Was your ancestor a Scot living in New England at this time period? Is his name on one of these lists?
Next fall the Battle of Dunbar will be re-created and commemorated in Dunbar, East Lothian Scotland. The flyer above has been circulating on social media, and more information will be announced soon. At the SPOW (Scottish Prisoners of War) Facebook group, many descendants are planning to attend the events in Scotland.
Are you one of the descendants who might be attending?
For the truly curious:
The Scottish Prisoners of War Society - https://scottishprisonersofwar.com/
An alphabetized list of the Dunbar Prisoners: https://scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_dunbar_pows_america/
An alphabetized list of the Worcester Prisoners:
https://scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_wor_pows_in_america/
Durham University: Scottish Soldiers Project: https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/europe/pg-skeletons/
Some other blog posts I have published on this subject:
September 2015 - The Discovery of the Scots Prisoners of War graves in Durham, England:
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/09/discovery-of-scots-prisoners-of-war-at.html
October 2016 - University of Durham Team visits Descendants in Saugus, Massachusetts
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/10/university-of-durham-team-is-reaching.html
August 2011 - The Ship John and Sara Prisoners of War 1651
https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/08/ship-john-and-sara-prisoners-of-war.html
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Was your ancestor a Scottish Prisoner of War from the Battle of Dunbar?", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 6, 2018 ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/12/was-your-ancestor-scottish-prisoner-of.html: accessed [access date]).
My DNA says that I have Scottish markers and my grandmother said we came from the line of George Gray.
ReplyDeleteOur Grays lived in Maine as far as I know.
Our ancestor is George Darling of Lasswade 1614-1693
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