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Ann BEAN

Born: 12 Nov 1789 at London, England
Baptized: 9 Dec 1789 at St James Church, Piccadilly, London, England
Died: 11 Mar 1854 at Baulkham Hills, NSW

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor
Father: James Thomas John Bean

Married: Samuel JAMES
Date: 28 November 1808 at St John's Church, Parramatta, NSW
Children:
William James (30 Oct 1808 - 11 Dec 1878)
Elizabeth James (06 Sep 1810 - 27 May 1885)
Ann James (25 May 1812 - 11 May 1850)
Rosetta James (09 Jul 1814 - 09 Sep 1889)
John James (10 Oct 1816 - 06 Jan 1897)
Samuel James (02 Sep 1818 - 07 Mar 1839)
James James (30 Nov 1820 - 09 Feb 1905)
Lucy Jane James (02 Oct 1822 - 1901)
Sarah James (11 Aug 1824 - 18 Feb 1909)
Jane James (20 May 1826 - 27 Jan 1912)
Mary James (03 Sep 1829 - 17 Aug 1841)
Esther James (06 Sep 1833 - 10 Nov 1923)


 

Thanks to Robert Mote (Canberra) for the information below.

Her wedding ceremony was performed by James Milcham J.P. and the witnesses were Benjamin Jacobs and Ann Briant. She was buried on 12 Mar 1854 at St John's Church, Parramatta, NSW, Australia. She was a passenger aboard HMS Buffalo which sailed from England in 1798 and arrived in Port Jackson on 3 May 1799. Ann and Samuel James were Church of England. She appeared on the census of 1828 at New South Wales, Australia.

who came free aged 9 years aboard "Buffalo" in 1799

She and Samuel James signed a deed of gift as follows:
BOOK 579 No. 202
DEED OF GIFT
COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Know all men by these presents that I, Samuel James of Baulkham Hills, in the colony of New South Wales, farmer, and my wife, Ann James, have for and in considerations of the natural love and affection which we have and bear for our son John James of Baulkham Hills, in the colony of New South Wales aforesaid, and by these presents do give and assign and set over unto the said John James our son, all that cottage and premises in which I now reside together with the land and tenements thereunto appertaining and belonging to the farm containing about 50 acres or thereabouts bounded on the east by William Fishburns and Tiernans Farms, bearing north 20 degrees east, 37 chains on the north by a mile west 25 degrees north, 24 chains on the west by a line south 20 degrees west to Jones farm and on the south by Bradley's farms, to have and to hold the same to and for the use of said John James our son, on certain proviso and provisos forever. That is to say my son John James is bound unto us both that upon taking possession of the said land and premises, he the said John James is bound to provide a sufficient maintenance and support in a respectable manner as long as we both live. Reserving for our joint use the cottage we now reside in and at our demise to be interred in a decent manner carried in an undertakers hearse to the grave.

But it is expressly to be understood that the said farm is not to be mortgaged aliened or sold on any pretence without the consent of the present proprietor, in that case made and provided and then at the demise of the said John James to revert in his will and last testament to such person as the said John James may think proper to leave the aforesaid land by and with the consent of such members of the family as shall approve the same.

In witness whereof we have both hereunto set our hand and seal this 16th day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.

Signed and sealed in the presence of
Louise Henry Campbell
James James
Samuel James
Ann James.

Last updated: September 9, 2003