James Badgery (1769 - 1827)

Born 1 Jan 1769 in Heavitree, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lundie) Badgery — married 9 Oct 1793 in Exeter, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1827 at age 58 in Bringelly on South Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

James Badgery was born in Devonshire, England, most likely in 1768. He was christened on 4th January 1769 in Heavitree, Devonshire. He was a son of Samuel Badgery or Bargery, and Hannah Brice.^[1] Heavitree was then a village of some 700 people immediately to the east of Exeter, on the road to London. Today, it is an eastern suburb of Exeter, such is the result of urban sprawl. Heavitree was also the locale of the last executions for witchcraft in England, in 1682.

On 9th October 1793, James married Elizabeth Lundie, or Lunday, daughter of William and Dorothy Lunday, in St Lawrence's, Exeter.^[2]

James Badgery migrated from Devon, England to Australia.

James and Elizabeth emigrated, travelling aboard the Walker in 1799, with Colonel William Paterson, the Commanding Officer of the New South Wales Corps. The friendship developed during the voyage aided James in establishing his extensive property and business investments. This is certainly not to say that he agreed with the actions of the New South Wales Corps in January 1808 when they, in a military coup, overthrew the legal government of the Colony.

James and Elizabeth had five children in New South Wales:

• Ann Badgery (1800-75)
• Henry (1803-80)
• Andrew (1806-57)
• William (1809-41), and
• James Jnr (1812-44)

James obtained a 100 acre grant of land on the Nepean River, north of Penrith, where Yarramundi stands today. Within a decade his selection, together with that granted to his children, stood at more than 1,000 acres. He also had land on South Creek, at Bringelly, with a fine house that he named "Exeter", in honour of his birthplace. However, with his herds and flocks growing, James needed more land. Governor Macquarie granted him 500 acres in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, where the village of Exeter now stands. This last land was surveyed on 17th November 1821 and the deed issued on 1st November 1822.^[3]

James passed away on his property at South Creek on 1st December 1827; just 59 years of age.^[4] DEATH NOTICE: On Saturday, the 1st instant, at the South Creek, Mr. James Badgery, a very old and respectable emigrant, leaving a wife and large family to regret his loss.^[5] Henry is buried in Liverpool Cemetery, New South Wales.

The November 1828 Census of New South Wales, taken just one year after James' passing, indicates the family's holdings as: (Elizabeth) 1,900 acres, 400 cattle and almost 500 sheep; (Henry) 500 acres at "Spring Grove", Sutton Forest, 425 cattle and more than 400 sheep; (Andrew) 400 acres at Cabramatta, New South Wales. Ann was married and raising her own family at Braidwood, a little to the south of Sutton Forest. William and James Jnr, yet single young men, appear to be living still with their mother and, no doubt, managing her stock and property.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWXR-3VQ
2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2CW-F25
3. ↑ Jervis, James. A History of the Berrima District 1798-1973. Library of Australian History, 3rd impression 1986, pp146-8
4. ↑ The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Fri 7 Dec 1827, p 3: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2189525
5. ↑ The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Fri 7 Dec 1827, p 3: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2189525
6. ↑ Sainty, Malcolm R & Johnson, Keith A. Census of New South Wales, November 1828. Library of Australian History. Sydney, 1985

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