display until the moderator has approved your comment. to retrieve any portion of the site. In many cases convicts appealed to be pardoned or to have their sentences reduced, while transportation itself was often used as a reduced sentence for a convict who might otherwise have been executed. Founder of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Some of the Scots who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony worked at the iron works. Spurious Pedigree Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. Few of these contain any other biographical information, so further research usually involves legal records. Around 1715 during events associated with the Jacobite uprising at Preston, five years before the birth of the well known Jacobite Bonnie Prince Charlie whose image we have, we see recorded the individual names of many common people; in prison costing the authorities two pence per diem to feed; on ships costing two pounds per person to transport into exile; and in land records, people recorded as real property and sold for cash. He completed his indenture with no more incidents. [] 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 []. 6 July 1675 his wife Ann was taken to court for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the lord's day. })(); (CD), of Cambridge, Billerica, Malden, Concord, and Charlestown, MA;yDNA StudyFerguson,Daniel. sites by using our customised search engine, Electric In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. v3.0. (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. ], they lived in Oyster River. 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. The ancestry proposed for David Hamilton, here treated, relies upon the pedigree published on the Phillips Family website. (CD)Parsons/Palson, Thomas. This guide will help you find records of people sentenced to transportation. He was captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 or Worchester in 1651. Brown and Orr lived for many years in Wells, Maine. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. This project will be of interest to people who have tested Y-DNA (for themselves or a family member) and who are, or believe you may be: The Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651). 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. Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. ( Mc Kendra, Mc kandra, Mac Kandra ), Mac Kane John ( Mc Canne , Mac Kane, Mc Kane), Mac Kane patricke ( Mc kane , Mc Cane ), Mac Kannell Daniel ( Mac Connell, Mc Connell ), Mac Kannell Wm. 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. elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? (CD), of Boston, MAWilliamson, Duncan. (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. Where to start. (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAWalter, Thomas. Much the same happened in 1715 and 1745. (CD)MacCoon, John. James Taylor (b c 1630 - d 27 October 1703) from the Scottish Prisoners of War Society Voluntarily! with Disqus. Three thousand men died in battle, and 10,000 taken prisoner. (CD), of Exeter, ME; Dover, NH, yDNA Study, (Updating now, TR)MaGoon, John. Isla Bryson, 31, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of raping one woman in 2016 and . (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. Bonded Passengers to America, also by Peter Wilson Coldham, gives a detailed overview of all relevant records and published sources in The National Archives. 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 place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. (LLNV), of Hartford and Haddam, CTCoombs/Comby, Allister,(LLNV), of York, ME, and Portsmouth, NHCooper,Alexander. (LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. (IWI)Makiah, Daniel. (CD)Sinclair, John. Dr. Dobson has made some modifications as well; for example, some men who were thought to have been Covenanters are now classed as rebels and English transportees have been omitted, while the references used have been enhanced to facilitate further research. (LLNV),Died enroute from Boston, MA.Denmark,Patrick. 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. (CD)Murray/Morrey, James. A directory of Scots banished to the American plantations is available at Genealogical The first edition of this work has been enlarged by the addition of fresh material, particularly from American sources but also from more obscure sources in Scotland. This information will help us make improvements to the website. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . Check your matches regularly. (IWI)3. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, Thomas. It is a profound and self-serving insult to the enslaved Native Americans and Africans who, along with their children and family members, were truly slaves and disposable property for generation. 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. If you are descended from a SPOW, you are likely to be descended from other colonial Americans too, and so you cannot be sure. (LLNV)Thompson, George. (CD), of Dedham, MA, yDNA StudyMcShane, John. The American Revolution of 1776 meant that transportation to North America was no longer possible. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. (CD)McCallum, Malcolm. Leader put the Scottish laborers to work sawing Maine white pine trees, needed for the British Navy. Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, Rezensionen werden nicht berprft, Google sucht jedoch gezielt nach geflschten Inhalten und entfernt diese. New York Gov. Exactly one year after the Battle of Dunbar, Cromwells much larger force defeated 16,000 mostly Scottish army at Worcester, England. (LLNV), 1662: Kittery, MaineBean,John. (LLNV), of Cambridge, MAWyer, Edward. In 1681, he received 20 lashes on his bare skin, by the court, for calling court officials "Divills and hell Hounds". That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. In the following years, many Scots who were were taken prisoners at the Battle of Worcester [England] were sent to Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maine aboard the John and Sara. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston MAKey, John. He had seven children and many descendants. Mack Farson Rob't ( Mc Fearson , Mc Phearson), Mac Forsen John ( Mc Forsen, Mc Phearson), Mackhane Rob't ( McHaine,Ma hane, Mc Hane), Mack Hatherne patricke ( Mc Catherty, Mc Catherine), Mack Hele Alester ( Mc Kaeil, Mc Kail, Mc Hael, Mic Hael), Mackhell James ( Mc Heil, McKail, McHael , MicHael), Machellin Dan ( Mc kellen, Mac kellen ), Mac Kannell Wm ( Mac Connell, Mc connell), Mackhene Alester ( Mc Kenny, Mac Kenney), Mackholme John ( Mcholm, Macholm. Since charcoal was expensive to make, the company had Giffard employ most of the Scots full- time as woodcutters to supply the colliers. When he died he devided his property between Peter Grant and John Taylor. Finding all ten ships, listed together in one document, has been an illusive task They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. His was one of several Scottish names that began appearing on . Stbere im grten eBookstore der Welt und lies noch heute im Web, auf deinem Tablet, Telefon oder E-Reader. He then sold another forty men as general laborers and set up a trade of Linen Cloth, twelve prisoners became weavers. (LLNV), of York, ME. 09.02.2023. Samuel Drake Publisher 1847 Vol 1 - 50 ( Oct 1847 pages 378- 379), Coehon John ( Cowen, Cowan, cowin, Cowing), Edminsteisteire John ( Edminstair, Edmonstair), Mack Alinsten Almister ( Mc Alinsten, Mac Allinsten ), MaKandra Wm. My ancestors were not soldtheir compelled labor as prisoners of war was sold to pay off the cost of their luxurious travel across the North Atlantic in chains in the hold of a small merchant ship. Scots Charitable Society burial plot at Mt. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. Yes, indenture WAS slavery. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of They, along with Edward Errin, bought in 1662, a farm at Bradboate harbor in Pischalaq River at Wadering Place, with 59 acres upland. */ In all, 639 of the those 1,301 were transported here. The less lucky Scottish POWs drifted to Boston when their slavery ended, destitute and without jobs. William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. Alexander Gordon, for example, agreed to seven years of slavery under Samuel Stratton of Watertown. He has brought together a bulk of information available. (CD)Stark, James. 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. Maxwell's Garrison survived. (IWI), of Lynn & Wenham, MA; Prob. 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. (IWI)McWater, William. Cooper's daughter Sarah married George Grey, another Scotsman. HO 10 and HO 11 can be downloaded free of charge from Discovery, our catalogue; however, please be aware that these are very large files, suitable only for download via a fast and unlimited broadband connection. 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. In Durham, the English imprisoned the Scottish POWs in the castle and cathedral. His initial success, however, did not stop him over the intervening years from hunting in ever more obscure sources in North America and the UK--sources such as the Aberdeen Journal, Caledonian Mercury, the Dumfries and Galloway Archives, Justiciary Records of Argyll, Calendar of Home Office Papers, and more. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. While this was going on, the Council had received several petitions from persons, who wished to transport the Scots overseas. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT Some men were shot because they either could not or would not march. Late [apprentice] to Pat Black Surgeon in Perth. They can include information aimed at establishing the convicts good character and proving them worthy of merciful treatment, often including details of their personal circumstances and family background. They arrived in Boston in December. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMoody, Ingraham. As Jonathan Tucker framed his reply in the context of early New England colonies in North America and our history in the USA, I believe your reply to him was more of a personal attack and off point. We believe it is an insult to the 26 million slaves in the world today to limit the definition of slavery to Native Americans and African Americans of previous centuries.. 62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. George S. Stewart's list Captured at Dunbar, (CD) s.src = 'https://escotland.disqus.com/embed.js'; (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. 61 of the men did make it to the iron Works. (CD), of Ipswich and Wenham, MAMaxwell, Alexander. (CD)McPherson, Angus. Augustine Walker, the ship's master who had settled in Charlestown,1640, had , which was where the Unity had been built,by shipwright, Benjamin Gilman,weighed anchor more than likely right away, after receiving his orders.The trip from London to Boston, which normally took six weeks and was mostly likely unpleasant. 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. (CD), of Boston?, MABogle,Alexander. Mackanur died in 1670. Some of the Scottish POWs were sold individually as servants. (CD) 1654: Exeter, NH, see John Beme on the John & Sara listBennett,John. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. 1 August 2007. They are mainly from England and Wales but there are Scottish and some Irish cases and also courts martial from around the world. Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. A list of them can be found here. In about 1676 he administered the estate of John Barry and he lived on that same land in Kittery. (function() { Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 For each person cited in this directory, some of the following information is given: name, occupation, place of residence in Scotland, place of capture and captivity, parent's names, date and cause of banishment, name of the ship and the date and place of arrival in the colonies. As the descendant of at least two Dunbar prisoners, I strenuously object to confusing indenture with slavery out of emotion and ignorance, or for dramatic effect. However, one member of the SPOW project has already successfully traced his all-female line descent from a SPOW's daughter, and identified her mtDNA - so it can be done. (CD), of Ipswich, MAForbes (alias Forbush),Daniel. There is a profound difference between indenture and slavery. Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. The Scottish Covenanters' army was heavily defeated by Cromwell at the Battle of Dunbar (3rd Sept 1650), and some 5,000 prisoners were marched south of the border by the Parliamentary army to Durham. After 1776, all criminal transportation was to modern-day Australia, specifically New South Wales and Van Diemens Land (modern-day Tasmania). Holding such a large number of prisoners could be costly. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. So when the second shipment arrived, Kemble easily sold the Scottish POWs in the Massachusetts towns of Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Dedham, Concord, Hingham, Ipswich, Reading and Salem. Dec, 26,1660 , he bought land from John Pearce of Yorke. Auburn Cemetery. Whenever I raise the point that it is immoral to shut us up in a room twelve hours a day in the most monotonous and tedious employment I am told that we have come to the mills voluntarily and we can leave when we will. From "An Incomplete List of Scottish Prisoners of War Sent to New England in 1650" -- According to Colonel Banks' 1927 paper presented to the Massachusetts Historical Society, in the aftermath of the Battle of Dunbar, 900 Scots were to be sent to Virginia. Sentences of transportation were still passed, with convicts held in prison while the government considered alternative destinations. Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. His widow married another Scotchman, Micuim Mc Intyre. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. along with me). this in. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NHDanielson [Daniels], James. During its 80-year history 158,702 convicts arrived in Australia from England and Ireland, as well as 1,321 from other parts of the Empire. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. The names of these 272 prisoners have survived in time, many of those who survived their terms of indentured labour would settle in the colonies, and have living descendants today. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. For this kind of project, the genealogical information you provide is as important as the DNA you test. Archives, Open Government Licence Those who believe they may be descended from Scottish Civil War prisoners sent to other colonies e.g. Daniel Blacke, who came over on the John and Sara, probably got sold to the son of the Rev. s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date()); It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcClay, John. Mc Kay, Mc Key ), Macky Sander ( makie, Mackie, Maki, Mc kay, Mc Key ), Mack Farson Origlais ( Mc Farson, Mc Phearson ). John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. (J&S), Adams, James. 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. Geni requires JavaScript! Archives, Open Government Licence SC 373 Ballintine Wm. 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