Moody Russell
- Born: 30 Aug 1694, Barnstable MA
- Christened: 2 Sep 1694, Barnstable MA
- Marriage (1): Dinah Sturges
- Died: 3 Jul 1761, Barnstable MA
General notes:
Silversmith
Events in his life were:
- Alternate Mark struck on the beaker shown below.
- He worked circa 1715-1760 as a gold- and silversmith in Barnstable MA 3
- Beaker (one of a pair), 1719
Metropolitan Museum of Art
h: 4 1/16"
Engraved "The gift of Shearjashub Bourn Esqr / to the Church att Sandwich 1719." These beakers served as the model for four other beakers made for the church in the nineteenth century by Lewis Carey.
- Master to Ephraim Cobb Abt 1721 in Barnstable MA. 1
- Spout cup, c 1730
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10
h: 2 1/2"
d: 2 1/8" (base)
d: 2 3/4" (lip)
wt: 3 oz, 4 dwt
- Tankard, c 1730-1740
Yale University 13
h: 7 1/2"
d: 4 3/4" (base)
wt: 24 oz, 6 dwt
Engraved on handle "G over I E" for John and Elizabeth (Allyn) Gorham
- Porringer, c 1730
Private Collection
d: 4 3/4"
wt: 4 oz, 8 dwt
Engraved M O on handle for Mercy Otis.
- Master to Jonathan Otis Abt 1745 in Barnstable MA. 1
- Master to Abraham Higgins Abt 1751 in Barnstable MA. 9
Moody married Dinah Sturges. (Dinah Sturges was born in 1700 in Barnstable MA and died in 1773 in Barnstable MA.)
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