American Silversmiths

John Hancock
(1699-1776)
Susanna Chickering
(1700-1763)
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John Hancock
(1732-1784)

 

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Spouses/Children:

1. Martha Sparhawk

John Hancock
  • Born: 10 Oct 1732, Boston MA
  • Marriage (1): Martha Sparhawk on 20 Nov 1760 in Massachusetts
  • Died: 24 Sep 1784, Oxford MD

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:


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  • Alternate Mark this is a tentative attribution by Winterthur; Kane only attributes the surname mark above, found on his few surviving pieces of hollowware, to Hancock. This mark is on a teaspoon from his Oxford MD era.

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  • Alternate Mark another tentatively attributed mark found on a c 1760 spoon of Boston origin.
  • He worked in 1760-1770 as a silversmith in Boston MA 30
  • He worked about 1770-1774 as a silversmith in Providence RI 10
  • He worked about Jul 1774-1784 as a silversmith in Oxford MD 10

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  • Sugar tongs, c 1780
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10
    l: 5 11/16"
    wt: 1 oz, 2 1/2 dwt
    Engraved "NRG" for Nathaniel and Rebecca Gorham

John married Martha Sparhawk on 20 Nov 1760 in Massachusetts. (Martha Sparhawk was born on 2 Jan 1731 in Cambridge MA.)




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