An advertisement in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser on Sunday 29th January 1809 stated that 'flocks of choice ewes and weathers of the Spanish race; a number of fine cows, bulls and oxen, of the English breed as well as some valuable brood mares, stallions and saddle horses were to be disposed of at Mr Macarthur's farm Parramatta.' The livestock was to be sold at low prices but only for ready money. Also mentioned was the sale of a 'most desirable estate,' located at Seven Hills, which comprised of some two thousand acres adjacent to Hawkesbury Road (present day Old Windsor Road).
John Macarthur had purchased the Seven Hills property from Major Joseph Foveaux in 1801. However, records indicate that the Seven Hills property did not find a buyer in 1809 and remained in the hands of Macarthur until it was returned to Crown ownership in 1821. In return, the Macarthur's secured property at Camden. In the redistribution of the Seven Hills farm George Acres received 500 acres in 1823; Susannah Maria Ward received a grant of 500 acres in 1831; Matthew Woodward (son of Matthew Pearce) received 170 acres in 1835 and James Robertson, watchmaker, received a grant of 500 acres in 1837.
Robertson eventually sold his property to Isabella Maria Acres in 1838, and she sold the property to William Thomas (son of Matthew Pearce), in 1842. This was developed and became 'Bella Vista.'
Ref: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 29.1.1809, p. 2.
Blacktown City Council, Seven Hills Timeline.
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