Convicted felons transported to Colonial America. 18 century.

[Mowsehowse]

It is fascinating isn't it!

I would like to know if records survive for where convicts were taken after being bought by the highest bidder on the ship.

And what happened when they died - decent burial in consecrated ground, with records?? I am guessing not................
 

[sallyyorks]

Ive found the court case for the John Bruerton we discussed earlier  .
He is on the Old Bailey Online website with two co-defendants, who are also on the convict ship with him .
John is mistranscribed as Brewinton . His co-de's are Benjamin Speed and Charles Moore.   
Guilty of Grand Larceny and Theft . There is another defendant , Eleanor Griffith's , who was accused of "entertaining them" and whose house they are found at and with the loot in their beds !
They commit the crime on the 6th of October 1720 . Appear in court on the 12th of October and the convict ship Gilbert departs on the 20th of October ! - Newgate Gaol London to Maryland America . They didn't hang around  transporting convicts at the time  !

Link to Old Bailey Online - court case , October 1720 - Speed, Brewinton, Moore, Griffiths
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17201012-15&div=t17201012-15&terms=john#highlight

Link to Convict Ship Gilbert October 1720
Speed Bruerton More (next to each other in list)
http://www.immigrantships.net/v3/1700v3/gilbert17201000.html