Joseph FLEMING Born 1753 England, Died 1794 in Concord, NSW, Australia. He married Mary Ann LAY on 8th July 1788 in White Colne, Essex, England (as far as we can tell). Joseph Fleming was a professional Soldier in the English Army. Served with the 29th Regiment of Foot during the American War of Independence. His regiment served in America from 1746 to 1789. There are reports that Joseph met his wife Ann in the USA and other reports that they married in England and both travelled to the USA. Their first born, Eleanor was born in the USA. They then returned to England and on the 3rd December 1789, Joseph was transferred to the New South Wales Corp. He was promoted to Sergeant in January 1790. He and his family Mary and two children ( Henry born at sea 1791 ) arrived in Australia on the ship "William and Ann" 28th August 1791, (third Fleet). The Ship “William and Ann” sailed from Plymouth, Devon, England, in 1791 and arrived in Sydney, NSW on 28 August 1791. The master was E Bunker and they were part of the Third Fleet to NSW.

First Generation Australia.

1. Eleanor Fleming born 1779 in the USA. Died 10th April 1865 Wilberforce NSW. Eleanor
    married 31st December 1800 David BROWN 1772 – 10.02.01826 at St Johns, Parramatta, NSW.
    (V1800214 147A/1800 & V1800489 3A/1800)  Australia.

David BROWN a 17 year old ex soldier of the 74 Regiment of foot was born in Scotland. He arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cove on 14th February 1792 on the "Pitt" transport ship for a 7–year sentence. He was convicted in Glasgow in 1788 of house breaking and sentenced to transportation. for life. He received his first land grant in 1798 and an Absolute Pardon 1799 for his work as a constable. In 1800 he married Eleanor FLEMING and they had 11 children and adopted Margaret's daughter.

2. Henry Fleming born prior to 11.08.1791 – 11.12.1838 (Parish Parramatta, St John's, (Vol. Ref.V1791148 1A,) NSW
    Reg. year 1791) married 18.02.1810 Elizabeth Hall 02.04.1793 - 06.02.1834. Henry was Christened
    in NSW on 11th September 1791 at St. Phillips Church Sydney as per (Batch N° 7733414 LDS.)
    (Call N° 1126169.)

3. Margaret Fleming born 1st December 1793 in Sydney, NSW. Christened 25th December 1793
    St Phillips.
    Died 26th July 1813 Pitt Town and buried in Windsor, NSW. Married about 1810 to John Ryley.

Mary Ann (Lay) Fleming later married Benjamin Jones in 1798)

Second Generation Australia.

1. Eleanor FLEMING and David Brown had the following children:-

Isabella Brown born 1801 died 14.08.1883 m Paul Bushell. Isabella had a son William Brown
whose father was Richard Rowe prior to meeting Paul.

Mary Brown born C.1804 No registration of Baptism. died 01.07.1829; (V1807565 148/1807?) m
02.08.1819 (1) Thomas Griffith, m (2) William Waterford.

Joseph Brown born 18.12.1806 died 24.01.1862 m 21.03.1825 Izetta Leeson

Ann Brown born 1807 died 15 August 1819 aged 12 years

David Brown born 07.09.1810 died 10.11.1837 (V18102376 1A/1810) m 11.05.1828 Mary
McGinnis

Eleanor Brown born 14.12.1812 died 7.12.1866 (V18123115 1A/1812) m 15.12.1829
Thomas Chaseling

Elizabeth Brown born 24.02.1815 died 12.01.1838 aged 23, (V18153654 1B/1815) had
Christina Brown born 8.09.1835. Elizabeth m 17.10.1837 William Murray.

Sarah Brown b 05.09.1818 died 18.07.1894 m 08.07.1834 Robert Smith

Henry Brown born 23.06.1820 died 20.07.1881, m 28.06.1842 Eliza Maskey

William Brown born 10.08.1821 died 1865 (V18218285 1C/1821 & V1821519 11/1821) m
19.02.1841 Sarah Wiseman

John Brown born 07.07.1824 died 03.10.1906, (V18248286 1C/1824 & V1824520 11/1824) m
29.07.1846 Sarah Kesia Winton born 1830 to James Winton and Mary Jane or Ann Lisson or
Leeson. LDS. They had 13 children.

Eleanor also brought up her deceased sister's daughter Margaret who married Thomas Phillips.

2. Henry FLEMING aged 18 married 18.02.1810 Elizabeth HALL (Parish Parramatta, ST John's (Volumn Reference V1810428 147A, NSW Registration Year 1810). On 1 May 1797 Henry Fleming, aged five years was ...."Granted thirty acres of land on the banks of the River Hawkesbury in the district of Mulgrave Place. Rent: one shilling per year commencing after five years". This was grant No 701, made by Governor Hunter It is said that he was the youngest to receive a grant. Elizabeth Hall (daughter of George, after whom Hall Street, Pitt Town was named). They lived in Pitt Town for some years and then moved up to the Branch.

Henry and Elizabeth had 10 children: –

Joseph Fleming born 06.01.1811 married age 20, 29 April 1831 in Wilberforce
1. Phoebe McGinnis / McInnis age 19, (V1831182 73A/1831)
2. 1858 Mary Harriet Everitt (2863/1858)

George Fleming was born in 1813 – 29.09.1979 m 17.09.1839 Margaret McGinnis / McInnis in
McDonald Valley NSW. (V18393139 74A/1839)

John Henry Fleming born 27.03.1816 Pitt Town NSW m. 21.10.1840 Charlotte Dunstan in
Wilberforce NSW. (V1840411 24B/1840) Mixed up with the Mile Creek Massacre

Mary Ann Fleming born 04.06.1817 – 06.04.1887 m 26.08.1834 John Jurd McDonald River NSW.
(V18341497 18/1834)

Elizabeth Fleming born 26.11.1821 – 20.07.1825. (V18256534 2B/1825)

Margaret Fleming born 18.04.1823 – 12.09.1881 m 29.09.1845 George Collins. (V1845288 30B/1845)

Elizabeth Fleming born 11.07.1825 – 27.04.1911 m 08.09.1847 William Smith Hall. (V1847325 78/1847)

Jane Fleming born 12.12.1830 – 28.03.1857 m 30.06.1857 William Smith. (1519/1856 )

Henry Fleming was born on 3 Jan 1833 – died 21 Jan 1833 (V1833890 17/1833)

Frances Fleming born 21.01.1834 m 1855 Richard Ford Hawkesbury, NSW. (V1855599 43B/1855)


3. Margaret FLEMING and John Ryley. I cannot varify any of the Ryley info

Isabella Ryley born c. 1816 had a son William Brown / Rowe / Bushell, father Richard Rowe, she
then married Paul BUSHELL. Isabella and Paul had 10 children.

Mary Ryley and Thomas GRIFFITH had 3 children.
Mary Ryley / Griffith and William WATERFORD had 1 son, died infant.

Joseph Ryley and Izetta LISSON had 10 children

David Ryley and Mary MCGINNIS had 4 children

Eleanor Ryley and Thomas CHASLING had 1 daughter

Elizabeth born (1820 V1820114 128/1820) had a daughter Christina Brown who married
Edward BROWN in 1857.

Sarah Ryley and Robert SMITH had 3 children

Henry Ryley and Eliza MASKEY had 10 children

Isabella's son William Brown married Sarah McGinnis, sister of Mary. As David bought a farm for each his children including his adopted daughter Margaret much of this family was put together using land records.

Third Generation Australia.

George FLEMING b. 1813 died 29.09.1979 married Margaret McINNES / McGINNES on 17.09.1838 (PARISH HAWKESBURY DISTRICT, VOLUME REFERENCE V18393139 74A/1839, NSW REGISTRATION YEAR 1839) ,

George and Margaret had 9 children:-

26.09.1840 – 07.12.1899 Elizabeth Hall Fleming (V1840994 24A/1840) m 15.09.1871 Robert Holland.
16.04.1842 – 00.00.0000 Louisa Ann Fleming (V18421087 26A/1842) m 1868 James Jurd.
10.10.1843 – 28.05.1885 Henry Alfred Fleming (V18431001 27A/1843) m 1871 Emma Jane Doust.
11.08.1845 – 28.12.1845 George Thomas Fleming Hawkesbury, NSW (V18451449 30A/1845)
13.10.1846 – 16.09.1916 Prosper John Fleming b. McDonald River, NSW. m. Margaret
   Daniel (V18461437 31A/1846)
08.09.1848 – 20.06.1916 Joseph Walter Fleming (V18481351 33A/1848)
22.07.1851 – 00.00.1935 George John Fleming (1681/1935) m. 1866 Margaret Egan
12.07.1854 – 16.07.1909 John Henry Fleming (11012/1909) m 08.11.1877 Catherine Jane Decoux.
03.01.1857 – 24.06.1923 William Frederick Fleming (7711/1857 )

Fourth Generation Australia.

Henry Alfred FLEMING (born Sydney 10.10.1843, died Goulbourn (gaol) 28.5.1885), at Dungog, NSW married 6/6/1846 Emma Jane DOUST (born 6/4/1852, Pelican Bay, Manning River, NSW), daughter of Sarah (nee PRIEST & Ebenezer DOUST) on 5/7/1871 at Tarree in NSW. Can only find 1 child.

02.05.1872 – 02.02.1957 Henry Clifford was born at Tinonee in NSW (Place of Registration
    Manning River,Registration Year 1872, NSW Registration Number 12625) married
    Milicent Violet Irene Toussaint in Colombo 1885.
    Henry died in Perth WA. (FLEMING Henry Clifford 85 years 1957 Killarney W.A.)

Henry Clifford Fleming and Milicent Violet Irene (Toussaint) Fleming had the following children..

George
Rita
Grace Ethol Margarite (Gem)
09.05.1904 – 27.04.1980 Zenobia Mildred Fleming b. Bangalore India, d. Osborne Park WA
    Australia. (Zin) m. William Patrick FANDERLINDEN (AFN: H8XB-7J)
Thomas
Chippy. Drowned in India aged 14.
Blossom Minneth Hyacinth (Cockie)
Vera Lillian May


Prosper John FLEMING, m 08.12.1868 Margaret DANIEL b. 30 Sep 1893 – 26 Jan 1937

Prosper John and Margaret had 5 Children:

Prosper James Fleming born 1869 – 26/07/1961 MacDonald River, m 1913 Mary Elizabeth
Rowling.
Frederick G Fleming born 1871 MacDonald River
Albert Henry Fleming born 1873
CORA Jane Fleming born 1881 (b ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia) Married 09.06.1922 Arthur
Litton Gray.
George J W Fleming born 1883

Cora Jane FLEMING married George S Layton in 1901 and then
Arthur Litton GRAY on 09.06.1922.

Cora and George Layton had 2 children

1901 Jessie I Layton
1904 Theo A Layton.

Cora and Arthur GRAY had 3 children:-

29.11.1921 – 19.04.2005 Eric Gordon Gray

25.03.1923 – Francis Gordon Gray

26.05.1926 – 10.02.1981 Athol Conrad Gray

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