I have been watching with interest the replies to Margaret's request and am hoping someone can maybe describe to me where at South Creek my forebear 's land was situated. His name was John Samuel Smith son of John Smith and Mary Foster. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Foster and Ann Single a convict. Samuel Foster was granted land out that way also. But he returned to England in about 1817 , taking Ann and Mary with him . He died in 1819 leaving all his wealthy lands etc in NSW to Mary his daughter. John Samuel Smith's land was at South Creek. In 1866 he held Bullock Creek, Merrere, Moquilamba It may have been land initially granted to Samuel Foster his grandfather., and passed on to him at his mother's death in Sydney , in the 1860's Gloria

Dear Gloria, Moquilamba was a run out Cobar way, a long way from South Creek. The other names you mention, although not familiar to me sound like runs, which until circa 1860 required a depasturing licence. Cheers, Jocerlyn >John Samuel Smith's land was at South Creek. In 1866 he held Bullock >Creek, Merrere, Moquilamba It may have been land initially granted to Samuel >Foster his grandfather., and passed on to him at his mother's death in >Sydney , in the 1860's > >Gloria