Richard Mills

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iain Frazier on 27th September 2024

Family connections for Richard Leveret (Mills) are: Some amendments added Sep 2025. MILLS Richard Leveret (Mills) was born about 1781 in Anglesey county Wales. He was indicted w/1other for feloniously assaulting Henry (Kemp) on the Kings Highway, on 2 4 1799, & stealing money, tried at Old Bailey on 8 5 1799, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held probably at London/Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 20 11 1800 after a voyage of 8months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He was Free by Servitude by 1807. He was a labourer when he married Ann Bella (Langley) on 11 6 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. On 31 1 1813 he was given a Conditional Pardon (unable to return to England) & moved to Bathurst in April 1818 with his family from Richmond after being listed in February 1818 as one of 10settlers selected for the Bathurst area; he was given a 2acre town allotment plus 50acres on north shore Macquarie River, an assigned servant & stores for 1 year a cow & wheat seed; he also applied for a grant for his son. He became a farmer innkeeper horse breeder. He was recorded in 1826 as a settler at Macquarie Plains & in 1829 & 1830 as a farmer at Bathurst. In July 1831 the (Mills) home opened as the King William Inn, Bathurst Plains (3rd licensed Inn operating on the Plains); the building was used as Evans Shire Offices. He lived at King William Inn Kelso & later Evans Shire Council Chambers. He died on 12 12 1850 age about69 father of perhaps 11children at Mudgee & was buried at CofE Kelso. [Some details are taken from this Website] Ann Bella (Langley) was born about 1793 in London Middlesex & baptised on 27 1 1793 at Bishops Gate Middlesex. She arrived free with her parents & 7siblings in NSW on 12 5 1803 after a voyage of 6months on ROLLA & in Bathurst in 1818 from Richmond. She died on 12 6 1875 age about81 at Enfield Mudgee. [Noted an Ann/Elizabeth (Langley) settlers wife from ROLLA 1803 is recorded as dying on 10 8 1818 & buried at St Peters CofE Richmond] Details of Ann Bella (Langley)s family are given in entry for Mary (Gittos LADY JULIANA 1790) on this Website. Richard Leveret (Mills) & Ann Bella (Langley) produced 11children: [Noted a George (Mills) is recorded as born in 1803 in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania)-no parents given] 1.Harriet (Mills) was born on 15 6 1807 at Richmond & baptised on 16 8 1812 age5 w/Richard & cousin Elizabeth (Langley) at St Phillips CofE Sydney-according to Smees records; she was baptised on 16 8 1825 age18 at CofE Sydney-according to the Bathurst Reference. She married William Jacob (Young emancipist) on 7 12 1825 at (St Johns CofE?) Parramatta & produced 2children. She died on 23/4 10 1892 age85 at Dubbo where she was buried. ..William Jacob (Young) was born about 1796 in Suffolk county England. He became a groom & labourer & on 11 1 1815 he was found guilty of larceny at Suffolk Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 10 1816 after a voyage of 5months on ELIZABETH; he was Protestant. In 1818, 1821 & 1822 he is listed as working for William (Cox) & was Free by Servitude about 1824. He was recorded in 1826 as Free by Servitude & a settler-moved to Bathurst about 1826 from Windsor & became a farmer at Green Vale Farm, Kelso, The Grove, Trunkey. He married Harriott (???) about 1825. He is listed in 1828 as Protestant farmer at Green Vale with wife & 2children. He had a run-in with William John (Henry), a bushranger. He died on 1 12 1886 age about89 at Trunkey where he was buried. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Details of William Jacob (Young)s family are given in entry for William Jacob (Young ELIZABETH 1816) on this Website. .. 2.Richard Langley (Mills) was born on 29 10 1811 at Richmond & baptised on 16 8 1812 w/Harriet & cousin Elizabeth (Langley) at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 15 4 1875 age63. 3.Elizabeth (Mills) was born on 6/23 12 1812 at Richmond & baptised on 17 7 1814 age19m at St Peters CofE Richmond. 4.Mary Ann (Mills) was born on 13 3 1815 at Richmond & baptised on 26 3 1815 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married William Ealy (Sampson) who owned property at Bathurst & 'Campdale' & 'Kangaroobie' at Orange. She died on 26 6 1901 age86. .. [.an Ann Jane (Sampson) was born in 1874. She married Archie (Griffith). She died on 21 1 1848 age about73 & was buried at March NSW.] [....Archie (Griffith) son of John (Griffith) & Jane (Rutledge) was born about 1859 in Wollongong NSW. He died on 25 3 1929 age about69 & was buried at March NSW.] [....Ann Jane (Sampson) & Archie (Griffith) produced 6children:] [....1.Francis J (Griffith) was born in 1895 at Orange. He married Ruby (Burridge age about32) in 1927 at Woollahra NSW.] [....2.Stella Jane (Griffith) was born in 1897 at Orange. She married Thompson (Connolly) in 1921 at Orange. She died on 18 12 1974 & was buried at March NSW.] [....3.Annie H (Griffith) was born in 1900 at Orange. She married in 1832 at Orange. She died on 24 8 1982 age about82 & was buried at March NSW.] [....4.Philip A (Griffith) was born in 1902 at Orange. He married Mary A (Coventry) in 1928 at Orange.] [....5.Roy (Griffith) was born in 1905 at Orange. He married Gladys Agnes (Mitchell) in 1929 at Orange.] [....6.Arthur Henry (Griffith) was born in 1907 at Orange. He married Lilu (Goodwin). He died on 13 2 1996 age about88 & was buried at March NSW.] .. 5.John Joseph (Mills) was born on 9 10 1817 at Richmond & baptised on 5 4 1818 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 18 7 1875 age57. 6.George Bathurst (Mills) was born on 28 12 1819 at Kelso & baptised on 14 4 1822 age2 w/Marianna/Mary Ann at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 24 9 1874 age54. 7.Marianna/Mary Ann (Mills) was born on 7 5orDecember 1821 at Kelso & baptised on 14 4 1822 w/George Bathurst at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died in 1900 age about79. 8.Nancy Jane (Mills) was born on 18 5 1824 at Kelso & baptised on 11 12 1825 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 22 6 1906 age82. 9.Thomas Edward (Mills) was born on 19 6/7 7 1826 at Kelso/Macquarie Plains & baptised on 11 7 1826 at Holy Trinity Kelso. He died in 1902 age about76. 10.Henry Phillip (Mills) was born on 16 8 1828/9 at Kelso/Bathurst & baptised on 17 12 1829 at Holy Trinity Kelso. He died on 15 2 1873 age44. 11.Josiah Wyer (Mills) was born on 5 9 1830 at Kelso/Bathurst & baptised on 15 9 1830 at Holy Trinity Kelso. He died on 14 10 1889 age59. 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. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900' G S Oakes Venerable Archdeacon 'Pioneers of Bathurst-Kelso NSW and Bush Memories' 'Orange & District Pioneer Register Vols1-2 1820-1860 & 1860-1888'

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Barbara Lister on 21st August 2024

Originally sentenced to death. Digital panopticon gives this reference for the decision to reduce the sentence HO 13/12, pp.248-9 (Find My Pasr subscription needed to check it) There was no recommendation to mercy from the Court but the two accused were footpads (armed with a stick), the victim was hit on the arm and the money taken was a quantity of pennies and half-pennies, so the less serious end of highway robbery.

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Iris Dunne on 12th January 2021

JOHN BEVAN, RICHARD MILLS, Violent Theft > highway robbery, 8th May 1799. 277. JOHN BEVAN and RICHARD MILLS were indicted for feloniously making an assault on the King's highway upon Henry Kemp , on the 2d of April , putting him in fear, and taking from his person eight pieces of money, called penny pieces, and twenty halfpence, the property of the said Henry . HENRY KEMP sworn. - Upon the 2d of April, Martha Jones and I were coming from Limehouse to Stepney on foot, between the hours of nine and ten in the evening; I delivered my watch to Martha Jones for safety; Mills came up first to me, and the other man jumped over the hedge directly afterwards; Mills asked me for my money; he made use of bad language, and he had a stick. Court. Q. Did you deliver him any money? - A. He picked my pocket of the halfpence and the penny pieces to the amount nearly of two shillingsworth: the other man took Martha Jones from my arm a distance from me. MARTHA JONES sworn. - Court. Q. Were you in company with the last witness upon the 2d of April? - A. Yes, we were coming from Lime-house, and we saw two footpads; the big one came up to me, and hit me a blow over the arm. Q. Did you see the other prisoner rob the last witness? - A. Yes; he took a great quantity of penny pieces and halfpence from him. Q. Had he delivered to you for safe custody any thing? - A. Yes, a watch; the other man took me aside. GABRIEL HERRING sworn. - I am one of the headboroughs belonging to the hamlet of Ratcliff; my duty is to be at the watch-house every night; and, in consequence of information being given of a robbery having been committed, I went with the watchmen, and, about 150 yards from where the robbery had been committed, I met with these two men, and took them into custody; when I got them to the watch-house, I searched them, and I found upon each of them some penny pieces and some halfpence; and, finding nothing else that any body could swear to, I permitted them to go away. Court. Q. There is another indictment against them for taking a watch? - A. I did not find that; the greatest part were penny pieces; I heard no more of them till I was sent for to the Police-office to come forward. ROBERT BROWN sworn. - I am one of the Police officers; I apprehended Mills on the 17th of April; on the 18th I apprehended Bevan; Iwas in company with Haynes; we searched them, but we did not find any of the property. JOSEPH HAYNES sworn. - I am a Police-officer; I apprehended the prisoners in company with Brown. Mills's defence. This day week we were at a public-house opposite Shadwell Police-office, in company with two other men, and that man came in and said, neither of us were the persons; he went out and returned again, and asked the officers which two men he was to swear to; first they said it was the 4th of April, then they said it was the 2d. One witness was called to Mills's character. Bevan's defence. I have sent for a couple of gentlemen who are not here. This gentleman and lady came, and said, we were not the men; Mr. Haynes, and the other gentleman, said, they might rely upon it we were the men, and the young woman asked whom she was to swear to, and the officer said, to these two. Bevan, GUILTY Death . (Aged 40.) Mills, GUILTY Death. (Aged 19.) Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron PERRYN.

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Steve W Johnson on 11th January 2021

Convicted Old Bailey 8 May, 1799

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D Wong on 24th April 2014

Old Bailey: JOHN BEVAN and RICHARD MILLS were indicted for feloniously making an assault on the King's highway upon Henry Kemp , on the 2d of April , putting him in fear, and taking from his person eight pieces of money, called penny pieces, and twenty halfpence, the property of the said Henry. John Bevan was also onboard the Royal Admiral. Richard was 19 years old when convicted. 1811: Married Ann Bella Langley - they had 11 children. 311/1/1813: CP Colonial Secretary: MILLS, Richard. Settler at Bathurst 1818 May 9: On list of new settlers recently sent to Bathurst who are to receive land on the north bank of the Macquarie River (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.42) 1818 Oct: One cow issued to from the Government Herds at Bathurst as donation to encourage agricultural pursuits (Reel 6031; 4/7028A p.145) 1818 Oct 24: On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 & 9 Jan 1819; donation to encourage agricultural pursuits at Bathurst (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.54) 1820 Feb 25: Received payment at Sydney for meat and grain delivered into the Commissariat Stores at Bathurst (Reel 6049; 4/1744 p.383 & 4/1745 p.33) 1821: Signatory to petition from settlers at Bathurst re having their grain received into the Stores (Fiche 3041; 4/1828 No.16); statement of grain they wished to deliver (Reel 6065; 4/1798 p.109) 1821 May 24: Store receipts of for wheat (Reel 6051; 4/1748 p.166) 1822: Signatory to memorials of settlers at Bathurst praying that their grants be confirmed without alteration and that some forest ground be located as a common (Reel 6065; 4/1798 pp.123, 127) 1822 Mar 30: Juror at inquest on William Maybrow held at Bathurst (Reel 6021; 4/1819 p.449) 1824 Oct 11: On return of grain in the possession of settlers and other private individuals in the District of Bathurst (Reel 6065; 4/1800 p.187) 1825 Census: Aged 44 a settler at Bathurst. Wife Ann - came free per 'rolla' with her family. 8 children. 1828 Census: Landholder, Bathurst, 95 acres, 95 acres cleared, 30 acres cultivated, 4 horses, 47 horned cattle, 9 children.