James Tanner

• Born: 5 Apr 1733, Greenwich RI
• Marriage: Mercy Wilcox on 24 Dec 1753 in Newport RI
• Died: 8 Apr 1782, Worcester MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Refered to as a silversmith in Richardson's Scrapbook (Newport Historical Society), but there are no other known references to his trade; it may be that he was simply confused with his brother. Flynt & Fales' Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver shows a mark of JAMES TANNER (partly defaced). ³

• Worcester MA, 18 May 1782: death noted in the Worcester Gazette.

James married Mercy Wilcox on 24 Dec 1753 in Newport RI. (Mercy Wilcox was born in 1731 in North Kingstown RI.)