John Obee

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iain Frazier on 21st May 2024

Family connections for John (Obee) are: OBEE John (Obee) was born about 1785. He became a clerk & was tried for stealing money by embezzlement, on 18 9 1805, of Robert (Fisher) & John (Topham) & found not guilty. He was tried again for stealing money, on 25 12 1805, of Henry (Gascoigne) at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 27 7 1807 after a voyage of 6months on DUKE OF PORTLAND. He married Ann Mary (Piesley age16 her first marriage) on 21 6 1814 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was Free by Servitude by 1815. He died on 19 12 1819 age about34 & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Ann Mary (Piesley) was born in 1797 in Surrey. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 14 8 1802 after a journey of 7months on PERSEUS. She married secondly James (Goodin) on 28 4 1824 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced at least a further 4children. She produced at least 8children in her lifetime. Details of Ann Mary (Piesley)s family are given in entry for John (Peasley PERSEUS 1802) on this Website. John (Obee) & Ann Mary (Piesley) produced 4children: 1.Charles Francis (Obee/y) was born on 26 3 1815 & baptised on 15 10 1815 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. 2.John (Obee/y) was born on 29 3 1817 & baptised on 8 6 1820 age3 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 16 12 1848 age31. 3.Elizabeth (Obee/Hobby) was born in August 1819. She died on 14 2 1820 age about6m. 4.??? (Obee) REFERENCE 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.

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Denis Pember on 3rd July 2016

In the colony, John married one Ann Mary Peisley. They married June 21 1814 at Parramatta, both signed the register, he was aged 29 and she 16. Ann Mary was the daughter of John Peisley (Convict, Perseus, 1802) and his wife Elizabeth (nèe Boswell), she had come free with her parents on Perseus, aged only 4. Ann Mary and John had 4 children between 1815 and 1819. John died in December 1819, leaving Ann a widow with 4 young children. Ann then married James Goodin, in 1824 at Parramatta. James was the son of Edward Goodin (First Fleet Convict, Scarborough, 1788) and Ann Thomas (Second Fleet Convict, Lady Juliana, 1790). James [Ref G0704] and Ann [Ref G0705] appear on the 1828 Census, with 2 young children. Two of the Obee children also appear. [Ref O0033] Obey, Charles, 13, BC, nephew of F Peisley at Prospect. [Ref O0034] Obey, John, 11, BC son of Ann Gordon (sic) at Parramatta.

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Denis Pember on 3rd July 2016

John Obee had been tried at the Old Bailey, prior to being found Guilty in 1806. JOHN OBEE, Theft > embezzlement, 18th September 1805. (oldbaileyonline.org t18050918-12) JOHN OBEE was indicted for that he, being employed in the capacity of clerk to Robert Fisher , jun. did receive and take into his possession one pound eleven shillings and sixpence, for and on account of his said master, and that he afterwards fraudulently and feloniously did embezzle, secrete, and steal the same . Second Count. For like offence, only laying it to be the property of John Topham . JOHN TOPHAM sworn. - I am a warehouseman : On Saturday, the 29th of June, I paid the prisoner one guinea and a half on account to Mr. Fisher. Q. What is the prisoner? - A. He was in the capacity of clerk to Mr. Fisher. ROBERT FISHER sworn. - I am a solicitor , I live at my chambers in Furnival's-inn, Holborn. Mr. Topham informed me that he paid John Obee a guinea and a half on the 29th of June. Q. Was he an articled clerk? - A. No, he was an hackney writer; he had a yearly salary; I paid him monthly. Q. Did you entrust him to receive money for you? - A. I do not know that I entrusted him, he took upon him to do it. Q. Did you employ him and entrust him to receive money from your clients? - A. I cannot say that: I sent him sometimes to clients to receive money for me. Q. Was it part of his duty to receive money for you? - A. Not generally to go collecting. Q. Did you in this particular instance? - A. I did not know of Mr. Topham's calling to pay it. Q. How long did he live with you? - A. About eight or nine months; I rather suspected, at times, that he purloined. Q.(To Mr. Topham.) You went and paid him the sum of 1 l. 11 s. 6 d. - A. Yes. Q. Did he give you a receipt? - A. No: I paid him, always finding him at the Office; I said it was rather inconvenient for me to call, so I entrusted him with it. NOT GUILTY. London Jury, before Mr. Recorder. But he did not learn the lesson! JOHN OBEE, Theft > grand larceny, 19th February 1806. (oldbaileyonline.org t18060219-72) JOHN OBEE was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 25th of December , a half guinea, a seven shilling piece, two shillings, and a six-pence ; the property of Henry Gascoigne. HENRY GASCOIGNE sworn. I am a publican , I keep the Plow, in Broad-street, Carnaby-market ; on the 25th of December the prisoner came to my house and ordered a pint of hollands to be sent to No. 27, in the same street, and change for a one pound note, which I sent; half a guinea, a seven shilling piece, and two shilling and six-pence; I produce the note he sent for the change. ANN HUSSEY sworn. I am a servant to Mr. Gascoigne. Q. You are the person that carried the hollands. - A. Yes, I was to take it to Mr. Barker's, No. 27, Broad-street; I took the gin, and when I got to the door of No. 27, the prisoner at the bar asked me if I had got the change, I said yes, he gave me the note in my hand, and I gave him the seven shilling piece, the half guinea, and two shillings and six-pence. Q. Can you read. - A. No. Q. Are you sure that is the man. - A. Yes, I am perfectly sure that is the man that took the money from me, he desired me to give the liquor in the house and to say that he was just gone round the corner; I knocked at the door, and a lady came, I asked the lady if the liquor was for her, she said no, I told her a man had ordered it to be brought there, he had given me a one pound note, and told me to take it in, the lady asked me if I had given the change, I said yes; I asked the lady to look at the note, she said it was a bad one, I asked the lady to be so kind as to go home with me, which she did. Q. How soon afterwards did you see the prisoner. - A. On the 24th of last month. Gregory. It was the 14th of this month I took him to the office. Q.(to prosecutor) Are you sure that he is the same man that came to order the hollands. - A.Yes, I am sure that he is the man, he gave me the order himself; he has altered his dress very much, he is the same man. WILLIAM PETHERIC sworn. On the 26th of December last, I went into Mr. Gascoigne's house, Broad-street, I asked him to give me a description of the man; finding he had been defrauded of a one pound note, he gave me the description; and on the masquerade night, the 13th of this month, the young man that is here gave me an account that there were some bad people lurking about the Opera House in the Hay Market, among whom I saw the prisoner at the bar; he shunned me, I went up to him, I asked him how business went with him, he said you are an insolent fellow, what do you mean by that; I called to Gregory to lay hold of his hand,he put his hand in his left hand pocket; Gregory came, he said he had got a counterfeit two pound note, which he had throwed away, resembling the one which Mr. Gascoigne took. - GREGORY sworn. Q. You know no more than Petheric. - A. When I catched him by his hand, I said what are you about; he threw the note away; the note is here. - BERCHER sworn. I am a tailor by trade; Mr. Gascoigne came to a public house to look at a man, he could not identify that man, he gave me a description of the prisoner at the bar, I told him I knew the person, and in the course of a day or two I would get him apprehended; I was in company with Gregory and Petheric, I said here is some suspicious people here, I says catch hold of him, they did, but before they could catch hold of his left hand, he pulled out the note from his left hand pocket, and threw the note away, which is in your possession. Prisoner's Defence. I am entirely innocent of the charge that is laid against me. GUILTY , aged 20. Transported for Seven Years. First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.