On page 252, Davey is categorized as: Possible [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
Daniel, Davey. Residences: Oyster River NH. Appears: 1661. D.1685. The only evidence he was a Scot seems to be his involvement with the Scots at Oyster River. [Exiles; DR; SPOWS]
SPOW Y-DNA Study: “4-A. Daniels. Davy Daniel, m. 1656, Dover NH 229953 Daniels Davy Daniel, Appeared 1655 d. 1685 Durham, N.H.“
First Generation in the New World
1. DAVEY¹ DANIEL, was born, presumably in Scotland and died in Durham, New Hampshire in 1685.
Biographical Notes: Davy Daniels first appears in 1655 and marries in Dover, New Hampshire in 1656. He died in Durham, New Hampshire in 1685. ““Davey Daniel” is suspected of being a Scot. He is first mentioned in the settlement of a Scotchman’s estate.” ~ History of Town of Durham.
Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn (1850-1927) and Lucien Thompson. History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes, (Durham, New Hampshire: Town of Durham, 1913).
3 Sep 1650, Battle of Dunbar, at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:
Unity; Dec 1650
Prisoner and List:
“Thomas Dowty” #19 on ‘George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar List
Name Variations:
Doughty, Doutie, Dowty
Residences:
Oyster River/Dover, New Hampshire; Salem and Malden, Massachusetts; and Kittery and Saco, Maine
Other SPOW Associations:
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.
Published: 17 Feb 2016, Updated: 15 Oct 2018 Page contributors: Karen Doughty, Robert Doughty, Ray Dusek, Carol Gardner, Diane McCabe, Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, B. Craig Stinson, Virginia (Doughty) Vaught
Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
Dowty/Doughty, Thomas. Residences: Oyster River NH, Salem, Malden MA, Kittery, Saco ME. Appears: 1658. B.c.1630. D.1705. One of Valentine Hill’s seven Scots. Failed in an attempt to revive the Great Works Mill at Kittery in 1665. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8]
1. THOMAS¹ DOUGHTY, was born, presumably in Scotland about 1630 and died at Salem in 1705. Probate recorded on 12 March 1706. He married at Saco, York County, Maine on 24 Jan 1669, ELIZABETH BULLY/BULLIE, she was born at Saco in 1653 and died at Windham, CT in 1715.1
Biographical Notes: The Involuntary American: A Scottish Prisoner’s Journey to the New World, by Carol Gardner, Hardcover, Available for pre-order at Amazon. Released October 25, 2018. “1658 – received as an inhabitant of Dover [New Hampshire] [HTDNH 78] Abt 1660 – lived with Valentine Hill, cut a road for Hill to his meadow at Wheelwright’s Pond; Hill paid Doughty £10 for cutting the road [HTDNH 78] 1661-1665 – taxed at Oyster River [New Hampshire] 1663 – he and John Wingate were partners in a logging contract 5 Jul 1664 – Thomas Doughty was bondsman promising that Peter Grant would appear in court to answer on the charge of bigamy. Doughty gained high repute as a lumberman Succeeded Roger Plaisted at the Great Works mill [also OKAHF 129] Must have had a mill of his own at Doughty’s Falls, Berwick 1667 – removed to the mill at upper Kittery and the Saco Falls mills with Henry Brown and James Orr [GDMNH 114] 24 Jan 1669-70 – married Elizabeth Bully (aka Bulie) at Saco before Philip’s War [1675] had removed to Wells, where he remained throughout that conflict 1686 – was a tenant of Mrs. Bridget Phillip’s mill at Saco His petition to Andros mentioned a gristmill built by himself 1688 – Saco town treasurer” ~ Craig Stinson He left children, viz., James who married, 10 April 1707, Mary Robinson in Hampton, N.H., and settled in Cape Elizabeth, Me.; Joseph of Salem; Elizabeth who married Thomas Thomes and went to Falmouth, Me.; Benjamin; Margaret, who married Samuel Wilson of Malden, Mass.; Abigail who married at Lynn, Mass., 28 October 1717, Robert Edmonds; and Patience who married Benjamin Follett of Salem, Mass. The descendants of Thomas Doughty are many in Maine and Massachusetts.” ~ Craig Stinson (See Craig’s research below.) From Craig Stinson: “The Genealogical Dictionary of of Maine and New Hampshire, p 200, lists 7 children of Thomas Doughty (aka Dowty). Four are girls, so the surnames of those children are many… Thomas, Chamberlain, Wilson, Follet, Edmunds, Potter. The three Doughty boys are: Joseph (married Elizabeth Nurse in Salem in 1707, administered his father’s estate, died about 1751, 3 children) James (born about 1680, married Mary Robinson) – this is the person to which Carol Gardner is referring. Benjamin (settled in Windham, CT)“ Carol Gardner wrote: “If the James Douty on your tree is the one who resided in Portland (then called “Falmouth”) Maine after about 1715, and married Mary Robinson (from Hampton or “Quamscuk,” NH), he was the third son of Thomas Doughty. I can’t speak to later generations of his family, except to say that his son David settled on Chebeague Island, Maine.” ~ Carol Gardner
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bully) Doughty: (Seven children) 2. i. JOSEPH DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), died about 1751; m. at Salem on 4 Dec 1707, ELIZABETH NURSE. 2. ii. ELIZABETH DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), m. THOMAS THOMES/TOMS/TOMAS (PR) 2. iii. BENJAMIN DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), settled in Windham, Connecticut. 2. iv. JAMES DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), born about 1680; m. at Hampton, NH on 10 Apr 1707, MARY ROBINSON. (In Probate Record below.) She was b. at Exeter, NH in 1685; d. 1772. 2. v. MARGARET DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), m., SAMUEL WILSON, of Malden. 2. vi. ABIGAIL DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), m. at Lynn, Massachusetts on 28 Oct 1717, ROBERT EDMONDS. 2. vii. PATIENCE DOUGHTY,(Thomas¹), m. at Salem on 13 Mar 1706/7, BENJAMIN FOLLETT/FOLLIT.
Second Generation
2. i. JOSEPH² DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), probably born at Saco and died about 1751. He married at Salem on 4 Dec 1707, ELIZABETH NURSE.
Biographical Notes: Administered his father’s estate.
Salem, Massachusetts, Marriages Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth (Nurse) Doughty: 3. i. MARY³ DOUGHTY,(Joseph², Thomas¹), b. at Salem in 1708; m. at Salem on 6 Jun 1728, WILLIAM TWISS. 3. ii. ELIZABETH³ DOUGHTY,(Joseph², Thomas¹), b. at Salem in 1710; d. 1783; m. at Salem on 17 Sep 1729, JONATHAN SOUTHWICK. 3. iii. DESIRE³ DOUGHTY,(Joseph², Thomas¹), born in 1717; d. in 1759; m. at Mansfield in 1737/8. 3. iv. JOSEPH³ DOUGHTY,(Joseph², Thomas¹), baptized 17 Dec 1727; d. 14 Jul 1791; m. at Salem on 28 jul 1747, ELIZABETH TWISS.
2. ii. ELIZABETH DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), m. THOMAS THOMES/TOMS/TOMAS (PR)
2. iii. BENJAMIN DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), moved to Windham, Connecticut.
2. iv. JAMES DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), was born possibly at Saco, York, Maine about 1680 and died in 1760. He married at Hampton, New Hampshire on 10 Apr 1707, MARY ROBINSON. (In Probate Record below.)
Sanborn, George Freeman, Jr., and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Vital records of Hampton, New Hampshire : to the end of the year 1900. Boston, Mass: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016)
Children of James and Mary (Robinson) Doughty/Doutee: 3. DAVID³ DOUGHTY, (James², Thomas¹), b. in 1720 and died 1800. He settled on Chebeague Island, Maine; m. at Falmouth, on 14 May 1742, SARAH GETCHELL, she was b. 1723, d. at Brunswick, ME in 1800.
4. STEPHEN DOUGHTY, (David³, James², Thomas¹), b. at Falmouth in 1750 and died in at Topsham, ME in Jul 1834; m. at Topsham in 1768, HANNAH WALLACE, she was at Cape Elizabeth, ME, in 1742; d. at Topsham ME, in 1832.
2. v. MARGARET² DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), m., SAMUEL WILSON, of Malden.
2. vi. ABIGAIL² DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), was born at Saco in 1684. She died at Salem in Jul 1761. She married at Lynn, Massachusetts on 28 Oct 1717, ROBERT/ROBARD? EDMONDS, 1688-1749.
Children of Robert and Abigail (Doughty) Edmonds: 3. i. GEORGE³ EDMONDS, (Abigail², Thomas¹), 1718-? 3. ii. ELIZABETH³ EDMONDS, (Abigail², Thomas¹), 1720-? 3. iii. JOSEPH³ EDMONDS, (Abigail², Thomas¹), 1724-1795 3. iv. JOHN³ EDMONDS, (Abigail², Thomas¹), 1738-1816
2. vii. PATIENCE DOUGHTY, (Thomas¹), was born probably in Saco, York, Maine about 1680. She died at Windham, Windham, CT on 18 Oct 1726. She married at Salem, Massachusetts on 13 Mar 1706/7, BENJAMIN FOLLET, Lieutenant, 1676-1752.
Children of Benjamin and Patience (Doughty) Follet: 3. i. ELIZABETH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1707-1778 3. ii. ABIGAIL³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1709-1784 3. iii. HANNAH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1710-1716 3. iv. MARY³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1711-1751 3. v. SUSANNAH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1712-1748 3. vi. BENJAMIN³ DOUGHTY FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1715-1788 3. vii. REBECKAH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1716-? 3. viii. HEZEKIAH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1717-1782 3. ix. JOSEPH³ FOLLET, (Patience², Thomas¹), 1721-1724
Pacenc Late Wife Of ___ Benjamin Follet Who Died ___ Headstone at Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Sources and Notes: Google Documents, shared by Sharon Alexander: ~”Thomas Doughty 1630 Scotland Married Elizabeth Bullie 24 Jan 1669 in Saco” Genealogical dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Noyes, Libby, Davis Part III, page 200 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE206 ~Scotch Exiles in New England Author Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, Maine Historical Society Coll. 733 Coll. 831. Probate records of Thomas’ will (James) (pg 72) ~History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927; Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859; Meserve, Winthrop Smith, b. 1838 (vol 1) ~The First Permanent Settlement in Maine by 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.) ~Androscoggin Historical Society Lewiston – Auburn Maine. “Ancestry of John A Hicks and Ada Rowe Hicks 1600-1952” LDS Film 007725058 image 256; Roll GM 1266 ~Historical Memoranda of Ancient Dover, NH by John Scales and Alonzo Quint ~Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, Me., New England Historical Genealogical Register, vol 71 ~New England Marriages Prior to 1700 ~History of Saco and Biddeford, with notices of other early settlements,… by George Folsom ~Lamprey River online Lesson 6 PEOPLE OF THE RIVER (1) – need original source (http://www.lampreyriver.org/education-and-outreach-curriculum-lesson-6) ~[Wooden Buildings in Early Maine and New Hampshire: A technological . . . by R. Candee Thomas Doughty, another of Hill’s first seven Scots, ] ~Mentioned in John Cutt’s (first president of New Hampshire) will, sec 3d http://www.seacoastnh.com/brewster/5.html ~The History of Portland, from Its First Settlement, With Notices of the Neighbouring Towns, and of the Changes of Government in Maine… – William Willis page 13 ~On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 9:05 PM Karen Doughty <> wrote: Re: Samuel and Sarah Mann Doughty – I have found a death certificate for Harriet Doughty Getchell that indicates Samuel and Sarah Mann Doughty of Topsham were her parents. Harriet was born in 1824. I have also found information in the book, History of Woodstock, Me., with Family Sketches and an Appendix by William Berry Lapham, 1882. There is a segment on Samuel B. Doughty, whose parents were also Samuel and Sarah Mann Doughty. Samuel B. was born in 1805. It looks like they may have had 12 children between the years 1805 and 1824. From the History of Woodstock: ” Samuel B. Doughty came here in 1854 and settled in Sigotch. He was by trade a calker and after he came here he frequently spent portions of his summers working at his trade in the ship-yards of Bath. He was born in Topsham, October 16, 1805; was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Mann) Doughty, the former born in Topsham, in 1781, and the latter in Gloucester, Mass, 1785; grandson of Stephen and Hannah (Wallis) Doughty, the former born on the “Great Island” in Harspwell, and the latter in Gloucester, Mass. The grandfather of Stephen Doughty is said to have been a Scotchman. Samuel B. Doughty, who came here, was married Nov. 7, 1833, to Mary Willson, who was born in Bowdoin, February 19, 1815. “ ~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. “Doughty” is a Scottish surname. ~Carol Gardner wrote: “If the James Douty on your tree is the one who resided in Portland (then called “Falmouth”) Maine after about 1715, and married Mary Robinson (from Hampton or “Quamscuk,” NH), he was the third son of Thomas Doughty. I can’t speak to later generations of his family, except to say that his son David settled on Chebeague Island, Maine.” ~ Carol Gardner ~Thomas Doughty at Geni.com. ~On 9 April 2018, Virginia (Doughty) Vaught said, Please add me as a descendant & researcher of Thomas Doughty/Dowty 1630-1705. My line: Thomas Doughty/Dowty (1630-1705) James Doughty (1680-1760) David Doughty (1720-1800) Stephen Doughty (1750-1834) Stephen W Doughty (1777-1855) Stephen W Doughty (Jr) (1801-1845) Isaiah Doty (1827-1900) Frank Edward Doty (1853-1912) Merle William Doty (1880-1945) Ernest William Doty (1903-1990) Margaret Rae Doty (1934-1995) Virginia Marie Doughty (This is me) Thank you, Virginia (Doughty) Vaught Nampa, Idaho ~In March 2018, Robert Doughty () said: “I’m not sure this is the same family, but the Province and Court Records of Maine, Volume 1, Page 272 show Thomas Doughty (my ancestor) was a grand jury member, September 18, 1666 in court at Cascoe and Kittery, Maine. At this court session, Thomas Chick was indicted for misbehavior. Thomas Chick and Thomas Doughty engaged themselves in a bond of 10 pounds that Chick “shall be of good behavior towards all persons, especially toward the wife of Davie Hamilton.” ~On 28 March 2018, Diane McCabe said, “James [Doughty²] owned land on Queen Street, Portland, Maine. Plot plan is on file at Portland City Hall. He later sold his land, and moved to Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland). I have not been able to find where he is buried. Maine Historical Society assisted me with my search.” ~On 8 Oct 2016, Karen Doughty said: After my dad (an only child), in reverse order, and all in Berwick/Falmouth/Brunswick/Topsham/Auburn: Gen 3: Fred E. Doughty and Augusta Wellman Gen 4: Fred A. Doughty and Isabelle Leighton Gen 5: Alvin S. Doughty and Lelia Smith Gen 6: George L. Doughty and Sabrina ? Gen 7: Samuel Doughty and Sarah Mann Gen 8: Stephen Doughty and Hannah Wallace Gen 9: David Doughty and Sarah Getchell Gen 10: James Doughty and Mary Robinson Gen 11: Thomas Doughty and Elizabeth Bully ~In 2016, Carol Gardner said: “I’m a researcher for Thomas Doughty. I know that there was a Henry Brown in Maine who lived much of his life with James Orr. They were both Dunbar prisoners and both started as slaves of Valentine Hill at Oyster River. Later, they moved to Wells, Maine where they operated a mill with another Scot, Robert Stewart. Thomas Doughty had a couple of lumber contracts with them, and may have resided with, or near them, during King Philip’s War.”
Scots at Oyster River Thomas Doughty (abt. 1630-abt. 1705) By B. Craig Stinson
Thomas Doughty, got his start working at Valentine Hill’s mill and also cutting a road for him in 1660. He soon gained repute as a lumberman and an owner of mills, including the Great Works mill, the Saco mills, and his own mill at Doughty’s Falls at Berwick. He was often the bondsman for a Scot in trouble, including in 1664 when Peter Grant was to appear in court on the charge of bigamy. He died about 1705, about 75 years of age.
Thomas Doughty, aka Dowty #19 on “The Dunbar Prisoners” list
GDMNH 200: Born abt 1630 (about 70 in 1700) 1658 – received as an inhabitant of Dover [HTDNH 78] Abt 1660 – lived with Valentine Hill, cut a road for Hill to his meadow at Wheelwright’s Pond; Hill paid Doughty £10 for cutting the road [HTDNH 78] 1661-1665 – taxed at Oyster River 1663 – he and John Wingate were partners in a logging contract 5 Jul 1664 – Thomas Doughty was bondsman promising that Peter Grant would appear in court to answer on the charge of bigamy. Doughty gained high repute as a lumberman Succeeded Roger Plaisted at the Great Works mill [also OKAHF 129] Must have had a mill of his own at Doughty’s Falls, Berwick 1667 – removed to the mill at upper Kittery and the Saco Falls mills with Henry Brown and James Orr [GDMNH 114] 24 Jan 1669-70 – married Elizabeth Bully (aka Bulie) at Saco before Philip’s War [1675] had removed to Wells, where he remained throughout that conflict 1686 – was a tenant of Mrs. Bridget Phillip’s mill at Saco His petition to Andros mentioned a gristmill built by himself 1688 – Saco town treasurer In the next war he withdrew to Malden He was often bondsman for a Scot in trouble HTDNH 78 says the Indians drove him from Wells to Salem, MA, where he died about 1705 Estate settled 1710 7 children named; many descendants
Sources: HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, p. 78. GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, pp. 114, 200. OKAHF Old Kittery and Her Families, Everett S. Stackpole, Lewiston, Maine, Press of the Lewiston Journal Company, 1903, p. 129.
B. Craig Stinson July 24, 2016 ______________________________________________________________
~I believe this excerpt about Thomas Doughty from p. 78 of Stackpole’s History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, refers to the Thomas Dowty #19 being researched by this group. ~ Craig Stinson “Thomas Doughty was received as an inhabitant of Dover in 1658. He was born in 1630, as a deposition shows. In this deposition he declares that he worked for Valentine Hill and cut a road for Hill to his meadow at Wheelwright’s Pond, where said Hill built a house and kept cattle. Hill paid Doughty ten pounds for cutting the road. Doughty removed to Great Works, South Berwick, and managed the sawmill there a short time. He married, 24 June 1669, Elizabeth Bulie of Saco. The Indians drove him from Wells to Salem, Mass., where he died about the year 1705. He left children, viz., James who married, 10 April 1707, Mary Robinson in Hampton, N.H., and settled in Cape Elizabeth, Me.; Joseph of Salem; Elizabeth who married Thomas Thomes and went to Falmouth, Me.; Benjamin; Margaret, who married Samuel Wilson of Malden, Mass.; Abigail who married in Lynn, Mass., 28 October 1717, Robert Edmonds; and Patience who married Benjamin Follett of Salem, Mass. The descendants of Thomas Doughty are many in Maine and Massachusetts.” ~Shared by Craig Stinson
Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
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.)
Legal Issues, shared by Ray Dusek: ~As early as 1661, he was having legal troubles, and the York County court records in Maine are our source of Thomas and his legal activities over the next several years. ~In 1661 Leeft (Fafayette) Phillips sued Thomas to recover debt of 11 pounds 11 shillings 7-1/2 pence and court costs. ~Three years later Thomas sued Ensign John Barrett for 21 pounds 9 shilling and Court cost of 26 pence. ~That same year John Barrett sued Thomas for breach of contract and was awarded his claim plus court costs. ~Again on 13 September 1664, when the court met in Saco, John Barrett Sr. of Wells, brought action against Doughty for `unjust molestation` and the court found for the defendant. ~When court convened in June of 1664 there was a case before it involving one Peter Grant (Grant was a documented deported prisioner on the UNITY with Thomas) who had been living with one Joane Grant, widow, without having been officially married to her. ~ She, `being bigg with child` the court accepted a bond of 20 pounds from Thomas Doughty who garenteed that Peter would `maintayne the child`. Little did Thomas realize that he would be in a similar predicament in five years time. ~At the end of 1666 Grand Jury meeting, Thomas Doughty and Thomas Chicke “do ingage themselves in a bond of ten pounds unto our sovereign Lord the King, that said Chicke shall be of good behavior towards all persons, especially toward the wife of Davie Hamilton (another UNITY prisoner).” ~In 1667, he was sued by Alexander Maxwell (another UNITY prisoner) for “not payment of a debt due, to the value of 13 pounds 10 shilling with damages”. ~About the same time, James Warrine (a UNITY prisioner) brought action against Doughty for not paying a debt. ~On 7 July 1670, he payed a fine of 10 shillings. Two days earlier the Court entry reads “Wee present Thomas Doughty and Elizabeth. ~Doughty for having a child unlawfully begotton” and then, “Thomas Doughty ownes the presentation in Court, fined 5 pounds and paying the officers fee 5 shillings with an admonition is discharged”. ~For a change, in 1671, Thomas filed a suit which he won and recieved 10 pounds 26 shillings and 40 shillings for cost. ~Then on 4 July 1671 he was sued over the “taking away of pine loggs”. ~Twice during 1673, George Norton brought suit at York meeting of the Court. Once, Norton was allowed costs for not prosecuting his action against Doughty. The next year, Norton again sued Thomas Doughty over an unpayed debt. ~At the same meeting of the Court, Doughty went bail for Richard Gibson, who had struck his commanding officer, Captian Charles Frost, while he, Gibson, had been intoxicated. The bail of 20 pounds was to garentee Gibson’s good behavior. The Court stipulated that the “said Richard Gibson hereby stands Ingaged to performe honest service unto said Doughty for one whole years tyme”. At the end of this service, Doughty was to pay Gibson about 76 pounds for his services satisfactorally rendered. (Sinnett, in his Doughty Genealogy, states that Thomas’ wife was Elizabeth Gibson, so was Richard Gibson, Thomas’s brother-in-law and did Elizabeth Gibson die before Thomas married Elizabeth Bully?) ~Not all of Thomas’ problems were civil ones, for we find that the Court at Yorke, under the date of 6 July 1675, entered the following, “Wee present Thomas and his wife for not frequenting the publique worship of God on the Lords days according to law”. ~In 1676, Norton was again suing Thomas Doughty, James Dare and Hene Browne, but this time the Court found for the defendants. ~Then on 2 April 1678, Thomas sued under two different suits. Both against H. Sayword over fifty thousand-one hundred foote of boards and the Court called them ‘non-suits’. ~In 1681, Thomas appeared in Kittery Court to pay the fine of Abra Collins, ‘common lyar and drunkard’, and six months later he paid a second time for the same scotsman. ~Again in 1685 and twice in 1689, Thomas was involved in a couple of judgements and a suit for the withholding of payment of his debts. ~Thomas often went bond for Scotsmen, when court problems arose. He must have been a man of means to be able to continue putting up bail for others, but he may have been repaid in full for work that he was able to get out of these unfortunates, who had run afoul of the law.
“Thomas Doutie maried Elyzabeth Bullie Jan 24 1669” 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/21135/126/426743779 [↩]
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 on: 05 Jan 2015, Updated: 24 May 2019 Researchers: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust and B. Craig Stinson. Editor: Teresa Rust
Andrew Rankin, #94 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 254, Andrew is categorized as: Possible [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Rankin/Rainking/Raynking/Raynkine, Andrew. Residences: York ME. Appears: 1667. D.1677. Associated with other Scots at York, and has a Scottish name, but appears quite late. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
1. ANDREW¹ RANKIN, was born, probably in Scotland about 1625 and died, probably at Scotland, York County, Maine in 1677. He married, on 4 Dec 1667, MARTHA MERRY.
Biographical Notes: They had 5 children between 1668-1677. 1669: bought deed to land in York County, Maine.1
Children of Andrew and Martha (Merry) Rankin: 2. i. MARY² RANKIN, b. prob. in Scotland, ME in 1668; d. in Scotland, ME in 1753. 2. ii. CONSTANT² RANKIN, b. in Scotland, ME in 1669; d. in Scotland, ME in 1749. 2. iii. ANDREW² RANKIN, Jr., b. in Scotland, ME in 1671. 2. iv. (_____) RANKIN, 2. v. (_____) RANKIN,
Scots at Oyster River Andrew Rankin (d. 1677) by B. Craig Stinson 10 August 2016
Andrew Rankin, was probably indentured to Valentine Hill. He was in court for fathering a child out of wedlock with Martha Merry. They were allowed to marry shortly before the child was born. Ten years later, Andrew and six of his neighbors, including fellow Scot John Curmuckhell, were slain by Indians as they were clearing ground for the spring planting.
#94 on “The Dunbar Prisoners” list
A Junkins family history names Valentine Hill as Andrew Rankin’s original owner. That same history says Valentine Hill also owned Robert Junkins [#42 DPL] and Micum McIntire [#61 DPL]. http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story
GDMNH 577: 12 Nov 1667 – admitted he was the father of Martha Merry’s unborn child. James Grant and Robert Junkins were his bondsmen. [Note: most Junkins family histories fail to mention this story.] 4 Dec 1667 – Andrew Rankin and Martha Merry married. About January 1668 – son Constant Rankin was born They lived at “Scotland” [“Junkins Garrison House, South Berwick Road (State Route 91), Scotland, York County, ME“] They had 5 children between 1668-1677. On 7 April 1677 he was one of the seven York men who were slain by Indians in the Brixham section while clearing ground for spring planting. The victims included Andrew Rankin, Lewis Bean, John Frost, John Palmer, William Roans, and Isaac Smith, who was visiting from Chelsea, in addition to Curmuckhell. [HYM 282] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thurtle-walker&id=I317 He left a 60-acre homestead. Rankin’s widow Martha remarried Philip Frost.
Sources: GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thurtle-walker&id=I317 History of York, Maine, vol. 1, Charles Edward Banks, Boston: Society for the Preservation of Historical Landmarks in York County, 1931-1935, p. 282 Not listed in History of Durham, New Hampshire Not listed in Old Kittery and Her Families Not listed in Old Eliot
B. Craig Stinson August 10, 2016 ______________________________________________________________ for Andrew Rankin: The Rankin family were landholders in Ayre in 1306, when Robert Bruce (Robert I) became the first King of Scotland. The Ancestors of the Rankin family were Scots who came from Northern Ireland.
Andrew Rankin was a member of the Scottish army that was defeated at Dunbar by Oliver Cromwell in 1650. Andrew was taken prisoner and held in and English prison until November, 1650. At the time, Andrew was one of 150 prisoners who were shipped to the New England Colonies for compulsory servitude. They arrived in Boston, on the ship “Unity”, Augustine Walker, Commander, in December, 1650. Sixty of these prisoners were “sold” to the Iron Works at Saugus, Mass. The remainder were “sold” to various owners in New England.
Andrew Rankin and several of his fellow prisoners settled in York, Maine in 1667, after their period of compulsory servitude was ended.
Children of Andrew¹ Rankin and Martha Merry are: 2 i. Mary² Rankin, b. 1668 in York, Maine; d. 1753 in York, Maine. + 3 ii. Constant² Rankin, b. 1669 in York, Maine; d. 1749 in York, Maine. 4 iii. Andrew² Rankin Jr., b. 1671 in York, Maine.
Genealogical Dictionary of New England, – Vol. I-IV (4). Boston, 1860-1862. (3:507) Rankin, Andrew, York, d. before 1678, leaving five children and widow Martha, who married Philip Frost. ~from Cape Cod Genes 1.6 – Person Sheet
Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:
Unity, Dec 1650
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Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.
Malcolm M’Intire, #61 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list
First Generation in the New World
1. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, was born, presumably in Scotland about 1635 and died at York, York County, Maine, about 1705. He married on 4 Sep 1671, DOROTHY PIERCE.
Biographical Notes: 1. “And there was Micum McIntire With his great foot and hand, He kicked and cuffed Sam Treathy so He could neither go or stand.” From Descendants of Micum McIntire (See Below) 2. Malcolm McIntire’s history and genealogy are well documented. There are several books written about him. See below in Sources and Notes. 3. Facebook: Micum McIntire Clan Association 4. Twitter: @MicumMcintireClanAssociation 5. 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 250, Malcolm is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] McIntire/McIntyre/Macintire/Mackeyntire/Mackatier/Mecantire, Micum/Malcolm/Michum/Micome/Micom. Residences: Berwick, York ME, Dover NH. Appears: 1659. D.1705. One of Valentine Hill’s seven Scots. Married the widow of Alexander McNair. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
Children of Malcolm and Dorothy (Pierce) McIntire: 2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, b. at York, Maine in 1677; m. SUSANNA YOUNG. 2. ii. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706, JANE GRANT. 2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, born at York died prior to 1700; Unmarried. 2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.
Second Generation
2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), was born at York, Maine in 1677 and died at York on 2 Dec 1771. He married, before 1707, SUSANNA YOUNG.
Children of John and Susanna (Young) McIntire: 3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried. 3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN. 3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER. 3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins. 3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL. 3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS. 3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.
2. ii. MALCOLM/MICUM MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), b. in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706[8], JANE GRANT, of Berwick, Maine, daughter of WILLIAM GRANT.
Biographical Notes:
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/7511/269/22205927
Children of Malcolm/Micum and Jane (Grant) McIntire: 3. i. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 9 June 1709; m. MARY WEARE. 3. ii. KEZIAH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 13 May 1713; m. JOSEPH CAME. 3. iii. MARY MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 15 April 1716; d. before 1743.
2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), died prior to 1700; Unmarried.
2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), b. 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.
Third Generation
3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried. 3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN. 3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER. Capt. John, a merchant and ship builder.
Children of Capt. John and Abigail (Webber) McIntire: 4. i.JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY KINGSBURY. 4. ii. ABIGAIL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. JAMES CARLILE. 4. iii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, DOROTHY ROGERS, m. 2nd, MARY JOHNSON. 4. iv. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. EBENEZER BLAISDELL. 4. v. THEODORE MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, RHODA MOULTON, m. 2nd, ANNA SMITH, m. 3rd, MARGARET HOOPER. 4. vi. PHINEAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY STOVER. 4. vii. ELIZABETH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. SAMUEL LUNT. 4. viii. DORCAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, TOBIAS FERNALD, m. 2nd, Capt. RICHARD ROGERS.
3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins. 3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL. 3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS. 3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.
Published: 4 Jan 2015 Updated: 10 Apr 2020 Researchers: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, Jonathan Tucker Editor: Teresa Rust
Scots at Oyster River Micum McIntire (d. 1704) By B. Craig Stinson on 26 July 2016
Micom Mecantire marck, 1700
Micum McIntire first worked the mills for Valentine Hill either at Oyster River or at Cochecho Falls. After the death of fellow Scot Alexander Mackaneer, he married the widow, Dorothy Pierce Mackaneer McIntire. A few years later his brother-in-law John Curmuckhell was slain in an Indian attack, and McIntire administered Curmuckhell’s small estate. Some historical sources state that McIntire married Curmuckhell’s widow, but this is in error. He was already married to the widow’s sister. The widow, Anne Pierce Curmuckhell, later married John Bracy. About 1707 the McIntire garrison house was built. Incredibly, it is still standing. Possibly the oldest in the state of Maine, it can be seen on Cider Hill Road (state highway 91) at Scotland, York County, Maine.
HTDNH 82 speaks of the legend from 1650 that every 10th Scot prisoner was to be shot… McIntire ran and was wounded but not killed [Stinson notes that the 11th Scot in line was not part of McIntire’s story!] Stackpole thinks he worked mills Cochecho [HTDNH 82]
1659 – on Dover tax list [HTDNH 82] 11 Dec 1662 – Grant at Kittery above Salmon Falls [HTDNH 82] 1664 – Taxed Dover as “Micome the Scotchman” [HTDNH 82] 1670 – bought 40 acres from John Pierce [GDMNH 553] before 4 Sept 1671 – married Dorothy, daughter of John Pierce and widow of Alexander Mackaneer [GDMNH 472] 1673 – wife absent from meeting [GDMNH 472] 11 Sep 1677 – McIntire administered the small estate of his slain brother-in-law, John Carmuckhell. [GDMNH 129] Garrison house, still standing in 1913 [HTDNH 82] 17 Apr 1700 – will; wife died before he made his will [GDMNH 472] 22 Mar 1704-5 – Inventory valued at £199: 0: 0 Will is recorded in MW 141-143 three sons: John, Daniel, and Micum [Note: in HTDNH 77, author Everett Stackpole states that McIntire married widow of John Curmuckhell about 1675. This is refuted (and probably corrected) in GDMNH 472]
SOURCES AND NOTES: On 03 Oct 2018, Jonathan Tucker shared, “I wanted to suggest adding to the timeline of recorded events on Micum’s page that he received a grant of land on the southwest side of the York River from the town of York in 1668, while he was still working at the mills at Newichawannock/Salmon Falls/South Berwick. Micum did not actually move to York and build a house there until after he purchased the 40 acres from John Pierce on the north side of the river in 1670. Also, according to the list of wages and bills unpaid by Salmon Falls mill owner John Wincoll for the period Dec. 6, 1662 through April 6, 1671, Micum was owed 28 pounds. It’s not clear that Micum worked there all that time–though he may have–but that was the period over which the mill owner in question fell delinquent in his wages and bills. I hope that’s helpful. Finally, although I cannot find it archived online, you might want to cite as a source, “Descendants of Micum McIntire,” Robert Harry McIntire, 1983 (revised edition), Bookcrafters, Chelsea, Michigan. It remains at this point the dated but definitive genealogy.”
McIntier, Donald and Sandra. The McIntier Family History Album, found at www.mcintier.com (with Contributions from Caroline McIntier Carrado, Elaine McIntyre Perry and Lucy McIntire Ahern)
Dobson, David. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. (Athens: University of Georgia, 1994, Paperback Version, 2004), 37. “York, Maine, Malcolm McIntyre, probate 2 October 1705”
YouTube Video made on location by Bill Bowles, a descendant of Malcolm M’Intire, The Battle of Dunbar
In the book, Descendants of Micum McIntire (see above) says Malcolm/Micum was one of three sons of Malcolm R. Mcintire of Argyll, Scotland. The document below says…”One of three sons of Ebenezer MacIntire of Argyle” See page 15 below:
Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
Junkins/Jenkins/Junkes/Jongkin/Gunkens, Robert. Residences: Oyster River NH, York ME. Appears: 1657. D.1699. Possibly one of Valentine Hill’s Scots. Appears at Oyster River at the same time as Scots likely to have been prisoners. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B]345167
Robert Junkins’ Garrison House, built about 1660 in York County, Maine. Brush and oil paint on canvas by Winslow Homer in July 1875.
First Generation in the New World
1. ROBERT¹ JUNKINS, born at Brechin, Angus, Scotland about 1621. He died at Scotland Parish, York County, Maine in November 1699. He married in York County*, about 1664/6*, SARAH SMYTH/SMITH*, of Cape Neddick.
Children of Robert and Sarah (Smyth/Smith) Junkins: 2. i. JOSEPH² JUNKINS, born about 1672; d. at Scotland Parish, Maine on 6 April 1711 (by Indians) 2. ii. ALEXANDER² JUNKINS, was probably born in York County, Maine about 1675. He married in Maine by 1701, CATHERINE STACKPOLE, daughter of James Stacpole/Stackpole and Margaret Warren. Margaret Warren was the daughter of JAMES WARREN (Probable Dunbar Prisoner). 2. iii. DANIEL² JUNKINS, born about 1680;
Second and Third Generations
2. i. JOSEPH² JUNKINS, was probably born in York County, about 1672 and died at Scotland Parish, Maine on 6 April 1711 (by Indians). He married, widow, ABIGAIL (INGERSOLL) LEWIS.
Children of Joseph and Abigail (Ingersoll) Junkins: 3. i. JOSEPH³ JUNKINS, may have been born in Scotland Parish and was born about July 1710. (He was 9 months old at his father’s death.) 3. ii. JOHN³ JUNKINS, was born on 21 Sep 1711
2. ii. ALEXANDER² JUNKINS, was probably born in York County, Maine about 1675. He married in Maine by 1701, CATHERINE STACKPOLE.
2. iii. DANIEL² JUNKINS, was probably born in York County, Maine about 1680.
Scots at Oyster River Robert Junkins (d. 1699) by B. Craig Stinson 23 July 2016
Robert Junkins gradually acquired land in upper York, or Scotland Parish. He constructed a fortified garrison house and became a farmer, or “planter.” His story is recounted in Junkins family histories found on a well-maintained website, and an artifact from his home, the cradle that rocked his sons, is preserved in the Old Gaol Museum at York, Maine. Junkins died in 1699, and his will is recorded in Maine Wills 1640-1760. His son Joseph died in a horrific way in an Indian attack in 1711.
Robert Junkins, aka Robard Junkes #42 on “The Dunbar Prisoners” list
Junkins family histories name Valentine Hill as his original owner. That same history says Valentine Hill also owned Andrew Rankin [#94 DPL] and Micum McIntire [#61 DPL].
HTDNH 81: 1657 taxed at Oyster River 1657 bought land Oyster River with Edward “Urine” and Henry Brown [GDMNH 394] 1663 taxed at Oyster River as “Robard Junkes” By 1662 had a garrison house in upper York (“Scotland”) that was still standing in early 1900’s [GDMNH 394] 1667 Junkins and James Grant were bondsmen for Andrew Rankin before 1670 wife was Sarah Smith “Junckins” [Junkins family history] 22 March 1681 took oath of allegiance at York 2 March 1696-7 – will 3 Dec 1699 inventory returned; £90:13 [Maine Wills 128-129] 3 children named: Joseph, Alexander, and Daniel
“With an original holding of six acres, he built his homestead at Scotland on a rise overlooking the York river where he retained command of his farm lands and orchards for the remainder of his life, adding to his land holding from time to time – 20 acres on 24th March 1680, a further 32 acres in the same year, and another parcel for an orchard and barn on 10 June 1681. Before 1670 he married Sarah Smyth of Cape Neddick. They had three sons, Joseph (b. 1672), Alexander (b. 1675) and Daniel (b. circa 1680). The cradle in which they were rocked (and their children and grandchildren) is now in the Old Gaol Museum of the Old York Historic Society.” http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story Robert’s son Joseph Junkins was killed by five Indians near the Scotland garrison April 6, 1711: “Joseph Junkins was stripped, scalped, and left for dead, but arose and walked to the garrison, gave an account and lived two hours.” [GDMNH 394] Joseph’s wife Abigail Ingersoll Lewis Junkins (already once a widow) was left with a 9-month-old son Joseph and was pregnant with John, who was born 21 Sept 1711. [GDMNH 394] “Robert’s will is dated 2 March 1696 and, with his mark at the bottom, is lodged in the York County Court House in Alfred, Maine. It was witnessed by John Hancock, Arthur Bragdon, Jr. and Joseph Pray in 1697, this John Hancock being the grandfather of the John Hancock who signed the American Declaration of Independence. On 2 January 1699, the will was recorded, and in November of the same year he died. Robert’s wife Sarah inherited and when she died on 20 March 1718, it was Alexander2 who inherited the homestead, for his older brother Joseph had been killed by Indians near the Garrison house on 2 April 1711.”
“Robert Junkins was born in Scotland and he died at Scotland. He was assigned to enslavement at Durham and he worked in bondage in Durham. But the Scotlands and the Durhams were an ocean apart, and so may be seen in the individual life of one christened in Brechin Cathedral the tumult, dislocation, anguish, near death, enslavement and renewed hope which those who could count themselves fortunate among Scots experienced in his times.” http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story
Sources: HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, p. 81. GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, p. 394. Maine Wills 1640-1760, William M. Sargent, Portland: Brown Thurston and Co., 1887, pp. 128-129. http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story
B. Craig Stinson July 23, 2016
Sources and Notes:
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior 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. YORK DEEDS, Volume 5, Page 260. Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Early Maine Deeds and Wills. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
“Kittery, Maine, Probate 2 Jan 1699” From: Dobson, David. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. (Athens: University of Georgia, 1994, paperback version, 2004), 36.
Stewart, George Sawin. The Bartlett Collection. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. /george-sawin-stewart-documents/ [↩] [↩]
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. 247. [↩]
Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. Scotch Exiles in New England. 1922. Coll. 733 & 831, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Portland ME. [↩]
Rapaport, Diane. Working List of Early New England Scots. 2015. [↩]
Stinson, B. Craig. “‘Oyster River Scots.’” The Scottish Prisoners of War Society, Teresa Rust, 3 June 2018, scottishprisonersofwar.com/oyster-river-scots-by-b-craig-stinson/. [↩]
“Dunbar Prisoners of War Profiles.” The Scottish Prisoners of War Society, Teresa Rust, 18 Feb. 2019, scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_dunbar_pows_america/. [↩]
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. Ch. 7, 8, Appendix B, p. 257-284. [↩]
On page 249, William is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
Appears: 1659. B.c.1634. D.1686. Clearly a Scot and acquires land in Kittery at about the same time as Scots likely to have been prisoners. [Exiles; Banks; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8]
Scottish Surname: 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. Page 505.: Gowan or MacGowan, MacGoun, MacGown, MacGoune in Scotland.
First Generation in the New World
1. WILLIAM¹ GOWEN* (alias SMITH*), “a Scot*,” and “carpenter*,” born in Scotland* before June 1634* and died at Berwick on 2 Apr 1686. He married at Kittery*, Maine, on 14 May 1667*, ELIZABETH¹ FROST*, the daughter of NICHOLAS FROST and BERTHA CADWALLA. She was born at Kittery on 10 May 1640.
Biographical Notes: 1. From Andrew Millard: “It seems William Gowen was initially convicted of fathering Elizabeth Frost’s child, and he subsequently married her. See Rapaport, D. 2004 Scottish Slaves in Colonial New England Part II. The Highlander 42:6 10-17.“ 2. William was 51 years old in June 1685, so that means he was born before June of 1634.
Children of William and Elizabeth (Frost) Gowen: 2. i. NICHOLAS² GOWEN, (William¹), b. at Kittery in 1667; married at Kittery in 1694, ABIGAIL HODSDON. (Was he born in Kittery?) 2. ii. JOHN² GOWEN, (William¹), b. 1668; d. 1733; married at Kittery on 3 Oct 1693, MERCY HAMMOND. 2. iii. WILLIAM GOWEN, (William¹), b. about 1672; killed by Indians on 12 Oct 1691. 2. iv. ELIZABETH GOWEN, (William¹), b. in 1673; m., ALEX FERGUSON. 2. v. JAMES² GOWEN, (William¹), b. 1675 m. at Kittery by 1701, MARY WHEELWRIGHT. 2. vi. MARGARET GOWEN, (William¹), 15 Nov 1678; m., DANIEL EMERY. 2. vii. LEMUEL GOWEN, (William¹), shopkeeper, b. 9 Feb 1680; m., SARAH MOUNTFORT. 2. viii. SARAH GOWEN, (William¹), b 30 Mar 1684; m., WILLIAM SMITH.
Second Generation
2. NICHOLAS² GOWEN, (William¹), (Indian scout, attorney, surveyor, farmer), was born at Kittery in 1667. He married, ABIGAIL HODSON.
Biographical Notes: Nicholas led a very adventurous and stimulating life! He was an Indian scout, attorney, surveyor, and farmer. He was admitted to the York County, Maine bar in April 1703. He left a will. SEE: Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.) Bibliography 1904 Hodsdon g 28; OE 2:55 ff, “Born in Kittery in 1667. Kittery, Me. HR 1701, 09, 10; M Abigail Hodsdon (1664-a1747) in c1694, 9 ch; Indian scout, attorney, surveyor, farmer; will. Admitted to bar in 1703.”
Children of Nicholas and Abigail (Hodson) Gowen: (Nine Children) 3. i. ABIGAIL³ GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b. 12 April 1695; m. on 14 Feb 1712/3, MILES THOMPSON. 4. MIRIAM THOMPSON, (Abigail³, Nicholas², William¹), m., JOHN BRACKETT. 3. ii. ELIZABETH GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b. at Kittery, 5 July 1697; m. 8 Dec 1718, JOSEPH HART. 3. iii. MARGARET GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b. at Kittery, 19 Mar 1699; m. 10 Apr 1717, ABRAHAM LORD. 3. iv. HESTER GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b.at Kittery, 20 Nov 1701; m. on 19 Feb 1726/7, HUGH ROSS. 3. v. NICHOLAS GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b.at Kittery, 12 Nov 1703 3. vi. WILLIAM GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹),at Kittery, 4 Apr 1705; d. 1748; m. 26 Jun 1724, JANE GOWEN. 3. vii. PATRICK GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹),at Kittery, 30 March 1707; m., MIRIAM SHACKLEY.
3. viii. ANNE³ “ANNA” GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), b.at Kittery, 29 June 1709; m.9 Dec 1724, RICHARD THURLOW/THURLO. 4. JAMES D. THURLOW, (Anna³, Nicholas², William¹), m. , JUDITH CREDIFORD. 5. DAVIS THURLOW, m., ABIGAIL MANCHESTER.
3. ix. JAMES³ GOWEN, (Nicholas², William¹), (Esquire and Captain), was born at Kittery on 14 Feb 1715. He married, first, on 29 Nov 1738, ANNA SMITH. He married, second, LOIS WOODBRIDGE. He had SEVEN daughters. 4. i. ABIGAIL GOWEN, (James³, Nicholas², William¹)
2. ii. JOHN² GOWEN, (William¹), (selectman), was born at Kittery about 1668-1670 and died at Kittery on 9 Jan 1733. He married at Kittery on 3 Oct 1693, MERCY HAMMOND, the daughter of JOSEPH HAMMOND and CATHERINE FROST. [OE]
Children of John and Mercy (Hammond) Gowen: (Nine Children)
2. iii. WILLIAM² GOWEN, (William¹), was born about 1672 and was killed, by Indians, on 12 Oct 1691.
2. iv. ELIZABETH² GOWEN, (William¹), was born at Kittery about 1673. She married at Kittery on 11 Feb 1694, ALEXANDER FERGUSON.
Children of Alexander and Elizabeth (Gowen) Ferguson: (Seven Children)
2. v. JAMES² GOWEN, (William¹), (blacksmith), was born at Kittery on 29 March 1675. He married at Kittery by 1701, MARY WHEELWRIGHT.
Biographical Notes: He moved to Wells.
2. vi. MARGARET² GOWEN, (William¹), was born at Kittery on 15 Nov 1678/9 and died on 21 Nov 1751. She married at Kittery on 17 March 1695, DANIEL EMERY.
Children of Daniel and Margaret (Gowen) Emery: (Ten Children?) 3. i. DANIEL³ EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 25 Jun 1697 3. ii. NOAH EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 11 Dec 1699 3. iii. SIMON EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 6 Jan 1702; m., MARTHA LORD. 3. iv. ZECHARIAH EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 12 Mar 1703/4 3. v. MARGARET EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 3 Mar 1706 3. vi. CALEB EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 17 Oct 1710 3. vii. ANNA EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 19 Mar 1712/3 3. viii. JOSHUA EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), b. at Kittery on 30 Jun 1715 3. ix. TIRZAH EMERY, (Margaret², William¹), daughter, b. at Kittery on 19 Sep 1717
2. vii. LEMUEL² GOWEN, (William¹), (shopkeeper), was born at Kittery on 9 Feb 1680. He married, SARAH MOUNTFORT.
Biographical Notes: Moved to Boston by 1715. Built a brick block on King State Street.
2. viii. SARAH GOWEN, (William¹), was born at Kittery on 30 Mar 1684. She married in 1698, WILLIAM SMITH, of Berwick.
SOURCES and NOTES: From Heidi Thibodeau on 8 Oct 2016: “Following is my line to SPOW William Gowen: William Gowen Margaret Gowen m. Daniel Emery Simon Emery m. Martha Lord Martha Emery m. Ebenezer Lord Noah Lord m. Keziah Brackett Keziah Lord m. Benjamin Lord Noah Bracket(t) Lord m. Anna Morley Mary Anna Lord m. Albert William Hodgdon Ella Frances Hodgdon m. Benjamin Nichols Tibbetts Frances Elna Tibbetts was my grandmother. ~ Heidi –
________________________________________________________ Scots at Oyster River William Gowen (abt. 1634 – 1686) B. Craig Stinson – 15 August 2016
Born about 1634, William Gowen may have been one of the younger prisoners of war. Like other of the Unity Scots, he relocated to Kittery, Maine, soon after completing his indenture at Oyster River. The English often called him “Smith.” While “Gowan” means “smith”, William Gowen was a carpenter by trade. He died at about the age of 52, leaving eight grown children to carry on his name.
William Gowen, aka William Smith, William Gowin, Elexander Gowing #38 on “The Dunbar Prisoners” list
born about 1634 (about age 51 in 1685) [GDMNH 280] “Gowan” means a “smith” but William Gowen was a carpenter [OKAHF 468] 1659 – taxed as William Smith at Oyster River [HTDNH 79] 30 June 1659 – convicted of “frequenting the taverns and being in a Quarrell with [fellow Scot] James Middleton.” 11 November 1659 – was on James Murray’s jury of inquest as “William Smith”. Murray was killed by a tree limb that fell on him. 27 June 1660 – was on Thomas Canyda’s jury of inquest. Canyda was found dead, crushed by a large tree. 1661 – “Elexander Gowing” taxed Oyster River [HTDNH 79] 1666 – first appeared at Kittery, now Eliot [HTDNH 79] 14 May 1667 – married Elizabeth Frost, sister of Major Charles Frost [HTDNH 79] 30 June 1668 – William Smith alias Gowin fined “for fighting and bloodshed on ye Lord’s day after ye afternoone meeting”
New Hampshire Court Records, p. 242 1670 – granted a house lot [HTDNH 79] 1674 – constable [GDMNH 280] 1676 – bought land from James Middleton on the Kennebec River, including Small Point [GDMNH 280] 1679 – was in court for idling away time and drinking [GDMNH 280] 1684 – was sued by Peter White over land ownership [GDMNH 280] 2 Apr 1686 – William Gowen died; will administered 21 May 1686 [GDMNH 280] 8 children
Sources: HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, p. 79. GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, p. 280. OKAHF Old Kittery and Her Families, Everett S. Stackpole, Lewiston, Maine, Press of the Lewiston Journal Company, 1903, p. 468. New Hampshire Court Records 1640-1692, vol. 40, Ed. Otis G. Hammond, The State of New Hampshire, 1943, pp. 139, 242, 465, 469.
B. Craig Stinson August 15, 2016 _________________________________________________
From: from Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Contributed by Vickie Everhart.Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior 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. Optimized 17 May 2016
Nicholas Gowen: Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.) Bibliography 1904 Hodsdon g 28; OE 2:55 ff, “Born in Kittery in 1667. Kittery, Me. HR 1701, 09, 10; M Abigail Hodsdon (1664-a1747) in c1694, 9 ch; Indian scout, attorney, surveyor, farmer; will. Admitted to bar in 1703.”
Be Not Forgot – 1667: Marriage of Elizabeth Frost and William Gowen. “My 9th great-grandpa is William Gowen (alias Smith) . . . who married Elizabeth Frost . . .and they had a son, Nicholas Gowen, who married Abigail Hodsdon . . .and they had a daughter, Abigail Gowen, who married Miles Thompson . . .and they had a daughter, Miriam Thompson, who married John Brackett . . .etc. . . .” ~ Vickie Everhart ~ ~benotforgot.com ~facebook.com/benotforgot ~twitter.com/benotforgot
Submitted by Granville Wayne Mitchell: “My family line from William is 12 generations inclusive. That might be a bit long, but you can use it if it fits. Or just let it trail off, the way Jackie did.: “William Gowen m. Elizabeth Frost Nicholas Gowen m. Abigail Hodsdon Anna Gowen m. Richard Thurlow James D. Thurlow m. Judith Crediford Davis Thurlow m. Abigail Manchester Richard Thurlow m. Eunice Tripp Moses Thurlow m. Alice “Elsie” Strout John W. Thurlow m. Dorcas Verrill Frances Thurlow m. George E. Benson Mabel Benson m. Frederick E. Mitchell,…etc…” Alternatively, you could mention that I have a large public tree on Ancestry.com: “Mitchell/Small/Benson/Dustin under the ID “gwmitchell104″.”
3 Sep 1650, Battle of Dunbar, at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ship/Arrival:
Unity; Dec 1650, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Prisoner and List:
Niven Agnew, #2 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list
Name Variations:
Nyven Agnew, Niven Agneau, “Nivin the Scot”
Residences:
Dover, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine
Other SPOW Associations:
John/James Barry, Peter Grant, John Taylor
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.
Published: 02 December 2014 Updated: 05 Sep 2020 Researchers: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, and B. Craig Stinson Editor: Teresa Rust
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 248, Niven is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Agnew/Agneau, Niven/Nyven/Nivin. Residences: Dover NH, Kittery ME. Appears: 1659. D.1687. Childless. Left Left bequests to the daughter of Peter Grant and the daughter of John Taylor. [Exiles; Banks; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B] 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. NIVEN¹ AGNEW, was born, presumably in Scotland and died at Kittery, Maine in 1687. He married, MRS.(_____) BARRY, the widow of, JOHN [JAMES] BARRY, a fellow Scot. Died childless.
Biographical Notes: Read the report below by B. Craig Stinson:
From: B. Craig Stinson:
“After earning his freedom in 1659, Niven Agnew (Niven the Scot) (Unity prisoner #2 on “The Dunbar Prisoners” list) moved upriver to Salmon Falls, where he worked at one of John Wincoll’s mills. Wincoll may have had financial troubles; in 1671 Agnew sued him for back pay amounting to the large sum of £40. His friend and fellow Scot John Barry was killed in the Indian attack of 1675; Agnew administered the estate and not only took possession of Barry’s farm below the Great Works, he also married John Barry’s widow. When Agnew died childless about 1687, his will granted all of his property to two daughters of Scottish neighbors John Taylor and Peter Grant.”
1659: Dover Tax List 1676: Managed estate in South Berwick, Maine 1687: 16 Sep – Agnew’s Will Maine Probate
“Kittery, Maine – Probate 16 Sep 1687,” Dobson, David. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785, (Athens: Georgia University Press, 1994; paperback version 2004), 36.
Nyven Agnew, also called Nivin Agneau, is called “Nivin the Scot” in the Dover tax-list of 1659, shortly after he got his freedom. He administered the estate of James Barry, another Scotchman of South Berwick, Me., about 1676, and lived on the land that Kittery had granted to Barry. Agnew’s will, 16 September 1687, mentions debts due him from James Barry, his predecessor. He divides his property between Peter Grant and John Taylor, two other Scotchmen. In the inventory of his estate is this item, “To a sword that Peter Grant did say he would give ten shillings for.” Neither Barry nor Agnew married. Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) (Published by vote of the Town, 1913), 1:76.
July 1, 1703, John Key senior, aged about 70 years, deposed that James Barry, Niven Agnue and John Taylor owned in succession a farm in upper Kittery, now South Berwick. Stackpole, History of the Town of Durham, 1:81.
Probably worked at sawmills in Kittery, Maine, “on the Asbenbedick, now Great Works, River in which Becx and Co. of London had an interest” under Richard Leader, former manager of ironworks. In the same year when Leader left, “grants of land were made to some of them [the Scots exiles] in 1656, indicating that they had been released.” Others in this group included Niven Agnew, Alexander Cooper, William Furbush, Daniel Ferguson, Peter Grant, George Gray, William Gowen, David Hamilton, Thomas Holme, John Key, Alexander Maxwell, John Neal, John Ross, John Taylor, William Thomson, and James Warren.” Charles Banks, “Scotch Prisoners Deported to New England by Cromwell, 1651-1652,” Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society 61 (1927): 15.
BARROW, Barry, 1 James, Berwick. He had grants in Kit. 1662, 1673. Lists 25, 298. Wm. Gowen had James Barrow at his house and cured him of scurvy. K. by Ind in. 16 Oct. 1675. Adm. 4 Apr. 1676 to Niven Agnew, who mar. his wid. and liv. on his farm, next north of those shown in Stackp. Kittery, p. 133. No ch. Agnew=s will, calling him >my predecessor,= devised his lands. Sybil Noyes, et al., Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Me.: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-39), p. 78.
At court in Wells, April 4, 1676: Lyberty granted to Nivine Nignow to Improve James Barrows Land untill the Court take further order, hee allowing for the uss of It such a Consideration as is meete.
At court in Wells, July 4, 1676: Pouer of Administration granted unto Nivine Nignow of the Estate of James Barrow deceased, who is Injoyned to bring in a true Inventory thereof & to bring in security sufficient to respond that estate unto the next Court of Assotiates houlden for this County on the 2und Tusday of September next Insewing. Ibid., 2:315.
See: Diane Rapaport, “Scots for Sale, Part II: Scottish Prisoners in Seventeenth-Century Maine and New Hampshire,” New England Ancestors (Holiday 2004), 27, which discussed James Barry and his close friend, Niven Agnew: One of Agnew’s closest friends, Scotsman James Barry, died during an Indian 5 attack in 1675. Agnew administered the estate, not only taking possession of Barry’s farm below the Great Works, but also marrying his friend’s widow. When Agnew died childless, about 1687, his will granted all of his property to two daughters of Scottish neighbors John Taylor and Peter Grant.
Battle of Dunbar at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland on 3 Sep 1650
Ship/Arrival:
The ketch Unity; late Dec 1650, MA Bay Colony
Prisoner and List:
Peter Grant, #11 on the “Scots at Lynn, 1653, Iron Works Inventory”1
Name Variations:
Residences:
Oyster River/Dover, New Hampshire, Kittery, Maine
Other SPOW Associations:
The Scots at the Iron Works Inventory in Lynn, 1653. John Mackey/Key
Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy; please independently verify all data.
Published: 02 Jul 2014, Updated: 7 Mar 2019 Page contributors: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, B. Craig Stinson, Justin Swanstrom, Rosann Beauvais Editor: Teresa Rust
First Generation in the New World
1. PETER¹ GRANT, was born in Scotland about 1631 and died at Berwick, York County, Maine about 1712. He married, first, in Scotland, before Sep 1650 [see Sources below], UNKNOWN (_____). He married, second, at Kittery, on 28 Nov 1664, JOHANNA/JOAN (_____) GRANT, widow of, JAMES (2) GRANT, a SPOW. She was born at Salem, Essex Co., Mass. about 1644 and died in Maine about 1710.
Biographical Notes: 1. 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),2 on page 247, Peter is categorized as: Definite [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Grant, Peter. Residences: Oyster River NH, Kittery ME. Appears: 1653. B.c.1631. D.1712. A founder of the SCS. Indicted for not returning home to his wife in Scotland. Married the widow of James (2) Grant. [Exiles; Banks; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B]3456178 For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices. 2. “James Grant signed a petition from York in 1660. He and Peter Grant were presented at court in 1661 for not going home to their wives.”9 3. “In July 1661 Peter was indicted together with James Grant, almost certainly a relative and perhaps his brother, for ‘not returning home to his wife’; that is the wife he had left behind in Scotland a decade earlier. Dunbar wives back in Scotland were being advised that they should not marry unless they had clear evidence of their husband’s deaths or the sentence of a civil judge. However, in July 1664 Peter was back in court again for living with a young widow named Joane, ‘hee owneing of her as his wife and they being not married’. This was probably his sister-in-law, his brother’s ‘widow’ – James having being declared deceased.”10 4. 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.”11 5. “The name, Peter Grant, was found in the Bartlett Collection documents on a list compiled by George S. Stewart. The list was labeled “35 Scots at Lynn 1653. Iron Works Invt.” He is also mentioned on the Old Berwick Historical Society website along with other Scottish prisoners of war, see: “The Scottish Prisoners of 1650” at the Old Berwick Historical Society. List of names given as also being Scottish prisoners of war: Niven Agnew, James Barry, Alexander Cooper, Daniel Ferguson, William Furbush, William Gowen,Peter Grant, George Gray, David Hamilton, Thomas Holme, John Key, Alexander Maxwell, John Neal, John Reed, John Ross, John Taylor, William Thomson, and James Warren. Peter’s name also pops up at the Geni.com site “Scots Prisoners and their Relocation to the Colonies, 1650-1654,” where the list of the Iron Works shows up again as well as a mention of a Unity parish in Kittery, Maine, presumably founded by some or all of the 15 Scottish prisoners of war that worked in the sawmills there. On 6 Jan 1657, Peter Grant went on the record books for making a donation to Scots Charitable Society.” 6. DNA Studies: Scottish POW DNA Study: Group 1-A, Haplogroup R-BY2668 Grant DNA Project: Kit #21340
Children of PeterandJohanna/Joan (_____) Grant: 2. i. JAMES² GRANT+, (Peter¹), b. at Kittery on 23 Mar 1669/70; d. at Berwick before 16 Apr 1742; m. (1) MARY NASON; m. (2) RACHEL STONE. 2. ii. WILLIAM² GRANT, b. at Kittery about 1671; d. at Berwick about 1722; M., 1st, JANE WARREN, daughter of JAMES WARREN (Probable Dunbar Prisoner), m. 2nd, MARTHA NELSON. 2. iii.GRIZELL² GRANT, b. between 1670-1680; m., JOHN KEY. 2. iv. MARY² GRANT, b. at Berwick about 1676; m., JOSEPH PRAY. 2. v.HANNAH² GRANT, b. Bet. 1670 – 1680. 2. vi. PETER² GRANT, b. Bet. 1670 – 1680; m., MARY THOMAS; b. 4. 2. vii.ALEXANDER² GRANT, b. Abt. 1674; d. Aft. 17375.
Second and Third Generations
2. i. JAMES² GRANT (Peter¹), was born at Kittery on 23 March 1669/70 and died at Berwick before 16 April 1742. He married, first, at Kittery on 9 Oct. 1693, MARY NASON, daughter of JONATHAN and SARAH (JENKINS) NASON. He married, second, before 1709, RACHEL STONE, daughter of DANIEL and PATIENCE (GOODWIN) STONE.
Biographical Notes: Berwick, Me. HR 1718, 25, 27M, 27N, 32; selectman 1713-17, 19, 22-24, 28-35; moderator 1729-34; capt. 1727; M Mary Nason (1672-b1709) in 1693 and Rachel Stone (1680-a1722) in c1709, 6/6 ch; farmer; will. In the 1718 HR, he was primarily interested in pressing a town petition setting its boundaries, probably because of his lumber lands. In later legislatures, he was less active, but he did have four committees in 1727N.12)
Children of James and Mary (Nason) Grant: 3. i. JAMES GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was born on 8 Oct 1694 and died on 15 Feb 1701. Died Young. 3. ii. PETER GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was born on 14 Dec 1696. He married, LYDIA FOST. (FROST?) 3. iii. MARY GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was born on 12 Feb 1699. She married, ANDREW WALKER. 3. iv. SARAH GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was born on 12 Sep 1701. She married, JOSEPH AUSTIN. 3. v. JAMES GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was born on 8 Dec 1703. He married, SARAH JOY.
Children of James and Rachel (Stone) Grant: 3. vi. DANIEL GRANT, (James², Peter¹). 3. vii. ELIAS GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was baptized on 8 Jun 1713. He married, MARGARET GOODWIN, a descendant of John/James Taylor (Definite Dunbar Prisoner, #32 on the Lynn Iron Works Inventory) 3. viii. JOSHUA GRANT, (James², Peter¹), was baptized on 10 Apr 1715. 3. ix. RACHEL GRANT, (James², Peter¹), baptized on 13 Jun 1717. 3. x. ELISHA GRANT, (James², Peter¹), bap. 25 Oct 1719. 3. xi. ELIJAH GRANT, (James², Peter¹), bap. 15 Jul 1722.
2. ii.WILLIAM² GRANT, (Peter¹), was born at Kittery about 1671 and died at Berwick about 1722. He married* (1) at Kittery* on 4 Aug. 1690*, JANE WARREN*, daughter of JAMES WARREN (Probable Dunbar Prisoner) and Margaret (_____). He married* (2) at Kittery* on 26 Dec 1695*, MARTHA NELSON*, the daughter of CHARLES NELSON.
Children of William and Jane (Warren) Grant: 3. i. JANE GRANT, was born at Kittery in 1692.
Children of William and Martha (Nelson) Grant: 3. ii. WILLIAM GRANT, (William², Peter¹), was born at Kittery in 1696. He married ABIGAIL KENNARD. 3. iii. ALEXANDER GRANT, (William², Peter¹), was born at Kittery in 1699. 3. iv. MARY GRANT, (William², Peter¹), was born at Kittery in 1701. 3. v. MARTHA GRANT, (William², Peter¹), was born at Kittery in 1704. She married, EPHRAIM WENTWORTH?. 3. vi. CHARLES GRANT, (William², Peter¹), was born at Kittery in 1719. He married KEZIAH (_____).
2. iii.GRIZELL² GRANT, (Peter¹), was born probably at Kittery, between 1670-1680. She married, JOHN KEY, a descendant of SPOW, JOHN MACKEY/KEY.
2. iv. MARY² GRANT, (Peter¹), was born at Berwick about 1676. She married, JOSEPH PRAY. (Joseph’s sister DOROTHY PRAY married DANIELFURBUSH, also a SPOW)
Children of Joseph and Mary (Grant) Pray: 3. i. JOHN PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. ii. SAMUEL PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. iii. PETER PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. iv. JOANNA PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. v. MARY PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. vi. MARTHA PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. vii. MIRIAM PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹), 3. viii. ELIZABETH PRAY, (Mary², Peter¹),
2. v.HANNAH² GRANT, (Peter¹), was born between 1670 – 1680.
2. vi.PETER² GRANT+, (Peter¹), was born between 1670 – 1680. He married, at Newcastle, New Hampshire, by 1701, MARY THOMAS.
2. vii.ALEXANDER² GRANT, (Peter¹), was born about 1674 and died after 1737. – END OF GENERATION LIST
Scots at Oyster River, Peter Grant (abt 1631-1712) By B. Craig Stinson 5 August 2016
Peter Grant, was born about 1631. His original indenture was at the Lynn Iron Works, so he was not one of Valentine Hill’s Scots. As a free man in 1661, he was indicted “for not returning home to his wife.” In 1664 he was in court for living as husband and wife with a young widow named Joan Grant. Her husband James Grant had apparently died, and she was “bigg with Child”. Peter, whose first wife was supposed to still be alive (presumably in Scotland), was sentenced to £10 or 10 lashes on the bare skin, and ordered to “mantayne the Child of the sd Joane Grant soe soone as shee is delivered.” After a prescribed period of separation, the couple was allowed to marry. Peter and Joan Grant eventually raised eight children together on their farm along the Newichawannock about two miles upriver from our William Furbish. But although the oldest child, Elizabeth, was probably raised in the household, Peter Grant always insisted that he was not her father, and explicitly did not name Elizabeth in his will. However, Elizabeth was named in the will of childless Niven Agnew, and also in the will of a man named James Grant, who died at Kittery in 1683.
An excellent summary with citations can be found at http://petergrantthescot.com/peter-grant-generation-report/ born about 1631 [GDMNH 282]Originally at Lynn Iron Works [#11 Iron Works Inventory] [HTDNH 79]21 Oct 1659 – bought land from James Emery 1659 – taxed at Dover, New Hampshire 2 July 1661 – indicted by a York County (Maine) grand jury “for not returneing home to his wife.” [2:156] Inquest July 2: 1661 “Wee present Peter Grant a Scotchman for not returneing home to his wife. Wee present James Grant a Scotchman for not returneing home to his wife.” 5 July 1664 – indicted a second time, this time for living with Joan Grant unlawfully as husband and wife: [2:2-2] Wee present Peter Grant & Joane Grant the wife of James Grant deseased for liveing In one house togeather, hee owneing of her as his wife & they being not married. Witness Richard Abbutt
Whereas Itt appears by Peter Grants acknowledgement of his keepeing Company with Joane Grant In soe familiar manner as If they had been lawfully married which they never were nor Could bee, because the Grants wife is yett alive for any thing that is known to the Contrary, & the sd Joane Grant being now bigg with Child, It is ordered by the Court as followeth: In reference to Peter Grants presentment for his offence herein shall either pay tenn pounds In to the Treasury or to have tenn lashes given him on the bare skine.
Peter Grant appeales from this sentence to the next Court houlden for this County. Peter Grant & Tho. Doughty do Ingage them salves In a bond of 201i that the sd Grant shall prosecute his appeale to the next County Court & the sd Grant & Doughty do Ingege In a bond of 201i that further Peter Grant shall take meete care to mantayne the Child of the sd Joane Grant soe soone as shee is delivered.
13 Sep 1664 – a remedy is offered: Att a Court of Assotiats September 13: 1664: Itt is further ordered by this Court, for preventing any further evill betweene the sd Peter and Joane Grant by there frequent unlawfull Comeing together, that hereby theere shall bee and is an Act of seperation made betweene them, after publication whereof it they shall bee at any tyme found frequently or unseasonably togeather, &* that It do Legally appeare, each person shall either forfitt tenn pounds to the County Treasury or bee lyable to such other Censure as the Law in such Cases doth provide.
28 Nov 1664 – Peter Grant and Joan, the widow of James Grant, were married at Kittery. [GDMNH 282] The child the bride was ‘big with’ became Elizabeth. This Elizabeth was made chief heir as “Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Joane wife of Peter Grant” in the 1679 will of James Grant [#2]. Peter Grant’s will named his seven children, “them seven’ – Elizabeth was not listed.
1674 – grant of 120 acres near York Pond [OKAHF 472]1680 – Peter Grant was fined “for lying drunke in the high way,” 1683 – Peter Grant was trustee Alexander Cooper’s will 1686 – Niven Agnew’s will mentions his sword that Peter Grant had said he would pay 10 shillings for. 1691 – Peter Grant was fined in for profaning the Sabbath, when he and some other Scots killed a deer and frightened their neighbors, who feared that the gunshots signaled an Indian attack. [source: “Scottish Prisoners in Seventeenth-Century Maine and New Hampshire” by Diane Rapaport]1693 – was a surveyor of highways and fences 19 Oct 1709 – will made; “being aged & Creasey in body but of good Memory Praise be to God for it” [MW 212-213]abt February 1712-13 – Peter Grant died 2 March 1712-13 – inventory; valued £216: 10: 0. His land is marked on the map of OKAHF 133. In the will, wife Johanah receives all movables Son William receives the 50 acres granted by Town of Kittery Son James granted 10 acres for his young orchard Son Alexander to receive ½ of homestead and house after death of their mother Son Daniel to receive the other ½ “My children William James Alexander Daniel Grizzell mary and Hannah to them Seven” each receives 1/7 of meadows and outlands.
8 children are named in various lists, not counting Elizabeth: Elizabeth, b. 1664 Peter (Jr) [OKAHF 472] (Note: did he die before father’s will, therefore before 1709?) William born about 1670 James born 23 Mar 1671 Alexander born 1674 Grizzel (married John Key Jr), Mary (Pray) born about 1676 Daniel born about 1680 Hannah
Notes about Elizabeth Grant (1664-1731) [see GDMNH 281]Born 1664 Was always repudiated by Peter Grant James Grant [#2]’s 1679 will calls her the “daughter of Joane, the wife of Peter Grant” Niven Agnew’s 1687 will calls Elizabeth Peter Grant’s daughter. Peter Grant’s 1709 will does not claim her; only “them seven” children he had with Joan. Married 1) James Landers, about 1685 James Landers born about 1653, leased Niven Agnew land 1688, died 23 June 1693 Married 2) John Turner, 28 Nov 1694 at Berwick, ME. 1 child, Mary Married 3) William Hearl, 1709; His will 1718, probated 1730, names beloved wife Elizabeth [MW 311-313]Died 1731 Sources: GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, pp281, 282. OKAHF Old Kittery and Her Families, Everett S. Stackpole, Lewiston, Maine: Press of the Lewiston Journal Company, 1903, pp133, 472. HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, pp79-80. MW Maine Wills 1640-1760, William M. Sargent, Portland: Brown Thurston and Co., 1887, pp78-79, 104-105, 212-213, 311-313. /petergrantthescot.com/peter-grant-generation-report/ New World Immigrants – Volume I, edited by Michael Tepper, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979 Province and Court Records of Maine, Vol II, Robert E. Moody, ed., Portland: Maine Historical Society, 1947 “Scottish Prisoners in Seventeenth-Century Maine and New Hampshire” by Diane Rapaport Suff. Court Files 137175
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Additional References:
Leola Grant Bushman, Peter Grant, Scotch exile : Kittery and Berwick, Maine (1971). Unfortunately out of print, although I have a photocopy. I corresponded with Leola in the 1970s and 1980s. She, perhaps more than anyone else, pioneered the research on the Grant family and on Peter Grant in particular. ~Justin Swanstrom
Stewart, George Sawin. The Bartlett Collection. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. /george-sawin-stewart-documents/ [↩] [↩]
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.247. [↩]
Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. Scotch Exiles in New England. 1922. Coll. 733 & 831, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Portland ME. [↩]
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 [↩]
Rapaport, Diane. Working List of Early New England Scots. 2015. [↩]
Stinson, B. Craig. “‘Oyster River Scots.’” The Scottish Prisoners of War Society, Teresa Rust, 3 June 2018, scottishprisonersofwar.com/oyster-river-scots-by-b-craig-stinson/. [↩]
“Dunbar Prisoners of War Profiles.” The Scottish Prisoners of War Society, Teresa Rust, 18 Feb. 2019, scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_dunbar_pows_america/. [↩]
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