})(); British Convicts In American Colonies. The English then drove the Scottish POWs like cattle to London. v3.0. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Some of the Scots who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony worked at the iron works. 1 August 2007. The first goal of the project is to work on discovering more about the Unity and John and Sarah groups who reached New England. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. Finding all ten ships, listed together in one document, has been an illusive task 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. The remainder were sold to local residents. (CD),Oyster River, NH, Wells, ME;(No known offspring)Bruce,George. John Bean wound up in the Exeter sawmill. Those who believe they may be descended from Scottish Civil War prisoners sent to other colonies e.g. Yes, indenture WAS slavery. (CD), of Cambridge and Billerica, MassachusettsRoy, John. Other records that we hold may help you find this information: consult our guides to criminals and convicts. Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives Bookshop. (CD), of Charlestown, MADaniel, Davey. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. */ Bayne William Glames Angus 063 p WF 625 Barnet Thos. 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. Ballintyne Wm Dunkell Perth 023 p FS 178 Bane Willm. 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. (CD), of Charlestown, MAMimy (Meany), Robert. Slavery is forever. 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. 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. One solution: deport them to New England, Virginia and Barbados. Gen. Soc of Boston. If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave! He then moved to York, Maine, to an area where other Scots had settled. Others went to York as servants. Auburn Cemetery. (CD)McCallum, Malcolm. /* Again, many were ordered for transportation and on 8th November 1651, the John and Sarah took sail with around 300 Scottish prisoners on board. Applications are known as petitions, and may have been made by friends, relatives or other associates on behalf of the convict. (CD), of Cambridge, Billerica, Malden, Concord, and Charlestown, MA;yDNA StudyFerguson,Daniel. Kemble sold others in Exeter, N.H., and in Durham, where he partnered with Valentine Hill. Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. 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. Bostonians viewed them with scorn and classed them with African-Americans and Indians. 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. (CD), of Dorchester and Sudbury, MAEmery, William. Scots Charitable Society burial plot at Mt. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. 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. */ 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. (CD), of Roxbury and Boston, MALadle/Luddle, James. Havith Roxburgh 031 c WF 582 Barry Wm. Bonded Passengers to America, also by Peter Wilson Coldham, gives a detailed overview of all relevant records and published sources in The National Archives. with any of these companies then you can create an account In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. Isla Bryson, who transitioned from a man to a woman while awaiting trial for raping two women in 2016 and 2019, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison in Scotland. 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? Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. Dec, 26,1660 , he bought land from John Pearce of Yorke. You can often find: HO 10 contains material about convicts pardons and tickets of leave from New South Wales and Tasmania, 1834-59. Among them was Thomas Doughty, a common foot soldier who had survived the Battle of Dunbar, a . James Taylor (b c 1630 - d 27 October 1703) from the Scottish Prisoners of War Society in the wrong box in the British Archives. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NHDanielson [Daniels], James. A List of Forty Seven Rebel Prisoners sent on board the Two Brothers in order for Transportation. He landed in Ipswich ,Mass, where he was an indentured servent . or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. (CD)Purdie, John. 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. (IWI), of Lynn, MA; Block Island, RI; Danielson, CTDarling,George. Many were sent to Berwick Maine after the demise of the Iron Works. Mack Farson Rob't ( Mc Fearson , Mc Phearson), Mac Forsen John ( Mc Forsen, Mc Phearson), Mackhane Rob't ( McHaine,Ma hane, Mc Hane), Mack Hatherne patricke ( Mc Catherty, Mc Catherine), Mack Hele Alester ( Mc Kaeil, Mc Kail, Mc Hael, Mic Hael), Mackhell James ( Mc Heil, McKail, McHael , MicHael), Machellin Dan ( Mc kellen, Mac kellen ), Mac Kannell Wm ( Mac Connell, Mc connell), Mackhene Alester ( Mc Kenny, Mac Kenney), Mackholme John ( Mcholm, Macholm. In the event you don't have an account If you have new ones, alert the administrators so they can be invited to join the project. Indenture was not slavery. Micum McIntyre, the Scottish POW who ran for his life, worked in Cocheco Mills and then got a land grant in Kittery, Maine. 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). 09.02.2023. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. Livingstone, John. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. On Jan. 6, 1657, several Scottish POWs formed the Scots Charitable Society for the relief of Scotsmen, the oldest charity in the Western Hemisphere. 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. The shipmaster, Augustine Walker, paid five pounds for each man and sold them for 20 to 30 pounds. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Daniel Salmon employed some of the Scots on his company farm., where they kept the community cattle. Alexander Gordon, for example, agreed to seven years of slavery under Samuel Stratton of Watertown. (CD), of Hingham and Scituate, MA, (Updating now, TR)McIntire, Malcolm. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. try { His wife's name was Sisey. This is essential so that your matches and you can begin to work out who your shared ancestors may be. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; (CD), of Barnstable, MACone, Daniel. Maxwell's Garrison survived. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. (CD), of Taunton, MA, and Block Island, RI;yDNA StudyCanade/Kennedy. Is this to act from free will? George S. Stewart's list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. 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. Later they lived in Rowley. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. 5-6. and in Drake's work on the Founders of New England. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. 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. On 3 Sep 1650, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. Most of the Scots were hired out to other employers and went to colliers. (CD), of Berwick and York, ME; Dover, NHMcIntire, Philip. James Adams went with Giffard's acrt and team. John Curmuckhell died not long after. Contact details can be found using find an archive. In 1681, he received 20 lashes on his bare skin, by the court, for calling court officials "Divills and hell Hounds". 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. Daniel Blacke, who came over on the John and Sara, probably got sold to the son of the Rev. (CD), of York and Scarborough, MEClark,John. comments powered by Disqus. Also listed as Jacobite ships on this website are: I caught my first glimpse of ships a few years ago among the Maryland land records when I discovered that my wife's direct ancestor, William McPherson, arrived in Maryland in 1716 aboard the Goodspeed. On 10, Nov. 1658 [census? The exact number of Scots banished to the Americas may never be known because records are not comprehensive; moreover, some Scottish felons sentenced in England were shipped from English ports. (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. (LLNV), of Dover and Exeter, NHKneeland, John. (Steve is a fellow member of the Saugus Historical Soc. elem.async = true; They were given very little to eat. Husband of Lydia (Jenkins) Paul m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Worcester#/media/File:Battle_of_Worcester.jpg. elem.type = "text/javascript"; 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. In 1654 he married Ann Winchurst of Ipswich. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. Board of Trade and Secretaries of State: America and West Indies, Original Correspondence CO 5/190 p 361. . it was there they ran a sawmill. 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. (LLNV), of Braintree, MA and Block Island, RIHamilton,John. Trevor Schakohl on February 28, 2023. 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. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. They are as follows: All the prisoners were freed by 1656 or 1657. _qevents.push({ (CD), of Oyster River, NHNeal, John. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, John. (CD), of Cambridge and Malden, MAEaton,Alexander. the whip which brings us to Lowell is necessity. This information will help us make improvements to the website. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. Henry Brown and James Orr,Oar,Ore lived together their entire lives. DAVID HAMILTON=== (IWI), 1653: Lynn, Carlisle, and Concord, MA; yDNA StudyAgnew, Niven. Their son George jr. was capturd by Indians and carried off to Canada. qacct:"p-a3iOnAvnvZ9sY" Scotland's Classified Directory, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecanaan/early.htm. (CD), of Bradford, Ipswich, Newbury and Rowley, MA.Stewart, Hugh. 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. After another indian attack in 1711 he sold the Garrison to the Macintire Family. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. (CD)Neill, Andrew. During its 80-year history 158,702 convicts arrived in Australia from England and Ireland, as well as 1,321 from other parts of the Empire. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of 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. Auburn burial plot, By Bill Ilott from Boston, USA https://www.flickr.com/photos/bostonphotosphere/4185723469/ Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10902508. The ship was ordered to depart on Nov 11, 1651, probably left in early December and arrived in New England sometime in early 1652. The names below are compiled from the following three lists: 1. Whenever I raise the point that it is immoral to shut us up in a room twelve hours a day in the most monotonous and tedious employment I am told that we have come to the mills voluntarily and we can leave when we will. 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. (LLNV)Thompson, George. As a young ma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54698137/john-wattles#view-photo=157220557. (IWI), of Oyster River, NH and Kittery, ME; yDNA StudyGrant, Thomas, (1). The following is exactly how I found it recorded so nothing is misspelled. 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. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. (CD), of Boston, MABohannon/Buchanen,John. (CD)Stewart, Alexander. Page Notes US POWS 36 29 2 33 1776 name, rank, regiment, 6 pages Navy Officers 44 37 474 1781 colonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. 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