William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. Trevor Schakohl on February 28, 2023. Transportation was not formally abolished until 1868, but it had been effectively stopped in 1857 and had become unusual well before that date. qacct:"p-a3iOnAvnvZ9sY" A list of the passengers of the John and Sara is given in the Suffolk Deed Records, book 1. pp. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. Well correct. Archives, Open Government Licence 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. (LLNV), of Charlestown, MAMcCall, Duncan. 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. 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. If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave! (CD), of Hingham, MAMaGoon, Henry. Some men were shot because they either could not or would not march. Images: Saugus Iron Works By John Phelan Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16192079; Mt. Auburn Cemetery. (CD), of Hartford, CTForbes/Forbush, John (1). 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. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston MAKey, John. If you do not know how to do this please contact the administrators for advice. Britain Sent Thousands of Its Convicts to America, Not Just Australia By Matt Novak Published May 29, 2015 Comments ( 136) The joke about Australia is that it was founded by a bunch of. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcDougall, Allan. with Disqus. (LLNV), of York, MEInnes,Alexander. Bayne William Glames Angus 063 p WF 625 Barnet Thos. (IWI), yDNA Study, of Lynn and Springfield, MA.Stewart, William. 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). Nyven Agnew also called niven Agmeau and niven the Sct was taxed in Dover, in 1659. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. 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. (CD), of Upper Kittery, ME;yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20)Gregory, John. Under his contract, he could never leave his masters premises without his permission and he couldnt marry. Indenture was not slavery. Your chances of success will be much better if you begin with some information about the person youre looking for. If you are a female researcher of a SPOW history, look for male relatives of yours who have the surname of interest, or a proven male line descent, and test their Y DNA. William Furbush and Daniel Fergison bought land together in what is now Elliot, Maine. 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. ( 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. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, Rezensionen werden nicht berprft, Google sucht jedoch gezielt nach geflschten Inhalten und entfernt diese. His initial success, however, did not stop him over the intervening years from hunting in ever more obscure sources in North America and the UK--sources such as the Aberdeen Journal, Caledonian Mercury, the Dumfries and Galloway Archives, Justiciary Records of Argyll, Calendar of Home Office Papers, and more. In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. Mackanur died in 1670. He had seven children and many descendants. 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. Of course that leaves me with an appetite for more. 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. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MassachusettsBarry, James. 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. You can call it whatever you want, being wined by someone else and doing forced labor is slavery. (CD), of Dedham, MA, yDNA StudyMcShane, John. Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and . A list of them can be found here. Zechariah Symmes, one of Charlestowns most prominent citizens. 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. In 1656, Thomas Kemble spent two hours in the stocks for kissing his wife on Sunday. The Roundheads captured them at the Battle of Dunbar during the English Civil War [], [] was born James Gordon Bennett, Jr., on May 10, 1841, the son of a Scottish immigrant who founded the New York Herald. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NH, and ?New Haven, CT.Paul, John. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. Applications are known as petitions, and may have been made by friends, relatives or other associates on behalf of the convict. It's corect. this.page.url = PAGE_URL; A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. (IWI), of Lynn, MAEager,William. (CD), of Salem, MAMcCall, James. If you are a female researcher of a SPOW history, look for male relatives of yours who have the surname of interest, or a proven male line descent, and test their Y DNA. In 1654 he married Ann Winchurst of Ipswich. (CD), (J&S), see John and Sara ListKidd/Skid, James. 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. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. (CD) (J&S)Jameson,Andrew. About 275 Scottish POWs were sent to Boston about the John and Sara, where Thomas Kemble, a Charlestown merchant, took them on consignment. (CD), of South Berwick and York, ME; yDNA StudyMerrow, Henry. (CD), (J&S)MacMallen, John. window.onload = function(){document.getElementById("printbtn").style.visibility = "visible"}; Is this to act from free will? This is essential so that your matches and you can begin to work out who your shared ancestors may be. He has brought together a bulk of information available. Following the English Civil War, Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England and the West Indies. * You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of Lessons Learned Review of Transgender Individual. Many Irish prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland, until 1775. Autosomal DNA is most powerful when looking at ancestors born since 1800. He wrote, The Scots, whom God delivered into your hands at Dunbarre, and whereof sundry were sent hither, we have been desirous (as we could) to make their yoke easy. 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. In Durham, the English imprisoned the Scottish POWs in the castle and cathedral. Few of these contain any other biographical information, so further research usually involves legal records. (IWI), of Lynn, MAWarren, James. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. 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. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] (LLNV), of Oyster River, NHDanielson [Daniels], James. The less lucky Scottish POWs drifted to Boston when their slavery ended, destitute and without jobs. That led naturally to the ten ships they came in, especially since the embarkation passenger lists were there in the archives also. (CD), of Boston, MAMcDonald, Neil. (IWI), of Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, MADavison ye Scot. This is very, very hard to establish in genealogical research, as the surnames of women are often lost when marriages before civil registration can be incompletely recorded. (CD)Morey, Walter. Grey paid his wife's fine " for breach of sabbath and for stricking of Patience Everinton". John Curmuckhell died not long after. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet, was sixth in descent from him. James Adams went with Giffard's acrt and team. 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. Any Scottish/UK resident testee who has a Y-DNA result close enough to the prisoners descendants Y-DNA to suggest that they could share a common ancestor in Scotland from before the key year of 1650. 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. The following is exactly how I found it recorded so nothing is misspelled. Some of the Scottish POWs like David Hamilton survived Cromwells forces only to die at the hands of Indians. Henry Magoon married Elizabeth Lissen in 1661 and Alexander Gordon then married Mary, the youngest of lessin's daughters, in 1664. Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. Alexander (Sander) Cooper settled near The Great Works with other Unity Scotsmen. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. 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. His slavery did end, however, and he married the bosss daughter, Mary Lissen. research. 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. 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. Among them was Thomas Doughty, a common foot soldier who had survived the Battle of Dunbar, a . We can assume that it is accurate as it is the whip which brings us to Lowell is necessity. [], [] of Kittery, considered too poor and low to ever form a town. with any of these companies then you can create an account Up to 300 more may have been sent to Virginia too, although shipping records have not survived. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. political prisoners were also often deported. Across the sea, Oliver Cromwells new government had the costly and vexing task of managing thousands of Scottish POWs. until Hugh was fortunate enough to stumble upon a warrant, filed away for safekeeping colonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. (CD); yDNA StudyRankin, John. These men had in fact no civil rights, could not marry, were not allowed to leave their masters property without consent, and were shown as collateral on the owners inventory list. Daniel was born in 1630 in Scotland, place and parents unknown. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. Those who believe they may be descended from Scottish Civil War prisoners sent to other colonies e.g. Barnet William Kinedles Angus 056 p GS 229 Barry Thos. Today is nowhere as near as large and a Historical Site. (LLNV), of Dover, NHHolmes/Holme/Homes/Hume, Thomas. 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. It is likely that most descendants will not have any detectable autosomal DNA from ancestors this far back in time. Leader put the Scottish laborers to work sawing Maine white pine trees, needed for the British Navy. Archives, Open Government Licence Their son George jr. was capturd by Indians and carried off to Canada. "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; His daughter, Fanny Kemble Knight, took a famous horseback ride alone along the Boston Post Road. 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. 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. (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. (IWI), Braintree MA, Block Island RITower, Thomas. Founder of Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MACleghorn,James. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Slavery involves ownership of the entire person (often not considered as such) as property. Spurious Pedigree They went with an Englishman named Richard Leader, who got hold of an abandoned mill. ], they lived in Oyster River. Within an hour, 12,000 Parliamentarians defeated 11,000 Scots, killing as many as 2,000 while losing only 20 men. 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. Assimilated to English ways, the Lowland Scots were primarily skilled tradesmen, farmers, and professionals pulled by greater economic opportunity in America. It was reported he stayed in Canada and converted to Catholicism. Slavery is forever. Leslie, I agree with your view on indenture. (CD)Orr, James. * PLATFORM OR CMS. In London, the English confined them outdoors on artillery fields. These men were captured at the battle of Worcester. 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. They were as follows: The following settled in what is now Berwick, Maine: There is also an extensive list of Scot prisoners on the John and Sara which sailed from London 1651. (CD), of Lynn, MAMcKay, Daniel. After another indian attack in 1711 he sold the Garrison to the Macintire Family. The work was hard, dirty, hot and dangerous. 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. The list also details where each person was tried. 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. var _qevents = _qevents || []; (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAUpton(Rubton), John. 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 Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. (CD), of South Berwick and Upper Eliot, MEFerguson/Fargison, John. His widow married another Scotchman, Micuim Mc Intyre. (1), (CD), of Charlestown and Marlborough, MA.Stewart, Alexander. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. 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. By the 19th century, the Scots Charitable Society maintained the Scots Temporary Home in Boston and a burial plot in Mt. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcClay, John. (CD) of Roxbury, MAFrizzell/Frissell, Alexander. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. to retrieve any portion of the site. Havith Roxburgh 031 c WF 582 Barry Wm. Ballintyne Wm Dunkell Perth 023 p FS 178 Bane Willm. Henry Brown and James Orr,Oar,Ore lived together their entire lives. (CD), of Charlestown and Woburn MABurges, Alexander. A horseman chased after him and wounded him, but spared his life. They were as follows: A few years later, a small group of Scots were brought to Scotland, Maine. 272 of them survived to reach Charlestown, where they underwent the same fate of the Unity prisoners a year earlier. It also outlines which details can be useful when starting your research, and contains background information on the history of criminal transportation. in the wrong box in the British Archives. (LLNV), of Newton, MAMcDonald, Dennis. You can often find: HO 10 contains material about convicts pardons and tickets of leave from New South Wales and Tasmania, 1834-59. (LLNV), of York, MEDouglas/McDougall, Alexander. this.page.identifier = PAGE_IDENTIFIER; var d = document, s = d.createElement('script'); On 3 Sep 1650, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MA and New Haven, CTBank, John. 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 This comment system They are as follows: All the prisoners were freed by 1656 or 1657. pageTracker._trackPageview(); (CD), of Boston, MAWilliamson, Duncan. The Scots were soldiers who were defeated in the English Civil War at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. 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. Micum McIntyre, the Scottish POW who ran for his life, worked in Cocheco Mills and then got a land grant in Kittery, Maine. (IWI)Rankin, Andrew. The Scottish Parliament, in response, conscripted thousands of young Scottish men between the ages of 19 and 25, though some were as young as 12. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. Neither Nevin Agneau nor John Barry ever married. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. Disease was rampant. 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. Lissen then welcomed two other Scots into the family. The infusion of Scottish blood into the New England and Virginian population was to provide the United States with a very rich genetic base for their further development. Three thousand men died in battle, and 10,000 taken prisoner. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, Thomas. The English had them buried in mass graves, only recently discovered. (LLNV)2. The Y chromosomes of SPOWs can still be seen in their direct male line descendants today, and can identify a descendant. A letter written by James Stanhope at Whitehall to the Commanding Officer of his Majesty's Forces in Liverpool. So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. Steve Carlson article on The Saugus iron Works. 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. Others went to York as servants. (CD), of Lynn, MassachusettsFassett/McPherson/Mackfassy,Patrick. Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. (LLNV), of York, ME. However, letting them go could prove to be very dangerous. Dr. Dobson?s tireless efforts have produced this new second edition of the Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, containing fully 30% more convict passengers than in the original. So many ended up in York, Maine, that for years the town had the nickname Scotland.. (IWI), of Lynn, MA;yDNA StudyMoore, James. (IWI)Thompson, William. 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? He then moved to York, Maine, to an area where other Scots had settled. (CD)Philips, Charles. He had no children. (CD), of Charlestown, MAMimy (Meany), Robert. The New South Wales census (HO 10/21 HO 10/27) is the most complete. Frank S. Black traced his ancestry to the Scottish POW. They learned this trade at Valentine Hill , which is where they had been indentured servants. There are tens of millions of slaves in the world today. (CD), of Cambridge and Billerica, MassachusettsRoy, John. In 1654, Blacke assaulted and beat up his master, and a court sent him to prison in 1654. On June 23, 1759, at the age of 83, his wife gave her deposition. John Paul James mackall, John Mackshane, and Thomas Tower became forge hands under John Vinton, John Turner jr, , Henry Leonard and Quenten Prey. (LLNV), of Lynn, MAElder/Elyer,Daniel. (CD), of Boston and Braintree, MAMason, John. Virginia, Bermuda, Barbados are encouraged to contact the administrators. "Between 1650 and 1775 many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. Search the index to Tasmanian convicts (archives council of Tasmania) by name to see some digitised records, including conduct records, indents and descriptions. (CD)Forbes/Furbush/Farbish/Furbish/Farsbush/Farbuish, John (2). 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). He then sold another forty men as general laborers and set up a trade of Linen Cloth, twelve prisoners became weavers.
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