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- The ship, Prince of Wales, set sail from Inverness, Scotland on Oct 1735 and arrived on 10 Jan 1736 in Georgia, USA, with 177 Highland settlers from Inverness, including: George Cuthbert of Inverness, John Cuthbert, John Cuthbert of Drakies. The list of initial colonists in the Darien Colony (New Inverness), Georgia, USA in 1735 lists a "John Cuthbert of Drakies, gentleman," accompanied by seven servants and no wife or children. It is believed, but not confirmed that he is this John Cuthbert. John's servants listed in 1735 were:
Forbes, John, age 26, servt. To Jo. Cuthbert of Draikes
Fraser, Donald, of Inverness, age 22, servt to Jo. Cuthbert of Draikes
Kennedy, Will, age 22, Tailor, servt to Jo. Cuthbert of Draikes
Kennedy, Elizabeth, wife age 24, servt. To Jo. Cuthbert of Draikes
Macgilivray, Farquar, age 30, servt. to J. Cuthbert of Draikes
MacInver, Murdow (Murdoch?), servt to J. Cuthbert of Draikes
Spence, John, age 36, servt to Jo. Cuthbert of Draikes
On 3 JAN 1738 John Cuthbert signed a petition against slavery with other members of the Darien Colony, New Inverness, Georgia, USA. The petition was upheld despite counter petitions from the wealthy planation owners in Savannah (including John's cousin, Capt. John Cuthbert of Mulberry Grove Plantation), and slavery was kept out of Georgia until 1749.
It is suspected but not confirmed that this John Cuthbert is the father of the children shown here. Descendants of Seth John Cuthbert believe his father to have been named John and he fits well with this family. And there appears to be no other John Cuthbert that they could belong to.
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