John Smith (1776 - 1847)

Born 30 Jun 1776 in Ashdon, Essex, England

Husband of Jane (Falkard) Smith — married 1814 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1847 at age 70 in Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

AUSTRALIAN ROYALTY^{[1] [2]}

John Smith was born in 1776 in Essex, England.

John Smith, age 30, was tried and convicted of embezzlement at Chelmsford, 13 Mar 1809, sentenced to 14 years transportation, and sent to NSW , one of 200 convicts transported on the 'Indian', departing England July 1810, arriving on 16 December 1810.

John married Jane Falkard at St John's, Parramatta in 1814^[3].

They had children baptised in NSW^[4]:

1. SMITH ELIZABETH J 4286/1817 V18174286 1B JOHN JANE CF
2. SMITH SARAH 5421/1821 V18215421 1B JOHN JANE CF
3. SMITH MARIA 6140/1822 V18226140 1B JOHN JANE CF
4. SMITH WILLIAM 7254/1824 V18247254 1B JOHN JANE CF
5. SMITH THOMAS 7765/1826 V18267765 1C JOHN JANE CF; SMITH THOMAS 241/1826 V1826241 10 JOHN JANE CF
6. SMITH JAMES 422/1829 V1829422 18 JOHN JANE CF
7. SMITH ELIZA 362/1830 V1830362 17 JOHN JANE CF
8. SMITH CHARLOTTE 361/1832 V1832361 17 JOHN JANE CF
   

All these children were baptised at St Luke's CofE, Liverpool (CF = Church of England, Liverpool, St Luke's).

10 September 1818 - Of Parramatta. On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1818

17 August 1819 - A land grant of 50 acres issued by Governor Macquarie unto John Smith. The land was in the District of Airds, bounded on the North by Masterson's farm bearing east 30 chains on the east by a south line of 18 chains, on the south by a west line of 30 chains and on the west by a north line of 18 chains. John could not sell the land for five years and there were the usual Reservations. App.12603 at p.95.

31 January 1820 - John Smith - Conditional Pardon - Ship "Indian" 1810, Native place Essex, Trade or Calling - labourer, Place and Date of Trial - 13 March 1809 at Essex Assizes. Term 14 years, height 5' 8", complexion fair-ruddy

24 July 1820 - Proclomation acknowledging obedience on the accession of King George IV countersigned at Liverpool on 7 July 1820 (Reel 6049; 4/1745 p.167 A.O.N.S.W.) Shows signature of John Smith.

1820 - Petition for Land Grant. John Smith states that he arrived on the "Indian" received a C.P. of 14 years sentence, holds position of Keeper of H.M. Gaol at Liverpool, married, 2 children and 7 head of cattle received 50 acres.

1823 Mar 21, Apr 2,19 - Contractor for carriage of stores from Parramatta to Emu Plains. Re replacement of a horse lost in the Nepean River with a horse from the Government Herds on 12 months credit

21 September 1824 - Innkeeper. Recommending that favourable considerable be given to Daniel Jackson's petition for a ticket of leave

November 1828 - Census John Smith 52 years, Free by Servitude "Indian" 1810, 14 years, Superintendent to Mrs Beverley. Goulburn (Georges?) Plains. John had 1 horse 93 cattle. Georges Plains, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia

1. Smith, John, 52, ticket of leave, 'Indian', 1810, 14 years, Protestant, superintendent to Mrs. Beverley, G. Plains
2. Smith, Jane, 43, 'Wanstead', 1814, 7 years
3. Smith, Sarah, 8, born in the colony
4. Smith, Maria, 6, born in the colony
5. Smith, William, 4, born in the colony
6. Smith, Thomas, 2, born in the colony

He passed away in 1847 and is buried with his wife in Bungendore cemetery^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I37492/John-Smith
2. ↑ https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/smith/john/100085
3. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. John Smith & Jane Forcard (sic), Marriage. church registration number: 1630/1814 V18141630 3A, District: CB (=St John's Parramatta). Accessed 5 June 2022.
4. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?
5. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result? SMITH JOHN 906/1847 V1847906 32B AGE 66 MJ (MJ = Church of England; Canbury (Almost certainly Canberra); Lake George; Queanbeyan)
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167732335/john-smith : accessed 05 June 2022), memorial page for John Smith (30 Jun 1776–7 Jun 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167732335, citing Bungendore Cemetery, Bungendore, Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Wooday2 (contributor 49066939) .

• "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-CMJ3 : 18 July 2017), John Smith, 30 Jun 1776, Christening; citing , Ashdon, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 857,056.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5M9-S89 : 11 February 2018, John Smith, 30 Jun 1776); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 857,056.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 October 2019), memorial page for John Smith (30 Jun 1776–7 Jun 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #167732335, citing Bungendore Cemetery, Bungendore, Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Scout731 (contributor 48372293).
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INX-65-117855 Title SMITH John Index Name Convicts Index 1791-1873 Name John Surname SMITH Ship Indian Year 1810 Record Type Conditional Pardon Date 31 Jan 1820 Remarks - Citation [4/4430; Reel 774 Page 145] ECommerce Category A Index Number 65