Hobson, David, was one of Mr. William Smith's party by the Northampton. He was quite a young man, being twenty-two years of age, and was accompanied by his brother Carey Hobson, aged fourteen years. The brothers began sheep farming in Albany, on the farms Salem and Cottesbrook, but lost everything during the three successive Kafir wars, in which they took an active part, being noted as dead shots. During the war of 1835 David accepted service in the Commissariat department. In 1842 the brothers left Albany for the Karroo—Carey first, David following, bringing with them a few merino sheep, up to that time unknown in the Graaff Reinet district, the Boers there farming only with the Cape sheep and common goats. They settled down in the neighbourhood of Lot's Kloof, being then the only English farmers in that large district. By dint of undaunted perseverance they became the owners of many square miles of land, and were fairly prosperous. David married Mary Anne Robinson, and had four sons and five daughters. He died at his farm Wellfound, aged seventy-three years. Carey married Susan Bonin—two sons and two daughters. He died at Graham's Town. At the present day the descendants are numerous, and among the influential inhabitants of the Graaff Reinet. The oldest of the name alive is Mr. D. E. Hobson, who has been a member of the Licensing Court and Divisional Council of Joannesville from the time that Joannesville was made a seat of magistracy. The two brothers, David and Carey Hobson, were nephews of Dr. Carey, of the Serampore Mission. Carey Hobson was a J. P. for Graaff Reinet and Uitenhage, and after him his son, Samuel Bonin Hobson, and after his death Jonathan Hobson.
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