Thanks Jocelyn. John S Smith an MP and of Mamre is used to describe him, when I googled him. He was a wealthy Squatter. I am surprised at the Cobar run, but those three places are also on the Google site I found about John Samuel Smith. -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jocelyn Lloyd Sent: Sunday, 1 July 2012 12:42 PM To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Re South Creek 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 Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message