Patrick Prendergast

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Darryl Buley on 25th March 2023

PENDERGAST or PRENDERGAST, Patrick. Per "Britannia", 1797 1810 Jan 31 Sawyer. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3167; 4/1847 p.179) 1812 Dec Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3171; 4/1848 p.262) 1816 Jan 16 Of Liverpool. On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1816 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.24) 1816 Jun 22 Of Liverpool. On lists of persons who are to receive horned cattle from the Government Herds in 1816 (Reel 6031, 4/7028A p.34; Reel 6038, SZ759 p.213) 1816 Jul 20 On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 and 9 Jan 1819; listed as Richard Pentegrass (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.57) 1819 Apr 30 Of Cornwallis. On return of persons indebted to Government for cattle issued from the Government Herds, to be paid for in cash or grain; listed as Pendigrass (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.254) 1820 Mar 3 Received payment at Sydney for meat & grain delivered into the Commissariat Stores at Liverpool (Reel 6049; 4/1744 p.384 & 4/1745 p.33) 1821 Jan 26 Store receipts of for wheat paid at Sydney (Reel 6051; 4/1748 p.171) 1822 Of Airds. Certifying to the character of Edward Londergan for a ticket of leave (Reel 6026; 4/1715 pp.127-8) 1822 Oct 21 Of Appin. Memorial for indulgences from H.M. Stores (Fiche 3058; 4/1833 No.64 pp.217-8) 1824 Mar, Jun Convicts assigned to and returned to Government by in the District of Appin (Reel 6028; 2/8283 pp.55, 61) 1824 Mar 12 On list of settlers to whom convict servants have been assigned to in the District of Appin (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.57) 1824 Jul 24 Of Appin. Memorial (Fiche 3105; 4/1839A No.784 pp.147-50) 1824 Sep 10 To be victualled from the Stores at Liverpool for six months; with his wife, three children and convict servant (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.349) 1824 Oct 4 On return of grain in the possession of settlers in the District of Appin (Reel 6061; 4/1780 p.301a) 1825 Jan Of Appin. Memorial (Fiche 3151; 4/1844A No.665 pp.89-94). Reply, 11 Aug (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.133) 1825 Nov On list of persons who have received orders for grants of land (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.98); on list of lands granted and reserved by Sir Thomas Brisbane (Fiche 3269; 9/2740 p.23)

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Denis Pember on 23rd May 2022

Patrick Pendergast was tried as an Irish Defender Rebel in 1795 and sentenced to Transportation for life. Soon after his arrival, he must have commenced a defacto relationship with Jennett Semple (Convict, ‘Britannia III’, 1798). She is listed in the 1805 muster as living with Patrick Pendergast. There appear to be no children from this union, and I believe that Jenny Semple had stayed in Sydney when Patrick was sent to Norfolk Island on 12th June 1802, he returned on 20th February 1805. Jennett Semple died in Sydney 1806. Prior to 1814, Patrick was in a relationship with Mary Catherine Courtney (Convict, ‘Atlas’, 1802). In the 1814 muster, she is listed [6379 page 143]; Catherine Courtney, Atlas, off stores, 2 children, wife to P. Pendergass. One of these children would be her daughter Elizabeth who was a child of a shipboard liaison with Felix O’Neil (Convict, ‘Atlas’, 1802), the other child is possibly a child of Patrick Pendergass. Patrick had maintained a fairly rebellious record in the colony, he is reputed to have had several colonial sentences, including one for 200 lashes at Norfolk Island. However, he was reported in the colonial press in 1805. Reported Sydney Gazette, Sunday 15th September 1805, page 2: This is a rather long and quite confused report regarding an attack by aborigines on the vessel ‘Hawkesbury’ at Mangrove Point. The vessel had been under the command of Patrick Pendergass. The leader of the boarding group, one ‘Woglomigh’, was evidently killed by one of the crew, after he had speared Pendergass in the arm, whilst fending off a spear thrust to the chest. The tribal chief, one ‘Branch Jack’, was then badly wounded as he was swimming for the shore. All in all a pretty violent attack and clearly Patrick Pendergass was involved in repelling it. In the 1822 and 1825 Census records Patrick Pendegast is recorded with Mary listed as his wife and Elizabeth listed as his daughter. In the 1822 Census there is also a mention of Pendergast… born in the colony, child of Pendegast, Appin. Presumably another child but no records located. In the November 1828 Census they are all located again. Ref [P0539 page 299] Patrick Prendegast, 68, Conditional Pardon, Britannia,1797, Life, farmer at Appin, 30 acres, 20 cleared, 12 cattle. Ref [C2612 page 104] Courtenay, Mary, 56, FS, Atlas, 1802, Servant to Patrick Pendergast at Appin. Also Ref: [H2875 page 202] Hume, Elizabeth, 26, BC, Resident with Patrick Pendergast at Appin. We have Elizabeth, now married to John Kennedy Hume but still resident with her mother and Patrick. (also with her husband and 3 little daughters). John Kennedy Hume was the son of Alexander Hamilton Hume, the superintendent of convicts (Came Free, ‘Lady Juliana, 1790). John and Elizabeth had quite a large land holding at the time of the Census, it must have been quite close to Patrick and Mary, because they were living on their property at the time. In the Sydney Gazette Saturday 2nd December 1837, page 4, there is mention in the Court of Claims. Elizabeth, wife of John Kennedy Hume of Collingwood, case 176, 100 acres in the County of Camden. This land had been in favour of Patrick Pendergast, now deceased whose widow now also deceased was the claimant’s mother. Claimant alleged she was the next of kin. Claim upheld.