So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. 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. var d = document, s = d.createElement('script');
Daniel Livingston in 1694 was attacked by Indians. The American Revolution of 1776 meant that transportation to North America was no longer possible. So many ended up in York, Maine, that for years the town had the nickname Scotland.. Daniel was born in 1630 in Scotland, place and parents unknown. 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. He was captured at The Battle of Worchester. However, letting them go could prove to be very dangerous. Indenture was not slavery. display until the moderator has approved your comment. Geni requires JavaScript! (LLNV), of Braintree, MA and Block Island, RIHamilton,John. The records of these appeals can be very useful. (LLNV), 1662: Kittery, MaineBean,John. You can often find: HO 10 contains material about convicts pardons and tickets of leave from New South Wales and Tasmania, 1834-59. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. Kemble sold others in Exeter, N.H., and in Durham, where he partnered with Valentine Hill. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Recently I discovered that the record of his trial as a Rebel was available in the British Archives in London. Scotch Prisoners sent to Massachusetts in 1652 (this presents the names in order as given) The John and Sarah 1651-1652 ( also presents the names in order as given) Jeam Macarory first appears in Dedham records of the 11th day of the 12th month, 1660 when he was taxed 11 shillings. Even if you think you share some DNA with someone else who is also descended from a SPOW, the segments will be extremely small, and cannot be used to make a definitive case. (LLNV), of Hartford and Haddam, CTCoombs/Comby, Allister,(LLNV), of York, ME, and Portsmouth, NHCooper,Alexander. Others went to York as servants. This was near Kitteryand York, Maine. 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. 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 to retrieve any portion of the site. 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. Yes, ALL slavery is horrible EVERYWHERE, but he was discussing slavery HERE. The first goal of the project is to work on discovering more about the Unity and John and Sarah groups who reached New England. Exactly one year after the Battle of Dunbar, Cromwells much larger force defeated 16,000 mostly Scottish army at Worcester, England. along with me). Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. The case sparked a . Dr. Andrew Millards list in,Lost Live, New Voices. 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. List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and . (CD), of Charlestown, MADaniel, Davey. On 1 July 1706 he was killed by Indians. While this was going on, the Council had received several petitions from persons, who wished to transport the Scots overseas. (CD)Scollay, James. (CD), of Braintree and Hingham, MA; yDNA StudyDunsmore [Moore], James. 09:00 to 17:00. They are as follows: Aside from the Scot prisoners, there were other Scots, who also arrived on The Unity. * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT
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. His wife's name was Sisey. A horseman chased after him and wounded him, but spared his life. He was taken with other prisoners to the American Colonies. They arrived in Boston in December. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. (CD), of Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt,James (2). Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. 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. The court said if there were any more problems with Maxwell, the master could sell him off to Virginia or Barbados or any other English plantation. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston MAKey, John. Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . (CD)Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2). His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. (CD), of Boston and Braintree, MAMason, John. You can find the entire family history of Duncan Stewart in Sprague Journal Maine History. Holding such a large number of prisoners could be costly. James mackall, John Mackshane, and Thomas Tower became forge hands under John Vinton, John Turner jr, , Henry Leonard and Quenten Prey. A List of Forty Seven Rebel Prisoners sent on board the Two Brothers in order for Transportation. // IMPORTANT: Replace EXAMPLE with your forum shortname! */
(LLNV) 2. (CD), (J&S), Probably the John BOYE on the John and Sara ListRunciman Andrew. Another 25 Scottish POWs were taken to the Newichwannock River, now the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine. Doesnt matter how we try to dress this up, it was definitely slavery. }); Search just our
(CD), of Kittery, ME and Dover, NHFresell/Frizzell,James. Mc Kay, Mc Key ), Macky Sander ( makie, Mackie, Maki, Mc kay, Mc Key ), Mack Farson Origlais ( Mc Farson, Mc Phearson ). 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. 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 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! Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] In all, 639 of the those 1,301 were transported here. They were given very little to eat. (CD), of Oyster River, NHNeal, John. 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. A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. The best practice is to leave your results in the project to accumulate matches over time. FTDNA sells a popular mtDNA full sequence test. On Jan. 6, 1657, several Scottish POWs formed the Scots Charitable Society for the relief of Scotsmen, the oldest charity in the Western Hemisphere. It is reckoned that transported convicts made up a quarter of the British immigrants to colonial America in the 18th century. requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account
Applications are known as petitions, and may have been made by friends, relatives or other associates on behalf of the convict. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. However, his violent temper got the best of him there also. (CD), of Dover NH, Kittery ME;yDNA StudyToish, John. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. 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. Bostonians viewed them with scorn and classed them with African-Americans and Indians. (IWI), of Lynn, MA; Block Island, RI; Danielson, CTDarling,George. Machum), Mackie Hill ( Mac Kay, Mv Key, Maki ), MackNeile Dan ( Mc Neile, Mc Neale, Mac Neale ), Mack Neile Patricke ( Mc Neale, Mc Neil, Mac Neal), Mack Nell Daniell ( Mc kell, Mac Kell ), Mack Nester Allester ( Mc Nester, Mac Nester ), Mack Neth Semell ( Mc Nith , Mc Kenneth ), Mack Nith Daniell ( Mc Nith, Mc Kenneth), Mack Nith Daniell ( Mc Knith , Mc Kenneth ), MackKnith Patricke ( Mc Knith, Mc Kenneth ), MackTentha Cana ( Mc Tentha. 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. Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651
John Curmuckhell, also called Carnicle, came on the John and Sara. (CD),McLeod, John.
political prisoners were also often deported. If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave! Following the English Civil War, Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England and the West Indies. 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. 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. Finding all ten ships, listed together in one document, has been an illusive task the original by clicking on this line. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MassachusettsBarry, James. 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. */
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He was received as an inhabitant of Exester 1678. (IWI), of Lynn, MALivingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date());
In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. As a young ma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54698137/john-wattles#view-photo=157220557. The New South Wales census (HO 10/21 HO 10/27) is the most complete. (CD), of Hingham and Scituate, MA, (Updating now, TR)McIntire, Malcolm. 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. ( 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. Images: Saugus Iron Works By John Phelan Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16192079; Mt. (CD)McDougall/Douglas, Alexander. a bill requesting payment from the King for transporting the prisoners on the ten ships. 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. with any of these companies then you can create an account
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. Auburn Cemetery. Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. 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. 15 or 20 of the men went to Richard Leader for services at his Saw Mill , at Berwick, on the Pascataqua River,in Maine. Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. (CD), of Lynn, MAMcKay, Daniel. 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. 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. Micum McIntyre, the Scottish POW who ran for his life, worked in Cocheco Mills and then got a land grant in Kittery, Maine. (CD), of Hartford, CTForbes/Forbush, John (1). The men worked long hours, 12-hour shifts. Two months after the battle, 150 Scottish POWs boarded the Unity and sailed to London, then to Charlestown, Mass. 09.02.2023. 5-6. and in Drake's work on the Founders of New England. Janice Farnsworth for sending
I suggest you refer to the records of NEHGS, where in the 1860s Recording Secretary George Augustus Gordon reports Alexander won his freedom in court. If you have managed to do this, you are welcome to share that outcome with this Project. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, Carlisle, and Concord, MA; yDNA StudyAgnew, Niven. Gordon complained to the court of ill-treatment and petitioned for his freedom, apparently without success. After 1718, approximately 60,000 convicts, dubbed "the King's passengers," were sent from England to America. Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. It produced much-needed iron bars for tools, building materials and cooking implements. (CD); yDNA StudyRankin, John. Voluntarily! (CD), of Ipswich and Wenham, MAMaxwell, Alexander. The Scottish diaspora flowed in three streams: Lowland Scots, Highland Scots, and Ulster Scots. elem.async = true;
George S. Stewart's list Captured at Dunbar, (CD) John Paul 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. (CD), of Barnstable and Edgartown, MA.Stewart, Duncan. People Affected By Crime.
The Scots of Hammersmith. The prisons soon became overcrowded and extra accommodation had to be provided in derelict ships (or hulks) moored in coastal waters. (LLNV), of York, MEDouglas/McDougall, Alexander. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; York, MEKelton,Thomas. (CD) of Roxbury, MAFrizzell/Frissell, Alexander. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. Disease was rampant. The British were noted for transported prisoners out of England to be made to work at their numerous colonies. List of
- Historum - History Forums, Not Everyone in Salem was a Puritan | Letter from Hardscrabble Creek, The Rise and Fall of Kumbaya - and of the Man Who Discovered the Song - New England Historical Society, Sarah Bagley Avenges the New England Mill Girls - New England Historical Society, The First Town Meeting Still Going in Six States - New England Historical Society, Gordon Bennett, the Madcap, Scandal-Mongering Publisher Who Built the Newport Casino - New England Historical Society. He was captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 or Worchester in 1651. His widow Dorothy then married another Scotsman, Micuim Macintire, who bought land from Maxwell. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of Slavery involves ownership of the entire person (often not considered as such) as property. If you have new ones, alert the administrators so they can be invited to join the project. James Adams went with Giffard's acrt and team. (CD), of Lynn, MAHobbs, Henry. These can be found in various ways: Before transportation most criminal offences were punished by death, a fine or whipping. If you are out to educate people, being confrontational doesnt work. By the 19th century, the Scots Charitable Society maintained the Scots Temporary Home in Boston and a burial plot in Mt. They sold to James Smith of Oyster River, a tailor, land granted to them at Dover. (LLNV)Patterson, Edward. Daniel Salmon employed some of the Scots on his company farm., where they kept the community cattle. [] 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. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. 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. 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. If you do not know how to do this please contact the administrators for advice. Furbush was fined in N. H. for drinking with two Indians, named Henry and Richard. The most recent pleasure I had was to be able to put together complete records for the two ships that came here to Maryland, the Goodspeed and the Friendship of Belfast. In 1711. (CD),McLachlan, Robert. Spurious Pedigree Mackanur died in 1670. (CD), of Berwick and York, ME; Dover, NHMcIntire, Philip. In 1698 he had a grant of land, 50 acres,in Eastern Massachusetts. Among the men who were sent to the sawmills of Berwick along with other workers from the Iron Work. Slavery is forever.