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Descendants of John FREEBODY
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 FREEBODY was born 1740 in Edmonton London England UK, and died 1765 in Edmonton
London England UK. He married (1) ELIZA NICHOLLS. He married (2) MAGDALEN BRIDGES in
Allhallows London Wall London England UK. He married (3) SARAH SEAL. She was born 1749, and died
1765. He married (4) ANN WALLS 1765 in Edmonton England. She was born 1742 in Edmonton London
England, and died in Enfield London Middlesex England UK.
More About JOHN FREEBODY and MAGDALEN BRIDGES:
Marriage: Allhallows London Wall London England UK
More About JOHN FREEBODY and ANN WALLS:
Marriage: 1765, Edmonton England
Child of JOHN FREEBODY and MAGDALEN BRIDGES is:
i. CLARKSON2 FREEBODY, d. 1772, Giles Field London England UK.
Children of JOHN FREEBODY and ANN WALLS are:
ii. TIMOTHY2 FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1766, Enfield Cornwell England UK.
iii. SARAH FREEBODY, b. 04 Jun 1767, Enfield Cornwell England UK.
2. iv. SIMON CLARKSON FREEBODY, b. 04 Jun 1767, Enfield Cornwell England UK; d. 1856, "Clifton
Estate"Windsor NSW Australia.
v. PETER THOMAS FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1769, Enfield Cornwell England UK.
vi. MAGDELINE LLOYD FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1770, Enfield Cornwell England UK.
vii. JOHN FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1772, Enfield Cornwell England UK.
Generation No. 2
2. SIMON CLARKSON2 FREEBODY (JOHN1) was born 04 Jun 1767 in Enfield Cornwell England UK, and
died 1856 in "Clifton Estate"Windsor NSW Australia. He married MARY ANN WELLS. She was born 1768
in Yorkshire England, and died 1855 in "Clifton Estate"Windsor NSW Australia.
Notes for SIMON CLARKSON FREEBODY:
Sion Freebody, known as Simon.
Sion was a twin brother to Sarah FREEBODY. On 25 May 1787, aged twenty years, he stole a lamb carcass
from Richard Elland's slaughterhouse at Enfield, on the northern outskirt of London. He took the carcass to
Kingsland Road Shoreditch and sold it there to Margaret Smith, a butcher's wife at, for thirteen shillings. He
was tried at the Old Bailey Middlesex Quarter Sessions commencing 11 July 1787, convicted and sentenced
to seven years transportation to Australia. He was held at Newgate Prison, then on the Thames hulk
Stanislaus. He was transported on the Second Fleet convict ship Surprize and arrived in Sydney on 26 June
1790. In NSW he became known as ?Simon? Freebody. After receiving his Ticket-of-Leave, he was granted
30 Acres of land on the Hawkesbury River near Windsor in 1794. In 1799 he was charged along with four
other men with the murder of two aboriginal boys. The killing was in reprisal for the murder of two white
settlers, by members of the tribe to which the two boys belonged. Although found guilty the men were
pardoned. Throughout much of his life Simon was beset by financial problems Simon was beset by financial
problems mainly due to serious flooding of the Hawkesbury.
More About SIMON CLARKSON FREEBODY:
Baptism (LDS): 03 Jun 1767, St Andrews Enfield Middlesex England
Notes for MARY ANN WELLS:
Mary was tried at Guildhall in Yorkshire on the 19th. March 1792 and charged with Grand Larceny fror
allegedly stealing twenty seven yards of printed calico from James Robson, a draper. She was found guilty
and sentenced to transportation forseven years.
She was held at Ousebridge Goal for four months and then transported on the convict ship "Royal Admiral"
that left England on 30th May 1792 and arrived Sydney Town on 7th October 1792.
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Mary was assigned as a domestic servant to Sion "Simon" Freebody and entered into a common law marriage
with him and bore 7 children.
Children of SIMON FREEBODY and MARY WELLS are:
3. i. SARAH WELLS3 FREEBODY, b. 1798, Windsor New South Wales Australia; d. 1881, Windsor New
South Wales Australia.
ii. JOHN FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1796, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1890; m.
(1) MARY ANN KIRWAN; m. (2) SARAH CONNOLLEY.
4. iii. ANN "NACY" FREEBODY, b. 22 Dec 1796, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia;
d. 1882.
5. iv. SIMON FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1798, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1878,
Bolairo Adaminiby Cooma NSW Australia.
v. SARAH FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1799, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia; m. JOHN
HOSKISSON; b. 14 Aug 1799, Clarendon NSW Australia; d. 1874.
6. vi. MARY ANN FREEBODY, b. 26 Dec 1800, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia; d.
1855, Clifdon Windsor NSW Australia.
vii. MARGARET FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1806, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia.
viii. WILLIAM FREEBODY, b. Abt. 1810, Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia.
Generation No. 3
3. SARAH WELLS3 FREEBODY (SIMON CLARKSON2, JOHN1) was born 1798 in Windsor New South Wales
Australia, and died 1881 in Windsor New South Wales Australia. She married JOHN HOSKISSON 07 Apr
1818 in St. Mathews Windsor NSW Australia, son of THOMAS HOSKISSON and SARAH PIGG. He was
born 14 Sep 1799 in Cornwallis NSW Australia, and died 1874 in Windsor NSW Australia.
More About SARAH WELLS FREEBODY:
Baptism (LDS): 01 Dec 1799
More About JOHN HOSKISSON:
Baptism: 01 Dec 1799
More About JOHN HOSKISSON and SARAH FREEBODY:
Marriage: 07 Apr 1818, St. Mathews Windsor NSW Australia
Children of SARAH FREEBODY and JOHN HOSKISSON are:
i. THOMAS4 HOSKISSON, b. 09 May 1818, Mulgrave Place Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1880, Sackville
Reach NSW Australia; m. MARGARET CAMERON, 10 Nov 1852, St Marys Maitland NSW Australia; b.
1828, Kilmalie Scotland; d. 1868, Tamworth NSW Australia.
Notes for THOMAS HOSKISSON:
Birth - V18184659 1B/1818 NSW
More About THOMAS HOSKISSON and MARGARET CAMERON:
Marriage: 10 Nov 1852, St Marys Maitland NSW Australia
ii. MARY HOSKISSON, b. 1820, Windsor NSW Australia; m. WILLIAM HOLLAND, 1835, St. Matthews
Cof E Windsor NSW Australia; b. 30 Oct 1813, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1897, Windsor NSW
Australia.
Notes for MARY HOSKISSON:
Birth - V18206401 1B/1820 NSw
More About WILLIAM HOLLAND:
Baptism (LDS): 25 Dec 1813, St Matthews Windsor New South Wales
Marriage Notes for MARY HOSKISSON and WILLIAM HOLLAND:
Marriage - V18351444 19/1835 NSW.
More About WILLIAM HOLLAND and MARY HOSKISSON:
Marriage: 1835, St. Matthews Cof E Windsor NSW Australia
iii. SARAH HOSKISSON, b. 1823, Windsor NSW Australia.
Notes for SARAH HOSKISSON:
irth - V18236402 1B/1823 NSW
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iv. ELIZABETH HOSKISSON, b. 1825, Windsor NSW Australia.
Notes for ELIZABETH HOSKISSON:
Birth - V1836757 21/1836 NSW
v. LUCY HOSKISSON, b. 22 Apr 1825, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1891, Armidale NSW Australia; m.
GEORGE CROSS, 1853, St Matthews Windsor NSW Australia.
Marriage Notes for LUCY HOSKISSON and GEORGE CROSS:
Marriage - V1853442 39C/1853 NSW
More About GEORGE CROSS and LUCY HOSKISSON:
Marriage: 1853, St Matthews Windsor NSW Australia
7. vi. JANE HOSKISSON, b. 1827, Cornwallis NSW Australia; d. 1907, Cobbitty, NSW, Australia.
vii. ELIZABETH HOSKISSON, b. 1836, Windsor NSW Australia.
Notes for ELIZABETH HOSKISSON:
Birth - V1836757 21/1836 NSW
viii. SAMUEL HOSKISSON, b. 1844, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1929, Richmond NSW Australia.
4. ANN "NACY"3 FREEBODY (SIMON CLARKSON2, JOHN1) was born 22 Dec 1796 in Freebody Farm,
Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia, and died 1882. She married (1) JAMES OLDFIELD. She married
(2) DANIEL HANCHARD 27 Sep 1810 in St. Matthews Windsor NSW Australia. He was born 1771 in St.
Matthews Bethnal Green London England UK, and died 1848 in Menangle NSW Australia. She married (3)
DANIEL HANSELL 03 Sep 1850. He was born 1816.
More About DANIEL HANCHARD:
Baptism: 22 May 1771, St. Matthews Bethnal Green London England UK
Marriage Notes for ANN FREEBODY and DANIEL HANCHARD:
V18101101 3A/1810 NSW BDM
More About DANIEL HANCHARD and ANN FREEBODY:
Marriage: 27 Sep 1810, St. Matthews Windsor NSW Australia
More About DANIEL HANSELL and ANN FREEBODY:
Marriage: 03 Sep 1850
Children of ANN FREEBODY and DANIEL HANCHARD are:
i. MARGARET4 HANCHARD, b. 1812, Richmond NSW Australia.
ii. WILLIAM HANCHARD, b. 1811, Richmond NSW Australia.
iii. MARY ANN HANCHARD, b. 1814, Richmond NSW Australia.
iv. ROBERT HANCHARD, b. 1816, Richmond NSW Australia.
v. GEORGE BENJAMIN HANCHARD, b. 1818, Richmond NSW Australia.
5. SIMON3 FREEBODY (SIMON CLARKSON2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1798 in Freebody Farm, Mulgrave Place,
Windsor NSW Australia, and died 1878 in Bolairo Adaminiby Cooma NSW Australia. He married SUSANAH MILES 19 Jun 1820 in St Lukes Liverpool Sydney NSW Australia. She was born 22 Jul 1804 in
Cambletown NSW Australia, and died 1883 in Cooma NSW Australia.
Notes for SIMON FREEBODY:
Simon Freebody arrived at Windsor NSW 1798 and died in 1878 at Buckleys Crossing, Bolario.
Simon Freebody came to Manaro with his wife & family. His wife Susannah Miles daughter of Edward Miles
a Convict on the Scarborough, ship of the First Fleet in 1788. His wife Susannah Smith also a Convict
arrived on the Glatton. Simon's wife, Susannah?s sister Martha married William Bridle. Simon & Susannah
had a family of 11, two died as Infants.
Simon had the SEYMORE INN which was burnt to down in June 1864 and a gold digger lost his life in the
fire.
Son Edward 1st came to Monaro with his Uncle (John Freebody). He made several Trips to Sydney for
supplies.
When the Kiandra gold boom was at its highest he visited the diggings taking Victoria going through the
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Snowy Mountains with his brother Robert, where perhaps no white man had gone before. They made many
trips back and forwards to the diggings with pack horse.
Edward's son Jack (Blacks Creek) had the stagecoach run Cooma ? Adaminaby ? Kiandra a skilled handler
of the reins and whip.
The site chosen for the new town at Adaminaby in 1956 was partly on the Freebody Property Bolaro View
and partly on Windradeen belonging to the Lockers.
More About SIMON FREEBODY:
Burial: Old Adaminaby NSW Australia (No Headstone)
More About SUSANAH MILES:
Baptism: 12 Aug 1804, St Johns Parramatta NSW
More About SIMON FREEBODY and SUSANAH MILES:
Marriage: 19 Jun 1820, St Lukes Liverpool Sydney NSW Australia
Children of SIMON FREEBODY and SUSANAH MILES are:
i. MARY ANN4 FREEBODY, b. 14 Jun 1833, Richmond NSW Australia; d. 1924, Cooma NSW Australia;
m. JEREMIAH ELDERIDGE, 06 Dec 1850, Woolway NSW Australia; b. 1810, Seven Oaks Kent
England; d. 1893, Wambrook Cooma NSW Australia.
More About MARY ANN FREEBODY:
Baptism: 24 Jul 1833, St Peters Richmond NSW Australia
Burial: 21 Jul 1924, Cooma NSW Australia
More About JEREMIAH ELDERIDGE and MARY FREEBODY:
Marriage: 06 Dec 1850, Woolway NSW Australia
ii. EMMA FREEBODY, b. 28 Dec 1845, Kurrajong NSW Australia; d. 1901, Nimmitabel NSW Australia;
m. WILLIAM JAMES MINERS, 31 Dec 1866, Cooma NSW Australia; b. 28 Jul 1844, Truro Cornwall
England UK; d. 1899, Nimmitabel NSW Australia.
Notes for EMMA FREEBODY:
Married William James Miners at Arable, a property just outside Cooma. They lived at Rockdale,
Nimmitabel, NSW.
Notes for WILLIAM JAMES MINERS:
Died in a horseriding accident aged 55 years They lived at Rockdale, Nimmitabel, NSW.
More About WILLIAM MINERS and EMMA FREEBODY:
Marriage: 31 Dec 1866, Cooma NSW Australia
6. MARY ANN3 FREEBODY (SIMON CLARKSON2, JOHN1) was born 26 Dec 1800 in Freebody Farm,
Mulgrave Place, Windsor NSW Australia, and died 1855 in Clifdon Windsor NSW Australia. She married
DANIEL SEARCH 09 Jan 1826 in St. Matthews Windsor NSW Australia. He was born Abt. 1802 in Putney
Surrey England UK, and died 1873 in Narrabri NSW Australia.
Notes for MARY ANN FREEBODY:
Birth - V18267379 1C/1826 NSW.
Death - 9901/1899 NSW.
Notes for DANIEL SEARCH:
Convict per "Atlas". arrived Sydney 19 Oct 1819. Tried 13 Jan 1819, 7 years. Ticket of Leave issued 5
August 1824.Certificate of Freedom issued 19 Jan 1826.
Death - 5636/1873 NSW.
More About DANIEL SEARCH and MARY FREEBODY:
Marriage: 09 Jan 1826, St. Matthews Windsor NSW Australia
Children of MARY FREEBODY and DANIEL SEARCH are:
i. SARAH4 SEARCH, b. 08 Feb 1826, Richmond NSW Australia; d. 1899, Manly NSW Australia.
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Notes for SARAH SEARCH:
Birth - V1826321 10/1826 NSW
ii. MARY ANN SEARCH, b. 26 Jan 1829, Richmond NSW Australia; d. 1877, Hartley Vale NSW
Australia; m. JOHN HENRY SIMPSON, 20 Jul 1846, Penrith NSW Australia; b. 13 Dec 1819, Penrith
NSW Australia; d. 1894, Hartley Vale NSW Australia.
Notes for MARY ANN SEARCH:
Birth - V18299643 1C/1829 NSW
More About JOHN SIMPSON and MARY SEARCH:
Marriage: 20 Jul 1846, Penrith NSW Australia
iii. DANIEL SEARCH, b. 1831, Richmond NSW Australia.
Notes for DANIEL SEARCH:
Birth - V183110876 1C/1831 NSW
iv. CHARLOTTE SEARCH, b. 1834, Richmond NSW Australia.
Notes for CHARLOTTE SEARCH:
Birth - V1834880 19/1834 NSW
v. ANNE ELEANOR SEARCH, b. 1838.
Notes for ANNE ELEANOR SEARCH:
Birth - V1838767 22/1838 NSW
Generation No. 4
7. JANE4 HOSKISSON (SARAH WELLS3 FREEBODY, SIMON CLARKSON2, JOHN1) was born 1827 in
Cornwallis NSW Australia, and died 1907 in Cobbitty, NSW, Australia. She married SAMUEL BLACKMAN
01 Nov 1842 in St Matthew's Church of England, Windsor, NSW, Australia, son of SAMUEL BLACKMAN
and MARY HOSKISSON. He was born 17 May 1819 in Cobbity New South Wales, and died 1903 in
Cobbity New South Wales Australia.
Notes for JANE HOSKISSON:
Birth V18278400 1C/1827 NSW
Notes for SAMUEL BLACKMAN:
Landholder & grazier, Bigga, NSW, Australia
More About SAMUEL BLACKMAN:
Baptism (LDS): 22 Aug 1819, St Matthews Windsor New South Wales
More About SAMUEL BLACKMAN and JANE HOSKISSON:
Marriage: 01 Nov 1842, St Matthew's Church of England, Windsor, NSW, Australia
Children of JANE HOSKISSON and SAMUEL BLACKMAN are:
i. JOHN THOMAS5 BLACKMAN, b. 22 Sep 1843, Windsor NSW Australia.
ii. LOUISA JANE BLACKMAN, b. 07 Oct 1845, Windsor NSW Australia.
iii. JANE LOUISE BLACKMAN, b. 06 Jun 1847, Windsor NSW Australia; d. 1911, Sydney NSW Australia;
m. EDWARD ROWLAND TRANTER, 24 Feb 1874, Kangaroo Creek, Bigga, NSW, Australia; b. 15 Mar
1853, Cobbity NSW Australia; d. 1927, Pine Valley, Bumbaldry, NSW, Australia.
More About EDWARD TRANTER and JANE BLACKMAN:
Marriage: 24 Feb 1874, Kangaroo Creek, Bigga, NSW, Australia
iv. MATILADA BLACKMAN, b. 12 Jan 1850.
v. SAMUEL BLACKMAN, b. 30 Aug 1852, Bigga NSW Australia.
vi. SARAH ANN BLACKMAN, b. 04 Feb 1855, Bigga NSW Australia.
vii. WILLIAM BLACKMAN, b. 1857, Bigga NSW Australia.
viii. REBECCA BLACKMAN, b. 1860, Carcoar NSW Australia.
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ix. JAMES THOMAS BLACKMAN, b. 1864, Bigga NSW Australia.
x. GEORGE ALBERT BLACKMAN, b. 1869, Goulburn NSW Australia.
xi. THOMAS ARTHUR SAMUEL BLACKMAN, b. 1872, Bigga NSW Australia.