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

March 1, 1738 - Gould, Lewis

Last Saturday arrived in York River, the Ship York, Capt. Gould, in 9 Weeks from Bristol; by whom we have the following Advices:

London, November 15. On Saturday last, about Noon, the whole Court was in the greatest Consternation, and in a perfect State of Despondency, her Majesty’s Life being despair’d of ...

London, Nov. 22. Last Sunday Night at Eleven o’Clock, died of Mortification of the Bowels, Her Majesty Wilhelmina Dorothea Carolina, Queen Consort of Great Britain, &c. aged 54 Years, 8 Months, and 20 Days ...

Bristol, Nov. 19 ... Last Monday Morning were lost in a Storm, on the Nass-Sands, near Aberthaw, in Wales, the Pye-Snow, Capt. Charles Adlam, belonging to Mr. Chamberlayne of this City; and the Priscilla Brigantine, belonging to Col. Lewis, of Virginia; both loaden with Tobacco from Virginia, for this Port; all the Men were sav’d except the Boatswain of the Pye, who was wash’d overboard. Those Sands have been fatal to other Ships; but as the Lighthouse now erecting on the Flat-Holms, is near finish’d, ‘tis hop’d these Accidents will be prevented.