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Transportation
John Pendergast was transported on the Minerva, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 11th Jan 1800 with 240 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Freeman's Journal, Dublin, April 28, 1798 page 2. http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au |
Claims
"John Pendergast [Prendergast], was my gggrt Grandfather, from his Common Law wife Jane Williams.."
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Convict Notes
Family connections for John (Pendergast) are: PENDERGAST John (Pendergast) was born in 1769 at Dublin Ireland & became a labourer. He was tried for robbery in the 1798 Irish Rebellion at Dublin, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 4.5months on MINERVA. He had a first relationship with Catherine (???).>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Catherine (???) may have died in 1800 in childbirth. John (Pendergast) & Catherine (???) produced 1child: 1.John (Pendergast) was born in 1800. He died in 1867 age about67. .. >>>John (Pendergast) had a second relationship with Jane (Williams) his housekeeper. In 1802 he had 30acres & 115acres by 1806. He is recorded as (Pender) in some documents. Floods caused sale, unsuccesfully, of some property near Cornwallis in 1808 & from 1810-14. He is listed in 1828 Free by Servitude with his family farmer at Cornwallis. He died on 27 1 1833 age64 father of perhaps 7children at his home in Cornwallis & was buried in family vault at Catholic cemetery Windsor. Jane (Williams) was born about 1775 & became a housemaid. She was tried for stealing clothing of Mary (Griffith) at Bristol city (Gloucestershire?) Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship NILE. She was assigned as housekeeper & nurse to John (Pendergast) & his son. She is listed in 1828 with her family at Cornwallis. She died in 1838 age63 & was buried in family vault at Catholic cemetery Windsor. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Pendergast) & Jane (Williams) produced perhaps 6children: 1.James (Pendergast) was born in 1803. He died on 17 9 1865 age about62. 2.Thomas (Pendergast) was born in 1805. He was living at Parramatta when he married Elizabeth (Hancey) on 5 5 1828 at St Marys RC Sydney. He is listed in 1828 with his wife on 20acres at Ashgrove Luskintyre; he employed his brother in law John (Lynch). He died in 1862 age about57. ..Elizabeth (Hancey) was born about 1803. She is listed in 1828 with her husband at Ashgrove Luskintyre. .. 3.Sarah Anne/Jane (Pendergast) was born in 1806. She married firstly at age15 Patrick (Tunney) in 1821-shown in Smees records as age 21 marrying Patrick (Toomey)-& produced 2children.>>> ..Patrick (Tunney) was born about 1797 & became a labourer. He was tried at Roscommon Ireland in July 1816, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with his father on 28 7 1817 after a voyage of 5months on PILOT. He applied to marry Sarah (Andrews) in Sydney. On 21 3 1821 he was sent to Newcastle Penal Settlement on ELIZABETH HENRIETTA. He died in 1824 age27. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Noted a Sarah (Pendergast) married Daniel (Donnelly) on 14 3 1822 at St Marys RC Sydney & produced a child. >>> Daniel (Donnolly/Donel/ly) was tried at Trim Meath Co. Ireland in 1814, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 8 1815 after a voyage of 8months on CANADA. He had been allotted work somewhere & issued a Certificate (of Freedom?) until April 1822 when he was to be returned to Sydney & his Certificate was to be taken from him, then forwarded to Evan in June 1822. From June 1823 to August 1825 he was working for John (McHenry) at Penrith. He was issued a Ticket of Leave no.33/44 for Port Macquarie [Some details taken from this Website. .. >>>Sarah Jane (Pendergast)/Toomey married secondly John (Lynch) on 23 8 1824 at St Marys RC Sydney & produced at least 2children. She is listed in 1828 with her family at Ashgrove Luskintyre. She died on 24 6 1873 age about56 mother of at least 5children. ..John (Lynch) was born about 1790. He was tried at Kerry Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 2 1813 after a voyage of 9months on ARCHDUKE CHARLES. In 1820 he was a constable at Parramatta. He was Free by Servitude by 1826. He is listed in 1828 with his family farmer to brother in law Thomas (Pendergast) at Ashgrove Luskintyre. On 29 9 1831 he entered Newcastle gaol from Maitland & was to be sent to Sydney for trial. In 1833 he had 100acres at Sugarloaf/Watagan Creek which he named 'Grove Hill'. He acqired more land & by 1851 he had 8allottments including at Wollombi & Narone Ck. He died on 18 8 1852 age62. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 4.William (Pendergast) was born in 1808. He is listed in 1828 with his parents at Cornwallis. He died on 28 8 1885 age about75. 5.Bridget (Pendergast) was born in 1810. 6.Charlotte (Pendergast) was born in 1810 also. Noted an Elizabeth (Pendergast) is recorded as born in 1810s. but is not of this family. It may be she who married William (Boyd) on 4 10 1826 at St James CofE Sydney. [He was born about 1790, was paymaster 3rd Reg in 1823 on 14 10 1826.] a Patrick (Pendergast) was tried as an Irish Defender Rebel in 1795 & sentenced to Life. Patrick (Pendergast) does not have an entry on this Website. 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.
John is listed in the 1828 Census: Page 299… [Ref P0535] Pendergast, John, 68, FS, Minerva, 1800, 7 years, Farmer at Cornwallis. with their son William.. [Ref P0536] Pendergast, William, 20, BC. The other son, Thomas is also mentioned on the same page, with his wife… [Ref P0337] Pendergast, Thomas, 23, BC, Settler at Ashgrove, Luskintyre. [Ref P0338] Pendergast, Elizabeth, 23, BC. The daughter Sarah Anne is with her husband John Lynch, (Convict, 1813, Archduke Charles”) and their family.. page 241. [Ref L1317] Lynch, John, 38, FS, Archduke Charles, 1813, 7 years, farmer to Thos Pendergast at Ashgrove, Luskintyre. [Ref L1318] Lynch, Sarah, 22, BC. [Ref L1319] Lynch, Bridget, 7, BC. [Ref L1320] Lynch, Catherine, 5, BC. [Ref L1321] Lynch, Mary, 2, BC. [Ref L1322] Lynch, Margaret, 2m, BC. Clearly Sarah and her husband are working on the property owned by her brother. The mother... Jane Williams is listed: page 395… [Ref W1713] Williams, Jane, 65, FS, Nile, 1802, 7 years, housekeeper to John Pendergast at Cornwallis.
John Pendergast was born in Dublin, and was transported for participating in the 1798 Irish Rebellion. John married or had a relationship with Catherine ??? soon after his arrival, they had 1 son John (1800-1867). Apparently Jane Williams cared for the infant, before starting a relationship with John Snr., they had 5 children. 1802 Muster: John's first land grant of 30 acres, growing wheat and maize, was held in partnership with James Clark; by 1806, he had 115 acres to his name. Severe floods had devastated the area of the Hawkesbury, and John was struggling to pay his debts. In 1808 the Provost Marshall had put some of his property up for sale: “Two farms situated contiguous to Cornwallis known by the name of Pender’s farm and containing 60 acres more or less…with 40 acres under wheat.. Likewise a farm situate down the Hawkesbury River formerly Adlam’s Farm – the whole the property of John Pender” (Sydney Gazette, 23 October 1808). The sales did not proceed. Between 1810-1814 he faced further action in the Court of Civil Jurisdiction for other business problems. John later acquired more land at Cornwallis, Lower Portland, Kurrajong, Windsor and Wollombi. 27/1/1833: John died at his home in Cornwillis. Jane Williams died in 1838.
He married Convict Jane Williams who arrived on the Ship'Nile. They had 9 children.