of Rev. Hezekiah Woodward, who died in 1657; and
(iii), Susanna, widow of Mr Abbit. In 1634 he went to Bermuda, where he under-
took ministerial duties. In a few years, however, he returned to England, and
preached in various parts of the country. In 1652 he was elected a fellow of
Eton college, but was ejected at the Restoration in 1660, and in consequence
of the act of uniformity he went in 1662 to Surinam, thence to Barbados in 1667,
and finally to Boston in Massachusetts in 1669, where he became co-pastor of
this church with Rev. James Allen. He died December 28, 1674. His will, dated
January 12, 1673–74, and proved January 9, 1674-75, shows that he was possessed
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of a considerable estate. He bequeathed to Bathshua Scott, his daughter and
sole executrix, “in confidence of her fidelity to her sister Theodora,” his
house in Boston, “his seal ring, a sugar box with his arms, a fruit dish marked with
his name and her mother's name, also one beaker and twelve spoons, one dish, one
large tankard marked with his arms, one small tankard marked MO, one silver
porringer, one large salt cellar, one wine cup, one child's spoon which was his in
his infancy, one silver pencil with seal lion, one locket, one cornelian ring, one set
with blue specks.” To his wife he bequeathed his “gold rings, one porringer, one
sugar dish, one taster with a funnel, one sweet meate spoone,” all of silver. His
daughter, Theodora, was left all his tenements in Whites alley in Coleman street,
London, “the writings thereof were kept by me with Mr Kemp of Lombard Street,
which houses did formerly yield A35, but the last lease since the fire doth agree
to £18 and this in Mr John Loders hand in London and I desire my executrix
with the help of my brother Loder that Theodora upon the death of her grand-
father may have her right of the land in Kent about 4. Io ye yeare the writing
whereof was left by Mr Joseph Caryll with my brother Loder.” He also bequeathed
to Theodora his “guiltewatch, gold thimble and whistle, a gold ring with her name
in it, his green or emerald ring with diamond spark, a wrought cup with its cover-
ing marked with my owne and her mothers name, and one lockett, one silver inck-
horn marked F.W., one wrought plate with my owne and her mothers armes, also
one caudle cup and cover, one large tankard, one silver porringer, all marked with
H, one spoon marked M.H., one forked spoones, pair of sizers with silver.”
Theabove cups were bought with the following bequest in Rev. John Oxenbridge's
will: “To the Elders and Deacons of the first Church of Boston I give twenty
pounds for the use of the Church to be paid after my decease and to continue for
their service at the Lords Table.” He mentions in this will, Daniel Henchman and
his eldest daughter, his son Richard Scott, his sister, Ingoldsby, his brother, Cle-
ment Oxenbridge, and his brother Loder with his wife. His widow's will, proved
March 25, 1696, bequeathed to Samuel Parris a silver porringer, probably the one
mentioned above.
The fourth American cup is plain and similar in shape to the above “Oxenbridge”
cups but has a slightly different stem and a higher base. Inscription:
The Gift of A Friend R + H
The date 1661 is engraved under the base.
The weight marked is 12 oz. 9 dwts.
Height, 8; in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 43 in.
Makers' marks: & Iñi for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o-93) and John
Hull (1624-83) of Boston.
Plate XI, N° 4.
The donor was probably Robert Hull, blacksmith, of Boston, who came with his
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH


wife Elizabeth to New England in the “George” in 1635. He joined this church
May 29, 1636, and became a freeman in 1637. His wife died May 7, 1646, and
he married (ii), Judith, widow of Moses Paine and previously widow of Edmund
Quincy. She died November 29, 1654, and he died July 28, 1666, aged 73. His
son, John Hull, was one of the makers of this cup.
The fifth plain American cup is similar to the “Oxenbridge cups,” but is smaller
and differs slightly in the stem.
Engraved under the base are the initials: º
It is suggested that the above initials are those of Richard and Elizabeth Fairbanks,
prominent members of this church, who came with John Cotton in 1633 and
joined this church the same day with governor Brenton and Edward Hutchinson.
It is engraved on the body with the initials 6. H , which are doubtless those of
George and Hannah Henley, one of whom may have bought the cup after the
deaths of the previous owners. Hannah Henley was the daughter of Edward and
Margaret Burton of Hingham in Massachusetts and was born May 30, 1641.
She married before 1670 George Henley, a chandler. His will is dated
December 9, 1687, and was proved February 28, 1688–89. Hannah Henley
died August 19, 17 o'S, and this cup was left in her will, dated April 2, 17 o'S,
and proved August 24, 17 o8: “I give and bequeath unto the first Church of
Christ in Boston of which I am now a member my silver Cup or bowl.” The
inventory of her estate contains this item: “A silver bowl q" 8 ounces & # given to
ye church at 7/6, 4.3 3 9.”
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 3% in.
Makers’ marks: & Iñi for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o-93) and John
Hull (1624-83) of Boston.
Plate XI, N° 14.
The sixth American cup is of the same shape but larger; it differs in the stem,
the bottom of which has a beading and chased foliage copied from the Eng-
are pricked in a scrolled ornament,
lish cup dated 1639–40. The initials º
similar to those on the English cup of 1639–40. The cup is inscribed:
The Gift of a Freinde T • C
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Makers' marks: & Iñi for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John
Hull (1624–83) of Boston.
Plate XI, N° 13.
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The donor was doubtless Thomas Clarke, called junior, one of the wealthiest
merchants of Boston. He was born in England and emigrated to Dorchester in
Massachusetts. Later he removed to Boston and joined this church November 29,
1647, becoming ruling elder in 1673. His will dated August 15, 1679, but
signed May 22, 1680, and proved March 22, 1682-83, contains this item: “I
give unto the Church of wº"I now am Fifty pounds.” He mentions his wife
[Mehitable] and his daughters, Mechitable Warren and Elizabeth [wife of Elisha]
Hutchinson. The other beneficiaries include his brother John Clarke of Welton,
his sister, Ann Hares; Dorothy Muscoteand JoneSmith, each of whom received ten
pounds. His sister, Stoughton, was left five pounds. Among other names mentioned
are those of his kinsman, William Stoughton, captain John Richards, and his
“cousins,” William Tailer and Thomas Smith, the latter being his nephew.
The seventh American cup has an inverted bell-shaped body, the upper part
being plain and the lower part spirally fluted. It is supported by a baluster stem,
the lower part of which has a small beaded collar and chased foliage, like those on
the previous cup. The edge of the base is fluted. It is inscribed under the base:
Ex domo A D Se: Test". I A
Height, 8 in. ; diameter of the mouth and base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer, of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XI, N° 7.
The initials in the inscription are those of Anne (Hannah) Dummer (who married,
in 1672, Jeremiah Dummer, silversmith and maker of this cup), and her father
Joshua Atwater, a mercer, formerly of New Haven. He married May 6, 1651,
Mary, daughter of Rev. Adam Blackman of Stratford in Connecticut. He died
May 16, 1676. His widow married, in 1676, Rev. John Higginson of Salem,
and died March 9, 1709. Jeremiah and Anne Dummer were the parents of
Jeremiah Dummer and lieutenant-governor William Dummer. He was born
in 1645 and died May 25, 1718. She died September 16, 1715.
Joshua Atwater made several bequests of money and silver to New England
churches, in his will dated May 16, 1676 and proved May 24, 1676. The above
cup is one of his bequests, worded thus: “I give and bequeath to the first Church
of Christ in Boston a silver cup worth A. 5.” A second legacy is worded: “To the
Church of Christ whereof John Russel of Woburn is elder and Edward Drincker
of Boston is Deacon I give and bequeath a silver cup worth A. 5.” This refers to the
First Baptist church at Boston, and the cup, which is exactly like the above, is
described on page 44. His third bequest is worded: “To the Church of
Christ at Stratford whereof Mr Israel Chauncey is Pastor I give and bequeath a
silver cup worth A. 5.” This cup is still preserved in this Connecticut church and
is described later. His fourth legacy to a church is as follows: “To the Church of
Christ in Swansey whereof Mr John Miles is Pastor I give and bequeath a silver cup
worth A. 5.” Rev. John Myles, here mentioned, was the first pastor of the Baptist
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church at Swansea in Massachusetts, and died in 1683. He acted as a temporary
pastor of the First Church at Boston. His son, Rev. Samuel Myles, was the redor
and virtual founder of King's Chapel at Boston. Joshua Atwater left A 5 each to
his son-in-law, Jeremiah Dummer, the silversmith, and his grandson, Jeremiah
Dummer. To his wife, Mary, he left “one cleare halfe of his silver plate as she
shall choose.” It would seem that his estate was insolvent and that his daughter,
Anne Dummer, carried out at her expense his wishes to give silver cups to the
above three churches. Her son, lieutenant-governor William Dummer, gaveasilver
flagon to this church (see page 31), a flagon to Hollis Street church (see page 81),
and two cups to Byfield church, Newbury.
The eighth American cup is of similar style to the preceding “Atwater” cup;
the fluting has matted work above. The stem and base are similar. Inscription:
The Gift of James Everill to the first Church in Boston | 1705
Height, 73 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 4; in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XI, N° 9.
James Everill, the donor, was a shoemaker, and was admitted with his wife,
Elizabeth, to this church, July 20, 1634. The following item in his will, dated
December 11, 1682, and proved February 2, 1683, bequeaths money to this
church, with which this cup was doubtless bought : “That after the death of my
wife Mary, A. 5 be paid unto the Deacons of the old Church in Boston at that
time, being for the use of the s” Church within six months.” He mentions in this
will his grandson, James Manning, his wife's granddaughter, Elizabeth Adkins,
John Ham, and two daughters, Hannah Manning and Elizabeth Grant.
Three more American cups are similar to the preceding “Everill” cup. The
fluting on the bowls is, however, more vertical and has small mullets stamped
above. The stems and bases of two are similar. The stems of two and the plain
base of one cup are new. Inscription:
The Gift of Elder Joseph Bridgham | to the first Church in
Boston 1708.
The first word on one cup has two t's, and the date on one is on the second line
in the inscription.
Height, 94 in. ; diameter of the mouths and bases, 43 in. The restored cup is
9% in. high.
Maker's mark Q9 , for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XI, N° 1.
Joseph Bridgham, the donor, was a tanner of Boston, and the son of Henry and
Elizabeth Bridgham. He was born January 17, 1651-52, and married, April 17,
17oo, Mercy, daughter of John and Elizabeth Wensley, who was born
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February 14, 1668. Her mother was the donor of a silver flagon to the Second
church (see page 38). He became a freeman in 1678; was a deacon and ruling
elder of this church; a first sergeant in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery
company in 1691; elected selectman, March 14, 1691-92; and represented
Northampton in Massachusetts, and Boston, in the general court in 1690 and
1697 respectively. He died January 5, 1708-09, and his widow, Mercy, married
December 8, 1712, Thomas Cushing. Sewall describes him as a “righteous
merciful and publick-spirited man, very usefull to the town.” His brother, Dr
John Bridgham, gave a silver beaker in 1721 to the First church, Ipswich, which
is described on page 226. These three cups were bought with Joseph Bridgham's
bequest to this church, contained in his will, dated January 3, 1708, and proved
January Io, 1708–09: “I give and bequeath to the Church of Christ in Boston
whereof I am an officer, ye sum of £20 to be paid to ye Deacons of yes" Church
and by them Invested in Plate for the Service of the Communion Table.” This
sum was paid by Henry Bridgham, his son, to the church March 21, following.
His epitaph is in King's Chapel Epitaphs.
The twelfth American cup has a plain inverted bell-shaped body on a baluster
stem (damaged) and a splayed base with a slightly moulded edge. Inscription :
The gift of IS
Height, 6; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: BS, probably for Benjamin Sanderson (1649–78), the son of
Robert Sanderson, the Boston silversmith.
Plate XI, N° 8.
The donor was probably John Sunderland, parchment maker of Boston, who was
admitted to this church April 9, 1643. His wife, Dorothy, who had been
admitted a member April 4, 1646, died January 29, 1664. He married (ii),
Thomasine, daughter of William Lumpkin and widow of Samuel Mayo. He was
a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company in 1658 and died
December 26, 1703, at Eastham, aged 85. His widow died June 16, 1709,
aged 84. His son, John Sunderland, married Mary Viall, whose sister, Mercy,
was the wife of Benjamin Sanderson the probable maker of this cup.
A pair of tall plain standing cups with inverted bell-
shaped bodies on high stems with moulded bases. They
are inscribed in circular panels, decorated with foliage:
The Gift of Mrs LYDIA HAN-
COCK to the first Church of
Christ in BOSTON'Sept. 4, 1773
On the other side are the arms of Hancock impaling
those of Henchman, as illustrated here.
Height, 83 in. ; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and
of the bases, 33 in.

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PLATE XII
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH


Maker's mark: DH), for Daniel Henchman of Boston (1730–75).
Plate XIII.
Lydia Hancock, the donor, was the daughter of Daniel Henchman, the Boston
bookseller, and his wife Elizabeth Gerrish. She was baptized, October 1 o, 1714,
in the New South church at Boston. She married, November 5, 173 o, Thomas
Hancock, who was an apprentice of her father. He died August 1, 1764, and
bequeathed money for silver vessels for Brattle Street church in Boston and the
First Congregational Society at Lexington. These vessels are described under those
churches. Lydia Hancock died in 1777. Her portrait was painted by Blackburn
and by Copley. The portrait of her husband, Thomas Hancock, painted by
Copley, is at Harvard college. In her will, dated October 30, 1765 and proved
November 21, 1777, is the following item: “To the old South Church whereof
the Revd Doctor Joseph Sewall is minister a large Silver Tankard. . . . to be
used at the Communion Table of said church.” This tankard has, however, been
lost. She bequeathed to her mother, Elizabeth Henchman, A 1,060 13s. 4d.
and all her furniture and plate, except “a silver bowl, a silver spout cup and a
large two-handled silver cup,” which she left to her husband's celebrated nephew,
John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
A pair of plain standing cups with oviform bodies, gilt inside, on plain stems with
moulded and beaded bases; a beading separates the bodies from the stems. Both
are engraved with the letter D (for Mrs. Joshua Davis the donor, May 1, 1811).
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in., and of the bases, 3% in.
Maker's mark on one: SS, probably for Silas Sawin of Boston. The other is
stamped with a Japanese mark. Date, circa 1800.
Plate XIII. (One is illustrated in the centre of the group.)
The first beaker is Dutch and has a large straight body with a curved lip, and a
moulded base with a band of diamond ornaments. Engraved below the lip is a
strap-work band, filled with sprays of conventional flowers. Suspended from the
three intersections of this band are three different varieties of flowers, separated
by clusters of fruit. A stork and two other birds on trees are engraved at the
bottom of the body. The initials of previous owners are engraved on the bottom:
S
R E
The bottom is also engraved with a merchant's mark, and the initials, FP, which
have been partially scratched out. The weight marked is I o oz., 15 dwt.
Height, 6á in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Marks: the mark of Amsterdam; the date-letter G, for 1637; and an unknown
maker's mark Wº.
Plate XII.
This beaker is believed to be the “silver tunn” bequeathed by Rev. John Cotton,
the distinguished teacher of this church. He was born December 4, 1585, at
Derby in England, and was educated at Trinity college, Cambridge, and was
elected a fellow of Emmanuel college in the same university in or before 1607.
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He married (i), Elizabeth, sister of the Rev. James Horrocks of the county of
Lancashire, by whom he had no issue; and (ii), Sarah Story, a widow, of Boston
in Lincolnshire, by whom he had three sons and three daughters. His second
wife survived him and married, as her third husband, Rev. Richard Mather.
He was vicar of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1612 to 1633, when he resigned
his living and sailed for New England with Thomas Hooker and other divines.
The following epitaph is on his tombstone: “Here lyes intombed The Bodyes of
the Famous Reverend and Learned Pastors of the First Church of Christ in
Boston viz., Mr John Cotton, aged 67 years, Decº Decem" the 23° 1652.”
The other two names on the stone are those of John Davenport and John Oxen-
bridge. (King's Chape/Epitaphs, p. 28.)
In a codicil to his will is the following item, bequeathing what is believed to be
the above beaker: “I give to the Church of Boston a silver tunn to be used
amongst the other communion plate.” Another item reads thus: “I give to my
grand child Betty Day my second silver Wine Boule” (12 d. 1 o mo. 1652).
The second beaker is of American workmanship. It has a straight body with a
slightly curved lip, and a flat bottom. A wide granulated band surrounds the
body, leaving the lip and the lower part plain. A plain shield is engraved at
the top of the granulated band. Inscription:
! - 16
B >k C I 59
These initials are engraved on two cups, previously described, and on the beaker
described below.
Height, 33 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Makers’ marks: & Iñi for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John
Hull (1624–83) of Boston.
Plate XI, N° 3.
The second American beaker is similar, but the lip is not curved. The same
initials are pricked upon it : T
B+ C
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ë. for John Hull of Boston (1624-83).
Plate XI, N° 5.
Three more American beakers have tall plain bodies with straight sides, curved
lips and moulded bases. Each bears the initials T
O' C
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4; in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: §. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate XIII. (Two of these beakers are illustrated in the group.)
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The first tankard has a plain cylindrical body with a curved lip and base, a flat-
topped cover with a serrated rim, and a double-scrolled thumb-piece; the top
of the handle runs down the body in a long V-shaped support; on the end of the
handle is a plain shield with plain bosses and chased leaves. Engraved on the handle
are the initials of the previous owners : W
B+S (for Benedict and Sarah Webber).
Inscription:
The Gift of Samº More to ye first Church in Boston 1717.
Height, 63 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4; in., and of the base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: Q} , for Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718) of Boston.
Plate XI, N° 2.
The second tankard is similar, but has a higher cover; the thumb-piece is formed
of two dolphins and a mask; a zig-zag moulding is on each side of the cover-
joint ; and the handle has a long V-shaped support, like the above; a cast and
chased cherub's head is fixed on the handle-end. Inscription:
The gift of Sam" More to the first Church in Boston
Height, 7% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark:
Plate XI, N° 6.
Samuel More, the donor of the above two tankards, is described as a mariner in
his will. He married, September 1 o, 17 oz, Sarah (Rice), widow of Benedict
Webber, whose initials are on the first tankard (see above). His will, dated
October 17, 1715, and proved October 22, 1716, contains this bequest: “All
the rest and residue of my money and plate I give devise & bequeath unto the use
& benefit of the first meeting house in Boston commonly called the old meeting
house, and unto the use and benefit of the South Meeting House being equally
divided between them.” The inventory of his estate shows that his plate weighed
74 ounces, valued at £29 12s. and that it was divided between those churches.
A tankard, inscribed with his name, is in the Old South church. Samuel More
left five pounds to his brother-in-law, John Burnet of Windham in Connecticut.
His executors were his “loving friend,” Henry Hill, distiller, and John Foreland,
tobacconist, who was the donor of a silver mug to this church (see page 32).
The third tankard is similar in shape to the first but smaller; a zig-zag moulding
is on each side of the cover-joint; a cast and chased cherub's head is fixed on the
handle-end. Inscription, in a circle with two palm branches:
, for Benjamin Hiller of Boston, circa 1715.
The Gift of Madam Eliz: Welsteed to the First Church of |
Christ in Boston | 1752

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Engraved on the handle are the initials W
- W: E (for William and Elizabeth Welsteed).
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XI, N° 1 2.
Elizabeth Welsteed, the donor, was the daughter of Henry Dering and his second
wife, Elizabeth, widowof Theodore Atkinson and daughter of Edward Mitchelson.
She was born January 4, 1679, and married William Welsteed. This tankard,
which bears her initials and those of her husband, was left in her will, dated May 8,
1753, and proved May 18, 1753: “I give to the Old Church (so called) my silver
Tankard to be [for] the use of the said Church forever.” Among her other legacies
were a silver cup to John Knight, merchant of Boston; a silver teapot to Elizabeth,
wife of Samuel Wentworth of Boston; and a silver milk-pot, tongs and teaspoons to
Sarah, daughter of the said Samuel Wentworth. Her son, Rev. William Welsteed,
was pastor of the New Brick church at Boston, to which he bequeathed a silver
flagon, described on page 4o. A silver tankard was given by his wife, Sarah
Welsteed, to the same church (see page 38).
The fourth tankard is similar in shape, but the cover is domed and moulded and
has a turned finial; the thumb-piece is scrolled; an oval boss is on the handle-end.
Inscription in a foliated panel:
The Gift of Wathamael Balston Esq. To the first Church of
Christ in BOSTON | 1773
Engraved on the handle are the initials of the owners, B
N H
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: fift. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate XIII.
The initials represent Nathaniel Balston, the donor, and his first wife Hannah,
daughter of Grove and Elizabeth (Sewall) Hirst, whom he married June 22, 1727.
He was the son of captain Nathaniel and Rebecca Balston of Boston and was born
September 6, 1691. His wife, who was born May 4, 1708, was a granddaughter
of judge Samuel Sewall, while her sister, Mary, was the wife of sir William
Pepperell, the victor of Louisburg, and donor of silver to the church at Kittery.
Another sister, Elizabeth, married Rev. Charles Chauncy, a pastor of this church
at the time of this gift. He held several public offices and was clerk of the Ancient
and Honourable Artillery company in 1715, second sergeant in 1716, ensign in
1726 and lieutenant in 1728. Nathaniel Balston married (intention published
July 23, 1751) as his second wife, Mrs Eunice Brown of Salem, to whom he left
the residue of his estate. This tankard was left to this church in his will dated
3O
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July 13, 1762, and proved April 30, 1773, the following being a copy of the
clause: “I give to the First Church of Christin Boston whereof the Revd Thomas
Foxcroft and Doctor Charles Chauncy are Pastors, the newest of my silver Tan-
kards for the Communion Table.”-
The first of the two plain flagons has a tall cylindrical body with a moulding
below the moulded lip and above the wide moulded base. The moulded cover
has a flat top and a turned finial; the thumb-piece is formed of two cupped discs
and a hollow lobe; the handle terminates in a tongue. The Dummer crest,
illustrated below, is engraved in front. Below the crest is the following inscription
in a panel : The Gift of the Hon” William
gº * Dummer Esq." to the first Church
º Ø in Bostom 1726.
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s y of the base, 6% in.
& Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston
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tº EA
|º) ; (circa 1670–1746).
Ö º Plate XIII. (This is illustrated on the left of the
W’ group.)
The donor was lieutenant-governor William Dum-
mer, son of Jeremiah Dummer, the Boston silversmith,
who made the silver cup described on page 24, which
was bequeathed by Joshua Atwater but really provided by his daughter Anne
Dummer; she was the silversmith's wife, and therefore the mother of the
donor of this flagon. Lieutenant-governor Dummer was born in 1677 and mar-
ried, April 26, 1714, Catherine, daughter of governor Joseph and Rebecca
(Tyng) Dudley, who was born January 5, 1690. He died October Io, 1761.
He was the founder of Dummer academy. His gifts of a silver flagon to Hollis
Street church, Boston, and of two cups to Byfield church, Newbury, are de-
scribed under those churches. A gold snuff-box, engraved with his arms and
made by Jacob Hurd of Boston, now the property of the Misses Loring, is
said to have been his legacy to his nephew, William Powell.
The other flagon is similar in shape, but has a higher moulded base, a domed and
moulded cover with a turned and twisted finial, a scrolled handle, and an oval disc
on the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacom Thomas Waite fo The First Church of
Christ in Boston May 15", 1775
Deacon Thomas Waite, the donor, was the son of Reuben and Martha Waite, and
was born December 14, 1691. He married (i), October 1, 1714, Abigail Burnham,
who died November 29, 1717, aged 25; (ii), June 4, 1718, Mary Worden,




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daughter of Jonathan Bill of Chelsea; and (iii), November 16, 1769, Suviah Torey.
He died in 1775. In his will, where he is described as gentleman, dated April 1,
1774, and proved May 19, 1775, is the following bequest of this flagon : “I give
to the First Church of Christ in Boston a Silver Flaggon for the use of the Com-
munion Table equal invalue and size to that given to the said Church by the Hon'.
William Dummer.” He left this church 4, 26.13.6 for the poor; and A Lo to the
Rev. Dr Charles Chauncy. The residue of his estate was left to his wife, Suviah,
who later married Cornelius Thayer, and who bequeathed to this church four
silver dishes described on page 34.
Height, 14 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4; in., and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's mark: SEANRTIMEIHL, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 175 o- 1821).
Plate XIII. (On the right of the group.)
The first mughas a plain tapering body, rounded at the bottom, on a low moulded
base. Inscription:
The Gift of John Forland to the first Church of Christ in Boston
for the Use of the Table 1717.
Height, 4% in., diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 3; in.
Maker's mark: WP), for William Pollard of Boston (1690-circa 1746).
Plate XI.
John Forland, the donor, was a tobacconist of Boston. His first wife, Elizabeth,
was a member of the First Baptist church, and a silver mug, inscribed with their
united initials, is still preserved in that church. He joined the First Church in
17 or, and was received October 25, 17 oz, into full communion and baptized.
He died July 24, 1729, aged 79. His second wife, Sarah, who joined this church
July 27, 17 or, survived him, and is named in his will, dated May 2, 1717, and
proved July 29, 1729. She died October 22, 1732, aged 78. Mentioned in her
will, dated August 13, 1729, and proved October 30, 1732, are James Barnes,
Foreland Combes, and Mary Pollard, her housekeeper, who is left her tomb in the
Granary burial ground.
A pair of plain “bellied” mugs with moulded bases
and hollow handles. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacom Ionathan Wil-
liams to the first Church of Christ
77, BOSTON at his Decease March
27. I 737.
Above the inscription are the donor's arms.
BEEEEE 8.5 xº $9 Height, 5; in., diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and
&ºe of the base, 3% in.
ºğ Maker's mark: , for Jacob Hurd (1702–58).
tº One mug is illustrated on Plate XIII.
Deacon Jonathan Williams, the donor, was a wine cooper and was the son of
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deacon Robert and Margery Williams. He was born September 22, 1673, and
married (), Mary Hunlock, who died in 1707; and (ii), June 24, 1708, Rebecca,
widow of James Townsend, wine merchant of Boston, whom the donor succeeded
in business at the sign of the “Blackboy and Butt,” in Cornhill. The donor was
clerk of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, I 7 I I- I 3, and second
sergeant in 1714. He was elected a deacon of this church, December 23, 1717,
and died March 27, 1737. In his will, dated August 23, 1736, and proved
April 9, 1737, are bequests to Rev. Thomas Foxcroft and Rev. Charles Chauncy,
ministers of this church; and the following legacy of silver to the church: “I give
to the said Church 4, 5o in such Plate as my Execut' shall think fit for the
Communion Table.” These mugs were doubtless bought with this legacy. His
will mentions his wife Rebecca (who had died June 13, 1736, aged 63), his
daughter, Rebecca Williams, his sons, Jonathan and Sendall Williams, his grand-
daughter, Mary Townshend, and the children of his daughter, Mary Shedd,
deceased.
The fourth mug is similar to the above pair, but smaller.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
This is illustrated on the left of Plate XIII.
The plain baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a wide
rim, on which the Byfield arms are engraved.
Diameter, 13; in.; depth, 3 in.
Maker's mark: @, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate XI. .
Nathaniel Byfield left in his will, dated 1732 and proved
June 12, 1733, fifty ounces of plate each to Rev. Thomas
ºsº) Foxcroft and Rev. Charles Chauncy, ministers of this
tº church. The above basin was doubtless purchased with
º one of these legacies and the Byfield arms engraved upon
§ it. He was the son of Rev. Richard Byfield, rector of Long
- Ditton in Surrey, England, who was one of the West-
minster assembly of divines. His mother was the sister of William Juxon, bishop
of London, who administered the last sacrament to Charles I on the scaffold, and
who afterwards became archbishop of Canterbury under Charles II. Nathaniel
Byfield was the youngest of twenty-one children and was born in 1653. He left
England in 1674 and landed at Boston, where he commenced business as a
merchant. Here he married in 1675 Deborah, daughter of captain Thomas and
Mary Clarke. Shortly after his marriage he sent the following interesting petition,
dated April 25, 1676, to the governor and council: “The Petition of Nathaniel
Byfield humbly showeth, that your petitioner is a stranger in the country and
lately married, and is now prest to go out to war against the Indians. And whereas
the law of God is plain in Deut. 5, that when a man hath taken a new wife he
shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business, but he


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shall be free at home one year. Your petitioner doth humbly request the favor
of your honours to grant him the priviledge and benefit of the said law and grant
him a discharge from the present service.” When the town of Bristol in Rhode
Island was founded he became one of its settlers and there built a house. Two
beakers, which he gave in 1693 to the First Congregational church there, are
described on page 95. His first wife, Deborah, died in 1717, and he married (ii),
April 17, 1718, Sarah, daughter of governor John and Sarah Leverett, who died
December 21, 1730, at Boston and was buried in the Granary burial ground.
Nathaniel Byfield was for forty-four years a citizen of Bristol, and held many
public offices with general acceptance, having been an admiralty judge under
three sovereigns, a judge of the court of common pleas, and register of probate.
In 1715 he went to England in the hope that he might be able to supplant
governor Joseph Dudley. He died June 6, 1733, and was buried in the same vault
as his second wife, at Boston, his epitaph having been written by Rev. Mather
Byles. His daughter, Sarah, married William Tailer.
A plain circular dish with a scalloped edge, divided into twenty parts. Engraved
in the centre are the arms of Weld impaling those of Har-
stonge, the original owners. Inscription:
Given to First Church in Bostom ây //7//ia/m
F. Matchett and Sarah A. Matchett 1905.
The weight marked is 12 oz. Io dwts 2 grs.
Diameter, 8; in.; depth, 1% in. (?
Marks: the Dublin date-letter for 172 o–21, and RH in a
rectangle, for the maker, Robert Harrison.
Plate XIV.
The donors bought this piece for £36 1 5s. from Walford and Spokes of Oxford.
William F. Matchett, one of the donors, was the son of William P. and Catherine
Matchett, and his wife, the other donor, was the daughter of Stephen H. and
Elizabeth Bennett.'
Four plain circular dishes with flat rims. Inscription on each:
Given by SUVIAH THAYER in testimony of her respectfor the
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST in BOSTON AD 1796
Weights marked are, 23 oz. Io dwts, 24 oz. I 3 dwts, 24 oz. Io dwts, and 24 oz.
Two are 13 in. in diameter and the others 12# in.
Maker's mark: , for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Two of these dishes are illustrated on Plate XIII.
Suviah Thayer,the donor,was the daughter of... Torey, and married (i), November
16, 1769, Thomas Waite, deacon of, and the donor of a silver flagon to, this church
(see page 31). She married (ii), May 13, 1779, Cornelius Thayer, a deacon of
1 Contributed by Mrs Helen Bennett Richardson.

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PLATE XIV
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH


this church, whose first wife, Sarah Plaisted, died January 7, 1752. Cornelius
Thayer died in July, I 790, aged 71, and she died in April, 1795, aged 67. In
her will, dated January 1, 1795, and proved April 17, 1795, is the following
legacy of these dishes: “To the old brick Church, whereof said Clark [Rev. John
Clarke] is Minister four silver dishes, weighing twenty four ounces a piece, unless
they should be given by me in my lifetime.”
A plain cup with a bell-shaped body on a base with a gadrooned edge; the two
scrolled handles have acanthus leaves on the shoulders. The Beale arms (wrongly
engraved) and the date 1770 are engraved on one side.
Inscription: Given to The First Church in Boston by
Anne E. and Caroline M. Beale|Easter
Day Wineteen Hundred'. April Fifteenth
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the
base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1770–71. The maker's mark
jºſſ'iº Nºyº is illegible.
Sººº Plate XIII.
§§ º The two plain spoons have flat handles with wavy ends
and round-oval bowls. The backs of the bowls are
decorated with beaded scrolls and flowers, and they
have “rat-tails.” Length, 7% in. Engraved on the
handles are the initials: ...
Maker's mark: {E} , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
A few pieces of old plate have disappeared from this church. These include two
bowls or cups to be bought with a bequest of twenty pounds contained in the
will of 1681 of John Button, miller of Boston. A silver beaker, bequeathed in
the will, dated September 15, 1694, and proved November 1, 1695, of Elizabeth
Sanderson, third wife of Robert Sanderson, the celebrated Boston silversmith,
would also seem to have been lost, or its identity not established.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, SECOND CHURCH
Founded in 1649. -
ELONGING to this church are seven two-handled cups, three tankards,
four flagons, a baptismal basin, three dishes, two teaspoons, and a butter
knife, all of silver. In 1779 the New Brick church united with this
church, hence the inclusion of the silver of that church in this list. Some
of the gifts to the Second church were made during the pastorates of
Rev. Increase Mather and Rev. Cotton Mather.
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low moulded bases and two solid moulded handles.
The first is inscribed :
A Friends Gift to the | North
Brick Church 1730
ST=-2
• -
’ On the other side are the Goodridge arms.
A cock crest is engraved on one handle.
Height, 6% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.,
and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: (3. for Joseph Glidden of Boston
(1697-circa 1780).
Plate XVI. (In the centre.)
The donor was probably Walter Goodridge, junior.
The second cup is engraved with the same cock crest, and the date 1731.
Height, 7 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: (3. for Joseph Glidden of Boston (1697-circa 1780).
Plate XVI. (On the left side, at the top of the group.)
It is believed from the presence of the same crest as that on the above Goodridge
cup that the donor was James Halsey, who was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah
(Gross) Halsey, and was born April 1 o, 1695. He married May 30, 1717,
Anna, daughter of Walter Goodridge, and sister of the donor of the above cup.
He was one of the founders of the New Brick church in 1719, and was the last
ruling elder. His will is dated May 1, 1764, and was proved January 2, 1767.
The third cup has the cock crest, engraved slightly differently on one handle.
Height, 64 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (ºff for George Hanners of Boston (circa 1696-1740).
Plate XV.
The fourth cup is 6% in. high, 4% in. wide at the mouth, and 3 in. at the base.
The maker's mark is the same as the third cup.
Plate XV.
The fifth cup is 7 in. high, 45 in. wide at the mouth, and 34 in. at the base.
Maker's mark : Gittº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate XVI. (On the right side, at the top.)
The sixth cup is engraved with the same cock crest and is inscribed:
Given By Nathanel Loring to the New Brick Church 1723|4.
Height, 7 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark:
Plate XVI.

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Nathaniel Loring, the donor, was the son of John Loring of Hull in Massachu-
setts, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Baker, and was born March 5,
1670. He married, December or March 13, 1699, Susanna Butler, and died
December 16, 1744; she died February 23, 1745, aged 65. Their son,
Nathaniel, was born June 1 1, 1713. In the donor's will, dated July 12, 1723,
and proved January 14, 1744, he is described as a shopkeeper of Boston. He
was one of the founders of this church. A silver mug which he gave to the New
North church in 1716 is now in King's Chapel, Boston, and is described on
page 63.
The seventh cup also bears the cock crest and is inscribed:
Given By WL to the New Brick Church 1723 4
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: O
Plate XVI.
The donor was doubtless William Lee, cooper and shipwright, one of the founders
and deacons of the “New Brick church,” having previously belonged to the
First Church. He died March 16, 1769, aged 90. (See Robbins' History of the
Second Church, p. 3 16.) .
The first tankard has a plain cylindrical body with a moulded lip and base, a plain
ring moulding below the centre of the body, a domed and moulded cover with a
turned finial, and a scrolled thumb-piece; a grotesque mask is on the end of the
handle. Inscription :
The Gift of M. Dorothy Frizell | To the Church of Christ
In Boston of which the Reverend M* | William Waldron Is
the Pastor I 724.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: Üß. for John Burt of Boston (1691–1745).
Plate XV.
The donor of this tankard and the third flagon married (i), August 15, 1692,
Francis Parnell; (ii), July 22, 1698, John Frizzell; and (iii), January 29, 1729,
Nathaniel Saltonstall, who had been tutor and librarian at Harvard college (1697–
1701), and who died in 1739 at Woburn, without issue. Her second husband was
the donor of the second flagon to this church. The following item is in her will,
dated February 29, 1732, and proved April 27, 1733 : “I give and bequeath
unto the said Church [the Second Church of Christ at the North End of Boston]
all the piece of land which I bought of Francis Moore adjoining to the Meeting
House and the land of my late husband Mr John Frizell Dec"which land I bought
for the accomodation of the s” Meeting House. I also give to the s” Church (of
which I am a member) as a token of my love a Silver Flaggon of the value of Fifty
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Pounds for the Communion Table.” Among the donor's other bequests were £3 oo
to Harvard college; A 5 od to her husband, Nathaniel Saltonstall; and a ring and
tenements to her son-in-law, captain Edward Tyng. * >
The second tankard is similar. The accompanying monogram is engraved on the
end of the handle. Inscription, engraved at a later date:
The gift of | Mad” Sarah Welsteed to the New-Brick
Church 1775
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the
- base, 45 in. &
Maker's mark: Tºp, for John Potwine of Boston (1698–1792).
Plate XV.
Sarah Welsteed, the donor, was the daughter of Thomas Hutchinson and his wife,
Sarah, daughter of colonel John Foster; she was the sister of governor Thomas
Hutchinson. She died in February, 1775. Her father and uncles were donors of
silver dishes to the Second Church (see page 41). Her husband, Rev. William
Welsteed, was the pastor of the church (New Brick) to which this tankard was
given, and to which he himself bequeathed a silver flagon, described on page 4o.
His mother, Elizabeth Welsteed, bequeathed a silver tankard to the First Church
(see page 29).
The third tankard is similar; a plain disc is on the handle-end.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: TT, for Thomas Trott, blacksmith (circa 1701-1777).
Plate XVI.
The first flagon has a tall cylindrical body with mouldings below the moulded
lip and above the moulded base; the cover is moulded and has a flat top with a
turned finial; the thumb-piece is formed of two cupped discs. It is inscribed in
a large foliated panel:
Mº Elizabeth Wensley to the Second Church of Christ In
Boston I 7 I I.
Height, 124 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's mark: (Q), for Peter Oliver of Boston (1682–1712).
Plate XVI.
Mrs Elizabeth Wensley, the donor, was the daughter of William Paddy of Ply-
mouth (who came in the “James” in 1635 from Southampton) and Alice, daughter
of Edmund Freeman of Lynn (who came in the “Abigail” in 1635). She was born
November 12, 1641, and married John Wensley, a mariner. According to King's
Chapel Epitaphs she died February 3, 17 Io-1 1, “aged about 66 years.” Her
daughter, Mercy, married Dr Joseph Bridgham, who gave three silver cups to the
First Church (see page 25). The maker of this flagon, Peter Oliver, married the
donor's daughter, Hopestill Wensley.

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The second flagon is similar; the cover is
domed and the thumb-piece is scrolled; on
the end of the handle is a grotesque mask,
exactly like that on the “Dorothy Frizell”
tankard. It is inscribed in a panel with a
2 cherub above:
The Legacy of M. John
Frizell Who died April ye
Io", 1723 to the Second
Church of Christ In Boston
#
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The Frazer arms are engraved above the in-
scription.
Height, I 3 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.,
and of the base, 6% in.
Maker's mark: , for John Burt of Boston
(1691-1745).
Plate XV.
John Frizell (Frizzell), the donor, is described as a Scotchman. He married July 22,
1698, Dorothy (Fowles), widow of Francis Parnell, who afterwards married, as
her third husband, Nathaniel Saltonstall. She was the donor of a tankard and
a flagon to this church, which are described on pages 37 and 39. John Frizzell
was a member of the building committee of the New Brick church (Second church)
December 12, 1720. He died in 1723, and his will, dated January 20, 1719,
was proved May 6, 1723. In it he leaves fifty pounds to the “North Church
in Boston,” and mentions his wife, Dorothy; his son-in-law, Francis Parnell;
his brother, Daniel Frizzell of London, a mariner, who was left A 5 o per
annum; his nephew, John Frizzell of Boston, son of the said Daniel; and his
kinsman, George Read of Boston, a mariner. A silver tankard which he gave
to this church in 1709 has disappeared; and another, presented by him to the
New North church in 1718, was sold by that church and is now in the possession
of Mr Louis Cabot.
The third flagon is similar to the second, but has no mask on the handle; the
thumb-piece is like that on the first. It is inscribed in a large foliated panel:
This Flagon | is the Gift of Mrs | Dory Frizell to the | Second
Church of Christ in Boston | Decmº. 1733
Height, 12% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's marks: SB, for Samuel Burrill of Boston, circa 1733.
Plate XVI.
Dorothy Frizell, the donor, as will be observed in the inscription, has retained the
surname of her second husband, though then married to her third husband,

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Nathaniel Saltonstall. This flagon was bought with her legacy of fifty pounds
mentioned earlier. A tankard, given by her to this church, is described on page 37.
She bequeathed thirty pounds for a piece of plate for the New Brick church; but
this has disappeared.
ſ The fourth flagon is similar to the third;
* i\ } }/) A / S. the thumb-piece is scrolled; on the end of
\ WC štº § { f the handle is a cherub's face and wings, cast
\ } º ׺sa §§ ſ and chased, on a disc. Inscription:
The Revd Mr Welsteed
Pastor of this Church
order'd on his Death bed
this flaggon to be given
as a token of the Tender
affection he bear towards
us I 75.3
Above the inscription are the arms of Steer.
Height, 133 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 7} in.
Maker's mark: GSIFE, for John Bridge of Boston, circa 1753.
Plate XV.
Rev. William Welsteed, the donor, was the son of William and Elizabeth (Deering)
Welsteed, and was born in 1695. He graduated at Harvard college in 1716
and was ordained minister of this [New Brick] church in 1728. His wife was
Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Hutchinson, and a silver tankard given
by her to this church is described on page 38. He died April 29, 1753. His
portrait by Copley is in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
The donor's will, dated April 23, 1753, and proved May 1 1, 1753, contains
this clause: “I give to the church whereof I have been the Pastor, the large tankard
weh was Mother's, with as much more silver as will be sufficient to make a
handsome Silver Flagon.” A silver tankard, bequeathed by his mother, is in the
First Church at Boston (see page 29).
The baptismal basin has a deep depression,
domed in the centre, and a wide flat rim with
a moulded edge. Inscription in one line:
Hoc Lavacrum Septentrionati
in Bostonio Ecclesiae adusum
S.S. Baptismi dedicatum est
per Adamum Winthrop a-
dortum primi sui Filii qui
baptiratus est 18 Aug: 1706.
Engraved on the rim are the Winthrop arms (wrongly engraved).






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Diameter, 13; in.; depth, 2 in.
Adam Winthrop, the donor, was the great-grandson of governor John Winthrop,
whose cup is in the First Church at Boston (see page 19). He was the son of
Adam and Mary (Luttrell) Winthrop and was born March 3, 1676, at Bristol in
England. He graduated at Harvard college in 1694 and married, November 7,
17oo, Anne, daughter of colonel John and Elizabeth (Norton) Wainwright of
Ipswich in Massachusetts (see page 223). The donor was a member of the council
of that state; chief justice of the court of common pleas; and colonel of the Boston
regiment. He died October 2, 1743, and his wife died in 1755. Their son,
Adam, for whose baptism this basin was provided, was born October 12, 1706,
and graduated at Harvard college in 1724.
Maker's mark: lº, , for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
Plate XVI. g
The three dishes are alike, having flat centres, curved rims and moulded edges.
Diameter, I 5 in. All are illustrated on Plate XV.
Maker's mark on each: lº, , for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
One is inscribed:
º The Gift of Thomas Hutchinson | To
ºU) ºr ºS the Second Church in Boston May
I 7 I I.
The Hutchinson arms are engraved on the rim.
# The donor, Thomas Hutchinson, merchant of Boston,
was the son of Elisha and Hannah (Hawkins) Hutchinson
and was born January 30, 1675. He married, Decem-
ber 24, 1703, Sarah, daughter of colonel John Foster,
and died December 3, 1739. He was a conspicuous man in the official and
commercial life of Boston, and a prominent officer in the Ancient and Honour-
able Artillery company. He was the father of governor Thomas Hutchinson, who
worshipped in this church, and half-brother of Edward Hutchinson, donor of the
second dish. His daughter, Sarah Welsteed, was the donor of a silver tankard
(see page 38).
The Hutchinson arms are engraved on the second dish. Inscription:
The Gift of Edward Hutchinson|To the
Second Church in Boston May 1711.
Edward Hutchinson, the donor of this second dish, was the half-brother of
Thomas Hutchinson, donor of the above dish.
The third dish is not inscribed. Engraved on the rim are the Foster arms.
This dish was a bequest of Abigail Foster in her will, dated March 1, 17 Io-I I,
and proved September 1, 17 11: “I give and bequeath unto the North Church
in Boston the sum of Twenty pounds in Plate for the use of the Communion



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Table to be Delivered to the Deacons of the 2° Church.” She was the daughter
of Thomas and Mary Hawkins and married (i), May 13,1660, Samuel Moore;
(ii), in or about 1664, Thomas Kellond, who died July 12,
1686; and (iii), November 28, 1689, John Foster,a prom-
sº inent merchant of Boston, who died February 9, 17 Io-1 1.
§ She died March 5, 1711. A silver dish and a tankard, given
ºrº to this church by her husband, John Foster, have been lost,
Šešº § as has also a silver tankard, given by her when she was
Njºy" Abigail Kellond.John Foster's son-in-law, Thomas Hutch-
2\}. inson, was the donor of a dish described on page 41; and
Sarah Welsteed, his granddaughter, was the donor of the second tankard (see
page 38). --
The bowls of the two “rat-tail” tea-spoons have been pierced. Length, 4% in.
Maker's mark: BR, for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
The butter knife has a handle, repoussé with shell and foliage.
Birmingham date-letter for 1827–28. Maker, Thomas Pemberton.
The following is a copy of the list" of the great collection of silver in this church in
1729-30. It will be seen that many pieces, given by prominent members, have
disappeared:
“Boston, March 2d, 1729-3o ”
“Memo. of the several pieces of Plate belonging to the Second Church of Christ
in Boston, with the Names of the Benefactors together with an Account what each
person gave :”
II cups, viz.: OZ.
John Sweet gave one marked # I624 7 2 o
John Freake, I ditto 3: I 639 7 5 o
Mary Lake [wife of Thomas Lake] I ditto 8 13 o
Mary Anderson, I ditto 7 I I o
Elizabeth Howard, I ditto (new made) 7 I 3 o
Purchased by the Church
I Cup mark' Johan. Rose Anno 162o I I I 7 o
I Ditto made ,, 168o 7 17 o
I Ditto , ,, I 7 I I I I 5 O
I Ditto , ,, I 7 I I I I 9 O
I Ditto , ,, I 7 I I I I I 7 O
I Ditto , , I 7 I I I 2 I O Io.4. Io o
3 bowls, viz.:
John Phillips gave I bowl 3. I 675 I4 o o
Capt. John Richards, 1 ditto 1681 18 I 4 o
1 Ditto made by the Church I68o I 4 5 o 46 I 9 o
* Communicated by Dr Francis H. Brown.



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12 Tankards, viz.: r
Abigail Kellond I Tankard (new made) 26 Io o
John Foster Esq., I ditto 34. IO O
Adam Winthrop, Esq., I ditto 33 I 7 O
Robert Bronsdon Anno 1701 [merchant, of
Boston] - 27 I I o
John Frizell, I ditto I 7 og 33 9 O
John Ruck Esq., I ditto 1712 27 17 o
Deacon Thomas Baker, I ditto I 7 I 9 2 o I 2 o
Edward Martin, I ditto I 723 23 5 O
John Coney (his heirs), I ditto 1725 [father
of John Coney, the silversmith] 24: 2 O
Jane Kind, I ditto Anno 17 Io [widow of
Arthur Kind] 28 I 4 O
Bought by the Church, viz.:
I Tankard qt (without date) 33 I 2 O
I Ditto made Anno 171 I 25 Io O
4 Dishes, viz.:
1 Dish having Coll" Fosters arms 4.2 O O
I Ditto , Mad" Fosters arms 42 Io o
I Ditto given by Tho. Hutchinson Esq.” -
I 71 I 4-3 O O
1 Ditto given by Edw" Hutchinson Esq.”
I 71 I 4-2 O O
5 flagons, viz.: sº
Sir W* Phips gave one flagon I689 49 o o
Elizabeth Wensley (her heirs) ditto 1711 47 15 o
John Frizell I ditto I 72 3 4.9 5 O
Bought by the Church, viz.:
I flagon mark' Anno 1725 4-5 IO O
I Ditto I 72 5 45 I 5 o
I Bason for Baptisms given by Adam
Winthrop Esq“at the birth of his
first son Anno 1706
Of which
Donations are 696 I o o
Bought by the Church 230 18 o
927 8 o
339 9
I 69 Io
237 5
29 15
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Founded in 1665.
TINE pieces of old silver are in this church. They consist of two
standing cups, six mugs and a spoon.
The first standing cup is exactly like one in the First church at
Boston. The upper part of the inverted bell-shaped body is plain,
l while the lower is spirally fluted; it is supported by a baluster
stem with a beading and chased leaves at the bottom, and rests on a low base
with a fluted edge. Inscription:

Se: Tegz”
EX DONO A D Ex petito per I A
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
Plate XVII.
The initials in the inscription are those of Anne (Hannah) Dummer and her father
Joshua Atwater, who bequeathed money for this cup. He made, in his will, dated
May 16, 1676, and proved May 24, 1676, several bequests of money and silver
to New England churches. The bequest of this cup is worded: “To the Church
of Christ whereof John Russel of Woburn is elder and Edward Drincker of Boston
is Deacon I give and bequeath a silver cup worth A. 5.” Having died insolvent,
his daughter, Anne Dummer, carried out his expressed wishes, and provided these
cups. A cup exactly like this is in the First church at Boston, and is described
with a notice of Joshua Atwater on page 24. It is interesting to observe that his
son-in-law, Jeremiah Dummer, was the maker of this cup.
The second standing cup has a plain bell-shaped body on a baluster stem and a
moulded base. Inscription:
Ex dono R + K
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 35 in.
Makers’ marks: {A {B, for John Allen (1671-1760) and John Edwards
(circa 1670–1746) of Boston.
Plate XVII.
Roger Kilcup, the donor, a master mariner and merchant of Boston, was the son
of William Kilcup. He married, July 4, 1695, Abigail, daughter of Joseph
Dudson, and died October 1, 1702, aged 52. He was constable of Boston in
1689-90 and third sergeant of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company
in 1693. It is presumed that this cup was bought with the following legacy, con-
tained in Roger Kilcup's will, dated December 4, 17o 1, and proved December 1 1,
17 oz, to Rev. John Emblem, who was a minister of this church from 1684
until 1699 when he resigned, and died December 9, 1702 : “Item I give and
bequeath unto Mr John Emblem minister in Boston 4o shillings.” Other legacies
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PLATE XVII -
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH


were left to his wife, Abigail, his sons, Roger, William, George and John, and his
daughters, Elizabeth, Abigail and Margaret. Two of the witnesses to this will were
John Allen and John Edwards, the silversmiths who made this cup. His widow,
Abigail, married, October 1 1, 1704, Ezekiel Lewis.
The first of the mugs is shaped like a gourd, on a low base, and has been copied
from a caudle cup. It has one solid flat handle with a trifid end, like a spoon-
F
I E
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
handle. Engraved in front are the initials, in a trefoil ornament:
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
Plate XVII.
The initials engraved on this mug are those of the original owners, John Forland,
tobacconist of Boston, and his first wife, Elizabeth, who joined this church in
1686. A silver mug, given in 1717 by John Forland to the First church, is
described on page 32. In the church records is the following acknowledgment of
this gift: “I 729 Sep 7: The Church Received a small Silver Cup the legacy of
Mr John Foreland to first wife who was a member of the Baptist Church in
Boston: marked ... F."
The second mug has a straight body with a moulded lip and base; a flat serrated
disc is on the handle-end. The initials of the original owner are on the handle:
A C
Inscription, engraved at the end of the eighteenth century:
The Gift of M" Sarah Jeffers to the First Baptist Church |
in | BOSTON.
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Makers' marks: {A {B, for John Allen (1671-1760) and John Edwards (circa
1670-1746) of Boston. •º
Plate XVII.
The third mug is similar, but has a moulding on the upper part of the body.
Inscription:
Ex dono of I & M Russell to the Church 1714
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark:
Plate XVII.
The donors were Joseph Russell, shopkeeper of Boston, and his wife, Mary,
whom he married before 1687. He was the son of Rev. John Russell, second
pastor of this church, and his wife, Sarah Champneys, and was born January 15,
, for Benjamin Hiller of Boston, circa 1714.

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1664. He died March 13, 1713-14. Mary Russell's will, dated March 3,
1714-15, and proved April 12, 1715, mentions her nine children, Joseph,
Mary, Abigail, Sarah Wakefield, Elizabeth Hiller (who married Benjamin Hiller,
silversmith, the maker of this mug), Mehitabel, Thomas, Skinner and Jonathan.
Her estate was valued at £4,686 1 1s. 4d., and included 1 97 oz. of plate, valued
at £79 2s. She gave the third mug to this church.
The fourth mug is similar to the second.
Inscription:
Ex Dono Mary Russel to y” Church.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark:
Plate XVII.
The donor was the widow of the above Joseph Russell and joint donor of the
previous mug. The maker of these two mugs was her son-in-law.
The fifth mug is similar to the third.
Inscription:
The Gift of W* Snell to yº Baptist Church in Boston | 1727.
, for Benjamin Hiller of Boston, circa 1714.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: #! for Benjamin Hiller of Boston, circa 1725.
Plate XVII.
The sixth mug is similar to the second, but the handle has a tongue-shaped end.
Inscription:
The gift of M"
in | boston.
Edward Richardson to the baptist Church
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark: Wºod, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
The donor, Edward Richardson, weaver, was the son of Edward and Ann
(Bartlett) Richardson, of Newbury, where he was born September 2, 1674.
He married, December 11, 1696, Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Hale. In his
will, dated March 26, 1755, and proved January 12, 1756, he makes this bequest
of plate for this church: “I give to the Church in Boston, whereof the Rev" M*
Condy is Minister, four pounds to be laid out in Plate for the use of said Church.”
The legacy was to be paid in four years after his death. (See the Richardson
Genealogy.) A silver tankard given by his second cousin, Mary Richardson,
to the First Religious Society at Newburyport, is described under that
church.
The spoon has a trifid end, and a bowl with a “rat-tail” and foliage in relief
on the back.

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PLATE XVIII
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OLD SOUTH CHURCH


Inscription:
WS to the Baptist || Church 1727.
Length, 63 in. No maker's marks. American.
The donor was William Snell, weaver, of Boston. He died November Io, 1726,
aged 91. His will, dated October, 13, 1726, and proved November 14, 1726,
contains the following legacies to this church and to Rev. Elisha Callender, a
minister of this church from 1718 until 1738: “I give and bequeath unto our
Minister Elisha Callender 4o shillings ... and if anything remains I give it to
the Church that I belong unto known by the name of the Baptist Church.” The
following extract from the church records relates the acquisition of this mug
and spoon: “May 8, 1727. At a Church meeting: William Snell By his last will
& testament having given to ye Church the Remaining part of his Estate when
his funeral charges & Debts were paid & his Legacys made good. It was laid
before the Church by Ellis Callender administrator to ye said Snell Estate and
there Remained to ye Church forty one Pounds & Some odd shillings & twelve
ounces of Plate & twelve pennyweight which was then Delivered up by him to
ye Church. Voted that the twelve ounces of plate should be made into a hand-
some Cup with his name upon it and as left by him to ye Church in his last will
and Testament. But one Spoon be Reserved with his name upon it for ye use of
ye Lord's Table.” One of the beneficiaries under the will was Benjamin Hiller,
the maker of this mug.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OLD SOUTH CHURCH
Founded in 1669.
- N this church are twenty-nine pieces of old silver. They consist of nine cups,
ten beakers, three tankards, six flagons and a basin.
The earliest cup is English of the time of James I. It has an oviform body decor-
ated with grapes on a granulated ground, the lower part having flat fluting. It
is supported by a tall baluster stem on a splayed base, which is fluted like the
body, the edge being stamped with an ovolo. The cup has its original gilding.
Early in the nineteenth century it was inscribed: Property of the old south church.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1607-08. Maker's mark: TB, with a sun below, in a plain
shield.
Plate XVIII.
The second cup, also English, has a plain bell-shaped body on a baluster stem
and a splayed base, the edge of the latter being moulded.
* History of the First Baptist Church, Boston, by Rev. Nathan E. Wood, pp. 212-213, 1899.
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Inscription :
The Gift of H : V : Senior
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 44 in.
The London date-letter is illegible. Date, circa 1650. The maker's mark is M,
with a star below, in a heart, as on a cup of 1649-50 in the church of St Mar-
garet Pattens in the city of London.
Plate XIX. - -
Hezekiah Usher senior, the donor, was one of the founders of this church, and
was the first bookseller in New England. He married (i), Frances... who died
April 25, 1652. He married (ii), November 2, 1652, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev.
Zachariah and Sarah Symmes of Charlestown, whose sister, Huldah, was the wife of
William Davis, the donor of a silver cup (see page 49). Her niece, Sarah Higgin-
son (the daughter of her sister Mary), gave a silver cup to the First Congregational
Societyat Salem, which is described under that church. Hezekiah Usher married (iii),
Mary, daughter of William Alford and widow of Peter Butler, who survived him
and married Samuel Nowell. He was a prominent member of the Ancient and
Honourable Artillery company. He was the agent for the “Corporation in England
for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Indians in New England.” In the
winter of 1657-58 he went to England as the agent of the Commissioners of the
United Colonies and bought with money furnished by the above corporation
a press, several founts of type and other printing material, which he set up in 1659
and gave in charge of Samuel Green at Cambridge in Massachusetts. In 1661 the
New Testament “in the Indian language was finished, printed, and set forth “at
this press. Hezekiah Usher died May 14, 1676, “a pious and useful merchant,”
leaving an estate valued at over £15,000. This cup was left in his will, dated
May 1 1, 1676, and proved August 1 1, 1676 : “I give unto the third Church
ofChristin Boston I peece of plate commonly called by the name of Church Cup.”
Among the names mentioned in his will are those of his wife Mary, his sons, Hez-
ekiah and John, his daughter, Sarah Tyng, and his sister, Elizabeth Usher. His
legacy to his brother, Samuel, is left with the injunction that “he come not to New
England.” His son, Hezekiah, married, in 1686, Bridget, widow of Leonard Hoar,
president of Harvard college, and daughter of John Lisle, the regicide, and his
second wife, Alice Beckenshaw. This marriage was not, however, happy, and his
wife left for England, never to return to Boston. Hezekiah Usher the younger died
July 14, 1697, leaving the followinglegacy, withits quaint observation on heraldry,
to his wife's daughter: “As to her daughter, Bridget, I do give her the tumbler
with the Armesofa Spread Eagle with two heads, but I think one head for a body is
enough.”
The third cup was made in Boston and has a plain bell-shaped body on a baluster
stem and a splayed base. It was inscribed in the nineteenth century: Property
of the OLD souTH CHURCH.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OLD SOUTH CHURCH


Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 4 in.
Makers’ marks: Iñi, for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John Hull
(1624–83) of Boston, the latter having been one of the founders of this church.
Plate XXIII.
The fourth cup has a wider plain bell-shaped body and a thicker baluster stem on
a splayed base. Inscription :
The gift of a friend W:D
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XX.
William Davis, the donor, an apothecary of Boston, was one of the founders of this
church. His four wives are believed to have been as follows: (i), Mary, whose
surname is unknown; (ii), Margaret, daughter of William Pynchon of Springfield,
who died July 3, 1653; (iii), Huldah, daughter of Rev. Zachariah and Sarah Symmes
of Charlestown, whose sister, Elizabeth, was the wife of Hezekiah Usher, the donor
of a cup (see page 48); and (iv), Sarah, whose surname is unrecorded. William
Davis was in 1656 a captain of the Suffolk county troop, and in 1671 was a com-
missioner to king Philip at Taunton. He died May 24, 1676, leaving considerable
wealth, and bequeathing in his will, dated May 17, 1676, and proved August 1 1,
1676, the following legacy to this church for this cup: “I give to yº South Church
whereof I am an unworthy member five pounds for a piece of plate.” He mentions
in his will, his wife Sarah (who afterwards married captain Edward Palmes of New
London); his four sons, Thomas, Benjamin, William, John; and his seven daughters,
Elizabeth, Maria, Rebecca,Huldah, Ruth, Margarita, and Hannah; and his mother,
Mrs Elizabeth Davis, in London.
The fifth cup is similar in shape to the fourth, but the lower part of the body
is spirally fluted. A rough beading and cast leaves are on the lower part of the
baluster stem. The border of the base is gadrooned. It has the same nineteenth-
century inscription as the first and third cups.
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4; in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XX.
The sixth cup is a chalice of French origin and has a short plain bell-shaped
body enclosed in a frame of acanthus leaves. The body is supported by a tall
baluster stem, enriched with oval bosses and acanthus leaves in relief. The border
of the plain base is decorated with the same leaves. Inscription:
The Gift of M*Anthony Bracket to | the South Church in
Boston 1758
Height, I of in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 55 in.
Marks: (somewhat illegible) Ú §§ ty
French, fourth quarter of the seventeenth century.
Plate XXI.
Anthony Bracket, the donor, was the well-known landlord of the famous Boston
tavern, the “Cromwell's head” in School street. It was here that George Washing-
ton put up for two weeks in 1756. Paul Jones in 1782 and Lafayette were also
visitors at the tavern. The donor was the son of Anthony and Mary Bracket and
was born January 5, 1708. He joined this church, January 21, 1727-28. He
married (i), January 1, 1729, Alethea Drown; and (ii), February 8, 1735, Eliza-
beth, widow of Mark Maylem, cooper of Boston, who outlived him and died
June 27, 1768. He died in 1758. Included in the inventory of his estate are
over 173 ounces of “wrought silver and 91 ounces 14 dwts of ditto new
fashioned.” It is not improbable that this cup was part of this silver and that as it
bears the year of his death, it was his verbal wish just before his death that it
should be given to this church. His widow kept the tavern until her death, and it
was afterwards carried on by her son, Joshua Bracket.
The seventh cup is a plain copy of the above French chalice, the form having been
copied by the expressed desire of the donor. Inscription in a circular panel:
The Gift of the Revd Mr Thos Prince to the South Church in
Boston who was Ordained Pastor of said Church Oct: Ith 1718
& died Oct: 22. 1758 AF 72
Height, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735–1818).
Plate XXIII.
Rev. Thomas Prince, the donor, was the well-known pastor of this church for forty
years, and was the son of Samuel Prince and his second wife, Mary or Mercy,
daughter of governor Samuel Hinckley. He was born May 15, 1687, at Sandwich
in Massachusetts, graduated at Harvard college in 17 o'7, and died October 22,
1758. He married, October 30, 1718, Deborah Denny from Coombs in England,
thenaged about 21, who survived him. He was a collector of books from boyhood,
and his collection, the “New England library,” as he called it, was bequeathed by
him to this church." His will, dated October 2, 1758, and proved November 3,
1758, contains the following bequest of plate for the service of this church:
“I give to the Old South Church a Piece of Plate of the Form and Height of
that last presented to yº sº Church. I would have it plain and to hold a full pint.”
Rev. Thomas Prince left one child, a daughter, Sarah, who married lieutenant-
governor Moses Gill, the donor of two silver cups and several pewter vessels to
the First Congregational church at Princeton in Massachusetts, a place where
*History of the Old South church, by H. A. Hill, 1890.
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the worthy pastor was the largest owner of land and which was named
after him.
The first beaker is old Dutch, having been made at Haarlem in 1643. It has a
O fine large body with a straight side, the lip being curved and the
V base moulded. It is finely engraved with three oval medallions of
figures of Justice, Prudence, and Temperance, separated by clusters
© i. N |He of fruit and surrounded by sprays of flowers. The lip is engraved
with a conventional strap band, filled with flowers. Engraved above
the base are three varieties of birds.
The initials of the original owners, IVH, and a merchant's mark, as illustrated
above, are engraved on the bottom.
* A shield of arms: Three crescents with stars between their horns, a
% star above, is engraved on the body, above the following inscription:
Memento Martha Saffin |Objt: 11: Dec. 78
A later inscription is:
The Legacy of M. Farr Tollman to the Old-South Church in
Boston | 1751
The weight marked is 14 oz. 5 dwts.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Marks: the mark for Haarlem; the date-letter Y, for 1643; and an illegible
maker's mark.
Plate XXII.
The first owner of this beaker in New England was Martha Saffin, daughter of
captain Thomas Willett, the first English mayor of New York, who afterwards
lived at Rehoboth in Massachusetts, where he gave a silver cup in 1674 to the
Congregational church, now known as the Newman Congregational church,
East Providence (see page 162 for a description). Martha Saffin was born August 6,
1639, and married, as his first wife, John Saffin, speaker, councillor and judge,
who was the son of Simon and Grace Saffin; she died December 1 1, 1678. He
married (ii),in 1680, Elizabeth Scammon,widow of Peter Lidgett;and (iii), Rebecca
daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee of Bristol; he died July 29, 17 Io. In his will of
July 27, 17 Io, John Saffin leaves a legacy of 4. Io to Mrs Rebecca Farr, wife of
Gibson Farr and maternal grandmother of the donor, Farr Tollman.
The donor, Farr Tollman, bookbinder of Boston, was the son of William and Lydia
(Farr) Tolman, and was born June 24, 1718. He married, December 1 o, 1745,
Hannah, daughter of Thomas Fayerweather. He died in 1751, and his widow
married, March 25, 1756, John Winthrop. The donor left this beaker in his
will, dated June 23, 1750, and proved October 22, 1751, the following being
a copy of the legacy: “I give to the aforesaid church [the old South Church]

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for the use of the Communion Table a Silver Cup that has the name of Martha
Saffin upon it.” The beaker would seem to have descended to him from John
Saffin, who was doubtless a family connexion of the donor, having left the fore-
going legacy to his grandmother. Farr Tollman made his will just before start-
ing on a voyage to England, and left his estate to his wife Hannah.
The second beaker is plain and has a wide straight body with a curved lip and a
flat bottom. It was inscribed in the nineteenth century:
“Property of the Old South Church.”
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3; in.
Makers' marks: & Q}), for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John Hull
(1624–83) of Boston.
Plate XX.
The third beaker is similar in shape to the second, but is taller. It has the same
new inscription, with the letters S.C. (South Church).
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3; in.
Maker's mark: {} for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XX.
The fourth beaker is German. It has a straight body with a plain curved lip and
a moulded base. The body is boldly embossed with tulips. Inscription in one
line:
The Gift of the Rev. Joseph Sewall, D.D. to the South Church
in BOSTON who was Ordained Pastor of said Church Sep: 1 6.
1713 & decº June 27. 1769 AFtat 81
The weight marked is 6 oz. 4 dwts.
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Marks: the mark of Hamburg; and an unknown maker's mark.
Date, circa 17 oo.
Plate XXIV.
Rev. Joseph Sewall, D.D., the donor, was pastor of this church (1713-69)
with Rev. Thomas Prince, the donor of a silver cup (see page 50). He was the
son of judge Samuel Sewall, and his first wife, Hannah, daughter of John Hull
the silversmith and one of the founders of this church, some of whose work is
represented amongst its possessions. He was born August 15, 1688, graduated at
Harvard college in 1707, and married, October 29, 1713, Elizabeth, daughter
of Hon. John Walley. She died October 27, 1756, and Rev. Joseph Sewall
died June 27, 1769. A silver tankard bequeathed in 1711 to this church
by his father-in-law, John Walley, has disappeared. His portrait by John
Smibert has been inherited by professor Theodore S. Woolsey of New Haven,
Connecticut.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OLD SOUTH CHURCH

The fifth beaker has a plain bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription:
M
Ex dono W P to South Church.
The date 1715 is marked on the bottom.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: {} for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XX.
The initials on this beaker are no doubt those of William and Phebe (Brook)
Manley, who were admitted to this church, March 9, 1689, having been married
before 1686. She was buried August 22, 1720, and he married (ii), January 16,
1722, Sarah, widow of Simon Daniel, who was with William Manley in king
Philip's war in 1675. The donor was buried June 18, 1732. In his will, dated
May 15, 1732, and proved June 26, 1732, he mentions his brother, Lazarus
Manley of Coventry in Connecticut, and William Manley of Wethersfield in the
same state. His wife Sarah's will, dated July 5, 1749, and proved May 29, 1761,
mentions her friend and kinsman, John Potter, and Abigail his wife, Joseph and
Jonathan Wheeler, Mary Lowden and Elizabeth Cunningham.
There are also five plain straight beakers with beaded edges, 5; in. high. Four
are stamped with the date 18 oo, and all are inscribed: -
Property of the OLD SOUTH CHURCH.
No marks. American, circa 18 oo.
The first tankard has a plain straight body with a moulded lip and base, a ring
around the lower part, a domed and moulded cover with a short turned finial, and
a scrolled thumb-piece; a castcherub's face is on the end of the handle. Inscription:
Ex dono S: More
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in.; and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XX.
The donor was Samuel More, a mariner, who gave two silver tankards to the First
Church (see page 29). This tankard was part of the plate in the following legacy
in his will, dated October 17, 1715, and proved October 22, 1716: “All the
rest and residue of my money and plate I give devise & bequeath unto the use
& benefit of the first meeting house in Boston commonly called the old meeting
house, and unto the use and benefit of the South Meeting House being equally
divided between them.”
The second tankard is similar in shape, but is without the ring on the body and
a plain oval boss takes the place of the cherub's face on the handle. Inscription:
Given to the South-Church 1730.
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It is engraved in front with the Sewall arms.
Height,8áin.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and
of the base, 5; in. Ş
Maker's mark: §º, hn Edwards of Boston lſº -ºš
S or John Edwards o §§ O
(circa 1670–1746). 2
Plate XX. eſ
It is believed that this tankard was given to com- º
memorate the membership of judge Sewall, father Ü(§ W)
of Rev. Joseph Sewall, one of the pastors of this § 2%lſ'
church (1713–69) and donor of the old German ſº
beaker (see page 52). ( §
The third tankard is similar to the first. It has a s
plain oval boss on the handle-end. Engraved on
the handle are the initials of the original owners:
I
W = E
Inscription:
The Legacy of M" Mary Ireland to the Old South Church Sept 25||1763
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in.; and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: VºCºMº, for William Cowell junior of Boston (1713-61).
Plate XX. .
The initials on this tankard are those of William Ireland and his second wife
Elizabeth (Allen), who were married July 26, 1722, his first wifehaving been Mary
Durant, whom he married September 3, 1719. William Ireland, who is described
as a gentleman, married May 1, 174o, as his third wife, Mary (Wentworth) Scarlet,
widow of Humphrey Scarlet, innholder, of Boston. He died May 5, 1755, aged
64. This tankard came into the possession of this church by the will of his third
wife, Mary, which is dated October 18, 1761, and was proved October 7, 1763:
“To the Old South Church whereof the Rev D. Joseph Sewall & Alexander
Cummins are pastors A 133. 6.8 for benefit of the Poor. I also give my great
Silver Tankard marked we for the use of the Communion table of said Church
forever.”
In Mary Ireland's executors' account for October 12, 1770, is the following
item in regard to this gift: “Delivered to the Deacons of the old South Church
a Silver Tankard 30 oz at 6/8 A Io. for Cash paid N. Hurd for cuting an
Inscription on the Tankard bequeathed to the Old South Church 12s.” The
engraver here named was Nathaniel Hurd of Boston (1729-77), who was
also a silversmith. The donor left her pew in this church to her widowed sister,
Ann Staats. .






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The first of the six tall plain flagons has a cylin-
drical body with a moulded lip and base, two
mouldings on the body, a domed and moulded
cover with a turned finial, and a scrolled thumb-
piece; a cherub's face with wings, in relief on
an oval plate, is on the handle-end.
Inscription:
The Gift of NATHANIEL
CUNNINGHAM Eſq. £0
the South Church in BOSTON
Sep'; 18" | 1748
The donor's arms are engraved above the in-
scription.
Height, 13% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.;
and of the base, 74 in. -
Maker's mark : (WBURT), for William Burt of
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Boston (1726–52).
Plate XXIII.
Nathaniel Cunningham, the donor, was the son of Timothy Cunningham and
his wife Ruth, widow of George Edwards. He was a prosperous merchant and the
holder of many public offices in Boston, including a captaincy in the Ancient
and Honourable Artillery company. He married (i), August 27, 1722, Ann,
daughter of Louis and Sarah (Midlecott) Boucher, who was born April 3, 1703.
He married (ii), December 28, 1738, Susannah Gerrish, who died February 13,
177 o, aged 69. He died September 7, 1748, in London, leaving an estate valued
at £50,000. His will, dated May 1, 1745, and proved January 21, 1748–49,
contains the following bequest of silver to this church: “I give & bequeath to the
Church of the South Brick Meeting House in Boston whereof the Rev" Doc"
Sewall is Pastor 60 ounces of Silver to be made into a proper Vessell for the
Service of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper the making to be paid for
out of my estate.” The donor's son, Nathaniel, married Sarah, daughter of
Christopher Kilby, and their portraits, by Smibert and Copley respectively, are
in the possession of Mrs Alexander S. Porter of Boston, who is also the owner
of Blackburn's portrait of madam Boucher, the donor's mother-in-law. The
donor's second daughter, Ruth, married James Otis, the patriot.' The donor's
only brother, captain Timothy Cunningham, who died at sea, September 12,
1728, bequeathed £2 oo to this church, and it was spent by Nathaniel in a bell,
duly inscribed.”
* From information sent by Mr Henry W. Cunningham.
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W The second flagon is very similar, and of
%3 º, Č exactly the same size, but with a different
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cherub's face on the handle. Inscription:
Zº: 25N
2.
N T º
Ż tº sº º º \7
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SNKNW &W YY
The Gift of M: JOHN
SIMPSON of Boston Mer-
chant, to the South Church
in said Town; who died at
Sea July 12*: 1764 on his
Return to his native land
Above the inscription are the donor's arms.
Maker's mark: Vºloſt, for Samuel Minott of
Boston (1732-1803).
Plate XXIII.
John Simpson, the donor, left the following
legacy to this church for this flagon, in his will
dated October 5, 1763, and proved August 2,
1764: “I give A 25 to the South Church in Boston whereof the Rev" Doctor
Sewall is Minister to purchase a piece of plate for the use of the said Church.”
He left this minister A. 25. He made bequests to his five children, John, Jonathan,
William, Mary and Margaret, and to his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Glover. His
brother, Jonathan, is named as executor.
Two other flagons are a pair and are very
§ º similar to the above, except that the finials
S$. are taller and that there are plain oval discs
ºr-º © o
sº on the handle-ends. Inscription:
The Gift of |THE HON WIL-
LIAM PHILLIPs Esq." to the
South CHURCH in BOSTON |
Jan’ I 5. 1804
Sº The arms of Phillips impaling those of Brom-
field are engraved above the inscription.
The weight marked on each is 59 oz.
Height, I 33 in.; diameter of the mouth,
4; in., and of the base, 73 in.
Maker's mark, impressed, MoULTON.
Plate XXIII.
Deacon William Phillips, the donor, was the son of Rev. Samuel Phillips, first
pastor of the South church at Andover in Massachusetts, where he was born in
1722. He married (i), June 13, 1744, Abigail, daughter of Edward and Abigail
Bromfield, who died in 1777, aged 51; and (ii), June 21, 1792, Sarah Breck.










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His son was lieutenant-governor William Phillips. He and his brothers, Samuel
and John, and his nephew, lieutenant-governor Samuel Phillips (the donor of a
silver flagon to the South church at Andover, see page 4) were the founders
of Phillips academy. His daughter, Abigail, married Josiah Quincy, the patriot.
These flagons were bought with the following legacy in a codicil of April 18,
I 797, to his will, dated June 20, 1792, and proved January 23, 1804: “I give
to the Deacons of the old South Church in Boston $1 ooo for the poor and I
direct my executors to furnish the Communion Table of said Church with two
more large Silver Flaggons as a token of my regard.”
The fifth flagon is exactly like the above pair.
Inscription :
Bequeathed] To THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH | By their DEACON, THE
HoNº THoš DAwes January AD 1809
The maker's mark is the same, MoULTON.
The donor, Thomas Dawes, was the well-known patriot in the revolutionary
war, and councillor and senator. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth
(Underwood) Dawes, and was born August 5, 1731. He married, July 1 o, 1752,
Hannah, daughter of Increase and Ann Blake, who was born September 9,
1733, and died November Io, 1815. He was the builder of Brattle Street
church in 1773, and of the State House on Beacon hill. Thomas Dawes was
colonel of a regiment, 1773–78, and was presented with a silver punch bowl,
inscribed: “The gift of the Field Officers and Captains of the Regiment of the
Town of Boston to Thomas Dawes, Esqr. for his past services as Adjutant to
said Regiment, Sept. 13, 1763.” This bowl is illustrated on Plate 18 in the
catalogue of American silver exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in
1911. It was left in his will to his grandson, Thomas Dawes, tertius, and was
in the possession of Mrs Ambrose Dawes who has recently given it to the Museum
of Fine Arts at Boston. The above flagon was bought by his direction in his will,
dated May 21, 1807, and proved January 24, 1809: “I direct my executor to
furnish the Communion Table of the South Church in Marlborough St with
a silver Flaggon.” A portrait of Thomas Dawes, by Stuart, together with the
original marriage certificate, is in the possession of Mr Dawes Eliot Furness of
Boston. The donor was the father of Thomas Dawes, the jurist. (See Roberts'
History of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, vol. II, pp. 66–67.)
The sixth flagon is the same as the fifth, and was given in 1831 by Miss Mary
Belknap.
Maker's mark: [FOSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
The large plain baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and
a wide flat rim with a moulded edge. Engraved on the rim with large foliated
mantling are the arms of Clarke, of Salford, in the county of Warwick, in
England, baronet:
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Inscription :
The Gift of Madam Mary Saltonstall | to the South Church in
Boston
The weight marked is 41 oz. 6 dwts.
Diameter, 15% in. ; depth, 2% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XXIII.
Mary Saltonstall, the donor, was the daughter of William and Mary (Laurence)
Withington, Whittington or Whittingham. She married (i), William Clarke, the
original owner of this basin, who died in 17 Io; and (ii), as his third wife,
Gurdon Saltonstall (1666–1724), the well-known governor of Connecticut.
She died January 12, 1729-30.’ This basin was left to this church in Mary
Saltonstall's will, dated March 24, 1728, and proved January 16, 1729-3o:
“I Give to the Brick South Church when built (at its Dedication if I live not to
see it and do it myself) my Silver Basin on which it shall be written that it is my
Gift vizt or the Gift of Mary Saltonstall to us.” Two silver beakers, made in
1794 from a tankard given by governor Gurdon Saltonstall, are in the First
Congregational church at New London, Connecticut, together with a beaker
made partially from another tankard presented in 1726 by his wife, the above
Mary Saltonstall. His brother, Nathaniel, was the third husband of Dorothy
Frizell (see page 37). -
* New England Weekly Journal.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OLD SOUTH CHURCH


There is also in this church a pair of plain silver cups, 6% inches high, with plain
oviform bodies on short stems and moulded bases. They are inscribed: Property
of the Old South Church. They were made about 181 o, probably in Boston.
In the possession of Mrs Edward Wyman is an interesting old silver jug in the
shape of a barrel, made by William Moulton and inscribed: “To Mr Isaac Harris
for his intrepid and successful exertions on the roof of the Old South Church
when on fire, December 29* 181 o the Society present this token of their
gratitude. Boston, January 29", 1811.” A view of the fire is engraved on one
side of this jug.
A tankard, bequeathed to this church in 1765 by Lydia Hancock, has been
lost (see page 27). -
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, KING'S CHAPEL
Founded in 1686.
N this church are twenty-three old silver vessels, consisting of six two-handled
cups, two tankards, three flagons, four mugs, three patens, two christening
basins, two cups and a ladle. Several of these, as will be observed from the
inscriptions, had previously belonged to the defunét “New North Church”
at Boston, which sold all its silver at its dissolution. All the old royal plate of
King's Chapel was carried away at the Revolution by its last royalist rector, Rev.
Dr Henry Caner. The number of pieces was about thirty-four and their estimated
weight 2,800 ounces. They consisted of six flagons, six cups, four large basins,
six dishes, two christening basins, six salvers and four tankards. Some of these
were the gifts of William and Mary, George II and George III. Two flagons and
a chalice with a paten-cover, engraved with the royal cipher and arms of William
and Mary, which were part of the King's Chapel plate, were given to Christ
Church, Cambridge, through governor Hutchinson, when George III presented
this chapel with a new service in 1772 (see page 1 Io). (See Foote's Ammals of
King's Chapel.) -
The first of the cups is like a beaker with a deep inverted bell-shaped body on a
low moulded base and fitted with two flat solid moulded handles.
Inscription: -
Ex dono: C. lyman to yº New N C | Octo: 20 1714
Recent inscription:
Kings Chapel, Easter 1872
The weight marked is Io oz. Io dwts.
Height, exclusive of the handles, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of
the base, 3 in.
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Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell (1680-1725), who was a deacon of, and
the donor of the second cup to, this New North church.
Plate XXV, N° 12. - -
The donor, Caleb Lyman, a shopkeeper of Boston, was the son of John and
Elizabeth Lyman of Northampton in Massachusetts, where he was born, Sep-
tember 17, 1678. He married Susanna, daughter of David Farnum, the donor of
the New North church christening basin, now in this church, described on page 65.
He was the holder of many public offices in Boston, and was one of the founders
and a deacon of the New North church, to which he gave this cup and a bequest
of £500. In 1704 he made what was regarded as a courageous expedition into
the northern part of New Hampshire, when, according to his own written narra-
tive, he with five friendly Indians made a successful attack on a number of hostile
Indians up the Connecticut river. He was a lieutenant in 1735 and a captain in
1739 in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company. He died November 17,
1742, at Weston. In his will, dated March 18, 1737, and proved December 1,
I 742, he bequeathed £1,000 to his cousin, Caleb Lyman, and some land to
another cousin, Aaron Lyman. The residue of his estate was left to his wife Susanna,
who afterwards married as his third wife, March 27, 1744, Edward Winslow,
silversmith, of Boston.
The second cup is similar and is inscribed:
This belongs to the New North Church
And on the bottom:
Ex: dono I.D.
It bears two new inscriptions:
(i), The gift of Elder John Dixwell 1717. (ii), King's Chapel, Easter
1872
The weight marked is Io oz. 11 dwts.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: (ID , for John Dixwell of Boston, the donor of this cup.
Plate XXV, N° Io. tº
John Dixwell, the donor and an elder of the New North church, was the silver-
smith who made this cup. He was the son of John Dixwell, the regicide, and his
third wife, Bathsheba, probably the daughter of Ephraim How. He was born
March 6, 1680–81, at New Haven, and married (i), September 1, 1708, Mary,
daughter of John Prout, who died September 28, 1721, aged 35. He married
(ii), April 26, 1722, Martha Bowes, who died October 3 in the same year, aged
47 or 48. John Dixwell married (iii), April 18, 1723, Abigail Bridgham, who
survived him. He died April 2, 1725. Several pieces of silver made by him are
described in this book.
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The third cup is similar and is inscribed: -
New Noë Church Cup 1717
New inscription:
King's Chapel, Easter 1872
Weight marked, Io oz. 2 dwt.
Height, 6% in.; the other measurements are the same as the first cup.
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate XXV, N° 4. z.
The fourth cup is inscribed:
The Gift of M. Joshua Cheever | To The New North Church
In Boston | 1727
New inscription:
King's Chapel, Easter 1872.
The weight marked is I 1 oz. 2 dwts. No maker's marks.
Height, 6; in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3; in.
Plate XXV, N° 5.
The donor, Joshua Cheever, merchant, was the son of Thomas and Sarah Cheever
and was born January 6, 1687. He married (i), November 2, 1708, Sarah War-
ren, who died January 26, 1723, aged 37; and (ii), November 5, 1724, Sarah,
daughter of Robert Seers and widow of David Jenkins. In his will, dated October 20,
1750, and proved December 18, 1751, he bequeaths to his wife, Sarah, his
pew in the New North Church; and to his “much esteemed and worthy Pastor,
the Rev. Andrew Eliot, 120 oz. silver or lawful money equivalent.” Joshua
Cheever was one of the original members, a deacon and ruling elder of this church.
His daughter, Abigail, married in 1714 John Burt, silversmith of Boston, who
perhaps made the above cup. -
The first tankard has a cylindrical body with a moulded lip and base, a moulded
cover with a flat top, and a serrated edge, a scrolled thumb-piece, a zigzag
moulding on each side of the joint, and a shield on the handle-end.
Inscription: -
This belongs to the New North Church
New inscription:
Given to King's Chapel, Boston, by a few Members of the Com-
gregation, Easter, 1872. * ~ *
The weight marked is 21 oz. Io dwts.
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4; in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark:(ID , for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate XXV, N° 6. o
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The second tankard is similar. The shield on the handle is engraved with flowers.
Inscription:
Given By John Baker | to the new N. C. 1714
It also has the same new inscription as the first tankard.
The weight marked is 23 oz.
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate XXV, N° 13.
The first flagon has a tall cylindrical body with a moulded lip and base, a mould-
ing below the lip and above the base, a high moulded and domed cover with a
turned finial, and a scrolled thumb-piece; on the end of the handle is a cherub's
head and wings embossed on an oval disc. Inscription, in a nicely engraved panel
surmounted by a bird:
The Gift of M* |Rebecca Waters to the New North Church in
Boston of which the Rev. M. Webb andly". Rev. Mſ. Eliotare
Pastors I 74.5
It has also the same new inscription as the tankards.
The weight marked is 51 oz. 3 dwts 9 grs.
Height, 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 74 in.
Maker's mark: (º), for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XXV.
Rebecca Waters, the donor, was the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Wells and
was born September 5, 17oo (Boston Records). She married, April 26, 1722,
John Waters, whose will was proved December 22, 1741.
The second flagon is similar, but the finial is vase-shaped and the handle-end has
a cherub's head and wings on a disc. Inscription, in a panel:
The Gift |OF Mº Mary Hunewell Dec" to the New North
Church. BOSTON 1751.
It also has the same new inscription as the tankards and the first flagon.
The weight marked is 55 oz. 6 dwts.
Height, 14 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 74 in.
Maker's marks: and GSIMD, for John Bridge of Boston, circa 1750.
Plate XXV.
The donor, Mrs Mary Hunewell, married, April 30, 1732, Richard, son of
Stephen and Mary Hunewell, who was a mariner and died November 27, 1742.
In her will, dated December 1, 1750, and proved March 13, 1750–51, is the
following legacy of this flagon: “I give and bequeath unto the Church of Christ
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in Boston (commonly called the New North Church) whereof the Rev Mr An-
drew Eliot is Pastor, a handsome Silver Flagon for the Communion Table.” In
the executor's account for April 2, 1765, are these two items: “To fifty five
ounces and half of silver to make a Flaggon at 6/8–4, 18. Io. o. To John Bridge
for making the Flaggon and Ingraving A 7. 17.3%.” The donor's brother, John
Pickworth, and her son, James Jenkins, are mentioned in her will.
The first mug is a beaker with an inverted bell-shaped body on a low moulded
base, to which a hollow handle was added about 1770. Inscription:
Ex dono: Elias Parkman to y” New N"|Church.
New inscription:
King's Chapel, Easter, 1872.
The weight marked is I o oz. 18 dwts.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XXV, N° 9.
The exact identity of the donor cannot be established owing to the fact that there
were several men bearing this name in Boston at this time.
The second mug is similar, the handle having been added about 1770.
Inscription:
Ex dono: N. Loring to the New N. Church 1716.
It has the same new inscription as the above mug.
The weight marked is Io oz. 8 dwts.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate XXV, N° 7.
The donor was Nathaniel Loring. A silver cup, which he gave in 1716 to the
New Brick church, is now in the Second Church at Boston. See page 37 for his
genealogy.
A plain “bellied” mug on a moulded base, with a hollow handle like those on
the above mugs. It has been inscribed at a recent date (after 1775):
Given by Deacon Grant|To ye New North Church 1714
The weight marked is I 1 oz. 7 dwts. No maker's marks.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Plate XXV, N° 1.
Another mug, of exactly the same shape and size as the previous one, also has
a recent (after 1775) inscription:
Given by Deacon John Barrett Toye New North Church 1714
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Weight marked is I 1 oz. 2 dwts. No maker's mark.
Plate XXV, N° 2.
John Barrett was one of the first deacons of the New North church, the other
being Caleb Lyman, the donor of a cup described on page 59. He was married
December 24, 1719, to Rebecca Wells. He died October 1, 172 I, aged 47,
and she died May 16, 1731, aged 59. (Copps Hil/Epitaphs.)
The first paten has a plain flat centre and a wide flat rim with an incised edge.
Inscription:
This plate was given me at my birth by my
Grand Father | Nath" Cary Esq.
It is engraved with the arms of Mills of Harscombe in
Gloucestershire.
On the bottom are the initials §sº Nathanieland Elizabeth
Cary.
A later inscription is engraved:
KING'S CHAPEL 1798
Diameter, 9 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XXVI.
Nathaniel Cary was the son of James and Elizabeth Cary of Charlestown, and was
born in 1645. He married Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown, and who died
August 30, 1722. Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1676, and married
Edward, son of John and Elizabeth (Shove) Mills, who was born June 29, 1665,
graduated at Harvard college in 1685, and died in 1732; his only son, Edward,
died in the same year. In the will of Edward Mills, dated May 24, 1732, and proved
June 1, 1733, is an item bequeathing his “silver salver” to John Merritt, who was
a vestryman of King's Chapel. This piece was doubtless given to the chapel in 1798
by John Merritt. A tankard with the same initials and by the same maker is in the
First church at Medford, though the exact connexion, if any, between the two
pieces cannot be traced.
A pair of patens with flat tops and moulded edges, supported by high truncated
bases with moulded edges. Inscription:
FROM MADAM BULFINCH To KING's CHAPEL | 1798
Engraved underneath are the initials of the original owners: E
I G
The initials are those of John and Grizzel (Loyd) Eastwick, the donor's grand-
parents, who were married September 9, 1703.
Diameter, 6% in.; height, 2% in.

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PLATE XXVI
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, KING'S CHAPEL
(The vessels in the upper group are in private hands)


Maker's mark: º, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
Plate XXVI.
The donor of these patens and ofa pair of cups, described later, was Susan Bulfinch,
daughter of Charles and Grizzel (Eastwick) Apthorp, of Boston, and grand-
daughter of the original owners of these patens. She was born October 8, 1734,
and married September 13, 1759, Dr Thomas Bulfinch (1728-1802), who was
senior warden of King's Chapel. She died February 15, 1814.
The first christening basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a curved
rim with a slightly moulded edge.
Inscription in a panel:
The Gift of Mº David Farnum to the New North Chh In Boston
N:E: I 722
It has the same new inscription as the flagons.
Diameter, I 3 in.; depth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate XXV.
David Farnum, the donor, married, April 16, 1713, Dorothy Duncan. This
basin was doubtless bought with the sum of twenty pounds which he gave to the
church. Among his gifts were A I oo, including the value of a silver tankard, to
his grandson, Nathaniel Barber, and his “biggest silver tankard” to his daughter,
Susanna Lyman. He gave his wife A Loo for life. His estate was valued at
A 2,792 11s. 3d., and was administered by his sons-in-law, Caleb Lyman, donor
of the cup described on page 59, and Nathaniel Barber, whose wives' names were
Susanna and Dorothy respectively.
The second christening basin is similar, but without a moulding on the rim.
Inscription:
King's CHAPEL|The GIFT of Ebenezer Oliver Esq. 1798
Diameter, I 3 in.; depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark: - REVERE, for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate XXVI.
Ebenezer Oliver, the donor, married October 8, 1776,Susanna, daughter of Francis
and Mary Johonnot, whowas born November 26, 1755, and died August 22, 1839.
He was awarden of King's Chapel from 1796 until his death, December 14, 1826,
and senior warden for 28 years. A clock which he gave to this church is still there.
A tall plain flagon of quasi-classical shape, with a reeded moulding on the shoulder
and a vase-shaped finial on the cover. Height, 184 in. Inscription:
KING's CHAPEL 1796
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
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Plate XXVI.
A pair of plain two-handled cups with inverted bell-shaped bodies on moulded
bases. Inscriptions:
FROM M* CATHARINE COOLIDGE TO KINGS
CHAPEL BOSTON
Height, 53 in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON), for William Moulton.
The donor was the daughter of Danieland Elizabeth (Bulfinch) Boyer. She married
as his second wife (his first wife having been her sister Elizabeth) Joseph Coolidge,
the second, who died October 6, 1821, aged 74. She died December 5, 1829,
aged 74.
Plate XXVI,
A pair of plain cups with oviform bodies on short stems and moulded bases.
Height, 7 in. No marks. Inscriptions:
FROM MADAM BULFINCH To KING's CHAPEL 1798
The same donor gave the pair of patens described on page 64.
Plate XXVI.
A ladle with a pierced bowl and a plain handle cut off at the corners, 6 in. long.
It is engraved with the initials W W C (New North Church), and inscribed Kings
Chapel Easter 1872.
Maker's mark: EVANS, for Robert Evans of Boston (circa 1768–1812).
In addition to the foregoing pieces of silver from the New North church, acquired
by King's Chapel, it will be of interest to record the fact that the following silver
vessels from the same defunct church are in private possession. Five of these pieces
marked below, N* I to 5, are illustrated in the upper group of Plate XXVI.
A tankard dated 1714, by John Dixwell–owner, Mr Joseph Whitney. (Nº 1)
A cup, given in 1723 by Samuel Barrett, made by John Dixwell,—owner,
Mrs Samuel Cabot. (Nº 2)
A tankard, given in 1729 by John Harrod, made by John Burt, owner,
Mrs Roger Warner. (Nº 3)
A tankard not inscribed, owner, Mr Ellerton Pratt Whitney.
A cup, given in 1728 by Samuel Barrett, made by John Burt, owner, Mr Edward
C. Storrow. (Nº. 4)
A tankard, given by John Frizell in 1718,-owner, Mr Louis Cabot. (Nº. 5)
A tankard, the gift of Mrs Abiel Pen Ruddock, a tankard with the Hutchinson
arms, and a flagon, given by elder Cheever in 1750, were bought by the late
Mr Samuel Fales Dalton.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, BRATTLE STREET
CHURCH
Founded in 1699.
N this church are twenty-eight pieces of old silver, consisting of two beakers,
four flagons, two standing cups, a baptismal basin, six dishes, twelve cups and
a spoon. Some of the earliest of these were doubtless used by Whitefield, the
celebrated evangelist, when he administered the sacrament at the invitation of
the pastor, Dr Colman, on Sunday, November 24, 1744.
The first beaker has a bell-shaped body, the upper part being plain, and the
lower fluted; it has a ribbed base. Inscription:
the: gifft of E B
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the top, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XXVII.
Edward Boylston, the donor, was theson of Thomasand Mary (Gardner) Boylston.
He married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Fowle) Dassett and died in 1729.
The second beakerisa duplicate of the first, and is the same size. The weightmarked
is 6 oz. 6 dwts. It is illustrated next to the first beaker.
Maker's mark: §. for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Two tall plain cups are a pair, having bell-shaped bodies on baluster stems and
moulded bases.They are inscribed, in feather mantling surmounted by cherubs:
The Legacy of Stephen Minot, Esq. to the Church in Brattle-
street. 1732
Early in the nineteenth century these cups were fitted with domed covers with acorn
finials. The weight of the cups, marked, are I 1 oz. I dwt and I o Oz. Io dwts, and
with the covers, 14 oz. 8 dwts and I 3 oz. I 3 dwts respectively. The height, ex-
clusive of the covers, is 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3áin.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746), who was a
member of this church. -
Illustrated on Plate XXVII, in front of the “Edmond” baptismal basin.
Stephen Minott, the donor, a merchant of Boston, was the son of John and Lydia
(Butler) Minott, and was born August Io, 1662. He married, December 1, 1686,
Mercy, daughter of Christopher Clark. He held the offices successively of captain
and colonel in the militia, and was prominent in public affairs. He died in 1732
(Minott genealogy). The following is a copy of his legacy of plate to this church
in his will dated October 30, 1732, and proved November 13, 1732: “I give to
the Rev" Doct' Benj Colman the sum of Twenty Pounds and to the Rev" Mr.
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william Cooper the sum of Twenty Pounds and to the Church of Christ of which
they are Pastors & to which I belong the sum of Thirty Pounds for a piece of Plate
for the use of the Communion Table.” He mentions in this will his daughters,
Mehitable, who is to be married to Richard Bill, and Rebecca, wife of Samuel
Miller; and his sons, Stephen, George, Christopher, James and Peter.
The four flagons are alike, having plain cylindrical bodies with mouldings, flat
topped covers with turned finials, double-cupped and scrolled thumb-pieces, and
scrolled handles. All are illustrated on Plate XXVII.
Inscription, on the first, in a foliated panel:
This belongs to the Church in Brattle street|1711
The weight marked is 46 oz. I 2 dwts.
Height, I 14 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 64 in.
Maker's mark: . for Nathaniel Morse of Boston (circa 1685–1748).
The second flagon is similarly inscribed and dated 171 I.
The weight marked is 49 oz. Io dwts.
Maker's mark: []. for John Noyes of Boston (1674–1749), who was a member
of this church.
The third flagon has the same inscription, with the date 1712.
The weight marked is 49 oz. 8 dwts.
Maker's mark: {3, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The fourth flagon bears the same inscription, with the date 1713.
The weight marked is 51 oz. 19 dwts.
Maker's mark: º, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669–1753).
The plain baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a wide
rim with a moulded edge. Inscription:
The gift of M. Benj" Edmond, late of London, Marchant, to
the Church in Brattle|Street, Boston N.E. 1716
Diameter, I 3 in.; Depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark : WG), for William Cowell of Boston (17 13-61).
Illustrated in the centre of Plate XXVII.
Benjamin Edmond, or Edmonds, was a mariner, and married May 29, 17 1 1,
Rebecca Weeden, who is mentioned in his will, dated May 2, 1735, and proved
April 27, 1736.
Three large plain dishes with shallow depressions, slightly domed in the centres,
and flat rims. Diameter, 13% in. Inscription, in one line:
The Gift of the Hom” THOMAS HANcock Eso" to the CHURCH in
Brattle Street Bostom 1764.
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PLATE XXVII
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, BRATTLE STREET CHURCH



The Hancock arms are engraved on the \
rims. §: º
Their numbers and weights marked are: gºšNNſº º y
N° 1, 3, 25 oz. I 6 dwts; N° 2, 26 oz. - † ſº
Maker's mark: UCOBURN), for John Co- ſº INº.
burn of Boston (1725-1803. §[.
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Three other similar dishes with the same
inscription and Hancock arms, I 3 in. in diameter.
The weights marked are 25 oz. I I dwts, 25 oz. 7 dwts and 25 oz. 6 dwts.
Maker's mark: Mºſſ, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803), who was a
member of this church.
A specimen of each of these dishes is illustrated on Plate XXVII.
The donor, Thomas Hancock, was the son of Rev. John Hancock and his
wife Elizabeth Clark, and was born July 13, 1703. He married, November 5,
173 o, Lydia, daughter of the well-known Boston bookseller, Daniel Henchman,
in whose bookshop he was employed, and eventually succeeded to the business.
His wife, who gave a pair of silver cups to the First Church in Boston (page 26),
died in 1777, and he died August 1, 1764, leaving his large fortune to his
nephew, John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two
silver beakers, bought with Thomas Hancock's legacy of twenty pounds, belong
to the First Congregational society of Lexington, and are described under that
church. In his will, dated March 5, 1763, and proved August Io, 1764, is this
item: “I give to the Church in Brattle Street, whereof the Rev" Mr. Cooper is
Minister Two Silver Flaggons for the Communion Table, of the same size, with
those that are now used there, in case I do not give 'em in my lifetime.” The church
already having four flagons, the legacy was expended in the purchase of these six
dishes. A portrait of Thomas Hancock, by Copley, is at Harvard college.
Six plain cups and covers with oviform bodies, reeded lips, domed covers with
acorn finials, tall stems and moulded bases. Inscription:
PROPERTY OF BRATTLE STREET CHURCH BosTON
Total height, 9% in.
Maker's mark: [POSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
A specimen is illustrated on Plate XXVII.
Four plain oviform cups with reeded edges, and high covers with vase-shaped
finials, and two square-shaped handles. One is inscribed:
The GIFT of M. William Johnston TO BRATTLE STREET
CHURCH | Boston | 1707
This cup was remade about 1790 from the original gift of silver.
Three other similar cups are inscribed:
PROPERTY | OF BRATTLE STREET CHURCH | BosTON







Total height, I 13 in. -
Maker's mark: €250, for Joseph Loring of Boston (1743-1815).
One cup is illustrated on Plate XXVII.
A pair of cups with conical bodies, decorated with beaded work, bands of vines
and oak branches in relief, and supported by stems. They bear the same inscrip-
tion as the above four cups; their height is 64 in.
Makers' mark: º, of Philadelphia, circa 1815.
The spoon, 8 in. long, has a scallop shell on the back of the bowl. Inscription:
Church in | Brattle Street
Maker's mark: IIºmman, for Joseph Edwards of Boston (1707-77).
In 1838 this church sold some of its plate, as will be observed from the following
note in the church records:
“November 16, 1838, a church meeting was held and it was decided to loan
some of the communion plate to Pitts Street Chapel.”
It was also “Voted that the Deacons with Peter Oxenbridge Thacher be a com-
mittee with authority to examine all the Church plate not in use; to have it
appraised and report what disposition should be made of it; the opinion being
expressed that it ought to be sold and the proceeds invested and the income of
the same used in behalf of the poor of the Church.”
Dec. 29, 1839. “A meeting of the Church was held this day at the House of
Deacon Grant, Cambridge Street, at which the Committee appointed more than
a year ago on the unused plate of the Church made a report; presenting a schedule
of the different pieces, the number of ounces in each, and the value of the same
per ounce according to the estimate of the most prominent jeweller in the city;
and recommending that it be sold according to that estimate of appraisal. Objection
was made that it was hardly respectable, certainly not pleasant for Brattle Street
Church to offer its supernumerary pieces of plate most of them gifts for the
communion service for sale in any public way. While it was very proper to sell
it and make the income available to the poor of the Church, it should be done in
a private and not public manner. It was then proposed that as there was a very
full meeting of the male members of the church the plate should be sold then and
there by auction; the Brethren to bid for choice and then select what piece or
pieces he chose at the appraisal. This was done; and in a few moments the pieces
were all sold. As the bidding grew slack at the very last, and only one piece
remained unsold; it was moved that that piece be presented to the Pastor. The
brother acting as auctioneer, “do you mean to the Pastor or to Rev. Mr Lothrop P’
The mover said, ‘I mean to our present pastor as his personal property'; and the
motion prevailed.The proceeds of the wholesaleamounted tonearly twelve hundred
dollars.” (Records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, 1902, pp.89 and 90).
A fine large silver tankard with a flat cover, which originally belonged to this
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church, is now in All Saints' church, Ashmont, Dorchester, Massachusetts. It is
inscribed : *
“This belongs to the Church in Brattle-street I 7o 5.”
The following new inscription explains how it came into the possession of All
Saints' church: “This Flagon was given by the proprietors of the Brattle Street
Church Boston to the Reverend Samuel Kirkland Lothrop D.D. and to All Saints
Church Dorchester, Boston, by his daughter Mary Lothrop Peabody All Saints
Day 1901.” The maker of the tankard was William Cowell of Boston.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
NEW SOUTH CHURCH
Founded in I '...}
N this church were thirteen old silver vessels. Eight of these, representing
the communion service, have recently been given by the church to the
Museum of Fine Arts at Boston.
The first beaker has a plain straight body with a curved lip and a moulded
base. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Nichº Boone Bookseller, to the Church on
Church Green in Boston, 172 o.
Height, 55 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: § , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
Plate XXVIII.
The donor, Nicholas Boone, bookseller at “The sign of the Bible, in Cornhill,”
at Boston, was the first publisher of the Boston News-Letter, the first newspaper
printed in New England. He was the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Boone and
was born August Io, 1679. He married (i), August 26, 1703, Mary Barns, who
died November 21, 1713; and (ii), April 15, 1714, Hannah Wing. He was
admitted as a member of this church, September 6, 1719. His will, dated May 20,
1730, and proved December 4, 1738, mentions his wife, Hannah, and his six
children, Nicholas, Hannah, Elizabeth, Lydia, Mary and James.
The second beaker is similar, and the same size. Inscription in one line:
The Legacy of Mr James Smith Tobacconest; to the New: South
Church of Christ, in Boston I 732
No maker's mark. Date, circa 173 o.
Plate XXVIII. -
James Smith, the donor, married February 21, 1705, Ann Eyebrook, who had
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joined the First Church at Boston, January 28, 1699-1700. He bequeathed ten
pounds to this church, in his will, dated March 26, 1732, and proved April 1 o,
1732. This sum was apparently expended in the purchase of this beaker. He
also left the same amount to each of these three Boston churches: the First Church,
the Old South and Long Lane. His bequests to these churches were not, however,
used in the purchase of silver. The other beneficiaries included his wife, Ann, and
his sister, Sarah Lambert. The residue of his estate was left to his kinsman, James
Smith, the son of his brother, William Smith of the “parish of Glencairn of the
shire of Nithisdale in North Britain.” If the said James Smith should be dead or
could not be found, the share was to go to the church of the aforesaid parish of
Glencairn.
The following are taken from King's Chapel Epitaphs:
“Here lyes ye body of Mr. James Smith Tobaconist aged 63
years Born in ye Parish of Glencaurn in ye shire of Nithisdale in
Scotland decº April ye 2d 1732 He was a diligent, industrious,
Honest Man.”
“Here lyes ye body of Mrs Ann Smith wife To Mr James Smith
aged 83 years, died April ye I 5th 1741.”
The third beaker is the same shape but a little larger. Inscription:
The Gift of Mr John Clough to the Church of Christin Summer
Street of which the Revd Mr Samuel Checkley is Pastor|1744
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: § , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate XXVIII.
The donor was one of the forty-four members from the Old South church who
founded this New South church. He was probably the John Clough who died
September 24, 1744, aged 75. (History of the Old South church, vol. I, p. 394.)
The fourth beaker is different in shape, having a deep bell-shaped body on a low
moulded base. It is inscribed in a foliated panel:
The Gift of | Mrs Hannah How | to the Church of Christ
On Church Green | BOSTON In memory of her Husband
Mr Abrm How. Decº | Feb 12th 1740
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3; in.
Maker's mark: Gºttº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate XXVIII.
Hannah How (Hannah Wheeler of Boston), the donor, was the wife of Abraham
How, shopkeeper of Boston, previously of Dorchester, whom she married
August 1o, 1725. He died February 12, 1740, aged 61; and she married (ii),
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April 1, 1742, Thomas Foster. She died September 4, 1747, aged 75. The
beneficiaries under her will dated June 1 1, 1741, and proved September 15, 1747,
were her brother, Samuel Wheeler, her sister, Alice Blanchard, and her nieces,
Mehitable Blanchard and Lydia Neal.'
The plain baptismal basin has a deep depression and a wide rim with a moulded
edge. Inscription, in a foliated panel:
The Gift of Capt Eleazar Dorćy to y New South-Ch/, of
Christ in BOSTON, 1730
Diameter, 13% in.; depth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Tºmo for John Potwine, of Boston (1698–1792).
This basin is illustrated in the centre of Plate XXVIII.
Captain Eleazar Dorby or Derby is described in his will as a mariner of Boston.
He married June 29, 1721, Mary, daughter of John and Deborah (Loring)
Cushing, who was born November 24, 17 oo, at Scituate. The beneficiaries in his
will, dated November 1 o, 1730, and proved July 1, 1735, were his wife, Mary,
his three sons, Eleazer, John and Benjamin, and his daughter, Mehitable.
The four standing cups have plain bell-shaped bodies, on plain stems and square
bases. Height, 73 in. Inscription:
Presented by the Sisters of the Wew South Church for its
Communion Service, Jamy I, 1815
Maker's mark: MoULTON, for William Moulton.
Two of these cups are illustrated on Plate XXVIII.
The four plain circular dishes have high domed covers with foliated knobs. They
have the same inscription as the above four cups.
Diameter, 9; in.; total height, 6% in. No maker's marks. American, circa 1815.
Two dishes (without their covers) are illustrated on Plate XXVIII.
The spoon, 73 in. long, has a “rat-tail” on the bowl.
Maker's mark: (liº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CHRIST CHURCH
Built in 1723.
HIS historic church, the “North Church " of Paul Revere, was
built in 1723 and is the oldest church building now standing in
Boston. A peal of eight bells, by Abel Rudhall of Gloucester, was
put up in this church in 1744. Most of the silver was presented
during the lifetime of the first rector, Rev. Timothy Cutler, D.D.
* King's Chapel Epitaphs.

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(1723-65). It consists of two chalices with paten-covers, two pairs of flagons, a
baptismal basin, an alms basin, a paten and a large dish. All these vessels, except the
alms basin and dish, are illustrated on Plate XXIX. The following is a copy of the
notes as to the acquisition of most of the silver, extracted from the church records:"
May 15, 1727. All Gold and Silver given in contribution in the future, to be
- laid aside to make Plate for the Church. -
Oct. 2 o, 1729. Contributions for Plate ordered to be taken Thanksgiving Day,
and the Wardens to give an account of the Gold and Silver on hand.
Nov. 17, 1729. A Flagon of 50 oz. ordered to be made out of the contributions
* Thanksgiving Day.
Nov. 24, 1729. Another Flagon of 50 oz. ordered.
Nov. 18, 1730. Wardens ordered to co-operate with Gov. Belcher in his endea-
vors to procure from H.M. George II. a communion set &c.
similar what was given to King's Chapel. -
Sept. 17, 1733. Wardens accepted the King's Gifts, that came over on the Gal-
ley “New Cambridge.” Capt John Crocker, Gov. Belcher re-
ceived them and handed them over to the Wardens.
The Articles, viz: 2 Silver Flagons, 1 Chalice, I Patten, 1
Receiver, 1 Royal Bible, 2 Common Prayer Books.
Oct. 1, 1733. The 2 Flagons belonging to the Church ordered to be thus
inscribed: Belonging to Christ Church in Boston, New England
A.D. 1729.
1730. Records. Mr. Arthur Savage. Gave to the Church “the massive
christening basin.”
173 o. Records. Leonard Vassall. Gave to the Church “A Patten,” it
is marked with his name and arms.
One chalice has a plain bell-shaped body supported by a thick stem on a moulded
base. The close-fitting paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot. Inscription:
The Gift of Capº Thomas Tudar to Christ Church in Boston
I 724.
The weight marked is 14 oz. 17 dwts.
Total height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: § , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Captain Thomas Tudar (Tudor), the donor, was the son of captain John Tudor, a
mariner, from Barbados, who settled at Boston about 1672 with his wife, Eliza-
beth St George. He was born February 12, 1673, and his brother, Thomas, was
born November 11, 1674. His father removed to New York in 1676 and mar-
ried, for his second wife, Mary Hyde, a widow.”
*Supplied by Mr James E. Stone, senior warden.
* From notes contributed by Mr William Tudor.
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The other chalice is of the conventional type with a plain bell-shaped body,
supported by a thick baluster stem with a moulding on it, and a moulded base.
The paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot. The cipher and royal arms of
George II are engraved, together with the following inscription:
The Gift of His Majesty King George II To Christ Church at
Bostom in New England |At the Request of His Excellency Gov-
ermor Belcher|1733
Total height, I 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 4á in.
Marks: London date-letter for 1733-34. Makers’ mark: & for Joseph
Allen & Co., the makers of a chalice of 1729-30 or 1731-32, in Trinity
church, St John, New Brunswick, now engraved with the cipher and royal
arms of George III, which was probably part of the royal silver carried away
by the royalists of Massachusetts at the Revolution. Among other historical
church silver by the same royal goldsmiths are four vessels of 1729-30, en-
graved with the cipher and royal arms of George II, in the parish church of
Windsor, Nova Scotia; and a complete service of the same date, and a gift of the
same king to St Philip's church, Charleston, South Carolina.
Governor Jonathan Belcher, whose name is inscribed on this royal gift, was the
son of Andrew and Sarah (Gilbert) Belcher, and was born, January 8, 1681-82,
at Cambridge in Massachusetts. He married Mary, daughter of William Partridge,
lieutenant-governor of New Hampshire. He was governor of Massachusetts from
1729 until 1741, and of New Jersey from 1747 until his death, August 31, 1757.
One pair of flagons has a tall plain cylindrical body with a deep moulded lip; a
domed cover and a wide splayed base; a scrolled thumb-piece, and an oval boss
on the end of the handle. Inscription:
Belonging to Christ Church | In Boston New England A : D :
I 729
Height, I 3 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 74 in.
Maker's marks: RGREENE and [G], for Rufus Greene of Boston (1707-77).
The other pair of flagons is similar in shape and size. Each flagon is engraved with
the cipher and royal arms of George II. Inscription:
The Gift of His Majesty King George II | To Christ Church at
Boston in New England At the Request of His Exce//* Govern'.
Belcher | 1733
Height, 13+ in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 74 in.
London date-letter for 1733–34. They have the same makers' marks of Joseph
Allen & Co. as the George II chalice.
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The baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a wide rim
with a moulded edge. It is inscribed on the rim within two palm branches:
The GiftofArthur-Savage Esº' to Christ-Church in BOSTON 1732
On the rim are the arms of Savage.
Diameter, 13% in.; depth, 3% in.
Maker's mark : Giº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston
#&@ (1702–58).
º # Arthur Savage, the donor, who was the son of Thomas
#ºsº and Elizabeth (Scottow) Savage, was born March 29,
ÚV sº sºft 1680, at Boston, and married, June 27, 17 Io, Faith,
daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Gillam) Phillips and a sister of his brother,
Habijah's wife. He was a sea-captain in the trade between Boston and London.
He also dealt in West India goods and had a shop on Long wharf. In 1716-17
he was chosen a constable of Boston, and in 1728 was appointed coroner. Al-
though he became a member of the Old South church in 17 oz, he presented the
above baptismal basin to Christ Church. He lived in a “large mansion” in Brattle
street, and died there April 20, 1735, leaving an estate amounting to £5,263.
The elder of his two sons, Samuel Phillips Savage, was an ardent patriot and was
president of the Massachusetts board of war during the Revolution, while the
younger son, Arthur Savage, was a loyalist and left Boston with the British army
in 1776, and sailed with his family for London, where he died March 21, 1801."
The alms basin is plain and has a domed centre in the depression, the edge of the
rim being moulded. The royal cipher and arms of George II and the following
inscription are engraved on the rim:
The Gift of His Majesty King George II to Christ Church at
Boston in New Englamdat the Request of His Excellency Governor
Belcher, 1733
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London date-letter for 1733–34 and the same makers' mark as the George II
flagons and chalice.
In addition to this royal gift of silver, George II sent other gifts to the church, of
which the following is a copy from the Treasury papers: “These are to signify
unto your Grace His Maj" pleasure, that you provide and deliver to the Lord
Bishop of London one large Bible, two large Common Prayer Books, two cusheons
for a Reading Desk, a Cusheon and Cloth for the Pulpit, a carpet for the Altar,
and also two Surplices as a Gift from His Maj" to Christ Church at Boston in Wew
England. And for so doing &c. Given under my hand this 18 day of April 1733,
in the 6th year of his Ma" reign. Grafton
“To His Grace the Duke of Montagu &”.
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The Bible is still in the possession of the church.
The plain paten has a moulded edge and a truncated and moulded base. In the
arºl centre are the donor's arms, surrounded by this
àº, inscription:
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}%; London date-letter for 1715-16. Maker's mark:
- º Re, in black letters, with a crown above and a
{ trefoil below, in a shaped shield, for John Read,
C Čá’ who made the service of 17 Io-1 1 of St
Michael's parish, Talbot county, Maryland.
Major Leonard Vassall,the donor,was the son of John and Anna (Lewis) Vassall, and
was born June 1 o, 1678, in Jamaica in the West Indies. He married (i), Ruth Gale,
who was also born there, September 30, 1685. She died at Boston and was buried
March 14, 1733–34. He married (ii), April 16, 1734, Phebe Gross, a widow,
who was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Cutts) Penhallow of Portsmouth in
New Hampshire. The donor became a conspicuous churchman after his arrival
at Boston about 1723, having subscribed towards the building of this church
and having been instrumental in founding Trinity Church. He was elected junior
warden of Christ Church in 1727 and senior warden in 1728. His two sons,
Henry and John, were prominent figures in the life of Boston. The donor died
June 2 o, I 737.
Two plain silver tankards, engraved with the same arms and made by Joseph
Kneeland of Boston (1698–1760), are at Harvard college. They were the gifts in
1729 of John and William Vassall, sons of the above major Leonard Vassall.
The large plain oval dish is like a vegetable dish, and has gadrooned borders. The
cover has a rococo handle. Inscription:
Presented to Christ Church by Hammah Smith, 1815.
Length, I I in.; height and width, 8 in.
Maker's mark: ºf , of Boston, 1815.

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The donor gave a pair of similar dishes, by the same makers, to Trinity Church,
Boston (see page 86). *
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
LONG LANE OR FEDERAL STREET, NOW
ARLINGTON STREET, CHURCH
Founded in 1727.
N this church are thirteen pieces of plain old silver, prior to 1834. They con-
sist of two standing cups, two mugs, two cups with two handles, six dishes
and a spoon.
The first cup has an inverted bell-shaped body on a high baluster stem and a
splayed and moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of M* E. N. for the Use of the | PRESBITERIAN
CHURCH in Long=Lame In Remembrance of God's wonder-
full | mercies to Her in a strange Land BOSTON. N.E.
Dec'y I. 1730
Height, 84 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's marks. American, circa 173 o.
Plate XXX.
The donor is believed to have been Elizabeth Nichols, widow of David Nichols,
tailor, of Boston. By her will dated July 16, 1747, she bequeathed her pew in the
Presbyterian church to her children and grandchildren, and appointed Rev. John
Moorhead, the pastor, as her sole executor. Her son, David, is mentioned, and
the following grandchildren, Abigail and Elizabeth Nichols, and John and
George Bonner.
The second cup is exactly like the first. Inscription:
A. Gift to the PRISBITERIAN CHURCH | in Long Lane |
BOSTON MARCH Yº I. I 73 I
Maker's mark: Gº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate XXX. • - -
The first beaker has a deep bell-shaped body on a low moulded base. Inscription,
in an ornamental panel:
The Gift of M. Brice and Mº Ann Blair | For the Use of the
presbytieria | Church in Long-Lane, where of | The Rev. M.
Iohn Moorhead is Pastor in Gratitude to God for His
Goodness to them and thiers in a Strange | Land | BOSTON:
May I: I 744 | Set Deo Maxima Laus
PLATE XXX
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ARLINGTON STREET CHURCH
(FORMERLY LONG LANE OR FEDERAL STREET)


Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gittº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Illustrated on Plate XXX, in the centre of the back row.
Brice Blair was a tailor of Boston. His wife, Ann, died September 13, 1756,
aged 8o, and was buried in the Copps Hill burial ground, as was their daughter,
Mrs Rosanna Creighton, who died October 12, 1756, aged 42. In her will,
dated February 3, 1756, and proved September 17, 1756, she bequeathed her
pew in this Presbyterian church in Long Lane to the pastor, Rev. John Moor-
head. This will mentions three children of Brice and Ann Blair, namely, Ebenezer
and Bethel Blair, and Jane Robinson.
Three other beakers, copies of the above, are inscribed:
This Cup is Generously Dedicated by the Contributors for
the sole use & benefit of the Presbyterian Church and |
Congregation in Bury Street of which the Rev" Mº Moorhead
is Minister N= England 8° y” 1753
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ; REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Illustrated in the centre of Plate XXX.
The two mugs are a pair, having “bellied” bodies, on low moulded bases; the
handles are scrolled and hollow. Inscriptions, in oval panels, suspended from
ribands:
PROPERTY of the CHURCH in FEDERAL STREET
BOSTON The Gift of A Friend January 181 o
Height, 5% in.
No marks. American, circa 181 o.
Plate XXX.
The two small oviform cups are a pair; they have moulded bases and two flat
solid handles. They have the same inscriptions, engraved by the same hand, as
the above mugs.
Height, 63 in.
No marks. American, circa 18 Io.
Plate XXX.
Four circular dishes with flat rims and moulded edges.
Inscription:
CHURCH IN FEDERAL STREET
Diameter, Io; in.
Maker's mark: , for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
One dish is illustrated in the centre of Plate XXX.
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Two similar dishes, slightly smaller, are illustrated on Plate XXX. One is
inscribed:
Congregational Church in Federa/Street May 1834 Presented
ày Artemas Ward
The other dish has the same inscription, with the name of the donor, John Davis.
Maker's mark: B.C. Frobishers, for Benjamin C. Frobisher of Boston (1792–
I 862).
The i. donor, a lawyer, was the son of general Artemas Ward who gave silver
cups to the Congregational church at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, which are still
preserved in and are described under that church. He was born January 9, 1762,
graduated at Harvard college in 1783, and married, December 18, 1788,
Catherine Maria, daughter of Hon. Samuel Dexter. He died October 7, 1847,
at Boston."
The table spoon, 8 in. long, has a “fiddle” handle with a shell on each side of
the top.
Inscription:
Sarah Elliot | to the Church in Federal Street | 1803
Marks: French, eighteenth century.
Sarah Elliot, the donor, was the widow of Simeon Elliot, tobacconist, of Boston,
who was a member of the committee of this church.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
HOLLIS STREET CHURCH
Founded in 1732.
IFTEEN pieces of old silver are in the possession of this church, namely,
a caudle cup, two flagons, a baptismal basin, eight cups and three baskets.
| There is also a gold paten.
The caudle cup is gourd-shaped, the upper half being plain and the
lower half decorated with six flat flowers on a matted ground, enclosed
in compartments, which are separated by plain flat vertical bands. Above and
below the flowers is a row of punched dots; the restored base is ribbed; the two
small handles are cast.
Inscription:
The Legacy of Mº Silence Eliot to the CHURCH of CHRIST
whereof. The Rev. M. Byles is Pastor 1744
* From notes contributed by Mr Artemas Ward of New York.
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Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: , for Robert Sanderson of Boston (circa 16 Io-93).
Plate XXXI.
Mrs Silence Eliot, the donor, was the daughter of John and Thankfull (Foster)
Baker, and was born in 1666. She married Joseph Eliot, son of Jacob Eliot and
his wife, Mary Powell, who was the widow of William Wilcocks, a benefactor of
the First Parish at Cambridge, where there are two silver tankards bought with
his legacy (see page 1 o'7). Joseph Eliot was born January 13, 1662, and died
November 14, 17oo; she died June 8, 1744, aged 78. The initials on the cup
are those of the donor's uncle, John Foster, a Boston printer, and those of the
donor herself, before her marriage. The cup bears the date of her uncle's death,
September 9, 1681. He died unmarried, aged 33. According to the inscription,
it was the legacy of Silence Eliot; but it is not mentioned in her will, dated
August 3, 1739, and proved June 2 I, I 744.
The first flagon is plain and cylindrical in shape, with two mouldings on the
body, a domed and moulded cover with a turned finial, a wide moulded base, a
scrolled thumb-piece, and a scrolled handle. A cherub in relief on an oval disc is
on the handle-end. Inscriptions:
(i). Presented to the Church of
CHRIST in Hollis-Street under
the Pastoral care of the Revº
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The weight marked is 56 oz. 17 dwts.
Height, 13+ in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 73 in.
Maker's mark: , for William Cowell, junior, of Boston (1713–61).
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The donor was the well-known lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts. A silver
flagon which he gave to the First church at Boston is described on page 3 I.
He also presented two silver cups in 1729 to Byfield church, Newbury,
Massachusetts. -
“The Brethren of the church were stay’d after the Communion and a large Silver
Flagon presented to them, by the Pastor, in the name of his Honor Gov" Dummer,
upon which the Church Voted, that the Pastor, accompanied by the two Deacons,
wait upon his Honour in the name of the Church and present him our thanks for
this repeated instance of his generous favours” (Hollis Street Church Records,
March 4, 1753).
The second flagon is a duplicate of the first. Inscription:
Humbly Presented to the Church of CHRIST in Hollis-Street
ander Pastoral Care of the Rev" MATHER BYLES, D.D. for
the Communion Table | By ZACHARIAH JoHONNOT Esq.' | 1773
These arms are engraved upon it:
The weight marked is 55 oz. I 5 dwts.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of
Boston (1735-1818).
Plate XXXI.
Zachariah Johonnot, the donor, a distiller
and merchant, was the eldest son of Daniel
and Susanna (Johnson) Johonnot and was
born January 20, 1701-02, at Boston. He
married (i), about 1723, Elizabeth Quincy;
and (ii or iii), April 24, 1777, Margaret,
daughter of Rev. Andrew Le Mercier,
minister of the French Protestant church at
Boston. He was one of the “Sons of Liberty”
and died in 1784, aged 83. By his will, dated
March 1, 1784, and proved April 2 o, I 784,
he left his eldest surviving son, Peter (who was a loyalist and died August 8,
1809, in London) his mansion house and store and his large silver salver and
two pairs of silver candlesticks. The other beneficiaries under his will were his
son, Gabriel, his three daughters, Elizabeth and Esther Johonnot, and Charlotte
Boyer, and his son-in-law, Ebenezer Sever. “At a Meeting of the Brethren of the
Church the Pastor presented them with a large and costly Silver Flaggon for the
Communion-Table in the name of Zachariah Johonnot Esq. The Church
expressed their Gratitude to their generous Benefactor, for this repeated Act of
his Munificence, and Voted, That the Thanks of the Church be given to Zachariah
Johonnot Esq. for his noble Benefaction and Voted, That the Deacons Church &
Davis accompany the Pastor and present their Thanks accordingly” (Church
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A silver baptismal basin, given to this church twelve years previously by Zachariah
Johonnot, is described below.
The plain baptismal basin has a deep depression and a wide flat rim. Inscription:
Presented to the Church of CHRIST in T}oston under the
Pastoral Care of the Rev" MATHER BYLES, D.D. | Ay
ZACHARIAH JOHONNOT Esq. Dec 1761.
These arms are engraved on the rim:
Diameter, 14% in.; height,4; in.;
diameter of the base, 6% in.
º, Maker's mark::REVERE,for Paul
# Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate XXXI.
“The Church were desir'd to
tarry after the Blessing and were
presented by the Pastor, with a
large Silver Bason for Baptisms,
in the name of Zachariah Johonnot Esq." and Voted. That the Thanks of the
Church be given to Zachariah Johonnot Esq.” for his very handsome Present of
a Bason for the use of the Church in Baptisms.
Voted. That the two Deacons accompany the Pastor and Carry the Thanks of the
Church upon this occasion” (Church records, December 20, 1761).
Six small cups are a set, having oviform bodies, high covers with twisted finials,
two flat solid handles, and short truncated bases. Each side is decorated with an
oval panel suspended from a knot, and the edges have a tooled ornamental band.
The weights are marked on each. Total height, 9% in. -
One cup is illustrated on Plate XXXI.
Maker's mark: TR, for Thomas Revere of Boston (1765-1817).
The donor was probably deacon William Brown, who was the son of Josiah and
Hannah (Flagg) Brown of Waltham in Massachusetts, where he was born
January 22, 1749. He married (i), in 1779, Sarah May, who was born February 6,
1760, and died November 18, 1783; and (ii), in 1787, Elizabeth Livermore,
who died November 20, 1795. He was a representative and senator in the state
legislature.
“To Benjamin West, deacon and treasurer of Hollis Street Church, Boston.
‘Dear Sir, On the receipt of this, you will have the amount of a legacy, left by
my late honoured father William Brown, as will appear by his last will and
testament in the following words: “I do hereby give, and direct my Executor,
hereafter named, to pay one hundred dollars to be added to the funds of the
Church in Hollis Street under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr Holley.” (Church
records, November 2, 1816). In a conversation with my father, to know the
object of this small sum, I understood, that he thought it was sufficient to make

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a useful addition to the Communion Service, already handsome and respectable,
should it be required, either by the pleasure of the Church or by the increase of
their numbers. But otherwise, it may mingle with their common funds. I remain
very sincerely Your obedient servant, William Brown, Executor’ [his son].
“The Church voted to accept of the legacy, and requested Deacon West to
acknowledge the receipt of it with thanks to the executor.”
A pair of small plain oviform cups with two flat handles, and shortened truncated
bases. Inscription:
Presented to the Church in Hollis Street |&y M” A. Fox,
daughter of the late Dea" Thomas Bayley | Feò, 1", 1813.
Height, 53 in.
Maker's mark, impressed: MOULTON.
One cup is illustrated on Plate XXXI.
Abigail Fox, the donor, was the daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Casneau)
Bayley. She married, March 3, 1794, John Fox, merchant, of Boston.
Two plain oval baskets on short bases were remade from older gifts and the
original inscription reproduced:
The gift of Deacon | Thomas Hubbard to the | Ho//is Street
Church 1742
Length, 12% in.; width, 8% in.; height, 43 in.
Maker's mark: I. SNMITH, for Joseph Smith of Boston, circa 1789.
Plate XXXI.
Thomas Hubbard, the donor, was the son of Joseph and Thankful Hubbard and
was born August 4, 17 oz. He graduated at Harvard in 172 I and was treasurer
of the college for twenty-one years. His portrait by Copley hangs in the Memorial
hall at Harvard. He married, September 1 o, 1724, Mary Jackson. He died
July 14, 1773. In his will dated June 21, 1773, and proved July 23, 1773,
he mentioned, among others, his grandson, Thomas Hubbard Townsend, whose
silver tankard was given to the First Parish, Weston, Massachusetts, and is
described under that church.
There is also here a third dish of similar shape, without an inscription or maker's
mark.
A small plain gold paten is inscribed in Hungarian:
AZ egy igar Istennek és azo flanak azur Jesus Wriztus nak
teztessegere. Anno Domini 1687.
Translation: “To the one true God and his Son the Lord Jesus Christ, in honour.”
This was given to E. E. Hale when in Hungary, to be placed on the communion
table of this church.
84.
A large bell was presented to this church in 1734 by the well-known Thomas
Hollis of London; and a dial or clock was given in the same year by Andrew
Belcher, eldest son of governor Belcher. - -
In the church records under date of August 9, 1776, is a note to the effect that
the pastor, Rev. Dr Byles, had joined the British after the siege of Boston, “against
the liberties of the country.”
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, TRINITY CHURCH
Consecrated in 1735.
HE older silver consists of a chalice with a paten-cover, a pair of

flagons and an alms dish, all given by George II during the rec-
torship of Rev. Addington Davenport. All are illustrated on Plate
XXXII. -
The chalice has a plain bell-shaped body with a moulded lip, the
top and middle of the stem and the two edges of the base having beadings. It
is engraved with the royal arms and cipher of George II, and is inscribed:
Procur'd of his Majº"K GEORGE 24 by his Excº Gov. Shirley.
I 742 -
The paten-cover has the same cipher, arms and inscription.
Total height, 124 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 43 in.
* for Joseph Allen & Co.
Governor William Shirley (1693–1771), whose name is inscribed on the above
royal gift, will be remembered as having planned the famous expedition to
Louisburg in 1745, and appointed sir William Pepperell as commander.
Pepperell is said to have received the appointment while George Whitefield,
the celebrated preacher, was a guest at his house at Kittery. Whitefield is said
to have selected the motto, Nil desperandum Christo duce, for the New Hamp-
shire flag.
The tall cylindrical flagons are exactly like the pair at Christ Church, Boston;
they have the same royal arms, cipher and inscription as the above chalice.
Height, 13% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 74 in.
London date-letter for 1741-42. The makers' mark of Joseph Allen & Co. is
the same as the above chalice.
The plain alms dish has a moulded edge, and the centre of the depression is
domed. The same royal arms, cipher and inscription as the above chalice and
flagons are engraved on the rim.
Diameter, I 3 in.
London date-letter for 1741-42. Makers' mark:
85
The date and maker's markare the same as the above vessels.
There is also a chalice, exactly like the George II chalice,
inscribed:
Presented to Trinity Church |&y Mº Hammah
Rowe Wovember 1790
S. § º Sºğ(ſ?
ºl||||W gº
Wºź. º º ſtill sº
§Wº * º º 5. sº
Nºſy
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§Nº.
The donor's arms are engraved on the body.
Height, 85 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the
º' Nº. base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: 622&º, for Joseph Loring of Boston (1743-1815).
The donor was the daughter of William and Hannah Speakman of Boston,
where she was born, August 4, 1725. She married, August 25, 1743, John
Rowe, son of Joseph and Mary Rowe, who was born at Exeter in England, and
came to Boston in 1735. He was a warden or vestryman of this church from
the year of his marriage until his death, February 17, 1787. His widow, the
donor of this chalice, died July 9, 1805.’
A small plain paten.
Inscription:
Procured for Trinity Church by J. S. J. Gardimer, Rector 1812.
Diameter, 6 in.; height, 1% in.
Maker's mark: GINITIE, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773–1819).
Rev. John Sylvester John Gardiner was the son of Dr Sylvester and Anne
(Gibbons) Gardiner, and was born July 12, 1765, at Haverfordwest in South
Wales. He was rector of this church from 1805 until his death, July 29, 1830.
Copley's three portraits of his parents and his sister, Anne, wife of Right honour-
able Arthur Browne, are in the possession of Mr Robert Hallowell Gardiner of
Gardiner, Maine. His own portrait, by Gilbert Stuart, is the property of Mrs
John G. Cushing, of Boston. (See Updike's History of the Warragansett Church,
I 907). .
* paten, on four feet, 8% in. in diameter, has the same inscription.
No maker's marks. American, circa 18 Io.
A pair of plain dishes, in the form of domestic vegetable dishes. The knobs, the
edges of the lip and bases are fluted. Height, 7% in.; length, 13 in.; width, Io in.
Inscription:
Presented to Trinity Church by Hammah Smith 1815.
Makers' mark: of Boston, circa 1815.
The donor gave a similar dish, by the same makers, to Christ Church, Boston.
There arealso in this church two silver covers, one having the mark of Jacob Hurd
(1702–58); and two silver jugs by J. B. Jones of Boston (1782–1854).
* From notes contributed by Mrs Caleb Loring Cunningham.


















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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WEST CHURCH,
LYNDE STREET
Founded in 1737. -
LL the silver of this church was given away in 1892. The eight pieces
marked (1) were presented by this church to the Museum of Fine
Arts at Boston, and those marked (2) to the Norfolk Unitarian
church, Dorchester, Massachusetts. All the pieces, except the
two cups of 1824, are illustrated on Plate XXXIII.
A tall plain cup (I) has a deep bell-shaped body on a baluster stemand a moulded
base. A domed cover with an acorn finial was added later, probably in 1824 by
Lewis Cary. Inscription in an ornamental panel:
A Gift|To the Churchlin Lynde Street Boston
On the other side are the donor's arms.
This cup is marked III and the cover v.
The height of the cup is 84 in.; diameter of the mouth,
4% in.; and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Edwards of Boston
(circa 1670–1746).
It is presumed from the presence of the Hall arms on
this cup that the donor was Hugh Hall, who married,
October 31, 1722, Elizabeth Pitts. The beneficiaries
under the distribution of his estate, July 13, 1790,
were his two daughters, Elizabeth Welsh and Sarah
Hobby. - -
The second (1) and third (2) cups are very similar, but not quite so high in the
bases. Inscription in similar panels:
Belongs|To the Church in Lynde Street |Boston
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: ºff, for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
A pair of plain cups (1, 2) with bell-shaped bodies on plain stems and circular
bases, the edge of the latter having flowers in relief. The covers are like those on
the cups above.
Inscription:
Presented by the Ladies of the West Church Sep'. 5* 1824
Total height, 9 in.
Maker's mark; gº 9, for Lewis Cary of Boston (1798-1834).


Four plain mugs with straight sides and moulded lips and bases, and hollow
handles. The domed covers were probably added in 1824 by Lewis Cary.
Inscription:
The West Church in Lynd Street
Height, 4% in.
No maker's marks. Date, circa 175 o. -
Two mugs (1) are in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the other two were
given to the Norfolk Unitarian church.
A pair of plain tall flagons (1) of quasi-classical shape, with reeded edges and
engraved borders of flowers. The handles are square and the domed covers have
pine-apple finials. Inscription, in an oak wreath:
The Property of the ChurchatWest Boston
Height, I 53 in.
Maker's mark: GIURCHIB, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773-1819).
A plain baptismal basin (1) with a deep depression, slightly domed in the
centre, and a wide rim with a moulded edge. Inscription:
THE PROPERTY |of THE CHURCHAT WEST-Boston I 8 II
Diameter, 124 in.
Maker's mark: GITIII), for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773–1819).
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, SECOND BAPTIST
CHURCH
Founded in 1743.
N this church are seven two-handled cups and two cups on stems, all of plain
silver.
Five of the cups are alike, having bell-shaped bodies on curved bases, and two
thick solid flat handles with ribbed edges. Inscription on each:
Second Baptist Church in Boston
Height, 53 in.
Maker's mark: FOSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
The other two cups are similar in shape, but the bases are moulded. Inscription:
JShed to 2" Baptist Church 1811
Height, 5 in.
Makers' mark : Fºr G, for Fletcher and Gardiner, then of Boston, but later of
Philadelphia.
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PLATE XXXIII
1. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WEST CHURCH, LYNDE STREET
2 - 5, » PARK STREET CHURCH

The two taller cups are a pair, having oviform bodies on tall slender stems and
moulded bases, the stems being encircled by a ribbing.
Inscription:
J Shed to 2” Baptist Church 1807
Height, 6% in. -
No maker's marks.
Joseph Shed, the donor of the above four cups, was the son of Joseph and Susanna
(Wire or Wyer) Shed and was born June 17, 1732. He died October 18, 1812.
His will, dated January 22, 1811, and proved October 26, 1812, mentions his
wife, Elizabeth; his sons, Samuel Adams Shed and William Shed; and his sisters,
M” Elizabeth Sumner and M* Lydia Gair.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, PARKSTREET CHURCH
Founded in 18 oo.
N this 㺠are thirteen beakers and four flagons, all of plain silver. The
flagons and five beakers are illustrated on Plate XXXIII. All the beakers
are alike in shape, having straight bodies with moulded lips and bases.
Height, 5% in.
Six are inscribed: PRESENTED TO PARK-STREET CHURCH BY, with the date 1809
and the following names as donors of one each:
//i//iam Ladd, Josiah Bumstead, George J. Homer, William
Thurston, Damie/ Baxter, John E. Tyler.
Maker's mark: , for William Homes, junior, of Boston (1742-1825).
Five others bear the same inscription but with the date 1819.
The various donors' names are:
Haske// & Hale; Wath, ſ/i//is; John C. Proctor; Davis,
Chamberlain & Others; Maynard, E//ison & others.
Makers' mark: @IPSINº), of Boston, 1819.
Nathaniel Willis, one of the donors, was the publisher of the Boston Recorder, the
first religious newspaper issued in America.
One beaker is inscribed:
The Gift of Hammah Haskins to the Church in Pará Street
July 28%. 1819
Makers’ mark: @IDWINº ſº), of Boston, 1819.

Another beaker, 4% inches high, and without maker's marks, is inscribed:
PRESENTED To the Church in Park Street | by Mary Mason
I 8 Io
The four flagons arealmost alike, having tall cylindrical bodies with moulded lips
and bases, two mouldings on the bodies, high domed and moulded covers with
turned finials and scrolled thumb-pieces, and flat oval discs on the handle-ends.
The height of the following three is 15 inches.
Inscription on one:
PRESENTED |To PARK-STREET CHURCH |&y|Aaron Hardy 1809
The weight marked is 56 oz. I dwt.
No maker's marks.
The second is inscribed:
PRESENTED TO PARK-STREET CHURCH, Øy | Henry Homes 1809
The date, May 1819, is scratched on the bottom.
The weight marked is 55 oz. 14 dwts.
No maker's marks.
The third is inscribed:
PRESENTED To ||PARK-STREET CHURCH |&y | Thomas M* Clure
& Iechomias Thayer | 1810
Maker's mark: P.STACY., of Boston, 18 Io.
The fourth is inscribed:
The property of Park Street Church Presented March 1822
Height, 16 in. This has a heart on the handle-end.
Maker's mark: [P.STACY., of Boston, 1822.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Founded in 1819.
HE earlier silver vessels of this church consist of a pair of chalices,

patens, flagons, alms dishes and one large paten.
All bear the London date-letter for 1821–22 and the maker's
mark of William Burwash.
One of the patens and an alms dish were the gift in 1871 of Sarah
Gibbs. There is also a silver baptismal bowl, given in 1824 by George Brinley,
which was made by Fletcher and Gardiner of Philadelphia.
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BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1644.
WO plain beakers with straight sides, curved lips and moulded

bases. One is inscribed:
The Gift of Lieu. Sam" Stent to the first Church
in Bramford
Height, 4; in.
Maker's mark: GHAWNERS), for George Hanners of Boston (circa 1696–1740).
Lieutenant Samuel Stent, the donor, was the son of Eleazer Stent, a prominent
man, and one of the original proprietors of this town of Branford, and his wife,
Sarah Butler. He was born March 5, 1678, and was an ensign and lieutenant of
the trainband in this town. In his will, dated September 21, 1736, and proved
November 22, 1736, he bequeathed property to his wife, Martha, and to various
family connexions. He was the donor of a silver beaker to the Congregational
church at North Branford, which is described under that church.
The other beaker is inscribed:
J4 Legacy to the first Church in Branford by James Barker E!
Oct. A.D. 1822
Height, 5 in.
Makers’ mark: * for Merriman and Bradley, of New Haven, 1822.
James Barker,the donor, was the son of James and Abigail (Russell) Barker of Bran-
ford, where he was born May 30, 1753. He married, November 22, 1780, Lydia
Monroe, probably a widow, and the daughter of Timothy and Mary Frisbie. At
the time of his death, October 16, 1822, he was styled colonel, having been captain
of the third company in the second regiment of Connecticut militia. He would
seem to have died without issue. His will, dated September 13, 1822, and proved
January 8, 1823, directs his executors “to procure a decent silver cup for the use
of the first Church of Branford at their communion service of which Iama member.”
BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 17oo.
N this church, originally known as the North Parish in the town of Harwich,
are two pairs of plain old silver beakers. They have inverted bell-shaped bodies
on short moulded bases. One pair is inscribed:
Harwich Chh Cup
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 24 in.
9 I
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The other pair is inscribed:
Harwich Chh Cup :
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH (OLD STRATFIELD)
Founded in 1695.
HE silver consists of a tankard, and three beakers. The tankard
and the “Sherwood * and “Edwards” beakers are illustrated on
Plate XXXIV.
The fine plain tankard has a moulded lip and base, the latter having
a border of cut acanthus leaves and a zigzag wire applied. The
flat-topped cover has an elaborate serrated front; the thumb-piece is a hori-
zontal twist; a cherub is applied on the top of the handle; and a zigzag mould-
ing is on each side of the joint; a cherub's face is applied on a flat disc on the
end of the handle. The spout is a later addition and covers the part of the
inscription in brackets. Inscription in one line:

Lafº Rich" Hubbels [gift to the] Church of Christ in Stratfield
AD. 1738.
The weight marked is 32 oz. 16 dwts.
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: § for Peter Van Dyck of New York (1684–1750).
The donor, lieutenant Richard Hubbel of Stratfield, was the son of sergeant
Richard Hubbell, one of the first planters at Guilford in Connecticut, where the
donor was born in 1654. His mother was Elizabeth Meigs. He was a wealthy
and influential planter and prominent in the affairs of this church. He married
(i), November 5, 1685, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Morehouse,
who died April 2, 1692; and (ii), October 2, 1692, Hannah Silloway of Malden
in Massachusetts. His children by his first wife were Peter, Ebenezer, Elizabeth,
and Jonathan; and by his second wife, Zechariah, Richard, Hannah, Eleazer,
Nathaniel, Margery and Abigail." The donor died in 1738, leaving by his will,
dated November 12, 1734, and proved August 8, 1738, the above tankard:
“After my just debts and funerall expenses are paid, my will is, and I do hereby
* History of the Hubbell Family.
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PLATE XXXIV
1. BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. FISHKILL, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
3. WARREN, RHODE ISLAND, BAPTIST CHURCH


give my Silver Tankard to the Church of Christ, in Stratfield, for ye use of ye
Lords Tabell.” The tankard was then valued at A 55.
The first beaker has an inverted bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription:
Given to the Church of Christ in Stratfeild' by Mathew Sher-
wood Jº in y | year of our Lord 1713
Height, 4% in., diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Matthew Sherwood, junior, the donor, was the son of captain Matthew Sher-
wood by his first wife, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Turney. He mar-
ried Elizabeth Morehouse and had only one child which lived to maturity, namely,
Sarah, who married Timothy Tredwell. This beaker was doubtless bought with
the money in the following bequest in his will, which is dated July 12, 1709,
and was proved November 21, 1709: “I give and bequeath unto the Church of
Christ in Stratfield three pounds as money to be disposed of at their discretion.”
The second beaker is the same shape as the first. Inscription in one line:
The gift of M: John Edwards To the Church of Christ in Strat-
field'. AD. 1746.
Height, 3áin.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in. --
Maker's mark: (BW), for Billious Ward of Guilford, Connecticut (1729-77).
The will of the donor, John Edwards, senior, is dated December 3, 1735, with
a codicil made July 4, 1737, and proved September 23, 1744. One clause reads
thus: “My will is yt my Executrix do out of my moveable Estate pay all my just
Debts and funeral Expenses and Likewise advance thirty pounds in Bills of Public
Credit Currency passing in this Colony to ye Church of Christ in Stratford with
whom I am a Steady Communicant in Speciall Ordinances to be laid out for a
Silver Vessel for ye use of ye Lords Table in said Church to whome I do hereby
Will, Bequeath and Devise ye same.” This beaker was doubtless bought with this
legacy. His wife, Mary; his daughter, Abigail Wheeler; the children of his de-
ceased daughter, Mary Dennie; his eldest son, William, and his sons, Thomas,
John and Joseph, are mentioned in the will. On his gravestone in Old Stratfield
burying-ground, where he and his wife are buried, he is described as “Captain.”
and as 88 years of age.
Another beaker is inscribed:
Present to the First Cong". Church In Bridgeport By Sa/mon
Huòe// 1829
Height, 4} in.
Maker's marks: G BOCE N.Y., for G. Boyce, New York, I 829.
The donor was the son of Thaddeus and Ruth (Betts) Hubbell, and was born in
I 754. He became a member, June 4, 1792, of the Cincinnati. Mentioned in his
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will of February 6, 1828, are his brothers, Isaac, Seth and Thaddeus. He died
March I I, 1830. The following is a copy of the inscription on his gravestone:
In Memory of SALMON HUBBELL, a Patriot and Soldier of
the Revolution. He was a Lieutenant in the 5th Continental *
Regiment of the American Army, and served his country with
a singular devotion and courage during the whole period of the
arduous struggle for Independence. He died March 11th, 1830,
in the 76th year of his age. Honored, Revered, Beloved, La-
mented. Vain were it to inscribe a record of his life upon this
marble. Stony Point, Monmouth and Yorktown attest his
bravery as a soldier. The remembrance of his unaffected piety
and benevolence is living in the hearts of his friends."
BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, THE FIRST PARISH
OF BRIGHTON
Founded in 1730.
N this church are five cups, a pair of flagons, two alms basins and a christen-
ing basin, all of plain silver. º
The five cups are alike, having deep bell-shaped bodies on short stems and
moulded bases. They are without maker's marks, and their height is 65 in.
One is inscribed: .
The | PROPERTY | of the | CHURCH in | BRIGHTON 1807
The second has the same inscription, with the date 1809.
The third is similarly inscribed, with this addition:
Presented by Sarah Parsons 1807
The fourth has the additional inscription:
Presented by The Wido Hammah White, 1809
The fifth is additionally inscribed:
Miss Sarah Murdock, 1822
The two flagons are a pair, having cylindrical bodies, short spouts, and domed
covers with acorn finials. Height, I I; in. Inscription: -
Presented by | M. John Murdock | to the first Church in
Brighton | A.D. 1823
* History of the Hubbell Family, by Walter Hubbell, pp. 84 and 277.
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PLATE XXXV
1. BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
LITTLE COMPTON, R.I., UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH


Maker's mark: gº, $9, for Lewis Cary of Boston (1798–1834).
The first alms basin has a curved rim with a gadrooned edge. Diameter, 135 in.
No maker's mark. Inscription:
The property of the Church in Brighton 1815
The other alms basin is a copy of this, and is similarly inscribed, but dated 1820.
Maker's mark: EHMITGOINT, for Elijah Lincoln of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1820.
The christening basin stands on a truncated base. Inscription:
The Property of the 14 Church in Brighton | Purchased by Sub-
scription April 1807
Maker's mark: MOULTON), for William Moulton.
BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 168o.
N this church are eight plain silver beakers, all of one shape, having straight
sides, with curved lips and moulded bases. Allare illustrated on Plate XXXV.
The two earlier beakers are a pair and are inscribed:
The gift of Wathaniel/Byfeild. To the Church in Bristol. 1693
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
A silver baptismal basin, engraved with the arms of Nathaniel Byfield, the donor of
the above beakers, is in the First church at Boston (see page 33).
The third beaker is inscribed:
The Gift of the Revº” John Sparhawk | to the Church of Christ
in Bristo/ 1718
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: KL, for Knight Leverett of Boston (1703-53).
Rev. John Sparhawk, the donor, was the son of Nathaniel Sparhawk and his wife,
Patience, daughter of Rev. Samuel Newman of Rehoboth, whose silver cup is de-
scribed on page 16 1. He was born in 1672, graduated at Harvard college in
I689, and was installed pastor of this church in 1695. He would seem to have
been married more than once. By his wife, Priscilla, he had two sons, John and
Nathaniel, born in 1713 and 1715. The first was ordained at Salem in Massa-
chusetts in 1736. The donor died, April 29, 1718, aged 46. His son, Nathaniel,

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a merchant and partner of Benjamin Colman of Boston, married, May 1, 1742,
Elizabeth Pepperell, daughter of sir William Pepperell, the victor of Louisburg
and the donor of silver to the church at Kittery. Their son, William, assumed
the name of Pepperell and succeeded to the baronetcy.
Three more beakers are inscribed:
Bristo/ Womconformist Church, March 29, 1723
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
Maker’s markºy, for Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island (1683–1737).
Two more beakers, forming a pair, are inscribed:
The Gift of Hon. Wath. Blagrove to the Cong. Church Bristol,
I 745
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 34 in.
No marks. American, circa 1745.
Nathaniel Blagrove, the donor, was a merchant of Bristol, Rhode Island, and
married June 18, 1690, Elizabeth Hayman, widow of Nathan Hayman, one of
the four proprietors of this town. He was prominent in the public affairs of Bristol."
BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND, ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 18. -
N this church are five pieces of plain old silver, consisting of a chalice and paten,
two flagons and a baptismal basin. All are illustrated on Plate XXXVI.
The large chalice has a deep bell-shaped body with a moulded lip, supported
by a high stem with a thick knop, and a moulded base. Inscription on a mantle:
A Legacy of Nathamiel Kay Esg' for the Use of the Church of
England in Bristo/ 1734
Height, I of in.; diameter of the body, 4% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: (IR). -
Nathaniel Kay, the donor, came from England as collector of the royal customs
and held that office for many years after the accession of queen Anne. He would
seem to have been an innkeeper as well as customs collector at Newport, Rhode
Island. He was one of the signatories to the petition to queen Anne in 1713 by
the “minister, churchwardens, and vestry of the Church of England in Newport,”
praying that a bishop be appointed over the Church of England in the colonies.
The following inscription is on his tombstone (restored by the vestry in 1865) in
the graveyard of Trinity church, at Newport:
*From notes contributed by Mrs H. H. Cabot and from J. P. Lane's manual of this church, 1873.
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PLATE XXXVI
1. BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND, ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
WICKFORD, RHODE ISLAND, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
2. º RHODE ISLAND, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH


“This covers the dust of Nathaniel Kay, Esq. | collector of the
King's customs in Newport, whose spirit returned to God on
the 14" day of April A.D. 1734, after it had tabernacled here
59 years. He, after an exemplary life of Faith & Charity, did by
his last will, at his death, found and largely endow two Charity
Schools in Newport & Bristol within his collection.”
The stone is also inscribed:
“Ann Kay Maiden |Sister of Nathaniel Kay Esq. obit 5" July
1729 || Memento Mori.”
This chalice, paten and flagon were bought with a legacy of Nathaniel Kay in his
will recorded April 28, 1734. The following is a copy of the item: . . . . “and
bequeath unto the four churches of England in m . . . . . . . . . lection Viz' that of
Newport Bristol, Providence and Kin....wn Narraganset each of them One hun-
dred pounds Lawfull Currant Money of New England to be Disposed of by the
Minister and Church Wardens of the four Respective Churches for the time being,
to furnish each of them with a peice of plate for the holy Communion.” Portions
of the other three sets are preserved in these three churches: Trinity church, New-
port, St John's church, Providence and St Paul's church, Wickford (formerly
Narragansett).
The paten has an embossed gadrooned edge, and a truncated stem with a similar
edge. Inscription:
A Legacy of Nathamie/ Kay Esg' for the Use of the Church of
England in Bristo/ 1734
Diameter, 9 in...; height, 2% in.
Maker's mark: º, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
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WSA ºn THE GIFT of Isaac Roya// Esq.r to
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*º of Boston (17 or -55).
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1781. An English silver cup which he gave to the First parish at Medford in
Massachusetts (where the beautiful Royall house still stands, having been preserved
by the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames) and a silver baptismal basin
which was bought with his legacy, are still preserved in and are described under
that church (see pages 275 and 277).
The flagon has a tall cylindrical body, a domed and moulded cover with a turned
finial, a scrolled thumb-piece and a wide moulded base; a small oval boss is on the
handle-end. Inscription on a mantle:
An Oblation from Wathaniel Kay a publican for the use of the
Alessed Sacra-lment in the Church of England in Bristol. 1734
Lux perpetua Credentibus Sola
Height, I 3 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in.; and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's mark: BB, for Benjamin Brenton of Newport, Rhode Island, who was
born in 17 Io.
Another flagon, a duplicate of the foregoing, is inscribed on a mantle:
A Legacy of Wathaniel Kay Esg' for the Use of the blessed
Sacra- ment in the Church of England in Bristo!: 1734
Lux Perpetua Credentiffus Sola
Height, 13+ in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6% in.
Maker's mark: (IR).
BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL (UNITARIAN) SOCIETY
Founded in 1717,
N this church is a set of six plain silver tankards, by Paul Revere. The straight
bodies have moulded lips and bases, plain ring mouldings below the centre,
domed covers with twisted finials, scrolled thumb-pieces; a grotesque mask is
on the handle-end of each. Inscription on each:
The Gift of Mary Bartlett Widow of Eph" Bartlett | to the
third Church in Brookfield | 1768
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3; in., and of the bases, 43 in.
Maker's mark: ; REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
The donor, Mary (Pape) Bartlett, was married, November 22, 1732, to Ephraim
Bartlett, tanner, who died, probably in May, 1761. Her will of 1762 contains
the following bequest of silver vessels to this church: “I give bequeath and devise
two third parts of my estate remaining to the Church in the third Precinct in the
town of Brookfield to be laid out in silver vessells for the Communion Table and
the said vessells to be engraven with my name and when the vessells are made to
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be delivered by my executor to such person or persons as said Church shall ap-
point to receive the same and my will is that my late husbands name shall be
engraven on the vessells with my own.” The remaining third of her estate was
bequeathed to the Rev. Nathan Fiske (1758–99), then minister of this church.
Her executor was Jedediah Foster. These tankards figured in an interesting law-
suit some years ago. In 1827, the parish dismissed its minister because of his too
orthodox views. Several members of this church, including two of the three dea-
cons, joined him and forthwith formed “The First Evangelical Society in Brook-
field.” These vessels were taken by this new body, and no objection was then
made. When in 1827 this church became Unitarian, the observance of the Com-
munion was desired, and deacon Heman Stebbins, a lawyer, asked his former
colleagues for the loan of these tankards. The request was refused. Deacon Stebbins
thereupon called a meeting of the parish, and declared that the vessels belonged
legally to the old church—a view which was upheld in the law-suit tried before
chief justice Lemuel Shaw, in the supreme court of Massachusetts.'
BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1717.
N this church are four tankards, two beakers, six cups, a baptismal basin, two
dishes and a spoon, all of plain silver. - &
The earliest tankard has a cylindrical body with a moulded lip and base; the
top of the cover is flat, and is serrated in front. The top of the thumb-piece
is twisted like a “corkscrew”; on each side of the cover-joint on the handle
is a zigzag moulding; a plain shield is affixed to the end of the handle. Running
down the body from under the top of the handle is a long V-shaped support.
Engraved on the handle are the initials MS.
These initials are perhaps those of the donor's mother, Mehitabel Shepard, or,
more probably, those of her grandmother, Mary Shepard, who was the sister of
John and colonel Francis Wainwright, donors of silver beakers to the first church
at Ipswich in Massachusetts (see pages 223 and 2.25).
Inscription, in a double-lined circle:
The Gift of Miss Mary Allin |to the Church in Brooklin 1750
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate XXXVII.
The donor was the daughter of the first pastor, Rev. James Allen (1718–47), who
was born at Roxbury about 1692, graduated at Harvard in 17 Io, and married,
December 21, 1718, Mehitabel, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Shepard of Lynn;
* From notes contributed by Rev. W. L. Walsh.
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his wife died June 17, 1748, aged 62, and he died February 18, 1747, aged 56.
Mary Allen, who was their only remaining child, was born October 25, 1725,
and died in February, 1750. She was engaged to be married to her father's suc-
cessor as pastor of this church, Rev. Cotton Brown, of Haverhill, Massachusetts,
who died April 13, 1751. In her will, dated February Io, 1740, and proved
April 3, 1750, Mary Allen is described as a sempstress of Brookline. She be-
queathed property to her Aunt Gardner of Sherborn (her father's sister), and this
silver tankard to the “Church of Christ in Brookline.” Her executor was Samuel
White.
The second tankard has a plain ring around the body, and a moulded base; the
slightly domed and moulded cover has a small turned finial; the thumb-piece is
scrolled; a plain oval boss is affixed to the end of the handle. The initials is are
engraved on the handle, these representing Robert and Susanna Sharp. The body
is inscribed in a double-lined circle:
The Gift of Mr. Susanna Sharp to the Church in Brook/in 1770
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: Gº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate XXXVII. -
This tankard was originally bequeathed by captain Robert Sharp, a prosperous
man of business, to his wife, Susanna, in his will, dated April 1, 1763, and
proved August 2, 1765: “To my wife Susannah—my Silver Tankard to be hers
forever.” He died in 1765, aged 77. She left it to this church by will, dated Janu-
ary 13, 1768, and proved January 19, 1770; “and my large Silver Tankard after
my decease I give to the Church of Christ in Brookline.” She was the fourth
daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Cogswell) White of Brookline, and was born
December 12, 1690; she died January 4, 1770. Susanna Sharp was the cousin
of William Cogswell who gave a silver mug to the Congregational church at
Essex in Massachusetts, which is described on page 17 o.
The third tankard is similar in shape but larger, and has a higher cover, with a
turned and twisted finial. Inscription:
The Gift of M': Edward Devotion to the church in Brooklin 1744
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: Wºoſt, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732–1803).
Plate XXXVII.
Edward Devotion, the donor, who was the son of John and Hannah (Pond) De-
votion, was born in 1668, and died in 1744. He was a prominent citizen, and
held several public offices. He left all the residue of his estate “to the town to-
wards building or maintaining a school in or near the centre of the said town as
shall be agreed upon by the Town” [Brookline]. In Edward Devotion's will,
* Sharpe genealogy, by W. C. Sharpe, 188o.
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PLATE XXXVIII
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NEW UTRECHT REFORMED CHURCH


proved November 27, 1744, is the following item: “I give to the Church of
Christ in Brooklyn one Silver Tankard containing one Quart.” It was not, ap-
parently, given to the church for some years afterwards, as the maker was only
twelve years old in 1744. The old Devotion house, built in 1680 on Harvard
street, is still standing. For details of the Devotion family see Mr Walter K. Wat-
kins's article in Proceedings of the Brookline Historica/Society, 1902.
The fourth tankard is similar to the second, but is larger and has a plain turned
finial. Inscription, in an ornamental panel:
The Gift of |M. Amm ſ/hite|to the Church in Brooklyn
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.; and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's marks: and WSIMPKINS, for William Simpkins of Boston
(1704-80).
This tankard is illustrated in the centre of Plate XXXVII.
The donor, Ann White, was the daughter of Erasmond Drew, and married,
November 5, 1712, Samuel White, town clerk from 1726 until 1745, and repre-
sentative for eleven years. He died April 7 or 9, 1760, aged 76, and she died
February 12, 1774, aged 90. One daughter, Ann, who was born March 28,
1723, married August 8, 1743, Henry Sewell.
The earliest beaker has a deep bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Engraved on
one side is the original owner's name:
Thomas W.oodward
On the other side is the following inscription in an oval panel:
Given. To the Church in Brooklin 1770
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.; and of the base, 23 in. No marks.
Plate XXXVII.
The donor was the eldest son of Thomas Woodward, who died about 1731.
The second beaker is a duplicate of the above, and is inscribed in a similar orna-
mental panel.
The Gift | of M* Mary Woodward to the Church in Broo klin
1770
The donor was the widow of John Woodward, brother of the donor of the first
beaker. (See an article by Miss Ellen Chase and Mr Charles F. White in Proceed-
ings of the Brookline Historical Society, 1908.)
Plate XXXVII.
The earliest of the cups, which have deep bell-shaped bodies on short thick stems,
with slightly moulded bases, is a pair given during the pastorate of Joseph Jackson
(1760–96).
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Inscription:
The Gift of William Hysſop Esg' to the Church of Christ; in
BROOKLYN; of which, Joseph Jackson, A.M. is Pastor|1792
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: BEURT, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
One is illustrated on Plate XXXVII.
The donor was the son of James and Isobel (Wilson) Hyslop of Humbie parish,
Haddington, in Scotland, where he was baptized September 26, 1714. He came
to America about 1740, beginning life there “as a peddler with a pack on his
back.” His store was on Codman's wharf in Boston, which was sold to the city for
the Quincy market-house by the heirs of John Codman, William Hyslop having
previously conveyed his part of it to John Codman. The donor of these cups was an
importer of Scotch goods from Glasgow, and particularly of Scotch bibles, which
he sold in great numbers. He was third sergeant of the Ancient and Honourable
Artillery company in 1758. On his retirement from active business he lived on a
farm in Brookline, previously in the possession of the Boylston family. He
married, October 25, 1750, Mehitable, daughter of David and Elizabeth Stoddard,
who died November 19, 1792, aged 74. He died August 1 1, 1796, aged 83.
According to the Summer genealogy, 1854, miniature portraits of William
Hyslop and his son David, together with those of governor Increase Sumner and
his wife, Elizabeth, who was a daughter of William and Mehitable Hyslop, are
in the possession of Mr W. H. Sumner. The donor's son, David, presented a
baptismal basin to this church (see page 1 od).
A second pair of cups, similar to the above but slightly taller and with moulded
lips, was given during the long and eventful pastorate of Dr John Pierce (1796–
1847). Inscription:
The Gift of Prudence Heath to the Church of Christ, | in
BROOKLINE; of which the Rev. John Pierce is Pastor I 8 I 8
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
No maker's marks.
Prudence Heath, a quaint character, locally known as Miss Prudy Heath, was
born in 1751 and died in 1839. She is said to have been a generous supporter of
the pastor whose name is inscribed on these cups, and to whom a service of plate
was presented on his jubilee in 1847.
Another pair, exactly like the foregoing and without maker's marks, has a similar
inscription and with the same date (1818), but the donors' names are, on one:
Deac John Robinsom
On the other,
Mrs Lucy Robinsom
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BURLINGTON, NEWJERSEY, ST MARY'S CHURCH

















Deacon John Robinson was the son of James and Sarah (Breck) Robinson, both
of Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was born July 19, 1763, and married Lucy,
daughter of Samuel and Jane (Kilton) Withington, who was the donor of the
other cup.
The baptismal basin is plain with a wide curved rim. It is inscribed on the rim in
an oval panel with rayed border:
—The GIFT of David Hyslop Esg’l-to the CHURCH of
CHRIST in BROOKLINE.
On the opposite side of the rim is, “Suffer little children to come unto me, and
forbid them not; for of such is the Kingdom of God. Luke xviii. 16th.”
Diameter, 11% in.; height, 3% in.; width of the rim, 1 ; in. No maker's mark.
Plate XXXVII. -
David Hyslop, who was the son of William Hyslop, the donor of the two cups
in 1792, gave this basin at the dedication of the new church in 1805. He also
gave a bible, which is still preserved there.' A view of this church, which was de-
signed by Peter Banner, an English architect, is illustrated in The First Parish
in Brook/ime, in an article by Rev. W. H. Lyon, D.D.
The two plain circular dishes are a pair, having wide rims, with beaded and
gadrooned edges. They are inscribed on the rims in one line:
Church of Christ in Brook/ime, in the year of our Lord 1824. Do this in
remembrance of me.
Diameter, 12# in.
Maker's mark: T - A DAVIS, of Boston, circa 182 o.
The spoon is a tablespoon, with a scallop on the back of the bowl.
The initials, B - C (i.e. Brookline Church) are engraved on the handle.
Length 84 in.
Maker's mark: GENOND, for Benjamin Pierpont of Boston (1730-97).
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,
NEW UTRECHT REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1677.
PAIR of tall straight sided silver beakers with curved lips and stamped

and moulded bases. Engraved below the plain lips are conven-
tional intersecting strap bands, which enclose sprays of flowers.
Below the three intersections are panels of figures representing
Faith, Hope and Charity, and inscribed FIDEs. SPEs. CHARITAs. A
panel on one beaker is engraved with the date 17 o'7.
* Information sent by the Pastor, Rev. W. H. Lyon, D.D.
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Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: § , for Jacob Boelen of New York, 1707.
Plate XXXVIII.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ST ANN'S CHURCH
Founded in 1787.
PLAIN barrel-shaped silver flagon with reeded borders, a domed
cover with a thumb-piece of four vertical piercings; and a square
handle. Height, 1o in.

Inscription:
St Ann's Church Brooklyn. The Gift of Ann Sands 1805
Maker's mark: , for Hugh Wishart of New York, 1805.
The donor, Ann Ayscough Sands (1761–1851), was the widow of Joshua Sands
(1758–1835), who was a warden of this church.
A plain silver paten with a moulded rim and a high truncated foot. Inscription:
S. Amms Church. Brooklyn. 1816.
Diameter, 9% in.; height, 4} in.
Maker's mark: , for Hugh Wishart of New York, 1816.
A pair of plain silver basins with deep depressions, slightly domed in the centres,
the edges of the rims being moulded. Inscription:
Sº Anns Church Brooklyn, 1798
Diameter, 9; in.; depth, 13 in.
No marks. American, circa 1798.
BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ST MARY'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 oz.
N this church are two chalices, two patens and a large beaker, all of silver.
The first chalice has a plain bell-shaped body, gilt inside, which is enclosed
in an ornate frame; this is decorated with an edge of acanthus leaves, three
cherubs' faces in relief, and embossed symbols of the Passion, on a matted
ground, the lower part being embossed with acanthus leaves. The top of the
baluster stem is reel-shaped, with a cut ring in the middle; the middle section
is decorated with three cherubs' faces in relief, like those on the frame of the body,
and with clusters of fruit and acanthus leaves; below this is a beading and leaves.
The decoration of the base is similar to that on the frame and consists of three
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PLATE XL
BURLINGTON, NEWJERSEY, ST MARY'S CHURCH

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cherubs' faces, symbols of the Passion, and acanthus leaves. The border is enriched
with open acanthus leaves, with a wire edge. The remains of an old inscription
are visible under the edge, which is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of M" Cartherine Bovey of flaxley in Gloucestersheire
to S' Marys Church att Burlington in new Iersey in America
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 53 in.
No marks.
French, second half of the seventeenth century.
Plate XXXIX. - -
Mrs Catharina Boevey (or Bovey), the remarkable and talented woman who pre-
sented this chalice and the paten described below, was the daughter of John
Riches,a wealthy merchant of London, and the wife of William Boevey, of Flaxley
abbey in Gloucestershire. She, who was born in 1669, married at the age of fifteen,
and was left a widow, without children, when twenty-two years old. She was the
reputed original of sir Roger de Coverley’s “Perverse Widow” in the Spectator,
written by Steele. She was “a very learned, most exemplary, and excellent woman,”
and after a life of good works died at Flaxley, January 18, 1726. A monument
by James Gibbs, showing her portrait medallion, was erected in Westminster
abbey by her friend and executrix, Mrs Mary Pope, who had lived with her for
nearly forty years. Another memorial, also erected by Mrs Pope, is in Flaxley
church. In addition to these gifts of silver, Mrs Boevey added sufficient money to
the bequest of £1 oo made at her desire by Robert Frampton, bishop of Glou–
cester, one of the nonjuring bishops, to buy a house, an orchard and about six
acres of land adjoining this church. These two vessels were brought from England
in 1709, by the rector, Rev. John Talbot, who had previously held the living of
Frethernein Gloucestershire, and then had come into touch with Mrs Boevey. The
donor's miniature portrait by Lawrence Crosse, the English miniaturist, is in the
possession of Mr Henry Martin Gibbs. For further genealogical and other details,
including a copy of her portrait and an illustration of Flaxley abbey in 1712, see
Mr A. W. Crawley-Boevey's Perverse Widow, or Catharina, wife of William
Boevey, 1898.
The plain conventional paten is 43 in. in diameter and 3 in. high. Inscription:
The Gift of M" Cattherine Bovey of flaxley in Gloucestershere
to S' Marys Church at Burlington in new Iersey in America
The only mark is that of the maker, ANe conjoined, for Anthony Nelme of
London, circa 1705.
Plate XL.
The second chalice, with its paten-cover of conventional form, was a gift from
queen Anne in 1708. It has a plain bell-shaped body, supported by a stem
divided by a compressed knop, the base being moulded. Inscription on both:
Ammae Reginae
p I O 5
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the paten-cover, 5 in.
Marks on both: London date-letter for 17 o 5-06. Maker's mark, Gi, in black
letters in a dotted punch, for William Gibson, who made the similar chalices
given by queen Anne to Trinity church, Oxford, in Pennsylvania, and to St Paul's
church, Wickford, Rhode Island.
Plate XL.
The fine and large massive beaker has a low cover. Surmounting the cover is a
large open crown composed of six beaded scrolls and cut acanthus leaves, which
is fixed on six plain wire scrolls. The centre of the cover is spirally fluted and the
top is finely engraved with a huntsman and three hounds hunting a stag. These
animals are running among scrolled foliage, sitting on one part of which is a bird.
The border is spirally fluted and the edge is engraved with a narrow band of
foliage. The lip is engraved with a double intersecting strap band, which encloses
foliage and three birds. The straight body is engraved with cherubs' faces, large
sprays of foliage, clusters of fruit suspended from large knots, and a stork, a pea-
cock, and an eagle attacking a serpent. At the bottom of the body, just above the
moulded base, is an applied band of acanthus leaves. Engraved in one of the in-
tersections on the lip is the double monogram T.R.R. The same monogram, en-
graved at a later date and in a different style, is on the body and also inside the cover.
Total height, I 1 in...; height of the beaker, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in.,
and of the base, 3% in.
No marks. Dutch or Flemish, circa 17oo.
Plate XLI.
According to the Rev. G. M. Hills's history of this church, this beaker was given
in 1711 by colonel Robert Quary, the donor of silver vessels to Christ church,
Philadelphia, where they are still preserved.
A silver baptismal basin was presented to this church in 1816 by Elias Boudinot,
LL.D., the philanthropist. He was president of congress in 1782, and in that
capacity he signed the Treaty of Peace. This basin was unfortunately converted
into two dishes in 1839.
BUSHWICK, LONG ISLAND, REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1654.

PAIR of small plain silver dishes with shallow depressions and flat
rims, which are inscribed:
Bushwick Church 27% Aug 1803.
Diameter, 9 in. ; depth, I # in.
Maker's mark: WGFariº, for William G. Forbes of New York, 1803.
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PLATE XLI
BURLINGTON, NEWJERSEY, ST MARY'S CHURCH

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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1636.
N this church are four tankards, seven cups, a baptismal basin and a spoon,
all of plain silver. All these, except the spoon, are illustrated on Plate XLII.
Two of the tankards are a pair, with moulded lips and bases, flat-topped
covers with fluted shoulders and serrated edges, and twisted thumb-pieces; a
zigzag moulding is on each side of the handle, which has a cast cherub's face
on the end; the top of the handle has a long V-shaped support attached to
the body.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. William Wilcocks to the | Church of Christ in
Cambridge N.E. Anno Dom 1654
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The acquisition of these tankards was agreed upon by the following note from
the church records, under date March 22, 1704-05: “At a Church meeting
Mr Samuel Cooper & Mr Pyam Blower were chosen Deaconsand then a vote was
paſs'd that Cap" Parker wº y” deacons ſh" be a Committee to make ſale of y” land
given to yº Church by y”Widow Beal[Sarah, widow of Thomas Beal] & Wilcocke
& y' veſsels sh" be made of y" money for y” Comun Table.” These two tankards
were bought June 7, 1705, for the sum of “22 lb. 8s. 2d.” The date, 1654, on
the tankards is that of the gift of the Wilcocks land, the vessels themselves having
been made in 17 O 5.
William Wilcocks married January 22, 1650, Mary Powell, daughter of Michael
Powell, and died November 28, 1653. His widow married January 9, 1654–55,
Jacob Eliot, who died August 16, 1693; their eldest son, Joseph Eliot, married
Silence Baker, who gave a cup to Hollis Street church in Boston, which is de-
scribed on page 80.
The third tankard is similar, but the cherub on the handle is slightly different.
Inscription:
Belonging to ; Church of Christ in Cambridge
The height is the same and the mouth and base are # in. larger.
The maker's mark is the same: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The fourth tankard is also similar, but the thumb-piece is the more common scroll.
Inscription:
Belonging To The Church of Christ In Cambridge 1724
* This and other extracts are from Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge, by
S. P. Sharples, 1906.
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The dimensions are the same, except that the base is # in, larger.
Maker's mark: Üß. for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
This tankard was bought by the following vote of the church, August 5, 1724:
“Voted y' y' Should be a Tankard made of y" Silver money y' remains in Deacon
[Joseph] Coolidges hands, for y” Communion table.”
Two of the standing cups have bell-shaped bodies, supported by thick stems with
moulded bases. Height, 74 in.
Inscriptions: -
* (i) The Gift of Richard Jackson C. C. (ii) First Church | in Cambridge
Five other similar cups of the same size. Inscription:
First Church in Cambridge
No maker's marks. -
The two “Richard Jackson" cups were re-made in 1826 from cups by Robert
Sandersonand John Hull, whosemarksarestill visible. Richard Jackson was select-
man for six years between 1636 and 1656, and representative for nine years between
1637 and 1662. He married (i), Isabel ..., who died February 12, 1661; and
(ii), Elizabeth, widow of Richard Browne of Charlestown, the latter having died
May 12, 1662. She died January 11, 1676-77. He died in 1672, and his will,
dated June 22, 1672 and proved October Io, 1672, contains the following be-
quest of silver to this church: “To my wife Elizabeth Jackson what was left her
by her former husband Mr Ri Browne, and after my wifes decease I give & bequeath
viz. To the Church whereof I am a member 4. Io to be paid out in money and layed
out in two silver bowles.”
This unfortunate re-making of these two cups and the “recasting” of the
five others from tankards and cups was decided upon by the church committee
in 1826, the wording of the records being: “That they [the committee] have
caused two of the Tankards and two cups to be re-cast and also two cups to
be altered in such manner, as make seven cups of a uniform shape and size. They
have also procured a new silver spoon, and six Britannia ware dishes more adapted
to the use for which they are designed, than those formerly used. The expenses
attendant upon these alterations and improvements have been drawn from the
funds belonging to the Church, an abstract of which is hereto annexed:
Dr. Expense of re-casting 5 cups and altering two $ II.4.4. I
Making seven d”. 5. OO
Six Britannia ware Dishes 2 I.O.O
- - $ 140.4 I
Cr. By 78 ounces of silver at 7/ per ounce 9 I. oo
By 48 lb. old pewter, at 18 cts. 8.64
By Cash paid from the Church funds 4.O.77
$ 140.4 I’
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“Your Committee are of the opinion, that by thus taking from the capital of the
Church fund the sum of $4o.77, they have added much to the value and con-
venience of the service of plate, for the future use of the Church. All which is
submitted by William Hilliard,
Cambridge May 5" 1826. pr order of the Committee.”
The pastor, Rev. A. Holmes, is a signatory to this document.
The large baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a wide
flat rim.
Inscription:
Ex domo Pupillorum 1695|A
Baptismall Bassim consecrated,
àequeath’ & presented to the
Church of Christ in Cambridge,
his Dearly beloved Flock, by the
Revº M'. W." Brattle Past of
the S* Church: Who was trams-
ſated from his Charge to his
Crown, Feòr 15: 1716/17.
Engraved on the rim are the above arms.
Diameter, 143 in.; depth, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Rev. William Brattle, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tyng)
Brattle of Boston, where he was born November 22, 1662. He graduated at
Harvard college in 1680; was appointed a tutor and a fellow 1707–17; he was
a fellow of the Royal Society; and was ordained at Cambridge, November 25,
1696. He married (i), November 3, 1697, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Hay-
man of Charlestown in Massachusetts, who was born February 21, 1677 and died
July 28, 1715; and (ii), Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Joseph Gerrish of Wenham
and widow of Rev. Joseph Green of Danvers, who was born October 9, 1673;
she died May 22, 1747. Rev. William Brattle died February 15, 1716-17. This
basin was bequeathed in the worthy pastor's will, dated June 21, 1716 and proved
March 13 following: “I bequeath and present to the Church of Christ in Cam-
bridge for a baptismal basin, my great silver basin, an inscription upon which I
leave to the prudence of the Rev" President [John Leverett] and the R* Mr
Simon Bradstreet.” His brother, Thomas, was the principal founder of the Brattle
Street church. Two silver beakers, given by his younger brother, Edward, are
still preserved in the Second Congregational Unitarian Society at Marblehead.
The plain spoon has a “fiddle” handle, 9% in. long.
Inscription:
First Church in Cambridge
Maker's mark: MNORSE., for Moses Morse of Boston, circa 1825.

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Five pieces of silver have disappeared from this church, namely, a tankard, given
by John Cooper in 1731; another, engraved with a coat of arms and crest,“a lion
rampant,” and inscribed “Ex dono Pupillorum 1734"; two cups, marked “C.
Church S.B. 1679” and “For the Church of Cambridge”; and a spoon marked,
“S.W.H.” John Cooper, donor of a lost tankard, was a shoemaker who was born
October 3, 1656, and married (i), April 28, 1686, Elizabeth Bordman, who died
November 15, 1713-14 ; and (ii), June 21, 1720, Sarah Hancock; he died
February 12, 1735–36.
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1759-61.

HE old silver vessels of this church consist of two chalices with
paten-covers, a flagon, a basin, a paten and a small plate.
The first chalice is plain and has a deep bell-shaped body, sup-
ported by a stem with a compressed knop and a moulded base.
Inscription: -
The gift of K William & Q Mary to y” Reve" Sam" Myles
for y” use of their Maj" Chappell in N: England: 1694
The cipher and royal arms of William and Mary are engraved on the chalice and
on the paten-cover. The latter is of the conventional form, with a reel-shaped
handle-foot.
Total height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1694-95. Maker's mark: F G, with a pellet below, in a
shield, for Francis Garthorne.
Plate XLIII -
Rev. Samuel Myles, whose name is inscribed on these vessels, was the son of Rev.
John Myles, first pastor of the Baptist church at Swansea in Massachusetts. He
was rector and the virtual founder of King's chapel, Boston, to which these vessels
were originally given by the king and queen.
The second chalice is a copy of the above and was doubtless made by an American
silversmith. It is illustrated on Plate XLIII.
Inscription:
Christ Church Cambridge 1829
The tall plain cylindrical flagon has a flat-topped cover, an open x shaped thumb-
piece with a bar across, a shield on the end of the handle and a wide moulded
base. It has the same inscription as the first chalice and is engraved with the
cipher and royal arms of William and Mary.
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PLATE XLIII
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, CHRIST CHURCH


Height, 12% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 63 in.
London date-letter for 1694-95. Maker's mark: F G, as on the chalice.
Plate XLIII.
The plain circular basin has a gadrooned edge. Inscription:
ECCLESIAE CHRISTICANTABIGLE IN NOVA ANGLIA, ANATHEMA CONSECRAVIT
DNA APTHORP. MDCCLXI
Diameter, I 3 in.
London date-letter for 1761-62. Makers' mark: D s R s, for Daniel Smith and
Robert Sharp. : -
Plate XLIII. & - -
Grizzel Apthorp, the donor, was the daughter of John and Grizzel (Loyd)
Eastwick and widow of Charles Apthorp of Boston, “the greatest and most noted
merchant in this Continent,” who was paymaster and commissary of the British
land and naval forces in America. She was born August 16, 1709, in Jamaica.
He was born in 1698 in England and was warden of King's chapel, Boston, in
1731–32 and 1743–44. His monument, done by Henry Cheere of London, may
still be seen there. His widow, the donor of the above dish, died September 16,
1796. Portraits of Charles and Grizzel Apthorp, by Blackburn, were (1896)
in the possession of Mr W. B. Swett, their great-great-grandson. Their son, Rev.
East Apthorp, was rector of Christ church from 1761 until 1765. He was sent
from Boston Latin school to Jesus college, Cambridge, where he took the degree
of B.A. in 1755 and of M.A. in 1758, and was elected a fellow of that college.
Later, he was appointed vicar of Croydon by archbishop Secker of Canterbury.
He died April 16, 1816, at Jesus college, Cambridge, where he had spent the
last few years of his life.
The small plain paten has a moulded edge and a truncated base.
- Diameter, 53 in.; height, 2% in.
The maker's mark is illegible.
American, eighteenth century.
Plate XLIII.
The small plate or paten is flat, with a
moulded edge. Engraved in the middle are
the arms illustrated here.
7 Diameter, 74 in. • .
According to the church records, this piece
was given in 1791 by Mrs Mary Bethune,
daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Cutler)
Faneuil, and wife of George Bethune, whom
she married October 13, 1754. -
Plate XLIII

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CANTERBURY, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 17 11.
N this church is a set of six plain silver beakers with straight sides, curved
lips and moulded bases. The earliest of these, which has served as the model
for the others, is inscribed:
The gift of Barmstable Church, 1716.
Height, 4 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: §. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
This was bought with money given by Barnstable church in Massachusetts, many
of the first settlers in Canterbury having come from Barnstable. “Gifts to the
Church. The Ch'h of Barnstable gave by procurement of Mr Elisha Paine in
money 2-1 2'-3" At the same time [June 25, 1711] it was voted that the money
given by the Ch’h at Barnstable be laid out in procuring utensils for the table of
the Lord. At the same time Deacon Eleazer Brown and Mr Elisha Paine were
appointed by the church to lay out the above said money" (from the church
records).
The five other beakers have no inscriptions.
Height, 4% in.
Maker's mark: G.EOI: B, for Garrett Eoff of New York (circa 1785-1850).
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST PHILIPS
CHURCH
Founded in 1681 or I 682.
N this church are two silver communion services, a silver dish and two small
silver sets for private communion.
The first service is illustrated on Plate XLIV. It consists of a chalice with a
paten-cover, a flagon and an alms basin, each being inscribed:
The Gift of Col/: W* Rhett to y Church of S. Phillip, Charles
Town South Carolina
The plain chalice has a bell-shaped body on a thick stem. The paten-cover is of
the conventional shape with a reel-shaped handle-foot, which is divided by a
moulding, and a moulded base.
Height, 8; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 4% in. The size of
the paten-cover is 5% in. by 14 in.
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PLATE XLIV
I and 2. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST PHILIP'S CHURCH

London date-letter for 17 Io-1 1. Maker's mark: P.E., with two pellets above and
one below, perhaps for Robert Peake.
The flagon has a plain cylindrical body, a domed cover with a scrolled thumb-
piece, and a wide moulded base.
The weight marked is 44 oz. I 2 dwts.
Height, 12 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 74 in.
The date and marks are the same as the chalice.
The plain alms basin is 12+ in. in diameter. The weight marked is 30 oz.
14 dwts.
The date and marks are the same as the chalice. -
Colonel William Rhett, the donor, and his wife Sarah Cooke, were of Brentwoo
in the county of Essex in England, and were married September 1, 1692. He
was captain of the merchant ship “Providence”; colonel of the provincial militia;
receiver-general of the Lords proprietary of Carolina; vice-admiral of the colonial
navy; surveyor and comptroller of the customs for Carolina and the Bahama
islands; and lieutenant-general and constructor of fortifications. His widow mar-
ried in 1730 chief justice Nicholas Trott and died December 1, 1745. Colonel
William Rhett was a churchwarden of St Philip's church and was buried in the
churchyard, where his tomb, with his arms and the following inscription, may
still be seen:
“In hopes of a joyfull Resurrection | Here rests the Body of |
Col. William Rhett late of this Parish, Principall Officer of
his Majesties Customs in this Province:
He was a Person that on all occasions promoted the Publick
good of this Colony, and severall times generously and succes-
fully ventured his Life in defence of the same. He was a kind
Husband, A tender Father, A faithfull Friend, A charitable
Neighbour, A Religious and constant worshipper of God. He
was borne in London 4* Sep 1666, Arrived and settled in this
Country 19". Novem: 1694. And dyed suddenly but not un-
prepared 12* Jan” 1722, In the fifty seventh year of his
Age.” ©.
There is an old tradition ifi Charleston that this silver communion service was
captured by colonel William Rhett from the privateer, Stede Bonnet, whom he
captured in 1718 and who was hung in this city. •
The second service contains a chalice with a paten-cover, two flagons and an alms
basin. These vessels are similar in shape to the above “Rhett” service. Each piece
is engraved with the cipher and royal arms of George II.
This service is illustrated on Plate XLIV. *
* Miss Isabel De Saussure has contributed valuable notes on the donors in South Carolina.
Q II 3
Height of the chalice, Io; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the
base, 5 in. -
The size of the paten-cover is 6 in. by 14 in. Height of the flagons, 12% in. ;
diameter of the mouths, 43 in., and of the bases 73 in. ; diameter of the basin,
13% in.
* for Joseph Allen & Co.,
who were the makers of the similar service presented by George II to Christ
church, Boston, Massachusetts; and of a chalice, now in Trinity church, St John,
New Brunswick, which was probably part of the royal communion plate carried
away by the loyalists of Massachusetts at the Revolution. -
The small silver sets for private communion, one for the rector and the other
for the assistant minister, are engraved with the sacred trigram in a glory, and
inscribed: ~ *
London date-letter for 1729-30. Makers' mark:
Sº Phillip's Church Charleston.
They were made in London in 1791-92 by a silversmith whose mark is I’R in a
rectangle with cut-off corners.
The heart-shaped dish has a plain shallow depression and a decorated rim; in the
outer part of the rim are hollow flutings, and in the inner part, sprays of foliage
in slight relief on a matted ground.
Engraved on the back are the initials of the original owners:
• F.
• I : R •
Length, 12% in. ; greatest width, 93 in.
No marks. Probably Spanish, circa 1690-17oo.
Plate XLV, N° 1. . -
The initials on this dish may possibly be those of captain John Flavel and his
wife, Rebecca. He was called a mariner and apparently cruised as a privateer
about the year 17oo in the West Indies and on the Spanish Main. He died be-
fore 1720, his wife surviving him. She was buried February 9, 1743-44 in St
Philip's churchyard. In her will, dated January 18, 1743, she bequeathed to Mrs
Elizabeth Colleton, widow of George Colleton, certain pieces of silver, including
a spoon marked º which are the initials on this dish.
3.
Another suggestion is that the donor of this dish was a member of the Fidling
family, who were worshippers in this church. One Francis Fidling gave a silver
salver to St Philip's in 1702, but this cannot be identified with the above piece
nor with any other vessel at present in this church.
The royal service of plate was sent by king George II while Rev. Alexander
*Communicated by Mr D. E. Huger Smith.
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PLATE XLV
1. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST PHILIP'S CHURCH
2. (a) and (c) POMPEON HILL CHURCH, ST THOMASS PARISH, S.C.
(b) ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH


Garden was rector (172 o–54). A piece of plate, engraved with a view of the west
front of St Philip's church, was presented to him, and inscribed:
“This plate is presented to the Rev. Mr Alexander Garden,
late Rector of St. Philip's Parish in South-Carolina, by the in-
habitants, as a testimony of the true respect and cordial affection
they bear him, for his exemplary life, and constant labours in the
cause of virtue and religion during a ministry of thirty-four
years, I 9th April 1754.”
This piece of plate cannot, however, be traced.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, INDEPENDENT
OR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded about 1685.
N this church are eleven pieces of old silver, consisting of three tankards, five
cups, and three dishes. All, except a dish, are illustrated on Plate XLVI.
The first tankard has a plain “bellied” body with a moulding, a domed cover,
an open scrolled and arched thumb-piece, and a heart-shaped handle-end;
the base being moulded. Inscription:
Independent Church of Charleston S.C.
Weight marked, 26 oz. 6 dwts. -
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in. -
London date-letter for 1751-52. Maker's mark: s.w, with a pellet between in an
oval punch, for Samuel Welles.
The second tankard is similar and has the same inscription. The weight marked is
26 oz. 6 dwts.
London date-letter for 1756-57. Maker's mark: Tw, in a shaped punch, for
Thomas Whipham. - -
The third tankard is also similar and has the same inscription. Engraved on the
S for Josiah and Mary Smith.
handle are the initials of the original owners, I+M
}
London date-letter for 1759-60. Makers mark: *g, for Richard Gurney & Co.
º C
Josiah Smith, the donor of this tankard, was the son of Rev. Josiah and Elizabeth
Smith, and was born August 15, 1731, at Cainhoy in St Thomas's parish, South
Carolina. He was deacon of this church for forty years. He was a successful
merchant and in 1775 made large loans to the government. In 1790 he was
appointed cashier of the United States bank at Charleston, a position which he held
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for twenty years. He died February 12, 1826, and the congregation erected a
monument to his memory on the walls of the Congregational church. The initial
of his wife Mary is also on the tankard.
The inscriptions on these tankards were engraved by the same artificer as those
on the five cups, made by Reeves, in this church.
The first cup has a large plain oviform body with two handles, and a domed cover
with an acorn finial; the base is high and truncated; the scrolled handles are
hollow. Inscription:
Independent Church of Charleston S.C.
The weight marked is 17 oz. I 2 dwts.
Total height, I 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 54 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: [RELVES. The maker was captain Enos Reeves of King street in
Charleston. He was a freemason and made the jewels for the Richland lodge at
Columbia in South Carolina. He was an officer in the Pennsylvania line of the
United States army (1777-83). He died June 23, 1807.'
A pair of similar cups but smaller; the handles have leaves applied on the shoulders.
They have the same inscription.
Total height 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
Maker's mark : [RELVES, as above.
Another pair of similar cups, with two solid handles. They have the same inscrip-
tlCIl.
Total height, 1o in.; diameter of the mouths, 45 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
Maker's mark: NVLENON, for Nathaniel Vernon of Charleston, who died
October 4, 1843, aged 66. Mrs E. H. Pringle has a spoon with this mark,
dated 1816.
A pair of large plain dishes with wide flat rims. Inscription:
Independent Church of Charleston S.C.
Diameter, I I; in.
Maker's mark: WGl.
A dish copied from the above. Inscription:
Circular Independent Church of Charleston S.C.
Maker's mark: IMOCD).
An old silver seal, connected with this church, is still preserved. It was executed
in 1805 by Thomas Coram, a painter, and bears a view of the church at that date
as well as this inscription:
s CAROLINA . CONGREGA . CHURCH , SOC . RELIEF , CLERGY . INCORP .
A. D. I 789
* Communicated by Mr John Bonnethean Reeves.


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PLATE XLVI
1. CHARLESTON, S.C., INDEPENDENT OR CONGL. CHURCH
2. 25 , FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 1732.
N this church are five plain silver vessels.
A pair of tall cups with deep oviform bodies and tall covers with turned
finials; the slender stems have circular bases with reeded edges, supported on
hexagonal bases. The emblem of this church, the burning bush, is engraved
on each.
Inscription:
NEC.TAMEN.CONSUMEBATUR.PRESBYTERIAN.CHURCH.OF.CHARLESTON. 17 8 9
Height, I I in.
A flagon with a cylindrical body and a high cover, with a turned finial, a short
spout and a pierced thumb-piece; the base is wide and moulded. It has the same
emblem and inscription as the cups. •
Height, 13% in. s
Two large dishes with moulded edges. Both have the same inscriptions and em-
blems as the other vessels. Diameter, I 3 in.
Each of these five pieces has the London date-letter for 1789-90, and the maker's
mark, B.M., in a rectangle with cut-off corners.
The cups, flagon and one dish are illustrated on Plate XLVI.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH
Founded in 1751.
N this church are four pieces of old silver. All the original silver vessels
were carried away by United States soldiers in 1865. Two pieces have since
been recovered and restored to this church. Two other vessels were apparently
sold by St George's church, Dorchester, South Carolina, now in ruins, and
were subsequently bought and given to St Michael's church by two generous
donors. -
All these vessels are illustrated on Plate XLVII.
A tall plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover, a wide moulded base, and an
open arched and scrolled thumb-piece. The cipher and arms of George III are en-
graved upon it. Inscription:
The Gift of His Excellº Tho' Boome Esq." Governor of this
Province | To the Church of S. Michael Charles Town S.
Carolina | 1762
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It also bears the following inscription, commemorating its recovery and
presentation:
Recovered and Presented by Alexander Warfield Bradford of
Mew York, Easter, Ammo Domini, 1867.
It is marked “No 2.”
Height, 12# in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 73 in.
London date-letter for 1757–58. Maker's mark: M.F, with a pellet between, in
a plain shield, for Mordecai Fox.
A small plain paten with a moulded rim and a reel-shaped handle-foot is engraved
with the same inscription, showing that it was the gift of governor Boone. The
cipher and arms of George III are, however, absent.
Diameter, 6% in.; height, I in.
London date-letter for 1760-61. The maker's mark is the same as that on the
flagon.
Thomas Boone, the donor of this service, who was then a resident and landowner
in South Carolina, was appointed governor of New Jersey in 1759, and took up
his duties May 1 o, 1760. He was appointed governor of South Carolina, April 14,
1761. He left the province for England in May, 1764.
A plain silver dish with a wide scalloped rim divided into twelve sections. Dia-
meter, 83 in.; depth, 14 in. Original inscription:
The Gift of HENRY MIDELTON Esq. to Sº Georges Church in
Dorchester | 1755 -
Later inscription:
Presented to St. Michaels Church by Henry A. Middleton Esqſ
Charleston S.C. April 1871
Maker's mark: AP, American, circa 1755.
Henry Middleton, the donor of this dish to old St George's church at Dor-
chester, South Carolina, was the son of governor Arthur and Sarah (Amory)
Middleton, and was born in 1717. He filled many public offices with general
acceptance, having been president of the first continental congress in 1774, and
president of the provincial congress in South Carolina, 1775–76. He was the
owner of large estates, and the grounds of his seat at Middleton place were laid out
by an English landscape gardener. Henry Middleton was married three times,
(i), to Mary Williams; (ii), to Mary (or Maria) Henrietta Bull, daughter of the
first lieutenant-governor William Bull and his wife, Mary Quintyne; and (iii), in
January, 1776, to lady Mary Mackenzie, widow of John Ainslie and daughter
of George, third earl of Cromartie, who survived him and died at sea November 21,
1788. Henry Middleton died June 13, 1784, and was buried in the family vault
at St James's, Goose Creek, where the old church is still standing.
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PLATE XLVII
1. CHARLESTON, S.C., ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
2. CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, SOUTH CAROLINA


This dish would seem to have been sold by St George's church and purchased by
Henry Augustus Middleton, grandson of the original donor, who presented it to
St Michael's church in 1871. He was the second son of Hon. Thomas and Anne
(Manigault) Middleton, and great-grandson of governor Arthur Middleton. He
graduated at Harvard and Litchfield law schools, but soon retired to country
life. He married, in 1819, Harriett Kinloch, and died March 11, 1887.
A plain silver dish, I of in. in diameter, engraved with the sacred trigram in a
glory.
Original inscription:
St George's, Dorchester|Sº Cºl 1755
Later inscription:
Presented to St. Michaels Church. By Richard Lathers Esq.”
Charleston S.C. April 1871 -
London date-letter for 1729-30. Maker's mark, partially obliterated: TF,
possibly for Thomas Farren.
A silver chalice also from St George's church, Dorchester, is now in St Paul's
church at Summerville, South Carolina.
The vestry of St Michael's presented some silver to Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, rector
from 1804 until 1809, and afterwards bishop of South Carolina. -
According to Dalcho's invaluable history of the church in South Carolina, the
plate of St Michael's church consisted of two large tankards, one chalice, one
paten, and one large alms plate. These were no doubt the complete service given
by governor Boone. There were also a chalice, given in 1816 by “Elias Horry,
Intendant of this city,” whose cousin, Elias Lynch Horry, gave a silver service to
Trinity church, Columbia, in this state; a silver christening basin, presented in
1819 by Miss Ann McPherson; and two alms plates, the gift of George Sommers
in 1764.
CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
CHURCH
Founded in 1632.

HE silver of this church consists of seven tankards, a two-handled
beaker-shaped cup, a flagon, a baptismal basin and a spoon. Two
of the tankards are a pair, having moulded lips and bases, flat-
topped covers serrated in front, thumb-pieces formed of dolphins
and masks; zigzag mouldings are on each side of the cover-joints;
cast and chased cherubs' faces (the scroll at the end of one is broken) are affixed
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to the ends of the handles. Under the top of the handle is a long V-shaped sup-
port. One is inscribed on the cover:
This TANKARD | with three large Flaggons where given to the
Church in Charlestown by | RICHARD SPRAGUE, Esq. a liberal
Benefactor to the Church & poor of said Town A.D. 1703.
The Flaggons not being needed for Sacramental uses, were sold
by Vote of the Church June 17* 1809 & the property vested
in a Town Note see Chh. Book. N*, p. 58, & Chh. Book
Nº. 2, 4°p. 31.
Both tankards are inscribed on the bottoms:
The gift of Cap' Richard Sprague to the Church of Charlstoune
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The arms of Chester, his first wife's family, are
engraved in front of both.
Maker's mark: y , for Edward Winslow of Boston
(1669–1753).
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and
º of the base, 45 in.
* # The donor, captain Richard Sprague, was the son
§§ ñºſ, of Ralph and Joan (Corbin) Sprague, and was born
ź in England. During the Dutch war in 1674, he
commanded a vessel of twelve guns and cruised in
Long Island Sound for the purpose of protecting merchant vessels. He married
(i), February 25, 1672, Emma, daughter of Leonard and Mary Chester, who was
born June 15, 1645, and died May 27, 1676. He married (ii), May 7, 1679,
Katharine, daughter of Amos Richardson and widow of David Anderson, who
died July 22 or 23, 17oo-o I. He died October 7, 1703, having made his will
two days, and added a codicil one day, previously. In this will, which was proved
October 17, 1703, is the following gift of money for silver for this church: “I do
give and bequeath unto ye Church of Christ in Charlestown One hundred pounds
in money part thereof to be laid out and invested into four Sylver tankards for ye
Sacramentall use and ye rest of s” sum to be disposed of by ye Deacons of the s”
Church or their successours for ye best advantage of s” Church.” He also left
A 4oo to Harvard college.
Plate XLVIII.
The third tankard is of the same shape; it has a very low moulded base; a low,
flat-topped cover, pointed in front; a double cupped thumb-piece with a hollow
between; two zigzag mouldings on each side of the joint, the end of the handle
being merely rounded off.

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Engraved on the handle is this inscription:
R + R ZO C C
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XLVIII.
The donor, Richard Russell, came in 1640 from Hereford in England, where he
was born in 1611. He married (i), Maud, daughter of William Pitt, who died in
1652; and (ii), in 1655, Mary, widow of Leonard Chester of Wethersfield, in
Connecticut, who died December 3o, 1688. He died May 14 or 15, 1676.
He became an inhabitant of Charlestown in 1640; a member of this church,
May 22, 1641; freeman, June 2, 1641; a selectman in 1642; representative in
1646 and for twelve years afterwards; speaker for five years between 1648 and
1658; treasurer of the colony for twenty years; and assistant in 1659. He was
in fact the holder of several public offices for more than thirty years. Richard
Russell's will, dated May 29, 1674, and proved March 18, 1676, contains the
following legacy to this church, a part of which was expended in the purchase of
this tankard: “To the Church of Ch' in Charlstown with whom I have been in
sweet Christian fellowship for many years, I do give & bequeath one hundred
pounds to be pd by Ex' to the Deacons for the use of the Church. Also tow” ye
building a house to remayne to the use of the Ministry in yt place I do give and
bequeath fifty pounds upon condition yt a comfortable house be bought or built
& legally settled for yt end within two years after my decease.” Among his other
benefactions were A 2 oo for the poor, A Loo to Harvard college, and legacies to
Rev. Thomas Shepard, Rev. Samuel Whitney and other pastors.
The fourth tankard is very similar and is of the same size. It is, however, serrated
in front, and the handle has a half circle or tongue-shaped end. There are no
zigzag mouldings, and the handle underneath has a V-shaped support. The
thumb-piece is the same shape as that of the third tankard. Engraved on the
handle are the initials
C C, signifying Charlestown Church.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XLVIII.
The fifth tankard has a higher body with a moulded lip and base, a domed and
moulded cover with a turned and twisted finial, and a scrolled thumb-piece, a plain
oval boss being on the handle-end.
Engraved on the handle is this inscription:
C - C 1763
These initials signify “Charlestown Church.”
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Atalater date, about 1800,the following inscription was engraved in an oval panel:
The Gift of Mº Abigail Stevens to the Church in |CHARLESTown
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: JAUSTIN), for Josiah Austin of Charlestown (1719–80).
Plate XLVIII.
Mrs Abigail Stevens was the daughter of David and Mabel (Russell) Jenner and was
born September 19, 17oo. She married (i), September 22, 1719, Edward, son of
Robertand Ruth (Johnson)Wyer,who was born June 22, 1694; and (ii),November
29, 1722, John Stevens, sea-captain of Boston, and son of John and Grace (Gam-
mon) Stevens; he died September 26, 1748, leaving property valued at £6,301.
In Abigail Stevens's will, dated May 13, 1776, and proved June 12, 1782, is the
following bequest to this church: “I give to the Church of Christ in Charlestown
k and a large Damask Table Cloth marked º
The initials on this tankard would indicate that it had belonged to her second
husband's parents, John and Grace Stevens.
The inscription was wrongly engraved upon this tankard by order of the church,
the original tankard, given by Mrs Stevens, having been melted in 1800.
The sixth tankard is exactly like the fifth. It is inscribed on the handle:
C - C 1763
a large silver Tankard marked
The initials represent “Charlestown Church.”
Maker's mark: JAUSTIN), for Josiah Austin of Charlestown (1719-80).
The seventh tankard is inscribed in a panel:
The Gift of Cap: Thomas Miller, to the Church,in CHARLES-
TOWN | 1795
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 53 in.
No maker's marks.
Plate XLVIII.
The donor, deacon Thomas Miller, blacksmith, was the son of James and Sarah
(Lane) Miller and was born November 3o, 1747. He married (i), May 6, 1772,
Hannah Rand, who died February I I, I 796, aged 46; and (ii), October 13, 1796,
Mrs Elizabeth Devens, who died in April, 1830. In the possession of this church
is an oil portrait of captain Thomas Miller, on which is the following: “Thomas
Miller an ensign in the battle of Bunker Hill, and during 45 years deacon of
the First Church.” He died July 31, 1832, without issue. His will, dated Novem-
ber 22, 1831, and proved November 20, 1832, contains a legacy of Ioo dollars
to this church. >
The cup has a large bell-shaped body on a short moulded base; the two handles
are flat and solid and have moulded edges.
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Inscription:
Ex Donomº Elis. Smith|to the Church of Charlestown|april; 12 1717.
Height, exclusive of the handles, 65 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the
base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The donor, Mrs Elizabeth Smith, married (i), Crispin Wadlen (Wadland); and (ii),
January 2, 1671-72, Daniel Smith, gunsmith and ship's carpenter of Charlestown,
who died March 24, 1707. Her will, dated September 27, 1716, and proved
April 18, 1717, contains the following item: “I give & bequeath to the Church
of Christ in Charlestown ten pounds to be paid by my Executor for a piece of
plate.” She bequeathed A 2 oo, two silver tankards and other plate, to her kinsman
and executor, Walter Goodridge, mariner, who was, perhaps, the donor of a cup
to the Second church, Boston (see page 36).
Plate XLVIII.
The tall cylindrical flagon has two mouldings on the body, which has a moulded
base; the domed and moulded cover has a turned finial; the thumb-pieceisscrolled;
a grotesque mask is on the handle-end. In front are the Lemon arms.
Below the arms is the following inscription in a
panel surmounted by a cherub's head and wings:
ºš The Gift of Mº Mary Lemon
§eºs TO THE | 1: Church of Christ
\ſº *) § IN | Charlestowne
jº -- SSS wº SºN
RN ſ U Sº N SN º y \º -ā- O *
&Q); º Nº. Height, I 3% in: diameter of the mouth, 45 in., an
Ǻ s: É § §§ º: of the base, 6# 1Il.
sºlºſſº Maker's mark: name, for John Potwine of Boston
º Nº. § , º º
(1698–1792).
iº; The donor, Mary (Bradley) Lemmon, was the wife
jºº of Joseph Lemmon of Charlestown (born in 1662
wºg. Tº and died in 1709), whom she married June 12,
1690. Their grandson, Dr Joseph Lemmon, gave
a silver baptismal basin to the First Congregational church at Marblehead, Mas-
sachusetts, which is still preserved there (see page 264). Mrs Mary Lemon
married (ii), October 29, 1716, Samuel Phillips.
Plate XLVIII.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a slightly
curved rim with a moulded edge. It is inscribed under the rim in one line:
SS
Hocce Lavacrum Ecclesiae Charlstonensi N ov-Anglià in Baptismi
Usum dedicatHenricus Phillips I”. Maii 1726
Diameter, 123 in.; depth, 23 in.


















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Maker's mark; ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XLVIII.
The donor, captain Henry Phillips, merchant, was the son of colonel John Phillips,
treasurer of the province and a judge, and his second wife, Sarah, daughter of John
Stedman, who had previously married (i), John Brackett; (ii), Samuel Alcock; and
(iii), Thomas Graves. The donor married, May 27, 1708, Joanna, daughter of
Joseph and Sarah (Danson) Lynde and widow of Samuel Everton, who died before
August 31, 1707. He died December 14, 1729. A silver “bowle,” given by his
father to the Second Church at Boston in 1675, is one of the pieces lost from that
church.
The spoon has a rat-tail on the bowl, and the handle is turned up. On the back
are these initials:
C + C (for Charlestown Church).
Length, I 13 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The people of Charlestown, anticipating an attack by the British in 1775, placed
the church silver in safety. The following account of its removal appears in a paper
called “The Church’s Account”:
“1775, Apr. 22. To carring the Church plate and Sund:y to Reading 4 5 I 2 6
To removing Chest &c. to Mr. Prentices 2 5 O
1783 To fetch.* the Church” Chest from
Reading \
To paid for horse and cart I O O
To myself and horse I O O
To my man to drive Cart 3 O y 6 2 6
To expenses 2 O
To paid the Rev" Mr. Prentice for
keeping Chest I 8 o
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It is supposed that captain Thomas Miller, one of the deacons and donor of the
seventh tankard, made this account.
At a meeting of the church held January 20, 1768, a committee, consisting of
Thomas Russell, Richard Cary, Caleb Call, John Frothingham, Tim” Austin,
and David Cheever, was appointed to examine the accounts and property and
the following is from that report: “And the plate belonging to the Church we
find to be as Follows: Three Silver Flaggons, Two Silver Tankards Given by Capt.
Richard Sprague.
One Flaggon Given by M"Mary Lemmon, One Tankard Given by the Worshipful
Richard Russell Esq.
One Large Cup Given by M*Eliz" Smith. One Tankard Given by the Rev"Tho"
Sheppard. Eight Tankards & one Spoon more belonging to the Church, the
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PLATE XLIX
1. CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGL, SOCIETY
2. COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGL. SOCIETY











whole Containing Four hundred & Eighty ounces & 3–there is Likewise
belonging to the Church Eight Pewter Dishes, Eight Pewter Flaggons, One
Diaper Cloth, Two Napkins & a Green Cloth for a covering.”
According to Budington's history of this church, the sacramental silver in the
year 1800 consisted of four flagons, fourteen tankards, one cup, one basin and
a spoon. Of these, three flagons and seven tankards were sold and the proceeds
loaned to the town of Charlestown, “to be again invested in plate for the use of
the communion table, at the pleasure of the church.”
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1655.
N this church is a caudle cup and a tankard, both of silver. The caudle cup
has an upright body, curved at the lip, the upper part being plain and the
lower part spirally fluted; it has a short plain base, and two solid cast scrolled
foliated and beaded handles. Engraved on the bottom are the initials of the
original owners: F
I L.
It was engraved atalater date with the initials C.C.,signifying"ChelmsfordChurch.”
Height, 34 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XLIX.
The above initials are those of John Fiske and Lydia, his wife. He was the son of
Rev. John Fiske, first pastor of this church, who was born in 1601 in St James's
parish, South Elmham, Suffolk, and was educated at King's college, Cambridge.
He married Ann Gipps of Frinshall, Norfolk, and emigrated to New England in
1637. After a short sojourn at Cambridge in Massachusetts, he removed to Salem
in the same state, where he became master of the grammar school, among his
pupils being sir George Downing, first baronet. He was minister at Wenham
from 1644 to 1655, when he removed to Chelmsford, and died there Janu-
ary 14, 1676. His son, the donor of this caudle cup, married Lydia Fletcher in
I 666, and died about 17 oo.
The tankard has a plain body, a moulded base, a flat-topped cover serrated in
front, and a thumb-piece formed of a mask between two dolphins; the handle has
a V-shaped support, with a notched end. A cherub's face, cast and chased, is on
the handle-end, the lower part being broken off; the part of the body where the
lower part of the handle is joined has been repaired.
* Communicated by Mr Gardner Bates.

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Inscription:
The Gift of The late Revºl M. Samson Stoddard to the Church
of Christ|In|Chelmsford|Anno 174o
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: º, for Thomas Millner (Miller) of Boston (circa 1690-1745).
Plate XLIX.
Rev. Sampson Stoddard, the donor, was the son of Samson Stoddard of Boston,
and grandson of Anthony Stoddard, a prominent citizen and linen-draper. He
graduated at Harvard in 1701, and was ordained third pastor of this church,
July 25, 1706; he died at Chelmsford August 23, 1740. His first wife's name is
unknown. In 1727 he married Mrs Margaret Halkerston of Boston. In his will,
dated March 23, 1738, and proved December 22, 1740, is the following clause
bequeathing this piece: “It is my will & desire that my least Silver Tankard be
given to the Church of Chelmsford to be used constantly at the Communion
Table.” His wife, Margaret, and his son, Sampson, are named as executors in his
will, which also mentions his children, William, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Rebekah,
Sarah, Mary and Margaret. The donor's estate was valued at £1,74o 17s. 8d.,
which included the following plate: two tankards, three porringers, one sugar
box, one bowl, one server, three cups, three spoon bowls, three spoon handles
and nine spoons, weighing eleven pounds and two ounces avoirdupois, valued at
A 2.26 6s.
CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 od.
N this church are two chalices, one having a paten-cover, and a paten. All
are illustrated on Plate L, N° 1.
The first was the gift of queen Anne. It is plain and of conventional form,
having a bell-shaped body on a stem with a moulded centre, and a moulded
base. The paten-cover is of conventional shape. Both are inscribed:
Amma Reginae
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in. The paten-cover is 43 in. by 1% in.
London date-letter for 170 S-06. Maker's mark: Gi, in black letters in a dotted
punch, for William Gibson—the maker of the similar chaliceand paten-cover, which
were given by queen Anne to Holy Trinity church at Oxford in Pennsylvania.
The second chalice has a large bell-shaped body, the lower part being spirally
fluted, supported by a thick stem, moulded in the middle; the edge of the base
is gadrooned.
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PLATE L
1. CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
2. OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH


Inscription in one line:
The Gift : of: the : Homº . Sº : Jeffrey : Jeffreys : to : S : Pau/s
: Church : in : Chester: Pensylvania :
Height, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in.; and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: tº. The shape ofthe punchis invisible. It is, perhaps, a heart. The
maker was probably Thomas Atkins of Bristol in England, circa 1703.
Sir Jeffrey Jeffreys, of St Mary Axe in the city of London, and of the Priory, Bre-
con, in South Wales, was knighted October 20, 1699, by William III. He was
an alderman and sheriff of London, and represented Brecknock in parliament
from 1689 until his death in 17 og. He married Sarah, daughter of Nicholas
Dawes, who died December 30, 1725. His armorial book-plate, dated 17 or, is
inscribed: “S' Jeffrey Jeffreys of the Priory in Brecknockshire and of the City of
London K".” These two pieces of silver were bought for the sum of A 1 1 14s.,
made up of a gift of £7, sent by sir Jeffrey Jeffreys through colonel Robert Quarys
and A 4 14s. from the communion alms." The accounts and other details of their
purchase in 1704 are given in the original records of the church, in the hand-
writing of Rev. Henry Nichols, the first pastor
CLAVERACK, NEW YORK, REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1716.
PLAIN beaker inscribed:

SACRIFICIA DEI SUNT SPIRITUS FRACTUS, ANIMUM
FRACTUM ET CONTRITUM. O DEUs NoN SPERNIs.
PSALM 5 I:V: I 7. CLAVERACK. ANNO Domini 1765
Height, 6% in.
Maker's mark: HDR, probably for Peter De Reimer of New York.
CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, LANCASTER COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
PLAIN cylindrical silver flagon with a flat-topped cover, a scrolled
thumb-piece and a wide moulded base, the handle-end being

tongue-shaped. Inscription:
Christ Church Parish Lancaster County
* From notes contributed by the late Mr Wm. Shaler Johnson.
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Height, 11% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 7 in. -
London date-letter for 172 o–21. Maker's mark: F O, with a mitre above and a
mullet below, in a shaped shield, for Thomas Folkingham, who was the maker
of a chalice and paten-cover of 1717-18 in the parish church of North Elk,
Maryland.
Plate LI. • . .
A plain silver paten-cover with a reel-shaped handle-foot.
Diameter, 54 in.; height, I in.
Maker's mark: I. I., with two stars above and a scallop below, in a heart.
English, circa 17oo. -
Plate LI.
CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1706. * - -
TALL chalice with a shallow beaker-shaped body, the upper part of

which is plain and the lower part spirally fluted. It is supported
on a baluster stem, the lower part having a beading and cast
foliage; the edge of the base is fluted.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark: {B, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746), who made
many silver vessels for churches in Massachusetts, as will be observed by reference
to the index of makers' marks.
A plain paten with a narrow moulded edge, supported on a truncated foot.
A shield of arms has been covered by a cross and Solomon's pentangle.
Inscription: • .
Presented to the Episcopal Church of Christ Church Parish by
M” Mary Geyer 31* March 1820. - -
Diameter, 9 in.; height, 24 in.
London date-letter for 1709-1 o. The maker's mark is illegible. -
Mrs Mary Geyer, the donor, was the daughter of William and Ann (Hinkley)
McGillivray. She married (i), captain Oakford of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
(ii), captain John Geyer of Charleston, South Carolina, where she was born. She
died about 1842, and was buried in the family burying ground in Christ Church
parish. -
Both these vessels are illustrated on Plate XLVII.
. A silver chalice and paten, given to this church in 1763 by Jacob Motte of
Charleston, have disappeared. He was treasurer of the province for thirty years,
and a monument was erected to him and his first wife, Elizabeth, in St Philip's
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PLATE LI
1. CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
2. DONATION CHURCH, LYNNHAVEN PARISH, VIRGINIA


church at Charleston. A monument to his son, Jacob, and his wife, Rebecca
(Brewton), was also in that church. (Dalcho's History of the church in South
Carolina, pp. 1 2 3, 208.)
CLINTON, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
(Formerly the First Society or parish in the town of Killingworth.)
Founded in 1667.
Nthis churcharesixplain silver cups with bell-shaped bodies on high moulded
bases, and two solid flat handles.
One is inscribed:
A GIFT TO THE | FIRST CHURCH of KILLINGworTH By MRS
CATHARINE ATWATER LATE WIFE OF | MR JEREMIAH ATWATER
OF NEW HAVEN | 4TH DAUGHTER OF | Doc'R BENJ GALE
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: GC), for Ebenezer Chittenden of Guilford and New Haven
(1726–1812).
The donor, Catharine Atwater, was the fourth daughter of Dr Benjamin and
Hannah (Elliott) Gale of Killingworth, where she was born June 21, 1742.
She married, April 6, 1780, as his second wife, Jeremiah, son of Jonathan
Atwater, who was born in 1734 and was elected steward of Yale college in 1778,
and died November 12, 1811. She died, June 19, 1797, without issue, and was
buried in the Maple Avenue cemetery at New Haven in Connecticut, where
her gravestone is preserved. (See the Atwater Genealogy, by Francis Atwater,
I 9o I.)
Two other cups are inscribed:
PROPERTY OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN KILLINGworTH
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
One bears Ebenezer Chittenden's mark as above: GC).
The other is marked LWFORIBES, of New York, circa 1815.
The fourth cup is inscribed like the second and third.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Makers' mark: * for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven, circa 1820.
The fifth and sixth cups are neither inscribed nor marked. The dimensions are
the same as the fourth cup.
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COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in I 7 I 4. e
N this church are twelve silver beakers; they have straight bodies, with curved
lips and moulded bases. The four earliest are inscribed within a foliated panel:
The Gift of Dea" |John Jacobs to the 2. Church of Christ
in Hingham | 1728 -
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 38 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Guº, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donor, deacon John Jacobs (Jacob), was born July 31, 1679, at Hingham,
and married February 19, 17 Io-1 1, Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth
(Thaxter) Cushing. He had no children, and his principal heir was his wife's
grand-nephew, Thomas Lothrop, then fifteen years old. John Jacobs was one of
the founders and one of the first deacons of the first church in Cohasset; he was
usually styled “captain,” and was an important and greatly respected member of
the community. The explanation of the name of the church at Hingham in the
inscription is that at the time of this gift, 1728, Cohasset was part of the town
of Hingham, and therefore, at the foundation of this church, it was called the
“Second church.” After 1770, when Cohasset became a town, this church became
the “First parish of Cohasset.” - -
Two other similar beakers, with plainer moulded bases, were also given by deacon
John Jacobs and are inscribed:
The Gift of Deacon John.Jacobs | to the Church of Christ in Cohaſset
According to the original manuscript records of the church, dating from the
first pastorate of Nehemiah Hobart (1721-40), until the present time, the money
for the purchase of these two beakers was bequeathed to the church. This is
confirmed by the following extract from his will dated June 11, 1757, and
proved November 28, 1759: “I give to the Second Church of Hingham two
silver cups of the same dimensions with those I have formerly given, to be pro-
cured by my executor [his nephew Samuel Cushing] immediately after my
decease.” The gift would seem to have been obtained with some difficulty, as is
confirmed by the following extraćt from the church records: “April 6, 1795,
The Brethren of the Church met agreeably to previous notice, and voted, To
choose a committee upon Brother Job Cushing and to request him to comply
with the clause of the will of Deacon John Jacob by which he gave to this
church, two silver Cups, and that this committee be impowered to take such
security of Brother Job Cushing, who is answerable for the payments as they
shall deem proper.” “Also voted that Deacon Abel Kent and Deacon Uriah
* From notes contributed by the pastor, Rev. William R. Cole.
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Lincoln be a committee to wait upon Brother Job Cushing for the aforesaid
purpose.”
John Jacobs also bequeathed four pounds towards purchasing a bell for this parish.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's marks. Date, circa 1795.
One of each of the “Jacobs” beakers is illustrated on Plate XLIX.
Another pair of beakers, similar to the last but slightly taller. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon Uriah Lincoln to the Church of Christ in
Cohaſset 1821
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: Hobbs, for Nathan Hobbs of Boston (1792-1868).
The donor was born September 27, 1746, and died April 18, 1826. He married
January 7, 1773, Mary, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Hobart) Lincoln, who
was born in 1755 and died March 3, 1793. He was chosen deacon in 1793 and
was released from officeathis request in 1819. He served through the pastorate of
Josiah C. Shaw (1793–96) and for twenty-three years of the pastorate of Jacob
Flint (1798–1836). A farmer and tanner, Uriah Lincoln was a prominent man
in town affairs; was moderator for several years; town clerk; and selectman. He
lived in South Main street in a house built by his grandfather.
Inscription on the next pair of beakers:
To the Church of Christ in Cohasset, This Cup is the Gift of
the //idow Susamma Lewis; it being the proceeds of a Gold
Medal, from the King of Denmark to her late husband | Cap'
John Lewis
Maker's mark: Hobbs, for Nathan Hobbs of Boston (1792-1868).
Captain John Lewis wasamaster mariner. He married in Boston, Susanna, daughter
of Thomas and Rebecca (Allyne) (Kilby) Lincoln, who was born June 19, 1757.
He died in 1805 and his widow died May 8, 1826. They resided in Elm street
in Cohasset, in a house built by captain John Lewis about 178o.
Inscription on another pair of beakers:
Presented to the first Church in Cohassett, October 1, 1843
ày Rebecca Tower, Widow of the late | Cap; Levi Tower
Maker's mark: NHobbs, for Nathan Hobbs of Boston (1792-1868).
The gift is referred to in the church records thus: “November 2, 1843. At a
meeting of the church this morning, voted that the thanks of this church be given
to Mrs. Rebecca Tower for two valuable silver communion cups, which she pre-
sented to church last communion day, which we receive as a manifestation of her
liberality and of her deep interest in the church.”
The donor's husband, captain Levi Tower, was born July 25, 1756, and married
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(i), February 25, 1775, Priscilla, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lincoln)
Nichols, who died May 3, 1796. He married, (ii), May 17, 1799, Ruth (Beal)
Stoddard, daughter of Thomas and Susanna (Lincoln) Beal, and widow of Zenas
Stoddard; she died December 8, 1817. He married, (iii), March 29, 1818,
Rebecca (Lincoln) Pike, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Allyne) (Kilby)
Lincoln, who gave these beakers; she died June 17, 1850. Captain Levi Tower
served as a drummer in the revolution; was a farmer and master shipbuilder and
was interested in navigation; selectman, 1788–92; moderator, 1791; captain of
the militia company; and representative, 1816. He died August 12, 1823."
COLUMBIA, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 172 o.
PLAIN bell-shaped silver beaker with a moulded base. Inscription:

The Gift of Capt. | Samuel Buckingham | £O
the 2: Church In Lebanon 1756
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Wºoſt, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Captain Samuel Buckingham, the donor, was the second son of Thomas and Mar-
garet (Griswold) Buckingham, and was born September 26, 1694, at Saybrook
in Connecticut. His wife, Zerviah, died September 17, 1748, aged 44. He died
July 31, 1756, and was buried in the Columbia cemetery. His will, dated July 1o,
1756, mentions his brothers, Thomas and Joseph; his nephew, William Bucking-
ham; the heirs of his sister, Sarah Crocker, deceased; his sisters, Margaret Johnson
and Mary Huntington; Jedediah Buckingham and Jeremiah Silvia.”
CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1636.
HE silver vessels of this church consist of six caudle cups, a mug,
six cups and a pair of flagons, all plain.
The first caudle cup is gourd-shaped, on a low plain base, and has
two plain solid scrolled handles. It is inscribed on the bottom:

The Gift of m” Magaret Bridges of finglas in Ireland
to yº Church of Concord Apr: 6 : 1676
* For these genealogies see The Genealogies of the Families of Cohasset, 1909.
* Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, by Rev. F. W. Chapman, 1872.
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Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The minister at this time was Rev. Edward Bulkeley (1659-96), son of the first
pastor, Rev. Peter Bulkeley, formerly rector of Odell in Bedfordshire, England,
who was educated at St John's college, Cambridge.
Plate LII.
The secondis exactly like the first cup, and the same size. Inscription on the bottom:
Church
The Gift (cheifly) of Tho: | Browne Sen a member of:
of Concord to y” | Said Church 82
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The donor, Thomas Browne, senior, was the first of the line in America. He and
his wife, Bridget, whose family name is unknown, came from England in 1640,
and lived in Concord. She died there, March 5, 168o, while her husband died
November 3, 1688, at Cambridge in Massachusetts. They had five children,
Boaz, Jabez, Mary, Eleazer and Thomas. The latter was the original owner of
the land in Concord known as “Battle Lawn.”
Plate LII.
The other four caudle cups are the same shape as the above, and have two solid
handles notched on the shoulders. Inscription:
Concord Church Treasure 1714
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
These were bought during the pastorate of Rev. John Whiting (1713–37).
Plate LII.
The mug has a “bellied” body, with a moulded lip and base. The handle is hol-
low, with a flat back, and has a tongue on the top. Inscription in an ornamental
oval panel, suspended from a knot:
The Gift of Mary Ingraham to the Church in | CONCORD
At an earlier date the following inscription was engraved on the handle:
B M
N . D T : M
ŽO
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth and the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: gurº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate LII.
The donor, Mary Ingraham, was the widow of Tilly Merrick, and married as her
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second husband, Duncan Ingraham, a master mariner, who had for many years
been engaged in the Surinam trade. He was also a merchant at Boston, his busi-
ness consisting of, at least in part, slave-dealing. He spent some time in France,
and John Adams speaks of him in his diary as his associate in Paris. His Tory views
earned for himself some unpopularity. On one occasion, as he and his wife were
driving through the streets, a sheep's head and pluck were hung on the back of
his new chaise, in resentment of his political views. On another occasion, when
he was entertaining British officers at his house, numbers of men caused great
disturbance outside. His Tory sympathies slackened as the hopes of the rebels
brightened with the capture of Cornwallis.
The mug would seem from the inscription to have been a gift from Ingraham's
clerk, Nathan Bond and his wife (whose name is unknown) to Tilly Merrick
(Mary Ingraham's son by her first marriage) and his wife, Mary Merrick. Accord-
ing to the inscription on his gravestone in the old burying-ground at Concord,
Nathan Bond was the son of Abijah and Elizabeth Bond of that town. He died
at Boston, August 20, 1786, aged 6o.
Four of the cups arealike, having deepbell-shaped bodies on high moulded bases.
Inscription:
The gift| of | John Cuming Esq: | to the Church | in Concord
Weights marked, 8 oz. 9 dwts.; 8 oz. 14 dwts.; 8 oz. 9 dwts, and 8oz.
8 dwt. I 2 grs. &
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: º, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 1750-1821).
One of these cups is illustrated on Plate LII.
The donor, John Cuming, was a benevolent physician who made various be-
quests to the poor and the schools of Concord. By his legacy to Harvard college
the Harvard Medical school was founded. These four cups and the pair of silver
flagons were bought with his bequest of £50, in the following extract from his
will, in the church records for January, 1793: “I give and bequeath to the
Church in the Town of Concord, Fifty Pounds Sterling, to be as soon as may be
laid out in silver vessels to furnish the Communion Table.” He also left £25 to
be disposed of to poor communicants.
A fifth cup is exactly like the above four, and is inscribed:
The gift of | Richard Kates | to the Church | in Concord
The weight marked is 8 oz. 8 dwts. - -
Maker's mark: EEI, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 1750-1821).
One of these cups is illustrated on Plate LII.
The donor, Richard Kates or Keats, describes himself as a yeoman in his will,
dated August 18, 1716, and proved April 15, 1718. He bequeaths “to the
Church of Concord £6 to procure a piece of Communion plate” with his name
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engraved thereon. The executor's account mentions 4 15 7s. paid to Mr Coney
(John Coney, silversmith of Boston) for rings and a silver cup. This cup was
unfortunately melted in 1793, and the above piece obtained in its place. Richard
Keats was buried in the Main Street burying-ground at Concord, March 20,
1717–18, aged 72."
Another cup, exactly similar, is inscribed:
The property of the Church in Concord
Weight marked, 8 oz. 9 dwts.
Maker's mark: E3, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 1750–1821).
The church records for January, 1793, refer to the payment of £66 13s. 4d.,
lawful money, to Samuel Bartlett, Esq. (silversmith of Boston) for silver plate for
the communion table. This amount doubtless covered the cost of these six cups
and the pair of flagons.
The two tall cylindrical flagons have domed covers with twisted finials, high
moulded bases and scrolled handles. Inscription:
The gift | of John Cuming Esq: to the Church in Concord
Weight marked, 52 oz. I 7 dwts, and 54 oz. 17 dwts.
Height, 14% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 63 in.
©
Maker's marks: SEARTETTI, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 1750–1821).
Plate LII.
DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1696.
PLAIN silver baptismal basin, domed in the middle of the depression;

the edge of the rim is moulded. Diameter, I 14 in. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Comfort Starr March In
Dambury Commecticutt W : E. to the Church of
Christ in Said Town Aug. 25. 1753
Maker's mark: JCOBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
Comfort Starr, the donor, was the youngest son of captain Josiah and Rebecca
Starr, and was born October 20, 1706, at Danbury. He was a banker, a success-
ful merchant, and one of the most prominent men in the town and colony, having
held several public offices. He died May 1 1, 1763. His only child, Nathan, was
*Notes on the donors have been contributed by Mr Henry F. Smith of Concord.
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born September 6, 1732, graduated at Yale college in 1750, and died June 9,
I 752. Comfort Starr's public benefactions included A 30 to an Indian school
under Rev. Mr Wheelock, and Aſ8oo for the support of a school in Danbury.
He left a legacy to Comfort Starr, son of captain John Starr, “in consideration of
his name.” (The Starr Family.) His widow, Hannah (who was the daughter of
Rev. Seth Shore of Danbury), married as her second husband, Thomas Hill, the
donor of silver to Fairfield, Greenfield Hill, and Greens Farms churches (see
pages I 74, 177 and 188). She died in 1791, having married as her third and
fourth husbands, Peter Lockwood and Joshua Pearce.
DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1686.
OURTEEN plain silver vessels are in this church, namely, five tankards,
three cups, a caudle cup, four beakers and a basin.
The first tankard has a moulded lip and base, a domed cover with a
turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a large mask on the handle-
end. A moulding encircles the body. It is inscribed in a double circle,
surmounted by a basket of fruit, and decorated with palm branches and festoons:
The Gift OF | THo WELLS Esq. Decº to the Church of |
Christ in | DEAR=FIELD | I 75 O
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: HURD), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate LII.
Thomas Wells, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Hepzibah (Buel) Wells and
was born about 1678. He married, March 29, 17oo, Sarah, daughter of Joseph
Barnard. He was a trader and surveyor, and for twelve years a selectman. He was
a captain and was engaged in the Pomroy pursuit in 1698. He led a large scout
to the frontiers of Canada in 1725, Joseph Clesson being his lieutenant. His
cousin gave the second tankard. His wife's brother, Samuel Barnard, was the
donor of the third tankard and the first beaker. g
The second tankard is similar, but is without the moulded band on the body; a
plain oval boss is on the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Ebenezer Wells to the Church of Deerfield
An° 1758
Height, 8; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 54 in.
* Yale Biographies, by Franklin B. Dexter.
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PLATE LII
1. CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
2. DEARFIELD, MASS., FIRST CONGL. CHURCH


Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Plate LII.
The donor was the son of Ebenezer and Mary (Waite) Wells, and was born
September 13, 1691. He married May 6, 1720, Abigail, daughter of Joseph
Barnard. He died June 12, 1758; she died March 11, 1772. His cousin, Thomas
Wells, gave the first tankard, while his wife was the sister of the same donor and
of Samuel Barnard, who gave the third tankard and the first beaker.
The third tankard is like the second, but has a turned and twisted finial. Inscrip-
tion in a circle:
The Gift of Samuel Barnard Esq.
Deerfield | 1763
to the Church of Chist | in
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: ; REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate LII.
Samuel Barnard, the donor of this tankard and of a beaker, described on page 1 39,
was the son of Joseph and Sarah (Strong) Barnard, and was born December 1,
1684. He married (i), May 22, 1718, at Roxbury, Sarah Williams, who died
August 4, 1720, (ii), May 29, 1723, Rachel, daughter of Timothy Lindall of
Salem, and widow of his cousin, Thomas Barnard; she died August 3 o, 1743,
aged 56; (iii), Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. William Williams; she died Novem-
ber 9, 1753, aged 46; and (iv), August 21, 1756, Catherine, widow of Rev.
Samuel Dexter of Dedham. He was engaged in the Meadow fight of 1704, and
was captain in Father Rasle's war. Samuel Barnard removed to Salem in Massa-
chusetts, where he amassed a large fortune by trade, dying there November 21,
1762. His sister, Sarah, was the wife of Thomas Wells, donor of the first tan-
kard. He bequeathed money for silver communion plate for the First Congrega-
tional Society at Salem, but this was unfortunately remade with other gifts into
a dish in 1815. He also gave a piece of silver to Greenfield church, but it was re-
modelled in 1859.
Paul Revere's original bill for the above tankard is in the possession of the hon.
George Sheldon; its weight is given as 30 oz. 8 dwt.s., the cost of the metal being
A Io 12s. 8d., and the making 4.3. The engraving of the inscription cost 3s. 4d.
The fourth tankard has a plain cylindrical body, hooped in two places; the domed
cover is surmounted by an eagle; the thumb-piece is pierced.
Inscription:
PRESENTED by the Directors of the Banks of the UNITED STATEs,
North-AMERICA & PENNSYLVANIA | To John Williams Esquire, of
Deerfield in the State of Massachusetts |Justice of the PEACE,
in consideration of Services rendered their Institutions | A.D.
I 8o I.
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A later inscription has been engraved:
The Gift of John Williams Esquire To THE FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH in Deerfield. | A.D. 1832.
The weight marked is 40 oz.
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: WILLIARTSON., for Samuel Williamson of Philadelphia, circa
I 8oo.
Plate LII.
John Williams, the donor, was a prominent Tory.
The fifth tankard is similar to the third, but has a mask on the handle-end.
Inscription:
A Domation from L'Elijah|Arms to the Church in Deer field
I 8o 2 g
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: º, for Joseph Loring of Boston (1743-1815).
Lieutenant Elijah Arms, the donor, was the son of William and Rebecca (Nash)
Arms, and was born in 1727. He married (i), August 17, 1758, Experience,
daughter of Nathaniel Hawks, who died December 28, 1771, aged 31; and (ii),
November 24, 1774, Naomi, daughter of Elijah Lyman, who died December 28,
1818, aged 79. The donor removed to Mill River, where he died October 5,
I 8o 2.
The first cup has a bell-shaped body on a low moulded base, and two solid strap
handles.
Inscription :
Deerfield Chh
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate LII.
The caudle cup has a gourd-shaped body on a low base, and two solid scrolled
handles. Inscription:
H + Beamon
Height, 3% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 35 in.
Maker's mark: WP), for William Pollard of Boston (1690-circa 1746).
Plate LII. - ~.
The donor, Hannah Beamon, was the daughter of Francis and Hannah (Marvin)
Barnard of Hartford, and was born about 1646. She married (), Dr John
Westcarr of Hadley, who died in September, 1675; and (ii), October 9, 1680,
Simon Beamon of Deerfield. Both were captured in 1704, but came back
from Canada. She is said to have been the first school-dame in Deerfield.
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The narrow escape of herself and her pupils in the attack on Deerfield by the
French and Indians in 1694 is narrated with much other information in Sheldon's
IHistory of Deerfield. Hannah Beamon died March 13, 1739, leaving considerable
property for the benefit of the schools in Deerfield.’ *
The first beaker is straight-sided, with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Samuel Bernard to the Church in Deerfeild. 1723
Height, 4} in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate LII.
A tankard given to this church by the same donor, Samuel Barnard, is described
on page I 37.
Two cups with two handles, and a baptismal basin, inscribed:
Given to the Church in Deerfield by Mº Abagai/ Worton 1806
No maker's marks.
Two beakers, inscribed :
Gift of George Arms 1819.
9. for Lewis Cary of Boston (1798–1834).
Church 1st Parish Deerfield
Maker's mark: L CARY, as above.
DERBY, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1678.
N this church are a large flagon and six cups of plain silver.
The flagon has a long pear-shaped body on a moulded base, a domed cover
with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a scrolled handle. Inscription,
within double branches:
A Gift to the first Church of Christ im Derby | &y AV!
French 1781.
* Notes on Deerfield church contributed by Miss Emma L. Coleman.

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Height, 174 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in.
Maker's mark, ECHITTENDEN, for Ebenezer Chittenden of Guilford and New
Haven (1726–1812).
Nathaniel French, the donor, was the son of Francis French junior and his wife,
Anna Bowers, and was born here October 28, 1717. He was one of those who
took the oath of freeman and loyalty to the colony in 1777 and 1778. He died
here, November 13, 1781. His will, dated October 1 o, 1781, and proved in the
following month, contains the following legacy of this flagon: “I give one hundred
pounds lawful money unto the First Ecclesiastical Society in Derby Forty pounds
of which to be put into the Bank for the support of the Gospel in sq Society &
Forty pounds of which sq sum to purchase a silver Flaggon for the Church in sq
Society & the remaining Twenty pounds to purchase small Bibles for the poor
in sq Society sq Bibles to be purchased & distributed at the discretion of my
Executors.”
The following note from the church records reveals the fact that the flagon was
not obtained for several years after the date of the legacy:
“[1797] Ata meeting of the Chh—Voted that Deacon Eliphalet Hotchkiss–Decº
Dan'ſ Holbrook— Mr. John Howd Mr Thms Yale & Mr Nathan Smith be a com-
mittee to receive and apply certain monies given to the Chh by Mr Nath! French
Deceased, according to the manner specified in his last will & testament.
April 5th 18 oo The business was completed according to the appointment
and a silver Flagon procured of the Value of 40 Pounds L Money—which was
made by Mr Ebenezer Chittenden of New haven who was upwards of 70 years
of age.” -
The six cups are alike, having oviform bodies on plain stems and splayed
bases.
Inscription:
Derby Church 1804
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in.
Maker's mark: MG , for Miles Gorham of New Haven (1757–1847).
According to the following note in the church records, these cups would seem
to have been got in exchange for other silver:
“At a meeting of the Chh July 22d 1804. Voted
To sell one Flagon & the cups formerly used by the Chh and that Deac. Holbrook
Deacon Tomlinson Mr John Howd & Mr J. Smith be a committee to dispose
of them to the best advantage for the Chh– and that any two of sº com—be
authorized to complete a contract for the same.
Test Amasa Porter Mod—”
* Copy sent by Mr Walter N. Sperry.
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DIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 17 Io.
PLAIN straight-sided beaker with a curved lip and a moulded base
is the only piece of old silver in this church. Inscription:
Iared Talbut
Height, 4 in.; diameter of mouth, 3% in., and of base, 3% in.
No marks. American, circa 173 o.
Jared Talbot, the donor, who was the son of Jared and Sarah (Andrews) Talbot,
was born in 1667. He married in 1687, Rebecca Hathaway and was the father
of fourteen children; he died in 1733. His will, made February 14, 1733-34,
and proved February 20, 1733-34, contains the following clause: “I give
my loving Pastor Nathaniel Fisher Ten Pounds one year after my decease.
I bequeath to Church of Christ in Dighton Ten Pounds for Church use allowing
as the Deacon shall order.” The beaker was doubtless purchased with the second
of these bequests. Rev. Nathaniel Fisher mentioned in his will, was the first
pastor of this church, of which Jared Talbot was one of the founders.'
DONATION CHURCH, LYNNHAVEN PARISH,
PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PLAIN bell-shaped silver chalice with a short stem, moulded in the
middle, and a moulded base.
Height, 7 in.; diameter ofthe mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1712–13. The maker's mark is illegible.
A plain silver paten with a truncated base. It is inscribed:
Maximi/iam Boush
Engraved in the middle are these arms:
Diameter, 6% in.; height, 13 in.
London date-letter for 1711-12. Maker's mark, A NE,
in a shaped punch, for Anthony Nelme.
Maximilian Boush, the donor of this paten, was the
nephew of captain Samuel Boush, the donor of a silver
chalice now in Christ church, Norfolk, Virginia. He
was the prosecuting attorney in the celebrated Grace
Sherwood trial for witchcraft. He was a member of the house ofburgesses for Prin-
* From notes contributed by Mrs Albert H. Tetlow.

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cess Anne county for several years between 17 Io-1 1 and 1726, and a colonel of
militia. He was a warden of this church. This paten was bought with the following
legacy in his will, dated August 15, 1727, and proved April 3, 1728: “Unto ye
Church wardens of Lynhaven Parish five pounds current money to purchase a
silver salver and do order that my name and coat of arms be engraved on it.”
A plain cylindrical silver flagon with a domed cover, a scrolled and foliated thumb-
piece, a wide moulded base and a scrolled handle.
Height, 12 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the base, 73 in.
London date-letter for 1716-17. Maker's mark: Ti, with a mullet above and
below, in a plain shield, for Robert Timbrell.
These three vessels are illustrated on Plate LI.
DORCHESTER, GEORGIA, CONGREGATIONA
CHURCH • *

SILVER cup and basket, the former being inscribed:
The donation of John Lambert to the Congre-
gational Church at Midway in Georgia 1786
John Lambert, the donor, came to Liberty county from South
Carolina in 1784, and died there in 1786. He gave communion
vessels to three other congregational churches in Georgia, namely, Flemington,
Midway and Waltonsville.” -
DORCHESTER PARISH, DORCHESTER COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692. . &
N old silver chalice of this parish is now in Trinity church, Church
Creek, in this county. It has a bell-shaped body supported by a
stem, which has a moulding in the middle and rests on a
moulded base. Inscription:

For the Churchlin Dorchester |Parish.
Height, 63 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
London date-letter for 1767-68. Maker's mark: f'c, with a pellet between in a
rectangular punch, for Francis Crump.
This is exactly like the chalice of the neighbouring parish of Great Choptank and
was made in the same year and by the same London silversmith.
*From notes contributed by Mrs F. B. Screven.
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DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
Founded in 1630.
LARGE and important collection of old silverisin this church, namely
nine beakers, two tall cups, four tankards and a baptismal basin.
In addition to these, there are five interesting and original gifts,
which were given by this church to four churches in the vicinity.
These are described on pages 149-1 5 I.
Two of the beakers are a pair, having straight bodies, covered with granulated
work, except the curved lips and bases, which are plain. Inscription:

© L
The Gift of #Tº A+
In the nineteenth century the following inscription was added:
The Gift of Thomas & Alice Lake to the Church in Dorchester.
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Makers’ marks: Q9, for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o–93) and John
Hull (1624–83) of Boston.
One beaker is illustrated on Plate LIII on the right of Hopestill Clap's tankard.
Thomas Lake is described as a husbandman in his will, bequeathing money for
silver for this church. The will is dated October 25, 1678, and was proved Nov-
ember 14, 1678, the legacy being as follows: “I direct that A. 5 be laid out in
plate and given to the Lords Table for the use and service thereof with mine and
my wifes name engraved thereon & I leave it to M' Flint with my overseers
& executors to see it done.” In his will are mentioned his brother, Henry Lake,
and his cousin, Thomas Lake. According to Savage, the donor died October 27,
1678, his wife, Alice, having died seven days previously. These beakers were
delivered to the church, January 6, 1679, by the donor's executor, Henry Lead-
better. (Church Records. Published in 1891.)
Plate LIII.
The third beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base. It is
engraved with a band of scrolled foliage from which depend acanthus leaves
alternating with vandyke ornaments. The initials of the original owners, Philip and
© g W
Thankful Withington, are engraved on the bottom: P + T
The new inscription is:
The Gift of Mrs. Thatcher of Boston ZO the Church in Dorchester
1672
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
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Maker's mark: 6), for David Jesse of Boston (1670-1708).
Plate LIII.
By an unfortunate mistake of the authorities of this church, a wrong inscription
was engraved on this beaker. The correct donor was not Mrs Thatcher, but Philip
Withington, blacksmith, who bequeathed it in his will, dated December 31, 1734,
and proved February 1, 1736: “And my biggest Silver Beaker cup w” I
hereby give & bequeath to the Church in Dorchester for the service of the Lords
table there forever.” The donor, Philip Withington, was the son of Richard and
Elizabeth (Eliot) Withington and was born March 26, 1659. He married (i),
November 17, 1682, Thankful, daughter of William Pond, who was born in
1661, and died December 25, 1711. Her initial is engraved with that of her
husband on this beaker. He married (ii), Sarah . . . . who outlived him and died
April 18, 1746, aged 75, he having died December 27, 1736. In his will he
mentions his three sons, William, John and Ebenezer; his daughters, Thankful
Stone (deceased), Abigail Paul, Sarah Holmes and Ann Paul; and his grandson,
Ebenezer Tapliff. The donor's brother, Ebenezer, presented this church with a
fine silver caudle cup, now the property of the Church of the Unity, Neponset,
and described on page I 5 o.
The fourth beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a flat bottom. En-
graved on the bottom are the initials, I: I, for Isaac Jones. The new inscription is:
The Gift of Isaac Jones to the Church in Dorchester | 1699
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark :{B, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
This is illustrated on Plate LIII, on the extreme right of the lower row.
Isaac Jones, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Ellen Jones, and was born in
1627 in England. He married (i), Hannah, daughter of William and Mary Heath;
(ii), April 7, 1657, Mary, daughter of Robert Howard, who died October 23,
1691, aged 62; and (iii), Ann . . . . who is mentioned in his will. In this will,
dated December 6, 1699, and proved March 20, 17 oo, is the following legacy
to this church, with which this beaker was bought: “And to the Deacons of the
Church of Dorchester for the use of the Church in a piece of Silver plate to serve
at the Lord's Supper for ever the sum of Forty shillings.”
The fifth and similar beaker bears this original inscription:
36- John * Gengen +
The new inscription is:
The Gift of John Gengen to the Church in Dorchester|1685
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: º for William Rouse of Boston (1639–1704).
Plate LIII.
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PLATE LIII
DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH


John Gengen, the donor, of Salem, in his will dated March 24, 1686-87, left a
legacy of five pounds to this church, with which this beaker was doubtless bought.
The executors of this will were Richard Gale, senior, of Dorchester, William
Ireland, senior, and John Wilkins.
The sixth beaker is similar in shape, but has a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Esther Flint | to the Church in | Dorchester 1730
Height, 43 in...; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
No maker's marks.
Plate LIII. ---
Esther Flint, the donor, was the daughter of captain Thomas Willet, the donor
of a silver cup to the church at Rehoboth, now known as the Newman Congre-
gational church, East Providence (see page 162). She was born in July, 1647,
and married, January 24, 1672, Rev. Josiah Flint, minister of this church, and
the son of Rev. Henry and Margery (Hoar) Flint, who was born August 24,
1645, and died September 15 or 16, 1680. She died July 26, 1737. The name
of her sister, Martha Saffin, is engraved on the fine Dutch silver beaker presented
by Farr Tollman to the Old South churchat Boston (see page 51). Herson-in-law,
Edmund Quincy, was the donor of a silver cup to the church at Quincy, which
is described under the heading of that church.
The seventh beaker is of a different shape, having an inverted bell-shaped body
on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. WiLLIAM CLAp|To The First Church of Christ
In Dorchester | 1745
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (ſiº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate LIII.
William Clap, the donor, was the son of Desire and Sarah (Pond) Clap, and was
born August 13, 1694. He married, April 11, 1717, Elizabeth Humphreys,
and died October 2, 1743, without issue. (Clap genealogy). In his will dated
November 18, 1735, and proved October 25, 1743, is the following legacy for
the purchase of silver for this church: “I give & bequeath to ye Church in
Dorchester the sum of £20 to be given into the hands of the Deacons of the s”
Church, to be laid out in a piece of Plate or what else shall be by them judged
most necessary or convenient for the use of the Lords Table in the s” Church.”
The eighth beaker is in shape similar to the seventh.
Inscription:
The gift of Remember Preston, To the Church of Dorchester
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Ul I4.5
Maker's mark: (HTROTT), for Jonathan Trott (1730-1815), then of Boston.
Plate LIII.
Remember Preston, the donor, was the son of Daniel and Abigail (Jackson)
Preston, and was born November 4, 1678. He married, May 3, 1705, Bebe
Bird, and died in 1755 without issue. This beaker was doubtless bought with a
part of the following legacy to this church, in his will dated May 1 1, 1747, and
proved May 30, 1755: “I give and bequeath unto this Church in Dorchester
the sum of A 30 to be used as yes" Church shall see fit & to be paid by my
Executor hereafter named within two years after my Decease.” The executor was
his nephew, Remember, son of his brother, Daniel Preston.
The ninth beaker is similar in shape to the eighth, and has a moulded lip. Inscrip-
tlOn :
The Gift of M. EBENEzER Mosley to the first Church of Christ
in | Dorchester | 1773
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: BJP), for Benjamin Pierpont of Boston (1730-97).
Plate LIII.
The donor, a weaver of Stoughton in Massachusetts, was the son of Ebenezer
Moseley, also a weaver. He married, May 29, 1718, Elizabeth, daughter of
Humphrey and Elizabeth Atherton of Stoughton. By his will, dated July 28,
1769, and proved April 2, 1773, he left a legacy of £5 to this church, with
which this beaker was bought. In this will are mentioned his wife, Elizabeth, his
son, Thomas, and his daughter, Elizabeth, wife of John Robinson. His father, in
his will of March 8, 1739-40 (proved September 27, 1740), also bequeathed
A 20 to this church, with which a silver beaker was bought (see page 151).
The two tall cups are a pair, having bell-shaped bodies on baluster stems; the
upper parts of the bodies are plain, while the lower parts are spirally fluted; the
lower parts of the stems have beadings and cast leaves; the borders of the bases
are gadrooned. The original inscription on each is:
Ex dono Hon” Guliel: Stoughton Armig" Anno 17o I
The new inscription is:
The Gift of | Gov. William Stoughtom | to the | Church in
Dorchester | 17 or
The Stoughton arms are engraved on each.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate LIII. -
William Stoughton, the donor, was the son of Israel and Elizabeth Stoughton. He
graduated at Harvard college in 1650, and was incorporated as a member of
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New college, Oxford, April 28, 1652. He was
ejected in 1660 (rege reduce) and returned to New
England. He died, July 7, 17 or, unmarried.
He owned about 4oo acres of land in Milton, 4o
of which he left to the town, including the present
town-farm, the income thereof to be used for the
poor of Milton. William Stoughton bequeathed
in his will, dated July 6, 1701, and proved
July 23, 1701, “To the Church of Dorchester I give two pieces of Plate
for y” Communion of 4.6 value each. allso A 50 the yearly income to be for any
such service of the Church as shall be judged most needful.” A similar silver cup,
by the same maker, was bought with his legacy to the First Parish Congregational
church at Milton, and is described under that church. A silver covered cup, made
by John Coney, which he gave to Harvard college, is still preserved there. His
portrait is also in the college.
The first tankard is of the conventional shape, with a tapering cylindrical body,
a moulding on the body, and domed or moulded cover with a turned finial, a
scrolled thumb-piece and a scrolled handle with an oval boss termination. In-
scription:
The Gift of Elijah Danforth Esq.'
Ammo Domini 1736
to the Church in Dorchester
These arms are engraved upon it:
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the
base, 43 in. NMWºº
Maker's mark: Guº, for Jacob Hurd of Boston Wº
(1702–58). N
Plate LIII (in the centre of the group).
Elijah Danforth, the donor, a physician, was the son of
Rev. John Danforth and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of
James Minott, and was born November 30, 1683. He
graduated at Harvard college in 17 og, and died Octo- sº
ber 8, 1736. In his will, dated March 5, 1735, and proved February 22,
1737, is the following legacy of this tankard: “I give to the Deacons of the
Church in Dorchester and their successors for the only use & service of the
Lords Table in the Congregational church in said Dorchester my large silver
Tankard to be changed in the form ofit at y’discretion of the s” Deacons into con-
venient vessells for the service aforesaid.” The testator revoked the clause relating
to the transformation of the tankard into other vessels, and allowed it to be given
to the church unchanged. The residue of his estate was left to his brother, Samuel,
and his sisters, Elizabeth Lowdor and Hannah Dunbar.
The second tankard is similar, but a little larger.


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Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon Hopestill Clap to the Church of christ in
Dorchestor | 1748
In front are the Rogers arms, wrongly engraved
parted chevronwise instead of with a chevron.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and
of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: HURD), for Jacob Hurd of Boston
ÉUrSº& º
:
gººCy”5.
(1702–85). º
Plate LIII. ğ
Hopestill Clap, the donor, was the son of Hopestill ;
and Susanna (Swift) Clap, and grandson of captain
Rogers, from whom he derived the Rogers arms
engraved on this tankard. He was born November
26, 1679, and died December 26, 1759, unmar-
ried, having been a deacon of this church for thirty-
six years (Clap genealogy). This tankard was left
in his will, dated November 28, 1748, and proved January 4, 1760, the follow-
ing being a copy of the legacy: “I give unto ye Church in Dorchester A. 60 in
old tenor bills to be paid into the hands of the Deacons of the Church within one
year after my decease to be laid out in plate for the Communion Table. (But in
case I shall give any plate to the s” Church in my lifetime, then this bequest to be
void).”
º tankard is similar in shape, the difference in detail being the absence of
the moulding on the body, and the presence of a turned and twisted finial and of
a cherub's head on the handle-end. Inscription:
A Gift of Sarah Preston | To the Church in Dorchester | 1805
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: , for Paul Revere, senior, of Boston (1702–54).
Plate LIII (on the left of the group).
Sarah Preston, the donor, was the daughter of Remember and Sarah (Davis) Preston,
and was born March 1, 1749. She was also the donor of the baptismal basin
described on page 149.
The fourth tankard is similar to the third, but has a moulding on the body and a
boss on the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of Lois Wiswell to the first Church in Dorchester
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Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 53 in.













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Lois Wiswall, the donor, was the daughter of John Wiswall and his first wife,
Sarah Pierce (Wiswal/genealogy).
Plate LIII (on the right of the group).
The large baptismal basin has a deep depression with a wide flat rim, the edge
being moulded. Inscription:
Presented by Sarah Preston To the first Church in Dorchester
June 3* 1808 -
Maker's mark: {{#9, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Diameter, 143 in. No maker's marks.
Plate LIII.
Sarah Preston was also the donor of the third tankard, described on page 148.
The following five old silver vessels were given by different donors to this church
at different dates. The church presented them in 1878 to four other churches in
the vicinity.
The first is a gourd-shaped caudle cup. The upper part of the body is plain, while
the lower is decorated with six varieties of flowers in scrolled compartments; the
base has a twisted moulding; the two short cast handles are scrolled and notched.
The initials of the original owners, Austin and Elizabeth Clement, are pricked
on one of the flowers:
C
A E
Inscriptions (new):
(i) The gift of M', Elizabeth Clement to the Church in Dorchester.
1678
(ii) Presented by the First Church Dorchester to the Second Church
Jam' 1" 1878
Height, 3 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 24 in.
Makers' marks: Iñi, for Robert Sanderson (circa 16 Io-93) and John
Hull (1624–83) of Boston.
Plate LIV, N° 1.
Elizabeth Clement, the donor, was the wife of Austin Clement, a painter, who died
October 1, 1674, leaving his widow, the donor, a son, Samuel, and a daughter,
Elizabeth. According to the church records this cup was given November 17, 1678.
The second is a plain caudle cup of the same shape, with two solid scrolled
handles. The original inscription is: .
for the church M T
The new inscription is the same as the second on the above caudle cup.
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Height, 35 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate LIV, N° 5.
The initials on this cup are those of the donor, Margaret Thacher. She was the
daughter of Henry Webb, and married (i), in September, 1642, Jacob Sheaffe,
who died March 22, 1659, aged 42; and (ii), in 1664, as his second wife, Rev.
Thomas Thacher, who died October 15, 1678. She died February 23, 1693,
aged 68.
The third caudle cup is similar to the second, but larger. Original inscription:
Justin Patten, her gift. 84
New inscription:
The Gift of MºJustin Pattem|to the Church in Dorchester|1684
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mikº) for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate LIV, N° 2.
This cup is now the property of the Third Religious Society at Dorchester.
Justen Patten, the donor, was the widow of Nathaniel Patten, who died January
31, 1671. She died December 28, 1675, leaving the following legacy for plate,
in her will, dated February 2, 1673, and proved February 3, 1675: “to the
Church of Dorchester I give A 5 to be layed out in a piece of plate for the Service
of the Lords table.” "
The fourth caudle cup is different in form, having a bell-shaped body, embossed
below the lip with a corded band, the lower part of the body being fluted; the
short base is ribbed and the two solid scrolled handles are notched. Inscription:
* Ebenezer Withington
New inscription:
The Gift of Ebenezer Withington to the | Church in Dorchester
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: WC), for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Plate LIV, N° 4.
This is now the property of the Church of the Unity, Neponset.
Ebenezer Withington, the donor, was the son of Richard and Elizabeth (Eliot)
Withington, and brother of Philip Withington, the donor of the beaker described
on page 143. He married (i), Mary. . . . , who died January Io, 1691; and (ii),
February 2, 1693, Mary. ..., who died December 27, 1736, aged 76. He died
February 11, 1729, aged 78. “May 22, 1721. He ſelder Preston] gave account
* Communicated by Mr H. S. Ballou.
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also of a New Piece of plate given to y” Church for the Lords Supper by M. Eben:
Withington” (Church records).
A plain beaker with a bell-shaped body and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Ebenezer Mawdsley to The Church of Christ|
In Dorchester|1744 .
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
No maker's mark. -
Plate LIV, N° 3.
This now belongs to Christ Church, Dorchester.
Ebenezer Mawdsley or Mosley, the donor, was a weaver of Stoughton in Massa-
chusetts,and was the son of Thomasand Mary (Lawrence) Mawdsley. He was born
September 4, 1673, and married (i), Sarah Trescott; and (ii), Hannah, daughter
of John Weeks; she died March 27, 1747, aged 70. He held certain public
offices, such as constable and town treasurer. He died, September 19, 1740,
while on a visit from Stoughton to Dorchester. This beaker was doubtless bought
with his legacy of £20, bequeathed by him to this church in his will, dated
March 8, 1739-40 and proved September 27, 1740. He also left £20 to the
church in Stoughton. His son, Ebenezer Mosley, was the donor of the ninth
beaker (see page 146).
DORCHESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, CONGRE-
GATIONAL OR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (THE
“WHITE MEETING”)
Founded in 1695.

WO plain silver mugs from this old church are now in the New
Presbyterian church at Summerville, South Carolina.
The first has a “bellied” body on a moulded base; the scrolled
handle has a leaf on the top. A crest, a greyhound sitting, is en-
graved on it. Height, 3% in.
London date-letter for 1771-72. Maker's mark: J S, in black letters in an oval,
for John Swift.
The second mug has a straight body on a splayed base; a heart is on the end of
the handle. Height, 5% in.
London date-letter for 1799-1800. Makers' mark: ;, in a square, for Peter
and Ann Bateman. * -
This mug was given in 1799 by Mrs Anne Waring, second wife of Richard
Waring of Tranquilhall near Summerville, whom she married January 27, 1771.
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She was the daughter of John Coming and Catherine Ball of Hyde park,
Cooper river, South Carolina, and was born January 27, 1753. She died
April 24, 1826.
DOVER, DELAWARE, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 17o 3.
PLAIN silver paten with a flat top and a moulded rim, on a truncated
base.
Inscription:

The Gift of Esther Wynkoop to Christ Church
in Dover 1766, Restored by | Mary Ridgley
1846
Diameter, 6% in.; height, 13 in.
Maker's mark: Hiſ EPHER, who worked in Philadelphia.
A plain silver chalice with a bell-shaped body, on a high stem with a moulding in
the centre. It has the same inscription as the above paten and is engraved with the
sacred trigram with a wreath and rays ofglory, the date 1766 being engraved below.
Height, 94 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3% in.
The maker's mark is the same: H LºBPPER. -
These two vessels were given by Esther Wynkoop, who was born at Lewes in Dela-
ware, about 1705. They were damaged by fire, and in 1846 were restored by
Mary Ridgley, who was born in 1777, and married a Mr Morris. She retained her
maiden name for this inscription.’
DUANESBURGH, NEW YORK, CHRIST CHURCH
PAIR of chalices with bell-shaped bodies on high stems and moulded

bases; a pair of patens; and a pair of plates, all of plain silver.
Inscription:
PRESENTED to the first EPISCOPAL Church in
Duanesburgh
Makers' marks: an eagle in a lozenge, VV& S., for Van Voorhis & Son
of New York, circa 18 oo.
* Communicated by Rev. Benjamin F. Thompson.
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DURHAM, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 17 I 1.
N this church are twelve plain silverbeakers,all having straightsides with curved
lips and moulded bases.
Three are alike and are inscribed:
The Gift of M" | W* Thomas to the Church of Christ | im
Durham 1740 |
Height, 5á in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Tººms, for John Potwine (1698–1792), who was then (1740)
working in Connecticut.
William Thomas, the donor, died in 174o, leaving the following will, which was
made March 4, 1740, and proved August 19, 1740: “I haveing no Relations in
New England as I know of and never Received any Estate from my friends or
Relations nor any Decent of Inheritance from my Father but my Estate I have
gotten since I became an Inhabitant of Durham aforesd I do therefore Give and
bequeath all my Goods Chattels and Estate unto the Church of Christ in said
Durham as it is now Established and to be for the use of sq Church and there
Successors forever and my will is that my Executor shall convert all my Goods and
Estate into plate convenient for the use of said Church with this writing set upon
it (viz William Thomas's Gift to this Church) and shall deliver the same unto sq
Church that is to the officers of sq Church for there use forever as aforesaid and I
do will ordain and appoint Captain Joseph Coe to be Sole Executor of this my
last will and Testament.”
The fourth beaker is inscribed:
The Gift of Widow Ham" Fowler to the Church of | Christ in
Durham | 1773
Height, 53 in.; diameter, 33 in.
Maker's mark: R FARCHILD), for Robert Fairchild (1703–94), of New Haven
In I 773.
Hannah Fowler, the donor, was the daughter of Jonathan and Thankful (Strong)
Baldwin, and was born in 1696. She married June 6, 1723, Josiah Fowler, son of
Abraham Fowler. He died September 7, 1767, at Durham, and she died December
Io, 1776. Their children were Josiah, Hannah, Caleb, Elizabeth, Jonathan,
Elihu and Sarah. The donor's brothers, deacons Ezra and Noah Baldwin, gave silver
to this church and to the Plymouth Congregational church at Milford, respec-
tively. Inscription on the fifth beaker:
The Gift of Deacon EzRA BALDwin to this Church of | Christ
in Durham | 1782
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Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: OS, for Jonathan Otis of Middletown, Connecticut, after
1776.
Deacon Ezra Baldwin, the donor, was the son of Jonathan and Thankful (Strong)
Baldwin and was born in 17 ob. He was one of the first subscribers to the book
company of Durham, which is said to have been the first public library in this
colony. He died March 26, 1782. His will, dated October 15, 1765, was proved
April 1, 1782, and mentions his wife Ruth. It contains the following legacy of this
beaker: “In the first place I give to the Church of Christ in Durham for the Use
of the Communion Table one Silver Cupp equal to the other given by William
Thomas.” His children were Phebe and Ruth, Abial, Ebenezer, Ezra, Noah,
Amos, Elnathan and Reuben. His sister was the donor of the fourth beaker in
this church, and his brother, Noah, gave silver to the Second Congregational
church at Milford. (Baldwin genealogy.)
Inscription on the sixth beaker:
Given by M. Ebenezer Robertson | To the Church in Durham |
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (BC), for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812) who was then (1796)
working in New Haven.
The donor, Ebenezer Robinson (wrongly engraved as Robertson), was the son of
David and Mary Robinson, and was born in 17 or at Guilford in Connecticut.
His will, dated July 7, 1780, contains several bequests to his family connexions.
The third item in the will is: “I give and bequeath unto the Church of Christ in
said Durham, such sum as shall be sufficient in money to procure a silver cup for
the use of the Lord's Table, to be paid to the Deacons of said Church for said
purpose by my executor.” His “cousin,” captain James Robinson, was his exe-
cutor. He also left £1 oo for the support of the centre school in Durham, which
was erected on land given by him.
The seventh beaker is inscribed:
To the Church of Christ | In Durham From | M” Katharine
Wadsworth | 1813
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Makers' mark: Rºſſº, for Marcus Merriman and Co. of New Haven.
Katharine Wadsworth, the donor, was the daughter of Ebenezer and Rhoda
Guernsey and was born in 1732. She married, January 13, 1757, James Wads-
worth, son of James and Abigail (Penfield) Wadsworth, who was born July 8,
1730. He was town clerk, colonel of militia, and member of the council of safety.
She died December 13, 1813, and her husband, general James Wadsworth,
died September 22, 1817.
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The eighth beaker has a moulded lip and is inscribed:
To the Church of Christ In Durham | From | M” Sarah
Parsons | 1815
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Makers’ mark: * for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven.
The donor, Sarah Parsons, was the daughter of colonel Elihu and Mary (Gris-
wold) Chauncey and was born here. She married (i), Lemuel Guernsey, who died
July 17, 1794; and (ii), February 19, 1795, as his second wife, Simeon Parsons,
son of Simeon and Mehitabel (Clapp) Parsons, who was born November 25,
1732, and died July 12, 1819. Her grandfather, Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey, her
brother-in-law, Rev. Elizur Goodrich, and her niece's husband, Rev. David Smith,
had been ministers successively of this church.
The ninth beaker is inscribed:
To the Church of Christ | In Durham | From | Deacon John
Johnsom 1815
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Makers’ mark: * for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven.
The donor was the son of Benjamin and Eunice Johnson of this place, where he
was born in 1741. He married (i), January 15, 1765, Concurrance Crane; and
(ii), Lois . . . . . He was a deacon of this church from 1789 until his death,
November 18, 1819.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth beakers are inscribed:
Given by Levi Parmelee To | the Church in Durham I 82 I |
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: CBREVER, for Charles Brewer of Middletown, Connecticut.
The donor, a blacksmith, was the son of Joel Parmelee, formerly of Guilford,
Connecticut, where he was born, June 22, 1745, and married Rhoda, daughter
of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. He had a second wife, Phebe. His will, dated
April 15, 1818, and proved April 26, 1819, contains the following bequest to
this church: “I give and bequeath to the Church of Christ in Durham of which
the Rev" David Smith is now pastor thirty Dollars to be laid out for Silver Cups
for the use of the Communion table at the discretion of the church and to
continue and remain for the use of said church forever under the care of the
Deacon of said Church for the time being.” His will mentions his wife,
Phebe, and his two children by his first wife, namely, Eunice Stone and Phebe
Parmelee.
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DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1632.
ERE are two tankards and six beakers, all of plain silver.
The tankards are alike and are of the usual type with rings around
the bodies, moulded lips and bases, scrolled thumb-pieces, domed
and moulded covers with turned and twisted finials, and oval bosses
on the handle-ends. One is inscribed in a bright cut circle:

The Gift of Deacon SAMUEL SEABURY to the Church
of Christ in DUXBOROUGH
A 9.2 . o. o is marked on the bottom.
Height, 8á in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's marks: 7, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Plate LV.
The donor, who was the son of Samueland Abigail Seabury, was born October 24,
1692, and married October 21, 1717, Deborah Wiswall. He was prominent in
church and town affairs. He died September 25, 1762, and his wife died April 22,
1776, aged 84.
The second tankard is inscribed:
The Gift of LEVILORING to the Church of Christ im
DUXBURY -
The height is 85 in. and the diameters are 4; in. and 5 in.
Maker's mark: MNORSE., for Moses Morse of Boston, circa 1823.
Plate LV. -
Levi Loring, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Mary (Southwick) Loring,
and was born in 1733. He married October 6, 1798, Alethea, daughter of Abishai
and Abigail (Delano) Soul, and widow of Joshua Hall. She was born May 26,
1743, and died June 5, 1824; he died February 19, 1821, without issue. Levi
Loring was a lieutenant of a Duxbury company in 1762, and a member of the
committee of safety and correspondence in 1775. (Duxbury records and Loring
genealogy).
The donor's will, dated December 8, 1817, and proved May 21, 1821, contains
the following clause as to this gift: “also the expense of a Silver Tankard which
I give and confirm to the Church of Christ for the use of the Communion Table
in Duxbury the Tankard to be equal in value to one given by Deacon Seabury for
the same purpose.” The cost of the tankard, made in 1823, was $56.17. His
wife, Alethea, his niece, Deborah Loring, and his nephew, Peres Loring,junr., are
mentioned in the will.
Three beakers are alike, having inverted bell-shaped bodies on moulded bases.
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PLATE LV
1. DUXBURY, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


Inscription on each:
The Gift of M. James Partridg to the Church of Christ in
Duxborough A.D. 1731
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Jºãº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate LV.
The donor, James Partridge, who was the son of George and Sarah (Tracy) Part-
ridge, married, April 24, 1712, Mary Stetson of Scituate, who died Septem-
ber 27, 1727, aged 50, he died January 20, 1744.
The other three beakers have straight sides with curved lips and flat bottoms.
Each is inscribed in a cut circle suspended from an engraved festoon of rosettes:
The Gift of Cap: Joshua Loring | to the Church of Christ im
DUXBURY
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the bottom, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Cºp, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
Plate LV.
The donor, who was the second son of Thomas and Deborah (Cushing) Loring
of Duxbury, was born in 17 or, and died October 28, 1781, unmarried. In his
will, dated August 23, 1774, and proved November 5, 1781, he made the fol-
lowing bequest to this church for the purchase of plate: “I do give and bequeath
unto the Church of Christ in Duxbury the sum of A 15. 6.8 to be laid out and
improved in vessells and utensills that are most wanted & convenient for the
communion table for the use of said Church and their heirs and successors in that
most sacred office forever.”
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1699. &
EVEN plain silver cups of similar shape and size are in this church. The
bell-shaped bodies are supported on short stems and moulded bases. All
the inscriptions are in circular panels. Two are inscribed:
The Gift of Co/John Pitkin to the Church of the
Soci' Hartford
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in.
Maker's marks: ØB, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
Colonel John Pitkin, the donor, was the son of William and Elizabeth (Stanley)
3”
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Pitkin, and was born December 18, 1707. He married, in 1733, Elizabeth,
daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Foote) Olcott, who was born November 17,
1709, and died February II, 1804. John Pitkin was commissioned as captain
in 1741, lieutenant-colonel in 1755, and colonel in 1756. He led his company
in the expedition against Crown Point in 1755, under general Lyman, and
served with great distinction throughout this campaign. He was a deacon of this
church from 1752 until his death, June 5, 1790. (Pitkin genealogy, by A. P.
Pitkin, 1887).
Two others are inscribed:
The Gift of the | Hon” W" Pitkin Esz'
3” Sociº Hartford •
The dimensions are the same as the above pair. -
Maker's marks: @ºe ZE, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
William Pitkin, the donor, was the son of William and Mary (Woodbridge)
Pitkin, and was born in 1724-25. He married Abigail, daughter of James and
Abigail (Stanley) Church, who was born February 11, 1728, and died Decem-
ber 28, 1807. He was appointed in 1758 major of the Connecticut forces raised
for the expedition against Canada, and served throughout the campaign under
general Abercrombie. In 1762 he was appointed colonel, was a member of the
council, 1766–85, and served as a member of the council of safety during the
revolutionary war. He was judge of the supreme court of Connecticut for nine-
teen years, and was elected to congress in 1788. In 1775, colonel William Pit-
kin, with others of his family, commenced the manufacture of gunpowder for the
revolutionary war, in the same mills which had been owned by his father and
uncle, and where carrying on of the iron industries had been prohibited twenty-
five years previously by the British government. He was a deacon of this church
from 1760 until his death, December 12, 1789. (Pitkin genealogy).
The fifth cup is inscribed:
The Gift of M Elisha Pitkin |to the Church of the 3” Society
at Hartford
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
No maker's mark. - -
Elisha Pitkin, the donor, was the fifth child of colonel Joseph and Mary (Lord)
Pitkin, and was born March 9, 1733. He graduated at Yale college in 1753,
and married in 1757, Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Buell) Pitkin,
who was born in 1740, and died June 23, 181 I. He was a captain in 1775, and
major-commandant of the artillery company on the east side of the riverin 1792.
He was part proprietor of the powder, glass and snuff mills, and owner of one of
the earliest wool-carding mills. The forge for the manufacture of anchors and
other iron implements was carried on by Elisha Pitkin. In 1783, he with William
to the Church of the |
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PLATE LVI
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., NEWMAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


Pitkin and Samuel Bishop, was granted the sole privilege of making glass in the
state of Connecticut for a period of twenty-five years. The ruins of this old ſac-
tory still remain. Elisha Pitkin was a representative to the general assembly for
East Hartford, from 1784 until 1805. He died March 1 1, 1819. Elisha and
Hannah Pitkin had eleven children. (Pitkin genealogy, by A. P. Pitkin, 1887.)
The sixth cup is inscribed:
The Gift of De" Timothy Cowles to the Church of the I* Soc"
E. Hartford June 18 oz
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: HSADD, for Hervey Sadd of New Hartford (1776-1840).
Deacon Timothy Cowles, the donor, was a descendant of the deacon of that name
who was one of the first to serve this church in that office. He died in 1809, and
in his will, dated February 3, 1808, and proved March 4, 1809, provision is
made for his wife, Elizabeth.
Inscription on the seventh cup:
The Gift of Cap' Russel | Woodbridge to the Church of the
3” Society at Hartford
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
Captain Russel Woodbridge, the donor, was the son of Rev. Samuel Woodbridge
and his first wife, Mabel Hubbard. He was born May 8, 1719, and married,
January 14, 1741, Anna, daughter of deacon Joseph Olmstead. He was a promi-
nent citizen and representative to the general assembly of Connecticut. The
worthy captain died November 5, 1782, and his widow died February 21,
1808, aged 90 years.
EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 17 I I.
IX plain silver beakers with straight sides and moulded bases are in this
church.
The first beaker is inscribed:
Ex domo Elizabeth Gaskill to the Church of Christ in
Easthaven in Wewhaven 1736
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
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Elizabeth Gaskill, the donor, was the widow of Samuel Gaskill, “merchant of
New Haven, Connecticut,” whose estate at his death included, according to the
inventory, “arms and ammunition, plate and cash, book-binding tools, goods in
the shop,” to the value of 4.763. The plate comprised “one great tankard, a two
handle cup and a dram cup.” The following are copies of the epitaphs on the
gravestones of Samuel and Elizabeth Gaskill:
“INTER’D HERE LIETH Y” BODY OF M” SAM” GASKEL OF MANCHESTER
OF | LANCASHIRE IN ENG- LAND WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEC, 22° |
17 oé AETATIS SUE 56.”
“Here lies the Body of M" Elizabeth Gaskel Relict of M
Samuel Gaskel who died Nov. 11" 1736 Aged about 85 years.”
The second beaker is smaller than the others.
Inscription:
The Gift of The Rev" M'Jacob | Hemmingway and Sarah His
Wife To The Church of Christ In East Haven
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3á in. -
Maker's mark: , for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
One of the donors, Rev. Jacob Hemingway, was one of the twin sons of Samuel
and Sarah (Cooper) Hemingway, and was born December 6, 1683. He married
(i), Lydia, daughter of captain Alling Ball, the younger, of East Haven; she died
March 6, 1738, aged 57. His only child by this marriage, Lydia, married Heze-
kiah Pierpont, youngest son of Rev. James Pierpont. Rev. Jacob Hemingway
married (ii), Sarah ..., who was the joint donor of this silver beaker. He was pas-
tor of this church until his death, October 7, 1754. In his will, dated April 21,
1746, he bequeaths 4, 20 to this church “for the support of the Lord's Table
among them.” To his daughter, Lydia Morgan, he leaves A. 5; to his wife, Sarah,
all the residue, and what real estate is left at her death to go to his grandchildren,
Jacob and John Pierpont.
Two other beakers are a pair. Inscription:
AD 1795
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in.
Maker's mark: GC), for Ebenezer Chittenden of Guilford and New Haven
(1726-1812).
The last two beakers are also a pair; the lips are moulded. Inscription:
AD 1809
Height, 43 in.; diameter, 3% in. No maker's marks.
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EAST LYNNHAVEN PARISH (EASTERN SHORE
CHAPEL), PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PLAIN silver chalice with a paten-cover. The bell-shaped body of the
chalice is supported on a high stem with a narrow moulding, and
a moulded base. The paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot.
Height, 93 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base,
4# in.; paten-cover, 5; in, by 1 in.
London date-letter for 1759-60. Maker's mark: WG, in a shaped punch, for
William Grundy.
A plain cylindrical silver flagon with a domed cover, a scrolled thumb-piece,
and a scrolled handle terminating in a shield.
Height, I 2 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6% in.
London date-letter for 1759-60. Maker, William Grundy.
EASTON TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND, CHRIST
CHURCH - * ...
Founded in 18 oo. -
SILVER chalice with fluted oviform body on a square base. Height,
6% in. Inscription:

Presented by a member of St Peters
Maker's mark: S v ., for S. Warner of Baltimore, circa 1812.
A plain silver paten in the form of a shallow dish with a foliated border, on three
claw feet. Diameter, 5á in. It has the same inscription as the chalice.
The maker's mark is the same as the chalice.
EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, NEWMAN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1643.
N this church, originally known as Rehoboth, are two cups on stems, and
eight beakers, all of silver. First in point of date is an old English cup with
a plain bell-shaped body on a baluster stem and a splayed base. Inscription:
The Gift of our Rev" Pastor Mr. Noah Newman |who Went to
the Church Triumphant|Ap: 16. 1678
This inscription is engraved over the date 1660, and some pricked initials, now
illegible. The initials, N N, for Noah Newman, are engraved on the bottom.
y te I6 I
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1631-32. Maker's mark: I.T, with two pellets above and
one below, in a heart (Jackson's English Goldsmiths and their marks, 1651-52).
Plate LVI.
This cup was probably brought from England by the donor's father, Rev. Samuel
Newman, first pastor of Rehoboth and compiler of a Concordance on the Bible,
who was born about 16oo at Chadlington in Oxfordshire, matriculated in 1616
at Magdalen college, Oxford, where he took the degree of B.A. from St Edmunds
hall, October 17, 162o. He emigrated to New England about 1636. Rev.
Noah Newman succeeded his father as pastor of this church in 1663. He mar-
ried, December 30, 1669, Joanna, daughter of Rev. Henry Flint, minister of
Braintree in Massachusetts, and, according to the above inscription, died April 16,
1678. His nephew, Samuel Newman, was the donor of the second beaker.
The second cup is similar to the first but has a different stem. Inscription:
y; Ch: of Rehºboth, 1674.
Height, 74 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4 in.
Cap Willets' donation to
Makers' marks: Iñi, for Robert Sanderson (161 o–93) and John Hull
(1624-83) of Boston.
Plate LVII.
Captain Thomas Willet, the donor, was one of the last of the Leyden company
who crossed to New England. A considerable owner of property in and about
Rehoboth, his estate was valued at £2,798 I 4s. at his death, which occurred
August 4, 1674, at Swansea in Massachusetts. His wife was Mary, daughter of
John Brown. He had several children, one of whom, Martha, married John Saffin of
Scituate and Swansey, whose beaker is in the Old South church at Boston (see
page 51). Another daughter, Esther, married Rev. Josiah Flint, and a beaker given
by her to the First church at Dorchester is preserved there (see page 145). He was
the first English mayor of New York, after it was reduced by colonel Nicholls.
Captain Willet was a benefactor to three churches, as will be noticed from the
following clause in his will, dated April 26, 1671 : “I give & bequeath unto the
Church of Plymouth ten pounds, and to the Church att Swansey ten pounds, and
unto the Church att Rehoboth five pounds to be disposed of as the said severall
churches shall see most convenient.” The above cup was bought with the last
bequest; and if silver cups were acquired with the legacies to the other two
churches, they are not now in existence. The sum often pounds was also left by
captain Willet to Rev. John Myles, pastor of the Baptist church of Swansea, then
a part of Rehoboth. He was buried at the head of Bullock's Cove, and the follow-
ing is a copy of the inscription on his tombstone: “I 674. Here lyes ye body of
wor. Thomas Willett Esq, who died August 4 in 64* yr of his age, who was the
first Mayor of New York and twice did sustain ye place.”
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PLATE LVIII
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., NEWMAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


The first beaker has a plain bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift|of MºMARY WALKERDecº to the First Church of Christ
In Rehoboth, 1747
Height, 55 in., diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's marks: lº , for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate LVII.
Mrs Mary Walker, the donor, was the daughter of Preserved Abell and was born
August 28, 1672, at Rehoboth. She married, May 9, 1717, Ephraim Walker, and
died July 22, 1747. Her will, dated June 2, 1747, and proved August 4, 1747,
contains the following bequest of money with which this beaker was bought: “I
give to the first Church of Christ in Rehoboth ten Pounds in New Tenour Bills
to Purchase a silver Cup for the Communion Table.” Her son-in-law, James Clay
(who married her daughter Lydia, February 9, 1743–44) was her executor.
The second beaker is similar. Inscription, in a panel with rocaille decoration:
The Gift of Deacom Samue//Vewman to the Church in | Rehoboth |
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Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Daniel Boyer of Boston (circa 1725–79).
Plate LVII.
Samuel Newman, the donor, was the son of Samuel and Bathsheba (Chickering)
Newman, and grandson of Rev. Samuel Newman, first pastor of this church. He
was born February 21, 1662–63, and married October 8, 1696, Hannah Ken-
nick, who died September 2 o, 1752. Samuel Newman was representative to the
general court in the years 1696-98. The donor died June 25, 1747. In his will,
dated May 13, 1747, and proved July 7, 1747, is the following clause relating
to this gift: “I give to the first Church in Rehoboth five Pounds New tenor to be
laid out in a Silver Cup.” His wife, Hannah, is appointed sole executrix. The other
legatees are his daughter Avary, his grandsons Samuel Woodworth and Ebenezer
Woodworth, and his three granddaughters, Hannah Bishop, Basheba Barrows and
Sarah Stone.
The third beaker is exactly like the second. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon EDwARD GLovER | Decº to the First | Church
of Christ || In Rehoboth, 1751
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's marks: g|Oº), for Jonathan Otis of Newport, Rhode Island
(1723-91).
Plate LVII.
Deacon Edward Glover, the donor, married (i), April 2, 1707, Dorothea Peck,
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who died February 11, 1737–38; and (ii), July 5, 1738, Rachel Perren, widow,
who died December 26, 1780. He died November 1 o, 1747. His will, dated
September 7, 1747, and proved December 1, 1747, contains the following legacy
of money for a cup for this church: “I give and bequeath unto the First Church
of Christ in Rehoboth a Silver Cup of the same dementions and value with one of
those thereunto already belonging to be purchased by my said executrix.” His
wife, Rachel, and his mother, Elizabeth Moulton, are mentioned in the will, the
former being his executrix. -
The fourth beaker is a fine example of early American silversmith's work. It
has a curved lip and a deep moulded base. Engraved on the body is an inter-
laced strap-work band and flowers, with three sprays of flowers suspended
therefrom.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Damie/Perrem to the 1st Church in | Rehoboth
I 7 54.
Height, 6; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q}), for John Hull of Boston (1624-83).
Plate LVIII.
Daniel Perren, the donor, was the son of Abraham and Sarah (Walker) Perren,
and was born March 18, 1682. He married, November 12, 1706, Abigail,
daughter of William and Miriam (Searle) Carpenter of Rehoboth, who was born
April 15, 1687. In his will, dated March 27, 1754, and proved April 3, 1754,
he describes himself as a yeoman. The following is a copy of the clause relating
to this gift: “I give unto the first Church of Christ in rehoboth a silver Cup for
the Communion Table of the Bigness & value of the Cup that Deacon Glover
gave to sá Church to be procured by my sq Executrix [his wife Abigail] if I do
not in my life time procure such a cup.”
Three small plain beakers are alike and have bell-shaped bodies on moulded bases.
Each is inscribed:
The Gift of Cap Iohn Lyon Dec || To The First Church In
Rehoboth
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark on two: ARNOLD). Maker's marks on one: ARNOLD), for
Thomas Arnold of Newport, Rhode Island, 1760.
Plate LVII.
Captain John Lyon, the donor, was the son of John Lyon and married (i), Feb-
ruary 1, 1721–22, Judeth Cooper, who died March 17, 1727. He married (ii)
or (iii), March 27, 1755, Hannah Ide, widow, who died July 24, 1768. He died
February I 2, 1760, aged 63. These beakers would seem to have been bought
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PLATE LIX
1. EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


with his legacy of “Ten pounds lawfull money” to this church in his will,
proved March 3, 1760. His wife Hannah is named in this will.
The last of the beakers is similar to the previous three, but has a different base.
Inscription:
Presented to the first Congregational Church in Seekonk &y
Mrs. Barbary Hill May 1826
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 24 in.
Maker's mark: GEAKER, for George Baker of Providence, Rhode Island,
I 826.
The donor's son, George Hill, and Betsy Hill Roddley, daughter of James
Roddley of Seekonk, are mentioned in her will, proved November 6, 1829, and
Wheeler Martin of Providence is appointed executor.
EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1754.

ERE are two plain silver beakers with straight bodies on moulded
bases, the lips being curved. Inscription:
R = W 1756
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouths, 3% in., and of the bases,
3 1ſh.
Maker's mark: Tºmo, for John Potwine (1698–1792), who was working in
Connecticut in 1756.
Plate LIX.
Governor Roger Wolcott, the donor, was the son of Simon and Martha (Pitkin)
Wolcott and was born January 4, 1679. He married, December 3, 17 oz, Sarah,
daughter of Job Drake, who was born May 1 o, 1686, and died January 21, 1747.
His rise to high public positions and his subsequent distinguished career are
well known. The appointments of deputy-governor and a judge of the supreme
court came in 1741. He writes: “In the year 1745, I led the Connecticut troops
in the expedition against Cape Breton and received a commission from governor
Shirley and governor Law for major-general of the army. I was now in my 67th
year and the oldest man in the army except Rev. Mr Moody.” He was then
second in command under sir William Pepperell at the capture of Louisburg.
In 1750 he was elected governor of the colony of Connecticut. Governor Roger
Wolcott died May 17, 1767. His monument in the old Windsor churchyard is
illustrated in the Wolcott Memoria/, 1881. -
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EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Founded in 1701.
HE plain old silver vessels of this church consist of two chalices,
two dishes and a tankard. All are illustrated on Plate LX.
The first chalice is bell-shaped and is inscribed:

D.D. Johannes Garzia Ecclesiae Anglicanae Presbyter
Height, 93 in. The marks are illegible.
English, circa 17oo.
The donor, Rev. John Garzia, was sent about 1742 as a missionary to North
Carolina by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. His resident parish
was St Thomas's, Bath—now the oldest surviving church building in this state—
but he also ministered in several parishes north of Pamlico river. He died
November 29, 1744.' -
The second chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported by a tall stem on a domed
base. - -
Inscription:
The Gift of Colonell Edward Mosely, for y” use of y” Church in
Edenton in the year 1725.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: AR), for Am Kay of Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1725.
A dish, 93 in. in diameter, bears the same inscription and maker's mark.
Colonel Edward Mosely, the donor of these two vessels, was a distinguished
lawyer in the province and a zealous churchman. He was a churchwarden at the
time of this gift. According to the vestry minutes for October 6, 1703, lieu-
tenant-governor Francis Nicholson had subscribed ten pounds for a chalice,
which was not, however, acquired. The minutes read: “Whereas his Excellency
Francis Nicholson Esq. his Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor of the Colony
of Virginia hath been pleased to contribute the pious and charitable gift of ten
pounds sterling for the use of the Church in this our precinct and Parish of St
Paul's and for a perpetual memorial of his pious and charitable gift it is ordered
that the ten pounds shall be sent to Boston to purchase a Chalice for the use of
the Church with this motto: Ex Dono Francis Nicholson Esq. her Majesty's
Lieutenant Gov' of her Majesty's Colony and Dominion of Virginia.” A letter
was written July 15, 1714, to Francis Nicholson by colonel Edward Mosely
“respectfully informing him that his laudable design had not been executed,”
and that he had lodged the ten pounds “in Mr Pere Dummer's hands of Boston
towards procuring Church plate” where, as he says, he finds it “lyes to wait
* Notes on North Carolina churches contributed by Miss Lida T. Rodman.
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PLATE LX
1. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH
2. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, CHRIST CHURCH

your Excellency's further orders.” (Colonial records of Worth Carolina, vol. II,
p. 133.)"
The quart tankard has a “bellied” body with a domed cover, a moulded base,
an open thumb-piece and a scrolled handle with a scolled end. The initials ICG
are engraved in front. Height, 73 in. Inscription:
Presented to | St Paul's Church EDENTON, by Mrs Mary
Gramáy. 1833
London date-letter for 1771–72. Maker's mark: cw, in a rectangle, for Charles
Wright.
The second dish is I ok in. in diameter and is inscribed:
Presented with the Cushions & Hangings | &y the Ladies of
the Prot. Epis. Church in Edentom I 8 I 2.
Maker's mark: HWISHART, for Hugh Wishart of New York, 1812.
EDGARTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1642.
ELONGING to this church are six plain silver cups. They have oviform
bodies on slender stems and moulded bases. Inscription:
The gift of Mº Hammah Metcalf Relict of the Revº
John Wewman To the Church of Christ In Edgar-
town |
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
No maker's marks.
The donor, Mrs Hannah (Sumner) Metcalf, married Rev. John Newman, who
graduated from Harvard in 174o, and was pastor of this church from 1747 to
1758. He died December 1, 1763, aged 43, and is buried in the old cemetery
at Edgartown. His widow married, August 27, 1766, Jonathan Metcalf of Ded-
ham in Massachusetts. She died August 24, 1796, aged 81. This church has
recently come into possession of a portrait of Rev. John Newman, which was
left by Mrs Metcalf to her niece, the wife of Rev. Jabez Chickering of South
Dedham.”
This gift is referred to in the following extract from the donor's will in the church
records for 1797: “I will and bequeath to the Church at Edgartown Three
Hundred Thirty three Dollars and 1/3, as Trustees for ever to be put to interest
*Contributed by Rev. R. B. Drane, D.D., rector.
*Communicated by Rev. E. E. Craig, the pastor.
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on Bond with two sureties, and the interest annually to be given to such Widdow
or Widdows of the Parish as the Minister and Deacons for the time being shall
judge to be the most proper object of charity.
I also give the Church Six Silver Cups for the use of the Communion Table, also
one Pewter Flaggon and two Pewter Platters.”
The pewter flagon has disappeared. The two platters are believed to be in the
possession of a member of the congregation.
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
Founded about 1703.
N this church is a plain bell-shaped silver chalice or flagon, supported on a
stem with a large compressed knop and a moulded base; it has a short spout
and a scrolled handle, which are later additions. Height, 9% in. Inscription:
Presented to St. John's Church, Elizabethtown, N.J.
Previous to 1750 by Mrs. Dennis. Prov. 31", 19° &
24*.
Maker's mark: BH).
Mary Cozzens Dennis, the donor, spun flax and wove linen, which she sold to
raise the money for the purchase of this chalice." -
EMMANUEL CHURCH, JENKINSBRIDGE,
ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA

LARGE plain silver chalice with a bell-shaped body on a short baluster
stem, and a domed and moulded base. Inscription:
For the use of the Parish Church of Accomack at
Assuaman
Height, I I in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base, 4áin.
London date-letter for 1749-50. Maker's mark: G M, with a mullet above, in a
shaped shield, for George Methuen, who made plate for St Andrew's church,
Plymouth, England.
Plate CXLV. -
This chalice is said to have been bought with money bequeathed for the purpose
by colonel George Douglass. It belonged, as the inscription denotes, to the old
parish church of Accomack at Assuannan, of which no vestige now remains. The
* From Notes by Mr Warren R. Dix.
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chalice was found, many years after the church became a ruin, in a field on the farm
of colonel Thomas Cropper, where it had been used as a drinking vessel by the
negro farm servants. It was restored to the parish, it is said, by Mrs Peggy Custis
Bayley, niece of colonel Cropper.'
ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1683.
ERE are a standing cup, two pairs of cups and a mug, all of plain
silver. All these are illustrated on Plate LV.
The cup has a bell-shaped body on a baluster stem, with a moulded
base. Inscription:
C - C I 7 I 2
These letters represent Chebacco Church, by which this church was known until
1819, when Chebacco parish in Ipswich, to give it its full title, was formed into
a separate town called Essex.
This cup has historical associations from the fact that it was used at every com-
munion service for thirteen years, and handed to the then deacons, Goodhue,
Story and Choate, by the celebrated Rev. John Wise, pastor of this church from
August 12, 1683, until his death, April 8, 1725.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The earliest dated pair of cups has a bell-shaped body, the base being moulded.
Affixed to the bodies are two hollow scrolled handles, with flat tongues on the
shoulders. Inscription:
Ipswich Second Church 1728
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: º, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The next pair of cups is similar, but shorter. Inscription:
Ipswich Second Church 1732.
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: {}}, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
As will be observed earlier, Essex was formerly part of the town of Ipswich, and
this was the second church founded there, hence the title on these cups.
The mug has a “bellied” body and a hollow scrolled handle.
* From notes contributed by Miss M. Louise Trader.
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Inscription:
The Legacy of M. Will" Cogswell to the 4* Church in Ipswich.
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: BBURT, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
William Cogswell, the donor, was the son of John and Hannah (Goodhue) Cogs-
well, and was born September 24, 1694. He married (i), September 24, 1719,
his cousin, Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wainwright) Cogswell,
who was born in 1699 and died June 16, 1734. He married (ii), March 13,
1734–35, Elizabeth (Wade), widow of Benjamin Appleton; he died February 19,
1762. In his will, dated February 12, 1762, and proved March Io, 1762,
William Cogswell describes himself as a yeoman. The clause relating to his gift
of money, with which this piece was bought, is as follows: “I give to the fourth
Church in Ipswich under the Pastoral care of the Rev" Mr John Cleaveland, Five
pounds lawful money.” The will mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, Jonathan,
as executors. William Cogswell was a cousin of Susanna Sharp, who gave a silver
tankard to the First Parish, Brookline (see page I oo).
In 1746 this church was split, largely as a result of the visit of the revivalist,
Whitefield, and became two Congregational churches; but in 1774 they were
re-united under the old name of “Second Church in Ipswich.” The separated
branch was called the Fourth Church; it was then that this mug was given."
EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1638.
INE silver beakers are preserved in this church, all having been
acquired during the pastorate of Rev. John Odlin, 1706–54.
The earliest dated beaker has a bell-shaped body, the lower part of

which is fluted, and a moulded base. Inscription:
Ex: dono: David Lawrence: To the Church of
Exceter- April: 25: 17 to:
A.
Height, 4á in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 2á in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Plate LXI, N° 4.
The donor, David Lawrence or Lorrance, was one of the early settlers of Exeter
and his name is mentioned frequently in connection with this church. In his will,
proved February 16, 1709-10, is the following legacy: “I give to the chch of
* From information received from Mr Rufus Choate, clerk of the church.
17 o
PLATE LXI
1. EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FIRST CONGL. CHURCH
2. FARMINGTON, CONN., FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST


Christ in Exeter, five pounds to be layed out by them for a silver cupp to be used
at the Sacrament.” His wife, Mary, and his sons, Joseph, David and William and
his daughter, Phebe Rawlins, are mentioned in the will. Other legatees mentioned
are, Jonathan and David Lawrence, Mary and Nathaniel Stevens (grandchildren),
and Benjamin Taylor, “brother.”
The second beaker is short and wide, with a curved lip and base. Inscription:
The gift of the Honblº Peter Coffin Esq. to the Church at
Exeter
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
Plate LXI, N° 6.
The donor, Peter Coffin, of Dover in New Hampshire, and after about 1690
of Exeter, was a merchant and son of the first Tristram Coffin. He was born in
England in 1631, and married Abigail, daughter of Edward Starbuck, by whom
he had eight children; he was a freeman in 1666; a lieutenant in 1675 on
service in Philip's war; representative in 1672–73 and 1679; councillor
1692–1714; and judge of the supreme court of New Hampshire. He died
at Exeter, March 21, 1715, “a gentleman very serviceable to church and
state.”
Three beakers are alike, having plain straight bodies with curved lips and moulded
bases. Each is inscribed:
Exeter Church December 1st 1726
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: (j. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Two of these beakers are illustrated on Plate LXI, N° 1 & 3.
The sixth beaker is like the above three and is the same size. Inscription:
The Gift of Kinsley Hall Esq. and his two Sons, to the Church
of Christ at Exeter. December 1st 1726
Maker's mark: $3. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate LXI, N° 5.
The first donor, who was the son of Ralph and Mary Hall of Exeter, was born in
1652 and married September 25, 1674, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Samuel
Dudley. He was, therefore, a brother-in-law of the donor of the seventh beaker.
He was a judge of the superior court in 1698 and 1699 and died in 1736. In
the time of William III he held a military post and was then designated captain.
The joint donors, his two sons, were Josiah and Paul.
17 I
The seventh beaker is similar and of the same size.
It is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Mr.James Dudley, And Mº Elizabeth Dudley, to
the Church of Christ at Exeter, December 1 sº I 726.
Maker's mark: § , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Plate LXI, N° 7.
Captain James Dudley was the son of Rev. Samuel Dudley, second minister of
this church (165 o–83) and his third wife, Elizabeth . . . He married Elizabeth,
daughter of Samuel Leavitt, and died November 14, 172 o, leaving all his property
to his wife. His widow, Elizabeth, married (ii), October 4, 1724, Robert Briscoe,
formerly of Beverly—the donor of a cup to the First Parish there (see page 17)—
and (iii), September 22, 1730, Rev. John Odlin, fourth minister of this church.
The eighth beaker has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Mrs Sarah Seawell |To the Church of Christ In
Exeter I 738
Height, 4; in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: {{!}}, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate LXI, N° 8.
The ninth beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription :
The Gift of Nath! Gilman Esq. in his Last will and Testament
to the first Church of Christ in Exeter May 174o
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: t; for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
Plate LXI, N° 2.
The donor, Nathaniel Gilman, was the son of Nicholas Gilman and grandson of
John Gilman, who was one of the early settlers here. He married, June 9, 1697,
Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Clark. In his will, proved April 9, 1741, is the
following bequest: “I give to the Church of Christ in Exeter one Silver Beker of
the Same Bigness with those the Church has already Bought.” The other legatees
are his wife Sarah, his daughters, Tabitha, Joanna and Mary, and his son, Nathaniel.
His brother, Samuel Gilman, is named as one of the executors."
Several important gifts of plate have unfortunately disappeared from this church,
as will be seen from the following extracts from wills. The first is that of Joanna
Dyer, widow of Henry Dyer of Exeter, in whose will, proved December 23,
* Notes on the donors contributed by Miss Frances E. Moulton.
I 72
172 o, is the following bequest: “I give to ye Church of Christ at Exeter my
Silver Cup with two handles.” The other legatees mentioned are her brothers and
executors, Nicholas and John Gilman, the children of her brother, John, namely
Peter, Robert, John, Elizabeth and Abigail Gilman,Joanna, daughter of her brother
Nicholas Gilman, sister Lydia White, her son Timothy and three daughters,
Elizabeth Wadleigh, Abigail Thing, Alice Leavit, Katherine Foulsham (sisters),
Joanna Perryman, Joanna Leavit, Joanna Thing, “Couzen” Sarah Dudley (sister
Dudley's daughter), Treworthy and Elizabeth Dudley, Mary Gilman and —
Rundlet “couzens,” and also the pastor, Rev. John Odlin.
The second loss isthetankard mentioned in the following clause in Robert Briscoe's
will, proved February 3, 1728–29: “I give to my well beloved wife Elizabeth
Briscoe all my estate in the Province of New Hampshire both Real and Personal
and all my moveable Bills Bonds and Book Debts that now are or hereafter shall
be due to me both in Exeter and Beverley or elsewhere to be for her own use and at
her own Dispose excepting my Silver Tankard which I give to the Church of
Christ at Exeter for the service of God, after her Decease.” The other legatees
are his wife, Elizabeth, Zechariah, Samuel and Robert Stone, John Stevens and
his wife Abigail, John Driver, Hannah Veesie, widow Elizabeth Ober, the children
of “Brother” John Briscoe, Rev. Thomas Blowers (minister of Beverly) and Rev.
John Odlin. .
A third loss was a tankard mentioned in the will of Nicholas Gorden of Exeter,
proved March 31, 1747: “I Give Demise & bequeath to the Church usually
meeting or assembling for the public worship of God in the New Meeting House
lately erected in Exeter aforesaid on the Northerly Side of the Highway between
Doctº Josiah Gilman's dwelling House & the dwelling house of John Dean, My
Silver Tankard Marked with the letters N:M:G: to be delivered into the hands
of Deacon John Lord or Theophilus Smith Esq. or any other Person whom said
Church shall appoint to receive the same by my executors hereafter named
Immediately after my Decease the said Tankard to be for said Churches Use
forever.” The names mentioned in the will are Moriah, his wife, and Mary Colcord,
his daughter. The tankard was evidently engraved with the donor's and his wife's
initials. - e
Yet another loss of church plate has to be chronicled, if the will of John Gilman,
gentleman, of Exeter, were actually carried out. His will was proved May 2,
1751: “I Give Devise & Bequeath unto the First Church in Exeter whereof the
Revd Mr John Odlin and his Son Woodbridge Odlin are Pastors Ninety Pounds
In Bills of the old Tenor to be paid unto Either of said Pastores or their Succes-
sors to be Laid Out By them in plate for the use of the said Church.” Among the
names mentioned in the will are those of his sons, John and Jonathan and his
daughter Hannah Dudley.’ -
* Copies of these wills sent by Miss Etha L. Sargent of Concord, New Hampshire.
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FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
IGHT plain silver vessels are in this church, namely, two tankards, two
cups on stems, three beakers, and a cup with a handle.
The tankards and a bowl are illustrated on Plate LIX.
The earliest dated tankard is of a conventional cylindrical shape, with a
moulded lip and base, a domed and moulded cover with a turned finial,
and a scrolled thumb-piece. A plain ring encircles the body; at the end of the
handle is a plain oval disc. Height, 9% in. Inscription:
Ex Dono | Sturgis Lewis | I 75 3.
Maker's mark: GOVES), for William Homes, senior, of Boston (1717–83).
Sturgis Lewis, the donor, was the son of Lothrop Lewis and his wife Sarah (Sturgis),
who was the widow of Ebenezer Wakeman. He was born August 28, 1731, and
died August 28, 1753. He married October Io, 1752, Ann Burr. This tankard
was bought with a bequest of Sturgis Lewis, in the following item in his will, dated
August 15, 1753, and proved September 1 1, 1753: “I give & bequeath to y”
Church of Christ in y” first Society in Fairfield of whom y” Rev" Mr Hobart is
Pastor, a Silver Tankard of Thirty-three ounces wt to be procured by my Exec'.”
Among the witnesses to this document was Lyman Hall, who signed the Declara-
tion of Independence from the state of Georgia. To his father, who was ap-
pointed executor, Sturgis Lewis left his silver headed cane, and to his brother
Jonathan Lewis, and his sister Deborah Lewis, he left part of his estate. Rev. Noah
Hobart mentioned above was the pastor of this church from 1733 till his death
in 1773. A beaker, given to this church by Sturgis Lewis's grandfather, Jona-
than Sturgis, is described on page 175.
The second tankard is similar in shape and holding capacity, but differs from the
above in that it has a taller vase-shaped finial, and that a mask is on the handle-
end. Inscription.
This is a gift of Thomas Hill Esq. to the Church of Christ in
the First Society in Fairfield | 1757
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in.
Maker's mark: GEONHS), for William Homes, senior, of Boston (1717–83).
Captain Thomas Hill, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Abigail (Wakeman)
Hill, and was born at Fairfield. He married (i), December 9, 1715, Mary Burr,
and had nine children. She died December 19, 1763, and he married (ii), Hannah
Starr (see pages I 35 and 136). He and Lothrop Lewis took the deputy's oath,
May 13, 1756, and represented Fairfield in the general assembly for several
years. He died about 1770. Captain Thomas Hill gave tankards to two other
I 74.
Congregational churches in Connecticut, namely, to Greenfield Hill (see
page 177) and Greens Farms (see page 188).
The two cups are a pair, having bell-shaped bodies, supported on baluster stems,
with moulded bases, one of which has been restored. The inscriptions have been
engraved more recently:
Made from a large cup |Gift of Capt John Sil/imam 1752
Height, 6á in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
Captain John Silliman, the donor, was the son of Daniel Silliman by his second
wife, Hannah, widow of Hendrick Hendrickson, and was born in 1688. He
married (i), Anna . . . . , who was born in 1695, and died October 1, 174o.
By her he had Sarah, who married Daniel Andrus; Abigail, wife of David
Burr; Anne, wife of Nathaniel Adams; and Mary who married a Wilson. He
married (ii), Anne . . . . , who is mentioned in his will, dated January 28, 1752,
which contains the following clause: “Also I give unto y” church aforesaid
[“Presbeterian Church of Christ in y” first Society in Fairfield’] my Largest
Silver Cup to be rec" by said Church after my wife's Decease.” His death occurred
November 29, 1752, and he was buried in the old burying-ground at Fairfield.
These two cups were evidently bought, not made from the cup bequeathed by
captain John Silliman, as the maker thereof, Jeremiah Dummer, died in 1718.
The earliest dated beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and was restored
in 1857, when it was inscribed:
Ex Domo Rev Samuel Wakeman to FC 1692
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
The mark of the silversmith who restored it is TE & Co 1857.
Rev. Samuel Wakeman, the donor, was the second and highly honoured and
beloved pastor of this church (1665–92). He married, October 29, 1656,
Hannah, daughter of Stephen Goodyear of New Haven, by whom he had five
sons and three daughters. In his will, dated March 8, 1692, he bequeathed three
pounds to be expended by Mr John Burr in two silver bowls or cups, one of
which was to be given to this church and the other to the Society of Fairfield
village. -
The next beaker is similar, and has a new bottom. Inscription:
A gift from Jonathan Sturgis to F. C. [Fairfield Church] 1722
Height, 4; in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: SS, probably for Simeon Soumaine of New York, circa
I 72 o. w
Jonathan Sturgis, the donor, was born about 1680 and died May 8, 1744.
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A silver tankard bequeathed to this church by his grandson, Sturgis Lewis, is
described on page 174.
The third beaker differs in shape from the foregoing and has a tapering body,
with a moulded lip and moulded base. Inscription, engraved at the time of the
restoration of the beaker:
Gift of Mrs E. Wyncoop 1777
Height, 3á in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
The modern makers’ mark is C & S, of New York.
Mrs Eunice Wyncoop, the donor, was the daughter of Peter Burr and wife of
Benjamin Wyncoop, who was born at New York, May 5, 1705, and died Sep-
tember 1, 1766. Her husband was in Fairfield as early as 1735. His will, dated
July 12, 1766,and proved November 4, 1766, leaves all his property to his wife
as long as she remains a widow. Eunice Wyncoop's will, dated August 20, 1772,
and proved April 5, 1774, leaves all her estate to her two daughters, Catharine,
wife of Gideon Welles, and Eunice, wife of John Smedley. This beaker was perhaps
given in her memory. - - -
The small cup has a bell-shaped body, with a single flat solid handle.
gº © - C & O O C. W
On one side are the initials of the original owners: D A
Inscription, of recent date:
Gift of Joseph Wakeman 1726
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in. -
Maker's mark: SS), probably for Simeon Soumaine of New York, circa 172 o.
Joseph Wakeman, the donor, was the fourth son of Rev. Samuel Wakeman,
second pastor of this church and donor of the first beaker. He was born in 1670,
and married, in 1697 or 1698, Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Esther
(Ward) Hawley, who was born May 6, 1679, and died August 18, 1753. Joseph
Wakeman's commission as captain, signed by governor Gurdon Saltonstall, is still
preserved. He held many public offices. His children were Ebenezer, Catharine,
Elizabeth, Joseph, Jabez, Samuel, Mary, Samuel again, and Stephen. His will,
dated December 3, 1726, contains the following clause: “I will and bequeath
to y” Church of Christ in Fairfield whereof Rev. Mr Webb is Pastor, the sum of
three pounds to purchase a silver tumbler for the churches use.” The above cup
was presumably bought with this legacy. Joseph Wakeman is buried in the Burial
hill cemetery at Fairfield, as is also his wife, who married colonel John Burr.
(See Epitaphs from Fairfield cemetery, by Kate E. Perry.) -
A baptismal bowl in this church was made about sixty years ago from silver given
by Dr Nathaniel Lothrop of Plymouth, Connecticut, in 1780, in memory of his
wife, Ellen, daughter of Rev. Noah Hobart, pastor of this church.
One of the most active and influential members of this church was colonel, after-
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wards general, Gold Selleck Silliman, who, as deacon, kept the church silver in
his house. The night of his capture by the British, May 1, 1779, was the Saturday
before the bi-monthly celebration of the Lord's Supper, and the silver had been
brightened by general Silliman in preparation for the service. The sacred vessels
were standing uncovered in his bedroom, and when the British troops entered
the house, Mrs Silliman had with great presence of mind flung some loose gar-
ments over the silver, and they thus remained undetected by the enemy, who
took other valuables.
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH, GREENFIELD HILL
Founded in 1726.
N this church are two tankards and five beakers, all of plain silver. The
tankards are alike in shape, but differ slightly in the turned finials and the
joint supports on the handles; the cylindrical bodies are tapered, the lips and
bases being moulded; the covers are domed and moulded; the thumb-pieces
are the conventional scrolls; flat oval discs areaffixed to the ends of the handles.
One is inscribed:
The Gift of Thomas Hill Esq.'
Greenfield A.D. 1764
to the Church of Christ in
Height, Io in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.
Maker's mark: R FARCHILD, for Robert Fairchild (1703-94), who was at work
at Stratford in 1764.
Thomas Hill was the donor of a silver tankard by the same maker to Greens Farms
Congregational church (see page 188); and of another to the Congregational
church at Fairfield (see page 174).
The other tankard is inscribed:
The Gift of M’ Samue/Bradley | to the Church of Christ in
Greenfield A.D. 1768 3.
Height, 9; in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in.
Maker's mark: EP, for Elias Pelletreau (1736-181 oy, who was born at
Southampton on Long Island, and worked there.
Samuel Bradley, the donor, was born September 29, 17 oz, and married in
November, 1724, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Whelpley of Greenwich
in Connecticut, who was born January 17, 1707. Their children were Sarah,
Mabel, Samuel, Hezekiah and Huldah. He died in 1772, leaving his property
to his wife, Sarah, and his five children.
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The five beakers have straight sides, curved lips and low plain bases.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouths, 35 in. º
Maker's mark: EP, for Elias Pelletreau (1736-18 Io), who was born at
Southampton on Long Island, and worked there.
FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL
Founded in 1652.
ELONGING to this church are seven silver caudle cups. All are illus-
trated on Plate LXI. Five of these are very similar, having plain gourd-
shaped bodies on low bases, and two solid scrolled handles.
The first is engraved on the bottom with the initials of the original
A
A + M.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 35 in.
OWI). CTS :
Maker's mark: 6), for David Jesse of Boston (1670-1705).
The second is engraved with the initials, F. C., for “Farmington Church.”
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the base, 4 in., and of the mouth, 3 in.
Maker's mark perhaps: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The third and fourth are engraved with the same initials as the second. The
heights are 33 and 3% in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases,
3; and 33 in.
Maker's mark on both: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The fifth is pricked with the initials of the original owners: I S
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The sixth cup is of a different shape, having a bell-shaped body on a low plain base,
the lower part being spirally fluted and the upper part plain; an embossed corded
band surrounds the body below the lip; the two solid scrolled handles have notched
rat-tails. The initials, F.C., for “Farmington Church,” are engraved on the body.
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base. 2; in.
Maker's mark: § for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
The seventh cup is plain and is a slight modification in shape of the other five
plain cups. Inscription:
Ex dono, Diac: Tho: Smith A.D. 1804
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PLATE LXIII
1. FLATBUSH, LONG ISLAND, REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH
2. FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH










Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's mark. :
Deacon Thomas Smith, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Mary (Steele)
Smith and was born October 19, 1743. He married, December 31, 1767, Ann,
daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Lewis) Hooker, who was born December 14,
1749, and died September 16, 1822. He died July 28, 1808, without issue.”
FARNHAM PARISH, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Founded about 1693.
PLAIN cylindrical silver flagon on a wide splayed base, having a flat
topped cover, a scrolled thumb-piece and a scrolled handle. The
sacred trigram in a glory is engraved on the body.
Inscription: -

Pharmham Parish
Height, 1 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 7% in.
London date-letter for 1720-21. Maker's mark: F.A., with a fleur-de-lis above
and a mullet below, in a shaped shield, for Thomas Farren.
The plain chalice has a bell-shaped body on a thick stem, encircled by a moulding,
and a moulded base. The sacred trigram is engraved on one side, with Pharmham
Parish underneath.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
The date-letter and maker's mark are the same as those on the flagon.
Both these vessels are inscribed:
Presented to St. John's Church Washington City |&y | Colº
John Tayloe Dec. 16. 1816
Both are illustrated on Plate LXVII.
The legislature of Virginia, after the war of 1813, passed a statute confiscating
the glebe lands and other properties, including plate, of the unoccupied Episcopal
churches in the state. The churches of Pharnham and old St John's in Lunen-
burg parish were in ruins or not then in use, and the silver communion services
were sold and were bought by colonel John Tayloe, whose residence, Mount Airy,
was near Farnham. He presented them in 1816 to St John's church at Washing-
ton, of which he was one of the founders. In 1876 the vestry of this church
generously restored these vessels and had them inscribed, Restored to Pharnham
and Lunenburg Parishes Wa by St John's Parish Washington City March 26 1876.
The second flagon is described under the heading of Lunenburg on page 252.
* Communicated by Mr Julius Gay.
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FISHKILL, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
PLAIN cylindrical flagon with a domed cover; the lip and the base
are decorated with bands of classical honeysuckle. Height, 12% in.
Inscription:
Presented by Samuel Perplancé Esq." | To the First
Reformed Church in the Town of | Fishkill To com—
memorate Mr Eglebert Huff by birth a Norwegian, in his
/ife-time attached to the Life Guards of the | Prince of Orange
(afterwards King William III of England), he resided for a
number | of years in this country, and died with umělemished
reputation at Fishkill, 21, March, 1765, | aged 128 years
Fishki//January 1820
W. HOREL& Qo00, for I. W. Forbes of New York, 182 o.
Maker's marks:
Plate XXXIV.
A duplicate of this flagon by the same maker and with the same inscription, ex-
cept the name of the church, is in Trinity church at Fishkill (see below).
FISHKILL, NEW YORK, TRINITY CHURCH
N this church is a silver flagon exactly like that in the First Reformed
church, described above. It bears the same inscription except the name of
the church, First Episcopal Church.
The maker's marks are those of I. W. Forbes, as above.
FLATBUSH, LONG ISLAND, REFORMED DUTCH
CHURCH
Founded in 1654.
PAIR of beakers with straight sides and curved lips. They are engraved
with interlacing bands of flowers. Below the three intersections
are oval panels containing figures of Faith, Hope and Charity,
above which are grotesque masks. At each side of these panels
are demi-griffins with scroll terminations; the bases are moulded.
Each beaker is inscribed on the band:
deifakemij Van Midwoãd

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PLATE LXIV
FLATLANDS, LONG ISLAND, REFORMED CHURCH


The following is a copy of the record for the purchase of these two beakers, from
the deacons' or poor book of this church (page 94):
“1697 Apr. 17. Paid for two silver cups to be used for the Lord's supper,
34 pieces of eight gl. . . . . . . . 408
Further paid for the cups inasmuch as they were
heavier than the pieces of eight . . . . . 7–1 o
Further for pay for the making . . . . . . 94.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: & for Garrett Onclebagh of New York. Date 1697.
Plate LXII.
A pair of tall plain beakers with bell-shaped bodies on moulded bases.
Inscription:
SPREEK DAT WAAR Is EET DAT GAAR Is EM DRINK DAT KLAAR is.
Boswyck. Novº 1763
Height, 73 in.
Maker's mark: (NE). American, 1763.
Plate LXIII.
FLATLANDS, LONG ISLAND, REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1654.
STRAIGHT-SIDED beaker with a moulded base decorated with
a band of diamond work. Below the plain curved lip is a con-
ventional strap band, interlacing three times. Engraved below
the intersections are oval panels of figures representing Faith,

Hope and Charity, inscribed in Greek:
Truotug eXtrug ayatrºng
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base 33 in.
Maker's mark: § for Hendrik Boelen of New York.
Date, circa 172 o.
Plate LXIV.
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FLEMINGTON, GEORGIA, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
N this church are two cups, a flagon and two baskets, of silver.' Inscription
on the cups and flagon:
The donation of John Lambert to the Congregational church
at Midway in Georgia 1786
John Lambert, the donor, removed to Liberty county in Georgia from South
Carolina in 1784, and died there in 1786. He gave communion vessels to three
other Congregational churches in Georgia, namely, Dorchester, Midway and
Waltonsville.
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

LARGE plain mug with a cylindrical body, a moulded lip and base;
it has a flat hexagonal handle. Inscription:
Frankfort Presbyteriam Church
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: A BLANCHARD), for Asa Blanchard of Lexington in Kentucky,
circa 18 Io.”
A pair of mugs of the same shape but smaller, and engraved with the same inscrip-
t1On.
Height, 4% in., diameter of the mouth and base, 3% in.
The maker's mark is that of Asa Blanchard as above.
These three beakers are illustrated on Plate LXIII.
GEORGETOWN ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OME old silver vessels from Jesuit missions in Maryland, as well as other
vessels, have been deposited in the museum of this university. The first
is a small plain old English cup with a bell-shaped body, supported
by a baluster stem on a splayed base. The small plain paten is not
marked.
* Described from notes contributed by Mrs F. B. Screven.
* From interesting notes communicated by Mrs Lucas Brodhead.
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Height, 43 in.
London date-letterfor 1640–41. Maker's mark: I.G, with a mullet below, in a heart,
as on a cup and patens of 1638-39 in St Mary's church, Harrow, England.
It came from Newtown, Maryland.
Plate LXV, N° 1.
The second is a tall plain chalice with a bell-shaped body on a short baluster stem,
which rests on a high base. A plain cross is engraved on the base.
Inscription:
Rev. Ja! O'Callaghan 1814
Height, 8 in.
Dublin (Ireland) date-letter for 1814. The maker's mark is illegible.
The small paten is not marked or inscribed.
Plate LXV, N° 2.
A pair of small silver-gilt vase-shaped cruets, with covers and scrolled handles.
They are decorated with reeds and vines.
Height, 6 in.
Maker's mark: {} French, circa 18 Io.
Plate LXV, N° 3 and 5.
A silver ostensorium with the top in the form of a glory surmounted by a cross. The
top of the tall baluster stem is formed of acanthus leaves, three sections of the stem
being fluted. The top of the large oval base is embossed with four cherubs' faces
and the border with acanthus foliage.
Height, 143 in. No marks.
Probably French, circa 17oo.
Plate LXV, N° 4.
From the old Maryland mission of St Thomas.
A plain silver bell-shaped chalice with a baluster stem (reversed) and a high base.
Date, eighteenth century.
Height, 6 in. No marks.
The paten is plain.
Plate LXV, N° 6.
This chalice was used by Rev. Samuel Barber, S.B., on the Eastern shore of Mary-
land. It was presented to the university museum by Rev. Joseph Foley.
The fourth silver chalice is different from the others. It has a plain bell-shaped
body, supported by a stem to which three cherubs' heads are applied; the base is
hexafoil in outline, and is engraved with a crucifix and a border of foliage. The
paten is plain.
Height, 5% in. No marks.
Date, probably late seventeenth century.
Plate LXV, N° 7.
183
This chalice belonged to Rev. Father M*Aleer, who died February 22, 1881. It
was presented to the Jesuit fathers by his niece, Mrs James M'Sherry.
A large silver-gilt ciborium with a conical bowl which is decorated in repoussé
with cherubs' faces and plain bosses and scrolls, leaving the lip plain. The cover
is in two sections; the upper is fluted, and the lower is decorated with large scrolls,
the edge being fluted. A plain cross surmounts the cover. The stem is ornamented
with scrolls, acanthus leaves and fluting. The eight panels on the top of the base
are enriched with figures of the Holy Virgin and an ecclesiastic, as well as the
Sacred Heart, alternating with scrolls. The octofoil border is covered with plain
bosses and scrolls on a matted ground.
It is inscribed in a heart affixed to the base:
Char/otte De Furstenberg | Stulingen | Chamoinesse De
Munsterbilen 1725
As will be observed from the inscription, this ciborium was originally presented by
Charlotte von Fürstenberg-Stülingen to the chapter of canonesses at Münsterbilsen
(Limburg), of which she was a member.
Total height, 16 in. No marks.
German, circa 1725.
Plate LXVI.
GERMANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ST LUKE'S
CHURCH

PLAIN old silver bowl by Paul Revere is in this church. It has a beaded
lip and a short moulded base. The initials T. J. L. of the original
owner are engraved upon it.
Inscription:
Mary Lee |Ad Gloriam Dei In Memoriam
Thomas Lee | 1801-1866 || Marshal/ Spring
Shapleigh 1820-1879
Diameter, 6% in.; height, 3% in.
Maker's mark: : REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate CX, N° 1.
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PLATE LXVI
GEORGETOWN ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, DIST. COL.


GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1692.
N this church are four plain two-handled silver cups with bell-shaped bodies
on short moulded bases. The handles are flat and solid. .
Inscription on Nº 1 :
The gift of The Hom” Thomas We//, Es?' | To the First
Church of Christ in Glaſsembury | May 1 1 1762
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.
Maker's mark: JCOBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
Thomas Wells, the donor, was the son of Samuel and Ruth (Rice) Welles, and was
born February 14, 1692. He married (i), December 28, 1715, Martha, daughter
of William and Elizabeth (Stanley) Pitkin of Hartford, who was born February 28,
1691, and died July 4, 1763. He would seem to have married a second Martha,
who is provided for in his will (dated March 14, 1766, and proved June 1, 1767),
and is described as “my present well beloved wife.” He died May 14, 1767.
Inscription on Nº. 2:
This belongs to the First Church of Christ in Glaſsembury
June 25, 1765
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in.
Maker's mark: JCOBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
Inscription on N* 3 and 4:
Belongs to the first Church of | Christ in Glastenbury
Heights, 5% in. and 54 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4% in. No maker's marks.
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
UNITARIAN SOCIETY
Founded in 1642.
N this church are a plain silver baptismal basin and four beakers.
The baptismal basin has a domed centre. Inscription:
The Gift of Epes Sargent Jum' Esq.' | To the first church in
Glocester June 16" |1762
Diameter, 12% in. ; depth, 2% in.
Maker's mark: ; REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
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A pair of bell-shaped beakers on moulded bases. Inscription:
The Gift of Epes Sargent Esq.' to the first Church of Christ
in Gloucester, I 765
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in. ; and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: : REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735–1818).
Another beaker of similar shape has the same inscription as the basin, without
“Jun. ” and dated 1773. It has no maker's mark. Its height is 5 in.
Epes Sargent, the donor, was the son of colonel Epes Sargent and his wife,
Esther Maccarty, and was born February 17, 1721. He married March 20,
1745, Katharine, daughter of John and Sarah Osborn of Boston, who was born
November 6, 1722, and died February 7, 1788; he died in January, 1779.
Copley’s portraits of the donor and his wife, and of his father, colonel Epes
Sargent, are in the possession of their descendant, Mrs George H. Clements of
New York. -
Acknowledgments of these gifts are made in the church records as follows: “At a
Chh meeting November 18" 1762. Voted also that the Thanks of this Church
be given to Epes Sargent jun' Esq. for a Silver Bason for the use of Baptism given
by Him to the first Church in Glouster.”
“At a Church meeting October 24* 1765 Voted that the Thanks of the Chh.
be given to Epes Sargent Esq. for two Silver Cups given by Him to this Chh for
the Communion Table.”
The fourth beaker is a duplicate of the third. Inscription:
The Gift of Mehemiah Parsons to the first Church in
Glocester | 1798
Height, 5 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in. ; and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: MoULTON, incised.
GREAT CHOPTANKPARISH, DORCHESTER COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.
PLAIN half-pint silver mug with a “bellied” body on a low moulded

base; the scrolled handle has a leaf on the top. Inscription:
The Gift of Henry Trippe to Cambridge
Church 1743
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in. ; and of the
base, 33 in.
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PLATE LXVII
1. FARNHAM PARISH, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
2. GREAT CHOPTANK PARISH, DORCHESTER CO., MARYLAND


London date-letter for I 742-43. Maker's mark: TF in script capitals, in a
shaped cartouche, for Thomas Farren, as on the communion service of 1739–40
in Aquia church, Stafford county, Virginia (see page 6).
Plate LXVII.
This piece of silver would seem to have been bought with the following legacy
of Henry Trippe of Dorchester county, in his will dated September 19, 1723,
and proved January 17, 1723-24: “I give for the use of the Parish Church in
Great Choptank Parish the sum of five pounds current money to be paid by my
Executrix to the Vestry of the said Parish to purchase a piece of plate for the
use of the said Church.” The other legatees were his wife, Susannah, his three
sons, Henry, Edward and John; his three daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary;
his three brothers, John, Edward and William; and his four cousins, John,
William, James and Henrietta, children of William Trippe.
A plain silver chalice with a bell-shaped body on a stem, the latter having a
moulding in the middle; the base is moulded. Inscription:
For the Church in | Great Choptank | Parish. |
Height, 63 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
London date-letter for 1767–68. Maker's mark: probably F.C. in a rectangle,
for Francis Crump, as on the exactly similar chalice of Dorchester parish in this
county. (see page 142).
Plate LXVII.
A plain silver salver with a shaped, shell edge, on three feet. The initials E.M.E.
are engraved in the middle.
Weight marked, 20 oz. 2 dwts. Diameter, I of in.
London date-letter for 1760–61. Maker's mark: Ec
Plate LXVII.
A second silver chalice could not be found on the editor's visit in October, 1911.
It is described on page 183 in Mr J. H. Buck’s Old Plate (1903) as bearing the
London date-letter for 1767–68, and the same inscription as the first chalice.
GREENLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1756.
ELONGING to this church are five plain straight beakers with curved
lips and moulded bases, 55 in. high.
Maker's mark: GHANNERS), for George Hanners of Boston (circa 1696–
I 740).
A tradition exists that these beakers were presented by Mrs Elizabeth
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Packer, wife of Thomas Packer, physician, colonel and judge of probate, of Ports-
mouth, in New Hampshire. She died in 1717, aged 62, and was buried in the
old burying ground here; he died in 1728.
One of these beakers has been recently given by this church to the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
GREENS FARMS, WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1715.
ELONGING to this church are a tankard and two mugs, all of plain
silver. They are illustrated on Plate LXVIII.
The tankard has a cylindrical body, slightly tapered, with a moulded lip
and base; the domed and moulded cover has a turned finial; the
thumb-piece is scrolled; an oval disc is on the handle-end. The spout is
a later addition. Inscription in a circle: &
This the Gift of | Thomas Hi// E/? To the Church of Christ in
Green/farms|AD 1764
Height, Io in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark:RFARCHILD), for Robert Fairchild (1703-94) of Stratford in
I 764.
A silver tankard, given by Thomas Hill, is in the Congregational church at
Fairfield (see page 174); and another, also his gift, is in the Congregational church,
Greenfield Hill (see page 177).
The mugs are similar in shape to the tankard; the single handles are scrolled.
One is inscribed in a circle on the bottom:
A gieſt to the Church of Christ at green/farms by M” Abigail
Couch AD 1765.
Height of both, 4% in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Dººl, probably for Munson Jarvis of Stratford (1742-1825).
Abigail Couch, the donor, was the daughter of Joshua Jennings of Fairfield, Con-
necticut, one of the signatories to the first covenant of this church in 1715. She
married, May 18, 1721, Simon Couch, who died April 19, 1770. She died
July 14, 1765.
The other mug is not inscribed, neither has it a maker's mark.
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- PLATE LXVIII
1. GREENS FARMS, WESTPORT, CONN., CONGL. CHURCH
2. GUILFORD, CONN., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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GROTON, CONNECTICUT, FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 17 o4.
N this church are four plain silver beakers with straight sides and moulded
bases. The handles are later additions. Three are inscribed:
The Gift of M* Elihu Avery to the First Church of Christ in
Groatom 1748
Height, 43 in.
Maker's mark: EP, for Elias Pelletreau (1736–1810, who was born at
Southampton on Long Island, and worked there.
Elihu Avery, the donor, was the son of captain James and Mary (Griswold) Avery
and was born July 29, 1708. The following inscription is from his gravestone in
the Avery-Morgan burying ground on Poquonnoc plain, Groton, where he rests
by the side of his father and mother: “Elihu Avery, son of Capt. James and Mary
Avery, died November 28, 1748, aged 41 years. Capt. James Avery died Sept. 18,
1754, aged 81. Mary Avery, wife of Capt. James Avery, died November 26,
I 75 o, aged 76.”
The fourth beaker is inscribed:
The Gift of S’ John Davie to the Chh. of Christ at Groton
Height, 4} in.
Maker's mark: §y, for Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island (1683–
1737).
Sir John Davie, fifth baronet, the donor, was the son of Humphrey Davie (young-
est son of the first baronet) and his wife, Mary, sister of Edmund White of
Clapham in Surrey, merchant, and afterwards of Boston in Massachusetts, and
later of Hartford in Connecticut. He married in or before 17 oo Elizabeth,
daughter of James and Sarah (Gibbons) Richards, of Hartford, who was born
May 19, 1667. John Davie graduated at Harvard college in 1681; settled on
a farm at Poquonnoc (Groton) in 1693; was a rate collector in 1695; and on
the incorporation of the town as Groton, he was elected recorder or town clerk,
which office he held until his departure for England in 1707. He succeeded his
cousin, the fourth baronet, in March, 17 oé-o'7. His children's births are recorded
in his own handwriting in the first book of the town records of Groton. Their
names are: Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, John (afterwards sixth baronet), Humphrey
and William. All these, except the youngest, were baptized by Rev. Gurdon
Saltonstall, then minister of the First church of Christ in New London. All his
farm and other land was sold with the cattle, stock and proprietary rights and was
purchased for £500 by John Gardiner of the Isle of Wight, now called
“Gardiner's Island.” This sum was paid by his attorney to the following persons:
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To Mrs Margaret Franklin of Boston, A 250, to Rev Daniel Taylor, minister of
the Gospel, at Newark, New Jersey, Mrs Mary Pratt and Mrs Mather of
Saybrook, Connecticut, each A. & 3 6s. 8d. The above beaker was bought with
the sum of £6 left by sir John Davie upon his departure for England. His wife,
lady Davie, was buried, December 3, 1713, at Sandford in Devonshire, and he
was buried there, December 29, 1727.
GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1655.
HE silver of this church consists of twelve cups, one beaker and a
pair of small tankards.
Earliest in date is the beaker, which has a plain straight body with
a curved lip and a moulded base. Inscription:

The Gift of Jomas Prescot Esq. to y Church of Grown
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
Plate LXIX.
Jonas Prescott, the donor, was the son of John and Mary (Platts) Prescott, and
was born at Lancaster, Massachusetts, in June, 1648, and died at Groton, De-
cember 31, 1723. In his will, dated December 28, 1723, and proved March
27, 1724, he bequeathed 4 5 to this church, which was apparently expended in
the purchase of this beaker. He removed to Groton early in life, and was one of
the largest landowners in the town. He was town-clerk in 1691, selectman for
several years, and in 1699 and 17o 5 represented the town in the general court.
He was also a blacksmith and mill-owner, and had a forge for the making of iron
from ore found in the neighbourhood. Jonas Prescott married, December 14,
1672, Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Draper) Loker of Sudbury, Massachu-
setts, who was born September 28, 1653, and died October 28, 1735. They
had twelve children, and were the grandparents of colonel William Prescott, who
commanded the American forces at the battle of Bunker Hill. Their great-great-
grandson was William Hickling Prescott, the well-known historian. A silver cup
belonging to the first Church of Christ, Lancaster, was given by Mrs Catherine
Prescott, the wife of their great-grandson, Hon. William Prescott of Boston, and
is described on page 24o."
Next in date is the pair of small plain tankards, which have slightly tapering cylin-
* Notes on the donors are contributed by Mr Lawrence Park of Groton and by Rev. Pemberton
H. Cressey, the pastor.
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drical bodies, domed and moulded covers, moulded bases, scrolled thumb-pieces
and scrolled handles with oval bosses on the ends. Both tankards are inscribed in
double-lined circles:
The Gift of Lie" Jona" Lawranc to the Church of | Christ in
Groton | OA' Sep" 19" | 1729
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4} in.
Maker's marks: Giacº), lº , for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Plate LXIX.
Lieutenant Jonathan Lawrence, the donor, was the eleventh child of John and
Elizabeth Lawrence of Watertown, Massachusetts, and of Groton. He was born
at Watertown about 1656, and died at Groton, September 19, 1729. He mar-
ried, November 5, 1677, Rebecca Rutter of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who
died at Groton, February 6, 1724, “aged about 74 years.” The tankards were
bought with his legacy of A 4o, contained in the following clause in his will:
“To the church of Christ in Groton A 4o to be laid out for the procuring of
some silver vessel or vessels for the church's use, as they shall order.” The church
records contain this item: “At a Church Meeting in Groton Jan” I 1" 1733
Voted That y” Persons appointed (by This Church at y' meeting the 14" of
Sep' Last) To Lay out the 4oſ Legacy given to This Church by Mr Jonathan
Lawrence in his Last Will—do lay out y” sº 40% for Procuring some Silver Vessel
or Vessels according to y' Best Prudence; or as upon Proper Enquiry they shall
think will be most for y” honour of y" Donor; as well as of the Lord's Table.
And Deliver s” Vessel or Vessels to this Church as soon as they can with con-
veniency. Caleb Trowbridge, Pastor.”
The other public benefactions of Jonathan Lawrence by will were 4 I oo to the
town of Groton for buying a bell for the meeting house, and A. 20 to the church,
the income to be paid annually to the settled minister. His will mentions his
brother Enoch’s two sons, Nathaniel and Zachariah, his kinswoman, Hannah
Francis, wife of Stephen Francis of Medford, and his cousins, Thomas and Wil-
liam Lawrance of Groton.
The seven plain silver cups have oviform bodies on tall moulded bases. They are
inscribed in oval panels:
The Gift of | Josiah Sartel/ Esq. | To the Church in Grotom
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 33 in. No maker's marks.
One cup is illustrated on Plate LXIX.
Josiah Sartell, the donor, was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Sartell, and was born
probably in England about 17 Io. His father was an English mariner who came
with his family to America about 1720, settling first at Charlestown and remov-
ing about 1736 to Groton, where he died in 1741. Josiah Sartell lived in Groton
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and represented the town in the general court in 1776, being the last person in
Groton to hold that office under the charter of William and Mary. He married
Mary Green, whose parentage has not been traced. He died at Groton, August 30,
1784, and his widow died in March, 1790. By his will dated September 3,
1775, he bequeathed to the town and church of Groton, three farms and some
other property, the income from which was to be given to the support of the
minister. In the account of his sole surviving executor, Isaac Farnsworth, is an
item for $1.25 for “delivering the wrought plate” to the church, which doubt-
less refers to the above cups.
Three cups of similar shape, but with shorter and simpler bases, probably made
from silver bequeathed by Josiah Sartell's widow, are inscribed within a lined circle:
The Gift of the Widow Mary Sarte// to the Church of Christ
| in Groton | 1792.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 35 in. No maker's marks.
Plate LXIX.
A pair of plain cups with more upright bodies, on differently moulded bases, was
also probably made from a bequest of Mary Sartell, each cup being inscribed in
a circle:
The Widow |Mary Sartel/ to the Church of Christ in Groton
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The dimensions are the same as the preceding cup. -
Maker's mark: Lº, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 1750–1821).
The above five cups were probably made from the silver of a tankard, left to the
church in the following bequest of Mary Sartell, “I give and bequeath to the
first church in the town of Groton aforesaid, my Silver Tankard, and the sum
of Fifteen pounds Lawfull money, to be for the use of the said Church Forever.”
GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1639. -
N this church are eight plain silver beakers and a baptismal basin. All are
illustrated on Plate LXVIII.
The first beaker is of the straight-sided variety with a curved lip and a
moulded base. Pounced in a scroll ornament are the initials:
H. K.
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
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PLATE LXIX
1. GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
2. HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Maker's mark: (WR), for William Rouse of Boston (1639–1704).
The initials, H.K., on this beaker are those of Henry Kingsnorth. He came to Guil-
ford from Staplehurst in the county of Kent, England, where he was born in 1618.
He married Mary, daughter of John Stevens, one of the early settlers of Guilford,
and died in 1668. His will, dated July 31, 1668, and proved November 4, 1668,
contains the following legacy to this church: “First I give & bequeath unto ye
church here fifteen pounds to buy any such utensills for the sacraments withall
as they shall see cause.” This beaker can hardly have cost fifteen pounds, and
therefore it is assumed that the other “utensills,” if they ever existed, have dis-
appeared. He bequeathed his estate in England, inherited from his brother, Robert
Kingsnorth, to his brothers and sister. The residue of his estate in Guilford was
left to his wife Mary, who married, June 2, 1669, John Collins, shoemaker,
originally of Boston, but then of Guilford.
The second beaker is similar. Inscription:
The Gift of Henery Yats: to the Church of Guilford:
The cost marked is 21b. 4s. 6d.
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
The third beaker is shorter and wider and has a flat bottom. Inscription:
The Gift: of H; Yats: to the Church ; of: Guilford 1711
The cost marked is 4os. 4d.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
The fourth beaker is similar to the first and third but smaller. Inscription:
The Gift of Henery Yatts to y; Church of Guilford
The cost marked is A 2 1s.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2á in.
Maker's mark: {D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The donor of the above three beakers, Henry Yates, is described in 1685 as a
“cordwinder.” He died January 16, 1704-05, bequeathing “unto y” church of
Guilford fourteen pounds to be paid by my Executor before any other Legacy
be paid.” These three beakers were doubtless bought with this legacy. He left
the residue of his estate to his friend and executor, deacon John Meigs.
The fifth beaker is of the same shape as the other three.
Inscription:
M: Ruth Waughty Donor. 1773.
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Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: SP&Miſſº, for Samuel Parmele of Guilford (1737–1807).
The donor was the wife of David Naughty, a shopkeeper, who came to Guilford
from Boston, Massachusetts, about 1721. Her husband was a member of the
Church of England, his name appearing on a list in 1738 of those under the
pastoral care of Rev. Samuel Johnson. He died June Io, 1739, leaving “the use
and improvement of his estate” to his wife, Ruth, the donor of this beaker. She
died in 1773. Her will dated December 14, 1771, and proved November 16,
1773, contains the following bequest to this church: “I give & bequeath to
the Church of the first Society in Guilford four pounds Lawful Money to pur-
chase a Silver Cup for the Use of the Lord's Table which Cup shall have my name
Engraven on the same.” ‘
Three other beakers are like the above. Two are inscribed:
Miss Lydia Fowler Donor 1825
Maker's mark:BEENAMINI, for Barzillai Benjamin of Bridgeport, Connecticut
(1774-1844). -
The donor was the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Bartlett) Fowler and
was born December 11, 1763. She died April 5, 1816, unmarried and intestate.
These beakers are believed to have been bought with money, due to the estate,
which came in after the settlement.
The other beaker is inscribed:
Mrs Amma Stone Donor 1825.
Mrs Anna (Griswold) Stone, the donor, was the wife of Timothy Stone, son of
Reuben and Elizabeth Stone, who was born March 4, 1768, and died Decem-
ber 11, 1846. She was born May 5, 1769, and died December 31, 1846.
The plain baptismal basin is inscribed in one line on the rim:
The gift of M': Deborah Spinning to the first Church in Guilford.
1768.
Diameter, 9% in.; depth, 3 in.
Maker's mark: SP&Miſſº, for Samuel Parmele of Guilford (1737–1807).
Deborah Spinning, the donor, who was the daughter of Joseph Chittenden, was
born June 18, 1693, and died in February, 1766, this basin having been bought
after her death. Her husband was John Spinning, son of John and Deborah (Bart-
lett) Spinning, who was born May 14, 1696, and died May 28, 1722. Their
marriage took place April 2, 1721. Their only child, John, was born June 1 1,
1722, and died June 9, 1746.
* From information contributed by Mr J. W. Norton.
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HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1714.
ELONGING to this church are four beakers and five mugs of plain silver.
The first beaker has an inverted bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
Inscription in one line: -
The gift of Jonath" Wade & Wife to y' 3" Church in Ipswich
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Plate LXIX.
The donors were Jonathan Wade, eldest son of colonel Thomas and Elizabeth
(Cogswell) Wade of Ipswich in Massachusetts, and his wife Jane Diamond, their
intention of marriage having been published March Io, 1709. He was born
May 15, 1672, and died February 9, 1749. She died March 2, 1752, aged 77.
The second beaker is of the same shape, but has a wider base. Inscription:
The Gift of Cap' Daniel Rindge to the third Church in Ipswich
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 35 in.
No maker's mark.
Plate LXIX.
Captain Daniel Rindge, the donor, was the son of Samuel and Mary (Appleton)
Rindge of Ipswich in Massachusetts and was baptized November 30, 1740. He
married, in 1764, Elizabeth Caldwell and was drowned at sea, April 5, 1795.
The third beaker is similar in shape to the second. Inscription:
The gift of Mrs Phebe Brown, to the Church in Hamilton||1809
“Sept 3, 1809. The wid. Phebe Brown deceased, having in her last will ordered
her Executor to provide & present to the Chh a silver cup, Col R. Dodge her
executor procured an handsome cup which was now presented to y” Chh. The
legacy ammounted to $20.8o, y” cup cost $23.5o. Col Dodge gave to yº Chh y”
$2.70 he had paid more thanye legacy. Voted y” thanks of y" Chh to Col R Dodge
for his care & attention in procuring y” cup & generously presenting to y” Chh
y” amount of y” balance he had paid.” (Church records.)
The fourth beaker is of a different shape, having a straight body with a curved
lip and a moulded base. Illustrated on Plate LXIX. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Johm & M" Martha Thompson to yºgº Church
in Ipswich
Maker's mark: DROGERB), for Daniel Rogers of Newport, Rhode Island (1753–
92).
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“Aug 5, 1781. A silver Cup was presented to the Chh by M. David Thomson
as the gift of M. John & M" Martha Thomson deceased, bequeathed to y”
Chh in y” will of Mº John Thomson & ordered to be procured by his executor.
The Chh voted their thanks to M. David Thomson for procuring & present-
ing said cup.” (Church records.') -
Martha Thomson died in 1774, aged 73, and John Thomson died in 1775,
aged 77.
All the mugs are alike in shape, having “bellied” bodies, and the three older
mugs having scrolled handles with leaves on the tops. These three were inscribed
comparatively recently. Inscription on Nº. 1 and 2:
The Gift of the Hon. Symond's Epes to this Church.
F
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Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
On Nº. 1, London date-letter for 1779–80. Maker's mark, J D in black letters in
an oval, for J. Denzilow.
Maker's mark on N* 2: DROGERS), for Daniel Rogers of Newport, Rhode Island
(1753–92).
Plate LXIX.
The donor, Symonds Epes, married, in 1715, Mary Whipple, who became, March
17, 1741, the third wife of Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard college. He
died August 30, 1741. His son Samuel bequeathed twenty pounds for silver ves-
sels for the South church at Ipswich (see page 228). Mentioned in Symonds
Epes's will, which is dated March 4, 1737, and was proved October 26, 1741,
are his wife, his son, Samuel, and his daughter, Elizabeth Epes. He left twenty
pounds to Rev. Samuel Wigglesworth. Deacon John Thorne was appointed ex-
ecutor. These two mugs were obtained in 1821, in exchange for the original gift
of a silver tankard, as is shown by the following notes in the church records:
“Dec. 5, 1790. A large silver tankard was presented to the Chh by y” hand
of Dea" Nathaniel Whipple; it being a legacy bequeathed by y” late Hon Simond
Epes Esq. & his relict y” late Mrs Mary Holyoke deceased. The tankard
was procured & sent to the Chh by Edward A. Holyoke, M.D. & the
other heirs of y" late Mrs Holyoke. Voted, that the thanks of the Chh be pre-
sented by Dea" Whipple to Edward A. Holyoke, M.D. & the other heirs of y"
late Mrs Mary Holyoke deceased for their attention in procuring & presenting
to this Chh an elegant silver tankard as the gift of y” late Hon Simonds Epes
Esquire & y” late Mrs Mary Holyoke deceased.”
“April 14, 1821. I stated to y” Church exchange that had been made of a silver
tankard, y” donation of y” Hon Simonds Epes Esq. to the Church, which had
been made, on account of its being a vessel exceedingly inconvenient for y” use
N° 2 is also engraved with the initials
* The extraćts from the church records were furnished by Miss Laura S. Woodbury.
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of y' sisters of y” church, for two silver cans having on them similar inscriptions
which were on the tankard. Also y” purchase of a can procured by a subscription
of the church. Voted the thanks of y" church to Dea. Matthew Whipple for his
exertion & attention in procuring these vessels for y” Table.”
The original bequestin Mrs Mary Holyoke's will, dated April 5, 1780, and proved
April 9, 1790, is as follows: “I give my Silver Tankard to the Deacons of the
Church in that part of Ipswich in the same county called the Hamlet and their
successors for the use of the Church thereforever.” Her children, Edward Augustus
Holyoke, Margaret Mascarene, Elizabeth Kneeland, Anna Cutts and Priscilla
Holyoke, are mentioned in this will.
The third mug bears the same initials as the second and is inscribed:
The Gift of Col. Robert Dodge and other members of the Church |
in Hami/ton
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 35 in. -
Maker's mark: DROGERS), for Daniel Rogers of Newport, Rhode Island (1753–
92).
Plate LXIX.
Colonel Robert Dodge was born at Beverly, September 20, 1743, and his in-
tention of marriage to Mary Bordman of Ipswich was registered April 1 1, 1764.
He was an officer in the revolutionary army, in which he is said to have served in
twenty-three engagements. He was representative to the general court, 1801-13,
and held several public offices in Ipswich and Hamilton. He died June 15, 1823.
(Dodge Genealogy 1894, pp. 94-96.)
The other two mugs are a pair and are inscribed:
Property of |Deacons J. Patch & E. Ammable
Height, 54 in.
Maker's marks: ºvernºra, Jººn, for Caleb Warner of Salem (1784–
1861).
The following extract from the church records is interesting as explaining the in-
scription on these mugs:
“1840, March 12th. After Communion the deacons, E Annable & J. Patch
stated to the Church that they had expended between seventy & eighty dollars
of the funds on hand (arriving from the contributions of the Church for some
years past to supply the table) in the purchase of a wine flaggon, 2 bread baskets
& 2 silver cups:—on the 2 cups they had their names engraved with a view to
render them more secure to the “orthodox’ part of the Church for its use for
ever. The church voted that ‘ thanks be presented to the deacons for their efforts
in providing the above communion furniture.’” The bread baskets, probably
plated, have been lost.
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HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1638. * -
N this church are twelve silver beakers. Eight of these form a set, having
straight sides with curved lips and moulded bases.
Inscription on each:
Hampth Old Chh 1713.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
One beaker is illustrated on Plate LXX.
As the congregation increased under the popular pastor, Rev. Nathaniel Gookin,
these eight beakers were bought and are referred to in the church records for
December 31, 1712, thus:
“It was proposed yt ys sho’d be something gathered by a subscription for vessels
for ye Communion Table of ye Chh.”
Accordingly y' was subscribed by
A s. d. A s. d.
Nath!! Gookin [Pastor] 2 o o Abraham Drake I O O
Deacon Dow 1 o o Jonath: Moulton o 8 o
Deacon Elkins o 13 9 Daniel Moulton O I O O
Isaac Godfrey o I o o Caleb Marston I O O
Josiah Sanborn- I o o Jnº Jenins O 5 O
Sam! Marston o I 5 o Josiah Moulton o 7 3
Joseph Moulton o Io o Sam" Page I O O
Isaac Marston o I o o Benj: Shaw O I O O
Deacon Dalton o I o o Jabez Smith I 5 o
Richd Sanborn o I o o Wm Stanford O I O O
Rob: Moulton o I o o Rebekah Smith O 9 O
Seth Fogg o I o o Meribah Smith o 6 o
Josiah Moulton jun’ o I o o Morris Hobbs O I O O
Saml Dearbon o I o o Tho: Ward O 4 O
John Godfrey o 6 o Jno: Dearborn Sen O I O O
Tho: Marston o 12 o Jonath: Dearbon O 4 O
Steph: Page o 8 o Jnº. Blake o 6 6
Capt Winget o I 5 o Tho: Elkins O 5 O
Eben Dearborn o I o o Philip Smith o 6 o
Steph: Batchelor o I o o Elisha Smith o 6 o
Jno Dearborn jun’ o I o o Love Sherbon O 5 O
Abraham Drake jun’ o Io o Jnº. Sherbon O 5 O
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PLATE LXX
1. HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. HAMPTON FALLS, N.H., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY


Jno Dearbon of N. Hill o I 5 o Antho: Libby O I O O
Benj: James o 5 o Serg. Jnº. Leavit o 3 6
no Moulton o 5 o Peter Johnson O I O O
Edmund Rand o 5 o Sam! Chapman o 7 o
Lieut Philbrook o 5 o James Johnson o 6 o
Joseph Palmer o 5 o Simon Marston O 5 O
Mrs Batchelor o I o Jno Redman jun’ o 8 O
Sarah Nudd o 6 o Sam! Marston jun’ O 5 O
no Redman o Io o Wm. Godfrey o 8 O
Sam! Batchelor o 5 o David Dow O 5 O
Sam'ſ Roby o Io o Joseph Taylor o 6 o
Jno Hobs o 5 o Benoni Fuller O I O
Mary Thomas o 6 o Chris: Page O I O O
Sarah Dearbon o 5 o Benj: Towl O 4. O
Moses Leavit o 5 o Jnº. Tuck I O O
Jnº Sanborn o 4 o Sam" Smith o 6 o
Jno Marston o I o o Tho: Dearbon o 6 o
Rob: Mason o 5 o Jonath: Elkins o 7 o
Total, A 36 II o
The total cost of the beakers was £29. Deacon Dow was allowed 2 os. for his
journey to Boston to buy them. According to an entry in the records for April 18,
1714, a portion of the balance of the sum was expended in four pewter dishes,
at a cost of A. 1 2s., which are still in the church.
Nathaniel Gookin, the pastor, was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah Gookin of
Cambridge in Massachusetts, and was born April 15, 1687; he graduated at
Harvard college in 1703. He married, December 21, 17 Io, Dorothy, daughter
of his predecessor, Rev. John Cotton, and died in 1734.
The four other beakers are similar and are inscribed on the bottoms:
Hampton Old Church 1744
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Gitta), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
One beaker is illustrated on Plate LXX.
These four additional beakers were necessary owing to the large increase of 437
in the membership of the church during the ministry of Rev. Ward Cotton
(1734-65). He was the son of Rev. Roland Cotton of Sandwich in Massachusetts,
where he was born, September 19, 1711. He graduated at Harvard college in
1729, married Joanna Rand of Boston, and died November 27, 1768, at Ply-
mouth in Massachusetts. ~
In the ecclesiastical history of the town, reference is made to the purchase by the
church in 1744 of “four new [pewter] flagons for £2 1 and four new silver cups
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for £64 7s.” The flagons are still in the possession of the church, while the cups
are the above four beakers. The following extracts, relating to their purchase, are
from the church records, as is the list of the subscribers with their contributions."
At a church meeting, under the date of Feb. 2 o, 1744, the following vote was
assed:
ºoted also That y” Communion Table shall be furnished with four new flaggons,
& four new Silver Cups, & that y” Deacons with y” Church Committee shall
endeavour to get Subscriptions for y” purchasing y” Cups, & that the Pastor shall
do the best he can towards purchasing both.”
“According to the foregoing vote of the Church there were the following sums
subscribed by y” following persons. ... •
This was at the date of May 22, 1744.”
A : s : d. A : s : d:
Ward Cotton Pastor 2 o o Noah Ward I O O
Nathaniel Sargent Esqr. 2 o o Thomas Haines I O O
Edmund Rand 2 o o Caleb Towle o I 6 o
Thomas Nudd 1 Io o Captain Jabez Dow o I 7 o
Deacon John Dearbon 1 4 o Christopher Page o I 6 o
Deacon Josiah Moulton 1 o o Abigal Smith wife of
Deacon Joseph Philbrick I o o Elisha o I 6 o
Deacon Jonathan Tuck 1 4 o Ensign Jonathan Lovett O I 5 O
Captain Jonathan Marston 1 4 o Joseph Johnson O I 5 O
Captain Joseph Taylor 1 4 o Samuel Page O I 5 o
Captain Ephraim Marston I o o Philip Towle O I4. O
Captain Nath" Drake I o o Zechariah Brown O I 5 o
Clement Jackson Esqr: 1 o o Peter Johnson O I 3 4.
Mº Solomon Page: I o o William Marston O I 2 O
Abraham Drake: 1 o o Benjamin Towle Sen’ O I 2 O
Jabez Smith Esqr.: 1 4 o Jonathan Elkins O I 2 O
Richard Taylor: 1 o o Jonathan Elkins Jun' O I 2 O
Jonathan Garland: 1 4 o Patience Dow Dautr of
Joshua Lane I O O Jabez O I I O
Jeremiah Marston 1 o o Samuel Palmer Esqr O I O O
Sergeant Moses Perkins I o o Samuel Palmer O IO O
Serjeant Samuel Lovett 1 o o Seth Fogg o I o o
John Dearbon I o o Elisha Smith O I O O
Edward Shaw 1 o o Philip Smith O I O O
Amos Knowles I o o David Dow O I O O
29 I4. O 15 11 4
* See History and Manual of the Congregational Church, Hampton, by Rev. John A. Ross. 1902.
Information from Rev. Inor Partington and Mr B. F. Perkins.
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d
A : s : d. - A : s :
William Lane Son of Joshua o Io o Abigal Hobbs O 5 O
Shuball Page o Io o Samuel Dow Jun' O 5 O
Caleb Marston Jun' o I o o Thomas Bacheller O 5 O
Benjamin James o Io o Prudence Hilton wife of Sam" o 5 o
Jabez James o Io o Sarah Towle wife of Joseph o 5 8
Samuel Drake o Io o John Nay, Jun' O 5 O
John Marston Son of Jon” o Io o Jane Sherburn wife of Lieut os o
James Lovett o Io o Samuel Sherburn O 5 O
Robert Moulton o I o o Esther Fogg O 5 O
Roger Shaw o Io o Nathan Moulton, Jun' O 5 O
Jonathan Shaw o Io o Abigal Moulton wife of Wil-
John Fogg o I o o liam O 5 O
Thomas Elkins o Io o Joanna Elkins wife of Jon” o 6 o
Lieut Jeremy Sanburn O I O O
John Bacheller O I O O 6 9 8
Jeremiah Page O I O O
Simon Dow Junº O I O O
Josiah Moulton Jun' o Io o Jacob Marston O 5 O
Jeremiah Moulton o Io o Joseph Towle, Jun' O 5 O
Samuel Garland o Io o Benjamin Mason O 5 O
Jonathan Moulton o I o o Nathaniel Mason O 5 O
John Lamprey o Io o Kesia Towle wife of James o 5 o
John Dowse o Io o Joseph Bacheller o 4 8
Samuel Brown Jun' o 8 o Morriss Lamprey o 4 6
John Moulton Sen' o I o o Widow Sarah Ward o 4 6
Henry Fifield o I o o Reuben Sanburn O 4. O
Christopher Palmer o I o o Amos Towle O 4 O
Ruth Sanburn wife of John o 4 o
I 3 8 o Hannah Fogg, Dautrof]ameso 4 o
John Taylor O 4. O
Richard Sanburn O 4 O
* Jeremy Towle - O 4. O
Samuel Dow Sen’ o I o O Samuel Lock o 3 6
Samuel Bacheller Junº o I o O Martha Mason Dautr of
Jonathan Godfree o 7 6 Nath" O 3 O
Nathan Godfree o 7 6 Mary Mason Dautr of Natt: o 2 8
James Sanburn o 8 o Abigal Knowles O 4 O
Robert Drake o 8 o Mary Sanburn wife of Shuball o 3 o
Mary Moulton wife of Joseph o 6 o Mary Page wife of Thomas o 2 o
Mary Hobbs O 5 O
Nehemiah Hobbs o 6 o 4. 4. IO
dd 2 O I
Sarah Towle wife of Joshua o
º
º
o According to W. C. [Ward
Cotton, the pastor.] 7o
William Vittum O
Widow Mary Taylor O
Esther Shaw Dautr of
Roger O
Abigal Marston Dautr of
Jon” O
Elizabeth Garland wife of
Peter O
Winthrop Sanburn O
O
An account of what came in since y” foregoing :
A s.
Sergeant John Sanburn O IO
Dorothy Wingett, wife of
Joshua
Nathaniel Bacheller
Captain John Smith
Benjamin Smith
James Johnson Sen’
Joseph Bacheller more
Hannah Ray Dautr of John
Gershom Griffith
Jacob Moulton
John Moulton Jun'
Sarah Moulton wife of Ezek:
Joseph Chapman
Thomas Dearbon
Samuel Marston
Thomas Robey
o Morriss Hobbs
Enoch Fogg
Wife of John Johnson
Wife of Joseph Redman
Rachel Knowles & Son
Elizabeth Hackitt
Nathaniel Dearbon
Sum on this side
Sum total of all sub-
scriptions
(W. Cotton 8o
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The 4 cups cost
The 4 Flaggons cost
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29 I4.
I 5 II
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6 9
4. 4.
7 O 2 4.
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A s. d.
o Io o
O I O O
O 5 O
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o 8 o
O 5 O
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82 4 4.
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64. 7 o
2 I O O
85 7 o
N.B.-Had 8A. of y" Deacons, so that I have left £2 15 6, which the church
have generously voted to give to me for my care & troble in procuring them.”
“At a church meeting, Hampton, June 8, 1744:
“I : Voted—that one of the old Flaggons be given to yº pastor—& that he be
desired to take care of the four new flaggons, & all the twelve cups:
“2: Voted that Deacon Moulton & Philbrick be desired to sell the old flaggons
& tankard for y' use of y" church in purchasing a Cloth for yº Sacrament Table.”
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HAMPTON FALLS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FIRST CON-
GREGATIONAL SOCIETY
Founded about 1712.
ELONGING to this church are three plain silver beakers with straight
sides, curved lips and moulded bases. Two of these are a pair, and are
engraved with the initial C, probably representing Cotton, the name of
the pastor, Rev. Theophilus Cotton."
Illustrated on Plate LXX.
Height, 3% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in. ; and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: {D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680–1725).
The larger beaker is of the same shape. The initials of the original owners are
formed in a trefoil:
D
A I
Inscription:
The gift : of: The Rev" : Theophelus : Cotten : to : The |
Church : of : Christ : at : Hampton : Falls : 1726
Height, 4% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Rev. Theophilus Cotton, the donor, was the youngest son of Rev. John Cotton,
then minister of Plymouth in Massachusetts, and his wife, Joanna, daughter of Dr
Bray Rossiter. He was born May 5, 1682, graduated at Harvard college in
I 701, and ordained first minister of this church, January 2, 1712. He married
(i), February 19, 1708, Elizabeth (Elliott) of Marblehead, widow of Andrew
Diamond (to whom she had been married July 24, 1705), a prosperous mer-
chant of Ipswich in Massachusetts, after whom the “Diamond Stage,” a well-
known wharf at the mouth of the Ipswich river is named; she died October 31,
I 7 Io, aged 45. The donor married (ii), Mary, widow of Dr Samuel Gedney of
Salem, and daughter of Samuel Gookin of Cambridge in Massachusetts. Theo-
philus Cotton would seem to have become owner of the property at Ipswich of
Andrew Diamond, his first wife's first husband, this property having been con-
veyed to him April 13, 1708, by Peter Lewis of Kittery and Grace his wife, who
was a sister of the said Andrew Diamond. The initials on this beaker suggest that
it had belonged to Andrew Diamond and probably his first wife, whose name is
unknown. He bequeathed to his wife, Elizabeth, in his will, dated November 26,
I 706, and proved July 12, 1707, property at Ipswich, jewels and plate, which
may have included this beaker (see pages 224-5). The following is a copy of the
*Information from Mr J. B. Cram.
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epitaph on the tombstone of Elizabeth Cotton in the older half of the burial hill
at Weymouth in Massachusetts:
Here Lysey" body of | M” Elizabeth Cotton |wife to M* Theo-
philus | Cotton of Hampton | who died upon y” road | by
reason of a fall | from her horse October | y” 31 171 o aged
45 years.
Theophilus Cotton died August 18, 1726. Two silver beakers were given to the
church at Woburn by his nephew, Roland Cotton.
HAMPTON, ST JOHN'S CHURCH (ELIZABETH CITY
PARISH), ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
N this church are the English silver chalice and patens which have a
longer history than those of any other English church vessels in an American
church. - -
The three vessels are illustrated on Plate LXXI.
This large plain chalice has a deep beaker-shaped body, which is supported
by a short double reel-shaped stem on a moulded base. Traces of the original
gilding are visible.
Inscription in one line:
3. THE COMMVNION CVPPFORS MARYS CHVRCH
IN SMITHS HVNDRED ºn VIRGINIA
Height, 8% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 4% in.
London date-letter for 1618–19. -
Maker's mark: R.G., with two pellets and a mullet above and a pellet below, in
a shaped shield. (Jackson's English Goldsmiths and their Marks, for 1619-20.)
The first paten has a flat rim and a large reel-shaped handle-foot, the edges being
moulded.
Inscription in one line:
KMZhosoeuer shall eate this bread and drinke the cupp of the Lord
unworthily shalbe gilty of the body & blood of y' Lord Cor 1xi”
Diameter, 5% in. ; height, 1% in. - •
London date-letter for 1618-19. Maker's mark: R.G., in a shaped shield, as on
the above chalice.
The second small plain paten is similar to the above. A part of the handle-foot is
missing.
2O4.
‘VA ‘ĀLNñOO ALIO HLAHVZITA ‘HO（InHO SINHO[JLS ‘NOLIWVH
IX X'I (HALVTICI


Inscription:
If any man eate of this Bread he shal/liue for euer”
Diameter, 5% in. ; height, 13 in.
London date-letter for 1618–19. The maker's mark is partially obliterated; it
would seem to be the same as that on the chalice and the other paten.
The above silver vessels were bought with a legacy of Mrs Mary Robinson of
“Mark lane in the parish of St Olave Hart Street London,” in her will dated
February 13, 1617, and proved September 26, 1618, of which the following is
a copy: “I give and bequeath towards the helpe of the poore people in Vir-
ginia, towards the building of a Churche & the reduceinge of them to the
knowledge of God's word, the sum of two hundred pounds, to be bestowed at
the discreation of my cozen, Sir John Wolstenholme, knight, with the advice and
consent of four others of the chiefest of the Virginia Company, within two yeares
next after my decease.” Sir John Wolstenholme, here named, was interested in
the plantation of “Smith's hundred,” which was established in 1617 between
the Chickahominy and James rivers in Virginia, and was thus named after sir
Thomas Smith, treasurer of the Virginia company. The name was changed in
162o to “Southampton hundred,” in honour of the earl of Southampton, a pro-
minent patron of the colony. This hundred was nearly destroyed in the massacre
of March 22, 1622, and the survivors were removed to Jamestown, the public
property passing into the care of the governor, sir George Yeardley. At his death
in 1627, his wife, lady (Temperance)Yeardley, delivered up to the court at James-
town, among other things, the following: “Given by Mrs. Mary Robinson
for the use of Southampton Hundred Church, I Communion silver guilt Cupp
and two little chalices in a black leather case” (Order of court, February 9,
1628). -
How these silver vessels came into the possession of Hampton church is not
known."
There is also a large plain silver paten with a truncated base, the edges being
gadrooned.
Inscription:
C. ..H.
The Gift of D. A to M. P.
It is also engraved with this device {}
Diameter, 93 in. ; height, 3 in.
London date-letter for 1698-99. Maker's mark: Sy, in black letters, with a
bird above and a pellet below in a shaped shield, for Richard Syngin.
Plate CXLI. s
* From notes contributed by Rev. C. Braxton Bryan.
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HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1728.
IX beakers comprise the silver of this church. Four are inscribed:
The Gift of Deacon Joseph Stockbridge to the Church of Christ
in Hanover. 1768
Height, 45 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: IIºmman, for Joseph Edwards of Boston (1707-77).
The donor was a prominent man in the affairs and one of the founders of this
church, of which the Rev. Benjamin Bass was the first minister. Previous to this
gift of silver beakers, pewter vessels were in use, and these were bought by sub-
scription in January, 1728-29. According to the church records they consisted
of “three pewter tankards marked C. T. [Church Tankards] often shillings price
each; six pewter bakers [beakers] costing three shillings and six pence each,
marked C. B. [Church Beakers]; two pewter platters marked C. P. [Church
Platters]; a pewter bason for baptisms.” There was also a cloth for the communion
table marked “C. H.” The Stockbridge gift is recorded in the church records for
October 3o, 1768, thus:
“Lord's Day. The Church in Hanover was presented with Four Silver Cups on
the Communion Table by order and at the expence of Deacon Stockbridge. The
cost of each Cup 25A. O.S. and each bearing this inscription [as above].
“1st. It was moved to the Church by the Pastor whether they would vote their
thanks to the Donor: the vote being called it passed unanimously in theaffirmative.
“21y. On a motion made by the Pastor a vote was called whether on account of
the above donation should be entered among the Church Records to be trans-
mitted in gratefull memory of the donor and it passed in the affirmative.
“3ly. Voted that the Pastor wait upon Deacon Josh Stockbridge the donor, and
give him the thanks of the Church, signifying these several votes, which was done
accordingly. pr. Samuel Baldwin, Pastor.”
Joseph Stockbridge died at Pembroke, March 11, 1773, and was buried with
his wife, Margaret, in the cemetery at Centre Hanover, where his tombstone is
inscribed: “Here lyes intered ye Body of Deacon Joseph Stockbridge who was
Member of and Benefactor to the Church of Christ in Hanover; from him
decended 14o Souls, 53 of whom paid the last Debt of Nature before him; 87
remain and sin. He departed this Life March I I" ADomini 1773 Aged 1 oo
years 8 Months & 2 days. His wife, Margaret, had died Oct. 17, 1732.”
One of these beakers has been recently given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The other two beakers are inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Deacom Thomas Jose/ym to the Church of Christ in
Hanover, 1782
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
There are no maker's marks.
This gift is recorded in the church records thus: “January 8, 1786. Received
two Silver Cups for the Communion table, a legacy of the late Dea. Thomas
Josslyn: Cost £7.4 . o. The Church voted they had received them and that
they would have it recorded in the Chh. Book, as a token of their gratitude & to
perpetuate the memory of the benefaction.
* Attest: John Mellen, Pastor.”
These two beakers have been acquired (1911) by Mrs Russell Sage, the donor's
great-great-granddaughter, who has given a communion set in exchange.
HANOVER PARISH, KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIR-
GINIA, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
SET of three plain silver vessels, consisting of a chalice, flagon and
paten or basin. - º
Each piece bears the London date-letter for 1750–51, and the
maker's mark, W.G. in script, in a shaped punch, for William
. Grundy, who made the flagon of East Lynnhaven Parish (see
page 161).
The sacred trigram in a glory is engraved on the service. The chalice is of
conventional form, having a bell-shaped body on a high stem; the tall cylindrical
flagon has a domed cover and a scrolled handle; and the paten is a circular basin
with a moulded edge.”
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Founded here in 1636.
g HIS church was founded in 1632 at Newtown, afterwards called
Cambridge in Massachusetts, its first minister being the eminent
divine, Thomas Hooker. In 1636 the church removed as a church
and colony to Hartford. The only piece of old silver belonging to
this church is a plain cylindrical mug with a moulded lip and base,
*Information from Dr L. Vernon Brigg's History and Records of the First Congregational
Church in Hanover, Mass., 1895.
* Described from notes sent by Rev. G. M. Brydon.

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and a narrow ring around the body; a long flat tongue-shaped piece is on the top
of the scrolled handle.
It is inscribed on the bottom:
Ex dono A W to the first Church of Christ || In Hartford
1727 -
Engraved in front is this name, George C. Bradford
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: & for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Plate LXXII.
The initials engraved on this mug are those of Abigail Woodbridge, wife of Rev.
Timothy Woodbridge, sixth minister of this church, from 1685 until his death,
April 30, 1732. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Crow) Warren
of Hartford, Connecticut, where she was born about 1676. Abigail Warren
married (i), January 14, 1692-93, Richard Lord, of Hartford, by whom she had
ten children; he died January 29, 1712, being treasurer of the colony. She
married (ii), the above Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, who was the son of John and
Mary Woodbridge, and was born January 13, 1655, at Barford St Martin in
Wiltshire, England. His father held the living of Barford St Martin during the
Commonwealth, and here “he preacheth constantly every Lord's Day.” Timothy
Woodbridge was ministerofthis Hartford church in 1687 when governor Andros
came to demand the charter of the colony when that document was snatched from
the deliberations in the meeting-house and hidden in the famous charter oak. He
was one of the “ten principal ministers of the colony” chosen as “trustees or
undertakers to found, erect and govern a college,” and thus became one of the
founders of Yale university. His widow, the donor of this mug, was a benefactor to
this church, having given the land for building a meeting-house in 1733. She died
January 1, 1754. All the church silver, including this piece, was unfortunately
sold in 1803, presumably to provide funds for the purchase of a new communion
service. This one piece was sold for fifteen dollars, the purchaser being
Dr Jeremiah Bradford. It was bought in 1883 from his grandson, Mr J. K. Brad-
ford, of Peru, Illinois, by Mr William R. Cone, who presented it to the church.
The name, George C. Bradford, was engraved during its absence from the
church.”
* Communicated by Rev. A. Cecil Dixon, the present rector.
* Some information contributed by Rev. Rockwell Harmon Potter, D.D., minister.
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PLATE LXXII
1. HART FORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
2. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, CHRIST CHURCH


HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, SOUTH OR SECOND
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1670.
PLAIN silver tankard is the only piece of old silver in this church. It
has a cylindrical body on a moulded base; the high cover is
domed and moulded; the thumb-piece is pierced; the handle
terminates in a heart. Height, 84 in. Inscription:
BY THENAMEoFSTANLEY | WILLIAMSTANLEY
Died December 31 1786 Aged 63 Years
he bequeathed to the South Society Hart-
ford, an estate for the support of the Gos-
pe/ and this Tamkardfor the use of the
Church in said Society
The accompanying arms are engraved above the inscrip-
tlOn.
Maker's mark: O
William Stanley, the donor, was the son of Nathaniel and Ann (Whiting) Stanley,
and was baptized September 8, 1724. He died December 31, 1786, unmarried.
His will, dated October 7, 1786, contains the following item bequeathing a
tankard to this church': “I give and bequeath unto the second church of Christ
in Hartford such sum to be paid out of the profits or Rents of my Real Estate as
hereafter mentioned as shall be necessary to purchase a Silver Tankard of the
weight and dimensions as near as conveniently may be of that one formerly given
said Church by Mr John Ellery deceased the same to be procured by my Trustees
hereafter named, and presented to the officers of said Church and my sº Trustees
are to cause my Name, Coat of Arms and the Time of my decease and my Age
thereon to be Engraved.”
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1762.
this church is a fine old English cup with a cover, and two cups, all of
silver.
The cup is vase-shaped, and is divided into two sections by a plain moulding
around the body; the upper part is plain, having on one side an engraved
panel, and the lower part is decorated with straps and leaves applied; it stands
on a low moulded base; the two scrolled handles have leaves on the tops; the
high domed cover is decorated with the same straps and leaves as the body, and is
* History of the Second Church of Christ, Hartford, by E. P. Parker, 1892.

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surmounted by a turned finial. A spout was added to one side, to make the cup
into a flagon, about ninety years ago.
Total height, I 1 in.; the cup only is 7% in. high.; diameter of the mouth, 6 in.
London date-letter for 1726–27. Maker's mark: 1 R, with a crescent above in a
shaped punch, for Isaac Riboulau.
The donor was Samuel Ledlie, who was the son of Hugh Ledlie and his second
wife, Mary (Smith) Nevins. He was born February 24, 1771, and married in
January, 1801, Abigail Kilbourne, who died August 31, 1833. He was elected a
vestryman of this church in 1805, and his name appears frequently in the records
from that date until 1838. He died January 18, 1842, without issue. This cup
would seem to have been sent from London to the donor's father, with other
silver, in 1772. It is not, however, mentioned in his will, proved January 12,
1795. The cup is described in Dr Gurdon W. Russell's history of this parish,
I 895, pp. 23 I-234.
Plate LXXII.
The two plain cups have oviform bodies supported on high stems with beaded
edges. Height, 73 in.
No mark. American, early nineteenth century.
HATFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1670.
N this church are ten two-handled beaker-shaped cups of silver, nine being
plain.
The first has the lower part of the body fluted, with a row of punched acorns
and pellets above. Inscription: -
The gift of Liev Daniel White|to the Church of Hatfield
Height, 54 ins diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Plate LXXIII.
Maker's mark: {B, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Lieutenant Daniel White, the donor, was the son of John White, who came to
Boston in the “Lion,” September 16, 1632; he settled in Hatfield in 1662 and
died July 27, 1713. He married, November 1, 1661, Sarah, daughter of John
Crow and sister of Mehitable Partridge, whose husband gave the fifth cup; she
died June 26, 1719. This cup was bought with the sum of four pounds bequeathed
by him to the church in his will, dated July 11, 1713, and proved July 29, 1713.
In this will he mentions his wife, his son, Daniel, and his daughter, Hannah.
* From notes contributed by Mr John F. Tracy, Rockville, Connecticut.
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PLATE LXXIII
I. HATFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGL. CHURCH
2. HULL, MASSACHUSETTS, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH




Two other cups are a pair, having deep bell-shaped bodies on moulded bases.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Jos. Kellogg to The Church of Christ In Hatfield
I 724
One has a small i in “in.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2á in.
Maker's mark: lººkſ, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
One is illustrated on Plate LXXIII.
Joseph Kellogg, the donor, was the son of Joseph Kellogg of Farmington and
later of Boston, by his wife Abigail, daughter of Stephen Terry of Dorchester,
Massachusetts. He was born May 12, 1684, and died September 9, 1724. He
married, July 5, 17 Io, Elizabeth Colton of Springfield. He was selectman in
Hatfield in 1722. He is described on his tombstone at Hatfield as “A worthy
Gentleman.” According to an agreement made November 6, 1724, Joseph
Kellogg's widow, Elizabeth, was to receive one-half the estate after payment of
A 1 oo to his mother, Abigail Kellogg, and £40 to this church. These cups were
doubtless bought with a part of the latter sum.
The fourth cup has a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of | Henry Dwight Esq.
29
To The Church | of Hatfield
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
Plate LXXIII.
Henry Dwight, the donor, was the eighth son of Timothy and Ann (Flint) Dwight,
and was born December Io, I 676. He was a farmer and trader, and filled
many public offices. He married August 27, 17 oz, Lydia Hawley, and died in
1732, leaving no will. His brother was Timothy Dwight, goldsmith, of Boston.
His son, Joseph, who was born October 16, 1703, and died June 9, 1765, was
a soldier and judge, and commanded the Massachusetts artillery at Louisburg in
1745, where he was commended by sir William Pepperell. In the second French
war in 1756 at Lake Champlain, he was in command of a brigade of militia.
Another son, Josiah, gave a silver mug to the First Church of Christ at Spring-
field, which is described under that church.
The fifth cup has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift| of the Honºk Samue/ Partridge Esgr. | to the CHURCH of
CHRIST | IN HATFELD | 174 5
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
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Maker's mark: WCºſpelſ), for William Cowell, junior, of Boston (17 13-61).
Plate LXXIII.
Colonel Samuel Partridge, the donor, was born October 15, 1645, and died
December 25, 1740. He was the son of William Partridge of Hartford, Con-
necticut, who came from Berwick-on-Tweed, and of his wife, Mary Smith. He
was colonel of a regiment, a judge of the probate court, one of his majesty's
council, and “the most important man, after the death of colonel Pynchon in
1703, in all the West.” He married (i), September 24, 1668, Mehitable, daughter
of John Crow (sister of the above Sarah White); and (ii), in 1695, Mary, daughter
of Seaborn Cotton and widow of John Atwater of Salem. By his will, dated 1734,
and proved April 14, 1741, he directs his son, Edward, to pay to the church
ten pounds, with which this cup was doubtless bought. He also bequeathed ten
pounds to the church at Hadley; but this sum was not, apparently, expended in
the purchase of plate. The donor signed the will and agreement of the two previous
donors, Daniel White and Joseph Kellogg."
The sixth cup is similar to the fifth. Inscription in a double-lined circle:
The Gift of Mº Ichabod Alis to the Church In HATFIELD 1747
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (ſiº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58). 42"
Plate LXXIII. -
The donor, Ichabod Allis or Alis, who was the son of John and Mary Allis, was
born July Io, 1675, and died July 9, 1747, intestate. He married (i), about
1698, Mary, daughter of Samuel Belden, the younger, who died September 9,
1724; and (ii), November 25, 1726, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Waite and
widow of John Belden. He was often a selectman.
The remaining four cups are all alike and are similar to the pair given by Joseph
Kellogg.
Inscription:
The Gift of | Deacon Obadiah Dickinson | Ž0 | the Church of
Christ in Hatfield | 1788
The name on one reads Dickison.
Maker's mark: GºPENRONTD, for Benjamin Pierpont of Boston (1730-97).
Three of these cups are illustrated on Plate LXXIII.
The donor, Obadiah Dickinson, who was born July 28, 1704, and died June 24,
1788, was deacon from 1773 until 1788, and was a prominent man in town
and church affairs. He married (i), May 26, 1726, Mary, daughter of John and
Sarah Belding, who died February Io, 1747; and (ii), Martha, daughter of Joseph
and Mary Waite. No mention is made in his will of any bequest of silver to the
church.
* Information from Mr Daniel W. Wells.
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HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, BRADFORD CON-
GREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1682.
PAIR of plain silver cups is in this church. Both have bell-shaped

bodies on moulded bases and two solid handles. Inscription:
For the Use of the first Church In Bradford
I 73 o
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH
N this church is a chalice with paten-cover, given by queen Anne, and a plate
and bowl, all of plain silver.
The chalice has a deep bell-shaped body, supported by a thick stem with
a moulding, the base being moulded. The paten-cover has the conventional
reel-shaped handle-foot.
Both are inscribed:
Ammae Reginae
Total height, Io; in.; height of the chalice only, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth,
45 in., and of the base, 4; in.
London date-letter for 17 o'8–og. Maker's mark: EA, with a trefoil below in a
shaped punch, for John Eastt.
Plate LXXIV.
This chalice with paten-cover is similar to and by the same maker as the two at
Christ church, Rye, and St Peter's church, Westchester, New York, both
dated 1708-09 and given by queen Anne.
The plate has a shallow depression and a wide flat rim with a moulded edge.
Pricked on the rim are the initials of the original owners: sº
Diameter, Io; in.; depth, 3 in.
London date-letter for 1676-77. Maker's mark: I c, in a monogram in a shield.
Plate LXXIV.
The bowl is inscribed on the rim:
The Gift of Mr John March, ToS George's Church, in Hempsted
I 735.
Diameter, 8% in.; depth, 2% in.
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Maker's mark: SS, for Simeon Soumaine of New York. Date, circa 1735.
John March, the donor, in his will dated June 30, 1736, and proved February 6,
1738, leaves the following legacy to this church: “I leave to the Parish of
Hempsted on Long Island A Loo, to be laid out for the use of the Church, in such
manner as the minister and Church Wardens shall think proper.” According to
his will, John March was then living at Boston, Massachusetts.
HENRICO PARISH, ST JOHN'S CHURCH, RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA
Founded in 16 II.

PLAIN silver chalice with a bell-shaped body encircled by a moulded
band. It is supported on a short stem, divided by a moulding
on a moulded base.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base,
35 in.
London date-letter for 1718–19. Maker's mark: St., with a star above and a
pellet below, in a double lobe, for Ambrose Stevenson.
A plain paten with a moulded edge and a truncated stem.
Diameter, 6 in...; height, 2 in.
London date-letter for 1718-19. Maker's mark: B.A., with a mullet above, and
a pellet between and a rosette or trefoil below, in a four-lobed cartouche, for
John Backe.
A large plain bell-shaped chalice on a high stem and a moulded base, the latter
having a gadrooned edge. The sacred trigram is engraved on the body, which is
inscribed:
A loving Bequest To St. John's Prot. Epis. Church Richmond
Pa. | By Miss Wannie M. Sheila's. |Died Aug 29". 1891
Height, I of in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1771-72. Maker's mark: WG, in script letters in a
rectangle, for William Grundy.
A plain paten with gadrooned edges. The sacred trigram and the same inscription
as the above chalice are engraved on it.
Diameter, 7 in...; height, 2 in.
London date-letter for 1771-72. Maker's mark, that of William Grundy, as the
above chalice.
The second chalice and the above paten originally belonged to an old parish on
the James river in Virginia.
A very large alms dish with an embossed gadrooned edge. Diameter, 19; in.
2 I 4.
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PLATE LXXIV
1 and 2. HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH
3. SHREWSBURY, NEWJERSEY, CHRIST CHURCH










In the middle is the monogram of Sarah Braine. The original inscription is:
Ex dono Dº Sarah Braine
New Inscription:
Easter Gift to St Johns Church | Richmond Virginia. | By
Edmund A. Saunders, and Richard L. Brown. in behalf of their
little daughters Mamie, and Bessie. 1886.
London date-letter for 1694-95. Maker's mark: R., with a pellet below, in a
shaped shield.
This dish was sold some years ago by Westover parish in Charles City county,
Virginia. The chalice still remains there and is described under the heading
of that parish, together with a brief biography of Sarah Braine, the donor.
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1635.
N this church are fourteen plain silver beakers. All are illustrated on
Plate LXXV.
Two of the beakers are a pair, having bell-shaped bodies and moulded bases.
Inscription :
The Gift of Mr.Preserved Hall|to y” first Church of | Christ
in Hingham
In one beaker the “of” precedes “Christ” on the last line.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: WSJ, for William Simpkins of Boston (1704-80).
The donor was the son of Edward Hall and came from Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
He married (i),January 25, 1698-99, Lydia, widow of Israel Leavittand daughter
of Abraham and Remember Jackson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, where she was
born in 1658; she died December 19, 1729. He married (ii), December 3, 1730,
Hannah, widow of John May, who died August 5, 1741, aged 67. Preserved
Hall died August 5, 1740. In his will, dated August 1, 1740, he bequeathed
“to the Church of the First Parish in Hingham A. 30, to be laid out in Plate for
the Lord's table in such vessel or vessels as they think proper.” These beakers
were bought with that legacy. A
All the other twelve beakers are of the same shape, having straight-sided bodies
with curved lips and moulded bases, but are different in size. Two are inscribed:
The Gift of M* Hammah Thaxter (Relict of the Hom” Sam"
Thaxter) to the first Church of Christ in Hingham 1756
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: DWS, for William Simpkins of Boston (1704-80).
Samuel Thaxter, “late one of His Majesties Council, and Colonel of this regiment,
being in the 76 yr of his age, dyed,” was the son of John and Elizabeth Thaxter.
He was born August 6, 1665, and married December 29, 1691, Hannah Gridley,
the donor, who was born April 19, 1671. He was one of the most prominent
and influential citizens of Hingham, and held with much acceptance several
public offices. He died November 13, 1740, and his wife died January 26, 1756,
Inscription on two beakers:
The Gift of Mº Elizabeth Beal (Relict of M. Damiel Beal) to
the first Church in Hingham | 1769
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
In Elizabeth Beal's will, dated June 16, 1766, and proved November 13, 1767,
is the following bequest of these beakers: “I give to the first Church of Christ in
Hingham A. 8 to purchase two Silver Beakers for the use of the s” Church.” She
died a widow, October 3o, 1767.
Two other beakers are inscribed:
Bequeathed, by the Widow Ruth Leavitt, to the first Church in
Hingham||1794
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
The following is a copy of this legacy in Ruth Leavitt's will, dated December 27,
1790, and proved October 22, 1793: “I give and bequeath unto the first Church
in Hingham aforesaid two handsome Silver Cups for the Communion Table of
the usual size and form and weight and order my executors to procure and
present the same.”
Six beakers are inscribed:
Presented to the first Church in Hingham | by Mº Sarah Derby
once the consort of D. Ezekiel Hearsey | 1790
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
The donor, Mrs Sarah Derby, was the daughter of John and Hannah Langlee,
and was born at Hingham, April 18, 1714. She married (i), Dr Ezekiel Hersey,
who was born at Hingham September 21, 1709. He bequeathed in his will of
November 29, 1770, the sum of £1,000 to Harvard college (where he had
graduated in 1728), the interest of which was to be applied towards the support
of a professor of anatomy and physic. Dr Hersey died December 9, 1770. His
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PLATE LXXV
1. HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
2. HINGHAM, MASS., THIRD CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY


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widow married (ii), October 16, 1771, captain Richard Derby of Salem, after
whose death, November 9, 1783, she returned to Hingham. She was the founder
of Derby academy at Hingham."
HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, THIRD CONGREGA-
TIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1807.
ELONGING to this church are twelve plain silver beakers, all of which
are illustrated on Plate LXXV.
Six are alike, having curved lips and moulded bases, and are inscribed:
B. Lincoln, To the third Church, Hingham.
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: IIHARNER, for Henry Farnam of Boston (1799–1825).
General Benjamin Lincoln, the donor, was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth
(Thaxter) (Norton) Lincoln, and was born January 24, 1732–33. He married,
January 15, 1756, Mary, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Barker) Cushing,
and died May 9, 18 Io; she died January 23, 1816, aged 82. He was a distinguished
officer in the revolutionary army.
Two others are similar and are inscribed:
Celia Thaxter, To the third Church, Hingham.
Height, 5* in.; diameter of the mouth, 3. in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: EHMITGISIETI, for Elijah Lincoln of Hingham, 1829.
The donor, who was the eldest daughter of John and Anna Thaxter, was born
October 21, 1749, and died unmarried March 15, 1829.
Two other beakers are shorter and the bodies more tapering, the lips being curved
and the bases moulded. Inscriptions:
The Gift of | Mrs Jerusha Howard' to the third Church im
Hingham
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base 2% in.
Maker's mark: GINITIII, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773-1819).
The donor was the daughter of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Bradford) Gay and was
born March 17, 1735, at Hingham. She married November 29, 1790, as his
second wife, Rev. Simeon Howard of Boston, and died in January, 1812. His first
wife was Elizabeth Mayhew; he died in 1804.
The last two beakers are like the preceding.
‘For these and other notes on the donors see Lincoln's History of Hingham, 1893.
ff - 2 I 7
One is inscribed:
The Gift of Elizabeth Loring to the third Church in | Hingham
Height, 43 in.; diameter of mouth, 3 & in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ECHURCHILL, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773–1819).
The inscription on the other is the same except that it is “3d Church.”
Elizabeth Loring, the donor of these two beakers, was the daughter of Benjamin
and Jael (Jacob) Loring. She was born January 19, 1733-34, and died unmarried
September 1, 1808.
HULL, MASSACHUSETTS, METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
N this church are four plain beaker-shaped cups with single handles. They
belonged originally to the Church of Christ in Hull, which was dissolved
in 1789. The cups were acquired by this church in 1857 from the
grandson of the last surviving male member of the old church.
All are illustrated on Plate LXXIII.
Three of the cups are much alike, having curved lips and moulded bases,
and single plain flat handles. Inscription on N*i;
This Belongs to the Church of Crist in hull 1724
. . . . B
Engraved on the bottom are the initials E E
The initials on this cup are doubtless those of Edward and Experience Battles,
whose marriage was published March 13, 1706-07.
Height, 4 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Inscription on N* ii:
The gift of Thomas Colyer To the Chorch of hool 1720
Height, 33 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for George Hanners of Boston (circa 1696-1740).
The donor was the son of Moses Colyer (Collier), who was born in England,
and his second wife, Elizabeth Bullard; he was baptized June 5, 1664. His
sister, Experience, married Matthew Loring, the donor of the third cup.
Inscription on Nº. iii:
The gift of Matthew Loring | to ye Church of Crist in hull |
I 724

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The donor of this and the succeeding cup was the son of Benjamin and Mary
(Hawkes) Loring. He was born October 19, 1684, and married, December 23,
1714, Experience, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth Colyer (Collier) and
sister of Thomas Colyer, who gave the foregoing cup. He died March 9, 1722-23,
aged 38 years. The donor describes himself as a yeoman of Hull in his will,
dated February 20, 1722-23, and proved September 30, 1723. His bequest
to this church is as follows: “I give to the Church of Hull A go. Ten pounds
to buy a Silver Cup, & Twenty to be improved for the use of the Church paid
by my executors one year after my decease.” His wife, Jane, and his three
brothers, Benjamin, Samuel and John, are named in the will.
Height, 4 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3} in.
Maker's mark: § for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
The fourth cup is shorter and straighter than the others. Inscription:
The gift of Mathew Loring to the Church-in-Hull 1724
Height, 33 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
tº
Maker's mark: , perhaps for Isaac Perkins of Boston (circa 1707-37)
Matthew Loring was also the donor of the previous cup.
HUNGARS PARISH, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
Founded in 1632.

HE old silver vessels, formerly in the “Lower Church’’ or
“Arlington Church’’ in this parish, are now in use at Christ
church, Eastville, Virginia. They consist of a chalice with a
paten-cover, a flagon and an alms basin.
Plate LXXVI.
The plain bell-shaped chalice has a thick stem, which has a moulding in the
middle, and a moulded base. Engraved in the middle is a double monogram in
an ornamental panel, illustrated on page 22 o. Inscription in one line:
The Gift of John Custis Esg' of W* Burgh to the lower Church
of Hungars Parish 1741
Height, 8% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1736–37. Maker's mark: H L, with a pellet between, a
star above and below, in a circle.
The paten-cover is engraved with the same monogram and the same inscription. .
The name Williamsburgh is, however, engraved in full.
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Diameter, 54 in. ; height, 1% in.
The marks are the same. - -
The large plain cylindrical flagon has a wide splayed base, a domed cover, and
a scrolled thumb-piece. The same monogram as the chalice and paten-cover,
and the same inscription as the paten-cover are engraved on the body.
Height, I 2 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and
of the base, 74 in.
The marks are the same as the two other pieces.
John Custis, the donor of this silver service, was of
“Arlington” in Northampton county, Virginia,
where he was born in 1678, and died in No-
vember, 1749. He married, in 1706, Frances,
daughter of colonel Daniel Parke, secretary of the
colonial council. They had two children, one be-
ing Daniel Parke Custis, who married, in 1749,
the beautiful Martha Dandridge, afterwards the wife
* * of George Washington, first president of the United
States, whom she married January 6, 1759, her first husband having died in 1757.
In the donor's will, dated November 14, 1749, proved at James city in Virginia,
April 9, 1750, and in London, November 19, 1753, are the following remark-
able injunctions as to his burial and the inscription on his tombstone:
“My will and earnest desire is that my executor hereafter named [his son, John
Parke Custis] do lay out and expend as soon as possible after my decease out of
my estate the sum of one hundred pounds sterling money of Great Britain to buy
a handsome tombstone of the best durable white marble large and built up of
the most durable stone that can be purchased for pillars very decent and hand-
some to lay over my dead body engraved on the tombstone my coat of Arms
which are three Parrots and my will is that the following inscription may be
also handsomely engraved on the said stone vizt under this Marble stone lyes
the Body of the Honourable John Custis Esquire of the city of Williamsburgh
and parish of Bruton formerly of Hungars Parish on the Eastern Shoar of
Virginia and county of Northampton the place of his Nativity Aged . . . years
and yet lived but seven years which was the space of time he kept a Batchelors
House at Arlington on the Eastern Shoar of Virginia this Inscription put on this
stone by his own positive orders And I do desire and my will is and I strićtly
require it that as soon as possible my real dead body and not a sham coffin be
carried to my plantation on the Eastern Shoar of Virginia called Arlington
and there my real dead body be buried by my grandfather the Honble John
Custis Esquire where a large walnutt formerly grew and is now inclosed with
a brick wall which brick wall it is my will and I strićtly charge and require it
that the said brick wall be always kept up in good repair very handsomely by my
heir that shall enjoy my estate and if my heir should ingratefully or obstinately

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PLATE LXXVI
I and 2. HUNGARS PARISH, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

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refuse or neglect to comply with what relates to my burial in every particular then
I bar and cut him off from any part of my estate either real or personal and only
give him one shilling sterling . . .” .
The plain heavy dish is 93 in. in diameter and is inscribed:
Ex domo Fran: Nicholson Esq."
Maker's mark: IC. American, circa 1692.
The donor was Francis Nicholson, lieutenant-governor of Virginia for several
years, having been appointed October 16, 1690. He died March 5, 1728, in
England. He was a generous benefactor to the Church of England in the
American colonies.
A second set of three vessels was given by the same donor, John Custis, to the
“Upper Church’or “Hungars Church,” and is in constant use in that church,
which was erected about 1690." These vessels are illustrated on Plate LXXVI.
Each piece is engraved with the sacred trigram in a glory, and is inscribed:
The Gift of the HoN* John custis Eso" of Williamsburgh to
the | Upper Church of Hungars | Parish in Northampton
County | 1742
The chalice is of the same form as the other, but has a shorter stem and a higher
base. The paten-cover is of a conventional shape.
Height, 7% in. ; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 4 in. Diameter of the
paten-cover, 5 in.
The flagon is similar to the one of the “Lower Church,” described above.
Height, 12 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6% in.
The alms dish has a moulded edge, the diameter being 93 in.
Each piece bears the London date-letter for 1742-43.
HYATTSVILLE, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
N this church is a pair of tall plain silver chalices with bell-shaped bodies,
supported on stems, which have mouldings in the middle; the bases
are moulded. .
Height 85 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1707-08. Maker's mark: Lo, in a monogram, for
Matthew Lofthouse. -
A tall plain cylindrical silver flagon with a domed cover, a scrolled thumb-piece
and a moulded base.
* Described from notes sent by Rev. W. G. Pendleton, rector.
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Height, I 1 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 6 in.
London date-letter for 17 o'7-08. The maker's mark is the same as the chalices.
These three vessels are illustrated on Plate LXXVII.
These vessels were given by colonel Ninian Beall originally to the old Presby-
terian church at Patuxent, or Upper Marlborough, for which he had given the
site. He was born in 1625 at Largo in Fifeshire, Scotland, and fought
against Cromwell in the battle of Dunbar in 1650. Here he was taken prisoner
and transported to Barbados and thence to Maryland, where he settled in
Calvert county, possibly as early as 1655. He passed through the various stages
as officer in the militia and was made, October 29, 1692, “colonel and com-
mander-in-chief of all their Majesty's forces or militia of horse and foot in
Calvert county.” He was elected in 1696 one of the first two burgesses, his
service in this capacity extending into five years. In 1692, he became high
sheriff for Calvert county. Colonel Ninian Beall received in 17 og a grant of
7.95 acres from lord Baltimore, called the “Rock of Dumbarton,” which
includes much of the ground on which Georgetown, D.C., now stands. His
wife was Ruth, daughter of Richard Moore, a barrister of Calvert county, and
Jane, his wife. She died between 1699 and 1704, and he died in 1717. His
will mentions his sons, George, Ninian and Charles ; Mary and Samuel, the
children of his son, Ninian, deceased ; and his sons-in-law, Joseph Belt and
Andrew Hambleton. (See an article on colonel Ninian Beall by C. C. Magruder,
junr., in Historical papers of Colonia/ wars in the district of Columbia, N° 6,
I 91 I.)
IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1634.

HE old silver of this church consists of a great array of twelve
plain beakers, all having straight bodies with curved lips and
moulded bases. All are illustrated on Plate LXXVIII.
Inscription on Nº i:
M. William Stewarts Gift to yº Church of Ipswich
June: 93
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3Å in.
Maker's mark: (A. for John Allen of Boston (1671-1760).
William Stewart, the donor, was a merchant who bought, March 25, 1692, the
estate of the Derbys [Darby], who were much persecuted Quakers of Ipswich.
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PLATE LXXVII
I. HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2. REHOBOTH AND PITTS CREEK, MD., PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


John Dunton, the book-pedlar of Boston, paid a visit to Mr and Mrs Stewart in
1685 or 1686.William Stewart died August 3, 1693, aged about 44. His widow,
Ann, married colonel Bartholomew Gedney of Salem, and died October 15,
1697, aged 56.
Inscription on Nº. ii:
M. John Appletons Gift to y” Church of Ipswich June: 93
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (A. for John Allen of Boston (1671-1760).
Captain John Appleton, the donor, eldest son of Samuel Appleton, was born in
1622 at Little Waldingfield, England. He emigrated to America in 1635, and
settled at Ipswich. He married, October, 1651, Priscilla Glover (daughter of Rev.
John Glover, who died in 1638 on the passage to America, where he had inten-
ded establishing the first printing press), and died at Ipswich November 4, 1699;
she died February 18, 1698. He was styled gentleman and was captain of the
exclusive Ipswich horse troop, to which none could belong who did not pay tax
on 4 I oo of estate. John Appleton was one of the signatories to the loyalist
petition of 1666 (see The Essex Antiquariam, Vol. IV, N° 1, 1900, p. 1). Judge
Sewall in his diary describes John Appleton as an “Israelite indeed, a great orna-
ment of church and town.”
Inscription on Nº. iii:
M. John Wainwrights Gift to y” Church of Ipswich June: 93
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (A. for John Allen of Boston (1671-1760).
The donor was the son of Francis and Phillippa Wainwright and was born in
1648. He married, March Io, 1674-75, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Lucy
Norton. He was representative, justice of the sessions court and colonel of a regi-
ment. He died August 3, 17 o8, leaving a large estate to his sons, Samuel and
John. His daughter, Anne, married Adam Winthrop, donor of a basin to the
Second church, Boston (see page 41). His widow married, November 19, 1713,
Hon. Isaac Addington, and died at Roxbury, November 22, 1742, aged 88.
John Wainwright's brother, Francis, gave the beaker N° 8 to this church.
His sister was Mary Shepard, whose initials are probably those on the Allin
tankard of the First Parish, Brookline (see page 99).
Inscription on Nº iv:
Thomas Knoulton
Height, 6á in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The donor, Thomas Knowlton, cordwainer and shoemaker, married (i), Novem-
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ber 20, 1680, Sarah . . . . and (ii), May 17, 1682, Mary Kimball. He was a
deacon of this church and a prominent citizen; he died April 23, 1692, leaving
the bulk of his estate to his nephew, Nathaniel Knowlton of Ipswich. In his
will he bequeaths “to the Church of Christ in Ipswich one silver . . . . , such
a like one as that given to the church now in use, not under three pounds price.”
Inscription on N° v:
Ex Dono. Capt: Simon Stacy to the Church of Ipswich, 1697
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (164 5-171 8).
Captain Simon Stacy, the donor, came to Ipswich in 1641. He was a freeman
in 1668, and representative in 1685, 1686, 1689 and 1690; he died Octo-
ber 27, 1699. In his will dated October 2 o, 1699, and proved December 4,
1699, he bequeaths a silver tankard to his wife, Sarah, who would seem to have
died in April, 1726. -
P
A + E
These initials are those of the original owners, Anthony and Elizabeth Potter.
Below these initials is this inscription:
Engraved on one side of beaker N° vi are the initials:
THE GIFT OF ELIZABETH POTTER TO THE CHVRCH OF IPSWICH I 699.
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Elizabeth Potter, the donor, who was the daughter of John and Sarah Whipple
(the former a deacon or ruling elder of this church), married in 1648 Anthony
Potter. He was one of several men called upon to justify their expenditure on their
wives' finery in the days when any apparent extravagance of dress was regarded
as sinful. Elizabeth Potter's stone in the old grave-yard is inscribed:“Here Lys
Buried Mrs. Elizabeth Potter who died March ye Io, 1712, aged 83 years. A
tender mother, A prudent wife at God’s command resigned her life.” (Ipswich
Antiquariam Papers, Vol. III, N° xxxvii, 1883.)
Inscription on N° vii:
A + D
E + |Gif * the Church of Ipswich.
Height, 6á in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: {B, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The initials in the above inscription are those of Andrew Diamond and Edward
Bragg. (Hammatt Papers, N°1, p.35.) The first was a prosperous merchant of Ips-
wich. A silver beaker, which belonged to him and probably his first wife, is now in
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the First Congregational Society at Hampton Falls, having passed down to his
widow, Elizabeth, whose second husband, Rev. Theophilus Cotton, gave it to that
church. Edward Bragg, the other part donor, was a yeoman of Ipswich. His will
dated April 26, 1705, and proved August 16, 1708, contains this item: “I give
& bequeath to yº Church of Christ in Ipswich wº I am a Member of Three pounds
in mony to be layd out by my overseers for a piece of Silver plate for yºuse of said
Church forever.” This amount was doubtless expended in the purchase of this
beaker, together with money given by Andrew Diamond. His first wife, Elizabeth,
died May 28, 1691, and he married October 28, 1691, Sarah Reddington, a
widow. Edward Bragg mentions in this will his wife Sarah; his son Timothy
with his wife Lydia; his two daughters, Mary Eveleth and Deborah Searle.
Inscription on Nº viii:
The gift of Col. Francis Wanwright|To the Church of Ipswich-
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: ºy. for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669–1753).
The donor, colonel Francis Wainwright, merchant of Ipswich and Boston, was
the son of Francis and Phillippa Wainwright, and was born at Ipswich, August 25,
1664. He graduated at Harvard college in 1686 and married Sarah Whipple,
March 12, 1686–87. When quite young he joined the militia of Essex county,
and eventually became colonel. He was also town clerk, representative to the
general court, justice and collector of excise for Essex county. His wife died
March 16, 1709, aged 38, and he died August 3, 1711, aged 47. He was a brother
of John Wainwright, donor of the second beaker. This beaker was bought with the
following bequest in colonel Francis Wainwright's will: “I give & bequeath to
the Church of Ipswich ye sum of five pounds money, to be payd over for a piece
of plate for ye Lord's Table.” His sister was Mary Shepard, whose initials are
probably those on the Allin tankard of the First Parish, Brookline, described
on page 99. An illustration of colonel Francis Wainwright's arms and a copy of
the inscription on his tomb in High Street burying-ground at Ipswich may be
seen in Ipswich Antiquariam Papers, Vol. I, N° IV, 1880.
“Aug't 3. 1711. Col. Francis Wainwright dies at his own house at Ipswich.
Left Salem for his last, July 25, the day before his first-appointed Wedding-day,
which Appointment was remov’d to the last of July. He was Sick at Ipswich on
the Lord's Day, July 29, and died on the Friday following at Iom ; his Bride
being with him. Tis the most compleat and surprising Disapointment that I have
been acquainted with. Wedding Cloaths, to a Neck-cloth and Night-cap, laid
ready in the Bride-Chamber, with the Bride's attire: Great Provision made for
Entertainment; Guests, several come from Boston, and entertain’d at Mr. Hirst's;
but no Bridegroom, no Wedding. He was laid in a new Tomb of his making
lately, and his dead wife taken out of another, and laid with him,Tuesday, Augt 7.
89. 2.25
Bearers, John Apleton esqr, Col. John Higginson esqr; Daniel Epes esqr.,
Stephen Sewall esqr; Lt Col. Savage and Mr. Daniel Rogers. Mrs. Betty Hirst,
the Bride, was principal mourner.” (Judge Sewall's diary.)
Inscription on Nº. ix:
The Gift of Doct. John Bridgham to the Church of Christ in
Ipswich. 172 I. .
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The donor, who was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Bridgham, was born in Sep-
tember, 1645, graduated at Harvard college in 1669 and died May 2, 172 1.
He was the brother of Joseph Bridgham, who gave three cups to the First church,
Boston. (see page 25).
Inscription on Nº. x:
The Gift of Joseph Quilter to the first Church in Ipswich. 1724
Height, 6; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The donor was perhaps the son of Mark Quilter who emigrated to America about
1636. He is mentioned in the valuable pamphlet of 1689, Revolution in New
England justified, p. 38.
Inscription On Nº. xi:
THE : GIFT : OF : ALLIS : KIMBALL : TO : THE : FIRST CHVRCH - IN : IPSWICH -
IN : PART : AND : OF : THE : CHVRCH - STOCK.
Height, 6á in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's marks.
Alice or Allis Kimball, was the daughter of George and Sarah (Hart) Norton and
was born at Ipswich about 1677 or 1678. She married, October 25, 1699,
Robert Kimball, whom she outlived. The date of her death is not recorded. Her
will is dated May 29, 1730, and was proved October 25, 1733.
Inscription on Nº. xii:
The Gift of Mº Sarah Hall
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: §3. for Cornelius Kierstead, formerly of New York and latterly
of New Haven (circa 1675-circa 1753).
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PLATE LXXVIII
1. IPSWICH, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, SOUTH CHURCH


IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, SOUTH CHURCH
Founded in 1747.
ELONGING to this church are two tankards and six mugs, all of silver.
All are illustrated on Plate LXXVIII.
The earliest tankard is of the common shape, with a tapering cylindrical
body encircled by a narrow ring a little below the middle; the lip is in-
cised with three lines, and the base is moulded. The high domed and
moulded cover hasa turned and twisted finial; the thumb-piece is scrolled, and the
handle terminates in a plain oval disc. Inscription:
The Gift of the Hon” John Choate Esq. to the South Church
in Ipswich
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Colonel John Choate, the donor, was judge of probate and of the court of common
pleas; executive councillor; speaker of the house of representatives; colonel of
the 8th Massachusetts regiment; and judge-advocate-general in Pepperell's suc-
cessful expedition against Louisburg in 1745.
In the donor's will, dated November 16, 1765, and proved March Io, 1766,
is this item: “I further give out of my personall estate twelve pounds to the South
Church in Ipswich to be laid out in plate for the lords table.”
In the church records is the following reference to this gift:
“Thursday, Nov. 13, 1766. Deacon [Joseph] Appleton, Executor of the last
Will and Testament of the late Honorable Col. John Choate, who had left to
this church a legacy of Twelve pounds to be laid out in plate for the Church's
use—informed the brethren that he had, according to the said Will, procured a
Tankard for the Church's use, which cost six shillings and eight pence over and
above said Legacy; and that Madam [Meirem] Choate (Widow of the deceased)
had freely given the said overplus.” -
“Whereupon the brethren Voted, that Deacon [Aaron] Potter be appointed to
receive of the Executor the said legacy in behalf of the Ch" and to return their
thanks to Madam Choate for her gratuity.”
The second tankard is almost identical except that it is smaller and that there
are two incised lines on the lip. It is inscribed in a cut oval panel, with a knot and
festoon:
The Gift of Brother | James Foster who deceased Ap' 30"
1751 | to the South Church in IPSWICH
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: REOSTER.
According to the Foster genealogy, the donor was the son of deacon Jacob Foster
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and his second wife, Abigail Lord. He was born November 12, 1682, and married
May 15, 1706-07, Anna Cross. He died in 1751 and she died February 21,
1787, aged 87. In his will, dated April 20, 1751, and proved May 6, 1751,
the donor gives “to the South Church in Ipswich the sum often pounds lawfull
money to be paid out of my estate after my wife's decest.”
This gift is referred to in the church records thus: “A similar bequest which was
made to this church by Mr. James Foster, Sen. who died in 1751, was received
after some length of time by the hand of Mr. Nathan Foster, his executor, in an
elegant tankard, bearing the name of the donor, and the date of his decease.”
Three of the mugs are of the plain conventional “bellied” shape, with flat
tongues on the shoulders of the single hollow handles, formed of a large and
very small scrolls, and stand on moulded bases. All are inscribed:
The Gift of Sam! Epes Esq. to the South Church of Christ in
Ipswich
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
The donor was the “young and pale major Samuel Epes,” son of Symonds and
Mary (Whipple) Epes of the Beach farm, who died of consumption at Cam-
bridge in Massachusetts in 1760, aged 27. He graduated at Harvard in 1751 and
at Yale in 1754, and was representative in 1759. Samuel Epes's mother married,
March 17, 1741, as his third wife, Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard college
(see page 265). His father, who died at the Hamlet, August 3 o, 1741, aged 79,
left a silver tankard to the Congregational church at Hamilton, which was
exchanged for other vessels (see page I 96). - &
This gift is recorded in the item from the donor's will, dated April 4, 1760, and
proved July 15, 1760, as follows: “I give to the said South Church Twenty
pounds to purchase a piece or pieces of Plate for the Communion Table, to be paid
in one year after my Decease.”
The following is a copy of the reference to these mugs in the church records: “At
a Meeting of the South Church in Ipswich April 24* 1761. A letter from D:
Holyoke, Executor of the last Will of Major Epes, late of Ipswich Dec" was read,
and it was Voted, that Deacon Appleton be desired and impowered to recieve
of D. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Executor of the last Will of the late Major
Epes Deceased £20 left to this Church by the said Deceased, he giving a proper
Discharge upon Receit thereof & that Deacon Appleton be desired to lay out
the said £20 in three Pieces of Plate for the Communion Table of this Church.”
One of the other mugs is of the same shape, but larger and with a simpler, single
scroll handle, flat at the back, and with an oval disc on the end.
Inscription:
The Gift of John Appleton to the South Church in Ipswich
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Height, 55 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Mºſſ, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
The donor is described in his will of July 7, 1750, as of Ipswich, gentleman.
The extract relating to this bequest is as follows: “I give & Bequeath to the
South Church in Ipswich Four pounds lawful money and also my Silver Cup to
be laid out & improved for a Silver Cup for the Churches use.”
The gift is mentioned in the church records thus:
“At a Meeting of the South Church in Ipswich, Janu" 31: 1753
“Mr. John Appleton Deceased, lately a Member of this Church, having by his
last Will given a Silver Cup to this Church, & A. 4 Lawfull Money
“Voted that Deacon Potter & Deacon Appleton be desired and impowered to
demand & receive the said Silver Cup and the said Money, in the Behalf of this
Church, of the Executor of the last Will of the said Deceased they giving a proper
Discharge to said Executor on Receit thereof.”
“Thursday, Jan. 8* 1767—M. Samuel Rindge signified to the Church at this
Meeting that he was able to produce bonds &tc against the estate of Mr. John
Appleton, which would shew that he had paid more for the estate, than he had
received, and therefore could not pay Mr A's legacy to this Church unless he
should do it out of his own estate. Whereupon it was Voted, that Deacon Apple-
ton and Maj' Baker be a Committee to examine the subject and make reportat the
next meeting.
“[Minutes of the report are wanting But in the result, the brethren were so well
satisfied, as not to demand the legacy].
“(Eventually the cup was given).”
The fifth mug is similar to the last but slightly smaller.
Inscription:
The Gift of The Hon” Thomas Berry Esq. to y South Church
in Ipswich -
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Minoſt, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Colonel Thomas Berry left the sum of A 50 to this church for the purchase of
plate, as recorded in the following extract from his will, dated January 18, 1747,
and proved October 18, 1756: “I give to y” South Church in Ipswich y” Sum of
Fifty pounds old tenor to purchase a Piece of Plate.” His wife, Elisabeth, is named
as the sole executrix. He was born in Boston in 1695, and graduated at Harvard
in 1712. He was an eminent physician ; representative at the general court,
1727-30; justice of sessions and common pleas courts, afterwards chief justice;
judge of probate; and member of the governor's council, 1735–51. He is said to
have owned the only chariot in the town, and to have driven out with a liveried
coachman and footman. *
The sixth mugis similar to the last two, but has a tongue-shaped end on the handle.
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Inscription:
The Gift of M* Benj" Crocker to the South Church of Christ
in Ipswich 1748.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.; and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: GRIDANE, for Thomas Dane of Boston (circa 1724–1796).
Benjamin Crocker, the donor, graduated at Harvard in 1713. He was represen-
tative for several years; and teacher of the Ipswich grammar school from 1717 to
I 726, 1746 to 1753, and from 1759 to 1761. He was also a preacher and was an
assistant to Rev. John Rogers.
This mug was doubtless bought with part of the A 50 bequeathed by Benjamin
Crocker, as mentioned in the church records thus: “At a Meeting of the South
Church in Ipswich, Janu' 31" 1753. Mr Benjamin Crocker, a Member of this
Church, having some Time ago given £50 Old Tenor to this Church, and the
Money being in the Hands of the South Parish: Voted that Deacon Potter &
Deacon Appleton be desired & impowered to demand & recieve the said Money
on the Behalf of this Church, they giving a proper Discharge to said Parish upon
Receit thereof.”
JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, GRACE CHURCH

HE very large plain chalice, given to this church by the Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel, has a deep beaker-shaped body,
which is supported by a thick stem with a large compressed knop,
the edge being moulded. Inscription in one line:
Ex Domo Societatis pro promovemdo Evange/io in
partibus transmarinis. I 704
Height, Io; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 53 in., and of the base, 45 in.
London date-letter for 17 oA-o 5. Maker's mark: w 1, with a fleur-de-lis below,
in a shaped shield, for John Wisdom.
The paten-cover has a flat and moulded rim and a reel-shaped handle-foot.
No inscription. Diameter, 6% in. ; height, I in.
The London date-letter and maker's marks are the same as those on the chalice.
A small plain shallow silver dish with a moulded edge.
Inscription:
THE GIFT of M* IoHN TROUP To Grace Church IN JAMAICA ON NASSAU
IsLAND IN THE PROVINCE OF New York MAY Y* 1, 1761
*Transcripts of records and other notes are contributed by Rev.T. Frank Waters. Extractsfrom
wills sent by Mr J. T. Mahoney, register of Essex Probate Office.
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Diameter, 9; in. ; depth, 1% in.
Maker's mark: T.H., for Thomas Hamersly of New York, circa 1760.
John Troup, the donor, died here, February 21, 1775, aged 70.
JAMESTOWN OLD CHURCH, VIRGINIA
OME of the old silver vessels of this historic church were removed to
Bruton parish, Williamsburg, and to the Memorial church at Richmond
in Virginia. These consist of a chalice with its paten-cover, a dish and
a baptismal basin.
The two former vessels are in the first of these churches, and the basin is
in the second.
The very large plain chalice has a deep beaker-shaped body with a curved lip,
and is supported on a stem with a compressed knop, the splayed base having a
moulded edge. The body is inscribed :
Mixe not holy thinges with profane
The under edge of the base is inscribed:
Ex domo Francisci Morrissom Armigeri. Ammo. Dom' 1661
The paten-cover is of the usual shape, with a reel-shaped handle-foot. The same
inscriptions are engraved on it.
Total height, I 13 in. ; height of the chalice, Io; in.; diameter of the mouth,
58 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark on both: Uy.
English, circa 1660.
Plate LXXIX.
Colonel Francis Morrison, the donor, was appointed, April 30, 1661, deputy-
governor of Virginia during the absence in England of sir William Berkeley,
the governor. He died in England after 1678."
This chalice was given to the church when sir William Berkeley was governor
of Virginia, and he with other prominent Virginians doubtless received the sacra-
In ent 11n 18.
The plain dish has a shallow depression, slightly domed in the centre, the edge
being moulded. Diameter, 9% in. Inscription:
For the Use of James City Parish Church.
This dish is illustrated on Plate CXLV.
" From notes contributed on this and other Virginia donors, by Mr William G. Stanard.
23 I
London date-letter for 1739-40. Maker's mark: T. F., for Thomas Farren.
The plain deep baptismal basin has a flat rim and a moulded edge. Inscription:
Given by Martha, the Wiſe of Edward Jaquelin & Edward
their Son for the Use of the Church in James | Citty, the last
Dyed in Hackny | Interr'd in Shadwell Church yard aged
I 8 years I 733-4
On the rim is the following inscription in one line:
After the Church in James City was deserted, this Basin was
returned to co, John AMBLER of Jamestown as the representative of
the Donor and by him presented in the year 1831 to the MONU-
MENTAL chURCH City of Richmond, upon the condition, that it
should be retained in all time, in its present shape for the use of
the Church.
The weight marked is 30 oz. I 5 dwts. Diameter, I 1 in. ; depth, 3 in.
London date-letter for 1733-34. Maker's mark: I s, with a pellet between in a
dotted oval, for Joseph Smith, who was the maker of a communion service of the
previous year, in St Giles's church, Cripplegate, London.
Plate LXXIX.
Edward Jaqueline, senior, was the son of John and Elizabeth (Craddock)
Jaqueline of the county of Kent in England, and was born in 1668. He came
to Virginia in 1697 and settled at Jamestown, becoming a member of the
house of burgesses for James city in 1714. Martha Jaqueline (1686-1738), one
of the donors of this basin, was his second wife; she was the daughter of
William Cary of Warwick county, Virginia, and granddaughter of colonel
Miles Cary, of the same county and a member of the Virginia council of state.
Edward Jaqueline, senior, died in 1739, and his son, the other donor (with his
mother) of the basin, died in 1733-34.
KENSINGTON PARISH, BERLIN, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1712.

SET of four plain silver cups with oviform bodies on short stems and
moulded bases is in this church. Inscription in a circular panel:
A Gift of Dr Joseph Wells to the 1"
Church in Berlin | 1793 -
Height, 53 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
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PLATE LXXIX
1 and 2. JAMESTOWN OLD CHURCH, VIRGINIA

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Maker's mark: BEACH], for Miles Beach of Hartford (1742-1828).
Dr Joseph Wells, the donor, by his will, dated January 30, 1793, and proved
December Io, I 793, left the following legacy to this church, with which these
cups were bought: “I give to the church of Christ in Kensington parish
1 5 pounds to be paid by my executors out of my debts and moveable estate
within one year after my decease for the purpose of procuring a silver tankard
for the use of the communion table. It is my will that the money be paid to the
Rev" Benoni Upson & Gen. Selah Hart to be appropriated by them in the way
above described.” His sons, Joseph and Sylvester, are named as executors, and
bequests are made to his son, James, and to his daughters, Mary, wife of Allyn
Prior, and Nancy Wells.
KING AND QUEEN PARISH, ST MARY'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.
PLAIN chalice with its paten-cover, now in Christ church, Chaptico,

is the only piece of old silver belonging to this parish. It has a
plain bell-shaped body on a tall stem, which is divided by a
narrow moulding, the base being moulded.
Inscription:
King & Queen Parish
The paten-cover is of the conventional form with a reel-shaped handle-foot.
Height of the chalice, 9% in. ; size of the paten, 5 in. by 1% in.
London date-letter for 177 o–71. The maker's mark on the chalice is obliterated
but is doubtless the same as that on the paten-cover, namely, I-K, in a rečtangle.
KING GEORGE'S PARISH, PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.
N this parish, which has been successively known as Piscataway parish in
Charles county; St John's parish in Prince George's county; and by the
above name, are two old silver chalices with their paten-covers. The first
chalice, which is in St John's church at Broad Creek, is large and plain,
with a bell-shaped body on a stem, divided by a moulding, and a moulded
base.
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Inscription:
King George Parish
The paten-cover has a shallow depression with a reel-shaped handle-foot.
Height of the chalice, I 14 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base,
4á in. Size of the paten-cover, 6% in. by 1% in.
London date-letter for 1729-30. The maker's mark is partially obliterated.
Plate LXXX, N° 3. | .
The second chalice has been deposited in the Diocesan Library of the Protestant
Episcopal church of Maryland, at Baltimore. It has a bell-shaped body
supported by a tall stem with a moulding in the middle, the base being
moulded.
The paten-cover has a flat depression with a moulded edge, and a reel-shaped
handle-foot.
The chalice is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of John Edgar for the lower Chapell of King George's
Parish.
On the lip of the chalice is this inscription:
Holyness to the Lord
The paten-cover is inscribed:
For the Lower Chapell of King Georges Parish
Height, Io; in. ; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 5 in.
The paten-cover is 6% in. in diameter, and I # in. high.
London date-letter for 1752-53. Maker's mark: J.B, in a rečtangle, for John
Berthellot.
Plate LXXX, N° 2.
John Edgar, the donor, would seem to have taken up land in Prince George's
county in 1715 and 1722. His will, proved in 1735, contains the following
legacy to this parish: “I give and bequeath for the use of the Lower Chappell
of King George Parish for the use hereinafter mentioned £5 sterling to purchase
a Communion plate...” He also left £5 more to “Purchase a Bible & Common
Prayer Book for the use of the af" Chappell.” The above chalice was bought
seventeen years after the proving of his will. The other legatees were Sarah
Eilbeck, Margaret Tyler, and Elizabeth Wade's children. His mother's name
was Joanna. -
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PLATE LXXX
1. NORTH ELK or ST ANNE PARISH, CECIL CO., MARYLAND
2 and 3. KING GEORGES PARISH, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD.


KINGSTON, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1659.

LARGE straight-sided beaker, with a curved lip and a plain moulded
base. Engraved below the lip is a conventional interlacing strap
band enclosing sprays of flowers. Below the intersections are
oval panels engraved with figures of Faith, Hope and Charity.
At each side and at the bottom of these three panels are
sprays offlowers. Three trees on mounds are engraved at the bottom of the body.
A new lining has been made for it.
It is inscribed on the strap band:
Eem teckem Pan Ziefdem en Waerhyt tot de Kercke aen Kingstoun
A° 1683
Height, 74 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 35 in.
Maker's mark: |B.
American, date 1683.
Plate LXXXI, N° 1.
A second beaker is a copy of the above.
Height, 7% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Inscription:
Een teken van liefden en waarhydt Tot de Kercke van kins-
toun Ano 17 I I 2 I november.
Maker's mark: $9 , for Benjamin Wynkoop of New York. Date 1711.
Plate LXXXI, N° 2.
KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA
N this church are a chalice and paten of plain silver. The chalice came from
St Helena's parish, St Helena Island.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body on a baluster stem and moulded base.
Height, 8% in.
Inscription:
St Helena's Parish, St Helena Island.
London date-letter for 1753–54.
The paten has no inscription. Diameter, 8% in.
London date-letter for 1759-60.
* Described from notes contributed by Rev. Robert Wilson, D.D.
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KITTERY, MAINE, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH -
Founded in 17 I4. -
N this church is the historic Pepperell silver, as well as other pieces.
The three plain cups have bell-shaped bodies on low moulded bases, and
two solid strap-handles. Inscription:
The Gift of the Hon” W* Peppere// Esq.r to the First Church
of Christ In Kittery | 1733.
Height, 6 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Whºtºmore 3, for William Whittemore of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, circa 1734.
The donor, who was the father of sir William Pepperell, the donor of the baptis-
mal basin, was an English fisherman from Devonshire and settled here about
1676. He married Margery, daughter of John Bray, and died February 15,
1733–34, aged 85; she died April 24, 1741. These cups were bought with the
following legacy in William Pepperell's will, dated July 19, 1733, and proved
March 6, 1733–34: “I give unto the Church in the Lower Precinct or Parish
in ye Town of Kittery the sum of sixty pounds in currant money or Bills of
Credit of the afores" Province to be laid out or turned into Plate or Vessels for
the use of said Church at the Discretion of my Executor & Overseers with the
Pastor & Deacons of said Church.”
The baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a moulded
edge. Inscription in one line:
The Gift of the Hon” Sir WILLIAM PEPPERRELL Baronet, Lieu:
General of his Majesty's Forces, & of the Province of the Masa-
chusetts, &c. &c. to the first Church in KITTERY.
It is engraved on the rim with the Pepperell arms.
ºv-A-Zavº S Diameter, I 14 in.; height, 23 in.
gºgºs Maker's mark: Wºoſt, for Samuel Minott of
º 3. S _ Boston (1732–1803).
% se Sir William Pepperell, the donor, was the cele-
*** brated victor of Louisburg, the “Dunkirk of
America,” in 1745. He was the son of William
Pepperell, the donor of the above cups, and was
born June 27, 1696, at Kittery Point in Maine. He married, March 6, 1723,
Mary, daughter of Grove Hirst of Boston. The standards which he captured
from the French at Louisburg were “borne in triumph from Kensington
Palace to the city and were suspended in St Paul's Cathedral, amidst the
roar of guns and kettle-drums, and the shouts of an immense multitude.” Sir
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PLATE LXXXI
KINGSTON, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH


William Pepperell was selected as commander of this expedition by governor
William Shirley, whose name is inscribed on the silver service given by George II
to Trinity church at Boston. He is said to have received the appointment when
George Whitefield, the famous preacher, was a guestathis house. Whitefield chose
the motto, Nil desperandum Christo duce, for the New Hampshire flag. In 1749,
sir William Pepperell crossed over on a visit to London and was cordially re-
ceived by king George II, who had previously created him, November 15, 1746,
a baronet, in recognition of his capture of Louisburg. The city of London pre-
sented him with a service of plate, which remains in part at Wanlip hall in Lei-
cestershire, together with a piece of plate given to him by admiral sir Peter Warren.
His portrait by John Smibert is in the possession of Mrs Underhill A. Budd of
New York. Sir William Pepperell died July 6, 1759. This basin was bought
with his legacy of ten pounds, contained in his will of July 4, 1759, which was
proved July 24, 1759. His only son died in his father's lifetime. His daughter,
Elizabeth, married Nathaniel Sparhawk, whose son, William, was in 1764 created
a baronet in compliment to his distinguished grandfather. The second baronet
married Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Royall, the loyalist donor of a silver cup and
baptismal basin to the First parish at Medford, Massachusetts (see pages 275 and
277). Like his father-in-law, he was a loyalist and at the revolution fled to Eng-
land, where he died in 1816. At Wanlip hall is a portrait group by Copley of sir
William Pepperell, second baronet, his wife, his son, Andrew, and his three
daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, and Harriet, who married Rev. Henry Hulton,
William Congreve and sir Charles Palmer, baronet, of Wanlip hall, respectively.
Miss Alice Longfellow is the owner of Copley's portrait of William and Elizabeth
Pepperell, two children of sir William Pepperell, second baronet.
The large plain two-handled bell-shaped cup has double scrolled handles, the
body is encircled by a moulding; acanthus leaves are on the shoulders of the
handles. Inscription in a circle:
This peice of plate is presented to y
an|Unknown Hand"
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's marks: and ZB), for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
This is said to have been given by lady Pepperell, wife of the first baronet.
Another cup, a duplicate of the three Pepperell cups, is inscribed:
The Gift of M. W." Whipple to the First Church of Christ In
Kittery-1728
first Church in Kittery &y
Height, 6 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 25 in.
Maker's mark:（JRT, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The donor, William Whipple, mariner of Ipswich in Massachusetts, was born Jan-
uary 28, 1695-96, and married, May 14, 1722, Mary, daughter of Robert Cutt.
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He settled at Kittery. He died August 7, 1751, and his wife died February 28,
1783. His son, William, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Another similar cup is inscribed in a double-lined circle:
The Bequest of Mº JANETURELL | to the first Church of Christ
in KITTERY.
Height, 54 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Wºoſt, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732–1803).
The donor was the daughter of William Pepperell of Kittery, donor ofthree cups
to this church. She married (i), William Tyler; and (ii), August 21, 1760, as his
third wife, Rev. Ebenezer Turell, minister of the First church at Medford, and
donor of a silver tankard to that church (see page 27 1). She died, intestate, Feb-
ruary 6, 1765.
LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST
Founded in 1653.

HE silver consists of eight beakers, a cup and a baptismal basin.
Seven of the beakers are alike in size and shape, having bell-
shaped bodies on short moulded bases." One is inscribed:
The Gift of M. Thomas Sawyer, to the first
Church of Christ in Lancaster | 1732
Height, 5 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: [FOSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
This gift of a cup is included in Thomas Sawyer's will as follows: “My will is
that my aforesaid executors pay out of my estate the sum of twelve pounds to
purchase a vessel for the use of the Church in Lancaster and that at or before
one year after my decease.” His executors were his four sons, William, Joseph,
Bezaleel and Elias. It was voted at a church meeting that the church empower
Br. William Richardson to “procure a Silver Cup for the communion table equal
to said legacy, with the said Mr Sawyer's name inscribed at large upon it.” At
a meeting of the church December 30, 1762, the “church was informed that
Br. William Richardson had agreed with Mr. William Swan of Worcester, to
make a silver cup for the communion table equal in value to Mr Sawyer's legacy,
and that he was expecting the church would receive it at said table the next
Lord's Day. N.B. The said cup was received on the next Lord's Day.”
The reason for the long space of twenty-six years which elapsed between the
* Copies of the items in the records and other information contributed by Rev. Abbot Peterson.
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dates of the bequest and of the purchase of a cup was due to several complications,
happily settled in 1762. The original silver cup, made by William Swan in 1762
was, however, remade into the above beaker by Joseph Foster in 1810. -
Thomas Sawyer, the donor, was born in 1649 and died in 1736. His father,
Thomas Sawyer, had settled in Lancaster before the incorporation of the town
in 1653. The minister of the church at the time of the gift was Rev. John
Prentice, whose ministry here lasted from 1708 to 1743. e
The following are copies of a document and a letter from Joseph Foster in
reference to these beakers:
ſº “Boston March 2 oth 18 Io
“Received of Capt William Cleaveland one hundred dollars on account of eight
silver cups for the Church in Lancaster. Jos. Foster.”
“Boston March 3o 18 Io
“Dear Sir - -
“Your favour of yesterday was received about 1 o'clock this day. I immediately
procured a box and have packed the Cups with such materials as first came to
hand but I believe in such a manner that they will reach you uninjured as they
appear to me to be immovable in the box, you will perceive by the Bill I have
made them a little heavier than proposed. I was unwilling after having made the
bodies a little too heavy for 7% to make the feet thin to keep them down to that
weight, as they are I hope they will be approved.
“I am most respectfully Sir Your humble Servant Joseph Foster
“Deac. Wales'
His original bill for this and the seven other beakers is also still extant with the
church records and is as follows:
“Church in Lancaster to Joseph Foster Dr.
I 8 Io to silver in eight cups 59° 184tw at 7: $69.89
March 3 oth to making ditto at $7. each 56.
to engraving inscriptions on ditto 4.
to box and packing 25
- I 3 O. I4.
Supr Cr by 50° 184tw silver in old cups $6.89 6.8
By Cash from Capt Cleaveland I O O. Ioo. 89
- $23.25
Boston April 181 o
Received of Dea. Jos. Wales the above ballance in full | Jos. Foster.”
The other six beakers are of the same shape and size. Inscription:
Church in Lancaster, 18 Io
One is spelt Lancastar.
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Maker's mark: FOSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
The eighth beaker has a straight body with a slightly curved lip, on a similar
moulded base. It is inscribed:
Made from a Porringer which decended from the late Revº
John Prentice to his Relative M” Elizabeth Wales, and
Presented by her to the Church in Lancaster August. A.D.
I 82 2.
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: [FOSTER, for Joseph Foster of Boston (1760-1839).
In the records is the following reference to this gift: “On June 20, 1824, the
Pastor, (Dr Thayer) informed the brethren, that their brother, Joseph Wales,
in conformity to the bequest of his late wife (Elizabeth Wales) had procured for
them a silver cup, made of a Porringer which had decended to her as a relative,
from the late Rev. John Prentice, former Pastor of this church.” The will of
Rev. John Prentice contains no bequest to this church.
The cup has a plain bell-shaped body, slightly enriched with a band of wicker
work and flowers in relief; it has a short baluster stem, on a circular base, which
has a border of roses in relief. Inscription:
Presented by Mſ. Catherime Prescott to the Church in
Lancaster | Jam" 1, 1817.
Height, 63 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
No maker's marks. It was made about 1815, probably at Boston.
The donor, Mrs Catherine Prescott, was the wife of hon. William Prescott of
Boston, who was the son of the famous colonel, and father of the celebrated
historian. The gift was made at the dedication of the new church, designed by
Thomas Bulfinch, which is still standing. It was accompanied by a letter to the
pastor, Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, A.B., D.D., of which the following is a copy:
“My dear Sir: Will you permit me, through you, to offer the Silver Cup which
accompanies this, to your church as a trifling memorial of the respect and
affection I bear it, and to congratulate you on the erection of so noble a temple
for the worship of Him, who, I trust, will long continue to bless you and your
people in the society of each other.” A silver beaker given by Jonas Prescot the
great-grandfather of William Prescott, the donor's husband, belongs to the first
parish of Groton (see page 1 90).
The baptismal basin is a plain inverted cone-shaped vessel, 124 in. in diameter,
and 23 in. deep. Inscription:
Presented to the Church in Lancaster, A.D. 18 Io
By the help of an interesting item in the church records, the name of the donor
is proved to have been William Cleveland. This item is as follows: “On Ap. 8,
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1810, the church gave a vote of thanks to ‘Mr William Cleveland for the
baptismal bason he has given them. They ask as a favor that he will allow them
to place his name under the present inscription.” Mr Cleveland, however, would
not consent to this request, so great was his modesty.” Although the basin is not
stamped with a maker's mark, it was perhaps made by or obtained from Joseph
Foster, as the donor's name appears in this silversmith's bill for the beakers.
The donor, William Cleveland, came from Salem, with his brother, captain
Richard J. Cleveland in 1804, both having married the daughters of major
Joseph Hiller of Salem, mentioned below. He was a respected citizen and repre-
sentative at the general court. Captain Richard Cleveland is spoken of as one of
the bravest captains who ever sailed from Salem harbour. At one time, previous to
starting work on his own account and accumulating a considerable fortune, he had
been in the employ of Elias Hasket Derby, the merchant prince of Salem, whose
daughter gave a silver alms dish to the East church in that town (see Salem).
Captain Richard Cleveland published A Narrative of Voyages and Commercial
Enterprises, which ran into three editions. *
Unfortunately, all the silver of this church, except a cup, was sold in 1809, as
will be seen from the following extraćt: -
“August 31, 1809, the deacons reported that it was expedient to exchange
the church furniture, and that the probable expense wº be 2 oo dollars. Deacons
Wales, Lane, Wilder & Wyman, with Brs. Jeremiah Ballard and Jacob Fisher
were chosen a committee to colle&t subscriptions, who reported, September 28,
that the requisite sum could be colle&ted. Brothers Joseph Hiller & Jacob Fisher
were directed to sell the present furniture with the “exception of a silver cup,
and to procure a sett of plated furniture for the Lord's table, and a baptismal
bason.” Thanks were voted to a ‘Friend who had presented a silver spoon.’”
The cup mentioned here is probably the one given by Thomas Sawyer, which
was, however, remade in 18 Io. (Marvin's History of Lancaster, p. 467.)
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ST MARY'S ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Founded in 1742.
SILVER-GILT ciborium; the high plain cover is surmounted by a
cross; the plain body is enclosed in an open frame composed of
vine and corn, reaching half-way up the body; the stem has a
large ornamental knop, with diamond-shaped projections; the
lower part of the stem and the top of the base are enriched with
Gothic ornament. Height, 14 in. - -
Italian, circa 1.5oo, but restored in recent years.
Plate CXV, N° 2. -

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LEWES, DELAWARE, ST PETER'S CHURCH
Founded in 1689. -
N this church is a service of three plain silver vessels, illustrated on
Plate LXXXII
The small flagon has a domed cover and a moulded base; the thumb-piece is
a plain arch; a plain flat shield is on the handle-end. Inscription in one line:
THE GIFT of THE HON* IoHN PENN Eso" To S. PETER’s
CHURCH AT LEwis Town JUNE 1 o 1773
Height, 1o in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: 'I DVD, for John David of Philadelphia (1736–98).
Although inscribed as the gift of John Penn, this service was bought with money
from the estate of a certain Henrietta Sims, as will be seen from the following note:"
“M. Nunez pay unto Jacob Kollock, John Rodney and John Wiltbank of Sussex
County Delaware Esq: whatever Monies you as Administrator of a certain Henrietta
Sims late of the said County deceased, may have recovered or shall recover as
belonging to the said Henrietta at her death and since to me as Governor of the
Three lower Counties she having died without any relations or known kindred,
which monies I expect when paid by you to those gentlemen they will apply to
the use of Christ Church in the Town of Lewis and the receipt of them or any
two of them shall be your discharge for the same from yo”
“I am Sir Your very hble servant
“New Castle ye 24th March 1770. John Penn.
“To Mr. Daniel Nunez
of Lewis Town.”
The chalice has a bell-shaped body supported on a stem with a moulding; the
edge of the base is moulded; the high domed cover has a twisted finial.
It has the same inscription as the flagon.
Height, 12 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 35 in.
Maker's mark: 'I DAVID, as above.
The paten has a shallow depression and a wide flat rim, the edge being lined and
moulded. Diameter, Io; in. Inscription:
THE GIFT OF THE HONOURABLE IoHN PENN Eso" To S' PETER’s
CHURCH AT LEwis Town June Io 1773
Maker's mark: (D, for John David, the maker of the flagon and chalice.
John Penn, whose name is inscribed on these three vessels, was the son of Richard
and Hannah Penn and grandson of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
He was born in 1729 and married (i), the daughter of James Cox of London; and
(ii), May 31, 1766, Ann, daughter ofchief justice William Allen of Philadelphia.
*Some Records of Sussex county, Delaware, by Rev. C. H. B. Turner.
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PLATE LXXXII
1. NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, IMMANUEL CHURCH
2. LEWES, DELAWARE, ST PETER'S CHURCH


In 1763 he became lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania, where he had spent all
his life, and was the last proprietary governor. John Penn died February 9, 1795,
and was buried in Christ church, Philadelphia. (The family of William Penn, by
H. M. Jenkins, 1899.) A silver tankard, given by “John Penn Junr. & John Penn
Esq. to Mr Charles Jarvis,” is the property of Mr W. L. Willey of Boston.
LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGRE-
GATIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1692.
LEVEN pieces of plain old silver are in this church, namely, eight
beakers, two tankards and a two-handled cup. All are illustrated on
Plate LXXXIII.
The earliest beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded
base. Inscription:
The Gift of Mess" Mathew Bridge: |and Thomas Mer-
iam: to the Church. In Lexington: 1738.
There is also another inscription engraved at a later date:
Matthew Bridge|Born May 5 1650 Died May 27, 1738|Aged 88.
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (ſº), for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
On Matthew Bridge's tombstone in Lexington burying-ground is the following
inscription, taken from Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs, 1905:
IN MEMORY of MATTHEw BRIDGE, Eso. A PROMIN ENT AND HIGHLY
RESPECTED citizen, AND A LEADING MEMBER of THE CHURCHSEcond son
of MATTHEw AND ANNA BRIDGE. | BORN AT CAMBRIDGE, MAY 5,
I 650.|DIED AT THIS PLACE MAY 29, 1738|AGED 88 YEARs HE WAS
THE FIRST of THE LINE BORN IN AMERICA|AND FROM HIM THE FAMILY
HAVE ALL DECENDED IN EARLY LIFE|HE CAME witH HIS FATHER To THIS
PLACE AND witH HIM STRUGGLED To ADVANCE ITs INTERESTs THE FIRST
CHURCHESTABLISHED HERE BY HIS AID was sustAINED DURING His LIFE
AND REMEMBERED AT HIS DEATH. HE SERVED IN KING PHILLIPs wAR IN
1675 ;|He joined THE ILL-FATED ExPEDITION To QUEBEC IN 1690.
AT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWN IN I 7 I 2 |HE WAS CHOSEN FIRST
SELECTMAN, AND FOR MoRE THAN FIVE YEARs. TREASURER OF THE Town of
LEXINGTON. IN 1687 |HE MARRIED ABIGAILDAUGHTER of Joseph AND
MARY RUSSELL, A woman ESTEEMED FOR HER AIMIABLE Disposition |AND
CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. SHE DIED DECEMBER I 4, I 72 2, AGED 55 YEARS.
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In the church records is the following note, in regard to the gift of two cups by
these donors: “April 1745, Matthew Bridge and Thomas Merriam, ten pounds
each for a cup, cost 4, 18. I 5. O4.” In his will dated May 7, 1730, and proved
July 1o, 1738, Matthew Bridge, described as a yeoman, bequeathed £5 to this
church and ſ 5 to the Rev. Mr John Hancock or his heirs. His sons, Mat-
thew and John, were appointed his executors. In this will is the following item:
“John Bridge having given bond to pay £5 to the Church & 4.5 to Mr. Han-
cock I thereupon discharge my executor of paying the A Io, as entered in my
will. This entered before signing.” t
A copy of the inscription on the other donor's tombstone is given here:
HERE LIES BURIED y” BoDY OF M*|THOMAs MERIAM WHO DEPAR-
TED THIS Life|AUGUST y" 15*|A . D. 1738 IN y” 66* YEAR OF
HIS AGE
The second donor, Thomas Meriam, yeoman, was a son of Joseph and Sarah
(Stone) Merriam, and was born December 23, 1696; he married Mary Haywood
of Concord; he was one of the original members of this church; constable
and selectman. His wife and his son, Nathaniel, were the executors of his will,
proved November 27, 1738, whereby he left A Lo to this church for the
above cup.
The second beaker is similar to the last, but has a more extended base.
Inscription:
The Gift|of the Rev. M. Eb" Hancock to the Church of
Christ in LEXINGTON
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: HURD), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donor, Rev. Ebenezer Hancock, was the son of Rev. John Hancock, often
styled “Bishop Hancock,” who was minister of this church from 1698 until his
death, December 6, 1752. He was born December 7, 17 Io, graduated at Har-
vard college in 1728, and was ordained colleague with his father at Lexington,
January 2, 1734; he died January 28, 1740, much esteemed by the people
of his parish. His uncle, Thomas Hancock, gave two beakers to this church
(see page 246) and six plates to Brattle Street church, Boston (see pages 68–69).
The third beaker has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription, in a
circular panel.
The Gift|of Capt: Sam Stone|to y' church of christ in Lexing-
ton I 752 .
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
No maker's marks.
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Captain Samuel Stone, the donor, was the son of Samuel and Dorcas (Jones)
Stone of Lexington and was born August 12, 1684. He married, April 3, 1706,
Abigail, daughter of deacon George Reed of Woburn. He was dismissed to the
church at Sudbury; removed to Rutland; and returned to Lexington, where
he died, April 5, 1769, his wife having died January 16, 1767. Copies of the
epitaphs on their tombstones at Lexington are in Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexing-
ton Epitaphs, 1905. The donor's brother, Jonathan Stone, gave a silver tankard
to the First parish at Watertown, Massachusetts, and is still preserved in that church.
A beaker given by his father is described on page 248.
The fourth beaker is very similar to the first and second. Inscription:
The . Gift | of : Joseph: Bowman : Esq. to : the : Church : of
Christ in : Lexinton : 1755 :
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (TEgººds, for Thomas Edwards of Boston (1701–55).
Joseph Bowman, the donor, was born May 18, 1674, and was prominent in town
and church affairs. He died April 8, 1762. For copies of the epitaphs on his
tombstone and that of his wife, see Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs.
The fifth beaker is similar to the third, but without the moulded lip. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Rich? Arms to the Church of Christ in | Lex-
ington I 763
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
In the will of Richard Arms, dated December 25, 1755, and proved May 1o,
1756, he bequeathed “a silver cup of £5” to this church, which would seem to
have been bought seven years after his death, which occurred April 14, 1756,
when he was 72 years old. Copies of the epitaphs on his tombstone and on that
of his wife, Eunice, are given in Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs, 1905.
The sixth beaker is similar to the first. Inscription in one line:
The Gift of M. Nathaniel Whittemore to the Church of Christin
Lexington I 756
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Nathaniel Whittemore, son of Nathaniel and Mary, was born September 26, 1670.
He married (i), Sarah French; and (ii), Abigail . . . . He was an almanac maker,
a seller of drugs, and was often employed as a surveyor. He died in 1754. See
Hudson's History of Lexington, page 265. His will, dated February 22, 1754,
and proved January 6 [1755] contains the following clause: “To the Church
of Christ in Lexington the sum of £4 to be paid by my son Jacob within one
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year after my decease.” This sum was doubtless expended in buying this cup. His
wife, Abigail, was named as the sole executrix.
A pair of plain beakers with bell-shaped bodies on high moulded bases is
engraved with the Hancock arms, and with the following inscription on a
mantle:
The Gift of the Honourable
THOMAS HANCOCK Esq.
to the Church of CHRIST in
LEXINGTON 1764 s
S/2 6 Vº
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and % # *
of the base, 3% in. ſºlºiſ;
Maker's mark: NHuſø, for Nathaniel Hurd of % $ 5 ſº WV
Boston (1729-77). §§
The donor, Thomas Hancock, was the son of
Rev. John Hancock, minister of this church
(1698–1752), and a cousin of Rev. Ebenezer
Hancock, the donor of a beaker (see page 244).
He was a prosperous bookseller of Boston, where he was employed in the book-
shop of Daniel Henchman, whose daughter, Lydia, he married. These beakers
were bought with the following legacy in his will, dated March 5, 1763, and
proved August Io, 1764: “I give to the Church in Lexington whereof my late
Rev" & Honoured Father was Minister, to be laid out in two Silver Cups for
the Communion Table, the sum of Twenty pounds, in case I do not give 'em in
my life time.” He bequeathed his large fortune to his celebrated nephew, John
Hancock, governor of Massachusetts and first signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Thomas Hancock also gave six silver dishes to the Brattle street church
in Boston (see page 68), and his wife gave a pair of cups to the First church in
Boston (see page 26).
The earliest tankard is of the conventional type with a plain tapering cylindrical
body, encircled near the middle with a narrow ring, and having a moulded
lip and base, and a domed and moulded cover with a turned and twisted
finial; the thumb-piece is scrolled, and on the end of the handle is a plain oval
boss.
Inscription:
The Gift of Rache/ Buterfield to the Church of Christ in
Lexington
Height, 85 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: WH, for William Homes of Boston (1717–83).
The donor, Rachel Buterfield, was the daughter of John and Rachel (Shepard)
Stone of Lexington; she was born June 6, 1697, and married, January 2, 1721,



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PLATE LXXXIII
1. LEXINGTON, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
2. LINCOLN, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Jonathan Buterfield of Cambridge, who gave a silver tankard to the Second church,
Cambridge (now Arlington) in 1769 (see page 8).
The other tankard is a copy of the foregoing, and, according to the following
inscription, was made in 1859 from older gifts of silver:
This Tamkard was made of three Si/ver Cups Gifts of Francis
Bowman Esq, David Fisk & Phillip Russel, 1732 and
//* Reed 1716 1859
Marks: mºns ºncºre ſº &
Francis Bowman, the first donor, was born September 14, 1662, and married (i),
Lydia, daughter of deacon Samuel and Sarah Stone of Cambridge, Massachusetts;
and (ii), Ruth, daughter of Rev. Samuel Angier. He was one of the most prominent
public men and filled every office in the gift of the town, having been represen-
tative and royal magistrate in 172 of he died in 1744. David Fisk, the second
donor, was a planter and the son of David and Sarah (Smith) Fiske. He was
born in 1624 in England, and married (i), Lydia Cooper, who died November
29, 1654. He married (ii), September 6, 1655, Seaborn, daughter of Theo-
philus Wilson of Ipswich in Massachusetts, who died January 12, 1721. He died
February 14, 17 Io. Phillip Russell, the third donor, was born in 1650 and mar-
ried (i), Johanna Cutler, who died November 26, 17 og; and (ii), October 18,
1705, Sarah Brooks of Medford; he lived in the precinct, but was one of the
selectmen of Cambridge, 17 oo-o 1. He was a subscriber to the meeting-house
in 1692 and died February 7, 1734. Captain William Reed, the fourth donor,
was born September 22, 1662, and married, May 24, 1686, Abigail Kendall
of Woburn; he died May 12, 17 18. Copies of the epitaphs on these three
tombstones are given in Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs.
The following are copies of items in the church records, referring to some of
these gifts: “Feb. 1731, Mr David Fisk and Mr. Phillip Russell gave each five
pounds with which was bought a silver cup, their names inscribed thereon, cost
A 9 3 9–1745 Francis Bowman gave £20, silver cup bought for A 19 14s—
July 2. 1765 . two large silver cups 4 17. 13s. 4d and two flaggons A 2. - from
bequest of Thomas Hancock of Boston.”
According to an item in the church records for September 19, 1716, the church
was provided with two silver cups, bought with money collected by the congre-
gation. Their cost was A Io. os. 8d.; they have, however, disappeared. At the same
time an old tankard and four two-handled cups, presumably of pewter, were sold
for 7s. 4d. and 4s. respectively. A silver cup, costing A. 8 18s., and two flagons,
probably pewter, costing A. 5, were bought by deacon Brown for the church,
September Io, 1727, but these have also disappeared.
Mrs Hannah Butterfield of Bridgewater left a legacy to this church in 1779 which
was invested. In 1781 this had so depreciated in value that the executor offered
twenty dollars to the church for a silver tankard with Mrs Butterfield's name
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thereon in full discharge. The offer was accepted and a committee appointed
to carry out the proposal. The tankard is not, however, in existence.'
The plain cup, 5; in. high, has a bell-shaped body and two flat solid handles.
Inscription:
The gift of Isaac Stone|to ye church of Christ in Lexington||1763.
Maker's mark: Mºſt, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-18O3).
LEXINGTON (EAST), MASSACHUSETTS, FOLLEN
CHURCH
N this church are five plain silver beakers, which originally belonged to the
First church, Lexington.
The earliest beaker has a curved lip and a moulded base. Inscription:
The gift of Deacon Sam Stone to Lexington Church 1715
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Deacon Samuel Stone, the donor, was one of the original members of this church
in 1696, and was appointed a deacon in 1715. He was the son of Samuel
and Sarah (Stearns) Stone. He died June 17, 1743, aged 87, and his wife,
Dorcas, died September 24, 1746, aged 87. Their epitaphs are in Dr Francis
H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs. Their son, captain Samuel Stone, gave a beaker
to Lexington (see page 244).
Two other beakers are the same as the foregoing in shape and size. They are
engraved with the initials L:C., representing Lexington church.
Maker's mark: fift. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The fourth beaker is like the above three in shape and size. Inscription:
The gift of M. Sam Haugh to Lexington Church. 1727.
Maker's mark: {} for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
The donor, Samuel Haugh or Hough, describes himself as a husbandman in his
will, which is dated November 4, 172 o, and was proved April 1, 1723. This
beaker was doubtless bought with the following bequest to this church: “I do
give & bequeath unto the Church of Christ in Lexington A 5 as a just acknow-
ledgment to the divine Providence for his . . . . to me.”
The fifth beaker is of the same shape as the others but taller.
Information from Rev. John Mills Wilson, the pastor.

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Inscription :
The Gift of Deacon Joseph Brown to the Church of Christ in
Lexington I 759
Height, 6 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: §. for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
The donor, Joseph Brown of Watertown, was the son of John and Esther
(Makepeace) Brown. He married, November 15, 1699, Ruhamah, daughter of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Sweetman) Wellington, and about 1709 removed to
Lexington, where he was a cordwainer and a prominent citizen. He was deacon
from 1727 until 1764. He died January 1 1, 1764, aged 86, and his wife
died July 1, 1772, aged 91. In his will he mentions his sons, William, Ben-
jamin, John, Josiah, Daniel, Joseph, James, and Jonas. A copy of the inscription
on his gravestone is in Dr Francis H. Brown's Lexington Epitaphs, 1905,
page 15. Whether this beaker was given in Joseph Brown's lifetime or whether
it was bought with his bequest of three pounds cannot be determined. From the
codicil of June 26, 1759, it would seem that he there revoked a bequest of three
pounds to the church of Christ in Lexington, though this is not mentioned
in the original will. The codicil mentions a gift of that sum to the deacons,
the interest thereof to be applied for the relief of the poor of Lexington."
LINCOLN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1747.
INE plain old silver beakers are in this church. All were pre-
sented during the pastorate of the first minister, Rev. William
Lawrence, whose great-grandfather, Jonas Prescot, gave a silver
beaker to the church at Groton, which is described on page 190.
1. All these beakers are illustrated on Plate LXXXIII.

Three have straight bodies with curved lips and moulded bases. Inscription:
The . Gift. of . M. . Edward . Flint . to . the . Church . of .
Christ. in . Lincoln. I 757.
Height 54 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Edward Flint, the donor, was one of the founders of this church and gave about
* Information from Miss Gertrude Pierce.
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an acre of land for a site for the first meeting-house. He died November 15,
1754, at the age of 70. His will, dated November 7, 1754, and proved
December 16, 1754, contains the following clause as to this gift: “I give to the
Church of Christ in the Town wherein I now dwell the sum of A. Io to be paid
in two years after my decease to be applied to furnish said Church with Sacra-
mental Vessells.” The gift of these vessels was recorded at a meeting of the church,
March 17, 1757, when the following minute was entered in the records:
“Whereas, Mr Edward Flint, late a brother of this Church, now deceased, did,
in his last will and testament, bequeath to this Church the sum of ten pounds,
to be applied to furnish the Church with sacramental vessels: Voted, that Dea.
Joshua Brooks, Dea. John Gove and Lieut. Samuel Dakin be, and hereby are,
appointed a Committee in the name and behalf of the Church to receive the
legacy, or bequest, often pounds above mentioned, to apply it to the use above
mentioned, and according to the design of the above said testator, and to give to
the executrix of his will, Mrs Love Flint, a proper discharge thereof.”
Next in date is a larger beaker of a different form, the body being bell-shaped,
on a moulded base. Inscription:
The . Gift. of . M. George. Farrar. to . the . Church . of .
Christ. in . Lincoln. 1757.
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
George Farrar, the donor, was the second son of Jacob Farrar, and was born
August 16, 1670. He was taken by his mother to Concord when five years old
and brought up as a farmer in the south part of that town, now called Lincoln,
by a Mr Goble. He married, September 9, 1692, Mary Howe, who had been
brought up with him in the same family. Proving thrifty, he bought a large piece
of land in this neighbourhood. He died May 15, 1760, and his wife died
April 12, 1761. -
The fifth beaker is of the same shape as the fourth. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Joseph Brooks to the Church of Christ in
Lincoln 1761
Height, 63 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's marks: & J BALL).
The remaining four beakers are alike and are of the same shape as the “Flint”
beakers. Inscription: &
The Gift of M. Joseph Brooks to the Church of Christ in
Lincoln 1761
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
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Maker's mark:
Joseph Brooks, the donor of these five pieces, was the son of Joshua Brooks, a
tanner of Concord, and uncle of the deacon Joshua Brooks, named in the fore-
going minute as to the “Flint” gift. He was one of the founders of this church
and gave it a bell in 1756. He died September 17, 1759, at the age of 79, and
bequeathed A 388 for a school fund, as well as A. 20 for the purchase of the above
beakers.'
LITTLE COMPTON, RHODE ISLAND, UNITED
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1704.
WO plain old silver beakers belong to this church. Both are of the
same shape, having straight bodies with curved lips and moulded
bases. The first is inscribed, in a wreath of foliage:

Given by J ... Church Esq. to . Church of |
Chr'st in little Compt on idim 1711
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Arnold Collins of Newport, Rhode Island, 1711, who
made the Rhode Island seal, the “Anchor and Hope”; he died in 1735.
Plate XXXV.
The donor, Joseph Church of Hingham in Massachusetts, was a carpenter, and
married in December, 1660, Mary, daughter of John Tucker of the same place. He
removed to Little Compton, where his wife died March 21, 17 Io, aged 69. He
died March 5, 17 I I, aged 73. His sons, Joseph and John, and his daughters,
Elizabeth Blackman, Mary Wood, Deborah Gray and Abigail Simmons, are
mentioned in his will. -
The other beaker is the same size and is inscribed in a panel of scrolled foliage:
Given By Tho; Baley to y | Church of Christ in Little Compton
June y' first 1741
Maker's mark: ER, for Daniel Russell of Newport, Rhode Island.
The donor, Thomas Baley (Bailey), was the son of John Bailey and was born in
1690 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married, July 1 o, 1712, Mary Wood,
who was born March 14, 1691, and died October 7, 1745. He died
February 4, 1741. -
*Notes on the donors and other information from Rev. H. J. Richardson's historical manual
of this church, and from Miss A. E. Weston.
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LUNENBURG PARISH (ST JOHN'S CHURCH),
RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Founded about 1693.

PLAIN silver flagon in this church is a duplicate of one belonging to
Farnham parish described on page 179. It was restored to this
parish by the vestry of St John's church, Washington city, having
been purchased and presented to that church in 1816 by colonel
John Tayloe after the war of 1813, when all the communion
vessels of unoccupied episcopal churches were confiscated and sold by a statute
which had then been passed by the legislature of Virginia.
London date-letter for 172 o–2 I. The maker's mark is that of Thomas Farren.
LYME, CONNECTICUT,CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1693.
N this church are six beakers with straight sides, curved lips and moulded bases,
two cups on stems, a flagon, a tankard and two plates, all of plain silver. Four
beakers are alike, their height being 43 in., and the diameter of their mouths,
3á in. They bear no maker's marks. The two other beakers are a little smaller,
the height being 4% in., and the diameter of the mouths, 3% in. These are
American of the early nineteenth century.
The two cups have bell-shaped bodies on slender stems and moulded bases. In-
scription:
First Congregational Church Lyme
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in.
Maker's marks: *Hºn. for W. B. Heyer of New York, circa 181 o.
The tall cylindrical flagon with a high moulded cover, and a spout, has the same
inscription as the cups. Height, I 3 in.
The maker's marks are the same as the cups.
The tankard has a cylindrical body, a domed cover with a flat top, and a scrolled
thumb-piece. Inscription:
The Gift of Amm M’Curdy
Height, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in.
Maker's marks: J. A.S., for Anthony Simmons of Philadelphia.
The donor was the daughter of Lynde and Lydia (Lockwood) McCurdy, and was
born August 19, 1791; she died December 20, 1820, unmarried.
The two circular plates have neither inscription nor marks. Their diameteris I 2 in.
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LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
Founded in 1632.
EVENTEEN plain silver vessels are in this church, namely, four tank-
ards, seven beakers, a two-handled cup, two small cups with single
handles, two mugs and a baptismal basin.
All are illustrated on Plate LXXXIV, except one “Theophilus Burrill”
beaker and the nineteenth-century cup.
The first of the tankards has a cylindrical body, a curved lip incised with
three lines, and a moulded base; the cover is slightly domed and moulded;
the thumb-piece is scrolled. On the end of the handle is a cherub's face, in
relief. Inscription:
The Gift of the Honourable ||John Burrill Esq: | to the first
Church in Lynn Decº the 1 oth 1721
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's marks: {j Q9, for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
The donor, John Burrill (1657–1721), was the eldest son of lieutenant John
and Lois (Ivory) Burrill, and grandson of George Burrill. He married, July 28,
1680, Mary, daughter of Richard Stower; she was born February 9, 1654, and
died May 22, 1728. He fought in the Indian wars; and served the town as clerk,
selectman, treasurer, assessor, judge, as member of the house of representatives
for twenty-one years, during ten of which he was speaker; and as member of the
governor's council under the province charter.
John Burrill bequeathed £40 in his will of December 6, 1721, four days before
his death, for the purchase of plate, as follows: “I give to the Church of Christ
in Lynn fourti pounds towards the furnishing the table of the Lord thear and
to Bee paid within two years after my Deseas.” The money was expended in buy-
ing this tankard, a beaker, a beaker-shaped cup with a handle, and a mug.
The second tankard is exactly like the above, and is inscribed:
The Gift of John Henry Burchsted Physitian to the first
Church in Lynn Sep the 25th 1721
Maker's marks {j Q9, for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
The donor married, April 24, 1690, Mary, widow of Nathaniel Kertland. The
donor's son, Henry, was also a physician. This gift of plate is referred to in John
Henry Burchsted's will, dated April 17, 1721, as follows: “I give (as a toaken
of my Love) unto the Church of Christ in Lyn the Sum of forty Pounds Passable
money to be laid out for the furnishing the Table of the Lord there; and to be
Paid by my Executrix within three month after my Decese.” This money was
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spent in the purchase of this tankard, a beaker-shaped cup with a handle; and a
mug, which are described later. According to the inscription on his tombstone
in Western burying-ground, the donor was a native of Silesia.
The third tankard differs from the foregoing in that it has a ring around the body,
just below the middle, and that it has a small turned finial on the cover. A plain
oval boss takes the place of the cherub's face on the handle. Inscription:
The Gift of Captº Iohn Breed Deceas'd to the first Church
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in Lynn | Decemb', ; 14", 1728
Total height, 73 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: (ſiº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The gift of this tankard was made by the following clause in captain Breed's
will, dated November 22, 1728: “I give to the first Church of Christ in Lynn
Thirty Pounds, in Passable Money of New England, for furnishing the Lord's
Table, to be paid within Two years after my discease, to be laid out at the dis-
cresion of y” pastor of sld Church.”
Captain John Breed, the donor, was the son of John and Sara (Hathorne) Breed,
and was born in 1664. He married, April 28, 1686, Mary Kertland, and died
December 14, 1728. (Essex Antiquarian, 1907, p. 147.)
The most cordial relations subsisted between captain Breed and the Rev.
Nathaniel Henchman, pastor of this church from 1720 to 1761, Mrs Henchman
having been brought up in the Breed family. The sum of A 50 was bequeathed
by the worthy captain to the pastor, together with his “colash,” a two-wheeled
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unto the First Church of Christ in Lynn One Hundred Pounds in passable Bills
of Credit to purchase such Plate for y” use of y” Communion Table as may
be thought proper by my Executrix and y” Pastor of sld Church within Six
months after my Decease.” A part of this sum was expended in buying this
tankard and two beakers and a baptismal basin, described later. He also left
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1. LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
2. LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
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church of Lynn, now the Universalist church at Saugus, was expended in silver
and pewter (see Saugus). Colonel Theophilus Burrill bequeathed A 30 to Rev.
Nathaniel Henchman, and, according to the inscription, this money was used for
buying a silver tea-pot and sugar bowl, now in the possession of a descendant,
Mrs M. E. S. Curtis of Burlington, Massachusetts.
The first of the beakers has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded
base. Inscription:
The Gift of the Honourable ||John Burrell Esq.,
Church in Lynn Dec 1 o 1721
to the first
Height, 5 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9, for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
The second beaker is an exact copy of the above.
Inscription:
The Gift of John Henry Burchsted Physitian | to the first
Church in Lynn Sept 25 1721
Maker's mark: Q9, for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
The third piece in Dr Burchsted's gift is a small beaker-shaped cup with a
straight body, a curved lip, a moulded base, and a solid moulded flat handle.
It is engraved with the same inscription as his silver tankard, which is described
On page 253.
Height, 4% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
A copy of the above beaker-shaped cup with a handle is the third piece in John
Burrill's bequest and has a similar inscription as that on his tankard, except that
the date is engraved thus, “December y; 1 o' 172 I.” The dimensions are the
same as the preceding cup.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
The last of Dr Burchsted’s gifts is a plain straight-sided silver pint mug with a
moulded lip and base, a ring on the body below the lip, and a handle with a flat
tongue applied on the top. It bears the same inscription as his tankard, except
that his name Henry is engraved a little above the other names.
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: , for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
John Burrill's gift is completed by the mug, which is a duplicate of the foregoing.
The inscription differs from that on his tankard only in the date, which is en-
graved thus: December y. I o” 1721
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A cup with a bell-shaped body, and a moulded base. It has two thin solid handles
with moulded edges.
Inscription:
The Gift of M Ralph Toºkin to the First Church of Christ In
Lynn 1726
Height, 53 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's marks.
Ralph Tompkin (or Tonkin as in his will) describes himself as an innholder.
In the record of his marriage to Mrs Mary Jeffords in Lynn, July 17, 17 Io, he
styles himself as of Great Britain; he left no children. The following is a copy of
the clause in the donor's will bequeathing money for the purchase of this cup :
“I give & bequeath as a Token of my Love and Regards to the Church of Christ
in Lyn Tenn pounds in money to be paid by my Executrix hereafter named
within Six months after my Deceas and to be laid out by the offisers of sld Church
in plate for the use thereof.”
Colonel Theophilus Burrill's two beakers have bell-shaped bodies with moulded
lips and moulded bases. The inscriptions are the same as on his tankard. In the
middle are engraved the Burrill arms.
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 25 in.
Maker's mark, Guº, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
A pair of small beakers with straight sides, curved and moulded lips and moulded
bases, is not inscribed with a donor's name. The initials, L.C, engraved on the
bottom signify “Lynn Church.” . -
Height, 4; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: , for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The Theophilus Burrill baptismal basin is domed in
the middle of the depression, and has a wide rim with
a moulded edge. On one side of the rim are engraved
the Burrill arms, and on the opposite side the same
inscription as his tankard.
Maker's mark: Guº, for Jacob Hurd of Boston
(1702–58).
There is also in this church a small beaker-shaped cup with a handle, a dupli-
cate of those of Dr Burchsted and John Burrill, but made in the nineteenth
century.
* Copies of the wills taken from an article by Mr John Albree and Miss Ellen Mudge Burrill in
First Church of Christ, Lymm, 275th anniversary, 1907. Other information obtained from
Miss Ellen Mudge Burrill's The Burrill family of Lynn, 1907; and from Hon. George H.
Martin.

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LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH,
FORMERLY THE SECOND CHURCH OF LYNN
N this church are six cups of silver. They have plain beaker-shaped bodies,
and two thin solid handles, turned up on the shoulders; the lips are curved
and moulded, and the bases are moulded. Inscription:
The Gift of y" Honourable Coll|Burrill, Esq. to yº Second
Church in Lynn
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.; and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: (3. for Joseph Glidden of Boston (1697-circa 1780).
Colonel Theophilus Burrill, the donor, also bequeathed money to the First and
Third churches of Lynn for the purchase of plate (see pages 254 and 256).
One cup is illustrated on Plate LXXXIV.
MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
Founded in 1649.
IX plain old silver caudle cups, in three pairs; a mug and a spoon are in
this church. All the cups and the mug are illustrated on Plate LXXXVII.
Marmaduke Matthews was the first, and Michael Wigglesworth the
second, minister of this church.
All the caudle cups are alike in shape, having gourd-shaped bodies on
low bases, and two solid scrolled handles.
One pair is inscribed:
M: C : Plate (for Malden Church Plate)
Height, 3% in; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.; and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The second pair is inscribed:
M: Church Plate
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 35 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The third pair is inscribed:
M. Church Plate 1728
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in. (one is 4 in.); and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The mug has a plain “bellied” shaped body, on a moulded base, and a hollow
scrolled handle.
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Inscription:
The gift| of E/ixabeth Brooks To the First Church of
Christ im Maſalem .
At an earlier date the mug was inscribed on the handle:
M
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the handle, 4 in.
Maker's mark: HURD), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Elizabeth Brooks, the donor, was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sprague)
Sweetser, and was born March 15, 1697–98. She married (i), March 28, 1723,
Samuel Tufts, who was born April 29, 1697, and died April 2, 1735; (ii), Janu-
ary 6, 1736-37, Daniel Mansfield, of Lynn, who was born March 6, 1689-90,
and “fell off his horse,” January 9, 1758; and (iii), April 1 o, 1760, Ebenezer
Brooks, yeoman, of Medford, who died September 18, 1781, aged 84; she died
April 1 1, 1782. The initials, D. and E. M., and date on this mug indicate that
it had belonged to the donor and her second husband, Daniel Mansfield.
The plain silver spoon has a fiddle end, the length being 7 in. Inscription:
First Church Malden | 1823
Maker's mark, partially obliterated, probably SW, perhaps for Samuel Waters of
Boston, circa 1805.
MAPSICO CHURCH, CHARLES CITY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
N this church is a large plain silver chalice and a silver paten. The chalice has
a bell-shaped body, supported by a stem with a large compressed knop, and
a moulded base. The sacred trigram is engraved on the body. Inscription:
The Gift of Co//. Fram: Lightfoot Anno 1727
Height, Io; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.; and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1731–32. Maker's mark: TT, with an animal above,
in a shaped shield, probably for Thomas Tearle.
Plate LXXXV.
The paten has a reel-shaped handle-foot, and bears the same inscription and
sacred trigram.
Height, 1% in.; diameter, 75 in.
The date-letter and maker's mark are the same as the chalice.
Plate LXXXV.
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I. MAPSICO CHURCH, CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
2. WESTOVER PARISH, CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA


Colonel Francis Lightfoot, the donor, of Sandy Point, Charles City county in
Virginia, was the son of Philip Lightfoot, of Gloucester county in Virginia. His
wife's name was Elizabeth. These silver vessels, having been made four years after
his death, were doubtless bought with a legacy. According to the epitaphs on
their tomb, the donor died January 7, 1727, aged 41; and his wife, Elizabeth,
died December 31, 1727, aged 34. Their son, Francis, died May 14, 173 o,
aged 8.
MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1684.
N this church is a fine collection of silver, consisting of twelve beakers,
four flagons, a baptismal basin, a spoon and a plate.
The earliest beaker is English, of the reign of Charles II. It has an embossed
band of leaves below the plain curved lip, and on the straight body large in-
verted acanthus leaves in two sizes, the lower part being plain. Inscription:
Belonging to the first Church of Christ in Marblehea 1728
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
London date-letter, probably for 1671–72. Maker's mark: T c or ct, in a mono-
gram with a mullet below, in a shaped shield.
Plate LXXXVI. N° I.
The second beaker is a copy of the above.
Inscription:
The Gift of Will; Jones & Ruth Wadlons, to the first Church
of Christ in MARBLEHEAD | A D: 1730
Height, 5% in; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark:ES), probably for Joseph Smith of Boston, circa 1772.
Plate LXXXVI, N° 3.
This beaker was re-made from older gifts, as is confirmed by the following extract
from the church records for December 21, 1772: “Voted, that the two smallest
vessels of the church plate be formed into one, and mark’t whº the names of the
Donors.” The records for October, 1730, refer to one of the gifts thus: “Mr
William Jones, dying, ordered his wife to give a small silver cup to ye Communion
Table.” William Jones was a goldsmith of Marblehead, and died August 8, 1730,
aged 36, leaving an estate valued at £1,142 19s. This included wrought gold
and silver and tools. He left a widow, Isabella. The other donor, Ruth Wadlons
(Wadlon), was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Cheever, first pastor of this church,
and married, June 20, 1699, Moses Wadlon, formerly of Marblehead and latterly
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of Boston, who had united with this church in 1692. In his will, dated May Io,
1703, and proved May 21, 1716, he left his property to his wife Ruth, the
donor. Ruth Wadlon would seem to have married as her second husband a Stacey.
The third beaker is a fine example. It has a straight body with a curved lip and is
engraved with a double interlacing strap-work band containing flowers, from
which three large sprays of flowers are suspended. The base is stamped with
conventional ovolo work. An inscription of later date is engraved:
Belonging to the First Church of Christ in Marblehead 1728
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Makers' marks: § ſh, for Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o-93) and John Hull
(1624-83) of Boston.
Plate LXXXVI, N° 2.
The fourth beaker is of the same shape as the third but is plain and has a plain
moulded base. Engraved on the side are the initials M.c., for Marblehead Church.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate LXXXVI.
Two other beakers are a pair, having inverted bell-shaped bodies, the lower parts
fluted and the upper plain; the bases are moulded. The initials M H c, representing
Marblehead Church, are engraved on one side.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
One beaker is illustrated on Plate LXXXVI.
Two more beakers, also a pair, are similar to the above fluted pair. Engraved with
the initials M.C., for Marblehead Church.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
One beaker is illustrated on Plate LXXXVI.
A pair of plain beakers with moulded lips and bases.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark on one: EMERITE, for J. B. Jones of Boston (1782–1854).
Another similar pair of beakers, inscribed:
The Legacy of Grace Thompson | To THE |first Church in
Marblehead 1748. Remodeled 1852.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker’s mark: H COGSWſ, LL.

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The church records for 1749 state that “Capt. Tho's Gerry gave a silver Cann,
wg 15 oz. I 5 pv., being a legacy from Mrs Grace Thompson by Capt. Gerry,
executor.” This was, unfortunately, remade in 1852, as is stated in the above
inscription. The captain Thomas Gerry mentioned here was a prominent man at
Marblehead. He was chairman of the committee who supported the town meet-
ing of Boston, October 28, 1771, when the foundation was laid for the American
Union. He married Elizabeth Lemmon, widow of Dr Joseph Lemmon, the
donor of the baptismal basin here (see page 264).
The four flagons are exactly alike; they have tall cylindrical bodies, with moulded
lips and wide moulded bases, mouldings below the lips and above the bases,
domed and moulded covers with turned finials, and scrolled handles with cherub
wings in relief on oval discs.
All these flagons are illustrated on Plate LXXXVI.
The first is inscribed on the bottom in two circles:
Robertus Hupérus Arm: hamc Crateram, ad Usum Sacrosanctae,
in Ecclesia Christi prima, apud Marblehead, dedicavit, Jam. I,
1748/9
Engraved in front of the body are the Hooper arms.
The weight marked is 53 oz. 8 dwts.
Height, I 3 in.; diameter of the mouth,
4% in., and of the base, 74 in.
Maker's mark: &#p, for Samuel Burt %)? #}} #º
of Boston (1724–54).
Robert Hooper, the donor, is a well-
known figure in the history of Marble-
head, where he was born, June 26, 1709.
He was married four times, (i), to Ruth,
daughter of Samuel and Margaret Burrill
of Lynn, who was born January 25,
I 71 I-12, and died July 23, 1732; (ii),
September Io, 1735, to Ruth, daughter
of captain Joseph Swett, merchant of Marblehead, who was one of the joint donors
of the third flagon; she was born January 18, 1718–19, and died March 25, 1763;
(iii), January 3, 1764, to Mrs Hannah Cowell, who died November 9, 1766;
and (iv), May 8, 1777, to Mrs Elizabeth Pousland. He was a merchant in an
extensive way of business and the owner of many vessels. From his large interests
in the fishing and other trades of Marblehead, he became known as “King
Hooper.” He was representative to the general court in 1755, and the virtual
founder of the Marblehead school for poor children. He had large residences at
Marblehead and Danvers. At the revolution he had loyalist tendencies. Robert
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reproduced in the Hooper Genealogy."
The second flagon is inscribed in two circles on the bottom:
Johannis Barnardus, Pastor Secundus primae Ecclesiae Christi
apud Maró/ehead, hamc Crateram, ad Usum, Sacrosanctae
Coenae, in Ecclesia dicta, dedicavit. Jam: 1, 1748|9.
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The weight marked is 53 oz. 7 dwts.
Maker's mark: , for Samuel Burt
of Boston (1724–54).
The donor, Rev. John Barnard, who was
the son of John and Esther Barnard of
Boston, was born November 6, 1681,
and graduated at Harvard college in
17oo. He was assistant pastor of this
church under Rev. Samuel Cheever, from
1716 until 1724, and pastor from 1724
until his death, January 24, 1770. His
widow gave a silver tankard to the First
church at Beverly (see page 13).
The third flagon is inscribed on the
bottom:
Hoc Legatum Josephi Sweett Ar uma cum | Additamento ejus
Haeredum D S Sweete D* | R. Hooper D* M. Lee et Di J.
Lemmon ad Usum Sacrosantae Coemae in primá Christi
Ecclesiá apud Marblehead consecratum Maii, 7, 1759
The Swett arms are engraved on the body.
The weight marked is 55 oz. 12 dwts.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Joseph Sweett or Swett, the donor, was a merchant. According to Rev. John
Barnard, the pastor, he was one of the first to act upon his advice to the people
of Marblehead to send their fish to market, and he fitted out a small schooner,
which he sent with a cargo of fish to Barbados. Joseph Swett became very
successful and built vessels for sending his fish to European markets. He was one
of the three treasurers appointed in 1742 to receive the A 55o granted by the
general court for erecting fortifications for the defence of Marblehead harbour
against French cruisers. In his will, dated March 20, 1744, and proved
* By C. H. Pope and Thomas Hooper, 1908.

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1 and 2. MARBLEHEAD, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH






April 15, 1745, is the following clause: “I give to the Church of Christ in
Marblehead under the pastoral care of the Revd John Barnard twelve pounds
ten shillings lawfull money.” The names mentioned in this will are those of his
wife, Hannah, his sons Joseph and Samuel,
and his five daughters, Ruth Hooper,
Hannah Lemmon and Martha, Sarah and
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records for that date: “Voted to have a
Flagon made out of the Legacy of Joseph
Sweett, Esq., with additions by his heirs,
Mr Samuel Sweett, Mrs Ruth Hooper,
Mrs Martha [Mary] Lee and Mr Jos.
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are included in the inscription as having ** |^{º
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contributed money towards the purchase *@ "A
of the flagon. The first was his son, Tººl
Samuel, who was the business partner
of his son-in-law, Robert Hooper, and who married Anna Woodbery, the niece
of Rev. John Barnard's wife. The second was his daughter Ruth, the wife of
Robert Hooper; the third was his granddaughter, the wife of colonel William
R. Lee of the revolutionary army and daughter of Dr Joseph and Hannah
Lemmon; and the fourth was his son-in-law, Dr Joseph Lemmon just mentioned,
whose first wife was Hannah Swett. The silver baptismal basin, given to this church
by this same Dr Joseph Lemmon, is described later. His executors were his sons,
Joseph and Samuel Swett, his son-in-law, Robert Hooper, and his “good friend,”
Joshua Orne, junior.
The fourth flagon is inscribed on the bottom:
Haec Lagena argentea, ad Usum Sacrosanctae Caemae, in primd
Christi Ecclesiá|apud Marblehead, ex ejus Thesauro, consecrata:
Maii, 7, 1759
The weight marked is 55 oz. 8 dwts. -
2. . (BENIANMITN e • * -->
Maker's mark: Głº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
According to the inscription, this flagon was bought with the money from the
church treasury. The Church Manual for 1901, however, states that it was also
bought with the money derived from the sale of three pewter flagons, which were
given in March, 1717, by (i), Mrs Sarah Dixey, wife of deacon Dixey, (ii), Joshua
Orne, and (iii), “J.B.,” probably the pastor, Rev. John Barnard.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre, and a wide rim
with a moulded edge.

















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It is inscribed in a panel on the rim :
The Donation of Doc.JOSEPH LEMMON: to the first Church
of CHRIST, in MARBLEHEAD 1773
It is also engraved with the Lemmon
aIII] S.
Diameter, 125 in. ; depth, 2% in.
Maker's mark: : REVERE), for Paul
Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
The donor, Dr Joseph Lemmon, was the
son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Phillips) & º
Lemmon, and grandson of Joseph Lem- §§
mon who was born in November, 1662, 4&
at Dorchester, Dorset, England, and
came to Charlestown, Massachusetts, fº/º
where he established himself as a shop- WSNYScº N §: 4%
keeper, and married June 12, 1690, sº * , , ,
Mary Bradley. The donor of this basin *-
was born February 5, 1715-16, and graduated at Harvard college in 1735. He
married (i), July 29, 1742, Hannah Swett, daughter of Joseph Swett, donor of a
flagon (see page 262); she died in June, 1750; and (ii), June 1 1, 1765, Mrs
Elizabeth (Howard) Skinner, widow of James Skinner. He was for some years a
physician at Marblehead, where he died in 1772. His widow married in 1773
captain Thomas Gerry. In his will, dated September 12, 1772, and proved
October 5, 1772, he bequeaths a basin to this church: “I give to the Church of
Christ in said Marblehead under the Pastoral care of the Rev" Mr William Whit-
well the sum of thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence lawfull money, to be
applyed towards purchasing a Baptizing Bason. Butin case the said Church shall be
furnished with one before my decease, then I give the said sum of thirteen pounds,
six shillings and eight pence to the poor widows belonging to said Church to be
distributed by a Committee of said Church.” The will mentions his wife Elizabeth
(who afterwards married captain Thomas Gerry) and his three sons-in-law,
Thomas Lewis of Marblehead, John Prentice of Londonderry, New Hampshire,
and William Lee, as executors. A silver flagon, the gift of the donor's grand-
mother, Mary Lemmon, is in the First Parish at Charlestown (see page 123).
The plain spoon, 5% in. long, has a round-oval bowl with a rat-tailand a wavy end.
Maker's mark: ATN, for Andrew Tyler of Boston (1692-1741).
A plain silver plate, made in 1852 from a tankard, is inscribed:
The Legacy of Samue/Russe// to the First Church in Marð/e-
head 1723 Remodeled, 1852.
The church records for 1725 contain the following note as to this gift: “Mr.

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Samuel Russell, who died May, 1725, gave a Legacy of 30 pounds to this church
for the use of the communion table, which was made into a silver Tankard.” The
extract from his will, dated September 1, 1722, and proved June 3, 1725, is as
follows: “I will & give to the old & first Church in the towne of Marblehead
thirty pounds in money to be laid out in Silver plate for the Communion table in
said Church marked with my name on the same in some convenient time after my
decease by my executors hereafter named.”
MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS, SECOND CON-
GREGATIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1716.
HE old silver vessels of this church consist of three tankards, six

beakers, a baptismal basin, a pair of flagons, two alms dishes and
a spoon. All, except the spoon, are illustrated on Plate LXXXVII.
Two of the tankards are a pair, with moulded lips and bases, ring
mouldings on the lower parts of the bodies, domed and moulded
covers with short turned finials, scrolled thumb-pieces, and cast cherubs' faces
on the handle-ends. Inscription on one:
A Gift to M. Holyokes Church |Marble-head 1716
The name on the other is Holyoaks.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The name inscribed on these two tankards and on other vessels in this church is
that of the first pastor, Rev. Edward Holyoke (1716-37), who was elected in
1716, and resigned in 1737 to become president of Harvard college, where he
had graduated in 1705. He was the son of Elizur and Mary (Eliot) Holyoke,
and was born June 26, 1689. He held his appointment of president of Harvard
college for thirty-two years. He died June 1, 1769, and his third wife, Mary,
died March 20, 1790 (see page 228). His son, Edward Augustus Holyoke,
physician, was the donor of a tankard to the North church at Salem, Massachu-
setts. A tankard engraved with president Holyoke's arms, and made by John
Coney, is in the collection of judge A. T. Clearwater.
The third tankard is of the same shape but differs in that the ring moulding is on
the centre of the body, that the finial is higher and is turned and twisted, and
that a flat oval disc is on the handle-end. Inscription:
Belonging to y Church of Christ in M Head whereof y" Rev"
M. Storey is Pastor|1773
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Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: [GRANI, for Thomas Grant of Marblehead (1731–1804).
The decision to buy this tankard is given in the following extract from the church
records for January 4, 1773: “That there be a quart silver tankard purchased
for the Communion Table out of the Church Stock.”
All the beakers are alike in shape and size, having plain inverted bell-shaped
bodies on moulded bases. The dimensions are:
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Inscription on two:
A Gift to M' Holyoks Church |Marblehead 1716
Maker's mark: {} for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Inscription on the second pair:
E : Brattle to M'. Holyokes Church.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The donor, Edward Brattle, a prosperous merchant of Marblehead, was the
younger son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tyng) Brattle of Boston, and brother
of Rev. William Brattle of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who gave a basin to
the First Parish there (see page Io9). He was born December 18, 167 o, and
married, March 23, 1692-93, Mary Legg, daughter of John Legg, who gave the
silver basin described on page 267. He was a captain in the militia and a member
of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery company, and died in 1719. His widow
married, July 24, 1728, colonel Edmund Goff. Two pewter flagons, given to this
church by Edward Brattle, were presented by the deacons to the church at
Manchester in Massachusetts in 1729.
The third pair is inscribed:
The Gift of M. E. Stacey to yee Rev. M. Story's Church 1772
Maker's mark: (TGRANT, for Thomas Grant of Marblehead (1731–1804).
The donor, Ebenezer Stacey, a merchant of Marblehead, was the son of John
and Agnes Stacey, and was born May 30, 1697. He married, March 26, 1719,
Lydia, daughter of Ambrose Boden, who died September 5, 1761, aged 60. He
was one of a committee of five appointed by the people of Marblehead in 1755,
to oppose the bill of 1754, which imposed an excise duty on spirituous liquors,
wines, lemons, oranges, etc. His will, dated September 21, 1771, and proved
December 16, 1771, contains the following bequest of vessels to this church: “I
will and order my executor to purchase two pint & an half Silver Cups for the Use
of the Communion Table of the Church in said Marblehead under the Pastoral
care of Mess” the Rev" Simon Bradstreet & Isaac Story, to be paid for out of my
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PLATE LXXXVII
I. MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
2. MARBLEHEAD, MASS., SECOND CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY


Estate, which I give to the said Church for ever.” His son-in-law, John Pedrick,
of Marblehead, gentleman, is named as executor.
The large baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a wide
rim with a moulded edge. Inscription:
Dom" Johannes Legg Armº Ecclesiam J. Christi apud Marble-
headeujus Rev" D. Edv" Holyoke est Pastor, hoc pietatis testi-
monio religiose donavit Anno 1718
Diameter, 16á in...; depth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: ū. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The donor, John Legg, was one of 114 householders of Marblehead in 1674.
He died October 8, 1718, aged 74. His wife, Elizabeth, gave a cloth and nap-
kins for the communion table of this church in 1716. This basin was bought with
his legacy: “I give to the Church of which Mº Holyoke is Pastor the sum of
twenty five pounds to be layd out for a Silver Bason for ye perpetuall use & service
of ye said Church.” His daughter, Mary, married Edward Brattle, donor of the
pair of beakers, who is mentioned in his will, with another daughter, Elizabeth
Brown.
The plain flagons are a pair, with tall cylindrical bodies, encircled by mouldings
below the lips and above the wide moulded bases. The domed and moulded
covers have twisted finials, the thumb-pieces are scrolled, and grotesque masks
are on the handle-ends. Inscription, in ornamental foliated panels, surmounted
by heads of cherubs:
Belonging to that Church of Christ in Marblehead of which
the Rev. M. Edward Holyoke is Pastor 1722.
Height, 14% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 7% in.
Maker's mark: Üß. for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The two plain alms dishes have shallow depressions and wide rims. One is in-
scribed in a scrolled panel: .
Domº Richardus Skinner, Ecclesiae isti Jesuſ Christi apud Mar-
blehead, cujus muper Diacomus ſuit Primarius, hoc Domum
Testamentarium | Legavit Anno 1727
The donor's arms are engraved on the rim.
Diameter, 13; in.; depth, 2 in.
Maker's mark: Gºd, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donor, deacon Richard Skinner, described in his will as a shoreman, was
born about 1666, and married, November 30, 1682, Alice, daughter of
William Woods, innkeeper, of Marblehead. She died April 13, 1723, aged 56;
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he died March 9, 1726–27. In his will, dated March 8, 1726, and proved
March 21, 1726–27, is the following bequest
to this church: “I give and bequeath unto y;
Church of Christ whereof I am a member yº Sum
of Thirty Pounds.” This dish was bought with
this legacy. His son, James Skinner, and captain
Abraham Howard are mentioned as executors.
The other alms dish, which was bought by the
church in 1728, is inscribed:
Belonging to that Church of Christ in
Marblehead of wº" the Rev" M. Edwº
Ho/yoke is the Pastor.
The dimensions are the same.
Maker's mark : Gº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The spoon, 7% in. long, has a trifid end. The initials, M.E, are pricked on the
handle. It is marked three times on the handle with a tower (?) in a plain shield,
and a pine cone impressed. The maker's mark, DA, with pellets above and below,
in a beaded circle, is stamped in the bowl.
Date, circa 17oo.
MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS, ST MICHAEL’S
CHURCH
Founded in 1717.
HE only pieces of old silver in this church are a flagon and
a paten. The plain flagon is tall and cylindrical, and has a
domed cover, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a wide moulded
base.
Inscription:
Hanc, in usum Sacrae Coenae, Lagenam, Pietatis, et Grati-
tudinis | Erga Dei Optimi Maximi Filium | Unigemitum,
Humani Generis Redemptorem | Amantissimum, Summe;
Amandum, Jesseram," | Necmon Benevolentiae Erga Eclesiam
Sancti Michaelis Dictam, quo: apud Marble-head|In Provincia
Massachutensinov-Angliae Extat, Eig propriam, Dat, Domat,
Dedicatº,
Ammo Salutis | IDavid Le Gallais
Humanoe 1745 ſ
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Height, 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 8 in.
London date-letter for 1745-46. Maker's mark: Js, in black letters, in an oval,
for John Swift.
Captain David Le Gallais, the donor, was a highly successful shipmaster of Marble-
head who had a considerable share in the ventures of Peter Faneuil, the celebrated
merchant of Boston. When the worthy captain was in his native island of
Jersey in 1739, he was requested by Peter Faneuil to bring back a white worsted
petticoat, which was to be knitted there, and to bring some singing birds. He
was also ordered to sell two vessels (a snow and a brig) for £550, and to de-
posit the money with Lane, Smithurst and Caswell, the London agents of the
Boston merchant. He married (i), July 30, 1727, Hannah Browne, who died
February 7, 1750–51; they had one child, John, who was baptized November
16, 1730, and died in February, 1731. His wife sold in 1728 a part of the land
for the extension of the church building. Captain David Le Gallais married
(ii), November 18, 1753, Sarah Wanton of Newport, Rhode Island. He would
seem to have been a subscriber of £10 towards the peal of bells for Christ church,
Boston, in 1744. He was buried March 1, 1755. His widow, Sarah, married
May 30, 1756, William Bourn (Marblehead Vital Record). In his will, dated
January 5, 1754, and proved April 7, 1755, he left twenty pounds sterling
to this church, and legacies to several family connexions in the Island of Jersey.
David Le Gallais was probably a brother of Philippe Le Gallais, who was constable
of St Helier in Jersey 1703-07.
The plain paten has a moulded edge and a truncated foot. Inscription:
For the Church of St Michael's in Marblehead 1764
Diameter, 9 in. ; height, 3 in.
No marks. Probably American, circa 1760.
A pair of small cups were made in 1869 from an older cup. * &
In the church is an old brass chandelier presented in 1732 by John Elbridge,
colle&or of the port of Bristol in England, who also sent a portrait of himself.
MARTIN's BRANDON PARISH, PRINCE GEORGE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA ge

PLAIN silver chalice with its paten-cover. The chalice has a bell-
shaped body, supported on a stem with a compressed knop,
and a moulded base. The paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-
foot. Inscription:
This is the gift of Maio' John Westhrope to the
parrish church of Martins Brandon
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Height, 83 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 44 in.; paten
cover, 6% by 4 in. • -
London date-letter for 1659-60. Maker's mark, probably MB, conjoined, with
a mullet below, in a heart.
The paten-cover is not marked.
Plate LXXXVIII.
John Westhrope, the donor, was a London merchant who had grants of land
in 1650 and 1653 of 2,1 oo acres near Brandon. He died in 1656 in England,
and his wife, the daughter of John Sadler, one of the non-resident owners of
Martin's Brandon, died in Virginia. The following is a copy of his will, dated
September 24, 1655, and proved June 12, 1656, by which it will be seen that
this chalice was bought with a legacy: -
“Alsoe I give and bequeath to the Church of Martimber in Virginia two thou-
sand poundes of Marchantable tabacco and caske to containe the same for and
toward the repaireing or the building vp of a new Church for Divine Worship
Provided alwayes that the said Church be built vpon the same grounde or
place the sayd Church now standeth vpon which at present is sett apart for that
holey use Alsoe I give and bequeath to the said Church One thousand pound
of good marchantable tobacco and caske to containe the same to bye a Comu-
nion Cupp Alsoe I give and bequeath to the sayd Church my Great Bible
and a booke called Bushopp Andrewes Sermons both in my house in Virginia
Alsoe I give and bequeath to my father Master John Sadler fower cowes I haue
in Virginia Alsoe I give and bequeath to my executors hereafter named and to
each of them five pounds appeece Alsoe I give and bequeath to Thomas Cooper .
sonne of Walter Cooper in the Mayne neer ſame Towne in Virginia one cow
I haue in Virginia Alsoe I give and bequeath to Joshua Clarke my servant six
yeares (that is to say) the six last yeares of the twenty yeares hee beinge bound
soe longe to mee by his indenture Alsoe I give and bequeath to my other servant
Thomas Smith one yeare of his tyme As for my other goodes and chattells in
England my debtes legacies and funerall expences being dischardged and paied
I give and bequeath the same To my loveing sisters Anne Beckford the wife of
Edmond Beckford Frances Henshawe the wife of Edward Henshawe Gent
Bridgett Bickerton the wife of Richard Bickerton and Dorothy Gibson the
wife of Marke Gibson and as for all my goodes and chattells which I now haue
or hereafter I shall haue on shippboard in the ship called the Seaven Sisters
Captaine Abraham Reade being & vnder god Master of her and bound for
Virginia and alsoe for the residue of my goodes and chattells in Virginia not
heretofore given and bequeathed by mee I give and bequeath them and every
of them to my said sisters Anne Beckford Frances Henshawe Bridget Bickerton
Dorothey Gibson and Judeth Thomas the wife of William Thomas to bee equally
divided amongst soe many of them as shalbee liveinge And I doe hereby ordaine
and declare nominate constitute appoynte and make my loveing brothers Edward
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PLATE LXXXVIII
1. MARTIN'S BRANDON PARISH, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA.
2. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, MEMORIAL CHURCH


Henshaw Gentleman And Edmond Beckford Gent aforesaid to bee, my sole and
only ExECUTORs.”
A plain silver baptismal bowl with a moulded base. Inscription:
Martins | Brandom | Parrish 1731
The weight marked is 34 oz. 14 dwts; diameter, I of in.; depth, 44 in.
London date-letter for 1731–32. Maker's mark: T.F, with a fleur-de-lis above
and a mullet below, in a shaped shield, for Thomas Farrer.
Plate LXXXVIII.
MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1712.
HIS church is rich in old silver vessels, consisting as they do of
three tankards, seven two-handled beaker-shaped cups, two
mugs, an English cup, a pair of cups and covers, a baptismal
basin and four other basins, and two pairs of flagons.
The first tankard is a fine specimen, and one of the largest known.
It has a curved lip, incised with three lines and a moulded base, a low cover
with a flat top serrated in front, a “corkscrew” thumb-piece, on each side of the
cover-joint is a zig-zag moulding; the part of the handle where joined to the
body is a long V shaped. The initials of the original owners are pounced on

the handle. C
N + E
Inscription :
The Gift of the Rev" Ebenezer Ture// A. M. to the first
Church of Christ in Medford 1759. -
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
A paten with the same initials and by the same maker, Jeremiah Dummer, is
in King's Chapel at Boston (see page 64).
The donor, Rev. Ebenezer Turell, was born February 15, 1702; graduated at
Harvard college in 1721 ; studied with Rev. Benjamin Colman; and settled at
Medford in 1724. He married (i), August 1 1, 1726, Jane, daughter of the pre-
ceding Benjamin Colman; she died March 26, 1735; (ii), October 23, 1735,
Lucy, daughter of Addington Davenport; she died May 17, 1759, aged 45;
and (iii), August 21, 1760, Jane, daughter of William Pepperell of Kittery, and
widow of William Tyler; she died February 6, 1765. He died December 8,
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1778. A cup, given by his third wife, Mrs Jane Turell, is in Kittery church,
where there are also cups and a basin, presented by her father, William Pepperell,
and her brother, sir William Pepperell (see pages 236 and 238).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, on the left side of the bottom row.
The second tankard is smaller, with a moulded lip and base, a higher flat-topped
cover, which is serrated in front, a double dolphin and mask thumb-piece, a
zig-zag moulding on each side of the coverjoint; a cherub's face, cast and chased,
is on the handle-end. Engraved in front of the body, in a very large foliated
ornament, are the initials of the original owners, John and Mary Parker.
P
I M
Engraved on the bottom is the name, Mary Parker.
Inscription:
The Gift of, Francis, and Mary Whitmore To the first Church
In Medford 1761
Height, 64 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: {H. for Henry Hurst of Boston (circa 1665–1717).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, on the right side of the bottom row.
One of the donors, Francis Whitmore, tanner, was the son of John and Rachel
Whitmore, and was born May 8, 1678. He married (i), December 7, 1699, Ann
Pierce of Boston, who died August 6, 1716, aged 34; and (ii), the other donor,
Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Prudence Hancock of Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, and widow of John Parker, to whom this tankard had jointly belonged.
The donors, Francis and Mary Whitmore, died February 6, 1771, and March
29, 1760, respectively. According to the Boston Wews Letter of February 14,
1771, Francis Whitmore “was the father of ten children, 41 grandchildren, 96
great-grandchildren and eight of the fifth generation, in all I 55" (see Paige's
Cambridge).
The third tankard is different from the other two in that it has a domed and
moulded cover with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece and a boss on the
handle-end. It is inscribed in a feather mantling surmounted by a cherub's
head:
This belongs to the Church in Brattle-street | 1728
In 1863 the body was engraved with two floriated panels, one containing this
inscription:
1863 |Presented to the First Church in Medford|4y|Charles
O. Whitmore of Boston. A descendant in the 5" Generation
from John Whitmore, Deacon | 17 13-39
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The weight is marked, 23 oz. 18 dwts.
Height, 84 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: j. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, at the top.
This tankard was one of the pieces sold by the church in Brattle street, Boston,
in 1839 (see page 70).
Two of the two-handled cups with bell-shaped bodies on short moulded bases
are a pair, the thin solid handles having moulded edges.
Inscription:
This Cup belongs to the Church of medford, Annod: 1719
The last word in the other inscription is Annd:
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, to the right of the top tankard.
Another cup of the same shape but larger is inscribed :
Ex dono S W to the Church of Christ In Medford 1725
In the nineteenth century it was engraved with an additional inscription:
Gift of Mrs. Sarah Ward'
Height, 55 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: ſºlº), for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, to the left of the baptismal basin.
A fourth cup is exactly like the third and the same size.
Inscription:
Belonging to the Church of Christ In Medford 1725
It was engraved in the nineteenth century with the following addition:
Gift of Deacon Thomas /i//is
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The donor was born September 19, 1679, and died May 16, 1731. He was
the brother of John Willis who gave the baptismal basin described on page 276.
A pair of cups similar to the above four is inscribed:
The Gift of M. Francis Leath to the Chº of Christ in Medford
I 742
Height, 5á in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gūf), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, to the right of the baptismal basin.
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Francis Leath, the donor, is described as a yeoman in his will, dated July 22,
1738, and proved January 2, 1739. These cups were bought with this bequest
in his will: “I will and bequeath to the Church of Christ in Medford Thirty
pounds in Money or Bills of Credit to be laid out in Plate, for the Use of the
said Church & to be duly paid by my Executor [his son John] hereafter named.”
His wife, Mary, and his daughters, Mary Lummus and Sarah Blanchard, are
mentioned in his will.
The seventh and last cup of this variety is inscribed:
The Gift of M Thomas Brooks to the Church of Medford
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Height, 5; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3Å in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: IAuſtin, for Josiah Austin of Charlestown (1719-80).
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, to the right of the tankard on the top row.
The donor, who was the son of Ebenezer Brooks, and his wife, Abigail, daughter
of Dr Thomas Boylston of Brookline, was born April 18, 1705, and died un-
married, November 14, 1784. -
The first of the mugs is of the “bellied” shape with a moulded lip and base; a
long tongue is on the top of the handle, which is engraved with the initials of
the original OWI). CTS :
H
S * M
Inscription:
The Bequest of | Turell Tufts to the First Church of Med-
ford | AD I 8:42.
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth and base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Sºft, for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
The other mug is of the same shape, but has a wider moulded lip and a shorter
tongue on the handle.
These initials are engraved on the handle:
M
E * L
It has the same inscription as the above mug.
Height, 5; in. ; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
Turell Tufts, the donor of these two mugs, was the son of Dr Simon
Tufts, junior, and Elizabeth Tufts, and was born in 1770; he died June 9,
I 842.
The English two-handled cup has a bell-shaped body, encircled by a moulding,
2 74.


and a low moulded base; the two flat-backed handles have flat tongues on the
tops.
On one side is the following inscription, in a cut oval panel, suspended from
a knot. The panel and inscription were done in America.
The Gift of the | Aom” ISAAC Royall Esq. | to the Church of
Christ | in Medford
On the opposite side are the arms, illustrated here.
Height, 6 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 53 in., and of
the base, 4% in. tº
London date-letter for 1714-15. Maker's mark: c L,
with a pellet below, in a heart, for Joseph Clare.
Illustrated on Plate LXXXIX, in the middle of the
bottom row.
Colonel Isaac Royall, the well-known loyalist, was the
son of Isaac and Elizabeth Royall of Antigua and Med-
ford. He was born in 1719 in Antigua; he was
representative from Medford to the general court, and for twenty-two years was
a member of the council; he was appointed brigadier-general in 1761, and was
the first to bear that title in America. He subscribed A 20 towards the peal of
bells for Christ church, Boston, in 1744. As a loyalist he left New England
April 16, 1775, for Halifax in Nova Scotia, and finally went to England,
where he died in October, 1781. Isaac Royall wrote to his friend, Dr Simon Tufts
at Medford, on the eve of his departure from New England: “I shall leave
North America with great reluctance; but my health and business require it;
and I hope, through the goodness of God, if my life be spared, to be able to
return again soon.” Although exiled from his home, he never forgot America,
and bequeathed over 2,000 acres of land in Worcester county, Massachusetts,
to found the first law professorship at Harvard college. His last will and codicil,
proved November 15, 1781, contain a bequest of a piece of plate, worded: “To
the Church of Medford in the County of Middlesex in the province of Massa-
chusetts Bay, a piece of plate to the value of ten pounds sterling.” With this
money the basin, described on page 277, was bought. His daughter, Elizabeth,
married another loyalist, sir William Pepperell, second baronet, who also fled to
and died in England. The beautiful Royall house at Medford has been recently
bought by the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames, and its permanent pre-
servation is thus assured. A silver baptismal basin, given in 1747 by Isaac Royall
to St Michael's church at Bristol, Rhode Island, is still preserved there (see
page 97). A portrait group of the donor, with his wife and child, Elizabeth, and
his sister, Penelope Royall, and his wife's sister, Mrs Mary Palmer, painted by
Robert Feke in 1741, hangs in Austin hall at Harvard university."
*Information from Brooks’ History of Medford, 1855.

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The two small cups are a pair; they have oviform bodies on moulded bases, two
thin solid reeded handles, and domed covers with ball finials.
Inscription:
Presented to the Church in Medford áy // Wyman in memory
of His late Parents Deceased M. & M. James & Susannah
Wyman July 31' (1792-1868).
The weights marked are 12 oz. and I 1 oz. I 5 dwts.
Height, 73 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Hoºs, for Nathan Hobbs of Boston (1792-1868).
James Wyman married, March 18, 1756, Susannah Cutter, who died May 12,
1772, aged 38; he died October 26, 1813. William Wyman, their son, and the
donor of these cups, was born December 7, 1760, and married Mary Wheeler.
He was a leather dresser at Boston and died at Baltimore in 1829.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a flat rim
with a moulded edge. Inscription: e
The Bequest of M. John Willis to the Church of Christ in Med-
ford I 755.
Diameter, I 2 in.; depth, 3 in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Plate LXXXIX.
The donor, John Willis, was the son of Stephen and Hannah (Elliot) Willis of
Braintree, and was born August 6, 1681. He married (i), May 30, 17 Io, Mary,
daughter of John and Mary (Putnam) Tufts, who was born April 11, 1688, and
died February 12, 1716; and (ii), April 17, 1717, his wife's cousin, Rebecca,
daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Wait) Tufts, who was born in 1694 and died
August 21, 1747; he died August 8, 1755. He describes himself as a yeoman of
Medford in his will, dated December 23, 1747, and proved September 22,
1755. In it he bequeaths “To the Church of Christ in Medford the sum of
Aſ I oo to be paid one year after my decease.” This basin was doubtless bought
with a part of this money. His brother, Benjamin, and his kinsman, Stephen
Willis, are named as executors. His brother, Thomas, was the donor of a cup
(see page 273).
One of the other basins has a flat rim, which is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of DEA. RICHARD HALL, to the CHURCH OF CHRIST in
Medford 1814
Diameter, 13 in. ; depth, 1% in. Weight marked: 23 oz. 19 dwts.
Maker's mark: º, for Joseph Loring of Boston (1743-1815).
Plate LXXXIX.
276
Deacon Richard Hall, the donor, was the son of Andrew and Abigail Hall, and
was born November 12, 1737. He married, November 9, 1762, Lucy Jones,
who died February 1 o, 1826, aged 81; he died June 27, 1827.
The second of these basins, which is 133 in. in diameter, is inscribed:
The FIRST CHURCH of Christ in MEDFORD 1824
Maker's mark: EMERITSE, for J. B. Jones of Boston (1782–1854).
The third basin is 13; in. in diameter, and is inscribed:
The Gift of M. David Buckmam to the First Church of Christ,
in Medford 1824
Maker's mark : EEEſºmeº, for J. B. Jones of Boston (1782–1854).
The donor was the son of John and Hannah (Lynde) Bucknam of Malden, and
was born July 3, 1750. He married, May 9, 1779, Sarah Baldwin of Malden.
He died August 27, 1841.
The “Isaac Royall” basin has a wide flat rim, which is engraved with a cherub's
head and two large palm branches, and is inscribed in one line:
The Legacy of the Hon": ISAAC Roy ALL ESQ. to the CHURCH of
CHRIST in Medford 1781.
Weight marked, 25 oz. 6 dwts. Diameter, 13 in.
Plate LXXXIX.
Maker's mark: BBURT, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
An old English cup, given to this church by Isaac Royall in his lifetime, before
he left for England, is described on page 275. This basin was not delivered by
his friend and agent, Dr Simon Tufts, without the legislative authority demanded
because of the donor's loyalist views and absence from America.
The two pairs of flagons are similar in shape and size, 1 13 in. high; they have
plain cylindrical bodies, encircled by a double ring, high moulded bases, domed
and moulded covers, scrolled thumb-pieces, and spouts, and the usual scrolled
handles.
One pair is inscribed :
Presented | To the Church of Christ in Medford July 25, 1823.
&y P. C. Brooks.
This pair has no maker's mark.
The donor, Peter Chardon Brooks, was the son of Edward and Abigail Brooks,
and was born January 6, 1767. He married Nancy Gorham, and died January 1,
I 849.
The other pair was presented by Mrs Sarah Preston in 1832.
Maker’s mark: J.B. Jones, as above.
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MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, CENTER CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1729.
ELONGING to this church are seven plain silver beakers and a flagon."
All are illustrated on Plate XC.
The first of the beakers has a curved lip and a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of The Rev" | Theo Hall 1767
The weight marked is 5 oz.
Height, 3á in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark:(EC), for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812), then of New Haven.
Rev. Theophilus Hall, the donor, was the eldest child of Samuel and Love (Royce)
Hall, and was born at Wallingford in Connecticutt. He graduated at Yale
college in 1727. He was ordained pastor of this church, October 29, 1729, and
held that office until his death, March 25, 1767. He married, May 21, 1734,
Hannah Avery, and was the father of ten children. This beaker was bought with
money left by Rev. Theophilus Hall in the following clause in his will, dated
September 16, 1765, and proved June 3, 1767: “To the Church of Christ in
Meriden, of which I am pastor, I give and bequeath a fashionable silver cup for
their Communion Table, to be procured at the discretion of my Ex' hereafter
named.”
The second beaker is similar. It has no inscription.
Height, 43 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: SB, for Samuel Buell of Middletown 1777, and Hartford 1779.
The third beaker is similar in shape, but has a moulded lip and a different base.
Inscription :
The Gift of M Thomas Berry | 1772
Height, 44 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
No maker's marks. -
The donor was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Berry of Boston, where he was
born August 14, 1708. Heremoved to Lynn and married, January 27, 1729-30,
Rebecca Ballard, three of his children having been born there. About 1740 he
removed to Meriden, where three more of his children were born. His first wife
died December 23, 1743, and he married (ii), January 26, 1743–44, Rebecca
Yale of Meriden. His son-in-law, Nathaniel Merriam, was also the donor of a
beaker (see page 279). Thomas Berry's will, dated October 30, 1765, and
proved in February, 1772, contains the following clause, making this gift: “To
the Congregational Church of Christ in said Meriden, of which I am a member, I
give and bequeath the sum of three pounds lawful money, to be paid by my Ex'
* Described from notes by Mr George M. Curtis of Meriden.
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PLATE XC
1. MERIDEN, CONN., CENTER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. MELFORD, CONN., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH



hereafter named, and to be laid out in some silver utensil for the use of said church
at the discretion of the pastor and deacons of said church for the time being.” He
died January 3, 1772.
The fourth is similar to the second, but is larger and has a different base.
No inscription or marks.
Height, 4} in. ; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
The fifth has a moulded edge and base. Inscription:
The Gift of Damil Hoſt | to the Church of | Meridem AD
I 79.5
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: GG), for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812),then of New Haven.
Daniel Holt, the donor, was the son of Daniel and Rebecca (Hall) Holt of
Meriden, and was born May 27, 1730. He married, June 6, 1754, Mary Barnes,
and died in 1807. He was a captain of militia and a man of some prominence in
the community.
The sixth beaker is like the fifth. Inscription:
Phinehas Hough
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: GG, for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812) of New Haven.
The donor was the son of Samuel and Hannah Hough of Meriden, where he was
born, April 1 1, 1714. He married, January 5, 1737, Hannah Austin, and he
died September 1, 1797. This beaker was bought with money bequeathed by
him in his will, dated November 24, 1794, and proved November 7, 1797.
The following is a copy of the clause: “I will unto the Chh. of Christ in Meriden
eleven dollars for a silver cup with the inscription of my name upon it.”
The seventh beaker is similar. Inscriptions: -
(i) Wathanie/Merriam; (ii) AD 1807.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: MºMº, for Marcus Merriman & Co. of New Haven, 1807.
The donor was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Hulls) Merriam, and was
born in Meriden, January 5, 1734. He was a farmer and wheelwright, and
married, February 19, 1756, Martha, daughter of Thomas Berry, the donor of
a beaker described on page 278. He died August 5, 1807.
Another beaker, formerly belonging to this church, is now the property of
Mr Benjamin W. Collins of Meriden. It has a curved lip and moulded base.
Inscription:
To The Church of Meridem
Given by Aaron Lyman Esq."
I 796
27 9
It is marked £3.17.9, which was presumably its original cost.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: BC), for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812) of New Haven.
The donor was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lyman and was born at North-
ampton, Massachusetts, November 19, 1707. He married in Meriden, after
removing there, Rebecca Norton, November 13, 1730. He was a prominent man
in the community and held several public offices. He died November 15, 1801.
The flagon is tall, cylindrical and plain, and has a high moulded base, a domed
and moulded cover, a short spout, a flat wire thumb-piece, and a heart on the
handle-end. No inscription. * -
Height, I 13 in.
Maker's marks:
MIDDLEBURY, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1796.
N this church are a cup and a beaker of plain silver. The cup has a long
inverted bell-shaped body on a splayed base. Inscription within two branches
of trees:
A present from M. ISAAC BRUNSON To the Church of Christ
In Medalebury 1800
Height, 5% in. No maker's mark.
The donor was the son of Isaac and Mary (Morgan) Bronson of New London,
Connecticut, and was born March 27, 1707. He married (i), July 3, 1734,
Eunice, daughter of Thomas Richards, who died September 6, 1749; and
(ii), November 22, 1750, Abigail (Brockett), widow of Caleb Munson of Walling-
ford, Connecticut. He died December 7, 1799, aged 93. His brother, Josiah,
was the donor of the beaker below.
The beaker has a plain upright body with a moulded lip and base. It is inscribed
within a shield suspended from floral branches.
Inscription on one side:
A present from M. Josiah BRONSON | to the Church of | CRIST,
in Middlebury | AF 88.
On the other side:
Given 18oo Sept AD |
The price marked is 4.4.6.o.
28o
Height, 4} in. No mark.
osiah Bronson was the brother of the above donor and was born in June, 1713.
He married (i), July 23, 1735, Dinah, daughter of John Sutliffe, who died
January Io, 1735–36; (ii), May 15, 1740, Sarah, widow of David Leavenworth,
who died August 26, 1767; (iii), December 23, 1767, Rebecca, widow of
Joseph Hurlbutt, who died June 12, 1797; and (iv), June 12, 1798, Mrs
Huldah Williams. He died February 20, 1804.
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Founded in 1668.
N this church are nine beakers, a mug, and a baptismal basin, all of plain
silver. All are illustrated on Plate XCI.
The first beaker has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription:
Given by M. Andrew W.armer to the first Ch: h : in Middle
f();(Q)/2 1726
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (HKºº, for Joseph Kneeland of Boston (1698–1760).
This is illustrated in the centre, in front of the basin.
The donor was the son of Andrew and Rebecca (Fletcher) Warner and was
born in March, 1662, at Middletown. He died, unmarried, April 9, 1726. His
will, dated April 6, 1726, contains the following item: “I give to the church
in this place Ten pounds to be delivered to the pastor and deacons, to be laid
out in a piece of plate for the said church's use.” He left the larger part of his
estate to his sister, Hannah Warner.
The second beaker is of the same shape but smaller and has a higher base.
Inscription:
The Gift of John Hamlin Esq.' to this Ch:
Height, 35 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
No marks. Date circa 1732.
This is illustrated next to, and on the left of, the above “Warner” beaker.
The donor, John Hamlin, was the eldest son of captain Giles and Hester (Crow)
Hamlin of Middletown, where he was born, December 14, 1658. He was
prominent in public affairs and held many offices, including deputy for Middle-
town, member of the council, and judge of the county and superior courts. He
was a member of this church for over forty years. He married (i), Mary, daughter
of Rev. Nathaniel and Mary (Whiting) Collins, who was born May 1 1, 1666,
OO 28 I
and died May 5, 1722; and (ii), January 2, 1723, Sarah, widow of Jonathan Bull
of Hartford, Connecticut. His children were John, Giles, Esther, Mary, Sibbil,
Jabez, Ebenezer, Sibbil again, and a second Jabez. John Hamlin's will, dated
October 21, 1732, contains the following clause: “And further my will is that
the Rev'd William Russell, our present Pastor, have five pounds paid him by
my executor, and the Church to which I belong to have five pounds more
within six months after my Decease without fail.” This beaker was doubtless
bought with this second legacy.’
The third beaker is different in shape, having a straight body with a curved lip,
and a short moulded base.
Inscription:
The gift of Wathaniel/. Bacon | to the first Church in Middel-
town | 1754
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
No mark. Date circa 1755.
This is illustrated on the immediate right of the “Warner” beaker.
The donor was the son of Nathaniel and Ann (Miller) Bacon of Middletown.
He married (i), Hannah Wetmore, who died September 7, 1722; (ii), January 31,
1722-23, Anna, widow of John Lane, she died December 26, 1751; and
(iii), November 28, 1752, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Ranney and widow of
Jonathan Doolittle, who survived him and died January 6, 1759. Nathaniel
Bacon died January 7, 1756, aged 81. By his will, dated December 4, 1754, and
proved March Io, 1756, he bequeathed the following legacy to this church for a
silver vessel: “I Give to y” first Church of Christ in Middletown of Which I am
a Member Twenty pounds in old ten to be paid by my Exec" in six months
after my Decease to y” pastor or Deacon of s” Church to be by them Improved
to procure Some suitable Vessell for the Communion table and if I procure the
same in my Life then this devise to take no effect.”
Three other beakers are alike, having bell-shaped bodies on high moulded bases.
Inscription: -
The first Church of Christ in MIDDLETown | 1785
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in. One is
5 in. high.
Maker's mark: OR, for Jonathan Otis (1723-91), formerly of Newport, R.I.,
but of Middletown after 1776. .
These three beakers are illustrated in the front row.
Three other beakers are similar to the previous three.
*See a genealogy of captain Giles Hamlin; the Hamlin Family of Middletown, Connecticut, by
Hon. H. Franklin Andrews, 1900.
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Inscription in a panel of foliage:
The Gift of Deacon | JonATHAN ALLEN to the first cHURCH
of CHRIST in MIDDLETown | 1784.
Height of two, 5 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
The other is 4; in. high, the diameter of the mouth being 3á in., and of the
base, 3 in.
Maker's mark on the shorter beaker: OTIS. On the other two, ON, for Jonathan
Otis (1723-91) formerly of Newport, R.I., but of Middletown after 1776.
These three beakers are illustrated on the back row.
The donor was born in 17 og and married, October 2 o, 1726, Elizabeth, pro-
bably daughter of deacon Thomas and Hannah (Leek) Allen, of Middletown.
They had eight children. He was a deacon of this church for forty years, from
1743 until his death, December 23, 1783. His wife died October 19, 1762,
and he married (ii), July 6, 1763, Rebecca Whitmore, a widow. These three
beakers were bought with the money from Jonathan Allen's legacy, in his will
dated March 22, 1783, and proved January 5, 1784: “I give to the Church
of Christ in Middletown of which I am a member the Sum of Ten pounds lawful
money to be laid in a Suitable Cup or Vessel for the Communion Table.” In a
codicil of December 5, 1783, adds: “And I now give Forty Shillings to be
added to what I have heretofore given to the Church of Christ of which I am a
member to be used for the purpose therein mentioned.”
The mug is like a straight-sided beaker with a curved lip and a moulded base,
to which a solid scrolled handle has been added.
Inscription :
The Gift of M" Daniel harris to the first Church in
Midde/town 1735
The donor's initials, D.H., are engraved on the bottom.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Daniel Harris, the donor, was the son of captain Daniel and Mary (Weld)
Harris, who came from Rowley, Massachusetts, and was born July 16, 1653.
He married (i), December 14, 1680, Abigail Barnes, who died May 22, 1723;
and (ii), January 5, 1726–27, Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Cook of Wallingford,
Connecticut. He died in 1735; his wife, Elizabeth, his two sons, Daniel and
Joseph Harris, and his daughters, Abigail Cornell, deceased, and Mary Ward,
are mentioned in his will, which is dated March 22, 1735, and was proved No-
vember 20, 1735. One of the items in this will is: “I give to the First Church
of Christ in Middletown my silver cup,” which doubtless refers to the above
beaker, then valued at A. 18. His brother, John, gave the baptismal basin,
described next.
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The baptismal basin has a wide curved rim, which is inscribed:
The Gift of M. John Harris to the first Church of Christ in
Middletown, of which he is a Member .
Diameter, 12% in.; depth, 2% in.
Maker's mark: mum, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
John Harris, the donor, was the son of captain Daniel and Mary (Weld) Harris,
and brother of Daniel Harris, donor of the above beaker. He was born January 4,
1667, and married (i), March 18, 17 oz-O 3, Susanna Collins, who died Feb-
ruary Io, 1747–48; and (ii), May 1 1, 1749, Mindwell Lyman “of Durham.”
He died November 29, 1754, and his wife died February 6, 1758. His will,
dated April 30, 1754, and proved December 30, 1754, mentions his wife,
Mindwell, and his daughters by his first wife, namely, Sarah Baker, Jane Jones
and Rachel Prout. It also contains the following legacy to this church:
“Ninthly: besides the Christianing Bason that I have given to the first Church
in Middletown of which I am a Member I now give to said Church the Sum of
Ten pounds in money of the Old Ten" with which Sum my Executors shall pur-
chase a Cup to be Used at the Communion Table and said Cup shall belong to
said Church.” The cup is missing.
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ST LUKE'S
CHAPEL, BERKELEY DIVINITY SCHOOL
Founded in 1851.
N this chapel are a beaker and a paten of plain silver. The beaker is bell-
shaped, with a wide splayed base. Inscription:
Given by Doctor Yeldall toward Making this Chalice
4 oz. 7 dwts 1773
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: JCARDNER, probably for John Gardiner of New London
(1734–76). :
Plate XCI.
The paten has a gadrooned edge, a high base with a decoration of foliage in relief
on the edge. Inscription:
Calvary Church
Diameter, 6 in. No marks.
These vessels had previously belonged to St James's church, New London,
having been presented to the Berkeley Divinity school, which was then under
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PLATE XCI
1. MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, BERKELEY DIVINITY SCHOOL
2. MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST




the charge of bishop John Williams, by Rev. Dr Robert Alexander Hallam,
rećtor of St James's church, when that church acquired a new communion service
about fifty years ago. The above beaker had been used in the celebration of
the sacrament by bishop Seabury, the first American bishop, at St James's church.
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE, ST ANNE'S PARISH
Founded in 17 o 5.
PLAIN silver beaker with a straight body; applied above the
moulded base is a band of cut leaves. Height, 6 in.

Maker's mark: or ſºil. American, early eighteenth century.
Plate CIX, N° 4.
A plain bell-shaped chalice, 7% inches high, and a plain paten,'
4% inches in diameter. Both are inscribed:
The gift of Mº Rebecca Dyre of New Castle County to the
Episcopal Congregation at Apoquiniminck
London date-letter for 1761–62. Maker's mark: W S.
MIDWAY CHURCH, LIBERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA
Founded in 1752.
ELONGING to this old Puritan church are two cups, two flagons and
two baskets of silver.”
The cups have oviform bodies on stems and bases, their height being
7 in. Inscription:
An Acknowledgement from S Munroe Esq to the Midway
Meeting house Society Liberty Co. Georgia MDCCLXXXVI
English, circa 1785.
“March 26* 1792. Voted Mr Munro be allowed a right in the Meeting House
of six pounds in consequence of two silver cups given for use of church.” (From
the Church Minutes.)
The plain jug-like flagons are a pair. Inscription:
The Domation of John Lambert to the Congregational Church
at Midway in Georgia 1786.
*Described from notes sent by Rev. P. L. Donaghay, rector.
* Described from a photograph and notes by Mrs F. B. Screven.
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Maker’s mark: G.FORBES.
John Lambert, the donor, came to Liberty county from South Carolina in 1784,
and died there in 1786, unmarried. He bequeathed his entire estate “for the
public good forever.”
The pierced baskets are neither inscribed nor marked.
MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
EVEN pieces of plain old silver are in the possession of this church,
namely, two caudle cups, four beaker-shaped cups with handles, and a
baptismal basin. All are illustrated on Plate XC. -
The first of the caudle cups is gourd-shaped on a low plain base, and
has two scrolled handles with notched shoulders. Inscription:
Milford Church 17 o'7
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: UEW, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669–1753).
The second is of a different shape, having a deep neck with a moulded and
reeded lip, a low base and two plain scrolled handles. Engraved on the neck
are the initials: M-C, for Milford Church.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: y for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-175 3).
The first of the beaker-shaped cups is one with a bell-shaped body, a curved
lip and a moulded base and two thin solid handles. Inscription:
Given by Mr Sam" Stone to The Chh of Christ in Milford
I 7 I 4.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
This is illustrated on the right of the basin.
The donor, Samuel Stone, was the son of John and Susanna (Newton) Stone.
He left no wife or children, and his estate was left to his relations. In his will,
dated December 16, 1712, is the following bequest to this church: “I Give
and Bequeath unto the Church of Christ in Milford, i.e. comonly known by
y" name of Prysbeterian or Congregational the sum of Seven pounds in money
to be laid out for a piece of plate for y” use of the Church aforesaid.”
The second cup is of the same shape, with two handles.
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Inscription :
Ex dono Alice Buckingham to the Church of Christ In
Milford
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
This cup is illustrated on the left of the front row.
The third cup is similar. It has no inscription.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The fourth cup has a beaker-shaped body with a curved lip, and a moulded
base with flat scalloped work above. The two handles are thin and solid and
engraved on the shoulders.
Inscription:
The gift ; of : Mº Abigail : Beech to : the Church : in :
Millford July : y : 6 : Anno : Domini : 1729
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.
Maker's mark: CK), for Cornelius Kierstead (circa 1675-1753), formerly of
New York, but of New Haven after about 1725.
The donor was the wife of Samuel Beach, son of Thomas and Sarah (Platt)
Beach of Milford, who was born in 1660 and died in September, 1728. She
married (ii), Rev. Samuel Andrew, second rector of Yale college."
The baptismal basin has a deep depression, with a narrow rim and a moulded
edge.
Inscription in one line on the rim:
halfe = By : The Gift : of M* : Alice Buckingham : to :
The Church : of: Milford + October : yº 26 : A 1731.
Diameter, 9á in.; depth, 2% in.
Maker's mark: CK), for Cornelius Kierstead, as above.
Mrs Alice Buckingham, the donor of the second cup and of the baptismal
basin, described above, was the daughter of Rev. Roger Newton and his wife,
Mary, eldest daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker. She was born September 18,
1664, and married, January 1, 1689, Daniel Buckingham, eldest son of Thomas
and Hannah Buckingham, who was born in 1636 in England. He settled at Mil-
ford and was ruling elder of this church until his death, May 2, 1712. Her
father was pastor of this church. She died February 8, 1741-42. (The Buck-
ingham family, by Rev. F. W. Chapman.)
* Rev. John Beach and John Sanford and their Descendants, p. 145.
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MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, PLYMOUTH CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1741.
N this church are two plain silver tankards and six silver beakers.
The first tankard is a large one with a moulded lip and base, a domed and
moulded cover, with a turned and twisted finial, a scrolled thumb-piece and
a plain handle terminating in an oval disc.
Inscription:
Given by y | AF" E/ George Clark to y º, CA of Chr' in
Miſford 1762
Height, 94 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 53 in.
No maker's marks.
The donor's will, dated August 13, 1762, and proved in the following month,
contains this legacy of silver: “I give to the church, of which the Rev" Mr
Prudden is now the Minister in Milford and to which I belong, a Silver Tankard
to the value of twelve pounds and order my son Job to provide the same at his
own cost, for the use of said Church at their Communion.” Mentioned in this
will are his wife, Mary, his sons, Job and Hezekiah and David, his daughters,
Mary Smith, Abigail Smith, Deborah Peck and Sarah Camp.
The second tankard is of the same shape but smaller and has a twisted finial and
a round disc on the handle-end. It has no inscription.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in. No marks.
This tankard is believed to have been bought with a legacy of A 12, left by
Noah Baldwin, deacon and ruling elder of this church. He was the son of
Jonathan and Thankful (Strong) Baldwin. He married, March 27, 1733,
Thankful Johnson of Stratford, Connecticut, and died March 5, 1784, aged 83.
His brother, Ezra Baldwin, and his sister, Hannah Fowler, gave silver beakers
to the Congregational church at Durham, Conneéticut (see page I 53).
One of the beakers has a straight body with a curved lip and narrow moulded
base. º
Inscription:
The GIFT of Martha Welch To the SEcond Church of Miſford
I 794.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: QBB), for Ephraim Brasher of New York, 1794.
Martha Welch, the donor, was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Clark of
Milford, where she was baptized November 12, 1738. She married, February 16,
1762, Fitch Welch, son of Thomas and Sarah (Whitman) Welch of Milford,
who was born September 1, 1735, and died October 12, 1787.
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The other five beakers are exactly similar to the other.
Inscription on each:
The GIFT of the Sisters to the SEcond Church of Milford. 1794
Maker's mark: ©B), for Ephraim Brasher of New York, 1794.
MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, ST MARK'S CHURCH
N this church is a pair of plain bell-shaped cups with two scrolled handles.
Inscription:
Worcester Parish | Worcester County 1772
No maker's marks.
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL PARISH
Founded in 1678.
ELONGING to this church are one cup, six beakers and three tankards,
all of plain silver. All are illustrated on Plate XCII.
The cup has a bell-shaped body, the upper part of which is plain, while
the lower is spirally fluted; the stem is baluster-shaped and has a
beading and foliage at the lower part; the edge of the base is gadrooned.
Inscription:
The Gift of the Honable W* Stoughton Esq. to y” Church
in Milton 1701
Height, 8; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: (9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
William Stoughton, the donor, was the son of Israel and Elizabeth Stoughton.
He graduated at Harvard college in 1650, and was incorporated as a member
of New college, Oxford, April 28, 1652. He was ejećted in 1660 (rege reduce)
and returned to New England. He died, July 7, 17 or, unmarried.
The donor would seem to have had no direct connexion with this church. He
owned about 4oo acres of land in Milton, 4o of which he left to the town, in-
cluding the present town-farm, the income thereof to be used for the poor of
Milton. William Stoughton bequeathed in his will, dated July 6, 17 or, and
pp 289
proved July 23, 1701: “Unto the Church of Milton I give one piece of Plate
for the Communion of £6 value.” Two similar silver cups by the same maker,
bequeathed by him to the First church at Dorchester, are described on page 146.
The first dated beaker has a bell-shaped body, with a moulded lip and base.
Inscription:
The gift of M. Eben Tucker to the Church in Milton 1728
Weight marked, “ 9 : 13 : 5.”
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (TEdwards), for Thomas Edwards of Boston (17o 1-55).
This beaker is illustrated on the extreme left of the top row.
Ebenezer Tucker, the donor, was the son of James Tucker (who was one of the
twelve original signatories to the church covenant in 1678) and his wife Rebecca
(daughter of Thomas and Sarah Tolman), both of Milton. He was born May 20,
1682, and married, December 12, 1706, Jemima Daniels of Milton. He died
January 8, 1721–22. His real estate was divided among his heirs, April 27,
1730. In his personal estate were “two small silver cups,” one of which may be
the above beaker.
The second beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
A gift to the Church of Milton
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3 in.
No marks. Date, circa 1730.
This is illustrated on the right of the “Stoughton” cup.
The third beaker is bell-shaped, on a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of W. Sumner Son of Deacon | Roger Sumner to y;
Church of Christ in Milton. 1739
Height, 5á in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Ǻ), for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
This is illustrated on the right of the “Tucker” tankard.
William Sumner, the donor, was the son of deacon Roger and Mary (Josslyn)
Sumner, and was born January 26, 1674, at Lancaster, Massachusetts. He
died December 22, 1738, at Roxbury. At the destruction of Lancaster by
the Indians in 1676, the Sumner family removed to Milton, and here William
married Esther Puffer of Dorchester, Massachusetts. By his will, dated January 2,
1736, and proved January 2, 1738–39, he bequeathed A. Io to this church,
which was expended in the purchase of thisbeaker. A tankard given to thischurch
by his cousin, Mannassah Tucker, is described later.
The fourth beaker is similar to the second.
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PLATE XCII
1. MILTON, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL PARISH
2. NORTH ANDOVER, MASS., NORTH PAR, OF NORTH ANDOVER


Inscription:
The Gift of the Wido Eliz" Wadsworth Relict of Deac" John
Wadsworth To THE CHURCH of CHRIST | IN MILTON | 1747.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark:WH), for William Homes of Boston (1717-83).
This is illustrated on the right of the third beaker.
The donor, Elizabeth Wadsworth, was the widow of deacon John Wadsworth,
and the daughter of Edward and Abigail Vose of Milton, and the granddaughter
of Robert Vose, one of the founders of this town. She was born September 2,
1678, and died May 5, 1766. Deacon Wadsworth was a brother of Rev.
Benjamin Wadsworth, president of Harvard college for twelve years, and of
Joseph Wadsworth, treasurer of Boston for thirty years. He was deputy from
Milton to the general court for five years; and a deacon of this church from
1719 until his death in 1734.
The fifth beaker is similar to the last. It is inscribed in a double-lined circle:
The gift of M. Ebenezer Clap to the Church of Mi/tom
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: º). for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
This is illustrated on the left of the “Stoughton” cup.
The sixth beaker is a copy of the fifth. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Ziba Blake to the Church of Milton I 8 I 2
Maker's marks: (MA @, for Marcus Merriman of New Haven (1762-1850).
This is illustrated on the left of the “Tucker” tankard.
The donor was the son of Moses and Hannah (Horton) Blake, both of Milton,
and was born January 18, 1733; he died March 15, 1812. He married Susannah,
daughter of Rev. Ebenezer Tucker of Gerry and Phillipston, Massachusetts.
This gift is referred to in the church records thus: “ 1816, July 7, a silver cup
was presented to the church by Mrs. Blake in compliance with the request of her
late worthy husband, M. Ziba Blake.”
The first tankard is plain and cylindrical, with a moulded lip and base, a moulded
cover with a turned finial, and scrolled thumb-piece: a plain oval boss is on the
end of the handle. Inscription:
The Gift of Manassah Tucker Jun to the Church of Christ in
Milton 1729.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: §. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
29 I
This is illustrated above the “Stoughton” cup.
The donor was the son of Manassah Tucker, who was one of the twelve original
signatories to the church covenant in 1678, and his wife, Waitstill, who was the
daughter of deacon Roger and Mary (Josslyn) Sumner. He was born at Milton,
December 22, 1684, and married, November 29, 1716, Hannah Shepard of
Milton; he died March I o, 173 o. A silver beaker given to this church by his
cousin, William Sumner, is described earlier."
A pair of larger tankards, with a ring round the body, and a vase-shaped finial on
the cover. A cast and chased human mask is on the end of the handle.
Both are inscribed:
This Tankard is the Property | of the Church of Christ in
Milton and was purchased with part of its Stock February
I 5* 1770.
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Makers' marks: tºn for Samuel Minott (1732-1803)and William Simpkins(?)
(1704-80) of Boston.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded about 1723.

PAIR of small plain chalices with bell-shaped bodies, which are sup-
ported on stems with mouldings, the bases being splayed. The
sacred trigram in rays is engraved on the bowls.
Inscription:
Presented by the Ladies of Wewark to Trinity Church
IVewark N.J. A.D. 1806.
Height, 6% in., diameter of the mouths, 34 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
Makers’ mark: ºfºtº, for Benjamin Halsted and Son of New York.
A pair of plain patens on truncated bases. The sacred trigram as on the
chalices is engraved in the shallow depressions, and the same inscription is en-
graved on the flat rims.
Length, 73 in.; width, 64 in., height, 23 in.
The maker's mark is the same.
A plain cylindrical flagon with a short spout, a flat-topped cover, a scrolled
thumb-piece, a shield on the handle-end and a splayed base. The sacred tri-
gram and the inscription are the same as those on the chalices and patens.
* Information sent by Miss Ellen F. Vose of Mattapan and Rev. Roderick Stebbins.
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Height, I of in.
The maker's mark is the same.
The maker of this service was Benjamin Halsted of Newark, New Jersey, who
pračtised his craft at New York as early as 1764. He would seem to have borne
an evil reputation as a craftsman, if the following warning may be relied upon:
“A Premonition to those Gentlemen that may hereafter have an Occasion to
employ a Silver-Smith to beware of that Villain BENJAMIN HALSTED; lest they be
bit by him, as I have been. ANDREw BowNE.” (From the New York Gazette or
The Weekly Post-Boy, Aug. 30, 1764.) Whether deserved or not, this notice did
not prevent bishop Hobart from employing Halsted to make this service, as is
proved by the manuscript in the bishop's handwriting.
The original estimate for this service is as follows:
“Estimate of the Cost of a Service of Plate for Trinity Church, Newark, N.J.
One flagon, weight 40 oz. -
Two colle&tion plates, weight 28 oz. pair, round, 9 in. diameter.
Two bread plates, with feet, weight 26 oz. pair, oval, 8% in. by 7% in.
Two chalices, pint, 2 o oz. pair.
I I4. OZ, at IOS. - : $142. 5o
Workmanship and engraving I4.7. 5 O
* $29O. oo
Those belonging to Trinity Church, New York, weigh as follows: -
OZ.
Flagon - 49
Two chalices - - 3 O
Two round plates, for bread 33
The above charges are estimated as low as can be done to do justice; the weight
may vary a little from the above, but cannot be reduced materially without
making the articles too diminutive. #
B. Halsted & Son.”
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1715.
N this church is a service of plain silver vessels given by George II, whose
cipher and royal arms are engraved on each. It consists of a chalice with a
paten-cover, two flagons and an alms basin. The service is illustrated on
Plate LX. -
The chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported by a bell-shaped stem on a
moulded base. The paten-cover is of conventional shape with a reel-shaped
handle-foot.
29.3
Height, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.; the paten-
cover is 6 in. by 13 in.
London date-letter for 1752-53. Maker's mark: MF in script, in a plain shield,
for Mordecai Fox.
The two flagons are a pair, having cylindrical bodies, domed covers, wide
moulded bases, scrolled thumb-pieces, and scrolled handles with tongue-shaped
ends.
Height, I 3 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 73 in.
The date-letter and the maker's mark are the same as the chalice.
The alms basin is of conventional shape, and is 13 in. in diameter.
The date-letter and maker's mark are the same as the other vessels.
NEWBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH g
Founded in 1635.
N this church are eight plain silver beakers of the same shape, having straight-
sided bodies with curved lips and moulded bases. *
One is inscribed:
Ex: dono Enock Coffin
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
No maker's marks.
Plate XCIII.
The donor, Enoch Coffin, was the son of Hon. Nathaniel Coffin and his wife
Sarah, daughter of captain Samuel Broclebank of Rowley, and widow of Henry
Dole. He was born here February 7, 1696, and graduated at Harvard college in
1714. He married, January 5, 1716, Mehitable Moody, who died November 29,
1763; he died August 7, 1728."
The second beaker is a copy of the first, and has no marks.
Six others are a set.
No inscriptions.
Height, 35 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in., and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (IN), for John Noyes of Boston (1674–1749).
Two beakers are illustrated on Plate XCIII.
* See the genealogy of the Coffin family by W. Sumner Appleton.
2.94.
PLATE XCIII
1. NEWBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST RELIGIOUS SOCIETY


NEWBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, BYFIELD PARISH
CHURCH * e
Founded in 17 oz.
WO silver cups. Inscription:
Dedicated By W* Dummer Esq. to the Church
of Newbury Falls for the Communion Table
I 729
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: (j. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670–1746).
Both cups have the donor's crest engraved on them. They were damaged in a
fire in 1833, when some silver vessels were destroyed.
Lieutenant-governor William Dummer, the donor, gave silver flagons to the
First church, Boston (see page 31); and to Hollis Street church, Boston (see
page 81).
His farm and house are still standing at Newbury.
NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
Founded in 1725.
N this church are six tankards, all without jointed covers, a pair of flagons,
a baptismal basin, a pair of patens, and a spoon, all of plain silver.
First in date is a tankard of the usual straight shape, with a moulded and
domed cover surmounted by a small turned finial; the lip and base are
moulded, and a plain boss is affixed to
the end of the handles.
Inscription:
The Gift of Benaiah & William
Titcomb to the third Church in
Newberry | 1731
The accompanying a TII) S 311’C engraved in
front.
Height, 7# in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.,
and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: {j for John Edwards of
Boston (circa 1670–1746).

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This is illustrated in the centre of the top row, on Plate XCIII.
The second tankard is similar but larger, and has a turned and twisted finial. On
the handle are the initials: T
B M
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Benaiah Titcomb To : The . . Third . Church
In Newbury ... 1742
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
This is illustrated on Plate XCIII, on the right of the first tankard.
Benaiah Titcomb, the donor of this and of part of the first tankard, was the third
son of William and Joanna (Bartlett) Titcomb, and was born June 28,
1653. He married, December 24, 1678, Sarah Brown. He describes himself in
his will as a merchant of Newbury. He was also the owner of a number of
trading vessels, and Jane (Tappan) Green, niece of judge Sewall, sailed by one
of them, July 30, 1695, as is mentioned in the Sewall diary: “Jane sails
from Newbury in Benayah Titcomb's sloop loosed from the wharf past ten,
night before last.” The following is a copy of a petition by Benaiah Titcomb
to recover some of the loss incurred by him through the capture of his ketch by
a French ship: .
“To His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Capt. Generall and Gouvenour in Cheafe in
and over her Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England and
her Majesties Hon" councill and the Hon" members of the house of Repre-
sentatives convened at Boston the 7" July, 17 og.
“The Humble Petition of Beniah Titcomb of Newbury Showeth
“That whereas your petitioner being owner of the good Ketch called the New-
bury which was Taken by Guilliam La Fauche a frenchman wºº a letter of
Mark of Twenty Guns and fifty men, the 26" day of April last past at sea in
the Lat" of 27° 5 o' coming from the Island of Antigua bound for Newbury
afores" and was plundered and Riffold by the sº frenchman: of many things
to a considerable value, and your petitioner's son being Supa Cargo and Mate
of said Ketch was forced to buy her at an extreme Rate, and . . . Master Robert
Kembulls gone to france a Hostage for the payment of said money and your
Petitioners having entered at the office at Salem what goods Remained on
board after sº frenchman had left her at her arrival in Newbury, being fourty
hoh" of Molases three Cask of Sugar, Two Bags of cotton wool the Impost of
which amounted to fifty shillings. Your Petitioner doth humbly pray that the
s" fifty shillings for Impost may be abaited him whereby some of his loss may
be repaired and your Petitioner shall in duty bound ever pray &c.
Benayah Titcomb
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Read in Council July 16* 17 og, and the prayer of the Petition granted
Is" Addington, Sectry.
Sent down for concurrance In the house of Representatives July 16, 1703.
Read. Resolved at Concurrance. Jam" Converse. Speaker.” Maritime. Vol.62.
Page 44 I. Mass. Archives. -
In his will, dated February 8, 1728, and proved March 5, 1728, Benaiah
Titcomb's bequest to this church is as follows: “I give and bequeath unto the
third Church in Newbury, that I belongs unto, whereof the Reverand Mr John
Lowll is the pastor, the sum of ten pounds in money, to be paid by my
executors in one year after my decease.” The executors were his wife, Sarah,
and his three sons, Benayah, Josiah and Enoch Titcomb. Reference to these
gifts is made in the church records as follows: “September 2, 1748, Voted
that the Deacons of this church do in the name of this church receive the legacy
of the late Mr William Titcomb and the legacy of the late Mr Beniah Titcomb
bequeathed to this church, and give proper receipts accountable to the church
therefor.”
“That, whereas the Third Church in Newbury has received a silver Tankard
marked tº of the relićt of the late Beniah Titcomb to satisfy a Legacy of A 20
of her said husband, voted that she be discharged of said Legacy by receipt of
the Deacons of said church.”
An illustration of Benaiah Titcomb's old house at Newburyport is illustrated in
the bulletin of the Society for the Preservation of New England antiquities,
Vol. II, No. 2, 191 I.
The third tankard has a ring on the body, otherwise it is similar to the second.
Inscription:
The Legacy of M. William Titcomb to the third Church in
Newbury
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: TLYNDE, for Thomas Lynde of Worcester, Massachusetts
(1748–1812).
This is illustrated on Plate XCIII, below the previous tankard.
William Titcomb, the donor, who was the eldest son of Penuel and Lydia
Titcomb, was born April 8, 1687, and married (i), Joanna Ordway, and
(ii), Aphia Rolfe. In his will, dated June 12, 1747, and proved July 27, 1747,
is the following item relating to this bequest: “I also give to the third Church
in Newbury where I belong, fifty pounds old Tennor, which Church the Rev"
Mr John Lowell is Pastor.” The executors were his second wife, Aphia, and his
son-in-law, Thomas Woodbridge, husband of his daughter, Dorothy. Rev. John
Lowell, the pastor named here and in Benaiah Titcomb's will, was the first
pastor of this church (1725–69). It would seem from the following extract from
the church records that this tankard was not ordered until December 12, 1749:
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“At a Church meeting after prayer, Voted that the legacy of the late William
Titcomb be laid out to purchase a silver cup marked as his Bequest to the Third
Church in Newbury.” The tankard was not, however, procured immediately, as
the maker was only one year old in 1749.
The fourth tankard is similar to the last but has a turned finial and a mask on
the end of the handle. Inscription:
The . Gift. of . Mary. RichardSon . to . the Third . Church
of. Christ. In , Newbury. June 1753
The donor's initials, M. R., are engraved on the handle.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4; in.
Maker's mark: ſºſ , for John Burt of Boston (1691–1745).
This is illustrated on Plate XCIII, on the left of the lower row.
The donor, Mary Richardson, was the eldest child of Joshua and Mary (Parker)
Richardson, and was born at Newbury in 1680 or 1681. She died there a
spinster in 1753. A silver mug, given by her second cousin, Edward Richardson,
is in the First Baptist church at Boston (see page 46). In her will, dated
January 8, 1730–31, and proved June 18, 1753, is the following bequest of
this tankard: “I Give & Bequeath unto y” third Church of Christ In Newbury
of which y” Reverand Mr John Lowle [Rev. John Lowell] Is pastor My Silver
Tanard.” Her sole executor was her “well-beloved friend,” Timothy Pike of
Newbury. An acknowledgement of the bequest is made in the church records
for August 13, 1753, in these words: “After Leôture the church staid and
voted that the Deacons should receive a Silver Tankard of Mr. Tim” Pyke left
to the church by Mrs. Mary Richardson decd by her last will & Testament of
which Mr. Pyke was Executor, and give him a discharge as to full bequest.” The
tankard was valued at A. 8 13s. 4d. - -
The fifth tankard is similar, but has a plain oval disc on the handle-end.
Inscription:
The Legacy of M" Eliz | Bartlett to the third Church in
Newbury 1754
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 5% in.
No maker's marks.
This is illustrated on Plate XCIII, on the left of the upper row.
The donor is described in her will as Elizabeth Bartlet of Newbury, widow of
Josiah Bartlet of the same place. This will, dated July 31, 1753, and proved
November 12, 1753, contains the following item relating to this bequest: “I
Give an Bequeath to the Third Church in Newbury whereunto I belong of which
the Rev" Mr Lowell is Pastor the Sum of Ten Pounds Thirteen Shillings and
* See the Richardson genealogy.
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Four Pence Lawfull money to be Raised and Levyed out of my Estate and Paid
by my Executor to Such Person or Persons as the Church Shall Order and
appoint to Receive the Same within one year next after my Decease to be Laid
out to Purchase a Silver Tankard for the use of said Church at the Lords Table.”
Seth Bartlett, “ son of her brother, Seth Bartlet,” was appointed sole executor.
The gift is officially acknowledged in the following extract from the church
records: “May 7, 1756. At a church meeting, Voted I. That whereas the
Deacons of this church informed us at this meeting that they had received of
Mr. Seth Bartlett, jun' Executor of the last Will & Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth
Bartlett, relićt of Mr. Josiah Bartlett of Newburyport, the sum of Ten Pounds
thirteen shillings & four pence lawfull money, a legacy of said Elizabeth to said
Church and given a Discharge to said Executor that the said sum now in the
Hands of the Deacons in trust for said church be applied to the purchasing a
Tankard for the use of the Communion Table of said church.
“2. That said Deacons be desired accordingly as soon as may be to procure a
Tankard of the value of the sum aforesaid, and keep it for the use of said church
as the other Plate of said church is kept.”
It will be observed that in the inscriptions on these five tankards this church is
called “the Third Church of Newbury.” This is explained by the fact that this
parish was cut out from the parish of Newbury in 1725, and the western part be-
came known as the Second parish, or West Newbury. In 1764, however, New-
bury Port was entirely separated from Newbury Oldtown, and the parish was
henceforth called Newburyport, as in the inscription on the next tankard.
The sixth and last tankard is like the previous piece except that it has a turned
and twisted finial. Inscription:
The Gift of Nathaniel Carter Esq." to the | First Church in
Newbury Port. 1768
Written on an old list are the following interesting references to the engraving
of this tankard: (i), “one large tankard given by Mr. Nath'l Carter 1769 (with-
out any engraven at present”); (ii), “feby 7", 1781. Engraved By Dan'l Balch,
Jun. and for Ioo Dollars.” Then follows a copy of the inscription.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: TLYNDE, for Thomas Lynde of Worcester, Massachusetts (1748–
1812).
This is illustrated on Plate XCIII, in the centre of the lower row.
Nathaniel Carter, the donor, was the first treasurer of the town of Newbury-
port. His gift is mentioned in this extraćt from the church records: “June 8,
I 780, at a meeting of the church, known since 1764 as The First Religious
Society of Newburyport, it was voted ‘That the thanks of the Church be given
to Nath Carter, Esq for his present of a Silver Tankard to the Church and that
an inscription be put upon it as his gift.’”
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The two tall flagons are a pair, and have cylindrical bodies, with mouldings
below the lips and above the bases; domed and moulded covers with turned
finials; flat oval discs on the handle-ends; the covers are not jointed. They are
inscribed in large ornamental oval panels, suspended from knots:
The Gift of Capt. Peter Le Breton to the First Church
in Wewbury port | March 1805
The weights marked are, “57–3” “57–9.”
Height, I 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 7% in.
Maker's mark: ECHURCHILL, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773-1819).
Plate XCIII.
Captain Peter Le Breton, the donor, who was a Frenchman from the West
Indies, settled at Newburyport about 1790, and died there in 1813, leaving
a widow, Elizabeth, and a son, Peter, who married in 1800 Tabby Lewis of
Marblehead. His gift is recorded in the church records thus: “May 2, 1805,
Voted that the thanks of this church be given to Capt. Peter Le Breton for his
generous present of a pair of silver Flaggons for the use of the communion table;
and that the Deacons be requested to present the same in the name of the church.”
The baptismal basin is domed underneath, and is inscribed on the rim, which
has an edging of arches: .
This Bason was purchased by subscripsion, and given to the first
Church in Wewbury Port. Io Nov. 1804.
No maker's mark. Diameter, 13% in.; depth, 33 in.
The names of the subscribers are not given in the church records.
The two patens are a pair and are in the form of circular dishes with moulded
edges. They are inscribed in circular panels with the same ornamental borders
as those on the flagons. &
The Property of the First Church | in Newbury port
October 30" | 1805 t
Diameter, 125 in. -
Maker's mark: [CHURCHILL, for Jesse Churchill of Boston (1773-1819).
Plate XCIII.
The purchase of these pieces is mentioned in this extraćt from the church records
for October 31, 1805: “Voted, That the Deacons be requested to purchase two
dishes of suitable size, and on the best terms in their power, for the use of the
communion table.” In the treasurer's account for January 9, 1806, is this entry:
“To cash pd Deacons for dishes $1 oo.”
The spoon is a large table-spoon, 9% in, long, turned up at the end, and
ridged down the middle of the handle. On the back of the bowl is a shell in
relief.
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Inscription:
The Gift of Josiah Titcomb to the I Church IV P
Maker's mark: ETI, for E. Davis of Newburyport, circa 1776.
This spoon was bought with money bequeathed by Josiah Titcomb, who
describes himself in his will as a yeoman, of Newburyport. This will is dated
May 23, 1770, and was proved October 3, 1776, his son, Jonathan Titcomb,
being the sole executor. The item relating to this bequest is worded thus: “I
give to the Church in Newburyport of which the Rev" M. Thomas Cary is
Pastor twenty six shillings & eight pence.” The gift is recorded in the church
records thus: “At a church meeting, June 8, 1780, it was voted ‘that the thanks
of the Church be given to the heirs of Mr Josiah Titcomb for their present of a
Silver Spoon for the Use of the Communion Table in lieu of 18s, bequeathed
by him to the church.” Rev. Thomas Cary mentioned in this will was pastor.
from 1769 to 1808.
In 1769, when certain members of this church seceded and formed a new church,
called the North church, some of the church silver was divided between the
two churches. The silver of the North church has, unfortunately, been sold.'
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Founded in 1684 or 1685.
PAIR of plain straight-sided silver mugs, with moulded lips and

bases, and square handles. Each is inscribed above the mould-
ing on the body:
IVew Castle Presbyterian Church. | Presented
&y N. Van Dyke | I 8 I 6
Maker's mark: I.NEMulliºn, for John McMullin, a prominent Presbyterian and
silversmith, of Philadelphia (1765-1843), who made similar mugs for two
churches in Philadelphia, namely, the Third Presbyterian church and the First
Presbyterian church of the Northern Liberties.
Hon. Nicholas Van Dyke, the donor, was the son of Nicholas Van Dyke,
governor of Delaware, and was born December 20, 177 o, at New Castle. He
was a member of congress, 1815–16, and in 1817 was elected to represent the
state of Delaware in the senate of the United States. He was re-elected in 1823
and served as senator until his death, May 21, 1826. The donor was a ruling
elder of this church, 1815–26.”
'From notes contributed by Rev. Laurence Hayward, pastor, and Miss Margaret M. Stone.
* From notes sent by Rev. Joseph Brown Turner.
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NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, IMMANUEL CHURCH
'N this church are a plain old silver chalice and flagon. Both are illustrated on
Plate LXXXII. A tradition survives that they were the gift of queen Anne.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported on a short stem with a large
knop and a moulded base.
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: SS, for Simeon Soumaine of New York, circa 172 o, who
made the flagon in St Peter's church, Perth Amboy.
The cylindrical flagon has a low cover, a moulding around the lower part of the
body, a low moulded base, a scrolled thumb-piece and a large scrolled handle.
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: SS, as on the chalice.
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST -
Founded in 1639.
N this church are twelve caudle cups, a baptismal basin and a cup, all of
plain silver.
The eight old caudle cups and the basin are illustrated on Plate XCIV.
One of the caudle cups is of large size and gourd-shaped, having a moulded
base (added later) and two solid scrolled handles. Engraved on one side are
the initials:
* R +
+ H + S *
On the other side is the following inscription:
The Gift of M" Mary Prout | to the first Chh of Christ | In
N-Haven 2 o’” March | I 724.
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: (D , for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The initials represent Henry and Sarah Rutherford. He was in New Haven in
1643 and died in 1668. His widow, Sarah, married in 167 o, as his second
wife, governor William Leete; she died February 12, 1674. The donor, Mary
Prout, daughter of Henry and Sarah Rutherford, married (i), in 1660 Daniel
Hall; and (ii), August 23, 1681, captain John Prout, who came to New Haven
from Devonshire in England about 1670, and died September 20, 1719, aged 70.
He was buried in the crypt under this church. Mary, the child of the second mar-
riage, married, September 1, 1708, John Dixwell, the maker of this cup. It might
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be supposed from the presence of the above initials that this piece of silver
originally belonged to Henry and Sarah Rutherford, but as their deaths occurred
in 1668 and 1674 respectively—several years before the birth of the maker—it
may be assumed that Mrs Mary Prout had their initials engraved upon it. She
died in 1724, and her will, dated April 23, 1723, and proved May 4, 1724,
contains the following item, bequeathing the cup to this church: “I give to the
church of the First Society in New Haven, my two-handled silver cup marked
R 35
HS.”
The second cup is similar in shape but has the original low plain base.
Inscription: -
Given by : Jn? Potter | to N: Hav : Chh.
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
John Potter, the donor, was the son of John Potter of New Haven, and was
baptized October 17, 1641. He married (i), in 1661, Hannah, daughter of
John Cooper; and (ii), December 29, 1679, Mary, daughter of Matthew
Hitchcock and widow of Ralph Russell. He was a proprietor of New Haven in
1685, and died in December, 1707, aged 70. This cup was bought with his
legacy: “My further will is to cast in my smale mite five pounds in money or its
value for the use and benefit of the Church of Christ in Newhaven to be dis-
posed of by the Reverend Pastor M. James Pierpont Deacon Punderson and
Deacon Bradley.” He left his property to his wife, Mary, and to his two sons,
John and Samuel, and his daughter, Abigail Thompson, is also mentioned.
His smith's tools were left to his eldest son, John.
The third cup is similar. Inscription:
The gift of M" Abigail Davenport | to the first Chh in N*H
1718.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: (TD, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Mrs Abigail Davenport, the donor, bequeathed this cup to this church in her
will, dated August 13, 1713, and proved September 18, 17 18: “I give and
bequeath unto the church of New Haven my silver caudle cup, desiring a cup
be made thereof for the service of that church as likely as that will afford for the
vessel and its making.” Her wish as to remaking the cup was doubtless never
fulfilled and it is now the same as it was in her day. The donor was the daughter
of Rev. Abraham Pierson of Branford, Connecticut, and sister of Abraham
Pierson, the first rector of Yale college. She married, March 27, 1663, John
Davenport, son of Rev. John Davenport, the founder of New Haven. He died
March 21, 1686; she died July 20, 1717, aged 74, and was buried in the
crypt of this church. Her daughter, Abigail, was the first wife of Rev. James
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Pierpont, pastor of this church. Her granddaughter, Abigail Davenport Williams,
gave a similar cup to the church in Long Meadow, Massachusetts.
The fourth cup is similar to the second. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Jnº. Hodson to N-Hau Chh 1690
Height, 4% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The donor, John Hodson, Hudson or Hodshon, as the name was variously written,
was a merchant who carried on a successful trade with Barbados. He married,
September 2, 1651, Abigail, daughter of captain Nathaniel Turner, formerly of
Lynn, Massachusetts. He died October 14, 1690, aged 74, and was buried in
the crypt of this (Centre) church; she died in 1693. His will of July 28, 1690,
contains the following item bequeathing money for the purchase of plate: “I
will & bequeath to the church in Newhaven five pounds in silver for to buy a
piece of plate, & forty shillings in provisions for the poore of the sd Church,
each payment to be made within six weeks after my Decease, and to be disposed
to the respective uses, according to the prudence & discretion of the Rev"
pastor & deacons of the church aforesd, which payment I doe order my execut'
to make as aforesd.” Among the other beneficiaries were his wife, Abigail, and
his children, Abigail Blackleach; Sarah, who married as his second wife, Rev.
Israel Chauncey; Nathaniel, who graduated at Harvard college in 1693 ;
and John.
The fifth cup is similar and is inscribed:
Ab" |& | Han Broadley
Height, 3% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
The names are those of Abraham and Hannah Bradley. He was the son of
William Bradley (a major in Cromwell's army, who arrived at New Haven in
1643) and Alice Pritchard, and was born October 24, 165 o. He married,
December 25, 1673, Hannah, daughter of John Thompson. He was a deacon
of this church from 1696 until his death, October 19, 1718. His wife died
seven days later, namely, October 26. In his will, proved November 17, 1718,
is this item: “And as a token of my love to the First Church of Christ in New
Haven, I give my silver cup, or the value of it, to be improved at the Lord's
Table; that is after my wife's decease.”
The sixth cup is inscribed:
The gift of H & E Glouer to ; Chh in N. Haü:
Height, 3 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
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PLATE XCIV
1. NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
2. NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, TRINITY CHURCH


Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
The donors were Henry and Ellen Glover. He was a prominent man and a
member of this church as early as 1644. He died in 1689. His wife was the
sister of John Wakeman, whose will she signed as a witness, April 18, 1660.
She died in 1698. They were also the donors of the seventh cup in this church.
The seventh cup is of the same shape, but has different handles, cast and chased
with human faces on the shoulders.
Inscription:
The gift of H & E. Glouerto ; Chh in N. Haü:
Height, 3 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
The same donors also gave the previous cup.
The last of the old caudle cups is similar to the sixth and is inscribed:
Giuen by mº Ab: Mansfield | to N. Haü: Chh'
Height, 33 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's mark.
The donor, Abigail Mansfield, was a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Yale)
Turner, and was born May 5, 1660. She married as his second wife, major
Moses Mansfield, whose first wife was Mary Glover, a daughter of Henry and
Ellen Glover, the donors of the above two cups. She survived her husband more
than five years, and died childless. Her will was made January 14, 17 o8-09,
in the presence of her neighbours, Abraham Dickerman and Samuel Cooper, and
contains this item: “To the church in New Haven, four pound in cash to be laid
out by the Deacons of said church to buy a cup for the use of the Lord's Table.”
The above cup was doubtless bought with this bequest.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a wide
rim with a moulded edge. It is inscribed within palm branches on the rim:
The Gift of M" Jeremiah Atwater to the first Church of Christ
in Newhaven, A.D. 1735
Diameter, 133 in.; depth, 3% in. º
Maker's mark: [BKhºº, for Joseph Kneeland of Boston (1698-1760).
Jeremiah Atwater, the donor, was the son of Jonathan Atwater and Ruth, eldest
daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck, of Greenwich, Conneéticut. He was born
January 31, 1685, and died October 27, 1732. In his will, dated October 21,
I 732, and proved November 6, 1732, he bequeaths all his estate to his only
child, Lydia Atwater, after payment of a few other legacies, including the
following bequest of a piece of plate: “I give and bequeath unto the First
Church of Christ in New Haven the sum of fifty pounds, to be improved for
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plate or otherwise as the Pastor and Deacons for the time being shall direét as
most useful and proper for the use of said First Church forever.” There is a
tradition that this amount was the value of some silver coin, which Jeremiah
Atwater found concealed in a keg of nails, bought by him at Boston. He is said
to have acquainted the Boston merchant with his discovery and asked how
the coin could be returned to the rightful owner, who, however, could not be
found. His will, however, contains no reference to this. Jeremiah Atwater's great-
uncle, Joshua Atwater, a merchant from London, and one of the first settlers in
New Haven, gave plate to the First church, Boston; the First Baptist church,
Boston; the Baptist church, Swansea; and to the Congregational church, Strat-
ford, Connecticut.
Four other caudle cups were re-made in 1833 from older plate, and three are
inscribed:
Presented to the first Church in Wew Haven by FRANces
BRowN. | Rev M4 Moys being Pastor. AND BY | M? Sara/,
Diodate in 1762. Made anew in 1833
The other cup is inscribed:
The Gift of M* Lydia Roswell to the first Church in Wew
Haven Made anew in 1833
Height, 3% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's marks: WGl, an eagle, and a head like that of George III.
In 1833 the church appointed a committee, consisting of the deacons and
brother Alvan Wilcox, a silversmith, to obtain additional communion vessels.
This was apparently done by the unhappy process of melting plate given by
the above donors. The inventory of the estate of captain Francis Brown, dated
November 24, 1743, mentions two silver tankards, weighing 344 and 22%
ounces; and the property of William Diodate, the deceased husband of Mrs
Sarah Diodate, mentions plate. Whether any of this silver was melted and re-
made into the above cups in 1833 cannot be ascertained. The name Frances in
the inscription would imply that the donor was a woman; but it is carved in the
same way on the tombstone of his first wife: “Here lieth the body of Misſtress]
Hannah, ye wife of Mr. Frances Browne, who died December ye 9th, A.D.
1725, aged 47 years.”
The donor of the fourth cup was a daughter of Thomas Trowbridge, and was
born June 7, 1666. She married Richard Rosewell, and died December 9,
1731, intestate. The pastor whose name is engraved on three of these cups,
Rev. Joseph Noyes, was for five years a tutor, and for twenty-six years a fellow
of Yale college; he had also been pastor of this church for forty-five years, his
death occurring June 14, 1761, at the age of 73.
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The cup on a stem, 7 in. high, has beaded edges and is inscribed:
Bequest of | Mrs Amma Townsema! | to the | first Church in New
Haven | August 1oº 1852
No maker's marks. Date, circa 1850. -
Mrs Anna Townsend, the donor, was a daughter of Jeremiah Atwater (steward
of Yale college from 1778 to 1798) and his wife, Anna (Mix). She was born
September 28, 1764, and married, January 4, 1784, Jeremiah Townsend,
junior. He died July 22, 1805, and she died August 1o, 1852. The above cup
was bought with the following legacy in her will, dated July 12, 1848, and
proved August 30, 1852 : “I give and bequeath to the first Church in New
Haven twenty-five dollars, to purchase a Silver cup or such other article of
furniture for the Communion Table, as the Deacons shall deem most proper and it
is my will that the above legacies be paid within one year after my decease.”
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, UNITED CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1742.
ELONGING to this church, which was originally known as the Church
of Christ in Whitehaven Society, are eight plain silver caudle cups and
six plain silver beakers. The gourd shape of the first cup has been copied
in the others. They have low bases and two solid scrolled handles. On
the first are the initials of the original owners:
A
I + R
The following new inscription is on the bowl:
Presented to | White Haven Church | By Deacon Isaac Dicker-
man “as a Token of His Love and Affection” 1754
Height, 3% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: (D, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
The donor was the son of Abraham and Mary (Cooper) Dickerman, and was
born November 7, 1677. He married (i), June 30, 1709, Mary, daughter of
Jonathan and Ruth (Peck) Atwater, who was born December 31, 1686. He
married (ii), Elizabeth, widow of John Morris and daughter of Samuel and Sarah
(Chidsey) Alling. Isaac Dickerman was an ensign in the militia in 1713, and
captain in 1722; a deputy to the general assembly between 1718 and 1757,
* Information from Manual of the First Church, New Haven.
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and a justice of the peace. He was a deacon of the First church in New Haven
from 1727 until 1754, when he resigned and transferred his membership to
the White Haven church. He died September 7, 1758. The church records for
April 2, 1754, contain the following notes: (i) “Deacon Isaac Dickerman as a
token of his love and affection hath given a piece of plate to this Church as
follows, viz: A silver cup with two handles containing about a pint beer measure
marked at the bottom with the capital letters ſº to be used by the Church in
remembrance of the donor.” (ii) “It is pleasant to think that the Church has
been using the parting gift of this venerable deacon during all these years at the
Lord's Supper.” The initials on this cup are probably those of Jonathan and
Ruth Atwater, the parents of the donor's first wife (see The Dickerman family,
pp. 278, 285 and 297).
Two other caudle cups are inscribed in scrolls:
White Haven Church
Height, 33 in. ; diameter of the mouths, 4 in.
No maker's marks. Date, early nineteenth century.
Another of the same size, without maker's marks, is inscribed:
William Greenough
William Greenough, the donor, was the son of John Greenough of Boston, and
married Abigail Mix, daughter of Jonathan Cutler and widow of Samuel Mix;
he died August 5, 1791, at New Haven, aged 90. His will is dated March 5,
1788, and was proved September 2, 1791. Abigail Greenough, his wife, was
the half-sister of Mary (Caner) Lucas, whose daughter, Mary (Lucas) Hillhouse,
bequeathed a silver tankard to Trinity church, New Haven (see page 3og).
The fifth cup is similarly unmarked, and is inscribed:
Mary Todd
Mary Todd, the donor, was probably Mary Rowe, who married, September 15,
1766, Michael Todd, at New Haven, and was admitted to this church in 1767.
Three more are without inscriptions.
Two are marked: % , for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven, circa 1820.
The other is market (EC), for Ebenezer Chittenden of New Haven (1726–1812).
The six beakers have straight bodies with moulded lips and bases. Allareinscribed:
Third | Congregational Church | Wew Haven | 1826 United
Church 1884
The heights vary from 4% in. to 43 in.
Two are marked J.CRAWFORD), for John Crawford of New York, circa 1820.
Two others are marked T & H.
The other two are not marked.
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NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1752.
N this church are a tankard, two plates and two beakers, all of plain silver.
All these are illustrated on Plate XCIV.
The tankard is straight-sided, with a moulded lip and base; a domed and
moulded cover, with a turned finial. Engraved on the edge of the cover, which
is serrated, is a floriated ornamentation. The thumb-piece is a double scroll.
On the end of the handle is a round boss, engraved in the middle. Engraved
on the handles are the initials of the original owners:
M
A * C
Inscription:
This Cup was bequeathed with a Legacy of £2 oo to Trinity
Church New Haven | by Mº Mary Hi//house who died
June 22 1822 aged 87 years
Mrs Mary Hillhouse, the donor, was the daughter of Augustus and Abigail
(Caner) Lucas, and was born in 1735 and died June 22, 1822. Her husband,
James Abraham Hillhouse, who was the son of Rev. James and Mary (Fitch)
Hillhouse, was born May 12, 173 o, graduated at Yale college in 1749 and
died October 3, 1775. Her mother was the sister of Rev. Henry Caner, the
well-known loyalist rector of King's chapel, Boston. Mrs Mary Hillhouse died
July 3, 1822. In her will, dated September 5, 1801, with two codicils of 1813
and 1821, and was proved July 8, 1822, is the following bequest of this
tankard: “I give and bequeath unto Richard Cutler and to his heirs and
assigns forever my smallest Silver tankard marked A M C.” In the last codicil
this tankard is left to this church: “The silver tankard given to Richard Cutler
who is now Deceased I give and bequeath unto the Episcopal Church in New
Haven.” "
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: CK, for Cornelius Kierstead (circa 1675-1753) of New Haven,
but of New York previous to about 1724.
The plates have wide flat rims. The larger one is inscribed on the rim:
The Gift of Col Edº Allen | To Trinity Chh M. Haven 1773
Diameter, 9 in.; depth, 1 in.; the rim is I; in. wide.
It has no maker's mark.
The other plate is not inscribed. Diameter, 8% in.; depth, 3 in. .
Maker's mark: RFARCHILD, for Robert Fairchild of New Haven (1703-94).
Colonel Edward Allen, the donor, was the son of captain George and Frances
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(Arnold) Allen, and married before 1743, Rebecca, daughter of captain Josiah
and Abigail Prince of Milford, Connecticut. He was a deputy from Milford to
the general assembly in 1767 and 1774, and was colonel of the second Con-
necticut regiment. He and his wife gave some land in 1743 to the “Church of
England” in Milford “in consideration of the regard, goodwill and affection we
have and do beare unto the Church of England as by law established in the
English nation.”
The two beakers have straight bodies, with moulded lips and bases.
Height, 4} in.
One is marked: (BC), for Ebenezer Chittenden of New Haven (1726-1812).
The other is not marked.
NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1715.
PLAIN beaker with a straight side, a curved lip, and a moulded
base, is the only piece of old silver in this church.
Inscription:

The Gift of John Downing Junr Esq." | to the
Church | att Newington
The g in Newington has been added later. .
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: 'Whºtºmore 3, for William Whittemore of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, circa 174o.
Colonel John Downing, the donor, was the son of captain John and Susannah
(Miller) Downing and was born April 1 o, 1684. He married, November 26,
1706, Elizabeth Harrison, who was born January 4, 1679. He died Feb-
ruary 14, 1766, and she died July 27, 1740. Their children were Mary, who
was born August 31, 1707, and married Thomas Pickering; Susannah, born
February 2, 1709, married Thomas Bickford; Harrison, born July 4, 17 Io,
married Sarah Walker; John, born September 24, 1711, married Patience
Q Q O C O ; Temperance, born April 12, 1713; and Richard, born June 24, 1718,
and married Alice Downing, his cousin.”
* From notes contributed by Rev. Alfred Gooding.
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NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1642.
N this church are sixteen plain silver beakers, all of one type. They have
straight sides with curved lips and moulded bases.
The first two were given during the ministry of Rev., afterwards governor,
Gurdon Saltonstall, and are inscribed:
The Gift of the Owners of the Ship Adventure of Londom
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Makers’ marks: {A IB, for John Allen (1671-1760) and John Edwards
(circa 1670–1746) of Boston.
One of these beakers is illustrated on Plate XCVII.
The owners of the ship “Adventure” were Pickett and Christophers, who were
also the owners of the “Society,” of sixty-five and sixty-eight tons burden, both
having been built in England. Two of the owners, John Christophers and his
brother, Richard, were veteran mariners. They were the sons of Christopher
Christophers, “a mariner, engaged in the exchange trade with Barbadoes,” who
settled at New London, Connecticut, about 1665, and his wife, Mary, whom he
married in England. John Christophers married, July 28, 1696, Elizabeth Mul-
ford. He died in Barbados in 17 og, perhaps while on this same ship, “Adventure.”
The inventory of his estate includes “one half of the brigantine ADVENTURE, A 130;
four horses and ye outfit for Barbadoes.” Administration was granted to “Mrs.
Elizabeth Christophers, widow and relict of Mr. John Christophers.” John, their
only son, was wrecked and drowned near Montauk, on a return voyage from
Barbados, in July, 1723. Their two daughters inherited their father's estate. One
was Elizabeth, wife of the third Joshua Raymond, and the other was Esther, wife
of Thomas Manwaring. John Christophers's widow, Elizabeth, married the third
John Pickett. The other owner, Adam Pickett, was the son of Adam and Hannah
(Wetherell) Pickett and was born September 7, 1681, at New London. He
married, November 26, 1702, Susanna, daughter of Ezekiel and Susanna (Keeney)
Turner, who was born January 2, 1685, at New London.
A description of the pirates who captured the “Adventure” in 1699 is given
in Bruce's Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, vol. II,
P. 2 25. I 9 I O.
Some furtheritems concerning the “Adventure” may be of interest: “New London,
May 1 1, 1704. Capt. Edward Parry, in the “Adventure, is beginning to load for
London, and will sail in about three weeks.”
“May 18. Capt. Parry, in the brigantine “Adventure, being dead, the owners
design Samuel Chester, master, who is to go with the Virginia fleet.” (From the
Boston News Letter.)
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“June 1. Capt. Chester, from New London, and Capt. Davison, from New York,
will sail in Io days for London, with the Virginia Convoy.”
Captain Chester sailed, June 12, a month after the vessel began to take in her
cargo, and probably missed the convoy, as he was taken by the French; captain
Davison arrived safely in London.
In the town records of New London is the entry, “Samuel Fosdick and Susanna
Turner, married July 13, 1706,” and on the records of the probate court, held
August 8, 1706, it is stated that Mr Adam Pickett sailed from New London
above two years since, and that as he was probably dead, and his wife Susanna
had married last July, Samuel Fosdick, of sq New London, Mr John Pickett,
brother of the deceased, asks for administration on the estate. (Proë. Journal,
vol. I, p. 47.) The inventory of the estate was not exhibited till November 8,
1709; it included a warehouse and land adjoining the Mill Cove, a farm at
Poquonnoc, etc., but no boats. As the year of his sailing from New London
corresponds with the year that the “Adventure” was captured by the French, it is
probable that he was also captured. Adam Pickett's widow married, July 13,
1706, Samuel Fosdick, who was born September 18, 1684, at New London,
eldest son of captain Samuel and Mercy (Pickett) Fosdick of New London.
After 1716, they removed to Oyster Bay, Long Island, where Samuel was living
in 175 I. %
Two more beakers are inscribed:
Belonging to the first Church of Christ |att Wew London||1724
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: $. for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
The fifth and sixth beakers, which were made in 1794 from a tankard given by
governor Saltonstall, are inscribed:
The Gift of the Hon” Gurdon Saltonstall Esq."
Church of Christ in Wew London | 1725
to the first
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: JPT, for John Proctor Trott of New London (1769-1852).
Gurdon Saltonstall, the donor, occupies the unique position of a man for whom
the law of the colony of Connecticut was repealed in order that he might step
from the pastorate of a church to the governorship of the colony, having suc-
ceeded governor Winthrop on his death, November 27, 17 o'7. He was the son
of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Ward) Saltonstall and great-grandson of sir Richard
Saltonstall. He was born March 27, 1666, at Haverhill, Massachusetts, and
graduated at Harvard college in 1684. In 1688 he was appointed pastor of this
church, and resigned January 1, 17 o8, upon his election as governor. He
married (i), Jerusha, daughter of James and Sarah (Gibbons) Richards of Hartford,
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Connecticut, who was born June 28, 1665, and died at Boston, July 25, 1697;
(ii), Elizabeth, daughter of William and Catharine (Russell) Rosewell of Branford,
Connecticut, who was born October 1, 1679, and died September 12, 17 Io, at
New London; and (iii), Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Lawrence).Withing-
ton, Whittington or Whittingham, and widow of William Clarke of Boston, who
survived him and died in 1729 at Boston. By his first wife his children were,
Elizabeth, who married (i), Richard Christophers; and (ii), Isaac Ledyard; Mary,
who married Jeremiah Miller; Sarah, who married (i), John Gardiner; (ii), Samuel
Davis; and (iii), Thomas Davis; and Jerusha and Gurdon, both of whom died in
infancy. His children by his second wife were his eldest son, Rosewell; his
daughter, Katharine (Brattle); his son, Nathaniel, who married Lucretia Arnold;
his son, Gurdon, who married Rebecca Winthrop; and his son, Richard, who died
in infancy. Governor Gurdon Saltonstall was appointed in 1709 to represent
the colony in England. He died September 20, 1724. Dorothy Frizell, the wife
of his brother, Nathaniel, was the donor of a tankard and flagon, now in the
Second church at Boston (see page 35). The following account of his death and
funeral is taken from the diary of Joshua Hempstead, who attended the funeral:
“I 724, Sept. 2 o. Sund fair. a Sacrant day. Mr. Adams preached all day: The
Honorable Gurdon Saltonstall Esqr Died Suddenly with a fitt of the Appoplex
about Twelve of the Clock Noon being as well as Ever ye Morn before. Mon-
day 2 I fair. I was most of the day giving notice to ye Soldiers to Attend the
Govs funeral tomorrow. Tuesd 22 fair. the Supr Court Sat & adjourned to
attend ye funeral of ye Honourable Govr which was Solemnized about 4 of ye
Clock, ye Troop & Capt. Latimers & Capt Christophers (being ye first & Second)
Companys in N. London Attended in Arms. ye 2 Lt a brest Led & Captns
brought up Coll Whitting att ye Head to order Horse & foot. Marcht all in
4 files. Drums, Coulers Trumpets Halberts & Helts of officers Swords being
Coverd with Black from ye Govrs Gate to ye Tomb waiting till ye Corps was in
ye Ground the mean while 2 o Cannon firing at half a minutes distance who
began when the Corps Entered ye Green & when Putt into ye ground ye fort
fired two volleys & ye Troop first & yn ye fort all marching in a Single file
discharged as he Respectively came against the Tomb So Drew up orderly into
a Body as before & dismist ye Mourners being first Marched off.”
The will, which is dated March 20, 1724, of governor Gurdon Saltonstall is a
long document, beginning “In Nomine Dei Spes Mea”; he makes bequests to
his wife and all his children, giving to the children of each wife the things that
belonged to their mother, besides what he left of his own property. Among
other bequests are the following: “to Harvard College, A 1 oo; to the Trustees
of Yale College, A Ioo.” Another clause reads: -
“I give to the Rev. Mr. Eliphalet Adams, in token of my Respect, the sum of
* A full account of governor Saltonstall will be found in Sir Richard Saltonstall, his Ancestors
and Descendants.
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A 5; and also I give him, for the Benefit of the Church of which He is Pastor, and
to be laid out for the better furnishing the Communion Table with vessels, the
sum of £2 of both said Summs to be paid in the like Bills of Credit, or Current
money. Also I give to the Reverend Mr. James Hillhouse, Pastor of the Church
in the North Parish of New London, in token of my Respect, the sum of A. 5;
and I also give him for the Benefit of the Church whereof He is Pastor, the sum
of A 20 to be laid out for the better furnishing the Communion Table with
vessels, both said summs to be paid in the like Bills of Credit or Current Money
as before mentioned; and my Will is that the several summs given as abovesaid
to the Reverend Mr. Eliphalet Adams and to the Reverend Mr. James Hillhouse
shall be paid them within one year after my decease as also the A Ioo I have
given to Harvard College in Cambridge.”
Inscription on the seventh beaker, which was re-made in 1794 from a tankard:
The Gift of Mary Saltonstall to the First Church Wew
Londom | 1726
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: JPT, for John Proctor Trott of New London (1769–1852).
The donor of the tankard, from which this was made, was the widow of governor
Gurdon Saltonstall (see page 312). He bequeathed to her “the Plate and House-
hold Stuff I had with her at our marriage,” also “a large silver beaker with two
wooden handles, marked on the side with the crest of her paternal coat, which
piece of plate I caused to be made for her.”
The eighth and ninth beakers are inscribed:
The Gift of the Widow Eliz" Fox to the first Church in W.
London | 1742
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Makers' mark: GºP, for Cleveland and Post, circa 1796.
The donor, Elizabeth Fox, whose maiden name was Clark, was the widow of
John Fox, son of John and Sarah (Larrabee) Fox of New London, whom she
had married January 16, 1711. He was born June 1, 1680, and died Septem-
ber 26, 1742. A long account of this gift appears in the diary of Joshua Hemp-
stead, who was her husband's cousin, their mothers having been sisters. She died
September 26, 1742, aged about 63. On her deathbed she expressed to Pygan
Adams, a Boston silversmith, and Ann Fling her wish to give a silver tankard to
hold a pint, to this church. Her wish was fulfilled by Joshua Hempstead, who sent
to Boston in 1744 for a tankard. This was, however, transformed into these two
beakers in 1796.
Inscription on the tenth beaker:
Given to the first Church New Londom | By Elizabeth Richaras |
Relict of Guy Richard, Esq. 1793
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Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: JPT, for John Proctor Trott of New London (1769–1852).
The donor, Elizabeth Harris, was born in 1727 at New London, and married,
January 18, 1746–47, Guy Richards, son of George and Esther (Hough)
Richards of New London, who was born in 1722 and died August 13, 1782.
Their ten children were Guy, Esther, Peter, Nathaniel, Mary, Elizabeth, a second
Elizabeth, Benjamin, Alexander and Hannah. The second son, Peter, was killed
in the battle of Fort Griswold, September 6, 1781. The eldest son, Guy, who
was born August 1 I, I 747, was a captain at the time of the revolutionary war.
He was elected a deacon of this church, and in the Ear/y History of the First
Church of Christ in Wew London is the following item: “Guy Richards was
born in 1747, died 1825, aged 78 years. He was son of Guy Richards, born
1722, who joined the First Church in 1773 and died in 1782. It was the
mother of deacon Richards, Madam Elizabeth Richards, who gave one of the
communion cups now in use, in 1793, and who left a legacy of forty dollars
to the Church, which was afterwards used, by its vote passed Nov. 13, 1794, to
change ‘Tankards belonging to the church into cups, as more convenient for
the service of the table.” Five beakers given by the donor's granddaughters,
Harriet Lewis and Sophia Richards, both daughters of her eldest son, Guy
Richards, are described below.
Four other beakers are alike in size, being 43 in. high. They are inscribed:
Given to the First Church Wew Londom | By Harriet Lewis,
Relict of James Lewis Esq. 1819
Makers’ mark: C&P), for Cleveland and Post, circa 1819.
The donor was the daughter of deacon Guy and Hannah (Dolbeare) Richards
and granddaughter of Elizabeth Richards, donor of the above beaker (Nº 1 oy.
She married, August 28, 1806, James Lewis, son of Sylvester Lewis of Exeter,
Rhode Island, who was born in 1766 and died April 19, 1818. She died of
consumption, in Paris, December 11, 1818, and was buried in Père la Chaise
cemetery. These beakers were probably bought with part of the 1,000 dollars
bequeathed by her to this church for the building of a session house. Her two
sons, Charles and George, are mentioned in the will.
Two more beakers are the same as the above four, having been made by the same
silversmiths. Inscriptions: N° 1:
The Gift of | Sophia Richards to the first Church, Wew London.
1819
The donor, who was born October 6, 1781, was the daughter of deacon Guy
and Hannah (Dolbeare) Richards, and granddaughter of Elizabeth Richards,
donor of the above beaker N° 1 o. Her sister, Harriet Lewis, gave the above four
beakers in 1819.
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N° 2:
The Gift of Elizabeth Moore Huntington | to the first Church
New London | 1819 -
The donor was the eldest daughter of general Jedediah Huntington, a deacon
of this church, and his second wife, Ann Moore; she was born January 20, 1779,
and died March 21, 1823, unmarried. Her father served in the revolutionary
army, and on his return from the army he was made treasurer of the state, and
delegate to the convention which adopted the constitution of the United States.
He was appointed in 1789, by general Washington, collector of customs at the
port of New London. The donor's sister, Ann Channing Huntington, married
Peter Richards, whose sisters, Harriet Lewis and Sophia Richards, gave the above
beakers. A service of silver, inscribed with the name of her uncle, bishop Richard
Channing Moore, is in the Memorial church at Richmond, Virginia.
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1698.
HE old silver vessels of this, the first episcopal church in Rhode
Island, consist of a silver-gilt chalice with its paten-cover, two
plain silver flagons, two baptismal basins, and a two-handled cup.
The chalice has a deep bell-shaped body, supported by a thick
stem with a moulding and a moulded base.
Inscription: -

Deo et Sacris in Ecclesiá Parochiali de Newport in Rode Island.
Ex dono Societatis de propagando Evangelio apud Exteros, in
Angliá stabilita, Jan. 15. A.D. 1702.
The weight marked is 17 oz. I 5 dwts.
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4% in.
The paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot and is inscribed in one line:
Deo et Sacris in Ecclesiá Parochiali de Newport in Rode
Island &c.
The weight marked is 5 oz. I 5 dwts.
Diameter, 5% in.; height, I in. -
Marks on both: London date-letter for 1702-03. Maker's mark: Bo with a
mitre above and a fleur-de-lis below, in a shaped punch, for John Bodington.
Plate XCV.
This chalice with its paten-cover was bought with the sum of A. I 5 allowed
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1 and 2. NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, TRINITY CHURCH







January 15, 1793, by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for a
“Chalice, Patten, Cloath, and other necessaries" for this church. It was in use
during the Rev. J. Honyman's long ministry of nearly fifty years.
The first flagon is cylindrical, with a moulded lip and base, a domed and
moulded cover, a turned finial and a scrolled thumb-piece, the end of the handle
having an oval boss.
It is inscribed on a mantle:
An Oblation from Wathaniel Kay a publican for the uſe of
the bleſsed Sacral-ment in the Church of England | in Rhode
Island 1733|
Lux perpetua | Credentibus Sola
Height, 12% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6% in.
Weight marked, 39 oz. 8 dwt. -
Maker's mark: GE, for Benjamin Brenton of Newport, who was born in 17 Io.
Plate XCV. -
For a brief biography of Nathaniel Kay, the donor, and for a copy of his will,
bequeathing money for plate for this and other churches in Rhode Island, see
pages 96 and 97.
The second flagon is a copy of the above and is inscribed:
Domum D. Richard Perkins in U/um Eccle|ſiae Anglicanae
in Wovo Portu in Inſula de Rhode Island, & |ab Harede ſuo
D. Johannel Gidley praecipue Sacrum |Caemae Dominica. 1734
No maker's marks.
The above flagon was bought by the church with a legacy left by captain
Richard Perkins. His executor, John Gidley, whose name is inscribed on the
flagon, was the son of John Gidley who came from Exeter in England and died
April 28, 17 Io. The former was killed in 1744 by a gunpowder explosion."
The church records contain the following note: “May 14. 1733. Voted: that
Captain Richard Perkin's legacy to the Church be appropriated for the purchase
of a flagon for the communion table. Nathaniel Kay, Esq., agreed to purchase
another of the same value.” As will be observed from the dates inscribed, Nathaniel
Kay's flagon was bought first.
The large and curious plain silver baptismal basin is oval in shape, with a moulded
lip and base, and two large rings attached to loops. It is inscribed on a mantle:
Legatum Nathamaelis Kay Armigeri, in usum Ecclesiae Angli-
canae, in novoportu, in Insula De Rhode Island |Anno Salutis
I 734
The weight marked is 52 oz. 12 dwts.
* From notes contributed by Miss Edith May Tilley.
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Length, 143 in.; width, 8 in.; height, 6 in.
Maker's mark: ſh, for Daniel Russell of Newport.
Plate XCV.
The second baptismal basin is inscribed:
Domum D. |Johannes Mulderi et D. Guilielmi Bright | in usum
Ecclesiae Anglicanael in Wovo Portu in Insula |De Rhode Island
The weight marked is 22 oz. 3 dwt. Diameter, I of in.
Maker's mark: SEmºry, for Stephen Emery of Boston (circa 1752-1801).
William Bright, one of the donors, was a vintner. In his will, dated February 8,
1716-17, proved October 7, 1717, he bequeaths all his estate to his wife Sarah.
The plain two-handled cup has a moulding on the centre
of the body, and rests on a moulded base. It is engraved
with the crest and motto of Preston of Valleyfield in
Perthshire, baronet.
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 5% in., and of the
base, 35 in. -
Maker's mark: HYDE.
Plate XCV.
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND,
UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 172 o.
N this church are two silver tankards, six beakers and a cup, of plain silver.
The first tankard has a domed cover with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-
piece, and a round boss on the handle end. Inscription:
The Gift of Jahſee/ Brenton E/2" | For M. Clap And His
Church 1731
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: @, for Samuel Vernon of Newport (1683–1737).
Jahleel Brenton, the donor, was the son of William and Martha Brenton, and
was born November 14, 1655. He was collector of customs at Newport. He
died November 8, 1732, unmarried. There is no gift of silver to this church in
his will, dated July 2, 1731, but he left a sum of money to Rev. Nathaniel Clap,
the minister. It is probable that this legacy was expended by the minister in
the purchase of this tankard.

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Jahleel Brenton, the nephew (1691–1767), gave a clock to Trinity church,
Newport. His son, the third of this name, was a rear-admiral in the British
navy, and was the father of sir Jahleel Brenton, who was born August 22,
1770, at Newport. (Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island,
254.)
i. second tankard is a duplicate in shape of the first, except that on the handle-
end is a coin of Philip V.
Inscription:
The Gift of | Mº Mary Mason To the first Congregational
Church In Newport | 1792
Engraved on the bottom are the initials of the original owners: C . The initial
© º I M
C would seem to have been a later addition.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: §y, for Samuel Vernon of Newport (1683–1737).
Mrs Mary Mason, the donor, was the daughter of Daniel Ayrault; she married
Benjamin Mason, and died March 17, 1792." The following is a copy of an
acknowledgment of the gift, written to the donor's son, Daniel Mason:
Dear Sir—
I have introduced the silver Tankard to the church, by reading to
them the writing by which you presented it. They unanimously expreſsed their
thankful acceptance of the generous gift; and ordered an inscription to be made
upon it, to be a lasting record, by whom it was given to the first congregational
church in Newport; & the year when it was done. They also desired me to
present their thanks to you, & the other children of our dear deceased friend,
for your satisfaction, & cheerful acquieſsence in this donation, & the agreeable &
kind manner in which you have presented it.
With my best wishes, I am Sir, your obliged friend and humble servant,
© (signed) S. Hopkins.
Newport, April 4, 1792
Mr Daniel Mason.
Three of the beakers are alike, with straight sides, curved lips and moulded
bases.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouths, 34 in.; and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: º for Daniel Russell of Newport.
The fourth beaker is a duplicate of the others.
Inscription:
For the Chh of Christ at Wewport Mr Wath/ Clap being Pastſ
I 72 I
* Contributed by Mr George C. Mason of Philadelphia.
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Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: §y. for Samuel Vernon of Newport (1683–1737).
Two other beakers are like the foregoing.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ENSEE1, for Thomas Arnold of Newport (1739–1828).
The cup has a bell-shaped body with a moulded base.
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: §y. for Samuel Vernon of Newport (1683–1737).
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
Dedicated in 1763.
N this synagogue are five bronze chandeliers, two having been given in
1760 by Isaac Pollock and Napthali Hart Myers, two in 1765 by Jacob
Rodreques Reveira and his son Abraham, and the fifth by Aaron Lopez in
I 77 o.
The silver consists of eight ornaments and a pointer, for the Scroll of the
Law. Some of these were acquired by Isaac Touro, its first minister.
Two of the ornaments are alike, having crowns and bells and the decoration
consisting of chased acanthus leaves, open flowers, strap ornaments and beading;
the length is 14 inches. §
Maker's mark : iſºgy, for Myer Myers of New York, circa 1765. One is
engraved NEWPORT under the maker's mark.
Plate XCVI.
Two others are differently decorated, the bodies being engraved and punched
with flowers and foliage; the gilt bells are suspended from brackets; length,
I4 in.
Maker's mark: dººr, as above. The stems are engraved Hays & Myers.
Plate XCVI.
Another pair of different shape, the upper parts being chased with flowers and
foliage; the gilt bells are suspended from brackets.
Date, circa 18 Io.
Plate XCVI.
The fourth pair is hexagonal in shape, some of the bells being in arches,
and six others attached to chains; the tops are open and embossed with
flowers.
The names Hays & Myers are engraved on the stems.
Date, eighteenth century.
Plate XCVI.
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NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, JEWISH SYNAGOGUE























The pointer is fluted diagonally, a human hand forming the pointer; length,
I 2 in.
Date, early nineteenth century.
Plate XCVI.
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH (CLARK MEMORIAL CHURCH)
N this church are two plain silver caudle cups with gourd-shaped bodies
and two solid handles. Height, 4} in. Inscription:
And he took the cup. 1803
One is scratched:
Walter Cornell 24 November 1803,
and the other:
S. Pitman | Providence | Wovº. 23" 1803
Both these are doubtless the makers’ names.
These two cups are illustrated on Plate XXXV, with the Little Compton beakers.
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND,
SABBATARIAN BAPTIST CHURCH
PLAIN straight silver beaker, which belonged to this defunct

church, now used as the museum of the Newport Historical
Society, is exhibited there."
It is inscribed:
The Gift of Hammah Martin Z/7ZZO the Sabbatariam
Baptist Church in Wewport AD 1750
Height, 3 in.
Maker's mark: NICEFERY, for Nicholas Geffroy or Jeffroy of Newport (1761–
1839), who remade the original gift about the year 18 oo.
* Described from notes sent by Miss Edith May Tilley, librarian.
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NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND,
ST GEORGE’S CHURCH
Founded in 1833.
PLAIN silver paten with an embossed gadrooned edge and a
truncated stem. These arms are engraved upon it. The initials,
D.W., which are doubtless those of the original owner, are
engraved over some illegible letters under the paten. Inscription:
Presented to Zions Church. Aug' I o 1833.
Ay Mº C. D. Woffº
Diameter, 83 in.; height, 2% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-$4.
1722).
This paten is illustrated on Plate XXXVI, N° 2.
There are also a silver flagon, given by Hon. Christopher
Grant Champlin in 1843 and made about 1817 by
Merriman and Bradley of New Haven; a pair of alms dishes by the same makers;
and a pair of cups, unmarked.
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
Founded in 1664.
N this church are four tankards, two communion cups and four beakers, all
of plain silver. Most of these gifts were made during the pastorate of Rev.
John Cotton (1714–57), great-grandson of Rev. John Cotton of the First
church at Boston."
All of these vessels, except the two later beakers, are illustrated on Plate
XCVIII.
The first tankard is of the conventional straight shape. It is inscribed in a circle
with a foliated border:
The Gift of M. John Staples | TO THE Church of Christ IN
Newtown May 2 8* 1727
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's marks: § and WCºll), for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
The donor describes himself as a yeoman in his will, dated April 24, 1740, and
proved January 5, 1740-41. He made the following bequest to this church: “I
do Give & Bequeath to ye Church of Christ in Newton seventeen acres of land
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PLATE XCVII
1. NEW LONDON, CONN., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. NORTH HAVEN, CONN., CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


for & towards the support of ye Ministerial use from year to year annually for
so long as it shall be continued for a woodlot & I do desire & impower the
Selectman of sº town to appoint what Trees shall be cut down annually so as that
no strip or waste shall be made of wood or timber for any other use whatsoever
save only for the ministers use.” His wife, Mary, is mentioned in the will.
The second tankard has no moulding around the body and the finial is different.
Inscription:
The Gift of Ebenezer Stone Sen. to the Church of Chriſt in
Newtown 1730 -
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3Å in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: fift, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The donor, Ebenezer Stone, senior, was the son of Simon and Mary (Whipple)
Stone, and was born February 27, 1662–63. He married (i), in 1686, Mar-
garet, daughter of James and Margaret (Atherton) Trowbridge, who was born
April 30, 1666, and died May 4, 17 Io; (ii), Abigail [Wilson (?)], who died in
172 o ; and (iii), April 8, 1722, Sarah Livermore, widow, who died November 8,
1741, aged 70. He died October 4, 1754. His son, John, was the donor of the
next tankard, and his brother-in-law, William Trowbridge, gave the first beaker
to this church.
The third tankard is similar but with a higher finial. Inscription:
Belonging to the C* of Chriſt|in Newtown 1740
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's marks: and Ú). for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The fourth tankard is similar to the second, but has a turned and twisted finial.
Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon John Stone to the Church of Chriſt in
Newton | 1768
Height, 83 in.; diameter of mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Makers' marks: º, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803) and Josiah
Austin of Charlestown 2 (1718–80).
The donor, deacon John Stone, weaver, was the son of Ebenezer Stone, donor
of the second tankard, and his first wife, Margaret. He was born September 8,
1692, and married (i), in 1717, Lydia, daughter of Samuel and Temperance
Hyde, who died November 3, 17 18; and (ii), November 4, 1719, Abigail
Shatton, who died March 2, 1788, aged 90. He died January I I, I 769.
The first of the tall communion cups has an inverted bell-shaped body on a thick
stem encircled by a moulding, and a moulded base.
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Inscription:
The Gift of Abraham White | to the Church of Christ in New-
Town in Wew England 1731
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 3% in.
This would seem to have been made in England from a cup of the time of James I
(1603–25). The remains of the London hall-mark for 1618 are still visible.
The second cup is a duplicate of the first and was made by N. Harding & Co. of
Boston in 186 I.
The first beaker has an inverted bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon William Trowbridge | AEO | The Church of
Christ in Newtown 1744
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Deacon William Trowbridge, the donor, was the son of James and Margaret
(Atherton) Trowbridge, and was born in 1684. He married, December 14,
1708, Sarah Ward, and died November 11, 1744. In his will, dated July 2, 1744,
and proved January 7, 1744–45, he bequeathed £5 for the benefit of poor
widows in this church. To his wife, Sarah, he left his silver tankard, which was
perhaps converted into the above beaker. His brother-in-law, Ebenezer Stone,
gave the second silver tankard to this church.
The second beaker is similar but wider. Inscription:
The Gift of Miſs Abigal Parker | to the Church of Chriſt in
Newton | 1768
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: S. M., for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
The donor, Abigail Parker of Newton, spinster, was the daughter of Isaac and
Mary (Parker) Parker, and was born about 1690. In her will dated April 7, 1767,
and proved May 5, 1767, she bequeathed 4 5 6s. 8d., “to be laid out by them
[the deacons of this church] for some utensil for the use of said Church.” Her
will mentions her sister, Mary Parker of Needham.
Two other beakers have been remade from older gifts. One is inscribed:
This belongs to the Church of Christ in Wewton | 1720
The other is inscribed :
The Gift of M. Amma Longly to the Church of Christ
in Wewton Mar. 23. 1733
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: T A. DAVIS, of Boston, circa 1815.
The donor of this beaker was the daughter of Francis and Sarah (Osburne)
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PLATE XCVIII
1. NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
2. NEWTON LOWER FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS,ST MARY'S CHURCH


Shepherd of Charlestown. She married (i), prior to 1699, Nathaniel Longley,
son of William and Joanna Longley of Groton. He died July 23, 1732, aged
56, leaving in his will, dated November 12, 1715, and proved August 28,
1732, his “rights in the mills at the Falls” to his wife Annah. She married (ii),
May 23, 1734, Thomas Hammond, and died March 12, 1758, aged 81,
having outlived her second husband.
NEWTON LOWER FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS,
ST MARY'S CHURCH
Founded in 1812.
IX pieces of plain old silver are in this church, namely, a paten, two
tankards, a pair of cups and a dish.
All are illustrated on Plate XCVIII.
The top of the paten is a shallow depression with a moulded edge
and is supported by a truncated and moulded base. The initials of the
original owners are engraved, namely,
S
E # S E • M
Inscription:
S. Mary's Chapel Wewton|Founded I 81 2.
Diameter, 8% in.; height, 24 in.
Maker's mark: §. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The earlier initials, E S, are believed to be those of Ebenezer Stedman of Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts, while the other initials, E and M. S., are probably the
same owner, combined with those of his second wife, Mary Waters, widow of
Thomas Austin. The donor was probably his son, Ebenezer Stedman, by his
first wife, Lydia Moore, who died in 1761. He, the donor, was born May 16,
I 743, graduated at Harvard college in 1765, and married Eunice, widow of
Thaddeus Winship of Lexington. He died October 7, 1815, aged 72, and she
was buried, September 6, 1846, aged 87.
The larger tankard has a cylindrical body, encircled by a moulding, and a
moulded lip and base; the domed and moulded cover has a turned finial and
a scrolled thumb-piece; the handle-end has a plain round boss; the spout is a
later addition. Inscription:
W WIWILLIAM WINThrop], Esq. of Caſmbrijdge|ToS MARys
CHURCH im NEWTON
Maker's mark: JAUSTIN), for Josiah Austin of Charlestown (1718–80).
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The donor, William Winthrop, was the son of John and Rebecca (Townsend)
Winthrop and was born April 19, 1753, graduated at Harvard college in 1770,
and died February 5, 1825, unmarried. In his will, dated January 29, 1823,
and proved May 17, 1825, he mentions the silver-mounted stoneware jug, now
the property of the American Antiquarian Society at Worcester, Massachusetts.
This had been given in 1607 to Adam Winthrop, the father of governor John
Winthrop, by his sister, lady Mildmay. The above William Winthrop was the
“seventh proprietor in direct descent.” His father married March 25, 1756, as
his second wife, Mrs Hannah Tolman, daughter of Thomas Fayerweather and
widow of the Farr Tollman, bookbinder, who bequeathed the fine Dutch silver
beaker to the Old South church at Boston (see page 51). His grandfather,
Adam Winthrop, gave the silver basin to the Second church at Boston, for the
baptism of his son, Adam (see page 4o). The celebrated old English cup, given
by governor John Winthrop, his great-great-great-grandfather, is still preserved
in the First church at Boston (see page 19).
The other tankard is a new copy of the above, in a smaller size.
The two cups have oviform bodies with reeded lips, and are supported by tall
stems with three beaded borders, and splayed bases.
Inscription:
St Mary's Chapel Newton
Height, 74 in.
Maker's mark: SS), probably for Silas Sawin of Boston, circa 1812.
The dish is in the form of an oval vegetable dish and cover, the edges of the dish
and of the high base being gadrooned; the cover can be converted into another
dish by the removal of the fluted knob. Inscription:
Presented to St Mary's Chapel, Newton, by Hammah Smith
I 81 5.
Total height, 8 in.; length, 11% in.; width, 8 in.
No maker's marks.
American, circa 18 Io.
The donor, Hannah (Emmes) Smith, was the wife of Samuel Smith, whom she
married December 30, 1773. He died November 18, 1814, aged 65, leaving
a legacy to the Greene foundation of Trinity church, Boston. She died March 6,
1817, aged 62. Silver dishes, which she gave to Christ Church and Trinity
church, Boston, are still preserved there (see pages 77 and 86).
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NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1732.
N this church are two plain silver cups with oviform bodies on short stems
and moulded bases.
Height, 5% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark on one: GPChitº), for P. Chitry of New York, circa 1820.
On the other: }ºosp, for James Ward of Hartford, circa 1815.
NEWTOWN (NOW ELMHURST), LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK, ST JAMES'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 O 4.
N this church are a chalice, a paten and a pair of alms dishes, all of plain
silver. The chalice has an oviform body with a beaded lip, supported on a
thin stem, the edge of the base being ribbed. Inscription, on a scroll:
St James's Church of Wew Town, 22 March 1791.
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
No marks. American, 1791.
The paten is in the form of a flat circular dish with a curved and scalloped rim
pierced with small holes. It has the same inscription as the chalice.
Diameter, 6% in.
No marks. American, 1791.
These two pieces were bought in 1791, as is shown in the following bill' of the
silversmith, William Grigg:
“Mr. David Titus New York
April 2nd. 1791. Bo’t of William Grigg
sº I Sacrament Cup & Salver . . . Aſ Io. o. o
Rec'd payment
Will’m Grigg.”
The alms dishes are shallow, with ribbed edges. Inscription, in one line:
John We//, Esq. of the City of Wew York to Sº James Church New
Town L. Island 1822.
Diameter, 9; in.; depth, 13 in.
No marks.
American, circa 1822.
John Wells, the donor, was born in 1770 in Cherry Valley in Otsego county,
* Communicated by Rev. Edward M. McGuffey, the rector.
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and was brought up by an aunt in Jamaica in Long Island, his parents having
died in his childhood. He graduated at Princeton in 1788 and became a pro-
minent lawyer. He married Elizabeth Lawrence of Newtown, who was born
September 16, 1775. He died September 7, 1823, in Brooklyn, New York.
The following note as to this gift is from the church records:
“At a meeting of the Rector, Wardens & Vestry of St. James' Church New Town
held at the House of the Rector on Wednesday the 8-th day of January 1822
Present the Rector, Mess Isaac Bragaw & David Purdy—Wardens,—Mess—
Thomas Burroughs, David Van Wickel, Nathan'l Moore, Thomas Moore,
George I. Rapelye, and Jacob Moore, Vestrymen. ON motion Resolved that
Mess' John Alsop & Thomas Moore be and they are hereby appointed a com-
mitte to wait upon John Wells Esq: to express the thanks of this Corporation
for his liberality to the Church and particularly for his donation of a Service of
Plate. Charles H. Roach,-Cl’k.”
NEW YORK CITY, COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Founded in 1628. - - .
r . HE first beaker has a large straight body with a curved lip, on a
stamped and moulded base. The lip is engraved with a conven-
tional double interlacing band, enclosing sprays of flowers.
Below the intersections are three engraved oval panels, containing
figures of Fortitude, Strength and Wisdom. Below these are
three birds on branches. Engraved on the bottom are the initials, H W, and a
merchant’s mark: Fi -k W.
Height, 7 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in..
Marks: the mark of Haarlem; the date-letter S, for 1638; and an unknown
maker's mark. - *
Plate XCIX, N° 2.
The second beaker is of the same shape; the lip is engraved with a double interlac-
ing band containing sprays of flowers; running out from this band are large sprays
of flowers, and suspended from it are clusters of fruit. Three birds are engraved
below. The base is moulded. The same initials, HW, and merchant's mark are
engraved on the bottom: |H t—l *W.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Marks: the mark of Haarlem ; the date-letter A, for 1645, and an unknown
maker's mark:\].

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HOYIQHO GILVIÐRITTOO ‘ĀLIO XINOX MAGIN
O GHALVTICH


Plate XCIX, N° 1.
The third and fourth beakers are a pair, of the same shape as the above. Each
is engraved with the conventional interlacing strap-band, enclosing sprays of
flowers and fruit. Below the intersections are large sprays of flowers and at the
bottom are nicely engraved figures of Faith, Hope and Charity; the bases are
moulded.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: WH.
American, early eighteenth century.
Plate C.
A pair of alms basins with a wide rim and a moulded edge.
Weights marked, 38 oz. 18 dwt. and 38 oz. 6 dwt.
Diameter, 14% in.; depth, I in.
Maker's mark: , for Jacob Boelen of New York, circa 1690.
A large plain alms basin similar to the above basins.
Weight marked, 41 oz. 6 dwt.
Diameter, 16 in. ; depth, 13 in.
Maker's mark: #} for Hendrik Boelen, son of the above Jacob Boelen of New
York, circa 17 oo.
A plain baptismal basin with a deep inverted-cone depression and a wide flat
rim, moulded on the edge. Inscription:
Om ma dit ſeev o Mensch het eeuwig Leven terven;
Zyt reyn in Christus &/oed, en sterfdore Woor uw sterven.
Die in God's Zone leeft, reets eeuwig Leven heeſe,
Em /eeft door’t waar geloof, die in de Liefde leeft.
Engraved on the opposite side of the rim is the seal of the church: a Bible, with
the legend: VERITATE BIBLIA ET PIETATESIG. EccL. PROT. BELG. REFORM. Nov. EBORACENSIs.
I 74.4.
On the back is the inscription: Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of
New York, which was engraved in the nineteenth century.
Weight marked, 24% oz.
Diameter, I of in.; depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark: (AB), for Adrian Bancker of New York (1703-circa 1761).
A plain deep baptismal basin with a depression like an inverted cone; it has a
wide rim with a beaded and moulded edge. Inscription:
The Worth Church April 15%-1796 . .
An inscription on the back was engraved in the nineteenth century: Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York.
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Diameter, Io; in.; depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark: GB), for Ephraim Brasher of New York, circa 1796.
A plain alms dish, inscribed on the rim in one line:
The Gift of Leonard Bleecker to the Reformed Dutch Church
in New York 1792
Diameter, 9á in.; depth, 14 in.
Maker's mark: J.DUBOIS, for Joseph Dubois of New York, who flourished
I 790-98.
Leonard Bleecker, the donor, was the sixth son of Jacobus (James) Bleecker
and his wife, Abigail, daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Deklyn Lispenard.
He was born December 21, 1755, at New Rochelle, New York, and married
(i), November 12, 1783, Johanna, daughter of colonel James Abeel; and (ii),
July 9, 1818, Grace Moore Berriam. He died March 9, 1844, and was buried
in the Dutch Reformed churchyard at Newtown, Long Island, now called Elm-
hurst. Leonard Bleecker was appointed, June 28, 1775, a second lieutenant in
captain Willet's company in the First New York regiment, and in 1777 was
promoted to captain. In the campaigns of 1780–81 he served under general
Lafayette, and in 1781 was brigade-major in general Hazen's brigade at York-
town. He held many public offices in philanthropic institutions.
This silver dish is one of ten which were presented by prominent members in
1792. Three of these have disappeared, but several are in use in St Nicholas
church, Fifth avenue and Forty-eight street. One, given by James C. Roose-
velt, is described below. The other donors were James Roosevelt, John Good-
win, Cornelius Ray, John Bush, and Isaac Clason. The history of the acquisition
of these dishes and of their use is contained in the following note from the
church records:
“In Consistory December 23, 1791, A letter from Mr. Leonard Bleecker was
read requesting Consistory to accept of ten Silver plates as a gift from some
members of the Church for the purpose of collecting the alms in the North and
New Churches whereupon it was resolved that the Consistory agree to accept
of said plates. Resolved also that as soon as the plates are obtained the alms
shall hereafter be collected in plates instead of the Bags hitherto used in the
aforesaid churches.”
A plain alms dish with a plain rim, inscribed in one line:
The Gift of James C. Roosevelt to the Reformed Dutch Church
in New York 1792.
Diameter, Io in.; depth, 13 in.
Maker's mark: W.FORBES, for William G. Forbes of New York, circa
I 79 O.
The donor, James Christopher Roosevelt, was the son and only child of Christo-
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1. NEW YORK CITY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2. NEW YORK CITY, SOUTH REFORMED CHURCH





pher Roosevelt and his wife, Maria Duryee, who were married September 25,
1769, and were received into full communion of the Reformed Dutch church
of New York in 1769. The donor was baptized, November 18, 177 o, in that
church; he graduated from Princeton college in 1791; he married, November 5,
1792, Catherine Byvanck; and died June 12, 1840.
A plain fiddle-pattern spoon.
Inscription:
Reformed Dutch Church
Length, 75 in.
Maker's marks: and an eagle displayed
A very large plain barrel-shaped ug, with a square handle, a spout, a domed
cover with a plain ball finial.
No inscription.
Height, 123 in.; diameter of the mouth, 53 in., and of the base, 6 in.
Makers’ marks: W. B. HEYER J.GALE of New York, circa 182 o.
NEW YORK CITY, SOUTH REFORMED CHURCH
N this church, which until 1812 was the senior member of the Collegiate
Dutch church of New York, is a plain silver baptismal basin. It has a deep
inverted cone-shaped depression and a wide flat rim with a moulded edge.
Inscription on the rim in two lines:
Op’t &/oote Water-/te/t geem Hoop'.t Was beter moyt geborem;
Maerziet ſets meerderinde doop Zogaetmen moyt Ver/orem
Hoe Chriſtus door sjm dier&aer Bloedt my reynigt Wan myn Somden,
endoor /jn geeſt my leeuendoet, em waſtmym muy/e Wondem.
This poetical verse in Low Dutch, in explanation of the inner meaning of baptism,
was composed by Dominie Selyns, one of the most eminent of the divines who
came out from Holland to the early church.
This basin was bought by the congregation in 1694, at a cost of sixty-three
Holland guilders." Q
Diameter, Io; in.; depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark: dº for Jacobus Van der Spiegel of New York, 1694.
Plate CI.
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NEw York CITY, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1697. -
HREE services of royal plate, given by English sovereigns,
William and Mary, queen Anne and George III, are in this
church. There are also two silver alms basins.
The earliest service, presented by William and Mary, consists of a
plain chalice, a paten, a flagon and an alms basin.
This service is illustrated on Plate CII.
The first three vessels bear the London date-letter for 1694-95, with the maker's
mark, FG, with a pellet below, in a shaped shield, probably for Francis Gar-
thorne. The alms basin is dated 1684-85. -
The plain chalice has a bell-shaped body supported on a stem with a compressed
knop, the base being moulded. The cipher and royal arms of William and Mary
are engraved on the body. |
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.; and of the base, 4% in.
The tall plain cylindrical flagon has a low, flat-topped cover, an X-shaped thumb-
piece with a bar across, and a tongue-shaped disc on the end of the scrolled
handle. The cipher and royal arms of William and Mary are engraved in front.
Height, 12 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 6% in.
The plain alms dish is domed in the centre of the depression, which is engraved
with the cipher and royal arms of William and Mary; the edge is moulded.
Diameter, I 3 in. -
London date-letter for 1684-85. No maker's mark.
The plain paten has a moulded edge and a truncated foot. The royal arms and
cipher of William and Mary are engraved in the centre.
Diameter, 84 in.; height, 23 in.
Another part of this service, consisting of a chalice and flagon, is in use in St John's
chapel, New York.
The queen Anne service consists of a pair of chalices with their paten-covers, a
pair of flagons and an alms basin, all engraved with the cipher and arms of the
royal donor. *
This service is illustrated on Plate CIII.
The chalices have deep bell-shaped bodies, supported by thick stems with com-
pressed knops, the bases being moulded. The paten-covers have reel-shaped
handle-feet. -
Height, Io; in.; diameter of the mouths, 43 in., and of the bases, 5% in.
The paten-covers are 6% in. in diameter and 1% in. high.
No date-letter. The maker's mark is G enclosing A, in a shaped shield, for Francis
Garthorne.
The tall cylindrical flagons have low, flat-topped covers, scrolled thumb-pieces
and tongue-shaped handle-ends.
Height, 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 6á in.

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London date-letter for 1709-1 o. The maker's mark is the same as the chalices.
The alms basin is 13 in. in diameter, and bears the same marks as the flagons.
The following extracts, showing the steps taken by the vestry to secure this ser-
vice, and their ultimate success, are taken from the records: April 19, 17 oA.
“Ordered that Col. Wenham be desired to write to Mr. Thrale to procure the
Plate and furniture given by her Maty to Trinity Church, and that he order
Money to Mr. Thrale for paying the Fees of the officers for the effectual obtaining
the same & that this board satisfie Col. Wenham what he shall disburst on that
acco.” -
“April 6, 1708. Mr. Vesey [Rev. William Vesey, first rector] presented to this
Board a Letter from the Bishop of London relating to Communion Plate &
furniture for the Church, desiring the Church to appoint their Sollicitor for get-
ting the Same and he hath and he promised his assistance.”
“Ordered that the Ch. Wardens write to Col. Lodwick to desire him to sollicite
for the said Plate & Furniture and that they take care to remit a bill of Thirty
pounds Sterling to him to be Imploy'd for this Service & buying of two Ser-
plices and two Comon Prayer Books for Trinity Church.”
On June 24, 1709, the vestry wrote to the archbishop of Canterbury: “We want
also a couple of large branches of Candlesticks, to hang in the Body of our Church-
Communion Plate, Books & Vestments, wch three last, we are credibly in-
form'd have been design'd for us by the late King William, & since by Her
present Maty, but by what ill fate or accident we know not, the warrants have
been mislaid & we are still without them.”
The frequent requests of the vestry were at length gratified, and the above ser–
vice was presented by queen Anne. In an address to governor Hunter, on his
arrival at New York, the vestry voted: “We are given to understand that amongst
the many great Benefits and bountys your Excellency brings along with you to
this Province from Her Most Sacred Majesty is her Royal and particular Gift to
our Church of a noble Set of Plate for our Communion Table, for which we are
infinitely obliged to her Majesty for that Bounty so do we acknowledge ourselves
to be indebted to your Excellency for the favour of bringing of it being an Earnest
of that peace protection and encouragement which we assure ourselves we are to
enjoy under your Happy Government.”
The ceremony of induction of the Rev. William Vesey as first rector of Trinity
church, New York, was performed by governor Fletcher on the Feast of the
Nativity, 1697. It was performed in the church of the Dutch congregation in
Garden street, the English church not being ready. William Vesey preached in
this Dutch church for about three months until Trinity church was ready. The
Dutch presented the governor with a service of plate. Rev. William Vesey was
the son of William and Mary Vesey of Braintree, Massachusetts, where he was
born October Io, 1674. He graduated at Harvard college in 1693 ; M.A.
* Extracts from the Inventory of the Church Plate, by Rev. Morgan Dix, D.D.
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Oxford; and was appointed rector of New York, February 16, 1697. He died
July I I, 1746. - -
The George III service comprises a chalice, a paten, a pair of flagons and two
alms basins, all of which are engraved with the cipher and royal arms of the
king.
This service is illustrated on Plate CIV.
The plain chalice has a bell-shaped body on a thick bell-shaped stem and a
moulded base. -
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 4% in.
London date-letter for 1764-65. Maker's mark: T H, crowned, for Thomas
Heming.
The small paten has a moulded edge and a reel-shaped foot.
Diameter, 6 in.; height, 14 in.
London date-letter for 1760-61. Maker's mark: MF, in script, with a pellet
below, in a plain shield, for Mordecai Fox.
The plain, tall, cylindrical flagons have domed covers, open scrolled thumb-
pieces and tongue-shaped handle-ends.
The name, Cooper & Fisher, has been recently stamped on the bottoms, which
have been restored. -
Height, 12# in.; diameter of the mouths, 43 in., and of the bases, 73 in.
London date-letter for 1772-73. Maker's mark: T H, crowned, for Thomas
Heming.
The first alms basin is 13 in. in diameter.
London date-letter for 1760-61. Maker's mark: MF, for Mordecai Fox, as on the
paten.
The second alms basin is the same size.
London date-letter for 1766-67. The maker is Thomas Heming, who made
the chalices and flagons.
There is also a plain alms basin with a flat rim.
Inscription:
For The | Sacred Service of GOD OUR SAVIOUR; |According To
The Usage And Rites of the Church of England. | The |Reverend
Henry Barclay Rector|of Holy Trinity Church in Wew York
PRESENTER |In the NAME Of the Donor | FEST. ANNUNC. B. virg.
MDCCXLVII.
The double monogram, R.E., of the donor is engraved in the depression.
On the rim is this inscription in one line:
An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy name
O LORD: because it's so comfortable. Amen. Alleluia! Amen.
LIV. Psa/m VI. Verse.
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Engraved on the back are the Elliston arms, with the motto, Bono vince MALUM,
and this inscription in four lines:
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Diameter, 12# in.; depth, 1% in.
Maker's mark: GR, for George Rid-
out, a London silversmith who settled
in New York. Date, 1747.
Plate CIV.
Robert Elliston, the donor, was comp-
troller of the port of New York from
I 72 o to 1755, having succeeded
William Carter. He was a vestryman
of this church from 1713 to 1726,
in 1736, and from 174o to 1756.
His armorial book-plate is inscribed
“Robert Elliston gent. comptrolr. of his Majesties Customs of New York in
America.”
The plain silver paten has a moulded rim and a truncated and moulded foot.
Diameter, 94 in.; height, 2á in.
Maker's mark: GBR).
The same maker's mark is on a paten in St Peter's church, Perth Amboy.
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NEW YORK CITY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded about 1716.
ELONGING to this church are thirteen pieces of silver.
The first tankard is plain, with a low cover, serrated in front, a spiral
thumb-piece, and a beaded rat-tail on the scrolled handle, which has a
cherub's head in relief on an oval disc. Applied along the base of the
body are cut acanthus leaves. Inserted in the cover is a medal of
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, dated 1634, and made by Sebastian Dadler in
commemoration of the death of that king in 1632. Inscription:
A Legacy Of M" Jeremiah Owen to the Presóyterian Church
in Wew York 1756
The original owners' initials are also engraved on the tankard, namely:
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The arms, here illustrated, are engraved in front.
Height, 6á in.
Maker's mark: Q9 , probably for Abraham Pont-
ran of New York.
Plate CI.
Jeremiah Owen, the donor, was a schoolmaster.
According to his will, dated March 6, 1754, and
confirmed, June 23, 1756, by sir Charles Hardy,
governor, this tankard was bequeathed to his “lov-
ing friends, Peter Van Brugh Livingston and William
Eagles [two of his executors] for the use of the Presbyterian church in New
York for the service of the Communion Table for ever.” He bequeathed
the income of his house on the south side of Maiden Lane, near the Broadway
market in New York, “for the use and benefit of poor children in their schooling
and instruction,” the house having been held by him by virtue of a lease from
sir Peter Warren.
The first beaker is inscribed:
In usum Ecclesiae Christi Presbyteriamae apud Neo-Eboracenses
Height, 6 in.
Maker's mark: GPG), for Philip Goelet of New York, circa 1730.
Three other beakers are inscribed:
Ex domo Amma Peartree Ecclesiae Christi Presbyterianae apud
Meo-Eboracenses 173 o
Maker's mark: (PG), for Philip Goelet, as above.
Anna Peartree, the donor of these three beakers, was the daughter of Daniel and
Anna Litscho, who kept a well-known tavern, and from whom she inherited a
large lot on the south corner of Wall and Pearl streets in New York. She was
born in June, 1647, and married William Peartree, who was mayor of New York
from 1703 until 1707. Her daughter, Frances, married William Smith, mer-
chant, and had one son, William, who died when a young man, leaving a boy,
named William Peartree Smith. This boy, the great-grandson of the donor of this
tankard, inherited most of her estate. He lived at Elizabethtown, New Jersey,
and married Mary, daughter of William Bryant. The donor's house in New York
was on the north side of Beaver street, between Broadway and New street. In her
will, dated November 16, 1730, and proved December 15, 173 o, she bequeathed
thirty shillings annually for five years to this church.
Three plain basins, Io in. in diameter, are inscribed:
Ex DoNo PETER R : LIVINGSTON

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Maker's mark: Jºy, for Myer Myers of New York, circa 177 o.
Peter R. Livingston, the donor, was the son of Robert Livingston, third lord of
the manor, and his wife, Maria Thong. He was born May 8, 1737, and married
in 1758 Margaret Livingston. He was member of the assembly of the province
of New York, 1761-69 and 1774-75; member of the provincial congress,
1775-77; and president of the congress of 1776.
The second tankard is plain and is not inscribed.
Height, 74 in.
Maker's mark, DRAW, for Daniel van Voorhis of New York, circa 1787.
Two more plain basins, 13+ in. in diameter, are inscribed:
(i) The Gift of Robert Lenox to the first Presöyteriam Church in
the City of Wew York 1812
(ii) The Gift of Brockholst Livingston to the first Presbyterian
Church in the City of Wew York 1812.
Maker's marks: an eagle; imitation English marks; and HWISHART, for Hugh
Wishart of New York, 1812.
Robert Lenox, the donor, was the son of James Lenox and Elizabeth Sproat of
Kirkcudbright, in Scotland, where he was born in 1759. He married, in 1783,
Rachel Carmer. He came to America as a midshipman in the service of George III,
and quickly became a leading merchant of New York. He died December 13,
1839. His son, James, was the well-known philanthropist who presented the
Lenox library to New York.
Brockholst Livingston, the donor, was the son of governor William L. Livingston
of New Jersey, and his wife, Susannah Brockholst French, and was born Novem-
ber 25, 1757. He took an active part in the war of independence, and accom-
panied John Jay to the court of Spain. He became judge of the supreme court of
the state of New York, and died March 18, 1823.
Two smaller basins, 1 of in. in diameter, are inscribed:
(i) The Gift of Samuel Campbell to the first Presbyterian Church
in the City of Wew York 1812
(ii) The Gift of Daniel McCormick to the first Presbyterian
Church in the City of Wew York 1812
The maker's marks are those of Hugh Wishart, as above.
Samuel Campbell, the donor, was a bookseller, of 41, Hanover square, New York.
He married (i), December 14, 1786, Eliza Duyckinck; and (ii), July 24, 1799,
Euphame Duyckinck. He was a resident member of St Andrew's society. His
will was proved July 18, 1836. His father, Samuel Campbell, appointed him in
his will (1813) as trustee of a fund for the support of “four poor aged indivi-
duals in the City of his nativity in Scotland.”
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Daniel McCormick, the donor of this basin, and of a silver flagon described
below, was an auctioneer in New York; a director of the bank of New York
(1784-96); and was one of the organizers of the chamber of commerce in
1784. He was a trustee of the New York Society Library, 1801–1811, and
died January 31, 1834, aged 91. By his will of March 28, 1833, he left lega-
cies to a nephew and nieces in Edinburgh, and 1,000 dols, to the First Presby-
terian church in Wall street. Daniel McCormick made “a large fortune from the
sale of prizes during the war. He was a bachelor noted for his hospitality, and on
a fine afternoon would sit with his friends upon the stoop of his house, 39 Wall
street, for hours. Notwithstanding his conviviality, he is described as a man of strict
religious principles and a member of the First Presbyterian Church.” (Chamber
of Commerce Records, 1768-1784.)
A pair of beakers, 6 in. high, inscribed:
The Gift of David Gelston to the first Presbyterian Church
in the City of Wew York|1812
Marks: HIVISIIANET, for Hugh Wishart of New York, 1812; and imitations of
English marks. º
David Gelston, the donor, was the son of Maltby and Mary Gelston of Bridge-
hampton, Long Island, and was born July 7, 1744. He married Phebe Mitchell
of the same place. He was for many years collector of the port of New York
and a member of the state legislature.
A pair of plain cylindrical flagons with domed covers. Height, 133 in. One is
inscribed:
The Gift of William Edgar to the first Presbyterian Church in
the City of Wew York|1812
William Edgar, the donor, was an Irishman who came to the city of New York
in 1783 from Canada, where he had been engaged in the fur trade. He was born
in 1737 or 1739, and married (i), Isabella White, and (ii), December 2, 1793,
Ann Van Horn. He was vice-president of the St Patrick society in New York;
treasurer of the first insurance company, the Mutual; and a director of the bank
of New York. He died November 2, 182 o.
The other flagon is inscribed:
The Gift of Dan McCormick | to the first Presbyterian Church
in the City of Wew York | 1812
Daniel McCormick was the donor of the alms basin described on page 337.
NEW YORK CITY, SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 1756.
N old silver basin which had belonged to this church is now in the

rooms of the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, and
is described on page 372.
NEW YORK CITY, CHURCH OF ZION AND
ST TIMOTHY
PAIR of plain chalices with bell-shaped bodies on slender stems and

circular bases.
Inscription :
Eng” Luth" Chuº Zion | Presented by the Ladies 1806
Height, 6áin.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
Maker's mark: and two wheatsheafs, for I. W. Forbes of New York
city, circa 1806.
A large plain flagon with an oval body, a short spout, a domed cover with a ball
finial, a square handle, and an oval base.
It has the same inscription, except that it has Ch".
Height, 1 33 in.
The maker's mark is the same, but without wheatsheafs.
A plain paten with a flat depression and a curved rim, on a truncated base. It has
the same inscription as the flagon.
Diameter, 9% in.; height, 33 in.
The maker's marks are the same as the chalices.
A plain paten of the same shape but smaller.
Diameter, 8; in.; height, 4 in.
The maker's marks are the same as the chalices and the above paten.
Two plain alms dishes, with plain moulded edges.
Inscription:
Zion Church Presented by the Ladies 182 o
They are engraved with the initials W, for North gallery, and WG, for West
gallery.
Diameter, Io in.
Maker's mark: (P.Chitry), for P. Chitry of New York, circa 1820.
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NEW YORK CITY, CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN
THE DIVINE
LARGE two-handled bowl and cover of silver-gilt. The low cover
has a fruit knob, enclosed in and resting on acanthus leaves.
The upper part of the bowl is plain, the lower part being em-
bossed with acanthus leaves; the low base is plain and moulded;
the tops of the handles are decorated with foliage. Inscription
on the bowl:
The guiſt of Edward Ironside Esquire | In memory of his name
and Kindred | To the Reverend father in Christ Gilbert Ironside
Lord Bishop of Bristo// | I 66 I.
Inscription on the cover:
The guiſt of Edward Ironside Esquire 1661
Engraved on the bowl are these arms: Sable three crowns gold, for the see of
Bristol, impaling Party azure and gules
a cross paty gold, for Ironside. On
the cover are these arms: Gules three (º
fleurs-de-lis coming out of reversed Ağ
leopards' heads gold, for the see of G
Hereford, impaling those of Ironside.
Total height, Io in. ; diameter of the
mouth, 8 in., and of the base, 53 in.
London date-letter for 1677-78. Maker's mark, RC, with annulets and pellets
above and below, in a beaded circle. A large plain flagon, dated 1688–89 and
engraved with the cipher and arms of queen Anne, in the great treasure of the kings
of Hanover, now the property of the duke of Cumberland, is one of the historical
pieces of silver by this maker.
This bowl was bought in 1677-78 with the following legacy of Edward
Ironside, in his will proved in 1663 : “I give to the Bishop of Bristoll
twenty poundes to be laid out in a peece of plate as a memorial of his kinsman.”
Edward Ironside was the son of Richard Ironside of Rickmansworth in Hertford-
shire and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Edward Brooke of London. Gilbert
Ironside, bishop of Bristol, to whom this legacy was left, was the elder son of
Ralph Ironside and his wife Jane, daughter of William Gilbert, and was born in
1588. He matriculated at Trinity college, Oxford, in 1604, and became a fellow
of that college in 1613. He was rector of Winterbourne Steepleton in Dorset in
1618, and of Winterbourne Abbas in the same county in 1629, in succession to
his father. Gilbert Ironside was consecrated bishop of Bristol in 1661, and died in
1671, and was buried in his cathedral. He married (i), Elizabeth, daughter of
Edward Frenchman of East Compton in Dorset; and (ii), Alice, daughter of William
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1689 until 1691, when he was translated to Hereford. He died August 27,
17o 1, aged 69, and was buried in the chancel of St Mary Somerset church in
London. In 1867 this church was demolished and the bishop's remains (at first
claimed by Wadham college, Oxford, of which he had been warden for 25 years)
were taken to Hereford and buried in the south-east transept of the cathe-
dral. It was while Gilbert Ironside was bishop of Hereford that this bowl was
made and the two shields of arms engraved upon it. .
This bowl was presented to the cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, by
Mrs George Bromley Ironside of New London, Connecticut.
Plate CV.
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, CHRIST CHURCH
OUR plain old silver vessels are in the posession of this church. They
originally belonged to old St Paul's church, in Norfolk and were for-
tunately in the safe keeping of a custodian living on the Portsmouth side
of the Elizabeth river when the town of Norfolk was stormed by lord
Dunmore and St Paul's partially destroyed in 1776. They were acquired
by Christ Church about thirty years ago. Bishop Meade fell into an error in stating
in his Old Churches and Families of Virginia that this silver had been “taken by
the enemy and carried to Scotland.” -
All these vessels are illustrated on Plate CVI.
The first is a plain silver-gilt chalice, with a bell-shaped body, supported by a stem
on a moulded base, the stem being divided by a compressed knop. It is inscribed
in a foliated panel:
The Gift of Cap Sam Boush | to the Parish Church of Worfolk
Towne March 17oo
These arms are engraved on the opposite side:
Height, 73 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and
of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 17 oo-o I. Maker's mark:
S M, in a shaped shield.
Captain Samuel Boush, the donor, was the first mayor
of Norfolk, and was a member of the house of bur-
gesses for Norfolk, between 1736 and 1747. He
was the warden of St Paul's parish, and was buried in the graveyard of that church.
A silver paten bought with a legacy of his nephew, Maximilian Boush, the prose-
* From notes contributed by Rev. James M. Owens, rector of St Paul's.

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cuting attorney in the celebrated Grace Sherwood trial for witchcraft, is in
Donation church, Lynnhaven parish (see page 141).
A plain silver-gilt bell-shaped chalice on a high truncated stem with a moulded
base. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Robt. Tucker to y Parish Church of Worfolk
Towne, April/y: 3: I 722 CA:
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The Tucker arms are engraved above the inscription: SQ. * 2
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Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 33 in. Ǻ • jº
London date-letter for 1722–23. Maker's mark: T.F., §ſ §§ .
XY.
with a pellet between, a fleur-de-lis above and a mullet
below, for Thomas Farrer.
A plain paten-cover belonging to this chalice. It has lost
its handle-foot. It is engraved with the same arms and the
same inscription; the last part of which is, however, Aprieſ/the 3 1722.
Diameter, 4% in.
The marks are the same as the chalice.
Robert Tucker, the donor of this piece, was a native of Barbados, and one of the
numerous descendants of George Tucker of Milton, in the county of Kent, Eng-
land. He was one of the wealthiest merchants and shipowners in Virginia, and
was a justice of the peace for Norfolk from 1711 until his death in 1722. His will
is dated November 9, 1722, and was proved December 21, 1722.
A plain alms dish with a moulded edge. (ſ/
Inscription, in one line on the rim: Z2 (, Zºº, e. (ſ †º S.
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The Gift of Cap Whitwell, in |ſ/º)Agºs(2\\\%
Memory of M', Whitwell who was Sy//e:EI:#ENNºvº Vº
Inter'd in the Church at Norfolk,
y' 8" of March, 1749.
The Whitwell arms are engraved on the
domed centre.
Diameter, Io; in.
London date-letter for 1750–51. Maker's mark, JR, in script capitals, with a
star above, in a shaped shield, for John Robinson.
Captain Matthew Whitwell, the donor, was the second son of William Whitwell
of Oundle in Northamptonshire, and Ann, second daughter of James, second
lord Griffin. He was promoted from the rank of lieutenant to be commander
of a sloop of war, December 5, 1747. On the eve of the recommencement of the
war with France, he was appointed in command of a ship. At the end of the year
1758 he was appointed to the “Anson,” of sixty guns, which was sent with rear-
admiral Geary's squadron to reinforce Hawke, when it became known in England
that the French, under de Conflans, had sailed from Brest in November, 1759.



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But Geary's squadron did not arrive in time to participate in Hawke's great victory
of Quiberon bay. Captain Whitwell later commanded the “Augusta,” of sixty-four
guns, which was stationed for three years as a guardship at the Nore. In 1779
he was put on the superannuated list with the rank and half-pay of a rear-admiral.
He married (i), Mary, daughter of James Deacon, of Portsmouth, England;
(ii), Elizabeth, daughter of Theophilus Pugh, of Suffolk county in Virginia, in
whose memory he gave this silver dish; and (iii), Margaret, daughter of John
Champernowne, of Devonshire, but left no issue. His third wife died September 4,
1784, at Teignmouth, whither she had gone for the recovery of her health.
The rear-admiral himself died at Exeter, February 15, 1789. (Biographia Navalis,
by John Charnock, vol. vi, p. 96, 1798.) A note in the church records for 1751
is as follows: “Received into the vestry, of Capt. Geo. Whitwell, commander of
his Majesty's ship Triton, a silver plate as a compliment for his wife, Mary Whit-
well, being interred in this church.” The name is here given as George, whereas
it should be Matthew. In his will, dated December 19, 1788, and proved
February 27, 1789, Matthew Whitwell left his property to his elder brother,
lord Howard de Walden, and to his three sisters, Mrs Ann Champernowne,
Madam de Welderen, and Mary Parker. A silver service, dated 1697-98, in St
Peter's church, Oundle, was the gift of his father. -
A plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover and a wide moulded base; it has
an unusual form of thumb-piece.
Inscription:
The Gift of M: Chris' Perkins
to the Church of Worfolk in Vir- .
ginia, in memory of Elizabeth his
wife who was interred therein
'1" Septem: 1762
The Perkins arms are engraved above the in-
scription. -
The weight marked is 50 ozs. 5 dwt.
Height, 12# in. ; diameter of the mouth,
44 in., and of the base, 8 in.
London date-letter for 1763–64. Maker's
mark: FW, in script capitals in a rectangle,
for Fuller White.

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NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS,
NORTH PARISH OF NORTH ANDOVER
Founded in 1645. - -
N this church are eleven tankards and two flagons, all of plain silver, most of
which were given or bought during the long pastorate of Rev. John Barnard
I 7 I 9–57).
#. * dated tankard has a moulded lip and base, a moulded and domed
cover with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a grotesque mask on
the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of M" Sarah Martyn to the first Church of Christ
In Andouer | 1724
In front are the Martyn arms.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: , for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XCII, Nº. 1.
The donor, Sarah Martyn, was the daughter of John and Mary (Swift) White,
and was born August 16, 1671. She married
Edward Martyn, merchant of Boston, who was
the son of Edward and Susanna (Holyoke)
Martyn, and was born July 12, 1665. He
held several public offices and commanded the
Ancient and Honourable Artillery company
in 1715. He died February 5, 1717-18, and
was buried in Copps Hill, where his tombstone
is engraved with his arms. - ſº || "7ſ
A silver tankard, bought with his bequest of WNS
May 1, 1717, of ten pounds to the North Gº
Church, Boston, is one of several pieces of old ſº
silver which have disappeared from that church.
Sarah Martyn's will, dated July 31, 1758, and
proved November 23, 1759, mentions her
daughter, Sarah Barnard, whose husband, Rev. John Barnard, was pastor of this
church (1719–57). She doubtless gave this tankard to this church because of her
son-in-law's association with it as pastor."
The second tankard is very similar to the first, but has a ring around the body.
Inscription:
The Gift of Benjº Stevens Esq. to the first Church of Christ in
Andover 1728.
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Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark; ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XCII, N° 8.
According to Savage, captain Benjamin Stevens, the donor, was the son of John
and Elizabeth Stevens of Newbury, and was born June 24, 1656. He held the
following offices: constable in 1693, field driver in 1694, and captain in 17 off.
The following epitaph is on his tombstone in the old cemetery: “Here lyes buried
the body of Benjamin Stevens, Esqr, who departed this life Jan. 8, A.D. 1730,
aetat 74.” The tombstone of his wife bears this epitaph: “Susannah Stevens widow
to Benj. Stevens, Esq. and dau of Rev. Mr. Zechariah Symmes of Bradford. Died
July 3 o 1753 in ye 83 year of her age.” His will is dated March 8, 1722-23,
and was proved February 23, 1729-30. “That deacon Stevens should give
Captain Stevens the thanks of the church for his kindness in bestowing a silver
tankard upon us.” (From the church records, June 3, 1728.)
The third and fourth tankards are exactly alike, and are almost identical with the
second tankard. Inscription:
For the use of the first Church of Christ in Andover. 1728
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745). .
“Voted: A contribution of the communicants the third Sabbath in May next, to
buy a silver tankard for the communion table and a table cloth and platter, and
everyone to set their names to what they contribute.” (From the church records,
April 9, 1728.) The third, fourth, and fifth tankards were bought with the fore-
going contribution. “At a church meeting it was voted: That deacon David Osgood
should buy three silver tankards for the communion table with the money con-
tributed by the church and others, upon the 19th of May, 1728. (From the
church records, June 3, 1728.)
The fifth tankard is like the third and fourth, but is slightly larger.
Inscription:
For the use of the first Church of Christ in Andover. 1728
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: MºRI, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The sixth tankard is exactly like the third and fourth tankards.
Inscription:
For the use of the first Church of Christ in Andover 1729
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: º , for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XCII, N° 7.
This tankard was bought by the church in 1729. “The church voted: A con-
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tribution of the church to be the last Lord's day of this instant May, to purchase
more plate for the Lord's table. Voted also: That what is collected shall be laid
out by the deacons to purchase church plate and that what the church has already
in stock shall be added to the collection.” (From the church records, May 5,
I 7 29.
The H. flagon is tall and cylindrical, with a moulded lip and base; two mould-
ings surround the body; a turned finial is on the domed and moulded cover;
the thumb-piece is twisted. On the end of the handle is a cherub's head and
wings in relief on an oval disc.
Inscription in an ornamental panel, with sprays of foliage:
The Gift of M. BENAMIN BARKER to the first Church of Christ
in Andover 1765
Height, 13% in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 6á in.
Maker's mark: Vºloſſ, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Plate XCII.
In the donor's will, dated July 5, 1759, and proved October 15, 1765, is this
item: “I give to the first Church of Christ in Andover one decent Silver Flagon
to be procured and payd for by my executor provided said Flagon should not
be purchased by my self in my lifetime.” Among the beneficiaries are his sisters,
Martha Carlton, Abigail Stoddard of Boston, Pheebe Marble, Joanna Sheppard
of Haverhill, and Hannah Carlton; and Jonathan Barker of Methuen, son of his
brother Jonathan. “The church voted their thanks to Mr. Benjamin Barker for
the silver flagon which he generously gave for the service of the Lord's table and
that the deacons be desired to acquaint him with this vote.” (From the church
records, August 28, 1765.)
The second flagon is similar, but with a simpler lip, and with an acorn finial. On
the end of the handle is a cherub's head with wings and rays, on an oval disc.
Inscription in an oval panel of bright cut work:
The Gift of CAP. PETER Osgood To the first CHURCH of CHRIST
im | ANDover I 8o I
Weight marked: 52 oz.
Height, 133 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Plate XCII.
Captain Peter Osgood, the donor, was the son of Timothy and Mary (Russell)
Osgood, and was born November 14, 1717. He married, September 8, 1742,
Sarah, daughter of Timothy and Catherine (Sprague) Johnson, who was born
November 19, 1719, and died in 1804. The donor was selectman in 1763,
treasurer in 1767, a member of the town committee in opposition to the Stamp
Act in 1768, and a member of the Andover committee of safety in 1774. He

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died in 1801. (Osgood Genealogy, p. 45.) “The church passed a vote of thanks
to Capt. Peter Osgood for his generous gift of a silver flagon.” (From the church
records, April, 1801.)
The seventh tankard is similar to the first. Engraved on the shoulder of the handle
A Inscription:
I, M inscription:
The Legacy of Mr. Mary Asleče to the first Church of Christ in
Andover 1739
Weight marked: 28 ozs. 6 dwt.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: Ú. for Nathaniel Morse of Boston (circa 1685-1748).
Plate XCII, N° 5.
Mary Aslébe, the donor, was the daughter of John and Mary (Clements) Osgood
and the widow of John Aslébe, farmer, son of John and Rebecca (Ayres) Aslébe,
whom she had married July 8, 1680. He was born February 16, 1656–57, and
died June 19, 1728; she died February 13, 1739–40, aged 84. In her will,
dated September 22, 1735, and proved February 20, 1739, is the following be-
quest of this piece: “I give to the first Church of Christ in Andover my Silver
Tankard to be at their disposal intirely & for ever.” This tankard was valued
at A 4o 6s. in the inventory. The donor's brother, Timothy Osgood, was the
donor of the ninth tankard to this church.
The eighth tankard is similar to the third and fourth. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Ebenezer Osgood to the first Church of Christ
in Andover: I 745.
are the initials of the owners, John and Mary Aslébe:
Height, 7; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: (ſº), for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XCII, N° 6.
Ebenezer Osgood, the donor, was the son of John and Hannah (Ayres) Osgood,
and was born March 26, 1685. He married, December 2 o, 17 Io, Rebecca,
daughter of Rev. Zachariah and Susanna (Graves) Symmes of Bradford, and grand-
daughter of the celebrated Rev. Zachariah Symmes of Charlestown. He died
January 25, 1766. (Osgood Genealogy, p. 2 o.) “The church by a unanimous vote
gave Mr. Ebenezer Osgood thanks for his generous gift of a new quart silver
tankard. This is the fourth silver tankard given to the church.” (From the church
records, February 1 1, 1745–46.)
The ninth tankard is similar to the second, but has a turned finial and a grotesque
mask on the handle-end, differing from that on the first. Inscription:
A Gift to The first Church In Andover the Deſire of Timothy
Osgood Full filled by his Grandson Peter Osgood 1754.
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Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: [CIARK.
Plate XCII, N° 3.
Timothy Osgood, the donor, was the son of John and Mary (Clements) Osgood,
and was born August Io, 1659. He married (i), May 29, 1689, Deborah,
daughter of Daniel and Mary (Farnum) Poor; and (ii), in 1728, Mary Poole of
Lynn, who died July 13, 1752. He died September 18, 1748. His sister, Mary
Aslébe, was the donor of the seventh tankard to this church.
The tenth tankard is similar to the third, but has an oval boss on the handle-end.
Inscription :
The Gift of the Widow Elizebeth, Abbot to the First Church of
Christ in Andover. I 756
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: UCLARK.
Plate XCII, N° 4.
Elizabeth Abbot, the donor, was the daughter of John French of Billerica, and
his wife, Mary, who was the widow of John Kittridge. She was born July 24,
1681, and married, December 25, 1706, Thomas, son of Thomas and Sarah
(Steward) Abbot of Andover, who was born in 1668 and died December 25,
1753, aged 85. She died September 30, 1754, aged 73. (4%ott Genealogy, vol.
II, p. 9og.) “Voted: That deacon Osgood be impowered by the church to get
in the money given by the widow Mrs. Elizabeth Abbot, deceased, by an assign-
ment of obligatory notes from John French and Samuel Delaway, for the purchas-
ing a silver tankard for this church and that said deacon Osgood get in said
money and buy said tankard as soon as he can with convenience.” (From the
church records, July 7, 1755). -
The eleventh tankard is of the same shape, but has a ring around the body and a
higher cover with a turned and twisted finial. A flat oval disc is on the handle-end.
Inscription, in a circular panel:
The Gift of Cap Tim? Johnſon | to the First Church | of Christ
in Andover | Jam' 1761
Diameter of the mouth, 4 in.; and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: GOVERS), for William Homes of Boston (1717-83).
Plate XCII, N° 2. -
Captain Timothy Johnson, the donor, was the son of Timothy and Rebecca
(Aslet) Johnson, and was born March 20, 1679. He was a captain in the French
and Indian war, and a representative in 1737–39, 1740–41, and 1745
(Osgood Genealogy, p. 45). “By a unanimous vote gave Capt. Timothy Johnson
thanks for his generous gift of a silver tankard to the church.” (From the church
records, August 5, 1761.)
* The items from the church records and other notes contributed by Mr Samuel D. Stevens.
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NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY
Founded in 1746. -
N this church are eight beakers, a tankard and two cups, all of plain silver.
The first of the dated beakers has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The gift of M. Judah Monis Hebrew Profesſor of Harvard
College to the Second Church in Westborough for the Use
of the Communion Table Nov. 12* A.D. 1760
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2% in.
No maker's marks.
Plate CVII. -
In explanation of “Westborough * in this and other inscriptions, it may be
pointed out that this church was first organized for the second precinct of West-
borough. It was in 1766 that Northborough became a separate town.
Judah Monis, the donor of the above beaker, was professor of Hebrew at Har-
vard college from 1722 to 1761, and there wrote a Hebrew grammar in 1735.
He was a Jew by birth and education and became a Christian. According to the
following extract from the records of the First church in Cambridge, he was
baptized by Nathaniel Appleton, March 27, 1722 : “Mr Judah Monis, a jew
by birth and education being converted to the Christian Faith owned y” Coven-
ant and was Baptised & Declared a Member in full Communion with the
Church of Christ, after a prayer and Discourſe made by Mr. Coleman from John 5,
46, and a Diſcourſe of his own from Psal. 1 16, Io anſwering the common ob-
jections of the Jews againſt Christ's being already come and giving confeſſion of
his faith in the Close. Sang part of the 1 Io Psalm. Which solemnity was per-
formed in the College Hall. Soli Deo Gloria.” At a meeting held May 28, 1722,
at Nathaniel Appleton's house, it was voted that Judah Monis should be allowed
to partake with the members of the church at the Lord's Supper. He was pub-
licly declared a member of the church, February 5, 1736-7. Judah Monis was
married, January 18, 1724, by Nathaniel Appleton to Abigail Marrett, daughter
of Thomas Marrett, shoemaker of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who was the first
elected deacon of Shepard’s church, organized in 1636, and was selectman,
1639-1647. He (Monis) subscribed £13 6s. 8d. to the new meeting house of
the First Parish, Cambridge, in 1756. Late in life he retired to Westborough and
lived at the house of the Rev. John Martyn, pastor of this church, whose wife,
Mary, was a sister of Judah Monis's wife. Here he died April 25, 1764, and was
buried there." Two original letters, and a copy of the ten commandments in He-
* See an article on Judah Monis, in the Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, by Lee M. Friedman,
June, 1911.
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brew, written by Monis for his classes, are preserved in the library of Harvard
college.
An entry in the church records refers to the gift of this beaker, and also to a
silver tankard, in the following words: “He likewise gave them at the same time
a large old silver Tankard with an inscription thereon similar to that on the cup
he gave.” This tankard of Judah Monis was, unhappily, remade by vote of the
church in 1811 into two silver beakers, which are similar in shape to his older
beaker, but have no moulding on the lips. They are inscribed:
The gift of Judah Momis A,M, ſate Hebrew Instructor of Har-
vard | College to the 2" Church in Westborough, 1760 now
Northborough 1811
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
One beaker is illustrated on Plate CVII.
The fourth beaker is like the first, and is inscribed:
The gift of Cap James Eager & Leiuſ Will". Holloway to
the 2* Cº. in Westborough 1762
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark:
Plate CVII.
The first donor, captain James Eager, was the son of William and Lidiah Eager,
and was born September 21, 1686. He married, April 2, 1713, Tabitha How,
who died March 1, 1755, aged 72; he died June 7, 1755.
The second donor, lieutenant William Holloway, was perhaps the son of Adam
and Hannah (Farrar) Holloway, and was born June 16, 1689. He married,
February 1, 1720, Mary Howard of Westborough. He died January 6, 1760,
and she died March 9, 1788, aged 94.
This piece was bought with the legacies of these two persons, the following being
copies thereof, from their wills. James Eager's is dated 1755, and the executor is
his son, James: “I give and bequeath to the use of the Church in the North Pre-
cinct in Westboro three pounds money to be paid within two years by my son
James.” William Holloway's will is dated 1760, and the item is: “I give and be-
queath to the second Chh. in Westborough three Pounds to be paid out of the
Estates of my daughters, Mary, Betty, and Jemina, within a year after my decease.”
His executors were his widow, Mary, Daniel Wheeler, and John Taylor.
The fifth beaker is similar to the others but has no moulded lip.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Palatiah Rice | and Thaddeus Fay to the
Church of Christ in Worthborough 1797.
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PLATE CVII
I. NORTHBOROUGH, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH


Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Plate CVII. -
The first donor, Palatiah Rice, was the son of Peter and Rebecca (Ward) Rice
of Marlboro, and married, January 1 1, 1727, Sarah Newton. He died April 7,
1775, aged 80, and his widow died January 24, 1784, aged 85. The second
donor, Thaddeus Fay, was the son-in-law of the first, and the son of Gershom
and Hannah (Oak) Fay. He was born May 31, 1731, and married, April 12,
1755, Thankful, daughter of the above Palatiah Rice. He died July 22, 1822,
and she died September Io, 1802. -
In the church records is the following reference to this gift: “In 1775 M Pala-
tiah Rice gave the Chh by will ten dollars, with which & thirteen dollars &
two thirds of a dollar added by M. Thaddeus Fay another cup was given to the
Chh in 1797 with an inscription thereon.” According to Palatiah Rice's will,
bequeathing ten dollars to this church, his son-in-law, Thaddeus Fay, was his
eXecutCI.
The sixth and seventh beakers are like the foregoing and are a pair.
Inscription:
The Property Of the Church of Christ In Northborough |
I 797
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for William Swan, of Worcester, Massachusetts (1715–74).
One of these beakers is illustrated on Plate CVII.
The eighth beaker is of the same shape as the others, and has a moulded lip.
Inscription:
Presented to the Church of Christ in Worthborough, by Deac.
Isaac Davis May 1824.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: DAvis, watson & Co of Boston, 1824.
This gift is mentioned in the church records for June 25, 1824, thus: “At a
meeting of the ch. after lecture Deacon Isaac Davis presented to the church an
elegant silver cup agreeable to a proposal made by him at a former meeting.
Voted unanimously that the thanks of the church be presented to the donor for
his generous donation.” Isaac Davis's will, dated 1826, contains no bequest to
the church. His widow, Betsey, is mentioned, and the executors are Phineas
Davis and John Davis.
The tankard is small, having a tapering cylindrical body, with a moulded lip and
base, a domed and moulded cover with a turned and twisted finial, and scrolled
thumb-piece.
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Inscription, in a circle:
The Gift of Deacon Mathies : Rice &P Anna His W.fe
To the Church of Christ | in Northbrough.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: ºro, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
Plate CVII.
The donors, Matthias and Anna Rice, were prominent members of this church,
the former having been deacon and one of its founders. He was the son of Ben-
jamin and Mary (Graves) Rice, and was born April 4, 1706. She was the
daughter of John and Jerusha (Garfield) Bigelow of Marlboro, and was born in
1712. He died February 13, 1764, and she married, (ii), as his second wife,
Abraham Rice (see the Rice Genealogy, pp. 23, 60).
The following is an extract from the church records, referring to this gift: “In
1768, Mº Anna Rice, relict of their late Deacon Rice, gave the Chh a handsome
new silver tankard with their names inscribed thereon as the tankard shows.”
The two cups are alike, having oviform bodies on slender stems, with moulded
bases. One is inscribed:
The property Of the Church of Christ || In Northborough.
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's marks.
Plate CVII.
This cup, which is described in the records as “of a new form,” would seem to
have been bought with ten dollars, interest on the legacy of Palatiah Rice men-
tioned earlier, and with the subscription of several members of the church.
The fellow cup is inscribed: -
The gift of Cap. Gideon Tenney To the Church of Christ
In Northborough
The donor was the son of Stephen and Mary (Taylor) Tenney and was born
August 16, 1759. He married, March 8, 1792, Betsey, daughter of Ebenezer
and Abigail Childs, who was born May 27, 1772. In 1842 he removed to
Barre, where he died June 3, 1842; she died March 15, 1870 (see the Temney
Genealogy, p. 84).
* From information sent by the pastor, Rev. Josiah C. Kent.
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NORTH BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1727.
N this church are two plain silver beakers. The first has a straight body with
a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Lieutenant Samuel/Stent to the 2° Church of Christ
In Bramford
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in.
Maker's marks: Gºd) and Ú). for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Lieutenant Samuel Stent, the donor, also gave a silver beaker to the Con-
gregational church at Branford (see page 91).
The above beaker was bought with the following legacy: “I give to y” Church
of Christ in yº North Society in Branford aforesaid y” sum of Ten pounds to be
laid out in plate for y” use of y" Church by y” Direction of y" Reverend Jon-
athan Merrick & y” Deacons of s" Church and to be paid by my Executor
and Executrix in convenient time out of my personal estate.” Rev. Jonathan
Merrick was pastor of this church from 1727 until 1769. -
The second beaker is straight sided, but the lip is moulded, as is also the base.
Inscription: *
A Gift from Deborah Russe// to the 2" Congregational Church.
in Bramford | I 82 2.
Height, 3% in.
No maker's marks. -
Deborah Russell, the donor, was the daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Baldwin)
Russell, and was born April 8, 1761, at Branford. She married, January 31, 1792,
William, son of Ebenezer Russell. In his will, proved June 6, 1823, he leaves his
estate, including “one half the Sabbah day meeting house,” to his wife, Deborah,
who died in 1839.'
* See the Baldwin genealogy, and Descendants of Henry Russell of Cambridge, by G. W. Russell.
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NORTH BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Formerly the Church of Christ in Northford, founded in 175 o.
INE plain silver beakers, all having straight bodies with curved
lips, and moulded bases, are in this church. -

The first beaker is inscribed:
l A Gift To the Church of Worthford by Josiah
Rogers their first Deacon.
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: GC), for Ebenezer Chittenden (1726-1812) of New Haven in
I 792.
Josiah Rogers, the donor, was the son of Josiah and Ruth (Wheeler) Rogers and
was born in 1707-08. He married Martha Frisbie, who was born in 17 o'8. He
was appointed lieutenant of “the company newly erected in Waterbury winter
parish, so called,” in October 1769. He died October 5, 1783, and his widow,
Martha, died December 17, 1793, aged 85. In his will, dated January 4, 1783,
and proved November 17, 1783, is the following legacy to this church, with
which this beaker was doubtless bought: “I give and bequeath to the Consociated
Church of Christ in said Northford three pounds lawfull money to be improved
at the discretion of said Church, to be paid by my Executors within a year after
my decease.” The other beneficiaries were his wife, Martha, his seven sons, Josiah,
Edward, Gideon, Elihu, Ebenezer, Medad, and Timothy; and his three daughters,
Ruth, Rebecca, and Martha.
The second is inscribed :
Presented to the CHURCH OF CHRIST in Northford &y Sam'
Bartholomew March 15 1792
Height, 4% in. ; diameter of the mouth, 34 in.
Maker's mark: GG), for Ebenezer Chittenden, as above.
Samuel Bartholomew, the donor, was the son of Andrew and Hannah (Frisbie)
Bartholomew, and was born September 12, 1706. He married (i), Sarah . . . .
who died December 8, 1754, aged 4o; (ii), Hannah Frisbie, who died August 1o,
1769, aged 53, leaving two sons; and (iii), April 25, 1770, Martha Hart. He
died in 1795. His estate was left to his wife, Martha, and his two sons, Samuel
and Timothy (see the Bartholomew family, pp. 72 and 85).
The third is inscribed in a laurel wreath:
Presented the CHURCH of CHRIST in NorthFord by M”
MARY Noyes|May 14"| 1814
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
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Makers' mark: tria. for Marcus Merriman & Co. of New Haven, 1814.
The donor was the daughter of Rev. Stephen Johnson of Lyme, Connecticut, and
married, November 7, 1790, Rev. Matthew Noyes, son of judge William Noyes
of the same place. He was pastor of the Northford Society, North Branford, and
died September 23, 1839, aged 76; she died September 1, 1851, aged 83.
Their only child, Mary Ann Noyes, who died young, though described as “Mrs.”
in the inscription, was the donor of the fifth beaker. This was doubtless bought
with money inherited by her from her aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Brainerd of Had-
dam, Connecticut, and bequeathed by her to her parents."
The fourth is inscribed :
A Gift by Deacon Phinehas Baldwin to the first Church in
Northford -
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in. ()
The makers' mark is the same as the third beaker, N.M.&#.
The donor was the son of John and Eleanor (Barnes) Baldwin of Branford. He
married (i), September 6, 1759, Mary Harrison of Branford, who died May 30,
1760, aged 25; and (ii), January 7, 1761, Martha Peck of Wallingford, who
survived him, and gave the seventh beaker to this church. His will, dated
August 3, 1812, and proved January 16, 1817, contains the following legacy to
this church for the purchase of this beaker: “I give to the First Church in North-
ford Twelve dollars to procure a sacramental cup for the use of said Church but
should said cup be procured before my decease in that case my Executor is excused
from paying said legacy" (see Baldwin genealogy).
Inscription on the fifth beaker:
This do in remembrance of me
The remainder of the inscription is in a laurel wreath:
Presented |the CHURCH OF CHRIST im Northford &y Mrs
MARY ANNE Noyes | February 26. I 8 I 6
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Makers' mark: * for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven, 1816.
The donor was the daughter of Mrs Mary Noyes, who gave the third beaker to
this church. She was baptized May 15, 1796, and died unmarried June 19, 1816,
aged 2 o. The sixth beaker is inscribed in a laurel wreath:
Presented the CHURCH OF CHRIST | im NorthFord &y Mrs
REBEKAH HOADLEY April 1819
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
* See the Descenaants of James Noyes, vol. II, p. 162.
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Makers' mark: .0 , for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven, 1819.
Rebekah Hoadley, the donor, was the daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Wilford)
Linley, and was born in September, 1747. She married (i) December 31, 1772,
Jared Tainter; and (ii) January 28, 1781, Timothy Hoadley, son of Timothy and
Mary (Harrison) Hoadley, who was born October 2, 1739, and died November 22
or 23, 1816. Her second husband was a captain of a company in the Northford
militia during the revolutionary war, and he represented Branford in the general
assembly in 35 sessions between 178o and 18 Io. Rebekah Hoadley died
April 18, 1819. Their eldest son, George, who was born in 1781, married Mary
(Woolsey) Scarborough, and their second son, Timothy, was born in 1784, and
died in 1814 unmarried (Hoadley Genealogy).
Inscription on the seventh beaker:
Presented by MRS MARTHA BALDwiN to THE FIRST CHURCH in
Northford | 1819
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Makers’ makº, for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven.
Mrs Martha Baldwin was the widow of deacon Phinehas Baldwin, donor of the
fourth beaker. •
Inscription on the eighth beaker:
THE GIFT | of M” R. Cook
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in. No maker's mark.
In this church's list of deaths is the following record: “Widow Ruth Cook died
June 2, 1786, aged 79.”
The ninth beaker was given in 1852 by Mrs Ralph Linsley.
NORTH ELK OR ST MARY ANNE PARISH,
CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Founded in 17 o 5-06.
PLAIN chalice and paten-cover, the chalice having a bell-shaped body
on a thick stem with a compressed knop, on a moulded base.
The paten-cover is of the conventional type, with a reel-shaped
handle-foot. No inscription.
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base,
3#in. The diameter of the paten is 5% in.; the height, 1 in.
London date-letter for 1717–18. Maker's mark: FO, with a mitre above and a
mullet below, in a shaped shield, for Thomas Folkingham (see page 128).
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NORTH GUILFORD, GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1725.
IX plain silver beakers are in this church. Five are alike, having straight
sides, moulded lips and flat bottoms.
No inscriptions.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouths, 34 in.
Two are marked: W&B, for Ward & Bartholomew of Hartford (1804-09).
Three are marked: mºst for Bradley and Merriman of New Haven, 183 o.
The sixth beaker is the same shape and size as the others, but the lip has no mould-
ing. It bears the initials D.C.S. in an oval panel in front.
Makers' mark: J.D.
NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1718.
N this church are seven pieces of silver, namely, a caudle cup, five two-
handled cups, and a baptismal basin, all of plain silver. All are illustrated on
Plate XCVII. -
The caudle cup has a gourd-shaped body, on a short base, and two solid
scrolled handles. Inscription:
I * R
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: CK),for Cornelius Kierstead (circa 1675-1753), formerly of New
York, but of New Haven after about 1724.
According to a note in the church records, in the handwriting of Rev. Benjamin
Trumbull, this piece was given by Ruth Atwater, who married, in 1706, deacon
Samuel Ives.
The five cups are alike in shape, having bell-shaped bodies on short stems and
moulded bases, and two solid scrolled handles. One is $ in. taller than the
others. Inscription:
PLATE of the Congregational Church of North HAVEN | 1797
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
Maker's mark on four: BUEL, for Abel Buel of New Haven.
Makers' mark on one: 0, for Merriman and Bradley of New Haven.
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The baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a beaded
edge. It is inscribed on the rim in one line:
THE GIFT OF THE REvº. EzRA STYLEs, D.D. LL.D. PRESIDENT YAL.
CoLL. To THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN NORTH HAVEN. I 794.
Diameter, Io; in.; depth, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ſº for Freeman Woods of New York, circa 1790.
Rev. Dr. Ezra Stiles, the donor, was the well-known president of Yale col-
lege. He was the son of Rev. Isaac Stiles, pastor of this church, and of his wife
Keziah Taylor, and was born November 29, 1727. He graduated at Yale in 1746,
and was a tutor of the college from 1749 until 1755. In 1777 he was ap-
pointed president, and remained in that office until his death, May 12, 1795.
He married (i), February Io, 1757, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of colonel John
and Elizabeth (Stevens) Hubbard of New Haven, who died May 29, 1775, aged
44. Dr. Stiles married (ii), October 17, 1782, Mrs Mary Checkley, who gave a
silver cup in 1797 to the First Congregational church at Providence, Rhode Is-
land (see page 388). His literary diary has been published. For further details of
his career, see Barber's Historical collections of Commecticut, and Franklin B.
Dexter's Yale Biographies and Ammals.
A silver tankard, made by Samuel Casey of Newport, Rhode Island, was given to
Ezra Stiles by his pupils, January 1, 1755; it is now in the possession of Mrs
Kate Gannett Wells.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1652.
IGHT plain straight-sided silver beakers on flat bottoms, and a pair of
flagons are in this church.
The beakers are inscribed:
The first Church | in Norwa/4 I 8o I
Height, 33 in.
Maker's mark: SBOwn R, for Samuel Bowne of New York, circa 1800.
Inscription on the pair of tall cylindrical flagons:
The first Church in Worwalk | 1811
Height, 12% in.
Makers' mark: I & P.TARGEE, for John and Peter Targee of New York, circa
I 8oo.
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PERTH AMBOY, NEWJERSEY, ST PETER'S CHURCH


NORWICH, CONNECTICUT, FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1660.
N this church are four plain silver cups with two solid scrolled handles. The
bodies are bell-shaped on moulded bases.
One is inscribed:
The Gift of Sarah Knight to the Chh. of Christ in Worwich.
Ap' 2 o 1722
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: (ID, for John Dixwell of Boston (1680-1725).
Sarah Knight, the celebrated donor, was born about 1665, but nothing is
known either of her husband or her parentage. It is claimed that she was
related to the Prout and Trowbridge families of New Haven, Connecticut. She
appeared in Norwich, Connecticut, about 1695, and is then styled widow and
shopkeeper. She remained in Norwich a few years, then
went to Boston, Massachusetts, whence she made her |
now famous journey on horseback to New York, in V
1704. Part of her amusing journal kept during the
journey was published in 1825. She returned to Nor-
wich, and on the town record is the entry, August 12,
1717: “The town grants liberty to Mrs. Sarah Knight
to sitt in the pue where she use to sit in ye meeting
house.” Her only child, Elizabeth, married colonel John Livingston, who died in
England, an inventory of his personal effects being taken at Sarah Knight's house
in Norwich, March Io, 1721. Soon after, Sarah Knight and her daughter, the
widowed Mrs Livingston, removed to the Livingston farm in the Mohegan terri-
tory, adjoining Norwich. She had a pew in the new meeting house built in the
North Parish of New London, now Montville, in 1724. On the Livingston farm,
on the road to Norwich, she kept a place of public entertainment. Sarah Knight was
a woman of many parts. Among other accomplishments with which she is credited
is that she taught Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Mather the rudiments of educa-
tion; she wrote poetry, and kept diaries, transacted different kinds of business, kept
a tavern, a shop of merchandise, and managed a farm. Joshua Hempstead, in his
diary, records various transactions with her, surveying land, settling bounds, and
acting as referee in land questions; he also notes her death and his attendance at
the funeral. He was appointed one of the appraisers of the estate, and speaks of
coming down from “Ms Livinston’ great house,” after going to the farm and to
Mohegan with her, to apprize Mrs Knight's estate. Mrs Knight was brought to the
“Ancient Burial Place” in New London for interment; a gray headstone, of
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which a facsimile is given in Miss Caulkins' History of New London, Comm.,
page 372, bears the inscription:
Here LYETH THE BODY | OF M* SARAH KNIGHT who DIED SEP' THE
25" 1727. IN THE 62° YEAR of HER AGE.
The second cup is a little larger than the first. It has been inscribed with the date
1769 within recent years. Height 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.
Maker's mark: Wil, for William Homes, junior, of Boston (1742-1825).
The other two cups have also been engraved in recent years with the same date,
1769. Heights, 45 in. and 43 in. No marks.
According to the church records these three cups were bought in 1769 from
William Holmes, jun., of Boston. The money would seem to have been obtained
largely from the liberal contributions of Dr Daniel Lathrop on communion days.
ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA,
ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH

COMPLETE silver service and a plain silver beaker are in this church.
The beaker has a straight body with a moulded lip and base.
Height, 4% in. Inscription:
This was Given by Tacitus Gaillard Esq. to the
Parish of St Matthew’s Feb. 1777
London date-letter for 1773–74.
Plate XLV.
Tacitus Gaillard, the donor, was the fifth child of Pierre Gaillard, the emigrant,
and was born in the parish of St James, Santee, in South Carolina. After remov-
ing thence to St John's, Berkeley, he settled in the Orangeburg district of St
Matthew's parish, where he gave this beaker."
The service consists of a chalice, paten, flagon, alms dish and a baptismal basin.
Inscription:
Presented to the Episcopal Church of St Matthew's by Mrs
Ann Love//, 1819.
Maker's mark: P.Chitry), of New York, circa 1819. Two alms basins by the
same maker are in the church of Zion and St Timothy in New York city.
Ann Lovell, the donor, a conspicuous character in her day, was the elder of six
daughters of colonel William Heatley and his wife, Marie Louise Courtonne. She
was twice married, her second husband having been major William Lovell of
Uee's Legion.
* Communicated by Mr Samuel G. Stoney.
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PLATE CIX
1 and 2. PERTH AMBOY, NEWJERSEY, ST PETER'S CHURCH
3. SWEDESBORO, NEWJERSEY, TRINITY CHURCH
4. MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE, ST ANNE'S PARISH

OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA,
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1698.
PLAIN silver bell-shaped chalice and paten-cover of conventional
form. Both were given by queen Anne and are inscribed:

Annae | Regina
Height of the chalice, 7% in.; diameter of the paten-cover, 5 in.
Diameter of the paten, 7 in.
London date-letter for 17o 5-06. Maker's mark: Gi, in black letters in a dotted
punch, for William Gibson, who made the similar chalice given by queen Anne
to St Paul’s church, Chester, in Pennsylvania (see page 126).
Plate L.
A plain silver paten on a truncated base, inscribed:
Given to Trinity Church in Oxford.
Mº Michall Booth gaue of | OZ. Wt.
this Siluer in A Cupp 5 Io
Doº Samuell Monckton 3 o
M* The Tress I O
Mº Joº Humphreys Past: 16° 14*
Mº Phil Syng Goldsmith 5 o'
29* March 1715
No maker's marks. Diameter, 7 in.
Plate L. -
Of these donors, Dr Samuel Monckton, who died September 29, 1720, was a
member of Christ church, Philadelphia. Thomas Tress, a vestryman of the same
church, married (i), April 18, 1711, Mary, daughter of Nicholas Pearse. Their
daughter, Margaret, gave a silver beaker and plate to Christ church, which are
described on page 367. Thomas Tress married (ii), May 15, 1715, Elizabeth,
daughter of captain Samuel Finney and widow of Joseph Pidgeon. Rev. John
Humphreys, the fourth joint-donor of this paten, was appointed first rector of
this church in 1711. Philip Syng, the last joint-donor, was a goldsmith of Phil-
adelphia (1676-1739), and was the probable maker of this paten. He was the
maker of colonel Quary's flagon and basin in Christ church, Philadelphia (see
page 367). His son, Philip (1703–89), was also a silversmith and the maker in
1752 of the celebrated silver inkstand used in signing the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, which is preserved in Independence hall, Philadelphia.
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PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1747.
ELONGING to this church are three pieces of silver, namely, two cups
with handles, and a tankard.
The two cups are a pair, and have plain bell-shaped bodies on circular
bases and two flat solid moulded handles. They are inscribed in cut oval
panels suspended from floral festoons:
Rebecca Shattuck to the Church in Pepperel/Feb2 19 1811
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON.
Plate CVII.
Rebecca Farmer, the donor, married Thomas Shattuck, December 3 o, 1762.
The following extract is from the church records: “March 3, 1811–Ye C*
tarried after divine service and voted that the thanks of the C* be given to our
sister Rebecca Shattuck, the widow of Lieut. Thomas Shattuck deceased, for the
generous and acceptable present from her this day of two silver cups marked with
her name for our communion service. John Bullard, Pastor.” "
The tankard is plain, and is encircled by a narrow ring; it has a high domed and
moulded cover with a vase-shaped finial, and has a moulded base. The thumb-
piece is scrolled, and at the end of the handle is a plain oval disc. Inscription:
Presented by M” Abigail Prescote|to the Church in Peppere/
Jam. I. 1817
The weight, 5o oz. I 5 dwt., is marked on the bottom.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: Henchman, for Daniel Henchman of Boston (1730–75).
Plate CVII.
The donor, Mrs Abigail Hale Prescott, was the widow of colonel William
Prescott who was in command of the forces at Bunkers Hill, and whose grand-
father, Jonas Prescott, gave a beaker to the First Parish, Groton (see page 190).
She was originally from Sutton, in Massachusetts, and died at Pepperell, Octo-
ber 21, 1821, at the age of 88.
In the original manuscript records preserved in the church is the following note
as to this gift: “March 2, 1817–The C* (after communion) voted that thanks
be presented by the Pastor to our sister Abigail Prescott for the silver tankard
lately given by her for the service of the Lord's table. John Bullard, Pastor.”
* Information contributed by Rev. Dudley Richard Child, the pastor.
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PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY,
ST PETER’S CHURCH
Founded about 1685.
N this church is the earliest English silver chalice in a church in the United
States, though its connection with this church began nearly a century later.
The chalice of 1618–19, now in St John's church, Hampton, Virginia, has,
however, an earlier history as a piece of Colonial church silver.
There are also a silver flagon, a paten, and a very rare chalice with paten-
cover for the communion of the sick.
The chalice has a deep beaker-shaped body, which is encircled in the middle
with a plain moulding. The lip is engraved with an interlacing strap band, filled
with conventional foliage. In the middle of the short stem is a compressed knop;
the edge of the moulded base is stamped with an ovolo ornament. The paten-
cover is engraved with the same band as the chalice and has a reel-shaped handle-
foot. Inscription, on the paten-cover:
EH 1612
Height of the chalice, 8% in.; diameter of the paten-cover, 44 in.
London date-letter for 1611-12. The maker's mark resembles a crowned Cath-
erine wheel.
Plate CVIII.
This chalice is believed to have been given to this church by Mrs Talbot, widow
of the Rev. John Talbot, sometime rector.
The second chalice and paten-cover are plain and of conventional form, similar
to, and by the same maker as, those given by the same royal donor, queen Anne,
to St Mary's church, Burlington, New Jersey. Inscription:
Ammae Reginae
Height of the chalice, 7% in.; diameter of the paten, 5 in.
London date-letter for 17 o 5-ob. Maker's mark: Gi, in black letters in a dotted
punch, for William Gibson.
The plain cylindrical flagon' has a flat cover and a wide splayed base.
No inscription.
Height, I 1 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6% in.
Maker's mark: SS, for Simeon Soumaine of New York, circa 172 o, who
made £501 worth of silver for prizes at a lottery, advertised to be held at
Mr John Stevens' in Perth Amboy, May 22, 1727. (American Weekly Mercury,
March 23, 1727.)
Simeon Soumaine also made a baptismal basin, dated 1735, in St George's
church, Hempstead, Long Island.
* Described from notes sent by Mr J. Lawrence Kearny.
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The plain paten is 8+ in. in diameter.
No inscription. -
Maker's mark: &B), as on a paten in Trinity church, New York, and on a
chalice in St Michael's church, Trenton, New Jersey. - . . . * .
American, eighteenth century. .
The small chalice has a bell-shaped body, gilt inside, on a high stem with a
moulded base. It is inscribed in a laurel wreath on the bowl:
Hic est | Calix Sanguinis | mei Wovi, et Eerni | Testamenti,
Mysterium|Fidei, Qui pro Wobis, et pro Multis Effundetur, In
Remiſsionen | Peccatorum |
Engraved on the opposite side is a representation of the Crucifixion.
The base is inscribed:
Sanguis Meus est Vere Potus
The marks are partially obliterated. English, date circa 1720.
The paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot.
Total height, 43 in.; height of the chalice, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 24 in.,
and of the base, 2% in.
London date-letter for 1722-23. Maker's mark: IS.
Plate CIX. *
The donor was Mrs Talbot, widow of Rev. John Talbot, who presented them in
1728.* ** 4;
There is also a small paten or plate, 43 in. diameter.
London date-letter for 1721–22. Maker's mark: Pa.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, GLORIA DEI
(OLD SWEDES) CHURCH
Founded in 1677.
N this historic church is a plain silver tankard and two cups.
The tankard has a plain straightbody, a domed cover with a scrolled thumb-
piece, a scrolled handle with a shield on the end. Engraved on the handle are
e tº & © © R
the initials of the original owners:
g A • M
Inscription:
The Gift of M. E. Wanderspiegle | To the Swedish Lutheran
Church at Wieaco Anno Domini 1773
The weight marked is 35 oz.
*Notes contributed by Mr Jas. L. Kearny, churchwarden.
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PLATE CXI
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CHRIST CHURCH



Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: (IR).
American, circa 1725.
Plate CX.
The initials on this tankard are those of Andrew and Magdalen Robeson. The
latter was the eldest daughter of Andreas Rudman, the first minister and founder
of this church, who died September 17, 17 o8, aged 4o, and was buried in this
church, where a stone marks the place of burial. His wife's name was Elizabeth
Mattson. He left two daughters, namely, Magdalen and Ann Katherine. Mag-
dalen married in 1718, Andrew Robeson, nephew of Andrew Robeson, sur-
veyor-general of New Jersey; he died in 174o; she died February 25, 1769,
aged 70, leaving a daughter, Elizabeth (widow of William Vanderspiegle, whom
she had married July 5, 1759), who gave this tankard to this church. The donor
died February 23, 1774, aged 52, and was buried in this church.
The two cups have plain oviform bodies, supported on stems with gadrooned
borders, the edges of the bases being beaded.
Height, 84 in.
Maker's mark on one: GD, for John David of New York (1736–98), son of
Peter David of Philadelphia.
The other cup is not marked.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1695.
N this historic church are several old silver vessels of great interest. Two of
these early silver chalices and another vessel appear in Thomas Sully's por-
trait of William White, sometime rector of this church and first bishop of
Pennsylvania; this portrait is now the property of judge William White
Wiltbank of Philadelphia. Some silver vessels of a different design are shown
in W. Inman's engraved portrait of the worthy bishop.
First in point of date is a German beaker of cylindrical form, with a curved lip
and a base, the latter being decorated with diamond work and moulded.
Engraved on the body are figures of the six apostles, inscribed: S. MATTHEvs,
S. THOMAs, S. PETRVs, S. PAVLVs, S. IOANNES, S. IACOBvs.
The initials of the original owners are engraved upon it:
M
I + K
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
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Marks: the mark of Cologne in Germany, and the maker's mark: 3.
Date, circa 16 Io.
Plate CXI. -
This beaker belonged to John Kearsley, a prominent layman in the Episcopal
church in America. He emigrated to Philadelphia from England in 1711, and
practised there as a physician. He became a member of the house of assembly,
and in 1719 was elected to the vestry of this church, remaining a member until
his death in 1772. Dr Kearsley was instrumental in the reconstruction of the
present edifice of Christ church, and various minutes of the vestry record their
indebtedness to him. This beaker was obtained for forty pounds, and presented
to him May 11, 1747, “in the name of the vestry and congregation for his care
and trouble in rebuilding and ornamenting the church, and as a lasting memorial
and grateful acknowledgment of his services done for this church and congrega-
tion; and that it be made of such form and figure as the doctor himself shall
choose and direct, and that such an inscription be engraven thereon as shall be
devised by the committee.” The committee were Rev. Dr Jenney, Mr Peters, and
Mr Morgan.
Dr Kearsley was also associated with the erection of Independence hall. He died
January 11, 1772, at the age of 88, without issue. He bequeathed most of his
property to the united churches of Christ church and St Peter's, for the erection
of a building, to be called Christ Church hospital, for the relief of poor women
of the Church of England. His widow, Margaret, died May 26, 1778. The in-
itials on the beaker are doubtless those of Dr Kearsley and his wife, who probably
gave it to this church after the death of her husband.
A service of plate was given by queen Anne in 1708. It consists of a plain chalice
with a paten-cover, and a flagon. It is illustrated on Plate CXIII.
The chalice has an inverted bell-shaped body, supported by a stem with a mould-
ing, and a moulded base. The paten-cover is of conventional form, and has a reel-
shaped handle-foot.
Inscription:
Annae Reginae | In Usum Ecclesiae Anglicanae apud
Philadelphiam AD 1708
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
The paten-cover is 5% in. by 1% in.
London date-letter for 1707-08. Maker's mark: E.A. with a trefoil below, in a
shaped punch, for John Eastt.
The maker's mark only is on the paten-cover.
Queen Anne's flagon has a cylindrical body with a flat-topped cover and a wide
base; the thumb-piece is scrolled and pierced; a plain shield is on the handle-
end. It bears the same inscription as the chalice.
The weight marked is 48 oz.
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PLATE CXII
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CHRIST CHURCH


Height, I 1 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 7% in.
The London date-letter and the maker's mark are the same as those on the chalice.
Colonel Robert Quary, a distinguished churchman, enriched this church with
four silver vessels. They consist of a plain flagon, two dishes and a baptismal
basin. All are illustrated on Plate CXII.
The flagon is a copy of queen Anne's gift, and is inscribed:
The Gift of Co" Robert Quary | to Christ Church In Phila-
delphia this 29" 8” 1712
The weight marked is 48 oz. 2 dwt.
Maker's mark: PS, for Philip Syng of Philadelphia (1676-1739), who was
the probable maker and the joint-donor of the silver paten in Holy Trinity
church at Oxford in Pennsylvania (see page 361).
The two plain circular dishes, given by colonel Quary, have moulded edges. The
inscription is the same as that on the flagon, except that the name is Robart.
Diameter, 9; in.
London date-letter for 1680-81 or 1694-95. The maker's mark is illegible.
Colonel Quary's large and deep baptismal basin has a narrow flat rim and moulded
edge. The inscription is the same as the two dishes. The weight marked is 63 oz.
2 dwts.
Diameter, 143 in.; depth, 4% in.
Maker's mark: PS, for Philip Syng, as above.
Colonel Robert Quary, the donor of the above four silver vessels, was an ardent
and conspicuous churchman and was surveyor-general of the customs for the
American colonies, having succeeded Edward Randolph in that important posi-
tion in 1704. Among his public offices were secretary and receiver, in 1685, of
the province of South Carolina, and admiralty-judge in New York and Penn-
sylvania. He was instrumental in obtaining sir Jeffrey Jeffreys's gift of silver vessels
to St Paul's church at Chester in Pennsylvania, which are described on page 127.
In letters from governor Hunter of New York, colonel Robert Quary is mentioned
as living, June 17, 1712, and as dead, March 14, 1713.
A plain silver beaker and plate were given by Margaret Tresse. Both are illus-
trated on Plate CXIII.
The beaker has a straight body with a curved rim and a moulded edge.
Inscription:
The gift of Magaret Tresſe Spinſton to Christ Church in Phila-
delphia.
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's marks: $3 QS $, for Caesar Ghiselin of Philadelphia, who died in
I 733.
The plate, which is 93 in. in diameter, bears the same inscription.
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Maker's marks:% GS $, for Caesar Ghiselin of Philadelphia. &
Margaret Tresse, the donor of the above two vessels, was the daughter of Thomas
and Mary (Pearse) Tresse, and was baptized in Christ church, September 13,
1713. She died December 4, 1732, a spinster. Her father was a vestryman of
this church, and was one of the donors of the silver paten to Holy Trinity church
at Oxford in Pennsylvania, described on page 361. .
A silver plate, 11 in. diameter, similar to the above, and a paten, 8% in. diameter,
are inscribed:
Mrs. Sarah Redman. To ChristChurch Communion Table|1825
Maker's mark: * F#, for Thomas Fletcher of Philadelphia, 1825.
There is also a plain silver chalice, inscribed: Christ Church PHILADELPHIA, by
the same maker, Thomas Fletcher. & -
A spoon with a pierced bowl and a pointed end, 7 in. long, inscribed: X.T.C.
Maker's mark: A. Dubois, for A. Dubois of Philadelphia, circa 1800.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Founded in 1698.
ELONGING to this church are a cup, four salvers and four mugs, all of
plain silver. All these are illustrated on Plate CXIV.
The large cup has a bell-shaped body with a short spout, two scrolled
handles, a moulded base, and a high domed cover with a chased and
floriated finial. Inscription: -
The Legacy of The Rev. Jenkin Jones, who Died July 16%|
1760.
Total height, 12% in.; diameter of the mouth, 6% in., and of the base, 43 in.
The maker's mark, which is indistinct, is probably WB in a rectangle, for William
Ball of Philadelphia, circa 1760.
Rev. Jenkin Jones, the donor, was born in 1686 at Llandydoch in Pembrokeshire,
Wales, and emigrated to America in 17 Io. He joined what was known as the
Welsh Tract church, by which he was called to the ministry in 1724. He became
minister at Pennepek (now Pennypack) in Pennsylvania in 1725. He died July 6,
1760, at Philadelphia, aged 74, and his wife, Hannah, died May 30, 1758, aged
82. According to the minutes of this church, under date of July 3, 1762, it was
directed that his legacy should be applied to buying a communion cup and that
should it cost more than the amount of the legacy, “the old silver cup (now belong-
ing to the meeting) should be sold to help paying for the new. The cup cost £25,
3.68
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PLATE CXIII
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CHRIST CHURCH




and the old cup also 4 12 17s. 3d. in addition.” A copy of the inscription on
Rev. Jenkin Jones's tombstone is given on page 4o of First Baptist Church, Phila-
delphia, by Dr W. W. Keen, 1899.
The two English salvers are a pair, having gadrooned edges and three feet.
Diameter, 6 in.
Inscription:
Belonging to the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia 1774
London date-letter for 1772–73. Maker's mark: R R, in a rectangle, perhaps
for Robert Rogers.
The second pair of salvers is a copy of the above, and bears the same inscription,
but with the date 181 I.
Maker's mark: J.B., for John Brown or John Black of Philadelphia.
Two mugs are a pair, having “bellied” bodies with two handles.
Inscription:
The particular Baptist Church of PHILAD” 1794
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: TS, perhaps for Thomas Shields of Philadelphia.
These mugs were bought October 6, 1794, at a cost of £2 o.
A second pair of mugs, exactly like the above, has the same inscription, but with
the date 181 I.
Maker's mark: J.B., for John Brown or John Black of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
ST JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Opened in 1732.
PLAIN silver chalice with a bell-shaped body supported on a baluster
stem; the edge of the base is decorated with acanthus leaves in

relief.
Height, 93 in.
Makers' mark: IR&WW, for R. & W. Wilson of Philadelphia,
circa 183 o.
A plain gold paten, engraved with the sacred symbol of the Jesuits.
This originally belonged to the Jesuit mission of St Inigo's in Maryland.
Date, eighteenth century.
A small silver censer, 9 in. high, with a cover engraved with foliage. The border
is decorated with baskets of flowers in relief, the edge being fluted. The chains are
attached to three goats' heads. The body is chased and engraved with scrolls and
foliage; foliage in relief is on the border, while the edge is beaded.
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Inscription:
Presented to St Joseph's Church on Corpus Christi day 1822
by the Ladies Society of St Joseph
No marks. American, early nineteenth century.
Plate CXV. .
A ciborium with a shallow bowl decorated with foliage; the domed cover is sur-
mounted by a plain cross. The slender stem is supported by a moulded base.
American, early nineteenth century. -
Plate CXV, N° 1.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 1752. -
N this church are two cups, a tankard, and two mugs, all of plain silver.
The two cups have deep bell-shaped bodies on short baluster stems with
moulded bases. Leaves are engraved at the top of the stem.
Inscription: -
Domum. G: Temment Eclesiae Suá cura effus Anno D. 1752
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 44 in.
No marks. American, circa 1750.
Plate CXIV.
Rev. Gilbert Tennent, the donor, was born February 5, 1703, in the county of
Armagh in Ireland. At an early age he emigrated to America, and in 1743
founded this church and became its first pastor. He was a powerful preacher and
accompanied Whitefield on some of his tours. In 1753 he went to England to
solicit funds for Princeton college, of which he was made head. He died in 1764–
65, and was succeeded as pastor of this church by Dr James Sproat, the father of
the donor of the interesting silver tankard described below.
The cylindrical tankard has a domed and moulded cover with a turned finial and
a scrolled thumb-piece; a plain moulding encircles the body, and a plain oval
boss is on the end of the handle. Engraved on the handle are the initials of the
original owners:
S
I # S
Inscription, accompanied by an engraved snow, named “John and Ann”:
The John And Ann. John Sproat to the 2*| Presbyterian
Church Ph: |1795
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PLATE CXIV
1. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
2. PHILADELPHIA, PENN., SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


Inscription on the bottom:
Snow | I # A
Height, 85 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.; and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: BURE, for Jacob Hurd of Boston, Massachusetts (1702–58).
Plate CXIV.
According to Mr Franklin Dexter's Yale Biographies, James Sproat was the son
of Ebenezer and Experience Sproat, and was born April 1 1, 1722, at Middle-
borough in Massachusetts, and graduated at Yale college in 1741. He married
Sarah, daughter of Henry and Hannah (Cooper) Smith of Brookhaven, Long
Island. She was a sister of Rev. Caleb Smith. Rev. James Sproat and his wife died
of yellow fever, October 18, and November 14, 1793, respectively; she was in
her 72nd year. The initials on the tankard are those of James Sproat and his wife,
Sarah. James Sproat was converted by Rev. Gilbert Tennent, the donor of the
cups previously described, who preached at New Haven while Sproat was a
student there. Under Tennent's influence he studied theology for a time with
Jonathan Edwards, and at the age of twenty-two was appointed minister at Guilford
in Connecticut, remaining there 25 years. James Sproat succeeded Rev. Gilbert
Tennent as pastor of the Second Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, March 30,
1769, and served as chaplain in the hospitals of the continental army. His eldest
son with his wife, and his youngest daughter died of yellow fever in the autumn
of 1793. This tankard was given to this church by his son, John Sproat, presum-
ably a mariner, in 1795.
The two mugs are a pair, having “bellied” bodies with moulded lips and bases,
and scrolled handles with leaves on their tops.
The weights marked are: 19 ozs. I 6 dwt. and 19 oz. 17 dwt.
Height, 6% in.
Maker's mark: I.NEMullin, for John McMullin, who was a prominent Presby-
terian of Philadelphia (1765-1843).”
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
ST PAUL’S CHURCH
Founded in 1760. -
PLAIN oval baptismal basin, the body being divided into eight sec-

tions, above which is a flat band, the edge being gadrooned; the
base is octagonal. Inscription:
The Gift of a Friend to St Paul's Church,
Philad’. Dec. 25” 1805.
* Contributed by Dr W. W. M*Clure.
37 I
Dimensions, 7% in. by 6% in.; height 5% in.
Maker's mark: GWºº, for Christian Wiltberger of Philadelphia, circa 1800.
The basin stands on an octagonal mahogany pedestal with a gilt flame finial, of
the same date.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 1768.
PAIR of large plain silver cylindrical tankards with domed covers, in-
scribed:

Third | Pº Church | Philad"
Weights marked, 33 oz. Io dwts, and 33 oz. 7 dwts.
Maker's marks: an eagle in a shaped shield and I.M. Mulliºn, for
John M*Mullin of Philadelphia (1765-1843).
A pair of small circular dishes with gadrooned edges, 6% in. in diameter, similarly
inscribed, belongs to the above tankards.
Six plain cylindrical mugs with square handles.
Inscription:
Third | Pº Church | Philad"
The weights marked vary from 1 1 oz. 6 dwts. to 1 1 oz. I 3 dwts.
Height, 43 in.
Maker's marks as above (John M*Mullin).
With these mugs are six small silver dishes, 43 in. in diameter, with the same
inscription and maker's marks.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
ST JAMES’S CHURCH
N this church are a baptismal bowl, a pair of chalices, a flagon and a plate, all
of plain silver.
The bowl has gadrooned edges. Inscription in a laurel wreath:
The Bequest of Miſs Margaret Pearce, S. James's Church,
Philade/phia. |A.D. I 8 I 2
Maker's marks: an eagle and I.M. Mullin, for John M*Mullin of Philadelphia
(1765-1843).
Plate CX, N° 2.
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PLATE CXV
1 and 3. PHILADELPHIA, STJOSEPH's ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
2. LANCASTER, PA., ST MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH








The chalices and covers are of conventional shape.
Maker's mark: GWºº, for Christian Wiltberger of Philadelphia, circa 1795.
The large plain cylindrical flagon, and the plate, of conventional form, bear the
same maker's mark of Christian Wiltberger.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE
NORTHERN LIBERTIES
Founded in 1813.
PLAIN silver tankard and a pair of mugs, like those of the Third

Presbyterian church of Philadelphia. There is also a pair of plain
silver cups, 6% in. high.
Inscription on each:
First Presbyterian Church Worthern Liberties
PHILADELPHIA
Maker's mark: I.NEMullin, for John M*Mullin of Philadelphia (1765-1843).
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
ST MARK’S CHURCH
ELONGING to this church are several old silver vessels which have been
presented to it. They are described and illustrated in a sumptuous vol-
ume entitled St Mark's Church, Philadelphia, and its Lady Chapel,
I 9 O 9.
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,
PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
N the rooms of this society is a plain old silver basin of circular form, 9% in.
in diameter, which belonged originally to the old Scotch Presbyterian church
of New York city, founded there in 1756. It is inscribed:
From the Scotch Presbyteriam Church Wew York U.S.A.
To Rev. J. F. Ho/comá Jhansi India
It bears the maker's mark, partially obliterated, of William G. Forbes of New
York, circa 1790.
The basin was presented to the above society by Rev. J. F. Holcomb, who had
for some years been a missionary in India.
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 162 o.
EVEN pieces of plain old silver are in this church, namely, four beakers
and three tankards.
All are illustrated on Plate CXVI. -
The first beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The gift of Giles Rickard to Plimouth Church.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The donor was the son of Giles Rickard and Hannah, daughter of John Dunham,
and grandson of Giles Rickard who was of Plymouth in 1637. He died in 17 Io.
In his will, dated December 2 o, 17 og, and proved in March, 17 Io, he mentions
his wife, Hannah, and an adopted daughter, Desire Doten. This beaker was bought
with Giles Rickard's bequest, which is as follows: “I give and bequeath unto the
Church of Christ in Plymouth the sum of seven pounds to be paid out of my
moveable estate to the deacons of said Church within two years after my decease
and by them to be laid out in plate for the communion table.”
The second beaker is similar but shorter. Inscription:
The Gift of Thomas Bartlet to the first Church in Plimouth
Height, 5% in.; the other dimensions are the same as the above.
Maker's mark: ICLARK.
* Notes on the donors contributed by Mr Arthur Lord of Plymouth.
3.74.
The donor, Thomas Bartlet, was the son of Robert and Sarah (Cook) Bartlett, and
was born in 1694. He married Abigail Finney, who died in 1765, leaving no
issue. He died in 1764 and made the following bequest to this church in his will,
dated April, 1758, and proved in November, 1764: “I give to the First Church of
Christ in Plymouth the sum of six pounds, thirteen shillings and fourpence to be
paid out of my estate within one year after my decease, viz: four pounds to purchase
a piece of plate for said church and the remainder to be laid out in Catechisms
and distributed to and among the children of said Church.” .
The third beaker is of a different shape, the body being bell-shaped on a high
moulded base. .
Inscription in a circle with a foliated border:
The Gift of the Hon” Jsaac Lothrop Esq. to the Third Church
of Christ in Plymouth | Sep y 7 1743
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Guru, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Isaac Lothrop, the donor, was the son of Maltiah and Sarah (Farrar) Lothrop of
Barnstable, Massachusetts, and was born in 1673. He married in 1698, Elizabeth,
daughter of Jonathan Barnes of Plymouth. He was judge of the court of common
pleas, I 72 I-31 and 1739-43; selectman of the town of Plymouth, and a colonel
in the militia. He died in 1743, leaving a large estate, but no bequest to the church.
The fourth beaker is similar to the third. It is inscribed in a pointed oval panel,
suspended from a knot:
Gift of Deac" Jonº Diman || To First Church In Plymouth
I 797
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
Jonathan Diman, the donor, was the son of Thomas Diman of Bristol, Rhode
Island. He married (i), in 1736, Hannah, daughter of Joseph Morton; and (ii), in
1779, Rebecca Brown, a widow. In his will, dated September, 1795, and proved
March, 1797, is the following bequest of this piece of silver: “I give to the First
and Third Church of Christ of Plymouth a Silver cup for the Communion Table
of the same size and dimensions as that Col. Lothrop gave to the Third Church of
Christ in said Plymouth.”
The first tankard has a ring around the cylindrical body, which has a moulded lip
and base. The cover is domed and moulded, and the finial is turned, while the
thumb-piece is scrolled. At the end of the handle, which is fixed to a lozenge-
shaped plate on the body, is a silver coin of Spain, dated 1733.
Inscription: -
The.gift.of Mº. Anna. Palmer. to.the. Church. In. Plymouth .
I 737.
375
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: ECOlº, for Ephraim Cobb of Plymouth (1708–75).
The second tankard is similar, but has a different turned finial and a plain boss
on the end of the handle. Inscription in a shield, with a border of foliated scrolls
and festoons:
The Gift OF Nath'. Thomas Esq. to the FIRST Church of
Christ |IN |PLYMoUTH | 1745
The donor, Nathaniel Thomas, was the son of Nathaniel Thomas of Marshfield
and Deborah, daughter of Nicholas Jacob of Hingham. He was the register of
probate of Plymouth county, 1702-29, and judge of the court of common pleas,
1715–38. He married (i), in 1694, Mary, daughter of John Appleton of Ipswich,
who was the donor of a beaker to the First Congregational church there (see page
223). He married (ii), in 1730, Anna (Tisdale) Leonard, widow of George Leon-
ard. He had five children: Nathaniel, 1695; John, 1695; Nathaniel, 17oo;Joseph,
1702; and Mary, 1709. The money for the purchase of this tankard was left in the
following clause in Nathaniel Thomas's will, dated October, 1737, and proved
March 13, 1739: “I give to the Church of Christ in Plymouth Forty Pounds
to be laid out in a tankard for ye Communion Table.”
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: mm, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The third tankard differs from the last in that it is smaller and that it has no ring
on the body.
Inscription:
The Gift of Priscilla Faunce|to the Church of Plymouth.
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The donor, Priscilla Faunce, was the daughter of elder Thomas and Jean (Nelson)
Faunce and was born August 20, 1684. Thomas Faunce (1647–1746) by his
long life served as a connecting link between the Pilgrims (many of whom he
knew in his boyhood) and later generations. The traditions respecting the Rock
were derived from him. He was the last of the three elders of this church and
held that office from 1699 until his death, February 27, 1745–46, at the
age of 99.
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PLATE CXVI
1. PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
2. PORTLAND, MAINE, FIRST PARISH IN FALMOUTH


POMPEON HILL CHURCH, ST THOMAS's PARISH,
SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1747.
N this church are two plain old silver chalices, which belonged to St Thomas's
parish before the chapel of Pompeon Hill was declared a chapel-of-ease.
Both chalices are illustrated on Plate XLV.
The first has a bell-shaped body on a slender stem and a moulded base.
Inscription:
BELONGING To S: THOMAS PARISH IN South CAROLINA ANNo Dom 1711.
Height, 8% in.
Maker's mark: §, as on a similar silver chalice, originally in St Paul's church,
Stono, but now in St Paul's church, Summerville, South Carolina.
American, I 7 I I.
The other chalice has a deeper bell-shaped body, on a bell-shaped stem and a
moulded base.
Inscription:
Belonging to the Parish of St Thomas in South Carolina 1753.
Height, 9 in. No maker's marks.
English, circa 1750.
PORTLAND, MAINE
FIRST PARISH IN FALMOUTH (Now PORTLAND
Founded in 1674.
N this church are two old silver tankards and a mug. All are illustrated on
Plate CXVI.
The two plain tankards are a pair, and are cylindrical in shape with moulded
lips and bases, mouldings on the bodies, domed and moulded covers with
turned finials, scrolled thumb-pieces, and small bosses on the handle-ends.
Inscription, in a four-lined circle:
The first Church of Christ |IN | FALMoUTH
Weights marked: I 9 oz. I 6 dwt. I 2 g., and 1 9 oz. I I dwt.
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3Å in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: BGYER, for Daniel Boyer of Boston (circa 1725–79).
The pint mug is of the plain “bellied” shape, with a moulded lip and base, and
a hollow, rounded, scrolled handle, with a leaf on the top.
CCC 377
It is inscribed in a double-lined oval panel, with sprays of foliage above and below:
D
Ex DONO JUVENUM ALIQUORUM REv” SAMUELI DEANE PASTORI
FIDELISSI | Mo. 1775
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: JCOBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
Rev. Samuel Deane was born July Io, 1733, at Dedham, Massachusetts, and
graduated at Harvard college in 1760. He was ordained colleague with Rev.Thomas
Smith over the First Parish in Falmouth (now Portland) in 1764, and became sole
pastor in 1795. He continued to be sole pastor until 1809, when Rev. Ichabod
Nichols became his colleague; he died in 1814. A copy of his portrait is in the
First Parish, I 9o I.
Under the base are the following initials of twenty-one young men of the parish
who presented this mug to Rev. Samuel Deane, D.D., in 1775:
S.W.H. [name not known], E.B. [Ephraim Broad], P.J. [Pearson Jones], T.P.
[Theophilus Parsons, afterwards chief justice of Massachusetts], M.T. [Moses
Titcomb], J.F.[John Frothingham], I.R. [Isaac Randall], I.M.[Joseph McLellan],
A.S. [Abraham Stevens], E.P. [Ebenezer Preble, son of brigadier-general Jed-
ediah Preble], J.I.. [Jonathan Ilsley], P.F. [Peter Ferrer], I.M. [James Merrill, or
John Mussey], N.H.[Nathaniel Hale], S.H.[Stephen Hall], A.W. [Ammi Wise],
A.T. [Andrew Titcomb], E.J. [Ephraim Jones], E. F. [Enoch Freeman], W.J.
[William Jones], J.T. [Joseph Titcomb]."
This mug was Dr Samuel Deane's personal property, and passed to his heirs after
his death. It was bought, probably about 1850, by Mr Hezekiah Winslow of
Portland, a parishioner. After his death it was given to this church by one of his
heirs, about 1875.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTH CHURCH
(FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL)
Founded in 167 I.
EVEN pieces of old silver are in this church, namely, four beakers, a
baptismal basin and a pair of flagons.”
The four beakers have inverted bell-shaped bodies, the upper part having
an embossed cord band, while the lower part is fluted; above this fluting
is a rosette and scalloped ornament. Inscription:
The Church of Pourtm" | 1705
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 43 in.
* These names and other notes contributed by Mr Fritz H. Jordan.
* Descriptions sent by the pastor, Rev. Lucius H. Thayer.
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Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
According to Alden's Account of the Religious Societies in Portsmouth, 1808,
there were six silver cups dated 17o 5, two having since disappeared. A tankard
bequeathed by Mary Gambling, widow of Hon. Benjamin Gambling, in her will
proved April 2, 1764: “my Silver Tankard which I give to the Church of Christ
of which I am a member,” has also disappeared from this church since 1808.
Another loss is that of a piece of plate mentioned in the following item in the will
of Richard Cutt of Portsmouth, proved May 1o, 1675: “I give to the Church
of Porthmouth tenn pounds to buy a peece of plate for the use of the church.”
The baptismal basin is of conventional form.
Inscription:
This belongs to y” Church of Ports” 1714
Diameter, 12% in.; height, 23 in.
Maker's mark: {}, for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
The two tall cylindrical flagons have domed and moulded covers with turned
finials, wide moulded bases, scrolled thumb-pieces, and scrolled handles with
cherubs' heads and wings in relief on oval discs on the ends.
Inscription:
The gift of the late | Thos. Wićird Esq. to the First Church of
Christ Portsmouth Wew Hampshire of which he was a pious and
worthy member who departed this life 12 of W.ovember 1765,
in the 59 year of his age | The making paid by the church | Dec'
1770
Height, 13; in.
Maker's mark: W. T., for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
These flagons were made from plate bequeathed by Thomas Wibird in the follow-
ing item in his will, proved October 12, 1765: “I give and bequeath all my
Silver Plate to the Church of Christ of which I am a member, to be converted
and manufactured into a flaggon under the Care of the Committee of said Church,
for the time being—for the use of said Church & their Successors for ever, the said
Committee to render an account of the Expence of doing the same, to the Church.”
* Copies of these wills contributed by Miss Etha L. Sargent of Concord, N.H.
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PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
SOUTH PARISH
Founded in 1638.
HE only piece of old silver in this church is a rare tankard with a

plain body, a curved lip incised with two lines, and a short
moulded base. The flat cover, which is serrated in front, has a
gadrooned shoulder, and is applied on the top with a flat cut
tulip. A similar flower is applied on the body where the lower part
of the handle is affixed. A narrow zigzag moulding is on each side of the joint on
the handle; the thumb-piece is formed of a double scroll. Engraved in a plain
oval panel in front is the following inscription:
The Gift of M. Mary Shurtleff to the Church of the South
Parish in Portsmouth for the use of the Miniſter thereof for the
Time being.
Engraved at an earlier date on the bottom are the initials of the original owners:
S
W S
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4% in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate CXVII.
The initials on this tankard are those of William and Susanna Shurtleff of Ply-
mouth, Massachusetts, the parents of Rev. William Shurtleff, second minister of
this parish, whose widow, Mary (sister of Theodore Atkinson), presented this
tankard to the church. Rev. William Shurtleff was born in 1689, graduated at
Harvard college (where he was a class-mate of Dr Sewall and Rev. Thomas Prince)
in 1707; installed pastor at Portsmouth in 1733, and died there May 9, 1747.
A photograph of his portrait appears in Rev. Alfred Gooding's history of this
parish, 1901. His widow outlived him many years, having died September 27,
1760, during the ministry of Rev. Samuel Haven. In the complete manuscript
records of the church, which date from the foundation of the parish, is the follow-
ing record of the gift of this tankard, under date of September 27, 1760: “Re-
ceived of y" hands of Dea"Jackson one Silver Tankard, being the Gift of Mrs Mary
Shurtleff to y” South Chh in Portsmouth for the use of the Minister for the time
being. Sam' Haven.”’’
According to Alden's Account of the Religious Societies in Portsmouth, 1808,
the plate of this church then consisted of (in addition to the above tankard) six
cups, not dated, and a baptismal basin, the latter having been given by captain
George Walker in 1740. This basin was bought with money bequeathed by
* Information contributed by Rev. Alfred Gooding, minister.
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PLATE CXVII
1. PRINCETON, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH PARISH


George Walker, who describes himself as a gentleman of Portsmouth in his will,
which is dated August 18, 174o: “I give & bequeath unto the Wardens of the
South Church in Portsmouth aforesaid for the Time being for the Use of said
Church the sum of fifty Pounds to buy & Purchase a Piece of Plate for the Use
of said Church to be paid by my Executors.” Dr Peabody in his lectures upon the
history of this church states that these cups and the baptismal basin were remade
into other vessels about the year 1828. .
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
ST JOHN'S CHURCH
SERVICE of royal plate, consisting of a plain chalice with a paten-
cover, a pair of flagons, and an alms dish, the gift of George II, is
in this church.
The chalice is similar to those at Christ Church, Boston. It was
inscribed at a later date: -

St John's Church Portsmouth W.H.
The chalice is marked Nº. 3 and with the weight 22 oz. 3 dwts.
Total height, I 15 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
JA
MF? in script capitals in a
London date-letter for 1741-42. Makers' mark:
square, for James Allen and Mordecai Fox.
The tall cylindrical flagons are very similar to those at Christ Church, Boston.
Both are engraved with the cipher and royal arms of George II, and also with the
later inscription as on the above chalice. They are numbered 1 and 2 and marked
with the weights, 59 oz. 5 dwt.s., and 59 oz. Io dwts.
Height, 13+ in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 7% in.
London date-letter for 1741-42. The makers' mark is the same as the chalice.
The alms dish is engraved in the middle, on a slight dome, with the cipher and
royal arms of George II. The later inscription is also engraved.
It is marked N° 7 and inscribed with the weight, 3o oz. Io dwts.
Diameter, I 3 in.
The London date-letter and makers' mark are the same as the above chalice and
flagons.
The church also contains an old chalice and a vegetable dish.
The chalice has a plain bell-shaped body on a tall tubular stem with a flat base.
Inscription: -
The Gift of Cap' | Chriſtopher Rymes | 1736.
3.81
Later inscription:
St John’s Church. Tortsmouth W.H.
It is numbered 6 and marked with the weight, 9 oz. Io dwts.
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Whºlemore B, for William Whittemore of Portsmouth, circa 1736.
The donor's will, of November 25, 1740, in which he describes himself as a
mariner of Portsmouth, contains the following clause: “I give to the Church of
England in this Town my Silver Tankard provided it Remains in the Same form
and not made into a Christening Bason.” The tankard would seem to have been
remade into this chalice.
The dish is plain and circular, and is engraved with a crest, a demi-lion erased,
gorged with a ducal coronet, and the date 1742. The reason for this date is not
apparent as the dish was not made until 1759-60. It is inscribed:
Mrs. Sarah C. Marsh's Christmas Offering to The Church, A.D.
I 847.
The sacred trigram and St. Matt. xxviii. 1 9 & 20 vº, are engraved inside.
Diameter, Iok in.
London date-letter for 1759-60. The maker's mark is illegible.
A pair of chalices “of the value of $120,” were bequeathed in 1825 by Reuben
Shapley to this church.
Maker's mark: HL.
American, circa 1825.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK,
CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1766.
N this church are a flagon, paten, two cups and two plates of silver.
The plain cylindrical flagon has gadrooned edges, and a gadrooned moulding
above the splayed base; it has a short spout, a domed cover with a ball finial,
and a flat hollow handle. No inscription.
Height, I 2 in.
º Q000, for I. W. Forbes of New York city,
Maker's marks: IWF
circa 1815.
The paten is of the same date and by the same maker.
The two plain plates are inscribed:
A domation to Christ Church from Catherine Reade 1818.
No maker's marks.

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Mrs John Reade, the donor, was a daughter of Robert G. Livingston of Red
Hook, Dutchess county. She and her husband were well-known in New York
city, as well as in Dutchess county.
The two cups, made between 1820 and 1850, bear the mark of N. J. Bogert,
and are believed to have been made from silver vessels given to this church in
1775 by John Moore and Gabriel William Ludlow, both of New York."
PRINCETON, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1764.
HE only pieces of silver in this church are two cups.

The cups have plain oviform bodies on slender stems and splayed
bases. Inscription: -
The Gift of his Honour Moses Gill Esq. to the
Church in Prince Town||1796
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 3% in.
No maker's mark. American, circa 1796.
Plate CXVII.
Two tankards, two flagons, a cup, a baptismal basin and a large plate, all of pew-
ter, were given to this church by Moses Gill in 1767 and 1796.
Moses Gill, the donor, a merchant of Boston, was the son of John and Elizabeth
(Abbott) Gill, and was born January 18, 1733-34, at Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts. He married (i), in 1759, Sarah, only child of Rev. Thomas Prince, pastor
of, and the donor of a silver cup to, the Old South church at Boston. The latter
was the largest owner of land in this new district, which was incorporated in 1759
and called after his name, Prince-town, which became Princeton later. When the
ownership of these lands passed to Mrs Gill, she and her husband built a fine
mansion here. Moses Gill took an active interest in public affairs; represented
Princeton at the general court in Salem in 1774, was executive councillor in
I789-94, lieutenant-governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1794 to 1799,
and acting governor from 1799 until his death, May 20, 1800. He was a con-
tributor to the fund for re-building Harvard hall after the disastrous fire which
destroyed the library. His first wife died August 5, 1771. Moses Gill married
(ii), August 13, 1773, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Morecock)
Boylston of Boston. His portrait and those of his two wives, by Copley, are in the
possession of the Rhode Island School of Design at Providence.
* Described from notes contributed by Miss Helen Wilkinson Reynolds, editor of The Records
of Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, 1911.
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Moses Gill's gifts are recorded in the church records in Rev. Timothy Fuller's
handwriting, under date of April 1 o, 1767-68 : “Mr. Moses Gill, Merchant in
Boston having sent as a present to this church a Flagon, a Tankard, a Cup and a
Dish for the Communion table, and a Basin for the administration of baptism, the
Church voted to receive them and that a letter of thanks be returned to the
Donor.” - -
“ 1796. Voted to return thanks to His Honor Moses Gill, Esq. for a Flagon, a
plated Tankard, two pewter and two silver cups.”
PRINCE WILLIAM'S PARISH, SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1745.
LL the old silver vessels are now in Sheldon church in this parish.

They consist of a complete service and two chalices, all plain.
Three vessels in this service and the two chalices are illustrated
on Plate CXVIII. r
Each of the vessels in the service is inscribed:
Eucharistiae celebrande sacrum |dicaëat Gulielmus Bull Pro-
vinciae Carolinae Australis Propraetor| Consilium Patris optimi
vita functi | extequitur Gulielmus Bull | MDCCLVI | Prince
William’s Parish
The chalice has a plain bell-shaped body on a stem and moulded base.
The weight marked is 14 oz. I 5 dwts. -
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 44 in.
The paten has a reel-shaped handle-foot. g
The tall cylindrical flagon has a domed cover and a wide moulded base.
Height, 123 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 7 in.
The alms basin has a domed centre; diameter, 9; in. .
Each piece has the London date-letter for 1753–54, and the maker's mark, W.
in a shaped punch, for William Grundy. - -
Lieutenant-governor William Bull, the donor, was the son of lieutenant-governor
William Bull (who died March 21, 1755) and his wife, Mary Quintyne, and was
born September 24, 17 Io, at Ashley hall. He was a pupil of Boerhaave and
graduated in medicine at Leyden in 1734. He married in 1746, Hannah Beale,
but had no children. He was lieutenant-governor from 1759 until 1775, and
acting governor in 1760-61, in 1768 and 1773-75. At the Revolution he re-
mained loyal to the king and went to England with the British troops in 1782.
The donor died in London, July 4, 1791, and was buried at St Andrew's church,
3.
* Information from Mr Josiah D. Gregory of Princeton.
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PLATE CXVIII
1. PRINCE WILLIAM'S PARISH, SOUTH CAROLINA
2. SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST PAUL'S CHURCH


Holborn. He left Ashley hall to his nephew, William Bull, wishing, in his own
words, that the “place where my grandfather lived died and is buried, where my
father and all his children were born, to remain in the family.” His uncle, captain
John Bull, was the donor of a silver communion service to St Helena's parish
(see page Io). -
The two other chalices have bell-shaped bodies on high bell-shaped stems and
moulded bases. Inscription:
The Gift of M* Evans PALMER for the use of the Church in
Prince WILLIAM's Parish, 1753
The weights marked are 18 oz. 2 dwts. and 17 oz. 3 dwts.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3á in., and of the bases, 43 in.
No marks. English, circa 1750. -
Evans Palmer, of Granville county in the province of South Carolina, was the
fourth son of colonel John and Elizabeth (Bellinger) Palmer, his father having
been killed in 1740 by the Indians at Fort Moosa in Florida. He would seem to
have died unmarried. In his will, dated January 11, 1753, and proved January
26, 1753, he bequeaths his property to his sisters, Hannah De Veaux and Lucia
Cussings, to the children of his brother, William Palmer, and to his niece, Mar-
garet De Veaux. These chalices were left by the following legacy: “. . . . and to
give . . . out of my estate to the church wardens of Prince Williams Parish for
the use of the Church one set of silver Chalices to be for the use thereof forever.”
He also bequeathed “to the Deacons and officers of the Meeting house on or near
Stony Creek, for the use of the said meeting forever, one other set of silver
chalices or cups.” The latter are still in existence in the Congregational church at
Sheldon, South Carolina.
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, FORMERLY KING'S CHURCH
Founded in 1722.
IX pieces of plain old silver are in this church, namely, two flagons, two
beakers, a basin and a plate.
All are illustrated on Plate CXIX.
The first flagon has a tall cylindrical body, a domed and moulded cover
" with a small turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, a moulded base, and
an oval boss on the handle-end. Inscription on a mantle:
An Oblation from Nathaniel Kay a publican for the uſe of
the bleſsed Sacra- | ment in the Church of England in Providence
Lux perpetua Credentiºus Sola|1734

ddd 385
Weight marked, 40 oz. 7 dwts.
Height, 12# in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 63 in.
Maker's marks: and (IC), for James Clarke of Newport, Rhode
Island.
A beaker, given by Nathaniel Kay to this church, is described below. A brief
biography and a copy of his will, bequeathing silver communion vessels to other
churches in Rhode Island, will be found on pages 96 and 97.
The second flagon is similar, but has a higher cover and finial and a moulding on
the body. Inscription:
An Oblation of Mº Phebe Champlins for Use At the Altar
in | St John's Chh, Providence June 1 o'" 1811.
Weight marked, 49 oz. Height, 14 in.
No marks. American, circa 18 Io.
Mrs Phebe Champlin, the donor, was the wife of Christopher Champlin, and
died in 1823. Her daughter, Rebecca, wife of Stephen Dexter, died January 21,
1795, aged 23. -
The beaker has a straight side, with a curved lip and a flat bottom. Inscription:
An Oblation|from Nathaniel Kay a Publican for the uſe of the
bleſsed Sacrament in the Church of England in Providence ...
I 734
Weight marked, Io oz. 9 dwts.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: DöASE, for Joshua Doane of Providence, who died in 1753.
The second beaker is the same shape but smaller. Inscription:
Presented ây Alexander Jones|to St Johms Church as a testimony
ofhis respect for the holy Religion of Jesus Christ —I 8 Io.—
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 25 in.
No marks. American, circa 18 Io.
Alexander Jones, the donor, was born August 8, 1764, at Milford in Massachu-
setts, and graduated at Brown university in 1782. He was for many years a com-
mission merchant at Charleston in South Carolina, where he married, January 28,
1790, at St Philip's church, Mary Farquhar, who was born December 24, 1773,
at Millidgeville in Georgia, and died September 5, 1835, at Providence. He
returned to Providence about 1805 and died there March 20, 184o. His wife
gave the alms basin described next. The plain alms basin is inscribed:
A Domation from Mary Jones to St Johns Church; who with her
Husband Alexander Jones two Sons three Daughters and Som
in Law—were by the Grace of God, Communicants in Feb. 1816
Matham B. Crocker Rector.
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PLATE CXIX
1. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, STJOHN'S CHURCH
2. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, GRACE CHURCH


Makers' mark: «Tºº), of Boston, circa 1816.
Diameter, I 14 in.
Mary Jones, the donor, was the wife of Alexander Jones, donor of the beaker
described on page 386.
The small plain plate is inscribed:
An Oblation of G T. Schoolmaster for the use of the altar in the
Church of England at Providence NE 1748.
Weight marked, 8 oz. I 5 dwts. Diameter, 8% in.
No marks. American, circa 1748.
George Taylor, the donor, was a schoolmaster of the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Foreign parts, in Providence from about 1737 until 1783. He
was junior warden of this church, and a justice of the peace.
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITARIAN)
Founded in 1728.
WELVE plain silver vessels are in this church.
Three cups, 6% in. high, are inscribed:

Presented to the | First Congregational Church im
Providence by M" Elizabeth Wightingale | 1797
No maker's marks. American, circa 1797.
The donor was the daughter of George Corlis of New Jersey, who was employed
by Brown brothers, having previously been a ship's captain. (Snow, vol. I, p. 277.)
She was born June 1, 175 o, and married, December 27, 1769, Joseph Nightin-
gale, who was born September 16, 1748, at Pomfret. He was a successful merchant
and a member of the firm of Clark and Nightingale of Providence. He died Novem-
ber 3, 1797, and she died January 1, 1837.'
A fourth cup bears the same inscription, with the name of the donor:
M” Mary Dexter 1797
The donor was the daughter of Daniel and Mary Pearce and was born, April 25,
1753, at East Greenwich. She was the wife of John Singer Dexter of Cumberland
in Rhode Island, and was 81 years old at her death, May 29, 1835. (Arnold's
Vital records.)
A fifth cup is similarly inscribed, and bears the donor's name:
Mrs Mary Stiles 1797
* From a manuscript by Mrs Lewis J. Chace.
387
Mary Stiles, the donor, was the daughter of Benjamin Cranston of Newport in
Rhode Island, and was born February 13, 1744–45. She married (i), Novem-
ber 16, 1766, William Checkley, a customs officer at Providence, who died
July 18, 1780, aged 44; and (ii), October 17, 1782, as his second wife, Rev. Dr
Ezra Stiles, president of Yale college, who was a friend of her first husband. He
died May 12, 1795, and she died October 6, 1801, at Newport. “October 17,
1782. This Eveng. at Providence I was married to M* Mary Checkley as 38.
Relict of William Checkley Esq. of Providence. The Rev" Mº Hitchcock of
Providence made the first Prayer & married us, & the Rev" M* Lathrop of
Boston made a concludé Prayer. Five ministers & 4o guests present. We had a
splendid entertainment.” (Diary of Ezra Stiles.) A silver baptismal basin, given by
Rev. Dr Ezra Stiles to the Congregational church at North Haven is still pre-
served there (see page 358).
A sixth cup was given by the female members of the church in 1797.
Two other cups of a different shape are inscribed:
The intended Gift of Mº Sarah Burri/ Who died July 17,
1814 || To the First Congregational Church in Providence.
Presented in her behalf by her husband James Burri//Jum.
Maker's mark: WIB|HEYER', of New York, circa 1814.
Sarah Burrill was the daughter of Dr Jonathan Arnold of Providence, and was
born November 22, 1777. She married, October 8, 1797, James Burrill, junior,
the donor; she died July 17, 1814.
A pair of flagons, inscribed:
THE PROPERTY OF THE First Congregational Church In Provi-
dence | This do in Remembrance of Me.
No marks. American, circa 182 o.
A plate, inscribed:
Presented to the First Congregational Church | In Providence
Áy Mrs Eliza Bowen 1813
Maker's mark: WBHEYER', of New York, circa 1813. †
Eliza Bowen was the daughter of Jabez and Mary (Richmond) Bullock of Warren
and was born October 1 o, 1783; she died June 1 1, 1856, at Providence.
Another plate is inscribed:
In 1797 the Female Members presented to the First Congrega-
tioma/ Church in Providence, Two Silver Plates, which were
converted into this, By vote of the Church. Wovº. 8", 1816
Maker's mark: WHISTER, of New York, circa 1816.
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
BENEFICENT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1743.
N this church are four plain silver beakers with straight sides and curved
lips, the bases being flat bands. Two are inscribed:
2. Congº Church Founded A.D. 1743
The third is inscribed:
This Cup replaces one given by Ebenezer Knight A.D. 1760
Which has been Stolem
The fourth has the same inscription as the third, but with the donor's name,
Benjamin Cuſhing.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark on each: Pſi MAN, for Saunders Pitman of Providence (1732–
I 804).
No * is made of these gifts, in the original manuscript records' of this
church, nor were the gifts made by will. Ebenezer Knight, merchant, was a
deacon of this church, and died November 12, 1775, aged 82. Benjamin Cush-
ing was a justice of the peace and died February 24, 1785, aged 79.
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,
GRACE CHURCH
Founded in 1829.
N this church is a complete set of plain silver vessels, consisting of a pair of
chalices, a paten, a pair of flagons and a basin. Each is decorated with a band
of classical ornament, applied in relief.
Inscription on each vessel:
Grace Church, Providence. Presented by the Sewing Circle
of Grace Church 1832
Height of chalices, 73 in.; of flagons, 12 in.; diameter of paten, 73 in. Diameter
of basin, I 1 in.
Maker's marks: POSTON P for George Welles of Boston (1784–1827).
Plate CXIX.
* Search made by Mr Royal H. Gladding.

QUANTICO CHURCH, DUMFRIES,
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PLAIN silver paten of conventional shape, inscribed:
The gift of Reynard Delafiae to Quantico Church
London date-letter for 1736-37.
QUEEN ANNE'S PARISH, ST BARNABAS CHURCH
AT LEELAND, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1704.
PLAIN chalice and paten-cover. The chalice is bell-shaped and is sup-
ported on a stem and a moulded base, the stem being divided
by a compressed knop. The sacred trigram in a glory is engraved
on the body. The paten-cover is of the conventional form, with
a reel-shaped handle-foot. Inscription on both vessels:

S. Barnabas Church Im Merreland: 1718
Height of the chalice, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 44 in
The diameter of the paten-cover is 5% in., and the height, 1% in.
London date-letter for 1718–19. Maker's mark: Ma, with a rosette below, in a
shaped shield, probably the mark of Thomas Mason. -
A plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover and a moulded base and a scrolled
thumb-piece; the handle terminates in a heart. The sacred trigram is engraved on
the body, and the same inscription is on the bottom.
Height, I 14 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 64 in.
London date-letter for 1718–19. The maker's mark is the same as on the chalice.
A plain dish with a moulded edge. The same inscription is engraved on it.
Diameter, 93 in.; depth, 1% in. - e
London date-letter for 1718–19. The maker's mark is the same as on the chalice.
This service is illustrated on Plate CXX. . ~
The above vessels were bought by the rector, Rev. Jacob Henderson, from a fund
started in the parish. Basil Warren (Waring) was the first subscriber, his contri-
bution being £2 10s. The total cost was £47 13s.'
* Much help has been given by Rev. W. J. Williams, the present rector.
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PLATE CXX
1. QUEEN ANNE'S PAR., ST BARNABAS CHURCH, LEELAND, MD.
2. QUEEN CAROLINE PARISH, MARYLAND


OUEEN CAROLINE PARISH, HOWARD AND
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES, MARYLAND
Founded in 1728.
SMALL plain bell-shaped chalice on a bell-shaped stem with a moulded
base.
Inscription:

34een Caroline Parish in Ammarumdel County Mary/ana|1748
The weight marked is I 1 oz. Io dwts.
Height, 74 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for I 747-48. Maker's mark: M.F.
A small plain cylindrical flagon with a splayed and moulded base, a domed
cover, and an open scrolled thumb-piece. The inscription is the same as on the
above chalice.
The weight marked is 32 oz. 5 dwts.
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 6 in.
London date-letter for I 747-48. Maker's mark: M.F.
This service is illustrated on Plate CXX.
This service of silver was bought in London in 1748, as is confirmed by the fol-
lowing note in the church records: “The Rev. James Macgill brought to the
vestry a Flagon, Chalice and Patine of silver, which were bought by Mr. William
Hunt, merchant, in London, according to instructions, and on each of them
are engraved these words, viz. “Queen Caroline Parish in Anne Arundel county,
Maryland, 1748.” Rev. James Macgill was rector of this parish from 1730 until
the Revolution; his death occurred December 26, 1779.
The paten has been re-made, and the old inscription engraved.
Maker's marks: (?) (S) 0. American, nineteenth century.
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY (UNITARIAN)
Founded in 1639.
HE silver of this church, originally known as Braintree, consists of
four caudle cups, two communion cups on stems, three tankards
and two beakers.
The first of the caudle cups is gourd-shaped, the upper part being
plain and the lower part slightly embossed with sprays of flowers
and leaves on a matted surface; above and below this decoration are rows of
Punched dots; the base is low and plain. Both handles are scrolled and solid.

39 I
It is inscribed on the bottom:
Joanna Yorke | 1685 B.C.
These initials represent Braintree Church.
Height, 34 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2áin.
Maker's mark: , for Robert Sanderson of Boston (circa 161 o–93).
This cup is illustrated on Plate CXXI, above the group.
Joanna Yorke, the donor, was the wife of James Yorke, who went to America in
the ship “Philip” in 1635, when he was 21 years old. They were among the earlier
members of this church. They removed in 1660 to Stonington, Connecticut,
where James Yorke was made a freeman and where the donor died in 1685. She
had two children living at the time of her death, namely, Abigail, who was born in
1638–39, and married John Beebe of New London, Connecticut; and James,
who was born June 14, 1648, and married, January 19, 1669, Deborah Bell of
Stonington, Connecticut. This gift is mentioned in the letter-book of Samuel
Sewall, vol. I, p. 28, thus: “February the 2 oth, 1685/6. ISamuel Tomson, Deacon
of the Church of Christ at Braintrey, have received of Sam. Sewall one silver
Goblet to the value of fourty shillings in money; which is in full of a Legacy of
fourty shillings bequeathed said church by Mrs. Joanna Yorke of Stonington,
lately deceased. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day
and year first above written.
Elizabeth Lane
Mary Kay
The second caudle cup is of the same shape but quite plain, with two plain solid
scrolled handles and a low plain base. It would seem to have been bought with
money given or bequeathed by four members of the church.
Inscription:
the Gift of | Deacon Samll bas wº Veasey |Jn” Ruggle
David Walesby | 1694
Samel Tompson.”
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
No maker's mark. American, circa 1694.
Illustrated on Plate CXXI, on the right of the group.
Samuel Bass, the first donor, was born in England and emigrated about 163 o
with his wife, Anne, to America, where they settled at Roxbury, near Bridge. He
became a freeman in 1634, and was dismissed July 5, 164o, to Braintree church.
He was first deacon of that church, and continued in that office for over fifty
years; he was representative to the general court for twelve years and selectman
for several years. His wife died September 5, 1693, aged 93, and he died Decem-
ber 30, 1694, aged 94, both at Braintree. (Boston Transcript, September 16,
I 912.)
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“Deacon Samuel Bass, aged 94, departed this life, upon the 3o" day of Decem-
ber, 1694. Who had bin a Decon of the Church of Braintree for the space of
above 5 o years and the first Decon of that Church, and was the father and grand
father and great grand father of a hundred and sixty and two children before he
died, the youngest whereof was Benjamin Bas, the son of Joseph Bas and Mary
his wife born seven days before his Death.” (Braintree Records, p. 660.)
William Veasey, the second donor, was a freeman in 1643, and married in 1644
Elinor, daughter of Rev. William and Abigail Thompson, who was born in 1626
and died April 23, 1711. He died June 16, 1681. Their daughter, Mehitabel
Fisher, was the donor of the second beaker to this church. His grandson, Rev.
William Vesey (son of William and Mary Vesey), was the first rector of Trinity
church, New York, and the silver communion service presented by queen Anne
to that church during his life is described on page 332.
The third donor, John Ruggles, miller, was the son of John and Abigail (Crafts)
Ruggles and was born January 22, 1654, at Roxbury. He married, September 2,
1674, Martha, daughter of Edward Devotion, and died, December 16, 1694,
at Roxbury. (See Ruggles genealogy, I 892, pp. 25 and 26.)
David Walesby, the fourth donor, was a cordwainer of Boston, and the son of
David and Hannah Walesby. He was born in 1655, and administration of his
estate was granted, May 13, 1698, to his sister, Ruth Walesby of Braintree, a
spinster.
The third caudle cup is similar to the second, but has a higher base. It is engraved
on one side and on the bottom with the initials:
T
P M
These initials are those of Peter Tufts and his second wife, Mary, daughter of Rev.
Seaborn Cotton, who were married in 1684. On the same side is the following
inscription:
To the First Unitarian Church of Quincy from Quincy Tufts
Weymouth, July 4, 1872
On the opposite side is this inscription:
C T to Q T
These initials represent Cotton Tufts and his grandson, Quincy Tufts.
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate CXXI. -
This cup descended from the original owners, captain Peter and Mary (Cotton)
Tufts of Medford, to their grandson, Dr Cotton Tufts, the well-known physician
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of Weymouth, thence to their great-great-grandson, Quincy Tufts, who gave it
to this church.
This cup, and the tankard described later, were bequeathed by Quincy Tufts in
his will, made November, 18, 1869, and proved June 3, 1872 : “I give & be-
queath to the Rev Mr Well's Church, Quincy, one Silver Tankard and one
Silver Cup given to me by my grandfather the late Dr Cotton Tufts of Weymouth.”
The residue of his estate was left to his sister, Miss Susan Tufts.
The fourth caudle cup is similar to the second, but the solid handles are notched
on the shoulders.
It is inscribed on the bottom:
B C - 1699 –
These initials represent Braintree Church.
On one side are the Quincy arms.
On the opposite side is this inscription, engraved
in the nineteenth century:
Gift of Edmund Quincy Esq.
to the First Church of Braintree
now Quincy by Will dated | De-
cember 11° 1697
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and
of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: US , for Thomas Savage of Boston (1664–1749).
Plate CXXI.
The donor was the son of Edmund Quincy, the emigrant, and was born at Achurch,
Northamptonshire, in 1627-28. He married (i), July 26, 1648, Joanna Hoar,
daughter of Leonard Hoar, president of Harvard college; and (ii), December 8,
1680, Elizabeth, daughter of major-general Daniel Gookin and widow of Rev.
John Eliot. He was conspicuous in the affairs of the town and church, first major
and lieutenant-colonel in Braintree, and one of the committee of safety, which in
1688 formed the provisional government until the arrival of the new charter of
William and Mary. His son was the donor of a silver beaker to this church, which
is described later. Edmund Quincy died January 8, 1698. His will, dated De-
cember 1 1, 1697, and proved March 31, 1698, bequeaths “to the Church of
Brantrey one piece of Plate of the value of 45 shillings.” His wife, Elizabeth, and
his son, Edmund, are appointed executors. The inventory of his estate totals
A 2,073 12s, od., including plate, 4, 5o.
The two tall communion cups are alike, except in height. They have plain bell-
shaped bodies, with baluster stems and splayed bases.
Both cups are illustrated on Plate CXXI.

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PLATE CXXI
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY

H /C
X."
*ſcº/
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The taller cup has these initials pounced on the body:
B
R A
Height, 7 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 4 in.
Makers' marks: Iñi for Robert Sanderson (circa 1610-93) and John Hull
(1624–83) of Boston.
The initials on this cup are those of the original owners and donors, Richard
Brackett and his wife, Alice. Richard was appointed keeper of the prison at Bos-
ton, November 20, 1637, and in 1641 he with his wife was dismissed from the
First church, Boston, to Braintree church, where he became a deacon, July 21,
1642. Richard Brackett probably came to Braintree earlier, as in June, 1638, he
was granted leave to sell to Jacob Leger a house and garden in Boston. At Brain-
tree he was town clerk for many years and third captain of the town militia, as
well as the holder of other public offices. He died, March 3, 1690-91, aged
8o years, and his wife, Alice, died November 3 following, aged 76 years. A
silver tankard, given to this church by their granddaughter, Mrs Sarah Adams,
is described later.
The other cup is inscribed around the lip:
The Gift of william Needham to Brantry Church 1688
On the bottom is marked the weight, Io oz. 17 dwts.
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Makers’ marks: If " Robert Sanderson (circa 161 o-93) and John Hull
(1624–83) of Boston.
William Needham, the donor, was granted in 1639 a house-plot on the little
island beyond Coddington's brook. In his will of June Io, 1690, proved Decem-
ber 26, 1690, William Needham describes himself as a “sett work cooper” of
Boston. He bequeaths one-third of the value of his house and land to the Old
South church at Boston. He mentions no family relations. His friends, Edward
Spaulding and Joseph Thompson, are appointed executors.
The first of the plain tankards is of the conventional cylindrical form. It has the
usual moulded lip and base, a domed and moulded cover, serrated in front, and a
turned finial; a scrolled thumb-piece, and a scrolled handle with an applied orna-
ment on the shoulder and an oval boss on the handle-end. It is inscribed on the
bottom:
E Q | To LT [Elizabeth Quincy to Lucy Tufts]
Engraved in front are the arms of Norton.
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The following inscription is engraved on the
side:
To the First Unitarian Church
in Quincy from Quincy Tufts
//eymouth, July 4, 1872
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Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in.,
and of the base, 5 in.
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Plate CXXI.
This tankard was bequeathed with the beaker,
described earlier, by Quincy Tufts of Boston, to
whom it had descended from his grandmother
Lucy Tufts, wife of Dr Cotton Tufts. The origi-
nal inscription shows that the tankard had been given to Lucy Tufts by her
mother, Elizabeth Quincy, whose family arms, those of Norton, are engraved upon
it. Dr Cotton Tufts was born August 28, 1732, graduated at Harvard college in
1749, was a councillorand state senator. He married (i), December 2, 1755, Lucy,
daughter of hon. John and Elizabeth (Norton) Quincy, who was born December 1,
1729, and died October 3o, I 785. Her father was the donor of the second tan-
kard, described below.
The second tankard is similar, but has a ring-moulding on the body; the applied
ornament on the shoulder is also absent. It is inscribed in a double line circle infront:
The Gift of the Hom" John Quincy Esq. to the First Church of
Christ in Braintree —1767–
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: Henchman, for Daniel Henchman of Boston (1730–75).
Plate CXXI.
Colonel John Quincy, the donor, was the son of Daniel Quincy, goldsmith, and
married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John and Mary Norton of Hingham. He
graduated at Harvard college in 1708. He was a prominent public man, as will
be observed from the following inscription on a tablet in this church:
“In memory of Colonel John Quincy Born in Boston July 21.
1689|He died July 13, 1767, at Mount Wollaston in what
was then Braintree north precinct. A prominent public man of
the provincial period twenty-eight years representing Braintree
in the General Court of Massachusetts Bay and speaker of its
house of Representatives from 1729 to 1741 Colonel of the
Suffolk Regiment|And long a member of his Majesty's Council
In his honor the town of Quincy was named 1793.”










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Colonel John Quincy's will, dated May 20, 1760 and proved July 24, 1767,
contains this legacy: “I give to the first Church in Braintree the sum of A. I o to
be applied in procuring a piece of plate for the use of the Lords Table.” His wife,
Elizabeth, and his son, Norton, are appointed executors. His daughters, Anna,
wife of John Thaxter of Hingham, Elizabeth, wife of William Smith of Weymouth,
clerk, and Lucy, wife of Cotton Tufts, physician of Weymouth, are mentioned in
the will. -
The first tankard was the gift of the donor's wife, Elizabeth, to her daughter,
Lucy Tufts. The fine silver box, made by John Coney of Boston and inscribed,
“The gift of Grandmother Norton to Anna Quincy, born 1719,” belonged to
John Quincy's daughter, Anna Thaxter, and descended to her great-great-grand-
daughter, Mrs Joseph R. Churchill, who has recently presented it to the Museum
of Fine Arts at Boston.
The third tankard is similar to the second, but has a turned and twisted finial.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Sarah Adams; (Relict of M" Edward Adams
/ate of Milton) to the first Church in Braintree.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
Makers' marks: º for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803), and William
Simpkins of Boston (?) (1704-80).
Plate CXXI.
Mrs Sarah Adams, the donor, was the daughter of James Brackett and his second
wife, Sarah Beal, and was born October 22, 1680. She married, February 5,
1728–29, as his second wife, Edward Adams, cordwainer of Milton, who was
the son of John and Deborah (Partridge) Adams, and was born January 13, 1682.
He married (i), April 1 1, 1706, Rachel Sanders of Braintree, who died Novem-
ber 14, 1727, aged 42, and he died September 22, 1742-43. A silver cup,
given to this church by the donor's grandparents, Richard and Alice Brackett, is
described earlier.
One of the plain beakers has a deep bell-shaped body on a moulded base. It is in-
scribed in one line near the lip:
The Gift of y' Hom”. Edmund Quincy Esq. to y First Church in
BRAINTREE Feb’ 23° 1737|8
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: , for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Edmund Quincy, the donor, was the distinguished statesman and judge, and son
of Edmund Quincy (the donor of the fourth silver caudle cup) and his second
wife, Elizabeth. He was born October 21, 1681, at Braintree, graduated at Har-
vard college in 1699, and married, November 2 o, 17o I, Dorothy, daughter of
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Rev. Josiah and Esther Flint. At the age of 58 he was appointed by the state to
represent its interests at the court of Great Britain with respect to the boundary
line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He died February 23, 1738,
in London, and was buried in the graveyard of Bunhill Fields. His portrait by Smibert
is in the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston. His wife had predeceased him,
August 29, 1737. Their daughter, Dorothy, was the “Dorothy Q.” of the poem of
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Edmund Quincy's will, dated December 1 o, 1737, and
proved April 18, 1738, contains the following legacy: “I give to the Church of
Christ in the North Precinct of Braintree A 20 for the purchasing a piece of plate
to be used at the Communion Table.” His legacies include two silver canns to his
two daughters-in-law, Mrs Elizabeth and Mrs Hannah Quincy, and a server to
his son-in-law, captain John Wendell. His two sons, Edmund and Josiah, are
appointed executors. Edmund Quincy's mother-in-law, Esther Flint, gave a
beaker to the First church at Dorchester, described on page 145.
The second beaker is of a different shape, having a straight body with a curved lip
and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of M" Mehetabel Fiſher to the first Church of Christ
in BRAINTREE | I 74. I
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gutº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donor was the daughter of William Vesey—one of the donors of the second
caudle cup—and his wife, Elinor Thompson. Mehitabel Fisher was born
February 17, 1665-66, and married, October 18, 1716, as his fourth wife,
Josiah Fisher, son of Anthony and Joanna (Faxon) Fisher, of Dedham. He died
April 12, 1736, and she died May 18, 1741. On her gravestone in the old
cemetery in Quincy is this inscription: -
“Here lies Buried y” Body of Mrs. Mehitable Fisher, wife of
Mr. Josiah Fisher. She died May 18*, 1741, in the 78 year of
her age.”
OUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, CHRIST CHURCH
N this church are a cup, a pair of salvers, and a flagon, all of plain silver.
The cup has a low splayed base and is inscribed in a circle:
Given for the Service of the Holy Communion |To Christ
Church in Braintree | By Caesar |Serv to E. Miller Esq."
A.D. 1770
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's marks.Mºnot, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
The above gift is acknowledged in the church records thus: “At a meeting of the
Congregation on Monday Easter week April 1, 1771. Voted, that the thanks of
this Congregation be given by the Minister, to Caesar, an aged Negro, servant to
Major Ebenezer Miller, for his generous donation of a Silver Cup of the value of
Twenty Dollars, for the Service of the Holy Communion.” Major Ebenezer
Miller was the son of Rev. Ebenezer Miller, minister of this church for over
thirty-five years (1727-63), and of his wife, Martha Mottram, to whom a
memorial tablet has been erected in this church.
The two salvers, which have reeded edges and three feet, are 8 in. in diameter.
Inscription:
For|Christ Church Quincy From Sarah Wentworth Morton, As
&eing one of four generations|that have worshipped at this Altar
&y the Wame of Apthorp|Calvin Wolcote|Rector.
London date-letters for 1791-92 and 1796-97. Makers' marks: IY, in a rect-
angle, for James Young; and WB, in a rectangle, for Walter Brind, William
Bromage or William Bayley.
The tall cylindrical flagon is of conventional type and is inscribed:
Presented by Sarah Apthorp of Cambridge in Great Britain
Christ Church at Quincy A. D. 1822|Drink ye all of this.
The donor's crest, a mullet, with the motto, PERSEVERE, is on the other side.
Height, I 13 in.
* Communicated by Rev. Richard E. Armstrong.
399
READINGTON, NEW JERSEY, REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1719.
N this church is a pair of plain straight-sided silver beakers with curved and
moulded lips and moulded bases.
Inscription:
This Presented | By Will” Hall For the use off Reddingſtown
Church. July 20" 1813.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: 9.%22 , for John Sayre of New York, circa 1813.
William Hall, the donor, was the son of John Hall and his wife, Magdalena
Gouverneur, and was born October 18, 1745. He joined this church in 1777
and was elected a deacon in 1784, 1788 and 1791. He died August 31, 1819,
and his tombstone is in the Van Camp graveyard, on the farm of Peter Van Camp,
near Neshanic station, New Jersey.'
REAVILLE, NEW JERSEY,
AMWELL FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded between 17 I 5 and 1733.
PAIR of plain silver chalices with bell-shaped bodies, supported on

stems with compressed knops and moulded bases. Inscription
in oval panels:
A gift of the Homr" | John Reading Eſºr
Deceas'd To the Eastern Presói =|aterian Com-
gregation in Amwell 1767
The weights marked are 1 1 oz. 13% dwts. and I 1 oz. I of dwts.
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker’s mark: AD).
American, circa 1767.
Hon. John Reading, the donor, was the son of John and Elizabeth Reading, and
was born June 6, 1686. He married Mary, daughter of John or George Ryerson
and his wife, Ann Schonts, of Pequenac, Passaic county, New Jersey. He was a
member of the king's council, and governor of New Jersey. He died November 7,
1767.
* Communicated by Rev. B. V. D. Wyckoff, the pastor.
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REHOBOTH AND PITTS CREEK, MARYLAND,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 1683.
PAIR of plain silver “bellied” shaped mugs with single scrolled

handles, which originally belonged to the above church, is now
in the rooms of the Presbyterian Historical Society at Philadel-
phia. Each mug is engraved with the initials K which are
R + A,
those of the original owners, Robert and Anne King.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: SS, perhaps for Samuel Soumaine of Philadelphia, circa 1780.
Plate LXXVII.
These mugs were given in 178o to this church by Anne Holden, who was the
daughter of Rev. Francis Makemie, the founder of organized Presbyterianism in
America, and his wife, Naomi Anderson, who were married in 1697 or 1698.
She was born in 17 oz, and married (i), a Mr Blair; (ii), Robert King (son of
Robert King and brother of Mary Jenkins, wife of colonel Jenkins) whose in-
itials are engraved on the mugs; and (iii), George Holden, clerk of the county
court of Accomack in Virginia. The donor died in January, 1788, her will hav-
ing been sealed November 15, 1787, and proved January 29, 1788. (See The
Days of Makemie, by Rev. L. P. Bowen, 1885.)
REHOBOTH, MASSACHUSETTS,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 172 1.
SMALL plain beaker with a curved lip and a moulded base is the only

piece of silver in this church. Inscription, in one line:
The Gift of Capt" Sam Peck : to yº Second
Church of Chriſt in Rehoboth : 1736
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: TA, for Thomas Arnold of Newport, Rhode Island, 1736.
Captain Samuel Peck, the donor, who was the son of Joseph Peck, was born on
his father's farm, October 11, 1672, and died June 9, 1736. He lies buried in
the family lot on his farm, between three and four miles from this church. His
wife, Rachel, died November 12, 1756, aged 81. The legatees named in his will,
dated May 1, 1736, and proved July 20, 1736, are his wife, Rachel, his sons,
Samuel and Abierer (?); his daughter, Rachel, wife of Simon Dilles; and the
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children of his daughter, Hannah, deceased, namely, her son, Comfort, “lands
where his father, Nicholas Peck, now lives,” and her daughters, Elizabeth and
Margaret.'
REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST
UNITARIAN SOCIETY
Founded in 17 I 5.
N this church are two silver cups with handles, six small silver beakers, and
a silver cup. .
All these vessels, except the cup, are illustrated on Plate CXXII.
The first dated piece is a cup with a bell-shaped body and a moulded base;
it has two solid moulded handles.
Inscription:
The Giff of MJ. Floyd to the Chure of Christ in Rumney
Mayrsh 1724
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: iš. for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
John Floyd, the donor, was the son of captain John and Sarah (Doolittle) Floyd,
and was born February 20, 1664-65. He married Rachel, daughter of Jacob
and Sarah Parker of Chelmsford, who was born March 9, 1664-65. He died
January 7, 1723–24. He held several public offices at Rumney Marsh, and was
one of the founders of this church. In his will, dated September 27, 1723, and
proved February 24, 1723–24, he bequeathed ten pounds to this church, with
which this beaker was bought. The following is a copy of a note in the church
book: “I 724/25: Feb. 16.—At a church meeting, &c.” “At the same, John
floyd as Executor to his fathers Will, paid a legacy of ten pounds, given to the
church by his father in his last will, into the hands of Deacon Chamberlane in
behalf of the Church ; and it was Voted by the Church that the sº ten pounds
should be laid out in a silver cup for the Use of the Church with the sº L. John
floyds name upon it, as his gift, & that Deacon John Chamberlane should get it
doneas speedily as might be.” He left his property to his wife, Rachel. His daughter,
Abigail, married Samuel Tuttle, son of deacon John Tuttle, the donor of the next
Cup.
Revere was first known as the village of Rumney Marsh, hence the name in the
inscription. Samuel Sewall in his diary under date of July 1 o, 17 Io, says: “Mr
Jno Marion and I went to Rumney Marsh to the raising of their meeting-house.
* Information from Miss Alice A. Goff.
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PLATE CXXII
1. REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY
2. ROWLEY, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


I drove a pin, gave a 5s bill, had a very good treat at Mr Cheevers’; went and
came by Winisimet.” Rev. Thomas Cheever, here mentioned, was the first min-
ister of this church.
The second piece is of the same shape but has a differently shaped base.
Inscription:
The gift of De; John Tuttle to the Church of Christ In Rum-
neymarſh.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
The donor, deacon John Tuttle, senior, was the son of John and Mary (Holyoke)
Tuttle, and was the first signatory to the church covenant. His name, with that of
his wife, Martha, appears in the church records immediately after those of the
pastor and his wife, Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth Cheever, followed by those of John
Floyd, donor of the above vessel, and his wife, Rachel. His will, dated Decem-
ber 19, 172 o, and proved June 13, 1723, is in Rev. Thomas Cheever's hand-
writing.
The six small beakers are a set; they have straight bodies with curved lips and
flat bottoms. Inscription:
Property of the Church of Christ in Chelsea.|1798.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's mark: BBURT, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Rumney Marsh was a part of Boston until 1739, when it was incorporated as the
town of Chelsea, which explains the name in the inscription.
The tall cup has a plain bell-shaped body on a high stem and a circular base,
which has a decorated edge.
Inscription:
From Deacon William Harris – With his love – to the Church
of Christ in Chelsea | October 1824
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Makers' mark: Wolcott & Gelston .
The donor, who married, March 29, 1774, Mary, daughter of Thomas and
Abigail Eustace, was chosen deacon in 1798, and died June 24, 1824, aged 73.
In deacon Chamberlain's receipt given to deacon John Tuttle, February 2,
1720-21, mention is made of “two flagons, six cups and two platters.” These were
probably pewter.
* A Documentary History of Chelsea, by Mellen Chamberlain, 1908.
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, MEMORIAL CHURCH
Founded in 1812.
LARGE silver baptismal basin, presented to this church by colonel

John Ambler, and which originally belonged to the old James-
town church, is described on page 232.
The plain silver service in this church consists of a pair of chalices,
a pair of flagons and a pair of patens. Each piece is engraved with
the Agnus Dei and is inscribed:
Monumental Church Right Rev. Rich: Chamming Moore. Rector
The chalices have bell-shaped bodies, on short stems and moulded bases.
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
The tall cylindrical flagons have domed covers with ball finials, and with pointed
oval plates on the handle-ends. Their height is 144 in.; diameter of the mouths,
4% in., and of the bases, 6% in.
The patens have moulded edges and reel-shaped handle feet, their diameter being
6% in., and their height, 1% in.
The rector at this time was Bishop Richard Channing Moore.
The maker's mark on the chalices and flagons is G.FORBES.
The patens are unmarked, but are American of the same date.
Plate LXXXVIII.
ROCKPORT, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1755.
PLAIN straight-sided beaker is the only piece of silver in this church.
It has a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:

The Legacy of M. Jabez Baker | Ruling Elder"
of the 5% Church in Glocester 1758.
Height, 4áin.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
According to the will of Jabez Baker, wherein he is described as a gentleman of
Gloucester, dated December 29, 1757, the sum of three pounds was left to this
church, and presumably it was spent in buying this beaker after his death, which
occurred August 24, 1758. His wife, Anne, his brother-in-law, Samuel Steavens,
and his son-in-law, Henry Witham, are mentioned as his executors. The original
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records, dating from the foundation of the church in 1755 and giving the names
of the ten original members, of whom Jabez Baker was one, are still preserved.
This church was affiliated with the first church of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and
these ten members obtained dismission in order to organize the “fifth” or “Sandy
Bay” parish of the town of Gloucester, Rockport having been a part of that town
at that time. This note explains the inscription. Ebenezer Cleaveland, the first
pastor, joined the American army as a chaplain at the beginning of the Revolu-
tionary war."
ROWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
ELONGING to this church are six plain silver beakers all alike in shape,
having straight bodies with curved lips and moulded bases.
All these are illustrated on Plate CXXII.
Inscription on N* 1:
The gift of Ez: Rogers toy" Chh of Rowley 1715
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Ú, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, the donor, was the first pastor of this church and founder of
this town. He was the son of Rev. Richard Rogers, vicar of Wethersfield in Essex,
England, and was educated at Christ's college, Cambridge. In 1604 he was ap-
pointed chaplain to sir Francis Barrington. He emigrated to America in 1638,
settling at Rowley in the following year. He had been conspicuous as the
puritan vicar of Rowley in Yorkshire, England, for about seventeen years, until,
to use his own words, “for refusing to read that accursed book that allowed
sports on God's holy Sabbath or Lord's day, I was suspended, and, by it and other
sad signs of the times, driven with many of my hearers, into New England . . .”
He married (i), Sarah, daughter of John Everard of London; (ii), Joan, daughter of
Rev. John Wilson, the well-known New England divine; she was buried May 8,
1649; and (iii), Mary, widow of Thomas Barker, one of the wealthiest of the first
settlers; she died February 12, 1678. Ezekiel Rogers died January 23, 1660-61,
aged 70. His will, dated April 17, 1660, contains this clause: “I give also to
the Church my silver bowls, which they use for the Communion, to be used still,
after my wife's decease.” His property was valued at £1,535 I 9s. 9d.
which included £22 for silver plate, a gold ring and a silver inkstand. This
* From information contributed by Mr George Mills, clerk of the church.
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beaker would seem to have been remade in 1715 from Ezekiel Rogers's gift, as
was the fourth beaker, mentioned below.
Inscription on Nº. 2:
The gift of S. Phillips Toyº Chh of Rowly|1714
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: ºy for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
Rev. Samuel Phillips, the donor, was the second pastor of this church (1651–
96). He was, according to Savage, born in 1625 at Boxted in the county of
Suffolk, England, and went to America with his family. He graduated at Har-
vard college in 1650, and married in 1651, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Appleton
of Ipswich. Her brother, John Appleton was the donor of a beaker to the First
Congregational church at Ipswich (see page 223). By her, who died July 15,
1714, aged 86, he had eleven children; he died April 22, 1696.
This beaker was remade in 1714 from older plate.
Inscription on N* 3:
The gift of Thomas Hale Esq.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
According to Savage, Thomas Hale, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Mary
(Hutchinson) Hale, and was born February 1 1, 1658. He married, May 16,
1682, Sarah Northend, who died April 26, 1732, aged 70, he having died
April I I, I 73 o.
N° 4 beaker is engraved with these initials on the bottom:
E R
These are the initials of Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. This and the first beaker were re-
made from older plate (see note on page 4o 5).
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: WARNER.
Inscriptions on Nº. 5 and 6:
The gift of Nathan Barker|To the 1" Church in Rowley 1739
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: WARNER.
These two beakers have probably been remade from older vessels.
The donor, who was the son of Nathaniel and Mary Barker of Rowley, was born
August 16, 1674, and died suddenly, November 24, 1752, unmarried and
intestate.
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RYE, NEW YORK, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 1695.
HE plain old silver chalice and paten-cover of this church are

similar to, and by the same maker as, those at St George's church,
Hempstead, Long Island, and St Peter's church, Westchester,
New York, both given by queen Anne. The plain chalice has an
inverted bell-shaped body on a stem, divided by a moulding and
having a moulded base. The paten-cover has a shallow depression and a reel-
shaped handle-foot.
Inscription:
Annae Reginae
Height of the chalice, 9% in.
London date-letter for 1708–og. Maker's mark: EA, with a trefoil below, in a
shaped punch, for John Eastt.
ST GEORGE's PARISH, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH,
PONGOTEAGUE, ACCOMAC COUNTY, VIRGINIA

LARGE plain silver chalice with a bell-shaped body, which is sup-
ported by a tall thick stem divided in the middle by a moulding,
the edge of the base being moulded.
Inscription:
This belongs to y Parish of Accomack
Height, Io in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1734-35. No maker's mark.
The small paten has a flat depression and a narrow moulded rim and a reel-
shaped foot.
The same inscription is engraved in the middle.
Diameter, 64 in.; height, 1% in.
The marks are unrecognizable; but the paten was made about the same date as
the chalice.
Plate CXLV, N° 3.
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ST GEORGE'S PARISH, FORMERLY BALTIMORE
COUNTY (NOW HARFORD COUNTY), MARYLAND
Founded in 1692. .
N this church is a plain silver communion service, consisting of three pieces.
It is illustrated on Plate CXXIII. - -
The chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported by a stem with a moulding,
on a moulded base. Inscription:
St George's Parish in Ballemore County
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 34 in.
London date-letter for 1717–18. Maker's mark: LA with an animal above, in
a shaped punch, for Thomas Langford. - #
The tall cylindrical flagon has a domed cover, with a turned finial and a scrolled
thumb-piece; the base is wide and moulded; a plain shield is on the handle-end.
It has the same inscription as the chalice.
Weight marked: 64 oz. 4 dwts.
Height, 13 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 73 in.
London date-letter for 1717–18. The maker's mark is the same as the chalice.
The paten is a plain plate with a moulded edge. It has the same inscription as
the chalice and paten. * * . . .
Diameter, Io; in. . --
London date-letter for 1717–18. The maker's mark is the same as the chalice.
St JAMES's PARISH ST JAMES's CHURCH, HER-
RING CREEK), ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARY-
LAND
Founded in 1692.
BAPTISMAL bowl, the upper part being chased with scrolls and
flowers; the low foot is moulded. This bowl was damaged in a
fire. Inscription:

Ex Domo Gulielmi Lock Armigeri. A : D : 1732.
Engraved in Greek is the last part of the fifth verse of St John, chapter iii.
Diameter, 9; in.; height, 3 in. - -
London date-letter for 1751-52. Maker's mark: D.H., in black-letter capitals,
with a pellet between and a fleur-de-lis above, for David Hennell.
Plate CXXIII.
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PLATE CXXIII
1. ST GEORGES PARISH, HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND
2. STJAMESS PARISH, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

‘.
The old paten-cover has a shallow depression with a flat rim and a reel-shaped
handle-foot. g * -
Inscription:
St. James|Parish.
Diameter, 64 in.; height, I in.
London date-letter for 17 oz-og. Maker's mark is probably Ti, with a mullet
above and below, in a plain shield, for Robert Timbrell.
This paten cover is shown on the chalice below, on Plate CXXIII.
The plain chalice has been made on the old model and from the old silver burnt
in the fire. The old inscription has been copied:
St James Parish 1707
Height, 84 in.
American, nineteenth century. e -
William Locke, the donor, was born in 1679-80, was justice of the provincial
court of Maryland in 1727, and died May 9, 1732. He married (i), September 18,
17 Io, Mary Biggs, daughter of hon. Seth Biggs; and (ii), Mrs Lane, widow of
Samuel Lane. His first wife bequeathed in 1723 4. Io “towards adorning the altar
of St James with Creed, Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments.” His children by
his second wife were William, born December 3, 1727, and died in April, 175 of
Sarah, born in 1721, married Samuel Chew and died February 1, 1791. Her
portrait by Hesselius is in the possession of the family of her descendant, the con-
tributor of these notes, Miss Elizabeth Chew Williams. William Locke's will, which
was proved June 8, 1732, by William Fisher, contains the following legacy:
“I give ten pounds sterling to St James Parish to be laid out in Plate as the Min-
ister shall think most proper to be paid in a twelve months time after my
decease.” His legacy was not fulfilled for about twenty years after his death, when
the above bowl was bought.
In 1704 the chalice and paten were bought by subscriptions of the first rector,
members of the congregation and the vestry. The graves of two of these, Rev.
Henry Hall and hon. Seth Biggs, are visible to-day. The alms basin, which, with
the chalice, was destroyed in the fire, was given in memory of Rev. Henry Hall
by his widow, Mrs Mary Hall, in 1726.
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ST JOHN'S PARISH, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MARYLAND

PLAIN circular dish with an edging of acanthus leaves in relief.
Diameter, 9; in.
Maker's mark: and other marks, for Andrew E.
Warner of Baltimore, circa 1815.
An oval silver tray by the same maker, inscribed: “The Citizens
of Baltimore to Commodore Stephen Decatur|Rebus gestis insigni obvirtutes
dilecto,” is in the possession of Mrs Sarah Fotherall Potter Coxe. It was given
to commodore Decatur for his services in the war of 1812.
ST MARGARET’S, WESTMINSTER PARISH,
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.
PAIR of plain cups with oviform bodies and two flat solid handles.

The edge of the base is decorated with acanthus leaves in relief.
Inscription:
The Gift of Jº Brice for the use of the Com-
munion Table of Westminster Parrish in Mary-
/and I 7 I 3
Height, 53 in.
These cups have been made from older plate. They bear the mark of Samuel
Kirk of Baltimore (1793–1872), SRIRK.
A small paten with a truncated foot. The edging of roses and other flowers in
relief and part of the foot, which has the same decoration as the cups, were added
about 1825 by S. Kirk, the Baltimore silversmith. It has the same inscription as
the above cups. º
Diameter, 6; in.; height, 2% in.
London date-letter for 1712–13. Maker's mark: probably Ru, with a crown
above, in a circle.
Plate CXXIV.
John Brice, the donor, is described as a “gentleman, merchant, planter, member
of the house of burgesses, justice of the peace and captain of the seven hundred.”
He is believed to have been born at Haversham in Buckinghamshire, England,
between 1660 and 1670. He was the owner of large estates in Maryland and
was one of the signatories to a petition, dated November 18, 1708, addressed
* Communicated by Mr H. C. Kirk, jr.
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PLATE CXXIV
1. ST MARGARET’S, WESTMINSTER PARISH, MARYLAND
2. ST MICHAELS PARISH, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND





to John Seymour, the royal governor, which resulted in Annapolis receiving the
dignity of being styled a city. John Brice married, December 16, 1701, Sarah,
eldest daughter of Matthew and Ann Howard; he died December 13, 1713. In
his will, dated December 8, 1713, he mentions his wife, Sarah, and his two
daughters, Ann and Rachel Brice. Three other legatees were John, Thomas and
Francis Butcher. His portrait, attributed to sir Godfrey Kneller, and brought by
him from England, is now in the possession of his descendant, Mrs Weems
Ridout of Annapolis.
ST MARTIN'S PARISH, HANOVER COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
PLAIN silver chalice and paten are in this church.” The chalice, which
is of conventional form, is engraved with the sacred trigram in a
glory. Height, 93 in.

Inscription:
For the use of the Churches in St Martin's
Parish in Hanover and Louisa Counties Vir-
ginia I 759
London date-letter for 1759-60. The maker's mark is indistinct.
The paten bears the trigram and same inscription as the chalice, but without the
date.
Diameter, I I in.
The date and marks are the same as the chalice.
According to bishop Meade, these vessels were saved to the parish by Mrs
Berkeley of Airwell, by whom they were kept. The overseers of the poor had in-
tended bringing them under the operation of the act by which the glebes and
other possessions of the church in Virginia were confiscated. These officials pru-
dently declined to demand the vessels in person from Mrs Berkeley, a lady of
some determination and dignity, and ceased to demand them after her refusal to
hand them over to their emissaries.
* Described from notes sent by Rev. D. F. Hoke.
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ST MICHAEL’S PARISH, TALBOT COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692. - -
* HE old silver vessels of this parish are in Christ church, St
Michael’s.
They are illustrated on Plate CXXIV.
The plain chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported by a stem
with a moulding in the centre, and a moulded base. The paten-
cover has a conventional reel-shaped handle-foot. Inscription:

S’ Michael's Parish
Height of the chalice, 94 in. ; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base,
43 in. The paten-cover is 64 in. in diameter, and 1 in. high. -
London date-letter for 17 Io-1 1. Maker's mark: Re, in black letters, with a
crown above and a trefoil below, in a shaped shield, for John Read, who made
the “Vassall” paten of 1715-16, in Christ church, Boston, Massachusetts.
The plain cylindrical-shaped flagon has a moulded and domed cover, with a
scrolled thumb-piece, and a wide moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of M" Benj" Peck
Height, 12 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 63 in.
London date-letter for 17 Io-1 1. The maker's mark is the same as the chalice.
Benjamin Peck, the donor of this flagon, was the son of Benjamin Peck, a lawyer,
who owned the property known as Peck’s Point, containing 5oo acres of land,
and who died in 1709." The donor died in 1729. The silver mug, described
below, perhaps belonged to his mother, Mary (Barnett) Peck.
A small silver mug with a reeded neck, a single reeded handle and globular body,
which is decorated with Chinese subjects. It is inscribed:
M P|1728
The initial S is scratched on the bottom.
London date-letter for 1688–89. Maker's mark: II, with a fleur-de-lis below, in
a shaped shield, for John Jackson. (Jackson's English Goldsmiths and their marks,
for 1684-85.) -
The above initials may perhaps be those of Mary Peck, mother of the donor of
the flagon.
This parish would seem to have lost some old plate bequeathed by Thomas Smith-
son, one of the first vestrymen, in his will, dated November 1, 1713, and proved
April 9, 1714. The following is a copy of this legacy: “To my wife, 2 silver
Porringers, 12 silver spoons, one silver salt and cup; rest of my plate, viz: I
* From notes contributed by general Joseph B. Seth.
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silver Tankard marked G.R., 3 pieces of fine plate of which one commonly in-
tended for mustard, one other for pepper, one other for sugar . . ., my wife to
have only life use of them, after her death ye said Tankard and 3 pieces of
Plate be converted to useful Plate for Communion Table of our Parish Church.”
He also left his lands, after the death of his wife, Mary, “to ye Vestry of [this]
Parish where I live, to be forever a glebe for ye Church and a dwelling place for
e Rector, Pastor or Minister of ye Parish and by his successor forever.” Thomas
Smithson held many public offices, including major in 1693 and colonel in 1704–
14 of the militia of Talbot county; a member of the house of delegates and
speaker for this county, 1694–1711; and chief justice of the provincial court in
17 ob.
ST PAUL'S CHURCH, BALTIMORE CITY & COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.
WO plain chalices and covers. The bodies are oviform and are sup-
ported on slender baluster stems with circular moulded bases; the
covers have two beaded edges and turned finials. One is inscribed:

THE Gift of the CoMMUNICANTs of S. PAULs
CHURCH. Baltimore, June y 29' 1793
The other is inscribed:
S’ PAULs CHURCH | Baltimore ||January 14 AD 1826
Total height, I 1% in.
The first chalice has a maker's mark, IW on an eagle displayed, on the base.
American, circa 1793.
A chalice with a plain bell-shaped body on a base decorated with large acanthus
leaves. The sacred trigram is engraved on the bowl. Inscription:
Recast in 1838 from a gift in 1788 of Agnes Lux to St Pauls
Church Baltimore Ma'
Height, 9% in The maker's mark is illegible.
A pair of plain patens on high bases. Inscription:
The Gift of M* Elizabeth Johnston to S' Paul's Parish, Baltimore.
I 793 +.
Diameter, 8áin.; height, 44 in.
Maker's mark: S.KU), for Samuel Kirk of Baltimore.
4. I 3
A plain circular baptismal bowl, with a gadrooned edge and a short foot embossed
with fruit and flowers. Inscription in one line:
This BAPTISMAL FONT is the gift of George Hoffman Esq. to S.
Paul's Church BALTIMORE
Diameter, 7% in.; height, 84 in.
Maker's marks: A E WARNER , the Calvert shield, the dominical letter E, and a
head of liberty, for Andrew E. Warner of Baltimore, circa 1815.
These four vessels are illustrated on Plate CXXV.
ST PAUL’S PARISH (ST PAUL'S CHURCH), KENT
COUNTY, MARYLAND
Founded in 1692. +
PLAIN chalice with a short beaker-shaped body, supported by a

baluster stem on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of TS to St Paules Parish on y Worth
Side Cheſter
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 4 in.
London date-letter for 1635–36. Maker's mark: IP, with a bear below in a plain
shield.
A small plain paten with a flat and moulded rim and a reel-shaped foot. The
inscription is the same as the chalice, but the is substituted for y.
Diameter, 6 in.; height, I in. -
The marks are illegible. English, date circa 1660.
Both these vessels are illustrated on Plate CXXV.
This chalice and paten were given April 9, 1699, by colonel Thomas Smyth, who
was born in 1648 and died in 1719. His first wife's name was Elinor, who died
without issue. By his second wife, Martha (who survived him), he had issue a son
Thomas, who was born in 17 Io, married, February 14, 1728, Mary Ann Ring-
gold, and died February 14, 1728. He was a burgess for Kent county, Maryland,
1694–1704, a member of the provincial court of Maryland, 1715–19, a judge,
a major in 1694 and lieut.-colonel in 1702 in the Kent county militia; and
deputy commissary-general of the province, 1707–18. He bequeathed a planta-
tion of 180 acres in Langford's Bay, in trust for the first free school in this parish.
Colonel Thomas Smyth's first wife, Elinor, presented the church with a pulpit
cloth and a cushion, August 3, 17 O 3.
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PLATE CXXV
1. ST PAUL'S CHURCH, BALTIMORE CITY & COUNTY, MARYLAND
2. ST PAUL’S PARISH (ST PAUL'S CHURCH), KENT COUNTY, MD.






ST PAUL's PARISH, KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA

SERVICE of three plain silver vessels is in this interesting old Colonial
church.* - - º .
The chalice is of conventional form, havingabell-shaped body on
a high stem and a moulded base. Inscription:
Given by Henry Fitzhugh of Stafford County
St. Paul's Parish Gent, for the use of y' Church
Each piece bears the London date-letter for 1720-21. Maker's mark: FA, with
a fleur-de-lis above and a mullet below, in a quatrefoil, for Thomas Farren.
The paten bears the same inscription.
The cylindrical flagon bears the same inscription, except that y' is substituted for
the.
ST PAUL’S PARISH, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
MARYLAND -
Founded in 1695. #.

SERVICE of three plain silver vessels.” Each piece has the London
date-letter for 17oo-or, and the maker's mark, FA, probably
for William Fawdery. There is also a large plain silver dish.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body, supported by a stem with
a moulded centre, and a moulded base. Inscription:
º (for St Paul's Parish).
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
The paten is of conventional form, with a reel-shaped handle-foot. It has the
same inscription as the chalice.
Diameter, 44 in.
The flagon is tall and cylindrical, with a flat-topped cover.
Height, I of in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 63 in.
The large plain oval dish is inscribed:
Tao G) ea (To God).
Length, I of in.; width, 8 in.
Mark; Watraven (?).
* Described from notes sent by Miss R. W. Grymes and Rev. G. MacLaren Brydon.
* From a description contributed by Mrs Albert Sioussat.
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ST PAUL’S PARISH, QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
(ST PAUL'S CHURCH, CENTREVILLE), MARYLAND
Founded in 1692. - -
LARGE plain silver chalice with a bell-shaped body, supported on a
high stem which has a compressed knop and a moulded base.
Inscription:

The Gift of Collonell John Hawkins of Chester River in
Maryland 1716 . -
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1716-17. The maker's mark is indecipherable.
A plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover and a wide moulded base; the
scrolled thumb-piece has a leaf in the middle; a plain shield is on the handle-end.
Inscription:
The Gift of Colonel John Hawkins 1717
Height, Io; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 63 in.
London date-letter for 1719-20. Maker's mark: Hi, in black letters, with a
mullet above and a pellet below, in a circle, for Robert Hill (Jackson's English
Goldsmiths and their marks, for 1715-16).
This chalice and flagon are illustrated on Plate CXXVI.
Colonel John Hawkins, the donor of the above chalice and flagon, was the son
of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stipping) Hawkins, and was born in 1655 and died
in 1717. He married (), Frances Gross, by whom he had one child, John, who
married (), Elizabeth . . . and (ii), Deborah, widow of John Pemberton and
daughter of John Grundy. Colonel John Hawkins married (ii), Elizabeth, widow
of Dr James Eustis and daughter of William Coursey, by whom he had one
daughter, Elizabeth, who married Thomas Marsh; and (iii), Judith . . ., the only
issue of this marriage being a son, Ernault, who gave the silver paten to this
church. The chalice was apparently givenin his lifetime, but the flagon was bought
with a legacy of fifteen pounds left in his will, dated April 23, 1717, and proved
September 26, 1717: “I do also give and bequeath to the Vestrymen of St Pauls
Parish in Queen Anns County the sum of fifteen pounds sterling money to be by
them or their order as soon as conveniently may be laid out in such Church Plate
as they shall think most needful for the use of St Pauls Church, upon each piece
whereof my name shall be engraven.” His son, John, his daughters, Elizabeth
Marsh and Sarah Marsh, and his grandsons, John and Ernault Hawkins, are men-
tioned in the will. He directs his executor to place a tombstone over his grave
and to consult Rev. Christopher Wilkinson in the matter. The other legatees were
William Coursey, described as his brother, and Sarah Covington and Elizabeth
Coursey, described as his sisters, to each of whom he bequeathed a mourning
ring. Three other beneficiaries were Michael, Marian and Samuel Turbutt. He
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PLATE CXXVI
1. ST PAULS PARISH, QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
, MARYLAND
2. ST THOMAS'S CHURCH, GARRISON FOREST, BALTIMORE CO.

wº *

acquired an extensive estate in Queen Anne's county in Maryland, and was pro-
minentin public affairs; he was a county commissioner for Talbot county in 1694,
a justice of the provincial court of Maryland in 1698, and represented Queen
Anne's county in the assembly in 1714-17. Colonel John Hawkins's son,
Ernault, was the donor of the paten described below. Portraits of both donors,
ascribed to sir Peter Lely, are in the possession of Mr W. S. G. Williams, Long
Green, Maryland, their direct descendant.
A plain silver plate with a moulded edge, in use as a paten. Diameter, 9; in.
Inscription: * *
The Gift of Ernault Hawkins
London date-letter for 1722-23. Maker's mark: M.A., with a crown above and
a fleur-de-lis below in a shaped shield, for Jacob Margas (Jackson's English
Goldsmiths and their marks, for 1706-07).
Plate CXXVI.
Ernault Hawkins, the donor, was the son of colonel John Hawkins, donor of the
above flagon, and his third wife, Judith. He died in 1739, unmarried.
ST STEPHEN'S PARISH, SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1754. - -
PLAIN quart tankard is the only remaining piece of old silver. It has
a straight body, encircled by a moulding on the lower part, the
base being wide and moulded. The cover is domed and moulded;
the thumb-piece is formed of scroll and leaf; a heart is on the
end of the handle. It was inscribed in the nineteenth century:

S; Stephens Chapel.
The weight marked is 27 oz.
Height, 74 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5 in.
London date-letter for 1763–64. Maker's mark: W-S, in an oval, probably for
William Shaw.
According to Dalcho, this church contained a chalice and paten, dated 1759.
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ST THOMAS'S CHURCH, ST THOMAS’S PARISH,
GARRISON FOREST, BALTIMORE COUNTY,
MARYLAND -
Founded in 1742.
PLAIN two-handled cup with a bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
The scrolled handles are hollow. They are engraved with the
initials S T (for St Thomas).
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: GL1, for Gabriel Lewin, of Baltimore, circa
I 773.
A plain paten with a shallow depression and a flat rim. Engraved on the back
are S T (for St Thomas). Diameter, 8% in.
Maker's mark: GLI, as above.
The cup and paten are illustrated on Plate CXXVI.
These two pieces of plate were bought in 1773, the treasurer's book having the
following entry: “Sep 4 Paid Gabriel Lewin for making silver 1773 Plate and
Cup for the Communion 4, 26. 14. 9.”

ST THOMAS’S PARISH, ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

BELL-SHAPED silver chalice on a tall spiral stem, the base being
gadrooned. Height, I I in.
Inscription:
T
S’. THOMAS's PARISH
London date-letter for 1766-67. Maker's mark: W.F., in black letters, in a
rectangle.
The plain silver plate, with a gadrooned edge, in use as a paten, bears the same
inscription and the same marks.
Diameter, 9; in.
Bishop Meade states that these vessels were given about 1725 by several com-
municants, including Mrs Frances Madison, the wife of Ambrose Madison and
grandmother of president Madison; and by Mrs James Taylor and Mrs Balmaine.
But as these are dated 1766-67, the worthy bishop was in error in associating
these vessels with the donors of possibly another service which has disappeared.
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SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1629.
HE silver consists of seven beakers (with handles), a caudle cup,

two flagons, a baptismal basin, a dish for bread, and a spoon.
First is a beaker with a wide granulated band on the body, leav-
ing the lip and base plain. It was fitted at a later date with two
flat solid moulded handles. Inscription:
The gift of Francis Skerry to the Church in Salem
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate CXXVII.
Francis Skerry, the donor, was a planter, and became a freeman in 1637. His
will, which is dated June 25, 1684, and was proved August 20, 1684, contains
legacies to several family connexions, including his wife, Bridget, and his grand-
nephew, Francis Skerry (Essex Antiquarian, I 904).
Five plain straight-sided beakers with curved lips and low moulded bases. They
have been fitted at a later date with two handles. Inscription:
Ex dono Wº Browne sen: Esqui
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
One beaker is illustrated on Plate CXXVII.
William Browne, the donor, was the son of Francis Browne, and was born
March 1, 1608, in England. He came to Salem in 1635, and became a pros-
perous merchant. He married (i), Mary Young, who came with him, and died in
1638. He married (ii), Sarah Smith of Wenham, who died February Io, 1668.
He was a benefactor to the schools of Salem and Charlestown, and also to Har-
vard college; was a representative at the general court for several years; and an
assistant and a councillor. These five beakers are mentioned in the church records
for December, 1718, as having been given in 1687; he died January 20, 1687-88.
They were doubtless bought with his bequest to this church of ten pounds,
in his will, dated March 12, 1686, and proved February 8, 1687. His son,
William, was also a donor of silver to this church. Another son, Benjamin, gave
a piece of plate to the Tabernacle church (see page 431).
Another plain beaker with a bell-shaped body on a moulded base. It has two
flat solid handles. Inscription:
The Gift of M: Mary Wolcot to the First Church In Salem 1728
4 I 9
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Jºãº, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate CXXVII.
The donor, Mrs Mary Wolcot (Walcott), was the daughter of John and Elizabeth
(Clark) Freake of Boston, and was born May 6, 1674. She married, May 1, 1694,
as his third wife, Josiah Wolcott. He married (i), February 19, 1686, Penelope,
daughter of captain George Curwin and his wife, Elizabeth Winslow ; she was
born December 7, 1670, and died December 28, 1690. His children by this
marriage were Elizabeth and Josiah. He married (ii), Mary Treat, who died be-
tween 1690 and 1694; and (iii), May 6, 1694, Mary Freake. She joined this
church May 6, 1722. A silver cup given by the donor's father, John Freake, to
the Second church at Boston, is one of the pieces lost from that church. Six silver
mugs, bequeathed by her son-in-law, Edward Kitchen, are in the Tabernacle
church and South church (see pages 429 and 437).
The caudle cup is plain and gourd shaped, with two solid scrolled handles. The
slightly moulded base has been restored. Inscription:
The Gift of Sarah Higginson To the first Church in Salem 1720
S O ©
TM of the original owners, who were the parents
of the donor, had been pricked in a trefoil on the cup.
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 33 in.
At an earlier date, the initials
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655–1722).
Plate CXXVII.
Mrs Sarah Higginson, the donor, was the daughter of Thomas Savage, merchant
of Boston, and his second wife, Mary, daughter of Rev. Zachariah and Sarah
Symmes of Charlestown, whose combined initials are on this cup. She was born
June 25, 1652, and married, October 9, 1672, colonel John Higginson, a mer-
chant of Salem, and son of Rev. John and Sarah (Whitefield) Higginson, who was
born in 1646 and died March 23, 172 o. She was buried June 26, 1713.”
The donor's mother married, as his fourth wife, Anthony Stoddard of Boston.
This cup was part of the plate valued at £13 12s. od., and left in her will to
her daughter. It was given to the church seven years after her death and in the year
of her husband's death. Sarah Higginson's aunts (her mother's sisters), Elizabeth
and Huldah, were the wives respectively of Hezekiah Usher and William Davis,
who were the donors of silver cups to the Old South church at Boston (see pages
48 and 49).
One of the ewer-shaped flagons is English. It has a plain body with a spout, a
scrolled handle with a leaf on the shoulder, a high moulded base, a domed cover
with a pierced thumb-piece.
* Information from Mr George Francis Dow of the Essex Institute, Salem.
42 O
On one side it is inscribed:
The Gift of y Hon” Sam Browne Eſ, to the First Church of|
Chriſt in SALEM |1731
Engraved on the other side are these
aſ IIlS.
Height, 13 in.; diameter of the mouth,
3á in., and of the base, 5% in. *
Marks: London date-letter for 1767–68.
Makers' mark: };, in a square, for W. &
J. Priest. -
Colonel Samuel Browne, the donor, was
the most prominent merchant of his time
in Essex county. He was the son of William
and Hannah (Corwin) Browne, and was
born August 8, 1669. He married (i),
March 19, 1695-96, Eunice Turner; and
(ii), February 21, 1705-06, Abigail
Keech of Boston, who died February 8,
1725. He died in 1731. Colonel Samuel
Browne's will is dated March 23, 1730–31, and was proved May 22, 1731.
(Essex Antiquarian, 1909.) He was representative at the general court; the first
town treasurer of Salem; judge of the superior court; colonel of the regiment;
and a councillor. The following is an extract from Samuel Browne's will, dated
March 23, 1730–31, and proved May 22, 1731: “I give & bequeath to the
first Church of Christ in Salem seventy pounds, to purchase a silver flagon &c. for
the Lords Table as my Ex” shall decide.” The will mentions his “Hon” Mother
Mad” Rebeckah Browne,” and as executors his two sons, Samuel and William
Browne. This flagon was bought thirty-six years after his death, as is proved by the
following extract from the church records: “Sept. 22, 1766. A committee appointed
by the Chh to see William Burnet Brown Esq, and ascertain the sum due upon
the late Col. Sam Browne's (of Salem) legacy to the first Chh., reported that he
offers to discharge sd legacy being £70 in silver at the rate of 16 shillings p oz.
Voted that Joshua Ward & John Bickford, the Deacons of sq Chh, receive the
same and purchase a handsome Silver Flagon & have the Arms of the Browne
Family engraved upon it.”
“Nov. 1, 1767, The sd. Flagon used first at the Communion.”
At Harvard college is a plain silver cup and cover, made by John Burt of Boston,
which was bought with colonel Samuel Browne's legacy to the college.
The second flagon is a copy of the above. It is inscribed in a panel:
This Flaggon belongs to the first Church of Christ in Sun
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Maker's mark: IEANIDREW, for John Andrew, silversmith of Salem, at the sign of
the “Golden Cup " (1747-91).
Plate CXXVII.
The purchase of this flagon was voted, according to the church records, Febru-
ary 6, 1769, and the vote was put into execution April 2 following.
The baptismal basin is plain and deep, the middle of the depression being domed.
The wide flat rim has a moulded edge.
Inscription:
The Gift of Ichabod Plaisted Esq."
The inscription is divided by these arms.
Diameter, 163 in...; height, 3% in.
No maker's marks.
Plate CXXVII.
Colonel Ichabod Plaisted (17oo–62), the donor,
was probably the son of Ichabod Plaisted, donor
of beakers to the church at South Berwick (see
page 452). He married (i), October 2 o, I 72 o,
Sarah Browne; and (ii), September 13, 1731,
Eunice, daughter ofcolonel Benjaminand Eunice (Turner) Brown. He was colonel
of the Salem company in the Crown Point expedition in 1755; representative
at the general court in 1724, and councillor in 1760-61.’
The plain silver dish is a vegetable dish, now used for bread. It is oval in shape,
and can be converted into two dishes by removal of the fluted knob. The edges
of the bottom dish are gadrooned.
Inscription:
The Property of The First Church in Salem | 1815
1762
On the other side:
Made by order of the Church of Plate presented by | William
Brown 2° Esq. 1716|Samuel Barnard Esq. 1763|Mº Rache/
Barnard I 743
Length, Io; in.; height, 64 in., width, 85 in.
Makers' mark: Głºśl, for Churchill and Treadwell of Boston, 1815.
The first of the donors of silver vessels (unhappily melted and remade into this
dish) was major William Browne, who was the son of William Browne, donor of
the five cups described earlier, and of his second wife, Sarah Smith. He was born
April 14, 1639, and married (i), October 29, 1664, Hannah Corwin, who died
November 21, 1692. He married (ii), April 26, 1694, Rebecca Bayley of
Boston, a widow. He died February 14, 1715–16, and bequeathed £20 to this
* Information from Mr George Francis Dow.


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PLATE CXXVII
I. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
2. TABERNACLE CHURCH, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS



church, A 4o for the poor, and A. I oo to Harvard college. He was a successful
merchant at Salem and a judge of the court of common pleas. His son, colonel
Samuel Browne, was the donor of silver to this church (see page 421). His brother,
Benjamin, gave a piece of silver to the Tabernacle church (see page 43 I).
Major William Browne's bequest of money for plate for this church is contained
in the following extract from his will, dated February 13, 1715-16, and proved
February 29, 1716: “I give to y” first Church of Christ in Salem twenty pounds
to be improved for y” purchasing of plate or suplying necessaryes for y” Lords
Table as my executors shall direct.” His wife, Rebecca, and his daughter, Mary
Lynde, are named; and his two sons, Samuel and John Browne, are appointed
eXecutorS.
The second and third donors were Samuel Barnard (1684–1762) and his second
wife, Rachel, widow of his cousin, Thomas Barnard, and sister of Timothy
Lindall, a prosperous Salem merchant, who gave a silver cup to the Second or East
church at Salem (see page 425). Samuel Barnard was a generous donor of plate
to churches, as is shown by the following extract from his will, dated June 20,
1759, and proved December 27, 1762: “I also give to that Church of Christ
in Salem whareof I have ben for sum years a member plate to the vallue of sixty
pounds I also give to that Church in Deerfield whareof the Revnd Mr Jonathan
Ashley is Pastor plate to the vallue of one hundred pounds I also give to the
Church in Greenfield Plate to the vallue of forty pounds the plate hearby given
to the three Churches above said not to be divided with any that may in after time
go off from either of them.” His brother, Ebenezer Barnard, and his nephew,
Joseph, son of his aforesaid brother, are named as his executors. A silver tankard
and beaker were bought with his bequest to the church at Deerfield, and are still
preserved there (see pages 137 and 139). His gift of silver to Greenfield church
was remodelled in 1859.
The plain spoon has three long pierced lines in the bowl, and is 93 in. long.
Maker's mark: ©79, probably for Ezekiel Burr of Providence, Rhode Island
(1764-1846).
Several pieces of silver and pewter have disappeared from this church, as will be
seen from the following extracts from the church records:
“Benjamin Brown, Esq. late of Salem, bequeathed by his last will 4, 5o money to
y” Church, abt. one half to be Improv'd for purchasing a Silver Baptismal Bason.
The Executors, Col. Sam' Brown, Esq. & Capt. Jno. Brown pd. in to Rev.
Nicholas Noyes, a Silver Bason of £25 value, and 4.25 more in silver money at
8s poz. Acknowledged at Church meeting March 6, 1711-12.”
“Col. Sam! Brown, Esq. & Capt. Jno. Brown having lately given to the Church
2 large pewter flagons, which were formerly lent to y” Chh, by their Uncle,
Benjamin Brown, Esq., acknowledgment was made at the same meeting Mar. 6,
I 7 I 1-12.”
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The following is a copy of the plate in possession of the church in December,
17 18: . oz. Peny.
“To I Large Silver Bason, given p B. Browne Esq. 1708 w” 57 4
To I Large Silver Tankard given p W* Browne Esq. Secundus -
1716 waying 29 oz 18 penywaight or near 3o o
To I Ditto nott markt. given p the widow of Deacon Veren 25 Io
To I Large Beaker Given p Elizabeth Browne 1686. wº I 5 7
To 5 Midling Beakers Given p W* Browne, Sen: Esq. 1687
waigh about 1o oz each In the whole wº 4.9 Io
To I Ditto given p Francis Skery Sen wº 7 12
To I Ditto, nott markt. supposed to be given by Grove Hirst a
gift to Salem Church—wº 6 7
Oz. I 9 I : Io
To 2 large deep Pewtº Due markt C
To 2 smal ditto
To 2 Pewter Flagons markt Given p Sam' & John Browne 17 Io.
To I smal ditto
To I large stone Jug holds aboutt 3 gal”.
To I ditto - - aboutt 2% gal”
The silver lost consists of Deacon Veren's tankard and Grove Hirst's beaker.
Elizabeth Browne's large beaker is now in the South church. The metal in the
tankard of “W" Browne Esq. Secundus” was used for the silver dish. Benjamin
Browne's baptismal basin was melted and remade into two basinsand distributed be-
tween the Tabernacleand the South churches at the division ofchurch stock in 1785.
All the pewter vessels have disappeared.
The following extracts from the church records will convey some idea of the
arrangements made for the division of the church property among the congrega-
tion which separated from this church:
“July 6, 1762. In settling the differences existing between the Chh. under the
Rev. Mr. Barnard and the one under the late Rev. Mr Leavitt, it was voted that
in respect to the Plate which belonged to the first Chh.. at the time of the Separa-
tion of the two Societies, 1735, one half be delivered up, or the value in money
paid to the Chh late under Mr. Leavitt. A Committee consisting of Benj" Lynde,
Benj" Pickman, Jn” Nutting, Nath' Ropes, E. A. Holyoke, Esq., Dea"Ward, and
Dea" Bickford appointed to deliver such Pieces of the Plate as may be wanting to
compleat one hundred & eight Oz be made up by the Deacons in Money, out
of this Chhs Stock. (216 Oz of Plate being the whole the first Chh.. was possessed
of 1735)” 4. -
“Aug. 2, 1762. Mr Leavitts Church met and accepted the report.”
“May 16, 1772. A division of the Chh.. being made at the time of the call of
Rev. Mr. Dunbar to be the pastor it was voted to give a proportionate part of the
Temporalities belonging wholly to the Church, as are not appropriated to the
424.
use of the same. Particularly that Part of a silver Flagon made out of the Chhs
Stock & so of other Plate, not specially bequeathed, & appropriated to the
Chhs. use. And as the Hon. Benj" Pickman, Esq. gave a new Silver Tankard to
this Chh., we will claim no right in the same. If he chuses to give it to the Chh.
where he proposes to belong.”
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, SECOND OR EAST
CHURCH
Founded in 1717. .
N this church are five beakers with handles, a baptismal basin, two dishes and
a pair of flagons, all of plain silver.
The first beaker is large, with a straight body, a curved lip and a moulded
base. It has two flat solid handles. Inscription:
For the Church of Chriſt in the Lower Pariſh Salem T. Lindal
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
No maker's mark.
Timothy Lindall, the donor, was the son of Timothy and Mary (Veren) Lindall
of Salem, where he was born, November 3, 1677. He graduated at Harvard col-
lege in 1695. He married (i), November 15, 17o 5, Jane Pool, who died at Boston,
December 15, 17 Io; (ii), May 17, 1714, Bethiah, daughter of Robert and
Bethiah Kitchin of Salem, who died at Salem, June 20, 172 o, aged 31; and
(iii), Mary . . . , who died February 8, 1767, aged 8o. He was a merchant
at Salem from 1699 until 1704, and at Boston from 1704 until 1715,
when he returned to Salem. He then devoted his life mainly to public
affairs, and held many important positions, such as a representative at the general
court; speaker of the house; councillor; and judge of the court of common
pleas. His sister, Rachel, was the second wife of Samuel Barnard, donor of a
tankard to the First Congregational church at Deerfield (see page 137), and of
silver to the First Congregational society at Salem (see page 423). Timothy
Lindall died October 25, 1760. In his will, dated July 7, 1760, and proved
November 1 o, 1760, is the following clause bequeathing to this church: “eighty
Spanish milld dollars or gold equivalent at thirty eight shill old ten oz to be paid
in twelve months after my decease to such persons as sd. Church shall choose to
receive it to be improved by such persons as sq Church shall choose to improve
it by good bonds on interest, the interest or improvement being for the deacons
of sq Church for the time being the principal not to be diminished.” His wife,
Mary, is named in the will, and his grandson, John Borland, and his kinsman,
Nathaniel Ropes, are appointed executors.
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The other four beakers are two pairs, bell-shaped on moulded bases; the two
handles are solid. Inscriptions:
East Church Salem|1796
East Church Salem|1797
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's mark.
These were bought by the church.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression, domed in the centre, and a wide rim
with a moulded edge.
Inscription:
East Church
Diameter, 13% in.; depth, 2 in.
No maker's mark.
This was bought by the church.
The two plain plates are alike, with flat rims. One is inscribed:
The Gift of Elizabeth West Eldest Daughter of Elias Hasket
Derby Esq." To the East Church Salem
Diameter, I Ił in.
Maker's mark: Dji, for David Tyler of Boston (circa 1760-1804).
Elizabeth West, the donor, was the daughter of Elias Hasket and Elizabeth
(Crowninshield) Derby. Her father, Elias Hasket Derby, was stated to be the
largest single shipowner in the world in the early nineteenth century. His por-
trait, by James Frothingham, is in the Peabody Academy of Science at Salem.
The donor married Nathaniel, son of William and Mary (Beckford) West,
who was born January 31, 1756, and died December 19, 1851. She died
March 11, 1844, aged 66. Nathaniel West married (ii),Julia Houston, a widow,
of Andover. He commanded a privateer during the revolutionary war, and after-
wards became a wealthy merchant.
According to the diary of Rev. Dr William Bentley, who was the fourth minister
of this church (1783-1819), these two dishes cost $60, of which sum Mrs West
gave $37. He also mentions under date of June 21, 1800, “Had the silver plates
from Tyler for our communion table.”
The companion dish is inscribed:
East Church Salem
The plain ewer-shaped flagons are a pair and the form has evidently been derived
from some such vessel as the flagons in the First church. They have domed covers
with vase-shaped finials, and long handles hollowed down their backs.
Height, 13% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 5% in.
426
No maker's marks. American, date 18 oo.
Dr Bentley refers (April 7, 1799) to the proposal “to purchase 2 silver flagons
price supposed to be $1.2 o, $30 on hand.” He mentions that they were bought
in 1800 for $12 o."
Two plain cups, 7 in. high, are inscribed:
Independent Congregational Church Barton Square Salem
from Joseph Coolidge|Feb. 16th 1825
Maker's mark of J. B. Jones of Boston.
The donor was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Boyer) Coolidge and was born
March 15, 1773. He married, September 20, 1796, Elizabeth, daughter of
Dr. Thomas and Susan (Apthorp) Bulfinch, who was born January 29, 1777,
and died in 1837. He died November 19, 184o. His mother-in-law, Susan
Bulfinch, was the donor of patens and cups to King's chapel, Boston (see
page 64). -
Four similar cups, copied from the above, without maker's marks. Two are in-
scribed:
The Church of Christ in Barton Square Salem from John D.
Treadwell'AD 1825 -
John Dexter Treadwell, M.D., the donor, was the son of Rev. John and Mehit-
able (Dexter) Treadwell, and was born May 29, 1768. He graduated at Harvard
college in 1788, and studied medicine with Dr E. A. Holyoke, the donor of a
tankard to the North church (see page 434). He married Dorothy, daughter of
Jonathan and Dorothy (Ashton) Goodhue, who was born in February, 1777,
and died January 29, 1858. He practised in Marblehead for three years and later
in Salem; he died June 6, 1833.
One bears the same inscription, with the donor's name:
Jonatham Hodges
Captain Jonathan Hodges, junior, the donor, was the son of Gamaliel and Priscilla
(Webb) Hodges, and was born March 1, 1764. He married Elizabeth, daughter
of Nathaniel and Priscilla (Sparhawk) Ropes, who was born November 28, 1764,
and died August 30, 1840. He was a merchant, a commander of the Salem
cadets and treasurer of Salem. He died May 23, 1837.
The fourth bears the same inscription, with the donor's name:
Stephen White
The donor was the son of Henry and Phoebe (Brown) White, and was born
July 1o, 1787, at Salem. He married, August 7, 1808, Harriet, daughter of Elisha
* Information from Rev. Alfred Manchester.
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and Mehitable (Pedrick) Story of Marblehead. He was a successful merchant, and
a member of both branches of the legislature. He died August Io, 1841.
A baptismal bowl, 6% in. high, and Io in. diameter, is inscribed:
Presented by Stephen Phillips to the Proprietors of the Indepen-
dent Congregational | Church in Barton Square in Salem, Febru-
ary, I 82 5
No maker's marks.
Stephen Phillips, the donor, was a master mariner and merchant in the East
India trade who removed to Salem in 1800. He was the son of Stephen and
Elizabeth (Elkins) Phillips of Marblehead, where he was born November 13, 1761.
He married (i), Dorcas, daughter of Dudley and Dorcas (Marsh) Woodbridge, who
was born April 1, 1774, and died June 15, 1803. He married (ii), Eliza, daughter
of Nathan Peirce, who was born March 1, 1774. He died October 19, 1838.
The ewer, Io in. high, has a gadrooned body. Inscription:
Presented to the Communicants of the Independent Congregational
Church in Barton Square in Salem at their first celebration of
the Supper|4y Willard Peele one of the subscribers; for the erection
of said Church
Makers' mark: Stevens and Lakeman of Salem.
Willard Peele, the donor, a Salem merchant, was the son of Jonathan and Abigail
(Mason) Peele and was born, November 30, 1773, at Salem. He graduated at
Harvard college in 1792, and married Margaret, daughter of John and Jane
(Sparhawk) Appleton. He died June 13, 1835.’
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, ST PETER'S CHURCH
Founded in 1733.
LL the silver vessels in this church have been remade from the original
gifts.
A flagon has been made from a two-handled cup, one handle
having been removed and a spout added.
Inscription:

A.D. 1820. This Flagon is the gift of Eleanor F. Carlile wife of
the Rev. Thomas Carlile to the Ecclesiastical authority of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Massachusetts to be by
said |authority appropriated to the Sacred" use of any church in
Massachusetts Suðject to their discipline : preference to be given
to St. Peters Church in Salem under the above named restrictions
* Many notes on the donors from Essex Institute Hist, collections.
428
It bears the mark of Baldwin and Jones of Boston, circa 1820.
Rev. Thomas Carlile [Carlisle] was rector of this church (1817–22). He was the
son of John and Nancy (Dana) Carlisle and was born, January 12, 1792, at Pro-
vidence, Rhode Island, where he died, March 28, 1824. He married, June 30,
1816, Eleanor, daughter of Simon Forrester.
An oval dish bears an inscription that it was the gift of the members of this church
in 1817.
No maker's mark.
Two chalices were melted down in 1881 and a new one made, which is inscribed:
Presented by Miss Susan Hathorne to St. Peters Church March
1817
The donor was the daughter of William and Mary (Touzel) Hathorne, and was
born July 25, 1759; she died May 30, 1818, unmarried.
Two new basins have been recently made from cups and a plate given by Rev.
Wm. McGilchrist, rector of this church from 1747 to 1780; John Touzel, gold-
Smith, of Salem, 1785; and captain Andrew Woodbury, a master mariner, of
Beverly, who died in 1757; he was a worshipper here.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, TABERNACLE CHURCH
Founded in 1735.
N this church are sixteen mugs, a baptismal basin, four baskets, two dishes
and a spoon.
Five mugs are illustrated on Plate CXXVII.
Three of the mugs are alike, having “bellied” bodies with moulded lips and
moulded bases, rounded scroll handles with a leaf applied on the tops.
Inscription:
The Gift of Edwº Kitchen Esq. to the Church of Christ of which
y Rev" M'John Huntington wº Pastor|1766.
Above the inscription are these arms, roughly engraved.
They are marked on the bottom: TA: C. No 3-TAH
C. No. 4 TA: C. No 5.
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Głºgº, for Daniel Boyer of Boston
(circa 1725–79).
The donor, Edward Kitchen, was the son of Robert
and Bethia Kitchen, and was born at Salem in 17 oo.
He married Treat, daughter of Josiah and Mary (Freake)
Wolcott, who was born October 9, 1712, and died Jan-
uary 17, 1746-47. He died August 17, 1766. A silver

beaker given by his mother-in-law, Mrs Mary Wolcott, belongs to the First Con-
gregational society at Salem (see page 419).
Six mugs were bequeathed by Edward Kitchen in his will, dated July 5, 1765,
and proved September 1, 1766, of which the following is an abstract: “I will and
bequeath to the Church the Rev" Mr. Huntington is ye Pastor of six Silver Pint
Cans with the three half Moons and the Sun engraven thereon wrote upon them
the Gift of Edward Kitchen to said Church.” The following references to the gift
have been transcribed from the church records:
“At a meeting of y” 3" Chh. of Christ in Salem March 3 o'" 1767 Deacon
James Ruck Moderator -
Benjº Ropes Scribe untill another Be Chose in his Room
Voted. That there Be a Com" Chosen to wait upon Jn"Turner Esq to Receive
the Legacie Left By our Brother Edw" Kitchen Esq. Deceas" to said Chh.
Voted that three Persons be Chosen for y” Com”
Voted That Cap'Jno Gardner M. Jacob Ashton & Benjº Ropes Be the Com”
Voted that the Com” wait on Jn" Turner Esq: with the following Order viz
Salem March 3 o'" 1767
S. Please to Deliver to our Brethren Messrs Cap: Jn" Gardner, Mr Jacob Ashton
& Benjº Ropes the Legacie Left this Church By our Brother Edwa" Kitchen Esq.
Deceas" and their Rec. Shall Be your Discharge for sº Leggacie p’ order of the
Chh
from the 3" Chh of Christ in Salem Benjº Ropes Scribe
To Jn" Turner Esq.
The Com” accordingly waited on Jn” Turner Esq. & Rec" of said Turner Six
Silver Pint Canns which Appear" to Be the Leggacie in full, Left by our Brother
E. Kitchen to the Church.”
Three of these mugs are now in the South church at Salem.
The next mugs are similar and are a pair, with somewhat taller bodies and bases
and deeper moulded lips. Inscribed in cut pointed oval panels suspended from
knots:
J B ZO | J T
Below these initials is this inscription:
Presented by the Hon John Treadwell Esq to the Tabernacle
Church in Salem|1808 -
They are marked, TA* C. No I. TA* C. No 2.
Height 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
John Treadwell, the donor, was the son of John and Hannah (Boardman) Tread-
well, and was born September 20, 1738, at Ipswich. He married (i), Mehitable,
daughter of Richard and Mehitable (Putnam) Dexter; and (ii), Dorothy, daughter
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of Jacob and Mary (Ropes) Ashton, and widow of Jonathan Goodhue; she died
in May, 1802, aged 51. He graduated at Harvard college in 1758. John Tread-
well was ordained minister of the First Congregational church at Lynn in 1763;
and, resigning in 1782, retired to Ipswich, where he taught in the grammar school,
1783-85. He removed to Salem, where he became state senator, and judge of the
court of common pleas. He died January 5, 181 I.
Another pair of mugs, of the same shape but with a plain hollow flat-backed
handle, is inscribed: gº
The Gift of Madam Kitchen to the first Church of Christ in
Salem||1766 -
They are marked on the bottom, TA* C. No 6. TA* C. No 7.
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
There are no makers' marks. -
There are nine other mugs exactly like Mrs Kitchen's pair, marked with the letter
T, for Tabernacle church, and on the bottom with TA* C, and the numbers
from 7 to 16. They are without a maker's mark. *
The baptismal basin is plain, the centre of the depression being domed.
Inscription:
The Gift of | Benja. Browne Esq. to the now Tabernacle Church
of Christin Salem 1708
Later inscription:
TA* C. No 2 I.
The Browne arms are engraved thereon.
Diameter, 12% in.
Maker's mark: JR.
This was made from the silver basin bequeathed in 1708 to the First church,
Salem, by captain Benjamin Browne, merchant of Salem. He was the son of
William and Sarah (Smith) Browne and was born in 1648. He married in 1686,
Mary Hicks of Charlestown. He died December 7, 1708. (Essex Antiquarian,
1909.) See pages 419 and 421 for sketches of the lives of his father and brother.
He was representative at the general court and a councillor. The following is an
extract from his will, dated November 8, 1708, and proved December 20, 1708:
“I give unto y” Church of Salem fifty poundes money about y” one halfe towards
y” furnishing of y" Lord's Table & y” other halfe for purchasing a decent Bason
for Baptism.” His nephews, Samuel and John Browne, are named as executors.
The reference to the melting of this basin will be found in the following extract
from the church records: -
“We the subscribers a committee chosen by the 3° & the Tabernacle Churches
in Salem, to settle the Interest belonging to said Churches have this 19° day of
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December 1785 met at Mr. William Safford's and made an equal division of all
said Plate being ten pieces exclusive of the Bason in the whole and have marked
each piece belonging to the 3" Salem in the following manner viz. (3° Church in
Salem) also have marked each piece belonging to the Tabernacle Church as
follows, viz: Tabernacle Church in Salem.
“And it is agreed by each party that the whole of said Plate should be left to-
gether for the mutual benefit of each church.
“N.B. The Christening Bason being so large, the Committee agree that it should
be melted up & that two Basons be made of the same to accomodate both churches
John Saunders Richard Lang Stephen Cook Edward Norris
Samuel Jones|W" Gray 4*W* Safford—Committee.”
An exactly similar basin with the same inscription was made from the same silver
and is now in the South church at Salem.
One basket is inscribed:
Presented by M. Nathaniel Knight|to the Tabernacle Church,
I 8o 8.
TA* C. No I 8.
Nathaniel Knight, the donor, was a shipmaster, and later a wharfinger at Derby
wharf. He married Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Ward, and died March 17, 1839,
aged 85.
The other basket is inscribed:
Presented by Deacon Nehemiah Adams to the Tabernacle
Church, 1808
Nehemiah Adams, the donor, was a cabinet-maker and his shop was on the corner
of William street and Washington square. He was a relative of Hannah Adams,
the authoress. He died January 22, 1840, aged 71. -
One of the other two baskets is inscribed:
TA* C. No 17.
The four baskets are of silver, and are very similar to those in the North church at
Salem.
No maker's marks. -
The donor of the dishes was Nathaniel West, and of the spoon, George Nichols.
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SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, NORTH CHURCH
Founded in 1772.
HE first tankard has a moulded lip and base, a flat-topped cover
with a spirally fluted border and a serrated edge, and an acorn
finial, which is a later addition. The handle at the top is sup-
ported by a long V-shaped section; the back of the handle,
down to the applied scroll, has two hollow sections; a cast and
chased cherub's face is affixed to the end of the handle. Inscription:
The Gift of M* ELIz” CAbort To THE North Church in Salem
I 784.
Engraved upon it are the arms of Clarke, baronet, as on the basin in the Old
South church, Boston (page 58).
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: Q9, for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Elizabeth Cabot, the donor, was the daughter of William and Hannah (Appleton)
Clarke of Boston, and was born November 13, 1716. She married (i), Decem-
ber 1 1, 1735, William, son of Edward
Winslow, silversmith of Boston and his wife
Hannah, who was born February 13, 1707.
He died at the siege of Louisburg. She
married (ii), May 20, 1758, as his second
wife, Samuel Gardner, a Salem merchant,
who was baptized January 4, 1712–13, and
died April 7, 1769. Elizabeth Cabot mar-
ried (iii), Francis Cabot, a prosperous mer-
chant, who died April 12, 1786, she having
died June 15, 1785. (Pickering Genealogy.)
Her brother, Richard Clarke, was one of
the consignees of the tea destroyed in
Boston harbour. A basin, by the same maker
and engraved with the same arms, is in the
Old South church, at Boston. Both it and the above tankard had previously be-
longed to William Clarke, an uncle of Elizabeth Cabot’s father, who inherited
half his plate and was one of his executors (see pages 57 and 58).
The second tankard is of conventional form, with a moulded lip and base, a
moulding around the body, a domed and moulded cover with a twisted finial; a
scrolled thumb-piece and a boss on the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift |of Benjº Pickman Esq. to the First Church in Salem
1759. Transferred to the Worth Church SALEM 1772

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The donor's arms are engraved.
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.,
and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: (DPARKER), for Daniel Parker
of Boston (1727–86).
Benjamin Pickman, the donor of this tankard
and of the baptismal basin described later, was
a successful Salem merchant. He was the son
of Benjamin and Abigail (Lindall) Pickman,
and was born January 28 or February 8, 17 ob.
He married, October 14, 1731, Love, daughter of captain John Rawlins of Bos-
ton; she was born July 29, 1709, and died June 9, 1786. Among the public
offices held by him were those of representative and councillor, judge of the
superior court, colonel of the Essex regiment, and member of the committee of
war in 1745. He died August 2 o, 1773. His will, dated February 24, 1773, and
proved September 6, 1773, contains a bequest of the interest of sixty pounds yearly
to be distributed among the necessitous poor of this church. It also contains lega-
cies of fifteen pounds each to Rev. Thomas Barnard and Rev. Thomas Barnard,
junior. A plain cup and cover, made by William Swan of Worcester in Massa-
chusetts, now in the Essex Institute at Salem, bears the following inscription:
“The Gift of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay to Benjamin Pickman Esqr.
1749.” His portrait, painted by Greenwood, is in the Essex Institute at Salem.
His daughter-in-law, Mary Pickman, was the donor of the mugs described later.
His son-in-law, Dr Edward Augustus Holyoke, was the donor of the tankard
described next.
The third tankard is similar to the second, and is inscribed:
The GIFT of Edward Augustus Holyoke, MD | To the North
CHURCH of CHRIST, in SALEM 1805
The date, 1769, is engraved on the bottom.
Height, 94 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's marks: gºa for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Edward Augustus Holyoke, the donor, was a well-known physician of Salem,
where he resided for eighty years. He was the son of Edward Holyoke, some-
time president of Harvard college, and his second wife, Margaret Appleton of
Ipswich, and was born August 1, 1728. He married (i), June 1, 1755, Judith,
daughter of Benjamin Pickman, the donor of the first tankard and of the baptismal
basin in this church, who died November 19, 1756; and (ii), Mary, daughter of
Nathaniel and Mary (Simpson) Viall of Boston, who was born December 19,
1737, and died April 15, 1802. The donor was the first president of the Massa-
chusetts medical society; one of the founders and president of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; and the active head of several public institutions

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in Salem. At the Revolution he favoured the loyalists. He died March 31, 1829.
His portrait, painted by James Frothingham, is in the Essex Institute at Salem."
The plain baptismal basin has a deep depression and a moulded rim.
Inscription:
The Gift of BENJAMIN PICKMAN Esq. to the ZVorth Church in
SALEM 1772
Diameter, 93 in.; depth, 3 in.
Maker's mark: Iºad, for Joseph Edwards of Boston (1707-77).
Benjamin Pickman, the donor, gave the tankard described previously.
The first two mugs are a pair, having plain “bellied ” bodies, with moulded lips
and bases and scrolled handles.
Inscription:
The Gift of |WILLIAM PICKMAN | Esq. | to the North Church in
SALEM 1772
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
London date-letter for 1772–73. Maker's mark: I.K., in a rectangle.
William Pickman, the donor, was the son of Benjamin and Love (Rawlins) Pick-
man and was born December 3, 1748. He graduated at Harvard college in 1766,
and married, October 27, 1776, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Dudley and Mary
(Pickering) Leavitt, who was born September 6, 1759, and died October 20,
1782. He was appointed naval officer for the port of Salem and Beverly in
August, 1789, and his commission, signed by Washington, is in the possession
of his great-grandson, Mr Dudley L. Pickman of Boston. He died in 1815. The
donor's father gave a tankard and basin to this church, which are described
previously.
The second pair of mugs is a copy of the above. Inscription:
The Gift of M: Mary Pickman to the |North CHURCH of CHRIST
IN SALEM) under the Pastoral Care of the Rev. Thomas Barnard
D.D. 1802
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Mary Pickman, the donor, was the daughter of Dr Bezaleal and Mary (Barton)
Toppan, and was born in 1744. She married, April 22, 1762, Benjamin Pick-
man, son of the donor of silver to this church (see page 434). He graduated at
Harvard college, and also at Yale college in 1759, and died in 1819. She died
in 1817. Portraits of the donor and her husband, painted by Copley in 1763,
are in the possession of their great-great-grandson, Mr George Peabody
Wetmore.
* From notes by Mr Lawrence Park of Groton.
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Two other mugs, similar to the above, are inscribed:
Property of the North CHURCH in SALEM | under the Pastoral
Care of the Rev. Tho; Barnard D.D. Purchased A.D. 1805
RS
THE GIFT of M: Johanna WARD
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON.
Joanna (Chipman) Ward, the donor, was the second wife of William Ward, master
mariner and merchant, whom she had married November 14, 1790. He was the
son of William and Ruth (Putnam) Ward, and was born December 28, 1761,
and died May 12, 1827, at Medford. His first wife was Martha Proctor.
Four more similar mugs are inscribed:
Property of the Worth Church in Salem 1805
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON.
The plain English flagon is similar in shape to that in the First church at Salem,
illustrated on Plate CXXVII. Inscription:
Property of the Worth Church SALEM 1772
Height, 16% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 64 in.
London date-letter for 1773–74. Maker's mark: I.K., as on the first pair of
mugs.
The two baskets are similar to those in the Tabernacle church at Salem.
Inscription: -
Property of the North CHURCH in SALEM | 1805
Length, 14% in.; height, 13 in.; width, 93 in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, SOUTH CHURCH
Founded in 1774.
N this church are a cup, ten mugs and two flagons, of plain silver.
The large beaker-shaped cup has two thin handles; the lip is curved and the
base is moulded.
Inscription:
Elizabeth Browne gave this |for the Churches use I 6.86
Later inscription on the bottom:
3° Chh in Salem
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Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Three mugs are similar to those in the Tabernacle church and were part of the
donor's gift to that church. They bear the same arms. Inscription:
The Gift of Edw” Kitchen Esq.' to the Church of Christ of which
y Rev" M' John Huntington is Pastor|1766
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gºº, for Daniel Boyer of Boston (circa 1725–79).
The fourth mug is similar and is inscribed:
Third Church in Salem
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 3% in.
London date-letter for 1778-79. Maker's mark: T.W., with a pellet between, in
a rectangle, perhaps for Thomas Wynne.
The fifth mug is similar and bears the same inscription as the fourth.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gºro, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
There are also five mugs and two flagons of later date.
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Founded in 1804.
PAIR of tall flagons, of quasi-classical shape, with reeded lips and
shoulders, and with handles formed of two flat wires, joined
together by an oval ring, and attached at both ends to large shell-
shaped sockets on the bodies; the finial is plain and vase-shaped.
Height, exclusive of the handle, 15% in.
Makers' mark: REHENRINANT, for R. & H. Farnam of Boston, 1805.
The following is a copy of the bill for these vessels:

Mr Lucius Bowles [Minister]
Bot of R. & H. Farnam
I 8o 5.
Oct. I 5 2 Silver flaggons w' 92° 18" at I 2|
$185, 80
Sept. Cr By cash Recd in part I 5 O.
Ballance due R & H F. 35, 8o
Recd payment R & H Farnam
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Later in the same year, December 5, these silversmiths supplied the church with:
“2 round Communion Dishes silver edges $17. I 5 34.3o
6 cups Gilt inside silver edges 8 º' 17 4.9. O2
- $83.32
Rec" pay R & H Farnam ”
From the description and the price it may be safely inferred that these were of
“Sheffield Plate.”
The question as to buying silver flagons had exercised the church since Feb-
ruary 25, 1805, when, according to the following vote, it was decided to send to
England for some vessels: “Voted, that ye minister send to England for Chh.
furniture & yt he be authorized to procure two silver plated flaggons, six do do
cups two do do dishes at ye expense of this chh.. more or less.” At a later meeting,
held April 24, 1805, the minister informed, “ yt ye flaggons he was directed to
send to England for, could not be described, so as to give any assurance of get-
ting such as were wanted, He requested ye chh.. to consider of it against their
next meeting, whether they wo" get silver flaggons.” The final decision, voted
May 31, 1805, was “that ye minister be authorized & requested to procure
two silver flaggons at ye expense of this Chh, more or less, for ye communion
service.” These flagons were ultimately bought at Boston, not in England."
There is also belonging to this church a plain silver table-spoon with a pointed
bowl and a flat handle which is cut off square on three sides of the top; length,
93 in.
Inscription:
M Perbeck | to Bapt, Chur”|1808
Maker's mark, impressed: MALDºwns, for Jabez Baldwin, then of Salem, but
later of Boston. -
One of the above flagons and the spoon have been presented by the church to
the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston.
SALEM, NEW JERSEY, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
Founded in 1722.

PLAIN silver bowl with a moulded and gadrooned base.
Inscription:
PRESENTED to Sº John's CHURCH, SALEM, by Jane Hall.
The initials DAC are engraved on one side.
Diameter, 6áin. -
* From information received from Mr Nathaniel A. Very.
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Mrs Jane Hall, the donor, was born December 26, 1754, and died August 16,
1843, at Salem."
Maker’s marks: I-LE ACOCK IL, for John Leacock of Philadelphia,
circa 1760.
SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS,
FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1638.
IGHT plain silver beakers are in this church, four of which are illus-
trated on Plate CXXIX.
The first pair is of the conventional straight form with a curved lip and
moulded base.
Inscription:
The gift of Shearjaſhub Bourn Eſq."
Sandwich 1719
to Church º
In the inscription on one beaker “att” is on the same line as the other words.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: [AR), for Moody Russell of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1694–
1761). .*
* to Otis's Genealogical Wotes of Barnstable families, Shearjashub
Bourne, the donor, resided on the Marshpee plantation, and carried on a lucrative
trade with the Indians. He was often a representative to the general court at
Plymouth and Boston. He married in 1673, Bathsheba, daughter of James Skiff
of Sandwich; she was born April 20, 1648, and predeceased her husband. He
died March 7, 1718–19, leaving his eldest son, Melatiah, all his land in the town
of Falmouth, and to his son, Ezra, his land in Marshpee. His other bequests in-
cluded various sums of money to his daughters, Mary, Remember and Patience,
and to his grandsons, Shearjashub and Joseph. He also bequeathed the sum of
A 8 to this church, which was doubtless expended in the purchase of these two
beakers. His estate was appraised at A. 943 Is. 4d. Roland Cotton was the min-
ister of this church (1694–1722) at the time of this bequest.”
Four of the other beakers are copies of the above and are inscribed:
First Church | Sandwich 1821
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Nº
* Communicated by Miss Ellen Mecum.
* From notes contributed by Mr B. G. Bartley, clerk of this church.
3. for Lewis Cary of Boston, 1798–1834.

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The two other beakers are inscribed:
First Church | Sandwich | 1824.
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: IHFUNIKE, for John Munroe of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1784–
1879).
SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST JAMES'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 ob.
PLAIN silver chalice and two silver patens are now in this church."

The chalice was originally in Echaw church, now extinct. It has
a bell-shaped body on a baluster stem and a moulded base.
Height, 8% in. Inscription:
The Gift of Ralph Jerman 1766
London date-letter for 1753–54.
Ralph Jerman, the donor, was a planter, who married, January 19, 1720, Mar-
garet Graham. The legatees mentioned in his will, dated December 29, 1749,
and proved February 23, 1749-50, are his son, Edward Jerman, and his daughter,
Mary Jerman.
The first paten, which is 73 in. in diameter, is inscribed:
Pro Sta Jacobi Feb. 1 1. 1756
London date-letter for 1754-55.
The second paten, which is 73 in. in diameter, is inscribed:
Pro Sancta Jacobi Santee
The Gift of George Simmonet July 13 Anno Domini 1764
London date-letter for 1759-60.
Little is known of George Simmonet, the donor, except that he was a planter and
that his wife's name was Ann. He was buried June 8, 1783, aged 95.
* This silver is described from notes contributed by Rev. Robert Wilson, D.D.
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SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH CHURCH
UNIVERSALIST, SUCCESSOR OF THE THIRD
CHURCH, LYNN

PAIR of tall silver cups with bell-shaped bodies on very tall slender
baluster stems on splayed bases. They are inscribed in circles
decorated with acanthus leaves:
The Gift of The Honourable THEoPHILUs
BURRILL Eſq. | To the third Church of
Christ In Lynn
In one cup, the name appears as Theophi//us.
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: ICLARK.
Plate CXXIX.
Colonel Theophilus Burrill, the donor, bequeathed money in 1737 for the pur-
chase of plate to the First and Second churches of Lynn (see pages 254, 256 and
257).
A plain bell-shaped cup with a moulded base and a thin, ribbed, scrolled handle.
Inscription:
The Legacy of M. Sam' Jenks, to the third Church of Christ in
Lynn. I 774.
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Plate CXXIX.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 174o.
N this church is a plain silver service, consisting of two chalices, three patens,
two flagons and two alms basins, inscribed:
Presented to CHRIST CHURCH, by the Ladies of the Congrega-
tion I 8 I 6
This service is illustrated on Plate V.
The large chalices have bell-shaped bodies, supported by thick stems with com-
pressed knops and moulded bases. Height, 9% in.
Maker's mark: HWISINET, for Hugh Wishart of New York, circa 1816.
Two of the patens are a pair and are of conventional shape, 63 in, by 2+ in.
lll 4-4. I
The maker's mark is the same as that on the chalices.
The larger credence paten is of the same shape, size 9 in. by 3 in. There is no
maker's mark. American, circa 1816.
The tall cylindrical flagons are a pair; they have domed covers, double scrolled
thumb-pieces and large scrolled handles; height, 14 in. No maker's mark. Ameri-
can, circa 1816.
The two circular alms basins have domed centres and moulded edges. Diameters,
12 in. and 1 1 in. No maker's mark. American, circa 1816.
Unfortunately, what would now be historic silver, namely, a chalice and paten,
were destroyed in the fire of 1796. They were sent in 1733 through Rev. Samuel
Wesley (brother of the famous Rev. John Wesley) who ministered here in Savan-
nah from February, 1736, until December, 1737.'
SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1646.
HE old silver vessels of this church were sold early in the nine-
teenth century. Three plain beakers are now in the possession of
Mr William E. S. Griswold of New York, Miss Sarah E. Sill of
Saybrook, Connecticut, and Mr Giles Blague of Springfield, Mas-
sachusetts. All are the same shape, having straight bodies with
curved lips and moulded bases. The first is inscribed:

S. C. Ex dono domini Mathai Griſwoald
The first two letters in this inscription signify “Saybrook Church.”
The date 1646 has been recently added, though the maker was not born until
I 674.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: []. for John Noyes of Boston (1674–1749).
The donor was either Matthew Griswold, who was born in Englandabout 1620 and
married Anna Wolcott, and died in 1698, or his eldest son, Matthew, who was
born in 1653 and married, May 21, 1683, Phebe Hyde of Norwich, Connecticut.
The second beaker is inscribed:
The Gift of Sam" & Lucy Lynde to the first Church of Christ
in Saybrook
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
No maker's mark.
* Communicated by Mrs F. B. Screven.
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Samuel Lynde, merchant, who was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Willoughby)
Lynde, was born October 29, 1689, and graduated at Yale college in 1707. He
married (i), Rebecca, daughter of major John Clarke of Saybrook; she died Janu-
ary 20, 1716; and (ii), Lucy, daughter of major Edward and Sarah (Farmer) (Davis)
Palmes of New London and widow of Samuel Gray. His second wife, who was the
joint donor of this beaker, died December 27, 1737, and was buried in the Say-
brook burying-ground, her gravestone being inscribed, “Lucy the wife of the
Honorable Samuel Lynde died in the 51 year of her age and is doubtless gone to
Heaven.” In her will, dated December 17, 1736, she left legacies to her husband,
to her cousins, Guy and Edward Palmes, and to Andrew Palmes. Her house in
New London, by the Mill Cove, was left to her cousin, Bryan Palmes. Samuel
Lynde married (iii), Hannah, born in 1701, daughter of Jabez and Hannah
(Lathrop) Perkins and widow of captain Joshua Huntington of Norwich, Con-
necticut. She married captain Ebenezer Lathrop of the same place and died in
1788. The donor died September 22, 1754, leaving an estate valued at over
A 1 1,000. He held several public offices, including judge of the New London
county court, judge of the superior court of the colony, and representative of the
town of Saybrook in the general assembly from 1724 until 1730, when he was
elected one of the upper house or council, a position which he held until his death.
Inscription on the third beaker:
I + B |A|Gift to y first Church in Saybrook
A modern inscription has been added: Joseph Blague born 1694 Died 1742.
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
Maker's mark: NIBUTLER, for James Butler of Boston (1713–76).
The donor, Joseph Blague, was the son of Joseph and Martha (Kirtland) Blague,
and was born October 7, 1694. He became a prosperous merchant, his estate at
his death amounting to over £9,000. He married, April 18, 1717, Mary,
daughter of the Honourable John Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut. He died
September 28, 1742, and his widow died in 1762. His will, dated September 7,
1742, contains a bequest to his daughter, Martha, of a silver tankard which had
belonged to his mother, who married as her second husband, captain William
Southworth of Little Compton, Rhode Island. The will also contains a legacy of
ten pounds to this church “to be laid out in plate,” with which the above beaker
was doubtless bought.
* From notes contributed by Miss Sarah Sill.
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SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1634.
ELONGING to this church are six plain silver beakers. Three, including
the “Merritt” beaker, are illustrated on Plate CXXIX.
The first beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
M.
The Gift of, Jonathan Merritt to The first Church of
Christ in Situate|1757
The initials, IM, * engraved on the bottom, these initials signifying Jonathan
3. *
Merritt, Scituate.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: [CIAEK.
The donor was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Whiton) Merritt, and was
born September 15, 1715. He married, January 21, 1741, Sarah Wade, who
died in 1795. In his will, dated June 19, 1738, and proved August 1, 1754,
is the following bequest of silver for this church : “I give and bequeath unto
the Church of Christ in the North Precinct in Scituate whereof Mr Bourn is now
pastor, cash sufficient to purchase and procure two Silver plate for the Communion
table for the use of the said Church, each vessel containing at the least a Wine
pinte and to be marked IS, which cash I order and appoint my aforesd. kins-
man James Merritt & Israel Cudworth Junr. each half, to the Deacon or Deacons
of said Church (that shall then be) within three months after my wives decease or
second marriage to be laid out in purchasing the sd, vessels.” His wife, Sarah, is
named as executrix.
The other five beakers are alike, 4% in., 3% in., and 25 in. high.
Maker's mark: Iſolºs, for Nathan Hobbs of Boston (1792-1868).
One was given in 1824 by deacon Seth Merrit; and of the others two were given
by Jesse Dunbar, one by Miss Mary and Miss Hannah Clapp, and one b
Chandler Clapp, all being dated 1828. -
* Deane’s Scituate.
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PLATE CXXVIII
I. SETAUKET, LONG ISLAND, N.Y., PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2. SOUTHOLD, LONG ISLAND, N.Y., FIRST PRESB. CHURCH


SCOTLAND, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1735.
N this church, in Scotland, which was formerly part of the town of Windham,
are four plain silver beakers with straight sides, narrow moulded lips and flat
bottoms.
Inscription:
The Gift of the //talow M* //,hiting £O the 2* Church in Wind-
Aam
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in.
No maker's marks.
The donor, Mrs Mary Whiting, was the wife of James Luce, whom she married
before 1743. He died in 1765, and she married, August 6, 1767, colonel John
Whiting, a soldier, who graduated at Yale college, and held several positions of
trust. He died August 28, 1786, aged 81. She bequeathed a farm to Jonathan
Kingsley and his wife, Zillah Kingsley, the latter having been previously the wife
of the donor's son, James Luce, by her first husband.
SETAUKET, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -
Founded about 1660.
PAIR of plain bell-shaped cups on low moulded bases, with two solid
flat handles, on which are notched rat-tails. These cups origin-
ally had only one handle each. The second handles were added
by Ford, a jeweller of New Haven, Connecticut, to the order of
Mr Selah B. Strong of Setauket.
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: P.V.D., for Peter Van Dyck of New York (1684-1750), who
made two silver mugs in the First Presbyterian church at Southampton, Long

Island, which are described on page 450.
Plate CXXVIII.
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SETAUKET, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, CAROLINE
CHURCH
Founded in 1723. .
ELONGING to this church, which is the oldest building in use for re-
ligious worship on Long Island, are a chalice, a paten and a basin of
plain silver, of late eighteenth century date. They were made in America,
and are without maker's marks. --
The chalice has a cylindrical body with a reeded lip, and a splayed,
moulded base. Height, 7% in.
Inscription :
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own
blood, be glory & dominion for ever & ever. Amen. Rev. 1.
5, 6. -
The paten, which is 6% inches in diameter, is inscribed:
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that
we being dead to sins should live unto righteousness. I Pet., ii. 24.
The alms basin, 8% inches in diameter, is inscribed:
Of thine own have we given thee. I Chro. xxix, 14.
SHELDON, SOUTH CAROLINA, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH -
ERE is a plain silver mug with a bellied shaped body, inscribed:

The Gift of M. Evans Palmerfor the use of the
Independent Meeting in Prince William's Parish.
I 753.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Date, circa 1750.
Evans Palmer, the donor, presented silver cups to the church of Prince William's
parish (see page 385).
* Described from notes sent by Mr M. M. Hutson.
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PLATE CXXIX
1. SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
2. SAUGUS, MASS., FIRST PARISH CHURCH, UNIVERSALIST
3. SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH


SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in I 723.
HE silver consists of a beaker and three cups.

The beaker and two cups are illustrated on Plate CXXX.
The beaker has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base. Inscribed
in a circle:
The Gift of M. Peter Smith to The First
CHURCH | IN | Shrewsbury | AD; 1748
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: imm, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Peter Smith, the donor, was one of the founders of this church. He married,
December 18, 1718, Mercy Weight (Waite) at Marlboro, Massachusetts. He
died September 23, 1748, aged 59, and bequeathed A 12 Ios. for the purchase
of silver for this church, his executor being Simon Maynard.
One of the cups has a deep oviform body with a short stem, on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The gift of | Mrs Rebekah Symmes to the Congregationa/
Church of Christ in | Shrewsburg 1816
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 35 in.
No maker's marks.
Rebekah Symmes, the donor, was the widow of Thomas Symmes (son of John
Symmes of Boston), forage master, who died at Shrewsbury during the revolu-
tionary war. She died May 28, 1816, aged 96. In her will, made in 1795, she
directed that her executor should procure such a piece of silver for this church
“as the remainder of her estate will admit of.”
The other two cups are a pair and have plain oviform bodies on slender stems with
splayed bases. -
Inscription:
The Gift of the Homº Artemas Ward, Esq. to the Church of
Christ in Shrewsbury, 1796
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
General Artemas Ward, the donor, was the son of colonel Nahum and Martha
(Howe) Ward, and was born at Shrewsbury, November 27, 1727. He graduated
at Harvard college in 1748 and married, July 31, 1750, Sarah, daughter of Rev.
Caleb Trowbridge; she died December 31, 1788, aged 68. He became well
known as the first major-general in the army of the revolutionary war. His portrait
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is illustrated in A. H. Ward's History of Shrewsbury, 1847, and a copy of the in-
scription on his tombstone in Shrewsbury burying-ground is alsoin the same book,
page 502; he died October 27, 1800. His son, Artemas, was a member of con-
gress and chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas throughout the state,
and was the donor of a silver dish to Arlington Street church in Boston (see page
8o).
This gift is mentioned in the church records as follows: “Being Lectur day the
Brethren were desired to tarry after divine service, when the Pastor presented
them two pieces of plate, a donation from the Hon Artemas Ward Esq, to the
Cong'. Ch. in Shrewsbury. The church voted their acceptance of the same. Voted
that the thanks of this church be presented to the Hon Artemas Ward Esq for
his donation to this church. Voted that the Pastor and Dea. John Bragg be a
committee to present the thanks of this church agreable to the above vote.”
SHREWSBURY, NEW JERSEY, CHRIST CHURCH
Founded in 17 og-o 5.
- PLAIN chalice with a short bell-shaped body, supported on a stem
with a moulding.
It was inscribed in the nineteenth century:

Christ Church Shrewsbury
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
No marks.
English, early eighteenth century.
The paten has a moulded edge and a truncated foot. It has the same inscription
as the chalice. - -
Diameter, 54 in.; height, 1% in.
No marks. -
English, early eighteenth century.
Both vessels are illustrated on Plate LXXIV.
* Information from Mr Arthur J. Harlow, clerk of the church.
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PLATE CXXX
1. SHREWSBURY, MASS., CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH



SOMERSET PARISH, SOMERSET COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.

HE old silver communion service is now in St Andrew's church,
Princess Anne. It consists of a chalice with a paten-cover, a large
paten and a flagon. The weight of the whole set, marked on the
paten, is 97 oz. 6 dwts. Each piece is engraved with the sacred
trigram and is inscribed: -
For the Use of Sommerset Parish in Sommerset County in the
Province of Mary-land Per Wº. Stoughton
This service is illustrated on Plate CXXXI.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body, encircled by a moulding and supported on a
high stem, which has a moulding, the base being moulded. The paten-cover is of
the conventional form. . .
Height, 9% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Diameter of the paten-cover, 5 in.; height, 14 in.
The large paten has a narrow moulded edge and a moulded and truncated foot.
Diameter, IQ in.; height, 3 in.
The flagon has a tall cylindrical body, encircled by two moulded bands, a wide
moulded lip and a splayed base; the cover is domed, and the thumb-piece is a
scroll and leaf; a shield is on the handle-end.
Height, I 2% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 6% in.
On each piece except the paten cover is the London date-letter for 1719-20.
Maker's mark: w.A, with a mitre above, in a shaped punch.
The maker's mark only is on the paten-cover.
Colonel William Stoughton, the donor, was quite a personage in Somerset parish.
He was born in 1692 and married, January 29, 1716, Anne Catherwood,
daughter of John Elzey, the first settler of his name in Somerset county. The
marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Alexander Adams, donor of the
silver communion service to Stepney parish in 1752 (see page 460). Colonel
William Stoughton lived upon the plantation, known then and now as Almoding-
ton, where he died December 12, 1759.
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SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK,
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 164.o.

PAIR of large plain straight-sided mugs with large scrolled handles,
which have notched rat-tails starting from the lips, on the backs,
and large flat oval discs on the ends; the lips and bases are
moulded.
Inscription underneath each:
S : church : 1729
Height, 63 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 5 in.
Maker's mark: (5), for John Hastier of New York, circa 1729.
Plate CXXXII. -
A similar mug, with a smaller rat-tail, which starts from a tongue-shaped plate,
and without the disc on the handle-end; the lip is not moulded.
Inscription on the bottom:
Sought Hamptown Church
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: P.V.D., for Peter van Dyck of New York (1684–1750).
Plate CXXXII. .
Among the pieces of silver by this craftsman are the following: two cups belonging
to the Presbyterian church, Setauket, Long Island, which are described on page
445; a tankard in the possession of Mrs Elihu Chauncey; two tankards in the
collection of Mr R. T. Haines Halsey; and a tankard in the First Congregational
church, Bridgeport, described on page 92.
A similar mug to the third, but shorter and having a flat oval disc on the handle-
end. -
Inscription on the bottom:
For the Church of Sought hamtum 6 Deceměº 1739
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: P.V.D., for Peter van Dyck of New York (1684–1750).
Plate CXXXII.
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PLATE CXXXI
1. SOMERSET PARISH, SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND
2. STEPNEY PARISH, SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND



SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH -
Founded in 17 oz. *
N this church are an old English tankard, and five beakers, all of silver, all
except two having been given during the long ministry of the second pastor,
Rev. Jeremiah Wise. They are illustrated on Plate CXXX.
The charming, small old English tankard has a plain cylindrical body with
a narrow moulded lip and base, a flat-topped cover pointed in front, a double
cupped thumb-piece, and a large scrolled handle. Pounced on the handles
are the date and initials:
F
1674|1 E
In front is this inscription:
Ex Dono Charles Frost|To the Church of Berwick
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3Å in., and of the base, 43 in.
London date-letter for 1674-75. Maker's mark: WC, with a crescent below, in a
shaped shield.
Major Charles Frost, the donor, was the eldest son of major Charles Frost who
was killed by the Indians on his way home from this church, July 14, 1697. He
married (i), February 7, 1699, Sarah (daughter of captain Simon Wainwright, of
Haverhill), who died June 5, 1714. He married (ii), November 25, 1714, Jane,
daughter of Robert Eliot and widow of Andrew Pepperell of Newcastle, New
Hampshire, who was the son of William Pepperell of Kittery, the donor of three
silver cups to the First Congregational church there (see page 236). Charles
Frost was a rich man, his estate being valued at 4. Io, 127. His will, dated Sep-
tember 24, 1724, and proved January 5, 1724–5, contains the following clause
showing this gift to the church: “I give the church in Berwick my small silver
Tankerd.” His sister, Mary Hill, was the donor of a beaker to this church, which
is described on page 453. The bequests of Charles Frost to his children are
not without interest, as is shown in the following copies from his will:
“Item, I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter Sarah Pierce [born November
6, 1699] one Silver Porringer marked with her maiden name, she having already
received Two Hundred Pounds it being her Portion. Item I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Mary Frost Two Hundred Pounds. I also give her a Silver
Porringer marked with her name. \
Item I also give unto my daughter Elizabeth Frost [born December 21, 1703]
Two Hundred Pounds, and I give her also a Silver Porringer marked with her
Ila IIIC,
Item I give to my youngest daughter Abigail Frost [born November Io, 1707]
Two Hundred Pounds and a Silver Porringer marked with her name.
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Item I divide all the Plate of my first wife's name equally between my four afore-
said daughters except what is here after given to my sons in this my Will.
Item, I will that all my books shall be Equally Divided between my four sons.
(8) I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son Charles [born May 21, 1701] my
negro man named Hector, my silver headed leading staff, my best plate Hilted
Sword, my Silver Tobacco Box, my Seal ring, my best plate hat band, and after
the decease of my wife I give him my other negro man named Prince and a
Silver Porringer marked with his mother's name and mine.
(9) I give and bequeath to my Son John Frost [born February 9, 17 os] my
negro man named Pompey, my best Riding horse and furniture belonging to him,
my Pistols and Holsters, my other Plate Hilted Sword, my other Plate Hat band
and after my wife's decease I give him a Silver Porringer marked with his mother's
name and mine.
(Io) I give and Bequeath to my Son Simon Frost my watch, my silver seal, two
Silver Spoons marked with my name at length, my second horse and Common
Furniture, and my Silver Hilted Seymater.
(II) I give and bequeath to my youngest son Eliot Frost [born June 29, 1718]
all my money in Silver and Gold of what Coin so ever and all my gold rings
(except my Seal ring), my Steel Hilted Sword, and after my wife's decease my
negro boy caled Cesar.”
These specific bequests followed the first article of his will wherein all personal
property was left to his wife, Jane Frost, during her lifetime, except these articles
above named, which were given to his children. Major Charles Frost's great estate
included hundreds of acres in farms and woodland.
The two earlier beakers are a pair and have inverted bell-shaped bodies, spirally
fluted on the lower parts, and moulded bases.
Inscription: -
Ex. dono. I.: Plaisted 1702
Height, 45 in...; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
This pair of beakers was given by Ichabod Plaisted during the short ministry of
the first pastor, Rev. John Wade, in 17 oz. He was the fifth son of Roger and
Olive (Colman) Playstead, and became a merchant at Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, where he was commissioned captain and colonel; he was member of the
general court from Kittery after 1706, and judge of probate in 17 Io. Colonel
Ichabod Plaisted, the donor of a basin to the First Congregational Society,
Salem, was probably his son (see page 422). It would seem from a letter from
lord Bellomont to the lords of the treasury, dated September 8, 1699, that
Ichabod Plaisted had been employed by Mr Brenton—collector of the provinces
of New York, New Hampshire and Rhode Island—as his deputy to look after
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PLATE CXXXII
1. TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2. SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, N.Y., FIRST PRESB. CHURCH





the woods of New Hampshire. Lord Bellomont's views of Ichabod Plaisted's per-
formance of his duties are interesting: “Ichabod the deputy did as little as Jahleel,
his principal, nay, he did a great deal of hurt, for he traded in timber and was
building a saw mill in order to devour more timber; there were above fifty saw
mills in that little province, half of them double ones that used two or more
saws; a mill with a single saw did twenty times the work of two men, for
it would saw 2,000 feet of boards in a day; they worked about eight
months in the year, the frost hindering them the remainder of the year. There
was such a shameful waste of the woods as could not be conceived; the collector
ought to be a right honest man, and he would give him what assistance he could.”
Two other beakers are plain with straight bodies and curved lips and moulded
bases. Inscription:
The Gift of Elder Watham Lord to the Church of Chriſt in
Berwick I 734
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
Nathan Lord, the donor, was born about 1655, and married, in 1678, Martha,
daughter of Richard Tozier who was killed by the Indians at Salmon Falls, Octo-
ber 16, 1675. Martha Tozier, when a mere girl of eighteen years of ge, defended
alone her home against an attack by the Indians, allowing her little brothers and
sisters to escape. The following clause is in the donor's will, dated July 6, 1733,
and proved September 24, 1733: “I give to the Church in Berwick twenty
pounds in good publick bills of credit to be laid out in a peice of plate for the
Communion Table to be paid by my executors within twelve months after my
decease.” In the church records is the following note, relating to this bequest,“ that
two silver cups for the Communion Table were delivered to the deacons for the
aforesaid use by the executors of the last will of Elder Nathan Lord who gave A 20
to the Church.”
The other beaker is of the same shape but smaller. It is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Madam Mary Hill to the Church of Christin Berwick
I 75.3
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: §for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
The donor, Mary Hill, was the sister of major Charles Frost, the donor of the
above tankard. Her husband was judge John Hill of Saco, who removed to Ber-
wick and was the holder of many public offices. This cup was bequeathed by Mary
Hill in her will, dated January 15, 1753, and proved April 23, 1753, the actual
wording of the clause being “one Silver cupp to ye Church in Berwick.” Men-
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tioned in this will are her sons, John and Elisha, her grandson, William Leighton
and his wife Sarah, her granddaughter, Mary, wife of John Leighton.’
SOUTHOLD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded in 164o.
PAIR of plain cups with deep bell-shaped bodies on truncated bases.

Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in., and of the bases,
33 in. .
Maker's mark: SS, for Simeon Soumaine of New York, circa
I 72 o.
Plate CXXVIII.
These cups are believed to have been given by Hon. Ezra l'Hommedieu (1734–
1811), a member of this church, who represented Long Island in congress as a
member of the state of New York, 1779-83, and was a member of the state
senate, 1784–99. His wife was the sister of general William Floyd.”
SOUTHPORT (IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD),
CONNECTICUT, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 1725.
PLAIN silver paten with a flat top, moulded on the edge, and sup-

ported by a truncated foot.
Inscription :
Trinity Church In Memory of Rev. Philo
Shelton | Easter | 1826
Diameter, 74 in...; height, 23 in.
Maker's mark: BW), for Billious Ward of Guilford, Connecticut (1729-77).
Plate CXXXIII.
The double fact that Trinity Church in this inscription was engraved at an earlier
date than the other part, and that the paten itself was made about 1760, would
seem to point out that this piece was part of the original communion service of
this church. This service was presented in 1762 by that benevolent churchman,
St George Talbot, and was presumed to have been looted by the British at the
* Information from Miss Mary R. Jewett of South Berwick and Mr Fritz H. Jordan of
Portland, Maine.
* Communicated by Rev. Epher Whitaker.
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PLATE CXXXIII
1. SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, TRINITY CHURCH
2. STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, STJOHN'S CHURCH


destruction of the church in 1779. It was probably found by the donor, the
widow of Rev. Philo Shelton, and presented in 1826. ©
Rev. Philo Shelton was the son of Samuel and Abigail Shelton of Ripton
parish, near Huntington in Connecticut, where he was born May 5, 1754. He
graduated at Yale college in 1775, and married, April 20, 1781, Lucy, daughter
of Philip and Mary (Prince) Nichols of Stratfield, Connecticut. At the first ordin-
ation, held by bishop Seabury, August 3, 1785, at Middletown, Connecticut, he
with three others received deacon's orders. As the bishop's hands were laid upon
him first, he enjoyed the distinction of being the first clergyman episcopally
ordained in the United States of America. He died February 27, 1825, and his
wife died October 20, 1838, aged 78.
SPENCER, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1744.
PAIR of plain silver goblets, 64 in. high, inscribed :

Presented by Mrs Stebbens to the Church of Christ
in Spencer.
Maker's marks: a six-pointed star and an eagle.
American, circa 1819.
The donor was Olive Muzzy, who married, October 1 1, 1764, John Stebbings.
He died July 17, 1821, aged 83; and she died in Leicester, March 8, 1840,
aged 96. .
SPRINGFIELD, GEORGIA, LUTHERAN CHURCH
"N this church is a plain silver-gilt chalice," which was given with a pewter
flagon by the old Jerusalem church of the Salzburgers at Ebenezer in Georgia,
which still stands there, having been built in 1744.
The chalice has a plain bell-shaped body, supported by a decorated stem of
scrolls and straps, and a shaped and moulded base.
Inscription:
Wer sich zum Tisch des Herrn mit Bus und Glauben Schickt,
Der wird durch's Lammes Blut mit Trost und Heyl erquickt
‘The description of the chalice is made from a photograph and notes by Mrs F. B. Screven.
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Translation:
He who approaches the table of the Lord in penitence and faith
will be refreshed by the Blood of the Lamb with comfort and
salvation.
Another inscription on the chalice is:
Solches wuenschete deuen lieben Salzburgern in Ebenezer bey
jedes mahligem Genusz des H. Abendmahls Georg Mathias
Kinderlin, ein 20 jachriger Guengling in Noerdlingen, der om
Sie in Liebe, Kurz vor seinem Ende, gedacht hat. M. Nowb. 1741.
Translation:
This was the wish to the dear Salzburgers in Ebenezer at every
participation of the Holy Supper by George Mathias Kinderlin,
a young man twenty years of age, living in Nordlingen, who re-
membered them in love shortly before his end. M. November,
I 74 I.
Height, 7% in.
The chalice is German of circa 174o.
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST
Founded in 1637.
N this church are four plain “bellied” silver mugs.
Two are inscribed in a floriated panel:
The Gift of Edw” Pynchon Eſq. To the first Church of
CHRIST in | SPRINGFIELD
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: J.COBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
The donor, Edward Pynchon, was the son of colonel John and Phebe (Sexton)
Pynchon, and was born April 9, 1713; he was for many years register and
treasurer for the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married, December 15,
1763, Rebecca (Stoughton) Bliss, widow of captain Luke Bliss. He died without
issue November 3, 1777, and his widow died November 5, 18 Io, in the old
Pynchon house at Springfield.
The other two are inscribed in a heart:
The gift of Josiah Dwight Esq.
Springfield||1761.
to the first Church of Christ in
456
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gºo, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
The donor, Josiah Dwight, was the son of Henry and Lydia (Hawley) Dwight of
Hatfield and was born October 23, 1715. He graduated at Yale college in 1736,
and married (i), about 1750, Sarah, daughter of William and Catharine (Brewer)
Pynchon of Springfield, who was born August 14, 1721, and died August 4,
1755. He married (ii), October 17, 1757, Elizabeth Buckminster of Brookfield,
Massachusetts, who was born in 1731 and died March Io, 1798. Josiah Dwight
died September 28, 1768. He was a colonel in the militia, and a judge of the
court of common pleas. He was a prosperous merchant, an ironfounder and a
manufacturer of potash.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1644.
EVEN pieces of silver are in this church, namely, a caudle cup and six
beakers.
The caudle cup has a gourd-shaped body on a short base, and two solid
scrolled handles. Inscription:
The Gift of Mr Jonatham Gold to the Church of Christ
in Stamford Am" Dom” 1730
Height and diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: PQ. for Peter Quintard of New York, later of Norwalk, Con-
necticut (1699–1762). -
Jonathan Gold, the donor, was the son of John and Hannah (Slason) Gold. He died
in 1730. This cup was doubtless bought with the following legacy in his will,
dated October 5, 1730, and proved November 3, 1730: “I give and bequeath
unto the Church of Christ in Stamford Eight pounds Cur' money now passing to
be paid to the pastor of sq Church for the use thereof out of my Estate by my
Executor hereafter named.” His brother-in-law, Eliphalet Lockwood of Norwalk,
was his executor.
All the beakers are alike, having straight sides, moulded lips and low bases. Two
are inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Doct' Ebenez' Bishop to y Church of cHRIST in Stam-
fora/AD 1753 -
Height, 3Å in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in. -
Maker's mark: BW), for Billious Ward of Guilford, Connecticut (1729-77).
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The donor, Dr Ebenezer Bishop, who was a physician, was the son of Ebenezer
and Sarah (Slason) Bishop, and was born, March 19, 17o 5-06, at Stamford, Con-
necticut. He died October 4, 1743, without issue. His will, dated September 28,
1743, contains the following clauses: “I Give & Bequeath toye Church of Christin
Stamford to say the prisbeterian Church in ye first or old Society in sq Stamford to
Sayye just Sum of Eighty pounds money old Tenor.” He also left fifty pounds to
his “Hon’d Mother,” and if she needed not the whole thereof, the remainder
should be given to this church. These two beakers, and the two described later,
were presumably bought with part of his legacy ten years after his death.
Two others are of the same size and are inscribed in one line:
The Gift of M" Hannah Bell to y Church of Christ in Stamford
Septemá’ 6” 1746
Maker's mark: BW), for Billious Ward of Guilford, Connecticut (1729-77).
The donor, Mrs Hannah Bell, was the only surviving child of John and Hannah
(Whiting) Bell of this place, and was born about 1718. She was designated “Mrs.”
because of her prominent social position, which was not an uncommon custom
at that time. The following record appears on the Land evidence of Stamford,
Volume E, page 59:
“September 6, 1746. Hannah Bell of Stamford, County Fairfield, Colony of
Connecticut, for Divers Good reasons me moving hereunto of my own free will
and for the regard that I have for rituall [?] Holyness & piety I do Hartily and
freely give unto the presbyterian or congregational Church of Christ in the First
Society in the sd Town of Stamford One Hundred pounds money Currant of
said Colony of the old Currancy for the use of said Church and sum of said Church
forever and my will is yt it should be disposed of in the manner following viz:
Fifty pounds of the money to be Laid out forth with by the present Deacons of
said Church and the minister when there shall be one settled for that which is
necessary as Cups, etc.: for the use of said Church forever and the other Fifty
pounds my meaning is that it shall Lye as Bank forever and the Intrest of it to be
improved for ye Benefit of the poor Communicants yearly & now notwithstanding
What I have allready said in Reaspect of the Disposition of the Last Fifty pounds
if there should any Difficulty arise for to find who should be the proper persons
or subjects to Receive the same & so ye Good end of propose should be Cloged
my will and meaning is yt Colo. Jon" Hait, Cap" Sam" Hait the present Deacons
of said Church and a minister when we may have one settled in the ministry to
have full power for to act Discretiantly in that matter I say that my mind &
pleasure is that thay and their successors shall be impowered forever to act in that
affare & if they shall think Best to Lay out ye Last Fifty pounds as I ment the first
Fifty pounds I leave that matter with them and for the confirmation of the above
premises I the said HANNAH BELL do bind myself my heirs etc. to faithfull
performance of same as witness my hand and seal in Stamford on September ye
458
6th Day AD 1746.” Thomas Talmadg, her uncle, and Samuel Feris were
witnesses. These beakers were no doubt bought with a part of this legacy.
The fifth and sixth beakers are inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Doct' Ebenez' Biſhop to y Church of christ in
Stamford AD 1761.
Height, 4 in. and 33 in.; diameter of the mouths, 23 in. and 2% in.
Maker's mark: EP, for Elias Pelletreau of New York (1736–1810).
Dr Ebenezer Bishop, the donor of these two beakers, gave the two beakers de-
scribed previously.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
Founded in 1738. er
N this church are a tankard, a paten and two beakers, all of plain silver.
All these are illustrated on Plate CXXXIII.
The tankard has a tapering cylindrical body with a moulded lip and base, the
latter having a zigzag wire applied; the top of the low cover is flat, and the
front of the rim is serrated; the thumb-piece is scrolled; a shield is applied on
the end of the handle. It is inscribed on the bottom:
S*G. T. AD 1762
The weight marked is 28 oz. 5 dwts.
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
No maker's marks. American, circa 17 Io.
The paten has an embossed gadrooned edge and a high base. It is inscribed:
S*G. T. AD 1762
The weight marked is 93 oz. Diameter, 6% in.; height, 2% in.
Maker's mark: , for John Coddington of Newport, Rhode Island (1690-
1743). -
St George Talbot, the donor of the above tankard and paten, was a resident of
New York city, where he died between 1765 and October, 1771. He had
business relations in Stamford, Connecticut, and was interested in this church.
His name appears four times on land records of Stamford, but in no other place,
nor does the name of Talbot occur on records of that time. This silver was
presented to St John's church before the date of the following:
“Stamford October 17th, 1763.
Mr. John Lloyd
Please to Collect and Pay for the Bell I have Determined In Compassion
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to your Nessesitus Circumstances and for your future Encouragement to bestow
on Stamford Church and for the Cushion for yePulpit and Surplice for ye Ministers
Use and for the Gown & Cassock & Sash which I freely bestow on your Minister
the Rev'd Mr. Dibble money Sufficient for ye Aforesaid purposes out of ye bonds
which you and Company have in Your Hands and are bound in bond to me for to
be hereafter Improved for the benefit of ye Church of England at Stamford as I
shall Direct in my Last Will or Otherwise as ye Venerable Society Shall Direct and
the Sum Requisite to Answer the fore mentioned Purposes shall be Excepted and
Indorsed Upon the principle of your bond of Six Hundred pounds Never hereafter
to be accounted for by You and Company.
St. George Talbot.
Recorded by me Sam" Jarvis, Town Clerk.”
(Book H, page 1 oz)
On March 26, 1765, John Lloyd, acting as his agent, purchased a tract of land
in Stamford, “with a view for a Glebe to Endow St. John's Church”; in this trans-
action, he stipulates that Lloyd and Company pay “me & my House Keeper
Intrest accord to your Obligation vizt seven proent During my Life and three
and a half per cent During Mrs. Goold's Life She Surviving—.”
He perhaps left a further legacy to the church in his will, for his executors sold a
piece of real estate on which he held a mortgage; in this deed he is called “St.
George Talbot, late of the City, County and Province of New York, now de-
ceased.” October 5, 1771. He also presented a service of silver to Trinity church,
Southport, Connecticut, in 1762 (see page 454).
One of the beakers has a tapering body and a moulded base. Inscription:
For the use of Sº Johns Church Stamford 1794
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 2% in.
Maker's marks: DXZW, with an eagle in a lozenge, above and below, for Daniel van
Voorhis of New York, 1794.
The other beaker is the same shape and size, but has a moulded lip. It bears the
same inscription and date. It has no maker's mark.
STEPNEY PARISH, SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND
Founded in 1692.

HE old silver communion service of this parish is now in St
Philip's church at Quantico. It consists of a flagon and a pair of
chalices with paten-covers. The large plain flagon has a cylindrical
body and a wide splayed and moulded base; the cover is domed and
the thumb-piece is scrolled and pierced; a heart is on the handle-
end. The sacred trigram in rays is engraved in front.
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Inscription:
The Gift of the Revº Alexander Adams Sem' |Rector of Stepney
Parish, to the said Parish, 1752.
Height, I 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5+ in., and of the base, 85 in.
London date-letter for 1751-52. Makers' mark: WS and WP in a quatrefoil, for
William Shaw and William Priest (Jackson's English Goldsmiths and their
marks, for 1752–53).
The pair of tall plain chalices have bell-shaped bodies on high stems and moulded
bases; mouldings are on the stems. Inscription:
For the Use of Stepney Parish, in Somerset County, 1752.
The paten-covers have the sacred trigram engraved on the handle-feet.
Height, 94 in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
The paten-covers are 5% in. in diameter and 14 in. high.
The date-letter and maker's mark are the same as the flagon.
This service is illustrated on Plate CXXXI.
Rev. Alexander Adams, the donor of this service, was born in England in
1679 and ordained by the bishop of London at Fulham in 17 og. He was rector of
this parish for sixty-five years, from 1704 until his death in 1769. For four years,
between 1708 and 1712, he served, unassisted, all the six congregations of the
four parishes in Somerset county, which necessitated his travelling 2 oo miles a
month. His interesting letters show great concern for the Maryland churches.
Rev. Alexander Adams officiated at the wedding of colonel William Stoughton,
donor of the silver service of Somerset parish (see page 449).
STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH l
Founded in 1729.
PAIR of plain silver beaker-shaped cups, with straight bodies, curved
lips and moulded bases. They have flat solid handles.

Inscriptions, (I):
The Gift of M'Abraham Gould to the Church
- of Christin Stoneham||1786
(2):
Belonging to the Church of Christ in Stoneham||1786
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Gºgo, for Zachariah Brigden of Boston (1734-87).
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Captain Abraham Gould, the donor, was the son of Abraham and Mary Gould,
his father having been one of the founders of this church. He was probably
married three times. His first wife's name would seem to have been Moley; she
died January 6, 1787, aged 45, and was buried in Stoneham graveyard. He
married (ii), October 16, 1788, Mary Brown, who died May 26, 1793, aged
53; and (iii), May 9, 1797, Tabitha Pratt (Reading Records). Captain Abraham
Gould is mentioned first as ensign in 1775, captain in 1777, and recruiting
officer in 1784. .
STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1674.
OUR plain silver beakers are in this church. The first has a cylindrical
body with a moulded lip and base. Inscription, in one line:
The Gift of M* EBEN" SEARLE to the first Church in Stomington
1786
Height, 3% in.; diameter, 2% in.
No maker's mark.
Ebenezer Searle, the donor, was the son of John and Katharine (Warner) Searle,
and was born at Boston, March 6, 1666. He married, January 14, 1697, Mar-
garet Searle, probably of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Both joined this church July 8,
17o 5. He represented Stonington in the generalassembly of Connecticut in 1715,
1720 and 1725, and served the town as selectman for several years. He died in
January, 1740, without issue. In his will, dated January 17, 1739-40, and proved
February 5 following, are the following legacies: “I give to the Reverend Mr.
Ebenezer Rossiter A Io money,” and “I give ſ 5 to ye Society to help procure
Eutencials for ye Sacrament.” The above beaker was doubtless bought with this
legacy, though apparently not until 1786. His wife, Margaret, is mentioned in
his will.
The second beaker is like the first. No inscription.
Maker's mark: *Wºrſhkºrºń, for William Thomson of New York, circa 1830.
The two other beakers are a pair, having cylindrical bodies and mouldings of
acorns and flowers on the lips and bases.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouths, 33 in.
Maker's mark: G.EOFF, for Garrett Eoff of New York (1785-1850).
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
N this church is a most interesting collection of old silver, consisting of a
standing cup, six caudle cups and two beakers.
All, except one caudle cup, are illustrated on Plate CXXXIV.
The cup has an inverted bell-shaped body, the upper part being plain and the
lower spirally fluted; it is supported on a tall baluster stem, which rests on
a circular base with a gadrooned edge. It is inscribed on the base:
Ex Domo A D
Sec Te/?” I A
Height, 75 in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 44 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645–1718).
This cup was bought by Anne Dummer, in fulfilment of the wishes expressed in
the will of her father, Joshua Atwater, whose initials are engraved on the cup.
For further details of the gift and the donor, see the First church, and the First
Baptist church, Boston, pages 24 and 44.
The first caudle cup has a gourd-shaped body on a low base; the upper part of
the body is plain, and the lower half is decorated with square panels of punched
ornaments between two punched lines. The solid scrolled ‘handles have masks
affixed to the shoulders.
Inscriptions:
M C
D+ T MP D.S
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
Two other caudle cups are plain and gourd-shaped. Both are engraved S : C,
signifying Stratford Church.
Height of one, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in. The
height of the other is 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4} in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark on both: []. for John Noyes of Boston (1674–1749).
The fourth and fifth caudle cups are similar to the above two and are inscribed S4C,
signifying Stratford Church.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3Å in., and of the base, 3% in.
Height, 33 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The sixth caudle cup has a bell-shaped body, with an embossed fluted band below
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the plain lip; the lower part of the body is spirally fluted, the low base being plain;
the two solid scrolled handles are notched on the shoulders.
Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon Th" Wells to the first Church of Christ in
Stratford.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 2á in.
Maker's mark: wo, for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Deacon Thomas Wells, the donor, who was the son of John and Elizabeth Wel-
les, was born in 1651 and died in 1721. In his will, dated December 8, 1717,
and proved January 26, 1719-2 o, is the following legacy: “I give to the church
of Stratford four pounds silver money.” This cup was doubtless bought with that
legacy.
. i. beaker has a straight body with a curved lip and a moulded base. It is
inscribed in a circle:
THIS CUP was given to The First Church In Stratford
By Leu'Jos" Beach 1746
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: TIT, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Lieutenant Josiah Beach, the donor, was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Porter)
Beach, and was born August 18, 1694. He married (i), January 25, 1721-22,
Patience Nichols, who died August 25, 1749, aged 48; and (ii), June 30, 1750,
Abigail Wheeler. He died April 17, 1759.
The second beaker has a plain inverted bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
Inscription, in a wreath:
The Gift of Lieu' Eben Curtis To the first Church of Christ
in Stratford| 1752
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: Tºm, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Lieutenant Ebenezer Curtis, the donor, was the son of William Curtis, and was
born July 6, 1657, at Stratford. He married Ruth, daughter of Nathaniel Porter
of Stratford; she was born November 22, 1669, and died May 20, 1739. He
died in 1751. Their children were Hannah ; Ebenezer, who died before his
father; Deborah, who married one Bennit; Samuel; Ruth, who married a Sher-
man; and Sarah, who married Theophilus Nichols.
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PLATE CXXXIV
1. STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. WESTCHESTER PARISH, CONN., CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH -
Founded in 16 98.
N this church are four cups, four standing cups, and two flagons, all of plain
silver.
The four cups have bell-shaped bodies, supported by short stems and splayed
bases. Inscription:
The Gift of M" WiLL"KING|to the first Church in SUFFIELD
1 782
Height, 35 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: OS, for Jonathan Otis (1723-91) of Middletown, Connecticut,
after 1776.
The donor, William King, a farmer, weaver, and lieutenant in a company of
militia, was the son of James and Elizabeth (Fuller) King. He was born Septem-
ber 29, 1695, and married (i), June 29, 1717, Bethia Bedlake of Westfield,
Massachusetts, who died February 2, 1768. He married (ii), Anna Adams, a
widow. He died January 8, 1774. The above vessels were bought eight years
after his death with the legacy contained in his will, dated November 2, 1772,
and proved January 24, 1774: “I give to the first Church in Suffield Ten
pounds to Supply the Communion Table with such things as the Rev" M. Gay
shall think proper” (see the King genea/ogy, pp. 1 o'G-1 o'7.) His granddaughter,
Elizabeth Leavitt, was the wife of the donor of the four cups described below.
The four standing cups have bell-shaped bodies on high stems and moulded
bases, the edges of the latter having scallop shells in relief. Inscription:
A. Lagacy to the first Church in Suffe/d/ from Thaddeus Leavitt
Es?" who died Jan' 22" AD 1813
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in.
Maker's mark: nymnºs, for John W. Forbes of New York, circa 1813.
The donor, a prominent merchant, was the son of John and Abie (Kent) Leavitt
and was born September 9, 1750. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William
King; she was born June 22, 1751. Her grandfather, William King, was the donor
of the four cups previously described. Thaddeus Leavitt died January 22, 1813.
The two ewer-shaped flagons are a pair; they have fruit finials; borders of scallops
in relief are on the lip and the edges of the bases. They bear the same inscription
as the above “Leavitt” cups.
Height, I 3 in.
Maker's mark: WIDE, as above.
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SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ST PAUL’S
CHURCH
N this church are four pieces of old silver, removed from the old churches of
St George's, Dorchester, and St Paul's, Stono, namely, two chalices and two
lates.
#. chalices and one plate are illustrated on Plate CXVIII.
The first chalice has a plain bell-shaped body on a thick stem, divided by a
compressed knop and resting on a moulded base. The paten-cover is of the
conventional shape. Both are engraved with the sacred trigram in a glory and
inscribed:
S’ George's, Dorchester|S • Ca
Height of the chalice, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base,
33 in. Diameter of the paten-cover, 54 in.; height, 14 in.
London date-letter for 1729-30. The maker's mark is illegible.
A silver dish given in 1755 to St George's church, Dorchester, by Henry
Middleton, and a silver dish from the same church, are now in St Michael's
church at Charleston (see pages I 18 and I 19).
The second chalice has a plain bell-shaped body on a tall baluster stem and a
moulded base. The initials, SP, for St Paul's, are roughly engraved in shields on
the body. -
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Maker's mark: ſº , as on a similar silver chalice, now in Pompeon Hill church
in South Carolina.
American, circa 17 Io. -
This chalice and the two plates, described next, came from St Paul's church,
Stono, in Colleton county, South Carolina. -
The pair of plain silver plates have scalloped edges. Both are inscribed on the
flat rims in one line:
The Gift of George SUMMERs Esq. to S. Paul Church Srono
A. 1766 &.
In recent years these plates have been fixed on wooden backs.
Diameter, Io in. - •
George Summers (or Sommers) the donor, was styled gentleman of Charleston.
He arrived here in 1722 and in 1751 was elected a member of the assembly.
He, as a parishioner, was one of the signatories to the testimonial, presented with
a piece of plate April 19, 1754, to Rev. Alexander Garden, rector of St Philip's
church, Charleston, from 1719 until 1754. He gave in 1764 two alms plates to
St Michael's church, Charleston, which were taken with other silver from this
church in 1865 by the United States forces. He died in 1777. In his will, George
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Summers bequeathed to his wife, Henrietta, all his household goods, including
plate, his house and land in Charleston and his plantation in St Paul's parish,
Stono. To Rev. John Tonge, rector of that parish, he left £500. His pew in that
church he left to his nephew, John Sommers, eldest son of his brother James
Sommers “of . . . in the county of Devon, Gt. Britain, marriner.”
SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, TRINITY CHURCH
Founded in 17 oz. º
PLAIN chalice and paten-cover. The chalice has a bell-shaped body
supported on a stem with a narrow moulding, the base being

splayed and moulded. The body is inscribed:
Trinity Church Att Rackoom 1731
The paten-cover has a truncated handle-foot and bears the same inscription.
Total height, 8; in.; height of the chalice, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.,
and of the base, 4 in.
No marks. English, circa 1730.
Plate CIX.
TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED
CHURCH
Founded in 1697.
N this old Dutch church at the entrance to “Sleepy Hollow” near Tarry-
town, made famous by Washington Irving in his story of Ichabod Crane in
the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, are two silver beakers and a basin.
All are illustrated on Plate CXXXV.
The first beaker has a straight side, a curved rim and a moulded base. Engraved
below the lip is a double strap-band enclosing scrolls of flowers and leaves,
and interlacing three times. Below the intersections are oval panels, containing
figures of Faith, Hope and Charity. These panels are separated by clusters of
fruit and figures of cupids. At the bottom of the body are birds with branches.
Inscription:
. Catharina Van Cort/ant
Height, 63 in.
Marks: the mark of Haarlem; the date-letter L. for 1655; and the mark of
the maker: A. probably for Jan Akersloot.
Catharina van Cortlant, the donor, was the daughter of Oloff Stevenson van
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Cortlandt, a prosperous brewer of Croton manor, New York. She was born
October 25, 1652, baptized January 5, 1653, and married, as his second wife,
Frederick Philipse (Fredryck Flypse) lord of the manor of Philipsburgh, who was
born in 1626 and died in 17 oz. She died in 1730. She and her husband built
this church in 1699. He was the donor of the basin and beaker described below.
Her brother, Jacobus van Cortlandt, married Eva, the adopted daughter of
Frederick Philipse, her husband. The latter bought from his father-in-law in
1699, the fifty acres of land, now included in Van Cortlandt park, the same
land which was conveyed to the city of New York by the direct descendant of
Jacobus and Eva van Cortlandt. The present Van Cortlandt house was built by
their son, Frederick van Cortlandt (see The story of Wan Cortlandt Park, pub-
lished by the Colonial Dames of New York, 1911.)
The plain baptismal basin is inscribed:
Fredryck ſypſe
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Diameter I of in.
Maker's mark: (b)
American, circa 17 oo.
The second beaker is the same shape as the first but of a more simple decoration.
This consists of a conventional strap-band, filled with branches of fruit, flowers
and foliage, and large sprays of flowers and foliage running out from the inter-
sections of the band. Height, 6% in.
Inscription:
Fredryck ſypſe
No marks. American, circa 17oo.
Fredryck Flypse (Frederick Philipse) the donor of the above basin and beaker,
was born in 1626, and married (i), October 28, 1662, Margaret Harderbergh,
widow of Pieter Rudolphus de Vries, who had accumulated a large fortune as a
trader. He married (ii), November 30, 1692, Catharina van Cortlant, the donor
of the first beaker. A tablet in front of the church commemorates its erection in
1699 by “Frederick Philipse and Catharine Van Cortlandt.” He died in 17 oz.
A chalice in St John's church, Yonkers, was given about 1795 by Miss Sarah
Williams, whose sister Elizabeth was the wife of Frederick Philipse, great grand-
son of the donor of these two silver vessels, and a prominent loyalist, whose
property was forfeited to the state at the Revolution. He died in 1785 at Chester
in England, and a monument was erected to his memory in the cathedral of that
city.
* Communicated by Rev. John K. Allen.
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TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WESTVILLE CON-
GREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1637.
HE only piece of old silver in this church is a plain cylindrical

beaker with a curved lip and moulded base. Height, 6% in.
Inscription:
S.R. her gift to Taunton Church.
Makers' marks: {A {E} for John Allen (1671-1760) and John Edwards (circa
1670–1746) of Boston.
The initials, S.R., on this beaker are believed to be those of Sarah Richmond. She
was the daughter of John and Abigail (Rogers) Richmond, and was born in Feb-
ruary, 1670-71. She married, October 6, 1699, James Walker, son of James and
Bathsheba (Brooks) Walker, who was born January 23, 1674-75. She died No-
vember 27, 1727, and he died September 12, 1749 (see the Richmond Genea-
logy). Her aunt, Sarah (Richmond) (Rew) (Walker) Stoughton, bequeathed to the
Taunton church, five pounds for the relief of the poor, and a like amount to the
pastor, Rev. Samuel Danforth.'
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Founded in 1712.
MASSIVE plain tankard with “bellied” body, a high domed and
moulded cover with a fluted edge; the low base has a fluted
edge like that on the cover; the open thumb-piece is formed of
scrolls and a fluted top; a heart is on the handle-end.
Engraved in front are the entwined initials of the original
owners, Barnt and Mary DeKlyn.

B M D
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: ſº.
Plate CXXXII.
“ExTRACT FROM MINUTES OF THE SESSION. Oct. 28, 1857.
The following note accompanying the piece of plate to which it refers, was re-
ceived from Mrs. Catherine Beatty:
* Communicated by Mrs Albert H. Tetlow.
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‘It is my will to present to the First Presbyterian Church of the City of Trenton,
of which my father and my mother, my husband Mr. Beatty and myself have
been members for more than thirty years, a silver tankard to be used at the Com-
munion Table of the said Church. It is marked with the initials of the names of
Barnt De Klyn & Mary De Klyn; and their daughter desires to have it kept as it
is, without any alteration, and used for the purpose above-named, as a Memorial
of love to this Church.
Catherine Beatty.
October, 1857.’
Whereupon it is resolved that this article be accepted by the Session for the pur-
pose and on the conditions specified by Mrs. Beatty; and that the thanks of the
Session on behalf of the Church, be communicated to her for this valuable
“Memorial of love to this Church.”
Barnt DeKlyn was born October 31, 1745, at Boston, Massachusetts. He
bought a large farm near Trenton in 1784, and died there September 1, 1824.
His daughter, Catherine Beatty, who presented this tankard to the church, was
the widow of general John Beatty. She was born April 19, 1773, and died Janu-
ary 27, 1861. -
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH

PLAIN silver chalice,” of conventional form, now in this church,
formerly belonged to the church at Maidenhead, New Jersey.
The tradition is that it was a gift to that church in 1708 by
queen Anne. There is no indication, however, by royal cipher or
arms that it was a royal gift. It would seem to have been made by
an American, not an English, silversmith.
Inscription:
S. Michael's Church Trenton|N.J.
Height, 7% in.
Maker's mark: GER).
American, eighteenth century.
The same mark is on a silver paten in Trinity church, New York.
*From notes sent by Mr Henry D. Oliphant, from Rev. John Hall's history of this church.
* Described from notes and photographs contributed by Miss S. Ella De Cou.
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TRURO, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 17 I I.
IX plain silver beakers, all alike in shape. They have straight bodies with
curved lips and moulded bases.
One of these beakers has recently been presented by this church to the
Museum of Fine Arts at Boston.
One is inscribed:
This belongs to the Church att Truro
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: MR for Moody Russell of Barnstable, Massachusetts (1694–
1761).
Inscription on the second:
This belongs to ye Chhof Christ in Truro 1730
Height, 4} in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in
Maker's mark:(ER).
Two others are inscribed:
This belongs to ye Church of Christ in Truro
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: OMR), for Moody Russell, as above.
Another pair is inscribed:
This belongs to the Church in Truro 1717
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: tº. for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
(UNITARIAN)

SILVER spoon with a round-oval bowl, the back of which has a
pointed and ribbed rat-tail and a decoration of scrolls. The end
of the flat handle is notched and bears the initials of the original
OWI). CTS :
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Inscription:
I* Ch. T. by S. Winslow, 1790.
Length, 73 in. A
Maker's mark: Q9. for John Coney of Boston (1655-1722).
The original owners of this spoon were Joshua Winslow and his wife, Elizabeth,
who were married February 8, 172 o–21. She was the daughter of Thomas and
Margaret (Lynde) Savage, and was born September 28 or 29, 1704, at Boston.
Joshua Winslow was the son of Edward and Hannah (Moody) Winslow of Boston,
and was born February 12, 1694-95. He died October 9, 1769, and she died
August 7, 1778. Portraits of Joshua and Elizabeth Winslow are in the posses-
sion of their descendant, Mr Arthur Winslow of Boston. The donor was Sarah
Winslow, daughter of colonel Eleazer and Sarah (Alford) Tyng, who was born
April 22, 172 o, and married, September 4, 1760, John Winslow, son of Edward
and Hannah Winslow and brother of the original owner, Joshua Winslow. He was
born April 14, 17 oo, and died November 3, 1788; she died October 29, 1791.
A portrait of Elizabeth (Savage) Winslow is in the possession of Miss Howard.
Smibert's portrait of Edward Winslow, the Boston silversmith, who was the father
of Joshua and John Winslow mentioned above, belongs to Miss Susan Howard
Pickering.
VAUTER'S CHURCH, ST ANN’S PARISH, ESSEX
COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Founded in 1692.
N this church is a pair of plain silver chalices and a paten-cover, which are
illustrated on Plate CXXXVI.
The chalices have bell-shaped bodies on moulded stems and bases.
Inscription:
St Anns Parish Eſsex County
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
London date-letter for 1724-25. Maker's mark: WP, with a pellet below in a
shaped shield.
The small paten-cover has a reel-shaped handle-foot.
No inscription and no marks.
Size, 53 in. by I in.
English, eighteenth century.
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PLATE CXXXVI
1, VAUTER'S CHURCH, ST ANNE'S PARISH, ESSEX COUNTY, VA.
2. WARE CHURCH, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Andros; (4) de Sausmarez; (5 and 8) A fess chequey
VIRGINIA (NORTHERN DIOCESE)
SILVER paten with a plain centre and an embossed gadrooned edge.
- Engraved in the centre are the arms of sir Edmund Andros quar-
tering Sausmarez, namely, (I) Argent a cheveron gules between
three leopards' heads sable with three castles or on the cheveron,
for de Sausmarez of Guernsey; (2) Gules a saltire vert fimbriated
or on a chiefargent three molets sable, for Andros; (3)
argent and sable, for Crispe; (6 and 7) Or on a cheveron
sable five horseshoes argent. The supporters and crest
are those of de Sausmarez.
Original inscription:
Ex DONo D* EDMUNDIANDROs, EQUITIs, VIR-
GINIAE GUBERNATORIS ANNO DOM, MDCXCIV.
IN USUM ECCLESIAE IACOBI POLIS,
Later inscription:
Presented by Hugh Munroe of Mobile, to the Diocese of VIRGINIA,
through Rev. B. B. Leacock, 1856
London date-letter for 1691-92.
Plate CXLI. -
Sir Edmund Andros, the donor of this paten to old Jamestown church in
Virginia, was the able but unpopular colonial governor, first, of the province of
New York (1674–81), secondly, of the provinces of New England (1685–89),
and, lastly, of Virginia (1692-98). It was while he was governor of Virginia that
this paten was given. He was the son of Amias Andros (marshall of the cere-
monies to Charles I) and his wife, Elizabeth Stone. He was born in 1637, and in
1660 was made gentleman-in-ordinary to the ill-fated Elizabeth, queen of
Bohemia. Major Edmund Andros, as he was then titled, succeeded his father in
1674 as bailiff of Guernsey, and in 1681 was knighted by Charles II. He was
married three times,(i), in 1671, to Marie, eldest daughter of Thomas Craven and
sister of sir William Craven; she died January 22, 1687-88. Sir Edmund Andros
married (ii), Elizabeth, third daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Crispe of Queekes
in Kent, who was a widow, having married first Christopher Clapham, son of sir
Christopher Clapham of Clapham, Yorkshire; she was buried August 18, 1703,
at St Giles-in-the-Fields, London. He married (iii), April 21, 1707, Elizabeth
Fitzherbert, who was buried, February 12, 1716-17, in London, at St Anne's,
Soho. He died February 27, 1713-14, and was buried at St Anne's, Soho.

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WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1644.
HE silver of this church, which was formerly known as the First

Church in Reading, consists of a caudle cup, seven beakers and
a spoon.
All these vessels are illustrated on Plate CXXXVII.
The caudle cup has a plain gourd-shaped body on a low base, and
two solid scrolled handles. It is inscribed in an incised double-lined circle:
The Gift OF Cap Joseph Burmap|to y First Church in |Reading
Height, 3% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
Maker's mark: mm, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
Captain Joseph Burnap, the donor, was the son of Robert Burnap and his wife,
Sarah, and was born March 24, 1663. He married, December 23, 1690, Tabitha
. and died August 19, 1744. This cup would seem to have been bought with
the following legacy, contained in a codicil (dated April 2, 1742) to his will of
July 14, 1741, which was proved September 3, 1744: “I give twenty pounds
in Bills of Public Credit of the Old Tenor, or the Equivalent in other Current
Medium of Exchange which said Mare and Shay shall fetch to the first Church of
Christ in Reading to further furnish the Communion Table with a Vessell or
Vessels.”
Two of the beakers are a pair, having straight bodies with curved lips and moulded
bases. Inscription:
The Gift of Capt Tho. Pool to y r* Church in READING.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gºd), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702-5 8).
In his will, dated December 22, 1732, and proved February 12, 1732–33,
the donor, Thomas Poole, senior, of Reading, describes himself as a yeoman.
He directs his cousin, Samuel Pool, “to pay £30 to the Northwesterly part of
the old Parish in Reading called the Wood End if they are a precinct within
three years after my wife's decease, & if not there is, the s” A. 30 shall be paid to
the Minister and Deacons of the Church in the old Parish aforesaid to be disposed
by them for the s” Churches use, which shall be paid within three years after
my wife's [Rebecca] decease.” He married, June 18, 1695, Rebecca . . ., who
died August 23, 1737 (Reading records).
The third beaker is the same shape but shorter. It is inscribed in an incised double-
lined circle:
The Gift of M. John Pratt To the first Church In Reading
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PLATE CXXXVII
1. WAKE FIELD, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. WESTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH




Height, 4áin.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: ſºm, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
In the will of John Pratt, yeoman, of Reading, who was the son of John and Re-
becca (Colburn) Pratt of Medfield, is this clause: “I do hereby give unto the first
Church of Christ in Reading the sum of 4. Io old tenor, to be paid by my execu-
tor within one year after my decease, to the Deacons of said Church & they to
dispose of it as they think proper.” The amount would seem to have been expend-
ed in buying this beaker. He also left A 5 for the use of the poor of Reading. He
mentions his wife, Sarah, his eldest son and executor, John, and several children
in his will, which is dated November 13, 1744, and was proved, December 1 o,
1744. He was married to Sarah . . ., July 2, 1691, and died November 15,
1744, aged 80. His widow died July 4, 1751, aged 81.
The fourth beaker is of the same shape and height as the first pair, but the moulded
base is deeper. It is inscribed in a circle with a foliated border:
The Gift of Mí | Peter Emerson To The first Church | of
Christ in Reading 1750
Height, 5áin.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Imº, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donor, Peter Emerson, was the son of Rev. Joseph Emerson, first pastor of
Mendon, and his wife, Elizabeth Buckley (who married as her second husband,
John Browne of Reading). He married, November 11, 1696, Annah, daughter
of the said John Browne, his stepfather; she died April 24, 1740. He was select-
man and town clerk for many years. He died January 19, 1751, aged 79. In
his will, dated February Io, 1749, and proved February 24, 1752, is the
following clause, leaving plate to this church: “I give A 30 old tenor or silver
money equivalent to purchase a Silver Cup for the first Church of Christin Reading
to be paid by my executor within one year after my decease.” His eldest son, Brown
Emerson, is named as sole executor.
The fifth beaker is of the same shape as the four preceding. Inscription:
The Gift of M ; Kendal Goodwin to the 1° Church in Reading
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 3% in.
Maker's mark:(#9, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
The donor was the son of Nathaniel Goodwin, called “Ensign Goodwin,” and
his wife, Susannah, and was born September 5, 1684. He married, September
22, 1715, Mary Chandler. He died July 23, 1737 (Reading records). In
his will, dated December 9, 1730, and proved September 12, 1737, is the
following clause, making this gift: “I give to y” Church of Christy” first Church
in Reading aforesaid, the sum of £15 which shall be paid unto s' Church by my
brother John Goodwin within six years after my decease, & s" / 15 shall be
laid out for vessels for y” sº Churches use.” His other brothers, Timothy and
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Abiel, and his three sisters, Mary Osgood, Elizabeth Parker and Susannah
Brown, are mentioned in his will.
The sixth beaker has a bell-shaped body on a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon Jonathan Temple | to the first Church of
Christ in Reading 1758
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
Deacon Jonathan Temple, the donor, who was the son of Richard and Deborah
Temple, was born February 19, 1698-99. He married (i), August 8, 1734,
Sarah Harnden of Wilmington, who died August 20, 1755, aged 47; and (ii),
July 12, 1759, Sarah Damon, a widow, who died December 26, 1801, aged
75 (Reading records). He died in 1789.
The seventh beaker is the same shape as the sixth.
Inscription: º:
The Gift of Jonatham Nicholls Jum’
Christ in Reading Feò” I o” 1763
to the First Church of
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: JCOBURN, for John Coburn of Boston (1725-1803).
According to the Reading records, the donor was probably the son of Jonathan
and Phebe (Eaton) Nicholls and was born November 5, 1717. He was a black-
smith and would seem to have married twice, his wives’ names being Hannah and
Elizabeth. He bequeathed in his will, dated October 3, 1754, and proved Decem-
ber 9, 1754, A 4 “to be paid by [his] executor in order to purchase a Silver Cup
for the Communion Table.” In an account, dated October Io, 1763, his executor
and father, Jonathan Nicholls, yeoman of Reading, paid £4 : 5 : 4 for this silver
beaker.
The spoon is of the “rat-tail” type, turned up in front. Length, 7% in.
Inscription:
D : G | to R C – Reading Church.
Maker's mark: (ſº), for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
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WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ST PAULS
CHURCH
Founded in 1742.
WO plain silver beakers of different shapes. The first is inverted
bell-shaped on a moulded base. It is inscribed:

The Gift of Cap Titus Brockitt to the Church
in Wallingford | 1767
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in.
No maker's mark.
Captain Titus Brockitt, the donor, a sea-captain, was the son of Samuel and
Rachel (Brown) Brockett, and was born June 28, 17oo, at Wallingford. He mar-
ried, February 12, 1728, Mary, daughter of Henry Turband of Wallingford.
Titus Brockitt was a staunch Tory. He was one of the most active episcopalians
in the place and one of the four largest contributors to the building fund of the
second episcopal church in 1762. He held several positions of trust in the town.
He died July 20, 1773. His will, dated April 13, 1768, contains the following
bequest: “I give and bequeath to the Church of England for the Use & Profit of
St Paul's Church in Wallingford the improvement (at the decease of my wife) of a
part of the land I purchased of Charles Sperry.” His wife died May 1, 1777, aged
64.
The other beaker is straight-sided, with a curved lip and a moulded base.
Inscription:
The Gift of Damaris Tyler|To S' Paul's Church in Walling-
ford|April 25|181o
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in.
No maker's mark.
Damaris Tyler, the donor, was the daughter of Phineas and Mary (Ward) Atwater
and was born in 1738. She married, April 21, 1763, Samuel Tyler, the owner
of large flour and saw mills in a part of Wallingford known as Tyler's Mills, now
Yalesville. She died April 24, 18 Io, aged 72; and he died March 13, 1823,
aged 88.”
* From notes contributed by Mr George M. Curtis.
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WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1696.
N this church are two pairs of plain straight-sided silver beakers with curved
lips and moulded bases.
The first pair is inscribed in one line:
The Gift of Mº Jame Smith to the Church of Chriſt in Wa/-
tham June 18, 1754
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: SE, for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
In the church records made by Rev. Jacob Cushing, the then minister, is the fol-
lowing reference to this gift: “August 9, 1754. The question was put to the
brethren of the church, viz., Whether this donation, consisting of 1 p Beackers
should be put upon the records. And vote was in the affirmative.”
“Whether the Pastor should return the thanks of the Church to Mrs. Jane Smith
for the donation. The vote passed in the affirmative.”
The second pair is similar and is inscribed:
The property of Waltham Church Oct" 1820.
The l is left out of Waltham in one inscription.
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: MOULTON.
Five cups and two tankards presented in May, 1813, by deacon Isaac Stearns,
an ancestor of Mr Frederick A. Stearns, have disappeared."
WALTONSVILLE, GEORGIA, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
N this church is a silver cup and basket,” inscribed:
The domation of John Lambert to the Congregational church
at Midway in Georgia, 1786
John Lambert, the donor, removed from South Carolina to Liberty county
in Georgia in 1784 and died there in 1786. He gave vessels to three other
Congregational churches in Georgia, namely, Dorchester, Flemington and
Midway.
* Information contributed by Mr Frederick A. Stearns.
* Described from notes sent by Mrs F. B. Screven.
478
WARE CHURCH, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PAIR of plain silver chalices with bell-shaped bodies on truncated
bases; and a pair of patens with wide flat rims and without bases.
No inscription.
Height, 74 in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base,
43 in. :
Diameter of the patens, 84 in. .
London date-letter for 1675-76. Maker's mark: I s, in a dotted oval punch,
probably for John Sutton.
Plate CXXXVI.
WARREN, RHODE ISLAND, BAPTIST CHURCH

PLAIN silver tankard with a cylindrical body, encircled by a plain
moulding; a domed and moulded cover with a turned and
twisted finial; a scrolled thumb-piece, and a handle with a heart
termlination. -
Inscription:
A Legacy of Nicholas Campbel/for the use of the first Baptist
Church in Warren R.I. 1829
Height, 83 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
Birmingham date-letter for 1779–80. Makers' marks: MB and IF in two rect-
angles, for Matthew Boulton and James Fothergill.
Plate XXXIV.
“Sacred to the memory of Mr. Nicholas Campbell who was born on the Island
of Malta Dec. 24, 173' and came to this country previous to the American
Revolution and died in this town July 21, 1829 in the 97th year of his age. He
was one of the ever memorable Boston Tea Party who performed one of the first
acts of Resistance to the British oppression by the destruction of a Cargo of Tea
in the Harbour of Boston; and commenced that glorious struggle which termin-
ated in our National Independence. He faithfully discharged all the duties of a
good citizen and has ever been highly respected for his industry benevolence and
integrity of character.” (Copy of the inscription on his monument in the North
cemetery at Warren.)
This tankard was bought with the following legacy in his will, recorded in
Warren, book 4, page 168: “I give and bequeath to the Baptist Church in
Warren One hundred Dollars, to be laid out in Plate for the service of said Church
under the direction of my Executors, who will have my name engraven on said
Plate as being the donor.” He left the same amount for the same purpose to the
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Methodist church here,' and a silver flagon was bought therewith. This is de-
scribed under the Methodist Episcopal church at Warren (see below).
WARREN, RHODE ISLAND, METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

SMALL plain silver flagon in this church was bought with a legacy
of one hundred dollars of Nicholas Campbell in 1829. A
tankard, acquired with his legacy of the same amount, is in the
Baptist church here (see page 479 for a brief biography of the
donor).
Maker's mark on this flagon: G.C.CLARK, for George C. Clark of Providence.
WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1739. -
N this church is a set of nine plain silver beakers with straight sides, moulded
lips and plain bases.
Each is inscribed:
PC waterTown I 8o 2
Height, 44 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in.
No mark. American, circa 1802.
WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1630.
HE silver consists of six tankards and a pair of cups.

Three of the tankards are exactly similar, having plain cylindrical
bodies, with moulded lips and bases, domed and moulded covers
with small turned finials, scrolled thumb-pieces, and with plain
bosses on the ends of the handles.
All the tankards (except the second) and the cups are illustrated on Plate
CXXXVIII.
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 43 in.
* From notes contributed by Mr Charles Read Carr.
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PLATE CXXXVIII
WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS FIRST PARISH


Maker's mark on each: § for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-1746).
One is inscribed:
The Gift of the Rev. H. Gibbs to Watertown Church 1723.
Rev. Henry Gibbs, the donor, was the son of Robert Gibbs, merchant of Boston,
and his wife, Elizabeth Sheaffe, and was born October 8, 1668. He graduated at
Harvard college in 1685; and ordained pastor of this church. He married
Mercy, daughter of William Greenough; she died January 26, 1715–16; he
died October 21, 1723. It is said that the monument over their grave was erected
by their son-in-law, Rev. Dr Nathaniel Appleton of Cambridge, and that he was
the writer of the Latin epitaph thereon. This gift of plate was made in the
following clause in Rev. Henry Gibbs’s will, dated December 26, 1722, and
proved November 1 1, 1723: “I bequeath to the Eastern Church of Christ in
Watertown (to which I have been a Pastoral Relation) my four acres of Pasture
land & three acres of marsh situate in the East end of the town for the use of s”
Church forever, and I also give to said Church my Silver Bowl with a foot.” To
his son, Henry, he bequeathed his “biggest silver tankard ”; to his daughters,
Mercy and Mehitable, his “largest silver salt sellar & largest silver bason,”
respectively; to his daughter, Appleton, his “lesser silver bason,” and to her
daughter, his “old porringer marked on the handle M G "-which had belonged
to his wife. His daughter “ Appleton" was Margaret, who married, June 25,
1719, Rev. Dr Nathaniel Appleton of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The second tankard is inscribed:
The Gift of M ; B to Watertown Church 1677
The initials on this tankard are doubtless those of Michael Barstow, who, accord-
ing to Bond's Watertown, came from Shelf in Yorkshire. He married, February 16,
1625, Grace Halstead, and died in 1676 without issue; she died July 20, 1671.
He bequeathed sixteen pounds to this church, which was no doubt expended in
the purchase of vessels, unfortunately remade into this tankard about 1723.
The third tankard is inscribed:
The Gift of I : K and M : B to Watertown Church 1677
These initials are probably those of John Knowles, minister of this church, and
of the above Michael Barstow.
The original gift of John Knowles was, like that of Michael Barstow, remade
into this tankard about 1723.
The fourth tankard is cylindrical and has a ring around the body; a high domed
and moulded cover with a turned finial, and the usual moulded lip and base and
scrolled thumb-piece. A grotesque mask is on the end of the handle. A spout,
which covers part of the inscription, has been added at a later date.
QQQ - 48 I
Inscription:
The G[ift of Mr Jon]athan Stone to the first C[hurch of Christ
In Watertown
Height, 7% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: SEWO, for Samuel Burrill of Boston, circa 1735.
The donor was probably the Jonathan Stone who married (i), November 15,
1699, Ruth Eddy, who died October 7, 1701; (ii), Mary ..., who died June 24,
172 of and (iii), November 15, 172 o, Hepzibah Coolidge, who died March 25,
1763, aged 83. He died January 7, 1754, aged 76.
The fifth tankard is similar to the fourth but is larger and has a turned and twisted
finial, while a plain boss is on the end of the handle. The inscription, which has
been partially obliterated by the unfortunate addition of a spout, was probably:
Watertown Church
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
The sixth tankard is like the fifth, but slightly shorter, and the same inscription
has been partially removed by the same unhappy addition of a spout.
Marked on the bottom is the price, A. 85 6s. od.
Makers’ marks: , for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803) and Josiah
Austin of Charlestown (1719–80)?
Height, 8% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
The fifth and sixth tankards were bought from the proceeds of the sale of
old pewter vessels and other funds, as will be observed from the following vote
in the church records, dated October 21, 1799: “Voted that all the Flagons &
other pewter vessells belonging to the Church shall be sold as soon as may be &
that two Silver Tankards shall be purchased for the use of the Church, with the
money belonging to the Church which has not been otherwise appropriated &
that Dea" Leathe & Dea" Whitney be requested to purchase them.”
The cups have oviform bodies, which are embossed with large acanthus leaves;
the slender stems have beaded mouldings in the middle, and the edges of the
bases are also beaded. Inscription:
Presented by Mrs. Wath. Amory, Oct. 1" 1825.
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 2á in.
London date-letter for 1781-82. The makers' mark, partially obliterated, is
doubtless that of Andrew Fogelberg and Stephen Gilbert, entered in 1780.
The donor was the daughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Derby) Preble and was born
July 9, 1786, at Newport, Rhode Island. She married Nathaniel, son of Thomas
and Elizabeth (Coffin) Amory, who was born in 1777 and died at Boston in
1842. She died August 14, 1865.
482
WEST BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WEST PARISH OF
BARNSTABLE
Founded in 16 I 6.
HE silver of this church consists of two plain beakers and a pair

of mugs.
The beakers and one mug are illustrated on Plate CXXXIX.
The first beaker has a straight body with a slightly curved lip and
a flat bottom. Inscription:
The Gift of Mary Haughton to B - C.
The last two letters signify “Barnstable Church.”
Height, 3áin.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: º, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669–1753).
Mary Haughton, the donor, was the daughter of governor Thomas Hinckley
and his first wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Richards of Weymouth, Massa-
chusetts. She was born August 3, 1644, and married James Haughton, who died
prior to the date of her will, January 19, 1685. In this will, which was proved
April 17, 1693, is her bequest of silver for this church as follows: “I give &
bequeath unto ye Church of Christ in Barnstable five pounds to be converted
in to a piece of plate for ye use of ye Church.” The donor also left “unto Ralph
Houghton now living att Milton ten shillings.”
The second beaker is exactly similar. Inscription:
The Gift of Joſiah Crockerto yº Weſt C. In Barnſtable 1729
The dimensions are the same except that the base is 3 in.
Maker's mark: ſº, for Moody Russell of Barnstable (1694–1761).
Josiah Crocker, the donor, is believed to have been the son of Thomas Crocker
and his wife, Hannah Green of Boston. The latter's mother was Hannah,
daughter of governor Thomas Hinckley and a sister of Mary Haughton, donor
of the other beaker. He was born April 21, 1701, and died February 23, 1728–
29, probably unmarried.
The two small mugs are a pair and are of the bellied shape, with rounded scrolled
handles. No inscriptions.
Height, 4% in.; diameter of the mouth and base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: Ejiofº, for Elijah Loring of Barnstable and later of Hing-
ham (1744-82).
A silver beaker given by this church in 1716 to the Congregational church at
Canterbury in Connecticut is still preserved there (see page II 2).
Information from Mrs Martha O. Smith. Copy of will from Mr Clarendon A. Freeman.
- 483
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK, ST PETER'S CHURCH
Founded in 17 oo.
PLAIN bell-shaped silver chalice and a paten-cover of conventional
form, given by queen Anne, are in this church. They are in-
scribed:

Ammae Reginae
- Height, 94 in.; diameter of the paten-cover, 54 in.
London date-letter for 1708–og. Maker's mark: EA, with a fleur-de-lis below,
in a shaped shield, for John Eastt.
This chalice with its paten-cover is the same shape and by the same maker as
chalices and paten-covers of the same date, which were given by queen Anne to
St George's church, Hempstead, Long Island, and Christ church, Rye, New
York.
WESTCHESTER PARISH, COLCHESTER,
CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1729.
ERE are two tall flagons, six beakers and a baptismal bowl, all of
plain silver.
All the beakers and flagons are illustrated on Plate CXXXIV.
The flagons are tall and cylindrical, with mouldings below the
lips and above the wide moulded bases. The covers are domed
and moulded and have turned finials; the thumb-piece is scrolled (the thumb-
piece of the other is broken off); plain oval discs are on the handle-ends. They
are inscribed in ornamental panels:

The Gift of David & Hammah Day to the 2° Church of Christ
IN COLCHESTER
Height, 13% in.; diameter of the mouth, 45 in., and of the base, 7% in.; the other
is 134 in. high, but the other measurements are the same.
Maker's marks: mºn for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
Lieutenant David Day, one of the donors, died in 1775, leaving funds to the
church and to found a school. Both the funds and the school are still in existence.
The six beakers have bell-shaped bodies and moulded bases. Each is inscribed:
D e
D = H|Gift
Height, 54 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
484
PLATE CXXXIX
1. WEST BARNSTABLE, MASS., CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH


Maker's mark: Vºloſſ, for Samuel Minott of Boston (1732-1803).
The above flagons and cups have recently been bought from this church by Mrs
Mary B. Brainard of Hartford, and presented to the Connecticut Historical
Society of Hartford in memory of her husband, hon. Leverett Brainard, and his
sister, Miss Lucy A. Brainard.
The baptismal bowl has a wide rim and a moulded base.
It bears the initials:
H E
Diameter, 6á in.; height, 3% in.
Makers' mark: #ºn for Ward & Bartholomew of Hartford, circa 1805.
WESTON, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1757.
PLAIN silver beaker with a straight body, the lip and base being
moulded.
It is inscribed in an oval panel:

Given by Mrs. Rachel Sherwood to the Church
in Norfield||1806
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in.
2 . WARD & BARTHOLOMEW (, ;
Makers’ mark: HARTHORD (circa 1806).
The donor was the daughter of deacon John and Rachel (Holmes) Hyde, and
was born February 29, 1735–36. She married, June 6, 1754, Samuel, son of
Samuel and Jane (Burr) Sherwood, who was born February Io, 1729-30. In
1750 her husband, Rev. Samuel Sherwood, went to Newark, New Jersey, as
tutor in the college of New Jersey, of which his uncle was then president. In
1757 he was appointed minister of this church at Norfield, in the northern
part of his native parish, now called Weston, where he remained until his death,
May 25, 1783. Rachel Sherwood died February 25, 1811, leaving her property
by will (made June 27, 1806, and proved May 8, 1811) to her three children,
Huldah, Eunice, and Samuel.
WESTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 1698.
N this church are two tankards, a baptismal basin and two salvers, all of plain
silver.
All these vessels are illustrated on Plate CXXXVII.
The first of the tankards is of the conventional cylindrical shape; it has a ring
moulding on the body; a domed and moulded cover with a turned finial,
and the usual scrolled thumb-piece; a plain oval boss is on the handle-
end.
The accompanying arms are engraved in front.
On the handle are the initials THT [Thomas Hub- kº
bard Townsend]. On the side is this inscription: as:
º 2-
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Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and
of the base, 45 in.
Maker's mark: 'Immo, for John Potwine of Boston
(1698–1792). à\º /..
This was given to the church by Mrs Mary Ann sº 72 ãº
(Hubbard Townsend) Bigelow, daughter of Thomas iº
Hubbard Townsend, in accordance with his wishes.
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He was the son of William Blair Townsend and his y
wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Hubbard, who
gave some plate (now remade into baskets) to Hollis Street church at Boston
(see page 84). Thomas Hubbard Townsend died in 18 Io.
The second tankard is similar but taller and has a turned and twisted finial. In-
scription, in an oval panel with a floreated and foliated border:
The Gift of Isaac Biglow A.M. To the Church of Christ in
weston||1777
Height, 85 in.; diameter of the mouth, 35 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: SEANRTIMBTI, for Samuel Bartlett of Concord (circa 17 50-
1821).
Isaac Bigelow, the donor, was the son of Abraham and Abigail (Bullard) Bigelow
of Weston. He was born May 2, 1750, graduated at Harvard college in 1769,
and was prepared for the ministry. He died April 18, 1777, bequeathing this
piece in his will, dated March 27, 1777 and proved April 29, 1777: “To the
Church of Christ in Weston a silver Tankard, to be made the value of all the
silver and gold now in my possession, exclusive of the making unless my
Executors judge it more than necessary.” According to the executors’ account for
September 14, 1785, the cost of the tankard was A. 20 6s. 7d.
The baptismal basin is plain with a fluted or gadrooned edge.





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It is inscribed under the wide rim:
Presented to the Congregational Society in Weston |&y Abraham
Biglow|A.D. 1815
Diameter, I 3 in.; depth, 2 in.
Makers' mark: Çiğli, of Boston, 1815.
The donor, who was the son of Abraham and Anna (Fiske) Bigelow, was born
at Weston, September 18, 1762, and graduated at Harvard college in 1782. He
married, May 22, 1785, Hepsibel Jones. He was admitted to the bar, and be-
came a successful lawyer. For many years he was clerk of the court at Cambridge,
where he lived, and where he died, July 6, 1832.
The larger salver has a plain centre and a shaped shell and gadrooned edge, with
three feet. In the middle are the indistinct initials of the original owners.
Inscription:
Presented by Mrs. C. M. Barre// to the Unitarian Society of
Weston, Mass|1877
Diameter, 12# in.
London date-letter for 1755–56. Maker's mark: R*R, with a pellet between, in
a rectangle, for Richard Rugg or Robert Rew.
The smaller salver has a shaped gadrooned edge and three claw feet.
Inscription:
Presented by Mrs. C. M. Barrel/ To The Unitarian Society of
ſ/eston, Mass|1877
Diameter, 7% in.
London date-letter for 1766-67. Maker's mark: E°C, with a pellet between, in
a rectangle, for Ebenezer Coker or Edward Capper.
The donor of these two salvers was the daughter of Artemas Ward—the donor of
a dish to the Arlington street church at Boston—and his wife, Catherine Maria
Dexter (see page 80). These salvers were left by will together with a silver can,
which has, however, disappeared.
WESTOVER PARISH, CHARLES CITY COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
FINE and massive silver chalice with a paten-cover and a large silver
paten are in this church. The chalice has a large bell-shaped
body, its upper part being plain, and the lower spirally fluted.
The knop on the stem is fluted, as is also the edge of the moulded
base. The paten-cover is in two stages, both spirally fluted, and
it has a plain reel-shaped handle-foot.
These two vessels are illustrated on Plate LXXXV.
Inscription:

Ex domo D* Sarah Braine
A monogram of S. Braine is engraved on the body.
Total height, 9á in.; diameter of the mouth and of the base, 5% in.
London date-letter for 1694-95. Maker's mark: R, with a pellet below, in a
shaped shield, as on the silver flagons in St Clement's church, Eastcheap, London.
The paten has a plain depression, an embossed spiral edge, which is repeated on
the edge of the base. The same inscription and monogram are engraved upon it.
Diameter, 83 in.; height, 2 in. e
It has the same date-letter and maker's mark as the chalice.
A large and massive alms basin, which originally formed part of this service, was
sold by the vestry and is now in St John's church at Richmond, Virginia (see
pages 214 and 2 I 5).
Sarah Braine, the donor, was a conspicuous figure in her day, having been in
sympathy with the rebellion of Nathaniel Bacon and the only woman excepted
from the free and general pardon granted by the general assembly in 1677. She
was four times married, (i), to lieutenant-colonel Thomas Stegge, the younger,
who was an uncle of William Byrd, the founder of the Byrd family in Virginia;
(ii), in 1671, to George Harris; (iii), in 1672, to lieutenant-colonel Thomas
Grendon; and (iv), in 1684, to Edward Braine, a wealthy merchant of London.
William Byrd refers in a letter to the return of Mr and Mrs Braine from England
in 1685 with “30 servants and £1,000 worth of goods.” "
* Communicated by Dr Lyon G. Tyler and Mrs Mary Morris Tyler of Williamsburg.
WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST PARISH
Founded in 17 I 2.
ELONGING to this church are six tankards, a beaker, three cups, a
baptismal basin and two patens, all of plain silver.
The tankards, beaker and basin are illustrated on Plate CXXXIX.
The first tankard has a plain tapering body with a moulded lip and base;
a moulded cover with a flat top, serrated in front; and a double dolphin
and mask thumb-piece. The shoulder of the handle is ribbed down to a little
scroll, and has a cast cherub's head on the end; where the handle is attached to
the body is a long “rat-tail.” Inscription:
The Gift of Mº Sarah Thayer to the Second Church of Chriſt
In Roxbury 1732
On the bottom are the initials, S + T, for Sarah Thayer, engraved at an earlier
date.
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 5 in.
Maker's mark: EW, for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
The donor, Mrs Sarah Thayer, was the daughter of Penn and Sarah (Addington)
Townsend and was born September 14, 1680, at Boston. She married, July 2,
1713, Rev. Ebenezer Thayer, first pastor of this church (1712–33). She died
February 8, 1733, at Roxbury.
The second tankard has a plain body with a moulded lip and base; a moulded
and domed cover with an acorn finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a plain handle
with a plain boss on the end. Inscription:
The Gift of Capº Benjamin Payſon, to the Second Ch;rch of
Chriſt in Roxbury||1761
Height, 83 in., diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: §. for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Captain Benjamin Payson, the donor, was the son of John Payson and his
second wife, Hannah, and was born October 25, 1688. He married, Novem-
ber 25, 1713, Mary Williams, who died July 30, 1767, aged 80. He died
May 31, 1769.
The third tankard is similar to the second, but has a ring moulding on the body,
a turned and twisted finial, and a cast mask on the handle-end. Inscription:
Belonging to the second Church of Christ in Roxbury||1761
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 54 in.
Maker's mark: WºRS), for William Simpkins of Boston (1704-80).
The church records contain a note to the effect that this tankard was bought
with money subscribed by members of the church. As several of these subscribers
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ultimately joined the Third church, it was voted that their subscriptions,
amounting to A. I 5 6's. 6d., should be refunded to them.
The fourth tankard is similar to the third, but has a solid oval disc on the handle-
end. Inscription in a lined circle:
The Gift of M" Sarah Scarbrough To the Second Church of
Christ|In Roxbury||1762
Weight marked, 29 – o – I 2.
Height, 9 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
No maker's mark.
The donor, Mrs Sarah Scarborough, was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth
(Davis) Mayo, and was born May 30, 17o 5, at Roxbury. She married, Novem-
ber 4, 1730–31, Samuel Scarborough, who outlived her and married a second
tlme.
The fifth tankard differs slightly in size from the fourth and has a plain boss on
the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of Samuel Griffin Decº to the West Church in Roxbury
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 53 in.
Maker's mark: (DPARKER), for Daniel Parker of Boston (1727-86).
The donor, Samuel Griffin, was the son of Joseph and Sarah Griffin and was born
January 2, 1692-93. His wife's name was Abigail . . . . In his will, dated
June 5, 1769, and proved August 18, 1769, is the following bequest of this piece:
“To the West Church in Roxbury I give a good Silver Tankard to be paid for
and performed to each of them a year after my death.”
The sixth tankard is similar but has a ring moulding on the body and an oval
disc on the handle-end. It is engraved on the handle with the initials of the
*... Inscription:
N E inscription:
The Gift of Samuel Cookson Esq. to the Second Church of
Christin Roxbury I 8o 6
original owners:
Height, 84 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 5% in.
Maker's mark: &#p. for Samuel Burt of Boston (1724–54).
The donor, Samuel Cookson, was probably the grandson of John Cookson who
left him by will his gunsmith tools on his reaching the age of 21. Samuel Cook-
son married (i), December 25, 1769, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah
(Dyer) Church; and (ii), October 3, 1793, Susanna, widow of Thomas Osborn.
He died March 6, 1806, aged 63. In his will, dated February 20, 1806, and
proved April 1, 1806, is the following bequest of this piece: “I give to the
second Church in Roxbury under the pastoral care of the Rev'd Mr Bradford
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my Silver Tankard as a token of my regard.” The tankard is valued in his inven-
tory at 6s. 8d. per oz., the weight being 35 oz. Mentioned in the will are his
wife, Susanna; his son, John Waldo Cookson; his daughter, Hannah Church
Cookson; and his sister, Elizabeth King. Rev. John Bradford mentioned in this
will was the fourth pastor, 1785–1825.
The beaker is of the bell-shaped variety, with a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of Thomas Bishop to the Second Church of Christ in
Roxbury 1721
Height, 6% in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: ºy. for Edward Winslow of Boston (1669-1753).
The donor, Thomas Bishop, is described as a husbandman in his will, dated
December 4, 1724, and proved July 24, 1727. He mentions his wife, Lydia;
his sons-in-law, Zachariah Chandler, John May and Edward Bridge; and his
daughter, Elizabeth Druce. His widow's will, dated February 22, 1733–34, and
proved January 21, 1736, mentions her daughter, Elizabeth Merion.
One cup has a deep oviform body on a plain stem and a moulded base.
Inscription:
Second Church of Christ, in Roxbury, 1819
The weight marked is “7 , 11.”
Height, 64 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
Two more cups area pair, with bell-shaped bodies and two flat solid ribbed handles,
the short stems being plain and the edges of the bases having upright ribbings.
Inscription: -
Second Church of Christ. in Roxbury I 827
They are scratched with “Croke, 8.5o.”
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouths, 4 in., and of the bases, 3% in.
No maker's mark.
The baptismal basin has a deep depression with a domed centre and a flat rim. It
is inscribed in a floriated panel on the rim:
The Gift of M’John Mory To the Second Church of Christ in
Roxbury 1774
Diameter, 1 13 in...; depth, 2áin.
Maker's mark: Bºil, for Benjamin Hurd of Roxbury, Massachusetts (1739–81).
The donor was the son of John and Hannah Morey and was born January 23,
1737-38. He married, September 9, 1768, Mary Cheney. He was a grandson
of Thomas Morey, one of the founders of the West Roxbury church in 1712.
(Roxbury Records.)
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The two plain patens, which are in the form of plates, are a pair and have
moulded edges. Inscription:
Bequeathed by Mº Sarah Corey to the Second Church of Christ
in Roxbury 1831
Diameter, I I in. No maker's marks.
In the donor's will, dated October 28, 1829, and proved May 4, 1830, is the
following bequest: “I give and bequeath to the second Church of Roxbury a
Silver Flagon or vessel as near the shape and size of the Flagon given by my late
nephew John Murdock to the Church in Brighton as can be purchased for 55
dollars.” Mentioned in the will are her five sisters, Nabby Dudley, Betsey Spar-
hawk, Mary Richards, Charlotte Foster and Hannah Rounswell, and Nancy
Corey, daughter of Ebenezer Cory. A pair of flagons, given to the First Parish
of Brighton, by the donor's nephew, John Murdock, are described on page 24.
WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Founded in 1623.
ELONGING to this church are eight beakers and a pint mug, all of plain
silver.
All these gifts were made during the pastorate of Rev. William Smith
(1734-83), whose daughter, Abigail, married John Adams, president
of the United States.
Three of the beakers are alike, having inverted bell-shaped bodies on moulded
bases. Inscription:
The Gift of Deacon Thomas White to the Firſt Church of Chriſt
im Weymouth I 75.3
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouth, 3% in., and of the base, 23 in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
The donor, Thomas White, yeoman, was the son of Ebenezer and Hannah
(Phillips) White and was born in 1673. He married (i), about 17 oo, Sarah White,
who died November 3, 1716; and (ii), September 15, 1740, Silence French,
widow, of Abington. He died April 28, 1752. His will, dated April 25, 1752,
and proved May 29, 1752, contains the following legacy to this church with
which these beakers were bought: “I give unto the first Church of Christ in
Weymouth, Six pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence lawfull money to be
paid by my son James within one year after my decease.” Mentioned in the will
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are his sons, Jonathan, Thomas,James, Nathanieland Ebenezer, and his daughters,
Mary Allen and Silence Howard.
Three similar beakers of the same size are inscribed:
The Gift of Joſiah Waterman to the first Church of Chriſt in
I/eymouth 1753
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
Two others are similar, and are inscribed:
The Gift of Deacon Abiah Whitman to the Firſt Church of Chriſt
in Weymouth 1760
Height, 43 in.; diameter of the mouths, 3% in., and of the bases, 23 in.
Maker's mark: § for Samuel Edwards of Boston (1705-62).
The donor was the son of Abiah and Mary (Ford) Whitman, and was born Novem-
ber 31, 1690. He married (i), October 28, 1715, Ruth, daughter of William
and Mary (Porter) Pittee, who was born in 1695 and died September 15, 1738;
and (ii), May 3, 1739, Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Randall) Reed,
who was born August 1, 1715, and died April 1, 1788. The donor died January 3o,
177 o.
The mug is of the bellied shape with a moulded lip and base and a rounded
scrolled handle. It is inscribed in a four-lined circle:
The Gift of M. James Pittee to the first Church of Christ
in Weymouth A.D. 1764
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 34 in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: HSSWERRA, for Thomas Coverly of Newburyport (circa 1730–
I 8oo). -
The * was the son of Samuel and Mary Pittee and was born April 1, 1692.
His intention of marriage with Hannah Reed was published January 8, 1729-30.
She died April 5, 1779, aged 74. Hannah, their daughter, who was born
December 8, 173 o, married as his second wife, general Solomon Lovell, who
died September 9, 1801, she having predeceased him, July 8, 1795. The donor
died intestate and administration was granted in April, 1764, to the said Solomon
Lovell. The total amount of the inventory of his estate was £2,483 4s. 9d.,
including 4.42 16s, od. for plate."
* Notes on this church silver contributed by the pastor, Rev. Edward J. Yaeger, Miss M. M.
Hunt, and Mr Howard Joy.
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WHITECHAPEL CHURCH, ST MARY'S PARISH,
LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

LARGE plain chalice and paten-cover. The chalice has a deep beaker-
shaped body on a short stem and a splayed base, the stem having
a large knop in the middle. The paten-cover has a reel-shaped
handle-foot. The chalice is inscribed:
The Guift : of : Cap' Dauid : fox : 16 : 69 :-
Height of the chalice,8á in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5% in.
The paten-cover is 5% in. in diameter and 1% in. high.
Maker's mark: G G, with a mullet and two pellets below, in a plain shield
probably for George Garthorne. -
English (London), circa 1668.
Plate CXLI. •
Captain David Fox, the donor, of Lancaster county, Virginia, left in his will,
dated November 4, 1667, and proved January 6, 1669, 4, 2 of r the glazing and
other use of this church. Captain William Fox, the donor's son, directed by his
will of 1717 that his wife should send for “the Lord's Prayer and Creed well
drawn in gold letters and my name under each of them set in decent black
frames.”
WHITEMARSH PARISH, FORMERLY PART OF ST
PETER'S PARISH, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

PLAIN silver chalice with an oviform body on a high stem, the base
having a guilloche edge. Height, 7% in. The initials, I R B, are
engraved on the body.
London date-letter for 1770-71. The maker's mark is illegible.
A plain silver chalice with a deeper oviform body, on a shorterstem.
Height,73 in. The initial, E, is engraved on the body.
London date-letter for 1799–1800. Makers' mark: º in a square, for
Duncan Urquhart and Napthali Hart.
A small plain silver paten on a truncated base.
The weight marked is 6 oz. I 5 dwts.
Diameter, 6á in.; height, I in. -
Marks: the Irish harp and Hibernia, and the maker's mark, I M, in a rectangle,
for John Moore of Dublin, circa 1750.
It would seem from the following record, under date of July 16, 1737, that
some earlier silver vessels have disappeared:
4.94.
“The Vestry here sells 1374 pounds of Tobacco
due from William Thomas, Junior, late Sheriff to
Daniel Dixon of White Haven, (Cumberland
County, England) Meriner at eight shillings
sterling proent for £5 9s. Iod. Sterling
And they have accordingly given an order on -
same William Thomas for payment of the said
Tobacco to the said Daniel Dixon.
And the said Vestry here sells the said Daniel
Dixon 4, 18 15s. 6%d. currency now in Mr. May-
nadier's hands lodged which is in sterling. A 14 Is, 7%d.
A 19 IIs. 6d.
“And the said Daniel Dixon here agrees to bring for the above sums of money
amounting to 4 19 1 1s. 6d. a piece of plate for the Communion viz: A Challace
about a quart. A Flagon about a quart and a Salver. And other things all of
silver, if the same money will come up to them.”
Under date of October 11, 1738, there is entered the account of captain Daniel
Dixon for glass and plate purchased by him for the Vestry: “Silver Flaggon,
Chalice and Salver, 62 oz.”
WICKFORD, RHODE ISLAND, ST PAUL's CHURCH
Founded in 1707.
N this church is a plain old silver chalice with its paten-cover, given by queen
Anne; and a silver flagon.
A baptismal basin was melted in 1857 by order of the vestry.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body supported on a stem with a moulded
centre, and a moulded base. The paten-cover is of conventional shape with a
reel-shaped handle-foot. Inscription on the chalice:
Annae Reginae
The weight marked on the chalice is 14 oz. I I dwts.
Height of the chalice, 7# in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base,
3á in.; diameter of the paten-cover, 5% in.; height, #in.
London date-letter for 1706-07. Maker's mark: Gi, in black letters, in a beaded
punch, for William Gibson.
Plate XXXVI.
The tall cylindrical flagon' is very similar to those of St Michael's church, Bristol,
Rhode Island, and Trinity church, Newport, which were given by the same donor.
* Description sent by Mr Norman F. Isham.
4.95
Inscription:
A Legacy of Wathaniel Kay Esg' for the Uſe of the bleſsed
Sacrament in S' Pauls Church in Narragansett Lux perpetua
Credentiºus Sola|1734.
Height, 123 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 65 in.
Maker's mark: @CConſe.), for James Clarke of Newport, Rhode Island, 1734.
Nathaniel Kay, the donor, gave silver communion vessels to other churches in
Rhode Island. For a brief account of his career see page 96.
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, CHRIST CHURCH,
BRUTON PARISH
N old silver chalice with paten-cover, and a silver dish, originally
belonging to the old church at Jamestown, but now in this
church, are described on pages 231 and 232.
The other vessels here consist of a caudle cup and cover, and a
small paten, formerly in William and Mary college at Williams-
burg; and a service given by George III.
The cup and service are illustrated on Plate CXL.
The caudle cup and cover are silver-gilt. Spread over the top of the cover is a
large spiral ornament of cut acanthus leaves, the knob being missing; the edge is
fluted. The plain body has a surbase of “cut-card” work; it stands on a low
moulded base. The two small handles are formed of three scrolled sections, the
lower ends being affixed to a “cut-card” ornament on the body. Engraved on
the body are the arms of Stanton impaling those of Gavell.
The weight marked on the base is 14 oz. 9 dwts.
Total height, 44 in.; diameter of the body, 44 in., and
of the base, 3 in.
London date-letter for 1686–87. Maker's mark: PH,
with ermine and crown above, and a crescent below, in
a shaped shield, for Pierre Harache. By this same Hugue-
not refugee silversmith is one of the few pieces of Eng-
lish gold plate extant, namely, a tazza dated 1691-92 and bearing the cipher of
William III, which forms part of the great treasure of the kings of Hanover, now
the property of the duke of Cumberland.
The small plain silver-gilt paten, probably a paten-cover, is of the conventional
form with a reel-shaped handle-foot. Engraved in the middle are the same arms as
on the above caudle cup.
Diameter, 5% in.; height, 1% in.
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PLATE CXL
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, CHRIST CHURCH, BRUTON PARISH


London date-letter for 1751-52. Makers' mark: sº, for Richard Gurney and
company. -
The above two vessels were bequeathed to William and Mary college by lady
(Rebecca) Gooch in memory of her son who was educated there. She died in
April, 1775. Below is a copy of a portion of her will made August 12, 1773. In
this will she left the half-length pictures of her son and daughters to Ralph
Wormley, esquire, senior; and a snuff box with her son's picture in it, done by
Zinks [Christian Friedrich Zincke, the enameller], to William Gooch, second son
of sir Thomas Gooch, baronet.
It is to be presumed that it was her son, William Gooch, junior, who was educated
at William and Mary college. William Gooch, junior, married Elenor Bowles,
who afterwards married as her second husband, Warner Lewis. In the burying-
ground at York, Virginia, is the tombstone of major William Gooch, of the
council, who died in 1655, aged 29. He was an uncle of governor William
Gooch' (William and Mary Quarterly, vol. xxi, N° 1, pp.71-72, 1912).
Lady Gooch was the daughter of William Stanton of Hampton in Middlesex,
England, and wife of William Gooch, who was created a baronet in 1746. He
saw much active service in the British army during the wars of queen Anne's
reign, and in 1727 he was appointed by George I to be lieutenant-governor of
Virginia, which office he held until 1749. In 1740 he became colonel of an
American regiment and served in admiral Vernon's unsuccessful attack on Car-
thagena in 1742, where he was wounded. On his death at Bath, December 17,
1751, leaving no surviving male issue, the title in accordance with the terms of
the creation devolved upon his elder brother, Thomas, bishop successively of
Bristol and Norwich, and at the date of his succession to the baronetcy bishop of
Ely.
: DAME REBECCA GOOCH of Hampton in Middlesex widow do make
publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following I stead-
fastly believe and hope that God Almighty through his great mercy and the
merits of my blessed Saviour will pardon all my sins and failings and receive my
Soul as to my poor body wºº Mr Wood of Littletons leave I would have it laid in
Cobham Chancel by my Father Mother and sister I would be buried in linnen
and my wedding ring on my Finger A plain black cloth outside coffin with black
plates and nails and a very good Elm one within unless I die at so great a dis-
tance they are obliged to put me in lead I would have a velvet hearse with six
horses and two coaches and six no Pall bearers nor Escutcheons only a velvet
pall eight poor Men of the parish of Cobham who do not take Alms of the
parish I desire to carry me into the Church and to have Hatbands and Gloves
and five shillings each a Scarf Hat Band and gloves and a twenty shilling ring
to the Minister at Cobham that buries me and a twenty shilling ring to the
Minister at Gampton and five shillings a piece to six poor men who assist in put-
* From notes contributed by Dr Lyon G. Tylor, president of William and Mary college.
SSS * 4-97
ting me into the Hearse at Hampton I would have an Atchievement over my
house door to be hung in Cobham Chancel at a proper time And first I would
bequeath wherewith to repair and keep up the Burying place at York in Virginia
where my dear son and grandson and brother lie but have met with such ill
usage in relation to it already as convinces me it will never be put to the right
use therefore I omit it but as a small token of my Remembrance to the place of his
education I give to William and Mary College in Virginia my Gilt Sacrament Cup
and put in a Red Leather case and a large Foll: Bible of Fields bound in four
volumes.” -
A hatchment with the arms of the donor's parents, William Stanton and his
wife, Margaret, daughter of Robert Gavell, of Cobham court, is or was in
Cobham church in Surrey, where lady Gooch is buried. William Stanton died
March 21, 1724, aged 68.
The George III service consists of a chalice, a flagon and a basin, each being
engraved with the king's cipher and royal arms.
The bell-shaped chalice has a stem of the same form and a moulded base.
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 5 in.
London date-letter for 1764–65. Maker's mark: TH, crowned, for Thomas
Heming. -
The cylindrical flagon has a domed cover and an open scrolled thumb-piece,
with a scrolled handle. -
Height, Io in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and of the base, 4% in.
London date-letter for 1766-67. The maker's mark of Thomas Heming.
The shallow dish has a domed centre and a border of scallops in relief.
Diameter, Io in. -
No marks. English, circa 1765.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, HOLY TRINITY
CHURCH
Founded about 1638.
HE chalice has a plain inverted cone-shaped bowl, gilt inside and

supported on a plain hexagonal stem. The stem is divided by a
round knop, separated into twelve horse-shoe-shaped sections,
which are engraved with foliage. The plain base is sexfoil in form.
Inscription on the bowl: -
Tag och drick : thetta &r min &/od Fahli, Bergslags Schenck : til .
H-Trefald Kirkiopo China i Pen/y/vanien. At 1718. Aſſesſor
w och Bergma/tare: Herr Anders Swab-
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1. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
2. VIRGINIA (NORTHERN DIOCESE)
3. WHITECHAPEL CHURCH, ST MARY'S PARISH, VIRGINIA




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The base is inscribed underneath:
H - Erick Biörck & P : Fah/i “ Fordom. Wła China i Pen/y/-
vdmien.
Translation:
Take and drink, this is my blood. The gift of the mining com-
pany of Falun to Holy Trinity Church at Christina in Pennsyl-
vania, A.D. 1718. Assessor and mine master, Andrew Swab.
Magister Eric Björk, pastor of Falun, formerly at Christina in
Pennsylvania. *
Inscription on the knop: -
I. N. R. I. S. IM
Height, 93 in.; diameter of the mouth, 43 in., and width of the base, 63 in.
It is stamped under the edge of the base with the mark of Gothenburg in Sweden
and two other illegible marks.
The paten is quite plain, without a foot, and is inscribed on the rim:
tager Océ Att = datta ar min Lekomen
Translation: w
Take and eat, this is my body.
Diameter, 6 in.
No marks. -
The plain oval wafer-box is gilt inside. The inscription on the cover was
engraved in the nineteenth century: - g
Trinity Church A.D. 1718
Marks: (i), the mark of Gothenburg in Sweden, §: (ii), the maker's mark, ſº;
(iii), 8.
Length, 33 in.; width, 2áin.; height, 13 in.
Date, circa 1718.
These three vessels are illustrated on Plate CXLII.
Rev. Eric Björk, through whose influence these silver vessels were given to this
old Swedish Lutheran church, built in 1698 and still standing, was its pastor
from 1696 until he was recalled to Sweden in 1713 by Charles XII. He was
pastor of the church at Falun, in Sweden, until his death in 1740. His portrait
is in the Kristine church at Falun, which also contains an ornate silver flagon,
dated 1669, which was used by him during his ministry there.”
* From notes contributed by Gunnar Ekström, the pastor.
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WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 17 oo.
N this church are eight plain silver beakers with straight sides and curved
lips, all, except two, having moulded bases.
The first and second beakers are a pair and are inscribed in one line:
John Cateſ + legacy to + the + Church + In 4 Windham *
I + C
Height, 4 in.; diameter, 3% in.
Makers' marks: {A {B, for John Allen (1671-1760) and John Edwards
(circa 1670–1746) of Boston.
The third beaker is inscribed in one line:
Iohn + Cates Legacy to * the + Church In + Windham
Height, 33 in.; diameter, 34 in.
Maker's mark: WG, for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
The donor of these three beakers, John Cates (Kates, Keats) was the first white
settler in Windham, where he died July 1 1 or 16, 1697. Barber, in his Historical
Collections, says he “served in the wars in England, holding a commission under
Cromwell.” On the restoration of Charles II to the throne, Cates fled to this
country for safety, and, in order to avoid his pursuers, finally settled in the
wilderness of what is now Windham. His gravestone, illustrated in Windham's
Bicentennial, bears this inscription: “In memory of Mr John Cates He was
a Gentleman born in England & the first settler in the Town of Windham
by his last Will & Testament he gave a generous Legacy to ye first Church of
Christ in Windham In plate & a generous Legacy in Land for ye support of ye
poor & another Legacy for ye Support of ye School In Said Town for ever;
he died in Windham July ye 16th AD 1697.” These two legacies were
200 acres of land at Windham for the poor and the school. He bequeathed
to Rev. Samuel Whiting of Windham his negro, Joe, and a bed, and the remain-
der of his estate to his housekeeper, Mary Howard, sister of Benjamin Howard,
provided that if any of his children should come over from England, they should
enjoy his estate. None of his children crossed over to America to claim it. John
Cates also bequeathed ten pounds to this church, with which these three beakers
were doubtless bought.
The fourth and fifth beakers are a pair and are inscribed:
The Gift of Rebecka Tileston|to the first Church in Windham
Height, 4 in.; diameter of the mouth, 23 in.
No maker's mark.
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH







Rebecca Tileston, the donor, was doubtless the wife of Thomas Tileston, prob-
ably a merchant, who purchased land in Windham in 1778. His name appears
in the church records between 1786 and 1790. In 1794 he is mentioned as one
of the deacons, and his wife as a communicant. He was apparently unsuccessful
in business, having been compelled to mortgage and finally to dispose of his
property at Windham. He is said to have removed to Hartford, Connecticut.
Inscription on the sixth beaker, in a circle:
The Gift of | Richard Abbe Esq." to the First Church of Christ in
Windham
Height, 45 in.; diameter, 35 in.
Maker's mark: WCoſwell), for William Cowell, junior, of Boston (17 13-61).
The donor, Richard Abbe, was the son of John and Hannah Abbe and was born
February 9, 1682-83, at Windham. He married, November 16, 17 og, Mary,
daughter of Jonathan Jennings, one of the early settlers of this place. He was one
of the most prominent citizens of Windham and was elected to the positions of
constable, sheriff, justice of the peace, judge of the county court, and treasurer
of Windham county. His will, dated June 27, 1737, gave half of his estate to
his wife, Mary Abbe. He made liberal bequests to his brothers and sisters,
namely, Obadiah Abbe of Ashford, Connecticut, and his wife, Elizabeth, and his
son, Richard; to his cousin, Obadiah Abbe of Willington, Connecticut; to
Abigail, wife of Daniel Saben, “who is my sister of ye half blood”; to Johanna,
wife of Jonathan Brown, “who is ye daughter of my brother Joseph Abbe,
deceased, who was of ye half blood”; and to his sisters of “ye whole blood,”
namely, Mary, wife of Thomas Welch; Lydia, wife of Benjamin Bedlack; and
Sarah, wife of John Welch. His brother, John, his wife, Mary, and his brother-in-
law, Ebenezer Jennings, are named executors. Richard Abbe made the twofollow-
ing bequests: (i) “I give and bequeath to ye Reverend Mr Thomas Clap minister
of ye first Church in Windham ye sume of fifty pounds money to be levied out
of my goods and chattels.” (ii) “I give and bequeath to ye first church in Wind-
ham twenty pounds money to be levied out of ye Income of my lands in Wind-
ham or paide by my executors hereinafter named to ye Deacons who shall
demand and receive ye same within two years after my Decease and my Will is
that this last legacy be not charged upon my Wives third part before mentioned,
to be given to her for her life.” His widow in her will, dated July 12, 1759,
bequeathed “To the First Church of Christ in Windham the sum of four pounds
lawful money to be laid out by the officers of sq Church to purchase a Flagon
for the Convenancy of Furnishing the Communion Table in said Church.” It
would seem from the following extracts from the church book that her wish was
never fulfilled: “January 29, 1796 . . . voted that Brother Samuel Perkins be
appointed to inquire after the Legacy given to this Church by w” Mary Abbe
and make report of the Facts to this Church on the third Tuesday in March.”
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“March 22, 1796. The Church met according to adjournment—opened with
prayer—Brother Perkins reported that the Legacy could not be found—that no
receipt could be found—the enquiry was dropped.”
The seventh and eighth beakers are a pair and are larger than the others; they
have wide curved lips and flat bottoms. They are engraved with a crest, a lion
rampant, above a shield which contains the inscription. On each side of the shield
is a large spray of scrolled flowers. Inscription:
Purchased |with Church Stock June I 8o 2
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouths, 4% in.
Maker's marks: # , for John Hutton of Albany, New York, circa 1802.
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1642.
HE silver of this church consists of a caudle cup, six beakers, and

a two-handled cup, all plain.
The caudle cup and six beakers are illustrated on Plate CXLIII.
The caudle cup has a bell-shaped body, with a moulded base;
the two solid scrolled handles are notched on the shoulders.
Inscription:
The Gift of Co"Eleazer Flegg to the Church in Wooburn 1726
The weight marked is “12 - 12.”
Height and diameter of the mouth, 5 in.; diameter of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: GHAWWERS), for George Hanners of Boston (circa 1696-1740).
Colonel Eleazer Flegg (Flagg), the donor, was born, August 1, 1670, at Woburn,
and died there July 12, 1726. He was the son of lieutenant Gershom and Han-
nah (Leppenwell) Flagg, and grandson of Thomas Flagg, an English immigrant.
He married, January 17, 1694-95, Esther, daughter of lieutenant Henry Green
and his wife Esther. On a large gravestone in the old burying-ground of Woburn
is a long inscription, enumerating his virtues. He was a selectman of Woburn for
several years between 1714 and 1726, and held various military positions from
1708 till his death in 1726. He would seem to have succeeded Jonathan Tyng
in the colonelcy of the 2nd Middlesex county regiment. Colonel Flegg was
evidently a rich man, his inventory of April 3, 1727, showing personal property
valued at £1,242 1.8s. His widow died September 18, 1744, aged 70. Their
only child and heiress, Esther, was born October 17, 1695. She married April 16,
1714, Jonathan Poole of Woburn, and died in 1772.
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I. WOBURN, MASS., FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2. WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH










The earliest dated beaker is bell-shaped, with a moulded base. It is inscribed in
one line:
The Gift of M. Roland Cotton to the First Church of Christ In
Woburn 174o <>
Weight, “6 – 6.”
Height, 55 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3 in.
No maker's mark.
Roland Cotton, the donor of this and the second beaker, was the son of Rev.
Roland Cotton and his wife, Elizabeth (Saltonstall-Dennison), and was born at
Sandwich, November 13, 17o 1. He was married late in life (October 3, 1760)
to Deborah Mason. He was selectman of Woburn, 1741–43; representative from
Woburn, 1737–44, and from Sandwich, where he had returned, in 1753 and
other years; clerk of the legislature from 1739 to 1753 and from 1759 to
1765. His mother was the only daughter of colonel Nathaniel Saltonstall, and
sister of governor Gurdon Saltonstall of Connecticut. Roland Cotton lived for a
while at the house of his uncle, Nathaniel Saltonstall, his mother's brother, who
at his death, June 23, 1739, made him his sole heir to his large estate. He left
Woburn in 1753 or 1754 and returned to Sandwich, where he built a house
and is believed to have dwelt there till his death, May 16, 1778. His open
immorality and tyrannical methods rendered him exceedingly unpopular in
Woburn. In 1746 he was prominent in the establishment of a third parish in that
town; his brother, Josiah Cotton, was its first and only pastor. Roland Cotton,
the donor, was the great-grandson of Rev. John Cotton, donor of the beaker to
the First church, Boston (see page 27); and nephew of Theophilus Cotton (see
pages 2 of and 204).
The second beaker is similar to the first. Inscription in one line:
The Gift of M. Roland Cotton to the first Church of Christ in
Woburn 1741
Weight, “6 oz, 6 dwt.”
Height, 5; in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 2á in.
Maker's mark: {{ſ}, for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
A third beaker is a copy of the first. Inscription:
The Gift of M. Roland Cotton to the Second Church of Christ
in Woburn 174o
No maker's mark.
Rev. Samuel Sewall, the historian of Woburn, refers to two cups, dated 1740
and 1741, given by Roland Cotton to the second parish (now Burlington), but
the above is the only one now in existence.
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The fourth beaker has a straight body. Inscription:
The Gift of N= Saltonstall and R= Cotton to the first Church
of Christ in Wobourn
Weight, “6 - 4.”
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Gºd, for Jacob Hurd of Boston (1702–58).
The donors were Nathaniel Saltonstall and his nephew and heir, Roland Cotton.
The latter was the donor of the three previous beakers.
The fifth beaker is of the same type as the first. Inscription:
Belonging to the first Church of Christ in Woburn 1769
Weight, “9 – 9.”
Height, 6 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: A, for Josiah Austin of Charlestown (1719-80).
The sixth beaker is similar to the preceding. Inscription:
The Gift of Mº Isaac Stone; to the first Church of Christ, in
Woborn. 1771
Weight: “9 – 6.”
Height, 5á in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: Gº, for Benjamin Burt of Boston (1729-1804).
The exact identification of the donor cannot be determined. His was a common
name here at this time.
The cup has a large bell-shaped body, with two flat plain solid handles, a stem,
and a moulded base. Inscription:
The Gift of Joseph Lawrance Esq."
In J/oôurn 1822 .
To the first Church of Christ
Height, 74 in.; diameter of the mouth, 5 in., and of the base, 4 in.
Maker's mark, partially obliterated, probably for J. B. Jones of Boston (1782–
1854).
The donor, who was the son of Jonathan and Rachel (Wright) Lawrence, was
born at Woburn, November 12, 1754. He was a justice of the peace; town
treasurer in 1800–o 1; served as a soldier at the beginning of the revolutionary
war, was a lieutenant in the militia from 1782 till 1801; admitted to the mem-
bership of this church, May 26, 1793; and died February 8, 1836, at Woburn,
unmarried."
* Valuable information sent by Mr William R. Cutler of the Public Library, Woburn,
and Rev. Stephen A. Norton, pastor of the church.
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WOODBRIDGE, CONNECTICUT, CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
(Formerly the 5th division of New Haven and church called “Amity in 5*
Society,” founded in 1739, and finally became the town of Woodbridge in
1784.)
ELONGING to this church are a two-handled cup and baptismal basin,
both of plain silver.
Both vessels are illustrated on Plate CXL.
The cup has a deep bell-shaped body on a low moulded base, the two
flat double-scrolled handles being solid. Inscription:
The Gift of Capº Isaac Johnson|to ; Church of Amity
The fifth Society 1743
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in., and of the base, 33 in.
Maker's mark: WSUEms, for William Simpkins of Boston (1704-80).
Captain Isaac Johnson, the donor, in his will, dated November 16, 1748, and
proved November 5, 1750, mentions his wife, Sarah, his sons, Isaac, Ezra,
Obediah and David, his daughters, Rachel Wilmot and Lois Beecher, and the
children of his daughter, Abigail Sperry. Two of these sons were left his carpen-
ter's tools, from which it would seem that he was a carpenter.
The old English baptismal basin has a moulded edge. The middle of the depres-
sion is domed. Inscription on the rim:
Giv'n by Capt." Stephen Sanford | To the Church of Amity,
ADomini, I 784.
Diameter, 12# in.; depth, 3% in.
London date-letter for 1762–63. Makers’ mark: Yº. in a quatrefoil, for W. &
R. Peaston.
The donor was the son of Samuel and Hannah (Baldwin) Sanford of Milford,
Connecticut, where he was born November 2 o, 17 ob. He married Esther Par-
melee, who was born in 1712 and died March 4, 1784. Captain Stephen San-
ford died in January, 1779, without issue. The above basin was a legacy in his
will, dated January 8, 1779, and proved January 24, 1779: “I also give to the
Church of Christ in said Society a Silver Cristning Bason of the size of that
in the Church of Whitehaven Society, to be procured and purchased by my
Executor hereafter mentioned, within one year after my decease and Delivered to
said Church.” (The Sanford Genealogy, pp. 1 og-1 Io.)
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WORCESTER PARISH, WORCESTER COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Founded in 1744. - o -
\ N old silver cup and a flagon of this parish are now in St Paul's church,
Berlin, in this county. The plain two-handled cup has a shaped
body and two scrolled handles, both having leaves on their tops;
the bases are low and moulded.
Inscription:

Worcester Parish, Worcester County, 1772.
Height, 4á in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 35 in.
No marks.
Date, circa 1770. -
The plain oviform flagon has a short spout, a low domed cover, a scrolled handle
and a scrolled and shell thumb-piece; the lip is beaded. The initial R is engraved
on one side.
Height, 7 in.
Maker's mark: SKINS, for Samuel Kirk of Baltimore (1793-1872).
WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH .
Founded in 1692.
HE only piece of old silver in this church is a plain straight-sided

beaker with a curved lip and a very short moulded base.
Inscription:
Ex dono James Babcock to the Church in Wren-
tham||1699 -
It is marked on the bottom: +.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 34 in.
Maker's mark: Q9. for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
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WYCOMICO CHURCH, NORTHUMBERLAND
COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PLAIN bell-shaped chalice on a stem and a moulded base, the stem
having a moulding in the middle. Inscription:
Ex Dono Hancock Leeto; Pariſh of Lee 1711
JEngraved on the opposite side are
these arms. -
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of
the base, 3% in.
London date-letter for 17 I 1-12. Maker's mark: G
enclosing A, for Francis Garthorne.
Plate CXLIV.
Hancock Lee, the donor, was the son of Richard Lee,
whose descendants have been distinguished in Virginia
history, and was born in 1653. He married (i), Mary,
daughter of colonel William Kendall of Accomac county, Virginia, a native
of Norfolk in England; and (ii), Sarah, daughter of Isaac Allerton of Westmore-
land county, Virginia. He built and lived at Ditchley in Northumberland county.
It will be observed that the name of the parish in the inscription on the chalice is
Lee, which was named after him or his father. Hancock Lee died May 25, 1709.
This chalice was bought with his legacy of £5 bequeathed for the purchase of
communion plate. ... •
A small plain cylindrical flagon with a domed cover, a moulded base and a
scrolled thumb-piece; the handle-end is tongue-shaped.
Inscription:
The Gift of M. Barth” Schrever | Who Died 1720 and of
Barth” his Son Who Died 1727 for the Uſe of the Parish of
Great Wicocomico in , County of Worthumberland 1728
Height, I of in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 6 in.
London date-letter for 1729-30. Maker's mark: W.D., with a trefoil above, in
a shaped shield, for William Darkeratt, who made two flagons for the church of
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
Plate CXLIV. -*
This flagon was bought with a gift of £5 by Bartholomew Schrever, and a legacy
of a like amount by his son of the same name, the will of the latter having been
made December 14, 1727, and proved April 18, 1728.

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YARMOUTH, MAINE, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 173 o.
N this church are six plain old silver mugs and a cup. The mugs have straight
sides, slightly tapered, and moulded lips and bases; their handles are massive
and angular.
Inscription:
The Gift of Jeremiah Powell Esq.r to the firſt Church in Worth
Yarmouth
Height, 5 in.; diameter of the mouths, 34 in., and of the bases, 33 in.
No maker's marks.
American, circa 1784.
Jeremiah Powell, the donor, was the son of John and Anne (Dummer) Powell,
and nephew of lieutenant-governor William Dummer. He married, August 19,
1768, Sarah, daughter of Edward and Abigail (Coney) Bromfield, who was born
April 21, 1732, and died in March, 1806. In his will, dated January 14, 1784,
and proved October 7, 1784, is the following bequest of money for plate for
this church: “I give to the Church of Christ in North Yarmouth that the Rev"
Tristram Gilman is Minister or Pastor Fifty Pounds Lawfull Money to be laid
out in plate for the use of the said Church at the discretion of the Minister and
Deacons, the above legacy to be paid as soon as my executors can raise the cash.”
The plain cup is inscribed in an ornamental oval panel:
Deac"|Jacob Mitcheſ to the first Church in W- Yarmouth 1795
Height, 5% in.; diameter of the mouth, 4% in.; and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: REVERE), for Paul Revere of Boston (1735-1818).
Deacon Jacob Mitchell, the donor, was the son of deacon David and Rachel
(Lewis) (Cushing) Mitchell, and was born December 3, 1763. He married (i),
September 23, 1786, Phebe, daughter of Cornelius Buxton, who was born
August 22, 1764, and died April 9, 1812; and (ii), in 1814, Hannah, daughter
of Rev. Benjamin Brown. He held many public offices and was elected to the
legislatures of Massachusetts and Maine. He died February 4, 1848 (see Old
Time in North Yarmouth, Maine, 1878, by W. M. Sargent).
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YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH
Founded in 1639.
N this church is a pair of plain cylindrical silver flagons with domed covers
and spouts.
Height, 12% in.
Maker's mark: EMENEnº, for J. B. Jones of Boston (1782-1854).
There are also nine plain silver standing cups, 6% inches high, unmarked.
Date, circa 1825.
One of these cups has recently been presented to the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston.
YONKERS, NEW YORK, ST JOHN'S CHURCH
Founded about 1753.
PLAIN oviform chalice, incised on the lip with two lines; it has a
short stem and a slightly moulded base.
Inscription in one line:

The GIFT of Miſs S. Williams to the Episcopal
Church at Phillipsburgh.
Height, 53 in.; diameter of the mouth, 33 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's marks: DXZ, and an eagle in a lozenge, for Daniel van Voorhis of New
York, circa 1795.
Miss Sarah Williams, the donor, was the daughter of Charles Williams and was
born November 21, 1742. Her sister, Elizabeth, was the wife of colonel Frederick
Philipse, third lord of the manor of Philipsburgh and founder of this church (see
page 468). The donor died August 19, 1797.
A plain shallow dish with a flat rim and moulded edge.
Inscription in one line:
Presented to the Episcopal Church of Town of Yonkers. 1795
Diameter, 93 in.; depth, 14 in.
Maker's marks: DNAV), and an eagle in a lozenge, for Daniel van Voorhis of
New York, circa 1795.
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YORKTOWN (GRACE CHURCH), YORK-HAMPTON
PARISH, YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PLAIN silver chalice with a bell-shaped body on a tall truncated

stem. Inscription:
Hamptom parriſh in Yorke County in Verginia
Height, 73 in.; diameter of the mouth, 44 in., and of the base,
45 in.
London date-letter for 1649-50.
Plate CXLIV.
A small plain cylindrical silver flagon with a flat top and a scrolled handle; the
thumb-piece is broken. Inscription:
Hamptom parriſh in Yorke County in Werginia
Height, Io in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 6 in.
London date-letter for 1649-50. Maker's mark: T G, with pellets above and
below, in a beaded circle.
Plate CXLIV.
YORK VILLAGE, MAINE, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
Founded in 1673.
N this church are four plain silver tankards and six beakers."
The tankards have moulded and domed covers with twisted finials, a band
surrounds the bodies; plain oval discs are on the ends of the handles.
Inscription:
Gift of Alex. Maxel to the 1* Church in York
Height, 9 in.
Maker's mark:(DPARKER), for Daniel Parker of Boston (1727-86).
The beakers have curved rims and moulded bases.
Height, 4 in. Inscription:
AM 1785
No maker's marks.
American, circa 1785.
* Described from notes by Professor Theodore S. Woolsey.
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PLATE CXLIV
1. WYCOMICO CHURCH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VA.
2. YORKTOWN (GRACE CHURCH), YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA

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ADDENDUM
BLUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Founded in 1758.
N this church is a pair of plain silver standing cups with bell-shaped bodies,
baluster stems and splayed bases. Inscription:
For The Preſbyterian Congregations|In Cumberland County
North Carolina|Under the Care of The Rev" John Mac-
Leod Ap: 21° 1775
Height, 94 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3% in.
Maker's mark: TP or TF, in a shaped punch.
American, circa 1775. . Aſ
These two cups belonged to the three churches of Bluff, Barbacue and Long
Street, in North Carolina, all founded in 1758, which were served by Rev. John
MacLeod, who came from the island of Skye, Scotland, in 1770. This pastor
was accompanied by a large number of families from the Highlands, who took
up their residence upon the upper and lower Little Rivers in Cumberland county
in this state. Rev. John MacLeod espoused the cause of the loyalists at the revo-
lution and was imprisoned after the battle of Moore's Creek. He was liberated
by order of the provincial congress and in 1777 left America for his native land.
It is supposed that he died on the voyage. Flora MacDonald, the celebrated
Jacobite heroine, was a member of the church of Barbacue and she also wor-
shipped in Long Street church.
5 II
PLATE CXLV
1. JAMESTOWN, OLD CHURCH, VIRGINIA
2. EMMANUEL CHURCH, JENKINSBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
3. ST GEORGES PARISH, PONGOTEAGUE, ACCOMAC COUNTY, VA.

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INDEX OF CHURCHES
CONNECTICUT.
PAGE
Branford, Congregational church 9 I
Bridgeport, First Congregational church 92
Canterbury, Congregational church I I 2
Clinton, Congregational church I 29
Columbia, Congregational church I 32
Danbury, First Congregational church 135
Derby, First Congregational church 139
Durham, Congregational church I 53
East Hartford, Congregational church 157
East Haven, Congregational church I 59
East Windsor, Congregational church 165
Fairfield, Congregational church I74
Fairfield, Congregational church, Green-
field Hill 177
Farmington, First Church of Christ, Con-
gregational 178
Glastonbury, Congregational church 185
Greenfield Hill Congregational church
(see Fairfield) 177
Greens Farms, Westport, Congregational
church I 88
Groton, First Congregational church 189
Guilford, First Congregational church 192
Hartford, First Church of Christ 207
Hartford, South or Second Congrega-
tional church 209
Hartford, Christ Church 209
Kensington parish, Berlin, Congrega-
tional church 232
Lyme, Congregational church 252
Meriden, Center Congregational church 278
Middlebury, Congregational church 28o
Middletown, First Church of Christ 28 I
Middletown, St Luke's chapel, Berkeley
Divinity school 284
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PAGE
Milford, First Congregational church 286
Milford, Plymouth Congregational
church - 288
New Haven, First Church of Christ 302
New Haven, United Congregational
church 307
New Haven, Trinity church 309
New London, First Congregational
church 3 II
Newtown, Trinity church 327
North Branford, Congregational church
353, 354
Northford, Church of Christ 354
North Guilford, Guilford, Congregational
church 357
North Haven, Congregational church 357
Norwalk, First Congregational church 358
Norwich, First Congregational church 359
Old Lyme (see Lyme) 252
Saybrook, First Congregational church 442
Scotland, Congregational church 445
Southport (Fairfield), Trinity church 454
Stamford, First Congregational church 457
Stamford, St John's church
Stonington, First Congregational church 462
Stratford, Congregational church 463
Suffield, Congregational church 465
Wallingford, St Paul’s church 477
Watertown, Congregational church 48o
Westchester parish, Colchester, Congre-
gational church 484
Weston, Congregational church 485
Windham, Congregational church 5oo
Woodbridge, Congregational church 505
DELAWARE,
Dover, Christ Church - I 52
Lewes, St Peter's church 242
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PAGE
Middletown, St Anne's parish 285
Millsboro, St Mark’s church 289
New Castle, Presbyterian church 3o I
New Castle, Immanuel church 3O2
Wilmington, Holy Trinity church 498
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Georgetown, Roman Catholic university 182
GEORGIA.
Augusta, St Paul's church 8
Dorchester, Congregational church I42
Flemington, Congregational church 182
Midway church, Liberty county 285
Savannah, Christ Church 44. I
Springfield, Lutheran church 45.5
Waltonsville, Congregational church 478
KENTUCKY.
Frankfort, First Presbyterian church 182
MAINE.
Falmouth, First parish (see Portland) 377
Kittery, First Congregational church 236
Portland, First parish in Falmouth 377
South Berwick, First Congregational
church 45 I
Yarmouth, Congregational church 508
York village, First Congregational
church 5 Io
MARYLAND.
All Hallows' parish (All Hallows’
church, South River), Anne Arundel
county 3
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Annapolis, St Anne's parish 5
Dorchester parish, Dorchester county 142
Easton, Talbot county, Christ Church 161
Great Choptank parish, Dorchester
county 186
Hyattsville, Prince George's county,
Presbyterian church. 22 I
King & Queen parish, St Mary's county 233
King George's parish, Prince George's
county 233
North Elk, or St Mary Anne parish,
Cecil county 356
Queen Anne's parish, St Barnabas
church at Leeland, Prince George's
county 390
Queen Caroline parish, Howard and
Anne Arundel counties - 39 I
Rehoboth & Pitts Creek, Presbyterian
church 4o I
St George's parish, formerly Baltimore
(now Harford) county 408
St James's parish (St.James's church, Her-
ring Creek), Anne Arundel county 408
St John's parish, Washington county 4 Io
St Margaret's, Westminster parish, Anne
Arundel county 4. Io
St Mary Anne parish, Cecil county 356
St Michael's parish, Talbot county 4. I2
St Paul’s church, Baltimore city 4 I 3
St Paul's parish (St Paul’s church), Kent
county 4. I4.
St Paul’s parish, Prince George's county 415
St Paul’s parish, Queen Anne's county (St
Paul's church, Centreville) 416
St Thomas's church, St Thomas's parish,
Garrison Forest, Baltimore county 418
Somerset parish, Somerset county 449
Stepney parish, Somerset county 46o
Whitemarsh parish, formerly part of St
Peter's parish, Talbot county 4.94
Worcester parish, Worcester county 506
5 I 4.
PAGE
MASSACHUSETTS.
Andover, South church
Arlington, First Congregational parish 7
Barnstable, East Parish Congregational
church 9
Berkeley, First Church of Christ I 2
Beverly, First parish church I 3
Boston, First church I9
Boston, Second church 35
Boston, First Baptist church 44
Boston, Old South church 47
Boston, King's chapel 59
Boston, Brattle street church 67
Boston, New South church 71
Boston, Christ Church 73
Boston, Long lane or Federal street, now
Arlington street church 78
Boston, Hollis street church 8o
Boston, Trinity church 85
Boston, West church, Lynde street 87
Boston, Second Baptist church 88
Boston, Park street church 89
Boston, St Paul’s church 90
Brewster, First parish 9 I
Brighton, the First parish of Brighton 94
Brookfield, First Congregational (Uni-
tarian) society 98
Brookline, First parish
Byfield parish church (see Newbury,
page 295)
Cambridge, First parish I of
Cambridge, Christ Church I IO
Charlestown, First parish church II 9
Chelmsford, First Congregational society 125
Cohasset, First Congregational society I 30
Concord, First parish I 32
Deerfield, First Congregational church 136
Dighton, Congregational church I4 I
Dorchester, First church I 43
Duxbury, First Congregational church 156
Edgartown, First Congregational church 167
Essex, Congregational church I 69
Gloucester, First Parish Unitarian society 185
Groton, First parish I 9o
Hamilton, Congregational church I 95
Hanover, First Congregational church 206
Hatfield, First Congregational church 2 Io
PAGE
Haverhill, Bradford Congregational
church 2 I 3
Hingham, First parish 2 I 5
Hingham, Third Congregational society 2 17
Hull, Methodist Episcopal church 2 I 8
Ipswich, First Congregational church 222
Ipswich, South church 227
Lancaster, First Church of Christ 238
Lexington, First Congregational society 243
Lexington, East, Follen church 248
Lincoln, First Congregational church 249
Lynn, First Church of Christ 253
Lynn, Second church (see Lynnfield,
page 257).
Lynnfield, First church 257
Malden, First church 257
Marblehead, First Congregational church 259
Marblehead, Second Congregational
society 265
Marblehead, St Michael’s church 268
Medford, First parish 271
Milton, First Congregational parish 289
Newbury, Congregational church 2.94
Newbury, Byfield parish church 295
Newburyport, First Religious society 295
Newton, First church 322
Newton Lower Falls, St Mary's church 325
North Andover, north parish of North
Andover 344
Northborough, First Congregational
church and society 349
Pepperell, First parish 362
Plymouth, First parish
Princeton, First Congregational church 383
Quincy, First Congregational church
(Unitarian) 39 I
Quincy, Christ Church 399
Rehoboth, Congregational church 4o I
Revere, First Unitarian society 4O2
Rockport, First Congregational church 4oz,
Rowley, First Congregational church 405
Salem, First Congregational society 4 19
Salem, Second or East church 4.25
Salem, St Peter’s church 428
Salem, Tabernacle church 429
Salem, North church 433
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PAGE
Salem, South church 436
Salem, First Baptist church 437
Sandwich, First parish 439
Saugus, First parish church (Univer-
salist) 44. I
Scituate, First parish 444
Shrewsbury, Congregational church 447
Spencer, First Congregational church 455
Springfield, First Church of Christ 456
Stoneham, First Congregational church 461
Taunton, Westville Congregational
church 469
Truro, First Congregational church 47 I
Tyngsboro, First parish (Unitarian) 471
Wakefield, First Congregational church 474
Waltham, First parish 478
Watertown, First parish 48o
West Barnstable, Congregational church 483
Weston, First parish 486
West Roxbury, First parish 489
Weymouth, First Church of Christ 492
Woburn, First Congregational church 5oz
Wrentham, Congregational church 506
Yarmouth, First Congregational church 509
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Exeter, First Congregational church 17o
Greenland, Congregational church 187
Hampton, Congregational church 198
Hampton Falls, First Congregational
society 2O3
Newington, Congregational church 3 Io
Portsmouth, North church (First Church
of Christ, Congregational) 378
Portsmouth, South parish 38o
Portsmouth, St John's church 381
NEW JERSEY.
Amwell, First Presbyterian church (see
Reaville) 4oo
Bergen, Reformed church I 2
Burlington, St Mary's church I OA.
PAGE
Elizabeth, St John's church I 68
Newark, Trinity church - 292
Perth Amboy, St Peter's church 363
Readington, Reformed church 4oo
Reaville, Amwell First Presbyterian
church 4oo
Salem, St John’s church 438
Shrewsbury, Christ Church 448
Swedesboro, Trinity church 467
Trenton, St Michael’s church 47o
NEW YORK.
Accord, Rochester church I
Albany, First Reformed church 2
Albany, St Peter's church 2
Bedford, St Matthew's church I I
Brooklyn, New Utrecht Reformed
church log
Brooklyn, St Ann's church IO4.
Bushwick, Long Island, Reformed *
church I off
Claverack, Reformed church 127
Duanesburgh, Christ Church I 52
Elmhurst (see Newtown) 327
Fishkill, First Reformed church 18o
Fishkill, Trinity church 18o
Flatbush, Long Island, Reformed
church 18o
Flatlands, Long Island, Reformed church 181
Hempstead, Long Island, St George's
church 2 I 3
Jamaica, Long Island, Grace church 23o
Kingston, First Reformed church 235
Newtown (now Elmhurst), Long Island,
St James's church 327
New York city, Collegiate church 328
New York city, South Reformed church 331
New York city, Trinity church 332
New York city, First Presbyterian
church 335
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PAGE
New York city, Scotch Presbyterian
church 339
New York city, Church of Zion and St
Timothy 339
New York city, Cathedral of St John
the Divine 34o
Poughkeepsie, Christ Church 382
Rye, Christ Church 4O7
Setauket, Long Island, Presbyterian
church 445
Setauket, Long Island, Caroline church 446
Southampton, Long Island, First Pres-
byterian church 4.5 O
Southold, Long Island, First Presby-
terian church 4.54
Tarrytown, First Reformed church 467
Westchester, St Peter's church 484
Yonkers, St John's church 5og
NORTH CAROLINA.
Edenton, St Paul’s church I66
New Bern, Christ Church 293
Bluff Presbyterian church, Cumberland
county 5 II
PENNSYLVANIA.
Chester, St Paul’s church 126
Germantown, St Luke’s church 184
Lancaster, St Mary's Roman Catholic
church 24. I
Oxford, Holy Trinity church 361
Philadelphia, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes)
church 364
Philadelphia, Christ Church 365
Philadelphia, First Baptist church 368
Philadelphia, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic
church 369
Philadelphia, Second Presbyterian church 370
Philadelphia, St Paul's church 37 I
PAGE
Philadelphia, Third Presbyterian church 372
Philadelphia, First Presbyterian church
of the Northern Liberties 373
Philadelphia, St Mark’s church 373
Philadelphia, Presbyterian Historical
society 374.
RHODE ISLAND.
Bristol, First Congregational church 95
Bristol, St Michael’s church 96
East Providence, Newman Congregational
church I6 I
Little Compton, United Congregational
church - 25 I
Newport, Trinity church 316
Newport, United Congregational church 318
Newport, Jewish synagogue 32O
Newport, First Baptist church (Clark
memorial) 32 I
Newport, Sabbatarian Baptist church 321
Newport, St George's church 322
Providence, St John's church 385
Providence, First Congregational church
(Unitarian) - 387
Providence, Beneficent Congregational
church 389
Providence, Grace church 389
Warren, Baptist church 479
Warren, Methodist Episcopal church 48o
Wickford, St Paul's church * 4.95
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Beaufort, parish of St Helena's I O
Charleston, St Philip's church I I 2
Charleston, Independent or Congrega-
tional church II 5
Charleston, First Presbyterian church 117
Charleston, St Michael's church I 17
Dorchester, Congregational or Presby-
. . terian church (the “White Meeting”) 15:1
Kingstree - 235
Orangeburg, St Matthew's church 360
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PAGE
Pompeon Hill church, St Thomas's
parish 377
Prince William's parish 384
St Stephen's parish 4. I7
St Thomas's parish (see Pompeon Hill
church) 377
Santee, St James's church 440
Sheldon, Congregational church 446
Summerville, St Paul’s church 466
VIRGINIA.
Abingdon parish, Gloucester county I
Aquia church, Stafford county 6
Donation church, Lynnhaven parish,
Princess Anne county I4 I
East Lynnhaven parish (Eastern shore
chapel) Princess Anne county I 61
Emmanuel church, Jenkinsbridge,
Accomac county I 68
Farnham parish, Richmond county 179
Hampton, St John's church (Elizabeth
city parish) Elizabeth city county 204
Hanover parish, St John’s church,
King George county 207
Henrico parish, St John's church, Rich-
mond 2 I 4
Hungars parish, Northampton county 219
Jamestown Old church * 23 I
PAGE
Lunenburg parish (St John's church),
Richmond county 252
Mapsico church, Charles city county 258
Martin's Brandon parish, Prince George
county 269
Norfolk, Christ Church 34. I
Norfolk, St Paul's church (see Christ
Church) 34. I
Quantico church, Dumfries, Prince
William county 390
Richmond, Memorial church 4O4.
St George's parish, St George's church,
Pongoteague, Accomac county 4O7
St Martin's parish, Hanover county 4 II
St Paul's parish, King George county 415
St Thomas's parish, Orange county 418
Wauter's church, St Ann's parish, Essex
county 472
Virginia, Northern Diocese of 473
Ware church, Gloucester county 479
Westover parish, Charles city county 488
Whitechapel church, St Mary’s parish,
Lancaster county 494.
Williamsburg, Christ Church, Bruton
parish 496
Wycomico church, Northumberland
county 507
Yorktown (Grace church), York-
Hampton parish, York county 5 Io
518
INDEX OF DONORS
Abbe, Richard 501
Abbot, Elizabeth 348
Abbot, Samuel 3, 4
Adams, Alexander 461
Adams, Nehemiah 432
Adams, Sarah 397
“Adventure,” Owners of ship 31 I
Alis, Ichabod 212
Allen, colonel Edward 309
Allen, Jonathan 283
Allen, Mary 99
Amory, Mrs Nathaniel 482
Andros, sir Edmund 473
Anne, queen 2, Io 5, 126, 213, 332, 361,
363, 366,407, 484, 495
Appleton, John 223, 228
Apthorp, Grizzel I I I
Apthorp, Sarah 399
Arms, Elijah I 38
Arms, George I 39
Arms, Richard 245
Aslébe, Mary 347
Atwater, Catharine I 29
Atwater, Jeremiah 305
Atwater, Joshua 24, 44, 463
Atwater, Ruth 357
Avery, Elihu 189
Babcock, James 506
Bacon, Nathaniel 282
Baker, Jabez 404
Baker, John 62
Baldwin, Ezra 153
Baldwin, Martha 356
Baldwin, Phinehas 355
Baley (Bailey), Thomas 251
Balston, Nathaniel 3o
Banyer, Maria 1 1
Barker, Benjamin 346
Barker, James 91
Barker, Nathan 406
Barnard, Rev. John 262
Barnard, Mary 13
Barnard, Rachel 422
Barnard, Samuel 137, 139, 422
Barnstable church II 2
Barrell, Mrs C. M. 487
Barrett, John 63
Barrett, Samuel 66
Barstow, Michael 481
Bartholomew, Samuel 354
Bartlett, Elizabeth 298
Bartlett, Mary 98
Bass, Samuel 392
Battles, Edward 2 18
Battles, Experience 218
Baxter, Daniel 89
Beach, lieutenant Josiah 464
Beal, Elizabeth 2 I 6
Beale, Anne E. 35
Beale, Caroline M. 35
Beall, colonel Ninian 222
Beamon, Hannah 138
Beatty, Catherine 469
Beech, Abigail 287
Bell, Hannah 458
Berry, Thomas 278
Berry, colonel Thomas 229
Bethune, Mary 1 1 I
Bigelow, Abraham 487
Bigelow, Isaac 486
Bigelow, Mrs Mary Anne 486
Bishop, Ebenezer 457, 459
Bishop, Samuel 491
Blagrove, Nathaniel 96
Blague, Joseph 443
Blake, Ziba 291
Bleecker, Leonard 330
Blowers, Rev. Thomas 16
Boevey, Catharina Ios
Boone, Nicholas 71
Boone, governor Thomas I 17
Booth, Michael 361
Boudinot, Elias I off
Bourne, Shearjashub 439
Boush, Maximilian 141
Boush, Samuel 341
Bowen, Eliza 388
Bowman, Francis 247
Bowman, Joseph 245
Boyles, Elizabeth 16
Boylston, Edward 67
5 I 9
Bracket, Anthony 49
Bradford, A. W. II 8
Bradley, Abraham 304
Bradley, Hannah 3o4
Bradley, Samuel 177
Bragg, Edward 224
Braine, Sarah 2 15, 488
Brattle, Edward 266
Brattle, Rev. William Io9
Breed, captain John 254
Brenton, Jahleel 318
Brice, John 41 o
Bridge, Matthew 243
Bridges, Margaret I 32
Bridgham, Dr John 226
Bridgham, Joseph 25
Bright, William 318
Brinley, George 90
Briscoe, Robert 17
Broadley, Abraham 3o4
Broadley, Hannah 3o4
Brockitt, captain Titus 477
Bronson, Isaac 28o
Bronson, Josiah 28o
Brooks, Elizabeth 258
Brooks, Joseph 25o
Brooks, Peter Chardon 277
Brooks, Thomas 274
Brown, Francis 306
Brown, Joseph 2.49
Brown, Phebe 195
Brown, Richard L. 215
Browne, Benjamin 431
Browne, Elizabeth 436
Browne, colonel Samuel 42 I
Browne, Thomas, senior I 33
Browne, William 419, 422
Buckingham, Alice 287
Buckingham, captain Samuel I 32
Bucknam, David 277
Bulfinch, Susan 64, 66
Bull, captain John Io
Bull, lieutenant-governor William 384
Bumstead, Josiah 89
Burchsted, John Henry 253, 255
Burnap, Joseph 474
Burrell, Lewis I
Burrill, James 388
Burrill, John 253, 255
Burrill, Sarah 388
Burrill, colonel Theophilus 254, 256, 257,
44 I
Bush, John 330
Buterfield, Jonathan 8
Buterfield, Rachel 246
Byfield, Nathaniel 33, 95
Cabot, Elizabeth 433
Caesar 399
Campbell, Nicholas 479, 48o
Campbell, Samuel 337
Carlile [Carlisle], Eleanor F. 428
Carter, Nathaniel 299
Cates, John 5oo
Chamberlain 89
Champlin, Christopher Grant 322
Champlin, Phebe 386
Cheever, Elder 66
Cheever, Joshua 61
Choate, colonel John 227
Church, Joseph 251
Clap, Ebenezer 291
Clap, Hopestill 148
Clap, William 145
Clapp, Chandler 444
Clapp, Hannah 444
Clapp, Mary 444
Clarke, George 288
Clarke, Thomas, junior 23, 24
Clement, Elizabeth 149
Clough, John 72
Coffin, Enock 294
Coffin, Peter 171
Cogswell, William 170
Colyer, Thomas 218
Cook, Mrs Ruth 356
Cookson, Samuel 490
Coolidge, Catharine 66
Coolidge, Joseph 427
Corey, Sarah 492
Cotton, Rev. John 27
Cotton, Roland 503, 504
Cotton, Rev. Theophilus 203
Couch, Abigail 188
Cowles, Timothy I 59
Crocker, Benjamin 230
Crocker, Josiah 483
Cuming, John I 34, 135
Cunningham, Nathaniel 55
Curtis, lieutenant Ebenezer 464
Cushing, Benjamin 389
Custis, John 219, 221
D.G. 476
Dane, Mary 18
Danforth, Elijah 147
Davenport, Abigail 303
Davie, sir John 189
52 O
Davis 89
Davis, Isaac 351
Davis, William 49
Dawes, Thomas 57
Day, David 484
Day, Hannah 484
Delafiae, Reynard 390
Dennis, Mrs I68
Derby, Sarah 216
Devotion, Edward I oo
Dexter, Mary 387
Diamond, Andrew 224
Dickerman, Isaac 307
Dickinson, Obadiah 212
Diman, Jonathan 375
Diodate, Sarah 306
Dixwell, John 6o
Dodge, colonel Robert 197
Dodge, William 14
Dorby [Derby], captain Eleazar 73
Douglass, colonel George 168
Downing, colonel John 3 Io
Dudley, Elizabeth 172
Dudley, James 172
Dummer, Anne 24, 44, 463
Dummer, lieutenant-governor William 31,
8.1, 295
Dunbar, Jesse 444
Dwight, Henry 21 I
Dwight, Josiah 456
Dyre, Rebecca 285
Eager, captain James 35o
Edgar, John 234
Edgar, William 338
Edmond, Benjamin 68
Edwards, John 93
Elliot, Sarah 8o
Elliot, Silence 8o
Ellison 89
Elliston, Robert 335
Emerson, Peter 475
Epes, Samuel 228
Epes, Symonds 196
Everill, James 25
Falun, Mining company of 499
Farnum, David 65
Farrar, George 250
Faunce, Priscilla 376
Fay, Thaddeus 35o
Fisher, Mehitabel 398
Fiske, David 247
Fiske, John 125
Fitzhugh, Henry 415
Flegg [Flagg], colonel Eleazer 502
Flint, Esther 145
Flint, Edward 249
Floyd, John 4oz
Flypse, Fredryck 468
Foley, Rev. Joseph 183
Forland, Elizabeth 45
Forland, John 45
Foster, Abigail 41
Foster, James 227
Fowler, Hannah 153
Fowler, Lydia 194
Fox, Mrs A. 84
Fox, captain David 494
Fox, Elizabeth 314
Franklin, Phebe 20
Franklin, William 20
French, Nathaniel 139
Frizell, Dorothy 37, 39
Frizell, John 39, 66
Frost, Charles 45 I
Gaillard, Tacitus 360
Garzia, Rev. John 166
Gaskill, Elizabeth I 59
Gelston, David 338
Gengen, John I44
George II 76, 85, I 13
George III 332, 334, 498
Geyer, Mary 128
Gill, Moses 383
Gilman, Nathaniel 172
Glover, Edward 163
Glover, Ellen 305
Glover, Henry 305
Gold, Jonathan 457
Gooch, lady 497
Goodridge, Walter, junior 36
Goodwin, John 330
Goodwin, Kendal 475
Gould, Abraham 461
Granby, Mary 167
Grant, deacon 63
Greenough, William 308
Griffin, Samuel 490
Griswold, Matthew 442
Hale 89
Hale, Thomas 406
Hall, Hugh 87
Hall, Jane 438
Hall, Josiah 171
Hall, Kinsley 171
52 I
XXX
Hall, Mary 409
Hall, Paul 171
Hall, Preserved 215
Hall, Richard 276
Hall, Sarah 226
Hall, Rev. Theophilus 278
Hall, William 4oo .
Halsey, James 36
Hamlin, John 281
Hancock, Rev. Ebenezer 244
Hancock, Lydia 26
Hancock, Thomas 68, 246
Hardy, Aaron 9o
Harris, Daniel 283
Harris, John 283
Harris, William 403
Harrod, John 66
Haskell 89
Haskins, Hannah 89
Hathorne, Susan 429
Haugh, Samuel 248
Haughton, Mary 483
Hawkins, Ernault 417
Hawkins, colonel John 416
Heath, Prudence 1 oz
Hemingway, Rev. Jacob 16o
Henley, Hannah 23
Herrick, Henry 14 -
Herrick, captain Joseph 14
Herrick, Joshua 14
Higginson, Sarah 420
Hill, Barbary 165
Hill, Mary 453
Hill, Thomas 174, 177; 188
Hillhouse, Mary 309
Hoadley, Rebekah 355
Hodges, Jonathan 427
Hodson, John 3o4.
Hoffman, George 414
Holden, Anne 4o I
Holloway, William 35o
Holt, Daniel 279
Holyoke, Edward Augustus 434
Homer, George J. 89
Homes, Henry 9o
Hooper, Robert 261
Hooper, Ruth 262
Houchin, Jeremy 21
Hough, Atherton 20
Hough, Elizabeth 20
Hough, Phinehas 279
How, Hannah 72
Howard, Jerusha 217
Hubbard, Thomas 84
Hubbel, Richard 92
Hubbell, Salmon 93
Hull, Robert 22 -
Humphreys, Rev. John 361
Hunewell, Mary 62
Huntington, Elizabeth Moore 316
Hutchinson, Edward 41
Hutchinson, Thomas 41
Hyslop, David I of
Hyslop, William I oz
Ingraham, Mary 133
Ireland, Mary 54
Ironside, Mrs George Bromley 341
Jackson, Richard Io9
Jacobs, John I 30
Jaqueline, Edward 232
Jaqueline, Martha 232
Jay, Ann II
Jeffers, Sarah 45
Jeffreys, sir Jeffrey 127
Jenks, Samuel 44 I
Jerman, Ralph 44o
Johnson, Isaac 5o 5
Johnson, John I 55
Johnson, Timothy 348
Johnston, Elizabeth 413
Johnston, William 69
Johonnot, Zachariah 82, 83
Jones, Alexander 386
Jones, Isaac I44
Jones, Rev. Jenkin 368
Jones, Mary 386
Jones, William 2.59
Joselyn, Thomas 206
H.K. 192
Kates, Richard 134
Kay, Nathanial 96, 97, 98, 317, 385, 386,
49
Kearsley, Dr John 366
Kellogg, Joseph 2 II
Kilcup, Roger 44
Kimball, Alice 226
Kinderlin, George Mathias 456
King, William 464
Kitchen, Edward 429, 437
Kitchen, Madam 43 I
Knight, Ebenezer 389
Knight, Nathaniel 432
Knight, Sarah 359
Knowles, Rev. John 481
Knowlton 223
522
Ladd, William 89
Lake, Alice 143
Lake, Thomas 143
Lambert, John 142, 182, 285, 478
Lathers, Richard I 19
Lawrence, David 17o
Lawrence, lieut. Jonathan 191
Lawrence, Joseph 5oz.
Leath, Francis 273
Leavitt, Ruth 2 16
Leavitt, Thaddeus 465
Le Breton, captain Peter 3oo
Lee, Hancock 507 *
Lee, Martha [Mary] 262
Lee, Mary 184
Lee, William 37
Le Gallais, David 268
Legg, John 267
l'Hommedieu, hon. Ezra 4.54
Lemmon, Dr Joseph 262, 264
Lemmon, Mary 123
Lennox, Robert 337
Lewis, Harriet 3 15
Lewis, Sturgis 174
Lewis, Susanna I 3 I
Lightfoot, colonel Francis 258
Lincoln, general Benjamin 217
Lindall, Timothy 425
Lindall, Uriah I 3 I
Livingstone, Brockholst 337
Livingstone, Peter R. 336
Lock, William 4o8
Longly, Anna 324
Lord, Nathan 453
Loring, Elizabeth 218
Loring, captain Joshua I 57
Loring, Levi 156
Loring, Matthew 218, 219
Loring, Nathaniel 36, 63
Lothrop, Isaac 375
Lothrop, Dr Nathaniel 176
Lovell, Ann 360
Ludlow, Gabriel William 383
Lux, Agnes 413
Lyman, Aaron 279
Lyman, Caleb 59
Lynde, Lucy 442
Lynde, Samuel 442
Lyon, captain John 164
McClure, Thomas 9o
McCormick, Daniel 337, 338
McCurdy, Ann 252
McGilchrist, Rev. William 429
McSherry, Mrs James 184
Manley, Phebe 53
Manley, William 53
Mansfield, Abigail 305
March, John 213
Marsh, Sarah C. 382
Martin, Hannah 32 I
Martyn, Sarah 344
Mary, queen I Io, 332
Mason, Mary 9o, 319
Matchett, Sarah A. 34
Matchett, William F. 34
Mawdsley, Ebenezer 151
Maxel, Alex. 5 Io
Maynard 89
Meriam, Thomas 243
Merriam, Nathaniel 279
Merritt, John 64
Merritt, Jonathan 444
Merritt, Seth 444
Metcalf, Hannah 167
Midelton [Middleton], Henry I 18
Miller, Thomas 122
Minott, Stephen 67
Mitchell, Jacob 5o&
Monckton, Dr Samuel 316
Monis, Judah 349, 35o
Moore, John 383
More, Samuel 29, 53
Morrison, colonel Francis 23 I
Morton, Sarah Wentworth 399
Mory, John 491
Mosely, colonel Edward I 66
Mosley, Ebenezer 146
Mulder, John 3:18
Munroe, Hugh 473
Munroe, S. 285
Murdock, John 94
Murdock, Sarah 94
Naughty, Ruth 193
Needham, William 395
Newman, Rev. Noah 161
Newman, Samuel 163
Nichols, George 432
Nichols, Jonathan, junior 476
Nicholson, lieut.-governor Francis 22 I
Nightingale, Elizabeth 387
Norton, Abagail 139
Noyes, Mary 354
Noyes, Mary Ann 355
Oliver, Ebenezer 65
523
Osgood, Ebenezer 347
Osgood, Peter 346
Osgood, Timothy 347
Owen, Jeremiah 335
Oxenbridge, Rev. John, 21
Palmer, Anna 375
Palmer, Evans 385, 446
Parker, Abigail 324
Parkman, Elias 63
Parmelee, Levi I 55
Parsons, Nehemiah 186
Parsons, Sarah 94. I 55
Partridge, James 1 57
Partridge, Samuel 2 II
Patten, Justen I 5 o
Payson, Benjamin 489
Pearce, Margaret 372
Peck, Benjamin 412
Peck, captain Samuel 4o I
Peele, Willard 428
Penn, John 242
Pepperell, lady 237
Pepperell, William, senior 236
Pepperell, sir William 236
Perkins, Christopher 343
Perkins, Richard 317
Perbeck, M. 438
Perren, Daniel 164
Phillips, Henry 123
Phillips, Rev. Samuel 406
Phillips, Stephen 428
Phillips, William 56
Philipse, Frederick 468
Pickman, Benjamin 433, 435
Pickman, Mary 435
Pickman William 435
Pitkin, Elisha 158
Pitkin, colonel John I 57
Pitkin, William I 58
Pittee, James 493
Plaisted, Ichabod 422, 452
Pool, Thomas 474
Potter, Elizabeth 224
Potter, John 303
Powell, Jeremiah 508
Pratt, John 474
Prescott, Abigail Hale 362
Prescott, Catherine 24o
Prescott, Jonas 190
Preston, Remember 145
Preston, Sarah 148, 149
Prince, Rev. Thomas 50
Proctor, John C. 89
Prout, Mary 302
Pynchon, Edward 456
Quary, colonel Robert I oë, 367
Quilter, Joseph 226
Quincy, Edmund 394, 397
Quincy, John 396
Ray, Cornelius 330
Reade, Catherine 382
Reading, John 4oo
Redman, Sarah 368
Rhett, colonel William II 2
Rice, Anna 352
Rice, Matthias 352
Rice, Palatiah 35o
Richards, Elizabeth 31.4
Richards, Sophia 315
Richardson, Edward 46
Richardson, Mary 298
Richmond, Sarah 469
Rickard, Giles 374
Rindge, Daniel 195
Robertson, Ebenezer 154
Robinson, John I oz
Robinson, Lucy 1 oz
Robinson, Mary 205
Rogers, Rev. Ezekiel 405, 406
Rogers, Josiah 354
Roosevelt, James 330
Roosevelt, James Christopher 330
Roswell, Lydia 306
Rowe, Hannah 86
Royall, Isaac 97, 275, 277
Ruggles, John 392
Russell, Deborah 353
Russell, Joseph 45
Russell, Mary 45, 46
Russell, Philip 247
Russell, Richard 121
Russell, Samuel 264
Saltonstall, governor Gurdon 312
Saltonstall, Mary 58, 314
Saltonstall, Nathaniel 504
Sands, Ann Io.4
Sanford, captain Stephen 505
Sargent, Epes, junior 185
Sartell, Josiah 191
Sartell, Mary 192
Saunders, Edmund A. 215
Savage, Arthur 76
Sawyer, Thomas 238
Scarborough, Sarah 490
524.
Schrever, Bartholomew 507
Scott, Rev. Alexander 6
Seabury, Samuel 156
Searle, Ebenezer 462
Seawell, Sarah 172
Sewall, Rev. Joseph 52
Shapley, Reuben 382
Sharp, Susanna I oo
Shattuck, Rebecca 362
Shed, Joseph 88, 89
Sheilds, Nannie M. 21.4
Sherwood, Matthew, junior 93
Sherwood, Rachel 485
Shurtleff, Mary 38o
Silliman, captain John 175
Simmonet, George 440
Simpson, John 56
Skerry, Francis 419
Skinner, Richard 267
Smith, Elizabeth 123
Smith, Hannah 77, 86, 326
Smith, James 71
Smith, Jane 478
Smith, Peter 447
Smith, Thomas 178
Smyth, colonel Thomas 414
Snell, William 46, 47
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
230, 316
Sparhawk, Rev. John 95
Spinning, Deborah 194
Sprague, captain Richard 120
Sproat, John 370, 371
Stacey, Ebenezer 266
Stacy, captain Simon 224
Stanley, William 209
Staples, John 322
Starr, Comfort I 35
Stebbings, Olive 455
Stedman, Ebenezer 325
Stent, lieut. Samuel 91, 353
Stevens, Abigail 122
Stevens, Benjamin 344
Stewart, William 222
Stiles, Rev. Dr Ezra 358
Stiles, Mary 387
Stockbridge, Joseph 206
Stoddard, Rev. Samson 126
Stone, Anna 194
Stone, Ebenezer, senior 323
Stone, Hannah 16
Stone, Isaac 248, 504
Stone, John 323
Stone, Jonathan 482
Stone, Samuel 248, 286
Stone, captain Samuel 244
Stoughton, William 146, 289, 449
Sturgis, Jonathan 175
Summers, George 466
Sumner, William 290
Sunderland, John 26
Sweett, Joseph 262
Sweett, Samuel 262
Symmes, Rebekah 4:47
Syng, Philip 361
Talbot, Jared 141
Talbot, Mrs 364
Talbot, St George 459
Tayloe, colonel John 179
Taylor, George 387
Tennent, Rev. Gilbert 370
Temple, Jonathan 476
Tenney, captain Gideon 352
Thacher, Margaret 150
Thaxter, Celia 2 17
Thaxter, Hannah 2 I 5
Thayer, Iechonias 9o
Thayer, Sarah 489
Thayer, Suviah 34
Thomas, Nathaniel 376
Thomas, William I 53
Thompson, Grace 26o
Thompson, John I 95
Thompson, Martha I 95
Thurston, William 89
Tileston, Rebecca 500
Tisdale, Israel 12
Titcomb, Benaiah 295, 296
Titcomb, Josiah 301
Titcomb, William 295, 296
Todd, Mary 308
Tollman, Farr 51
Tompkin, Ralph 256
Touzel, John 429
Tower, Rebecca 131
Townsend, Anna 307
Townsend, Thomas Hubbard 486
Treadwell, John Dexter 427
Treadwell, John 4:30
Tresse, Margaret 367
Trippe, Henry 186
Troup, John 230
Trowbridge, William 324
Tucker, Ebenezer 290
Tucker, Manassah 29 I
Tudar [Tudor], captain Thomas 74
Tufts, Quincy 393, 396
52.5
Tufts, Turell 274
Turell, Rev. Ebenezer 271
Turell, Jane 238
Tuttle, John 403
Tyler, Damaris 477
Tyler, John E. 89
Usher, Hezekiah, senior 48
Van Cortlant, Catharina 467
Vanderspiegle, Elizabeth 364
Van Dyke, Nicholas 301
Van Rensselaer, Philip S. 3
Vassall, Leonard 77
Veasey [Vesey], William 392
Verplanck, Samuel 18o
Wade, Jane 195
Wade, Jonathan 195
Wadlons, Ruth 259
Wadsworth, Elizabeth 291
Wadsworth, Katharine 154
Wainwright, colonel Francis 225
Wainwright, John 223
Waite, Thomas 31
Wakeman, Joseph 176
Wakeman, Rev. Samuel 175
Wales, Elizabeth 24o
Walesby, David 393
Walker, Mary 163
Ward, Artemas 8o
Ward, general Artemas 447
Ward, Joanna 436
Ward, Sarah 273
Waring, Anne I 5.1
Warner, Andrew 281
Waterman, Josiah 493
Waters, Rebecca 62
Welch, Martha 288
Wells, Ebenezer 136
Wells, John 327
Wells, Dr Joseph 232
Wells, Thomas 136, 185, 464
Welsteed, Elizabeth 29
Welsteed, Sarah 38
Welsteed, Rev. William 4o
Wensley, Elizabeth 38
West, Elizabeth 426
West, Nathaniel 432
Westhrope, John 269
Whipple, William 237
White, Abraham 324
White, Ann I or
White, lieut. Daniel 2 Io
White, Hannah 94
White, Stephen 427
White, Thomas 492
Whiting, Mary 445
Whitman, Abiah 493
Whitmore, Charles O. 272
Whitmore, Francis 272
Whitmore, Mary 272
Whittemore, Nathaniel 245
Whitwell, captain Matthew 342
Wibird, Thomas 379
Wilcocks, William I of
Willet, captain Thomas 162
William III I Io 332
Williams, John 137
Williams, Jonathan 32
Williams, Sarah 509
Willis, John 276
Willis, Nathaniel 89
Willis, Thomas 273
Winslow, Sarah 472
Winthrop, Adam 4o
Winthrop, governor John 19
Winthrop, William 325
Wiswall, Lois 149
Withington, Ebenezer 150
Withington, Philip 144
Wolcot, Mary 419
Wolcott, governor Roger 165
Wolfe, Mrs C. D. 322
Wood, Henry 14
Wood, Israel 14
Wood, Joshua 14
Woodbridge, Abigail 208
Woodbridge, captain Russel 159
Woodbury, Andrew 429
Woodward, Mary 1o 1
Woodward, Thomas I or
Wyman, William 276
Wyncoop, Eunice 176
Wynkoop, Esther 152
Yates, Henry 193
Yeldall, Dr 284
Yorke, Joanna 392
526
INDEX of SILVERSMITHS
A.D. 4oo
A.P. 124
Adams, W. 28o
Akersloot, Jan. 467
Allen, James 381
Allen, John 44, 45, 222, 223, 31 1,469, 5oo
Allen, Joseph & Co. 75, 85, I 19
Andrew, John 422
Arnold, Thomas I 64, 320, 4o I
Atkins, Thomas 127
Austin, Josiah I 14, II 5, 274, 323, 325, 482,
5O4.
B.A. 2 I 4
B.H. I. 68
B.M. 122
B.R. 335, 364, 470
Baker, George 165
Baldwin, Jabez 47, 438
Baldwin & Jones 89, 387
Ball, John 250, 35o
Ball, William 368
Bancker, Adrian I, 329
Bartlett, Samuel 32, 134, 135, 192,486
Bateman, Ann I 5 I
Bateman, Peter 151
Bayley 209
Bayley, William 399
Beach, Miles 233
Benjamin, Barzillai 194
Berthellot, John 234
Black, John 369
Blanchard, Asa 182
Blowers, John 16, 17
Bodington, John 316
Boelen, Hendrik 12, 181, 392
Boelen, Jacob Io.4, 329
Bogert, N.J. 383
Boulton, Matthew 479
Bowne, Samuel 358
Boyce, G. 93
Boyer, Daniel 163, 377, 429, 437
Bradley & Merriman 357
Brasher, Ephraim 288, 289, 330
Brenton, Benjamin 98, 317
Brewer, Charles I 55
Bridge, John 4o, 62
Brigden, Zachariah I 57, I 58, 237, 352,437,
457, 461
Brind, Walter 399
Bromage, William 399
Brown, John 369
Buel, Abel 357
Buell, Samuel 278
Burr, Ezekiel 423
Burrill, Samuel 39, 482
Burt, Benjamin I2, Ioz, 149, 17o, 227, 228,
245, 262, 263, 277, 351, 403, 404, 430,
441, 475, 476, 482, 504
Burt, John I.4, 37, 39, 62, 66, Io9, I 16, I 17,
I57, 169, 172, 2 I I, 213, 237, 243, 257,
267, 273, 290, 298, 344, 345, 347, 402,
40.3, 42O, 503
Burt, Samuel 26 I, 262, 490
Burt, William 55
Burwash, William 90
Butler, James 443
C. & S. 176
C.T. 259
Capper, Edward 487
Cary, Lewis 87, 95, 139, 439
Chitry, P. 327, 339, 360
Chittenden, Ebenezer I 29, 14o, I 54, 16o,
278, 279, 28o, 308, 309, 3 Io, 354
Churchill, Jesse 4, 9, 86, 88, 217, 218, 300
Churchill & Treadwell 77, 86, 422, 487
Clare, Joseph 275
Clark, George C. 48o
Clark, I. 348, 374, 441, 444
Clarke, James 386, 496
Cleveland & Post 314, 31.5
Cobb, Ephraim 376
Coburn, John 69, 135, 185, 378, 456, 476
Coddington, John 459
Cogswell, H. 26o
Coker, Ebenezer 487
Collins, Arnold 25 I
Coney, John I7, 30, 43, 52, 53, 58, 63, 95,
99, Ioy, 133, 147, 195, 198, 223, 224,
256, 257, 265, 266, 267, 322,419, 420,
433, 463,472
527
Cornell, Walter 32 I
Coverly, Thomas 493
Cowell, William I 5, 54, 67, 68,71, 81, I 50,
178, 208, 212, 218, 219, 312, 32.2, 464,
5oo, 5o I
Crawford, John 308
Dane, Thomas 230
Darkeratt, William 507
David, John 242 365
Davis, E. 3o I
Davis, T. A. Io 3, 324
Davis, Watson & Co. 35 I
De Reimer, Peter I 27
Dixwell, John 60, 61, 62,63, 65, 66, 92, 93,
1 15, 138, 170, 193, 203, 273, 283, 286,
287, 302, 303, 307, 359
Doane, Joshua 386
Dubois, A. 368
Dubois, Joseph 330
Dummer, Jeremiah 24, 25, 29, 44, 45, 49,
64, 67, Io9, 1 13, I 14, 125, 146, 15o, 169,
175, 178, 193, 203, 224, 26o, 271, 289,
303, 304, 305, 379, 380, 393, 419, 452,
463, 5oG
Dummer, Pere 166
E.C. 187
E.G.. I
Eastt, John 213, 366,407,484
Edwards, John 28, 30, 31, 35, 44, 45, 54,
67, 68,71, 72,74, 87, II 2, 128, 139, 144,
159, 171, 172, 224, 226, 248,273, 291,
295, 296, 31 I, 323, 325, 374, 376, 379,
396, 406, 453, 469, 471, 481, 5oo
Edwards, Joseph 8, 7o, 206, 435
Edwards, Samuel 87, 137, 245, 249, 25o,
274, 276, 453, 478, 489, 492, 493
Edwards, Thomas 97, 245, 290
Emery, Stephen 16, 318
Eoff, Garrett 1 12, 462
Evans, Robert 66
Fairchild, Robert I 53, 177, 188, 309
Farnam, Henry 217
Farnam, R. & H. 437
Farren, Thomas 6, 7, 124, 179, 187, 232,
252, 4 I 5
Farrer, Thomas 271, 342
Fawdery, William 415
Fletcher, Thomas 368
Fletcher & Gardiner 88, 9o
Folkingham, Thomas 128, 356
Forbes, G. 285, 404
Forbes, I. W. 8, 129, 180, 339, 382
Forbes, John W. 465
Forbes, William G. Io9, 330, 374
Foster, Joseph 57, 69,79, 88, 227, 238, 239,
24O
Fothergill, James 479
Fox, Mordecai 123, 294, 334, 381
Francis, N. 331
Frobisher, Benjamin C. 8o
G.Z. 366
Gale, J. 33 I
Gardiner, John 284
Garthorne, Francis 3, 6, I Io, I I I, 332, 507
Garthorne, George 6, 494
Geffroy, Nicholas 321
Ghiselin, Caesar 367, 368
Gibson, William I off, 126, 361, 363, 495
Glidden, Joseph 36, 257
Goelet, Philip 336
Gorham, Miles 14o
Grant, Thomas 266
Greene, Rufus 75
Grigg, William 327
Grundy, William 161, 207, 214, 384
Gurney, Richard & Co. 121
H.L. 219, 382
Halsted, Benjamin & Son 292, 293
Hamersly, Thomas 231
Hanners, George 36, 91, 187, 218, 5oz
Harache, Pierre 496
Harding, N. & Co. 7
Harrison, Robert 34
Hart, Napthali 494
Hastier, John 450
Hays & Myers 316, 317
Heming, Thomas 334, 498
Henchman, Daniel 27, 362, 396
Hendricks, Ahasuerus 2
Heyer, W. B. 252, 331, 388
Hill, Robert 416
Hiller, Benjamin 29, 45, 46
Hobbs, Nathan 131, 276, 444
Homes, William, senior 174, 246, 291,
348
Homes, William, junior 89, 360
Hull, John 21, 22, 23, 28, 49, 52, Io9, 143,
149, 162, 164, 26o, 394
Hurd, Benjamin 491
Hurd, Jacob 31, 32, 33, 36, 72,73, 76, 78,
79, io9, 130, 133,136, 145, 147, 148,
163, 191, 199, 212, 244, 254, 256, 258,
267, 268, 273, 284, 291, 323, 324, 325,
528
353, 371, 375, 376, 397, 398, 447, 464,
474, 475, 476, 504
Hurd, Nathaniel 246
Hurst, Henry 272
Hutton, Isaac 3
Hutton, John 502
Hyde 318
I.A. 469
I.B. 235,468
I.C. 2 I 3, 22 I
I.G. 27, 183
I.H. 329
I.I. 128, 412
I.K. 233, 435, 436
I.N. 285
I.P. 219, 414
I.R. 36, 37, 96, 98, I 19, 365, 471
I.S. 364, 479
T. I 62
i.w. 23 I, 4 I 3
J.D. 357
J.R. 43 I
Jarvis, Munson 188
Jeffroy, Nicholas 321
Jesse, David 144, 178
Jones, J. B. 26o, 277, 427, 509
Kay, Am 166
Kierstead, Cornelius 226, 287, 309, 357
Kirk, Samuel 4 Io, 413, 5oG
Kneeland, Joseph 77, 281, 305
Langford, Thomas 408
Leacock, John 439
Lee, Timothy 3
Leverett, Knight 95
Lewin, Gabriel 418
Lewis & Smith 7o
Lincoln, Elijah 95, 217
Lofthouse, Matthew 221
Loring, Elijah 483
Loring, Joseph 70, 86, 138, 276
Lynde, Thomas 297, 299
M. 48
M.B. 270, 377, 466
M.F. 391
M.J. 188
McMullin, John 3o 1, 371, 372, 373
Margas, Jacob 417
Martin, V. 247
Mason, Thomas 390
Merriman & Bradley 91, I:29, 155, 308,
329, 355, 356, 357
Merriman, Marcus & Co. I 54, 279, 291,
355
Methuen, George 168
Millner, Thomas 126
Minott, Samuel 46, 56, 69, Ioo, I 32, I 56,
229, 236, 238, 248, 292, 323, 324, 346,
379, 397, 399, 434, 482, 484, 485
Mood, I. 122
Moore, J. L. 1 1
Moore, John 494
Morse, Moses Io9, 156
Morse, Nathaniel 68, 347
Moulton 56, 57, 84, 186, 362, 436, 478
Moulton, William 59, 66, 73, 95
Munroe, John 440
Myers, Myer 320, 337
Nelme, Anthony Io 5, 141
Noyes, John 68, 294,442, 463
Oliver, Peter 38
Onclebagh, Garrett 181
Otis, Jonathan 154, 163, 282, 283, 465
Pa. 364
Parker, Daniel 434, 490, 5 Io
Parmele, Samuel 194
Peake, Robert I 18
Peaston, W. & R. 505
Pelletreau, Elias 177, 178, 189, 459
Pepper, H. I. 152
Perkins, Isaac 2.19
Pierpont, Benjamin Io 3, 146, 212
Pitman, Saunders 321, 389
Pollard, William 32, 138
Pontran, Abraham 336
Potwine, John 38, 73, 1 16, 153, 165, 486
Priest, W. & J. 421
Priest, William 461
Quintard, Peter 457
R. 215 488
R.C. 34o
R.G. 204
Ru. 4 Io
Read, John 77, 4 I 2
Reeves, Enos I 2 I
Revere, Paul 18, 33, 34, 42, 5o, 65, 73, 79,
82, 83, 98, 137, 184, 185, 186, 264,346,
435, 5oS -
Revere, Paul, senior 148
yyy
529
Revere, Thomas 83
Rew, Robert 487
Ridout, George 335
Robinson, John 342
Rogers, Daniel 195, 196, 197
Rogers, Robert 369
Rouse, William I 44, 193
Rugg, Richard 487
Russell, Daniel 251, 318, 319, 321
Russell, Moody 9, 439, 471, 483
S.M. 341
S.W. 258
Sadd, Hervey I 59
Sanderson, Benjamin 26
Sanderson, Robert 2 I, 22, 23, 28, 35, 49,
52, 81, 108 143, 149, 162, 26o, 392,394
Savage, Thomas 394 -
Sawin, Silas 27 326
Sayre, John 4oo
Sharp, Robert 1 II
Shaw, William 417, 461
Sheene, Alice I
Shepherd & Boyd 11
Shepherd, Robert 3
Simmons, Anthony 252
Simpkins, William I o 1, 2 15, 2 I 6, 292,
489, 5o 5
Smith, Joseph 84, 232, 259
Smith, Robert I I I
Soumaine, Samuel 4o I *
Soumaine, Simeon 175, 176, 302, 363, 454
Stacy, P. 9o
Stevens & Lakeman 428
Stevenson, Ambrose 214
Swan, William 351
Swift, John 151
Syng, Philip 367
Syngin, Richard 205
T.B. 47
T.C. 19, 259
T.E. & Co. 175
T.F. 51 1
T.G. 21, 5 Io
T. & H. 308
T.P. 5 11
Targee, John & Peter 358
Tearle, Thomas 258
Terry, Fred 20
Thomson, William 462
Timbrell, Robert I 42, 409
Trott, Jonathan 146
Trott, John Proctor 3 I 2, 3 I 4, 3 I 5
Trott, Thomas 38 .
Tyler, Andrew 16, 160, 171, 190, 2 II, 253,
255, 264
Tyler, David 426
Urquhart, Duncan 494
Van der Spiegel, Jacobus 331
Van Dyck, Peter 92,445, 450
Van Voorhis & Son I 52
Van Voorhis, Daniel 337, 460, 509
Vernon, Nathaniel I 2 I -
Vernon, Samuel 96, 189, 318, 319, 320, 322
W.A. 449
W.C. 451
W.F. 418
W.G. 122, 306
W.P. 472
Ward, Billious 93, 454, 457, 458
Ward, James 327
Ward & Bartholomew 357, 485
Warner, A. E. 6, 4 Io, 4 I 4
Warner 406
Warner C. 197
Warner, S. 1 6 1
Wastell, Samuel I
Waters, Samuel 258
Watraven (?) 4 I 6
Welles & Co. 3, 5
Welles, George 389
Welles, Samuel I 15
Whipham, Thomas 1 2 I
White, Fuller 343
White, John I o
Whittemore, William 236, 310, 382
Williamson, Samuel 138 -
Wilson, R. & W. 369
Wiltberger, Christian 372, 373
Winslow, Edward 9, 41, 65, 68, 97, it 3.
225, 286, 405, 406, 483, 489, 49.
Wishart, Hugh I oA, 167, 337, 338, 441,
44.2
Wolcott & Gelston 403
Woods, Freeman 358
Wright, Charles 167
Wynkoop, Benjamin 235
53O
GENERAL INDEX

Alden (Account of the Religious
Societies in Portsmouth) 379,
38o
Alford, Mary 48
Allen, Ann 242
Allen, Frances (Arnold) 309,
3 Io
Allen, George 3og, 3 Io
Allen, Hannah (Leek) 283
Allen, Rev. James 21, 99
Allen, Rev. John K. xliv, lxj,
468
Allen, Mary 493
Allen, Thomas 283
Allerton, Isaac 507
Allerton, Sarah 507
All Hallows' parish xxvi
Alling, Samuel 307
Alling, Sarah (Chidsey) 307
Allis, John 212 -
Allis, Mary 212
Alms Basins (see Basins,
Alms)
Alsop, John 328
American Academy of Arts
and Sciences 434
American Antiquarian
Society (see Societies)
American beakers xxvij
American Weekly Mercury
(1727) 363
Amory, Elizabeth (Coffin)
482
Amory, Nathaniel 482
Amory, Thomas 482
“Anchor and Hope” (see
Rhode Island)
Anderson, David I 20
Anderson, Mary 42
Anderson, Naomi 4o I
Andover lxvi, 3, 56,346
Andover Theological Semin-
ary 4
Andrew, Rev. Samuel 287
Andrews, Alice 20
Abbe, Elizabeth 501
Abbe, Hannah 5o I
Abbe, John 5o I
Abbe, Joseph 5o I
Abbe, Mary 5o I
Abbe, Obadiah 5o I
Abbe, Richard 5o I
Abbit, Mr 21
Abbit, Susanna 2 1
Abbot, George 4
Abbot, Sarah (Steward) 348
Abbot, Thomas 348
Abeel, colonel James 330
Abeel, Johanna 330
Abell, Preserved 163
Abercrombie, general 158
Abingdon I
Abington I
Accord I
Accountof the Religious Societies
in Portsmouth (Alden) 379,
38o .
Achurch, Northamptonshire
394
Adams, Abigail (Smith) 492
Adams, Rev. Alexander 461
Adams, Anna 175,465
Adams, Deborah (Partridge)
397
Adams, Edward 397
Adams, Rev. Eliphalet 313,
3I4.
Adams, Hannah 432
Adams, John I 34, 397
Adams, president John lviij
Adams, John Quincy lviij
Adams, Joseph 8
Adams, Nathaniel 175
Adams, S. 9
Addington, Isaac 223, 297
Adkins, Elizabeth 25
Ainslie, John I 18
Albany xxiv, xxx, xliv, lj, 2
Albree, John 256
Alcock, Samuel I 24
Andrews, hon. Franklin H.
(Hamlin Family, by) 282
Andrews, Robert 20
Andros, Amias 473
Andros, governor sir Edmund
lxj, lxxvij, 473
Andrus, Sarah 175
Andrus, Daniel 175
Angier, Rev. Samuel 247
Angier, Ruth 247
Annable, E. 197
Annals of King’s Chapel
(Foote) 59
Annapolis lv, 5
Anne Arundel county, lxix
“Anson” 342
Antigua 296
Apoquiniminck 285
Appleton, Benjamin 17o
Appleton, deacon 228, 229
Appleton, Elizabeth (Wade)
17o \\
Appleton, Jane (Sparhawk)
428
Appleton, John 223, 226,428
Appleton, Joseph 227
Appleton, Margaret 428,434,
481
Appleton, Mary 376
Appleton, Rev. Dr Nathaniel
349,481
Appleton, Samuel 223, 406
Appleton, Sarah 4oo
Appleton, W. Sumner
(Genealogy of Coffin Family)
2.94. º
Appomattox lxxiv.
Apthorp, Charles 65, I I I
Apthorp, Rev. East I I I
Apthorp, Grizzel (Eastwick)
6
5
Aquia 6 -
Arlington 7, 220
Armagh (Ireland) 37o
Arms, Eunice 245
53 I
Arms, Rebecca (Nash) 138
Arms, William 138
Armstrong, Rev. Richard
399
Arnold, Dr Jonathan 388
Arnold, Lucretia 313
Arnold (Vital Records) 387
Ashley, Rev. Jonathan 423
Ashmolean museum, Oxford
xxxvij
Ashton, Dorothy 430,431
Ashton, Jacob 430,431
Ashton, Mary (Ropes) 431
Aslébe, John 347
Aslébe, Rebecca (Ayres) 347
Assuannan 168
Atkinson, Elizabeth 3o
Atkinson, Theodore 30, 38o
Atherton, Elizabeth 146
Atherton, Humphrey 146
Atwater, Anna (Mix) 307
Atwater, Francis 129
Atwater, Jeremiah 129, 307
Atwater, John 212
Atwater, Jonathan 129, 305,
307
Atwater, Joshua 306, 463
Atwater, Lydia 305
Atwater, Mary 307
Atwater, Mary (Ward) 477
Atwater, Phineas 477
Atwater, Ruth 305
Atwater, Ruth (Peck) 307
Augusta 8, 343
Austin (Genealogical Dićtion-
ary of Rhode Island) 319
Austin, Hannah 279
Austin, Mary 325
Austin, Thomas 325
Austin, Tim" 124
Avery, Hannah 278
Avery, captain James 189
Avery, Mary (Griswold) 189
Ayrault, Daniel 319
Bacheller, John 201
Bacheller, Joseph 201, 202
Bacheller, Nathaniel 202
Bacheller, Samuel, junior 201
Bacheller, Thomas 2.01
Bacon, Ann (Miller) 282
Bacon, Eliza R. 9
Bacon, Nathaniel 282, 488
Bacon, Nathaniel, senior I
Bailey, Abigail (Casneau) 84
Bailey, John 251
Bailey, Thomas 84
Baker, Anne 4oz,
Baker, John 81
Baker, major 229
Baker, Mary 37
Baker, Nathaniel 37
Baker, Sarah 284
Baker, Silence 107
Baker, Thankfull (Foster) 81
Baker, deacon Thomas 43
Baldwin, Abial 154
Baldwin, Ebenezer 154
Baldwin, Edwin 154
Baldwin, Eleanor (Barnes)
355
Baldwin, Elnathan 154
Baldwin, Ezra 153
Baldwin, Ezra, junior 154
Baldwin, John 355
Baldwin, Jonathan 153, 154,
288
Baldwin, deacon Noah I 53,
I 54, 288
Baldwin, Phebe 154
Baldwin, Rebecca T. 9
Baldwin, Ruth 154
Baldwin, Rev. Samuel 206
Baldwin, Sarah 277
Baldwin, Thankful (Strong)
I 53, 154, 288
Ball, captain Alling 16o
Ball, Catherine 152
Ball, Lydia 16o
Ballard, Jeremiah 241
Ballard, Rebecca 278
Ballou, Mr H. S. 150
Balridge, Dorothy lxxii;
Balston, Nathaniel 3o
Balston, Rebecca 30
Baltimore 234
Baltimore, lord 222
Banff (Scotland) xx;
Banyer, Goldsborough I I
Baptismal Basin (see Basins,
Baptismal)
Barbacue 51 I
Barbados 262, 342
Barber (Historical Collections
of Connecticut) 358, 5oo
Barber, Nathaniel 65
Barford St Martin in Wilt-
shire 208
Barker, Abigail (Russell) 91
Barker, James 9 I
Barker, Jonathan 346
Barker, Mary 4o 5, 406
Barker, Thomas 405
Barnard, Abigail 137
Barnard, Ebenezer 423
Barnard, Esther 262
Barnard, Francis I 38
Barnard, Hannah (Marion)
138
Barnard, John 262
Barnard, Rev. John I 3, 344
Barnard,Joseph I 36,137,423
Barnard, Rachel 425
Barnard, Rev. Mr 424
Barnard, Samuel 136
Barnard, Sarah I 36, 344
Barnard, Sarah (Strong) 137
Barnard, Thomas 423
Barnard, Thomas, Rev. 434,
435, 436
Barnes, Abigail 283
Barnes, Elizabeth 375
Barnes, James 32
Barnes, Jonathan 375
Barnes, Mary 279
Barns, Mary 71
Barnstable xxix., 9, 1 12
Barnwell, Mr Jos. W. Io
Barrington, sir Francis 405
Barrows, Bathsheba 1.63
Bartholomew, Andrew 3.54
Bartholomew, Hannah (Fris-
bie) 354
Bartholomew, Samuel 354
Bartholomew, Sarah 354
Bartholomew, Timothy 354
Bartlet, Josiah 298, 299
Bartlett, Ephraim 98
Bartlett, Mrs Mary xlij
Bartlett, Robert 375
Bartlett, Sarah (Cook) 375
Bartlett, Mr Seth 299
Bartley, Mr B. G. 439
Basins 59, Io.4, I Io, I I I, 125,
136, 271, 272, 275, 276,
277, 336, 337, 339, 374,
385, 389, 424, 431, 432,
481
Basins, Alms 2,3,6,7,74,76,
85, 90, 94, 95, II 2, II 3,
I 19, 219, 241, 265, 267,
268, 293, 294, 32 I, 327,
532
329, 339, 332, 333, 334,
338, 339, 342, 360, 381,
386, 387, 409, 441, 442,
446, 498
Basins, Baptismallzviij, 3, 5,
I 7, I 9, 332 35, 40, 4 I, 43,
57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 67, 68,
73, 74, 76, 8o, 83, 88, 9.0,
94, 95 96, 97, 99, Io.3,
Ioé, Ioy, Io9, II 9, 123,
135, 139, 143, 148, 149,
176, 185, 186, 192, 194,
206, 231, 232, 236, 237,
238, 240, 241, 253, 254,
256, 259, 26.1, 263, 265,
267, 271, 273, 275, 276,
281, 283, 284, 286, 287,
295, 3oo, 302, 305, 316,
317, 318, 326, 329, 331,
357, 358, 360, 363, 367,
371, 372, 378, 379, 38o,
381, 383, 384, 388, 404,
408, 414, 419, 422, 423,
425, 426, 428,429, 431,
432, 433, 434, 435, 467,
468, 484, 485, 486, 487,
488, 489, 491, 495, 505
Baskets,8o,84, 142,182, 197,
285, 286, 429,432, 436
Bass, Ann 392
Bass, Rev. Benjamin 206
Batchelor, Mrs I 99
Batchelor, Samll I 99
Batchelor, Steph 198
Bates, Mr Gardner 125
Battles, Edward 218
Battles, Experience 218
Bayley, Rebecca 422
Beach, Nathaniel 464
Beach, Samuel 287
Beach Sarah (Platt) 287
Beach, Sarah (Porter) 464
Beach, Thomas 287
Beakers xix, 1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 26,
27, 28, 34, 35, 47, 51, 52,
53, 58, 67, 71, 72,78, 79,
89, 9o, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96,
99, IoI, Io4, Io9, Io9,
I 12, 130, 131, 132, 136,
I 37, I 39, I4 I, I43, 144,
145, 146, 151, 153, 154,
155, 156, 157, 159, 16o,
162, 163, 164, 165, 169,
17o, I 7 I, I 72, I74, I75,
176, 177, 178, 189, 18.
... º. iść, 37, 88,
189, 190, 192, '93, '94,
195, 198, 199; 229, 293,
2O4, 206, 2O7, 2 I O, 2 I 5,
216, 217, 218, 222, 223,
224, 22%, 226, 235, 238,
239, 240, 243, 344, 245,
246, 248, 249, 259, 35.
2;2, 2:3, 254, 255, 25%
2:9, 263, 265, 236, 278,
2%. 280, 281, 282, 283,
284, 288, 289, 299, 291,
294, 307, 308, 399, 313,
31}, 31%, 314, 315, 313,
3.19, 320, 32: 324, 328,
329, 336, 338, 349, 359,
351, 333,354, 355, 356,
#7, #3, 360, 361, 362,
365, 366, 367, 374, 375,
376, 378, 385, 38%, 389,
391, 392,394, 398, 409,
401, 402,404, 495, 406,
419, 421, 423, 424, 425,
426, 43O2 439, 440, 442,
443, 444, 445, 447, 451,
452, 453, 457, 458, 459,
46o, 462, 463, 464, 467,
468, 469, 479, 474, 475,
476, 477, 478,480, 483,
484, 485, 489, 49 I, 492,
493, 5oo, 5o I, 502, 503,
504, 506, 5 Io
Beal, Sarah 397
Beal, Susanna (Lincoln) I 32
Beal, Thomas Io'ſ, I 32
Beale, Hannah 384
Beall, Charles 222
Beall, George 222
Beall, Mary 222
Beall, Ninian 222
Beall, colonel Ninian 222
Beall, Samuel 222
Beamon, Hannah lvj, lxxx;
Beamon, Simon I 38
Beatty, general John 470
Beaufort Io
Beckenshaw, Alice 48
Beckford, Anne 270
Beckford, Edmond 270
Bedford II
Bedlack, Benjamin 5o I
Bedlack, Lydia 501
Bedlake, Bethia 465
Beebe, John 392
Beecher, Lois 505
Belcher, Andrew 75
Belcher, governor Jonathan
74, 75
Belcher, Sarah (Gilbert) 75
Belden, Mary 212
Belden, Samuel 2 I 2
Belding, John 212
Belding, Mary 212
Belding, Sarah 212
Belfield, Richard lxxx;
Bell, Deborah 392
Bell, Hannah (Whiting) 458
Bell, John 458
Bellomont, lord 452, 453
Bells 55,73, 85, 191,269,
275, 4.59
Belt, Joseph 222
Benedićt, Sarah (Rice) 29
Bennet, Deborah 464
Bennett, Elizabeth 34.
Bennett, Stephen H. 34
Bennit, Mr 464
Bentley, Rev. Dr William
426,427 (see also Diaries)
Bergen xxx, lxxxiij, I 2
Berkeley 12
Berkeley, sir William xlix
Berkley lxxiv
Berriam, Grace Moore 330
Berry, Elizabeth 229, 278
Berry, Martha 279
Berry, Thomas 278
Berwick-on-Tweed 212
Bethune, George I I I
Beverly xlj, xlvi., lxxix, 13-
18, 172, 173, 197, 435
Bickerton, Bridgett 270, 271
Bickerton, Richard 270
Bickford, deacon 424
Bickford, John 421
Bickford, Thomas 3 Io
Bickford, Susannah 3 Io
Bigelow, Abigail (Bullard)
486
Bigelow, Abraham 486,487
Bigelow, Anna (Fiske) 487
Bigelow, Jerusha (Garfield)
352
Bigelow, John 352
Bigelow, Mrs Mary Ann
(Hubbard Townsend) 486
Biggar, Lanarkshire xx;
53.3
Biggs, Mary 409
Biggs, hon. Seth 409
Bill, Jonathan 32
Bill, Richard 68
Biographia Navalis (John
Charnock) 343
Bird, Bebe 146
Bishop, Ebenezer 458
Bishop, Hannah 163
Bishop, Lydia 491
Bishop, Samuel I 59
Bishop, Sarah (Slason) 458
Björk, Rev. Eric 499
Black, James 9
Blackburn, portraits by I I I
Blackleach, Abigail 304
Blackman, Rev. Adam 24
Blackman, Elizabeth 25 I
Blackman, Mary 24
Blackstone, Argoll lxxiv.
Blague, Mr Giles 442
Blague, Joseph 443
Blague, Martha (Kirtland)
443
Blair, Bethel 79
Blair, Ebenezer 79
Blair, Mr 4o I
Blake, Ann 57
Blake, Hannah 57
Blake, Hannah (Horton) 291
Blake, Increase 57
Blake, John 198
Blake, Moses 291 -
Blake, Susannah (Tucker)291
Blanchard, Alice 73
Blanchard, Asa xlv)
Blanchard, Mehitable 73
Blanchard, Sarah 274
Bleecker, Abigail 330
Bleecker, Jacobus (James)
33O
Bleecker, Leonard lxxix
Bliss, captain Luke 456
Bliss, Rebecca (Stoughton)
456
Blower, Pyam Io'ſ
Blowers, Andrew 17
Blowers, Elizabeth 17
Blowers, Emma 17
Blowers, John xlvi, 17
Blowers, Pyam 17
Blowers, Sampson Salter 17
Blowers, Rev. Thomas xlvi,
I 5, I 7, 173
Bluff 51 I
Boden, Ambrose 266
Boden, Lydia 266
Boelen, Hendrik xxx, lxxxii;
Boelen, Jacob xxx, lxxxiij
Boerhaave 384 -
Boevey, Catharina lxx
Boevey, William I of
Bohemia, Elizabeth, queen
of 473
Bond, Abijah 134
Bond, Elizabeth 134
Bond (Watertown) 481
Bonner, George 78
Bonner, John 78
Bonnet, Stede 1 13
Boone, Elizabeth 71
Boone, Hannah 71
Boone, James 71
Boone, Lydia 71
Boone, Mary 71
Boone, Nicholas 71
Boone, governor Thomas
lxxiv, lxxviij
Bordman, Elizabeth I Io
Bordman, Mary 197
Borland, John 425
Boston xix., xxiij, xxiv, xxvij,
et ſqq., 19-90, 189, 193,
I94, 2 Io, 2 I I, 236, 239,
244, 246, 295, 344, 359,
4.33, 439, 47 I
Boston Evening Post lxxxiv
Boston harbour 479
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
205, 206
Boston News Letter (1771)
272
Boston Recorder 89
Boston, siege of 85
Boston Tea Party xl, lxxix,
479
Boston Transcript (1912) 392
Boucher, Ann 55
Boucher, Louis 55
Boucher, Madam 55
Boucher, Sarah (Middlecot)
55
Bourn, Mr 444
Bourn, William 269
Bourne, Ezra 4:39
Bourne, Joseph 439
Bourne, Mary 439
Bourne, Melatiah 439
Bourne, Patience 439
Bourne, Remember 439
Bourne, Shearjashub 439
Boush, Maximilian 34 I
Boush, captain Samuel I41
Bowen, Rev. L. P. (The Days
of Makemie) 4o I
Bowen, Rev. Nathaniel II 9
Bowers, Anna 14o
Bowes, Martha 6o
Bowles, Elenor 497
Bowles, Rev. Mr Lucius 437
Bowls lix, 42, 57, 184, 34o,
341, 405, 438
Bowne, Andrew 293
Boyer, Charlotte 82
Boyer, Daniel 66
Boyer, Elizabeth (Bulfinch)
66
Boyles, Anna 16
Boyles, Elizabeth 16
Boyles, Jonathan 16
Boyles, Lydia 16
Boyles, Priscilla 16
Boylston, Edward xxx
Boylston, Mary (Gardner) 67
Boylston, Rebecca 383
Boylston, Sarah (Morecock)
Boylston, Thomas 67,383
Boylston, Dr Thomas 274
Bracket, Anthony lxx, lxxvij,
5o
Bracket, Joshua 50
Bracket, Mary 5o
Brackett, Alice 395
Brackett, James 397
Brackett, John 124
Bradford, Rev. Mr 490
Bradford, Mr J. K. 208
Bradford, Dr Jeremiah 208
Bradford, Rev. John 491
Bradlee, Mrs D. H. liij.
Bradley, colonel Aner lxxxvi
Bradley, deacon 302
Bradley, Huldah 177
Bradley, Mabel 177
Bradley, Mary 264
Bradley, captain Phinehas
lxxxv
Bradley, Samuel 177
Bradley, major William 304
Bradstreet, Rev. Simon lxix,
Io9, 266
534.
Bragaw, Isaac 328
Bragg, deacon John 448
Bragg, Lydia 225
Bragg, Sarah 225
Bragg, Timothy 225
Brainard, hon. Leverett 485
Brainard, Miss Lucy A. 485
Brainard, Mrs Mary B. 485
Braine, Edward 488
Braine, Sarah xxxix., lx;
Brainerd, Elizabeth 355
Braintree 333, 392–399
Braintree Records 393
Brandon, 270
Branford 91, 303, 356
Brattle, Elizabeth (Tyng)
Io9, 266
Brattle, Mary 267
Brattle Street church 244,
246, 272
Brattle, Thomas Io9, 266
Brattle, Rev. William lxix,
lxxvij, 266
Breck, Sarah 56
Brent, William 7
Brenton, governor 23
Brenton, Jahleel 319, 452,
453 -
Brenton, rear-admiral Jahleel
3 I 9
Brenton, Martha 3 18
Brenton, William 318
Brentwood, England I 12
Brest (France) 342
Brewer, F. A. 9
Brewster, William lxxii;
Brice, Ann 41 I
Brice, Rachel 4 I I
Brice, Sarah 41 I
Bridge, Anna 243
Bridge, Edward 491
Bridge, John lxvi, lxxxiv,
244.
Bridge, Matthew lxxix, 243,
244
Bridgehampton 338
Bridgeport xliij, lxxix
Bridges, Margaret lvj, lxxx;
Bridges, Rev. Thomas R.
33 I
Bridgham, Abigail 6o
Bridgham, Elizabeth 25
Bridgham, Henry 25, 226
Bridgham, Joseph 226
Bridgham, Mercy 38
Briggs, Dr L. Vernon
(History and Records of the
First Congregational Church
in Hanover, Mass.) 207
Brigham, Miss Emma
Elizabeth 344
Briscoe, Abigail 17
Briscoe, John 173
Briscoe, Elizabeth 173
Bristol 1, lxj, lxviij, lxxix,
96, 495
Bristol (England) 269
British Museum xix., xx,
xliv, xlv)
Broad Creek 233
Broad, Ephraim 378
Brockett, Rachel (Brown)
477
Brockett, Samuel 477
Brocklebank, captain Samuel
2.94.
Brodhead, Mrs Lucas 182
Bromfield, Abigail 56
Bromfield, Abigail (Coney)
508
Bromfield, Edward 56, 508
Bromfield, Sarah 508
Bronson, Isaac 28o
Bronson, Mary (Morgan)28o
Bronsdon, Robert 43
Brooke, Edward 34o
Brooke, Margaret 34o
Brookfield xlij
Brookline 225
Brooklyn xxx
Brooks, Abigail 274, 277
Brooks, deacon 25 I
Brooks, Ebenezer 258, 274
Brooks, Edward 277
Brooks (History of Medford)
275
Brooks, Joshua 250, 251
Brooks, bishop Phillips 4
Brooks, Sarah 247
Brown, Benjamin 249,422
Brown, Rev. Benjamin 508
Brown, Rev. Cotton I oo
Brown, Daniel 249
Brown, Elizabeth 267
Brown, Esther (Makepeace)
249
Brown, Eunice (Turner) 30,
422
Brown, Dr. Francis H.
(Lexington Epitaphs) 42,
243, 245, 247, 248,249
Brown, Hannah 5 o8 -
Brown, Hannah (Flagg) 83
Brown, James 249
Brown, Johanna 501
Brown, John I 62,249
Brown, Jonas 2.49
Brown, Jonathan 50 I
Brown, Joseph 2.49
Brown, Josiah 83, 249
Brown, Mary 162, 462
Brown, Rebecca 375, 423
Brown, Samuel, junior 20 I
Brown, Sarah 296
Brown, Susannah 476
Brown university (see Uni-
versities)
Brown, William 249
Brown, William Burnet 421
Brown, William, junior 83
Brown, Zechariah 200
Browne, Annah 475
Browne, Anne 19
Browne, the right honour-
able Arthur 86
Browne, Boaz I 33
Browne, Eleazer 133
Browne, Elizabeth Io9
Browne, Francis 419
Browne, Hannah 269,306
Browne, Hannah (Corwin)
42 I
Browne, Henry 19
Browne, Jabez I 33
Browne, John 269, 431, 475
Browne, Mary 133
Browne, Rebeckah 42 I
Browne, Richard Io9
Browne, Samuel 421,431
Browne, colonel Samuel
xxxv,
Browne, Sarah 422
Browne, Sarah (Smith) 431
Browne, Thomas, junior I 33
Browne, William 42 I, 43 I
Bruce (Institutional History of
Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century) 31 I
Bruton 23 I
Bryan, Rev. C. Braxton 205
Bryan, Laura 9
Bryant, Mary 336
53.5
Bryant, William 336
Brydon, Rev. G. Maclaren
2O7, 4 I 5
Buck, J. H. (Old Plate, 1903)
187
Buckingham, Daniel 287
Buckingham Family (Chap-
man) 287
Buckingham, Hannah 287
Buckingham, Jedediah 132
Buckingham, Joseph I 32
Buckingham, Margaret
(Greswold) 1 32
Buckingham, Thomas I 32,
287
Buckingham, William 132
Buckingham, Zerviah I 32
Buckley, Elizabeth 475
Buckminster, Elizabeth 457
Bucknam, Hannah (Lynde)
277
Bucknam, John 277
Budd, Mrs Underhill A. 237
Bugg, James Anselm 9
Bulfinch, Elizabeth 427
Bulfinch, Susan (Apthorp)lij,
427
Bulfinch, Thomas 24o
Bulfinch, Dr Thomas 65,427
Bulkeley, Rev. Edward 133
Bulkeley, Rev. Peter 133
Bull, Jonathan 282
Bull, Mary (or Maria) Hen-
rietta 1 18
Bull, Sarah 282
Bull, Stephen Io
Bull, lieutenant-governor
William lxxvij, lxxx, I 18,
384
Bullard, Elizabeth 218
Bullard, John 362
Bullinger, Heinrich xx
Bullock, Jabez 388
Bullock, Mary (Richmond)
8
3
Bullock’s Cove 162
Bull's Island Io
Bunhill Fields graveyard,
London 398
Bunker Hill 190, 362
Burchsted, John Henry 253
Burdett, William lxxii;
Burlington xxiv, xliij, lxx
Burnap, Robert 474
Burnap, Sarah 474
Burnap, Tabitha 474
Burnet, John 29
Burnham, Abigail 31
Burr, Abigail 175
Burr, Ann I 74
Burr, David I75
Burr, John I75
Burr, Mary 174
Burr, Peter 176
Burrell, major Lewis I
Burrill Family of Lynn, The
(Burrill) 2.56
Burrill, George 253
Burrill, James, junior 388
Burrill, lieutenant John 253
Burrill, Lois (Ivory) 253
Burrill, Margaret 261
Burrill, Ruth 261
Burrill, Samuel 261
Burroughs, Thomas 328
Burt, John xxxvi, lvi, lxvi,
lxxxv
Burton, Edward 23
Burton, Margaret 23
Butcher, Francis 4 II
Butcher, John 4 II
Butcher, Thomas 4 II
Buterfield, Rachel 8
Butler, Jane 2 I
Butler, Peter 48
Butler, Sarah 91
Butler, Susanna 37 .
Butterfield, Mrs Hannah 247
Buxton, Cornelius 508
Buxton, Phebe 508
Byfield, Nathaniel xxxj,
lxviij
Byfield, Rev. Richard 33
Byfield, Sarah 34
Byles, Rev. Dr Mather, lxxx,
8o, 81, 82, 83, 85
Byrd, William 488
Byrd, colonel William xliv
Byvanck, Catherine 331
Cabot, Francis 433
Cabot, Mrs H. H. 96
Cabot, Mr Louis 39,66
Cabot, Mrs Samuel 66
Cainhoy I 15
Caldwell, Elizabeth 195
Call, Caleb 124
Callender, Rev. Elisha 47
Cambridgexlj, lxix, 1 oz-1 11
Cambridge (England) 405
Cambridge (Paige's) 272
Camp, Nathan 155
Camp, Rhoda 155
Camp, Sarah 288
Campbell, John 9
Campbell, Maria H. 9
Campbell, Nicholas xl, lxxix
Canada 338
Caner, Rev. Henry lxxv, 59,
309
Canns (see Mugs)
Cantalou, J. C. 9
Canterbury I 12
Canterbury, archbishop of
333
Cape Breton 165
Carlile, John 429
Carlile (Carlisle) Thomas,
Rev. 429
Carlisle, Nancy (Dana) 429
Carlton, Hannah 346
Carlton, Martha 346
Carmer, Rachael 337
Carpenter, Abigail 164
Carpenter, Miriam (Searle)
I 64
Carpenter, William 164
Carr, Mr Charles Read 48o
Carter, Mrs A. M. 9
Carter, William 335
Carter’s Creek I
Cary, Elizabeth 64
Cary, James 64
Cary, colonel Miles 232
Cary, Richard 124
Cary, Rev. Thomas 3o I
Cary, William 232
Caryll, Joseph 22
Castle Blythe xxiv.
Caswell 269
Catherwood, Anne 449
Caudle cups lij
Caulkins, Miss (Hist, of New
London, Conn.) by 360
Censer 369
Centreville xxxv
Chace, Mrs Lewis J. 387
Chadlington in Oxfordshire
162
Chalices, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, Io, I I,
49, 50, 59,74, 75, 85, 86,
90, 96, 97, Io.4, IoS, Io'7,
536
Chase, Miss Ellen (article
in Proceedings of the Brook-
/ine Historical Society, 1908)
I O I
Chauncy, Rev. Dr Charles
3O, 3 I, 32, 33
Chauncey, colonel Elihu I 55
Chauncey, Mrs Elihu 45o
Chauncey, Elizabeth 3o
Chauncey, Rev. Israel 24,
3O4. -
Chauncey, Mary (Griswold)
I 55
Chauncey, Rev. Nathaniel
I 55
Chauncey, Sarah 3o4
Checkley, Mary 388
Checkley, William 388
Cheere, Henry I 11
Cheever, Abigail 61
Cheever, David, 124
Cheever, Elizabeth 403
Cheever, Rev. Samuel 259,
262
Cheever, Sarah 61
Cheever, Thomas 61
Cheever, Rev. Thomas 403
Chelmsford xxx, xl, lix, 125,
I 26
Chelsea 403
Cheney, Mary 491
Chester xlix, lxj, 126,468
Chester, Emma 120
Chester, Leonard 120, 12 I
Chester, Mary 120, 121
Chester, captain Samuel 31 I
Chew, Samuel 409
Chickering, Rev. Jabez 167
Child, Rev. Dudley Richard
362.
Childs, Abigail 352
Childs, Betsey 352
Childs, Ebenezer 352
Chittenden, Joseph 194
Choate, deacon 169
Choate, colonel John lxxix
Choate, Rufus 17o
Choate (Meirem), Madam
227
Christophers, Christopher
3 II
Christophers, Elizabeth 313
Christophers, Mary 3 II
Christophers, Richard 313
I Io, I I 2, II 3, I I4, II 9,
126, 128, 141, 142, 152,
161, 166, 168, 169, 179,
183, 184, 187, 204, 205,
2O7, 2 I 3, 214, 2 I 5, 2 I 9,
22O, 22 I, 222, 23O, 23 I,
233, 234, 235, 242, 258,
269, 270, 285, 292, 293,
302, 316, 327, 332, 333,
334, 339, 341, 342, 356,
360, 361, 363, 364, 365,
366, 369, 372, 373, 377,
38 I, 382, 384, 385, 389,
390, 39 I, 4oo, 404, 4O7,
408,409, 41 I, 412, 413,
414, 415, 416, 417,418,
429, 440, 441, 446, 447,
448, 449, 455, 456, 460,
466, 467, 470, 472, 479,
484, 488, 494, 495, 496,
498, 507, 509, 5 Io
Chalices and Communion
cups xlvij -
Chamberlain, Mellen (Docu-
mentary History of Chelsea)
4O3
Chamberlane, deacon 4oz
Champernowne, Ann 343
Champernowne, Margaret
343
Champlin, Christopher 386
Champney, Rev. Joseph 14
Champneys, Sarah 45
Chandeliers 269, 320
Chandler, Mary 475
Chandler, Zachariah 491
Chapman, Rev. F. W. (The
Buckingham Family) 1 32,
287
Chapman, Joseph 202
Chapman, Sam" 199
Chaptico 232
Charles I 473
Charles II 473, 5oo
Charles XII of Sweden 499
Charleston xl, xlij, 1, lxv, lxx,
lxxvj, I 12-125 -
Charlestown lxxxiij, 48, 64,
191,264, 325, 383
Charlestown, schools of (see
Schools)
Charnock, Emma 17
Charnock, John (Biographia
Navalis) 343
Church, Abigail 158
Church, Benjamin 490
Church, Hannah (Dyer) 490
Church, James I 58
Church, John, junior 251
Church, Joseph 251
Church, Mary 490
Church silver vessels de-
stroyed or remade lxxiij
Ciborium 241, 370
Clap, Desire 145
Clap, Hopestill 148
Clap, Rev. Nathaniel 318
Clap, Sarah (Pond) 145
Clap, Susanna (Swift) 148
Clapham, Christopher 373
Clapham in Surrey (England)
189
Clark, Christopher 67
Clark, David 288
Clark, Elizabeth 69
Clark, George C. 48o
Clark, Hezekiah 288
Clark, Job 288
Clark, Rev. John 35
Clark, Mary 288
Clark, Mercy 67
Clark, Nathaniel 172
Clark, Sarah 172
Clark, Thomas 288
Clarke, Agnes I. 9
Clarke, Deborah 33, 34.
Clarke, Hannah (Appleton)
433
Clarke, major John 24 I, 443
Clarke, Joshua 270
Clarke, Mary 33
Clarke, Mehitable 24
Clarke, Rebecca 443
Clarke, Richard 433
Clarke, captain Thomas 33
Clarke, William 58, 313,433
Clay, James 163
Clay, Lydia 163
Clayton, E. 9
Clearwater, judge A. T. 265
Cleaveland, Rev. Ebenezer
4O 5
Cleaveland, Rev. John 170
Cleaveland, captain William
239 -
Clement, Austin 14 y
Clement, Elizabeth lviij, 149
Clement, Samuel I49
ZZZ
537
Clements, Anna I4
Clements, Mrs George H.
I 86
Clesson, Joseph I 36
Cleveland, captain Richard J.
(Narrative of Voyages and
Commercial Enterprises)241
Clock 65
Clopton, Thomasine 19
Clopton, William 19
Cobbett, Rev. Thomas xlij
Cobham (England) 497, 498
Cocke, Rebecca 9
Coddington, John lx;
Codman, John I of
Coffin, Nathaniel 294
Coffin, Sarah (Brocklebank)
2.94
Coffin, Tristram 171
Coggan, John I 9
Cogswell, Elizabeth 17o
Cogswell, Elizabeth (Wain-
wright) 17o -
Cogswell, Hannah (Good-
hue) 17o
Cogswell, John 170
Cogswell, Jonathan 17o
Cogswell, Mary 17o
Cogswell, William I oo
Cohasset lxxvj
Colchester (England) I
Colcord, Mary 173
Cole, Rev. William R. 130
Coleman, Miss Emma L. I 39
Coleman, L. 9
Coleman, Mr (pastor) 349
Colleges:
Brasenose, Oxford xxxj,
xliv
Christ
lxii;
Christ's, Cambridge xxvi,
xxxj, xxxvij, lxiij
Clare, Cambridge xxxviij,
xlvii; -
Corpus Christi, Cam-
bridge xxxj, xxxvij, lx,
lxiv.
Corpus Christi, Oxford lij
Emmanuel, Cambridge
xxxj, 19, 27
Harvard xxxv, xlj, lviij,
lxix, 4, 18, 27, 37, 38,
40, 41, 48, 50, 52, 64,
Church, Oxford
69, 8o, 84, 95, 99, Io9,
12 I, I 34, 146, 147, 167,
189, 196, 199, 203, 216,
225, 226, 228, 229, 230,
244, 262, 264, 265, 271,
275, 289, 291, 294, 304,
312, 313, 314, 325, 326,
333, 349, 35o, 378, 38o,
394, 396, 397, 490, 416,
42 I, 423, 425, 427, 428,
431, 434, 435, 447, 481,
486, 487
Gonville and Caius, Cam-
bridge xxiij, xxv, xxxvij,
liij
Jesus, Cambridge xxvi, I I I
Jesus, Oxford lix
King’s, Cambridge 125
Magdalene, Cambridge
xxvi, lix
Magdalen, Oxford xxxiv,
2 I, I 62 -
Merton, Oxford lij
New Jersey, 485
New, Oxford xxxiv, lxij,
I47
Queens’, Cambridge xxxiv.
Queen's, Oxford xxxv, liv
St John's, Cambridge xxvi
St John's, Oxford xxxiv.
Sidney Sussex, Cambridge
XXX]
Trinity, Cambridgeliv,lxv,
I9
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
xxv, xxvi, xxxj, xxxvij
Trinity, Oxford 19, 27,
34O
Wadham, Oxford xlvij,
lxv, 341
William and Mary, liv,
496, 497, 498
Winchester xxxvi;
Yale 129, 136, 158, 228,
278, 303, 306, 307, 309,
313, 358, 371, 388, 435,
443, 445, 455, 457
Colleton, Mrs Elizabeth I 14
Colleton, George I 14
Collins, Mr Benjamin W. 279
Collins, John 193
Collins, Mary (Whiting) 281
Collins, Rev. Nathaniel 281
Collins, Susanna 284
Colman, Benjamin 96
Colman, Rev. Dr Benjamin
67, 271
Colman, Jane 271 -
Colonial Dames of New York
(see Societies)
Colonial Records of North
Carolina (vol. ii) 167
Colyer (Collier), Experience
2 18, 219
Colyer (Collier), Moses 219
Colyer, Thomas 2.19
Combes, Foreland 32
Coming, John I 52
Communion Services, com-
plete lj,2,3,8, Io,71,73,75,
I Io, I I 2, II 3, II 4, 293,
332, 333, 334, 360, 381,
384, 385, 390, 391, 393,
404, 408, 415, 441, 449,
454, 455, 460, 461, 488,
495, 496, 498
Communion Services, private
II 2, I I4.
Concord lvj, 173, 25o
Condy, Rev. Mr 46
Coney, John xxix., xlj, liij, lvi,
lviij, lxj, lxxxiv, 43
Congreve, William 237
Conneéticut Historical So-
ciety of Hartford (see So-
cieties)
Converse, Jam 297
Cook, Elizabeth 283
Cook, Samuel 283
Cooke, Rev. Samuel 8
Cooke, Sarah I I 3
Cookson, John 490
Cookson, John Waldo 491
Cookson, Susanna 491
Coolidge, Elizabeth (Boyer)
427
Coolidge, Hepzibah 482
Coolidge, Joseph 66,427
Coombs (England) 5o
Cooper, Hannah 303
Cooper, John 303
Cooper, Judeth 164
Cooper, Lydia 2.47
Cooper, Samuel I of, 305
Cooper, Thomas 270
Cooper, Walter 270
Cooper, Rev. Mr William
68, 69
53.8
247, 248, 252, 253, 254,
256, 257, 259, 266, 269,
271, 272, 273, 274, 276,
277, 28o, 284, 285, 286,
287, 289, 295, 302, 303,
3o4, 305, 306, 307, 308,
315, 316, 318, 321, 323,
324, 325, 326, 327, 349,
352, 357, 358, 359, 360,
362, 364, 365, 368, 369,
370, 371, 373, 375, 38o,
381, 382, 383, 384, 385,
387, 388, 391, 392, 393,
394, 395, 397, 398, 399,
402, 403, 41 o, 418, 419,
42O, 42 I, 422, 42.3, 427,
436, 438, 440, 445, 447,
450, 453, 454, 457, 458,
461, 462, 463,464, 465,
474, 478, 48o, 482, 489,
491, 496, 497, 498, 5oz,
503, 504, 505, 506, 508,
509, 5 II
Curtis, Deborah 464
Curtis, Ebenezer 464
Curtis, Mr George M. 278,
477
Curtis, Hannah 464
Curtis, Mrs M. E. S. 255
Curtis, Ruth 464
Curtis, Samuel 464
Curtis, Sarah 464
Curtis, William 464
Curwin, captain George 420
Curwin, Penelope 420
Cushing, Daniel I 30
Cushing, Deborah (Loring)
3
citing Elijah 217
Cushing, Elizabeth (Barker)
Copley, portraits by 55, 84,
86, 185, 237, 262, 383,
435 -
Copps Hill 344
Copps Hill Epitaphs 64
Corey, Nancy 492
Corlis, George 387
Cornell, Abigail 283 .
Corwin, Hannah 422
Cory, Ebenezer 492
Cotton, Dorothy 199
Cotton, Elizabeth 2 I I
Cotton, Elizabeth (Salton-
stall-Denison) 503
Cotton, Rev. John xxiv,
xxxij, lxxvij, 20, 23, 199,
2O3, 322
Cotton, Rev. Josiah 503
Cotton, Marylvj, 212
Cotton, Rev. Roland 199,
439, 503
Cotton, Rev. Seaborn Cotton
2 I 2, 393
Cotton, Rev. Theophilus
225, 503
Cotton, Rev. Ward 199, 200
Couch, Simon 188
Course, Mrs 9 -
Coursey, Elizabeth 417
Coursey, William 416,417
Courtonne, Marie Louise 360
Coventry 53
Covington, Sarah 417
Cowell, Mrs Hannah 361
Cowell, Mary 323
Cowell, William xlv, lix
Cowles, Elizabeth I 59
Cowles, deacon Timothy I 59
Cox, James 242
Coxe, Mrs Sarah Fotherall
Potter 41 o
Coytmore, Thomas 19
Craig, Rev. E. E. 167
Cram, Mr J. B. 203
Crane, Concurrance I 55
Cranston, Benjamin 387
Cranston, Mary 387
Craven, Marie 473
Craven, William, sen. 473
Crawley-Boevey, Mr A. W.
(Perverse Widow, or Catha-
rina, wife of William Boe-
vey, 1898) Ios
Creighton, Mrs Rosanna 79
Cressey, Rev. Pemberton 190
Crispe, Elizabeth 473
Crispe, Thomas 473
Crocker, captain John 74
Crocker, Rev. Nathan B. 386
Crocker, Sarah I 32
Crocker, Thomas 483
Cromartie, George, third earl
of II 8
Cross, Anna 228
Crosse, Lawrence, portrait
by IoS
Crow, John 2 Io, 217
Crow, Mehitable 2 12
Crow, Sarah 2 Io
Crown Point 158
Crowns of the Law 320, 321
Cudworth, Israel, jun. 444
Cunningham, Mrs Alexander
9
Cunningham, Mrs Caleb
Loring xxxvi, 86
Cunningham, Elizabeth 53
Cunningham, Mr Henry W.
Cunningham, L. 9
Cunningham, Nathaniel, jun.
55 -
Cunningham, Ruth 55
Cunningham, Timothy 55
Cups 3, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42,
44,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66,
67, 69,70, 73,78, 79, 8o,
81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89,
91, 94, 95, 98, 99, Io2,
Ioy, IoS, I 15, I 19, 122,
I 24, I 25, I29, I 3O, I 3 I,
I 32,
138,
I 442
I 5o,
I6o,
167,
I75,
185,
I94,
2O2,
2 I I,
2 I 9,
236,
24. I,
I 332
I 39,
I 452
I 54,
I 61,
168,
176,
186,
I96,
205,
2 I 2,
226,
237,
243, 2442
I 34,
I4 O,
I46,
I 57,
I62,
I69,
177,
I 9o,
I 97,
2O7,
2 I 3,
228,
238,
I 35,
I4 I,
I47,
I 58,
I 63,
I 73,
181,
I9 I,
I99,
2O9,
216,
232,
239,
245, 246,
I 36,
I43,
I49,
I 59,
I64,
I74,
182,
I92,
2OO,
2 I O,
218,
233,
24-O,
217
Cushing, Elizabeth (Thaxter)
I 30 •
Cushing, Rev. Jacob 478
Cushing, Job I 3o, I 3 I
Cushing, John 73,86
Cushing, Mrs Mary 14, 73,
217 .
Cushing, Samuel I 30
Cushing, Sarah I 30
Cushing, Thomas 25
Cussings, Lucia 385
Custis, Daniel Parke 220
Custis, John Parke 220
539
Davis, Thomas 49, 313
Davis, William 49
Davison, captain 3 II
Dawes, Mrs Ambrose 57
Dawes, Elizabeth (Under-
wood) 57
Dawes, Nicholas 127
Dawes, Sarah 127
Dawes, Thomas lxxix, 57
Day, Betty 28
Days of Makemie, The (Bowen)
4O I
de Conflans 342
de Cou, Miss S. Ella 470
de Coverley, sir Roger Io 5
de Klyn, Barnt 470
de Klyn, Mary 470
de Sassure, Miss Isabel II 3
de Veaux, Hannah 385
de Veaux, Margaret 385
de Vries, Pieter Rudolphus
468
de Walden, lord Howard 343
de Welderen, Madame 343
Deacon, Mary 343
Dean, John 173
Deane, Rev. Samuel 378
Deane (Scituate) 444
Dearbon, Eben. 198
Dearbon, Jno. 199
Dearbon, John 200
Dearbon, Jonath: 198
Dearbon, Nathaniel 202
Dearbon, Saml 198
Dearbon, Sarah I 99
Dearbon, Thomas 199, 202
Declaration of Independence
27, 69,246, 361
Dedham 137, 167
Deerfield xlij, I 38, 139, 425
Delaway, Samuel 348
Dennie, Mary 93
Denny, Deborah 5o
Dent, John 9
Derby 432
Derby, Elias Hasket 241,
426
Derby, Elizabeth (Crownin-
shield) 426
Derby, captain Richard 217
Derbys (Darby) 222
Dering, Henry 30
Descendants of Henry Russell
of Cambridge (Russell) 353
Cutler, Johanna 247
Cutler, Jonathan 308
Cutler, Richard 309
Cutler, Susannah 276
Cutler, Rev. Timothy 73
Cutler, Mr William R. 504
Cutt, Mary 237
Cutt, Robert 237
Cutts, Anna I97
Dakin,
25o
Dalcho (History of the Church
in South Carolina) I I, I 19,
129, 208, 4.17
Dalton, deacon 198
Dalton, Mr Samuel Fales 66
Damon, Sarah 476
Dandridge, Martha 220
Dane, hon. Nathan 18
Danforth, Elijah lxxv,
Danforth, Rev. John 147
Danforth, Rev. Samuel 469
Daniel, Sarah 53
Daniels, Jemima 290
Danvers 261
Dassett, John 67
Dassett, Mary (Fowle) 67
Davenport, Addington 271
Davenport, John 28
Davenport, Lucy 271
Daventry 21
David, John xlij
Davie, Elizabeth 189
Davie, Humphrey 189
Davie, John 189
Davie, sir John lxxviij
Davie, lady 190
Davie, Mary 189
Davie, Sarah 189
Davie, William 189
Davis, Benjamin 49
Davis, Betsy 351
Davis, Elizabeth 49
Davis, Hannah 49
Davis, Huldah 49, 420
Davis, deacon Isaac 35 I
Davis, John 49, 35 I
Davis, Margarita 49
Davis, Maria 49
Davis, Phineas 351
Davis, Rebecca 49
Davis, Ruth 49
Davis, Samuel 313
lieutenant Samuel
Descendants of james Noyes
355
Descendants of Thomas Buck-
ingham (Chapman) 1 32
Dettingen 7
Devens, Mrs Elizabeth I 22
Devonshire (England) 236,
302, 343,467
Devotion, Edward 393
Devotion, Hannah (Pond)
I OO
Devotion, John Ioo
Devotion, Martha 393
Dexter, Catherine 137
Dexter, Catherine Maria 8o,
487
Dexter, Franklin B. (Yale
Biographies and Annals)
136, 358, 371
Dexter, John Singer 387
Dexter, Mehitable 430
Dexter, Mehitable (Putnam)
43O
Dexter, Rebecca 386
Dexter, Richard 430
Dexter, hon. Samuel 8o
Dexter, Rev. Samuel 137
Dexter, Stephen 386
Diamond, Andrew 203
Diamond, Elizabeth 225
Diamond, Elizabeth (Elliott)
2O3, 204
Diamond, Jane 195
Diaries 313, 314, 359, 388,
402,426
Dibble, Rev. Mr 460
Dickerman, Abraham 305
Dictionary of National Biogra-
phy I 9
Dighton 141
Dilles, Rachel 4o I
Dillon, W. 9
Diman, Thomas 375
Diodate, Sarah 306
Diodate, William 306
Dipple in Elgin (Scotland) 7
Dishes 18, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43,
67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 77, 78,
79, 80, 84, 86, 99, Io.3,
106, 1 12, 1 15, 116, 118,
I 19, 125, 166, 167, 199,
230, 231, 246, 252, 325,
326, 372, 38.1, 384, 390,
4 Io, 4 I 5, 4 I 9, 422, 424,
54-O
425, 429, 431, 448, 466,
487, 496, 509
Ditchley (England) 507
Dix, D.D., Rev. Morgan
(Inventory of the Church
Plate) 333
Dix, Mr Warren R. 168
Dixon, Rev. A. Cecil 208
Dixon, Daniel 495
Dixwell, Bathsheba 6o
Dixwell, John xxx, lvij, lxix,
6o
Documentary History of Chelsea
(Chamberlain, 1908) 403
Dodge, Edith 15 -
Dodge, Mary (Conant) 14
Dodge, colonel R. lxxix, 195
Dodge, William 14
Dole, Henry 294
Donaghay, Rev. P. L. 285
Donors lxxvij
Doolittle, Jonathan 282
Dorchester xxviij, xxix, lvij,
lxxvj, I 42-I 52, 182, 2 I I
Dorchester (England) 264
Dorchester (South Carolina)
xlv, l, 1 I 9
Dordrecht xxii;
Doten, Desire 374
Dover 152
Dow, David I 99, 200
Dow, deacon 198 -
Dow, Mr George Francis
42O, 4:22
Dow, captain Jabez 200
Dow, Patience 200
Dow, Samuel, junior 201
Dow, Simon, junior 201
Downing, Alice 3 Io
Downing, sir George 125
Downing, Harrison 31 o
Downing, John 31 o
Downing, Mary 3 Io
Downing, Richard 3 Io
Downing, Susannah 3 Io
Downing, Susannah (Miller)
3 Io
Downing, Temperance 3 Io
Dowse, John 20 I
Drake, Abraham 198, 20
Drake, Job 165 *
Drake, captain Nathaniel
2OO
Drake, Robert 2 or
Drake, Samuel 201
Drake, Sarah 1.65
Drane, Rev. Dr. R. B. 167
Drew, Erasmond Io I
Drincker, Edward 24, 44
Driver, John 173
Drown, Alethea 5o
Druce, Elizabeth 49
Duanesburgh, I 52
Dudley, Catherine 31
Dudley, Elizabeth, 17, 171,
I73
Dudley, Hannah 173
Dudley, governor Joseph 31,
34, 296
Dudley, governor Thomas
xxx)
Dudley, Nabby 492
Dudley, Rebecca Tyng 31
Dudley, Rev. Samuel 171,
172
Dudley, Sarah 173
Dudley, Treworthy 173
Dudson, Abigail 44
Dudson, Joseph 44
Dumfries 390
Dummer, Anne 25
Dummer, Jeremiah xxix,
xxx, xl, l, lvi, lvij, lxxxiv.
Dummer, lieutenant-gov-
ernor William lxxvij, 508
Dunbar, Hannah 147
Dunbar, Rev. Mr 424
Duncan, Dorothy 65
Dunham, John 374
Dunmore, lord 341
Dunton, John 223
Durant, Mary 54
Durham I 52-I 55
Duryee, Maria 331
Dutch beakers xxj, xxiij
Duxbury, 156, 157
Duyckinck, Eliza 337
Duyckinck, Euphame 337
Dwight, Ann (Flint) 21:1
Dwight, Henry 457
Dwight, Joseph 2 II
Dwight, Josiah 2 II
Dwight, Lydia (Hawley)
4-57
Dwight, Timothy 21 I
Dyer, Henry 172
Eager, Lidiah 349
Eager, William 35o
Eagles, William 336
Early History of the First
Church of Christ in New
London 315
East Compton in Dorset 34o
East Hartford 159
East Lynnhaven 161
East Providence xxxiij, 1,
161
Eastham 26
Easton I 61
Eastwick, Grizzel (Loyd)
I I I
Eastwick, John I I I
East Windsor lxxviij
Eddy, Ruth 482
Edenton xl, lxxxvi, 166
Edgar, Joanna 234
Edgartown 167
Edwards, George 55
Edwards, John xxix., xliv,
1, lxj, lxxxiv, 93
Edwards, Jonathan 371
Edwards, Joseph 93
Edwards, Mary 93
Edwards, Thomas 93
Edwards, William 93
Egerton of Tatton, earl xxiij
Eilbeck, Sarah 234
Ekström, pastor Gunnar 499
Eliot, Rev. Andrew 61, 62
Eliot, Jacob 81, Io'7
Eliot, Jane 451
Eliot, Rev. John 394
Eliot, Joseph 81
Eliot, Robert 451
Elizabeth, New Jersey 168
Elizabethtown 336
Elkins, deacon 198
Elkins, Joanna 20 I
Elkins, Jonathan 199, 200
Elkins, Tho: 198, 201
Elliot, Simeon 8o
Elliot, Mary 15
Ellon (Scotland) xx;
Elzey, John 449
Emblem, Rev. John 44
Emerson, Brown 475
Emerson, Rev. Joseph 475
Emmanuel college, Cam-
bridge (see Colleges)
Endicott, John 21
English beakers xxiv, xxvi
54. I
English Goldsmiths and their
Marks (Jackson) 162,204,
412, 416,417, 461
Epes, Daniel, esq. 226
Epes, Elizabeth 196
Epes, Mary (Whipple) 228
Epes, Samuel 196 •.
Epes, Symonds 228
Epitaphs from Fairfield Ceme-
tery (Perry) 176
Essex 169, 170
Essex Antiquarian, The
22.3, 42 I, 43 I
Essex Institute 434, 435
European silver lxx
Eustace, Abigail 403
Eustace, Mary 403
Eustace, Thomas 403
Eustis, Elizabeth 416
Eustis, Dr James 416
Evans, George W. 9
Eveleth, Mary 225
Everard, John 405
Everard, Sarah 4o 5
Everton, Samuel I 24
Exeter xxx, lxxv, 172, 173
Exeter(England)86, 317,343
Eyebrook, Ann 71
Fairfield lxix, 174-178, 188
Falun (Sweden) 499
Faneuil, Andrew lxxvi
Faneuil, Benjamin I I I
Faneuil, Mary (Cutler) I I I
Faneuil, Peter 259
Farle (Farley), Michael 13
Farmington lvij, lix, 178,211
Farnham 179
Farnsworth, Isaac I 92
Farnum, David lxix, 6o
Farnum, Susanna 6o
Farquhar, Mary 386
Farr, Gibson 51
Farr, Mrs Rebecca 51
Farrar, Jacob 2.5o
Faunce, Jean (Nelson) 376
Faunce, Thomas 376
Fay, Gershom 351
Fay, Hannah (Oak) 351
Fayerweather, Hannah 51
Fayerweather, Thomas 326
Feke, Robert, portrait by 275
Feris, Samuel 459
Ferrer, Peter 378
Fidling, Francis I 14
Fifield, Henry 201
Finney (Abigail). 375
Finney, captain Samuel 361
Fintray, Aberdeen xx;
Fisher, Anthony 398
Fisher, Jacob 241
Fisher, Joanna (Faxon) 398
Fisher, Josiah 398
Fisher, Mehitabel 398
Fisher, pastor Nathaniel 141
Fisher, William 409
Fiske, David 247
Fiske, Rev. John lix, 125
Fiske, Rev. Nathan 99
Fiske, Sarah (Smith) 2.47
Fishkill lxvij, 180
Fitzherbert, Elizabeth 473
Flagg, Esther 5oz
Flagg, lieut. Gershom 502
Flagg, Hanna (Lepenwell)
5O2
Flagg, Thomas 502
Flagons lxj, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,
I 1, 18, 19, 26, 31, 32, 35,
38, 39, 40, 43,47, 55, 56,
57, 59, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, 71, 72,74, 75, 8o,
81, 85, 88, 89, 9o, 94, 96,
97, 98, Io4, I 19, 123, 124,
I 25, I 27, I 32, I 34, I 35,
139, 14o, 141, 161, 168,
179, 180, 182, 197, 199,
2Oo, 202, 207, 2 Io, 2 I 9,
220, 221, 242, 247, 252,
259, 26.1, 262, 263, 264,
265, 266, 267, 271, 277,
278, 28o, 285, 292, 293,
294, 295, 3OO, 3O2, 3 I 3,
316, 317, 321, 333, 334,
338, 339, 340, 343, 344,
346, 359, 360, 363, 366,
367, 372, 373, 379, 38o,
381, 382, 383, 384, 385,
388, 389, 390, 391, 399,
493, 404, 408, 412, 415,
416, 417, 420, 421, 423,
425, 426, 428, 436, 437,
438, 441, 442, 449, 460,
465, 48o, 484, 485, 492,
495, 496, 498,499, 5ol,
500, 507, 509, 5 Io
Flatbush xxx, lxxxiij, 180
Flatlands 181
Flaxley abbey, Gloucester-
shire Io; .
Flemington 182
Flemish beakers xx .
Fletcher and Gardiner lxxii;
Fletcher, governor 333
Flint, Dorothy 397
Flint, Esther lxxx;
Flint, Rev. Henry 145, 162
Flint, Joanna 162
Flint, Rev. Jacob 131
Flint, Rev. Josiah 143, 145,
I62,398 -
Flint, Mrs Love 25o
Flint, Margery (Hoar) 145
Floyd, Abigail 402
Floyd, John 4oz
Floyd, Rachel 403
Floyd, Sarah (Doolittle) 402
Floyd, general William 454
Flypse, Frederyck xxiv, xxx,
lxix
Fogg, Enoch 202
Fogg, Esther 201
Fogg, Hannah 201
Fogg, John 201
Fogg, Sarah I 98, 200
Foley, Rev. Joseph 183
Fonts lxvij
Foote (Annals of King's
Chapel) 59
Forbes, I.W. lxxxvij
Foreland (Forland), Eliza-
beth 32
Foreland (Forland), John 29
Forfar (Scotland) xx;
Forrester, Eleanor 429
Forrester, Simon 429
Forth, John 19
Forth, Mary 19
Fosdick, Mercy (Pickett)312
Fosdick, Samuel 312
Fosdick, captain Samuel 312
Foster, Charlotte 492
Foster, deacon Jacob 227
Foster, James 228
Foster, Jedediah 99
Foster, John lviij
Foster, colonel John 38, 41
Foster, Joseph 239
Foster, Nathan 228
Foster, Sarah 38, 41
Foster, Thomas 72
Foulsham, Katherine 173
54.2
Fowler, Abraham I 53, 194
Fowler, Caleb 153
Fowler, Elihu I 53
Fowler, Elizabeth I 53
Fowler, Elizabeth (Bartlett)
I94.
Fowler, Hannah I 53
Fowler, Jonathan 153
Fowler, Josiah I 53
Fowler, Sarah I 53
Fox, captain David xlix
Fox, John 84, 314
Fox, Sarah (Larrabee) 314
Fox, captain William 494
Foxcroft, Rev.Thomas 31, 33
Frampton, Robert, bishop of
Gloucester IoS
France, war with 342
Francis, Hannah I 9 I
Francis, Stephen 191
Frankfort xlv. -
Franklin, Benjamin xxvij,359
Franklin, Ebenezer 20
Franklin, Eleazer 20
Franklin, Elizabeth 20
Franklin, Joanna 20
Franklin, John 20
Franklin, Mrs Margaret 190
Franklin, Phebe xxxii;
Franklin, William xxxiij
Frazer, James 99
Freake, Elizabeth (Clark)420
Freake, John 42, 420
Freake, Mary 420
Freeman, Alice 38
Freeman, Mr Clarendon 483
Freeman, Edmund 38
Freeman, Enoch 378
French beakers xx
French, Francis, jun. I 4o
French, John 348
French, Rev. Jonathan 5
French, Mary (Kittridge).348
French, Sarah 245
French, Silence 492
French silver lxix
French, Susannah Brockholst
337
Frenchman, Edward 34o
Frenchman, Elizabeth 34o
Fretherne in Gloucestershire
(England) IoS
Friedman, Lee M. (Harvard
Graduates’ Magazine) 349
Frinshall 125
Frisbie, Martha 354
Frisbie, Mary 91
Frisbie, Timothy 91
Frizell, Daniel 39
Frizell, John lxvi
Frizzell, John 39
Frost, Abigail 45 I
Frost, Charles, junior 452
Frost, major Charles xl, 451
Frost, Eliot 452
Frost, Elizabeth 451
Frost, Jane 452
Frost, John 452
Frost, Mary 45 I
Frost, Simon 452
Frothingham, James (por-
trait by) 426,435 -
Frothingham, John 124, 378
Fulham in London (England)
461 .
Fuller, Benoni 199
Furness, Mr Dawes Eliot 57
Gaillard, Pierre 360
Gair, Mrs Lydia 89
Gale, Dr Benjamin I 29
Gale, Hannah I 29
Gale, Richard I 45
Gale, Ruth 77
Galloupe, Mr A. A. 13
Gambling, hon. Benjamin
379
Garden, Rev. Alexander I 14,
II 5, 466
Gardiner, Anne (Gibbons) 86
Gardiner, John 189, 313
Gardiner, Rev. J. S. J. 86
Gardiner, Robert Hallowell
86
Gardiner, Sarah 313
Gardiner, Dr Sylvester 86
Gardner, E. 9
Gardner, captain John 4:30
Gardner, Samuel 433
Garland, Elizabeth 202
Garland, Mrs James A. xxxix
Garland, Jonathan 200
Garland, Samuel 2 o I
Garner, John 9
Garthorne, George xxxix, lv.
Gaskill, Samuel I 60
Gavell, Robert 498
Gay, Ebenezer 217
Gay, Jerusha (Bradford) 217
Gay, Mr Julius 179
Gay, Rev. Mr 465
Geary, rear-admiral 342, 343
Gedney,colonel Bartholomew
223
Gedney, Mary 203
Gedney, Dr Samuel 203
Gelston, Maltby 338
Gelston, Mary 338
Genealogical Dictionary of
Rhode Island (Austin) 319
Genealogical Notes of Barn-
staple Families (Otis) 439
Georgetown 182
Georgetown Roman Catholic
universityxxxiij, lxx, lxxij
German beakers xxvi
German, Mary 440
German silver lxx
Gerrish, Elizabeth 27, 1 og
Gerrish, Rev. Joseph Io9
Gerrish, Susannah 55
Gerry 291
Geyer, John 128
Ghiselin,Caesar lxxxv,lxxxvij
Gibbons, Sarah 7
Gibbons, William 7
Gibbs, Henry 481
Gibbs, Mr Henry Martin
Io 5
Gibbs, Margaret 481
Gibbs, Mehitable 481
Gibbs, Mercy 481
Gibbs, Robert 481
Gibson, Dorothy 270
Gibson, Mark 270
Gidley, John 317
Gilbert, Jane 34o
Gilbert, William 34o
Gill, Elizabeth (Abbot) 383
Gill, John 383
Gilman, Abigail 173
Gilman, Elizabeth 173
Gilman, Johanna 172, 173
Gilman, John I72, 173
Gilman, Jonathan 173
Gilman, Dr Josiah 173
Gilman, Mary 172, 173
Gilman, Nathaniel 172
Gilman, Nicholas 172, 173
Gilman, Peter 173
Gilman, Robert 173
Gilman, Samuel 172
543
Gilman, Tabitha 172
Gilman, Tristram 508
Gipps, Anne 125
Gladding, Mr Royal H. 389
Glastonbury 185
Glisson, Alice 340, 341
Glisson, William 341
Gloucester 185, 405
Glover, Rev. John 223
Glover, Mary 305
Glover, Nathaniel 56
Glover, Priscilla 223
Goble, Mr 250
Goblets, 45.5
Godfree, Jonathan 201
Godfree, Nathan 201
Godfrey, Isaac 198
Godfrey, John 198
Godfrey, William 199
Goff, Miss Alice A. 402
Goff, colonel Edmund 266
Gold, Hannah (Slason) 457
Gold, John 457
Gold vessels lxx; t
Gooch, lady liv, lx, 497
Gooch, sir Thomas 497
Gooch, William 497
Gooch, governor William
497
Gooch, major William 497
Gooch, sir William lv.
Goodhue, deacon 169
Goodhue, Dorothy (Ashton)
427
Goodhue, Jonathan 421,431
Gooding, Rev. Alfred 3 Io,
8o - -
Goodrich, Rev. Elizur 155
Goodridge, Anna 36
Goodridge, Walter 36, 123
Goodwin, Abiel 476
Goodwin, John 475
Goodwin, Nathaniel (Ensign
Goodwin) 475
Goodwin, Susannah 475
Goodwin, Timothy 475
Goodyear, Hannah 175
Gookin, major-general
Daniel 394
Gookin, Elizabeth 394
Gookin, Hannah I 99
Gookin, Rev. Nathaniel 198
Gookin, Samuel 203
Goold, Mrs 460
Goose Creek lxxiv
Gorden, Moriah 173
Gorham, Nancy 277
Gould, Abraham 462
Gould, Mary 462
Gould, Moley 462
Gove, deacon John 250
Grace church lxxij
Graham, Margaret 440
Grant, deacon 7o
Grant, Elizabeth 25
Grant, Helen 7
Graves, Thomas 124
Gray, Deborah 251
Gray, Samuel 443
Great Choptank xliv, 142,
I 86
Great Maplestead (England)
I 9
Great Stanbridge (England)
I 9 -
Great Yarmouth (England)
XXV
Green, Esther 502
Green, Hannah 483
Green, lieutenant Henry
5O2 -
Green, Jane (Tappan) 296
Green, Rev. Joseph Io9
Green, Mary 192
Green, Samuel 48
Greenfield 177
Greenfield Hill 188
Greenland, 187
Greenough, Abigail 308
Greenough, John 308
Greenough, Mercy 481
Greenough, William 481
Greens Farm xlv., 188
Greenwich, 177, 305
Greenwood, portraits by 434
Gregory, A. 9 -
Gregory, Mr Josiah D. 384
Grendon, lieutenant-colonel
Thomas 488
Griffin, Abigail 490
Griffin, Ann 342
Griffin, James, second lord,
342
Griffin, Joseph 490
Griffin, Sarah 490
Griffith, Gershom 202
Grindal, archbishop of York
xlviij
Griswold, Matthew, junior
44.2
Griswold, Mr William E. S.
442
Gross, Elizabeth 416
Gross, Frances 416
Gross, John 416
Gross, Phebe 77
Groton lxxx, 189-192,362
Grundy, John 416
Grymes, Miss R. W. 415
Guernsey, Ebenezer 154
Guernsey, Lemuel I 55
Guernsey, Rhoda 154
Guildford, 92, 154, 155, 192
I94, 37 I
H.W. (merchant's mark) 328
Hackitt, Elizabeth 202
Haddington (Scotland) 1 oz
Hadley 138, 212
Haines, Thomas 200
Hait, colonel Jonathan 458
Hait, captain Samuel 458
Hale, Christopher 46
Hale, Rev. E. E. lxx;
Hale, Elizabeth 46
Hale, Rev. John, 18
Hale, Mary (Hutchinson)
406
Hale, Nathaniel 378
Hale, colonel Robert lxxix,
I 5
Hale, Thomas 406
Halifax (Nova Scotia) 275
Halkerston, Mrs Margaret
126
Hall, Abigail 277
Hall, Andrew 277
Hall, Daniel 302
Hall, Edward 215
Hall, Rev. Henry 409
Hall, John 4oo
Hall, Rev. John 470
Hall, Joshua I 56
Hall, Love (Royce) 278
Hall, Lyman 174
Hall, Magdalena Gouverneur
4oo
Hall, Mary 171
Hall, Ralph 171
Hall, Samuel 9, 278
Hall, Stephen 378
Hall, Rev. Theophilus xix
544.
Hallam, Rev. Dr Robert
Alexander 285
Halls, John 77
Halsey, Hannah (Gross) 36
Halsey, Nathaniel 36
Halsey, Mr R.T. Haines xlij,
45O
Halstead, Grace 481
Ham, John 25
Hambleton, Andrew 222
Hamilton xlv., lxxix, 195–
197, 228
Hamlet 228
Hamlin, Ebenezer 282
Hamlin, Esther 282
Hamlin Family (Andrews) 282
Hamlin, captain Giles 281
Hamlin, Hester (Crow) 281
Hamlin, Jabez 282
Hamlin, John 282, 443
Hamlin, Mary 282,443
Hamlin, Sibbil 282
Hammatt Papers 224
Hammond, Thomas 325
Hampton 198-202,204,205,
363
Hampton, Mrs Ann 9
Hampton Falls 202, 225
Hampton, Massachusetts
xxix
Hampton, Middlesex (Eng-
land) 497
Hampton, Virginia xlvij, lx;
Hancock, John 69,246
Hancock, Rev. John 8, 69,
244, 246
Hancock, Lydia 1
Hancock, Nathaniel 272
Hancock, Prudence 272
Hancock, Sarah I Io
Hancock, Thomas lxxxiv.
Hanners, George lvij
Hanover, 206, 207
Harderbergh, Margaret 468
Hardy, sir Charles 336
Hares, Ann 24
Harlow, Mr Arthur J. 448
Harnden, Sarah 476
Harris, Daniel, junior 283
Harris, captain Daniel 283,
284
Harris, George 488
Harris, Mr Isaac 59
Harris, Joseph 283
Harris, Mary (Weld) 283,
284
Harrison, Elizabeth 3 Io
Harrison, James 9
Harrison, Mary 355
Harrison, Robert lxxij
Harrow (England) 183
Hart, Martha 3.54
Hart, general Selah 233
Hartford xxxij, xxxv, xlv.,
lxxv, I 38, 185, 189, 207–
2 Io, 2 I 2, 5o I
Harvard college (see
Colleges)
Harvard Graduates’ Magazine
(Freedman) 349
Harvard Hall Library (see
Libraries)
Harvard Medical School (see
Schools)
Haskull, Mary 15
Haskull, Robert I 5
Haskull, Ruth I 5
Hastier, John xlv.
Hatfield xxix, 2 Io-2 12
Hathaway, Rebecca 141
Hathorne,Mary(Touzel) 429
Hathorne, William 429
Haughton, James 483
Haven, Rev. Samuel 38o
Haverfordwest (SouthWales)
86
Haverhill I oo, 213,214, 312
Haversham, Buckingham-
shire (England) 4 Io
Hawke 342, 343
Hawkins, Elizabeth 4 16
Hawkins, Elizabeth (Stip-
ping) 416
Hawkins, Ernault 4 16
Hawkins, John 416, 417
Hawkins, Judith 416, 417
Hawkins, Mary 42
Hawkins, Thomas 42, 416
Hawkins, William lxxiij
Hawks, Experience 138
Hawks, Nathaniel 138
Hawley, Ebenezer 176
Hawley, Elizabeth 176
Hawley, Esther (Ward) 176
Hayden (Virginia Genealogies)
7
Hayman, Elizabeth 96, Io9
Hayman, Nathan 96
Hayman, Nathaniel Io9
Hayward, Rev. Laurence 301
Haywood, Mary 244
Hazen, general 330
Heath, Hannah 144
Heath, Mary 144
Heath, William 144
Heatley, colonel William 360
Hemingway, Samuel 16o
Hemingway, Sarah (Cooper)
16o
Hempstead 214, 407
Hempstead, Joshua 313,314,
359 (see also Diaries)
Henchman, Daniel 1, lxxxvi,
22, 27, 69,246
Henchman, Elizabeth 27
Henchman, Lydia 69,246
Henchman, Mrs 254 *
Henchman, Rev. Nathaniel
254
Henderson, Rev. Jacob 390
Hendricks, Ahasuerus xxiv,
xxx, lxxxiij
Hendrickson, Hannah 175
Henshawe, Edward 270,271
Henshawe, Francis 270
Herrick, Mary 15
Hersey, Dr Ezekiel 216
Hesselius, Gustavus lxxvi
Hesselius, portrait by 409
Hicks, Mary 431
Higginson, colonel John
226,420
Higginson, Rev. John 24,420
Higginson, Sarah (White-
field) 420
Highlands (Scotland) 57.1
Hill, Abigail (Wakeman)
I74
Hill, Elisha 454
Hill, Rev. G. M. 1 of
Hill, H. A. (History of the Old
South Church, 1890) 50, 55
Hill, Henry 29
Hill, judge John 453, 454
Hill, Thomas 174
Hiller, Benjamin xlv.
Hiller, Elizabeth 45
Hiller, major Joseph 241
Hillhouse, James Abraham
309
Hillhouse, Rev. James 309,
3I4
alaala
54.5
Hillhouse, Mary (Fitch) 309
Hilliard, William Io9
Hilton, Prudence 201
Hinckley, Hannah 483
Hinckley, Mary or Mercy 50 -
Hinckley, governor Samuel
5o
Hinckley, governor Thomas
483
Hingham, lxxix, 23, 130,
2 I 5–2 17
Hirst, Betty 226
Hirst, Elizabeth (Sewall) 3o
Hirst, Grove 3o
Hirst, Hannah 30
Hirst, Mary 236
Historical Collečtions of Con-
neéticut (Barber) 358, 5oo
Historical Papers of Colonial
Wars in the District of Co-
Jumbia, 191 I (Magruden)
222 .
Historical Society of Hart-
ford, Connecticut (see
Societies)
History and Manual of the Con-
gregational Church, Hamp-
ton (Ross) 200
History and Records of the First
Congregational Church in
Hanover, Mass. (Brigg)
207
History of Deerfield (Sheldon)
I 39
History of Hingham (Lincoln)
217
History of Lancaster (Marvin)
24. I
History of Lexington (Hudson)
24.5
History of Medford (Brooks)
275
History of New London, Conn.
(Caulkins) 360
History of Shrewsbury (Ward)
448
History of the Ancient and Hon-
ourable Artillery Company
(Roberts) 57
History of the Church in South
Carolina (Dalcho) I I, I 19,
129, 208, 417
History of the First Baptist
Church, Boston (Wood) 47
History of the Hubbell Family
(Hubbell) 92, 94
History of the Narragansett
Church (Updike) 86
History of the Old South Church
(Hill) 50, 55, 72
History of the Second Church
(Robbins) 37
History of the Second Church of
Christ, Hartford (Parker)
209
Hitchcock, Mary 303
Hitchcock, Matthew 303
Hitchcock, Rev. Mr 388
Hoadley, George 356
Hoadley, Mary (Harrison)
35
Hoadley, Timothy 356
Hoar, Bridget 48
Hoar, Joanna 394
Hoar, Leonard 48,394
Hobart, bishop 293
Hobart, Ellen 176
Hobart, Rev. Noah 174, 176
Hobart, Nehemiah 130
Hobbs, Abigail 201
Hobbs, Mary 201
Hobbs, Morris 198
Hobbs, Morriss 202
Hobbs, Nehemiah 201
Hobby, Sarah 87
Hobs, Jnº. 199
Hodges, Gamaliel 437
Hodges, Priscilla (Webb) 427
Hoke, Rev. D. F. 41 I
Holbrook, deacon Dan" 14o
Holden, George 4o I
Holley, Rev. 83
Hollis Street Church Records
82
Holloway, Adam 35o
Holloway, Betty 35o
Holloway, Hannah (Farrar)
35o
Holloway, Jemima 35o
Holloway, Mary 35o
Holmes, Rev. A. Io9
Holmes, Oliver Wendell 398
Holmes, Sarah 144
Holmes, William, junior 360
Holt, Daniel 279
Holt, Rebecca (Hall) 279
Holyoke, Edward Augustus
lxxx, 196, 197, 434, 435
Holyoke, Rev. Edward lxxx,
265
Holyoke, Elizur 265
Holyoke, Mary (Eliot) 265
Holyoke, Priscilla 197
Honyman, Rev. J. 317
Hooker, Ann 179
Hooker, Joseph 179
Hooker, Sarah (Lewis) 179
Hooker, Thomas 207,262
Hooper Genealogy, 1908 (G.H.
Pope and Thomas Hooper)
262
Hooper, Robert lxxx, 263
Hooper, Thomas (Hooper
Genealogy, 1908) 262
Hopkins, S. 319
Hopton, lord xxiij
Horn, Robert, bishop of
Winchester xx, xx;
Hornsby, E. 9
Horrocks, Elizabeth 28
Horrocks, Rev. James 28
Hotchkiss, deacon Eliphalet
I4o
Houchin, Elizabeth 2 I
Houchin, Esther 2 I
Houchin, Jeremy xxxiv.
Houchin, William 21
Hough, Atherton
lxxvij
Hough, Elizabeth xxxij
Hough, Hannah 279
Hough, Samuel 279
Houston, Julia 426
How, Abraham 72
How, Ephraim 6o
How, Tabitha 35o
Howard, captain Abraham
268
Howard, Ann 41 I
Howard, Benjamin 5oo
Howard, Elizabeth 42
Howard, Mary 144, 350, 5oo
Howard, Miss 472
Howard, Nathan 41 I
Howard, Robert 144
Howard, Sarah 41 I
Howard, Silence 493
Howard, Rev. Simeon 217
Howard, Thomas lxxxij
Howd, John 14o
Howe, Mary 250
Hubbard, Elizabeth 358
xxxij,
546
Hubbard, Elizabeth (Stevens)
358
Hubbard, colonel John 358
Hubbard, Joseph 84
Hubbard, Mabel I 59
Hubbard, Mary 486
Hubbard, Thankful 84
Hubbel, Abigail 92
Hubbel, Ebenezer 92
Hubbel, Eleazer 92
Hubbel, Elizabeth 92
Hubbel, Hannah 92
Hubbel, Jonathan 92
Hubbel, Margery 92
Hubbel, Nathaniel 92
Hubbel, Peter 92
Hubbel, Richard 92
Hubbel, lieutenant Richard
xliij
Hubbel, Zechariah 92
Hubbell, Isaac 94
Hubbell, Ruth (Betts) 93
Hubbell, lieutenant Salmon
lxxix
Hubbell, Seth 94
Hubbell, Thaddeus 93
Hudson (History of Lexington)
24.5 -
Hudson, Nathaniel 3o4
Hull 37, 218
Hull, Hannah 52
Hull, captain Isaac lxiij
Hull, John xxviij, xxix., xlix,
l, lviij, lxxxij 52
Hulton, Rev. Henry 237
Humphreys, Elizabeth 145
Hunewell, Mary lxvi., lxxxiv,
62
Hunewell, Richard 62
Hunewell, Stephen 62
Hungarian gold paten lxx;
Hungars lj, 219
Hunlock, Mary 33
Hunt, Miss M. M. 493
Hunt, Rev. Robert xxv,
lxx
Hunter, governor 333, 367
Hunter, sir Robert lj
Huntington, Ann Channing
316
Huntington, Joshua 443
Huntington, Margaret John-
son I 32
Huntington, Mary I 32
Huntington, Rev. John 429,
43O, 4:37
Hurd, Benjamin lxxxv
Hurd, Jacob xlij, xlv), lxvii;
Hurd, Nathaniel 1, lxxxiv.
Hurlbutt, Joseph 281
Hurlbutt, Rebecca 281
Hurst, Henry xliij
Hutchinson, Edward 23
Hutchinson, Elisha 41
Hutchinson, Elizabeth 24
Hutchinson, Hannah (Haw-
kins) 4.1
Hutchinson, Providence lxxiv.
Hutchinson, Sarah 4o
Hutchinson, governor
Thomas lxxvij, 38, 4o,
4. I
Hutson, Mr M. M. 446
Hyattsville lj, 221
Hyde, John 485
Hyde, Mary 74
Hyde, Lydia 323
Hyde, Phebe 442
Hyde, Rachel (Holmes) 485
Hyde, Samuel 323
Hyde, Temperance 323
Hyslop, Isabel (Wilson) Io2
Hyslop, James I oz
Ide, Hannah 164
Ilsley, Jonathan 378
Independence Hall, Philadel-
phia 361
Inglis, bishop Charles xlix
Ingraham, Duncan I 34
Inkstand used in signing De-
claration of Independence
361
Inman, W., portrait by 365
Institutional History of Virginia
in the Seventeenth Century
(Bruce) lxxiij, 31 I
Ipswich xxviij, xlij, lxxix,
227–23 o
Ipswich Antiquarian Papers
224, 225
Ireland, Mary lxxxiv.
Ireland, William, senior 145
Irish silver lxxij
Ironside, Mrs George Brom-
ley lix
Ironside, Gilbert, bishop of
Bristol 34o
Ironside, Gilbert, bishop of
Hereford 341
Ironside, Ralph 34o
Ironside, Richard 34o
Irving, Washington (Legend
of Sleepy Hollow) 467
Isabella, queen of Spain xx
Isham, Mr Norman 495
Italian beakers xx
Italian silvers lxx;
Ives, deacon Samuel 357
Izard, Ralph lxxiv.
Jackson, Abraham 2 I 5
Jackson (English Goldsmiths
and their marks) 162, 412,
416,417,461
Jackson, Clement 200
Jackson, Rev. Joseph Io I
Jackson, Mary 84
Jackson, Remember 2 I 5
Jacob, Deborah 376
Jacob, Nicholas 376
Jamaica, 79, 23o
James, Benjamin I 99, 20 I
James city 220
James, Jabez 201
Jamestown xlviij, lxj, lxix,
lxxiij, 231, 473
Jarvis, Munson lxxxv,
Jarvis, Samuel 460
Jay, John I I, 337
Jay, William 12
Jeffords, Mary 256
Jeffreys, sir Jeffrey xlix, lx;
Jenkinsbridge 168
Jenkins, David 61
Jenkins, H. M. (The Family of
William Penn) 243
Jenkins, James 63
Jenkins, Mary 4o I
Jenks, Joseph lxxxij
Jenner, David 122
Jenner, Mabel (Russell) 122
Jenney, Rev. Dr 366
Jenning, Ebenezer 5o I
Jennings, Jonathan 5o I
Jennings, Joshua 188
Jenins, John 198
Jerman, Edward 440
Jersey 269
Jesse, David xxix, lvij
Jesus college, Cambridge (see
Colleges)
54.7
Jewel, John, bishop of Salis-
bury xx
Jewett, Miss Mary 454
Jewish silver lxx;
Johnson, Benjamin I 55
Johnson, Catherine (Sprague)
346
Johnson, David 505
Johnson, Eunice I 55
Johnson, Ezra 5o 5
Johnson, Isaac xxxj, 5o 5
Johnson, James I 99
Johnson, James, sen. 202
Johnson, John 202
Johnson, Joseph 200
Johnson, Obadiah 5:15
Johnson, Peter 199, 200
Johnson, Rebecca (Aslet)
348
Johnson, Rev. Samuel 194
Johnson, Sarah 505
Johnson, Rev. Stephen 355
• Johnson, Thankful 288
Johnson, Timothy 346, 348
Johnson, William lxxx;
Johnson, late Mr William
Shaler, 127
Johonnot, Daniel 82
Johonnot, Elizabeth 82
Johonnot, Esther 82
Johonnot, Francis 65
Johonnot, Gabriel 82
Johonnot, Mary 65
Johonnot, Peter lxxvij
Johonnot, Susanna 65
Johonnot, Susanna (Johnson)
82
Johonnot, Zachariah lxxvij
Jones, Alexander 386
Jones, E. Alfred (Old English
Plate of the Emperor of
Russia, 1909) 20
Jones, Ellen 14
Jones, Ephraim 378
Jones, Hannah 368
Jones, Hepsibel 487
Jones, Isabella 2.59
Jones, Jane 284
Jones, Lucy 277
Jones, Paul lxx, 5o
Jones, Pearson 378
Jones, Rev. Lewis Io
Jones, Thomas I 14
Jones, William 378
Jordan, Mr Fritz H. 378,
Jordan, George lxxiv.
Joy, Mr Howard 493
Jugs, 59, 86, 326, 331, 424
Juxon, William, bishop of
London 33
Kay, Am lxxxv,
Kay, Mary 392
Kay, Nathaniel 1, lxj, lxviij,
lxxvij, 317
Kearney, Mr J. Lawrence
303, 364
Kearsley, Dr John xxvij, 366
Kearsley, Margaret 366
Keech, Abigail 421
Keen, Dr W. W. (First Bap-
tist Church, Philadelphia)
369
Keller, Felix xx
Kellogg, Abigail 2 I I
Kellogg, Joseph 2 II
Kellond, Abigail 42, 43.
Kellond, Thomas 42
Kemballs, Robert 296
Kendall, Abigail 247
Kendall, Mary 507
Kendall, colonel William 507
Kennick, Hannah 163
Kensington palace 236
Kent, deacon Abel I 30
Kent (England) 232, 342
Kent, Rev. Josiah 352
Kertland, Mary 253
Kertland, Nathaniel 253
Kierstead, Cornelius lvij,
lxxxv.
Kilbourne, Abigail 2 Io
Kilby, Christopher 55
Kilcup, Abigail 45
Kilcup, Elizabeth 45
Kilcup, George 45
Kilcup, John 45
Kilcup, Margaret 45
Kilcup, Roger 45
Kilcup, William 44, 45
Killingworth, First church
I 29
Kimball, John H. 9
Kimball, Mary 224
Kimball, Robert 226
Kind, Arthur 43
Kind, Jane 43
King, Elizabeth 465,491
King, Elizabeth (Fuller) 465
“King Hooper” 261
King, James 365
King, Robert 4o I
King, William 465
King's Chapel Epitaphs 26, 28,
38, 72,73
King's college, Cambridge
(see Colleges)
King's Creek 1
Kingsley, Jonathan 445
Kingsley, Zillah 445
Kingsnorth, Robert 193
Kingston xxx, 235
Kingstree 235
Kingloch, Harriet I 19
Kirk Barown, Isle of Man xx
Kirk, Mr H. C. 4 Io -
Kirkcudbright (Scotland)337
Kirk German, Isle of Man
xxiv.
Kitchen, Bethia 425,429
Kitchen, Robert 425,429
Kittery lxxviij, 85, 96, 203,
236, 238,452
Kittery Point 236
Kittridge, John 248
Kneeland, Elizabeth 197
Kneller, sir Godfrey, por-
traits by 41 I
Knight, Elizabeth 359
Knight, John 30
Knight, Sarah lxxx;
Knowles, Abigail 201
Knowles, Amos 200
Knowles, Rachel 202
Knowton, Nathaniel 224
Kollock, Jacob 242
Ladles 59, 66
La Fauche, Guillaume 296
Lafayette, general lxx, 5o,
33o
Lake, Alice 143
Lake, Henry I43
Lake, Mary 42
Lake, Thomas xxix, 42, 143
Lamar, B. 9
Lambert, Sarah 72
Lamprey, John 20 I
Lamprey, Morriss 201
Lancaster, Mass. lxxij, 190,
238,239, 290
548
Lancaster, Pa. lxxi, 241
Lancey, James de lx
Land Evidence (Stamford)
458, 459
Lane 269
Lane, Anna 282
Lane, deacon 24 I
Lane, Elizabeth 392
Lane, J. P. 96
Lane, John 282
Lane, Joshua 200
Lane, Mrs 409
Lane, Samuel 4og
Lane, William 20 I
Langford's Bay 414
Langlee, Hannah 216
Langlee, John 216
Lathrop, Dr Daniel 360
Lathrop, Ebenezer 443
Lathrop, Mr Rev. 388
Laud, archbishop xxviij
Laurens, C. 9
Law, governor I 65
Lawrance, Thomas I 9 I
Lawrance, William I 91
Lawrence, David 17 I
Lawrence, Elizabeth 19 1,328
Lawrence, Enoch I 91
Lawrence, John I 91
Lawrence, Jonathan 171,504
Lawrence, Joseph 171
Lawrence, Mary 171
Lawrence, Nathaniel 191
Lawrence, Rachel (Wright)
5O4.
Lawrence, William 171
Lawrence, Rev. William 249
Lawrence, Zachariah 19 I
Leach, Samuel 18
Leadbeater, Henry 143
Leath, John 274
Leath, Mary 274
Leathe, deacon 482
Leavenworth, David 281
Leavenworth, Sarah 281
Leavit, Alice 173
Leavit, Joanna 173
Leavit, Jno. Sergeant 199
Leavit, Moses I 99
Leavitt, Abie (Kent) 465
Leavitt, Rev. Dudley 435
Leavitt, Elizabeth I 72,465
Leavitt, Israel 2 I 5
Leavitt, John 465
Leavitt, Lydia 2 15
Leavitt, Mary (Pickering)
435
Leavitt, Rev. 424
Leavitt, Samuel 172
Lebanon, Second church I 32
Le Breton, Elizabeth 3oo
Le Breton, Peter 3oo
Le Mercier, Rev. Andrew 82
Le Gallais, Philippe 269
Ledlie, Hugh 2 Io
Ledyard, Isaac 3 I 3
Lee, Rebecca 51
Lee, Richard 507
Lee, Rev. Samuel 51
Lee, Timothy xxvi
Lee, William 264
Lee, colonel William R. 263
Leeland lxxv,
Lee's Legion 360
Leete, Sarah 3oz
Leete, governor William 302
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(Irving) 467
Leger, Jacob 395
Legg, John 266
Legg, Mary 266
Leicestershire (England) 237
Leighton, John 454
Leighton, Mary 454
Leighton, Sarah 454
Leighton, William 454
Lely, sir Peter, portraits by
4. I 7
Lemmon, Elizabeth 261
Lemmon, Elizabeth (Phil-
lips) 264
Lemmon, Hannah 263
Lemmon, Dr Joseph lxviij,
I 23, 26.1, 264
Lenox, James 337
Lenox Library (see Libraries)
Leonard, Anna (Tisdale) 376
Leonard, George 376
Lessou, Rev. Mr lxxiv.
Leverett, Rev. John lxix, Io9
Leverett, governor John 34
Leverett, Sarah 34.
Leverett, Thomas xxxij
Lewes xlij, I 52, 242
Lewin, Gabriel lxxxv.
Lewis, Christopher lxxiv.
Lewis, Deborah 174
Lewis, Ezekiel 45
Lewis, Grace 203
Lewis, Harriett 316
Lewis, James 315
Lewis, captain John lxxvij,
I 3 I
Lewis, Jonathan 174
Lewis, Lothrop 174
Lewis, Peter 203
Lewis, Sylvester 3 15
Lewis, Tabby 3oo
Lewis, Thomas 264
Lewis, Warner 497
Lexington lxxix, 243, 244,
245, 248
Lexington Epitaphs (Brown)
42,243,245,247,248,249
Ley, Henry 18
Libby, Anthro 199
Libraries:
Harvard Hall 383
Lenox 337
New York Society 338
Lidgett, Elizabeth Scammon
5 I
Lidgett, Peter 51
Lightfoot, Elizabeth 259
Lightfoot, Francis 259
Lightfoot, Philip 259
Lincoln 249, 25o
Lincoln, general Benjamin
lxxix, 217
Lincoln, Elizabeth (Thaxter)
(Norton) 217
Lincoln, Francis I 31
Lincoln (History of Hingham,
1893) 217
Lincoln, Mary 13 I
Lincoln, Rebecca (Allyne)
I 3 I
Lincoln, Sarah (Hobart) 131
Lincoln, Susannah I 3 I
Lincoln, Thomas I 31
Lincoln, deacon Uriah 130,
I 3 I
Lindall, Mary 425
Lindall, Mary (Veren) 425
Lindall, Rachel 137
Lindall, Timothy I 37, 425
Lindon, Augustine 20
Lisle, John 48
Linley, Joseph 356
Linley, Lydia (Wilford)
Lispenard, Anthony 330
54-9
Lispenard, Elizabeth Deklyn
33O
Litscho, Anna 336
Litscho, Daniel 336
Little Compton 25 I
Livermore, Elizabeth 83
Livermore, Sarah 323
Livingston, Brockholst lxxix
Livingston, Peter Van Brugh
336
Livingston, Robert 337
Livingston, Robert G. 383
Livingston, William L. 337
Livingstone, John 359
Livingstone, Margaret 337
Llandydoch (Wales) 368
Llanfyllin (Wales) xxiv.
Lloyd, John 459, 460
Lock, Samuel 2.0 I
Locke, Sarah 409
Locke, William 409
Lockwood, Eliphalet 457
Lockwood, Peter 136
Loder 22
Lodwick, colonel 333
Loker, Mary 190
Loker, Mary (Draper) 190
Loker, John 190
London (England) lxij, lxiv,
lxxj, lxxiij, 340, 341
London, bishop of 333, 461
London, city of 237
London, St Ann’s, Soho 473
London, St Giles, Cripplegate
232
London, St Giles-in-the-
Fields 473
Long Ditton, Surrey (Eng-
land) 33
Long Island Historical
Society xxiij
Long Street 51 I
Longfellow, Miss Alice 237
Longley, Joanna 325
Longley, Nathaniel 325
Longley, William 325
Lord, Abigail 228
Lord, Mr Arthur 374
Lord, deacon John 173
Lord, Richard 208
Loring, Alethea I 56
Loring, Benjamin 217, 218,
2 I 9
Loring, Deborah 156
Loring, Deborah (Cushing)
I 57
Loring, Experience Collyer
(Collier) 218
Loring, Jael (Jacob) 218
Loring, Jane 2 I 9
Loring, John 37, 219
Loring, Mary (Southwick)
I 56
Loring, Mary (Hawkes) 219
Loring, Matthew 218
Loring, Peres, junior I 56
Loring, Samuel 2 19
Loring, Thomas I 56, 157
Lothrop, Maltiah 375
Lothrop, D.D., Rev. Samuel
Kirkland 71
Lothrop, Sarah (Farrar) 375
Lothrop, Thomas I 30
Louisburg xxxvi, lxxvij
Louisburg, siege of 16, 165,
2 I I, 227, 236, 237,433
Louvre, Paris xx;
Lovell, Solomon 493
Lovell, major William 360
Lovett, James 20 I
Lovett, ensign Jonathan 200
Lovett, sergeant Samuel 200
Lowden, Mary 53
Lowdor, Elizabeth 147
Lowell, Rev. John 297, 298
Lower Nansemond lxxv,
Lucas, Abigail (Caner) 309
Lucas, Augustus 309
Lucas, Mary (Caner) 308
Luce, James 445
Ludwell, Elizabeth lx
Lummus, Mary 274
Lumpkin, Thomasine 26
Lunenburg lxxiv, 179, 252
Luquer, Rev. Lea II
Lyman, Aaron 60
Lyman, Caleb 60
Lyman, Elijah I 38
Lyman, Elizabeth 6o, 28o
Lyman, general I 58
Lyman, John 60
Lyman, Mindwell 284
Lyman, Naomi 138
Lyman, Thomas 28o
Lyme 252
Lynde, Benjamin 424
Lynde, Joanna 124
Lynde, Joseph I 24
Lynde, Mary 423
Lynde, Nathaniel 442
Lynde, Sarah Danson 124
Lynde, Sarah (Willoughby)
443
Lynn xlv., 38, 253, 278, 3o4
Lynn (First Church of Christ),
by Albree and Burrill 256
Lynnfield 254, 257
Lynnhaven I 41, 342
Lyon, John I 64
Lyon, D.D., Rev. W. H. Io9
Maccarty, Esther 185
MacDonald, Flora 5.1 I
MacGill, Rev. James 391
Machar church, Aberdeen
xx;
Mackenzie, lady Mary 118
MacLeod, Rev. John lij, 5 II
MacWhorter, Mrs
George C 9
Madison, Ambrose 418
Madison, bishop James lxij
Magdalen college, Oxford
(see Colleges)
Magdalen hall, Oxford (see
Colleges)
Magruder, C. C., junior (His-
torical Papers in the District
of Columbia, 1911) 222
Mahoney, Mr J. T. 230
Makemie, Rev. Francis 4o I
Malden lvj, 257
Malta, Island of 479
Manchester, Rev. Alfred 427
Manchester cathedral xxiij
Manley, Lazarus 53
Manning, Hannah 25
Manning, James 25
Mansfield, Daniel 258
Mansfield, John lxxxii;
Mansfield, Moses 305
Manual of the First Church,
Newhaven 307
Manwaring, Esther 31 I
Manwaring, Thomas 31 I
Mapsico 258
Marble, Pheebe 346
Marblehead xxvi, xxix., xxx,
lxvi., lxviij, 203, 259-269
Marblehead harbour 262
Marblehead school (see
Schools)
55 O
Marblehead Vital Records 269
Margas, Jacob xxxiv.
Marion, Jno. 402
Maritime Mass. Archives
(vol. 62, p. 441) 297
Marnhull, Dorset (England)
34. I
Marrett, Abigail 349
Marrett, Thomas 349
Marsh, Sarah 4 16
Marsh, Thomas 416
Marston, Abigail 202
Marston, Caleb 198
Marston, Caleb, junior 201
Marston, captain Ephraim
2OO
Marston, Isaac 198
Marston, Jacob 2.01
Marston, Jeremiah 200
Marston, John 199, 201
Marston, captain Jonathan
2OO
Marston, Samuel 198, 199,
2O2
Marston, Simon I 99
Marston, Thomas 198
Marston, William 200
Martin, Edward 43
Martin, hon. George 256
Martin, Wheeler 165
Martin's Brandon xlviij,
lxviij
Martyn, Edward 344
Martyn, Rev. John 349
Martyn, Mary 349
Martyn, Susanna (Holyoke)
344
Marvin (History of Lancaster)
24. I
Mascarene, Margaret 196
Mason, Benjamin 201, 319
Mason, Daniel 3 19
Mason, Deborah 503
Mason, Mr George C. 319
Mason, Martha 201
Mason, Mary 201
Mason, Nathaniel 201
Mason, Rob I 99
Massachusetts Society of
Colonial Dames (see So-
cieties)
Matchett, Catherine 34
Matchett, William P. 34
Mather, Rev. Cotton 35
Mather, Rev. Increase 35
Mather, Mrs 190
Mather, Rev. Richard 28
Mather, Samuel 359
Matthews, Marmaduke 257
Mattson, Elizabeth 365
Mawdsley, Mary (Lawrence)
I 5 I
Mawdsley, Thomas 151
May, Hannah 215
May, John 215, 491
May, Sarah 83
Mayhew, Elizabeth 217
Maylem, Mrs Elizabeth 50
Maylem, Mark 50
Maynadier, Mr 495
Maynard, Simon 447
Mayo, Elizabeth (Davis) 490
Mayo, Samuel 26
Mayo, Thomas 490
McAleer, Father 184
McClure, Dr W. W. 371
McCurdy,Lydia (Lockwood)
252
McCurdy, Lynde 252
McGillivray, Ann (Hinkley)
I 28
McGillivray, William 128
McGuffey, Rev. Edward M.
327
McKinnie, Mary 9
McLean, Caroline 9
McLellan, Joseph 378
McMullin, John xlv)
Meade, bishop 41 1, 418
Meade (Old Churches and
Families of Virginia) 1, 341
Mecum, Miss Ellen 439
Medford xxxv, xlj, lxxix, 98,
I9 I, 237, 27 I, 275
Meigs, Elizabeth 92
Meigs, John 193
Mellen, Rev. John 207
Meriden 278, 28o
Merion, Elizabeth 491
Merriam, Elizabeth (Hulls)
279
Merriam, Joseph 244
Merriam, Nathaniel 244, 279
Merriam, Sarah (Stone) 244
Merrick, Rev. John 353
Merrick, Tilly 133
Merriden xix
Merrill, James 378
Merriman, Marcus lxxxv,
Merritt, Elizabeth (Whiton)
444 -
Merritt, James 444
Merritt, John 64
Merritt, Jonathan 444
Metcalf, Jonathan 167
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Micoll, Johnson, W. 9
Middlebury 28o
Middleton, Anne (Manigault)
II 9
Middleton, governor Arthur
II 8
Middleton, Sarah (Amory)
I 18
Middleton, hon. Thomas I 19
Middletown xxiij, xliij, 281,
284, 285
Midway 182
Mildmay, lady 19, 326
Milford xxix, lvi, 286, 287,
288, 3 Io
Milledge, Anne 9
Miller, major Ebenezer 399
Miller, Rev. Ebenezer 399
Miller, James 122
Miller, Jeremiah 313
Miller, Mary 313
Miller, Rebecca 68
Miller, Samuel 68
Miller, Sarah (Luce) 122
Mills, Edward 64
Mills, Elizabeth (Shore) 64
Mills, Mr George 4o 5
Mills, John 64
Millsboro’ 289
Milton 147, 289, 29 I, 292
Miner, Rev. E. P. I
Minott, Christopher 68
Minott, Elizabeth 147
Minott, George 68
Minott, James 68, 147
Minott, John 67
Minott, Lydia (Butler) 67
Minott, Mehitable 68
Minott, Peter 68
Minott, Stephen 68
Mitchell, deacon David 508
Mitchell, Phebe 338
Mitchell, Rachel (Lewis)
(Cushing) 508
Mitchelson, Edward 3o
55 I
Mix, Abigail 308
Mix, Samuel 308
Mohegan 359
Monis, Judah lxxx
Monroe, Lydia 91
Moody, Mehitabel 294
Moody, Rev. Mr 165
Moore, Anne 316
Moore, Jacob 328
Moore, Lydia 325
Moore, Nathaniel 328
Moore, Richard 222
Moore, Richard Channing,
bishop 316, 404
Moore, Ruth 222
Moore, Samuel 42
Moore, Thomas 328
Moore's Creek 51 I
Moorhead, Rev. John 78, 79
Moray (Scotland) xxv
Morehouse, Elizabeth 93
Morehouse, Rebecca 92
Morehouse, Samuel 92
Morey, Hannah 491
Morey, John 491
Morey, Thomas 491
Morgan, J. Pierpont xxv,
xxv, xxxvi)
Morgan, Lydia 16o
Morgan, Mr 366
Morgan, Mrs R. H. lx;
Morgan, S. I. C. 9
Morris, Elizabeth 307
Morris, John 307
Morris, colonel Lewis lxxiv.
Morris, Mr 152
Morrison, colonel Francis
xlvii;
Morse, Nathaniel lxxxiv.
Morton, Hannah 375
Moseley, Ebenezer 146
Moseley, colonel Edward
lxxxv,
Moseley, Thomas 146
Motte, Jacob 129
Motte, Rebecca 129
Mottram, Martha 399
Moulton, Abigail 201
Moulton, Daniel 198
Moulton, Elizabeth 164
Moulton, Miss Frances E.
172
Moulton, Jacob 202
Moulton, Jeremiah 201
Moulton, John 199, 201, 202
Moulton, Jonathan 198, 201
Moulton, Joseph I 98
Moulton, Josiah I 98, 20 I
Moulton, deacon Josiah 200
Moulton, Mary 201
Moulton, Nathan 20 I
Moulton, Rob: 198
Moulton, Robert 201
Moulton, Sarah 202
Mudge, Miss Ellen (First
Church of Christ, 1907) 256
Mudge, Miss Ellen (The
Burrill Family of Lynn) 2.56
Mugs xliv, 16, 29, 32, 33,44,
45, 46,47, 59, 63,78, 79,
88, Ioo, I 32, 133, 134,
1 5 I, 169, 182, 186, 188,
195, 196, 197, 207, 208,
2 I I, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230, 253, 255, 257, 258,
261, 271, 274, 28 I, 283,
298, 3o 1, 368, 369, 370,
371, 372, 373, 377, 378,
4OO, 4 I 2, 429, 430, 43 I,
434, 435, 436, 437, 446,
450, 456, 457, 483, 487,
492, 493, 5oS
Mulford, Elizabeth 31 I
Munson, Abigail (Brockett)
28o -
Munson, Caleb 28o
Münsterbilsen 184
Muscote, Dorothy 24
Museum of Fine Arts xxvij,
xlj, xliij
Musgrave, Jane W. 9
Mussey, John 378
Myles, Rev. John 24, 25,
I Io, I 62
Myles, Rev. Samuel 25
Nairn (Scotland) xx;
Narrative of Voyages and Com-
mercial Enterprises (Cleve-
land) 24 I
National Gallery (London)
xx, xxij, lxv
National Library (Zurich) xx
Naughty, David I 94
Nay, John, jun. 20.1
Neal, Daniel lxvi
Neal, Lydia 73
Needham 324
Nelme, Anthony xxxv
Neponset lyiij
Neshanic, New Jersey 4oo
Nevins, Mary Smith 2 Io
Newark 292, 485
New Bern 293
Newbury 294, 295, 298, 299
Newburyport lxxvj, 295,
299, 3Oo, 3o I
Newcastle xlv)
New Castle 3o 1, 302
New college, Oxford (see
Colleges)
New England 275, 289, 405
New England Weekly Journal
58
New Haven 160, 175, 226,
3O2-3 Io, 359
New Jersey college (see Col-
leges)
New London 284, 31 o–31 5,
343, 359
Newman, Avary 163
Newman, Bathsheba (Chick-
ering) 163
Newman, Rev. John 167
Newman, Rev. Noah xxxiij,
I 62 -
Newman, Rev. Samuel
xxxiij, 95, 162, 163
Newport xxxv, xlix, lvij, lxj,
lxviii, lxxj, lxxxv, 31 6-322
Newport Historical Society
(see Societies)
News Letter (Boston) 311
Newton 322-325
Newton Lower Falls 325,326
Newton Mary (Hooker) 287
Newton, Rev. Roger 287
Newton, Sarah 351
Newtown xxxiij, 183, 207,
327, 328
New York xxiv, xliij, xlix,
liij, lix, lxv, lxviij, lxix,
lxxix, 226, 237, 369, 384
New York city 328-341
New York Gazette (1764) 293
New York Society Library
(see Libraries)
Nichols, Abigail 78
Nichols, David 78
Nichols, Elizabeth 78
Nichols, Elizabeth (Lincoln)
I 32
552
Nichols, Rev. Henry 127
Nichols, Lucy 455
Nichols, Mary (Prince) 455
Nichols, Patience 464
Nichols, Phillip 45.5
Nichols, Priscilla 1 32
Nichols, Sarah 464
Nichols, Theophilus 464
Nichols, Thomas I 32
Nicholls, colonel 162
Nicholls, Elizabeth 476
Nicholls, Hannah 476
Nicholls, Jonathan, sen. 476
Nicholls, Phebe (Eaton) 476
Nicholson, lieutenant-
governor Francis lxxvij,
I66
Nightingale, Joseph 387
Nore, The 343
Norfolk lxxix, 141, 341-343
North Andover lxvi, 344
North Branford 353, 354,
355
North Elk 356
Northford 354, 355, 356
North Guilford 357
North Haven lyij, lxviij, 357
Northampton 6o, 28o
Northborough 348
Northend, Sarah 406
Northford 354
Norton, Anne 223
Norton, Elizabeth 223
Norton, John xlij, 223
Norton, Rev. John 396
Norton, Mr J. W. 194
Norton, Lucy 2.23
Norton, Mary 396
Norton, Rebecca 28o
Norton, Samuel 223
Norton, Rev. Stephen A. 504
Norton, William 223
Norwalk 358
Norwich 359
Norwich (England) xxiv
Nowell, Samuel 48
Noyes (Descendants of james
Noyes) 355
Noyes, Rev. E. Mac Arthur
322
Noyes, Rev. Joseph 306
Noyes, Rev. Matthew 355
Noyes, Rev. Nicholas 423
Noyes, judge William 355
Nudd, Sarah 199
Nudd, Thomas 200
Nunez, Mr 242
Oakford, captain 128
Ober, Elizabeth 173
Odell, Bedfordshire (Eng-
land) 1 33
Odlin, Rev. John 17, 172,
173
Odlin, Woodbridge 173
Olcott, Elizabeth 158
Olcott, Sarah (Foote) 158
Olcott, Thomas 158
Old Churches and Families of
‘Oirginia (Meade) 341
Old Plate (Buck) xlvij, lv,
lxxvi, 187
Old Time in North 1 armouth,
Maine, 1878 (W. M. Sar-
gent) 508 -
Oliphant, Mr Henry D. 47
Oliver, Peter lxvi
Olmstead, Anna I 59
Olmstead, deacon Joseph I 59
Onclebagh, Garrett xxx
Onondawgus, Indian chapel
of 2
Orangeburg xxvi, 360
Orcagna's, Andrea, “Adora-
tion of the Kings” xx
Order de l'étoile xx
Order of the Golden Fleece
XX
Ordway, Joanna 297
Oriel college, Oxford xx
Orne, Joshua 263
Osborn, John 185
Osborn, Katharine 185
Osborn, Sarah 185
Osborn, Susanna 490
Osborn, Thomas 490
Osgood, deacon David 345,
348
Osgood, John 347, 348
Osgood, Hannah (Ayres) 347
Osgood, Mary 476
Osgood, Mary (Clements)
347, 348 g
Osgood, Mary (Russell) 346
Osgood, Sarah (Johnson) 346
Osgood, Timothy 346
Otis (Genealogical Notes of
Barnstaple Family) 439
Otis, James 55
Overzee, Simon lxxii;
Owen, Jeremiah xliij
Owens, Rev. James M. 341
Oxenbridge, Clement 22
Oxenbridge, David 21
Oxenbridge, John 28
Oxenbridge, Rev. John xlix,
lxxvij
Oxenbridge, Theodora 22
Oxford (England) (see also
Colleges)
Oxford (Pennsylvania) 361
Oxford Plate (H. C. Moffat)
lij
Oyster Bay 312
Packer, Thomas 188
Paddy, William 38
Page, Christopher 199
Page, Jeremiah 201
Page, Mary 201
Page, Samll. 198, 200
Page, Shuball 201
Page, Solomon 200
Page, Stephen 198
Paige (Cambridge) 272
Palmer, sir Charles 237
Palmer, Christopher 201
Palmer, Elizabeth (Bellinger)
385 -
Palmer, colonel John 385
Palmer, Mary 275
Palmer, Samuel 200
Palmer, William 385
Palmes, Andrew 443
Palmes, Bryan 443
Palmes, captain Edward 49
Palmes, major Edward 443
Palmes, Guy 443
Palmes, Sarah (Farmer)
(Davis) 443
Paine, Elisha II 2
Paine, Judith 23
Paine, Moses 23
Park, Mr Lawrence 76, 190,
435
Parke, Daniel 22 o
Parke, Frances 22 o
Parker, captain Io'7
Parker, E. P. (History of the
Second Church of Christ,
Hartford) 209
Parker, Elizabeth 476
bbbb
5.53
Payson, John 489
Peabody Academy of Science
426
Peabody, Dr 381
Pearce, Daniel 387
Pearce, Joshua I 36
Pearce, Mary 387
Pearse, Mary 361
Pearse, Nicholas 361
Peartree, Frances 336
Peartree, William 333
Peck, Abierer 4o I
Peck, Abigail 288
Peck, Benjamin lxvi., 412
Peck, Comfort 4oz
Peck, Dorothea 163
Peck, Elizabeth 402
Peck, Hannah 402
Peck, Rev. Jeremiah 305,
306
Peck, Joseph 4o I
Peck, Margaret 402
Peck, Martha 355
Peck, Mary (Barnett) 412
Peck, Nicholas 4oz
Peck, Rachel 4o I
Peck, Samuel, jun. 4o I
Peele, Abigail 428
Peele, Jonathan 428
Peirce, Eliza 428
Peirce, Nathan 428
Pemberton, Deborah 416
Pemberton, John 416
Pendleton, Rev. W. G. 221
Penhallow, Samuel 77
Penhallow, Mary (Cutts) 77
Penn, Hannah 242
Penn, John lxxviij
Penn, Richard 242
Penn, Thomas H. 9
Penn, William 242
Penn, governor William
lxxviij
Pennepek 368
Pepperell 227, 362
Pepperell, Andrew 237, 451
Pepperell, Elizabeth 96,237,
275
Pepperell, Harriet 237
Pepperell, Jane 271
Pepperell, lady lxxx;
Pepperell, Margery (Bray)
236
Pepperell, Mary 30, 237
Parker, Isaac 324
Parker, Jacob 4oz
Parker, John 272
Parker, Mary 272,324, 343
Parker, Mary (Parker) 324
Parker, Matthew, archbishop
of Canterbury xxxvij,
Parker, Rachel 402
Parker, Sarah 402
Parkhurst, John, bishop of
Norwich xx, xx;
Parmelee, Esther 505
Parmelee, Joel I 55
Parmelee, Phebe 155
Parmelee, Samuel lxxxv,
Parnell, Francis 37, 38, 39
Parris, Samuel 22
Parry, captain Edward 31 I
Parsons, Mehitabel (Clapp)
I 55
Parsons, Simeon I 55
Parsons, Theophilus 378
Partington, Rev. Inor 200
Partridge, George I 57
Partridge, Mary 75
Partridge, Mehitable 2 Io
Partridge, Sarah (Tracey) 157
Partridge, lieutenant-
governor William 75, 212
Patch, J. 197
Patens 3, 9, II, 59, 64, 66,
74, 77, 80, 84, 86, 9o, 96,
97, I O4, IO 5, I Io, I I I,
I 14, I 18, I 19, 126, 128,
141, 142, 152, 161, 182,
183, 204, 205, 207,214,
242, 258, 269, 271, 284,
292, 293, 295, 3Oo, 32 I,
325, 327, 332, 334, 335,
339, 341, 356, 360, 361,
363, 364, 368, 369, 382,
384, 389, 390, 391, 404,
407, 408, 409, 4 Io, 41 I,
412, 41.3, 414, 415, 416,
4.17, 418, 422, 440, 441,
442, 446, 448, 449, 454,
459, 470, 473, 488, 489,
492, 494, 496, 497, 499
Patten, Justen lvij
Patten, Nathaniel 150
Paul, Abigail I44
Paul, Ann I 44
Payson, Hannah 489
Pepperell, sir William lxxvij,
16, 85, 96, 165, 2 I I, 237,
27 I, 275
Pequenac 4oo
Perkins, Mr B. F. 2do
Perkins, Hannah 443
Perkins, Hannah (Lathrop)
443
Perkins, Jabez 443
Perkins, sergt Moses 200
Perkins, Samuel 501, 5oz
Perren, Abraham 164
Perren, Rachel 163
Perren, Sarah (Walker) 164
Perry, Kate E. (Epitaphs from
Fairfield Cemetery) 176
Perryman, Joanna 173
Perth Amboy xlvij, lj, 363
Peru 208
Perverse Widow (Steele) Io;
Perverse Widow or Catharina,
wife of William Boevey, 1898
(Crawley-Boevey) Io;
Peterkin, John 9
Peters, Mr 366
Peters, Richard 316
Peterson, Rev. Abbot 238
Peterson, Peter xxiv.
Pharnham lxxiv.
Philadelphia xxvij, xlij, lxij,
lxvi., lxviij, lxxj, lxxiij,
lxxvii, 242, 243, 364, 365,
368, 369, 370, 371, 372,
373; 374.
Philadelphia, Independence
Hall 361
Philbrick, deacon Joseph 200
Philbrook, lieutenant 199
Philip, J. Walton 9
Philipsburg xxiv, 509
Philipse, Elizabeth 468
Philipse, colonel Frederick
509
Phillips, Abigail 56, 57
Phillips Academy 4
Phillips, Elizabeth (Elkins)
428
Phillips, Faith 76
Phillips, Hannah (Gillam)76
Phillips, John 5, 42, 57
Phillips, colonel John 124
Phillips, Phebe 5
Phillips, Samuel 76, 123
Phillips, Rev. Samuel 56, 57
554
Phillips, Stephen 428
Phillips, lieutenant-governor
William 57
Phillipston 291
Phinizee, J. 9
Phipps, sir Williamlxij,lxxiv,
43
Pickering, Mary 31 o
Pickering, Miss Susan
Howard 472
Pickering, Thomas 31 o
Pickett, Adam, junior 31 I
Pickett, Elizabeth 31 1
Pickett, Hannah (Wetherell)
3 II
Pickett, John 31 I
Pickman, Abigail (Tindall)
434
Pickman, Benjamin xxxvi,
lxxix, 424, 434
Pickman, Mr Dudley L. xliij,
435 -
Pickman, Judith 434
Pickman, John 63
Pidgeon, Joseph 361
Pierce, Ann 272
Pierce, Miss Gertrude 249
Pierce, Dr John I oz
Pierce, Sarah 149, 45 I
Pierpont, Abigail 303, 3o4
Pierpont, Hezekiah 16o
Pierpont, Jacob 16o
Pierpont, Rev. James 16o,
3O3
Pierpont, John 16o
Pierson, Rev. Abraham 303
Pike, Timothy 298
Pilgrim Fathers xxiij, xxv
Pilgrim Fathers' church
(London) xxv
Pilgrims (see Thomas
France)
Piscataway 233 .
Pitkin, A. G. (Pitkin Gene
alogy) 158
Pitkin, Elizabeth (Stanley)
I 57, I 58, 185
Pitkin, Hannah I 58
Pitkin, Hannah (Buell) 158
Pitkin, colonel John lxxix
Pitkin, Martha 185
Pitkin, Mary (Woodbridge)
158
Pitkin, Samuel I 58
Pitkin, William I 57, 158,
I 59, 185
Pitt, Maud 12 I
Pitt, William 121
Pittee, Hannah 493
Pittee, Mary 493
Pittee, Samuel 493
Pitts, Elizabeth 87
Plaisted, Ichabod xxx, lxxvij
Plaisted, Sarah 35
Playstead, Olive (Colman)
4.52
Playstead, Roger 452
Plymouth, 38, 199, 203,
2 I 5, 374, 439
Pollard, Mary 32
Pollard, William xlvi, lvi
Pompeon Hill, 377
Pond, Thankful 144
Pond, William 144
Pongoteague, 407
Pool, Jane 425
Pool, Samuel 474
Poole, Jonathan 502
Poole, Mary 348
Poole, Rebecca 474
Poor, Daniel 348
Poor, Deborah 348
Poor, Mary (Farnum) 348
Pope, G. H. (Hooper Gene-
alogy, 1908) 262
Pope, Mary 105
Porringers, 412,451, 452,
481
Porter, Mrs Alexander S.
55
Porter, Rev. Dr Eliphalet
lxxv
Porter, Mary 14
Porter, Nathaniel 464
Porter, Ruth 464
Portland, 377, 378
Portraits 52, 55, 57, 84, 86,
Io2, Io 5, I I I, 185, 237,
262, 275, 38o, 383, 398,
409, 4 II, 417, 426, 434,
435, 447, 448, 472, 497,
499
Portsmouth xxx, xl, lvi, 77,
236, 251, 378-382
Potter, deacon Aaron 227,
229
Potter, Abigail 53
Potter, Anthony 224
Potter, John 53, 303
Potter, Mary 302
Potter, D.D., Rev. Rockwell
Harmon, 208
Potter, Samuel 303
Pousland, Elizabeth 261
Powell, Anne (Dummer) 508
Powell, John 508
Powell, Mary 81, 107
Powell, Michael 1 oz
Powell, William 30
Prague xx
Pratt, John 475
Pratt, Mary 190
Pratt, Rebecca (Colburn)475
Pratt, Sarah 474
Pratt, Tabitha 462
Preble, Ebenezer 378, 482
Preble, brigadier-general
Jedediah 378
Preble, Mary (Derby) 482
Prentice, John 264
Prentice, Rev. John lxxij,
239, 24.o
Presbyterian Historical
Society, Philadelphia (see
Societies)
Prescott, Abigail Hale lxxx;
Prescott, John 190
Prescott, Mary (Platts) 190
Prescott, colonel William
190, 362
Prescott, hon. William 190,
24O
Preston, Abigail (Jackson)
146 t
Preston, Daniel 146
Preston, Remember 146, 148
Preston, Sarah (Davis) 149
Prince, Abigail 31 o
Prince, Job lxxxv
Prince, captain Josiah 31 o
Prince, Samuel 5o
Prince, Sarah 50, 383
Prince, Rev. Thomas, lxx,
lxxvij, 380,383
Princeton lij, 50, 383
Prior, Mary 233
Pritchard, Alice 3o4
Proceedings of the Brookline
Historical Society (Watkins)
I O I
Proctor, Martha 436
Prout, John 6o, 302
555
Prout, Mary 60, 302
Prout, Rachel 284
Providence 165, 385, 387–
389
Provoost, bishop Samuel lxij
Prudden, Rev. Mr 288
Pugh, Elizabeth 343
Pugh, Theophilus 343
Punderson, deacon 303
Purdy, David 328
Pynchon, Catharine (Brewer)
Pynchon, colonel John 212,
456
Pynchon, Margaret 49
Pynchon, Phebe (sexton) 456
Pynchon, Sarah 457
Pynchon, William 49, 457
Quary, colonel Robert xxiv,
lxvi, lxviij, lxxiij, lxxviij,
127
Queekes (England) 473
Quiberon, Bay of 343
Quilter, Mark 226
Quincy 1, lvi, lviij, lxxviij,
391-399
Quincy, Anna 397
Quincy, Daniel 396
Quincy, Dorothy 398
Quincy, Edmund lvj, 23, 394,
Quincy, Elizabeth 82,394,
396, 397, 398
Quincy, Elizabeth (Norton)
Quincy, Hannah 398
Quincy, colonel John lxxviij
Quincy, Josiah 57, 398
Quincy, Lucy 396
Quincy, Norton 397
Quintard, Peter lyij
Quintyne, Mary 1 18, 384
Rackoon 467
Rainsborough, Martha I9
Rainsborough, William 19
Ramsey (Isle of Man) xxii;
Rand, Edmund 199, 200
Rand, Hannah I 22
Rand, Joanna I 99
Randall, Isaac 378
Randolph, Edward 367
Ranney, Rebecca 282
Ransack, Abram lxxx;
Rantoul, Mrs Edward lx
Rapelye, George I. 328
Rasle, father 137
Rawlins, captain John 4:34
Rawlins, Love 434, 435
Rawlins, Phebe 171
Ray, Hannah 202
Rayment, Joanna I 5
Raymond, Elizabeth 31 I
Raymond, Joshua 31 I
Rea, John 14
Read, George 39
Read, Mary 9
Reade, captain Abraham
27o
Reading 474-476
Reading, Elizabeth 4oo
Reading, John 4oo
Reading Records 462, 476
Readington 4oo
Reaville 4oo
Records of the Church of Christ
at Cambridge (Sharples) 1 oz
Records of Christ Church,
Poughkeepsie, The 383
Records of the Church in Brattle
Square, Boston 70
Reddington, Sarah 22.5
Redman, Jno I 99
Redman, Joseph 202
Reed, Abigail 245
Reed, deacon George 245
Reed, Hannah (Randall) 493
Reed, Sarah 493
Reed, Thomas 493
Reeves, Mr John Bonnethean
I 16
Rehoboth xxxiij, 51, 162,
I63, 2 I 5, 4o I
Revere, 4oz
Revere, Paul xlij, xlvi., lxviij,
lxx, lxxxiv.
Revolution in New England
Justified (1689) 226
Reynolds, Miss Helen Wil-
kinson 383 -
Rhett, colonel William lxv
Rhode Island 25 I, 269, 358
Rhode Island, seal of 251
Riboulau, Isaac xxxv
Rice, Abraham 352
Rice, Benjamin 352
Rice, Mary (Graves) 352
Rice, Peter 351
Rice, Rebecca (Ward) 351
Rice, Thankful 351
Richards, Alexander 3 15
Richards, Benjamin 315
Richards, Charles 315
Richards, Elizabeth 189, 31.5
Richards, Esther (Hough)
3 I 5
Richards, Eunice 28o
Richards, George 315
Richards, deacon Guy 315
Richards, Hannah 31.5
Richards, Hannah (Dolbeare)
3 I 5
Richards, captain John 42
Richards, James 189, 312
Richards, Jerusha 312
Richards, Mary 315, 483,
4.92
Richards, Nathaniel 3 15
Richards, Peter 31.5
Richards, Sarah (Gibbons)
189, 312
Richards, Sophia 316
Richards, Thomas 28o, 483
Richardson, Amos 12o
Richardson, Ann (Bartlett)46
Richardson, Edward 46
Richardson, Mrs Helen Ben-
nett 34
Richardson, Rev H. J. 251
Richardson, Joshua 298
Richardson, Katharine 12o
Richardson, Mary (Parker)
298
Richardson, William 238
Riches, John Io;
Richlands 7
Richmond 214, 231, 404,
488 -
Richmond, Abigail (Rogers)
469
Richmond, John 469
Rickard, Giles 374
Rickard, Hannah 374
Rickmansworth, Hertford-
shire (England) 34o
Ridout, George lxxxiij
Ridout, Mrs Weems 41 I
Rijks museum (Amsterdam)
xxij, xxiij, xxxiij
Rindge, Mary (Appleton)
I 95
556
Rindge, Samuel I 95, 229
Ringgold, Mary Ann 414
Roach, Charles H. 328
Robbins (History of the Second
Church) 37
Roberts (History of the Ancient
and Honourable Artillery
Company) 57
Robeson, Andrew 365
Robey, Thomas 202
Robinson, David I 54
Robinson, Elizabeth 146
Robinson, captain James I 54
Robinson, Jane 77
Robinson, John lxxiij, 146
Robinson, Mary lxxxj, 154
Roby, Samll: 199
Rockport 404
Roddley, Betsy Hill 165
Roddley, George Hill 165
Roddley, James 165
Rodman, Miss Lida T. 166
Rodney, John 242
Rogers, captain 148
Rogers, Daniel xlv., 226
Rogers, Ebenezer 354
Rogers, Edward 354
Rogers, Elihu 354
Rogers, Ezekiel xxvi
Rogers, Gideon 354
Rogers, Rev. John 230
Rogers, Josiah 354
Rogers, Martha 3.54
Rogers, Medad 354
Rogers, Rebecca 354
Rogers, Rev. Richard 405
Rogers, Ruth 354
Rogers, Ruth (Wheeler) 354
Rogers, Timothy 354
Rolfe, Aphia 297
Rolfe, captain John xlvii;
Roosevelt, Christopher 331
Roosevelt, James 330
Ropes, Benjamin 430
Ropes, Elizabeth 427
Ropes, Nathaniel 424, 425,
427
Ropes, Priscilla (Sparhawk)
42 I
Rose, John 42
Rosewell, Catharine (Russell)
3I 2
Rosewell, Elizabeth 312
Rosewell, Richard 306
Rosewell, William 312
Ross, Rev. John A. (History
and Manual of the Congrega-
tional Church, Hampton)
2 OO
Rossiter, Dr Bray 203
Rossiter, Rev. Ebenezer 462
Rossiter, Joanna 203
Rounswell, Hannah 492
Rowe, John 85
Rowe, Joseph 85
Rowe, Mary 85
Rowley xxvi, 405
Roxbury lxxv, 99, 137,223,
290, 492
Roxbury Records 491
Royall, Elizabeth 237,275
Royall House 98, 275
Royall, Isaac xxxvi, lxxix
Royall, colonel Isaac 275
Royall, Penelope 275
Ruck, deacon James 430
Ruck, John 43
Rudhall, Abel 73
Rudman, Andreas 365
Rudman, Ann Katherine 365
Rudman, Magdalen 365
Ruggles, Abigail (Crafts) 393
Ruggles, John 393
Rumney Marsh 402,403
Russel, John 24, 44
Russell, Abigail 45
Russell, Daniel lxviij
Russell, Deborah (Baldwin)
353
Russell, Ebenezer 353
Russell, Mr G. W. 353
Russell, Dr Gurdon W. 2 Io
Russell, Rev. John 45
Russell, Jonathan 45
Russell, Joseph 45
Russell, Mary 45
Russell, Mehitable 45
Russell, Moody xxix
Russell, Ralph 303
Russell, S. 9
Russell, Samuel 353
Russell, Skinner 45
Russell, Thomas 45, 124
Russell, Rev. William 282,
353
Rutherford, Henry 302, 303
Rutherford, Sarah 302, 303
Rutland 245
Rutter, Rebecca 191
Rye 2 I 3, 407
Ryerson, John (George) 4oo
Saben, Abigail 5o I
Saben, Daniel 5ol
Sadler, John 270
Saffin, Grace 51
Saffin, John 51, 162
Saffin, Martha xxiv, lxxxi,
162
Saffin, Simon 51
Safford, William 432
St Andrew's Society (see
Societies) *
St Anne's, Soho 473
St Botolph's club xxxv,
St George's parish lxvi
St Giles's, Cripplegate xxv,
XXX11], 232
St Giles-in-the-Fields 473
St Helena's parish, St
Helena's Island 235
St Inigo's mission lxx;
St John, lxxv
StMark's Church, Philadelphia,
and its Lady Chapel, 1909
373
St Michael's Xliv, liij, lvi
St Patrick's Society (see
Societies)
St Paul's Cathedral 236
St Paul's parish xxxii;
Salem xxix., xxxv, xlv., xlv),
lvij, lxxix, 95, 137, 203,
212, 225, 419, 435, 436-
Salem, schools of (see Schools)
Salmon Falls 453
Saltonstall, Elizabeth 313
Saltonstall, Elizabeth (Ward)
3 I 2
Saltonstall, governor Gurdon
lxxviij, 176, 503
Saltonstall, Rev. Gurdon 189
Saltonstall, Katharine
(Brattle) 313
Saltonstall, Mary lxix, 313
Saltonstall, Nathaniel 37, 38,
39, 40, 58, 312, 313
Saltonstall, colonel Nathaniel
503
Saltonstall, sir Richard 312
Saltonstall, Sarah 313
557
Sawyer, Joseph 238
Sawyer, William 238
Saybrook 190, 442, 443
Scarborough, Mary (Wool-
sey) 356
Scarborough, Samuel 490
Scarlet, Humphrey 54
Scarlet, Mary (Wentworth)
Schonts, Ann 4oo
Schools, Charlestown 419
Schools, Harvard Medical
I 34
Schools, Marblehead 26 I
Schools, Salem, 419
Schools of Law, Harvard 119
Schools of Law, Lichfield
II 9
Schrever, Bartholomew 507
Scottish beakers xx;
Screven, Mrs F. B. 142, 182,
285, 442, 455,478
Scituate 162, 444
Scituate (Deane) 444
Scotland 34 I, 441
Scott, Bathshua 22
Scott, Rev. James 7
Scott, Rev. John 7
Scott, Richard 22
Seabury, Abigail 156
Seabury, bishop 285, 45.5
Seabury, Samuel 156
Seals 116, 329
Searle, Deborah 225
Searle, John 462
Searle, Katherine (Warner)
462
Searle, Margaret 462
Secker, archbishop of Canter-
bury I 11
Seers, Robert 61
Seers, Sarah 61
Selyns, Dominic 331
Setauket 446
Seth, general Joseph B. 412
Sever, Ebenezer 82
Sewall, Rev. Dr 56
Sewall, Rev. Joseph xxvij,
lxxvij
Sewall, judge Samuel 30, 52,
222, 226, 296, 38o, 392,
4O2
Sewall, Rev. Samuel (His-
torian of Woburn) 503
Salvers 59,82, 142, 187, 368,
369,399, 486, 487,495
Sanborn, Jno 199
Sanborn, Josiah 198
Sanborn, Richard 198
Sanburn, James 20 I
Sanburn, lieutenant Jeremy
2O I
Sanburn, serjeant John 202
Sanburn, Mary 201
Sanburn, Reuben 20 I
Sanburn, Richard 20 I
Sanburn, Ruth 201
Sanburn, Winthrop 202
Sanders, Rachel 397
Sanderson, Benjamin 26
Sanderson, Mercy 26
Sanderson, Robert xxviij,
xxix., xlj, xlix, lviij, lxxxiij,
35
Sandford, Devonshire (Eng-
land) 1 90
Sands, Joshua I oA.
Sandwich 5o, I 99, 439
Sandy Bay 405
Sandy Point 259
Sanford, Hannah (Baldwin)
O
Sanford, Samuel 505
Santee 44o
Sargent, colonel Epes 185
Sargent, Miss Etha L. 173,
Sargent, Nathaniel 200
Sargent, W. M. (Old Time
in North 1 armouth, Maine,
1878) 508
Sartell, Nathaniel 191
Sartell, Sarah I 91
Saugus 254, 441
Savage 345, 406
Savage, Arthur 76
Savage, Elizabeth Scottow 76
Savage, lieutenant-colonel
226
Savage, Margaret Lynde 472
Savage, Mary 420
Savage, Samuel Phillips 76
Savage, Thomas lvj, 76, 420,
472
Savage, Thomas and Marylvij
Savannah 44 I
Sawyer, Bezaleel 238
Sawyer, Elias 238
Sewall, Stephen 226
Sewell, Henry I or
Seymour, governor John 41 I
Sharpe, W. C. 1 oo
Sharples, S. P. (Records of the
Church of Christ at Cam-
bridge, 1906) I of
Shatton, Abigail 323
Shattuck, lieutenant Thomas
362
Shaw, Benjamin 198
Shaw, Edward 200
Shaw, Esther 202
Shaw, Jonathan 201
Shaw, Rev. Josiah C. 131
Shaw, Lemuel 99
Shaw, Roger 201
Sheaffe, Jacob I 50
Shed, Elizabeth 89
Shed, Joseph 89
Shed, Samuel Adams 89
Shed, Susannah (Wire or
Wyer) 89
Shed, William 89
Shedd, Mary 33
Sheldon, hon. George 137
Sheldon (History of Deerfield)
I 39
Shelton, Abigail 455
Shelton, Rev. Philo 45.5
Shelton, Samuel 455
Shepard, Hannah 292
Shepard, Rev. Jeremiah 99
Shepard, Mary 99,223, 225
Shepard, Mehitable 99
Shepard, Rev. Thomas 121
Shepherd, Francis 324, 325
Shepherd, Sarah (Osburne)
324, 325
Sheppard, Joanna 346
Sherbon, Jno. 198
Sherbon, Love 198
Sherborn 1 oo
Sherburn, Jane 201
Sherman 464
Sherman, Ruth 464
Sherwood, Eunice 485
Sherwood, Grace 342
Sherwood, Hulda 485
Sherwood, Jane (Burr) 485
Sherwood, captain Matthew
93
Sherwood, Rev. Samuel 485
Sherwood, Sarah 93
558
Shipman, Rev. Frank R. 5
Shirley, governor William
lxxvij, 165, 237
Shore, Rev. Seth 136
Shrewsbury lij, lxxix, 447,
448
Shultz, Mrs 9
Shurtleff, Susanna 38o
Shurtleff, William 38o
Shurtleff, Rev. William 38o
Sill, Miss Sarah 442, 443
Silliman, Anna I75
Silliman, Daniel 175
Silliman, general Gold
Selleck 176
Silliman, Mrs Gold Selleck
176
Silliman, Sarah 175
Silloway, Hannah 92
Silvia, Jeremiah 132
Simmonet, Ann 440
Simmons, Abigail 25 I
Simpson, John 56
Simpson, Jonathan 56
Simpson, Margaret 56
Simpson, Mary 56
Simpson, William 56
Sims, Henrietta 242
Sioussat, Mrs Albert 41 5
Sir Richard Saltonstall, his an-
cestors and descendants 313
Skerry, Bridget 419
Skerry, Francis xxix, 419
Skiff, Bathsheba 439
Skiff, James 437
Skinner, Elizabeth (Howard)
264
Skinner, James 264, 268
Skye (Scotland) 51 I
Slaughter, A. F. E. 9
Slaughter, Mary 9
Sleepy Hollow xxiv.
Smedley, Eunice 176
Smedley, John 176
Smelt, Mary 9
Smibert, portraits by 52, 55,
237, 398, 472
Smith, Abigail 1, 200, 288
Smith, Anthony I
Smith, Benjamin 202
Smith, Rev. Caleb 371
Smith, Daniel 123
Smith, Rev. David I 55
Smith, Mr D. E. Huger I 14
Smith, Eleanor R. 9
Smith, Elisha 198, 200
Smith, Elizabeth I 15, 397
Smith, Frances 336
Smith, Hannah (Cooper) 37 I
Smith, Henry 371
Smith, Mr Henry F. 135
Smith, J. 14o
Smith, Jabez 198, 200
Smith, James 72
Smith, captain.John lxxxj,202
Smith, Jone 24
Smith, Joseph xxix
Smith, Rev. Josiah I 15
Smith, Mrs Martha 483
Smith, Mary 212, 288
Smith, Mary (Steele) 179
Smith, Meribah 198
Smith, Nathan 14o
Smith, Philip 198, 200
Smith, Rebekah 198
Smith, Samuel 199, 326
Smith, Sarah 371,419,422
Smith, Rev. Theophilus 173
Smith, Thomas 24, 179, 270,
378
Smith, sir Thomas 205
Smith, William 72,336,397,
492
Smith, William Peartree 336
Smith's Hundred, St Mary's
church 204
Smithurst, 269
Smithson, Thomas 412, 413
Smyth, Elinor 414
Smyth, Martha 414
Smyth, Thomas 414
Snow (vol. I, p. 277) 387
Societies, American Anti-
quarian I 9, 326
Societies, Colonial Dames,
Massachusetts 98
Societies, Colonial Dames,
New York 468
Societies, Connecticut His-
torical Society of Hartford
485
Societies, Gospel, propaga-
tion of lxxx, 166
Societies, Newport Histori-
cal Society 32 I
Societies, Presbyterian His-
torical Society, Philadel-
phia 339, 4o I
Societies, St Andrew's 337
Societies, St Patrick's Society
338
Some Records of Sussex County,
Delaware (Turner) 242
Sommers, James 467
Sommers, John 467
Soul, Abigail (Delano) I 56
Soul, Abishai 156
Southampton xlv., 450
Southampton Hundred
church 205
South Berwick xxx, x1, xlj,
4.5 I
South Carolina Hist, and Genea-
/ogical Magazine Io
South Elmham 124
Southold 454
Southport 4.54
Southworth, captain William
Spanish silver lxx
Sparhawk, Betsey 492
Sparhawk, Elizabeth 237
Sparhawk, John 95
Sparhawk, Nathaniel 95, 96,
237
Sparhawk, Patience 95
Sparhawk, Priscilla 95
Sparhawk, William 237
Spaulding, Edward 395
Speakman, Hannah 85
Speakman, William 85
Spectator, The Io 5
Spencer 45.5
Spencer, George lxxiv.
Sperry, Abigail 505
Sperry, Mr Walter N. 14o
Spinning, Deborah Bartlett
I94.
Spinning, John 194
Spoons 35,42, 44, 46, 47,67,
7o, 73, 78, 79, Io9, Io'7,
Io9, Io9, I 14, I 19, 124,
125, 241, 257, 258, 259,
264, 265, 268, 295, 299,
3oo, 301, 331, 368, 412,
419, 423, 429, 431, 438,
452, 471, 472, 474, 476
Sprague, Joan (Corbin) 120
Sprague, Ralph I 20
Springfieldlkx,21 1,455,456,
4-57
Sproat, Ebenezer 371
559
Sproat, Elizabeth 337
Sproat, Experience 371
Sproat, Dr James 370
Sproat, John xlij
Staats, Ann 54
Stacy, Sarah 224
Stacey 26o
Stacey, Agnes 266
Stacey, John 266
Stallings, Daniel lxxx;
Stamford lvij, lxj, 457-460
Stamford, Land Evidence of
458, 459
Stamp Act 346
Stanard, Mr William G. 231
Standing cups xlix
Stanford, Wm 198
Stanley, Ann (Whiting) 209
Stanley, Nathaniel 209
Stanton, Margaret (Gavell)
498
Stanton, William 498
Starbuck, Abigail 171
Starbuck, Edward 171
Starr, Hannah I 36, 144
Starr, captain John 136
Starr, Josiah I 35
Starr, Nathan 136
Starr, Rebecca 135
Starr, Samuel G. 9
Stearns, Mr Frederick A.478
Steavens, Samuel 404
Stebbins, deacon 99
Stebbins, Rev. Roderick 292
Stebbings, John 455
Stedman, John 124
Stedman, Sarah 124
Steele (Perverse Widow) Io;
Stegg, lieutenant-colonel
Thomas 488
Stent, Eleazer 91
Stephens, Thomas 16
Stetson, Mary 157
Stevens, Abigail 173
Stevens, Abraham 378
Stevens, Elizabeth 345
Stevens, Grace (Gammon)
I 2.2
Stevens, John I 22, 173, 345,
363
Stevens, Mary 171, 193
Stevens, Mr Samuel D. 348
Stevens, Susannah 345
Stewart, Ann 223
Stewart, William 223
Stickney (Lincolnshire) xxiv.
Stiles, Ezra lxvii;
Stiles, Rev. Dr Ezra 388
Stiles, Rev. Isaac 358
Stiles, Mary lxxx;
Stockbridge, Margaret 206
Stoddard, Abigail 346
Stoddard, Anthony 126,420
Stoddard, Benjamin 126
Stoddard, David I oz
Stoddard, Elizabeth I oz, 126
Stoddard, Margaret 126
Stoddard, Mary 126
Stoddard, Mehitable 1 oz
Stoddard, Rebekah I 26
Stoddard, Ruth (Beal) 1 32
Stoddard, Samson 1 26
Stoddard, Sarah I 26
Stoddard, William I 26
Stoddard, Zenas I 32
Stoddart, Rev. Samson xl
Stone, Dorcas 248
Stone, Dorcas (Jones) 245
Stone, Elizabeth 194,473
Stone, Eunice I 55
Stone, Mr James E. 74
Stone, John 246, 286
Stone, Jonathan 16
Stone, Lydia 2.47
Stone, Miss Margaret M.
3o I
Stone, Mary 482
Stone, Mary (Whipple) 323
Stone, Rachel (Shepard) 246
Stone, Reuben 194
Stone, Robert 173
Stone, Samuel I 73,245, 247,
248
Stone, Sarah 163, 247
Stone, Sarah (Stearns) 248
Stone, Simon 323
Stone, Susanna (Newton) 286
Stone, Thankful 144
Stone, Timothy 194
Stone, Zeckariah 173
Stoneham 461
Stoney, Mr Samuel G. 360
Stonington 392, 462
Stono, St Paul’s church 466
Storrow, Mr Edward C. 66
Story, deacon 169
Story, Elisha 427
Story, Harriet 427, 428
Story, Isaac 266
Story, Mehitable (Pedrick)
428
Story of Van Cortlandt Park,
The 468
Story, Sarah 28
Stoughton 146
Stoughton, Elizabeth 146,
289
Stoughton, Israel I46, 289
Stoughton, William 24
Stoughton, lieutenant-
governor William lxxvi;
Stower, Richard 253
Stower, Ruth 253
Stratford, 24, 463
Stuart, Gilbert, portraits by
57
Sturges, N. L. 9
Sturgis, Sarah 174
Sudbury 190, 245
Suffield 465
Suffolk 343
Suffolk (England) 406
Sully, Thomas 365
Summers [Sommers], Henri-
etta 467
Summerville I 5 I, 466
Sumner, deacon 292
Sumner, Elizabeth 89, Io2
Sumner, governor Increase
I O2
Sumner, Mary (Josslyn) 290,
292
Sumner, deacon Roger 290
Sumner, Mr W. H. 1 oz
Sunderland, John 26
Sutliff, Dinah 281
Sutliffe, John 281
Sussex County, Delaware, some
records of (Turner) 242
Sutton 362
Swan, William xxxvi, 238
Swansea Io9
Swansey 162
Sweden 499
Swedesboro’ 467
Swedish silver lxx;
Sweet, John 42
Sweetser, Elizabeth (Sprague)
258
Sweetser, Samuel 258
Swett, captain Joseph 261,
263
56,o
Swett, Rebecca 263
Swett, Sarah 263
Swiss beakers xx
Symmes, Elizabeth 48
Symmes, Huldah 48, 49
Symmes, John 447
Symmes, Mary 420
Symmes, Rebecca 347
Symmes, Sarah 48,420
Symmes, Susanna (Graves)
347
Symmes, Thomas 447
Symmes, Rev. Zachariah 48,
345, 347, 42O
Syng, Philip lxvi, lxviij,
lxxxv, 361
Tablecloths I 22, 125, 202,
206
Tailer, William 24, 34
Tainter, Jared 356
Talbot, Jared 141
Talbot, Rev. John Io 5, 363,
364
Talbot, St George lx;
Talbot, Sarah (Andrews) 141
Talmadg, Thomas 459
Tankards xxxvi, 7, 13–16, 17,
27, 29, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 53, 54,
59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 77,
81,84, 92, 93, 98, 99, Ioo,
Io I, Io9, Io9, II 5, I 16,
I 18, I I 9, 120, 12 I, 122,
123, 124, 125, 126, 136,
137, 138, 139, 143, 147,
148, 149, 156, 160, 166,
I67, 17o, 173, 174, 176,
177, 188, 190, 191, 192,
196, 197, 206, 209, 225,
227, 228, 238, 243, 246,
247, 252, 253, 254, 255;
262, 265, 266, 271, 272,
273, 288, 289, 290, 292,
295, 296, 297, 298, 299,
309, 3 I 2, 3 I 3, 3I4, 3 I 5,
318, 319, 321, 322, 323,
325, 326, 335, 336, 337,
344, 345, 347, 348, 349,
350, 351, 352, 358, 362,
364, 365, 370, 371, 372,
373, 374, 375, 376, 377,
379, 38o, 38.1, 383, 384,
391, 393, 394, 395, 396,
397, 4 I 3, 4 I 7, 42.3, 424,
433, 434, 435, 443, 45C,
451, 453, 459, 469, 470,
478,479, 48o, 481, 482,
486, 489, 490, 491, 5 Io
Tapliff, Ebenezer 144
Tarrytown xxx, lxix, 467
Taunton 469 -
Tayloe, colonel John lxxiv.
Taylor, Benjamin 171
Taylor, Rev. Daniel 190
Taylor, George lxxx
Taylor, John 201, 35o
Taylor, captain Joseph 199,
2 OO
Taylor, Kezia 358
Taylor, Mary 202
Taylor, Richard 200
Tazza 496
Teignmouth (England) 343
Temple, Deborah 476
Temple, Richard 476
Tennent, Rev. Gilbert likxx
Tenney, Mary (Taylor) 352
Tenney, Stephen 352
Terry, Fred xxxiij, xxxiv
Terry, Stephen 21 I
Tetlow, Mrs Albert H. 13,
141, 469
Thacher, Margaret lyij
Thacher, Peter Oxenbridge
7o
Thacher, Rev. Thomas 1.5o
Thanksgiving Day 74
Thaxter, Anna 2 17, 397
Thaxter, Elizabeth 2 I 6
Thaxter, John 216, 217, 397
Thaxter, Samuel 2 16
Thayer, Cornelius 34, 35
Thayer, Rev. Ebenezer 489
Thayer, Rev. Lucius 378
Thayer, Rev. Nathaniel 24o
Thing, Abigail 173
Thing, Joanna 173
Thomas, John 376
Thomas, Joseph 376
Thomas, Judeth 270
Thomas, Mary 199, 376
Thomas, Nathaniel 376
Thomas, R. 9
Thomas, William 270
Thompson, Abigail 303, 392
Thompson, Rev. Benjamin F.
I 52
Thompson, Elinor 392, 398
Thompson, John 3o4
Thompson, Joseph 395
Thompson, Hannah 3o4
Thompson, Rev. William
392
Thong, Maria 337
Thorndike, John 15
Thorndike, Paul I 8
Thorne, deacon John 196
Thrale, Mr 333
Tileston, Thomas 501
Tilley, Miss Edith May 317,
32 I
Tindal, sir John 19
Tindal, Margaret 19
Tisdale, Deborah (Dean) 1 3
Tisdale, John 13
Tisdale, Mary 13
Titcomb, Andrew 378
Titcomb, Benayah (Benaiah)
297
Titcomb, Enoch 297
Titcomb, Joanna (Bartlett)
296
Titcomb, Jonathan 3o I
Titcomb, Joseph 378
Titcomb, Josiah 297
Titcomb, Lydia 297
Titcomb, Moses 378
Titcomb, Penuel 297
Titcomb, Sarah 297
Titcomb, William 296
Todd, Michael 308
Tollman, Farr 326
Tolman, Hannah 326
Tolman, Lydia (Farr) 51
Tolman, Sarah 290
Tolman, Thomas 290
Tolman, William 51
Tomlison, deacon 14o
Tomson, Samuel 392
Tonge, Rev. John 467
Toppan, Dr Bezaleal 435
Toppan, Mary (Barton) 435
Touro, Isaac 320
Tower, Levi I 31
Towl, Benjamin 199
Towle, Amos 20 I
Towle, Benjamin, senior 200
Towle, Caleb 200
Towle, Jeremy 201
Towle, Joseph 201
Towle, Kesia 201
CCCC
56 I
Towle, Philip 200
Towle, Sarah 20 1, 202
Townsend, James 33
Townsend, Jeremiah, junior
307
Townsend, Penn 489
Townsend, Rebecca 33
Townsend, Sarah (Adding-
ton) 489
Townsend, Thomas Hubbard
84
Townsend, William Blair
486
Townsend, Mary 33
Tozier, Martha 453
Tozier, Richard 453
Tracy, Mr John F. 2 Io
Trader, Miss M. Louise 3o
Tray 41 o
Treadwell, Hannah (Board-
man) 430
Treadwell, Rev. John 427,
43O
Treadwell, Mehitable (Dex-
ter) 427
Treat, Mary 420
Treaty of Peace I of
Tredwell, Timothy 93
Trenton xlij, 469-470
Trescott, Sarah I 51
Tresse, Margaret lxxxv
Tresse (Tress) Mary (Pearse)
368
Tresse, Thomas 361, 368
Trinity college, Cambridge
(see Colleges)
Trinity college, Oxford (see
Colleges)
Trippe, Edward 187
Trippe, Elizabeth 187
Trippe, Henrietta 187
Trippe, Henry 187
Trippe, James 187
Trippe, John 187
Trippe, Mary 187
Trippe, Susannah 187
Trippe, William 187
Trott, chief-justice Nicholas
II 3
Trowbridge 359
Trowbridge, Rev. Caleb
I 9o, 447 -
Trowbridge, James 323, 324
Trowbridge, Margaret 323
Trowbridge, Margaret
(Atherton) 323, 324
Trowbridge, Sarah 447
Trowbridge, Thomas 306
Trumbull, Rev. Benjamin
357
Truro 471
Tubman, E. H. 9
Tuck, John I 99
Tuck, deacon Jonathan 200
Tuck, Judith 15
Tuck, Mary 15
Tuck, William I 5
Tucker, Rev. Ebenezer 291
Tucker, George 342
Tucker, James 290
Tucker, John 25 I
Tucker, Manassah 292
Tucker, Mary 25 I
Tucker, Rebecca (Tolman)
290
Tucker, Waitstill 291
Tudor, Elizabeth St George
74 e
Tudor, captain John 74
Tudor, Mr William 74
Tufts, Dr Cotton 393, 394,
396, 397
Tufts, Elizabeth 274
Tufts, John 276
Tufts, Jonathan 276
Tufts, Lucy 396, 397
Tufts, Mary (Cotton) 393
Tufts, Mary (Putnam) 276
Tufts, Peter lvi, 393
Tufts, Quincy lvj, 396
Tufts, Rebecca 276
Tufts, Rebecca (Wait) 276
Tufts, Samuel 258
Tufts, Dr Simon 274, 275,
27
Tufts, Susan 394
Turband, Henry 477
Turband, Mary 477
Turbutt, Marian 417
Turbutt, Michael 417
Turbutt, Samuel 417
Turell, Rev. Ebenezer xlj
Turell, Jane lxxx;
Turner, Abigail 304
Turner, Rev. C. H. B. 242
Turner, Eunice 42 I
Turner, Ezekiel 31 I
Turner, John 4:30
Turner, Rev. Joseph Brown
3o I
Turner, Mary (Yale) 305
Turner, Nathaniel 3o4
Turner, Susanna 3 II
Turner, Susanna (Keeney)
3 II
Turner, Thomas 305
Turney, Benjamin 93
Turney, Mary 93
Turney, Sarah 93
Tuttle, deacon 403
Tuttle, John 4oz, 403
Tuttle, Martha 403
Tuttle, Mary (Holyoke) 403
Tuttle, Samuel 4oz
Tyler, Dr Lyon G. 488, 497
Tyler, Margaret 234
Tyler, Mrs Mary Morris 488
Tyler, Samuel 477
Tyler, William 238,271
Tyng, Edward 38
Tyng, Eleazer 472
Tyng, Jonathan 502
Tyng, Sarah 48
Tyng, Sarah (Alford) 472
Tyngsboro 47
University, Brown 386
Upson, Rev. Benoni 233
Usher, Elizabeth 48, 49, 420
Usher, Hezekiah xxxiij,
lxxvij, 48
Usher, John 48
Usher, Mary 48
Usher, Samuel 48
Van Camp graveyard 4oo
Van Camp, Peter 4oo
Van Cortlandt, Eva 468
Van Cortlandt, Frederick,
468
Van Cortlandt, Jacobus 468
Van Cortlandt, Oloff Steven-
son 467, 468
Wan Cortlandt Park, Story of
468
Van Cortlant, Catharina xxiv.
Vanderspiegle, William 365
Van Dyck, Peter xliij, xlv
Van Dyke, Nicholas 301
Van Horn, Anna 338
Van Wickel, David 328
Vassal, Anna (Lewes) 77
562
Vassall, Henry 77
Vassall, John 77
Vernon, Samuel lxxxv.
Verplanck, Samuel lxvij
Very, Mr Nathaniel A. 438
Veesie, Hannah 173
Vesey, Mary 333,393
Vesey, William 333,393
Vesey, Rev. William 333,
334, 393
Viall, Mary 26, 434
Viall, Mary (Simpson) 434
Viall, Nathaniel 434
Vićtoria and Albert Museum
xx, lxxij
Virginia 259, 270,341, 342,
390, 473, 494, 507, 5 IO
Virginia Historical Society
lxxv,
Vital Records (Arnold) 387
Vittum, William 202
Vose, Abigail 291
Vose, Edward 291
Vose, Miss Ellen F. 292
Vose, Herbert 291
Wade, Elizabeth 234
Wade, Elizabeth (Cogswell)
I 95
Wade, Rev. John 452
Wade, Sarah 444
Wade, colonel Thomas 195
Wadham college, Oxford (see
Colleges)
Wadleigh, Elizabeth 173
Wadlen (Wadland), Crispen
I 23
Wadlon, Moses 259
Wadsworth, Abigail (Pen-
field) I 54
Wadsworth, Mrs Alexander
F. xlj
Wadsworth, Rev. Benjamin
29 I
Wadsworth, general James
I 54.
Wadsworth, deacon John
29 I
Wafer-box 4.99
Wainwright, Anne 41
Wainwright, Elizabeth (Nor–
ton) 4 I -
Wainwright, Francis 223,
225
Wainwright, colonel John 41
Wainwright, Phillippa 223,
225
Wainwright, Sarah 451
Wainwright, captain Simon
45 I
Waite, Benjamin 212
Waite, Joseph 212
Waite, Martha 30, 212
Waite, Mary 212
Waite, Reuben 30
Waite, Sarah 2 I 2
Wakefield 474
Wakefield, Sarah 45
Wakeman, Catharina 176
Wakeman, Ebenezer 174,
176
Wakeman, Elizabeth 176
Wakeman, Ellen 305
Wakeman, Jabez 176
Wakeman, John 305
Wakeman, Joseph 176
Wakeman, Mary 176
Wakeman, Samuel 176
Wakeman, Stephen 176
Waldron, Rev. Mr xlij
Wales, deacon 239, 241
Wales, Elizabeth lxxij
Wales, Joseph 24o
Walesby, David 393
Walesby, Hannah 393
Walesby, Ruth 393
Walker, Bathsheba (Brooks)
469 -
Walker, James 469
Walker, Mary G. 9
Walker, Sarah 31 o
Walker, Val. 9
Walley, Elizabeth 52
Walley, hon. John 52
Wallingford lxxv, 477
Walsh, Rev. W. L. 99
Waltham 83,478
Walton, Mrs D. 9
Waltonsville 182, 478
Wanlip Hall 237
Wanton, Sarah 269
Ward, A. H. (History of
Shrewsbury) 448
Ward, general Artemaslxxix,
8o
Ward, deacon 424
Ward, Ebenezer 432
Ward, Joshua 42
Ward, Martha (Howe) 447
Ward, Mary 283
Ward, colonel Nahum 447
Ward, Noah 200
Ward, Ruth (Putnam) 436
Ward, Sarah 201, 324, 432
Ward, Theo: 198
Ward, William 436
Ware 479
Waring, Richard 1 5 I
Warner, Andrew 28 I
Warner, Hannah 281
Warner, Rebecca (Fletcher)
28 I
Warren xl, lxxix, 479, 48o
Warren (Waring), Basil 390
Warren, Elizabeth (Crow)
208
Warren, Mehitable 24
Warren, sir Peter 237, 336
Warren, Sarah 61
Warren, William 208
Warwick 232
Washington lxxiv.
Washington city 252
Washington, George xxvij,
lxx
Washington, general George
5o, 220, 316, 425
Washington, Martha xxvij
Waters, John 62
Waters, Rev. T. Frank 23o
Watertown lj, lxxxij, 191,
48o
Watertown (Bond) 481
Watkins, C. 9
Watkins, Walter K. (Pro-
ceedings of the Brookline
Historical Society) 1 or
Webb, Henry 150
Webb, Rev. Mr 62, 176
Webber, Benedict 29
Webster, Maria 9
Weeden, Rebecca 68
Weekly Post-Boy, The 293
Weeks, Hannah 151
Weeks, John 151
Weight (Waite), Mercy 447
Welch, John 501
Welch, Mary 501
Welch, Sarah 501
Welch, Sarah (Whitman)
288
Welch, Thomas 288
563
Welles, Catharina 176
Welles, Elizabeth 464
Welles, George lxxij
Welles, Gideon 176
Welles, John 464
Welles, Ruth (Rice) 185
Welles, Samuel 185
Wellington, Benjamin 249
Wellington, Elizabeth
(Sweetman) 2.49
Wellington, Ruhamah 249
Wells, Mr Daniel W. 212
Wells, Ebenezer 137
Wells, Hepzibah (Buel) 136
Wells, James 233
Wells, Joseph 233
Wells, Mrs Kate Gannett
358
Wells, Mary 233
Wells, Mary (Waite) 137
Wells, Nancy 233
Wells, Rebecca 62, 64
Wells, Rev. Mr 394
Wells, Sylvester 233
Wells, Thomas 62, 136
Welsh, Elizabeth 87
Welstead, William lxvi
Welsteed, Sarah lxxx
Welsteed, William 30, 40
Wendell, captain John 398
Wendell, judge lxix
Wenham Io9
Wenham, colonel 333
Wensley, Elizabeth lxvi, 25
Wensley, Hopestill 38
Wensley, John 25, 38
Wensley, Mercy 25
Wentworth, Elizabeth 30
Wentworth, governor John
lxxxvij
Wentworth, Samuel 30
Wentworth, Sarah 3o
Wesley, Rev. John 442
Wesley, Rev. Samuel 442
West Barnstable 483
West, Benjamin 83
West, Mary 18
West, Mary (Beckford) 426
West, Nathaniel 426
West, Roxbury 489
West, William 426
Westborough 349
Westcarr, Dr John 138
Westchester 21.3, 407,484
Westhrope, John xlvii;
Westminster abbey xlviij,
lxii;
Weston 485, 486
Weston, Miss A. E. 251
Westover xxxix., lxj, 488
Wethersfield 53
Wethersfield (England) 405
Wetmore, Mr G. Peabody
435
Wetmore, Hannah 282
Weymouth 394, 492
Wheeler, Abigail 93, 464
Wheeler, Daniel 35o
Wheeler, Jonathan 53
Wheeler, Joseph 53
Wheeler, Mary 276
Wheeler, Samuel 73
Wheelock, Rev. Eleazar
lxxxvij
Wheelock, Rev. Mr 136
Wheelright, Rev. John lxii;
Wheelwright, Esther lxxxiv.
Whelpley, Jonathan 177
Whelpley, Sarah 177
Whipple, John 224
Whipple, Mary 196
Whipple, deacon Matthew
196
Whipple, deacon Nathaniel
I 96
Whipple, Sarah 224, 225
Whipple, William 238
Whitaker, Rev. Epher 454
White, Ann I or
White, Benjamin Ioo
White, Mr Charles F.
(Article in Proceedings of
the Brookline Historical So-
ciety, 1908) Io I
White, Ebenezer 492, 493
White, Edmund 189
White, Francis lxxxv
White, Hannah 2 Io
White, Hannah (Phillips)
492
Whitehaven, Cumberland
(England) 495
White, Henry 427
White, Isabella 338
White, James 492, 493
White, John 21 o, 344
White, Jonathan 493
White, Lydia 173
White, Mary 189
White, Mary (Swift) 344
White, Nathaniel 493
White, Phoebe (Brown) 427
White, Samuel I oo, Io I
White, Sarah 2 Io, 212,492
White, Susannah (Cogswell)
I OO
White, Thomas 493
White, Timothy 173
White, William 365
White, bishop William lxij,
lxxii;
Whitechapel 494
Whitefield, George 85, 237,
370
Whiteside, Mrs Alexander
xliv
Whiting, colonel John 445
Whiting, Rev. Samuel 5oo
Whitman, Abiah 493
Whitman, Mary (Ford) 493
Whitmore, John 272
Whitmore, Rachel 272
Whitmore, Rebecca 283
Whitney, deacon 482
Whitney, Mr Ellerton Pratt
66
Whitney, Rev. Samuel 121
Whittemore, Abigail 245,
246
Whittemore, Jacob 245
Whittemore, William lxxxv
Whitwell, Mary 343
Whitwell, Matthew 343
Whitwell, captain Matthew
lxxix
Whitwell, William 342
Whitwell, Rev. William 264
Wickford 495
Wigglesworth, Michael 257
Wigglesworth, Rev. Samuel
196
Wilcocks, William 8 I
Wilde, R. H. 9
Wilder, deacon 241
Wilkins, John 145
Wilkinson, Rev. Christopher
4. I -
Willett, Thomas xxiv, 1
Willett, captain Thomas 51
Willey, Mr W. L. 243
William and Mary college
(see Colleges)
564
William and Mary Quarterly
497
Williams, Abigail Davenport
3O4.
Williams, Charles 509
Williams, Elizabeth 137
Williams, Miss Elizabeth
Chew 409
Williams, Hulda 281
Williams, bishop John 285
Williams, Jonathan 33
Williams, Margery 33
Williams, Mary 1 18, 489
Williams, Rebecca 33
Williams, deacon Robert 33
Williams, Sarah 137
Williams, Sendall 33
Williams, Rev. William 137
Williams, Rev. W. J. 390
Williams, Mr W. S. G. 417
Williamsburg xlij, xlviij, lv,
219, 22 o, 22 I, 496
Williamson, Samuel xlij
Willis, Benjamin 276
Willis, Hannah (Elliot) 276
Willis, Stephen 276
Wilmington lxxj, 408
Wilmot, Rachel 505
Wilson, Abigail 323
Wilson, Joan 405
Wilson, John xxx;
Wilson, Rev. John 20, 420
Wilson, Rev. John Mills,
248
Wilson, Mary 175
Wilson, D.D., Rev. Robert,
235, 44 O
Wilson, Seaborn 247
Wilson, Theophilus 247
Wilson, Thomas, bishop of
Sodor and Manxxiij
Wiltbank, John 242
Wiltbank, judge William
White 365
Winchester (England) xx
Windham 29, 5oo, 5o I
Windham's Bicentennial 5oo
Windsor xx;
Wing, Hannah 71
Winget, captain 198
Wingett, Dorothy 202
Winship, Eunice 325
Winship, Thaddeus 325
Winslow, Mr Arthur 472
Winslow, Edward xxix, lvi,
lx, lxj, 433,472
Winslow, Elizabeth 420,472
Winslow, Hannah 433,472
Winslow, Hezekiah 378
Winslow, John 472
Winslow, Joshua 472
Winslow, William 433
Winthrop, Adam 19, 41, 326
Winthrop, Anne (Norton)
223
Winthrop, John 51
Winthrop, governor John
xxxj, lix, lxxvij, 326
Winthrop, Mary (Luttrell)
4. I
Winthrop, Rebecca 312
Winthrop, Rebecca (Towns–
end) 326
Winthrop, William 20
Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset
(England) 34o
Winterbourne Steepleton,
Dorset (England) 34o
Wise, Ammi 378
Wise, Rev. Jeremiah 451
Wise, Rev. John 169
Wishart, Hugh 1
Wiswall, Deborah 156
Wiswall, John 149
Witham, Henry 404
Withington, Ebenezer 144
Withington, Elizabeth
(Eliot) 144, 15o
Withington, John 144
Withington, Richard 144,
I 5o
Withington, William 144
Withington, Whittington, or
Whittingham, Mary 313
Withington, Whittington, or
Whittingham, Mary(Law-
rence) 58, 313
Withington, Whittington, or
Whittingham,William 58,
3 I 3
Woburn lvij, 245, 247, 5oz,
5O4.
Wolcott, Anna 442
Wolcott, Elizabeth 420
Wolcott, Josiah 420, 429
Wolcott, Martha (Pitkin)
165
Wolcott Memorials (1881) 165
Wolcott, governor Roger
lxxvii;
Wolcott, Simon 165
Wolcott, Treat 429
Wolstenholme, sir John 205
Wood, Mary 251
Wood, Mr 497
Wood, Rev. Nathan E.
(History of the First Bap-
tist Church, Boston) 47
Woodberry, Anna 263
Woodbery, Anna (Palgrave)
I 3
Woodbery, Benjamin 13
Woodbery, Isaac 1.3
Woodbery, Mary 13
Woodbery, Mary (Wilks) 13
Woodbery, Nicholas 13
Woodbridge 505
Woodbridge, Abigail xxxij,
xlv., lxxv
Woodbridge, Dorcas (Marsh)
428
Woodbridge, Dorothy 297
Woodbridge, Dudley 428
Woodbridge, John 208
Woodbridge, Mary 208
Woodbridge, Rev. Samuel
I 59
Woodbridge, Thomas 297
Woodbridge, Rev. Timothy
xxxij, xlv, 208
Woodbury, Miss Laura S.
196
Woodbury, Lydia 1.5
Woods, Alice 267
Woods, William 267
Woodward, Frances 21
Woodward, Rev. Hezekiah
2 I
Woodward, John Io I
Woodward, Thomas Io I
Woodworth, Ebenezer 163
Woodworth, Samuel 163
Woolfalk, Louisa L. 9
Woolsey, professor Theo-
dore S. 52, 5 Io
Worcester 238,275, 506
Worden, Mary 31
Wormley, Ralph, senior 497
Wray, Thomas J. 9
Wrentham 506
Wyckoff, Rev. B. W. D. 4oo
Wycomico 507
565
Wyer, Robert 122
Wyer, Ruth (Johnson) 122
Wyman, deacon 241
Wyman, Mrs Edward 59
Wyman, James 276
Wyncoop, Benjaminxxx, 176
Yaeger, Rev. Edward J. 493
Tale Biographies and Annals
(Dexter) 136, 358, 371
Yale college (see Colleges)
Yale, Rebecca 278
Yale, Mr Thms. Yale 14o
Yalesville 477
Yale university xlvij, lv
Yarmouth 509
Yeardley, sir George 205
Yeates, John lxxv,
Yonkers 509
York 497
Yorke, Abigail 392
Yorke, James 392
Yorke, Joanna lwiij, 392
Yorketown 330, 5 Io
York Village 51 o
Young, Mary 419
Zincke, C. F., enamelled por-
trait by 497

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