Wallis, Samuel

Metadata

Title

Wallis, Samuel

Description

The master builder Samuel Wallis signed the Articles of The Carpenters' Company on 16 July 1770. Never regular in his attendance at Company meetings, he may have been out of Pennsylvania much of the time. (There was a Samuel Wallis in Harford County, Maryland, in 1790.) According to Company records, Wallis died in 1798 at the age of fifty eight years.

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

Member Number

84*

Last Name

Wallis

First Name

Samuel

Deceased Date

1/1/1798

Descendant

David W. Maxey, Esq. (doing research, not a desc.)

Date Elected

1/1/1770

Reference

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Page 821. Wallis, a master builder signed the articles of The Company on July 16, 1770. Never regular in his attendance at Company meetings, he may have been out of Pennsylvania much of the time. (There was a Samuel Wallis in Hartford county, MD in 1790.) According to Company records, Wallis died in 1798 at the age of 58.

*Managing Committee Minutes-1770-2-19 Samuel Wallis elected. verbak request for information from David Maxey September 2012. reply: Mr. Maxey You asked when you spoke at the Franklin Inn about Carpenters' Company member Samuel Wallis. Our records show: Samuel Wallis elected 1770 deceased 1798. Thus it looks as though he was a member until his death. Listed in the member database is the following entry from Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 821. This master builder signed the articles of The Company on July 16, 1770. Never regular in his attendance at Company meetings, he may have been out of Pennsylvania much of the time. (There was a Samuel Wallis in Hartford county, MD in 1790.) According to Company records, Wallis died in 1798 at the age of 58. From the City of Philadelphia Archives Grantor File are the following entries. Date Book Number No. Page Grantee 1683/1777 I 5 8 Proprietaries 1789/1809 EF 16 314 Jones, Whitehead 1809/1815 IC 2 551 -- This information is somewhat redundant, but kept for legacy reasons.--

**Volands, Samuel 1809/1815 IC 24 132 Carmalt, Caleb 1819/1821 IW 8 532 Burd, Edward Obviously some of these dates are after his death and could be another Samuel Wallis or could reflect a delay by the City in entering the information for Carpenters' Company Wallis. If you are not familiar with Tatman & Moss go to the website for The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and choose Catalogs then Architects and Buildings and entered the name of the specific person. You may enter as a guest. This is the most valuable resource for early Master Builders and Carpenters. Although not much I do hope this information is useful as you continue your research.

*BBK from David Maxey 9/2012: He died on October 14, 1798, a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that again ravaged Philadelphia. You are quite right in surmising that he was often away from Philadelphia -- at his country home in Muncy, on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

*Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1683/1777; I; 5; 8; Proprietaries
1799/1809; EF; 16; 314; Jones, Whitehead
1809/1815; IC; 2; 551; Volands, Samuel
1809/1815; IC; 24; 132; Carmalt, Caleb
1819/1821; IW; 8; 532; Burd, Edward

File Number

Revolutionary War

Grantor Records Notes

After his listings conclude, there are many more for Susanna.

Collection

Members

Citation

“Wallis, Samuel,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25866.