John Coney (1655 - 1722)

Born 5 Jan 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony,

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Died 20 Aug 1722 at age 67 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Conney, son of John Coney and Elizabeth, was born 5 Jan 1655, in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1]

John was an early American silversmith and goldsmith from Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in engraving. He served an apprenticeship with Jeremiah Dummer, who was the first American born silversmith. He became most important Bostonian silversmith of his day and in 1702, he engraved Massachusetts' paper money. He designed a version of the Harvard College seal.^[2]

John married in 1694, Jeremiah's sister Mary Atwater. They had both previously been married. He had twelve children in total, but only five daughters survived into adulthood.^[2]

John's last apprentice, (1716-1722) was Apollos Rivoire, father of Paul Revere. Other apprentices included the brothers Samuel (1684-1713) and John (1692-1720) Gray, early silversmiths from Connecticut, and John Burt.^[2]

John Coney died in Boston, 20 August 1722.^[3]

Children by first wife Sarah _____

1. John b. 17 Sept 1678; d. 7 Nov 1678 age 7wks (bur. Granary Yard)

2. Robert b. 12 Dec 1679, d. y.

3. James b. 12 Oct 1685; d. 15 July 1690, "only child"

4. Mary b. 8 Nov 1687; d. y.

5. John b. 19 May 1689; d. 3 July 1689 age 6 wks 3 dys(bur. Granary Yard)

6. Sarah, b. 9 May 1691; m. Samuel Gerrish

Children by second wife Mary (Atwater) Clark

7. Mary b. 7 Nov 1695; d. 17 Jun 1694 age 21 m

8. Anna b. 234 Jan 1696/7; m. Reb. Thomas Foxcroft

9. Megetable b. 16 Jan 1698; d. y.

10. Mary b. 11 Nov 1699; d. after 1774; m. Rev. Seth Storer

11. Abigail b. 5 Jan 1700/1 m. Hon. Edward Bromfield

12. Mehetable bpt 27 Feb 1702/3 m. Hon. Francis Foxcrort.

The first wife of John was Sarah Blakeman who was called Sarah Cunny in her father's 1689 will.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Boston, MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1883. p. 51 link at American Ancestors ($)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wikipedia article John Coney (silversmith)
3. ↑ Boston, MA: Deaths, 1700-1799. (Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Dunkle, Robert J. and Lainhart, Ann S. Boston Deaths, 1700-1799, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1999.) Link at American Ancestors ($)
4. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930. p 83

Find A Grave: Memorial #137513172 - Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachuttes, USA

Children Source: Holman, Mary Lovering, 1868-1947. Ancestors And Descendants of John Coney of Boston, England, And Boston, Massachusetts. [Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press], 1928. At Hathi Trust There is lots more information on John and his family.