Hi, I live in qld and also have a connection with a Sarah Robinson who was a commonlaw wife to my William Spears. any connection? Sandra (Sternbeck descendant) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverle MacLeod" <beverle@austarmetro.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] KELLETT, MASTERS, MANNEL, MARSHALL, STAPLETON, McGOVERN > Hi Anne, > > Thanks for your reply. My connection with Craft is a tentative one, through > one of his wives, Sarah Robinson (Earl Cornwallis 1801). Sarah had a > daughter from a previous association with James Peulett (Scarborough 1788) > also named Sarah. The daughter Sarah also married twice. The second > marriage was to William Dixon (Tottenham 1818). They met, we think, at the > property of John Grono - a famous figure in the Windsor area I believe - he > assigned, she as a servant. Their youngest daughter Eliza married James > William Ferguson of Mangrove Creek. His father John Ferguson arrived Asia > in 1820, and a great many of his family came later, free. John married > Harriet Forner and had a number of children, two of whom married into the > Chaseling family, who also have an association with Craft I think. > > John Ferguson had an affair with Sarah Bridge (nee Woodbury), Agnes Bridge > was the product of that union. This same Sarah had associations (and > children) to Edward Craft, James Purvey and Joseph Bridge - got around that > girl! > > Back to Eliza and James Ferguson - their daughter Lucilla J. Ferguson > married William Raycraft Baker (hails from William Baker, Neptune 1790), > their son Frank Henry Baker is my grandfather. Around this time the family > is at Grafton. > > So there you have it. Not much in common, but if there is anything more you > would like to know about any of it, let me know. I have some maps of land > grants and that sort of thing around Mangrove creek. > > On the off chance that your relative can help, I would kill for any > information on Harriet Forner, married to both John Ferguson (as above) and > William Douglass. > > Many thanks and happy hunting, > Beverle MacLeod > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "anne marie mobbs" <asnedden@bigpond.com> > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:21 PM > Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] KELLETT, MASTERS, MANNEL, MARSHALL, STAPLETON, > McGOVERN > > > > Hello Bev, > > > > I always check the ending of an email incase a family name comes up that I > > am familiar with. > > In this case it is Craft, who have married into the Bridge, > > Medhurst,Woodbury families. These families are very distantly connected to > > mine. My family of Sweeney/Gillespie. Thomas arrived on "Regalia" 1826, > > Mary Gillespie arrived on the "Southworth" free with her 2 aunts Mary > > Gillespie and Mary Fleming and their respective children (4 each). Mary > > Gillespie 2nr was the wife of Dominick Gillespie, "Asia" 1825, and their > > daughter Mary married James Perry "Isabella". One of Mary and James's > > daughters is connected with the Bridge/Craft line. > > > > Email me off list and I will give you the email of a distant relative who > > can give you more information, I also would be interested in swapping > > pedigree's with you. > > > > ANNE > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beverle MacLeod <beverle@austarmetro.com.au> > > To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:55 PM > > Subject: [H,H,HV] KELLETT, MASTERS, MANNEL, MARSHALL, STAPLETON, McGOVERN > > > > > > > Hello Listers, > > > > > > I am new to this particular list. My name is Bev and I have been > > > researching my family for three or four years on my mother's side. This > > is > > > going well with convict ancestors galore from Mangrove Creek, Windsor > and > > > Wollombi. But at the moment I am researching my husband's maternal > arm > > of > > > the family who hail mainly from Maitland with one possibly at Cessnock. > > > > > > Can anyone please help with the following names: > > > > > > Thomas STAPLETON b Killkenny, Ireland1792 d West Maitland 31/1/1880 > > > we think convict transported Forth 1835 > > > m. 15/7/1852 Eliza MASTERS b. Southampton, Hampshire UK 1826 d. > 28/4/1895 > > > West Maitland > > > > > > Eliza's parents are Mary Ann MARSHMAN, arr John Renwick 1838 b. 1801 d. > > > Maitland, Northumberland 28/10/1849 and Benjamin MASTERS > > > > > > Their daughter Mary Eliza STAPLETON m. Charles Henry McGOVERN 1/3/1876 > > > > > > Charles parents are John McGOVERN b. Londonderry Ireland 1833 d. > 30/6/1914 > > > West Maitland and > > > Lydia Sarah MANNELL b. Jersey 1833 d. 13/8/1907 West Maitland > > > > > > Lydia's parents are John MANNELL and Jane MARSHALL. > > > > > > There seems to be a Business relationship between Marshall and McGovern > as > > > well as marital, as John McGovern was a partner of Alexander > > > Marshall/Marshell possibly as bootmakers. Charles was a parter in a > firm > > > called McGovern and Ribee. > > > > > > Walter Reginald McGOVERN s/o Charles and Lydia m. Mary Elizabeth KELLETT > > in > > > 1904. > > > Mary's parents are John KELLETT and Emily SEYMOUR b. 4/5/1858 Maldon, > Vic > > > > > > Hope this is not too much at once! > > > > > > Happy Hunting > > > Beverle MacLeod > > > Researching BAKER (Neptune 1790), RAYCRAFT (William Pitt 1806), PEAULETT > > > (Scarbourough 1788),DIXON (Tottenham 1818), ROBINSON (Earl Cornwallis > > 1801), > > > FERGUSON (Asia 1820), STAPLETON (Forth 1835), MASTERS (John Renwick > 1838), > > > CRAFT (Albemarle 1791) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > >