INDUSTRY & PERSEVERANCE

A History

of

David Brown

(1750 – 1836)

and

Family

The story of David Brown (1750-1836) and his descendants and their connections reflect the story of free European settlement of Australia. The Browns arrived in the colony of New South Wales (N.S.W.) on the C. T. 'Earl Cornwallis' in 1801. David junior (c1783-1857) and his wife, Elizabeth McMahon (1799-1837), and their descendants, feature prominently in this history. Elizabeth’s mother, Catherine Mooney (c1778-1857) and the children that she raised from her marriages with Terence McMahon (c1767- 1801) and Patrick Humphries (1767- 1846), are an integral part of this history. Likewise, David senior’s son-in-law, James Chisholm (1772–1837), and his family, form a significant part of the Brown story.

The origins of David Brown are a mystery. Family legend has proved to be a tantalising challenge to all those who have attempted to research David and his family. Finding anything of substance that will corroborate or disprove the hints of Jacobite connections and lost lands in Scotland has so far been to no avail.

David’s family were very much part of major events in the expansion of European settlement from Sydney to the Hawkesbury River, and then north to the Hunter River and Liverpool Plains. The Browns are particularly associated with the Cattai region, Jerry’s Plains, and Millie. To the south, through David's son-in-law, and grandson, the Chisholm's became a significant part of the history of the Camden and Goulburn regions. Through the Humphries there is a long association with Watson's Bay and Brisbane Waters.

The significance of the development of the colony up to the Hunter, and then the push to the north-west and north from there, has been very much under appreciated. This appears to be due to the fact that most of this was achieved (under very difficult circumstances) through the efforts of ordinary folk, rather than ‘establishment’ people.

Notable are some of the women of this history, such as Catherine Mooney, Elizabeth McMahon, Mary Brown, Ann Shepherd, and Ann Emma Brown - They stand out as people of particularly strong and independent character.

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The Manuscript

The manuscript of the history of David Brown & family and their times has long been nearing publication. A considerable number of people, one way and another, have contributed to its production. The manuscript has been put on the net primarily to make the information available for family researchers. Secondly, it is to ascertain expressions of interest in its publication in hard copy form.

The manuscript has of late been the subject of numerous minor changes, amendments, corrections, and additions - Some being more significant than others. This is especially so thanks to various comments received since going on the net. Updating is likely to be an ongoing process until the work is published.

During 2010, hard copies of the 'Industry and Perseverance' manuscript were lodged with both the National Library of Australia and the NSW State Library. The National Library of Australia has archived this web site and all associated manuscript files as it was on 19 February 2010 and 31 March 2011 through its 'PANDORA' service.

Most of the manuscript can be downloaded in PDF format as: cover pages (12 pages 365kb), and chapters, with appendixes, bibliography, and index combined, and individual chapters. All together, the work comprises approximately 282 x A4 pages. The date range covered by each chapter is indicated in brackets adjacent to the chapter title.

John Griffiths

Cover Pages

Cover, Acknowledgements, Cont nts, Preface, List of Descendents (Brown, McMahon Humphries)e

12 pages

Chapter	Heading - (date range of Chapter)
1	Creation of a Colony	1
2	Sydney Bound - ‘By Government Order’ - (1750 - 1804) David Brown senior, and children James, David, Thomas, and Mary, refitting and sailing C T Earl Cornwallis,	3
3	The Troubles of 1798 - (1767 - 1801) Rebellion in Ireland, Terence McMahon, Catherine Mooney, Elizabeth McMahon. Migration to Sydney on C T Minerva.	9
4	The Settling of the Browns (1801-1804) Arrival C.T..Earl Cornwallis; David Brown snr, Mary Brown, James Brown, David Brown, Thomas Brown; John Macarthur, 100 acres granted to David Snr at Ryde.	20
5	A Prudent Man - (1772 - 1810) James Chisholm, David Brown, Mary Chisholm nee Brown, Spring Row	30
6	The Hawkesbury Connection - (1801 -1813) James Brown granted land at Cattai. Includes Henry Kable, Cattai, Brig.. Elizabeth, Lachlan Macquarie, George Hall, William Bligh, Ebenezer, Rum Corps, Brig. Favorite, Tahiti, David Brown snr.	39
7	Wicklow at the Bay - (1801 - 1815) Catherine (nee Mooney) McMahon & Patrick Humphries	51
8	Transition - (1810 - 1822) Erskine Street, David Brown snr, Thomas Humphries, David Brown jnr & Elizabeth McMahon, William Spears, James Chisholm, James Chisholm Jnr (Jas), Dr Halloran's school. Mary Chisholm nee Brown.	56
9	The Push North - (1813 - 1824) Overland Route to the Hunter, John Howe, Land grants on the Hunter	72
10	Settling the Hunter - (1820 – 1832) Henry Dangar, Steamship Service, Dr Allan Cunningham, Bushrangers, Elizabeth Brown nee McMahon, Brown's land grants Jerry's Plains	81
11	Only a Working Carpenter - (1820 - 1837) Thomas (I) Brown, Thomas O’Neal, Bridget O’Neil, Rev. Father John Joseph Therry, James Chisholm, Sarah, Amelia, and Rosanne Brown.	96
12	Attraction of the Liverpool Plains - (1831-1833) Sir Thomas Mitchell , Australian Agricultural Company, bushrangers, Richard Alcorn, The Green Gate Inn	105
13	The Tattooed Glass Grinder - (1815 - 1836) Women Convicts, Marriage Ann Shepherd & Thomas (II) Brown, Elizabeth (McMahone) Brown, Great North Road, David Brown snr, Rev. John McGarvie.	109
14	Landowner, Merchant and Banker - (1819 - 1837) James Chisholm, Alexander Kinghorne, Gledswood, Alexander Chisholm, Elizabeth M. Kinghorne, Bold Jack Donohoe, Newtown Farm, Brown and Company – Wine and Spirit Merchants.	118
15	Challenging Times - (1836 - 1841) Squatting 100 square mile run beyond the 19 Counties, Economic Depression, Numerous 'Millie' and 'John Brown', Death of Elizabeth.1837	134
16	More of the Humphrey's - (1815 - 1837) Wicklow, Watson's Bay, Thomas Humphries, Brisbane Water	140
17	Formation of a Township - (1838 - 1844) Jerry's Plains, Thomas Brown II	147
18	Of Violent Events and Drought - (1844 - 1847) Drought on the Hunter,	158
19	Affairs of Consequence - (1847 - 1849) David (II) Brown, Harriet D'Arcy, John Brown, Sarah Jane Alcorn	165
20	Spirit of the Scots - (1850 - 1856) Birth of Twins, Horse Races	171
21	Difficult Last Years - (1855 - 1857) Death of Harriet Brown (nee Davis), William Wallace Brown	179 174
22	Inheritance - (1857 - 1918) Alfred Brown, Robert Bruce, John Andrew Brown, Morlancourt (France) WW I, Henry Brown, John James Brown, David Brown, Thomas Edward Brown,	184 1
23	Catherine & Family - (1838 -1857) Watson's Bay less remote,	195 190
24	Connections and Obligations - (1835 - 1888) Jas Chisholm & Sarah, Amelia, and Rosanne Brown, Kippilaw, Father John Joseph Therry	199
25	Midwife & Shopkeeper - (1848 - 1922) Anne Brown nee Shepherd, (Anne Brown nee Stanley?) John James Brown, Thomas Edward Brown, Malcolm Brown, Anne Emma Brown, Alfred Edward Haddock, Mary Elizabeth Midgely, James Midgley, Luke Funnell, Louis Fennell, Thomas Fennell, Thomas Funnell, Thomas Charles Darrelle, Ann Stanley	207
26	Millie Men - (1841 - 1909) James, John, & David (III) Brown, David Humphries, George Humphries, Ellerslie, Ada Cottage	219
27	David’s Daughters - (1842 - 1910) Mary & Kate, Charles Solomon Capp, Robert Bruce Hobden, David Humphries	235 228
28	Elizabeth's Other Sons - (1855 - 1932) Alick & George, Bushrangers, Millie	237
29	Jerry’s Plains, Ironbark and Beyond - (1848-1962) Ann Emma Brown, Alfred Edward Haddock, Ironbarks, Mary Ann Searle Haddock, Wallalong Public School, Hexam, Mabel Alice Haddock, David Haddock, Wallsend, Tremarton Public School, Stockton, Kograh, Ruby Alfreda Haddock, Elsie Victoria Haddock, John Griffiths I, Milton T. Griffiths, Great Depression	244
30	Reflections N.B. All 30 Chapters are available together as a single PDF file	260

Appendixes, Bibliography, and Index listed below are available for download as a single PDF file.

Appendix A	Signatures and Other Things	262
Appendix B	David Brown Senior's Letter	266
Appendix C	Brown Legend - per Blanche E. Jenkins	268
Appendix D	Humphries Legend/ History	270
Appendix E	Brown Legend - O’Neil Perspective	272
Appendix F	William Brown - A re-occurring figure	274
Appendix G	Various Offspring (McMahan, Humphries)	275
Appendix H	The Authors Connection	278
BIBLIOGRAPHY		279
INDEX		281

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

David Browns Jnr's Will of 1856	Typed Transcript	See Chapter 22
David Brown’s Lion Seal
Questions To Be Resolved	Some Leads to Follow
St Clair, James St, New Farm	Miss Annie Midgley’s Educational Establishment	Sequel to Chapter 25
The Mystery of THOMAS CHARLES DARRELLE – Solved thanks to DNA Science!	Thomas Funnell	Sequel to Chapter 25

N.B. Comments concerning such things as inconsistencies, glaring typo's with dates, PDF files not downloading, and expressions of interest in a published copy of the work are welcome.

Internet correspondence to SEARCHER can be addressed to:

db1801nsw at gmail.com

SEARCHER

Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 

Portion Manuscript last updated – Annex B

Gratefully acknowledged is the research contributions, suggested corrections, and other assistance provided by:

A Alarcon, Greg Ball, Elizabeth Baxter, Philip Booker, Roslyn Brooks, Carolyn Chown, Helen Dickenson, Shirley Downs, Valma Gee, Betty Griffiths, Bruce Griffiths, Judith Griffiths, Janice Groves, Leigh Harkness, Christine Hodge, Merryll Hope, Liz McPherson, Chis Maxwell, Peter Mayberry, Annie Midgley, Mitchell Library, Michelle Nichols, NLA, Les Newton, Dr. Pennie Pemberton, Alex Pugh, Peter Roderick, George Simpson, Anna Skurowski (NLA), Pat Smith, Marie Tattam, Marcus Testoni, James Tolson, Fay Turner.

8 January 2020

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Websites of Interest:

James Chisholm - Merchant Inscriptions List for Jerrys Plains Old Anglican Cemetery Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register The Sydney Dead Persons Society Cemetery Records - Australia Australian Cemeteries Ryde District Historical Society Hawkesbury Historical Society Hunter Valley History Connection Singleton Family History Society Maitland & District Genealogical Society Inc NEWCASTLE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC CAMDEN HISTORY Free Settler or Felon National Library of Australia (NLA) NLA's Trove of Australian Newspapers - 1803 to 1954 National Archives of Australia State Library of New South Wales New South Wales State Archives Ethel May ('Ciss') Dadswell* New South Wales Department of Lands - Parish and Historical Records Historical Births, Deaths, & Marriage Records NSW Australian War memorial - Family History Site Transcription Service for BDM's - Joy Murrin Society of Australian Genealogists United Kingdom Census Records Hawkesbury Pioneer Registers Convicts to Australia - Guide for researching Convict Ancestors List of Sources to NSW Records Family History and Historical Societies in Australia Australian Heritage Online Midgley Family in Australia * In regard to “Lest We Forget”, Chapter 21-Inheritance.

Worship, Praise, Thanks & Honour (Anbetung, Lob, Dank, und Ehre) Blessed Encounters – A description by a sinner of three blessed events that he experienced, each a year apart; in 2017 ‘Wall of Fire’ vision, 2018 ‘The Spider’ vision and 2019 ‘The Lord’s Favour’ encounter. It explains their association with the scriptures; and the messages they convey, individually and collectively. Preparing for Jesus' departure - A series of talks presented at St Helens Bishopsgate London UK on John 13 through to John 17. The Living Word - Examines evidence for the hand of God in the original text of the Bible – in the 66 books that comprise the Old and New Testaments. Bible Society - Projects ‘I've been to the mountain top’ - An excerpt from the last speech given by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee the next day on April 4, 1968. The Shroud of Turin - Presentation by Tim Rogers - While displaying a near perfect life-sized replica, Tim Rogers gives a summary presentation of the Shroud of Turin history, research, the arguments for and against, and the lasting effects of this most ever researched historical antiquity as the concrete evidence of the Gospel account of Christ death and explosive power of his resurrection. FLOOD LEGENDS - The Bible is not the only record of an account of a global flood. Many cultures around the world have stories similar to the biblical account. This reinforces that it was a real event. Eternity News - Home and Abroad. ‘The Great Contribution to Australia’s national income by its export industries’ - Provides an insight to the reality of the independent monetary system on Export and Domestic industries since 1983. Mouth breathing > Craniofacial changes and Crooked teeth -Patrick McKeown HOME in Queanbeyan - A community-based response to provide a home for people with chronic mental illness - A place where people can live with the dignity and love they deserve. CIA World Fact Book SPIEGEL ONLINE T a n g o Queanbeyan Public School African Drumming Group - Performance of young primary school pupils at the Sydney Town Hall in September 2010 with their teacher, Kate Gascoyne from Drum Effect. Australia’s Export Success & Domestic Industries Lost - Provides an insight to the impact that Australia’s independent monetary system has had on its export and domestic industries since 1983. Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Christmas 2010 in New York. Very special and joyous celebration. Max Raabe & Das Palaster Orchester - Küssen Kann Man Nicht Alleine Whale Watching at Eden – 19 September 2012'. LIZZY - Broadband and Telephone Services coolJargon - Specialised language checker for students & professionals. It offers software that makes sense of legal, medical (especially on Cancer), academic and other professional terms and jargon - Demystifies business buzzwords. Access to the Academic Wordlist is free. Lecture - N.T. Wright - How Paul Invented Christian Theology In Question - Australia’s Independent Monetary System & Industries Lost - A puzzling arrangement that has been in place since 1983??? Points to the need for a national body that ensures a Better, More Equitable, Impartial, and Trustworthy Monetary System. Flashmob Nürnberg 2014 - Ode an die Freude Who gets into heaven? - The invitation of a lifetime - Luke 4 : 15-24 David Cook present message at St Helens Bishopsgate.

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