The Trent House
Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m.
Virtual ZOOM talk
The Trent House Association presents a talk by Derrick Johnston of the University of Glasgow in Scotland on Scottish immigrants who came to the American colony of East Jersey in the 1680s.
Between 1683 and 1685 several hundred Scots embarked for East Jersey as part of a colonial venture. This was backed at the highest level and sought to ensure that Scotland had a stake in the development of the American colonies. It brought together Quakers, Episcopalians (Anglicans) and Presbyterians, a tense mix of religious affiliations. Many of the Presbyterians were transported Covenanters and the Quakers too had faced their share of persecution.
This talk by Derrick Johnstone will set out the background to the venture and address the questions: Who were the immigrants? Why did they leave Scotland? What became of them? Derrick will also introduce his website, East Jersey Bound, which hosts a genealogical database containing details of 600 emigrants and over 2,000 of their kin and associates.
