list of scottish prisoners sent to america

(LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. ], they lived in Oyster River. (LLNV) of York, Maine and Salem, MAFrizzell/Fresell/Frissell, John (1). William Furbush and Daniel Fergison bought land together in what is now Elliot, Maine. People Affected By Crime. Cooper's daughter Sarah married George Grey, another Scotsman. It produced much-needed iron bars for tools, building materials and cooking implements. s.src = 'https://escotland.disqus.com/embed.js'; (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, John. All those who are descended from the Scottish transportees who arrived around 1650 (with reasonable documentary evidence), Any of their Y-DNA matches who may be discovered (with the same surname or different surnames). (LLNV), of York, MEDouglas/McDougall, Alexander. The records of these appeals can be very useful. (LLNV)Rose, Roger. 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. George S. StewartslistCaptured at Dunbar, (CD), While some of the names below are found on Dunbar lists they are actually POW on the John and Sara Passenger List, hence they are POW from the Battle of Worcester. Under his contract, he could never leave his masters premises without his permission and he couldnt marry. 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. Ballintyne Wm Dunkell Perth 023 p FS 178 Bane Willm. (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. (LLNV), of Dover and Exeter, NHKneeland, John. That led naturally to the ten ships they came in, especially since the embarkation passenger lists were there in the archives also. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. (CD)Scollay, James. (CD)Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2). Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. 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. The work was hard, dirty, hot and dangerous. Most of the Scots were hired out to other employers and went to colliers. He had to do everything Stratton told him to do, so long as it was legal. 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). Isla Bryson, 31, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of raping one woman in 2016 and . (CD), of Charlestown and Woburn MABurges, Alexander. Slavery is forever. You can often find: HO 10 contains material about convicts pardons and tickets of leave from New South Wales and Tasmania, 1834-59. (CD), residence unknownWilson, Robert. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Spurious Pedigree (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. (LLNV) 2. 1-B. (CD), of Yarmouth and Satacket, MA.McDonald, Alexander. To use mtDNA you would be looking at descent from one of the SPOW's daughters, who would have his wife's DNA. (CD), of Cambridge, MAMcCoy, John. (CD)Ross, Finlay/Fennel. 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. (CD) 1654: Exeter, NH, see John Beme on the John & Sara listBennett,John. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. (1), (CD), of Charlestown and Marlborough, MA.Stewart, Alexander. Again he was fined in Maine for selling liquor to Indians and getting them drunk. They are mainly from England and Wales but there are Scottish and some Irish cases and also courts martial from around the world. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Janice Farnsworth for sending The usual period of transportation was 14 years for convicts receiving conditional pardons from death sentences or seven years for lesser offences. So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. After another indian attack in 1711 he sold the Garrison to the Macintire Family. 62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). The English then drove the Scottish POWs like cattle to London. FIRST GENERATION IN THE NEW WORLD (CD), of Roxbury and Boston, MALadle/Luddle, James. (CD), of Dover, NH and Saco, MEDill, Daniel. The Scots of Hammersmith. (CD), of York, MEGrant/Graunt, James (3) the Drummer, (LLNV), of Dover, NH; York, ME.Grant/Graunt, James (4). (IWI), yDNA Study, of Lynn and Springfield, MA.Stewart, William. (CD)McFarland, Purdie. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. 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. The Scottish POWs worked 12-hour days at hard, dangerous labor. try { (CD)Philips, Charles. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MABurgess, Robert. Brown and Orr lived for many years in Wells, Maine. 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. 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. 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). Holding such a large number of prisoners could be costly. Yes, indenture WAS slavery. But the Y chromosome is very powerful for earlier ancestry because it changes very little as it is passed from father to son. It was the last battle of the English Civil War. display until the moderator has approved your comment. It records the names and aliases of the convicts who arrived in New South Wales and Van Diemens Land between 1788 and 1842 and also contains an index of ships. They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. (CD)Paul, William. (CD), of Braintree and Hingham, MA; yDNA StudyDunsmore [Moore], James. They are as follows: John Archbell John Banke Alexander Bravand Alexander Burgess John Clarke James Daniels ( Danielson) George Darling Malcolm Downing Alexander Dugles James Dunsmore Alexander Easton Alexander Ennis James Gourdan Peter Grant Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. Descendants of the Scottish POWs from the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester have a web site. 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. Husband of Lydia (Jenkins) Paul m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Worcester#/media/File:Battle_of_Worcester.jpg. In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. Robert Barber, son of John Barber sr. born Ansbury 1- March-1669/1670. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Before 1776, all convicts sentenced to transportation were sent to North America and the West Indies. 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 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. Images: Saugus Iron Works By John Phelan Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16192079; Mt. The lucky ones married the bosses daughters, won land grants and appeared on tax rolls. 09:00 to 17:00. Long afterwards it was called Scotchman's Neck. (CD), possibly Hugh STEWARD/STUARD of Falmouth/Yarmouth and Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts?Stewart, James. Although some returned to . 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? (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. Lissen then welcomed two other Scots into the family. * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. You can call it whatever you want, being wined by someone else and doing forced labor is slavery. Indentures end, and the person is then free to pursue their own lives. the whip which brings us to Lowell is necessity. Search criminal registers for England and Wales (HO 26 and HO 27), 1791 to 1892, on Ancestry.co.uk (). Well correct. var disqus_config = function () { Late [apprentice] to Pat Black Surgeon in Perth. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MA and New Haven, CTBank, John. (IWI), of Lynn, MA;yDNA StudyMoore, James. The number at the Iron Works stayed at 28 until around August 28, 1652 , when there were as many as 37 there. Dr. Andrew Millards list in,Lost Live, New Voices. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. In London, the English confined them outdoors on artillery fields. (CD)Stark, James. ( 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. Check your matches regularly. They worked as woodcutters to supply the wood to make charcoal, or as forge hands, as blacksmiths, as miners and farmhands. 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. (J&S), Adams, James. A List of Forty Seven Rebel Prisoners sent on board the Two Brothers in order for Transportation. Approximately 15 Scots worked there. (LLNV),Died enroute from Boston, MA.Denmark,Patrick. Among the men who were sent to the sawmills of Berwick along with other workers from the Iron Work. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. Alexander Maxwell, was at The Great Works in 1654 when relations between him and the English master turned violent. We also remembered the 2000 Scottish prisoners who were sent as forced labour to North America in 1652. } catch(err) {}. Trevor Schakohl on February 28, 2023. Shelter is thought to be provided only for the sick. For information about Alexander Gordon, we relied on A. J. Gordon: An Epic Journey of Faith and Pioneering Vision By Kevin Belmonte. (CD)Sinclair, John. 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. */ }; 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! Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. Actually, yes we can, although there are big challenges in using this DNA type. There were 150 Scots who were were sent to New England on The Unity and arrived at Lynn, Ma. (CD)Power, Walter. The Scottish POWs were all still of marriageable age when freed from bondage, and many did marry. William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. 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. 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. In mid-August 1766, Tayloe advertised in the Virginia Gazette for the return of one of his convict laborers, Arundell (Arundale) Carnes, aged about seventeen. 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. In 1711. (LLNV), of Salem and Marblehead, MAForbes/Furbush/Farbush, Thomas. Some of the Scottish POWs like David Hamilton survived Cromwells forces only to die at the hands of Indians. (CD), of Dover NH, Kittery ME;yDNA StudyToish, John. (CD), of Boston, MAMcDonald, Neil. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; York, MEKelton,Thomas. In our book, thats slavery, whether temporary or not. 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. The English had them buried in mass graves, only recently discovered. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAJordan,William. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. The Scots Did have a bad time;however the Irish had a much Worse time. [] 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 []. (LLNV)*****ResidencesMcMilan (Mackmallen), Alester. Cromwell and his Puritan followers executed King Charles I in January 1649. Dr. Andrew Millard's list in, Lost Live, New Voices. (CD),McLachlan, Robert. (IWI), of Lynn and Braintree, MA; yDNA StudyMcCallum, John. (CD), (J&S)McRorie (alias McWithee), James. FTDNA sells a popular mtDNA full sequence test. 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. 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. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, Thomas. John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. Many perished of hunger or disease on the march, though some escaped. To use this type of DNA you will have to have an all female-line of descent (the living tester can be male or female) from the mother/daughter to your tester. 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. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. 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. (IWI), of Lynn and Taunton, MA; Block Island, RIIrwin/Erwin/Dulen, Edward. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. He was to be sure that each load was of full measure. (CD), of Oyster River and Dover, NH; Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt, James (1). (CD), of Taunton, MA, and Block Island, RI;yDNA StudyCanade/Kennedy. (CD), 1659: Dover, NH; Maine, Believed to have died childless.Anderson,Archibald. List of until Hugh was fortunate enough to stumble upon a warrant, filed away for safekeeping this.page.identifier = PAGE_IDENTIFIER; In 1656, Thomas Kemble spent two hours in the stocks for kissing his wife on Sunday. Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. Late servant. 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. The Scottish people had largely sided with Cromwell, but they turned on Cromwell and declared Charles son king. (CD), of York and Scarborough, MEClark,John. FAQs Contact Us & Complaints |. 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), of Hingham, MAMaGoon, Henry. According to tradition, the English lined up the Scottish POWs in order to shoot every tenth man. 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. (CD)Stewart, Alexander. 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. in the wrong box in the British Archives. Note: We deliberately chose the words slave, slavery and slave labor because we view any kind of forced labor as slavery. He willed all his land and marshes to be used as the site for Scotish Church. Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and . (CD), (J&S), of Lynn, MA.Taylor, James. Born about 1635 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAWalter, Thomas. Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. 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. 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. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . * https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. (CD), of Cambridge and Marlborough, MAForbes, James. 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. In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. Mr. Dobson, author, provides a list of these banished Scots who are the ancestors of thousands of Americans living today. Dec, 26,1660 , he bought land from John Pearce of Yorke. John Barber was taxed at Dover 1659. Is this to act from free will? (IWI), Braintree MA, Block Island RITower, Thomas. (CD), of Bradford, Ipswich, Newbury and Rowley, MA.Stewart, Hugh. November 11Th, the Council issued sailing orders to the Unity. Assimilated to English ways, the Lowland Scots were primarily skilled tradesmen, farmers, and professionals pulled by greater economic opportunity in America. Thanks for pointing out the error! Ship Wakefield 21 April 1716 Briggantine Two Brothers 26 April 1716 Ship Susannah 26 April 1716 Friendship of Belfast 24 May 1716 Ship Hockenhill 25 June 1716 Ship Elizabeth and Anne 29 June 1716 Ship Good Speed 14 July 1716 Ship Africa Gally 15 July 1716 Ship Ann 31 July 1716 Also listed as Jacobite ships on this website are: (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. Maxwell, eventually became a well-to-do taven Keeper. Covenanters. Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. Neither Nevin Agneau nor John Barry ever married. They were given very little to eat. (CD) (J&S)Jameson,Andrew. Item Vol. There is a profound difference between indenture and slavery. (CD), of Hingham and Scituate, MA, (Updating now, TR)McIntire, Malcolm. The prisons soon became overcrowded and extra accommodation had to be provided in derelict ships (or hulks) moored in coastal waters. One solution: deport them to New England, Virginia and Barbados. (CD)McPherson, Angus. About 50 went to the Saugus Iron Works,the first successful iron works in the colonies. Because of the specific nature of this project, we ask all those interested in joining to request membership, and the administrators will discuss your connection with you before acceptance. (CD)Murray/Morrey, James. Others who have some evidence to support a possible connection to the Dunbar or Worcester prisoners. (LLNV), of Braintree, MA and Block Island, RIHamilton,John. 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. Two months after the battle, 150 Scottish POWs boarded the Unity and sailed to London, then to Charlestown, Mass. Your chances of success will be much better if you begin with some information about the person youre looking for. 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. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. During the infamous death march some escaped, some were shot as a warning to the rest, some were set to work around Newcastle and many died of famine fever at Morpeth after eating cabbage raw from the fields. Leader put the Scottish laborers to work sawing Maine white pine trees, needed for the British Navy. 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. A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. Petitions could be on behalf of persons convicted in courts of any level and for sentences ranging from a few weeks imprisonment to death. When the constable arrived, his wife Rebecca struck the constable and he, Furbush, "tooke up a dreadful weapon and sayd that he would dy before his goods should be carried away." Today is nowhere as near as large and a Historical Site. The Saugus Iron Works is now a national historic site. 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. Disease was rampant. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. This story was updated in 2022. (CD)Marshall, John. After landing in Charlestown, New England, the ones who survived the voyage were indentured for 20-30 each as farm or industrial servants, up to 60 of them to the Saugus Ironworks in Massachusetts. fot fo the West Indies where yow are to deliver them to Mr. Charles Rich to be disposed of by him for the Joinet accont of the frightr's & so to be Retou'ned home in stocke vndevided thus desiring wee remajme your loving friends Sinatum et Recognitum John Beex Rob't Rich Will Greene in pneia Jo Nottock: notar Publ; 13 May 1652 Entred & Recorded Edward Rawson Recorder. Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 (CD), of Oyster River, NH; Salem and Malden, MA: Kittery and Saco, MEDunbar,Robert. sites by using our customised search engine, Electric However, by the time the Scots arrived in Boston, they were in poor health. It also outlines which details can be useful when starting your research, and contains background information on the history of criminal transportation. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for The order was given to transport 900 of the healthiest prisoners to the American colonies in New England and Virginia to undertake compulsory indentured labour, for terms of around 5 years. From 1788 to 1869, over forty thousand Irish prisoners were sent to Australia. (LLNV), of Boston, MAForbes/Furbish/Furbush/Forbush/Ferbush,William. [] 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. All this means that this Project is a Y DNA project, and we cannot use autosomal DNA (but you can use it to prove relationship to a proven Y line SPOW descendant). They are as follows: All the prisoners were freed by 1656 or 1657. They became most respected section of early settlers. (IWI), of Lynn, MALivingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. Payment for medical care and medicine as well as food was needed. 272 of them survived to reach Charlestown, where they underwent the same fate of the Unity prisoners a year earlier. Barry William Ferfar Angus 079 p SS 441 Baton Alen Barton Wm Kertome Lancashire 093 c He had at least 2 sons, John and Robert. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MassachusettsBarry, James. v3.0. What a scoop. The Scottish diaspora flowed in three streams: Lowland Scots, Highland Scots, and Ulster Scots. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. In Durham, the English imprisoned the Scottish POWs in the castle and cathedral. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. 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