John Coney, Silversmith, 1655/56 to 1722.
According to Patricia Kane, “John Coney was the leading Boston silversmith of his time, and he remains renowned for his craftsmanship today. Coney was the first American silversmith to be the subject of a major exhibition and monograph”. (Quoted in Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. New Haven, 1998.)
Coney was apprenticed to Jeremiah Dummer, circa 1670. He had numerous apprentices, one of whom was the father of Paul Revere, the Patriot.
According to Kane, over 225 pieces of silver by Coney still exist.