Craghead, Patrick

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Title

Craghead, Patrick

Description

Patrick Craghead was a master builder who became a member of The Carpenters' Company before 1767. He served as a Second Lieutenant in Baldwin's Artillery Artificer Regiment during the Revolution.

Written by Sandra L. Tatman, from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website. 

Member Number

55*

Last Name

Craghead

First Name

Patrick

Deceased Date

1/1/1782

Reference

*Subscribed 4 shares to erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Page 171. Was a master builder who became a member of the Carpenters' Company before 1767. He served as a Second Lientenant in Baldwin's Artificer Regiment during the Revolution. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. In file: sheet referring to "Supplying Washington's Army" which describes how a man with his job title functioned.

*Managing Committee Minutes-1782-3-15 Quarterly meeting July 15th. At this meeting several of the members represented to the Company the distressed situation of Patrick Craghead by reason of sickness when the Master was ordered to pay him six dollars. Managing Committee Minutes-1782-3-21 Quarterly meeting. At this meeting Joseph Govett reports that he received the six dollars as ordered at the quarterly meeting and paid the same to Mrs. Craghead, and it being now reported that her husband is since dead & she is in much distress, the Company have ordered the sum of 12 pounds, 10 shillings to be paid by the Master towards his funeral expenses. Managing Committee Minutes-1782-3-15,20, 21 Distressed situation of Patrick Craghead. Master ordered to pay him six dollars. Distressed situation of widow Craghead. Twelve pounds and ten shillings to be paid by the Master towards the funeral expenses of Patrick Craghead. Warden Minutes -1782-3-21 Quarterly meeting: at this meeting Joseph Govett reports that he received $6 as ordered at the quarterly meeting and paid the same to Mrs. Craghead and it being now reported that her husband is dead and she is in much distress, the Company have ordered the sum of 12 pounds 10 shillings tobe paid by the Master towards his funeral expense. Managing Committee Minutes-1786-3-121 Request of the widow Craghead for relief.

*Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1809/1815; IC; 12; 424; Opman, L.

File Number

a

Revolutionary War

XX