John Peasley

75

iain Frazier on 21st May 2024

Family connections for John (Peasley) are: Some amendments added Sep 2025. PEASLEY John/James (Peasley/Piesley/Peisley) was born about 1855. He married firstly Elizabeth (Boswell) in 1793 in Surrey. He was tried for stealing at Croydon Surrey Summer Assizes on 3 8 1801, sentenced to be hanged reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict with his family on 14 8 1802 after a journey of 7months on PERSEUS. In 1810 he was a camp overseer of a public gang at Parramatta. In February 1811 he obtained a beer licence (although he is recorded as receiving beer in 1807). He was Free by Servitude by 1812. He is recorded as a publican at Parramatta in 1825-with his Conditional Pardon. In 1825 he was granted 500acres.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Boswell) arrived in NSW as a convict with her family on 14 8 1802 after a journey of 7months on PERSEUS. John/James (Piesley) & Elizabeth (Bos/ewell) produced maybe 9children: 1.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 firstly at age16 John (Obee) on 21 6 1814 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 4children.>>> ..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 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) 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. ..James (Goodin) was born in 1795 in the colony & became a wheelwright. ..Details of James (Goodin)s family are given in entry for Edward (Goodin SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. .. 2.Francis James (Piesley) was born on 21 5 1803 & baptised on 29 9 1811 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He is recorded in 1828 at Prospect. He had a relationship with Mary (Boulton her second). He was recorded in 1831 as a publican at Prospect. He died on 22 8 1859 age56. ..Mary (Boulton) was born in 1808 in NSW. She was Protestant & married at age16 Jabez (Hill his first marriage) with permission on 5 4 1824 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 2children. Her brother William is recorded as living with her in 1828. She had a second relationship with Francis John (Piesley) in 1834 & maintained her children Elizabeth & Emma. She died on 3 7 1843 age34 mother of at least 4children at Parramatta & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. ..Details of Mary (Boulton)s family are given in entry for Robert (Boulton PERSEUS 1802) on this Website. ..Francis John (Piesley) & Mary (Boulton) produced at least 1child: ..1.John Harbison (Piesley) was born on 25 9 1830 at Prospect & baptised on 16 1 1831 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. .. 3.Sarah Hannah (Piesley) was born on 29 6 1805 & baptised on 29 9 1811 age6 w/John Peter, & Elizabeth Charlotte at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She was living at Prospect when she married at age16 Joseph (West) of Bathurst on 25 4 1829 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 27 6 1854 age49-. ..Joseph (West) was born about 1802. He arrived in Australia with his parents in 1821 on WESTMORELAND. He was at Bathurst in 1829. ..Details of Joseph (West)s family are given in entry for Margaret (Tully FRANCIS AND ELIZA 1815) on this Website. ..Sarah Hannah (Piesley) & Joseph (West) produced at least 1child: ..1.Thomas Henry (West) was born on 12 4 1830 & baptised on 6 12 1830 at Holy Trinity CofE Kelso. .. 4.John Peter (Piesley) was born on 16 9 1806 & baptised on 29 9 1811 age5 w/Sarah Hannah & Elizabeth Charlotte at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 19 12 1871 age65. 5.Elizabeth Charlotte (Piesley) was born on 14 2 1810 & baptised on 29 9 1811 age19m w/Sarah Hannah & John Peter at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died in 1890 age about80. 6.Mary (Piesley/Pasley) was born on 29 6 1812 & baptised on 29 8 1813 age14m at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 30 4 1886 age73. 7.Martha (Piesley/Peasley) was born on 14 1 1814 & baptised on 12 2 1815 age13m at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died in 1897 age about83. [Noted that a William (Piesley) was born on 5 12 1815 & died on 5 12 1815 age0.] 8.William George (Piesley) was born on 1 12 1819 & baptised on 8 6 1820 w/Robert Thomas at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 9 3 1879 age59. 9.Robert Thomas (Piesley) was born on 31 3 1820sic & baptised on 8 6 1820 w/William George at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 16 12 1874 age54. .. .. >>>John James (Piesley) had a second relationship with Shepherdess (Wright her second relationship). He was a butcher when he died on 14 2 1828 age53 at Parramatta father of 10children & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. Shepherdess (Wright) was born in 1799. She had married firstly John (Agland) & produced 3children. She died on 6 6 1826 age27 mother of 4children. Details of Shepherdess (Wright)s family are given in entry for James (Wright SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website John James (Piesley) & Shepherdess (Wright) produced 1child: 1.Shepherdess (Piesley) was born in 1826 at Parramatta. She spent time in Parramatta Orphanage, with (Agland) surname. She married John (Wilson) on 21 3 1946 at Prospect. She died on 22 3 1907 age81 at Woollahra & was buried at Waverley. ..Shepherdess (Piesley) & John (Wilson) produced 11children: ..1.Elizabeth (Wilson) was born 31 12 1846 at Prospect. She died on 19 1 1847 age20d at Prospect. ..2.Augustus Henry (Wilson) was born on 9 1 1848. He married Margaret (Veitch). ..3.Christopher George (Wilson) was born on 1 8 1850. He died about 1852 age about2. ..4.Clare (Wilson) was born on 30 11 1856. She married George (Searle) on 9 2 1878 at Paddington. She was buried on 11 1 1899 age42 at Waverly. ..5.Sophia Jane (Wilson) was born on 19 1 1853. She died while an infant. ..6.James Herbert (Wilson) was born on 7 11 1858. ..7.John Ernest (Wilson) was born on 22 4 1861 at Orange. She died about 1939 age about78 at Randwick. ..8.Arthur William (Wilson) was born on 20 8 1863. ..9.Walter Wright (Wilson) was born on 25 11 1865. .10.Alice Maud (Wilson) was born on 7 8 1867. She married George (Tyrell). .11.Edith Grace (Wilson) was born on 8 10 1870. She married Harry (Sadler). 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. 'Orange & District Pioneer Register Vols1-2 1820-1860 & 1860-1888'

53

Beth Taylor on 17th August 2019

SRNSW Col Sec Papers for: PEISLEY, John or PEASLEY. Per "Perseus", 1802 1806 Jul Received issues of beer at Parramatta; appears as Peasly (Reel 6041; 4/1719 pp.211, 212) 1807 Aug 29, Nov 15 On statement of capital advanced by John Blaxland in his concerns from 3 Apr 1807 to 14 Sep 1808 (Reel 6043; 4/1727 pp.201, 204) 1807 Sep 30, Oct 10 On statement of capital advanced by Gregory Blaxland in his concerns from 27 Dec 1806 to 24 Nov 1807 (Reel 6043; 4/1727 pp.194, 195) 1810 Camp overseer at Parramatta. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3167; 4/1847 p.178) 1810 Jan 26 Brought wife with him; camp overseer at Parramatta. Memorial for confirmation of grant (Fiche 3008; 4/1822 No.256) 1811 Mar 6 Received beer licence in Feb 1811 (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.184) 1813 Aug 7 On list of persons holding licences for sale of wine and spirituous liquors (Reel 6038; SZ758 pp.405-7) 1814 Nov 26-1819 Oct 29 Juror at inquests on Mary Brown, Bartholomew Cooney, Owen Dalton, John Holland & John Williams held at Parramatta (Reel 6021; 4/1819 pp.57, 95, 145, 273, 717) 1815 Apr 1-1817 Apr 19 On lists of persons licensed as publicans for 1815, 1816 and 1817; at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 pp.54, 193, 341) 1818 Feb 16; 1819 Feb 15 On lists of applicants for renewal of spirit licenses at Parramatta (Reel 6006; 4/3498 p.63 & 4/3499 p.319) 1818 Mar 2 On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 and 9 Jan 1819; payment for horse (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.58) 1818 Mar 7 Mare purchased from by Major Druitt for Government stock (Reel 6031; 4/7028A p.87) 1819 Jun 10 Toll duties received in the Police Fund (Reel 6038; SZ1044 p.60) 1820 Nov 24-1821 May 24 Store receipts of for fresh meat, fresh pork, salt pork, wheat & maize (Reel 6051, 4/1748 pp.137, 143, 144, 145, 153, 178; Reel 6049, 4/1745 p.355) 1821 Feb 17 Convicts disembarked from "Prince of Orange" assigned to at Parramatta; appears as Paisley (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.105) 1821 Sep 21 On account of claims against the estate of Annisley Magraw and David Bell; appears as Peaseley (Reel 6053; 4/1756 p.86) 1822 Of Parramatta. Re dispute over land with Fergus Golaher (Fiche 3046; 4/1829 No.130A) 1822 Mar 14 Convict landed from "Isabella" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6009; 4/3505 p.11) 1822 Jul 18 Signatory to memorial from inhabitants and stockholders of Parramatta re common land on the Sydney road known as the Dog Traps (Reel 6055; 4/1761 p.22b) 1822 Dec 18-1823 Jan 1 Peter Campbell convicted by the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction of defrauding him (Reel 6023; X820 p.75) 1823 Apr 5 On return of allotments in the town of Parramatta; listed as Paisley (Fiche 3265; 4/7576 pp.5, 9-11, 15) 1823 Jul 19 Of Parramatta. Witness in trial of Isaac Sampson, assigned servant of James Simmons (Reel 6057; 4/1768 p.171b) 1823 Aug 4 Convicts landed from "Recovery" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.4) 1823 Sep 15 Convicts landed from "Earl St Vincent" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.241) 1823 Dec 23 Convict landed from "Isabella" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.31) 1824 Jan 20 Convicts landed from "Castle Forbes" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.194) 1824 Jun 28, Aug 28 Former principal overseer to public gangs at Parramatta. Memorials (Fiche 3105; 4/1839A Nos.757-757A pp.23-30) 1824 Sep 13 Proposed as a surety by Joseph Grose for the payment of any duties required for an auctioneer's license (Reel 6061; 4/1780 p.277b) 1824 Sep 18 Of Parramatta. Victim of an attempted assault; appears as Piesley (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.50) 1824 Nov 29 Convicts landed from "Mangles" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.237b) 1825 Testifying to character of Charles Nightingale for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3250; 4/1874 p.165a) 1825 Jan 5 Convict landed from "Ann and Amelia" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6014; 4/3513 p.198) 1825 Apr 7 On list of persons who have received orders for grants of land (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.98) 1825 Apr 7 Of Parramatta. To be allowed a grant of 500 acres of land (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.69) 1825 May 11 Convict landed from "Hercules" assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.278) 1825 Aug 26 Convict assigned to at Parramatta (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.216)

105

Denis Pember on 3rd March 2016

In his later years, John had a 'fling' with Shepherdess Agland (nèe Wright) and they had a daughter born Shepherdess Agland 1826. Shepherdess had been married to John Agland (Convict, Guildford, 1812) and was herself the daughter of James Wright (First Fleet Convict, Scarborough, 1788) and Ann Guest (Convict, Mary Ann, 1791). John died prior to the Census in 1828.

105

Denis Pember on 3rd March 2016

The family can be located on the 1825 Muster: 1825 Muster (1823-1825) John Peasley conditional pardon Publican Parramatta per Perseus 1802. Eliza wife, came free per Perseus 1802. Francis son born in the colony. Sarah daughter born in the colony. Elizabeth aged 16 born in the colony. Mary aged 14 born in the colony. Martha aged 12 born in the colony. William aged 10 born in the colony. Robert aged 6 born in the colony. John son aged 18 born in the colony. Ann daughter, came free, per Perseus 1802.

105

Denis Pember on 3rd March 2016

John Peasley aged 28 was convicted and sentenced to be hung at the Surrey Summer Assizes at Croydon on 3 Aug 1801. This was commuted to life imprisonment. He was transported aboard the ship 'Perseus' which departed Spithead, England on 12 Feb 1802 and arrived in the colony on 4 Aug 1802. John's wife Elizabeth (nèe Boswell)and daughter Ann came with him. In the colony, the couple had a large family with 9 more children born between 1803 and 1819.

Surname is spelt Peisley. His wife and child were on the same ship. Elizabeth (nee Boswell) and Ann