(CD), of Upper Kittery, ME;yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20)Gregory, John. (IWI), of Lynn and Taunton, MA; Block Island, RIIrwin/Erwin/Dulen, Edward. 3 went to the company 's local commissioner,17 were sent back to Boston to work for William Awbrey, the company factor and the warehouse he ran there and 2 to 7 men ended up being sold to colonist. Gen. Soc of Boston. 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. In total, somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 Scots were banished to the Americas during the Colonial period (whereas England transported around 50,000 and Ireland in excess of 10,000), all of whom contributed to the settlement and development of Colonial America."--Genealogical.com. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. Scotland's Classified Directory, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecanaan/early.htm. A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. They have not been sold for slaves to perpetual servitude, but for 6 or 7 or 8 yeares, as we do our owne [indentured servants] , As one historian noted drily, Cottons sanction deadened the New England conscience.. (CD), of Boston, MAMcDonald, Neil. Note: Duncan Stewart was born in the highlands of Scotland about 1623. Again, many died of disease, starvation and exposure while the government debated what to do with them. (LLNV), 1662: Kittery, MaineBean,John. Records of trials held at quarter sessions are held by local archives. 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. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. 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. Auburn Cemetery. Prisoners after Culloden View full image 00:00 00:00 List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). (IWI), Braintree MA, Block Island RITower, Thomas. } catch(err) {}. They are as follows: All the prisoners were freed by 1656 or 1657. One solution: deport them to New England, Virginia and Barbados. (CD), of Cambridge and Malden, MAEaton,Alexander. However, by the time the Scots arrived in Boston, they were in poor health. (IWI), of Lynn, MA;yDNA StudyMoore, James. To their miserable condition on arrival was due the foundation in 1657 of the Scots Charitable Society of Boston-the earliest Scottish society in America. (CD)Philips, Charles. pageTracker._trackPageview(); s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date()); /** (function() { // REQUIRED CONFIGURATION VARIABLE: EDIT THE SHORTNAME BELOW Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. They were given very little to eat. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. unmarried and childless.Brown,Henry. 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. John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. (1), (CD), of Charlestown and Marlborough, MA.Stewart, Alexander. 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. Between the march and lack of food, many died along the way. This project aims to research and discover more about the fates and descendants of those Scottish prisoners captured and transported in these two battles of the English/Scottish Civil Wars - the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651). Please dont leave the project if you think you have few results. 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 (CD), of Cambridge, Billerica, Malden, Concord, and Charlestown, MA;yDNA StudyFerguson,Daniel. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. 62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 Please note, if you believe you have Scottish ancestry but no connection to the Civil War prisoners, the Scottish DNA Project at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Scottishdna/default.aspxis open to DNA testees who wish to explore their possible Scottish connections. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. If you are out to educate people, being confrontational doesnt work. (CD)Marshall, John. William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. (CD), of Lynn, MassachusettsFassett/McPherson/Mackfassy,Patrick. (LLNV)Thompson, George. In 1711. Facebook or Yahoo. var elem = document.createElement('script'); This guide will help you find records of people sentenced to transportation. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. try { (J&S), Adams, James. They are as follows: Aside from the Scot prisoners, there were other Scots, who also arrived on The Unity. The following is exactly how I found it recorded so nothing is misspelled. (LLNV), of Cambridge, MAWyer, Edward. The records of these appeals can be very useful. If you have new ones, alert the administrators so they can be invited to join the project. So I made a project of it and in London collected the complete information set on all the Rebels at the trial, all 1,301 of them, expecting that there were plenty of other Rebel descendants here in America who would be excited to hear about these men. (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. Berry Tho. He was taken with other prisoners to the American Colonies. The list below is a sample of files containing names of British, Loyalist and American prisoners of war during the American Revolution and can be found among the Papers of the Continental Congress. (IWI)Thompson, William. political prisoners were also often deported. (CD), of Charlestown, MAMimy (Meany), Robert. (CD)Moore, Mathew. along with me). If you do not know how to do this please contact the administrators for advice. Their son George jr. was capturd by Indians and carried off to Canada. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. Charles Bateson, The Convict Ships 1787-1868 (1983), Alan Brooke, and David Brandon, Bound for Botany Bay: British convict voyages to Australia (2005), P G Fidlon and R J Ryan (eds), The first fleeters: a comprehensive listing of convicts, marines, seamen, officers, wives, children and ships (1981), Michael Flynn, The second fleet: Britains grim convict armada of 1790 (2001), Mollie Gillen, The founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the first fleet (1989), David T Hawkings, Bound for Australia (2012), David T Hawkings, Criminal ancestors: a guide to historical criminal records in England and Wales (2009), Robert Hughes, The fatal shore: a history of transportation of convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 (1987), L L Robson, The convict settlers of Australia (1981), R J Ryan (ed), The second fleet convicts: a comprehensive listing of convicts who sailed in HMS Guardian, Lady Juliana, Neptune, Scarborough and Surprise (1982), For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday The Scottish people had largely sided with Cromwell, but they turned on Cromwell and declared Charles son king. In 1654, Blacke assaulted and beat up his master, and a court sent him to prison in 1654. (CD)Mark, Patrick. 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. David Hume, who came over on the John and Sara, settled in Dedham, Mass., where his name morphed into Holmes. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence There were 150 Scots who were were sent to New England on The Unity and arrived at Lynn, Ma. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . Still others were sold individually. 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. 2B Jam "Two Brother" Capt Edward RATHBON, bound for Jamaica from Liverpool 26 April 1716 with 47 prisoners. (LLNV), of York, MEInnes,Alexander. Unlike all other ancestors in this genealogy, Daniel Davisson is unique. A Highlander named Micum McIntyre saw his number would soon be up, broke rank and ran for his life. 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. Mackanur died in 1670. (CD), of Braintree, MAFrizzell/Frissell, John (2). List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). The Saugus Iron Works is now a national historic site. (CD),McLeod, John. Spurious Pedigree The Scots were soldiers who were defeated in the English Civil War at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. (CD), of South Berwick, ME:yDNA StudyCorser,Hercules. Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. Please keep this updated as you discover new information. He willed all his land and marshes to be used as the site for Scotish Church. Indenture is ownership of the labor of a person, usually in the form of payment of a debt, and, as the article above indicates, almost always under written contract. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence ( Mac Connell, Mc Connell), Mackdo(n)ell Sander Mac Donnell, Mac Donnell), MackDonnell John ( Mc Donnell, Mac Donell), MackCunnell Sander ( Mc Connell Mac Connell), MackCunnell Cana ( Mc Coornell, Mac Cornell), Macendocke Daniell Mcendocke, Mc Kendock ), Mackey Huge ( mackie, Mc Kay, Mc key, Maki ), Macky John ( Makie, maki. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. Nyven Agnew also called niven Agmeau and niven the Sct was taxed in Dover, in 1659. (CD)Murray/Morrey, James. After 1718, approximately 60,000 convicts, dubbed "the King's passengers," were sent from England to America. (CD)Paul, William. 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. John Curmuckhell died not long after. Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence CO 5/190 p 361. . 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. It was the last battle of the English Civil War. this in. (CD)Orr, James. The number at the Iron Works stayed at 28 until around August 28, 1652 , when there were as many as 37 there. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Some of the Scottish POWs like David Hamilton survived Cromwells forces only to die at the hands of Indians. (LLNV) 2. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. Exactly one year after the Battle of Dunbar, Cromwells much larger force defeated 16,000 mostly Scottish army at Worcester, England. 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. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. /* 4. Indenture was not slavery. * THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR From 1615 to 1870, more than 200,000 criminals were conditionally pardoned, exiled, and transported to penal colonies. (CD)Scollay, James. 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). Neither married. His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. 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. It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. Alexander (Sander) Cooper settled near The Great Works with other Unity Scotsmen. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. Lessons Learned Review of Transgender Individual. 1635) The shipmaster, Augustine Walker, paid five pounds for each man and sold them for 20 to 30 pounds. (CD), of South Berwick and York, ME; yDNA StudyMerrow, Henry. Leslie, I agree with your view on indenture. These men had in fact no civil rights, could not marry, were not allowed to leave their masters property without consent, and were shown as collateral on the owners inventory list. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. 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. Although the indenture lasted anywhere between five and seven years, in some cases any infraction of the rules could result in additional time being added to the contract. However, letting them go could prove to be very dangerous. In 1656, Thomas Kemble spent two hours in the stocks for kissing his wife on Sunday. In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. W SC "Wakefield" Capt Thomas BECK, bound for SC from Liverpool 21 April 1716 with 81 prisoners. 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