Let's get this party started! ;) Why not introduce yourself including the name of your Scottish prisoner of war ancestor. I'll start! My name is Teresa Rust. I am a yDNA biological direct Hamilton anc

I have seen some sources say Christian Dalziel or Christian Edwards but have no way of being sure.

Hi, Erica! I’m Jeannette McIntire Sears Wood and a direct descendant of Philip’s brother, Micum, who also came over on the Unity. Are you aware of a Micum McIntire Clan Association that is celebrating

Hi David and Roger, I just changed the #HASHTAG to #DunbarPrisoners. I am a distant cousin as I am a direct descendant of John Hamilton through my dad and his dad etc. all the way back. I do have info

Nope, all I have is Christian, possibly Christina. Rog

Hi Teresa, Do feel free to link to my blog. I'd love to collaborate with you in any way that I can. Let me know what I can do. Thanks. Barbara

For those who have just recently joined us here do please introduce yourselves and tell us about your SPOW ancestor. Put "#Introductions" in your subject line, thanks! Teresa -- Teresa (Hamilton/Peppe

Our Scottish Prisoners of War Society began with the creation of the Yahoo Email Group by Eleanor Hall and myself on 05 Aug 2007. It was slow going and took a long time to grow but it did actually gro

We have 138 members now in this group. We supposedly have 678 members in the OLD Yahoo Group which is in the process of being closed down. I know that over the years people have subscribed and left WI

The information in this book about John Stewart, a SPOW from Dunbar is worth reading. He apparently did not leave any descendants but his story is interesting. He had fought in FIVE battles under Mont

Greetings! I hope you are all faring well during these trying times! Here is an excellent podcast at BBC Sounds you can listen to in the safety of your home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000g3f6

Would anyone in this group be interested in participating in a Zoom meeting with myself (Teresa) and other descendants. You can ask me questions about the society or a particular SPOW or any other que

Hello, My name is Brian MacWithey. I am a direct descendant of James MacWithey who was transported to Dedham, Massachusetts after the Battle of Dunbar. His name occurs on list of prisoners transported

HI , I am Cathy (Shoemaker) Claycamp, one of the many descendants of George Gray and Sarah Cooper. They are my ninth great grandparents. That would make Alexander Cooper my 10th great grandfather. I h

Hello, my name is Janet Matthews and I'm descended from Philip McIntire, George Thompson, and John Upton. My Thompson and Upton connections were short. Their children John Upton and Sarah Thompson mar

Hello! I am Jon Eaves. I am a descendant of my 9th great-grandfather, James Warren, through his daughter Grizel (Warren) Otis and her daughter Christine ("Margaret" Otis) Baker. I recently visited the

Hello, My name is Karen Doughty. I am a descendant from SPOW's Thomas Doughty and Robert Dunbar. I'm still hoping one of my three brothers will participate in the yDNA project to hopefully provide inf

Hi! I'm Kaäri Sullivan descendant of “John & Sarah” POW’s John MacBean b. 1634 Tomatin, Strathdearn, Inverness d. 8 Feb 1718 Exeter, NH son of Donald MacBean of Tomatin John (Salamon) Sinclaire/Sincla

I'm a descendant of John Cowen of Smithfield, Rhode Island, who married Sarah Mitchell in 1718 at Providence, RI. My roadblock is figuring out where he came from. Is he a descendant or relative of SPO

Teresa, I got changed over successfully to the new group. Now I was trying to reply to your message of this morning 3 10 20, but don't seem to be able to reply, only post new topic. I'm getting there