Historical and Genealogical NotesSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Jul., 1913), pp. 67-70Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915077 .

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Katy, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Armistead, born January 2I I775.

Dorothy Reade, daughter of George and Lucy Armistead, born May 23, I775.

Sarah, daughter of Wm. Armistead, Esq., and Mary, his wife, born February 22, I776.

Mr. Starkey Armistead and Miss Mary Tabb were married June i9, I773.

Isaac Davis and Rebecca Armistead were married January

9, I77I'

HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

BROOKE FAMILY.-The following notes were taken by the county clerk from the mutilated records of King William County: (I) i8io, Deed of Richard Brooke, exor. of William Brooke, dec'd to John Hill, 520 acres, on Mattaponi River; (2) June 2, I803, deed of William Brooke to William Alvey I75 acres on Mattaponi River; (3) Jan. 20, I795, Humphrey Brooke, Robert Brooke and William Brooke to William Dabney 40o acres where- on the late Col. Robert Brooke lived; (4) Humphrey Brooke, Robert Brooke and William Brooke, legatees of Robert Brooke, late of King William County, to William Dabney, 220 acres; (5) January 20, I775, same to Mann Satterwhite i6o acres.

A FORGOTTEN CEREMONIAL (See QUARTERLY, XVI., 24).-

Monsieur A. Biguer, cultivateur, d Foucaucourt par Triancourt, Meuse, France, writes that he found in the library of an old doctor of the time of Louis XVI., a pamphlet of forty pages containing an address in Latin delivered by Dr. John Francis Coste at the time he received a degree (M. D.) from the college, June I2, I782. The Latin title began Oratio habita in Capitolic Gulielmopolitano, and the address was described in what appears to have been an introduction in French as follows: "Discours prononce au capitole de Williamsburg dans L'Assemblee de L'Universite de Virginie le I2 June I782 pour l'agregation

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honorieure de M. Coste, premier Medecin de L'Armee du Roi en Amerique." The Pamphlet was dedicated to George Washington, and the introduction tells us: "Ce discours a ete pronoice' dans une des Universites du Nouveau Monden presence de L'Armee Francoise." The pamphlet described by Dr. Humphreys as seen by him at the University of Virginia before the late fire which destroyed the library there, was doubtless a copy. As Gen- eral Washington, however, was not in the State at this time he could not have been present. Mr. Biguer's price for the pamph- let was? dix mille francs ferme," but as this sum was too much for the limited means of the College, the pamphlet remains in his possession. After the surrender of Cornwallis, in I781, the Ameri- can army was dispersed North and South, but the French army marched to Williamsburg and spent the winter and summer at the "Rock Spring" on the north side of the city, near the Chesa- peake and Ohio Railroad station. In the College Library is a draft of the town made at this time by a French engineer in which the Wythe House, where Washington had his headquarters in September, I781, is marked "Quartier General," signifying doubtless, that Count de Rochambeau, General-in-chief of the French, was staying in this house when Dr. Coste was honored by the College.

LIVINGSTON.-Recent researches in Scotland by Mr. E. B. Livingston show that David Livingston, living circa i650, had issue: William Livingston, merchant of Aberdeen, i669, Col- lector Customs before May, i685, and member of Parliament, 17II-I7I3. He, William, married twice: (I) Bessie Guildhall and (2) Elizabeth Skene, and had issue: Agnes, Elizabeth, David, Elizabeth, Andrew, Joan, Robert, William, bapt. i9 Nov. 1682, John, bapt. January 27, i684, Alexander bapt. 24 May, i685, David, James. William Livingston and John Livingston are believed to have emigrated to Virginia. William Livingsten, Merchant, came to Virginia before I7i6 when he erected in Williamsburg the first theatre building in which, according to contract, Charls Stagg and his company exhibited comedies and tragedies. His wife, Susanna, in I729 gave bond on his estate in the sum of ?200. By her will proved in Spotsylvania County, in

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1746, she gave the plantation whereon she lived to Philip Rootes, Sr., of King and Queen Co. She left no children. John Liv- ingston lived in King and Queen Co., and was vestryman of Stratton Major Parish in I750-I755. He was father of John Livingston, Jr., also a merchant of King and Queen and Essex Cos., who married Frances Muscoe. (See QUARTERLY XIII., 262; XX., 300.) Some authority for the belief in the emigra- tion to Virginia of William and John, of Scotland, sons of Wil- liam Livingston, beyond identity of names and professions with two persons in Virginia, is afforded by the fact that Alexander, merchant of Aberdeen, another of the sons, had a son Alexander, who was interested in the Virginia trade. The first named died in I733, and by his wife Margaret Simson had Alexander, pro- vost of Aberdeen, who resided also in Rotterdam. In the records of Essex County, February I, I755, is a power of at- torney by him "late merchant in Rotterdam and now of Aber- deen, North Britain." He married Anna, daughter of Hugh Kennedy, of Rotterdam, and had Alexander, born I78I. In the Spotsylvania Co. (Va.) records mention is made not only of William and John Livingston, but of George Livingston (I749) James Livingston (1772) and James and Thomas Livingston, who removed from Spotsylvania to Edgefield Co., South Caro- lina (I793). In Essex County Hugh Livingston in I760 gave bond as admr. of Margaret Livingston, whose inventory shows that she had property in King and Queen Co. In the same records is a power of attorney from Alexander Livingston & Company of Aberdeen to Capt. James Elphisiston to sell' and dis- pose of all lands, houses, goods, debts, whatever within any town or county of Virginia, dated June 9, I755.

STANTON-MILLER.-Andrew Stanton, born in Hull, England, in i760, died in Nichollsville, Kentucky, I833, married Ann Miller, born in Richmond, Virginia, I770, died in Nichollsville, Kentucky, I833. What was the ancestry of Ann Miller? Mrs. W. N. Pharr, 8o8 W. Washington Ave., Greenwood, Mississippi.

MURRAY-PAYNE.-Capt. William Murray, married Lucy Payne, and had a daughter Mary Virginia Murray, who mar- ried John Spotswood Moore. What was the ancestry of Captain

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Murray and is there proof of his Revolutionary services?-Mrs. Julia Moore Parish, Box I, R. 3, Columbia, Tennessee.

DARKE.-Information desired regarding Gen. William Darke, and also a Captain Darke who commanded a company in his brother's regiment.-George B. Randolph, Anniston, Alabama. William Darke was born in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in I736 and died in Jefferson County, Va., Nov. 26, i8oi. He resided in Berkeley Co., Virginia, which he represented in the State Convention of I788 and frequently in the General Assembly. He served as a soldier at Braddock's defeat in I755, made cap- tain at the beginning of the Revolution, taken prisoner at the battle of Germantown, but was colonel commandant of the regi- ments from Hampshire and Berkeley counties at the surrender of Cornwallis. He commanded the left wing of St. Claire's army at its defeat by the Miami Indians November 4, I79i, at which time his youngest son, Capt. Joseph Darke was killed. He was subsequently Major General of Virginia Militia. In Sparks' Letters of Washington, Vol. X., are several references to Col. John Darke.

PROVIDENCE FORGE.-See QUARTERLY, V., go-22. Abstract of a deed filed in a suit of Chancery Court of Williamsburg and formerly recorded in the General Court: William Holt, of the borough of Norfolk and Mary his wife mortgage to Sarah Jer- dlone of the County of Louisa, all his, the said William's, moiety of land held in company with the late Francis Jerdone dec'd., in the counties of Charles City and New Kent, on which are a forge, grist mill, and other valuable improvements, together with his moiety of ten slaves employed in the forge, two carters, two millers, two smiths, one collier, one wood cutter, one waterman, eight women, and two boys, and all other negroes not mentioned by name held in company with the late Francis Jerdone dec'd, to secure to the said Sarah I77 pds, i6 shillings and 3d sterling with interest from July I, I774, as executrix of the Late Francis Jerdone dec'd, and ?I390, i8 shillings, 2d, with interest from the same date, paid by the said Sarah Jerdone to the said William Holt. Dated January I, I775. Witnessed by William Douglas, James Minitree, Josiah Crew.

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