NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS,
NORTH PARISH OF NORTH ANDOVER
Founded in 1645.
N this church are eleven tankards and two flagons, all of plain silver, most of
which were given or bought during the long pastorate of Rev. John Barnard
(1719-57)-
The earliest dated tankard has a moulded lip and base, a moulded and domed
cover with a turned finial, a scrolled thumb-piece, and a grotesque mask on
the handle-end. Inscription:
The Gift of  M" Sarah Martyn to the first Church of Christ
In Andouer j 1724
In front are the Martyn arms.
Height, 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, S1 in.
Maker's mark:      for John Burt of Boston (1691-1745).
Plate XCII, No. i.
The donor, Sarah Martyn, was the daughter of John and Mary (Swift) White,
and was born August I6, 16 7 1. She married
Edward Martyn, merchant of Boston, who was
the son of Edward and Susanna (Holyoke)
Martyn, and was born July 12, 1665. He
held several public offices and commanded the
Ancient and Honourable Artillery company
in 1715. He died February 5, 1717-18, and   1
was buried in Copps Hill, where his tombstone
is engraved with his arms.
A silver tankard, bought with his bequest of
May 1, 1717, of ten pounds to the North
Church, Boston, is one of several pieces of old
silver which have disappeared from that church.
Sarah Martyn's will, dated July 3 1, 1 75 8, and
proved November 2 3, I759, mentions her
daughter, Sarah Barnard, whose husband, Rev. John Barnard, was pastor of this
church (1719-57). She doubtless gave this tankard to this church because of her
son-in-law's association with it as pastor.'
The second tankard is very similar to the first, but has a ring around the body.
Inscription:
The GJft of Benj' Stevens Es/ I to the first Church of Christ in
Andover 17 2 8.
I From notes contributed by Miss Emma Elizabeth Brigham.
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