John Edwards
- Born: 1671, England
- Marriage (1): Sybil Newman on 29 Oct 1694 in Boston MA
- Marriage (2): Abigail Fowle on 26 Aug 1740 in Boston MA
- Died: 8 Apr 1746, Boston MA
General notes:
Silversmith
Events in his life were:
• Alternate Mark
• Son of a chirurgeon, who brought him to Boston when he was about 14. When he died the Boston Evening-Post noted that he was "a Gentleman of a very fair Character and well respected by all that knew him." His estate, appraised by Jacob Hurd, totaled £4,840 of which £336 was "Goods in the Shop." He is noted for his church silver and one of the rare early standing salts. 3
• Apprenticed about 1684 to Jeremiah Dummer in Boston MA 1
• Caudle cup, c 1695
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 8
h: 1"
d: 7/8" (base)
wt: 13 dwt
Engraved on bottom ES for Elizabeth Storer
• He was a partner from circa 1700 to 1710 with John Allen in Boston MA as ALLEN & EDWARDS 4
• Cup, c 1710
Private Collection
h: 2½"
• Cup, c 1713
Yale University 19
h: 5 3/4"
d: 3" (base)
Engraved "The Gift of Lievt Daniel White." This cup was purchased for the sum of £ 4 bequeathed to the First Congregational Church of Hatfield MA in the donor's will. The design is apparently unique.
• Master to Thomas Edwards abt 1715 in Boston MA. 1
• Tankard, c 1715-1720
Yale University 19
h: 6 7/8"
d: 4¾" (base)
wt: 24 oz, 12 dwt
Engraved "The GIFT / of / MIRIAM CLARK / to / BENJ : CLARK / 1748" After his death in 1747, Miriam (Kilby) Clark received one-third of her husband's considerable quantity of plate of which this tankard, given to her son, was a part.
• Spout cup, c 1715
Private Collection
h: 4 7/8"
wt: 7 oz
Engraved W over I S. The mug by Edwards shown below is engraved with the same monogram. Dating circa 1720, it was made for Jacob Wendell and Sarah (Oliver) Wendell, who married on August 12, 1714, and it is likely that they were the owners of this spout cup as well.
• Master to Samuell Edwards? abt 1718 in Boston MA. 1
• Master to Jacob Hurd? abt 1720 in Boston MA. 1
• Mug, c 1720
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 8
h: 4 1/8"
d: 3 9/16" (base)
wt: 7 oz, 16 dwt
Engraved "W over I S" for Jacob and Sarah (Oliver) Holmes
• Child's cup, c 1720
Moore Collection at Providence College 22
h: 2 5/8"
d: 2½" (bottom)
wt: 2.945 oz
Marked by both Samuel Gray and John Edwards.
• Flagon, c 1726
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1
h:. 13 3/16"
Engraved with the Dummer crest in a cartouche and with the inscription "The Gift of the Honble. William Dummer Esqr. / to the first Church in Boston, 1726." One of only two known flagons by Edwards (other also at Boston)
• Master to John Coburn abt 1737 in Boston MA. 1
• Obituary printed in the Boston Evening Post (Boston MA) on 14 Apr 1846
"John Edwards, goldsmith, a Gentleman of a very fair Character and well respected by all that knew him, died Apri 8, 1746, aged 75 years."
John married Sybil Newman on 29 Oct 1694 in Boston MA. (Sybil Newman was born on 10 Mar 1670 in Wenham MA and died in 1739.)
John next married Abigail Fowle on 26 Aug 1740 in Boston MA. (Abigail Fowle was born on 7 Aug 1679 in Charlestown MA and died in 1771 in Charlestown MA.)
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