John McDONALD 1791 - 1874

      John McDonald, convict, was transported on the 18 Jan1812, on the Guildford. His trial took place in Ayr, Scotland in 1810 and he was sentenced to  7 years. John became the owner of Mulgrave Park at Pitt Town, near Windsor, after marrying Lydia, the widow of his employer, John Benn.  In 1848-50 John and his son William had a run of 64,000 acres on the Liverpool Plain, known as the Burrandown run, with a frontage on the Barwon River. William later married Susan TYRRELL, of the Tyrrell wine family from Pokolbin.

      In the 1850's George was installed by his father on his 500 acre Glenmore at Black Creek, Pokolbin. George became the founder of the Glenmore branch of the family, and later the heir to the estate of his father, John McDonald of Mulgrave Park, Pitt Town.      Source: Mines, Wine and People, A History of Greater Cessnock, by Parkes, Comerford and Lake.

      John and Lydia's first three children, all born at Pitt Town,  John, William and Margaret were all baptised on the same day, 2 Sep 1822 at St Mathews Windsor by John Cross. John's occupation occupation was given as farmer.  Source St Matthews Windsor Baptisms Page 26

1835 NSW Govt Gazette
List of assignments of male convicts to private service from 31 Jan to 10 Feb 1835
Page 393 McDonald, John, Pitt town, 2 errand boys and 1 carter's boy.

His tomb at St Matthews, Windsor reads:
 John McDonald
 who died
 December 19th 1874
 Aged 83 years