Scottish Immigrants to North America
Thousands of Pages of Genealogy on One CD
Aug 31, 2009 Rosemary E. Bachelor
The scope of this amazing collection covers thousands of Scottish immigrants to North America in the 1600s-1800s. It is the result of decades of research on both sides of the Atlantic, and the print editions of these books collectively represent thousands of pages of data that originally sold for upwards of $300.
Genealogist David Dobson
David Dobson is recognized by professional genealogists as the most eminent specialist in Scottish Immigration to North America. Dobson has combed original records and printed sources at record centers and archives in Great Britain, Canada and the United States to chronicle those Scottish citizens who left their native land to settle in North America over the course of three centuries.
Several hundred thousands of these Scots came to America, beginning with those who settled at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Dobson identifies the historical events which precipitated the waves of Scottish immigrants, providing a backdrop for the genealogical data he has accumulated on thousands of America’s Scottish settlers.
Contents of Scottish Immigration Collection
These records are based upon parish registers and other church records, passenger lists, prison records, court records (including deeds and wills), marriage records, treasury papers, state papers, newspapers, journals, and data from a variety of other sources. Following is a list of the titles included in the definitive Dobson collection.
- The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783
- The Original Scots Colonists Supplement, 1607-1707
- The Original Scots Colonists Caribbean Supplement, 1611-1707
- Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. 7 vols.
- Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830 (reviewed in a separate article)
- Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830
- Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775
- Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America
- Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857
- Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875
Family researchers can expect to find for these Scottish immigrants to North America, where available, the date and place of birth, occupation, the cause of banishment, residence in Scotland, names of parents and other family members, the port of embarkation, the destination, name of the ship they came on, the place and date of arrival, where in North America they settled, the names of spouse and children, and often the date and place of death.
Ordering Information for Scottish Immigrants CD
The CD of the David Dobson collection is $39.99 and item# GPC7268. It is part of the Family Archives series offered by the Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company. Their online home is at Genealogical.com and this compact disc has its own descriptive page.
(A companion article takes a look at Dobson’s Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. There are also related articles on a book containing old newspaper genealogy columns listing Nova Scotia immigrants and a list of major families contained in those genealogy columns.)
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