Silvester/Sylvester joined the army of James III in his abortive invasion of England in 1715. He was a soldier under General Thomas Forster in the battle of Preston, Lanchashire, England on 9 November 1715. He, with 638 other Scottish rebels, were captured on 14 November 1715 by the English army and were transported to the ship "Elizabeth and Ann" commanded by Edward Trafford, which left Liverpool 29 June 1716 bound for Jamaica and Virginia. He arrived in York, Virginia, 12 October 1716. He was transported as an unindentured person. Sylvester received a land grant from George II in Goochland County, Virginia on the 20 June 1738. His will was written on October 21, 1766 and probated on October 21, 1767. An inventory of his estate was taken 16 May, 1767. No record of him can be found in Scotland, he may have been French.
contributed by Jay Webb of Clinton, Tennessee[winch2.FTW]
