Thomas Mahoney, SV/PROG

1820 Settler to South Africa on the Northampton. http://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/settlershowparty.php?party=Ma...

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1028017

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-...

• Lower Albany Chronicles - Transcribed by Sue Mackay 24 Dec 1834: John BROWN called at Thomas MAHONEY's house on his way to his own. He suggested that they try to reach Kaffir Drift Post. MAHONEY showed him Major LOWEN's letter, but they decided to leave together, Henry HENDERSON with them. The enemy attacked when they had proceeded a little distance from the Coombs homestead. MAHONEY and HENDERSON fell to their assegais. Ann MAHONEY and Eliza HENDERSON were allowed to leave for Grahamstown. John BROWN and his son rode into the bush, turned their horses loose, and hid.\26 Dec 1834: Twenty mounted and armed men from Grahamstown reached the Coombs. They found the bodies of Thomas MAHONEY and Henry HENDERSON, covered them and went to MAHONEY's house. They then went on to buy Rober CRAMMER's body in a nyena burrow and returned to Grahamstown. 27 Dec 1834 : A party left Grahamstown with a wagon to take in the bodies of Thomas MAHONEY and Henry HENDERSON. John BROWN and his son met this party and returned to Grahamstown with them. Thomas MAHONEY and Henry HENDERSON were buried at Grahamstown by the Rev. John HEAVYSIDE.