Hi Colleen, According to "Cornstalks 1988", John & Mary Ann (nee Wells) Woodbury had a son born prior to Priscilla in 1857 at Wollombi. 12102/1857 WOODBURY JOHN to JOHN MARY A WOLLOMBI In the same year ; John Woodbury's older brother Richard and his wife Jane (Neal) had a child registered at Gosford.....but they were living at Lower Mangrove. 6548/1857 WOODBURY ARTHUR W to RICHARD & JANE GOSFORD Cheers Lynne Visit our Website http://lynneandgrayeme.kinpendium.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Wells" <colleenhasell@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [ANCC] Who was your earliest Central Coast ancestor ? > Hi Marg, > > I can not claim to have Ancestors that were one of the first to settle on > the Central Coast, but I must say I was thrilled to open the Central Coast > Express on Friday to find my father in-law (Mick Wells) in a Lisarow > School photo dated 1933. It was in conjunction with the History of the > Lisarow General Store and we were able to phone the store's new owners and > let them know the names of many of the grade 4 students, not sure if it > made me feel excited or "Old". > > Our first ancestors to arrive on the Central Coast were MARY ANN WELLS > (daughter of Thomas Wells per Baring 1815 & Martha Shaw per Brothers 1824) > and husband JOHN WOODBURY, they had their first child, Priscilla > registered in Gosford 1859, although other children were born in Wollombi, > Priscilla married into the Waters family at Yarramalong. > > Regards > Colleen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:19 PM > Subject: [ANCC] Who was your earliest Central Coast ancestor ? > > >> Dear Listers >> >> This area of NSW was starting to be inhabited by the early 1830s . I >> wondered which of you silent subscribers can claim their ancestor as >> the earliest settler/convict ??? >> >> >> Bye >> >> >> MargM >> Central Coast >> List Admin >> >> ==== AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST Mailing List ==== >> Please type surnames only in all caps. Helps them stand out from a >> computer screen >> > > ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 17/02/2006