Where to start. (CD)Power, Walter. (CD)Stark, James. the original by clicking on this line. The New South Wales census (HO 10/21 HO 10/27) is the most complete. Abbott, Fred (eri)k-- EA, Va/Jam Abercromby, John-- EA,VA/Jam Allen James-- F.Md Anderson, Robert--EA,Va/Jam Arnott, David--EA,Va/Jam 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. In the more than twenty-five years since Dr. David Dobson first endeavored to account for the individual Scots who took part in this forced emigration (1984)--the ancestors of thousands of Americans living today--he has established himself as the undisputed authority on Scottish emigration to the New World. They went with an Englishman named Richard Leader, who got hold of an abandoned mill. FTDNA sells a popular mtDNA full sequence test. 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. Thanks for pointing out the error! ( 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. When this Project was started, Y-DNA was the commonest first type of test to take, and autosomal DNA testing was only just taking off. Hamilton came over on the John and Sara and got sold to a saw mill owner in Southern New Hampshire. (CD), (J&S)MacMallen, John. Disease was rampant. 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. (CD), of Ipswich and Wenham, MAMaxwell, Alexander. These men were captured at the battle of Worcester. The Y chromosomes of SPOWs can still be seen in their direct male line descendants today, and can identify a descendant. There are tens of millions of slaves in the world today. But the Y chromosome is very powerful for earlier ancestry because it changes very little as it is passed from father to son. The Scottish people had largely sided with Cromwell, but they turned on Cromwell and declared Charles son king. 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. The names below are compiled from the following three lists: 1. The British were noted for transported prisoners out of England to be made to work at their numerous colonies. this.page.identifier = PAGE_IDENTIFIER; (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcDougall, Allan. Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence CO 5/190 p 361. . 15 or 20 of the men went to Richard Leader for services at his Saw Mill , at Berwick, on the Pascataqua River,in Maine. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. You can find the entire family history of Duncan Stewart in Sprague Journal Maine History. Slavery is forever. Later they lived in Rowley. Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. Their son George jr. was capturd by Indians and carried off to Canada. In our book, thats slavery, whether temporary or not. Biography 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". Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. He was captured at The Battle of Worchester. . (CD), of Lynn, MAMcKay, Daniel. The English then drove the Scottish POWs like cattle to London. When he died he devided his property between Peter Grant and John Taylor. 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. Those who believe they may be descended from Scottish Civil War prisoners sent to other colonies e.g. 1657 he was taxed at Oyster River. Holding such a large number of prisoners could be costly. (CD), (J&S), see John and Sara ListKidd/Skid, James. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. If you have managed to do this, you are welcome to share that outcome with this Project. 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. [], [] of Kittery, considered too poor and low to ever form a town. From 1615 to 1870, more than 200,000 criminals were conditionally pardoned, exiled, and transported to penal colonies. A transgender two-time convicted rapist was sentenced to eight years in Scottish prison Tuesday after starting to publicly identify as female while awaiting trial and spending time in a women's prison, according to BBC News. 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. We also remembered the 2000 Scottish prisoners who were sent as forced labour to North America in 1652. Is this freedom? 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. })(); 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. 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)Thompson, George. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. The Scottish POWs were all still of marriageable age when freed from bondage, and many did marry. 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. (IWI)Thompson, James. 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. (CD), of Hingham and Scituate, MA, (Updating now, TR)McIntire, Malcolm. There are eight other ships, however with destinations like Barbados and the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean, finding the debarkation lists seems a formidable challenge. Facebook or Yahoo. 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. FIRST GENERATION IN THE NEW WORLD James Adams went with Giffard's acrt and team. It was then called the Scotsman's House, it had been framed by Samuel Bennett, a master carpenter who also worked on constructing the Iron Works. Hi Admin , King Charles was born in Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland not Edinburgh . His ancestor, Alexander Gordon,arrived in the colonies in 1652 as a political prisoner. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. (CD), of Hartford, CTForbes/Forbush, John (1). In the event you don't have an account (CD)Stewart, Alexander. The best practice is to leave your results in the project to accumulate matches over time. There were 150 Scots who were were sent to New England on The Unity and arrived at Lynn, Ma. Many of those deported were later pardoned on the condition that . They, along with Edward Errin, bought in 1662, a farm at Bradboate harbor in Pischalaq River at Wadering Place, with 59 acres upland. Contact details can be found using find an archive. 09:00 to 17:00. (IWI)3. Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data. (LLNV), of York, ME. Page Notes US POWS 36 29 2 33 1776 name, rank, regiment, 6 pages Navy Officers 44 37 474 1781 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 (CD), of Boston, MAMcDonald, Neil. colonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. 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. Auburn Cemetery. 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. (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. (CD), of Oyster River and Dover, NH; Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt, James (1). Dr. Andrew Millards list in,Lost Live, New Voices. (CD)McNair, Alexander. Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. The Puritan minister John Cotton defended the practice. 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. Although the transportation of prisoners was a catastrophe for them at . Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. 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. However, by the time the Scots arrived in Boston, they were in poor health. On September 16Th, the secretary,Gualter Frost, was ordered to confer with the petitioners, to terms under which they would undertake the project. John Curmuckhell died not long after. (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. The lucky ones married the bosses daughters, won land grants and appeared on tax rolls. Mackanur died in 1670. 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. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. 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. Since charcoal was expensive to make, the company had Giffard employ most of the Scots full- time as woodcutters to supply the colliers. Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. 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! (LLNV)Taylor, Robert. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. According to tradition, the English lined up the Scottish POWs in order to shoot every tenth man. In 1681 a surprise attact by Indians distroyed most of the dwellings.in the area. A similar list for the second fleet, which left in 1789 and suffered 278 deaths during its voyage, is included in The Second Fleet Convicts, compiled and edited by R J Ryan. Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. ], they lived in Oyster River. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. However, his violent temper got the best of him there also. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . Lessons Learned Review of Transgender Individual. 61 of the men did make it to the iron Works. Others went to York as servants. (CD), of Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt,James (2). George S. Stewart's list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. (CD), of Barnstable, MACone, Daniel. (LLNV), of Hartford and Haddam, CTCoombs/Comby, Allister,(LLNV), of York, ME, and Portsmouth, NHCooper,Alexander. Images: Saugus Iron Works By John Phelan Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16192079; Mt. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; Salem and Malden, MA: Kittery and Saco, MEDunbar,Robert. Most of the Scots were hired out to other employers and went to colliers. 1. Thanks to (CD)Sinclair, John. (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAUpton(Rubton), John. He has brought together a bulk of information available. 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. Please keep this updated as you discover new information. (CD), of New Haven, CT and Elizabeth, NJ.Ross, Gilchrist. 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