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.

Monday, July 26, 2010

July 25, 1751 - Cooper, Power, Carnegy, Perrin, Johnson, Purden, Delony, Thompson, Meriwether, Calvert, Necks, Mudie, Kelly, Neale, Saunders, Lang

Entries, in York River, from June 10 to July 20, 1751.
June 12. Ship Virginia Packet, Jacob Cooper, from Hull.
June 22. Sloop Judith, Jeffery Power, from Barbados.
June 26. Snow Denistonn, Patrick Carnegy, from Glasgow.
June 29. Sloop Merry Fellows, Thomas Perrin, from St. Kitts.
July 6. Snow Neptune, George Johnson, from Liverpool.
July 11. Ship Elizabeth, Edward Purden, from London.
July 13. Sloop Johnny, James Matthew Delony, from Barbados.

Cleared Outwards
June 12. Ship Brotherhood, John Thompson, for London.
June 18. Ship Lilly, David Meriwether, for Bristol.
July 1. Ship Johanna, Cornelius Calvert, for Bristol.
July 1. Brigt. Kingston, Robert Necks, for Barbados.
July 2. Brigt. Abington, James Mudie, for Barbados.
July 10. Ship Everton, Thomas Kelly, for Liverpool.
July 18. Ship Alderney, Pendock Neale, for London.
July 19. Ship Tryall, Abraham Saunders, for Bristol.
July 19. Ship Plymouth, George Lang, for Bristol.