Surname:
Bercory (Bercery)
First Name:
Charles Johnson
Source:
Paterson Baptism Register p 18
Details:
Charles Johnson, son of Gilbert and Jeannette Georgiana Cory baptised 6 April 1846. Occupation of Gilbert Cory - settler
Source:
1832 Directory N.S.W.
Source:
Colonial Secretary Returns of the Colony
Details:
Granted 640 acres of land
Details:
Land adjoining Cory's granted by Gov. Brisbane to George Adair in 1825. Claim for deed of grant in 1852 by Henry Ferris
Details:
Select Settler Map 2 to find the location of John Cory's land
Place:
Newcastle district
Source:
Archives Office of NSW. Colonial Secretary: Misc records (4/4570D)pp1-88
Details:
John Brereton per 'Isabella' assigned servant
Place:
Newcastle district
Source:
Archives Office of NSW. Colonial Secretary: Misc records (4/4570D)pp1-88
Details:
James Dermody per 'Castle Forbes' assigned servant
Place:
Newcastle district
Source:
Archives Office of NSW. Colonial Secretary: Misc records (4/4570D)pp1-88
Details:
Edward Gregory per Hebe assigned servant
Place:
Newcastle district
Source:
Archives Office of NSW. Colonial Secretary: Misc records (4/4570D)pp1-88
Details:
William Jones per Medina assigned servant
Place:
County of Durham, Parish of Barford
Source:
Index to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter... by Henry Dangar (London : Joseph Cross, 1828). p14
Details:
Granted 800 acres of land. Quit rent £6
Place:
County of Durham, Parish of Middlehope
Source:
Index to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter... by Henry Dangar (London : Joseph Cross, 1828). p15
Details:
Purchased 400 acres of land. Annual Quit Rent 8s
Place:
Church of England, Newcastle
Source:
Church of England Marriage Register Book 1818 - 1825. University of Newcastle
Details:
No. 33. Marriage of William Chapman to Mary Hosegood, both of Pattersons Plains. Witness John Cory. Minister Rev. G.A. Middleton
Place:
Newcastle district
Source:
SR NSW Main series of letters received, 1788-1825. Series 897, Reels 6041-6064, 6071-6072
Details:
John Calderwood per 'Prince Regent' assigned servant
Source:
Colonial Secretary's Papers. Monthly Return of Corporal Punishments inflicted at Newcastle
Details:
Assigned servant John Owen per 'Prince Regent' sentenced to 25 lashes for absenting himself from his masters service
Place:
Patterson's Plains
Source:
State Records NSW. Colonial Secretary's Correpondence. Special Bundles, 1794-1825. Series 898
Details:
Three men who arrived on the Castle Forbes in 1824 and were assigned to John Cory - Michael Marr, Daniel Keating and John Power - were all punished with 50 lashes in July 1824 for conniving at a robbery at their master's farm and threatening him
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details:
Assigned servant Thomas Liddell per Mangles sentenced to 50 lashes for general bad conduct
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details:
Thomas Liddell, assigned servant to Mr. John Cory. Charged with general neglect of work, drunkenness, theft and suspicion of setting fire to his masters hut....Michael Ryan, per Castle Forbes stated...My masters hut was set on fire to a few days since. I was called by the overseer to assist in extinguishing the fire. Liddell was also called but he gave no assistance whatever... Thomas Lewie per Daphne, constable at Pattersons Plains stated....I went to Mr. Corys farm after the fire and found all his Government men more less drunk. Liddell was at that time with his hands tied behind him in a state of intoxication. Prisoner denies the charges. Sentenced to hard labour in the mines for one month and return to government
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details:
William Jones, assigned servant to John Cory charged with general neglect of work and for absenting himself from his masters service without leave. Mr. Cory states.....On Monday last I had occasion to leave my farm. As soon as I was gone Jones also absented himself and on the following evening he surrendered himself to the Commandant at Pattersons Plains. He had frequently before threatened to take to the bush. Sentenced to hard labour in the mines for one month and returned to government
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details:
Michael Managar, Donald Keating and John Power all arrived on the Castle Forbes in 1824 and assigned to John Cory at Paterson. They were charged with conniving at the robbery of John Cory s house and suspicion of participating in disposing of the stolen articles.Mr cory states - On the 24 June, I was at Pattersons Plains on business. When I returned home I found my hut had been forcibly entered and four gallons of spirits, three shirts, three blankets were stolen This robbery could not have been effected without the connivance of the prisoners. They told me when I returned that I was just too late to prevent the hut being robbed, and that they had seen one man about but that they did not attempt to stop him. I have found Mannahar particularly troublesome, he has frequently gone away from my farm without leave, and on my remonstrating with him, he threatened to take my life. Michael Manahan sentenced to 50 lashes and to be sent to Port Macquarie for the remainder of his sentence. Donald Keating was sentenced to 75 lashes John Power was sentenced to 50 lashes