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John Sands

One Possible Candidate

  • John Sands

  • 1803 Carpenter Company of Philadelphia

  • 1800 Carpenter, tax list North Mulberry Ward

  • partnership Kinnard & Sands

  • b ca 1775 - 1771, d 1845

John Sands

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ca b 1771/1773 - 1845 Northern Liberties, Philadelphia

Information from: Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum

Managing Committee Minutes-1803-9-36 John Sands elected.

City Directory -   1805. 10, 14 - John, carpenter, Oak, Northern Liberties. 1820, 24 - John, carpenter, 84 Oak below Coates

City Directory -   1835 - John Sands, carpenter, 350 N. Front.

City Records D.S.B. # 337; filed May 19, 1816; satisfied May 27, 1818 Anthony Kinnard and John Sands. Claim for $172.31 for carpenters work done to the premises of John Whiteman, inn-keeper, in 4th street between Callowhill and Vine streets, sign of the bird in hand tavern.

City Records D.S.B. book #338; filed July 8, 1817; no record of satisfaction Anthony Kinnard and John Sands trading as the firm of Kinnard and Sands, house carpenters of the Northern Liberties, vs. Solomon Wiatt. Claim for $125.96 against certain buildings and a house, stable, coach house and wagon house on a certain lot or piece of ground situate on the east side of St. John street near the Germantown road, for carpenter work.

City Records D.S.B. book #338; filed June 5, 1819; satisfaction date unclear Anthony Kinnard and John Sands trading under the firm of Kinnard and Sands vs. Benjamin Bond. Claim for $193.85 against a school house on the west side of Budd street near the Germantown road, for carpenters work.

City Records D.S.B. book #341; filed July 11, 1823; satisfied but not legible Anthony Kinnard and John Sands trading under the name of Kinnard & Sands vs. Wiliam Vanstavern. Claim for $242.86 against a new house situate in Second street above the Germantown road at the sign of the Cross Keys, for carpenters work done to the said building.

City Records D..S.B. book #342; filed April 25, 1825; satisfied December 1, 1826 Anthony Kinnard and John Sands trading under the firm of Kinnard & Sands vs. Ellener Cramer. Claim for $256.12 against a certain two story frame house and kitchen situate in St. John street 3 doors above Coats street in the Northern Liberties for carpenters work and materials furnished to said buildings.

​​Based on the GAWP5 assessment of PA being the probable location for this craftsman, other states were not studied. The 1800 US census records yielded individuals from PA, MD, NY and RI.​

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(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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