A Boyd
Two candidates:
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Adam Boyd, 1746 - 1814, house carpenter, Harrisburg and Cumberland Co., PA
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Andrew Boyd, -1780 - 1794, house carpenter,
Northern Liberties / Philadelphia, PA
I Harvey
Alternate candidate to GAWP5
Two 1st tier candidates:
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Jonathan Harvey, 1745 - 1838, Taunton, MA, housewright and joiner
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James Harvey, 1760 - , Taunton, MA, brother of Jonathan, housewright
One 2nd tier candidate
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John, 1769 - , Amesbury, MA and Sutton, NH, 1796 housewright
I Harvey
Alternate 1st tier candidates to GAWP5:
Jonathan Harvey, 1745 - 1838, Taunton, MA
parents Jonathan and Freelove
m Abigail Hoskins
1772, 1783, 1815 deed, Taunton, joiner
1785 court document, housewright
1788, deed, Taunton, housewright
James Harvey, 1760 - , Taunton, MA
parents Jonathan and Freelove
brother to Jonathan above
1796 court document, housewright
Alternate 2nd tier candidates to GAWP5:
John Harvey, 1769 - 1825, Amesbury, MA - Sutton, NH
father Jacob
m Hannah Hoyt
1797, 1799, 1822, Sutton, joiner
2nd tier due to John's training in Amesbury, MA and thus (for flutes) is further north than for other craftsmen.
A few notes on Ira Harvey from GAWP5 and various NH sources. Ira's parents were Zechariah and Mary Harvey, probably from Westminster, MA. GAWP5 relates that Ira was born in MA and a NH History adds that Ira moved to NH along with his parents. Together, these sources suggest that Ira learned his trade in NH. (The NH training does not fit with the flute trends seen to date.)
Jonathan Harvey, 1772 deed, Taunton, joyner
James Harvey, 1795 court document, housewright.
I Harvey smoother. Per the editor; the flutes and the wedge abutment cheek chamfers appear to date from the 1780s. The wedge is an old replacement. (Note: flutes alone can date from ca 1720 through 1800 and are found in SE MA and surrounding areas including north to Reading, MA as well as RI and eastern CT. Flutes have not yet been found with craftsmen who trained in NH, VT or ME.) The wedge abutment cheek chamfers appear to date to the 1780s or so.
