Scottish Migrants of the Unity

On 03 Sept 1650, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (1599-1658) captured 10,000 Scottish soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar and these prisoners were taken to England.

150 Scottish Prisoners of War were taken to New England on the Unity  who were sold as indentured servants upon arrival in early 1651. The usual term of indentured servitude was 7 years.

Research Notes
Edward Wiar and William Egar, Scotchmen..." Both of these men were included on a list of probable Unity passengers in 1651, compiled by Elizabeth French Bartlett, one of the most esteemed genealogists of her time, doing English research in England and America between 1908 and 1917.

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 * William Eager (1629-1690) - Co-founder of Marlborough MA.

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 * Edward Wiar -