Graisbury, James

Metadata

Title

Graisbury, James

Description

James Graisbury was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company prior to 1769, but no Company records prior to the 1760s survive to confirm the date of his memebership.

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

Member Number

71*

Last Name

Graisbury

First Name

James

Birth Date

1/1/1724

Deceased Date

1/1/1800

Married

15 Oct 1764

Spouse Name

Sarah Hart

Father

James

Mother

Mary

Business Address

See Comments

Project

worked on State House

Reference

Subscribed to 4 shares for erection of Hall.

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Page 313. Graisbury was a master builder elected to The Company prior to 1769, but no company records prior to the 1760s survive to confirm the date. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects.

*Prime Directory: Listed as carpenter, April 7, 1790 in the Pennsylvania Journal - but no address.

*PA Gazette 3/13/1753 - #2812 Selling 400-acre plantation "in Newtown creek in Gloucester county, four miles from Cooper ferry by land, seven miles from Philadelphia by water." (probably father of the member) PA Gazette 7/11/1763 - #18676 "Persons indebted to James Graisbury, tanner, are requested to pay off all debts . . . and to bring accounts to be settled by James and Joseph Graisbury, executors." (probably sons settling father's estate.) PA Gazette 3/15/1764 - #20319 James (the son) selling father's property in Gloucester county. PA Gazette 12/11/1766 - # 2138 One of lengthy list of persons who declared they would not accept bearer notes issued by sundry merchants, since this practice degrades the value of currency.

*Trans. APS Vol. 43, Part I (1953), page 99 Listed among original subscribers (1770) to construction of Hall. page 116 Footnote 162 identifies Graisbury (Jan. 1771) performing carpentry work on the "front House."

*Hannah Roach notes: Worked on the State House with Woolley in 1751.

*Hannah Roach-APS: BR-42 A:9 - James Graisbury son of James and Mary, born 1 August 1724. XT Church m 15 October 1764 - James Graisbury and Sarah Hart.

Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1683/1718; E; 3; 299; Shippen, Edward
1718/1739; F; 4; 278; Sparks, Edward
1751/1766; H; 19; 465; Bertsch, Andrew
1777/1800; D; 4; 450; Hess, Charlotte
1777/1800; D; 4; 353; Woglam, Peter
1799/1809; EF; 29; 132; Cooper, Isaac

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Collection

Members

Citation

“Graisbury, James,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25856.