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PERSONAL NOTICES -- FROM THE MARYLAND GAZETTE. BY KATE MASON ROWLAND. FEBRUARY 4, 1728-9. - Last Wednesday night, Col. Thomas Lee's fine house in Virginia was burnt, his office, barns and out-houses, his plate, cash (to the sum of L10,000) papers and everything entirely lost. His lady and child were forced to be thrown out of a window, and he himself hardly escaped the flames, being much scorched. A white girl about twelve years old (a servant) perished in the fire. It is said Col. Lee's loss is not less than L50,000. The fine large house of Col. Carter on Rappahannock, was also burnt lately. The particulars of this loss we cannot give you, but we are informed it is very great. MARCH 4 to 11. - Stolen out of the house of Col. Thomas Lee in Virginia (some time before it was burn) a considerable quantity of valuable plate - viz.: Two Caudle Cups, three Pints each, one Chocolate-Pot, one Coffee-Pot, one Tea-Pot, Three Castors, Four Salts, a Plate with the Corbin Arms, a Pint Tumbler, Ditto arms, Four Candle-sticks, one or two Pint Cans, a Funel for Quart Bottles, no Arms on it. A pair of Snuffers and Stand &c. This Plate has on it the Coat-of-Arms or Crest, belonging to the name of Lee, viz: Fess cheque between eight billets, Four and Four. The Crest is a Squirrel sitting upon and eating an Acorn off the branch of a Tree proper. N.B. The Governor of Virginia has published a Reward of 50 Pounds, and a Pardon to anyone of the Accomplices who will discover the rest (except the Person who set fire to the House). 1729. JUNE 17th to JUNE 24th. -- This paper contains a poem by Mr. Blackamore on the Mountain expedition ofGovernor Spottswood "when the Tramontane Order was instituted". The original peom, in Latin verse, was delivered at the College of William and Mary, the November after the return of the Governor and his party "from their Progress amongst the Mountains", by Mr. Blackamore, Humanity Professor at Williamsburg, and the translation in the Maryland Gazette was by "the late Rev. Mr. George Seagood. Page 266. 1747 - AUGUST 11. -- Marriage of Hon. John Tayloe to Rebecca Plater at the house of Ralph Wormeley in Middlesex July 11. 1747 - NOV. 11. -- The Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle, visits Lord Fairfax in Virginia. 1749 -- "At Leeds-Town in Virginia on Wednesday, 17th September" a race to be run for a purse of L35, and on the 18th a plate about L100 value. 1751 -- OCT. 9. -- Gov. Ogle, attended by several of his Council of State, "Yesterday set out from his seat in Prince George's Co. for Virginia". 1751 -- OCT. 23. -- He returned safe and in good health from Virginia "yesterday". 1751 -- OCTOBER 16. -- David Cunningham, 2nd son of Sir John Cunningham of Roberland in Scotland, came from thence to Virginia or Maryland, twenty-two years ago. "Something to his advantage" -- if he can be found. He is to apply to Mr. William Cunningham, Merchant, at the Falls of the Rappahannock, Va., among others. 1755 -- AUGUST 14. -- Sales of land in Virginia, the estate of William Clifton in Fairfax County. Sale of land of the Lees in Md. and Va. 1757 -- SEPT. 15. -- Death of Col. William Fairfax, his epitaph given. 1757 -- SEPT. 27. -- Philip Ludwell Lee advertises a runaway, Charles Love, professor of music, dancing and fencing, etc. Eight, nine or ten pounds reward offered for his recovery, according to the place where he is found. "Supposed he will make towards Charles Town, S.C." 1759 -- APRIL 19. -- Col. George Mercer stops at Annapolis on his way from Philadelphia to Virginia. 1759 -- JULY 12. -- Fleet from London for Virginia and Maryland, arrives under convoy of the Lynn, man-of-war. Passenger, William Hunter, Esq., Postmaster General of Virginia. 1760 -- MARCH 27. -- William Ramsey, Alexandria, Va., advertises to be rented the "George Tavern", the house is described, contains a very good London billiard-table. On the premises are a garden, stable, smoke house, etc. 1760 -- APRIL 3. -- Benjamin Grymes, "Virginia, March 20, 1760", advertises, he has built a forge with three fires in it, on a good stream, and wants officers to carry on the work. He has "sloops that bring ore from Moale's Point, near Baltimore Town, so that passage may be had from thence for any Household Goods". Pae 267. 1760 -- JUNE 6. -- "Fairfax Co., in Virginia, June 6, 1760". To be let, a choice tract of land, several thousand acres, belonging to Charles, Earl of Tankerville, etc. (This is the Colville estate). 1760 -- AUGUST 28. -- "Last week sailed from Patuxent to London, the ship Wilson, Capt. Judson Coolidge, with whom went passengers George William Fairfax Esq: of Virginia, his Lady and Family". 1761 -- JAN'Y 8. -- Death of Rev. Wm. (Thomas?) Dawson, President of William and Mary College, a long obituary notice. 1762 -- APRIL 1. -- Lottery advertised in Alexandria, Va., to dispose of the effects of Joseph Watson "intending for England", a list of books given, etc. 1762 -- SEPT. 2 -- Richard Corbin, at "Corbin Hall", in Va., advertises for a runaway negro coachman. 1764 -- APRIL 5. -- A dispatch from Europe. Anthony Bacon Esq., a "Virginia Merchant", chosen M.P. for Aylesbury, in room of John Wilkes Esq. 1764 -- MAY 24. -- Brick Church at the Falls, in Fairfax Co., Va., advertisement about it. G. W. Fairfax and G. Washington, Church wardens, Truro Parish. 1764 -- SEPT. 6. -- More about the Earl of Tankerville and the Virginia lands. John Colville and Thomas C., brothers, the Earl is one of the executors of John C., and T. C., deceased. 1764 -- SEPTEMBER. -- The Colville estate in Md., to be sold by Thomas Colville. He is in controversy with the Earl of Tankerville, dates his advertisement "Clish, near Alexandria, Va., Sept. 22". Has waited nine years for the Earl to come to some determination. 1765 -- FEB'Y 5. -- "Blandfield", Essex Co., Va. To be sold, several thousand acres in Augusta co., part known by name of Beverley Manor, apply to Mr. Thomas Lewis near Staunton in Augusta Co., or to Robert Beverley. 1765 -- MAY 10. -- An account of a schooner which sailed out of York River, bound up the Bay, and was lost in a violent gust of wind above the mouth of Rappahannock, all on board perished. There were two passengers, one of them "Mr. Graves, son of Mrs. Sarah Packe of Williamsburg, a very hopeful youth, of about 18 years of age". The friends request the favor of good Christians who may happen to find or hear of their bodies, "to give notice to Mr. Parks, printer at Williamsburg". Mr. Packe was a thin slender youth; had on a scarlet Great-Coat, a new green cloth Waistcoat, Page 268. with white metal buttons, a new pair of leather breeches, and a new pair of boots; and had a silver watch in his pocket, the maker's name, Bradford of London, with a silver seal hanging to it; and had a mourning ring on one of his fingers. They both had money in their pockets, and other effects with them of considerable value". The date of the accident was March 27, or that was the day when the schooner sailed. In a letter of Mrs. Ann (Thomson) Mason, dated 1743, she states that her sister Mary Thomson married first a Mr. Booth, and secondly "Capt. Graves Pack". She had but one child by her second husband, a son who died in infancy.(1). ________________________________________________ (1) In the York county records is the following order: "June ye 21, 1725: On the petition of Booth Armistead by Robert Armistead, Gent., his next friend, setting forth that Thomas Booth, late of this county deceased, by his last will & testament did give and bequeath 200 pds sterling to ye sd petr & by his sd will did constitute Mary his wife Ex who has since intermarried with Graves Pack, Gent, ordered that the sheriff summon the said Pack to answer ye sd petition at next court". Robert Booth was clerk of York court as early as 1645. He married Frances ----, and had Elizabeth, who married Dr. Patrick Napier. Robert and William Booth succeed him in the York records, and were probably his sons. William left a will, which shows that he (William) had no sons. Robert married Anne, daughter of James Bray, Esq., and Angelica, his wife, but as he left no will, it cannot be said positively that Thomas Booth was his son. Capt. Robert3 Armistead (Anthony2, William1) had two sons by a first wife, Booth (died in 1727) and Ellyson; and he then married, secondly, Katharine Nutting, widow of Capt. William Sheldon, and had Robert, Booth, and Angelica. It looks as if Armistead's first wife was Miss Booth, either a daughter or grand-daughter of Robert Booth, the younger. (See Keith's Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison, p. 21; QUARTERLY, Vol. I., p. 234). Graves Pack married, secondly, Sarah ------. He was justice of the peace of York county, Page 269. [Footnote continued]. and under date Feb. 16, 1740, is the following: "Edward Randolph of Loudoun, mercht, now residing in Virginia, devisee under the will of Graves Pack, late of London, mariner, dated 16 Dec., 1728, for 25L current money of Va.", sells to John Kaidyee 4 lots in Queen Mary's Port, near the capital of Williamsburg. Witness, J. Palmer, Bedford Davenport, John Parker. - EDITOR.