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| Birth: | 28 Aug 1791 in Onboard the ship 'William and Ann',Sydney Cove. |
| Death: | 11 Dec 1838 in St.Albans Old General Cemetery |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Joseph Fleming b. About 1760 in England |
| Mother: | Mary b. About 1763 |
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Christening: 11 Sep 1791 St.Johns,Parramatta.
Elizabeth HALL, a young single, free woman, could have her pick of a husband, and Henry bein g free born and of free parents and step son of [Benjamin JONES] a prosperous farming famil y must have been a good looking proposition. They began courting in 1809 and were married o n February 18th, 1810 by the Rev. Henry Fulton at St. Johns, Parramatta. George HALL and Elea nor BROWN were the witnesses. Henry was 18 1/2 and Elizabeth nearly seventeen at that time.
In 1809 was a year of disasterous floods, but Henry must have been farming high grounds becau se that was the year he paid in his first wheat into Government stores - 9 bushels.
Eleven months after the marriage their eldest son Joseph was born.
About 1815, Henry built his 'Public House' called the Blighton Arms [later changed to the Mac Quarie Arms], this building was still standing in 1981 in a bad state of repair.
In 1816 Henry subscribed One Pound to the Waterloo Subscription Fund for women and children o f those that fell in that conflict. In July, Henry along with his brother in law William HAL L is listed for issue of horned cattle from the Government herds. The cattle were issued on G overnment credit to be paid for in Sterling or wheat over 18 months. Rates were 20 Pounds ste rling, cattle to be collected from the Seven Hills station at 8am in the morning. In October , Henry was able to tender to supply 100 pounds of fresh meat to the Government stores. [Sy dney Gazette]
On the 14th September, 1819, Henry's Liquor License was cancelled.
"It being officially communicated to His Excellency the Govenor from the Bench of Majistrate s at Windsor, that Henry FLEMING of Pitt Town who had obtained a license for keeping a publi c house and the retail of spiritous liquors, keeps an irregular and riotous house, wherby muc h bad example is shown and the peace of the neighbourhood disturbed.
His Excellency is hereon pleases to notify that he has ordered and directed that the licens e which had been granted to the said Henry FLEMING of Pitt Town should be null and void fro m and after expiration of the present month of September, having violated the termson which s aid license for the retail of spirit had been granted him."
By His Excellencies Command.
signed.. J.T. Campbell. Secretary.
Following the cancellation of his license, Henry inserted the following notice in the Sydne y Gazette --
'Notice'. Any person or persons found trespassing on the undermentioned farms in the Distric t of Pitt Town either by stock or cutting down and carrying away the timber will be prosecute d immediately. One of the farms is known by the name Jones Farm and the other by that of Blig hton Farm, the property of me the undersigned. Henry FLEMING.
Presumably the last two events were connected.
By the 27th November Henry had decided to quit the colony - probably to join the Jones's in T asmania. Two notices appear in the Sydney Gazette stating his intention -
Henry FLEMING, settler at Pitt Town and family intending to leave the colony by the first con venient opportunity - all claims to be presented and persons indebted to adjust their account s with as little delay as possible.
And the Sale and Renting of the Farms.
To be sold by Private Contract a Farm of 50 acres having thereon a substantial dwelling hous e and Bank situated at Pitt Twn about ... miles from Windsor. Also to be disposed of about 5 0 head of horned cattle, 6 horses, 2 carts with harness, 2 ploughs, 25,000 bricks and 4000 fe et of sawed timbercomprising of weather and flooring boards etc.
To Let: 310 acres of land, 40 of which are cleared, situated at the lower branch of the rive r Hawkesbury.
For further particulars, application is requested to be made to Henry FLEMING, the proprieto r on the premises.
Henry changed his mind about leaving - possibly by influence of George and Mary HALL not want ing to see their eldest daughter leave the colony..
In 1823, Henry was granted 120 acres of land [portion 12] at MacDonald river by promise. 'Al l early grants of land in the MacDonald region were by "Govenors promise"'., duly recorded, a nd perhaps a reciept given, until the first MacDonald Valley survey took place in 1833-34, af ter which, in due course - the Deeds to the property were issued.
- The Forgotten Valley , M. Hutton Neve, Library of Australian History, Sydney, 1987, p.28.
Recorded in the 1828 census as holding 250 acres, 150 of which were cleared and cultivated, o wned 7 horses and 145 cattle.
[Edward Foley - a prisoner assigned to Mr. Fleming was involved in the Myall Massacre]
[From the Supreme Court case [R. v. Kilmeister [No.1] of 15 Nov 1838 it could be translated t hat Henry was 'involved' in the burning of the bodies after the event]
James Ryley b. 26 November, 1811 was also reared by Henry & Elizabeth. |
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