George Hanners

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed from about 1710 to 1717 to Andrew Tyler in Boston MA ⁷

• Cup, c 1720
Yale University ¹⁹
h: 4 1/16
d: 3 3/16 (base)
wt: 6 oz, 7 dwt
Engraved The gift of Thomas Colyer to the Chorch (sic) of hool [Hull] 1720.
The donor was the brother-in-law of Matthew Loring who gave similar cups, by William Cowell and unknown IP, to the church.

• Advertised in the Boston News Letter (Boston MA), 11 Jul 1720, as "George Hannah, goldsmith at his House at the Dock-Head Boston." ³

• Master to George Hanners abt 1734 in Boston MA. ¹

• Boston MA, 1740: in Suffolk Probate appears "Inventory of George Hanners Late of Boston Silver-Smith dec'ed Intestate." His tools were itemized and included "1 Belly Pott" anvil, a "Thimble Stamp" and "Death head stamp" for mourning rings. The estate, appraised by William Plafrey, John Simpson, and John Salter, was valued at £2670. ⁸

George married Rebecca Pierson on 28 Jul 1720 in Boston MA.