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. It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. (CD), residence unknownWilson, Robert. Your history of Alexander Gordon is wrong. Brown and Orr lived for many years in Wells, Maine. Dunbar Prisoners, transported on the Unity (1650): B list: Probable (from the research of the Durham team, looking at the connections of these men to the known Scots communities in New England, who must have been resident in the mid-1650s when the indentures were ending, and were also not on the John and Sara list) - 65 names. Ships Passenger list for the John and Sara. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. And Who were the shared Scottish ancestors of the transported men and their modern Scottish relatives. James mackall, John Mackshane, and Thomas Tower became forge hands under John Vinton, John Turner jr, , Henry Leonard and Quenten Prey. He was captured at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 or Worchester in 1651. Such as were sick of scurvy or other diseases have not wanted physick and chyrurgery. (CD) of Roxbury, MAFrizzell/Frissell, Alexander. Many of those captured Scots were sent to the American colonies. Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775, Rezensionen werden nicht berprft, Google sucht jedoch gezielt nach geflschten Inhalten und entfernt diese. 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. Grey paid his wife's fine " for breach of sabbath and for stricking of Patience Everinton". 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. They clashed at the short, brutal Battle of Dunbar. November 11Th, the Council issued sailing orders to the Unity. (CD), of Oyster River and Dover, NH; Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt, James (1). His ancestor, Alexander Gordon,arrived in the colonies in 1652 as a political prisoner. (CD), of Cambridge and Billerica, MassachusettsRoy, John. 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. The Scottish POWs worked 12-hour days at hard, dangerous labor. Payment for medical care and medicine as well as food was needed. (IWI)Thompson, James. 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. Three days later, Hasseltigge was directed to deliver 150 prisoners to New England, with conditions that these men were well and sound and free of wounds because Hasslrigge, was concerned that these men were all infected, They were sent to London by water. In all, 639 of the those 1,301 were transported here. (CD), Woburn, MABruce, James. Bennett Senior changed the newspaper industry with such [], How Scottish POWS Were Sold as Slave Labor in New England, John Cotton defended the practice. Daniel Livingston in 1694 was attacked by Indians. Blacke apparently left prison, married and had children. James Adams went with Giffard's acrt and team. When he died he devided his property between Peter Grant and John Taylor. Some of the Scottish POWs like David Hamilton survived Cromwells forces only to die at the hands of Indians. His daughter, Fanny Kemble Knight, took a famous horseback ride alone along the Boston Post Road. Nyven Agnew also called niven Agmeau and niven the Sct was taxed in Dover, in 1659. The men worked long hours, 12-hour shifts. * THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR (CD)Murray/Morrey, James. (CD), of Boston, MAWilliamson, Duncan. Much the same happened in 1715 and 1745. 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. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. Few of these contain any other biographical information, so further research usually involves legal records. What a scoop. 09:00 to 17:00. colonial ancestor you may have received a small segment from. Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives Bookshop. (LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. The English then drove the Scottish POWs like cattle to London. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet, was sixth in descent from him. Prisoners after Culloden View full image 00:00 00:00 List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). Isla Bryson, 31, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of raping one woman in 2016 and . 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). 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. W SC "Wakefield" Capt Thomas BECK, bound for SC from Liverpool 21 April 1716 with 81 prisoners. (CD)Marshall, John. They had three sons, one of which was Joseph who was a soldier at Crown Point in 1726. elem.type = "text/javascript"; (CD), of Charlestown and Woburn MABurges, Alexander. The Scottish POWs were all still of marriageable age when freed from bondage, and many did marry. Gordon complained to the court of ill-treatment and petitioned for his freedom, apparently without success. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAJordan,William. (IWI), of Lynn, MA (Updated 24 Feb 2020)Dowty [Doughty],Thomas. 4. 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. 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. It's corect. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. 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. (CD)MacCoon, John. 1. Another 25 Scottish POWs were taken to the Newichwannock River, now the Salmon Falls River in Berwick, Maine. Daniel Salmon employed some of the Scots on his company farm., where they kept the community cattle. Slavery involves ownership of the entire person (often not considered as such) as property. Note: There was a Thomas Holmes / Hume listed as being sold to Henry Sayward of York for 30 Pounds. If you have managed to do this, you are welcome to share that outcome with this Project. These men were captured at the battle of Worcester. Berry Tho. 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). (CD), of Boston?, MABogle,Alexander. In the summer of 1650, Cromwell and his forces invaded Scotland. 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. until Hugh was fortunate enough to stumble upon a warrant, filed away for safekeeping This was near Kitteryand York, Maine. (CD)Power, Walter. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . They arrived in Boston in December. Unlike all other ancestors in this genealogy, Daniel Davisson is unique. 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)Gordon,James. George S. Stewarts list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. (J&S), Adams, James. Your book is dead wrong. 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. (IWI), of Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, MADavison ye Scot. 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. The ancestry proposed for David Hamilton, here treated, relies upon the pedigree published on the Phillips Family website. On 10, Nov. 1658 [census? (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. People Affected By Crime. 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. (CD)Paul, William. It also outlines which details can be useful when starting your research, and contains background information on the history of criminal transportation. 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. 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. 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). (CD), of Lynn, MAWilson, William. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. Across the sea, Oliver Cromwells new government had the costly and vexing task of managing thousands of Scottish POWs. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. 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. Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. The microfiche index to the New South Wales convict indents and ships, compiled by the Genealogical Society of Victoria, can be consulted in our reading rooms. To use mtDNA you would be looking at descent from one of the SPOW's daughters, who would have his wife's DNA. The remainder were sold to local residents. Two months after the battle, 150 Scottish POWs boarded the Unity and sailed to London, then to Charlestown, Mass. (CD), of South Berwick and York, ME; yDNA StudyMerrow, Henry. However, by the time the Scots arrived in Boston, they were in poor health. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means (CD), not much known about this James.Stewart, John. (LLNV), of Cambridge, MAWyer, Edward. (CD), 1659: Dover, NH; Maine, Believed to have died childless.Anderson,Archibald. this.page.identifier = PAGE_IDENTIFIER; Again, many died of disease, starvation and exposure while the government debated what to do with them. 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. . Here they were allowed daily rations of a pound of bread and a half a pound of cheese. 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 Convict censuses, musters, pardons and tickets of leave, including series HO 10, HO 11 and CO 209/7, can be searched at ancestry.com.au (). That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. 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? Cromwell and his Puritan followers executed King Charles I in January 1649. ( 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. Note: Alexander Gorthing was purchased by Samuel Stratton of Waterown. Three thousand men died in battle, and 10,000 taken prisoner. About 275 Scottish POWs were sent to Boston about the John and Sara, where Thomas Kemble, a Charlestown merchant, took them on consignment. 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. }; (LLNV)*****ResidencesMcMilan (Mackmallen), Alester. Yes, indenture WAS slavery. They sold to James Smith of Oyster River, a tailor, land granted to them at Dover. You can find the entire family history of Duncan Stewart in Sprague Journal Maine History. This is essential so that your matches and you can begin to work out who your shared ancestors may be. [], [] of Kittery, considered too poor and low to ever form a town. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. 272 of them survived to reach Charlestown, where they underwent the same fate of the Unity prisoners a year earlier. Holding such a large number of prisoners could be costly. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. Your chances of success will be much better if you begin with some information about the person youre looking for. Please dont leave the project if you think you have few results. Cooper's daughter Sarah married George Grey, another Scotsman. His wife's name was Sisey. A list is available through the Findmypast () search page, though not all the documents mentioned are available online. Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. Neither married. Charles Bateson, The Convict Ships 1787-1868 (1983), Alan Brooke, and David Brandon, Bound for Botany Bay: British convict voyages to Australia (2005), P G Fidlon and R J Ryan (eds), The first fleeters: a comprehensive listing of convicts, marines, seamen, officers, wives, children and ships (1981), Michael Flynn, The second fleet: Britains grim convict armada of 1790 (2001), Mollie Gillen, The founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the first fleet (1989), David T Hawkings, Bound for Australia (2012), David T Hawkings, Criminal ancestors: a guide to historical criminal records in England and Wales (2009), Robert Hughes, The fatal shore: a history of transportation of convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 (1987), L L Robson, The convict settlers of Australia (1981), R J Ryan (ed), The second fleet convicts: a comprehensive listing of convicts who sailed in HMS Guardian, Lady Juliana, Neptune, Scarborough and Surprise (1982), For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 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. (CD), of Lynn, MAHobbs, Henry. var elem = document.createElement('script'); _qevents.push({ Some men were shot because they either could not or would not march. 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)Grimes,Alexander. 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. Ninety percent of them stayed in Maryland and Virginia. He had seven children and many descendants. These can be useful in researching transported convicts. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. Contact details can be found using find an archive. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 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. They went with an Englishman named Richard Leader, who got hold of an abandoned mill. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. The best practice is to leave your results in the project to accumulate matches over time. They were still there in 1659. (CD), of Cambridge and Malden, MAEaton,Alexander. Smith : 5 Denis McIntyre: (LLNV), 1662: Kittery, MaineBean,John. Slavery is forever. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. "Between 1650 and 1775 many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. 1671 he had a grant of upland, at York Bridge. Page Notes US POWS 36 29 2 33 1776 name, rank, regiment, 6 pages Navy Officers 44 37 474 1781 The Scots Did have a bad time;however the Irish had a much Worse time. Auburn Cemetery. // IMPORTANT: Replace EXAMPLE with your forum shortname! But the Y chromosome is very powerful for earlier ancestry because it changes very little as it is passed from father to son. FAQs Contact Us & Complaints |. In Durham, the English imprisoned the Scottish POWs in the castle and cathedral. 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. 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. Note: We deliberately chose the words slave, slavery and slave labor because we view any kind of forced labor as slavery. The Scottish people had largely sided with Cromwell, but they turned on Cromwell and declared Charles son king. The names of convicts transported with the first fleet, which sailed in May 1787 and reached Australia in January 1788, are listed in The First Fleeters, edited by P G Fidlon and R J Ryan. (CD), of Ipswich, MAForbes (alias Forbush),Daniel. This Y-DNA Project aims to discover descendants of the Scots captured in the battles of Dunbar and Worcester (1650-51) by Oliver Cromwell's army, and transported to the Americas. Scots prisoners sent to New England around 1651 Doesnt matter how we try to dress this up, it was definitely slavery. (CD); yDNA StudyRankin, John. 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. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MABurgess, Robert. requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account (CD), of Upper Kittery, ME;yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20)Gregory, John. (1), (CD), of Charlestown and Marlborough, MA.Stewart, Alexander. If you feel you are not gaining much from your membership, please contact the administrators first and dont just leave! (LLNV)Patterson, Edward. Livingstone, John. Assimilated to English ways, the Lowland Scots were primarily skilled tradesmen, farmers, and professionals pulled by greater economic opportunity in America. A letter written by James Stanhope at Whitehall to the Commanding Officer of his Majesty's Forces in Liverpool. The . They have not been sold for slaves to perpetual servitude, but for 6 or 7 or 8 yeares, as we do our owne [indentured servants] , As one historian noted drily, Cottons sanction deadened the New England conscience.. 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. Zechariah Symmes, one of Charlestowns most prominent citizens. He and his wife Rebecca often refused to attend church on the Sabbath. 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. Robert Barber, son of John Barber sr. born Ansbury 1- March-1669/1670. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, John. The History of The Town of Durham New Hampshire, Source Historical and genealogical Reg, N.E.H.G. List of Geni requires JavaScript! In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. 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. However, his violent temper got the best of him there also. or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. [sibling%28s%29 unknown] They were as follows: A few years later, a small group of Scots were brought to Scotland, Maine. (CD)McNair, Alexander. were the Grant brothers, Peter and James. In about 1676 he administered the estate of John Barry and he lived on that same land in Kittery. (LLNV), of Salem and Marblehead, MAForbes/Furbush/Farbush, Thomas. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of (IWI)3. There is a profound difference between indenture and slavery. If you are out to educate people, being confrontational doesnt work. (CD)McCallum, Malcolm. (CD), possibly Hugh STEWARD/STUARD of Falmouth/Yarmouth and Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts?Stewart, James. v3.0. Note: Some of the Scotmans were at Block Island after being freeded. The Puritan minister John Cotton defended the practice. It was reported he stayed in Canada and converted to Catholicism. 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. 15 or 20 of the men went to Richard Leader for services at his Saw Mill , at Berwick, on the Pascataqua River,in Maine. FIRST GENERATION IN THE NEW WORLD ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be Others went to York as servants. This comment system In our book, thats slavery, whether temporary or not. Transported Scottish Prisoners of the Civil Wars (1650s). 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. (CD), of Charlestown, MAMimy (Meany), Robert. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. On 3 Sep 1650, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. (CD)Mark, Patrick. They worked as woodcutters to supply the wood to make charcoal, or as forge hands, as blacksmiths, as miners and farmhands. 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 Bostonians viewed them with scorn and classed them with African-Americans and Indians. (IWI), of Lynn, MAWarren, James. (CD)Orr, James. (LLNV), of Lynn, MACahoon,William. Daniel Blacke, who came over on the John and Sara, probably got sold to the son of the Rev. (CD)McDonald, Daniel. (IWI), of Lynn, MA; Block Island, RI; Danielson, CTDarling,George. (LLNV), of Dover, NHHolmes/Holme/Homes/Hume, Thomas. His slavery did end, however, and he married the bosss daughter, Mary Lissen. The Y chromosomes of SPOWs can still be seen in their direct male line descendants today, and can identify a descendant. A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. Some of the Scottish POWs were sold individually as servants. */ Again he was fined in Maine for selling liquor to Indians and getting them drunk. (CD), of Cambridge, MAMcCoy, John. 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. The list also details where each person was tried. Carrying the label Jacobite Rebel he was sold into seven years indenture-ship and so became a piece of real property. "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; Covenanters. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. qacct:"p-a3iOnAvnvZ9sY" Long afterwards it was called Scotchman's Neck. Note: Duncan Stewart was born in the highlands of Scotland about 1623. 1-B. Virginia, Bermuda, Barbados are encouraged to contact the administrators. Search the index to Tasmanian convicts (archives council of Tasmania) by name to see some digitised records, including conduct records, indents and descriptions. This project will be of interest to people who have tested Y-DNA (for themselves or a family member) and who are, or believe you may be: The Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651). 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. Spurious Pedigree */ (CD), of Braintree and Hingham, MA; yDNA StudyDunsmore [Moore], James. It produced much-needed iron bars for tools, building materials and cooking implements. 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. Scots Charitable Society burial plot at Mt. In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. Transportation provided an alternative punishment for crimes which were considered serious, but not worthy of execution. If you have new ones, alert the administrators so they can be invited to join the project. An incomplete list of Scots who were sent to New England in 1650 appeared in the Iron Works papers in 1653. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. With that authority Hasslrigge sent forty men to work as indentures servants at the salt works at Shields. (CD), of New Haven, CT and Elizabeth, NJ.Ross, Gilchrist. 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. (CD), (J&S)MacMallen, John. [] 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. 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