Sarah Prigg
- Born: 15 May 1772, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire England
- Marriage (1): Thomas Hoskisson on 30 Jan 1795 in Sydney, NSW Australia
- Marriage (2): Thomas Upton on 4 Jul 1803 in St Johns C of E, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia
- Died: 13 Nov 1827, Windsor, NSW Australia at age 55
- Buried: 15 Nov 1827, St Matthews R C, Windsor, NSW Australia
Noted events in her life were:
• source. & Michael Gordon who writes that her surname was Prigg not Pigg as I originally had
& http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty where it is noted:
At age 18 Sarah was arrested for stealing from Mary Smith's shop 14 yards of lace £3-13-6, 18 yards of lace edging £1-0-0, 3½ yards of muslin 7/-, 4 pairs stockings 7/-, 4 linen hankerchiefs 4/-, 1 printed shawl 8/-, 9 yards Irish linen cloth 16/6 and 1 muslin apron 6/-. She appeared at Hertfordshire Assizes on 3 March 1790, found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. Since they needed women in the penal colony NSW she along with others had her sentence commuted to 'transportation beyond the seas" for the term of her natural life.
12 months later she left Plymouth aboard the ship "Mary Anne" 300 tons in the Third Fleet on 16-Feb 1791 ships and 200 convicts) They arrived Sydney Cove 9 July 1791.
After 3 ½ years Sarah Pigg married Thomas Hoskisson at St. Philips Church Sydney by Rev. Richard Johnson the first Chaplain of the colony. Thomas could read and write and we think he changed his name from Hodgkis who was sentenced at Maidstone Kent and transported for 7 years. He was aboard the ship "William Ann" part of the third fleet. They lived together for some time before being married. They farmed along the Hawkesbury river at Green Hills and had 3 children. Sarah was pardoned 27 Jul 1798 by Governor Hunter after recommendations from Rev. Richard Johnston.
After Thomas was killed by Aboriginals in 1799 Sarah was left to run the farm and raise three young children. In November of the same year Sarah was granted 60 acres of land at Petersham Hill but it appears this land was sold.
Sarah married Thomas Hoskisson on 30 Jan 1795 in Sydney, NSW Australia. (Thomas Hoskisson was born in 1775 in Salehurst, East Sussex England and died in Aug 1799 in Yarramundi, near Richmond, NSW Australia.)
Sarah next married Thomas Upton on 4 Jul 1803 in St Johns C of E, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Thomas Upton was born in 1766 in Middlesex England and died on 10 May 1827 in Windsor, NSW Australia.)
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