Published: 03 Oct 2018
Updated: 24 Mar 2020
Researchers: Ray Dusek, Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: Teresa Rust

John Mackhellin, “Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusetts in 1652, By Order of the English Government”¹

Name Variations: McCallum, Mackalam, Maccallum, Cullu, Callu, Callan, Mackallum, Mackhellin, Mackellam, Mackullum

McCallum, John. #69 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list
Probably the John Mackhellin of the John & Sara list.

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 255, John is categorized as: Doubtful [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] McCallum/Mackalamy/Maccallum/Cullu/Callu/Callan
/Mackallum/Mackhellin/Mackellam/Mackullum, John. Residences: Haverhill MA. Appears: 1653. D.1694. Probably the John Mackhellin of the John & Sara list. [Exiles; DR; SPOWS] 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 MCCALLUM, was born, presumably in Scotland about 1635 and died at Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts on 25 Feb 1693.² He married, at Haverhill on 17 Nov 1670, widow, ELIZABETH (CADE) GUTTERSON.

Children of John and Elizabeth (_____) Gutterson McCallum:
2. i. MARTHA MCCALLUM, (John¹), b. in 1670; d. in 1706. NEED SOURCE
2. ii. JOHN MCCALLUM, (John¹), b. in 1671-? NEED SOURCE
2. iii. JOANNA MCCALLUM, (John¹), b. at Haverhill on 03 May 1672.³
2. iv. SARAH MCCALLUM, (John¹), b. in 1675; d. in 1714. NEED SOURCE

Second Generation

2. i. MARTHA MCCALLUM, [CALLUM/KALLUM/KELLUM], (? John¹), was born in Massachusetts in 1670 and died at Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts in 1706. [efn__note]”Martha, w. John, Apr. 17, 1706. [a. abt. 36 y. dup.], “Being the first that was Buried in ye Buring place.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/7652/670/141252968)) She married, at Lynn, Massachusetts on 10 Jul 1694, JOHN FOLLETT, (1669-1719).⁴

Biographical Notes:
There is a John Follett probate record in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts. Children listed are: Only son John Follett, Mary Bates, Hannah Follett, and Abigail Follett.⁵

Children of John and Martha (McCallum) Follett:
3. i. JOSEPH FOLLETT, (Martha², John¹),1699-1700
3. ii. ABIGAIL FOLLETT, (Martha², John¹),1701-1740
3. iii. PERSIS FOLLETT, (Martha², John¹),1704-1753
3. iv. SAMUEL FOLLETT, (Martha², John¹),1706-1707

2. ii. JOHN MCCALLUM, (? John¹), b. in 1671-? NEED SOURCE

2. iii. JOANNA MCCALLUM, (John¹), was born at Haverhill on 03 May 1672.³

2. iv. SARAH MCCALLUM, (? John¹), was born in Massachusetts in 1675 and died at Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, in 1714. She married about 1699, ABRAHAM FOLLETT, (1671-1724). NEED SOURCE

Children of Abraham and Sarah (McCallum) Follett:
3. i. JOSEPH FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1699-1724
3. ii.RUTH FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1699-1745
3. iii. SARAH FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1700-1750
3. iv. ISAAC FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1701-1761
3. v. REBECCA FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1701-1774
3. vi. ABIGAIL FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1703-1740
3. vii. ABRAHAM FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1704-1795
3. viii. PERSIS FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1705-1784
3. ix. MARY FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1706-1784
3. x. ELIZABETH FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1708-1742
3. xi. MARTHA FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1709-1716
3. xii. JONATHAN FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1710-1742
3. xiii. ROBERT FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1712-1742
3. xiv. SUSANNA FOLLETT, (Sarah², John¹), b. in 1713-?

Sources and Notes:
Ray Dusek shared facts from:
Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

1. Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/rd/21065/378/1425475561 [↩]
2. Inventory of John Macalum of Haverhill. 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.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13778/17488-co2/30285819 [↩]
3. Vital records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 ..
   by Haverhill (Mass.) Publication date 1910-11 [↩] [↩]
4. “FOLLETT, John (1669-1719) & Martha CALLUM/KALLUM (1670-1706); 10 Jul 1694; Lynn/Attleborough {Salem 2:385; NYGBR 72:192}” New England Marriages to 1700. Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21174/557/426885952 [↩]
5. Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/rd/48312/9774-co1/1414501115 [↩]