Charles II wasn't it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "J A Olsen" <Copywriter@tesco.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusettts, 1652 The strange thing was that the Covenanters invited the son of Charles 1 to be king and I think actually crowned him at Scone. The Dunbarre referred to will be the Battle of Dunbar, 1651. There were also a lot of prisoners taken at the Battle of Worcester, same year I think. Not sure everyone being shipped out to the colonies after this stramash would have been a Covenanter. Judy ---------- >From: "Ian A McClumpha" <imchad@freeola.com> >To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [D-G LIST] Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusettts, 1652 >Date: 13, Wed Oct, 2004, 7:35 am > > Hi Alison > > These were Covenanters, people who were banished because they believed in > the Scottish Presbyterian style of worship and refused to accept the English > Episcopalian church. Primarily, the Scots refused to accept the English > king as head of the church, believing, as they still do, that Jesus is the > head. > > The Covenanters eventually won and Presbyterianism was restored in 1690, but > not after many people died or were transported for their cause. > > Regards > Ian. > Researching Family History in Dumfries & Galloway ~ and beyond. Please > visit my Website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roland and Alison deCaen [mailto:decaenr@shaw.ca] > Sent: 13 October 2004 00:20 > To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusettts, 1652 > > > Fascinating ---------What happened at this time to warrent their being sent > or is it just a collection of rag, tag and bobtail ? > Alison in Calgary > - > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 08/10/04 > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > 160 hours freephone internet - £12.99 - the cheapest around! > FREE unlimited web space, e-mail & domain hosting www.freeola.com > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************* > If you have any problems with this list or any of its members please > contact the listowner....Tom Welch....tomas@directcon.net > ******************************************************************** > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your line involves the surname BRUCE why not join CLAN-BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~