Alexander Gordon who boatswain for seaman John Cloyse, with indenture ship to seaman wife fought in the Battle of Dunbar;
How Scottish POWS Were Sold as Slave Labor in New England
Sometimes the names of the two main battles Battle of Dunbar, and the Battle of Worcester, get turned around. It is difficult to be certain which battle because prisoners ended up in the same prison, Tothill Fields, Westminster, London.
It should be noted normally claim that Daniel Elliot and Alexander Gordon which travel to Boston on ship said to be called Liberty, owner Captain John Allen, Cambridge, Massachusetts, seaman John Cloyse of Watertown, Massachusetts, first landing from London, in Boston, are first recorded to be of the Battle of Worcester, and feel that to be correct.
Sons of Gavin of Burgh (brother to Gilbert of Redheugh/Stobs); Gilbert and Archibald fought in the Battle of Dunbar.
Fought in the Battle of Dunbar.
It is felt that William Eliott oldest son of Gibert Ellot/Elliot of Horseleyhill/Stobs/Redheugh supported the Royalist which fought in the Battle of Dunbar.
Daniel of Tullykelter one of his sons was named Robert, who had sons Robert and Daniel who also fought in the Battle of Dunbar, as a result took a indenture ship in America.
Bodies of Evidence: How science unearthed Durham’s dark secret
Every city has its secrets and Durham is no exception.
In November 2013 two mass burials were discovered in an area being developed as a new café for Palace Green Library. After over 350 years, a team of archaeologists from Durham University were able to confirm that the burials were some of a group of Scottish Prisoners who died in 1650 following the Battle of Dunbar. Find out how different pieces of a complex jigsaw of evidence were pieced together to establish the identity of the bodies, the science behind the discoveries, and the remarkable story of the survivors, some of whom were transported to New England to a new life at the edge of the known world.
Mark Elliott 12/28/2014 additions 4/10/2018
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