Antique 18th C Pony Skin Dowry Carriage Trunk Elizabeth Bourne Swift Taber Sandwich Lakeville MA

This is an item for people interested in Massachusetts and Colonial history and genealogy.
Antique 18th century trunk - belonged to Elizabeth nee Bourne Swift (later Taber), dating sometime between 1753-63, made of wood covered with pony skin, brass decoration, lined with wall paper, provenance inside:
"The original owner of the trunk was Elizabeth Swift née Bourne. She was the maternal grandmother of my grandmother Abiah Haskell, therefore my great great grandmother. In 1733 Elizabeth was born and m. 1st a sea captain named Jonathan Swift - by him she had 1 dau named Abigail who m. Zebulon Haskell and lived at Hay Hall. Eliz m. 2nd Thos. Tabor a clockmaker who lived in Marian. In old age, Eliz Tabor came to Hay Hall to live with Abigail and d ????. Is buried in Haskell Cemetery.“

Below is information you can click on or copy/paste and go.
All about Elizabeth - click on other people, and you get even more information:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142598190/elizabeth-taber

A nice summary:
Elizabeth (Bourne) Taber (1733 - 1818)
Elizabeth "Eliza" Taber formerly Bourne aka Swift
Born 26 Jun 1733 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

ANCESTORS
Daughter of John Bourne and Mercy (Hinckley) Bourne
Sister of Joseph Bourne, John Bourne, David Bourne and Mercy Bourne
Wife of Jonathan Swift — married 16 Oct 1753 in Dartmouth Massachusetts
Wife of Thomas Taber — married 31 Jul 1766 in Dartmouth Massachusetts

DESCENDANTS
Mother of John Swift, David Swift, Abigail (Swift) Haskell, Susanna Swift, Elizabeth Swift, Mercy (Taber) Hawes, Welthy (Taber) Simmons, Elnathan Taber and Stephen N. Taber Sr.

She died 15 Apr 1818 in Massachusetts

Trunk history: The earliest American made trunks were from the late 1600s. They were made of various woods and covered with hides such as deer, horse or cowhide. In the 1700s the hide covered trunks continued and became a little more ornamented with handmade brass tacks, forged iron locks and handles and leather trim. In the late 1700s and early 1800s round trunks became popular.
They didn’t kill ponies/horses to make the trunks. They used the skins after they died.

Starting on page 53 of the document there is info on the Haskells. Elizabeth is mentioned. So is her family history. This is probably more concise, has all the info in one place. So you don’t have to keep clicking:
https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G004129.pdf

Another interesting relative who was a missionary among Native Americans:
http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/06/richard-bourne-ca-1610-england-to-1682.html

Consistent with age and use.

26”" x 14”" x 11”"

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18%

Carole La Rose | (203) 645-4167 | croneandhagantiques@gmail.com

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Oxford, CT 06478

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Sunday, 4/10, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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