Worrell, Ezekiel

Metadata

Title

Worrell, Ezekiel

Description

The master builder Ezekiel Worrell became a member of The Carpenters' Company prior to the date of the earliest surviving Company records of the 1760s. He is first noted as present at a meeting of The Company in 1770. On 7 August 1760 Worrell had married Ann King at St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia. In 1775 he was an "encourager" to the Philadelphia edition of Abraham Swan's The British Architect, the first architectural book printed in America. Following Worrell's death in 1781, his widow petitioned The Carpenters' Company for help in "placing one of her sons Apprentice to a House Carpenter." That son was probably Joseph Worrell.

Written by Roger W. Moss, from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website.

Member Number

Last Name

Worrell

First Name

Ezekiel

Deceased Date

1/15/1781

Married

8/7/1760, St. Pauls

Spouse Name

Ann King

Children

Joseph

Descendant

E. Gary Marshall

Affiliated Members of Company

Brother (?) James #31; son Joseph #155. Brother-in-law (?) John King #111.

Date Elected

1/1/1770

Personal Background

Wife may have been sister (?) of John King #111. On July 16, 1781, his widow asked help in having one of her sons apprenticed to a house carpenter. Warden's Book. Pennsylvania Archives 3rd series, vol. 14, page 297, listed him as Carpenter, Mulberry Ward (1744) Page 24, July 1766: sheriff's sale house & lot north side Arch St., 40' x 82'.

Reference

*Subscribed to 4 share for erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Pages 883-884. This master builder became a member of The Carpenters' Company prior to the date of the earliest surviving Company records of the 1760s. He is first noted as present at a meeting of the Company in 1770. On 7 August 1760 Worrell had married Ann King at St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia. In 1775 he was an "encourager" to the Philadelphia edition of Abraham Swan's "The British Architect," the first architectural book printed in America. Following Worrell's death in 1781, his widow petitioned the Carpenters' Company for help in "placing one of her sons Apprentice to a House Carpenter." That son was probably Joseph Worrell (q.v.) See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects.

*Trans. APS Vol. 43, Part I (1953), page 99 Listed among original subscribers (1770) to construction of Hall.

*(In his member file is a copy of his certificate of membership and a description of certificate of membership from the display case on the first floor of the Hall, May 2004. Older copy is in Archives Box 121 #39.

*In member file, there is some correspondence with E. Gary Marshall, a descendent.

*Via Hannah Roach: wife may have been sister of John King. On 16 July 1781 his widow asked help in having one of her sons apprenticed to a house carpenter. (Warden's Book) Pennsylvania Archives 3rd series, vol. 14, page 297, listed as carpenter, Mulberry ward (1744). PG 24 July 1766: sheriff's sale house and lot north side of Arch st., 40' by 82'.

*Managing Committee Minutes-1772-2-51 At this meeting the sum of three pounds was paid by Ezekiel Worrell in part of his subscription. . . Managing Committee Minutes-1781-2-163 Death of Ezekiel Worrell. Managing Committee Minutes-1781-2-163 William Robinson reported to the Company the death of Ezekiel Worrell and that his widow requested him to propose to the Company for to assist her in placing one of her sons apprentice to a house carpenter. The Company on consideration appointed William Robinson and Samuel McClure to examine into the circumstances of the widow and make report to the next meeting. Managing Committee Minutes-1781-2-164 William Robinson and Samuel McClure to examine into the circumstances of the widow and children of Ezekiel Worrell.

*Defendents/Sheriff Sales File Data from City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Book; Page; Year; Purchaser)
A-2; 29; 1766; Ralston, William

File Number

Revolutionary War

Collection

Members

Citation

“Worrell, Ezekiel,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 20, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25836.