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Scots Prisoners sent to Berwick, Maine - 1651 |
In November 1650 a number of these prisoners were apparently sent
to Boston in the "Unity," arriving in New England early in 1651,
no doubt. Sixty of these prisoners were sent to Lynn, to work in
the iron industry, and the others dispersed. As the prisoners were
sold as indentured servants at about 30 pounds each, the average
passage at the time being about 5 pounds, Col. Banks has suggested
that the owners of the "Unity" cleared a handsome profit of about
1,500 pounds on the trip.
John Gifford, Saugus iron works manager, wrote in 1653: "For 62
Scotts died and 35 only left on the works, 17 to Awbrey, 3 to
commissioners; 2 sold and rest we desire to whom disposed of,
which is 5 at 20 pounds. Col. Banks listed the following as being
probably prisoners who settled in Berwick, formerly a part of
Kittery, Maine: Niven Agnew, James Barry, Alexander Cooper,
William Furbush, Daniel Ferguson, Peter Grant, George Gray,
William Alexander Gowen, David Hamilton, Thomas Holme, John Key,
Alexander Maxwell, John Neal, John Ross, John Taylor, William
Thomson and James Warren.
Manuscript Source:
http://bz.llano.net/gowen/
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