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It was unfair, it was abusive, and it was misused, but they were never, ever, slaves. Blacke apparently left prison, married and had children. For this kind of project, the genealogical information you provide is as important as the DNA you test. Barnet William Kinedles Angus 056 p GS 229 Barry Thos. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of To use mtDNA you would be looking at descent from one of the SPOW's daughters, who would have his wife's DNA. 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. Henry Brown and James Orr,Oar,Ore lived together their entire lives. In 1711. His daughter, Fanny Kemble Knight, took a famous horseback ride alone along the Boston Post Road. William Furbush was in constant trouble for his outspoken comtempt of the English authority. 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). For information about Alexander Gordon, we relied on A. J. Gordon: An Epic Journey of Faith and Pioneering Vision By Kevin Belmonte. Still others were sold individually. They are as follows: Aside from the Scot prisoners, there were other Scots, who also arrived on The Unity. Stbere im grten eBookstore der Welt und lies noch heute im Web, auf deinem Tablet, Telefon oder E-Reader. Alexander Gordon died in Exeter in 1697, and his children had many descendants. (IWI), of Lynn and Boston, MAMaxey/Macxy/Maxsy/Maxy, Alexander. In 1662, Brown and Orr of Sacco Falls belonging to Winter Harbor, for himself and Henry Brown. 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. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, George. (CD), (J&S), of Lynn, MA.Taylor, James. We must have money; a fathers debts are to be paid, an aged mother to be supported, a brothers ambition to be aided and so the factories are supplied. 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. (CD), of Dover NH, Kittery ME;yDNA StudyToish, John. (CD)Orr, James. Late [apprentice] to Pat Black Surgeon in Perth. Disease was rampant. List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MABurgess, Robert. 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. On 10, Nov. 1658 [census? Unfortunately, this type of DNA test is not useful for researching ancestors from the 1650s, or from colonial New England. Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. ], they lived in Oyster River. John Curmuckhell died not long after. The names below are compiled from the following three lists:1. 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 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. "Between 1650 and 1775 many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. elem.type = "text/javascript"; About 275 Scottish POWs were sent to Boston about the John and Sara, where Thomas Kemble, a Charlestown merchant, took them on consignment. (IWI)Makiah, Daniel. * (CD), of Woburn and Reading, MAMiddleton, James. (IWI), of Lynn, MALivingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. Long afterwards it was called Scotchman's Neck. He had no children. JAMES TAYLOR/TAILOR, was born in Scotland, possibly about 163 Scottish Prisoners of War Society 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. 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). (CD), of Oyster River and Great Island, NH; Kennebec, MEMiller, Games [James]. In our book, thats slavery, whether temporary or not. With that authority Hasslrigge sent forty men to work as indentures servants at the salt works at Shields. This comment system in the wrong box in the British Archives. There is a profound difference between indenture and slavery. On 3 Sep 1650, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. (CD), of Upper Kittery, ME;yDNA Study (updates in progress 24 Feb 20)Gregory, John. (function() { // REQUIRED CONFIGURATION VARIABLE: EDIT THE SHORTNAME BELOW 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. John Clark was taught the trade of blacksmith by Samuel Hart. 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? The Scottish diaspora flowed in three streams: Lowland Scots, Highland Scots, and Ulster Scots. (CD), of Roxbury and Boston, MALadle/Luddle, James. Assimilated to English ways, the Lowland Scots were primarily skilled tradesmen, farmers, and professionals pulled by greater economic opportunity in America. So the Scots waited in the Thames, for passage to New England. This is essential so that your matches and you can begin to work out who your shared ancestors may be. 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. Few of these contain any other biographical information, so further research usually involves legal records. ( Mc Kendra, Mc kandra, Mac Kandra ), Mac Kane John ( Mc Canne , Mac Kane, Mc Kane), Mac Kane patricke ( Mc kane , Mc Cane ), Mac Kannell Daniel ( Mac Connell, Mc Connell ), Mac Kannell Wm. The ship was ordered to depart on Nov 11, 1651, probably left in early December and arrived in New England sometime in early 1652. this.page.url = PAGE_URL; (function() { Dr. Dobson has made some modifications as well; for example, some men who were thought to have been Covenanters are now classed as rebels and English transportees have been omitted, while the references used have been enhanced to facilitate further research. 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. 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. 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. Payment for medical care and medicine as well as food was needed. Although some returned to . (LLNV), of Charlestown, MAMcCall, Duncan. }); Search just our 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. Firstly, this era is generally something between 8 to 13 generations back in time for today's family history researchers. Battle of Worcester By Published by Machell Stace http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/civilwar/g5/cs2/s5/, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1943037. 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: Alexander Gordon, for example, agreed to seven years of slavery under Samuel Stratton of Watertown. After another indian attack in 1711 he sold the Garrison to the Macintire Family. 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. })(); (CD)McCallum, Malcolm. The shipmaster, Augustine Walker, paid five pounds for each man and sold them for 20 to 30 pounds. Some of the Scots who came to Massachusetts Bay Colony worked at the iron works. Id DateRoll No. try { All those who are descended from the Scottish transportees who arrived around 1650 (with reasonable documentary evidence), Any of their Y-DNA matches who may be discovered (with the same surname or different surnames). s.src = 'https://escotland.disqus.com/embed.js'; Transportation provided an alternative punishment for crimes which were considered serious, but not worthy of execution. (CD)Neill, Andrew. /** His was one of several Scottish names that began appearing on . The York County Court admonished Cooper , his wife, John taylor and other Scotsmen, " for their use of profane speeches" and referring to ' devill in their common talk". (LLNV)2. Cromwell and his Puritan followers executed King Charles I in January 1649. (IWI), of Lynn, MAJunkins,Robert. A directory of Scots banished to the American plantations is available at Genealogical In all, 639 of the those 1,301 were transported here. Samuel Drake Publisher 1847 Vol 1 - 50 ( Oct 1847 pages 378- 379), Coehon John ( Cowen, Cowan, cowin, Cowing), Edminsteisteire John ( Edminstair, Edmonstair), Mack Alinsten Almister ( Mc Alinsten, Mac Allinsten ), MaKandra Wm. (CD), of Cambridge, MAMcCoy, John. * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives Bookshop. (CD), of Berwick and York, ME; Dover, NHMcIntire, Philip. (CD)Purdie, John. 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. with any of these companies then you can create an account Few records of these individuals survive, though legal records from this period may contain useful information. until Hugh was fortunate enough to stumble upon a warrant, filed away for safekeeping It produced much-needed iron bars for tools, building materials and cooking implements. (IWI), Lynn and Salem, MAGrimes, Henry. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. (LLNV), of Hartford and Haddam, CTCoombs/Comby, Allister,(LLNV), of York, ME, and Portsmouth, NHCooper,Alexander. 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. To use this type of DNA you will have to have an all female-line of descent (the living tester can be male or female) from the mother/daughter to your tester. Alternatively, search our library catalogue to see which are available to consult in the reading rooms. Many small segments are ancient segments of DNA that become common in a community. var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; John Touish had the job of taking stock of ore and making charcoal. In was in court again for stricking and abusing fellow Dunbar Scosman, Alexander Mackanur, who was lame and in poor health. 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. People Affected By Crime. 5-6. and in Drake's work on the Founders of New England. (IWI), of Lynn and Reading, MAUpton(Rubton), John. Zechariah Symmes, one of Charlestowns most prominent citizens. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. June 3, 1675 Henry Brown and James Orr , Scotchmen, residents of Wells bought 200 acres from Henry Sayward, at Moresome. They became most respected section of early settlers. If they can prove a SPOW descent, then that is your descent as well. Check your matches regularly. 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. (CD) (J&S)Jameson,Andrew. (CD)MacCoon, John. Note: There was a Thomas Holmes / Hume listed as being sold to Henry Sayward of York for 30 Pounds. (IWI), of Lynn, MA (Updated 24 Feb 2020)Dowty [Doughty],Thomas. 1659 they removed to Newbury, in Byfield Parish, where they lived for 30 years. Sentences of transportation were still passed, with convicts held in prison while the government considered alternative destinations. 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. (CD), of Oyster River, NH; Salem and Malden, MA: Kittery and Saco, MEDunbar,Robert. Add a pedigree (GEDCOM) to your FTDNA account. About 1600 died of dysentery, disease or starvation. A list of the passengers of the John and Sara is given in the Suffolk Deed Records, book 1. pp. Livingstone, John. 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. 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. David Hume, who came over on the John and Sara, settled in Dedham, Mass., where his name morphed into Holmes. You can find the entire family history of Duncan Stewart in Sprague Journal Maine History. 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. 1 John Duncan: 2 Duncan Bean : 3 John McIntyre : 4 Alex. 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 (). the original by clicking on this line. 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)3. FIRST GENERATION IN THE NEW WORLD * THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR This information will help us make improvements to the website. Daniel Livingston in 1694 was attacked by Indians. They were captured by the English, taken from their homeland, and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony to work as indentured servants for seven years. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of Formatted by Patty MacFarlane, This story was updated in 2022. "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Biography However, one member of the SPOW project has already successfully traced his all-female line descent from a SPOW's daughter, and identified her mtDNA - so it can be done. They worked as woodcutters to supply the wood to make charcoal, or as forge hands, as blacksmiths, as miners and farmhands. (IWI), of Lynn, MADowning,Malcolm. (CD), of Oyster River and Dover, NH; Kittery, MEGrant/Graunt, James (1). it was there they ran a sawmill. Brown and Orr lived for many years in Wells, Maine. with Disqus. 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. But the Y chromosome is very powerful for earlier ancestry because it changes very little as it is passed from father to son. These can be found in various ways: Before transportation most criminal offences were punished by death, a fine or whipping. 1. Technically they signed contracts agreeing to indentured servitude, but in reality most spoke Gaelic and many couldnt read or write. In 1654, Blacke assaulted and beat up his master, and a court sent him to prison in 1654. (IWI), of Lynn and Braintree, MA; yDNA StudyMcCallum, John. Maxwell received 30 lashes on his bare skin "for exobitant and abusive carage toward the master and his wife." Note: We deliberately chose the words slave, slavery and slave labor because we view any kind of forced labor as slavery. (CD), of Lynn, MassachusettsFassett/McPherson/Mackfassy,Patrick. [] 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. (LLNV), of Oyster River, NHDanielson [Daniels], James. Unlike all other ancestors in this genealogy, Daniel Davisson is unique. Some were executed. or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, 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 Here they were allowed daily rations of a pound of bread and a half a pound of cheese. The English had them buried in mass graves, only recently discovered. Facebook or Yahoo. Late servant. (CD), of South Berwick, ME:yDNA StudyCorser,Hercules. The Puritan minister John Cotton defended the practice. 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. 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. (CD), residence unknownWilson, Robert. By the 19th century, the Scots Charitable Society maintained the Scots Temporary Home in Boston and a burial plot in Mt. (LLNV)Taylor, Robert. In 1667 a seat was assigned for him at the Amsbury Church. List of pageTracker._trackPageview(); Contact details can be found using find an archive. He had at least 2 sons, John and Robert. Some married Irish housemaids, also brought to the colonies as slaves. 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. Assorted records of criminals, convicts and prisoners can be searched on on Findmypast.co.uk (), though many do not relate to criminal transportation. These can be useful in researching transported convicts. Auburn Cemetery. In the following years, many Scots who were were taken prisoners at the Battle of Worcester [England] were sent to Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maine aboard the John and Sara. (CD)Ross, Finlay/Fennel. (CD), of Lynn, MAMcKay, Daniel. Exactly one year after the Battle of Dunbar, Cromwells much larger force defeated 16,000 mostly Scottish army at Worcester, England. Cromwells army released thousands of sick and wounded Scotts, but marched the Scottish POWs like cattle to Durham, 100 miles away. Spurious Pedigree (CD), of Kittery, ME and Dover, NHFresell/Frizzell,James. Berry Tho. 09:00 to 17:00. the whip which brings us to Lowell is necessity. The New South Wales census (HO 10/21 HO 10/27) is the most complete. 6 July 1675 his wife Ann was taken to court for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the lord's day. 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. This project aims to research and discover more about the fates and descendants of those Scottish prisoners captured and transported in these two battles of the English/Scottish Civil Wars - the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651). Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. George S. Stewarts list, 35 Scots at Lynn 1653, Iron Works Inventory. research. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MassachusettsBarry, James. Indenture is ownership of the labor of a person, usually in the form of payment of a debt, and, as the article above indicates, almost always under written contract. Transportation was not formally abolished until 1868, but it had been effectively stopped in 1857 and had become unusual well before that date. The first goal of the project is to work on discovering more about the Unity and John and Sarah groups who reached New England. Husband of Lydia (Jenkins) Paul m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Worcester#/media/File:Battle_of_Worcester.jpg. Thomas, (LLNV), of Scarborough, MaineChisholm, Duncan. Many of those deported were later pardoned on the condition that . In 1681, he received 20 lashes on his bare skin, by the court, for calling court officials "Divills and hell Hounds". Bostonians viewed them with scorn and classed them with African-Americans and Indians. Before 1775, more than 50,000 prisoners were sent to Americaprimarily to . (CD), of Braintree and Hingham, MA; yDNA StudyDunsmore [Moore], James. He was evedently well reguarded by its owner and selectman Nichilas Lissen, as he married Lissen's daughter Hannah after being there only two years. Gen. Soc of Boston. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence (CD), of Cambridge and Marlborough, MAForbes, James. In 1686 Brown and Orr brought suit against John Bray for carrying away their grass at Brave Boat Harbor. Indenture was not slavery. 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. */ Yes, indenture WAS slavery. Some men were shot because they either could not or would not march. (CD), Woburn, MABruce, James. He then sold another forty men as general laborers and set up a trade of Linen Cloth, twelve prisoners became weavers. (IWI), of Lynn, MAMcDougall, Allan. Again, many were ordered for transportation and on 8th November 1651, the John and Sarah took sail with around 300 Scottish prisoners on board. 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. Among the Northern Neck iron manufacturers who used convict labor was John Tayloe at his Neabsco Company iron mine in Prince William County. After 1776, all criminal transportation was to modern-day Australia, specifically New South Wales and Van Diemens Land (modern-day Tasmania). He was received as an inhabitant of Exester 1678. (CD), (J&S)McLeod, Mordicai. (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. 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. Auburn Cemetery. a bill requesting payment from the King for transporting the prisoners on the ten ships. (LLNV), of York, ME. Records of trials held at quarter sessions are held by local archives. (LLNV),Hampton, NHBurbean/Burbeen,John. 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. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. 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? (LLNV), of York, MEDouglas/McDougall, Alexander. A list of them can be found here. The best practice is to leave your results in the project to accumulate matches over time. Born about 1635 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Much the same happened in 1715 and 1745. 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 ). (CD), of South Berwick and Upper Eliot, MEFerguson/Fargison, John. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, Thomas. Of course that leaves me with an appetite for more. Dec, 26,1660 , he bought land from John Pearce of Yorke. (IWI) 3. (CD), (J&S), see John and Sara ListKidd/Skid, James. Daneil Gill , age 81 and th e son of another Scotsman Junkins, were out fishing, when they were attacked and killed by Indians. 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. Three thousand men died in battle, and 10,000 taken prisoner. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. (CD), of Exeter, ME; Dover, NH, yDNA Study, (Updating now, TR)MaGoon, John. A sawmill owner in Exeter, N.H., named Nicholas Lissen bought him and six other Scottish POWs. (CD), of Hingham, MAMaGoon, Henry. 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. (CD)Moore, Mathew. */ /* (CD), (J&S)MacMallen, John. Your chances of success will be much better if you begin with some information about the person youre looking for. 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. John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. (IWI), yDNA Study, of Lynn and Springfield, MA.Stewart, William. 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. While this was going on, the Council had received several petitions from persons, who wished to transport the Scots overseas. (LLNV), of Dedham, MAGrant,Peter. (CD), of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Ross, John. Scots Charitable Society burial plot at Mt. (LLNV),Died enroute from Boston, MA.Denmark,Patrick. 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. (IWI), 1653: Lynn, MACleghorn,James. (IWI)McWater, William. That includessex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude or unlawful recruitment. (IWI), of Lynn, Salem and Marblehead, MADavison ye Scot. 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. 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