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Alice Smith was born about 1770.¹ She and Thomas Gordon were married on 8 May 1790 in St George CE, London, ENG.¹ She died in 1806 in Sydney, NSW, AUS.¹

Elizabeth Blackman was born in 1798. She and William Carlisle were married on 7 January 1816 in Richmond, NSW, AUS.¹ She died in 1849, at age ~51.

Elizabeth Blackman immigrated to to BOI, NZ, in 1816.²

James William Carlisle was born about 1817 in Sydney, NSW, AUS.¹ He died in 1863.¹

John Carlisle was born in 1819 in Rangihou?, Bay of Islands, NZ.¹ He died in 1893, at age ~74.¹

Henrietta Carlisle was born in 1821 in Sydney, NSW, AUS.¹ She died in 1856, at age ~35.¹

George Waples and Emily (Amelia) Carlisle were married on 28 September 1835 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta, NSW, AUS.¹

John William Lees was born in 1777.¹ He and Mary Stevens were married on 20 November 1809 in St Phillips Church, Sydney, NSW, AUS, see notes. He died on 28 August 1836, at age ~59, see notes.¹ He was buried in Church of England Cemetery, Castlereagh, see notes.

From Penrith City Council web site. sent by W GADD
John Lees enlisted in the New South Wales Corp in September 1796 whilst still in England and sailed in the Ganges, arriving in the colony on the 2 June 1797. His future wife Mary Stevens arrived as a convict on the Earl Cornwallis on the 12 June 1801. His official land grant of 90 acres was awarded by Governor King on the 4 June 1804, but he was living in the Nepean district prior to that date. In February of that year the Sydney Gazette reported that his temporary residence was destroyed by fire and all of his belongings lost.

John and Mary had ten children together, the first being born in 1802 and the last in 1821. They were married at St Phillips Church in Sydney on the 20 November 1809.

John Lees was known for his love of alcohol, and while he seemed to keep it under control whilst establishing the farm, it soon began to control his life to the point that some of his land and a lot of his possessions were gone. It is purported that one night whilst getting a log of wood for the fire, he instead picked up a deadly snake that bit him on the wrist, although a second version of this tale implies that he dreamt the episode. Whichever mode the snake was visited upon him, it changed his life dramatically. He became a devout Christian and gave up the drunkenness of his old life. He gave an acre of land to the Wesleyan Church, built a small chapel on it and cultivated the land, giving whatever grew there to the church to spread the word of the Lord.

John Lees died on the 28 August 1836 and was buried at the Church of England Cemetery at Castlereagh. A new church at Castlereagh was built in 1847 and in 1921 Mary and John Lees were re-interred at that site.

MY WIFE IS SUE LEES DECENDENT OF JOHN LEES JRs son john lees ----- WARREN GADD.

Mary Stevens and John William Lees were married on 20 November 1809 in St Phillips Church, Sydney, NSW, AUS, see notes.

Mary Jane Brown was born on 30 January 1783 in London, ENG.¹ She and Charles Molston Gordon were married on 23 April 1821 in St Peters CE, Richmond, NSW, AUS.¹ She died on 30 April 1859, at age 76, in NSW, AUS.¹

William Brown was born about 1800 in ENG DNZB p 427.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

William Brown was a lawyer PRE 1840.⁴ 1840 was a partner with John Logan CAMPBELL at Waiomu, Coromandel.(living with George WEBSTER, American trader) Building a boat ? also 1840 living with CAMPBELL on Brown's Island, Auckland Harbour.
is not same as William BROWN 1809 ??
notes previously had Mary Jane BROWN as a daughter but dates all seem wrong. checking with Elizabeth GORRELL.
note a W F BROWN signed petition to King William IV 1837 JL
1857, Russell, signed letter to Captain McGREGOR 65th regt. MKI.

Mary Dew and William Brown were married on 11 December 1770 in LON, ENG.¹ She died on 15 January 1788 in ENG.¹

Hephzibah Gordon was born in 1822 in Pitt St, Sydney, NSW, AUS.¹ He died in 1899, at age ~77.¹

William Carlisle was born about 1750 in ENG.

William Carlisle was in farmer in England.¹

William (Thomas) Gordon was born in 1801 in Sydney, NSW, AUS.¹ He died about 1814 in Sydney. NSW, AUS.¹

Immigrated to Australia with family arriving 1804.

Alice Gordon was born about 1797. She died in 1833.¹

John (Jacky) Marmon was born on 5 June 1800 in Sydney, NSW, AUS, some sources give the year as 1798 or 1799 ESR has 1778.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16} He and Tauro were married about 1836 consencrated by Bishop POMPALLIER 1838
but records have 'John MARMON marrying Pungi 9 jan 1838" yes from WESREGHOK1834.² He and Pungi were married on 9 January 1838 in Mangungu, Hokianga.¹⁷ He died on 3 September 1880, at age 80, in Rawhai, Hokianga, NZ.²

John (Jacky) Marmon was a shopkeeper, interpreter, carpenter, soldier, sawyer.^2,8 First visit 1808
2nd visit 1811 whaling
3rd visit 1818 sealing
convicted of theft apr 1823 and sentenced to serve two years hard labour on Colonial government ships DNZB
lived with Maori in Hokianga. Wrote of his experiences.
first European settler in Hokianga pre 1827 ? JLHK
1817 deserted schooner Sally at BOI JLHK
returned to BOI 1820 in the Dromedary JLHK
1835 purchased land at Rawhia, Hokianga and settled there for rest of his life JLHK
OLCHK 312, 313, 315,316,317 1400 ac at Hohi, Pukeaitanga (Rangiahua) and Kapakapa at Junction of Huatoia Creek and Hokianga River scrip pds 650 exchanged for Pukeaitanga and Kapakapa JLHK
OLHK 314 Rawhia grant 523 ac JLHK
not sure how many 'marriages" or partnerships. He immigrated to Sydney to Hokianga on the Elizabeth Henrietta in November 1823 ESR has arrived 1809.² He was a sawyer in 1846.⁹

John Rutherford was born about 1776 in Manchester, ENG.^1,2,3,4,5

Was crew on the ship Agnes an American Brig ( Captain COFFIN) which sailed from Hawaii to Great Barrier Island ( arrived 6 march 1816) then on to Tokomaru Bay where ship captured by Maori and sacked. John and possibly 4 others survived and lived with Maori.
went to New Plymouth with Maori tribe 1817 and met John MOWRY JST
lived with Maori in the Bay of Islands. Wrote of his experiences but rather fictional??
Escaped 9 jan 1826 on an American Brig captained by JACKSON. or possibly 1825? ORWI
see also discussion in "Poverty Bay" Many historians believe much of RUTHERFORD's narrative to be fiction. JAM. John Rutherford was a seaman on Agnes in 1816.⁴