Jacobite Rebel

Immigrant Ships
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Ship Elizabeth & Ann

The Elizabeth & Anne was being used in the slave trade at the time of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. It's merchant owners thought they might be more highly rewarded by handling the "transport" of prisoners for the King. The arrangement was to take the prisoners on consignment and receive payment when a receipt for their delivery was presented to His Majesty's Court in London.

Liverpool, England to Yorktown, Virginia
14 January 1716

Virginia-
By his Majestys' Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Cheif of this
Dominion-
These are to certify that the above Lift of one hundred & Twelve
Rebel Prisoners, Imported into this Colony in the Ship Elizabeth & Ann,
of Liverpool, Edward Trafford Master, was taken (by my order) upon the
arrival of the faid Ship in York River by the officer of the Customs
there, and contains the Names of all the Prifoners Imported in the sd
ship & that besides the said one hundres & twelve persons, the Mafter
did Report that one other Prisoner by name Duncan Mackfale died at sea,
which upon Examination of the other Prisoners apeared to be true-
Given under my hand at Williamsburgh this 14th day of January 1716-

*List of rebel prifoners imported by Capt Edwd Trafford, in the Elizabeth & Anne from Liverpole:

THE FOLLOWING 29 ARE UNDER INDENTURES

John Macintosh Thos Foster George Dickenson
Jno: Mackintosh Christr Carus Archd Menzies
James Macintosh James Blackwood Danl: Thompson
Duncan Clark Robt Stewart Jno: Robertson
Owen McPherson Robt Stewart Jno: Stewart
Donald Shaw Willm Turner Malcom Stewart
Angus Shaw James Nisbet Jno Stewart
Robt Bruce Fergus Graham Jno Stewart
John Dunbar James Mackintosh Jno Kennedy
Rob Smith Francis Hume

THE FOLLOWING EIGHTY THREE NOT INDENTED

Jno: Wite Alexr Wite Thos Allen
Willm Mackilway Owen Davidson Alexr Watt
Alex: Mackenzie Malcolm Macknaughtan James Wood
Willm Donaldson Willm Martin
Frances Betty James Robertson Donald Mackgilsoray
Frederick Abbot David Mitchel Danl Macquin
Alexr Bruce Silvester Prophet Willm Wright
Robt Capland Jno: Glendening Jno: Pitello
Jno: Peter Geo: Marjoribanks Patrick Ferguson
Jno: Jhonston Jno: Harris Jno: Finny
James Malcum Adam Chisolm Alexr Ferguson
William Stroak Wm Finlay James Ferguson
Jno: Michy James Paterson James Mckintosh
Lawrence Ferguson David Arnot Willm Mackruther
Jno: Donaldson James Peter David Mackintosh
Wm Noble Jno: Ogilvy Alexr Kerr *
Robt Grant James Watson Robt Menzies
Robt Anderson Alexr Kid James Urqhuart
Robt Duncan James Lindsey Jno: Brown
James Ray James Johnson Geo: Lowder
Robt Robertson Jno Shaw James Murray
Jno: Mundell Jno: Abercromby Wm Lyon
Hugh Cane Robt Stewart Jno: Burns
Charles Henderson Pat Stewart Alexr Carr
Alexander Stewart Jno: Stewart Jno: Mackintosh
Donald Stewart Willm Cruster Willm Dun
Alexr Stewart Jno: Rutherford Robt Carr__
James Stewart James Watson
Willm Maxwell

*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.

SOURCE: CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS 1652-1781 Vol I, pages 185,186

Formatter's notes:
The Captain's sworn statement originally appeared following the list of
prisoners.
This document is typed as written. Words were spelled as they appear
here. The letter 's' is sometimes written as 'f', as was common
in colonial times. I replaced the 'f', or 'long s' with the letter 's' in
surnames.

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Additional information was published about these prisoners in the "Calendar of
Virginia State Papers" and in "Scottish Notes and Queries"
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Alexander Kerr - William R. Williams, the contributor of this list is a
possible descendant of Alexander Kerr. The following is a letter which sets
forth information regarding his research.

I have been trying for several years to confirm some commonly accepted
information regarding Alexander Kerr, Jacobite prisoner captured at Preston
in 1715; convicted at Chester of high treason; accepted "transport" rather
than hanging until not dead etc.; was taken onboard the ship Elizabeth and Anne,
Master, Edward Trafford at Liverpool and was signed for "By his Majestys's
Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of this Dominion" at York, Virginia,
January 14, 1716. Alexander was the son of Archibald Kerr of Graden.
Alexander was trained as a silversmith before his capture and became a nabob
of Williamsburg owning a house across the street from the Capital building.
Alexander bought the house from the estate of a fellow prisoner transported
on the same voyage of the Elizabeth and Anne, Dr. John Brown, a surgeon from
Coldstream.

Alexander and his brother Henry were sons of Archibald Ker(r) of Graden and
Helenor St. Clair, daughter of Sir James St. Clair of Roslin. The boys'
father died when they were still young children. Their mother raised them
as Roman Catholics. Henry, the eldest, may or may not have participated in
the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion. However, Henry was not captured as a Jacobite
until the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion near Forfar, Scotland. Henry pleaded he
was taken as an officer of the Spanish Army, which he was and had been for
23 years. Henry was sentenced to "transport" and died a Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Spanish Army at San Lucar, Spain on 22 December 1751.

It is alleged by several genealogists in the U. S. and Scotland that Alexander
Kerr of Williamsburg, Virginia married Martha Elizabeth Rice, date and place
unknown. The marriage produced three children, Alexander Kerr, m. Elizabeth
Rice; John Kerr, m. Elizabeth Henderson and William Kerr. I know John Kerr
to be my ancestor and that his wife's name was Elizabeth Henderson and so on.
I cannot confirm Alexander Kerr as the father of my John Kerr.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has spent considerable time and money
researching the lives of the owners of houses in colonial Williamsburg.
Alexander Kerr is one of the persons they have researched. It is the opinion
of the Colonial Williamsburg Research Library that Alexander Kerr never
married and had no children. I am unable to dispute their conclusion.

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Correspondence 4/29/00:

If you are researching any of the Jacobite rebels, please note this
valuable research information submitted by Mr. Williams, the contributor
of this list:

The following is extracted from my files re the trial of the 1715
Jacobite rebels:

The record of the trial for the rebels captured at Preston is at the
Public Record Office, Kew, London. The lists and indictments of the
rebels of 1715 is identified as KB8/66. It is described as "Special
oyer and terminer rolls and files, including informations and
depositions", and is filed in two boxes. The box labelled "Part 1"
contains seven folders or bound manuscripts, of which the folios
have been numbered in a single series, ff. 1-132. The other is a
very long box because some of the documents are three or four feet
long. It contains Part 2 (ff. 133-201) and Part 3 (ff. 202-254).

Each folder bears the heading: "A list of ye Rebell Prisoners at
[place], showing their Christian Names and surnames the Parish and
county they dwelled In." {You may recall my alleged ancestor was
captured at Preston so the Preston folder was of most interest to
me. Too bad, my alleged ancestor was not in it. However, the
Chester folder, where the trial was held, had four surnamed Kerr
including my alleged ancestor.} {The prisoners were clearly tried
in groups except for the most prominent persons such as the Earl of
Derwentwater.} {These records are all written in Latin.}

I found a book published in 1895 by George Routledge and Sons,
Limited titled "Preston Fight or The Insurrection of 1715" to be
both informative and pleasant to read. Reviewers say this book is
historically correct. I got a copy via interlibrary loan.
Jacksonville University Library provided the copy I read.

Correspondence 10/20/01 passenger Noble
I believe I am a descendant of William Noble. My Noble ancesters settled
in Anson Co. and Montgomery Co., North Carolina.
Rhonda Jackson

Correspondence 1/24/02 passenger Arnot
I would like to find out more about a ship from Liverpool to Va? named
Elizabeth and Anne in 1716. David Arnett was bannished to Va from the
Jacobite Rebellion, 1716 He was born 1680. His father was? Robert
Arnott of Angus(Kirkcaldy).
My email is Barb Howard

Correspondence 09/22/02 passenger Wood
I am Probably a descendent of James Wood who was exiled to Va. My Wood
ancestors began in Va, Moved to S.C. and on to Texas/ Dewitt Colony. I
can use any information anyone has on the James Wood that was on the
Elizabeth & Anne. Max Wood

Correspondence 04/23/2003 passenger Bruce
My ancestor, Alexander Bruce, arrived in Yorktown, VA, aboard the
"Elizabeth and Anne", (Edward Trafford, Master) on 29 June, 1716, from
Liverpool. He was taken prisoner by the English at Preston during the
Jacobite rebellion of 1715.

Alexander's family ended up in Amelia County,VA, the area of which
became Nottoway County in 1789. The first mention of him is in Amelia
County in 1737. Probably this Alexander Bruce was a son of the original.

I would like any information about the original Alexander as to where
he lived in Scotland, what he did, etc. Bill Bruce

Correspondence 09/17/2003 passenger Prophet
Ancestor - Silvester Prophet arrived in Yorktown, VA 14 Jan 1716 on the
ship Elizabeth & Ann. I'm his 5th G-Grand daughter. He settled in
Goochland County, VA. Sylvester & wife Alice ? Pleasant(s) ? had 7
children: Lucy, Rev. John (my direct line), David, William, James,
Anne and Elizabeth. All the children were born and reared on the 300
acre Messuage Plantation that ran North of the St. James River. If
anyone knows anything about Owen Davidson on the same ship I would
love that information also. Fran Grindstaff

Correspondence 03/29/2004 passenger Burns
My ancestor John Burns was on this ship. His son, Laird Burns was born
in 1716 in Cumberland, and Laird's daughter Martha Burns married James
Boyd (of Scots-Irish descent), who is the gggg Grandfather of my
father's mother. James and his son John died in a Tory prison camp &
his son Samuel received a musket ball through the eye during a battle
of the Rev. War. He later married Isabella Higgins and they had 10
kids; they moved to Indiana.
Family history and information from the internet says that Martha
Burns was a "close relative of Robert Burns" but I have not yet found
any connection. If anyone is researching this John Burns please contact
Jean Birch, Denver, Colorado

Correspondence 06/22/2004 passenger Marjoribanks
Geo. Marjoribanks listed as a non-indentured [Jacobite] is our
immigrant ancestor. The website for Majoribanks/Marchbanks information
on this person can be found at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4730/george/george.html

To paraphrase information from that site, George was born in Scotland
and captured in a Jacobite uprising, imprisoned and then deported to
the colonies.
In the colonies he met and married Ann Eckols, daughter of John and
Mary [Cave] Eckols. From this union there were eight children born
but only seven were named in George's will, The will of George
Marchbanks can be found in Will book No. 1, 1734-1761, page 11-12.
It was proved 21 Nov. 1740, page 12a.in the Parish of Raleigh in
Amelia County, Virginia. He left to his younger son Joseph: plantation
and two hundred and seventy five acres of land, to son George two
hundred seventy five acres of land next to Joseph, to son William two
hundred seventy five acres of land next to George, to daughter
Lucy Prisher one hundred acres of land, to daughter Ursula one hundred
acres of land and to daughter Sarah one hundred acres of land. Ann,
his beloved wife, and William Echols and Richard Echols were executors.
Witnessed by Hiz Ford, William Clemond, Jos. Collins Numerous court
records for George Marchbanks can be found in Goochland County,
Virginia between 1729 and 1737. By 1740 the records switch to Amelia
County, Virginia. Alice Sanders

Correspondence 05/27/2005 passenger Donaldson
I am a descendant of a John Donaldson who settled in Maryland and married
a Catherine Davis in 1717. I believe he is the John Donaldson on this list.
Any additional information would be appreciated. Susan Shipley
Knoxville, Tennessee

Correspondence added 8-30-2006, Pitello/Pittillo

James Pitello/Pittillo (Other sources cite him as James not John.) Scots Jacobite James Pittillo was born ca. 1698. He was captured at the Battle of Preston, tried in London, and transported on the ship Elizabeth and Ann in January 1716. He settled in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA. He had land patents in Prince George, Brunswick, and Dinwiddlie Counties. He served with William Byrd's expediation to survey the Virginia/North Carolina boundary in 1728. James died in 1754 in Dinwiddie Co., VA. He was survived by his wife, Mary and six children: James (ca. 1725-1782), Ann (ca 1728 -) m. James Williams, Henry (ca. 1730- ), Mary (ca. 1732- ), Lucy (ca. 1733- ) m. James Moses, John (ca. 1734- 1827 Burke Co., NC). Drew Welch dwelch@alltel.net

Contributed by William R. Williams
for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 September 1999