| Battle: | Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Ship/Arrival: | Unity, Dec 1650 |
| Prisoner and List: | “Patrick Denmark”, #17 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list |
| Name Variations: | Denmark, Denmor, Dunmarke, Patryarke |
| Residences: | Dover, New Hampshire and Saco, Maine |
| Other SPOW Associations: | Henery Brown and Thomas Doughty |
First Generation in the New World
1. PATRICK¹ DENMARK, “Patrick the Scot“, was born in Scotland, about 1636 and died in Maine? after 1685. He married, at Saco, Maine, by 1663, HANNAH/ANNA (_____).1
Biographical Notes:
1. Contributed by Dr. Andrew Millard in July 2018:
According to Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 249, Patrick is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Denmark/Denmor, Patrick. Residences: Dover NH, Saco ME. Appears: 1662. B.c.1636. D.aft.1685. Closely associated with the Scots at Oyster River. [Exiles; DR; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
2. Taxed in Dover, New Hampshire in 1662.2
3. Moved to Saco, Maine after 1665 where more children were born.2
4. Gave oath for land transaction in Maine on 21 Oct 1667, “Patrick Dumark”3
Children of Patrick and Hannah (_____) Denmark:2
2. PATRICK² DENMARK, born at Dover, NH on 08 Apr 1664.
2. JAMES² DEMNARK, born at Dover on 13 Mar 1665.
2. SON² DUNMARKE, born at Saco and Biddeford, Maine on 14 Oct 1667.4
Second and Third Generations
2. PATRICK² DENMARK, born at Dover, NH on 08 Apr 1664.
2. JAMES² DENMARK, was born at Dover [or Durham], NH on 13 Mar 1665 [or 13 May 1666]. He married at Wells, Maine on 01 April 1694, ELIZABETH [BARRETT] LITTLEFIELD, wife of Nathan.2,5
Biographical Notes:
A James Denmark has property in Kennebunk/Wells, Maine in 1699 nearby other Scots.6
2. SON² DUNMARKE, born at Saco and Biddeford, Maine on 14 Oct 1667.4
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21135/125/426743720
Published: 21 August 2018
Updated: 11 Apr 2020
Researchers: Ray Dusek, Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: Teresa Rust
Sources:
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire.
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Contributed by Ray Dusek on 20 Oct 2018.
Misc. Notes: (Until the below information can be verified, please use with caution.)
Submitted by Ray Dusek on 20 Oct 2018:
Patrick Denmark, 1630–1698
Birth 1630 • ,,,Scotland
Death 1698 • Saco, York, Maine
Spouse: Hannah 1646-?
Children
Patrick Denmark 1664
James Denmark 1666-1698
John Denmark 1667-1669
Bridget Denmark 1669
Elizabeth Denmark 1671
James Denmark son of Patrick Denmark, 1666–?
Birth 13 MAY 1666 • Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire
Death ? • Boston Massachusetts
Spouse: Elizabeth Barrett 1664-1721
Children:
Lydia Denmark 1695
Elizabeth Barrett Denmark 1697
Mary Denmark 1698
Elizabeth Denmark daughter of Patrick Denmark 1671–
Birth 1671 • Eliot,York,Maine,British American Colony
Death Wells, York, Maine,
Spouse 1:
James Burnham 1687-1757
Children:
JAMES Burnham 1710-1787
Spouse 2:
Robert Sinclair 1680-1718 (see note at bottom of page )**
Children:
Elizabeth Sinclair 1713
John SINCLAIR 1714-1770
Spouse 3:
Peter Rich 1687-1755
Children:
Mary Rich 1718
Elizabeth was charged in court 1st was because of James Burnham 1710-1787 born out of wedlock
Maine Court Records, 1696-1854, Denmark, Elizabeth, Plaintiff/Defendant, York Court of Sessions
Date: January 1711
Cause: FORNICATION
Volume and Page 6-355-642-YORK
2nd was not going to church
Maine Court Records, 1696-1854
Denmark, Elizabeth, Plaintiff/Defendant, DEF, York Court of Sessions, date January 1697
NONATTENDANCE CHURCH
Volume and Page: 2-98-120-YORK
Robert Sinclair maybe related to one of the Scottish SPOW,I have not looked into it as of yet. Bridget Denmark daughter to Patrick Denmark if you see the attachment on her seem like she had her share of problems.
- “DENMARK, Patrick & Hannah?/Anna ____; by 1663; Saco, ME/Dover, NH {Dover NH Mar. 48; Harmon Anc. 50; Sv. 2:38; GDMNH 193; Reg. 71:125}” New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21174/443/426883442 [↩]
- Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Contributed by Ray Dusek on 20 Oct 2018. [↩] [↩] [↩] [↩]
- Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7514/86/22206947 [↩]
- Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21135/125/426743720 [↩] [↩]
- New England Marriages to 1700. Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21174/443/426883442 [↩]
- https://archive.org/details/historyofwellske00bourrich/page/226/mode/2up/search/Stewart [↩]