To Sheila, Barbara and others interested in the Archaeology group's book "In Search of the Early Pioneers", the land grants referred to were those made 30 June/1July 1803. The first Grantees' stories in the book : Thomas Appledore; James Badgery; William Baxter; John Bayliss; Joseph Bayliss; Thomas Cheshire; Mary Collett; Edward Field; Gilbert Goodlit; Joseph Griffiths; John Harris; John Jones; Donald Kennedy; Thomas Lambley; Martin Minz; Richard Oldwright; Charles Palmer; John Pickering; Robert Smith; Stephen Smith; Samuel Stanyard; William Tonks; and Robert Westmore. Some of these persons only held their land for a very short time before leasing or selling it to others. There is also some information about later owners:Michael Minton; John Herbert; Samuel Foster/Forster; Edward Lord; Robert Guy; Maria Nash; Robert Williams; Gregory Blaxland; Robert and Ann Ritchie; John Bowman; George Colless; Henry Stockfish; and James Landers. There is a "Flowchart of Ownership" for each grant from 1803 until its eventual sale to the Gravel Companies or to the Penrith Lakes Development Corporation. There are photographs of some of the early houses. Parkers were not in Australia in 1803, but were later landholders of some of that land (and other land as well). The Parkers mentioned in this book are Mrs Amelia Ann; Ada May; Amos; Charles; Ernest John; Geoffrey Robert; Leonard W; Leslie Hewitt; Robert Walter; William and Parkers' Slaughter yard. Penrith City Council e-history has some information on early land grants (and lots of other interesting Penrith history as well). http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/history/landgrants.htm Pat Curry