We (Bob and Joan Baxter) are new to this list and are posting our interests. We are researching Joan's LONG and TUCKER ancestors, and associated families. John TUCKER Senior was Joan's 3xGreat Grandfather and John TUCKER Junior her G-G Grandfather. Her Great Grandfather was Frederick John TUCKER, 5th child of John Junior. Frederick John TUCKER married Ann LONG on 25 January 1849, at Anambah. Her Grandfather, Frederick and Ann's son, Frederick Walter TUCKER was born at Paterson River on 4 December 1857 (family Bible record - no birth record located, but details confirmed by his marriage certificate and death certificate). Her father, Percival Frederick TUCKER, was born at Cullen Bullen on 8 October 1881. On the LONG family side, Joan's Great Grandmother, Ann Long, was born in Ireland about 1826-28 and died in Sydney on 15 November 1924. Ann and her parents, Benjamin and Catherine LONG arrived in Australia about 1833-35. Catherine's maiden name was HICKEY. We have some information on the Tucker line from the Paterson Historical Society's book, "The Settlers of Paterson's Plains", and from some family records, plus a number of BDM certificates, but rather less information on the Longs. We found the grave of Benjamin and Catherine, and a son John, in the Campbell Hill Cemetery, Maitland. We would be pleased to exchange information with other list members. Particularly keen to find out more about the origins of the Long, Hickey and Tucker families, and to start looking into the origins of the wives of the two John Tuckers. Bob and Joan Baxter