Hello Kath, Was your Major George Johnston in Sydney circa 1793 and would he have been a Captain then? Also I presume George Johnston (junior) would have been his son? George J (junior) received a grant of land in 1804. If either (or both) of these fit, I have some information I can forward to you. Joan Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kath Connors" <kcon@tsn.cc> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [PJ] Ester Abrahams > Hello > May one join in on Major George Johnston, would anyone know if there are > any books written on the properties > that he had leasers to in N S W early days. our ancestor brought through > bread horses to Australia for him in 1850. > Regards > Kath > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Many thanks Joan, Major George was a neighbou of our Edward Powell in 1790 at Concord Sydney, our gg grandfather and George junior worked together in the Yass district involved with thorough bread horses, there was ever so much wheeling and dealing with their leases of land and I just wondered if their leases have ever been recorded and if so we may be able to trace our gg grandfather. Regards Kath > > >> Hello >> May one join in on Major George Johnston, would anyone know if there are >> any books written on the properties >> that he had leasers to in N S W early days. our ancestor brought through >> bread horses to Australia for him in 1850. >> Regards >> Kath >> >>>> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Edward Powell (Powel) (a) 1793 - Book 1A - Grants by Francis Grose No. 108 Edward Powell May 28. Granted 80 acres at the Liberty Plains. Rent: 1/- per year for every 50 acres commencing after 5 years. "Consolidated in Simeon Lord's grant 1803. See folio 115 of the Third Register. Note: Grant no 107 went to a Mr Thomas Webb whose grant was also consolidated in Simeon Lord's grant presumably these 2 grants were next to each other (and guess what Simeon is my 3xgreat grandfather). (b) 1794 - Book 1A - Grants by Francis Grose No. 240 Edward Powell Nov. 11 Granted 60 acres at the entrance of the flats on the south side of Port Jackson. Rent: 1/- per year commencing after 5 years. (c) 1809 - Book 4D - Grants by William Patterson No. 1536 Edward Powel (sic) Sep 6 Granted 19 acres in the district of Liberty Plains. Rent 2/- per year commencing after 5 years. Major Johnstone (a) 1793 - Book 1A - Grants by Francis Grose No 104 Captain George Johnstone May 28 Granted 100 acres in the district of Petersham Hill. Rent 1/- per year for every 50 acres commencing after 5 years. (b)1794 - Book 1A - Grants by Francis Grose No 365 Captain George Johnstone Dec 11 Granted 22 and 18 acres bounded on the N:W (sic) and S:W (sic) by Hammond Hill and the road leading to Parramatta. Rent: 1/- per year commencing after 5 years. To be continued. Joan > Many thanks Joan, Major George was a neighbou of our Edward Powell in > 1790 > at Concord Sydney, our gg grandfather and George junior worked together in > the > Yass district involved with thorough bread horses, there was ever so much > wheeling > and dealing with their leases of land and I just wondered if their leases > have ever been > recorded and if so we may be able to trace our gg grandfather. > Regards > Kath >> >> >>> Hello >>> May one join in on Major George Johnston, would anyone know if there >>> are >>> any books written on the properties >>> that he had leasers to in N S W early days. our ancestor brought through >>> bread horses to Australia for him in 1850. >>> Regards >>> Kath >>> >>>>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >