In South-America there was ſaid, in the year 1785, to be a negro woman living, aged about 175; ſhe remembered her firſt maſter, who died in 1615, and that he gave her away with ſome other property towards ſounding a ſchool.
Some years ago there was living in Virginia, a native of Ireland, who at the age of 109, was able to work at the taylor's trade without ſpectacles; and what renders this caſe more remarkable, he was naturally very intemperate, and would get drunk as often as he could get liquor.
In the year 1776, died one Mr. Payne, in Fairfax, Virginia, upwards of 100 years of age.
Died, November, 1782, in this city, Mr. Edward Drinker, almoſt 102, being born December 24, 1680, in Philadelphia.
In the year 1782, there was living, near this city (and perhaps may be ſtill living) a healthy negro woman, able to walk ſeveral miles in a day, and waſh clothes, who was then, as near as ſhe could tell, about 103.——She remembers her being brought to this city before any houſes were built here.
Died laſt ſummer, in New-York, Mrs. Slock, aged 108 years and one half.
Laſt winter died at Jones's creek, a branch of Pee Dee, in North-Carolina, Mr. Mathew Bayley, aged 136: he was baptiſed when 134 years old; had good eye ſight, ſtrength of body and mind until his death.
There was a woman living laſt winter, in Uxbridge, ſtate of Maſſachuſetts, of the name of Aldrich, and likely to live many years, who has 12 children, all living, and has lived till 25 of the fifth generation are born, the eldeſt of which is more than eleven years of age.
Died on Tueſday the 1ſt inſt. at Hudſon, in New-York, Mrs. Chriſtina de Lametter, in the 94th year of her age. She died merely of old age, without any kind of diſeaſe or fever; but deſcended very ſlowly and patiently to the bottom of the hill of life. She was a woman, who, through life, has been remarkable for her ſilent reſignation to the divine will. What renders the laſt part of her life remarkable, is, that ſhe lived 39 days without any ſuſtenance whatever, except about two ſpoonfuls of wine with water daily; the vital motions and functions being ſo near a ceſſation, that the ſolids needed no reparation; yet ſhe retained all her ſenſes to the laſt moment.
In the year 1774, died at Danvers, in Maſſachuſetts, Mr. —— Nelſon, aged 106 years.