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This is a list of Rebel prisoners imported by CAPTAIN EDWARD TRAFFORD, in the ship, "ELIZABETH & ANN",
from Liverpool January 14th 1716 who landed at Yorktown. These prisoners were probably some of the
followers of "The Pretender" captured at Preston, and condemned to be transported to the Colony in
Virginia, after having been carried to London for trial.
Under Indenture
JOHN MACINTOSH
THO FOSTER
GEORGE DICKENF(S)ON
JNO MACKINTOSH
CHRIST CARUS
ARCH MENZIES
JAMES MACINTOSH
JAMES BLACKWOOD
DANL THOMPF(S)ON
DUNCAN CLARK
ROB STEWART
JNO ROBERTF(S)ON
OWEN MCPHERF(S)ON
ROB STEWART
JNO STEWART
DONALD SHAW
WILL TURNER
MALCOM STEWART
ANGUS SHAW
JAMES NISBET
JN STEWART
ROB BRUCE
FERGUS GRAHAM
JN SSTEWART
JOHN DUNBAR
JAMES MACKINTOSH
JN KENNEDY
RO SMITH
FRANCES HUME
Not Under Indenture
JNO WITE
DONALD MACKGILSORAY
DONALD STEWART
JAMES WATSON
WILL MACKILWAY
DAN MACQUIN
ALEX STEWART
WILLM MAXWELL
ALEX MACKENZIE
WILL WRIGHT
JAMES STEWART
JNO FINNY
WILL DONALDFON
JNO PITELLO
JNO HARRIS
ALEX FERGUSON
FRANCES BETTY
PATRICK FERGUSON
ADAM CHISHOLM
JAMES FERGUSON
FREDERICK ABBOT
JNO JHONFTON
WM FINLAY
JAMES MCKINTOSH
ALEX BRUCE
JAMES MALCUM
JAMES PETERSON
WILL MACKRUTHER
ROB CAPLAND
WILLIAM STROAK
DAVID ARNOT
DAVID MACKINTOSH
JNO PETER
JNO MICHY
JAMES PETER
ALEX KERR
ALEX WITE
LAWRENCE FERGUSON
JNO OGILVY
ROB MENZIES
OWEN DAVIDFON
JNO DONALDSON
JAMES WATSON
JAMES URQHUART
MALCOM MACKNAUGHTAN
WM NOBLE
ALEX KID
JO BROWN
JAMES ROBERTFON
ROB GRANT
JAMES LINDSEY
GEO LAWDER
DAVID MITCHEL
ROB ANDERFON
JAMES JOHNSON
JAMES MURRAY
SILVESTER PROPHET
ROB DUNCAN
JNO SHAW
WM LYON
JNO GLENDENING
JAMES RAY
JNO ABERCROMBY
JNO BURNS
GEO MARJORIBANKS
ROB ROBERTSON
ROB STEWART
ALEX CARR
THO ALLEN
JNO MUNDELL
PAT STEWART
nO MACKINTOSH
ALEX WATT
HUGH CANE
JNO STEWART
JNO STEWART
WILLM DUN
JAMES WOOD
CHARLES HENDERFON
WILLM CRUSTER
ROB CARR
WILL MARTIN
ALEXANDER STEWART
JNO RUTHERFORD
Virginia: By his Majesty's Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of this Dominion: These
are to certify that the above Lift of one hundred and Twelve Rebel Prisoners, Imported into this
Colony in the Ship ELIZABETH & ANNE, of Liverpool, EDWARD TRAFFORD mafter, was taken (by my
order) upon the arrival of the faid Ship in York River by the officer of the Cuftoms there, and
contains the Names of all the Pifoners Imported in the s'd ship & that besides the said one hundred
& twelve persons, the Mafter did Report that one other Prisoner by name DUNCAN MACKFALE died
at sea, which upon Examination of the other Prisoners appeared to be true-- Given under by Hand
at Williamsburgh this 14th day of January 1716.
Deposition of JAMES URQUHART, one of the prisoners brought to Virginia in the ship ELIZABETH & ANNE
from Liverpool: giving account of the means by which a number of fellow prisoners were allowed,
"by the Mafter of the veffel, to escape at the Cove of Cork and elsewhere" - that he himself had
bargained for his liberty by agreeing to give the officers of the ship a certain sum of money in
guineas, a watch and a "stone ring" but being in irons, the Captain was afraid the noise incident to
striking them off, might excite suspicion on the part of the other officers .........
This is sworn to before NASH: HARRISON & ED: Berkley
Deposition of THOMAS FORSTER, giving same account as the above: also of WM LYON to the same
effect ..........
"Unto his Excellencie COLL SPOTISWOOD, Governour of Virginia --- The humble representation of the
Gentlemen, and others, Prisoners transported aboard the ELIZABETH & ANN of Liverpoole from
Brittain to York in Virginia --- Whereas, perfuant to the orders of the Government wee are brought
to this place, which as is humblie conceited is all that in Law wee are obleidged to perform ---
Notwithstanding to our great surprife wee were not only before our comeing off from Liverpoole,
but ever Since our arrivall in this Country, are menaced and threatened to be bound in a fervitude of
a certain number of years, yea and a good many of us already actuallie dispofed off. And all this to
make up a Summ of money for Sr THOMAS JOHNSTON, Parliament man for Liverpool (who pretends
a right to us) and some other Merch concerned with him in this matter ----- Wherefore wee are
obleidged to apply ourfelves in all submiffivenes to your Excellencie for Justice, seeing wee hunblie
imagine that upon our being transported to this place, the intent of the Goverment to be fulfilled, and
no more lyable to any furder punifhment, since by the known laws of Brittain, not only in the reign of
the late KING CHARLES, but more particularlie extended, ratified and aproven in the eight year of the
late KING WILLIAM, that even in cafes of treafon and Rebellion, no man can be transported out of the
Kingdome, unles he be first Judiciallie convict of the crime, and likewife give his free confent to the
transportation in open Court. Fare leff can any British Subject, without consenting thereto, be sold
or obleidged to ferve for any space of years unles the former Laws were either altogether abrogate
or the effect of them suspended for a certain time -- neither of which as wee conceive can here be
pretended --- Wee are all of us now taken from aboard the Ship, and the remaining part of us
imprifoned in York town (where our entertainment is but verry ordinary) except seven or eight of
our number, who each of them payed the Mafter of the ship, five guineas for their pafsage, who are
still detained aboard, upon what designe wee conceive not, only two of that number excepted, JOHN STEWART & WILLIAM MAXWELL, who upon Sunday laft were carried from aboard, and taken up the
river upon what defigne wee know not, It is therefore hoped your Excellencie will consider our
prefent circumstances and give fuch orders for our liberation as in Justice you shall see fitt, or be
pleafed to call one or two of our number before you and hear us upon the subject ---- "
Copied from Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts 1652 - 1781 Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond Volume I 1875
Contributed by PHYL VANCE
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