Aaron Davis

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iain Frazier on 1st November 2024

Family connections for Aaron (Davis) are: I have transferred this Contribution to Fleet ship ALEXANDER . Don't know how to DELETE from here. ALEXANDER. DAVIS/IES Aaron (Davis/ies) became a baker. He arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 1 1788 after a voyage of 8months on First Fleet ship ALEXANDER; his faith was Jewish. He arrived on Norfolk Island on 28 7 1790 & married firstly (1of4) Mary (Walker) in November 1791 in a group ceremony on Norfolk Island. He is recorded as being a baker before 1794. He owned 12acres Lot62 at Queensborough in 1796. He was Free by Servitude by 1802.>>> Aaron (Davis) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me. Mary (Walker [she is given the christian/surname (Taunton) also]) was born about 1764. She was tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 6 1790 after a voyage of 12months on Fleet ship LADY JULIANA-a ship with 228females who easily entertained the whole crew & also sailors at Teneriffe stopover. She arrived on Norfolk Island on 7 8 1790. She is shown in Ref:'People...' as having her 2nd to 4th children while Aaron (Davies) was with Rachel (Watkins). [Some details taken from this Website] Aaron (Davis) & Mary (Walker) produced 4children: 1.Rebecca (Davis) was born on 13 8 1791 on Norfolk Island. 2.Ann (Davis) was born on 6/26 11 1793 on Norfolk Island. 3.Mary (Davis) was born in 1796 on Norfolk Island. She died on 12 11 1828 age32 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 4.Perro (Davis) was born on 15 5 1802 & baptised on 20 6 1802 on Norfolk Island. .. >>>Aaron (Davis/ies) apparantly had a second (2of4) relationshp from 1793 with Rachel (Watkins) (Ref:'People...' during the time of birth of his second & third children just above).>>> Rachel/ael (???/Watkins) was born about 1759 in Hereford Herefordshire & produced 1child. (Smees records seem to indicate that these events occurred in Hertfordshire) She was accused of breaking entering & stealing clothes from 4properties (2 w/1other age11), held in private supervision until completion of her trial, tried at Hereford Assizes in August 1784 or 17 3 1785, sentenced to 7years to America & held at Hereford Gaol. She was prevented from travelling to Australia on First Fleet ship PRINCE OF WALES by imminent birth of a child. She arrived in Port Jackson NSW, presumably with her family, on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate; & on 28 7 1790 was sent to Norfolk Island with her son on SURPRISE, arriving on 7 8 1790, where she is recorded with her family. She owned property at Charlottes Fields Queensborough & had cleared 47rods by July 1791. In 1794 she returned to Sydney & lived with her family at 28 Cumberland St The Rocks until 1803. She married secondly (2of3?) James (Williams) in November 1791 in a group ceremony on Norfolk Island. She seems to have had a third relationship with Aaron (Davis) from about 1793-6. She was Free by Servitude by 1802. In 1803 she was still living with her family when the Cumberland St house was sold. She is recorded (unmarried?) with her family in 1806. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 9 1 1810. In 1822 she was at Port Macquarie; She moved to Newcastle, with permission as Newcastle was a prison, on ELIZABETH HENRIETTA with her son to live with her daughter Sarah. By 1828 she returned to Sydney & is recorded as a labourer at Botany with her daughter Susan; she worked at Simeon (Lord)s tanning or soap factory. She died on 10 2 1840 age80 at St Lawrence Botany mother of 5known children at Elizabeth St burial ground-now Central Station-& may have been moved to Bunnerong cemetery in 1901 . [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Aaron (Davis/ies) had a third (3of4) relationship with Ann (Clark her second (2of3) relationship) & refused to marry her-possibly to avoid involvement in her rape case; a claim for upkeep of her child, as yet unborn, was made by Thomas (Hibbins) her future husband; Ref.'Forgotten...' is particularly helpful here.>>> Ann (Clark) was born about 1776. She became pregnant to unknown about November 1801. She arrived in Australia free to be with her father in 1802 on COROMANDEL & went to Norfolk Island on GREENWICH arriving on 24 8 1802. She produced a child. She was subject to the trial of her father, about 1802, for incest of herself, judged by her future husband-her father was banished. She married thirdly Thomas (Hibbins/Ibbins his second marriage) on 9 10 1803 on Norfolk Island & produced 5children. She moved to Derwent Tasmania with her family as part of the first evacuation on 25 12 1807 on HMS PORPOISE; to New Norfolk Tasmania. She is recorded with 3children off stores at Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. She died on 6 3 1851 mother of 7children & was buried at St Marys Gretna Tasmania. Details of Ann (Clark)s family are given in entry for William (Abel PITT 1791) on this Website. .. >>>Aaron (Davis/ies) had a fourth relationship with Elizabeth (Baker aka Hufnell/Hayes age14 her first (1of3) relationship). He is recorded as convict turned settler Collector of Duties on stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805 & continued with it until 1808. He produced 7known children in his lifetime.] Elizabeth (Baker aka Huffnell/Hayes) was born in 1789 & baptised on 1 1 1789 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She arrived on Norfolk Island on 13 3 1790, perhaps on SYDNEY. She married secondly (2of3) at age16 Michael (Hayes) in 1805 on Norfolk Island as Catholic. She married thirdly William (Kelly) printer on 13 12 1826 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 1child. She produced 11children in her lifetime.] Details of Elizabeth (Baker)s family are given in entry for John (Wheeler KITTY 1792) on this Website. Elizabeth (Baker) & Aaron (Davis) produced 1child: ] 1.Francis (Davis/Hosier) was born on 5 9 1804 & baptised on 10 10 1804 on Norfolk Island.] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'