70 Henry Riddetl on 



been the site of one of the forts, or rather bawns, which had been 

 erected in Chichester's time around the two counties. Another 

 sister of the old Legge family, born in 1698, married John 

 Stewart, three years younger than herself, and became the 

 mother of several sons and daughters. Thomas, born in 1728, 

 married Sarah Harris, a daughter of the Edward Hari'is already 

 mentioned in connection with the Clarke family, and lived at 

 Whitehouse. Ellinor, born in 1726, died unmarried. She built 

 Windsor, Maryville and Myrtlefield, and at her death left the 

 Maryville property to her niece, Ellinor, who had married George 

 Black. Kobert Stewart, born in 1742, married in 1769 Mary 

 Isabella Mitchell, and passed on the Stewart inheritance of Bally- 

 drain, while Martha, born in 1731 married Israel Younghusband, 

 whose daughter Jane l)ecame the wife of Nathaniel Magee of 

 Newbridge, now Lismoyne, who has been mentioned in a 

 pamphlet published lately by Mr. F. J. Bigger. 



Mary Isabella Mitchell, married at eighteen, seems to have 

 been a most lovely and charming girl, and a most amiable wife 

 and loving mother. 



The following notice of the marriage appears in the Public 

 Gazetteer of December 19th — 23rd, 1769 : — 



" Married last week, Mr. Robert Stewart, of Ballydrain, Co. 

 Down, to Miss Mary Mitchell, daughter of Mr. George Mitchell, 

 an eminent tobacconist of Skinner Row." 



The beauty and gi'ace of the young girl called forth an 

 acrostic dated May 20th, 1768, from the Rev. Joseph Weld, 

 Archdeacon of Ross. 



" Much boasts the world of Spartan Helen's charms 

 A fatal fair that set the world in arms. 

 Rejoice, lerne, here we see combined 

 Youth, wit and beauty with a manly mind." 

 Mildness and sense well tempered mark the fair, 

 In vain the flatterer's voice assails her ear. 

 Truth, simple truth, with tenfold charm appears. 

 Chaste as that truth itself which she reveres. 



