Mackshane, John

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 18 August 2018, Updated: 9 May 2019
Page Contributors: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust


John M’Shane, #1 on George S. Stewart’s “Scots at Lynn 1653. Iron Works Inventory


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 247, John is categorized as:

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

Mackshane/Mackshame/Mackshawm/Mackshawin/Mackeshoune, John. Residences: Lynn, Scarborough, Saco MA. Appears: 1653. D.aft.1676. [Exiles; Banks; DR; 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. JOHN MACKSHANE, was born presumably in Scotland and died in Massachusetts after 1676.

Shinne, John

Battle:Battle of Worcester in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Ship/Arrival:John & Sara, May 1652
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 03 Jan 2019
Page contributors: Ray Dusek, Teresa Rust


Shinne, John.* Shenne in NEHGR


Name variations: Shinne, Shenne, Shind, Shinn


First Generation in the New World

1. JOHN SHINNE, was born presumably in Scotland about 1630 and was still alive in 1697.

Biographical Note:
He served as a soldier at Pemaquid Fort in August 1696.


Shared by Ray Dusek

 

Shared by Ray Dusek.

 

Sources and Notes:
Birth 1630, Scotland
Death, Maine, British America Colony
no other records on John we know he was alive in 1697 he was a solider at Ft Pemaquid
Sources
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Livingstone, Daniel

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 15 Sep 2018, Updated: 24 May 2019
Page contributors: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust


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 253, Daniel is categorized as:

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

Livingstone/Levingstone/Lewiston/Levestoon, Daniel. Residences: York ME. Appears: 1666. D.1694. Appears rather late for a Dunbar prisoner, but the name is distinctively Scottish. [Exiles; DR]

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. LIVINGSTONE, DANIEL, was born presumably in Scotland and died in Maine in 1694.

Frizzell, Alexander

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:Frizzell, Fressell, Ffrissell, Frossell, Frizell
Residences:York, Maine
Other SPOW Associations:Fresell/Frizzell, James of Roxbury, MA; Frizzell/Fresell/Frissell, John (1) of Braintree, MA; Frizzell/Frissell, John (2) of Falmouth, MA
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 11 Sep 2018
Updated: 12 Mar 2020
Researchers: Ray Dusek, Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: Teresa Rust


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 253, Alexander is categorized as: Possible [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Frizzell/Frissell, Alexander. Residences: York ME, Salem MA. Appears: 1660. B.c.1638. D.aft.1678. [Exiles; DR] 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. ALEXANDER¹ FRIZZELL, was born presumably in Scotland about 1638 and died in Maine or Massachusetts after 1678.

Biographical Notes:
In Maine on 28 May 1660, Allexander Ffrissell signs as a witness to an indenture/deed agreement.1,2
In York, Maine on 27 Oct 1667.3
Contributed by Ray Dusek.
  1. Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7516/63/22206582 []
  2. Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7498/499/7036802 []
  3. Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7514/78/5888492 []

Coombs, Allister

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:Coombs, Comby
Residences:York, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 11 Sep 2018, Updated: 4 Apr 2019
Page contributors: Rosann Beauvais, Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust


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),1 on page 252, Allister is categorized as:

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

Appears: 1665. D.1707. Probably a Scot, but first appears rather late for a Dunbar prisoner. Perhaps a later migrant. [Exiles; App.B]23

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. ALLISTER/ALESTER¹ COOMBS, was born possibly in Scotland.

Biographical Notes:
No record of marriage or children was found, although based upon notes below, he may have had children. IF a familial relationship can be connected to the Anthony Coombs mentioned below under notes, for whom there has been a DNA project, then this Allister Coombs may not be a SPOW.


Sources and Notes:

Unable to locate references for Allister Coombs residence location in Portsmouth NH or a death of 1707, might have been a date for Alexander Coombs of Portsmouth NH who was reported as deceased in 1707 and his widow, Abigail, was appointed administratrix 15 Aug 1707. See source: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/ms/coombs/19.htm

Reference to Allister Coombs “Comby” was located in York Deeds Book II, Fol 191, dated 19 Jan 1673, as a witness to a deed between Thomas Stephens and Indians “Robine Hoode, Derumquen & Abomhammon, Weroumby & Roben, Sagamors”.4

Reference to Allister Coombs “Comby” was located in York Deeds Book IX, Fol 254, dated 3 July 1775 as a witness to a deed between Thomas Stephens and Indians “Robine Hoode, Derumquen & Abomhammon, Weroumby Werumby & Roben, Sagamors”. Described as “…adjoyning to Pejepscot river butted & bounded as followeth, to the Land of Thomas Stephens now in possession, East, And to Alester Coombs his Land South. And from the head of Alester Coombs his Marsh westerly to a certain path commonly called the Carrying path or the carrying place, and from the s[ai]d path; upon a straight line to a certain Island commonly called the Stave Island…”5 There is no documentation of Allister receiving his land through grant or deed but instead was considered a squatter.


The Coombs Families of New England Prior to 1700 investigates an Allister Coombs from New Meadows near what is today Brunswick, Maine. The Coombs of Maine.

It is discussed that the Allister Coombs land in the New Meadows area were not legally acquired and later potential descendants attempted to claim his previously occupied land by applying to the “Pejepscot Company” but their requests were denied. It goes on to state that he occupied the area over a ten year period from 1665 to 1675, possibly being killed by Indian attack or being driven away. There is the suggestion that since Anthony Coombs’ children relocate to that same area in the 1730s they might have been descendant from Allister Coombs.


Discussion on WikiTree states Anthony is a descendant of Pierre Comeau as determined by a DNA test. It is also a theory that Anthony Coombs and Antoine Comeau who was born in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1661 are the same person. Based upon this information, it appears that Anthony Coombs should no longer be considered as a potential son of Allister Coombs who we are investigating as a possible Scottish Prisoner of War. See Wikitree page for Anthony Coombs – https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coombs-55

Also see the related website: Comeau, Sébastien. “Anthony Coombs and His Link to the Comeau Family.” The Comeau Website. November 13, 2013. Accessed August 03, 2018. http://comeaunet.org/en/anthony-coombs-relation-comeau-family/.

Possible son of Allister: 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/i/21174/372/426881880

Excerpt from The Surnames of Scotland, Their Origin Meaning and History suggesting the name Coombs might have originated from MacComb or Combe. 6

Black, George Fraser, 1866-1948. The Surnames of Scotland, Their Origin Meaning and History, (New York : New York Public Library & Readex Books, 1962), First published in 1946.

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  1. Gerrard, Christopher M.., et al. Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650. Oxbow Books, 2018, p. 252. []
  2. Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. Scotch Exiles in New England. 1922. Coll. 733 & 831, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Portland ME. []
  3. Gerrard, Christopher M.., et al. Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650. Oxbow Books, 2018. Appendix B, p. 257-284. []
  4. York County (Me.). Register of Deeds. York Deeds, Book II, 1642-1737. Portland : John T. Hull, 1887, Internet Archives, https://archive.org/details/yorkdeeds02main/page/n10. []
  5. York County (Me.). Register of Deeds. York Deeds, Book IX, 1642-1737. Portland : John T. Hull, 1894, Internet Archives, https://archive.org/details/yorkdeeds09main/page/n6. []
  6. Black, George Fraser, 1866-1948. The Surnames of Scotland, Their Origin Meaning and History, (New York : New York Public Library & Readex Books, 1962), First published in 1946. []

Taylor, John

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 03 Sep 2018, Updated: 24 May 2019
Page contributors: Rosann Beauvais, Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, Ray Dusek, Sandy Andrews, Marcia Armstrong, Steve Hardison, Roy Hardison


IMPORTANT UPDATE! (Jul 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), 1 on page 252, John is categorized as:

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

Taylor, John. Residences: Kittery, Berwick ME. Appears: 1656. D.1690. Closely associated with other Scots at Kittery [Exiles; Banks; Ch.8; App.B] 2 3 4

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

This John Taylor IS NOT the same as the SPOW James Taylor #32


First Generation in the New World

1. JOHN¹ TAYLOR, was born, presumably in Scotland abt 1630/1; died in Berwick about 1689-90; will probate 23 Feb 1691; 5 6 7 married by 1666 in Berwick to MARTHA (_______). 8 9

Biographical Notes:
Documentation for John Taylor is often intermingled with others from the Kittery community, such as discussion of his receiving a land grant in the area, “When Leader left Great Works, in 1655, his Scotch employees or apprentices, received grants of land from the town. The following had grants in 1656, James Warren… John Taylor, and Alexander Maxwell. Their grants were just below Nason’s along the main river.” 10 The land grant is described in Stackpole’s Old Kittery and her families as being “Above Peter Grant the next lot was that of John Taylor, granted in 1655, fifty acres “on the north side of John Lambs lott and called by the name of brisparns cove.” It is called elsewhere “Onisiprus Cove.”” 11 The location is in what is now Vaughn’s Woods State Park. He was mentioned again later in connection to the mill at Great Works, “About 1665 [Eliakim ] Hutchinson rented the mill to Thomas Doughty, and James Grant of York, Peter Grant and John Taylor became Doughty’s bondsmen. The bond was dated 1 June, 1665.” 12 “In 1669, the York County Court admonished Sander [Alexander Cooper] and his wife, as well as John Taylor and several other Scotsmen, [Including SPOW James Warren] “for using profane speeches” and referring to the “divell” in their “common talk.” 13 Through deposition of his daughter Deliverance, we learn that both he and his wife, Martha, “had been servants of Mr. Leader.” 14 In John Taylor’s will, written 7 May 1687, probated 23 Feb 1691, he bequeathed to his five daughters 30 acres of land each. 5 6 15 (SEE IMAGES ON PAGE 2). It has been proposed that his death may have been due to Indian attacks in the area. “In March 1690, a large force of French troops and Wabanaki warriors attacked the village at Salmon Falls in present day South Berwick. The attackers burned twenty homes and killed or captured 80-100 of the English inhabitants. Given that he died in a year in which there were a great many Indian attacks in Berwick, one wonders if his death can be found at the hands of the Indians, Martha seemed to have some difficulty attending church in 1696 and 1697. She was ordered to court at least five times to explain why she wasn’t at the meeting house.” 16 17  (SEE IMAGES ON PAGE 2) “In 1700, Martha made an agreement with William Goodwin, her son-in-law, to care for her in exchange for the homestead. The farm remained with that family for several generations. When she died, daughter Katherine was not mentioned in the will although the other children were. Katherine had just passed away the same year.” 16 Martha (_____) Taylor’s will was dated 7 Sept 1702 and probated 10 Feb 1702/3. 18 

Children of JOHN¹ and MARTHA (_____) TAYLOR:
2. i. MARY² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 29 Oct 1730; m. (1) STEPHEN HARDISON, b. 1662; d. 1697; 19 20 m. (2) GEORGE CROSS, b. 1653; d. 1712; 16 m. (3) JOHN LEGRON, b. 1680; d. 1756. 16
2. ii. CATHERINE/KATHERINE² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. bet. 1687 to 1702; m. CHARLES CAHAN/CANE. 19
2. iii. SARAH² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. 1763; m. ELISHA CLARK. 19
2.iv. DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. aft 4 Apr 1763; m. WILLIAM GOODWIN, d. in Kittery, 1714, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer. 21 19
2.v. ABIGAIL² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. possibly aft 29 Oct 1730; m. MOSES GOODWIN, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer.22 23

Second and Third Generations

2. i. MARY² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 29 Oct 1730; m. (1) STEPHEN HARDISON Sr, b. 1662; d. 1697; possibly an immigrant Hog Island fisherman 19 20 m. (2) GEORGE CROSS, b. 1653; d. 1712; 16 m. (3) JOHN LEGRON, b. 1680; d. 1756. 16

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and STEPHEN HARDISON Sr:
3. i. JOHN³ HARDISON
 (Mary², John¹), b. Portsmouth 22 Jan 1691; 24 d. in Portsmouth abt 19 June 1753; m. abt 1717, ABIGAIL COTTON, b. in Kittery abt 1695; d. in Kittery aft 13 July 1733, dau. of William and Abigail (Pickering) Cotton.
3. ii. STEPHEN³ HARDISON
 (Mary², John¹), b. in Kittery 9 May 1693; 25 d. in Berwick 25 Dec 1769; m. 23 Sept 1724, ALICE ABBOTT, who was b. in Kittery bef. 22 May 1709, dau. of Joseph Abbott Sr and Alice (Nason) Abbott. 20

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and GEORGE CROSS:
3. i. THOMAS³ CROSS
, b. 1713. 16

Children of MARY² TAYLOR and JOHN LEGRON:
3. i. MARY³
LEGRON/LEGROW, b. in Berwick Aug 1718; d. in Berwick Aug 1787; m. THOMAS ABBOTT, b. in Berwick 1692; d. in Berwick 26 May 1789, son of Joseph Abbott Sr and Alice (Nason) Abbott. 26 27 16

2. ii. CATHERINE/KATHERINE² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. bet. 1687 to 1702; m. CHARLES CAHAN/CANE, who was b. possibly in Ireland abt 1657; d. in York 1685. 19

Children of KATHERINE² TAYLOR and CHARLES CAHAN/CANE:
3. i. NICHOLAS CANE
 (Katherine², John¹), b. in Sanford, York abt 1682; 28 d. in Philipstown 14 Feb 1758; m. in York 1700, MARY PARSONS, 29 b. in York 13 Oct 1682; d. in York 11 Jan 1753, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Huckins) Parsons.  16

2. iii. SARAH² TAYLOR, (John¹), b. ; d. in Berwick 1763; m. ELISHA CLARK, b. in Wenham 12 Apr 1665, son of John and Sarah (Veren) Clark. 19

Biographical Notes:
“Elisha Clark and wife Sarah appear in Court “for not frequenting the public worship of God on the Lord’s day,” in July 1696… He was living in Dover in 1730 and 1739.” 30

Children of SARAH² TAYLOR and ELISHA CLARK:
3. i. CATHERINE³ CLARK
(Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 25 Nov 1691; d. in Stratham 26 Jan 1752; 30 m. in Portsmouth 20 Nov 1712, MATHEW JAMES, b. in Wales 1687; d. in Somersworth 1742. 31
3. ii. JOHN³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 20 Apr 1694; 32 d. 1737; m. in Hampton 13 May 1723, JUDITH MOULTON, b. in Hampton 6 June 1686; d. 13 May 1723, dau. of Joseph and Bethyah (Swain) Moulton. 30 33
3. iii. SARAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 9 Jan 1696. 34 30
3. iv. ABIJAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 7 Sept 1699. 35 30
3. v. ELISHA³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 16 May 1702. 36 30
3. vi. JOSIAH³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. in Kittery 20 Feb 1704; 37 d. in Newcastle 12 Aug 1768; m. (1) 21 Apr 1725, MARY WINGATE30 (2) PATIENCE BLACKSTONE, b. in Dover Point 1712; d. in Newcastle 1800, dau. of William Blackstone Sr and Abigail (Varney) Blackstone. 38
3. vii. SOLOMON³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. 17 Apr 1707-8.; d. 1760. 39 30
3. viii. STEPHEN³ CLARK (Sarah², John¹), b. 10 Jan 1709-10; 40 d. 26 Oct 1716. 30

2.iv. DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; d. aft 4 Apr 1763; married WILLIAM GOODWIN, who died in Kittery, in 1714. He was the son of Daniel Goodwin (the Goodwin emigrant who was in Kittery in 1652) and Margaret Spencer. 41 42 43

Children of DELIVERANCE² TAYLOR and WILLIAM GOODWIN:
3. i. MARGARET³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 19 Dec 1687; d. 1748; m. 15 May 1707-8, JAMES FROST, a planter and mill owner in South Berwick. His will was probated 4 July 1748. 44 45
3. ii.
MOSES³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 18 Nov 1689; d. 1769; m. (1)AMY GOODWIN, (2) ANN (____)  (might be same spouse with misspelling) 46 42
3. iii. WILLIAM³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), 11 May 1692; d. 1770; m. ABIGAIL STONE.46 42
3. iv. JOHN³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 2 Sept 1694; d. 1758; m. 12 June 1715 PATIENCE WILLOUGHBY.44 42 47
3. v. JAMES3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 4 Mar 1696; d. 1756; m. SUSANNA DURGIN. 44 42
3. vi. PATIENCE³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1697; d. 1715. 16
3. vii. ELIZABETH³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 17 Dec 1699; d. 1752; m. WILLIAM LIBBY, m. (2) 12 Jun 1701 ROBERT GRAY, son of George Gray, #37 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list. Married by Rev. Samuel Moody of York. (Note: Goodwin pg. 46, 455, does not mention a second marriage to Robert Gray but The Gray Family of Hancock, Maine does say she was his first wife.) 44 42 
3. viii. HANNAH³ GOODWIN
 (Deliverance², John¹), b. 29 Aug 1701; d. 1775; m. 15 Feb 1723, ETHRINTON HEARL (later Earl), son of William Hearl. 44 48 
3. ix.
ADAM3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1703; (named in father’s will) d. 1763; m. (1) SARAH (______), (2) MEHITABLE THOMPSON. 44 42
3. x. TAYLOR3 GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), (named in father’s will) m. ELIZABETH NASON, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Kennard) Nason,  (After Taylor Goodwin’s death, his widow Elizabeth married Peter Grant, #11 on the “Scots at Lynn, 1653, Iron Works Inventory”, who’s first wife was Alice Guptail.). 44 49
3. xi. MARY³ GOODWIN (Deliverance², John¹), b. 1707; (named in father’s will), d. 1738; m. 15 June 1728,  CAPT. JOHN LIBBY, “of Scarborough”. 44 42

2.v. ABIGAIL² TAYLOR (John¹), b. ; possibly died after 29 Oct 1730; married MOSES GOODWIN, son of Daniel Goodwin and Margaret Spencer, he died in Berwick 1726.22 42

Children of ABIGAIL² (TAYLOR) and MOSES GOODWIN:
3. i. MARTHA³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 22 May 1695; d. 1769; m. 30 Aug 1711 (1) JAMES GRAY, son of George Gray, #37 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list, who died in 1726. (2) Uriah Page. (Note: Discrepancy between source documents. The Goodwins of Kittery, York County, Maine pg. 61 states a Mathew Gray, was m. to Martha Goodwin; whereas, The Gray Family of Hancock, Maine, and Old Kittery and her family pg 475 states it was James Gray). 50 51
3. ii. PATIENCE³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 11 Feb 1697; d. 1759; m. 4 Dec 1719, THOMAS BOND “of Portsmouth”. 50 42
3. iii. MARY³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 18 Sept 1699; d. 1733; m. JAMES WARREN (unknown lineage). 50 42
3. iv. ABIGAIL³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 29 Jan 1700; d. 1733; m. at Portsmouth 29 Dec 1727, WILLIAM BENNETT.50 42
3. v. PHOEBE³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. abt 1704; (named in father’s will), m. 10 Feb 1725, JOB EMERY. 50 42
3. vi. ELIZABETH³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. ; (named in father’s will), m. JOHN GRAY (unknown lineage). 50 42
3. vii. MARGARET³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), (named in brother’s will), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, m. ELIAS GRANT, son of Peter Grant, #11 on the “Scots at Lynn, 1653, Iron Works Inventory” 50 42
3. viii. MOSES³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, d. 1756, nm.50 42
3. ix. AARON³ GOODWIN (Abigail², John¹), b. 1702, (named in father’s will), bapt. 28 Feb 1724/5, m. (1) SARAH THOMPSON, (2) RUTH BEAL. 50 42 52

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  2. Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. Scotch Exiles in New England. 1922. Coll. 733 & 831, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Portland ME. []
  3. Banks, C.E. 1927. ‘Scotch Prisoners deported to New England by Cromwell 1651-2’. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society 61, 4-30. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25080212 []
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  28. Genealogical Dictionary of ME & NH, by Libby, Noyes & Davis, p283-4 (GRAY), p376 (JELLISON) & p126 (CANE) []
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  31. “New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6P-4TB : 26 September 2017), Mathew James and Catharine Clark, 20 Nov 1712; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,271. []
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  33. “New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNR-S8K : 10 February 2018), Judith Moulton, 06 Jun 1686; citing HAMPTON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,001,024. []
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Ross, James

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 02 Sep 2018


IMPORTANT UPDATE!
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 251, James is categorized as:
Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]

Ross, James. Residences: Old Falmouth, Maine. Appears: 1657. D.1676.  [Exiles; DR]

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. JAMES¹ ROSS, was born, presumably in Scotland and died in Maine in 1776.

Reed, John

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 02 Sep 2018
Updated: 27 Mar 2020
Researchers: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: 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 251, John is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Reed, John. Residences: Wells, Berwick ME, Lime CT. Appears: 1661. D. bef. 1713. Countryman to Micum McIntire, and lived on his land. [Exiles; DR] 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. JOHN¹ REED, was born, presumably in Scotland, and died before 1713, possibly at Salmon Falls on March 18, 1689/90.

Biographical Notes:
1. Mary Reade and John Read are mentioned in a will in York County, Maine on 23 Oct 1663. “I give unto Mary Reade my…” and “I desire … & John Read the overseers of this my last will…”1
2. Jonathan Tucker shared, “There is a notation on that page that John Reed, a Probable Dunbar prisoner, was “Countryman to Micum McIntire, and lived on his land.” The land in question was a land grant obtained by Micum on December 11, 1662 (his first) at the northern, frontier end of the settlement of Salmon Falls (Newichawannock), between the river and the main north-south road (now Route 236). Micum never lived on the property, but he allowed John Reed to live there. ”Above Salmon Falls in 1662 lived John Key, James Barry, John Reed, and another James Grant. Alexander Cooper, called “Sander Copper” in Court records was settled in upper Kittery in 1662. Micum McIntyre had a grant here the same year, on which John Reed lived.”“The First Permanent Settlement in Maine,” Everett S. Stackpole Excerpt from Sprague’s Journal of Maine History, Vol. XIV, No. 4 (Prepared for the meeting of the Piscataqua Pioneers at South Berwick, August 18, 1926.) Re-Published by The Old Berwick Historical Society, May, 1968 After Micum’s death in 1705, the property was inherited by Daniel Mcintire, Micum’s middle son. Finally, the references to John Reed being in Lyme, CT later in his life are probably inaccurate. The most prominent and readily identifiable John Reed living in Lyme at that time was of Puritan English ancestry, and second or third generation in the colony. I hope that’s useful. ~Jonathan Tucker:
2. Gregg Purinton at : “I recently started researching John Reed. He was killed by Indians in Salmon Falls on March 18, 1689/90. His wife Mary and son John were taken to Canada. Mary was returned shortly and died in Braintree, MA in 1691. His son John was not released until 1695. That son appears in “York Deeds” Book 12 folio 337, where he sells the 50 acres of land granted to his father. He was living in Lyme, CT at that time, 1713. The Reed family has a brief mention on pg. 676 of “Old Kittery and her families”.”

TIMELINE:
1663: “I give unto Mary Reade my…” and “I desire … & John Read the overseers of this my last will…”2
1666: “John Reade his marke XYork County, Maine Wills3
1669: “John Reede” witness to deed (also on page, Andrew Rainking/Raineking, another SPOW) in Wells, York County, Maine.4
1670
: READ, John (-1690) & Mary ____; by 1674, by 1670; Kittery, ME5
by 1697: John Reed, the son?, marries in Kittery, Maine.6
1714: “John Reedthe son, formally of Berwick but now of Lime, New London, CT.7


NOTES and SOURCES:

Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7515/218/6853935
  1. Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/17/24163034 []
  2. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/17/24163034 []
  3. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/12362/27/24163044 []
  4. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7514/131/22205516 []
  5. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/t/21175/1254/426901205 []
  6. REED, John & ____ ____; by 1697; Kittery, ME” https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/1255/426901205 []
  7. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7515/218/22207057 []

Holmes, Thomas

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:
Residences:
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 24 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 250, Thomas is categorized as:

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

Holmes/Holme/Homes/Hume, Thomas. Residences: York ME. Appears: 1666. D.1691. Attested as servant to Thomas Sayward who paid £30 for Holmes. [Exiles; Banks; DR; Ch.7]

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. THOMAS HOLMES, was born presumably in Scotland and died in York County, Maine in 1691.

Grant, James (1)

Battle:Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:Unity, Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
Name Variations:Grant, Graunt
Residences:Kittery, Maine; Dover/Oyster River, New Hampshire
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.

Published: 21 Aug 2018, Updated: 03 Apr 2019
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 249, James (1) is categorized as:

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

Appears: 1662?. D.1683. Left bequests to the children of Peter Grant and James (2) Grant. [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. JAMES¹ GRANT, was born presumably in Scotland and died at Kittery, York County, Maine in 1683.