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. 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. His ancestor, Alexander Gordon,arrived in the colonies in 1652 as a political prisoner. (CD), of Dover NH, Kittery ME;yDNA StudyToish, John. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. Stbere im grten eBookstore der Welt und lies noch heute im Web, auf deinem Tablet, Telefon oder E-Reader. (CD), of Boston, MABohannon/Buchanen,John. (IWI), of Lynn, MA; Block Island, RI; Danielson, CTDarling,George. [] 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. You can call it whatever you want, being wined by someone else and doing forced labor is slavery. They were still there in 1659. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcClay, 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. 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: Grey paid his wife's fine " for breach of sabbath and for stricking of Patience Everinton". Of course that leaves me with an appetite for more. Two months after the battle, 150 Scottish POWs boarded the Unity and sailed to London, then to Charlestown, Mass. By the 19th century, the Scots Charitable Society maintained the Scots Temporary Home in Boston and a burial plot in Mt. The Covenanter Risings of the later 17th century led to around 1,700 Scots being expelled as enemies of the state, and the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 resulted in an additional 1,600 men, women, and children being banished to the colonies. (CD), John & Sarah, of Boston, MABow,Alexander. 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. (CD), of Cambridge and Billerica, MassachusettsRoy, John. Many of those deported were later pardoned on the condition that . the original by clicking on this line. it was there they ran a sawmill. James Taylor (b c 1630 - d 27 October 1703) from the Scottish Prisoners of War Society The prisons soon became overcrowded and extra accommodation had to be provided in derelict ships (or hulks) moored in coastal waters. 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. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. Thanks to Lissen then welcomed two other Scots into the family. (Steve is a fellow member of the Saugus Historical Soc. On 3 Sep 1650, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. pageTracker._trackPageview(); With that authority Hasslrigge sent forty men to work as indentures servants at the salt works at Shields. 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. A Highlander named Micum McIntyre saw his number would soon be up, broke rank and ran for his life. 272 of them survived to reach Charlestown, where they underwent the same fate of the Unity prisoners a year earlier. 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. 09.02.2023. So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. 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. From 1615 to 1870, more than 200,000 criminals were conditionally pardoned, exiled, and transported to penal colonies. The History of The Town of Durham New Hampshire, Source Historical and genealogical Reg, N.E.H.G. (IWI), of Lynn and Braintree, MA; yDNA StudyMcCallum, John. (CD), of Charleston, MA (Updated 22 Feb 2020), Original List of Dunbar Prisoners Profiles, yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20), Durham University Scottish Soldiers Project, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory, Bravender/Braband/Brebner/Brabiner, Alexander, Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2), Forbes/Furbish/Furbush/Forbush/Ferbush,William, Livingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 The usual period of transportation was 14 years for convicts receiving conditional pardons from death sentences or seven years for lesser offences. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Some of the Scottish POWs sent to New England were sold as a group to work in the Saugus Iron Works or the saw mills of Berwick Maine. Some married Irish housemaids, also brought to the colonies as slaves. (LLNV), of Charlestown, MAMcCall, Duncan. 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. In The History of Durham, N.H. several mini profiles of several of the Scot Prisoners have been recorded. For information about Alexander Gordon, we relied on A. J. Gordon: An Epic Journey of Faith and Pioneering Vision By Kevin Belmonte. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; Salem and Malden, MA: Kittery and Saco, MEDunbar,Robert. However, his violent temper got the best of him there also. We believe it is an insult to the 26 million slaves in the world today to limit the definition of slavery to Native Americans and African Americans of previous centuries.. (CD),McLachlan, Robert. (IWI), of Lynn, MALivingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. (LLNV), of Dover and Exeter, NHKneeland, John. Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and . In 1654, Blacke assaulted and beat up his master, and a court sent him to prison in 1654. This information will help us make improvements to the website. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; York, MEKelton,Thomas. Bonded Passengers to America, also by Peter Wilson Coldham, gives a detailed overview of all relevant records and published sources in The National Archives. (CD), of Kittery, MEWebster, James. (CD), of Lynn, MassachusettsFassett/McPherson/Mackfassy,Patrick. They are mainly from England and Wales but there are Scottish and some Irish cases and also courts martial from around the world. The less lucky Scottish POWs drifted to Boston when their slavery ended, destitute and without jobs. (CD)Morey, Walter. Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. The following is exactly how I found it recorded so nothing is misspelled. with any of these companies then you can create an account (IWI)Thompson, William. (CD)Rose, Tormut. (IWI), of Lynn, MAEager,William. Later they lived in Rowley. People Affected By Crime. June 3, 1675 Henry Brown and James Orr , Scotchmen, residents of Wells bought 200 acres from Henry Sayward, at Moresome. the original by clicking on this line. ( 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. (LLNV) of York, Maine and Salem, MAFrizzell/Fresell/Frissell, John (1). Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. (CD), (J&S)McRorie (alias McWithee), James. 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. Note: Duncan Stewart was born in the highlands of Scotland about 1623. Scotland's Classified Directory, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecanaan/early.htm. Long afterwards it was called Scotchman's Neck. of York. In the event you don't have an account Many perished of hunger or disease on the march, though some escaped. Few ever returned home to Scotland. On 1 July 1706 he was killed by Indians. Biography Late [apprentice] to Pat Black Surgeon in Perth. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. George Grey and wife Sarah Cooper had five children. (LLNV)Taylor, Robert. Up to 300 more may have been sent to Virginia too, although shipping records have not survived. Geni requires JavaScript! Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? (CD), of Dorchester, and Rehoboth, MAGray,George. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. Of the prisoners captured there, some 300 including William Cahoon and Thomas Ross were sent to New England in the " John and Sarah ". elem.async = true; 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. Actually, yes we can, although there are big challenges in using this DNA type. (CD) of Roxbury, MAFrizzell/Frissell, Alexander. Neither married. Please keep this updated as you discover new information. */ Indentured servants had rights, and had an agreed end to the terms, Slaves did not. Others who have some evidence to support a possible connection to the Dunbar or Worcester prisoners. Some of the Scots who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony worked at the iron works. These can be found in various ways: Before transportation most criminal offences were punished by death, a fine or whipping. He then moved to York, Maine, to an area where other Scots had settled. scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. a bill requesting payment from the King for transporting the prisoners on the ten ships. To use mtDNA you would be looking at descent from one of the SPOW's daughters, who would have his wife's DNA. Sentences of transportation were still passed, with convicts held in prison while the government considered alternative destinations. /* Scotland.4 The designation of Scots-Irish (for those of Scottish heritage living in Ireland) did not exist until the era of Britain's Jacobean kings in the early 1600s, when James VI/I (1603-1625), the Stuart king-made-heir to Elizabeth I's throne, instituted the voluntary Few records of these individuals survive, though legal records from this period may contain useful information. It was the last battle of the English Civil War. In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. In 1654 he married Ann Winchurst of Ipswich. This was near Kitteryand York, Maine. 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. John Curmuckhell, also called Carnicle, came on the John and Sara. 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. Among the men who were sent to the sawmills of Berwick along with other workers from the Iron Work. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Smith : 5 Denis McIntyre: Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, Rezensionen werden nicht berprft, Google sucht jedoch gezielt nach geflschten Inhalten und entfernt diese. Barry William Ferfar Angus 079 p SS 441 Baton Alen Barton Wm Kertome Lancashire 093 c 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. 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. British Convicts In American Colonies. (LLNV), of Dover, NHHolmes/Holme/Homes/Hume, Thomas. 1671 he had a grant of upland, at York Bridge. A list is available through the Findmypast () search page, though not all the documents mentioned are available online. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. The Iron Works at that time covered over 600 acres, from what is now Saugus Center to Walnut street up towards what is now North Saugus, almost out to where Route one is now and over as far as Lynn Commons. Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America, Caribbean Migration (To and From U.S.) Prior to 1900, Emigration from Europe - Ports of Departure, Passengers of the ship John and Sara: Scots Prisoners of War, 1651, Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Born about 1635 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts ], they lived in Oyster River. Dr. Andrew Millards list in,Lost Live, New Voices. John Stewart was employed by John Giffard , as a servant, for a two year period, in his house, before being put out for blacksmithing. 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. (CD)McDonald, Daniel. As many as 400 Scottish POWS captured in the Battles of Worcester and Dunbar were shipped to New England in the 1650s as temporary slaves to work in iron mills, saw mills and farms. If you have managed to do this, you are welcome to share that outcome with this Project. Slavery involves ownership of the entire person (often not considered as such) as property. Unlike all other ancestors in this genealogy, Daniel Davisson is unique. colonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. Founder of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild A List of Forty Seven Rebel Prisoners sent on board the Two Brothers in order for Transportation. They are as follows: Aside from the Scot prisoners, there were other Scots, who also arrived on The Unity. 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. His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. He had to do everything Stratton told him to do, so long as it was legal. The list also details where each person was tried. * THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR Barnet William Kinedles Angus 056 p GS 229 Barry Thos. Across the sea, Oliver Cromwells new government had the costly and vexing task of managing thousands of Scottish POWs. Still others were sold individually. (LLNV) 2. The Scottish POWs worked 12-hour days at hard, dangerous labor. (LLNV)*****ResidencesMcMilan (Mackmallen), Alester. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. According to tradition, the English lined up the Scottish POWs in order to shoot every tenth man. Scottish Emigration to Ireland [edit | edit source] Australia . In London, the English confined them outdoors on artillery fields. Another 25 Scottish POWs were taken to the Newichwannock River, now the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine. They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. (CD), of Barnstable and Edgartown, MA.Stewart, Duncan. About 50 went to the Saugus Iron Works,the first successful iron works in the colonies. Biography After another indian attack in 1711 he sold the Garrison to the Macintire Family. Others went to York as servants. to retrieve any portion of the site. 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. Frank S. Black traced his ancestry to the Scottish POW. (CD), (J&S), see John and Sara ListKidd/Skid, James. The list below is a sample of files containing names of British, Loyalist and American prisoners of war during the American Revolution and can be found among the Papers of the Continental Congress. */ A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. Most of the Scots stayed at The Scot Boardman's house in what is now the Oaklandvale area of Saugus. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. Mac Tentha ), MackTomas Glester ( Mac Thomas , Mac Thomas ), Mack Williams Gellust ( Mc Williams , Williams ), Monrow Hugh ( 'Monroe, Munroe, Munrow}, Monrow John ( Monroe, Munroe, Munrow ), ' Monrow Robe't ( Monroe, Munroe, Munrow ). Among its early settlers were indentured royalist soldiers from Scotland. Other records that we hold may help you find this information: consult our guides to criminals and convicts. It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners, The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775, Friends of The National William Furbush and Daniel Fergison bought land together in what is now Elliot, Maine. * https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables with Disqus. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. * (CD), of Woburn and Reading, MAMiddleton, James. Isla Bryson, 31, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of raping one woman in 2016 and . 2B Jam "Two Brother" Capt Edward RATHBON, bound for Jamaica from Liverpool 26 April 1716 with 47 prisoners. New York Gov. (CD)Parsons/Palson, Thomas. all of them [were] stript, many of them cutt, some without stockings or shoes and scarce so much left upon them as to cover their nakedness, eating peas and handfuls of straw in their hands which they had pulled upon the fields as they passed. 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. 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. 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. On June 23, 1759, at the age of 83, his wife gave her deposition. In America today there are many who believe themselves descendants of these men, and DNA will be used to explore family links between them. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, Thomas. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. George S. Stewart's list Captured at Dunbar, (CD) In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. The American Revolution of 1776 meant that transportation to North America was no longer possible. (LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. He was taken with other prisoners to the American Colonies. 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. 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. James mackall, John Mackshane, and Thomas Tower became forge hands under John Vinton, John Turner jr, , Henry Leonard and Quenten Prey. What a scoop. Kemble sold others in Exeter, N.H., and in Durham, where he partnered with Valentine Hill. 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. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. (LLNV), of Boston, MAForbes/Furbish/Furbush/Forbush/Ferbush,William. (CD)Gordon,James. (IWI)Taylor, John. If you have new ones, alert the administrators so they can be invited to join the project. (IWI) 3. Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. FAQs Contact Us & Complaints |. An additional 1700 Scots were expelled as enemies of the state after the Covenanter Risings and 1600 men, women and children were banished as a result of the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745. 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. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] Following the English Civil War, Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England and the West Indies. Please note, if you believe you have Scottish ancestry but no connection to the Civil War prisoners, the Scottish DNA Project at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Scottishdna/default.aspxis open to DNA testees who wish to explore their possible Scottish connections. 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. Contact details can be found using find an archive. Many also worked at the Iron Works.They were as follows: Prisoners who worked at the Lynn Iron Works, now known as the Saugus Iron Works, were as follows: In Kittery Maine, there is a Unity parish, doubtless from the prisoners, who were sent there to work in the sawmills. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. 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. (LLNV), of Hartford and Haddam, CTCoombs/Comby, Allister,(LLNV), of York, ME, and Portsmouth, NHCooper,Alexander. It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. Doesnt matter how we try to dress this up, it was definitely slavery. JAMES TAYLOR/TAILOR, was born in Scotland, possibly about 163 Scottish Prisoners of War Society Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. Hamilton came over on the John and Sara and got sold to a saw mill owner in Southern New Hampshire. Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. (CD), (J&S), of Lynn, MA.Taylor, James. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. Indenture was not slavery. (CD)McNair, Alexander. Many were sent to Berwick Maine after the demise of the Iron Works. (CD), of Roxbury and Boston, MALadle/Luddle, James. (IWI), of Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, MADavison ye Scot. Please dont leave the project if you think you have few results. John Bean wound up in the Exeter sawmill. 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. On Jan. 6, 1657, several Scottish POWs formed the Scots Charitable Society for the relief of Scotsmen, the oldest charity in the Western Hemisphere. (LLNV), of Braintree, MA and Block Island, RIHamilton,John. Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. 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). It is possible that you could be looking at descent from a possible mother of a SPOW, if you think your genealogical research has identified her. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. 62 went to John Giffard, the agent for the Undertakers of The Iron Works of Lynn (Saugus). 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. (CD), of Charlestown and Woburn MABurges, Alexander. 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! (IWI), Braintree MA, Block Island RITower, Thomas. (CD), of Cambridge and Malden, MAEaton,Alexander. On 10, Nov. 1658 [census? Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. It is a profound and self-serving insult to the enslaved Native Americans and Africans who, along with their children and family members, were truly slaves and disposable property for generation. Trevor Schakohl on February 28, 2023. try { (CD)Stewart, Alexander. 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. 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 men worked long hours, 12-hour shifts. Formatted by Patty MacFarlane, (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. Descendants of the Scottish POWs from the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester have a web site. var d = document, s = d.createElement('script'); were the Grant brothers, Peter and James. (IWI), of Oyster River, NH and Kittery, ME; yDNA StudyGrant, Thomas, (1). Henry Magoon married Elizabeth Lissen in 1661 and Alexander Gordon then married Mary, the youngest of lessin's daughters, in 1664. (CD), of Exeter, ME; Dover, NH, yDNA Study, (Updating now, TR)MaGoon, John. (CD), of Charlestown, MADaniel, Davey. Note: We deliberately chose the words slave, slavery and slave labor because we view any kind of forced labor as slavery. 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