Goodwin, John, Jr.

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Title

Goodwin, John, Jr.

Description

John Goodwin, Jr., was a successful master buider elected to The Carpenters' Company before 1763 although no Company records prior to the 1760s survive to confirm the date of his membership. Highly respected by his colleagues, Goodwin served on the important price book committee that set rates for carpentry work. He was also appointed trustee for The Company to conduct negotiations leading to the acquisition of the lot and construction of Carpenters' Hall, to which Goodwin was a major contributor. At the time of his death, Goodwin's estate was valued in excess of 2,500 pounds.

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

Member Number

25*

Last Name

Goodwin

First Name

John

Name Suffix

Jr.

Birth Date

1/11720

Deceased Date

1/9/1775

Spouse Name

Deborah West

Children

Hannah, Sarah

Father

John

Committee Membership

Book Prices Committee, 1763-72

Reference

*Subscribed 16 shares to erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects page 311. Goodwin was a successful master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company before 1763, although no Company records prior to the 1760s survive to confirm the date of his membership. He was highly respected by his colleagues, Goodwin served on the important Company price book committee that set the rates for carpentry work. He was also appointed trustee for The Company to conduct negotiations leading to the acquisition of a lot and construction of Carpenters' Hall, to which Goodwin was a major contributor. At the time of his death, Goodwin's estate was valued in excess of 2,500 pounds. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary Phila. Architects. See material related to Pennsylvania Hospital, Phila. City Archives.

*Birth date determined by research of Spencer Roach.

*In member file: Listing shows buried in St. Peters Churchyard Jan. 9, 1775.

*Trans. APS Vol. 43, Part I (1953), page 99: Listed in 1770 among original subscribers to construction of Hall. Page 98: One of members appointed to select a lot of ground for the Hall (1763).

*Hannah Roach papers Phila. Mnthly meeting records, 453, 10/28/1772; Deborah wife of John Goodwin, 50 years.

*Hannah Roach papers: John Goodwin (Jr.) was a house carpenter, buried St. Peters Churchyard 9 January 1775. Will dated 6 December 1774, proved 16 January 1775 (Will Book Q, 96 #80:1775).

*PA Gazette 3/25/1756 - #6795 Commissioned by Governor to New Artillery Co.: Benjamin Loxley, 1st Lieut., John Goodwin, 2nd Lieutenant.
PA Gazette 10/9/1760 - #12926 Elected an Assessor for Philadelphia.
PA Gazette 2/1/1775 - #19738 On January 27, 1775 - settling his estate: sale at the London Coffee House of a house and lot east side of Front St., 3 stories high, 20 feet front, 40 feet deep. Also house on south side of Union between Second and Third Sts, the house being 2 stories high with two-story kitchen. Hannah Goodwin, executor. Various personal and household items sold earlier at private sale.

*Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1751/1766; H; 20; 272; Daw, Thomas
1766/1781; I; 1; 96; McDowell, Peter
1777/1781; D; 39; 212; McGlathery, John
1777/1800; D; 64; 300; Morey, Elizabeth
1809/1815; IC; 14; 200; Harrison, Thomas
1815/1819; MR; 16; 47; Smith, William H.

Defendents/Sheriff Sales File Data from City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Book; Page; Year; Purchaser)
B-3; 354; 1775; Gambell, William
B-3; 356; 1775; Peterkin, David
B-3; 358; 1775; Kerlin, William

File Number

Collection

Members

Citation

“Goodwin, John, Jr.,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25818.