Throughout the 18th Century numerous convicts were being transported from England to the colonies. By the time of the American Revolution some 2000 convicts were being sent there annually. After the revolution a change was required and by March 1785 Treasury Board Papers had designated Africa as place of transportation for convicts.
Despite the above change, following is a List of convicts with some still sentenced to transportation to America 18 May 1785. These men were eventually sent to New South Wales
- James Gardner – tried Apr 1784, 7yrs
- William Cole – tried Jul 1784, 7yrs
- James Jackson – same session, 7yrs
- Robert Nunn – same session, 7yrs
- Nathaniel Lucas – same session, 7yrs
- John Richardson – same session, 7yrs
- John Romaine – tried Sept 1784, 7yrs
- Edward Jones – same session, 7yrs
- Samuel Richardson – same session, 7yrs
- Luke Rogers – tried Feb 1785, 7yrs
- Andrew Sims – tried Dec 1784, 7yrs
- Alexander Macdonald, same session, 7yrs
- Nicholas Greenwell, same session, 7yrs
- Robert Freeman, same session, 7yrs
- Dennis Hayes, same session, 7yrs
- Edward Humphreys, same session, 7yrs
- George Fransisca, same session, 7yrs
Obscure, Eccentric and Missing Lists from the Colony of New South Wales 1783~1823 