| Battle: | 03 Sep 1651, Battle of Worcester at Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
| Ship/Arrival: | John & Sara; May 1652, MA Bay Colony |
| Prisoner and List: | “Murtle Mackilude” of the John & Sara list Mordecai M’Leod, #46 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list |
| Name Variations: | McLeod, McLoud, Mukload, Mordecai |
| Residences: | Lancaster, Massachusetts |
| Other SPOW Associations: | John Macklude/McLeod/MacLoud |
Published on: 16 Jan 2015
Updated: 03 Oct 2018
Page contributors: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Mordecai M’Leod, #46 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list
IMPORTANT UPDATE! (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 255, Mordicai is categorized as:
Doubtful [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
McLeod/McLoud/Mukload, Mordecai. Residences: Lancaster, MA. Appears: 1676. Probably the Murtle Mackilude of the John & Sara list. [SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8]
For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
First Generation in the New World
1. MORDECAI¹ MCLEOD, was born in Scotland and died near Lancaster, Massachusetts on 22 Aug 1675. He married, LYDIA LEWIS.
Biographical Notes:
Brother to John McLeod (John Macklude on John and Sara list)
Mordecai was “killed near Lancaster during Monoco’s Raid on the afternoon of 22 Aug 1675 along with his wife Lydia (Lewis), 3 year old daughter Hannah, and an infant child.”
(NEHGS: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Lancaster, Vol. 1, pp. 15-16)
Children of Mordecai and Lydia (Lewis) McLeod:
2. i. HANNAH² MCLEOD, born before 22 Aug 1672; d. 22 Aug 1675
2. ii. INFANT MCLEOD, b. 1675?; died 22 Aug 1675
NOTES:
I ran across some primary source materials for Mordecai McLeod, which may be useful in expanding on his profile page.
Records from NEHGS’ American Ancestors listing individuals killed in Indian raids, describe Mordecai McLeod as “a Scotsman.” I have attached a snippet from the Middlesex Register since this is some evidence that he may have been a SPOW. Citation: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13320/15/238394852
I saw from his profile page that there was no information as to his date of marriage to Lydia Lewis. He married Lydia in Lancaster, Massachusetts on 31st 11th month 1670 (31 January 1670 OS). Lydia’s surname is not given in the record; she is just referred to as “his wife.” Citation: Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog) Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Pulsifer, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1671-1745, Middlesex County (Massachusetts), FHL Film 892250, Item 2, FHL DGS 7009675; digital image 206 of 760, last accessed March 10, 2019.
I see from his profile page that the birthdate of his daughter, Hannah was guesstimated. Hannah was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts on 16th day 9th Month 1671 (16 November, 1671 (OS)). I have attached a snippet view of the entry from the transcribed records in the event we want to update his profile page. Citation: Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog), Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Pulsifer, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1671-1745, Middlesex County (Massachusetts), FHL Film 892250, Item 2, FHL DGS 7009675; digital image 205 of 760, last accessed March 10, 2019.