I found no mention of Edward Powell in this new book on Johnstons, Kath Grahame On 25/02/2009, at 1:39 PM, Kath Connors wrote: > 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 >

Thanks Graham & Rosslyn for your reply May I ask the name of his new book and who was the author, Edward Powell was one of the first five free settlers , his first grant was Homebush, part of Rookwood now cemetery, it was not suitable for farming, he then went up the Hawksberry River and settled at Cornwallis 1795. as children we were for ever asking our uncles to show us the site where they landed. Regards Kath

Hi Kath I mentioned the title in a previous post earlier this month - its Marine Officer - Convict Wife by Alan Roberts Cheers Grahame On 26/02/2009, at 12:17 PM, Kath Connors wrote: > Thanks Graham & Rosslyn for your reply > May I ask the name of his new book and who was the author, > Edward Powell was one of the first five free settlers , his first > grant was > Homebush, part of Rookwood now cemetery, it was not suitable for > farming, > he then went up the Hawksberry River and settled at Cornwallis > 1795. as > children we were for ever asking our uncles to show us the site > where they > landed. > > 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