Here is my translation for what it is worth. The ship Eliza out of Glasgow with Robert Sinclair as Master. The ship can carry 20 tons of cargo and has a square stern. The ship Barbary out of Glagow with Hugh Scott as Master. The ship was built by the Dutch and can carry 120 tons of cargo. The ship Robert out of Ireland. It can carry 140 tons of cargo and has a square stern. Modern ships are listed by displacement, but in medieval times ships were listed by how much cargo they could carry. I don't know when the change over was made, so the weights may be displacement, which means the weights listed would include the ship's weight plus the weight of the cargo. Al Boulanger -----Original Message----- From: sheldon <redwagon2@frontiernet.net> To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:16:00 -0600 Subject: [PALANCAS] Custom House list Can anyone help me interpret this 1696 London custom house record from the Maryland archives. I have little knowledge of ships so would appreciate help. Here is what I think it says There are three ships. The ship Eliza out of Glasco (Glasgow Scotland?) with Robert Sinclair as ship's Master a ship carrying (burth = burthen/burden) 20 ton square in its stern (back of the boat) The ship Barbary out of Glasco (master?)is Hugh Scott, a ship built by the Dutch with burden of 120 Ton The ship Robert of (Ireland?)with burden of 140 square ton in its stern. Governor of Virga Custom House Londo July, 1696 Eliza of Glasco Robt Sinclear Mastr burth 20 Ton Sq: Sterne Barbary of Glasco Hugh Scott Dutch built burth 120 Ton Robt of Iruin burth 140 Ton Square Sterne Govr Maryland. Any further info welcome.. Pat S. ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the subject.

Thank you. That helps. The important thing to genealogy is that Hugh Scott was master of a ship from Glasgow docking in America 29 years before a man by the same name was living in Lancaster co. Could be an explanation why family tradition puts the Lancaster Hugh Scott in America before 1700. Still guess and by golly. -----Original Message----- From: dingoal@aol.com [mailto:dingoal@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:40 AM To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Custom House list Here is my translation for what it is worth. The ship Eliza out of Glasgow with Robert Sinclair as Master. The ship can carry 20 tons of cargo and has a square stern. The ship Barbary out of Glagow with Hugh Scott as Master. The ship was built by the Dutch and can carry 120 tons of cargo. The ship Robert out of Ireland. It can carry 140 tons of cargo and has a square stern. Modern ships are listed by displacement, but in medieval times ships were listed by how much cargo they could carry. I don't know when the change over was made, so the weights may be displacement, which means the weights listed would include the ship's weight plus the weight of the cargo. Al Boulanger -----Original Message----- From: sheldon <redwagon2@frontiernet.net> To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:16:00 -0600 Subject: [PALANCAS] Custom House list Can anyone help me interpret this 1696 London custom house record from the Maryland archives. I have little knowledge of ships so would appreciate help. Here is what I think it says There are three ships. The ship Eliza out of Glasco (Glasgow Scotland?) with Robert Sinclair as ship's Master a ship carrying (burth = burthen/burden) 20 ton square in its stern (back of the boat) The ship Barbary out of Glasco (master?)is Hugh Scott, a ship built by the Dutch with burden of 120 Ton The ship Robert of (Ireland?)with burden of 140 square ton in its stern. Governor of Virga Custom House Londo July, 1696 Eliza of Glasco Robt Sinclear Mastr burth 20 Ton Sq: Sterne Barbary of Glasco Hugh Scott Dutch built burth 120 Ton Robt of Iruin burth 140 Ton Square Sterne Govr Maryland. Any further info welcome.. Pat S. ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the subject. ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== No political statements to this list. No religious statements.