Merchant and shipowner based in East Haddam.
| When Burke met | 1802 |
| Where Burke met | East Haddam, CT |
| Occupation | Commerce |
| Interaction with Burke | Helped Burke with money |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 51 |
Notes
Sylvanus Tinker (December 9, 1730 – October 13, 1815) was a merchant and shipowner based in East Haddam, Connecticut. Born in Lyme, Connecticut, to Amos Tinker Jr. and Lucy Lee, he acquired land at East Haddam Landing by 1761 and became a principal owner of local wharves and warehouses. Operating Sylvanus Tinker & Co., he owned vessels such as the privateer brigantine Marshall during the American Revolution. Tinker engaged in public service as a member of the 1774 East Haddam Committee of Correspondence and provided supplies to Revolutionary War troops. He was also active in the First Congregational Church of East Haddam. Tinker married Abigail Olmsted in 1755, with whom he had several children, and later married Wealthy Gilbert around 1781. Retiring in 1812, he died in East Haddam, leaving a substantial estate valued at over $77,000.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.