David Dobson

David Dobson is a recognized authority on the Scottish origins of American colonists.

Scots Abroad, Maritime, and Shipping Books

 * Aberdeen Shipping 1751-1753: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998.
 * American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland, 1675-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000.
 * American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company [GPC], 1987.
 * Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005.
 * A Directory of Seafarers of the East Neuk of Fife 1580-1800: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1983.
 * Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1996.
 * Directory of Scots, Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2010.
 * Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1984-1993.
 * Dundee Shipping 1760-1769: Ships, Shipmasters, and Voyages. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * The French and Indian War from Scottish Sources. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003.
 * "Genealogical Gleanings in the British Isles," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 76 (1988):230-234.
 * "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly (with Peter Wilson Coldham)


 * Vol. 73 (1985):8-14, 291-293
 * Vol. 74 (1986):171-173
 * Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):139-140. [includes 1807 ship's passenger list, New York City found in the National Archives, U.K.]


 * "Genealogical Gleanings from Scotland: Nineteenth-Century Relief Recipients Immigrating to America," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 1 (March 1994):58.
 * Huguenot and Scots Links, 1575-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005.
 * Later Scots-Irish Links, 1725-1825. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003-2006.
 * The Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1700-1800. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994.
 * Mariners of Aberdeen and Northern Scotland, 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1997, 2000.
 * The Mariners of Angus, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical &amp; Genealogical Research, 1992.
 * The Mariners of the Clyde and Western Scotland. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994-1999.
 * The Mariners of Kirkcaldy and West Fife, 1600-1700. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical &amp; Genealogical Research, 1992.
 * The Mariners of Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews and Fife: 1600-1800. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000.
 * The Mariners of the Lothians, 1600-1800. n.p.: Willow Bend Books, 1998.
 * The Mariners of St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife. St. Andrews, Scotland: Historical &amp; Genealogical Research, 1992.
 * More Scottish Settlers, 1627-1827. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005, 2007.
 * The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1989, 1998-1999.
 * The Scots Abroad, 1650-1900: [Part One]. n.p.: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 2003.
 * Scots Episcopalians: At Home and Abroad 1689-1800. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011.
 * Scots in Africa. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1999.
 * Scots in the American West, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2003.
 * A Directory of Scots in Asia 1600-1900 [part one]. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * A Directory of Scots in Australasia, 1788-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1994.
 * A Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1986.
 * Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1992.
 * Scots in Georgia and the Deep South, 1735-1845. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2000.
 * Scots in Jamaica 1655-1855. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011.
 * Scots in Latin America. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2003.
 * Scots in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, 1635-1783. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002.
 * Scots in the Mid-Atlantic States, 1783-1883. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002.
 * Scots in New England. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2002.
 * Scots in Poland, Russia and the Baltic States, 1550-1850. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2000-2009.
 * Scots in Southern Europe: 1600-1900. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013.
 * Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1900. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?.
 * Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875. 6 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2013.
 * Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006.

Scottish People
Dr. Dobson has compiled a large number of books designed to help researchers identify people who lived in Scotland in the 1600s and 1700s. He uses many sources that supplement more commonly-used parochial records and testaments.


 * The Burgess Rolls of Fife, 1700-1800, and St. Andrew's, 1700-1775. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2000. ;
 * The Burgess Roll of St. Andrews, 1751-1775. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 1995.
 * Burgesses of Perth 1600-1699. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2002.
 * Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Brechin &amp; Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, [200-?].
 * Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Forfar &amp; Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Kirriemuir and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * Hearth Tax Records, 1691, Montrose and Neighboring Parishes. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * Hearth Tax Records, 1691: Sidlaw Parishes from Newtyle to Monikie. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2007.
 * Hearth Tax Records, Angus Coastal Parishes from Monifieth to Arbroath, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2006.
 * Hearth Tax Records, Burgh of Dundee, 1691. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 200-?.
 * The Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746. 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1997.
 * Jacobites of the '15. Scotland: Scottish Association of Family History Societies, 1993.
 * The People of Arbroath, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * The People of Brechin: A Genealogical Source Book, 1600-1799. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * People of Carnoustie, Barry and Panbride 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * The People of Cupar 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009.
 * The People of Dundee: Part One 1600-1699; Part Two 1700-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2009.
 * The People of Dundee, 1700-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2008.
 * The People of Eastern Perthshire 1600-1799: A Genealogical Source Book. St. Andrews, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2009.
 * The People of Edinburgh, 1725-1775. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2012.
 * People of Ferry-port-on-Craig, Forgan and Balmerino: A Genealogical Source Book. Dundee, Scotland: D. Dobson, 2010.
 * The People of Lowland Perthshire, 1600-1799: Carse of Gowrie, Strathearn, Western Strathmore.
 * People of the Scottish Burghs: A Genealogical Source Book: The People of Montrose 1600-1799. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2014.
 * People of the Scottish Burghs: Perth, 1600-1799. Part One and Part Two. Baltimore, Md.: GPC-Clearfield Company, 2009.
 * Scottish Goldsmiths, 1600-1800. [Westminster, Md.]: Willow Bend Books, 1998.

Irish Abroad

 * Irish Emigrants in North America. 2 vols. St. Andrews, Scotland: David Dobson, 1994.
 * Irish Emigrants in North America. 7 vols. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 1997-2000. and

Irish People in British Sources

 * Irish Vital Records from the Scots Magazine 1739-1836. Baltimore, Md.: GPC, 2013.
 * Irish Wills and Testaments in Great Britain, 1600-1700. [Lovettsville, Va.]: Willowbend Books, 1998.

Jews in Great Britain

 * The Jewish Presence in Early British Records, 1650-1850.

Other American Colonists

 * Dutch Colonists in the Americas 1615-1815. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2008.
 * The French in the Americas 1620-1820. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2011.