The first An 18th Century sketch of Martinique, where around 150 Jacobite prisoners were freed after their ship, which was on its way to Antigua, was intercepted by French privateers. PIC: Creative Commons. Bonnie Prince Charlie: My flawed ancestor who 'tried his absolute hardest' for S Scottish Field, 496 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH5 2DL. 1657 he was taxed at Oyster River. His father left him half his property in hopes that he might return, but he never did. According to a receipt given to the commissary general of the rebel prisoners, 639 prisoners were transported, but, for reasons unknown to this writer, only 636 were named in the manifest. Sc (?) As such of them as are not in a condition to be transported in regard to their health, you are to take care that they be as soon as possible taken out of their places of confinement in order to have the benefit of the air, with these restrictions that it be within the castle walls & at proper times, and with proper Guards, so as to prevent their making Escapes. Spurious Pedigree John Becx and Joshua Foote conferred with their partners, the Undertakers of the Iron Works. To the modern reader they look very similar. In the interest of space conservation, ship names and destinations have been coded.It should be noted that not all prisoners reached the destinations originally designated. 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. The Continentals who fought at Cowpens are perpetuated today by the 175th Infantry, Maryland ARNG, and the 198th Signal Battalion, Delaware ARNG, and the Virginia militia by the 116th Infantry, Virginia ARNG. There were 4000 dead, 10,000 captured, and 4000 more escaped. 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. Names in prison, names on the embarkation list, names at debarkation and names from the Land records auction. The contemporary English judicial system was harsher than in Scotland, which explains why the Hanoverian government had the Jacobite prisoners taken south to England for trial. More than likely, many ended up deaf or at least hard of hearing because of the constant hammering . In 1681 a surprise attact by Indians distroyed most of the dwellings.in the area. Following the Jacobite defeat, Fraser surrendered to the Crown and was initially imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle. 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. Among the men who were sent to the sawmills of Berwick along with other workers from the Iron Work. One of these regiments was the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, raised by Simon Fraser and thereby known as Frasers Highlanders. Copyright 2023 History Today Ltd. Company no. 1 August 2007. The 93rd was ordered to advance obliquely to assist the struggling British main assault. to retrieve any portion of the site. You will likewise give such assurance to the magistrates & the Persons concerned in the receiving the said prisoners, as shall be judged necessary for putting them on board the severall ships to which they shall be consignd with the greatest case of safety. After the Prisoners are embarked you are to transmit [send] back to me this originall Petition. The History of The Town of Durham New Hampshire, Source Historical and genealogical Reg, N.E.H.G. The Jacobite Diaspora 1688-1746: From Despair to Integration. After being captured, they were marched from Durham to Newcastle. prisoner and sent to the American Colonies the following spring as FPC John Paul shipdestinationship codecode AVa"Anne", Capt Robert WALLACE, bound for VA from Liverpool 31 July 1716 with 18 prisoners. If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you arelogged in. Captured in that rebellion was 637 Scottish rebels. 15 or 20 of the men went to Richard Leader for services at his Saw Mill , at Berwick, on the Pascataqua River,in Maine. John Buchanan, in his book The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas, writes that the 71st was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. He landed in Ipswich ,Mass, where he was an indentured servent . When Grant instead decided to attack the French position, his force was out-maneuvered, surrounded, and defeated. until Hugh was fortunate enough to stumble upon a warrant, filed away for safekeeping In The History of Durham, N.H. several mini profiles of several of the Scot Prisoners have been recorded. Get Our Inside Story Newsletter. Liverpool 30 March 1716 with 95 prisoners. Your email address will not be published. Almost 1,500 men were recruited from the Highlands including many men from clans that had fought for the Jacobite cause. However, letting them go could prove to be very dangerous. GVa"Godspeed (or Goodspeed). He was to be sure that each load was of full measure. Again he was fined in Maine for selling liquor to Indians and getting them drunk. There were 150 Scots who were were sent to New England on The Unity and arrived at Lynn, Ma. Following the English Civil Daniel Salmon employed some of the Scots on his company farm., where they kept the community cattle. Conflicts with England broke out again, and between 1715 and 1745 more than fourteen hundred defeated Jacobite rebels (Scots who wanted to return a Stuart monarch to the throne of England) were sent to America as political prisoners of England. FVa/Md"Friendship". Af Bar "Africa". Payment for medical care and medicine as well as food was needed. 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. DAVID HAMILTON=== Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. additional on another manifest. Get Our Inside Story Newsletter. unknown to this writer, only 636 were named in the manifest. . remained there for several days, during which the government forces They were sent to prison for life without parole. We at Scottish Field endeavour to ensure that all our reports are fair and accurate and comply with the Editors Code of Practice set by the 1635) Not a very pleasant situation of forced labour, rather like working on a prison work gang. Between 1650 and 1775, many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. The surviving Scots presented the English with a problem. 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. The Latin word 'Jacobus' means James: the term Jacobite recalls the cause of James VII and II, who was driven from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland by his Dutch son-in-law William of Orange between 1688 and 1690. 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 ). Commanding officer of his Majestys fortress in Liverpoole, Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence Capt Michael MANKIN, bound for MD or VA from Liverpool 24 May 1716 with 80 prisoners. The following is exactly how I found it recorded so nothing is misspelled. You may read a transcription of this warrant and view scans of A List of the Ninety Five Prisoners that went Furbush was fined in N. H. for drinking with two Indians, named Henry and Richard. Mackanur died in 1670. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by A complete listing. The 93rd was assigned to the British command allocated to assault New Orleans, Louisiana. )"Scipio" commander's name and destination not given, from Liverpool 30 March 1716 with 95 prisoners. Geni requires JavaScript! it was there they ran a sawmill. [sibling%28s%29 unknown] ship & that besides the said one hundred and twelve persons the Master did Report that one other Prisoner by name Duncan Mackfale died at sea In 1714, the ruling Stuart family had been deposed by the House of Hanover and the Stuarts, desiring to reclaim the throne, were known as Jacobites. The authors note one form of The next day, the battle went very much as Morgan had planned. Capt Michael MANKIN, bound for MD or VA from Richard CROPPER, master bound for Barbadoes from Va/Jam Webster, James--F,Md White, Alexander--EA, Va/Jam White, Hector--G,Va White, James--F,Md White, John--EA, Va/Jam Wilkie, James--W,SC Willson, Henry--F,Md Wilson, James--W,SC Witherington, Richard--G,Va Wood, James--EA, Va/Jam Woofe, William--Sc,-- Wright, William--EA, Va/Jam Yeoman, Francis--S,SC Young, Robert--W,SC Young, William--A,Va Young, William--Sc,--. Seeing the militia withdrawing as planned, the 17th Light Dragoons pursued, but were driven off by Morgans cavalry. 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. Alexander Maxwell, was at The Great Works in 1654 when relations between him and the English master turned violent. Another 150 prisoners were sent to New England aboard the Unity through Joshua Foote and John Becx, owners of the Saugus (Lynn) and Braintree (Quincy) Iron Works. The attack was part of a largescale Publishing Company. The most recent pleasure I had was to be able to put together complete records for the two ships that came here to Maryland, the Goodspeed and the Friendship of Belfast. Yes Jacobite prisoners were sent to the Caribbean after Culloden however they were sent there as Indentured servants. John Barry died during an Indian attact in 1671. They sold to James Smith of Oyster River, a tailor, land granted to them at Dover. Formatted by Patty MacFarlane, List of rebel prisoners: with their rank and the number of witnesses against them, July 17 1746 (SP 54/32/41C). 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. Amdrew--W,SC Sotherland, John--Sc,-- Spalding, Alexander--F,Md Steward, Donald--W,SC Steward, Walter--H,StC Stewart, Alexander--EA, Va/Jam Stewart, Alexander--EA, Va/Jam Stewart, Alexander--EA, Va/Jam Stewart, Alexander--S,SC Stewart, Alexander--Sc,-- Stewart, Charles--Sc,-- Stewart, Daniel--G,Va Stewart, Daniel--Sc,-- Stewart, Daniel--Sc,-- Stewart, David--F,Md Stewart, Donald--EA, Va/Jam Stewart, Dun (can?) on board the Scipio at Leverpool in order for It is His Majestys Pleasure [wish], that Charles King one of the Prisoners at Liverpoole, who has signd the Petition, should not be delivered with the rest to be Transported, but that he should be taken out of Prison, & quartered in a private Lodging under a Guard. 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