Hi Jenelle! Lovely to find another Rachel descendant! -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenelle McCarrick Sent: Friday, 2 October 2009 6:13 AM To: aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HHHV] Hello :) I also have a connection to the EATHER/NORRIS, Rachel EATHER/John NORRIS daughter Maria NORRIS who married (i) Patrick Dunn then (ii) Peter PAGE, my line.. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly & Mark Bagdon" <whitebagdon@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: [HHHV] Hello :) > Hello J > > > > There is a few families I am interested in the Hawkesbury; probably have a > few in common with other listers. > > > > Firstly, the Eather and Norris families. They are quite large families; my > interest is through the marriage of Rachel Eather to John Norris. Their > daughter Susannah, who married Isaac Cook, is another research interest of > mine. > > > > Also the Halls, Cooks, and connected families of the region. > > > > Another interest of mine lies in the Pittman/Sunderland families. > > > > **I have noticed that many researchers have published that John Pittman > (son > of John Matthew Pittman & Mary Sunderland) was married to Margaret > McGarrett. > > > > This is incorrect. There WAS a John Pittman married to a Margaret > McGarrett, > and they had many children. However this is not John, son of John Matthew > and Mary Pittman. > > > > John Pittman, son of J.M & Mary Pittman ('my' John) was actually involved > with Margaret Jane VOYSEY. I say 'involved', because although they claim > to > have been married on their daughter's birth certificate, and later, on > John's death certificate, I have yet to find any record of this. On their > daughter Hannah Pittman's birth certificate in 1856, they clearly state > the > father as JOHN PITTMAN, and the mother as Margaret Jane formerly VOYSEY. > > > > John died the following year and on his death certificate, his parents' > names appear as John Matthew Pittman & Mary formely Sunderland; and his > wife > appears as Margaret Pittman formerly Voysey. > > > > The other John & Margaret keep having children for many years after this; > obviously this would have been impossible for John, son of John Matthew, > as > he was dead. > > > > I would love to hear from any Pittman or other family researchers. For any > Pittmans, I have quite a lot of Voysey information which I would be more > than happy to share and would be happy to share transcript information. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.14.0/2406 - Release Date: 09/30/09 18:56:00 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message