Thank You Diane for this intesting posting. My line is Jemima Pitt so I was very interested in to read about Robert Jenkins etc. Thanks again Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] Assignment to Robert JENKINS > Hi Russell, > > Robert Jenkins seems to have one fairly well for himself prior to > his marriage to Jemima, formerly Forrest, nee Pitt. > Born in Gloucestershire, he made several voyages to Australia as > supercargo for the London firm of Wilson Brothers. He came to > Sydney again in 1808 as Australian representative of the firm, > displacing Robert Campbell in that position. Soon afterwards he > commenced business as a merchant on his own account, also > became a grazier, amassed considerable property and was appointed > a Director of the Bank of NSW at its commencement in 1817. > In November 1811, Jenkins wrote a letter to his mother and sisters, > who lived in London - the ultimate bearer of that letter being Joseph > Holt, who didn't arrive in England till March, 1814 - and the letter, one > of 54 that Holt had bought with him to England, was personally > delivered to the Jenkins family. The letter caused both his sister and > mother to "swoon and faint" on the doorstep as they had heard and > believed that Jenkins had died two years earlier ! > > Of poor Jemima ... she lost two husbands in falls from horses; > Capt. Austin Forrest on Christmas Eve, 1811, and Robert Jenkins, > a noted horseman, in May, 1822, when both horse and rider fell in > front of the premises of James Underwood in George Street. > > Two of Robert Jenkins sisters (Susanna & Elizabeth) eventually > received land grants at Muscle Creek, in the Hunter Valley ... but that > is another story in itself ! When Susanna Jenkins died in 1863, the > letter that had been written by her brother Robert in 1811, and hand > delivered by Joseph Holt, was found amongst her possessions. > > Robert Jenkin's last Will and Testament, dated 1820, concluded with > the following clause, "I wish my funeral to be private and attended by > only a few respectable friends, if such are to be found in NSW". > On the last day of his administration, Gov. Macquarie added the name > of Robert Jenkins to his list of "Factious and Disaffected Persons > in the Colony" .... > > [Reference : Dawn in the Valley, WA Wood] > > Slightly off the original Richmond/Windsor track, but hopefully of > interest all the same ...... > > > > Cheers, > Diane > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: [H,H,HV] Assignment to Robert JENKINS > > > > Hi all, > > An extract from "St Peters Richmond Early People & Burials to > > 1855" in regard to my convict, John Ablett, states that the "Sydney > > Gazette of 11 June, 1814, reported that he [John Ablett] had > > absconded from his Master, Robert Jenkins." > > The extract also states that John Ablett had been sent to the Windsor > > District as an assigned servant. I had assumed that this was his first > > assignment after arriving on the Earl Spencer in Oct 1813. I have found > > a little on a Robert Jenkins, a Sydney based merchant, but this does > > not seem to fit with an assignment in the Windsor area. John Ablett > > was then subsequently assigned to William Cox at Windsor, assumably > > following his recapture. > > Does anyone know of a Robert Jenkins who had interests in the > > Windsor area around 1814? > > Please excuse the post to 2 lists. > > 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 >