RESEARCHED BY PETER KILLACKEY CONVICT - JOHN CROPPER FIRST FLEET TRANSPORTEE b. 1756 - d. ?? John was tried at the Old Bailey in London on the 14th of December 1785, for stealing a trunk of clothing of unknown value. John was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. He left England with the first fleet on board the Alexander. John's occupation was not recorded. Partner in the original crime was John Barford.