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The Scottish colonization of the Americas comprised a number of Scottish colonial settlements in the Americas during the early modern period. These included the colony of Nova Scotia in 1629, East Jersey in 1683, Stuarts Town, Carolina in 1684 and New Caledonia in 1698.
History. Before 1650, only a few hundred Scots had trickled into the American colonies, but by the early 1770s the number had risen to 10,000 per year.
Significant emigration from Scotland to America began in the 1700s, accelerating after the Jacobite rising of 1745, the steady degradation of clan structures, and the Highland Clearances. Even higher rates of emigration occurred after these times of social upheaval.
The Scots are often credited with being the forerunners of the western migration of America for by 1773 there were Scots in Kentucky and by 1779 they were across the Ohio River. Descendants of the North Carolina Scot settlers were pioneers in Tennessee and Missouri.
- The Passage
- Ocean-Born Mary
- The Story of The Seaflower
By any standard, the passage to America was daunting. First of all, emigrants had to travel, mostly by foot, to an emigration port. Depending on the weather conditions, the voyage itself lasted typically 6–10 weeks. The cost of a passage could be £3 – £9. However, many emigrants went out as indentured servants and paid their passage through working...
'Ocean-born Mary' was born in 1720 aboard the ship on which her parents, James and Elizabeth Wilson, were sailing to America. The story goes that a pirate attacked their vessel, and threatened all on board with death, but the newborn baby's cries excited his pity; he said if they named the child Mary, after his mother, he would spare the whole ship...
Of the countless thousands of migrants from Ulster who crossed the Atlantic in the eighteenth century, few had as horrendous an experience as the passengers on the Seaflower that sailed from Belfast in 1741. By the time the ship arrived in Boston after 18 weeks at sea, over 40 passengers had died and the remainder had been reduced to cannibalism in...
Sep 24, 2024 · Beginning in the seventeenth century, Scottish people began emigrating to the United States, India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and elsewhere in the British Isles. The following types of emigrants account for most persons who left Scotland.
Many Scots have emigrated to countries such as North America or Australia. We hold a wealth of information relating to emigration, such as: Published accounts. Unpublished diaries and letters of individuals. Emigrants' guides published to assist people emigrating abroad.
