Early Pioneers & Free Settlers The Pearce Family Cemetery Remains

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The Pearce Family were early pioneers to the Western Sydney area.
Matthew Pearce from Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England, along with his wife Martha Parker of the same hometown, travelled to Sydney in 1794 aboard the convict ship 'Surprize'.
They were Free Settlers welcomed into the colony to help colonise Australia with British citizens to balance out the population, who at that time were many convicts.
They were granted land in the Toongabbie district, Seven Hills locality and made the most of it by raising a farm. Expanding to the neighbouring suburbs and naming their piece of paradise 'Kings Langley'
Generations of the Pearce family are interred in a small private Cemetery on their old land, which has now been subdivided and sold off to make way for more housing and roads.
Although most of the Pearce land is no longer, their cemetery still remains.
Mitch had a chance to film the location between Old Windsor Road and the M7, hidden away and safe from harm.
A suburb across from the grant has been named Kings Langley in the Pearce Families honour. Bella Vista suburb to the north of the old grant which was part of the Perce Families extended grant also is still untouched, along with farmhouses and outbuildings from when The Pearce Family were there. We endeavour to have a Bella Vista episode up shortly.
Haunted & Historic Australia present
Early Pioneers Free Settlers The Pearce Family Cemetery Remains
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www.geni.com
www.vwma.org.au

[@DavidPola1961]

I used to play there as a child back in the late 60's and early 70's when Seven Hills and Old Windsor roads were still dirt ,Kings Langley sits between Old Windsor Rd and Vardys Road and was all farmland when i was young before being subdivided in 1971/72 .Also down at the old Quarry called Norbrik and next door Seven Hills Farm later renamed Bella Vista Farm was all covered in vines and over growth . The original convict cutting on Old Windsor road was preserved on what is now the North West Bus Transitway between Norbrik and Muerants Lane . It was an adventure walking from my home near Vardy's road through there up on top of the hill famous for car insurance jobs in the 60's and 70's most of it is gone now not for the better. Seven Hills got its name in 1794 because of those hills the Royal Marines complained about trudging over those Bloody Seven Hills just a mile or so up from the Third Settlement at Toongabbie The Pearces were also connected to John Macarthur who had that as Seven Hills farm before going to Camden

[@hauntedhistoricaustralia]

Thank you so much, that is amazing information, I especially love that the Seven Hills were also known as 'Those Bloody Seven Hills' 🤣 It must have been exhausting for them, getting around back then 😅

[@davexstuntman]

Another great video, thank you :)

[@hauntedhistoricaustralia]

Thank you so much 😊