Many of the English, Irish, Scots names we are looking for in Colonial Virginia may have been sent because they were convicted of an offense in England. As early as 1611 Governor Dale of Virginia was inviting King James to send offenders to Virginia. Some sources are saying about 50,000 immigrants in Colonial America came as convicts. Here are some resources for additional research. 1. "Perish or Prosper: The Law and Convict", Bruce Kercher. 2. http://www.oldbaileyonline.com 3. http://www.genealogy-quest.com/collections/allconvicts.html 4."English Convits in Colonial America:Middlesex, 1617-1775", piblished Plyanthos, New Orleans, 1974 5. "Cavaliers and Pioneers", a series, sorry I don't have the publisher. 6. "The complete Book of Emigrants:, Peter Wilson Coldham 7. http://www.historycooperative.org/ I am just putting this information out to help everyone looking for immigrants ancestors early in 1600's and 1700's in Virginia. This is a NEW topic for me, I am NOT an expert, sorry. I don't have access to these books, sorry. Go to your Public Library to find these. I am very intersted in finding out if we can find George CAMPBELL born about 1720, died 1791 Amherst Co VA. Was he a convict sent to VA? This needs some digging. Best regards, Lilly Martin