Armitage, James

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Title

Armitage, James

Description

James Armitage was a master builder elected Warden of The Carpenters Company (1770) and Assistant Master (1781). He took one Isaac McAlee as an apprentice in 1773. Armitage was the principal carpenter for the construction of Old Pine Presbyterian Church in 1768.

Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss.

Member Number

36*

Last Name

Armitage

First Name

James

Deceased Date

1/1/1807

Office Held

Vice President, 1781

Warden, 1770

Project

Old Pine Presbyterian Church (1768)

Reference

*Subscribed to 6 shares for erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Page 13. A master builder elected warden of The Carpenters' Company (1770) and Assistant Master (1781). He took Isaac McAlee as an apprentice in 1773. Armitage was the principal carpenter for the construction of Old Pine Presbyterian Church in 1768. Booklet published by Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church is in Armitage folder.

*Ancestry.com. March 6, 1773, Isaac McAfee taken as apprentice for four years. "Apprentice, taught the trade of a house carpenter, found all necessaries except six pair shoes which his father is to send him."

*Prime Directory: Listed as carpenter, of Philadelphia, in April 25, 1765, New York Gazette and April 7, 1790 in Pennsylvania Journal (Ph.)

*James Armitage is listed on the membership list (first floor of the Hall), but no Robert Armitage is listed there. Robert, however, was elected a Warden, and the years correspond -- somewhere there has been an error in transcribing.

*Managing Committee Minutes-1806-15-5. Jacob Lybrand and Daniel Knight are appointed a committee to settle James Armitage's account.

*Defendents/Sheriff Sales File Data from City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Book; Page; Year; Purchaser)
C-4; 41; 1788; Fullerton, Esther

File Number

Collection

Members

Citation

“Armitage, James,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed May 18, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25824.