Hello again Russell, My Sweeney/Wallace offshoots (Egan, Lynch,O'Brien, Hall, Jackson, Pendergast, )also lived at Wollombi, and Dominick Gillespie lived at Cockfighters creek. Best wishes ANNE ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Orchard <russorchard@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:06 AM Subject: RE: [H,H,HV] "Place Names" Roll Call : A-B-C > Hello again Ann, > > My Porter ancestors moved northwards through Wollombi, Cockfighter's Creek > and Broke before settling finally in Singleton. I recently drove through > Broke for the first time and it is quite a pretty area in the valley there > on the fringe of the grape growing district. We then followed the road from > Broke through to Wollombi following the creek and appreciating the country > in which our ancestors frequented. > > Regards, > Russell > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: anne marie mobbs [mailto:asnedden@bigpond.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2002 9:25 AM > > To: AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] "Place Names" Roll Call : A-B-C > > > > > > Hello Russell, > > > > My ggg aunt Mary Sweeney and husband William Wallace also lived at Broke. > > > > ANNE > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Russell Orchard <russorchard@ozemail.com.au> > > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:41 PM > > Subject: RE: [H,H,HV] "Place Names" Roll Call : A-B-C > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have recorded direct line ancestors only, otherwise I would have > > hundreds. > > > > > > Placename: Hills District - Baulkham Hills > > > 1. Bean, Ann - died 11 Mar 1854 - 4g grandmother > > > 2. Harradine, Lenna - born 1906 - grandmother > > > > > > Placename: Hills District - Castle Hill > > > 1. Ash, Catherine - died 14 Feb 1839 - 4g grandmother > > > 2. James, Jemima - died 20 Aug 1938 - 2g grandmother > > > 3. James, John - died 6 Jan 1897 - 3g grandfather > > > > > > Placename: Hawkesbury - Castlereagh > > > 1. Ablett, Eliza - died 15 Nov 1878 - 2g grandmother > > > 2. Ablett, John - died 29 Nov 1831 - 3g grandfather > > > 3. Byrnes, David - died 25 Mar 1848 - 3g grandfather > > > 4. Byrnes, James - born 4 Jan 1860 - g grandfather > > > 5. Reffin, Ann - died 26 Jul 1839 - 3g grandmother > > > 6. Roberts, Ann - died 12 Aug 1832 - 3g grandmother > > > > > > Placename: Hunter Valley - Broke > > > 1. Porter, Joseph - born 23 Nov 1839 - 2g grandfather > > > > > > Regards, > > > Russell Orchard > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > > genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >