Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-06
ALExAaAzETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
WASHINGTON LODGE.

hundred octave pages. embracing the hStorJ
OF the lodge from 1856 to 1875, with blograpb-
zeal sketches of its most distinguished mem-
,,rs. [, is ornamented with steel eurravings
of General Washington, Z lmuod Randolph,
and Governor Robert Brooke. The engraving
Of Washington is from portrait painted by
Williams, of Philadelphia, in l794, for the
Alexandria Lodge. BY au error of the en-
pr.vcr the date is made to read 1884. This
p,rtrait was regarded by the Generals friends
as an accurate likeness. 1t bears little re-
semblance TO the grand, ideal head OF Stuart
paiptcd about the same time, and might be
taken for the likeness Of any plain, old Vir
giuia farmer.
EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILIES.
The biographical portion OF the boo will be
found Of great interest to ant!quarlaus and
gcneaIogists. Many of The early residents OF
Alexandria were uatives of the British Isles,
for The most part adventurous maruerj or
merchants as James MacKepzic, native of
Stornaway, on the Island of Lewis-doubtless
OF the same family with the reader o,d ac-
nuantance, ''thc King of Borva aud his
l,.vc!y daughter, Sneiia Mackenzie; Cohn and
John McIvrer, from the same island; William
Hertert, native Of Ireland, and tresiu ent OF
The Bank OF AL xandris; the Hunters, from Scot
land. aud many others The adventures of the
gallant Captain McKuight, Of the good
ship Polly AMI Nancy, ii the later part OF
the last century, read like a rumance-chased
down the British Chauuel u 1894 BY French
privateer, captured aud taken into Nautes, aud
kept 10 prison two years-Un one occasion every
-. ,ho IIpa Of al
and quill tued-eScaped over the wall, aud
reached home peuuiles, iu 1896 captured again
coming home trom 81. Uoes, a0d again ID 1898.
Alter beug released the Polly and Nancy was
tisnastcd in hurricane on her way from Ga
diz with fruit and wine" and was compelled
to end her pilgrimage in he lslaud OF Antigua.
But the brave Captain Mcknight did not give
il up so.' He soOn got another ship aud Was
off to the Mediterranean, 10 South America,
up the Baltic, or Whlthersoever the gales OF
commerce waited him.
Captain Bathurst Daiuger6eId was one Of
these adventurous shirmasters He was born
at BeIvedere, in Spoitsylvania, of au old family,
and married E.iza Kay, Of Liverpool, Eng land.
His sou n-Iaw, Captain David Boyd Smith,
was another, and his sons. Henry, Edward
and John B., conducted for many years the
business of importing aud shipping merchants
IN Alexandria. The latter went abroad as su-
pcrcargoes in early life and became familiar
With the commercial usages of foreign un
tries, thus laying the foundation OF their sub
scquent success
THE FAlRFAXES.
Ferdinaudo Fairfax was IA member of the
Lodge. He was the fnird 500 OF BRYAN, eighth
Lord Fairfax, and was born in Virginia in
l774 At the age of six he was left by his
uncle, George William Fairfax, OF Bath, Eog-
land, bis English estates aud Virginia do
maiD. La his early youth he became the
owner of this vast inheritance, with no re-
strction whatever, but with the injunction
from bis uncle to be good and worthy map,
aud to be liberal to all about him. He mar
rled his cousin, Eliza Blair Cary, celebrated
had sixteen children, Of whom only one sur
wives, FIoretta. One of his sous Archibald,
was au officer Of the navy. Ferdinaudo Fairfax
was luau Of charming manners, devoted to
books aud OF lavish hospitality. His will,
says, MIR. Brocket, written in a style of stately
elegance. most unusual in such documents,
reads like the..givlug away Of a principality. He
died at Mcuut Eagle, near Alexandria, in 1920
at the age OF torty-sX years.
The Right Hon. aud Rev. Bryan Fairfax.
father OF the above, was born u I727, 10 Salem,
Massachusetts, where his father, William Fair
tav was collector of the customs till 1888, wheu
he removed to Virginia, where he became the
patron of George Washington. His residence
was Bclvolr, on the Potomac, just below Mt
Vcrnoa, afterwards the residence Of his sou,
George William, who lett the great estate to
Fcrdluando, and now known as the White
House. Bryan was rector OF Christ Church, 10
Alexandria, from 1890 10 1892, and went to
England in 1893 10 claim the peerage after the
death of Robert, the seventh lord, who never
lived III this country. The title was confirmed
u him in $500. During the last years Of his
llte he was SweedeDborgiau. Here is his
cpitaph
I'm MEMORIAM
Right Hon. and Rev Bryan, Lord Fairfax,
Baron Of Cameron, Rector of Fairfax Parish,
Died at Mt. Eagl Aug. /, 1902, aged IS.
Among the naval officers who were members
Of the Alexandria Lodge were Robert B. Ran
doph and Dalugerteld Fauuteroy, of both OF
whom the v,uue OF Mr.. Brockett contains in-
terc:tiug sketches. The latter was regarded as
the best rife shot 10 the world, and was re.
Inarkioc Tor SIZE, symmetry, strength, activity
aud elegance OF person, man!lnesS, dignity and
klndoesS of manner. The former was woll kuowu
here, where he speut the last thirty years of
MS llle, auu Where he died In 1867 In the
seventy ninth year of his age. He was a son
OF hichard Randolph, of Curls, 90 the James
r!ver, who married Beverly, of Baufeid, in
Essex, and great grandson of the first Rich
ard, OF Curs, who was s,n of William, of
Turkey Island. His ikeucss when midship-
man presents Il rcm arkably handsome face, with
promluent eyes of dark blue and an expression
OF great energy. His unfortunate collision with
Geueral Jackson embi't.red a large portion Of
his htc. Had General Harrison Ilvcd he would
have restored him to the navy. Randolph
was great iavorlto with Decatur, and sailed
with him repeatedly; the last time iu the new
irlgato Guerrlere in 1915. when she captured
The Agtriue frgate Mcdora. He was not
iearued 10 his professions; he was not first
caSs sailor; but he was a man of so much dash
ana courage; SO much energy and determiua-
lion that Nelson or Cochrane or Prebe would