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Richard Porter was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 60 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Family connections for Richard (Porter) are: PORTER Richard (Porter) was born about 1765. He was tried for burglary, in October 1788, of silver watch etc of Henry (Stubley) of Mullin Hill at Nottingham Assizes in March 1789, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict with James (Weavers) on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship SURPRISE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate; he was Protestant. He married firstly Ann (Hutchinson her second marriage-mother of his second wife) on 8 10 1797 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was recorded in 1800-02 successfully farming a 30acre grant. He was Free by Servitude by 1806.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Ann (Hutchinson) was born about 1737. She was tried w/her daughter Mary (see just below) for stealing cotton gown etc of Ann (Brody) whom she had lured into her home in Cross Lane St Giles, on 6 12 1789, at Old Bailey on 9 12 1789-quick justice, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict with her mother (see just below) on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN. She lived at Kissing Point. She died about 3 4 1805 age about67, maybe killed by some aborigines (as was her soninlaw), mother of 1known child & was buried on 3 4 1805 at St Phillips CofE Sydney 1day before her son in law James (Weavers). [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Richard (Porter) was a farmer when he married secondly Mary (Hutchinson her third marriage-the daughter of his first wife) on 8 6 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1817 he was witness to stepdaughter Sarah Mary (Weaver)s wedding at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was recorded in 1828 with Absolute Pardon as settler with his family on 100acres at Kissing Point. He died on 20 9 1849 age84 father of 6children. Mary (Hutchinson) was born about 1765. She perhaps married & produced perhaps 2children. She was tried w/her mother Ann (see just above) for stealing cotton gown etc of Ann (Brody) who had been lured into her house in Cross Lane St Giles, on 6 12 1789, at Old Bailey on 9 12 1789-quick justice, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict with her mother on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN. She started her first relationship with James (Weavers) & produced 4children. She was Free by Servitude by 1800. In 1802 she was recorded with her family off stores.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] [James (Weavers) was born in 1752 & worked on a farm. He was tried for burglary, on 1 11 1786, of Charlotte (Hunt) at Bury St Edmonds Assizes Suffolk on 18 3 1787, sentenced to death repreived to Life & transported on GUARDIAN (which struck an iceberg & drifted for 9weeks off Cape of Good Hope) & arrived in NSW as a convict-the same ship as Richard (Porter)-on 26 6 1790 after a total voyage of 12months on Fleet ship SURPRIZE; he was granted Conditional Pardon on arrival for efforts in saving the sinking ship. He was farming 30acres in the Hawkesbury area on 1 1 1792. He was granted his 30acres in February 1792. He was Free by Servitude by 1800 when he was recorded with 12acres crops & livestock. In 1802 he was recorded with his family off stores with 51sheep & purchasing more land. He died on 3 4 1805 age53, maybe killed by some aborigines (as was his motherinlaw), & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney 1day after his mother in law.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. .. >>>Mary (Hutchinson) moved in with her stepfather Richard (Porter) after her husbands death in 1805, commenced a second relationship & later married him. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Kissing Point. She died on 20 1 1850 age84 mother of perhaps 12children: mostly boys. Richard (Porter) & Mary (Hutchinson) produced 6children: 1.George (Porter) was born on 22 6 1806 & baptised on 29 3 1807 w/Richard at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was a sawyer when he married Mary Ann (Eather) on 26 5 1828 at St James CofE Sydney. He died in 1860 age about53. ..Mary Ann (Eather) was born about 1811. ..Details of Mary Ann (Eather)s possible family are given in entry for Thomas (Heather NEPTUNE 1790) on this Website. .. 2.Richard (Porter) was born on 22 6 1806also & baptised on 29 3 1807 w/George at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was recorded in 1828 with his parents at Kissing Point. He married Eleanor (Fitzgerald/Connolly) at St PhiLlips CofE Sydney. He died on 15 7 1889 age83. ..Eleanor (Fitzgerald/Connolly) could possibly be daughter of Michael (Fitzgerald TELLICHERRY 1806), born in 1812 in the colony. ..Details of Eleanor/Ellen (Fitzgerald)s family are given in entry for Michael (Fitzgerald TELLICHERRY 1806) on this Website. .. 3.Thomas Richard (Porter) was born on 9 2 1808 & baptised on 31 5 1810 age2 w/Mary Ann at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 16 3 1820 age12 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 4.Mary Ann (Porter) was born on 3 11 1809 & baptised on 31 5 1810 w/Thomas Richard at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married at age16 Peter (Hanslow emancipist blacksmith his first marriage) on 7 3 1825 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 8children. She died on 25 10 1839 age30-. .Peter (Hanslow/Onslow) was born about 1798 & became a blacksmith. He was tried w/3others for stealing wick yarn of Samuel (Lefevre) at Warwick Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 8 1 1819 after a voyage of 4months on GLOBE. He was a blacksmith in 1825 & on 16 11 1825 his brother was assigned to him. He was an emancipist in 1825. He was recorded in 1828 as Peter (Onslow) blacksmith with his family & brother at Clarence St Sydney. He married secondly Louise (Berringer) at St Lawrence Sydney. He died on 28 2 1866 age68 father of 12children. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Details of Peter (Hanslow/Onslow)s family are given in entry for Peter (Hanslow GLOBE 1819) on this Website. .. 5.Ann (Porter) was born on 16 5 1812 & baptised on 30 7 1812 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died in 1891 age about79. 6.Samuel (Porter) was born on 26 5 1813. 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.
The 1828 NSW Census Index, shows Richard Porter, Mary and Richard, jun, details as above, and states they hold 100 acres of land at Kissing Point, 50 of which are cleared, and 45 cultivated. They also have 3 horses.
The record states his age as 85 when he was deported. It should have been 25 if he as born in 1765.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref P1087 page 304].... Porter, Richard, 62, absolute pardon, Surprize, 1790. life, Protestant, settler, Kissing Point. Porter, Mary, 62, free by servitude, Mary Ann, 1791, 7 years, Protestant. Porter, Richard (Jun), 23, born in the colony. ## Richard Junior was unmarried at this stage, he later married Ellen Fitzgerald the daughter of Michael Fitzgerald (Irish Convict, 1806, “Tellicherry”) and Bridget Shea (Irish Convict, 1806 “Tellicherry”). Also on the Census are: [Ref O0292 page 292] The daughter Mary Anne now married to Peter Honslow (Convict, 1798, “Globe”). [Ref W0833 page 386] The step-daughter from Mary’s first marriage, now married to Robert Wicks (Convict, 1802, “Perseus”). ## All these children had quite large families.
The daughter-in-law, Mary, now a widow with three or four children aged between 10 and 3 now moved to live with her step-father, Richard Porter. They then commenced a de-facto relationship, had several children and subsequently married 8th June 1811. Richard Porter therefore actually married both the mother and her daughter.
Ann’s burial was registered at St Philips, Sydney on 3rd April 1805. Her son-in-Law, James Weavers, was buried the day after, 4th April 1805. There are no substantiated records as to the rumour that each of these was killed by Aboriginal incursion onto their properties. There is no record located in the Sydney press regarding the matter. However, there were numerous such attcks taking place in the Hawkesbury during this period. In 1820, her grandson, Enoch Weavers, the son of James and Mary, submitted a petition for a land grant on the basis that the land grant to his father had been lost. A referee, Mr John Piper, made the following statement…. “This lad, being a native of this place and his father having been killed by the Natives, I beg you to support his petition” [Ref Flynn, Michael; The Second Fleet: page 600]
On October 8th 1797, Richard married Ann Hutchinson (Convict, 1791, "Mary Ann"). Ann was a much older woman and the couple did not have children. Ann's daughter Mary (Convict, 1791, "Mary Ann") had been convicted with Ann and had married James Weavers (Convict, 1790, "Surprize"). The two couples lived on properties in the Kissing Point area and by 1800 were doing very well. The 1800-1802 muster shows them each on 30 acre grants with cultivation and livestock.
Flynn, Michael; The Second Fleet... Page 482.. Richard Porter, aged 23, was sentenced to death at the March 1789 Nottingham Assizes for the burglary of Henry Stubley's house at Mallin Hill, Nottingham, the previous October in which a silver watch and items of clothing were stolen. The local newspaper reported that : "in a pathetic speech the judge, setting forth the enormity of his crime, and advising him by a true and sincere repentence to make the best use of the short time he had left". The following month he was reprieved and then sent to London for embarkation on the "Surprize".