Lownes, William

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Title

Lownes, William

Description

William Lownes was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company prior to 1768. From 1773 through 1775 he was elected a Philadelphia City Assessor and was probably actively floowing his craft inasmuch as he took several apprentices in the early 1770s. After the Revolution he lived in Bucks County and was excluded from The Company, probably for failure to pay his dues, in 1809.

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

Member Number

67*

Last Name

Lownes

First Name

William

Deceased Date

1/1/1809

Date Expelled

Office Held

Warden, 1772

Committee Membership

Book Prices Committee, 1773-76

Reference

*Subscribed to 12 shares for erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. Pages 492-493. A master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company prior to 1768. From 1773 through 1775 he was Philadelphia City Assessor and was probably actively following his craft; he took several apprentices in the early 1770s. After the Revolution he lived in Bucks County and was excluded from the Company, probably for failure to pay his dues, in 1809. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. Two possible articles noted. Ancestry.com May 26, 1772, Lancelot Glauwell taken as apprentice for period of six years. "Apprentice, taught the trade and mystery of a house carpenter, allowed time to go to evening school three months each winter."
PA Gazette 6/5/1774 - #19019 William Lownes elected an assessor in Philadelphia together with Gunning Bedford. PA Gazette 1/30/1782 - #29749 Selling land in Upper Makefield, Bucks County, consisting of 130 acres with house, barn and orchard. Inquire of William Lownes, near the premises.

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

*Warden Minutes -1773-2-77 Special meeting of the Company at their Hall, 15th December, 1773; committee appointed to assist William Lownes in collecting sundry debts due the Company.

*Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1751/1766; H; 19; 163; Lownes, John
1766/1781; I; 4; 407; Shoemaker, Jonathan
1766/1781; I; 13; 191; Lownes, Mary
1766/1781; I; 14; 171; Lindley, Susannah
1766/1781; I; 15; 222; Lownes, Rebecca
1766/1781; I; 17; 132; Page, Ann
1777/1800; D; 4; 105; Sitgreaves, William
1777/1800; D; 5; 16; Berkenbia, Anthony
1777/1800; D; 6; 494; Lownes, John
1777/1800; D; 8; 353; Williams, Hezekiah
1777/1800; D; 13; 115; Stiles, Edward
1777/1800; D; 42; 557; Joy, John
1777/1800; D; 72; 523; Seckel, John D.
1799/1809; EF; 4; 327; Pancoast, Joshua
1825/1830; GWR; 16; 226; Allen, Hannah
1830/1836; AM; 54; 550; Roberts, Hugh

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Citation

“Lownes, William,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25853.