John Dixwell

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Snuff box, c 1705-1725
Yale University ²⁵
l: 2 5/16"
wt: 1 oz, 1 dwt

• Advertised in the New-England Courant (Boston MA), 1 Oct 1722-8 Oct 1722, offering a reward of £5 for the return of a quart tankard stolen from Crown Coffee House ⁴

• Mentioned in July 11, 1705 entry of Samuel Sewall's diary as a goldsmith. An outstanding maker of early church silver, 27 examples by him are recorded in Jones, The Old Silver of American Churches. In 1717 gave cup he made to New North Church in Boston where he was a deacon. Made cup dated 1717 for Elisa Smith to give to Church of Charlestown, and cup dated 1722 for Sarah Knight to give to Church of Christ, Norwich. ⁴

• Tankard, c 1705-1715
Yale University ¹⁹
h: 7 3/16"
d: 5¼" (base)
wt: 29 oz, 3 dwt
Engraved with the Grosvenor arms and P (altered from original T) G possibly for Lt. Governor Thomas and Elizabeth (Pepper) Grosvenor.

John married Mary Prout on 1 Sep 1708 in Boston MA. (Mary Prout was born on 16 Apr 1686 in New Haven CT and was christened on 7 Apr 1689 in New Haven CT.)