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Name	Robert Junkins
Gender	Male
Event	3 Sep 1650	Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland [2, 3]
	captured by Oliver Cromwell's troops
	at the *Battle of Dunbar (1650)*
	After the battle, tens of thousands of Scots were taken to Durham Castle and then sent to London, England for trial. Many of the Scots did not survive the conditions at Durham Castle nor the march to London. Some found guilty were sent to the Lynn Ironworks in Lynn, Massachusetts as an indentured servant with John Bex(Beax) and Company for an 8 year term. The Iron Works is now largely referred to as the Saugus Iron Works and is presently located in Saugus, Massachusetts. Historically it was also referred to as the Iron Works at Hammersmith. Role: Participant
Migration	11 Nov 1650	From England [3, 4, 5, 6]
	To New England
	aboard *Unity*
	The ship arrived in December with approximately 150 Scottish prisoners of war. Role: Passenger
Event	Dec 1650	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America [3, 4]
	60 of these men went to work in the bogs near the Saugus Iron Works. Others stayed in Boston, some went to Maine and others were sent south.
	*George Darling* *Duncan Stewart* *John Marshall* *William Furbush* *Patrick Fassett* *James Adams*
	Role: Participant
Person ID	I14862	Duane's Ancestors
Last Modified	11 Oct 2003

Event Map

	Event - captured by Oliver Cromwell's troops,at the *Battle of Dunbar (1650)* - 3 Sep 1650 - Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
	Migration - To New England,aboard *Unity* - 11 Nov 1650 - England
	Event - 60 of these men went to work in the bogs near the Saugus Iron Works. Others stayed in Boston, some went to Maine and others were sent south.,*George Darling* *Duncan Stewart* *John Marshall* *William Furbush* *Patrick Fassett* *James Adams* - Dec 1650 - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America