Compiled by Sara E. Lewis
From an index to the Virginia Gazette, produced in 1950 by Lester J. Cappon and Stella F. Duff of the Institute of Early American History and Culture (Omohundro Institute) with additional Gloucester material not captured by the indexers. Kingston Parish (Mathews) was part of Gloucester County when the Virginia Gazette was published in Williamsburg. Occasional posts about world and local events that captured the bloggers fancy are included to put local listings in context. Please review primary source material before citing.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

June 10, 1737 - Moore, Reynolds, Compton

On Monday last, arriv’d in York River, the Ship ------- from Guinea, with 330 Negros, which are consign’d to Col. Moore.

The same Day arriv’d in York River, the Ship Braxton, Capt. Reynolds, from Boston, where she was lately built.

His Majesty’s Ship the Sea-horse, Capt. Compton, arriv’d in York River on Wednesday last, from South-Carolina, where she left all Things peaceable.
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