SCOTS ON THE CHESAPEAKE

Another nitch in the early settlement of the United States has been
uncovered by Scottish researcher David Dobson. And if you have roots
in the Scots who settled in the Chesapeake Bay area, you will want to
check out his latest work, ``Scots on the Chesapeake.''

Scots began arriving in Maryland and Virginia as early as 1607's
Jamestown settlement, but the flow of them greatly increased after
1650 when many were banished from their homeland as political or
religious undesirables. And after the 1707 abolition of the Navigation
Acts, which has restricted trade between Scotland and the colonies,
many more Scots came over -- a good number as tobacco merchants.

Conducting research in his native Scotland, and in the U.S., Canada,
and England, Mr. Dobson has compiled a listing of several thousands
Scots who were known to have lived in the region between 1607 and
1830. 

Information on each may include -- if known -- details of birth,
marriage, and death; occupation; age; date of emigration; place of
settlement; and family relationships.

Here's an example of an average listing:

ROSS, THOMAS, b(orn) 1683, laborer, res(idence), Aberdeen, Jacobite,
tr(ansported) 22 Apr. 1747, fr(om) Liverpool to Md., on Johnson,
arr(ived) Port Oxford, Md. 5 Aug. 1747. (P.3.290) (JAB. 2.442) (PRO.
T1.328)

A more detailed listing:

RUTHERFORD, THOMAS: b. 7 Jan. 1766, s. of Thomas Rutherford and Janet
Meldrum, merchant, res. Kircaldy, Fife, edu. Glasgow Uni., sh. 1783,
fr. Dublin to Va., sett. Richmond, Henrico Co., Va., m. Sallie
Winston, fa. of John, d. 31 Jan. 1852 Richmond (MAGU123) (BLG2897)
(N.A.-M932/982).

The numbers in parentheses refer to sources of the data.

Copies of this 169-page hardbound book may be obtained from genealogy
book suppliers, many genealogy societies, or directly from
Genealogical Publishing Company, Dept. SM, 1001 North Calvert Street,
Baltimore, Md., 21202-3897 (1-800-727-6687) at $20 plus $3 shipping
and handling. --J.F.S.

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