Table to be Delivered to the Deacons of the 2d Church." She was the daughter
of Thomas and Mary Hawkins and married (i), May 13 , 1 66o, Samuel Moore;
(ii),in or about i664, Thomas Kellond,who died July I2,
1686; and (iii), November 28, 1689, John Foster,a prom-
inent merchant of Boston, who died February 9, 17 10- I 1.
She died March 5, 1711. A silver dish and a tankard, given
to this church by her husband, John Foster, have been lost,
as has also a silver tankard, given by her when she was
Abigail Kellond.John Foster's son-in-law, Thomas Hutch-
inson, was the donor of a dish described on page 41 ; and
Sarah Welsteed, his granddaughter, was the donor of the second tankard (see
page 3 8).
The bowls of the two "rat-tail" tea-spoons have been pierced. Length, 44 in.
Maker's mark: IE, for Paul Revere of Boston (1 735- 8 i8).
The butter knife has a handle, repouss6 with shell and foliage.
Birmingham date-letter for I 8 2 7-2 8. Maker, Thomas Pemberton.
The following is a copy of the list' of the great collection of silver in this church in
1729-30. It will be seen that many pieces, given by prominent members, have
disappeared:
"Boston, March 2d, 1729-30"
"Memo. of the several pieces of Plate belonging to the Second Church of Christ
in Boston, with the Names of the Benefactors together with an Account what each
person gave:"
I I cups, viz.:                                OZ.
John Sweet gave one marked '     1624    7  2 0
John Freake, i ditto G           1639    7  5 0
Mary Lake [wife of Thomas Lake] i ditto  8 I 3 0
Mary Anderson, i ditto                  7 11 0
Elizabeth Howard, i ditto (new made)    7 I 3 0
Purchased by the Church
i Cup marktJohan. Rose    Anno 1620    II 17 0
i Ditto made                ,, i68o     7 17 0
i Ditto ,,                  ,,  I711 II     5 0
i Ditto ,,                  ,,  1711   II   9 0
i Ditto ,,                  ,,  17   II 17 0
i Ditto ,,                  ,,   711   12   I 0   104 100
3 bowls, viz.:
John Phillips gave i bowl       1675    14  0 0
Capt. John Richards, i ditto    i681   18 14 o
i Ditto made by the Church      168o   14   5 0    46 19 0
1 Communicated by Dr Francis H. Brown.
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