British Convicts In American Colonies. names, date and cause of banishment, name of the ship carrying him or her to the colonies, and date and place of arrival in the colonies. Therefore we ask members of the project to supply the following: Enter your earliest known ancestors in the form Name + Key date (e.g.birth or marriage) + Place (origin if known, or residence). John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. Husband of Lydia (Jenkins) Paul m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Worcester#/media/File:Battle_of_Worcester.jpg. Geni requires JavaScript! In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. It gives orders for the transportation of Jacobite prisoners in Liverpool Castle to plantations in America and provides instructions for the care of sick prisoners, 29 February 1716 (SP 35/5/13). The English had them buried in mass graves, only recently discovered. As many as 400 Scottish POWS captured in the Battles of Worcester and Dunbar were shipped to New England in the 1650s as temporary slaves to work in iron mills, saw mills and farms.
This information will help us make improvements to the website. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston MAKey, John. This Y-DNA Project aims to discover descendants of the Scots captured in the battles of Dunbar and Worcester (1650-51) by Oliver Cromwell's army, and transported to the Americas. (LLNV)2. Again, many were ordered for transportation - and on 8 th November 1651, the John and Sarah took sail with around 300 Scottish prisoners on board. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. (CD), of Charleston, MA (Updated 22 Feb 2020), Original List of Dunbar Prisoners Profiles, yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20), Durham University Scottish Soldiers Project, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory, Bravender/Braband/Brebner/Brabiner, Alexander, Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2), Forbes/Furbish/Furbush/Forbush/Ferbush,William, Livingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. After 1718, approximately 60,000 convicts, dubbed "the King's passengers," were sent from England to America. (CD), of Braintree and Hingham, MA; yDNA StudyDunsmore [Moore], James. On 10, Nov. 1658 [census? 6 July 1675 his wife Ann was taken to court for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the lord's day. The York County Court admonished Cooper , his wife, John taylor and other Scotsmen, " for their use of profane speeches" and referring to ' devill in their common talk". Leslie, I agree with your view on indenture. An additional 1700 Scots were expelled as enemies of the state after the Covenanter Risings and 1600 men, women and children were banished as a result of the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745. (CD), (J&S), see John and Sara ListKidd/Skid, James. (CD), of Boston and Braintree, MAMason, John. (Steve is a fellow member of the Saugus Historical Soc. Barry William Ferfar Angus 079 p SS 441 Baton Alen Barton Wm Kertome Lancashire 093 c Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. About 50 went to the Saugus Iron Works,the first successful iron works in the colonies. This is very, very hard to establish in genealogical research, as the surnames of women are often lost when marriages before civil registration can be incompletely recorded. After 1776, all criminal transportation was to modern-day Australia, specifically New South Wales and Van Diemens Land (modern-day Tasmania). (CD)Sinclair, John. They were as follows: The following settled in what is now Berwick, Maine: There is also an extensive list of Scot prisoners on the John and Sara which sailed from London 1651. It was the last battle of the English Civil War.
} catch(err) {}. Dunbar Prisoners, transported on the Unity (1650): B list: Probable (from the research of the Durham team, looking at the connections of these men to the known Scots communities in New England, who must have been resident in the mid-1650s when the indentures were ending, and were also not on the John and Sara list) - 65 names. political prisoners were also often deported. Search criminal registers for England and Wales (HO 26 and HO 27), 1791 to 1892, on Ancestry.co.uk (). They went with an Englishman named Richard Leader, who got hold of an abandoned mill. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MACleghorn,James. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. 61 of the men did make it to the iron Works. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. He was captured at The Battle of Worchester. For information about Alexander Gordon, we relied on A. J. Gordon: An Epic Journey of Faith and Pioneering Vision By Kevin Belmonte. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. (CD)Power, Walter. A list of men and women transported to North America between 1614 and 1775 is included in The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775 by Peter Wilson Coldham. (CD), of Dover, NH and Saco, MEDill, Daniel. display until the moderator has approved your comment. Some were executed. 2B Jam "Two Brother" Capt Edward RATHBON, bound for Jamaica from Liverpool 26 April 1716 with 47 prisoners. var disqus_config = function () {
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Robert got interested in folklore while he studied at [], [] Is anyone such a fool as to suppose that out of six thousand girls in Lowell, sixty would be there if they could help it? (CD), of Hingham, MAMaGoon, Henry. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] They learned this trade at Valentine Hill , which is where they had been indentured servants. Your book is dead wrong. According to tradition, the English lined up the Scottish POWs in order to shoot every tenth man. (CD), of Lynn, MassachusettsFassett/McPherson/Mackfassy,Patrick. (CD)McPherson, Angus. Neither married. 1671 he had a grant of upland, at York Bridge. The infusion of Scottish blood into the New England and Virginian population was to provide the United States with a very rich genetic base for their further development. Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. 1-B. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet, was sixth in descent from him. Gen. Soc of Boston. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MABurgess, Robert. (IWI), of Lynn, MA;yDNA StudyMoore, James. (CD), of Hingham and Scituate, MA, (Updating now, TR)McIntire, Malcolm. He was to be sure that each load was of full measure. [] Just came through on my FB feed thought it might be of interest: How Scottish POWS Were Sold as Slave Labor in New England New England Historical Society []. He then sold another forty men as general laborers and set up a trade of Linen Cloth, twelve prisoners became weavers. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. John Barber Jr, son of above John Barber, married Ann Smart, daughter of Robert Smart, in 1696 They lived at Hilton's MIlls Grant In 1725 he had a land grant of 69 acres. We can assume that it is accurate as it is (CD), of Salem, MAMcCall, James. Neither Nevin Agneau nor John Barry ever married. Barnet William Kinedles Angus 056 p GS 229 Barry Thos. (CD), of Cambridge and Marlborough, MAForbes, James. (CD), of Ipswich, MAForbes (alias Forbush),Daniel. Havith Roxburgh 031 c WF 582 Barry Wm. (CD), of Barnstable and Edgartown, MA.Stewart, Duncan. (CD), of Cambridge, Billerica, Malden, Concord, and Charlestown, MA;yDNA StudyFerguson,Daniel. John Touish had the job of taking stock of ore and making charcoal. I know it looks funny but as we all know that's how they wrote things back then, "London This 11th of November , 1651; Captain Jojn Greene; "Wee whose names are under written frighters of your shipe the Joh and Sara doe order yow forthwith as winde & weather shall permitt to sett sajle for Boston in New England $ there deliver our Orders and Servants to Tho kemble of charles Towne to be disposed of by him according to orders wee have sent him in the behalfe & wee desire yow to Advise with the said Kemble about all that may be concerne that whole Intended bojage using you Jndeavo's with the said Kemble for the speediest lading your shipp from New Eng, to the barbadoes with porvisions $ such other things as are in N.E. Where to start. They are as follows: All the prisoners were freed by 1656 or 1657. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/education/prisoners-after-culloden-sp-54-32-41c.mp3, Friends of The National To use this type of DNA you will have to have an all female-line of descent (the living tester can be male or female) from the mother/daughter to your tester. John Bean wound up in the Exeter sawmill. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners, The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775, Friends of The National In our view, indenture was a euphemism used by John Cotton and others to disguise the cruel fact that the Scots were (a) sold and (b) had no freedom under their masters and had to do everything they were told. (CD), of Charlestown, MA and Middletown, CT;yDNA StudyBravender/Braband/Brebner/Brabiner, Alexander. (IWI)Thompson, James. A list of men and women transported to North America between 1614 and 1775 is included in The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775 by Peter Wilson Coldham. (CD), of Dorchester, and Rehoboth, MAGray,George. John Curmuckhell, also called Carnicle, came on the John and Sara. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. (CD), of South Berwick, ME:yDNA StudyCorser,Hercules. List of
Another 25 Scottish POWs were taken to the Newichwannock River, now the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine. [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Lessons Learned Review of Transgender Individual. If all of the Kelts From Ireland, Scotland,Wales and Cornwall fought together, Cromwell would have been defeated and Charles 11 would have kept his head! (CD), of Charlestown, MADaniel, Davey. (CD), of Dorchester and Sudbury, MAEmery, William. Born about 1635 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts They became most respected section of early settlers. In about 1676 he administered the estate of John Barry and he lived on that same land in Kittery. Today is nowhere as near as large and a Historical Site. It records the names and aliases of the convicts who arrived in New South Wales and Van Diemens Land between 1788 and 1842 and also contains an index of ships. Scots Prisoners and their Relocation to the Colonies, 1650-1654 Project Profiles share Log In Join - It's Free Home People Projects Genealogy DNA Tests Projects Scots Prisoners and their Relocation to the Colonies, 1650-1654 Profiles show advanced controls Sorted by date added close settings fot fo the West Indies where yow are to deliver them to Mr. Charles Rich to be disposed of by him for the Joinet accont of the frightr's & so to be Retou'ned home in stocke vndevided thus desiring wee remajme your loving friends Sinatum et Recognitum John Beex Rob't Rich Will Greene in pneia Jo Nottock: notar Publ; 13 May 1652 Entred & Recorded Edward Rawson Recorder. A letter written by James Stanhope at Whitehall to the Commanding Officer of his Majesty's Forces in Liverpool. Long afterwards it was called Scotchman's Neck. They arrived in Boston in December. In 1651, William Tingle hired four men for a period of three years, for which the company deducted 6 pence from every load of charcoal that Tingle produced. Alexander (Sander) Cooper settled near The Great Works with other Unity Scotsmen. The Covenanter Risings of the later 17th century led to around 1,700 Scots being expelled as enemies of the state, and the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 resulted in an additional 1,600 men, women, and children being banished to the colonies. 5-6. and in Drake's work on the Founders of New England. A Highlander named Micum McIntyre saw his number would soon be up, broke rank and ran for his life. His daughter, Fanny Kemble Knight, took a famous horseback ride alone along the Boston Post Road. Voluntarily! If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave!
Yes, indenture WAS slavery. (IWI), of Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, MADavison ye Scot. Auburn Cemetery. Isla Bryson, who transitioned from a man to a woman while awaiting trial for raping two women in 2016 and 2019, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison in Scotland. (CD)MacCoon, John. (CD), of Cambridge, MAMcCoy, John. 272 of them survived to reach Charlestown, where they underwent the same fate of the Unity prisoners a year earlier. If you have managed to do this, you are welcome to share that outcome with this Project. Hamilton came over on the John and Sara and got sold to a saw mill owner in Southern New Hampshire. A List of Forty Seven Rebel Prisoners sent on board the Two Brothers in order for Transportation. Transported Scottish Prisoners of the Civil Wars (1650s). Some of the Scottish POWs sent to New England were sold as a group to work in the Saugus Iron Works or the saw mills of Berwick Maine. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. elem.async = true;
JAMES TAYLOR/TAILOR, was born in Scotland, possibly about 163 Scottish Prisoners of War Society Auburn burial plot, By Bill Ilott from Boston, USA https://www.flickr.com/photos/bostonphotosphere/4185723469/ Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10902508. This is an excellent addition to the information we have included here and if you prefer, Scottish Immigrants to North America, 1600s-1800s - The Collected Works of David Dobson. David Hume, who came over on the John and Sara, settled in Dedham, Mass., where his name morphed into Holmes. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAJordan,William. (LLNV)*****ResidencesMcMilan (Mackmallen), Alester. In 1681 a surprise attact by Indians distroyed most of the dwellings.in the area. };
Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. Ballintyne Wm Dunkell Perth 023 p FS 178 Bane Willm. (LLNV), of Charlestown, MAMcCall, Duncan. Three days later, Hasseltigge was directed to deliver 150 prisoners to New England, with conditions that these men were well and sound and free of wounds because Hasslrigge, was concerned that these men were all infected, They were sent to London by water. Mackanur died in 1670. He has brought together a bulk of information available. Dr. Andrew Millards list in,Lost Live, New Voices. They are mainly from England and Wales but there are Scottish and some Irish cases and also courts martial from around the world. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. November 11Th, the Council issued sailing orders to the Unity. The National Archives holds records of many criminal trials and convictions as well as convict voyages, censuses and pardons and this guide explains how these are indexed and how they can be searched. window.onload = function(){document.getElementById("printbtn").style.visibility = "visible"};
Petitions could be on behalf of persons convicted in courts of any level and for sentences ranging from a few weeks imprisonment to death. Berry Tho. Valentine Hill also bought some of the Scottish POWs from the Battle of Dunbar, and worked them in his sawmills at Durham Falls and the Lamprey River in New Hampshire. The order was given to transport 900 of the healthiest prisoners to the American colonies in New England and Virginia to undertake compulsory indentured labour, for terms of around 5 years.
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Henry Magoon married Elizabeth Lissen in 1661 and Alexander Gordon then married Mary, the youngest of lessin's daughters, in 1664. Archives, Open Government Licence Transportation provided an alternative punishment for crimes which were considered serious, but not worthy of execution. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Janice Farnsworth for sending
(CD), of Hartford, CTForbes/Forbush, John (1). (LLNV) of York, Maine and Salem, MAFrizzell/Fresell/Frissell, John (1). The American Revolution of 1776 meant that transportation to North America was no longer possible. In 1698 he had a grant of land, 50 acres,in Eastern Massachusetts. 09.02.2023. (IWI), of Lynn, MAEager,William. John Paul Kemble sold others in Exeter, N.H., and in Durham, where he partnered with Valentine Hill. The best practice is to leave your results in the project to accumulate matches over time. (LLNV),Died enroute from Boston, MA.Denmark,Patrick. Many were sent to Berwick Maine after the demise of the Iron Works. Bryson, who was formerly called Adam Graham, was initially assigned to Cornton Vale, the one women-only prison in Scotland, after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. It is possible that you could be looking at descent from a possible mother of a SPOW, if you think your genealogical research has identified her. The work was hard, dirty, hot and dangerous. On Jan. 6, 1657, several Scottish POWs formed the Scots Charitable Society for the relief of Scotsmen, the oldest charity in the Western Hemisphere. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. (CD), (J&S)McRorie (alias McWithee), James. You can call it whatever you want, being wined by someone else and doing forced labor is slavery. Daniel Blacke, who came over on the John and Sara, probably got sold to the son of the Rev. During the infamous death march some escaped, some were shot as a warning to the rest, some were set to work around Newcastle and many died of famine fever at Morpeth after eating cabbage raw from the fields. People Affected By Crime. The English then drove the Scottish POWs like cattle to London. Unlike all other ancestors in this genealogy, Daniel Davisson is unique. Cooper's daughter Sarah married George Grey, another Scotsman. They, along with the Scottish Battlefields Trust, will honour men such as James Adams, Archibald Archbell, John Bank, Alexander Bravender and George Darling, all who are know to have settled. Other records that we hold may help you find this information: consult our guides to criminals and convicts. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. The Scottish POWs were all still of marriageable age when freed from bondage, and many did marry. For this kind of project, the genealogical information you provide is as important as the DNA you test. (2), (LLNV)Stewart, Daniel. It is reckoned that transported convicts made up a quarter of the British immigrants to colonial America in the 18th century. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. His was one of several Scottish names that began appearing on . That led naturally to the ten ships they came in, especially since the embarkation passenger lists were there in the archives also. Published: 14 April 2013Updated: 30 Mar 2020Researchers: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa RustEditor: Teresa Rust, Because the original passenger list for the ketch Unity, which transported about 150 Scottish prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Dunbar to the British Colonies in the New World, has never been discovered, the following list, updated as of 03 April 2019, is a compilation, of all of the suggested, but not necessarily proven, Dunbar prisoners of war sent to Massachusetts in 1650. Ships Passenger list for the John and Sara. (CD)Scollay, James. This is essential so that your matches and you can begin to work out who your shared ancestors may be. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAMaxey/Macxy/Maxsy/Maxy, Alexander. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. They were still there in 1659. To use mtDNA you would be looking at descent from one of the SPOW's daughters, who would have his wife's DNA. (CD)Mark, Patrick. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. Note: Alexander Gorthing was purchased by Samuel Stratton of Waterown. Before 1776, all convicts sentenced to transportation were sent to North America and the West Indies. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of John Barber was taxed at Dover 1659. Item Vol. (LLNV), of Falmouth, MAGibson,William. This guide will help you find records of people sentenced to transportation. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, John. List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). The less lucky Scottish POWs drifted to Boston when their slavery ended, destitute and without jobs. (CD), of Oyster River, NHNeal, John. (CD), of Charlestown and Concord, MA;yDNA StudyHay, James. (LLNV), of Dover and Exeter, NHKneeland, John. Moreover, from the 1650s to 1830, when it became illegal, banishment and transportation to the colonies was a traditional punishment for certain serious?but over time petty?crimes, thereby contributing even further to the Scottish population of colonial America.
W SC "Wakefield" Capt Thomas BECK, bound for SC from Liverpool 21 April 1716 with 81 prisoners. The remainder were sold to local residents. Seven of Valentine Hills Scottish POWs, for example, were listed as taxpayers in Dover, N.H., after their slavery ended. Lissen then welcomed two other Scots into the family. . Biography Britain Sent Thousands of Its Convicts to America, Not Just Australia By Matt Novak Published May 29, 2015 Comments ( 136) The joke about Australia is that it was founded by a bunch of. A Common Man's Survival After Being Captured at the Battle of Dunbar and Sold into Servitude in America In the winter of 1650-51, one hundred fifty ragged and hungry Scottish prisoners of war arrived at Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they were sold as indentured laborers for 20 to 30 pounds each. On June 23, 1759, at the age of 83, his wife gave her deposition. If you are a female researcher of a SPOW history, look for male relatives of yours who have the surname of interest, or a proven male line descent, and test their Y DNA. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. (CD), of Roxbury and Boston, MALadle/Luddle, James. Prisoners to the Lynn Iron Works John Clarke George Thompson Robert MacIntire John Toish James Adams John Archbell James Danielson John Banke Alexander Braband Alexander Burgess George Darling Micam Downing Alexander Dugle James Dunsmore Alexander Eaton Alexander Ennis James Gourdan Peter Grant Thomas Gaulter Alexander Grimes Andrew Jempson s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date());
(CD); yDNA StudyRankin, John. Scotland.4 The designation of Scots-Irish (for those of Scottish heritage living in Ireland) did not exist until the era of Britain's Jacobean kings in the early 1600s, when James VI/I (1603-1625), the Stuart king-made-heir to Elizabeth I's throne, instituted the voluntary Any Scottish/UK resident testee who has a Y-DNA result close enough to the prisoners descendants Y-DNA to suggest that they could share a common ancestor in Scotland from before the key year of 1650. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means They planned to sell each man for between 20 and 30 pounds, which would have made them a considerable profit, since they only paid five pounds for each man. FAQs Contact Us & Complaints |. There is a profound difference between indenture and slavery. 1. Cromwell and his Puritan followers executed King Charles I in January 1649. Up to 300 more may have been sent to Virginia too, although shipping records have not survived. Assimilated to English ways, the Lowland Scots were primarily skilled tradesmen, farmers, and professionals pulled by greater economic opportunity in America. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. Alexander Maxwell, was at The Great Works in 1654 when relations between him and the English master turned violent. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcDougall, Allan. (CD), of Lynn, MAHobbs, Henry. The . v3.0, the name of the ship on which they were transported, whether each settler came free or as a convict, or was born in the colony, the name of their ship and their year of arrival, search and download () images of prison registers from the, for petitions received between 1819 (although there are some earlier petitions) and 1839, in the series, for petitions received between 1839 and 1853 in, through judges reports from 1784-1829, which are in series, through judges circuit letters from 1816-1840, which are arranged by date in series. Descendants of the Scottish POWs from the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester have a web site. Smith : 5 Denis McIntyre: var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
Check your matches regularly. In 1650-1651 the Third Civil War of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms was fought largely on Scottish soil when Cromwell's English Parliamentary Army invaded Scotland. Few ever returned home to Scotland. (CD)McFarland, Purdie. Kemble found a ready market among planters and mill owners for the human cargo, as the news spread about the first shipment of Scottish POWs. Well correct. Then he was moved to York, Maine, where he was killed on Sept. 28, 1691. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Founder of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Maxwell, eventually became a well-to-do taven Keeper. The Scottish Parliament, in response, conscripted thousands of young Scottish men between the ages of 19 and 25, though some were as young as 12. (LLNV)Patterson, Edward. These can be useful in researching transported convicts. to retrieve any portion of the site. Again, many died of disease, starvation and exposure while the government debated what to do with them. Because of the specific nature of this project, we ask all those interested in joining to request membership, and the administrators will discuss your connection with you before acceptance. Images: Saugus Iron Works By John Phelan Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16192079; Mt. The contemporary English judicial system was harsher than in Scotland, which explains why the Hanoverian government had the Jacobite prisoners taken south to England for trial. These can be found in various ways: Before transportation most criminal offences were punished by death, a fine or whipping. (CD) (J&S)Jameson,Andrew. Indenture was not slavery. Such as were sick of scurvy or other diseases have not wanted physick and chyrurgery. "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js";
(CD)Moore, Mathew. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. v3.0. Many perished of hunger or disease on the march, though some escaped. It is hoped that DNA can also help to identify relatives of the transported men who still live in Scotland today, to help answer the questions Where in Scotland had these men been taken from? Hi Admin , King Charles was born in Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland not Edinburgh . (CD), of Woburn MAMacDonald/Mackdaniel/Mackneile/Daniel. comments powered by Disqus. Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence CO 5/190 p 361. . James Taylor (b c 1630 - d 27 October 1703) from the Scottish Prisoners of War Society He wrote, , Augustine Walker, paid five pounds for each man and sold them for 20 to 30 pounds, first successful iron works in the colonies, Maine white pine trees, needed for the British Navy, Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs, Recommended Scholars and litterature on medieval slavery in Europe. Id DateRoll No. Is this to act from free will? Each and every Dunbar and Worcester prisoner who made it to New England and survived their indenture was then free to create their own liveslives that were in almost every case better than they could possibly have had in Scotland. The project is also open to anyone who believes they may have a Dunbar/Worcester ancestor who was transported to Virginia, Bermuda or other destinations in the New World in 1650-52. 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