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Scotland / Why would someone leave Scotland between 1640 and 1700?
« on: Monday 04 May 15 04:03 BST (UK) »
I am writing from the US. Regrettably we are not taught anything about Scottish history in school. I have inherited my grandmother's geneology books and have become fascinated with my family roots. I have many Scottish ancestors, the oldest being Robert Rutherford who was born in 1640 in Roxburgh and died in Virginia in 1728. I don't know anything about the circumstances of those times that would cause a man to leave his family and culture and set off to a new land. The Rutherfords did well once reaching Virginia and were land owners within one generation.
Can anyone point me to some good basic history of the times, or provide some common reasons a man might leave at that time in history?
Thank you
Can anyone point me to some good basic history of the times, or provide some common reasons a man might leave at that time in history?
Thank you