David Dobson
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
52 pages : illustrations, map, facsimiles ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This publication aims to identify members of the Society of Friends in Scotland prior to 1700 and the Scots origins of many of the Quakers who settled in East New Jersey in the 1680s."--Introduction.
23) Scottish highlanders on the eve of the great migration, 1725-1775: the people of the northern isles
Author
Publisher
Clearfield
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xvi, 98 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
x, 149 pages : map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The Scottish connection with the Caribbean started in 1611 with the voyage to the West Indies of the Janet of Leith. It was not until after 1626, however, that Scots actually settled in the Caribbean. In 1627 King Charles I appointed James Hay, Earl of Carlisle, a Scot, as Governor of the Caribbees, and this led to a steady trickle of Scots to Barbados and other islands. While there was a degree of voluntary emigration, it is likely that the majority...