Clock Makers
Isaac Pearson of Burlington, New Jersey. A blacksmith, iron master, button manufacturer, silversmith, goldsmith, and master clockmaker and watchmaker. He was a Quaker.
Isaac Pearson is considered by many to be New Jersey's first clockmaker. It is thought that his first clock was made sometime… read more
Isaac T. Pease was born in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts on April 11, 1809. His parents were Isaac Pease and Elizabeth (Terry) Pease the daughter of Col. Asaph Terry of Enfield. Isaac T. was the fourth of eight children. Isaac's father was a clothier who had a shop in Longmeadow. In the 1830s,… read more
Robinson Perkins was born on December 22, 1766, in Methuen, Massachusetts, the son of Captain Joseph (1744-1821) and Ruth (Clark) Perkins. Captain Joseph moved the family to Jaffrey, NH, in 1778. Robinson originally trained as a mason. This was an occupation he was not naturally suited to. He… read more
Whittier Perkins was born the son of Captain Icabod and Sara (Whittier) Perkins on April 7, 1764. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts. He was the first cousin of Robinson Perkins, a clockmaker working in Jaffrey, NH, and was trained in the Ashby, Massachusetts School of Clockmaking. Whittier’s… read more
James Perrigo Jr. was born in Wrentham on June 2, 1771, and died there on June 6, 1834, at 63. His parents were James Perrigo (1731-1808) and Elisabeth Perrigo (1738-1798). James is a second-generation Clockmaker, and his clocks are sometimes confused with those made by his Father, James… read more
James Perrigo Sr. was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on 27 April 1737 and died there on 18 December 1808 at the age of 71. He was the son of James Perrigo and Lydia (Hayward) Perrigo of Bridgewater, MA. His second wife was Elisabeth Dickerman Perrigo, on 20 January 1757. He may have been… read more
Levi Pitkin was the son of Joshua Pitkin and Anna Stanley and was born on February 23rd, 1774, in East Hartford, Connecticut. About 1787, he served an apprenticeship with the accomplished Windsor, Connecticut clockmaker, silversmith, and engraver Daniel Burnap. We know that he moved north to… read more
John Polsey was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island in 1816. It is assumed that he apprenticed as a clockmaker under Aaron Willard Jr. This would have been about the same time when Edward Howard and David P. Davis were receiving the same training. Polsey’s first listing as a clockmaker is found in… read more
John Pond was born in 1787. As a young man, he worked as a clock peddler and met Simon Willard in about 1805. Pond apprenticed in Roxbury as a clockmaker in 1805-1808. It is currently thought that he learned the art of clockmaking under Simon Willard. He returned to Portsmouth, NH, by July of 1809… read more
Joseph Pope – Boston and Roxbury, MA and Hallowell, ME – Clockmaker, watchmaker, and instrument maker. A mathematician and mechanical genius. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Joseph Pope was born on Hollis Street in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 19, 1748. His parents… read more
Robert Pope. Boston, Massachusetts, clockmaker, barrel organ maker, and maker of fish hooks.
Robert Pope was born September 3, 1754, in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Robert Pope (1717-1776), a blacksmith and scythe maker, and Phoebe (Brown) Pope (1716- ). It is logical to assume that he… read more
Daniel Porter was born on July 20, 1775, in East Hartford, Connecticut. His parents were James Porter Jr. and Sarah (Porter) Porter. His father died when he was just two years old. Ezekiel Loomis was appointed to be his Guardian. Loomis bound young Daniel to apprentice with the Windsor, Connecticut… read more
Jordan Post was born in Hebron, Connecticut, on March 6, 1767, and died in Scarborough, Canada, in 1845. He was one of eight children born to Jordon Post and Abigail Loomis. It is now thought that he served his apprenticeship with the Connecticut Clockmaker Daniel Burnap. When comparing the work of… read more
Adam Pringle is listed in Donald Whyte's Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Scotland. He is listed as working on Bristo Street in 1782 through 1820. In 1782 he married Anne Campbell the daughter of James Campbell of Dunfermline.
Isaac Randall was born in Easton, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1795. In February of 1816, he married Jerusha Blodgett. She is listed on the various websites as born in Greenwich, MA, and St. Albans, VT. If she was born in St. Albans, then we know one of the reasons why Issac moved there. Issac is… read more
Noah Ranlet Clockmaker Gilmanton, Nh, and Monmouth, NH.
Noah Ranlet (Rundlet) was born on November 5, 1777, the older brother of Samuel Ranlet.
Noah Ranlet is listed as a clockmaker working in Gilmanton from 1797-1802. It is recorded in James Case's account books, now in the possession of the… read more
Samuel Ranlet was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, on March 28, 1780. In 1800, he moved to Augusta, Maine, where it is thought he served his clock apprenticeship under Benjamin Snow. From 1805 to 1809, he worked in Augusta. In 1809, he moved to Monmouth, where he settled on a farm and set up… read more
Jesse Remelee was born sometime in 1792 and died in 1860 at 68. Judson William Burnham was born in 1793, the son of Abner Burnham, a clockmaker from Sharon, Connecticut. Judson is known to have made Connecticut-style mantle clocks. He and Remelee formed a partnership and made the “Salem Bridge”… read more
Joseph Rice was born in 1761 and died in 1808. Rice is recorded as a watch and Clockmaker in several Baltimore locations from 1784 through 1801. His first location was on Baltimore Street. In 1785, he moved to Calvert Street, where, for a brief time, he had a partner named Standish Barry. The… read more
Samuel Rockwell was born on October 13, 1722, in Middletown, Connecticut. His parents were Joseph (1697-1757) and Savanna (Yeomans) Rockwell, who married in Middletown on December 21, 1721. Samuel is thought to have trained as a clockmaker in Providence, Rhode Island. His training would have… read more