ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave! His was one of several Scottish names that began appearing on . * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT It is hoped that DNA can also help to identify relatives of the transported men who still live in Scotland today, to help answer the questions Where in Scotland had these men been taken from? 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. 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. _qevents.push({ 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. In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. [sibling%28s%29 unknown] (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. They became most respected section of early settlers. British Convicts In American Colonies. (CD), of Charlestown and Concord, MA;yDNA StudyHay, James. Voluntarily! (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MA and New Haven, CTBank, John. (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAUpton(Rubton), John. (CD), of York and Scarborough, MEClark,John. The ship was ordered to depart on Nov 11, 1651, probably left in early December and arrived in New England sometime in early 1652. You can find the entire family history of Duncan Stewart in Sprague Journal Maine History. 4. Across the sea, Oliver Cromwells new government had the costly and vexing task of managing thousands of Scottish POWs. Alexander Maxwell, was at The Great Works in 1654 when relations between him and the English master turned violent. His wife's name was Sisey. FAQs Contact Us & Complaints |. They were as follows: A few years later, a small group of Scots were brought to Scotland, Maine. var elem = document.createElement('script'); To my mind it is slavery. (CD)Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2). Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 One solution: deport them to New England, Virginia and Barbados. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. James mackall, John Mackshane, and Thomas Tower became forge hands under John Vinton, John Turner jr, , Henry Leonard and Quenten Prey. The . (IWI), of Oyster River, NH and Kittery, ME; yDNA StudyGrant, Thomas, (1). 62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). The National Archives holds records of many criminal trials and convictions as well as convict voyages, censuses and pardons and this guide explains how these are indexed and how they can be searched. 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! 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. Thanks to in the wrong box in the British Archives. (CD)Neill, Andrew. Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. (CD), (J&S)McLeod, Mordicai. Maxwell received 30 lashes on his bare skin "for exobitant and abusive carage toward the master and his wife." (IWI), of Lynn, MAWarren, James. 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. A list of the passengers of the John and Sara is given in the Suffolk Deed Records, book 1. pp. 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. David Hume, who came over on the John and Sara, settled in Dedham, Mass., where his name morphed into Holmes. They worked as woodcutters to supply the wood to make charcoal, or as forge hands, as blacksmiths, as miners and farmhands. Zechariah Symmes, one of Charlestowns most prominent citizens. Henry Brown and James Orr,Oar,Ore lived together their entire lives. The American Revolution of 1776 meant that transportation to North America was no longer possible. They, along with Edward Errin, bought in 1662, a farm at Bradboate harbor in Pischalaq River at Wadering Place, with 59 acres upland. Blacke apparently left prison, married and had children. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. Sentences of transportation were still passed, with convicts held in prison while the government considered alternative destinations. (LLNV), of Dover and Exeter, NHKneeland, John. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, Petitions could be on behalf of persons convicted in courts of any level and for sentences ranging from a few weeks imprisonment to death. Descendants of the Scottish POWs from the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester have a web site. (CD), of Boston?, MABogle,Alexander. (LLNV), of Cambridge, MAWyer, Edward. (CD), of Lynn, MAMcKay, Daniel. When he died he devided his property between Peter Grant and John Taylor. (CD), of South Berwick and Upper Eliot, MEFerguson/Fargison, John. (CD), (J&S)McRorie (alias McWithee), James. The remainder were sold to local residents. scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. The Saugus Iron Works is now a national historic site. Mc Kay, Mc Key ), Macky Sander ( makie, Mackie, Maki, Mc kay, Mc Key ), Mack Farson Origlais ( Mc Farson, Mc Phearson ). Page Notes US POWS 36 29 2 33 1776 name, rank, regiment, 6 pages Navy Officers 44 37 474 1781 (CD), of Cambridge and Marlborough, MAForbes, James. Puritan minister John Cotton wrote in his letter to Oliver Cromwell, "The Scots, whom God delivered into your hands at Dunbarre, and whereof sundry were sent hither, we have been desirous (as we could) John Paul (abt. 6 July 1675 his wife Ann was taken to court for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the lord's day. (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. Finding all ten ships, listed together in one document, has been an illusive task (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. (CD)McNair, Alexander. 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: 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. Other records that we hold may help you find this information: consult our guides to criminals and convicts. The term of service for all of them was seven years. (IWI), of Lynn and Braintree, MA; yDNA StudyMcCallum, John. As a young ma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54698137/john-wattles#view-photo=157220557. (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAWalter, Thomas. to retrieve any portion of the site. By the 19th century, the Scots Charitable Society maintained the Scots Temporary Home in Boston and a burial plot in Mt. 5-6. and in Drake's work on the Founders of New England. 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. (CD)Parsons/Palson, Thomas. (CD)Paul, William. A Highlander named Micum McIntyre saw his number would soon be up, broke rank and ran for his life. John Bean wound up in the Exeter sawmill. political prisoners were also often deported. (CD), of Dorchester, and Rehoboth, MAGray,George. Cooper's daughter Sarah married George Grey, another Scotsman. His ancestor, Alexander Gordon,arrived in the colonies in 1652 as a political prisoner. The History of The Town of Durham New Hampshire, Source Historical and genealogical Reg, N.E.H.G. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. In London, the English confined them outdoors on artillery fields. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. 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. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. Thomas, (LLNV), of Scarborough, MaineChisholm, Duncan. Search the index to Tasmanian convicts (archives council of Tasmania) by name to see some digitised records, including conduct records, indents and descriptions. John Curmuckhell, also called Carnicle, came on the John and Sara. 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). Please dont leave the project if you think you have few results. George S. Stewart's list Captured at Dunbar, (CD) George S. Stewart's list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. (CD)MacCoon, John. And Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. ( 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. Is this to act from free will? 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. Micum McIntyre, the Scottish POW who ran for his life, worked in Cocheco Mills and then got a land grant in Kittery, Maine. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. Again, many were ordered for transportation and on 8th November 1651, the John and Sarah took sail with around 300 Scottish prisoners on board. 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. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMoody, Ingraham. 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. 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. They are mainly from England and Wales but there are Scottish and some Irish cases and also courts martial from around the world. 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. 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. Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. this in. John Paul (Steve is a fellow member of the Saugus Historical Soc. Scots Prisoners and their Relocation to the Colonies, 1650-1654 Project Profiles share Log In Join - It's Free Home People Projects Genealogy DNA Tests Projects Scots Prisoners and their Relocation to the Colonies, 1650-1654 Profiles show advanced controls Sorted by date added close settings 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. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. // Replace PAGE_URL with your page's canonical URL variable Ballintyne Wm Dunkell Perth 023 p FS 178 Bane Willm. 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? Alexander Gordon died in Exeter in 1697, and his children had many descendants. Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. Since charcoal was expensive to make, the company had Giffard employ most of the Scots full- time as woodcutters to supply the colliers. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. Others who have some evidence to support a possible connection to the Dunbar or Worcester prisoners. (CD)McPherson, Angus. One week after the battle, the Council of State, which was England's governing body, decided to turn the problem over to the committee and informed Sir Arthur Hasenlrigge, that he could deposed of as many of the Scots as he felt proper to work in the coal mines. (CD)Philips, Charles. Check your matches regularly. Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. He then moved to York, Maine, to an area where other Scots had settled. Robert Barber, son of John Barber sr. born Ansbury 1- March-1669/1670. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. (CD)Grimes,Alexander. Another 25 Scottish POWs were taken to the Newichwannock River, now the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device 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. About 50 went to the Saugus Iron Works,the first successful iron works in the colonies. Doesnt matter how we try to dress this up, it was definitely slavery. Daniel Salmon employed some of the Scots on his company farm., where they kept the community cattle. 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. So when the second shipment arrived, Kemble easily sold the Scottish POWs in the Massachusetts towns of Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Dedham, Concord, Hingham, Ipswich, Reading and Salem. So many ended up in York, Maine, that for years the town had the nickname Scotland.. })(); FIRST GENERATION IN THE NEW WORLD 09.02.2023. 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. We can assume that it is accurate as it is (CD), of Charlestown, MA and Middletown, CT;yDNA StudyBravender/Braband/Brebner/Brabiner, Alexander. (d.head || d.body).appendChild(s); 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. Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. Husband of Lydia (Jenkins) Paul m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Worcester#/media/File:Battle_of_Worcester.jpg. He was to be sure that each load was of full measure. 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. It was reported he stayed in Canada and converted to Catholicism. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. Note: There was a Thomas Holmes / Hume listed as being sold to Henry Sayward of York for 30 Pounds. (CD), of Oyster River and Dover, NH; Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt, James (1). John Touish had the job of taking stock of ore and making charcoal. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. Alexander (Sander) Cooper settled near The Great Works with other Unity Scotsmen. FTDNA sells a popular mtDNA full sequence test. (IWI)McWater, William. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . Formatted by Patty MacFarlane, (CD), of Charlestown, MAMimy (Meany), Robert. (CD), of Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt,James (2). (CD), of Bradford, Ipswich, Newbury and Rowley, MA.Stewart, Hugh. qacct:"p-a3iOnAvnvZ9sY" Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. 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. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. For this kind of project, the genealogical information you provide is as important as the DNA you test. The usual period of transportation was 14 years for convicts receiving conditional pardons from death sentences or seven years for lesser offences. It produced much-needed iron bars for tools, building materials and cooking implements. He was captured at The Battle of Worchester. (IWI)Thompson, William. The names below are compiled from the following three lists:1. He had to do everything Stratton told him to do, so long as it was legal. John Stewart was employed by John Giffard , as a servant, for a two year period, in his house, before being put out for blacksmithing. In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. After 1776, all criminal transportation was to modern-day Australia, specifically New South Wales and Van Diemens Land (modern-day Tasmania). of York. s.src = 'https://escotland.disqus.com/embed.js'; * In 1651, William Tingle hired four men for a period of three years, for which the company deducted 6 pence from every load of charcoal that Tingle produced. (CD), of Dover, NH and Saco, MEDill, Daniel. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. The Great Migration of Puritans had ended, and the colonists badly needed workers. 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. HO 10 and HO 11 can be downloaded free of charge from Discovery, our catalogue; however, please be aware that these are very large files, suitable only for download via a fast and unlimited broadband connection. 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. New York Gov. Daniel Blacke, who came over on the John and Sara, probably got sold to the son of the Rev. In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. (IWI)Thompson, James. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; York, MEKelton,Thomas. 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