Davison, “ye Scot”

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Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
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Published: 19 Aug 2018
Page contributors: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust

IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 246, “ye Scot” is categorized as:

Definite [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]

Davison, “ye Scot”. Appears: 1651. D.1651. Died enroute from Boston to Saugus or shortly after arriving at Saugus. [DR; SPOWS]

For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.