list of scottish prisoners sent to america

62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). The New South Wales census (HO 10/21 HO 10/27) is the most complete. The ancestry proposed for David Hamilton, here treated, relies upon the pedigree published on the Phillips Family website. (CD), of Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt,James (2). His slavery did end, however, and he married the bosss daughter, Mary Lissen. } catch(err) {}. 09:00 to 17:00. Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and . (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. 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. Indentures end, and the person is then free to pursue their own lives. New York Gov. 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. requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account Dr. Dobson?s tireless efforts have produced this new second edition of the Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, containing fully 30% more convict passengers than in the original. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. His ancestor, Alexander Gordon,arrived in the colonies in 1652 as a political prisoner. Scottish Emigration to Ireland [edit | edit source] Australia . William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. All comments are moderated so they won't */ (LLNV), of Braintree, MA and Block Island, RIHamilton,John. 6 July 1675 his wife Ann was taken to court for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the lord's day. This information will help us make improvements to the website. We can assume that it is accurate as it is [] sold (there is no other word for it) in New England, where a Puritan minister commented, The Scots, whom God delivered into [Cromwells] hands at Dunbarre, and whereof sundry were sen [], [] in Bangor, Maine, on September 2, 1888. Among the men who were sent to the sawmills of Berwick along with other workers from the Iron Work. Please keep this updated as you discover new information. 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? He had to do everything Stratton told him to do, so long as it was legal. Transported Scottish Prisoners of the Civil Wars (1650s). It is reckoned that transported convicts made up a quarter of the British immigrants to colonial America in the 18th century. 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), 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. 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. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. (CD), of Lynn and Reading, MA;yDNA StudyMcIntire, Robert. 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. This comment system s.src = 'https://escotland.disqus.com/embed.js'; In 1681 a surprise attact by Indians distroyed most of the dwellings.in the area. (CD), possibly Hugh STEWARD/STUARD of Falmouth/Yarmouth and Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts?Stewart, James. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. The Scots were soldiers who were defeated in the English Civil War at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. Frank S. Black traced his ancestry to the Scottish POW. In the aftermath of the English Civil War, for example, Oliver Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England, and the West Indies. Applications are known as petitions, and may have been made by friends, relatives or other associates on behalf of the convict. it was there they ran a sawmill. In London, the English confined them outdoors on artillery fields. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. (CD)McCallum, Malcolm. The men worked long hours, 12-hour shifts. Leslie, I agree with your view on indenture. George S. Stewarts list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. Transportation provided an alternative punishment for crimes which were considered serious, but not worthy of execution. (function() { We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. By October 23rd, the council was ordered to stop the project until is was confirmed that the Scots were not being sent anywhere where they could be dangerous. Just 3,000 survived to be ordered into their temporary prison of Durham Cathedral, where the dying from infection and fever continued. However, by the time the Scots arrived in Boston, they were in poor health. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. June 3, 1675 Henry Brown and James Orr , Scotchmen, residents of Wells bought 200 acres from Henry Sayward, at Moresome. Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. Records of trials held at quarter sessions are held by local archives. Brown and Orr lived for many years in Wells, Maine. (CD), of South Berwick, ME:yDNA StudyCorser,Hercules. (CD), of Dorchester, and Rehoboth, MAGray,George. 61 of the men did make it to the iron Works. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MACleghorn,James. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. (CD)Sinclair, John. Some of the Scottish POWs like David Hamilton survived Cromwells forces only to die at the hands of Indians. (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. The microfiche index to the New South Wales convict indents and ships, compiled by the Genealogical Society of Victoria, can be consulted in our reading rooms. [sibling%28s%29 unknown] As a young ma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54698137/john-wattles#view-photo=157220557. In 1654 he married Ann Winchurst of Ipswich. comments powered by Disqus. (IWI), of Lynn, MAEager,William. (LLNV) of York, Maine and Salem, MAFrizzell/Fresell/Frissell, John (1). (J&S), Adams, James. George S. Stewart's list Captured at Dunbar, (CD) A list is available through the Findmypast () search page, though not all the documents mentioned are available online. (CD)Scollay, James. Those who believe they may be descended from Scottish Civil War prisoners sent to other colonies e.g. (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. If you want to comment that its racist to call white indentured servants slaves, we suggest a better use of your time would be to help one of the many anti-slavery organizations in the world today. Much the same happened in 1715 and 1745. (CD), 1659: Dover, NH; Maine, Believed to have died childless.Anderson,Archibald. (CD), (J&S)McLeod, Mordicai. 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 Scots Did have a bad time;however the Irish had a much Worse time. . After the Battle of Worcester, the prisoners were marched to London and confined there for a few months on the artillery grounds at Tuthill fields, which were about a half mile from Westminster Palace. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston MAKey, John. var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; And Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date()); (IWI), Braintree MA, Block Island RITower, Thomas. In 1656, Thomas Kemble spent two hours in the stocks for kissing his wife on Sunday. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. Bennett Senior changed the newspaper industry with such [], How Scottish POWS Were Sold as Slave Labor in New England, John Cotton defended the practice. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. (CD), of New Haven, CT and Elizabeth, NJ.Ross, Gilchrist. (LLNV), of Dover, NHHolmes/Holme/Homes/Hume, Thomas. Some were executed. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. 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). Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence CO 5/190 p 361. . John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. He was to be sure that each load was of full measure. Well correct. Note: Alexander Gorthing was purchased by Samuel Stratton of Waterown. 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. When they reached their destination, they happened upon a field of cabbage.They ate all of it, which of course made them even sicker than they already were. (CD), of York and Scarborough, MEClark,John. elem.async = true; A year to the day from Dunbar, the Royalist army under Charles II went down to its final defeat at Worcester, and again several thousand Scottish soldiers supporting Charles found themselves prisoners of war in England. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. John Touish had the job of taking stock of ore and making charcoal. (LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; York, MEKelton,Thomas. (CD)Stark, James. In our book, thats slavery, whether temporary or not. They went with an Englishman named Richard Leader, who got hold of an abandoned mill. (IWI), of Lynn, MALivingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. The remainder were sold to local residents. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. The solution was to develop new penal colonies in modern day Australia, and on 13 May 1787 the first fleet set sail. He then sold another forty men as general laborers and set up a trade of Linen Cloth, twelve prisoners became weavers. (CD), (J&S), Probably the John BOYE on the John and Sara ListRunciman Andrew. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. The Roundheads captured them at the Battle of Dunbar during the English Civil War [], [] was born James Gordon Bennett, Jr., on May 10, 1841, the son of a Scottish immigrant who founded the New York Herald. While this was going on, the Council had received several petitions from persons, who wished to transport the Scots overseas. ], they lived in Oyster River. He was received as an inhabitant of Exester 1678. Some of the Scots who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony worked at the iron works. (IWI), of Lynn, MA; Block Island, RI; Danielson, CTDarling,George. (CD), of South Berwick and York, ME; yDNA StudyMerrow, Henry. 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 * https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables _qevents.push({ Late servant. There were 150 Scots who were were sent to New England on The Unity and arrived at Lynn, Ma. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Berry Tho. 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). })(); They became most respected section of early settlers. 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. (CD), of Taunton, MA, and Block Island, RI;yDNA StudyCanade/Kennedy. (IWI), of Oyster River, NH and Kittery, ME; yDNA StudyGrant, Thomas, (1). Convict censuses, musters, pardons and tickets of leave, including series HO 10, HO 11 and CO 209/7, can be searched at ancestry.com.au (). Founder of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (CD)MacCoon, John. (CD), of Charlestown and Concord, MA;yDNA StudyHay, James. Slavery is forever. He was evedently well reguarded by its owner and selectman Nichilas Lissen, as he married Lissen's daughter Hannah after being there only two years. the original by clicking on this line. Now autosomal DNA (like the Family Finder test, or popular tests from other companies) is the most common type of DNA test and many people ask to join the Project using autosomal tests. The English had them buried in mass graves, only recently discovered. It's corect. Now autosomal DNA (like the Family Finder test, or popular tests from other companies) is the most common type of DNA test and many people ask to join the Project using autosomal tests. (LLNV), of Lynn, MACahoon,William. It is not clear how many of these were in the end transported, but on 7th November 1650, about 150 Scottish prisoners of Dunbar were transported aboard the Unity. Up to 300 more may have been sent to Virginia too, although shipping records have not survived. Where to start. Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives Bookshop. The . 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. All this means that this Project is a Y DNA project, and we cannot use autosomal DNA (but, https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Scottishdna/default.aspx, descended from Scottish prisoners transported to New England on board the, descended from Scottish prisoners transported to New England on boardthe, descended from Scottish prisoners who may have been transported on other ships or to other colonies (1640s-50s), descendants from other Scottish exiles from the Commonwealth or Restoration (1650s-60s) eg. /** (2), (LLNV)Stewart, Daniel. Most are records of trials, and though a few can be searched by name you will usually need to know where and when the trial took place: This information has been digitised from many different records. (CD), of Barnstable, MACone, Daniel. * LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. (CD), 1661: Lynn, MA; Believed to have died childless.Archibald, John. They sold to James Smith of Oyster River, a tailor, land granted to them at Dover. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. Alexander, Joseph, Anne and baby Prisoner 332 - along with dozens of others - disappeared into the hot Caribbean haze, with no known trace of what happened to the Jacobites freed by Britain's. Here they were allowed daily rations of a pound of bread and a half a pound of cheese. (CD), of Cambridge, Billerica, Malden, Concord, and Charlestown, MA;yDNA StudyFerguson,Daniel. Following the English Civil War, Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England and the West Indies. Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet, was sixth in descent from him. He had at least 2 sons, John and Robert. Zechariah Symmes, one of Charlestowns most prominent citizens. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The lucky ones married the bosses daughters, won land grants and appeared on tax rolls. Petitions could be on behalf of persons convicted in courts of any level and for sentences ranging from a few weeks imprisonment to death. Before 1775, more than 50,000 prisoners were sent to Americaprimarily to . (CD), of Cambridge and Marlborough, MAForbes, James. Doesnt matter how we try to dress this up, it was definitely slavery. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device 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. Sentences of transportation were still passed, with convicts held in prison while the government considered alternative destinations. In the event you don't have an account (CD),Oyster River, NH, Wells, ME;(No known offspring)Bruce,George. If you are descended from a SPOW, you are likely to be descended from other colonial Americans too, and so you cannot be sure whichcolonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. (LLNV), of Falmouth, MAGibson,William. John Barber was taxed at Dover 1659. In the absence of official Scottish passenger lists for the period, he initially derived his information from the records of the Privy Council of Scotland, the High Court of Justiciary, Treasury and State Pagers, and prison records, the sources of the majority of extant information available on the Scots who were banished to the colonies prior to 1775. qacct:"p-a3iOnAvnvZ9sY" While there is no single index of the names of people transported to Australia, various lists of names exist, both in published books and among our records. Many were sent to Berwick Maine after the demise of the Iron Works. (CD), of Berwick and York, ME; Dover, NHMcIntire, Philip. 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. (LLNV)Taylor, Robert. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. (CD), of Cambridge, MAMcCoy, John. Check your matches regularly. List of (CD)Moore, Mathew. * THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR v3.0. 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. 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. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAMaxey/Macxy/Maxsy/Maxy, Alexander. His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. Finding out more about a person transported to North America or the West Indies is likely to be difficult, though legal records can be useful. this in. along with me). with Disqus. (CD)Parsons/Palson, Thomas. In 1654, Blacke assaulted and beat up his master, and a court sent him to prison in 1654. Between the march and lack of food, many died along the way. 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.

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