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FASTI  ECCLESI^E  SCOTICAN^ 


SYNODS    OF    MERSE    AND    TEVIOTDALE 
DUMFRIES,    AND    GALLOWAY 


EDITORIAL    COMMITTEE 

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GENERAL    COMMITTEE 


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FASTI  ECCLESI^E 
SCOTICAN^: 

THE    SUCCESSION    OF    MINISTERS    IN 

THE    CHURCH    OF   SCOTLAND   FROM 

THE    REFORMATION 

BY 

HEW    SCOTT,    D.D. 

NEW    EDITION 

Revised  and  continued  to  the  Present  Time  under  the  Superintendence 
of  a   Committee  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly 


VOLUME    II 

SYNODS    OF    MERSE    AND    TEVIOTDALE 
DUMFRIES,    AND    GALLOWAY 

49S901 

n 

OLIVER    AND     BOYD 

EDINBURGH:     TWEEDDALE    COURT 
1917 


7, 


PREFATORY    NOTE 


DELAY  in  the  publication  of  the  second  volume  oi'  the  Fa.Kfi  is  almost 
entirely  owing  to  the  abnormal  conditions  occasioned  by  the  War. 
During  the  past  year,  although  most  oi'  the  work  was  in  type, 
advantage  has  been  taken  to  incorporate  a  considerable  amount  of  fresh 
information,  and  this  has  been  continued  to  the  date  of  issue. 

The  Editorial  Committee  desire  to  acknowledge  dee})  indebtedness 
to  Clerks  of  the  different  Presbyteries,  for  much  valued  aid  in  the 
preparation  of  this  volume.  The  Committee  have  received  assistance 
also  from  a  multiplicity  of  sources  which  it  would  be  invidious — indeed 
impossible — to  detail.  Every  exertion  has  been  made  to  render  the 
work  as  complete  and  as  accurate  as  possible. 

•2lst  April  1917. 


CONTENTS 


ABBREVIATIONS            ...                        ...  viii 

SYNOD  OF  MERSE  AND  TEVIOTDALE— 

I.  Presbytery  of  Duns                .....  1 
II.  Presbytery  of  Chirnside        .              .              .              .              .30 

III.  Presbytery  of  Kelso                .  08 

IV.  Presbytery  of  Jedburgh        .              .              .              .  <)S 
V.   Presbytery  of  Earlston,  sometime  called  Lander      .              .  146 

VI.   Presbytery  of  Selkirk,  formerly  Melrose      .              .              .  108 

SYNOD  OF  DUMFRIES— 

I.   Presbytery  of  Lochmaben     .....  109 

II.   Presbytery  of  Langholm       .....  228 

III.  Presbytery  of  Annan,  formerly  Middlebie  .              .              .  241 

IV.  Presbytery  of  Dumfries         .                                          .              .  258 
V.   Presbytery  of  Penpont,  formerly  Sanquhar               .              .  809 

SYNOD  OF  GALLOWAY — 

I.   Presbytery  of  Stranraer        .....  830 

II.   Presbytery  of  Wigtown         .....  859 

III.  Presbytery  of  Kirkcudbright             ....  385 

BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH  AND  PARISH  HISTORIES,  ETC.     .            .  431 

INDEX  OF  PARISHES  AND  CHAPELS    .....  445 

INDEX  OF  MINISTERS  .  448 


ABBREVIATIONS 


adm. 
app. 
bapt. 
coll. 

COnt. 

dein. 

dop. 

ind. 

inst. 

licen. 


admitted 

appointed 

baptized 

collated 

contract 

(marriage) 
demitted 
deposed 
inducted 
instituted 
licensed 


marr. 


ord. 
pres.    . 
presb. 

pro.    . 
res. 

N-V-      • 
trans, 
univ. 
unmarr 


married 

minister 

ordained 

presented 

presbytery 

proclaimed 

resigned 

witbout  issue 

translated 

university 

unmarried 


SYNOD  OF  MERSE  AND  TEVIOTDALE 

THE  Synod  Kecords  from  April  16M9  to  April  1661,  in  three  volumes,  and  a 
volume  from  July  1690  to  October  1707,  were  destroyed  at  the  burning 
of  the  manse  of  Morebattle,  8th  Jan.  1727.  The  Kecords  are  complete 
from  6th  April  1708. 


PRESBYTERY  OF  DUNS 

[Proposed  to  be  erected  by  the  (General  Assembly,  1581.  The  Register  commences 
8th  Xov.  1659,  and  is  continued  to  the  present  time,  with  blanks  from  24th  July  1660  to 
7th  May  1661,  31st  July  1688  to  15th  Sept.  1690,  21st  Aug.  1733  to  14th  April  1735,  and 
6th  Oct.  1749  to  6th  March  1770.  From  7th  Aug.  1690  to  19th  Oct.  1698  this  Presbytery 
was  united  to  that  of  Chirnside.  Each  I'resbytery  has  a  copy  of  the  minutes  of  this 
period.  The  parish  of  Hilton  was  in  this  Presbytery  from  22nd  Oct.  1707  to  1719.] 


ABBEY  ST  BATHANS  AND 
STRAFONTAIN,  on  TOE- 
FONTAINE. 

[These  two  parishes  were  united  .soon 
after  the  Reformation.  Abbey  St  Bathans 
is  named  from  its  patron,  Saint  Bathan, 
second  Abbot  of  lona.  There  being  a 
better  known  church  of  St  Bathan  at 
Yester,  this  one  came  to  be  called  Abbey 
St  Bathans,  i.e.  St  Bathans  belonging  to 
the  Abbey  of  Dryburgh,  which  had  ex 
tensive  possessions  in  the  neighbourhood. 
St  Bathan's  Well  was  near  the  church. 
Towards  the  end  of  the  thirteenth  century, 
Ada,  Countess  of  Dunbar,  a  natural  daughter 
of  William  the  Lion,  founded  here  a  priory 
of  Cistercian  nuns,  dedicated  to  St  Mary. 
Strafentain,  called  also  Trefontaine,  was 
evidently  dedicated  to  St  Fintan.  Its  two 
names  are  formed  from  his,  with  the  Cymric 
words  Ystred  and  tref,  both  meaning  hamlet 
(Ystred  Fintain  ;  Tref  Fintain).  In  1450 
Strafontain  was  made  a  prebend  of  the 

VOL.  II. 


Collegiate  Church  of  St  Mary  at  Dunglass. 
Xear  the  church  of  Strafontain  was  founded 
in  1218  the  hospital  of  Godscroft.] 

WILLIAM     COLYILL,    reader    in 
1567     1567. 

XICOL    SUDDIE    [SUTTIE],    reader 
1574     in   1574. 


1591 


MATTHEW  LIDDELL,  reader  at 
Whittingehame  and  Tynninghame 
in  1570 ;  min.  at  Cranshaws  in 
1572  ;  trans,  to  Ellem  in  1585 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  in  1591  :  on  7th  May  1608  he  granted 
a  discharge  to  John  llenton  of  Billie  for  34s., 
being  four  terms'  rent  for  the  Nunmeadow 
of  Billie  at  St  Bathans,—  [Reg.  Assiy.;  Milne 
Home  J/,S',S'.,  189.] 

GEORGE  REDPATH  [RIDPATH], 
1624  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  1st  Aug.  1590); 
min.  of  Ellem  in  1596 ;  trans,  to 
Bunkle  in  1599,  but  again  at  Ellem  in  1607. 
He  was  trans,  to  this  charge  by  1624,  and 
died  in  April  1628,  aged  about  58.  His 


ABBKY  ST  BATIIANS  AND  STRAFONTAIN        [PKESB.  OF 


widow  raised  an  action  against  his  successor 
as  to  the  aim,  when  the  Lords  found,  16th 
-Tune  1(529,  "that  the  late  niin.  having  died 
before  the  term,  no  part  of  the  stipend  was 
due  for  that  year,  and  could  not  be  claimed 
by  his  relict  and  bairns  but  as  ann  and  no 
otherwise,  and  that  they  should  seek  nothing 
of  crop  1(529."- -[Mat.  Reports,  1627  ;  Durie's 
Dec. ;  Morison's  Diet. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Ki<j.~\ 

THOMAS   SWINTON,  M.A. ;   prcs.  by 

1628     ^'narlcs  I-  31st  ^av  1628,  and  adm. 

soon  after  ;  trans,  to  Edrom  in  1649. 

GEORGE  POLLOK,  M.A. ;  min.  in 
1650.  He  conformed,  was  pres.  by 
Charles  II.  4th,  and  coll.  20th  Oct. 

1662 ;   trans,   to   Cockburnspath  2nd   Nov. 

1663. 

JAMES  COCKBURN,  son  of  Henry  C., 
min.   of   Channelkirk ;  'M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  May  1653) ;  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  5th  Nov.  1662  ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.    17th   Feb.,   ord.   and    coll. 
22nd  April,  adm.  and  inst.   26th   May,  all 
in   1664  ;   trans,  to  Pencaitland  after   21st 
May  1674. — [Min. -book  Reg.  Sec.  8ig.,  v. ; 
Apology  for  the  Clergy. J 

JAMES  DUNBAR,  grandson  of  Alex- 
-  75  ander  I),  of  Boath  ;  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  1647) ;  chaplain 
to  the  Laird  of  Innes  in  1651 ;  tutor  to  the 
Master  of  Duffus  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Elgin 
29th  Aug.  1655 ;  became  min.  of  Watten 
before  1658 ;  of  Mertoun  after  1667 ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  16th  Sept.  1674 ;  adm.  12th 
Jan.  1675  ;  deprived  for  refusing  the  Test 
in  1681 ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  17th  March 
1684,  aged  about  65.  He  marr.  (1)  Kathe- 
rine  Brodie,  and  had  issue  —  Alexander, 
W.S.,  1682;  Mary  (marr.  6th  June  1703, 
David,  son  of  William  Monro  of  Cul- 
craigie) :  (2)  Lilias  Monro  (buried  in  Grey- 
friars,  7th  Aug.  1694),  and  had  issue — 
Lilias,  buried  1st  May  1693.  —  [Min.-book 
Reg.  See.  Sig.,  v. ;  Ellcm  Xess.  Reg. ;  Edin. 
Mar.  Reg.  ;  Gret/friars  llurials  ;  Geneal.  of 
D unbar  ;  Gen.  Reg.  Sas.,  xvi.] 

ROBERT  BOWMAKER,  probably  son 

1682     °^  James  -B.,  portioner  of   Hutton  : 

M.A.    (Edinburgh    1675);    pres.    by 

Charles  II.  17th  Feb.,  and  adm.  1st  June 


1682.  He  did  not  take  the  oath  to  the 
Government,  but  was  allowed  to  continue 
after  the  Revolution,  and  died  29th  May 
1697,  aged  about  42. — [Min.-book  Reg.  Sec. 
,%.,  v.  ;  Old  Dec.,  i. ;  MS.  Ace.  of  M/'n,, 
1689.] 

GEORGE  HOME,  M.A,  (Glasgow,  18th 
July  1672) ;  entered  the  Divinity 
Hall  there,  13th  Oct.  1692  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kelso  23rd  Jan.  1694;  ord.  to 
Selkirk  25th  Sept.  1694 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
28th  Feb.  1699  ;  died  22nd  Sept,  1705,  aged 
about  54.  He  marr.  Jean  Hamilton,  who 
died  22nd  Dec.  1719,  aged  64,  and  had 
issue — Ninian.  His  widow  left  1000  merks 
"  for  maintaining  a  schoolmaster  in  this 
place." — [Lander  Tests. ;  Tombst. ;  Boston's 
Memoirs."] 

GEORGE  HUME  of  Abbey  St  Bathans, 
1707  probably  son  of  George  H.  of  the 
same  (who  died  July  1693),  and  his 
wife,  a  daugh.  of  Patrick  Hepburn  of  Nun- 
raw  ;.  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1683);  licen.  by 
United  Presb.  28th  May  1691  ;  called  to 
Ayton  18th  Sept.,  and  ord.  23rd  Oct.  1694. 
In  March  1698  he  was  called  to  Abbey  St 
Bathans,  but  this  was  departed  from.  He 
was  again  called  18th  July  1706;  adm. 
7th  Jan.  1707 ;  died  March  1718,  aged 
about  55.  He  marr.  Jan.  1700,  Rebecca 
Pow,  who  survived  him,  and  had  issue — 
John,  min.  of  Greenlaw  ;  Sophia ;  Jane. — 
[Lander  Tests. ;  Boston's  Memoirs,] 

JAMES  HALL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  llth 
1719  ^ay  1^04)  >  licen.  by  dissenting  mins. 
in  England  in  1714,  and  ord.  by  them 
in  1715  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation 
there ;  had  a  testimonial  from  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  Feb.  1717 ;  pres.  by  the 
Presb.  jure  devoluto,  and  adm.  28th  July 
1719 ;  suspended  for  having  a  penny 
wedding  in  his  house,  which  gave  great 
scandal  to  the  neighbourhood,  but  was 
restored  6th  July  1731;  died  19th  July 
1754.  He  marr.  Margaret  Johnston,  Abbey 
St  Bathans,  who  died  20th  May  1787,  and 
had  issue  • —  John  ;  George  ;  Janet ;  Mar 
garet  ;  James ;  Jean  ;  Marion  (marr.,  pro. 
13th  Aug.  1752,  John  Brodie,  farmer,  Old- 
hamstocks). — [Tombst. ;  Edin.  Mar.  Reg.] 


DUNS] 


ABBEY  ST  BATHANS  AND  STRAFONTAIN 


ALEXANDER  HUME,  ord.  9th   May 
1755  ;  trans,  to  Polwarth  30th  Nov. 


1755 


1758. 


1813 


ADAM  MURRAY,  trans,  from  the  Low 

175g     Meeting,    Berwick-on-Tweed ;    pres. 

by  George  II.  6th  Dec.  1758  ;  adm. 

10th    May    1759;    trans,    to    Eccles    10th 

March   1774. 

JOHN  SKED,  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
1774  4th  Oct.  1763:  pres.  by  George  III. 
30th  March,  and  ord.  24th  Aug.  1774  ; 
died  23rd  Jan.  1813,  aged  76.  To  eke  out 
his  scanty  living  he  is  said  to  have  made  a 
basket  each  day  ;  and  a  local  poem  tells  how 
once  he  lost  count  of  the  days,  and  was 
found  busy  at  his  work  on  Sunday.  He 
marr.  9th  Feb.  1790,  Margaret  Renton,  who 
died  16th  Feb.  1796,  and  had  issue- 
Margaret,  born  9th  Feb.  1791  ;  William, 
born  21st  Sept.  1792.  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace.,  xii.). — 
[TombstJ] 

ALEXANDER  ANDERSON,  born 
Duns,  1752,  schoolmaster  at  Edrom 
from  1778 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  31st  March  1789;  ord.  Aug.  1790 
min.  of  the  Presbyterian  congregation  at 
Kirkley,  Northumberland  ;  trans,  to  Presby 
terian  Church  at  Wigton,  Cumberland  ;  pres. 
by  George  III.  16th  March,  and  adm.  3rd 
Aug.  1813 ;  died  unmarr.  23rd  Oct.  1822.— 
\Tombst,] 

JOHN  WALLACE,  son  of  a  leather 
1823  manufacturer  in  Dysart,  Fife,  and 
brother  of  William  W.,  LL.D.,  Pro 
fessor  of  Mathematics  in  the  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  30th  March 
1814 ;  pres.  by  George  IV.  Nov.  1822, 
and  ord.  26th  June  1823.  Joined  Free 
Church  in  1843 ;  mathematical  tutor  in 
Free  Church  College,  Edinburgh,  1844-55 ; 
died  2nd  Nov.  1866.  He  marr.  llth  March 
1825,  Christina  Young,  Edinburgh,  and 
had  issue — Alexander  William,  M.D.,  born 
18th  Feb.  1827.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Neiv  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

THOMAS  DAVIDSON,  born  20th  May 

1843     1815)  son  °^  Alexander  D.,  min.  of 

Slamannan ;   educated  at    Univ.   of 

Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow; 


ord.  28th  Sept.  1843 ;  died  27th  Feb.  1873. 
He  marr.  22nd  Feb.  1848,  Henrietta  (died 
26th  Dec.  1906),  daugli.  of  William  Proud- 
foot,  min.  of  Avendale,  and  had  issue — 
Alexander,  banker,  South  Africa,  born  21st 
Jan.  1849  ;  Henrietta  Forrester,  born  3rd 
Aug.  1851  (marr.  1st  June  1875,  Robert  Roy 
MacGregor,  I.S.O.,  Secretary  of  the  Con 
gested  Districts  Board  for  Scotland),  died 
8th  Sept.  1906;  William  Proudfoot,  born 
18th  Sept.  1853,  died  in  Queensland,  29th 
Dec.  1914;  Christina  Simson,  born  10th  Jan. 
1856  (marr.  6th  June  1887,  William  Lelean, 
land  agent,  Surrey) ;  Robert  Forrester 
Proudfoot,  born  13th  Feb.  1858 ;  David 
Thomas,  born  2nd  May  1860,  accidentally 
killed  at  Burntisland  on  a  vessel  of  which 
he  was  captain,  9th  Dec.  1889;  George, 
born  2nd  Aug.  1863,  died  1865. 

PETER  CHRISTIE,  born  Perth  ;  edu- 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Perth ;  assistant  at 
Keir  and  at  Channelkirk ;  pres.  by  Queen 
Victoria;  ord.  5th  Sept.  1873;  res.  16th  May 
1902;  died  at  Corstorphine,  20th  April 
1905.  He  marr.  26th  Nov.  1874,  Agnes 
(died  s.jt.  21st  May  1910),  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Cuthill,  Hamilton.  He  is  referred  to  in 
Thomas  Carlyle;s  Letters  as  "the  little 
curate."  Publications — Translated  Meyer's 
Commentary  on  the  New  Testament :  tit 
Matthew,  2  vols.  (Clark's  Foreign  Theological 
Library;  Edinburgh,  1877-89);  Schiirer's 
History  of  the  Jews,  Division  II.,  vols.  i.,  ii. 
(Edinburgh,  1885);  KeiFs  Manual  of  Biblical 
Arc/twoloy//,  vol.  i.  (Edinburgh,  1887). 

WALTER  STRANG,   M.A. ;  ord.   27th 

1902     Sept>  1902  ;  trans-  to  Wilton  Ghapel, 
Glasgow,  12th  Jan.  1910. 

WILLIAM  WILSON  BELL,  born 
1910  ^(-lillljU1'oll>  30th  March  1869,  son  of 
Lindsay  B.,  teacher,  Forgandenny ; 
educated  at  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  1900 ; 
assistant  at  Forteviot,  Arbroath,  Kilsyth, 
Abernethy ;  ord.  to  Scots  Church,  Tweed- 
mouth,  24th  Oct.  1907  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
12th  May  1910.  Marr.  17th  Dec.  1907,  Alice 
Jessie  Chalmers,  and  has  issue — William 
Cow  Lindsay,  born  28th  June  1908;  Con- 


r.TNKLK,  <>i<   HONKILL,  AND  PRESTON 


[PHESB.  OF 


stance  Emelia  Rosa  I ):(  Hiveira,  liorn  2*th 
.lane  WO'.),  Leonard  Douglas  Graham 
Murray,  l>orn  4th  .March  1911  ;  Catherine 
Jane  Liddle  (low  Wilson,  bom  1st  March 
1913. 

HUNKLK,  OK   HONKILL,  AND 
PRESTON. 

(These  parishes  were  united  by  the  I'resb. 
and  l>y  direction  ot'  Parliament  in  1021. 
Both  belonged  to  the  Bishopric  of  Dun- 
keld,  and  Bunkle  was  a  mensal  church  of 
the  Bishop.  In  1060  the  choir  was  in  ruins, 
and  no  communion  service  could  be  held. 
Bunkle  Church  was  used  for  service  till  the 
Synod  of  Dunkeld  ordered  service  to  be 
held  only  at  Preston,  which  order  was 
ratified  by  the  Commissioners  of  Teinds 
on  10th  February  lOGit.  The  people-  of 
Bunkle  refused  to  go  to  Preston,  and  at 
tended  conventicles:  in  1088  the  minister 
preached  alternately  in  the  two  churches. 
.In  1718,  after  an  extensive  repair,  Bunkle 
Church  was  recognised  as  that  of  the  parish. 
It  was  entirely  rebuilt  in  1820.  A  small 
semicircular  Norman  apse  marks  the  site 
of  the  ancient  building,  believed  to  be  of 
the  twelfth  century. 

Preston  Church  was  built  apparently  in 
the  thirteenth  century,  but  fell  into  ruin 
after  1718.  In  1071  the  minister  was  ordered 
to  hasten  the  completion  of  the  church. 
In  1683  the  windows  were  ordered  to  be 
"glassed."  It  is  said  that  the  bell  of  the 
church  was  thrown  into  a  pool  in  the 
Blackadder  by  the  people  when  they 
rabbled  Nieolson  in  1089.] 

JOHN  BLACK  [BLAKE],  exhorter  in 
1567  1567. 

WILLIAM  SINCLAIR,  reader  from  1574 
1674  *°  ^titi ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  12th  March  1582.  In  1585 
he  had  Preston  also  in  charge ;  removed 
there  in  1590,  but  returned  in  1597.  He 
officiated  at  Preston  up  to  1016.— [Calder- 
wood's  Jllst.,  iv.  604  ;  KW/v,,/'  J//.W/.] 

GEORGE  REDPATH,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
Ellem  and  adm.  in  1599  ;  re  trans,  to 


1599 


Ellem  in  1007.     [!!«,.  ,-lxx/;/.] 


MATTHEW  CARRAIL,  min.  in  160 
1607     trans,  to  Edrom  in  1612. 


1614 


-JOHN  OA1TTIS  [G  ALT],  probably  son 

°^  l^rick  ^-'  nun>  °f  ^uns  ':  min.  in 
1614.  On  30th  Aug.  1640,  he  was  in 
the  Castle  of  Dunglass,  with  the  soldiers 
under  Thomas,  Earl  of  Haddington,  who  were 
guarding  the  communications  of  General 
David  Leslie,  and  the  Scottish  troops  serving 
in  England  against  Charles  I.  According  to 
Scotstarvet,  the  powder  magazine  was  wil 
fully  fired  by  an  English  page  boy,  the  com 
mander,  Gait,  and  about  sixty-six  others 
being  killed  and  thirty-three  injured.  He 
marr.  Agnes,  daugh.  of  Patrick  Cockburn 
of  Hlast  Borthwick,  and  had  issue  —  Isabel 
(marr.  William  Measser,  advocate).—  [AV;/. 
Axxt'/.  :  Balfour's  Hist.  ]]'<»•/>:*  ;  Stevenson's 
Ifi*t.  :  Lithgow's  (iuxhin<i  Terrr*  :  R<-<j.  of 
D/edv,  ccccxxxvi.,  25th  Nov.  1630  ;  (1  .  /,'. 
IFai-ninrix,  17th  April  1072.] 

ROBERT  COL  I)  EN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1650  1^-6)  ;  had  been  a  min.  in  Ireland,  but 
was  forced,  through  cruelty  of  the 
Irish  rebels,  to  flee  from  that  country  with 
his  wife  and  children.  A  collection  for  them 
was  intimated  in  the  Church  of  Dunferm- 
line,  12th  March  1043.  He  became  min. 
here  in  1050,  and  died  after  29th  March 
1.004.  He  marr.  (1)  Helen  Aitchison,  and 
had  issue  —  Helen:  (2)  Anna,  daugh.  of 
•lames  Daes,  min.  of  Earlston,  and  widow 
of  .John  Trotter  in  Fogo  Bank,  who  sur 
vived  him,  and  had  issue  —  Robert,  bursar 
of  the  Presb.  of  Earlston,  1665-7  ;  Alex 
ander,  his  successor  here  in  1690,  after 
wards  min.  of  Ox.\i&m.—[Du)t/ermline  tiess. 
J\e;/.  ;  Lut/n'ait  Sipmd,  Jfa<l<H>i<jt<m  ,s>xx. 
AV/.  :  G.  A\  ItiJtil,.,  1  3th  May  1003:  '/'/(>• 
Session  Book  of  Jhinklc,  1899-1900. 

GEORGE  TROTTER,   M.A.  :   pres.  by 

1665     til0  curutol's  ot  James.  Marquess  of 
Douglas,  and  adm.  25th  July  1005  : 
trans,  to  Edrom  in  1077. 


1678 


ALEXANDER  NTCOLSON,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews.  25th  July  1671);  adm.  20th 
Aug.  1078.  Refusing  to  read  the 
Proclamation  of  the  Estates  or  pray  for 
William  and  Mary,  he  was  rabbled  and  the 
charge  declared  vacant  from  6th  July  1090. 


DUNS] 


BUNKLE,  on  BONKILL,  AND  PRESTON 


He  went  to  Hutton,  and  was  settled  in  the 
curacy  of  Holy  Island  20th  Aug.  170], 
where  he  died  31st  Aug.  1711,  aged  Gf>. 
He  carried  off  the  Session  Register,  which 
was  afterwards  in  the  hands  of  a  descend 
ant,  Nicolson  of  Loanend.  He  marr.  29th 
Oct.  1685,  Alison  Hume,  Gordon,  and  had 
issue  —  Margaret,  bapt.  30th  July  1G86  ; 
Elizabeth,  bapt.  14th  March  1G88  (marr. 
George  Nicolson  of  Loanend),  died  1721  ; 
Janet,  bapt.  2nd  Feb.  1690  (marr.,  pro.  10th 
Dec.  1738,  Robert  Murdoch,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh). — [Cordon  tfess.  Rc<j.  :  Tombst. ;  J/A'. 
Ace.  of  Min,,  1689;  Eclin.  Mar.  Reg.:  The 
Session  Book  of 


1690 


!  pres.  by  the  Duke  of  Douglas  before  24th 
Dec.  1761,  but  owing  to  dispute  as  to  right 
of  patronage,  not  adm.  till  19th  Sept.  1765  ; 
died  llth  April  1801.  He  marr.  25th  Jan. 
1757,  Christina  Margarita  Bakker,  a  Dutch 

;  lady,  who  died  8th  Feb.  1796,  aged  58,  and 
had  issue  an  only  child — Archibald,  captain 
in  43rd  Foot,  born  18th  Oct.  1757,  died 
at  Duns,  21st  March  1806.  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace,, 
m.).—[Tombst.] 


ALEXANDER  GOLDEN,  M.A.,  son  of 

the  above  Robert  C. ;  min.  at  Ennis- 
corthy,  Ireland  ;  adm.  7th  Aug.  1690: 
trans,  to  Duns  5th  Dec.  1693. 


1696 


NIXIAN  HOME,  MA.  ;  ord.  30th  July 
1696  :  trans,  to  Sprouston  29th  Nov. 
1704. 


1706 


WALTER  HART,  son  of  James  H., 
provost  of  Jedburgh ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  13th  July  1695):  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Linlithgow  4th  Feb.  1702;  called 
20th  Nov.  1705  :  ord.  22nd  Aug.  1706  ;  died 
4th  June  1761.  In  the  Assembly  of  1733 
he  sympathised  with  the  four  Seceders, 
but  took  no  further  action.  He  marr.  (1) 
24th  Dec.  1706,  Ann,  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Daes,  merchant,  Edinburgh  :  (2)  26th  April 
1732,  Sarah  (died  19th  June  1772),  daugh. 
of  John  Ker,  surgeon,  and  had  issue — 
James,  licen.  by  the  Northumberland 
Classis,  approved  by  the  Presb.  of  Chirn- 
side,  and  became  a  min.  at  Doncaster. — 
[Lander  Tests.;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1747 ; 
Stevenson's  Hist.] 

[JAMES  BERTRAM,  pres.  by   George 
1761     III.  16th  Aug.  1761,  but  not  settled.] 


1765 


ROBERT  DOUGLAS,  born  Cumnock, 
1716,  son  of  Robert  D.,  merchant 
there ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  23rd  Dec. 
1741  ;  ord.  by  it,  5th  Aug.  1747,  chaplain 
to  Lord  Drumlanrig's  Regiment  in  the 
service  of  the  States  General  in  Holland  : 


1802 


JOHN  CAMPBELL,  born  1772,  son  of 
James  C.,  Edinburgh  :  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  30th  April  1800:  pres.  by 
Archibald,  Lord  Douglas  :  ord.  18th  March 
1802;  died  unmarr.  18th  July  1818.— 
[Tonibst.] 


1819 


ARCHIBALD  M'CONECHY,  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  27th  March  1805  : 
schoolmaster  of  Erskine  ;  pres.  by 
Archibald,  Lord  Douglas,  Oct.  1818;  ord. 
18th  March  1819.  Joined  Free  Church 
1843  ;  dep.  by  Free  Church  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  died  at  Musselburgh,  27th  Sept. 
1853.  He  man'.  3rd  Oct.  1809,  Jane 
M'Kean,  who  died  18th  Feb.  1849,  and 
had  issue — Jean  Forrester,  born  14th  July 
1810  (marr.  14th  April  1835,  Henry  Cun 
ningham  Graham,  W.S.),  died  llth  Dec. 
1839 ;  Agnes,  born  llth  Aug.  1812  (marr. 
George  Lawrie,  surgeon,  Provost  of  Mussel- 
burgh),  died  25th  Jan.  1890.  Publication 
— Account  of  the  Parish  (Neu>  fitat.  Ace.). 

JOHN  DUNLOP,  born  Flemington, 
Ay  ton,  1809,  son  of  George  D.  and 
Jane  Renton  Gibson ;  educated  at 

Ayton    School   and   Univ.   of   Edinburgh ; 

ord.  22nd  Dec.  1843 ;  died  at  Bournemouth, 

unmarr.,  19th  Jan.  1880. 

[ROBERT]     LUDOVIC    MAIR,    born 
Glasgow,  8th  Jan.  1853,  son  of  Hugh 
Mair  and  Marion  Young  Ronald,  and 
nephew  of  John  Mair,  D.D.,  min.  of  South- 
dean  ;  educated  at  High  School  and  Univ. 
of   Glasgow ;    licen.   by   Presb.   of   Paisley 
4th  July  1877  ;  ord.  to  Heatherlie  Church, 
Selkirk,  10th  Jan.   1878 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
(assistant   and    successor)   8th    Jan.    1880. 


6 


CRANSHAWS 


[PRESB.  OF 


Marr.  Mth  July  1880,  Jane,  daugh.  of 
Dr  Thomas  Miller  and  Jane  Barclay, 
and  has  issue-  Jane  Barclay  Miller,  l»orn 
Mth  April  1881  (marr.  20th  Aug.  1914, 
George  Morton  Cotton,  C.A.):  Minnie 
Ronald,  born  19th  Nov.  1882;  Lilian, 
born  9th  March  1885  (marr.  14th  July 
1910,  William  Stewart  Rutherford,  solicitor, 
I'aris).  Publications  —  7J«/?«'£  Elocution 
(London,  1880);  Rupert  Hor-ncHffSs  Mis 
sion.  (Glasgow,  1890);  Rrmli  Your  Boots, 
Sir?  (Glasgow,  1890);  /fan-;/  Jefre;/,  tin' 
Sc</>tic  (Glasgow,  1891);  Lac/iie  Wulson's 
\Vandi-i-iin_i  Wit  /i, iJ  Worldly  \Vixdnm 
(Leicester,  1903). 

CRANSHAWS. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Ninian. 
A  new  building  was  erected  in  1739,  at  a 
considerable  distance  from  the  older  site. 
This  church  was  restored  in  1900.  A 
sculptured  coat  of  the  royal  arms  transferred 
from  the  earlier  edifice  was  placed  there 
probably  because  the  Crown  had  anciently 
patrimonial  rights  in  the  parish.] 

NICOL  BUDDIE,  reader  in   1507;  re- 
1567    lnovc<1"  to    Abbey    St    Bathans    in 
1574. 

MATTHKW      LIDDELL,     reader      at 

1572     Tynninghame  and  Whittingchame  in 

1570;  adm.  in  1572;  in  1574  Ellem 

and  Abbey   St  Bathans   were   also    in  his 

charge  ;  removed  to  Ellem  before  1585. 

ALKXAXDKi:  S \VIXTOX  of  Greenrig, 
1593  I'N'^Hv  son  of  John  S.,  sixteenth 
of  Swinton  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th 
Aug.  1592) ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  before  2nd 
June  1593;  died  before  21st  Feb.  1595.— 
\_Rfi.l.  Ass i</.] 

JOHN    HEPBURN,   M.A.,  one  of  the 

1596  ()1'i«'illil1  students  at  the  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  min.  of  Glenholm  12th 
May  1592;  trans,  to  Mertoun  1594;  pres. 
by  James  VI.  21st  Feb.  1595,  and  adm.  in 
1590;  the  presentation  was  renewed  13th 
Feb.  1597.  In  1007  he  was  sent  to  Black 
ness  Castle  for  defying  the  Privy  Council. 
He  was  still  min.  ;in  1611.— [TtV/.  Assiy.  ; 
/'/•/'•//  Council  TiV/.,  viii.,  12.] 


MUNGO    DALZIEL,    M.A.    (Glasgow 

1615     lf"03)  :   mm-  m   1015;   he  was  pres. 

to  vicarage  of  Coldingham  by  James 

VI.  before  10th  April  1015,  but  continued 

here,  and   was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 

1045.     The  charge  was  vacant  in  Oct.  1052. 

-[AVf/.  ,sVr.  A' A/.  :  Mat.  Reports,  1027  ;  Arts 

of  Ass.] 

JOHN  FOORD  was  on  the  Exercise  at 
1655  Chirnside,  and  had  a  testimonial  to 
Presb.  of  Haddington  10th  May 
1037  ;  min.  here  in  1055.  He  conformed, 
and  was  coll.  17th  Aug.  1003  ;  died  between 
18th  Aug.  and  Nov.  1074.  He  marr.  8th 
April  1062,  Helen  Swinton,  Haddington, 
and  had  issue— John  ;  Robert ;  Alexander  ; 
William  :  Margaret.  —  [Haddinyton  Sets. 
Re<i. ;  Lander  Tests.  ;  Rerj.  Coll  at.] 

JOHN  SWINTON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1674  18th  July  1664);  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  26th  March 
1005  ;  ord.  to  Wamphray  14th  Dec.  1665  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  21st  Oct.  1674;  died 
between  25th  March  1706  and  5th  Sept. 
1710.  He  marr.  Katherine  (died  in  Edin 
burgh,  25th  Aug.  1719),  second  daugh.  of 
George  Gray,  town  clerk  of  Haddington, 
and  had  issue— John  ;  Helen  (marr.  30th 
Nov.  1709,  James  Gray,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh);  Jean  (marr.,  pro.  23rd  May  1714, 
George  Syme,  slater,  Canongate)  ;  and  a 
daugh.  (marr.  Kirkwood).  —  [Ren. 

Col/at. ;  Haddinr/ton  Presb.  and  Test.  Re/js. ; 
El/em  Session  Retj.;  J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min.]  Rule's 
Sec.  Vindication;  (,'.  R.  Sas.,  xxxiii.,  240.] 

JOHN  CAMPBELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1706  28th  June  1697);  chaplain  to  Sir 
John  Swinton  of  that  ilk  in  1700; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  4th  Nov! 
1701 ;  called  8th  Nov.  1705  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  28th  March  1706  ;  died  16th 
Jan.  1759,  aged  83.  He  marr.  12th  June 
1707,  Elizabeth  Craig,  North  Berwick, 
and  had  issue.— [A'.  Berwick  Sess.  Reg.  • 
Lauder  Tests.] 

RICHARD    SCOTT,    ord.    20th    Sept. 
1759     1759 :  trans,  to  Ewes  17th  Sept.  1761. 


DUNS] 


CRANSHAWS— DUNS 


1762 


RALPH  DRUMMOND,  licen.  by  Presb. 

of  Edinburgh  25th  March  1761 ;  ord. 

6th  May  1762 ;  died  20th  March 
1784,  aged  65.  He  marr.  before  1754, 
Jean  Trail,  who  died  21st  July  1797,  and 
had  issue— Elizabeth,  born  9th  Oct.  1754, 
died  at  Edinburgh,  10th  July  1828 ;  John, 
born  16th  Nov.  1755  ;  Jean,  born  22nd  July 
1757,  died  30th  Aug.  1769;  George,  his 
successor;  Isobel,  born  16th  Aug.  1763, 
died  young. 

GEORGE  DRUMMOND,  son  of  pre 
ceding;  pres.  by  Charles  Watson  of 
Saughton  and  Cranshaws  in  1784 ; 

ord.  3rd  May  1785  ;   trans,  to  Mordington 

20th  April  1792. 

ALEXANDER   JOHNSTON,  pres.  by 
Charles   Watson   of    Saughton    and 
Cranshaws;   ord.   27th   Sept.    1792; 
trans,  to  Moffat  15th  Feb.  1801. 


1801 


DAVID  TOD  [TODD],  M.A.,  a  native 
of  Portmoak  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcaldy  24th  Nov.  1779  ;  went  to  London 
in  1788  as  assistant  to  John  Patrick,  D.D., 
min.  of  Peter  Street  Presbyterian  Church, 
Soho,  and  was  ord.  by  the  Scots  Presb. 
there,  3rd  Feb.  1790,  as  colleague  and  suc 
cessor.  He  res.  that  position  in  1794.  He 
was  presented  by  Charles  AVatson  of  Saugh 
ton  and  Cranshaws,  and  adin.  to  this  charge 
24th  Sept.  1801  ;  died  18th  Feb.  1813.  He 
marr.  18th  June  1807,  Elizabeth  Thomson, 
who  died  27th  Nov.  1857,  and  had  issue— 
Isobel,  born  5th  May  1808;  Robert,  born 
1st  Jan.  1811;  Janet,  born  26th  Jan.  1813.— 
[Wilson's  Dissenting  Churches,  iv. ;  P>lack's 
The  Scots  Churches  in  England,  229.] 

JAMES  HOPE  SIBBALD,  born  31st 
July  1787,  eldest  son  of  William  S., 
D.D.,  min.  of  Hacklington  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Haddington  20th  Oct.  1812  ;  pres.  by  James 
Watson  of  Saughton  and  Cranshaws,  and 
ord.  23rd  Sept.  1813 ;  died  3rd  March  1853. 
He  marr.  9th  June  1847,  Margaret  Ann 
(died  19th  April  1903),  daugh.  of  William 
Anderson,  Longformacus,  and  Ann  Philips, 
and  had  issue — John  Hope  Knox,  banker, 
Edinburgh,  born  27th  July  1848,  died  12th 


April  1875;  Wilhelmina,  born  24th  July 
1851  (marr.  23rd  Dec.  1892,  John  Dodds, 
schoolmaster  of  Bowden) ;  James  Hope 
(posthumous),  born  16th  Aug.  1853,  died 
25th  March  1856.  Publication  —  Account 
of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

WILLIAM  MENZIES  HUTTON,  ord. 
23rd  Sept,  1853;  trans,  to  Oldham- 
stocks  23rd  March  1876. 

JAMES  FORBES,  trans,  from  Milton, 
Kirkcaldy,  and  adm.  7th  Sept.  1876; 
trans,  to  Cults,  Fife,  4th  July  1879. 

ROBERT    BRIDGES     SMITH,    born 
Prestonpans   1st   Sept.   1845,  son  of 
Andrew  S.  and  Christian  Kent ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  MA.  (1873) ; 
missionary   at   Newcraighall ;   assistant   at 
Newington,  Edinburgh ;    ord.    13th    Nov. 
1879;  died  14th  July  1914.   He  marr.  9th Nov. 

1885,  Mary  Ann,  daugh.  of  Robert  Pringle, 
schoolmaster,  Cranshaws,  and  had  issue — 
Andrew   Robert   Bridges,    born    6th    Dec. 

1886,  died  llth  Aug.  1906  ;  Robert  Bridges, 
born  14th   July  1888;   Jane  Alston  Hum 
phry,     born      15th     April     1890;      Mary 
Christian     Kent,    born     6th     July     1893; 
Christian     Kent,    born     llth    Jan.    1896; 
Richard  Humphry,  born  20th  April  1898; 
Donald  David,  born  23rd  Oct.  1900. 

THOMAS  GILLIESON,  min.  of  Craig- 
millar  Chapel-of-Ease  (vide  Vol.  L, 
p.  174) ;  adm.  to  this  charge  6th  Nov. 

1914.    He  had  a  son,  Thomas  Lindsay,  born 

30th  Oct.  1915. 

DUNS. 

[Became  in  1342  a  prebend  of  the  Col 
legiate  Church  of  Dunbar,  and  was  served 
by  a  vicar.  The  dedication  is  uncertain, 
but  the  fair  day  was  the  Monday  after 
Trinity  Sunday.  The  church  demolished 
in  1790  had  a  burgess  loft,  dated  1572.  It 
was  proposed  by  the  Synod,  10th  July 
1611,  to  make  Birkenside  a  separate  charge, 
but  this  was  not  carried  out.  Birkenside 
is  now  called  Chapel,  and  marks  the  site 
of  a  chapel  dedicated  to  St  Magdalene.  It 
was  formerly  the  kirklands  of  Ellem,  and 
was  perhaps  the  same  as  the  "  Bona  Hospi- 
talis  de  Duns."] 


DUNS 


[PRKSB.  OF 


1568 


JO  MX  YOrXG,  trans,  tmm  Xorth 
Berwick  in  Xov.  1508  :  trans,  to  .led 
burgh  i'iid  Aug.  1509. 


•IOHX   STRAQTHYX    [STRACHAX]. 
1569     reader. 

.IOHX  P.KXXETT,  min.  of  Ik-riot,  was 
1581  'I1VS-  ^  '';unes  ^TI-  -nil  May  1581. 
On  3rd  May  1582  he  gave  an  obliga 
tion  to  .lames  Colvill  of  Easter  Wemyss. 
in  acknowledgment  of  his  services  in  pro 
viding  him  to  the  parsonage  of  Duns,  vacant 
through  the  death  of  the  last  parson,  Sir 
Daniel  Home  of  Fishwick.  to  lease  to  him 
or  certain  others  the  teind  sheaves  and  the 
kirklands  of  Dims.  He  demitted  previous 
to  20th  .Ian.  1582-3.  and  remained  at 
fieriot. 

PATRICK  CAITTIS  [GALT]  was  at 
1582  Abernethy  and  Abdie  as  min.  in  1507 : 
trans,  to  Edrom  after  1 1th  June  1573, 
having  also  'Duns,  Langton,  Fogo,  and 
Polwarth  in  his  charge.  Transferred  to 
Duns  about  1582,  and  pres.  by  James  VI. 
20th  -lime  1582.  In  1581  he  and  Clapper- 
ton  of  Coldstream  were  appointed  to  form 
a  Presbytery  in  the  Merse.  He  was  seized 
and  taken  to  Edinburgh  by  the  archers  of 
the  guard,  25th  May  158-4  :  still  min.  10th 
July  1011,  though  in  "inability  and  auld 
age."  He  man1.  Isobel  Gibb,  and  had  issue 
-Alexander,  min.  of  Polwarth  :  and  prob 
ably  John,  min.  of  Bunkle. —[Fife  Inhih., 
20th  Dec.  1590  ;  Jtrif.  Assi';/.  :  '  Dalkeith 
I'resh.  and  St  Ainli-eii:*  Si/nod  Keys.; 
Calderwood's  ///.<,  iv..  72:  Butler's  Al«-r- 
iiff/if/,  339.] 

AYTLLIAM     ArCHMUTIE,    M.A.,    is 
1585     mentioned  as  min.  of  Dims  in  1585. 

PETER  DAXIELSTOX,  or  DEXXLS- 

1585      TOX<    °f    tllC    fami'y    °f    TX   of  Co1- 
grain,  Dumbartonshire,  and  brother 
of  Sir  Robert  D.  of  Montjoy,  Conservator 
of  the  Privileges  of   the  Scots   Xation   in 
the  Low  Countries.     Three  persons  at  this 
time,  viz.,  Bennett,  Oaittis,  and  Danielston,  \ 
claimed    to   have    been    lawfully  provided  ! 
to  the  parsonage  and  vicarage   of   Duns. 
Danielston  obtained  a  decreet  of  the  Court 


of  Session  against  the  others,  and  the 
parishioners  were  ordered  to  pay  their  dues 
to  him.  Hi  Feb.  1585-0  the  parishioners  com 
plained  to  the  Court  that  they  were  being 
pursued  for  payment  not  only  by  Danielston, 
but  by  certain  assignees  of  Robert  Colvill 
of  Cleish,  who  had  a  lease  of  the  parsonage 
dues  from  Bennett  and  Gaittis.  The  Court 
remitted  the  matter  to  the  Commissioners 
at  Edinburgh  for  inquiries,  and  on  4th 
July  1587  it  was  settled  in  favour  of 
Danielston.  On  2nd  Feb.  1587-8  he  got  a 
Crown  charter  of  the  kirklands  of  Duns, 
called  Priestside,  and  other  lands.,  but 
certain  houses  and  lands  called  the  Teind- 
hill  were  reserved  to  the  minister  of  the 
parish.  He  had  sasine  in  these  lands  13th 
.Jan.  1588-9.  He  died  between  10th  Dec. 
1001,  when  he  sold  the  kirklands  to  Sir 
George  Home  of  Wedderburn.  and  20th 
Jan.  1002,  when  his  son  William  granted  a 
charter  of  them.  He  ma  IT.  Janet  Ramsay, 
and  had  issue  —  William.  —  [Re<t.  Assi;i. ; 
Milne  Home  JAS'.S'.,  74,  251  :  Reg.  ^f<^(|. 
Xi<j..  v.,  1447.] 

JAMES  GAITTIS,  trans,  from  Langton  : 
1607     adm.  in  1007 


1613 


JOHX     WEEMEN    [WEMYSS],   born 
about  1579,  only  son  of  John  W.  of 
Lathockar,  Fife:  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1000):  min.  of  Mutton  in  1000:  trans,  and 
adm.  in  1013.    He  was  a  member  of  the  Perth 
Assembly  in   1018;    was  called  before  the 
Court  of  High  Commission  in  1020,  when 
he     had     a    conference    with    Archbishop 
Spottiswood,  and  maintained  that  kneeling 
at  the  Communion  was  "contrary  to  its  in 
stitution."     He  was  pres.  by  Charles  I.  on 
4th  May  to  the  second  prebend  of  Durham, 
and  installed  canon   7th  June  1034.     This 
he  held  in  conjunction,  probably  the  only 
instance    of    an    English     prebendal    stall 
being  held  by  a  min.  of   the  Church  of 
Scotland.    He  died  Xov.  1030.     He  marr. 
(1)  Margaret  Cockburn,  and  had  issue  — 
David  :   (2)   Janet   Murray,   and  had  issue 
— Tohn,  who  succeeded  to  Lathockar  ;  and 
a    daugh.,  who,  being  reduced   to  straits, 
received   £3  from   the  session    of   Tester, 
10th  April  1664.     Publications— The  Chris 
tian  Sijnagogue,  wherein  is,   contayned  the 


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9 


diverse  Reading,  the  ri(/ht  Poi/nting,  Trans 
lation,  and  Collation  of  Scripture  with 
Scripture,  etc.  (London,  1023:  4th  ed., 
1633);  The  Portraiture  of  the  Imaye  of 
Cod  in  Man  (London,  1027  :  3rd  ed.,  1636)  : 
An  Explication  of  the  Judicial  Lave*  of 
Moses  (London,  1632):  An  Explanation  of 
the  Ceremonial  Laves  of  Moses  (London. 
1032):  An  Exposition  of  the  Mora  II  La<«, 
or  Ten  Commandments,  etc.  (London,  1632)  : 
Exercitations  Divine,  containing  diver*- 
Questions  and  Solutions  for  the  rifjht  Under- 
standing  of  the  Scriptures  (London,  1634)  : 
Observations,  Naturoll  and  Mo-raff,  with  a 
short  Treatise  of  the  Numbers,  Weight*,  and 
Measures  ttsed  by  the  Ifi-brews  (London, 
1636);  see  The  Works  of  Mr  John  Weenies 
of  Lathockar,  4  vols.  (London,  1636).  — 
[E<fin.  Conn<\,  Iladdington,  Tester  Ses*., 
ami  Lander  Text.  Regs.  :  Wodrou'  MSS., 
and  MS.  liio'i.,  in.  :  Calderwood's  Hist., 
vii.  :  Douglas  /jaronar/e  :  Hutchinson's 
Durham,  ii.  :  Diet.  Nat.  J>io<j.~\ 


1687 


ANDREW  HOLLO,  M.A.,  inin.  in  1637  : 

was  ^ei''  ^'*V  ^ie  ^'en-  Assembly,  14tn 

Dec.  1638,  "for  signing  a  declinature 
of  their  authority  from  ignorance,  he  having 
been  brought  up  in  the  principles  of  the 
Episcopal  Church."  On  petitioning  (ap 
parently  on  the  same  day),  he  was  allowed 
to  delete  his  signature,  and  declare  his 
recantation  in  the  parish  church,  on 
which  he  was  reponed.  "One  Shepherd, 
a  inin.  about  Dundee,  came  in  that  day, 
as  the  other  one  Bollock,  inin.  at  Dunce, 
confessing  their  fault  and  ignorance  in 
subscryving  the  Assembly's  declinature, 
and  entreating  they  might  get  leave  to 
putt  out  their  own  names.  It  was  granted 
them  on  assurance  of  their  publick  repent 
ance  for  this  fault."  He  was  again  dep. 
by  the  Assembly  in  July  1649,  a  sentence 
which  was  recalled  by  the  Synod  of  Perth 
and  Stirling,  13th  Oct.  1652,  when  he  was 
adm.  to  Dunning.  —  [Baillie's  Letters  ;  Peter- 
kin's  Records  ;  Acts  of  Ass.  ;  Balfour's  Hist. 
Works  ;  Stevenson's  History.] 

ANDREW   FAIRFOUL,   M.A.  ;   trans. 
1Q52    from  North  Leith,   and   adm.   llth 
May     1652  ;     app.     Archbishop    of 
Glasgow  1661  (q.v.). 


ANDREW  COLLAGE,  M.A.  (King's 
1663  ^°l'e8'e)  Aberdeen,  1611);  min.  of 
Garvock  in  1615,  of  Ecclesgreig  before 
1619,  of  Dundee  in  1635  :  coll.  5th  Aug.  1663  : 
died  13th  Sept.  1664,  aged  about  73.  He 
niarr.  (cont.  19th  and  23rd  Nov.  1616) 
Janet,  daugh.  of  David  Lindsay,  min.  of 
South  Leith,  and  had  issue — Margaret. 
[P.  C.  Re<j.,  3rd  ser.,  viii.,  154.] 

WILLIAM  GRAY,  second  son  of 
1666  ^ TiHiam  (!.,  min.  of  Auchterless  ; 
M.A.  (Marischal  College,  Aberdeen, 
1638);  min.  of  Foulis  before  10th  March 
1658;  adm.  to  Auchterless  about  1660; 
coll.  1st  May  1666:  burgess  of  Aberdeen 
29th  April  1668:  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  3rd  Sept.  1689,  for  failing  to  read 
the  proclamation  of  the  Estates  and  to  pray 
for  their  Majesties  William  and  Mary.  He 
died  in  Oct.  1689.  He  marr.  Ann  (bapt. 
21st  Aug.  1639),  tenth  daugh.  of  Sir  William 
Gray  of  Pittendrum,  and  had  issue — John, 
Keeper  of  the  Register  of  Sasines  in  the 
County  of  Berwick,  and  in  1724  Baron 
Bailie  of  Duns  :  William,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh  :  Margaret  (marr.  James  Haliburton 
of  Wattriebutts,  in  the  Carse  of  Gowrie,  son 
of  George  H.,  Bishop  of  Dunkeld). — [Key. 
Coll.  ;  Lander  Texts. ;  Peterkin'.s  Constitu 
tion  of  thi-  Church  :  MS.  Act-,  of  Min., 
168!):  /)></.  AW.  fr'eii.,  7338;  Aberdeen  Bnr- 
<jess  Roil ;  J//sc.  New  Spaldimj  Club,  ii., 
427  ;  Fonff/ce  J'rexb. 


1693 


ALEXANDER  COLDEN,  M.A.  ;  trans. 
from  Bunkle,  and  adm.  5th  Dec. 
1693  :  trans,  to  Oxnam  8th  May 


1700. 

[The  parish  was  vacant  for  over  three 
years,  notwithstanding  several  presenta 
tions,  all  of  which  were  rejected.] 

LAURENCE  JOHNSTON,  M.A.  (Edin 

burgh,    13th    July    1695);    licen.   by 

Presb.  of  Edinburgh  3rd  Sept.  1701  ; 

sometime  in   charge  of  the  meeting-house 

at   Haddington,    when    the    Episcopalians 

kept  possession  of  the  parish  church  there  ; 

called  18th  June,  and  ord.  24th  Sept.  1703  ; 

died  2nd  Sept,  1736,  aged  about  62.     He 

marr.  (1)  3rd    Feb.    1704,  Grizel,  daugh. 

of    Thomas    Hunter,    writer,    Edinburgh, 


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[PRESB.  OF 


and  had  issue — Elizabeth  (marr.  (1)  Alex 
ander  Spittall,  lieut.  2nd  Dragoons,  and  (2) 
10th  Aug.  1735,  David  Spens,  W.S.),  died 
23rd  June  1787  ;  Jean  died  2Gth  Aug.  1736  ; 
(2)  March  1731,  Jean,  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Trotter  of  Cattleshiel,  Longformacus,  who 
survived  him,  and  niarr.  llth  Aug.  1737, 
Martin  Eccles,  surgeon,  Edinburgh. — [  Wod- 
roic  J/XS'. ;  Laid/er  Tests.] 

ROGER  MOODIE,  eldest  son  of  George 
173g  M.,  min.  of  Fogo  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
27th  May  1719);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Duns  4th  Feb.  1724  ;  pres.  by  Robert,  Lord 
Blantyre  (who  had  obtained  a  disposition 
of  the  patronage  from  Hay  of  Drumelzier, 
who  did  not  qualify)  Feb.  1737.  Much 
opposition  was  shown  by  the  parishioners. 
On  appeal  the  Assembly  ordered  the  ordi 
nation  to  be  proceeded  with,  which  was 
done  under  protection  of  a  military  force, 
15th  March  1739.  This  led  to  the  forma 
tion  of  the  East  or  Antiburgher  Church  in 
the  town  in  1742.  M.  died  26th  April  1748, 
aged  about  47.  He  marr.  Grace  Venice 
(probably  a  sister  of  William  V.,  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  in  1708) ;  she  died  30th 
Dec.  1788.— [Lauder  Tests.] 

ADAM  DICKSON,  M.A.  ;  pres.  by  John 
1750  Hay  of  Belton,  27th  Aug.  1748.  In 
opposition  to  this  presentation  a  call 
was  given  to  James  Lindsay,  min.  of  Dun- 
barney,  and  the  case  was  taken  to  the 
House  of  Lords.  On  a  decision  of  that 
Court,  the  Assembly  ordered  D.  to  be  ord. 
21st  Sept.  1750.  This  was  done  as  in  the 
previous  case,  under  the  protection  of  the 
military.  (The  Relief,  or  South  Church, 
was  formed  by  the  protesters) ;  trans,  to 
Whittingehame  22nd  June  1769. — [Morren's 
Ann. ;  Council's  Par.  Lai'1.] 

ROBERT  BOWMAKER,  born  1731; 
1769  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  2nd 
Aug.  1761  ;  ord.  with  the  view  of  pro 
ceeding  to  America ;  adm.  here  26th  Sept. 
1769  ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews,  25th  April  1781) ; 
died  llth  March  1797.  When  visiting  at 
Berrywell,  near  Duns,  Robert  Burns  heard 
B.  preach,  6th  May  1787.  He  had  selected 
a  text  which  contained  a  severe  denuncia 
tion  of  obstinate  sinners.  In  the  course  of 


the  sermon  Burns  observed  Miss  Ainslie  (his 
host's  sister)  turning  over  the  leaves  of  her 
Bible  with  much  earnestness,  in  search  of 
the  text.  He  immediately  wrote  the  follow 
ing  lines,  and  handed  them  to  her  : 

"  Fair  maid,  you  need  not  take  the  hint, 

Xor  idle  texts  pursue  : 
'Twas  guilty  sinners  that  he  meant, 
Not  angels  such  as  you." 

Of  Bowmaker,  Burns  writes  in  his  diary  : 
"  A  man  of  strong  lungs  and  pretty 
judicious  remark  :  but  ill-skilled  in  pro 
priety,  and  altogether  unconscious  of  his 
want  of  it."  He  marr.  Mary  Watson,  who 
died  at  Oatfield,  20th  Oct.  1816,  aged  79, 
and  had  issue— Jean,  born  19th  April  1768  ; 
Alexander,  wine  merchant,  London,  born 
31st  July  1777.  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  8tnt.  Ace.,  iv.). — 
[Tomlst.;  Wallace's  Burns,  ii.,  103.] 

GEORGE  CUNNINGHAM,  born  24th 
April  1766,  eldest  son  of  Andrew  C., 
gardener  to  Lord  Morton  at  Aber- 
dour  Castle  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  7th  Sept. 
1790;  assisted  William  Shiels,  min.  of 
Westruther,  in  his  boarding  academy  there  ; 
assistant  at  Duns  ;  pres.  by  Robert  Hay  of 
Drumelzier  (after  ascertaining  the  desire  of 
the  people),  and  ord.  9th  Nov.  1797 ;  died 
suddenly,  9th  Jan.  1847.  He  marr.  (1)  24th 
Nov.  1797,  Hyndmer  (died  14th  Jan.  1806), 
daugh.  of  James  Barclay,  rector  of  the 
Grammar  School,  Dalkeith,  and  had  issue 
—Andrew,  born  13th  March  1800,  died  4th 
Nov.  1825  ;  George,  born  14th  Nov.  1804, 
died  in  Canada  :  (2)  14th  Nov.  1808,  Jane 
Johnston  or  Trotter  (died  2nd  Oct.  1836), 
and  had  issue — John  and  James,  who  died 
young.  Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

HENRY  [SCOTT]  RIDDELL,  born 
1843  23rd  May  1789,  son  of  Henry  R., 
merchant,  Glasgow.  Originally  bred 
to  the  law,  and  adm.  W.S.  1811.  Conducted 
the  Marchmont  case  before  the  House  of 
Lords.  Licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  7th 
July  1829 ;  ord.  min.  of  Longformacus  6th 
Sept.  1830 ;  trans,  to  this  parish,  and  adm. 
(assistant  and  successor)  19th  Oct.  1843; 
died  15th  April  1862.  He  marr.  (1)  2nd 


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Oct.  1818,  Agnes  (died  22nd  Feb.  1824), 
daugh.  of  Archibald  Gilchrist,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue  —  Henry,  at  the 
English  Bar,  born  4th  May  1819  :  (2)  29th 
Nov.  1831,  Elizabeth  (died  27th  April  1885), 
daugh.  of  John  Home  of  Stirkoke,  and  had 
issue  —  Elizabeth,  born  22nd  March  1834, 
died  unmarr.  2nd  Sept.  1916;  John, 
Geelong,  Victoria,  born  18th  Feb.  1836; 
William,  planter  in  Tirhoot,  India,  born 
8th  May  1838  ;  James,  planter  in  Assam, 
born  28th  Dec.  1840.  Publication—  Account 
of  the  Parish  (New  Xtat.  Ace.,  ii.). 


1862 


JOHN   MACLEOD,   B.A.  ;  trans,  from 
Newton-on-Ayr,  and  adm.  18th  Sept. 
trang_  to  (jjovan  7th  Jan.  1875. 


1875 


ROBERT  STEWART,  M.A.,B.D.;  trans. 
from  Skehnorlie,  and  adm.  19th  Aug. 
1875  :  trans,  to  North  Leith  4th  Oct. 

1877. 

WILLIAM  MEN7JES,  born  14th  Aug. 
1837,  eldest  son  of  Robert  M.,  D.D., 
1878  min.  of  Hoddom  ;  educated  at  Edin 
burgh  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  ;  app.  to  Kilmun 
1862 ;  ord.  to  Second  Charge,  Ayr,  7th 
May  1863 ;  trans,  to  Gladsmuir  20th  July 
1871 ;  trans,  to  Innerleithen  13th  Jan. 
1876 ;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  March  1878 ; 
died  13th  Sept,  1881.  He  marr.  30th  June 
1862,  Helen  (died  29th  Jan.  1885),  daugh. 
of  John  Clark,  D.D.,  min.  of  Dunoon,  and 
had  issue  —  Robert  William,  merchant, 
born  1st  April  1864,  died  in  London,  3rd 
Sept.  1915  :  Margaret  Helen,  born  29th 
Nov.  1866;  John  Clark,  born  26th  Aug. 
1869,  died  10th  Aug.  1872 ;  James  Morris, 
M.B.,  C.M.,  born  17th  Nov.  1871  ;  Joanna 
Clark,  born  4th  Oct.  1873,  died  22nd  Oct. 
1887  ;  Edward  Gordon  Dewar,  M.B.,  C.M., 
born  17th  Aug.  1876 ;  Catherine  Cowan, 
born  6th  July  1879,  died  3rd  Nov.  1890. 


1882 


WILLIAM  DAVID  HERALD,  born 
Tannadice,  13th  Feb.  1849,  son  of 
William  H.,  schoolmaster,  and 
Margaret  Barren  ;  educated  at  Montrose 
Academy  and  Aberdeen  Univ. ;  M.A. 
(1868) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  1871 ; 
assistant  at  St  Mark's,  Dundee,  and  East 
Parish,  Aberdeen  ;  ord.  to  Lumphanan  12th 


Feb.  1875 ;  trans,  and  adm.  5th  May  1882  ; 
died  24th  Sept.  1906.  He  marr.  12th  April 
1883,  Florence  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Hugh 
Fenton,  Aston  Hall,  Hawarden,  Flintshire, 
and  had  issue — Vere  Fenton,  Adelaide, 
South  Australia,  born  15th  May  1889 ; 
Agnes  Govan,  hospital  nurse,  born  27th 
July  1890 ;  Arthur  Terrant  Ashby,  born 
13th  Aug.  1892  ;  James  Herbert  Grassland, 
lieut.  8th  Durham  Light  Infantry,  born  25th 
June  1894,  died  of  wounds  in  France,  24th 
Jan.  1916 ;  Sidney  William  Barron,  born 
15th  Feb.  1896 ;  Francis,  Edgar,  and  Cons 
tance,  who  all  died  young. 


1907 


ANDREW  EWING  WALLACE,  born 
Whangerai,  New  Zealand,  Kith  May 
1871,  son  of  John  W.,  min.  of  Glen- 
buck  ;  educated  at  Glasgow  High  School 
and  Univ.;  M.A.  (1895);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Ayr  1895  ;  ord.  to  Patna  14th  May  1896  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  15th  March  1907.  Marr. 
14th  Aug.  1907,  Margaret  Rachel,  daugh. 
of  William  Kilpatrick,  and  has  issue — John 
Ewing,  born  16th  March  1911. 

BOSTON  CHURCH,  DUNS. 

[Built  in  1839  as  an  extension  church, 
George  Buchan  of  Kelloe  being  one  of  its 
chief  promoters.  In  1843  the  minister  and 
all  his  congregation  joined  the  Free  Church, 
retaining  the  building  as  their  property.] 

WILLIAM  COUSIN,  born  29th  Oct. 
1812  ;  son  of  John  C.,  builder,  Edin 
burgh  (descended  from  a  Huguenot 
family,  members  of  which  left  France  at 
the  Revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes), 
and  Isabella  Paterson  ;  educated  at  Edin 
burgh  Academy  and  Univ. ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  20th  March 
1840.  Joined  the  Free  Church,  and  be 
came  min.  of  Duns  Free  Church,  1843 ; 
of  Scots  Church,  Brompton,  London,  1844  ; 
of  Free  Church,  Irvine,  1850 ;  of  Free 
Church,  Melrose,  1859  ;  died  1st  Aug.  1883. 
He  marr.  1847,  Anne  Ross  (born  27th  April 
1824,  died  6th  Dec.  1906),  only  child  of 
David  Ross  Cundell,  M.D.,  Leith,  and  Anne 
Parker.  She  was  widely  known  as  authoress 
of  "  The  Sands  of  Time  are  Sinking,"  and 
other  hymns  (vide  Immanvel's  Land  and 


KCCLKS 


[PKESB.  OF 


at  ln-r  y/m-.s),  and  had  issue  —  John  William, 
author  of  A  Short  .liioyrnphical  Dictionar;/ 
<>f  Kmjl'itli  Lif<',-<tti<r<',l)OYT\  13th  Felt.  isj(t, 
died  17th  Dee.  1910  :  David  Ross,  born  5th 
Sept.  1851  :  Anne  Parker,  born  :>th  Jan. 
1854;  George,  born  13tli  Get.  1858,  died 
22nd  Oct.  1880:  William  Victor,  fruit 
t'armiT.  born  iith  Nov.  I860:  Isabella  Wil- 
helinina,  born  3rd  Aug.  1864  (marr.  18th 
Dec.  188!),  James  Macdonald,  W.S.),  died 
.May  1890. 


ECCLES. 

[Prior  to  12-18  the  church  was  dedicated 
to  St  Cnthbert,  but  on  4th  Oct.  of  that 
year  Bishop  David  de  Bernham  consecrated 
i  new  church  in  honour  of  St  Andrew. 
This  was  rebuilt  and  enlarged  in  1774. 
The  parish  was  divided  of  old  into  four 
parts,  called  the  Quarters  of  Eccles.  St 
Andrew's  Quarter  in  the  west,  was  attached 
to  the  parish  church.  The  others  were 
connected  with  the  chapels  of  St  John,  on 
the  north  at  Mersington  :  Our  Lady,  on 
the  east  at  the  Chapel  Knowe  of  Leitholm  ; 
and  St  Magdalene  on  the  south  at  Birg- 
hain,  where  the  graveyard  has  remained. 
In  the  seventeenth  century  the  Indulged 
Presbyterians  used  the  ancient  chapel  of 
St  John  at  Mersington.  A  priory  of  Cis 
tercian  nuns,  dedicated  to  St  Mary,  was 
founded  at  Eccles  in  1156  by  Gospatrick, 
third  Earl  of  Dunbar.  It  was  burned  down 
by  the  Earl  of  Hertford  in  1545,  and  was 
not  restored.  Some  remains  of  it  can  be 
seen  at  Eccles  House.  A  tall  wheel-headed 
cross  stands  in  the  vicinity  of  Crosshall 
farm.] 

ROBERT  FRENCH,  probably  seventh 
1567  son  °f  Robert  F.  of  Thornydykes ; 
min.  in  1567  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
of  Greenlaw  by  James  VI.  23rd  April  1573  ; 
trans,  to  Home  in  1574,  but  returned  in 
1596,  and  was  still  min.  in  1601.— [Key. 
Mi n.  ;  Key.  Assiy.~\ 

WILLIAM  COWTIS  [COUTTS],  reader, 
1574     1574  to  1576. 

WILLIAM   MURRAY,  reader,  1576  to 
1576     1580. 


[WILLIAM  WEMYSS,  M.A.  :  was  app. 

1607  to  1)e  :ulni-  3r(1  March  1607,  but 
nothing  further  was  done,  "be 
ressioun  that  the  parochineris  withstood 
his  admission/'''  He  was  afterwards  min. 
of  Roxburgh.— Jedhuryh  J'rert.  7iV/.] 

JAMES    KIJKXCH.   M.A. ;    trans,   from 
1607     I'ome    and    adm.    in    1607,  having 
Home  and   Stichill   also  in  charge  : 
returned  to  Home  in  1608. 

ALEXANDER     HOME,    pres.    to    the 
1609     vicara§c  ])y  Ja'»es   VI.  21st  March 
1609:   trans,  to  Ayton  in  1618. 

DAVID    HOME,    mentioned    as    "late 
1622     min."   17th   Sept.    1622.      He    marr. 
(name   unknown),   and   had    issue- 
Alexander.—  [Key.  Sec.  SlyJ] 

ANDREW  M  ELY  ILL,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1616);  mentioned  as  min. 
in  1622:  clem,  previous  to  22nd  Oct. 
1622,  and  perhaps  trans,  to  Banchory- 
Devenick. 


1622 


1622 


HENRY  BLYTH,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
]")9'^):  adm.  to  Second  Charge, 
Canon  gate.  6th  April  1598:  trans. 
to  First  Charge  about  1601  ;  deprived  by 
High  (  'ommission  26th  Jan.  1620  ;  pres. 
by  James  VI.  22nd  Oct.  1622,  and  again 
by  Charles  I.  29th  June  1633.  He  died 
at  Edinburgh  Feb.  1635,  aged  about  62, 
and  was  buried  in  Holyrood  Kirk.  He 
marr.  (1)  Katharine  Oliphant,  who  died 
before  1600,  and  had  issue  —  Frederick  ; 
Janet  ;  Margaret  :  (2)  23rd  May  1605^ 
Agnes  Hart,  who  died  9th  March  1649, 
and  had  issue—  John,  min.  of  Ochiltree  ; 
Helen,  bapt.  28th  March  1606;  Elizabeth; 
Agnes  ;  Christian  ;  Henry.—  [Key.  Sec.  Siy.  : 
OW  De-'.,  i.,  ii.,  iv.  :  Eclin.  Tests.  ;  Inq. 
Ret.  Gen.,  2117;  Row's  Hist.  :  Bannatmie 
MiscelL] 

JOHN  HOME,  son  of  David  H.  of 
1635  ^odsc1'01^  ;  was  probably  tutor  in 
the  family  of  John  Home  of  Black- 
adder  :  pres.  by  Charles  I.  2nd  March 
1635  ;  member  of  Glasgow  Assembly  in 
1638,  and  of  Commissions,  1642-6  ;  still 
min.  19th  Oct.  1647,  but  under  process, 


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which  was  still  pending  in  1649.     In  1644 
he  and  his  sister  Anna  Home  published  at 
their  own   expense  their   father's  Jffxtori/ 
of   the    Douglases.      The   Earl    of    Angus  j 
obtained    an   injunction    against    its    sale,  j 
but  this  was   withdrawn  after   two  years,  j 
— [Re<j.   Sec.    Si<j. ;  Acts  of  Ays.  Comm/*., 
1646-7  ;   Bannatyne   Jlliscell.,  iii.  ;   Eraser's  j 
Douglas    Jjook,   i. ;     Maxwell's     House    of  \ 
Douglas,  ii.,  p.  192.] 


1652 


SAMUEL   DOUGLAS,  second   son    of 
Archibald  1).  of  Pittendreich  :  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  26th   July  1634);   min. 
of  Coldingham  6th  May  1641  ;  dep.  in  1648  ;   ; 
reponed   in    16f>l  ;    adm.   after   Oct.    1652  ;  \ 
died  Dec.  following,   aged   about   39.     lie 
niarr.  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Henry  Home  of  i 
Kames,  and  had  issue — John,  bursar  of  the 
Presb.  ;  Alexander,  min.  of  Longformactis. 
D.'s  widow  and  children  had  £100  allowed 
by  Parliament  from  vacant  stipends,  27th   ; 
June    1661,  on   account  of  their  suft'erings  i 
in  the  royal   cause. — [Lander    Test*.:   A<-tx  , 
Parl,  vii.] 

JOHX  JAM1ESOX,  son  of  William  J., 
min.  of  Jedburgh  :  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  llth  May  1(537);  produced  ! 
testimonials  from  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  5th 
May  1652,  and  from  Presbs.  of  Cupar  and 
Kirkcaldy,  and  Session  of  Mevtoun,  of  his  j 
sound  and  faithful  teaching,  and  godly  life 
and  conversation  ;  min.  in  1654 ;  deprived 
by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and 
Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662. 
Publication  —  Reltellio  debellafa,  two  ser 
mons  (Edinburgh,  1661).— [Baillie's  Lett.  : 
Wodrow's  Hist.] 

[ANDREW  RUTHERFORD,  born  1029, 
second  son  of  George  R.  of  Fairning- 
ton,  and  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Andrew 
Ker  of  Littledean  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th 
July  1649) ;  ord.  by  the  Protesting  brethren, 
probably  early  in  1655.  A  letter  was  laid 
before  the  Presb.  of  Jedburgh,  24th  Jan. 
1655,  "complaining  of  the  unrulie  and 
extraordinary  actings  of  some  of  their 
number  (James  Ker  of  Abbotrule,  and  John 
Scott  of  Hawick,  with  others),  at  the  pre 
tended  admission  of  A.  P>.,"  when  the 
Presb.  sustained  the  complaint,  John 


Livingston  of  Ancrum  dissenting.  R. 
seems  to  have  been  set  aside  by  the  Synod 
previous  to  the  Restoration ;  was  school 
master  of  Prestonpans  in  1662 ;  master  of 
the  Grammar  School  of  Jedburgh  ;  rector 
of  the  High  School  of  Edinburgh,  8th  Oct. 
1669,  where  he  died  in  May  1672.— [./«/- 
burgh  J'resb.  and  Edin.  Re<j.  (Bur.) ; 
Baillie's  Lett. ;  Steven's  High  School,  73  ; 
Watson's  Jedburt/h  Grammar  School.] 

JOHX  COOK.  M.A,  (St  Andrews  1648)  ; 

prcs.  by  James,  Earl  of  Home;  ord. 

and  coll.  21st  July,  and  adm.  25th 
Aug.  1663.  Deprived  by  the  Privy  Council, 
3rd  Sept.  1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Pro 
clamation  of  the  Estates,  nor  praying  for 
their  Majesties  William  and  Mary.  The 
Presb.  ordered  the  Laird  of  Tofts  to  de 
mand  the  keys  of  the  church  from  C., 
or  the  Countess  Dowager  of  Home,  'and 
this  demand  being  ignored,  the  doors  were 
opened  under  warrant  of  the  Sheriff.  C. 
died  in  1691,  aged  about  63.  He  raarr. 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  John  Home  of  Kelloe, 
who  survived  him. — [Laud.er  Tests.  ;  Raj. 
Coltat.  :  Old  Dn:,  i. ;  MS.  Acr.  of  Min., 
1689 ;  Mem.  of  </.  J>r>/son ;  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  Chwc/t.] 

JAMES  BALFOUR,a  native  of  Duns; 
1687  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  7th  Jan.  1681); 
attended  the  first  meeting  of  Presby 
terian  ministers  after  the  Toleration,  6th 
July  1687,  and  was  settled  in  the  meeting 
house  at  Mersington ;  was  one  of  the 
original  members  of  the  United  Presb.,  7th 
Aug.  1690,  and  a  member  of  the  first 
General  Assembly  after  the  Revolution,  but 
was  dep.  17th  Feb.  1691,  for  adultery.  He 
was  proposed  as  catechist  at  Duns  in  1700, 
but  not  appointed. — {Lothian  Syn.  Re<j. ; 
Boston's  Mem. ;  Re<j.  Gen.  Ass.,  1690;  Scot. 
I'resb.  Eloq.] 

JOHX   LAUDER,   probably  brother  of 
Alexander  L.,  min.  of  Mordington  ; 
called  14th  April,  and  ord.  28th  May 
1691.     While  Robert  Wilson,  min.  of  Mel- 
rose,  was  conducting  the  ordination  service, 
"  compeared  the  lairds  of  Kames,  Belchester, 
Xewland,     Xewtown,    and     others,    with 
Xinian     Mercer,    notary    public,     making 


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[PKESIJ    OF 


public  interruption,  l>y  taking  instruments 
in  the  hands  of  the  fore.said  notary,  uttering 
reproachful    expressions    and    threatenings 
to    resist    in     case    of    procedure,    which 
occasioned  some  clamour  and  noise  amongs 
the  people,  upon  which  my  lord  Mersingtoi 
(Sir  Alex.  Swinton),  took  instruments,  not 
withstanding   of    all    which    the    minister 
present  proceeded   to  ordination,  after  tin 
people  settled  and  composed,  and  thereaftei 
appointed   collation   and  institution  to  be 
given    as    usual."     L.    got    the    stipend   oi 
Lilliesleaf  for  ] GOO,  having  served  there  01 
the    call    of    sundry    parishioners,    was    '< 
member    of   Assembly    in    1092,  and    dice 
in    July     1729.       He      marr.     (cont.     14th 
April  1710)  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Archibald 
Borthwick    of    Sauchnell    (who    marr.    (2), 
pro.  3rd  July   1731,  James   Ramsay,  min. 
of  Kelso),  and  had  issue— Margaret  (marr. 
April    1730,    Mark    Sandilands,    merchant, 
Edinburgh).  — [Lander    Text*.:    R<-<j.    (,'en. 
Ass.:  Old  Dec.,  i.  :   FountainhaH's  Dec.,  i.  ; 
Xe<i'  Stat.  Acr..  ii.] 

MATTHEW  DYSART  [KANDILANDS], 
1731     son  °f  Jonn  D.,  min.  of  Colclingbam  ; 
M.A.  (( Jlasgow,  20th  Oct.  1724);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  I'hirnside  28th  Oct.  1728  ;  pres. 
by  William,  Earl  of  Home,  and  by  George  II., 
Oth  Sept.  1729  :  had  his  settlement  approved 
by  the  Commission  of  Assembly  12th  Aug. 
1730,  and  was  ord.  4th  Feb.  1731.     He  as 
sumed  the  name  of  Sandilands  on  succeed 
ing  to  the  entailed  estate  of  Couston,  in 
right  of  his  mother,  who  was  a  daugh.  of  the 
Hon.  William  S.     He  was  one  of  those  who 
attended  the  theatre   on  the  first  produc 
tion  of  Doubts,  14th  Dec.  1756,  for  which 
lie  expressed  regret,  and  was  rebuked.     He 
died    13th   June    1773,  in   his    69th   year. 
He  marr.,  before  his  ordination,  Jean  (died 
Oth   April   1789),  daugh.  of   David  Hume, 
depute   clerk   of  Session,  and  had   issue- 
Matthew  of  Couston,  W.S.,  died  3rd  Aug. 
321  ;    Elizabeth   (marr.    Patrick    Smith) ; 
Mary;  John;  Jean  (marr.  10th  Jan.  1706^ 
James    Dickson    of    Antonshill ;    David; 
Frances  (marr.,  pro.  2nd  Jan.  1786,  Walter 
Home,  major  42nd  Reg.),  died   27th   Feb. 
1800;  Margaret.—  [Acts  of  Ass. ;  Douglas's 
Peerage,  ii.,  594  ;  Tombst.] 


ADAM  MURRAY,  teacher  at  Ladykirk 
in  1749  ;  licen.  by  the  Presbyterian 
Classis  of  Northumberland  5th  June 
1 754,  and  admitted  as  a  probationer  by  the 
Presb.  of  Kelso  2nd  July  following ;  ord. 
min.  of  the  Low  Meeting,  Berwick-on- 
Tweed,  10th  May  1756;  trans,  to  Abbey 
St  Bathans  10th  May  1759;  pres.  by 
George  III.  1st  July  1773;  trans,  and  adm. 
10th  March  1774;  died  19th  Jan.  1797,  in 
his  71st  year.  He  marr.  (1)  before  1759, 
Isobel  Marshall,  who  died  15th  Jan.  1771, 
and  had  issue— Thomas,  min.  of  Channel- 
kirk:  Ann,  born  27th  Dec.  1761,  and  Mar 
garet,  born  24th  Sept.  1762,  both  of  whom 
died  llth  Aug.  1764;  William,  born  24th 
Jan.  1707:  (2)  20th  Feb.  1779,  Christian 
Bell,  Fogo,  who  died  at  Birgham,  30th  June 
1818,  aged  90. 

JAMES  BAIRD,  trans,  from  Legerwood  ; 
1797     pres.  by  George  III.,  and  adm.  20th 
July  1797;   trans,  to   Swinton   18th 
April  1805. 

JAMES    THOMSON,  born   Crietf,  9th 
18Q5     May   1768.   second   son   of  John   T. 
and   Elizabeth   Ewan ;    educated   at 
the   parish  school  of   Crieft'  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hadding- 
ton  6th  Aug.  1793 ;  assistant  to  his  uncle, 
John  Ewan,  min.  of  Whittingehame ;  pres. 
by  George  III.,  and  ord.  20th  Sept.  1805 ; 
D.D.  (St  Andrews,   16th   July   1842) ;   res. 
1847,  and  died  in  London,  28th  Nov.  1855. 
He  marr.  10th  Oct.  1805,  Elizabeth  (died 
7th    Aug.    1851),   eldest    daugh.   of    James 
Skene,  Aberdeen,  and   had  issue— Andrew 
Skene,    preacher;    Robert    Dundas,    M.D., 
F.R.S.,   Prof,   of   Chemistry,   St    Thomas's 
Hospital,  London,  born  21st    Sept.   1810, 
died  17th  Aug.  1864;  James,  chairman  of 
the    Government    Bank    of  Madras,  born 
17th  Aug.  1812  ;  Eliza,  born  1815.     Publica 
tions — The  Rise,  Progress,  and  Consequences 
of  the  J^cir  Opinions  and  Principles  latch/ 
'ntroduced  into  France  (Edinburgh,  1799); 
Expository    Lectures  on   St    Luke,  3   vols! 
Edinburgh,  1853);  Exposition  of  the  Acts 
>f  the  Apostles  (London,  1854);  "Sketch  of 
he  Present  State  of  Agriculture  in  Berwick- 
hire  "  (contributed  to  his  brother  Thomas 
Thomson's  Annals  of  Philosophy,  i.  ii.).     He 


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edited  the  third  edition  of  the  Encyclopaedia 
Britannica,  writing  the  articles  on  "  Scrip 
ture,"  "  Septuagint,"  "  Superstition,"  etc.  ; 
and  prepared  an  edition  of  the  Spectator, 
with  biographies  of  the  contributors,  8  vols. 
(Newcastle,  1799).—  [Tomlst.  ;  Diet.  Nat. 
Biog.  ;  Literary  (,'aictte,  1  856,  p.  58.] 


1848 


JAMES    RUTHERFORD    WATSON, 

born  EdinburSh>  13th  ^arch  1824, 
son  of  James  W.  and  Janet  Ruther 
ford  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  ;  pres.  by 
Queen  Victoria,  and  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  20th  April  1848  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  ; 
died  6th  Feb.  1891.  He  niarr.  14th  Nov. 
1848,  Emily  Farquhar  (died  17th  March 
1899),  daugh.  of  Peter  Drummond,  min. 
of  Kirkmichael,  Perthshire,  and  had  issue 
—  Katherine  Drummond,  born  20th  Oct. 
1849  ;  James  Hiram,  probationer  in  charge 
of  Cellardyke  Chapel,  author  [under  the 
name  of  "Andrew  Cheviot  "]  of  The  Provost 
of  St  Foins  ;  Trick,  Trial  and  Triumph  ; 
Slack  A<jnes,  etc.  ;  editor  of  Proverbs,  Pro 
verbial  Expressions  and  Popular  Rhymes 
of  Scotland  (Paisley,  1890),  born  27th  Oct. 
1852,  died  24th  Jan.  1903  ;  Jessie  Ruther 
ford,  born  llth  Sept.  1855. 

JOHN     JOHNSTON,    born     Kilbirnie, 

1891     2Gtli   1)ec>    1864'  son   of   Thonms  J> 
and  Margaret  Langwill  :  educated  at 

Dairy  School,  and  High  School  and  Univ. 
of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1885),  B.D.  (1888); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine,  1888  ;  assistant 
at  Strachur,  and  at  St  Stephen's  Parish, 
Glasgow  ;  ord.  29th  July  1891.  Marr.  20th 
March  1900,  George,  daugh.  of  George  Greig 
of  Eccles,  W.S.,  and  Isabella  Richardson 
Dickson. 

FOGO. 

[Was  given  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso  about 
1159  by  Gospatrick,  third  Earl  of  Dunbar. 
In  1683  the  church  was  in  great  disrepair. 
The  Harcarse  aisle  may  be  a  reconstruc 
tion  of  the  old  chancel.  There  was  in  the 
parish  a  chapel  of  St  Nicholas,  granted 
by  Patrick  Corbet  to  the  monks  of  Kelso 
between  1280  and  1297.  This,  called  the 
Chapel  of  the  Lord  William,  son  of  the 
Earl,  was  consecrated  by  Bishop  David  de 


Bernham,  2nd  April  1242.  The  parish 
church  was  consecrated  29th  March  1243. 
A  restoration  in  1755  destroyed  most  of  the 
antique  features  of  the  church.] 

DONALD  BALFOUR,  reader  from  1574 
1574     to  1590. 


1590 


WILLIAM  METHVEN,  son  of  John  M., 
citizen  of  St  Andrews.  He  was  at 
Hutton  in  1585  when  Horndean, 
Fishwick,  and  Swinton  were  all  in  his 
charge ;  trans,  to  Langton  in  1585  ;  pres. 
by  James  VI.  to  the  vicarage  of  Swinton 
23rd  May  1586;  dem.  before  27th  March 
1587 ;  aclm.  to  this  charge  after  158!), 
but  returned  to  Langton  in  1591  ;  was 
retrans.  in  1595  ;  was  a  member  of  As 
sembly,  1602,  1608  ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
June  1614 ;  called  before  the  Court  of 
High  Commission  in  1620  ;  dem.  before  4th 
Aug.  1626,  and  died  in  1634,  aged  75.  He 
niarr.  before  Nov.  1591,  Agnes  Cockburn, 
widow  of  James  Craig,  sheriff  clerk  of 
Berwick,  and  had  issue — James,  his  suc 
cessor ;  Matthew,  apprenticed  8th  May 
1616  to  David  Lawson,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh  ;  Agnes  (niarr.  Robert  Home,  min. 
of  Greenlaw). — [Fife  Mas.,  vii.,  176;  Re<j. 
Assi'j. ;  Calderwood's  Hist. ;  Booke  of  the 
Kirk  ,  Milne  Home  J\ISS.,  55.] 

JAMES  METHVEN,  son  of  preceding; 

pres.  by  Charles  I.  4th  Aug.   1626; 

died  in  1660,  aged  74.  It  is  said 
that  descendants  of  his  were  living  in 
Manchester,  Burntisland,  and  Berwick-on- 
Tweed  in  1830. — [Re<j.  Sec.  Si<j. ;  Tombst. ; 
Stat.  Reports,  1627.] 

JOHN  PRINGLE,  only  son  of  George 
P.  of  Balrnungo,  major  in  the  service 
of  Gustavus  Adolphus,  and  Eliza 
beth,  daugh.  of  Sir  Patrick  Ruthven,  Earl 
of  Forth  and  Brentford  :  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1645).  Conforming  to  Episcopacy,  he  was 
pres.  by  Charles  II.  in  1660  ;  was  coll.  26th 
Dec.  1664,  and  died  22nd  Feb.  1682,  aged  54. 
He  marr.  5th  Feb.  1662,  Jean,  daugh.  of 
John  Shaw,  min.  of  Selkirk,  and  had  issue 
— James  ;  Alexander  ;  John,  called  eldest 
son  and  heir  in  1687,  ancestor  of  the  family 
of  Whytbank  and  Yair ;  George  ;  Elspeth  ; 
Ann. — [Jnq.  Ret.  Fife,  874,  ami  G'eu.  6613  ; 


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FOGO 


[PRESB.  OF 


Douglas's   r,nr»na<je:    Louder  Tests.:  AV/.  him,  and   had  issue— Grisell   (marr.  April 

'ombst.:   epitaph  in   Robson:s  1760,   Andrew  Jollie,   tailor,    Edinburgh); 

Churches  and  Churchyards  of  />/vvV/>-/mr,  Andrew  ;   William.— (Tom^. ;  Marchmont 

11 3-1  :.  and  the  If  umes  of  Polwarth.} 


WILLIAM      METHVEX,      M.A.      (St 
1682     ^n^rcws-  24th  July  1609);  probably 
son  or  grandson  of  James  M.,  min. 
of  this  parish  :  bursar  of  Presb.  of  Duns  in 
1069;  ord.  and  coll.  to   Hilton  25th  March 
1675  ;    trans,    and     inst,    3rd    July    1082  : 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  17th  Sept. 
1689,  for  not  muling  the  Proclamation  of 
the   Estates,  and  not  praying  for  William 
and  Mary.     Fie  was  allowed  to  occupy  the 
manse  for  some  years  afterwards.     Joined 
the  Church  of  England,  and   inst.   to  the 
curacy  of  Tweedmouth  and  An  croft,  North 
umberland,  19th  June  1703  ;  died  14th  April 
1731,    in    his   90th   year,    and    was    buried 
on  the  north   side  of  the  altar  at  Tweed- 
mouth.     He  marr.  Margaret.  !>  sprung  from 
a  worthy  and  ancient  house  in  Scotland  :; 
(surname   unknown),    who    died   9th   June 
1730,    aged    81,    and    had    issue— George  : 
Jean  ;  Isabel ;  James.— [St  Andrews  Tests.  : 
Peterkin's    Constitution    of     the.    Church  : 
MS.  Arc.  of  Min.,  1689;   Tombs!.:   Hutchin- 
son's  Northumberland,    ii.  ;    Haine's  North 
Durham.} 

GEORGE  MOODIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1693  166y);  licen.  by  Alexander,  Bishop 
of  Edinburgh,  16th  April  1673;  ord. 
to  Fala  12th  May  1074 ;  deprived  for  re 
fusing  the  Test  in  1681  ;  received  into 
communion  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  before 
7th  March  1693;  called  before  14th,  and 
adm.  to  this  charge  27th  Sept,  1693 ;  died 
May  1721,  aged  76.  He  marr.  Elizabeth 
Calderwood,  and  had  issue  --  William ; 
Roger,  min.  of  Duns  ;  and  a  daugh.  (marr. 
-  Cowbary,  mason,  Queensferry).  - 
[Lander  Tests.:  Tombst.} 

WILLIAM  HOME,  born  Greenlaw,  1st 
1722     July    168G;    educated    at    Univ.    of 

Edinburgh  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  . 
Chirnside  27th  Nov.  1716  ;  pres.  by  George  '. 
I.  26th  Sept.  1721:  ord.  8th  May  1722;  l 
died  18th  Nov.  1756.  He  marr.,  pro.  3rd  I 
Aug.  1729,  Isabella,  daugh.  of  William  j 
Oliphant,  min.  of  Smailhulm,  uho  survived 


1758 


WILLIAM     HOME,   bapt.    26th    Xov. 

171°>    tllird    son    of    Baiter   H.    of 
Bassendean,   and    Janet,   daugh.    of 
Gabriel    Seniple,  min.  of  Jedburgh  ;   licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Earlston  6th  Xov.  1733;  ord. 
min.    of    Polwarth    7th    Jan.    1735:    pres. 
by  George  II.  10th    Dec.  1756:   trans,  and 
adm.  2  1st    Sept.     1758:    app.   chaplain    of 
Edinburgh   Castle   in    1778,  but    did    the 
duty  by  deputy;  died  30th  Oct.  1784.     He 
marr.   19th  March    1737,  Mary  (died   10th 
,  Sept.  1788),  daugh.  of  Robert  Roddam  of 
Ewart,  Northumberland,  and  had  issue— 
Mary,  born  before   1741    (marr.    15th   July 
1770,  John  Home,  min.  of  Athelstaneford, 
:  author  of  Doi<<ila*j  :   Walter,  colonel  42nd 
Kegt.,  served   through  the  American   War 
of  Independence,  born  4th  Oct.  1742,  died 
before  27th  Feb.  1800;  Robert,  min.  of  Pol 
warth  :    Janet,  born   22nd  Dee.  1748,  died 
21th  March  1765;  Elizabeth,  born  19th  May 
1756  (marr.    19th   Sept.    1782,   Christopher 
Tait,  min.  of  Kincardine-in-Menteith),  died 
4th  Jan.  1806  ;  Roddam  of  Longformacus, 
Admiral  R.N.,  died  at  Inveresk  13th  Feb. 
1801  ;  Luke,  captain  16th  Foot,  died  about 
1/98;  John  of  Bassendean,  captain  H.E.I.C.S. 
—[Scots  May.,  xix.  ;  Morren's  Ann.,  ii.,  168  ; 
Carlyle's  A-utob.  ;  CvncaL  of  Home.} 

JOHX  TODD,  born  17th  Dec,  1743,  son 
1785  of.  John  T.,  min.  of  Ladykirk  ;  ord. 
min.  of  the  Presbyterian  congrega 
tion  at  Longframlington,  Northumberland, 
Nov.  1767;  pres.  by  George  III.  26th 
March,  and  adm.  21st  Sept,  1785;  died 
unmarr.  23rd  Jan.  1814,  aged  70.  Publica 
tion  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xx.).—  [Tombst.} 

GEORGE  M'LEAN,  born  Dysart  :  son 
1814  of  A1«x"-nder  M.  ;  was  schoolmaster 
of  Coldstream  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside 
28th  March  1797;  pres.  by  George,  Prince 
Regent,  26th  Feb.,  and  ord.  1st  Sept.  1814; 
died  20th  Dec.  1840.  He  marr.  before  1787^ 
Alison  Johnston,  who  died  2nd  Feb.  1840,' 


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and  had  issue-  Christian,  born  9th  July 
1788  (marr.  25th  June  1819,  Adam  Johnston); 
Margaret,  born  13th  July  1789  (marr.  18th 
Dec.  1823,  John  Turnbull  of  Humebyres) ; 
Esther,  born  28th  Sept.  1791,  died  unmarr. 
at  Kelso,  20th  April  1849.  Publication— 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Xei/<  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

JOHN  BA1LLIE,  born  Fala  Hall,  Stow, 

1841     23rcl  Augl   181G'   son   of    Jamcs  B- 
(a  kinsman  of  Joanna  Baillie)  and 

Isabella  Harvey  ;  educated  at  Stow  Parish 
School,  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  (where  he  won 
six  gold  medals),  and  at  Gonvillc  arid  Caius 
College,  Cambridge;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Earlston  29th  June  1840;  assistant  at  St 
John's,  Leith ;  ord.  30th  July  1841.  Joined 
the  Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Free  Church, 
Linlithgow,  1843-53.  Joined  the  Church  of 
England  ;  min.  of  Percy  Chapel,  London, 
1857;  rector  of  Wyvenhoe,  Essex,  1867; 
D.D.  (Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  3rd  Feb. 
1876);  died  17th  June  189<».  He  marr.  (1) 
8th  Sept.  1847,  Anne  (died  April  1854), 
da  ugh.  of  Richard  Hough  ton,  Liverpool, 
and  had  issue  —  James  liichard,  Indian 
Civil  Service,  born  16th  June  1848;  Eleanor 
Jane,  born  Aug.  1849  ;  Richard  Houghton, 
M.D.,  bom  25th  Dec.  1850,  died  9th  April 
1897;  John  Harvey  Johnson,  M.D.,  born 
4th  April  1854,  died  31st  Jan.  1891  :  (2) 
1861,  Elizabeth  Clara  Chippendale  (died 
1889),  daugh.  of  General  Latter,  H.E.I.C.S., 
and  had  issue  —  Ernest  Cecil,  born  21st 
April  1864;  Algernon  Harold,  major  Nor 
folk  Regiment,  born  22nd  April  1866. 
Publications— Memoir  of  William  Hepburn 
llenitson  (London,  1851) ;  The  Missionar;/ 
of  Kilman]/  (Edinburgh,  1853);  Memoir  of 
Adelaide  Newton  (London,  1854) ;  Life 
Studies  (London,  1857);  Thoughts  and 
Aphorisms  on  the  Christian  Life  (London, 
1857);  An  Earnest  Ministry  (London, 
1857);  God's  Avenger,  or  England's  present 
Duty  in  India  (London,  1857);  Rivers  in, 
the  Dfsei't,  or  Mission  Scenes  in,  Burma)t 
(London,  1858) ;  tit  Augustine  :  a  Bio 
graphical  M^emoir  (London,  1859) ;  Memoir 
of  Captain  Jkite,  R.N.  (London,  1859) ; 
Scenes  of  Life,  Historical  and  Biographical 
(London,  1861);  Grace  Abounding  (London, 
1861);  Christ  Our  Life  (London,  1864); 

VOL.  II. 


The  Comforter  (London,  1866)  ;  Coming 
\  Events,  or  Thouglds  on  the  Anti-Christ 
|  (London,  1869);  Modern  Preaching  (Lon 

don,  1870):  Church-  and  State  in  England 
j  (London,  1872);  What  to  Preach,  avd 
'  /iota  to  Preach  (London,  1875);  Pleasant 
i  Mcmorii't  (London,  1878);  and  others, 
|  besides  several  works  of  which  he  was 

editor.—  [Private  information.] 

ANDREW    REDMAN    BONAR,    ord. 
22nd    Sept.  1843  ;   trans,  to   Second 
Charge,  Canongate,  Edinburgh,  13th 
|   March  1845. 

ROBERT   FORRESTER   PROUD- 

1845     F()OT>  boni  27th  Dec-  1817'  elde'st 
son  of  William  P.,  min.  of   Shotts, 

•  afterwards    of     Avendalc  ;     educated     at 

j  Strathaven  school  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
B.A.  (1837);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton; 

;  assistant  at  Avendale  and  at  Gilmerton  ; 

I  ord.  to  North  Esk  5th  Jan.  1844  ;  adm.  to 
this  parish  4th  July  1845  ;  died  unmarr. 
5th  March  1891.  Publication—  "  Ministers 
of  the  Synod  of  Mer.se  and  Teviotdale," 
contributed  to  The  Berwickshire  News. 

WILLIAM     HENPiY   GRAY    SMITH, 

born  10th  -July  1862,  son  of  James 
S.  S.,  min.  of  Eday  ;  educ.  at  Univs. 
of  St  Andrews  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1«82)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  assistant  at  Brechin,  Tranent,  and 
Lady  Tester's,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  13th  Aug. 
1891  ;  died  4th  April  1913.  He  marr. 
27th  June  1893,  Marion  Ellison  Somer- 
ville,  daugh.  of  William  Cockburn  Stark, 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue  —  Hester  Ada, 
born  6th  May  1894;  Wellesley  Sidney 
Cockburn  Cray,  born  18th  June  1900; 
Horace  Deans,  born  28th  Aug.  1905.  Pub 
lication—  I  W.s  Vitw  (Edinburgh,  1906). 


1913 


ALEXANDER     WILSON     FINLAV 

SON,  born  20th  Sept.  1884,  son  of 
Joseph  Sage  F.,  min.  of  Burnt- 
island  ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1906),  B.D. 
(1909) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  1909  ; 
assistant  at  Alloa  and  St  Stephen's, 
Edinburgh;  ord.  21st  Aug.  1913.  He 

B 


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GREENLAW 


[PKESB.  OF 


raarr.  23rd  June  1914,  Evelyn  A'iolet 
Emily,  youngest  daugli.  of  James  Oliver. 
Edinburgh. 

GREENLAW. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  It  was 
dedicated  by  David  de  Bernham,  4th  April 
1242.  There  is  no  record  of  a  patron  saint, 
but  a  fair  was  held  here  on  St  Helen's  Day. 
The-  tower  was  built  originally  as  a  jail,  in 
1712.  In  a  charter  of  1159  chapels  at 
Lambden  and  llalyburton  are  mentioned. 
There  was  also  a  chapel  at  Rowiestone.] 


1ODV 


CHARLES  HOME,  reader  in  1507.     He 
held   also    the   chaplaincy   at  Haly- 

1 

burton. 


1569 


JOHN  AFFLECK,  last  of  the  Romish 
priests,  conformed,  and  was  reader 
in  1509. 


WILLIAM  ERASER,  reader  from  1570 
1570     to  1590. 


1573 


ROBERT  FRENCH,  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
^  ''ames  VI-  "23rfl  April  1573  ;  trans. 
to  Home  about  1574. 


1603 


DAVID  HOME,  younger  son  of  John 
^'  °^  ^meweHs  ,;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1588)  ;  orcl.  to  Chirnside  in  1593  ;  pres. 
by  Sir  George  Home  of  Greenlaw  ;  trans. 
and  adm.  before  March  1003.  He  was 
nominated  constant  Moderator  of  Presb. 
by  the  Assembly  at  Linlithgow  ;  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1008  ;  acquired  a 
feu-right  to  the  lands  of  The  Tenandry  of 
Greenlaw  in  1017;  was  tutor  of  Xinewells 
in  1019  ;  was  called  before  the  Court  of 
High  Commission  in  1020,  and  died  in 
April  1037,  aged  about  09.  He  marr. 
Magdalen  Auchencraw,  "life-renter  of  a 
third  of  the  West  Mains  of  Chirnside," 
perhaps  as  widow  of  one  of  the  Spences 
of  West  Mains  and  Hardens.  She  pre 
deceased  him.—  [Milne  Home  Papers,  233  ; 
Re<j.  of  Assifj.  •  Reij.  Pr'nnj  Counc.  \  Jf(»j. 
of  Deeds,  ccclxxiii.,  232  ;  Gen.  Re<j.  of  Sa*., 
xxxviii.,  209  ;  Berwickshire  County  Records, 
Deeds,  Hi.,  159;  Louder  Tests.]  Row's  and 
Stevenson's  /fists.] 


DAVID  SPEXCE  is  referred  to  in  a 
1638  lhinutc>  dated  llth  Sept.  1055, 
quoted  at  a  visitation  at  Greenlaw 
on  28th  Xov.  1GG4.  He  is  then  described 
as  the  last  min.  there.  He  is  apparently 
the  same  as  D.  S.  of  Chirnside  West 
Mains,  and  Hardens.  He  marr.  before 
1035,  Barbara,  daugh.  of  Andrew  Logan  of 
Coitfield,  and  had  issue — Samuel  :  James. 


1645 


ROBERT  HOME  of  Greenlaw  Castle, 
descended  from  the  Homes  of 
Polwarth;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1617) ; 
tutor  and  servitor  at  Redbraes,  1619-31  ; 
ord.  to  Ellem  in  1635 ;  trans,  and  adm.  in 
1645  ;  died  12th  Dec.  1673,  in  his  79th  year. 
He  was  one  of  those  appointed  to  revise 
the  metrical  psalms,  1650  edition.  He 
marr.  Agnes,  daugli.  of  William  Methven, 
min.  of  Fogo,  and  had  issue  —  William 
of  Greenlaw  Castle,  apprenticed  to  Robert 
Campbell,  apothecary,  Edinburgh,  30th 
Aug.  1654,  sometime  Sheriff-substitute  of 
the  county,  died  1703  ;  James,  apprenticed 
to  Thomas  Trotter,  cordwainer,  Edinburgh, 
2nd  June  1652  ;  Margaret  (marr.  28th  Oct. 
1603,  George  Holiwell,  min.  of  Polwarth). 
He  had  various  mortgages  on  land  in 
Berwickshire,  and  by  a  loan  to  Sir  Patrick 
Hume,  first  Earl  of  Marchmont,  he  acquired 
Greenlaw  Castle.  This  loan  was  repaid  by 
Alexander,  the  second  Earl,  sixty-four  years 
later.  [Among  the  descendants  of  his  son 
William,  were — Anne  Home,  minor  poetess, 
wife  of  John  Hunter,  the  anatomist ; 
Mary,  wife  of  Robert  Mylne,  architect ; 
Sir  Everard  Home,  Bart.,  a  distinguished 
surgeon  ;  and  Duncan  Charles  Home,  V.C., 
"  the  hero  of  the  Kashmir  Gate,''  at  the 
i  Siege  of  Delhi,  1857  (Lord  Roberts'  Forly- 
one  Years  in,  India}.'}  —  [Peebles  Prc*l>.  : 
Lander  Tests. ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  i. ;  Baillie's 
Lett.  :  Family  Papers.] 

JOHN   HOME,  eldest  son  of  John   II. 

|  of  Kelloe;  licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of 

Edinburgh,    17th   June   1073:    pres. 

by  Sir  Patrick  Hume  of  Polwarth,  Bart. ; 

adm.  10th  May,  and  coll.   llth  Aug.  1074; 

i  deprived  by  Privy  Council  17th  Sept.  1689, 

for  failing  to  read  the  Proclamation  of  the 

Estates  and  to  pray  for  William  and  Mary. 

For    some    years     he    ministered    in    the 


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1!) 


Episcopal  meeting  -  house  at  Eyemouth, 
but  was  dep.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside,  20th 
April  1718,  for  baptizing  the  children  of 
persons  of  scandalous  character.  As  he 
continued  in  his  post  there,  the  Presb. 
appealed  to  the  Justices,  who  held  that  he 
came  under  the  Act  of  Toleration.  The 
Court  of  Justiciary  on  29th  May  1719  in 
hibited  him.  He  retired  to  Herdrig,  in 
Eccles  parish,  and  on  5th  March  1721  was 
warned  by  the  Sheriff  that  his  chapel 
would  be  shut  up  if  he  allowed  more  than 
eight  persons  beyond  his  own  family  to 
attend.  He  succeeded  to  Kelloe.  but  sold 
the  lands  in  1710.  He  died  in  1740.  He 
marr.  Rachel,  daugh.  of  James  Home,  nrin. 
of  Coklstream,  and  had  issue  —  Mar 
garet  (marr.  1st  June  1715,  John  Gow, 
student  of  divinity).  —  [Marchmont  and 
the  Humes  of  Pol  war  th  ;  Key.  Colt 'at. :  JAS'. 
Ace.  of  Mia.  ;  Sheri/ Court  Decree*,  1722-25, 
p.  3f>6  :  Lander  Tests.} 


ARCHIBALD    BOPtTHWICK.    M.A.  ; 

called   Oct.    1692;   ord.    21st  March 
1693;     trans,      to      Polwarth     12th 
July  1709. 


1693 


DAVID    BROWX,     M.A.  ;    called    31st 
Oct.    1706  ;   ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)    4th    June    1707;    trans,    to 
Gordon  25th  Xov.  1708. 

-JAMES  GILLILAXD,  licen.  by  Pre.sb. 
of  Earlston  23rd  Jan.  1707  ;  assistant 

1 71 1 

at  Gordon;  called  5th  Sept.  1710; 
ord.  (5th  Feb.  1711;  died  Sept.  1724.  lie 
marr.  19th  May  1719,  Marjory,  third 
daugh.  of  Sir  Alexander  Purves  of  that 
ilk,  'Bart.,  and  had  issue— Helen  (marr., 
pro.  llth  Sept.  1743,  George  Home,  baker, 
Edinburgh) ;  James,  jeweller,  Edinburgh  ; 
Elizabeth. — [Douglas's  Ha.ro naye  :  Lander 
Tests.} 

THOMAS  TURXBULL,  pres.  by  Alex 
ander,  Earl  of  Marchmont,  and  ord. 
3rd  Aug.  1725  ;  trans,  to  Borthwick 
16th  June  1734. 


j   1724;   ord.   to  Polwarth   29th  Aug.    1727; 
trans,  and  adm.  26th  Sept.  1734:  died  13th 
I  Dec.  1777.     He  marr.  Charlotte,  daugh.  of 
;  Charles    Bellingham,    deputy    governor   of 
j  Dumbarton  Castle,  and  Lady  Julian  Hume, 
;  daugh.  of  Patrick,  first  Earl  of  Marchmont, 
and  had  issue — Alexander,  min.  of  Polwarth ; 
George,  lieut.  R.X.,  who  was  named  one  of 
the  heirs  in  the  will  of  Hugh,  last  Earl  of 
Marchmont ;  Julian  (a  daugh.).    Publication 
—  Se/'inons  -upon   Religious  and   Practical 
Si/lji'i-tx  (Edinburgh,  1775). — [Lauder  Tests.; 
.  ;    Marchmont  and    the    Humes    <>f 
tli.  163     Gibson's  An  Old  Ikrw'vk- 


JOHN   HUME   of  Abbey   St  Bathans, 
born    1700,    son    of    George    H.    of 
Abbey,  min.  of  Abbey  St  Bathans ; 
licen.   by    Presb.   of    Chirnside   27th    Oct. 


WILLIAM    SIMSOX,   pres.   by   Hugh, 
Earl    of   Marchmont,   and    ord.   3rd 
Dec.    1778;   trans,  to  Swinton   13th 
June  1799. 


1778 


1799 


1734 


JOHX  STEWAUT,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Perth  31st  Aug.  1785,  and  ord. 
25th  Jan.  1797  chaplain  to  the  Fife 
Fencible  Cavalry ;  pres.  by  the  Trustee  on 
the  Marchmont  Estate,  and  adm.  26th  Sept. 
1799;  died  6th  Feb.  1804,  aged  42.  He 
marr.  15th  Aug.  1803,  Jane  Henderson, 
who  marr.  again  10th  Aug.  1807.— [See 
Autobiography  of  [his  grand-nephew]  AVr. 
William  Arnot,  Edinburgh.] 

JAMES  LUKE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dal- 
14  keith  24th  Xov.  1795  ;  assistant  to 
Hugh  Blair,  D.D.,  St  Giles,  Edin 
burgh  ;  morning  lecturer  by  appointment 
of  the  Town  Council  13th  March  1801  ; 
pres.  by  John  Wauchope,  Trustee  on  the 
Marchmont  Estate,  and  ord.  30th  Aug. 
1804  ;  died  from  the  effects  of  a  fall  from 
his  horse  (an  old  Waterloo  charger),  9th 
Sept.  1820.  He  marr.  4th  Oct.  1804,  Eli/a, 
youngest  daugh.  of  Adam  Keir,  baker, 
Edinburgh.  She  died  without  issue,  21st 
Sept.  1859.— [Tomlst.} 

ABRAHAM  HOME  of  Windshiel  and 
1821  ('unsoreen>  born  25th  Dec.  1775, 
son  of  George  H.,  min.  of  Ay  ton  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  25th  July  1797; 
ord.  to  Ay  ton  29th  Aug.  1799 ;  pres.  by 
Sir  William  Purves  -  Hume  -  Campbell  of 


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GREEN  LAW 


[PRESB.  OF 


Marchmont,  Hart.,  trans,  and  aclm.  29th 
March  1821  :  dem.  31st  May  1844.  He 
dem.  his  charge  at  Ayton  2!)th  March 
1«14,  expecting  to  become  the  heir  of 
George  Home  of  Paxton,  with  whom  he 
lived  for  a  time.  A  difference  arose  , 
through  his  refusal  to  marry  Home's  niece, 
Nancy  Stephen,  the  adopted  daughter  of 
Xinian  Home,  Governor  of  Grenada. 
Abraham  returned  to  the  ministry,  but 
retained  the  annuity  of  £300  given  him 
by  Home  of  Paxton  when  he  resigned 
Ayton.  He  died  at  Gunsgreen,  Eyemouth, 
3rd  May  185G.  He  marr.  30th  April  1821, 
Susan  (died  20th  March  1831),  eldest  daugh. 
of  Patrick  Anderson,  W.S.,  and  had  issue 
—George  ;  Patrick,  M.D. ;  Susan  ;  Anne 
Mary  ;  Margaret.  Publication  —  Account 
of  the  Parish  (Xew  Mat.  Ace.,  ii.). — 
[Memoirs  of  An  Aristocrat.] 


1844 


JOHX  HUNTER,  WALKER,  born 
Kirkmahoe,  Dumfriesshire,  26th  June 
1800,  son  of  James  W.  ;  educated 
at  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Penpont;  ord.  to  Legerwood  17th  April 
1834 ;  trans,  and  adm.  2nd  Aug.  1844 ; 
died  26th  June  1881.  He  marr.  28th  Aug. 
1834,  Elizabeth  M'Feegan,  Keir,  who  died 
12th  Dec.  1870,  and  had  issue — Janet,  born 
9th  Aug.  1835  (marr.  21st  June  1870,  Robert 
Forrester  Hardy,  banker,  Duns),  died  18th 
Dec.  1914  [under  the  pen-name  of  "  Janet 
Gordon  "  she  wrote  The  Council*  of  Castle 
Connell,  Champion*  of  the  Reformation, 
The  Sjianisli  Inquisition,  Afloat  and  Ashore 
u'ith  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  and  other  works] ; 
Elizabeth,  born  18th  Dec.  1836;  James,  min. 
of  Ghannelkirk  ;  Jane,  born  7th  Sept.  1840, 
died  unmarr.  30th  March  1908.  Publication 
— "  The  Town  and  Parish  of  Greenlaw  ;: 
(History  of  Berwickshire  Naturalists'  Chib, 
1864). 

The  Hox.  ARTHUR  GORDON,  M.A. ; 
ord.  5th  Jan.  1882  ;  trans,  to  Kirk- 


1882 


newton  18th  May  1886. 


HUGH   MACCULLOCH,  born    Bally- 
barton,  Co.  Londonderry,  31st  March 
1851,  son  of  Hugh  M.  and  Margaret 
Campbell ;    educated    at    Magec    College, 
Londonderry,  Xcw  College    and  Univ.   of 


Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glencler- 
mot,  Ireland,  1873;  ord.  to  Milford,  Co. 
Donegal,  1st  Oct.  1873  ;  trans,  to  Buncrana, 
Co.  Donegal,  25th  Jan.  1881  ;  adm.  to  St 
Paul's  Chapel,  Leith,  in  April  1883  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  23rd  Sept.  1886.  Marr.  21st  June 
1881,  Annie,  daugh.  of  Robert  Ross,  D.D., 
min.  of  Carlisle  Road  Church,  Londonderry, 
and  Margaret  Jane  Christie,  and  has  issue 
—Margaret,  born  13th  Oct.  1883  ;  Robert 
Ross,  solicitor,  born  4th  Oct.  1890. 

THOMAS  REID  THOMSON,  born 
1916  GlasS°w>  14tl1  Aug.  1859,  son  of 
James  T.,  builder,  and  Margaret 
Reid ;  educated  at  St  Enoch's  School  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow ;  assistant  at  Kilbarchan  and  St 
Mark's,  Dundee ;  ord.  to  East  Parish, 
Greenock,  8th  Xov.  1887  ;  trans,  (assistant 
and  successor),  and  adm.  6th  Jan.  1916. 
Marr.  llth  May  1905,  Henrietta  Hamilton, 
third  daugh.  of  Matthew  Hill,  Greenock. 


GREEN  LA  W,    WEST 

(Cliapel-of-Easc). 

[Founded  by  the  Original  Burgher 
Synod,  17th  July  1800.  In  1839  the  con 
gregation  joined  the  Church  of  Scotland. 
Having  taken  part  in  the.  Secession  of 
1843,  they,  along  with  other  parishioners 
of  Greenlaw,  formed  the  Free  Church  in 
the  parish.] 


1834 


JAMES  YOUNG,  ord.  3rd  June  1834. 
Joined  the  Church  of  Scotland  in 
1839  ;  dem.  in  1841.  He  served  for  a 
time  at  Berbice,  British  Guiana.  Having 
returned  to  Scotland,  he  eventually  resided 
at  Broughty-Ferry,  where  he  gave  occasional 
supply  in  the  Free  Church.  He  died  3rd 
Xov.  1882,  aged  82. 

JOHX  FAIRBAIRX,  born  Halyburton, 
1842  Greenlaw,  llth  Feb.  1808,  second  son 
of  John  F.,  farmer,  and  Jessie  John 
ston,  Middlestots ;  was  brother  of  Patrick 
F.,  Principal  of  the  Free  Church  College, 
Glasgow  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
sometime  tutor  at  Cairnie,  Fife ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Cupar  in  1832 ;  app.  by  the 


DUNS] 


LANGTON 


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Glasgow  Colonial  Society,  15th  March  1833, 
for  service  in  Canada ;  min.  at  Ramsay, 
Canada,  1833-42  ;  adm.  to  this  charge  9th 
July  1842.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min. 
of  Greenlaw  Free  Church  1843-91  ;  died 
at  Dunbar,  3rd  April  1895.  Ho  marr. 

(1)  Mary  Wilson,  Campbellfield,  Glasgow, 
and   had    issue  —  John,   merchant,   Rock- 
hampton,  Queensland,  died  1st  Jan.  1901  : 

(2)  Agnes  Copland   (died   29th   July  1887, 
aged   7G),  daugh.    of  John   Turnbull,  Eye- 
mouth,  and  sister  of  John  T.,  rnin.  of  that 
parish.— [The  Harder  Almanw,  1896.] 


LANGTON. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church, 
dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert,  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Kelso.  The  original  edifice  stood 
in  the  old  churchyard,  near  Langton  House. 
A  church  was  built  in  1798  at  the  village  of 
Gavinton.  This  was  replaced  in  1872  by 
a  new  building.] 

JOHN  LEITCH,  reader  1574  to 
1574  1580. 

JOHN   HOME,  trans,  from   Hut  ton  in 
1585,  when  Fogo  also  was  under  his 
care  ;    trans,   to    Ay  ton    in    1586. — 
[Reg.  Assig.] 


1586 


WILLIAM  METHVEN,  trans,  from 
Hutton,  and  adm.  in  1586 ;  pres.  by 
James  VI.  to  the  vicarage  of  Swinton 
25th  May  1586;  clem,  before  27th  April 
1587  ;  trans,  to  Fogo  in  1590,  but  returned  in 
1591 ;  was  a  member  of  Assemblyiin  1593, 
and  again  trans,  to  Fogo  after  1595. — [Reg. 
AssiyJ] 

JAMES  GAITTIS  [GALT],  trans,  from 
1596     Ellem  in  1596 ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
by  James  VI.  6th  Feb.  1601  ;  trans, 
to  Duns  before  1607.—- [Reg.  Assiy.] 

SAMUEL  SINCLAIR,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1Q08  burgh,  28th  July  1599) ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  23rd  Nov. 
1608  ;  summoned  before  the  Court  of  High 
Commission  in  1620 ;  died  in  1653,  aged 
about  74.  He  marr,  Maria  Turnbull  and 


had  issue— John,  apprenticed  to  Gilbert 
Muir,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  15th  March 
1643;  Robert.— [.Pro*.  £k.,  John  Hay,  ix., 
125,  26th  July  1625  ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Old  Dec., 
ii. ;  Lander  Tests. ;  Stat.  Reports,  1627 ; 
Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  425.] 


1659 


JOHN  BURNE,  born  1615  ;  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1634).  He  was  settled  here  in 
1659.  He  refused  to  conform  to 
Episcopacy,  but  was  protected  by  Sir 
Archibald  Cockburn  of  Langton,  and  con 
tinued  till  his  death,  between  21st  Nov. 
1672  and  25th  March  1673.  In  Sept.  1668 
he  was  reported  to  the  Bishop  for  allowing 
John  Vcitch,  the  suspended  min.  of  West- 
ruther,  to  dispense  the  Communion  in  the 
parish  to  a  vast  assemblage  from  all  parts  of 
the  Border.  He  refused  the  Presbytery's 
offer  to  supply  his  pulpit,  and  permitted 
deposed  ministers  and  students  to  share 
his  pastoral  duties.  The  Presb.  complained 
that  "  great  crowds  with  itching  ears  flock 
to  hear  those  intruders,  to  the  contempt 
of  authority,  both  civil  and  ecclesiastical, 
and  to  the  no  small  scandal  of  all  well- 
affected  persons."  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 

William,  alive  in  1689  :  George,  appren 
ticed  to  James  Stewart,  druggist,  Edin 
burgh,  15th  Nov.  1665.— \Bunlde  Sess.  Reg.  ; 
Tombst.  :  Wodrow's  Hist.] 

ROBERT  HAPPER,  licen.  by  George, 
1677  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  4th  May  1665  ; 
pres.  by  Sir  Archibald  Cockburn  of 
Langton ;  coll.  7th  and  adm.  27th  Feb. 
1677 ;  continued  1st  Nov.  1681,  and  was 
probably  deprived  on  account  of  the  Test. — 
[Reg.  Collat. ;  Tombst.] 

LUKE  OGLE,  M.A.,  born   1610,  eldest 

1679  son  °^  ^Ch0las  O->  °f  tnc  Eglingharn 
branch  of  this  widely-spread  North 
umberland  family ;  was  vicar  of  Ingram, 
from  which  he  was  driven  by  the  Act  of 
Uniformity.  He  became  lecturer  in  Ber 
wick,  but  was  ejected  along  with  Wressel 
the  vicar,  in  1662.  While  resident  in 
Berwick  he  served  in  the  ministry  at 
Ancroft,  but  was  seized  by  Lord  Wid- 
drington,  Governor  of  Berwick,  and  im- 


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LANGTON 


[IMIKSTJ.  OF 


prisoned  for  six  weeks.  Being  admitted 
to  bail.  In1  was  released  and  confined  to  the 
town  and  its  liberties.  After  getting  free 
of  this  restraint,  he  visited  friends  in 
Kngland  and  in  Scotland,  where  he  often 
took  part  in  conventicles.  Many  gatherings 
were  held  at  this  time  at  Lintlaw,  Blanerne 
House,  the  house  of  the  Laird  of  Abbey, 
Duns  Law.  and  Xisbet,  where  John  Welch, 
"  so  much  talked  about/''  was  the  preacher. 
At  Langton  Ogle  preached  and  baptized, 
and  drew  great  crowds,  and  was  on  19th 
Sept.  1071  inhibited  by  the  Archbishop  of 
St  Andrews.  Returning  to  .Berwick,  he 
was  again  banished,  and  went  to  London. 
General  Monk  offered  to  procure  him  a 
bishopric  if  he  would  conform,  but  Ogle 
answered  that  ''  the  height  of  his  ambition 
was  only  to  live  <|iiietly  and  peaceably 
among  his  own  people.  If  that  could  not 
lie  obtained,  he  must  submit  to  "Providence." 
Auain  he  was  imprisoned  for  some  months, 
on  pretence  of  a  plot  being  discovered 
among  Presbyterians  in  the  south  of 
England.  He  retired  to  his  estate  of 
Bowsden,  where  he  conducted  meetings 
that  later  formed  the  beginning  of  the 
congregation  of  Barmoor  or  Lowick.  He 
was  indulged  here  by  the  Privy  Council, 
20th  Sept.  107!*,  and  officiated  in  the 
Langton  Byre  Hater  mistakenly  called  the 
Episcopal  Meeting-house),  in  1085  he  was 
a  prisoner  at  Wooler  for  five  weeks,  which 
nearly  cost  him  his  life.  On  the  Indulgence 
of  1087  he  returned  to  Berwick  and  mini 
stered  to  a  large  congregation.  This 
developed  later  into  the  High  and  the 
Low  Meetings,  and  is  now  represented  by 
St  Andrew's,  Church  of  Scotland.  He 
received  calls  from  the  parish  of  Kelso 
and  the  city  of  Edinburgh,  but  declined 
to  remove,  and  died  April  1090.  He  marr. 
(pro.  Feb.  1057),  Mary,  daugli.  of  Arthur 
Foster,  parish  of  Kirkandrews,  Cumber 
land,  and  had  issue— Samuel  of  Bowsden, 
who  sat  in  Parliament  for  Berwick,  and 
died  Commissioner  of  the  Revenue  for 
Ireland,  10th  March  1718.— [L'ennck  Jfe,/. 
(Bur.}  :  Fuller's  Jiei-un.ck  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.  : 
Calamy's  Ejected  J/™.,  ii. ;  Hutchinson's 
Northumberland;  Livingston's  Life; 


PATRICK  WALKER,  born  1053  ;  M.A. 
1682  ^  Andrews,  20th  July  1670) : 
passed  trials  before  the  Presb.  there, 
and  was  recommended  for  license  20th  Jan. 
1075  ;  was  a  bursar  in  1081,  and  on  second 
ary  trials  for  St  Monans  when  he  was 
pres.  to  this  parish,  and  adm.  28th  March 

i  1082  :  deprived  by  Privy  Council  3rd  Sept. 
1089,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 

:  of  Estates,  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary  ;  lie  went  to  Oxford,  but  becoming 
chaplain  to  David,  Viscount  Stormont, 
returned  and  took  up  residence  at  Scone, 
where  he  was  served  with  a  libel  and 

:  inhibited  by  the  Presb.  13th  Sept.  1710. 
He  died  unmarr.  at  Comlongan,  Dumfries- 

i  shire,  28th  March  1727. — [Peterkin's  Con 
stitution  of  the  Clturch  :  MS.  Ace.  of  Miti., 
1089:  Tombst.] 

JOHN    DYSART,    M.A. :    trans,    from 

1691     i^ton,  Northumberland,  and  adm. 

30th  April  1091  :  trans,  to  Colding- 

ham,  by  advice  of  the  Privy  Council,  24th 

July  1094. 

JOHX  DAWSOX,  eldest  son  of  James 
1698  '  ^  *n  Harpertoun  :  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
9th  July  1094);  "preacher  of  the 
Gospel  in  the  parish  of  Edrom "  in  1698; 
ord.  14th  July  1098  :  died  Xov.  1726,  aged 
about  53.  He  marr.  (pro.  10th  April  1698), 
Elizabeth  Allan,  "attending  the  Countess 
of  Sutherland,"  and  had  issue— James,  his 
successor. — [Roxburgh  #«.«.,  vii.,  18  ;  L< 
Ti-xt*.  :  Boston's  .1 


JAMES    DAWSOX,   M.A.,  son  of  pre- 
ceding  :     pres.     by     Sir    Alexander 
Cockburn  of  Langton,  and  ord.  18th 
Aug    1727:  trans,  to  St  Cuthbert's  Parish, 
|  Edinburgh,  15th  Feb.  1734. 

JAMES  LAURIE,  M.A.  :   pres.  by  Sir 
1734     Alexander    Cockburn    of    Langton, 
Aug.  1733,  and  ord.  8th  Jan.  1734; 
trans,  to  Hawick  7th  Oct.  1757. 

DAVID    JOHNSTON,  ord.    nth   May 
1758     1758;    trans,    to   North   Leith    llth 
July  1765. 


DUNS 


LANGTON 


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ANDREW     SMITH    [DRUMMOND], 

born  1741,  son  of  William  S.,  prin 
cipal  clerk  of  Chancery,  and  Ann 
Drummond,  heiress  of  Concraig,  to  which 
estate  he  ultimately  succeeded  and  took 
the  name  of  Drummond ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  25th  April  1764;  ord.  24th  July 
1766  ;  died  26th  Jan.  1789.  He  marr.  27th 
Dec.  1769,  Sophia  (died  20th  July  1803), 
claugli.  of  John  Gowdie,  min.  of  Earlston, 
and  had  issue — Catherine,  died  in  infancy  : 
William,  born  8th  May  1773  :  John,  born 
7th  Xov.  1774;  Andrew,  died  in  infancy: 
Walter,  born  12th  July  1777  ;  Ann  Drum 
mond,  born  12th  July  1779  (marr.  Thomas 
Thomson,  min.  of  St  James;  Place  Relief 
Church,  Edinburgh),  died  at  Polmont,  8th 
May  1848. 


ALEXANDER  GIRVAN,  tutor  in  the 
family  of  James,  Earl  of  Laudcrdale  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lander  5th  April 
1775  ;  ord.  to  Lunan  18th  April  1782  ;  pres. 
by  Miss  Elizabeth  Gavin  of  Langton  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  30th  Oct.  1789  ;  died  25th  June 
1809,  aged  57.  He  marr.  Isabella  Edmon- 
ston,  who  died  5th  May  1840,  and  had  issue — 
James  :  Andrew,  accountant  in  Edinburgh  ; 
Isabella,  died  1st  June  1827  ;  Mary,  died 
young.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiv.). 

JOHN  BROWN,  born  9th  May  1778, 
only  son  of  Thomas  B.,  shoemaker, 
Glasgow  ;  educated  under  Prof.  Law- 
son  in  the  Associate  Burgher  Hall,  Selkirk  ; 
called  to  Chapel  Street  Congregation, 
Hamilton,  but  the  Presb.  refused  to  sustain 
the  call.  He  joined  the  Church  of  Scotland, 
and  was  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  8th 
June  1803;  ord.  to  Gartmore  13th  June 
1805  ;  pres.  by  Mary,  Countess  of  Breadal- 
bane ;  trans,  and  adm.  28th  June  1810 ; 
D.D.  (Glasgow,  Nov.  1815).  Joined  the 
Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Langton  Free  Church 
1843-48  ;  died  25th  June  1848.  He  marr. 
Marjory  (died  7th  Oct.  1863),  daugh.  of 
George  Graham  of  Duniverig,  and  had 
issue  —  Elizabeth,  died  young;  Thomas, 
D.D.,  min.  of  Kinneff  and  of  Dean  Free 
Church,  Edinburgh,  Moderator  of  Free 
Church  Assembly  1890,  author  of  Annals 


of  the  Disruption,  born  23rd  April  1811, 
died  4th  April  1893;  Sir  John  Campbell, 
K.C.B.,  surgeon  -  general,  born  13th  May 
1813,  served  with  distinction  in  India,  died 
27th  July  1890;  Elizabeth  Gavin,  born 
20th  March  1815  (marr.  John  Thomson, 
min.  of  Mariners'  Church,  Leith) ;  Janet, 
born  Kith  Jan.  1817;  Marjory,  born  9th 
Feb.  1819 ;  Agnes,  born  31st  July  1821  ; 
Margaret,  born  27th  Aug.  1823;  George, 
born  13th  June  1825;  Graham,  born  f>th 
March  1829;  -lane  Anne,  born  13th  Jan. 
1832.  Publications — Vindication  of  the 
Presbyterian  Form  of  Church  < Internment 
(Edinburgh,  1805) ;  Exercises  for  the  Young 
(Edinburgh,  1824) ;  The  Testimony  of  Ex 
perience  to  the  Utility  and  Necessity  of 
Sabbath  Schools  (Edinburgh,  1826);  Ait 
Examination  of  the  Sentiments  of  /Socinians 
and  Arians,  respecting  the  meritorious  cause 
of  the  Forgiveness  of  Sin  (Edinburgh, 
1827) ;  Letter  to  Dr  Chalmers,  on  the  extent 
of  the  powers  which  ought  to  be  vested  in 
the  people  in  the  Settlement  of  Ministers 
(Edinburgh,  1833) ;  The  Exclusive  claims  of 
Pmeyite  Episcopalians  to  the  Christian 
Ministry  hi<lefensille  (Edinburgh,  1842) ; 
l>ri<f  Statement  of  Facts,  respecting  certain, 
interview*  with  Her  Majesty's  Ministers 
(Edinburgh,  1842) ;  many  contributions  to 
the  Edinburgh  Christian  Instructor ;  Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 
—[Diet.  Nat.  Biog.~\ 


1844 


DAVID  DUNLOP,  probably  son  of 
David  D.,  Kilpatrick ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  and  United  Seces 
sion  Divinity  Hall.  Joined  the  Church  of 
Scotland;  ord.  1st  March  1844;  died  un- 
marr.  4th  April  1864. 

ROBERT  STORMONTH  DARLING, 
born  30th  Aug.  1836,  son  of  James 
1864  Stormonth  D.  of  Lednathie,  W.S., 
Kelso,  and  Elizabeth  Moir,  daugh.  of 
James  Tod  of  Deanston ;  educated  at 
Edinburgh  Univ.;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kelso  12th  July  1859;  ord.  18th  Aug. 
1864  ;  died  unmarr.  5th  July  1867.  Publi 
cation—  Sermons  preached  in  the  Church 
of  a  Country  Parish,  posthumous  (private 
circulation  :  Kelso,  1869.) 


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LANGTON— LONGFORMACUS  AND  ELI  .EM        [PRESB.  OF 


1867 


JAMES  LARGIE  BLAKE,  born  Aber 
deen.  2:2 ml  Xov.  1820,  son  of  James 
15.  and  Jessie  Largie  ;  educated  at 
Grammar  School  and  Marischal  College, 
Aberdeen:  M.A.  (1810);  schoolmaster  of 
Monymusk,  1813-0:  liccn.  by  Presb.  of 
Garioch  7th  May  18  10  ;  assistant  at 
Invercsk  ;  ord.  to  Stobo  19th  July  1850; 
trans,  and  adin.  10th  Oct.  1807  ;  died  14th 
May  1892.  lie  marr.  17th  Oct.  1850, 
.lanettr  (died  ]2th  March  1*92).  daugh.  of 
\Villiam  Bryce,  D.D.,  min.  of  Aberdour, 
and  had  issue — Jane  Graham,  l>orn  23rd 
Sept.  1851  ;  James  William,  min.  of  Temple  : 
George  Alexander  Bryce, merchant,  America, 
born  30th  Jan.  1855;  Isabella  Elizabeth 
Janette,  horn  8th  Aug.  185*  (marr.  William 
Johnstonc  Walker).  Publications  —  Eng 
land  tfixf  S<-<,t1an<l  ax  hitlitoiced  hi/  tlie 
Reformation,  Blackwell  Prize  Kssay  (Kdin- 
burgh,  1875)  ;  Accent  and  Rhythm  e.>']>l«rn<-d 
l>y  the  Law  of  Monoprewures  (Part  I., 
1888);  sometime  editor  of  the  J/?Wo/m/-y 
Record  of  the  Church  of  Scotland. 


1892 


JOHX  PEATTTE,  born  stli  July  1858, 
son  of  John  P.,  Edinburgh ;  educated 
at  Edinburgh  Univ.  :  M.A.  (1885) ; 

licen.   by    Presb.  of    Edinburgh   in    1887  ; 

assistant  at  Alloa:   orcl.    14th  Sept.  1892. 

Marr.  28th   Felt.    1893,  Margaret  Crombie 

( Irant,  Alloa. 

LONGFORMACUS    AND    ELLEM. 

[The  church  of  Longformacus  was  dedi 
cated  by  Bishop  David  cle  Bernham,  llth 
March  1243.  In  1667  the  choir  was  in 
ruins,  the  church  itself  being  "very  ruinous." 
It  was  rebuilt  on  the  old  foundations  in 
1730.  and  a  thorough  renovation  was  made 
in  1895.  Our  Lady's  Well  is  on  the  Dye 
Water,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  east  of 
the  village.  The  parish  was  long  united 
to  Mordington,  but  was  disjoined  in  1666. 
Longformacus  and  Ellem  were  united  in 
1712.  and  Ellem  church  was  disused.] 

JOHX    SPOTTISWOOD,  younger  son 

1585     °f  Da.vid  8'  of  that  ilk  '>  mentioned 
as    min.    in    1585    (Arfs    and    Dec., 
clviii.,  110).     See  Mordington. 


JOHX  DOUGLAS,  M.A. ;  settled  here 
in  1594 ;  trans,  to  Canonbie  in  1600. 


1594 


GEOBGE  RULE,  brother  of  Robert  R. 

of     Peel  walls,     Ay  ton ;      M.A.     (St 

Andrews    1000);    adm.   before    27th 

May  1007  ;  a  member  of  Assembly  in  1638  ; 

pres.  to  Lennel  by  Charles  I.,  1st  Oct.  1041, 

but  not  settled.    The  parish  was  vacant  by 

Oct.  1052.     He  marr.  Anna  Johnston,  and 

had  issue— Gilbert  [it  is  not  unlikely  that 

this  was  Gilbert  Rule,  afterwards  Principal 

'  of  Edinburgh  Univ..  though  some  accounts 

i  give   Elgin  as  his  birthplace] ;   Archibald, 

:  probably  bailie  in  Edinburgh  ;  Isobel;  Anna 

(marr.,   cont.    27th   Sept.    1000,   Alexander 

Hume  of  Abbey  St  Bathans). — Reg.   Sec. 

Si'.l.  :    Gen.    Raj.   />«.<.,   Hi.,    254 ;    llerti'id- 

Sat.,  i.,  330  :  Milne  Home  MSS.,  70.] 

THOMAS  WOLFE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 

1025);     assistant    to     preceding    in 

April  1040  ;  licen.  by  George,  Bishop 

of   Edinburgh,    7th   Xov.    1002  :    ord.   and 

coll.  10th  Jan.,  and  adm.  2nd  Feb.  1668  ; 

was  still  in  the  charge  24th   Oct.  1071.— 

[Innenvick  Sexs.  Reg.  ;  Re<j.  of  C'oUat.} 

ALEXANDER  DOUGLAS,  M.A.;  adm. 
16?2     24th  Oct.,  and  coll.   7th   Dec.  1672  : 
trans,  to  Coldingham  in  1077. ~[AV/. 
of  Co! laf.] 

JOHX  BROWN,  M.A.  :  adm.  24th  Sept. 
1678     1678  ;  trans,  to  Ellem  1st  March  1684. 


1684 


ROBERT  SMITH,  born  1660,  son  of 
William  S.,  portioner  of  Monkton- 
liall,  and  Margaret  Carse ;  M..A. 
(Edinburgh,  4th  Aug.  1677) :  tutor  in  the 
family  of  Robert,  Viscount  Oxfuird  ;  passed 
trials  for  license  before  Presb.  of  Dalkeith, 
and  was  recommended  to  the  Bishop  4th 
Oct.  1683;  pres.  July  1684;  clem.  10th 
June  1714,  when  he  retired  to  Dunbar. 
He  marr.  Janet  Taylor,  and  had  issue- 
John,  min.  of  Kincardine  -  in  -  Menteith  ; 
William,  min.  of  Cranstoun.  —  [Dunlar 
Presb.  Reg.;  JAS'.  Ace.  of  Min.;  J/,S'.  Pedigree 
Li/on  Office;  A"./>.  Advertiser,  20th  Xov. 
1863.] 


DUN7S] 


LONGFORMACUS  AND  ELLEM 


25 


DANIEL  SINCLAIR,  M. A.  (Edinburgh, 
2nd  April  1705) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Caithness  30th  May  1711  ;  pres.  by 
Sir   Robert   Sinclair   of   Longformacus    in 
Dec.  1714;  ord.  5th  May  171,");  died  25th 
Nov.  1734,  aged  about  48.     He  marr.  Feb. 
1729,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Robert  Hamilton 
of  Airdrie,  who   survived    him. — [Lawler 
Tests.  ;  Tombst.] 

ROBERT  MONTEITH,  born  1707,  son 
of  James  M.,  min.  of  Borgue ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow,  29th  April  1726):  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  7th  July  1731 ; 
called  31st  March,  and  ord.  12th  June  1735  ; 
died  11  th  Dec.  1776.  He  is  frequently 
mentioned  in  the  Autobiography  of  Carlyle 
of  Inveresk,  while  his  conduct  as  a  volunteer 
at  Prestonpans  is  sarcastically  described  in 
Skirving;s  ballad  of  "Tranent  Muir."  He 
marr.  21st  March  1744,  Mary  (died  Feb. 
1795),  daugh.  of  John  Scott,  attorney  in 
Berwick,  and  had  issue — Basil,  bom  28th 
Feb.  1745 ;  Agnes,  born  27th  Oct.  1747 ; 
Mary,  born  24th  Nov.  1748  (marr.  6th  Nov. 
1774,  Thomas  Clark,  tenant  in  Tiptoe, 
Northumberland)  :  Sinclair,  born  20th  July 
1750 ;  James,  born  30th  Oct.  1751 ; 
Christian,  born  18th  Oct.  1753 ;  Alex- 
andrina,  born  30th  Nov.  1754,  died  15th 
June  1762;  Henry,  born  6th  July  1756; 
David,  born  28th  Dec.  1761.  Publication— 
The  Eights  of  the  Clergy  to  Ajq>ear  in 
Defence  of  the  Liberties  of  their  Country,  a 
sermon  (Edinburgh,  1747).—  [Tombst.  \  Car- 
lyle'.s  Autob. ;  Hogg's  Jacobite  Belies,  ii.] 

SELBY  ORD,  min.  for  eleven  years  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  Cocker- 
mouth  ;    pres.  by  Thomas   Rait    of 
Longformacus,  and  adm,  25th  July  1777  ; 
died  10th  July  1814,  aged  72.    He  had  con 
siderable  medical  knowledge,  which    was 
useful  to   his    people.    He    marr.    Esther 
Sergant,   who  died   20th    Sept.    1787,   and 
had  issue — Nancy  or  Ann,  born  24th  June 

1772  (marr.  8th  April  1806, Houliston) ; 

Margaret,  born  1775  (marr.  28th  July  1808, 
John  Dods,  farmer,  Stoneypath) ;  Edward, 
born  20th  Aug.  1779,  joined  the  army,  died 
18th  Dec.  1807  ;  Thomas,  born  1785,  died  at 
Biggar,  27th  Dec.  1859,  was  widely  known 


as  a  circus  proprietor  and  equestrian.  It 
is  stated  that  he  always  conducted  his 
troupe  in  a  body  to  the  parish  church  in 
the  place  they  happened  to  be  of  a  Sun 
day.  Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace.,  i.).— [Scottish  Notes 
and  Queries,  2nd  scr.,  ii.,  107  ;  A  Sketch  of 
the  Life  of  Thomas  Ord,  1902.] 


1815 


GEORGE  BELL,  born  1788,  son  of 
George  B.,  Cummertrees ;  became 
schoolmaster  of  Kirkmahoe ;  tutor 
in  the  family  of  Professor  James  Home, 
M.D.,  of  Cowdenknowes,  Earlston  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Laucler  23rd  Sept.  1813  :  pres. 
by  John  Home  of  Longformacus,  and  ord. 
llth  Feb.  1815  ;  died  8th  Feb.  1830.  He 
marr.  22nd  June  1818,  Elizabeth  Easton  or 
Watson,  a  widow,  who  died  15th  Aug.  1871, 
and  had  issue — Margaret,  born  25th  April 
1819 ;  Elizabeth,  born  25th  Nov.  1820 ; 
Susan  Greig,  born  7th  June  1822  ;  George, 
born  19th  March  1824  ;  Walter,  born  4th 
May  1826  ;  Robert,  born  3rd  March  1828. 

HENRY  SCOTT  RIDDELL,  pres.  by 
John   Home  of  Longformacus,  and 
ord.  6th  Sept,  1830  :  trans,  to  Duns 
19th  Oct.  1843. 


1844 


WALTER  WEIR,  born  2nd  March  1796, 
son  of  Robert  W.,  merchant,  Leith, 
and  Margaret  Main ;  educated  at 
Leith  High  School  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  was  in  early  life  a  merchant  in 
Leith  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lochcarron  10th 
July  1832 ;  assistant  at  Innerwick  and  at 
Cupar-Fife;  ord.  to  Walls  and  Flotta, 
Orkney,  19th  July  1837  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
25th  Jan.  1844  ;  died  10th  April  1871.  He 
marr.  1st  Oct.  1839,  Jane  M'Cormick  (died 
25th  Sept.  1880),  daugh.  of  Henry  David 
Hill,  D.D.,  Prof,  of  Greek  in  the  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews,  and  sometime  min.  of  North 
Berwick,  and  had  issue — Robert  Walter, 
D.D.,  min.  of  Greyfriars,  Dumfries. 
Publications— The  Highway  of  Holiness 
(Edinburgh,  1849) ;  The  Hidden  One  (Edin 
burgh,  1858);  The  First  Fruits  of  Europe 
unto  Christ  (Edinburgh,  1870).  —  [Vide 
Glimpses  into  the  Fast  in  Lammermuir, 
p.  128.] 


LONGFORMACTTS— ELLEM,  OK  KLLKMFOH1)       [riM'.SH.  OF 


GEORGE  COOK J.orn  30th  An-.  ]«-lO, 

1871  son  °^  *'eorov  ^'-)  I*-"-,  '"in.  of 
Borgue  ;  educated  at  Academy  and 
Tniy.  of  Edinburgh  :  M.A.  (1866),  B.D. 
(1869);  licen.  l»y  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
1809;  assistant  at  Ihvncss  and  at  Newton- 
on-Ayr  :  ord.  7th  Sept.  1871;  died  25th 
March  1801.  He  marr.  !)th  March  1875, 
llelfii,  daugh.  of  Walter  Scott  Lorrain 
of  Loaningdale,  Biggar,  and  had  issue — 
George,  tea  planter,  Ceylon,  born  17th 
March  1870,  died  Oth  June  1915:  Walter 
Lorrain,  Canadian  Pacific  Hallway,  born 
18th  Nov.  1880:  Henry  Pattullo,  M.B.. 
I. M.S.,  born  13th  Xov.  1882.  Publication 
—Ed.  fifth  edition  of  his  uncle  I  )r  John 
Cook's  ,sV///Vs  of  jr/v'/.v,  efi:  (Edinburgh, 
1882). 

JAMES    JOHNSTON    DRUMMOND, 
L891     -^•^•>   P'-D-j  assistant  to  preceding; 
ord.    10th    July    1891  ;   trans,   to   St 
Bernard's,  Edinburgh,  22nd  Oct.  1897. 

WILLIAM  DAVIDSON  I1ARVIE, 
1898  ^>orn  Coatbridge,  1st  July  1870,  son 
of  Thomas  White  H.  and  Elizabeth 
Burn  Davidson  ;  educated  at  Hutcheson's 
Grammar  School  and  Univ.  of  (Glasgow  : 
M.A.  (1890);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
Oth  May  1890;  missionary  at  Arcllui  ; 
assistant  at  St  Enoch's  Parish,  Glasgow: 
ord.  11  th  March  1898:  dem.  24th  Nov. 
1910:  settled  in  British  Columbia  as  a 
real  estate  agent.  Marr.  5th  June  1900, 
Frances,  claugh.  of  John  Baird  and  Elizabeth 
M'Laws,  and  has  issue — Francis  William, 
born  20th  Oct.  1901  ;  Evan  Thomson 
Davidson,  born  6th  March  1905  ;  James 
Alexander,  born  8th  Aug.  1907. 

JAMES    MILLER  MOORHEAD 

19U     MADILL,   B.A.;  ord.    9th    March 

1911 ;     trans,     to  Second     Charge, 
Elgin,  8th  April  1910. 

ROBERT  CRANSTOUN  KERR,  born 
1916  Lowick,  Northumberland,  24th  April 
1886,  son  of  John  Brotherston  K. 
and  Roberta  Spence ;  educated  at  George 
Watson's  College,  Edinburgh,  and  Edin 
burgh  Univ.;  M.A.  (March  1911);  Keen, 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  Oth  May  1914  : 


assistant    at    St    George's  -  in  -  the  -  Fields, 

Glasgow;  ord.  2Gth  July,  1910. 


KLLKM,  OH  KLLKMFORD. 

[Of  the  church  dedicated  by  David  de 
Rcrnham,  llth  March  1243,  little  more 
than  the  foundations  now  remain.  Tho 
parish  was  united  to  Longformaeus  by  the 
Commissioners  of  Teinds,  ]3th  Feb.  1712.J 

IJ.()BEirr  FLINT,  reader  from  1507  to 
1567  1585. 

MATTHEW  LIDDELL,  trans,  from 
1585  Cranshaws,  and  adm.  in  1585, 
having  also  Cranshaws  and  Abbey 
St  Bathans  in  charge,  but  in  1590  only  the 
latter  :  trans,  to  Abbey  St  Bathans  in  1591. 
— [/fy/.  A*s!<i.~\ 


1594 


ROBERT  LIVINGSTON,  mentioned  as 
min.  in  1594;  trans,  to   Drumelxier 


in  1595.— [fiey.  Assi'/.] 


JAMES    GAITTIS    [GALT],    min.    in 
1595     159f)j    trans,   to    Langton    that     or 
following  year.   -[/.V.v.  Js.-vV/.] 


1596 


GEORGE  REDPATH,  M.A.  ;  took 
charge  in  1590  ;  trans,  to  Jiunkle  in 
1599,  but  returned  previous  to  1008  : 

trans,  to  Abbey  St  Bathans  before  1024.— 

[/rV/.  A ***<(.-] 

LEONARD    HOUSTOUN,    previously 

1624     schoolmaster    at    Ayton  ;     min.    in 

1024:    still   min.  in    1030.—  [Re<j.  of 

Deeds,    cccxcviii.,   19th    Sept.    1027:    Acts 

and  Dec.,  cccxxxvii.,  205.] 

ROBERT  HOME,  M.A.  ;  min.  in  1035  ; 
1635     trans,  to  Greenlaw  before  1645. 

PATRICK  HOME,  M.A.,  min.  in  1047  ; 

1647     was  Pro^alt)ly   trans,   to   Hutton   in 
1650. 

WILLIAM  HOME,  pres.  to  Edrom  22nd 
1662     May  1648  ;  adm.  here  in  1652  ;  still 
min.  17th  March  1653  ;  shortly  after 
wards  he   was   trans,   to  Avton, 


DUNS] 


ELLEM,  ou  ELLEMFORD— POLWARTH 


27 


ZACHARY  WILKIE,  son  of  Robert  W., 
4  min.  of  the  College  Kirk,  Glasgow, 
and  brother  of  John  W.  of  Broom- 
hou.se,  ancestor  of  the  Foulden  family  : 
M.-A.  (Glasgow  1644).  He  was  named  after 
Zachary  Boyd,  min.  of  the  Barony  Parish, 
Glasgow,  who  left  him  a  legacy  of  100 
merks,  loth  Jan.  1652.  He  became 
chaplain  to  George,  Karl  of  Linlithgow, 
with  whom  he  was  residing,  20th  Sept. 
1641) ;  adm.  to  this  parish  13th  April  1654  ; 
conforming  to  Episcopacy,  he  was  coll. 
18th  June  1663,  and  died  Dec.  1683,  aged 
about  60.  He  marr.  (1)  Margaret  ( 'ockburn, 
whose  will  is  dated  1657  :  (2)  April  1669, 
Margaret  Sim  son  of  Innerwick. — [Dall^itli 
Prfsb. ',  Innerwick  »SV»x  Reg.:  L<tn<l>-r 
Tests.-.  Reg.  Coll  at.} 

JOHN  BROWN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1684  1^73);  adm.  to  Longformacus  24th 
Sept.  1678  ;  trans,  and  adm.  1st 
March,  and  inst.  3rd  April  1684;  died 
between  21st  Oct.  1713  and  1st  June  1714, 
aged  about  61.— [JAS'.  Ace.  of  If  in.,  1689  : 
Rule's  Sec.  Vindication} 


POLWARTH. 

[A  church  was  built  here  about  the  year 
900.  On  7th  April  1242  a  new  church, 
dedicated  to  St  Mungo,  was  consecrated 
by  Bishop  David  de  Bernham.  it  was  re 
built  in  1378,  and  again  in  1703.  by  Sir 
Patrick  Hume,  first  Earl  of  Marchmont. 
There  still  remains  under  the  east  end 
the  vaulted  burial  aisle  where  Sir  Patrick 
was  concealed  in  1684.  The  pulpit  frontal 
was  the  work  of  his  daughter,  Lady  Grisell 
Baillie.] 

ADAM  HUME,  third  son  of  Sir  Patrick 
15QO  H.,  fourth  of  Polwarth,  and  Eliza 
beth,  daugh.  of  Sir  Patrick  Hepburn 
of  Waughton ;  was  rector  at  the  Reforma 
tion.  He  conformed  to  the  Protestant 
faith,  and  died  in  1593.  He  marr.  Christian 
Stewart,  and  had  issue — Alexander,  died 
30th  Nov.  1637 ;  Patrick,  apprenticed  to 
Thomas  Admistoun,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
17th  April  1605  ;  Margaret  (marr.  (1),  cont. 


llth  July  1586,  Patrick  Hepburn  of  East 
Craigs,  and  (2)  Richard  Admistoun  of  that 
ilk) ;  Helen  (marr.  Alexander  Cass,  min.  of 
this  parish).-- {/fty/.  of  Deeds,  xii.,  xxxviii., 
ccxc.,  153 ;  Scots  Peerage,  vi.,  7  ;  Tomlst.  ; 
Marchmont  Peerage  Case} 


ROBERT 
1567     1580. 


BELL,      reader,     1567      to 


1585 


DAVID  FORSYTH,  trans,  from  Bolton  ; 
adm.  about  1585  ;  trans,  to  Logenvood 


about  1592.— [Reg.  Assig.} 


ALEX  AN1  )E1 !      GATTT  IS      [G  ATES, 

GALT],  son  of  Patrick   (!.,   miu.  of 

Duns:  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th  Aug. 

1591) ;    min.    here    in     1593 ;    member    of 

Assembly  in    1602 ;   died    6th   Nov.   1603, 

aged  about  32. — [Milne  Home  J/,S'*S'.  ;  Key. 

Assig.  ;  Edin.  Tests.  ;  Rooke.  of  the  Kirk} 

[COLIN  ROW,  min.  of  Drumekier,  was 
allowed    to    demit    that    parish    on 

1  £>O4 

account  of  insufficiency  of  stipend. 
When  the  Presbytery  met  to  examine  him 
with  a  view  to  settlement  here,  an  anony 
mous  letter  was  read,  dated  5th  Nov.  1604  : 
"There  are  reports  that  another  is  being- 
pushed  for  the  place,  and  R.'s  modesty 
may  prevent  him  doing  justice  to  himself, 
yet  Demosthenes  in  his  youth  stood  dumb 
before  the  people.  As  the  Lord  will  reward 
you,  have  regard  to  the  honest  innocency 
of  that  simple  soul."  This  appeal  was  un 
successful,  but  he  was  settled  at  St  Quivox 
soon  afterwards. — I* relies  P resit.  Reg} 

ALEXANDER  CASS  [CASE],  son  of 
William  C.,  portioner  of  Monkton- 
hall,  and  uncle  of  Robert  Carson, 
min.  of  Newton  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th 
July  1600) ;  min.  in  1604  ;  was  a  member 
of  the  Glasgow  Assembly  in  1638  :  also 
of  the  Commission  of  Assembly  in  1644, 
1646.  He  died  2nd  Aug.  1651,  in  his  74th 
year.  He  marr.  Helen,  daugh.  of  Adam 
Hume,  min.  of  this  parish  in  1560,  and  had 
issue— Agnes,  "gudwyfe  of  the  Rig,"  who 
probably  marr.  in  1645  Ninian  Home  of 
Kennetsidehead.  —  [Reg.  Assig.;  Lauder 
Tests. ;  Tonibst.,  Baillie's  Letters  ;  Steven 
son's  Hist. ;  Peterkin's  Records.} 


POLWARTH 


[PHESB.  OF 


DAVID    ROBERTSON,    M.A.;    trans, 
from  Dunbar  ;  adm.  before  18th  June 

'  .  . 

1652 ;  conforming  to  Episcopacy,  nc 
was  coll.  10th  Oct.  1662;  trans,  to  Lennel 
between  25th  Aug.  and  29th  Dec.  1603. 

GEORGE  HOLIWELL,  was  son  of 
1664  Thomas  H.,  bailie  of  Selkirk  : 
tutor  to  Sir  Patrick  Hume,  after 
wards  Earl  of  Marchmont ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  23rd  July  1648):  coll.  to  Hilton 
16th  Oct.  1662  ;  ])res.  by  Sir  Patrick 
Hume  ;  trans,  and  inst.  10th  May  1664  : 
died  24th  Aug.  1701  (the  age  [67]  given 
on  his  tombstone  is  probably  a  mistake). 
He  marr.  28th  Oct.  1663,  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  Robert  I  fume,  min.  of  Greenlaw,  and 
had  issue — seven  sons,  among  whom  were 
Robert,  vicar  of  Limber  Magna,  Lincoln 
shire  ;  Walter,  periwig-maker,  1  )uns ;  and 
four  daughs.  A  portrait  of  George  Holi- 
well  was  in  possession  of  his  descendant, 
John  Ford,  provost  of  Duns,  1916.— 
[Lander  Tests.  ;  Polmartk  Reg.  (Bapt.} ; 
Tomlst.;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689;  Rule's 
Sec.  Vindication ;  Craig-Brown's  Selkirk 
shire  :  Maddison's  Lincolnshire  Pedigrees.] 

ARCHIBALD  BORTHAVICK,  second 
son  of  Andrew  B.  of  Sauchnell ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  14th  July  1659); 
licen.  after  6th  July  1687  ;  ord.  to  Green- 
law  21st  March  1693 ;  chaplain  to  Lord 
Polwarth's  Dragoons  in  1708;  trans,  and 
adm.  25th  Aug.  1709;  died  March  1727, 
aged  about  88.  He  marr.  (1)  (name  un 
known),  and  had  issue — Patrick,  merchant, 
Leith,  <le  jure  sixteenth  Lord  Borthwick, 
(whose  great-grandson,  Cunninghame  B., 
successfully  claimed  the  peerage  before 
the  House  of  Lords  in  1870),  died  6th  Oct. 
1772;  Elizabeth  (marr.  Robert  Davidson 
of  Marchcleuch)  :  (2)  17th  Jan.  1701, 
Catherine,  daugh.  of  James  Lawson  of 
Cairnmuir,  and  had  issue— Barbara,  bapt. 
9th  Sept.  1703  (marr.  12th  March  1732, 
Patrick  Hepburn,  writer,  Edinburgh); 
Catherine,  who  died  young. — [Edin.  Mar. 
Reg. ;  Scots  Peerage,  ii.,  103.] 

JOHN  HUME  of  Abbey  St  Bathans, 
1727     Pres-  by  Alexander,  Earl  of  March 
mont,    and    ord.    29th    Aug.    1727; 
trans,  to  Greenlaw  26th  Sept.  1734. 


WILLIAM  HOME,  ord.  7th  Jan.  1735 ; 
1735     trans,  to  Fogo  21st  Sept.  1758. 


1758 


ALEXANDER  HUME,  son  of  John  H. 

of   Abbey  St   Bathans,  min.    here ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  in  1753;  ord. 
to  Abbey  St  Bathans  9th  May  1755; 
trans,  and  adm.  30th  Nov.  1758 ;  died 
30th  July  1768.  He  marr.  (1)  4th  Oct. 
1755,  Agnes  (died  29th  Dec.  1764),  daugh. 
of  William  Bryden,  baxter  burgess,  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue  —  Elizabeth,  born 
15th  Sept.  1756  ;  Charlotte,  born  9th  Oct. 
1758 ;  Jean,  born  9th  Nov.  1759 ;  Ann, 
born  27th  April  1763,  died  25th  Jan.  1764  ; 
John,  born  1st  Dec.  1764  :  (2)  22nd  July 
1765,  Janet,  daugh.  of  James  Jamieson, 
tenant  in  Easter  Gamelshiel,  and  had 
issue— Elspeth,  born  21st  Feb.  1767;  Alex 
ander  (posthumous),  born  3rd  Sept.  1768. 
She  marr.  again  in  Oct.  1779,  Thomas 
Jeffrey,  in  Whitsome  Parish,  and  in  1783 
raised  an  action  of  declarator  of  nullity 
of  marriage,  but  was  unsuccessful.  Up  to 
Whitsunday  1782  she  had  imposed  on  the 
Ministers'  Widows'  Fund  by  drawing  an 
annuity  as  a  widow ;  and  to  prevent 
similar  frauds,  an  action  was  raised  by 
the  Collector  against  her  and  her  husband, 
who  were  found  liable  in  reparation  by  the 
Lord  Ordinary  (Gardenstone).  —  {Consist. 
Processes,  &c.,  Scot.  Record  Soci/.,  No.  776  ; 
Lander  Tests. ;  Trustees'  Reports.] 

ROBERT  HOME,  born  30th  Oct.  1744, 
son  of  William  H.,  min.  of  this 
parish  in  1735,  and  afterwards  of 
Fogo ;  educated  at  Edinburgh  Univ. ; 
called  20th  April,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1769  ; 
was  chaplain  of  Edinburgh  Castle,  but 
discharged  the  duties  by  deputy;  died 
FATHER  OF  THE  CHURCH,  25th  March  1838. 
He  marr.  25th  Dec.  1777,  Elizabeth  (died 
27th  April  1822),  daugh.  of  James  Murray 
of  Wooplaw,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret, 
born  24th  Jan.  1779  (marr.  4th  Dec.  1798, 
John  Murray  of  Mitchelston  and  Torquhan, 
Stow),  died  9th  March  1801 ;  Joan,  born 
in  or  about  1780  (marr.  25th  Dec.  1806, 
Carlyle  Bell,  W.S.),  died  6th  Jan.  1820; 
Mary,  born  15th  May  1781,  died  unmarr. 
14th  Nov.  1851 ;  Janet  Gullan,  born  10th 


1769 


DUNS] 


POLWARTH 


29 


April  1785,  died  unmarr.  1808  ;  Sarah  Rod- 
dam,  born  25th  April  1787,  died  unmarr. 
1811 ;  Frances  Dysart,  born  20th  July 
1789,  died  unmarr.  12th  Aug.  1820  ;  Grisell 
Scott,  born  30th  Oct.  1791,  died  unmarr. 
1831  ;  Elizabeth  Murray,  born  16th  April 
1793,  died  unmarr.  7th  Dec.  1825  ;  William, 
midshipman  R.N.,  born  24th  July  1794, 
died  8th  June  1816,  as  the  result  of 
exposure,  at  the  siege  of  New  Orleans ; 
James  Gabriel  Murray,  captain  22nd  Bengal 
Native  Infantry,  born  15th  Sept.  1795,  died 
at  St  Helena,  3rd  May  1826;  Charlotte 
Dorothea,  born  7th  Feb.  1797,  died  un 
marr.  8th  Feb.  1859;  Walter,  his  suc 
cessor  ;  James  Murray,  brevet-major  36th 
Foot,  born  4th  Oct.  1799,  served  in  Lower 
Canada  Campaign,  1814,  retired  1852,  be 
came  agent  on  the  Irish  estates  of  the 
Earl  of  Listowel,  and  died  at  Dumfries, 
21st  Feb.  1868  ;  Luke  Roddam,  captain  7th 
Bombay  Cavalry,  born  15th  Dec.  1800,  died 
at  sea,  near  Madagascar,  26th  March  1826  ; 
Robina,  born  23rd  Nov.  1802,  died  unmarr. 
1829.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xvii.). 

WALTER  HOME,  born  30th  June  1798, 
1823  tnircl  son  °f  preceding;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Duns  7th  May  1822 ;  pres.  by  Sir 
William  Purves  Hume  Campbell  of  March- 
mont,  Bart.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  17th  April  1823;  res.  25th  Oct. 


1881 ;  died  FATHER  OF  THE  CHURCH,  at 
Edinburgh,  17th  Oct.  1886.  He  marr.  10th 
Jan.  1839,  Mary  (born  1st  May  1809,  died 
29th  Oct.  1902),  youngest  daugh.  of  John 
Murray  of  Wooplaw,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
min.  of  Swinton ;  John  Murray,  banker, 
Edinburgh,  born  25th  Feb.  1842,  died  18th 
May  1912;  Margaret  Gairdner,  born  13th 
July  1844,  died  unmarr.  29th  Jan.  1878; 
Elizabeth  Murray,  bora  9th  Feb.  1847, 
died  unmarr.  22nd  March  1877 ;  Mary, 
born  14th  April  1849,  died  unmarr.  1st 
Feb.  1883.  Publication— Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). — [Geneal.  of 
Hume ;  Border  Almanac,  1887.] 


1882 


CHARLES  JAMES  WATT,  born  18th 
Feb.  1850,  son  of  William  Strachan 
W.,  min.  of  Foveran ;  educated  at 
Univs.  of  St  Andrews  and  Aberdeen ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews  1870) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Aberdeen  in  1874 ;  assistant  at  St 
Mary's,  Dundee,  St  Columba's,  Oban, 
and  at  Govan ;  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  to  Durris  llth  April  1878  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  21st  March  1882 ;  clerk  of 
Presb.  1891.  Marr.  28th  April  1891, 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  John  Dick  Mathie, 
writer,  Stirling,  and  has  issue — Charles 
Cecil,  lieut.  K.O.S.B.,  born  8th  Feb. 
1895;  Francis  Clifford,  lieut.  K.O.S.B., 
born  20th  July  1896;  Margaret  Evelyn, 
born  27th  May  1898,  died  23rd  Jan. 
1899. 


PRESBYTERY   OF   CHIRNSIDE 


[Proposed  to  lie  erected  by  the  General  Assembly,  15S1.  From  7th  Aug.  1690  to 
1 9th  Oct.  1098  this  Presbytery  was  united  to  Duns.  The  Register  begins  7th  Aug. 
1090,  and  is  continued  to  the  present  time,  the  only  blank  being  from  7th  Jan.  to  27th 
March  1694.  The  Registers  previous  to  1690  were  carried  oft'  at  the  'Revolution  by 
some  of  the  outed  ministers,  and  were  never  recovered.] 


AYTON. 

[A  church,  dedicated  to  St  Denys, 
existed  here  before  the  close  of  the 
twelfth  century.  St  Ebba's  Well  is  near. 
Lamberton,  united  to  Ayton  in  1627,  Avas 
annexed  to  Mordington  in  1050.  A  hand 
some  church  was  built  at  Ayton  in  1805, 
at  the  expense  of  Alexander  Mitchell-Innea 
of  Ayton.] 


1574 


JOHN  FLINT,  reader.  He  frequently 
appears  as  a  witness  to  charters  of 
the  Prior  of  Coldingham  from  1552 
onwards,  and  signs  as  ''  priest  of  the  Diocese 
of  St  Andrews."  In  1574  he  was  vicar 
pensioner  of  Ayton.  and  was  summoned 
for  irregularities  in  connection  with  the 
administration  of  the  sacraments.  He 
compeared  before  the  Assembly,  and  was 
ordered  to  abstain  from  all  functions  within 
the  kirk  "  till  the  Superintendent  of  Lothian 
try  his  ability  and  learning."  He  continued 
reader  until  1580. 

ROBERT   HISLOP,  pres.  to  the  vicar 
age  by  James   VI.  (with  Lamberton 

lOOO  1  11-  \  11-11 

also  under  his  care)  28th  reb.  1585; 
trans,  to  Whitsome  in  1586. 


1586 


JOHN  HOME,  trans,  from  Langton ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 
10th  Nov.  1586;  dem.  12th  Feb. 
min.  of  Ladykirk  in  1007. 

30 


WILLIAM  HOGG  [HOG],  son  and  heir 
1601  °^  Thomas  H.,  burgess  of  Canongate, 
Edinburgh  :  M.A.  (Edinl>urgli,  12th 
Aug.  1592);  pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Gala- 
shiels  by  James  VI.  Jlth  Nov.  1599;  pres. 
to  the  vicarage  of  this  parish  by  James 
VI.  l*th  Feb.  1001,  and  again  23rd  Jan. 
1011.  He  was  one  of  forty-two  who  signed 
the  Protest  against  the  introduction  of 
Episcopacy,  1st  July  1606.  In  June  1609 
he  was  a  witness  at  the  trial  of  Logan  of 
Restalrig.  He  died  Dec.  1610,  aged  38. 
He  marr.  (name  untraced),  and  had  issue — 
William  of  Bogend.  advocate,  ancestor  of 
the  Hogs  of  Harcarse  and  of  Newliston, 
died  21st  Nov.  1065;  James,  apprenticed 
to  John  Cor,  tailor,  Edinburgh,  24th  June 
1629.  —  [Key.  .SVc.  Si;/.  :  Pitcairn's  Crim. 
Trials,  ii.  ;  Acts  of  J'arl.  ;  Carr's  Colluiy- 
Itn.iu  :  Row's  Hist.  :  Forfar  Inhih.,  17th 
Dec.  1597  ;  Nisbef's  Ihmldic  Plates.'] 


1617 


ALEXANDER  HOME,  M.A.,  probably 
son  of  David  H.,  min.  of  Colding 
ham  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  to  the 
vicarage  of  Eccles  21st  March  1609  :  pres. 
by  James  VI.  20th  Feb.  1617;  called 
before  the  Court  of  High  Commission  in 
1620  ;  died  in  1626.  He  marr.  Jean,  daugh. 
of  Alexander  Home,  Crossgait  of  Colding 
ham,  who  succeeded  him  in  lands  that  had 
belonged  to  the  chaplaincy  of  the  Virgin 
Mary  there,  and  in  other  properties.  Their 
son,  James,  was  min.  of  Coldstream.—  [(,'. 


PRESB.  OF  CHIRNSIDE] 


AYTOX 


31 


R.   Inhilj.,   27th  March    1616,   19th   Sept. 
1636.] 

GEORGE  HOME,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1627  1615) ;  was  on  the  exercise  at  Had- 
dington  12th  July  1626 ;  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  26th  Jan.  1627  ;  dep.,  and  the 
parish  vacant  8th  Feb.  1650.  Contribu 
tions  were  made  on  his  behalf  by  the 
Sessions  of  Smailholm,  23rd  July  1654,  and 
Tranent,  llth  Nov.  1655.  He  was  im 
prisoned  for  debt  in  the  Edinburgh  Tol- 
booth,  but  released  19th  Jan.  1658.  An 
Act  of  Parliament,  18th  June  1661,  ordered 
a  year's  stipend  of  Foulden  to  be  paid  for 
his  service  there,  from  1st  Dec.  1659  to  31st 
Aug.  1660.  He  marr.  Grizel,  only  daugh. 
of  Alexander  Hamilton,  Prestonpans,  and 
had  issue — George,  eldest  son,  who  had  a 
charter  of  the  waulk  mill  of  West  Reston, 
6th  March  1645  :  Alexander  :  Robert  ;  Mar 
garet. — [Ifaddiityton  and  jUa?ke/'t/i  Presb. 
Reys.  ;  Smailholm  and  Tranent  >Sesa.  Reys.  ; 
Reg.  >SVc.  Siy.  \  Act*  ParL,  vii. ;  Rey.  of 
Deed*,  xx.,  63  ;  Old  Edin.  Ch<l>  Book,  1912, 
p.  120;  Rey.  May.  Siy. ;  JJcrwicJc  Max., 
iv.,  13;  0.  R.  Horniny^  7th  Oct.  1669.] 

ALEXANDER  GIBSON,  of  the  family 
1652  °^  Gibson  of  Durie  ;  M..A.  (Edinburgh, 
4th  July  1630);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Dalkeith  28th  March  1633;  adm.  to  the 
Second  Charge  of  South  Leith  in  1640.  The 
Kirk-session,  6th  Jan.  1646,  petitioned  the 
Presb.  to  use  its  influence  with  the  patron, 
Lord  Balmerino,  to  advance  him  to  the 
First  Charge.  The  Commission  of  As 
sembly  reminded  them  that  they  had  no 
right  to  interfere  with  the  patron's  choice. 
For  two  years  he  discharged  all  the  duties 
of  the  First  Charge,  and  "because  of  his 
extraordinary  pains  during  the  pestilence," 
the  Session,  on  9th  May  1647,  presented 
him  with  800  merks  in  addition  to  his 
regular  stipend.  When  the  English  took 
possession  of  Leith  in  1650,  he  removed, 
and  was  app.  to  supply  Dunblane  "until 
it  sal  please  God  he  get  back."  He  was 
adm.  to  this  charge  after  12th  March  1652, 
and  died  in  Oct.  of  the  same  year,  aged 
about  42.  He  marr.  9th  April  1646,  Jean 
(dead  before  llth  Oct.  1652),  daugh.  of 
William  Meiklejohn,  tailor,  burgess  of 


Edinburgh,  and  had  issue — an  only  daugh., 
Jean  (marr.  2nd  Jan.  1666,  Hugh  M'Cul- 
loch,  writer,  Edinburgh). — [Y/.  7i'.  InMb., 
30th  Oct.  1666  ;  Print/  Seal  Eny.  Rey.,  i., 
347.] 


1653 


WILLIAM  HOME,  trans,  from  Ellem, 
and  adm.  after  17th  March  1653  : 
conforming  to  Episcopacy,  he  was 

pres.   by  Charles  II.  4th  Oct.   1662  ;   coll. 

20th  Jan.   1663;    trans,   to   Loudoun    13th 

Oct.  1664. 

JOHN  BETHUNE  [BEATON],  a 
1667  na^ve  °f  Ross-shire  :  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  13th  July  1658); 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh, 
18th  Aug.  1665;  ord.  and  coll.  29th  March 
1667  :  pres.  by  Charles  II.  3rd  April  1668  ; 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  12th  Sept. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates,  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary,  but  for  King  James,  and  for  not 
observing  the  Thanksgiving.  He  wrent 
afterwards  to  Ireland.  —  [AV</.  Coll  at-.  ; 
Min.  -  book  R c,'/.  >SVr.  *SV;/.,  v.  ;  Lander 
Tests.  :  J/X  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 


GEORGE  HUME  of  Abbey  St  Bathan.s, 
M.A.  :    called   18th    Sept.,   and   ord. 
23rd    Oct.    1694  :    trans,   on   second 
call,  to  Abbey  St  Bathans  7th  Jan.  1707. 


1694 


THOMAS  ANDERSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 

1712  of  Dalkeith  24tn  ^ePt-  170°  ;  orcl-  to 
Eclrom  25th  Sept.  1701  ;  called  20th 
Nov.  1711;  tran.s.  and  adm.  27th  March 
1712  :  died  llth  March  1751.  He  marr.  4th 
June  1702,  Christian  (died  22nd  June  1759), 
daugh.  of  Henry  Ferguson,  bailie  of  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue — Henry ;  John,  died 
in  East  Indies  ;  Isobel ;  Christian  ;  Eliza 
beth.—  [Edin.  Rey.  Mar.] 

PATRICK  HEPBURN,  son  of  William 

H.,  min.   of   Foulis-Wester  ;   app.   a 

teacher  in  George  Heriot's  Hospital, 

|   Edinburgh,  25th  May  1725  ;  ord.  to  Walston 

I   14th  Aug.  1734  ;  pres.  by  the  Presb.  Jure 

devoluto  17th  Nov.  1752;  trans,  and  adm. 

14th  June  1753 ;  died  15th  Aug.  1772,  aged 

71.     He  marr.  16th  Dec.  1734,  Mary  (died 

,   6th  Feb.  1792),  daugh.  of  William  Oliphant, 


AYTON— CHIRNSIDE 


[t'KESR.  OF 


inin.  of  Smailholm,  and  had  Issue  —  Mary  ; 
William:  Isobcl  (marr.  James  Hart,  min. 
at  Doneaster,  Yorks,  son  of  Walter  II..  min. 
of  Bunkle):  Jean.  [7WW.] 

(ir-X)TIGE     HOME    of    Cunsgreen    and 

Monkrig,  born   12th   Dec.   1749,  son 

of  Abraham  H.,  min.  of  Whittinge- 

hame  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns   1st  Dec. 

1771  :     iires.    by    George    TIT.     loth    Sept. 

1772  :    orcl.    13th    May    1773:    dem.    25th 
June    1816  :   died   at   Gunsgreen    1st  Sept. 
1830.     He  marr.  7th  Oct.  177-1,  his  cousin, 
Margaret  (died  2nd    Dec.    1828.  aged    81). 
daugh.  of  Robert  llobertson  of  Prenderguest 
and  Brownsbank,  and  had  issue — Abraham. 
his   successor  :    Margaret   Ann  :   Elizabeth, 
liorn  6th  May  1778  (marr.   George  Tough, 
min.  of  this  parish) :  Hay,  born  13th  Nov. 
1779,  died  unmarr.  ;  Jean,  born  2.">th  May 
1782   (marr.   .Jan.    1811,    William    Forman 
Home    of     \Yeclderburn).      Publication  — 
Account    of    the    Parish    (Sinclair's    Xfaf. 
Ace.,  i.). 

A 1MI A I  [AM    HOME  of  (Junsgivui,  son 

I79g     of  preceding;   pres.  by  George  III., 

and   ord.    (assistant   and    successor) 

29th   Aug.    1799;   dem.  29th  March    1814. 

In  1S21  he  was  settled  at  ( ireenlaw. 

(iKOIiCE  TOUCH,  born  1774,  a  native 
1814  °^  ^iuburgh  >  licen.  by  that  Prcsb. 
28th  Nov.  1798;  ord.  by  North 
umberland  Presbyterian  Classis  17th  March 
1802;  min.  of  the  High  Meeting,  Berwick  - 
on-Tweed ;  adm.  min.  of  Beath  17th  July 
1812  ;  pres.  by  (ieorge,  Prince  Regent,  15th 
April,  and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor) 
13th  Oct.  1814  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  29th 
July  1842.  He  showed  considerable  in 
genuity  as  a  mechanic,  and  made  an  orrery 
on  an  improved  plan,  which  was  presented 
to  (ieorge  IV.  on  his  visit  to  Edinburgh, 
26th  Aug.  1822.  He  marr.  12th  Feb.  1814, 
Elizabeth  (died  at  Edinburgh,  9th  June 
1849),  daugh.  of  (ieorge  Home,  min.  of 
this  parish,  and  had  issue  -  Margaret  Hay 
Home,  authoress  of  The.  Ojt'criny  (Edin 
burgh,  1851),  Slathered  Fragments  (Edin 
burgh,  1864),  and  other  poems,  died  21st 
July  1863  ;  Mary  Anne,  born  5th  July  1814 
(marr.  Piobert  Lorimer,  M.D.,  1  laddington). 


Publications — Britain's  Borrow  and  Con- 
solation,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1820); 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Xeic  titat.  Ace., 
ii.). — [Tonibst.  n}  Ediii.  Philosaph.  Trans.; 
Roi/al  Visit;  Modern  Scottish  Poets,  v.,  286.] 


1843 


DANIEL  CAMEKON,  born  180G,  son 
of  Duncan  C.,  Glasgow,  and  Agnes 
Cameron  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
(ilasgow;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  1st 
Oct.  1834 ;  ord.  to  Bridgegate,  Glasgow. 
21st  April  1836;  trans,  and  adm.  13th 
April  1843;  died  22nd  May  1882.  He 
marr.  12th  Dec.  1836,  Amelia  Xisbett  or 
Henderson,  ('ilasgow,  who  died  8th  Aug. 
1874,  and  had  issue  —  Amelia  Nisbett, 
died  1st  Jan.  185"):  Daniel,  min.  of 
Heriot. —  ['/'//<•  Wheat  and  the  Chaff,  29.] 


1882 


JAMES  JOHN  MARSHALL  LANG 
AIKEN,  born  Old  Machar,  22nd 
Jan.  1857,  son  of  James  A.  and 
Ann  Isabella  Keid  :  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1877), 
B.D.  (Edinburgh  1880) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1880;  some  time  a  private 
tutor :  assistant  at  Angle  Park  Chapel, 
afterwards  St  Michael's,  Edinburgh  :  ord. 
30th  Nov.  1882  ;  secretary  of  the  Berwick 
shire  Naturalists''  Club,  1903.  Publications 
-—Ed.  ///Wo/-//  [Proceedings]  of  the  Bcnvick- 
thire  Naturalists'  Cl-ub,  from  1903. 


CHIRNSIDE. 

[Originally  a  prebend  of  the  collegiate 
church  of  Dunbar,  and  afterwards  of  that 
of  Dunglass.  Of  the  church  built  about 
1150,  the  fine  Norman  doorway  and  part  of 
the  south  wall  have  survived  many  changes. 
An  old  tower  with  vaulted  chambers  was 
taken  down  in  1750.  In  1907  the  church 
was  the  subject  of  an  extensive  restora 
tion,  when  a  tower  and  hall  were  added 
by  Edward,  second  Lord  Tweedmouth,  in 
memory  of  his  wife,  Lady  Fanny  Churchill. 
In  1912  the  third  Lord  Tweedmouth  erected 
an  ornamental  gateway  to  the  churchyard, 
in  memory  of  his  father.] 

NINIAN  FORMAN,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1591. 


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33 


THOMAS    STORIE    had    at    different 
times  Bunkle,  Preston,  Foulden,  and 
Hutton  under  his   charge.     He  re 
sided  here  from  1578    to    1585,   when  he 
returned  to  Foulden. 


THOMAS  CRANSTOUN,  mentioned  as 
min.  in  1585.  In  1590  the  parsonage 
was  vacant  by  non-residence. — \_K<'(l- 


1585 


CHARLES    HOME,   styled   prebendary 
.  in  158(5.     He  was  probably  the  C.  H. 

wlio   was   reader   at   Home    1571-4, 
and  again  1578-85. 

DAVID   HOME,   M.A.  :    adm.   min.   in 
1593     1593;  trans,  to  Oreenlaw  in  1(503. 

ALEXANDER  SMITH  [SMYTH],  tutor 
1607  ^01  many  years  in  the  family  of 
Itobert  Logan  of  Restalrig  ;  min.  in 
1007.  In  June  1009  he  was  a  witness  at 
the  trial  of  Logan  for  high  treason,  llr 
was  called  before  the  Court  of  High  Coin- 
mission  in  1020.  He  was  dead  by  7th 
April  1049,  aged  70.  He  marr.  before 
June  1009,  Janet  Craw  or  Auchincraw 
(died  Nov.  1035),  sister  of  Patrick  C., 
"above  the  gate  of  Swynewood,"  and  of 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Peter  Home  of  Ayton, 
and  had  issue — Patrick  :  John  :  Margaret ; 
Euphan  :  Mary. — \_Ke<j.  Assiy.  :  Key.  Old 
Dec.,  iv.  ;  Cromarty's  Hist.  Ace. ;  Pitcairn's 
Grim.  Trials,  ii. ;  Lander  Tests. ;  Carr's 
Coldinyham  ;  Calderwood's  Hist. ;  Council 
on.  Tithes,  iii.  ;  Milne  Home  JAS'/S'.,  230, 
239  :  fr'cn.  Key.  Xas.,  xxx.,  100.] 

PATRICK  SMITH,  son  of  preceding, 
1645  with  whom  he  was  conjoined  as  min. 
in  1045  :  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  22nd  July 
1037).  The  Assembly  of  1049  approved 
of  a  sentence  of  suspension  passed  upon 
him.  In  1047  and  1049  he  was  served 
heir  to  lands  in  West  Keston  belonging 
to  his  mother. — [Peterkin's  Records  ;  Milne 
Home  MSS.,  236.] 

FRANCIS  CROW  [CRAW],  born  1027, 
-          son  of  Patrick  C.  of  Heughhead,  and 
Elizabeth,  daugh.  of   John  Clapper- 
ton,    min.    of     Coldstream  :     educated    in 

VOL.   II. 


France  under  Louis  du  Moulin  :  was  for 
a  time  usher  under  Webb,  a  schoolmaster 
in  Berwick,  and  graduated  M.A.  at  St 
Andrews,  22nd  July  1047.  He  was  min. 
of  this  parish  in  1053,  and  belonged  to  the 
Protesting  party.  He  confessed  himself 
guilty  of  immorality,  and  fled  the  country 
in  1058.  Some  time  afterwards  he  wa.s 
presented  to  the  vicarage  of  Hundon  in 
Suffolk,  but  was  ejected  in  1002,  under 
the  Act  of  Uniformity.  He  then  preached 
at  Ovington  in  Essex,  Clare  in  the  same 
county,  and  Bury  St  Edmunds,  sometimes 
every  day  in  the  week.  Having  suffered 
persecution,  he  emigrated  to  Jamaica  in 
1080.  Under  the  Act  of  Toleration  he 
returned  to  England  and  resumed  his 
labours  at  Clare,  where  he  died  in  1092. 
Publications — The  Vanity  and  Impiety  of 
Judicial  Astrology  (London,  1690);  Men- 
sal  ia  tiao'd,  or  Meditations  on  the  Lord's 
Xni»j>er.,  Wherein  the  Nature  of  the  Holy 
Sacrament  is  explained.  .  .  .  To  ichic/t  is 
jn'fji.i't  a  brief  account  of  the  author's  life 
and  death  (London,  16Q3).—[Da/keith  2'resl. 
llcy. ;  Lament's  Diary  ;  Calamy's  Noncon 
formist's  Memorial  (Palmer'),  iii.,  200-70; 
Diet.  Nat.  Jjioy.] 

WILLIAM  CALBRAITH,  M.A,;  min. 
in  1059.  Conforming  to  Episcopacy, 
he  was  coll.  25th  Nov.  1002  ;  was 

proposed    for    Tranent     15th    Dec.    1005 ; 

trans,  to  Morebattle  after  Feb.  10(59. 

JAMES  LAWTIE,  son  of  Alexander  L. 

of  Killhill ;  pres.  in  April,  coll.  12th 

and  adm.  26th  Aug.  1009 ;  deprived 

by  the  Privy  Council  10th  Sept.  1089,  for 

not  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates, 

nor  ] >raying  for  King  AVilliam  and  Queen 

!   Mary.     He  carried  off  the  kirk-session  books 

and  the  keys  of  the  kirk  box,  and  these 

'  were   recovered   only  under  order    of   the 

i  Sheriff.     He  opened  an  Episcopal  meeting- 

i  house  in   Eyemouth,  and  died  there,  Jan. 

1694.     He  marr.  (1)  Jean  Home,  and  had 

issue — Margaret ;  Marion  ;  Alexander  :  (2) 

in  Dec.  1679,  Anna,  sister  of  AVilliam  Blair 

of   Balgillo,  and  had  issue — lean ;  Anna ; 

James  ;  Isobel ;  Elizabeth  ;  Helen  ;  Kathe- 

I  rine,    three   of    whom    were    served    heirs, 


34 


CHIRNSIDE 


[PRESB.  OF 


22nd  July  1097. — [Duns  l'i-a-,1.  ll«j,':  L<tn<lcr 
Texts.  ;  Roj.  <if  ('ollnf.\  In'/.  l!<'t.  d'cv.. 
7875;  J/X.  A<r.  of  Min.,  1089;  Carr's 
Col<ti)i<ili<tni  (where  he  is  culled  John}.  107  : 
(,'.  R.  Sat.,  xli.,  343  :  G.  If.  InhH>.,  22nd 
-Ian.  1081:  Morrison's  Dirt.,  xviii.] 

IIKAHY     ERSKINE      [ARESKINE], 

1)0rn  23ic*  ^u"'  1(;24)  at  I)rylmrsn, 

parish  of  Mertoun  ;  a  younger  son 
of  Ralph  E.  of  Shielfield,  Channelkirk,  by 
his  second  wife,  Janet  Wilson.  [Ralph  of 
Shielfield  was  grandson  of  James  E.  of 
Balgonie,  brother  of  the  fourth  Lord 
Erskine,  ancestor  of  the  Earls  of  Mar.  | 
He  studied  at  Edinburgh  Univ.,  gradu 
ated  M.A.  15th  April  1045,  and  was  prob 
ably  licen.  by  Prcsb.  of  Earlston.  In  10-19 
(or  according  to  Calamy  and  Palmer  in 
1659)  he  was  ord.  to  Cornhill,  in  North- 
umberland,  but  was  ejected  by  the  Act  of 
Uniformity  on  St  Bartholomew's  Day,  25th 
Aug.  1002.  lie  resided  for  some  years  at 
Dryburgh,  exercising  his  ministry  as  oppor 
tunity  offered,  till  April  1082,  when  he  was 
seized  by  Urquhart  of  Meldrum,  leader  of 
the  troops  on  the  Borders,  and  imprisoned 
successively  at  Melrose,  Jedburgh,  and 
Edinburgh.  Arraigned  before  the  Privy 
Council,  he  was  asked  by  Sir  George 
Mackenzie  if  he  would  give  his  bond  to 
cease  preaching  at  conventicles.  His  reply 
was  :  "  My  Lord,  I  have  my  commission 
from  Christ,  and  though  I  were  within  an 
hour  of  my  death  I  durst  not  lay  it  down 
at  any  mortal  man's  foot/'  He  was  fined 
5000  merks,  and  condemned' to  the  Bass  till 
payment  of  the  fine.  As  his  health  was 
bad,  he  requested  leave  to  go  out  of  the 
kingdom,  and  gave  security  for  the  money. 
He  then  spent  two  years  and  a  half  with 
his  family  at  Parkridge,  near  Carlisle,  after 
which,  on  the  invitation  of  Philip  Grey  of 
Preston,  he  went  to  reside  at  Monilaws, 
near  his  former  charge  of  Cornhill.  In 
1685  he  was  imprisoned  with  Luke  Ogle  at 
AVooler  and  at  Newcastle,  but  was  freed 
shortly  after  by  the  passing  of  the  Act  of 
Indemnity.  He  took  up  residence  at  New 
ton,  or  Ravelaw,  in  Whitsome  Parish,  and 
ministered  there  for  a  time,  when  young 
Thomas  Boston  was  one  of  his  hearers. 


He  was  called  to  this  charge,  and  adm.  18th 
Sept.  1690.  He  died  10th  Aug.  1696.  He 
marr.  (1)  1652,  Jean  (died  9th  March  1070), 
daugh.  of  David  Brown  of  Park,  Earlston, 
and  had  issue — Jean,  born  at  Oalashiels, 
2,8th  June  1053  (marr.  17th  Dec.  1086, 
George  Balderston,  surgeon,  Edinburgh); 
Elizabeth,  born  at  Wooler,  1st  May  1655, 
died  young:  Philip,  rector  of  Knaresdale, 
Northumberland,  born  at  Wooler,  27th 
Dec.  1657:  Katherine,  born  at  Cornhill, 
12th  Aug.  1659:  Elizabeth,  born  7th  Feb. 
1000;  John,  born  at  Dryburgh,  29th  April 
1003  :  Rachel,  born  at  Dryburgh,  2nd  Nov. 
1665  :  William,  born  at  Dryburgh,  8th  Oct. 
1669:  (2)  1st  Sept.  1674,  Margaret  (died 
14th  Jan.  1725),  daugh.  of  Hugh  Halcro, 
Fsle  of  Weir,  Rousay,  Orkney,  and  Margaret 
Stewart,  and  had  issue — Ebenezer,  min.  at 
Portmoak,  born  at  Dryburgh,  22nd  June 
1680,  and  Ralph,  min.  of  Dunfermline, 
born  at  Monilaws,  15th  March  1085, 
Founders  of  the  Secession  Church  (1732); 
Margaret,  born  at  Carlisle,  17th  Jan.  1683. 
— [A'elso  Pi'exli.  Ri'<j*. ;  Christian  M<i;/.,  vii.  : 
Calamy :s  Contimiation,  ii. ;  Eraser's  Lire* 
of  E.  nnil  R.  ErsJiinc ;  Brown's  Gospel 
Trutk;  Dirt.  Xnt.  ]>ioy.\  MacEwen's  T/ir 
AY,s/r//<r,s ;  E.  E.  Scott's  Erskine-IIalcro 
Genealogy;  Taits  Harder  Clnwh  Life,  ii., 
69;  J.  Wood  Brown's  Covenanters  of  the 
Merse.} 

WILLIAM  MILLER,  M.A.;  called  27th 

trans,    to    Meigle    1702.  —  [A  eta    of 
Ass.,  1701,  1702.] 


1704 


:  ]-:()lJ(.JE  HOME  of  Broadhaugh,  second 
son  of  Alexander  H.  of  Kennetside- 
head,  who  was  put  to  death  as  a 
Covenanter  in  1082,  and  Jean  Home;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Duns  Gth  Oct.  1702:  called 
18th  Oct.  1703,  and  ord.  13th  March  1704  ; 
died  5th  Oct.  1755.  He  marr.  19th  Aug. 
1706,  Catherine  (bapt.  20th  -Jan.  1678,  died 
17J5),  daugh.  of  -John  Home  of  Ninewells, 
and  aunt  of  David  H.,  the  historian,  and 
had  issue  —  Alexander,  min.  of  Stichill  ; 
Abraham,  his  successor;  Rachel,  bapt.  llth 
-Ian.  1713:  Joseph,  bapt.  26th  Feb.  1714; 
George,  baker,  Edinburgh,  bapt.  7th  June 


CHIRXSIDE] 


CHIRNSIDE  35 


1716;  Margaret,  bapt.  25th  March  1718 
(marr.  23rd  Nov.  1743,  Robert  Robertson 
of  Prenderguest),  died  30th  July  1780. 
After  his  death  a  dispute  arose  between 
his  executors  and  Walter  Anderson,  his  suc 
cessor,  concerning  the  half-year's  stipend, 
it  being  argued  that  but  for  the  change  in 
the  calendar  in  1752  II.  would  have  died 
before  Michaelmas.  The  Lords  of  Session 
decided  that  the  old  calendar  ruled,  and 
that  H.  died  before  Michaelmas  according 
to  that  style. — [Lander  Test*.;  Morrison's 
Dec.,  xvii.] 

ABRAHAM  HOME,  son  of  preceding: 
17  ^  ord.  (assistant)  17th  Feb.  1741.  The 
patron,  William  Hall  of  Whitehall, 
raised  an  action  in  the  Court  of  Session 
against  the  Presb.,  which  was  settled  by 
the  minute  being  altered  to  state  that  he 
had  been  ord.  assistant  only.  I  )espite  this, 
he  sat  and  voted  regularly  at  the  Presb. 
meetings,  even  when  his  father  also  voted. 
He  was  trans,  to  Whittingehame  23rd 
March  1748. 


1756 


WALTER  ANDERSON,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  18th  March  1742) :  licen.  by 
I'resb.  of  Duns  5th  Xov.  1744; 
assistant  at  Chirnside  in  1750:  pres.  by 
William  Hall  of  Whitehall,  and' ord.  l.'Uli 
May  1750 ;  D.D.  (Marischal  College,  Aber 
deen,  1769)  ;  died  unmarr.,  2nd  June  1800. 
Publications — The.  History  of  Crucsm,  Kitnj 
of  Ltjdia,  in  four  parts  (Edinburgh,  1755): 
The  History  of  France  duriny  the  Rcirjns 
of  Fraud*  II.  and  Charles  IX.,  2  vols. 
(London,  1769);  The  History  of  France 
from  the  Commencement  of  the  Reign  of 
Henri/  III.,  and  the  Rise  of  the  Catholic 
League  to  the  Peace  of  Vervins  and  the. 
Establishment  of  the  Famous  Edict  of 
Nantes  in  the  Rcvjn  of  Henri/  IV.,  and 
from  the  Commencement  of  the  Revjn  of 
Louis  X1I1.  to  the  (General  Peace  of 
Minister,  3  vols.  (London,  1775-83);  The 
Philosophy  of  Ancient  Greece  Investi 
gated  (London,  1791) ;  Lectures  on  Parts 
and  Portions  of  the  Psalms  of  David 
(Edinburgh,  1797):  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Xtat,  Ace.,  xiv.). — [Morrison's 
Dec.,  xvii. ;  Scots  Ma<j.,  xix. ;  Diet.  Nut. 


1801 


THOMAS  LOGAN,  a  native  of  Carn- 
wath  ;  M.D.  (Edinburgh  1799) ;  was 
the  friend  and  associate  of  John 
Leyden,  Brougham,  Thomas  Brown,  and 
others,  who  formed  a  society  known  as  the 
Academy  of  Physics,  of  which  Logan  was 
joint  secretary  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark 
30th  July  1800 ;  pres.  by  Sir  James  Hall  of 
Dunglass,  Bart.,  and  ord.  16th  April  1801  ; 
died  30th  Jan.  1838,  aged  61.  He  marr. 
27th  March  1804,  Agnes  Watt,  Symington, 
Lanarkshire,  who  died  21st  Aug.  1813,  and 
had  issue — James,  min.  of  Swinton  ;  Eliza 
beth  ;  Agnes;  Euphemia.  Publication — 
Diaxertatio  mediea  inauffuralis  de  Dys 
pepsia  (Edinburgh,  1799).  —  [Chambers's 
liioij.  Diet.] 

JAMES    WILSON,  born   23rd  June 

1838     1809'    fiftl1     son     of     (;eol'Se     W-> 
fanner,  Chapelhill   and   Cockburns- 

path  Tower ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunbar  3rd  April 
1833 ;  assistant  to  preceding ;  pres.  by  Sir 
John  Hall  of  Dunglass,  Bart.,  and  ord.  14th 
May  1838  ;  died  unmarr.,  8th  May  1870. 


1870 


ALEXANDER  FORTEATH  SMART, 
born  Fraserburgh,  Oth  March  1834, 
son  of  John  S.,  Elgin,  and  Elizabeth 
Williamson  :  educated  at  Elgin  Academy 
(dux  1851),  at  King's  College,  Aberdeen, 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  schoolmaster  of 
Alves,  1854-0  :  assistant  to  Professor  of 
Humanity  at  Edinburgh  Univ.  in  185S ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Elgin  llth  May  1804; 
Inspector  of  Church  Schools  in  Scotland  in 
18(55  (of  which  he  reorganised  250);  pre 
pared  for  the  S.P.C.K.  the  statement  for 
them  on  their  schools  presented  to  Com 
mission  to  enquire  into  Scottish  Schools  in 
1807 ;  pres.  by  Alexander  Mitchell-lnnes 
of  Ayton,  and  ord.  30th  Sept.  1870;  retired 
to  Edinburgh  in  1909. 

ALFRED  M'KEACHIE,  born  Newton- 

1909  ^tewart> 4tl1  July 1882>  son  of  Alex" 

ander  M.  and  Jean  Goudie  ;  educated 
at  Ewart  High  School,  Newton-Stewart ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews  1904);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  St  Andrews  25th  May  1906  ;  missionary 
at  Blairmoor,  Alberta,  Canada ;  assistant 
at  Inveresk  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 


COL  DIN  GH  AM 


[PRESB.  OF 


3rd  Sept.  1909.  Marr.  30th  April  1912, 
Sybella  Leonore,  daugh.  of  David  Hunter 
and  Elizabeth  Graham,  and  widow  of 
George  J)uncan  Sloan,  M.F..,  Ch.B.,  and 
has  issue— Moira  Scott,  born  12th  Aug. 
1914  ;  Kenneth  Alfred  Alexander,  born 
2nd  Xov.  191 G. 

COLDINGHAM. 

[The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Mary, 
belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Coldingham  till 
the  Reformation.  On  the  high  promon 
tory  of  St  Abb's  Head  in  this  parish,  St 
Ebba,  daughter  of  Ethelfrith,  King  of 
Northumberland,  and  sister  of  St  Oswald, 
founded  a  double  convent  of  monks  and 
nuns.  This  she  ruled  as  abbess  till  her 
deatli  in  683.  Some  years  later  the  build 
ing  was  destroyed  by  fire.  In  1090  King 
Edgar  founded  a  Benedictine  priory,  dedi 
cated  to  the  Virgin  Mary,  St  Cuthbert, 
and  St  Ebba,  It  was  built  at  Coldingham, 
over  two  miles  inland,  from  the  remains 
on  St  Abb's  Head.  In  1509  the  monastery 
passed  under  the  rule  of  the  Abbey  of 
Dunfermline,  After  the  Reformation  the 
priory  church  was  used  for  parochial  pur 
poses,  and  much  of  the  ancient  structure 
survives  in  the  existing  parish  church.] 

WILLIAM  LAMB,  one  of  those  whom 
the  first  General  Assembly  of  the 
1567  Reformed  Church,  20th  Dec.  1560, 
thought  "  apt  and  able  to  minister  " ;  adm. 
in  1567.  In  1574  Ayton  and  Lamberton 
were  in  the  charge.  He  died  llth  March 
1583,  and  in  his  will  he  commends  "his 
spirit  to  God,  his  bodie  to  be  erdit  in  the 
kirkyaird  of  C.,  willing  and  beseking  the 
parochinars  thereof  to  ordour  that  place 
to  be  mair  cumlie  and  decentlie  kept  then 
it  hes  been  in  tyme  bygane." — [JJooke  of 
the  Kirk;  Reg.  Min.  and  Assi'j. ;  Keith's 
Hist. ;  Calderwood's  flist.,  ii.,  45]. 

DAVID  FORSYTH,  reader;  trans,  to 
1571  Bolton  in  1580. 

DAVID    HOME,  min.   of    Foulden    in 

1567,  of   Oldhamstocks   in   1569,  of 

1584     Aldcambus    in    1580,    and     of    this 

charge  in    1584.      He  was   a   member  of 

Assembly  May    1586,  and    dissented    from 


the  annulling  of  the  sentence  of  excom 
munication  against  Archbishop  Adamson. 
He  was  pres.  to  the  vicarage  before  14th 
June  1592,  and  was  dead  by  1600.  He 
marr.  Janet  Hopper  [Happer],  who  in 
1600  occupied  a  cottage  and  two  acres  in 
Coldingham,  and  had  issue — David,  M.A. ; 
Alexander,  M.A,,  Commendator  of  Eccles, 
probably  also  min.  of  that  parish  ;  Thomas  ; 
William,  lessee  of  the  teinds  of  Eccles  in 
1620.  Publication  —  Three  Letters  (vide 
}Vodrow  M~iscelL). — [Jjerwick  .S'a.s.,  iv.,  94  ;. 
Key.  Astiy.  :  Rey.  of  Deeds,  xxxi. ;  Row's 
and  Calderwood's  llixts.  ;  Milne  JFom< 
MSS.)  54,  196:  Eeij.  of  Deeds,  civ.,  6th 
Feb.  1605.] 


1593 


ALEXANDER  WATSOX,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1582);  schoolmaster  of  this 
parish  in  1590 ;  min.  in  1593  :  with 
Smith  of  Chirnside  and  Home  of  Ayton 
he  was  a  witness  at  the  trial  of  Logan  of 
Restalrig,  1609,  and  was  then  aged  50.  He 
was  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 
before  7th  June  1611,  and  died  before  1630. 
He  marr.  Christian  Lichtharnes,  who  sur 
vived  him,  and  had  issue  —  Alexander, 
apprenticed  to  Moses  Wallace,  skinner, 
Edinburgh,  8th  Xov.  1609  :  Alison  (marr., 
cont.  26th  March  1630,  Robert  Air  in 
Renton). —  [AVv/.  Atsiy.;  Pit  cairn's  (Jriin. 
Trials,  ii.  ;  Carr's  Hist.  :  liey.  of  Deeds, 
cccclviii.,  244.] 


1615 


WILLIAM  DOUGLAS  of  Stoneypath, 
\Vhittingehame  ;  pres.  to  the  vicar 
age  by  James  VI.  7th  Feb.  1615 ; 
was  one  of  fifty  mins.  who  signed  a  Pro 
test  to  Parliament  in  favour  of  the  Liber 
ties  of  the  Kirk,  27th  June  1617  :  trans, 
to  Whittingehame  in  1621,  but  apparently 
not  settled  there  until  1627.  —  [Calder 
wood's  Hist.,  ii.,  126  :  iii.,  675  ;  iv.,  649.] 


1622 


CHRISTOPHER  KXOWES  of  Swyn- 
wood,  eldest  son  of  Christopher  K. ; 
M.A,  (Edinburgh,  25th  July  1612); 
min.  of  Spott  in  1618  ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
22nd  Jan.  1622 ;  dem.  before  10th  Jan. 
1639.  His  demission  was  refused,  and  he 
was  dep.  before  6th  May  1641  for  adultery. 
He  died  before  1646.  He  marr.  (1)  24th 
May  1617,  Marion,  daugh.  of  Edward 


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COLDINGHAM 


37 


Hepburn,  min.  of  Prestonkirk,  and  had 
issue— Anna  (marr.  William  Paxton,  por- 
tioner  of  West  Reston) ;  Alison  ;  Margaret : 
(2)  27th  June  1039,  Agnes,  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Mawer,  advocate,  and  had  issue 
— Patrick  ;  Christopher.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  ; 
Edin.  Marr.  Rey.  :  Acts  Part.  ;  Baillie's 
Lett. ;  Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Milne  Home, 
MSS.,  193 ;  Gen.  Rey.  Sets.,  xli.  174,  xlix.  44  : 
G.  K.  Tnhib.,  14th  Jan.  1605,  24th  Aug. 
1GGG,  and  21st  Dec.  1007.] 

[ALEXANDER  BURNET,  M.A.,  tutor 
to  John,  Lord  Linton  ;  afterwards  Arch 
bishop  of  Glasgow  and  of  St  Andrews  ; 
was  pres.  by  Charles  I.,  10th  Jan.  1039,  but 
not  settled.— Rey.  Sec.  Sig.] 

SAMUEL  DOUGLAS,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 

Charles  I.  Gth  May  1041  ;  suspended 

June  1048,  and  dep.  by  the  Presb. 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  Assembly, 

the   Commission   on   14th   Feb.    1051    "do 

open  his  mouth  and  declare  him  to  be  in 

capacity  for  the  ministry  "  ;  trans,  to  Eccles 

after  Oct.  1052.— [Key.  Sec.  Sig.:  Ifaddiiigf»,i 

Pre&b.  Rey.  ;  Acts  of  Ass. ;  Baillie's  Letters.] 

DAVID  HUME,  son  and  heir  of  James 
H.   of    Whitsomehill ;    M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,   30th    July   1646);    adm.    in 
1658;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council    1st 
Oct.  1662.     He  preached  in  the  house  of  a 
Mrs  Paton,  Edinburgh,  in  the  beginning  of 
1669  ;  for  this  the  Provost  and  Magistrates 
were  fined  £50.    A  warrant  was  issued  for 
his  apprehension  by  the  Privy  Council,  4th 
June  1674,  and  letters  of  intercommuning 
were  passed  against  him  3rd  Aug.  1676. 
He  opposed  the  Indulgence,  and  joined  the 
field  preachers  in  1679,  but  did  not  go  to 
an  extreme  length.     He  was  one  of  two 
deputies    who    interviewed   the    Duke    of 
Monmouth   before  the  battle  of  Bothwell 
Bridge.      After    the    defeat    of    the    Cov 
enanters,  he  took  refuge  in  Holland,  and 
appeared  in  a  long   list   of  those  declared 
fugitive,  5th  May  1684.    He  returned,  and 
died  at  Edinburgh,  15th   Dec.  1687,  aged 
about  62.     He   was  buried   in  Greyfriars. 
He  marr.  (name  unknown),  and  had  issue 
— a  son,  James,  apprenticed  to  Jamos  Home, 


merchant,  7th  Feb.  1677  ;  Catherine,  buried 
22nd  Nov.  1670.  He  left  a  journal  in  MS. 
which  has  not  been  recovered. — [Berwick 
Sas.,  iv.,  94 ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.  234.  iii. 
106 ;  Edin.  Guild  Reg. ;  Acts  Parl.,  vii. ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  4804 ;  Brown's  Covenanters 
of  the  Merse.] 

ALEXANDER  HEWAT,  M.A. ;  min.  in 
1663     1003  ;  trans,  to  Eclrom  in  100"). 

ANDREW  BANNATIN  [BANNA- 
1665  TYNE],  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  23rd  July 
1025) ;  passed  trials  before  the  Presb. 
and  got  a  testimonial  for  license  3rd  Oct. 
1627  ;  pres.  to  Garvald,  and  inst.  13th  Sept, 
1637  ;  dep.  4th  Oct.  1649  for  "  profanation 
of  the  name  of  God,"  etc.  He  intruded  at 
Drumoak  in  1053,  but  was  rcponed  to  the 
ministry  2nd  Feb.  1054,  on  condition  that 
he  should  not  accept  a  charge  without 
special  consent  of  the  Presb.  He  was 
pres.  to  Edrom,  and  coll.  there  llth  Nov. 
1662.  In  the  following  year  he  exchanged 
with  the  min.  of  this  charge ;  was  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  17th  Feb.  1604  ;  adm.  in 
1005,  and  was  still  min.  llth  Oct.  1GG8. 
He  marr.  before  3rd  Jan.  1044  (name  un 
known),  and  had  a  son,  James,  who  received 
300  merks  under  the  will  of  his  relative, 
Thomas  Bannatyne  of  Newhall,  30th  Nov. 
1044.— \_Rey.  See.  Sig. ;  Ilutton  Sess.  Rey.  ; 
Haddinytoii  Pres//.  Rey.'] 

ALEXANDER  DOUGLAS,  son  of 
Samuel  D.,  min.  here  in  1041  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1GG9) ;  adm.  min.  of 
Longformacus  in  1G72 ;  pres.  by  Charles 
II.  15th  Oct.  1077  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  8th  Sept,  1689,  for  not  reading  the 
Proclamation  of  the  Estates,  nor  praying 
for  William  and  Mary.  He  was  accused 
of  taking  away  the  Presb.  Records.  He 
died  Jan.  1704,  aged  about  55.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Bannatyne,  probably  daugh.  of 
his  predecessor,  and  had  issue  — Samuel 
of  Burnhouses ;  Helen  (marr.  27th  Dec. 
1729,  John  Johnston,  writer,  Edinburgh) ; 
Katherine  (marr.  July  1735,  Yaxly  David 
son,  merchant,  Edinburgh).  —  [Min.-book 
Rey.  Sec.  Sir/.,  v. ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689 ; 
Edinburgh  Marriage  Reg. ;  Treasury  Sed. 
Rook,  22nd  July  1696.] 


COLDINGHAM 


[PRESB.  OF 


[The  parish  w;is  vacant  for  several  years, 
the  majority  of  the  heritors  being  in 
sympathy  \vitli  the  Episcopal  mins.  who 
conducted  services  at  Coldingham  and 
Eycmoutli.  Ultimately  the  Synod  sent 
assessors  to  assist  the  1'ivsb.  in  their  choice 
of  a  minister.] 


1694 


JOHN  DYSART,  born  1660:  M.A. 
((ilasgow  1080):  ord.  min.  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  I  hdton, 
Northumberland,  1080  :  adm.  min.  of  Lang- 
ton  30th  April  1091  ;  elected  by  the  Presb. 
jure  <?e>'o/i(to  1st  May,  trans,  and  adm.  24th 
July  1 694 .  It  was  necessary  to  call  a  military 
force  to  prevent  a  riot  at  his  settlement, 
and  for  some  time  afterwards  he  carried 
two  pistols  to  the  pulpit,  which  he  laid 
down  openly  on  each  side  of  him.  He 
died  before  Jan.  1720,  leaving  £200  to  the 
poor  of  the  parish.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
force  of  character  and  strength  of  will,  and 
a  resolute  defender  of  the  Presbyterian 
cause.  During  his  ministry  he  held  1169 
meetings  of  his  Kirk-session,  and  most  of 
the  leading  men  of  his  parish  were  at  one 
time  or  other  brought  before  it.  By  the 
close  of  his  ministry  he  had  made  himself 
a  power  in  the  district,  and  even  those 
opposed  to  his  church  views  recognised  his 
sincerity  and  courage.  He  marr.  (1)  17th 
Jan.  1699,  Elizabeth  (died  May  1702), 
daugh.  of  John  Bishop,  Cockburnspath, 
and  had  issue — John  ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  her 
father's  successor) ;  a  son,  who  died  at  birth, 
1702:  (2)  31st  Dec.  1703,  Mary,  daugh.  of 
the  Hon.  William  Sanclilands  of  Couston, 
son  of  John,  fourth  Lord  Torphichen,  and 
widow  of  Major  Menzies  of  Culdares.  and 
had  issue— Matthew,  min.  of  Eccles.  l).;s 
widow  gifted  to  the  Kirk-session  a  silver 
cup  and  a  pewter  baptismal  basin,  7th 
April  n%<o.—[Edin.  Marr.  and  Set*.  Key*.  : 
Boston's  Jfem.;  Carr's  Hist.;  Murray's  Blot/. 
Ami.  :  Thomson's  Coldinr/ham  ;  Notes  !»/ 
C.  ft.  Romanes.] 


1725 


ROBERT  BRYDONE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
21st  April  1709):  liccn.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  3rd  June  1719;  elected 
by  the  Town  Council  of  that  city  conjunct 
preacher  at  Skinner's  Hall  (Chapel-of-Ease) 


in  Dec.  following;  called  to  this  parish 
15th  Sept.  1724:  pres.  by  George  I.  31st 
Jan.,  and  ord.  (colleague  and  successor) 
nth  May  172.1:  died  17th  March  1761, 
aged  74.  He  marr.  3rd  June  1727,  Eliza 
beth  Dysart  (died  20th  May  1764),  only 
daugh.  of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue — 
nine  children,  who  all  died  in  comparative 
youth,  except  John,  born  9th  Jan.  1730, 
died  17;").")  ;  Matthew,  merchant,  Berwick, 
born  3rd  Feb.  1731  :  Patrick,  F.P..S., 
author  of  A  Tour  throuyh  Xicili/  anil 
Ma/fa,  born  5th  Jan.  1736,  died  19th 
June  1818;  Robert,  born  23rd  March  1740. 
[Patrick  B.  marr.  Mary,  eldest  daugh.  of 
Principal  Roller tson  of  Edinburgh  Univ., 
and  by  her  had  three  daughs.— Mary,  wife 
of  the  second  Earl  of  Minto  ;  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  Admiral  Sir  Charles  Adam  of 
Blairadam ;  Williamina.  who  marr.  Gilbert 
Elliot,  D.D.,  Dean  of  Bristol.  He  is 
thus  alluded  to  in  Marmion,  canto  vi., 
stanza  18 — 

"  Hard  by  in  hospitable  shade  [Lennel  House] 
A  reverend  pilgrim  dwells. 
Well  worth  the  whole  Bernardino  brood 
That  ere  wore  sandal,  frock,  or  hood." 

Robert  Burns  visited  Patrick  Brydone  at 
Lennel,  7th  May  1787,  and  wrote  of  Mrs 
B.  as  "a  most  elegant  woman  in  person 
and  manner,  and  the  tones  of  her  voice 
remarkably  sweet."]— [Tomlst. :  Carr's  I  fist.-. 
Murray's  Bio<j.  Ann.  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Bio<j.  : 
Wallace's  Burns,  ii.,  104.] 

JOHN  JOLLY,  liccn.  by  Presb.  of 
1761  Chirnside  4th  Jan.  1757  ;  ord.  min. 
of  Simprin  12th  May  1757 ;  pres. 
by  George  III.  1st  May,  and  trans,  and 
adm.  17th  Sept.  1761  ;  died  9th  Nov.  1792, 
aged  60.  He  marr.  (1)  27th  Oct.  1757, 
Jean  Waddell,  who  died  without  issue,  31st 
Dec.  1783:  (2)  18th  Sept.  1787,  Elizabeth 
Paxton,  .Berwick,  who  died  without  issue 
at  Lochcarron,  18th  Dec.  1829,  aged  73. — 
[Tombst.] 

JAMES  LANDELL,  born  1756,  son  of 
1793  "WMiara  L.,  farmer,  Coldinghamlaw ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh);  licen.  by  the 
Northumberland  Classis  in  1781,  and  ord. 
by  it  8th  March  1787,  min.  of  the  Scots 
Church,  Widdrington  ;  pres.  in  April,  and 


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39 


adm.   13th  Aug.   1793;    killed   by   &    fall 
from  his  horse,  18th  April  1827.    He  was 
a  cultured  musician,  and  the  composer  of 
Coldinrjhwn,  and  other  psalm  tunes.     He 
marr.  6th   Jan.  177G,   Janet  Harriot,  who 
died  15th  Aug.  1840,  and  had  issue— Grace, 
born   14th  Oct.   1776;  William,  bora  6th 
July  1778,  educated  for  the  ministry  and 
applied    for    license,    but    withdrew    and 
became   Supervisor  of  Excise;    Margaret,  j 
born  26th  Sept.  1780  (marr.  David  Walker,  ! 
schoolmaster  of  Earlston),  died  31st  Oct.  1 
1852;   James,  lieut.   60th   Foot,   born   9th  j 
Nov.    1783;    George   Richardson,  lieut.   of  '. 
Marines,  lost  his  right  arm  at   Trafalgar, 
born  2nd  May  1785;   Thomas,  born   23rd 
Dec.  1786 ;  Harriet,  born  18th  April  1788 
(marr.    2nd    July    1810,    William     Hose); 
Alexander  Renton,  born  13th  Sept.  1792; 
Jane  Home,  born   24th   Sept,  1796   (marr. 
Samuel  Watson).— [Tombst.] 

JAMES  HOME  ROBERTSON,  sixth 
son  of  Alexander  R.  of  Frcnderguest, 
and  Philadelphia,  daugh.  of  Robert 
Lambe,  vicar  of  Norham ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  10th  Aug.  1824  ;  pres.  by  George 
IV.  28th  May,  and  ord.  20th  Sept.  1827; 
died  6th  July  1847.  He  marr.  17th  Feb. 
1829,  Jane  (died  20th  Dec.  1843,  aged  38), 
eldest  daugh.  of  John  Dickson  of  Peelwalls, 
Ayton,  and  had  issue— Alexander  Phila 
delphia  Lambe,  M.D.,  bom  25th  Dec.  1829  ; 
John  Dickson,  born  1st  Aug.  1831 ;  George 
Hogarth,  born  30th  Aug.  1834. 

DAVID  MUNRO,  born  St  Andrews, 
2nd  Oct.  1817,  son  of  Alexander  M. 
and  Isabella  Walker  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  St  Andrews;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  St  Andrews  1839 ;  assistant  at  Ceres, 
Muthill,  Drainie;  ord.  to  Scots  Church, 
Tweedmouth,  17th  April  1845;  pres.  by 
Queen  Victoria ;  trans,  and  adm.  5th  Nov. 
1847  ;  died  24th  Oct.  1902.  He  marr.  31st 
Oct.  1854,  Margaret  (died  at  Dunbar,  14th 
June  1909),  daugh.  of  Robert  Stevenson, 
farmer,  Lowick,  and  Dorothy  Main,  and 
had  issue— Isabella  Walker,  born  19th  Aug. 
1855  (marr.  1880,  Thomas  Cormack,  captain 
in  the  Merchant  Service) ;  David  Alexander 
Stevenson,  born  29th  Jan.  1857;  Robert 


Stevenson,  born  19th  Feb.  1859 ;  Thomas 
Murray,  born  2nd  Aug.  1863;  Sarah 
Margaret,  born  30th  July  1865  (marr.  1896, 
James  Purves,  tea-planter,  India);  Mary 
Ann  Helena,  born  19th  May  1867  ;  William 
Lockhart,  born  7th  June  1872,  died  27th 
Sept,  1876  ;  Edith  Grace,  born  4th  Sept. 
1875. 


1847 


1898 


HENRY     MACLAURIN     LAMONT, 

born  Edinburgh,  1st  March  1872, 
son  of  Donald  L.,  Surveyor  of  Taxes, 
Argyllshire,  and  Catherine,  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Alexander,  farmer,  Aberdeenshire  ; 
educated  at  Edinburgh  Academy;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1891),  B.D.  (1896);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  May  1896  ;  assistant 
at  St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assist 
ant  and  successor)  4th  Nov.  1898.  Marr. 

(1)  10th  April  1901,  Edith  Home  (died  9th 
Jan.  1902),  youngest  daugh.  of  Sir  Samuel 
Stirling,    Bart,,    of    Glorat    and    Renton  : 

(2)  6th  Sept,  1904,  Annie,  daugh.  of  George 
Gilchrist,  farmer,  Coldingham,  and  Jessie 
Lyon  Dunlop,  and  has  issue— Allan  Donald, 
born  3rd  Dec.  1907;  Jessie  Dunlop,  born 
15th  April  1910  ;  Sheila  and  Eileen  (twins), 
born  7th  Oct.  1913. 


COLDSTREAM,  FORMERLY 
LENNEL. 

[A  priory  of  Cistercian  nuns  was  founded 
at  Coldstream  in  1125,  by  Gospatrick,  third 
Earl  of  Dunbar.  To  it  belonged  the  Parish 
Kirk  of  Lennel  and  the  chapels  of  the 
Hirsel  and  St  Mary;s,  Bassendean  (in  West- 
ruther).  This  convent  was  destroyed  by  the 
English  in  1 545.  Its  lands  were  afterwards 
alienated  by  royal  grants.  The  church  of 
Lennel  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  David  de 
Bernham,  31st  March  1243.  The  chapel 
of  the  Hirsel  disappeared  before  1627, 
and  was  never  afterwards  rebuilt.  The 
church  of  Lennel,  of  twelfth-century  work, 
was  for  long  the  parish  church.  In  1705, 
because  the  building  was  ruinous  and  too 
small,  a  new  church  was  erected  at  Cold- 
stream  by  Charles,  Earl  of  Home.  The 
Earl  of  Haddington  and  Ker  of  Graden  in 
the  Merse  repaired  the  old  church  at  Lennel 


40 


COLDSTREAM 


[PRESB.  OF 


and  removed  the  stone  roof,  but  in  1718  the 
new  building  in  Coldstream  was  declared 
the  parish  church.  A  new  church  was 
erected  in  15)09.] 

1574     JOHN  LYCHTBODTE,  reader. 

JOHN  CLAPPERTOX,  a  native  of  the 
1576     county,    was    in     1570    exhorter    at 
Livingston  ;     trans,    to    Jfutton     in 
l.")71  :     ti-an.s.    and    adni.    in     1570,    when 
Simprin  also   was  in  the  charge  ;   app.  by 
the  Ceneral  Assembly  that  year  as  Visitor 
of     Merse    and    Laininennuir :     this     was 
several    times    renewed:    in   1583   his   dis 
trict  extended  from  the  Forth  to   Berwick, 
lie   was  apprehended,  25th  May   1584,  by 
two   archers  of   the  Guard,  and   taken   to 
Edinburgh.      He    was    charged,   7th   Dec. 
following,   with   not   giving    obedience    to 
his  Ordinary,  and  was  one  of  those  who 
signed    an    address    to   the    King   on    that 
matter.      At     the     Assembly,     1586,     he 
dissented    against    annulling   the   sentence 
which  had  been  passed  upon   Archbishop 
A  damson.      While   acting  as    one   of    the 
Commissioners  of   the  Assembly  at  Edin 
burgh,   he   was   ordered   by   His    Majesty, 
21th  Nov.  155)0,  to  leave  within  twenty-four 
hours    and    attend   his    congregation.      By 
the  Assembly,  1000,  he  was  appointed  con 
stant  Moderator  of  the  Presb.,  which  was 
enjoined  by  the    Privy  Council,   17th  Jan. 
thereafter,  to  receive  him  as  such    within 
twenty-four  hours  after  notice,  under  pain 
of  rebellion.      Charged    by   the   Synod   to 
demit  that  office,  he  did  so,  for  which  he 
was  called  before  the  Privy  Council,  where 
he   expressed   his   readiness   to    accept    it 
of   new.     After   this   he   appears   to  have 
been   wholly   submissive   to   the   measures 
of  the  Court.     He  died  in  1017.     He  was 
a    member    of    at    least    sixteen    General 
Assemblies.      Calderwood     says     of    him, 
"The   man  was  ambitious,  and   readie   to 
embrace  any   preferment.''"     He   marr.   (1) 
1574,  Joanna   Spence,  Chirnside,  and   had 
issue  —  Samuel    Spence,   colonel    of    horse 
under   C-ustavus   Adolphus,  and  Governor 
of    Finland,   born    1570,   died    at    Womer, 
1022  ;    Christian,   born    1580    (marr.    1600,' 
Alexander  Lander   of  Gunsgreen) ;   Anne,' 
bapt.  at   East   Xisbet  Chape],  1585   (marr! 


1604,  Kobert  Brounfield  of  Todridge) ;  Mar 
garet,  born  1589  (marr.  1010,  Robert 
Lauder,  W.S.,  Edinburgh);  Elspeth,  born 
1592  (marr.  1013,  Patrick  Craw  of  Heug- 
head);  John,  min.  of  Ednam ;  George, 
born  1598  :  (-2)  1011,  Barbara  Seton  of 
Xottridge,  near  ITaddington,  and  had 

!   issue— William,  min.  of  Coldstream;  Pat- 

I  rick,  born  1015.  His  widow  survived  him 
and  marr.  secondly,  Andrew  Ramsay,  min. 
of  Eyemouth,  and  thirdly,  John  Poole  in 

,  Tranent).  —  [Reg.  Assiy.  :  Reg.  of  Deeds, 
xxxi.,  xxxvi.  ;  Reg.  Priri/  Count-.  :  tit 
Amlreu's  >'////.  mid  Test.  Regs.:  Hook?  <>j 
tin  Kirk ;  Calderwood's  /fist.,  iv.,  72 : 
Pitcairn's  Ciim.  Trials,  ii. ;  Inq.  R(<t.  G'en., 
1097  ;  Re*,,  of  Deed*,  ccccx.,  370  :  -/.  R. 
Jtdtll.,  10th  Dec.  1017:  Act*  niid  Dee., 

\  cccxxxii.,  372.] 

FRANCIS  HEPBURX,  son  of  Francis 
161?  H.  and  Margaret  Cockburn ;  M.A. 
(Kdinburgh,  25th  July  1012);  pres. 
by  James  VI.  18th  Nov.  1017;  was  still 
min.  23rd  Nov.  1038,  but  subsequently 
deprived.  He  had  issue— Thomas,  eldest 
son.— [AVf/.  See.  tiif/.  :  tied.  Hool;  of  Te'nuh  : 
Stat.  Rep.,  1027  ;  Re<j.  of  Dee<h,  dxxx.,  113  ; 
(,'.  It.  Inhih.,  Oth  Sept,  1037.] 

A\'TLLTAM  CLAPPEHTOX,  born  1613  : 
son  of  John  C1.,  who  was  min.  in  1570, 
mentioned  as  min.  in  1035).  Pie  died 
before  19th  Jan.  1642.  His  brother  Patrick- 
was  his  heir.—  [Gen.  Reg.  tins.,  1.,  343.] 

THOMAS    HEPBURX,   M.A.,  min.   in 

1641  1G41  J    trans,    to    Oldhamstocks    in 
1042.-[AV/.  Sec.  Sic/.} 

JAMES  HOME,  son  of  Alexander  H., 

1642  min<  of  Ayton;  pres.  by  Charles  1. 
1st  Dec.   1041  ;   adm.  in   1042 ;   still 

min.  in  1053,  but  was  probably  deprived  ; 
died  before  14th  Jan.  1071.  He  marr. 
Janet,  daugh.  of  John  Arnot  of  Hoprig, 
and  had  issue— James,  writer,  Edinburgh, 
his  heir;  Margaret,  died  1700;  Jean  (marr. 
Alexander  Kinnear,  writer,  Edinburgh); 
Rachel  (marr.  John  Home,  min.  of  Greeii- 
law).— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Peebles  Presb.  Reg.\ 
Inq.  Ret.  Gen,,  5387,  and  Henrick,  381; 
G.  R.  Sns.t  Iv.,  395.] 


1639 


CHIRNSIDK] 


COLDSTREAM 


41 


WILLIAM  JOHNSTONE  of  Laverock- 

1659  *AW)  ^"^'  ^t  Andrews,  r)tn  June 
1638):  ord.  to  Lander  in  1652; 
trans,  and  adm.  in  1659 ;  deprived  by  Act 
of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662  ;  died  before 
2nd  April  1685.  He  marr.  Isabel  Mait- 
land,  probably  of  the  Lauderdale  family, 
and  had  issue — James,  his  heir  ;  Margaret, 
assisted  by  the  Presb.  in  1700  as  "the 
daughter  of  an  outed  minister";  William, 
buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  17th 
March  1692.  —  [>'//«,  (Keho  Presl.)  fief/.; 
Lothian  Xyn.  Rey. ;  Edin.  Rey.  A'ax.  :  Wod- 
row's  Hint. ;  Inq.  Ret.  (Jen.,  Berwick,  420, 
and  (!en.,  6634.] 

DAVID  ROBERTSON,  son  of  James 
.  _  R.,  min.  of  Cranstoun ;  M.A.  (St 
Andrews,  2nd  May  1639) ;  adm. 
(assistant)  at  Dunbar  19th  April  1644 ; 
trans,  to  Folwarth,  and  adm.  before  18th 
June  1652  ;  conforming  to  Episcopacy,  he 
was  coll.  16th  Oct.  1662 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
after  25th  Aug.  1663;  died  May  1685. 
Ho  marr.  Agnes  (died  29th  May  1694), 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Stevenson,  min.  of  Dun- 
bar,  in  whose  right  he  entered  burgess  and 
guild-brother  of  Edinburgh,  10th  April  1678, 
and  had  issue— Andrew ;  Patrick,  min.  of 
of  Eclrom,  ultimately  vicar  of  Berwick-on- 
Tweed,  who  was  served  heir  26th  Jan.  1700. 
— [Duns  Presb.  and  Edin.  Guild  Regs.  ;  : 
Lander  Tests.;  Greyfriars  Burials;  Inq.  \ 
Ret.  Gen.,  8200.] 

THOMAS  BLAIR,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
1686  14th  March  1672) ;  was  a  preacher 
13th  June  1680 ;  inst.  to  Tynning- 
hame  26th  May  1684 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
before  19th  Jan.  1686 ;  deprived  by  the  ' 
Privy  Council,  26th  Sept.  1689,  for  not 
praying  for  King  William  and  Queen 
Mary,  nor  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates.  In  1713  he  was  in  charge  of 
Cornhill,  Northumberland,  and  in  1728  he 
was  inst.  to  the  united  curacies  of  Cornhill 
and  Branxton ;  died  23rd  Aug.  1736,  aged  j 
about  85.  He  marr.  Christian  (died  23rd  i 
June  1729),  daugh.  of  Sir  William  Eliott 
of  Stobs,  Bart.,  and  had  issue — David, 
bursar  of  Theology,  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy, 


1692,  1693.—  [T'l/nninnJiame  and  Scoonie 
Sess.  Regs.;  Cornhill  Reg.  (Bur.)  ;  Hutchin- 
son's  Northumberland,  i.  :  MX.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689 ;  Peterkin's  Gonstit.  of  the 
Church."] 


1690 


JAMES  ARMSTRONG,  mentioned  as 
min.  when  first  meeting  of  Presb. 
is  recorded  7th  Aug.  1690  ;  trans,  to 

Canonbie    21st   March    1694.—  [Rey.    Gen. 

Ass.,  1690,  1692.] 

JOHN  POW,  son  of  Robert  P.,  notary, 
1694  Eycmouth;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  9th 
July  1688);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnsidc,  and  ord.  7th  Aug.  1694  ;  died 
5th  Jan.  1735,  aged  about  67.  He  marr. 
Jean  Marjoribanks,  who  died  3rd  Feb. 
1763,  and  had  issue — Robert,  merchant, 
and  bailie  of  Coldstream ;  John,  M.A., 
licen.  1729 ;  Elizabeth,  born  1723  (marr. 
John  Forman,  ancestor  of  the  Formans  of 
Craigpark,  Ratho).  William  Pow,  licen.  in 
1745,  was  probably  a  son. — [Lander  Tests.  ; 
Boston's  Mem.] 

WILLIAM  WILSON,  a  teacher  in 
George  Heriot's  Hospital  20th  June 
1720;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  13th  Dec. 
1720);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  31st 
Oct.  1732  ;  pres.  by  Thomas,  Lord  Binning, 
and  ord.  30th  Oct.  1735  ;  died  16th  June 
1777.  He  marr.  9th  June  1737,  Agnes 
(died  7th  July  1784),  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Chatto  of  Mainhouse,  and  had  issue — 
John,  born  18th  April  1738;  Thomas, 
born  19th  Sept.  1739;  Janet,  born  22nd 
Nov.  1741  ;  Andrew,  born  30th  Jan.  1744  ; 
Mary,  born  30th  Oct.  1745,  died  19th  Oct. 
1763;  Charlotte,  born  llth  Nov.  1752; 
Jean,  died  26th  June  1815. — [Steven's  Mem. 
of  HeriotJ] 

JAMES  BELL,  born  1742,  son  of  Robert 
B.,  min.  of  Avendale,  and  nephew 
of  James  Thomson,  author  of  The 
Seasons,  whom  he  succeeded  in  the  small 
estate  of  Wideopen,  which  he  afterwards 
sold.  He  was  educated  by  his  uncle, 
Robert  Thomson,  schoolmaster  of  Lanark, 
and  at  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Hamilton  25th  Feb.  1766;  app. 


42 


COLDSTREAM— EDROM 


[PTtESB.  OF 


preacher  ID  Univ.  of  Glasgow:  pros.  l>y 
Thomas,  Marl  of  Haddington,  Aug.  1777. 
Delay  was  occasioned  by  a  competing 
presentation  from  the  Crown  in  favour 
of  Alexander  Cirvan.  afterwards  min.  of 
Langton.  The  Lords  of  Session  decided 
in  favour  of  B.,  and  he  was  ord.  24th  Sept. 
177S:  J).|).  (Glasgow,  4th  Dec.  1789):  died 
!)th  Aug.  17!)4.  He  marr.  !)th  April  1779, 
Annie  (died  17th  Oct.  1820,  aged  74), 
sister  of  Thomas  Clark,  min.  of  Eagles- 
ham,  and  had  issue  —  Robert,  born  5th  Feb. 
1780  ;  Thomas,  born  4th  May  1781  ;  James 
Thomson,  born  28th  June  1782:  Carolina 
Home,  born  29th  Aug.  1784  ;  Margaret, 
born  27th  Oct.  1785;  Elizabeth,  born  30th 
Jan.  1787,  died  unmarr.  1876  [vide  Joid'nnl 
of  Sir  Walter  Scott,  7th  March  1828]: 
Charles  Hamilton,  born  17th  April  1789: 
John,  major  H.E.I.C.S.,  born  3rd  Jan. 
1791  ;  Beatrix,  born  2nd  June  1792.  Publi- 
cations  —  Sermons  prat  died  before  the  U/rit>. 
<>f  (,'las.ijow  (revised  by  Principal  Robert 
son  ;  London,  1790)  ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).—  [Scottish  .AV/., 
iii.  ;  Cleland's  Ann.,  i.] 

ROBERT  SCOTT,  bred  a  tailor;  edu- 
17gs  cated  at  the  parish  school  of  Temple 
and  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  31st  Jan.  1786  :  ord. 
min.  of  Legerwood  9th  May  1793  ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Earl  of  Haddington,  25th  Nov. 
1794  ;  adm.  3rd  July  1795  ;  died  unmarr. 
17th  Jan.  1830,  aged  77. 


(Edinburgh,  1840);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Setf  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.) 


1830 


THOMAS  SMITH  GOLDIE,  born  15th 

^u"-  1798'  son  °^  tleorge  G.,  min. 

of  Athelstaneford  ;  educated  at  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  :  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dunbar  5th  Dec.  1821  ;  assistant  in 
Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh  ;  pres.  by  the  Com 
missioner  of  Thomas,  Earl  of  Haddington, 
30th  Jan.,  and  ord.  14th  May  1830  :  died  at 
Edinburgh,  5th  July  1859.  He  marr.  5th 
Feb.  1833,  Jane  Gilloch  Morgan,  who  died 
15th  May  1858,  aged  45,  and  had  issue  — 
George  Morgan,  born  6th  Feb.  1834  ; 
Margaret  Gibson,  born  4th  Oct.  1836,  died 
31st  Oct.  1844.  Publications  —  A  Sermon 
Breached  at  Coldstream  (Edinburgh,  1831)  ; 
Prayers  for  the  IT^-  of  his  Parishioners 


I860 


ARCHIBALD  XISBET,  born  about 
1827,  son  of  Archibald  X.,  min.  of 
the  Chapel-of-Ease,  Xorth  Albion 
Street,  Glasgow ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  ;  ord. 
to  St  Stephen's  Parish,  Glasgow,  24th  March 
1853  ;  pres.  by  George,  Earl  of  Haddington  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  26th  Jan.  1860;  died  7th 
July  1898.  He  marr.  12th  June  1855, 
Mary  Eliza  (died  26th  April  1895),  daugh. 
of  John  Allan,  writer,  Glasgow,  and  had 
issue — Archibald,  born  2nd  April  1856; 
Alexander  Allan,  born  2nd  March  1862  ; 
Helen  Christina  Margaret,  born  16th  May 
1865  :  Francis  Walter,  born  21st  Oct. 
1869. 

ROBERT  JOHX  PAUL,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 
ord.  23rd  Dec.  1898  ;  trans,  to  Elder 
Park  Parish.  Govan,  16th  Mav  1912. 


1912 


ROBERT  JOHX  THOMSON,  born 
Glasgow,  12th  April  1887,  son  of 
David  T.  and  Isabella  Fraser  ;  M.A., 
B.D.  (Aberdeen);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  in  1910;  assistant  at  Maxwell 
Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  20th  Sept.  1912; 
lieut.  llth  Black  Watch,  and  saw  service 
in  France,  1914-16. 


EDROM. 

[The  church  was  granted  to  Coldingham 
Priory  by  Earl  Gospatrick  in  1139.  There 
were  subordinate  chapels  at  Kimmerghame, 
Blackadder,  East  Nisbet,  and  Earlston. 
By  1450  land  at  Kelloe  was  granted  to 
found  the  prebend  of  Kelloe  in  the  col 
legiate  church  of  Dunglass,  and  a  papal 
bull  of  1459  gave  to  Dunglass  the  vicarage 
of  Edrom.  The  old  Norman  church  was 
taken  down  in  1737,  all  that  survives  being 
a  fine  doorway,  and  a  transept  chapel 
built  in  1499  by  Robert  Blackadder,  Arch 
bishop  of  Glasgow,  whose  ancestors  held 
the  lands  of  Blackadder  in  the  parish.] 

JAMES  COSTRANE,  reader  in 
1570  1570. 


CHIKNSIDE] 


EDROM 


43 


PATRICK    GAITTIS    [GALT],    trans. 

from    Abernethy  after     llth    June 

1573,  when    Duns,    Langton,  Fogo, 

and  Pohvarth  were  also  in  the  charge.     He 

removed  to  Duns  between  1580  and  1582. — 

[Rey.  Assi'y.] 

WILLIAM   CABEAIL,  reader,  1574  to 

1580 ;  min.  in  1583  ;  died  previous  to 

12th   July   1612.      He   marr.   (name 

unknown),  and   had    issue — Matthew,  his 

successor ;     Patrick,     wright ;      Christian 

(marr.  Robert  Mackie). — [Rey.  Min. ;  .Key. 

Assiy.  ;   Rey.  of  Deeds,  cclxxxv.,  15th  July 

1619  ;  <Y.  R.  Has.,  xlvii.,  183.] 

MATTHEW  CARRAIL,  son  of  preced 
ing  ;  adm.  to  P>unkle  in  1007  ;  pros. 
by  James  VI.  8th  July  1012,  and 

adm.    soon   after ;    clerk    of   Presb.    1C42 ; 

died  before  20th  Aug.  1G4C.    He  marr.  8th 

April    1007,    Elizabeth     Adamson.  —  [Re-y. 

Assiy.  :  Old  De<\,  ii.  ;  Rey.  Sec.  Siy.  :  Edin. 

Marr.  Rey.] 

JOHN  HOME,  min.  of  Eyemouth  in 
1027  ;  prcs.  by  Charles  I.  20th  Aug. 
1646  1040,  and  adm.  soon  afterwards ; 
died  in  April  10-18.  He  marr.  (1)  Barbara 
Home  :  (2)  before  1042,  Jean  Home,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  a  "house  at  Eye- 
mouth  bought  with  her  a  win  money/'' 
They  had  a  son,  John,  whom  he  designed 
"to  be  brought  up  at  the  schools/' — [Key. 
Sec.  Siy. ;  Lander  Tests. ;  Berwick  Has.,  iii., 
192,  1035,  and  365,  1642.] 

[WILLIAM  HUME,  pres.  by  Charles  I. 

22nd  May  1648.     On  24th  May   he 

was    apparently    under    scandal,   as 

the   Presb.  of   Chirnside   was   warned   not 

to  put  him  on  the  leet  for  any  kirk  until 

he  should  be  tried  and  cleared.    He  was 

probably  never  settled  in  this  charge,  and 

may  be  the  W.  H.  who   was   collated   to 

Ayton  in   1663,  and  min.  of  Loudoun  in 

1664. — Rey.  Sec.  Siy.  ;  Peterkin's  Records.] 

THOMAS  SWINTON,  M.A.  (Edin- 
164g  burgh,  25th  July  1618)]  min.  of 
Abbey  St  Bathans  in  1628 ;  trans. 
and  adm.  in  1649 ;  died  in  1661,  aged  about 
64.  He  marr.  Isabella,  probably  daugh.  of 
George  Dunbar  of  Avache,  who  survived 


him.  —  [Acts   of   Ass.;    Edin.    Rey.    Sas.; 
Tomlst.\  Rey.  Sec.  Siy.  :  Morrison's  Dec.,  x,] 

ANDRE  W  B  A  X  N  A  T  Y  N  E;  M.A., 
formerly  of  Garvald ;  pres.  by 
Charles  II.  25th  May  1661,  22nd 

Feb.  and  4th  Oct.  1662;   coll.   llth  Nov. 

following ;    again   pres.    Oth    March    1003. 

He  exchanged  with  the  min.  of  Colding- 

ham,   and   removed   there   in    1005.—  [Key. 

Sec.  Siy.  •.  Rey.  Co!/.] 

ALEXANDER     HEW  AT,    M.A.      (St 

Andrews   1051) ;    min.    of    Colding- 
ham  in  1003:  prcs.  by  Charles   II. 

17th  Feb.  1004;  coll.  3rd  Feb.  1065;  died 

April    1077,    aged    about    46.     He    marr. 

Anna    Home,    who    survived    him. — [Rey. 

Sec.  Siy.  ;  Rey  CoHat.  ;  Lander  7V.<?/x.] 

GEORGE    TROTTER,     M.A. ;     trans. 

from     Bunkle  ;     pres.     by     Charles 

II.   7th   May    1677,   and   adm.   soon 

afterwards  :  trans,  to  Second  Charge,  Tron 

Parish,  Edinburgh,  1082.— [Min. -look   Rey. 

Sec.  Siy.,  v.] 


1682 


PATRICK  ROBERTSON,  son  of  David 
]{.,  min.  of  Coldstream  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh  1603) ;  adm.  min.  of  Cumbrae 
in  1682  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  5th  June  1082, 
and  adm.  soon  afterwards.  He  was  inst. 
vicar  of  Berwick-on-Tweed  29th  July  1080, 
and  died  unmarr.  after  26th  Jan.  1700, 
aged  about  59. — [Min.-look  Rey.  Sec.  Siy. ; 
Fuller's  and  Scott's  Hist.*,  of  Berwick ; 
Berwick  Rey.  Burials;  Liq.  Ret.  Gen.,  8200.] 

JOHN  BARCLAY,  pres.  by  James  VII. 

7     21st  April  1687 ;  deprived  by  Privy 

Council,  8th  Sept.  1689,  for  neither 

reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates, 

nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for 

James    VII.— [MS.    Ace.    of   Min.,    1689 : 

Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the  Church.] 

ANDREW  GUTHRIE,  ord.  10th  Oct. 
1690;  trans,  to  Peterhead  19th 
April  1699. 

[JOHN  DAWSON,  M.A.,  described  as 
"preacher    of    the    Gospel    in    the 
parish  of  Edrom  in  1098 ;;  ;  min.  of 
Langton  that  year.] 


44 


ED  ROM 


[PRESB.  OF 


1701 


THOMAS     ANDERSON,     called     r.th 

Juno'    ani1    ord'    25th    |Sel't-    1701  ; 
trans,  to  Ayton  27th  March  171-2. 


ALFA  AN  DEI  I  TROTTER  of  Leetbrae, 
Colclstream,born  1077,  son  of  Captain 
Alexander  T.,  who  fought  at  Killic- 
crankie  (of  the  old  Merse  family  of  T.  of 
Printonan):  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th  April 
1701).  In  1704  he  was  a  teacher  at  Cold- 
stream  :  liccn.  by  Pre.sb.  of  Chirnside  29th 
.luly  1712  ;  pres.  by  the  Presb.  t////r  devo/ttto 
2Sth  July,  and  ord.  10th  Sept.  1713;  died 
29th  Dec.  1758.  He  marr.  (pro.  3rd  July 
1720),  Helen,  eldest  daugh.  of  John  Tulli- 
delph,  min.  of  Dunbarney,  and  had  issue  — 
Alexander,  born  4th  Dec.  1724;  Catherine 
(marr.  James  Thomson,  min.  of  Kin- 
goldrum)  :  Margaret  (marr.,  pro.  19th  Aug. 
1764,  William  Smith,  merchant,  Dundee).  — 
[Memoir  of  7?.  Trotter  :  Isabella  Trotter's 
Family  Memoirs  ;  Ea*t  Galloway  Skctdien  : 
E'Hn.  Test*.  :  E<lhi.  Marr.  AV;/.] 

WILLIAM  REDPATTI  [RIDPATH]. 
175_  born  1730,  third  son  of  George  R., 
min.  of  Ladykirk  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kelso  4th  Oct.  1757;  pres.  by  George 
II.  16th  April,  and  ord.  27th  Sept.  1759; 
died  10th  Sept.  1797.  He  marr.  26th 
March  1766,  Sarah  (died  17th  Dec.  1777), 
probably  daugh.  of  Walter  Hart,  min.  of 
Bunkle,  and  had  issue  —  George,  born  22nd 
March  1767;  \Valter,  born  16th  Dec.  1768  ; 
Philip,  born  llth  Sept.  1770;  'William 
Alexander,  born  5th  Dec.  1773  ;  Alex 
ander,  born  16th  July  1777.  Publication  — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  i.).  —  [Tombst.~] 

JOHN  HASTIE,  born  1762,  son  of  John 
17g7  H.,  Dunsyre  ;  became  schoolmaster 
of  Dunsyre,  and  was  subsequently 
tutor  in  the  family  of  George  Buchan  of 
Kelloe  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  2nd  Sept. 
1788  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  Nov.  1796  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  23rd  Feb.  1797  ; 
died  suddenly,  20th  Nov.  1822.  He  marr. 
3rd  June  1803,  Sarah  (died  19th  Nov.  1842), 
daugh.  of  John  Logan  of  New  Edrom,  and 
had  issue  —  Helen,  born  25th  Aug.  1804  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  30th  Nov.  1807  (marr. 
David  Logan,  Forney  Castle)  :  Sarah,  born 


13th   Dec.  1810;   John   Logan,  born   18th 
July  1813.— [7  Ww.] 

ALEXANDER  CUTHBERTSON,  born 
1823  *n  i^;  fourth  son  of  James  (•., 
fanner,  Kilmaurs ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1811);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  6th  May 
1817 ;  assistant  at  Jedlmrgh ;  pres.  by 
George  IV.  in  Feb.,  and  ord.  21st  Aug. 
1823;  died  31st  May  1849.  He  marr. 
27th  Nov.  1845,  Esther  Bell,  who  marr. 
again  15th  June  1852.  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (S'ew  S'tat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

JAMES  WILSON,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
184g  Edinburgh  ;  assistant  at  Greenside  : 
ord.  to  the  Chapel-of-Ease,  New 
Rothesay,  1847  ;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria, 
trans,  and  aclm.  23rd  Nov.  1849  ;  clem. 
16th  May  1872  ;  died  uninarr.  in  Australia, 
15th  Aug.  1895. 

GEORGE  GIBSON  GUNN,M.A.;  assist 
ant   and  successor  at  West  Linton  ; 
pres.   by  Queen  Victoria,  and  aclm. 
5th    Sept.    1872;     trans,     to    St    George's 
Parish,  Glasgow,  27th  July  1882. 

MACDUFF  SIMPSON,  born  Johns- 
1883  town>  C°-  Kildare,  9th  July  1849, 
son  of  Joseph  S.,  C.E.  ;  educated 
at  Belfast,  Princeton  Univ.,  U.S.A.,  and 
Edinburgh  Univ.;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Lexington,  Virginia,  1875;  ord.  to  Church- 
ville,  Virginia,  9th  Oct.  1875 ;  min.  of 
Pvichmond  Church,  Philadelphia,  1877-81  ; 
aclm.  a  min.  of  the  Church  of  Scotland 
in  1881 ;  min.  of  St  Paul's  Chapel,  Leith, 
1881 ;  adm.  to  this  charge  3rd  Jan.  1883. 
Marr.  (1)  5th  April  1876,  Mary  (died  27th 
Jan.  1912),  daugh.  of  Henry  Henderson, 
min.  of  Kinclaven,  and  has  issue — Henry 
Henderson,  lecturer  at  Dundee  Technical 
College,  born  23rd  Jan.  1877  ;  David  Mac- 
duff  Frederick,  Director  of  Education, 
Soudan  Government,  Egypt,  born  9th  Dec. 
1878 ;  Isabella  Mary,  born  8th  Jan.  1882  : 
(2)  20th  Aug.  1913,  Elizabeth  Jackson. 

WILLIAM  KENNETH  GRANT,  M.A., 
1911     01C^  (ass^stant  and  successor)   15th 
Dec.  1911 ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge, 
St  Andrews,  6th  Jan.  1916. 


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EDROM— EYEMOUTH 


45 


1615 


ANDREW  RAMSAY,  pros,  by  -lames 
VI.  7th  Feb.  1015;  died  between 
20th  Nov.  1623  and  31st  Oct.  1027. 
He  marr.  Barbara  Seton  (widow  of  John 
Clapperton,  min.  of  Coldstream,  \vlio  sur 
vived  him,  and  marr.  (3)  John  Poole  in 
Tranent),  and  had  issue — Robert,  servitor 
to  George, 'Earl  of  Winton.— [Rey.  Sec.  Siy. ; 
Prestonpans  ties*.  Rey. ;  Lander  Tests.  ',  Imj. 
Jiet.  Gen.,  3271  ;  Milne  Home  MSS.  (Hist. 
MS.  Com.,  92).] 

JOHN   HOME,  trans,   from  Ladykirk ; 
i«27     l)rcH-   UY  Charles  1.  31st  Oct.   1627; 
trans,  to  Edrom  in  1G4G. 

JAMES  STRATON,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  8th  Nov.  1647 ;  trans,  to 
Gordon  in  1662. 


JOHN     MACKECHNIE,   born    Oban, 

1916  5^1  April  18G'i'>  son  °f  Alexander  M. 
and  Christina  Maccoll  ;  educated  at 
Univs.  of  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow  ;  licen.  j 
by  Presb.  of  Dunblane  1895 ;  assistant 
at  Middle  Parish  Paisley  ;  ord.  to  Beach 
Mission,  Broughty  Ferry,  28th  Dec.  1899  : 
adm.  to  Buckhaven  23rd  Feb.  1905  ;  trans, 
to  Stronsay  (assistant  and  successor)  17th 
Dec.  1907  ;  trans,  to  Lairg  2nd  Aug.  1912  ;  j 
trans,  and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor) 
22nd  May  1916.  Marr.  1st  June  1905, 
Elizabeth  Skene  Blacklaws,  and  has  issue 
— Elizabeth  Christina  Kennedy,  born  12th 
March  1907  j  Mabel  Mary  Watson,  born 
13th  March  1909. 


EYEMOUTH. 

[Disjoined  from  Coldingham  and  erected 
by  James  VI.  27th  Jan.  1G1«.  A  new 
church  was  built  in  1812,  and  repaired 
in  1902.] 

JOHN  JOHNSTON,  chaplain  in  1597. 
1597  He  marr.  Katherine  Mitchelson. 


JAMES  BANNATYNE,  M.A.,  probably 
son  of  Andrew  B.,  min.  of  Colding 
ham  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  9th  June, 
ord.   and   coll.    llth   Sept.    1665 ;    died  in 


1665 


[Min.-lf>ok    Rey.    Sec.    Siy.]    Key. 
Col/at.] 

GILBERT  INNES,  son  of  James  limes 
of  Tillouries ;  M.A.  (Marischal  Col 
lege,  Aberdeen,  1669) ;  Johnston 
divinity  bursar  there,  1669-73 ;  pres.  by 
Charles  II.  6th  June,  ord.  and  coll.  23rd 
Sept.  1673.  The  parish  was  vacant  by 
1677  ;  no  reason  is  stated  in  the  Presb. 
Register.— \_Rcy.  Sec.  Siy.,  v. ;  Rey.  Collat.] 

JOHN  AVILKIE,  probably  a  member  of 
the  Foulden  family  ;  chaplain  to 
Lady  Khmoull  ;  entered  on  trials 

for  license  before  Presb.  of  Perth  10th  Jan. 

1665  ;  coll.  14th  May  1669  to  Kirknewton  ; 

trans,  to  Ratho  in  1674  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II. 

23rd  March  1677,  and  adm.  soon  after  ;  died 

in    1683.  —  \_Rey.    Collat.;    Lanark    Fresh. 

l\«j.\  .Ifin.-l/ooJi  L'et/.  1'riv.  Seal,  v.] 

DAVID  STIRLING  of  Rranxton, 
less  Cockburnspath :  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1653);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dum 
barton  :  assistant  at  Dunbar  5th  July 
1659;  ord.  to  Foulden  after  nth  July 
1660  ;  conformed  to  Episcopacy,  and  coll. 
27th  Oct.  1662 ;  trans,  to  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh,  1664  ;  clem,  in  1669 ;  coll.  to 
Cockburnspath  after  27th  Sept.  1671  ; 
deprived  in  1681  for  refusing  the  Test ; 
pres.  to  this  charge  by  Charles  II.  14th 
Sept.  1683  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council, 
12th  Sept.  1689,  for  not  reading  the 
Proclamation  of  the  Estates,  etc.  He  was 
dead  in  1699.  He  marr.  Margaret  Law, 
and  had  issue — Margaret  (marr.  13th  June 
1682,  Robert  Lawson,  min.  of  Libberton, 
Lanarkshire) :  David  ;  Archibald,  bursar  of 
Presb.  of  Dunbar  4th  April  1682,  died 
1683  ;  Thomas  ;  Ann.  —  [Min.-book  Rey. 
Sec.  Sly.,  v. ;  J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  Ki89  ;  (,'.  It. 
Sas.,  Ixxv.,  81  ;  D unbar  Prcsb,,  Cockburm- 
path,  Wkittinyeliame,  and  liinerwick  Sess. 
Reys. ;  Edin.  ttapt.  Rcy-~\ 

JAMES  RAMSAY,  M.A.;  called  7th 
March,  and  ord.  9th  May  1693  ;  trans, 
to  Kelso  24th  Sept.  1707. 


1708 


JOHN  CUMING  [GUMMING],  called 
17th  June,  and  ord.  2nd  Sept.  1708  ; 
trans,  to  Hunibie  28th  June  1715. 


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KYEMOT'TH 


[PRESR  OF 


1716 


JAMES  [or  WILLIAM]  ALLAN,  a  near 
relative  of  .lohn  Simson,  Professor  of 
Divinity  at  <  llasgow  ;  educated  at 
Glasgow  Univ.:  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
Gth  June  170-1  :  ord.  to  Siinprin  '23rd 
Se])t.  1707  :  pres.  by  the  Presb.  jure 
ilrrvluto  31st  Jan.,  trans,  and  adm.  15th 
March  1716  :  died  3rd  Jan.  1737.  aged  58. 
He  niarr.  Sarah  Watson,  who  died  23rd 
Jan.  175(1.  and  had  issue— James,  his  suc 
cessor;  Margaret  (marr.  George  Craw  of 
Xetherbyres)  ;  Grace  (marr.  Andrew  Edgar, 
merchant,  Eyemouth). 


1737 


JAMES  ALLAN,  born  1713,  son  of 
preceding:  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th 
May  1732);  licen.  by  Presb.  31st 
Aug.  1736;  pres.  by  George  11.  23rd  March, 
and  ord.  18th  Aug.  1737  ;  died  unmarr. 
7th  May  1767.  Publication — Moderation 
Explained  <nul  Recommended,  a  sermon 
(Edinburgh,  1749). 

THOMAS  TAIT,  a  native  of  Whitsome  ; 

licen.   by   Presb.   of   Chirnside   25th 

1767     March    17(50:     pres.    by   George   II. 

26th  May,  and  ord.  24th  Sept.  1767;  died 

unmarr.  25th  Jan.  1776. 


1776 


JAMES  WILLIAMSON,  min.  of  the 
High  Meeting,  Berwick-on-Tweed  : 
pres.  by  George  IIJ.  21th  Feb., 
trans,  and  adm.  16th  Aug.  1776  (in  the 
churchyard,  owing  to  the  great  crowd 
present) ;  trans,  to  AVhitekirk  7th  April 
1785. 


1785 


GEOHGE  TODD  [TOD],  ord.  to  the 
Scots  Church,  Tweedmouth,  16th 
May  1783;  pres.  by  George  III. 
30th  April,  and  adm.  15th  Sept.  1785  : 
trans,  to  Ladykirk  17th  Sept.  1801. 

JAMES    SMITH,    licen.   by    Presb.    of 
Dunblane    26th    March    1793;    ord. 
802     (by  Presb.    of  Chirnside)  29th   Aug. 
L797  min.  of  the  Low  Meeting,  Berwick-on- 
Tweed  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  20th  March, 
and  adm.  6th  May  1802  ;  D.D.  (Edinburgh, 
16th  Sept.  1809) ;  died  9th  Oct.  1825.     He 
was   an  accomplished   ( Ireek  scholar.     He 
marr.    14th    May    1805,    Jane    FTome   (died 
4th    Dec.    1841),   niece   of    his   predecessor 


and  daugh.  of  John  Forman,  attorney, 
Berwick,  and  sister  of  John  and  William 
Forman  Home  of  Wedderburn.  Publica 
tion  -  Edited  and  revised  Schrevelius' 
Lc,i'!c<jii  Manuale  (!r<wu  -  Latimim  <•> 
Latino-Grax-um  (Edinburgh,  1810). 


1822 


JOHN"  TUKXBULL,  born  in  or  about 
1797,  son  of  John  T.,  merchant, 
and  Catherine  Martin:  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  13th  June  1820  :  pres.  by  George 
IV.  26th  March,  and  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  9th  May  1822.  Joined  the  Free 
Church;  min.  of  Free  Church,  Eyemouth, 
1843:  died  3rd  March  1870.  He  marr. 
6th  Sept.  1855,  Christina  Short  Keid,  who 
died  12th  April  1868,  aged  55.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (A~tw  Stat. 

J(r.,  ii.). 

JOHN    MURDOCH,   pres.    by    Queen 
Victoria,    and  ord.    12th    Jan.   1844: 
trans,  to   Kirkpatrick-Fleming,  21st 
April  1845. 

STEPHEN  BELL,  son  of  John  B., 
845  Supervisor  of  Excise,  and  J  ane  Shaw; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  ( Jreenock ;  assistant  at 
Brydekirk;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria,  and  ord. 
31st  July  1845  ;  died  20th  Dec.  1881.  He 
marr.  5th  Aug.  1862,  Margaret  Thomson 
(born  4th  May  1833,  killed  in  a  carriage 
accident  at  Haslemere,  Surrey,  9th  Aug. 
1890),  younger  daugh.  of  Henry  Beveridge, 
advocate,  of  Inzievar,  Torryburn,  Fife. 
See  Poems  ami  Otlicr  Pieces,  by  Margaret 
T.  Bell  ["E.V.O.E.;;]  (London,  1894).  He 
distinguished  himself  by  his  exertions  for 
the  widows  and  orphans  of  those  drowned 
in  the  memorable  fishing  disaster  of  14th 
Oct.  1881,  when  189  fishermen  were  lost 
in  a  great  storm  off  the  Berwickshire  coast, 
of  whom  129  belonged  to  Evemouth. 


1882 


JOHN  DEMPSTER  MUNRO,  born 
Bury,  3rd  Nov.  1841,  son  of  Andrew 
M.  and  Jemima  Dempster  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  to  the  Gaelic  Parish, 
Greenock,  19th  Nov.  1878  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
16th  May  1882 ;  died  25th  Feb.  1899.  He 


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47 


marr.  12th  Nov.  1874,  Agnes  Jane  Balfour 
Oregor,  born  17th  Feb.  1846. 

JAMES  WALLACE,  M.A.,  B.l). ;  ord. 

1899      4tl1    AUS>     18";     trailS<    t0     >Second 
Charge,  St  Andrews,  25th  June  1003. 

WILLIAM  BLACK  KENNEDY,  born 
Paisley,  16th  March  1863,  son  of 
John  K.  and  Williamina  Black  ; 
educated  at  public  school  and  Philp:s 
Institution,  Kirkcaldy  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1886),  B.D.  (1889) :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh  May  1889  ;  assistant  at  Ferintosh 
and  at  Earlston  :  ord.  by  Presb.  of  Earl- 
ston,  3rd  Sept.  1893,  chaplain  at  Belgaum, 
India,  under  the  Colonial  Committee;  res. 
Oct.  1895  ;  app.  to  St  Stephen's  Chapel-of- 
Ease,  Inverness,  1897  ;  adm.  to  Logie- 
Almond  25th  Jan.  1900  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
20th  Nov.  1903.  Marr.  (1)  10th  Sept. 
1893,  Jessie  (died  2«th  Feb.  1896),  daugh. 
of  James  Dougall,  min.  of  Stoneykirk, 
and  has  issue  Norman  Dougall,  2nd  lieut. 
K.O.S.15.,  born  22nd  Nov.  1895:  (2)  4th 
July  1900,  Helen,  daugh.  of  James  Mac- 
donald,  Morayston,  Inverness. 


FOULDEN. 

[The  parish  of  Foulden  belonged  to  the 
Priory  of  Coldingham  until  the  Reforma- 
tion.  The  church  was  rebuilt  in  178(5. 
Nunlands,  in  the  parish,  was  long  held  by 
Dryburgh  Abbey.  The  Commissioners  of 
the  two  kingdoms  met  in  the  church  of 
Foulden  on  24th  March  1587,  to  discuss 
the  recent  execution  of  Mary,  Queen  of 
Scots.] 

ALEXANDER    RAMSAY,     rector     in 

1563  15fi3>  iinc*  cnaPlain  of  St  Leonard's 
Chapel,  near  Lasswade.  He  was 
still  referred  to  as  "  parson  ;;  in  1593.  His 
son  George  was  min.  of  this  charge  in  1574. 
—[Prot.  JJk.  of  Uilbert  G'rote,  246.] 

DAVID  HOME,  min.  in  1567;  trans,  to 
1567  Oldhamstocks  1st  May  1569.— [AV/. 


GEORGE  JOHNSTON,  adm.  at  Lam- 

1572     nuis  *n  1;"^2  '  trans-  to  Ancrum  Nov. 
following. — [Beg.  Min.] 

1574     AYILLJ  AM  CROMBIE,  reader. 


1574 


(GEORGE  RAMSAY,  trans,  from  Car- 
rington,  when  Chirnside  and  Preston 
were  in  the  charge.  In  the  General 
Assembly  1575  he  was  accused  of  non- 
residence,  but  was  trans,  to  Dalkeith  that 
year.  —  [Key.  Assi<j.\  Calderwood's  /fist., 
iii.,  350.] 


1576 


THOMAS  ST01ME,  min.  in  1576  ;  trans. 
to  Chirnside.  He  returned  about 
1585  :  still  min.  in  1594,  having 
Hutton  also  in  charge,  with  Fishwick 
added  in  1595;  trans,  to  Hutton  in  that 
or  following  year.  —  [7iV/.  Assiy.  ;  Calder- 
wood:s  //V.s'f.,  i\-.,  72,  424;  vii.,  105.] 

TOBIAS  RAMSAY,  brother  of  William 
1596  ^'  °^  ^"unlands  :  was  min.  in  1596, 
and  a  member  of  Assembly  10th 
Nov.  1602;  app.  Moderator  of  the  Synod 
at  I  )uns  Oct.  1607,  contrary  to  the  Act  of 
Assembly  of  1606,  which  enacted  that  a 
constant  Moderator  should  be  appointed. 
For  this  lie  and  the  clerk  of  Synod  were 
ordered  by  the  Privy  Council  to  repair  to 
Blackness  within  forty  -  eight  hours,  but 
they  preferred  to  withdraw  themselves  for 
a  time.  He  was  still  min.  in  1611. — [(/.  A'. 
Jtiliili.,  2nd  series,  vi.,  203;  Rf<j.  Asxi-</. ; 
Calderwood's  Hist.,  vi.,  681 ;  Melvill's 
A  ittob.] 

OLIYER  COLT,  eldest  son  of  Oliver  C., 
1614  a(lvocate>  an(l  brother  of  Adam  C., 
min.  of  Inveresk  (ancestor  of  the 
Colts  of  Inveresk  and  Gartsherrie)  ; 
Regent  of  Humanity  in  the  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  July 
1597)  :  adm.  min.  of  the  Second  Charge, 
Holyroodhouse  [Canongate],  1611  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  in  1614 ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
of  Lamberton  by  James  YI.  loth  Dec. 
1616;  "died  in  peace,  after  many  labours," 
1631.  He  marr.  Helen,  eldest  daugh.  by 
second  marriage  of  William  Kellie  of  East- 
barns,  Dunbar,  W.S.  (who  survived  him, 
and  marr.  secondly,  her  husband's  sue- 


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FOULDEN 


[PRESB.  OF 


ressor),  and  had  issue— William,  his  heir  : 
Robert.-  [Crawfurd's  T/'/''.  of  Edin.  j  AV;/. 
Ass///.  ;  AV''/-  Sec.  Si'/.  :  Ifistory  of  the.  Colt 
Familit,  pp.  96-125:  I 'rot.  J>k.  of  A. 
Cuthrie,  iii.,  159.] 

THOMAS  RAMSAY  of  Nether  Mord 
ington,  of  the  family  of  Ramsay  of 
Edington,  was  an  expectant  in  the 
Synod  of  St  Andrews  4th  Sept.  1611,  and 
settled  here  in  1630;  member  of  Assembly, 
1638,  1639,  and  1645  ;  died  Sept.  1650.  He 
marr.  Helen  Kellie,  widow  of  his  pre 
decessor,  and  had  issue— Thomas,  min.  of 
Mordington:  Robert:  Jean:  Helen  (marr. 
23rd  Oct.  1667,  James  Aitkenhead.  apothe 
cary),  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  3rd 
May  1685.— [St  Andrews  S//n.  R<'<j.  :  Edin. 
JJaj>t.,  .Marr.,  and  liur.  Jtegs. ;  Old  Dec., 
ii. ;  Edinburgh  and  Lander  Tests.:  Acts 
of  Ass.  :  Fountainhall's  Dec.,  i. ;  In//.  Ret., 
Berwick,  291,  Jfaddnigton,  450,  457,  and 
(,'en.,  1783:  Assembfi/  Com.  Records,  1646-7 
(Scot.  Jlist.  Soc.).] 

JAMES  TWEEDIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
July  1643).     In  1650  the  Commission 
of  Assembly  appointed  him  chaplain 
to  the  garrison  at  Stirling ;   adm.  to  this 
charge  in  1652.     He  joined  the  Protesters, 
and  died  1659,  aged  about  36.      He  marr. 
(name  unknown),   and    had    issue — Eliza 
beth,  only  daugh.— [Dalkeit/t  2'rcsb.   Re,j. ; 
Livingston's    Life;    Acts  of  Part.;    <!.  R. 
liiltib.,  25th  Aug.  1674.] 

GEORGE  HOME,  formerly  at  Ay  ton, 
served  here  from  1st  Dec.  1659  to 
31st  Aug.  1660,  and  obtained  an  Act 

of  Parliament  for  a  year's  stipend,  18th  June 

1661.— [Acts  of  Par/.,  vii.] 

DAVID  STIRLING,  M.A,;  ord.  after 
llth  July  1660 ;  conformed  to 
Episcopacy ;  was  coll.  27th  Oct. 

1662  ;  trans,  to  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  in 

1664.  -[AV/.  of  Col  la  t.] 

PATRICK     SHARPE,    eldest    son    of 

Patrick  S.,  min.  of  East  Kilbride,  and 

Janet  Wilkie  of  the  Foulden  family  ; 

educated  at  Univ.   of  Glasgow;   ord.   and 

coll.   15th  Sept.  1665;  probably  deprived 

for   refusing   the   Test    in    1681.      He   was 


alive  Sept.  1692,  when  he  had  sasine  of 
land  at  Limekilns.-  [AV/.  Sas.  :  Lanark 
(Xctln-r  Ward)  :  AV/.  Collat.} 

THOMAS     THOMSON,    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh  1674) ;  schoolmaster  of  Airth  ; 
was  inst.  13th  April  1682:  deserted 
his   charge   Ang.    1696  :    went   to  England 
and  obtained  a  parochial  cure.     He  marr. 
Agnes,   sister    of    William    Methven,    min. 
of   Fogo,   and    had    issue— David  :   Agnes: 
William  :     Janet  :     Margaret.  —  [Stirl/ii'j 
/'/•<'.</,.    /I'c't.:    Laader  Te*t*.\   MS.  Ace.   of 
J//«,,  1689.] 

11OBEUT  PA1  IK,  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;    called    15th    Nov.    1698, 
and  ord.  19th  Sept.  1699;  died  25th 
Dec.    1754.     He   marr.    Sept.    1729,   Eliza 
beth,   daugh.   of    James   llamsay,   min.   of 
Kelso  :  she  survived  him,  marr.  again,  and 
died  19th  June  1780.— [Boston's  Mem.] 

JOHN  BUCHANAN,  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Lanark:  assistant  to  preceding 
in  1751  :  pres.  by  James  Wilkie  of 
Foulden,  and  ord.  18th  Sept.  1755.  Before 
ordination  he  gave  a  written  promise  to 
Mr  Wilkie  to  be  content  with  any  repairs 
done  by  him  upon  the  manse,  and  for  this 
he  was  suspended  by  the  Presb.  for  one 
month.  During  his  ministry  there  were 
repeated  visitations  by  the  Presb.,  and 
appeals  to  the  civil  courts.  The  heritors 
were  finally  forced  to  build  a  new  church 
and  manse,  furnish  a  grass  glebe,  and 
augment  the  stipend.  On  one  occasion  the 
General  Assembly  allowed  13.  a  sum  of  £10 
towards  his  legal  expenses.  He  died  9th 
June  1785,  in  his  78th  year.  He  marr.  16th 
Dec.  1758,  Jane  (died  19th  Feb.  1823), 
daugh.  of  Richard  Bell,  min.  of  Mording- 
ton,  and  had  issue — Richard,  D.D.,  min.  of 
the  English  Presbyterian  Church,  Amster 
dam,  born  21st  Oct.  1759,  died  1794;  Helen, 
born  30th  Nov.  1760  :  John,  bom  18th  Sept. 
1763;  Jean,  born  1765,  died  young;  Jean, 
born  8th  May  1767. 

DAVID    YOUNG,   born    1751:     M.A. ; 
ord.    by   Presb.    of   Edinburgh   12th 
May   1784,  as   min.   of   the   Presby 
terian    congregation     at    Glanton,    North- 


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49 


umberland  ;  pres.  to  this  parish  by  James 
Wilkie  of  Foulden  Nov.  1785  ;  adm.  23rd 
March  1786;  died  6th  July  1812.  He 
inarr.  20th  May  1770,  Jane  Davidson, 
who  died  6th  Oct.  1836,  and  had  issue- 
Catherine,  born  26th  Aug.  1771 ;  George, 
born  26th  June  1774 ;  John,  born  4th 
Aug.  1775 ;  Jean,  born  2nd  Sept.  1776 ; 
David,  born  Gtli  Jan.  1780 ;  Alexander, 
born  15th  Feb.  1782;  Richard,  born  16th 
Nov.  1785  ;  Elizabeth,  born  15th  Dec.  1787  ; 
Robert,  born  3rd  Aug.  1789;  Christian, 
born  27th  April  1791  (marr.  llth  Nov.  1813, 
Peter  Macgregor,  merchant,  Edinburgh) ; 
Andrew,  H.E.I.C.S.,  born  13th  Feb.  1793 ; 
Mary  (marr.  18th  March  1825,  Robert  Bruce 
of  Burravoe,  Shetland) ;  Eliza  (marr.  1st 
Aug.  1825,  Alexander  Gilkie,  surveyor, 
Edinburgh).  Publication— Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Acc.).~[7'ombst.] 

JOHN     EDGAR,    M.A. ;    trans,    from 

1813     Symington,   Lanarkshire ;    pres.    by 

James  Wilkie  of  Foulden,  and  adm. 

24th   June   1813;    trans,   to   Hutton    10th 

May  1821. 

ALEXANDER     CHRISTISON,     born 

1821  18t^  '^U^  ^97,  son  °f  Alexander  C. 
(a  native  of  Aldcambus),  Professor 
of  Humanity  in  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh, 
was  twin  brother  of  Sir  Robert  C.,  Bart., 
Professor  of  Materia  Mcdica  in  the  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  there ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside 
8th  Aug.  1820;  pres.  by  the  trustees  of 
James  Wilkie  of  Foulden,  and  ord.  20th 
Sept.  1821 ;  died  20th  May  1874.  He 
marr.  (1)  7th  June  1825,  Helen  (died  21st 
Feb.  1839),  youngest  daugh.  of  William 
Cameron,  min.  of  Kirknewton,  and  had 
issue  —  Alexander,  born  17th  April  1826, 
died  in  Australia  (date  unknown) ;  William 
Cameron,  born  18th  June  1827,  drowned  in 
Queensland,  3rd  Feb.  1874  ;  Agnes  Mont 
gomery,  born  26th  Feb.  1829  (marr.  John 
Beddoe,  M.D.),  died  6th  Nov.  1914 ;  Mar 
garet,  born  1st  March  1831  (marr.  William 
Sillar),  died  27th  March  1901 ;  John  Robert, 
born  28th  May  1832,  died  at  sea,  14th  Jan. 
1849  ;  Thomas  Macknight,  born  22nd  Nov. 
1833,  died  10th  May  1834 ;  Thomas  Mac- 
knight  Cameron,  sheep  farmer,  born  15th 

VOL.  II. 


April  1835,  died  in  Australia,  1886  ;  Robert, 
a  successful  Queensland  pioneer,  born  8th 
Jan.  1837,  died  at  Burwell  Park,  Louth, 
Lincolnshire,  25th"  October  1915  [he  gave 
£200  to  supplement  the  stipend,  in  memory 
of  his  father] ;  Cameron,  born  30th  Jan. 
1839,  killed  by  pirates  in  China  :  (2)  28th 
April  1843,  Isabella  (died  23rd  Jan.  1883), 
daugh.  of  James  Simson,  Manchester,  and 
widow  of  Charles  Brown,  Foulden  West 
Mains,  and  had  issue — Eliza  Isabella,  born 
loth  April  1844,  died  21st  March  1869. 
Publication  — Account  of  the  Parish  (Nevj 
Stat.  Ace.,  ii.).— [Steven's  High  School,  99  ; 
Carr's  Coldinghcyn ;  Tomlst.] 

ARCHIBALD   BISSET,  ord.  21st  May 
1874     1874  ;  trans,  to  Ratho  17th  Nov.  1876. 

WILLIAM    CAMPBELL,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 
1877     ord.  10th  May  1877  ;  trans,  to  Craigie 
17th  Jan.  1883. 

JOHN  DONALD  DOUGLAS,  ord.  9th 

1883     May  1883>   trans-   to  Bellahouston, 
Glasgow,  29th  June  1886. 

JOHN  REID,  born  Edinburgh,  17th 
Jan.  1857,  son  of  John  R.,  leather 
merchant,  and  Mary  Brown ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1880) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh  1883 ;  assistant  at  Strathmiglo  and 
Corstorphine ;  ord.  21st  Sept.  1886.  Marr. 
24th  Nov.  1886,  Martha  Craig,  daugh. 
of  John  Gilchrist,  Virginia  City,  Nevada, 
U.S.A.,  and  Mary  Craig,  and  has  issue — 
John  Stewart  Gilchrist,  lieut.  R.N.,  born 
22nd  Aug.  1887 ;  William  Leonard,  capt. 
2nd  Dorsetshire  Regiment,  born  28th  May 
1889,  killed  in  action  at  Shaiba,  Lower 
Mesopotamia,  14th  April  1915 ;  Charles 
Barrington  Balfour,  corporal  R.E.  (T.), 
born  18th  June  1892 ;  Robert  Payton,  2nd 
lieut,  K.O.S.B.,  born  31st  July  1897; 
Alexander  Chalmers,  born  30th  March 
1901  ;  George  Cecil,  born  28th  Sept.  1905, 
died  25th  Jan.  1907.  Publication— Eila, 
and  Other  Poems  (Glasgow,  1912)  [Modern 
Scottish  Poets,  iv.]. 


HOUNDWOOD  (Q.S.). 

[In  early  times  the  Priory  of  Coldingham 
had  a  chapel  at  West  Ren  ton,  dedicated  to 

D 


1886 


50 


HOUNDWOOD 


[PRESB.  OF 


St  Nicholas.  But  no  services  were  after 
wards  available  for  the  western  portion  of 
Coldingham  Parish  till  1790,  when  Sir  John 
Stirling  of  Glorat  and  Renton  proposed  that 
his  chaplain  should  preach  at  Renton.  A 
chapel-of-ease  was  opened,  26th  Jan.  1794. 
In  1836  a  church  was  built  at  Houndwoocl, 
and  this  parish  was  erected  by  the  Court 
of  Teinds,  9th  July  1851.  The  church 
was  renovated  and  considerably  enlarged 
in  1900.] 

JOSEPH      BETHUNE      [BEATON], 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  25th 
Aug.  1790 ;  tutor  and  chaplain  in 
the  family  of  Sir  John  Stirling  of  Glorat, 
Bart.  ;  called  6th  Feb.,  and  ord.  llth  Sept. 
1794;  dem.  in  order  to  go  as  a  missionary 
to  Jamaica,  under  the  Edinburgh  Mission 
ary  Society,  24th  Sept.  1799;  died  at 
Kingston,  5th  June  1800.— [Dickson's  Serm., 
1799  ;  Missionary  Mag.,  v.] 

GEORGE  MARSHALL,  ord.  26th  June 
1800;  trans,  to  Bressay,  Shetland, 
14th  May  1811. 


1836 


JOHN   DUNCAN,  app.   to  Ken  ton  in 
1832;  ord.  15th  Dec.  1836;  trans,  to 


Ceres  7th  Nov.  1837. 


1888 


JOHN   ROBERTSON,  ord.   llth   May 
1838 ;  trans,  to  Whitsome  2nd  Nov. 


1843. 


[From  1843  to  1851  the  chapel  was 
served  by  licentiates,  and  by  the  minister 
of  Coldingham.] 

DAVID  DRUMMOND,  born  Leven, 
Fife,  27th  June  1820,  son  of  Andrew 
D.  and  Margaret  Elder  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  ord.  first  min. 
of  the  Relief  Church,  Largs,  22nd  April 
1845.  He  res.  in  the  following  year  and 
joined  the  Church  of  Scotland ;  adm.  min. 
of  the  Scots  Church,  Tweedmouth,  29th 
March  1848 ;  adm.  to  this  charge  14th  Oct. 
1S51  ;  died  25th  Sept.  1879.  He  marr.  6th 
Jan.  1846,  Isabella  Samson,  who  died  9th 
Oct.  1894,  and  had  issue — Andrew,  born 
18th  June  1848 ;  John  Samson,  born  19th 
April  1850,  died  16th  Aug.  1853;  David, 


born  21st  March  1854  ;  Charles,  born  18th 
Dec.  1855;  Catherine  Murdoch  Samson, 
born  19th  March  1858 ;  James,  born  llth 
June  1860. 

GEORGE    ALEXANDER    BISSETT, 

born  Inverness,  21st  Nov.  1852,  son 
of  John  B.  and  Catherine  Ross ; 
M.A,  (Aberdeen  1873),  B.I).  (1876);  assist 
ant  at  Peterhead  and  at  Trinity  Parish, 
Edinburgh;  ord.  30th  March  1880;  died 
llth  July  1898.  He  marr.  30th  March 
1881,  Mary  (died  29th  May  1903),  daugh.  of 
John  M'Ewen,  min.  of  Dyke,  and  had  issue 
—John,  born  14th  March  1882;  George, 
born  9th  Feb.  1884,  died  23rd  June  1898  ; 
Henry,  born  llth  March  1886;  Mary 
Grisell,  born  9th  April  1888  (marr.  4th 
Aug.  1910,  Andrew  William  Lehmann, 
engineer,  Chili). 

THOMAS  MARJORIBANKS,  M.A., 
B.D. ;  ord.  9th  Dec.  1898 ;  trans,  to 
Callander  27th  Feb.  1903. 


WILLIAM     JAMES     SOMERVILLE 
MILLER,    M.A.,    B.D. ;    ord.    llth 
Sept.    1903 ;   trans,   to   Helensburgh 
29th  June  1909. 


1903 


THOMAS  CALDWELL,  born  Gala- 
shiels,  18th  March  1883,  son  of  John 
C.  and  Euphemia  M'Lachlan  ;  edu 
cated  at  Galashiels  Academy  and  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews;  M.A.  (1904),  B.D.  (1907); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  14th  May  1907  ; 
assistant  at  Alloa ;  ord.  10th  Dec.  1909; 
trans,  to  Aberlady,  and  adm.  10th  Dec. 
1914.  Marr.  7th  Oct.  1911,  Mary  Dishart, 
daugh.  of  Charles  Ness,  St  Andrews,  and 
Mary  Anderson  Smith. 

JOHN  EDGAR  DAVIDSON,  born 
Steinmanhill,  Fy vie,  2nd  April  1888, 
son  of  John  D.,  F.E.I.S.,  and  Mar 
garet  Hunter ;  educated  at  Fyvie,  Falkirk 
High  School,  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow; 
M.A.  (1908),  B.D.  (1911);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Stirling  1911 ;  assistant  at 
Forfar  and  Riccarton  (Kilmarnock) ;  ord. 
30th  April  1915.  Marr.  14th  July  1915, 
Jessie,  younger  daugh.  of  Bruce  Doig, 
London. 


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HUTTON   AND   FISHWICK. 

[These  two  parishes  were  united  in  1614. 
Hutton  Church,  dedicated  by  Bishop  David 
de  Bernham,  6th  April  1243,  was  rebuilt  in 
1785.  A  new  church  was  erected  in  1820. 
The  church  bell  is  dated  1661.  The  Hos 
pital  of  St  John  the  Evangelist  at  Hutton 
is  mentioned  in  the  thirteenth  century. 
Fishwick  was  granted  to  the  monks  of 
St  Cuthbert,  at  Durham,  by  King  Edgar, 
between  1098  and  1107,  and  is  named  in 
the  charter  of  confirmation  by  David  I. 
in  1126.  Fishwick  church  stood  in  the  old 
churchyard  on  the  banks  of  the  Tweed. 
It  was  replaced  about  1825  by  a  mortuary 
chapel  for  the  proprietors  of  Broadmeadows 
and  Fishwick.] 

HUBERT  DOUGLAS,  exhorter  at  Fish 
wick     and     at    Horndean     1567    to 


1567 


1572. 


1568     HUBERT  FYNNIE,  reader. 

JOHN  CLAPPERTON,  trans,  from 
Livingston,  entered  Feb.  1571  ;  in 
1574  Horndean,  Lennel,  arid  Up 
setlington  were  all  in  the  charge ;  trans. 
to  Coldstream  [Lennel]  about  1576. 

1574     GEORGE  SIMSON,  reader. 

ANDREW  WIN  SISTER    [WIN- 
1574     CHESTER],   min.    of    Fishwick   in 
1574 ;     returned     to      Upsetlington 
[Ladykirk]  in  1576. 

JUHX  HUME,  with  Horndean  and 
Fishwick  in  his  charge  ;  min.  in  1578  ; 
trans,  to  Langton  about  1585. 


WILLIAM  METHVEN,  min.  in  1585; 
Swinton  and  the  others  above  named 
were   also   in   his   charge  ;   trans,  to 
LangtOB  by  1586. 


1585 


ARCHIBALD  OSWALD,  MA.;  min. 
1586  in  1586 ;  was  pres.  to  Yetholm  by 
James  VI.  Before  4th  May  1594,  but 
not  settled.  The  General  Assembly  of  that 
month  appointed  him  to  reside  with  Alex 
ander,  Lord  Home,  "  as  his  ordinarie  pastor," 


to  convert  him  from  Romanism  ;  trans,  to 
Smailholm  about  1594. 


1596 


THOMAS  STORIE,  trans,  from  Foulden, 
and  adm.  about  1596  ;  trans,  to  Bas- 


sendean  [Westruther]  about  1597. 


ALEXANDER   LUMSDEN,   M.A.    (St 
Andrews  1591);  went  to  Aldcambus 
in  1595  ;  adm.  here  about  1599  ;  still 
min.  in  1607. — [Key.  Assiy.] 

THOMAS  OGILVIE,  probably  tutor  to 
Lord  Home  at  St  Andrews,  from 
whom  he  received  the  prebend  of 
Upsetlington  in  1570,  which  he  held  till 
1578,  when  it  was  awarded  to  Patrick 
Home.  In  1585  he  was  min.  of  Whitsome, 
with  Upsetlington  also  in  the  charge.  He 
is  said  to  have  been  min.  here  in  1607, 
and  was  alive  6th  July  1614,  when  he  drew 
a  portion  of  the  stipend  of  this  parish. — 
[Key.  Assiy. ;  Milne  Hoine  M88.,  48.] 

JUHN  WEMYSS,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1608 ; 
1608     trans,  to  Duns  in  1613. 

ALAN  LUNDIE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
10th  Dec.  1586) ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
of  St  Boswells  by  James  VI.  7th 
April  1596.  He  was  charged  by  the  Presb., 
20th  Sept.  1606,  "with  negligence  in  his 
calling,  and  not  administering  the  com 
munion,  overstrait  in  exacting  the  vicar 
age,  ane  player  at  cairdis,  blamet  with 
bearing  companie,  and  impatient  of  re 
proof  and  admonition."  He  was  again 
admonished,  3rd  April  1610,  to  "attend 
his  ministrie  and  increase  in  diligence " ; 
trans,  to  Hassendean  in  1610 ;  to  Channel- 
kirk  after  llth  June  1611 ;  pres.  by  James 
VI.  15th  April  1614  ;  dem.  previous  to  28th 
Sept.  1636,  and  was  alive  5th  Aug.  1644. 
He  marr.  Agnes  Trotter,  and  had  issue — 
James,  his  successor ;  John  of  Todrig ; 
William  ;  Andrew. — [Rey.  Assiy. ;  Reg.  Sec. 
tiiy.;  Acts  of  Part.;  G.  R.  Sas.,  lv.,  171;  Ber 
wick  Sas.,  ii.,  125  ;  (!.  R.  >S'««.,  xxxix.,  32.] 

JAMES  LUNDIE,   son    of    preceding; 

1636  I)res>  by  Charles  L  28t}l  SePt-  1636 ; 

dep.  in  1649.  He  died  before  15th 
March  1692.  He  marr.  Katherine,  daugh. 
of  James  Hume  of  Abbey  St  Bathans,  and 


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IIUTTON  AND  FISHWICK 


[PRESB.  OF 


had  issue  —  James  of  Tlutton  -  Spittal,  a 
property  still  held  by  his  descendants. 
— \_Rc<J.  8ec.  <SV;/.  ;  Itiijyar  Fresh.  Reg. ; 
Lander  Tests.  ;  Peterkin's  .Records.'] 

PATRICK  HOME,  trans,  probably  from 
1649  Ellemford,  and  adm.  before  24th  -I  um> 
1649  :  conformed  to  Episcopacy,  and 
coll.  -2nd  Dec.  1002;  died  Feb.  1079.  He 
marr.  Nov.  1049,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Alex 
ander  Kinnear,  min.  of  Whitsome,  and  had 
issue— Alexander,  M.A.;  William;  Margaret 
(marr.  George  Davidson,  min.  of  Whit 
some).— [/iVy.  ,SVv.  Si</. ;  Lander  Tests.,  Rea. 
of  Collat. ;  G.  R.  InJnb.,  27th  Jan.  1675.] 

JOHN   ORR.  pres.  by  Charles  II.  12th 

1680   Dec- 1GT9  >  ord- in  168° ;  dei>-  ljy  the 

Synod  for  drunkenness,  and  died  at 
the  end  of  Jan.  1694,  while  his  appeal  to 
the  Assembly  was  still  unheard.  He  marr. 
Elizabeth  Pearson,  who  survived  him.  and 
had  issue.— [Reg.  Sec.  My. ;  Tombst.  ;'  J/,V. 
Ace.  of  Min.  :  Treat.  Re>/.,  iv.,  269.] 

GILBERT  LAURIE,  of  Crossrig,  M.A. 
1693  (Edinburgh  1673);  took  refuge  in 
Holland;  ord.  by  Scots  Presb.  of 
London  in  1686;  went  to  America,  but 
returned,  and  became  colleague  to  Luke 
Ogle  at  Berwick-on-Tweed ;  adm.  to  this 
parish  19th  Dec.  1693;  died  3rd  Sept.  1727, 
aged  about  75.  He  marr.  (1)  Katherine 
Home,  who  died  in  1695,  and  had  issue 
—Gilbert  of  Crossrig,  surgeon,  Edinburgh, 
died  15th  Sept.  1744  :  (2)  (name  unknown), 
who  died  18th  April  1721,  and  had  issue 
—  Sarah  (marr.  James  Christie,  min. 
of  Simprin);  Andrew;  Katherine  (marr. 
Robert  Lamb,  younger  of  Old  Green- 
law);  Marjory;  George;  Rebecca  (marr. 
19th  Aug.  1710,  George  Balderston,  surgeon, 
St  Christophers).— [Tombst.] 

ROBERT  WAUGH,  chaplain  to  Mrs 
1730  Sydserff  of  Ruchlaw,  and  to  Sir 
Francis  Kinloch  of  Gilmerton  ;  Keen 
by  Presb.  of  Dunbar  1st  April  1713  :  chap 
lain  at  Hutton  Hall ;  pres.  by  George  II 
29th  Dec.  1727,  and  by  William,  Earl  of 
Home,  Jan.  1728.  The  presentation  was 
opposed  for  two  years  and  a  half  by  the 
Presb.  and  by  almost  all  the  parishioners 


but  the  Assembly  peremptorily  ordered 
his  settlement.  He  was  ord.  23rd  June 
1730,  under  protection  of  the  Sheriff  and 
a  force  of  military,  despite  the  barricading 
of  the  church  doors.  A  Burgher  church 
formed  at  Horndean  was  a  result  of  this 
appointment.  He  died  23rd  Feb.  1756, 
aged  71.  He  marr.  23rd  April  1733,  Isobel 
(died  without  issue,  22nd  Sept.  1703), 
daugh.  of  John  Murray  in  Stenton  Parish. 
—  [Lander  Teats.  :  \Vod row's  Anal,  and 
Corresp.;  Tombst.;  Act*  of  Ass.,  1728-30.] 

[GEORGE  BELL,  a  relative  of  Thomas 
Ker  of  Broadmeadows ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Chirnside  27th  Sept.  1737;  pres.  by 
William,  Earl  of  Home,  June  1756.  After 
three  years'  delay  in  the  law  courts,  the 
right  of  patronage  was  declared  to  belong 
to  the  Crown.] 


1759 


PHILIP  REDPATH  [RIDPATH], 
born  1721,  second  son  of  George  R., 
min.  of  Ladykirk  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kelso  2nd  July  1745  ;  pres.  by  George 
II.  30th  July  1756;  ord.  3rd  May  1759; 
died  18th  May  1788.  He  marr.  13th  Oct. 
1768,  Alison  Hume,  who  died  7th  Aug. 
1790,  s.j).  Publications — Bodkins'  Consola 
tions  of  Philosophy,  translated,  with  notes 
and  illustrations  (London,  1785).  He  re 
vised  his  brother  George's  Border  History 
(London,  1776).-  [Tombst.;  Diet.  Nat.  JJioy.; 
Notes  and  Queries,  2nd  series,  viii.,  227.] 

ADAM    LANDELLS,    min.    at    Etal ; 
pres.  by  George  III.  1st  Nov.  1788  ; 
adm.    19th   March    1789;    trans,   to 
Whitsome  8th  Feb.  1821. 


1821 


JOHN  EDGAR,  born  19th  May  1785, 
son  of  Andrew  E.,  Eyemouth,  a 
cadet  of  Wedderlie,  and  Alison 
Bogue;  M.A.  (St  Andrews);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  12th  Aug.  1808 ; 
assistant  at  Dunbar;  ord.  to  Symington, 
Lanarkshire,  26th  April  1810;  trans,  to 
Foulden  24th  June  1813 ;  pres.  by  George 
IV.,  trans,  and  adm.  10th  May  1821 ;  died 
2nd  April  1858.  He  marr.  7th  June  1814, 
Jessie  (died  23rd  Oct.  1868),  daugh.  of 
Abraham  Logan,  Lintlaw  and  Burnhouses, 
and  had  issue— Andrew,  studied  divinity, 


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53 


but  became  a  barrister  of  the  Inner 
Temple,  author  of  The  Scottish  House  of 
Edgar,  LL.D.  (Edinburgh  1867),  born  9th 
Aug.  1815,  died  in  or  about  1885  ;  Abraham, 
merchant,  Glasgow,  born  13th  Dec.  1816 ; 
James,  born  20th  Aug.  1818  ;  Janet,  born 
23rd  Oct.  1820  ;  Alice,  born  6th  Feb.  1822  ; 
John  George,  miscellaneous  writer,  editor 
of  Every  Boy's  Magazine,  born  29th  April 
1827,  died  22nd  April  1864  ;  Elizabeth,  born 
30th  March  1829 ;  Patrick,  born  18th  Aug. 
1831  ;  Georgina,  born  18th  Aug.  1833  (marr. 
Charles  Stuart,  M.D.,  Chirnside) ;  Kichard 
David,  born  12th  Jan.  1836.  Publications 
—  A  Sermon  preached  in  the  Church  of 
Symington  (Edinburgh,  1812) ;  Account 
of  the  Parish  and  General  Observations 
on  the  County  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

ROBERT  KIRKE,  born  Cainiesburn, 
New  Kilpatrick,  26th  Sept.  1820, 
1858  son  of  Thomas  K.  and  Mary  Kin- 
loch  ;  educated  at  Glasgow  Univ. ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dumbarton  May  1845 ;  ord. 
by  Presb.  of  Greenock  to  Newark  Chapel, 
Port-Glasgow,  llth  Sept,  1845 ;  inducted 
to  Middle  Parish,  Paisley,  3rd  April  1849 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  6th  Oct.  1858;  D.D. 
(Glasgow  1872);  died  at  Devon  Lodge, 
Dollar,  14th  Jan.  1907.  He  marr.  9th 
Dec.  1847,  Margaret  Williamson  (born  21st 
Feb.  1827,  died  22nd  Dec.  1910),  daugli. 
of  Andrew  Nicol,  Carnwath,  and  had  issue 
— Mary  Janet,  born  21st  July  1849  (marr. 
(1)  Colin  M'Isaac,  M.A.,  headmaster  of 
Government  Provincial  School,  Calicut, 
Madras  ;  (2)  Joseph  Burnet,  chaplain  of  St 
Andrew's  Church,  Colombo) ;  Robert,  born 
19th  Nov.  1850,  studied  at  Glasgow  Univ., 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside,  elected  min.  of 
Roxburgh  27th  Sept.,  but  died  before  ordina 
tion,  10th  Oct.  1875  ;  Margaret  Williamson 
Nicol,  born  2nd  Oct.  1852  (marr.  Michael 
Cochran,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  Ceylon 
Medical  College) ;  Helen  Elizabeth,  born 
4th  Sept.  1859  (marr.  Alexander  Milne, 
min.  of  Gourock).  Publication  —  How  to 
Train  Up  a  Child. 

DAVID  SMITH  LESLIE,  born  Luthrie, 
Creich,  Fife,  20th  Sept.  1879,  son  of 
George  Ireland  L.,  schoolmaster,  and 
Elizabeth  Smith  ;  educated  at  High  School, 


Dundee ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1901) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Cupar  1904  ;  assistant  at  West 
Parish,  Aberdeen,  and  at  Lady  Glenorchy's, 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor), 
llth  May  1906. 


LADYKIRK,  FORMERLY  UPSET- 
LINGTON  AND  HORNDEAN. 

[The  church  of  St  Mary  at  Ladykirk  was 
built  by  James  IV.  in  1500,  as  the  result  of 
a  vow  made  by  him  when  nearly  drowned 
in  the  Tweed.  The  Royal  Treasurer's 
Accounts  between  1500  and  1513,  the  year 
of  Flodden,  contain  entries  of  many  valu 
able  gifts  from  the  king,  who  was  a 
frequent  visitor  to  Our  Lady  Kirk  of  Steill, 
as  the  church  was  called — "  steill ';  being  the 
term  applied  to  the  deep  salmon  pools  in 
the  river,  in  which  the  royal  founder  had 
almost  lost  his  life.  The  church  was  a 
constant  meeting-place  for  the  Wardens 
of  the  Marches,  and  the  last  treaty  between 
Scotland  and  England  was  signed  within 
its  walls.  It  was  restored  in  1743,  and 
again  in  1861,  and  except  for  a  four-sided 
dome  with  belfry  added  to  the  tower  at 
the  former  date,  the  building  is  little 
altered  from  its  original  appearance.  The 
church  of  Horndean  was  dedicated  by 
Bishop  David  de  Bernham,  4th  April  1243. 
After  1600  Upsetlington  and  Horndean 
were  united.  At  the  Chapel  Park  stood 
the  ancient  church  of  Upsetlington,  while 
near  Horndean  Church  Robert  Bisset  of 
Upsetlington  founded,  in  the  twelfth  cen 
tury,  a  Hospital  of  St  Leonard.  Wells 
dedicated  to  St  Mary  and  to  St  Anne  are 
in  the  parish.] 

ANDREW    W1NSISTER    [WIN 
CHESTER],  reader  Nov.  1570  ;  adm. 

1570 


min.  in  1576 ;  trans,  to  Hilton  about 


1585. 


JAMES  ROSS,  reader  at  Horndean  1st 
1575     May  1575,  and  still  there  in  1591. 

JOHN     HOME,    formerly     of    Ay  ton ; 
adm.   in   1607 ;   trans,  to  Eyemouth 
7     in  1627. 


I.ADVKIRK 


[PRESR.  OF 


DAVID  HOME,  son  of  James  II.,  min. 
16g4  of  Hilton  :  M.A.  i,St  Andrews  1625); 
min.  in  1634  ;  died  before  -24th 
March  1650,  aged  45.  He  left  an  only 
daugh.  Margaret.  —  [Haddington  7Vt>>;'.  ; 
/iV/.  i»r'  Deeds,  cccexiii..  39  :  Lander  Tests.  : 
Mel  rose  Par.  Reg.} 


1651 


WILLIAM  CRAUFURD,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  loth  July  1641)  :  of  the  house 
of  Fedderate.  in  Ruehan  :  was  a 
candidate  for  the  office  of  Regent  of 
Humanity  in  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  in  1644  : 
adm.  in  1651  :  conforming  to  Episcopacy, 
he  was  coll.  in  1662  :  dep.  28th  Aug.  1690.' 
The  Assembly.  13th  Nov.  following,  re 
ferred  his  case  to  the  Commission,  in  order 
"  to  procure  him  some  livelihood  because 
of  his  age  and  infirmity,"  and  at  the  settle 
ment  of  his  successor  the  Presb.  allowed 
him  200  merks  yearly  out  of  the  stipend  ; 
he  died  in  1695,  aged  84.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue— William,  apprentice  to  David 
Lindsay,  merchant.  Edinburgh.  21st  June 
1682.  —  [Craufurd's  Edin.  Univ.;  Edin. 
fr'uild  Reg.  :  J/>'.  Ace.  or'  Min..  16S9  : 
Fountainhall's  Dec.  :  Macfarlane's  MSS.  : 
Hist.  Ace.  Gen.  Ass.,  1690:  Rule's  Sec. 
Vindication  :  Sage's  IVorks,  i.] 

WILLIAM  GULL  AX,  appears  on  the 
169-1  P°rteous  R°U>  along  with  his  wife,  as 
residing  at  Coldingham  Loanhead. 
He  gave  a  bond  of  £100  not  to  attend 
conventicles.  In  June  1692  he  was  called 
to  Dunfermline,  and  ord.  24th  Aug.  :  he 
was  adm.  here  4th  Dec.  1694  ;  killed  by  a 
fall  from  his  horse  March  1697.  He  marr. 
Janet,  probably  daugh.  of  Alexander  Home 
of  Houndwood  and  Fernyside,  and  grand- 
daugh.  of  Alexander  H.  of  Houndwood, 
min.  of  Dunbar,  and  had  issue  — John. 
Presb.  bursar,  6th  April  1697  :  Gabriel,' 
min.  of  Dryfesdale.  —  [Eurhton  Presb. 
Reg.:  Macfarlane  G'eog.  Coll.,  i.,  380.] 

SAMUEL  KILPATRICK,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1697  burSh  1688)  -:  licen-  by  Presb.  of  Lin- 
lithgow  17th  June  1696  ;  called  29th 
June,  and  ord.  16th  Sept.  1697 ;  died  29th 
Jan.  1711,  aged  about  63.  His  wife  died 
before  10th  May  1723.  and  had  issue- 


John:  Hugh:  Jean.— [Stctnton  Sess.  Reg.  : 
Lander  Tests.  :  .Mac/arlane  f?eog.  Coll..  i., 
380.] 

GEORGE  REDPATH  [RIDPATH], 
1712  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th  June  1699): 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  23rd  April 
1706:  called  18th  March,  and  ord.  19th 
June  1712  :  died  31st  Aug.  1740.  aged  about 
62.  He  marr.  Ann  Watson,  who  died  22nd 
Feb.  1765,  and  had  issue — George,  min.  of 
Stiehill  :  Philip,  min.  of  Hutton  :  William, 
min.  of  Edrom  :  Elizabeth.— [Lander  Tests.] 


1741 


JOHN  TODD  [TOD],  tutor  in  the  family 
of  Ninian   Home  of   Billie,  min.  of 
Sprouston  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
6th  April  1736:  pres.  by  William,  Earl  of 
:   Home,   and  by   Ueorgv   II.   6th   Feb.,   and 
adm.  9th  July  1741  :  died  29th  Sept.  1786. 
He   marr.   at    Etal.   4th   June    1741,   Jean 
(died   26th   March    1794\  youngest    daugh. 
of  Ceorge  Home  of  Wedderburn.  and  had 
issue— John,  min.  of  Fogo  :    George,    born 
19th    March   1746.  died    17th    Sept.    1746: 
James  (a  twin),  succeeded  to  Wedderburn 
and  assumed  the  name  of  Home,  born  19th 
j   March   1746,  died    llth    May    1821  :    Mar- 
;.  garet,  born  24th  March  1747    (marr.   1779, 
John  Forman,  mason,  Xorham).  died  1820 
[their   son  William   succeeded  to  Wedder 
burn,  Billie,  and   Paxton]  :  George,  a  suc 
cessor    in    this    parish  :    Jean,   born    22nd 
March    1751.      T.    was   the   hero   of   Lady 
Xairne's     song.    "John     Tod."  —  [Xisbet'.s 
Heraldic  Plates  :  Burkes  Landed  Gentry  ; 
Milnt  Homt   J/,»'.,  12;  Henderson's  Ladii 
Xairne  and  Her  Songs,  46.] 

[ROBERT   PEARSOX,  M.A.  :    min.   of 

1787  BiS§ar  •  Pres-  by  George  III.  March 
1787:   died    1st    Aug.   1787,  without 

being  settled.] 

THOMAS  MILL,  born  1755,  son  of  John 

1788  M.,  schoolmaster  of   Earlston  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Lauder  4th  Sept.  1781 ;  pres. 
by  George  III.  6th  Oct.  1787  ;  ord.  1st  May 
1788  ;  dep.  2nd  Oct.  1800,  for  non-residence 
and  neglect  of  his  official  duty.  He  resided 
afterwards  at  Coldstream,  and  was  in  the 
habit  of  celebrating  marriages  on  the  Border. 


OHJKNSIDK] 


LADYKIRK 


1801 


He  died  in  poverty  20th  March  1800.  Pub 
lications—  Two  .single  Discourses  On  1.1  w 
Immutability  of  Jwus  Cltrixt  (Edinburgh, 
1  800;;  Upon  Tkouyhtawl  KeJlection(BeTV/i<k  , 
1802);  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's,^/./. 
A  cc.  ,  vi  i  i  .  ).  [Coldxtrmm  .SV.s.s.  AV/.  | 

aKOHOETOI)D[TOD],born  20th  F<-b. 
1710,  fourth  son  of  John  T.,  iriin.  in 
1741  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  1'resb.  of  Chirnside  30th 
Aug.  1771  ;  f>rd.  niin.  at  Kirkley  or  Thorny- 
ford  Northumberland,  10th  Aug.  177",; 
trans,  to  Tweedmouth  10th  May  1783  ;  adm. 
to  Eyeinouth  15th  Sept.  1785;  pres.  by 
George  111.  12th  March,  trans,  and  ad  in. 
to  this  charge  17th  Sept.  1801  ;  died  un- 
rriarr.  22nd  March  1810.  Dr  Hew  Scott  of 
the  l'"<ixti,  was  his  assistant  for  a  time. 
[Memoir  of  l!ol,<-rt  Xlnri/  of  AVs//«//A,  35.  | 

GKORGE  HOMK  ROBERTSON,  bom 

Edinburgh,  10th  Dec.  1700,  third  son 
of  Alexander  It.  of  Prenderguest,  and 
Philadelphia,  only  child  of  Robert  Lambc, 
vicar  of  Xorham  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  I'n.sb.  of  Chirnside 
8th  June,  pres.  by  George,  Prince  Regent, 
same  month,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1810: 
died  at  Dumfries,  12th  Jan.  1842.  He 
rnarr.  Oth  Dec.  1820,  Elizabeth  (died  7th 
Jan.  1887),  daugh.  of  Charles  Kennedy,  of 
St  Catherine's,  Midlothian,  and  had  issue 
—Margaret,  born  22nd  April  1822  (rnarr. 
(1)  •  -  Mitchell;  (2;  William  Mackay); 
Alexander  Keith,  born  Oth  Feb.  1*25, 
killed  at  Harper's  Ferry,  U.S.A.,  1805; 
George  Andrew,  born  Oth  Nov.  1*32.  Pub 
lications  Remark*  on,  the.  ,S'oo><//  lately 
established  for  Imi>romn<j  the.  Hyste.m  of 
Church  Patronage.  in  Gotland  (Edinburgh, 
1820);  Account  of  the  I'arish  (New  MM. 
4  <T.,  ii.). 

WILLIAM  ALKXANDER  CORKIN- 
DALE  [M'CORKINDALE],  born 
Argyllshire,  1814,  son  of  Duncan 
M.;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow;  ord.  18th  Aug. 
1842  ;  died  10th  Feb.  1855.  He  marr.  10th 
Oct.  1844,  Esther  (died  20th  Dec.  1857, 
aged  34),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Douglas,  Cold- 
stream. 


JOHN    STEVKNSON,    born    3rd    Nov. 
1708,     eldest     son     of     William     S., 
1855     farmer,     parish      of     Campsie,     and 
Marjory,    daugh.     of     William     Ferrie     of 
Newlands;    M.A.    (Glasgow    1810):    licen. 
by    Presb.    of    Glasgow    10th    June    1818  : 
ord.    by   Presb.    of   Glasgow   as  missionary 
of     the     Scottish     Missionary    Society    at 
Bombay    in    1823;    missionary    at    Hurnee 
and    Poona;    pres.    by  the    High  Court   of 
Directors   H.K.I.C.,  and  adm.  junior  chap- 
Iain,   Bombay,  30th   April    1831;    D.D.  (St 
Andrews    10th   Jan.   1830;;    pres.  to  senior 
chaplaincy   in    1811;    dern.    in    1854;    adm. 
to    this  charge   5th    July   1855;    died    llth 
Aug.   1858.     He  was  a  /ealous  missionary, 
a   distinguished  Sanskrit  scholar,  and  one 
of    the    pioneer  editors   and  translators  of 
Vedic  literature  ;  a  founder  of  the  liombai/ 
(;aze,t,te,M\(\  joint  editor  for  its  first  three 
years;   intimately  acquainted    with   native 
thought  and  native  languages  and  dialects  ; 
was  President  of  the  Royal  Asiatic  Society 
(Bombay    Branch;,    and     of     the    Govern 
ment  Committee  for  examining  Officers   of 
the   United    Services  in    native    languages. 
A    "Stevenson    Scholarship"   was    founded 
at   the  General    Assembly's    Institution    at 
Bombay  on  his  departure  from   India.     He 
marr.  20th   Aug.    18^3,  Laura  Turton  (born 
20th  Jan.    1700,  died  at   Mofl'at,  25th   July 
1870;,    second    daugh.    of   John    Gordon   of 
Renn'yhill,  Lanarkshire,  and   Helen,  daugh. 
of    Captain    Pelharn   Maitland  of  Belrnont, 
arid    had    issue       Helen,    born    Sept.    1825 
(marr.    Major,    afterwards    Lieut. -gen.    Sir 
George     Inglis    Jarnieson,     K. C.S.I.;,   died 
Feb.  1854:   Henry   Maithnd  Gordon,  licen 
tiate    of    the    Church    of    Scotland,    born 
14th  Oct.   1820,  died   urirnarr.,   1808;    John 
Gordon,  student  in  arts,  Edinburgh,  born 
llth    Jan.    1831,  died   unrnarr.,  22nd   May 
1840;  William  Ferrie,  lieut.  Bombay  Artil 
lery,  born   14th    June    1832,  died    unrnarr., 
1850  ;  Alexander  Joseph  Wolfe,  ensign  18th 
Bombay     Infantry,    born     3rd    Aug.     1833, 
drowned  off  Aden,  27th  Dec.  1855;   Pobert 
James,  rriin.  of  Dolphinton  ;  Marjory  Mary, 
born  25th  Oct.  1830,  died  uniriarr.  ;  Laura 
Turton  Gordon,  born  2nd  Sept.  1841  (rnarr. 
-   Neithardt,    Dresden);    also  two   sons 
named  William,  who  died  in  infancy.     Dr  S. 


r>6 


LADYKIRK-MORDINGTON  AM)  LAMBERTON     [,-BKSB.  OF 


was  conversant  with  twenty-two  languages  ; 
his   eldest   claugh.    Helen   was    acquainted 
with   twelve.     Publications— Dialogues   le- 
ti/'een    certain    tirahmant,   Mcwattas,    and 
Others,  ami  a  Christian,  on  the  Hindoo  and 
Christ  in, i    Kelly  ions  .   .  .    Tram,  from,  the 
Maratta    (London,    1830);     The    Threefold 
Science,  or  Snnhitd  of  the  lU>j-i<eda,  trans 
lated,    with    the   original    Sanskrit    (Bom 
bay,    1833);    Principles    of    the.    Mahratti 
Grammar  (Bombay,  1833)  •  Translation  of 
the    Sanhitd   of  the   Mma-reda   (London, 
1842) ;  Sama-veda,  edited  from  J/,SW.  (1843); 
Kali>a  Sutra  and  Navti  Tatva,  illustrative 
of  the  Jain  religion  and  philosophy  (1848) ; 
Hindoo  Caste  .  .  .  and   the   Connection  of 
Caste    with    the    Sepoy    Mutiny   (London, 
1858).      Papers   on   the   "Kanheri.   Nasik, 
and  Sahyadri  Inscriptions  of  the  Bombay 
Presidency,"    and    on    the    "Comparative 
Vocabulary  of  the  Non-Sanskrit  Vocables 
of   the    Indian    Vernacular   Languages. " 
[Buckland's  Diet,    of   Indian    Bio 
402.] 

WILLIAM    DOBIE,   born    22nd    Sept. 
1859     1824>  son  of  Thomas  D.,  Lockerbie 
and  Catherine   M'Gregor ;   educated 
at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  •   licen.  by  Presb 
of   Cupar  :   ord.  to   North  Esk  Chapel-of- 
Ease,  15th  Dec.  1853  :  adm.  to  this  charge 
17th    March     1859;     died    at    Crieff,    2nd 
Aug.    1904.     He  marr.   (1)  4th  July   1854 
Martha   Ann   Scott   (died  5th   Feb.  1864)' 
daugh.  of  William  Cruickshank,  Trailflat, 
Lochmaben,  and  Elizabeth  Carruthers,  and 
had  issue- William  Cruickshank,  born  26th 
June  1857  ;  John,  M.A.,  B.D.,  Professor  of 
Hebrew  and  Oriental  Languages,  Univ  of 
Edinburgh  (y.y.);   David  Robertson,  M.D 
F.R.C.S.E.,  born  9th  Jan.  1861  ;  Elizabeth 
Catherine  M'Gregor,  born   19th  Dec,  1863 
(marr.  (1)  David  Ross  Stewart,  advocate  • 
(2)   2nd    Nov.   1905,  A.   Lome   Campbell' 
architect,  Edinburgh) :  (2)  28th  Aug  1877' 
Janet   Stuart  (died  17th  Nov.  1906)   only 
daugh.    of    John    Cleugh,    Musselbur-h 
Publications- "On    Skeletons    found    at 
Ladykirk  Church";  "On  an  old  Grave  at 
Ladykirk  Church";   "Notes  on  Ladykirk 
Parish''  (Hist,  of  JJennd-shire  Nat    Chtl, 
1879-81,  1885-86,  1890-91  ) 


WILLIAM  STEVEN  MOODIE,  born 
1905  14th  Ju]y  186~,  son  of  John  M., 
min.  of  Kippen;  educated  at  High 
School,  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
14th  May  1890;  assistant  at  Eurobank, 
Keith,  Peebles,  and  East  Parish,  Aberdeen  ; 
ord.  17th  March  1905.  Marr.  29th  June 
1909,  Alice  Paxton,  daugh.  of  William 
Barrow  Macqueen,  Procurator  -  Fiscal  of 
I  Berwickshire,  and  Mary  Ewart,  daugh.  of 
James  Paxton,  Dundee,  and  has  issue  - 
Alice  Mary,  born  3rd  Dec.  1910.  Publica 
tion-"  Ladykirk,  or  the  Kirk  of  Steill, 
Berwickshire'"  (Tram.  Scot.  Ecclesiolomcal 
AV.,  1915). 


MORDINGTON  AND 
LAMBERTON. 


.—  Longformacus,  seventeen 
miles  distant,  was  conjoined  with  Mording- 
ton  for  a  time,  but  the  two  became  separate 
parishes  in  1666.  The  patron  proposed  to 
unite  Mordington  to  Foulden  in  1719,  and 
the  Court  of  Session  approved,  but  no 
urther  steps  were  taken.  Another  abor 
tive  attempt  was  made  to  unite  these  two 
parishes  in  1750.  The  ancient  church  is 
now  represented  by  a  burial  vault  in 
a  disused  churchyard  near  Mordington 
House.  A  new  church  was  built  in  1869. 
Bernard  de  Linton,  Chancellor  of  Scot 
land,  was  rector  of  Mordington  circa 
1296. 

Lamberton.—  Originally  a  chapel  of  Cold- 
mgham,  was  united  to  Foulden  in  1616  to 
Ayton  in  1627,  and  finally  to  Mordington 
8th  Feb.  1650.  The  church  was  dedicated 
to  St  Lambert.  Here  in  1502  the  Princess 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  Henry  VIII.,  was  re 
ceived  by  the  Scottish  Commissioners  on 
her  entry  into  Scotland  previous  to  her 
marriage  to  James  IV.  The  ruins  of  the 
church  are  visible  in  an  old  churchyard 
close  to  the  boundary  of  the  Liberties  of 
Berwick.] 

ROBERT  FYNNIE,  reader  here  and  at 
1568    Hut  ton. 


CHIRNSIDE] 


MORDINGTON  AND  LAMBERTON 


57 


ROBERT   DOUGLAS,    vicar    and    ex- 

horter  at  Fishwick  and  Horndean, 

1567-72  ;  adm.  by  John,  Archbishop 

of  St  Andrews,  in  1573,  Longformacus  being 

in   the   charge   in  1574.     He   was   charged 

with    non-residence    by    the   Assembly   in 

1575,  and   died   before  llth  April  1581.— 

[Booke  of  the  Kirk  ;    Calderwood's   Hist., 

iii.,  303  ;  Reg.  Min.  ;   Wodrow  Miscell.] 

THOMAS  JANE,  reader  at  Lamber- 
1574  ton. 

JOHN    SPOTTISWOOD,   trans,    from 

1581     ^ramond  ;     pres.    to    Longformacus 

and  Mordington  by  James  VI.  llth 

April  1581  ;  trans,  to  Nenthorn  15th  May 

1599. 

[JOHN  DOUGLAS  and  GEORGE 
ROWLE  [RULE],  vide  Longformacus.  In 
1627  the  number  of  communicants  was 
"ane  hundrethe  or  thairby,"  with  "great 
necessitie  of  ane  skule,  for  not  ane  of  the 
paroche  can  reid  nor  wryt  except  the 
minister."  —  Stat.  Reports,  1627.] 


1648 


THOMAS  RAMSAY,  eldest  son  of 
Tuoraas  ft->  m^n-  °f  Foulden  ;  M.A. 
(St  Andrews  1642)  ;  adm.  March 
1648.  He  joined  the  Protesters  ;  with 
Guthrie  and  others  he  was  seized  at  a 
private  meeting,  and  committed  to  Edin 
burgh  Castle,  23rd  Aug.  1660,  but  was 
liberated  shortly  afterwards  in  a  state  of 
mental  derangement.  His  stipend  was 
sequestrated  by  the  Committee  of  Estates, 
25th  Sept.  following,  on  the  ground  that 
he  had  subscribed  "  ane  dangerous  and 
seditious  paper  tending  to  the  disturbance 
of  the  peace  of  the  kingdom.'1  He  refused 
to  conform  to  Episcopacy  in  1662,  but  was 
allowed  to  remain  in  his  charge,  "  it  being 
one  of  the  smallest  charges,  not  sixty  com 
municants  and  not  a  hundred  persons,  and 
one  of  the  smallest  stipends.'"  Owing  to 
his  having  permitted  "several  vagrant 
preachers  and  indulged  ministers  to  occupy 
his  pulpit,"  the  Privy  Council,  4th  April 
1679,  ordered  him  to  be  ejected.  He  was 
imprisoned  in  Edinburgh  Castle  in  1680, 
but  released  on  account  of  sickness,  and 
refusing  to  take  the  Test,  was  deprived  in 


1682.  He  petitioned  the  Committee  of 
Estates  in  1689,  and  was  restored  to  his 
ministry  ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 
1690,  and  died  June  1695.  He  marr.  and 
had  issue  —  James,  bursar  in  divinity ; 
William,  bursar  in  philosophy ;  Rachel ; 
Jean,  who  died  at  Duns  in  1729,  having 
from  1710  received  help  from  the  Presb. ; 
Margaret  (marr.,  cont.  16th  Nov.  1674, 
Patrick  Temple,  portioner  of  Linton) ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  a  surgeon  in  the  king's 
service).— [Acts  of  Parl.,  vii.,  ix. ;  Nicoll's 
and  Lament's  Diaries ;  Baillie's  Lett. ;  Wod- 
row's  Hist.  ;  Inq.  Ret.,  Berwick,  291  ; 
Church  of  Scotland  Commission  Records, 
1646,  1649-50 ;  Lander  Tests.  ;  Edin.  Reg. 
Bur.;  Boston's  Memoirs;  Scot.  Presb.  Eloq.; 
Haddington  Inhib.,  xviii.,  102  ;  Charity 
Roll,  1696.] 

GEORGE  BARCLAY,  a  native  of 
Buchan;  M.A.  (King's  College,  Aber 
deen,  1677);  pros,  by  the  creditors 
of  James,  Lord  Mordington,  1682  ;  de 
prived  by  the  Committee  of  Estates,  6th 
May  1689,  for  not  reading  the  Proclama 
tion  of  the  Estates  ;  he  had  an  Exchequer 
pension  of  £25  from  the  rents  of  the 
Bishopric  of  Ross,  21st  Oct.  1712,  and 
another  of  £100  stg.  after  the  death  of 
Bishop  Rose  of  Edinburgh,  12th  Sept. 
1716;  died  in  Edinburgh,  6th  Feb.  1724, 
aged  63.  He  marr.  (name  unknown),  and 
had  issue— Cecilia,  born  31st  Dec.  1689 
(marr.  Arthur  Irvine  in  Milton  of  Drum), 
died  29th  Nov.  1775;  Christian,  died 
before  1740. 

THOMAS  RAMSAY,  M.A.,  above  men- 
1689     tioned  (q.v.). 

ALEXANDER  LAUDER,  probably 
brother  of  John  L.,  min.  of  Eccles ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  2nd  July  1684); 
ord.  29th  Oct.  1695  ;  died  at  Edinburgh, 
27th  June  1719,  aged  51.  Publications— 
The  Ancient  Bishops  considered,  both  with 
respect  to  the  extent  of  their  Jurisdiction 
and  nature  of  their  Power  (Edinburgh, 
1707);  The  Divine  Institution  of  Bishops 
having  Churches  consisting  of  many  Con 
gregations,  examined  by  Scripture  (London, 
1711);  A  Vindication  of  the  Ministers  and 


1695 


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[PRESB.  OF 


ii'j  Elders  i/'ho  have  taken  tlie  Abjura 
tion  (anon.  ;  Edinburgh,  1712). — \_Edin.Reg. 
Jim:;  Jlosfo/t  .Vein.:  Wodrow's  Anal,  and 
Corresp.] 

JOHN  LAW  [LOW],  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1721  Peebles  28th  July  1703;  ord.  10th 
Sept.  1706  min.  of  a  Presbyterian 
congregation  at  Newcastle ;  pres.  by 
rrhomas  Hay  of  Mordington  29th  April, 
and  adm.  16th  Xov.  1721  ;  died  2 nth  Dec. 
1735.  Ife  marr.  Jane  Mitchell,  who  died 
1st  Dec.  1762,  and  had  issue — William; 
Katherine  ;  Jane.-  [Lander  Tests.] 

RICHARD  BELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1786  9th  May  1722):  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kelso  3rd  Jan.  1727 ;  pres.  by 
Thomas  Hay  of  Mordington,  and  ord.  6th 
June  1736;  died  8th  Jan.  1773,  aged  72. 
He  marr.  21st  June  1733,  Helen,  daugh.  of 
Malcolm  Macfarlane,  tailor,  Edinburgh, 
and  had  issue— Jean,  born  llth  April  1734 
(marr.  John  Buchanan,  min.  of  Foulden) ; 
Margaret,  born  17th  March  1735;  Cecil, 
born  4th  March  1736;  Thomas,  born  2nd 
June  1737  :  John,  born  30th  .Sept.  1739, 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  31st  Aug. 
1762;  Mark,  born  10th  June  1743,  died 
10th  Feb.  1749;  Pilchard,  born  21st  June 
1745  ;  Helen,  born  1st  June  1746,  died  14th 
Feb.  1749 ;  Susan,  born  10th  Jan.  1749  : 
Robert,  born  26th  May  1753.  His  widow 
marr.  again,  and  died  19th  June  1780. 

JAMES  SMITH,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1773  Chirnside  25th  June  1771  ;  pres.  by 
Alexander  Hay  of  Mordington,  and 
ord.  23rd  Sept.  1773;  died  1st  .July  1791, 
aged  54.  He  marr.  25th  April  1785,  Isobel 
Dewar,  who  died  6th  April  1828,  aged  83. — 
[Tomlst.] 

GEORGE    DRUMMOXD,    trans,   from 

1792     Cranshaws ;     pres.     by     Alexander 

Renton    of    Lamberton,    and    adm. 

19th  April  1792  ;  trans,  to  Whitsome  13th 

Nov.  1800. 

WILLIAM  DAVIDSON,  born  1736,  son 

1801     of   Edward   P.,  min.  of  Castlegarth 

Presbyterian     Church,     Newcastle ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  1760;   ord.  min. 

of  Castlegarth  Presbyterian  Church,  New 


castle,  10th  Nov.  1762;  adm.  to  this  parish 
14th  May  1801  ;  died  24th  June  1804.  He 
marr.  7th  June  1777,  Jane  (died  in  1821), 
daugh.  of  Edward  Aitken,  min.  of  Castle 
garth  Church,  Newcastle,  and  had  issue  — 
an  only  son,  Edward  Aitken,  born  4th 
April  1778,  who  was  grandfather  of  Sir 
Thomas  Milvain,  K.C.B.,  K.C.,  M.P.,  Judge 
Advocate-General. — [TomJ>sf.] 

GEORGE  CHALMERS,  educated  at 
isos  ^Tniy-  °f  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dalkeith  24th  Nov.  1795;  pres. 
by  Alexander  Renton  of  Lamberton,  and 
ord.  2nd  May  1805;  died  21st  Feb.  1831, 
aged  64.  He  marr.  13th  June  1809,  Mary 
Caddy,  who  died  20th  Pec.  1872,  without 
issue. 

GEORGE    FULTON    KNIGHT,    born 

1832  1808 >  son  °^  George  K.,  teacher, 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th 
April  1828);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hadding- 
ton  8th  July  1831  ;  pres.  by  Trustees  of 
Alexander  Renton  of  Mordington.  The 
settlement  was  delayed  in  consequence  of 
an  opposing  presentation  by  Alexander 
Campbell  Renton,  with  consent  of  his  father, 
to  John  Robertson,  probationer,  but  the 
Court  of  Session  preferring  that  of  the 
Trustees,  K.  was  ord.  6th  Sept.  1832.  Joined 
Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Free  Church,  East 
Wemyss,  14th  March  1844  ;  died  12th  April 
1891.  He  marr.  12th  March  1834,  Jessie 
(died  29th  Nov.  1893),  daugh.  of  William 
Angus,  teacher,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue- 
George  Halley,  born  28th  Feb.  1835 ; 
William  Angus,  LL.D.  (Glasgow),  Prof,  of 
Moral  Philosophy,  Univ.  of  St  Andrews, 
1876-1902,  editor  and  biographer  of  Words 
worth,  born  22nd  Feb.  1836,  died  4th 
March  1916 ;  Elizabeth  Bannerman,  born 
3rd  July  1837  (marr.  Thomas  Bywater, 
factor  on  Wemyss  Estate),  died  12th  Dec. 
1915 ;  Helen  Hunter,  born  3rd  Jan.  1839 ; 
Andrew  Halley,  born  30th  March  1840; 
Alexander  Angus,  M.P.,  Keswick,  born  7th 
Oct.  1842  ;  Adam  Cairns,  born  1845. 

CHARLES   BLAIR,  born   1797,  son  of 

Andrew  B.,  farmer,  and  Helen  Ducat ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Meigle  ;  tutor  in   the 


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59 


family  of  Campbell  Renton  of  Mording- 
ton  ;  pres.  by  John  Campbell  Renton  of 
Mordington,  and  ord.  31st  Aug.  1843  ;  died 
unmarr.,  21st  Nov.  1870. 

DAVID   MILLAR,  M.A.,  B.D.,  LL.B. ; 
trans,  from  Inverteil,  and  adm.  22nd 
June    1871  :    trans,   to    Queensferry 
3rd  Dec.  1884. 


1871 


1886 


HUGH  FLEMING,  born  9th  Dec.  1855, 
second  son  of  Andrew  F.,  farmer, 
Calla,  Carnwath,  and  Helen  Val- 

lance ;  educated   at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 

Keen,     by     Presb.     of     Edinburgh     1880; 

assistant  at  Dalserf  and  at  Hamilton  ;  ord. 

12th  May  1885  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  190G. 


SWINTON  AND  SIMPRIN. 

[The  whole  manor  of  Swinton  was  part 
of  a  gift  by  King  Edgar,  for  the  endow 
ment  of  Coldingham  Priory,  about  1100. 
The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Mary,  and 
built  shortly  after  that  date,  was  held  by 
Coldingham  ;  portions  of  the  east,  south 
and  west  walls  belong  to  the  original 
edifice.  A  feuars'  aisle  was  added  in 
1782,  and  alterations  were  made  in  1792 
and  1800.  In  1909  the  church  was  largely 
rebuilt.  A  very  ancient  effigy  in  it  is  held 
to  represent  Sir  Alan  de  Swinton,  who 
died  about  1200.  The  bell,  in  use,  is  dated 
1499,  and  is  inscribed  Maria  est  nomen 
meum.  Simprin  was  united  to  Swinton 
in  1761.] 

JOHN   FORREST    [FORRET],   reader 
and  vicar    from   1567   to  1576.     In 
15617     1569   he  was  summoned  before  the 
Privy  Council. 

ROBERT  LANDELS,  reader  from  1579 
1579  to  1580. 


1690 


ROBERT  HISLOP,  trans,   from  Whit- 
some,   and   adm.   1590  ;    retrans.    to 
about  1595.—  [Reg.  Assig.} 


ANDREW     ARBUTHNOT,    min.     in 
1595;  pres.  by  James  VI.  30th  Jan. 
160-.  .   (jem>  between   1st   June  and 
Gth  July  1632.     A  decree   against  him  as 


1595 


a  "userer"  was  pronounced  by  the  Privy 
Council  16th  July  1642.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue— George,  apprenticed  to  William 
Wilands,  lorimer,  Edinburgh,  14th  Dec. 
1608;  Isobel,  second  daugh.  (marr.  John 
Cass  in  Swinton).— [Reg.  Assig.;  Lander 
Tests. ;  Bannatyne  MiscelL,  iii. ;  Mat.  Re 
ports,  1627 ;  Rey.  of  Deeds,  cclxxxv.,  18th 
June  1619.] 

WALTER  SWINTON,  perhaps  a 
brother  of  John  S.  of  that  ilk; 
1632  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1616);  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  6th  July  1632  ;  member  of  As 
sembly  in  1638  :  died  after  2nd  Sept.  1647, 
aged  about  54.  He  marr.  Jean  Cockburn. 
— [Reg.  Sec.  tii<j. ;  Acts  of  Ass. ;  Stevenson's 
Hist. ;  Su'intons  of  that  Ilk,  55  ;  Reg.  of 
Deeds,  13th  Nov.  1663.] 

EDWARD  JAMESON,  M.A. ;  min.  in 
1647.  He  joined  the  Protesters  in 
1647  1651.  In  1654  he  was  appointed  a 
Commissioner  by  the  Privy  Council  of 
England  for  authorising  admissions  to  the 
ministry  in  the  provinces  of  Lothian,  Merse, 
and  Teviotdale  ;  dep.  in  1661  for  his  op 
position  to  the  Government,  A  decreet 
was  passed  against  him  and  others,  16th 
July  1671,  for  preaching  at  conventicles, 
on  which  he  was  outlawed,  3rd  Aug.  1676. 
In  1679,  when  many  Presbyterians  were 
confined  for  not  condemning  the  Rising 
at  Bothwell,  or  the  murder  of  Archbishop 
Sharp,  he  reasoned  with  them  and  got 
several  of  them  liberated,  on  their  signing 
a  bond  not  to  take  up  arms  against  His 
Majesty  in  future.  He  returned  in  1687. 
—[Tombst.;  Livingston's  Life;  WTodrow's 
Hist,  and  Anal.;  Nicoll's  Diary;  Kirkton's 
Hist.] 

PATRICK  SWINTON,  a  cadet  of  the 
Swintons  of  that  ilk;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  15th  June  1651);  licen.  by 
George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  27th  Feb. 
1663;  passed  trials  for  ordination  before 
the  Presb.  of  Duns  21st  April  that  year; 
ord.  to  Crossmichael  in  1663;  trans,  to 
Borgue;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  12th  Feb., 
and  coll.  14th  March  1668 ;  still  min.  20th 
Oct.  1685,  but  the  charge  was  vacant  in 
1689.  He  marr.  Isobel  Home,  and  had 


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[PKESB.  OF 


issue— Patrick,  M.A. ;  Thomas  ;  Alexander ; 
Agnes;  Tsobel,  bapt.  20th  Oct.  1667.— 
[Miii.-book  Ji'c;/.  ,SVc.  Sit/.,  v.  ;  Rfij.  Co/ fat.  ; 
01<1  Dec.,  iii.  ;  Tombtt.  :  lFa<ll!ii.<itoii,  Presb. 
Jifj.  ;  J//5.  Ace.  of  Mfit.  liaj.  of  Deeds, 
Durie,  17th  Jan.  1089;  Edin.  7>a/tt.  .Reg.] 


1687 


EDWARD  JAMESON,  M.A.,  above 
mentioned  ;  returned  and  attended 
the  first  meeting  of  Presbyterian 
mins.  after  the  Toleration  Gth  July  1087  ; 
he  was  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1090.  He  dem.  9th  April  1691,  and 
was  afterwards  niin.  of  Monimail. 

ROBERT    SAXDILAXDS,    ord.    24th 

1691     8ept- 1691  >  trans-  to  Xewbattle  18th 
April  1095. 

[CHARLES  LITHGOW,  M.A.,  who  had 

forged  testimonials  of  license  from  the 
united  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  and  Duuferm- 
line,  was  called.  When  this  was  dis 
covered,  the  General  Assembly  on  31st 
Dec.  1695  app.  him  to  be  censured  by  the 
Presbs.  of  Duns,  Chirnside,  and  Selkirk. 
This  was  done  from  the  several  pulpits 
of  those  Presbyteries,  12th  Jan.  1696.— 
Acts  of  Ass.,  1095.] 

JOHX  LITHGOW,  probably  of  the 
1696  family  of  Lithgow  of  Drygrange; 
studied  at  the  Univ.  of  Utrecht; 
licen.  and  ord.  by  the  Scots  Presb.  in 
London  ;  called  to  this  parish  26th  March, 
and  adm.  20th  April  1696  ;  died  9th  April 
1711.  He  marr.  Anne,  daugh.  of  James, 
second  son  of  Alexander  Home  of  Bassen- 
dean,  and  had  issue  —  Janet  (marr.  12th 
Sept.  1718,  James  Davidson,  bookseller, 
Edinburgh);  Anne  (marr.  7th  April  1726, 
Henry  Robertson,  apothecary,  Edinburgh). 
—[Duns  Presb.  Key.;  Boston's  Mem.] 

HEXRY  VETTCH,  second  son  of 
1712  ^illiam  V.,  tenant  in  Redpath, 
Earlston,  a  cadet  of  Dawyck  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  llth  May  1704);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  20th  May  1712;  called 
31st  May,  pres.  by  Presb.  jure  devohito 
4th  Nov.,  and  ord.  2nd  Dec.  1712:  died 
25th  Nov.  1753,  aged  09.  He  marr.  (1) 
29th  June  1721,  Martha,  daugh.  of  John 
Gardner,  merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh, 


and  had  issue— William,  died  1726 ;  John, 
writer,  Edinburgh,  ancestor  of  the  Eliock 
family ;  James,  tenant  in  Mersington  : 
(2)  25th  April  1728,  Frances  (died  14th 
Sept.  1741),  only  surviving  child  of  Sir 
John  Swinton  of  that  ilk  by  his  first  wife, 
Sarah  Welsh,  and  had  issue  —  Frances, 
born  26th  Aug.  1733  (marr.  29th  Oct. 
1751,  John  Watson  of  Overmains).  —  [St 
Cutkbert'sRey.  (Marr.  and  Bapt.)  ;  Lander 
Tests.;  Burke's  Landed  Gentry;  Xwintons 
of  that  Ilk,  77.] 

GEORGE  CUPPLES,  born  1727,  son  of 
1754  Wiliiam  C.,  min.  of  Kirkoswald; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1746);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dalkeith  1st  Sept.  1752;  pres. 
by  George  II.  25th  March,  and  ord.  22nd 
Aug.  1754;  died  14th  Sept.  1798.  He 
marr.  26th  June  1760,  Isabella  (died  at 
Legerwood,  12th  Dec.  1817),  only  daugh. 
of  John  Waugh,  min.  of  Whitsome,  and 
had  issue— Mary,  born  8th  April  1707,  died 
4th  Oct.  1779;  William,  born  7th  Feb. 
1709,  died  young;  John,  born  24th  Dec. 
1770,  died  while  a  student  at  Glasgow 
Univ.,  24th  May  1788  ;  Jean  Kennedy, 
born  31st  Aug.  1772  ;  Margaret  Mitchelson, 
born  25th  March  1774;  Henrietta  Camp 
bell,  born  18th  Nov.  1770;  William,  born 
llth  Jan.  1779;  Charles,  born  20th  April, 
died  29th  Dec.  1780;  Charles,  born  12th 
March  1782;  Robert,  born  13th  Jan.  1784; 
George,  min.  of  Legerwood,  afterwards  of 
Stirling,  born  15th  July  1780.  Publica 
tions—Accounts  of  Swinton  and  Simprin, 
and  of  Whitsome  and  Hilton  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  vi.,  xvi.).— [Tomlst. ;  Carlyle's  Autob.] 

WILLIAM  SIMSOX,  born  1747,  son  of 
1799  -^atthew  S.,  merchant,  Glasgow; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  24th  Feb.,  and  ord. 
to  Greenlaw  3rd  Dec.  1778  ;  pres.  by  George 
III.  Feb.  1799 ;  trans,  and  adm.  13th  June 
1799;  died  unmarr.,  20th  Sept.  1804.  Pub 
lication—Account  of  Greenlaw  (Sinclair's 
Mat.  Ace.,  xiv.).~[Tombst.] 

JAMES  BAIRD,  probably  son  of  Thomas 

1805     •^•'  Eastwood ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 

Glasgow;    licen.    by    Presb.   of  Ayr 

28th  July   1784;   ord.  to  Legerwood    17th 


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Sept.  1795;  trans,  to  Eccles  20th  July 
1797  ;  pres.  by  George  III.,  trans,  and  adm. 
18th  April  1805;  died  llth  Feb.  1814.  He 
marr.  25th  Dec.  1795,  Sarah  Nicholls,  who 
died  20th  Dec.  1838,  and  had  issue— Eliza 
beth,  born  10th  Oct.  1796;  John,  rain,  of 
Yetholm;  Andrew,  min.  of  Cockburnspath; 
James,  born  25th  Nov.  1801  ;  William, 
M.D.,  F.R.S.,  Curator  of  the  Zoological 
Department  in  the  British  Museum,  author 
of  Cyclopaedia  of  the  Natural  Sciences,  and 
Memoir  of  his  brother  John,  born  llth  Jan. 
1803,  died  27th  Jan.  1872.— [Hist.  Berwick 
shire  Nat.  Club,  1869-72  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Bioy.} 

JOHN    HUNTER,    pros,    by    George, 
Prince  Regent,   and  ord.  28th  Sept. 
1814  ;  trans,   to  Iron  Parish,  Edin 
burgh,  27th  Sept.  1832. 


1814 


JAMES  LOGAN,  born  10th  Jan.  1805, 
1833  only  son  °^  Thomas  L.,  M.D.,  min. 
of  Chirnside ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside 
27th  June  1826  ;  pres.  by  William  IV.  26th 
Nov.  1832;  ord.  7th  March  1833;  died 
unman-.  17th  May  1868.  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Neu>  Stat. 
Ace.,  ii.). 


1868 


ROBERT  HOME,  born  6th  Nov.  1839, 
eldest  son  of  Walter  H.,  min.  of 
Polwarth ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  at  Glencairn  7th 
July  1864  ;  trans,  and  adm.  8th  Oct.  1868  ; 
died  7th  Nov.  1877.  He  marr.  26th  April 
1871,  Annie  Lydia  Keith  (died  9th  Sept. 
1875),  daugh.  of  Archibald  Adam  Swinton, 
I.C.S.,  and  sister  of  Captain  George  Her 
bert  Tayler  Swinton  of  Swinton,  and  had 
issue — Walter  Gabriel,  major  6th  Dragoon 
Guards,  served  in  South  Africa,  born  25th 
Oct.  1872,  died  of  wounds  in  France,  15th 
Nov.  1914;  George  Archibald  Swinton, 
lieut.-colonel  5th  Dragoon  Guards,  served 
in  South  Africa  and  France,  born  25th 
April  1875. 


1878 


ALEXANDER  MILNE,  trans,  from  St 
Andrews,  Dundee,  and  adm.  13th 
June  1878;  trans,  to  Gourock  24th 


1885 


JAMES  AITCHISON  GORDON,  born 

22nd     July     1860,    son     of    Thomas 
Gordon,    D.D.,   min.  of   Newbattle ; 

educated    at   Univ.    of   Edinburgh ;    M.A. 

(1880);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  1883; 

assistant   at  Bothkennar ;    ord.   10th    Feb. 

1885  ;  died  unmarr.  6th  Aug.  1891. 


1892 


July  1884. 


DUNCAN  DAVID  FARQUHARSON 
MACDONALD,  born  Fashodale, 
Ardnamurchan,  27th  May  1857,  son 
of  John  M.  and  Christina,  daugh.  of  John 
Farquharson;  educated  at  Sharped  Institu 
tion,  Perth  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1885) ;  tutor 
to  the  family  of  the  Duke  of  Atholl  1882-5  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  April  1886; 
assistant  at  West  Coates,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
to  Second 'Charge,  Cupar,  Fife,  12th  April 
1888  ;  trans,  and  adm.  6th  Feb.  1892.  Marr. 
1st  Aug.  1888,  Eleanor  Emma  (died  31, st 
Dec.  1916),  daugh.  of  William  M'Corquodale 
and  Margaret  Farquharson,  and  has  issue 
—Ian  Farquharson,  lieut.  R.F.A.,born  28th 
April  1889 ;  Eleonora  Margaret,  born  15th 
Aug.  1891  (marr.  27th  June  1916,  Thomas 
Sinclair,  Lieut.  R.N.V.R.).  Publications — 
Ed.  Boston's  Soliloquy  on  the  Art  of  Man 
Fishing  (Paisley,  1890);  The  Colonel  and 
the  Clachan  ;  contributor  to  Hastings'  Dic 
tionary  of  Texts. 

SIMPRIN,  OR  SIMPRIM. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church, 
dedicated  by  Bishop  David  de  Bernhain, 
25th  June  1247,  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Kelso.  It  fell  into  ruin  after  the  parish 
was  united  to  Swinton,  27th  Sept.  1761.] 

1576    THOMAS  WATSON,  reader. 

JAMES  SIM  SON,  reader  from  1578  to 
1578  1580. 

THOMAS  BONAR,  M.A.  (St  Andrews); 
min.  of  Aldcambus  in  1599  ;  pres.  to 
the  vicarage  of  Simprin  and  Ald 
cambus  by  James  VI.  7th  Feb.  1606 ;  died 
before  7th  April  1632.— [Rey.  8ec.  8ig.;  Reg. 
Assiy. ;  Bannatyne  Miscell.,  iii.] 

JOHN  MACMATH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

24th   July   1619);    pres.  by  Charles 

I.   7th   April    1632;    dep.   4th   Sept. 

1638  (sentence  confirmed  by  Assembly  llth 


1606 


SIMPKIN,  OK  SIMPRIM 


[PRESB.  OF 


1668 


JAMES  SANDERSON,  a  native  of 
Coldstream,  where  lie  succeeded  as 
heir  to  houses  and  lands  (perhaps 
Whitrig,  where  there  was  a  family  of  his 
name);  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th  July  1663); 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  2nd 
Jan.  1666 ;  ord.  and  coll.  22nd  Oct.  1668  ; 
died  June  1671,  aged  about  28.  He  marr. 
Bessie  Craw,  and  had  issue  —  Robert ; 
Isobel. — [Reg,  Coll  at.  ;  Lander  Tests.] 


1672 


GEORGE   WILSON,  formerly  of  Kil- 
lellan,  Renfrewshire  ;  coll.  12th  Sept. 
1672;  trans,  to  Westruther  in  1683. 
— [Keg.  Collat.] 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  son  of  James  A. ; 

M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th   July  1663); 

ord.    to    Kelton    29th    April    1668; 

outed  by  the  rabble  in  1689.     He  came  to 


Dec.  following),  for  deserting  his  parish, 
declining  the  authority  of  the  Presb., 
teaching  Arminian  doctrines,  etc.  He  had 
£100  stg.  out  of  the  vacant  stipends  allowed 
by  Parliament,  21st  June  1661.  In  1664 
he  was  chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Home. — 
[AV/.  Sec.  <SY;/. ;  Old  Dec.,  ii.  ;  Acts  of  Par/., 
vii.  ;  Baillie;s  Lett.,  Stevenson's  Hist.'] 

ROBERT  MELYILL,son  of  Sir  Andrew 
M.  of  Woodend  and  Garvock,  and 
brother  of  Sir  James  M.  of  Hall- 
hill,  Fife ;  was  assistant  to  Robert  Col- 
vill,  min.  of  Culross,  Nov.  1629 ;  pres.  by 
Charles  I.,  and  adm.  to  this  parish  previous 
to  llth  Oct.  1641  ;  was  chaplain  with  the 
Scottish  army  at  Newcastle  in  1644  ;  died 
between  1652  and  25th  Aug.  1654.  lie 
marr.  Catherine  Melvill,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue — John,  apprenticed  to 
Robert  Aitchison,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
28th  June  1648  ;  Margaret.— [Livingston's  > 
Charac.  ;  Re<j.  tiec.  Si'j.  ',  Raith  Papers  ; 
Burntisland  Sess.  Rey.]  Lander  Tests.; 
Row's  and  Stevenson's  Hists. ;  Aiton's 
Life  of  Henderson.] 

JAMES  GIBSON,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1657) ; 
mentioned  as  min.  in  1668  ;  died  2nd 
March  1668,  aged  about  32.  He 

marr.  (name  unknown),  who  survived  him. 

— [  Tombst.] 


this  parish  that  year,  but  was  deprived 
3rd  Sept.  by  the  Privy  Council,  for  not 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates, 
nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for 
James  A'll.  He  was  one  of  those  who 
conducted  Episcopal  services  at  Ayton  and 
Coldingham,  and  was  dep.  10th  Nov.  1696. 
He  died  at  Edinburgh,  llth  Aug.  1713,  aged 
64.  He  marr.  Jane  Rigg,  and  had  issue — 
Samuel,  eldest  son;  Henrietta.—  [J/,V.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689  ;  Dumfries  8as.,  i.,  270  ;  Re<j. 
of  Deeds,  Mack.,  23rd  Feb.  1709;  List  <>j 
Disorderly  Persons.] 

JOHN  MOIR,  son  of  Alexander  M., 
1691  sniith,  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (Marisehal 
College,  Aberdeen,  1685) ;  became 
.schoolmaster  of  Wemyss  :  having  acknow 
ledged  his  fault  in  taking  Episcopal  orders 
as  a  deacon,  he  was  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcaldy  14th  July  1691,  and  ord.  24th 
Dec.  that  year :  died  after  14th  Nov. 
1693.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Erskine  (alive 
in  1711),  and  had  four  children.  In  April 
1700  his  widow  had  £30  allowed  her  by 
the  Synod  out  of  the  Centesima  Fund. 
— [Charity  Papers  ;  Anderson's  Fasti  A  cad. 
Mariscall ,  ii.,  252.] 

THOMAS  BOSTON,  M.A. ;  called  llth 
1699     Aug.,    and    ord.    21st     Sept.    1699; 
trans,  to  Ettrick  1st  May  1707. 

JAMES  [or  WILLIAM]  ALLAN,  called 

17()17     10th  July,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1707  ; 

trans,  to  Eyemouth  15th  March  1716. 

JAMES    CHRISTIE,   M.A. ;    called   in 

1717     Oct.    1716 ;     pres.    by    Presb.    jure 

devoluto    6th    Nov.     following,    and 

ord.  19th  March  1717  ;  trans,  to  Morebattle 

4th  March  1725. 

JAMES  LANDRETH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1725  12th  April  1715) ;  chaplain  to  Sir 
James  Stewart  of  Goodtrees ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  26th  May  1724  ; 
pres.  by  Sir  Archibald  Cockburn  of  Lang- 
ton  31st  Aug.  1725 ;  called  16th,  and  ord. 
23rd  Sept.  1725 ;  died  unmarr.  3rd  Oct. 
1756,  aged  64.  He  was  clerk  of  the  Synod. 
He  established  one  of  the  earliest  Sunday 


CHIRNSIDE]     SIMPRIN,  OR  SIMPRIM— WHITSOME  AND  HILTON 


Schools  in  Scotland,  and  he  is  frequently 
referred  to  in  Dr  Alexander  Carlyle's  Auto 
biography  as  "  Honest  James. ;'  —  [Lander 
Tests. ;  Tombst.  ;  Carlyle's  Avtob.] 

JOHN  JOLLY,  pres.  by  George  II.  4th 
March,  and  ord.    12th    May   1757; 
trans,    to    Coldingham     17th    Sept. 
1761. 


WHITSOMK  AND  HILTON. 

[A  church,  which  stood  in  the  church 
yard  of  Whitsome,  was  repaired  in  1718. 
Its  choir  and  nave  were  both  thatched. 
In  1803  a  new  church  was  built  on  the 
western  slope  of  Hardie's  Hill.  A  chancel 
was  added  in  1912,  and  other  improve 
ments  were  made.  A  building  at  Rave- 
law,  or  Old  Newton,  was  used  as  a 
meeting-house  by  Henry  Erskine  from  1087 
to  1(590.] 

WILLIAM  CHISHOLM,  parson  in 
1552  1552 ;  continued  probably  to  1560. 

JAMES   SETON,  mentioned  as  min.  in 

1562     1562    anc*    15<78<       ^-e    had    a    son, 
George,  apprenticed  to  John   Dun 
can,  goldsmith,  Edinburgh,  13th  June  1578. 
—[Milne  Home  MSS.,  42,  48,  239.] 

HUGH  HUDSON,  who  held  the  prebend 
of  Upsetlington  in  the  collegiate 
church  of  Dunglas  from  1556  to 
1589,  was  reader  here  in  1567,  and  exhorter 
in  1574.  He  was  probably  min.  till  1585.— 
[Milne  Home  MSS.,  42,  47,  239.] 

THOMAS  OGILVIE,  probably  min.  in 

1585  1585,   when   Upsetlington    also   was 
in   his   charge;    afterwards   min.   of 

Hutton. — [Rey.  Assiy.] 

ROBERT  HISLOP,  min.   of  Ayton   in 

1586  1585  >    ac^m-    nere    in    1586 ;    trans, 
to  Swinton  in    1590,  but   returned 

in    1595,    and    died    25th    June    1607.— 


\_Re<j.    Assifj. ;      Calderwood's    Hist.,    iv., 
604.] 

ALEXANDER  KINNEAR,  M.A.  (Edin- 
160g  burgh,  26th  July  1600);  pres.  by 
Lord  Scott  of  Buccleuch  in  1608  ;  he 
was  called  before  the  Court  of  High  Com 
mission  in  1619  and  1620 ;  was  one  of  the 
commissioners  for  maintenance  of  church 
discipline  21st  Oct.  1634 ;  was  a  member 
of  Assembly,  1645  and  1646  ;  died  before 
17th  Sept.  1647.  He  marr.  Nicolas,  sister 
and  heir  of  John  Eclington  of  Harcas,  and 
had  issue — James,  apprenticed  to  Patrick 
Forbes,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  24th  March 
1629 ;  John,  his  heir ;  Margaret  (marr. 
1649,  Patrick  Hume,  min.  of  Hutton),  re 
commended  for  charity  by  the  Synod  13th 
April  1680.  He  was  owner  of  lands  in 
Hutton  Parish,  as  appears  from  a  charter 
of  Sir  David  Home  of  Wedderburn,  1645. 
— [Rey.  Assiy.  :  Stat.  Reports ;  Privy 
Comic.  Rey.,  2nd  series,  iv.,  519 ;  G.  R. 
Sas.,  Ivii.,  212 ;  Rey.  of  Deeds,  cclviii.,  7th 
Feb.  1617  ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  3922  ;  Maitland 
MiscelL,  ii.  ;  Milne  Home  M8S.,  233.] 

ANDREW  PATERSON,  M.A.  (St 
1658  Andrews,  llth  May  1637):  min. 
in  1658:  died  March  1067,  aged 
about  50.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue  — 
an  only  daugh.,  Janet,  to  whom  Peter 
Hay  of  Muirtoun  was  trustee  as  near 
est  of  kin.  —  [Hutton  Sess.  Rey. ;  Lander 
Tests. ;  Inq.  Ret.  de  Tut.,  925.] 


1668 


GEORGE  DAVIDSON,  probably  son  of 
John  D.,  portioner  of  Upsetlington, 
who  was  a  witness  to  the  charter  of 
Sir  David  Home  in  1645,  mentioned  above  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  June  1658)  ;  became 
min.  of  Rerrick  before  1664;  trans,  to 
Anwoth  in  1666 ;  trans.,  ord.,  and  coll.  24th 
Jan.  1668  ;  died  before  5th  Feb.  1686,  when 
his  forfeited  estate  was  granted  to  Alex 
ander  Davidson,  vicar  of  Norham.  He 
marr.  July  1669,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Patrick 
Hume,  min.  of  Hutton,  and  had  with 
other  issue  —  Margaret,  recommended  for 
charity  by  the  Synod,  9th  Oct.  1686.— 
[Rey.  Collat. ;  Rey.  Sec.  Siy. ;  Pearce's 
Sons  of  the  Clergy,  158.] 


64 


WHITSOME  AND  HILTON 


[PRKSB.  OF 


ADAM  WADDELL,  probably  son  of 
Richard  \V.,  min.  of  Kelso:  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  18th  Dec.  1678);  pres. 
by  George  Home  of  Wedderburn  6th 
March,  and  coll.  before  20th  Oct.  1685. 
He  died  in  1713,  aged  about  55.  He  marr. 
Katherine  (died  at  Edinburgh,  19th  Feb. 
1748),  daugh.  of  David  Swinton  of  Loch- 
toun,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue 
— Agnes  (marr.  Alexander  Pollock,  surgeon, 
Dundee)  :  Margaret  (marr.  19th  Oct.  1735, 
Thomas  Mabon,  preacher,  probably  son  of 
Thomas  M.,  min.  of  Gordon). — \_IIaddiiiy- 
t(»i  PrcKb.  Rc<j.  ;  JAS'.  Ace.  of  Min. ;  Edin. 
Marr.  AV/.l 


1687 


[HEXRY  KPvSKIXE,  M.A.,  called  after 
the  Toleration  to  the  meeting-house 
at  Old  Xe\vton,  or  Ravelaw,  and  adin. 

•Sept.  1687  ;  trans,  to  Chirnside  18th  Sept. 

1690.] 


1715 


JOHN  VEITCH,  grandson  of  William 
\7.,  min.  of  Westruther  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  25th  Jan.  1710; 
assistant  to  William  Veitch,  min.  of  Dum 
fries,  probably  a  relative'  :  pros,  by  George 
Home  of  Wedderburn  24th  May,  and  by  the 
Presb.  jure  dc^oluto  7th  Sept.  1714  ;  ord. 
14th  April  1715  ;  died  May  1722.  He  marr. 
July  1717,  Elizabeth  Blair,  who  died  Dec. 
1746,  and  had  issue  —  a  daugh.  who  is 
mentioned  in  the  register  as  Peggie.  — 
\_Lauder  Tests.  ;  Mem.  of  Wm.  Vcitcli  ; 
Kirkcwlb  right  Executry  Papers,  22nd  May 
1747.] 

JAMES  COL  DEN,  born  1696,  son  of 
1723  ^"ex;inder  C.,  min.  of  Oxnam  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  4th  April 
1722;  pres.  by  Xinian  Home  of  Wedder 
burn  30th  Oct.  1722  ;  ord.  10th  Sept.  1723  ; 
died  20th  Sept.  1754.  He  marr.  19th  March 
1724,  Lilias  (died  10th  Jan.  1768),  eldest 
daugh.  of  George  Byers,  min.  of  St  Boswells, 
and  had  issue  —  Alexander  ;  George,  died  in 
1750;  Katherine,  born  19th  April  1732; 
John,  born  28th  April  1733;  Jean,  born 
16th  April  1735  :  Elizabeth,  born  28th  June 
1737  ;  William,  born  17th  Oct.  1740  :  Lilias, 
born  19th  Xov.  1743,  died  13th  Dec.  1745. 
—  \_Lauder  Tests.] 


JOHN  WAUGH,  a  native  of  Berwick- 
shire,  nephew  of  Robert  W.,  min.  of 
Hutton  ;  licen.  by  L'rosb.  of  Earlston 
3rd  April  1739;  ord.  in  1743  min.  of 
Presbyterian  Church  at  Alnwick ;  pres. 
by  Captain  George  Johnston  of  Kimmer- 
ghame  Nov.  1754:  adin.  16th  May  1755; 
died  26th  June  1800,  aged  87.  He  marr. 
3rd  Oct.  1744,  Mary  Mason,  who  died 
15th  Dec.  1784,  and  had  issue— Isabella, 
born  28th  July  1748  (marr.  26th  June  1766, 
George  Cupples,  min.  of  S  win  ton) ;  Robert, 
surgeon,  93rd  Foot,  born  5th  June  1750; 
John,  min.  of  Menmuir,  born  9th  Jan. 
1756. 

GEOIIGE     DRUMMOND,    born    1760, 

1800  'son  °^  K'alph  D.,  min.  of  Cranshaws  ; 
ord.  min.  of  Cranshaws  3rd  May 
1785;  trans,  to  Mordington  20th  April 
1792  ;  pres.  by  Francis,  Earl  of  Wemyss, 
trans,  and  adm.  13th  Nov.  1800  ;  died  7th 
Aug.  1820.  He  marr.  17th  April  1810,  Mar 
garet  (died  without  issue,  28th  Dec.  1822), 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Cunningham,  gardener 
to  Lord  Morton  at  Aberdour  Castle,  and 
sister  of  George  C.,  min.  of  Duns.  Publi 
cations  —  Account  of  Cranshaws  and  of 
Mordington  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  vi., 
xv.). 

ADAM  LAN] JELLS,  licen.  by  North- 
1821  uinberland  Presbyterian  Classis  and 
Presb.  of  Duns;  ord.  10th  Oct.  1776, 
min.  at  Etal :  trans,  to  Hutton  19th  March 
1789;  pres.  by  William  Berry  of  Whitsome 
Hill,  Dec.  1820 ;  adm.  8th  Feb.  1821  ;  died 
25th  May  1838,  aged  90.  He  marr.  20th 
Jan.  1779,  Christian  Watherstone,  who  died 
s.p.  5th  May  1841.  Publication — Account 
of  Hutton  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

[JOSEPH  STEVENSON,  born  Berwick  - 
on-Tweed,  27th  Nov.  1806,  eldest  son  of 
Robert  S.,  surgeon,  and  Elizabeth  Wilson  : 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  8th  Sept.  1829 ;  em 
ployed  in  the  MS.  department  of  the 
British  Museum,  1831-4,  and  a  subcom- 
missioner  of  the  Public  Records,  1834-8  ; 
pres.  by  John  Wilson  of  Whitsome  Hill  in 
1838.  Objection  to  his  appointment  was 


CHIKNSIDE] 


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65 


taken  by  George  Fulton  Knight,  inin.  of 
Mordington,  on  the  ground  that  several  of 
S.'s  children  had  been  baptized  by  clergy 
men  of  the  Church  of  England.  The  Synod 
ordered  the  Presb.  to  proceed  with  the 
ordination.  Letters  in  S.'s  favour  were 
produced  from  Sir  Henry  Ellis,  Prof.  Fraser- 
Tytler,  and  many  well-Known  men.  On  a 
second  appeal  being  begun  by  Knight,  S. 
withdrew  from  the  presentation.  In  1839 
he  entered  the  Church  of  England  ;  was 
librarian  to  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of 
Durham  in  1841  ;  honorary  MA.  (Durham 
1844) ;  curate  of  St  Giles,  Durham,  1847  ; 
vicar  of  Leighton-Buzzard,  Bedfordshire. 
1849-02.  In  1863  he  joined  the  Church 
of  Rome,  and  was  a  priest  in  1872.  From 
1872  to  1876  he  studied  the  Archives  in  the 
Vatican  Library  at  Home.  In  1877  lie 
entered  Roehampton  College  as  a  Novice 
of  the  Society  of  Jesus,  and  in  1885  became 
professed  of  the  three  vows  ;  LL.D.  (St 
Andrews  1893);  died  at  London,  8th  Feb. 
1895.  He  marr.  19th  Sept.  1831,  Mary  Ann 
(died  llth  July  1869),  daugh.  of  John  Craig, 
Mount  Florida,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue. 
He  was  an  archivist  and  historical  writer 
of  much  distinction,  whose  pen  for  more 
than  sixty  years  was  never  idle.  He  did 
important  work  for  the  Rolls  Series,  and 
edited  numerous  volumes  for  the  Bannatyne, 
Maitland,  and  Roxburghe  Clubs,  as  well  as 
the  Surtees  and  other  learned  Societies.  The 
Diet.  j.Yat.  Bioy.  furnishes  a  complete  list  of 
these.—  Vide  Pollen's  "Memoir" in  The  Month 
(March  and  April  1895);  The  Tablet,  16th 
Feb.  1895  :  The  Athenwnm,  16th  Feb.  1895.] 

ROBERT  CO  WE,  born  Bunimoutli,  1st 
1839  Dec.  1804,  son  of  Henry  C.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Berwick  Grammar  School 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (22nd  April 
1826);  tutor  in  the  family  of  Angus 
Makellar,  D.D.,  min.  of  Pencaitland  ;  Keen, 
by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  28th  Sept.  1830  ; 
assistant  at  Whitsome  :  ord.  (at  Huttonj 
19th  April  1832,  min.  of 'the  High  Meeting, 
Berwick-on -Tweed ;  pres.  by  John  Wilson 
of  Whitsome  Hill:  trans,  and  adm.  28th 
March  1839.  Joined  the  Free  Church; 
adm.  min.  of  the  Free  Church,  Portobello, 
2nd  Nov.  1843;  trans,  to  St  Andrew's 

VOL.  II. 


Presbyterian  Church,  Manchester,  5th  Nov. 

|  1845,  and  to  Free  St  Stephen's,  Glasgow, 

<  17th  May  1849;  died  20th  Oct.  1867.    He 

marr.  3rd  Aug.  1852,  Hannah  Watson,  who 

died  26th  Dec.  1886,  and  had  issue — Henry, 

;  died  aged  17  ;  Hannah  (marr. Kirkland, 

Oregon,  U.S.A.).  Publications— Ao  Truth, 
^Y<j  A?/V(Edin.,  1849);  The  Gift  and  theGauge 
(Edin.,  1855);  Christian  Responsibiliti/, 
Memoir  [by  James  Freer]  (Glasgow,  1868). 

JOHN    ROBERTSON,  born  2nd   Jan. 

1843  18u0'  son  of  Jolm  1>l">  farmei'5  Wincl- 
shiel,  and  Margaret  Edington ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  :  licen.  by 
'<  Presb.  of  Duns  4th  April  1825  ;  assistant  at 
:  Dunbar,  1825-33;  ord.  to  Houndwood  llth 
i  May  1838  ;  trans,  and  adm.  2nd  Nov.  1843  ; 

died  27th  Oct.  1865.    He  marr.  (1)  25th  Dec. 

1833,  Margaret  (died  6th  Aug.  1839),  daugh. 
;  of  AVilliam  Sibbald,  D.D.,  min.  of  Hadding- 

ton,  and  had  issue — Elphinstone  Margaret, 
1  born  19th  Oct.  1834  (marr.  James  Heriot 

of  Beriotbank),  died  10th  July  1914  ;  John 
•  Alexander,  his  successor :  (2)  22nd  Dec. 

1841,  Catherine  (died  5th  Nov.  1867),  daugh. 
i  of  George  Logan,  Edrom,  and  widow  of 

Thomas  Logan,  Whitsoinelaws. 

JOHN   ALEXANDER    ROBERTSON, 

1866     k°rn  19tn  ^Prtf  183C>  S0il  °f  preced 
ing  ;  educated  at  Edinburgh  Univ.  : 
licen.    by    Presb.    of    Chirnside    in    1859  ; 
assistant    at   Old    Greyfriars,   Edinburgh ; 

j  ord.  2nd  Aug.  1866  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  1870 ; 

!  clerk   of    Synod    1899.      Marr.   27th  Aug. 

!  1867,  Helen  Stenhouse,  who  died  26th 
Jan.  1911,  and  had  issue— John  Alexander, 
M.D.,  born  29th  Aug.  1868,  died  at  Matjes- 
fontein,  Cape  Colony,  22nd  Sept.  1903; 
Catherine  Purves  Logan,  born  2nd  March 
1872  (marr.  20th  Jan.  1898,  William 
M'Dowall  Selby,  M.B.,  C.M.,  Port  William); 
Stenhouse,  born  12th  Nov.  1875,  died  10th 
Jan.  1880 ;  William  Sibbald,  M.D.,  born  8th 
March  1881.— [Vide  Memorial  Sketch  of 
John.  A.  Robertson,  M.D.,  by  the  Hon. 
Lord  Low,  1904.] 

NORMAN  REID    MITCHELL,  M.A., 

1906     •^••D-  ',  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 

17th  Aug.   1906;    trans,    to  Steven 

Memorial  Church,  Bellahouston,  Glasgow, 

21st  Feb.  1911. 


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HILTON 


[PRESB.  OF 


HUGH  PARK  REID,  born  Chalmer- 
1911  stone'  Stai1''  Ayrshire,  17th  May 
1871,  son  of  Hugh  R.  and  Mary 
Young ;  educated  at  Ayr  Academy  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Ayr  May  1896 ;  assistant  at  Muirkirk,  and 
at  St  Vincent's  and  Sandyford  parishes, 
Glasgow  ;  ord.  1st  Sept.  1901  ;  min.  of  St 
Andrew's  Church,  Alexandria,  Egypt ;  acted 
as  consular  chaplain ;  res.  in  1910 ;  adra.  to 
this  charge  (assistant  and  successor)  9th 
June  1911.  Marr.  10th  Sept,  1901,  Martha, 
daugh.  of  Henry  MacRostie,  Kirkcolm,  and 
has  issue  —  Hugh  Alexander  Calderwood, 
born  12th  April  1903;  Ronald  Park,  born 
1st  May  1908;  Kathleen  Mary,  born  29th 
Jan.  1914. 


HILTON7. 

[Of  the  church  consecrated  by  David  de 
Bernham  on  2nd  April  1  243,  only  a  small 
fragment  is  now  standing.  The  site  is  a 
grassy  knowe  close  to  the  farm  steading 
of  Hilton,  and  about  a  mile  east  of  Whit- 
some.  The  parish  was  united  to  Whitsome 
by  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  Teinds, 
19th  June  1734.  It  included  the  lands  of 
Otterburn,  which  later  were  annexed  to 
Longformacus.  The  parish  was  in  the 
Presb.  of  Duns  from  22nd  Oct.  1707  to  Oct. 
1719.] 

JOHN  LIGHTBODY,  reader  from  1576 
1576  to  1585. 

ANDREW    WINCHESTER,  reader  at 

Upsetlington    [Ladykirk]    in    1570; 

min.  at  Fish  wick  in  1574;  returned 

to   Upsetlington  in  1576  ;  trans,  and  adm. 

about   1585  ;    died    24th    Oct.    1598.      He 

granted  a  lease  of   the  teind  sheaves  to 

James   Home  of   Wedderburn.     He    marr. 

Beatrix    Forman,  who  survived  him,  and 

had    issue  —  George.  —  [  Wodrow    Miscell.  ; 

Rey.  Assig.  ;  Milne  Home  MSS.,  57.] 


JAMES    HOME,    second    son    of    Sir 
-David  HL  of  Wedderburn  ;  adm.  5th 
Dec.   1609;   still  min.  in  1634.     He 
marr.    (1)    before    1597,   Isabel    (dead    by 


1609 


1605),  daugh.  of  Patrick  Home  of  Pol- 
warth,  and  widow  of  Thomas  Cranstoun  of 
Corsbie,  Legerwood  :  (2)  Jean,  sister  of 
David  Cockburn  in  Goffrarig,  and  had 
issue— David,  min.  of  Ladykirk ;  James ; 
also  a  natural  son,  John,  who  witnessed  a 
deed  in  1620.— [AV/.  of  Assi'j. ;  Ihmnatyne 
Miscell. ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccclxxii.,  169 ; 
Milne  Home  J/A',5'.,  88.] 

DANIEL     DOUGLAS,    min.     1650    to 
1650     1662.     See  below. 


1662 


GEORGE     HOLIWELL,    M.A. ;     coll. 
16th  Oct.  1662;   trans,  to  Polwarth 


in  1664.— [Reg.  of  Collat.} 


JOHN    HEPBURN,    M.A. ;    ord.    and 
coll.     28th     Oct.     1664;     trans,     to 
Earlston  in  1673.— [Reg.  Sec.    Sig.  ; 
Reg.  Collat.'} 


1664 


WILLIAM  METHVEN,  M.A. ;  ord.  and 
coll.   25th    March    1675 ;     trans,    to 
1675     Fogo  in  1682.-[AVr/.  of  Collat.} 


1683 


SIMON   WYLD,  mentioned  as  min.   in 
1683  ;  trans,  to  Wauchope  after  14th 


Oct.  1684. 


JOHN  HOME  of  Broomhouse,  Edrom, 
min.  in  1689  ;  deprived  by  the  Act  of 
Parliament  25th  April  1690,  restoring 
Presbyterian  mins.  He  opened  a  meeting 
house  at  Coldingham,  and  with  John  Home 
of  Kelloe,  min.  of  Greenlaw,  and  other 
outed  mins.,  carried  on  Episcopal  services 
there,  also  at  Eyemouth  and  Ay  ton,  and 
latterly  at  Prenderguest.  He  died  at 
Whitfield,  15th  May  1717,  and  was  buried 
at  Edrom.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Duns 
Presb.  and  Coldingham,  Sess.  Regs.} 

DANIEL  DOUGLAS,  born  1619,  eldest 

son  of  John  D.,  min.  of  Crail ;  M.A. 

(St  Andrews  1644) ;  adm.  after  24th 

Feb.   1650.     He  joined    the  Protesters   in 

1651,  and  was  deprived  on   or  before  the 

establishment  of  Episcopacy  in  1662.    He 

preached  much  at  conventicles,  and  baptized 


OHIKNSIDE] 


HILTON 


67 


and  married  in  the  district.  For  a  time 
he  resided  in  Holland,  but  was  restored  by 
the  Act  of  Parliament  25th  April  1690.  He 
died  24th  July  1705.  He  is  said  to  have 
been  "a  simple  man  as  to  the  world,  yet  of 
more  learning  and  ingenuity  than  most." 
The  local  saying,  however,  is,  "  Like  Daniel 
Douglas,  more  plain  than  pleasant.'"''  In  his 
old  age,  the  Presb.  rebuked  him  more  than 
once  for  his  unsuitable  language  in  the 
pulpit.  He  marr.  Margaret,  sister  of  James 
Hutcheson,  min.  of  Killellan  [Houston], 
and  bad  issue— Mary.— [Fife  >Sas.,  xix.,  34  ; 
Pittenweem  Hess,  and  Dalkeitk  Fresh.  Keys.; 
Livingston's  Life ;  Wodrow's  /fist.  :  Inq. 
Ret.  Je  Tut.,  1143;  Tombst.  :  Scot.  Fresb. 


Eloq. ;   Brown's  Covenanters  of  the  Merse, 
184  ;  Berwick  Sas.,  i.,  96.] 

ROBERT  CUNNINGHAM,  called  min. 

1706  in  1700.— [6'.  R.  Sas.,  xc.,  295.] 

WILLIAM    WILSON,  schoolmaster  at 

1707  Stichill ;   licen.   by    Presb.   of  Kelso 
2nd  March  1701  ;  called  13th  March, 

and  ord.  4th  Sept,  1707;  died  unraarr.  3rd 
May  1731,  aged  68. 

( JEOliUE  HUME,  pres.  by  Robert  John- 
1732     stone  °f  Hilton,  and  ord.  16th  March 
1732;  trans,  to  Whittingehame  21st 
April  1736. 


PEESBYTERY  OF  KELSO 


[Proposed  to  be  erected  by  the  General  Assembly,  April  1581,  but  in  1593  the  parishes 
of  Kelso,  Linton,  Makerstoun,  Morebattle,  Mow,  Roxburgh,  Sprouston,  and  Yetholm 
were  still  in  the  Presb.  of  Jedburgh,  while  those  of  Ednam,  Home,  Nenthorn,  and  Stichill 
were  in  that  of  Duns.  The  Register  begins  19th  Oct.  1609.  There  are  blanks  from  12th 
.Dec.  1648  to  1st  May  1649  ;  2nd  April  1661  to  28th  Oct.  1662 ;  and  16th  Oct.  1683  to  17th 
March  1691.] 


EDNAM. 

[King  Edgar,  who  reigned  from  1097  to 
1107,  granted  the  lands  now  forming  this 
parish  to  Thor,  an  Englishman.  Thor 
built  a  church  dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert, 
and,  with  the  king's  consent,  endowed  it 
with  a  ploughgate  of  land.  This  is  the 
earliest  recorded  case  of  the  erection  of 
a  parish  in  Scotland.  There  was  here  a 
hospital  of  St  Leonard,  known  as  Ednam 
Spital.] 

JOHN    BROWN,  last    of    the    Roman 
incumbents.   He  probably  conformed. 


1569 


— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.,  ii.,  40.] 


THOMAS  AITKIN,  reader  in  1574.    In 
1576  Makerstoun  and  Nenthorn  were 
in   his    charge ;    trans,    to    Yetholm 
in  1579. 


1574 


ROBERT  RYNDE  [RH1ND],  min.  in 
1579     1579  ;  trans,  to  Mertoun  about  1580. 


1585 


DUNCAN  WALKER,  reader  at  Borth- 
wick  from  1576  to  1580;  min.  here 
in  1585.  In  1593,  Bassendean  [West- 
ruther],  Nenthorn,  and  Gordon  were  in  the 
charge,  Makerstoun  being  excluded ;  pres. 
to  the  vicarage  of  Nenthorn  by  James 
VI.  before  24th  May  1594;  died  previous 
to  17th  May  1599.— [Reg.  Assig. ;  Dalkeith 
PrcKl.  Reg.  •  Calderwood's  Hist,,  iv.,  604.] 

08 


THOMAS   PORTEOUS,  min.  in  1599  ; 

pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 

before  30th  March  1602  ;  died  in  May 
1617.  He  marr.  Agnes  Crichton  (who  sur 
vived  him,  and  marr.  secondly,  John  Rich 
ardson,  merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh), 
and  had  issue — Andrew  ;  John,  apprenticed 
to  Thomas  Douglas,  hatmaker,  Edinburgh, 
1st  Oct.  1634  ;  James  ;  Janet ;  Agnes. — 
[Edin.  Inhib.,  xix.,  104  ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Reg. 
Sec.  Sig.  ',  Haddington  and  Jedburgh  Presb. 
Regs.} 

JOHN  CLAPPERTON  of  Neatoune, 
1617  born  1595;  son  of  John  C.,  min.  of 
Lennel  [Coldstream] ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  22nd  July  1615) ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
17th  May  1617.  He  was  called  before  the 
Court  of  High  Commission  in  1620.  Per 
mission  was  given  him  by  the  Archbishop 
of  St  Andrews  to  leave  his  Presb.  [Duns] 
and  join  that  of  Kelso,  llth  July  1620.  He 
was  dep.  after  29th  Sept.  1639  and  before 
2nd  Sept.  1641,  and  died  before  24th  Aug. 
1655  [according  to  another  account,  in  1651.] 
He  marr.  Jean  Stirling,  and  left  issue— John, 
min.  of  Yarrow ;  George  of  Wyliecleuch. — 
[Reg.  Sec.  Sig.;  Lander  Tests.;  Stat.  Reports, 
1627  ;  Baillie's  Lett. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  1097.] 

JOHN  SOMERVILLE,  son  of  James, 

1639     second    son    of    James,    fifth    Lord 

Somerville ;   M.A.  (Edinburgh,  25th 

July  1624);  became  schoolmaster  of  More- 


PRESB.  OF  KELSO] 


EDNAM 


69 


battle;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  before 
27th  Feb.  1627;  ord.  (at  Kelso)  5th,  and 
adm.  8th  Oct.  1639.  He  joined  the  Pro 
testers  in  1651,  was  dep.  by  the  Synod  in 
Oct.  1660.  and  was  still  alive  20th  Feb. 
1666.  He  acquired  property  in  Teviotdale, 
and  marr.  Margaret  Knox,  who  was  allowed 
the  vacant  stipend,  20th  Nov.  1660,  and  had 
issue — James,  student  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh,  drowned  while  bathing  in  the  Water 
of  Leith  ;  Robert,  alive  in  1679.— [Her/.  Sec. 
Sifj. ;  Livingston's  Life  :  Wodrow's  Hist. ; 
Mem.  of  the  Somervilles,  i.,  440  ;  Scots  Peer 
age,  viii.,  22.] 

ROBERT  YOUNG,  tutor  to  Alexander, 

Lord    Coldingham,    son    of    James 

Home  of  Cowdenknowes,  third  Earl 

of  Home ;   pres.  by  Charles  II.  8th  July. 

and  adm.  before  18th  Dec.  1661  ;  died  April 

1668.— [Min.-book  Key.  Prir.  Seal,  v.] 


ADAM    PEACOCK,    M.A.  ;    pres.    by 
Charles  II.  21st  Oct.  1668  ;  ord.  after 
27th  April,  and  adm.  27th  May  1669  ; 
trans,  to  Morebattle  llth  Jan.  1683. 


1669 


1683 


WILLIAM  SPEED,  son  of  George  S., 
min.  of  Aberlour  ;  M.A.  (King's  Col 
lege,  Aberdeen,  1656) ;  schoolmaster 
of  Elgin,  1656-61 ;  passed  trials  before  the 
Presb.  of  Elgin,  and  recommended  to  the 
Bishop  for  license  4th  Nov.  1663 ;  ord.  at 
Elgin  17th  Aug.,  and  adm.  to  Botriphnie 
24th  Aug.  1664  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  10th 
Jan.,  trans.,  coll.,  and  inst.  20th  Feb.  1633  ; 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council  3rd  Sept. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary,  but  praying  for  James  VII.  He  sub 
sequently  resided  at  Netherbyres,  Ayton, 
where  he  died  before  23rd  April  1706.  He 
marr.  Magdalen  Craw,  and  had  an  only 
daugh.,  Margaret  (marr.  George  Craw  of 
Netherbyres). — [Min.-book  Reg.  Priv.  Seal, 
v. ;  Lander  Tests. ;  Peterkin's  Constitution 
of  the  Church  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS  THOMSON,  M.A. ;  ord.  12th 

1692     *^u^  1(^2  >  trans%  to  Southdean  6th 
Nov.  1700. 


WILLIAM  BAXTER,  M.A.  ;  called  6th 
17Q2     Nov.    1701  ;    ord.    12th    Feb.    1702  ; 
trans,  to  Sprouston  2nd  Aug.  1722. 

THOMAS  POLLOK,  son  of  Allan  P., 
1723  Porti°ner  °f  Craigton,  and  Elspeth, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Paton  of  Craigton  ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow,  7th  July  1715);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Paisley  1st  May  1718  ;  pres.  by 
George  II.  5th  Jan.,  and  ord.  21st 
June  1723;  died  16th  May  1764,  aged 
about  69.  He  marr.  2nd  Sept.  1724,  Alison 
Mason,  who  died  29th  July  1788,  and  had 
issue  —  Allan  ;  James  ;  Isobel  ;  John  ;  Jean  ; 
George,  born  14th  Jan.  1732  ;  Thomas, 
D.D.,  vicar  of  Grittleton,  Wilts,  born  25th 
Jan.  1736,  died  29th  Sept.  1801  ;  Alison, 
born  17th  July  1740  ;  Elizabeth,  born  6th 
July  1743;  Mary,  born  14th  June  1750. 
Publication  —  A  Synod  Sermon,  to  ivhich  is 
added  a  Discourse  on  the  Happiness  of  G'od. 
(Edinburgh,  1734).—  [Acts  of  Ass.,  1723.] 

DAVID  DICKSON,  son  of  George  D. 
17eg  and  Catherine  Hamilton,  Whitehill, 
Earlston  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
1st  June  1742;  pres.  by  George  III.  26th 
Oct.  1764;  ord.  21st  March  1765;  died  un- 
marr.  3rd  June  1795,  in  his  75th  year. 
Publication—  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xi.).  —  [T 


ROBERT  ROBERTSON,  licen.  by 
17Q6  Presb.  of  Kelso  6th  Oct.  1772  ;  ord. 
min.  of  Pottergate  Presbyterian 
Church,  Alnwick,  1774;  pres.  by  George 
III.  30th  July  1795,  and  adm.  15th  March 
1796;  died  27th  Feb.  1819,  in  his  77th 
year.  He  marr.  26th  Sept.  1781,  Margaret 
Wilkinson,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret,  born 
17th  July  1782  ;  Alexander,  born  19th  Nov. 
1783. 

JOSEPH  THOMSON,  pres.  by  George, 
Prince  Regent,  21st  March,  and  ord. 
3rd  Aug.  1819  ;  trans,  to  Morebattle 
30th  May  1844. 

WILLIAM  LAMB,  born  Hawick,  10th 
Sept.  1814,  son  of  Walter  L.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Edinburgh  High  School 

and  Univ.  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  ; 

preacher  at  Caerlanrig;    pres.    by  Queen 


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EDNAM—KELSO 


[PRESB.  OF 


Victoria  17th  Aug.,  and  ord.  14th  Nov. 
1844  :  clerk  of  Presb.  1846-77  :  died  10th 
Aug.  1877.  He  marr.  28th  Jan.  1869, 
Christian  Archibald  MacDongall,  daugh. 
of  Joseph  Yair,  niin.  of  Eckforcl,  and  had 
issue  —  Helen  Josephine,  born  19th  Nov. 
1869  ;  Walter,  min.  of  Lander,  Christian 
Mary,  born  6th  July  1*73  ;  William,  born 
9th  March  1874  :  George,  born  8th  Dec. 
1875:  John  Yair,  born  23rd  March  1877. 


1878 


JOHN  BURLEIGH,  born  Glasgow  8th 

'^-y  ^r>1'  son  °^  J°nn  B.  and  Helen 
Borland  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  13th 
June  1877  ;  assistant  at  Maxwell  Parish, 
Glasgow  ;  ord.  14th  March  1878  ;  clerk  of 
Presb.  1900:  clerk  of  Synod  1911.  Man'. 
•2nd  Feb.  1892,  Agnes  Ann,  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Henderson,  farmer,  Boon  and  Shidlaw, 
and  Jessie  Stewart,  and  has  issue  —  John 
Henderson  Seaforth,  M.A.,  Lieut.  K.O.S.B., 
born  19th  May  1894  ;  Thomas  Huntlywood, 
R.A.M.C.,  born  30th  Sept.  1895.  Publica 
tion  —  Ednam  and  Its  Indwell  erx  (Glasgow, 
1912). 


KELSO,     MAXWELL,     AND     ST 
JAMES'S,  ROXBURGH,  onii  u- 
K  NEW  ROXBURGH. 


[AV.w.—  The  church  was  dedicated  to  St 
Mary.  Prior  to  the  Pie-formation  it  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  About  1648,  the 
abbey,  which  had  suffered  considerably  at 
the  hands  of  Hertford  during  his  invasion 
of  Scotland  in  1515,  was  put  into  repair 
and  fitted  up  as  the  parish  church.  Tt  con 
tinued  to  be  so  used  until  1773,  when  the 
present  curiously  shaped  octagonal  church 
was  erected. 

Maxwell.—  The  church  of  Maxwell,  dedi 
cated  to  St  Michael,  was  situated  near 
the  junction  of  Tweed  and  Teviot.  It 
was  named,  from  the  pool  on  the  Tweed 
there,  Maccus'  Wheel  (Anglo-Saxon  wiel,  a 
pool).  No  trace  of  the  church  exists,  but 
a  number  of  tombstones,  brought  from 
its  churchyard,  are  deposited  in  an  open 
space  within  the  policies  of  Springwood 
Park.  At  Harlawe,  near  the  head  of  the 


Burn  of  Wooden  in  the  parish  of  Maxwell, 
there  was  a  chapel  of  St  Thomas  the 
Martyr.  In  1180  this  was  given  by  Herbert 
of  Maxwell  to  the  parish  church  of  Max 
well.  Afterwards  it  passed  into  the  hands 
of  the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  The  English 
destroyed  it  in  1545. 

AV  James''*,  Ro,rhur<jh.  —  This  was  the 
parish  of  the  Royal  Burgh  of  Roxburgh. 
The  church  was  dedicated  on  17th  April 
1 134.  It  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso. 
The  English  ruined  the  church  in  1425. 
The  church  was  soon  rebuilt,  but  was 
utterly  destroyed,  along  with  the  towns 
of  Roxburgh  and  Kelso,  during  the  invasion 
of  1545.  Its  site  was  on  the  Tweed  at  the 
place  called  St  James's  Green,  where  St 
James's  Fair  has  continued  to  be  held  on 
or  about  the  saint's  day.  There  remain 
only  the  foundations  of  a  large  church 
with  aisles  and  columns.  The  hospital  of 
Fairnington,  within  the  parish  of  St  James, 
is  mentioned  as  early  as  1186.] 

ADAM  CLERK,  exhorter  here  and  at 
1569  Nisbet. 

PAUL  KNOX,  possibly  son  of  William  K., 
1574  merchant,  Prestonpans,  a  brother  of 
the  Reformer;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1571);  min.  in  1574,  when  Ednam,  Maker- 
stoun,  and  Nenthorn  were  in  the  charge. 
He  was  still  min.  1st  May  1575.— [Rey. 
Axs/t/.-,  Wodrow  MisceU.  ;  Knox;s  Works 
(preface),  vi.  ;  M'Crie's  Kno.>\  ii.  :  Haig's 
1  fist  or  i  /  of  Kelso.'} 

JOHN  HOWIE  [HOWIESON],  min.  in 

1576     1576.     He  had  charge  of  Sprouston, 

Maxwell,  and  Lempitlaw,  instead  of 

the   parishes  mentioned  above  :    trans,   to 

Cambuslung  before  1580.— [Key.  Assiy.] 

ALEXANDER  THORNTON,  min.  1578 
1678     to  1580.—  [Reg.  Assir,.] 

WILLIAM  BALFOUR,  son  and  heir  of 
158g  William  B.,  citizen  of  St  Andrews  : 
min.  in  1585 ;  app.  by  the  Privy 
Council  6th  March  1589  a  commissioner 
for  the  preservation  of  true  religion  in 
Roxburghshire  ;  trans,  to  Maxwell  in  1590, 


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when  Sprouston  and  Lempitlaw  were  also 
in  the  charge,  but  returned  in  1591 ;  pres. 
to  the  vicarage  of  Maxwell  by  James  VI. 
2nd  Feb.  and  4th  May  1G04 ;  died  before 
15th  Nov.  1605.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
—John,  served  heir,  12th  July  1615,  pro 
bably  rain,  of  Linton.— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  xlv., 
277  ;  Key.  Assig. ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  iv., 
604  ;  Wodrow  Miscell. ;  Book?,  of  the  Kirk  ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Edin.,  353.] 

JAMES  KNOX,  son  of  William  K.,  min. 
of    Cockpen,  was    probably    grand- 
nephew  of  the  Reformer,  and  nephew 
of    Paul  K.,  min.   in   1574;    M.A.   (Edin 
burgh)  ;  regent  in  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
adm.  here  in   1605  (Maxwell  being  also  in 
the  charge,  to  the  vicarage  of  which  he  was 
pres.  by  James  VI.  15th  Nov.  1605) ;  pres. 
to  the   vicarage  of   Kelso  25th  May  1609, 
and  again  22nd  April  1610.     He  was  app. 
constant   Moderator   of  Presbytery  by  the 
Assembly  at  Linlithgow  in  1606,  and   the 
Presb.  were  ordered  by  the  Privy  Council, 
17th   Jan.   following,  to   acknowledge  him 
as  such   within   twenty-four  hours,   under 
pain     of    rebellion.       This     was    at     first 
resisted,    but    afterwards     accepted.       He 
was  a  member  of  Assembly,  1610  and  1618. 
He  dem.   before   24th   June,   and   died   in 
Aug.  1633,  aged   about  58.     He  used  as  a 
dwelling-place  vaults  in  the  ruined  abbey, 
one  as   a   hall    and    kitchen,  another  as  a 
bedchamber  and   closet,     He   marr.   about 
1605,  Martha  Borthwick,  and  had  issue- 
Robert,  his  successor;   Martha,  bapt.  31st 
May   1608 ;   James,  bapt.   4th   Nov.   1611  ; 
Elizabeth,  bapt.  12th  Sept.  1612  ;  William, 
born  1614;  Rachel,  bapt.   2nd  June  1616; 
Agnes,  bapt.   7th    Oct.    1617 ;    Jean,  bapt. 
16th  Dec.  1618;    Alexander,  bapt.  1619.— 
[Calderwood's  Hist.,  vi.,  658  ;  Haig's  Hist, 
of  Kelso ;  Beg.  Assig.  ;  Privy  Comic.  Reg. ; 
Booke  of  the  Kirk  ;  Bannatyne  Miscell.,  iii. ; 
Crawford's  Knox  Genealogy.] 

ROBERT  KNOX,  bapt,  30th  Dec.  1606, 
eldest  son  of  preceding  ;  M.A.  (Edin- 
1633  burgh,  23rd  July  1625) ;  while  living 
at  Cranstoun  he  was  adm.  to  the  Exercise 
at  Dalkeith  8th  Dec.  1631  ;  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  24th  June,  and  adm.  by  John, 
Bishop  of  Caithness,  30th  July  1633.  He 


preached  before  Parliament  8th  Aug.,  and 
before  the  King  12th  Sept.  1641 ;  was  a 
member  of  Assembly,  1643,  1644,  1646-8; 
was  imprisoned  in  1654  for  naming  Charles 
II.  in  his  prayers  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  15th 
May  1658.  He  marr.  (1)  March  1638,  Mar 
garet,  daugh.  of  John  Ker  of  Lochtour  : 
(2)  15th  June  1643,  Elizabeth,  second 
daugh.  of  Sir  John  Murray  of  Philiphaugh, 
Bart. ;  she,  "  in  consideration  of  her  hus 
band's  suffer  ings  for  his  affection  and  loyalty 
to  his  sovereign,"  obtained  an  Act  of  Parlia 
ment,  22nd  March  1661,  conferring  on  her 
and  her  children  the  stipend  vacant  after 
his  death.  By  her  he  had  issue — Robert ; 
John ;  Joan.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Old  Dec., 
iii. ;  Sasines,  xxvii. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.)  ; 
Lament's  Diary  ;  Douglas's  Baronage  ;  Acts 
of  Ass.  and  Parl.,  vii.  ;  Baillie's  Lett.  ; 
Balfour's  Hist.  Works,  ii. ;  Inq.  Ret.  fre/i., 
2949  ;  KHOJC  Genealogy, .] 


RICHARD    WADDELL,  M.A. ;    trans, 
from  Stenton,  and   adm.  14th    May 
1660  ;  trans,  to  St  Mungo's,  Glasgow, 
28th  March  1682. 


I860 


JAMES  LORIMER,  M.A.  ;  coll.  before 
10th,  and  inst,  17th  April  1683; 
D  D  (gt  Andrews,  29th  July  1683)  ; 

pres.   to   Professorship  of    Divinity   at  St 

Andrews  22nd  May  1686  (</.><.). 


1683 


1687 


JAMES  GRAY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  20th 
March  1671);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Haddington  in  1679;  adm.  to  Second 
Charge,  Haddington,  20th  Jan.  1681  ; 
deprived  by  the  Test  Act  in  1681  ;  adm. 
here  before  5th  June  1687 ;  deprived  by 
the  Privy  Council  3rd  Sept.  1689,  for 
neither  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary, 
but  for  King  James.  James  Gray,  min.  of 
Inncrleithen,  was  probably  his  son.— [Peter- 
kin's  Constitut.  of  the  Church ;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689  ;  Monro's  Apology  for  the  Church 
of  Scotland ;  Haig's  Hist,  of  Kelso.] 


[JOHN  DICKSON,  M.A. ;   formerly  of 
Rutherglen,  officiated  in  a  meeting 
house  here  after  the  Toleration  1687. 
He  returned  to  Rutherglen  25th  April  1690.] 


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[PRESB.  OF 


WILLIAM  JACK,  sometime  min.  at 
16g5  Clapham,  London;  jidm.  min.  of 
P.iggar  2Sth  April  1692  :  called  Nov. 
1694  :  trans,  and  adm.  24th  Jan.  1695  : 
died  apparently  unman1.,  after  Oct.  1699  • 
[Haig's  /fitt.] 


JAMES  RAMSAY,  born  1072,  probably 
1707     of  the  family  of  Ramsay  of  Edington  ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews,  23rd  July  1G87)  : 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  and  Chirnside  1st 
Xov.    1692  :    ord.    to    Eyemouth   9th    May 
1693:    called    5th    Sept.   1700;    trans,   and 
adm.  24th  Sept,  1707.     In  1714  he  was  one 
of    the    deputation   sent    by    the    General 
Assembly    to    congratulate    George    T.    on 
his   succession    to   the   throne.       In    1715. 
and  again    in   1745,  he   used  his  influence 
with     the    people     to     oppose    the    Jaco 
bite   army.     He   was  Dean  of   the   Chapel 
Hoyal  6th  March  1716,  but  was  deprived  in 
1726  on  a  change  of  Government.     He  was 
Moderator   of    Assembly    llth    May   1738, 
and  again  14th   May   1741  ;  died    FATHEI: 
OF  THE  CHUKCII,  3rd  July  1749.    At  the 
meeting  of  Commission,  7th  Xov.  1 706,  he 
moved    a   protest    against    the   sitting    of 
bishops   in  the  United   Parliament,  which 
was   carried    by  a   majority   of   59   to    17. 
The  closing  address  of  his  second  moderator- 
ship  was   contained  in  a  single  sentence  : 
'It   is   with   pleasure   I  can  observe  that 
the  affairs  of  this  Assembly  have,  by  the 
good  hand  of  God  upon  us,  been  managed 
with  great  decency  and  remarkable  unan 
imity."     He   was  a  man   of  great   natural 
gifts,  of  a  sturdy  bodily   frame,  of   much 
shrewd  common  sense  together  with  a  great 
deal  of  humour.     He   was  in  the  habit  of 
walking  to  Edinburgh   to  the  Assembly. 
He   marr.   (1)  before  1695,  Alison,  claugh. 
of  William   Nisbet,   merchant,  Eyemouth, 
and  had  issue— Jean  (marr.  14th  Oct.  1727, 
William   Hume,  younger  of    Scotshouse)  • 
(2)  3rd  July  1731,  Margaret  (died  28th  Nov. 
1768),  daugh.   of  Archibald  Borthwick  of 
Sauchnell,  and  widow  of  John  Lauder,  min. 
of  Eccles,  and  had  issue— Elizabeth  (marr. 
Robert  Park,  min.  of  Foulden).     Publica 
tions—  Letter  from  a  Gentleman  to  a  Member 
of  Parliament  concerning  Toleration  (Edin 
burgh,  1703)  ;  Remark  upon  the  Cane  of  the 


Episcopal  Clergy  and  those  of  the  Episco 
palian  P-vsuaswn  (Edinburgh,  1703); 
Toleration'*  Fence,  Removed  (Edinburgh, 
1703):  An  Examination  of  Three  Prelati- 
cal  /'inttji/tfcf*  (Edinburgh,  1703).-  [Vett. 
AY;/.  ,Vas.,  Ixviii ,  107  ;  Boston's  Memoir*  : 
Witherspoon's  Ecclesiastical  Charact<  /•- 
isticK  :  Ocl,tert  ;/,•<•  J/,SX  :  Wod row's  Anal.  : 
Haig's  Ifitt.  of  Keho  :  Morren's  Antiah: 
Tait's  lloi-iler  C//»rc/i  A//V.  i.] 

CORNELITS  LUX  DIE,  born  nth  Aug. 
1750     ^lfi>  third  son  of  Archibald  L.,  min. 
of  Saltoun  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Had- 
dington  5th  Feb.    1745:   pres.   by  Robert, 
Duke   of  Roxburghe,   in    Oct.    1749 :    ord. 
4th  July  1750  ;  died  17th  Jan.  1«00.     "His 
primitive  integrity,  universal  benevolence, 
and  the  gentleness  and   simplicity   of  his 
character  endeared   him   to   all   classes   of 
the    community.'''      He    marr.    27th    Aug. 
1762,  Mary  (died  1st  May   1801,  aged  68), 
daugh.   of  William    Ronald    of    Williams- 
craig.    Provost    of    Linlithgow,    and     had 
issue— Mary,   born    13th   Jan.   1761   (marr. 
16th   July   1784,  John   Wood,  min.   of   the 
Presbyterian   Church,   Crookham) ;   Archi 
bald,  born   15th  July   1765,  died  at  Xice, 
23rd  Jan.  1789  :  Jean,  born  l*th  May  1767  ; 
Margaret,  born  25th  Jan.  1769,  died  12th 
June  1787;  Rachel,  born   27th  Xov.  1770, 
died  14th  Xov.  1771:  William,  born  19th 
July   1772,   died    8th   Jan.    1774;    Robert, 
min.     of     this     parish  :     Elizabeth,     born 
26th   April    1776,   died    22nd    Feb.    1795; 
Marion,    born    llth   Aug.    1777,    died     4th 
Feb.  1786 ;  Catherine,  born  16th  May  1779, 
died  l84I.—[Tombst.;  Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
x. ;    Haig's  I  Tint,  of  KeJxo  :    Mason's  Keho 
Records."] 

LESLIE  MOODIE,  trans,  from  Xewton  ; 

isoo    pres>  by  Jonn'  Duke  °f  Roxburghe, 
25th  Feb.,  and  adm.  14th  Aug.  1800  ; 
trans,  to  Inveresk  27th  June  1806. 

ROBERT  LUXDIE,  born  4th  July  1774, 
1807  son  of  ComeKus  L.,  min.  in  1750; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh; 
ord.  to  Gordon  26th  March  1801 ;  pres.  by 
the  three  rival  claimants  to  the  dukedom 
of  Roxburghe,  viz.,  John  Bellenden  Ker, 


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25th,  Walter  Ker  of  Littledean,  29th, 
and  Sir  James  Norcliffe  Innes,  Bart., 
30th  Aug.  1806;  trans,  and  adm.  26th 
March  1807  ;  died  (in  his  garden,  with 
Bonnet's  Christian's  Orator//  in  his  hand, 
open  at  the  close  of  "  Meditations  on 
Heaven")  16th  April  1832.  He  marr.  27th 
April  1813,  Mary,  youngest  daugh.  of 
George  Grey  of  West  Orel  and  Milfield, 
and  Mary  Burn  (she  survived  him,  and 
marr.  secondly,  Henry  Duncan,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Ruth  well),  and  Lad  issue— Mary,  author 
of  the  hymn  "  Jesus,  Tender  Shepherd,  hear 
me,;;  born  26th  April  1814  (marr.  llth  -July 
1836,  William  Wallace  Duncan,  min.  of 
Cleish).  died  5th  Jan.  1840  [vide  Menunr 
of  Mary  Lundie  Duncan,  by  her  Mother]; 
Cornelius,  railway  engineer  and  director, 
born  29th  May  1815,  died  at  Cardiff,  12th 
Feb.  1908  ;  Susanna  Isabella,  born  6th  May 
1817,  died  14th  Aug.  1826;  Jane  Catherine, 
born  1st  Dec.  1821  (marr.  Horatius  Bonar, 
D.D.,  min.  of  the  North  Church,  Kelso) ; 
George  Archibald,  missionary  in  Samoa, 
born  31st  Dec.  1819,  died  Sept.  1841  [vide 
Missionary/  Life  in  Samoa,  as  exhibited  in 
the  Journals  of  G.  A.  Limdie,  edited  by  his 
Mother];  Robert  Henry,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Fairfield  Presbyterian  Church,  Liverpool, 
Moderator  (1884)  of  Presb.  Church  of 
England,  born  5th  Xov.  1824,  died  20th  Jan. 
1895.  Publications — Gleanings  of  Pastoral 
Addresses  (Edinburgh,  1832) ;  Character  of 
the  Rev.  T.  8.  Hardie  ;  Report  of  the  Proceed 
ings  and  Delate  in  the  General  Assembly 
respecting  the  Election  of  Mr  Leslie  to  the 
Mathematical  Chair  (Edinburgh,  1805) ; 
articles  in  The  Edinburgh  Encyclopaedia. — 
[Baird's  and  Hunter's  Funeral  Sermons ; 
Gleanings  ;  Haig's  Hist. ;  Lady  Hall's  Dr 
Duncan  of  Ruthv'ell ,~] 

JAMES    MELVILLE     M'CULLOCH, 

1832     ^••A-  '>  Pres-  by"  James  Henry  Robert, 

Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  his  curators, 

28th  July,  and  adm.  27th  Sept.  1832  ;  trans. 

to  West  Parish,  Greenock,  23rd  Nov.  1843. 

JAMES    SMITH,    born    Glasgow   1804, 

1844     e^est  son  °f  William  S. ;   educated 

at  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  and  Theological 

Hall  of  the  Relief  Church  ;  ord.  min.  of 


the  Relief  Congregation,  Campbeltown, 
26th  Aug.  1829.  Joined  the  Church  of 
Scotland  in  1835  ;  adm.  min.  of  Chalmers 
Parish,  Glasgow,  26th  March  1840;  trans, 
and  adm.  to  Borthwick  19th  Nov.  1841  ; 
pres.  by  James  Henry,  Duke  of  Roxburghe  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  28th  March  1844;  died 
at  Glenearn,  Perthshire,  23rd  Oct.  1879. 
He  marr.  (1)  20th  Oct.  1829,  Agnes  (died 
30th  Jan.  1845),  daugh.  of  John  Fyfe, 
Glasgow,  and  had  issue — William  Henry, 
born  10th  April  1832,  died  17th  April  1848  ; 
Agnes  Bowie,  born  6th  May  1834  (marr. 
Charles  Maclean  of  Glenearn),  died  5th 
June  1879 ;  James,  born  5th  April  1836, 
died  at  Aleppo,  17th  Nov.  1857;  John 
Fyfe,  born  26th  Feb.  1838,  died  at  Tangiers, 
8th  July  1858;  Emily  Dewar,  died  25th 
April  1857,  aged  15:  (2)  13th  Nov.  1846, 
Margaret  (died  s.p.  14th  Jan.  1848),  daugh. 
of  John  Swinton  of  Swinton,  advocate,  and 
Mary  Anne  Hepburne  of  Clerkington  :  (3) 
30th  Nov.  1864,  Mary  Ann  Gosset  who  died 
17th  Oct.  1877.  Publication— An  Exposi 
tion  of  the  Principles  of  the  Relief  Church 
and  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Relief  Synod, 
in  the  Campleltoivn  Case  (Edinburgh,  1837) 
[one  of  the  most  important  law  cases  which 
ever  occurred  affecting  Dissenters]. — [The 
Wheat  and  the  Chaff,  24  ;  Struthers'  History 
of  the  Relief  Church  ;  Small's  History  of 
U.P.  Congregations,  ii,,  187.] 

WILLIAM  WEIR  TULLOCH,  M.A., 
B.D. ;  trans,  from  North  Parish, 
Greenock,  and  adm.  (assistant  and 
successor)  10th  Sept,  1874 ;  trans,  to 
Maxwell  Parish,  Glasgow,  7th  June  1877. 

DAVID    HUNTER,    M.A.,   B.D. ;    ord. 
1878     (assistant  and   successor)   23rd  Jan. 
1878 ;    trans,   to    St    Mary's   Parish, 
Partick,  5th  Oct.  1882. 

JOHN    GORDON    SMITH    NAPIER, 

born  Montrose,  18th  Aug.  1856,  son 
of  Thomas  N.,  shipowner,  and  Jane, 
daugh.  of  William  Adam  Smith,  min.  of 
Towie ;  educated  at  Montrose  Academy, 
Aberdeen  Grammar  School,  Aberdeen  and 
Edinburgh  Univs. ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1876) ; 
Hcen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  1879  ;  assist- 


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[PKESB.  OF 


ant  at  Xewington,  Edinburgh,  and  Park 
Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  8th  March  1883; 
died  7th  April  191(5.  He  inarr.  4th  March 
1884,  Sara,  daugh.  of  \Yilliam  tVEstcrre 
Pioberts,  merchant,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue 
Thomas  Disney  Cordon,  .solicitor,  born 
1st  July  1885;  Annie  Evelyn,  born  7th 
April  1887  :  William  d'Esterre,  born  19th 
June  1888:  Charles  John,  born  Oth  Xov. 
1891. 

DAVID  COHDOX  HAMILTON,  M.A.; 

translated    from    the    parish   of    St 
Serf,  Edinburgh  (</.>.'.),  and  adm.  21st 
Sept.  191(5. 


NORTH  PARISH  (Q.S.) 

[A  church,  built  and  endowed  largely  by 
the  munificence  of  James  Nisbet,  publisher, 
London  (a  native  of  Spylaw,  Kelso),  was 
opened  on  2Gth  Xov.  1837.  The  Free 
Church  retained  possession  of  the  building 
from  1843  to  1865.  Disjoined  from  the 
parish  of  Kelso,  and  erected  into  a  parish 
quoad  sacra,  1868.] 

HOEATIUS  BOXAE,  born  Edinburgh, 
1837  19th  Dec.  1808,  seventh  son  of  James 
B.,  second  solicitor  of  Excise,  and 
Marjory  Pyott  or  Maitland,  daugh.  of 
James  Pyott,  bailie  of  Montrose  ;  educated 
at  High  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh,  23rd  April 
1833;  assistant  at  St  John's  Parish,  Leith  ; 
app.  by  the  managers,  and  ord.  to  this 
charge  30th  Xov.  1837.  Joined  the  Free 
Church  ;  min.  of  Kelso  Free  Church  1843  ; 
D.D.  (King's  College,  Aberdeen,  9th  April 
1853);  trans,  to  Chalmers  Memorial  Free 
Church,  Grange,  Edinburgh,  7th  June  1866  ; 
Moderator  of  the  Free  Church  1883;  died 
31st  July  1889.  A  popular  evangelical 
preacher,  and  a  notable  writer  of  hymns 
which  arc  used  in  Christian  worship  all 
over  the  world.  Some  of  his  books  had  a 
large  circulation  :  of  God's  Way  of  Peace, 
no  fewer  than  285,000  copies  were  sold. 
He  marr.  16th  Aug.  1843,  Jane  Catherine 
(died  3rd  Dec.  1884),  third  daugh.  of  Kobert 
Lundie,  min.  of  Kelso,  and  had  issue  — 


Mary  Lundie,  born  14th  June  1844  (marr. 
29th  Aug.  1876,  George  Theophilus  Dodds, 
M'All  Mission,  Paris) ;  James,  born  25th 
May,  died  19th  July  1847  ;  Marjory  Emily 
Jane,  born  29th  Aug.  1849,  died  28th  June 
1850 ;  Christian  Cornelia,  born  10th  Oct. 
1852,  died  17th  July  1869;  Lucy  Jane, 
born  22nd  Sept.  1854,  died  20th  Aug.  1858  ; 
Eliza  Maitland,  born  10th  Sept.  1857  ; 
Horatius  Xinian,  sometime  min.  of  U.F. 
Church,  Saltoun,  born  2nd  April  1860 ; 
Emily  Florence,  born  26th  Dec.  1861 
(marr.  2nd  Aug.  1894,  Duncan  Clark  Mac- 
Xicol,  min.  of  Stockbridge  U.F.  Church, 
Edinburgh) ;  Henry  Kobert,  born  17th  Dec. 
1865,  died  26th  March  1869.  Publications— 
The  Night  of  Weeping  (London,  1845)  ;  The 
Stor;/  of  G  race  (London,  1847) ;  Prophetical 
Landmarks  (London,  1847) ;  The  Coming 
and  Kingdom  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
(Kelso,  1849) ;  The  Morning  of  Joy  (London, 
1850) ;  Man  :  His  Religion  and  His  World 
(London,  1851) ;  A  Stranger  Here  (London, 
1852);  The  Eternal  Day  (London,  1854); 
The  Desert  of  Sinai  (London,  1857)  ; 
Hymns  of  Faitli  and  Hope  (translated 
into  French),  3  vols.  (London,  1857,  1861, 
1866) ;  The  Land  of  Promise — a  Spring 
Journey  from  Beersheha  to  Sidon  (London, 
1858);  God's  Way  of  Peace  (French, 
German,  and  Gaelic  translations  ;  London, 
1862) ;  Fifty-two  Short  Sermons  for  Family 
Reading  (London,  1863) ;  God's  Way  of 
Hall  ness  (London,  1864) ;  Lyra  Consola- 
tionis  (London,  1865) ;  Days  and  Nights  in 
the  East  (London,  1866) ;  Catechisms  of  the 
Scottish  Reformation  (London,  1866);  Light 
and  Truth  :  Bible  Thoughts  and  Themes,  5 
vols.  (London,  1868-72) ;  Life  of  Rev.  John 
Milne  of  Perth  (London,  1869) ;  Lays  of  the 
Holy  Land  (London,  1870);  The  Song  of 
the  New  Creation  (London,  1872) ;  The 
Everlasting  Righteousness  (London,  1873) ; 
The  Christ  of  God  (London,  1874);  The 
Old  Gospel  (London,  1874);  Earth's 
Morning  (London,  1875) ;  The  Rent  Veil 
(London,  1875) ;  Words  to  Winners  of 
Souls  (London,  1877) ;  My  Old  Letters  (an 
autobiographical  poem;  London,  1877); 
Hymns  of  the  Nativity  (London,  1879) ; 
The  White  Fields  of  France  (London, 
1879) ;  Communion  Hymns  (London, 


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1881)  ;  Memoir  of  G.  T.  Dodds  of  Pans 
(London,  1884)  ;  Until  the  Day  Break 
(London,  1890)  ;  and  many  other  smaller 
books,  with  a  large  number  of  tracts,  of 
which  the  most  notable  was  the  ;'  Kelso  :; 
series  (1846).  He  edited  The  Presbyterian, 
Review,  The  Quarterly  Journal  of  Prophecy, 
The  Christian  Treasury,  and  The  Border 
Watch.  —  [Horatius  Bonar,  D.D.  :  a  Memo 
rial  (1890),  has  a  complete  Bonar  bibli 
ography  ;  Introduction  to  Hymns  by 
Horatius  Bonar,  selected  and  arranged 
by  H.  N.  Bonar  (1904);  Julian's  Diet. 
of  Hymnolog;/  ;  Diet.  J\Tat.  Bioij.;  The 
Scotsman,  19th  Dec.  1908.] 

PETEE  M'KERRON,  born  Aberlour, 
1865  12th  Aug.  1832,  son  of  Peter  M'K., 
farmer,  Craighead,  Aberlour  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univs.  of  Aberdeen  and  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (King's  College,  Aberdeen, 
1854);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
1859  ;  sometime  teacher  in  Portobello  ; 
ord.  27th  April  1865  ;  died  20th  Aug. 
1890.  He  marr.  26th  Aug.  1862,  Annie, 
daugh.  of  David  Denholm,  Carberry  Mains, 
Midlothian,  and  had  issue  —  David  Den- 
holm,  M.A.,  min.  of  Maxton  ;  Peter,  born 
12th  July  1865,  died  21st  March  1911  ; 
Janet  Steed  man,  born  10th  April  1867 
(marr.  1st  Aug.  1903,  Alexander  Munro)  ; 
Isabella  Gordon,  born  5th  June  1869  (marr. 
3rd  Sept.  1891,  John  Stuart  Thomson); 
Robert  Gordon,  M.A.,  I.C.S.,  born  31st 
May  1871  ;  James  Steedman,  born  24th 
Aug.  1873,  died  19th  Jan.  1904  ;  Helen 
Kate,  born  8th  Aug.  1875,  died  1st  Jan. 
1895  ;  Annie  Elizabeth  Mary,  born  15th 
Feb.  1877  (marr.  27th  Jan.  1915,  Archi 
bald  Dunbar)  ;  George  Grant,  M.A., 
LL.B.,  born  13th  Jan.  1879  ;  Agnes  Jane, 
born  14th  May  1882,  died  20th  Dec. 
1892. 

WILLIAM    GALLOWAY    DONALD- 
1891     SON,  ord.  12th  March  1891  ;  trans. 
to  St  Paul's  Parish,  Leith,  23rd  Nov. 
1898. 


WILLIAM    M'CALLUM,    M.A.  ;    ord. 
1899     m~h  May  1899  ;  trans,  and  adm.  to 
Makerstoun,  19th  Sept.  1916. 


LINTON  IN  TEVIOTDALE. 

[The  church  of  Linton  can  be  traced 
back  to  1127,  when  Blahan,  "Presbyter  of 
Linton,"  was  present  at  a  meeting  of  the 
clergy  of  England  and  Scotland  for  the 
consecration  of  Robert,  Bishop  of  St 
Andrews.  Edward,  "parson  of  Linton," 
figures  in  1160;  and  Patrick,  "parson  of 
Linton,"  witnesses  a  Melrose  charter  in 
Alexander  IF.'s  reign.  Over  the  door  of 
the  ancient  church  is  sculptured  the  figure 
of  a  mounted  knight  in  combat  with  a 
dragon.  This  is  deemed  a  representation 
of  St  Michael,  or  possibly  of  St  George. 
Prior  to  the  Reformation,  Linton  was  an 
independent  rectory,  the  patronage  being 
vested  in  the  Lords  Somerville.  At  Hose- 
law,  in  the  upper  end  of  the  parish,  close 
to  the  English  Border,  stood  a  chapel 
dedicated  to  St  Machuit.  It  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  The  chapel 
ruins,  encircled  by  a  small  burial-ground, 
were  still  visible  in  the  eighteenth 
century.  Almost  on  the  old  site  a 
modern  chapel  of  Hoseiaw  was  erected 
by  public  subscription  in  1906,  as  a 
memorial  of  the  Very  Rev.  Thomas  Leish- 
man,  D.D.] 

THOMAS    M  OF  FAT,    probably    an 
old    priest  ;    reader,    Nov.    1571     to 


1571 


1580. 


THOMAS    SOMERVILLE,    as    parson 

and    vicar,    with    consent    of    Hew, 

Lord   Somerville,  let  the  glebe  and 

kirklands    to   Walter   Ker    of    Littledean, 

in      June      1586.  —  [Laiii'j     Charters,     p. 

278.] 

JOHN    BALFOUR,   M.A.,  probably    a 

son   of  William  B.,  min.  of   Kelso  ; 

pres.    by    the    Presb.   jure   devoluto 

15th,  and  inst.  29th  March  1610.     He  held 

Yetholm  in  conjunction,  where,  apparently, 

he  resided.     "  He  taught  not  at  the  kirk  of 

Linton,  because  it  was  altogether  ruinous." 

He  dem.  in  April  1616  (vide  Yetholm).— 

\_Booke  of  the  Kirk.} 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1619 


ROBERT  KER,  prcs.  by  Sir  Robert  Ker, 
probably  of  the  Hirsel ;  first  appears 
at  Kelso  on  2nd  Feb.  1G19,  bearing  a 
letter  from  Archbishop  Spottiswood  to  the 
Presb.,  desiring  them  to  send  R.  K.  "to 
Linton  to  teach."  He  was  aclm.  (at  Peebles) 
in  Sept.  of  that  year.  In  1621  he  was  accused 
of  marrying  James,  eldest  son  of  Arch 
bishop  Law,  to  Margaret  Haitlie  of  Meller- 
stain,  in  Smailholm  Church,  without  pro 
clamation  of  banns.  "As  the  Archbishop  had 
a  double  interest  in  the  affair,  the  Presb. 
wrote  to  ask  his  advice,  and,  in  reply,  the 
prelate  sent  a  judicious  letter,  which  buried 
the  matter  ::  (LeishmaiVs  Linton).  He  died 
between  16th  March  and  18th  May  1658. 
He  marr.  Agnes  Arrat,  and  had  issue — 
Jane  (marr.  John  Ker  of  Lochinches) ; 
Isobel.—  [Melrose  Presb.  RefjJ\ 


1658 


ROBERT    BO  YD,    son    of    Robert   B. 

of    Cranberries,    Kilwinning ;    M.A. 

(Glasgow  1644);  chaplain  to  James, 
Earl  of  Home;  called  25th  July,  and 
adm.  22nd  Sept.  1658;  deprived  in  1662; 
ministered  under  indulgence  at  West  Kil- 
bride.  In  1684,  refusing  to  give  a  bond 
that  he  would  not  minister  anywhere  in 
Scotland,  he  was  imprisoned,  and  after 
wards  "  confined  to  a  house  in  Edinburgh." 
He  returned  to  Linton  in  1690. 

JOHN    BROWN,    M.A.;     trans,    from 

1664     Tinwald;  Pres.  by  William,  Earl  of 

Lothian  ;  coll.  before  30th  Aug.,  and 

inst.  6th  Sept.  1664  ;  trans,  to  Westerkirk 

in  1683. 

JOHX  WILKIE,  pres.  10th  July,  ord. 
1683  after  29th  Aug.,  and  inst.  19th  Sept. 
1683.  Refusing  to  pray  for  William 
and  Mary,  he  was  deprived  17th  Sept. 
1689.  He  settled  in  Kelso,  where  he 
ministered  to  a  congregation  of  Xonjurors. 
— [Peterkin's  Constit.  of  the  Church  ;  J/,s'. 
Ace.  of  Miii.,  1689.] 

ROBERT  BOYI),  M.A.,  above  noticed  ; 

1690     restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 

April  1690 ;  dem.  on  account  of  age 

llth  May  1697.     "He  was  a  very  knowing 

man,  and  of  great  experience  in  matters  of 


discipline."  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Stirling. 
—[(Mas.  Com.  Dec.,  22nd  April  1691 ;  Reg. 
Gen.  Ass.,  1690 ;  Oil  Dec.,  i. ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.] 

WALTER  DOUGLAS,  born  1673, 
1698  vounoer  son  °f  Douglas  of  Bonjed- 
ward  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Middlebie  ; 
called  20th  July,  and  ord.  15th  Sept.  1698  ; 
died  between  7th  Nov.  and  5th  Dec.  1727. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth  ;  Isobel 
(marr.  Charles  Douglas,  min.  of  Cavers) ; 
Willielmina  (marr.  Dr  John  Tait,  physician, 
Dalkeith).  The  pediment  of  D.'s  tomb 
stone,  bearing  the  family  arms  and  motto — 
Honor  et  Amor — now  forms  a  tympanum 
to  the  vestry  door  of  the  church.  Publi 
cation — Eleven  Sacramental  Sermons  (Edin- 
!  burgh,  1725). 

GEORGE  HALL,  born  1680,  son  of 
1728  Robert  Hall  of  Haughhead,  and 
grandson  of  Henry  Hall,  the  Coven- 
;  anter ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th  June  1699) ; 
chaplain  to  Pringle  of  Torsonce ;  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Earlston  8th  Aug.  1706;  chaplain 
to  Thomas,  Earl  of  Haddington ;  ord.  to 
Abbotrule  23rd  Sept.  1714;  pres.  by  James 
Murray  of  Cherrytrees  ;  trans,  and  adm.  24th 
Oct.  1728  ;  died  30th  Nov.  1740.  He  marr. 
17th  July  1716,  Emily  (died  at  Edinburgh, 
1768),  daugh.  of  Andrew  Duncan,  Scone, 
and  had  issue— Patrick  ;  Gilbert ;  Robert, 
bursar  of  the  Presb.  ;  Jean  (marr.  April 
1748,  Colin  Campbell,  writer,  Edinburgh). 
Publication— Practical  Sermons  on  Several 
Subjects  (Edinburgh,  1732). 

JAMES  TURNBULL,  born  Sprouston, 
174g  1718 ;  liccn.  by  pres.  of  Kelso  7th 
Sept.  1742  ;  pres.  by  John  Pi  ingle  of 
Haining,  Senator  of  the  College  of  Justice, 
and  ord.  20th  July  1743;  clerk  of  Presb.; 
|  died  13th  Oct.  1780.  He  marr.  (1)  31st 
Aug.  1752,  Rebecca  (died  25th  March  1753, 
aged  20),  daugh.  of  Andrew  Ker  Read  [Reid], 
portioner  of  Hoselaw  :  (2)  1st  Jan.  1759, 
Cecilia  Rutherford,  who  died  at  London, 
1795,  and  had  issue— Frances,  born  5th 
Nov.  1759,  died  7th  Oct.  1764;  Robert, 
born  18th  April  1761  ;  Sarah,  born  1st 
July  1763;  Thomas,  born  27th  Jan.  1766; 
William,  born  20th  Sept.,  died  13th  Oct. 


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1768;    Cecilia,    born    29th    July    1771.- 
[Tombst. ;  Pedigree  of  Ker-Reid,  15.] 

ANDREW  OGILVIE,  born  20th  Juno 

1781     1732)  fourteentn  cllild  of  ^illiam  O-> 
tenant    of    Broadhaugh.  on  Teviot ; 

liccn.  })y  Presb.  of  Langholm  5th  Sept. 
1758 ;  ord.  by  the  Northumberland  Classis 
min.  of  Groatmarket  Meeting-house,  New- 
castle-on-Tyne,  14th  Oct.  1759  ;  pres.  by 
John  Pringle  of  Clifton,  and  adm.  31st 
July  1781  :  died  15th  Jan.  1805.  He 
marr.  9th  Nov.  17G7,  Alice  Lomax,  who 
died  12th  Jan.  1808,  and  had  issue- 
Eleanor,  born  31st  Jan.  1709  :  Jane,  born 
25th  Aug.  1770;  Margaret,  born  31st 
March  1772 ;  William,  born  24th  Jan. 
1775 ;  Joseph,  born  14th  May  1778  ;  John, 
born  7th  Feb.  1782.  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.).— 
[Historical  Memorials  of  Presbyterianism 
in  Neivcastie-upon-Tyne,  74.] 


1805 


WILLIAM  FAICHNEY,  born  2nd  Sept. 
1764,  son  of  William  F.,  Mu thill  ; 
Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Auchterarder  1st 
May  1792  ;  assistant  at  Ednam  1794  ;  pres. 
by  Mark  Pringle  of  Clifton,  and  ord.  19th 
Sept.  1805  ;  died  unmarr.  5th  Dec.  1854. 


1855 


THOMAS  LEISHMAN,  born  7th  May 
1825,  eldest  son  of  Matthew  L.,  D.D., 
min.  of  Govan,  a  collateral  descend 
ant  of  William  L.,  Principal  of  Glasgow 
University ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1843);  liccn.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  7th  Feb.  1847  ;  assist 
ant  at  Greenock ;  ord.  to  Collace  1st 
July  1852 ;  pres.  by  Robert  Kerr  Elliot 
of  Harwood  and  Clifton;  trans,  and  adm. 
7th  June  1855 ;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1871)  ;  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Scottish  Church 
Society  in  1892 ;  Lecturer  on  Pastoral 
Theology  in  the  Scottish  Universities, 
1895-7 ;  Robert  Lee  Lecturer  in  1897 ; 
Moderator  of  Assembly  in  1898 ;  res.  3rd 
May  1904;  died  at  Edinburgh,  13th  July 
1904.  A.  K.  H.  B.  spoke  of  him  as 
"  the  ideal  country  parson,  learned,  devout, 
peace-loving,  pretty  close  to  the  first 
meridian  of  clergyman  and  gentleman." 
He  marr.  25th  March  1857,  his  cousin, 


Christina  Balmanno  (died  25th  June  1868, 
aged  36),  daugh.  of  Matthew  Fleming,  and 
had  issue  —  Matthew  William  Fleming, 
in  West  Australia,  born  8th  June  1859 ; 
Thomas  Arthur,  M.D.,  Brechin,  born  8th 
Sept.  1860  ;  James  Fleming,  his  successor  ; 
Robert  Fleming,  in  South  Australia,  born 
31st  Oct.  1862  ;  Jane  Elizabeth  Fleming, 
born  1st  June  1864  (marr.  Charles  James 
Cowan,  min.  of  Morebattle) ;  Christina 
Matilda  Fleming,  born  24th  Dec.  1865 
(marr.  10th  Oct.  1893,  John  Robert  Donald, 
C.A.,  Glasgow) ;  Charles  Ross,  in  West  Aus 
tralia,  born  19th  Jan.  1868.  Publications 
—  Joint  editor  (with  George  Washington 
Sprott,  D.D.)  of  Book  of  Common  Order 
and  Westminster  Director  ;i  (Edinburgh, 
1868) ;  A  Critical  Account  of  the  Various 
Theories  of  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism 
(Edinburgh,  1871);  May  the  Kirk  keep 
Paschc  and  Yule  ?  (Edinburgh,  1875) ;  The 
Ritual  of  the  Church  of  Scotland  (vol.  v. 
of  Robert  Herbert  Story's  The  Church 
of  Scotland  Past  and  Present ;  1890) ; 
Moulding  of  the  Scottish  Reformation  (Lee 
Lecture ;  Edinburgh,  1897) ;  The  West- 
muster  Directory,  new  ed.  (Edinburgh, 
1901) ;  The  Church  of  Scotland  as  She  Was, 
and  as  She  Is  [Macleod  Memorial  Lecture] 
(Edinburgh,  1903).— [Harder  Magazine,  iii. ; 
Blacku'oods  May.,  Nov.  1897 ;  New  Lit 
urgies  of  the  Scottish  Kirk  ;  Sprott's 
Funeral  Sermon  :  Trans.  Scot.  Ecclcs.  Soc., 
iii.,  90  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Bioy.] 

JAMES  FLEMING  LEISHMAN,  born 
12th  Sept,  1861,  third  son  of  pre 
ceding  ;  educated  at  Edinburgh 
Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1884);  liccn.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  3rd 
June  1885 ;  assistant  at  Moulin,  West 
Church  of  St  Nicolas,  Aberdeen ;  army 
chaplain  at  Colchester  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  7th  March  1895.  Marr.  7th  Feb. 
1900,  his  cousin,  Jane,  daugh.  of  William 
Leishman,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Midwifery, 
Univ.  of  Glasgow,  and  has  issue — Thomas 
Linton,  born  8th  Dec.  1900 ;  Augusta 
Drevar  Fleming,  born  llth  Dec.  1903; 
Christina  Balmanno  Michaelson,  born  14th, 
died  21st  Nov.  1907.  Publications—"  His 
torical  Notes  on  Church  and  Barony  of 


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[PKESB.  OF 


Linton  in  Teviotdale ::  (Hist,  of  ]>crwick- 
shire  Nat.  Club,  xviii.) ;  A  Son  of  Knox, 
mid  other  Studies,  Antiquarian  and  fiio- 
graj)Jdcal  (Glasgow,  1909);  Re-union  — 
Adequate  S<-cnriti/  for  tlte  Continual  nee  of 
the  Ministi't/,  <i  Necessary  Requirement  for 
the  Church  of  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1909) ; 
"  The  Campanology  of  the  Eastern  Borders  :; 
(Hist.  Bcr.Nat.  Club,  xxi.,  1911). 


MAKERSTOUN. 

[A  church  existed  in  the  middle  of  the 
twelfth  century,  when  Walter  Corbet,  who 
then  possessed  the  barony,  gave  to  the 
monks  of  Kelso  "  the  church  of  Malkariston 
with  the  tithes  thereof.'1  The  present  build 
ing  dates  from  1807.] 

MARTIN  RUTHERFORD,  mentioned 
1567  as  min.  in  1567.  He  died  in  1584. 

JOHN  BROUXSIDE  [BURNSIDE], 
1574  min.  from  10th  June  1574  to  1578. 

.JAMES  IMTIlEIlFOi;!),  min.  in  1579 
1579  to  1586. 

WILLIAM    PATOX,     M.A,;     min.    in 
1588     1588J   trans,   to  -Orwell  about  22nd 
March  1592.—  [Reg.  Assig.} 

JOHN  SMYTH,  mentioned  as  min.  in 
1607  1607.-[7J.  C.  Reg.,  vii.3  453.] 

JAMES  WILKIE,  a  native  of  Mid- 
1612  lothian  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1592) ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 
26th  Dec.  1612 ;  died  in  1634.  He  had  a 
son,  James.— O'CH..  Reg.  Sas.,  Ivi.,  104  ;  Reg. 
Assig.  :  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.] 

WILLIAM  TURNBULL  of  Hornshole, 
1685  son  of  Thomas  T.  of  Minto;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  29th  July  1626);  pres. 
by  Charles  I.  15th  Jan.  1635;  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1645;  appointed 
chaplain  to  a  regiment  of  horse  in  1646; 
died  before  Oct.  1667,  aged  about  61. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue— William,  min. 
of  Eckford ;  Robert,  apprenticed  to  James 
Stewart,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  17th  Sept. 
1662.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.;  Wodrow's  Hint. :  Acts 
of  AM.  :  Acts  of  Part.,  v.] 


GEORGE  BUCHANAN,  M.A.   (Edin- 

1667  bur£h  1641)-:  was  on  the  Exercise 
at  Kelso  in  1645  ;  adm.  to  Callander 
24th  June  1651  ;  trans,  and  coll.  before  8th, 
and  inst.  and  adm.  24th  Oct.  1667  ;  still 
min.  4th  April  1 682.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
—John,  entered  burgess  and  guild-brother 
of  Edinburgh  8th  Sept,  1680;  Thomas, 
recommended  to  the  Archbishop  21st  March 
1676,  for  license.— [Edin.  Guild  Reg.} 

GEORGE  HOWIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1682  16~1)^  formerly  in  a  charge  in 
England;  pres.  by  Robert,  Earl  of 
Roxburghe,  and  inst.  Sept.  1082.  Fn  1088 
lie  was  pres.  to  the  Grammar  School  of 
Tranent  by  George,  Earl  of  Winton,  but 
because  of  complaints,  the  min.  of  that 
parish  refused  consent  till  a  certificate  of 
character  should  be  received.  This  was 
produced  30th  Sept.  1088,  "certifying  to 
all  concerned  that  George  Howie,  late  min. 
at  Makerstoun,  removed  from  the  diocese 
of  Glasgow  free  of  any  church  censure,  17th 
Sept.  1088.  -Jo.  GLASGOW."  He  is  styled 
indweller  in  Seton  in  1092.  He  marr. 
Christian  Holywell.— [Edin.  Sns.,  xlix.,423.] 

WILLIAM  CARMICHAEL,  M.A.(Edin- 
1692  kurgh  1059);  schoolmaster  of  Colin- 
ton  in  1601  ;  licen.  by  George,  Bishop 
of  Edinburgh,  18th  Feb.  1003;  min.  of 
Wamphray  in  1003,  of  Athelstaneford  in 
1005 ;  deprived  for  refusing  the  Test  in 
1681 ;  restored  to  the  ministry,  and  adm. 
to  this  charge  in  1692;  dem.  (on  account 
of  age)  Oth  Sept.  1715;  died  in  1718,  in 
his  79th  year.  He  marr.  (cont.  13th  July 
1664),  Janet,  daugh.  of  John  Johnstone  of 
Wamphray;  and  had  issue— Janet  (marr. 
Archibald  Douglas,  min.  at  Saltoun.— [Reg. 
of  Deeds,  Durie,  30th  Jan.  1680  ;  Tombst.} 

SAMUEL  BROWN,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1715  Jedburgh  25th  Jan  1710;  chaplain 
to  Charles,  sixth  Earl  of  Lauderdale  ; 
pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and 
ord.  20th  Dec.  1715;  went  to  Perth  to  be 
cut  for  stone  5th  Oct.  1721 ;  died  between 
3rd  Aug.  and  7th  Sept.  1725.  He  marr. 
(pro.  26th  July  1724)  Christian,  daugh.  of 
James  Marshall,  writer,  Edinburgh;  she 
survived  him,  and  marr.  secondly,  29th  Aug. 
1726,  John  Montgomery,  min.  of  Stewarton. 


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79 


WILLIAM  WALKER,  son  of  Alexander 
W.  of  Slipperfield,  min.  of  Kirkurd  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  9th  April  1713); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Peebles  31st  Aug.  1720 ; 
pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Koxburghe,  and 
ord.  20th  July  17  20;  he  was  suspended  by 
the  Synod  of  Lothian  and  Tweeddale  sine 
die  5th  Nov.  1741 ;  they  authorised  the 
Presb.  of  Peebles,  5th  Nov.  1744,  to  recall 
the  sentence  if  they  should  see  cause,  and 
this  was  probably  done.  He  died  1st  Aug. 
1759,  aged  about  GG.  He  marr.  Christian 
Fiddes,  who  died  s.p.  25th  Jan.  1773. 

THOMAS  MACDOUGAL,  licen.  by  the 
Scots  Presb.  in  London,  and  adm. 
as  a  probationer  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
7th  Nov.  1759  ;  pres.  by  the  Commissioner 
for  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  ord. 
17th  April  17GO;  died  20th  June  1784, 
aged  52.  He  marr.  18th  Jan.  1703,  Ann 
(died  at  Kelso,  5th  Jan.  1810),  daugh.  of 
Edward  Inglis,  druggist,  Edinburgh,  and 
had  issue — David  Dundas,  born  20th  June 
1704 ;  Ann,  born  9th  Jan.  1700 ;  Edward, 
born  19th  Dec.  1707  ;  John,  born  19th 
Feb.  1771 ;  Margaret,  born  2nd  May 
1774  ;  William,  born  8th  May  1777,  died 
at  Antigua,  llth  Feb.  1825;  Catherine, 
born  18th  June  1779:  Inglis  (a  daugh.), 
born  25th  May  1783. 

JAMES  RICHARDSON,  one  of  the 
masters  in  George  Watson's  Hospital, 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh  30th  July  1755 ;  ord.  by  the  North 
umberland  Classis  10th  Aug.  1750  min.  of 
the  Wall  Knoll  Meeting-house,  Newcastle  ; 
pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  Gth 
Nov.  1784 ;  adm.  14th  June  1785 ;  died 
15th  May  1800.  He  marr.  5th  Sept.  1780, 
Janet  Trotter,  who  died  4th  April  1799,  and 
had  issue — an  only  child,  Betty,  born  3rd 
Aug.  1788.  Publication— Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  in.). 

DAVID  HOGARTH,  a  native  of  Ber- 
1807  wickshire  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
1st  July  1800 ;  pres.  by  the  three 
rival  claimants  to  the  dukedom  of  Rox 
burghe,  Sir  James  Norcliffe  Innes,  30th 
Aug.,  Walter  Ker  of  Littledean,  7th,  and 
John  Bellenden  Ker,  llth  Oct.  1800;  ord. 


1785 


7th  May  1807;  died  14th  Aug.  1844.  He 
was  a  good  scholar,  and  even  in  the  last 
years  of  his  life,  though  almost  blind,  was 
deeply  engaged  in  the  study  of  the  Greek 
Septuagint,  and  in  a  version  of  the  New 
Testament  in  German.  He  marr.  13th 
Dec.  1810,  Janet  (died  5th  June  1838), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Nichol  of  Edenbank, 
and  had  issue— Elizabeth  Jean,  born  13th 
Oct.  1811  ;  Margaret,  born  1st  Feb.  1814, 
died  27th  Nov.  1831  ;  Christian,  born  4th 
Jan.  1810;  George,  born  9th  April  1821, 
died  17th  Sept,  1825;  George,  born  14th 
Sept.  1827,  vicar  of  Barton-on-Humber, 
Lincolnshire,  1858-79  ;  rector  of  Harston, 
Leicester,  1879-1889;  died  4th  July  1902. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Neio 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

ANDREW  MACKIE,  born  Bowton, 
1844  Cumnock,  1806,  son  of  John  M., 
farmer,  and  Mary  Kay;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Ayr  ;  assistant  at  Hownam ;  ord.  26th 
Dec.  1844;  died  llth  April  1809.  .He 
marr.  4th  April  1848,  Elizabeth  Grace 
(died  14th  June  1876),  daugh.  of  Richard 
Hewat,  farmer,  Bassendean,  and  had  issue 
—John,  surgeon,  R.N.,  born  15th  Feb. 
1849,  died  at  Bombay,  2nd  March  1892; 
Andrew,  born  12th  Feb.  1851 ;  Hyndmer 
Eleanor,  born  22nd  April  1854;  George 
Richard,  born  llth  May  1860. 

JOHN  DAWSON,  born  Fife,  10th  July 
1833,  son  of  James  D.,  maltster ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ; 
assistant  at  Greenside,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to 
Stobhill  22nd  Sept.,  and  app.  to  a  Bengal 
chaplaincy  29th  Dec.  1859;  adm.  min.  of 
Dunnichen,  6th  Dec,  1866  ;  pres.  by  James, 
Duke  of  Roxburghe;  trans,  and  adm.  9th 
Sept.  1869 ;  died  1st  Dec.  1879.  He  marr. 
14th  Feb.  1800,  Marion  Milne  (born  Gth 
Jan.  1834,  died  30th  April  1905),  daugh.  of 
William  Davidson,  ironmonger,  Edinburgh, 
and  had  issue— Elizabeth  Walker,  born  10th 
August  1805 ;  Marion  Milne,  born  25th  Feb. 
1808;  Agnes,  born  25th  June  1809;  John, 
born  22nd  Dec.  1870;  Margaret  Noble, 
born  22nd  Nov.  1872;  two  sons  and  a 
daugh.,  who  died  young. 


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1880 


PHILIP  BAINBRIDGE,  born  Romald- 
kirk,  Yorkshire,  17th  March  1847,  son 
of  William  B.  and  Susannah  Tarn ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Linlithgow  in  1878 ;  assistant  at 
Dalserf;  ord.  23rd  June  1880:  died  16th 
April  1916.  He  marr.  1st  July  1880,  Eliza 
beth,  rlaugh.  of  Matthew  M'Lintock,  Sla- 
mannan,  and  had  issue — Marion,  born  25th 
July  1881  ;  William,  M.B.,  Cli.B.,  born  llth 
Oct.  1882  ;  Matthew  M'Lintock,  L.R.C.P.E., 
born  21st  Sept.  1884  ;  Philip  George,  medical 
student,  born  12th  May  1880:  Susannah, 
born  13th  Xov.  1888,  died  14th  Sept.  1889. 

W I L  L  I  A  M  M <  C  A  L  L  U  M,  born 
1916  Monzievaird,  26th  April  1871,  son  of 
William  M.  and  Jessie  Patterson  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews;  M.A. 
(1891) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Auchterarder 
2nd  May  1894  ;  assistant  at  Muthill,  and 
at  St  Mary's,  Dumfries;  ord.  to  North 
Parish,  Kelso,  llth  May  1899  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  19th  Sept.  1916.  Marr.  1st  June 
1900,  Mary,  daugh.  of  John  Gillespie  of 
Beckfoot,  Annan,  and  has  issue— Elizabeth 
Elliot  Patterson. 


MOREBATTLE  AND  MOW, 
OR  MOLLE. 

[The  church  of  Morebattle  was  dedicated 
to  St  Lawrence,  whose  holy  well  is  close 
by.  The  Archdeacon  of  Teviotdale  dwelt 
of  old  at  Morebattle,  In  the  Inquest  of  | 
Earl  David  (1115-24)  there  is  mention  of 
the  church  of  Morebattle  with  a  carucate 
of  land  belonging  to  the  See  of  Glasgow. 
At  the  north-west  end  of  the  parish,  on  a 
height  above  the  Kale  Water,  the  founda 
tions  of  the  old  church  can  be  traced.  A 
new  church  was  built  in  1757:  a  chancel 
and  vestry  were  added  in  1899.  In  the 
seventh  century  a  chapel  at  Clifton  in 
this  parish  was  given  to  St  Cuthbert  by 
King  Oswy  of  Northumbria.  There  was 
another  chapel  at  Whitton.] 

ROBERT  KEB,  removed  from  Mow  and 

1582     t0°k   Up   his    residencc   here   about 

1582.     He  was  pres.  to  the  vicarage 

by  James  VI.  20th  Feb.   1607  :   dem.  30th 


Nov.  im.—[Jlooke  of  the  Kirk-  ;  AV/.  Assiy.  ; 
Calclerwood's  Hist.  :  Wo<lron<  MiscelL] 

THOMAS  MOIR,  second  son  of  William 

1610  ^'    of    Abergeldie,    Aberdeenshire  : 
pres.   by   Robert,   Lord    Roxburghe, 

Nov.  1(509;  adm.  15th  Feb.  1610;  pres.  by 
;  James  VI.  (Mow  being  united)  16th  Dec. 

1611  ;  died  after  4th  June  1633.     He  marr. 
Isobel   Ker,   probably   daugh.  of   his    pre 
decessor.     She  survived  him,  and  had  issue 
—William,  of   Otterburn,  who  was  served 
heir  29th  Oct.  1639  ;  John,  apprenticed  to 
John    Binny,    merchant,   Edinburgh,   10th 
Feb.  1630  ;  Thomas,  apprenticed  to  Patrick 
Hepburn,  apothecary,  Edinburgh,  20th  Feb. 

1633  ;  Isabel  (marr.  William  Wemyss,  min. 
of  Roxburgh).—  [Key.  AVc.  8i<j.  :  Kn<j.  7iV/., 
i.,    290  ;    JIKJ.    Ret.    (,'<>n.,    2457  ;     Acts  'of 
Par!.,  iii.] 

WILLIAM   PENMAN,  son  of  William 

1634  P-'  min>   of   Crichton:    M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,   27th   July   1622);    licen.   by 

Presb.  of  Dalkeith  12th  Aug.  1624:  chap 
lain  to  Lady  Drummond  ;  pres.  by  Robert, 
Earl  of  Roxburghe,  Nov.  1633  ;  adm.  and 
inst.  7th  Sept,  1634;  Avas  a  member  of 
the  Glasgow  Assembly  in  1638,  and  of  the 
Commissions,  1646-8;  died  Feb.  1668,  aged 
about  66.  He  marr.  about  29th  May  1629, 
Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Andrew  Sturgeon  of 
Torrorie,  and  sister  of  Mrs  Anna  Aber- 
crombie,  servitrix  to  the  Princess  of 
Orange.  She  survived  her  husband,  and 
was  charged  Avith  dilapidating  his  estate, 
and  other  misdemeanours.  He  had  issue  — 
William,  died  s.p.  in  1686  ;  Elizabeth  (marr. 
12th  Nov.  1685,  Robert  Ramsay,  min.  of 
Prestonpans).—  [Edin.  Sas.,  i.,  32;  P.  C. 
Decreets,  14th  Jan.  1686  ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.  ; 
Dal/i-eith,  Perth,  and  Jedhuryh  Presb. 
Re<js.  ;  Edin.  (Marr.}  and  Test.  Regs.  ; 
Wodrow's  and  Stevenson's  1  lists.  :  Acts  of 
Ass.  ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  6798.] 


1668 


WILLIAM     GALBRAITH    of    Drum- 

cbaI)Pe11'  M-A-;  trans-  from  Chirn- 
side  ;  pres.  by  William,  Earl  of  Rox 

burghe,  1st  Sept.,  coll.  before  3rd,  and  adm. 

and  inst.  24th  Nov.   1668:   trans,  to  Jed- 

burgh  20th  Sept.  1682. 


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1683 


ADAM  PEACOCK,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
18th  July  1664);  ord.  to  Ednam  in 
1609 ;  trans,  and  coll.  before  2nd, 
and  inst.  llth  Jan.  1683  ;  dep.  by  the  Com 
mission  of  Assembly  1st  Jan.  1695  for 
negligence,  neglect  of  family  worship,  etc. 
He  opened  a  meeting-house  in  Stirling 
towards  the  end  of  Aug.  1703,  where  he 
was  interrupted  in  the  course  of  preaching 
by  Bailie  John  Allan  and  others,  and  im 
prisoned  for  "  intruding  upon  their  church.'''' 
On  being  liberated  at  the  order  of  James, 
Earl  of  Seafield,  Lord  High  Chancellor,  he 
raised  a  process  for  wrongous  imprison 
ment  before  the  Court  of  Session,  who 
assoilzied  the  magistrates  5th  Jan.  1704. 
He  appealed  to  Parliament,  but  further 
proceedings  do  not  appear.  He  removed 
to  Edinburgh,  where  he  was  convicted 
before  the  Lords  of  Justiciary,  22nd  June 
1717,  of  not  praying  for  George  I.,  in 
terms  of  the  Act  of  Toleration,  and  was 
inhibited  from  any  ministerial  functions  for 
three  years.  He  died  7th  July  1721,  aged 
about  78.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — 
Margaret ;  Jean  (marr.,  cont.  dated  15th 
July  1731,  Robert  Smith,  writer,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  Marion.— [AVf/.  of  Decreed,  Dal- 
rymple,  6th  Feb.  1752  :  Ednam  ties.*.  Ren.  : 
Edin.  Re<j.  (Bur.);  Fountainhall's  Dec., 
ii. ;  Rule's  Sec.  Vindication;  J/,s'.  Ace.  of 
Min,,  1689.] 

[WILLIAM  VEITCH,  M.A.,  Covenanter: 
1688  having  ned  from  Scotland,  returned 
at  the  Toleration.  He  was  called 
to  this  parish,  and  ministered  at  Whitton 
Chapel  from  April  1688  to  1690,  when  he 
was  adm.  to  Peebles.] 

JOHN  SIMSON,a  native  of  the  county  ; 
169?  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  llth  July  1687) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  3rd  July 
1694;  ord.  to  Yetholm  27th  Sept.  1694: 
called  19th  May,  and  adm.  24th  Nov. 
1697;  died  2nd  March  1723,  in  his  56th 
year.  His  friend  Thomas  Boston,  min.  of 
Ettrick,  describes  him  as  "  a  serious,  good 
man,  pathetic,  zealous,  and  popular  as  a 
preacher,  with  substantial  sermons,  having 
a  ready  gift,  concerned  to  gain  souls,  blessed 
with  a  great  measure  of  his  Master's  coun 
tenance,  and  most  acceptable  to  the  people." 

VOL.  II. 


He  marr.  10th  June  1696,  Anna  Baxter, 
Liberton,  who  died  30th  Oct.  1712,  aged  52, 
and  had  issue — James,  min.  of  Wilton ; 
Andrew;  Jean.  —  [Libeyfon  Sess.  Rea.  ; 
Boston's  Mem.  :  Tombst.  :  Brown's  d'ospel 
Truth.} 

JAMES  CHRISTIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1725  1705)  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  27th 
March  1712  :  ord.  to  Simprin  19th 
j  March  1717:  pros,  by  John,  Duke  of  Rox- 
burghe,  Sept.  1723  :  trans,  and  adm.  (at 
Linton,  on  account  of  opposition,  mobbing 
having  taken  place  twice  during  the  steps 
towards  his  settlement)  4th  March  1725. 
His  manse  was  destroyed  by  fire  8th  Jan. 
1727,  when  four  volumes  of  the  Synod 
Register  were  burnt.  He  died  16th  March 
1739,  in  his  52nd  year.  He  marr.  12th 
Nov.  1719,  Sarah,  daugh.  of  Gilbert  Laurie, 
min.  of  Hutton,  and  had  issue — Gilbert ; 
Sarah  ;  Andrew  ;  James  :  Matthew;  Helen. 
— \_Ifnt1on  .Vo'x.  Rc<j.  :  Acts  of  Ass.,  1725; 
7'om/ixt.  :  Wodrow's  L'o/'ilcsj>.'\ 

ANDREW  CHATTO,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
174Q  Kelso  6th  Sept,  1737  ;  pres.  by  John, 
Duke  of  Roxburghc,  Sept.  1739  : 
ord.  20th  March  1740;  died  20th  June 
1770,  in  his  55th  year.  He  marr.  29th  Sept. 
1747,  Agnes  Tennant  of  Handaxwood,  who 
died  6th  March  1769,  and  had  issue — John, 
W.S.  apprentice  1766,  born  15th  Nov.  1749  ; 
Isobel,  born  26th  Jan.  1751  ;  Alexander, 
born  25th  March  1752;  Christian,  born  7th 
Aug.  1753;  William,  born  7th  May  1757; 
Agnes,  born  8th  Oct.  1760  (marr.  John 
Rutherford  of  Mossburnford) ;  Margaret, 
born  26th  April  1762  ;  Mary,  born  1st  Dec. 
1763;  Andrew,  born  21st  Aug.  1765,  died 
!  3rd  March  1766.— [Carlyle's  A-utob.] 

WILLIAM   SIMPSON,  pres.  by  John, 

|   1771     Duke  of  Roxburghe,  llth  July  1770  ; 

ord.  Ibth  April  1771  ;  pres.  to  Tol- 

booth  Parish,  Edinburgh,  July  1784.     This 

presentation   was  withdrawn,  and    he   was 

trans,  to  Lady  Tester's  Parish,  Edinburgh, 

9th  June  1785. 

JAMES  RICHARDSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 

1786     of   Kelso   1st  April   1755 ;    ord.  by 

it,  15th'  April  1762,  as   assistant  in 

a    Presbyterian    congregation    at    Sunder- 

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[PRESB.  OF 


land,  whence  he  removed  to  Yorkshire  ; 
adm.  to  Oxnam  8th  Nov.  1764;  pros,  by 
John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  Aug.  1785; 
trans,  and  adm.  6th  July  1786;  died  8th 
Feb.  1807,  in  his  76th  year.  He  marr. 
26th  Nov.  1764,  Jean  (died  April  1823), 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Ker  of  Under  Chatto, 
and  had  issue  —  John,  born  28th  July 
1765  ;  Kerr,  born  4th  Feb.  1767  ;  William, 
born  20th  Jan.  1768,  died  25th  July  1774  ; 
Henry,  born  16th  Oct.  1769;  Charles, 
born  2nd  Jan.  1773,  died  3rd  July  1775  ; 
Cicely,  born  22nd  May  1774 ;  Tsobel, 
born  10th  May  1776  (marr.  4th  Oct.  1808, 
William  Middleton,  lieut.  Forfar  Militia).— 
[Tombst.] 

DAVID  WILLIAM  CORDON,  pres.  by 
180?  Sir  James  Norcliffe  Innes,  Bart.,  22nd 
Dec.  1806,  and  by  Walter  Ker  of 
Littledean,  20th  Jan.  1807  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  8th  Oct.  following;  trans, 
to  Cordon  5th  May  1814. 

WALTER  MORISON,  born  6th  April 
1778,  son  of  David  M.,  min.  of  the 
Associate  Antiburgher  congregation 
at  Morebattle,  and  Margaret  Inglis  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  29th  Jan.  1806; 
ord.  to  Cordon  24th  Sept.  1807 ;  pres.  by 
James,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  adm.  12th 
May  1814;  died  29th  Jan.  1844.  The 
churches  of  father  and  son  were  within 
a  stone-cast.  Both  ministers  respected 
each  other's  opinions,  though  it  is  on 
record  that  M.'s  mother  submitted  to  an 
admonition  from  her  husband's  session  for 
having  on  one  occasion  heard  her  son 
preach  in  the  parish  church.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Sutherland,  who  died  1865-6,  and 
had  issue — David,  born  4th  Jan.  1806,  died 
23rd  July  1842 ;  John,  born  18th  Feb.  1808 ; 
Walter,  born  1st  July  1809;  William,  born 
9th  Feb.  1811  ;  James,  born  21st  Jan.  1815, 
died  24th  March  1815 ;  James,  born  14th 
March  1816 ;  Alexander,  born  15th  June 
1818,  died  3rd  Oct.  1821  ;  Thomas,  born 
29th  Sept.  1820,  died  13th  Sept.  1821  ; 
Alexander,  born  26th  Oct.  1823 ;  Thomas, 
min.  of  Methil,  born  29th  April  1825. 
Publications — Account  of  the  Parish  (Neiu 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.) ;  Articles  in  the  Edinburgh 
Encyclopaedia. 


JOSEPH  THOMSON,  born  18th  Jan. 

1844      1793'    S°n     °f     J°lin    T''     town'clerk 

of  Jedburgh;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
5th  Oct.  1814 ;  assistant  at  Caerlanrig ; 
ord.  to  Ednam  3rd  Aug.  1819;  trans,  and 
adm.  30th  May  1844  ;  died  16th  Aug.  1855. 
He  marr.  (1)  29th  July  1823,  Margaret 
Hunter  (died  s.p.  7th  Aug.  1844,  aged  43), 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Samuel  Hardie,  D.D., 
min.  of  Ashkirk  :  (2)  15th  Aug.  1848,  Eliza 
beth  Frances  (died  s.p.  28th  July  1884), 
daugh.  of  Charles  Robson,  Lurdenlaw, 
Sprouston,  and  widow  of  Dr  Maitland, 
New  Abbot,  Devonshire.  Publications— 
Sermons  (Kelso,  1856);  Account  of  the 
Parish  of  Ednam  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

JOHN  CLEN,  born  Glasgow,  6th  July 

1856  1829'  only  son  °f  George  G>>  mcr" 
chant,  and  Margaret  Scales ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  and  at  Halle ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Islay  29th  Nov.  1854  ; 
pres.  by  James,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  3rd 
Nov.  1855;  ord.  6th  March  1856;  died  at 
Portsmouth,  4th  July  1876.  He  marr.  25th 
March  1856,  Jean  (died  2nd  April  1882), 
only  daugh.  of  James  Napier,  engineer, 
Glasgow,  and  had  issue — Ninian,  M.A., 
C.A.,  Glasgow,  born  8th  Jan.  1857,  died 
29th  July  1912;  James,  M.A.,  writer, 
Glasgow,  born  8th  Oct.  1858  ;  Mary,  born 
14th  June  1860  ;  Bowie,  born  3rd  Nov. 
1861  (marr.  William  Stuart  Pettigrew, 
manufacturer,  Glasgow)  ;  Lawrence,  ship 
owner,  Glasgow,  born  12th  July  1863 ; 
William,  shipbroker,  Glasgow,  born  27th 
Sept.  1866,  died  21st  Oct.  1911. 


1869 


DAVID  PAUL,  M.A. ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  29th  July  1869 ; 
trans,  to  Roxburgh  8th  Feb.  1876. 


CHARLES  JAMES  COWAN,  born  9th 
Dec.  1850,  son  of  Samuel  C.,  min.  of 
Kelton  ;  educated  at  Univs.  of  Glas 
gow  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1869), 
|  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1873) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
|  Kirkcudbright  3rd  Dec.  1873 ;  assistant  at 
St  Stephen's,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  19th  July 
1876.     Marr.  (1)  10th  Jan.  1877,  Margaret 
Anne    (died    25th    Jan.    1881),  daugh.  of 
William    Welsh,    C.E.,    Enrick,    Kirkcud- 


KELSO] 


MOW— NENTHORN  AND  NEWTON  DON 


83 


bright,  and  had  issue  —  Samuel  Hunter, 
Major  R.E.,  born  21st  April  1878  :  (2)  16th 
Aug.  1899,  Jane  Elizabeth  Fleming,  daugh. 
of  Thomas  Leishman,  D.D.,  min.  of  Linton. 


MOW. 

[As  early  as  1157  the  church  of  Mow 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  It  is 
said  to  have  been  dedicated  to  St  Helen, 
but  on  somewhat  scanty  evidence.  Before 
16th  Dec.  1635  Morebattle  and  Mow  were 
united.] 


1579 


ROBERT   KER,  trans,   from    Mertoun  : 

pres-  '^  JRmes  ^  I-  -:}rd  Jan-  1579. 

In  1580  Linton,  Hownam,  and  More- 
battle  were  in  the  charge.  He  took  up  his 
residence  at  Morebattle  about  1582.—  [AY'/. 
Assig.] 

ROBERT   MARTIN,   MA.:    pres.    by 
James  VI.  6th  July,  and  adm.  after 
23rd   Sept.    1617:   trans,  to   Ettrick 
in  1618.—  [Re<j.  Sec.  ,SYf/.] 


NENTHOHN  AND 
DON. 


NKWTON 


[Early  in  the  twelfth  century  there  was 
at  Nenthorn  a  chapel  of  the  parish  of 
Ednam.  There  was  another  at  Xewton 
Don.  The  ancient  parochical  name,  written 
Nathansthyrne,  was  probably  Xechtans- 
thorn.  About  1 160  Xenthorn  and  Xewton 
Don  both  belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Colcl- 
ingham.  In  1316  William  of  Lamberton, 
Bishop  of  St  Andrews,  granted  them  to  the 
Abbey  of  Kelso,  in  exchange  for  Cranstoun 
and  Preston  in  Midlothian.  Bishop  David 
de  Bernham  died  here  about  1252.  The 
foundations  of  the  ancient  church  of  Xen 
thorn  can  still  be  traced  in  the  centre  of 
the  churchyard.  A  church  was  erected  in 
1802  a  short  distance  from  the  original 
site.  The  chapel  of  Xewton  probably  stood 
where  there  is  now  the  old  burial-place  of 
the  Dons  of  Xewton  Don.  The  united 
parish,  disjoined  from  the  Presb.  of  Lauder, 
was  annexed  to  the  Presb.  of  Kelso,  28th 
May  1776.] 


WILLIAM   ORMISTOX,  called  before 
the   Privy   Council   in    1569,  appar 
ently   as    a    non conforming    priest, 
was  reader  in  1574.     \_Rey.  8ec.  Siy.,  ii.,  40.] 

1579  THOMAS  DAVIDSOX,  reader. 

1580  THOMAS  RAXDELSOX,  reader. 

DUNCAN  WALKER,  min.  of  Ednam  ; 

1594     Pres>  to  ^ie  Vicara8e  by  James  VI. 
before  24th  May  1594,  but  continued 
to  reside  at  Ednam. 

JOHN  SPOTTISWOOD,  younger  son 
15gg  of  David  S.  of  that  ilk  :  appears  as 
min.  of  Bolton  in  1576,  of  Lesma- 
hagow  in  1578,  of  Cramond  in  1580,  of 
Mordingtou  in  1581  :  was  on  the  Exercise 
at  Edinburgh  in  1596  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
by  James  VI.  17th  May  1599  ;  died  before 
30th  Aug.  1611.  His  wife  was  a  Haitlie 
of  Mellerstain.  Shu  survived  him. — \_Re<j. 
Assiy.'jEdin.  and  lladdimjton  J'rcsli.  Reys. ; 
M'Crie's  JAV/vYfr,  ii.] 

ANDREW  KIXXEAR,  from  Presb.  of 
1611  ^eiSle  :  ^'--^  (St  Andrews,  22nd 
•July  1608) ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  30th 
Aug.  1611  ;  passed  trials  before  the  Presb. 
of  Melrose,  and  recommended  to  the  Arch 
bishop  for  ordination  5th  Dec.  1611.  He 
was  still  min.  13th  Feb.  1648.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Ker  (alive  6th  Aug.  1667,  when 
she  petitioned  the  Synod  for  charity), 
and  had  issue  —  James  and  Andrew.  — 
[Re<j.  of  Deeds,  dlviii.,  148,  1643;  AY,'/. 
Ass.  ;  tito'H'  >sVs,s.  Jlf<f.  :  /iannati/ne  Miscell., 
in.] 

JAMES  FLETCHER,  probably  a  native 
1660  of  Dundee  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  20th 
July  1650) :  adm.  2nd  Feb.  1660 ; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June, 
and  Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1662.  He  returned  in  1669.— [Wod row's 
I  fist .  ;  Re<j.  Old  Dec.] 

JAMES  ROBESOX  [ROBERTSOX]  of 

1664     ^aws>'^e'  residing  in  Kelso ;  passed 

trials    before  this   Presb.,  and   was 

recommended  for  license  to  the  Archbishop, 

17th   March    1663.      He  was  proposed  for 


XEXTHORN  AND  NEWTON  DON 


[PRESB.  OF 


Tundergarth,  but  preferred  Xenthorn,  and 
was  ord.  and  coll.  10th  June  1664.— [Kelso 
Presb.  and  Stow  Sess.  Regs.  :  Key.  Coll at. .] 

JAMES  FLETCHER,  MA.,  above 
noticed  ;  indulged  by  the  Privy 
Council  2nd  Sept.  TGG9.  On  31st 
July  1673  he  was  fined  for  not  observing 
the  anniversary  of  the  Restoration  ;  de 
prived  at  Circuit  Court  at  Duns  in  1684, 
being  then  the  only  indulged  min.  in  the 
counties  of  Berwick,  Roxburgh,  Peebles, 
and  Selkirk.  He  died  at  St  Leonard's 
Hospital,  Ednam,  in  1690,  aged  about  60. 
Besides  other  legacies,  he  left  to  the  mins. 
and  sessions  of  Dundee,  "  for  the  poor  of 
the  town,  the  fifth  part  of  Provost  Parker's 
Land,  with  1000  merks,  and  my  whole 
books  to  William  Brown  and  Robert  Stark, 
preachers  of  the  Gospel,  and  John  Craig, 
writer,  Edinburgh,  to  be  equally  divided, 
except  my  great  Inglis  Bible,  with  half 
a  dozen  of  practical  pieces,  to  Thomas 
Auchinleck,  which  he  shall  choose."  He 
marr.  Margaret  Bower,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  a  claugh.  (marr.  Thomas  Auch 
inleck,  apothecary  in  Duns).  —  [Wodrow's 
Hist. ;  Chirnside  Presb.  and  Dundee  Sess. 
Regs. ;  Tablet  of  Dundee  Mortifications.] 


1689 


ROBERT  CALDER,  bom  in  Moray- 
shire,  probably  at  Elgin,  1658.  He 
matriculated  at  the  Univ.  and  King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  1674 ;  graduated  in  1678  ; 
min.  of  this  parish  in  1689.  Deprived  by 
the  Privy  Council,  3rd  Sept.  that  year, 
for  not  reading  the  Proclamation  declaring 
William  and  Mary  king  and  queen,  and 
for  praying  for  King  James.  From  2nd 
March  1693  to  8th  Jan.  1694,  according  to 
his  own  account,  he  was  imprisoned  in  Edin 
burgh  Tolbooth,  for  having  exercised  his 
ministerial  functions.  On  being  liberated 
he  went  to  Aberdeen,  where  he  officiated  in 
his  own  house,  using  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer.  On  the  order  to  shut  up  all  Epis 
copal  chapels  in  Scotland  he  was  compelled 
to  quit  Aberdeen,  and  for  a  time  resided 
in  Elgin,  where  he  preached.  On  Good 
Friday,  1707,  he  was  summoned  before  the 
Privy  Council  for  a  proposed  observance 
of  the  Lord's  Supper  on  Easter  Day.  Not 


complying,  he  was  ordered  to  leave  Elgin, 
and  threatened  with  banishment  should  he 
return  within  twelve  miles  of  the  city.  He 
settled  in  Edinburgh,  where  he  ministered 
to  a  congregation  in  Toddrick's  Wynd,  and 
died  28th  May  1723.  He  marr.  Grace 
Toward,  who  after  his  deprivation  sup 
ported  herself  by  conducting  a  school 
in  Edinburgh.  Publications  —  He  is  the 
reputed  author  of  Scotch  Presbyterian 
Eloquence  Displayed  (London,  1693).  His 
other  works  comprise  : — Three  single  Ser 
mons  (Aberdeen,  1701  ;  Edinburgh,  1708) ; 
Reasons  for  a  Toleration  of  the  Episcopal 
Clergy  (Edinburgh,  1703)  ;  The  Divine 
Right  of  Episcopacy  (Edinburgh,  1705); 
Tlie  Lav'f ulness  and  Expediency  of  Set 
Forms  of  Prayer  (Edinburgh,  1706);  The 
Genuine  Epistles  of  Ignatius,  translated  bi/ 
Dr  Wake,  with  a  Vindication  of  them  by 
Du  J'in,  and  a  Short  Answer  to  Mr  William 
Jameson's  Nazianzeni  Querela,  where  he 
Impugns  the  Authority  of  the  foresaid 
Epistles  (Edinburgh,  1708) ;  The  Lawful 
ness  and,  Necessity  of  Observing  the  Anni 
versary  Fasts  and  Festivals  of  the  Church 
(Edinburgh,  1710) ;  A  Letter  to  James 
Hog  of  Carnock  (Edinburgh,  1710) ;  The 
Countryman's  Idea  of  a  Gospel  Minister 
(Edinburgh,  1711) ;  The  Nail  Struck  on 
the  Head,  or,  An  Indictment  drawn  vp 
against  Mr  Anderson,  Incumbent  at  Dum 
barton  (Edinburgh,  1712);  Remarks  on 
Dialogue  I.  respecting  the  Oath  of  Abjura 
tion  (1712);  Miscellany  Numbers  [forty  in 
all],  relating  to  the  Controversy  about  the 
Book  of  Common  Prayer,  Episcopal  Govern 
ment,  the  Power  of  the  Church  in  ordering 
Rites  and  Ceremonies,  etc.  (Edinburgh, 
1713);  The  Spirit  of  Slander  exemplified 
in  a  scandalous  Pamphlet  called  the  Jacobite 
Cause  (Edinburgh,  1714);  The  Priesthood 
of  the  Old  and  New  Testament  by  Suc 
cession,  two  parts  (Edinburgh,  1716-17)  ; 
"Verses  on  King  James's  Death"  (Anal. 
Scot.,  i.) ;  "  Roundell  on  the  Death  of  Mr 
Williamson,  and  Answer  thereto  "  (Scottish 
Pasquils,  i.) ;  The  Anti  Counter  -  Querist 
Counter  -  queried  (n.d.) ;  Queries  to  the 
Presbyterians  (n.d.). — [J/*S'.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.} ;  Kirkton's  Hist. ; 
Peterkin's  Constitut.  of  the  Church ;  Diet. 


KELSO] 


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85 


Nat.    Biog.  ;    Story's   William    Carstares ; 
Craven's  Episcopal  Church  in  J/ora?/.] 

WILLIAM  BROWN,  born  1642,  son  of 
David  B.  of  Park,  Earlston  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 

(19th  July  1661) ;   called   Dec.   1691  ;   ord. 

12th  May  1692;   died  unmarr.   17th  Nov. 

that  year. — [Tombst.  on.   ivall  of  Earlston 

Church.} 

JAMES    KER    of    Crookedshaws,  born 
1696     1671 ;   M.A.   (Edinburgh,   18th   July 

1692) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  23rd  j 
April   1695;    ord.   30th   April    1696;    died 
26th   Jan.    1754.      He   marr.   before    1714,  | 
Sophia   (died    5th    May   1759),   daugh.    of 
John  Veitch,  min.  of  Westruther,  and  had 
issue  —  Abraham,  his   successor  ;   William, 
farmer,   Clerkington  ;    Janet. — [  Westruther 
Sess.  Reg. ;  Louder  Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

ABRAHAM  KER,  born  1714,  elder  son 
1754  °^  Preceding  ',  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kelso  3rd  April  1739;  pres.  by  George 
III.  25th  March,  and  ord.  10th  Sept.  1754; 
died  unmarr.  24th  March  1793.  Publica 
tion  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace..,  vi.). 

GAVIN  WALLACE,  born  25th  Feb. 
-,___  1750,  son  of  Archibald  W.,  min.  of 
the  Wester  Meeting-house,  Wooler ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1768) ; 
licen.  by  the  Northumberland  Classis,  and  j 
ord.  to  Lowick  14th  March  1781 ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  8th  May,  and  adm.  to  this 
charge  19th  Sept.  1793 ;  died  19th  Jan. 
1834.  He  marr.  5th  Sept.  1781,  Anne 
Bradshaw,  who  died  26th  June  1811,  and 
had  issue  —  Jean,  born  10th  Aug.  1782; 
Archibald,  born  25th  Aug.  1787,  died 
2nd  Oct.  1794  ;  Dorothy,  born  27th  May 
1790 ;  Ebenezer  Bradshaw,  min.  of  Barr, 
born  19th  June  1792;  Gershoma  Hannah, 
born  19th  Sept.  1793  (marr.  her  father's 
successor). 

JOHN  GIFFORD,  born  Dunragit,  Glen- 
luce,   7th   Jan.  1795,  second   son   of 
James    G.,  farmer,  and  Jane    Dal- 
rymple ;   educated  at  Univ.   of  Glasgow ; 


licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  9th  Aug.  1820 ; 
pres.  by  William  IV.,  and  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  2nd  Oct.  1832  ;  died  28th 
June  1854.  He  marr.  1832,  Gershoma 
Hannah  (died  at  Togher  House,  Holly- 
mount,  Co.  Mayo,  1st  July  1875),  daugh. 
of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue — Anne 
Bradshaw,  born  10th  Feb.  1835,  died  un 
marr.  16th  Dec.  1911  ;  Jane  Dalrymple 
Dorothy,  born  llth  Sept.  1836  (marr.  27th 
June  1865,  Allan  Kirkwood  Algie  of  Togher 
House),  died  14th  Oct.  1911 ;  James  Gavin, 
farmer,  born  25th  July  1837,  died  at  Ti 
Awamutu,  Auckland,  N.Z.,  27th  May  1901. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (ATew 
Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

MANNERS     HAMILTON      NISBET 
1855    GRAHAM,    ord.    13th    Feb.    1855; 
trans,  to  Maxton  12th  Oct.  1865. 

JOHN  BARCLAY,  ord.  1st  March  1866  ; 
trans,  to  Old  Kilpatrick  19th  Sept. 
1867. 

HENRY  GREY  GRAHAM,  brother  of 
above  min.  in  1855  ;  ord.  12th  March 
1868  ;  trans,  to  Hyndland  Chapel-of- 
Ease,  Glasgow,  31st  Oct.  1884. 

DAVID  ANDERSON,  born  Glasgow, 
22nd  April  1848,  son  of  Alexander 
A.,  manufacturer ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow,  and  at  Tubingen  and 
Bonn ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumbarton  7th 
June  1881  ;  missionary  at  Guisachan ; 
assistant  at  Longforgan  and  at  Selkirk ; 
ord.  21st  April  1885  ;  res.  21st  May  1900. 
He  marr.  14th  Sept.  1887,  Emma  Louisa, 
daugh.  of  Robert  Hutchison,  merchant, 
Kirkcaldy,  and  has  issue  —  Alexander 
Frederick  Berenbruch,  architect,  lieut. 
Royal  Scots,  born  22nd  July  1888  ;  Joanna, 
born  29th  Dec.  1890. 

GEORGE     HISLOP     YOUNG,     born 
Sanquhar,   21st   June   1863,   son    of 
William  Y.,  schoolmaster,  and  Cathe 
rine    Hume    Finlay ;     educated    at    High 
School   and    Univ.    of    Edinburgh ;    M.A. 
(1884) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  1887  ; 
assistant  at  Maxwelltown  and  at  Peebles  ; 
ord.  20th  Sept.  1900.     Marr.  6th  Feb.  1901, 


86 


ROXBURGH 


[PRESB.  OF 


Isabella  Kennedy,  daugh.  of  John  Wilson 
and  Isabella  Smith,  and  has  issue — Isabella 
Kennedy,  born  19th  March  1902. 


ROXBURGH. 

[Between  1153  and  1160  Malcolm  IV. 
granted  ''to  the  Church  of  St  Mungo  of 
Glasgow  and  to  Bishop  Herbert  and  his 
successors,  the  Church  of  Auld  Roxburgh 
with  all  its  appurtenances  in  the  chapels 
and  parishes,  in  lands  and  waters,  in 
meadows  and  pastures,  as  Ascellin  the 
Archdeacon  held  it  in  the  time  of  King 
David."  A  church  erected  in  1752  has 
undergone  various  alterations.  The  old 
church  was  dedicated  to  the  Holy  Sepulchre. 
.)  ust  outside  the  royal  burgh  of  Roxburgh 
and  in  this  parish,  stood  St  Peter's  Priory 
of  the  Grey  Friars.  About  a  mile  off, 
also  in  this  parish,  was  St  Magdalene's 
Hospital.] 

JAMES  BEATON  [BETOUN,  BE 
TH  UXE]  (primus),  of  Creich  and 
Nether  Rires,  Fife,  second  son  of 
Robert  B.  of  Creich,  Master  of  the  House 
hold  to  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  and  Joanna 
Ivenwall  or  Gryssoner,  maid  of  honour  to 
the  Queen  Dowager,  Mary  of  Lorraine 
[his  sister,  Mary  Beaton,  was  one  of  the 
"  four  Marys  "] ;  became  min.  of  this  parish 
about  1569,  on  the  deprivation  of  Sir  John 
Ker  (last  of  the  Roman  incumbents),  who 
did  not  conform.  In  1579  he  succeeded  his 
brother  David  in  the  family  estates,  clem., 
and  retired  to  Creich.  He  died  about  1618. 
He  marr.  (1)  1573,  Helen  Leslie  (died 
June  1577),  heiress  of  Kinnaird,  widow 
of  James  Barroun,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
by  whom  he  had  two  daughs.,  who  died 
unmarr.  :  (2)  cont.  5th  April  1578,  Mar 
garet  (died  Sept.  1636),  daugh.  of  David 
Wemyss  of  Wemyss,  and  had  issue — David, 
seventh  Laird  of  Creich ;  John  ;  Robert ; 
Archibald  ;  Margaret  (marr.,  cont.  22nd 
April  1598,  William  Fernie,  younger,  of 
Wester  Fernie) ;  Elizabeth  (marr.,  cont. 
4th,  6th,  and  10th  Feb.  1604,  David,  Vis- 
(•ount  Stormont),  died  21st  Jan.  1658 : 


Catherine  (marr.  James  Forbes,  portioner 
of  Kilmany) ;  Helen.  —  [Reg.  Assig. ;  St 
Andrew*  Tests.;  Reg.  Mag.  Sig.,  vi.,  1998; 
Reg.  Sec.  Sig.,  ii.,  40  ;  Hist.  Berwick.  Nat. 
Club,  xvi.,  383  ;  Macfarlane's  Gen.  Coll.  : 
Scots  Peerage.] 

JAMES  BEATON  (secundm),  third  son 
1579  of  JOHN  B.  of  Balfour  (nephew  of 
Cardinal  Beaton),  and  Agnes  An- 
struther ;  probably  min.  of  Glencairn  in 
1574  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  22nd  Oct.  1579  : 
member  of  Assembly  in  1606,  and  then 
styled  "old."  He  died  probably  in  1607. 
He  marr.  Isobel  Gilray,  who  died  20th  Jan. 
1600,  and  had  issue. — [Calderwood's  Hist., 
vi.,  626  ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Knox's  Works,  ii.; 
Piooke  of  the  Kirk  ;  Wood's  East  Neuk  of 
Fife  :  Hist.  Berwick.  Xat.  C!i<b,  xvi.,  389.] 


1608 


WILLIAM  WEMYSS,  was  appointed  by 
the  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  to  be  ord.  at 
Eccles  3rd  March  1607,  but  that  was 
not  done,  "  be  reason  that  the  parochiners 
withstood  his  admission."  He  was  adm. 
to  this  charge  after  4th  Oct.  1608.  He 
signed  the  Protestation  for  the  Liberties 
of  the  Kirk  27th  June  1617  ;  still  min. 
7th  Oct.  1634.  He  marr.  29th  May  1606, 
Isobel  Hewat.  and  had  issue  —  William, 
his  successor,  min.  in  1641  ;  Jean,  bapt. 
22nd  Jan.  1607  ;  Isobel.—  [Jedburgh  and 
Melrose  Presb.  Regs.  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Marr. 
(nut  Bapt.);  Reg.  Assig.  ;  Orig.  Lett.,  ii.] 

WILLIAM  ROLLOCK,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1635  burgh,  26th  July  1634)  ;  dep.  before 
22nd  Oct.  1639,  and  left  the  country 
before  5th  May  1640.  He  had  £50  voted 
by  Parliament,  21st  June  1661,  "  on  account 
of  his  loyalty."  —  [Acts  of  Parl  ..  vi.] 


1641 


WILLIAM  WEMYSS,  born  1606,  son  of 

william    w->  min-   in    1608;    M-A. 

(Edinburgh,  21st  July  1632);  pres. 
by  Robert,  Earl  of  Roxburghe,  and  ord. 
23rd  March  1641  ;  chaplain  to  the  Earl  of 
Roxburghe's  Regiment  in  England  ;  died 
17th  March  1658.  He  marr.  Isobel,  daugh. 
of  Thomas  Moir,  min.  of  Morebattle,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue  —  William,  men 
tioned  as  eldest  son  in  1655.  —  [Tombst.] 


KELSO] 


ROXBURGH 


87 


JOHN  HALYBURTON  [HALIBUR- 
TON],  son  of  Andrew  H.,  smith, 
burgess  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  15th  July  1641);  probably  deprived 
of  his  license,  but  restored  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  14th  June  1654;  chaplain  to  I 
William,  Earl  of  Roxburghe ;  called  22nd 
Aug.  1658  ;  adm.  13th  June  1660.  He  peti 
tioned  Parliament  to  confirm  the  Presby 
tery's  resolution  to  allow  ,him  the  stipend 
from  the  date  of  his  coll.,  which  was  granted 
3rd  April  1661.  He  conformed  to  Episco 
pacy,  and  was  inst.  after  6th  Dec.  1664  ; 
died  between  7th  Nov.  1671  and  6th  Feb. 
1672.  He  marr.  2nd  April  1663,  Margaret 
Haliburton,  who  was  buried  at  Greyfriars, 
Edinburgh,  23rd  Feb.  1697,  and  had  issue— 
Marion.— [Acts  and  Dec.,  Dal.,  xxi.,  10th 
Nov.  1666  ;  Acts  of  Parl,,  vii. ;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Mar.).} 

JOHN  DALGLEISH,  pres.  by  William, 
Earl  of  Roxburghe,  March  1672  ;  ord. 
by  Robert  Leighton,  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow  (the  Presb.  concurring),  26th 
March  1673.  "The  benefice  being  too 
small,  he  was  obliged  to  follow  another 
employment  and  leave  his  cure,  much 
regretted  by  the  people."  He  went  to 
Queensferry,  but  returned  in  1690.— 
[Ing.  Ret.  den.,  5933;  Dunbar  Pre&l). 
Reg.} 

JOHN  KER,  son  of  Alexander  K., 
min.  of  Grange;  M.A.  (Marischal 
College,  Aberdeen,  1677);  school 
master  of  Grange,  1677-9 ;  coll.  before 
3rd,  and  inst.  10th  April  1683.  He  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  26th 
Sept.  1689,  of  only  partly  reading  the 
Royal  Proclamation,  and  of  praying  for 
James  VII.  He  was  acquitted,  and  prob 
ably  retired  from  the  parish.— [MS.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689  ;  Peterkin's  Constitut.  of  the 
Church.} 

JOHN     DALGLEISH,     M.A.,     above 

noticed;    trans,    from    Queensferry, 

and  adm.  4th  Nov.  1690;   trans,  to 

Old  Machar  in  1696,  but  not  settled  ;  trans. 

to  Dundee  27th  Aug.  1700.—  [Acts  of  Ass., 

1698.] 


ROBERT  BROWN  [BROUNE],  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1677) ;  ord.  to  Colvend 
4th  Oct.  1692;  called  in  1701; 
trans,  and  adm.  23rd  July  1702 ;  deprived 
for  Jacobitism  14th  Aug.  1717.  The 
charge  of  disloyalty  is  stated  to  have 
arisen  from  his  drinking  the  Chevalier's 
health  at  Kelso,  in  company  of  the  Jaco 
bite  troops,  doing  so  from  no  bad  inten 
tion,  but  merely  to  please  Mackintosh, 
the  commander,  and  to  recover  a  horse 
which  the  soldiers  had  stolen  from  him. 
The  Countess  of  Roxburghe  gave  him  a 
cottage  at  Cessford,  where  he  resided  for 
a  time.  On  27th  Aug.  1729  he  was  adm. 
min.  of  Dawyck,  where  he  died  unmarr. 
22nd  Feb.  1742.— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1717,  1723; 
Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xix.] 

JOHN  POLLOCK,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  29th  Jan.  1701 ;  ord.  to 
Glencairn  26th  May  1704.  He 
marched  to  Stirling  in  1715  in  support  of 
the  Hanoverian  cause ;  pres.  by  John, 
Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  by  the  Presb. 
jure  devoluto  1st  April,  trans,  and  adm. 
24th  June  1718;  died  unmarr.  12th  Aug. 
1734.  Publication— An  Answer  to  the  first 
part  of  Humble  Pleadings,  or  a  Vindication 
of  the  Church  of  Scotland  from  the  Unjust 
Aspertions  of  Mr  Heplurn  [min.  of  Urr] 
ami  his  Party  (Dumfries  [Rae  Press],  1717). 
— [Nisbet's  Heraldry,  ii. ;  Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  xix.] 

ROBERT  HOGG,  a  native  of  the 
parish;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
5th  Dec.  1732;  pres.  by  John, 
Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  ord.  llth  June 
1735;  died  2nd  Feb.  1781,  in  his  77th 
year.  He  marr.  31st  Dec.  1743,  Mary 
Home,  who  died  8th  March  1810,  and  had 
issue— Isobel,  born  17th  Oct.  1744  (marr. 
26th  Dec.  1765,  Robert  Mein,  portioner  of 
Roxburgh);  Alexander,  born  llth  May 
1746,  died  14th  June  1774;  Elizabeth, 
born  21st  Oct.  1748  (marr.  1st  July  1768, 
Andrew  Leadhouse,  Roxburgh) ;  Charlotte, 
born  23rd  July  1750  (marr.  12th  Jan.  1773, 
William  Brown,  merchant,  London) ;  Mary, 
born  6th  July  1752;  Christian,  born  19th 
Jan.  1755,  died  4th  Aug.  1834 ;  Veronica, 
born  19th  March  1757,  died  1st  Oct.  1821. 


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ANDREW  BELL,  born  1755:  educated 
1781  at  Univ-  of  St  Andrews;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  23rd  Aug.  1779  ; 
pre.s.  by  John,  ])uke  of  Hoxburghe.  and 
ord.  29th  Xov.  1781  ;  died  29th  April  1819. 
He  man-.  3rd  Sept.  1789,  Janet  Cairns, 
who  died  26th  June  1818,  aged  63.  and 
had  issue— Alison,  born  15th  June  1790  : 
George  Cranstoun,  born  18th  Xov.  1791, 
died  16th  Feb.  1793:  Isobel,  born  3rd 
Sept.  1793:  George  Cranstoun,  born 
13th  Feb.  1795:  William,  born  24th  July 
1796;  John,  born  15th  Oct.  1798;  Agnes, 
born  5th  July  1800.— [Tomlxt.'] 

JAMES  HOPE,  born  Dumfriesshire, 
1819  l787-:  licen-  l)y  presb.  of  Annan 
4th  May  1814;  pres.  by  James. 
Duke  of  Roxburghe,  4th  June,  and  ord. 
23rd  Sept,  1819:  died  7th  March  1843. 
He  marr.  15th  Dec.  1835,  Marion  (died  at 
Linlithgow,  8th  July  1849),  daugh.  of  James 
Young,  min.  of  Eckford,  and  had  issue- 
Marion,  born  21st  Jan.  1838  :  John,  born 
21st  Dec.  1839  :  James,  born  18th  March 
1841  ;  Margaret,  born  29th  July  1842. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  LVw 
Mat.  Ace.,  iii.).—[Tombst.] 


WILLIAM  LEE,  pres.  by  James,  Duke 
1843  of  Roxburghe,  8th  April,  and  ord. 
29th  June  1843  ;  dem.  on  appoint 
ment  as  Professor  of  Ecclesiastical  His 
tory  in  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  1st  June 
1875. 

DAVID    PAUL,   M.A.  :    trans,    from 

1876     M°rebattle,    and     adm.    8th    Feb. 

1876 ;  trans,  to  Robertson  Memorial 

(Grange)    Parish,    Edinburgh,    15th    July 

1896. 

HENRY  ALEXANDER  MATHERS, 
1897  born  Hillsborough,  Co.  Down,  23rd 
May  1856,  son  of  William  Mathers  ; 
educated  at  Queen's  College,  Belfast' 
B.A.  (1877),  LL.B.  (1879),  LL.D.  (1880) 
M.A.  (1882),  and  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  licen' 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  17th  June  1884  ; 
assistant  at  Newington  and  at  St  Cuth- 
bert's,  Edinburgh;  ord.  25th  Feb.  1897 
Marr.  8th  Dec.  1903,  Annie,  daugh.  of 
James  Beveridge. 


SPROUSTON  AND  LEMPITLAW. 

[Sproiiston. — The  church  of  Sprou.ston, 
dedicated  to  St  Michael,  was  given  by 
King  David  I.  to  the  monks  of  Kelso 
early  in  the  twelfth  century.  In  1781  the 
church  was  rebuilt  on  the  old  site. 

Lempitlaw  \v&8  granted  in  1122,  with  all 
its  lands  and  pertinents,  to  the  House  of 
the  Holy  Trinity  at  Soltra.  The  date  of 
its  union  with  Sprouston  is  unknown.  No 
trace  now  remains  of  a  proprietary  chapel 
which  once  existed  at  Hadden.] 

1574    ANDREW  HATSTIE,  reader. 

ROBERT  YOUNG,  reader,  1576  to 
1576  1580. 

RICHARD  SLMSON  [SYMSON],  son 
1605  of  An(ll'ew  S.,  min.  of  Dalkeith ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews  1602);  pres.  by 
James  VI.  16th  March  1605  ;  a  member  of 
the  Glasgow  Assembly  in  1638  ;  died  before 
Oct.  1656,  aged  about  73.  He  marr.  (name 
unknown),  and  had  issue  —  James,  his 
successor  ;  Robert,  collector  of  Midlothian  ; 
Mary  (marr.  (1),  cont.  17th  May  1650, 
Hugh  Binning,  min.  of  Covan;  (2)  James 
Gordon,  min.  of  Comber,  Co.  Down.)— 
[_G.  7i'.  Horning^  nth  March  1674  ;  TiV/. 
Assif/. ;  Reg.  Olfl  Dec.  :  Stevenson's  Hist., 
Baillie's  Lett.} 

JAMES    SIMSON,   son    of    preceding: 
1645     adni-  (^league)   Aug.    1645;    trans! 
to  Airth  28th  May  1648,  but  was  not 
settled  there  until  1650. 

SAMUEL  ROW,  son  of  Archibald  R., 
1655  min>  of  Stobo;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1629) ;  obtained  a  charge  in  Ireland  ; 
adm.  to  Second  Charge,  Dunfermline,  in 
1638  ;  trans,  to  Kirkmabreck  in  1640  ;  adm. 
irrespective  of  the  Presb.  by  the  Protesters 
[Livingston  of  Ancrum,  Somerville  of 
Ednam,  Jamieson  of  Swinton,  Ramsay  of 
Mordington,  Douglas  of  Hilton,  Rutherford 
of  Eccles,  and  Simson  of  Airth],  all  of  whom 
were  either  under  censure  or  in  process 
before  the  Synod,  13th  Dec.  1655.  The 
Presb.  protested,  and  produced  evidence  of 


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undue  influence  by  masters  over  servants, 
"  overawing  and  terrifying  them ;;  into 
subscribing  the  call.  R.  was  deprived  by 
the  Synod,  and  the  charge  declared  vacant. 
He  died  at  Edinburgh,  June  1GG5,  aged 
about  56.  He  marr.  (1)  28th  Feb.  1639, 
Margaret,  claugh.  of  James  Howburne  [or 
Cockburn],  at  the  Common  of  Fossoway, 
and  had  issue — Mary,  born  16th  Nov.  1639  ; 
James,  apprentice  to  William  Ramsay, 
merchant,  Edinburgh,  18th  May  1658 ; 
Margaret :  (2)  Margaret  (buried  in  Grey- 
friars,  Edinburgh,  13th  Feb.  1673),  daugh. 
of  William  Row,  min.  of  Forgandenny,  and 
had  issue  —  Thomas. — [D unferml ine  and 
Torryburn  Sess.  Regs.  :  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.) ; 
Livingston's  Characteristics  ;  Baillie's  Lett.  ; 
Acts  of  Parl.,  vii. ;  Wodrow's  Hist.  :  Moray 
Inventory  J\ 

THOMAS  INGLIS,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1642) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  ; 
ord.  to  Second  Charge,  Linlithgow, 
26th  April  1648 ;  trans,  to  Whittinge- 
hame  May  1654 ;  pros,  by  Charles  II.  13th 
July,  and  adm.  between  18th  and  25th 
Sept.  1661 ;  had  confirmation  of  Thurston 
with  Thomas  Dalrymple,  apothecary,  Edin 
burgh,  10th  Dec.  1672 ;  died  between  3rd 
Oct.  1683  and  16th  Oct.  1685.  He  marr. 
Elizabeth  Whyte,  who  survived  him,  and 
had  issue  —  Thomas,  apothecary,  Kelso  ; 
Jean  ;  Agnes. — [D unbar  Presb.  Key. ;  Edin. 
Sas.,  xxi. ;  Guild,  Counc.,  and  Test.  Regs., 
Peebles;  Min.-book  Rrg.  Prit'i/  Seal,  v. ; 
Wodrow's  Hist.] 


1661 


1689 


GEORGE  BARCLAY,  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  July  1673) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith ;  mentioned 
as  min.  here  in  1689 ;  deprived  by  the 
Privy  Council  3rd  Sept.  1689,  for  not 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates, 
and  for  praying  for  James  VII.  The  Edin 
burgh  Town  Council  passed  Acts  in  his 
favour  25th  March  1691  and  3rd  Feb. 
1693.  He  died  at  Edinburgh,  13th  Jan. 
1712,  aged  about  58.  He  marr.  (name  un 
known),  and  had  issue— George,  merchant, 
Bath  ;  William,  optician,  Edinburgh.  — 
[Peterkin's  Constitut.  of  the  Church ;  MS. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689 ;  Edin.  Tests. ;  Edin. 
Counc.  Reg. ;  Edin.  Reg.  Bur.}.} 


JOHN  GOWDIE  [GOUDIE,  GOLDIE], 

appears  as  a  witness  to  baptisms  at 
1691  .Tedburgh  in  1673  and  1674,  and  as 
master  of  Jedburgh  Grammar  School, 
probably  from  1672  to  1682.  He  held  a 
charge  (unidentified)  within  the  bounds 
of  Jedburgh  Presb.,  from  which  he  was 
trans,  and  adm.  to  this  parish,  28th  May 

1691.  He  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 

1692,  and  got  100  merks  from   the  Town 
Council  of  Edinburgh  8th  July  1692  ;  died 
between  19th  Oct.  and  3rd  Dec.  1702.     He 
marr.,  and  had  issue — John,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Earlston,  Principal  of  the  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh. —  [Edin.    Counc.    Reg.;    Reg.    G'c/i. 
Ass.,   1692 ;   Watson's  JeJInirgJi    Grammar 
School.] 

NINIAN  HOME  of  Billie,  born  5th 
Dec.  1670,  son  of  Abraham  H., 
tenant  of  Billieshill  (descended  from 
William  H.  of  St  Leonard's),  and  Isobel 
Trotter.  He  graduated  M.A.  at  Edinburgh 
Univ.,  and  became  schoolmaster  of  Fogo 
and  of  Preston.  Licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
7th  April  1696,  he  was  min.  of  Bunkle  in 
the  same  year.  In  1701  he  Avas  deputed 
by  the  Synod  to  aid  in  forming  a  Society 
for  the  improvement  of  the  manners  of  the 
people.  He  was  called  to  this  charge  4th 
July,  and  adm.  29th  Nov.  1704.  Deposed 
for  various  offences  9th  July  1716,  and 
reponed  in  October  following ;  he  was 
again  dep.  for  Jacobitism  14th  March 
1718.  He  died  in  Covenant  Close,  Edin 
burgh,  17th  Dec.  1744.  In  the  matter  of 
finance  he  is  said  to  have  been  most  suc 
cessful,  and  this  is  shown  by  a  list  of 
debts  due  to  him  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  acquired  the  estates  of  Billie  and  Lint- 
hill,  and  to  him  was  due  a  retrieval  of 
the  fortunes  of  the  Wedderburn  family. 
George  Home  of  Wedderburn  joined  the 
Rebellion  of  1715,  and  was  attainted,  his 
estates  going  to  the  Crown.  Ninian  Home 
bought  up  the  claims  against  George  H., 
and  in  1725  granted  a  disposition  of  the 
lands  in  favour  of  his  family.  He  marr.  (1) 
7th  Nov.  1700,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  James 
Daes,  advocate,  of  Cowdenknowes,  Earlston, 
and  had  issue — James  of  Billie,  born  1701, 
died  4th  April  1724  ;  Abraham,  born  1702  ; 
Abraham,  born  1704;  Charles,  born  1705, 


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[PRESB.  OF 


all  died  young ;  Margaret,  born  12th  July 
1706  (marr.  Alexander  Home  of  Mander- 
ston),  and  was  dead  by  1737;  Alexander 
of  Jardinefield,  born  20th  June  1709,  died 
at  Branxton,  20th  March  1709;  George, 
born  8th  Sept.  1714,  was  wounded  at 
Fontenoy,  and  died  in  England,  1745. 
[Ninian  Home  wished  his  son  Alexander 
to  marry  the  eldest  daugh.  of  George  Home 
of  Wedderburn,  but  he  refused,  and  marr. 
instead  her  younger  sister  Tsobel.  His 
father  then  gave  him  the  estate  of  Jardine 
field,  and  dismissed  him  from  his  presence.] 
(2)  (cont.  21st  April  1725),  Margaret  Home, 
the  lady  his  son  had  previously  refused  to 
marry.  By  her  he  had  issue— Ninian,  born 
18th  March  1724,  died  s.p.  13th  April  1740; 
Patrick  of  Billie  and  Wedderburn,  M.P.  for 
Berwickshire,  born  22nd  May  1728,  died 
s.p.  at  London,  19th  Dec.  1808;  Isobel, 
born  21st  March  1730,  died  unmarr.  at 
London,  1753  ;  Abraham,  born  22nd  March 
1731,  died  s.p.  at  Edinburgh,  April  1753; 
General  David  of  Caldra  and  Wedderburn, 
born  30th  Dec.  1732,  died  s.p.  30th  Dec. 
1809 ;  Jean  of  Wedderburn,  born  20th 
May  1734,  died  at  Paxton,  9th  Dec.  1812; 
Andrew,  born  12th  Sept.  1735,  died  1st 
June  1740;  Thomas,  captain  Royal  Scots 
Fusiliers,  born  24th  Jan.  1737,  died  6th 
May  1802;  Margaret,  born  2nd  March 
1738,  died  young;  Elizabeth,  born  27th 
March  1739,  died  April  1789;  Abraham, 
born  20th  Feb.  1744,  died  young.  Ninian 
Home's  widow  was  brutally  attacked  by  her 
butler,  Norman  Ross,  at  Linthill  House, 
near  Eyemouth,  13th  Aug.  1751,  and  died 
within  three  days.  She  was  buried  in  the 
ancient  Norman  apse  of  Bunkle  Church. — 
[Oxnam  Churchyard  ;  Chirnside  Presb.  and 
Bunkle  Sess.  Regs. ;  Lander  Tests. ;  Edin. 
Re<j.  (Bur.} ;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1718  ;  Boston's 
Memoirs ;  Milne  Home  Papers,  p.  10 ; 
Thomson's  Coldingham  ;  Hist.  Berwickshire 
Nat.  Club  ;  Henderson's  Popular  Rhymes 
of  Berwickshire  ;  Memoirs  of  an  Aristocrat.] 

GEORGE  LOGAN,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
Lauder ;  pres.  by  John,  Duke  of 
Roxburghe,  16th  Oct.  1718 ;  adm. 

22nd   Jan.   1719 ;    trans,   to   Dunbar    24th 

Jan.  1722. 


WILLIAM  BAXTER,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 

1722  1697) ;  licen-  bv  Presb-  °f  Kelso  9th 
April  1700;  ord.  to  Ednam  12th 
Feb.  1702  ;  pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Rox 
burghe,  and  adm.  2nd  Aug.  1722 ;  died 
3rd  Feb.  1735,  aged  about  58. 

CHARLES    BAXTER,    parish    school 
master;    licen.    by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
1st  June  1731 ;  pres.  by  John,  Duke 
of    Roxburghe,   and   ord.   9th    Oct.    1735; 
died    21st   March    1742.      He   marr.    Mar 
garet    (died    10th    June    1771),   daugh.   of 
William   Erskine,   and   had    issue  —  Eliza 
beth  ;    Catherine    (marr.,    pro.    12th    July 
1761,  William  Cheape,  manufacturer,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  William ;  Charles. 

ROBERT     TURNBULL,     bapt.     21st 

1742  ^a^  1^14'  son  °^  George  T.,  min. 
of  Tynninghame ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dalkeith  6th  July,  pres.  by  Robert, 
Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  ord.  23rd  Dec. 
1742  ;  died  unmarr.  29th  June  1801.  Pub 
lication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  i.,  xxi.). — [Tynninghame  Sess. 
Reg.] 

ANDREW  THOMSON,  pres.  by  John, 

1802   Duke  of  Roxburghe>  24th  J^y 1801  > 

ord.  llth  March  1802  ;  trans,  to  East 
Parish,  Perth,  31st  March  1808. 

[DAVID  (afterwards  Sir  DAVID, 
LL.D.)  BREWSTER,  son  of  James  B., 
rector  of  the  Grammar  School  of  Jed- 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th  April 
1800) ;  was  pres.  by  Sir  James  Norcliffe 
Innes  Ker,  Bart.,  20th  Sept.  1808.  A  com 
peting  presentation  was  made  by  the 
Duchess  of  Roxburghe  and  General  Ker 
in  favour  of  Ninian  Trotter,  and  Brewster 
withdrew,  "  on  account  of  the  anxiety  and 
expense  of  asserting  his  rights,  and  the  pain 
and  discomfort  of  keeping  the  parish  so 
long  unsupplied  "  (Home  Life  of  Sir  David 
Breivster,  68).] 

NINIAN    TROTTER,  born    1777,    son 
180g     of    George    T.,    Kerchesters;    licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kelso  22nd  June  1802; 
pres.   by  the   Dowager  Duchess  of    Rox 
burghe,  and  her  husband,  John  Tollemache, 


KELSO] 


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91 


12th  Aug.,  and  by  General  Walter  Ker  of 
Littledean  1st  Oct.  1808,  and  by  Sir  James 
Norcliffe  Innes  Ker,  Bart.,  Aug.  1809  ;  ord. 
28th  Sept,  1809  :  died  (of  Asiatic  cholera) 
12th  Oct.  1832.  He  was  unmarr. 

JOHN   SYM.   pres.   by  Mary,   Duchess 

1833     ^owaoer   °f   Roxburghe,  26th   Nov. 

1832  ;  ord.  6th  June  1833  ;  trans,  to 

Old  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  25th  Sept.  1834. 

GEORGE  CRAIG,  born  Glasgow,  8th 
July  1805,  fifth  son  of  John  C., 
merchant,  and  Agnes  Wright ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  8th  Nov.  1832 ;  pres.  by  Mary, 
Duchess  Dowager  of  Roxburghe,  and  her 
husband,  24th  Oct.  1834  ;  ord.  15th  Jan. 
1835.  Joined  the  Free  Church ;  min.  of 
Sprouston  Free  Church  (now  St  John's 
U.F.  Church,  Kelso)  in  1843 ;  lived  much 
abroad  after  1861,  on  account  of  his  health, 
and  died  10th  Feb.  1866.  He  marr.  2nd 
Oct.  1844,  Margaret  M'Culloch  (died  19th 
Nov.  1865),  daugh.  of  James  Morrison,  and 
had  issue— Janet  Harvey,  born  6th  Aug. 
1845,  died  unmarr.  10th  Jan.  1913 ;  Agnes 
Marion,  born  6th  Feb.  1847  (marr.  as  his 
first  wife,  Andrew  Harper,  D.D.,  Principal 
of  St  Andrew's  College,  Univ.  of  Sydney), 
died  22nd  July  1885  ;  John  Thomas,  M.A., 
Principal  of  Toorak  College,  Melbourne, 
born  13th  Sept.  1848,  died  1st  Sept.  1902; 
Margaret  M'Culloch  Morrison,  born  13th 
March  1850 ;  James  Morrison,  born  9th 
March  1852,  died  25th  Dec.  1871 ;  Isabella 
Christina,  born  20th  Jan.  1855,  died 
2nd  Sept,  1872.  Publications— The  Pro 
ceedings  of  the  late  General  Assembly 
regarding  the  Auchterarder  Case,  Con 
sidered  and  Defended  (Glasgow,  1839) ; 
Sermon  at  opening  of  North  Parish 
Church  [Kelso]  (Edinburgh,  1838);  Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.) ; 
Memoir,  prefixed  to  Sym's  Discourses. — 
[Vide  Discourses  and  Letters  to  his  Con 
gregation,  with  Memoir,  ed.  by  Andrew 
Cunningham  (Kelso,  1867).] 

ROBERT     ORANGE     BROMFIELD, 

1843     k°rn  Belford,  Northumberland,  1806, 

son  of  Robert  B.  and  Mary  Orange  ; 

educated  at  Univs.    of    St  Andrews  and 


Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
26th  April  1832;  ord.  min.  of  Stamford- 

I  ham  Presbyterian  Congregation  21st  Aug. 

!  1833  ;   adm.  to   Larkhall   26th  July  1838  ; 

'.  trans,  to  Auldfield  (now  Pollokshaws)  24th 

:  Sept,  1840  ;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  Sept.  1843  ; 
died  at  Strathpeffer,  27th  Aug.  1880.  He 
was  widely  known  as  a  pomologist,  and  as  an 
authority  in  horticultural  matters  generally. 
He  marr.  17th  March  1845,  Mary  Weather- 
stone,  who  died  20th  Oct.  1849,  and  had 
issue — Robert,  sheep  farmer,  Queensland, 
born  14th  March  1846,  died  30th  Nov. 
1899  ;  William,  sheep  farmer,  Queensland, 
born  5th  Sept.  1847,  died  3rd  Jan.  1888; 
Thomas,  sheep  farmer,  Queensland,  born 
20th  Oct.  1849.— [Henderson's  Folk-lore  of 
the  Northern  Comities,  and  J/y  Life  as  an 
Angler  ;  Hist,  of  BenvicTcshire  Naturalists' 
Club,  1880.] 

WILLIAM  ROBERTSON,  born  Leth- 
endy  Schoolhouse,  Perthshire,  2nd 
Feb.  1853,  son  of  Charles  R.,  school 
master,  and  Mary  Ann  Dawson  ;  educated 
at  Madras  College  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews, 
and  at  Leipzig  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1873)  ; 
tutor  in  the  family  of  James  Anthony 
Froude,  1874-5  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunkeld 
May  1877 ;  assistant  at  Dunning ;  B.D. 
(St  Andrews  1877);  ord.  (assistant)  at 
Arbroath  ttth  Jan.  1879;  trans,  and  adm. 
27th  Jan.  1881 ;  died  unmarr.  21st  Sept. 
1890.  Mr  Froude  spoke  of  him  as  one 
who  had  "  kept  his  head  clear  and  steady 
amidst  the  controversies  of  the  age  —  as 
one  who  was  true  in  heart  to  the  great 
traditions  of  Scotland/'"  Publication  — 
Essays  and  Sermons  [with  a  Memoir  by 
his  brother,  James  Robertson,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Whittingehame]  (Edinburgh,  1892). 


1891 


JOHN  AGNEW  FINDLAY,  M.A. ;  ord. 
19th  March  1891 ;  trans,  to  St  Mary's 
Parish,  Edinburgh,  4th  April  1901. 

DAVID  DENHOLM  FRASER,  born 
igol  23rd  March  1871,  younger  son  of 
James  F.,  min.  of  Blair- Atholl ;  edu 
cated  at  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  M.A.  (1891) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunkeld  26th  April  1898  ; 
assistant  at  Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
26th  Sept.  1901.  He  marr.  4th  June  1903, 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Janet  Helen,  daugh.  of  John  Alison,  D.D., 
min.  of  Newington,  Edinburgh,  and  has 
issue — Margaret  Jean  Denholm,  born  19th 
Aug.  1905  ;  Katlierine  Mary,  born  25th 
.March  1911  ;  Dora  Denhohn,  born  Kith 
Feb.  1913.  Publication— Sweet  Peas :  How 
to  f,'  r/n"  the  1'erfect  Wover  (London,  1910). 


STICHILL  AND  HUME. 

[In  the  twelfth  century  the  church  of 
Stiehill  belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Colding- 
ham.  Part  of  an  old  wall  near  the  east 
end  of  the  present  building  is  believed  to 
be  the  remains  of  an  older  church.  The 
bell,  cast  by  Michael  Burgerhuys,  is  dated 
1632.] 

WILLIAM  HUDE  [HOOD],  reader  in 
1567  1567  :  deprived  1st  May  1577. 

JOHN  FAIRBATRN,  reader,  1578  to 
1578  1591. 

JAMES  FRENCH,  M.A. ;   trans,  from 
16Q5     Hume  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  6th  March 
1605  [vide  Hume]. 

DAVID  COURTNEY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1613  30th  July  1601) ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
31st  May  1613,  and  adm.  shortly 
afterwards ;  died  29th  April  1655,  in  his 
84th  year.  He  marr.  (cont.  3rd  Jan.  1609) 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  John  M'Call,  gardener 
at  Thirlestane  Castle,  and  had  issue — John, 
min.  of  Bolton  ;  Sarah  ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  her 
father's  successor) :  Francis,  M.A. ;  Thomas, 
min.  of  Mertoun. — [Reg.  of  Deeds,  clxxxi., 
179  ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  Mack.,  10th  Jan.  1671 ; 
Reg.  Assig. ;  Stat.  Reports,  1627  ;  Gunn's 
Stichill,  11.] 

DAVID  STARK,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1648  1631)  >  ord-  (Assistant  and  successor) 
Sept.  1648.  Conforming  to  Episco 
pacy,  he  was  pres.  by  Charles  II.  llth  Sept. 
1662;  dem.  1st  May  1683;  died  March 
1685,  aged  about  74.  He  marr.  30th  Jan. 
1649,  Elizabeth  Courtney,  daugh.  of  his 
predecessor,  "  who  with  her  husband  had 
sasine  of  an  annual  rent  of  £92  furth  of 
the  kirk  lands  of  Hume,  llth  Nov.  1661, 
of  which  resignation  was  made  14th  Nov. 
1672."  He  had  issue — Margaret,  bapt.  1st 


Jan.  1650  ;  David,  bapt.  16th  Nov.  1651  ; 
Robert,  M.A.,  bapt.  5th  Sept.  1654,  prob- 
1  ably  the  min.  of  Stenton  who  had  property 
in  this  parish.  —  [</.  R.  InJdb.,  17th  June 
1667  :  Xc>>'  d<  n.  Reg.  fixities,  ii.  ;  Jfin-.- 
loolc  Reg.  Privy  Seal,  v.  ;  Wodrow's  Jfist.] 

ANDREW  DARLING,  of  the  family  of 
1683  ^'  °^  Appletreeleaves,  Galashiels  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1670);  pres.  by 
Charles  II.  10th  April  1683,  and  ord.  after 
1st  May  same  year  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  29th  Aug.  1689,  for  not  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates,  nor  pray 
ing  for  William  and  Mary.  He  was  dep. 
by  Presb.  of  Earlston  for  drunkenness 
13th  May  1692.  He  died  3rd  August  1735, 
aged  86.  He  marr.  Agnes  Inglis,  who  died 
25th  March  1721,  aged  ^.—[Earlston  Presb. 
Reg.  ;  Min.-book  Reg.  Privy  Seal,  v.  ;  Hall's 
G'alasfiiels,  156.] 

JOHN    GLEN,   ord.   30th    June    1691; 
I   16gi     member  of  Assembly  in  1692  ;   died 
May  1718.—  [Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1692.] 

JOHN"  GLEN,  son  of  preceding;  pres. 
^7  the  Presb.  jure  devoluto  2nd  Dec. 
1718;  ord.  5th  March  1719;  trans. 
to  New  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  14th  Dec. 
1732. 


1719 


ALEXANDER  HOME,  bapt.  17th  Aug. 

1707,  eldest  son  of  George  H.,  min. 

of  Chirnside  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside 
27th  July  1731  ;  pres.  by  George  II.  10th 
April  1733,  and  by  William,  Earl  of  Home; 
ord.  1st  Jan.  1734  ;  died  in  May  1742.  He 
marr.  17th  Sept.  1736,  Agnes,  daugh.  of  John 
Ewing  of  Craigton,  W.S.  (she  marr.  (2)  Nov. 
1756,  Edward  Inglis,  druggist,  Edinburgh), 
and  had  issue—  George,  bapt.  Sept.  1737, 
died  young;  Margaret,  bapt.  15th  April 
1739  (marr.  6th  May  1759,  William  Camp 
bell,  min.  of  Lilliesleaf)  ;  George,  bapt.  1st 
Feb.  1741  ;  John,  bapt.  14th  Feb.  1742. 
[Lander  Tests.] 

GEORGE  RIDPATH,  born  about  1717, 

1743     eldest  son  of  George  R.,  min.  of  Lady- 

kirk  ;    educated   at   Univ.   of  Edin 

burgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside  27th 

May  1740;  pres.  by  George  II.  20th  July 


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93 


1742,  and  by  William,  Earl  of  Home  ;  ord. 
16th  Feb.  1743  ;  died  31st  Jan.  1772.  He 
marr.  6th  Sept.  1764,  Wilhelmina  [or  Ann] 
Dawson,  Kelso,  who  died  10th  April  1810, 
and  had  issue— Christian,  born  12th  Dec. 
1766;  George,  born  25th  May  1769  ;  Ann, 
born  31st  Dec.  1770.  Publications— Chris 
tian  Liberty  opposed  to  Popish  Superstition 
and  Slavery,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1751).  | 
In  1764  he  published  proposals  for  printing  j 
by  subscription  the  History  and  Antiquities 
of  Berwickshire  and  part  of  Roxburghshire, 
as  well  as  Northumberland  and  DurJiam, 
as  far  as  Bamborough  and  Alnwick.  He 
afterwards  enlarged  his  plan,  and  left  in 
manuscript  The  Border  History  of  England 
and  Scotland  deduced  from  the  earliest 
Times  to  the  Union  of  the  two  Crowns. 
This  appeared  after  his  death  (London, 
1776),  and  was  reissued  in  1808,  1810,  and 
I818.—[Tomlst.;  Carlyle's  Autob.  ;  Diet. 
Nat.  Biog.} 

ANDREW  SCOTT,  born  1743  :  licen.  by 
177g  Presb.  of  Chirnside  30th  Sept,  1766  ; 
assistant  at  Westruther ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  18th  July  1772  ;  ord.  4th  Feb. 
1773  ;  died  12th  Nov.  1826.  He  marr.  20th 
Jan.  1779,  Eleonora  (died  llth  Xov.  1828), 
daugh.  of  John  Cranstoun,  min.  of  Ancrum, 
and  had  issue— John,  born  23rd  Oct.  1779  ; 
Adam,  born  12th  Aug.  1781  ;  Agnes,  born 
23rd  April  1783  ;  Ann,  born  6th  July  1784, 
died  24th  June  1821 ;  Janet,  born  30th  Sept. 
1785  (marr.  David  William  Gordon,  min. 
of  Earlston);  Gilchrist,  born  9th  Sept. 
1787 ;  Andrew,  born  27th  May  1789 ; 
Cranstoun,  born  8th  April,  died  28th  April 
1793;  Helen  Cranstoun,  born  4th  Aug. 
1795.  Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

JAMES  PATERSON,  pres.  by  George 
IV.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
26th  Nov.  1822  ;  trans,  to  Gordon  9th 
Sept.  1824. 

PETER  BUCHANAN,  born  1797,  sixth 

son    of     John     B.,    farmer,     Trean, 

Callander,  and  brother  of  Professor 

Robert  B.,  Glasgow  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 

Glasgow ;    licen.  by  Presb.  of   Lauder  7th 


May  1822 ;  pres.  by  George  IV.,  and  ord. 
2nd  Aug.  1827 ;  died  18th  April  1848. 
Having  a  strong  sympathy  with  the 
Jacobites  and  their  traditions,  he  is  said 
to  have  evaded  taking  the  Oath  of  Abjura 
tion  at  his  ordination.  He  marr.  12th  Aug. 
1830,  Christian  (died  4th  Oct.  1884),  daugh. 
of  John  Gray,  Heriotsh'eld,  Kelso,  and 
sister  of  George  Gray,  D.I).,  Professor  of 
Hebrew,  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  and  had  issue 
—John,  born  24th  May  1831  ;  George 
Gray,  born  28th  Feb.  1833 ;  Agnes  Mary. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sew 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

DUGALD   MACALISTER,  born  Bute, 


1846 

farmer,  and  Isabella  Duncan:  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dunoon  5th  Nov.  1844  ;  pres.  by  Queen 
Victoria,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
9th  June  1846;  died  28th  Dec.  1877.  He 
marr.  6th  Aug.  1851,  Dorothy  (died  12th 
March  1898,  aged  72),  daugh.  of  George 
Turnbull,  Dunkirk  Park,  Perthshire,  and 
had  issue  —  Robert  Denoon,  born  llth 
May  1852;  Dora,  born  llth  Jan.  1857 
(marr.  22nd  April  1885,  George  William 
Constable,  factor,  Traquair);  George 
Norman,  born  8th  Oct.  1863,  died  23rd 
May  1915. 

GEORGE  GUNN,  born  Edinburgh,  3rd 
June  1851,  son  of  George  G.,  sub 
editor,  Edinburgh  Evening  Courant, 
and  Margaret  Bryce ;  educated  at  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1872) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  1876  ; 
assistant  at  St  Stephen's,  Edinburgh  ;  ord. 
20th  June  1878 ;  chaplain  of  Grand  Lodge 
of  Freemasons  1893-95 ;  clerk  of  Presb. 
1896-1900;  secretary  of  the  Berwickshire 
Naturalists'  Club  1896  -  1900 ;  died  un- 
marr.  12th  Jan.  1900.  Publications— The 
Early  History  of  Stichill,  The  Church  of 
Hume,  etc.  (Alnwick,  1901);  Records  of 
the  Baron  Court  of  Stitchill,  1655-1807 
(Scottish  Hist.  Soc.,  1905);  contributions 
to  History  of  the  Berwickshire  Naturalists' 
Club.— [Memoir  by  his  brother,  Clement 
Bryce  Gunn,  M.D.,  in  first  -  mentioned 
work.] 


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JOHN  LANCELOT  CONSTANTINE 
TULLOCH,  born  Greenock,  23rd 
1900  Dec.  1872,  eldest  son  of  William 
Weir  T.,  D.D.,  min.  of  North  Parish, 
Greenock,  afterwards  of  Maxwell  Parish, 
Glasgow ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
M.A.  (1894),  B.I).  (1897) ;  Keen,  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  1897  ;  assistant  at  Barony 
Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  14th  June  1900; 
trans,  to1  Second  Charge,  Hamilton,  1916. 
Marr.  llth  June  1903,  Janet  Richmond, 
eldest  daugh.  of  David  Macdonald,  Glas 
gow,  and  has  issue — John  Lancelot  Hill, 
born  23rd  April  1904  ;  Janet  Margaret 
llichmond,  born  22nd  March  1906;  Mar 
garet  Hill  and  Elizabeth  Anne  (twins), 
born  15th  Feb.  1910. 


HUME. 

[St  Nicholas  wa,s  titular  of  the  church 
of  Hume,  which  was  dedicated  by  Bishop 
Robert  of  St  Andrews  in  1147.  The  pro- 
Reformation  building  belonged  to  the 
monks  of  Kelso,  and  consisted  of  nave  and 
chancel  about  78  feet  long  by  21  feet 
broad.  Humous  in  1673,  it  is  now  repre 
sented  by  little  more  than  grass-grown 
mounds.  The  parish  was  united  to  Stichill 
in  1640.  There  was  a  chapel  in  this  parish 
at  Wedderlie.] 

CHARLES  HOME,  reader  and  chaplain 
1567  at  Halyburton,  1567  to  1585. 


1574 


ROBERT  FRENCH,  trans,  from  Eccles 
— Stichill,  Gordon,  Eccles,  and  Green- 
law  being  also  in  the  charge  ;  pres. 

to    Legerwood    before     18th    May     1591  ; 

returned  to  Eccles  in  1595. — [Rfj.  Assiy.  ; 

Eooke  of  the  Kirk.] 

JAMES  FRENCH,  MA.  (St  Andrews 

1595).     In  1596  he   was   min.   here, 

and  had  charge  also  of  Stichill  and 

Ednam ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Stichill 

by  James  VI.  6th  March  1605,  and  to  the 

parsonage  and  vicarage  here  1st  Aug.  1611. 

He    was    still    min.   8th    July    1613,    but 

ordered  to  "cease  from  teaching  at  Hume 

under  pain  of  deposition."    In  the  Records 

of  Lincoln's  Inn,  reference  is  made  to  "a 


poor  distressed  Scottish  minister,  Mr 
James  French,  who  is  lately  fallen  blind 
and  utterly  disabled  any  longer  to  exercise 
his  office."  He  petitioned  for  relief,  and 
was  given  twenty  shillings. — [Rfj.  Assi<j.~\ 


YETHOLM. 

[The  earliest  notice  of  a  church  at  Yet- 
holm  is  about  the  year  1233,  when  Nicholas 
de  Geynevim  was  rector.  At  that  period 
the  cure  belonged  to  the  church  of  Glas 
gow.  In  1406  William  de  Haw  din  [Hadden], 
"  laird  of  Kirkyethame,"  gave  to  the  monks 
of  Kelso  the  right  of  advowson.  From  them 
it  passed  to  Patrick,  Earl  of  Both  well,  then 
to  the  Buccleuch  family,  and  finally  to  the 
Wauchopes  of  Niddrie.  A  church,  still 
thatched  with  heather  in  1836,  was  removed 
when  the  present  building  was  erected. 
Its  bell,  cast  by  Michael  Burgerhuys  (1643), 
is  still  in  use.  A  chapel  in  this  parish, 
beside  a  burn  which  forms  the  march  with 
England,  was  dedicated  to  St  Ethelreda.] 

1567    JAMES  WILLIAMSON,  reader. 
1574    THOMAS  TURNER,  reader. 

WILLIAM  TAIT,  reader  from  1576  to 
1576  1579. 

THOMAS  AITKIN,   reader  at  Ednam 
1574;   min.  there  in  1576;   pres.  by 
1579     James    VI.    8th    Feb.    1577;    adm. 
1579  :  deprived  after  1585. — [Rty.  Ass-iy.] 

ADAM  DOUGLAS,  pres.  in  1594.  See 
1594  Crailing. 

JOHN  MAKCULLO  [PETILLOCH], 
M.A. ;  trans,  from  Broughton,  and 
adm.  about  1595.— [Reg.  Assig.] 

JOHN  BALFOUR,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 

1591) ;    one  of  the   masters  in  the 

High  School  of  Edinburgh,  18th  May 

1597  to  7th  Jan.  1598  ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 

24th  March  1604,  also  to   Mow   2nd  Jan. 

1607  ;  he  signed  a  protestation  to  the  King 

and   Parliament  for  the  Liberties   of  the 

Kirk,  24th  June  1617  :  died  between  27th 


KELSO] 


YETHOLM 


95 


Aug.  1633  and  18th  Feb.  1634.  He  marr. 
in  1618  (after  some  scandal)  a  lady  whose 
name  is  unknown. — [Steven's  High  School  ; 
Reg.  Assig. ;  Orig.  Lett.,  ii. ;  Morrison's 
Dec.,  xvii.] 

FRANCIS  HERVIE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1619);  adm.  to  Chanonry  prior  to 
17th  Jan.  1630;  pres.  by  Charles  I. 
18th  Feb.  1634,  and  adm.  soon  after.  He 
had  a  process  raised  against  him  in  1638, 
for  celebrating  an  irregular  marriage  be 
tween  a  son  of  Patrick,  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow,  and  a  daugh.  of  William,  Lord 
Blantyre ;  was  dep.  before  16th  July  1639, 
"  for  erecting  an  altar  with  rails,  beating 
violently  one  of  his  parishioners,  con 
tempt  of  the  Presb.,  and  declining  the 
Gen.  Assembly  1638. :;  He  was  ordered 
by  the  Committee  of  Estates  to  remove  out 
of  the  kingdom,  and  asked  "ane  pass  for 
himself,  wife,  and  children  to  that  effect." 
The  Estates  granted  him,  13th  Jan.  1645,  a 
pass  "  conform  to  the  act  of  the  Com 
mittee,  either  by  sea  or  land,  as  occasion 
may  best  offer,  without  trouble  or  im 
pediment  to  them  thereanent."  He  marr. 
Elspeth  Lunane. — [Wodrow  MSS. ;  Acts  of 
Par/.,  vi.,  part  L,  289 ;  Stevenson's  Hist.  ; 
Inverness  Sasines,  iv.,  107.] 


1639 


JOHN  DOUGLAS,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
Francis,  Earl  of  Buccleuch,  and  his 
trustees  Feb.  1639,  and  by  William, 
Earl  of  Lothian,  that  month  ;  ord.  23rd 
April  following,  and  inst.  end  of  May ; 
was  a  member  of  Commission  of  Assembly 
in  1649 ;  trans,  to  Crailing  2nd  April 
1661. 


1662 


JOHN  CLAPPERTON,  M.A. ;  adm.  in 
1662;   trans,   to   Yarrow   after  13th 


Feb.  1666. 


1666 


JAMES  GLADSTAINES,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh  1659);  min.  of  Graitney  in 
1666  ;  app.  by  Alexander,  Archbishop 
of  Glasgow,  13th  March,  to  exercise  the 
ministry  till  it  be  ascertained  who  is 
patron  (a  dispute  having  arisen  between 
William,  Earl  of  Lothian,  and  Wauchope 
of  Niddrie) ;  coll.  before  4th,  and  inst.  25th 


Sept.  following ;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  12th  Sept.  1689,  for  not  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates,  nor  pray 
ing  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for  James 
VIL,  and  not  observing  the  Thanksgiving. 
He  was  inst.  to  the  curacy  of  Almvick  in 
1692;  died  14th  April  1694,  aged  about 
56. — [Peterkin's  Constitut.  of  the  Church ; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689 ;  Hutchinson's 
NortJiumberland,  i. ;  Toml>st.~\ 

JAMES  NOBLE,    M.A.  ;    adm.    before 
1690     16th   Oct.    1690;   trans,   to  Eckford 
4th  April  1694. 

JOHN    SIMSON,    M.A.;  called    31st 

1694     ^n°-'    anc*    ord-    27th  Sept.    1694 ; 

trans,     to    Morebattle  24th     Nov. 
1697. 

ROBERT  COLVILLE,  born  1677  ;  M.A. 
169Q  (Edinburgh  1691) ;  became  school 
master  of  Jedburgh ;  licen.  by  that 
Presb.  14th  Aug.  1695  ;  ord.  to  Annan  prior 
to  15th  Dec.  1696 ;  called  30th  Jan.,  trans, 
and  adm.  26th  Oct.  1699;  suspended  for 
drinking  in  taverns  in  1717,  and  again  in 
1727;  died  between  2nd  Feb.  and  2nd 
March  1731.  He  marr.  Agnes  Scott,  and 
had  issue — Margaret ;  William  ;  Francis  ; 
Robert ;  Walter. 

JOSEPH  LECK,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  7th 
April  1718)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
4th  Jan.  1726;  called  17th  June; 
pres.  by  the  Commissioners  for  Andrew 
Wauchope  of  Niddrie,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept. 
1731 ;  died  1st  Sept,  1785,  aged  about  87. 
He  marr.  16th  March  1733,  Ann  Scott, 
Sprouston,  who  died  25th  Dec.  1761,  and 
had  issue— Henry,  born  24th  June  1736, 
died  10th  Aug.  1767  ;  Susan,  born  9th  July 
1742  (marr.  5th  July  1770,  Henry  Ainslie, 
Town-clerk  of  Jedburgh  and  Sheriff-clerk 
of  Roxburghshire) ;  Jean ;  William ; 
Thomas.  —  [Tomhst.  ;  Blackwood1*  Maga 
zine,  1818.] 

WILLIAM  BLACKIE,  tutor  and  chap- 
lain  at  Niddrie ;  pres.  by  Andrew 
Wauchope    of    Niddrie    llth    Nov. 
1785;  ord.  4th  May  1786;  died  23rd  Dec. 


06 


YETHOLM 


[PRESB.  OF 


1828,  in  Ids  79th  year.  Among  his  books 
was  a  manuscript  copy  of  James  Melville's 
Sonnets,  which  he  gifted  to  the  Advocates' 
Library  in  18:2:2.  He  niarr.  2nd  Sept.  1788, 
Margaret  Oliver,  who  died  at  Venchen,  5th 
July  1*  12,  aged  83,  and  had  issue— William, 
tenant  in  Iloselaw  Mains,  born  4th  Feb. 
179:5.  died  2t!tli  Sept.  1818:  Betty,  born 
29th  Nov.  1803  (marr.  .Ian.  1827,  John 
Robertson),  died  Aug.  1831.  Publication— 
Account  <>!'  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Sfuf. 
Ace.,  xix.).— [1'omtist.] 


1829 


JOILX  BAIRD,  born  17th  Feb.  1799, 
eldest  son  of  James  B.,  min.  of 
Swinton ;  educated  at  Whitsome 
and  Kelso  schools,  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  25th 
March  1823.  Tn  1825  he  was  a  preacher  in 
Ireland  under  the  auspices  of  the  Irish 
Evangelical  Society.  Pres.  by  the  Trustees 
of  Andrew  Wauchope  of  Niddrie,  he  was 
ord.  to  this  charge  18th  June  1829;  died 
29th  Nov.  18(51.  He  was  well  known  as  a 
botanist  and  geologist,  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Berwickshire  Naturalists' 
Club,  and  its  President  in  1837.  He 
laboured  earnestly  for  the  good  of  the 
gypsies,  who  had  long  been  settled  at  Kirk 
Yetholm.  The  work  was  done  in  connec 
tion  with  a  society  formed  in  Edinburgh 
for  the  "  Reformation  of  the  Gypsies  in 
Scotland,"  and  it  met  with  a  considerable 
amount  of  success.  He  marr.  (1)  llth  June 
1833,  Margaret  (born  14th  Feb.  1813,  died 
13th  Sept.  1837),  claugh.  of  Robert  Oliver 
of  Blakelaw,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret 
Richardson,  born  llth  Aug.  1834,  died  10th 
June  1845  ;  Sarah  Nichols,  born  8th  Oct. 
1836,  died  26th  June  1846  :  (2)  14th  Nov. 
1849,  Elizabeth  (died  at  Hanover,  Ger- 
many,  28th  April  1872,  aged  50),  (laugh, 
of  Nathaniel  Hughes,  Wexford,  and  had 
issue — Anna  Margaret  Elizabeth,  born  31st 
Jan.  1852,  died  23rd  Oct.  1868;  James 
Oliver,  born  26th  March  1853,  died  at 
Hanover,  Germany,  25th  Jan.  1872 ; 
Nathaniel  Hughes  John,  born  20th  Aug. 
1855  ;  Sarah  Mary,  born  4th  Sept.  1860. 
Publications  —  "On  the  Geology  of  the 
Rock  of  Gibraltar  and  adjacent  Country  " 
{Ed  in-.  I'hilox.  Jouru.,  vii.) ;  ''On  the  Rocks 


in  the  Neighbourhood  of  St  John's,  New 
foundland  ;;  (Memoirs  of  the  Wernerian 

|  Society,  iv. ;  Philosophical  Magazine,  Ix.  ; 
trans,  into  French  in  Ferussac's  Bulletin, 

•  xvi.,  1829);  "Sermon  preached  after  the 
death  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Lundie  "  (Lundie's 
Pastoral  Addresses) ;  'Hie  Scottish  Gypsies' 
Advocate  (Edinburgh,  1839) ;  Account  of  the 
Parish,  and  General  Observations  on  the 

1  County  (NfH'  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). — [See  Memoir 
of  John  Jiaird,  by  his  brother  William 

;  Baird,  M.D.  (London,  1862) ;  George  Smith's 
I've  been  a  Gypsying  ;  Hist.  Berwick,  Nat. 
Club,  1861;  Kelso  Chronicle,  Dec.  1861; 
Diet.  Nat. 


1862 


ADAM  DAVIDSON,  born  Torbeckhill, 
Middlebie,  30th  March  1830,  son  of 
Thomas  D.  and  Janet  Carlyle ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;   M.A.  (21st 
April  1855);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
!  25th  Jan.  1860  ;  ord.  17th  July  1862;  died 
4th   Feb.  1908.     He  marr.  10th  Feb.  1863, 
I  Mary  Dobie  (died  26th  Nov.  1907),  claugh. 
!  of    James    Little,   farmer,   Corriehill,   and 
|  had  issue — Janet  Carlyle,   bom  12th  May 
1864,  (marr.   27th  Aug.   1890,  James  Mill, 
,  M.A.,   lecturer   on   Latin,   Univ.   of  Edin- 
|  burgh) ;  James  Little,  M.A.,  M.D.,  D.S.O., 
i  lieut.  -  colonel     I. M.S.,     born     27th     Nov. 
1865. 

WILLIAM  CARRICK  MILLER,  born 
1898  ("hisgow,  nth  April  1858,  son  of 
Andrew  M.  and  Margaret  Carrick ; 
educated  at  Church  of  Scotland  Normal 
School  and  Ujniv.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  16th  March  1881 ;  assist 
ant  at  St  George's  Parish,  Paisley ;  ord.  to 
Howwood  Chapel  13th  May  1883;  adm. 
to  Wellington  Chapel  (afterwards  St  Mar 
garet's),  Hawick,  3rd  Nov.  1886;  adm.  first 
min.  of  St  Margaret's  Parish,  Hawick,  llth 
June  1896;  trans,  and  adm.  (assistant  and 
successor)  18th  Feb.  1898  ;  died  at  Millport, 
27th  Sept.  1915.  He  marr.  (1)  10th  March 
1887,  Margaret  Walker  (died  s.p.  3rd  May 
1894),  daugh.  of  Thomas  M'Queen :  (2) 
llth  Dec.  1901,  Johanna,  daugh.  of  John 
Bonthron,  and  had  issue — William  Bon- 
thron  Carrick,  born  23rd  Jan.  1903 ;  John 
Bonthron,  born  23rd  July  1906. 


KELSO!  YKTIIOLM  97 


JA]\[ES  WEDDERSPOON,  born  Dun 
ning,  6th   Aug.  1868,  son  of   James 


Sarah   Alexandrina    Caldwell   Bayne,  and 
has  issue — Agnes   Grant,  born   17th  Nov. 


W.,  schoolmaster  of  Croy,  and  Eliza-  1901 ;  Elizabeth  Bayne,  born  7th  July  1903, 
beth  Bayne ;  educated  at  Croy  School,  died  5th  April  1904 ;  James,  born  2nd 
Inverness-shire,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  March  1905 ;  Ena  Bayne,  born  23rd  Aug. 
M.A.  (1890),  B.D.  (1893)  :  licen.  by  Presb.  1907 ;  Jeanie  Westwood,  born  8th  Feb. 
of  Nairn  2nd  May  1893 ;  assistant  at  1910 ;  Catherine  Welsh,  born  5th  Oct. 
Auldearn  and  St  Paul's  Parish,  Glasgow;  1913,  died  5th  Feb.  1914.  Publications— 
ord.  to  Newmill  28th  Sept.  1896;  trans,  to  Jacob's  Ladder  (a  Masonic  sermon)  (Alex- 
Alexandria  6th  Sept.  1905  :  trans,  and  adm.  ;  andria  1908) ;  The  Vision  of  Citizenship 
7th  March  1916.  Marr.  12th  Oct.  1900,  ,  (Alexandria  1911). 


VOL.   II. 


PRESBYTERY  OF  JEDBURGH 


ANCRUM    AND    LANGNEWTON. 

[There  was  already  a  church  at  Ancrum 
in  11 10.  At  Malta  Walls  on  the  farm  of 
Copland,  in  the  parish,  the  Order  of  St 
John  of  Jerusalem,  called  the  Knights  of 
Malta,  had  a  preceptory.  A  new  church 
was  built  at  Ancrum  village  in  1889.] 

JAMES    THORNTON,   received    £238 
(Scots)  as  his  pension  from  Martin 
mas  1559  to  Whitsunday   1500,  and 
£90  for  his  duties  during  the  four  months 
after  the   Queen   Regent's   death.      He   is 
styled   Chantor   of   Moray   and   parson   of 
Ancrum,    20th    Sept.    1573.  —  [Treasurer's 
Accounts,  xi.,   95 ;    Wigtoivn  Invent.  Scot. 
Hist.  Soc.,  812.] 


1569 


WILLIAM  JOHNSTON,  a  priest  of  the 
Roman  Church,  conformed  and  be 
came  reader  in  1509  ;  dep.  Nov.  1572. 


GEORGE     JOHNSTON,    probably 
brother  of  preceding;  adm.  to  Foul- 
den   at  Lammas   1572 ;    trans,    and 
adm.  here  Nov.  same  year.     In  1574  Rox 
burgh,   Eckford,    Bedrule,  and    Abbotrule 
were   in   the   charge.      He   complained   to 
the   Assembly,  1578,  that  Hector   Douglas 
had  been  collated  to  his  benefice.     At  the 
Assemblies  of   1581  and   1580  he  was  ap 
pointed  one  of  those  who  were  to  arrange 
Presbyteries.    In   1585  he  refused  to  sub 
scribe  the  Articles  drawn  up  by  Secretary 
Sir    John    Maitland.      He   was    trans,    to 
Crailing  before    1580,   but    returned    here 
after  28th  May  1588.     In  1589  he  was  one 
of  those  appointed   by  the  Privy  Council 
to  see  that  the  Bond  against  Papists  was 
signed  by  the  people.    In  1008  he  declined 
the  authority  of  a  Visitor  appointed  by  the 

98 


Assembly  1002,  and  was  deprived  by  the 
Court  of  High  Commission,  29th  June 
1022,  for  not  conforming  to  the  Articles 
of  Assembly  1018.  He  was  then  ordered 
to  go  into  ward  in  Annandale  when  in  his 
73rd  year.  He  was  alive  in  1031.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Crichton,  and  had  issue- 
George,  min.  of  Orphir;  Robert.  —  [Key. 
Mag.  Sig.;  Laing  Charters,  1590;  Reg. 
Min.  Assig.  et  Sec.  Sig. ;  Edin.  Presb.  Key. ; 
Booke  of  the  Kirk  ;  Wodrow  Miscell. ; 
CalderwoocFs  Hist.,  iii.,  404.] 

HECTOR  DOUGLAS,  coll.  by  James, 

Archbishop  of  Glasgow,  before  24th 

April  1578,  when  the  above-noticed 

complaint    was    made    to    the    Assembly. 

Deprived  in  October  following  as  "  unmeet 

and  unable  for  the  office  and  function  of 

the  ministry."     He   is   mentioned   as  min. 

12th    April    1582.  —  {Booke   of   the   Kirk; 

Calderwood's  Hist.,  iii.,  431  ;  Keg.  Assig.'] 

WILLIAM  BENNET  of  Grubet;  M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  30th  July  1014);  pres. 

by  James  VI.  25th  July  1022.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Commission  for  main 
taining  Church  Discipline  21st  Oct.  1034. 
As  Laird  of  Grubet  he  took  part  in  the 
election  of  a  commissioner  from  the  county 
to  the  Convention  of  Estates.  The  As 
sembly,  10th  Aug.  1043,  found  this  to  be 
incompatible  with  the  ministerial  calling, 
and  recommended  him  to  desist  from  all 
civil  courts  and  meetings.  U  e  died  between 
3rd  Feb.  and  1st  Sept.  1047,  aged  about  54. 
He  marr.  after  29th  Jan.  1041,  Margaret, 
eldest  daugh.  of  William  Eliott  of  Stobs, 
and  had  issue  —  William  of  Grubet  and 
Wideopen.  His  widow  marr.  James  Scott 
of  Bonnington.— [G.  R.  Sas.,  xliv.,  420; 
Keg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Banna- 


.  OF  JEDBUKGII]     ANCRUM  AND  LANGNEWTON 


99 


MiscelL,  iii. ;  Mai-timid  MiscelL,  iii. ; 
Baillie's  Letters  ;  Inq.  Ret.  Rorbwgh,  195 — 
de  Tut.,  58  ;  Jeffrey's  Hist,  of  Roxburgh 
shire,  iii.,  305.] 

JOHN  LIVINGSTON,  born  Monya- 
1648  broch  [Kilsyth],  21st  June  1603. 
He  was  the  son  of  William  L.,  min. 
of  Kilsyth,  and  afterwards  of  Lanark, 
said  to  be  a  descendant  of  the  fifth 
Lord  Livingston.  His  mother  was  Agnes, 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Livingston,  portioner, 
Falkirk,  brother  of  the  Laird  of  Belstane. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Grammar  School 
of  Stirling,  and  graduated  M.A.  at  the 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  in  1621.  Against  his 
father's  wish,  he  preferred  to  enter  the 
ministry  rather  than  adopt  the  life  of  a 
country  gentleman.  He  studied  theology 
at  St  Andrews,  and  was  licensed  in  1625. 
For  a  time  he  assisted  the  minister  of 
Torphichen,  and  was  afterwards  chaplain 
to  the  Countess  of  Wigtown  at  Cumber- 
nauld.  While  engaged  in  the  latter  capa 
city  he  took  part  in  the  memorable  revival 
at  the  Kirk  of  Shotts.  He  declined  pre 
sentations  to  several  parishes,  chiefly  on 
account  of  his  reluctance  to  obey  the 
Articles  of  Perth.  In  1630  he  went  to 
Ireland,  on  the  invitation  of  Viscount 
Clandeboye,  and  became  minister  oi>  Kil- 
linchy,  Co.  Down,  being  ordained  by  Andrew 
Knox.  Bishop  of  Kaphoe,  and  a  company  of 
Scottish  ministers  who  had  taken  up  a 
kind  of  middle  position  between  Presby- 
terianism  and  Prelacy.  In  1631  he  was 
suspended  for  nonconformity,  but  was  soon 
reinstated  through  the  friendly  offices  of 
Archbishop  Ussher.  On  4th  May  1632  he 
was  deposed  and  excommunicated  for  the 
same  cause.  Having  resolved  to  emigrate 
to  America,  he  left  Ireland  in  Sept.  1636, 
along  with  a  number  of  his  parishioners 
and  other  Scottish  and  English  Puritans — 
140  in  all.  They  sailed  for  New  England 
in  the  Eayle  \Ving,  but  through  contrary 
winds  were  obliged  to  return  home.  In 
1638  he  signed  the  National  Covenant,  and 
was  commissioned  to  proceed  to  London 
with  copies  of  it  for  supporters  of  the  Scot 
tish  cause  at  Court.  On  5th  July  1638  he 
was  admitted  minister  of  Stranraer,  where 


he  remained  for  ten  years.  It  is  recorded 
that  his  half-yearly  communions  there  were 
attended  by  as  many  as  five  hundred  of 
his  old  parishioners  of  Killinchy.  In  1640 
he  was  chaplain  of  the  Earl  of  Cassillis's 
Regiment  in  England,  and  wrote  an  account 
of  the  skirmish  at  Newburn,  which  he  had 
witnessed.  When  minister  of  Stranraer  he 
frequently  crossed  to  Ulster,  and  officiated 
i  to  the  Scottish  troops  quartered  there.  In 
|  1648  the  Commission  of  Assembly  sent  him 
!  to  dissuade  those  troops  from  joining  with 
the  army  of  the  "Engagement,"  but  his 
mission  was  a  failure.  On  13th  July 
1647,  William,  Earl  of  Lothian,  presented 
Livingston  to  this  parish,  and  he  was 
adm.  and  inst.  25th  April  1648.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Commission  of  Assembly 
in  1649.  Next  year  he  was  one  of  those 
appointed  to  negotiate  with  Charles  II., 
at  Breda,  as  to  the  terms  on  which  he 
should  receive  the  Crown.  While  the  royal 
ships  were  lying  at  anchor  off  Speymouth, 
Livingston  obtained  the  King's  oath  of 
fidelity  to  the  Covenants.  He  did  not, 
however,  trust  Charles,  and  soon  after 
wards  he  identified  himself  with  those  who 
opposed  the  coronation  and  the  conduct 
of  the  government.  He  was  asked  by  the 
General  Assembly  of  1650  to  write  a  His 
tory  of  the  Church  of  Scotland  from  1638, 
but  this  was  never  completed.  In  Oct. 
1651  he  was  chosen  Moderator  of  a  general 
meeting  of  the  Protesters.  He  preached 
before  Cromwell  in  London  in  1654,  and 
was  authorised  by  the  Protector  to  re 
commend  candidates  for  vacant  parishes. 
Between  1655  and  1659  he  declined  calls 
to  Antrim,  to  his  former  charge  at  Kil 
linchy,  and  to  Glasgow.  He  was  summoned 
before  the  Privy  Council  llth  Dec.  1662, 
and,  refusing  to  take  the  Oath  of  Allegi 
ance,  was  banished.  He  went  to  Rotterdam 
in  April  1663,  where  he  .spent  his  last 
years  in  almost  constant  study,  and  in  the 
preparation  of  a  Latin  version  of  the  Scrip 
tures  which  was  never  published.  He  died 
9th  Aug.  1672.  He  is  described  as  having 
been  "  modest  in  manner,  sweet  in  temper, 
of  retired  and  contemplative  habits ;  so 
that,  though  he  joined  the  more  extreme 
Presbyterians,  in  his  moderation  he  deeply 


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[PRESS.  OF 


lamented  the  division  that  had  torn  the 
Church  asunder.  He  marr.  (in  St  Cuthbert's 
Church,  Edinburgh)  23rd  June  1635,  Janet 
(died  at  Rotterdam,  1693),  eldest  daugh. 
of  Bartholomew  Fleming,  an  Edinburgh 
merchant,  and  Marion  Hamilton,  and  had 
issue— John,  born  30th  June  1636,  died  8th 
Jan.  1639 ;  William,  merchant  in  Edin 
burgh,  born  7th  Jan.  1638,  buried  12th 
June  1700;  Bartholomew,  born  3rd  Sept. 
1639,  died  24th  Sept,  1641  ;  Agnes,  born 
20th  Sept.  1640,  died  17th  Oct.  1641  ; 
Marion,  born  10th  Oct.  1642  (marr.  John 
Scott,  min.  of  Hawick) ;  Janet,  born  28th 
Sept.  1643  (marr.  Andrew  Russell,  merchant, 
Rotterdam),  died  Aug.  1696 ;  John,  born 
20th  Aug.  1644,  died  Oct.  1645;  Agnes, 
born  18th  Aug.  1645  (marr.  David  Cleland, 
surgeon);  James,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  born 
22d  Sept,  1646,  died  1700;  Johanna,  born 
Sept,  died  Oct.  1647;  Barbara,  born  21st 
June  1649  (marr.  James  Miller,  merchant); 
John,  born  29th  Jan.,  died  12th  Oct.  1652  ; 
Andrew,  born  Aug.  1653,  died  7th  Feb. 
1655  ;  Robert,  ancestor  of  the  Livingstons 
of  Livingston  Manor,  New  York,  born  13th 
Dec.  1654,  died  April  1725  ;  Elizabeth,  born 
7th  Jan.  1 657,  died  31st  Oct.  1666.  Original 
portraits  of  John  Livingston  and  his  wife 
are  at  Gosford,  East  Lothian,  and  Mony- 
musk,  Aberdeenshire,  and  others  were  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs  Ralston  Crosby,  New 
York.  Publications — A  Letter  to  his  Paroch 
(Leith,  1663);  A  Brief  Historical  Relation 
of  the  Life  of  Mr  John  Livingston  (Glasgow, 
1754  ;  Edinburgh,  1848  ;  edited  by  Thomas 
Houston) ;  Memorable  Characteristics  and 
Remarkable  Passages  of  Divine  Providence 
exemplified  in  the  Lives  of  a  considerable 
number  of  the  most  Eminent  Divines  and 
Private  Christians  n.'ho  lived  in  Scotland 
during  the  first  century  after  the  Reforma 
tion  (Glasgow,  1754).  These,  with  other 
Letters  and  Papers  of  Livingston,  were 
edited  by  William  King  Tweedie  for  the 
Wodrow  Society  (Select  Biographies,  vol.  i., 
Edinburgh,  1845. — [Lament's,  Brodie's,  and 
Nicoll's  Diaries ;  Kirkton's,  Beattie's,  and 
Wodrow's  Hists. ;  Reg.  Old  Dec. ;  Acts  of 
Parl.,  vi.  ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1649,  1704;  Reid's 
Ireland,  i.,  124;  Blair's  Autob. ;  Fleming's 
Fulfilling  of  Scripture  ;  Steven's  Hist,  of 


the  Scots  Church,  Rotterdam  ;  Edinburgh 
Christian  Instructor,  xxiii. ;  Anton's 
Kilsyth ;  The  Border  Magazine,  1907; 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog. ;  The  Livingstons  of 
Callendar.] 

JAMES  SCOTT,  son  of  Walter  S.  in 
Catslack;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  22nd 
665  July  1615);  adm.  to  Kirkton  in 
1616 ;  trans,  to  Tongland  prior  to  1634 ; 
refusing  to  sign  the  Covenant,  he  was  dep. 
by  a  Committee  of  General  Assembly  in 
1639  ;  inst.  to  rectory  of  Ford,  Northumber 
land,  llth  Dec.  1660 ;  his  deposition  was 
annulled  by  James,  Bishop  of  Galloway, 
before  25th  Oct.  1664 ;  he  was  inst.  to  this 
charge  6th  Nov.  1665.  A  tumult  arose  at 
his  settlement,  for  which,  by  sentence  of  the 
Court  of  High  Commission,  two  brothers, 
Turnbulls  of  Ashieburn,  both  fathers  of 
families,  were  transported  to  Virginia,  their 
sister,  a  married  woman,  being  whipped 
through  the  streets  of  Jedburgh,  while  four 
boys  were  whipped  through  Edinburgh, 
branded  in  the  face,  and  sold  as  slaves  to 
Barbados.  He  died  on  Friday  before  Whit 
sunday  1679.  He  marr.  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  Gavin  Maxwell,  min.  of  Borgue,  and  had 
issue— James,  apprenticed  to  John  Scott, 
senior,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  2nd  Aug.  1648. 
He  was  allowed  half  of  the  stipend,  1680. 
—[Dumfries  Sas.,  iii.,  275  ;  P.  C.  Reg.,  vi., 
422 ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  393 ;  The  Border 
Magazine,  1908  ;  Naphtali  ;  Reg.  Old  Dec. ; 
Morrison's  Diet.,  xviii.] 

WILLIAM    STIRLING,    son    of    John 
S.,  min.  of  Baldernock  ;  M.A.  (Glas 
gow7)  ;    adm.    to    Balfron    in    1645  ; 
trans,  to  Drymen  in  1663;  trans,  to  Tron 
Parish,   Glasgow,   1665 ;   pres.   by    Arthur, 
Archbishop  of  Glasgow,  jure  devoluto,  coll. 
27th  April,  and  inst.  13th  May  1680 ;  died 
Dec.  1685.    He  marr.  Helenor  Baillie,  who 
survived  him. — \G.  R.  Homings,  14th  Dec. 
1689 ;  Peebles  Tests.] 

ROBERT  BENNET,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
20th  July  1650) ;  adm.  (assistant  and 
1687  successor)  at  Colinton  28th  Sept. 
1659 ;  deprived  Nov.  1681.  He  entered  on 
this  charge  in  1687  ;  died  before  4th  June 
1709.  He  marr.  Magdalen,  daugh.  of  Adam 


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Cunningham,  Commissary  of  Dumfries,  and 
had  issue— Adam,  M.D.;  Alison  (marr.  12th 
Sept.  1706,  Sir  George  Wardlaw  of  Pit- 
reavie,  Bart.);  Mary,— [Wodrow's  Hist.; 
Inq.  Ret.  Fife,  101  ;  Edin.  Sas.,  xxvi.,  303, 
307.] 


1704 


JOHN  CRANSTOUN,  probably  of  the 
Crailing  family ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
22nd  May  1685);  ord.  to  Crailing 
20th  Jan.  1692 ;  called  25th  Nov.  1703 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  2nd  March  1704;  died 
FATHER  OF  THE  CHUKCH,  17th  Oct.  1748, 
aged  84.  He  marr.  (1)  a  lady  whose  name 
has  not  been  ascertained,  and  had  issue — 
William,  M.D.,  friend  and  correspondent 
of  James  Thomson,  author  of  The  Seasons  ; 
John,  his  successor ;  Andrew,  an  officer  in 
the  Life  Guards ;  a  daugh.  (marr.  Duniel 
M'Kay,  min.  of  Jedburgh) ;  Anne  (marr. 
James  Simpson,  rnin.  of  Wilton) :  (2)  29th 
April  1714,  Jean  Turnbull,  who  died  30th 
Oct.  1760,  and  had  issue  — Helen  (marr. 
1736,  William  Ker,  Kelso).  —  [Scots  Mag., 
lix. ;  Sir  Harris  Nicolas's  Memoir  of 
Thomson.] 

JOHN  CRANSTOUN,  born  1705,  son 
of  preceding ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1783  Jedburgh  1st  July  1730;  pres.  by 
John  Scott  of  Ancrum,  Dec.  1732 ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  21st  March  1733  ; 
died  7th  Jan.  1790.  During  the  first  fifty 
years  of  his  ministry  he  was  never  pre 
vented  by  illness  from  performing  his  duty. 
He  marr.  9th  March  1743,  Anne  (died 
14th  Oct.  1795,  aged  78),  only  daugh.  of 
John  Gilchrist,  min.  of  Bedrule,  and  had 
issue— Anne,  born  5th  Feb.  1744,  died 
unmarr.  22nd  Dec.  1788 ;  John,  captain, 
East  Indian  merchant  service,  born  19th 
Feb.  1745,  died  6th  May  1788;  Andrew, 
born  28th  June  1746,  died  5th  Sept.  1776 ; 
William,  born  26th  June  1747 ;  Robert, 
born  10th  April  1749,  died  4th  Feb.  1751  ; 
Eleanora,  born  21st  Jan.  1751  (marr. 
Andrew  Scott,  min.  of  Stichill) ;  Gideon, 
born  5th  Jan.  1753,  died  16th  Feb.  1782 ; 
James,  born  12th  Oct.  1754  ;  George,  born 
29th  Feb.  1756;  Janet,  born  7th  May 
1757 ;  Daniel,  born  13th  April  1760,  died 
8th  Nov.  1778.— [Tombst.] 


JAMES    OLIVER,  pres.    by   Sir  John 
Scott    of  Ancrum,   Bart.,  6th   May 
1790;    ord.    14th   July   1791;   trans, 
to  Corstorphine  5th  July  1792. 

THOMAS  CAMPBELL,  son  of  George 
C.  of  Baltullo,  Fife,  and  brother  of 
George  C.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Cupar, 
was  uncle  of  Lord  Chancellor  Campbell  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Cupar  9th  May  1786;  ord. 
by  Presb.  of  Abertarff  2nd  May  1787, 
missionary  at  Glengarry ;  assistant  at  St 
Andrew's  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  pres.  by  Sir 
John  Scott  of  Ancrum,  Bart.,  27th  June, 
and  adm.  26th  Sept.  1793  ;  D.D.  (Glasgow, 
May  1810);  died  12th  Feb.  1832.  He 
marr.  22nd  April  1795,  Mary  (died  9th 
April  1810),  daugh.  of  John  Hunter,  min. 
of  Stoneykirk,  and  had  issue — Margaret, 
born  7th  Jan.  1797  ;  George,  born  26th 
Oct.  1798,  died  7th  Aug.  1817  ;  John,  Chief 
Registrar  of  Court  of  Bankruptcy,  born 
1st  April  1801,  died  2nd  Oct.  1858  ;  Archi 
bald  Blair,  D.D.,  min.  of  Kilwinning,  born 
14th  Nov.  1802  ;  Madeline,  born  19th  April 
1805  (marr.  James  Robb  Grant,  min.  of 
Buittle);  Jane,  born  16th  Sept.  1807 
(marr.  Dr  Dunlop,  R.N.) ;  Mary,  born  15th 
May  1809  (marr.  Samuel  Cowan,  min.  of 
Kelton). 

JOHN  PATON,  born  21st  April  1804, 
son  of  John  P.,  min.  of  Lasswade ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  2nd  Oct.  1827  ; 
ord.  to  Lasswade  19th  March  1830  ;  pres. 
by  Sir  William  Scott  of  Ancrum,  Bart. ; 
trans,  and  adm.  7th  Sept.  1832 ;  died  Cth 
May  1870.  He  marr.  6th  July  1830, 
his  cousin,  Mary  (died  17th  Feb.  1879), 
daugh.  of  James  Paton  of  Crailing,  and 
had  issue— John,  banker,  New  York,  born 
26th  May  1831,  died  30th  March  1908; 
Christian  Mary,  born  22nd  June  1833,  died 
3rd  March  1915 ;  Edward,  merchant,  Per- 
nambuco,  Brazil,  born  5th  Dec.  1834  ;  James 
Robert,  in  Canada,  bom  1st  June  1839. 

JAMES    PATTERSON,  born   Torthor- 

wald,     llth     April     1840,     son     of 

William    P.    and    Jean    Robertson; 

educated     at     Edinburgh     Univ.;     M.A. 


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ANCKl'M  AND  LANGNEWTON— BEDRULE        [PUKRB.  OF 


(1862),  B.I).  (1805):  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  in  1805  ;  assistant  at  Castleton  ; 
cml.  15th  Dei-.  IS70;  died  28tli  Dec.  1900. 
lie  inarr.  (itli  -Inly  1871,  Susan  Crow  (died 
6th  July  liSDO),  daugb.  of  James  Noble, 
min.  of  St  Madoes,  and  had  issue— William, 
architect,  born  17th  -July  1872;  Margaret 
Crow,  born  3()th  Jan.  1874  ;  Norman,  M.B., 
Ch.B.,  F.R.C.S.,  London,  born  27th  June 
1877;  James,  Vice-Consul,  Bordeaux,  born 
27th  Feb.  1*79. 

WILLIAM  GRACIE,  born  Dundee,  4th 
19Q7  Feb.  1800,  son  of  William  G.  :  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  College,  Dundee,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1890);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dundee  6th  May  1896  ;  assist 
ant  at  Fortingall,  East  Parish  (Perth),  and 
West  St  Giles  (Edinburgh)  :  ord.  20th  June 
1907. 


LANGNEWTON,  on  LONG- 
NEWTON. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  The 
parish  was  in  the  Presb.  of  Melrose,  but 
was  annexed  to  Ancrum  6th  Feb.  1684.] 

1574     El ) WA 1 !  I )  1  )ICKSOX,  reader. 

JAMES  JOHNSTON,  reader,  1576  to 
1576  1580. 

ROBERT  HAMILTON,  reader,  1585  to 
1585  1586. 

PATRICK    URQUHART,    M.A.,    min. 

1593  in    1593,  Lindean  also  being  in  the 
charge  ;  trans,  to  Eckford  in  1600. 

WILLIAM  HENRIESON,  called  "  par- 

1594  sou  °^  I.angnewton,"  19th  May  1594. 
His  daugh.  Agnes  marr.  James  Wat 
son,  Dalkeith.— [Re;/,  of  Deeds,  xlviii.,  237  ; 
ccccliv.,  443.] 

JOHN  JOHNSTON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1Q07     1st  Aug.    1590);   min.  of  Nisbet  in 

1593 ;   adm.  before   6th   Jan.    1607 ; 

died  between    22nd    and   29th   Dec.    that 

year.    He  marr.,  and  had  issue— William, 


apprenticed   to    Robert    Keith,   merchant, 
Edinburgh,  8th  Sept,  1624. 

JAMES  ROBERTSON,  adm.  19th  April 
1609  1G09-:  (lesilx'(l  translation,  12th  Nov. 
1616,  because  of  his  "  mean  provision 
and  uncertaintie  of  the  same."  This  the 
Presb.  could  not  give  "  without  advyse  of 
the  Synod,  meantime  they  cannot  refuse 
ane  testimonial  of  his  honest  and  guid 
behaviour  amang  them  since  he  came  :;  ; 
trans,  to  Cranstoun  27th  Jan.  1617. 

WILLIAM    JAMESON,    M.A.  ;     adm. 
1617     (at  Peebles)  29th  April  1617  :  trans. 
to  Jedburgh  24th  June  1640. 

JOHN  COLT,  adm.  between  25th  Jan. 
1642  anc^  8t^  k-  1642  conf°rme(l  to 
1665. 


Episcopacy  ;    trans,  to   Roberton   in 


1677 


JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A.  :  trans,  from 
Pettinain,  and  adm.  in  1677  ;  trans. 


to  Ettrick  in  or  shortly  after  1684. 


BEDRULE. 

[The  parish  of  Abbotrule  or  Rule  Hervey 
was  united  to  Bedrule,  but  in  1777  was 
disjoined  and  divided  between  Hobkirk 
and  Southdean.  In  1914  a  handsome  new 
church  was  built  here  by  Sir  Robert  Usher 
of  Wells,  Bart.] 

JOHN  TURNBULL,  reader,  1576  to 
1576  1578. 

GEORGE  TURNBULL,  reader,  1579 
1579  to  1580. 

ALEXANDER    TAIT,    vicar-pensioner 
and    reader    at    Traquair,    1567    to 

lOOO  1  -. 

1580  ;  adm.  about  1585  ;  deprived, 
and  resided  afterwards  at  Traquair  ;  was 
ordered  to  demit  this  charge  6th  April 
1591,  but  is  still  mentioned  7th  Oct.  1595. 
—  [Reg.  Min.  ;  Reg,  Assig.  ;  Edin.  Presb. 
Reg.  ;  PhilipJiawjli  Writs.] 


1599 


WILLIAM  GALBRAITH,  formerly  at 
Penicuik  }     mentioned    as     min.    in 
1599  ;    he   had    a    son   John.  —  [ 
Assig.  :  Edin.  Reg.  (Bapt.).} 


JEDBUBGH] 


BEDRULE 


103 


1601 


JOSEPH  TENNENT  of  Listonsliiells, 
son  of  James  T.  of  Cairns,  Mid- 
Calcler  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  10th  Aug. 
1595);  adm.  in  1599  to  Traquair;  adm. 
here  about  1601  ;  removed  to  Abbotrule 
in  1605,  but  returned  in  1609 ;  was  again 
settled  at  Abbotrule,  and  returned  here  a 
second  time  ;  "  sett  a  tack  of  the  teandes 
to  Mr  James  Lausone,  of  Cairnmuir,  for 
his  lyff-time,;;  27th  July  1632  (which  was 
ratified  by  Parliament  17th  Nov.  1641); 
probably  died  unmarr.  before  llth  May 
1633,  aged  about  58.  His  brother,  John  T. 
of  Cairns,  was  served  heir  to  Listonshiells 
and  to  a  tenement  in  Edinburgh.— [Reg. 
Assig. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Edin,,  724,  817  ;  Act*  of 
Part.,  v.,  464.] 

DAVID  FOULIS,  pres.  by  John,  first 
Earl  of  Traquair,  and  adm.  30th  Oct. 
1633  ;  trans,  to  Oxnam  in  1634. 

HENRY  PIERSON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 

1619) ;  inst.    Sept.    1635 ;    dep.  Jan. 

1639;   he  petitioned  the   Assembly, 

which,   29th    Aug.,    remitted    him    to   the 

Synod.    He  died  unmarr.  before  26th  Jan. 

1654,   aged    about    54,   his  brother  James 

being   executor.— [Edin.  Tests. ;  Peterkin's 

Records.} 

HENRY  ELLIOT  [ELIOTT],  son  of 
William  E.,  M.D.,  Provost  of  Peebles, 
cadet  of  Stobs ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
23rd  July  1631);  pres.  by  the  Presb.  jure 
devoluto  llth  Dec.  1639;  adm.  and  inst. 
3rd  June  1640;  died  between  22nd  June 
and  10th  Aug.  1653,  aged  about  42.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Douglas,  who  along  with 
seven  children  (of  whom  Adam  was  the 
third  son)  survived  him,  and  petitioned 
Parliament  in  1662,  showing  how  he  "  suf 
fered  so  much  persecution  and  affliction  for 
maintaining  and  defending  his  Majesty's 
interest  and  prerogatives  in  the  pulpit 
both  at  home  and  abroad,  publickly  pray 
ing  for  and  maintaining  his  Majesty's  forces 
at  the  expedition  1648,  that  he  was  driven 
from  his  charge,  and  lived  in  a  most  de 
jected,  miserable,  sad,  and  downcast  con 
dition,  and  that  had  it  not  been  for  the 
charity  of  some  faithful,  loyal,  and  well 


wishing  Christians  they  had  quite  famished 
and  been  never  able  to  have  subsisted. " 
On  the  report  of  a  committee,  Parliament, 
8th  July,  allowed  £100  sterling  out  of  the 
vacant  stipends.— [Nisbet's  /ft/-.,  i. ;  Acts  of 
Pat-I.,  vii.,  Api>.  87.] 

HUGH  SCOTT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th 
July  1649) ;  called  22nd  Nov.  1657  ; 
adm.  17th  March  1658 ;  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662  ;  indulged  at 
Oxnam  in  1672.— [Wod row's  Hi*t. ;  Connell 
<n  Tithes,  iii.] 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
9th  July  1656) ;  became  schoolmaster 
of  Colinton  about  1656;  ord.  24th 
April  1663  to  Carriden ;  trans,  and  inst. 
7th  Sept.  1664;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council  29th  Aug.  1689,  for  neither  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates  nor  pray 
ing  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for  King- 
James.  He  marr.  (1)  before  1671,  Helen 
Hamilton:  (2)  28th  Dec.  1680,  Esther 
Scougall,  and  had  issue— Janet  (marr.  28th 
Dec.  1705,  Thomas  Porteous).  —  \_Rey.  of 
Deeds,  Mack.,  10th  June  1673 ;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Marr.) ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689 ;  Peter- 
kin's  Constitution  of  the  Church.'} 

JAMES  BORLAND,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1670) ;  schoolmaster  and  session- 
clerk  of  Mauchline  llth  Nov.  1673, 
which  post  he  relinquished  before  4th  Jan. 
1680 ;  assistant  at  Galashiels ;  adm.  23rd 
July  1690 ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 
1692;  died  2nd  May  1713,  aged  68.  He 
marr.  Marianne  Stevenson,  who  died  aged 
66,  leaving  £100  to  the  poor  of  the  parish. 
Their  daugh.  Margaret  marr.  26th  Dec. 
1699,  Benjamin  Haistie,  gardener,  St 
Ninians. — [Sess.  and  Mauchline  Sess.  Regs. ; 
Edin,  Reg.  (Marr.);  Tonibst. ;  Reg.  Gen. 
Ass. ;  Old  Dec.,  i. ;  Scot.  Presb.  Eloq.] 

JOHN  GILCHRIST,  a  native  of  Dum 
fries ;   pres.  by  John  Ker  of  Cavers 
Aug.    1713;     ord.    3rd    Feb.    1714; 
he  dissented  from   the   Act   of    Assembly 
15th  May  1740,  deposing  the  eight  Seceders. 
He  died  8th  May  1746.    His  only  daugh., 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Anne,  marr.  John  Cranstoun,  min.  of  An- 
crum.— [7?<v/.  (Jen.  Ass.,  1740.] 

GEORGE  DICKSON,  son  of  (Jeorge  D. 
1748  and  Catherine  Hamilton,  Whitelrill, 
Earlston  ;  called  27th  May  1747  ;  orcl. 
16th  March  1748  ;  his  right  to  cut  down  trees 
on  the  glebe  was  questioned  by  the  heritors, 
but  he  obtained  a  decision  in  his  favour 
from  Lord  Ordinary  Drummore,  30th  July 
1754 ;  he  strenuously  opposed  the  severing 
of  Abbotrule  from  Bedrule  in  1777  ;  died 
30th  June  1787.  He  marr.  (1)  20th  June 
1755,  Agnes  (died  18th  Feb.  1760),  daugh. 
of  Robert  Howison  of  Orchard,  and  had 
issue  —  William,  born  15th  April  1756; 
Robert,  born  6th  March  1757,  died  2nd 
May  1759  ;  Margaret,  born  10th  June  1758  ; 
Catherine,  born  2nd  Feb.  1760  :  (2)  17th 
May  1762,  Anne  Buckholm,  who  died  15th 
Dec.  1784,  and  had  issue  — Agnes,  born 
30th  March  1763:  John,  born  24th  July 
1764,  died  28th  March  1771;  George, 
born  15th  June  1766;  Mary,  born  14th 
Nov  1768;  John,  born  26th  Aug.  1771; 
Anne,  born  18th  June  1775 ;  Sir  David 
James  Hamilton,  M.D.,  Inspector  of 
Hospitals,  born  20th  Jan.  1780,  died  at 
Plymouth,  2nd  Jan.  1850.  —  [Tombst.  • 
"The  Religious  Experiences  of  Catherine 
Hamilton'"  (Trans.  f la  wick  ArchcroL  Soc , 
1906).] 

WILLIAM  BROWN,  was  a  teacher 
1788  successively  in  France,  in  a  school 
near  London,  and  in  Geo.  Watson's 
Hospital,  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  30th  Jan.  1782  ;  tutor  in  the 
family  of  Sir  John  Steuart  of  Allanbank ; 
pres.  by  Joseph  Hume  of  Ninewells  19th 
July  1787;  ord.  7th  May  1788;  died  23rd 
May  1836.  He  marr.  2nd  June  1813, 
Janet  (died  1st  Aug.  1839),  eldest  daugh. 
of  Archibald  Henderson,  Mackside,  and 
had  issue— Janet,  born  24th  Feb.  1814; 
Alison  Cockburn,  born  29th  Feb.  1816; 
Robert  Rutherford,  born  14th  April  1818 ; 
Archibald  Henderson,  born  3rd  July  1820. 
Publications— The  Pronouncing  Testament 
(Edinburgh,  1796);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xv.).— [Trans,  ffawick 
l.  Soc.,  1864.] 


ARCHIBALD    CRAIG,    born  Colding- 

1832     ham,    178],   son   of    an    agricultural 

labourer  (who  as  a  boy  was  living  on 

I  a  farm  near  the  battlefield  of  Prestonpans 
the  day  the  battle  was  fought  in  1745); 

|  educated   at    Univ.   of    Edinburgh :    MA. 

:  (7th  Nov.  1810);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Chirn- 
side  29th  Dec.  1812  ;  pres.  by  David  Hume 
of  Ninewells,  Baron  of  Exchequer,  and 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  23rd  Nov. 
1832  ;  died  unmarr.  6th  May  1876.  Pub 
lications — A  Monody  to  the  Memory  of 
Joseph  Ihime,  Advocate  (1819) ;  Introduc 
tion  to  Greek  Accentuation  (Edinburgh, 
1832) ;  The  Argonautics  of  Apollonius 
Rhodius,  translated,  into  English  Verse, 
2627  lines  (Preface  by  John  Thomson, 
min.  of  St  John's,  Hawick  :  Kelso,  1876, 
posthumous) ;  Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.).  He  left  in  MS.  "Notes 
critical  and  explanatory  on  the  first  three 
books  of  Apollonius  " ;  an  Essay  on  the 
"Argonautics"';  and  emendations  for  a 
proposed  second  edition  of  his  work  on 
Greek  Accentuation.  —  [Trans.  Hawick 
Archceol.  Soc.,  1877 ;  Hist.  JJer.  Hat. 
Chtb,  xviii.] 

JOHN  STEVENSON,  born  Eccles, 
1875  Berwickshire,  26tn  Aug.  1846,  son 
of  John  8.,  schoolmaster ;  educated 
at  Eccles  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
MA.  (1865) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  in  1869; 
assistant  to  preceding ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  23rd  July  1875  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  in 
1891.  Marr.  (1)  27th  July  1881,  Christina 
(died  18th  June  1891),  daugh.  of  Walter 
Laing,  Denholmhill,  and  has  issue— Mar 
garet  Scott,  born  25th  Sept.  1883  (marr. 
9th  June  1915,  Thomas  William  Brockie) ; 
Mary  Farmer,  born  15th  Feb.  1886  (marr! 
John  B.  Forsyth);  John,  M.B.,  Ch.B., 
captain  R.A.M.C.,  born  1st  March  1889  : 
(2)  24th  April  1894,  Christina  Govanlock, 
daugh.  of  John  Turnbull,  Priestrig,  and 
Mary  Scott. 


CAVERS. 

[Mention  of  the  church  of  Cavers  is  made 
in  the  Inquisitio  of  David  I.  in  1116;   it 

was   then   the   property  of  the  church   of 


JEDBURGH] 


CAVERS 


105 


1606 


Glasgow.  In  1358  William,  first  Earl  of 
Douglas,  granted  to  the  monks  of  Melrose 
"  the  whole  right  of  advowson  of  the 
Church  of  Great  Cavers,"  with  all  its 
pertinents.  A  church  erected  in  1663  is 
still  standing.  A  new  church  was  Imilt  in 
1822.  Teviothead  was  disjoined  from  this 
parish  in  1850.] 

1574    WILLIAM  SLEWMAN,  reader. 

PATRICK   DUNBAR,   reader,   1576   to 
1576     1578. 

WILLIAM     SLOWEN    [SLEWMAN], 
1679     reader.  1579  to  1580. 

WILLIAM  CLERK,  M.A.  ;  min.  in  1599  ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 
8th  June  1601 ;  trans,  to  Wilton  that 
year. — [Key.  Assig.:  Booke  of  the  Kirk.] 

WALTER  M'GILL,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1593)  ;  min.  in  1606,  having  in  charge 
also  Kirk  ton,  to  the  parsonage  and 
vicarage  of  which  he  was  pres.  by  James  VI. 
24th  May  that  year  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
of  Cavers  by  James  VI.  8th  May  1609. 
He  was  aged  and  infirm,  and  required 
an  assistant  15th  June  1642,  but  preached 
at  the  Presbyterial  visitation  of  his  parish 
30th  July  1645.  He  died  10th  March  1651, 
and  was  said  to  have  reached  his  107th 
year.  He  marr.  Lilias  Barton,  who  died 
July  1671,  and  had  issue  —  James,  men 
tioned  in  1642,  died  before  1651,  when 
Walter  M'Gill,  min.  of  Wigtown,  was  next 
of  kin  :  Samuel,  min.  of  Trailflat. — [Prot. 
Bk.,  James  Logan,  ii.,  68  ;  Edin.  Tests. ; 
Reg.  Assifj. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sir/.] 

JAMES  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
11  th  May  1637) ;  adm.  (assistant  and 
successor)  30th  June  1647  ',  still  min. 
6th  April  1658. 

JAMES  GILLON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
15th  July  1650);  min.  in  1658'; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662.  He  retired  to  Edinburgh,  and 
lived  privately,  but  having  gone  to  Currie 
on  account  of  his  health,  he  was  seized 
by  a  party  of  soldiers  and  taken  to  Edin 
burgh,  2nd  Aug.  1668.  Next  day  he  was 


1647 


1658 


summoned  before  the  Privy  Council  and 
dismissed,  but  the  harsh  treatment  he  had 
received  occasioned  his  death,  5th  Aug. 
1668,  aged  about  39.  He  was  unmarr.— 
[Edin.  Tests.  :  Edin.  Reg.  (Bw\}  :  KirktoiVs 
and  Wodrow's  Hists."\ 

ARCHIBALD  DOUGLAS,  M.A. ;  tran.s. 
from  Douglas;  inst.  22nd  June  1664  ; 


1664 


trans,  to  Newton  24th  Sept.  1673. 


THOMAS  SOMERVILLE,  sou  of  James, 
second  son  of  Sir  James  S.  of  Carn- 
1674  busnethan  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  28th 
July  1666) ;  pres.  by  Robert,  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow,  jure  devoluto,  15th  May,  and  ord. 
17th  Sept.  1674;  inst.  18th  Aug.  1675. 
It  is  on  record  that  when  the  Presb.  went 
to  Cavers  that  day  "  they  found  the  church 
and  churchyard  doors  fast  shut,  quhenvpon 
they  sent  the  Presb.  officer  to  Sir  William 
Douglas  his  house  to  demand  the  keyes, 
bot  he  could  get  accesse  neither  to  Sir 
William  nor  his  lady,  only  mett  with  their 
daughter,  whose  answer  was  that  no  keyes 
was  to  be  had  there,  so  that  the  brethren 
were  necessitat,  without  preaching  and 
ordinar  solemnities,  to  give  Mr  Thomas 
institution  at  the  kirk-stile,  likeas  they  did 
at  the  manse  and  gleib  by  delivering  earth 
and  stone  according  to  usual  custome.  It 
was  ordered  that  a  letter  should  be  written 
to  Archbishop  Burnet  to  acquent  his  Grace 
of  this  affront  put  on  the  Presb.  in  shutting 
up  the  church  and  churchyard  doors,  and 
when  they  came  to  execut  his  Grace's  com 
mands  that  a  number  of  women  were  con- 
veened  in  the  churchyard  with  their  laps 
full  of  stons,  as  a  guard  to  keep  us  out  of 
church  and  churchyard,  and  beside  that 
some  women  rail'd  on  us,  calling  us  soul 
murderers  and  the  divel's  servants,  which 
letter  was  drawn  and  subscribit  to  give  to 
the  Archbishop."  S.  was  deprived  by  the 
Privy  Council,  29th  Aug.  1689,  for  neither 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates 
nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary.  He 
continued  in  residence  till  1693,  when  he 
retired  to  Hawick,  where  he  ministered 
to  Episcopalians  in  his  own  lodgings  till 
his  death  in  the  prime  of  life.  He  marr. 
-  Burnside,  and  had  a  son,  William, 
min.  of  Hawick,  and  two  daughs.,  of  whom 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Dorothea  marr.  8th  Dec.  1710,  William 
Madden,  one  of  the  masters  of  the  High 
School.  Edinburgh. —  [J/.S'.  Lett,  of  Dr 
Somerville  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Peter- 
kin's  Constitution  of  the  Church  ;  Somer- 
ville's  Life  :  Memor/e  of  the  Somervilles,  ii.] 

ROBERT  BELL,  M.A. ;  ord.  14th  Feb. 

1694  ;   trans,   to  Crailing  30th  Nov. 
1694     ,„„ 
1721. 

HUGH  KENNEDY,  born  1698,  in  north 
of  Ireland,  of  Scottish  parents ;  M.A. 
1723  (Glasgow,  9th  March  1714) ;  became 
chaplain  in  family  of  Archibald  Douglas  of 
Cavers ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  5th 
Oct.  1720;  ord.  to  Torthorwald  7th  Sept. 
1721  ;  pres.  by  Arch.  Douglas  of  Cavers 
in  1722;  adm.  13th  Nov.  1723;  trans,  to 
Rotterdam  25th  May  1737  ;  D.D.  (Marischal 
College  and  Univ.,  Aberdeen,  1762);  died 
3rd  Nov.  1764.  The  Consistory  of  Rotter 
dam  recorded  this  :  "As  a  theologian  Dr  K. 
stood  high  and  was  frequently  consulted  by 
his  brethren  in  the  ministry,  both  Dutch  as 
well  as  English,  and  by  private  Christians  ; 
all  of  whom  gave  great  deference  to  his 
opinions."'  He  marr.  16th  March  1722, 
Margaret  (died  in  1746),  second  sister  of 
Walter  Scott  of  Crumhaugh,  and  had  issue 
—William,  M.A.,  Professor  of  Greek  in 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  died  14th 
Nov.  1782 ;  Walter,  planter  in  Surinam, 
died  in  London  1777  ;  Anne  (marr.  Alex. 
Livingston,  Provost  of  Aberdeen,  and 
merchant  in  Rotterdam) ;  Rachel  (marr. 
5th  Jan.  1722,  William  Fraser  of  Fraser- 
field) ;  Beatrix  (marr.  Captain  Bradshaw) ; 
and  a  son  who  died  young.  Publications — 
Sermon  at  opening  of  the  Synod  (Edinburgh, 
1732);  Discourse  concerning  the  Nature, 
Author,  Means,  and  Manner  of  Conversion- 
(1743) ;  Sermons  in  the  Dutch  Language 
(which  have  not  appeared  in  English  ;  Rot 
terdam,  1748) ;  A  Short  Account  of  the  Rise 
and  Progress  of  a  remarkable  Work  of  Grace 
in  the  United  Netherlands  (London,  1752) ; 
Essay  in  Dutch  prefixed  to  the  Translation 
of  Boston's  Covenant  of  Grace  (Leyden, 
1741) ;  Preface  to  Halyburton's  Great  Con 
cern  of  Salvation. —  [Steven's  Scott.  Ch., 
Rotterd.,  196;  Douglas's  Peer.,  ii.,  474; 
Carlyle's  Autob.] 


CHARLES  DOUGLAS,  licen.  by  Presb. 

1738      °f   Jedkurgh   lst   ^Iarch   1738>    Pres> 

by  Arch.  Douglas  of  Cavers  1st  May, 
and  ord.  16th  Aug.  1738;  died  1st  Dec. 
1745.  He  marr.  Isobel  (died  at  Dalkeith, 
Jan.  1748),  daugh.  of  Walter  Douglas,  min. 
of  Linton,  and  had  issue— Andrew,  born 
10th  Nov.  1735  ;  Walter  born  14th  June 
1737;  Archibald,  born  4th  May  1739;  Isa 
bella,  born  21st  Sept.  1740  (marr.  Jan. 
1759,  James  Newbigging,  writer,  Edin 
burgh);  William,  born  3rd  March  1742; 
Charles,  born  5th  Aug.  lite— [Forfeited 
Est.  Papers,  Grade.  >i  Ext.] 

THOMAS  SCOTT,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
William  Douglas  of  Cavers  April 
1746;  ord.  17th  April  1747;  trans. 

to  Second  Charge,  South  Leith,  12th  Nov. 

1762. 

THOMAS  ELLIOT,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  3rd  Aug.  1757;  ord.  to 
Kirkton  12th  May  1758;  pres.  by 
Arch.  Douglas  of  Cavers  2nd  June,  trans, 
and  adm.  23rd  Nov.  1763 ;  died  15th  Feb. 
1808,  in  his  77th  year.  He  possessed  con 
siderable  attainments  as  a  mathematician 
and  astronomer.  Thomas  Chalmers,  D.D., 
began  his  ministerial  life  as  E.'s  assistant 
1799-1800.  He  marr.  4th  June  1760,  Anne 
(died  17th  Feb.  1761),  daugh.  of  William 
Elliot  of  Bewlie,  and  Isobel  Scott  of 
Sin  ton,  and  had  issue  —  William,  born 
15th  Feb.  1761.  Publications— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  St-at.  Ace.,  xvii.) ; 
"New  and  Improved  Method  of  Taking 
Observations  at  Sea"  (Trans.  Roy.  Soc., 
Edinburgh).— [Hanna's  Life  of  Chalmers  ; 
Somerville;s  Life.] 

JAMES  STRACHAN,  born  28th  Feb. 
1783,  son  of  William  S.,  min.  of 
Coulter  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Biggar  27th 
Aug.  1805 ;  assistant  to  preceding  min. ; 
pres.  by  George  Douglas  of  Cavers  2nd 
Jan.,  and  ord.  28th  April  1809 ;  died  22nd 
June  1840.  He  marr.  24th  Aug.  1819, 
Jean  (died  13th  March  1891,  aged  93), 
daugh.  of  David  Brown,  min.  of  Crailing, 
and  had  issue— William,  H.M.  Stationery 
Office,  London,  born  22nd  June  1820,  died 


JRDBUHGH] 


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107 


30th  Sept.  1897  ;  Janet  Dawson,  born  12th 
Sept.  1821  ;  David,  born  23rd  April  1823 ; 
a  daugh.,  horn  19th,  died  22nd  May  1825; 
James,  an  officer  in  the  army,  born  5th 
Sept.  1831 ;  Elizabeth  Howison,  born  27th 
Dec.  1833:  Robert,  born  20th  Dec.  1835.— 
[Stevenson's  Fun.  Serm.] 

AVILLTAM  GRANT,  born  Jedburgh, 
14th  May  1811,  son  of  Lewis  Grant 
of  the  family  of  Auchernack,  and 
Isabella  Veitch  of  Inchbonny  ;  educated 
at  George  Watson's  Hospital,  Edinburgh, 
and  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  schoolmaster  at 
Minto ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  ;  ord. 
assistant  13th  May  1840:  died  26th  Sept. 
1853.  He  marr.  25th  Aug.  1840,  Jane 
(died  15th  Jan.  1880),  daugh.  of  James 
Dickson  of  Mauricewood,  and  had  issue 
—Isabella,  born  4th  Aug.  1841  (marr.  llth 
June  1879,  William  Robertson,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Coltness),  died  17th  Aug.  1904;  Lewis, 
born  19th,  died  30th  Dec.  1842;  Lewis, 
engineer,  Kirkcaldy,  born  24th  July  1844, 
died  10th  Jan.  1916 ;  Jane  Dickson,  born 
13th  April  1846  (marr.  31st  July  1866, 
Robert  Michael  Ballantyne,  author  of  The 
Youn-fj  Fur  7'raders,  The  Cornl  Island, 
and  many  other  tales  for  boys):  James, 
M.E.,  C.M.,  born  21st  Dec.  1847,  died  in 
Tasmania,  13th  Jan.  1872  ;  William,  timber 
merchant,  and  Master  of  the  Merchant 
Company  of  Edinburgh,  1905-7.  born  16th 
Dec.  1849,  died  5th  Aug.  1911. 

ALEXANDER  MUNN  M'COLL,  born 
Liverpool,  5th  Feb.  1831,  only  son 
1854  of  Alexander  M.,  mariner,  Greenock  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord.  12th 
May  1854  ;  died  18th  April  1866.  He  marr. 
2nd  Aug.  1859,  Jane  Carfin  (died  22nd  Jan. 
1893),  daugh.  of  William  Elliot,  Hawick. 
She  marr.  (2)  1st  Aug.  1868,  David  Duncan, 
advocate. 

ALEXANDER  DAVIDSON,  born  17th 
Aug.   1828,  son   of  John   D.,   wood- 
forester,   Mintlaw,  and   Ann   Ross ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  sometime 
teacher  in  the  Royal  Caledonian  School, 
London ;     assistant    at    Melrose    and    at 
Bedrule ;   ord.   14th  Nov.  1866 ;  died  un- 
marr.  9th  April  1876. 


GEORGE  BRUCE  SCOULAR 
1876  WATSON,  born  Methven,  4th  Sept. 
1843,  son  of  George  Bruce  W., 
formerly  min.  of  the  United  Associate 
Synod  at  Methven,  afterwards  min.  of  the 
Church  of  Scotland,  and  chaplain  to  the 
Forces  at  Chatham,  and  Jane  Scoular  ; 
educated  at  High  School  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1874),  B.D.  (1874); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  1874  ;  ord. 
to  Logic  (Dundee)  19th  March  1874  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  30th  Nov.  1876.  Marr.  27th  Aug. 
1879,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  John  Whitson 
Fleming,  and  has  issue — Dorothea  Margaret 
Fleming,  born  30th  May  1883  ;  Mabel  Jane, 
born  13th  May  1886  (marr.  18th  Oct.  1916, 
John  James  Scott  Thomson,  M.A.). 


CRAILING   AND   NISBET. 

[Crailing  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Jed 
burgh.  Within  the  parish  were  two  hos 
pitals,  Crailing  Spital  at  Monteviot  in  the 
south,  and  Spital  Rule  in  the  extreme 
north.] 

GEORGE  JOHNSTON,  trans,  from 
Ancrum  and  adm.  in  1586,  when 
Nisbet  and  Ancrum  also  were  in 

the     charge.      He     returned     to    Ancrum 

after     28th     May     1588.  —  [Reg.     Assig. ; 

E.fcheq.  Buik  :  Bnoke  of  tJic  Kirk  ;  Calder- 

wood's  Hist.] 

ADAM  DOUGLAS,  son  of  William  D. ; 

M.A.   (St  Andrews  1582);   min.  in 

1588,  when  Eckford  also  was  under 

his  care  ;  pres.  to  Yetholin  by  James  VI. 

before  15th  May  1594,  but  continued  here 

and  died  probably  unmarr.,  Dec.  1604,  aged 

about  43.     His  heirs  were  his  four  sisters — 

Janet ;  Margaret ;  Isobel ;   Helen. — [0.  R. 

Inhib.,  viii.,  12  ;  Edin.  Test*. ;  Reg.  Azsiy.  ; 

Kef/.  Pres.  (Cavt.).~\ 

DAVID  CALDERWOOD,  M.A. ;  prob 
ably  adm.  in  1605;  trans,  to  Pen- 
caitland  15th  Dec.  1641. 

THOMAS  WILKIE,  born   about  1592, 

son  of  Thomas  W.,  min.  of  Lillies- 

leaf ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1614);  pres. 

by  James  VI.  30th  Jan.,  and  adm.  before 


108 


CRAILING  AND  NISBET 


[PRESB.  OF 


28th  Sept,  1621.  He  was  a  member  of 
Assembly,  1638,  1644,  1646,  1648,  and  was 
appointed  to  attend  the  Earl  of  Lothian's 
Regiment  in  1645.  He  died  between  14th 
Oct.  1657  and  6th  April  1658.  He  marr. 
a  lady  who  .survived  him,  and  had  issue 
—John,  served  heir  3rd  July  1666,  and 
15th  Dec.  1674 ;.  William,  apprentice  to 
William  Bruce,  skinner,  12th  Oct.  1664. 
--[Test.  Reg.  (Gfasi/.')  :  Rey.  Sec.  Sig.  ;  Inq. 
Ret.  Edin.,  1215— et  den.,  5006  ;  Morrison's 
Diet.,  xvii.  ;  Baillie's  Letters  :  Acts  of  Ass.] 

JOHN    DOUGLAS,  brother  of  George 
D.    of    Bonjedward ;     M.A.    (Edin 
burgh  1635) ;  had  a  testimonial  from 
Fresb.  of  Jedburgh  22nd  Aug.  1638;  ord. 
to   Yetholm    23rd   April   1639  :    called    in 
Feb.,   and  adm.   after  2nd  April  1661  ;  he 
conformed    to    Episcopacy,    and    died    in 
1671,  aged  about  56. — [Kelso  Fresh.  Re<j.  : 
Wodrow's  Hist.  :  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.~\ 

ALEXANDER  SMITH,  M.A.  (Edin- 
16?2  burgh,  27th  July  1663);  licen.  by 
George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  22nd 
June  1666  ;  ord.  to  Edinburgh  Castle  22nd 
Oct.  1668  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  15th  Aug., 
and  inst.  18th  Sept.  1672 ;  died  between 
23rd  April  and  14th  Aug.  1683,  aged  about 
40.  He  marr.  April  1673,  Elizabeth  Crans- 
toun,  probably  of  the  Crailing  family,  and 
had  issue — William,  served  heir  26th  March 
1695.— [Reg.  Sec.  Si</.  :  Peebles,  Tests.  :  Inq. 
Ret,  Gen,,  7572.] 

CHARLES  ROSS,  probably  of  the  family 
of  Ross  of  Insch  (as  he  was  witness 
to  the  baptism  of  a  child  of  Alex 
ander  R.,  Professor  of  Divinity  in  the 
Univ.  of  Glasgow,  along  with  Arthur,  the 
Archbishop,  4th  Dec.  1683) ;  studied  at 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1675-9  ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  in  March,  and  inst.  16th 
April  1684  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council 
Oct.  1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Pro 
clamation  issued  by  the  Estates  nor  pray 
ing  for  William  and  Mary,  and  for  not 
observing  the  Fast.  He  died  6th  Aug. 
1711,  in  his  51st  year.- — [Glasgow  Rey. 
(Bapt.);  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.);  MS.  Ace.  'of 
Min.,  1689;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the 
Ch  nrch .] 


1692 


JOHN  CRANSTOUN,  M.A. ;  ord.  1st 
Jan.    1692 ;    trans,   to    Ancrum   2nd 


March  1704. 


WILLIAM  GUSTHART,  M.A.  ;  called 
17Q8     13th  May,  and  adm.  10th  June  1708  ; 
trans,  to  Tolbooth  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
22nd  Jan.  1721. 

ROBERT  BELL,  born  1670,  son  of  John 
?  .  B.,  min.  of  Smailholm  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  7th  May  1689);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Earlston  12th  Oct.  1693;  ord. 
14th  Feb.  1694  to  Cavers  ;  called  by  the 
Presb.  jure  devoluto  1st  Sept.  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  30th  Nov.  1721  ;  one  of  His  Majesty's 
Chaplains  in  Ordinary  for  Scotland  20th 
Dec.  1734,  but  deprived  by  a  political 
change  in  1744.  He  died  FATHER  OP  THE 
CHURCH,  9th  May  1755.  He  marr.  Anne 
Kennedy,  and  had  issue  —  John,  min.  of 
Gordon.—  [Steven's  Scott,  Ck.,  Rotterd.,  173.] 


1756 


ROBERT  DEANS,  son  of  Alexander  D., 
m*n-  °^  Birse  }  licen-  by  Presb.  of 
Irvine  llth  Sept.  1750;  pres.  by 
George  II.  23rd  Oct.  1755  ;  ord.  18th  March 
1756  ;  died  13th  Dec.  1788.  He  marr.  15th 
April  1765,  Elizabeth  (died  23rd  Nov.  1801, 
aged  84),  daugh.  of  Archibald  Smith,  Glas 
gow.  —  [Tomhst,] 

DAVID  BROWN,  born  1st  June  1757, 
son  of  David  B.,  Auchtertool  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  15th  June 
1785  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  6th  April,  and 
ord.  24th  Sept.  1789;  died  llth  Oct.  1828. 
He  marr.  3rd  Feb.  1795,  Janet  (died  Edin 
burgh,  4th  June  1846,  aged  78),  daugh.  of 
William  Dawson  of  Graden,  an  eminent 
agriculturist,  and  had  issue  —  Christian, 
born  8th  May  1796  ;  Jean,  born  29th 
Nov.  1797  (marr.  James  Strachan,  min.  of 
Cavers)  ;  David,  W.S.,  born  8th  May  1799  ; 
Janet,  born  7th  July  1801  ;  William  Daw- 
son,  licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland, 
born  19th  Oct.  1802,  died  at  Montreal,  1st 
Sept,  1875  ;  Elizabeth,  born  23rd  Dec.  1803 
(marr.  Robert  Strachan,  London)  ;  Mar 
garet,  born  30th  Nov.  1805,  died  7th  May 
1807  ;  Mary,  born  17th  March  1807  ; 
Peter,  printer,  Edinburgh,  born  15th  Sept. 
1808;  John,  born  8th  Oct.  1810.  Publica- 


JKUBUKGH]    CRAILING  AND  NISBET— NISBET— ECKFORD 


109 


tion — Account    of    the    Parish    (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). — [Auchtertool  Sess.  Rey.~\ 

ANDREW  MILROY  of  Forthsidc, 
Stirling,  born  Edinburgh,  25th  July 
1801,  son  of  David  M.  ;  educated  at 
High  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  26th  Aug. 
1824;  ord.  30th  July  1829.  Joined  the 
Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Crailing  Free  Church 
in  1843  ;  trans,  to  Tron  Free  Church,  Edin 
burgh,  llth  April  1844  ;  died  3rd  May  1873. 
He  marr.  3rd  Nov.  1829,  Margaret  (died 
2nd  Jan.  1877),  daugh.  of  James  Bryce  of 
Wcodhall,  and  had  issue  —  David,  M.D., 
surgeon,  30th  Regiment,  served  in  the 
Crimea,  1854,  born  16th  Dec.  1831,  died  at 
Bermuda,  3rd  Sept.  1 864  ;  Catherine  Young, 
born  19th  Oct.  1833  (marr.  Aug.  1867, 
John  Fleming,  min.  of  Tron  Free  Church, 
Edinburgh),  died  4th  July  1911:  Janet 
Wallace,  born  18th  Feb.  1837  (marr.  8th 
Dec.  1863,  William  Richard  Curie,  C.E., 
Delhi,  India),  died  Jan.  1892 ;.  Andrew 
Wallace  of  Forthside,  M.A.  (Oxon.  1869), 
Professor  of  Latin,  Queen's  College,  London 
(1870-7),  Reader  of  the  Rolls  Chapel 
(1874-9),  Professor  of  Church  History, 
Queen's  College,  London  (1887-98),  vicar  of 
Carisbrooke,  I.W.,  born  29th  Aug.  1841,  died 
at  Marseilles,  3rd  March  1902.  Publication 
— Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace., 
iii.). — [Memorials  of  a  Quiet  Ministry:  being 
the  Life  and  Letters  of  Andreiv  Milroi/,  by 
his  son,  A.  W.  Milroy  (London,  1876.)] 

ADAM    CUNNINGHAM,    born    1806, 

son  of  Charles  C.,  and  great-grandson 

of  Alexander  C.,  min.   of  Ettrick  ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 

Presb.  of  Selkirk  28th  June  1831  ;  ord.  to 

Eskdalemuir   12th   May   1836;   trans,   and 

adm.  28th  Sept.  1843;  died  unmarr.   llth 

Sept.  1887. 

CHARLES  JAMES  MORE  MIDDLE- 
TON,  born  Aberdeen,  7th  Dec.  1858, 
son  of  James  M.  and  Isabella  Moir  ; 
educated  at  Univ.    of   Edinburgh;    M.A. 
(1884) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  1887  ; 
assistant  at  Dalbeattie ;  ord.  22nd  March 
1888;    chaplain   to  the    British   Forces i  in 
Crete,  1907-8. 


NISBET. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  The 
parish  was  united  to  Crailing,  9th  July  1606. 
A  petition  of  the  parishioners  to  Parlia 
ment,  28th  June  1633,  that  the  church  of 
the  united  parishes  might  be  removed  to 
Nisbet,  was  remitted  to  the  Lords  Com 
missioners  of  Teinds  "  to  determine  thairin 
as  they  think  fitt  and  expedient."] 

JOHN  KER,  reader  here  and  at  Crailing 
1574  in  1574, 

HENRY  LIVINGSTON,  reader,  1576 
1576  to  1578. 

ALEXANDER  GARDIN  [JARDINE], 
1579  reader.  1579  to  1580. 


1593 


JOHN  JOHNSTON,  M.A. ;  min.  in 
1593.  In  1594  Wilton  also  was  under 
his  care,  but  was  removed  from  his 
charge  in  1595,  when  Abbotrule  and  Bed- 
rule  were  added  instead,  which  arrangement 
remained  till  1599 ;  trans,  to  Langnewton 
before  6th  Jan.  1607.— [Key.  Assicj.~\ 


1608 


HECTOR  RAE,  M.A. ;  adm.  8th  Sept. 
1608 ;  trans,  to  Hownam  30th  Aug. 


1609. 


ECKFORD. 

[This  parish  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Jedburgh.  At  Caverton,  in  the  parish,  was 
a  chapel  founded  by  Walter  Ker  of  Cess- 
ford,  and  confirmed  by  a  charter  of  James 
IV.  in  1500.] 


ROBERT    RICHARDSON,     vicar     of 
Eckford    in     1556 ;     archdeacon    of 
Teviotdale   in   1567  :    died   in   1571. 
— [Knox,  Hist.,  i.,  373.] 


1560 


1572     JOHN  CLERK,  reader,  1572  to  1591. 

ANDREW    CLAYHILLS,    trans,  from 

Jedburgh;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 

James  VI.  previous  to   30th  April 

1593 ;  trans,  to  Monilieth  16th  June  1598. 


KCKFOR1) 


[PRKSH.  OF 


PATRICK  URQUHART,  M.A.  ;  trans. 

1600     *rom     Langnewton  ;     pres.     to     the 

vicarage    by    James    VI.   8th    Feb. 

1600;  trans,  to  Lindean  [Galashiels]  before 

13th  March  1605. 

JOHN  BOYLE,  M.A.  (Eclin.,  28th  July 

1596)      Though  afflicted  with  blind- 
1608  ,. 

ness,   he  was   nom.   for   a   proposed 

Second  Charge  at  Jedburgh  in  1601  ;  adin. 
liere  5th  May  1608  ;  preached  for  the  last 
time  in  this  charge  13th  Sept.  160!)  :  dep. 
for  immoral  conduct  llth  Jan.  1010.— 
[Calderwood's  /fist.,  vi.,  24,  712.] 

THOMAS  ABERNETHY,  son  of 
Thomas  A.  of  Glencorse,  and  Jean 
Straiten,  was  brother  of  John  A.,  min. 
of  Jedburgh:  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  28th  July 
1596)  ;  Keen,  by  Fresh,  of  Edinburgh  31st 
Dec.  1600  ;  adm.  to  Durisdeer  before  20th 
May  1601  :  trans,  to  Hawick  that  year  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  22nd  Feb.  1010.  He  was 
summoned  before  the  Court  of  High  Com 
mission,  10th  Jan.  and  28th  June  1622,  for 
not  complying  with  the  ordinances  of  the 
Assembly  in  1618.  Through  the  inter 
cession  of  his  brother,  who  had  become 
Bishop  of  Caithness,  the  case  was  delayed 
till  9th  July  following,  when  it  was  passed 
over.  He  died  after  28th  Oct.  1640,  aged 
about  64.  He  niarr.  12th  Oct.  1603, 
Beatrix  Criche  ;  Daniel  A.,  his  nephew, 
was  served  heir  9th  June  lG4:l.--[Edin. 
Rey.  (Marr.)  ;  Re<j.  Assiy.  ;  Calderwood's 
Ih'xf.,  vii.,  549  :  Imj.  Pet.  Gen.,  2576.] 

ROBERT  MARTIN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 


1641 

23rd  Sept.  1617  ;   trans,   to   Ettrick 

5th  May  1618;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  2nd 
Jan.,  trans,  and  adm.  23rd  June  1641.  He 
refused  to  conform  to  Episcopacy,  and  died 
12th  Aug.  1665,  aged  about  73.  He  marr. 
(cont.  22nd  May  1624)  Marion,  daugh.  of 
Walter  Scott  of  Gamescleugh,  and  had 
issue  —  Rachel  (marr.  Alexander  Faterson). 
—  [Rey.  of  Deeds,  ccclxxiii.,  55  ;  /'.  R.  <S'a,v., 
I'ccbles  '.  Rey.  .Str.  Siy.  ;  To 


1666 


WILLIAM  TURNBULL,  son  of  William 
T.,  min.  of  Makerstoun  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  30th  July  1646) ;  passed  trials 
before  the  Presb.  of  Jedburgh,  and  had  a 


testimonial  4th  July  1665  for  license ; 
pres.  by  Charles  II.  9th  Nov.,  coll.  in  Dec. 
1665  :  inst.  10th  Jan.  1666  ;  probably  died 
between  3rd  Jan.  and  4th  April  1677,  aged 
about  50.  He  marr.  (name  unknown),  and 
had  issue — John,  M.A. — [G .  R.  Hominy*, 
18th  July  1670  ;  Min. -book  Key,  I'/'iri/ 
Seal.] 

WILLIAM  NASMYTH,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  30th  June  1658):  chaplain 
to  John  Mow  of  Mow;  licen.  by 
Fresb.  of  Kelso  26th  June  1660;  adm.  to 
Borgue  in  1664  ;  trans,  to  Tarbolton  in  1666; 
pres.  by  Charles  II.  18th  Dec.  1677  ;  trans, 
and  coll.  in  April,  and  inst.  8th  May  1678  ; 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  4th  Sept. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary,  but  for  the  restoration  of  James 
VII.  He  died  8th  April  1696,  aged  about 
58,  and  was  buried  the  following  day  in 
Greyfriars.  Edinburgh.  —  [Min.-book  Rey. 
Prii'tj  Seal,  Edin.  AV;/.  (lhn\) ;  MS.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of 
I  In-  C/itor/t.] 

JAMES  NOBLE,  M.A,  (Edinburgh,  :>th 

Aug.  1679;  ord.  in  1688  as  min.  of  a 

Presbyterian  congregation  at    Bran- 

ton  ;  adm.  to  Yetholm  before  16th  Oct.  1690; 

called  in  Nov.  1693  ;  trans,  and  adm.  4th 

April    1694 ;   died  17th   Aug.    1739,   in  his 

|  83rd  year.     He  marr.  1694,  Grace  Hutton, 

who  died  12th  Sept.  1772,  aged  70,  and  had 

issue — Agnes  (marr.  her  father's  successor) ; 

William  ;  Gabriel ;  Edward  ;  James  ;  Grace. 

— [J\eho  Presb.   and    Yf-tholm   tiess.   Rey. ; 

Tombst.] 

JOHN  JOHNSTON,  schoolmaster  at 
Eyemouth  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  29th  Sept.  1719;  called 
23rd  Sept.  1730  :  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  25th  Feb.  1731  :  he  dissented 
from  the  Act  deposing  the  eight  Seceders, 
15th  May  1740;  died  21st  Oct.  1754,  in  his 
64th  year.  He  marr.  13th  July  1731,  Agnes 
Noble,  daugh.  of  his  predecessor  :  she  died 
llth  Sept.  1757,  aged  62,  leaving  issue- 
Jean,  born  29th  Oct.  1735  ;  James.— [Kelso 
Rec.,  7th  Oct.  1718  ;  Tombst. ;  Rey.  Gen. 
Ass.,  1740;  Morren's  Ann.] 


JEDBURGIl] 


ECKFORD— EDGERSTON  (Q.S.) 


Ill 


1755 


WILLIAM  PATON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
18th  March  1742) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dalkeith  30th  April  1745 ;  pres. 
by  George  II.  17th  Feb.,  and  ord.  27th 
Aug.  1755  ;  died  6th  May  1807,  in  his  87th 
year.  He  rnarr.  llth  April  1759,  Sarah 
(died  19th  Jan.  1819,  aged  89),  daugh.  of 
James  Nasrnyth,  min.  of  Dalmeny,  and 
had  issue — an  only  daugh.,  Marion,  born 
27th  Jan.  1760,  died  3rd  Dec.  1820.  Publi 
cation — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  /Ice.,  viii.). — [Dalmeny  *SV.ss.  R<-<j. ; 


JAMES  YOUNG,  born  1774,  son  of 
Peter  Y.,  Bedrule  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
807  of  Jedburgh  7th  April  1802  ;  pres.  by 
(leorge  III.  5th  June,  and  ord.  24th  Sept. 
1807  ;  died  9th  March  1822.  He  marr.  21st 
July  1809,  Marion  (died  at  Edinburgh,  7th 
Aug.  1857,  aged  75),  eldest  daugh.  of  James 
Hume,  schoolmaster  of  Lasswade,  and  had 
issue — Margaret  Simpson,  born  19th  Oct. 
1811;  Euphemia,  born  15th  Jan.  1813; 
Peter,  colonial  surgeon,  Hong-Kong,  born 
23rd  March  1814 ;  Marion,  born  23rd  Sept. 
1815  (marr.  James  Hope,  min.  of  Rox 
burgh)  ;  Beatrix  Laiirg,  born  3rd  March 
1818 ;  James  Hume,  M.D.,  first  medical 
missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
England,  at  Amoy,  China,  born  llth  Oct. 
1819,  died  at  Musselburgh,  llth  Feb.  1855  ; 
Janet,  born  28th  Feb.  1821.— [Tomh*t.~\ 

GEORGE  GRAY,  pres.  by  George  IV., 
and  ord.  19th  Sept.  1822  ;  trans,  to 
Maybole  18th  Sept.  1828. 

JOSEPH  YAIR,  born  2nd  Sept.  1798, 
eldest  son  of  David  Y.,  writer, 
Glasgow,  and  Janet  Patterson  ;  edu 
cated  at  Grammar  School  and  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1820) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  25th  June  1824  ;  pres.  by  George 
IV.,  and  ord.  7th  May  1829;  died  25th 
April  1892.  He  marr.  12th  Dec.  1836, 
Helen  Blair  (born  llth  July  1819,  died 
27th  Jan.  1889),  daugh.  of  Archibald 
M'Dougall,  Cessford,  and  had  issue  — 
Christian  Archibald  M'Dougall,  born  16th 
July  1838  (marr.  William  Lamb,  min.  of 
Ednam) ;  David  William,  min.  of  Firth, 
born  28th  Aug.  1840;  Janet  Elizabeth 


Colquhoun,  born  27th  July  1842,  died 
24th  May  1856 ;  Archibald  M'Dougall, 
custom  -  house  officer,  New  York,  born 
30th  Dec.  1843,  died  6th  July  1909  ; 
Helen  Blair  M'Dougall,  born  2nd  March 
1846  (marr.  Patrick,  eldest  son  of  James 
Chrystal,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  min.  of  Auchin- 
leck) ;  Elizabeth  Colquhoun,  born  25th 
Jan.  1848,  died  unmarr.  18th  Feb.  1890; 
Joseph,  accountant,  Canada,  born  20th 
Jan.  1850 ;  Agnes  Archibald  M'Dougall, 
bora  27th  Dec.  1851  :  John  Macltae,  M.D., 
born  9th  Dec.  1854,  died  31st  May  1903. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Xen< 
M>if.  Ace.,  iii.). 

ROBERT  GILLESPIE,  born  South 
1892  Glassmount,  Kinghorn,  7th  Sept. 
1862,  son  of  John  G.  and  Barbara 
\V:uldell  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St 
Andrews;  M.A.  (1882),  B.D.  (1885);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  1890 ;  assistant  at 
St  M ungo's,  Glasgow  ;  ord.  28th  Sept.  1892  ; 
died  unmarr.  14th  Nov.  1896. 

CHARLES  LUCIUS  M'LAREN,  born 
18g7  5th  Oct.  1867,  son  of  Alexander 
M.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Houston,  Ren 
frewshire  ;  educated  at  Houston  School 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Paisley  1890 ;  assistant  at  St  Mary's 
Parish,  Edinburgh;  ord.  29th  April  1897. 
Marr.  2nd  Sept.  1897,  Isabella  Blyth, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Dall,  C.A.,  Edinburgh, 
and  has  issue — Aileen  Mona  Dall,  born 
9th  Oct.  1898 ;  Anne  Catherine  Louise, 
born  29th  Nov.  1903. 


EDGERSTON  (Q.X.). 

[A  church  was  built  at  Edgerston  in  1838. 
The  parish  was  disjoined  from  Jedburgh, 
Southdean,  and  Oxnam  in  July  1855.] 

JOHN  FERGUSSON,  born  Wallace- 
1855  town,  Dumfries,  1824,  son  of  David 
F.  and  Mary  Kerr;  educated  at 
Hutton  Hall  Academy,  and  Univs.  of 
Edinburgh  and  St  Andrews ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh ;  assistant  at  Green- 
side  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  first  min.  of 
this  parish  13th  Sept.  1855 ;  clerk  of 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Prcsb.,  1863-91  ;  died  10th  Dec.  1891.  He 
marr.  29th  Aug.  1871,  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
Isaac  Richardson,  and  widow  of  Joseph 
Spence  Smith,  and  had  issue— David,  M.A., 
B.L.,  solicitor,  Dumfries,  born  12th  Sept. 
187-2  ;  Margaret  Isabella  lUchardson,  born 
23rd  Feb.  1877  ;  Maud  Mary,  born  12th 
Oct.  1879  (inarr.  20th  June  1906,  Xonnan 
Porteous,  C.E.,  lieut.  E.E.). 

THOMAS  CORDON,  born  30th  Nov. 
1841,  son  of  John  C.  of  Thrcave 
Mains,  min.  of  Twynholm ;  edu 
cated  at  Kirkcudbright  Academy  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow:  M.A.  (1864),  B.D. 
(1879) :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
Aug.  I860;  assistant  at  Bothwell,  Scone, 
Twynholm,  Balmaghie,  Fenwick,  1866-77 ; 
at  Saughtree  Mission,  Castleton,  Edgerston, 
Kirkcolm,  Paisley  (Middle  Parish),  1877-90  : 
ord.  to  Demerara  22nd  March  1888:  adm. 
to  this  charge  31st  March  1892.  Marr. 
3rd  Dec.  1895,  Adelaide,  daugh.  of  James 
Dobie,  surgeon-dentist,  Paisley.  Publica 
tions — The  Scottish  Reformation  Movement 
in  the  Sixteenth  Century  (Edinburgh,  1883) ; 
Ci-erd.  (oaf.  Civilisation— their  Alliance  in 
(he  Experience  of  Ifistori/  (London,  1905). 


HAWICK. 

[There  was  a  church  here  in  1183,  when 
"  Henry  the  parson "  was  witness  to  a 
charter  of  land  in  the  territory  of  Hawick, 
The  names  of  parson,  chaplain,  and  vicar 
of  the  kirk  of  Hawick  occur  in  documents 
of  the  twelfth  century.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Mary,  by  Adam,  Bishop 
of  Caithness,  29th  May  1214.  In  1844  a 
new  church  for  the  parish  was  erected  at 
the  expense  of  Walter  Francis,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch,  the  old  building  becoming  the 
church  of  the  quoad  sacra,  parish  of  St 
Mary  erected  in  1866.] 

HENRY  SCOTT,  reader  in  1574.— [£e</. 
1574  Assiy.] 

WILLIAM    AUCHMOUTIE,    min.    in 
1574.    when     Cavers,     Hassendean, 

16V4 

Kirkton,   and   Wilton   were   in    the 
charge.     He  was  still  min.  in   1591.— [-Key. 


Assig. ;     ttookc    of    the    Kirl- ;    Wodrow's 
Miscell.] 

JOHN  SANDILANDS,  M.A.,  styled 
"parson  of  Hawick,"  1563:  died  at 
Edinburgh,  21st  May  l583.—[Compt 

of  Sub-Collector  of  Thirds,  Jut.  Keg.  :  Edin. 

Tests.] 

WILLIAM  FOWLER,  born  c.  1560,  son 
of    Wm.    F.,    merchant    burgess    of 
Edinburgh  :   attended   St   Leonard's 
College,    St    Andrews,    1573-4    and    1578; 
M.A.  :  studied  law  at  Paris  in  1580,  where 
he   suti'ered   persecution   from   his   Roman 
Catholic  countrymen.     A  similar  fate  befell 
him  at  Rome.     On  his  return  to  Scotland  he 
published   An  Ansicer   to   the   Calumnious 
Letter  and  Erroneous  Propositimtns  of  an 
A/toxtaf  named  M.  Jo.  Hammiltonn  (Edin 
burgh  :  Robert  Lekprewick,  1581),  dedicated 
to  Francis,  Earl  of  Bothwell.     During  part 
of  1583  and  1584  he  was  in  London,  where 
he  acted  as  a  spy  on  Esme,  Duke  of  Lennox, 
and  the  French  faction.     To  James  VI.'s 
Essaycs,  of  a  Prentise  (1584)  he  contributed 
a     commendatory    sonnet.      In     1585,    as 
"  Minister  of  O  ::  (;;  O  "  apparently  =  blank), 
he  was  paid  two-thirds  of  the  parsonage  of 
i  Hawick.   the   above    William    Auchmoutie 
\  drawing  the   other   third.     In   June   1586, 
Fowler,  described  as  "of  Hawik,"  is  men 
tioned  as  being  in  the  train  of  the  Earl  of 
Bothwell,  who  is  known  to  have  presented 
him  to  that  rectory  and  vicarage.    "  William 
Fowler,  persoun  of  Hawik,"  accompanied  the 
ambassador,  Sir  Peter  Young,  to  Denmark 
in  May  1589,  and  took  part  in  the  negotia 
tions  which  led  to  the  marriage  of  James 
VI.  and  Princess  Anne.     He  was  appointed 
Master  of  Requests  and  Secretary-Depute  to 
the  Queen  in  Nov.  1589,  and  eventually  her 
secretary.    In  Feb.  1594  he  received  from  the 
Crown  a  grant  of  its  third  of  the  parsonage 
of  Hawick.     He  accompanied  Queen  Anne 
to  England  in  1603,  and  died  in  May  1612. 
His  eldest  son,  Ludovic,  was  "Portioner  of 
liestalrig."      Publications  —  Fowler   was   a 
somewhat  prolific  writer,  but  little  appeared 
in  print  during  his   lifetime.     Two  MSS., 
containing  his  The  Tarantula  of  Love  and 
a   verse   translation   of   Petrarch's   Trionfi, 
were    presented    by   his   nephew,    William 


JEDDURGH] 


II A  WICK 


113 


Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  to  the  Uni 
versity  of  Edinburgli  in  1627.  The  Haw 
thornden  MSS.  in  the  Museum  of  Xational 
Antiquities,  Edinburgh,  include,  among 
various  pieces  of  his  in  prose  and  verse, 
an  almost  complete  translation  of  Machia- 
vellrs  Prince.  Fowlers  work  illustrates 
the  literary  influences,  more  particularly 
Italian,  which  prevailed  at  the  court  of 
James  VI. — [Edin.  Unir.  Lain;/  J/,s>',,  494  ; 
David  Laing  in  ArcJtwolorjia  Scotica,  iv., 
70  ;  T.  Graves  Law,  Catholic  Tractates,  pp. 
xlii.-iv.  (Scot.  Text  Soc.) ;  I  fist.  MSS.  Com. 
Rpts.,  /faf field  MSS.,  xii.,  450 ;  Cal.  Scot. 
Paper*,  vi,,  passim  ;  Cal.  Scot.  Papers,  viii., 
4:>2  ;  /'.  C.  Reg.,  2nd  ser.,  iv.,  520;  Edin. 
Burgh  R<-<'o,\lx,  iv.,  543-4  ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sit/., 
Ixvi.,  f.  78;  ibid.,  Ixvii.,  f.  59;  Fowler's 
Works,  ed.  Henry  \V.  Meikle,  D.Litt.  (Scot, 
Text  Soc.,  1914);  A.  F.  Westcott's  JTei» 
Poems  of  James  I.  of  England;  Irving's 
Hist,  of  Scot.  Poetnj  :  Masson's  Drummond 
of  Hawthornden ;  E.  T.  Bradley's  Arabella 
Stuart.] 

THOMAS  ABERNETHY,  M.A.;  trans. 
1601     ^rom    Durisdeer,    and    adm.     1001  ; 
trans,  to  Eckford  22nd  Feb.  1610. 

ADAM  SCOTT,  son  of  Walter  S.,  mer- 
1612  chant  burgess  of  Edinburgh;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  25th  July  1607);  min. 
of  Minto  in  1608;  pres.  by  Walter,  Lord 
Scott  of  Buccleuch  27th  Aug.  1612 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  soon  after  ;  still  min.  7th  Dec. 
1623  ;  died  before  20th  April  1625.— [Prof. 
Bk.  of  John  Hay,  viii.,  166  :  Edin.  Re<j. 
(Bapt.)  ;  Reg.  Assiy.] 

11 0  B  E 11 T  C  U  N  N I X  ( i  H  A  M  E,  M.A. 
1625  (Glasgow  1608);  on  the  recommenda 
tion  of  the  Principal  and  regents  of 
Edinburgh  Univ.  he  was  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Haddington,  8th  Sept.  1617;  pres.  by 
Walter,  Earl  of  Buccleuch,  and  adm.  here 
20th  April  1625.  He  was  a  member  of 
Assembly  in  1638,  and  of  the  Commission 
in  1647;  died  after  8th  Oct.  1656.  His 
signature  is  attached  to  the  copy  of  the 
National  Covenant  preserved  at  Cavers. 
He  marr.  Margaret  Shaw,  and  had  issue 
—Patrick,  min.  of  Kirkton ;  Thomas ; 
James;  Alexander;  Francis,  apprenticed 
VOL.  II. 


to  John  Rankine,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
25th  Feb.  1663  ;  Catherine  ;  Anna.— [Had- 
dinyton  Presb.  Re<j. ;  P.  C.  Raj.,  2nd  ser., 

iv.,  520.] 

JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  15th 
July  1650);  tutor  in  the  family  of 
Gilbert  Eliott  of  Stobs  ;  called  8th 
Feb.  and  adm.  29th  July  1657  ;  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Deereet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  frequently 
officiated  at  conventicles,  and  was  instru 
mental  in  the  escape  to  London,  in  1681, 
of  Archibald,  Earl  of  Argyll,  who  was 
afterwards  beheaded.  "  When  the  Earl 
mounted  a  horse  prepared  for  him,  the 
min.  of  Hawick  advised  him  to  ride  on 
without  ever  slackening  bridle  till  he 
should  arrive  at  Torwoodlee,  and  gave  him 
a  verbal  token  by  which  he  would  be 
received/'  He  survived  the  Revolution,  but 
did  not  return  to  his  parish.  He  marr.  (!) 
28th  Sept.  1658,  Marion  (died  July  1661, 
aged  19),  daugh.  of  John  Livingston,  min. 
of  Aucrum  :  (2)  Elizabeth  Anderson,  who 
was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  26th 
March  1698. — [Edin..  Tests. ;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Bur.);  Wodrow's  /list.,  i.,  326;  Living 
ston's  Life;  Inq.  Ret.  (Jen.,  7970;  The 
Covenanters  of  Teviotdale,  47.] 

ALEXANDER  KINNEAR,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1663  ^U1'S^  I64") }  schoolmaster  of  Lesma- 
hagow  1653 :  adm.  (assistant)  at 
Roberton  before  1st  June  1655 ;  trans. 
1656  to  Bathgate ;  pres.  in  June,  and  inst. 
before  2nd  Aug.  1663 ;  died  between  20th 
March  and  10th  May  1667,  aged  about  40. 
He  marr.  llth  Sept.  1666,  Margaret  Cun 
ningham,  who  survived  him,  and  marr.  (2) 
(pro.  24th  Nov.  1670)  Robert  Richardson, 
writer,  Edinburgh.  — [(/.  R.  Inhib.,  28th 
May  1675  ;  Edin.  Marr.  Re</.'\ 

JOHN  LANGLANDS,  born  1633,  said 
1667  to  be  son  of  John  L.,  miri.  of  Wilton  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  31st  July  1662); 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  3rd 
Oct.  1666;  pres.  in  July,  and  inst.  23rd 
Oct.  1667;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council, 
4th  Sept.  1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Pro 
clamation  of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for 
William  and  Mary.  He  removed  to  Aln- 

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[PRESS.  OF 


wick,  where  lie  died  24th  May  1707.  He 
marr.  Margaret  Kutherfurd,  and  had  issue 
—  Robert;  John;  Margaret;  Alison;  Mar 
garet.—  [Rey.  Collat. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.} ; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Peterkin's  Con 
stitution  of  the  Church  ;  Paper  by  Sir  J. 
A.  H.  Murray,  LL.D.,  in  Trans.  Hawick 
Archaol.  Soc.,  1863]. 

ALEXANDER  OllllOCK,  born  1652,  son 
of  Alexander  O.  of  Orrock,  Fife,  by 
his  wife,  Elizabeth,  sister  of  Sir  John 
Wemyss  of  Bogie.     On  15th  Feb.  1665  he 
entered  St  Salvator's  College,  St  Andrews, 
where  he  graduated  M.A.  25th  July  1668. 
We  do  not  know  how  or  where  he  spent  the 
next  nineteen  years,  but  in  1687  he  was 
licen.  by  the  Presb.  of  St  Andrews.     From 
the  first,  Orrock  was  a  determined  opponent 
of    Episcopacy,    conspicuously   identifying 
himself  with   the    views    and    conduct  of 
Alexander  Hamilton  of  Kinkel,  St  Andrews. 
Both   men   were  more  than  once  arrested 
and  lodged  in  the  Edinburgh  Tolbooth,  and 
Orrock  was  inhibited  from  preaching.     On 
being  liberated,   he    persisted    in    preach 
ing  at  Dundee  and  St  Andrews,  but  was 
seized   by   order  of    Archbishop  Ross :    a 
strong  attempt  at  rescue  was  made,  Orrock !s 
friend   Hamilton   "beating  off  some   who 
laid  violent  hands"  on    him.    After    the 
Revolution   he   was   called   to  the  Second 
Charge  of  St  Andrews,  but  the  Synod,  7th 
April   1691,   refused    to   settle   him   there. 
On  23rd  Sept.  of  the  same  year  he  was 
admitted  to  this  charge.    He  was  a  member 
of  Assembly  in  1692.     He  declined  calls  to 
Peebles,  Muthill,  and  Kelso.     In  1705   he 
complained  to  the  Assembly  of  certain  Acts 
of   Synod  as  being  needlessly  severe   and 
oppressive.    Although  not  a  member  of  the 
Court,  he   attempted  to   speak,  but  was 
refused  a   hearing.     He    was    stopped    by 
the  Moderator   (Principal   Carstares),   and 
by  the  Lord  High  Commissioner  (William, 
Marquess  of  Annandale),  and  left  the  As 
sembly  only   on   a   peremptory  command. 
A  protest  against  the  Assembly's  proceed 
ings  was  made  to  Parliament  by  Fletcher 
of  Saltoun,  but  being  coldly  received,  was 
departed  from.     Fletcher  pleaded  for  a  re 
conciliation,  which  was  afterwards  effected. 
Orrock  died  unmarr.,  23rd  April  1711  [the 


date  1st  May  1711,  on  memorial  tablets  in 
St  Mary's  and  HaAvick  Parish  churches, 
is  an  error].  He  left  9000  merks  for  the 
endowment  of  a  grammar  school,  a  be 
quest  still  in  use  as  the  Orrock  Bursary, 
and  worth  about  £60.  For  the  poor  of  the 
parish  he  left  1600  merks;  and  to  the  church, 
four  silver  communion  cups  and  a  baptismal 
basin ;  while  to  his  successors  in  office  he 
bequeathed  his  library.  Publication- 
Address  to  the  General  Assembly,  1705, 
against  the  Tyrannical  Imposition  of  the 
8 i/nod  of  Merse  and  Teriotdale. — [A'.  S. 
Record  and  Baptismal  Font  Inscription ; 
Kelso  Presb.  ;  Reg.  Syn,  Fife ;  Boston's 
Memoirs  ;  Fountainhall's  Diary  ;  Wodrow's 
JfSS.  \  Scot.  Presb.  Elo<j. ;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass., 
1692 ;  Charters'  Sermons,  ii. ;  Wilson's 
Hist,  of  Hawick ;  Tombst.  ;  Murray's  Hist. 
of  Hawick ;  Vernon's  "  Alexander  Orrock  " 
(Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1909).] 

ROBERT  CUNNINGHAM,  born  1668, 
son  of  Patrick  C.,  min.  of  Kirkton  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  May  1689); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  27th  Sept.  1693  ; 
ord.  to  Wilton  18th  April  1694  ;  called  8th 
Nov.  1711  ;  trans,  and  adm.  4th  June  1712  ; 
died  5th  Aug.  1722.  He  marr.  (cont.  18th 
and  23rd  Aug.  1699),  Marjory,  second 
daugh.  of  William  Ker  of  Sunderland  Hall, 
and  had  issue— Robert ;  Alexander  ;  Janet 
(marr.  Henry  Erskine,  min.  of  Roberton). 
—[Roxburgh  Sas.,  vii.,  94;  Roberton  Sess. 
Reg. ; Vernon's  "Alexander Orrock" (Trans. 
Hawid-  Arch.  AV.,  1909).] 

CHARLES  TELFER,  born  1693,  son  of 
Charles  T.,  bailie  of  Edinburgh,  and 
captain  of  the  Trained  Band  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  17th  April  1712);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  (though  at  first  un 
willing  to  sign  the  Confession  of  Faith) 
3rd  June  1719  ;  assistant  to  preceding  min., 
10th  Sept.  1721 ;  pres.  by  Anne,  Duchess  of 
Buccleuch  and  Monmouth,  Nov.  1722;  ord. 
13th  Jan.  1723.  He  preached  before  the 
Lord  High  Commissioner,  24th  May  1730 
(from  Eccl.  vii.  10),  and  next  day  he  was 
called  before  the  Committee  on  Overtures 
for  certain  comparisons  which  he  had  used, 
but  was  dismissed  without  censure.  He  died 
between  24th  June  and  7th  July  1731.  He 


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marr.  8th  July  1727,  Katherine  Elliot, 
widow  of  David  Laing  of  Westerkirk, 
Hawick.  She  was  alive  in  1746.  —  [Wod- 
row's  Anal,  and  Corresp.] 


1732 


WILLIAM  SOMERVILLE,  born  1691, 

son  °^  Th°mas  *">•)  min-  of  Cavers  : 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  9th  April  1707): 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Alexander,  fourth 
Lord  Elibank  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns 
6th  Oct.  1719,  "and  soon  after  became  an 
inmate  in  the  family  of  James,  Lord  Somer- 
ville,  in  whose  house  he  remained,  managing 
his  Lordship's  business  affairs  till  the  time 
of  his  ordination  "j  called  17th  Nov.  1731  : 
ord.  29th  March  1732  ;  died  8th  Feb.  1757. 
He  marr.  (1)  19th  Oct.  1732,  Janet  (died 
10th  June  1749),  daugh.  of  John  Grierson, 
min.  of  Queensferry,  and  had  issue  —  Agnes, 
born  26th  June  1735:  Helen,  born  14th 
Aug.  1736:  Thomas,  D.D.,  min.  of  Jed- 
burgh  :  Janet,  born  12th  Nov.  1745  :  (2) 
16th  July  1753,  Isabel  Scott  of  White- 
haugh,  who  died  1st  May  1759.  —  [Nisbet's 
Heraldry,  ii.  ;  Somerville's  J///  Own  Life 
and  Times  ;  Trans,  Hawick  Arch,  Soc.,  1862.] 

JAMES  LAURIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1757  19th  March  1724);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Duns  26th  Sept,  1732;  ord.  to 
Langton  8th  Jan.  1734  ;  pres.  by  the 
trustees  of  Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch, 
llth  May;  trans,  and  adm.  7th  Oct.  1757  : 
died  23rd  Dec.  1783,  aged  about  79.  He 
marr.  31st  July  1743,  Elizabeth  Foggo,  who 
died  22nd  March  1792,  and  had  issue  —  John, 
min.  of  Ewes,  born  10th  June  1744  ;  Mary, 
born  5th  July  1748  ;  Elizabeth,  born  30th 
Aug.  1751.—  [Carlyle's  Autob.] 

THOMAS  SHARP,  trans,  from  Ettrick  : 
pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch, 
22nd  April,  and  adm.  22nd  Oct.  1784  ; 
trans,  to  Corstorphine  15th  Oct.  1789. 

ROBERT  GILLAN,  born  7th  June  1761, 
1789  son  °^  R°kert  Cr.,  min-  of  Lessudden 
[St  Boswells]  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  ; 
ord.  to  Ettrick  llth  May  1787;  pres.  by 
Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  23rd  Oct.  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  30th  Dec.  1789  :  dem. 
7th  May  1800:  died  at  Edinburgh,  7th 
May  1824.  He  marr.  4th  April  1798, 


Marion  (died  at  Abbotshall,  21st  Nov. 
1845),  daugh.  of  William  Campbell,  min.  of 
Lilliesleaf,  and  had  issue — Robert,  D.D., 
min.  of  Inchinnan,  born  1st  Oct.  1799 ; 
William,  born  5th  Oct.  1800;  Margaret, 
born  13th  Feb.  1804;  Joseph,  born  20th 
July  1805  ;  Alexander  Murray,  born  20th 
June  1807;  Cauvin,  born  14th  May  1812; 
Agnes  Farquharson,  born  16th  Jan.  1815. 
Publications — An  Abridgement  of  the  Acts 
of  the  General  Assemblies  of  the  Church  of 
Scotland  from  the  Year  1638  to  1802  in 
clusive  (Hawick,  1803);  A  Short  View  of 
'Modern  Astronomy,  for  the  Use  of  Schools 
ami  Private  Classes  (Edinburgh,  1814).  He 
edited  The  Scottish  Pulpit :  A  Collection  of 
Sermons  by  Eminent  Clergymen  of  the  Church 
of  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1823);  Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  viii.). 

JAMES  ARKLE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St 
1800  Andrews  3rd  May  1786;  ord.  to 
Castleton  26th  April  1792  :  pres.  by 
Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  5th  Sept.,  and 
adm.  19th  Dec.  1800;  died  unmarr.  16th 
March  1823,  in  his  64th  year.  Publica 
tions — Sermon  preached  in  the  Church  of 
Ilmi'li-k,  Dec.  5,  1805,  a  Daij  appointed 
for  National  Thanksgiving  (Hawick, 
1806);  Account  of  Castleton  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xvi.). 

•JOHN     COCHRANE,   born    4th    Jan. 

1823  1789'  son  °^  '^m  ^''  farmer>  Easter 
Lilliesleaf ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  6th 
Aug.  1811;  assistant  at  Lilliesleaf;  min. 
of  a  Presbyterian  congregation  at  Falstone, 
Northumberland  ;  adm.  to  the  Scots  Church, 
North  Shields  (in  succession  to  his  uncle, 
Walter  Knox),  29th  May  1817;  pres.  by 
the  trustees  of  Walter  Francis,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  4th  June,  and 
adm.  12th  Sept.  1823;  died  12th  Sept.  1832. 
He  marr.  30th  July  1816,  Jessie  Elizabeth 
(died  llth  Nov.  1868),  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Knox,  farmer,  Firth,  Lilliesleaf,  and  Bar 
bara  Turnbull,  and  sister  of  William  Knox, 
the  poet,  and  had  issue — Barbara,  born  8th 
March  1817,  died  llth  Jan.  1894  (marr. 
14th  Sept,  1836,  Robert  Laidlaw  Lang, 
writer,  Edinburgh,  and  was  mother  of  Peter 
Redford  Scott  Lang,  Professor  of  Mathe- 


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matics,  Univ.  of  St  Andrews);  Jessie 
Knox,  born  1819,  died  5th  Feb.  1882  ;  Jane 
Ayres,  born  20tli  April  1820,  died  6th  Jan. 
J  891. —[William  Knox's  Poems.] 

JOHN  AIRMAN  WALLACE,  born 
1833  Edinburgh,  19th  Jan.  1802,  son  of 
James  W.,  gumnaker,  and  Janet 
Clapporton ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  20th 
Oct.  1825  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
to  Burntisland  25th  Oct.  1827 ;  pros,  by 
Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  and 
Queensberry,  in  March,  trans,  and  adm. 
10th  May  1833.  He  was  pres.  to  Galashiels 
Dec.  1840,  but  translation  was  refused  by 
the  Presb.  He  joined  the  Free  Church  ; 
min.  of  Hawick  Free  Church  in  1844  ;  died 
9th  Feb.  1870.  He  marr.  9th  Sept.  1834, 
Isabella  (died  25th  Oct.  1859),  daugh.  of 
James  Nisbet,  bookseller,  London,  and  had 
issue — James  Nisbet,  born  17th  Dec.  1835, 
died  9th  Jan.  1836 ;  Jeanetta  Nisbet,  born 
13th  July  1838,  died  at  Kelso,  28th  Oct. 
1852  ;  Wilhelmina  Hepburn,  born  14th  July 
1840  (marr.  John  Macgregor,  min.  of  the 
Free  Church,  Hawick),  died  25th  Sept. 
1869 ;  James  Nisbet,  min.  of  the  Presby 
terian  Church  of  England,  Torquay,  born 
30th  Jan.  1842  ;  Isabella  Duncan,  born  23rd 
March  1844 ;  Catherine  Nisbet,  born  12th 
May  1846,  died  14th  Dec.  1913 ;  Hamilton 
Gordon,  captain  African  Mail  S.S.  Co., 
born  26th  Sept.  1848 ;  Alexander  Duff 
Leadbetter,  bookseller,  Edinburgh,  born 
22nd  Aug.  1850 ;  Amy  Jeannetta,  born 
31st  March  1853,  died  2nd  May  1907.  Pub 
lications — "  The  Death  of  the  Righteous  " 
(Protestant  Pulpit,  Edinburgh,  1830) ;  The 
Church  built  by  Human  Agency  (London, 
1831) ;  The  Seven  Churches  of  Asia  (London, 
1842) ;  Reasons  for  Concurring  in  the 
Resolutions  of  Convocation  (London,  1843) ; 
Pastoral  Recollections  (First  Series,  London, 
1843  ;  Second  Series,  Edinburgh,  1854 ; 
Third  Series,  Edinburgh,  1864)  ;  Testimonies 
in  favour  of  the  Principles  and  Procedure 
of  the  Free  Church  of  /Scotland  (Edinburgh, 
1844) ;  The  Chariot  of  Israel  and  the 
Horsemen  thereof  (Edinburgh,  1847) ;  The 
Railway  Guide  (Edinburgh,  1849);  Statis 
tics  having  References  to  the  Ravages  of 
Cholera  in  the  Toivn  and  Neighbourhood  of 


Hawick  in  1849  (Hawick,  1850) ;  A  Pastor's 
Let/act/  [extracts  from  the  MSS.  of  the  Rev. 
Robert    Nichol,    Galashiels],    (Edinburgh, 
'  1864);  Jewels  for  the  Crown  of  Glory  (Edin 
burgh,  1864);  Attitudes  and  Aspects  of  the 
!   Divine  Redeemer  (Edinburgh,  1864) ;  Com- 
i  munion  Services  according  to  the  Presbyterian 
I   Form  (Edinburgh,  1865) ;  Wai/marks  for  the 
Guiding  of  Little  Feet  (Edinburgh,  1866) ; 
Lessons  from  the  Life  of  the  late  James  Nisbet 
(Edinburgh,  1867);  Farewell  Addresses  (Edin 
burgh,  1870) ;  Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,   in.). — [Jjorder  Almanac,   1871  ; 
Sinton;s  Hawick  Bibliography.] 

JOHN   MACRAE,  born   Glasgow,   25th 
Jan.  1815,  eldest  son   of  James  M., 
shoemaker,    Glasgow- ;    educated    at 
Univ.   of    Glasgow ;    Keen,    by    Presb.   of 
Glasgow;    ord.    28th     Sept.     1843;     D.D. 
(Glasgow  1864);   died  8th  Jan.  1892.     He 
was  Founder  of  the   Church  of   Scotland 
Mission  at  Blantyre,  British  Central  Africa. 
He  marr.  24th  Jan.  1844,  Margaret  (died  s.j>. 
14th  March  1882),  daugh.  of  Archibald  Mac- 
Lachlan,  Seabank,  Helensburgh.     Publica 
tions—  Sermons    (Hawick,    1851);    Sermon 
i  for  the  National  Fast  (Edinburgh,  1854) ; 
P  The  Scripture  Law  of  Marriage  (Hawick, 
!   1861  ;    2nd    ed.,    1862) ;     Sermon    on    the 
Completion    of   the   Fortieth    Year    of   his 
Ministry  (Hawick,  1883) ;    Sermon  on   the 
Death    of    the    Duke    of    JJuccleuch     and 
Queensberry  (Hawick,   1884) ;    Sermon   on 
the    Death     of    H.R.H.    Prince    Leopold 
(Hawick,  1884) ;   Sermon  on   the  Life  and 
Character    of    General    Gordon    (Hawick, 
1885) ;  Sermon  on  Disestablishment  and  Re 
ligious  Equality  (Hawick,  1885) ;  Funeral 
Sermon  on  the  Life  and  Character  of  the 
Rev.   James  Steivart,  Minister   of    Wilton 
(Hawick,  1886) ;   Sermon  on  the  Life  and 
I  Character   of  Her    Gracious  Majesty    the 
\  Queen  [Victoria]  (Hawick,  1887).— [Pulpit 
Memorial   of   the   Life  and   Character  of 
the    late    Rev.    John    MacRae,    D.D.,   by 
John  Mair,  D.D.  (Hawick,  1892) ;  Sinton's 
Haivick  Bibliography.] 

DAVID  CATHELS,  born  Arbroath,  24th 

Dec.    1853,    son    of     John    C.    and 

Katharine     Boath ;      educated     at 

Dundee  schools  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 


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M.A.  (1878);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
in  1881  ;  assistant  at  Hawick  ;  ord.  to  Kirk- 
ton  22nd  Feb.  1882  ;  trans,  and  aclm.  18th 
May  1892.  In  1913-14  he  visited  the  Church 
of  Scotland  Mission  at  Ichang,  China,  as  a 
deputy  of  the  Foreign  Mission  Committee. 
Marr.  (1)  25th  Dec.  1879,  Mildred  Mar 
garet  (died  15th  Oct.  1901),  daugh.  of  Peter 
Gardner,  and  has  issue — Katherine  Stewart, 
born  18th  Xov.  1880;  Mildred  Margaret 
Lindsay,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born  9th  Oct.  1882  ; 
John  Howard  Crawford,  born  23rd  March 
1884  ;  Jean  Gardner,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born  llth 
June  1885  ;  Louis  Patrick,  born  8th  April 
1887  :  (2)  1st  Sept.  1904,  Margaret  Agnes, 
daugh.  of  John  Hewat,  Edinburgh.  Publi 
cations — Ourselves  and  Our  Times,  a  Guild 
Sermon  (Hawick,  1887);  Christian  J fan- 
hood  (Hawick,  1889) ;  Landmarks  :  a 
Common- Riding  Sermon  (Hawick,  1895); 
Honour  the  King,  a  sermon  (Hawick,  1897) ; 
The  Reformation  and  John  Kno.c  (Hawick, 
1905). 

ST  JOHN'S,  HAWICK  (Q.&). 

[Disjoined  from  the  parish  of  Hawick 
and  the  quoad  sacra  parish  of  St  Mary, 
and  erected  into  a  parish  quoad  sacra  by 
Decreet  of  the  Court  of  Teinds,  17th  May 
1881.] 

JOHN    THOMSON,    born     Over-Rox- 

issi  bur§'n> 31st  May  1823> son  of  William 

T.  and  Margaret  Shiel ;  educated 
at  Ancrum  School  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  in  1854 ; 
assistant  at  Selkirk ;  ord.  to  St  Mary's 
Chapel-of-Ease,  llth  May  1860 ;  res.  22nd 
Oct.  1879 ;  adm.  to  this  charge  14th 
March  1881  ;  died  20th  April  1889.  He 
marr.  17th  March  1801,  Mary  Ann,  daugh. 
of  James  Scott  of  Allanshaws  and  Mary 
Brown,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret  Shiel, 
born  4th  March  1863  (marr.  8th  June 
1882,  Robert  Grierson  Laidlaw,  Hazelwood, 
Hawick) ;  Mary  Brown,  born  12th  Oct. 
1864,  died  31st  May  1865 ;  Mary  Scott, 
born  24th  April  1868,  died  next  day ;  and 
three  others,  who  also  died  in  infancy. 
His  widow  marr.  secondly,  21st  July  1890, 
William  Ludovic  Mair,  Sheriff-Substitute 
of  Lanarkshire,  and  died  20th  Feb. 


1891.  Publications— Address  to  Ploughmen 
(Hawick,  1866);  The  Art  of  Weaving 
Spiritualised  (Hawick,  1869) ;  Voices  from 
the  Plough  (Hawick,  1869);  History  of 
Peter  Plough  (Hawick,  1872);  Life  of 
William  Thomson  (Kelso,  1875;  2nd  ed., 
1879);  Alexander  Hope,  a  Hawick  Story, 
2  parts  (Hawick,  1878-9);  Life,  of  James 
Scott  of  Allanshaws  (Kelso,  1879) ;  The  Art 
of  Plowing  Spiritualised  (Hawick,  n.d.) ; 
Sermon,  Isaiah  ii.  10  (Hawick,  n.d.);  [by 
Mrs  Thomson]  Speeches  delivered  on  Differ 
ent  Occasions  (Hawick,  1882).  —  [Sinton's 
Hawick  Bibliography. 

ALEXANDER  M'INROY  THOMSON 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  1888 
assistant  at  St  Clement's,  Dundee 

ord.  15th  Oct.  1889;   res.  21st  Feb.  1894 

died  unmarr.,  28th  Sept.  1897. 

WILLIAM  BROWN,  M.A.,  B.D. ;  ord. 
21st  Aug.  1894 ;   trans,  to  Campsie 


1894 


27th  March  1902. 


1902 


ROBERT  MARCUS  DICKSON,  M.A., 
B.D. ;  ord.  3rd  Sept.  1902  ;  trans,  to 


Lanark  17th  Nov.  1905. 


1906 


WILLIAM  LINDSAY,  M.A. ;  ord.  3rd 
May  1906;  trans,  to  Newbattle  17th 


June  1913. 


1913 


ARTHUR  HENRY  DUNNETT,  bom 

25th  Feb.  1882,  son  of  William  D., 
min.  of  Kilmarnock ;  educated  at 
Kilinarnock  Academy,  Univs.  of  Glasgow 
and  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1907), 
B.D.  (Edinburgh  1910) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Irvine  in  1910 ;  assistant  at  Dalziel  and  at 
St  Mungo's,  Glasgow  ;  ord.  llth  Nov.  1913. 
Marr.  14th  April  1914,  Jessie  Fletcher, 
M.A.,  daugh.  of  John  Lamb,  min.  of  West 
Kilbride,  and  has  issue— Fiona,  born  8th 
Nov.  1915. 


ST  MARY'S,  HAWICK 

[The  church  built  in  1763  was  the  parish 
church  of  Hawick  till  1844.  Disjoined  from 
the  parish  of  Hawick,  and  erected  into  a 
parish  by  Decreet  of  the  Court  of  Teinds, 
14th  March  I860.] 


US     ST  MARGARET'S  (Q.S.)— IIOBKIRK  AND  ABBOTRULE  [PUESB.  OF 


JOHN    THOMSON,    ord.     llth     May 

I860      186°  ''    FeS'   22ntl   °Ct<   1879  >    1)ecamc 

min.    of    St    John's,    Hawick,    14th 
March  1881. 

STEWART  BURNS,  born  Dundee,  25th 
May  1855,  son  of  William  B.  and 
Marjory  (tray  :  educated  at  High 
School,  Dundee,  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ; 
M.A.  (1874);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St 
Andrews  in  1878 ;  assistant  at  Portmoak, 
and  at  Lady  Yester:s,  Edinburgh :  ord. 
18th  March  1880.  Marr.  10th  Feb.  1886, 
Elizabeth  Carruthers  Murray,  and  has 
issue — Jannet  Murray  Dow,  born  19th  Oct. 
1888 ;  Marjory  Gray,  born  30th  Dec.  1889, 
died  8th  Jan.  1890. 


ST  MARGARET'S,  HAWICK  (Q.S.}. 

[The  church  was  built  in  1886.  The  parish 
was  disjoined  from  Wilton,  and  erected  by 
Decreet  of  the  Court  of  Teinds,  29th  May 
1896.] 

WILLIAM  CARRICK  MILLER,  adm. 
3rd  Nov.  1886 ;  became  first  min.  of 
the  parish  29th  May  1896  :  trans,  to 
Yetholm  17th  Feb.  1898. 

CHARLES  BROWNLIE,  born  Glasgow, 
1898  4th  Nov.  1865,  son  of  John  B.,  en 
gineer,  and  Agnes  Dyer ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Paisley  1893;  ord.  to  Laurieston  Chapel, 
Falkirk,  24th  June  1896;  adm.  here  3rd 
May  1898;  died  14th  Sept.  1904.  He 
rnarr.  30th  Aug.  1898,  Mary  Jackson,  who 
died  s.j).  2nd  Oct.  1904. 

WILLIAM  CUPPLES  M'CULLOUGH, 
1905  k°rn  Aghadoey,  Co.  Down,  26th 
Aug.  1867 ;  educated  at  Queen's  and 
Assembly's  Colleges,  Belfast;  B.A.  (1888), 
LL.B.  (Royal  Univ.  of  Ireland  1890) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Banb ridge  in  1892 ;  ord.  to 
Mullingar  by  Presb.  of  Athlone  25th  Oct. 
1895;  trans,  and  adm.  15th  Feb.  1905. 
Marr.  llth  July  1899,  Marion,  daugh.  of 
Richard  Jones,  and  has  issue  —  William 
Donald  Hamilton,  born  15th  Aug.  1901 ; 
Richard  Denis  Millar,  born  5th  May  1905. 


IIOBKIRK,   OH    HOPEKIRK, 
ABBOTRULE. 


AND 


[Ifobkirk,  called  of  old  Hopekirk,  be 
longed  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  The 
church  was  restored  in  1914. 

Abbot  rule,  joined  for  a  time  to  Bedrule. 
This  parish  was  severed  from  it  in  1777. 
A  large  portion  of  Abbotrule  was  then 
annexed  to  Southdean,  and  the  remainder 
was  united  to  Hobkirk.  Till  the  middle 
of  the  twelfth  century  the  name  of  the 
parish  was  Rule  Hervey.  It  was  then 
granted  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh,  and 
thenceforward  called  Abbotrule.] 

JOHN  DOUGLAS,  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
1576  by  James  VI.  21st  March  1576. 

GEORGE  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1608      25t'k  >Tll^y  1599)  '>  preS-  t0   ^1G  v^cal'- 
age  by  James  VI.  29th  May  1602 ; 

min.  of  Southdean  in  1607  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
in  1608 ;  died  between  4th  Jan.  and  1st 
March  1609,  aged  about  30.— [Reg.  Axsi'/.] 

THOMAS  THOMSON,  M.A.  (St 
160Q  Andrews  1597)  ;  adm.  to  Soutra  8th 
Oct.  1605 ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  1st  March  1609 ;  trans,  and 
inst.  28th  April  1609;  died  between  18th 
Jan.  and  29th  July  1626,  aged  about  49. 
He  marr.  Janet  Sinclair  (buried  in  Grey- 
friars,  Edinburgh,  29th  Aug.  1667),  widow 
of  .James  Bryden,  and  had  issue — John, 
apprentice  to  James  Corsbie,  tailor,  Edin 
burgh,  22nd  July  1629.  Thomas,  min.  of 
Slamannan,  was  probably  a  son. — [Reg.  Sec. 
Sig.  ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.).'] 

WILLIAM  WEIR,  nephew  of  John  W., 
1626  indweller  in  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  30th  July  1606);  adm.  to 
Southdean  15th  Jan.  1610;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  Charles  I.  29th  July  1626 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  25th  Oct.  1626  ;  died  26th 
Sept.  1651.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — 
James;  Margaret  (marr.  Thomas  Wilson, 
portioner  of  Dryburgh). — [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
ccxv.,  297 ;  G.  R.  Sets.,  lii.,  255 ;  Kelso 
Prfal.  Reg.  :  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  :  Tombst.} 


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JAMES  DOUGLAS,  born  1625,  son  of 
William  D.  of  Bonjedward ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  15th  April  1645);  called 
15th  Feb.,  adm.  and  inst.  15th  Dec.  1652  : 
died  29th  May  1665.  He  marr.  Jean 
Martin,  who  survived  him,  and  had  issue- 
William  of  Plewlancls  and  Newhall,  served 
heir  16th  Nov.  1669  ;  Robert,  apprentice  to 
James  Brown,  apothecary,  Edinburgh,  1st 
Jan.  1679.— [Edin.  Guild  Reg.  ;  Inq.  Ret. 
Roxburgh,  247  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.  ;  Tombst.] 

JOHN     AIXSLIE,     M.A. ;     pres.     by 
Charles   II.  ;   coll.   after   30th   Aug., 
and  inst.  2nd  Nov.  1665;  trans,  to 
Oxnam  21st  Sept.  1682. 

JOHN  LIDDEL,  M.A.  (Glasgow,  16th 
July  1674) ;  got  a  testimonial  for 
license  from  the  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
23rd  Feb.  1681  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.,  30th 
Sept.  1682  ;  inst.  3rd  April  1683 ;  deprived 
by  the  Privy  Council,  8th  Sept.  1689,  for 
neither  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary. 
He  was  officiating  as  a  min.  at  Brechin 
26th  Oct.  1698.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sir/.  ;  Glasgow 
Presb.  Reg.;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689; 
Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the  Church.] 

NICOL  EDGAR,  born  27th  July  1658, 
son  of  John  E.  of  Wedderlie  and 
Elspeth  Edgar;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1677) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Earlston  9th  Feb. 
1693  ;  ord.  28th  Sept.  1694  ;  died  31st  May 
1724.  He  marr.  Susanna  (died  30th  June 
1713,  aged  52),  daugh.  of  John  Veitch,  min. 
of  Westruther,  and  had  issue— Susanna ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.,  pro.  7th  Jan.  1739,  Robert 
Blyth,  wright,  Calton,  Edinburgh);  John, 
buried  16th  Jan.  1715,  aged  17.—  [Genea 
logical  Collections  concerning  the  Scottish 
House  of  Edgar.] 

ROBERT  RICCALTOUN,  born  at  Earls- 
haugh,  parish  of  Jedburgh,  1691  ; 
educated  at  the  Grammar  School  of 

Jedburgh   and    Univ.    of    Edinburgh,  but 

did   not    take    the    Divinity    curriculum  ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso  5th  March  1717  ; 

called  to  Mertoun  in  1718,  but  not  settled  ; 

assistant  at  Bowden  ;  pres.   by  the  Presb. 

jure  devoluto    19th   Aug.,    and    ord.    24th 

Sept.   1725;    died    17th    Sept.    1769.     He 


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marr.  4th  Aug.  1724,  Anne  (died  4th  Oct. 
1764),  daugh.  of  Henry  Scott,  farmer, 
Palacehill,  and  had  issue  —  John,  his 
successor;  Margaret,  born  1st  Aug.  1731 
(marr.  llth  Dec.  1759,  William  Armstrong, 
schoolmaster  of  the  parish  ;  she  was  mother 
of  Major-general  Adam  A.,  in  the  service 
of  the  Czar  of  Russia,  and  grandmother  of 
Lieut. -general  Robert  Lindsay  A.,  Master 
of  the  Mint  at  St  Petersburg) ;  Anne ; 
Helen  (marr.  25th  Dec.  1751,  James 
Murray,  min.  at  Hailstone,  Northum 
berland);  Elizabeth  (marr.  12th  Sept. 
1767,  Samuel  Irvine,  schoolmaster  at 
Wilton).  Publications— 77<e  Politick  Dis- 
putant  (Edinburgh,  1722);  A  Sober  Enquiry 
into  the  Grounds  of  the  present  Differ 
ences  in  the  Church  of  Scotland  (n.p., 
1723);  "Letters  to  a  Friend"  (Edinburgh 
Christian  Instructor,  vi.) ;  An  Enquiry 
into  the  Spirit  and  Tendency  of  [Sande- 
man's]  Letters  on  [Hervey's]  Theron  and 
Aspasio,  with  a  View  of  the  Law  of 
Nature  and  an  Enquiry  into  [Sandeman's] 
Letters  on  the  Law  of  Nature  (anon.  ; 
London,  1762);  The  Works  of  R.  R.,  3 
vols.  (Edinburgh,  1771-2).  Of  Riccaltoun's 
poem,  "A  Winter's  Day,"  printed  in 
Savage's  Miscellany,  1726,  and  afterwards 
in  The  Gentleman's  Magazine,  May  1740, 
James  Thomson,  author  of  The  Seasons, 
said— "Nature  delights  me  in  every  form  : 
I  am  just  now  painting  her  in  her  most 
lugubrious  dress.  Mr  Riccaltoun's  poem 
on  '  Winter,'  which  I  still  have,  first  put 
the  design  into  my  head.  In  it  are  some 
masterly  strokes  that  awakened  me.''- 
[Newton's  Works,  xii. ;  Morel's  James 
Thomson,  sa  vie  et  ses  oeuvres,  18 ;  Somer- 
ville's  Life  and  Times  ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1718; 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog. ;  The  Border  Magazine, 
1913.] 

JOHN    RICCALTOUN,  the    only  son 
of  preceding;  licen.  by  the  Presby 
terian    Classis    in    Northumberland 
22nd    Feb.    1749;     ord.    17th    May    1755 
min.   of    a    Presbyterian    congregation    at 
North    Shields;     chaplain    at    Caerlanrig 
[Teviothead]    in    1765;    pres.    by    George 
III.   17th  April,   and  adm.  (assistant   and 
successor)  4th  Dec.   1765 ;   died  9th  April 
1800.      He   marr.   7th    June    1780,   Helen 


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FIOBKIRK  AND  ABBOTRULE— ABBOTRULE       [PRESB.  OF 


Irvine  (died  22nd  March  1827),  and  had 
issue  —  Janet,  born  12th  April  1781  :  Robert, 
Iiorn  17th  Feb.  1783:  Ann,  born  26th 
April  1785  :  William,  born  ir.tli  March 
1787  :  Patrick,  born  10th  July  1789  ;  John, 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland, 
born  25th  Sept.  1791  ;  James  Thomas, 
born  30th  March  1794:  Adam,  born  22nd 
Sept.  1797.  Publications  —  Edited  Work* 
of  his  father,  3  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1771-2); 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  St«t. 
Ace.,  iii.). 

BENJAMIN  DICKISON,  licen.  by 
1800  I3resb-  °f  Kelso  7th  Sept.  1779  : 
ord.  to  Kirkton  21st  March  1787  ; 
pres.  by  George  III.  20th  May,  trans,  and 
adm.  15th  Oct.  1800;  died  20th  March 
1833,  in  his  79th  year.  He  marr.  3rd 
April  1792,  Jane  (died  .s.//.  24th  March  1824, 
aged  75),  daugh.  of  William  Scott  of 
Woll,  advocate,  and  Jean  Balfour  of  Broad- 
meadows.  Publication—  Account  of  Kirk- 
ton  (Sinclair's  Staf.  Ace.,  x.).—  [7 


JOHN  EWEN,  born  Hawick,  26th  April 
1834  1800'  sou  °f  Andrew  E.  and  Jane 
Peddle  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  7th 
Aug.  1822  ;  assistant  at  Hawick,  refusing 
to  accept  of  remuneration  ;  sometime  a 
private  tutor  in  the  county  and  on  the 
Continent  ;  pres.  by  William  IV.  Sept. 
1833  ;  ord.  27th  June  1834  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  ; 
died  llth  Dec.  1875.  He  marr.  2nd  June 
1846,  Isabella  Yeaman  (died  22nd  July 
1898),  daugh.  of  James  Fitchie,  manufac 
turer,  Deanfield,  Meiglc,  and  had  issue— 
Anna  Jane,  born  21st  July  1847  (marr. 
George  Watson,  min.  of  Hownam)  ;  Eos- 
andra,  born  1st  July  1849  (marr.  Colonel 
Joicey  of  Newton  Hall,  Northumberland), 
died  6th  Feb.  1912  ;  John  Sangster,  stock 
broker,  born  29th  May  1851,  died  13th  Aug. 
1913  ;  Charles  Henry,  engineer,  born  7th 
July  1855,  died  31st  March  1909.  Publi 
cation—Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iii.). 

ARCHIBALD    CONNELL    M'PHAIL, 

1876     1)0rn  Southend,  Campbeltown,  15th 

March    1827,    son    of    Dugald    M., 

factor,  and  Margaret,  daugh.  of  William 


Connell,  Lephenstrath  ;  educated  at  Dalin- 
tobar  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kintyre  :  missionary  at 
Crofthead  :  ord.  to  Quarter  Chapel  20th 
Feb.  1862  :  trans,  to  Beath,  Fife,  20th  Oct. 
1870;  trans,  and  adm.  15th  June  1876; 
died  15th  Feb.  1907.  He  marr.  9th  May 
1.865,  Mary  Georgina  (died  16th  Nov.  1900), 
daugh.  of  Dr  George  Welsh,  medical  mis 
sionary,  India,  and  widow  of  Captain 
Robert  Hoy,  and  had  issue— an  only  child, 
Georgina  Louisa,  born  13th  July  1866 
(marr.  2nd  July  1896,  Walter  Turnbnll, 
farmer,  Ha  r  tshaugh ). 

JOHN  GORDON,  born  24th  Dec.  1878, 

1907     son  °^  ^°^ln  *'•'  min-  °f  Grlasserton  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  :  M.A. 
(1902);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  1905  : 
assistant  at  Galston  :  ord.  25th  July  1907. 


ABBOTRULE. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  Part 
of  the  parish  was  annexed  to  Southdean 
by  the  Commissioners  of  Teinds,  2nd  May 
1777.  The  remainder  was  then  united  to 
Hobkirk.  The  bell  of  Abbotrule  Church 
is  preserved  at  Wauchope.  It  has  no 
inscription.] 

PATRICK  BISHOP,  M.A.  ;  trans,  from 
1591     Minto  in  1591,  having  Beclrule,  Hob- 
kirk,   and   Minto   also   in   charge.— 
[/??;/.  Assi</.] 

JOHN  BONAR,  M.A.  :  min.  in  1593, 
1593  Cavers,  Hassendean,  Hawick,  Hob- 
kirk,  Minto,  and  Wilton  being  also 
in  the  charge,  and  he  perhaps  held  at  the 
same  time  the  benefice  of  North  Ronald- 
shay  ;  removed  to  Hassendean  in  1594. 

[TiV/.  Assig.] 

JOSEPH  TENNANT,  M.A.  :  trans,  from 
1605  Bedmle;  Pres-  by  James  VI.  31st 
Oct.  1605 ;  re-trans,  to  Bedrule  17th 
May  1609  ;  he  returned  here  ;  was  deprived 
before  24th  July  1621,  and  returned  again 
to  Bedrule.— [Reg.  Sec.  ,$%.] 


JEDBURGIl] 


ABBOTRULE 


THOMAS     SINCLAIR,     M.A.    (Edin- 

1622      burgh'     2'")th     July    1G18);     preS>    by 
James    VF.    21st    July    16-21  :    adm.   \ 

after  21st    Jan.    1022;    clem,   before    15th  j 
July  1023,   "the  brethren  being   informed 
he  had  gone  to  London  with  the  Prior  of  i 
Coldingham's  children."—  [Reg.  .S'tr.  <S'?V/.] 

JAMES  KE1!  of  Grange,  in  the  parish, 
born  1001.  younger  son  of  Sir  John 
K.  of  Littledean,  and  Margaret 
Whytlaw  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  14th  July 
1021)  ;  was  on  the  Exercise  in  the  Presb. 
6th  March  1623;  pres.  by  James  VI.  15th 
July  1623;  ord.  25th  Aug.  1624:  deprived 
in  1062,  and  confined  to  the  parish. 
Having  preached  to  a  large  congrega 
tion  assembled  at  (i  range,  14th  March 
1080,  he  was  libelled  before  the  Privy 
Council  6th  May  and  imprisoned,  but  was 
liberated  1st  Sept.,  giving  caution  to 
appear  when  called,  and  promising  to  hold 
no  further  conventicles  under  a  penalty  of 
5,000  merks.  He  survived  the  Revolution, 
and  was  restored  to  his  charge  by  Act  of 
Parliament  15th  April  1090,  but  does  not 
appear  to  have  resumed  work.  He  died 
in  1694  —  a  remarkable  instance  of  a  man 
having  been  seventy  years  in  the  ministry. 
During  the  days  of  persecution  he  was 
abused  and  scoffed  at  by  Adam  Urqii- 
hart  of  Meldrum,  commanding  a  party  of 
soldiers,  when  he  replied,  "  Sir,  I  was  a 
minister  before  you  had  a  being,  and  will 
be  one  when  you  are  gone,''1  which  came 
true.  His  wife  was  accused  of  witchcraft 
at  the  Presb.,  but  the  charge  was  shown  to 
be  unfounded.  He  marr.  Christian  Airth, 
and  had  issue  —  Tames  of  Grange  ;  Isabella 
and  Elizabeth,  both  dead  before  Dec.  1083  ; 
Euphame  ;  Andrew.  —  [Roxburgh  Sas.,  1637, 
iv.,  365  ;  Herald  and  Gen.,  vii.,  516  ;  Key. 
Her,  Si<j.  ;  Wodrow's  Hist,  iii.,  195  ;  Living 
ston's  Life  ;  Chambers's  Edin.  Journal,  ii.  ; 
Stewart's  Covenanters  of  Teviotdale,  159.] 


1666 


WALTER  MARTIN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
13t^  June  1651);  schoolmaster  of 
Hawick,  1660-5  ;  recommended  for 
license  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  8th  March 
1665  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  1st,  coll.  and 
inst.  16th,  May  1666;  died  between  1st 
March  and  13th  June  1676,  aged  about  45. 


1676 


A  gift  of  his  bastardy  was  bestowed  on 
Barbara  Kinnear,  his  widow,  13th  July 
1070.— [Keg.  Sec.  ,SVf/.,  iii.,  74  :  Min. -book 
Ri-(l.  ZViV.  Seal.'] 

THOMAS    WILKIE,    M.A. ;    pres.    by 
Charles  II.  13th  June,  and  inst.  28th 
Sept.   1076  ;    trans,   to    Reith,   Ayr 
shire,  before  15th  June  1087. 

ROBERT  SPOTTISWOOD,  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1054);  ord.  min.  of  Temple  in 
1663;  trans,  to  Crichton  8th  Sept. 
1670  ;  deprived  for  not  taking  the  Test 
in  1081;  pres.  by  James  VII.  15th  June, 
and  inst,  20th  July  1087;  died  in  1090, 
aged  about  62.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
— Jean  ;  Elizabeth,  buried  in  Greyfriars, 
Edinburgh,  13th  Dec.  1090.  —  [Re<j.  Sec. 
Si<j.  :  M  hi. -book  Key.  Prh\  Sea? ;  Edin.  Key. 
(Jhir,);  Rule's  Sec.  Vindication-.  MS.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS    HARVIE,    M.A.    (Glasgow 

1005);   was    a    min.    in   Ireland  for 

thirteen  years,  and  after  living  some 

time  in  England  attended  the  first  meeting 

of  mins.  in  the  Synod  of  Lothian  after  the 

Toleration,  Gth  July  1687.     He  officiated  in 

the  meeting  house  at  Rulewater  after  the 

Toleration.    The  date   of  his  death  is  not 

known. — [/'V/V;    and    Lothian    Si/ns.  ;    Acts 

of  Pai'l.,  ix.,  53.] 

1690    JAMES  KER,  above  mentioned. 

MUNGO    GIBSON,    ord.    15th    April 
1698     1698;  trans,  to  Sanquhar  Dec.  1713. 

GEORGE  HALL,  M.A. ;  pres.  by  Queen 
Anne    29th    March,    and    ord.   23rd 

1714 

Sept.  1714 ;  pres.  to  Lochmaben  in 
1722,  but  not  settled ;  trans,  to  Linton  in 
Teviotdale  2nd  Oct.  1728. 

WILLIAM  TURNBULL,  bapt.  8th  Aug. 

1703,  son  of  Adam  T.  Doorpool,  and 

Margaret  Turnbull ;  licen.  by  Presb. 

of    Jedburgh    7th    May   1729  ;    called    by 

Presb.  jure  devoluto  21st  Jan.,  and  ord.  10th 

April  1730  ;  died  unmarr.  Gth  April  1704. 

WILLIAM  SCOTT,  pres.  by  George  III. 
7th  Sept.  1704  ;  called  2nd  Nov.,  and 
adm.  26th  Dec.  1764.    He  removed 
to  Southdean  5th  Jan.  1785. 


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HOWNAM 


[PRESB.  OF 


HOWNAM. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Jedburgh.  The  chapel  of  St  Mary  at  Raw- 
shaw,  in  the  parish,  belonged  to  the  Abbey 
of  Melrose.] 

JOHN  DAVIDSON,  reader,  1570  to 
1576  1578. 

ANDREW  HOPPRINGLE[PRINGLE], 

1579    reader,  1579  and  1580. 

ANDREW    DOUGLAS,    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh    1595);    adm.    to    Southdean 

loOo      .  i  •  f 

in  1599 ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  of 
Hownam  by  James  VI.  21st  June  1G05  ; 
died  between  19th  June  and  21st  Oct.  1607. 

HECTOR  RAE,  son  of  Hector  R., 
merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th  July  1603); 
adm.  to  Nisbet  8th  Sept.  1608 ;  pres.  to 
the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  in  Feb.,  coll. 
lath  March,  and  adm.  30th  Aug.  1609; 
died  after  3rd  April  1639,  aged  about  56. 
He  signed  the  copy  of  the  National 
Covenant  which  is  preserved  at  Cavers. 
He  marr.  (cont.  15th  Sept.  1610)  Margaret, 
daugh.  of  John  Rutherford,  Sheriff-depute 
of  Roxburghshire. — [fiey.  of  Deed*,  cxciii., 
201.] 

THOMAS  ABERNETHY  of  Glencorse, 
1640  son  °^  J°hn  A.  of  Glencorse,  was 
long  a  soldier  in  Germany,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Roman  communion  by  an 
English  Jesuit  at  Florence.  He  became 
a  priest  and  a  member  of  the  Society  of 
Jesus.  After  an  absence  of  nine  years  he 
returned  to  Scotland,  and  was  employed 
in  Aberdeen,  Elgin,  and  Banff,  also  in 
Caithness ,  (where  he  resided  with  Lord 
Berriedale,  travelling  in  a  disguised  habit 
as  chamberlain  and  bailie  of  his  lands). 
He  was  six  years  "under  the  training  of 
a  worthy  minister/'  and  abjuring  Popery 
was  received  into  communion  in  the  Grey- 
friars  Church,  Edinburgh.  The  Presb. 
consulted  the  Synod  as  to  their  giving 
him  "  imposition  of  hands,"  24th  Aug. 
1638.  He  was  adm.  to  this  charge  29th 
April  1640,  and  pres.  by  the  Presb.  jure 


devoluto  30th  Sept.  following.  He  con 
formed  to  Episcopacy,  and  was  still  min. 
28th  April  1669.  He  marr.  Anna,  fourth 
daugh.  of  John  Rutherford  of  Hunthill  (by 
Alison  Ker,  daugh.  of  the  first  Lord  Jed- 
burgh),  and  sister  of  the  second,  third,  and 
fourth  Lords  Rutherford.  Lord  Balmerino 
records  having  walked  to  Leith  with  her 
in  1717,  when,  he  says,  she  was  104  ;  but 
this  must  be  a  mistake.  Publications — 
Abjuration  of  l^operie  (Edinburgh,  1638); 
Speech  wherein  is  discovered  the  V  ill  any  and 
Hellish  Plots  wrought  in  the  Pope's  Court 
against  our  Three  Kingdoms  (London,  1641); 
Account  of  the  Popish  Government  in  Scot 
land  (Wodrow'a  Hist.,  i.).— [Baillie's  Lett. ; 
Milne's  Melrose ;  Wodrow's  Hist. ;  Mackay's 
House  of  Mackay ',  Assembly  Reports,  1911, 
Case  of  the  Rev.  J.  A.  D.  J.  Macdonald, 
p.  1195.] 

JOHN   STIRLING,   M.A.,  formerly  of 

1669     Ijadv  Yester's,  Edinburgh  ;  indulged 

by   the    Privy    Council    30th    Sept. 

1669 ;  removed  to  Irvine  3rd  Aug.  1676.— 

I  [Wodrow's  Hist.  ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.~\ 

JAMES  KER  of  Grange,  M.A.,  formerly 

1672     °^  Abbotrule  >  indulged  by  the  Privy 

Council     3rd     Sept.     1672 ;     (it     is 

doubtful  whether  he  accepted  the  charge). 

— [Wodrow's  Hist.] 

MATTHEW  EWING,  M.A.  (Glasgow, 
loth  July  1673);  pres.  by  Charles 
II.  23rd  March;  coll.  17th  and  inst. 
23rd  May  1677;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  4th  Sept.  1689,  for  neither  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates  nor  pray 
ing  for  William  and  Mary. — [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.; 
Min.-book  Reg.  Priv.  Seal;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689 ;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the 
Church.'] 

JOHN  OVENS  [OWENS],  M.A.  (Edin- 
1691  kurgh,  17th  April  1639);  min. 
at  Stannerton,  Northumberland ; 
ejected  under  the  Act  of  Uniformity,  24th 
Aug.  1662,  after  which  he  preached  in  his 
own  and  other  private  houses.  He  was 
severely  fined  for  preaching  at  the  house  of 
a  Mr  Horsley,  and  imprisoned  at  New 
castle,  but  was  released  on  his  friends 


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123 


tendering  payment.  He  was  probably  ad 
mitted  here  about  1691,  but  as  he  was  now 
old  and  frail,  he  had  an  assistant  and  suc 
cessor  appointed  in  1695,  and  soon  after 
he  retired  again  to  England,  where  he 
died  after  6th  April  1698.  He  marr. 
Mary  Harbottle,  who  survived  him. — [P. 
('.  Decreta,  28th  July  1702  ;  Calamy's  Arc., 
v.,  and  Continiwttion,  ii.  ;  Covenanters  of 
Tcviottlnle,  188.] 

ROBERT  LIVER,  M.A. ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  14th  Nov.  1695  ; 
trans,  to  Mertoun  21st  April  1697. 

JOHN  STORIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  13th 

1698  ^y  1695)  -:  ^cen-  ky  r"resk-  °f  Kelso 
3rd  June  1697  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  6th  April  1698  :  died  unmarr. 
13th  Aug.  1699,  in  his  29th  year.  — 
[Tornbst.] 


1703 


JAMES  MACMICHEN,  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Earlston  14th  July  1692  ;  ord.  30th 
Aug.  1693  to  Ettrick  ;  called  25th 
Nov.  1702  :  adm.  27th  Jan.  following;  died 
5th  March  1712.  He  marr.  Janet  Shaw, 
who  survived  him,  and  marr.  (2)  1712, 
Patrick  Home  of  Foulshotlaw. — [Edrn.  AV/. 
(Bur.)  \  Boston's  Memoirs^ 

GEORGE  ELLIOT,   M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

29th  April  1701) ;  called  21st  March 

and  13th  May,   and    ord.    (assistant 

and  successor)  19th  Sept.  1711  ;  died  16th 

Oct.    1748,   in    his   72nd  year.     He    marr. 

19th    Jan.   1710,   Sarah   (died   in   London, 

1766),   daugh.    of    Hugh    Lind,    bailie    of 

Edinburgh,  and  had  issue — John ;  George 

Augustus  ;     Robert ;     James  ;     Margaret ; 

Sarah  :  Jane ;  Janet. — \Tombst,'\ 

JOHN  ROGERS,  assistant  at  Tranent 

1749     and  at  Selkirk  '>  Pres-  ky  ^*r  WiUiam 
Scott  of  Ancrum,  Bart.,  and  ord.  29th 
June  1749 ;  died  unmarr.  30th  July  1774.— 
[Morren's  Annals,  i.] 

JAMES    RUTHERFORD,    born    1746, 
son  of  Thomas  R.  of  Chatto ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lauder  8th  May  1770; 
took  charge  of  the  Presbyterian  congrega 
tion  at  Deal  Mav  1773  ;  ord.  to  Deal  by  the 


Scots  Presb.  in  London  22nd  Sept.  1773  : 
pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  12th 
Jan.,  and  adm.  30th  March  1775  ;  died  9th 
Nov.  1830.  He  marr.  (1)  10th  Jan.  1778, 
Eleanor  Bell,  who  died  28th  Oct.  1782, 
and  had  issue— Margaret,  born  2nd  July 
1779  (marr.  -  -  Burns,  London),  and  died 
there;  Jean,  born  23rd  Nov.  1780  (marr. 
Joseph  Brown,  banker,  London),  died  in 
Guernsey  1850  ;  Grisell,  born  17th  March 
1782,  died  25th  March  1784  :  (2)  5th  April 
1785,  Agnes  (died  4th  Jan.  1843),  daugh.  of 
James  Barclay,  rector  of  the  Grammar  School 
of  Dalkeith,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born 
1st  Feb.  1786  (marr.  19th  Nov.  1810,  Lieut. 
Thomson,  26th  Foot),  died  at  Kelso ; 
Hyndmer,  born  21st  July  1787  (marr.  14th 
Dec.  1812,  Richard  Hewat,  farmer,  Bassen- 
dean),  died  at  Selkirk,  4th  March  1856  ; 
Grisell,  born  23rd  Nov.  1788,  died  unmarr. 
1868;  James,  lieut.  94th  Foot,  captain 
Dumfries  Militia,  born  5th  Dec.  1789,  died 
at  Aberdeen,  2nd  Feb.  1875 ;  Agnes,  born 
6th  May  1791 ;  George  Baillie,  his  succes 
sor  ;  John,  barrack-master,  born  3rd  Oct. 
1793,  died  in  Wales ;  Eleanor,  born  7th 
May  1795,  died  at  Selkirk,  25th  Jan.  1875  ; 
David  Alexander,  merchant,  born  30th  Dec. 
1796,  died  1823.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Slat.  Ace.,  i.,  xxi.). 

GEORGE  BAILLIE  RUTHERFORD, 

born  15th  June  1792,  son  of  preced 
ing  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
2nd  Oct.  1816 ;  pres.  by  the  Ladies  Essex 
and  Mary  Ker  23rd  Dec.  1817  ;  ord.  (assist 
ant  and  successor)  10th  Sept.  1818;  died 
unmarr.  30th  Oct.  1864.  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (New  fitat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

GEORGE  WATSON,  born  Byrewalls, 
5  Gordon,  5th  April  1832,  son  of 
George  W.  and  Margaret  Macdougal ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kelso  ;  assistant  at  Dumbarton, 
Langton,  Bunkle ;  ord.  10th  April  1865 ; 
died  8th  June  1913.  He  marr.  7th  Aug. 
1877,  Anna  Jane,  daugh.  of  John  Ewen, 
min.  of  Hobkirk,  and  had  issue — Isabella 
Yeaman  Ewen,  born  25th  Sept.  1878; 
George  John  Ewen,  W.S.,  born  15th  March 
1880. 


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[PRESB.  OF 


WILLIAM  DRUMMOND  MORRIS, 
18g7  born  Tain,  3rd  Nov.  1809,  .son  of 
William  Drunnnoml  M.,  Seaforth 
Highlanders;  educated  at  Tain  Academy 
and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen  ;  M..\.  (1891),  B.D. 
(1894);  licen.  by  Pre.sb.  of  Aberdeen  in 
189")  :  assistant  at  Forfar  :  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  18th  Nov.  1897.  Marr. 
29th  April  1898,  Marianne  Fyfe,  who  died 
•20th  April  1904,  and  had  issue— William 
Drummond,  born  3rd  June  1899;  Ian 
George,  born  13th  Feb.  1901  ;  Margharita 
Harriet  Blount.  born  27th  Au£.  1903. 


JEDBURGH. 

[Called  also  Jedworth  or  Jedart.  In  854, 
Ecgred,  Bishop  of  Lindisfarne,  built  here  a 
church  of  St  Mary.  A  chapel  with  the 
same  dedication  was  built  by  him  at 
Old  Jedart.  There  was  another  chapel  at 
Scraesburgh,  near  Hunthill.  St  Mary's 
Augustinian  Abbey  of  Jedburgh,  founded 
in  1118,  is  in  the  parish.  After  the  Refor 
mation  a  portion  of  the  Abbey  was  used  as 
the  parish  church.  In  1875  a  handsome 
new  church  was  built,  mainly  by  the  ninth 
Marquess  of  Lothian.  A  proposal  in  1001 
to  form  a  Second  Charge  in  Jedburgh  was 
not  carried  out.  (See  John  Boyle,  p.  110.)] 

PAUL  METHVEN  [METHUEN], 
1560  originally  a  baker  in  Dundee,  was 
an  early  convert  to  the  Reformed 
religion.  Though  but  imperfectly  edu 
cated,  he  began  to  instruct  the  people  in 
the  Scriptures,  and  spoke  so  eloquently  as 
to  become  obnoxious  to  the  Bishops  and 
the  Secret  Council,  who  issued  an  order 
for  his  arrest,  and  forbade  the  people  to 
listen  to  him  or  give  him  shelter  in  their 
houses.  He  was,  however,  protected  by 
Provost  Haliburton,  who  refused  to  hand 
him  over  to  the  Council  even  at  the  royal 
command.  He  was  called  before  the 
Justiciary  Court  at  Stirling,  10th  May 
1559,  accused  of  usurping  the  ministerial 
office,  and  of  performing  functions  for 
which  he  had  never  had  any  legal  status. 
Being  found  guilty,  he  was  declared 
fugitive.  M.  was  nominated  by  the  Lords 
of  the  Congregation  to  this  parish  about 


19th   July   1500,   and   was    a    member    of 
Assembly   that   same  year    and   the    year 
after.     In    1502   he   was  deposed   and  ex 
communicated    for   adultery,   John    Knox 
having  personally  investigated  the  charge 
made  against   him.     He   fled   to   England 
and  resumed  preaching.     On  the  25th  June 
1506  he  was  permitted  to  appear  before  the 
General  Assembly,  and  falling  on  his  knees 
he  burst  into  tears  and  desired  them,  for 
the  love  of  God,  to  receive  him  to  the  open 
expression  of  his  repentance.    The  form  of 
his  declaration  of  repentance  enjoined  by 
the  Assembly,  on  the   recommendation  of 
certain  of  the   brethren  appointed  to  con 
sider  the  matter,  was,  as  related  in  Knox's 
Ifi'story  : — "  That   he   should  present  him 
self   bare-foot  and    bare-head,   arrayed   in 
sackcloth,  at  the  principall  entry  of  Saint 
Gyles  Kirk,  in  Edinburgh,  at  seven  hours 
in  the  morning  upon  the  next  Wednesday, 
and  there  to  remain  the  space  of  an  hour, 
the  whole  people  beholding  him,  till   the 
prayer  was  made,  the  psalmes  sung,  and  the 
text  of   Scripture   was  read,  and   then  to 
|  come    into   the    place    appointed    for    the 
expression    of    repentance,   and   tarry   the 
time     of     sermon  ;     and    to    do    likewise 
the  next  Friday  following,  and  also  upon 
the  Sunday ;  and  then  in  the  face  of  the 
whole    church    to    declare   his   repentance 
with  his  owne  mouth.     The  same  forme  and 
manner    he   should    use    in    Jedwart   and 
|  Dundie ;   and  that  being  done,  to  present 
|  himself  again  at  the  next  General  Assembly 
i  following  in  winter,  Avhere   he   should  be 
|  received  to  the  Communion  of  the  Church." 
,  It   is   further   related  : — "  When    the    said 
\  Paul   had   received   the   said   ordnance  he 
1  took    it  very  grievously,    alleadging    that 
!  they  had  used  over-great  severity.     Never- 
1  theless  being  counselled  and  persuaded  by 
divers   notable  personages   he  began   well 
;  in  Edinburgh  to  proceed,  whereby  a  great 
|  number  were  moved   with   compassion   of 
his   state ;   and  likewise  in   Jedwart ;   but 
he   left  his   duty  in  Dundie,  and  passing 
again  into  England  the  matter,  not  without 
offence  to  many,  ceased "  (History,   ii.,   p. 
531).     Randolph    relating    the   scandal    to 
Cecil,  says,  "  He  has  escaped  into  England, 
or  was  drowned  in  crossing  the  ford  thither- 


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ward."  —  [Knox's  Work*,  i.,  ii.  ;  Bookc  of  the 
Kirk  ;  Buchanani  Opera  ;  Keith's,  Spottis- 
wood's,  and  Calderwood's  Hists.  ;  Knox's 
History,  ii.  ;  Scott's  Reformers  ;  Hailes: 
Ann.,  ii.,  531  ;  Jervise's  Memorials  of  Angus 
and  the  Mearns;  Athenaeum,  26th  Dec.  1863, 
p.  884;  Watson's  Jedburgh  Abbey;  Diet. 
Nat.  Biog.  ;  Calendar  of  State  Papers.] 


ALEXANDER     FORRESTER,     trans. 
from   Liberton,  and   adm.   in   1566  ; 
trans,  to  Tranent  Feb.  1568.-  [/iV/. 
Min.~\ 

JOHN  YOUNG,  trans,  from  Duns  2nd 
1569     Aug.  1569  ;  trans,  to  Irvine  May  1570. 

PETER  [or  PATRICK]  CREECH,  form 
erly  of  North  Berwick  (q.v.):  adm.  at 
Lammas  in  1572,  but  probably  only 
as  a  temporary  appointment.  —  \_Reg.  Min.\ 


1574 


1593 


ANDREW  CLAYHILLS,  trans,  from 
Monifieth  about  1574,  when  Crail- 
ing,  Nisbet,  Oxnam,  and  Southdean 

were  all  in  the  charge  :   trans,  to  Eckford 

in  1593. 

JOHN  ABERNETHY,  son  of  Thomas 
A.  of  Glencorse,  and  Jean  Straiton, 
one  of  the  original  students  at  the 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  under  Rollock  ;  M.A. 
(1587) ;  reader  in  1588 ;  adm.  min.  7th 
Aug.  1593.  He  was  a  member  of  Assembly 
in  1601,  1602,  1608,  and  1616.  He  signed 
the  Protest  against  the  introduction  of 
Episcopacy  1st  July  1606,  yet  when 
Constant  Moderators  were  set  up  he 
accepted  office  for  the  Presb.  of  Jedburgh, 
though  for  two  years  his  brethren  refused 
to  acknowledge  him.  In  1615  he  solicited 
appointment  to  the  Archbishopric  of  Glas 
gow  ;  was  made  D.D.,  a  member  of  the 
Court  of  High  Commission,  and  promoted 
to  the  See  of  Caithness,  7th  Dec.  1616.  It 
does  not  appear  that  he  ever  relinquished 
his  charge  at  Jedburgh  (Dr  Hew  Scott  says 
he  demittecl  before  15th  Sept.  1635),  for  in 
the  articles  given  in  to  the  Presb.  against 
James  Burnet  in  1639,  the  parishioners 
complain  of  his  [Burnet's]  "informal 
entrie,"  he  having  procured  "  a  presentation 
to  a  place  which  was  not  vacant,  but  served 
at  the  time  by  a  worthier  man,  Mr  John 


Abernethie,  who  had  neither  demitted  the 
same,  nor  was  deposed  therefrom."  By  the 
Glasgow  Assembly,  1638,  A.  was  deprived 
of  his  bishopric,  and  he  died  in  1639. 
He  marr.  (1)  (cont.  dated  27th  April  1600), 
Alison,  daugh.  of  Sir  David  Home  of  Fish- 
wick,  governor  of  Dumbarton  Castle,  and 
had  issue — John,  M.D. ;  Andrew,  depute- 
governor  of  Edinburgh  Castle ;  Margaret 
(marr.  -  -  Wauchope  of  Cakemuir ;  (2) 
Sir  William  Maxwell  of  Gribton)  :  (2)  (cont. 
dated  21st  Aug.  1606),  Isabella,  daugh.  of 
of  Patrick  Murray  of  Philiphaugh,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue— William,  min. 
of  Thurso ;  Anna  (marr.  James  Murray  of 
Overtoun) ;  Agnes  (marr.  William  Ker  of 
Newtown) ;  Barbara  (marr.  John  Ruther 
ford  of  Edgerston) ;  Elizabeth  (marr. 
William  Ker  of  Thankles) ;  Katharine,  died 
before  17th  March  1640.  Publications — A 
Christian  and  ILeavenly  Treatise  containing 
Phi/sickc  for  the  Son1  re/'i/  necessary  for 
all  that  would  enjoy  true  Soundness  of 
Mind  and  Peace  of  Conscience  (London, 
1615,  1622);  The  Duty  and  Dignity  of  a 
Christian  (London,  1620).—  [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
cccclxi.  272,  dxxxiv.  375,  viii.  713,  14th 
Nov.  1663  ;  Reg.  Mag.  Sig.,  ix.,  1436 ; 
Rutherfurd  Charters,  xi.,  23rd  Nov.  1638 ; 
|  Acts  and  Dec.,  cccxxxii.,  311;  Re<j.  Assig. ; 
Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  ;  Booke  of  the  Kirk ;  Row's 
Hist.,  425  ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  282  ; 
Keith's  Catalogue ;  Craven's  Diocese  of 
Caithness,  pp.  82-93.] 

JAMES  BURNET  [BURNETT],  second 
son  of  William  B.  of  Barns,  parish 
of  Manor,  and  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
•  James  Stuart  of  Shillinglaw,  parish  of 
Traquair ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th  July 
1609) ;  adm.  min.  of  Lauder  17th  Feb. 
1615 ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  15th  Sept.  1635 ; 
trans.,  coll.,  and  inst.  4th  Feb.  1636,  when 
Robert  Simson,  treasurer  of  the  burgh, 
protested  on  behalf  of  the  parishioners, 
"against  any  entrant  minister  being  im 
posed  upon  them  without  their  consent." 
He  was  dep.  in  April  1639.  He  marr. 
Katherine,  daugh.  of  George  Dundas  of 
of  that  ilk  by  Katherine,  eldest  daugh.  of 
Lawrence,  third  Lord  Oliphant,  and  had 
issue-— Alexander,  D.D.,  Archbishop  of  St 


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JEDBURGH 


[PKESB.  OF 


Andrews  (7.''.);  John  ;  Robert,  M.I).,  Edin 
burgh,  died  28th  Sept.  16G3  ;  James.—  \_Rc<j. 
of  Deeds,  cccclxii.  102,  dxxxv.  333;  lie<j.  Sec. 
SI;/.-,  Edin.  Key.  (Ba.pt.  )\  Peterkin's  Records', 
The  Burnetts  of  Burns,  20-21.] 


1640 


WILLIAM     JAMESON,    M.A.    (Edin- 

1)U1on>  31st  Jul>r  1G13).:  aclm.  to 
Langnewton  29th  April  1017  :  trans. 
and  adin.  2  1th  June  1040;  pres.  by  the 
Presb.  jure,  deroJulo  28th  Oct.  1010.  lie 
was  a  member  of  six  assemblies  before 
1(549,  and  that  of  1051.  Owing  to  failing- 
health  he  was  given  an  assistant,  10th 
March  1058.  He  died  before  8th  July  1001, 
aged  about  08.  lie  marr.,  and  had  issue  — 
•I  ohn,  inin.  of  Eccles.  —  [AV/.  Sec.  Si<j.:  Acts  of 
/l.sx.  :  Baillie's  Letter*  ;  Peterkin's  Records.] 

PETER  EL  All  I.,  son  of  Peter  B.  (said  to 

1661  be  M'D-)-:  NLA-  (St  Andrews  1040); 
adm.  to  Second  Charge,  St  Cuth- 
bert's,  Edinburgh,  22nd  June  1053;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  8th  July,  trans,  and  adm. 
Oct.  1001  ;  died  7th  May  1073.  He  marr. 
l!)th  Jan.  1054,  Mary  Hamilton  (alive  in 
1090),  and  had  issue  —  Jean  (marr.  John 
Hamilton,  min.  of  Old  Grey  friars,  Edin 
burgh);  Margaret.  —  [A'.  S.  Minute-.  Re<j. 
Sec.  Sig.  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.}  ;  Wodrow's 
I  list.  \  Sime's  West  Kirk.'] 

WILLIAM  HUME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
19th  July  1661):  Keen,  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  25th  Oct. 
1004  ;  adm.  to  Tinwald  about  1005  ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  20th  June,  trans,  and  inst. 
5th  Aug.  1074  ;  deprived  after  9th  Oct. 
1681,  for  refusing  the  Test.  —  LAV/.  Sec.  A'?V/.; 
Fountainhall's  Dec.] 

WILLIAM  GALBRAITH  of  Drum- 
chapel  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1047)  ; 
called  to  Bothkennar  before  21st 
July  1054  ;  coll.  to  Chirnside  25th  Nov. 
1062  ;  trans,  to  Morebattle  24th  Nov.  1668  ; 
pres.  by  Charles  II.  22nd  July,  and  inst. 
20th  Sept.  1682  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  29th  Aug.  1689,  for  neither  read 
ing  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates  nor 
praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for 
James  VII.  He  carried  off  the  Kirk 
Session  and  Presb.  Records,  the  latter  of 
which  were  recovered  from  his  grandson 


1674 


1682 


sixty  years  afterwards.  He  marr.  6th 
\  Oct.  1672,  Dorothea  Ker,  widow  of  William 
Moir  of  Otterburn.  She  purchased  the 
estate  of  Corbethouse.  —  [AV,'/.  Sec.  S /'</.; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Mi)i.,  1089  ;  Rule's  Sec.  Vindi 
cation- \  Morrison's  Diet.,  xviii.  ;  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  ChurchJ] 


1690 


GABRIEL  SEMPLE:born  1032,  second 
son  °^  ^V  Bryce  S.  of  Cathcart, 
Sheriff  of  Renfrew  :  educated  at 
Hamilton  and  Univ.  of  GlasgOAv  :  M.A. 
(1053)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1057  ; 
ord.  to  Kirkpatrick-Durham  20th  May 
1057;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1002.  It  is  said  he  offered,  if  his  people 
would  stand  by  him,  to  remain  and  brave 
the  terrors  of  the  Privy  Council,  but  that 
the  people  had  not  sufficient  courage.  He 
became  one  of  the  most  noted  of  the  field- 
preachers,  took  part  in  the  Pentland  Rising, 
and  went  on  itinerating  missions  to  Ireland 
and  the  north  of  England.  He  officiated 
at  Ford,  Northumberland,  during  the  ill- 
:  health  of  the  incumbent,  and  dispensed  the 
Communion  to  great  multitudes  of  people, 
many  of  whom  resorted  to  his  ministrations 
even  from  Scotland.  On  Oth  Feb.  1079  he 
was  declared  traitor,  and  a  reward  of  3000 
merks  was  offered  for  his  capture,  and  the 
proclamation  added  that  if  any  one  in 
pursuit  should  hurt  or  slay  him,  he  should 
not  be  called  in  question  for  the  deed,  but 
should  be  considered  to  have  done  his 
country  "good  and  acceptable  service." 
In  June  1081,  after  numerous  escapes,  he 
was  seized  in  the  house  of  his  nephew,  Sir 
Patrick  Hepburn,  at  Blackcastle,  near 
Cockburnspath,  and  committed  to  the 
Canongate  Tolbooth,  but  was  liberated 
three  months  later,  on  giving  bond  to  the 
amount  of  10,000  merks.  He  withdrew  to 
England,  where  he  remained  till  the  death 
of  Charles  II.  After  the  Revolution,  though 
restored  by  the  Act  of  Parliament,  he  did 
not  return  to  his  former  charge,  but  ac 
cepted  a  call  to  this  parish,  and  was  adm. 
29th  Oct.  1690.  He  wished  Thomas  Boston 
to  be  his  colleague.  Boston  paid  him  a 
visit,  heard  him  preach,  and  sums  up  his 
impressions  of  the  old  man  :  "  The  things 


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127 


he  insisted  on  were  common  and  ordinary, 
but  were  delivered  in  such  a  manner,  and 
such  power  accompanied  them,  that  I  was 
amazed,  and  they  went  out  through  me 
and  in  through  me,  so  that  I  said  in  my 
heart—'  Happy  are  those  that  hear  thy 
wisdom.'"  He  died  8th  Aug.  1700.  Two 
years'  stipend,  due  to  him  by  the  heritors 
of  Kirkpatrick-Durham  during  his  exile, 
he  devoted  to  the  maintenance  of  a  school 
master  in  the  parish,  but  this  was  never 
fully  paid.  He  marr.  (1)  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  Sir  Patrick  Murray  of  Blackcastle,  and 
had  issue — Samuel,  min.  of  Liberton  :  (2) 
Alison  (died  at  Ford),  daugh.  of  Sir  Walter 
Riddell  of  that  ilk,  and  had  issue— Janet 
(marr.,  cont.  23rd  April  1697,  Walter  Home 
of  Bassendean) :  (3)  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
Sir  Robert  Carr  of  Etal. — [Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.  234,  iii.  267-9  ;  Douglas's  Baronage,  468  ; 
Boston's  Memoirs  ;  Act*  of  Parl.,  ix.  ; 
Memoir  of  William  Veitch  ;  Lee's  Memorial ; 
Book  of  Kirkpn.t  rick- Durham  ;  Stewart's 
Covenanters  of  Teviotdale,  77.] 

DANIEL  MACKAY,  a  cadet  of  the 
Reay  family  ;  educated  at  Glasgow 
Univ. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
4th  March,  and  ord.  to  Fort  William 
20th  Dec.  1692  ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge, 
Inveraray,  4th  June  1699 ;  called  3rd,  and 
adm.  25th  Sept.  1707  ;  died  10th  Sept.  1731. 
He  gave  two  silver  Communion  cups  to 
the  parish.  He  marr.  a  daugh.  of  John 
Cranstoun,  min.  of  Ancrum,  and  had  issue 
— Anne  (marr.  as  his  second  wife,  31st 
July  1743,  John  Rutherford,  M.D.,  Professor 
of  Medicine  in  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh). 


ravock ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Inverness  25th 

July    1715;    ord.    to    Rafford    19th    April 

1716 ;   trans,  to  Auldearn  12th  May  1726  ; 

trans,    to    Elgin    5th    May    1730;    called 

5th     Dec.    1733;     trans,    and    adm.    20th 

June   1734;    died    18th    Sept,    1755.      He 

marr.  3rd  Dec.  1724,  Mary  (died  15th  July 

1750),  sister  of  David  Dunbar  of  Dunphail, 

and    had    issue  —  Christian,    born     1726  ; 

I  James,  born  5th  May  1728  ;  William,  born 

'  30th  Jan.  1731  :  Margaret,  born  16th  Sept, 

|   1734 ;  John,  born  7th  March  1738.     Publi- 

i  cations  —  Great    Britain's    Joy    in    Cod's 

Salvation,    a    sermon   (Edinburgh,    1749); 

Sacramental  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1771).— 

[Morrison's  Ann. ;    Somerville's    My   Own 

Life  and   Times  ;  Tart's  Two  Centuries  of 

Border  Church  Life.} 

JOHN  DOUGLAS,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
175g  Perth  25th  June  1740  ;  adm.  to  Ken- 
more  23rd  March  1743 ;  pres.  by 
George  II.  2nd  June  1756 ;  trans,  but  not 
adm.  till  28th  July  1758;  died  16th  Nov. 
1768.  A  vigorous  opposition  to  his  settle 
ment  gave  rise  to  the  Relief  Church  at 
Jedburgh.  He  marr.  26th  April  1745, 
Beatrix  (died  20th  May  1754),  daugh.  of 

!  Walter  Ainslie,  min.  of  Lundie  and  Fowlis, 
and  had  issue  —  Robert,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Galashiels ;  Beatrix,  born  8th  Dec.  1749  ; 
Arabella,  born  23rd  Feb.  1751  (marr.  James 
Hay,  min.  of  Roberton) ;  Walter,  Deputy 

|  Adjutant-General,  born  20th  Feb.  1753, 
died  in  India.  —  [Scots  Mag.,  xviii.-xx. ; 
Morren's  Annals,  ii.,  82  ;  Somerville's  My 
Own  Life  and  Times,  170.] 


JAMES  ROWAT  [RUAT],  M.A. ;  licen. 
1732     ky  ^res1jl  °f  Arbroath  8th  Nov.  1704  ;  ; 
ord.  to  Dunlop  May  1709;  pres.  by  ; 
George  II.  25th  Feb.,  trans,  and  adm.  20th  '. 
Sept.    1732;    died  23rd    June    1733.      He  ; 
marr.,  and  had  issue — William,  Professor  j 
of    Oriental    Languages    (1751-2)    and    of 
Ecclesiastical  Hist.  (1752-62)  in  the  Univ.  \ 
of  Glasgow  ;  Jane. 

JAMES    WINCHESTER,    studied    at 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,   1704- 
1708  ;  schoolmaster  of  Alves    1707- 
1709;    chaplain    to    Hugh    Rose    of    Kil- 


JAMES    MACKNIGHT,    D.D. ;    trans. 

1769     ^rom  ^avbole  ;  pres.  by  George  III. 

25th  Jan.,  and  adm.  30th  Nov.  1769 ; 

trans,  to  Lady  Yester's  Parish,  Edinburgh, 

21st  July  1772. 

THOMAS    SOMERVILLE,   born    15th 

Feb.  1741,  son  of  William  S.,  inin. 

of  Hawick  ;  educated  at  Hawick  and 

at  the  school  of  Duns,  where  he  was  under 

the  care  of  his  relative,  Adam   Dickson, 

min.  of  the  parish,  and  at  Edinburgh  Univ., 

tutor  to  the  son  of  Commissioner  George 

Burges,  of  the  Excise,  Edinburgh,  1759-67  ; 


128 


JK  I)  BURGH 


[PRKSB.  OF 


licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  28th  Nov. 
1764  ;  pres.  by  Sir  Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto, 
Bart.,  to  the  parish  of  Minto,  and  ord.  24th 
April  1767.  He  was  pres.  to  this  charge 
by  George  HI.  27th  .July  1772;  adm. 
1st  July  1773;  D.D.  (St  Andrews,  17th 
July  178!));  chaplain  to  the  King  in  Scot 
land  in  1703:  declined  Chair  of  Church 
History  in  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  in  1798  ; 
received  a  yearly  pension  of  ,£100  out 
of  the  royal  exchequer :  died  FATHER 
OF  THE  CHURCH,  16th  May  1830.  He 
marr.  5th  -June  1770,  Martha  (died  17th 
Dec.  180!)),  daugh.  of  Samuel  Charters, 
Solicitor  of  Customs,  and  had  issue — 
William,  M.D.,  F.R.S.,  traveller,  Principal 
Inspector  of  the  Army  Medical  Board  in 
England,  physician  to  Chelsea  Hospital, 
born  22nd  April  1771  (marr.,  18th  May  1812, 
his  cousin.  Alary  Fairfax  [or  Greig],  the 
celebrated  scientific  writer  [vide  Personal 
Recollection*,  by  her  daugh.  Martha  :  Lon 
don,  1873]),  died  at  Florence,  26th  June 
1860;  Christian,  born  13th  Dec.  1772  (marr. 
Walter  Riddell,  Friar's  Glen),  died  20th 
Sept.  1864;  Samuel  Charters,  W.S.,  born 
27th  May  1776,  died  18th  June  1825; 
Janet,  born  13th  April  1780  (marr.  (1)  8th 
Dec.  1812  Joseph  Pringle  of  Ferney  Green, 
Westmoreland  :  (2)  Major-General  Henry 
Elliot  of  Rosebank),  died  14th  May  1863; 
Margaret,  born  5th  Dec.  1783 ;  Martha, 
born  16th  June  1785  (marr.  William  Ruther 
ford,  writer,  Jedburgh);  James  Burges, 
born  24th  May  1787,  died  8th  Aug.  1787. 
Publications — Candid  Thoughts  on  Ameri 
can  Independence  (London,  1780)  [which 
called  forth  a  reply  from  Tod  of  Kirklands, 
entitled  Consolatory  Thoughts  on  American 
Independence];  The  History  of  Political 
Transaction*  and  of  Parties  from  the 
Restoration  of  King  Charles  II.  to  the 
Death  of  Kiwi  William  III.  (London, 
1792)  ;  The  History  of  Great  Britain 
during  the  Reign  of  Queen  Anne  (London, 
1798);  Observations  on  the  Constitution 
and  Present  State  of  Britain  (Edinburgh, 
1793);  The  Effects  of  the  French  Re 
volution  with  Respect  to  the  Interest*  of 
Humanity,  Liberty,  Religion,  and  Morality 
(Edinburgh,  1793) ;  Five  single  Sermons 
(Kelso,  1792  :  Hawick,  1825)  ;  Sermons 


(Edinburgh,  1813):  My  Own  Life  and 
Times,  edited  by  William  Lee,  min.  of 
Roxburgh  (Edinburgh,  1861);  Sermon  V. 
(Scotch  Prearher,  ii.,  iii.)  ;  Accounts  of  Jed- 
burgh  and  of  Ancrum  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
\.,  x.)  ;  Sermon  TIL  (Gillan's  Scot.  Pulpit); 
article  "Jedburgh"  (Edinburgh  Encylo- 
p«jdia).  —  [J///  Own  Life  and  Times  ;  Annual 
Biography  and  Obituary,  1831,  pp.  374-85  ; 
Anderson's  -  The  Scottish  Nation,  iii.,  49<i; 
The  At/tension,  1861,  657;  Diet.  X<it. 
Biog.} 


1830 


JOHN  PURVES,  born  Rawburn,  Long- 

f°rmacus>  9tu  JUty  1800>  Son  °f  l'ete1' 

P.,  farmer,  and  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
John  Fairbairn,  Halyburton  ;  educated  at 
the  parish  schools  of  Ayton,  Yarrow,  and 
Lauder,  and  at  the  I  'niv.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lauder  in  1823; 
assistant  at  Logie  (Dunblane),  and  at 
Lady  Glenorchy's  Chapel,  Edinburgh;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  at  Lady  Glen 
orchy's,  Edinburgh,  14th  April  1826  ;  pres. 
by  William  I\7.  in  Oct.,  trans,  and  adm. 
8th  Dec.  1830.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ; 
min.  of  Jedburgh  Free  Church  in  1843  ; 
LL.D.  (Edin.  1875);  died  18th  Oct.  1877. 
He  marr.  13th  March  1827,  Elizabeth  (died 
6th  June  1867),  daugh.  of  Archibald  Bonar, 
min.  of  Cramond,  and  had  tssue  —  Peter 
Charles,  min.  of  St  James'  U.F.  Church, 
Edinburgh,  born  4th  March  1828,  died.  14th 
Feb.  1914  ;  Anne  Bonar,  born  26th  May 
1829,  died  6th  April  1839  ;  Archibald  Bonar, 
born  24th  March  1831,  died  14th  April 
1832;  John  Archibald,  born  23rd  Jan. 
1833,  died  Oct.  1876  ;  Margaret,  born 
26th  Feb.,  and  died  2nd  March  1835  ; 
William,  born  9th  June  1836,  died  4th 
May  1849;  Margaret  Elizabeth,  born  8th 
May  1837,  died  Sept.  1851.  Publications 
—  Sermon  preached  before  S.P.C.A'.  (Edin 
burgh,  1832)  ;  Our  Danger  and  Duty, 
two  sermons  (Edinburgh,  1832)  ;  Sermons 
touching  some  Points  much  Controverted  at 
Present  (Edinburgh,  1846)  ;  Happiness,  its 
Elements  and  Means  (Edinburgh,  1852)  ; 
The  Sustentation  Fund,  a  speech  (Edin 
burgh,  1855)  ;  No  Condemnation  (Kelso, 
2nd  ed.,  1876);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Net''  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.).  —  [Walker's  The 


JRDBUKGH] 


JEDBURGH— KIRKTON 


129 


Border  Pulpit,  64  :    The  Border  Almanac, 
1878  :  Tait's  Border  Church  Life,  i.,  329.] 

GEORGE  RITCHIE,  born  22nd   Sept, 


1843 

Tarbolton  :    educated    at    Univ.    of 

Glasgow  :  M.A.  (1827)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  loth  Feb.  1832  :  ord.  to  St 
Boswells  7th  Aug.  1834;  trans,  and  acini. 
21st  Sept.  1843  ;  D.D.  (Edinburgh  1870)  : 
Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly,  19th 
May  1870  :  dem.  8th  Nov.  1876  :  died  at 
Edinburgh,  29th  May  1888.  He  marr.  20th 
March  1845,  Elizabeth  Bradfute  (died  8th 
Dec.  1904),  daugh.  of  John  Dudgeon,  Almond- 
hill,  Kirkliston,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret 
Elizabeth,  born  3rd  Oct.  1846  (marr.  (1) 
Thomas  Rogers,  inin.  of  the  West  Parish, 
Fraserburgh  :  (2)  Robert  Tenison  Braith- 
waite)  ;  David  George,  M.A.,  LL.D.,  tutor  of 
Balliol  College,  Oxford,  Professor  of  Logic 
and  Metaphysics,  St  Andrews  Univ.  (1894), 
editor  of  Early  Letters  of  Jane  Welsh 
Carli/le,  born  26th  Oct.  1853,  died  3rd 
Feb.  1903  ;  Elizabeth  Christian,  born  22nd 
March  1856  (marr.  llth  June  1884,  David 
Scott,  D.D.,  min.  of  Dakiel). 

DONALD     MACLEOD,     trans,     from 
1877     Maxwell  Parish,  Glasgow,  and  adm. 
3rd    May    1877  ;     trans,    to    Crown 
Court  Church,  London,  17th  May  1881. 

ROBERT     STEWART,     M.A,     B.D.  ; 
1881     trans-  from  North  Leith,  and  adm. 
15th  Dec.  1881  ;  trans,  to  New  Grey- 
friars,  Edinburgh,  8th  May  1890. 

ROBERT     HOWIE     FISHER,     M.A., 
18go     B.D.  ;    trans,   from   Skermorlie,  and 
adm.  20th  Nov.  1890  ;  trans,  to  West 
Parish,  Aberdeen,  19th  May  1896. 

ROGER    SANDILANDS  KIRK- 
1896     PATRICK,  M.A.,  B.D.  ;  trans,  from 
Dalbeattie,    and    adm.    22nd     Oct. 
1896;  trans,  to  Covan  29th  June  1899. 

JAMES  JOHNSTONS  DRUMMOND, 

1899     korn  15t^  ^e^-  1866>  son  °f  Thomas 

D.,    min.    of    Bolton;    educated    at 

George    Watson's    College    and    Univ.    of 

VOL.  II. 


Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1887),  B.D.  (1890); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in  1890 ;  ord. 
to  Longformacus  12th  July  1891 ;  trans,  to 
St  Bernard's  Parish,  Edinburgh,  22nd  Oct. 
1897 ;  trans,  and  adm.  7th  Dec.  1899. 
Marr.  24th  May  1898,  Lilian  Louise,  daugh. 
of  Walter  Landale,  Bhangalpore,  Bengal, 
India,  and  has  issue — Andrew  Alastair 
Landale,  born  4th  Feb.  1902;  Margaret 
Louise,  born  4th  Jan.  1905  ;  Ronald 
Thomas,  born  16th  Oct.  1909. 


KIRKTON. 

[Before  the  Reformation   the   Parish   of 
Kirkton  was  a  Rectory.] 

GEORGE  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  :  pros,  to 
156g  the  parsonage  and  vicarage  by  James 
VF.  21st  Jan.  1569:  reader  in  1574; 
min.  in  1585  ;  died  before  2nd  Dec.  1615 
[his  name  does  not  appear  after  1585  in  the 
Books  of  Assignation].—  [Rey.  Assi'j.:  Wod- 
ron'  M^iscdl.,  i.,  376.] 


JOHN  WATSON,  son  of  Peter  W.,  min. 
°^  '^sk>  and  Christian  Stanehouse  ; 
adm.  before   14th  Jan.    1588.—  [AV/. 
f  Deeds,  xxx.,  282/>.] 


1588 


JAMES  SCOTT,  M.A.  ;  pres.  by  James 
1616     ^  ^  2nc^  ^ec>  1615  >  ac^m-  probably  in 


1634. 


1616  :    trans,   to   Tongland   prior  to 


ROBERT  BROWNLIE,  M.A.  (St  And- 

1620  rews  1G1°).:  Pres-  ljy  James  VI.  in 
May  1619.  The  Presb.,  29th  March 
1620,  referred  his  collation  and  admission 
to  the  Bishop  and  Synod.  He  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1638.  He  was 
murdered  in  his  manse  a  day  or  two  after 
the  battle  of  Philiphaugh,  13th  Sept,  1645, 
by  some  followers  of  Montrose,  headed  by 
William  Murray,  brother  of  Patrick,  Earl 
of  Tullibardinc.  He  was  aged  about  56. 
He  marr.  Margaret  Lumsden,  who  survived 
him,  with  several  children.  They  were 
under  the  necessity  of  several  times  petition 
ing  Parliament  for  assistance.  A  daugh. 


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KIRKTON 


[PRESB.  OF 


marr.   Thomas   Turnbull   of   Tofts.  —  [Acts 
Parl. ;  Peterkin's  Records.] 

ANDREW   PRINGLE,  M.A.  :   pros,  by 
1646     ^le  ^res^-  J(n'e  devoluio  29th  July, 
and  acini.  19th  Aug.  1646  ;  trans,  to 
Castleton  3rd  April  1650. 

GAVIN  ELLIOT,  M.A,  (Edinburgh, 
1652  15th  April  164r>)  :  adin.  3rd  March 
1652  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament 
llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662-  died  before  23rd  May 
1678.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — Robert 
and  William,  both  in  Borthwickbrae. 

ALEXANDER  FORREST,  son  of  Alex- 

1664  anc^er  F->  mm-  °f  Hassendean ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  July  1642);  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  llth  Nov.,  and  inst.  22nd 
Dec.  1664  ;  died  in  April  1683,  aged  about 
61.  He  marr.  Anna  Douglas,  who  died 
in  Aug.  1681,  and  had  issue—  Archibald  ; 
Richard ;  William,  apprenticed  to  John 
Pringle,  tailor,  Edinburgh,  in  1691 ;  Mar 
garet  (marr.  30th  April  1702,  James  Merri- 
lees,  writer,  Edinburgh) ;  Anna. — [Reg.  /See. 
Sig. ;  Min.-look  Key.  Priv.  Seal ;  Edin. 
Guild  Reg. ;  Peebles  Tests.] 

ALEXANDER  BURNET,  trans,    from 

1684     Crossmichael ;   pres.   by  Charles  II. 

3rd  Oct.  1683,  and  inst.  17th  April 

1684  ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge,  Canongate, 

13th  Aug.  1685. 


1687 


PATRICK  CUNNINGHAMS,  eldest 
son  of  Robert  C.,  min.  of  Hawick ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1666);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  4th  Feb.  1684 ;  orcl.  to 
Lochrutton  25th  April  1684  ;  pres.  by  James 
VII.  16th  Sept.  1686;  trans,  and  inst.  llth 
April  1687  ;  probably  outed  at  the  Revolu 
tion.  He  marr.  Marion  Turnbull,  and 
had  issue — Robert,  min.  of  Hawick  ;  John  ; 
William. — [Roxburgh  #as.,  vii.,  392  ;  Min.- 
look  Reg.  Priv.  Seal ;  Hawick  Sess.  Reg. ; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

JOHN    DOUGLAS,   M.A.   (Edinburgh, 

1707     26th  June  1699) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

Jedburgh   7th   March    1705;    called 

20th  July  1706;  ord.  1st  Jan.  1707;  died 

unmarr.  17th  Dec.  1750,  aged  about  71. 


ALEXANDER  GLEN,  pres.  by  George 
1751     II.  6th  June,  called  19th  July,  and 
ord.    25th     Sept.     1751  ;     trans,    to 
Galashiels  7th  Dec.  1757. 

THOMAS  ELLIOT,  pres.  by  George  III. 
1758     31st  Dec.  1757  ;  ord.  12th  May  1758  ; 
trans,  to  Cavers  23rd  Nov.  1763. 

JAMES    ERSKINE,    pres.    by    George 
1764     III.  28th  June  1763;  ord.  2nd  May 
1764  ;  trans,  to  Roberton  29th  July 
1774. 


1775 


ALEXANDER  GORDON,  son  of  Alex 
ander  G.  of  Blairtown  ;  educated  at 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1748- 

52  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  7th  Sept. 

1768 ;  pres.  by  George  III.  20th  Oct.  1774  ; 

ord.  1st  March  1775;  died  19th  Jan.  1785. 

He  marr.  27th  Jan.  1758,  Joan   Pirrie   [or 

Perrie],  who  died  s.^>.  1st  April  1793. 

JAMES     HAY,    trans,    from     Ettrick ; 
1785     pres.    by   George   III.    19th    March, 
and  adm.  23rd  Sept.  1785;  trans,  to 
Roberton  22nd  Sept.  1786. 

BENJAMIN     DICKISON,     pres.     by 
1787     George    III.    1st    Nov.    1786;    ord. 
21st  March  1787  ;  trans,  to  Hobkirk 
15th  Oct.  1800. 

JOHN  ELLIOT,  nephew  of  Thomas 
lgol  E.,  min.  of  Cavers ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Jedburgh  26th  July  1793  ;  assistant 
at  Cavers ;  pres.  by  George  III.  4th  Nov. 
1800;  ord.  28th  Jan.  1801  ;  died  1st  Sept. 
1817,  in  his  68th  year.  He  marr.  16th  June 
1786,  Jean  Armstrong,  who  died  26th  Feb. 
1828,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  18th 
June  1792 ;  Adam  and  Mary  (twins),  born 
22nd  April  1794;  Isobel,  born  2nd  Nov. 
1797.— [Tombst.] 

ADAM  LAIDLAW,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1818  Selkirk  13th  Nov.  1778;  ord.  by 
Presbyterian  Classis  of  Newcastle, 
15th  Nov.  1782.  as  min.  of  a  congregation 
at  South  Shields ;  trans,  to  St  James's, 
Silver  Street,  Newcastle,  Feb.  1784;  pres. 
to  Southdean  by  George  III.  18th  July 
1809,  but  not  settled  owing  to  a  com 
peting  presentation  ;  pres.  to  this  parish  by 


JEDBUKGHl 


KIRKTON— MINTO  AND  HASSENDEAN. 


131 


George,  Prince  Regent,  6th  Jan.,  and  adra. 
28th  Aug.  1818  ;  died  1st  April  1834,  in  his 
81st  year.  He  inarr.  8th  May  1780,  Mary 
Laidlaw,  who  died  27th  June  1849,  and  had 
issue— William,  born  llth  Feb.  1787  ;  Adam, 
born  5th  May  1788;  Thomas,  born  12th 
Nov.  1789;  John  Whitfield,  born  16th 
July  1791;  Robert,  born  22nd  June  1793; 
David,  born  6th  July  1798. 

WILLIAM  STEWART  MARTIN,  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  1st  Oct.  1823 ; 

pres.  by  William  IV.  ;  ord.  2nd  Sept.  1834  ; 

died   unmarr.   6th   May  1857,  in  his   64th 

year.     Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 

(Neiv  Slat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

GEORGE  HUNTER,  born  Earlston, 
1857  24th  July  1829,  son  of  James  H. 
and  Margaret  AVaugh  ;  educated  at 
Earlston  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Earlston  3rd  Feb.  1852  ; 
assistant  at  Linton,  and  at  St  Mary's, 
Hawick;  ord.  14th  Aug.  1857;  died  23rd 
June  1881.  He  marr.  2nd  June  1858,  Ann 
Elizabeth  (died  s.j>.  21st  Dec.  1875),  sister 
of  William  Favey,  Earlston,  a  native  of 
London. 


1882 


DAVID    CATHELS,  M.A. ;    ord.  22nd 
Feb.   1882  ;   trans,   to  Hawick   18th 


May  1892. 


JOHN   STUART,  born  Fife-Keith,  5th 
Oct.  1865,  son  of  John  Macpherson 
S.  and  Elizabeth  Wright ;  educated 
at    Old    Aberdeen    Grammar   School   and 
Univ.    of    Aberdeen:    M.A.    (1887),    B.D. 
(1890):  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  6th  May 
1890 ;  assistant  at  St  Clement's  Parish,  Aber 
deen,  and  at  Selkirk  ;  ord.  27th  Sept.  1892  ; 
chaplain  at  Stobs  Military  Camp,  1903-12. 


MINTO  AND  HASSENDEAN. 

[These  parishes  were  united  in  1690. 
Minto— K  church  built  close  to  Minto 
House  survived  till  1831.  Its  bell  is  pre 
served  at  Minto.  In  1831  a  new  church 
was  erected  on  another  site  at  the  village 
of  Minto.] 


WILLIAM  M'GOWAN  held  the  parson 
age  and  vicarage  in  1575,  but  did  not 
reside  here,  being  also  Commissary 
of  Wigtown.    He  was  ordered   to  remove 
to   Minto,  which  he  seems  to  have  done 
in  1585. 

EDAVARD   DICKSON,  reader,  1576  to 
1576     1578. 

1579     ROBERT  HAMILTON,  reader. 

PATRICK  BISHOP,  M.A.,  min.  in  1589  ; 
1589     trans,  to  Abbotrule  about  1590. 


1601 


JOHN  MADDER  [MATHER],  M.A., 
min.  in  1601  :  trans,  to  Hassendean 
in  1602. 


JAMES  JOHNSTON,   M.A.  ;  pres.  by 

the   Presb.  jure  dcvoluto  8th   April 

1607  :  suspended  19th  Oct.  1607,  for 

having  been  absent  from  two  meetings  of 

Synod  ;   dep.  21st  Dec.   1608.     He  became 

min.  of  AVesterkirk  in  1611.—  [/'.  C.  Reg., 

viii.,  678  :  Melrose  I'resb.  Keg.} 

ADAM    SCOTT,    M.A.,   min.   in   1608; 
trans,    to    Hawick    in    1612.—  [Reg. 

.     ., 

Asstg.] 


1609 


SAMUEL    COCKBURN,   M.A.    (Edin- 

burgl1'     29th     July     160°)-;     adm"    to 

Kirkmichael,  Banffshire,  1601  ;  trans. 
and  adm.  in  1609  ;  died  before  5th  Aug.  1624. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue—  Andrew  ;  Helen. 
—  [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Peebles  Presb.  Reg.} 

WILLIAM  WISHART,  M.A.  ;  trans. 
from  Fettercairn,  and  adm.  (assistant 
and  successor)  after  6th  Oct.  1613  ; 

retrans.  to  Fettercairn  after   10th  March 

1618. 

AATILLIAM    MAXWELL,    born    1600; 

M.A.  (St  Andrews   1620):   pres.  in 

Dec.  1624;   adm.   20th   April   1625; 

pres.  to  St  Mary  of  the  Lowes  by  Charles 

I.  13th  Feb.  1641,  but  was  not  settled  ;  died 

8th  Jan.  1651.     He  marr.  Anna  Inglis,  who 

survived  him    with    four    children,   "who 

lament  his  loss,  and  desire  to  follow  his 

virtues."—  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  ;  Tombst.} 


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MINTO  AND  HASSENDEAN 


[PRESB.  OF 


1679 


JAMES  AIXSLIE,  MA.  (Edinburgh, 
1652  17th  April  1039);  called  llth  Jan., 
and  inst.  9th  Dec.  1052.  Objection 
was  taken  against  him  that  he  was  a  Free 
mason,  but  the  Assembly  decided  in  his 
favour.  The  Presb.  of  Kelso,  24th  Feb. 
1052,  declared  "  that  in  their  judgment 
there  is  neither  sin  nor  scandal  in  that 
word,  because  in  the  purest  times  of  this 
kirk,  masons  having  that  word  have  been 
ministers,  that  masons  and  men  having  that 
word  have  been  and  are  day  lie  in  our 
sessions,  and  many  professors  having  that 
word  are  daylie  admitted  to  the  ordinances." 
He  was  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  1 1  th 
June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1002,  and  was  min.  again  in  1090. — 
[AWso  l}resb.  Reg. ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  320.] 

FRANCIS  SCOTT,  M.A. ;  pros,  by  John 
1664     Turnbull   of    Minto,   and   inst.   21st 
Dec.    1004 ;    trans,    to    Hassenclean 
25th  Dec.  1078. 

JAMES  KIRKWOOD,  born  near  Dun- 
bar  about  1050  ;  educated  at  Dunbar 
Grammar  School  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (1070) ;  recommended  for 
license  by  Presb.  of  Haddington  13th  July 
1070 ;  chaplain  to  Sir  John  Campbell  of 
Glenorchy,  afterwards  first  Earl  of  Bread- 
albane ;  assistant  at  Wemyss ;  pres.  by 
Walter  Riddell  of  Minto  25th  Feb. ;  coll. 
5th,  and  inst.  12th  May  1079 ;  deprived 
for  not  taking  the  Test  after  1st  Nov.  1081. 
He  was  probably  indiilged  at  Colmonell, 
1082-3.  In  1084,  through  his  friendship  with 
Gilbert  Burnet,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Salisbury, 
he  was  inst.  to  the  rectory  of  Astwick, 
Bedfordshire,  from  which  he  wTas  ejected 
7th  Jan.  1702,  "for  neglect  in  not  abjuring 
according  to  the  statute  13  &  14  William 
III.;;  He  died  about  1708,  bequeathing  his 
books  and  manuscripts  to  the  Presb.  of 
Dunbar.  These  (through  the  generosity  of 
James  Curdie  Russell,  D.D.,  min.  of  Camp- 
beltown)  are  now  deposited  in  the  Library 
of  the  General  Assembly.  Along  with  the 
Hon.  Robert  Boyle  he  circulated  many 
copies  of  the  Gaelic  Scriptures  throughout 
the  Highlands,  and  spent  much  of  his  time 
in  the  promotion  of  parish  libraries. 
Publications — A  Discourse  of  the  Right 


Way  of  Improving  our  Time  (London, 
1092)  •  An  Overture  for  Founding  and 
Maintaining  Bibliothecks  in  every  Paroch 
throughout  the  Kingdom  (Edinburgh,  1099  ; 
reprinted  1889) ;  A  Copy  of  a  Letter  anent 
a  Project  for  erecting  a  Library  in  every 
Presbytery )  or  at  least  every  County  in  the 
Highlands  (n.d.) :  A  New  Family  Jtook,  or 
the  True  Interest  of  families  (1090  ;  2nd 
ed.,  1093).— [Birch's  Life  of  Bogle  ;  Library 
Chronicle,  1888,  p.  110;  Notes  and  Queries, 
3rd  ser.,  v.,  29  ;  Life  and  Work,  Dec.  1915 ; 
Assembly  Reports  (1910),  p.  802.] 

WILLIAM    WLSHART,    M.A.    (Edin- 

1682  1)U1"8'11  16"r;)  j  I)res-  ky  Thomas 
Rutherford  of  Minto,  and  inst.  2nd 
June  1082:  he  had  a  gift  of  the  forfeited 
estate  of  Alexander  Wishart,  merchant 
burgess  of  Glasgow,  from  Charles  II.,  Gth 
March  1085.  He  was  pres.  by  James  VII. 
to  Sprouston  25th  Feb.  1080,  but  was  not 
settled ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament 
25th  April  1090.  He  marr.  Elizabeth 
Wishart,  who  died  before  1709,  and  had 
issue — Catherine  (marr.,  cont.  10th  March 
1709,  Ninian  Wishart,  in  Major-Gen.  George 
Hamilton's  Regiment).  —  {Reg.  of  Deeds, 
Mack.,  15th  April  1710;  Reg.  Sec.  8ig.; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1089.] 

JAMES  AIXSLIE,  M.A.,  above  noticed ; 
1690  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1090  ;  died  10th  July  1702,  in 
his  95th  year.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — 
a  daugh.  (marr.  John  Scott  of  Weens); 
Barbara  (marr.  John  Ritchie,  min.  in  1703). 
— [Tombst.] 

WALTER  AIXSLIE,  M.A.,  nephew  of 

1698     Precedmg ;    called     in    Nov.     1097 ; 

ord.   (assistant    and   successor)    2nd 

March  1098 ;  trans,  to  Lundie  and  Fowlis 

8th  May  1701. 

JOHN  RITCHIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
17Q3  28th  June  1097);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Jedburgh  23rd  July  1701 ;  called 
by  the  Prosb.jure  devoluto  10th  Feb.,  and 
ord.  10th  May  1703;  died  llth  Nov. 
1744,  in  his  75th  year.  He  marr.  Barbara, 
daugh.  of  James  Ainslie,  min.  of  this  parish 


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133 


in  1690.     She  died  16th  March  1715,  aged 
45.—  To 


GEORGE  KAY,  M.A.  ;  trans,  from  Col- 
lessie  ;  pres.  by  Sir  Gilbert  Elliot  of 
Minto,  Bart.,  1st  Aug.,  and  adm. 

(assistant  and  successor)   23rd   Oct.   1741  ; 

trans,     to    Second     Charge,     Dysart,     8th 

Dec.  1743. 

GEORGE  BRUCE,  M.A.  ;  pres.  by  Sir- 
Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto,  Bart.,  Oct. 
1744  ;  ord.  6th  Feb.  1745  :  trans,  to 
Dunbar  4th  July  1766. 

THOMAS  SOMERVILLE,  pres.  by  Sir 
Gilbert  Elliot   of   Minto,   Bart,,    in 
Dec.   1766  ;    ord.   24th    April   1767  ; 
trans,  to  Jedburgh  1st  July  1773. 


1774 


WILLIAM     BURN    [or    BURNS],    a 

native  of  Northumberland ;  some 
time  a  clergyman  of  the  Church  of 
England ;  adm.  min.  of  Pottergate  Presby 
terian  Church,  Almvick,  1769  ;  pres.  by  Sir 
Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto,  Bart.,  6th  Nov. 
1773  ;  adm.  6th  April  1774  ;  D.D.  (Glasgow 
1786):  died  9th  Dec.  1826,  in  his  82nd 
year.  He  marr.  3rd  June  1771,  Margaret 
Ogle,  who  died  22nd  Feb.  1836,  and  had 
issue  —  Anne  Lockhart,  born  17th  April 
1772 ;  George  Percy,  born  10th  Nov.  1773, 
died  in  Dominica,  1800;  Margaret,  born 
2nd  April  1775;  Isabella,  born  29th  Nov. 
1776;  Anna  Maria,  born  1st  July  1778; 
John,  born  3rd  June  1780,  died  5th  Aug. 
1781 ;  John,  born  24th  Dec.  1781 ;  Robert, 
born  30th  Aug.  1783.  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace., 
xix.).—[Tombst. ;  'Bl&ir'aHist.Presb.Church, 
Almvick;  The  Border  Magazine,  Feb.  1904.] 

DAVID  AITKEN,  born  17th  Aug.  1796, 
son  of  Allan  A. ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  28th  March  1821  ;  spent  some 
time  in  study  on  the  Continent ;  pres.  by 
Gilbert,  Earl  of  Minto;  ord.  14th  Sept. 
1827  ;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  8th  July  1843). 
He  declined  the  Chair  of  Divinity  and 
Ecclesiastical  History  in  the  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1843  ;  dem.  16th  Nov.  1864  ; 
died  27th  March  1875.  He  marr.  13th 


July  1836,  Elizabeth  (died  s.p.  5th  Oct. 
1869),  daugh.  of  David  Stodart  of  Easton. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

JOHN  PETER  MACMORLAND,  born 
14th  Dec.  1839,  son  of  Peter  M., 
LL.D.,  min.  of  North  Berwick  ;  edu 
cated  at  Edinburgh  Academy  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1864),  B.D.  (1865) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dunbar  ;  ord.  12th  April  1865  ; 
died  at  Davos  Platz,  Switzerland,  3rd  Jan. 
1893.  He  marr.  26th  April  1865,  Elizabeth 
Macdonald,  daugh.  of  Eaglesfield  Bradshaw 
Smith  of  Blackwood  House,  Dumfriesshire, 
and  had  issue— an  only  daugh.,  Elizabeth 
Philadelphia  Macdonald  Lockhart,  born 
8th  Aug.  1866  (marr.  13th  April  1893, 
William  Higgin,  Belfast). 

ALEXANDER  GALLOWAY,  born 
1878  Tillicoultry,  18th  Feb.  1847,  son  of 
AVilliam  G.  and  Isabella  Dawson  ; 
educated  at  Kinross  Public  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1869),  B.D. 
(1872) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in 
1872;  assistant  at  Bowden,  Lasswade,  and 
St  Mary's,  Partick ;  ord.  to  Milton  of 
Balgonie  28th  Dec.  1876 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
(assistant  and  successor)  19th  June  1878 ; 
Lecturer  on  Church  Music  to  the  Divinity 
students  of  the  Scottish  Univs.,  1912-14. 
Marr.  17th  June  1885,  Margaret  Rankin 
Smith,  and  has  issue  —  William,  B.A. 
(Cantab.),  merchant,  Japan,  born  2nd  April 
1886 ;  Isabella  Dawson,  born  30th  Sept. 
1887  ;  Elizabeth  Eleanor,  born  14th  April 
1889  ;  Alexander,  lieut.  K.O.S.B.,  born  3rd 
Nov.  1895.  Publications — One  of  the  com 
pilers  of  the  Scottish  Hymnal  (1885) ;  of 
The  Scottish  Anthem  Book  (1892);  of 
the  Church  Hymnary  (1898) ;  of  the  Scot 
tish  Mission  Hymnbook  (1912) ;  assisted 
in  the  selection  of  Hymns,  Ancient  and 
Modern,  ed.  by  Prof.  William  Henry  Monk 
(1889). 

HASSENDEAN. 

[The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Mungo, 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Melrose.  In 
1658  this  parish  was  joined  to  Roberton, 


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HASSENDEAN— OXNAM 


[PRESB.  OF 


but  was  disjoined  5th  July  1666.  About 
1690  part  of  Hassenclean  was  annexed  to 
Wilton,  and  the  rest  united  to  Minto. ] 

1574     JOHN  SCOTT,  reader. 

THOMAS   NEWBIE,   reader,   6th    Dec. 
1576     1576  to  1580. 

JOHN  BONAR,  M.A.  ;  trans,  from 
1594  Abbotrule,  and  adm.  in  1594,  Cavers, 
Kirkton,  and  Southdean  being  in  the 
the  charge.  Perhaps  he  held  also  the  bene 
fice  of  North  Ronaldshay ;  trans,  to  Qirthon 
about  1595.— \_Reg.  Assig.] 


1602 


JOHN  MADDER  [MATHER],  son  of 
William  M.  of  Langtown  :  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1598);  adm.  to  Minto 
in  1601  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James 
VI.  10th  July  1602 ;  dep.  for  various  mis 
demeanours  llth  Jan.  1609.  His  widow 
was  in  a  condition  of  poverty  15th  Nov. 
1642. — [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Keho  Presb.  Re<j.~\ 

ALLAN  LUNDIE,   M.A.  •   trans,  from 

1610  Lessudden  [St  Boswells] ;   pres.  by 
James    VI.    26th    May,    and    adm. 

before  19th  Dec.  1610 ;  trans,  to  Channel- 
kirk  after  llth  June  1611. 

JAMES  MITCHELSON,  M.A.,  son  of 

1611  ^onn  M.  °f  Currie ;  pres.  by  James 
VI.  8th   April  1611,  and  adm.  soon 

after ;  trans,  to  St  Bathans  [Tester]  in 
1613.  —  [Edin.  Sas.,  viii.,  104:  Dalkeith 
Presb.  Reg.] 

ALEXANDER  FORREST  of  Huntlaw, 
1Q18  in  the  parish;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1603);  adm.  to  Kailzie  in  1613; 
pres.  by  James  VI.  in  March,  and  adm. 
prior  to  21st  Oct.  1613.  He  signed  a  protest 
to  Parliament  in  favour  of  the  Liberties  of 
the  Kirk  27th  June  1617.  He  died  before 
13th  Jan.  1665,  when  the  Presb.  met  to  value 
the  church  and  manse,  in  order  that  the 
son  of  the  deceased  min.  might  have  pay 
ment  of  what  should  be  found  due.  He 
marr.  Margaret  Clark,  and  had  issue- 
William  of  Huntlaw,  served  heir  9th  May 
1665 ;  Alexander,  min.  of  Kirkton.— [G.  R. 
fnhib.,  16th  Feb.  1624;  Reg.  Assig.;  Mel- 


rose  Presb.  Reg. ;    Orig.  Paroch.    Scot.,   i. ; 
Inif.  Ret.  Roxburgh,  257.] 

WILLIAM  MUSCHET,  min.  of  Slains 

1664  'm  163"'  >  Pres'  ky  Charles  II.,  and 
hist.  30th  Dec.  1664;  died  between 
8th  May  and  4th  June  1678.  He  marr. 
(cont.  20th  Dec.  1648)  Christian,  daugh.  of 
William  Hay,  min.  of  Crimond,  and  had 
issue— Gilbert,  min.  of  Cumbernauld  ;  Mar 
garet  ;  William  (lame  of  his  right  hand, 
of  good  and  pious  disposition,  and  much 
inclined  to  follow  his  studies),  Presb.  bursar 
7th  Sept.  1670. — \8lains  Charters ;  Min.- 
book  Reg.  Prir.  Seal ;  Stair's  Dec.  ;  Morri 
son's  Diet.,  vi. ;  Reg.  Sec.  SigJ] 

FRANCIS  SCOTT,  probably  son  of 
1678  Francis  S.,  schoolmaster  of  the 
parish  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  14th  July 
1659) ;  inst.  to  Minto  21st  Dec.  1664 ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  1st  Nov.,  and  inst.  25th  Dec 
1678  ;  deprived  by  Privy  Council,  29th  Aug. 
1689,  for  not  reading  the  Proclamation  of 
the  Estates,  and  for  continuing  to  pray  for 
James  VII.  after  his  abdication.  He  went 
to  Hawick,  where  he  died.  A  fragment  of 
his  tombstone  was  extant  in  1879.  He 
marr.  Elspeth  Buckholm,  and  had  issue- 
James  ;  Francis,  merchant,  Hawick ;  Mar 
garet  ;  Isobel.— [Reg.  Old  Dec.,  iii. ;  Reg.  Sec. 
Sig.;  Min. -book  Reg.  Priv.  Seal ;  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  Church ;  Vernon's  The 
Parish  and  Kirk  of  ffassendean.] 


OXNAM,  OR  OXENHAM. 

[From  1165  to  1560  Oxnam  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  There  were 
chapels  in  the  parish  at  Plenderleith  and 
Middleknowes.] 

JAMES  AINSLIE,  reader  from  1574  to 
1574  1580. 

WILLIAM  AINSLIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
159g     10th  Aug.  1595);  min.  in  1599;  dep. 
in  1604.— [Reg.  Assig.] 

PATRICK  CARMICHAEL,  M.A.  (Edin- 

1Q10    burgh,    30th  July    1597) ;    adm.    to 

Soutra  in  1599 ;  trans,  to  Aberdour 

in  1602;  adm.  (at  Jedburgh)  25th  March 


JEDBUKGH] 


OXNAM 


135 


1610;  pres.  by  James  VI.  24th  Oct.  1612; 
died  before  10th  Sept.  1623.  He  marr. 
Elspeth  Borthwick  (alive  19th  Jan.  1656), 
and  had  issue  — David,  apprenticed  to 
Patrick  Forbes,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
1,3th  Aug.  W23.—[Reg-A8sig.;  Kirkcaldy 
and  Dalkeith  Presb.  Regs.  ;  Stow  Sess.  Reg.] 

ANDREW    KIHKTON,    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh,   30th    June    1617);    pres.   by 
James   VI.   19th   Sept.    1623;    adm. 
(at  Jedburgh)  19th  May  1624  ;  died  between 
30th  April  and  15th  Dec.  1634,  aged  about 
37.    He  marr.  Elizabeth  Knox,  who  sur 
vived  him,  and  had  issue— John  ;  Thomas. 
-[Roxburgh    ,*««.,    iv.,     332;     Reg.    Sec. 
Sig.] 

DAVID  FOULIS,  adm.  to  Bedrule  20th 
Oct.  1633;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  15th 
1634     Dec.   1634;    trans,    and    adm.   soon 
after;   dep.  April   1639  for  contumacy   in 
refusing  to  acknowledge   the  Glasgow  As 
sembly  of  1638.     In    1662  he  and  his  son 
John  petitioned  Parliament,  showing  how 
he  had  been  "  forced  to  abandon  Scotland 
merely    for    his    affection    to    the    Royal 
authority,  and  for  not  taking  the  Covenant, 
leaving  behind  seven  children  to  the  charity 
of  friends  :  being  necessitate  thereafter  to 
depart  the  three  kingdoms  because  of  some 
expressions  in   a   sermon   at  Hamburg   in 
1654,  against  Cromwell,  he  was  forced  to 
retire  to  a  private  corner  in  England,  where 
he  has  lived  in  a  most  miserable  condition, 
being  incapacitated  to  do  anything  either 
for  his  own   or  his  children's    livelihood.11 
On  the  report  of  a  committee,  Parliament 
allowed  him  £100  sterling  out  of  "the  readiest 
of  the  vacant  stipends."    He  is  described 
as  in  Paddington,  co.  Middlesex,  1663.     He 
marr.   (name    unknown),  and  had   issue- 
James,   apprenticed    to    Thomas  Fleming, 
merchant,     Edinburgh,     5th     July     1648; 
John  :    and   five  others.  —  [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
Mack.,  vii.,  524 ;  Peterkin's  Records ;  Acts 
of  Part.,  vii.] 


ARCHIBALD  PORTEOUS,  born  Edin 
burgh,    1617;    M.A.    (St    Andrews, 
llth  May  1637);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Haddington    25th    Sept.    1639;    adm.   and 


inst.  1st  July  1640;  pres.  by  the  Presb. 
jure  devoluto  28th  Oct.  following  ;  died  be 
tween  1st  May  and  18th  Sept.  1644.  He 
marr.  (cont.  18th  Aug.  1643)  Margaret, 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Riddell  of  that  ilk ;  she 
survived  him.  His  four  sisters  were  served 
heirs  3rd  June  1662.  Publication— "  Ane 
edifying  narration  of  the  sad,  sweet  exercise 
of  soul,  and  of  the  blessed  death  of  Dame 
Mary  Rutherford,  Lady  Hundalie,  and  Mary 
M'Kennell,  cusin  to  the  said  lady,  and  her 
attender  "  (Wodrow's  Anal.,  ii.).— [Inq.  Ret. 
(Jen.,  4583  :  Roxburgh  Sas.,  ii.,  i.  110.] 

JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  25th 
July  1635) ;  chaplain  in  England  to 
the    regiment  of    William,  Earl  of 
Lothian,  15th  July  1642 ;  pres.  by  Charles 
I.    13th   Jan.    1645;    adm.   and  inst.   23rd 
April  following.    He  was  a  member  of  the 
Commission  of  Assembly  in  1649  ;  joined 
the  Protesters  in  1651 ;  app.  by  the  English 
Privy  Council,   8th  Aug.  1654,   a  commis 
sioner    to    authorise     admissions    to    the 
ministry  ;  visited  Ireland  in  1656,  and  was 
one    of    ten    ministers   who   congratulated 
Charles  II.  at  the  Restoration.    Immedi 
ately  afterwards  (23rd  Aug.  1660)   he  was 
imprisoned     in    Edinburgh     Castle,     and 
having   subscribed  the  Remonstrance,  had 
his  stipend  sequestrated  by  the  Committee 
of  Estates.     He  was  released  in  1661,  but 
refused    to    conform    to    Episcopacy,  and 
was   deprived   in   1662.     In   1664    he   was 
summoned    before    the    Court    of    High 
Commission    for   taking   part    in    a    com 
munion  service.     He  was   granted   indulg 
ence  in  his  own  charge,  3rd  Aug.  1669,  and 
was  afterwards    fined    heavily,    31st  July 
1673,  for  failing  to  observe  the  anniversary 
of  the   Restoration.     He   died   22nd   Nov. 
1681,  in  his  66th  year.     He'  marr.  Elizabeth 
Rae,'  who  was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh,  12th  Jan.  1687,  and  had  issue— Jean  ; 
Margaret  (marr.  John  Doull,  writer,  Edin 
burgh) ;    Elizabeth;    Barbara;    all    served 
heirs  31st  March  1698—  [Reg.  Peebles  Tests. ; 
Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  South  Leith  Session  Reg.  ; 
Nicoll's  and  Lament's  Diaries ;   Wodrow's 
Hist.,    i.,    222,     394;    Livingston's     Life; 
Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  305  (where  he  is  errone 
ously  called  Smith) ;  /w/.  Set.  Gen.,  7962.] 


136 


OX  NAM 


ROBERT    HUME,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 


[PRESB.  OF 


1666 


]r'th 


Keen,    by    Prcsb. 
of  Lanark  17th  April  1651  :  adm.  to 


son  of  Nmian  H.,  min.  of  Sprouston) 
lubhcations-Joint  author  of  preface  to 
Boston's  Crook  />,,  the  Lot  (Edinburgh 

"  ' 


*  »!/*  n    *.\ju I    ,    civ  I ill.    LU 

Crawfordjohn  in  1652  :  pros,  by  Charles  I].      1737) :    "Address   to 'th 
8th  March  ;  col  .  and  inst.  14th  May  1666  :      foi,l  s  Dying  T> 
still  mm.  30th  Dec   1668.— [AV//.  ,SV.     " 
Min.-book  Re<i.  1',-ir.  Seal  1 


Reader"  (Craw- 

t.:  Boston's 


1669     JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A.  (see  above). 

HUGH  SCOTT,  M.A.,  formerly  of  Bed- 

1672     rule  >  indulged  by  the  Privy  Council 

3rd  Sept.  1672  :  trans,  to  Galashiels 

1st  Dec.  that  year.—  [Brown's  ffixt.  of  t/te 


JOHN  AIXSLIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1682  1659)  >  Passed  trials  before  the  Presb. 
1st  Feb.  1665 ;  inst,  to  Hobkirk  2nd 
Aov.  1665;  pres.  22nd  July  1682:  trans 
and  inst,  21st  Sept.  1682  ;  dem.  in  1690  • 
died  in  1693,  aged  about  54. -[J//.,,  -book 
Reg.  Priv.  Sea/  :  MX.  Arr.  nf  MH.,  1689.] 

GEORGE  GUTHRIE,  called  to  Ban- 
1691  Oct-  1689;  trans,  and  adm.  after 
4th  Aug.  1691  ;  member  of  Assembly 
in  1692 ;  died  after  23rd  March  1698.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Tait,  who  survived  him  and 
had  issue-an  only  son,  William  ;  Margaret 
(marr.,  pro.  16th  Feb,  1718,  William  Brown 
of  Lmdsaylands).— [Gen.  Rfr,.  ,SV,,s>  cvii 
187;  EtUn.  R«j.  (Marr.).] 

ALEXANDER    GOLDEN,    born  1654  ; 
1700     son  of  Robert  C.,  min.  of  Bunkle  • 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1675) ;  min.  of  the 
Iresbytenan  Church  at  Enniscorthy,  Ire 
land  ;    adm.    to    Bunkle    7th    Aug.    1690  • 
trans,  to  Duns  in  1693  ;  called  Sept    1699  • 
trans,  and  adm.  8th  May  1700;  died  29th 
June  1738     He  marr.  1687,  Janet  Hughes, 
who  died  June  1731,  aged  69,  and  had  issue 
-Cadwallader  [vide   Cadwallader  Golden, 
by  Alice  Mapelsden  Keys,  New  York  1906] 
M.D.,  botanist,  author,  Lieut-Governor  of 
New  York,  born  17th  Feb.  1688,  died  28th 
Sept.  1776;  [his  son  was  a  distinguished 
mathematician    and    natural    philosopher 

I  his    grandson  was  sometime    senator 

for  the  State  of  New  York  in   the   U  S 

Congress];    Ebenezer;    William,    died    in 

America ;  James,  min.  of  Whitsome ;  Eliza- 

3th  (marr.  James  Home  of  Billie,  eldest 


\VILLIAM  RUTHERFURD,  licen.  by 
1740  Pr^b.  of  Jedburgh  3rd  Jan.  1733  • 
assistant  at  Bowden  :  pros  by 
William,  Marquess  of  Lothian,  Dec  1738  • 
orcl  7th  May  1740;  died  14th  April  174s' 
in  his  45th  year.  He  marr.  8th  Dec  1744' 
Elizabeth  (died  13th  May  1787),  daugh.  of 
John  Fisher,  Housebyres,  and  had  issue- 
James  :  36hn.—[Tombst.] 

THOMAS  BOSTON,  the  younger,  born 
1749     3ra    April    1713,    youngest    son     of 
Thomas  B.,   min.   of  Ettrick-   edu 
cated    at    home    by  his  father  and'  elder 
brother,  afterwards  at  the  Grammar  School 
of  Hawick  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen 
by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  1st  Aug.  1732,'  when 
he   was   a    little    over    nineteen    years    of 
age:    orcl.   to   Ettrick    4th   April    1733    at 
the    age    of    twenty:    pres.    by    William 
Marquess   of    Lothian;    trans,    and    adm 
10th    May   1749.     On   a   vacancy  at   Jed 
burgh    m    1755,    the    Town    Council,    the 
elders,  and  a  great  majority  of  the  people 
petitioned  the   Crown    to  appoint  Boston 
liis  was  refused.     A  secession  followed 
and  a  meeting-house  was  erected,  of  which 
)ston  was   inducted   first   min.  9th   Dec 
1757.    The  Assembly,  30th   May  1758   de 
clared  him  "  incapable  of  receiving  or  ac 
cepting  a  presentation,  and  all  ministers  of 
the  Church  were  prohibited  from  employ 
ing  ^him  to  preach  or  perform  any  mini 
sterial  office,  or  from  being  employed  by 
him."    The  bulk   of    the    parishioners    of 
Jedburgh  nocked  to  the  new  church,  and 
in  1761  there  was  formed  the  Presb.  of  Re 
lief  by  Boston,  Thomas  Gillespie  (formerly 
mm.   of  Carnock),  and  Thomas  Colier  of 
Colmsburgh,  Boston  being  the  first  Modera 
tor.    He  died   13th   Feb.    1767,    and    was 
buried    within    the    tower    of    Jedburgh 
Abbey.      He     marr.     26th     April      1738 
Elizabeth  (died  at  Dysart,  21st  June  1787)' 
daugh.  of  Michael  Anderson  of  Tushielaw 


JEDBURGH] 


OXNAM 


137 


and  of  Carter-hope,  Tweedsmuir,  and  had 

issue— Henrietta,  born  3rd  May  1739,  died 
young;  Thomas,  born  8th  May    1740,  died 
young;  Katherine,  born  15th  March  1741, 
died  young;    Henrietta,  born   10th    Aug. 
1742;   Thomas,  born  1st  March  1744,  died 
young ;  Michael,  min.  of  the  belief  Church, 
Falkirk,  born  14th  Oct.  1745,  died  5th  Feb. 
1785;    John,   born    27th   June    1747,   died 
young;   Katherine,  born  27th  March  1749 
(marr.  Alexander  Simpson,  M.D.,  licentiate 
of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  min.  successively 
of   the    Relief  congregations    at    Bellshill, 
Duns,  Pittenweem),  died  llth  Aug.  1823  ; 
Christian,   born    31st    March    1750  (marr. 
Tucker    Harris,    M.D.,  Charleston,   South 
Carolina),   died    10th   March   1818  ;    Eliza 
beth,   born   23rd   Aug.    1751,   died   young; 
Elizabeth,  born  7th  Aug.  1752  ;  Jane,  born 
19th  July  1753  (marr.  Robert  Paterson,  min. 
of  the  Relief  Church,  Largo,  afterwards  of 
Biggar),  died  8th  Jan.  1821  ;  Thomas,  born 
3rd    Nov.    1754 ;    John,    born    13th    May 
1756  ;  Margaret,  born  31st  Jan.  1758  (marr. 
William  Campbell,  licentiate  of  the  Church 
of    Scotland,  min.   of    the  Relief  Church, 
Dysart),  died  16th  May  1830.    Publications 
—Four  single  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1745-62); 
Select  Discourses  on  a  Variety  of  Practical 
Subjects  (Glasgow,  1768);  Essays  on  Theo 
logical   Subjects  (1773);  Select   Sermons  by 
Thomas  Boston  ami  James  Baine,  Jf.A.,  with 
introductory  essay  by  N.  M'Michael,  D.D. 
(Edinburgh,    1850).  —  [Boston's    Memoirs  ; 
Boston's  A  General  Account  of  J/?/  Life  (ed. 
George  D.  Low,   1908);    Scots  Mag.,  xix., 
xx. ;   Somerville's   Life ;    Small's    Hist,   of 
U.P.  Congregations,  ii.,  259 ;  Tait's  Border 
Church   Life,   i.,  262;   Craig-Brown's   Sel 
kirkshire  ;  Grub's  Eccles.  Hist,  of  Scotland, 
iv.,  79 ;  Centenary  of  Boston  Church,  Jed- 
burgh  ;  Diet.  Nat.  BiogJ] 

ALEXANDER  FERRIER  [FERRIAR], 
1758     M.A. ;  pres.  by  George  II.  30th  June 
1758;   adm.  21st  Sept.   1758;   trans. 
to  South  Parish,  Dundee,  3rd  Aug.  1 763. 

'  JAMES    RICHARDSON,    min.    of    a 
17Q4     Presbyterian  congregation  in  York 
shire ;    pres.    by  George    III.    25th 
Aug.  1763,  and  by  William,  Marquess  of 


Lothian,  9th   Dec.   1763 ;    adm.    8th  Feb. 
1764  :  trans,  to  Morebattle  6th  July  178(5. 

JOHN  HUNTER,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1787  Selkirk  6th  March  1781  ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  19th  July,  and  by 
William  John,  Marquess  of  Lothian,  2nd 
Sept.  1786 ;  ord.  28th  Feb.  1787 ;  died 
unmarr.  15th  Jan.  1830,  in  his  76th  year. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xi.). 

JAMES  AVIGHT,  born  Midlem,  Bowden. 
1830  1^8r>>  son  °f  George  \V. ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Forfar  15th  June  1814  :  pres. 
by  George  IV.,  and  ord.  llth  June  1830; 
died  3rd  June  1859.  He  marr.  9th  March 
1826,  Mary  Leslie,  Jedburgh,  who  died  3rd 
Nov.  1867,  and  had  issue — George,  min.  of 
Wamphray  :  Mary  Ann  Leslie,  born  21st 
Nov.  1827  (marr.  1855,  Thomas  Robson 
Scott  of  Newton),  died  16th  Sept.  1897  : 
John  Rutherfurd,  architect,  Edinburgh, 
born  17th  June  1829.  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Ifetf  Stat.  Ace.,  in.). 

I  WILLIAM  BURNIE,  born  Corric, 
1859  Dumfriesshire,  12th  Aug.  1834,  third 
son  of  William  B.,  farmer  ;  educated 
at  Corrie  School,  and  Univs.  of  Glasgow, 
Edinburgh,  and  St  Andrews ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  ;  ord.  5th  Oct.  1859 ; 
died  25th  July  1884.  He  marr.  14th  April 
1874,  Margaret  Anne,  daugh.  of  William 
Riddick,  Strandside,  Colvend,  and  had 
issue— Samuel  Riddick,  university  tutor, 
born  7th  Feb.  1875  ;  Isabella  Johnstone, 
born  26th  Dec.  1876  (marr.  2nd  Sept.  1895, 
Arthur  Francis,  M.D.);  Annie  Forrest, 
born  2nd  Sept.  1878;  William,  engineer, 
born  20th  April  1880;  Margaret  Helen, 
born  20th  Nov.  1881  (marr.  1st  Oct.  1902, 
Douglas  Wall,  M.D.);  Charles  Riddick, 
Shanghai  Constabulary,  born  4th  March 
1883. 

PETER  BRYCE  GUNN,  born  Edin- 
1885  burgh,  29th  April  1859,  son  of  George 
G.,  assistant-editor  Edinburgh  Even 
ing  Courant,  and  Margaret  Bryce  ;  educated 
at  schools  in  Edinburgh  and  Univ.  there ; 
M.A.  (1880) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 


138 


SOUTHDEAN 


[PRESB.  OF 


in  1883 ;  assistant  at  Inveresk  ;  ord.  12th 
Feb.  1885.  Marr.  (1)  6th  Sept.  1887,  Mary 
Turner  (died  20th  Dec.  1888),  daugh.  of 
•lames  Simson,  Viewfield,  Melrose  :  (2)  28th 
April  1891,  Jessie,  daugh.  of  George  Turn- 
bull,  Hawick,  and  has  issue  —  ( 'onstance 
Mary,  born  5th  Feb.  1892 ;  Hilda  Agnes, 
born  20th  Nov.  189:? :  Peter  Bryce,  born 
2oth  Sept,  1905. 


SOUTHDEAN,  on  CHARTERIS. 

[In  this  parish  are  the  remains  of  three 
ancient  churches  :  (1)  the  original  church 
of  the  parish,  built  in  the  twelfth  century, 
in  which  the  Scottish  chiefs  met  before  the 
battle  of  Otterburn  (1388);  (2)  a  church 
erected  in  1690  ;  and  (3)  a  chapel  at  Letham. 
A  new  church,  of  early  Gothic  design,  was 
opened  in  1876.  It  contains  a  window  to 
the  memory  of  James  Thomson,  author  of 
The  Seasons,  who  spent  his  boyhood  here. 
In  1777  a  part  of  Abbotrule  was  added  to 
this  parish.] 


WALTER 
1567     1567. 


LYLE,    M.A.,    exhorter    in 


JOHN  DOUGLAS,  reader  from  1574  to 
1574     1587. 

JOHN   SCOTT,   reader    from    1579    to 
1579      1580. 

WILLIAM  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1580)  :  mentioned  as  min.  in  1585.  — 

1585 

[Jier/.  Assig.j 

ANDREW  DOUGLAS,  M.A.,  min.  in 
1599  ;  trans,  to  Hownam  in  1605. 
—  [Rey.  Assig.] 

GEORGE  DOUGLAS,   M.A.  ;  pres.  by 
16O7 


later,  "  to  provide  another  kirk  for  him."— 
Keg.  Assi'ff.] 


WILLIAM  WEIR,  M.A.  ;  pres.  in  July, 
and    coll.     Dec.    1609;     adm.     18th 
Jan.    1610 ;    trans,    to    Hobkirk    in 
1626.— [Reg.  Astir/.] 


1610 


JAMES  FISHER,  adm.  6th  Sept.  1626  ; 
trans,  to  St  Mary  of  the  Lowes  in 
1635. 

JOHN  DAVIDSON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 

1628)  ;  pres.  in  April,  and  adm.  after 

21st  July  1635  ;  deprived  for  noncon 

formity  to  Episcopacy  4th  July  1666.     He 

marr.  Agnes   Mitchell,  who  died  4th  July 

1640,  aged  30.—  [Wodrow's  Hist] 

JOHN  DARNGAVEL,  M.A.  ;  pres.  by 
1667     James>    Marquess    of     Douglas,     in 
Aug.    1667,   and    adm.    soon    after; 
trans,  to  Prestonkirk  24th  March  1670. 

GEORGE  BAPTIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
19th  July  1661);  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  21st-  Sept. 
1665  ;  ord.  by  Robert  Leighton,  Bishop  of 
Dunblane,  7th  Nov.  1670,  and  inst.  soon 
after.  In  Aug.  1676  he  complained  to  the 
Privy  Council  of  a  riot  directed  against 
him,  when  letters  were  issued  for  the 
arrest  of  those  engaged  therein.  He  died 
March  1688,  aged  about  47.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue  —  Magdalene  (marr.  25th  Jan. 
1709,  Benjamin  M'Ewan,  apothecary,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  26th  Nov.  1718, 
David  Crockat,  wright,  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh).—  [7?<?f/.  Coll  at.  ;  Peebles  Tests.] 


16gg 


THOMAS       RUTHERFORD,       M.A. 

(Edinburgh,    1st    Aug.     1683);    de 
prived  by    the   Privy    Council,   4th 
Sept.  1689,   for   neither  reading    the  Pro 
clamation  of  the  Estates  nor   praying  for 

,  Earl  of  Angus,  Dec.  1607,      William  and   Mary.— [MS.  Ace.   of  Min., 
having  also  charge   of    Hobkirk,  to      1689 ;     Peterkin's     Constitution     'of     the 


which  he  removed  in  1608. 

[JAMES    LOGAN,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 

1Qog     22nd  Feb.  1602)  ;  pres.  by  the  Presb. 

jure  devoluto  5th  July  1609,  but  was 

not  settled,  the   Presb.  resolving,  a  week 


Church.] 


SAMUEL  JOHNSTONE,  M.A.,  min.  in 
1690  ;  pres.  to  Oxnam  1st  June  1699, 
but    not    settled    there  ;    trans,    to 
Dundee  6th  Sept.  1699. 


JEDBURGH] 


SOUTHDEAN 


139 


THOMAS  THOMSON,  born  Ednam, 
17  about  1666,  son  of  Andrew  T. 
(descended  from  the  family  of 
Rousland,  near  Kinneil),  gardener  to 
Andrew  Edmondstoune  of  Ednam  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A. 
(Aug.  1686);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 
17th  June  1691  ;  ord.  to  Ednam  12th 
July  1692 ;  trans,  and  adm.  6th  Xov. 
1700;  died  9th  Feb.  1716.  He  marr.  (pro. 
6th  Oct.  1693)  Beatrix  (died  at  Edinburgh, 
12th  May  1725),  of  Widehope  or  Wideopen 
(a  small  property  on  Kale  Water),  daugh.  of 
Alexander  Trotter  of  Fogo,  and  Margaret, 
daugh.  of  William  Home,  progenitor  of  the 
Bassendean  branch  of  that  family,  and  had 
issue — Andrew,  born  1695;  Alexander,  born 
1697  ;  Isobel,  born  1699  ;  James,  bursar  of 
the  Presb.,  student  in  arts  and  divinity  at 
Edinburgh  Univ.,  1715-24,  author  of  The 
Reasons,  born  7th  or  llth  Sept.  1700,  died 
27th  Aug.  1748 ;  Margaret ;  Mary  (marr. 
William  Craig,  merchant,  Edinburgh),  died 
1790  [her  son,  James  Craig,  architect, 
planned  the  New  Town  of  Edinburgh] ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  16th  Dec.  1740,  Robert 
Bell,  min.  of  Avendale) ;  Jean  (marr.  Robert 
Thomson,  master  of  the  Grammar  School 
of  Lanark),  died  3rd  Sept.  1781  ;  John, 
amanuensis  to  his  brother,  the  poet,  died 
23rd  Sept.  1735.— [Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.);  Kirk- 
wood's  Plea  before  the  Kirk ;  Burleigh's 
Ednam  and  its  Indu'ellers  ;  G.  C.  Macaulay's 
James  Thomson ;  M.  Leon  Morel's  James 
Thomson,  sa  Vie  et  ses  (Euvres  (Paris, 
1895) ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. ;  Letter  in  The 
Times,  26th  March  1894  ;  The  Border  Maga 
zine,  1903  ;  Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  xxii.,  401.] 

[THOMAS  LAIK  [LECK],  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  7th  Feb.  1711;  pres. 
by  Archibald,  Duke  of  Douglas,  July  1716. 
The  parishioners  refused  to  sign  his  call, 
and  the  settlement  was  not  effected.  He 
became  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation, 
Longf ramlington ,  Northumberland .  ] 

JOHN  INGLIS,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1718  Selkirk  2nd  Aug.  1711  ;  pres.  by 
Archibald,  Duke  of  Douglas,  and 
ord.  21st  Aug.  1718;  died  unmarr.  after 
6th  April  1743.  He  left  to  his  successors 
in  the  parish  a  library  of  119  volumes. 


JOHN  OLIVER,  born  1707,  youngest 
„  son  of  Thomas  O.,  tenant  in  South- 
dean  Mill ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jed- 
burgh  3rd  Jan.  1733;  assistant  to  preced 
ing  min.:  pres.  by  Archibald,  Duke  of 
Douglas,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
24th  Nov.  1736  ;  died  25th  Nov.  1755. 
He  marr.  29th  Oct.  1740,  Isobel  (died  in 
London,  21st  Nov.  1774),  daugh.  of  Edward 
Hall,  of  Whitelee,  Redesdale,  and  had  issue 
—Elizabeth,  born  25th  Oct.  1741 ;  Thomas, 
born  8th  Sept,  1743  :  Janet,  born  29th 
March  1746 ;  Edward,  born  1st  July  1754. 
—  [Ifist.  Ber.  Nat.  did,  (Ehdon  Lairds), 
xxii.,  221.] 

ROBERT  MUIRHEAD,  pros,  by  Archi- 

1756     bald,  Duke  of  Douglas,  and  ord.  25th 

Aug.   1756  ;  died  16th  Dec.  1784,  in 

his  78th  year.     He  marr.  22nd  Sept.  1779, 

Elizabeth  Ainslie,  who  died  20th  April  1800. 

WILLIAM  SCOTT,  born  23rd  July  1735, 
1*785  son  °^  ^Ta^er  S-  of  Nether  Bonchester, 
and  Helen  Turnbull ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dalkeith  2nd  Dec.  1760  ;  ord.  by  the 
Presbyterian  Classis,  Newcastle,  6th  Oct. 
1762,  to  Ravingstondale ;  adm.  26th  Dec. 
1764  to  Abbotrule,  and  to  this  charge  5th 
Jan.  1785  ;  died  14th  May  1809.  He  marr. 
2nd  July  1766,  Sybil  (died  at  Edinburgh, 
7th  Feb.  1822),  daugh.  of  John  Henderson 
of  Lockholm,  Westmoreland,  and  had  issue 
— AValter,  born  15th  April  1767  ;  John,  born 
8th  March  1769;  Thomas,  born  29th  May 
1773;  Adam,  insurance  broker,  London, 
born  29th  June  1775,  assumed  the  name  of 
Elliot  [Scott-Elliot]  on  succeeding,  through 
his  wife,  to  the  estate  of  Arkleton,  died 
in  Edinburgh,  in  Dec.  1821  ;  Anne  Nancy, 
born  15th  July  1771  (marr.  (1)  -  -  Reid  : 
(2)  Charles  Baxter,  Edinburgh)  ;  William, 
born  27th  Sept.  1779 ;  Robert  Hewitson, 
born  13th  March  1785,  died  young.  Publi 
cation — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xii.). — [Anna/s  of  a  Border 
Club,  231.] 

JOHN    RICHMOND,  born  21st    Aug. 
1784,  son  of  James  R.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Irvine ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;   Snell   Exhibitioner,  1804 ;   licen.  by 
Presb.   of  Irvine   1st  Aug.  1809;   pres.  by 


140 


SOUTHDEAN— TEVIOTHEAD 


[PRESB.  OF 


Archibald,  Lord  Douglas  (in  whose  family 
at  Douglas  Castle  he  had  been  tutor),  3rd 
Aug.  1809  ;  ord.  19th  April  1«10.  He 
retired  to  St  Andre \vs  in  1847,  and  sub 
sequently  to  Edinburgh,  where  he  died 
21st  Jan.  1854.  He  inarr.  28th  April  1825, 
Catherine  (died  25th  May  1887,  aged  89), 
daugh.  of  Captain  George  Mitchell  of 
Lord  Macdonald's  Fencibles,  and  had  issue 
—  Isabella  Georgina,  born  24th  Oct.  1828, 
died  unniarr.  IGth'  April  1894;  Margaret 
Cunningham,  born  4th  April  1831,  died 
unmarr.  19th  July  1894;  James,  Kippenross, 
Dunblane,  sheep  farmer  and  proprietor, 
Australia,  born  1st  Nov.  1834;  John,  born 
17th  May  183G,  died  25th  Feb.  1838; 
George  Mitchell,  lieut.  12th  Native  In 
fantry,  India,  born  20th  Xov.  1839,  killed 
in  action  near  Peshawar,  26th  Oct.  1863; 
Catherine,  died  in  infancy.  Publications — 
()'/(•  t<>  th<-  ^[cm'l|•i/  of  Thomson  [author  of 
Tin  Seasons],  in-  the-  Temple  of  the  Jfuses 
at  Dri/burt/h  Ahbei/  (Edinburgh,  1818);  A 
Sermon  on  fie/jufar  Attendance,  on  Divine 
Worship,  in  Connexion  with  the  Spirit  of 
the  Times  (Jedburgh,  1820);  Account  of 
the  Parish  (New  Sta-t.  Ace.,  Hi.).  He  left 
numerous  poems  in  a  MS.  book,  possessed 
by  his  son  James. — [AddisoiVs  The  Snell 
Exhibit-io-M,  Glasgow,  1901]. 

JOHN  MATE,  born  Paisley,  31st  March 
1847  1^22,  third  son  of  John  M.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Paisley  Grammar  School 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Paisley  in  1845 ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  18th  March  1847;  D.D.  (Glas 
gow  1887) :  died  27th  Jan.  1902.  He  marr. 
19th  July  1871,  Agnes  (died  s.p.  27th  Nov. 
1900),  daugh.  of  George  Grant,  Glasgow. 
She  founded  in  1885  the  George  Grant, 
Junior,  Bursary  in  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow. 
Publications — Memorial  Sermon  preached 
in  the  Old  Parish  Church  of  Southdean 
(1876) ;  Sermon  on  the.  Life  and  Character 
of  Jane  Grant  (Hawick,  1883);  Sermon  on 
the  Life  and  Character  of  James  Steu*art, 
Min.  of  Wilton  (Hawick,  1886) ;  Pulpit 
Memorial  of  the  Life  and  Character  of  the 
late  Rev.  John  MacRae,  D.D.,  Min.  of 
Ha  wick  (Hawick,  1892).  —  [The  Border 
Magazine,  April  1897.] 


GEORGE    HENRY  DONALD,  M.A.  ; 


1902 


19°2  '  trans-   to 
Charge,  Haddington,  4th  Oct.  1906. 


JOHN  RYRTK  S  PENCE,  born  Helens- 
1907  burgh  29th  Feb.  1880,  son  of  James 
S.  and  Jane  Ryrie  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1902),  B.D. 
(1905)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in 
1905  ;  assistant  at  South  Leith  ;  ord.  22nd 
March  1907.  Marr.  9th  June  1901),  Janet, 
daugh.  of  James  Currie,  and  has  issue  — 
James,  born  13th  Aug.  1911. 


TEVIOTHEAD. 

[There  was  a  chapel  at  Caerlanrig  from 
1715,  supplied  by  licentiates.  The  parish 
of  Teviothead  was  erected  quoad  omnia, 
20th  Feb.  1850,  consisting  of  the  southern 
part  of  Cavers.  It  includes  the  sites  of 
three  ancient  chapels  :  St  Mary's  at  Caer 
lanrig,  St  Cuthbert's  on  the  Slitrig  Water, 
and  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross.] 

1715    DAVID  GRAHAM. 
1721    JOHN   CHISHOLM. 

JOHN  LAURIE,  M.A.  (afterwards  of 
1738  Middlebie. 

ANDREW  WALKER  (afterwards  of 
1745  Ettrick). 

ROBERT  RUTHERFORD,  app.  12th 
1750  Oct.  1750  (afterwards  of  Castleton). 

PATRICK  KERR  (after  -  history  un- 
1757  known). 

JAMES  ERSKINE  (afterwards   of    St 

1763  Boswells). 

JOHN  RICCALTOUN  (afterwards   of 

1764  Hobkirk). 

CHARLES  PATON  (afterwards  of 
1780  Ettrick). 

JAMES  SANSON  (afterwards  of  Lead- 
1785  hills). 

THOMAS  DYCE,  son  of  William  D., 

1792     rector   °f    tne  Grammar  School  of 

Hawick ;    educated   at  St  Andrews 

Univ. ;  app.  in  1792.    He  is  described  as 


JEDBURGIl] 


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having  been  "a  man  of  some  learning, 
talent,  and  a  vast  amount  of  eccentricity." 
He  became  insane,  and  retired  to  Hawick, 
where  he  died.  His  wife,  a  Roman  Catholic 
lady,  died  in  1859,  aged  90.  —  [Trans. 
Hawick  Archajol.  Soc.,  1868.] 

ROBERT    S  H  A  W,  app.  July   1804  ; 
ord.  10th  June  1807  ;  (afterwards  of 
1804     Ewes). 

JOSEPH    THOMSON     (afterwards    of 
1817    Ednam). 


GAWIN  TURNBULL,  born  Brieryhill, 
Hawick,  1800 ;   died  at  Hawick,  1st 
March  1832.     Publication— A  Sermon 
on  Meekness  (Hawick,  1832). 


1821 


HENRY  SCOTT  RIDDELL,  born 
Sorbie,  Ewes,  Dumfriesshire,  23rd 
Sept.  1797,  son  of  Robert  R., 
shepherd,  and  Agnes  Scott.  He  was  a 
shepherd  until  his  19th  year,  when  he 
resolved  to  study  for  the  ministry  ;  edu 
cated  at  Biggar  School  and  Univs.  of  Edin 
burgh  and  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Biggar  in  1830 ;  app.  to  Caerlanrig  Chapel 
in  1832.  In  1842  he  suffered  from  mental 
trouble,  and  relinquished  his  pastoral  work. 
He  died  at  Teviothead  Cottage,  30th  July 
1870.  As  author  of  "Scotland  Yet,"  and 
other  lyrics,  Riddell  occupies  a  notable 
place  among  Scottish  minor  poets.  He 
marr.  1833,  Eliza  (born  18th  July  1796,  died 
29th  May  1875),  daugh.  of  William  Clark, 
merchant,  Biggar,  and  had  issue— Walter 
Francis  Montagu  Douglas  Scott,  Hongkong 
and  Shanghai  Bank,  born  llth  July  1834, 
died  in  London,  4th  April  1877  ;  Robert, 
sheep  farmer,  Australia,  born  in  1836,  died 
in  1887 ;  William  Brown  Clark,  student, 
and  a  poet  of  some  promise,  born  16th  Dec. 
1836,  died  6th  July  1856  [vide  Rogers' 
Modern  Scottish  Minstrel].  Publications 
—  Stanzas  on  the  Death  of  Lord  Byron 
(Edinburgh,  1825) ;  Sonys  of  the  Ark  (Edin 
burgh,  1831) ;  The  Christian  Politician,  or 
the  Ri(jht  Way  of  Thinking  (Edinburgh, 
1844) ;  Poems,  Songs,  and  Miscellaneoiis 
Pieces  (Edinburgh,  1847);  "Biography  of 
the  Ettrick  Shepherd"  (Hogg's  Weekly 


Instructor,  1847);  "Store-Farming  in  the 
South  of  Scotland"  (Scottish  Agricultural. 
Journal,  1848-9);  "Foot-Rot  in  Sheep" 
(Highland  Soc.  Proc.) ;  translations  of  the 
Gospel  of  St  Matthew  and  the  Book  of 
Psalms  into  Lowland  Scottish  for  Prince 
Louis  Lucien  Bonaparte  (printed  privately, 
1855  and  1857) ;  contributions  to  Trans 
actions  of  Hawick  Archaeological  Society: 
"Account  of  Cavers'''  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.), 
He  left  in  MS.  "  Malcolm  of  Wharden  ;:  (a 
poem),  "Melvina  of  Eller,"  "The  Dutiful 
Daughter "  (a  drama,  in  five  acts),  and 
many  other  papers. — [Autobiography  and 
Memoir,  by  James  Brydon,  M.D.,  prefixed 
to  Poetical  Works ;  Memoir,  by  W.  S. 
Crockett,  in  Scotland  Yet,  and,  Other  J>m-,s 
(Centenary  edition) ;  Nodes  Ambrosiana' 
(March  1825);  Goodfellow's  Border  Biog 
raphy  ;  Centenary  Celebration ;  Masonic 
Celebration',  The  Poets  of  Dumfriesshire 
230;  Trans.  Jlawick  Ardia-il.  Soc.,  1«0«  : 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog.] 

WILLIAM    LAMB    (afterwards    of 
1843     Ednam). 

DANIEL  M'NEE  (afterwards  of  Hamil- 
1847     ^On'  Canada ;  returned  to  Scotland, 
and  died  in  Edinburgh  about  1860.) 

JAMES  DUNCAN,  born  Denholm,  23rd 
185Q  Jan.  1805,  son  of  James  D.,  min.  of 
the  Cameronian  Church  there,  and 
Isabella  Scott ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  ord.  first  min.  of  the  parish  24th 
July  1850;  dep.  27th  May  1853;  died  un- 
marr.  at  Denholm,  29th  Nov.  1861.  Publi 
cations — Catalogue  of  Coleoptcra  in  Ento- 
/nologia  Edinensis  (Edin.  1834);  vols.  i.  to 
vii.  of  Entomology  in  Jardine's  Naturalists' 
Librarn ;  Letter  to  Members  of  the  Church, 
and  Inhabitants  of  the  Parish  of  Teviot 
head  (Hawick,  1853).  He  assisted  Alex 
ander  Jeffrey  in  the  preparation  of  The 
History  and  Antiquities  of  Roxburghshire, 
writing  the  chapters  on  Geology,  Botany, 
and  Natural  History.  He  indexed  the 
Encyclopaedia  Britannica,  and  at  his 
death  had  in  preparation  a  Life  of  John 
Leyden.  —  [Hist.  Her.  Nat.  Club,  1863- 
1868.1 


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[PRKSB.  OF 


ROBERT  YOUNG,  born  Covington, 
Lanarkshire,  son  of  James  Y.,  school 
master,  and  Margaret  Ferguson ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lanark  ;  assistant  at  Selkirk  ; 
ord.  20th  Jan.  1854  ;  died  unmarr.,  26th 
May  1884.  Publications  -Episcopal  Ten 
dencies  (Edinburgh,  1864)  ;  Henry  Scott 
Rid  dell :  Notes  and  Reminiscences  (Hawick, 
1875) ;  On  the,  History  of  Education  in 
Scotland  (Hawick,  1879) ;  The  BuccleucJi, 
ISook,  with  special  reference,  to  Allanhaugh 
(Hawick,  n.d.). 

ROBERT  FRANCIS  COLVIN,  born 
30th  Nov.  1827,  youngest  son  of 
Robert  C.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Johnstone 
in  Annandale ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  ord.  to  Johnstone  19th  March 
1852;  res.  2nd  Oct.  1854;  chaplain  at 
Bombay,  1854-8:  adm.  to  Kirkpatrick- 
Juxta  13th  Oct.  1865  ;  res.  26th  Oct.  1876  ; 
resident  in  Edinburgh  without  a  charge, 
1876-84 ;  adm.  to  this  parish  5th  Sept. 
1884;  res.  6th  Jan.  1887;  died  in  Edin 
burgh,  5th  Jan.  1888.  He  marr.  16th  Sept. 
1859,  Helen  (died  26th  Sept.  1873),  second 
daugh.  of  James  Brown,  C.A.,  Edinburgh, 
and  Ann  M'Kerrell,  and  had  issue — Alice 
Mary,  born  23rd  Aug.  1860 ;  Annie  Edith, 
sometime  missionary  of  the  Free  Church 
at  Calcutta,  born  18th  Dec.  1862;  Robert 
Francis,  born  23rd  June  1864,  died  22nd 
May  1902;  Constance  Helen,  born  29th 
July  1865,  died  unmarr.  25th  Aug.  1884; 
Marion,  born  4th  Nov.  1867  (marr.  15th 
April  1891,  Colonel  Charles  Robert  Dyer, 
Middlesex  Regt.) ;  William,  born  14th 
Nov.  1868,  died  12th  May  1899. 

ARCHIBALD  HUTTON  DIN- 
1887  WIDDIE,  born  Woodhead,  Penpont, 
31st  Jan.  1855,  son  of  John  D., 
farmer,  and  Agnes  Gordon;  educated  at 
Morton  School,  and  at  Bathgate,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1878);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in  1882 ;  assistant 
at  Dalziel  and  at  Hawick ;  ord.  10th  May 
1887.  Marr.  14th  June  1892,  Sophie 
Antoinette,  daugh.  of  Frederick  Henry 
Thorold,  Priestfield,  Hawick,  and  has  issue 
— Sophie  Agnes,  born  22nd  June  1893; 


John  Frederick,  born  4th  May  1895,  killed 
in  action  in  Flanders,  9th  May  1915;  Janet 
Crow,  born  28th  July  1896,  died  12th  Feb. 
1912;  Archibald  Hutton,  born  24th  July 
1898:  Dorothy  Mary,  born  14th  Sept. 
1900:  Henry  Thorold,  born  28th  Nov. 
1902 ;  Frances  Margaret,  born  7th  July 
1907. 


WILTON. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  Rectory 
of  Wilton  belonged  to  the  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow.  It  was  proposed  to  remove  the 
kirk  to  Borthwick  Water,  19th  June  1650. 
A  new  church  was  opened  24th  Nov.  1861. 
In  1908  this  was  wholly  remodelled  and 
enlarged  by  the  building  of  two  transepts 
and  a  chancel.  (Vide  Trans.  Scot.  Ecclesiol. 
>S'or.,  1910-11).] 

JOHN  LANGLANDS,  reader  from  1574 
to  1585 ;  dep.  from  the  parsonage 
and  vicarage  before  1590.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue — William,  served  heir  14th 
July  1612 ;  Bessie  (marr.  Adam,  brother 
of  William  Scott  of  Burnhead).— [d.  R. 
Inhib.,  24th  July  1624 ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  In<j. 
Ret.  Roxburgh,  336  ;  j\"eu>  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.] 

WILLIAM  CLERK,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1602  1595)  j  Pres- to  Cavers  8th  June  1601 ; 
pres.  to  this  charge  by  Sir  Walter 
Scott  of  Buccleuch  30th  Dec.  1601 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  in  1602;  declined  a  call  to 
Castleton  April  1607.  He  was  pres.  to 
Kirk  Borthwick,  and  was  desired  to  give 
half  of  the  stipend  to  Francis  Makgill  [a 
licentiate  of  the  Presb.,  afterwards  min. 
of  Kirkmichael],  10th  June  1612 ;  died 
before  30th  April  1641.  He  marr.  a  lady 
who  survived  him,  and  had  issue — Andrew  ; 
William,  admitted  burgess  of  Hawick,  1640. 
— [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Bannat-t/ne  Misccll.,  iii. ; 
Memories  of  Hawick,  145.] 

JOHN  LANGLANDS,  brother  of  Lang- 
164  lands  of  that  ilk  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
26th  July  1634) ;  one  of  the  masters 
of  Edinburgh  High  School  13th  April  1638  ; 
pres.  by  Francis,  Earl  of  Buccleuch,  and 
adm.  30th  April  1641.  He  desired,  6th  July 


JEDBURGH] 


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1642,  either  to  be  relieved  of  Kirk  Borth- 
wick,  or  that  he  might  have  a  stipend  out 
of  it.  Refusing  to  conform  to  Episcopacy, 
he  was  confined  to  the  parish  in  1662 ; 
had  sasine  of  the  lands  of  Haining  10th 
Jan.  1664.  He  is  still  referred  to  as  min. 
28th  April  1669 ;  was  probably  deprived 
on  account  of  the  Test,  and  died  before 
1690.  The  extent  of  Wilton  Globe  is  said 
to  be  owing  to  the  fact  that  his  brother 
granted  to  the  parish  eighty  acres  of  the 
land  known  as  Wilton  Mains.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue — George,  died  March  1689 ; 
James;  Anna  (marr.  Henry  Haswell,  Crail- 
ing) ;  Esther  (marr.  Adam  Scott  in  Gala- 
law) ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  William  Mackie, 
Dunbar)  :  Margaret  (marr.  William  Elphin- 
stone,  Hartshaugh) ;  Marion  (marr.  Walter 
Leathead,  portioner  of  Lilliesleaf) ;  Agnes 
(marr.  Robert  Elliot  of  Rig) :  Rebecca ; 
Janet ;  Walter  ;  Robert,  died  between  1665 
and  1668 ;  and  probably  John,  min.  of 
Hawick.  —  [(,'.  R.  Horning s,  31st  Dec. 
1668  ;  Peebles  Tests.  ;  New  <len.  Rerj,  Sets., 
vii. ;  Steven's  Higli,  School  Edinburgh; 
Wodrow's  Hist.  \  Inq.  Ret.  (Jen.,  7156, 
7574  ;  The  Family  of  Langlands  of  that 
Ilk  (Hawick  ArchseoL  Soc.,  1901).] 

JOHN  STEWART,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
1683  26th  July  1670);  pres.  by  Arthur, 
Archbishop  of  Glasgow  jure  devoluto 
in  Jan.,  and  inst.  28th  Feb.  1683,  and  also 
to  Kirk  Borthwick  28th  Feb.  1688  ;  deprived 
by  the  Privy  Council,  17th  Sept.  1689,  for 
neither  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary. 
He  marr.  Margaret  Forbes,  alive  24th  Feb. 
1706,  recommended  for  charity  by  the  Kirk 
Sessions  of  Jedburgh  and  Arngask.— [Arn- 
gask  Sess.  Reg.  ;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of 
the  Church ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ROBERT     CUNNINGHAME,     M.A. ; 
1694     orc*'     18tk    April    1694;     trans,    to 
Hawick  4th  June  1712. 

WILLIAM  CRAWFORD,  born  Kelso, 

1713     1682 ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  April 

1700) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  ; 

called   Nov.    1712;    ord.    13th   May   1713; 

died  15th  May  1737.     He  marr.  4th  March 


1716,  Helen  (died  14th  Feb.  1751),  daugh. 
of  John  Riddell  of  Muselee,  and  had  issue 
— David,  died  1720,  aged  2.  Publications 
— Christ  the  Power  of  God  and'  the  Wisdom 
of  G'od,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1731) ;  .1 
Short  Manual  against  the  Infidelity  of 
this  Age  (Edinburgh,  1734);  Zioris  Trav 
eller,  or  the  Soul's  J'rogress  to  Heaven 
(Edinburgh,  1743);  Works  of  [W.  C.],  2 
vols.  (Edinburgh,  1748);  Dying  Thong  Ids 
(Hawick,  1814).  -  -  [Stark 's  IHog.  Diet.-, 
Tombst. ;  Sinton's  Hawick  Bibliography.] 

JAMES  SIMPSON,  born  1708,  son  of 
1738  J°nn  S.,  min.  of  Morebattlc  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  4th  May  1737  ;  pres. 
by  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  28th  June 
1737 ;  ord.  22nd  Feb.  1738 ;  died  21st  Aug. 
1771.  He  marr.  1st  April  1743,  Anne  (died 
14th  Aug.  1782),  second  daugh.  of  John 
Cranstoun,  min.  of  Ancrum,  and  had  issue 
—William,  min.  of  the  Tron  Parish,  Edin 
burgh ;  John,  born  12th  Sept.  1745,  died 
16th  June  1747;  David  of  Teviotbank, 
born  24th  June  1747;  James,  born  14th 
June  1748;  Anne,  born  27th  Nov.  1749, 
died  24th  March  1751  ;  Andrew,  born  3rd 
May  1751,  died  8th  Nov.  1752 ;  John,  born 
29th  Sept.  1752.— [Tombst.] 


1772 


SAMUEL  CHARTERS  of  Luscar,  born 
1742,  eldest  son  of  Thomas  C.,  min. 
of  Inverkeithing,  and  Christian, 
daugh.  of  James  Wardlaw  of  Luscar ;  suc 
ceeded  his  grandmother,  Jean  Morris  or 
Wardlaw,  in  the  estate  of  Luscar  about 
1756  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  28th  Nov.  1764; 
resided  in  Rotterdam  for  some  time ;  ord. 
to  Kincardine-in-Menteith  12th  Jan.  1769  ; 
pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  Nov. 
1771  ;  trans,  and  adm.  19th  Feb.  1772 ; 
declined  the  Chair  of  Moral  Philosophy  at 
Glasgow,  in  succession  to  Adam  Smith  ; 
D.D.  (Glasgow,  4th  Dec.  1789);  died  18th 
June  1825.  "  Slow,  grave,  and  solemn  in  his 
manner,  though  delightful  and  instructive 
as  a  companion,  and  warm-hearted  as  a 
friend,  he  was  a  noble  specimen  of  an 
ecclesiastic  of  the  ancient  days,  whose 
chief  pleasure  was  to  instruct  and  elevate 


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the  mind  of  his  hearers."  He  marr.  25th 
Aug.  1786,  Margaret,  claugh.  of  Robert 
Scott  of  Burnhead.  She  was  proprietrix 
of  the  estate  of  Crawhill  (now  Burngrove), 
and  at  her  death,  s.p.,  17th  Nov.  1815, 
she  left  her  husband  an  annuity  of 
£300.  Publications — Sermon  preached  lie- 
fore  t/te  S.P.C.K.  (Edinburgh,  1779):  A 
Senixm  on  Iiiteri'a^inii,  «nd  an  Instruction 
concerning  Oaths  (Hawick,  1785;  2nd  ed., 
that  year  ;  3rd  edition,  1786) ;  A  Sermon 
on  Af-m-s  (Edinburgh,  1788  ;  3rd  ed.,  1795); 
Sermon • -preached  before  the  Society  for  the 
Sons  <>f  the  Cler</>/  (Edinburgh,  1798); 
Sermons  and  Meditations  stilted  to  the 
Lord'*  Supper  (Hawick,  1807) ;  Sermons, 
a  new  edition  (Hawick,  1807);  Sermons, 
2  vols.  (Hawick,  1809;  new  edition,  1816); 
An  Historical  /Sermon  on  the  Revolution, 
1688  (Hawick,  1812);  Sermon  on  Uack- 
sUdiny  (Hawick,  1812);  Sermon  on-  the 
Duty  of  Makimj  a  Testament ;  to  which  ts 
added  the  Form  of  a,  Testament,  with  Direc 
tion?,  for  makimj  it  valid,  according  to  the 
Lav  of  Scotland  (Hawick,  1812) ;  An  Essay 
on  JiasJifulness,  anon.  (HaAvick,  1815);  A 
Sermon  on  Devout  Retirement  (Hawick, 
1825) ;  Sermon  II.  (Gillan's  Scottish 
Pulpit) ;  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
titat.Acc.,  xv.).— [Somerville's  My  Own  Life 
and  Times,  and  Funeral  Sermon  ;  AYilson's 
//'/  trick  ;  Conolly's  Eminent  Jfen  of  Fife  ; 
The  Border  Treasury,  1874;  Hunter's 
Miscellany ;  Works  of  Dr  Chalmers,  xii., 
564;  Trans.  Hawick  Archceol.  Soc.,  1864; 
Sinton's  Hawick  Bibliography] 

DAVID   STEVENSON,  born  Glasgow, 

1826     14tl1  Sept>  1784'  son  of  David  S<  and 
Jean  Renton ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 

Glasgow ;  schoolmaster  of  West  Linton  in 
1810 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Peebles  6th  Aug. 
1817  ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis,  Duke 
of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  and  his 
trustees,  4th  Nov.  1825;  orcl.  12th  May 
1826  ;  died  18th  April  1851.  He  marr.  5th 
April  1809,  Christian  (died  4th  Feb.  1875), 
daugh.  of  William  Taylor,  farmer,  Lass- 
wade,  and  had  issue — William,  merchant, 
born  4th  April  1810,  died  at  Fort  Wayne, 
U.S.A.,  March  1857;  Archibald  Forrester, 
surgeon,  born  25th  Aug.  1811,  died  29th 


July  1847:  Jane,  born  6th  April  1813 
(marr.  1840,  James  Farish.  merchant,  Mon 
treal),  died  12th  Sept,  1843:  Alexander, 
surgeon,  born  19th  Feb.  1815,  died  18th 
Jan.  1841  ;  Thomas,  H.M.  Customs,  born 
16th  June  1817,  died  4th  Feb.  1878  ;  James, 
merchant,  born  24th  May  1819,  died  23rd 
Sept.  1844 ;  Catherine,  died  in  infancy ; 
Anne,  born  26th  April  1821,  died  26th 
April  1891  ;  Christian  Buchanan,  born  7th 
Oct.  1823.  died  25th  June  1887:  Robert 
Dundas,  surgeon,  born  23rd  May  1827,  died 
21st  Feb.  1858:  Catherine  Forrester,  born 
31st  Jan.  1829,  died  19th  Dec.  1837 ; 
Charles  Findlater,  min.  of  Barry,  born 
23rd  April  1831  :  Ellen,  born  13th  March 
1833,  died  10th  Jan.  1852.  Publications— 
Two  Sermons  preached  on  the  Death  of 
the  Rev.  James  StracJian  [min.  of  Cavers] 
(Edinburgh,  1840);  Sermons  on  Important 
Subjects,  Doct i- in-«l  «nd-  Practical  (Edin 
burgh,  1841);  Account  of  the  Parish  (Xev 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

JAMES  STEWART,  born  Stirling,  30th 
Jan.  1821,  second  son  of  David  S. 
and  Janet  Galloway ;  educated  at 
Stirling  schools  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stirling ;  assistant  at 
Largs ;  ord.  to  St  Mary's,  Dumfries,  22nd 
March  1849 ;  trans,  and  adm.  25th  Sept. 
1851;  died  17th  Oct.  1886.  He  marr. 
22nd  May  1855,  Isabella  (died  28th  Oct. 
1908),  daugh.  of  James  Reid,  Wellfield, 
and  had  issue — Elizabeth  Whiteman,  born 
29th  March  1856;  Isabella  Reid,  born 
16th  June  1857 ;  David  Charles,  born  17th 
Jan.  1859 ;  James  Reid,  born  6th  Sept, 
1861 ;  Catherine,  born  llth  April  1863 ; 
John,  born  Dec.  1865 ;  Eleanora,  born 
Sept.  1869.  Publications— Wilton  Sabbath 
School  Hymnal  (Hawick,  1877) ;  Last 
Sermon  preached  in  Wilton  Church,  12th 
Sept.  1886  (Hawick,  1886).  —  [Funend 
Sermon  by  John  Mair,  D.D.] 

JOHN   RUDGE   WILSON,  born  Glas 
gow,  26th  Nov.  1856,  son  of  Thomas 
W.  and  Catherine  Mary  Relton  ;  edu 
cated  at  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
M.A.  (1876) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in 
1878  ;  assistant  at  Barony  Parish,  Glasgow  ; 


JEDBUKGH 


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145 


ord.  to  Morton  1st  July  18*79 ;  trans,  to 
Greenside  Parish,  Edinburgh,  10th  July 
1884  ;  trans,  and  adm.  18th  May  1887. 
Served  as  chaplain  to  the  Forces  in  the 
South  African  War,  1900  ;  mentioned  in 
Lord  Roberts's  despatches,  1901  ;  took 
charge  of  St  Andrew's  Church.  Simla, 
1905  ;  chaplain  K.O.S.B.  (T.I).),  1912  :  D.D. 
(Glasgow  1913).  Marr.  8th  Sept.  1903, 
Georgina  Underwood  Fiddes,  daugh.  of 
John  Fiddes  Wilson.  Publications  — 


Prophecy  and  Poetry:  a  Sermon  on  the 
Death  of  Lord  Tennyson,  (Hawick,  1892); 
Spiritual  Weapons  of  War  (Hawick,  1895)  ; 
The  Foundation  JKock  of  the  Church,  Synod 
sermon  (Hawick,  1896);  Patriotism,  a 
sermon  (Hawick,  1897);  Not  Peace,  but  a 
Sivord,  a  sermon  (Hawick,  1899) ;  Hardship 
and  Character,  a  sermon  (Hawick,  1904); 
The  Soldiers  of  the  Cross,  a  sermon 
(Hawick,  1907). 


VOL.  II. 


Is 


PRESBYTERY  OF  EARLSTON,  SOMETIME  CALLED  LAUDER. 

[Disjoined  from  the  Presbytery  of  Melrose  or  Selkirk,  and,  along  with  Gordon  and 
Smailholm  from  the  Presbytery  of  Kclso,  erected  by  George,  Archbishop  of  St  Andrews, 
in  1613  The  Presbytery  of  Melrose  sent  two  of  its  number,  29th  Aug.  1615,  to  wait  on 
the  succeeding  bishop,  "that  they  may  suit  for  the  returning  of  their  brother  of  Ersilton 
to  our  Presb  a-ain,"  but  without  effect.  The  seat  of  Presbytery  was  transferred  to 
Lauder  by  the  General  Assembly,  31st  May  1768,  but  was  restored  to  Earlston  in  1876. 
The  Kegister  begins  5th  March  1691.] 


CHANNELKIRK,  OF  OLD 
CHILDESCHIRCHE. 

[The  original  church  is  believed  to  have 
been  built  between  the  seventh  century  and 
the  ninth.  The  monks  of  Dryburgh  (circa 
1248)  claimed  that  it  was  the  mother  and 
parish  church  of  the  whole  of  Lauderdale. 
It  was  built  in  honour  of  St  Cuthbert,  and 
named  Childeschirche,  or  the  Child's  Kirk. 
Cuthbert  spent  part  of  his  boyhood  "on 
the  southern  slopes  of  the  Lammermoors 
which  surround  the  upper  part  of  the  vale 
of  the  Leader."  He  became  a  monk  of 
Melrose.  Hugh  de  Moreville  of  Lauder 
dale  gave  the  church  to  the  Abbey  of 
Dryburgh  in  the  twelfth  century,  and  it 
continued  under  that  Abbey  till  the  Refor 
mation.  It  was  consecrated  by  Bishop 
David  de  Bernham,  23rd  March  1241. 
There  were  chapels  in  the  parish  at  Glen- 
gelt  and  Carfrae.] 

NINIAN  BORTHWICK,  reader.— {Reg. 
1567     Min.] 

JOHN   GIBSON,  reader  from   1576  to 
1576     1584. 


ALEXANDER  LAUDER,  M.A. ;  min. 
of    Lauder,   which    charge    he    also 
held ;    pres.     to    this    vicarage    by 
James  VI.  15th  April  1586. 


1611 


1586 


ALLAN  LUNDIE,  M.A. ;   trans,   from 
Lessudden  [St  Boswells],  and  adm. 
after    llth    June     1611  ;     trans,    to 
Hutton  and  Fishwick  in  1614. 

FRANCIS  COLLAGE,  M.A. :   pres.  to 
the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  10th  Dec. 
1614  ;  adm.  17th  Sept.  1615  ;  trans, 
to  Gordon  in  1625. 

HENRY  COCKBURN,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  26th  July  1613);  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  4th  July  1625.  He  was 
a  member  of  Assembly  in  1638  ;  suspended 
July  1648,  and  dep.  in  1650  "  for  approving 
and  praying  in  public  for  the  army  in 
England  under  the  Duke  of  Hamilton." 
He  suffered  "great  miserie ;)  afterwards; 
was  restored  to  the  ministry  in  1659,  acted 
as  locum  tenens  at  Earlston  for  fifteen 
months,  and  had  an  Act  of  Parliament  in 
his  favour  2nd  July  1661.  He  returned  to 
this  charge  in  1662. 

DAVID  LIDDELL,  M.A.;  ord.  30th 
May  1650  ;  trans,  to  Barony  Parish, 
Glasgow,  after  25th  Sept.  1662. 

HENRY    COCKBURN,    M.A.,    above 

noticed ;  returned  in  1662,  and  died 
probably  in  1663.  He  marr.  Isobel 
Hutton,  and  had  issue— Laurence,  appren 
ticed  to  Andrew  Walker,  surgeon,  Edin 
burgh,  28th  July  1641 ;  Henry,  probably 


1662 


PKESB.  OF  EAKLSTON] 


CHANNELKIRK 


147 


Provost  of  Haddington ;  James,  min.  of 
Pencaitland. — [Stow  Sess.  Rey.  ;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Bapt.) ;  Acts  of  Par/.,  vii. ;  Allan's  Hist. 
of  Channelkirk,  144-58.] 

WALTER  KEITH,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 

1663  9t^  ^U^  1655)  '•  Pres>  by  David,  Lord 
Cardross,  14th  Oct.,  ord.  and  coll. 
20th  Nov.  1663;  died  March  1682,  aged 
about  47.  He  inarr.  26th  Jan.  1666, 
Margaret  Muschet,  and  had  issue — William, 
Presb.  bursar  in  1684,  and  afterwards  a 
probationer. — [(}.  R.  In/rib.,  5th  May  1676  ; 
Arbroath  J'resb.  Raj.  ;  d'ordon  and  Lander 
Sess.  Rcys.  ;  Laudei*  Tests.  ;  Rc'j.  Coll  at. 1 

WILLIAM   ARROTT,   M.A. ;    pres.  by 

1682     J°uu   I'eter    of    Chapel,    W.S.,   and 

adm.  31st  Aug.  1682  ;  received  into 

communion  by  the  Presb.  12th  Oct.  1691  ; 

trans,  to  Montrose  6th  Jan.  1697. 

[In  Dec.  1697  Patrick  Hume,  Earl  of 
Marchmont,  Lord  High  Chancellor  of  Scot 
land,  wrote  the  Presbytery  about  Charles 
Lindsay,  to  whom  a  call  had  been  signed, 
but  the  Presbytery  took  no  further  action 
at  that  time.  The  parish  continued  vacant 
for  five  years.] 

HENRY  HOME  of  Kelphope,  in  the 
1702  Pai'isn?  born  1675,  brother  of  George 
H.j  dyer,  Duns ;  educated  at  LTniv. 
of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (13th  July  1695); 
assistant  at  Chirnside ;  called  21st  Aug. 
1701;  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1702;  died  19th 
June  1751.  He  marr.  2nd  Dec.  1703,  Jean 
Henryson  or  Henderson  of  Kirktonhill,  and 
had  issue— Jean  (marr.,  pro.  3rd  Nov. 
1734,  Archibald  Campbell,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  Marion  (marr.  3rd  Sept.  1740, 
William  Eckford) ;  Anne ;  Catherine ; 
Helen;  George;  Robert. — [Lander  Tests.; 
Allan's  Channelkirk,] 

DAVID  SCOTT,  born  1710;  educated 
1752  at  ^  Andrews  Univ. ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  St  Andrews  21st  Dec. 
1737;  assistant  at  North  Leith ;  pres.  by 
James  Peter  of  Chapel ;  called  30th  Jan., 
and  ord.  7th  May  1752  ;  died  16th  April 
1792.  He  marr.  4th  March  1772,  Elizabeth 
Borthwick,  Newcastle,  who  died  30th  Aug. 
1803. 


THOMAS    MURRAY    of    Heriotshall, 

1793  *n  ^ie  Par*sn'  born  31st  May  1759, 
son  of  Adam  M.,  min.  of  Eccles ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  app. 
teacher  in  George  Heriot's  Hospital,  Edin 
burgh,  4th  Nov.  1783  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  27th  May  1784;  ord.  min.  of 
Cheviot  Street  Presb.  congregation,  Wooler, 
2nd  Feb.  1785 ;  res.,  and  became  assistant 
to  James  Scott,  min.  of  Perth,  July  1789  ; 
pres.  by  Hugh,  Earl  of  Marchmont,  18th 
Aug.  1792;  adm.  to  this  charge  26th  Feb. 
1793  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  26th  Oct.  1808. 
He  marr.  a  lady  who  died  before  26th  Feb. 
1793,  and  had  issue  —  Adam,  merchant, 
Greenock,  born  27th  June  1783;  Anne, 
born  6th  May  1785  (marr.  7th  March  1813, 
Captain  O'Docherty,  25th  Foot) ;  Jean 
(twin),  born  6th  May  1785  (marr.  4th  Aug. 
1810,  Thomas  Megget,  W.S.).  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
xiii.). — [Steven's  Memoir  of  George  Ileriot ; 
Abbey  St  Bathans  /Sess.  Rey. ;  Epitaphs  in 
(J  i  'ey friars '  Ch  to  ~cJi  >/ai  ~d,  Edinb  m  v/A.  ] 

JOHN  BROWN,  born  1769;  ord.  (by 
1809  ^res^-  °f  Edinburgh)  min.  of  the 
Low  Meeting,  Berwick-upon-Tweed, 
9th  Nov.  1808 ;  pres.  by  John  Wauchope, 
trustee  on  the  Marchmont  Estate,  and  adm. 
26th  July  1809;  died  15th  June  1828.  He 
marr.  Philis  Moscrop,  who  died  4th  April 
1854,  aged  86.  and  had  issue — Isabella,  born 
25th  Feb.  1806,  died  5th  Dec.  1869. 

JAMES     RUTHERFORD,     licen.     by 

1828  Presb- of  Duns  31st  Mav 181G  > ord- 

(by  Presb.  of  Kelso)  min.  of  a 
Presb.  congregation  at  Whitby,  Yorkshire, 
14th  March  1820 ;  pres.  by  Sir  William 
Purves  Hume  Campbell,  Bart.,  of  March 
mont,  and  adm.  16th  Dec.  1828  ;  died  2nd 
Aug.  1862.  He  marr.  20th  Dec.  1827, 
Margaret  Clark,  who  died  30th  June  1837, 
aged  44,  and  had  issue — an  only  son,  Cor 
nelius  Clark,  born  22nd  April  1830,  died 
1905.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Neio  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

JAMES  WALKER,  born  9th  Aug.  1838, 

son   of    John    Hunter    W.,   min.   of 

Legerwood ;    educated   at  Greenlaw 

School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 


148 


CHANNELKIRK— EARLSTON 


[PRESB.  OF 


Presb.  of  Duns  10th  June  1862  ;  pres.  by 
Sir  Hugh  Hume  Campbell,  Bart.,  of  March- 
mont,  22nd  Sept.,  and  ord.  27th  Nov. 
1862 ;  res.  6th  Jan.  1885 ;  emigrated  to 
British  Columbia  and  engaged  in  farming. 
He  marr.  24th  April  1867,  Mary  Keddie, 
daugh.  of  John  Rutherford,  Rumbleton 
Law  ;  she  died  1900,  and  had  issue— Mary 
Louisa  Robertson,  born  21st  Jan.  1870 ; 
Elizabeth  Frances  Gordon,  born  21st  Dec. 
1872  ;  Margaret  Maud  Robertson,  born  27th 
Feb.  1874. 

JOSEPH   LOWE  [LOW],  born  in  the 
parish    of    Lundie,    1849;    educated 
at  Univ.  of   St  Andrews;   licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dundee  3rd  July  1878  ;  assistant 
at  West  Parish,  Perth,  Loanhead,  Green- 
side,  and   St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh  ;   ord. 
7th  May  1885 ;   res.  10th  July  1891  ;   died 
21st  Feb.  1894.     He  marr.  28th  Aug.  1891, 
Agnes    Blair,    who    died    s.p.   5th    March 
1901. 

ARCHIBALD  ALLAN,  born  Donibristle 
village,  Aberdour,  Fife,  14th  Feb. 
1852,  son  of  Alexander  A.  and  Jean 
Bowman ;  educated  at  Donibristle  School 
and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews;  M.A.  (April 
1889) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunfermline  1st 
May  1889  ;  in  charge  of  St  Ninian's  Mission 
Church,  Arbroath,  Oct.  1889 ;  assistant  at 
Ladhope  Parish,  Galashiels  ;  ord.  23rd  Dec. 
1891.  Marr.  6th  Oct.  1897,  Jean  [author 
of  Poems  of  the  Hearth  (Dundee,  1889); 
Staff  and  &m?>  (Dundee,  1912) ;  Lost  and 
Found  :  A  Tale  of  the  Lammermoors  (Edin 
burgh,  n.d.)],  eldest  daugh.  of  Sinclair 
Christie  and  Mary  Key  Mackay,  Dundee, 
and  has  issue— Jean  Mary,  born  27th  Sept. 
1899.  Publications— The  Pool,  and  other 
Poem*  (Dumfermline,  1873) ;  Relation  of 
Tone  to  Character  (Arbroath,  1891);  The 
History  of  Channelkirk  (Edinburgh,  1900); 
The  Advent  of  the  Father  (Glasgow,  1907) ; 
Space  and  Personality  (Edinburgh,  1913).— 
[Modern  Scottish  Poets,  vol.  ii.] 


EARLSTON. 

[The  church  was  originally  a  chapel  under 
Edrom.    Walter  de  Lindsay  granted  it  to 


the  monks  of  Kelso,  who,  in  1171,  exchanged 
it  with  the  Priory  of  Coldingham  for  the 
church  of  Gordon.  It  was  dedicated  by 
Bishop  David  de  Bernham,  20th  March 
1242.  A  handsome  new  church,  was  opened 
6th  July  1892.  A  hospital  existed  here  in 
very  early  times,  but  is  meagrely  mentioned 
in  ancient  records.  In  Earlston  a  yearly 
fair  is  held  on  St  Peter's  Day,  29th  June,] 

JAMES   FLABERNE    [FAIRBAIRN], 
1573     reader  from  1st  Feb.  1573  to  1586. 

JAMES  DAES  [DEAS]  (Dr  Hew  Scott 
says  erroneously  that  Daes  was  min. 
of  St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh) ;  adm. 
29th  March  1586  ;  was  proposed  for  Kenno- 
way  9th  Aug.  same  year ;  officiated  for  a 
time  at  Anstruther  in  1588  ;  was  a  member 
of  Assembly,  1595  and  1602;  pres.  by 
James  VI.  20th  Aug.  1611  ;  called  before 
the  Court  of  High  Commission  2nd  March 
1620 ;  dem.  before  4th  Jan.  1633 ;  died 
before  20th  June  1643.  He  marr.  Isabel 
Young,  and  had  issue  — John,  his  heir; 
James,  his  successor;  Andrew;  Margaret 
(marr.,  cont.  llth  Feb.  1624,  William,  son 
of  William  Home  in  Home  ;  Anna  (marr. 
(1)  John  Trotter;  (2)  Robert  Golden,  min. 
of  Bunkle).— [Berwick  Sas.,  ii.,  81  ;  ibid., 
ill,  221;  G.  R.  Sas.,  xliii.,  42;  G.  R. 
Inhib.,  17th  March  1637;  Reg.  of  Deeds, 
dxviii.,  318 ;  Reg.  Assig.  ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ; 
Edin.  Presb.  Reg.  ;  Anstruther  Sess.  Reg.  ; 
Booke  of  the  Kirk,  503;  Ing.  Ret.  Gen., 
2858.] 

JAMES  DAES  [DEAS],  second  son  of 
preceding;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th 
July  1626) ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  4th 
Jan.  1633;  dep.  about  1659,  when  Henry 
Cockburn,  min.  of  Channelkirk,  took  charge 
as  locum  tenens  for  fifteen  months  by  ap 
pointment  of  Presb.  He  was  reponed 
before  22nd  March  1661,  and  an  Act  of 
Parliament  was  passed  in  his  favour.  He 
died  before  6th  June  1673.  He  marr. 
Mary  Home,  and  had  issue  — James  of 
Cowdenknowes,  advocate;  Alexander,  ap 
prenticed  to  James  M'Lurg,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  18th  Dec.  1661 ;  John,  appren 
tice  merchant,  Edinburgh,  1663.— [Reg.  of 


EAKLSTON] 


EARLSTON 


149 


Deeds,  dxviii.,  318;  G.  R.  Inhil.,  29th 
Nov.  1676 ;  Peterkin's  Records ;  Acts  of 
Par/.,  vii. ;  Stow  Hess.  Reg.  ;  Rerj.  Sec.  Siy. ; 
Rey.  Coll  at. 1 

JOHN  HEPBURN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
1673  14th  July  1660);  Keen,  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  25th  June 
1663  ;  ord.  to  Hilton  28th  Oct.  1664  ;  pres. 
by  Charles  II.  6th  June  1673:  deprived 
by  the  Privy  Council,  27th  Aug.  1689,  for 
neither  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary. 
He  was  probably  the  John  Hepburn  who 
died  at  Craigsford,  Earlston,  in  1695, 
aged  about  55.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
—Roger,  advocate,  1692. — [It eg.  Sec.  Siy.  ; 
Min.-book  Rey.  Privy  Seal ;  Oldhamstocks 
Sess.  Rey. ;  Edin.  Rey.  (Bur.) ;  Morrison's 
Diet.,  xxviii. ;  Tombst. ;  Peterkin's  Con 
stitution  of  the  Church  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689.] 

JOHN   ANDERSON,  M.A.;    ord.    4th 
1687     ^ct'    1G8>7  >    declared    nrin.    by    the 
Presb.  19th  May  1691  ;  trans,  to  St 
Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh,  1691. 

GEORGE  JOHNSTON,  born  1671,  son 
of  Patrick  J. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (15th  June  1691) ; 
called  16th  Nov.  1693;  ord.  12th  March 
1694;  died  at  Edinburgh,  9th  Dec.  1701. 
He  marr.  a  lady  who  predeceased  him,  and 
had  issue — Patrick  ;  James  ;  George  ;  Mar 
garet,  bapt.  2nd  Feb.  1698  (marr.  James 
Stewart  of  Kincraigie) ;  Janet ;  Anna. — 
[Lauder  Tests. ;  Edin.  Rey.  (Bur.) ;  Rey. 
Old  Dec.] 

JOHN  GOWDIE  [GOUDIE,  GOLDIE] 

1704    0>r?'wlM6')  °f  Whitmuir   Hall,  called 

6th  April,  and  ord.  9th  Aug.  1704 ; 

trans,  to  Lady  Yester's  Parish,  Edinburgh, 

23rd  July  1730. 

JOHN  GOWDIE  (secund-us)  of  Maison- 
1730  -Dieu'  Kelso,  son  of  preceding,  bapt. 
27th  July  1707  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Earlston 
23rd  Oct.  1728  ;  pres.  by  George  II.  13th 
July,  and  ord.  15th  Oct.  1730 ;  died  in 
London,  6th  June  1777.  He  marr.  16th 


Sept.  1737,  Katherine  Scott,  who  died  5th 
Feb.  1780,  and  had  issue — John,  born  4th 
March  1739,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Earlston  5th 
Aug.  1760,  died  16th  May  1762  ;  Walter, 
surgeon  on  the  Bengal  Staff,  born  4th  Dec. 
1740,  died  in  India  ;  Sophia,  born  26th  June 
1742  (marr.  Andrew  Smith,  min.  of  Lang- 
ton) ;  Francis,  major-general  H.E.I.C.S., 
Madras  Establishment,  born  7th  Aug.  1747, 
died  12th  Sept.  1813 ;  Jean,  born  16th  May 
1750,  died  9th  April  1757.— [Vide  Infor 
mation  for  Mr  J.  G.  (re  Maison-Dieu 
succession),  1749-57.] 

LAURENCE  JOHNSTON  [or  JOHN- 
1778  STONE],  a  native  of  Dumfriesshire, 
said  to  be  descended  from  the  John- 
stones  of  Annandale;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1760);  sometime  teacher  in  Banffshire ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Turriff  26th  Nov.  1766; 
tutor  at  Mellerstain ;  pres.  by  George  III. 
24th  June  1777 ;  ord.  5th  May  1778  ;  died 
13th  Sept.  1813.  For  the  last  seven  years  of 
his  life  he  was  incapable  of  performing  any 
of  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  only  with 
great  difficulty  was  an  assistant  and  suc 
cessor  appointed  in  1813.  He  marr.  3rd 
Nov.  1770,  Esther  Lauriston,  who  died  15th 
March  1821,  and  had  issue— Pringle,  born 
16th  March  1774,  died  5th  July  1798; 
Elizabeth,  born  12th  April  1775,  died  14th 
May  1784;  Robert,  born  13th  June  1779, 
died  1813  ;  George,  staff-surgeon  Connaught 
Rangers,  served  in  the  Peninsular  War,  born 
2nd  Nov.  1780,  died  at  Corfu,  Ionian 
Islands,  1833  ;  Andrew,  died  about  1840. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

WILLIAM  SHIELS  [SHIEL],  born 
1813  Haddington,  4th  Oct.  1752,  son  of 
John  S.  and  Elizabeth  Aitchison ; 
educated  at  Lauder  School,  and  Univs.  of 
Edinburgh  and  St  Andrews  ;  M.A.  (St  An 
drews  1775) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lauder 
5th  April  1775;  tutor  at  Mellerstain; 
assistant  at  Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
to  Westruther  29th  Aug.  1782;  pres.  by 
George,  Prince  Regent,  July  1812 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  1st  July 
1813  (after  appeal  to  the  General  As 
sembly)  ;  died  15th  March  1824.  He  marr. 
28th  Aug.  1786,  Katherine  (died  12th  Nov. 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1835),  daugli.  of  James  Barclay,  rector  of 
the  Grammar  School  of  Dalkeith,  and  had 
issue — Jean,  born  9th  July  1787,  died  Feb. 
1872:  John,  min.  of  Westruther;  James, 
born  1st  Nov.  1790,  died  18th  July  1813; 
William  ( Julian,  born  23rd  June  1792  :  Eliza, 
born  29th  Oct.  1794  ;  George  Andrew, 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  born 
5th  Oct.  1797,  died  5th  Oct.  1820.  Publi 
cations — Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1825) ;  Ac 
count  of  Westruther  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
vi.). — [Introduction  to  Sermons.'] 

DAVID  WILLIAM  GOEDON,  born 
1824  Montrose,  1st  April  1786,  son  of 
Charles  G.,  collector  of  excise  for 
Teviotdale  ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  and  at  the  Selkirk 
Theological  Hall  under  Professor  Lawson  ; 
Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to 
Morebattle  8th  Oct.  1807  ;  trans,  to  Gordon 
5th  May  1814  ;  pres.  by  George  IV. ;  trans, 
and  adm.  15th  July  1824;  died  31st  Aug. 
1868.  His  person  was  handsome,  his  voice 
winning  and  commanding,  his  whole  bearing 
solemn  and  earnest.  He  was  said  to  be  the 
most  popular  preacher  in  the  south  of  Scot 
land.  He  niarr.  24th  July  1809,  Janet 
(died  22nd  March  1865,  aged  79),  daugh. 
of  Andrew  Scott,  min.  of  Stichill,  and  had 
issue— Margaret  Warwick,  born  19th  Sept. 
1810,  died  unmarr.  29th  Aug.  1867  ;  Charles, 
excise  officer,  born  16th  Jan.  1814,  died  16th 
Feb.  1891  ;  Andrew,  writer,  Earlston,  born 
16th  July  1815,  died  30th  March  1841  ; 
Ellen  Cranstoun,  born  20th  Oct.  1818,  died 
unmarr.  30th  Dec.  1890;  David,  born  llth 
Aug.  1820,  died  abroad  ;  Annie,  born  9th 
Oct.  1822  (marr.  Henry  [afterwards  Sir 
Henry]  Mitchell,  Mayor  of  Bradford),  died 
at  Edinburgh,  6th  May  1886  ;  Samuel  Mor 
ton,  born  4th  Nov.  1827,  died  12th  Aug.  j 
1836.  Publications— Christian  Benevolence: 
a  sermon  (Leith,  1818) ;  Sermons  (Leith. 
1823);  Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  ii.).—[Tombst. ;  The  fiorder  Almanac, 
1869.] 

WILLIAM  MAIR,  born  Savoch,  Aber- 

1869     deenshire,    lst    APril    1830,  son    of 

James  M.,  M.A.,  schoolmaster  there, 

a  licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  and 


Christian   Johnston ;   educated   at   Savoch 
Parish  School,  Aberdeen  Grammar  School, 
Marischal   College   and   Univ.,  Aberdeen  ; 
|  M.A.   (6th   April    1849):    licen.   by    Presb. 
of   Aberdeen  5th   July   1853 ;   assistant   at 
Montrose:  was  for  seven  years  compelled  to 
relinquish  work  owing  to  ill-health  :  ord.  to 
Lochgelly  24th  Oct.  1861  :  trans,  to  Ardoch 
6th  April    1865;   pres.  by   Queen  Victoria 
26th  Oct.  1868  ;   trans,  and  adm.  18th  Feb. 
1869;   D.D.   (Aberdeen    1885);    Moderator 
of  the  General  Assembly  20th  May  1897; 
res.   9th   June   1903.      By  his   ability  and 
energy    the    General   Assembly   Hall    and 
Library  were  enlarged,  and  adjoining  pro. 
perty  purchased  1893-4.    He  marr.  21st  Aug. 
1866,  Isabella,  daugh.  of  David  Edward  of 
Balruddery.      Publications— Our    Banners, 
a  sermon  (Earlston,  1871)  :  An  A^y////v/  into 
Certain  Questions  affecting  the  Administra 
tion,  of  the  Act  (1874)  on  the  Appointment 
of  Ministers  to  Parishes  'in  Scotland  (Edin 
burgh,  1877);   The  Elders'  Formula,  in  the 
Church   of  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1880) ;  A 
Digest    of   Lairs    and     Decisions,    Ecclesi 
astical  and  Civil,  relating  to  the  Constitu 
tion,  Practice,  and  Ajt'airs  of  the  Church 
of   Scotland  (Edinburgh,    1887 ;    2nd    ed., 
1875;  3rd    ed.,  1904;   4th    ed.,  1914);   The 
Truth  about  the  Church  of  Scotland  (Edin 
burgh,     1891)  ;     Jurisdiction,     in     Matters 
Ecclesiastical  (Edinburgh,  1896) :  Loyal t ti 
the   Christ  our   King,   closing   address   to 
General     Assembly     (Edinburgh,     1897); 
Truth- Seeking,  sermon  preached  at  opening 
of   General   Assembly   (Edinburgh,    1898) ; 
A  New  Year's  Message,  being  a   Letter  to 
a     Friend    (Edinburgh,    1901):    Speaking 
(Edinburgh,  1900;  2nd  ed.,  1900;  3rd  ed., 
1901;   4th   ed.,    1908);    Churches  and  the 
Laid  (Edinburgh.  1904);  My  Young  Com 
municant  (Edinburgh,  1906  ;  frequently  re 
printed) ;  Biographical  Sketch  of  Alexander 
Gray,  D.D.,  min.  of  Avhterless  [in  Talks 
with,  our  Farm-sen  ant.'  (Edinburgh,  1906)]  ; 
The  Scottish  Chmchts,  two  papers  (Edin 
burgh,     1907);      The     Scottish     Churches: 
National  Religion  (^Edinburgh,  1907)  ;  The 
Scottish    Churches :    The    Hope   of    Union 
(Edinburgh,     1909);    My     Life    (London, 
1911);    The   Scottish   Churches:    External 
Relations  (Edinburgh.  1912)  :  The  Scottish 


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Churches :  January  1914  (Edinburgh, 
1914);  The,  Scottish  Churches:  Januar;/ 
1915  (Edinburgh,  1915).— [My  Life.] 

NOKMAN  COUTTS  KEITH,  born 
1903  Drumgeith  Schoolhouse,  Dundee, 
25th  Dec.  1875,  son  of  James  K. 
and  Margaret  Yeaman ;  educated  at 
Morgan  Academy,  Dundee,  and  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews  ;  M.A.  (1897) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dundee  2nd  May  1900;  assistant  at 
Burntisland  and  at  St  Mary's  Parish, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  16th  Oct.  1903  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  to  Dirleton  17th  May  1915.  Marr. 
29th  Aug.  1912,  Nellie  Findlay,  daugh. 
of  William  Bathie,  and  has  issue — Norman 
William,  born  25th  Aug.  1913;  Mary 
Margaret,  born  24th  Oct.  1915. 

WALTER  DAVIDSON,  born  Sunnyside, 
parish  of  Cavers,  29th  Jan.  1875,  son 
of  William  D.  and  Mary  Douglas ; 
educated  at  the  parish  schools  of  Kirkton, 
Pleasants  (Oxnam),  and  Smailholm,  and  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1913);  as 
a  certificated  teacher  taught  in  various 
schools  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  in 
1914  ;  assistant  at  Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh  ; 
ord.  22nd  Sept.  1915.  Marr.  14th  April 
1906,  Rosetta  Ann,  daugh.  of  Lorenzo 
Padgett  and  Frances  Beaumont,  and  has 
issue  —  Lorenzo  Douglas,  born  17th  Sept. 
1907  ;  Frances  Mary,  born  17th  July  1910; 
William  Leslie  Beaumont,  born  30th  July 
1914. 

GORDON. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Michael 
by  Bishop  David  de  Bernham  28th  March 
1242.  It  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso. 
Near  the  church  is  the  Hare  Well.  In  a 
charter  of  Thomas  of  Gordon,  who  died  in 
1258,  it  is  called  the  Hare  Well  of  St 
Oswald,  who  was  perhaps  the  earlier  patron 
of  the  parish.  The  church  was  restored  in 
1897.  There  was  a  chapel  at  Huntlywood.] 

ARCHIBALD  FAIRBAIRN,  reader 
from  1574  to  1585.  He  claimed  pos 
session  of  the  vicarage  for  several 

years  previous   to   1573. — [Acts  and  Dec., 

1,  74.] 


THOMAS      STORIE,     removed     from 

Bassendean  in  1609  ;  was  a  member 

of  Assembly  in  1610 ;  dem.  in  1625. 

— \_Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Old  Dec.,  i.] 

FRANCIS  COLLAGE,  "brother  to  Mr 

1625  Thomas  C-;!;  M-A-  (Edinburgh, 
28th  July  1610);  adm.  to  Channel- 
kirk  17th  Sept.  1615 ;  signed  Protestation 
for  the  Liberties  of  the  Kirk  27th  June 
1617 ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  4th  July  1625 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  soon  afterwards  ;  died  in 
1647,  aged  about  57.  He  marr.  (cont.  15th 
May  1618)  Marion,  daugh.  of  William 
Muirhead,  burgess  of  Edinburgh,  and  had 
issue  —  Agnes.  —  [G.  R.  InJiib.,  1st  Aug. 
1620 ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccix.,  91  ;  Reg.  Sec. 
Sig.;  Kelso  Presb.  Reg.;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bapt.) ; 
Sed.-book  of  Teinds.~\ 

NORMAN  LESLIE,  fourth  son 
of  John  L.  of  Kininvie ;  M.A. 
(King's  College,  Aberdeen,  1631); 
schoolmaster  of  Cullen,  1631-7 ;  was  on 
the  Exercise,  Presb.  of  St  Andrews,  18th 
Jan.  1643,  and  having  testimonials  from 
that  Presb.  and  the  Univ.,  desired  to  enter 
the  Exercise  at  Haddington  llth  Sept. 
1644.  The  parishioners  of  Saltoun,  12th 
March  1645,  wished  to  hear  him  with  a 
view  to  a  call,  but  the  Presb.  delayed 
their  request.  He  obtained  a  testimonial 
to  the  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  30th  Sept.  1646, 
and  was  on  the  Exercise  there  14th  of  the 
following  month.  He  was  pres.  to  Cumnock 
by  William,  Earl  of  Dumfries,  Jan.  1647, 
but  the  Presb.  of  Ayr  refused  concurrence. 
He  was  pres.  to  this  parish  by  Charles  I. 
17th  Aug.  1647 ;  died  unmarr.,  22nd  July 
1657,  aged  about  46.  He  left  his  library 
to  the  ministers  of  Saltoun.— [$£  Andrews, 
Iladdington,  Kirkcaldy,  Ayr,  and  Syn. 
(Kelso  Presb.)  Regs. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Old 
Dec.,  ii.] 

JOHN    HARDIE,   son    of    Robert    H., 
burgess  and  guild-brother  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  May  1653); 
adm.  19th  May  1659 ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.     He  was  summoned 
before  the  Privy  Council,  30th  July  1663, 
for  having  preached  after  deprivation,  and 


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ordered  to  remove  within  fourteen  days 
with  his  family,  twenty  miles  distant  from 
the  parish,  and  was  prohibited  from  residing 
within  six  miles  of  a  cathedral  church, 
or  three  of  a  royal  burgh.  He  studied 
medicine  and  took  the  degree  of  M.D. 
Preaching  against  Popery  after  the  Tolera 
tion  in  1687,  he  was  tried  for  treason  13th 
Feb.  1688,  but  the  Lords  found  "the 
speeches  libelled  did  not  infer  the  pains 
in  the  indictment."  He  was  min.  again 
in  1690.— [Wodrow's  I  fist.,  i.,  372;  iv., 
438.] 

JAMES      STRATON      [STRAITON], 

M.A.    (Edinburgh    1637) ;    pres.    to 

Eyemouth  8th  Nov.  1647 ;  coll.  13th 

Oct.    1662,   and   pres.   by   Charles  II.   4th 

June  1663;   dem.  after  25th  April  1682.— 

[Syn.  (Dalkeith  Presb.)  Reg. ;  Lander  Tests. ; 

Min.-look  Reg.  Priv.  Heal ;  Raj.  Sec.  Sig.  : 

Reg.  Collat.] 

JOHN  FINDLAY,  pres.  by  Charles  II. 

8th     Sept.,     and     adm.     30th     Oct. 

1682 ;  died  in  1685.  He  marr.  14th 
Nov.  1683,  Alison  Hume,  and  had  issue 
—Margaret. — [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.] 

THOMAS  MABON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
168g  1675);  pres.  by  James  VII.  12th 
June,  and  ord.  25th  Sept.  1685 ; 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  29th  Aug. 
1689,  for  failing  to  read  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates,  and  praying  for  King  James 
instead  of  William  and  Mary.  He  became 
schoolmaster  of  Lander,  and  died  12th  Feb. 
1711,  aged  58.  He  marr.  1st  Nov.  1685, 
Isobel  (died  1st  April  1708,  aged  54),  sister 
of  Alison  Hume,  wife  of  Alexander  Nicol- 
son,  min.  of  Bunkle  and  Preston,  and  had 
issue  —  John  ;  Thomas,  licentiate  of  the 
Church  of  Scotland  ;  Margaret ;  Grisell ; 
Alice  (marr.  1724,  Andrew  Baxter,  philo 
sophical  writer,  author  of  An  Enquiry  into 
the  Nature  of  the  Human  Soul),  died  1760. 
—[Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Tombst.;  MS.  Ace.  of 
3 fin.,  1689 ;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the 
Church  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.).] 

JOHN  HARDIE,  M.D.,  noticed  above  ; 
1690     restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690;  was  a  member  of  As 
sembly  in  1692 ;  died  unmarr.  29th  Nov. 


1707,  aged  about  75.  "Though  a  staunch 
Presbyterian,  he  corresponded  with  Episco 
palian  ministers,  and  pressed  moderation 
towards  them." — [Loth-inn  Syn.  Reg.;  Ediu. 
Tests. ;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1692  ;  Old  Dec.,  ii.  ; 
I  fist,  of  Gen.  Ass.,  1690.] 

DAVID   BROWN,   M.A.  ;    trans,    from 

1708     Grreenlaw ;    called    23rd    Sept.,  and 

adm.    25th    Nov.    1708 ;     trans,     to 

Selkirk  5th  May  1726.— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1726.] 

JOHN  BELL,  son  of  Robert  B.,  min.  of 
17  7  Crailing;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jed- 
burgh  19th  Sept.  1722 ;  pres.  by 
George  II.  31st  Aug.  1726;  ord.  13th 
April  1727;  died  10th  Dec.  1767.  He 
marr.  20th  June  1733,  Elizabeth  (died 
March  1788),  daugh.  of  John  Ewing  of 
Craigton,  W.S.,  and  had  issue  —  Robert, 
born  6th  May  1734,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Earlston  6th  Sept.  1757,  took  orders  in  the 
Church  of  England,  thereby  acquiring  a 
property  in  terms  of  the  will  of  his 
paternal  grandfather,  and  afterwards  be 
came  a  chaplain  in  the  II. N. ;  John,  born 
24th  Nov.  1735 ;  Margaret,  born  29th  Dec. 
1737  (marr.  John  Bradfute,  min.  of  Dun- 
syre).— [New  St«t.  Ace.,  ii.] 

ALEXANDER  DUNCAN,  born  15th 
177Q  April  1745,  son  of  Alex.  D.,  D.D., 
min.  of  Smailholm  ;  M.A.  (St  An 
drews  1766);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Earlston 
14th  July,  and  pres.  by  George  III.  31st 
Dec.  1767  [Alex.,  Earl  of  Home,  having 
pres.  Thomas  Spankie,  afterwards  of  Falk 
land,  9th  April  1768,  and  raised  a  process 
of  declarator,  the  settlement  was  delayed 
till  the  Court  of  Session,  llth  July  1769, 
assoilzied  the  Crown];  ord.  5th  July  1770. 
Returning  from  the  communion  at  Channel- 
kirk  he  was  thrown  from  his  horse,  and 
found  dead  on  the  road  about  six  miles 
from  his  manse,  21st  July  1800.  He  was 
unmarr.  Publication  —  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  v.). — [Tombst.] 

ROBERT    LUNDIE,  pres.    by   George 
l          III.    12th    Aug.     1800;     ord.     26th 
March   1801 ;    trans,    to   Kelso  (his 
native  parish)  26th  March  1807. 


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EARLSTON] 

WALTER  MORISON,  pres.  by  George 

18Q7     III.    1st   April,  and  ord.  24th  Sept, 

1807 ;    trans,   (an    exchange   having 

been  arranged)  to   Morebattle   12th    May 

1814. 

DAVID    WILLIAM   GORDON,   trans. 

from   Morebattle  ;   pres,  by  George, 

Prince  Regent,  26th  Feb.,  and  adm. 

5th   May    1814 ;    trans,   to  Earlston    15th 

July  1824. 

JAMES    PATERSON,  bapt.   9th    Oct. 

1785,  son  of  William  P.,  Ochiltree ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lander  3rd  Feb. 

1818;    ord.   to   Stichill    26th    Nov.    1822; 

pres.  by  George  IV.  10th  Aug.,  trans,  and 

adm.  9th  Sept.  1824 ;  died  23rd  Feb.  1855. 

He  marr.  4th  Oct.  1824,  Sarah  Purves,  who 

died   s.j>.   25th  July  1837.      Publication  - 

Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

WILLIAM  STOBBS,  born  Lothian 
1855  Bridge,  Dalkeith,  9th  May  1827, 
eldest  son  of  John  S.  and  Agnes 
Ormiston ;  educated  at  Lasswade  School 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1849); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  llth  Feb. 
1851 ;  assistant  at  Penicuik  and  at  Abbots- 
hall  ;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria  6th  June, 
and  ord.  16th  Aug.  1855  ;  died  unmarr.  30th 
April  1885.  Publications  —  Contributions 
to  History  of  Benoickshire  Naturalists* 
Chtb. — [Obituary  notice,  Hist.  JJer.  Nat. 
Club,  1886.] 

THOMAS    PORTEOUS,    M.A.,    B.D. ; 

1885      °rd'      24tl1     Sept<      188°  '      Clerk      °f 
Presb.,  1891-9  ;  trans,  to  St  James's 

Parish,  Edinburgh,  30th  March  1899. 

JOHN  RITCHIE,  born  Balinlass,  Gal- 
way,  Ireland,  4th  Oct.  1869,  son  of 
James  R.  and  Amelia  Moncrieff, 
daugh.  of  William  Berry  Shaw  Paterson, 
min.  of  Kilinaronock ;  educated  at  High 
School,  Stirling,  and  Univs.  of  Glasgow 
and  Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1891) ; 
B.D.  (Edinburgh  1894);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dunfermline  8th  May  1894 ;  assistant 
at  St  Andrew's  Parish,  Dunfermline ;  ord. 
16th  Aug.  1899.  Publication— "Gordon'1 
(Hist.  BPT.  Nat.  Chtb,  1915). 


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LAUDER. 

[The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Mary, 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Dryburgh,  as 
did  also  St  Leonard's  Hospital  and  the 
Chapel  of  Kedslie,  both  in  the  parish.  At 
Thirlestane  there  was  a  priory  of  St  Martin. 
In  Lauder  fairs  were  held  on  St  Luke's 
and  St  Martin's  Days.] 


1560 


ANDREW  HOME,  vicar  in  1536,  when 
he  had  a  charter  from  the  Abbot 
of  Dryburgh  of  the  kirklands  of 
Lauder ;  min.  1560-7 ;  died  in  1568.  He 
was  one  of  the  Seven  Spears  of  Wedder- 
bnrn  who  with  their  father,  Sir  David 
Home,  fought  at  Flodden.  He  had  three 
natural  children — William  of  St  Leonard's  ; 
Andrew,  died  1562  ;  Margaret  (marr.  James 
Home  of  Prenderguest). — [Wedderburn 
J/XS'.  ;  Reg.  May.  Siff.,  iii.,  2332]. 

NINIAN  BORTHWICK,  min.  in  1567, 
7     Channelkirk  also  being  in  the  charge  ; 
trans,  to  Bassendean  prior  to  1574. 

WILLIAM    FRANK,    adm.    to    Soutra 
1567  :     min.    here    in     1574.— [Reg. 

.      -. 

Assig.\ 

JOHN   KNOX,   M.A. ;    min.    in    1576; 
1576     trans,  to  Melrose  about  1582. 


1584 


ALEXANDER  LAUDER,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1581)  ;  min.  here  in  1584 ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Channelkirk 
by  James  VI.  15th  April  1586;  was  still 
min.  20th  July  1613.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue— Andrew  ;  Elizabeth. — [Reg.  Assig. ; 
G.  R.  Inh-ib.,  7th  Aug.  1666.] 

JAMES  BURNET,  M.A. ;  adm.  17th 
Sept.  1615  ;  trans,  to  Jedburgh  in 
1636. 

JAMES  GUTHRIE,  M.A. ;  ord.  in  1642  ; 
1642    trans,  to  Stirling  Nov.  1650. 

WILLIAM  JOHNSTONE,  M.A ;  min.  in 
1652  ;  trans,  to  Lennel  [Coldstream] 


1652 


in  1659. 


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LAUDER 


.  OF 


DAVID  FORRESTER,  M.A.  :   min.  in 

1659     ^59-    trans,   to  Longf  organ    before 

12th   Aug.   1684.     He   returned   and 

preached    his    farewell   sermon    26th    Oct. 

1685. 

JOHN  LUMSDEN  [LUMSDAINE], 
1685  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  26th  July  1670)  ; 
min.  of  St  Mungo  about  1676  ;  trans, 
to  Dalgety  in  1680;  trans,  to  Second 
Charge,  Canongate,  in  1682;  trans,  and 
inst.  16th  April  1685 ;  deprived  by  the 
Privy  Council,  9th  Aug.  1689,  for  neither 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates 
nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but  for 
the  late  King,  that  God  "would  give  him 
the  necks  of  his  enemies  and  the  hearts  of 
his  subjects."  In  1701  he  lived  at  the  head 
of  Patrick  StielFs  Close,  Edinburgh.  He 
marr.  Marion,  daugh.  of  James  Scott  of 
Bonnington,  and  had  issue  —  Charles.— 
[Edin.  Presb.  Retj.  ;  St  Ctithbert's  Sess. 
Jte</.;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689:  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  Church.'] 

WILLIAM  ABERCROMBY,  M.A. 
1693  (Edinburgh,  2nd  Aug.  1678);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dumfries ;  ord.  10th 
Aug.  1693;  dep.  23rd  Dec.  1697,  "for  false 
accusation,  drunkenness,  and  obscene  con 
versation,  of  which  he  had  been  guilty 
when  in  the  North/'  He  was  Presbytery 
clerk.  He  marr.  14th  July  1712,  Elizabeth, 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Ker,  surgeon,  Edinburgh. 
—[Edin.  Refj.  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ANDREW  DUNCANSON,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1700  burgh,  1681);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Earlston  2nd  March,  and  called  13th 
July  1699;  ord.  23rd  Jan.  1700;  relin 
quished  his  pastoral  duties  "  on  account  of 
distress,"  about  1706.  The  date  of  his 
death  is  unknown. 

GEORGE  LOGAN,    M.A. ;    called    6th 
1707     Feb.,  and  ord.  8th  May  1707;  trans, 
to  Sprouston  22nd  Jan.  1719. 

THOMAS     PITCAIRN,     called      19th 

172Q     Nov.    1719 ;     pres.    by    Presb.   jure 

devoluto  and  ord.  29th  March  1720 ; 

trans,  to  St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh,   16th 

Oct.  1735. 


JAMES  LINDSAY,  called  25th  March, 
1736     and  ord.  19th  Aug.  1736;   trans,   to 
Dunbarney  20th  June  1746. 

ROBERT  FISHER,  called  24th  March, 
1747     and  ord.  22nd  Sept.  1747;  trans,  to 
Colinton  3rd  March  1753. 

JAMES  FORD  [FOORD],  born  1723; 
1753  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  14th  April  1743); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  26th 
Nov.  1746 ;  ord.  by  the  Northumberland 
Presbyterian 'Classis  31st  July  1751,  min. 
at  Warnford,  Northumberland ;  pres.  by 
James,  Earl  of  Lauderdale,  and  adm.  27th 
Sept,  1753;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  25th  Oct. 
1785) ;  died  23rd  Sept.  1810.  He  marr.  23rd 
June  1759,  Isobel  Kirkland,  Livingston, 
who  died  30th  Nov.  1792,  and  had  issue 
—Isobel,  born  3rd  April  1760,  died  16th 
Nov.  1828.  Publications—  The  Certain 
Damjer  of  Pervertiny  Divine  Truth  and 
Disregardiiuj  the  Jndyments  of  Heaven 
(Edinburgh,  1778) ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.).—[Tombst.] 

PETER    COSENS,    born     Forfarshire, 

1811  1780'  son  of  Peter  ^-  >  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  24th  Sept.  1806 ; 
ord.  to  Torryburn  9th  May  1809;  pres. 
by  James,  Earl  of  Lauderdale ;  trans,  and 
adm.  27th  June  1811  ;  died  20th  Aug. 
1845.  He  marr.  24th  Feb.  1819,  Catherine 
(died  23rd  July  1877),  only  daugh.  of  Alex 
ander  Thomson,  min.  of  Carnock,  and  had 
issue— Susanna  Christian  Geddes,  born  8th 
Oct.  1821,  died  unmarr.  20th  April  1898 ; 
Peter,  born  4th  June  1823,  died  24th 
March  1824 ;  Alexander  Thomson,  min. 
of  Broughton  ;  John,  W.S.,  born  15th  April 
1827,  died  26th  Nov.  1857;  Anne,  born 
10th  April  1829  (marr.  Robert  Romanes  of 
Harryburn),  died  24th  Nov.  1902 ;  Peter, 
advocate,  born  26th  April  1831,  died  16th 
July  1881.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.).— [Tombst.] 

WILLIAM   SMITH,    pres.    by    James, 
184g     Earl  of  Lauderdale,  and  ord.  25th 
Dec.  1845 ;  trans,  to  Trinity  Parish, 
Edinburgh,  25th  Dec.  1857. 


EARLSTON] 


LAUDER— LEGERWOOI) 


155 


DONALD  MACLEOD,  B.A. ;  prcs.  by 
James,     Earl    of    Lauderdale,    and 
ord.    18th    March    1858;    trans,    to 
Linlithgow  10th  July  1862. 


1858 


JAMES  MIDDLETON,  born  Aberdeen, 
20th  July  1834,  son  of  James  M.  and 
Eliza  Renny  ;  educated  at  Grammar 
School  and  King's  College,  Aberdeen,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1856) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  27th  July 
1858  ;  assistant  at  Old  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh,  Xewton-on-Ayr,  Coldstream,  Burnt- 
island,  Linlithgow  ;  pres.  by  Anthony,  Earl 
of  Lauderdale,  14th  July,  and  ord.  25th 
Sept.  1862;  died  26th  Dec.  1874.  He 
marr.  14th  July  1863,  Isabella  (died  6th 
Feb.  1884).  daugh.  of  William  Clyne,  Aber 
deen,  and  had  issue — James,  factor,  born 
12th  July  1864;  Mary  Clyne,  born  17th 
March  1866  (marr.  18th  Oct.  1911,  Neil 
M'Michael,  solicitor) ;  Margaret,  born  27th 
Oct.  1867  (marr.  27th  March  1896,  David 
Guthrie,  C.A.);  Melville  Walker,  engineer, 
born  llth  Nov.  1869 ;  William  Renny 
Watson,  engineer,  born  5th  March  1872 ; 
Arthur  Stanley,  min.  of  West  Parish, 
Cambuslang,  born  15th  April  1875. 

ADAM  BRUCE  SCOULAR  WATSON, 
born  Methven,  4th  July  1841,  son  of 
George  Bruce  W.,  formerly  min.  of 
the  United  Associate  Synod  at  Methven, 
afterwards  min.  of  the  Church  of  Scotland, 
and  chaplain  to  the  Forces  at  Chatham,  and 
Jane  Secular  ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1874),  B.D. 
(1874).  During  his  university  course  he 
was  class  tutor  to  John  Stuart  Blackie, 
Professor  of  Greek ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh ;  assistant  at  Lasswade,  St 
Giles,  Edinburgh,  and  the  Park  Parish, 
Glasgow ;  ord.  to  New  Rothesay  Parish, 
Bute,  8th  May  1874;  trans,  and  adm. 
29th  July  1875;  died  unmarr.  12th  July 
1876. 

THOMAS  MARTIN,  born  Ponfeigh, 
1876  Carmichael,  Lanarkshire,  8th  April 
1845,  son  of  Thomas  M.  and  Agnes 
Hamilton  ;  educated  at  Glasgow  Univ.  and 
Tubingen  ;  M.A.  (1868) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  in  1871 ;  assistant  at  St  Cuth- 


bert:s,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to  New  Rothesay 
14th  May  1872 ;  trans,  to  St  Paul's  Parish, 
Dundee,  26th  Feb.  1874 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
21st  Dec.  1876 ;  President  of  the  Berwick 
shire  Naturalists'  Club  in  1893;  died 
unmarr.  20th  Sept.  1904.  Publications— 
"  Social  and  Church  Life  in  Lander  "  [vide 
Latvtei;  n  Series  of  /'H/XTX  by  Robert 
Romanes  (privately  printed,  1903)] ;  Con 
tributions  to  History  of  the  Berwickshire 
^Ydtimdi'sts'  t'/ub. — {The  llorder  J/«;/<T-./V, 
March  1905.] 

WALTER  LAMB,  born  15th  Feb.  1871, 
son  of  William  L.,  min.  of  Ednam  ; 
educated  at  Dollar  Academy,  Univs. 
of  St  Andrews  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1894), 
B.D.  (1898) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Cairston  in 
1898  ;  assistant  at  First  Charge,  Ayr,  1898- 
1900 ;  missionary  at  Dalwhinnie,  1900-2  ; 
assistant  at  Galashiels,  1902-4;  ord.  to 
Kirkwall  12th  May  1904  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
10th  March  1905  ;  died  unmarr.  15th  June 
1906. 

WILLIAM  M'CONACHIE,  born  Aber- 
19Q6  lour,  8th  May  1864,  son  of  Charles 
M.  and  Penuel  Richardson  ;  educated 
at  Aberlour  and  Keith  schools,  and  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (1885) ;  headmaster 
of  Guisachan  Public  School,  Inverness- 
shire,  1885-6,  of  Glenlivet  Public  School, 
1886-90;  B.D.  (Aberdeen  1893);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Abernethy  in  1893;  assistant  at 
John  Knox's  Parish,  Aberdeen ;  ord.  to 
Guthrie  28th  Nov.  1893;  trans,  and  adm. 
16th  Nov.  1906.  Marr.  31st  Oct.  1906, 
Ellen  Mitchell,  daugh.  of  Andrew  Douglas, 
manufacturer,  Dundee.  Publications  — 
Close  to  Nature's  Heart  (Edinburgh,  1904); 
In  the  Lap  of  the  Lamtnermoors  (Edinburgh, 
1912) ;  "  Birds  of  Lauderdale  "  (Hist.  Jler. 
Nat.  Club,  xx.,  316).] 


LEGERVVOOD. 

[A  church  existed  here  in  the  early  part 
of  the  twelfth  century,  when  mention  is 
made  of  John,  "priest  of  Ledgaresude." 
About  the  same  period  the  church  passed 
into  the  possession  of  the  Abbey  of  Paisley, 


156 


LEGERW001) 


[PRESB.  OF 


and  was  held  by  it  till  tbe  Reformation. 
Part  of  the  old  church  remains,  of  which  a 
finely-moulded  Xorman  arch  is  the  most 
prominent  feature.  The  church  was  restored 
in  1898.  There  was  a  hospital  of  St  Mary 
Magdalen  at  Morriston.] 

WILLIAM     CRAXSTOUX,    vicar    in 
1564      1564. 

ROBERT  PATERSON,  reader,  1574  to 
1574      1591. 

DAVID    FORSYTH,   trans,    from   Pol- 
1592     warth  j  Pres.  to  the   vicarage  before 
22nd  Oct.  1592  :  trans,  to  St  Boswells 
in  1593. 

GEORGE  BYRES,  son  of  Robert  B., 
1592  I)ur8'es-s  °f  Haddington ;  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1587);  ord.  to  Bara  10th 
Sept.  1589;  trans,  and  adm.  after  4th  Oct. 
1592;  died  in  May  1640,  aged  about  73. 
He  had  issue — Thomas,  min.  here  in  1634. 
Robert.— [Berwick  Sas.,  iii.,  50  ;  Reg.  Asm/. ; 
Stat.  Reports,  1627 ;  Lander  Tests.  ;  New 
8tat.  Ace.,  ii.] 

THOMAS  CRAXSTOUX  of  Morriston, 

M.A.,  son  of  William  C.  of  Morriston, 

and  Sarah,  claugh.  of   Sir   John   C. 

of    that    ilk ;    brother    of    the    first   Lord 

Cranstoun  ;  styled  vicar  in  1601.     He  died 

in     1607,     leaving     issue  —  Alexander     of 

Morriston. 

THOMAS  BYRES,  son  of  above  George 

1634  P>':  MlA>  (Edinblu'gQ.  29tn  July  l62^); 
coll.  in  1634  (probably  assistant  and 
successor) ;  on  23rd  March  1653,  a  process 
against  him  was  pending  before  the  Synod. 
He  was  probably  suspended,  but  was  min. 
again  in  1666. 

WILLIAM  CALDERWOOD,  a  relative 
of  David  C.,  the  Church  historian ; 
was  clerk  to  Sir  Adam  Hepburn, 
Senator  of  the  College  of  Justice,  from 
1648;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th  July  1649); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Haddington  10th  Xov. 
1652;  adm.  12th  June  1655;  deprived 
by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and 
Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662. 
He  frequently,  though  privately,  revisited 
the  parish,  and  was  rnin.  again  in  1689. 


THOMAS  BYRES,  M.A.,  noticed  above  ; 
16Q6  min.  in  1666;  died  Feb.  1682,  aged 
about  76.  He  had  issue — George 
min.  of  Lessudden  [St  Boswells] ;  Thomas  ; 
James ;  Robert ;  Joseph  ;  Alexander,  bapt. 
at  Melrose,  28th  Jan.  1670  ;  Margaret,  bapt. 
at  Melrose,  1st  Sept.  1672.— {Melrose  Par. 
Re<j.  ;  Reg.  Coll  at.  ;  Lander  Tests.'} 

GIDEOX  BROWX,  M.A. ;  ord.  and  coll. 
;  (assistant  and  successor)  8th  March 

1666  :  trans,  to  Smailholm  in  1676. 

WILLIAM  LAIXG,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1669) ;  licen.  by  Alexander,  Bishop  of 
Edinburgh,  9th  Sept.  1673  ;  pres.  by 
Andrew  Ker  of  Morriston,  with  consent  of 
his  trustees,  llth  Sept.  1676  ;  coll.  llth,  and 
inst.  (colleague  and  successor)  25th  Jan. 
Ki77  ;  deprived  by  Privy  Council  29th  Aug. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary,  but  for  King  James.— [Reg.  Collat. ; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Peterkin's  Constitu 
tion  of  the  Church.~\ 

WILLIAM      CALDERWOOD,     M.A., 

lg  noticed  above ;  returned  8th  Sept. 
1689  ;  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament 
25th  April  1690.  He  was  a  member  of 
Assembly  in  1692  ;  died  19th  June  1709, 
in  his  81st  year.  He  marr.  Jean,  sister  of 
Robert  Trotter,  M.D.,  Edinburgh.  She 
was  alive  in  1712.  —  {Milne  Home  MSS., 
242  ;  Haddington  Presb.  Reg. ;  Tombst.  ; 
Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1692.] 

JAMES  CAMPBELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1711  30th  April  1700) ;  ord.  by  the  Presby 
terian  Classis  in  Cumberland,  10th 
Aug.  1709,  min.  of  a  congregation  at 
Branton,  Xorthumberland ;  called  31st 
July,  and  adm.  8th  Nov.  1711  ;  dep.  30th 
March  1714  for  various  offences.  He  was 
probably  reponed,  but  dem.  21st  Oct.  that 
year.  He  was  again  dep.  1st  Aug.  1718,  for 
drunkenness,  etc. — [Acts  of  Ass.,  1714.] 

THOMAS  OLD,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th 
April  1705) ;  chaplain  to  Archibald 
Douglas  of  Cavers  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Selkirk  15th  Sept.  1715  ;  pres.  by  Andrew 
Ker  of  Morriston  in  Oct.,  and  by  the  Presb. 


EAKLSTON] 


LEGERWOOD 


157 


jure  devoluto  25th  Dec.  1716;  ord.  17th 
Jan.  1717 ;  died  1st  Sept.  1737,  in  his 
54th  year.  He  marr.  6th  June  1720, 
Margaret,  second  daugh.  of  John  Fullarton 
of  Auchenhay  (who  survived  him,  and  marr. 
secondly,  Alexander  Donaldson,  writer, 
Edinburgh),  and  had  issue— an  only  child, 
Jane  (marr.  Alexander  Fall,  carpenter  on 
board  the  Somerset).  —  [  Lander  Test*. ; 
Tombst.~\ 

WALTER  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  27th  Jan.  1722);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  25th  Feb.  1735  ; 

pres.  by  Andrew  Ker  of  Morriston,  and  ord. 

27th   July  1738:   died   unmarr.   3rd   April 

1752. 

WILLIAM    GULL  AN,  son   of    Gabriel 

G.,  min.  of  Dryfesdale  ;  had  gift  of  a 

bursary  at  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh 

from  the  Exchequer  26th  Feb.  1743  ;  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  :    pres.  by  James 

Ker   of    Morriston    Oct.    1752  ;    ord.    17th 

May  1753;  died  unmarr.  llth  April  1792.— 

[Carlyle's  Autob.] 

ROBERT  SCOTT,  pres.  by  James  Ker 
of   Morriston  16th  Sept.   1792;  ord. 
9th  May  1793  ;  trans,  to  Coldstream 
3rd  July  1795. 

JAMES  BAIRD,  pres.  by  George  Ker  of 
Morriston  24th  July,  and  ord.  17th 
Sept.   1795;    trans,   to    Eccles   20th 
July  1797. 

JAMES  YOUNG,  licen.  by  the  Nor 
thumberland  Presbyterian  Classis 
14th  May,  and  ord.  min.  of  Kirkley, 
near  Morpeth,  28th  Aug.  1782;  adm.  to 
Glanton  12th  June  1786 ;  pres.  by  George 
Ker  of  Morriston,  and  adm.  6th  Dec.  1797  ; 
his  settlement  was  rescinded  by  the  General 
Assembly  25th  May  1798,  according  to  the 
law  of  the  Church,  owing  to  his  not  being 
qualified.  This  decision  so  affected  his 
spirits  that  he  died  at  Coldstream,  23rd 
Jan.  1799,  in  his  43rd  year.— [Northumber 
land  Presb.  Reg.;  Acts  o/  Ass.,  1798; 
Tombst.  ;  Hill's  Constitution  of  the 
Church ;  Hill's  Practice ;  Scot*  May.,  lx., 
IxL] 


HENRY  GARNOCK,  pres.  by  George 
Ker  of  Morriston  12th   Sept.   1798  ; 
ord.    14th    March    1799;    trans,    to 
Canongate.  Edinburgh,  25th  July  1811. 


1812 


GEORGE  CUPPLES,  pres.  by  Miss 
Ker  of  Morriston  Dec.  1.811  ;  ord. 
26th  March  1812  ;  clerk  of  Presb. 

1st  Sept.  1825  ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge, 

Stirling,  19th  Jan.  1834. 

JOHN  HUNTER   WALKER,  pres.  by 
Henry   Ker    Seyiner    of    Morriston ; 
ord.    17th     April     1834;     trans,     to 
Greenlaw  2nd  Aug.  1844. 

JAMES  MACNAIR,  pres.  by  Henry  Ker 
Seymer  of  Morriston,  and  ord.  19th 
Dec.  1844  :  trans,  to  Auchtermuchty 
1st  July  1853. 

JAMES  LANGWILL,  pres.  by   Henry 
Ker  Seymer  of   Morriston,  and  ord. 
8th    Sept.    1853 ;    trans,    to    Curric 
21st  Jan.  1859. 

ARCHIBALD  BROWN,  born  Tarbrax 
(now  Lawhead),  Carnwath,  29th  July 
1830,  son  of  Archibald  B.,  farmer, 
and  Margaret  Brown  ;  educated  at  Auchen- 
gray  and  Quothquan  Schools,  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark 
30th  Aug.  1854;  assistant  at  Channelkirk 
1854-7 ;  ord.  missionary  at  Braemar  6th 
July  1858 ;  pres.  by  Henry  Ker  Seymer 
of  Morriston  5th  Feb.,  and  adm.  31st 
March  1859 ;  clerk  of  Presb.,  1864-79.  He 
marr.  13th  June  1860,  Helen  (died  s.p.  24th 
May  1864),  daugh.  of  William  White,  Black- 
castle,  Carnwath.  Publications— The  Need 
of  Patience,  a  sermon  (private  circulation, 
1867);  The  Sacred  Dramas  of  George 
Buchanan,  translated  into  English  Verse 
(Edinburgh,  1906). 

WILLIAM  RANKIN,  born  New  Carn- 
broe,  Lanarkshire,  6th  Oct.  1864,  son 
of  William  R.  and  Anne  Steel ;  edu 
cated    at  schools  of  Carnbroe   and    Coat- 
bridge,  High  School,  Glasgow,  and  Univs. 
of  Glasgow  and  St  Andrews  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1887),  B.D.  (St  Andrews  1890);   licen.   by 
Presb.  of  Hamilton   in    1890  :   assistant  at 


158 


LEGERWOOD— MERTOUN 


Airdrie ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
29th  Oct.  1891;  died  unmarr.  1st  Feb. 
1899. 

JOHN  ALEXANDER  CAMERON,  born 
1899  Culsalmond  Schoolhouse,Insch,  Aber- 
deenshire,  10th  Jan.  1871,  son  of 
William  C.  and  Elizabeth  Walker ;  educated 
at  Culsalmond  School,  Grammar  School, 
and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (1892), 
B.D.  (1895);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen 
7th  May  1895  ;  assistant  at  North  Parish, 
Aberdeen ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
3rd  Aug.  1899;  clerk  of  Presb.  in  1904; 
chaplain  to  the  Forces  in  France  1916. 
Marr.  llth  April  1900,  Elizabeth  Farquhar, 
daugh.  of  William  Marshall  Philip,  min. 
of  Skene,  and  has  issue — William  Philip 
Legerwood,  born  16th  Jan.  1901 ;  Winifred 
Mary  Elizabeth,  born  16th  Nov.  1903 ;  John 
Austen  Percival,  born  22nd  Nov.  1905; 
Ruth  Evelyn  Philip,  born  1st  Aug.  1909. 


MERTOUN. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church, 
which  was  dedicated  to  St  Ninian  in  1241, 
belonged  to  the  Premonstratensian  Abbey 
of  Dryburgh,  in  the  parish.  It  was  re 
built  in  1658,  and  has  been  restored  of 
recent  years.  In  1296  there  was  a  hospital 
at  Mertoun.] 

ANDREW  HEGY  [HAIG],  probably  of 
1560     the  Bemersyde  family,  in  the  parish, 
vicar  in  1560. 

ROBERT  MYLNE,  reader  in  1574.- 
1574  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  ii.  40.] 

ROBERT  KER,  reader  at   Bowden  in 
1676     1574  ;  Maxton,  Lessudden,  and  Smail- 
holm  also  were  under  his  care ;  trans, 
to  Mow  about  23rd  Jan.  1579. 

ROBERT    RYNDE    [RHIND],    trans. 

1580     from    Ednam    in    1580;    trans,    to 

Foulis-Easter  in  1581.— [Reg.  Assig.] 

JAMES  MENZIES,  mentioned  as  min. 
1585  in  1585.— [Rtg.  Assig.} 


[PKKSB.  OK 

JOHN  SMYTH,  M.A.  :  trans,  from  Sel- 
1586     kirk  in  1586  '>  trans,  to  Maxton  about 


JOHN  HEPBURN,  M.A. ;   trans,  from 
1594     Glenholm  ;  pros,  to  the  vicarage  by 
James   VI.   before   25th   Jan.    1594; 
trans,  to  Cranshaws  in  1596. 

ALEXANDER  SIMSON,  son  of  Andrew 
1597  S.,  min.  of  Dalkeith;  studied  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1590); 
adm.  to  Muckhart  in  1591  ;  trans,  to  Alva 
and  Tillicoultry  in  1592;  trans,  and  adm. 
to  this  charge  in  1597;  it  was  proposed 
in  1602  to  translate  him  to  Tillicoultry, 
part  of  his  former  charge,  but  the  Presb. 
refused  concurrence.  When  preaching  in 
Edinburgh,  22nd  July  1621,  "he  spared 
neither  king,  bishop,  nor  minister."  He 
was  apprehended  the  following  day,  carried 
before  the  Privy  Council,  and  ordered  to  be 
confined  to  Dumbarton,  and  to  live  there 
at  his  own  expense.  He  was  released  2nd 
Oct.  following,  and  confined  to  his  own 
parish  10th  of  the  same  month.  He  dem. 
before  May  1632,  and  died  17th  July  1639, 
aged  about  69.  "  He  knew  and  cared  little 
about  earthly  things,  was  unwearied  in 
prayer,  and  constantly  occupied  with  the 
Bible."  He  marr.,  and  had  a  son  Andrew, 
who  though  apparently  a  min.  never  occu 
pied  a  pulpit  in  Scotland.  (He  was  the 
father  of  Andrew  S.,  min.  of  Kirkinner.) 
Publication  —  The  Destruction  of  Inbred 
Corruption,  or  the  Christian's  Warfare 
against  the  fiosome  Enemy  (London,  1644). 
— [Reg.  Assig. ;  Stirling  Presb.  Reg. ;  Calder- 
wood's  Hist.,  vii.,  470,  511  ;  Tambst.  within 
St  Modem's  Chapel,  Dri/burgh.  Abbey ; 
Livingston's  Charac.] 

JAMES   URQUHART,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
1632     Cliarles   I-   20th    May   1632;    trans, 
to   Lindean    [Galashiels]   13th   May 
1635. 

THOMAS  COURTNEY,  son  of  David 
1Q40     C.,  min.   of  Stichill ;    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh,  23rd  July  1636);   adm.  18th 
June  1640.    He  was  min.  at  Kirkandrews, 
in  England,  in  1661.     He  returned  to  this 


EARLSTON] 


MERTOUN 


159 


parish  later. — [Gunn's  Stichill ;  Reg.  Kelso 
Presb. ;  Neiv  Gen.  Reg.  Sas,,  ii.] 

JAMES  KIRKTON,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
Second  Charge,  Lanark  ;  adm.  after 
25th  June  1657  ;  deprived  by  Act 
of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662 ;  restored  in 
1690. 


1663 


THOMAS  COURTNEY,  M.A.,  noticed 
above,  returned,  probably  only  as  a 
tolerated  min.  He  was  elected  to 
one  of  the  churches  by  the  Town  Council 
of  Edinburgh,  9th  Jan.  1663,  but  did  not 
accept.  He  was  min.  of  Ashkirk  in  1667. 
He  had  sasine  of  the  kirklands  of  Hume 
Nov.  1668.—  [Edin..  Counc.  Reg.  ;  Peebles 
Presb.  and  S>/n.  (Jedburgh  Presb.)  Regs.  ; 
New  Gen.  Reg.  Sas.,  xx.] 

JAMES  D  UNBAR,  M.A.  ;   trans,  from 

1667     ^atten  j   Pres>  by  Charles   II.    17th 

Nov.    1666;    coll.    21st   Jan.    1667; 

trans,    to    Abbey    St    Bathans    12th   Jan. 

1675. 


1674 


ANDREW  MELDRUM,  son  of  Joshua 

^''  m*n'  °^  Trinity  Parish,  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1668)  ; 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh, 
15th  March  1670  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II. 
16th  Sept.,  and  ord.  and  coll.  Nov.  1674  ; 
deprived  by  the  Act  of  Parliament,  25th 
April  1690,  restoring  the  Presbyterian 
ministers  ;  entered  burgess  and  guild- 
brother  of  Edinburgh  5th  Nov.  following  ; 
died  there,  20th  Dee.  1696,  aged  about  49. 
He  marr.  24th  Aug.  1675,  Anna  Gladstanes, 
who  died  23rd  May  1722,  and  had  issue  — 
Walter,  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh, 
16th  Oct.  1695  ;  and  Joshua,  buried  there, 
22nd  Dec.  1697.—  [Reg.  Collat.  ;  Edin.  Guild 
Reg.  ;  Edin,  Reg.  (Marr.  and  JJur.)  ;  Min.- 
book  Reg.  Priv.  Seal;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689  ;  Scot.  Presb.  Eloq.  ;  Kirkton's  Hist.] 

JAMES  KIRKTON,  M.A.,  noticed  above  ; 
16  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690,  but  preached  only  two 
Sundays,  and  was  translated  to  Tolbooth 
Parish,  Edinburgh.  The  church  was  de 
clared  vacant  March  1691. 


JOHN  WALLACE  of  Monkcastle,  born 

about  1629  ;  eldest  son  of  Col.  James 

W.  of  Achans  ;    educ.  at  Univ.   of 

Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1649)  ;  adm.  to  Largs  in- 

1658,   but    deprived    llth   June   1662;    in 

dulged  in   1672,  but  again  deprived    15th 

Feb.  1679  ;  returned  in  1687  ;  trans,  and  adm. 

to  this  charge  13th  May  1692;  died  14th 

Feb.  1693.    He  marr.  Jane  Hutchison. 

ROBERT    LIVER,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 

1697     3rd   July   1693);    ord.    to   Hownam 

14th  Nov.  1695  ;   called   Dec.    1696  ; 

trans,  and  adm.  4th  May  1697  ;  dem.  20th 

June  1717. 

JAMES  INNES,  son  of  Robert  I.,  wine 
171g  merchant,  Leith  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
llth  May  1704)  ;  first  rector  of  the 
Grammar  School  of  Hawick,  1710-18  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  5th  June  1717  ; 
pres.  by  Thomas  Haliburton  of  Newmains 
that  year;  ord.  18th  Sept.  1718;  died  1st 
July  1767.  He  marr.  20th  July  1726, 
Christian  (died  at  Edinburgh,  4th  Dec. 
1770),  daugh.  of  Robert  Munro  of  Coul, 
advocate,  and  had  issue  —  Mary  ;  Robert, 
M.D.,  born  24th  April  1730  ;  Captain 
Albert,  born  4th  Feb.  1732  ;  James,  min. 
of  Yester,  born  17th  June  1733  ;  Anne, 
born  6th  Dec.  1734,  died  4th  Dec.  1762.— 
[Hau'ick  Sess.  Reg.] 


JOHN  MARTIN,  pres.  by  AValter  Scott 
1768     °^  Harden,  and  ord.  28th  Sept.  1768  ; 
trans,  to  Spott  4th  March  1790. 

JAMES  DUNCAN,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
7  Auchterarder  22nd  April,  pres.  by 
Walter  Scott  of  Harden  3rd  July, 
and  ord.  28th  Sept.  1790;  died  27th  Jan. 
1845,  in  his  82nd  year.  He  marr.  10th 
Feb.  1795,  Elizabeth  Laurie,  in  the  parish 
of  Smailholm,  who  died  at  Edinburgh,  8th 
Sept.  1868,  aged  95,  and  had  issue  —  James, 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  born 
9th  Oct.  1796,  died  7th  Jan.  1822  ;  Isabella, 
born  9th  April  1798,  died  18th  May  1830  ; 
Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  4th  July  1799,  died 
27th  Dec.  1819  ;  Barbara,  born  27th  June 
1800,  died  15th  March  1819  ;  Thomas,  born 
9th  Oct.  1802,  died  26th  Jan.  1821  ;  Mary, 
born  4th  June  1806;  Elizabeth,  born  30th 
Dec.  1807,  died  1st  Aug.  1831  ;  Harriet, 


160 


M  E  RTOUN— SM  AIL  II OLM 


[I'liESB.  OF 


born  31st  Dec.  1811,  died  16th  May  1813. 
Publications — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's,  xiv.,  and  Xciv  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.) 

JOHN  GRIEVE,  a  native  of  Roxburgh 
shire  ;  pres.  by  Hugh,  Lord  Polwarth, 
27th  June,  and  adm.  4th  Sept.  1845  ; 
dep.  21st  May  1860.     He  became  a  school 
master  at  Greenhill,  Shotts,  and  died  19th 
June  1884.    He  marr.  7th  July  1861,  Agnes 
Dinwoodie,  who  died  29th  Aug.  1902,  leav 
ing  issue. 

WILLIAM   M'LEAN,  trans,  from  Ash- 
kirk,  and  adm.  1st  Nov.  I860;  clerk 
of    Presb.,   1863-4;    trans,    to   Pen- 
ninghame  7th  April  1864. 

ALEXANDER  M'LAREN,  born  Edin 
burgh,  3rd  July  1827,  son  of  David 
M.,  tailor,  Dunkeld,  and  Isabella 
Purves ;  educated  at  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  served  sometime  in 
the  office  of  a  W.S. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1854  :  ord.  to  Leslie,  Fife, 
1st  March  1855  ;  pres.  by  Hugh,  Lord  Pol 
warth  ;  trans,  and  adm.  16th  June  1864 ; 
clerk  of  Presb.,  1879-91 ;  died  24th  Oct. 
1891.  He  marr.  3rd  June  1891,  Agnes, 
daugh.  of  George  Frederick  Jones,  Kel- 
burne,  Fairlie.  Publication — edited  (with 
biographical  sketch)  Under  the  Shadoiv, 
sermons  by  William  M'Lean  [his  predeces 
sor]  (Edinburgh,  1881).  He  left  in  manu 
script  a  Commentary  on  the  Book  of  the 
Revelation. 

ANDREW  THOMSON  DONALD, 
born  Dyce,  Aberdeenshire,  29th  Nov. 
1843,  son  of  Alexander  D.  :  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  student  missionary, 
Barony  Parish,  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow ;  ord.  to  the  Chapel-of-Ease 
(now  South  Parish),  Girvan,  20th  Feb. 
1873 ;  trans,  to  St  Vincent's  Parish,  Glas 
gow,  21st  Dec.  1881 ;  trans,  and  adm.  17th 
May  1892 ;  convener  of  Life  and  W^ork  Sub 
committee  on  Mission  -  weeks ;  died  llth 
Jan.  1908.  He  marr.  9th  July  1874,  Anna- 
bella  Gordon  (died  5th  Dec.  1909),  daugh. 
of  James  Robertson,  and  had  issue — Mary 
Gordon,  born  5th  April  1875  (marr.  19th 
Sept.  1907,  John  Donaldson  M'Callum, 


min.  of  Larkhall) :  George  Henry,  min. 
of  the  West  Parish,  Aberdeen;  Elizabeth 
Gray,  born  26th  Jan.  1878  (marr.  4th  Aug. 
1904,  James  Chrystal,  Bombay) ;  Edith 
Armstrong,  born  7th  May  1885. 

DAVID  GILMOUR  MANUEL,  born 
19Q8  Muirhead,  Shotts,  21st  May  1858, 
son  of  James  Manuel  of  Treesbanks  ; 
educated  at  Wilson's  Endowed  School, 
Shotts,  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1880), 
B.D.  (1883);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
in  1883;  assistant  at  Larbert  and  Duni- 
pace ;  ord.  to  St  Stephen's  Chapel.  Perth, 
13th  May  1885;  adm.  to  St  Andrew's 
Parish,  Perth,  on  the  closing  of  Old  St 
Stephen's  Chapel,  30th  Sept.  that  year ; 
trans,  and  adm.  llth  June  1908.  Marr.  (1) 
7th  Aug.  1889,  Mary  Somerville  (died  s.p. 
14th  June  1891),  daugh.  of  Robert  Lindsay, 
merchant,  Coatbridge  :  (2)  7th  Dec.  1898, 
Agnes  Manuel,  youngest  daugh.  of  Joseph 
Stenhouse,  shipbuilder,  Dumbarton,  and 
has  issue — Agnes  Gilmour,  born  17th  July 
1901 ;  James,  born  10th  Jan.  1903  ;  Marian 
Gilmour,  born  3rd  Aug.  1906  ;  Dora  Grisell 
Baillie,  born  9th  Nov.  1910.  Publications 
— Eastern  Impressions  (Perth,  1907) ;  A 
Gladdening  River:  Twenty  -  Five  Years' 
Guild  Influence  amon<j  the  Himolayas 
(London,  1914). 


SMAILHOLM. 

[The  church,  previous  to  the  Reformation, 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.  There 
was  here  a  hospital  called  Smailholm 
Spital.  In  the  church  is  a  window  to  the 
memory  of  Sir  Walter  Scott,  who  spent 
part  of  his  boyhood  in  this  parish.] 

THOMAS  M'KENNA,  reader  from  1574 
1574  to  1576. 

JOHN  MAKENNOCH,  reader  from  1578 
1578  to  1580. 

GEORGE  HOME,  styled  vicar  in  1578. 
-[Feu   Charters   of   Kirklands,  ii., 


1578 


234.] 


JOHN  KENNEDY,  probably  the  above 
1586     John  Makennoch,  reader  in  1586. 


EAULSTON] 


SMAILHOLM 


161 


DAVID  FOKSYTH,  min.  of  St  Bos- 
wells,  had  this  parish  also  in  his 
charge  in  1593  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 

by   James   VI.   before   July  1593   [ride  St 

Boswells], 

ARCHIBALD  OSWALD,  M.A.  :  trans, 
from  Hutton,  and  adm.  in  1595 ; 
trans,  to  Tranent  that  year. 


1598 


JAMES  HUNTER,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
12th  Aug.  1591) ;  adm.  to  Borthwick 
in  1593  :  trans,  to  Skirling  in  1594 ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  1st  May 
1598  :  died  before  30th  Sept.  1629.  He 
marr.  30th  Aug.  1598,  Marion  Aikman 
(who  survived  him,  and  marr.  (2)  Thomas 
M'Dowall  in  Stodrig),  and  had  issue— Alex 
ander  in  Wranghame,  in  the  parish,  who 
was  served  heir  20th  July  1030:  Cleorge. 
— [fay.  May.  Sly.  •.  Re<j.  Assiy. ;  Key.  Sec. 
Siy.  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Mu,rr.)'j  /»'/•  Rft-  ^'f«., 
1751  ;  Key.  of  Deeds,  cccxcvi.] 

JAMES  LOGAN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh.  27th 
July  1616) :  classical  master  in  the 
High  School,  Edinburgh,  12th  March 
1617:  pres.  by  Charles  I.  30th  Sept.  1629; 
was  a  member  of  the  Court  of  High  Com 
mission  21st  Oct.  1634 ;  dep.  before  21st 
Sept.  1641.  He  had  £100  sterling  allowed 
by  Parliament,  5th  July  1661,  as  some 
compensation  for  his  sufferings. — [Rey.  Sec. 
Siy.  '.  Baillie:s  Letter*  :  Maitland  Mi  well., 
ii. ;  Acts  of  P<irL,  vii. ;  Steven's  Edin. 
Ili'jli  School,  83.] 

THOMAS  DONALDSON,  M.A.  (Edin- 
164Q  burgh,  23rd  July  1631) ;  tutor  to  the 
Master  of  Cranstoun  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dalkeith  20th  Dec.  1638  ;  adm.  26th  May 
1640  :  pres.  by  Charles  I.  21st  Sept.  1641  ; 
he  was  appointed  by  the  Assembly,  4th 
June  1644,  to  accompany  the  Master  of 
Cranstoun's  Regiment  to  England ;  was 
a  member  of  Assemblies  1645-9  ;  confined 
to  his  parish  on  the  re-establishment  of 
Episcopacy  in  1662  ;  died  before  8th  March 
1671.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — William, 
eldest  son,  served  heir  1673. — [Edin.  Sas., 
xviii.,  367 ;  Old  Dec.,  iii.  ;  Key.  Sec.  Siy. ; 
Jedburyh  Presb.  Re<j.  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  \., 
326  ;  Baillie's  Letters ;  Livingston's  Life  ; 

VOL.   II. 


Bannatyne  Miscdl.,  ii.  ;  Acts  of  Ass.  ;    In<[. 
Ret.  Gen.,  5653,  7904.] 

NINIAN    PATERSON,     M.A.  ;    trans. 
1671     from   Dalserf;  pres.   by  Charles  II. 
4th  July  1671  ;   trans,  to  Liberton 
14th  Oct.  1674. 

GIDEON  BROWN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1676  19th  July  1661);  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  2nd  April 
1664:  ord.  to  Legerwood  8th  March  1666; 
pres.  by  Charles  II.  2nd  Jan.  1676,  and  adm. 
soon  after  ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council, 
26th  Sept.  1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Pro 
clamation  of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for 
William  and  Mary,  and  for  absenting  him 
self  from  church  on  the  day  appointed  for 
reading  the  Proclamation.  He  is  spoken 
of  as  a  "  violent  persecutor  ;:  of  the  Presby 
terians.  He  had  a  son,  Alexander,  periwig- 
maker  and  barber,  afterwards  servitor  to 
the  Duke  of  Queensberry.  —  [Consistorial 
J'rocessex,  Scot.  Rec.  Soc.,  No.  140; 
Min.-book  A'ey.  1'rir.  Seal  ;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689  :  Scot.  Presb.  Eloq.  ;  Rule's  Sec. 
Vindication  ;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of  the 
Church.'] 

JOHN  BELL,  son  of  Robert  B.,  min.  of 


to  Ardrossan  after  1655  ;  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662;  indulged 
27th  July  1669  ;  returned  to  Ardrossan 
in  1687  ;  clem,  after  3rd  April  1688  ; 
restored  25th  April  1690;  adm.  to  this 
parish  12th  Oct.  1691  ;  died  Jan.  1702, 
aged  68,  leaving  a  son,  Robert,  min.  of 
Cavers.—  [Wodrow  MSS.] 

WILLIAM  OLIPHANT[or  OLIPHER], 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  13th  July  1695); 
called  19th  Jan.,  and  ord.  6th  May 
1703;  died  June  1709,  aged  about  36.  He 
marr.  Mary,  daugh.  of  George  Bell  of  Bel- 
ford,  and  his  wife,  a  daugh.  of  Sir  Thomas 
Carre  of  Cavers,  and  stepsister  of  the  first 
Countess  of  Marchmont.  She  was  alive 
in  1730,  and  had  issue—  Mary,  bapt.  28th 
Feb.  1705  (marr.  Patrick  Hepburn,  min.  of 
Ayton)  ;  Isobel,  born  15th  Dec.  1706  (marr. 
William  Home,  min.  of  Fogo)  :  George 


SMAILHOLM— STOW 


[PRESB.  OF 


bapt.    2nd    Feb.   1709.— \_Fogo   tiess.  Reg.  ; 
Tombst.} 

JAMES  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.  (Edin- 

1710  kurgh, 29th  APril  1701);  licen-  by 

Presb.  of  Lauder  22nd  March  1709 ; 
called  12th  Jan.,  and  ord.  20th  July  1710  ; 
died  unmarr.  12th  May  1743,  aged  62. 

ALEXANDER  DUNCAN,  born  Aber 
deen  1708,  son  of  Alexander  D., 
weaver  and  burgess ;  educated  at 
Marischal  College  and  Univ. ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Earlston  7th  Jan.  1735;  tutor  in 
the  family  of  Alexander,  second  Earl  of 
Marchmont ;  ord.  to  Traquair  12th  Sept. 
1738;  pros,  by  Grisell,  Lady  Murray  of 
Stanhope,  with  consent  of  her  mother, 
Lady  Grisell  Baillie,  1st  Aug.,  trans,  and 
adm.  24th  Nov.  1743 ;  D.D.  (Aberdeen 
1773);  died  29th  Sept,  1795.  He  was  Sir 
Walter  Scott's  minister  during  his  Smail- 
holm  boyhood.  He  is  described  in  the 
Introduction  to  the  third  canto  of  Marmion, 
as  * 

"  The  venerable  priest, 
Our  frequent  and  familiar  guest, 
Whoso  life  and  manners  well  could  paint 
Alike  the  student  and  the  saint," 

and  is  thought  to  be  the  prototype  of  "  Josiah 
Cargill"   in   tit  Ronan's    Well.     He    marr. 
2nd  Feb.  1744,  Helen  (died  10th  Jan.  1748, 
aged    36),    daugh.    of    William    Home    of 
Greenlaw  Castle,  factor  on  the  Mellerstain 
estate,  and  Anne,  daugh.  of  Sir  Alexander 
Purves  of  that  ilk,  and  had  issue— Alex 
ander,  min.  of  Gordon  ;  Agnes,  born  ISth 
Aug.    1746    (marr.,    pro.    19th    Oct.    1766, 
Thomas  Cleghorn,  Inspector-General  of  Im 
ports  and  Exports,  and  Dean  of  Guild  of 
Edinburgh),  died  4th  Dec.  1785 ;  William, 
colonel    H.E.I.C.S.,  born   31st    Dec.   1747, 
died  in  London,  1st  March  1830;   George 
(twin),  born    31st    Dec.    1747,  died    22nd 
March   1748.      Publications  —  A  Preventa- 
tive  against  the  Principles  of  Infidelity,  or 
the  Nature  and  Design  of  the   Christian 
Religion  and  the  Evidences  of  its   Truth 
and  Divine  Origin  (Edinburgh,  1774) ;  The 
Devout    Communicant's    Assistant    (Edin 
burgh,  1777;  Berwick,  1792);  The  Evidence 
of  the  Resurrection  of  Jesus  as  recorded  in 
the    New   Testament,    a    sermon    preached 


before  the  S.P.C.K.  (Edinburgh,  1783) ;  The 
History  of  the  Revolution,  1688  (Edinburgh, 
1790);  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.).  He  left  in  manuscript  a 
Journal  of  the  Rebellion,  1745,  which  was 
not  published. — [Tomlst.  ;  Scots  Magazine, 
1796;  Lockhart's  Life  of  Scott;  W.  S. 
Crockett's  77/6  ticott  Originals  (portrait). 

THOMAS  CLEGHORN,  born  Edin- 
1796  burgh,  5th  Jan.  1777,  son  of  Thomas 
C.,  Inspector  -  General  of  Imports 
and  Exports  for  Scotland,  and  grandson 
of  preceding  min.  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  5th 
July,  pres.  by  George  Baillie  of  Mellerstain 
4th  Aug.,  and  ord.  28th  Sept,  1796;  dem. 
1st  April  1845 ;  died  unmarr.  12th  April 
1847  ;  interred  in  St  Cuthbert's  Churchyard, 
Edinburgh.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

DAVID  SWAN,  born  Banbeith,  Leven, 

1843  ^6'  1St  ^U*y  18°8'  S°n  °^  '^°^n  ^'' 
farmer ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  assistant  at  Smailholm  ;  pres.  by 
George  Baillie  of  Mellerstain  9th  Aug.,  and 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  28th  Sept. 
1843;  clerk  of  Presb.,  1843-63;  died  un 
marr.  12th  Sept.  1886. 

WILLIAM  LAMB  SIME,  born  Elgin, 
12th  Feb.  1855,  son  of  James  S. 
and  Annie  Bain  ;  educated  at  Elgin 
Academy,  Milne's  Institution,  Fochabers, 
Univs.  of  Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh,  and 
at  Marburg  ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1876) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Elgin  14th  May  1879  ;  assistant 
at  Huntly,  Newbattle,  and  Smailholm ; 
ord.  16th  June  1887.  Publication— Scott, 
tit  Cuthbert,  Smailholm  Church,  and  Tower 
[book  of  the  Bazaar]  (Edinburgh,  1896). 


STOW. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Mary. 
Here  was  the  southern  seat  of  the  Arch 
bishop  of  St  Andrews,  called  the  Stow 
of  Wedalc.  It  had  a  right  of  sanctuary. 
Beside  the  ruin  of  the  old  church  is  Our 
Lady's  Well.] 


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WILLIAM  HESLOP,  reader  from  1574 
1574     to  1578. 

JAMES  MITCHELL,  brother  of  George 
158g  M.,  flour-miller,  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh:  mentioned  as  min.  in  1585; 
died  between  7th  Jan.  and  19th  July  1626. 
He  marr.  (1)  Marion,  daugh.  of  James 
M'Cartney,  who  died  before  1615,  and  had 
issue— John,  who  was  at  ( 'ourt  in  London 
in  1621  :  (2)  Elizabeth  Wright,  who  sur 
vived  him.— |Y/.  R.  In-hil.,  xvi.,  43  ;  ihld., 
19th  Nov.  1624;  !l,i<Lt  20th  May  1625  : 
Key.  Assiij.  ;  Ed  in.  Tests.  ;  Inq.  Ret.  de 
Tut.,  1306-10.] 

WILLIAM  MAXWELL,  M.A.  ;  adm.  in 
1628     1628  :  trans,  to  Dunbar  in  1635. 

THOMAS  CAMPBELL,  M.A.  (Eclin- 
1635  ljm'y'h>  27th  July  1022);  employed 
by  the  Town  Council  of  Edinburgh 
to  preach  in  the  vacant  pulpits  of  the  city 
previous  to  28th  Nov.  1634  ;  adrn.  23rd 
Aug.  1635 ;  suspended  by  Presb.  7th  April 
1639:  dep.  22nd  April  1639,  for  not 
acknowledging  the  General  Assembly  in 
1638,  and  desertion  of  his  charge.  He 
marr.  (cont.  18th  and  25th  Feb.  1636) 
Margaret,  youngest  daugh.  of  Sir  James 
Pringle  of  Galashiels,  and  had  issue  — 
Thomas. — [Jtey.  of  Deeds,  dxxiv.,  133  ;  Ediii. 
Coun<\  and  Ness.  Keys.  ;  }Vodron'  J/.SX] 

JOHN  CLELAND,  son  of  George  C., 
min.  of  Durisdeer ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (22nd 
June  1633);  having  resided  within  its 
bounds  for  eleven  months,  he  got  a  testi 
monial  from  the  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  26th 
July  1638;  ord.  10th  Dec.  1640;  joined 
the  Protesters  in  1651  ;  died  Aug.  1665, 
aged  about  52.  He  marr.  Janet,  sister  of 
Archibald  Porteous,  min.  of  Oxnam,  and 
had  issue — James  ;  John  ;  Robert ;  Archi 
bald  ;  Janet ;  Margaret ;  Jean  ;  Christian  ; 
Elizabeth. — {Dalkeith  and  Jedburyh  Presl. 
Regs. ;  Edin.  Tests. ;  Wodrow;s  Hist. ;  Acts 
of  Par!.,  vii.] 

ROBERT    KAY,    on    the    Exercise    at 

1666     Stirling   26th   July   1627;    adm.    to 

Second   Charge,   Dumbarton,    1636; 

left   in    1643;    adm.  to   Dunfermline  16th 


1640 


Jan.  1645  ;  dem.  in  1665  ;  adm.  to  this 
charge  in  1666  ;  died  15th  May  1680.  He 
marr.  Barbara  Lindsay,  and  had  issue  — 
Robert  ;  Charles,  inin.  of  Second  Charge, 
South  Leith.  —  [Dtotfermline  Sess.  7iV/.] 

ANDREW  NAUGHLEY,  adm.  to  Kirk- 
168Q  mabreck  about  1674  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
llth  Aug.  1680;  deprived  by  the 
Privy  Council,  29th  Aug.  1689,  for  neither 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates 
nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but 
for  King  James.  He  became  curate  of 
Threlkeld,  Penrith,  4th  April  1698  ;  died 
there,  17th  April  1705.  He  marr.  Mary, 
daugh.  of  William  Burnett  of  Barns,  and 
Christian  Whitford,  and  had  issue  —  Alex 
ander,  his  successor  in  the  curacy,  ord. 
priest  19th  May  1706,  died  30th  April 
1756;  William;  James;  Margaret.  —  [J/X 
Ace.  of  Jfin.,  1689;  Peterkin's  Constitution 
of  the  Church:  Hutchinson's  Cumberland^ 
i.  ;  ThrdM<l 


HUGH  SCOTT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1649)  ; 

168g     adrn.  to   Bedrule   17th  March  1657; 

deprived   by  Parliament   and   Privy 

Council  llth  June  and  1st  Oct.  1662  ;  adm. 

j  to  Oxnam  in  1672  :  trans,  to  Galashiels  1st 

|  Dec.  1672  ;  trans,  and  adm.  to  this  charge 

;  in  1689.     He  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 

\  1690,  and  died  before  4th  Nov.  that  year. 

He  marr.  Jean  Pringle,  who  died  at  Edin 

burgh  19th  July    1709,  aged  65,   and   had 

issue  —  David,  born  1676  ;  Hugh  ;  James  of 

Blackwater,  St  Fergus  ;  Helen  (marr.  23rd 

Nov.  1708,  Thomas  Waldie,  merchant,  Edin 

burgh).  —  \_Edin.    Tests.  ;    Banff  Sas.,   28th 

Dec.  1697.] 

JAMES  DOUGLAS,  son  of  Robert  D., 
1693  soaP-boiler.  Edinburgh  ;  called  25th 
Oct.  1692  ;  ord.  9th  Aug.  1693  ;  died 
22nd  March  1732.  He  marr.  Jean  Allan, 
who  died  at  Edinburgh,  19th  April  1741. 
She  presented  two  silver  communion  cups 
to  the  parish  27th  June  1736.  —  [Edin.  Re<j. 
(Bw.};  Edin.  Tests.] 

DAVID  DUNCAN,  born  Aberdeen  1702, 

1733     son    °^  Alexander    D.,   weaver   and 

burgess,  brother  of    Alexander    D., 

D.D.,   min.    of    Smailholm  ;    educated    at 

Marischal  College  and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen  ; 


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PRKSB.  OF 


licen.  by  Presb.  of  Biggar  18th  Feb.  1731  ; 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Sir  William  Baillie  | 
of  Lamington  ;  prcs.  by  George  II.  5th 
Sept,  1732;  ord.  2nd  Aug.  1733;  pros,  to 
Gladsmuir,  but  died  on  the  eve  of  his  in 
duction,  22nd  Oct.  1758.  He  marr.  (1) 
Nov.  1734,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  John  Ful- 
larton  of  Auchinhay  :  (2)  pro.  17th  June  ! 
1739,  Margaret  (died  before  llth  Jan.  1749), 
daugh.  of  James  Pringle,  brother  of  Sir 
John  P.  of  Stichill,  Bart.  :  (3)  29th  Jan. 
1752,  Janet  Buchanan,  who  died  30th  April 
1763.— [Edin.  Tests. ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1733  : 
Tombst,] 

EGBERT  DAWSON,  had  gift  of  a 
bursary  at  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh 
from  the  Exchequer  27th  Nov.  1747  : 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  29th  Nov. 
1752  ;  assistant  at  Saltoun  ;  pres.  by  George 
II.  9th  March,  and  ord.  25th  Sept.  1759; 
died  23rd  March  1809,  in  his  82nd  year. 
He  marr.  17th  Nov.  1767,  Mary  Aber- 
cromby,  who  died  1st  Feb.  1814,  and  had 
issue_William,  born  31st  Aug.  17G8  ;  Helen, 
born  10th  March  1770;  Jean,  born  19th 
June  1772  ;  Kebecca,  born  2nd  Feb.  1773, 
died  15th  July  1776  ;  Alexander,  surgeon, 
born  8th  May  1777.  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  vii.). 

JOHN  CORMACK,  born  1776,  son  of 
William  G.,  blacksmith,  Edinburgh, 
which  occupation  he  also  followed 
for  a  time  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh 
(where  he  was  prizeman  for  the  best  essay) ; 
M.A.  (28th  Jan.  1803);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  29th  Feb.  1804  ;  pres.  by  George 
III.  15th  May,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  17th  Sept.  1807  ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews, 
12th  April  1828);  died  20th  Dec.  1840. 
He  took  much  interest  in  the  condition 
of  the  farm  servants  in  his  parish,  and 
formed  an  association  for  their  improve 
ment  and  welfare.  He  marr.  7th  April 
1814,  Helen  (died  at  Nairn,  28th  Sept. 
1848),  daugh.  of  John  Rose  of  Holme,  and 
had  issue— Sir  John  Rose,  M.D.,  medical 
writer,  distinguished  himself  at  the  Siege 
of  Paris  in  1871  [vide  Dirt.  Nat.  Biog.\ 
born  5th  Dec.  1815,  died  13th  May  1882; 
William,  born  30th  April  1817,  died  27th 


June  1818;  Jane  Ann,  born  16th  Feb. 
1819,  died  28th  Sept.  1836.  Publications 
— Sermon  at  opening  the  Synod  (Edinburgh, 
1810);  Account  of  the  Abolition  of  Female 
Infanticide  in  dvzentt  (London,  1815); 
Pastoral  Hints  to  the  Parishioners  (Edin 
burgh,  1823) ;  Inquiry  into  the  Doctrine  of 
Original  Sin  (Edinburgh,  1824);  Review  of 
Jlar-.il lai  the  Clleadite  (Edinburgh,  1827); 
Association  for  the  Improvement  and  En 
couragement  of  Servants  in  the  Border 
Districts  (Edinburgh,  1827);  Illustrations 
of  Faith  (Edinburgh,  1839) ;  Memoir  of  the 
Rev.  William  Stark  [min.  of  Dirleton] 
(Stark's  Sermons) ;  contributions  to  the 
Edinburgh  Christian  Instructor;  trans 
lated  Fenelon's  Lives  of  the  Ancient  Philos 
ophers,  2  vols.  (London,  1803),  and  The 
Church  of  Home,  by  Cesar  Malan,  D.D. 
(London,  1840)  ;  On  Voluntari/  Church 
Association-,  Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  i.). 


1841 


DAVID  WADDELL,  born  Gavinton, 
Berwickshire,  27th  June  1794,  son 
of  William  W.  and  Isobel  Trotter  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  tutor  at 
Monte  Video  to  the  family  of  the  British 
Consul ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  ;  mission 
ary  at  New  North  Parish,  Edinburgh,  and 
at  Stobhill ;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria,  and 
ord.  14th  Sept.  1841 ;  died  unmarr.  5th  Jan. 
1873.  Publications — Articles  in  Chamlers's 
Journal,  and  other  publications,  on  his 
foreign  experiences  and  impressions. — [The 
Border  Almanac,  1874.] 

JOHN  METHVEN  ROBERTSON, 
1873  M.A. ;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria  4th 
April  1873;  trans,  from  Second 
Charge,  Montrose,  and  adin.  17th  July 
1873;  trans,  to  Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
22nd  Sept.  1881. 

WILLIAM  WORKMAN,  born  in   Ire 
land,  13th  Aug.  1844,  son  of  William 
W.   and   Jane   Clark ;    educated   at 
Beith  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Irvine  ;  took  charge  of  Sandy- 
ford   Parish    Mission    (now  St    Clement's 
Parish),  Glasgow  ;  ord.  to  Fullarton,  Irvine, 
28th  Jan.  1875 ;   trans,  to  Second  Charge, 
Montrose,  28th  Jan.  1876;  trans,  and  ad  in. 


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20th  April  1882 ;  died  8th  June  1910.  He 
marr.  19th  Aug.  1875,  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
George  Burrell,  shipowner,  Glasgow. 

THOMAS  WILKIE  WILSON,  born 
Blairhall,  Scone,  5th  June  1870,  son 
of  John  W.  and  Euphemia  Wilkie  ; 
educated  at  Perth  Academy  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh,  M.A.  (1893),  B.D.  (llth  April 
1890),  and  at  Halle,  Berlin,  Paris  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dalkeith  in  1897  ;  assistant  at 
Morningside,  Edinburgh  :  ord.  to  Greenlaw, 
Paisley,  24th  April  1902  ;  trans,  to  Rose- 
mount,  Aberdeen,  2nd  April  1907  ;  trans, 
and  ad  in.  27th  Jan.  1911  ;  Hastic  Lecturer, 
Univ.  of  Glasgow,  19ir>.  Marr.  29th  July 
1902,  Marion  Miller,  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Grainger  Taylor.  Publications — The  Quebec 
Tercentenary  (Aberdeen,  1909)  ;  In  His 
Name  (London,  1914). 


WESTRUTHEH,  OF  OLD 
BASSENDEAN. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church, 
dedicated  to  St  Mary,  belonged  to  the 
nunnery  of  Coldstream.  The  parish  was 
united  to  Gordon  in  1617,  but  again  dis 
joined.  Afterwards  the  Presb.  found  it 
expedient  that  the  kirk  of  Bassendean 
should  be  disunited  and  separated  from 
Gordon.  This  being  recommended  by  the 
Synod  also,  and  advised  by  the  General 
Assembly,  16th  June  1646,  the  parish  was 
disjoined  by  the  Commissioners  for  Planta 
tion  of  Kirks,  30th  June  1647,  and  "the 
parishioners,  or  some  of  the  best  affected, 
bigged  a  kirk  instead  of  that  which  was 
altogether  ruinous  and  fallen  down."  By 
Act  of  Parliament,  2nd  March  1649,  the 
kirk  was  ordered  to  be  transported  from 
Bassendean  to  Westruther.  In  the  parish 
were  the  chapel  of  Wedderlie  and  the 
White  Chapel  of  Spottiswood,  vide  The 
Border  Magazine,  Jan.  1903.] 

ANDREW  CURRIE,  styled  "vicar  of 
1669  Bassendean ;;  in  1569  and  in  1574. 


NINIAN    BORTHWICK,    trans,    from 
Lauder   in  1574,  having  Legerwood 
and   Earlston   also   under    his   care. 
He  was  still  min.  in  1578.— \_Rey.  Assig.} 


1598 


1574 


THOMAS  STORIE,  adm.  to  Foulden  in 
1576;  trans,  to  Hutton  about  1596, 
when  Gordon  also  was  under  his 

charge  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI. 

20th    Dec.    1598 ;   removed    to   Gordon  in 

1609.— \_Reg.  Assig. ] 

JOHN  VEITCH,  born  2nd  March  1620, 
son  of  John  V.,  min.  of  Roberton, 
Lanarkshire  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1639)  ;  pres.  by  Charles 
II.  29th  Dec.  1647 ;  adm.  8th  May  1648. 
An  Act  of  Parliament  was  passed  in  his 
favour  2nd  July  1661,  but  its  terms  are  not 
known.  Refusing  to  conform  to  Episco 
pacy,  he  was  deprived  in  1662.  He  returned 
in  1680  under  the  Act  of  Indulgence,  but 
failing  to  compear  before  the  Privy  Council, 
he  was  declared  outlaw,  5th  Oct.  of  that 
year.  He  was  arrested,  and  suffered  great 
privations  in  the  Tolbooth  of  Edinburgh. 
He  was  again  deprived  in  1682,  and 
sentenced  to  a  further  term  of  imprison 
ment.  2nd  Aug.  1683.  He  was  released 
10th  Dec.  following,  and  returned  to  his 
I  charge,  but  on  4th  Sept.  1685  he  was 
seized  by  order  of  the  Lord  Chancellor 
[James  Drummond,  Earl  of  Perth],  and 
kept  in  prison  for  twenty  weeks.  In  1690 
he  was  restored,  and  was  a  member  of 
Assembly  in  1690  and  1692.  He  died  at 
Dalkeith,  on  his  return  from  the  Commis 
sion  of  Assembly,  16th  Dec.  1702,  and  was 
buried  there.  He  marr.  (1)  7th  Sept.  1652, 
Agnes,  daugh.  of  Alexander  Home,  third 
of  Bassendean,  and  Sybilla,  daugh.  of 
George  Broun  of  Colstoun ;  they  had 
sasine  of  lands  in  Bassendean  llth  July 
1659  :  (2)  Susanna  Dundas,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue— George,  writer,  Edin 
burgh  ;  Susanna  (marr.  Nicol  Edgar,  min. 
i  of  Hobkirk) ;  Sophia  (marr.  James  Ker, 
I  min.  of  Nenthorn).  Publication— A  De 
scription  of  Berwickshire,  or  the  Mers 
(Sibbald  MSS.,  Advocates'  Library;  vide 
Macfarlane's  Geographical  Selections,  iii., 
169-185,  Scot.  Hist.  Soc.,  1908).— [Wod- 
row's  Hist.,  iii.,  196 ;  Memoir  of  William 
Veitch  [his  brother];  Acts  of  Part.,  vii. ; 
Livingston's  Life;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1690, 
1692  ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  i.,  ii.,  iii. ;  Monteith's 
Theater  of  Mortality,  ii. ;  Edin.  and  Lander 


166 


WESTRUTHER 


[PRESB.  OF 


Test*  ;  Scot.  Fred).  Eloq. ;  Hist.  Berwick. 
Nat.  Club,  xviii.;  inscription  in  Veitch's 
Latin  Bible,  formerly  in  the  possession  of 
the  Rev.  Walter  Wood.] 


1683 


GEORGE  WILSON,  adm.  to  Killellan 
before  31st  Aug.  1065  ;  trans,  to 
Simprin  12th  Sept.  1072  ;  adm.  in 
1683;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  26th  March 
1684  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690,  restoring  the  Presbyterian 
mins. — \_Kffj.  Sec.  Sig.  ',  Min.-book  Reg. 
Friv.  Seal  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

1690    JOHN  VEITCH,  M.A.  (see  above). 


1704 


WALTER  SCOTT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
28th  June  1697);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dunbar  27th  Jan.  1703;  called 
15th  June,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1704  ;  died 
May  1737,  aged  about  60.  He  marr.  28th 
Feb.  1707,  Sophia  (died  1st  April  1771), 
claugh.  of  George  Home  of  Bassendean, 
and  Katherine  Pringle  of  Greenknowe, 
and  had  issue  —  Francis,  his  successor  ; 
Catherine ;  Agnes  (marr.  19th  Oct.  1730, 
Andrew  Gray,  wigmaker,  Edinburgh) ; 
Barbara  (marr.  6th  July  1746,  James 
Anderson,  one  of  the  masters  of  the 
High  School,  Edinburgh). — [Lander  Tests. ; 
Tombst.] 

FRANCIS  SCOTT,  bapt.  28th  Dec. 
1738  1"°^'  son  °f  preceding;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Earlston  5th  Sept.  1732; 
pres.  by  George  II.  30th  Sept.  1737  ;  ord. 
8th  May  1738;  died  12th  Nov.  1781.  He 
marr.  13th  Oct.  1743,  Barbara  Ker,  who 
died  at  Dalkeith,  s.j>.  6th  May  1782. 

WILLIAM    SHIELS,    M.A. ;    pres.    by 

1782     George    HI"    23r(i    N°v-    1781  >    ord- 
29th  Aug.  1782 ;  trans,  to   Earlston 
1st  July  1813. 

JOHN  SHIELS,  born  14th  April  1789, 

son  of  preceding ;  educated  at  Univ. 

of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

Lauder  6th  Sept.  1811 ;  pres.  by  George, 

Prince  Regent,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1813 ; 

died  unmarr.  at  Nice,  where  he  had  gone 

for  the  recovery  of  his  health,  llth  Feb. 

1819. 


JOHN     BIRRELL,     M.A.  ;  pres.     by 

1819     ^eoi'8e>    Prince    Regent,  and    ord. 

23rd   Sept.    1819  ;   trans,  to   Second 

Charge,  Cupar-Fife,  28th  Sept.  1825. 


1826 


WILLIAM  FLEMING,  pres.  by  George 

IV-:  ord-  llth  May  1826;  D-D- 

(Glasgow,    April    1829)  :     trans,    to 
Old  Kilpatrick  4th  Aug.  182!). 


ROBERT    J  A  MIES  ON,   pros,    by 
George    IV.    Oct.    1829;    ord.   22nd 
April  1830  ;  clerk  to  the  Presb.  19th 
Dec.  1833  ;  trans,  to  Carrie  14th  Dec.  1837. 


1830 


WALTER  WOOD  of  Grangehill,  born 
Dundee  31st  Oct.  1812,  son  of  James 
W.,  M.D.,  afterwards  of  Edinburgh, 
and  Mary,  daugh.  of  Alexander  Wood  of 
Grangehill,  merchant  in  Elie  ;  educated  at 
Edinburgh  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh;  M.A.  (7th  April  1832);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  St  Andrews  loth  June  1836; 
assistant  at  St  Mary's  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
and  at  Kilbride  ;  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria, 
and  ord.  3rd  May  1838.  Joined  the  Free 
Church  ;  min.  of  Westruther  Free  Church 
1843-45  ;  of  the  Free  Church,  Elie,  20th 
March  1845;  died  6th  March  1882.  He 
marr.  (1)  25th  Feb.  1845,  Agnes  (died 
s.p.  14th  April  1876),  daugh.  of  George 
Scott  of  Boundary  Bank,  Jedburgh  :  (2) 
20th  Sept.  1877,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Alex 
ander  Broadfoot,  New  Zealand.  Publica 
tions — Present  Diity,  a  Pastoral  Address 
to  the  Parishioners  (Edinburgh,  1843) ; 
What  is  Tradition,  Worth  ?  a  sermon 
(Edinburgh,  1844)  ;  A  Vast  Difference 
(Edinburgh,  1845) ;  Memoir  of  Walter 
Pringle  of  Greenknowe  (Edinburgh,  1847) ; 
The  Last  Things,  an  Examination  of  the 
Doctrine  of  Scripture  concerning  the  Re 
surrection,  the  Second  Coming  of  Christ, 
and  the  Millennium  (London,  1851) ;  Letter 
to  the  Rev.  William  Blatch  on  Baptismal 
Regeneration  (Pittenweem,  1851) ;  The  East 
Neuk  of  Fife,  its  History  and  Antiquities 
(Edinburgh,  1862  ;  2nd  ed.,  1887  [edited  by 
his  nephew,  James  Wood  Brown,  M.A., 
min.  of  the  Free  Church  at  Gordon]) ; 
Reply  to  Bishop  Wordsworth's  Charges 
for  1865  and  1866  (Edinburgh,  1866).  He 
left  in  MS.  commentaries  on  the  Apoca- 


EARLSTON] 


WESTBUTHER 


167 


lypse  and  the  Prophecies  of  Zechariah. — 
[Conolly's  Eminent  Men  of  Fife ;  The 
Harder  Almanac,  1883 ;  East  Neuk  of 
Fife  [Memoir].] 


1844 


HENRY  TAYLOR,  born  Slamannan, 
31st  Dec.  1809,  son  of  Robert  T. 
and  Elizabeth  Robertson ;  educated 
at  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  26th  June  1839  ; 
assistant  at  Polmont  and  Greenock ;  ord. 
by  Presb.  of  Greenock  for  service  in  Canada 
20th  Oct.  1841 ;  min.  at  Missisquoi  Bay  and 
at  La  Prairie  1841-4 ;  adm.  to  this  charge 
16th  Feb.  1844  ;  D.D.  (Middleburg  College, 
Vermont,  U.S.A.,  15th  Sept.  1866);  died 
llth  Jan.  1896.  He  marr.  21st  Oct.  1841, 
Marion  (died  8th  Nov.  1885),  daugh.  of 
John  Gilchrist  and  Janet  Gray,  and  had 
issue — Janet  Gray,  born  22nd  July  1842 
(marr.  (1)  George  Nisbet,  farmer,  Flass ; 
(2)  William  Taylor,  Glasgow);  Elizabeth 
Robertson,  born  20th  Jan.  1845,  died  16th 
Nov.  1845  ;  Elizabeth  Robertson,  born  16th 
Oct.  1846 ;  Marion  Gilchrist,  born  10th 
Jan.  1849,  died  10th  May  1855  ;  Henrietta 
Jane,  born  4th  Aug.  1851,  died  14th 


Sept.  1867.  Publication  —  A  Letter  on 
Revivals  (1860). — [The  Horder  Almanac, 
1897.] 

JOHN  MUIRHEAD,  M.A.,  B.D. ;  ord. 
1896     24th    June    1896;    clerk    of    Presb. 
1899-1904;   trans,  to  Avendale  llth 
Feb.  1904. 

DAVID  SILVER,  born  Portlethen 
Schoolhouse,  Banchory  -  Devenick, 
7th  April  1864,  son  of  David  S. 
and  Margaret  Davidson  Allan ;  educated 
at  schools  of  St  Fillans,  Crieff,  and 
Comrie,  and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ;  M.A. 
(1890);  Royal  Bounty  Missionary  at 
Struan  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Auchterarder 
in  1891  ;  ord.  (at  Struan)  to  St  George's, 
Grenada,  West  Indies,  2nd  Feb.  1897 ; 
res.  in  1902  ;  assistant  at  Selkirk  in  1903 ; 
adm.  19th  May  1904.  Marr.  16th  Feb. 
1897,  Georgina,  daugh.  of  George  Stephen 
and  Elizabeth  Thorn,  and  has  issue — 
George  James,  born  14th  Nov.  1897 ; 
Loveday  Murray  (twin),  born  14th  Nov. 
1897,  died  2nd  March  1898. 


PRESBYTERY  OF  SELKIRK,   FORMERLY  MELROSE 


[The  erection  of  this  Presbytery  was  undertaken  by  the  General  Assembly  in  April 
1581.  In  1613  a  number  of  its  parishes  were  incorporated  in  the  new  Presbytery  of 
Earlston  then  formed.  Melrose  was  made  the  Presbytery  seat,  and  so  remained  till 
1640,  when  it  was  again  changed  to  Selkirk.  The  only  remaining  Record  of  Melrose 
Presbytery  begins  6th  Jan.  1607,  and  terminates  12th  Jan.  1619;  another,  beginning 
1639  and  ending  1652,  has  been  lost.  Those  of  Selkirk  commence  10th  Feb.  1691.] 


ASHKIRK. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Xinian, 
whose  holy  well  was  near.] 

JOHN  HAMILTON,  pres.  by  James  VI. 
1570     14th  Oct.  1570. 

1574    JOHN  SCOTT,  reader. 

THOMAS  CRANSTOUN,  trans,  from 
Liberton  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  6th 
Jan.  1579.  Complaint  was  made  in 
the  Assembly,  Oct.  1580,  that  he  adminis 
tered  the  sacraments  without  examination 
and  outside  his  own  parish,  committing 
the  examination  of  the  people  to  readers, 
baptizing  privately,  celebrating  the  Com 
munion  at  Innerleithen  on  Easter  Day, 
etc.  He  was  retrans.  to  Liberton  after 
12th  April  1582.  —  [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Calder- 
wood's  Hist.,  iii.,  476] 

ROBERT  SCOTT,  son  of  Walter  S.  of 
15Q6     Headshaw  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  15th 
April  1586.— [Reg.  Assif?.] 

ALEXANDER  JUSTICE,  pres.  to  Dron 
1604  before  24th  May  1593  ;  pres.  by 
James  VI.  5th  May  1604.  By  7th 
May  1611,  he  was  "under  disease,  and 
content  to  tak  order  anent  providing  his 
kirk  at  the  sight  of  the  mins.  of  Melrose, 
Earlston,  and  Stow."  He  died  before  20th 


July  1611.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue  —  an 
only  son,  Patrick.  —  [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Reg.  of 
Deeds,  cxciii.,  439.] 

ALEXANDER  HOGG  [HOG],  M.A. 
1611  (^  Andrews  1601)  ;  produced  testi 
monials  from  the  Presb.  of  Hadding- 
ton  ;  was  pres.  by  John,  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow,  after  18th  June,  and  adm.  31st 
July  1611  ;  died  before  9th  March  1620. 
He  marr.  Agnes  Scott  (who  survived  him, 
and  marr.  (2)  James  Scott,  called  of  Whits- 
lade),  and  had  issue—  Jean  ;  Elizabeth.  — 
[Roxburgh  Inhih.,  6th  Feb.  1633;  Ediii. 
Com.  Dec.,  28th  March  1620.] 


1619 


ALEXANDER  REID,  adm.  before  6th 
^ec'  !619;  c^ec^  between  llth  May 
1645  and  Nov.  1649.  He  marr.  Janet 

Shaw,   and    had    issue  —  John  ;    William. 

apprenticed    to    George    Reid,    merchant, 

Edinburgh,     12th      April     1648.—  [Jfelrose. 

Sess.    Reg.  ;    Bannatyne     Mucell.  :     Edin. 

App.   Reg.  ;    Reg.  of  Dee/fs,  ccccxlvi.    251, 

dxxxv.  105.] 

ROBERT  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.(Edin- 
1649  burgh,  July  1642);  adm.  between 
19th  Aug.  and  2nd  Nov.  1649  ; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June, 
and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1662.  He  was  indulged  in  1679  and  1689. 


168 


PKESB.  OF  SELKIRK] 


ASHKIRK 


169 


THOMAS  COURTNEY,  formerly  min. 
of  Mertoun  and  Kirkandrews-upon- 
Esk  in  England;  min.  in  1007. — 

.  R.  Iiiliib.,  17th  June  1667.] 


1667 


ARCHIBALD    INGLIS,    M.A.  ;    trans. 

1675     from   Lochmaben,  and  adtn.   before 

30th     Nov.     1675  ;     trans,     to     St 

Mungo's,  Glasgow,  after  16th  Oct.  1685.    - 

[AV.V.    ,SVv.    SI  [I.] 

ROBERT  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.,  above 
1679     noticec*  •   granted   an   indulgence  by 

the  Privy  Council  18th  Dec.  1671). 
[Wodrow's  /fist.,  iii.,  156.] 

niCHARD  SCOTT,  third  son  of  George 
1685  ^'  °^  Sinton  and  Mary  Gladstanes 
of  Dod;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th 
June  1658) ;  adm.  to  Kirkbean  in  1675 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  after  16th  Oct.  1685; 
deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  10th  Sept. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary.  He  died  at  Edinburgh,  25th  May 
1722,  aged  81.  He  marr.  Katherine 
Crichton,  and  had  issue  —  Jean  (marr. 
(1)  28th  March  1706,  Alexander  Leslie, 
advocate  in  Aberdeen  ;  (2)  22nd  Nov.  1725, 
Alexander,  son  of  Alexander  Abercrombie 
of  Fetterneir).— [J/tf.  Ace.  of  J/m.,  1689  ; 
Eflin.  Re(j.  (Bur.}  ;  Lain;/  Charters,  2783.] 

ROBERT  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.,  before 
1689  mentioned;  returned  in  1689;  died 
before  30th  July  1691.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue — Mary,  only  daugh.  (marr. 
13th  May  1691,  Gideon  Elliot,  surgeon 
apothecary,  burgess  of  Edinburgh). — [/'.  C. 
Deer  eta.] 

ROBERT  WYLLIE,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
1691     Yarrow  ;   called   in  1690  ;   adm.  3rd 
April    1691  ;     trans,     to     Hamilton 
13th  May  1692. 

CHARLES  GORDON,  a  native  of 
1695  Aberdeenshire ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen, 
llth  July  1676);  adm.  to  Campvere 
in  1686;  trans,  to  Dalmeny  23rd  Sept. 
1691  ;  called  Nov.  1694  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
8th  Aug.  1695  ;  offered  the  Chair  of 


Divinity  in  King's  College,  Aberdeen,  20th 
Jan.  1698,  but  declined  ;  died  19th  April 
1710,  aged  about  54.  He  marr.  12th  June 
1690,  Rosina,  daugh.  of  George  Campbell, 
min.  of  Dumfries,  who  survived  him,  and 
had  issue — George;  James;  Christian. — 
[Dumfries  Jfarr.  Re<j.  ;  Edin.  Re<j.  (l>a/>t.); 
Boston's  Mem.-,  Wodrow's  Ann!.;  Arts  of 
Ass.,  1698  ;  Tombst.] 

ROBERT  LITHGOW,  born  1680, 
1711  y°unoest  son  of  Alexander  L.  of 
Drygrange,  and  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
Gavin  Elliot  of  Grange  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
29th  April  1701) ;  chaplain  to  his  uncle, 
Sir  Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto,  Bart.,  senator 
of  the  College  of  Justice ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  17th  Sept.  1707;  called  23rd 
Aug.  1710 ;  ord.  7th  March  1711 ;  died 
15th  Nov.  1729.  He  marr.  Isabella  (died 
at  Edinburgh,  Jan.  1740),  eldest  daugh.  of 
Robert  Langlands  of  that  ilk,  and  had 
issue  —  Robert.  —  \Edin.  Tests.  ;  Boston's 
Mem. :  Brown's  Gospel  Truth.] 


1730 


WALTER  STEWART  of  Barnhill,  son 
of  Bailie  Matthew  S.,  Newton  of 
Mearns ;  educated  at  Univs.  of 
Edinburgh  and  Leyden ;  pros,  by  Sir 
Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto,  Bart.  ;  ord.  16th 
Oct.  1730;  died  15th  April  1762.  He 
marr.  (pro.  9th  Sept.  1750),  Mary  (died  at 
Edinburgh,  2nd  March  1793),  daugh.  of 
James  Duncanson  of  Garshake,  and  had 
issue — Mary,  born  4th  July  1751,  died 
Dec.  1802;  Matthew,  born  10th  Oct.  1752; 
Helen,  born  22nd  March  1754,  died  13th 
May  1815  ;  Margaret,  born  25th  Sept.  1755, 
died  22nd  Nov.  1755;  James,  born  llth 
Dec.  1756;  Isabella,  born  9th  May  1759. 
— [Wodrow's  Anal.  ;  Edin.  Chr.  Inst., 
xxv.  ;  Tombst.] 

SIMON  [SIMEON]  HALIBURTON  of 
1763  Howcleuch  and  Borthwickmains, 
born  5th  May  1720,  second  son  of 
John  H.,  M.D.,  Jedburgh,  and  Christian, 
daugh.  of  Simeon  Elliot  of  Swinsyde ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dalkeith  llth  Oct.  1745;  ord. 
to  Castleton  23rd  Jan.  1751 ;  pres.  by  Sir 
Gilbert  Elliot  of  Minto,  trans,  and  adm. 


170 


ASHKIRK 


[PRESB.  OF 


31st  March  1763;  died  28th  April  1797. 
He  marr.  19th  May  1749,  Elizabeth  (died 
5th  April  1784),  second  daugh.  of  Robert 
Elliot  of  Midlem  Mill,  and  probably  widow 
of  Charles  Paterson  of  Drygrange,  and  had 
issue  —  Kathcrine,  born  15th  Nov.  1752; 
John,  captain  H.E.I.C.S.,  born  17th  Sept. 
1754,  died  in  India,  last  male  representative 
of  the  family  of  Newmains  and  Mertoun ; 
Robert,  born  8th  Feb.  1757,  died  10th  Feb. 
1776;  Thomas,  born  22nd  Nov.  1760,  died 
27th  July  1765.  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). — \0riy. 
Paroch.  Scot.,  i. ;  Hist,  of  the  Ifaliburtons  ; 
Tombst.] 

THOMAS  SAMUEL  HARDIE,  son  of 
1798  James  H.,  customhouse  officer, 
Leith,  and  nephew  of  Samuel 
Charters,  D.D.,  min.  of  Wilton ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  26th  Nov.  1794  ;  orcl.  by  said 
Presb.,  27th  July  1796,  chaplain  to  the 
7th  Fencibles ;  pres.  by  Sir  Gilbert  Elliot 
of  Minto,  Bart.,  27th  Sept.  1797;  adm. 
21st  March  1798;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  9th 
April  1805);  died  22nd  Sept,  1810.  He 
marr.  17th  April  1800,  Jean  (died  at  Edin 
burgh,  10th  June  1816),  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Colvill,  min.  of  Ormiston,  and  had  issue — 
Margaret  Hunter,  born  7th  April  1801 
(marr.  Joseph  Thomson,  min.  of  Ednam) ; 
James,  born  23rd  Feb.  1803  ;  Jean  Charters, 
born  15th  May  1805,  died  17th  March  1821 ; 
Thomas  Samuel,  born  5th  Sept.  1810. — Pub 
lications — Extracts  for  the  Use  of  Parish 
Schools  (Hawick,  1805  ;  2nd  ed.,  that  year)  ; 
Sermon*  (Hawick,  1811).  —  [Eraser's  Life 
of  Ralpli  Erskine ;  Edinburgh  Christian 
Instructor,  i. ;  Shaw's  Fnn.  Serm.;  Hunter's 
MiscelL} 

GAVIN  JAMES  HAMILTON,  born  8th 
isil  Sept.  1777,  son  of  Gavin  H.,  tenant 
in  Black  wood,  Douglas  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lanark  2nd  Oct.  1799  ;  ord.  min. 
of  a  Presb.  congregation  at  Harbottle, 
Northumberland,  15th  Nov.  1809;  pres.  by 
the  Commissioners  for  Gilbert,  Lord  Minto, 
Oct.  1810 ;  adm.  7th  Aug.  1811  ;  clerk 
of  the  Presb. ;  died  5th  Jan.  1837.  He 
prepared  for  publication,  at  the  request 
of  the  Board  of  Agriculture,  a  volume 


of  Essays  on  Agriculture,  etc.,  but  the 
work  was  never  issued.  He  marr.  3rd 
Aug.  1809,  Mary  Hamilton  (died  20th 
Aug.  1831),  only  daugh.  of  James  Walker, 
Antigua,  and  had  issue — Joanna,  born  1st 
April  1810,  died  24th  June  1829;  Janet, 
born  30th  Dec.  1811,  died  23rd  April  1814  ; 
Gavin  William,  born  25th  June  1823. 

JOHN  EDMONDSTON,  born  1st  Jan. 
1801,  son  of  Thomas  E.,  ironmonger, 
Edinburgh,  and  Isobel  Howden ; 
educated  at  High  School  (dux  1815)  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  26th  Jan.  1825;  pres.  by 
Gilbert,  Earl  of  Minto;  ord.  21st  July 
1837.  Joined  the  Free  Church ;  min.  of 
Ashkirk  Free  Church  in  1843;  died  at 
Edinburgh,  8th  Dec.  1865.  He  marr.  4th 
Dec.  1842,  Janet  (died  17th  Sept.  1895), 
fourth  daugh.  of  William  Waddell,  Gavin- 
ton,  and  had  issue — Jessie  Trail],  born  2nd 
June  1844,  died  13th  Nov.  1870;  Thomas 
William,  farmer,  born  10th  Jan.  1846,  died 
5th  Aug.  1876  ;  Isabella  Howden,  bom  14th 
Aug.  1847  (marr.  William  Ross),  died  30th 
May  1905  ;  WilhelminaEuphemia,  born  9th 
Feb.  1850,  died  unmarr.  29th  Jan.  1893  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  20th  Dec.  1851  ;  Mary 
Margaret,  born  12th  Nov.  1853  (marr.  Dec. 
1893,  William  Ebenezer  White),  died  24th 
March  1905.  Publication — Edited  a  school 
edition  of  Paradise  Lost  and  Paradise 
Regained  (London,  1854) ;  assistant  editor 
of  Works  of  John  Owen,  D.D.  (Edinburgh, 
1850-4). 

LAURENCE  MACKENZIE,  officiated 
1843  as  a  probationer  for  many  years 
within  the  bounds  of  the  Presb.  of 
Perth  ;  pres.  by  Gilbert,  Earl  of  Minto,  15th 
July,  and  ord.  22nd  Sept.  1843 ;  dep.  10th 
Oct.  1854  ;  died  unmarr.  12th  Sept.  1869. 

WILLIAM   M'LEAN,  pres.  by  Gilbert, 
1855     Earl  of  Minto,  5th  Dec.  1854  ;   ord. 
29th  March  1855  ;  trans,  to  Mertoun 
1st  Nov.  1860. 

WILLIAM  GRIERSON  SMITH,  born 

Edinburgh,  eldest  son  of  James  S. ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord. 

to     Fintry    1st    October    1840 :     pres.    by 


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Gilbert  John,  Earl  of  Minto ;  trans,  and 
adm.  llth  April  1861 ;  died  27th  Oct.  1870. 
He  marr.  3rd  June  1841,  Hannah  Grierson, 
Bridgenorth,  who  died  x.p.  1st  July  1891. 

JOHN  CHALMERS,  born  Coltranie, 
1871  Auchtergaven,  Perthshire,  14th  Oct. 
1826,  son  of  James  C..  farmer,  and 
Jane  Gray  ;„  educated  at  Auchtergaven 
School  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  M.A. 
(1852);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  in 
1857:  ord.  to  Newtyle  25th  March  1863; 
trans,  and  adm.  31st  May  1871  ;  died  30th 
April  1894.  He  marr.  (1)  30th  April  1863, 
Emily  Rose  (died  27th  March  1864),  daugh. 
of  Thomas  Mason,  vicar  of  Culpho,  Ipswich, 
and  had  issue — Walter  James  Mason,  born 
23rd  Feb.  1864,  died  Jan.  1910:  (2)  5th 
Dec.  1866,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  James 
Steele,  Ingliston,  Forfar,  and  had  issue — 
Rose  Margaret,  born  10th  Dec.  1867 
(marr.  18th  April  1911,  John  Watson 
Oastler,  min.  of  Forteviot) ;  Henry  William, 
marine  engineer,  born  20th  March  1869, 
died  30th  April  1910 ;  Louisa  Jane,  born 
19th  Aug.  1870  (marr.  3rd  Aug.  1898, 
Henry  Gibson  Anderson,  bank  manager, 
Buenos  Ayres) ;  Edward  Ernest,  rancher, 
Argentine,  born  22nd  March  1872  ;  Richard 
Mason,  architectural  draughtsman,  born 
25th  March  1874  ;  John  Steele,  in  South 
Africa,  born  1st  Jan.  1876  ;  Mary  Eliza 
beth,  born  30th  July  1877  ;  Susan  Agnes, 
born  8th  Aug.  1879 ;  Edith,  born  12th 
April  1881. 

JAMES  DAUN,  born  Whitehouse, 
1892  Aberlour,  13th  Aug.  1853,  son  of 
George  D.,  farmer ;  educated  at 
Edinkillie  School,  Elgin  Academy,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  sometime  teacher  in 
Comrie  Public  School,  in  Merchant  Com 
pany  Schools,  Edinburgh,  and  tutor  at 
Floors  Castle,  Kelso ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1887  ;  assistant  at  St  Aidan's, 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
1st  Nov.  1892. 

BOWDEN. 

[The  parish  was  called  Bothenden  in 
1124.  The  church,  founded  by  the  monks 
of  Kelso,  was  probably  dedicated  to  St 


Bathan.  At  Holydean,  called  also  Ringan's 
Dean,  there  was  a  chapel  of  St  Ninian. 
The  church  of  Bowden  was  very  success 
fully  restored  in  1909.] 

THOMAS  DUNCAN  or  DUNCANSON, 
1568  probably  son  or  grandson  of  Thomas 
D.  of  Maxpoffle,  in  the  parish,  and 
Janet  Oliphant ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  10th  Jan.  1567  ;  adm.  2nd  Feb. 
1568 ;  pres.  to  the  parsonage  of  Lilliesleaf 
by  the  King  22nd  Nov.  1571.  In  1574 
Lilliesleaf,  Langnewton,  and  Melrose  were 
also  under  his  care,  with  the  help  of  two 
readers.  He  died  FATHER  OF  THE  CHURCH 
in  1621.  He  marr.  and  had  issue — Andrew, 
his  successor. — [If eg.  Assiy.] 

ANDREW  DUNCANSON,  son  of  pre- 
1617  ceding,  served  heir  to  his  father  5th 
Dec.  1 629 ;  adm.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  after  28th  Oct.  1617  ;  trans,  to  St 
Boswells  5th  May  1618.— [Inq.  Ret.  Rox 
burgh,  144.] 

JOHN   KNOX,   probably  son   of  John 

1621  ^''  m*n-  °^  ^e^rose  ,;  ^t-A.  (St  An 
drews  1613  or  1614) ;  pres.  by  James 
VI.  22nd  Nov.  1621,  and  was  then  Synod 
clerk.  He  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in 
1638,  of  Commissions  in  1646,  1648,  and 
was  still  min.  26th  July  1654.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Douglas,  and  had  issue — Henry, 
M.A.,  a  preacher  (who  attended  Charles  II. 
while  in  exile,  and  showed  promise  of 
ability ;  a  sum  was  put  on  his  head  by 
the  English ;  he  died  in  the  house  of  a 
friend  in  Edinburgh  while  Cromwell  was 
in  Scotland) ;  John,  min.  of  North  Leith. 
—[Wodrow  MS8.,  Advoc.  Lib.] 

HENRY  MUSCHET,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
165g     1644);    died   26th    Oct.    1659,   aged 
about  36.— [Tombst.] 

JAMES  KNOX,  born  1630,  son  of 
1662  William  K.,  bookbinder,  Edinburgh, 
a  grand-nephew  of  the  Reformer ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  15th  July  1650) ;  min. 
in  1662;  died  24th  Aug.  1680.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue  — Mary,  died  7th  March 
1686,  aged  7. — [Crawford's  Knox  Genealogy  ; 


172 


BOWDEN 


[PRESB.  OF 


Edin.   Reg.   (Bapt.) :    Tombst. ;    Inq.   Ret, 
Gen.,  7021.] 

HENRY  KNOX,  bapt.  9th  May  1641, 
1681  y°unSer  brother  of  preceding  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  18th  July  1664) ;  adm. 
to  Dunscore  about  1673,  and  to  this  charge 
about  1681.  In  1689  he  was  deprived  for 
neither  reading  the  Proclamation  of  the 
Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary. 
He  had  become  a  burgess  and  guild-brother 
of  Edinburgh  in  1678,  and  retired  to  that 
city,  where  he  became  a  bookseller,  and 
died  27th  Dec.  1716.  He  marr..  and  had 
issue — Robert,  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh,  1st  June  1691;  Catherine  (marr. 
12th  Sept.  1717,  David  Thomson,  barber, 
Edinburgh) ;  Agnes,  buried  in  Greyfriars, 
llth  Oct.  1692;  a  son,  who  was  a  min.  in 
the  island  of  St  Christopher  in  the  West 
Indies.  —  \_Knox  Genealogy ;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689 ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.) ;  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  Church.] 

GEORGE     MILLIGAN,     called    Nov. 

1692     1^1  >   Orc^  ^  ^an"  1(>92;  trans,  to 
Moffat  after  24th  April  1695. 

ARCHIBALD  DEANS,  born  1668,  son 
1697  of  Henry  D.,  schoolmaster,  reader, 
and  session-clerk  of  Spott,  whom  he 
succeeded  in  these  offices,  27th  Jan.  1689 ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  28th  June  1690);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dunbar  30th  Sept.  1696; 
assistant  at  North  Leith ;  ord.  23rd  Sept. 
1697;  died  4th  Feb.  1739.  He  marr.  Mary 
Stirling.  Publication — An  account  of  the 
last  words  of  Christian  Kerr,  who  dyed  at 
Edinburgh  on  the  4th  of  Feb.  1702,  in  the 
eleventh  year  of  her  age  (Edinburgh,  1702). 
— \Spott  Sess.  Reg. ;  Tombst. ;  Roxburgh 
Sas.,  vii.,  470.] 

JAMES  HUME,  born  1712;  licen.  by 
1742  P1'68^-  of  Kelso  4th  Nov.  1735 ; 
pres.  by  John.  Duke  of  Roxburghe, 
July  1739 ;  ord.  by  the  Synod  at  Kelso 
20th  April  1742.  His  settlement  was 
delayed  for  nearly  three  years  by  opposi 
tion  from  the  parishioners,  and  subsequent 
proceedings  in  the  Presb.  and  Synod.  He 
died  22nd  Jan.  1792.  He  marr.  2nd  Nov. 
1742,  Marion  Ormiston,  who  died  7th  Nov. 


1781,  and  had  issue— Andrew,  born  18th 
Aug.  1743,  died  31st  Oct.  1778;  William, 
born  14th  April  1745;  James,  born  7th 
May  1746;  Agnes,  born  4th  April  1747; 
John,  born  16th  June  1748;  Thomas,  born 
29th  Dec.  1749,  died  8th  Sept.  1756; 
George,  born  5th  Jan.  1751,  died  20th  July 
1781  ;  .Alexander,  born  12th  Aug.  1752, 
died  15th  April  1753;  Patrick,  born  28th 
April  1754;  Joseph,  born  2nd  Dec.  1755, 
died  26th  Jan.  1757.  —  [Tombst.;  Acts  of 
Ass.,  1740-2  ;  Morren's  Ann.,  i.j 

THOMAS  KIRKPATRICK,  a  native  of 
1792  Dumfriesshire ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kelso  1st  April  1781  ;  pres.  by  John, 
Duke  of  Roxburghe  ;  ord.  20th  Sept.  1792  ; 
died  unniarr.  20th  May  1797,  aged  39.— 
[Tombst .] 

WILLIAM  BALFOUR,  born  1767,  prob- 
1795  ably  son  of  John  B.,  Perth  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  9th  Sept.  1791  ;  called 
1st  Oct.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
26th  Nov.  1795;  died  29th  Dec.  1828. 
He  marr.  17th  Sept.  1798,  Mary  Mein,  who 
died  31st  May  1852,  and  had  issue — John, 
born  25th  June  1799,  died  at  Boston,  U.S.A., 
15th  Aug.  1844;  Isabella,  born  20th  Jan. 
1801 ;  Robert,  born  2nd  Feb.  1803 ;  Mary 
Ann,  born  20th  May  1807  (marr.  John 
Fotheringham,  writer,  Peebles) ;  Harriet, 
born  22nd  June  1812  (marr.  James  Scott, 
M.D.,  Gilmerton,  died  12th  June  1867). 

THOMAS  JOLLY,  born  1st  Dec.  1795, 
1829  son  °^  Thomas  J.,  min.  of  Dunnet ; 
became  schoolmaster  of  Thurso  in 
1816 ;  educated  at  Univs.  of  Edinburgh 
and  Aberdeen ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Caith 
ness  27th  Nov.  1822;  ord.  to  Keiss  31st 
Dec.  1827  ;  pres.  by  the  Trustees  of  James 
Henry  Robert,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  23rd 
Jan.  and  18th  Feb.,  and  adm.  4th  Aug. 
1829.  Joined  Free  Church,  and  became 
Free  Church  min.  at  Bowden  in  1843 ; 
died  30th  May  1859.  He  marr.  (1)  30th 
July  1828,  Anna  M'Kidd,  who  died  28th 
Sept.  1836,  and  had  issue — Sophia  Forsyth, 
born  6th  Oct.  1829,  died  19th  July  1842  ; 
Christian,  bora  2nd  Jan.  1831 ;  Anna,  born 
24th  May  1832,  died  23rd  March  1849; 


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Catherine  and  Mary  (twins),  born  21st  July 
1833 ;  Thomas,  born  llth  March  1836 : 
(2)  30th  April  1839,  Elizabeth  Robertson, 
who  died  30th  Nov.  1859,  and  had  issue 
— Archibald,  born  22nd  April  1840,  min. 
of  Dunnet.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (Neiv  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.).  —  [Tombst. ; 
Beaton's  Ecclesiastical  Hist,  of  Caithness.] 

JAMES  MACKENZIE  ALLARDYCE, 

born  Inverness,  5th  Sept.  1814,  son 
of  William  A.,  min.  of  llhynie ; 
educated  at  Pihynie  School,  Grammar 
School,  and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen  ;  M.A. 
(King's  College  1834) ;  schoolmaster  at 
Gartly,  1834-40;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Alford  16th  Sept.  1840 ;  pres.  by  James 
Henry  Robert,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and 
ord.  16th  Feb.  1844  ;  D.D.  (Aberdeen  1873) ; 
died  14th  Jan.  1893.  He  marr.  30th  July 
1845,  Jane  Christian  Barbour  (died  llth 
Aug.  1897,  aged  75),  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Campbell,  min.  of  Croy  and  Dalcross,  and 
had  issue — an  only  child,  Francis  Patrick 
Fleetwood,  born  5th  Aug.  1846,  died  19th 
June  1856. 

ALFRED  MACFARLANE,  born  Airth, 
Stirlingshire,  28th  Oct.  1867,  son  of 
William  M.,  schoolmaster  :  educated 
at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  M.A.  (1887),  B.D. 
(1890) ;  assistant  at  Bowden  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  9th  Sept.  1891 ;  dem.  18th 
May  1899,  and  settled  in  Canada.  Marr. 
14th  March  1894,  Marie,  daugh.  of  Morris 
Forsyth  Stuart,  army  and  navy  contractor, 
Edinburgh,  and  has  issue — William  Car- 
gill  Stuart,  lieut.  A.  and  S.  Highlanders, 
born  9th  May  1897,  killed  in  action  in 
France  27th  Aug.  1916;  Sheena  Margaret 
Stuart,  born  27th  May  1899. 

JOHN  BURR,  born  25th  April  1869,  son 
of  Peter  Lorimer  B.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Lundie  and  Fowlis ;  educated  at 
Dundee  High  School  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (1891);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  May  1894 ;  assistant  at  Oat- 
lands  Parish,  Glasgow,  1894-7,  and  at 
Hamilton,  1897-9;  ord.  27th  Sept.  1899; 
chaplain  Mediterranean  Expeditionary 
Force,  1915-16.  Marr.  26th  Sept.  1901, 
Catherine  Mary,  second  daugh.  of  Robert 


Knox.  Cambus,  Clackmannanshire,  and 
Agnes  Sime,  and  has  issue — Susan  Agnes, 
born  17th  Dec.  1902  ;  Robert  Knox 
Lorimer,  born  23rd  May  1904.  Publica 
tion — Bowden  Ckurck  Restoration  (1909). 


CAUDONFOOT  (#.£.). 

[A  chapel  was  opened  here  in  1863.  The 
parish  was  disjoined  tjuoad  s'icra  from 
Galashiels,  Innerleithen,  Selkirk,  Stow,  and 
Yarrow  in  1867.] 

11OBEHT  SMALL,  born  1825,  second 
1867  son  of  Peter  S.,  Coupar  -  Angus ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1854;  app.  by 
Alexander  Pringle  of  Whytbank  in  1863 ; 
ord.  first  min.  of  the  parish  llth  April 
1867;  died  unmarr.  25th  Nov.  1909.  He 
left  £600  for  the  improvement  of  Caddon- 
foot  Church. 

JOHN  TUDOR  SCRYMGEOUR,  born 
lglo  25th  March  1875,  son  of  John 
Scrimger,  D.D.,  Principal  of  the 
Presbyterian  College,  Montreal ;  educated 
at  M'Gill  Univ.,  Montreal;  B.A.  (1896); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Montreal  in  1899  ; 
assistant  at  St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh ; 
ord.  27th  April  1910. 


ETTHICK   AND    BUCCLEUCH. 

[Ettrick. — The  church,  dedicated  to  St 
Mary,  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Melrose. 
There  was  a  chapel  at  the  Chapelhope. 

/jKcdeiich,  or  Rankilburn. — This  parish 
was  united  for  a  time  to  Yarrow,  but 
severed  in  1621.  It  was  joined  to  Ettrick 
in  1650.] 


1568 


JOHN  SCOTT,  exhorter  at  Selkirk,  had 
also  Ettrick  and  Rankilburn  in  his 


charge  in  1568. 


ROBERT  MARTIN,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 

1618     -M°w  -;   adm.   (at   Peebles)   5th   May 

1618  ;   was   a  member   of  Assembly 

in    1638 ;    trans,    to    Eckford    23rd    June 

1641. 


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[PKKSB.  UF 


ALEXANDER  CUNNINGHAM  of 
1641  Hyndhope  (descended  from  the 
Earls  of  Glencairn) ;  MA.  (St  An 
drews  1631) :  pros,  by  Charles  I.  16th  April 
1641.  He  refused  to  conform  to  Episcopacy, 
and  retired  to  his  estate.  The  date  of  his 
death  is  unknown.  He  marr.  (name  un 
known),  and  had  issue — James  of  Hynd- 
hope,  born  in  1651,  County  Commissioner  in 
170-1,  died  in  1709  :  Alexander,  diplomatist 
and  historian,  British  Envoy  at  Venice 
(1715-20),  author  of  TTistori/  of  (treat 
Jh'itahi  from  tJie  Revolution  of  1688  to 
the  Accession  of  f,'eor;/e  J.  (translated  from 
the  Latin  manuscript  by  William  Thomson, 
LL.D.  ;  2  vols.,  London,  1787),  born  1654, 
died  at  London,  1737. — [JRf'J.  Sec.  tiiy.  ; 
Wodrow's  Anal.  :  Baillie's  Letters  ;  Irving's 
Scottish  Writers,  ii.,  234  .  Craig-Brown;s 
Selkirkshire  ;  Tancred's  Annals  of  a  Border 
Ciulj  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Jliotj.] 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
27th  July  1663) ;  said  to  have  been 
a  native  of  Falkirk  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Peebles  14th  Xov.  1667  ;  adm.  to  Pettinain 
after  14th  May  1668;  trans.  toLangnewton 
in  1677;  trans,  and  adm.  about  1684.  He 
was  accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  19th 
Sept.  1689,  of  neither  reading  the  Proclama 
tion  of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William 
and  Mary,  but  for  the  restoration  of  James 
VII. ;  of  not  observing  the  Fast,  but  allow 
ing  his  servants  to  work  on  that  day  ;  and 
of  harbouring  disaffected  persons.  These 
charges  were  found  not  proven,  and  he  was 
acquitted.  He  left  the  parish  in  1690, 
dem.  in  1693,  and  died  in  1694,  aged  about 
51.  He  marr.  Margaret  Colt,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue — Anne  (marr.  14th  Oct. 
1712,  John  Dove,  tailor,  Edinburgh). — [J//V. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Ing.  Ret.  de  Tut.,  1122  ; 
Charity  Roll,  1700.] 

JAMES  MACMICHEX,  ord.  30th  Aug. 
1693 ;  trans,  to  Hownam  27th  Jan. 
1703. 


1693 


THOMAS  BOSTOX,  born  Duns,  17th 
March  1676,  son  of  John  B.  (who 
suffered  imprisonment  in  the  cause 

of    nonconformity)    and    Alison    Trotter; 

educated  at  the  Grammar  School  of  Duns  ; 


was  employed  by  Alexander  Cockburn, 
notary:  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  9th  July  1694), 
his  whole  expenses  at  college  being 
£10,  14s.  7;id.  sterling;  became  school 
master  of  Gleiicairn  in  1695  ;  res.  8th  Feb. 
1696  ;  was  thereafter  tutor  to  young 
Andrew  Fletcher  of  Aberlady,  and  chaplain 
to  his  stepfather,  Colonel  James  Bruce  of 
Kennet;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Duns  and 
Chirnside  15th  June  1697:  officiated  in 
vacant  parishes  in  the  Presb.  of  Stirling 
in  1698:  ord.  to  Simprin  21st  Sept,  ](',!>!): 
clerk  of  Synod  in  1701  ;  called  by  the 
Presb,  jure  decoluto  24th  Jan.  1706;  adm. 
1st  May  1707,  the  day  of  the  Union  of 
Scotland  and  Kngland  :  died  20th  May 
1732.  He  and  eleven  others  gave  in  a 
Representation  and  Petition  to  the  General 
Assembly  of  1721  against  an  Act  passed 
in  the  previous  year  condemning  The 
Marrow  of  Modern  Divinity,  The  As 
sembly  of  1722  directed  that  the  ministers 
who  had  signed  the  Representation  should 
be  rebuked  by  the  Moderator.  That  was 
done,  and  a  protest  prepared  by  Boston 
was  not  received,  but  was  subsequently 
printed  by  the  protesters.  Boston's  own 
writings,  together  with  his  devout  life  and 
exemplary  pastoral  labours,  contributed 
greatly  to  the  popularity  of  the  doctrines 
contained  in  the  Marrow.  His  com 
munions  were  attended  by  crowds  from 
all  parts,  and  he  was  one  of  the  most 
influential  figures  in  the  Church  life  of 
his  time.  His  theology  was  essentially 
Calvinistic.  A  narrow  literalism  domin 
ated  his  interpretation  of  the  Scriptures, 
and  he  regarded  even  the  Hebrew  accents 
as  divinely  inspired.  He  marr.  17th  July 
1700,  Katherine  (died  4th  March  1737), 
fifth  daugh.  of  Robert  Brown  of  Barhill, 
Culross,  a  medical  practitioner,  and  had 
issue — Katharine,  born  24th  May  1701,  died 
in  1702  ;  John,  chamberlain  to  the  Duke 
of  Buccleuch  at  Langholm,  born  29th 
April  1702,  died  in  1757  [his  son  became 
an  admiral  of  the  British  Xavy ;  for  an 
interesting  notice  of  him,  vide  Memoir  of 
Caroline  Jlerschet];  Robert,  born  21st 
March  1704,  died  26th  Jan.  1705 ;  Jane, 
born  1st  Xov.  1705  (marr.  2nd  Dec.  1736, 
James  Russell  of  Ashiestiel),  died  in 


s  ELK  IKK] 


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175 


1765 ;  Ebenezer,  born  23rd  April  1707,  ! 
died  8th  Sept.  1707  ;  Ebenezer,  born  4th 
Aug.  1708,  died  10th  Oct.  1708  ;  Thomas,  I 
born  9th  Feb.  1710,  died  30th  April 
1712;  Alison,  born  8th  June  1711  (marr. 
James  Anderson,  farmer,  Altrive),  died 
in  I76o  ;  Thomas,  his  successor  in  the 
parish  ;  Katharine,  born  loth  July  1715, 
died  12th  March  1716.  Publications— 
The  Everlasting  Espousals  [sermon  on 
Hosea  ii.  19]  (1715  ;  frequently  reprinted) ; 
Reasons  for  .Refusing  the  Abjuration  Oath 
in  its  latest  Form  (1719)  :  Human  Nature 
in  its  Fourfo!<l  State  (Edinburgh,  1720; 
2nd  ed.,  1729  ;  numerous  reprints) ;  Q-ueru-s 
to  n  Friend/ 1/  Advise)'  (1722);  Marrof  of 
Modern  Divinity,  with  Notes  (1726) ; 
The  Mi/steri/  of  Christ  in  the  Form  of  n 
Servant  (1727).  Published  after  Boston's 
death — A  View  of  the  Covenant  of  Grace 
(Edinburgh,  1734 ;  often  reprinted) ;  The 
Crook  in.  the  Lot,  or  The  Sovereignty  and 
Wisdom  of  (rod  displayed  in  the  Afflictions  of 
Men ;  preface,  biographical  and  apprecia 
tive,  by  Alexander  Golden,  Gabriel  Wilson, 
and  Henry  Davidson  (Edinburgh,  1737 ; 
many  editions  ;  trans,  into  Welsh  and 
Gaelic) ;  Tractatus  Stigmologicus,  Ilebra'o- 
Biblicus  (Amsterdam,  1738) ;  Sermons  and 
Discourses,  2  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1753-76); 
An  Explication  of  the  first  part  of  the  As 
sembly's  Shorter  Catechism  (Edinburgh, 
1755);  Whole  Work*  (Edinburgh,  1767); 
A  Collection  of  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1772) ; 
A  Viet"  of  the  Covenant  of  Works  (1772); 
The  Distinguishing  Characters  of  True 
Believers  (Edinburgh,  1773);  An  Illustra 
tion  of  the  Doctrines  of  the  Christian 
Religion,  3  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1773);  Ten. 
Fast  Sermons  (1773) ;  Whole  Works  (Dun 
dee,  1773);  Sermons,  3  vols.  (Edinburgh, 
1775) ;  Memoirs  of  the  Life,  Time,  and 
Writings  of  the  Reverend  and  Learned 
Thomas  Boston,  A.M.  (Edinburgh,  1776; 
Berwick,  1805  ;  Glasgow,  1899  ;  Edinburgh, 
1899  [edited  by  George  H.  Morrison]);  The 
Complete  Works,  edited  by  Samuel  M'Millan, 
12  vols.  (London,  1854). — [Memoirs ;  Acts 
of  Ass.,  1720,  1722 ;  Scots  May.,  xviii. ; 
Brown's  Gospel  Truth ;  Middleton's  Bio- 
graphia  Evangelica,  iv.,  254  ;  Irving's  Scot. 
Writers,  ii.  ;  Jean  L.  Watson's  The  Pastor 


of  Et  trick  ;  Dr  Andrew  Thomson's  Thomas 
Boston ;  Barnett's  Makers  of  the  Kirk ; 
Henderson's  Religious  Controversies  of 
Scotland ;  Morrison's  Introduction ;  Diet. 
Nat.  Biog. ;  A  General  Account  of  Mi/ 
Life,  lnj  Thomas  Boston,  A.M.,  Minister 
at  Simprin,  and  at  Ettrick  (London,  1908), 
edited  by  George  D.  Low,  M.A.,  has  a 
lengthy  bibliography  of  Boston's  writings, 
and  of  works  on  the  Marrow  controversy.] 

THOMAS  BOSTON,  son  of  preceding  : 
1733     Pres-  by  Francis,  Lord  Napier ;  ord. 
4th   April    1733 ;    trans,   to    Oxnam 
10th  May  1749. 

AND11EW  WALKER,  preacher  at  Caer- 
7        lanrig  Chapel   [Teviothead]  :    called 
18th  Jan.,  and  ord.  30th  May  1750  ; 
trans,  to  Canonbie  28th  March  1765. 

JOHN  ADAMS,  pres.  by  Francis,  Lord 
Napier,  19th  July,  and  ord.  25th 
Sept,  1765;  died  21st  May  1772. 
He  marr.  23rd  May  1768,  Margaret  Burns, 
Falkirk  (an  alliance  which  led  to  an  extra 
ordinary  protest  from  his  congregation,  the 
details  of  which  cover  five  pages  of  the 
kirk-session  minute-book).  She  died  at 
Falkirk,  3rd  May  1814,  and  had  issue — 
Mary  Johnston,  born  llth  Feb.  1769 ; 
Hester  [or  Esther],  born  26th  April  1771. 

HUBERT  POTTS,  a  native  of  Roxburgh- 
shire ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
2nd  Oct.  1754 ;  ord.  min.  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  Brampton, 
Cumberland,  16th  Oct.  1759 ;  pres.  by 
Francis,  Lord  Napier  ;  adm.  9th  Dec.  1772  ; 
dem.  9th  May  1780  ;  he  became  min.  of 
a  Presbyterian  congregation  at  Penrud- 
dock,  Cumberland ;  died  1st  Jan.  1806, 
aged  86.  He  marr.  13th  May  1779,  Eliza 
beth  Mennon,  who  died  3rd  Dec.  1831,  and 
had  issue — John,  born  20th  March  1780 ; 
George,  born  8th  Sept.  1781 ;  Robert,  born 
31st  Dec.  1783;  James,  born  llth  Jan. 
1786;  Adam,  born  llth  Aug.  1787. 

THOMAS    SHARP,   pres.    by    Francis, 
7        Lord  Napier,  Sept.  1780;  ord.  20th 
April    1781  ;  trans,  to  Hawick  22nd 
Oct.  1784. 


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ETTKICK  AND  WC(1I,EUCH 


I'HESB.  OF 


JAMES  HAY,  ord.  6th  May  178r,  :  trans. 
1785     to  Kirkton  23rd  Sept.  that  year. 

DAVID   GRANT,  min.  of   the  Presby- 
7        terian  Meeting-house,  Groat  Market, 

Newcastle,  14th  Nov.  1781  ;  pres.  by 
Francis,  Lord  Napier,  and  adm.  4th  May 
1786;  trans,  to  Ochiltree  14th  Dec.  that  year. 

ROBERT  GILL  AN,  pres.  by  Francis, 
Lord  Napier;  ord.  llth  May  1787; 
trans,  to  Hawick  30th  Dec.  1789. 

ROBERT    .RUSSELL,   M.A. ;   pres.    by 
Francis,  Lord  Napier,  5th  Feb.,  and 
ord.  (5th  -May  1790  :  trans,  to  Yarrow 
1st  Sept.  1791. 

CHARLES  PATON,  M.A.,  teacher  of 
a  school  at  Callander,  Perthshire  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Deer  15th  Sept. 
1779 ;  preacher  at  Caerlanrig  Chapel 
[Teviothead] ;  pres.  by  Francis,  Lord 
Napier;  ord.  (late  at  night  in  a  bedroom 
at  Selkirk  manse,  in  presence  of  three 
members  of  the  Presb.,  a  severe  snow 
storm  having  prevented  all  access  to 
Ettrick)  8th  Dec.  1791 ;  died  unmarr. 
18th  Feb.  1818,  in  his  64th  year. 

JOHN  BENNET,  bom  10th  Aug.  1793, 
son  of  William  B.,  min.  of  Dudding- 
ston ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  :  licen  by  Presb.  of  Brechin  3rd 
April  1816  ;  pres.  by  Francis,  Lord  Napier, 
6th  April,  and  ord.  7th  Aug.  1818;  died 
(of  typhus  fever,  caught  when  visiting  one 
of  his  people)  10th  Oct.  1822.  He  marr. 
6th  Feb.  1821,  Elizabeth  (died  13th  Oct. 
1884,  aged  89),  eldest  daugh.  of  William 
Singer,  D.D.,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Juxta, 
and  had  issue — William,  licentiate  of  the 
Free  Church,  poet,  editor  of  Lays  from 
Annandale  [vide  Echoes  of  the  Past  (Edin 
burgh,  1899)],  born  8th  Jan.  1822,  died  16th 
May  1899. —  [Edward's  Modern  Scottish 
Poets,  xii.] 

JAMES   SMITH,  born   1787 ;  licen.  by 

Presb.  of  Dumfries   4th  Dec.   1816  ; 

pres.  by  Francis,  Lord  Napier,  30th 

Dec.  1822  ;  ord.  28th  Aug.  1823  ;  died  while 

preparing   to   attend   a  meeting  of  Presb. 

at    Selkirk    16th    March    1858.     He    marr. 


3rd  June  1828,  Barbara  (died  at  Callander, 
24th  Oct.  1866).  daugh.  of  Walter  Paterson, 
stone  engraver,  Holm  of  Balmaclellan,  and 
Mary  Locke,  and  had  issue — Mary,  born 
10th  Oct.  1829  ;  John,  born  10th  June  1831. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (N<'n> 
8tat.  Ace.,  iii.). — [Tombst.] 

HENRY  DUNCAN,  ord.  9th  Sept.  1858  ; 
1858     trans,  to  Crichton  19th  Feb.  1864. 


1864 


JOHN  FALCONER,  born  Bogendollo, 
Fettercairn,  20th  July  1831,  eldest 
son  of  Alexander  F.,  farmer  :  edu 
cated  at  parish  school,  Fettercairn,  Univs.  of 
( llasgow  and  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Fordoun  in  1857  ;  missionary  at  Arden- 
tinny ;  ord.  to  North  Esk  24th  Nov.  1 8.')!)  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  16th  June  1864;  died  at 
Edinburgh,  18th  April  1911.  He  marr. 
15th  Oct.  1878,  Agnes  Davidson,  who  died 
.s./>.  5th  June  1906,  aged  64. 

GEORGE   MACKENZIE,   M.A.,  B.D. ; 
ord.   (assistant   and   successor)   20th 
Dec.    1894;     trans,    to    Coats    10th 
Jan.  1907. 

ALEXANDER  HORN,  born  Kippen, 
19Q7  Stirlingshire,  10th  Feb.  1858,  son 
of  David  H.,  railway  engineer ; 
educated  at  Dollar  Academy  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1878),  B.D.  (1882) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  18th  May 
1882 ;  assistant  at  Greenside,  Edinburgh, 
etc. ;  Examiner  in  Theology  and  assistant 
to  Professor  of  Divinity,  Edinburgh  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  22nd  Oct.  1907. 


GALASHIELS  (FORMERLY  LIN- 
DEAN)  AND  BOLSIDE 

[These  parishes  were  united  about  the 
13th  century.  The  church  was  removed 
from  Lindean  to  Galashiels  in  1622.  Until 
the  Reformation  Lindean  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Kelso.  At  Galashiels  the  princi 
pal  services  are  conducted  in  the  handsome 
modern  church  of  St  Paul  (opened  23rd 
Nov.  1881),  instead  of  in  the  less  convenient 
parish  church.  There  was  a  fair  of  St  John 
the  Baptist  at  Galashiels.] 


SELKIRK] 


GALASHIELS  AND  BOLSIDE 


WILLIAM  KER,  son  of  George  K.  of 
1569  Ijinton  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  18th  Aug.  1569.  He  was 
deprived  before  llth  Nov.  1599,  but  is 
mentioned  as  Vicar  of  Lindean  7th  May 
1606.  He  was  ordered  by  the  Presb.  8th 
Sept.  1607  to  be  "  summoned  next  day," 
that  he  might  transfer  a  contract  betwixt 
him  and  William  Hogg  into  the  hands  of 
Patrick  Urquliart.  He  probably  became 
Bishop  of  Lismore  in  Ireland.  He  marr. 
Marion  Steill,  and  had  issue  —  James,  M.A. 
—  [Re<j.  Assiy.  ;  Exchequer  Built  ;  \Vodi-ow 
Miscell.  ;  Melrose  Reyal.  Rec.,  i.,  9  (Scot. 
Hist.  Sue.)  :  <;.  R.  Inhib.,  2nd  Jan.  1618.] 

WILLIAM  HOGG,  M.A.  ;  pres.  to  the 

1599     vicaraSe  by  James  VI.  1  1th  Xov.  1  599; 

trans,  to  Ayton  in  1601.  —  [Raj.  Assig.] 

PATRICK  URQrHART,  M.A.  (Eclin- 
1601  burgh,  12th  Aug.  1591);  aclm.  to 
Langnewton  in  1593  ;  min.  in  1601  ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  llth 
Sept.  1617;  he  was  still  min.  20th  April 
1627.—  [AV/.  ,SVr.  ,fy/."J 

JAMES  URQUHART,  probably  son  of 
1635  Preceding  ;  M.A  .  (Edinburgh,  26th 
July  1623);  pres.  to  Mertoun  20th 
May  1632  ;  trans,  and  adm.  (at  Glasgow) 
13th  May  1635;  died  in  1(550,  aged  about 
47.  He  had  "ane  tenement  of  land  in 
Canongate,"  for  the  infeftment  of  which 
he  compounded  with  the  city  of  Edinburgh, 
9th  March  1642.  He  marr.  Elizabeth, 
sister  of  John  Pringle  of  Cortilferrie,  and 
had  issue  —  George,  writer,  Edinburgh  ; 
Patrick  and  James,  apprentices  to  James 
Pollok,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  2nd  Aug. 
1654,  and  24th  July  1661.—  [Wodtw  J/.SX; 
Edin.  Counc.  Re<j.  ;  Lain;/  Charter*,  3058  ; 
-Edin.  Apprentice 


MARK     DUNCAN     [DUNCANSON], 

1Q48     M.A.  (Edinburgh,  July  1642);  adm. 

(colleague)  27th  Jan.  1648  ;  died  15th 

Nov.  1651,  aged  27.  —  [Jedburgh  Presb.  Re;/.  ; 

7'ombstJ] 

THOMAS  LOWIS,  M.A.  ;  min.  in  1654; 
1654    deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662.     He  returned  in  1690. 

VOL.   II. 


THOMAS   WILKIE  of  Bewlie,   M.A. ; 
-__..     min.  in  1665;  trans,  to  North  Leith 

IDDO 

4th  Jan.  1672. 

HUGH  SCOTT,  M.A.,  formerly  of  Ox- 
1672     nam  ;  adm.  1st  Dec.  1672  ;  was  min. 
of  Stow  in  1688. 

JAMES     SCOTT,     M.A.     (Edinburgh, 

1689  "fck  April  1675  ;    min.  in   1689  ;   de 
prived   by   Act   of   Parliament   25th 

April  1690,  restoring  Presbyterian  rains.  ; 
died  at  Edinburgh,  17th  June  1715,  aged 
about  60.— [IAS'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS  LOWIS,  M.A.,  min.  in  1654, 

1690  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April   1690;   dem.  4th  March  1691; 

adm.  to  Innerleithen  3rd  March  1697. 


1692 


HUGH  CRAIG,  son  of  John  C.,  merchant 
burgess  of  Edinburgh  and  a  noted 
Covenanter;  became  a  merchant 
burgess  of  Edinburgh ;  studied  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow,  and  was  ord.  15th  Dec.  1692  ; 
died  Feb.  1711.  He  marr.  (pro.  28th  April 
1687)  Christian  Galloway,  and  had  issue — 
Hugh  ;  Robert,  born  1689,  died  Nov.  1701  ; 
John,  born  19th  Sept.  1690,  died  22nd  Sept. 
1698;  Jean;  Francis,  licentiate  of  Presb. 
of  Selkirk;  Margaret  (marr.  June  1715, 
Thomas  Thomson,  min.  of  Auchtermuchty). 
A  notebook  in  Craig's  handwriting  is  in 
the  General  Register  House,  Edinburgh. — 
[Liidithgow  Presb.  and  Fife  tit/nod  Re<js. ; 
Wodrow's  Anal.;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1730; 
Boston's  Jfem.] 

HENRY  DAVIDSON,  born  1687,  son  of 
1714  a  oai'dener  or  farmer  in  the  parish 
of  Eckford ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th 
April  1705)  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
5th  March  1712;  called  10th  Aug.,  and 
ord.  21st  Dec.  1714.  He  was  the  last 
survivor  of  the  Twelve  who  petitioned  the 
Assembly,  llth  May  1721,  against  the 
Act  condemning  the  Marrow  of  Modern 
Divinity.  About  1735,  he  discontinued  the 
observance  of  the  Communion  in  his  parish, 
and  frequently  went  down  to  Maxton  on 
Sunday  nights  to  join  in  the  Communion 
of  a  small  body  of  Glassites  there.  He 
expressed  a  willingness  to  resign  his  charge, 
but  his  people  would  not  hear  of  it,  and 
the  Presb.  being  equally  solicitous  that  he 

M 


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[PRESB.  OF 


should  remain,  attending  only  to  those 
parts  of  his  office  he  felt  himself  at  liberty 
to  perform,  he  remained  min.  till  his  death, 
24th  Oct.  1756.  He  marr.  23rd  Feb.  1727, 
Katherine  (died  in  childbed,  6th  Feb. 
1728),  daugh.  of  Sir  James  Scott  of  Gala 
and  Eupliam  Douglas  of  Cavers.  Publica 
tions — The  fulness  of  the  Godhead  dwelling 
in  Christ,  a  sermon  ;  Dark  Providences  to 
le  admired,  not  curiously  pry'd  into,  two 
sermons ;  Letters  to  Christian  Friends 
[with  memoir,  probably  by  Robert  Douglas, 
D.D.]  (Edinburgh,  1811).— [Boston's  Mem. ; 
Scots  Mag.,  xviii. ;  Harder  Counties  Maga 
zine,  1881  :  Hall's  Galashiels,  197.] 

ALEXANDER     GLEN,     trans,      from 
Kirkton ;   pres.  by     Hugh   Scott   of 
Gala  8th  March,  and  adm.  7th  Dec. 
1757  ;  trans,  to  Dirleton  19th  Oct.  1769. 

ROBERT  DOUGLAS,  born  Kenmore, 
19th  July  1747,  son  of  John  D., 
min.  of  Kenmore,  afterwards  of 
Jedburgh  ;  educated  at  Marischal  College 
and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Haddington  5th  Sept.  1769;  pres.  by 
Hugh  Scott  of  Gala  5th  March,  and  ord. 
19th  July  1770;  D.D.  (King's  College, 
Aberdeen,  1797) ;  died  15th  Nov.  1820.  By 
his  efforts  and  by  his  becoming  security  for 
the  capital  required,  the  manufactures  of 
the  then  small  village  of  Galashiels  were 
largely  founded  and  extended.  His  share 
in  thus  promoting  the  prosperity  of  Gala 
shiels  and  the  grateful  recognition  of  his 
people,  form  an  interesting  feature  in  the 
history  of  the  town.  He  has  been  termed 
the  Father  of  Galashiels.  It  was  from  him 
Sir  Walter  Scott  purchased  the  small  estate 
on  which  Abbotsford  was  built,  and  he 
was  the  minister  to  whom  the  thirteenth  of 
Paul's  Letters  to  his  Kimfolk  is  addressed, 
in  which  are  several  allusions  to  his 
intimacy  with  Sir  Walter.  He  marr.  4th 
June  1784,  Robina  (died  1st  Oct.  1837, 
aged  82),  daugh.  of  Edward  Lothian, 
jeweller,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue — John, 
born  4th  April  1786,  died  llth  Oct.  1787; 
Edward  Lothian,  born  6th  July  1787,  died 
1st  Jan.  1789;  Helen,  born  18th  Sept.  1788 
(marr.  John  Thomson,  min.  of  Maxton) ; 
Beatrice,  born  18th  Oct.  1790,  died  28th 


Dec.  1850;  Robert,  born  27th  Feb.  1793. 
died  15th  Sept.  1809 ;  George,  merchant, 
Glasgow,  born  21st  Nov.  1794,  died  llth 
June  1846  ;  Arabella,  born  2nd  March  1798, 
died  27th  Jan.  1876.  Publications  —  On 
Oaths  and  the  Danger  of  Multiplying  them 
(1783);  A  General  View  of  the  Agriculture 
of  the  Counties  of  Roxburgh,  and  Selkirk 
(Edinburgh,  1798) ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). — [Lockhart's  Life 
of  Scott ;  The  Border  Treasury ;  Craig  - 
Brown's  Selkirkshire  and  Letters  and 
Memoir  of  Mrs  Alison  Rutherford ;  Hall's 
Hist,  of  Galashiels,  200  et  seq.  ;  Butler's 
Lindean  and  Galashiels.^ 

NATHANIEL    PATERSON,    pres.    by 

1821     J°nn  Scott  of  Gala  21st  Feb.,  and 

ord.   30th   Aug.   1821  ;    trans,    to    St 

Andrew's  Parish,  Glasgow,  20th  Feb.  1834. 

JAMES  VEITCH,  pres.  by  John  Scott 
of  Gala,  and  ord.  6th  Aug.  1834 ; 
trans,  to  Newbattle  2nd  Oct.  1840. 

KENNETH  MACLEAY  PHIN,  born 
1841  23rc^  April  1816,  son  of  Robert  P., 
min.  of  Wick ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Caith 
ness  28th  Nov.  1837 ;  pres.  by  Hugh  Scott 
of  Gala ;  ord.  14th  May  1841 ;  convener 
of  Army  and  Navy  Chaplains  Committee 
1863-88;  D.D.  (Edinburgh  1869) ;  convener 
of  Home  Mission  Committee,  1869-88  ;  dem. 
17th  Nov.  1870  ;  Moderator  of  Assembly 
in  1877;  convener  of  Business  Committee  of 
the  General  Assembly,  1879-87 ;  died  12th 
Jan.  1888.  As  a  young  minister  he  took  a 
prominent  part  in  the  measures  then  taken 
for  defending,  strengthening,  and  encourag 
ing  the  Church  of  Scotland,  which  had 
been  greatly  weakened  by  the  Secession  of 
1843.  He  was  successful  in  obtaining  from 
Government  the  recognition  of  the  claims 
of  Presbyterian  soldiers  and  sailors  to  the 
benefits  of  the  ministry  of  the  Church  of 
Scotland.  He  brought  to  the  Convenership 
of  the  Home  Mission  Scheme  administra 
tive  talents  of  a  high  order,  and  gave  his 
services  with  a  power,  courtesy,  and  tact 
which  were  universally  acknowledged.  He 
was  a  learned  Church  lawyer,  a  debater 
of  remarkable  readiness  and  vigour,  and 
leader  of  the  Assembly  for  many  years. 


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179 


A  fund  of  £1000  raised  in  his  memory, 
provides  a  grant  of  "  net  less  than  £12  and 
not  more  than  £20  as  an  extra  allow 
ance  towards  the  support  of  licentiates 
or  ministers  of  the  Church  of  Scotland 
labouring  as  missionaries,  but  not  as  parish 
ministers,  within  defined  districts  contain 
ing  populations  of  at  least  1000,  and  chiefly 
composed  of  the  poorer  classes.''1  His  por 
trait  is  in  the  offices  of  the  Church.  He 
marr.  9th  March  1852,  Margaret  Thomson 
(died  3rd  June  1905,  s.p.),  daugh.  of  James 
Pitcairn,  M.D.,  Edinburgh.  Publications 
-  -The  Church  and  her  Accuser  in  the  Far 
North  [a  severe  criticism  of  Sir  George 
Sinclair's  Six  Letters  on  the  Position  and 
Projects  of  the  Established  Church  of  Scot 
land,  especially  in  the  Northern  Counties] 
by  "  Investigator  :;  (Glasgow,  1850);  Fanati 
cism  in  tin-  North  (Edinburgh,  1882).— [The 
Scotsman,  13th  Jan.  1888:  The.  Border 
Almana^  1889;  Hall's  Galaskiels.] 

PATON  [PATTON]  JAMES  GLOAG, 
1871  born  Perth,  17th  May  1823,  son  of 
William  (!.,  banker,  and  Jessie 
Burn  ;  educated  at  Perth  Academy,  and 
Univs.  of  Edinburgh  and  St  Andrews  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  10th  June  1846; 
assistant  at  Dunning  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  at  Dunning  27th  Sept.  1848 ; 
trans,  to  Blantyre  27th  Sept.  I860:  D.D. 
(St  Andrews  1867)  :  pres.  by  Hugh  Scott 
of  Gala  ;  trans,  and  adm.  20th  April  1871  ; 
Baird  Lecturer  in  1879  ;  Moderator  of  As 
sembly  23rd  May  1889  :  dem.  28th  June 
1892;  interim  Professor  of  Biblical  Criticism, 
Univ.  of  Aberdeen,  1896-7  :  LL.D.  (Aber 
deen  1897);  died  at  Edinburgh,  7th  Jan. 
1906.  He  attained  much  distinction  as  a 
commentator  and  New  Testament  scholar. 
He  marr.  23rd  Jan.  1867,  Elizabeth  (died 
21st  July  1914,  s.p.\  daugh.  of  Gavin  Lang, 
min.  of  Glasford.  Publications -.4  Treatise 
on,  the  Assurance  of  Salvation  (Edinburgh, 
1853  :  2nd  ed.)  ;  A  Treatise  on  Justifi 
cation  by  Faith  (Edinburgh,  1856);  The 
Primeval  World:  a  Treatise  on  the  Re 
lations  of  Geology  to  Theologi/  (Edinburgh, 
1859) ;  A  Treatise  on  the  Resurrection 
(London,  1862);  translation  of  Lechler 
and  Gerok's  Apostelgeschichte  (Edinburgh, 


1865) ;  Practical  Christianity  (Glasgow, 
1866);  Commentari/  on  the  Acts  of  the 
Aj)ost!es,2  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1870);  Intro 
duction  to  the  Pauline  Epistles  (Edinburgh, 
1874) ;  The  Messianic  Prophecies  (Baird 
Lecture,  1879) ;  translation  of  Liinemann's 
Thessalonicker  (Edinburgh,  1880) ;  edited 
Sermons  of  James  Veitch,  D.D.  (Edin 
burgh,  1880) ;  translation  of  Huther's 
James  and  Jude  (Edinburgh,  1881);  Life 
of  St  Paul  (Bible  Primer  Series ;  Edin 
burgh,  1881):  "Commentary  on  Epistle  of 
James ;:  (Schafi's  Popular  Bible  Com- 
ntentary,  1883) ;  Exegetical  Studies  (Edin 
burgh,  1884);  Introduction  to  the  CatJtoli<- 
Epistles  (Edinburgh,  1887);  "Com 
mentary  on  the  Thessalonians ;;  (Pulpit 
Commentari/;  London,  1887);  translation 
of  Meyer's  Apostelijeschichte  (Edinburgh, 
1887);  Closing  Address  of  Genera?  As 
sembly  (Edinburgh,  1889) ;  Introduction 
to  the  Johannine  Writings  (Edinburgh, 
1891);  Subjects  and,  Mode  of  JJaptisiu 
(Edinburgh,  1891);  Life  of  St  John  (Bible 
Primer  Series ;  Edinburgh,  1892) ;  Intro 
duction  to  the  Synoptic  Gospels  (Edinburgh, 
1895)  ;  Evening  Thoughts  (Edinburgh,  1900). 
— [Paton  J.  Gloag,  a  memoir,  by  Elizabeth 
;  S.  Gloag;  Life  and  Work,  July  1889  and 
Feb.  1906  ;  The  Scotsman,  10th  Jan.  1906 ; 
Diet.  Nat.  Bio;/.] 

DAVID  HUNTER,  born  Ayr,  1st  April 

1892     1851>  son  °f  Hugh  H. ;   educated  at 

Ayr  Academy   and   Univ.   of  Glas- 

i  gow,  and  at  Tubingen  and  Leipzig;  M.A. 

(Glasgow  1873),  B.D.  (Glasgow  1876) ;  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Ayr  2nd  May  1877  ;  assistant  at 

St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant 

j  and  successor)  at   Kelso   23rd   Jan.   1878  ; 

trans,  to  St  Mary's,  Partick,  5th  Oct.  1882  ; 

1  D.D.  (Glasgow  1892);  trans,  and  adm.  8th 

Dec.    1892 ;    Convener    of    Committee   on 

Probationers,    18961903;    died    20th    Feb. 

i  1907.     He  marr.  6th  Feb.  1878,  Mary  Anne 

(died  7th  March  1901),  daugh.  of  Edmund 

William  Jones,  and  had  issue— Hugh  Black- 

:  burn,  W.S.,  major  A.S.C.,  British  Expedi- 

:  tionary  Force,  France,  1914-16,  born  3rd  July 

j   1880.      Publications  —  Translated   Meyer's 

'  Pastoral  Epistles  (Edinburgh,  1881);  Reuss's 

|   TTistor;/  'of  the   Canon    of  Holy  Scripture 


180       GALASHIELS  AND  BOLSIDE— HEATHERLIE  (Q.S.)     [PRESB.  OF 


(Edinburgh,  1884);  Meyer's  Second  Epistle 
to  the  Corinthians  (Edinburgh,  1891) ;  The 
Fiars  in  Scotland  (Church  Law  Society 
Paper;  Edinburgh,  1905). 

DUGALD  BUTLER,  born  Glasgow, 
19Q7  18th  Nov.  1862,  son  of  Dugald  B. ; 
educated  at  High  School  and  Univ. 
of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1883) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dunoon  in  1886;  assistant  at  New 
Kilpatrick ;  orcl.  to  Abernethy,  Perthshire, 
23rd  Sept.  1890;  trans,  to  Tron  Parish, 
Edinburgh,  10th  July  1902;  trans,  and 
adrn.  7th  Aug.  1907  ;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1907). 
Marr.  13th  April  1893,  Catherine  Barrie, 
eldest  daugh.  of  Sir  James  Marwick,  LL.D., 
town-clerk  of  Glasgow.  Publications— The 
Teaching  of  Emerson  (Newburgh-on-Tay, 
1892) ;  The  Ancient  Church  and  Parish 
of  Abernethy  (Edinburgh,  1897);  John 
Wesley  and  George  Whitefield  in  Scotland 
(Edinburgh,  1898);  Henri/  Scougal  and 
the  Oxford  Methodists  (Edinburgh,  1899); 
Scottish  Cathedrals  and  Abbeys  (Guild 
Library ;  Edinburgh,  1900) ;  Life  and 
Letters  of  Archbishop  Leiyhton  (London, 
1903);  Eternal  Elements  in  the  Christian 
Faith  (Edinburgh,  1905) ;  The  Tron  Kirk 
of  Edinburgh  (Edinburgh,  1906) ;  Thomas 
a  Kempis,  a  religious  study  (Edinburgh, 
1908) ;  Gothic  Architecture :  its  Christian 
Origin  and  Inspiration  (Edinburgh,  1910) ; 
Archbishop  Leighton's  Practice  of  the 
Presence  of  God,  with  introduction  (Edin 
burgh,  1911) ;  Unity,  Peace,  and  Charity : 
a  Tercentenary  Lecture  on  Archbishop 
Leighton  (Edinburgh,  1912);  Woman  and 
the  Church  in  Scottish  Histori/  (Edinburgh, 
1912) ;  George  Fox  in  Scotland  (Edinburgh, 
1913);  St  Cuthbert  (lona  Books  Series; 
Edinburgh,  1913) ;  St  Giles  (same  series ; 
Edinburgh,  1914) ;  Lindean  and  Galashiels 
(Galashiels,  1915). 

GALASHIELS  [WEST]  (Q.S.}. 
[This  parish  was  disjoined  from  Gala 
shiels  9th  Feb.  1874.     A  church  was  built 
in  1868  and  enlarged  in  1888.] 
RICHARD  MORRIS  STEWART,  B.A., 
second  son  of  John  S.,  writer,  Glas 
gow  ;    ord.  15th    Dec.    1870 ;    adm. 
first  min.  oi  the  parish  24th  March  1874; 


dem.  17th  July  1883.  Joined  the  Church  of 
Rome.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue.  Publica 
tion — TheChurch  of  Scotland  [from  a  Roman 
Catholic  Point  of  View]  (Paisley  1892). 

ALEXANDER  LOUDON,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 
ord.    27th     Dec.     1883 ;     trans,     to 


1883 


Falkirk  2nd  Feb.  1899. 


1899 


ANDREW   MUTCH,   M.A.  :    ord.   12th 

:     trans-     t0 


Dec.  1902. 


1903 


FRANCIS  M'HARDY,  M.A.,  B.D.  ;  ord. 
15th  April  1903  ;  trans,  to  Midmar 


12th  Nov.  1908. 


WILLIAM  DICKSON,  born  Glenburn 
1909  ^Of  Antrim,  Ireland,  12th  March 
1867,  son  of  Paul  D. ;  educated  at 
Queen's  College,  Belfast ;  B.A.  (Royal 
University,  Ireland,  26th  Oct.  1894) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Ahoghill  12th  May  1896; 
adm.  to  this  charge  14th  April  1909  ;  res. 
7th  June  1915;  died  at  Dundonald,  Ire 
land,  7th  May  1916.  Marr.  18th  June  1902, 
Edith  Jane  Hanna,  and  has  issue — Edna 
Jane  Caldwell,  born  4th  Aug.  1903,  died 
1904;  William  Stewart,  born  21st  June 
1906;  John  Hanna,  born  15th  Sept.  1909; 
died  5th  Jan.  1910 ;  Edith  Moyra,  born 
8th  May  1911. 

WILLIAM  SUTHERLAND  BUCHAN, 

born  28th  Feb.  1888,  son  of  Henry 
Ritchie  Buchan,  min.  of  Kilbirnie ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1910), 
B.D.  (1913);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
7th  May  1913;  assistant  at  St  Matthew's 
Parish,  Edinburgh;  ord.  15th  Sept.  1915; 
marr.  7th  Aug.  1916,  Janet  Pearson,  daugh. 
of  James  Cunningham,  Edinburgh. 


HEATHERLIE,  SELKIRK  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  here  in  1877.  The 
parish  was  disjoined  from  Selkirk,  12th 
Jan.  1885.] 

[ROBERT]  LUDOVIC  MAIR,  ord.  10th 
Jan.  1878 ;  trans,  to  Bunkle  and 
Preston  8th  Jan.  1880. 

JOHN  SHARPE,  born  Falkland,  Fife, 
17th  Jan.  1848,  son  of  Robert  S., 
manufacturing  agent;  educated  at 


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Falkland  Parish  School  and  Univ.  of  St 
Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Cupar  June 
1878 ;  assistant  at  St  Cyrus ;  ord.  6th 
May  1880  ;  adm.  first  min.  of  the  parish 
12th  Jan.  1885  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  1898-1916  ; 
died  unmarr.  13th  July  1916.  Publica 
tion — Selkirk  :  Its  Clum-h,  It*  tic/tool,  and 
ItK  Presbyter;/  (Selkirk,  1914). 

EGBERT  MONTGOMERY  BRIGHT, 
1916  born  ArmaSn>  Ireland,  8th  July  1873, 
son  of  John  B. ;  educated  at  Armagh 
Academy  and  Univ.  of  Belfast ;  ord.  min. 
of  the  Congregational  Church,  Cleland, 
Lanarkshire,  4th  Sept,  1904  ;  adm.  to  Bath 
Street  Congregational  Church,  Dunfermline, 
10th  Nov.  1906.  Joined  the  Church  of 
Scotland  May  1914  ;  assistant  at  Sandbank, 
Callander,  High  Church,  Inverness  ;  ord. 
interim  min.  of  St  Stephen's  Parish,  Inver 
ness,  4th  May  1916  ;  adm.  to  this  charge 
12th  Dec.  1916.  Marr.  27th  April  1905, 
Elizabeth  Young,  daugh.  of  James  Brash, 
Edinburgh. 

KIRKHOPE. 

[There  was  an  ancient  chapel  here.  The 
parish  was  disjoined  quoad  omnia  from 
Yarrow,  25th  June  1851.] 

JOHN  SHARPS  GIBSON,  born  at 
Shaws,  in  the  parish,  9th  Nov.  1816, 
son  of  Thomas  G.  and  Jane  Sharpe, 
great-granddaughter  of  Thomas  Boston  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Selkirk  2nd  March  1841  ;  pres. 
by  Queen  Victoria;  ord.  30th  Dec.  1851; 
died  13th  Nov.  1879.  He  marr.  27th  Aug. 
1853,  Gertrude  Bertha  Allison,  who  died 
s.p.  26th  Oct.  1872. 

HUGH  MACMILLAN,  born  Port 
William,  Wigtownshire,  23rd  March 
1842,  son  of  John  M.,  shipmaster, 
and  Rosanna  M'Guffie  ;  educated  at  Port 
AVilliam  Parish  School  and  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  in  1868 ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  25th  July 
1876.  Marr.  4th  June  1884,  Emily  Jane, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Mitchell,  Kirkhope,  and 
has  issue — Rosanna  Elizabeth,  M.B.,  Ch.B., 
born  1st  Oct.  1888;  Hugh  Agnew,  M.B., 
Ch.B.,  born  25th  May  1890. 


1851 


LADHOPE,   GALASHIELS   (Q.S.). 

[A  chapel  was  opened  here  16th  July 
1838.  The  parish  was  disjoined  from 
Melrose,  llth  July  1855.] 

WILLIAM  PATERSON  FALCONER, 

1839      b°rn  °ld  Monkland>    22nd  Dec-  1810' 
son  of  John  F.,  merchant ;  educated 

at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  ;  assistant  at  Kilmarnock ;  ord. 
13th  Sept.  1839.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ; 
min.  of  Ladhope  Free  Church  1843-45  ;  of 
the  Free  Church,  Ferry-Port-on-Craig,  in 
1845  ;  died  9th  July  1886.  He  marr.  1«41, 
Christina  (born  12th  Sept.  1817,  died  5th 
July  1896),  daugh.  of  William  Meek,  D.D., 
min.  of  Hamilton,  and  had  issue— John 
Meek,  born  1842,  died  1843;  Christina 
Croil,  born  29th  Oct.  1844  (marr.  1872, 
Robert  Paul,  min.  of  Free  Church,  Dollar), 
died  30th  Jan.  1906  ;  William  Meek,  min. 
of  St  Paul's  United  Free  Church,  Edin 
burgh,  born  4th  Sept.  1846,  killed  by  a  fall 
from  his  bicycle,  4th  May  1913 ;  John 
Meek,  born  1848,  died  1850;  Alexander 
Croil,  merchant,  London,  born  1850,  died 
1903;  Elisabeth  Jane,  born  1852;  Jessie 
Hetherington,  born  1854,  died  1864;  Robert 
Hill.  min.  of  Carnbee  United  Free  Church, 
1884-1907,  secretary  of  the  National  Bible 
Society  of  Scotland,  1907  :  born  1856.— 
[Hall's  Hist,  of  Ladhope  Free  Church.} 

JAMES  SMITH,  authorised  by  Presb. 
to  take  charge  of  the  district  of 
Ladhope,  17th  March  1846 ;  adm. 

first  min.  of  the  parish  7th  Feb.  1856  ;  trans. 

to  Greyfriars,  Aberdeen,  17th  Dec.  1857. 

ROBERT  BLACKSTOCK,  ord.  25th 
June  1858 ;  trans,  to  Lilliesleaf  4th 
Aug.  1881. 

ROBERT  BORLAND,  ord.  2nd  March 
1882  1882;  trans,  to  Yarrow  14th  June  1883. 

WILLIAM    CORSON    CALLANDER, 

born     Caldow,     Balmaclellan,     13th 

Aug.    1847,   son    of   Adam    C.  and 

Margaret   Corson ;    educated   at   Univ.   of 

Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1869);  ord.  toLochrutton 

20th  Nov.  1879  ;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  Jan. 

1884  ;  dem.  26th  June  1900  ;  died  21st  July 

1914.     He  marr.  llth  Jan.  1881,  Jane  Mary 

Mason,  daugh.  of  Thomas  Patterson,  Kirk- 


1856 


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, A DHOPE  (Q.S.)— LILLIESI ,K  AF 


[PllESB.  OF 


caldy,  and  had  issue -Edith  Mary,  horn 
31st  Dec.  1881 ;  Frances  Maud  Marguerite, 
born  4th  July  1885  (marr.  1st  Oct.  1908, 
Konrad  Gerhardt) ;  Elizabeth  Beveridge, 
born  28th  Jan.  1887:  William  Ramsay 
( 'orson,  I.C.S.,  born  7th  Oct.  1889. 

JAMES  KISSOCK  WILKIN,  M.A.:  ord. 
5th  Dec.  1900  ;  trans,  to  Rosemount 


1900 


Parish,  Aberdeen,  18th  Feb.  1914. 


JOHN  GEDDES  RITCHIE,  born  Pais- 

1914      ley'   26th   ^arcu    188f!'  son   °f  ^avid 

R.  and  Grace  Hunter  :  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  :  M.A.  (1907),  B.D. 
(1911);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Paisley  in  1911  : 
assistant  at  St  Michael's  Parish,  Dumfries, 
and  Dean  Parish,  Edinburgh  :  ord.  16th 
July  1914  ;  chaplain  British  Expeditionary 
Force,  France,  1914-16  :  res.  1916. 


LILLIESLEAF. 

[The  church  of  Lilliesleaf  is  mentioned 
in  the  Inquisition  of  David,  1116  ;  Walter, 
"chaplain  of  Lillesclive,"  attested  in  1174 
at  Lin  ton,  a  grant  of  land  from  William  the 
Lion  to  William  de  Somerville.  In  1190 
the  parson  of  "  Lyllesclif  "  claimed  part  of 
the  lands  of  Botheldene  (Bowden) ;  and  in 
1296  John  of  Rutherford,  "parson"  here,  did 
fealty  to  Edward  I.  Up  to  the  Reformation 
the  church  belonged  to  the  See  of  Glasgow. 
There  was  a  chapel  at  Riddell.  An  apse 
was  added  to  the  church  in  1910  by  the 
Rev.  Arthur  Pollok  Sym.] 

THOMAS  DUNCAN  or  DUNCANSON, 
1571     m*n<  °^  Bowden  (tf.v.) :  had  Lilliesleaf 
under  his  care,  1571-74. 

ARCHIBALD  SIMSON,  reader, 
1574  1574-80. 

THOMAS  WILKIE,  a  relative  of  John 
8  Row  the  Reformer  ;  M.A.  (St  An 
drews  1583);  reader  in  1586;  min. 
in  1588  ;  pres.  to  the  parsonage  and  vicarage 
by  Robert,  Lord  Roxburghe,  before  2nd 
Feb.  1609.  He  admitted  the  gudewife  of 
Sinton,  Ashkirk,  to  the  communion,  "  she 
being  a  contemner  of  her  awin  min.  and 
of  her  awin  kirk."  The  Presb.,  19th  Sept. 
1615,  was  greatly  offended  and  rebuked  him 
for  so  doing,  declaring  "  if  he  do  so  again 


he  will  be  suspended  from  his  office/''  He 
was  still  min.  28th  Oct.  1638.  He  was 
probably  the  father  of  Thomas,  min.  of 
Crailing,  and  of  William  his  own  successor. 
— [Key.  of  Detnh,  ccxv.,  3  ;  ftf<j.  Ansiy.  ; 
Wodrow:s  St-lti-t  /!<<></.,  i.,  423.] 

WILLIAM  WILKIE,  probably  son  of 
1640  Preceding  :  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1614). 
He  was  interrupted  while  preaching 
at  Melrose,  30th  Aug.  1640,  by  the  entry  of 
English  soldiers  into  the  village.  Not  con 
forming  to  Episcopacy,  he  was  confined  to 
his  parish  in  1662. — [Melrose  tiess.  and  Jed- 
Imryh  Prefdi.  h'et/s.  ;  Wodrow:s  Hist.,  i.  326.] 

JOHN  CHISHOLME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1674  27th  July  1663):  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  2nd  Oct.  1667  ; 
min.  in  1674  :  he  was  cited  before  the  Privy 
Council,  10th  Nov.  1681,  for  dissuading  the 
magistrates  of  Selkirk  from  taking  the  Test. 
Deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  3rd  Sept. 
1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William  and 
Mary,  but  for  James  VII.,  and  for  not  observ 
ing  the  thanksgiving.  He  died  at  Edin 
burgh,  12th  Feb.  1701,  aged  about  58.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue — Robert,  schoolmaster 
of  Selkirk  ;  Eupham  (marr.  4th  Dec.  1716, 
James  Pringle,  writing-master,  Edinburgh  ; 
Esther  (marr.  (1)  19th  Sept.  1725,  Francis 
Toward,  merchant,  Edinburgh  :  (2)  10th 
Jan.  1731,  Thomas  Wilkie,  Edinburgh). — 
[Kirkton's  and  Wodrow's  Hists. ;  MS.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689 ;  Rule's  .SVc.  Vindication.  ; 
Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.).} 

MATTHEW  COUPER,  ord.  29th   Oct. 
lggi     1691  ;   trans,   to  Ochiltree,   but    not 
adm.  till  21st  Aug.  1695. 

WILLIAM  HUNTER  of  Union  Hall 
16y5  [now  Linthill],  born  1657 ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  3rd  July  1693) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kelso  28th  Aug.  1694 ;  ord. 
2nd  May  1695  ;  he  was  one  of  the  Twelve 
who  gave  in  a  representation  to  the  General 
Assembly,  llth  May  1721,  against  the  Act 
which  condemned  the  Marrow  of  Modern 
Divinity.  He  died  13th  Nov.  1736.  He 
marr.  (1)  Alison,  daugh.  of  James  Hog, 
min.  of  Carnock,  and  had  issue  —  Alison 
(marr.  Adam  Milne,  min.  of  Melrose) :  (2) 


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Margaret  Potts,  and  had  issue  —  William^ 
a  physician  ;  Margaret  of  Courthill  (marr. 
23rd  April  1740,  Thomas  Riddell  of  Camie- 
ston).  —  [$«>£s  Mag.,  xxviii.  ;  Tombst.  ; 
Boston's  Mem.  ;  Wodrow's  Anal.  ;  Roxburgh 
Sas.,  1710,  vii.,  393.] 


1737 


ROBERT    RIDDELL,  youngest  son  of 

Sir  Walter  R-  of  tliat  ilk'  Bart>  and 
Mary   Watt   of   Rosehill  ;    licen.   by 

Presb.  of  Selkirk  1st  Feb.  1732  :  pres.  by 
John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  and  ord.  23rd 
Sept.  1737;  died  12th  March  1760.  He  marr. 
12th  Feb.  1755,  Esther  (died  2nd  March 
1803),  daugh.  of  John  Riddell,  M.D., 
Granton,  son  of  Archibald  R.,  min.  of  Trinity 
Parish,  Edinburgh,  but  had  no  issue.  — 
[Douglas's  Bar.  ;  Playfair's  Fam.Antiq.,iii.] 

WILLIAM  CAMPBELL,  born  10th  Jan. 

176O  I"  37,  son  °^  ^  i^'am  C->  surveyor  of 
H.M.  Customs,  Kirkcaldy  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  25th  Oct.  1758  ;  ord.  4th  July 
1759  min.  of  the  Low  Meeting,  Benvick-on- 
Tweed  ;  pres.  by  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe, 
and  adm.  IGth  Oct.  1760  ;  died  28th  Sept. 
1804.  He  marr.  6th  May  1759,  Margaret 
(died  at  Edinburgh,  18th  Nov.  1813),  only 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Home,  min.  of  Stichill, 
and  had  issue  —  Agnes,  born  1st  Feb.  1760 
(marr.  5th  June  1779,  William  Scott, 
solicitor,  Edinburgh)  ;.  William,  born  13th 
March  1762,  W.S.  apprentice  1777,  died 
31st  May  1781  ;  Alexander,  born  13th  Dec. 
1763  ;  Edward,  born  6th  July  1765,  died  in 
the  East  Indies,  1789  ;  Jean,  born  30th 
April  1767  (marr.  14th  May  1803,  Thomas 
Tod);  Robert,  captain  R.N.,  born  16th 
June  1768,  died  1815  ;  Margaret,  born  16th 
Jan.  1770  (marr.  14th  Aug.  1793,  William 
Farquharson,  M.D.,  Edinburgh);  David, 
born  24th  Dec.  1771,  died  23rd  Aug.  1794; 
Elizabeth,  born  14th  Oct.  1773,  died  3rd 
Sept.  1792  ;  George,  born  17th  April  1775, 
died  14th  Feb.  1776;  Marion,  born  20th 
Dec.  1776  (marr.  6th  April  1798,  Robert 
Gillan,  min.  of  Hawick)  ;  John,  min.  of 
Selkirk  ;  Jessie,  born  20th  Nov.  1779,  died 
27th  Feb.  1783;  William  Scott,  born  22nd 
Dec.  1781,  died  4th  April  1799.  Publica 
tion  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  mil.).—  [Tombst.] 


JAMES  STALKER,  son  of  John  S.,  Edin- 

killie:  M. A. (King's College, Aberdeen, 

1777) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Clmnonry 

6th  Jan.  1784  ;  ord.  18th  Oct.  1785,  assistant 

to  the  chaplain  of  Fort  George ;    pres.  by 

William,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  4th  Oct.  1804; 

adm.   8th   May  1805 ;    died   unmarr.   23rd 

March  1816.—  [Tombst.] 

DAVID   BAXTER,  a  native  of  Leslie, 
Fife  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
28th  Nov.  1798 ;  ord.  to  Birnie  27th 
July  1809;  pres.  by  James,  Duke  of  Rox 
burghe,  in  Aug.,  trans,  and  adm.  10th  Oct. 
1816;  died  6th  May  1842.     He  marr.  19th 
Oct.  1812,  Ann  (died  14th  May  1848),  daugh. 
of  James  Campbell,  Edinburgh,   and   had 
issue — Margaret  Campbell,  born  llth  July 

1813  (marr.  Adam  Gourlay,  her  father's  suc 
cessor)  ;  Jemima  Xicolina,  born  20th  July 

1814  (marr.   William    King,    min.   of    the 
Presbyterian   Church   at   Nelson,   Ontario, 
Canada),  died  1887  ;  Maria  Anne,  born  13th 
Oct.  1815  (marr.  Alexander  Fraser,  banker, 
Edinburgh),  died  3rd  Feb.  1897  ;   Harriet, 
born  27th  Nov.  1816  (marr.  Joseph  French, 
chemist,  Australia),  died    15th  July  1890 ; 
John  David,  born  27th  Nov.  1819,  died  6th 
Oct.  1820 ;  Helen  Frances,  born  2nd  April 
1821  (marr.  E.  N.  Houston,  surgeon,  Aus 
tralia),  died  17th  Oct.  1902.     Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Neiv  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

ADAM     GOURLAY,     born     Chesters, 

1842      Ancrum'     24th     DeC'     1800'     S0n     °f 
James    G.   and   Margaret   Redford ; 

educated  at  Ancrum  School  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
1825  ;  assistant  at  Bedrule  and  Lilliesleaf  ; 
pres.  by  James  Henry  Robert,  Duke  of 
Roxburghe,  and  ord.  1st  Sept.  1842  ;  clerk 
of  Presb.  1st  Aug.  1843;  clerk  of  Synod 
25th  Oct.  1853  ;  died  12th  April  1881.  He 
marr.  20th  Nov.  1834,  Margaret  Campbell 
Baxter  (born  llth  July  1813,  died  16th  March 
1900),  daugh.  of  his  predecessor,  and  had 
issue — James,  insurance  clerk,  born  4th  Feb. 
1836,  died  29th  Aug.  1899  ;  Anne  Campbell, 
born  6th  Nov.  1837  (marr.  George  Alex 
ander,  farmer),  died  30th  Dec.  1885  ;  David 
Baxter,  farmer,  born  4th  April  1839,  died 
25th  Nov.  1913 ;  Margaret  Redford,  born 
12th  May  1846;  Maria  Nicolina,  born 


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LILLIESLEAF— MAXTON  AND  RUTHERFORD     [PRESB.  OF 


14th  July  1848,  died  3rd  June  1893; 
Adamina  Harriet,  born  29th  June  1852  ; 
Adam,  banker,  born  10th  Nov.  1854,  died 
21st  Jan.  1888;  Jane  Charles  Russell  Currie, 
born  22nd  Xov.  18D6  (marr.  Walter  Robert 
Brodie). 

ROBERT  BLACKSTOCK,  born  Kirk- 
1881  michael,  Dumfriesshire,  27th  April 
1827,  son  of  Peter  B.  and  Margaret 
Oughterson;  educated  at  Kirkmichael 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  :  sometime 
schoolmaster  at  Brydekirk  :  licen.  byPresb. 
of  Lochmaben  18th  Aug.  1853;  ord.  to 
Ladhope  25th  June  1858;  trans,  and  adm. 
4th  Aug.  1881  ;  died  24th  Jan.  1888.  He 
marr.  26th  June  1866,  Joanna  (died  12th 
July  1916),  daugh.  of  Robert  Hall,  builder, 
Galashiels,  and  Flora  Sanderson,  and  had 
issue— Flora  Agnes,  born  20th  April  1867  : 
Margaret  Josephine  Oughterson,  born  8th 
Feb.  1869  (marr.  Thomas  Ovens,  Gala- 
shiels) ;  Joanna  Hall,  born  16th  Feb.  1871  ; 
Christian  Patricia,  born  9th  Feb.  1873 
(marr.  John  Crawford,  M.B.,  C.M.),  died 
5th  April  1904  ;  Agnes  Catherine  Hall,  born 
2nd  March  1875;  Robert  Patrick  Hall, 
L.R.C.P.,  Eskbank,  born  3rd  May  1878. 
Publications — Sermon  Against  Swearing 
(1872)  ;  The  Principles  and  Advantages  of  a 
National  Church  (1879) ;  Voluntaryism  and 
Establishment  (1879);  Memorial  Sermon 
for  William  Roberts  of  Netherby  (1879). 

ARTHUR  POLLOK  SYM,  born  Green- 
1888     bank)    near    Edinburgh,    14th   Aug. 

1862,  fifth  son  of  William  S.  and  Mary  j 
Thomson,  daugh.  of  James  Pitcairn,  M.D.  :  i 
educated  at  Mr  Baillie's  School,  Morning-  i 
side,  Craigmount  House  School,  and  Univ.  '' 
of  Edinburgh  ;    M.A.  (1881),  B.D.  (1884)  ;   i 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  June  1884;  | 
assistant  at  St  George's  Parish,  Edinburgh  ; 
ord.  12th  July  1888 ;  examiner  foi*  degrees 
in  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  1895-9  ;  secretary  of 
Ministers'  Pension  Fund  Committee  1907  : 
Clerk   of   Presb.    1916.    Marr.  llth    Sept. 
1900,  Caroline  Georgina,  youngest  daugh.  of 
William  Simson,  secretary  of  the  Bank  of 
Scotland.     Publications— Sermon  on   Tem 
perance  (Edinburgh,  1890) ;  St  Paul's  Last  i 
Letter  (Scottish  Women's  Bible  Study  Asso 
ciation,  1900);  A  Border  Synod  (Hawick, 


1902) ;  Suggestions  for  a  Pension  Scheme 
(Hawick,  1906) ;  The  Parish  of  Lilliesleaf 
(Selkirk,  1913);  Studies  in  the  Period 
of  Elijah  ami  Elishn  (Scottish  Women's 
Bible  Study  Association,  1915).  Contributor 
to  Hastings'  Dictionari/  of  Christ  and  tin- 
Vosjids  ;  editor  of  T/ic  Chit >•<•//  of  Scot/and 
Year  Hook  from  1914. 


MAXTON    AND    RUTHERFORD. 

[Maxton.—The  church  of  Maxton  was 
dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert.  Tt  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Dryburgh. 

Rutherford.— There  was  here  a  hospital 
|  of  St  Magdalene.] 

Sri:    WILLIAM    AINSLTE,   adm.    7th 
1561     ^ePt-   ]561   to  the  vicarage  in  place 
of    Sir    William    Tailfeir.  —  [Laing 
Charters,  727  ;   Keg.  Sec.  Sig.,  ii.,  40.] 

WILLIAM  AINSLIE,  possibly  same  as 
1569  above,  reader  1569  to  1579. 

JOHN  SMYTH,  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  3rd 
1593  Dec.  1584) ;  adm.  to  Selkirk  in  1585  ; 
trans,  to  Mertoun  about  12th  Oct. 
1586;  adm.  to  this  charge  in  1593;  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1602  :  was  app. 
with  two  others  for  visiting  the  kirks 
of  Nithsdale  and  Annandale.  In  1607  he 
was  called  before  the  Privy  Council  for 
acting  as  clerk  to  the  Synod  which  dis 
obeyed  the  Acts  of  Assembly  1606  regard 
ing  a  constant  Moderator,  and  was  charged 
to  enter  into  ward  at  Blackness  within  forty- 
eight  hours.  He  signed  the  Protest  for  the 
Liberties  of  the  Kirk  27th  June  1617  ;  was 
cited  before  the  Court  of  High  Commission 
in  1622,  but  through  the  intercession  of  a 
friend,  he  was  not  called.  He  died  before 
26th  May  1634,  aged  about  70.  He  be 
queathed  £72  for  the  use  of  the  parish. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue— John.— [Pjooke  of 
the  Kirk,  503:  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.;  Melville's 
Antob.;  Livingston's  Charac.  :  G.  R.  Sns., 
xix.,  169.] 

PATRICK   LINDSAY,   M.A.    (St    An- 

1634     drews  1627) ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  26th 

May  1634.     He  was  probably  dep.  in 

1639  for  heresy.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Peterkin's 

Records ;  Stevenson's  Hist.] 


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ANDREW  DUNCANSON,  son  of 
Andrew  D.,  min.  of  St  Boswells ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  23rd  July  1631): 
he  was  on  the  Exercise  at  Hacldington 
21st  Sept.  1636:  adm.  16th  July  1640; 
was  on  the  Commission  of  Assembly, 
1642,  1645,  1648,  and  1649.  Xot  conform 
ing  to  Episcopacy,  he  was  confined  to  his 
parish  in  1662,  where  he  died  before  1672. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue — John;  Elizabeth: 
Anna  ;  Mary  ;  Janet. — [Haddington,  Jed- 
burgli,  and  Chirmide  Presb.  Regs.  :  Acts  of 
Ass.  :  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326  ;  Privy  Seal 
Enfj.  Reg.,  iv.,  155  ;  <!.  R.  Inhib.,  8th  Jan. 
1668,  15th  May  1671,  and  14th  Dec.  1676.] 

PATRICK  STRACHAX,  son  of  John  S., 
weaver  and  burgess.  Aberdeen  ;  M.A . 
(Marischal  College  1673) :  sometime 
clerk  to  the  Kirk -session  of  Foveran  ;  min. 
in  1683;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council  in 
1689  for  neither  reading  the  Proclamation 
of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for  William 
and  Mary.  He  marr.  Barbara  Abernethy, 
who  survived  him,  and  had  issue  —  five 
children,  of  whom  Isabel  marr.  16th  Dec. 
1722,  Henry  Laing,  in  parish  of  Scoonie. 
—  [J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689;  Peterkin's 
Constitution  of  the  Church  :  Linlithgcno 
Burgh  Reg.'] 

ROBERT   EDGAR,   was  a  min.  at  the 
general  meeting  of  Presbyterians  after 
the  Toleration  6th  July  1687  :  called 
Nov.,  and  adm.  10th  Dec.  1690  ;  died  13th 
Dec.    1713,   aged   88.      He   marr.   (1),   and 
had  issue— Gabriel,  bapt.  16th  July  1660; 
James,  bapt.  26th  Dec.  1661  :  (2)  25th  Oct. 
1692,    Jean     Stephenson,    sister-in-law    of 
James  Borland,  min.   of  Bedrule. — [Dum 
fries  Bapt.  and  Bur.  Regs. ;  Tombst.~\ 

GABRIEL  WILSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1709  28tl1  June  1697^  licen>  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  llth  Xov.  1706; 
assistant  to  Gabriel  Semple,  min.  of  Jed- 
burgh,  and  in  this  parish  :  called  5th  Nov. 
1708 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  23rd 
Feb.  1709;  died  llth  Feb.  1750.  He  was 
a  close  friend  of  Thomas  Boston  the  elder, 
whose  funeral  sermon  he  preached.  Next 
to  Boston  himself,  no  man  did  more  to 
disseminate  the  doctrines  of  the  Marrou' 


of  Modern  Divinity.  He  was  one  of  the 
Twelve  who  signed  the  representation  to 
the  Assembly  against  the  Act  condemning 
the  Marrow,  and  in  1733  he  protested 
against  the  sentence  passed  on  the  four 
Seceders.  In  later  life  he  adopted  the 
views  of  the  Glassite  Church,  but  the 
Presb.  declined  to  interfere  with  his  teach 
ing.  He  marr.  Oct.  1709,  Rachel  Carson, 
who  survived  him,  and  had  issue — Andrew, 
M.D.,  London  ;  Jean  (marr.  George  Byres, 
min.  of  St  Boswells) ;  Ann  (marr.  George 
Ogilvie,  min.  in  Newcastle),  died  19th  May 
1801 ;  Rachel ;  Marion.  Publications — New 
Mode  of  Swearing  (1719) ;  "  Epistle  Recom 
mendatory  ;:  (Monrd's  Lett.  ;  Edinburgh, 
1719) ;  Letter  to  <t  Gentleman  at  Edinburgh 
concerning  the  Proceedings  of  the  Assembly 
1720,  with  Reference  unto  Doctrines  chiefly 
(1721) ;  The  Trust,  a  Sermon  at  the  opening 
of  the  Synod  (1723  ;  Hawick,  1785) ;  A  Speech 
without  Doors  (Hawick,  1785);  preface  to 
Divine  Meditations  by  a  Person  of  Honour. 
— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1723 ;  Boston's  Memoirs  : 
Wodrow's  Corresp.  and  Anal.  ;  Eraser's  Life 
of  Ralplt.  Erskine ;  Scots  Mag.,  xii.] 

WILLIAM  BROWX,  son  of  David  B, 
min.  of  Selkirk  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Selkirk  5th  April  1737  ;  pres.  by  Sir 
Alexander  Don  of  Xewton-Don,  Bart.,  Aug. 
1750  :  ord.  10th  April  1751  :  died  22nd  Jan. 
1770.  He  marr.  14th  June  1753,  Isabel 
Kirkwood,  Lessudden,  who  died  25th  July 
1768,  and  had  issue  — David,  born  24th 
March  1754;  James,  born  2nd  Feb.  1756; 
William,  surgeon,  Edinburgh,  born  14th 
Nov.  1757  ;  Andrew,  born  20th  Aug.  1760 ; 
Jean,  born  22nd  Jan.  1764  ;  John,  born 
20th  July  1768.  [Tombst.] 

DAVID  CLERK,  pres.  by  Sir  Alexander 
Don  of  Newton -Don,  Bart. ;  ord.  26th 
Sept.  1770  ;  "a  man  of  lively  manners 

and  of  great  wit :; :  died  unmarr.  13th  Jan. 

1776. 

STEPHEN  OLIVER,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Selkirk  1st  Oct.  1751 ;  ord.  to  Inner- 
leithen  llth  Sept.  1755;  pres.  by 
Sir  Alexander  Don  of  Newton-Don,  Bart., 
10th  May,  and  adm.  15th  Aug.  1776;  died 
24th  July  1803,  aged  89.  He  marr.  28th 
Oct.  1755,  Jean  (died  6th  Jan.  1802),  daugh. 


1770 


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MAXTON  AND  RUTHERFORD— MELROSE          [PRESB.  OF 


of  John  Douglas  of  Catchahill,  and  had 
issue— Mary,  born  27th  Aug.  1756  (marr. 
30th  Jan.  1788,  William  Purvis,  Broom- 
house)  ;  James,  born  16th  June  1758 ; 
Katharine,  born  4th  Feb.  17GO  (marr.  4th 
June  1788,  Alexander  Wight,  baker,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  John,  born  4th  Sept.  1761 ;  Anne, 
born  26th  Nov.  1763  (marr.  llth  Dec.  1799, 
George  Hambley,  merchant,  Kelso) ;  Eliza 
beth,  born  4th  June  1776.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
in.). — [Tombst.] 

JOHN  HAINING,  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
1804  Edinburgh,  27th  Feb.  1793;  ord.  to 
Dunsyre  19th  Sept.  1799;  pres.  by 
Sir  Alexander  Don  of  Newton-Don,  Bart., 
9th  Dec.  1803  :  trans,  and  adm.  16th  Aug. 
1804  ;  died  26th  April  1809.  He  marr.  2nd 
Oct.  1801,  Wilhelmina  Wilson,  who  died 
12th  Jan.  1841,  and  had  issue — Robert,  born 
14th  Aug.  1802  ;  James,  born  6th  May  1804  ; 
John,  born  20th  Feb.  1807  :  Alexander,  born 
12th  April  1809. 

JOHN  THOMSON,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
181Q  Dalkeith  2nd  July  1799;  ord.  19th 
July  1810;  joint  Presb.  clerk  10th  May 
1831,  and  afterwards  Synod  clerk  ;  died  6th 
June  1865,  aged  89.  He  marr.  22nd  Feb. 
1816,  Helen  (died  14th  Feb.  1831),  eldest 
daugh.  of  Robert  Douglas,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Galashiels,  and  had  issue — David,  engineer, 
London,  born  15th  Nov.  1816;  Robert 
Douglas,  wine  merchant,  Edinburgh,  born 
22nd  Oct.  1817,  died  26th  Nov.  1910) ; 
Beatrix,  born  21st  Sept.  1818;  John,  born 
20th  Sept.  1821,  died  21st  Feb.  1832; 
George,  born  4th  Dec.  1822,  died  17th  Feb. 
1824 ;  Barbara,  born  20th  March  1828, 
died  6th  Aug.  1896;  Edward,  died  1st 
March  1861.  Publication— Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 

MANNERS  HAMILTON  NISBET 
1865  GRAHAM,  born  30th  June  1830, 
son  of  Robert  Balfour  G.,  D.D., 
min.  of  North  Berwick  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hadding- 
ton  in  1854;  assistant  at  Channelkirk ; 
pres.  by  Charles  Balfour  of  Newton-Don ; 
ord.  to  Nenthorn  13th  Feb.  1855;  trans, 
and  adm.  12th  Oct.  1865;  died  at  Edin 


burgh,  3rd  March  1911.  He  had  fine 
musical  gifts,  composed  several  psalm 
tunes,  and  was  the  first  min.  in  Roxburgh 
shire  to  introduce  an  organ  into  his  church. 
He  marr.  17th  July  1855,  Margaret  Jane 
(died  22nd  Dec.  1891),  daugh.  of  James 
Ritchie,  wholesale  stationer,  Edinburgh, 
and  had  issue  —  Janet,  born  29th  May 
1856  (marr.  27th  April  1880,  James  Bain, 
merchant,  nephew  of  Sir  Andrew  Lusk, 
Bart.) ;  Christina  Laurie,  born  9th  May 
1858  (marr.  4th  May  1881,  James  Mackay, 
M.D);  Robert  Balfour,  M.D.,  Leven,  born 
25th  Aug.  1859  ;  James  Ritchie,  born  16th 
Feb.  1861  ;  Margaret  Jane,  born  15th  Feb. 
1863  ;  Manners  Hamilton,  fruit  rancher, 
U.S.A.,  born  3rd  Aug.  1866,  died  6th  Aug. 
1902  ;  Agnes  Tod,  born  23rd  Oct.  1867 
(marr.  Francis,  son  of  Sir  William  Turner, 
K.C.B.,  Principal  of  Edinburgh  University), 
died  15th  March  1903 ;  William  Archibald 
George,  printer,  Edinburgh,  born  25th  Oct. 
1870 ;  Helen  Robertson,  born  2nd  Aug. 
1872,  died  6th  Nov.  1904;  Henry  Grey, 
min.  of  Avendale,  born  8th  March  1874. 
Publication — Sermon  on  the  Death  of  Mrs 
Half  our  of  Newton -Don  (1862). 

DAVID  DENHOLM  M'KERRON,  born 
1905  Carberry,  Inveresk,  16th  June  1863, 
son  of  Peter  M'K.,  min.  of  North 
Parish,  Kelso ;  educated  at  Kelso  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1885);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  27th  Sept.  1905. 


MELROSE. 

[The  church  of  Melrose,  dedicated  to  St 
Cuthbert,  belonged  to  Melrose  Abbey.  In 
the  parish,  between  two  and  three  miles 
down  the  Tweed  from  the  parish  church, 
stood  the  ancient  abbey  of  Old  Melrose, 
founded  about  650.  It  was  at  first  a  cell 
of  St  Aidan's  Monastery  of  Lindisfarne. 
St  yEth  (or  Eata)  was  its  first  abbot. 
Following  him  were  St  Bosel  and  St 
Cuthbert.  The  later  Cistercian  Abbey  of 
St  Mary  at  Melrose  is  also  in  the  parish, 
and  near  the  church.  It  was  founded  by 
David  I.  in  1136,  its  site  being  then  called 


SELKIRK] 


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187 


Fordel.    There  was  a  chapel  in  the  parish 
of  Melrose  at  Gattonside,  and  another  near  j 
Blainslic,  dedicated   to    St   Cuthbert,   and 
known  as  Childhills  Chapel.     There  were 
also   the   chapels  of   St  Cuthbert  at   Old 
Melrose,  St  Columba  at  Columslie,  and  St 
Mary  of  the  Park  at  Blain.slie.    At  Melrose  : 
there  were  the  Holy  Wells  of  St  Mary,  St 
William,  and  St  Dunstan.    St  Helen's  Well 
is  at  Darnick.    At  Columslie  (now  Colmslie) 
was  St  Colum's  Well.    In  the  Tweed  at  Old  | 
Melrose  is  a  rapid  of  the  stream  called  the  j 
Holy  Wheel.   A  fair  was  held  on  St  Martin's   i 
Day.] 

JAMES  PONT  [KYLPONT  or  KYN- 
PONT],  younger  son  of  John   P.  of   | 
Shyresmill,  and  Catherine  Murray  of 
Tullibardine,  and  brother  of  Robert  P.,  min.   ! 
of  St  Cuthbert's  ;  educated  at  St  Leonard's  i 
College,  St  Andrews,  1550-4  ;  app.  by  the  i 
General    Assembly,    2nd    July    1562,    "  to  ; 
minister    the    word     and    sacraments    till  j 
next   Assembly "' ;    he    became,   30th   Dec.   i 
that  year,  chaplain  to  John,  Lord  Erskine, 
afterwards  Earl  of  Mar,  and  Regent.    The  ! 
brethren     appointed     in     Oct.     1581     for 
establishing  Presbyteries  were  enjoined  to  i 
co-operate  with  him  in   the  setting  up  of  \ 
such  within  the  diocese  of  Dunblane.    He  ' 
was   commissary   of   Dunblane    from    llth   i 
July  1598  to  2nd  July  1602,  and  died  on  i 
or  shortly  after  the  latter  date.    He  marr.  | 
Abigail  Strang,  who  survived  him,  but  left  no  | 
issue.— [Calderwood's  Hist.,  ii.,    186 ;    Inq. 
Ret.  d'en.,  113;  Hey.  of  Deed*,  cix.] 

JOHN  WATSON,  min.  in  1568.— [Acts 

1568  and  Dec.,  xlv.,  168.] 

JOHN  WILSON,  min.  in  1569.— [Reg.  of 

1569  Deeds,  ix.,  373.] 

THOMAS  HOLY  WELL,    reader,    1574 
1574      to  1586. 

JOHN  KNOX,  born  about  1555,  said  to 
have  been  son  of  William  K.,  min.  of 
Cockpen,  and  a  grand-nephew  of  the 
Reformer ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1575) ;  ord. 
to  Lauder  in   1576 ;   trans,   and   adm.  in 
1584.    He  was  a  member  of  at  least  four 
teen  General  Assemblies.    He  declined  to 


subscribe  the  Articles  of  Religion  pro 
mulgated  by  Maitland  of  Letlrington  ;  was 
Moderator  of  Synod  Oct.  1586 ;  a  com 
missioner  app.  by  the  Privy  Council,  6th 
March  1589,  for  the  preservation  of  religion 
within  the  sheriffdom  of  Edinburgh.  In 
1596  he  was  one  of  the  commissioners  for 
the  South,  who  were  directed  to  meet  daily 
with  the  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  to  consult 
as  to  the  means  to  be  taken  for  resisting 
the  measures  of  the  excommunicated  earls 
and  their  adherents.  In  the  Assembly  of 
1601  he  refused  to  vote  for  the  transla 
tion  of  ministers  recommended  by  the 
King,  and  having  declined  the  office  of 
constant  Moderator  of  Presb.  he  was  out 
lawed.  By  1608  he  was  once  more  in 
favour,  and  was  app.  Visitor  of  the  kirks 
throughout  Dumfriesshire.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Falkland  Conference  4th 
May  1609.  He  led  the  resistance  to  the  re- 
establishment  of  Episcopacy,  and  vigorously 
opposed  the  Articles  of  Perth.  He  died  in 
1623.  He  marr.  Christian  Paterson,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret 
(marr.  Thomas  Ker,  ancestor  of  Kippi- 
law). — {.Reg.  Assig. ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  iv., 
v.,  vi.,  vii.  (see  General  Index) ;  Reg.  Sec. 
Sig. ;  Knox  Genealogy ;  Smith's  Icon,  ticot. ; 
Melville's  Autob. ;  Livingston's  Character 
istics  ;  Wade's  Hist,  of  Me? rose  ;  Diet.  Nat. 
]>iog.  ;  Roxburghe  Sas.,  iii.,  211.] 

THOMAS  FORRESTER,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  22nd  July  1608).  He  was 
recommended  for  Ayr  by  the  Arch 
bishop  of  Glasgow  10th  March  1623,  but  a 
week  later  the  session  of  that  parish  agreed, 
"  after  they  had  convocated  the  haill  body 
of  the  town,"  to  send  a  commissioner  to  the 
archbishop  showing  "  that  he  was  not  meet 
to  be  minister  among  them."  Nevertheless 
he  was  pres.  by  James  VI.  10th  April,  but 
further  proceedings  are  not  on  record.  He 
became  min.  here  about  1627.  In  1634 
the  parish  consisted  of  an  area  of  seven 
miles  by  four,  with  about  two  thousand 
communicants ;  a  proposal  was  made  for 
a  collegiate  min.,  but  this  was  not  carried 
out.  He  was  dep.  llth  Dec.  1638,  probably 
on  account  of  his  prelatic  tendencies.  He 
died  in  1642,  aged  about  54.  He  marr. 


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MELROSK 


[PRESS.  OF 


Agnes  Kennedy,  who  died  19th  Dec.  1666, 
and  had  issue  —  Marjory  (marr.  James 
Alison,  tailor,  Canongate) ;  Jean  (marr. 
Gilzean).  Publication  —  A  Satire, 
in  two  parts,  relating  to  Public  Affairs, 
1638-9,  is  assigned  to  him  (Scots  May., 
Ixix.,  117:  Maidment's  Scottish  Pasquils, 
Hi.);  "Epitaph  on  the  Earl  of  Strafford  ;; 
(Cleveland's  Poems  ;  Milne's  Description  of 
M rfl 'rose).  —  [Ayr  Sess.  ;  Canongate  Bur.; 
Acts  of  Parl.,  vii. ;  Bannatyne  Miscell., 
iii. ;  Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Wodrov  MS.  ; 
Diet.  Fat.  Biog. ;  Roxburghe  Sas.,  iv., 
407  ;  P.  C.  Deer  eta,  18th  Sept.  1672.] 

ALEXANDER  SCOTT,  probably  of  the 

1640  Scotts  of  Bahvearie ;   M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  16th   July  1620);   adm.  20th 

Feb.  1640;  died  before  23rd  Aug.  that 
year,  aged  about  40.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue — Elizabeth  (marr.  John  Luckly,  bailie 
of  Cupar-Fife).— [Milne's  Descrip.} 

DAVID  FLETCHER,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 

1641  '^  Giles,  Edinburgh  ;  adm.  4th  Feb. 
1641  ;   became   Bishop   of   Argyll  in 

1662  (q.v.\ 

ALEXANDER  BTSSET,  M.A.  (St  An- 

1665     drews,   28th   July   1656);    licen.   by 

Presb.    of    St    Andrews    5th     June 

1661;    ord.    to    Tynninghame    20th    Nov. 

1 663  ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl  of  Haddington  ; 
adm.  before  14th  Dec.  1665  ;  died  in  1689, 
aged  about  53.     He  marr.  (cont.  20th  Jan. 
and  10th  Feb.  1664),  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
Robert    Lauder,   min.    of   Whitekirk,   and 
had  issue— Christian,  bapt.  23rd  Feb.  1666; 
Robert,    bapt,     28th    May    1668;     Agnes, 
bapt.    llth   June    1670;    Alexander,   bapt. 
27th  Feb.  1674;   George,  bapt,  10th  Sept. 
1676 ;  Marion,  bapt.  2nd  May  1678  ;  James, 
bapt.  29th  July  1681  ;  Giles,  bapt.  8th  May 
1685.— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  Mack.,  Ixxxiv.,  10th 
Feb.     1669 ;      Tynninghame     and    Selkirk 
Regs?.  ;     Milne's    Descrip.  :    Mel  rose.     Par. 
Reg.} 

ROBERT  WILSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

16go     13th     June     1651);     attended     the 

General  Meeting    of    Presbyterians 

6th    July    1687;    adm.    9th    Sept.    1690; 

member  of  Assembly  in   1692 ;   died   5th 


March    1713,   aged    79.  —  [Lothian    Synod 
Reg. ;  Reg.  den.  Ass.,  1692.] 

ADAM  MILNE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  7th 
1?11  July  1698);  schoolmaster  at  Cold- 
stream  in  1698;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  24th  Sept.  1706;  had  a  compet 
ing  call  from  Legerwood,  which  was  set 
aside  by  the  Assembly  5th  May  1710  ;  called 
26th  Jan.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
8th  May  1711  ;  died  8th  June  1747,  aged 
about  67.  He  marr.  March  1725,  Alison 
(died  Dec.  1771),  daugh.  of  William  Hunter, 
min.  of  Lilliesleaf,  and  had  issue — Margaret, 
bapt.  4th  May  1726,  died  young  ;  Elizabeth, 
bapt.  llth  July  1727,  died  young;  William, 
bapt.  13th  July  1729.  Publication  —  A 
Description  of  the  Parish  of  Mel  rose  in 
Answer  to  Mr  Maitland's  Queries  (Edin 
burgh,  1743).  —  [Tombst. ;  Acts  of  Ass.; 
Wade's  Jlfelrose.] 

JAMES  BROWN,  M.A. ;  pres.  by  Lady 
1748  Isabella  Scott  July  1747;  ord.  10th 
Feb.  1748.  He  got  a  bleachfield 
established  for  encouraging  linen  manu 
facture  in  the  parish ;  trans,  to  New 
Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  9th  July  1767. 

FREDERICK  MACLAGAN,  born  31st 
1768  May  1738,  son  of  Alexander  M., 
min.  of  Little  Dunkeld ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dunkeld  2nd  Sept.  1760 ;  assist 
ant  at  Alloa  ;  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch,  Oct.  1767  ;  ord.  2nd  March  1768. 
About  1785  he  was  charged  with  adultery, 
but  assoilzied  by  the  Presbytery.  He  ob 
tained  an  assistant  and  successor  in  1788. 
He  died  at  Hayfield,  Stirlingshire,  12th  Aug. 
1818.  He  marr.  1st  Nov.  1763,  Christian 
Turnbull,  who  died  1st  Feb.  1787,  and  had 
issue— Alexander,  born  10th  April  1765, 
died  24th  Nov.  1791 ;  John  Blackwood, 
born  29th  Dec.  1766,  died  22nd  Nov.  1804  ; 
Hector,  born  26th  June  1768,  died  in 
Jamaica,  llth  Sept.  1808;  Janet,  born  1st 
March  1770  (marr.  29th  Feb.  1792,  Alex 
ander  Lauder),  died  3rd  Oct.  1809  ;  Jean, 
born  7th  Oct.  1771  ;  George,  born  29th 
July  1773,  died  25th  May  1775;  Frederick, 
baker,  Edinburgh,  born  23rd  Dec.  1774; 
William,  born  23rd  June  1776,  died  llth 


MELROSE 


189 


March  1779;  George,  born  20th  April 
1778,  died  18th  June  1818 ;  Mary,  born 
8th  Feb.  1780,  died  19th  March  178G ; 
AVilliam,  born  24th  March  1782,  died  June 
1783;  Christian,  born  31st  Dec.  1783. 
Publication— Narrative  of  the  Rise,  Pro 
gress,  and  Conclusion  of  the  Process  against 
Mr  M.,  with  Remarks  (Hawick,  1785).— 
[Stirling  Presb.  Reg. ;  Scots  Mag.,  xlvi., 
xlvii.  ;  Tombst.] 

GEORGE  THOMSON,  born  1758  :  Keen. 

1788  by  Pre'sb- uf  1)un1jlane  4th  Ju]y 1786  > 

called  27th  March,  and  ord.  (assist 
ant  and  successor)  23rd  Oct.  1788.  An 
augmentation  of  stipend  having  been  asked 
by  the  senior  min.,  T.  put  in  a  claim 
stating  that  as  he  performed  the  whole  of 
the  pastoral  work,  his  case  should  be  con 
sidered  by  the  Court  in  granting  any  aug 
mentation.  The  Court  granted  him  the 
whole  augmentation,  6th  Dec.  1797.  Not 
withstanding  this  his  income  was  small, 
and  the  hardship  of  his  case  being  a  sub 
ject  of  public  comment,  the  Rev.  Dr  John 
ston  of  North  Leith  raised  a  subscription 
for  him,  which,  however,  T.  declined  with 
grateful  thanks  and  requested  that  the 
money  might  be  returned  to  the  donors. 
He  died  22nd  Nov.  1835.  He  marr.  8th 
June  1791,  Margaret  (died  llth  June  1813), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Gillan,  min.  of  St  Bos- 
wells,  and  had  issue  —  George,  born  7th 
March  1792,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  2nd 
April  1816,  died  at  Edinburgh,  7th  Jan. 
1838— (he  was  tutor  to  the  children  of  Sir 
Walter  Scott,  and  is  the  reputed  Original 
of  Dominie  Sampson) ;  Mary  Anna,  born 
16th  Sept.  1793  (marr.  23rd  Feb.  1821, 
Alexander  Burnet,  rector  of  the  United 
Schools,  Jedburgh) ;  Robert  Gillan,  writer, 
Melrose,  born  27th  March  1795,  died  23rd 
April  1844;  Joseph,  born  17th  Jan.  1797; 
Thomas,  student  of  divinity,  born  2nd  Jan. 
1800,  died  6th  July  1824 ;  Margaret,  born 
25th  Sept.  1801,  died  at  the  Nest,  Jedburgh, 
25th  Sept.  1847  ;  Jean,  born  14th  Feb.  1804, 
died  unmarr.  14th  May  1842.  Publication 
—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  ix.).— [Bower's  Description  of  Melrose 
Abbey;  Lockhart's  Life  of  Scott;  W.  S. 
Crockett's  The  Scott  Originals.] 


WILLIAM  MURRAY,  born  1797,  a 
native  of  Selkirkshire  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  tutor  in  family 
of  Major  Hope  Johnstone  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Langholm ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry  ;  ord. 
10th  June  1836 ;  died  13th  Sept.  1865.  He 
marr.  (1)  30th  Dec.  1836,  Agnes  (died  6th 
June  1841),  sister  of  Adam  Cunningham, 
min.  of  Crailing,  and  had  issue — Andrew, 
born  llth  May  1839,  died  at  Burwood, 
N.S.W.,  8th  Feb.  1895  :  (2)  17th  Oct.  1848, 
Jessie  llussel  (died  3rd  June  1907),  second 
daugh.  of  John  Easton,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh. 


1866 


JAMES  CHALMERS  HERDMAN,born 
llth  Jan.  1826.  son  of  William  H., 
min.  of  Rattray ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  St  Andrews;  M.A.  (1843);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  St  Andrews ;  ord.  22nd  Aug. 
1845  (the  General  Assembly  having  sus 
tained  his  being  ordained  when  under  age) 
as  a  missionary  to  Calcutta  ;  app.  chaplain 
H.E.I. C.  in  1849,  and  was  min.  of  St 
Andrew's  Church,  Calcutta ;  adm.  to  this 
parish  8th  Feb.  1866 ;  convener  of  the 
Foreign  Mission  Committee  1872-82  ;  D.D. 
(St  Andrews  1865);  dem.  17th  May  1898; 
died  llth  Sept.  1899.  He  marr.  10th  Nov. 
1846,  Mary  (died  20th  April  1884),  daugh.  of 
Captain  Alexander  Knox,  and  had  issue- 
Mary  Sophia  Sarah,  born  21st  Oct.  1853 
(marr.  30th  Jan.  1890,  Alexander  Ferrier, 
M.A.,  Presidency  chaplain  at  Calcutta), 
died  at  Calcutta,  26th  April  1894.  Publica 
tions — The  Unchangeable  Saviour  (Edin. 
1869).  He  edited  for  some  years  a  Bengali 
paper  connected  with  missions. 

ROBERT  JAMES  THOMPSON,  born 
Alloa,  20th  Feb.  1867,  son  of  George 
T.,  supervisor  of  Inland  Revenue  ; 
educated  at  Alloa  Academy,  Brechin  High 
School,  Old  Aberdeen  Grammar  School,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (1887) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Stirling  6th  May  1890 ;  assist 
ant  at  Melrose;  ord.  27th  Sept.  1898. 
Marr.  28th  June  1899,  Isabella,  daugh.  of 
George  Gray,  artist,  and  Anne  Scott,  and 
has  issue— Dorothy  Anne  Scott,  born  24th 
Oct.  1900;  Cyril  George  Kay,  born  7th 


190 


ROBERTON 


[I'liESB.  OF 


Jan.  1902  ;  Edith  Elizabeth  Mary,  born 
13th  Sept.  1904;  Robert  Edward  Gray, 
born  16th  May  1900. 


ROBERTON,  FORMKRLV  KIRK 
BORTHWICK. 

[The  church  was  removed  to  Roberton 
in  the  seventeenth  century.  There  was 
a  chapel  at  Borthwick  Brae.] 

.JOHN  COLT,  second  son  of  Adam  C., 
inin.  of  Inveresk  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Dalkeith  22nd  Oct.  1635;  adm.  to 
Langnewton  between  25th  Jan.  and  8th 
Feb.  1642  ;  adm.  to  this  parish  about  1663. 
The  date  of  his  death  is  unknown.  He 
marr.  Margaret  Douglas,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue— John  ;  Rebecca  (marr. 
George  Cleland,  min.  of  Morton)  ;  Margaret. 
— [Charity  Roll,  1693.] 


1663 


THOMAS  SHIEL  [SHIELS],  probably 
168g     the  T.  S.  who  was  min.  at  Kirkbride, 
and  afterwards  at  Sanquhar  ;  min.  of 
this  parish  in  1689. 

ROBERT  SCOTT,  brother  of  William  S. 
1700  °^  Whitenaugh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
3rd  July  1693):  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Selkirk  8th  Sept,  1698  ;  called  24th  Dec. 
1699;  ord.  24th  April  1700;  died  21st 
Aug.  1727,  aged  53.  He  marr.  Janet 
Scott,  Hawick,  and  had  issue— Walter : 
Elizabeth;  Marion.  Publication— Twelve 
tiermous  preached  before  ami  after  the 
Celebration  of  the  Lord's  tiiqiper  (Edin 
burgh,  1729).— [Tombst.  ;  Boston's  Mem.'] 

HENRY  ERSKINE,  son  of  James  E.  of 
1728  ShielfieM,  and  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of 
Sir  John  Scott  of  Ancrum ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kelso  3rd  April  1722;  pres. 
by  George  II.  29th  Dec.  1727  ;  called  29th 
Feb.,  and  ord.  3rd  May  1728  :  died  5th  Dec. 
1773,  aged  80.  He  marr.  21st  Aug.  1730, 
Janet  (died  1st  June  1766,  aged  64),  daugh. 
of  Robert  Cunninghame,  min.  of  Hawick, 
and  had  issue  —  James,  his  successor ; 
Marjory,  born  24th  Feb.  1734;  Robert, 
born  25th  March  1740. — [Tombst. \ 


JAMES  ERSKINE  of  Shielfield,  son  of 

1774     preceding  ;     trans,     from     Kirkton  ; 

pres.  by  George  III.    14th  Jan.,  and 

!  adm.  29th  July  1774;  trans,  to  Lessudden 

[St.  Hoswells]  llth  May  17S6. 

JAMES  HAY,  a  native  of  Banffshire ; 
1786  -^•^'  (King's  College,  Aberdeen, 
1772) ;  ord.  to  Ettrick  6th  May,  and 
trans,  to  Kirkton  23rd  Sept.  1785  ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  1st  July,  trans,  and  adm.  22nd 
Sept.  1786 ;  he  retired  in  1801  in  ill- 
health,  but  recovered,  and  resumed  duty 
in  1812,  when  his  assistant  and  successor 
was  trans,  to  Langholm:  died  17th  May 
1825,  aged  73.  He  marr.  26th  July  1785, 
Arabella  (died  6th  Feb.  1793),  daugh.  of 
John  Douglas,  min.  of  Jedburgh,  and  had 
issue— Beatrix,  born  28th  April  1786  (marr. 
John  Jamieson),  died  24th  Feb.  1845 ; 
William,  born  31st  May  1787;  Janet, 
born  10th  March  1790;  John,  born  24th 
June  1791,  died  6th  April  1806.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
8tat.  Ace.,  xi.). — [Tombst.] 

WILLIAM    BERRY    SHAW,   pres.   by 
1801     ^eor8'e    HI- ;     ord.    (assistant     and 
successor)   25th    Nov.    1801  ;    trans, 
to  Langholm  6th  Nov.  1812. 

ALEXANDER  NIVISON,  born  23rd 
1826  April  1786,  son  of  Abraham  N.,  min. 
of  Middlebie  :  educated  at  LTniv.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith 
26th  March  1811  ;  became  a  teacher  of 
Oriental  languages;  pres.  by  George  IV. 
14th  June  1825;  ord.  21st  April  1826; 
dem.  30th  Oct.  1844;  died  7th  Nov.  1861. 
He  marr.  6th  Sept.  1825,  Christina  Thom 
son,  Montrose  (died  30th  Oct.  1849),  and 
had  issue— Elizabeth  Broun,  born  17th  Oct. 
1826  (marr.  27th  June  1856,  James  Ogilvie, 
D.D.,  missionary  of  the  Church  of  Scot 
land  at  Calcutta),  died  at  Portobello,  15th 
Feb.  1911 ;  Alexander,  born  17th  July  1828, 
died  at  Melbourne,  1861  ;  Abraham,  S.S.C., 
Edinburgh,  born  25th  Dec.  1830,  died  7th 
Feb.  1897;  David  Thomson,  born  5th  Jan. 
1834,  died  at  Calcutta,  20th  Aug.  1867 ; 
Christina,  born  18th  Dec.  1835,  died  6th 
July  1851  ;  Euphemia  Duncan,  born  llth 


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May  1838  (marr.  12th  June  1862,  William 
Stuart  Sutherland,  writer,  Edinburgh). 

CHARLES  KINNEAR  GREENHILL, 

born  Cash,  Strathmiglo,  Fife,  llth 
Oct.  1817,  son  of  Charles  Kinnear 
G.  and  Christian  Baxter;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1840)  ;  ord.  to  Garelochhead  25th  Oct.  1844; 
trans,  and  adm.  15th  Aug.  1845  :  died  30th 
June  1886.  He  marr.  20th  June  1877, 
Isabella  (died  3rd  June  1907),  daugh.  of 
Horatius  Blair,  writer,  Glasgow.  Publica 
tion-  -XermoH  [OH  the  Death  of  Allan  Eliott 
Lockhartof  Borthwickbrae]  (Hawick  1878). 

MERCER  HALL,  born  Galashiels,  13th 
Aug.    1855,   fifth    .son   of    John    H., 
builder,  and  Isabella  Matthew  ;  edu 
cated  at  Galashiels  Academy,  Abbey  Park 
School,  Univs.  of   St  Andrews  and  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  ;  assistant 
at  St  Mark's,  Dundee  ;  ord.  to  Careston, 
Forfarshire,  18th  March  1886;  trans,   and 
adm.  24th  Feb.  1887. 

AENEAS  EDE  M'INNES,  born  Bower, 
Caithness,    15th   Jan.    1861,    son    of 
Angus  M.,  schoolmaster,   and  Char 
lotte   Brown  :    educated   at   Bower   School 
and   Univ.   of    Edinburgh;    M.A.    (1884); 
licen.  by  Presb.   of  Caithness   June  1887  ; 
assistant  at    Selkirk  ;   ord.   (assistant   and 
successor)  16th  May  1894.     Marr.  22nd  June 
1904,  Kate,  daugh.  of  George  Spackman. 


ST    BOSWELLS  OK   ST    BOSEL'S, 
(FORMERLY  LESSUDDEN). 

[The  church  of  Lessudden,  dedicated  to 
St  Mary,  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Dry- 
burgh.  In  it  was  an  altar  of  St  Margaret 
the  Virgin,  and  near  the  church  was  St 
Margaret's  Croft.  In  1652  the  parish 
church  was  removed  from  Lessudden  to  St 
Bosel's  village,  where  it  took  the  place  of 
an  earlier  chapel  of  that  saint.  Near  this 
village  are  St  Boswell's  Well,  St  Boswell's 
Burn,  St  Boswell's  Lands,  and  St  Boswell's 
Green.  There  was  also  St  Cuthbert's  Well. 
On  the  Green  St  Boswell's  Fair  is  held  in 
summer.  The  spelling  Boswell  is  quite 
modern.] 


JOHN    TURNBULL,   reader  in   1576; 
1576    died  in  1585. 

THOMAS  MOFFAT,  perhaps  reader 
at  Linton  in  1571  ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  llth  Sept. 

1585  ;    deprived    prior   to    7th   April    1596 

for  non-residence. 

DAVID  FORSYTH,  reader  at  Coldin^- 

ham,  1571  ;  adm.  to  Bolton  in  1580 ; 

trans,  to  Polwarth  before  1585  ;  trans. 

to  Legerwood  in  1592  ;  trans,  and  adm.  in 

1593,  when  Smailholm  also  was  under  his 

charge;    died   llth   May   1594.     He  marr. 

Mary  Sanderson,  who  survived  him. — [Jtey. 

/IssiV/.] 

ALLAN  LUX  DIE,  M.A.  :  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  7th  April 
1596;  trans,  to  Hassendean  in  1610. 

DAVID  UNIS  [UNES,  UNS],  adm.  (by 
1Q13     the  Synod   at   Peebles)  April  1613  ; 
pres.  by  James  VI.  14th  June  1614  ; 
died  in  1618.— [Re<j.  8ec.  Si<j.  ;  Tombst.~\ 

ANDREW      DUNCANSON,     son     of 

Thomas  D.,  min.  of  Bowden  ;  adm. 

to   Bowden   after    28th    Oct.    1617  : 

trans,    and    adm.    (at    Peebles)    5th    May 

1618  ;  still  min.  14th  June  1654.     He  marr. 

Margaret  (died  between  5th  Jan.  1630  and 

6th  July  1631),  sister   of  William  Riddell 

of  Graitlaws,  and  had  issue — Andrew,  min. 

of  Maxton ;  Thomas,  apprentice  to  James 

Johnston, wright,  Edinburgh,  17th  Dec.  1628. 


1662 


JOHN  SOMERVILLE,  said  to  have 
been  descended  from  the  Somer- 
villes  of  Cambusnethan  ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh)  ;  min.  in  1662 ;  died  after  7th  Feb. 
1674.  He  marr.  Esther  Scougall,  who  sur 
vived  him, and  had  issue — Janet.— [Afernorie 
of  the  Somervil/es  ;  Mel  rose  Regality  Records 
(Scot.  Hist.  Soc.),  ii.,  361 ;  G.  R.  .S'as., 
xxix.,  11.] 

ROBERT  ELLIOT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1676  1668);  min.  in  1676;  cited  before 
Privy  Council,  10th  Nov.  1681,  for 
dissuading  the  magistrates  of  Selkirk  from 
taking  the  Test ;  dep.  27th  Aug.  1690  for 
contumacy.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  P.  C. 
Reg.,  3rd  ser.,  iv.,  667.] 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1691 


JOHN  M'GOUNE  [M'GOLINE],  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  1070)  :  called  6th,  and 
ord.  30th  Oct.  1691  ;  died  llth  Feb. 
1696,  aged  about  46.  He  inarr.  Janet 
(Jorsan,  who  died  8th  March  1702.  — 
[Dumfries  Sens.  Rec."\ 

GEORGE  BYRES,  son  of  Thomas  B., 

„     min.    of    Legerwood  ;     educated    at 

Tniv.  of  Glasgow:   licen.  by  Presb. 

of  Selkirk  10th  March,  and  ord.  llth  Aug. 

1697  :  died  16th  Feb.  1730.     He  marr.  26th 

April  1698,  Catherine  [or  Lilias],  daugh.  of 

Mark  Gordon  in  Cabertie,  and  had  issue- 

George,  his  successor  ;  Lilias  (marr.  in  1724, 

James  Golden,  min.  of  Whitsojae).—  [Edin. 

Rey.  (J/arr.)  :  Boston's  Mem.  ;  Tombst.] 

GEORGE  BYRES,  son  of  preceding: 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  1st  Dec. 
1724  :  pres.  by  Anne.  Duchess  of 
Buccleuch,  with  consent  of  John  Scott, 
younger,  of  Ancrum  ;  ord.  24th  Sept.  1730. 
Having  identified  himself  with  the  principles 
and  opinions  held  by  John  Glas,  founder 
of  the  sect  called  Glassites  in  Scotland  and 
Sandemanians  in  England,  he  dem.  7th 
Nov.  1738.  He  went  to  Edinburgh,  but 
afterwards  removed  to  Kippilaw  in  the 
parish  of  Bowden,  where  he  ministered  to 
a  small  body  of  Glassites.  He  marr.  16th 
Nov.  1732,  Jean,  daugh.  of  Gabriel  Wilson, 
min.  of  Maxton.  and  had  issue—  Helen. 
Publication  —  Pamphlet  in  Defence  of 
Sandeman's  Letters  on  Theron  and  Aspasia. 
—  [Maii-ton  Sess.  Rey.  :  Davidson's  Letters  ; 
Boston's 


JAMES     MASON,    pres.    by    Francis, 
7         Duke  of   Buccleuch,  and   ord.   20th 
Sept.   1739  ;    trans,   to  Yarrow    6th 
Nov.  1753. 

ROBERT  GILL  AN,  ord.   by  Presb.  of 

Stirling,    5th    July   1753,    collegiate 

min.  of  the  High  Meeting,  Berwick  - 

on-Tweed  ;    called   10th,    and    adm.    22nd 

April  1754  ;  died  5th  Aug.  1785.     He  marr. 

llth  Oct.  1757,  Mary  Ellies,  who  died  21st 

Jan.    1807,   and   had   issue  —  Thomas,  born 

24th   Dec.   1758  ;   Mary   Anne,  born   22nd 

Dec.    1759  ;    Robert,    min.    of    Hawick  ; 

Margaret,     born     4th     Oct.     1763     (marr. 


George  Thomson,  min.  of  Melrose) ;  John, 
born  22nd  Oct.  1767  :  Joseph,  born  20th 
Aug.  1769. 

•JAMES  ERSKINE,  seventh  of  Shiel- 
1786  field,  parish  of  Channelkirk,  bapt. 
28th  July  1731,  son  of  Henry  E., 
min.  of  Roberton  :  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  20th 
May  1757 ;  preacher  at  Caerlanrig  Chapel 
[Teviothead] ;  ord.  to  Kirkton  2nd  May 
1764  ;  trans,  to  Roberton  29th  July  1774  ; 
pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  23rd 
Jan.,  trans,  and  adm.  llth  May  1786  :  died 
27th  Oct.  1788.  He  marr.  2nd  Sept.  1768, 
Henrietta  (died  9th  Aug.  1818,  aged  79), 
daugh.  of  Charles  Scott  of  Goldielands,  and 
had  issue— Henry,  lieut.-colonel,  eighth  of 
Shielfield,  born  6th  Oct.  1769,  died  9th 
Nov.  1812  ;  Charles,  writer,  Melrose,  ninth 
of  Shielfield,  born  12th  Aug.  1770,  died 
26th  Jan.  1825  :  Patrick,  surgeon,  Edin 
burgh,  born  12th  March  1772  ;  Christian, 
born  20th  Aug.  1773  ;  Janet,  born  13th  Nov. 
1778,  died  5th  Jan.  1785  :  William  Ogilvy 
(twin),  licentiate  of  the  Church,  afterwards 
surveyor  of  taxes  at  Haddington. 


1789 


JOHN  SCADE,  ord.  7th  May  1789  ;  died 
2nd  Feb.  1810,  aged  60.  He  marr. 
20th  March  1809,  his  housekeeper, 
Helen  Marjoribanks,  out  of  gratitude  for 
her  kindness  and  in  order  that  she  might 
get  the  benefit  of  the  Widows'  Fund.  She 
died  without  issue,  6th  March  1853,  aged 
75.  Publication  —  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  x.). — [Tombst.] 


1810 


PETER  CRAW,  tutor  in  the  family  of 
Robert  Veitch  of  Hawthornbank ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Haddington  7th 
Sept.  1802;  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch,  19th  June,  and  ord.  20th  Sept. 
1810  ;  died  21st  March  1834,  aged  59.  He 
marr.  (1)  28th  Aug.  1811,  Margaret  (died 
13th  May  1813),  second  daugh.  of  Richard 
Brown  of  Wylam  :  (2)  8th  Nov.  1825, 
Elizabeth  (died  10th  Jan.  1835),  youngest 
daugh.  of  William  Dunbar,  Forres,  and 
had  issue — James,  born  15th  Jan.  1827. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  iii.). 


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GEORGE  RITCHIE,   M.A. ;    pres.    by 
1834     Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  ; 
ord.  7th  Aug.  1834  ;  trans,  to  Jed- 
burgh  21st  Sept.  1843. 

ROBERT  SOMERVILLE,  born  Pet- 
1844  tmain'  1800,  son  of  James  8.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 
by  Pre.sb.  of  Peebles ;  pres.  by  Walter, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch,  and  ord.  21st  June 
1844:  died  20th  Feb.  1865.  He  marr.  1st 
Dec.  1847,  Constantia  (died  8th  July  1875), 
daugh.  of  Joseph  Williamson,  Clerk  of 
Teinds,  and  had  issue — James,  born  21st 
June  1849,  went  to  Buenos  Ayres  ;  Joseph 
Williamson,  iron  merchant,  Glasgow,  born 
29th  Oct.  1850. 

THOMAS     FRANCIS     JOHNSTON, 
1865     M.A.  ;   ord.   20th  July  1865  ;   trans. 
to  St  Paul's  Parish,  Greenock,  24th 
Dec.  1878. 

ROBERT  FISHER,  born  Dundee,  1st 
•79  March  1834,  son  of  George  F.  and 
Mary  Davidson  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dundee 
in  1859  ;  tutor  at  Madras  College,  St  An 
drews,  and  headmaster  of  Meadowside 
Academy,  Dundee  :  ord.  to-Carnoustie  26th 
Jan.  1860  ;  trans,  and  adm.  17th  June  1879  ; 
died  at  \rentnor,  Isle  of  Wight,  18th  Feb. 
1901.  He  marr.  1st  July  1857,  Penelope 
Matthew  (died  5th  Nov.  1884),  daugh.  of 
William  White,  St  Andrews,  and  had  issue 
— William  White,  B.A.,  rector  of  Balling- 
hatn-eum-Bolstone,  Herefordshire,  born  18th 
April  1858 ;  Mary  Jane,  born  21st  April 
1859,  died  4th  April  1879 ;  Robert  George, 
teacher  of  music,  born  7th  Jan.  1861,  died 
17th  Nov.  1916  ;  Frederick  Alexander,  rail 
way  engineer,  Argentina,  born  18th  July 
1863  ;  Annie  Adamson  Forsyth,  born  20th 
Aug.  1864,  died  at  Cannes  8th  Dec.  1905; 
Eliza  Adamson,  born  10th  Jan.  1866 ; 
Thomas  Knox,  min.  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  America,  born  20th  Jan.  1867, 
died  25th  Nov.  1910. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  RANKINE,  M.A., 
B.D. ;  trans,  from  Slamannan  ;  adm. 
16th  July  1891  :   trans,   to  Titwood 
Parish,  Glasgow,  2nd  March  1897. 

VOL.   II. 


ALEXANDER  CAMERON  WATSON, 
18g7  born  Glasgow,  3rd  April  1856,  son 
of  William  W. ;  educated  at  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  :  M.A.  (1879), 
B.D.  (1882):  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
14th  June  1882  ;  ord.  missionary  to  Madras 
(by  Presb.  of  Dumbarton)  21st  Aug. 
1883  :  adm.  to  Renton  18th  Oct.  1887 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  15th  July  1897.  Marr. 
12th  July  1888.  Elizabeth  Robertson  Steel, 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Fisher,  and  has  issue 
—William,  born  2nd  Oct.  1889,  died  17th 
March  1891  ;  Alexander  Fisher,  B.Sc., 
trooper  Lothians  and  Border  Horse,  born 
18th  Feb.  1892 ;  Henry  Steel,  born  23rd 
Sept.  1896;  Mary  Elizabeth  Cockburn, 
born  7th  March  1901. 


SELKIRK. 

[Called  of  old  Shielkirk  or  Scheleskirk. 
The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Mary,  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso. 

In  the  twelfth  century  the  parish  church 
was  known  as  the  Abbot's  Kirk,  to  distin 
guish  it  from  the  King's  Kirk,  this  being 
the  name  given  to  the  new  Tironensian 
Monastery  of  St  John  founded  here  by 
David  I.  This  latter  foundation  was 
suppressed  in  1128,  and  its  revenues  given 
to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso  then  founded. 

Near  the  town,  and  within  the  parish, 
were  St  Helen's  Loch  and  St  Helen's 
Shaw.  Selkirk  had  a  fair  of  St  Laurence.] 

JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A. ;  exhorter  here, 
1568  and  at  Ettrick  and  Rankilburn. 

GEORGE  CUNNINGHAM,  reader  from 
1574  1574  to  1580. 


1576 


JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A.  above  noticed, 
is  mentioned  as  "  min.  at  Selkirk :> 
in  1576. 

MICHAEL    CRANSTOUN,   mentioned 
,  cor.     as  min.  in  1580  ;  trans,  to  Liberton 

loot) 

prior  to  1585. 

JOHN  SMYTH,  M.A.,  :  min.  in  1585 ; 
St  Mary  of  the  Lowes,  Ettrick,  and 
Rankilburn  were  also  under  his 

care  in   1685 ;    trans,    to    Mertoun    about 

12th  Oct.  1586. 

N 


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JOHN  WELCH,  M.A. ;  min.  in   1589 ; 
1589    trans,  to  Kirkcudbright  in  1594. 

PATRICK  SHAW,  son  of  John  S.  and 
grandson  of  Sir  James  S.  of  Sauchie  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th  Aug.  1591); 
was  on  the  Exercise,  Presb.  of  Edinburgh, 
24th  July  1593 ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  to 
the  vicarage  of  Greenock  Nov.  1593 ;  min. 
of  this  charge  in  1596.  He  signed  the 
Protestation  for  the  Liberties  of  the  Kirk 
27th  June  1617  ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly 
in  1618  ;  dem.  before  4th  April  1634  ;  died 
before  25th  July  1646.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue — John,  min.  here  in  1624 ;  Adam, 
died  1648 ;  James,  merchant  and  burgess 
of  Edinburgh,  apprenticed  to  David  M'Call, 
merchant,  Edinburgh,  14th  Oct.  1629 ; 
Marion  ;  Grizel  (marr.,  cont.  21st  May 
1640,  John,  son  of  John  Fletcher ;  mer 
chant  and  burgess  of  Edinburgh;  a 
daugh.  (marr.  James  Elliot).  —  [Douglas's 
Baronage ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ; 
Edin.  Tests. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  3162  ; 
Wodroiv  MSS. ;  Bannatyne  MisceU.,  iii. ; 
Reg.  of  Deeds,  dxlii.,  26.] 

THOMAS    WILKIE,    reader,    probably 
1627    afterwards  min.  of  Lilliesleaf. 

JOHN  SHAW,  eldest  son  of  Patrick  S., 
min.  in  1596;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
23rd  July  1631);  pres.  by  Charles 
I.  4th  April  1634.  He  was  confined  to 
the  parish  in  1662,  and  accused  before 
the  Privy  Council,  14th  July  1663,  "of 
turbulent  and  seditious  carriage."  The 
parish  was  vacant  from  12th  Nov.  1664 
to  2nd  Feb.  1666.  He  marr.  (cont.  llth 
Aug.  1636),  Anna,  daugh.  of  Sir  John 
Murray  of  Philiphaugh,  who  had  sasine  with 
him  of  the  lands  of  Eastmains  of  Selkirk, 
called  St  Helen's  Shaw,  13th  Sept.  1661 ; 
and  had  issue  —  Patrick,  M.D.;  Gideon, 
apprentice  to  David  French,  bookseller, 
Edinburgh,  5th  Sept.  1660  ;  John  ;  James  ; 
Jean  (marr.  John  Pringle,  min.  of  Fogo).— 
[Douglas's  Baronage,  212 ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ; 
Wodrow  MSS. ;  New  Gen.  Reg.  of  Sas.,  ii. ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  3162,  3457,  7958.] 

JAMES    CRAIG,    M.A. ;    trans,    from 
Hoddam  ;  adm.  after  2nd  Feb.  1666  ; 


1666 


trans,  to  Tranent  6th  Oct.  1676. 


ALEXANDER  COOPER,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1645) ;  adm.  to  Sorbie 
before  17th  May  1665 ;  trans,  in 

1678  ;  was  still  min.  3rd  Sept.  1682,  but  the 

date  of  his  death  is  unknown.     He   marr. 

(name  unknown),  and  had   issue — Robert ; 

Alexander,   served    heir    25th   July   1688 ; 

Jean    (marr.    Andrew     Mitchell,    min.    of 

Newbattle). — [Kelso  Sess.  Reg. ;   Inq.   Ret. 

Gen.,  6927.] 

JAMES  CANARIES  [probably  MAC- 
ANRIAS],  son  of  Thomas  C.,  min. 
of  Kinnaird ;  was  a  distinguished 
student  at  the  Univ.  of  St  Andrews 
previous  to  1659,  and  entered  on  trials  for 
license  before  the  Presb.  of  Perth  14th  Jan. 
1671,  but  went  to  Rome,  where  he  entered 
the  Roman  Church.  On  his  return  to 
Scotland  he  was  employed  as  a  teacher  in 
the  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  in  1681,  and 
petitioned  to  be  again  received  into  com 
munion  with  the  Reformed  Church.  The 
Presb.  admitted  him,  15th  Jan  1682,  after 
he  had  discoursed  at  great  length  on  the 
temptations  he  was  under  to  make  defec 
tion,  and  the  motives,  convictions,  and 
inducements  that  made  him  "nauseat" 
Romanism.  He  was  licen.  24th  Oct.  1683  ; 
pres.  by  James  VII.  20th  Feb.,  and  adm. 
before  29th  May  1685 ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews 
1686).  He  was  accused  before  the  Privy 
Council,  17th  Sept.  1689,  of  not  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates  and  pray 
ing  that  God  would  restore  James  VII. 
These  charges  were  found  not  proven,  and 
he  was  acquitted ;  but  later  he  abandoned 
his  pastoral  work,  and  the  parish  was  de 
clared  vacant  23rd  Oct.  1691.  In  Jan. 
1692  he  was  one  of  a  considerable  number 
who  petitioned  the  General  Assembly  to 
be  received  into  communion,  but  without 
i  effect.  He  went  to  England  and  became 
;  rector  of  Abington,  Cambridgeshire,  where 
I  he  died.  He  marr.  Anne  Erskine,  second 
I  daugh.  of  James,  Earl  of  Buchan.  Publi 
cations — A  Discourse  representing  the  suf 
ficient  Manifestation  of  the  Will  of  God 
to  His  Church  in  all  its  several  Periods 
and  Dispensations  (Edinburgh,  1684) ; 
Rome's  Additions  to  Christianity  shoivn 
to  be  Inconsistent  with  the  True  Design  of 


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so  Spiritual  a  Religion  (Edinburgh,  1686) ; 
A  tiermon  preached  at  Edinbwyh  on  the 
Anniversary  of  the  Martyrdom  of  King 
Charley  I.  (Edinburgh,  1689);  A  Scourge 
for  the  Presbyter's  Back.  —  [Wodrow's 
Anal,  and  Corresp.  ;  FountainhaU's  Diary ; 
Keith's  Catal. ;  J//V.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ; 
Shaw's  Moray  :  Doivjlas  Peerage,  {.] 

GEORGE    HOME,    M.A.  :    called    3rd 
1Q94     Aug.,    and    ord.    25th    Sept.    1694; 
trans,   to  Abbey    St    Bathans    28th 
Feb.  1699. 

WILLIAM  M'GHIE,  brother  of  James 
17oo  M.,  merchant,  Edinburgh  :  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  26th  Aug.  1693) ;  called 
25th  Oct.  1699;  ord.  12th  Jan.  1700;  died 
30th  April  1725,  aged  about  52.  He  raarr. 
Aug.  1708,  Rachel  Dunbar,  who  died  at 
Edinburgh,  Xov.  1737,  and  had  issue- 
William  ;  Margaret ;  Elizabeth  (marr.,  pro. 
4th  March  1739,  Adolphus  Hay,  writer, 
Edinburgh).— [Edin.  Texts.;  Boston's  J/ew.] 

DAVID  BROWX,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1726  7th  July  1698) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  31st  Oct.  1704  :  ord.  to 
Greenlaw  4th  June  1707  ;  trans,  to  Gordon 
25th  Nov.  1708;  pres.  by  John,  Duke  of 
Roxburghe,  Oct.  1725;  trans,  and  adm.  5th 
May  1726.  He  was  the  bearer  of  a  message 
from  the  Presb.  to  the  General  Assembly 
of  1733  that  the  four  brethren  [the  founders 
of  the  Secession  Church]  should  be  reponed 
to  their  charges.  He  died  12th  March  1753. 
He  marr.  (1)  (pro.  8th  Feb.  1708),  Christian 
Henderson,  widow  of  William  Archibald, 
writer,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— William, 
min.  of  Maxton  :  (2)  24th  Nov.  1738,  Janet 
Scott,  and  had  issue— Mary,  born  24th  Sept. 
1 739  (raarr.  Dec.  1 758,  Andrew  Wight,  far 
mer,  Ormiston) ;  David.— [Boston's  Mem.] 

WILLIAM  TROTTER,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1754  of  Earlston  4th  Nov.  1735  ;  assistant 
at  Kelso ;  pres.  to  Second  Charge, 
Culross,  1st  May  1747,  but  the  Presb. 
refused  to  appoint  him.  An  appeal 
followed  to  the  Court  of  Session,  who 
sustained  the  Patron's  right  to  the  stipend, 
26th  June  1751.  He  was  ord.,  15th  Sept. 


1749,  to  a  Presbyterian  congregation  at 
South  Shields  :  was  pres.  to  this  parish  by 
Robert,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  Aug.  1753; 
adm.  23rd  July  1754;  died  4th  Sept.  1771. 
He  marr.  (1)  27th  Jan.  1755,  Elizabeth 
Mackill,  who  died  24th  Nov.  1763 :  (2) 
28th  Sept.  1764,  Janet  (died  at  Kelso,  19th 
Feb.  1804),  daugh.  of  John  Thomson,  feuar, 
Kelso.— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1748;  Scots  May., 
xiii. ;  Morren's  Ann.,  i.,  52.] 

THOMAS  ROBERTSON,  born  1736, 
1772  brother  of  James  R.,  min.  of  Ratho  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith ;  pres. 
by  John,  Duke  of  Roxburghe,  18th  Nov. 
1771  •  ord.  8th  May  1772  ;  died  5th  Sept. 
1805.  He  marr.  18th  Jan.  1776,  Robina 
Lang,  Broomhill,  who  died  at  Edinburgh, 
.?./;.,  16th  Nov.  1812.  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Sfat.  Ace.,  ii.).— 
[Tombst.] 

JOHN  CAMPBELL,  born  4th  June 
1806  1"^8'  son  °^  William  C.,  min.  of 
Lilliesleaf ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Sel 
kirk  1st  April  1800 ;  pres.  by  James,  Duke 
of  Roxburghe,  1st  Oct.  1805  ;  ord.  18th  April 
1806;  died  at  Bridge  of  Allan,  23rd  April 
1857.  I  To  marr.  15th  Dec.  1809,  Jane 
(died  22nd  Nov.  1873),  daugh.  of  Richard 
SherrifF,  farmer,  Lugate,  Stow.  Publica 
tion  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Xew  Stat, 
Ace.,  iii.). 

.JAMES  FARQUHARSON,  born  13th 
1857  Dec.  1832,  son  of  James  F.,  LL.D., 
min.  of  Alford  ;  educated  at  Clatt 
School,  Grammar  School  and  Marischal 
College,  Aberdeen  ;  M.A.  (1850) :  taught 
Natural  History  Class  in  Aberdeen  Univ. 
in  1852  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  May 
1854 ;  assistant  at  West  Parish,  Aberdeen, 
and  at  St  Luke's,  Edinburgh ;  pres.  by 
James  Henry  Robert,  Duke  of  Roxburghe  ; 
ord.  17th  Sept.  1857  ;  president  of  Berwick 
shire  Naturalists'  Club  in  1882;  clerk  of 
Presb.  1887-1899;  D.D.  (Aberdeen  1887); 
clerk  of  Synod  1889-1899  ;  died  at  Corstor- 
phine,  25th  April  1906.  He  marr.  llth 
Sept.  1860,  Martha,  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Hector,  writer,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue- 
Margaret,  born  29th  June  1862;  Helen 
Taylor,  born  13th  July  1863,  died  9th 


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[PKESB.  OF 


Oct.  1863 ;  Agnes,  born  17th  June  1865  ; 
Mary  Helen,  born  22nd  July  1866,  died 
3rd  Dec.  1876.  Publications  —  Contribu 
tions  to  History  of  Eenvickshire  Naturalists' 
Club,  vols.  viii.,  ix.  ;  Presidential  Address, 
vol.  x. — [Obituary  notice,  Hist.  Ber.  Nat. 
Club,  vol.  xix.] 


1899 


GEORGE  LAWSON,  born  Kintore, 
Aberdeenshire,  19th  Aug.  1859,  son 
of  Francis  L.  ;  educated  at  parish 
schools  of  Kintore,  Echt,  Skene,  and  Kin- 
nellar,  Grammar  School  and  Univ.  of 
Aberdeen;  MA.  (1882);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Aberdeen  5th  May  1885;  assistant  at 
West  Parish,  Aberdeen  ;  ord.  to  Forglen 
20th  Sept.  1888  ;  trans,  and  adm.  (assistant 
and  successor)  12th  Oct.  1899.  Marr.  12th 
Feb.  1890,  Annie  Strahan,  daugh.  of  John 
Black,  LL.D.,  Professor  of  Humanity  in 
Uriiv.  of  Aberdeen. 


YARROW. 

[Called  of  old  St  Mary  of  the  Lowes 
and  St  Mary  of  the  Forest.  The  church, 
dedicated  to  St  Mary,  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Dryburgh.  In  1640  it  was  re 
moved  eight  miles  down  the  water  of 
Yarrow  to  the  place  now  known  as  Yarrow 
Kirk. 

There  were  ancient  chapels  at  Deuchar 
and  Kirkhope,  also  the  Chapel  and  Well  of 
St  Philip  at  the  Catslacknowe.  The  church 
of  Yarrow  was  restored  in  1906.] 

ALEXANDER    DOUGLAS,    pres.    by 
James  VI.  to  the  vicarage  pension 
ary  12th  Feb.  1577 ;  still  vicar  28th 
Dec.  1594.— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  xlviii.,  280.] 

JAMES  SCOTT,  MA.  (Edinburgh,  28th 
July  1599) ;  he  was  suspected  by  the 
Presb.,  4th  Oct.  1608,  "  of  being  our 
guid  an  companion  in  drinking  and  beir- 
ing  company  both  in  Edinburgh  and  at 
home,  as  negligent  in  discipline,  and  in 
using  of  his  buik,  and  preparing  of  his 
pepil.  The  brethern  commends  he  be  not 
offensive  in  tym  coming  or  else  they  will 
proceed  against  him."  He  was  also 
admonished  2nd  Sept.  1610,  having 


"  never  administered  the  communion,  and 
that  he  be  grave  in  his  behaviour."  He 
was  non-resident  13th  Nov.  1618,  and  as 
"it  cannot  be  mendit,  he  is  exhorted  to 
use  diligence,  and  to  find  the  nearest 
roume  for  remaining  among  his  people/' 
He  died  in  1634,  aged  about  55.  He 
marr.  and  had  issue  —  William.  —  [Reg. 
Assvj.  ;  Reg.  Sec.  Si<j.  ;  Rey.  of  Deeds, 
ccccxxxviii.,  56.] 

.JAMES   FISHER,   adm.   to   Southdean 
26th   Sept.    1626;   pres.   by   Charles 
I.    7th   Jan.    1635;   died   in   1640.— 
[Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Old  Dec.,  ii.,  iii.] 

WILLIAM  ELLIOT,  brother  of  Thomas 
E.  in  Borthwickshiels  ;  MA.  (St  An 
drews,    llth   May   1637) ;    pres.    by 
Charles  I.  20th  Jan.,  and  adm.  16th  June 
1641 ;   not   conforming   to   Episcopacy,   he 
was   confined   to  his   parish   in    1662,  and 
j  was  granted  indulgence  in  1679  ;  died  Nov. 
1685,  aged    about   68.  —  [Reg.    Sec.    Sig. ; 
Jedburgh    Presb.    Reg. ;    Wodrow's    Hist., 
iii.,  156  ;  Livingston's  Life ;  Peebles  Tests.] 


1666 


JOHN  CLAPPERTON,  son  of  John  C., 
min.  of  Ednam ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
July  1642) ;  adm.  to  Yetholm  in 
1662  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  21st  Nov.  1665  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  after  13th  Feb.  1666 ;  died 
in  1679,  aged  about  57.  He  marr.  Margaret 
Learrnonth,  and  had  issue — Samuel,  dead 
in  1674  ;  John  ;  Richard  ;  Thomas  ;  James  ; 
Jean  ;  Margaret ;  Elizabeth.  —  [Min.-book 
Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Kelso  and  Peebles  Presb. 
Regs.;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  8103,  8104;  G.  R. 
Inhib.,  1st  Dec.  1674.] 

JAMES  MURRAY,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1665) ; 

adm.  to  Borgue  before  5th  Oct.  1669  ; 

pres.  by  Charles  II.  28th  June  1679  ; 
adm.  in  1680.  He  was  accused  before  the 
Privy  Council,  17th  Sept.  1689,  of  neither 
reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates 
nor  praying  for  William  and  Mary,  but 
was  acquitted.  He  was  afterwards  outed 
by  the  rabble  3rd  July  1691.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue  —  Anne  (marr.  17th  Nov. 
1732,  James  Wight,  dyer,  Edinburgh).— 
Reg.  Sec.  Sig.] 


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ROBERT    WYLLIE,    M.A. ;    ord.    (at 
1690     Whitehope)  5th  Feb.,   and  trans,  to 
Ashkirk  3rd  April  1690. 


1691 


JOHN  RUTHERFORD,  born  1641,  son 
of  John  R,,  tacksman  of  Grundis- 
nock,  and  Isabella  Ker  (descended 
from  the  Ferniherst  family);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Selkirk  ;  master  of  the  Grammar 
School  of  Selkirk  about  1680;  ord.  30th 
Sept.  1691 ;  died  8th  May  1710.  He  marr. 
Christian,  grand -daugli.  of  John  Shaw, 
min.  of  Selkirk,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
died  aged  4  ;  John,  M.D.,  Professor  of 
the  Practice  of  Medicine  in  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  (maternal  grandfather  of  Sir 
Walter  Scott),  born  1st  Aug.  1695,  died  8th 
March  1779  ;  Jean,  bapt.  5th  Sept.  1693 ; 
died  unmarr. ;  Anne  (marr.  William  Scott 
of  Whythaugh).  —  [Jlannatyne  Jfiscell.  ; 
Tombst. ;  Boston's  Memoirs ;  Lockhart's 
Life  of  Scott ;  Chambers^  Journal,  1902.] 

WILLIAM  BANNATYNE,  one  of  the 
1711  ^f°rning  Lecturers  in  Edinburgh ; 
called  4th  Oct.  1710;  ord.  25th 
April  1711  ;  died  17th  Jan.  1753.  He 
marr.  (1)  Dec.  1717,  Euphan,  daugh.  of 
James  Mure  of  Roddans,  Co.  Down : 
(2)  4th  Nov.  1742,  Isobel  (died  at  Glasgow, 
22nd  Jan.  1789,  aged  69),  daugh.  of  Archi 
bald  Lundie,  min.  of  Saltoun,  and  had 
issue — Archibald,  born  15th  March  1745 ; 
Jean,  born  16th  March  1746  (marr.  pro. 
13th  June  1788,  John  Agur,  brickmaker, 
Glasgow) ;  Robina.  born  16th  Oct.  1749. 

JAMES    MASON,   licen.   by    Presb.   of 

Kelso     2nd    March    1736;     ord.    to 

St  Boswells  20th  Sept.  1739 ;  called 

27th  June,  pres.  by  George  II.  13th  Feb., 

trans,  and  adm.  6th  Nov.  1753 ;  died  12th 

Jan.    1764.      He    marr.    26th    June    1744, 

Elizabeth   Kirkwood,   who  died  2nd  April 

1801,   and   had    issue — George,   born    10th 

April  1745  ;  Jean  and  Isabel  (twins),  born 

10th  Jan.  1747  ;  James,  born  16th  Nov.  1748. 

JAMES  LORIMER,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

17Q5     Lanark    20th    Sept.    1738;    ord.    to 

Mouswald  2nd  May  1748 ;   pres.  by 

George   III.   23rd   Feb.   1764 ;    trans,   and 

adm.   6th    Feb.    1765 ;    D.D.    (Edinburgh, 


18th  July  1771);  died  21st  Nov.  1775. 
He  marr.  (1)  30th  June  1741,  Elizabeth 
Oswald,  who  died  19th  Oct.  1752,  and  had 
issue— Janet,  born  23rd  Nov.  1743,  died 
20th  Sept.  1746;  Helen,  born  3rd  Oct. 
1745,  died  24th  Sept.  1746  ;  Elizabeth,  born 
1st  Nov.  1746  (marr.,  pro.  29th  May  1768, 
William  Hunter,  merchant,  Dumfries) ; 
Oswald,  born  5th  Feb.  1748  :  (2)  21st  June 
1757,  Jean  (died  20th  Jan.  1781),  daugh.  of 
John  Sibbald,  writer,  and  widow  of  Stephen 
Paton,  min.  of  Newlands,  and  had  issue 
—James,  born  3rd  Sept.  1758.  Publication 
—  The  Duty  of  Hohliwj  the  Faith,  a  sermon 
(Edinburgh,  1773). 

ROBERT  CRAMOND,  born  1741  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Aberdeen  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kelso;  ord.  min.  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  Etal,  North 
umberland,  22nd  May  1765;  D.D.  (Mari- 
schal  College,  Aberdeen,  8th  Sept.  1774); 
pres.  by  George  III.  26th  Jan.,  and  adm. 
12th  June  1776 ;  died  14th  Feb.  1791.  He 
marr.  (1)  4th  June  1765,  Ann  Wood,  who 
died  7th  April  1767,  and  had  issue — Ann 
Alison,  born  17th  April  1766 :  (2)  6th 
Sept.  1769,  Isabella  Young,  and  had  issue- 
Margaret,  born  6th  Aug.  1770 ;  Jean,  born 
15th  June  1772  ;  Isabella  Liddel,  born  22nd 
Sept.  1775  (marr.  23rd  July  1802,  Richard 
Young,  brewer,  Edinburgh).  —  [Tombst. ; 
M'Guffie's  The  Priests  of  Etal.] 

ROBERT  RUSSELL,  born  West  Den- 
muir,  Fife,  1766,  son  of  James  R., 
farmer,  and  Isabella  Meldrum, 
brought  up  by  an  uncle,  James  Dall, 
farmer,  Priestfield,  Cults ;  educated 
privately,  and  at  Univs.  of  Edinburgh 
and  St  Andrews ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1785);  tutor  in  the  families  of  Spottis- 
wood  of  Dunipace,  and  the  Hon.  Charles 
Napier  of  Merchiston  Hall,  Falkirk  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  18th  June  1788; 
pres.  by  Francis,  Lord  Napier,  5th  Feb., 
and  ord.  to  Ettrick  6th  May  1790;  pres. 
by  George  III. ;  trans,  and  adm.  1st  Sept. 
1791 ;  chaplain  to  the  Lord  High  Com 
missioner  to  the  General  Assembly  1805-41 ; 
D.D.  (Edinburgh,  3rd  April  1811);  died 
FATHER  OF  THE  SYNOD,  18th  March  1847. 


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[PRESB.  OF  SELKIRK 


During  his  incumbency  he  was  never  con 
fined  to  bed  for  an  entire  day ;  he  was 
only  two  Sundays  out  of  church,  and  no 
doctor  ever  prescribed  for  him  till  three 
days  before  his  death.  From  his  robust 
and  handsome  appearance  he  was  jocularly 
known  in  his  youth  as  "  the  beauty  of  holi 
ness.''  He  bequeathed  £100  for  religious 
instruction  of  the  young  in  the  parish. 
He  marr.  30th  Nov.  1803,  Agnes  (born 
30th  July  1771,  died  2nd  Oct.  1843), 
seventh  daugh.  of  Walter  Turnbull,  Firth, 
Roxburghshire,  and  had  issue— Dorothea, 
born  31st  Aug.  1804  (marr.  George  Ballan- 
tyne.  farmer,  Whitehope),  died  15th  Nov. 
1834  ;  James,  D.D.,  his  successor ;  Walter, 
born  12th  May  1811,  died  23rd  May  1842. 
Publications — Accounts  of  Ettrick  and  of 
Yarrow  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iii.,  vii.). — 
[Conolly's  Eminent  Ifen  of  Fife-,  James 
Russell's  Reminiscences  of  Yarrow ;  Mrs 
Garden's  Memoir  of  James  IJoyg  :  Craig- 
Brown's  Selkirkshire.'} 

JAMES  RUSSELL,  born  1st  Dec. 
1841  1809,  son  of  preceding ;  educated  at 
Yarrow  School  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  28th 
June  1831  ;  assistant  to  his  father  1831-41 ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  6th  July  1841  ; 
chaplain  to  the  Lord  High  Commissioner, 
1847-51,  1853-57,  1860-83;  D.D.  (Edin 
burgh  1878) ;  died  9th  Jan.  1883.  He  marr. 
4th  March  1851,  Janet  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
John  Shand,  W.S.,  Edinburgh,  and  had 
issue — Robert,  born  26th  Feb.  1852  ;  Isa 
bella  Lister,  born  10th  Sept.  1853,  died 
25th  Dec.  1859  :  John  Harvey  Shand, 
divinity  student,  born  3rd  March  1861, 
died  at  Lewinshope,  3rd  July  1884.  Pub 
lications  —  The  Sleep  of  the  Believer,  a 
sermon  (1857) ;  Reminiscences  of  Yarrow 
(Edinburgh,  1886  ;  2nd  ed.,  Selkirk,  1894)  ; 
Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.  of 
Scotland,  iii.).  —  [In  Memoriam,  private 
circulation,  1883 ;  supplementary  chapters 
in  Reminiscences,  1894.] 


ROBERT  BORLAND,  born  Dalserf, 
188S  20th  March  1849,  son  of  Robert  B. 
and  Margaret  Kissock  ;  educated  at 
Stonehouse  Parish  School  and  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  :  ord.  min.  of  the  Evangelical 
Union  congregation,  Langholm,  16th  Oct. 
I  1873  ;  min.  of  the  Evangelical  Union  con- 
1  gregation,  Kilmarnock,  1877.  Joined  the 
Church  of  Scotland  and  adm.  to  the  status 
of  a  licentiate  in  1880  ;  ord.  to  Ladhope 
2nd  March  1882 ;  trans,  and  adm.  14th 
June  1883:  D.D.  (Glasgow  1909):  died 
19th  June  1912.  He  marr.  13th  June  1882, 
Annie,  daugh.  of  Andrew  Haddon,  Honey- 
burn.  Publications — Ten  Days  in  Xoriraii 
(Kilmarnock,  1887);  Yarrow:  it*  Poetx 
ami  Poetry  (Dalbeattie,  1890;  2nd  ed., 
Galashiels,  1908);  A  Word  in  .SV« .so/?  (private 
circulation,  Selkirk,  1895);  Border  Raich 
and  Reivers  (Dalbeattie,  1898 ;  2nd  ed., 
1910) ;  edited  James  Hoyy,  the  Ettrick 
Shepherd  (Memorial  vol. ;  Selkirk,  1898) : 
"The  Ecclesiology  of  Yarrow"  (Trans. 
Scot.  Eccles.  Soc.,  1906);  "The  Religious 
i  Significance  of  Yarrow"  (The  Guide,  Feb. 
1906).  —  [  The  Bonier  Magazine,  May 
1907.] 

ROGER        SANDILANDS        KIRK- 

1912     PATRICK,    born     Hamilton,    18th 

March    1859,    son    of    Roger    K.    of 

|  Lagganlees  (grandson  of  Sir  James  Kirk- 
patrick  of  Closeburn,  fourth  baronet),  and 
Isabella  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Joseph 

i  Kirkpatrick  of  St  Cross,  Newport,  Isle 
of  Wight ;  educated  at  Academy  and 
Gilbertfiekl  House,  Hamilton,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1878),  B.D.  (1881); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh;  assistant 
at  Langholm  and  Govan ;  ord.  to  Dal 
beattie  18th  Feb.  1886;  trans,  to  Jed- 
burgh  22nd  Oct.  1896 ;  trans,  to  Govan 
29th  June  1899  ;  trans,  and  adm.  22nd 
Nov.  1912.  Publication — The  Ministry  of 
Dr  John  Macleod  in  the  Parish  of  Govan 
[Macleod  Memorial  Lecture]  (Edinburgh, 
1915). 


SYNOD   OF   DUMFRIES 

[THE  RECORDS  begin  14th  April  1691.] 


PRESBYTERY   OF  LOCHMABEN 

[The  General  Assembly  resolved  to  erect  this  Court  in  April  1581,  but  the  Presbytery 
does  not  appear  till  26th  Sept.  1638,  when  commissioners  were  elected  for  the  coming 
Assembly.  The  Presbytery  Register  commences  23rd  June  1701.  The  first  volume 
which  was  recovered  out  of  a  snuff-shop,  is  very  imperfect,  only  a  hundred  and 
eighteen  leaves  remaining  out  of  a  hundred  and  eighty-seven.  Blanks  occur  after 
wards  from  26th  May  1706  to  17th  March  1708,  from  30th  March  1718  to  4th  Nov. 
1730,  from  1st  July  1746  to  26th  Oct.  1747,  from  13th  April  to  3rd  Aug.  1773,  and 
from  7th  Aug.  1781  to  1st  Oct.  1782.] 


APPLEGARTH  AND  SIB- 
BALDBIE. 

[These  parishes  were  united  in  1609.  On 
the  7th  of  July  1300,  Edward  I.  of  England, 
on  his  way  to  the  siege  of  Caerlaverock 
Castle,  made  offerings  at  the  altars  of  St 
Nicholas  and  St  Thomas  the  Martyr  in  the 
church  of  Applegarth.  St  Thomas  was 
the  Saint  of  the  day,  and  St  Nicholas  may 
have  been  the  patron  of  the  church.  There 
was  a  chapel  at  Dinwiddie,  in  the  parish  of 
Applegarth,  also  a  Well  of  St  Michael.  The 
church  of  Sibbaldbie  belonged  to  the  Abbey 
of  Jedburgh.] 


ANDREW 


1585 


reader    and 
and 
charge.— 


JOHNSTON, 

Parson  in  1585'  w^ 
Tundergarth   also   in   the 

[Reg.  Assig.] 

HUMPHREY  JARDINE,  min.  in  1607. 
1607     He  had  issue~  George.—  [P.  C.  Reg., 
viii.,    14  ;     Reg.    of    Deeds,    ccccvii., 
23rd  June  1628.] 

JOHN  YOUNG,  brother  of  James  Y., 

"baxter  at  the  West  Port  of   Edin 

burgh1';   MA.    (St   Andrews  1604); 

min.  in.   1608;   still   min.  25th  Jan.   1644. 

199 


He  marr.  (name  unknown),  and  had  issue 
— John,  apprenticed  to  Thomas  Stainhouse, 
baker,  Edinburgh,  19th  Feb.  1623 ;  Grizell 
(marr.,  cont.  7th  Sept.  1646,  John  Fareis 
in  Sibbilbiesyde) ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  George 
Johnston  of  Girthhead).— [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
cccxxix.,  274 ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Mid-Colder  Sess. 
Reg.  ;  Edin.  Apprentice  Reg. ;  Dumfries 
Sas.,  15th  Feb.  1639,  and  22nd  Aug.  1648.] 

THOMAS  THOMSON,  M.A.  (St  An- 
1647  drews  1628) ;  min.  in  1647  ;  he  con 
formed  to  Episcopacy ;  died  12th 
Dec.  1678,  in  his  82nd  year.  He  marr. 
Mary  Cockburn,  who  died  Jan.  1679,  and 
had  issue — Alexander  ;  Thomas,  his  suc 
cessor.—  [Dumfries  Presb.  Reg. ;  Dumfries 
Tests. ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1648  ;  Tombst. ; 
Wodrow's  Hist.} 

THOMAS     THOMSON,  born    1653, 
younger    son    of    preceding;     M.A. 
(Edinburgh    1673);    became   school 
master  of  Alloa;  passed  trials  before  the 
Presb.   of  Stirling,  and  was  recommended 
for    license    6th    March    1678;    pres.    by 
Arthur,     Archbishop     of     Glasgow,     jure 
devoluto  in  1682.     He  was  outed  in  1689; 


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[PRESB.  OF 


(Hi-rl  24th  March  1698.  He  marr.  June 
1697,  Marion,  daugh.  of  John  Malcolm, 
min.  of  Holywood,  and  had  issue — Thomas. 
— [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tomhst.  ;  Rule's  Sec. 
Vindication:  MS.  A<'<\  of  Min.,  1689: 
Morrison's  Dec.,  xii.] 

DUGALD  SIMPSON,  was  a  student  at 
16g4  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow  in  1682  ;  adm. 
Sept.  1694  ;  died  between  25th  April 
and  23rd  May  1704.  He  marr.  Jan.  1698, 
Jean,  daugh.  of  Alex.  Hutchison,  min.  of 
the  Canongate,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue- 
Janet  (marr.  12th  April  1739,  John  Wallace, 
surgeon,  Edinburgh).— [Edin.  Re<j.  (Marr,).] 

DAVID  WIGHTMAN,  born  1680,  prob- 
17Q6  ably  son  of  Matthew  W.,  merchant 
burgess  of  Dumfries,  and  Elizabeth 
Irvine  ;  MA.  (Edinburgh,  17th  May  1699); 
ord.  to  Terregles  23rd  Sept.  1702 ;  called 
27th  Feb.,  also  on  5th  March,  and  adm. 
18th  April  1706  ;  died  1st  Feb.  1748.  He 
marr.  20th  Aug.  1706,  Marian  (died  llth 
Oct.  1762),  daugh.  of  John  Cannon  of 
Formiston.  Publication — Mr  Taylor's  Case 
Stated,  or  a  Just  Reply  to  a  book  entitled 
A  Vindication  of  Mr  John  Taylor,  Minister 
of  Wamfray  (Dumfries,  1718). — [Dumfries 
Reg.  (Marr.} ;  Wodrow's  Corresp.,  iii.] 

EDWARD  M'WHINNIE,  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben,  5th  April  1737; 
pres.  by  the  commissioner  for  Sir 
Alexander  Jardine  of  Applegarth  9th  and 
21st  June,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
20th  Nov.  1746;  died  6th  Jan.  1776.  He 
marr.  7th  Aug.  1751,  Jean  Bell,  who  died 
30th  March  1799,  and  had  issue— William, 
born  15th  May,  died  1st  July  1752 ;  Janet, 
born  4th  Jan.  1754 ;  Richard,  born  1st 
June  1756  ;  Jean,  born  15th  May  1758,  died 
23rd  Aug.  1767  ;  John,  born  27th  April  1760, 
died  31st  Aug.  1767;  Sibella,  born  17th 
May  1764  ;  Margaret,  born  15th  June  1766  ; 
Jane,  born  9th  June  1768. 

ROBERT  LITTLE,  pres.  by  the  curator 
for  George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 
June  1776 ;  ord.  27th  March  1777  : 
died  5th  Jan.  1803,  aged  58.  He  marr.  9th 
Dec.  1783,  Barbara  Anne  (died  at  Edin 
burgh,  15th  July  1823),  daugh.  of  Matthew 


Cleghorn,  min.  of  Dryfesdale,  and  had  issue 
—Margaret,  born  7th  Oct.  1784 ;  Matthew 
William,  born  2nd  Aug.  1786;  William 
Maxwell,  born  24th  July  1788;  Anne,  born 
15th,  died  24th  July  1790  ;  Eupham,  born 
19th  Jan.  1792.— [Tvtnbst.] 

THOMAS  TUDOR  DUNCAN,  M.D.  : 

1804     ^res'    ky    ^ir    WiUiam    Jardine    of 
Applegarth,  Bart,,  29th  Dec.    1803  ; 
ord.  12th  April  1804  ;   trans,  to   Dumfries 
(New  Church),  27th  Nov.  1806. 

WILLIAM  DUNBAR,  tutor  in  the 
1807  family  of  John  M'Neill  of  Colonsay  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  3rd 
Jan.  1804;  pres.  by  James,  Earl  of  Hope- 
toun,  and  by  Sir  William  Jardine  of 
Applegarth,  Bart.,  in  Jan.,  and  ord.  7th 
May  1807;  D.D.  (St  Andrews,  12th  Jan. 
1839) ;  died  6th  Dec.  1861,  in  his  82nd  year. 
He  marr.  15th  Jan.  1810,  Anne  (died  18th 
Dec.  1839),  fourth  daugh.  of  William  Burn- 
side,  D.D.,  min.  of  Dumfries,  and  had  issue 
— Anne  Hutton,  born  25th  Nov.  1810 ; 
Thomas,  student  of  medicine,  born  27th 
Nov.  1811,  died  at  Edinburgh,  17th  Jan. 
1829;  Janet,  born  23rd  May  1813;  William 
Burnside,  min.  of  Glencairn,  born  5th  April 
1815  ;  Mary  Taylor,  born  30th  March  1818  ; 
Robert,  born  14th  Sept.  1822.  Publica 
tions  —  The  Natural  History  of  Bees  in 
Jardine's  Naturalists'  Library,  xxxviii. 
(Edinburgh,  1840);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

DAVID  LANDALE,  born  Lindifferon, 
1862  ^onimail)  Fife,  20th  Jan.  1831,  son 
of  David  L.  of  Pittachope,  Fife,  and 
Isobel  Russell ;  educated  at  High  School 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Cupar  8th  May  1855 ;  ord.  to  Auchter- 
gaven  10th  July  1856 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
19th  June  1862;  died  28th  March  1900. 
He  marr.  llth  Dec.  1862,  Margaret  Helen 
Hassels  (died  1898),  daugh.  of  Sir  William 
Jardine  of  Applegarth,  Bart.,  the  naturalist, 
and  Jane  Home,  daugh.  of  Daniel  Lizars, 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— Jane  Jardine, 
born  16th  Dec.  1865;  David,  partner  in 
Jardine,  Matheson,  &  Co.,  born  6th  Aug. 
1868;  Wellwood  Maxwell,  nun.  of  Straiton, 
born  24th  June  1870. 


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ANDREW  SCOULAR  GALBRAITH 
GILCHKIST,  bora  Arthur's  Crag, 
Lanark,  19th  Feb.  1871,  son  of 
Andrew  G.  and  Janet  Graham  ;  educated 
at  Lanark  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.  (1894),  B.D.  (1896);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Lanark  May  1896  ;  assistant  at  St  Paul's, 
Glasgow,  and  at  Riccarton,  Kilmarnock  ; 
ord.  24th  Aug.  1900  :  chaplain,  British  Ex 
peditionary  Force,  France,  1914-16  (Military 
Cross).  Marr.  19th  Dec.  1900,  Agnes  Wilson, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Mitchell  and  Agnes 
Wilson,  and  has  issue  —  Andrew  James 
Graham,  born  16th  Dec.  1901  ;  Agnes 
Wilson,  born  2nd  Feb.  1903,  died  19th  Aug. 
1914  :  Janet  Graham,  born  llth  Dec.  1905  ; 
Thomas  Mitchell,  born  13th  Nov.  1907  ; 
Mary  Minto  Mitchell  (twin),  born  13th 
Nov.  1907. 


DALTON  (OH  MEIKLE  DALTON) 
AND  LITTLE  DALTON. 

[The  parishes  of  Meikle  and  Little  Dalt-on 
were  finally  united  in  1633.] 

JOHN     CUNNINGHAM,    reader     in 
1567     1567. 

HALBERT  WELSH,  reader  from  1576 
1676     to  1585. 

JOHN  HENRYSON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1Q37  1617)  ;  min.  in  1637  ;  died  before 
8th  July  1674.  He  marr.  Elizabeth 
Rome,  who  died  4th  Jan.  1708,  and  had 
issue  —  James.  —  [Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 
Mouswald  Sess.  ;  Priv.  Seal  Eng.  Reg.,  i., 
185  ;  Dumfries  Reg.  (Deaths)  ;  P.  C.  Regs., 
3rd  series,  iv.,  612.] 

WILLIAM  BO  YD,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1632)  ; 
.  -?  min.  in  1657  ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue  —  Hugh,  bapt.  24th  Dec.  1657. 
—  [Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326  ;  Dumfries  Reg, 


1684 


JOHN  ROWAT,  held  a  bursary  in  the 

1665     Univ.  of  Glasgow  in   1657  ;  was  a 

student  of  theology  in  1664  ;  probably 

adm.  about  1665  ;  dem.  prior  to  the  Revolu 

tion.—  [J/S.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 


WILLIAM  MILNE,  M.A.  (King's  Col- 
^e&e'  Aberdeen,  1650)  ;  min.  in  Oct. 
1684. 


HUGH  M'HENDRIE,  adm.  before  llth 
Oct.  1694  :  dep.  in  1696  "  for  irregu 
larities."  He  was  reponed  30th  Jan. 
1699,  upon  his  undertaking  to  be  subject 
to  the  judicatories  of  the  Church  ;  app.  3rd 
Feb.  following  to  supply  parishes  in  Angus 
or  Perth.  Again  dep.  by  the  Commission 
of  Assembly  in  1700,  for  irregular  and 
divisive  courses.  The  Assembly,  15th 
March  1703,  refused  to  annul  the  sentence 
of  the  Commission,  but  recommended  all 
Presbyteries  south  of  the  Tay  to  collect 
for  his  "present  necessity."  He  went  to 
England  and  took  orders  there.  Returning 
to  Scotland,  he  was  apprehended  in  Glasgow 
for  celebrating  an  irregular  marriage,  when 
he  declared  himself  to  belong  to  the  Episco 
pal  Communion. — [Acts  of  Ass.,  1695-1703  ; 
Wight  man's  Just  Reply. ~\ 

JOHN  CARLYLE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
17og  28th  June  1697;  called  Oct.  1702; 
ord.  29th  April  1703  :  dem.  after 
1710.  He  was  curator  to  Alexander,  eldest 
son  of  James  Carlyle,  merchant,  Glasgow, 
1729  and  1730.— [Glasgow  Tests.] 

ROBERT  KIRKLAND,  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  1st  June  1709  ;  ord.  by 

Presb.  of  London  before  16th  April  1712; 

adm.   before    llth    Oct.    1715;    dem.    5th 

Aug.  1740.    He  had  issue— Robert,  buried 

28th  May  1716. 

DAVID  IMRIE,  M.A.  ;  pres.  by  the 
trustees  of  John  Carruthers  of 
Holmains  16th  and  26th  Jan.,  and 

ord.  7th  May  1741 ;   trans,  to  St  Mungo 

20th  June  1751. 

JOHN  MARSHALL,  called  1st.  Feb., 
and  ord.  10th  May  1753;  trans,  to 
Tinwald  18th  March  1762. 

WILLIAM  BRYDEN,  born   1735,  fifth 
son  of  Thomas  B.,  merchant,  Glas 
gow  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
licen.  lay  Presb.  of  Annan  3rd  Feb.,  and 
pres.  by  John  Carruthers  of  Holmains  30th 


1741 


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DALTON  AND  LITTLE  DALTON 


[PRESB.  OF 


July  1762;  ord.  24th  March  1763;  D.D. 
(Edinburgh,  19th  March  1778).  In  1782 
a  libel  embodying  various  charges  was 
raised  against  him  by  the  heritors,  elders, 
and  heads  of  families,  which  caused  a  long 
litigation.  After  B.  had  made  certain 
admissions  in  regard  to  his  having  used 
irreverent  language,  the  Assembly  ordered 
him  to  be  admonished.  The  case  against 
him  "  charged  with  abandoned  profligacy  " 
was  published  in  two  vols.  2nd  Nov.  1782. 
He  died  llth  Aug.  1793.  He  marr.  7th  Aug. 
1 788,  Margaret  (died  1 7th  July  1828),  daugh. 
of  Thomas  Carmichael,  writer,  Biggar,  and 
had  issue— Thomas,  born  8th  May  1790. 
Publications — The  Cause  between  Patronage 
and  Popular  Election,  decided  in  the  Presb. 
of  Friesburgh  (Edinburgh,  1769)  [a  squib 
on  the  appointment  of  William  Wright  to 
New  Abbey] ;  Piety  to  God,  and  Loyalty 
to  the  King,  illustrated  and  enforced,  a 
discourse  (Edinburgh,  1778). — [Scots  Mag., 
xlv.-l.] 

WILLIAM  WIGHTMAN,  licen.  by 
1794  Presb-  of  Lanark  30th  March  1785; 
pres.  by  the  commissioner  for  Charles 
Buncombe,  younger,  of  Buncombe  Park, 
Yorkshire,  Roger  Pettiward,  and  John 
Gustavus  Le  Maitre,  proprietors  of  Hoi- 
mains,  llth  Bee.  1793  ;  ord.  8th  May  1794  ; 
died  31st  Oct.  1800,  aged  43.  He  marr. 
(1)  4th  Bee.  1794,  Jean  (died  29th  March 
1795),  eldest  daugh.  of  John  Newall  of 
Barskeoch :  (2)  25th  Bee.  1798,  Nicolas 
(died  23rd  Aug.  1847),  daugh.  of  Captain 
William  Benholm  of  Gullyhill,  but  had  no 
issue. 

JAMES  CRIRIE,  M.A.,  born  Newabbey, 
1801  April  1^52.  After  the  death  of  his 
father  he  was  employed  as  a  cattle 
herd,  and  being  fond  of  reading,  was 
encouraged  by  William  Clarke,  min.  of 
Kirkgunzeon,  who  gave  him  books  and 
taught  him.  He  became  a  schoolmaster 
in  the  parish  of  Lochrutton  ;  master  of 
the  Grammar  School  of  Wigtown  May 
1777  ;  master  of  the  Grammar  School  of 
Kirkcudbright  Nov.  1781 ;  rector  of  the 
High  School  of  Leith  Nov.  1787  (where  he 
introduced  the  Monitorial  system) ;  and 
one  of  the  masters  in  the  High  School  of 


Edinburgh  18th  March  1795.  He  gradu 
ated  M.A.  at  Edinburgh  Univ.  16th  March 
1790,  and  was  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
30th  March  1791.  He  was  pres.  to  this 
parish  by  the  commissioner  for  the  pro 
prietors  of  Holmains  22nd  April,  and  ord. 
17th  Sept.  1801 ;  B.B.  (Edinburgh,  llth 
March  1802);  died  5th  Jan.  1835.  Being 
an  able  linguist  and  a  keen  antiquary, 
he  was  Latin  secretary  to  the  Society  of 
Antiquaries  of  Scotland  from  Bee.  1799 
to  Nov.  1815.  He  marr.  Janet  (died  s.p. 
20th  June  1844),  daugh.  of  James  Lennox, 
shoemaker,  Kirkcudbright.  Publication — 
Scottish  Scenery,  or  Sketches  in  Verse 
descriptive  of  Scenes  chiefly  in  the  Highlands 
(London,  1803). — [Steven's  High  School,  Ap 
pendix,  p.  100  ;  Archceol.  Scot.,  iii.] 

THOMAS  HUNTER  THOMSON,  licen. 
1823  ^  Presk-  of  Annan  7th  Bee.  1815; 
pres.  by  James  Charles  Macrae  of 
Holmains  4th  Bee.  1822 ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  31st  July  1823;  died  13th 
June  1853.  He  marr.  13th  Oct.  1823, 
Elizabeth  Ramsay,  who  died  24th  March 
1848,  and  had  issue — John,  born  13th 
Nov.  1824,  died  10th  Bee.  1843.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

ALEXANDER  SHEPHERB,  born  Aber- 

1853  deen,  5th  ^an-  181^>  son  °f  William 
S.  and  Sophia  Bavidson ;  educated 
at  Grammar  School  and  Marischal  College, 
and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (1835) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Beer  25th  Aug.  1841 ; 
ord.  to  the  New  Church,  Annan  [now 
Greenknowe],  24th  Bee.  1845 ;  res.  7th 
April  1847,  to  become  assistant  in  the 
New  Church,  Bumfries  [now  Greyfriars] ; 
adm.  to  this  parish  4th  Nov.  1853 ;  died 
12th  Sept.  1867.  He  marr.  (1)  3rd  March 
1856,  Anne  Ellen  M'Clellan,  who  died  20th 
Feb.  1861  :  (2)  30th  April  1863,  Annie 
Pringle  (died  6th  Nov.  1900),  daugh.  of 
William  Mackay,  Edinburgh,  and  Alison 
Kay,  and  had  issue — William  Alexander, 
min.  of  Bron,  born  12th  July  1865.  Publi 
cation — The  Doctrinal  Declaration  of  the 
Conference  of  the  Evangelical  Union  re 
viewed  and  brought  to  the  Test  of  Scripture 
(Edinburgh,  1862). 


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born  29th  Oct.  1882,  killed  at  the  Darda 
nelles,  1st  Aug.  1915 ;  Netta  Forrest,  born 
3rd  Dec.  1885  ;  Rita  Mary,  born  28th  Nov. 
1888  (marr.  4th  Nov.  1909,  Cecil  Ernest 
Hawes). 


JAMES  CLOW  BRYCE,  born  Inner- 
1868  Pen°ray,  Muthill,  Perthshire,  15th 
May  1836,  second  son  of  Donald 
B.,  farmer,  and  Janet  Clow  ;  educated  at 
Innerpetfray  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  in  1839 ;  ord.  to 
Kelvinhaugh  Parish,  Glasgow,  18th  Oct. 
1860  ;  trans,  to  Johnstone,  Dumfriesshire, 
26th  Dec.  1861  ;  trans,  and  adm.  13th  Feb. 
1868  ;  died  26th  Nov.  1869.  He  marr.  30th 
April  1867,  Agnes  Smith,  daugh.  of  John 
Campbell  Bryce,  min.  of  Ardrossan,  and 
had  issue — Marianne  Douglas  Johnstone, 
born  2nd  Feb.  1868  :  Janet,  born  20th 
March  1869. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  PATERSON, 

1870     born    Ayr>    30th    Jllly    1843)    S0n    °f 
James     P.,    M.D.,    surgeon     Black 

Watch,  and  Jemima,  daugh.  of  Colonel 
George  Aitken  of  Todhall,  Fife ;  educated 
at  Edinburgh  Academy  and  Univ.  ;  M.A. 
(1862),  B.D.  (1865);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1865 ;  assistant  at  Stow, 
Tron  Parish  and  St  Giles,  Edinburgh ; 
ord.  12th  May  1870 ;  dem.  18th  May  1875, 
on  appointment  as  chaplain  at  Paris  ;  died 
at  Paris,  29th  April  1880.  He  marr.  24th 
Feb.  1873,  Alison  Barbara,  daugh.  of 
George  John  Lyon  Cruickshank  of  Trail- 
flat,  Dumfries,  and  had  issue — Mary,  born 
8th  Aug.  1876  (marr.  the  Rev.  James 
Alexander  Corry  Vully  de  Candole,  M.A., 
master  in  Ipswich  High  School);  Charles 
Edward,  M.A.,  vicar  of  St  James,  Alperton, 
Middlesex,  1909-12,  organising  secretary, 
Colonial  and  Continental  Church  Society, 
1916,  born  16th  April  1878.  Publication— 
An  Exposition  of  the  Lord's  Prayer  (Edin 
burgh,  1875). 

ROBERT  DONALDSON,  born  Kirk- 
1875  wall,  Orkney,  12th  March  1849,  son 
of  James  D.  and  Jessie  Forrest ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (1869) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in  1873 ; 
assistant  at  St  Mary's  Parish,  Edinburgh ; 
ord.  24th  Sept.  1875.  He  marr.  7th  Feb. 
1876,  Rosa  Emma,  daugh.  of  Henry  Thomas 
Coventry  and  Mary  Ann  Walbourne,  and 
has  issue — Gertrude  Mary,  born  2nd  Oct. 
1880,  died  4th  Nov.  1888  ;  Robert  Coventry, 


LITTLE  DALTON. 

[Meikle  and  Little  Dalton  were  first 
united  by  Parliament  in  1609,  but  this 
parish  was  joined  to  Mouswald  by  letter 
of  James  VI.  to  the  Privy  Council,  27th 
May  1615.  It  was  again  united  to  Meikle 
Dalton,  28th  June  1633.] 

JOHN  CARRUTHERS,  reader  from 
1567  1567  to  1585. 

WILLIAM  HAMILTON,  M.A. ;  trans. 

1611     ^rom  Rutnerglen  about  1611 ;  trans,  to 

Mouswald  in  terms  of  His  Majesty's 

letter  to  the  Privy  Council  in  1615. — [Reg. 

Assig. 1 


DRYFESDALE. 

[The  church  of  Dryfesdale  was  dedicated 
to  St  Cuthbert,  In  1116  it  belonged  to  the 
See  of  Glasgow.  The  old  church  at  the 
Kirkhill  was  carried  away  by  a  flood  of  the 
river  Dryfe.  A  new  church,  built  in  1671, 
was  swept  off  also,  with  a  great  part  of  the 
churchyard.  The  church  was  then  built  in 
Lockerbie,  and  has  since  been  rebuilt  there. 

At  Beckton,  in  the  parish,  the  Knights 
Templars  had  a  chapel  of  St  Mary,  with 
chapel  lands.  There  was  also  a  chapel 
of  St  Michael  at  Hillside  of  Quaas.] 

ANDREW  JOHNSTONE,  reader  from 
1576  1576  to  1580. 

ALEXANDER  POWRIE,  son  of  William 

P.,    min.    of    Abercorn ;    M.A.    (St 

Andrews  1603) ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 

28th    May    1612;    died    before    26th    Dec. 

1616,   aged  about   33.      He  marr.   Marion 

Crawford,    who    survived    him,    and    had 

issue—  William.—  {Reg.  8ec.  8ig.  and  Assig.; 

Linlithgoiv   Sher.    Court   Book,   24th    Feb. 

and  8th  June  1632.] 


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ROBERT  HERRIES  of  Hartwoocl  and 
Halldykes,  born  1582,  only  son  of 
William  H.,  merchant  burgess  of 
Edinburgh,  and  Katharine  Banks ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  22nd  Feb.  1602);  was  a 
preacher  in  1615  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
by  James  VI.  24th  Dec.  1616.  He  signed 
the  protest  in  favour  of  the  Liberties  of 
the  Kirk  27th  June  1617  ;  entered  burgess 
of  Edinburgh  17th  June  1629  ;  was  still 
in  the  charge  4th  July  1661  ;  died  10th 
May  1662.  He  marr.  10th  Sept.  1618, 
Janet  Mackison,  of  the  parish  of  South 
Leith,  and  had  issue — William  of  Hart- 
wood  ;  Robert  of  Halldykes ;  Margaret 
(marr.  circa  1658,  William  Herries  of  Cory- 
toun). — [Hey.  Xec.  Siy.  ;  Edin.  Bapt.  and 
fr'iitlcl ;  S.  Leitk  Mar.;  Dumfries  Tests.; 
Tomlst.  ;  Dumfries  Sets.,  vii.,  159.] 

GEORGE  BROWN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
12th  June  1652) ;  licen.  by  George, 
Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  25th  March 
1666  ;  adm.  before  1678  ;  having  made  him 
self  obnoxious  by  his  zeal  in  prosecuting 
the  Presbyterians,  he  was  outed  at  the 
Revolution.  He  marr.  (1)  Mary  (died  before 
Jan.  1688),  daugh.  of  John  Brown,  min.  of 
Westerkirk  :  (2)  Elizabeth  Brown,  widow 
of  Robert  Scott,  writer,  Edinburgh,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue — Anne.  Pub 
lication — Toleration  Defended  (Edinburgh, 
1703).— \_R eg.  Coilat. ;  Rule's  Sec.  Vin/lica- 
tion;  Apology  for  the  Clergy  J\ 

SAMUEL    HALLIDAY,    M.A. ;    trans. 
from  Dunscore  ;  called  in  March,  and 
adm.  1st  June  1691  ;  trans,  to  New 
North  Parish,  Edinburgh,  Nov.  1693. 

JAMES  SHORT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  2nd 
July  1684);  ord.  before  llth  Oct. 
1698 ;  died  July  1730.  He  marr., 

and   had  issue — Elizabeth,   his  executrix ; 

Janet  (marr.  5th  June  1727.  John  Colville, 

glover,  Edinburgh). 

GABRIEL  GULLAN,  born  1693,  son  of 
William  G.,  min.  of  Ladykirk ;  ord. 
to  Wamphray  19th  Sept.  1717; 
called  19th  Jan.,  and  adm.  16th  March 
1731;  died  llth  April  1764.  He  marr. 
21st  Nov.  1717,  Elizabeth  Milligan,  who 
died  19th  June  1780,  and  had  issue — 
Grizell  (marr.  William  Scott,  min.  of 


1691 


1698 


1731 


Kirkpatrick  -  Juxta) ;  William,  min.  of 
Legerwood  ;  Margaret ;  Janet ;  George, 
died  4th  June  1748;  Thomas. — [Toml>st.~\ 

MATTHEW  CLEGHORN,  born  1711, 
son  of  John  C..  min.  of  Wemyss ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  17th 
March  1737  ;  ord.  to  Rousay  16th  Sept. 
1747;  trans,  to  St  Andrew's,  Orkney,  18th 
Aug.  1752;  pres.  by  George  III.  7th  Sept. 
1764;  adm.  18th  July  1765:  died  17th 
June  1781.  He  marr.  (1)  1726  (name  un 
known)  :  (2)  1749,  Euphemia  (died  at 
Edinburgh,  27th  Oct.  1809,  aged  83), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Graham,  great-grandson 
of  Bishop  Graham  of  Orkney,  and  had 
issue  —  John,  born  14th  Nov.  1749 ; 
Euphemia,  born  15th  Feb.  1751  (marr. 
Bryce  Little,  min.  of  Covington) ;  Janet, 
born  15th  July  1752,  died  24th  May 
1770;  Elizabeth,  born  13th  Oct.  1753 
(marr.,  pro.  20th  March  1782,  Alexander 
Keay,  brewer,  Edinburgh) ;  Jean,  born 
10th  June  1755,  died  14th  Nov.  1776; 
James,  born  31st  Aug.  1756 ;  Charlotte, 
born  25th  Dec.  1757,  died  4th  Feb.  1758; 
Barbara  Ann,  born  19th  March  1759  (marr. 
Robert  Little,  min.  of  Applegarth) ;  Robert, 
born  10th  Jan.  1764;  Margaret,  born  2nd 
July  1765;  George,  born  20th  Sept.  1768. 
— [Tombst.] 

THOMAS  HENDERSON,  licen.  by 
_  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  7th  Oct.  1777; 
pres.  by  George  III.  28th  Aug.  1781 ; 
ord.  28th  March  1782 ;  dep.  for  drunken 
ness  4th  April  1799,  which  sentence  was 
confirmed  by  the  Synod  17th  April,  and  by 
the  General  Assembly  4th  June  1799  ;  died 
1st  Nov.  1824.  He  marr.  9th  March  1795, 
Helen  Graham,  Dryfesdale,  and  had  issue 
— John,  born  4th  July  1796,  died  before 
4th  June  1799.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  HENDERSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
I7gg  of  Haddington  2nd  Sept.  1777 ;  ord. 
min.  at  Monkwearmouth ;  became 
chaplain  to  the  miners  at  Wanlockhead  in 
1794  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  7th  Sept.  ;  adm. 
7th  Nov.  1799  ;  died  16th  March  1833.  He 
marr.  (1)  22nd  July  1789,  Mary  (died  llth 
April  1793),  daugh.  of  John  Haly,  min.  of 
Clackmannan  :  (2)  14th  March  1794,  Martha 


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Wilkin,  who  died  16th  Dec.  1846,  and  had 
issue  —  Catherine,  born  29th  April  1795 
(marr.  16th  Dec.  1821,  Alexander  Brown, 
teacher,  Applegarth) ;  Mary,  born  6th  May 
1797 ;  James,  lieut.  46th  Regt.  Native 
Infantry,  born  14th  May  1799,  died  at  Tala- 
verine,  Madras,  10th  May  1828 ;  Charles 
Douglas,  born  16th  Aug.  1801  ;  George, 
born  16th  Dec.  1803  ;  John,  born  7th  Oct. 
1806 ;  Isabella  Caldwell  (twin),  born  7th 
Oct.  1806  (marr.  21st  Aug.  1827,  William 
Alexander  Smith,  merchant,  Liverpool) ; 
William  Dunbar  Wilkin,  born  23rd  Aug. 
1809.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  fitat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

DAVID  BUCHAN  DOUIE,  born 
Stirling,  eldest  son  of  Robert  D., 
master  of  High  School,  Glasgow ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1823); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  6th  Aug.  1827  ; 
ord.  to  Maxwelltown  21st  April  1831  ;  pres. 
by  William  IV.  in  July ;  adm.  7th  Nov. 
1833.  Joined  the  Free  Church:  min.  of 
Largs  Free  Church  1843-1863  ;  deserted  his 
charge  19th  Oct.  1863,  and  died  in  1864. 
He  marr.  (1)  1st  Sept.  1831,  Helen  Graham, 
daugh.  of  Robert  Hill,  W.S.,  and  had  issue 
—Robert  Hill,  born  3rd  Oct.  1832;  David 
Laurence,  born  5th  March  1834;  Laurence 
Hill,  born  26th  Jan.,  died  4th  Feb.  1836 ; 
James  Buchanan  (twin),  born  26th  Jan.,  died 
7th  Feb.  1836 ;  Thomas  James,  born  6th 
Feb.  1837  ;  John  William,  born  7th  Dec. 
1838  :  (2)  12th  Feb.  1850,  Jane  M'Crone 
(died  2nd  Nov.  1903),  and  had  issue— Sir 
James  M'Crone,  K.C.S.I.,  officiating  Lieut.- 
Governor  of  the  Panjab,  1911,  born  8th 
March  1854. 

ROBERT  HILL  WHITE,  born 
Balyett,  Inch,  Wigtownshire,  1810, 
second  son  of  James  W.,  farmer,  and 

Agnes  Hill ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 

licen.   by   Presb.   of    Stranraer   24th   Aug. 

1831 ;   assistant   at  Kirkoswald  ;   ord.   2nd 

Nov.  1843  ;  clerk  of  Presb. ;  clerk  of  Synod; 

died  unmarr.  1st  Sept.  1887. 

JOHN     ARCHIBALD     JOHNSTON, 

1882     k°rn  Falkirk,  21st  May  1848,  son  of 

Archibald  J.  and   Barbara  Gibson ; 

educated  at  Falkirk  Grammar  School  and 


Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  14th  Feb.  1876; 
assistant  at  St  Stephen's  Parish,  Glasgow, 
and  at  St  Giles,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  4th  July  1882;  dem.  2nd 
Dec.  1913.  Marr.  (1)  16th  Aug.  1882,  Isa 
bella  (died  s.p.  15th  Jan.  1891),  daugh.  of 
William  Swanson  and  Janet  Brown  :  (2) 
29th  March  1899,  Agnes,  daugh.  of  Robert 
Anderson  and  Janet  Mackenzie. 

STUART  CRAWFORD  PARKER,  born 
1914  Glasgow,  21st  Nov.  1888,  son  of 
Robert  P.  and  Lucinda  Crawford  ; 
educated  at  Hutcheson's  Grammar  School 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1909),  B.I). 
(1912) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  in 
1912 ;  assistant  at  Cambuslang  and  St 
Mungo's,  Glasgow ;  ord.  5th  May  1914. 
Marr.  20th  July  1914,  Elizabeth  Murray 
Peebles.  Publications  —  The  Presence  of 
Christ :  A  Stud;/  of  the  Lord's  Supper 
(Hamilton,  1913);  The  Four  Recruits 
[Verses]  (Dumfries,  1914). 


HUTTON   ON    DRYFE    AM) 
CORRIE. 

[Until  1193  Hutton  was  a  chapel  of 
Sibbaldbie.  These  parishes  were  united  in 
1609.  There  are  still  remains  of  the  old 
church  of  Corrie.] 

GEORGE  JOHNSTONE,  reader  at 
1576  Corrie  from  1576  to  1579. 

HERBERT     [called    SIR    HERBERT] 
RAYNING,    pres.    by    James    VI. 


1586 


4th  March  1586. 


GEORGE  PRYDE,  M.A.  (1600) ;  min. 
1615  in  1615;  deprived  "as  unqualified 
and  not  worthie  to  exercise  such 
an  calling."  The  Privy  Council,  4th  Nov. 
1624,  being  informed  by  James,  Archbishop 
of  Glasgow,  "  that  he  doth  notwithstand 
ing  to  the  offence  of  God,  contempt  of  the 
ordouris  of  the  Kirke,  and  scandall  of  the 
ministrie,  still  preach  and  minister  the 
sacraments  at  the  said  kirk,  ordanis  and 
commandis  James  Johnestoun  of  that  ilk, 
that  he  on  nawayes  sutler  nor  permit  the 


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said  George  to  preach  nor  to  minister  the 
sacramentis  at  the  said  kirk  at  ony  time 
heirafter,  quhilk  the  said  James  promeist 
to  do."  He  was  restored  to  this  charge 
previous  to  12th  Aug.  1632,  but  on  5th 
Feb.  1645  the  General  Assembly  authorised 
the  Presb.  to  resume  the  process  against 
him.  His  son,  George,  was  served  heir  to 
certain  lands  near  St  Andrews,  6th  Feb. 
1655. — [Orig.  Lett.,  ii. ;  Rey.  Assig. ;  Corn- 
miss,  fo  Ass.,  1638;  Mid -Colder  Sess. 
Reg.;  Acts  of  'Ass.,  145;  Peterkin's 
Records ;  Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Inq.  Ret. 
File,  843.] 

.JOHN  LAURIE,  M.A.,  probably  previ- 
ously     min.     of     Monkland ;      was 
recommended     by      the     Assembly 
28th   Aug.    1647 ;    adm.   previous    to   25th 
June   1650  ;    conformed   to  Episcopacy   in 
1662.      He  marr.  Janet   Burnet,  who  sur 
vived  him. — [Peterkin's  Records;  Wodrow's 
Hist.,  i.,  326;    <Y.  R.  Homings,  16th  Dec. 
1670.] 

THOMAS  KNIGHT,  mentioned  in  1679. 
1679     —[.Vuldlebie  1'resb.  Reg.] 


1686 


DONALD  [or  DANIEL]  ROBERTSON 
of  Fawside,  Berwickshire  ;  descended 
from  the  family  of  Struan ;  min.  of 
this  parish  in  1686,  and  outed  at  the 
Revolution.  In  1693  he  was  servitor  to 
the  Earl  of  Annandale,  and  a  merchant 
burgess  and  guild  brother  of  Edinburgh. 
He  marr.  (cont.  dated  6th  Aug.  1686) 
Margaret,  sixth  daugh.  of  Major  William 
Lyle  of  Bassendean,  and  had  issue — 
William  of  Hillhousefield,  writer,  Edin 
burgh,  ancestor  of  the  Ladykirk  family, 
born  1688,  died  April  1783;  Sophia,  born 
1689  (marr.  16th  Oct.  1705,  John  Philip, 
indweller  in  Edinburgh). — [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
Mack.,  21st  Sept.  1698  ;  G.  R.  Sas.,  Ixxxiii., 
436;  Edin.  Counc.  Reg.;  Ladykirk  Papers.] 

WALTER  MENZIES,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 

1692     1668) ;  ord<  before  12th  APril  1692  > 
dep.    for    immorality    April    1697 ; 

died  at  Edinburgh,  17th  March  1699,  aged 
about  51. — \Penpont  Presb.  Reg. ;  Grey- 
friars  Bur.;  Acts  of  /!.«.,  1698.] 


GEORGE  YOUNG,  born  1674,  son  of 
1702  I^trick  Y.  of  Auchenskeoch  ;  M.A. 
(St  Andrews,  6th  March  1696) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  22nd  May  1700 ; 
ord.  7th  May  1702  :  died  14th  Feb.  1749. 
He  marr.  16th  June  1704,  Sophia  (died 
30th  Nov.  1760),  daugh.  of  John  Mein, 
min.  of  Westerkirk,  and  had  issue — John, 
died  23rd  Nov.  1746 ;  George ;  William, 
his  successor  ;  Christian  ;  Mary  ;  Henry  ; 
Elizabeth  ;  Sophia  ;  Margaret ;  Alison. — 
[Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Tomhst. ;  Murray's  (lalln- 
ivaj/.] 

WILLIAM  YOUNG,  born  29th  Oct. 
1736  1710,  son  of  preceding;  pres.  by 
George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 
and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  29th  Dec. 
1736;  died  29th  June  1761.  He  marr.  1st 
June  1750,  Agnes  (born  9th  Nov.  1722, 
died  llth  June  1809),  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Orr  of  Hazelside,  min.  of  Hoddam,  and 
had  issue — George,  born  6th  July  1752, 
died  llth  Sept.  1753;  Agnes,  born  3rd 
Sept,  1755  (marr.  Thomas  Hardy,  D.D., 
min.  of  New  North  Parish,  Edinburgh) ; 
Alexander  of  Harburn,  W.S.,  born  19th 
June  1757,  died  3rd  Dec.  1842,  ancestor 
of  the  family  of  Young-Herries  of  Spottes, 
parish  of  Urr.— [Tombst. ;  M'Call's  Some 
Old  Families.] 

GEORGE      BARCLAY,     trans,      from 

Wamphray ;    pres.   by    the    curator 

for  George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 

12th  Nov.  1761 ;   adm.  24th  March   1762  ; 

trans,  to  Second  Charge,  Haddington,  17th 

July  1766. 

PATRICK  NISBET,  son  of  James  N., 
min.  of  Old  Kirk  Parish,  Edin 
burgh  ;  was  originally  a  merchant 
in  Glasgow ;  pres.  by  the  curator  for 
George,  Marquess  of  Annandale,  Dec. 
1766;  ord.  14th  May  1767;  D.D.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  24th  Feb.  1776);  died 
2nd  Jan.  1803,  aged  81.  He  marr.  Janet 
(died  13th  April  1795,  aged  72),  daugh. 
of  William  Stirling,  surgeon,  Glasgow,  and 
had  issue  — Mary,  born  22nd  July  1754 
(rnarr.  Laurence  Dinwoodie,  Glasgow) ; 
James,  born  5th  Aug.  1755,  died  young; 
Elizabeth,  born  9th  Jan.  1757  (marr.  pro.  4th 


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Nov.  1783,  John  Fisher,  wright,  Edinburgh); 
Margaret,  born  6th  Dec.  1762.  Publications 
—  Seasonable  Address  to  the  Citizens  of 
Glasgow  upon  the  present  important  question, 
Whether  the  Churches  of  that  City  shall 
continue  Free,  or  he  enslaved  with  Patronage 
(1762);  An  Abridgement  of  Ecclesiastical 
History  (Edinburgh,  1776). 

JACOB  WRIGHT,  pros,  by  James,  Earl 
1799  °^  Hopetoun,  19th  April,  and  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  12th  July 
1799  ;  died  in  London,  4th  Nov.  1845,  aged 
75.  He  marr.  30th  April  1804,  Jane  (died 
28th  April  1842),  daugh.  of  Robert  Hood, 
M.D.,  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  and  had  issue — 
John  Armstrong,  M.D.,born  7th  Feb.  1805  ; 
Robert,  surgeon,  born  4th  March  1806 ; 
Margaret,  born  6th  Jan.  1808  (marr.  17th 
March  1840,  William  Elliot,  surgeon) ; 
Elizabeth,  born  29th  Nov.  1810.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (J^ew  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  ROGERSON  CURRIE,  born 
1844  IJumplaburn,  Wamphray,  18th  Nov. 
1820,  son  of  Hopetoun  C.,  farmer  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  B.A.  (1841) ; 
Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  in  1843; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  18th  Oct. 
1844;  died  unmarr.  2nd  May  1875. 

THOMAS  RAIN,  born  Gaily  Mains, 
1875  Gatehouse-of-Fleet,  26th  Oct.  1845, 
son  of  John  R.  and  Agnes  Martin  ; 
educated  at  Hutton  Hall,  Caerlaverock, 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1868); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  in  1872 ; 
assistant  at  Trinity  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
Carluke,  and  Anderston  Parish,  Glasgow  ; 
ord.  26th  Oct.  1875;  died  1st  May  1905. 
He  marr.  31st  Oct.  1876,  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  Mathew  Morton  and  Helen  Muir 
M'llwraith.  Publications — Two  Sermons  in 
Scotch  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1880) ;  Broivn- 
ing  for  Beginners  (London,  1904). 

JOHN  CHARLES  MACK,  born  Esk- 
1903  bank,  21st  Aug.  1872, son  of  Alexander 
Watson  M.  and  Anne  Macdonald ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1895);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in 
1899  ;  assistant  at  Bothwell  and  Greenside, 


Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
5th  June  1903.  Marr.  22nd  Sept.  1903, 
Agnes  Laurie,  daugh.  of  David  Pentland 
and  Elizabeth  Ogilvie  White,  and  has 
issue — Agnes  Pentland,  born  28th  Feb. 
1905 ;  Elizabeth  Ogilvie,  born  30th  April 
1906;  Alastair  Macdonald,  born  31st  Aug. 
1907;  Margaret  Muir,  born  29th  Oct. 
1908  ;  David  White,  born  6th  Sept,  1910 ; 
Isobel  Nichol,  born  llth  March  1912. 


JOHNSTOXE  ix  AXXAXDALK. 

[In  1674  part  of  Garrel  was  annexed  to 
Johnstone.  Part  of  Dungree  also  was 
added  in  the  seventeenth  century.] 

ADAM  WILKIE,  reader  from  1576  to 
1576  1580. 

WILLIAM  STRANG,  son  of  William  S., 

min.  of  Irvine  ;   M.A.  (St  Andrews, 

28th  July  1610) ;  min.  in  1615  ;  died 

before   12th  Feb.   1647,   when  his   brother 

John,    Principal    of    Glasgow    Univ.,   was 

served   heir.      He   marr.    20th    Aug.    1622, 

Catherine  (died   10th  June   1623),   daugh. 

of  John  Henderson,   merchant  burgess  of 

Edinburgh. — \_lteg.  Assig. ;  Commiss.  to  Ass., 

1638  ;  Edin.  Tests. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen,,  3234.] 

JOHN  MENZIES,  M.A.,  brother  of  the 

Laird  of  Culterallers ;  min.  in  1658. 

He  conformed  to  Episcopacy  in  1662, 

and   was   trans,  to   Caerlaverock   in   1670. 

—  [-Biyffw    Presb.    Reg.;     Fountainhall's 

Journal  (Scot.  Hist.  Soc.,  231).] 

THOMAS  WOOD,  M.A.,  son  of  Thomas 

W.,  bailie  of  Maybole ;  min.  about 

1670;   trans,   to   Cockpen   8th   Aug. 

l^]\.—[Keg.  of  Deeds,  Mack.,  20th  March 

1688.] 

ARCHIBALD  FERGUSSON,  M.A. ; 
min.  in  1673 ;  trans,  to  Kirkpatrick- 
Juxta  about  1682. 

JOSEPH    VALLANCE,   born   Boghall, 

Biggar,  son  of  William  V. ;  educated 

at  Biggar  School ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

18th  July  1664) ;  min.  in  1682.    The  parish 

was   vacant   in    1689.— [/w/-  ^et-  ae   Tnt-> 


208 


JOHNSTONE 


[PRESB.  OF 


1087  ;  MS.  A'-<:  of  Min..  1689  :  Rule's  Sec. 
Vindication.} 


SAMUEL  TELFER,  M.A. :   called  6th 
°r(i'    Before     13tl1     Oct- 


1702 

1702  :    trans,   to    Kirkintilloch    17th 

Nov.  1709.— [Acts,  of  Ass.,  1704-9.] 

FRANCIS  LINDSAY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
171O  "*(^1  April  1700) ;  became  chaplain 
to  Carmichael  of  Mauldslie ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lanark  19th  May  1708;  ord. 
about  10th  Oct.  1710;  still  in  the  charge 
13th  Feb.  1733.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
— Margaret  (marr.  8th  Dec.  1777,  James 
Clark,  glazier,  Canongate) ;  Anne  (marr. 
17th  July  1743,  William  M'Ghie,  writer, 
Edinburgh). 

JAMES  M'EWEN,  having  supplied  Loch- 

,„„     maben     during    a    vacancy,    had    a 

half-year's  stipend  allowed  from  the 

Exchequer   27th   Nov.  1732;   pres.  by   the 

tutrix  for  George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 

and  ord.  26th  Sept.  1733 ;  trans,  to  Moffat 

25th  April  1734. 

JOHN  NIMMO,  M.A.  (Edinburgh  29th 

George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 
June,  and  ord.  12th  Sept.  1734;  he  was 
pres.  to  Moffat  by  the  commissioner  for 
George,  Marquess  of  Annandale,  19th  and 
26th  May  1742,  but  difficulties  occurred,  and 
the  parishioners  objecting  to  his  removal, 
translation  was  refused  by  Commission  of 
Assembly  9th  March  1743.  He  died  29th 
Sept.  1784,  in  his  79th  year.  He  marr. 
20th  Dec.  1743,  Marjory  (died  s.p.  4th  Nov. 
1787),  daugh.  and  co-heiress  of  William 
Johnston  of  Bearholm. — [Tomlst. ;  Morren's 
Ann.,  i.] 

WILLIAM  SIBBALD,  pres.  by  the 
curator  for  George,  Marquess  of 
Annandale,  16th  June,  and  ord. 

22nd  Dec.  1785  ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge, 

Haddington,  4th  Aug.  1808. 

ROBERT  COLVIN,  a  native  of   San- 

quhar,  tutor  in  the  family  of  Admiral 

Sir    W7illiam    Johnstone    Hope    of 

Annandale  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 

25th    Sept.    1805;    D.I).    (King's   College, 


Aberdeen,  13th  May  1808) ;  pres.  by  James, 
Earl  of  Hopetoun,  1st  Sept.  1808 ;  ord. 
27th  April  1809  ;  died  4th  Sept.  1851,  aged 
73.  He  marr.  30th  Nov.  1809,  Marion 
(died  2nd  Sept.  185S,  aged  75),  daugh.  of 
Walter  Laidlaw,  Glenrath,  parish  of  Manor, 
and  Mary  Welsh  of  Mossfennan,  Peebles- 
shire,  and  had  issue — Robert,  born  19th 
Nov.  1810.  died  20th  Nov.  1824:  Walter 
Laidlaw,  D.D..  min.  of  Cramond  :  Mary 
Caroline,  born  and  died  26th  April  1814; 
Anne  Hope  Johnstone,  born  31st  March 
1815,  died  20th  March  1820:  Elizabeth 
Goldie,  born  26th  March  1817  (marr.  5th 
June  1843,  James  M'Naught  Fisher,  min. 
of  Swallow  Street  Church,  London) ;  Mary 
Hope  Johnstone,  born  9th  Feb.  1818  (marr. 
4th  June  1839,  Alexander  Vivian  Buttery, 
Monkland  Iron  and  Steel  Co.) ;  Anne,  born 
22nd  Sept,  1820  (marr.  William  Hanson) : 
\Villiam  of  Craigielands,  merchant,  Glasgow, 
born  21st  Feb.  1823,  died  20th  Sept.  1880; 
Jessie  Hunter,  born  30th  Jan.  1825;  Robert 
Francis,  his  successor.  Publications  — 
Sermon  IX.  (Church  of  Scotland  Pulpit, 
ii.) ;  Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

ROBERT    FRANCIS    COLVIN,    ord. 
19th   March    1852;    dem.   2nd    Oct. 

.  11* 

1854,  on  appointment  as  a  chaplain 
at  Bombay ;  [min.  of  Kirkpa trick- Juxta 
in  1865]. 


1855 


WILLIAM  TAYLOR   WILLIAMSON, 
ord.     22nd     Feb.     1855  :    trans,     to 


Ormiston  19th  Sept.  1861. 


1861 


JAMES  CLOW  BRYCE,  ord.  26th  Dec. 
1861  :   trans,    to    Dalton   13th  Feb. 


1868. 


ANDREW7  MACGREGOR,  born  Glas 
gow,  4th  Nov.  1834,  seventh  son  of 
Alexander  M.  (who  was  on  board 
the  Bellerophon  when  Napoleon  surrendered 
to  the  British  after  Waterloo)  and  Anne 
Palmer  ;  educated  at  Glasgow  schools  and 
Univ. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  9th 
May  1860 ;  assistant  at  Middle  Parish, 
Paisley ;  ord.  to  St  David;s,  Kirkintilloch, 
12th  April  1861  :  trans,  and  adm.  2,9th 
June  1868  ;  died  unmarr.  19th  Nov.  1897. 


LOCUM  ABEN] 


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209 


STEPHEN  JOHN  HO  WIT,  born  Eddle- 
18gg  stem,  Peeblesshire,  19th  June  1863, 
son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Elizabeth 
Bertram ;  educated  at  Peebles  Academy 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Peebles  12th  Nov.  1890:  assistant  at 
Middlebie  ;  ord.  26th  April  1898.  He  marr. 
4th  Oct.  1899,  Mary  Alice  1  )ormer,  daugh. 
of  Xathan  M'Cleary,  Lockerbie,  and  Mary 
Ann  Galloway. 


KIRKMICHAEL  AM)  GARREL. 

[The  church  of  Kirkmichael  in  Annan- 
dale,  dedicated  to  St  Michael,  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Kil winning.] 


1568 


THOMAS    MAKGUNZEANE    [MAC- 
WHTNNIAN],  reader    before    May 


1568. 


WILLIAM    JOHNSTON,   reader    from 
1576     1576  to  1585. 

JOHN    WATSON,  reader,  was  pres.  to 
^       the  parsonage  and  vicarage  by  James 
VI.  1st  July  1579  ;  still  in  the  charge 
in  1586. — \_Rey.  Assiy.] 

FRANCIS  M'GILL,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  6th  Nov.  1611,  and  author 
ised  to  get  the  half  of  the  stipend 
of  Borthwick  from  the  min.  of  Wilton  by 
the  same  Presb.  10th  June  1612  :  min.  in 
1620;  died  28th  Feb.  1664,  in  his  76th 
year.  He  marr.  31st  May  1620,  Elizabeth 
M'Morran,  who  died  21st  March  1670,  aged 
93,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret ;  Marion, 
served  heir  6th  May  1664  (marr.  (1)  William 
Merries  of  Hartwood ;  (2)  Robert  Douglas 
of  Baitford).— [Dumfries  Key.  (Marr.  and 
Bapt.);  Tombst.:  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  4786; 
Uannati/nr  Misctll.,  iii.  ;  (-f.  It.  <SY'*.,  xxi., 
173.] 

ANDREW    GUILD,    M.A. ;    adm.    in 
1QQ5     1665  ;   trans,  to  North  Berwick   be 
fore  26th  April  1683. 

VOL.  II. 


JAMES  FERGUSON,  a  native  of  Aber- 
deenshire;    M.A.    (King's    College, 
Aberdeen,  9th  July  1668) ;   adm.  in 
1684.— [Fasti  Aberd.] 

PATRICK  HUME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
llth  July  1687);  called  Feb.  1691: 
ord.  before  llth  Oct.  1692;  dem. 
after  13th  April  1725 ;  died  at  Garallan, 
Ayrshire,  25th  Dec.  1734,  aged  about  68. 
He  marr.  (1)  Mary  Menzies,  who  died 
llth  May  1702,  aged  34  :  (2)  in  April 
1703,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Ambrose  John 
ston  of  Poldean,  and  had  an  only  daugh., 
Catherine  (marr.  Hugh  Douglas  of  Gar- 
rallan. — [frlnsgoif  Tests. ;  Tombst. ;  Pater- 
son's  Ai/r.'] 

JOHN  ALLAN,  schoolmaster  of  Annan  ; 

licen.   by   Presb.    of    Middlebie   4th 

March   1724;   ord.   26th  Feb.   1727; 

he  was   one  of  those  who  dissented  from 

the  deposition  of  the  eight  Seceders,  15th 

May  1740  :  died  2nd   Aug.  1758,  aged   69. 

He  marr.  19th  March  1733,  Margaret  (died 

April  1782),  daugh.  of  John  Young,  tailor, 

Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— Mary,  born  3rd 

Feb.  1738  ;  James,  born  6th  Oct.  1741,  W.S. 

apprentice   1761  ;   Agnes,  born   25th   June 

!   1745,  died  llth  July  1746. 

JOHN     BURGESS    [B URGES],    born 

1759     1725,  son  of  James  B.,  Holy  wood  ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A. 

(1747) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 

1st  May  1754 ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of 

Queensberry  and    Dover,  19th    Jan.,  and 

|  ord.    26th   June   1759;     D.D.   (Edinburgh, 

|   llth   April    1769);    died   2nd    Sept.    1795. 

|  He  was  an  accomplished   botanist,  corre- 

j  sponded  with  Linnseus,  and  had  a  com- 

I  plete  Hortus  Sicc-us  of  the  Dumfriesshire 

I  plants.    He  marr.  3rd  Sept.  1764,  Charlotte 

!  (died    10th    Sept.  1785),  daugh.  of  James 

I  M'Garroch,  min.  of  Eskdalemuir,  and  had 

issue — James    [Burgess    M'Garroch],    who 

assumed    his   mother's    name,    born    30th 

Nov.    1765,  died  23rd  July  1782:   Charles 

born  12th  Nov.  1767,  died  15th  July  1768; 

Elizabeth  of  Wat-Carrick,  born  8th  Feb. 

1770.    Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 

(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.,  xxi.).— [Dumfries 

Tests.;  Tombst.;  Dumfries  Antiq.  Hoc.,  1913.] 

O 


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KIRKMICHAEL  AND  GARREL— GARREL         [PEESB.  OF 


JAMES  SMA1L,  a  native  of  Roxburgh- 
shire  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh 
4th  Oct.  1769;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  at  Dornock  16th  Dec.  1773  ; 
pres.  by  commissioner  for  William,  Duke 
of  Queensberry,  in  May,  and  adm.  22nd  Sept. 
1796,  died  FATHER  OF  THE  SYNOD,  6th 
July  1835,  aged  88.  He  marr.  llth  Nov. 
1779,  Amelia  Rollo  (died  22nd  June  1826), 
only  daugh.  of  John  Irving  of  Cove,  and 
had  issue — Janet,  born  16th  May  1783,  died 
in  1845 ;  James  of  Kaperlaw,  born  17th 
April  1785  ;  George,  ensign,  34th  Foot, 
born  12th  Feb.  1787,  killed  in  Portugal, 
22nd  Dec.  1809;  John  William,  licentiate 
of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  and  assistant  to 
his  father,  born  27th  Jan.  1794,  died  4th 
March  1831 ;  Amelia  Eleanora,  born  28th 
Feb.  1798  (marr.  Hugh  Dobie,  her  father's 
successor).  A  portrait  of  S.  is  in  posses 
sion  of  Dr  Macmillan,  Melrose.  Publica 
tion—Account  of  Dornock  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  ii.). 

HUGH  DOBIE,  born  1794,  son  of  Alex. 
1885  ^•'  farmer>  Hardbush,  Tinwald ; 
studied  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  6th  Aug. 
1816  ;  assistant  to  preceding  min. ;  pres.  by 
Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch ;  ord. 
30th  July  1835;  died  2nd  Jan.  1868.  He 
marr.  (1)  17th  Aug.  1835,  Amelia  Eleanora 
Small  (died  3rd  June  1839),  daugh.  of  his 
predecessor,  and  had  issue — Amelia  Jane 
of  Eaperlaw,  born  1st  Oct.  1837,  died  13th 
Oct.  1856  :  (2)  8th  March  1842,  Eliza 
(died  15th  March  1873),  daugh.  of  Henry 
Goodsir  of  the  British  Linen  Bank,  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue—Madeline  Henrietta, 
born  29th  Jan.  1843,  died  in  London ; 
Alexander  of  Kaperlaw,  born  3rd  July 
1847,  died  at  Melbourne,  Australia,  1885 ; 
Eliza  Goodsir,  born  29th  Oct.  1849  (marr. 
Samuel  Macmillan,  bank  agent,  Moffat), 
died  at  Melrose,  1915;  Jane,  born  3rd 
Dec.  1852  (marr.  Herbert  Luxmore  Hallett), 
died  in  London. 

JAMES    ROBERT     MITFORD 

1868     MITCHELL,    B.A.;     pres.     by 

Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch, 

and  ord.  20th  Aug.  1868 ;  trans,  to  Second 

Charge,  Paisley  Abbey,  16th  Sept.  1875. 


JOHN  BREMNER,  born  Huntly,  Aber- 
deenshire,  22nd  Sept.  1846,  son  of 
George  B.  and  Jane  Smith  ;  educated 
at  Huntly  Parish  School,  Grammar  School, 
and  Univs.  of  Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh ; 
M.A.  (Aberdeen  1866),  B.D.  (Edinburgh 
1870) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  20th 
Dec.  1870 ;  assistant  at  Liberton  and  St 
George's  Parish,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  2nd  May 
1876. 


GARREL,  FORMERLY  GARVALD. 

[Garrel,  or  Garvald,  was  united  to  Kirk- 
michael  in  1674.] 

1567    THOMAS  BROWN,  reader  in  1567. 

SIMON      JOHNSTON,     reader     from 
1576     1576  to  1580. 

ALEXANDER    SMITH,    M.A. ;    adm. 
19th   July  1647;    trans,  to  Colvend 


1647 


25th  Dec.  1651. 


WILLIAM  SHAW,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1660  1651);  called  between  9th  Aug.  and 
4th  Oct.  1659 ;  adm.  24th  Jan.  1660. 
Having  supplied  the  church  two  years 
previous  to  his  settlement,  he  got  an  Act 
of  Parliament  granting  the  vacant  stipend 
for  that  period,  13th  June  1661.  The 
finding  of  the  Commissioners  of  Teinds, 
22nd  Jan.  1662,  dissolved  his  connection 
with  the  parish.— [Acts  Part.,  vii.] 


KIRKPATRICK-JUXTA  AND 
DUNGREE. 

[Kirkpatrick  in  Annandale  was  named  in 
the  fifteenth  century  Kirkpatrick-Juxta, 
to  distinguish  it  from  four  other  churches 
of  St  Patrick  in  the  See  of  Glasgow,  namely, 
Kirkpatrick  -  Irongray,  Kirkpatrick  -  Dur 
ham,  Kirkpatrick-Fleming,  and  Kirkpatrick 
in  Nithsdale,  now  joined  to  Closeburn. 
This  Kirkpatrick  was  styled  Juxta  as  being 
the  nearest  of  the  five  to  Glasgow,  the  seat 
of  the  Bishop. 


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211 


At  Langbedholm  in  tJiis  parish,  called  of 
old  Lanbethlem,  the  Brethren  of  the  Order 
of  the  Star  of  Bethlehem  had  a  hospital. 
There  was  also  in  the  parish  a  chapel  of 
St  Bride.  Dungree,  or  Dumgree,  which  i 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso,  was  united 
to  this  parish  in  the  seventeenth  century.] 


1567 


MUXGO    XEVIXG     [XIVEN],   reader 
from  1567  to  1569  ;  he  returned,  and 


continued  from  1576  to  1580. 


.JOHN  COLQUHOUN,  parson  in  1612. 
1612     ----- [Rff/.  of  Deed*,  Durie,  cxcvi.,  343.] 


GEORGE     BTCHAXAX,    M.A.;    was 
min.  when  the  old  manse  was  built 
in  1626 ;  trans,  to  Moffat  after  29th 
.March  1637. — [fnscrij).  Old  Manse.] 


1626 


DAVID  WAUGH,  a  native  of  Lanark, 
and  brother  of  John  W.,  min.  of 
Bo'ness  :  M.A.  (Glasgow  1620);  adm. 
to  Moffat  in  1632 ;  trans,  to  this  charge 
about  1637  ;  died  in  1653,  aged  about  47. 
— \Convniiss.  to  Ass.,  1648  ;  Tomhst.] 

JAMES  PORTER,  a  native  of  Xiths- 
1654  dale ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1649) ;  adm. 
about  1654  :  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was  libelled 
at  the  instance  of  Lord  Advocate  Sir 
George  Mackenzie,  llth  Aug.  1670,  for 
holding  conventicles,  and  again  cited  before 
the  Privy  Council  for  a  similar  offence  llth 
Aug.  1677.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  153.] 

ROBERT  MERCHISTOX,  born  1637, 
1664  son  °^  David  M.,  min.  of  Ormiston ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  June  1658); 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh, 
13th  Feb.  1663  ;  adm.  in  1664  ;  deprived  in 
1681,  for  refusing  the  Test.  He  petitioned 
the  General  Assembly  to  be  received  into 
communion,  and  died  5th  Xov.  1697.  He 
marr.  24th  Feb.  1664,  Marion  (died  May 
1694),  daugh.  of  William  Trent,  min.  of  the 
Second  Charge,  Haddirigton,  and  had  issue 
— Agnes  (marr.  James  Chalmers,  min.  of 
Elie,  ancestor  of  Thos.  Chalmers,  D.D.). — 
[Jtey.  Collat.  and  Gen.  Ass.,  1690;  Hist. 
Gen.  Ass.,  1690;  Elie  Ses.  Key.;  Iladdinrjt. 


(Marr.}  and  Edin.  Regs.  (Ritr.);   Hanna's 
Life  of  Chalmers. 

ARCHIBALD  FERGUSSOX,  son  of 
1682  William  F->  Dirleton;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  1st  Aug.  1662);  licen.  by 
George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  20th  April 
1669 ;  adm.  to  Johnstone  in  1673 ;  trans. 
to  this  charge  in  1682  ;  outed  by  the  rabble 
in  1689.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — Eliza 
beth  (marr.  15th  Dec.  1734,  Patrick  Mac- 
Dowell,  merchant,  Edinburgh). — [J/X.  Ac<: 
of  Min.,  1689;  Rule's  Sec.  Vindication.'] 

THOMAS  GOLDIE,  son  of  John  (!., 
1692  schoolmaster  of  Moffat ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  24th  June  1680)  :  app.  Classi 
cal  Master  of  the  High  School,  Edinburgh, 
24th  June  1681;  ord.  8th  Dec.  1692;  died 
April  1734,  aged  about  72.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue — Janet ;  Jean. — [Edin.  Couw. 
Re//. ,  Dumfries  Tests.] 

WILLIAM  SCOTT,  eldest  son  of  Walter 
S.  of  Merrylaw  ;  tutor  in  the  family 
of  Sir  William  Johnston ;  pres.  by 
George,  Marquess  of  Annandale,  in  Sept., 
and  ord.  8th  Dec.  1736;  died  29th  Aug. 
1786,  aged  86.  He  marr.  29th  March  1753, 
Grizell,  daugh.  of  Gabriel  Gullan,  min.  of 
Dryfesdale,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born 
9th  Jan.  1754;  Margaret,  born  2nd  Jan. 
1756;  Walter  of  Merrylaw,  born  12th  July 
1757  ;  Gabriel,  his  successor.  One  of  his 
daughs.  marr.  Johnstone  of  Corehead.— 
[Tombst.] 

GABRIEL  SCOTT,  born  14th  Feb,  1760, 
1787  son  of  preceding  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1st  Nov.  1777);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  25th  June  1783 ;  pres.  by  the 
curator  for  George,  Marquess  of  Annan- 
dale,  4th  Dec.  1786;  ord.  26th  April  1787  ; 
died  24th  Feb.  1799,  unmarr.  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
iv.). — [Tomlst.] 

WILLIAM    SIXGER,  bapt.  24th  July 

7gg     1765,    son    of    James    S.,    Murrial, 

Insch,  Aberdeenshire ;   educated  at 

Parish  School   of    Culsalmond,  and  Mar- 

ischal    College,    Aberdeen,    1779-83 ;    app. 

schoolmaster  of  Kilmallie  6th  May  1789; 


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KIRKPATRICK-JUXTA  AND  DUNGREE  [PRESB.  OF 


ord.   to   Wamphray  23rd  Oct.   1794;   pres. 
by  James,  Earl  of  Hopetoun,  27th  March, 
and   adm.   25th    July    1799;    D.D.   (Edin 
burgh  1808)  ;  Moderator  of  Assembly  20th 
May  1830;  died  27th  Oct.  1840.     He  was 
a     skilled     agriculturist,     and     a     trusted 
arbiter   in   land   disputes.     He  marr.  16th 
Feb.    1793,    Ann    (died    12th    May    1850), 
daugh.   of    Duncan    Stuart,    commandant, 
Fort-William,  of    the   Fasnacloich  family, 
and  had  issue  -Duncan  Stuart,  born  28th 
Feb.    1794,    licentiate    of    the   Church    of 
Scotland,   pres.  to  Mouswald,   died    before 
ordination  22nd  June  1825;  Elizabeth,  born 
20th  April  1796  (marr.  6th  Feb.  1821,  John 
Bennet,   min.   of    Ettrick) ;    James,    W.S., 
born  26th  Sept.  1797,  died  1st  Feb.  1836  ; 
Adam,  born  5th  July  1799,  died  5th  May 
1800;  John,  born  8th,  died  13th  Nov.  1802; 
William,  born  13th  Feb.  1801,  died  at  Port 
Royal,  29th  June  1820  ;  Alexander  Stuart, 
captain     24th     Bengal     Native     Infantry, 
born  4th   Dec,   1803,  died   at   Simla,  20th 
Sept.   1845 ;   Ann  Stuart,  born   25th  June 
1809  (marr.  John  M'Millan,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Kirkcudbright) ;   Davidson  Farquhar,  born 
12th  April   1813,  died  7th  June  1821.      A 
portrait  of   Dr  S.  is  in  possession  of  his 
great-grandson,    Dr    Macmillan,    Melrose. 
Publications— Statement  of   the    Numbers, 
the  Duties,  the  Families,  and  the  Livings 
of    the    Clergy   of   Scotland    (Edinburgh, 
1808) ;  A  General  View  of  the  Agriculture 
of  Dumfriesshire  (Edinburgh,  1812);   Ser- 
mon  preached  at  opening  of    the   General 
Assembly  (Edinburgh,  1831) ;   Accounts  of 
Wamphray,  Moffat.  Kirkpatrick-Juxta,  and 
General  Observations   on    the  County  of 
Dumfries  (Sinclair's    xxi.,  and   Neiv  titat. 
Ace.,  iv.) ;  contributions  to  The  Edinbtirgh 
Encyclopedia. 

WILLIAM    LITTLE,    born    Jedburgh, 

about    1797 ;    son    of    William    L., 

tanner,  and  Mary  Lamb  ;   educated 

at  Univ.  of  Edin. ;  tutor  in  the  family  of 

John  James  Hope  Johnstone  of  Annandale; 

ord.  29th  April  1841 ;  died  at  Moffat,  17th 

Feb.  1867.  He  had  a  considerable  reputation 

as  an  entomologist,  and  corresponded  with 

the  leading  collectors  of  his  day.  He  assisted 

James  Francis   Stephens,  author  of  Illus 


trations  of  British  Entomology,  in  giving 
Scottish  localities  for  Coleoptera,  and 
Andrew  Murray,  in  the  compilation  of 
his  Catalogue  of  Scottish  Coleoptera  (1853). 
He  contributed  to  the  Magazine  of  Zoology 
and  Botany.  He  marr.  9th  March  1858, 
Margaret  Bell  (died  25th  Oct.  1871),  daugh. 
of  Thomas  Jardinc  of  Beattock,  banker, 
Moffat,  and  Christiana  Bayne,  and  had 
issue —William,  farmer,  Bankside,  Locker 
bie,  born  6th  Aug.  1860  ;  Christiana  Bayne, 
born  27th  Oct.  1862,  died  4th  May  1890. 


1865 


ROBERT  FRANCIS  COLVIN,  formerly 
min.  of  Johnstone  in  Annandale ; 
adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  13th 

Oct.  1865;   dem.    26th  Oct.  1876  [min.   of 

Teviothead  in  1884.] 

WILLIAM  BRODIE,  born  Belnaglack, 

Glenbucket,  Aberdeenshire,  18th  Jan. 

1848,  son  of  William  B.,  farmer,  and 

Mary    Grassick ;    educated    at   Univs.    of 

Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen 

1871),    B.D.   (Edinburgh   1875) ;    licen.   by 

Presb.  of  Edinburgh  June  1875;  assistant 

at  Trinity   Parish,    Edinburgh;    ord.    8th 

May  1877. 


LOCHMABEN. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St 
Magdalene.  There  was  a  chapel  at 
Rokele,  now  called  Rockhall.  There  was 
a  Well  of  St  Thomas.] 

JAMES  MAXWELL,  son  of  John  M. ; 
adm.    Nov    1567.      In    1574    Apple- 
garth,    Dryfesdale,    Castlemilk    [St 
Mungo],    and    Tundergarth    were   also    in 
the   charge;   died  before  July  1589.     Had 
issue— James,  min.  of  Holy  wood.— [Edin. 
Tests.} 

ALEXANDER    GARDNER,    min.     in 
1576,  having  the  same  charge  except 
Castlemilk ;    trans,    to    Kirkmahoe 
prior  to  1585.— [Reg.  Assig.] 

WILLIAM  JOHNSTON,  M.A.   (Edin 
burgh,  Aug.  1587);  pres.  by  James 
VI.  before  13th  May  1592  ;  he  craved 
collation  from  the  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  8th 


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July  1595,  as  "  he  durst  not  repair  to  Dum 
fries  through  the  deadlie  feuds  between  the 
Maxwells  and  Johnstones,"  which  was 
granted  23rd  Sept.,  and  he  was  adm.  30th 
of  same  month ;  murdered  4th  March 
1595-6,  about  the  age  of  29.  Sir  James 
Johnstone  of  Dunskellie,  parish  of  Kirk- 
patrick-Fleming,  was  denounced  rebel,  21st 
May  1596,  "for  not  presenting  five  clans 
men  to  answer  tuiching  the  shamfull,  cruell, 
and  vnmercifull  slauchter  of  Mr  W.  Jone- 
stoune." —  [Edin.  Presb.  Reg.;  Pitcairn's 
Grim.  Trials,  i. ;  Reg.  P.  C.,  v.,  287.] 

JOHN    JOHNSTON,    M.A.    (Glasgow 
1596     1584);     pres.    by    James     VI.     8th 
March   1596;   died   before   1st   Feb. 
1607,  aged  about  43.— [Jhoke  of  the  Kirk.] 

ROBERT  HENDERSON,  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1598) ;  on  trials  for  the  ministry 
in  the  Presb.  of  Paisley  18th  May 
1603;  min.  of  Durisdeer  in  1605;  pres.  by 
James  VI.  21st  June  1608;  was  a  member 
of  Assembly  in  1610  and  1618  ;  died  before 
1657.  He  man.  (cont.  29th  March  1609) 
Helen,  daugh.  of  John  Hamilton,  merchant 
burgess  of  Edinburgh,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue — Alexander,  apprenticed  to 
Thomas  Dickson,  apothecary,  Edinburgh, 
13th  Feb.  1628;  James,  apprenticed  to 
Alexander  Forrester,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh,  3rd  April  1633;  John;  Robert.— 
[Reg.  Assig.  ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  ccccviii.,  348 ; 
Min.-book  Court  of  Session,  30th  Nov. 
1657.] 

THOMAS  HENDERSON,  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Tundergarth ;  conforming  to 
Episcopacy,  he  was  pres.  by  Charles 

II.   30th   March    1663 ;    trans,    to    Gretna 

before  7th  May  1667. 

ARCHIBALD    INGLIS,    M.A. ;    trans, 
from  Westerkirk ;   pres.  by  Charles 
II.  7th  May  1667  ;  trans,  to  Ashkirk 
in  1675. 

GEORGE  GRAHAM,  probably  of  the 

Braco   family;    M.A.    (St   Andrews, 

14th   July   1660);   became   chaplain 

to   Graham   of    Braco;    was    on    trial   for 

license  before   the   Presb.    of    Perth    18th 

March  1663;  adm.  to  Orwell  before  10th 


1663 


July  1673 ;  pres.  by  Charles  II.  30th  Nov. 
1675 ;  in  1676  he  was  active  in  persecut 
ing  the  Presbyterians,  and  fearing  retalia 
tion,  deserted  his  charge  in  1689,  and 
retired  to  Edinburgh,  where  he  was 
accused  29th  May  1706,  of  marrying 
persons  irregularly.  He  died  13th  Aug. 
1719,  aged  80.  He  marr.  10th  July  1673, 
Christian  Maxwell,  sister  of  Mrs  Forbes, 
widow  of  William  F.,  min.  of  Cadder, 
and  had  issue — Margaret  (marr.  3rd  Feb. 
1710,  William  Dewar,  tailor,  Edinburgh).— 
[Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Wodrow's  Hist. ;  Rule's 
Sec.  Vindication ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ; 
Edin.  Presb.  Reg. ;  Edin.  Regs.  (Marr.  and 
Bur.}.} 

WILLIAM  STEEL,  M.A.  (Glasgow, 
169g  27th  July  1676);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Antrim  ;  came  over  from  Ireland 
at  the  Revolution  ;  he  was  ord.  before  llth 
April  1693,  and  was  one  of  forty-four  mins. 
app.  by  the  Assembly,  3rd  Jan.  1696,  for 
supplying  vacancies  north  of  the  Tay, 
and  one  of  twenty  for  the  Synod  of 
Aberdeen  ;  died  Aug.  1722,  aged  about  66. 
He  marr.  9th  Nov.  1697,  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  Robert  Farquhar  of  Gilmilnscroft,  parish 
of  Sorn,  and  had  an  only  child — Juliana 
(marr.  William  Porterfield  of  Duchall, 
Renfrewshire). — [Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520  ; 
Acts  of  Ass. ;  Sorn  Sess.  and  Hamilton 
Presb.  Regs. ;  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Fam.  of 
Birnie  of  Broomhill ;  Morrison's  Digest.] 

[On  the  occurrence  of  the  vacancy  in 
1722  three  presentations  were  issued  by 
competing  patrons.  These,  with  consent 
of  parties,  the  Assembly,  20th  May  1723, 
referred  to  the  Commission,  which  ordered 
the  Presb.  to  test  the  wishes  of  the 
people,  and  report.  A  vast  majority 
were  in  favour  of  William  Carlyle,  min. 
of  Cummertrees,  who,  on  a  petition  from 
the  parishioners,  had  been  pres.  by 
George  I.  15th  Jan.  1723,  but  the  Presb. 
not  being  favourable  to  his  appointment 
invited  Edward  Buncle,  M.A.  Buncle 
was  called  17th  Aug.,  and  ord.  27th  Sept. 
1723.  His  settlement  was  declared  null 
and  void  by  the  Commission  13th  Nov. 
following.  The  Presb.  was  ordered  to 


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[PRESB.  or 


proceed  with  the  admission  of  Carlyle, 
and,  in  case  of  refusal,  the  Synod  was 
empowered  to  ordain  him  by  a  committee 
of  its  number.  This  was  done  10th  March 
1724.  The  Assembly  found,  22nd  May 
following,  that  the  Commission  had  ex 
ceeded  its  powers,  and  set  aside  the  whole 
proceedings,  ordering  a  new  call  to  be 
moderated,  that  the  true  choice  of  the 
people  might  be  undoubtedly  known. 
The  Lord  Advocate  Dundas  signified  his 
hope  that  "his  Majesty  would  not  insist 
on  a  presentation  in  opposition  to  what 
should  be  the  choice  of  the  parish.'"'"  The 
Presb.  was  reproved,  and  the  Synod 
recommended  to  "bury  all  the  heats  this 
affair  had  created."  Both  were  advised  not 
to  enter  any  papers  not  already  recorded, 
"that  all  memory  of  the  differences  that 
had  arisen  might  be  utterly  extinguished." 
— [Wodrow's  Avat.  and  Corresp.;  Arts  of 
Ass.,  1723,  1724.] 

PATRICK  CUMIN  [CUMING],  M.A., 
trans,  from   Kirkmahoe  ;   adm.  30th 
March    1725;    trans,    to    Old    Kirk 
Parish,  Edinburgh,  20th  Jan.  1732, 


1732 


EGBERT   JARDINE,  Keen,  by  Presb. 

of  Dunfermline  6th  Nov.  1712;  ord. 

to  Cummertrees  3rd  Dec.  1713  ;  adm. 
to  Glencairn  Nov.  1719;  called  4th  May, 
pres.  by  George  IT.  19th  May,  and  adm. 
26th  Oct.  1732 ;  died  26th  June  1749. 
He  was  a  notable  humorist.  He  marr. 
23rd  March  1715,  Janet  (died  8th  April 
1778),  daugh.  of  David  Rannie,  bailie  of 
Portsburgh,  and  had  issue— John,  min.  of 
Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh  ;  Jean  ;  Thomas  ; 
Robert,  died  4th  Jan.  1748 ;  Ann  ;  Mary  ; 
George  ;  Alexander  Kirkpatrick,  born  29th 
Feb.  1742.—  [Carlyle's  Autob.] 

JAMES  LINDSAY,  trans,  from  Dun- 
barney  ;  pres.  by  the  commissioner 
for  David,  Viscount  Stormont, 

Oct.  1749;  adm.  9th  Aug.  1750;  trans,  to 

Kirkliston  16th  July  1765. 

RICHARD  BROUN,  born  1730,  son  of 

James  B.,  tenant  of  Hume   Castle, 

1765     and  Alison  Brodie  ;  studied  divinity 

at  Edinburgh   Univ. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 


Forres  24th  Sept.  1754  ;  ord.  to  Kingarth 

6th  May  1756  ;  pres.  by  the  commissioners 

for  David,  Viscount  Stormont,  15th  July, 

and  by  the  curator  for  George,  Marquess 

of  Annandale,  27th  Aug.,  and  adm.  25th 

Oct.  1765  ;   died  13th  Dec.  1781.     In  1775 

he  succeeded   his    cousin,   Sir    Alexander 

Broun   of   Coalstoun,   Bart.,   but    did    not 

assume   the   title.      He    marr.   25th    Sept. 

1765,   Robina   (died    5th    Feb.    1819,   aged 

81),  daugh.  of  Colonel  Hugh  M'Bryde  of 

Beadland,  Ayr,  and  had  issue— Elizabeth, 

born    18th     Aug.     1766    (marr.    Abraham 

Nivison,     min.     of     Micldlebie) ;     James, 

captain    in    the   army,   born    20th    March 

!   1768,   died    30th    Nov.    1844;    William   of 

i  Newmains,  wine  merchant,  Guernsey,  born 

I  3rd    July    1769,    died    1831  :    Alice,    born 

''••  27th    April    1771   (marr.   William    Cruick- 

!  shank,    Trailflat),    died    18th    Oct.    1844: 

Robina,  born  16th  Aug.  1778  (marr.  Henry 

Laurie,  min.  of  this  parish);   Mary,  born 

22nd   Oct.  1779  (marr.  -  —  Geddes,  Leith 

Walk,  Edinburgh). 

ANDREW  JAFFRAY,  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  6th  Sept.  1749: 
ord.  to  Tundergarth  6th  March  1755  ; 
trans,  to  Ruthwell  27th  Nov.  1760;  pres. 
by  David,  Viscount  Stormont ;  adm.  28th 
Jan.  1783  ;  D.D.  (1793) ;  died  3rd  Jan. 
1795,  aged  72.  Characterised  by  the  poet 
Burns,  as  "  a  worthy  old  veteran  in  religion 
and  good  fellowship.'"''  He  marr.  8th  Nov. 
1762,  Agnes,  daugh.  of  William  Armstrong, 
min.  of  Canonbie,  and  had  issue— William, 
born  3rd  Sept.  1763;  Robert,  born  17th 
Feb.  1765  ;  John  Armstrong,  born  5th 
Aug.  1766  ;  Isabella,  born  28th  April  1770  ; 
Jane,  born  29th  May  1773  (marr.  1794, 
-  Renwick,  New  York),  died  1850.  She 
was  the  heroine  of  Burns's  song,  "I  gaed 
a  waefu'  gate  yestreen."'  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
vil).—[Tombst. ;  Wallace's  Life  and  Works 
of  Burns,  iii.,  137.] 

ANDREW  BROWN,  D.D. ;  pres.  by 
the  commissioner  for  David,  Earl 
of  Mansfield,  6th  Feb.,  and  adm. 

11th  Sept.  1795;  trans,  to  New  Greyfriars, 

Edinburgh,  18th  Oct.  1799. 


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HENRY  LAURIE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
18QO  Edinburgh  24th  April  1799;  pres. 
by  the  commissioner  for  William, 
Earl  of  Mansfield,  Nov.  1799 ;  ord.  8th  May 
1800;  died  3rd  Dec.  1808,  aged  38.  He 
marr.  12th  April  1802,  Robina  (died  9th 
Dec.  1851),  daugh.  of  Richard  Broun,  min. 
of  this  parish,  and  had  issue — Robina, 
born  24th  Jan.  1803  (marr.  Matthew 
Graham  of  Priesthead) ;  William  Francis 
Hunter,  W.S.,  born  26th  June  1805,  died 
2nd  March  1869  ;  Mainie  Griselda  Napier, 
born  28th  Feb.  1807. 

THOMAS  GIBSON,  born  Closeburn, 
1770,  son  of  Alexander  G.,  farmer; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dunfermline  7th  Sept  1796  ; 
pres.  by  commissioner  for  William,  Earl 
of  Mansfield,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1809; 
died  unmarr.  17th  March  1834.  After  a 
long  and  expensive  litigation,  he  succeeded 
in  recovering  a  considerable  portion  of  the 
glebe  which  had  been  wrested  from  one  of 
his  predecessors. 

THOMAS  MARJORIBANKS,  pres.  by 
William,  Earl  of  Mansfield,  in  March, 
and  ord.  18th  Sept.  1834  ;  trans,  to 
Stenton  22nd  Nov.  1849. 

THOMAS  LIDDELL  [LIDDLE],  born 
1850  ^  ^nians>  Stirlingshire,  18th  Oct. 
1800,  son  of  John  L.  and  Janet 
Martin ;  educated  at  Univs.  of  Glasgow 
and  Edinburgh ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Sir 
Andrew  Agnew  of  Lochnaw,  Bart. ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  7th  March  1827  ; 
ord.  to  Chapel-of-Ease,  Montrose,  17th 
Sept.  1829 ;  adm.  (assistant  and  successor) 
to  Lady  Glenorchy's  Church,  Edinburgh, 
22nd  Dec.  1831  ;  app.  first  Principal  of 
Queen's  College,  Kingston,  Canada,  27th 
Oct.  1841  [Queen's  College  was  opened 
9th  March  1842.  The  staff  consisted  of 
two  professors,  and  Principal  Liddell  acted 
as  Professor  of  Philosophy,  Logic,  Hebrew, 
Church  History,  and  Theology.  His  col 
league,  Peter  Colin  Campbell,  became 
Principal  of  Aberdeen  Univ.]  ;  D.D.  (Edin 
burgh  1841);  returned  to  Scotland  in 
1846,  and  was  adm.  to  this  parish  29th 
March  1850;  died  llth  June  1880.  He 


marr.  Susan  Anne  Jane,  daugh.  of  Lieut. - 
Col.  Robert  Stewart  of  Fin  castle,  and 
Louisa  Graham,  and  widow  of  Col.  Robert 
son  Callendar,  and  had  issue — Susan,  died 
at  Bournemouth,  14th  May  1884 ;  Louisa 
Janet,  died  4th  Feb.  1842. 

ROBERT  NEILL  RAE,  born  Glasgow, 
27th  April  1845,  son  of  John  R.  and 
Agnes  Neill ;  educated  at  Collegiate 
School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1st 
May  1868) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
10th  June  1868 ;  assistant  at  Bargeddie 
Mission  and  Langloan,  Old  Monkland  ; 
ord.  to  Howwood  Chapel,  Lochwinnoch, 
30th  Jan.  1873  ;  adm.  to  Macleod  Parish, 
Glasgow,  1st  May  1879  ;  tvans.  and  adm. 
llth  Jan.  1881.  Marr.  17th  June  1879, 
Eleanora  Alexandrina,  daugh.  of  Neil 
Mackenzie,  min.  of  Kilchrenan,  and  has 
issue — Neil  Mackenzie  Neill,  farmer,  South 
Africa,  born  7th  July  1880. 

JOHN  M'COLL,  born  Larkhall,  Lanark- 
lg     shire,  22nd  April  1883,  son  of  Archi 
bald     M.     and     Margaret    Wright ; 
educated    at    Muir    St.    School,    Larkhall 
Academy,   and   Univ.   of    Glasgow ;    M.A. 
(1905),  B.D.    (1913);    licen.    by   Presb.   of 
Hamilton  May  1913 ;   assistant  at  Spring- 
burn  Parish,  Glasgow ;   ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  5th  March  1915. 


MOFFAT. 

[The  Lady  Knowe  at  Moffat  is  under 
stood  to  mark  the  site  of  a  church  of  St 
Mary.  On  the  lands  of  Kirkbriderig  was 
a  chapel  of  St  Bride.  Near  it  the  Knights 
Hospitalers  had  a  chapel  of  St  Cuthbert,  of 
which  the  ruins  remain.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Mary.  There  was  a  Well 
of  St  John.] 

DAVID  MAIN,  reader  from  1567  to 
1567  1586. 


STEPHEN  WILSON,  parson  in  1583. 
He  held  also  the  vicarage  of  Glen- 
devon  (q.v.).— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  xxi., 


1583 

277.] 


216 


MOFFAT 


[PRESB.  OF 


ROBERT  WOOD,  pros,  by  James  VT. 
1586     13th  Jan.  1586. 

DAVID  FOTHRINGHAM,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1601  burgh,  28th  July  1596);  he  was 
authorised  to  preach  in  St  Cuthbert's, 
Edinburgh,  during  the  will  of  the  Presb. 
23rd  May  1598  :  pres.  to  the  parsonage  and 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  30th  July  1601.  He 
marr.  12th  March  1602,  Margaret  Ker, 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue.  His  grand- 
daugh.,  Sarah  Fothringham,  was  served 
heir  9th  Feb.  1650— [Edi».  Presb.  .Re;/.; 
Key.  (Marr.)-.  In,].  Ret.  Edin.,  1021.] 

WALTER  WHITFORD,  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Kilmarnock,  and  adm.  before 
8th  June  1610.  He  was  pres.  by 
Charles  I.  to  the  sub-deanery  of  Glasgow 
9th  Dec.  1628,  but  continued  here  till 
22nd  Nov.  1630 ;  promoted  to  Bishopric  of 
Brechin  (q.v.)  15th  Sept.  1635. 

DAVID  WAUGH,  M.A.  :  min.  in  1632; 
1632     trans>    to    Kirkpatrick-Juxta    about 


1610 


1637 


1637. 

GEORGE  BUCHANAN,  M.A.  ;  trans. 
from  Kirkpatrick-Juxta  ;  adm.  be 
tween  29th  March  and  30th  June 
1637  ;  trans,  to  Kirkcudbright  after  13th 
July  1639.—  [Reg.  Old  Dec.,  iii.  ;  AnnandaJe 
M8S.  (Hist.  Mamisct^ipts  Commus.),  15 
Rep.,  appendix  ix.,  47.] 

JOHN  LEARMONTH,  M.A.  (St  An- 
163g  dreAvs  1633);  pres.  by  James,  Lord 
Johnstone,  in  response  to  a  petition 
from  the  parishioners,  and  ord.  16th 
July  1639  ;  still  min.  20th  July  1647.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue—  John,  min.  of  Mous- 
wald.  —  [The  Annandale  Family  Book,  i., 
clxxxi.  ;  Dumfries  Presb. 


ARCHIBALD  INGLIS,  M.A.  ;  trans. 
1660  from  Douglas  before  1660  ;  he  was  a 
commissioner  from  the  Synod  of 
Dumfries  in  1660  to  that  of  Lothian  and 
Tweeddale,  and  is  named  by  Wodrow 
among  those  who  refused  to  submit  to 
Episcopacy  in  1662.  It  is,  however,  prob 
able  he  was  trans,  to  Westerkirk  about 
1663.  —  [Lothian  Ryn.  Rey.  ;  Wodrow's 
7/Vsf.,  i.,  326.] 


DAVID  JOHNSTON,  burgess  of  Perth, 
1664  son  °^  ^ean  Johnston ;  passed  trials 
before  the  Presb.  of  Perth  and  got 
a  testimonial  for  license  1st  July  1663  : 
adm.  about  1664  ;  still  in  the  charge  20th 
Feb.  1685  ;  died  4th  Aug.  1687.  He  marr.  (1 ) 
Elizabeth  Robertson,  who  died  before  15th 
May  1667,  and  had  issue— David,  writer, 
Perth ;  Andrew,  bursar  of  the  city  of 
Edinburgh  1685  :  (2)  Sarah  Johnston,  who 
was  alive  in  1716.— [G.  R.  Inhib.,  10th  July 
1668;  Pencaitfand  tiess.  Rey. ,  Perth  Fas., 
iii.,  398  ;  Ed-ni.  Comic.  Reff.] 


1688 


GEORGE    MAITLAND,    a    native    of 
Buchan,  Aberdeenshire;  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  24th  Aug.  1680) ; 
min.  in  1688 ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Coun 
cil,  17th  Sept,  1689,  for  neither  reading  the 
Proclamation  of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for 
William  and  Mary.    He  went  to  England, 
:  got  a  curacy,  and  died  about  1693.— [M8. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  :  Petcrkin's  Constitution 
1  of  the  Church.] 

GEORGE    MILLIGAN,    M.A.    (Edin- 

16gs     burgh     1679);     took     orders    as     a 

deacon  under  Episcopacy ;   received 

into  communion  by  Presbyterians ;  ord.  to 

Bowden   7th  Jan.  1692:    adm.  after  24th 

April    1695  ;    died    19th    Jan.    1721,    aged 

about  71.    He  had  issue — George,  surgeon, 

Moffat,   died    July    1736.  —  [A cts   of  As*., 

j   1695;   Dumfries  Tests.] 

ROBERT  WALLACE,  ord.   29th  Aug. 

1723     1723  -'    trans-    to    ^TGW    Greyfriars, 
Edinburgh,  22nd  Nov.  1733. 

JAMES  M'EWEN,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1734  Je(lburgh  14tn  Ju'y  l711;  ord.  to 
Johnstone  26th  Dec.  1733;  pres.  by 
the  tutrix  to  George,  Marquess  of  Annan- 
dale,  in  Feb.,  and  adm.  25th  April  1734  ; 
dep.  27th  Dec.  1741,  on  his  own  confession, 
for  adultery.  He  appeared  before  the 
congregation,  in  sackcloth,  on  six  Sundays, 
and  was  solemnly  rebuked  on  each  of  these 
appearances  by  one  of  his  late  co-presbyters. 
He  went  to  Ireland,  where  he  threw  himself 
over  a  precipice,  previous  to  27th  Oct.  1745. 
—[Edin.  Recj.  (/?»?•.).] 


LOCHMABEN] 


MOFFAT 


217 


EDWAKD  JOHNSTONE,  born  27th 
Aug.  1716,  eldest  son  of  John  J.  of 
Galabank,  near  Annan,  and  Anna, 
daugh.  of  William  Ralston ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  8th  Jan.  1739):  tutor  at  Com- 
longan  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Middlebie  5th 
May  1742  :  pres.  by  George,  Marquess  of 
Annandale,  9th  Aug.  1743 ;  ord.  23rd  July 
1747.  The  settlement  was  delayed  in  con 
sequence  of  a  libel  at  the  instance  of 
certain  parishioners,  of  which  he  was  ac 
quitted.  He  died  unmarr.  16th  Jan.  1761. 
Publications — Three  single  Sermons  (Edin 
burgh,  1754-60),  the  last,  Death  and  its 
Consequences  considered,  being  the  only 
sermon  printed  in  Scotland  on  the  death 
of  George  II.  ;  A  View  of  the  "  Edin- 
buryk  Revieiv" pointing  out  the  spirit  and 
tendency  of  that  paper  (Edinburgh,  1755). 
—  [Tombst. ;  Douglas's  MS.  Baronage  ; 
Mori-en's  Ann.,  i. ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1745-6; 
Historical  Families  of  Dumfriesshire,  179.] 

JOHN  WALKER,  M.D.,  D.D. ;  trans. 
1762  fr°m  Glencorse  ;  pres.  by  the  curator 
of  George,  Marquess  of  Annandale, 
4th  March,  and  adm.  8th  June  1762.  He 
was  appointed  Prof,  of  Natural  History  in 
the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  15th  June  1779. 
The  Presb.  subsequently  found  that  his 
holding  this  office  was  incompatible  with 
his  continuing  niin.  of  Moffat.  Against 
this  decision  an  appeal  was  taken  to  the 
Synod,  who  found  that  the  Presb.  had 
acted  precipitately  and  irregularly,  and 
ordered  the  minutes  relating  to  this 
matter  to  be  erased.  The  case  was  ap 
pealed  to  the  General  Assembly,  but  there 
is  no  record  of  its  being  heard  there. 
Trans,  to  Colinton  13th  Feb.  1783. 

ALEXANDER  BROWN,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1783  of  Wigtown  20th  Nov.  1744  ;  ord.  to 
Tongland  30th  Aug.  1748 ;  trans,  to 
Hoddam  26th  July  1783;  pres.  by  the 
curator  of  George,  Marquess  of  Annan- 
dale,  21st  April,  and  adm.  29th  Oct.  1783; 
died  16th  March  1800.  He  marr.  25th 
Nov.  1751,  Penelope  (died  10th  Dec.  1809), 
daugh.  of  William  Muir  of  Cassencarry,  and 
had  issue — William;  Marion,  born  16th 
March  1 756  (marr.  Peter  Norris) ;  and  two 


others.    Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

ALEXANDER  JOHNSTON,  ord.  to 
Cranshaws  27th  Sept.  1792  ;  pres.  by 
James,  Earl  of  Hopetoun,  13th  Sept, 
1800  ;  adm.  4th  Feb.  1801 ;  died  19th  Sept. 
1851.  in  his  87th  year.  He  marr.  (1)  (pro 
10th  June  1795)  Jane  (died  17th  July  1812), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Murray,  merchant  and 
bailie  of  the  Canongate :  (2)  15th  Nov. 
1816,  Alison  Anderson,  who  died  10th  Oct. 
1846,  and  had  issue— Agnes  ;  George  Hume 
Murray  ;  Alexander  ;  Jane  (marr.  Robert 
Todd) :  Catherine,  died  22nd  Oct.  1829. 

ARCHIBALD  STEWART,  pres.  by 
John  James  Hope  Johnstone  of 
Annandale  13th  June,  and  ord. 

(assistant  and  successor)  24th   Aug.  1843 ; 

trans,  to  Glasscrton  12th  July  1849. 

JOHN  STUART,  trans,  from  Newton- 
on-Ayr,    and    adm.    (assistant    and 
successor)    26th    Oct.    1849;    trans, 
to  Stirling  18th  May  1853. 

JOHN  GIBSON  MACVICAR,  born 
Dundee,  16th  March  1800,  son  of 
Patrick  M.,  D.D.,  min.  of  St  Paul's, 
Dundee :  educated  at  Dundee  Grammar 
School  and  Univs.  of  St  Andrews  and 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dundee ; 
Lecturer  on  Natural  History  (a  new 
lectureship  founded  by  Dr  Chalmers)  in 
the  Univ.  of  St  Andrews,  1825-7;  M.A., 
Honorary  (St  Andrews  1828) ;  assistant  at 
St  George's,  Edinburgh;  ord.  (by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh)  chaplain  of  the  Scottish 
Church,  Ceylon,  25th  Dec.  1830;  min. 
of  St  Andrew's  Church,  Colombo,  1839- 
53  ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews  1844).  He  came 
home  on  furlough  in  1852,  and  was  adm. 
to  this  parish  29th  July  1853;  LL.D. 
(Edinburgh  1870);  died  12th  Feb.  1884. 
He  marr.  2nd  Jan.  1840,  Jessie  (died  29th 
July  1900),  daugh.  of  Lieut. -Col.  David 
Robertson-Macdonald,  son  of  Dr  William 
Robertson,  the  historian,  and  Margarita 
Macdonald  of  Kinloch-Moidart,  and  had 
issue  —  Patrick,  merchant,  China,  born 
12th  Sept.  1840,  died  19th  Aug.  1880; 
Margarita  Macdonald,  born  22nd  Dec.  1842 


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[PRESB.  OF 


(marr.  1863,  Andrew  Whyte  Green  of 
Pendleton,  Ceylon)  ;  Pauline  Trevelyan, 
born  7th  Jan.  1844,  died  9th  Feb.  1910; 
David  Robertson,  sub-manager  of  River 
Plate  Loan  and  Agency  Co.,  born  2nd  Dec. 
1847.  died  6th  Feb.  1900  ;  Jessie  Macdonald, 
born  8th  Dec.  1848  (marr.  Robert  Walter 
Weir,  D.D.,min.  of  Greyfriars  Parish,  Dum 
fries) :  Agnes  Gibson,  born  12th  Dec.  1849  ; 
Haliburton  John,  Ceylon  Survey  Service, 
born  14th  Nov.  1851,  died  29th  July  1885  : 
Catharine  Beckwith,  born  1st  March  1855  ; 
Symers  Douglas,  Invermoidart,  Inverness- 
shire,  L.R.C.P.E.,  born  27th  Dec.  1857. 
Publications — Elements  of  the  Economy  of 
Nature ;  or  the  Principles  of  Physics, 
Chemistry,  and  Physiology  (Edinburgh, 
1830;  2nd  ed.,  London,  1856);  Inquiries 
concerning  the  Medium  of  Light  and  the 
Form  of  its  Molecules  (Edinburgh,  1833) ; 
On  the  beautiful,  the  Picturesque,  and  the 
Sublime,  (London,  1837 ;  reproduced  as 
The  Philosophy  of  the  Keautiful,  Edin 
burgh,  1855)  :  The  Catholic  Spirit  of  the 
True  Religion  (London,  1840) ;  An  Inquiry 
into  Human  Nature  (Edinburgh,  1853) ; 
Christian  Doctrine  in  the  Words  of  Scrip 
ture,  arranged  as  a  Catechism  (Edinburgh, 
1854 ;  also  published  in  Singalese) ;  The 
First  Lines  of  Science  Simplified,  and  the 
Structure  of  Molecules  Attempted  (Edin 
burgh,  1860) ;  A  Sketch  of  a  Philosophy, 
four  parts  (London,  1868-74);  A  Science 
Primer  (Edinburgh,  1878) ;  A  Supplement 
to  a  Sketch  of  a  Philosophy  (London,  1881) ; 
"On  the  Germination  of  Ferns"  (Trans. 
Edin,  Phil.  Soc.,  vol.  x.);  "A  Double- 
stroke  Completely  Exhausting  Air-Pump" 
(Edinburgh  Philosophical  Journal) ;  edited 
Quarterly  Journal  of  Agriculture,  1828 ; 
numerous  contributions  to  medical  and 
scientific  journals. — [The  Scotsman,  13th 
Feb.  1884  ;  The  Athenceum,  16th  Feb.  1884  ; 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog.  ;  private  information.] 

DONALD  CAMPBELL  BRYCE,  born 
1884  Mutnill>  Perthshire,  14th  June  1851, 
son  of  Donald  B.,  farmer,  and  Janet 
Clow ;  educated  at  Collegiate  Institution, 
Liverpool,  and  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunblane 
25th  Nov.  1875 ;  assistant  at  Glendevon 


and  at  Row  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
at  Aberfoyle  3rd  Feb.  1876;  trans,  to  St 
Ninians,  Stirling,  22nd  June  1880 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  27th  Aug.  1884;  died  29th  July 
1890.  He  marr.  3rd  Aug.  1876,  Louisa 
Wilhelmina,  daugh.  of  James  Buchan  and 
Anne  Marshall,  and  had  issue  —  Anne 
Marshall,  born  llth  July  1877,  died  19th 
Jan.  1903 ;  John  James,  born  26th  April 
1879;  Janet  Clow,  born  12th  Dec.  1880 
(marr.  6th  June  1904,  James  Lindsay); 
Louis  William,  born  17th  Aug.  1882  ;  Mar 
garet  Austin,  born  30th  April  1884 ;  Mary 
Campbell,  born  12th  July  1886,  died  21st 
March  1889. 

ROBERT  SOMERS,  born  Logic,  Perth 
shire,  27th  Aug.  1857,  son  of  Robert 
S.,  schoolmaster,  and  Susannah 
Miller  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ; 
M.A.  (1879),  B.D.  (1882);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  St  Andrews  in  1882  ;  assistant  at  St  Giles, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to  Gartsherrie  llth  Dec. 
1884 ;  trans,  and  adm.  19th  Feb.  1891. 
Marr.  (1)  18th  Aug.  1885,  Jessie  Usher 
(died  24th  Jan.  1890),  daugh.  of  John 
Usher  Somner  and  Agnes  Clay,  and  has 
issue — Robert,  born  4th  June  1886,  served 
in  Australian  Horse  in  European  War, 
1915;  Agnes  Mary,  born  6th  June  1888, 
died  14th  May  1893;  Jessie  Usher,  born 
26th  Dec.  1889  :  (2)  21st  June  1900,  Jane, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Lamb,  merchant,  Liver 
pool,  and  Mary  Osborne. 


MOUSWALD. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Peter, 
and  near  it  was  St  Peter's  Well.] 

THOMAS     WEIR,     reader,      Nov. 
1569      1569. 

JOHN   EDGAR,  reader  from   1576    to 
1576     1585. 

WILLIAM  HAMILTON,  M.A.,  son  of 

John  H.  of  Newton  ;  adm.  to  Ruther- 

glen  21st  March  1604  ;  trans,  to  Little 

Dalton    in    1611;    adm.  here   about   1615; 

still  min.  17th  July  1627.    He  had  issue 

— John ;    and   a    daugh. — [Acts   and  Dec., 


LOCHMABEN] 


MOUSWALD 


219 


ccclvii.,  20;  Reg.  Assig.;    Bannatyne  Mis- 
cell.,  iii.] 

ALEXANDER  MAKGOWN,  born  1605, 
eldest  son  of  William  M.,  merchant 
burgess  of  Dumfries  ;  M.A.  (St  An 
drews  1626)  :  min.  in  1637 ;  refusing  to 
conform  to  Episcopacy,  he  was  suspended 
by  the  Synod  28th  April  1664,  and  con 
fined  to  his  parish.  He  relinquished  the 
charge,  and  died  at  Dumfries,  7th  June 
1677.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Ramsay,  who 
died  24th  July  1661,  and  had  issue  — 
Alexander,  conjoined  with  his  father  in  a 
sasine  of  land  at  Dumfries  25th  Nov. 
1664 ;  James,  graduated  at  St  Andrews 
in  1656 ;  Thomas ;  and  a  child,  bapt.  3rd 
Oct.  1652.  —  [Dumfries  A'ffls.,  14th  Dec. 
1639 ;  Jedburgh  Presb. ;  Dumfries  Reg. 
(Deaths) :  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.  •  New  Gen.  Reg.  Sas.,  xi. ;  Commis. 
to  Ass.,  1638,  1648 ;  Baillie;s  Lett.  ;  G.  R. 
Ifornings,  15th  Dec.  1670.] 

JOHN  LEARMONTH,  born  1642,  son 

7      of  John  L.,  min.  of  Moffat ;   M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  31st  July  1662) ;   licen. 

by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  26th  April 

1666 ;   adm.  before  16th  July  1674 ;  outed 

at  the  Revolution ;  died  at  Dumfries,  9th 

June   1726.—  [Reg.  Collat. ;  Dumfries  Reg. 

(Deaths) ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;   Rule's 

Sec.   Vindication ;  P.  C.  Reg.,  3rd  ser.,  iv., 

612.] 

JOHN  DUNLOP,  passed  trials  before 
the  Presb.  of  Lanark  ;  was  recom 
mended  for  license  24th  May  1682  ; 
called  in  March,  and  ord.  (at  Lochmaben, 
by  Presb.  of  Dumfries)  29th  May  1691  ; 
a  member  of  Assembly  in  1692  ;  had  his 
kirk  and  manse  repaired  by  order  of  the 
Duke  of  Queensberry  in  1705,  at  an 
expense  of  £660,  16s.  4cl.,  which  the  min. 
laid  out,  and  which  remained  long  unpaid. 
He  was  dep.  in  1715.  He  took  up  his 
residence  at  Kilmarnock,  and  subsequently 
at  Irvine.  The  date  of  his  death  is  un 
known.  He  marr.  22nd  Sept.  1691,  Agnes, 
daugh.  of  Bailie  John  Irving  of  Drum- 
coltran,  parish  of  Kirkgunzeon,  and  had 
issue — Agnes. — [Dumfries  Reg.  (Marr.  and 
Bapt.) ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1715,  1716.] 


JOHN  WHITEHEAD,  born   1679,  son 
1717     of  John  W.  of  Bonarick ;  ord.  24th 
March  1717  ;  died  unmarr.  5th  July 
1736. — [Dumfries  7V.<tfs.  ;   Tombst.~\ 

WILLIAM     CUNNINGHAM,     M.A.  ; 
1737     Pres>  ky  Charles,  Duke  of  Queens- 
berry,   Dec.    1736  ;    ord.    21st   April 
1737  ;  trans,  to  Durisdeer  5th  April  1744. 


1745 


JAMES    LORIMER,  called  31st    Jan., 
and   ord.   2nd   May    1745;  trans,  to 


Yarrow  6th  Feb.  1765. 


JAMES  MOODY,  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke 
17Q6    of  Queensberry,  1st  July  1765  ;  ord. 
13th   March  1766  ;  trans,  to  Second 
Charge,  Perth,  llth  June  1772. 

JACOB  DICKSON  [DIXON],  probably 
1772  son  °^  -Abraham  D.,  a  native  of 
Cumberland,  who  was  a  student  at 
the  Univ.  of  Glasgow  in  1730;  ord.  Aug. 
1770  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation  at 
Blennerhasset,  Cumberland  ;  pres.  to  this 
parish  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry 

|  and  Dover,  18th  July,  and  adm.  17th  Dec. 

I  1772 ;  died  4th  Nov.  1824,  in  his  88th  year. 

:  He  marr.  Janet  Richardson,  who  died  25th 
July  1821,  and  had  issue — Richard  Low- 
thian,  born  14th  May  1767  ;  Ann,  born  8th 

I  Dec.  1768  (marr.  14th  Nov.  1796,  Abraham 
Dickson,  captain  of  the  Elizabeth  of  Liver- 

|  pool),  died  10th  March  1847  ;  Robert,  born 
16th  May  1771,  died  18th  Oct.  1813; 
Elizabeth,  born  19th  March  1773,  died  llth 
April  1774  ;  Gilbert,  born  28th  Dec.  1774, 
died  24th  Sept.  1796 ;  Janet,  born  26th 
Oct.  1776  (marr.  29th  Aug.  1805,  Oswald 
Hunter,  surgeon,  East  Indies) ;  Abraham, 
born  25th  Aug.  1778;  James,  born  29th 
June  1780,  died  24th  Oct.  1784;  Bryce 
(twin),  born  29th  June  1780,  died  8th  Nov. 
1780;  Margaret  (marr.  Thomas  Hastings, 
min.  of  Wanlockhead).  Publication — Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
vii.). 

ANDREW    BEVERIDGE    MURRAY, 

son  of  John  M.  and  Mary  Beveridge  ; 

licen.    by    Presb.    of    Penpont    5th 

April  1813  ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Marquess  of 

Queensberry,    19th    July,    and  ord.    22nd 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Sept.  1825;  died  28th  Sept.  1861,  aged  75. 
He  man-.  Helen  (died  5th  Dec.  1840), 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Monilaws,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick  -  Fleming,  and  had  issue  — 
Helen,  horn  22nd  May  1829,  died  7th 
Oct.  1861  ;.  Alexander  John,  min.  of  Eddle- 
ston,  born  4th  Feb.  1831  ;  Patrick,  M.D., 
Dumfries,  born  30th  Nov.  1832,  died  9th 
Nov.  1911  :  Mary  Beveridge,  born  3rd  Dec. 
1835. 

ANDREW  GRAY,    M.A. ;    trans,   from 
New   Church,  Dumfries ;  adm.   3rd 
July   1802;    trans,   to   Morningside, 
Edinburgh,  19th  Jan.  1865. 

JOHN  GILLESPIE,  born  Annanbank, 
Johnstone,  Dumfriesshire,  2nd  April 
1836,  son  of  James  G.,  farmer,  and 
Margaret  Johnston ;  educated  at  Wamphray 
School,  Dumfries  Academy  (dux  1852),  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1857);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Paisley  5th  July  1861  ;  assistant 
at  Middle  Parish,  Paisley,  and  West  Parish, 
Dairy;  ord.  26th  Sept.  1865;  clerk  of  Presb. 
in  1875  ;  clerk  of  Synod  in  1875  ;  LL.D. 
(Glasgow  1897) ;  convener  of  the  Committee 
on  Small  Livings,  1897-1912  ;  chairman  of 
West  of  Scotland  Agricultural  College  in 
1899  ;  vice-president  and  chairman  of  Direc 
tors,  Highland  and  Agricultural  Society  of 
Scotland  in  1900  ;  Moderator  of  Assembly 
19th  May  1903;  depute-clerk  of  Assembly 
1907-12  ;  Examiner  in  Agriculture,  Glasgow 
Univ. ;  member  of  the  joint-board  for  con 
ferring  National  Agricultural  Diplomas;  and 
other  offices.  The  most  notable  among  the 
rural  mins.  of  his  time,  he  enjoyed  wide 
popularity,  and  was  familiarly  spoken  of  as 
the  "  Minister  of  Agriculture  for  Scotland." 
He  died  14th  Feb.  1912.  He  marr.  9th 
June  1868,  Jessie  Kirkwood  Crichton, 
daugh.  of  John  Patrick  and  Elizabeth 
Burns  Crichton,  and  had  issue  —  Jane 
Crichton,  born  3rd  July  1869 ;  Margaret 
Johnston,  born  23rd  Nov.  1870  (marr.  9th 
June  1905,  William  Halliday  Gillespie, 
merchant,  Burma) ;  Elizabeth  Lilias 
Crichton,  born  2nd  Sept.  1873  (marr. 
2nd  Dec.  1913,  James  Campbell  Aikman, 
Glasgow) ;  Jessie  Crichton  Patrick,  born 
17th  May  1876;  Mary  Reid  Tomlinson, 


born  17th  April  1886.  Publications  — 
Formers  and  Income  Tax :  Jlfanual  of 
Agricultural  Holdings  Act ;  "Agriculture 
of  Dumfriesshire"'  (Prize  Essay,  Trans. 
Hiali.  Soc.,  1868-9)  ;  The  J tumour*  of  Scot 
tish  Life.  (Edinburgh,  1904) ;  editor  of 
(T'a/lo»'a>/  Herd  /looJi  (1878-1912);  numerous 
contributions  to  Transactions  of  Highland 
Society. — [The,  Scotsman,  15th  Feb.  1912.] 

HUGH  SKINNER  MACKENZIE,  born 
Aberdeen,  27th  Aug.  1878,  son  of 
James  Skinner  M.,  min.  of  Little 
Dunkeld ;  educated  at  Dunkelcl  Royal 
School,  George  Watson's  College,  Edin 
burgh,  and  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ;  M.A. 
(1899),  B.D.  (1904);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dunkeld  3rd  May  1904  ;  in  charge  of 
Straloch  Royal  Bounty  Mission,  Moulin, 
1904-5 ;  ord.  (by  Presb.  of  Dunkeld)  min. 
of  St  Andrew's  Presbyterian  Church, 
Naauwpoort,  Cape  Colony,  8th  Oct.  1905 ; 
adm.  to  this  parish  7th  May  1912 ;  trans, 
to  Stenton  16th  May  1916.  He  marr.  29th 
July  1915,  Mary  Wylie  Woodman,  younger 
daugh.  of  the  Rev.  Francis  Ross,  New 
Glasgow,  Nova  Scotia,  late  of  St  Luke's, 
Demerara,  and  Grenada. 

ALEXANDER  MOIR,  born  Aberdeen, 
18th  July  1873,  son  of  Alexander  M. 
1916  and  Ann  Scott;  educated  at  Ruthrie- 
ston  Public  School,  Aberdeen,  Church  of 
Scotland  Training  College  and  University, 
Aberdeen,  and  Glasgow  University  ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1912) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamil 
ton  3rd  May  1910 ;  assistant  at  Avendale, 
Cardonald,  and  St  Andrew's,  Glasgow ; 
ord.  to  Carfin  Chapel-of-Ease  19th  Sept. 
1913;  trans,  and  adm.  29th  Sept.  1916. 
Marr.  7th  Oct.  1913,  Mary  Strachan,  and 
has  issue — Ian  Alexander,  born  27th  June 
1914  ;  Robert  Scott,  born  24th  July  1916. 


ST  MUNGO,  FORMERLY  ABER- 
MELK  OR  CASTLEMILK. 

[Abermelk  was  a  mensal  kirk  of  the 
Archbishop  of  Glasgow.  The  parish  name 
was  changed  in  the  seventeenth  century 
to  that  of  its  patron  saint.  There  was  a 
Well  of  Our  Lady.] 


LOCHMABEN] 


ST  MUNGO 


WILLIAM     HOUSTON,    brother     of 
Patrick   H.    of    that    ilk ;    pres.    by 
James  VI.  3rd  Dec.  1575  ;  still  rnin.  j 
in  1585. — [Reg.  AssigJ\ 

DAVID  ROGERS,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1612  28t^  ^U^  15^)>  being  then  under 
twenty-five ;  was  on  the  Exercise  at 
Lanark  13th  Nov.  1602 ;  pres.  to  Caer- 
laverock  3rd  Dec.  1605;  adm.  here  1612, 
having  Tundergarth  also  in  charge ;  re 
moved  to  Tundergarth  before  28th  May 
1624.  He  was  readm.  in  1630.  He  had 
a  decreet  served  on  him  to  remove  from 
12  or  14  acres  of  kirkland,  but  they  still 
remain  in  possession  of  his  successors.  He 
marr.  Nov.  1644,  Barbara  Johnston,  in  the 
parish  of  Dumfries. — [Reg.  Assig. ;  Durie:s 
Dec.  ;  Dumfries  Reg.  (Marr.).] 

ALEXANDER  FORRESTER,  born 
i860  16H)  son  °f  Duncan  F.  and  Mar 
garet  Ramsay  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1631);  he  had  been  "ane  conformist  in 
Ireland,  preached  three  quarters  of  a  year 
in  Edinburgh,  and  been  two  years  with  the 
armie ;) ;  was  proposed  for  the  parish  of 
Livingston  in  1646 ;  was  settled  in  this 
charge  in  1650.  Refusing  to  conform  to 
Episcopacy  in  1662,  he  was  confined  to  the 
parish.  He  was  apprehended  for  holding 
a  conventicle.  He  acted  as  clerk  to  a 
General  Meeting  of  Presbyterian  mins.  in 
Edinburgh,  24th  May  1676 ;  was  examined 
by  the  Privy  Council  8th  Feb.  1677  ;  sent 
to  the  Bass  3rd  Aug.  1677.  Having  been 
liberated,  he  died  at  Edinburgh,  28th  May  j 
1686.  He  marr.  Christian,  daugh.  of  Tor-  j 
quil  Macneil,  and  had  issue— Alexander ; 
John,  min.  of  Stirling;  James,  advocate, 
died  1705;  William,  W.S.,  died  1st  Oct. 
1701;  Elizabeth;  Barbara,  died  aged  18; 
Christian  (marr.  12th  Jan.  1693,  George 
Murray  of  Murray tkvf&ite).— [Dumfries  and 
Linlith.  Presb.  Regs. ;  Dumfries  Tests. ; 
Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.) ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  355 
[where  he  is  called  Andrew];  Monteith's 
Theater  of  Mortality,  i. ;  Bass  Rod:] 

JOHN     LUMSDAINE,     M.A. ;     min. 
1677    in     1677;     trans,     to     Dalgety    in 

1680. 


FRANCIS  HENDERSON,  M.A.  (St 
1682  -Andrews,  26th  July  1673) ;  min.  in 
1682.  The  church  was  vacant  in 
1689 ;  he  was  alive,  however,  and  paid  the 
poll  tax  in  1701.  He  marr.  12th  Jan.  1682, 
Anna,  daugh.  of  James  Blair,  min  of  Rossie 
[Inchture],  and  had  issue  —  Mary  (marr. 
John  Kenne,  writer,  Aberdour).  From  this 
min.  the  Somervilles  of  Whitccroft  are 
descended. — [Rossie  Sess.  Reg.;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Marr.) ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

JAMES  MURRAY,  son  of  William 
1699  ^urray  °f  Murraythwaite ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  9th  July  1694);  Keen, 
by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  31st  May  1698  ;  ord. 
5th  May  1699  ;  died  March  1735,  aged  about 
61.  He  marr.  7th  Dec.  1714,  Agnes  Car- 
ruthers,  and  had  issue — James,  born  30th 
June  1724.  His  widow  marr.  again,  and 
died  15th  May  1751. 

WILLIAM     FORRESTER,     pres.     by 
1736     George  II.  31st  May  1735  ;  ord.  2nd 
Sept.  1736;  trans,  to  Carstairs  19th 
Oct.  1748. 

DAVID  IMRIE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  5th 
1751  May  1730);  chaplain  in  the  family 
of  Sir  William  Johnstone  of  Wester- 
hall,  Bart. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Middlebie 
27th  Oct.  1736;  ord.  to  Dalton  7th  May 
1741 ;  pres.  by  George  II.  8th  March  1749  ; 
adm.  20th  June  1751  ;  clerk  of  Synod  16th 
Oct.  1759;  died  28th  Sept.  1783,  in  his 
72nd  year.  He  marr.  12th  June  1744, 
Elizabeth  Johnstone,  who  died  1st  Oct. 
1780,  aged  68.  Publications  —  The  Necessity 
of  the  Almighty  Power  and  (huce  of  God 
to  Cure  Sin,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1748); 
A  Letter  [in  which  he  anticipated  the 
speedy  conversion  of  the  Jews,  and  restora 
tion  to  their  own  land]  (Edinburgh,  1755) 
[this  letter  he  ordered  to  be  suppressed, 
promising  the  publication  of  a  larger  work, 
which  never  appeared].—  [Tombst. ;  Mon- 
creiff s  Life  of  Erskine  ;  Davidson's  Lett. ; 
Scots  Mag.,  xvii.] 

DAVID   DICKS  ON,  born   1750,  son  of 

1784     ^'  °^  Locharwoods  ;  pres.  by  George 

III.  in  Feb.,  and  ord.  6th  May  1784  ; 

died  unmaiT.  5th  Feb.  1803.     Publication— 


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[PKESB.  OF 


Account    of    the    Parish    (Sinclair's    Xt«t. 
Ac<\,  xi.). — [Tombst.] 

ANDKEW  JAMESON,  horn  1779,  son 
1803  °^  a  soapboiler  ln  Tjeith  :  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Linlithgow  30th  Dec.  1801  : 
pres.  by  George  III.  8th  March,  and  ord. 
18th  Aug.  1803;  died  29th  March  1861. 
He  inarr.  24th  Feb.  1808,  Elizabeth  Morse 
(died  30th  Aug.  1853),  daugh.  of  John 
Carmichael,  Calcutta,  and  had  issue  — 
Thomas  Ross,  M.I).,  Inspector-General  of 
Army  Hospitals,  born  3rd  Feb.  1809,  died 
at  Lympstone,  6th  July  1886  ;  Jane  Miller, 
born  23rd  April  1810;  John  Carmichael, 
surgeon,  Melbourne,  born  5th  Sept.  1812; 
William  Warner,  born  3rd  May  1814 ;  Ann 
Carmichael,  born  llth  Aug.  1816,  died 
llth  Jan.  1828  ;  Robert  Charles  Frederick, 
born  26th  May  1818.  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (A>^  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  MEIN  AUSTIN,  born  Edin- 
1861  burgh,  llth  Nov.  1819,  son  of  John 
A.  and  Helen  Hood  Mein  :  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to  Johnstone  Chapel-of- 
Ease,  Renfrewshire,  2nd  May  1849  ;  trans, 
to  St  Mary's  Chapel-of-Ease,  Dumfries, 
7th  May  1852;  trans,  and  adm.  29th  Nov. 
1861;  died  29th  March  1868.  He  marr. 
30th  April  1855,  Margaret  (died  14th  Aug. 
1914),  daugh.  of  James  Jardine,  farmer, 
Applegarth,  and  Margaret  J  ardine,  and  had 
issue — Margaret  Jardine,  born  25th  April 
1856 ;  Jane  Isabella,  born  5th  June  1858 
(marr.  4th  Nov.  1880,  Joseph  Carruthers, 
banker,  Sanquhar);  James  John  Mein,  born 
14th  Nov.  1860;  Robert  David  Jardine 
Mein,  W.S.,  born  4th  July  1864,  died  loth 
Aug.  1910 ;  Elizabeth  Agnes,  born  14th 
Feb.  1866  (marr.  31st  March  1886,  Frank 
Hunter,  W.S.). 

JAMES  PROPHIT,  son  of  William  P., 
1868  bailiff,  Edinkillie,  and  Annie  Ross  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Aberdeen ; 
M.A.  (King's  College  1850);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Forres  28th  June  1854  ;  ord.  to  Dunross- 
ness  30th  Sept.  1858 ;  trans,  and  adm.  30th 
Oct.  1868 ;  died  15th  Feb.  1889.  He  marr. 
(1)  4th  Oct.  1858,  Elizabeth  Janet  (died 
25th  Jan.  1867),  daugh.  of  James  Grierson 


of  Quendale,  Shetland,  and  had  issue- 
James  Maxwell  Grant,  born  15th  Sept. 
1859;  Grace  Nina  Turnbull,  born  7th  July 
1861 ;  William  Craigie,  1st  Batt.  Wiltshire 
Yeomanry,  born  1th  April  1864,  died  at 
Winburg,  Orange  Free  State,  31st  March 
1901  ;•  Elizabeth  Grant,  born  22nd  April 
!  1865  :  (2)  30th  Nov.  1869,  Jemima  Allan 
'  (died  9th  Aug.  1877),  daugh.  of  William 
;  Ker,  Ninewar,  East  Lothian,  and  had  issue 
—Robert,  born  2nd  Jan.  1873 ;  Edith  Mary, 
born  28th  Aug.  1875  :  (3)  2nd  March  1880, 
Sarah,  daugh.  of  the  I  lev.  Archibald  Simp 
son,  The  Leigh.  Shelford,  Victoria,  Aus 
tralia  (she  marr.  (2)  Kith  Oct.  1895,  Charles 
Hessel  Todd,  min.  of  East  U.F.  Church, 
Aberdeen),  and  had  issue— Archibald  Leigh, 
born  27th  Feb.  1881,  died  7th  April  1885. 

LEE  M'KINSTRY  FLEMING,  born 
1889  ^01>boy,  ^<0-  Longford,  Ireland,  9th 
June  1858,  son  of  Robert  Winning 
F.,  min.  at  Corboy.  afterwards  at  Coleraine, 
Co.  Deny,  and  Elizabeth  M'Kinstry ;  edu 
cated  at  Dublin,  London,  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  B.A.  (Dublin  1882):  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dublin  in  1884  :  assistant  at 
Melrose  and  St  Bernard's  Parish,  Edin 
burgh  ;  ord.  20th  Aug.  1889.  Marr.  31st 
March  1891,  Emily,  daugh.  of  William  St 
George  Yeates  and  Frances  Walker,  and 
has  issue  —  Winifred  M'Kinstry  Lenore, 
born  25th  June  1894,  died  19th  April  1912. 

TUNDERGARTH. 

[A   new   church   was   opened   here,  10th 
Nov.  1900.] 

DAVID  ROGERS,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
1612  Castlemilk  [St  Mungo]  in  1612  ;  pres. 
to  Melrose  by  James  VI.  28th  May 
1624,  but  he  remained  here,  and  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1638 ;  he  removed 
again  to  St  Mungo  (probably  then  con 
joined). — \Commiss.  to  Ass.,  1638.] 

THOMAS  HENDERSON,  M.A. ;  min. 
164g     in   1648 ;    trans,    to    Lochmaben    in 
WQ3.—[Commiss.  to  Ass.,  1648.] 

JAMES   WELLWOOD   [WELWOOD], 
165g     son  of  John  W.,  citizen  of  St  An 
drews  :    M.A.  (St    Andrews    1626) ; 
schoolmaster  of  Errol  from  14th  Nov.  1630 


LOCHMABEN] 


TUNDERGARTH 


223 


to  13th  Nov.  1651,  and  on  the  Exercise 
at  St  Andrews  26th  Jan.  1643.  He 
was  adm.  to  this  parish  in  1659 ;  de- 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June, 
and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1662 ;  died  before  1668.  He  marr.  (1) 
Margaret  Dury.  who  died  in  1659,  and  had 
issue  —  Andrew,  author  of  Meditation* 
representing  a  Glimpse  of  Glory,  died  before 
1673;  John,  a  inin.  of  the  Church,  who 
suffered  in  the  time  of  persecution,  born 
1649,  died  at  Perth,  April  1679  :  James, 
styled  writer,  Edinburgh,  in  1679  [Dr  Hew 
Scott  confounds  him  with  James  Wellwood, 
M.D.,  author  of  Memoirs  of  the  most 
material  Transactions  in  England,  who 
was  a  son  of  Robert  Wellwood  of  Touch] ; 
Helen.  By  a  second  marriage  he  had  a 
daugh.,  Mary.— [G.  R.  Sat.,  li.,  38  :  Tombs*. ;  I 
Errol  Hess.  Re<j.  ;  Wodrow's  Hist. ;  Howie's 
Collection ;  Chalmers's  Dunfermline,  ii. ; 
Fife  Sheriff  Court  Deeds,  14th  July  1670  ; 
Fife  Sas.,  viii.,  240 ;  -ibid.,  xi.,  55  ;  Howie's 
Scots  Worthies.] 

JAMES  ROBERTSON,  ord.    after   1st 
Dec.    1663  ;   trans,   to   Nenthorn   in 


1663 


1664. 


JOHN    PATERSON,   min.    in    1682.- 
1682    [Old  Edin.  Club  Book,  viii.,  100]. 

WILLIAM   ARNOTT,  M.A. ;    min.    in 
1684     1684;  trans,  to  Abdie  in  1685. 

-  JOHNSTON,  deserted  his  charge 
1689     in  1689.— [J/.S'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

WILLIAM  THOMSON,  son  of  John 
16gl  T.,  burgess,  Aberdeen ;  educated  at 
Marischal  College,  1671-5  ;  ord.  (at 
Lochmaben,  by  the  Presb.  of  Dumfries) 
27th  May  1691 ;  dem.  about  April  1716. 
His  wife,  a  Wellwood,  perhaps  a  daugh. 
of  his  predecessor  of  that  name,  died  in 
1716,  aged  71.  —  [Dumfries  Presb.  Reg.; 
Tombst.] 

ANDREW  CLERK,  M.A.   (Edinburgh, 

1717     30th  April  1700) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  | 

Middlebie  21st  May  1712 ;  ord.  26th  ! 

Dec.  1717 ;  died  6th  June  1754,  in  his  74th  i 

year.    He  marr.  30th  Aug.  1720,  Katherine  { 


Johnstone,  who  died  21st  Feb.  1747,  and 
had  issue — Jean ;  Mary  ;  Margaret ;  Kathe 
rine,  born  5th  March  1731  ;  Agnes,  born 
24th  Oct.  1734.— [Test.  Jteg.,  Dumfries; 
Tombst.] 

ANDREW    JAFFREY,    pres.    by     the 

1755     commissioner   for    David,    Viscount 

Stormont,   4th    Jan.,    and   ord.    6th 

March  1755 ;  trans,  to  Ruthwell  27th  Nov. 

1760. 

•JOSEPH  FERGUSSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1761  of  Edinburgh,  27th  June  1759  ;  pres. 
by  the  commissioner  for  David,  Vis 
count  Stormont,  4th  Jan.,  and  ord.  17th 
Sept.  1761  :  died  unman-.  18th  Jan.  1791, 
in  73rd  year. — [Tombst.] 

RICHARD  PAXTON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
17gl  of  Langholm  6th  May  1783;  ord.  by 
the  Presbyterian  Classis  of  Camber- 
land,  Aag.  1785,  min.  of  a  congregation 
at  Haddlescough,  from  which  he  removed 
to  Penrith;  pres.  to  this  parish  by  the 
commissioner  for  David,  Viscount  Stor 
mont,  in  June,  and  adm.  8th  Sept.  1791  ; 
died  unmarr.  10th  Feb.  1832. 

THOMAS  LITTLE,   M.A.  (Edinburgh. 

1822  I9th  APril  1822^ '  aPP-  English,  Latin, 
and  French  master  in  George  Heriot's 
Hospital  14th  June  1804  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Annan  4th  Feb.  1813  ;  pres.  by  William, 
Earl  of  Mansfield,  30th  April,  and  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  5th  Sept.  1822  ; 
died  7th  June  1854.  He  marr.  21st  July 
1840,  Jane  Davidson,  who  died  2nd  Dec. 
1861.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Jfew  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). — [Steven's  Mem.  of 
J/eriot.] 

ROBERT  SANDERS,  born  Westwood, 
185Q  Tundergarth,  20th  Jan.  1825,  son 
of  Robert  S.  of  Westwood,  and 
Elizabeth  Johnston  or  Bryden ;  educated 
at  Ferguson's  School,  Lockerbie,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Lochmaben  2nd  May  1848  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  22nd  Feb.  1850;  died  29th 
Sept.  1896.  He  marr.  14th  Aug.  1854, 
Mary  Jane  Davidson  (died  s.j.>.  16th  Feb, 
1907,  aged  75),  [author  of  ffappi/  with 
Either;  Matthew  Dale.,  Fanner;  etc.], 


224 


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[PRESS.  OF 


daugh.  of  George  UiKk-nvood  of  Cushet- 
hill,  Middlebie,  solicitor,  and  Georgina 
Davidson.  Publication— Numerous  articles 
in  The  British  lice  Journal.— [Life  and 
Work,  Oct.  1883  ;  The  Poets  of  Dumfries 
shire,  301.] 

PETER  MACNAB,  M.A. ;  ord.  21st 
April  1897  ;  trans,  to  Laurieston 
Parish,  Glasgow,  24th  Jan.  1902. 

HUGH  THOMAS  SUTHERLAND 
MORRISON,  born  1  >alry,  Ayrshire, 
1st  Dec.  1872,  .son  of  Walter  M.  and 
Jean  Scouller  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  :  M.A.  (1893),  B.I).  (1896);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Irvine  May  1896 ;  assistant  at 
Dunoon  and  at  Gartsherrie ;  ord.  3rd 
June  1902  ;  clerk  of  Presb. ;  trans,  to 
Kirkcowan  1st  Dec.  1916.  Marr.  26th 
Aug.  1903,  Agnes  Martin,  daugh.  of  Peter 
Murray  and  Margaret  Cochran  Scott,  and 
has  issue— Margaret  Cochran  Scott,  born 
4th  Feb.  1906;  Jean  Scouller,  born  2nd 
Oct.  1908. 


WAMPHRAY. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Cut-h- 
bert.  There  was  in  the  parish  a  chapel  of 
St  Bernard.] 

JOHN  HAITLIE  [or  HASTIE],  M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  25th   July  1618) ;   min. 

in  1632 ;  died  before  Sept.  1659.  His 
widow,  Alison  Stewart,  had  £50  allowed 
by  Parliament  in  consideration  of  his 
being  a  sufferer  for  loyalty.  He  had  issue 
—Margaret,  buried  Sept.  1659.— [Acts  of 
Parl.,  vii. ;  Paterson's  Wamphray.] 

JOHN  BROWN,  probably  born  and 
educated  at  Kirkcudbright;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  24th  July  1630).  Though 
noticed  as  a  minister  by  Samuel  Ruther 
ford  in  his  correspondence  as  early  as 
1637,  he  was  probably  not  settled  here 
earlier  than  1655.  He  was  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  On  6th 
Nov.  thereafter,  he  was  accused  of  re 
proaching  some  of  his  brethren,  calling 


them  "  perjured  knaves   and   villains,'   for 
attending  the  Diocesan  Synod  at  Glasgow, 
and   was   sentenced   to    be   kept   a   "close 
prisoner  in   the  Tolbooth  of  Edinburgh." 
After  being   there   five  weeks,  to  the   im 
pairing  of  his   health   and   danger  of   his 
life,  he  petitioned  for  a  release.     This  svas 
granted  on  condition  of  "obliging  himself 
to    remove     and     depart     off    the    king's 
dominions,    and    not     to    return    without 
licence    from    his     majesty     and    council, 
under  pain  of  death/'     He  went  to  Rotter 
dam    in    March    1663,   and   ministered    in 
the  Scots  Church  there.     In  1677,  in  conse 
quence   of   repeated    representations    from 
King    Charles,   B.    and    two    others    were 
ordered  by  the  Dutch  Government  to  with 
draw    from    Rotterdam.       He    retired    to 
Utrecht,   but   returned    to    Rotterdam    in 
1678,  and  died  there  in  Sept.  1679.     Shortly 
before  his    death,    he    took    part    in    the 
ordination  of  Richard  Cameron.     He  was 
aged    about    69,   and    apparently   unmarr. 
His   wealth  consisted   in   his  library.     He 
bequeathed   by  his  will,  dated   2nd   April 
1676,  "one   hundred    guineas   to  the  poor 
of  the   Scottish  congregation,  Rotterdam, 
after  the  selling  of  his  books,"  "specially 
excepting   the  Complutensian  Bible  in  six 
volumes,  which  he   gave   to  his   endeared 
friend    and     brother,     Robert     M'Ward." 
Publications  —  An  ApologeticaM    delation 
of  the  Sufferings  of  Ministers  and  Professors 
of   the  Church   of  Scotland  (anon.,   1665; 
Edinburgh,    1846);    Libri  duo:   in  priori 
Wokoyium,    .    .    .    in  posteriori  Lamberti 
Velthusii    (Amstel,    1670);    De    causa   Dei 
contra    Anti-Sabbatarios,   2  vols.  (Rotter 
dam,    1674-6);    Christ   the    Wai/,   and    the 
Truth,  and    the    Life    (Rotterdam,    1677 ; 
Edinburgh,  1839) ;  Quakerisme  the  Pathway 
to    Paganisme    (Rotterdam,     1678) ;     The 
History    of    the   Indulgence   (1678).      Also 
the    following    posthumous    works  :  —  The 
Life  of  Faith  in   Times  of  Trial   (1679); 
The  Swan  Song,  or  Second  Part   (1680)  ; 
The  Life  of  Justification   Opened   (1695); 
Christ    in   Believers    the    Hope   of   Glory 
(Edinburgh,  1703) ;  A  Pious  and  Elaborate 
Treatise  concerning  Prayer  (1720 ;  another 
edition,    Glasgow,    1745);    A     Vindication 
of  Fellowship    Meetings,    and    of   hearing 


LOCHMABEN] 


WAMPHRAY 


Su/ering  Ministers  (Edinburgh,  1740);  An 
Explanation  of  the  Epistle  to  the  Romans 
(Edinburgh,  1769) ;  Enoch's  Testimony 
Opened  (Edinburgh,  1771) ;  The  Mirror, 
or  a  Treatise  on  the  Law  and  Gospel  (Glas 
gow,  1792) ;  Letters  concerning  the  Third 
Indulgence  (M'Ward's  Earnest  Contend- 
itifjs) ;  a  MS.  History  of  the  Church  (in 
Latin)  is  in  the  Univ.  Library,  Edinburgh, 
and  a  MS.  on  Indefinite  Ordination  in 
Wodrow  MSS.,  Advocates'  Library,  Edin 
burgh. —  [Rutherfurd's  Lett. ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.,  i.  304,  iv.  500)  ;  Lockerby's  Life : 
Steven's  Scott.  Ch.  Rotterd.;  M'Crie's 
Mem.  of  Veitch  :  Edin.  Chr.  Inst.,  xxi. ; 
The  Scots  Worthies  ;  Walker's  Scottish  Tlie- 
ol o(f i/  and  Theologians,  24  :  Diet.  Nat.  Bioy.'] 


1663 


WILLIAM      CARMICHAEL,      M.A. : 
adm.   about   1663  ;    trans,   to  Athel- 


staneford  15th  June  1665. 


1665 


JOHN  SWINTON,  M.A. ;  ord.  14th 
Dec.  1665  :  trans,  to  Cranshaws  21st 
Oct.  1674. 


ALEXANDER     WOOD,     M.A.  ;     min. 
.._„.-     about  1675  :  trans,  to  Lenzie  [Kirk- 

io  /o 

intilloch]  in  1679. 


1680 


WILLIAM  WISHART,  son  of  James 
^''  rec^or  °f  the  Grammar  School 
of  Montrose  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1665);  ord.  to  New  Abbey  23rd  April 
1669;  min.  here  1680;  died  Feb.  1685, 
aged  about  40.  —  [Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Wight- 
man's  Just  Reply.] 

GEORGE     DEMPSTER,    pres.    by 
1685     ^rilliam    Johnstone    of    Wamphray 
6th  July  1685. 

THOMAS  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (Ediii- 
1690  burgh,  23rd  ^ay  1655)  ;  ord.  to 
a  charge  (unidentified)  in  London. 
Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  was  passed 
against  him  and  other  inins.,  16th  July 
1671,  for  holding  conventicles.  He  was 
denounced  as  a  rebel,  16th  July  1674,  and 
letters  of  intercornmuning  were  issued 
against  him  3rd  Aug.  following.  On  29th 
May  1679,  he  and  Robert  Hamilton, 
brother  of  the  Laird  of  Preston,  with 
about  eighty  armed  men,  rode  into  Ruther- 
glen,  burned  at  the  Cross  all  the  Acts  of 

VOL.  II. 


the  Scottish  Parliament  obnoxious  to  civil 
and  religious  liberty  from  1660  till  that 
date,  and  affixed  to  the  Cross  a  declaration 
why  they  had  done  so.  He  was  present  at 
Drumclog,  and  spent  the  next  few  years 
preaching  to  the  Covenanters  of  the  South 
of  Scotland.  He  ultimately  found  his  way 
to  London,  where  he  seems  to  have  re 
mained  until  his  admission  to  this  parish 
in  1690.  He  died  in  the  end  of  1695,  aged 
about  60,  leaving,  in  poor  circumstances, 
a  widow  whose  name  is  unknown.  She 
sold  a  debt  of  700  merks  to  the  succeeding 
incumbent  for  £5  and  a  tombstone  for  her 
husband.  It  is  said  the  latter  condition 
was  never  fulfilled. — [Wodrow's  Hist.,  iii., 
90,  231 ;  Wightman's  Just  Reply ;  Law's 
Memorials  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Lives 
of  Peden  and  Canjill ;  Treasury  of  the 
Scottish  Coi'ena  n  t.\ 

JOHN  TAYLOR,  ord.  4th  March  1697  ; 
6  7  suspended  (by  the  Synod)  10th  April 
1715  for  altering  the  marches  of  his 
glebe,  and  other  misdemeanours.  He  de 
clined  the  Court's  authority,  and  joined 
two  other  mins.  in  forming  a  Presb.  This 
lasted  a  very  short  while,  yet  not  without 
injury  to  the  interests  of  religion  in  the 
parish.  A  representation  by  the  Presb.  was 
i  made  to  the  General  Assembly,  9th  May 
|  1716,  giving  a  long  narrative  of  T.'s  dis 
orders  and  irregularities,  and  craving  the 
Assembly  to  take  definite  steps  for  his 
removal.  On  26th  May  1718  the  Presb. 
was  enjoined  to  warn  him  to  abstain  from 
his  disorderly  and  schismatical  courses, 
"  and  if  he  do  so,  that  they  stop  their  pro 
ceeding,  but  if  he  continue  disorderly  and 
contumacious,  they  appoint  the  Presb.  to 
proceed  to  a  sentence  of  excommunication. :; 
He  was  deposed  shortly  afterwards,  and 
retired  to  the  parish  of  Eskdalemuir,  but 
returned  to  Annanholm,  Wamphray,  where 
he  died  Xov.  1745.  His  funeral  was  met 
by  the  Jacobite  army  under  the  command 
of  Lord  George  Murray,  then  proceeding  to 
Dumfries,  all  of  whom  doffed  their  bonnets 
as  they  passed.  At  the  churchyard,  how 
ever,  some  of  the  farmers'  horses  were 
carried  off  by  the  Highlanders.  He  marr. 
Lilias  Proudfoot,  who  died  26th  Oct.  1748. 


226 


WAMPHRAY 


LPRESB.  OF 


Publication  —  Vindication  of  Mr  John 
Taylor. — [Acts  of  Ass.  ;  Wightman's  Just 
Reply;  Boston's  Mem. ;  Tombst.;  "R&e'sHist. 
of  the  Rebellion  ;  Paterson's  Wamphray.'] 

GABRIEL  GULLAN,  ord.   19th    Sept. 

..,_.,_     1717   (under   protection   of   a   party 

of  soldiers,  with  Bailie  Graham  at 

their    head) ;    trans,    to    Dryfesdale    16th 

March  1731. 

JOHN  IRVING,  called  21st  June,  and 

1733     orc*'     13t^    ^ePt<     1733;     trans,     to 
Sanquhar  9th  June  1743. 

GEORGE  BARCLAY  of  Middleton, 
1744  l'jreSt  ^7  George,  Marquess  of 
Annandale,  and  James  Johnstone  of 
Wamphray,  with  consent  of  John,  Earl 
of  Hopetoun,  Oct.  1743  ;  ord.  29th  March 
1744  ;  trans,  to  Ormiston  23rd  Oct.  1754. 

JAMES  WILLIAMSON,  pres.  by  John, 
Earl  of  Hopetoun,  8th  March,  and 
ord  23rd  Sept.  1755  ;  trans,  to  Close- 
burn  3rd  Sept.  1758  ;  he  got  possession  of 
the  manse  only  a  short  time  before 
leaving. 

GEORGE  BARCLAY,  son  of  the  above 
George  B. ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl 
of  Hopetoun,  26th  Dec.  1758;  ord. 

14th   June    1759 ;    trans,   to   Hutton    and 

Corrie  24th  March  1762. 

WILLIAM    BARRON,  pres.  by    John, 
^        Earl  of  Hopetoun,  19th  June  1762  ; 
ord.  10th  Feb.  1763 ;  trans,  to  Whit- 
burn    5th     Feb.     1771.       During    his    in 
cumbency  he  never  resided  in  the  parish, 
but  lodged  in  Moffat,  and  seldom  visited 
Wamphray  except  for  his  pulpit  duty  on 
Sundays. 

DAVID      DONALDSON,     M.A.     (St 

77      Andrews  1755);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

Perth    27th    Aug.    1766;     pres.    by 

John,  Earl  of  Hopetoun,  Sept.  1771 ;  ord. 

7th  May  1772 ;  retired  to  Moffat  3rd  Dec. 

1793,  where  he  died  20th  Jan.  1802.     He 

marr.   5th   March   1781,  Elizabeth   Martin 

(died  s.p.  Oct.  1783),  widow  of  John  Story 

of  Newton. — [Dumfries  Tests.] 


WILLIAM   SINGER,   pres.  by  James, 

1794     -^ar^  °^  Hopetoun,  in  Aug.,  and  ord. 

(assistant   and   successor)  23rd  Oct. 

1794 ;    trans,    to    Kirkpatrick-Juxta    25th 

July  1799. 

JAMES   CRICHTON,  pres.  by   James, 

Earl  of  Hopetoun,  19th  Nov.  1799  ; 
...  n  ,         , 

ord.   (assistant   and   successor)   2;>th 

April  1800  ;  trans,  to  Holywood  10th  Oct. 
1805. 

JOSEPH  KIRKPATRICK  of  Rashgill, 
ord.  to  Dunscore  18th  Sept.  1777  ; 
pres.  by  James,  Earl  of  Hopetoun, 
Nov.  1805 ;  adm.  21st  Feb.  1806;  died 
27th  July  1824,  in  his  75th  year,  being  the 
first  min.  who  had  died  in  the  charge  for  a 
hundred  and  twenty-nine  years.  He  marr. 
18th  Feb.  1783,  Anne  (died  30th  Jan.  1812, 
aged  70),  daugh.  of  William  M'Millan,  min. 
of  Torthorwald,  and  had  issue— Isabella, 
born  9th  Dec.  1784,  died  20th  June  1785; 
Isabella,  born  21st  March  1788  (marr.  7th 
July  1813,  John  Rogerson,  in  Fingland). 
Publication  —  Account  of  Dunscore  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  Hi.). 

CHARLES  DICKSON,  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Haddington  6th  Dec.  1821  ;  pres. 
by  John,  Earl  of  Hopetoun,  24th  Nov. 
1824 ;  ord.  5th  May  1825  ;  died  10th  May 
1853.  He  marr.  27th  Oct.  1835,  Margaret 
(died  1st  Oct.  1902),  daugh.  of  John  Roger- 
son,  in  Fingland,  and  Isabella  Kirkpatrick, 
daugh.  of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue 
— James  David,  born  15th  April  1837,  died 
young ;  John  Rogerson,  born  30th  April 
1839  ;  Joseph  Kirkpatrick,  born  19th  June 
1841  ;  Samuel  Rogerson  born  26th  Feb. 
1843 ;  James  David,  advocate,  born  6th 
Sept.  1848,  died  24th  Sept.  1878  ;  Isabella 
Kirkpatrick  Rogerson,  born  9th  April  1850, 
died  at  Moffat  1914.  Publications— The 
Case  of  Blind  Bartimeus,  considered  and 
illustrated;  Baptismal  Regeneration  tested 
by  the  Scriptures^  etc. ;  Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

GEORGE    WIGHT,    born    14th    Sept. 

1826,    son    of    James    W.,    min.    of 

Oxnam ;     educated    at    The    Nest, 

Jedburgh,  and    Univ.   of    Glasgow;    B.A. 


LOCHMABEN] 


WAMPHRAV 


(1846),  M.A.  (1847);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  in  1852 ;  assistant  at  Edgerston, 
Caverp4f  and  in  this  parish. ;  ord.  26th  Jan. 
1854;  died  at  Moffat  7th  March  1913. 
He  marr.  (1)  23rd  Oct.  I860,  Helen  Bell 
Blacklock  (died  3rd  July  1875),  daugh.  of 
John  Bell  of  Albie,  and  had  issue— James 
Leslie,  born  llth  Feb.  1863 ;  John  George, 
born  llth  July  1867;  Helena  Mary,  born 
10th  July  1870  :  (2)  9th  Sept.  1880,  Jessie, 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Taylor  and  Jessie  Forbes 
Hogg,  and  had  issue — Winifred  Margaret 
Forbes,  born  18th  Jan.  1882. 


RICHARD  BELL,  born  Riggfoot, 
1907  Cummertrees,  27th  Oct.  1876,  son 
of  Richard  B.  and  Ann  M'Dougall ; 
educated  at  Mouswald  School,  Dumfries 
Academy,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1897),  B.D.  (1900);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  in  1904 ;  assistant  to  Professor 
of  Hebrew  and  Oriental  Languages  in 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  examiner  in  Divinity, 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  8th  Jan.  1907.  Marr.  2nd  June 
1911,  Jessie,  daugh.  of  Robert  Giffen  and 
Margaret  Campbell. 


PRESBYTERY   OF   LANGHOLM 


[Erected  by  the  General  Assembly  of  1743  from  the  Presbytery  of  Middlebie,  now 
called  Annan.  At  that  time  the  parish  of  Castleton  was  taken  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Jedburgh,  and  added  to  this  new  Presbytery  of  Langholm. 

The  Ptegister  of  the  Presbytery's  proceedings,  beginning  9th  Nov.  1743,  has  several 
blanks.  One  of  these  extends  from  5th  May  1762  to  18th  Nov.  1778.  By  special 
agreement,  this  Court  holds  also  the  Kecords  of  the  Presbytery  of  Middlebie  or  Annan 
from  23rd  June  1703  to  30th  Jan.  1717.] 


CANONBIE. 

[The  church,  commonly  spoken  of  as  the 
Kirk  of  Liddal,  was  dedicated  to  St  Martin. 
It  belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Canonbie, 
and  passed  with  it  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh. 

At  Halgreen,  or  Hailygreen,  in  the  parish, 
Turgot  of  Hossdall  founded  in  1150  a  Priory 
of  Canons  Regular  of  St  Augustine.  This 
became  known  a,s  the  Canonbie,  and  gave 
its  name  to  the  parish.  In  1542,  after 
the  battle  of  Solway  Moss,  the  English 
troops  destroyed  the  Priory  of  Canonbie. 

The  parish  of  Wauchope  was  united  by 
Parliament  to  Canonbie  before  1609,  but 
was  soon  disjoined  again.] 

JOHN  DOUGLAS,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1587) ;  adm.  to  Longformacus  in 
1594 ;  min.  in  1606 ;  pres.  to 
Wauchope  by  James  VI.  1st  Sept.  1609. 
In  1615  he  held  Morton  also,  to  which  he 
was  pres.  by  Charles  I.  2nd  April  1635  ;  he 
was  served  heir  to  a  brother,  James,  4th 
April  1639,  and  died  before  2nd  March  1647. 
He  had  issue — Robert. — \_Reg.  Assig. ;  Jed- 
buryh  and  Melrose  Presb.  Regs. ;  Stat. 
Re})orts,  1627;  Inq.  Ret.  Haddington,  176, 
and  Gen.,  3738  ;  Haddington  Inhib. ;  23rd 
Dec.  1647.] 


1644 


JOHN  BELL,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1644; 
probably  trans,  to  Middlebie  about 
1649. 


DAVID  LAING,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1649  1643);  adm-  about  1649;  still  here 
13th  May  1679,  when  a  resignation 
of  Woodend  was  made  in  favour  of  him 
self  and  his  son  John  of  Westerkirk ; 
died  at  Edinburgh,  20th  March  1692, 
aged  about  69.  He  marr.  (1)  Marion 
Dalzell  :  (2)  12th  March  1678,  Janet.  Lan- 
dale,  who  survived  him,  and  was  buried 
in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  15th  Aug.  1692. 
—  [Dumfries  Tests.',  Greyfriars  Burial 
Reg. ;  Min. -book  Re//.  Pr>><>/  Seal ;  Baillie's 
Lett.] 

DAVID     HEDDERWICK,     M.A.     (St 
Andrews,    30th    Nov.    1683) :     min. 

1"111T\« 

about  1688 ;  deprived  by  the  Privy 
Council,  19th  Sept.  1689,  for  not  reading 
the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates,  and  fail 
ing  to  pray  for  William  and  Mary.  In 
1714,  by  exercising  ministerial  office  in  the 
church  of  Old  Machar,  after  the  form  of 
the  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  he  rendered 
himself  liable  to  the  penalties  of  the  Act 
of  Parliament  5th  July  1695,  against  in 
truding  into  .  churches  without  a  legal 
call.  He  removed  to  Edinburgh,  where 
he  opened  an  Episcopal  meeting-house  in 
Gray's  Close  in  1701,  and  died  Jan.  1723, 
aged  about  60.  He  marr.  Dec.  1701,  Janet, 
daugh.  of  Archibald  Paterson,  merchant 
burgess  of  Edinburgh,  who  survived  him, 
and  marr.  (2)  7th  April  1733,  Robert 
Barclay  of  Busbie. — [Peterkin's  Constitu 
tion  of  the  Church ;  Edin.  Mar.  Reg. ; 


228 


LAXGHOLM] 


CANONBIE 


229 


Edin.    Tests. ;    Lee's    Memorial ;    Hume's 
Crim.  Laiv,  ii.] 

GEORGE  MURRAY,  born  1625,  second 
son  of  William  M.  of  Murraythwaite  ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1662) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  j 
of   Dumfries  18th  Jan.  1688  ;   ord.  (in  the  j 
meeting-house  at  Dumfries)  31st  Jan.  1689  ;  I 
died   14th   Jan.    1708.      He    marr.    Isabel, 
sister  of  Edward  Maxwell  of  Hills,  Loch-  j 
rutton. — [Dumfries  Presb.  Reg. ;  Tombst.] 

JAMES  ARMSTRONG,  adm.  to  Cold- 
stream  in  1690  ;  trans,  and  adm.  21st 
March  1694  ;  died  between  16th  and 
21st  April  1719.     He  marr.  and  had  issue — 
William,  his  successor. 

WILLIAM  ARMSTRONG,  born   1692, 

„       only    son    of    preceding;    licen.   by 

Presb.  of  Langholm  23rd  July  1718  ; 

called  5th  May  and  ord.  13th  Aug.  1719; 

died    27th    Jan.    1733.       He    marr.     Jean 

Somerville,   and  had   issue — Agnes  (marr. 

Andrew  Jaffray,  D.D.,  min.  of  Lochmaben). 

— [Coldstream  Sess. ;    Tombst. ;    Wodrow's 

Anal,  and  Corresp. ;  Scots  Mag.,  Ixv.] 


1734 


ROBERT  PETRIE,  M.A. ;  rector  of  the 
Grammar  School  of  Selkirk  1719- 
29  ;  schoolmaster  of  Jedburgh  1729- 
34 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Jedburgh  2nd 
Jan.  1734;  called  16th  May,  and  ord.  14th 
Aug.  1734;  died  15th  July  1764,  aged  63. 
He  marr.  24th  July  1727,  Margaret,  only 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Waugh,  Selkirk,  and 
Margaret  Plummer,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
M.D.,  an  eminent  physician  at  Lincoln ; 
William,  H.E.I.C.S.,  held  a  high  command 
at  Madras  ;  Andrew  ;  Margaret ;  Elizabeth; 
Gilbert ;  George  ;  John  ;  Barbara  ;  Helen. 
Publication — The  Reasonableness  and  Neces 
sity  of  Public  Worship,  a  sermon  (Edin 
burgh,  1743).— [Steven's  Hist,  of  the  High 
School,  Edinburgh ;  Selkirk  Sess.  Reg. ; 
Tombst. ;  Watson's  Jedburgh  Grammar 
School  ;  Craig  -  Brown's  Selkirkshire,  ii., 
103.] 

ANDREW      WALKER,     preacher     at 
Caerlanrig  in  1745 ;  ord.  to  Ettrick 
30th  May  1750;  pres.  by  the  com 
missioner  for  Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch, 


and  adm.  28th  March  1765;  died  30th 
Oct.  1772,  aged  49.  He  marr.  17th  April 
1754,  Martha,  daugh.  of  John  Stoddart 
of  Williamhope,  s.p.  She  survived  him 
and  marr.  (2)  (pro.  18th  Oct.  1783),  Captain 
William  Elliot,  and  died  in  1806. 

JOHN  DOWE,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 
77      Buccleuch,  and  ord.  5th  Aug.  1773  ; 
trans,  to  Methven  19th  Feb.  1784. 

JOHN  RUSSELL  [RUSSEL],  had  his 
license  by  the  Northumberland 
Classis  confirmed  by  Presb.  of 
Chirnside  24th  Nov.  1767 ;  teacher  at 
Eyemouth  1767-74;  adm.  to  Eskdalemuir 
12th  May  1774;  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch ;  trans,  and  adm.  6th  Aug. 
1784;  died  19th  July  1814,  aged  70.  He 
marr.  (1)  1764,  Jean  Miller,  who  died  8th 
Nov.  1782,  and  had  issue— John,  born  8th 
Aug.  1765;  Home,  born  18th  June  1775; 
Margaret  Helen,  born  28th  Oct.  1776  (marr. 
John  Elliot  of  Cooms) ;  Janet,  born  24th 
Nov.  1778 ;  Christian  Hay,  born  6th  Nov. 
1781  ;  Joanna,  born  5th  Nov.  1782  :  (2)  4th 
Jan.  1786,  Elizabeth  Russell,  who  died  9th 
March  1812,  and  had  issue — Ann  (marr. 

9th  March  1813, Carruthers,  Raehills). 

Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiv.).— [Tombst.] 

JAMES  DONALDSON,  born  Anwoth, 
1780,  son  of  John  D.  (whose  father, 
John  Macdonald  or  Donaldson,  was 
killed  at  Culloden,  serving  in  the  Highland 
army)  and  Jean  Stewart ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  and  assistant  librarian 
there  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  1st 
Jan.  1812  ;  pres.  by  Charles  William,  Duke 
of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  Nov.  1814; 
ord.  13th  April  1815 ;  died  at  Edinburgh, 
20th  Aug.  1854.  He  marr.  14th  Feb. 
1815,  Ann  Hathorn  (died  13th  April  1868, 
aged  81),  daugh.  of  James  Wilson,  super 
visor  of  excise,  and  had  issue  —  Mary 
Heron  Maxwell,  born  20th  Nov.  1815; 
John,  min.  of  Kirkconnel ;  Elizabeth 
Christian,  born  20th  Dec.  1819  (marr. 
Thomas  Morison,  min.  of  Methil),  died 
16th  April  1908;  Jane  Stewart,  born  17th 
July  1821  (marr.  Principal  Kerr,  Calcutta), 
died  in  1855 ;  Isabella  (twin),  born  17th 


230 


CANONBIE 


PRESB.  OF 


July  1821  ;  Ann  Hathorn  Wilson,  born  4th 
June  1823;  Agnes,  born  17th  April  1825 
(marr.  William  Strachan,  H.M.  Stationery 
Office,  London);  James,  M.D.,  I.M.S., 
born  3rd  Feb.  1827,  died  4th  April  1900. 
Publication— Sermon,  Breached  at  Cano'/tb/e, 
Mth  Jut -i,  1854  (Edinburgh,  1855). 

GEORGE  COLVILLE,  born  22nd  Sept. 
1825,  son  of  George  C.,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Beith ;  educated  at  Glasgow 
Univ. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  ;  pres. 
30th  Sept.,  and  ord.  22nd  Dec.  1854 ;  died 
in  London,  29th  Nov.  1873.  He  marr.  (1) 
30th  April  1861,  Anne  (died  before  1866), 
daugh.  of  William  Maclaren,  Glasgow  :  (2) 
8th  Feb.  1866,  Marion  (died  14th  Aug. 
1908),  daugh.  of  George  Fraser  Scott  Elliot 
of  Lariston,  and  widow  of  George  Dougall, 
Calcutta,  and  had  issue  —  George  Scott 
Elliot,  born  1866. 

JAMES    BARCLAY,    trans,    from    St 
1874     Michael's,  Dumfries,  and  adm.  10th 
July  1874  ;  trans,  to  Linlithgow  14th 
Dec.  1876. 

WILLIAM  SNODGRASS,  born  Car- 
donald  Mills,  Paisley,  4th  Sept. 
1827,  son  of  John  S. ;  educated  at 
Renfrew  Grammar  School  and  Univs.  of 
Glasgow  and  Aberdeen ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Uist  18th  Aug.,  and  ord.  to  St  James's 
Church,  Charlottetown,  Prince  Edward 
Island,  23rd  Sept.  1852 ;  min.  of  St  Paul's 
Church,  Montreal,  1856-64 ;  Principal  and 
Primarius  Professor  of  Divinity,  Queen's 
University,  Kingston,  Canada,  1864-77 ; 
D.D.  (Glasgow  1865) ;  adm.  to  this  parish 
23rd  Nov.  1877  ;  died  at  Riversdale,  Kil- 
macolm,  22nd  July  1906.  He  was  clerk 
of  the  Synod  of  Nova  Scotia  and  of  his 
Presbytery;  a  member  of  nearly  all 
important  Boards  of  the  Church  of  Scot 
land  in  Canada ;  convener  of  the  Synod's 
Committee  on  Union  with  other  Presby 
terian  Churches  in  the  Dominion ;  and 
one  of  the  four  Moderators  who  signed 
the  Deed  of  Union  at  Montreal  15th 
June  1875.  He  marr.  27th  Sept.  1852, 
Jessie  Calder  (died  15th  April  1908), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Pollok,  LL.D.,  min.  of 
Kingston  Parish,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue 


—John  Allan,  born  7th  Oct.  1853,  licen 
tiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  ord. 
to  Demorestville,  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Canada,  1st  May  1888;  Janet  Elizabeth, 
born  13th  July  1855,  died  12th  June  1864  ; 
Agnes  Miller,  born  27th  Dec.  1856  ;  Robert 
Pollok,  born  31st  Oct.  1858,  died  24th  Oct. 
1903 ;  William  George,  corn  factor,  born 
25th  Dec.  1860;  Elizabeth  Allan,  born 
28th  April  1863;  Margaret,  born  16th 
Oct.  1865,  died  26th  Dec.  1865;  Mary, 
born  4th,  and  died  9th  April  1867.  Pub 
lications — Inauguration  of  the  Y.M.O.A., 
Charlottetown,  P.E.I.  (1856) ;  The  Good 
Centurion  (Montreal,  1862);  The  Two 
Builders,  (Montreal,  1863)  ;  A  Minister's 
Farewell  (Montreal,  1864);  The  ,S'm-,W- 
ness  of  Learm'na,  Opening  of  Session 
1864-5,  Queen's  College  (Kingston,  1864). 
Editor  of  The  Presbyterian,  Montreal, 
1863-5.— [Life  and  Work,  Sept.  1906.] 

ROBERT    HOGG    KERR,  born  Glas- 

1896  °ow>  12t^  '^une  1863>  s°n  of  Captain 
Finlay  K.  and  Isabella  Hogg ;  edu 
cated  at  Springhill  Academy,  Glasgow,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1893);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  2nd  May  1894  ;  assistant 
at  Shettleston ;  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  6th  Aug.  1896 ;  clerk  of  Presb. 
in  1909. 


CASTLETON,  ETTILTOUN, 
WHEELKIRK,  AND  SELKIRK. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
of  Castleton  belonged  to  the  Priory  of 
Canonbie.  Ettiltoun,  Wheelkirk,  and  Bel- 
kirk  were  united  to  Castleton  9th  Dec. 
1604. 

Wheelkirk  was  named  from  the  site  of 
its  church,  near  the  source  of  the  Liddel, 
close  to  the  ancient  road  called  the  Wheel 
Causey.  There  was  a  chapel  at  Dinlabyre. 
At  New  Castleton  there  is  a  modern  chapel 
of  St  John.] 

[RICHARD     THOMPSON,     min.     of 

1604     Ratho;    pres.   by    James    VI.,    9th 

and    31st  Dec.   1604.      This  parish 

he  held    in    conjunction    with   Ratho,   or, 


LANGHOLM]    CASTLETON,  ETTILTOUN,  WHEELKIRK,  SELKIRK     231 


if  separately,  it  must  have  been  for  a 
very  short  period.  (See  Ratho,  Vol.  I., 
181.)] 


1607 


THOMAS  BANNATYNE,  M.A.  ;  pres. 

by  James  VI>    18tl1   Nov'    1G06'  and 
by    Sir  Gideon    Murray    3rd    Sept. 

1607,  and  by  Walter,  Lord  Scott  of 
Buccleuch,  April  1608.  Collation  was  at 
first  refused,  but  testimonials  from  the 
Presbs.  of  Edinburgh  and  Linlithgow 
having  been  produced,  it  was  granted 
16th  Nov.  1607  ;  trans,  to  North  Berwick 
25th  Nov.  1610. 


1612 


WALTER  SCOTT,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
22nd  July  1608) ;  adm.  after  21st 
June  1612.  In  Jan.  1649  "the 
English  army,  commanded  by  Colonels 
Bright  and  Pride,  and  under  the  conduct 
of  General  Cromwell,  on  their  return  to 
England,  did  lie  at  the  Kirk  of  Castleton 
several  nights,  in  the  which  time  they  broke 
down  and  burnt  the  communion  tables, 
and  the  seats  of  the  Kirk ;  and  at  their 
removing  carried  away  the  minister's  books, 
to  the  value  of  1000  merks  and  above, 
and  also  the  books  of  session,  with  which 
they  lighted  their  tobacco  pipes,  the 
baptism,  marriage,  and  examination  rolls, 
from  Oct.  1612  to  Sept.  1648,  all  of 
which  were  lost  and  destroyed."  He  died 
between  27th  June  and  5th  Sept.  1649, 
aged  about  61.  Walter  Scott  in  Norham, 
his  nephew,  was  served  heir  to  him  27th 
Sept.  1649.  —  [Reg.  Assig.  and  Old  Dec., 
i. ;  Stone  from  old  church  with  Scott's 
arms  and  date  1621 ;  Inq.  Ret.  (Jen., 
3560.] 

ANDREW  PRINGLE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
25th  July  1635) ;  on  the  Exercise 
at  Kirkcaldy  25th  April  1639; 
chaplain  to  Archibald,  Earl  of  Angus ; 
adm.  to  Kirkton  19th  Aug  1646 ;  called 
16th  Sept.  1649 ;  trans,  and  adm.  3rd 
April  1650;  died  27th  March  1689,  aged 
72.  He  marr.  29th  Dec.  1648,  Janet 
Scott,  and  had  issue— Jean  (marr.  1677, 
John  Buchanan  of  that  ilk) ;  Elizabeth 
(marr.  1679,  Colin  Campbell  of  Carwhin, 
W.S.).—[Edin.  Reg.  Mar. ;  Tombst.} 


1693 


ROBERT  ARMSTRONG,  born  1661, 
second  son  of  John  A.,  physician, 
Kelso  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Chirnside 
14th  July  1691 ;  adm.  in  1693  ;  died  16th 
April  1732.  He  marr.  (1)  Hannah  Tennant 
(died  1702) :  (2)  Christian  Mowat  (died 
28th  Feb.  1753,  aged  78),  and  had  issue 
— John,  M.D.,  poet  and  essayist,  author 
of  The  Art  of  Preserving  Health,  etc., 
born  1709,  died  at  London,  7th  Sept. 
1779 ;  George,  M.D.,  medical  writer,  who 
is  said  to  have  died  "  in  obscurity " ; 
William,  his  successor  ;  Helen  ;  Elizabeth. 
— [Rees's  Cyclopaedia  ;  Tombst. ;  Diet.  Nat. 
Biog.} 

WILLIAM  ARMSTRONG,  born   1711, 
7        son     of     preceding;     M.A.     (Edin 
burgh,   25th    Feb.   1726);    licen.   by 
Presb.  of  Larigholm  2nd  Aug.  1732 ;  pres. 
by  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  and  ord. 
17th  April  1733;  died  unmarr.  10th  April 
1749.—  [Tombst.] 

SIMON  HALIBURTON,  pres.  by 
Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  20th 
May  1749 ;  ord.  23rd  Jan.  1751. 
The  settlement  was  delayed  in  consequence 
of  its  being  opposed  by  Lord  Minto.  The 
Presb.,  3rd  July  1750,  found  "  they  could 
not  take  the  opposition  under  consideration, 
unless  for  some  matter  of  life  or  doctrine, 
and  that  as  to  H.'s  using  notes  when  he 
preached,  there  was  no  law  of  the  Church 
against  that,  and  that  it  was  practised  by 
several  ministers  of  the  best  character." 
He  was  trans,  to  Ashkirk  31st  March  1763. 

ROBERT  RUTHERFORD,  M.A.  (Edin- 
„  burgh,  14th  April  1743);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Earlston  7th  Oct.  1746; 
chaplain  at  Caerlanrig  [Teviothead]  12th 
Oct.  1750  ;  ord.  by  the  Presbyterian  Classis 
in  Northumberland  to  Longframlington 
17th  Nov.  1756;  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch,  with  consent  of  his  curators 
24th  March,  and  adm.  28th  July  1763; 
died  21st  Feb.  1790,  aged  70.  He  marr. 
15th  Oct.  1767,  Elizabeth  Widdrington, 
Hauxley,  Northumberland,  who  died  13th 
Dec.  1768,  aged  26.  Publication—  A  Scrip 
ture  Catechism  (Kelso,  1794).— [Tombst.] 


232      CASTLETON,  ETTILTOTTN,  WITEELKIUK.  BELKIRK     [PRESB.  or 

THOMAS    MARTIN,   pre.s.  by   Henry,     born   14th   Sept,   1890;   William   Playfair, 
1791     J^ke  °f  Buccleuch,  -23rd  July  1790;      student,  born  15th  March  1896. 

orcl.    16th    March    1791  :    trans,    to 
Langholm  llth  Aug.  1791. 


JAMES  ARKLE,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke 
1792     of  Buccleuch,  28th    Dec.  1791  :   ord. 
26th  April   ]  792  :   trans,  to  Hawick 
17th  Dec.  1800. 

DAVID  SCOTT,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1801  Langliolm  3rd  Oct.  1797;  pres.  by 
Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  llth 
April,  and  ord.  llth  Aug.  1801  ;  died  7th 
Jan.  1822,  aged  56.  He  marr.  8th  Dec. 
1807,  Elizabeth  Scott,  who  died  25th  April 
1848,  aged  73,  and  had  issue—  Margaret, 
born  9th  March  1809,  died  8th  June 
1823;  Mary,  born  10th  Dec.  1813  (marr. 
Robert  Stavert,  merchant,  Manchester), 
died  13th  Nov.  1841. 

ANGUS  BARTON,  born  Morton  1787  ; 
1822  assistant  librarian,  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  pres.  by  AValter  Francis, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  with 
consent  of  his  curators,  and  ord.  26th  Sept. 
1822;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1856):  died  unmarr. 
18th  April  1861. 


1861 


JAMES  NOBLE,  born  26th  April  1836, 
son  of  James  ^T-,  min.  of  St  Madoes  ; 
educated  at  Perth  Academy  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Perth  July  1859  ;  assistant  at  St  Stephen's, 
Edinburgh  ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis,  Duke 
of  Buccleuch,  3rd  July,  and  orcl.  20th  Sept, 
1861  ;  died  unmarr.  27th  April  1883. 

WILLIAM  VASSIE,  born  Croftonhill, 
1888  Lanark,  5th  April  1856,  third  son 
of  John  V.  and  Mary  Lamb 
Murray;  educated  at  Lanark  Grammar 
School,  Edinburgh  Academy,  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1878),  B.D.  (1881); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  3rd  Aug.  1881  ; 
assistant  at  Govan  ;  ord.  20th  Sept.  1883. 
Marr.  15th  Sept.  1885,  Cecilia  Pitcairn, 
daugh.  of  David  Playfair,  min.  of  Aber- 
corn,  and  has  issue—  John,  manager  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Sales  Co.,  Tacoma,  U.S.A., 
born  29th  Dec.  1887  ;  Jane  Kincaid,  born 
31st  Dec.  1888  ;  Ethel  Mary,  B.A.  (Lond.), 


ESKDALEMUIR. 

[Disjoined  from  Westerkirk  and  erected 
in  1703.  It  is  the  largest  parish  in  the 
county  of  Dumfries.] 

JOHN     LAURIE,     M.A.     (Edinburgh 

1703     !67l) ;     adm.     to     Wauchope     10th 

Sept.    1691:    called    by  the    Presb. 

j  j'ur<-  devoluto    23rd    June,   and    adm.    8th 

!  July  1703;   died   7th   Dec.   1723,  aged  68. 

i  The  following  lines  are  said  to  have  been 

written  for  his  tombstone  : 

"  Here  lies  John  Laurie, 

Neither  rich  nor  poor, 

Last  minister  of  Wauchope, 

First  of  Eskdalemuir. " 

JAMES  M'GARROCH,  M.A.  (Glasgow, 
1724  29th  March  1714) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Linlithgow  10th  April  1723  ;  called 
23rd  April,  and  ord.  26th  Aug.  1724;  died 
llth  Aug.  1761,  aged  68.  He  marr.  1st 
Aug.  1726,  Elizabeth  (died  10th  March 
1781),  second  daugh.  of  Thomas  Alston, 
physician,  of  Athelwood,  and  had  issue- 
Charlotte  (marr.  John  Burgess,  min.  of 
Kirkmichael  and  Garrel).— [Abercorn  Sess. 
Keg.  ;  Tombst. ;  Fam.  of  Birme  of  Broom- 
hill  ;  Boston's  Mem.] 

JOHN    SCOTLAND,  pres.   by  Henry, 

1763     Duke  of  Buccleuch,  with  consent  of 

his  curators,  3rd    Aug.   1762;    ord. 

6th  Jan.  1763;   trans,   to  Westerkirk  16th 

June  1768. 

ROBERT  FOOTE,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke 
1768     of  Buccleuch,    2nd  July,  and    ord. 
22nd   Sept.  1768;   trans,   to  Fetter- 
cairn  15th  Sept.  1773. 

JOHN  RUSSELL,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke 
1774    of  Buccleuch,  4th  Feb.,  and  adm.  12th 
May  1774:   trans,  to  Canonbie  6th 
Aug.  1784. 

JOHN  LAURIE,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke 
1785     of  Buccleuch,  17th  Dec.  1784;  ord. 
28th  July  1785  ;  trans,  to  Ewes  29th 
Sept.  1791. 


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WILLIAM  BROWN,  born  1764,  son  of 
1792  ^illiam  B.,  stonemason  in  Peebles- 
shire  (who  settled  in  Annandale,  *and 
marr.,  as  his  second  wife,  Fanny  Carlyle, 
aunt  of  Thomas  Carlyle) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Stirling  3rd  Aug.  1791  ;  pres.  by  Henry, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch,  26th  Jan.,  and  ord. 
3rd  May  1792  ;  D.D.  (Univ.  and  Marischal 
College,  Aberdeen,  13th  Dec.  1816);  died 
21st  Sept.  1835.  He  marr.  28th  April  1797, 
Mary  Moffat,  who  died  23rd  July  1855, 
and  had  issue — James,  lieut.  10th  Native 
Infantry,  H.E.I.C.S.,  Madras,  born  25th 
June  1798,  died  July  1820;  Robert,  born 
llth  Feb.  1803;  Margaret,  born  21st 
June  1804 ;  John,  born  llth  Nov.  1805, 
died  a  student  at  Edinburgh,  3rd  Feb. 
1823 ;  Janet,  born  27th  Oct.  1808 ;  Alison, 
born  20th  June  1811.  Publications— 
Antiquities  of  the  Jews,  2  vols.  (London, 
2nd  ed.,  1820);  Accounts  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  xii.,  and  New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  He 
left  in  MS.  The  Memorabilia  of  the  Parish 
of  Eskdalemuir,  1793-1809. 

ADAM     CUNNINGHAM,     pres.      by 

1836     Wa^ter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch 

and  Queensberry,  Nov.   1835 ;  ord. 

12th   May  1836 ;    trans,   to  Crailing  28th 

Sept,  1843. 

JOHN  STRATHERN,  son  of  David  S., 

1848     factor  f°r  Divine  estate,  Perthshire, 

and  Marjory   Kilgour  ;  educated  at 

Univ.   of   Glasgow ;    ord.   1st    Dec.    1843 ; 

died  unmarr.  25th  Nov.  1875. 

JOHN  CRAWFORD  DICK,  born  7th 
1876  -^ov-  1^50,  son  of  John  D.,  min.  of 
Tweedsmuir ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Peebles 
10th  June  1874  :  assistant  at  Park  Parish, 
Glasgow  ;  ord.  16th  May  1876  ;  died  10th 
June  1908.  He  marr.  18th  Dec.  1883, 
Jane  Brown,  daugh.  of  Matthew  Arm 
strong,  min.  of  Skirling,  and  had  issue — 
Leila  Ramsay  Hannah,  born  31st  Jan. 
1886  (marr.  her  cousin,  Laurence  Tweedie- 
Stodart,  Oliver,  Tweedsmuir).  Publication 
—"Antiquities  of  Eskdalemuir"  (Trans. 
Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq. 
Soc.,  1898). 


JAMES  RONALD  MACDONALD,boru 
\  1904     St  Andrews,  6th  Jan.   1858,  son  of 
James  M.,  Edinburgh,  and  Catherine 
j  Macdonald  ;  educated  at  Madras  College, 
,  Univs.   of  St    Andrews   and    Edinburgh  ; 
;  M.A.   (Edinburgh    1880);   licen.  by  Presb. 
of     Edinburgh    May    1892 ;     assistant    at 
i  Saughtree,   Castleton ;   ord.   (assistant)   at 
Eskdalemuir  Sept.   1902  ;  adm.  (assistant 
and  successor)  21st  Sept,  1904.     Marr.  6th 
Jan.  1909,  Emily  Sophia,  daugh.  of  Charles 
Nichols,     Burton-on-Trent,     and     Sophia 
White. 


EWES  AND  EWIS-DURIS. 

[Ewes,  Ewesdale,  or  Nether  Ewes. — The 
church  was  dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert, 
There  were  chapels  at  Unthank  and  Moss- 
paul. 

Ewes-dwis,  or  Ouerkirk  of  Ewes. — The 
church  was  dedicated  to  St  Mark.] 

WILLIAM    GRAHAM,   M.A.    (St 

1Q2?     Andrews,  29th  July  1611),  min.   in 

1627;  died  after  27th  Sept.  1638.— 

[Commiss.  to  Ass.,  1638 ;  Macfarlane  Geo'j. 

Coll.,  i.,  394  (Scot,  Hist.  Soc.).] 

CHISHOLM,  min.  about   1642. 
— [Macfarlane    Geoff.    Coll.,    i.,   394 


1642 


(Scot.  Hist.  Soc.).] 


JOHN  LITHGOW  [LINLITHGOW], 
1646  k°rn  about  1620,  second  son  of 
Thomas  L.,  portioner  of  Redpath, 
Earlston,  and  Isobel,  daugh.  of  Henry 
Haliburton  of  Mertoun ;  was  apparently 
settled  in  a  charge  in  Ireland.  He  was 
admitted  to  this  parish  21st  April  1646, 
and,  refusing  to  conform  to  Episcopacy, 
was  suspended  13th  Nov.  1664.  For 
preaching  at  conventicles  he  was  sentenced 
to  imprisonment  in  the  Edinburgh  Tol- 
booth,  and  ordered  by  the  Privy  Council  to 
be  confined  to  the  Bass  till  a  fine  of  5000 
merks  should  be  paid.  On  agreeing  to 
quit  the  kingdom,  he  was  liberated.  He 
returned  here  on  the  Act  of  Toleration, 
was  restored  25th  April  1690,  was  a  member 
of  Assembly  16th  Oct.  1690,  and  retired  in 
1694  to  Redpath,  where  he  died  shortly 


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[PPxESB.  OF 


afterwards.  He  marr.  (1)  Isobel  Weir,  and 
had  issue,  an  only  .son,  Thomas,  his  heir, 
who  had  sasine  with  him  of  the  lands  of 
Bodsbeck  in  July  1664 ;  Janet  (marr. 
Nicol  Elliot  of  Unthank) :  (2)  before  1667, 
Isobel  Scott,  widow  of  James  Johnston 
of  Westerraw. — [Re</.  Old  Dec.,  ii. ;  MHC- 
farlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  394 ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.,  iii.,  406 ;  New  Gen.  Sag. ;  Reg.  Gen. 
Ass.,  1690 ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  Durie,  1st  Feb. 
1678 ;  Nisbet's  Heraldic  Plates  (Lithgow 
of  Drygrange)]. 

JOHN  HOME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  15th 
1666  ^U^y  1650)>  licen,  by  Presb.  of 
Dalkeith  1st  Nov.  1658,  and  by 
George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  16th  Dec. 
1662  ;  min.  about  1666  ;  deprived  in  1681 
for  not  taking  the  Test ;  died  at  Edinburgh 
in  1690,  aged  about  60.  He  marr.  Ann, 
daugh.  of  David  Livingston  of  Dunipace. 
— [Reg.  Collat. ;  Macfarlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i., 
394 ;  Charity  Roll.] 


1682 


JOHN  MELVILLE,  a  native  of  the 
Mearns  ;  M.A.  (King's  College,  Aber 
deen,  2nd  July  1667);  min.  about 
1682 ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council  29th 
Aug.  1689,  for  neither  reading  the  Pro 
clamation  of  the  Estates  nor  praying  for 
William  and  Mary.  —  [Macfarlane  Geog. 
Coll.,  i.,  394 ;  Peterkin's  Constitution  of 
the  Church.] 

JOHN    LITHGOW,     above     men- 
1689    tioned. 

ROBERT  DARLING,  a  native  of  Gala- 
1694  sn^e^s  and  brother  of  Hew  D.,  min. 
of  Innerwick ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
29th  July  1685);  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  20th  Nov.  1694  ;  died  1st  Dec.  1716, 
aged  47.  He  marr.  2nd  May  1697,  Eliza 
beth,  eldest  daugh.  of  James  Urquhart, 
merchant,  Linlithgow,  and  had  issue — 
James,  min.  of  Kintore ;  Elizabeth  (marr. 
6th  Dec.  1741,  John  Harley,  gardener, 
Edinburgh) ;  Alison  (marr.  20th  Feb.  1745, 
Robert  Spence,  sailor,  H.M.S.  Centurion). 
— [Linlithgow  Sess. ;  Tombst. ;  Macfarlane 
Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  394 ;  Consistorial  Processes, 
Scot.  Rec.  Socy.,  No.  364.] 


ROBERT  MALCOLM,  born  1687,  son 
of  David  M.  of  the  Lochore  family, 
Cupar-Fife,  and  Elizabeth  Melville  ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews,  7th  Feb.  1707) ;  tutor  to 
the  sons  of  Sir  Hew  Dalrymple  of  North 
Berwick,  Bart.,  Lord  President  of  the  Court 
of  Session ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Haddington 
27th  Nov.  1716;  called  21st  March,  and 
ord.  29th  Aug.  1717 ;  died  24th  March 
1761.  He  was  heir  to  the  family  estate, 
but  his  relative  (an  Episcopalian)  left  it 
to  another  kinsman.  He  founded  in  the 
parish  of  Ewes  four  almshouses  for  poor 
families.  He  marr.  llth  Sept.  1722, 
Agnes  (died  30th  Oct.  1767),  daugh. 
of  the  Rev.  George  Campbell,  and  had 
issue  —  George,  farmer,  Burnfoot-of-Ewes, 
born  llth  Sept.  1722,  died  13th  May 
1803  ;  AVilhelmina,  born  20th  May  1729  ; 
David  ;  Marion.  George,  who  assisted  his 
father  in  the  management  of  the  farm 
of  Burnfoot,  and  succeeded  him  there, 
married  Margaret  Paisley  of  Craig,  sister 
of  General  Sir  Charles  and  of  Admiral  Sir 
Thomas  Paisley.  Amongst  his  family  of 
seventeen  were  the  famous  "  Four  Knights 
of  Eskdale :; — Colonel  Sir  James  ;  Admiral 
Sir  Pulteney ;  Vice-Admiral  Sir  Charles ; 
and  General  Sir  John,  Minister  Pleni 
potentiary  to  Persia,  Governor  of  Bombay, 
and  a  historical  writer  of  distinction  (vide 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog.). 

RICHARD  SCOTT,  born  1729,  son  of 
J°hn  S.,  min  of  Stonehouse ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Peebles  2nd  Oct.  1752;  ord.  to 
Cranshaws  20th  Sept.  1759 ;  pres.  by 
Henry,  Duke  of  Buccleuch ;  trans,  and 
adm.  17th  Sept.  1761  ;  died  13th  Feb.  1790. 
He  marr.  24th  April  1761,  Mary  Turnbull, 
who  died  in  Dec.  1796,  and  had  issue — 
Janet,  born  25th  Feb.  1762  ;  James,  mer 
chant,  New  York,  born  12th  Feb.  1764; 
Hector,  merchant,  London,  born  27th 
March  1766;  John,  born  7th  April  1768, 
died  6th  Aug.  1768  ;  Ann,  a  twin,  born  7th 
April  1 768  ;  John,  merchant,  London,  born 
15th  March  1771 ;  Martha,  born  6th  March 
1774 ;  George,  merchant,  London,  born  17th 
April  1778.  Publication — Letters  on  the 
Culture  of  Potatoes  ( Weekly  Mag.,  xxix.). 


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JOHN  CLUNIE,  pres.  by  Henry,  Duke 
179O     °^  Buccleuch,  and  ord.   28th  Sept. 
1790;  trans,  to  Borthwick  13th  May 
1791. 

JOHN  LAWRIE  [LAURIE],  born 
17gi  10th  June  1744,  son  of  James  L., 
min.  of  Hawick ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Jedburgh  9th  Dec.  1767  :  ord.  to  Esk- 
dalemuir  28th  July  1785  :  pres.  by  Henry. 
Duke  of  Buccleuch,  15th  Aug.,  and  trans, 
and  adm.  29th  Sept.  1791 ;  died  5th 
April  1817.  He  marr.  23rd  March  1786, 
Anne  Grieve,  who  died  20th  June  1834, 
aged  73,  and  had  issue  —  James,  lieut. 
Royal  Marines,  born  9th  Feb.  1787,  died 
at  Westerkirk,  17th  June  1851  ;  William, 
brevet-major  and  captain  of  Royal  Marines, 
born  2nd  Feb.  1788,  died  at  Chatham,  1842  ; 
Mary,  born  Sept.  1789,  died  1794  ;  John, 
major-general,  born  Aug.  1790,  died  20th 
July  1861 ;  Elizabeth,  born  23rd  Sept. 
1793  (marr.  1817,  Lieut.  David  Maxwell, 
younger  of  Broomholm,  who  predeceased 
his  father  6th  Jan.  1820);  Adam  Ogilvie, 
lieut.  Royal  Marines,  born  10th  Aug.  1795, 
died  at  sea,  1814  ;  Robert,  born  22nd  Jan. 
1797,  died  at  Langholm,  1828;  Walter, 
M.D.,  surgeon  of  the  4th  Regt.  Madras 
Light  Cavalry,  born  18th  April  1805,  died 
at  Anantapur,  India,  24th  April  1844. 

ROBERT  SHAW,  youngest  son  of 
1816  Oeorge  S.,  min.  of  Abbotshall ;  edu 
cated  at  the  United  College,  St 
Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews 
5th  May  1802  ;  app.  to  Caerlanrig  Chapel 
[Teviothead]  July  1804,  and  ord.  there  by 
Presb.  of  Jedburgh  10th  June  1807 ;  pres. 
by  Charles  William,  Duke  of  Buccleuch 
and  Queensberry,  and  adm.  (assistant  and 
successor)  10th  May  1816 ;  died  16th  April 
1853,  aged  72.  He  marr.  23rd  March  1818, 
Mary  (died  9th  July  1856),  daugh.  of 
William  Hardie  Moncrieff,  min.  of  Annan, 
and  had  issue  —  George,  farmer,  Dinlay, 
born  llth  Feb.  1819;  Jane,  born  29th 
Sept.  1820;  Margaret,  born  2nd  May 
1825;  William,  born  23rd  Dec.  1827,  died 
15th  Jan.  1831 ;  Ann  Janet,  born  14th 
March  1831 ;  Marion,  born  17th  March 
1837 ;  Helen  Mary,  born  29th  Jan. 
1839. 


THOMAS  SMITH,  born  Powfoot,  Dum- 

1853     friesshire,  1828,  son  of  John  S.  and 

Marion  Murray ;   educated  at  Cum- 

<  mertrees  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  ;  ord.  15th  Dec. 

1853;    died   2nd   March  1901.      He  marr. 

26th  Aug.  1856,  Margaret  Fraser  (died  10th 

Feb.  1869),  daugh.  of  William  Sutherland, 

:  jeweller,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue — Agnes, 

born    24th    June    1857    (marr.    Alexander 

',  Simson,  Eildon  Grove,  Melrose),  died  llth 

:  June  1913;   Marion,  born  21st  April  1860 

;  (marr.  1886,  James  Calder,  M.D.,  Jamaica). 

DAVID  PRESTON,  born   Caldercruix, 
19O1     Par^su  °f  Shotts,  Lanarkshire,  20th 
July   1875,  son    of    George    P.  and 
Janet     Shanks ;      educated      at     Airdrie 
Academy,    Hutchison's    Grammar    School, 
Glasgow,  and    Univ.    of    Glasgow ;    M.A. 
:  (1896),   B.D.   (1899);    licen.    by    Presb.   of 
|  Hamilton  in  1899 ;  assistant  at  Greyfriars, 
1  Dumfries  ;  ord.  18th  July  1901.    Marr.  17th 
June  1903,  Ella  Margaret,  daugh.  of  James 
M'Killop,  M.P.,  of  Polmont  Park,  Stirling 
shire,  and  has  issue — Douglas  George,  born 
28th    June    1904;    Jessie    Eleanor    Doris, 
!  born  25th  April    1907 ;    Kathleen    Agnes, 
born  1st  March  1910. 


HALF-MORTON,  FORMERLY 
MORTON. 

[In  1702  part  of  this  parish  was  annexed 
to  Canonbie.  The  remaining  part,  with 
the  church,  was  then  united  to  Wauchope. 
It  came  to  be  called  Half-Morton.  The 
church  was  rebuilt  about  1703.  Services 
were  conducted  in  it  by  the  ministers  of 
Langholm  until  1825.  On  6th  March  1839 
the  parish  of  Half-Morton  was  again  dis 
joined  from  Langholm  and  Wauchope.] 

WILLIAM     BROWN     CLARK,    bom 

Biggar,  27th  Jan.  1805,  son  of  William 

C.,   merchant ;    educated   at   Biggar 

Parish   School   and   Univ.   of   Edinburgh ; 

licen.  by  Pres.  of  Biggar  in  1832  ;  assistant 

at   Old  Greyfriars,   Edinburgh ;    ord.    5th 

Sept.  1839.     Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min. 

of  Maxwelltown  Free  Church  1844-53  ;  min. 


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HALF-MORTON  -LANG HOLM  AND  WAUCHOPE     [PRESB.  OF 


of  Chalmers'  Church,  Quebec,  1853-74  ;  Pro 
fessor  of  Church  History,  Morin  College, 
Quebec,  1880 ;  D.D.  (Montreal  1889) ;  died 
15th  March  1893.  He  marr.  (1)  1st  Dec. 
183G,  Jane  Brown,  who  had  issue — Eliza 
beth  Glover  ;  Bethia  Barbara  (marr.  James 
Moody,  farmer,  Canada) ;  a  son,  died  in 
infancy  :  (2)  15th  March  1870,  Amelia  Tor- 
ranee  or  Gibb,  who  died  15th  March  1893. 
Publication — Asleep  in  Jesus,  or  Words  of 
Consolation  to  Bereaved  Persons  (London, 
1856). 

WILLIAM  BURNET,  born  Irongray, 
1843  23rd  Oct.  1808,  son  of  William  B., 
schoolmaster,  and  Grace  Shennan  ; 
educated  at  Kirkmichael  School  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
6th  Dec.  1838  ;  sometime  teacher  in  Dum 
fries  Academy ;  called  3rd  July,  and  ord. 
31st  Aug.  1843 ;  died  27th  Nov.  1887. 
He  marr.  20th  Nov.  1849,  Sarah  (died  27th 
Dec.  1888),  only  surviving  daugh.  of  George 
AVaugh,  Atchison;s  Park,  and  had  issue — 
George,  tea-planter,  Ceylon,  born  22nd  Oct. 
1850,  died  there,  19th  Oct.  1890;  Grace, 
born  llth  Aug.  1852  (marr.  17th  June 
1885,  Watson  Shennan,  of  Puketoi,  New 
Zealand);  Mary,  born  21st  Feb.  1854 
(marr.  12th  Nov.  1891,  William  Vickers 
Dixon,  Inspector  of  Technical  Schools, 
Ireland);  Sarah  Isabella,  born  17th  Aug. 
1856  (marr.  16th  June  1880,  William  Archi 
bald  Hepburn,  Manchester). 


THOMAS  SCOTT,  born  Clay  Gate, 
18g3  Canonbie,  28th  Nov.  1842,  son  of 
James  S.  and  Margaret  Little;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Langholm  7th  May  1867 ;  assist 
ant  at  Keir  and  Newington,  Edinburgh ; 
ord.  to  Ngaruawahia,  Presb.  of  Auckland, 
N.Z.,  9th  Dec.  1874 ;  adm.  to  Linktown 
Chapel  (now  Raith),  Kirkcaldy,  24th  July 
1878;  trans,  and  adm.  17th  May  1888; 
died  at  Clay  Gate,  26th  April  1902.  He 
marr.  7th  Jan.  1875,  Marion  Scott'  (born 
8th  Feb.  1843,  died  14th  April  1895),  and 
had  issue — James  Douglas,  born  4th  April 
1876,  died  in  South  Africa,  llth  March 
1909  ;  John  Harold,  born  6th  Dec.  1877, 


died  18th  Dec.  1878 ;   Margaret  Kathleen, 
born  26th  Jan.  1880,  died  19th  Jan.  1907. 

JOHN  CONACHER   WILLIAMSON, 

born  Greenlaw,  15th  March  18G4, 
son  of  John  W.,  schoolmaster,  and 
Mary  Ann  Conacher ;  educated  at  Madras 
College  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  in  1892 ;  assistant 
at  Abbey  Parish,  Edinburgh;  ord.  2nd  Sept. 
1902.  Marr.  29th  Dec.  1898,  Catherine, 
daugh.  of  Robert  Brown,  and  has  issue — 
John,  born  14th  Aug.  1899 ;  Catherine, 
born  24th  July  1903  ;  Mary  Ann,  born 
28th  July  1907  ;  Ethel  Isabella  (twin),  born 
28th  July  1907  ;  Robert  Alexander,  born 
25th  April  1909. 


LANGHOLM  (FORMERLY  STAPLE- 
GORTON)  AND  WAUCHOPE. 

[The  church  of  Staplegorton  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  In  1 702  Staplegorton 
and  Wauchope  were  united,  and  a  portion 
of  the  adjoining  parish  of  Morton  was 
included  in  the  union.  At  that  time  the 
parish  church  was  removed  from  Staple 
gorton  to  Langholm.  At  Langholm  is  St 
David's  Well.] 

ARCHIBALD  GIBSON,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1612  kurgh,  28th  July  1599) ;  adm.  to 
Dunscore  in  1605 ;  dep.  before  22nd 
June  1609 ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  4th  April 
1612;  died  in  1657,  aged  about  78.—  [Reg. 
Assiy. ;  Macfarlane's  (feog.  Coll.,  i.,  392.] 

ROBERT  LAW,  descended  from  the 
family  of  Lawsbridge,  Ayrshire ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1646) ;  assistant  to 
preceding  min. ;  ord.  in  1657  ;  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662 ;  was  min. 
again  in  1688. 

MATTHEW  REID,  M.A.  ;  adm.  in 
1664  1664  ;  trans,  to  Hoddam  in  1666. 

ROBERT  ALLAN,  son  of  Thomas  A., 

min.  of  Wauchope  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 

1665);    min.   in   1673;    deprived   by 

Act  of  Parliament  25th  April  1690;   died 

in   1720,  aged  about  75.     He  marr.,  and 


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237 


had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  8th  Dec.  1681 ; 
a  son ;  a  daugh. ;  Robert,  born  24th  Oct. 
1687;  Walter,  born  18th  Nov.  1689  ;  Mar 
garet,  born  13th  March  1694;  William, 
born  23rd  April  1696.—  [Macfarlane  Geog. 
Coll.,  i.,  392.] 

ROBERT  LAW,  before  mentioned; 
leas  returned  in  1688,  and  was  restored 
by  Act  of  Parliament  25th  April 
1690;  died  8th  April  1702,  aged  71.  He 
marr.  22nd  Sept.  1657,  Marion  Meiklejohn 
of  Temple,  who  died  9th  Jan.  1694,  and 
had  issue — Robert,  M.D.  ;  Elizabeth  (marr. 
Sir  John  Haliburton,  knight).— [Macfarlam 
Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  392  ;  Dumfries  Presb.  and 
Humble  Sess.  Regs. ;  Tombst. ;  Reg.  Gen. 
Ass.,  1690,  1692.] 

DAVID    GRAHAM,   called    12th    Dec. 

1706      1>705  '  °lcl<  26tk  ^arc^  l706  >  trans- 
to  Kirkmahoe  14th  June  1716. 

ALEXANDER  MEIKLE  [MICKLE], 
1717  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th  April  1701); 
licen.  by  five  mins.  in  London  27th 
July  1704 ;  sometime  assistant  to  Isaac 
Watts,  D.D.,  min.  of  Pinner's  Hall  Chapel, 
London  ;  resided  for  a  time  at  Kirkcaldy, 
and  had  a  testimonial  from  the  Presb. 
there ;  pres.  by  George  I.  18th  June  1716. 
On  an  almost  unanimous  petition  the 
Presb.  proceeded  with  a  call  15th  Nov. 
1716;  ord.  9th  May  1717;  dem.  1st  Dec. 
1746;  died  17th  July.  1757.  He  marr.  (1) 
18th  Oct.  1719,  Mary,  daugh.  of  Robert 
Lidderdale,  Professor  of  Philosophy  in  the 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  :  (2)  5th  Nov.  1726, 
Julia,  daugh.  of  Thomas  Henderson,  in 
Dundas,  Dalmeny,  and  had  issue — Thomas ; 
Patrick  ;  William,  poet,  translator  of  the 
Lusiad  of  Camoens,  born  28th  Sept.  1735, 
died  28th  Oct.  1788  ;  George,  born  31st 
Aug.  1738 ;  Jean,  born  29th  May  1739 ; 
Charles,  born  10th  May  1740 ;  Margaret, 
born  14th  Dec.  1742.—  \_Macfarlane  Geog. 
Coll.,  i.,  392 ;  Dalmeny  Sess.  Reg. ;  Scots 
Mag.,  1L] 

JOHN  DICKIE,  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
27th  Sept.   1733  :   ord.  to  Dunscore 
28th  April  1737  ;   called  17th   Sept.  1747  ; 


adm.  21st  Jan.  1748;  dem.  12th  Oct.  1790; 
died  unmarr.  9th  Feb.  1800,  aged  91.— 
[Carlyle's  Autob.] 

THOMAS  MARTIN,  M.A. ;  licen.  by 
I7gi  Presb.  of  Peebles  19th  Aug.  1789  ; 
ord.  to  Castleton  16th  March  1791; 
pres.  by  George  III.  23rd  March  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  llth  Aug.  1791;  died  at  Edinburgh 
while  attending  the  General  Assembly,  29th 
May  1812,  aged  58.  During  a  discussion 
on  Psalmody,  he  waggishly  observed  that 
the  members  oi  the  musical  Presbytery 
should  not  be  omitted,  viz.  :— Singers  of 
Fa-la,  Sangster  of  Hum-bie,  Pyper  of  Pen- 
caitland,  and  Lo-ri-mer  of  Had-din-ton 
(Had-ane-tune).  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.,  xxi.). 


1812 


WILLIAM  BERRY  SHAW,  born  1774, 
eldest  son  of  George  S.,  min.  of 
Abbotshall ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  there  1st 
May  1799;  ord.  to  Roberton  25th  Nov. 
1801 ;  pres.  by  Charles  William,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  17th  July, 
and  adm.  6th  Nov.  1812.  The  chapel  at 
Half  -  Morton  getting  into  disrepair,  the 
Presb.,  9th  March  1825,  dispensed  with 
services  there.  This  led  to  the  restora 
tion  of  that  parish  in  1839.  He  died  17th 
June  1856.  He  marr.  25th  March  1813, 
Eliza  (died  28th  March  1856),  youngest 
daugh.  of  Henry  Scott,  Deloraine,  Ettrick, 
and  had  issue  —  Agnes  Scott,  born  2nd 
Jan.  1814,  died  21st  May  1876;  George, 
born  7th  Jan.  1816 ;  Margaret,  born  10th 
Dec.  1817,  died  9th  Feb.  1897;  Elizabeth, 
born  25th  July  1819 ;  Jane,  born  7th  May 
1822,  died  15th  Dec.  1913;  Henry  Scott, 
born  10th  July  1823,  died  about  1908 ; 
William,  born  23rd  April  1826,  died  1st 
April  1830 ;  William  Robert,  born  24th 
June  1830,  died  in  London,  21st  May 
1859.  Publications — Four  single  Sermons 
(Hawick,  1803,  1810,  1814;  Carlisle,  1835); 
The  Antiquity  and  Importance  of  a  Volun 
tary  Poor  Fund  (Hawick,  1823);  Sermons, 
Doctrinal  and  Practical  (Edinburgh,  1859) ; 
Sermon  XIV.  (Gillan's  Scott.  Pulpit).— (W. 
S.  Crockett's  The  Scott  Originals,  p.  303 ; 
Blackioood's  ^faganne,  Nov.  1886.] 


238     LANGHOLM  AND  WAUCHOPE— SAUGHTREE  (Q.S.)     [PKESB.  OF 


JAMES  WILSON  MACTURK,  born 
lg_.  Old  Cumnock,  31st  Oct.  1824,  son 
of  John  M.  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  B.A.  (1846)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  6th  Feb.  1850  ;  assistant  to  pre 
ceding  min.  :  pres.  by  Queen  Victoria  15th 
Aug.  1853  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
6th  July  1854  ;  died  26th  Dec.  1878.  He 
niarr.  (1)  4th  July  1855,  Janet  Hunter 
(died  ^>.),  daugh.  of  John  Hall,  Cambus- 
lang  :  (2)  29th  April  1868,  Margaret  Reid, 
daugh.  of  William  Howatson  of  Crouberry, 
and  had  issue  —  George  William  Howatson, 
born  27th  March  1869,  died  27th  Feb.  1872; 
Jane  Samson,  born  13th  June  1872  (niarr. 
18th  Oct.  1894,  Robert  Dick  Rainie,  C.A. 
Mrs  Macturk  marr.  (2)  27th  March  1883, 
Andrew  Paterson,  C.A.,  and  died  July 
1916. 

JAMES  BUCHANAN,  born  Drum- 
1879  geH°cu>  ^ew  Monkland,  llth  Dec. 
1843,  son  of  John  B.  and  Gowans 
Donaldson  ;  educated  at  Clarkston  and 
Gartness  schools,  New  Monkland,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  12th  June  1872  ;  assistant  at  St 
Cuthbert's  and  St  Stephen's,  Edinburgh  ; 
ord.  to  Rathven  llth  Feb.  1875  ;  trans. 
and  adm.  5th  June  1879.  Marr.  llth 
June  1885,  Marion,  third  daugh.  of  John 
Vassie,  Crofton  Hill,  Lanark,  and  has  issue 
—Mary  Murray  Vassie,  missionary  of  the 
Church  of  Scotland  at  Kurseong,  India, 
born  7th  Feb.  1886  ;  Marion  Gowans,  born 
7th  Aug.  1887  ;  John  Vassie,  born  13th 
March  1890;  James,  born  9th  Dec.  1892; 
Dorothy  Donaldson,  born  8th  Oct.  1899. 


WAUCHOPE,  OR  WAUCHOPE- 
DALE. 

[The  church  of  Wauchope  belonged  to 
the  Priory  of  Canonbie.  Wauchope  was 
joined  to  Canonbie  by  Act  of  Parliament 
before  1st  Sept.  1609.  Having  been  dis 
joined  again,  it  was  united  to  Staple- 
gorton  in  1702.] 

JAMES  MOWBRAY,  son  of  Robert  M., 

portioner  of  Dalmeny  ;  M.A.  (Edin 

burgh,    31st    July    1613);    adm.    to 

Carmunnock  27th  Nov.  1622  ;  removed  by 


the  Archbishop  in  1633  :  pres.  by  Charles  I. 
7th  Jan.  1635 ;  died  before  1642,  aged 
about  49.  He  marr.  1623,  Elizabeth, 
daugh.  of  Gavin  Hamilton,  Bishop  of 
Galloway. — [Jfc<j.  Sec.  Siy. ;  Matfarlane 
Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  392  :  Rc<j.  of *  Deeds, 
ccclxx.,  9.] 

THOMAS  ALLAN,  younger  brother  and 
1644  ^eir  °^  ^ril'iam  A.,  burgess  of  Mussel- 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1635); 
adm.  in  1644  :  died  in  1084,  aged  about 
69.  He  marr.  Margaret  Drysdale,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue — Robert,  min. 
of  Staplegorton ;  Thomas,  apprenticed  to 
John  Jossie,  surgeon  apothecary,  Edin 
burgh,  18th  July  1666 ;  Elizabeth.— [Edin. 
8as.  Re<j.,  xxxiii.,  338  ;  Guild  Rey. ;  Dwn- 
frie*  Tests. ;  Macfarlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i., 
392  ;  Pollock  Papers,  i.] 


1685 


SIMON  WYLD,  adm.  to  Hilton  in  1683  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  about  1685  ;  went  to 
Ireland  in  1688.  He  died  abroad 

before  17th  June  1715.— [Macfarlane  Gco<j. 

Coll.,  i.,  392.] 

JOHN  LAURIE,  adm.  10th  Sept.  1691  ; 
1691     trans,  to  Eskdalemuir  8th  July  1703. 


SAUGHTREK  (Q.S.). 

[Begun  as  a  Home  Mission  Station,  14th 
Nov.  1865  :  disjoined  from  Castleton  and 
erected  into  a  parish  quoad  sacra  by  the 
Court  of  Teinds,  1st  July  1910.  A  church, 
built  by  Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buc- 
cleuch,  was  opened  in  1875.] 

[The  following  served  as  Licentiates  : — 

JAMES  PATTERSON,  M.A.,  B.D.,  1866-70 
(afterwards  of  Ancrum). 

WILLIAM  SMITH,  M.A.,  1870-7  (after 
wards  of  Dunsyre). 

THOMAS  GORDON,  M.A.,  B.D.,  1877-86 
(afterwards  of  Edgerston). 

ALEXANDER  WILSON,  M.A.,  1886-9 
(afterwards  of  Ythan  Wells). 

DAVID  NESS,  M.A.,  1889-92  (afterwards 
of  Whiteinch). 

ROBERT  GALBRAITH,  Feb.  -  May  1892 
(afterwards  of  Fordoun). 


LANGHOLM] 


SAUGHTREE  (Q.S.)— WESTERKIRK 


JAMES  RONALD  MACDONALD,  M.A., 
1892-1902  (afterwards  of  Eskdale- 
muir). 

JOSEPH  WILLIAM  M'LEAN,  1902-3,  died 
16th  May  1903,  aged  52,  at  Saugh- 
tree,  and  is  buried  there. 

ADAM  M'CAUL  PATERSON,  1903-10, 
retired  to  Edinburgh.] 

WILLIAM  NAPIER  BELL,  born  Glas 
gow,   4th   April    1873,  elder   son    of 
David  B.,  shipbuilder  and  engineer, 
and    Helen,    daugh.    of    William     Napier, 
coalmaster,    Billhead,   Glasgow  :   educated 
at   Glasgow   Academy,   Technical    College, 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1905) ;  licen. 
by   Presb.   of   Glasgow  in   1908 ;   assistant 
at  St  Andrew's  Parish,  Glasgow,  1908-10: 
ord.  5th  Oct.  1910. 


WESTERKIRK,   FORMERLY 
WESTERKER. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Melrose.  At  Boykin,  in  the  parish,  Adam 
of  Glendonyng  founded  in  1391  a  chapel  of 
St  Martin.] 

JAMES    JOHNSTONE,    M.A.    (Edin- 

bursh>  29th  July  15Q8);  min-  of 

Minto  in  1607  ;  suspended  19th  Oct. 
1607,  for  absenting  himself  from  two  meet 
ings  of  Synod  ;  dep.  21st  Dec.  1608  ;  reponed 
1st  Oct.,  and  adm.  to  this  charge  after 
22nd  Oct.  1611  ;  died  in  1622.  He  had 
issue — John. — [Melrose  Presb.  Reg. ;  Keg. 
Assig. ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccclxxx.,  46.] 


1628 


JOHN  FORKE,  min.  of  Kirkbride  in 
1615  ;  pres.   by  James  VI.  8th  Feb. 


1623. 


GEORGE  JOHNSTON,  min.  in  1625  ; 
1625     trans,  to  West  Linton  in  1634. 

JOHN    HAMILTON,    M.A. ;    min.    of 

West    Linton    in    1622 ;     pres.    by 

Charles    I.    15th    Nov.    1634;    was 

still  min.  in  1657.      He   marr.    and    had 

issue  —  Barbara    (marr.    Robert,    son    of 

Andrew  Cunningham  of  Snaid).—  \_Rcg.  tiec. 


Sig. ;    Stevenson's  Hist. ;    Dumfries  Sas., 
vii.,  35.] 

JAMES  PRINGLE  of  Burnfoot ;  M.A. 
1658  (Edinburgh,  15th  July  1650);  min. 
about  1658 ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662  ;  was  min. 
again  in  1679. 

ARCHIBALD  INGLIS,  M.A.,  formerly 
of  Moffat :  trans,  to  Lochmaben  after 

JLboo  ,    ,  _ 

7th  May  1667. 

WALTER  DALGLEISH,  son  of  Robert 
D.  in  Fallsheugh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
19th  July  1661):  adm.  to  Girthon 
between  17th  May  and  31st  Oct.  1665; 
trans,  to  Tongland  in  1666 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  29th  April  1668  ;  deprived  under  the 
Test  Act  in  1682.  He  died  at  Enzieholm, 
Feb.  1688,  aged  47.  He  marr.  Oct.  1673, 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  John  Muir,  in  Anniston, 
Symington,  Lanarkshire,  and  had  issue — 
James  ;  Robert ;  John  ;  Walter  ;  Isobel ; 
Grisell. — [Dumfries  Tests. ;  MS.  Ace.  of  the 
Family.] 

JAMES  PRINGLE,  M.A.,  above  noticed  ; 
on  a  petition  from  the  heritors  and 
parishioners,  was  granted  an  indul 
gence  by  the  Privy  Council  18th  Dec.  1679  ; 
probably  deprived  for  refusing  the  Test  in 
1681 ;    died    24th    Dec.    1686,    aged    59.— 
[Wodrow's  Hist.,  in.,  156  ;   Tombst.] 

JOHN  BROWN,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1648) ; 

probably  preacher  at  Leadhills ;  adm. 

to  Tinwald  18th  March  1656 ;  trans. 
to  Linton  in  Teviotdale  in  1664 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  after  6th  Aug.  1683 ;  died  Jan.  1688, 
aged  about  60.  He  marr.  Anna  Mownow, 
and  had  issue  —  David,  apprentice  to  a 
coppersmith  in  Edinburgh ;  Alexander,  to 
whom  he  left  his  "  whole  books " ;  Mary 
(marr.  George  Brown,  min.  of  Dryfesdale) ; 
Rosina ;  Jean  ;  Isobel  (marr.  29th  Oct.  1678, 
William  Hamilton,  min.  of  Whitekirk). — 
[Kelso  Presb. ;  Dumfries  Tests.] 

JOHN  MEIN,   M.A.  (Edinburgh,  10th 

1Q93     Aug.  1692) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kelso 

16th  Feb.,  and  adm.  prior  to  10th 

Oct.    1693;    died    1st  May  1720,  aged   <J8. 


240 


WESTERKIRK 


He  marr.  Alison  Mason,  and  had  issue- 
Sophia  (marr.  George  Young,  min.  of 
Hutton  and  Corrie) ;  Agnes,  born  1690, 
died  14th  Dec.  1(594 ;  Alison,  born  1697, 
died  25th  April  1700.— [Tomlst.} 

DAVID  BALMAIN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
1722  4th  May  1709);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Irvine  31st  July  1718 ;  called  Aug. 
1721;  ord.  10th  Jan.  1722;  died  loth  July 
1707,  aged  75.  He  marr.  5th  April  1722, 
Janet  (died  5th  May  1763,  aged  70),  daugh. 
of  Robert  Xorvell,  writer,  Carluke,  and  had 
issue — James,  commissioner  of  the  Board  of 
Excise,  born  15th  Aug.  1729;  Elizabeth, 
died  1st  Feb.  1782;  Grizel ;  Barbara,  born 
26th  Oct.  1733  (marr.  Adam  Pearson, 
secretary  of  Excise  for  Scotland). — \Edi-n. 
Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

JOHN   SCOTLAND,   trans,  from  Esk- 

1768    dal^11111*1'  j  pi'es.  by  Henry,  Duke  of 

Buccleuch,  2nd  Dec.  1767;  adm.  16th 

June  1768;  trans,  to  Linlithgow  17th  Dec. 

1778. 

WILLIAM  LITTLE,  ord.  23rd  Sept. 
I77g  1779;  died  13th  Nov.  1820,  aged 
74.  He  marr.  (1)  7th  Jan.  1791, 
Margaret  Irving,  who  died  5th  May  1802, 
and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  10th  March 
1802  :  (2)  25th  Sept.  1807,  Isabella  Borth- 
wick,  who  died  9th  May  1855,  and  had 
issue — John,  born  31st  December  1809 ; 
Christian,  born  21st  June  1813.  Pub 
lications — A  Sermon  2ireaclied  in  the  Church 
of  }}resterkirk,  5th  Dec.  1805,  a  Day  ap 
pointed/or  National  Thanksg-iwng  (Hawick, 
1806 ;  2nd  ed.  that  year) ;  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  titat.  Ace.,  xi.). 


[PKESB.  OF  LANGHOLM 

JAMES  GREEN,  born  Applegarth  1778, 

1820  son  °^  J°^n  G-  '}  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr 
6th  May  1807  ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Sir 
Charles  Granville  Stuart-Menteth  of  Close- 
burn,  Bart. ;  pres.  by  trustees  of  Walter 
Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  2nd  June  1820 ;  died  24th 
Dec.  1841.  He  marr.  20th  June  1820, 
Melville  (died  s./>.  17th  May  1849),  eldest 
daugh.  of  William  Thomson,  writer,  Dum 
fries.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(JW?/1  Xtat.  Art-.,  \v.). 

WILLIAM  BURNSIDE  DUNBAI!. 
ord.  14th  July  1842 ;  trans,  to  Glen- 
cairn  18th  Jan.  1855. 

ALEXANDER    YOUNG,    born    Crieff, 

4th  Dec.  1826,  son  of  Robert  Y.  and 

Mary  Moftat ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 

Edinburgh  :   B.A.  (1849) ;   licen.  by  Presb. 

of  Edinburgh  5th  Aug.  1852;   assistant  at 

St  George's,  Edinburgh ;   pres.  28th   Feb., 

and  ord.  llth  May  1855 ;  clerk  of  Presb.  : 

died  unmarr.  30th  Nov.  1909. 

JOHN  GILLIES,  born  Gateside,  Beith, 
Ayrshire,    4th    Oct.     1878,     son     of 
William    G.    and    Margaret    King ; 
educated     at    Univ.    of     Glasgow  ;     M.A. 
(1899) ;    licen.    by   Presb.    of    Irvine   May 
1902  ;   assistant   at   Maxwell  Parish,  Glas 
gow ;    ord.    to    Whiting    Bay    23rd    April 
1908;    trans,    and    adm.    10th   June    1910. 
Marr.   5th    Aug.    1908,    Agnes,   daugh.    of 
John    Marshall,    and    has   issue  —  Helena 
Margaret    Marshall,  born   1st    Oct.   1909; 
Agnes   Grace   Thomson,   born    30th   April 
1911  ;    William   John    Marshall,  born   7th 
I  Nov.  1915. 


PRESBYTERY  OF  ANNAN,  FORMERLY  MIDDLEBIE 


[The  erection  of  this  Presbytery  was  proposed  in  the  General  Assembly  of  1581. 
The  new  Court,  when  erected,  was  entitled  the  Presbytery  of  Middlebie,  and  under 
this  name  it  appears  in  1G38.  It  was  mainly  out  of  this  Presbytery  that  in  1743 
the  General  Assembly  founded  the  new  Presbytery  of  Langholm.  The  meeting- 
place  of  this  Court  was  then  changed  from  Middlebie  to  Annan,  and  its  name  was 
altered  accordingly.  At  the  same  time  the  parishes  of  Cummertrees  and  Ruthwell 
were  taken  from  the  Presbytery  of  Lochmaben  and  added  to  this  jurisdiction. 

The  Register  begins  12th  April  1699.  The  second  volume  was  'left  in  possession  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Langholm  by  special  agreement.  There  are  blanks  in  the  Records 
of  Middlebie  from  1st  Nov.  1721  to  26th  June  1723,  and  in  those  of  Annan  from 
f>th  May  1762  to  18th  Nov.  1778;  the  attestation  of  the  Synod,  19th  April  1803, 
states  that  from  6th  Oct.  1784  to  21st  Oct.  1800  there  are  many  sederunts  in  different 
months,  amounting  to  seven  years,  totally  wanting,  and  six  months'  sederunts  at 
different  months  recorded  in  part  only.  These  later  Records  were  made  up  from 
scattered  minutes,  etc.,  by  the  /eal  and  diligence  of  the  Rev.  Dr  Duncan,  Ruthwell.  The 
Separate  Register  of  this  Presbytery,  commencing  in  1744,  has  been  missing  since  1841.] 


ANNAN. 

[Near  the  town  of  Annan,  and  in  the 
parish,  were  two  hospitals,  named  How 
Spital  and  Spital  Ridding.  There  was  a 
fair  at  Annan  on  Ascension  Day.] 

ALEXANDER  MAKCUNZEOCH, 
1578  reader,  1578  to  1579. 

DAVID  MILLER,  reader  in  1585  ;  pros. 
1585  by  James  VI.  1st  July  1597. 


1605 


JAMES  FRENCH,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1595) ;  schoolmaster  of  the  Canon- 
gate,  Edinburgh,  30th  Aug.  1600 ; 
pres.  by  James  VI.  12th  July  1605,  when 
he  is  styled  "minister  thir  mony  yeir  by- 
Kane.''' 


1607 


SIMON  JOHNSTON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
30th  July  1601) ;  min.  in  1607 ;  was 
one  of  those  who  signed  the  Protesta 
tion  on  behalf  of  the  Liberties  of  the  Kirk, 
27th  June   1617.      He  was  a  member  of 
Assembly  in  1638;   died  after   8th   March 
VOL.    II. 


1652,  and  before  8th  Dec.  1656.  He  marr., 
and  had  issue  —  Enoch,  messenger-at-arms, 
1635;  Hester;  Elizabeth.  —  [AVr/.  Assiy.  ; 
Calderwood's  and  Stevenson's  Jfists.  ; 
Hooke  of  the  Kirk  ;  Duiiijrii'*  /'/rs/,.  AV/.  ; 
Neivtyle  Mess.  Key.  ;  Dumfries  Tests.  ;  G.  R. 
Ifornings,  30th  March  1676.] 

WILLIAM  BAILL1E,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1660     July     1654);     adm.     before     1660; 

deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 

June,  and   Decreet   of   Privy   Council    1st 

Oct.  1662.—  [Wodrow's  ///«*.,  i.,  326.] 

PATRICK  INGLIS,  adm.  in  1664  ;  trans. 
1664     to  Sanquhar  before  12th  Feb.  1686. 

JAMES  KINNEAR,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1679)  ;  adm.  in  1687  ;  deserted  his 
charge  in  1692  ;  went  to  England  ; 
was  curate  at  Holme-Cultram,  and  at 
Sebergham,  Carlisle,  in  1699,  where  he 
died  in  1733,  aged  about  74.  —  [J/.V.  Ace. 
of  J/m.,  1689  ;  llutchinson's  Cumberlaiul, 
ii.] 


1687 


242 


ANNAN— BRYDEKIRK  (Q.S.) 


[PKESB.  OF 


1696 


HUBERT  COLVILLE,  M.A. ;  ord.  before 
15th  Dec.    1696;   trans,  to  Yetholm 


26th  Oct.  1699. 


THOMAS  HOWIE,  called  30th  Aug. 
17Q3  1702;  ord.  24th  Feb.  1703;  died 
23rd  May  1753,  aged  75.  He  marr. 
Elizabeth  Davidson,  who  died  23rd  Sept, 
1751,  aged  80,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth 
(marr.  John  Johnston  of  Gutterbraes, 
Annan). — [Tombst. ;  Boston's  Mem.;  Wod- 
row's  Corresp. ;  Oliphant's  Life  of  Edward 
Irving.] 

WILLIAM  MOXCRIEFF,  chaplain  to 
the  miners  at  Leadhills  ;  called  24th 
Jan.,  and  ord.  13th  June  1754  ;  died 
12th  Dec.  1784,  aged  70.  He  marr.  17th 
April  1760,  Ann  Hardie,  who  died  8th 
June  1821,  aged  86,  and  had  issue — 
William  Hardie,  his  successor ;  David, 
died  at  Hawick,  25th  Nov.  1834 ;  Marion, 
died  at  Hawick,  17th  April  1862,  aged  94. 
—  [Trans.  Haivick  Archceol.  Soc.,  1915, 
p.  23.] 

WILLIAM     HARDIE    MONCRIEFF, 

1783  k°rn  1761'  son  °f  preceding;  pres. 
by  the  trustees  of  George,  Marquess 
of  Annandale,  llth  March,  and  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  5th  June  1783 ; 
died  8th  Nov.  1824.  He  marr.  (1)  10th 
May  1785,  Jean  (died  5th  Sept.  1806,  aged 
47),  daugh.  of  Robert  Laidlaw,  farmer,  Fal- 
nash,  and  had  issue — Helen  (marr.  20th 
Sept.  1813,  Walter  Beatty  of  Becks); 
Mary  (marr.  Robert  Shaw,  min.  of  Ewes  : 
(2)  1st  June  1808,  Agnes  (died  19th  March 
1842),  daugh.  of  James  Gibson,  surgeon, 
Edinburgh. 

JAMES  MONILAWS,  born  1787,  son  of 
Alexander  M.,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick- 
Fleming  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  6th  Sept. 
1810;  ord.  to  Bathgate  llth  Jan.  1821; 
pres.  by  trustees  of  James,  Earl  of  Hope- 
toun  ;  trans,  and  adm.  2nd  June  1825  ;  died 
5th  April  1871.  He  marr.  29th  Nov.  1825, 
Isabella  Luke  (died  2nd  Oct.  1871,  aged 
69),  eldest  daugh.  of  John  Smellie  of 
Torbanehill,  Bathgate,  and  had  issue- 
Alexander  George,  W.S.,  born  3rd  April 


1828,  died  15th  Feb.  1858;  James  John, 
min.  of  Middlebie ;  Grace  Elizabeth,  born 
14th  Sept,  1831,  died  30th  March  1833; 
John,  born  16th  June  1834,  died  9th  Jan. 
1836;  John,  born  19th  Sept.  1837,  died 
25th  March  1849. 

JAMES  ALEXANDER  CRICHTON, 
1871  born  Longforgan,  Perthshire,  29th 
Dec.  1840,  son  of  Peter  C.,  school 
master,  and  Jane  Graham ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  St  Andrews;  M.A.  (1864);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dundee  in  1864 ;  assistant  at 
Annan;  ord.  21st  Sept.  1871;  D.D.  (St 
Andrews) ;  died  unmarr.,  7th  Aug.  1909. 
He  was  a  distinguished  classical  and 
Oriental  scholar.  Publications — Translated 
The  Compendious  Si/riac  Grammar,  by 
Theodor  Noldeke  [Prof,  of  Oriental 
Languages  in  the  Univ.  of  Strasburg] 
(London  1904)  ;  The  Ethiopic  Grammar, 
by  August  Dillmann  (London,  1907). 

NEIL  M'CAIG,  born  Glasgow,  31st 
igog  May  1883,  son  of  Archibald  M. 
and  Jessie  Macdonald ;  educated  at 
Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1905),  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1908); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumbarton  5th  May 
1908 ;  assistant  at  St  Matthew's  Parish, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  10th  Dec.  1909.  Marr.  9th 
Aug.  1910,  Ruby,  daugh.  of  Robert  Mac- 
kay,  and  Johan  Mackay,  and  has  issue — 
Sheila,  born  18th  May  1916. 


BRYDEKIRK  (Q.S.). 

[The  church  was  built  in  1835,  mainly  by 
Mrs  Dirom  of  Mount  Annan.  In  1836  it 
was  constituted  a  chapel  with  a  separate 
district.  On  26th  Jan.  1853  the  parish  of 
Brydekirk  was  disjoined  from  Annan  and 
Hoddam.  The  name  is  taken  from  an 
ancient  chapel  of  St  Bride  here.] 

HUGH  M'BRYDE  BROUN,  born  1806, 

fourth  son  of  Sir  James  B.,  Bart.,  of 

CoLstoun,  and    Marion  Henderson ; 

licen.  by   Presb.  of  Lochmaben  6th  Aug. 

1833;   ord.    17th   Aug.   1836.     Joined  Free 

Church,  and  became  min.   of  Lochmaben 

Free  Church  in  1843  ;  died  at  Annan,  30th 


ANNAN]   BRYDEKIRK  (Q.S.)— CUMMERTREES  AND  TRAILT ROW  243 


Sept.  1866.  He  marr.  in  1854,  Elizabeth 
(died  1889),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Carruthers 
of  Warmanbie,  and  liad  issue — Alexander 
Carruthers  M'Bryde,  W.S.,  born  5th  June 
1856,  died  17th  Feb.  1892  ;  Marion  Jane. 

[From  1843  to  1853,  ordinances  were 
supplied  by  unordained  missionary  assist 
ants.] 

JOHN  HENDERSON  GOURLIE,  born 
1853  Bridge  of  Allan,  26th  Aug.  1820,  son 
of  John  G.  and  Agnes  Gairdner ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  ord.  first 
min.  of  Brydekirk  20th  April  1853  :  res. 
1st  Dec.  1886  :  died  at  Granton  Lodge, 
AVardie,  30th  Nov.  1891.  He  marr.  14th 
Feb.  1865,  Katharine  (died  21st  April  1900), 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Spence,  and  had  issue 
— Norman  John  Neil,  rector  of  St  Peter's 
Episcopal  Church,  Galashiels,  born  31st 
May  1869. 

COLIN  ARCHIBALD  ARTHUR 
1887  MACVEAN,  born  2nd  Feb.  1858, 
son  of  Colin  Archibald  M.,  min.  of 
Killin  :  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
M.A.  (1880) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  AVeem  3rd 
June  1880 ;  assistant  at  Irvine  1880-7  ; 
ord.  12th  May  1887.  Marr.  29th  April 
1891,  Jane  Pollok,  fourth  daugh.  of  Gilbert 
Heron,  merchant,  Glasgow. 


CUMMERTREES  AND 
TRAILTROW. 

[These  parishes  were  united  by  Act  of 
Parliament,  24th  June  1609.  On  21st  May 
1743  the  united  parishes  were  disjoined  by 
the  General  Assembly  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Lochmaben,  and  included  in  the  new 
Presbytery  of  Annan  then  erected.  There 
was  an  ancient  hospital  at  Trailtrow.] 

JAMES  CAMPBELL,  reader  at  Trail- 
1576  trow,  1576  to  1585. 

JOHN  TAIL  YOUR,  parson  before  15th 
..  July  1584. — [Reg.  of  Deeds,  xxii., 

280.] 

JOHN   CARLYLE,  son    of   Alexander 
1599     ^'  *n  Keitho ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
20th  May  1599. 


ROBERT  M'lLDOAVIE  [M'lLDOAA'- 
1615  NIE],  MA.  (Glasgow  1603);  min. 
of  Ruthwell  1608 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  about  1615:  died  April  1623.  He 
marr.  Isabel  Balmanno,  and  had  issue — 
John;  Margaret;  Elizabeth. — [Dumfries 
Tests.] 

ANDREAV   ROWATT,   M.A.    (Glasgow 

1636      162°)  '>  adm-  bef°rc   163G  >  deP-  June 

1650.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — 
Andrew,  student  at  Edinburgh  Univ.  in 
1657.— [Commiss.  to  Gen.  Ass.,  1638  ;  Ediii, 
Counc.  Reg. ;  Mouswald  Sess.  Reg.'] 

ROBERT  RAMSAY,  min.  in  1653.  His 
1653  ministry  ceased  in  1660.  but  an  Act 
of  Parliament,  5th  July  1661,  allowed 
him  the  stipend  for  the  crop  of  that  year, 
"  provyded  he  make  cleir  compt  and  reckon 
ing  with  the  gentlemen  and  heritors  of  the 
paroche  for  his  intromission  with  the  manse 
money'"'';  adm.  to  Tynron  13th  Oct.  1664. — • 
[Acts  of  Parl.,  vii.] 

GEORGE  HUNTER,  entered  in  June 
1661     1G61>  but  nad  served  the  cure  from 
Martinmas    1660.  —  [Pri»y    Council 
Decreets,] 

JOHN      TURING,    min.    about    1689; 
1689     deserted  his  charge  at  the  Revolu 
tion,  and  went  to  Insch,  Aberdeen- 
shire,  1692.— [M>S.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

GILBERT  RAMSAY,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1696  burgh,  llth  July  1687);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Chirnside  1696;  ord.  be 
fore  13th  Oct.  1696  ;  dem.  in  1700.  Having 
enlisted  as  a  private  in  a  dragoon  regi 
ment,  he  was  dep.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries. 
He  was  accused  at  Linlithgow,  1718-19, 
of  marrying  persons  irregularly.  He  died 
9th  April  1719.  —  [Dumfries  Fresh,  and 
Linlitkgow  tiess.  Regs. ;  Edin.  Reg.  JJur.] 

ARCHIBALD  STEUART,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1708     kurgh,  6th  March  1700) ;  ord.  before 
Oct.  1708 ;  dep.  for  immorality  be 
fore  15th  May  1712.— [Gen.  Ass.,  1712.] 


1713 


ROBERT    JARDINE,    ord.    3rd    Dec. 
1713 ;  trans,  to  Glencairn  5th  Nov. 


1719. 


244  CUMMERTREES  AND  TRAILTROW— DORNOCK     [PKESB.  OF 


WILLIAM  CARLYLE,  MA. ;  ord.  28th 
1720     April   1720 ;    trans,   to    Prestonpans 
26th  Nov.  1724. 

JAMES  MUIRHEAD,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1725  29th  April  1701 ;  ord.  in  1725 ;  died 
16th  Sept,  1727,  aged  47.  He  marr. 
Janet  Paterson,  who  died  17th  Dec.  1770, 
and  had  issue — John,  died  before  March 
1736. — [Tombst. ;  Dumfries  Tests.] 

\YALTER  COOK,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1?28  21st  April  1709);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Penpont  3rd  Jan.  1722;  ord.  17th 
Sept,  1728 ;  died  21st  April  1759,  aged  76. 
He  marr.  Susan  Gibson,  who  died  5th  June 
1787. — [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

THOMAS  SMITH,  tutor  at  Mount- 
1760  s^uart)  Annan ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dunoon  15th  Sept.  1747 ;  ord.  in 
1753  as  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation 
at  Alston  Moor,  Cumberland ;  pres.  by 
George  II.  25th  May  1759 ;  adm.  28th  Feb. 
1760;  died  6th  June  1799,  aged  81.  He 
marr.  (1)  a  lady  who  died  in  1765  :  (2)  6th 
June  1793,  Frances  Irving,  who  died  16th 
May  1808.— [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

THOMAS  GILLESPIE,  born  1755,  son 
1797  of  George  G.  of  Windyhills,  Dum 
friesshire,  and  Sarah  Russel ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Langholm  3rd  May  1791  ;  was 
sometime  a  teacher  in  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  21st  Dec.  1797 ; 
died  unmarr.  26th  Feb.  1828. 

GEORGE  GILLESPIE,  nephew  of  pre- 
1828  cedmg>  b°rn  ^US-  1795,  son  of  John 
G.  (eldest  son  of  George  G.  of  Windy- 
hills)  and  Mary  M'Lellan ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Annan  31st  Dec.  1823 ;  sometime  a  tutor 
on  the  Continent ;  pres.  by  George  IV.,  and 
ord.  12th  Sept.  1828  ;  died  20th  April  1870. 
He  marr.  18th  May  1835,  Mary  Anne  (died 
at  Preston,  Lancashire,  1st  Jan.  1873), 
daugh.  of  James  Ewer,  Flintshire,  and  had 
issue — Richard  Addison,  min.  of  Cross- 
michael ;  James  Ewer,  min.  of  Kirk- 
gunzeon.  Publication  —  Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 


WILLIAM  JOHNSTONE,  ord.  4th  Nov. 
187o     1870  ;  trans,  to  Ormiston  28th  Sept. 
1880. 

ALEXANDER  SINCLAIR  NJCOL, 
1881  k°rn  Port-Glasgow,  lr)tk  ^u^  185Q^ 
son  of  Alexander  Sinclair  N.  and 
Margaret  Kay  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Greenock  13th 
May  1879  ;  ord.  to  How  wood  Chapel  20th 
Aug.  1879;  trans,  and  adm.  10th  Feb. 
1881 ;  clerk  of  Presbytery  ;  died  at  Bourne 
mouth  25th  Nov.  1916.  Marr.  2nd  June 
1885,  Dinah  Ann  M'Faden,  and  has  issue- 
Sybil,  born  20th  Feb.  1886  ;  Margaret  Kay, 
born  8th  March  1888 ;  Alexander  Sinclair, 
born  10th  Nov.  1900. 


DORNOCK. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Marjory. 
There  was  here  an  ancient  monument  called 
St  Marjory's  Cross.] 

GEORGE  CLEGHORN,  M.A.  (St  An- 
1612  ^rews  15^7);  min.  in  1612;  still  in 
the  charge  "in  old  age,"  Aug.  1647. 
He  marr.  —  -  Home  (Clarence  Home,  his 
sister-in-law,  died  in  1612),  and  had  issue 
— John,  apprenticed  to  Alexander  Cleghorn, 
wright,  Edinburgh,  3rd  May  1626  ;  George, 
apprenticed  to  Thomas  Cleghorn,  gold 
smith,  Edinburgh,  23rd  June  1630  ;  James, 
apprenticed  to  William  Mudie,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  29th  Aug.  1632  ;  Samuel,  ap 
prenticed  to  Thomas  Cleghorn,  goldsmith, 
Edinburgh,  6th  Aug.  1634. — [Rey.  Assiy. ; 
Tombst. ;  Commiss.  to  Gen.  Ass.,  1638 ; 
Edin.  Aj>j>.  Reg.] 

ALEXANDER  CRAWFORD,  M.A. 
1662  (Edinburgh,  22nd  July  1647) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  2nd  Nov. 
1652 ;  min.  in  1662  ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662;  he  was  alive  5th 
June  1689.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326.] 


WILLIAM    ALLISON,     M.A.     (Edin 
burgh,  8th  July  1644) ;   adm.  about 
1663;    died   27th    Sept,    1683,    aged 
63.     He  marr.  Anna  Armstrong,  who  died 


1663 


245 


13th  Aug.  1693,  aged  70,  and  had  issue — 
Thomas,  surgeon  in  Comb ;  Eobert ;  James ; 
Jean  ;  Elizabeth. — [Dumfries  Tests.] 

ALEXANDER  FINNIE,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh  1676) ;  pres.  by  William,  Mar 
quess  of  Queensberry,  17th  April, 
coll.  24th,  and  inst.  29th  Sept.  1684.  Joined 
the  Church  of  Home,  and  dem.  1686-7. 
He  afterwards  resided  in  Edinburgh,  where 
much  of  his  time  was  employed  in  lampoon 
ing  the  Presbyterian  ministers.  He  died 
8th  Sept.  1707,  aged  about  50.  Publications 
—Three  of  his  satirical  effusions  on  David 
Williamson,  min.  of  St  Cuthbert's,  Edin 
burgh,  were  reprinted  in  Maidment's  Book 
of  Scottish  Pasquils  (1868). 

JAMES  MOFFAT,  adm.  9th  Oct.  1694  ; 
1694  died  20th  July  1714,  aged  80.  He 
marr.  Margaret  (died  25th  June 
1708,  aged  78),  daugh.  of  William  Ker  of 
Ford,  and  sister  of  Sir  Robert  Ker  of  Etal, 
and  had  issue — Margaret  (marr.  Thomas 
Donaldson). — [Tombst.] 

JAMES    HUNTER,  called    30th    Nov. 

1714  ;  ord.  llth  April  1715  ;  in  Sept, 

1715  he   marched   to   Stirling  as    a 
volunteer  in  defence  of  the  country ;  pres. 
to  Hocldam  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queens- 
berry,   Aug.  1726  ;   this   and   a   competing 
presentation  were   annulled   by   the   Com 
mission  of  Assembly  Nov.  1727.     He  was 
pres.   by   the   same    patron    to    Middlebie 
Feb.     1743,    but    the    Synod,     llth     Oct. 
following,    refused    translation ;     died    at 
Moffat,  3rd   July   1755.     He   marr.   Isabel 
Howie,  who  died  at  Annan,  4th  June  1793, 
aged  82.— [Rae's  Hist,  of  the  Rebellion.'] 

ANTHONY  BLACK,  born  1707,  son  of 
James  B.,  min.  of  Gretna ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Middlebie  8th  Sept.  1736 ; 
pres.  to  Kirkpatrick-Flemingby  Sir  William 
Maxwell  of  Springkell,  Bart.,  June  1745, 
but  the  Synod  sustained  a  call  to  another 
presentee ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of 
Queensberry,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  31st  Oct.  1754 ;  died  unmarr.  20th 
April  1777.  -  [Tombst.] 


1773 


JAMES    SMAIL,    ord.    (assistant    and 
successor)  16th  Dec.  1773  ;  trans,  to 
Kirkmichael,     Dumfriesshire,     23rd 
Sept.  1796. 

NICHOLAS  SLOAN,  born  17th  March 
1797  1764  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  28th 
Sept.  1791  ;  pres.  by  William,  Duke 
of  Queensberry,  and  ord.  4th  May  1797  ; 
died  1st  July  1844.  He  marr.  2nd  Jan. 
1798,  Dorothy  Knubley,  who  died  24th 
July  1830,  and  had  issue  —  Mary  Ann 
Knubley,  born  7th  Nov.  1798  (marr.  llth 
Dec.  1820,  John  Carlyle  in  Dornock),  died 
5th  Sept.  1840 ;  Elizabeth  Edgar,  born 
-28th  July  1800 ;  Nicholas  Edward,  born 
4th  June  1802,  died  3rd  Sept.  1832;  Edward 
Knubley,  min.  of  Sorbie  ;  Dorothy  Stodart, 
born  6th  July  1806  (marr.  -  -  Dalzell) ; 
Margaret,  born  23rd  Dec.  1808,  died  10th 
Dec.  1839;  William  Hayland,  born  17th 
June,  died  4th  Nov.  1811 ;  Eleanor  Knubley, 
born  19th  Sept.  1813.  Publications— The 
Leading  Features  of  the  Gospel  Delineated 
(Carlisle,  1806) ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). — [Tombst.] 

JOHN    ANDERSON,  born   Blackford, 

Perthshire,  in  1819,  son  of  James  A., 

and  Janet  Gray ;  educated  at  Univ. 

of   St   Andrews ;    licen.   by   Presb.    of    St 

Andrews  ;   ord.  17th  Oct.  1844 ;   D.D.  (St 

Andrews    1885);    died   unmarr.   29th  May 

1885.      Publication — Speech  in    the  Kirtle 

Case  before  the   Si/nod  of  Dumfries,  April 

16,  1872  (Annan,  1872). 

MAXWELL  JAMES  WRIGHT, 
ord.  18th  Nov.   1885;    trans,  to   St 
Ninian's  Parish,  Aberdeen,  5th  June 
1901. 

JAMES  ALEXANDER  ROBERTSON, 

born  Kinclaven,  Perthshire,  llth 
Dec.  1869,  son  of  Hope  R.  and 
Catherine  M'Leish ;  educated  at  Perth 
Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1890) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunkeld  9th 
May  1893  ;  assistant  at  West  Coates  Parish, 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  3rd  Sept.  1901.  Marr. 
8th  April  1902,  Elizabeth  MacKnight, 
daugh.  of  Robert  Reid  of  Killellan,  Kin  tyre, 
and  has  issue— Hope  Campbell,  born  2nd 
June  1903  ;  Robert  Reid,  born  1st  May  1906. 


246     GREENKNOWE  (Q.,S.)-GRETNA  AND  RINPATRICK     [PRESB.  OF 


GREENKNOWE  (Q.S.). 

[The  parish  of  Greenknowe  was  disjoined 
from  Annan,  and  erected  by  decreet  of  the 
Court  of  Teinds,  2nd  April  1873.] 

WILLIAM   WYPER,  formerly  min.   of 

Ig40     Bethel    Relief    Chapel,    Newcastle- 

on-Tyne ;   adm.  to  this  charge  2nd 

Dec.  1840 ;  trans,  to  North  Parish,  Paisley, 

27th  Oct.  1843. 

ALEXANDER  SHEPHERD,  ord.  24th 
1845     Dec.    1845;   res.    7th  April   1847,  to 
become  assistant  in  the  New  Church, 
Dumfries  [afterwards  min.  of  Dalton]. 

[For  several  years  the  church  was  supplied 
by  licentiates.] 

GEORGE  GARDINER,  born  Neilston, 
1858  Renfrew,  4th  Oct.  1831,  fourth  son 
of  John  G.,  M.A.,  schoolmaster,  and 
Marion  Craig ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Paisley  ;  assistant 
at  St  George's  Parish,  Glasgow  ;  app.  3rd 
March  1858  ;  ord.  7th  Feb.  1860  ;  adm.  first 
min.  of  the  parish  2nd  April  1873 ;  died 
19th  Jan.  1879.  He  marr.  15th  April  1862, 
Elizabeth  (died  14th  June  1877),  daugh.  of 
John  Nicholson,  shipbuilder,  Annan,  and 
had  issue  —  John,  B.Sc.  (London  1884), 
LL.D.  (Colorado),  Professor  of  Biology, 
Univ.  of  Colorado,  1889-98,  born  16th  Jan. 
1863,  died  25th  Nov.  1900;  Marion  Craig, 
born  19th  Oct.  1864  (marr.  4th  Sept.  1901, 
Charles  Boyd,  Coupar- Angus) ;  Elizabeth 
Johnstone  Lowther,  born  6th  May  1866 
(marr.  April  1891,  Maurice  Lees,  Park 
Bridge):  Adah,  born  4th  Jan.  1868:  George, 
born  18th  Oct.  1869,  died  in  infancy ; 
William,  farmer  in  South  America,  born 
14th  July  1871,  died  9th  Oct.  1909;  Jane 
Nicholson,  born  7th  July  1873 ;  Agnes 
Hutchinson,  born  llth  March  1875,  died 
in  infancy. 

JOHN  COLQUHOUN  THOMSON, 
1879  k°rn  Greenock,  30th  July  1857,  son 
of  Robert  T.  and  Agnes  Orr  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1874) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1878;  ord. 
19th  June  1879.  Marr.  llth  Dec.  1890, 


Jean,  daugh.  of  James  M'Lean,  and  has 
issue— Robert  Orr  Colquhoun,  born  21st 
Oct.  1891 ;  Gladys  Margaret,  born  llth 
July  1893;  Doris  Jean,  born  5th  Sept. 
1895;  Evelyn  May,  born  28th  March 
1897. 


GRETNA  on  GRETA NHOW,  AND 
RINPATRICK  OR  REDKIRK. 

[These  parishes  were  united  in  1609. 

Gretna  or  Gretanhow.  —  A  fair  was 
formerly  held  here  on  St  Laurence  Day, 
10th  Aug. 

Rinpatrick, — The  church  of  Rinpatrick 
was  dedicated  to  St  Patrick.  Along  with 
the  churchyard,  it  has  been  swept  away  by 
the  tide  of  the  Solway  Firth.] 

BLAISE  HAMILTON,  son  of  Andrew 
H.  in  Olis ;  pres.  to  Rinpatrick  30th 
Oct.  1575. 

DAVID  MILLAR,  reader,  1576  to 
1576  1579. 

THOMAS  MAXWELL,  reader  here  and 
Igl7g  at  Dumfries  in  1579  ;  pres.  by  James 
VI.  1st  July  1579,  also  to  the  vicar 
age  of  Dumfries  on  same  day  ;  at  the  same 
time  he  held  office  as  Preceptor  at  Trail- 
trow  ;  trans,  to  Morton  in  1580 ;  retrans. 
and  adm.  about  1585,  having  charge  also 
of  Rinpatrick  ;  died  before  23rd  May  1601. 
— [Reg.  Assig.] 

DAVID  WOOD,  M.A.;  adm.  to  Trail- 
160g  flat  in  1607 ;  pres.  by  James  VI. 
before  22nd  Nov.  1608  ;  had  a  manse 
designated  25th  Sept.  1609 ;  still  min. 
March  1650.  He  marr.  July  1615,  Mary 
Kincaid,  Leith,  and  had  issue — Clement. — 
[Reg.  Assiy. ;  G.  R.  Inhib.,  xxxvii.,  486 ; 
S.  Leith  Marr.  Reg.  ;  Dumfries  Tests. ; 
Macfarlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  387.] 

THOMAS  COPLAND,  M.A. ;  min.  of 
1615  Kirkpatrick-Flerning  in  1611  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  to  Rinpatrick  in  1615 ; 
trans,  to  Temple  25th  July  1620.  He  marr. 
(1)  (cont.  5th  Oct.  1612),  Barbara,  eldest 
daugh.  of  Daniel  Coutts,  at  Dairy  Mylne 
(see  Temple,  vol.  i.,  348).— [/W.  Book  of 


GRETNA  AND  R1NPATRICK 


247 


John    Hay,    vii.,     97 ;      Reg.     of    Deeds, 
ccxiv.,  38.] 

JOHN  HAMILTON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

26th  July  1649) ;  adm.  in  1656  ;  died 

1st  May  1661,   aged   32.     He   marr. 

Margaret  Johnston,  who  survived   him. — 

[Jedbur/jh  Presb.  Reg. ;    Tombst. ;   Macfar- 

lane   Geog.   Coll.,  i.,   387;    Reg.   of  Deeds, 

Mack.,  1st  March  1666.] 

JAMES    GLADSTANES,  M.A. ;    min. 
in    1666:    trans,    to   Yetholm    25th 

1666 

Sept.  that  year. 

THOMAS  HENDERSON,  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1642) ;  adm.  to  Tundergarth  in 
1648  ;  trans,  to  Lochmaben  in  1663  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  before  7th  May  1667  ;  died 
27th  April  1686,  aged  about  64.  He  marr. 
Agnes  Maxwell,  who  had  sasine  with  him 
of  the  lands  of  Barromeill,  and  others,  2nd 
Dec.  1662,  and  16th  March  1663,  and  had 
issue— Thomas ;  Agnes  (marr.,  cont.  20th 
Nov.  1666,  John  Brown  of  Cleucheids). — 
[Macfarlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.  387  ;  Dumfries 
Tests.  ;  New  Gen.  Reg.  >S'as.,  iv. ;  G.  R. 
Has.,  xviii.,  325  ;  Tombst.] 

JOHN    HALIBURTON,    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh  1679) ;  adm.  about  1687  ;  dep. 
in    1692    for    contumacy. — [Macfar 
lane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.  387  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689.] 

JAMES    BLACK,     M.A.     (Edinburgh, 

22nd   May   1685);    licen.   by   Presb. 

of   Chirnside   9th   June   1691 ;    ord. 

26th   Sept.   1693;    died    22nd    Oct.    1735, 

aged   69.      He   marr.   Elizabeth   Turnbull, 

who   died    1st    Dec.    1742,    aged    72,   and 

had   issue— Anthony,   min.   of   Dornock.— 

[Tombst. ;  Edin.  Marr.  Reg.  ;  Ace.  of  Min., 

1689.] 

JAMES  GATT,  born  Cullen,  Jan.  1700. 

In   April   1716,   while  a   student  at 

King's   College,   Aberdeen,   he    was, 

with   seven  others,   "expelled    for   forcing 

the  drummer  of  Old  Aberdeen  to  make  a 

proclamation  desiring  all  persons  to  come 

and  see  the  Duke  of  Brunswick  burnt  in 

effigy,  and  for  drinking  the  health  of  the 

Pretender  under   the  title  of  King  James 

the  Eighth,  at  a  bonfire  lit  by  them  at  the 


college  gate."  On  24th  March  1718,  "the 
Principal  having  produced  a  letter  from  five 
mins.  in  favour  of  James  Gatt,  as  to  his 
loyal  and  discreet  carriage  since  his  ex 
pulsion,  and  he  being  a  promising  genius, 
the  masters  allow  him  to  receive  degrees 
with  the  rest  of  the  class."  He  graduated 
M.A.  9th  April  1718 ;  studied  divinity 
at  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  was  schoolmaster 
of  Rafford,  1720-22;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Linlithgow  30th  Aug.  1727;  pres.  to  this 
parish  by  David,  Viscount  Stormont,  17th 
Nov.  1729;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
30th  April  1730;  died  FATHER  OF  THE 
SYNOD,  31st  Oct.  1787.  He  marr.  17th 
Aug.  1741,  Jean  (died  10th  Feb.  1786,  aged 
86),  daugh.  of  James  Gowanlock,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick-Fleming.  He  left  in  manu 
script  a  book  of  Latin  verse  entitled 
Jacobi  Gathei  Miscellanea  Metrica,  con 
taining  187  dated  poems,  dealing  mostly 
with  current  events  from  1720  to  1769 ; 
a  translation  into  Latin  of  the  Book  of 
Proverbs  ;  and  a  volume  of  sermons,  Of  the 
Saviour's  Mediatory  Kingdom  and  Words. 
Another  volume  of  sermons  preached  in 
1748  is  curious  on  account  of  their  extra 
ordinary  use  of  "  alteration's  artful  aid." 
Gatt's  Diari/  is  also  in  the  hands  of  the 
Kirk -Session  of  Gretna,  and  the  New 
College,  Edinburgh,  possesses  his  manu 
script  Lectures  on  the  Westminster  Confes 
sion  of  Faith.— [Short  Memoir  [in  MS.]  of 
the  Life,  Character,  and  Writings  of  the 
Rev.  James  Gatt,  1823  [by  David  Smith, 
min.  of  Morton] ;  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst. ; 
Scottish  Notes  and  Queries,  vi.  169,  ix.  180,  x. 
44,  76;  Miller's  Poets  of  Dumfriesshire,  125.] 


WILLIAM   SCOTT,  pres.  by  the  com 
missioner  for  David,  Viscount  Stor 
mont,   and    ord.    25th    Sept.    1788 ; 
trans,  to  Dalkeith  17th  Feb.  1790. 


1788 


JOHN  MORGAN,  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1790  ; 
179Q  died  5th  Feb.  1828,  aged  77.  He 
marr.  4th  Sept.  1797,  Jane  Home 
M'Clellan,  who  died  26th  Sept,  1840,  aged 
78,  and  had  issue— Murray,  student  at 
Glasgow  Univ.  in  1813,  died  17th  Feb. 
1818,  aged  19;  Elizabeth,  died  16th  May 
1802,  aged  2  ;  William,  merchant,  Glasgow, 


248 


GRKTNA  AND  RINPATRICK 


[PRESB.    OF 


born  1801,  died  3rd  Sept,  1856;  Elizabeth 
Rome,  born  1802,  died  unmarr.  6th  Dec. 
1880;  Jemima  Patricia,  born  1805  (inarr. 
William  Auchincloss),  died  9th  Oct.  1835  ; 
John,  merchant,  Glasgow,  born  1810,  died 
4th  May  1894.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace.,  ix.). — 
[Tombst.] 

JAMES  RODDICK,  educated  at  Univ. 
1828  °^  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Annan  5th  Feb.  1823 ;  pres.  by 
William,  Earl  of  Mansfield,  and  ord.  4th 
Sept.  1828  ;  died  llth  Feb.  1869.  He  marr. 
14th  Oct.  1828,  Mary  Stothart,  daugh. 
of  Major  Richard  Dickson,  London,  and 
had  issue — Elizabeth  Mary,  born  4th  Dec. 
1829;  Margaret,  born  18th  Nov.  1830; 
James,  min.  at  Adelaide,  Australia,  born 
28th  May  1832  ;  Richard  Lothian,  born 
28th  Jan.  1834  ;  Isabella  Dickson,  born  10th 
Jan.  1836  ;  John  Dickson,  born  23rd  Nov. 
1838.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Nt-i"  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

ROBERT  EDGAR,  M.A. ;  ord.  (assist- 
186Q     ant  and  successor)  10th  May  1860; 
trans,    to    Newburgh-on-Tay    22nd 
Sept.  1864. 


1865 


WILLIAM  BELL,  born  Ceres,  Fife, 
llth  April  1834,  son  of  William  B. 
and  Caroline  Cook  Perkins  Pride ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  20th  Jan.  1865; 
died  *./>.  22nd  May  1906.  He  marr.  27th 
March  1889,  Charlotte  Heathfield.  Publi 
cations  —  Kirkctimdoon  [by  Rev.  Peter 
Ponder]  (Edinburgh,  1875);  C'tuldsouls 
(Edinburgh). 

JOHN  OWEN  STAFFORD,  born 
1906  Mouswald,  1st  Nov.  1869,  son  of 
James  S.,  schoolmaster,  and  Jane 
Owen ;  educated  at  Dumfries  Academy 
and  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh  : 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1890);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Lochmaben  1893;  assistant  at  Old  Deer, 
Dunblane,  and  Boarhills  ;  ord.  to  Mochrum 
25th  June  1900;  trans,  and  adm.  25th  Oct. 
1906.  Marr.  29th  April  1896,  Mary  Anne 
Smith  Tweedie,  daugh.  of  Robert  Hutchi 


son  Ken-,  and  has  issue-  Julia  Mary,  born 
17th  Feb.  1897;  Kenneth  James,  born  7th 
April  1898  ;  Jean  Tweedie,  born  30th  Nov. 
1899. 


HODDAM,  ECCLEFECHAX, 
AND  LUCE  ON  ANNAN. 

[These  three  parishes  were  united  in 
1609.  The  church  of  Hoddam  belonged  to 
the  Archbishop  of  Glasgow.  There  was  a 
Well  of  St  Bride. 

The  church  of  Ecclefechan  was  dedicated 
to  St  Fechan  of  Fore.] 

ALEXANDER  BROWN,  reader  here 
1578  and  at  Ecclefechan  1578  to  1585. 

JOHN    ALEXANDER,   M.A.  (St    An- 

1610  drews  1603) ;  adm.  in  1610 ;  he 
signed  the  Protest  on  behalf  of  the 
Liberties  of  the  Kirk  27th  June  1617  ;  a 
member  of  the  Commission  for  Maintenance 
of  Church  Discipline  21st  Oct.  1634  ;  died 
14th  July  1666,  aged  77.  He  marr.  (cont. 
28th  July  1620)  Isabella  (died  2nd  July  1682, 
aged  82),  daugh.  of  William  Barclay  of 
Innergellie,  and  had  issue— William  ;  James 
of  Knockhill;  John,  min.  of  Durisdeer ; 
Margaret  (marr.  Herbert  Irving  of  Bon- 
shaw) ;  Barbara,  —  [New  Gen.  Rey.  San., 
xix.  ;  Tombst.  ;  Rey.  of  Deeds,  cccxcix., 
415;  (,'.  It.  ln/iib.,  17th  Nov.  1663;  P.oolc 
of  the  Irvings,  p.  221.] 

JAMES  CRAIG,  M.A.  •  ord.  in  1661; 
1661  trans,  to  Selkirk  after  2nd  Feb.  1666. 

MATTHEW  REID,  probably  son  of 
1666  ^attuew  ft.,  min.  of  Kirkinner; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  14th  July  1659); 
passed  trials  before  Presb.  of  Stirling,  and 
was  recommended  for  licen.  21st  Sept.  1664, 
and  adm.  to  Langholm  that  year;  trans, 
in  1666;  died  llth  April  1681,  aged  41. 
He  marr.  6th  Jan.  1665,  Margaret  Crichton, 
who  survived  him,  and  had  issue— James ; 
Matthew,  min.  of  North  Berwick ;  David ; 
Agnes;  Margaret;  Janet  (marr.  James 
Alston,  min.  of  Dirleton).— [Tombst.;  Ediit. 
Rey.  Marr.] 


HODDAM,  ECCLEFECHAN,  AND  LUCE 


ANNAN] 

WILLIAM  CARNEGIE,  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Careston  in  1681  ;  trans,  to 
Arbroath  after  3rd  June  1686. 

ALEXANDER  GUTHRIE,  M.A.  (Edin- 

1686  bur&h  1682)  >  Pres-  1}y  WiHiam>  Duke 
of  Queensberry,  and  Robert,  Earl  of 
Southesk,  24th  and  27th  May,  coll.  26th 
Oct.,  and  inst.  7th  Dec.  1686;  dep.  by 
Presb.  of  Dumfries  16th  June  1691,  "for 
profaning  the  sacrament  of  baptism,''  etc. 
—[//.  R.  Ilominr/s,  7th  July  1688;  JAS'. 
An;  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Dumfries  Pr^h. 

Reg.] 

ANDREW     DARLING,     M.A. ;      ord. 
1Q96     before    13th    Oct.    1696;    trans,    to 
Kinnoull    between     llth    May    and 
26th  Dec.  1697. 

JAMES    CURRIE,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 

1700  13th  July  1695);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Earls  ton  16th  Sept.  1697;  called 
by  Presb.  jure  devoluto,  and  ord.  9th 
May  1700;  died  25th  Feb.  1726,  aged  f>2. 
He  marr.  Isobel  Bell,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue — James,  min.  of  Middlebie  ; 
John  ;  Andrew  ;  Helen  (marr.  Thomas  Bell, 
in  Westside  of  Blacksyke) ;  Agnes  ;  Janet ; 
Sybella. — [  Tomlst.] 

ALEXANDER  ORR,  born  1686,  son  of 
Alexander  O.,  min.  of  St  Quivox  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  22nd  June 
171") ;  ord.  to  Muirkirk  5th  June  1717  : 
called  26th  Feb.,  trans,  and  adm.  10th 
July  1729;  died  19th  June  1767.  He 
marr.  25th  Jan.  1722,  Agnes  (died  21st 
May  1760),  daugh.  of  John  Dairy mple  of 
Waterside,  and  had  issue — Agnes,  born  9th 
Nov.  1722  (marr.  William  Young,  min.  of 
Hutton);  Barbara,  born  10th  Oct.  1723 
(marr.  John  Craig,  min.  of  Ruthwell) ; 
Alexander,  W.S.,  born  23rd  March  1725, 
died  27th  Nov.  1774 ;  Peter,  born  12th 
Oct.  1727  ;  Jokn,  merchant,  Virginia ; 
Susan  (marr.  1768,  William  Murray,  second 
son  of  William  M.  of  M array thwaite). — 
[Tombst. ;  M'Call's  Some  Old  Families.] 

ALEXANDER    BROA\7N,    trans,    from 
17Q8     Tongland,  and  adm.  26th  July  1768  ; 
trans,  to  Moffat  30th  Oct.  1783. 


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JAMES  YORSTOUN,  born   17th  Dec. 

1784  1755'  son  °^  l>eter  Y->  min.  of  Close- 
burn  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont 
5th  July  1775  ;  ord.  to  Middlebie  23rd  March 
1778 ;  pres.  by  William,  Duke  of  Queens- 
berry  8th  Jan.,  and  adm.  1st  July  1784 ; 
died  6th  April  1834.  He  marr.  2nd  Oct. 
1817,  Margaret  (died  25th  March  1828), 
daugh.  of  James  Currie  Carlyle  of  Bryde- 
kirk.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Arc.,  iii.,  xxi.). 

ROBERT  MENZIES,  born  31st  Jan. 
1801,  son  of  William  M.,  min.  of 
Lanark ;  educated  at  the  Grammar 
School  there,  High  School,  Edinburgh 
(dux  1816),  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  4th  Aug.  1824  ; 
pres.  by  Lieut.-General  Matthew  Sharpe 
of  Hoddam,  and  ord.  2nd  Sept.  1834  ;  D.D. 
(Edinburgh,  April  1864);  died  6th  July 
1877.  He  marr.  28th  Oct.  1835,  Martha 
Reid  (died  19th  July  1875),  daugh.  of 
Robert  Coldstream,  merchant,  Leith,  and 
Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  John  Phillips,  and  had 
issue  —  William,  min.  of  Duns;  Robert 
Coldstream,  born  llth  July  1839,  died  1st 
Sept,  1870;  Allan,  born  23rd  June  1841, 
died  29th  Nov.  1892 ;  John  Coldstream, 
lieut.  R.E.,  born  8th  April  1843,  died  2nd 
May  1866  ;  Elizabeth  Phillips,  born  23rd 
June  1844,  died  29th  July  1865;  Jeanie 
Newbigging,  born  23rd  Sept.  1845,  died  at 
Hyeres,  France,  8th  March  1892 ;  Martha 
Reid  Coldstream,  born  12th  April  1847, 
died  18th  May  1914 ;  Lawrie,  engineer, 
born  16th  June  1848,  died  at  Alexan- 
drowsk,  South  Russia,  llth  Dec.  1914; 
Francis,  born  22nd  June,  died  16th  Dec. 
1849 ;  Alexander  Charles,  born  23rd  Aug. 
1850,  died  24th  March  1875 ;  Catherine 
Cowan,  born  13th  Oct.  1852,  died  18th 
Oct.  1879.  Publications — Exposition  of  St 
Paul's  Epistle  to  the  Roman*  (trans,  from 
the  German  of  F.  A.  Tholuck),  2  vols. 
(Edinburgh,  1833-6) ;  Exposition,  Doctrinal 
and  Philological,  of  Christ's  Sermon  on  the 
Mount  (trans,  from  the  German  of  F.  A. 
Tholuck),  2  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1834-7) ; 
Answers  to  Robert  flaldane's  Strictures  on 
Tholuck's  Epistle  to  the  Romans  (Edin 
burgh,  1838);  Cuff,  the  Nerjro  Boy  (trans. 


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IIODDAM,  ECCLEFECHAN,  AND  LUCE 


[PKESB.  OF 


from  the  German  of  Carl  Barth)  (Edin- 
burgli,  1848);  Mick  and  Xiclc,  or  the  Power 
of  Conscience  (trans,  from  the  German  of 
Carl  Earth)  (Edinburgh,  1849) ;  The  Circle 
of  Human  Life  (Edinburgh,  1850);  Re 
former*  before  the  Reformation  (trans,  from 
the  dermaia  of  Carl  Ullrnann)  [Clark's 
Foreign  Theol.  Lib.],  2  vols.  (Edinburgh, 
1855-6) ;  Cotthold's  Emblems  (trans,  from 
the  German  of  Christian  Scriver)  (Edin 
burgh,  1857  ;  2nd  series,  Edinburgh,  1857). 
— [Laiuirk  Jfanse  Family  J\ 


1878 


GEORGE  ROSS,  born  St  Andrews, 
20th  Oct.  1837,  son  of  Thomas  II. 
and  Christian  Laing ;  educated  at 
Madras  College  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ; 
liccn.  by  Pre.sb.  of  St  Andrews  ;  assistant 
at  Struan  ;  ord.  to  Glenshee  26th  Sept. 
1871 ;  adm.  assistant  and  successor  at 
South  Parish,  Aberdeen,  7th  Sept.  1876  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  29th  Jan.  1878 ;  died  2nd 
May  1899.  He  marr.  12th  March  1878, 
Barbara  Simpson  (died  28th  Nov.  1905), 
daugh.  of  James  Paull,  D.D.,  min.  of  Tully- 
nessle  and  Forbes,  and  had  issue — Christian 
Laing,  born  1st  Dec.  1878  (marr.  22nd 
Dec.  1906,  James  Cullen,  teacher,  Bathgate 
Academy) ;  James  Paull,  W.S.,  born  7th 
April  1881  ;  Eliza  Ann,  born  28th  Sept. 
1883  (marr.  15th  June  1910,  Kenneth 
M'Lennan,  chemist,  Edinburgh). 

JAMES  CHARLES  GILLIES  COL- 
18gg  VIN,  born  7th  Nov.  1867,  son  of 
John  C.,  min.  of  Kirkmabreck ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1893) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in 
1896  :  assistant  at  Lady  Glenorchy's  Parish, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  26th  Sept,  1899.  Marr. 
7th  Aug.  1907,  Jessie  Douglas,  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Tennant,  Lynne  Croft,  Ecclefechan, 
and  has  issue  —  Stanley  Douglas  Gillies, 
born  9th  Sept.  1910. 


KIRKPATRICK-FLEMING,  KIRK- 
CONNEL,  AND  IRVING. 

[If irkpatrick- Fleming. — The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Patrick.  The  name  Flem 
ing  was  given  to  the  parish  from  the  family 
of  Fleming  of  Redhall,  to  which  most  part 


of  the  land  here  long  pertained.  There  was 
a  chapel  at  Logan,  and  there  was  also  in 
the  parish  a  Well  of  St  Helen. 

Kirki-onnel. — Was  united  to  Kirkpatrick- 
Fleming,  24th  June  1609.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Conal. 

Irving. — This  parish  was  united  to  Kirk- 
pa trick-Fleming  and  Kirkconnel  in  1609.] 

ROBERT  JOHXSTOX,  son  of  John  J. 
of  Newbie  :  pres.  by  James  VI. 

lo  /  / 

8th  Feb.  1577. 

THOMAS  COPLAND,  min.  here  in 
1611  ;  trans,  to  Rinpatrick  or  Red- 
kirk  in  1615. 

THOMAS  CHALMER  [CHALMERS], 
a  native  of  Moray ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  27th  July  1611);  pres.  by 
James,  Archbishop  of  Glasgow,  27th  Nov. 
1618;  dep.  July  1649;  died  Feb.  1673, 
aged  about  82.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue 
— James,  apprenticed  to  Robert  Salmond, 
merchant,  Edinburgh,  18th  June  1634. — 
\Linlithgow  Presb.  Reg. ;  Ifouswald  Sess. 
Reg. ;  EJin.  Reg.  Bur.;  Peterkin's  Records  ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Dumfries,  233  ;  Acts  and  Dec., 
cccxxx.,  196.] 

WILLIAM  GRAHAM  of  Mossknow ; 
1Q58  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  15th  April  1645); 
min.  in  1658  ;  died  llth  March  1673, 
aged  45.  He  had  sasine  of  the  lands  of 
Redhall  in  1663,  of  Skarles  in  1666,  and 
of  Pennersaughs  and  Blaeberrie  in  1669. 
He  marr.  Margaret  (died  Aug.  1691),  daugh. 
of  David  Irving  of  Mossknow  and  Jean 
Murray,  and  had  issue — William  of  Moss- 
know,  served  heir  to  his  father  21st  June 
1686  ;  Jean  (marr.,  cont.  Oct.  1672,  William 
Irving  of  Bonshaw,  Dumfriesshire) ;  David. 
— [Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Neiv.  G'en.  Reg.  Sas., 
vii.,  xv.,  xxii. ;  Tombst. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen., 
6742;  Dumfries  Sas.,  i.,  182.] 

JAMES  CHALMERS,  bapt.  21st  Sept. 

1662,    son    of    James    C.,    min.    of 

Paisley;      M.A.     (Edinburgh,     26th 

May  1682) ;  min.  in  1686  ;  deprived  by  the 

Privy  Council,  17th  Sept.  1689,  for  neither 

reading  the  Proclamation  of  the  Estates 

nor  praying  for  William  and   Mary.    He 


ANNAN]     KIRKPATRICK-FLEMING,  KIRKCONNEL,  AND  IRVING    251 


marr.  Elizabeth  Scott,  who  died  in  Edin 
burgh  before  20th  March  1710,  and  had 
issue — John,  apprentice  to  James  Brown, 
surgeon-apothecary,  Edinburgh. — [Nisbet's 
Her.,  ii. ;  Edin.  AI>J>.  Re<j.~] 

JAMES  GOWANLOCK,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1696  burgh,  18th  July  1692);  orcl.  Sept. 
169G  ;  died  18th  Dec.  1744,  aged 
about  73.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue — 
Matthew,  physician  in  Moffat ;  Jean  (marr. 
James  Gatt,  min.  of  Gretna);  Janet. — 
[Dumfries  Tests.] 

JAMES    CURRIE,    pres.    by    George, 
1746     Mar(iuess  of  Annandale,  May  1745  ; 
ord.    25th    Sept.    1746:     trans,    to 
Middlebie  15th  Sept.  1763. 

JOHN   CRAIG,   ord.   20th  Sept.   1764  ; 
1764     trans,  to  Ruthwell  12th  June  1783. 

ALEXANDER  MONILAAVS,  Keen,  by 
1784  Presk-  °f  Edinburgh  25th  June  1783  ; 
pres.  by  curator  for  George,  Marquess 
of  Annandale,  Oct.  1783;  ord.  4th  March 
1784  ;  died  20th  July  1834,  aged  77.  He 
marr.  29th  March  1787,  Catherine  (died 
at  Noblehill,  23rd  Oct.  1836,  aged  78), 
youngest  daugh.  of  William  Irving  of 
Ellerbeck,  and  had  issue — James,  min.  of 
Annan;  William,  captain  in  the  army; 
Janet ;  Helen  (marr.  Andrew  Beveridge 
Murray,  min.  of  Mouswald) ;  Catherine 
(marr.  30th  Oct.  1820,  William  Thomson, 
writer,  Dumfries).  Publication — Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.). 
— [Tombst,] 

GEORGE    HASTIE,    born    Edinburgh, 

1834  1>799>  son  °f  James  H.,  tailor;  edu 
cated  at  High  School  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
21st  July  1824;  pres.  by  Sir  Patrick 
Maxwell  of  Springkell,  Bart.,  and  ord.  5th 
Dec.  1834.  Joined  the  Free  Church  in  1843  ; 
died  at  Moffat  2nd  Nov.  1856.  He  marr. 
(1)  30th  March  1835,  Margaret  Stuart 
(died  16th  Feb.  1847),  daugh.  of  John 
Laing,  M.D.,  Dumfries,  and  had  issue — 
James  Davidson,  born  7th  July,  died  25th 
Sept.  1838  ;  John  Laing,  born  23rd  Sept. 
1839,  died  18th  Dec.  1842 ;  George  James, 
born  8th  May  1841,  died  6th  May  1856  : 


(2)  2nd  April  1851,  Margaret  (died  12th 
Dec.  1873),  daugh.  of  Robert  Kinnear, 
and  had  issue  —  Patrick  Maxwell,  born 
29th  July  1853. 

ARCHIBALD  HUNTER,  born  Duns, 
1843  10t^  March  1808,  youngest  son  of 
William  H.  of  Pilmure,  and  Magda 
lene  King ;  educated  at  Duns  Academy 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Duns  in  1830 ;  assistant  at  Ayton ;  ord. 
min.  of  Groat  Market  Presbyterian  Con 
gregation,  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  13th  June 
1839  ;  pres.  by  Colonel  Graham  of  Moss- 
know,  and  adm.  to  this  charge  27th  Sept. 
1843;  died  unmarr.  8th  Sept.  1844.— 
[Historical  Memorials  of  Presbyterianism, 
in  ffewcastle-upon-Tyne,  1847.] 

JOHN  MURDOCH  of  Cornton,  Stir- 
1845  linosnire,  b°rn  1808,  second  son  of 
Patrick  M.  and  Helen  Burn ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  assistant  at 

;  Brydekirk ;    ord.  to   Eyemouth    12th  Jan. 

I  1844 ;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  April  1845 ; 
died  6th  Feb.  1876.  He  marr.  19th  Jan. 

!  1847,  Madeline  Elizabeth  (died  28th  Sept. 

i  1896),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Dirom  of  Mount 
Annan,  captain  8th  Foot,  and  Joanna 
Elizabeth  Peter,  and  had  issue  — •  Patrick 

!  Alexander,  M.B.,  who  assumed  the  name  of 

;  Pasley-Dirom  on  succeeding  to  the  estate 
of  Mount  Annan,  born  10th  Dec.  1847,  died 
21st  Aug.  1912  :  Joanna  Leonora,  born  13th 

;   Oct.   1849. 

DAVID    GRAHAM,    born    12th    May 

|       75     1848,    son    of    James    G.,    min.    of 

Penpont ;     educated    at    Univ.    of 

'  Glasgow ;    licen.    by    Presb.    of    Glasgow 

in    1871  ;     ord.   (assistant    and    successor) 

18th  Nov.  1875;  died  unmarr.,  21st  July 

1906. 

JOHN  WALKER,  born  Blairgowrie, 
lgOQ  2nd  Feb.  1878 ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1902);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  4th  May  1905 ; 
assistant  at  St  Leonard's,  Perth  ;  ord.  18th 
Dec.  1906.  Marr.  3rd  June  1908,  Isabella 
Robertson,  daugh.  of  George  M'Farlane, 
Perth,  and  has  issue — William  Liston,  born 
19th  March  1909  ;  George  M'Farlane,  born 
27th  Oct.  1912. 


252 


KIRTLK  (Q.S.) 


[PRESB.  OF 


KIRTLE  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  in  1837.  A  chapel 
district  was  constituted  by  the  General 
Assembly,  28th  May  1838.  The  parish  of 
Kirtle  was  disjoined  from  Middlebie  and 
erected  by  the  Court  of  Teinds,  26th  Feb. 
1883.] 

\YILLTAM  BROWN  XIVISOX,  born 
1838  7th  April  1793,  third  son  of  Abraham 
X.,  min.  of  Middlebie ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  29th  Jan.  1817  ;  ord.  min.  of 
Scots  Church.  Amsterdam,  26th  June  1818  ; 
res.  on  account  of  ill-health  in  1823;  was 
sometime  assistant  at  Dalkeith  ;  adm.  24th 
July  1838;  dem.  12th  June  1844;  died  at 
Portobello,  unmarr.,  19th  June  1858.  Pub 
lications — Sermons  on  Various  Subjects,  2 
vols.  (Amsterdam,  1822);  The  Key  to  the 
Sabbath  Question  (Edinburgh) ;  Metre  Otit- 
Metred,  a  Burlesque  Poem  (Edinburgh, 
1854) ;  The  Church  Edof/ue,  a  Satirical 
Epistle  (Edinburgh,  1855);  A  Letter  to 
Dr  Candlish  (Edinburgh,  1856);  A  Letter 
to  Lord  Dun/ermline  (Edinburgh,  1857) ; 
A  Letter  to  the  Duke  of  Bucdeuch  (Edin 
burgh,  1858);  "Sunday  Schools'1  (Border 
Monitor). — [Steven's  Scott.  Church,  Rotter 
dam,  280 ;  Tombst.] 

[From  1844  to  1876  ordinances  were 
supplied  by  the  following  Licentiates, 
viz.  : — 

WILLIAM  XICOL,  born  1807,  died  at  the 
Cotton  of  Gardyne,  14th  Dec.  1851. 

JAMES  YOUNG,  1851-60. 

ROBERT  JOHNS-TONE,  1860-3  (afterwards 
min.  of  Leuchars). 

FIXLAY  MATHESON,  1863  (afterwards 
min.  of  Buccleuch  Parish,  Edin 
burgh). 

JAMES  JOHNSTONE,  1864-70. 
CHARLES  Ono,  1871-2.] 

WILLIAM     PETER      JOHNSTONE, 

1877     k°rn  Annan,  15th  Xov.  1834,  son  of 

Robert  J.,  surgeon,  R.X.,  and  Mary 

James ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 


licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  7th  July  1858 ; 
assistant  at  Sorbie ;  ord.  to  Kirtle  Chapel 
26th  April  1877 ;  adm.  first  min.  of  the 
parish  4th  April  1883 ;  died  unmarr.,  30th 
Oct.  1892. 

ALEXANDER  BROWX,  born  Kil- 
1893  maruock,  9th  July  1859,  son  of  Alex 
ander  B.  and  Jean  Campbell ;  edu 
cated  at  Univs.  of  Edinburgh  and  St 
Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kinross  2nd 
May  1889 ;  ord.  20th  April  1893 ;  died  un 
marr.,  28th  Jan.  1908. 

ROBERT  WILLIAM  MALSEED,  born 
1908  Londonderry,  31st  May  1875,  son  of 
Robert  Campbell  M.,  and  Elizabeth 
Hannah ;  educated  at  Magee  College, 
Londonderry  ;  B.A.  (Univ.  of  Ireland  1898), 
and  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  adm.  as  a 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland  by  the 
General  Assembly  1st  June  1904  ;  assistant 
at  Portobello  ;  ord.  14th  July  1908 ;  B.D. 
(London  1913).  He  marr.  23rd  Feb.  1910, 
Ellen  Beatrice,  daugh.  of  John  Beaufin 
Irving  of  Bonshaw,  and  Agnes  Corke. 


MIDDLEBIE,  CARRUTHERS, 
AND  PENNERSAUGHS,  OR 
PENERSAX. 

[Middlebie  was  the  seat  of  the  Presby 
tery  until  its  removal  to  Annan  in  1743. 
There  was  a  Well  of  Our  Lady  at  Middlebie. 

Carruther*. — This  parish  was  joined  by 
Parliament  to  Middlebie  and  Pennersaughs, 
24th  June  1609. 

Pennersaughs  was  united  to  Middlebie 
and  Carruthers  in  1609.] 

THOMAS  BELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1615  29th  July  1600);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Paisley  5th  Sept.  1605 ;  adm.  in 
1615;  died  in  1622,  aged  about  42.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue — William,  apprenticed 
to  Alexander  Murray,  tailor,  Edinburgh, 
4th  Dec.  1633. 

THOMAS    BELL,  min.   in   1630;    still 

min.    25th    April     1648.       He    was 

brother-in-law  of  Alexander  Wriet- 

ton  in  Kilwinning. — [Dumfries  and  Cupar 

Fresh.  Kegs.  :  Commiss.  to  Gen.  Ass.,  1638.] 


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1649 


JOHN  BELL,  M.A.  ;  probably  trans. 
from  Canonbie,  and  adm.  al.>out 
1649.  He  marr.  and  had  issue  — 
Thomas  (recommended  by  the  Presb.)  re 
ceived  from  the  kirk-session  of  Bolton  four 
teen  shillings,  16th  Nov.  1081. 
Sess. 


HUGH  SCOTT,  a  native  of  Westerkirk  ; 
1662  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  13th  June  16f>l)  ; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662  ;  died  5th  April  1680,  aged  48. 
He  marr.  and  had  issue—  James,  appren 
ticed  to  Thomas  Laurie,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh,  10th  May  1076.—  [\Vodrow's  111x1., 
i.,  326  ;  Tombst.  ',  Edin.  AJI>J>.  Jiey.] 


JOHN   CLELAND,  adm.   about    1663; 
1663    trans,  to  Traquair  9th  April  1666. 

JAMES  FORMAN,  M.A,  son  of  James 

1666     ^"'  P°rti°ner  °f   Inveresk  ;   adm.  in 

1666;   trans,  to  Haddington  Second 

Charge  20th  April  1676.—  [Edin.  >Sas.,  lix., 

129.] 

ANDREW  HAMILTON,  M.A.  ;  prob- 
1684  a1:>ty  trans-  from  Dolphinton  1684  ; 
deserted  his  charge  in  1694,  and 
went  to  England.  He  marr.  and  had  issue 
—Anna  (marr.  3rd  Feb.  1688,  William 
Alves,  W.S.).—  [Edin.  Re<j.  Marr.  ;  Rule's 
8ec.  Vindication  ;  J/,S'.  Ace.  of  J/w., 
1689.] 

ROBERT  BICHET,  son  and  heir  of 
1695  John  B.  in  Kelso  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
3rd  July  1693);  schoolmaster  of 
Tynninghame  ;  ord.  before  8th  Oct.  1695  ; 
died  June  1742,  aged  about  69.  —  [Rojc- 
burcjlt  ,S'as.,  vii.,  426  ;  Dunbar  Presb.  Reg.  ; 
Dumfries  Tests.] 

JOHN  LAURIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1744  8th  March  1722);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Penpont  2nd  June  1731  ;  chap 
lain  at  Caerlanrig  in  1738  ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensbeny,  and  ord. 
6th  Sept.  1744;  died  27th  Sept.  1762,  aged 
59.  He  marr.  8th  Nov.  1748,  Ann  Bell, 
Scotsbridge,  who  died  28th  May  1797,  aged 
85,  and  had  issue—  John,  died  1st  Nov.  1811, 


aged  62;  Agnes,  died  Dec.  1774,  aged  20; 
Jean. — [Dumfries  Tests.] 

JAMES  CURRIE,  born  1716,  son  of 
1763  James  C.,  min.  of  Hoddam ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord. 
to  Kirkpatrick-Fleming  25th  Sept.  1746  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  15th  Sept.  1763;  died 
24th  Oct.  1773.  He  marr.  2nd  June  1753, 
Jean  (died  19th  July  1769,  aged  44),  daugh. 
of  Robert  Boyd,  writer,  Dumfries,  and  had 
issue  —  James,  M.D.,  F.R.S.,  Liverpool, 
medical  writer,  editor,  and  biographer  of 
Robert  Burns,  born  31st  May  1756,  died 
at  Sidmouth,  31st  Aug.  1805  ;  six  daughs. 
—[Tombst.  ;  Memoir  of  the  Life,  Writings, 
and  Correspondence  of  James  Currie,  M.D., 
edited  by  his  son,  William  Wallace  Currie, 
2  vols.,  London,  1831 ;  Findlay's  Hums 
a»d  the  Medical  Profession  ;  The  G'al/o- 
vidian,  1909.] 

ANDREW  YORSTOUN,  ord.  18th  Aug. 
1774;  trans,  to  Closeburn  26th  June 


1774 


17 


JAMES  YORSTOUN,  brother  of  pre- 
1778     ceding;    ord.     23rd     March     1778; 
trans,  to  Hoddam  1st  July  1784. 

ABRAHAM  NIVISON,  born  1752,  son 
17b5  of  Alexander  N.,  farmer,  Thornhill, 
Dumfriesshire ;  tutor  in  the  family 
of  the  Hon.  James  AVemyss  of  Wemyss ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  31st  July 
1782  ;  pres.  by  William,  Duke  of  Queens - 
berry,  and  ord.  28th  April  1785  ;  died  12th 
March  1809.  He  marr.  17th  July  1787, 
Elizabeth  (died  14th  Nov.  1838),  eldest 
daugh.  of  Richard  Broun,  min.  of  Loch- 
maben,  and  had  issue — Alexander,  min.  of 
Roberton ;  Richard,  min.  of  this  parish ; 
William  Brown,  min.  of  Kirtle ;  James, 
surgeon  in  army  ;  Margaret  (marr.  Captain 
William  Monilaws).  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  titat.  Ace.,  vi.) . 

WILLIAM  HUNTER,  licen.  by  Presb. 

lgog     of  Ayr  26th   Sept.  1798;  became  a 

teacher     in     Dumfries ;     pres.    by 

William,   Duke  of  Queensberry,  and  ord. 

27th  July  1809 ;  died  5th  April  1819,  aged 


254     MIDDLEBIE,  CARRUTHERS,  AND  PENNERSAUGHS    [PUESB.  OF 


49.  He  inarr.  Margaret  (died  26th  March 
1842,  aged  66),  daugh.  of  William  Hope, 
farmer,  Glenochar,  and  had  issue — William, 
min.  of  Baldernock  ;  John,  midshipman, 
H.M.S.  Driw,  died  off  Cape  Coast,  24th 
March  1824,  aged  21  ;  Jane  Isabella 
Catherine,  died  at  Annan,  3rd  April  1836, 
aged  22  years. 

RICHARD  XIVISOX,  born  9th  May 
1790,  second  son  of  Abraham  X., 
min.  of  this  parish ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  tutor  in  the  family  of 
Robert  Baird  of  Newbyth  ;  Keen,  by  Presb. 
of  Dunbar  1st  April  1812  ;  pres.  by  the 
trustees  for  Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buc- 
cleuch,  and  ord.  10th  March  1820 ;  died 
24th  Jan.  1858.  He  marr.  (1)  8th  Sept. 
1823,  Xancy  Davidson  (died  21st  March 
1834),  daugh.  of  John  Irving  of  Xewbie, 
M.F.,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  28th 
Xov.  1824,  died  13th  Sept.  1825:  (2)  24th 
Xov.  1840,  Elizabeth  (died  21st  Dec.  1895), 
daugh.  of  John  Davies  of  Cushathill,  and 
had  issue — Thomas  Renny  Strachan,  born 
26th  Aug.  1842  ;  Elizabeth,  born  18th  Sept. 
1844,  died  6th  Jan.  1847  ;  Henrietta,  born 
17th  April  1846,  died  22nd  Jan.  1847; 
Richard,  born  22nd  Xov.  1847.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (New  -S'tof. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

JAMES  JOHX  MOXILAWS,  born  29th 
Dec.  1829,  son  of  James  M.,  min.  of 
Annan;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  3rd  May 
1854;  ord.  14th  May  1858;  died  unmarr., 
20th  April  1903. 

ERNEST  HAMILTOX  DUKE,  born 
19Q3  25th  May  1873,  son  of  William 
D.,  D.D.,  min.  of  St  Vigeans;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  M.A.  (1895) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  16th  May  1898  ; 
assistant  at  St  George's,  Edinburgh,  1898, 
and  Lady  Glenorchy's,  Edinburgh,  1901  ; 
ord.  28th  Sept.  1903.  Marr.  19th  July 
1904,  Christian  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Walter 
Dickson,  M.D.,  R.X.,  Medical  Inspector, 
H.M.  Customs,  and  lias  issue — Elizabeth 
Theodora,  born  4th  July  1905;  Walter 
Derek  Hamilton,  born  20th  Jan.  1908. 


RUTHWELL. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Cuth- 
bert.  In  it  is  preserved  the  fine  ancient 
monument  called  the  Ruthwell  Cross. 
There  was  a  chapel  in  the  parish  at  Cum- 
longan.  At  Kirkside,  about  a  mile  from 
the  church,  the  Knights  of  St  John  had 
a  preceptory.] 

JOHX  IRELAXD,  reader  in  1567  ;  dep. 
1567  in  1572. 

1572    JAMES  MURRAY,  reader  in  1572. 

HERBERT  R AIXING  [RAIXY],  reader, 
1578  to  1585  ;  min.  of  Hutton  in 
1586. 


1578 


ROBERT    HENDERSON,    reader    in 
1586      1586. 

THOMAS     MORTOX,     pres.     to     the 
parsonages  and  vicarages  of  Ruth- 
well,  Mouswald,  and   Cummertrees, 
by  James  VI.  5th  Dec.  1605. 

ROBERT    M'lLDOWIE     [M'lLDOW- 
16Q8     XIE],  M.A.  ;    min.  in   1608;   trans. 
to  Cummertrees  before  1615.  —  [Keg. 
Assig.] 

JAMES    POLLOCK,    M.A.    (Glasgow 
1610)  ;  was  present  at  Presb.  of  Glas 
gow  31st   July   1616.—  [Rcfj.  Assiy.  ; 
Glasyoio  Presb.  JRey.] 

GAVIN  YOUNG,   M.A.  (St    Andrews, 


1671,  aged  85.  He  marr.  Jean 
Stewart,  who  died  aged  48,  and  had 
issue—  Margaret,  born  1617  (marr.,  cont. 
17th  June  1637,  Edward,  eldest  son  of 
Adam  Carlyle  of  Limekilns),  died  24th 
May  1665  ;  Janet,  born  1621  (marr.  John 
Menzies,  min.  of  Caerlaverock),  died  llth 
March  1670  ;  Christian,  born  1626  (marr. 
John  Wilson),  died  1st  March  1653  ;  and 
others.  His  tombstone  has  the  following 
with  reference  to  his  children  and  grand 
children  — 

1  '  Far  from  our  own 
Amid  our  own  we  lie 
Of  our  dear  bairns 
Thirty  and  one  us  by." 


ANNAN] 


RUTHWELL 


255 


The  inscription  to  Christian  Young  or 
Wilson  has  the  following — 

"  My  dear  Mother,  heir  I  ly, 
Ten  before  me,  the  llth  am  I. 
Dear  Spous,  while  ye  behold  this  shryne, 
Think  on  your  bonny  babes  and  myue." 

[Dumfries  Presb.  Reg.  ;  Jfoitsu'a/d  >bVs.«. 
Reg.;  Tombst. ;  Acts  of  Ass.;  Dumfries 
Sas.,  20th  June  1637;  The  (la/hvidi<ai, 
1914.] 


1672 


WILLIAM  WISHART,  adm.  probably 
about  1672  ;  became  a  Roman 
Catholic.  In  April  1681  he  was 
resident  in  the  family  of  Sir  John  Seton  of 
Garleton,  and  went  abroad  with  his  sons 
in  the  following  month.  [Fountainhall:s 
Diartf ;  Haddhujton  Prexb.  Reg.'] 

ROGER  LAWSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1675  27th  May  1063) ;  outed  at  or  before 
the  Revolution.  He  went  to  England, 
and  is  said  to  have  hanged  himself  in  1697, 
aged  about  54.  He  marr.  Janet  Carlyle,  who 
survived  him.— [J/.s'.  Arc.  of  J fin.,  1689.] 

WILLIAM  AIRMAN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1694  9th  July  1688)  ;  ord.  before  9th  Oct. 
1694  ;  died  3rd  Sept.  1718,  aged  55. 
He  rnarr.  Janet  Carruthers,  who  died  10th 
June  1723,  aged  43,  and  had  issue— Robert, 
in  Upper  Locherwoods,  born  1706,  died 
13th  June  1780.—  [Dumfries  Tests.;  Tombst.; 
The  Gallovidian,  1914.] 

JAMES  ARMSTRONG,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1720  of  Jedburgh  4th  Nov.  1719  ;  pres.  by 
the  Presb.  jure  devoluto,  and  ord.  7th 
July  1720;  clerk  of  Synod  in  1738;  died 
17th  June  1759,  aged  70.  He  marr. 
Christian  Armstrong,  who  died  27th  April 
1763,  and  had  issue  — James;  a  daugh. 
—[Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

ANDREW     JAFFRAY,     trans,     from 
1760     Tundergarth;  pres.  by  the  commis 
sioner  for  David,  Viscount  Stormont, 
5th   Sept.   1759;    adm.    27th    Nov.    1760; 
trans,  to  Lochmaben  28th  Jan.  1783. 

JOHN  CRAIG,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dal- 

1783    keith  5th  AuS-  17?0;  ord.  to  Kirk- 

patrick-Fleming    20th    Sept.    1764; 

pres.    by    the     commissioner     for     David, 


Viscount  Stormont,  and  adm.  12th  June 
1783;  died  16th  Dec.  1798,  aged  61.  He 
marr.  5th  Oct.  1767,  Barbara  (died  5th  Jan. 
1804),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Orr,  min.  of 
Hoddam,  and  had  issue— Alexander,  factor 
to  Murray  of  Broughton ;  Agnes  (marr. 
her  father's  successor).  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace., 
x.).— [Tombst. ;  Duncan's  Life  of  Henry 
Duncan.] 

HENRY  DUNCAN,  born  8th  Oct.  1774, 
1799     third   son    of    George    D.,   min.    of 
Lochrutton  ;   educated   at   Dumfries 
Academy  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews;   was 
for   three  years    employed   in    a    bank   in 
Liverpool ;   studied   divinity   at   Univs.  of 
Edinburgh  and  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dumfries  7th   Aug.   1798;   tutor  in  the 
family  of  Colonel   Erskine   of   Mar;   pres. 
by  William,  Earl  of  Mansfield,  and   ord. 
19th  Sept.  1799 ;  clerk  of  Presb.  :  D.D.  (St 
Andrews,  17th  Nov.  1823);   Moderator   of 
Assembly  16th  May  1839.    Joined  the  Free 
Church;    min.  of  Ruthwell  Free   Church, 
1843-6  ;   died  12th   Feb.   1846.     A   man  of 
many-sided    accomplishments,   he    was    a 
gifted    artist,   excelling   in    sketching  and 
modelling,  and  as  a  landscape  gardener  he 
had   few   equals.      He   was  well  versed  in 
literature  and  science,  especially  in  geology, 
his  identification  of  the  footprints  of  extinct 
animals  in  the  new  red  sandstone  formation 
of   Corncockle  Quarry  contributing  not  a 
little  to  revolutionise   that   science.     His 
chief  claim  to  remembrance  was  his  institu 
tion  of  Savings  Banks,  the  first  of  which  he 
established  at  Ruthwell,  May  1810.    By  his 
efforts  the  scheme  found  abundant  support 
and  increased  in  popularity  all  over  the 
country.    He  discovered  and  restored  the 
celebrated   runic    Rood   of    Ruthwell.     He 
raised  and  was  captain  of  a   company  of 
volunteers  at  the  time  of  the  threatened 
French    invasion;     and    he    founded    and 
edited  for  seven  years  the   Dumfries  and 
(lallowaii  Courier.     Thomas  Carlyle  wrote 
of  him   as   "the  amiablest  and   kindliest 
of  men  ;  to  me  pretty  much  a  imique,  the 
one  cultivated    man  whom    I    could   feel 
myself  permitted  to   call  friend  as   well." 
He  marr.  (1)  loth  Sept.  1805,  Agnes  (died 


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[I'RESB.  ()¥ 


28th  Jan.  1832),  daugb.  of  bis  predecessor, 
and  bad  issue-  George  John  Craig,  niin. 
of  Kirkpatrick-Durham ;  William  Wallace, 
min.  of  Cleisb,  and  of  the  Free  Church, 
Peebles  ;  Barbara  Ann,  born  17th  July 
1810  (inarr.  3rd  Feb.  1843,  James  Dodds, 
min.  of  Humble,  and  of  the  Free  Church, 
Dunbar),  died  21st  Jan.  1901  :  (2)  24th 
Oct.  1836,  Mary  (died  12th  May  1877), 
daugh.  of  George  Grey  of  West  Ord,  and 
widow  of  Robert  Lundie,  'min.  of  Kelso. 
She  was  author  of  the  following  works  : 
Memoir  of  the  Rev.  M.  Bruen ;  Memoir 
of  Mary  Lundie  Duncan  (Edinburgh,  1842); 
Children  of  the  Manse  (London,  1850) ; 
America  as  I  Found  It  (London,  1852). 
Publications  —  Pamphlet  on  the  Socinian 
Controversy  (Liverpool,  1791) ;  Three  single 
Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1803-40);  Some  In 
teresting  Particulars  of  the  Life  and  Char 
acter  of  Maitland  Smith,  who  was  executed 
in  Dumfries  for  the  Crimes  of  Robber;/  and 
Murder  (Edinburgh,  1807);  The  Scotch 
Cheap  Repository  (Dumfries,  1808  ;  2nd  ed., 
1815);  Rides  and  Regulations  of  Dumfries 
Parish  Bank  Friendly  Society  for  Savings 
for  the  Industrious  (Dumfries,  1815) ;  An 
Essa;/  on,  the  Nature  and  Advantages  of 
Parish  Banks  (Edinburgh,  1815 ;  2nd  ed., 
1816) ;  The  Cottage  Fireside  (Edinburgh, 
1815) ;  Letter  to  John  H.  Forbes  (Dumfries, 
1817) ;  Letter  to  W.  R.  K.  Douglas,  M.I'., 
on  the  Bill  in  Parliament  for  the  Protec 
tion  and  Encouragement  of  Savings  Hanks 
(Dumfries,  1819);  Letter  to  W.  R.  K. 
Douglas,  M.P.,  advocating  tJie  Abolition  of 
Commercial  Restrictions  (Dumfries,  1820); 
Letter  to  the  Managers  of  Banks  for  Savings 
in  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1821);  The  Young 
South  Country  Weaver  (Edinburgh,  1821) ; 
William  Douglas,  or  the  Scottish  Exiles, 
3  vols.  [anon.]  (Edinburgh,  1826);  Letters 
to  the  Parishioners  of  Ruthwell  on  Roman 
Catholic  Emancipation  (1829) ;  Presbyters 
Letters  on  the  West  India  Question;  Ac 
count  of  the  Remarkable  Runic  Monument 
preserved  at  Ruthivell  Manse  (Edinburgh, 
1833) ;  Letters  to  the.  Rev.  Dr  George  Cook- 
on  the  Assembly's  Enactment  relative  to 
Patronage  and,  Calls  (Edinburgh,  1834) ; 
The  Sacred  Philosoplii/  of  the  Seasons,  4 
vols.  (Edinburgh,  1835-6);  Letter  to  his 


Flock  on  the  Resolutions  at  the  Con 
vocation  (1842) ;  Tales  of  the  Scottish 
Peasantry  [by  Henry  Duncan,  D.D.,  and 
others]  (Edinburgh,  n.d.);  contributions  to 
the  Kdinburgl  Encyclopaedia  on  "Blair," 
"  Blacklock,;!  "Currie";  "An  Account  of 
the  Tracks  and  Footmarks  of  Animals 
found  in  Corncockle  Muir;:  (Tram.  Roy. 
Soc.  Edin.,  xi.,  194):  Lectures  v.  vi.  (to 
Young  Men,  ii.) ;  contributions  to  the 
Edinburgh  Christian  Instructor;  Account 
of  the  Parish  (Xeu>  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  — 
[Memoir,  by  G.  J.  C.  Duncan  ;  Bryden's 
Funeral  Sermon ;  Pratt's  Jlist.  of  Savings 
Banks;  Lewin's  Hist,  of  Savings  Bunk*: 
Disruption  Worthier;  Dodds'  Eminent 
Men  of  Dumfriesshire  ;  Lady  Sophy  Hall's 
Dr  Duncan  of  Ruthfell ;  Diet.  Xat.  Biog. ; 
The  (,'af/oridi'in,  1909-10.] 

ALEXANDER  STEVENSON,  born  in 
1809,  fifth  son  of  William  S.,  farmer, 
Campsie;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  ord.  to  St  Andrew's,  Demerara,  1837  ; 
trans,  to  All  Saints  there   1840  ;   adm.    to 
this   parish   20th    March    1844  ;    died    3rd 
Sept.    1858.      He    marr.    13th    Feb.    1837, 
Agnes   M'Donald,  who  died  s.j>.  1st  Dec. 
1874. 


WILLIAM  GORDON,  trans,  from  Kirk- 
wall    and    St    Ola,   and   adm.    13th 
May    1859 ;     trans,    to    Abernethy, 
Perthshire,  23rd  March  1871. 


1859 


JAMES  M'FARLAN,  born  6th  Jan. 
1845,  son  of  James  M.,  min.  of 
Muiravonside  ;  educated  at  Edin 
burgh  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  in  1869 ; 
assistant  at  St  Mary's  Parish,  Dundee ; 
ord.  14th  July  1871  ;  died  4th  Oct.  1889. 
Through  his  efforts  the  Ruthwell  Cross  was 
set  up  in  an  apse  of  the  church  built  for 
it.  He  marr.  24th  Oct.  1871,  Helen  (died 
29th  Jan.  1914),  daugh.  of  Allan  Menzies, 
W.S.,  Professor  of  Conveyancing,  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— James  Christian, 
born  25th  Feb.  1873,  died  16th  July  1881  ; 
Allan  Menzies,  M. A.,  vicar  of  Cumwhitton, 
Cumberland,  born  17th  Jan.  1875  ;  William 
John  Morehead,  M.D.  (twin),  born  17th  Jan. 


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257 


1875  ;  Helen  Elizabeth,  born  26th  May  1876 
(marr.  25th  June  1903,  Captain  Donald 
M'Vean);  Patrick  Frederic,  F.H.C.S.E., 
born  18th  Nov.  1877;  Uobert  Stcdman, 
lieut.  B.N.,  born  16th  Aug.  1881.  Publi 
cation—  Tin'  liutlui'rll  Cross  (Dumfries, 
1885;  2nd  ed.,  1896).— [.7aw«t  WFarlan 
(Edinburgh,  privately  printed,  1892); 
Selections  from  Letters  and  Journals  of 
RuthveU  \Manse  Life,  1871-89,  by  Helen 
M'Farlan  (Edinburgh,  privately  printed, 
1914).] 

JOHN    LINTON    DINWIDDIE,  born 

1890     Mm'raythwaite  Mains,  Cummertrees, 

2nd   Jan.  1860,  eldest   son   of  John 

D.,  farmer,  and   Agnes  Linton  ;   educated 

at  Lochmaben  School,  Dumfries  Academy, 


and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1880); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  18th  May 
1883;  assistant  at  St  Andrew's  Parish, 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant)  in  that  parish 
24th  Feb.  1887;  assistant  at  Loudoun ; 
ad  in.  to  this  charge  27th  Feb.  1890;  clerk 
of  Synod  in  1912.  Marr.  1st  July  1890, 
Agnes  Margaret,  younger  daugh.  of  Charles 
Nairn  Barker  Melville,  nrin.  of  Maryculter, 
and  has  issue— John  Stuart,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1912),  merchant,  Ceylon,  born  6th  June 
1891;  Melville,  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1914), 
captain  3rd  Batt.  Gordon  Highlanders, 
served  in  France,  1915-16  (Military  Cross), 
born  18th  July  1892;  James  Linton  Norris, 
born  15th  Jan.  1895;  Noel  Alexander 
Williamson,  born  25th  Dec.  1902.  Publica 
tion—Editor  of  The  Gallovidian,  1911. 


VOL.  II. 


R 


PRESBYTERY   OF   DUMFRIES 


[In  1581  the  General  Assembly  resolved  to  establish  this  Court.  It  is  named  in  the 
list  of  Presbyteries  given  in  to  the  General  Assembly  by  the  Lord  Clerk  Register  in  1586. 
It  then  comprised  all  the  parishes  now  included  in  the  Synod  of  Dumfries.  At  some  time 
previous  to  1638,  it  was  divided  into  four,  constituting  the  Synod  of  Dumfries.  The 
Records  of  the  Presbytery  begin  5th  April  1647.  There  is  a  blank  during  the  time  of 
Episcopacy,  from  6th  Aug.  1661  to  9th  Nov.  1687.] 


CAERLAVEROCK. 

[The  parish  contained  a  chapel  of  St 
Columba.  Part  of  the  ancient  parish  of 
Kilblane  has  been  annexed  to  Caerlaverock.] 

JOHN  PATERSON,  vicar  in  1564; 
reader  in  1570.  —  [Treas.  Accounts, 
xi.,  331.] 


1574 


NINIAN  DALZELL,  min.  of  Dumfries 
in  1567 ;  adm.  here  in  1574,  when 
Torthorwald,  Tinwald,  and  Traililat 
were  also  in  the  charge.  He  became 
Master  of  the  Grammar  School  at  Dumfries ; 
was  accused  of  renouncing  the  Protestant 
faith,  and  "corrupting  the  youth  of  his 
school  with  Papistrie":  suspended  by  the 
Assembly  in  1579,  "  quhill  as  good  experi 
ence  be  had  of  his  life  as  they  have  had 
of  his  defection  and  apostacie."  At  a  later 
session  of  this  Assembly  he  professed  his 
agreement  with  the  opinions  of  the  Kirk, 
and  protested  he  was  "always  minded  to 
live  and  die  in  the  same.'"'  He  died  21st 
April  1587.  —  {Key.  Assiy.  :  E<lin.  Tests.; 
JJooke  of  the  Kirk,  188  ;  How's  Hist.] 

ARCHIBALD     SINCLAIR,     min.     in 
1686     1586 ;  trans,  to  Holywood  in  1589. 


1605 


DAVID  ROGERS,  M.A. ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  3rd  Dec. 
1605  ;  trans,  to  St  Mungo  in  1612. 


HALBERT  GLEDSTANES,  M.A. ;  min. 
about   1612 ;   trans,  to   Troqueer   in 


1612 


1615. 


WILLIAM  MAJOR  [MACJOR,  MAC- 
1615  GEORGE],  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  20th  May  1615 ;  was  a 
member  of  the  Glasgow  Assembly  in  1638  ; 
confined  to  this  parish  in  1662  ;  died  Jan. 
1669.  A  son,  William,  was  min.  of  Heriot. 
— {Key.  Sec.  Sitj. ;  Stevenson's  and  Wod- 
row's  Hists.~\ 

JOHN  MENZIES,   M.A. ;    trans,  from 

1670  J°nnstone  in  Annandale  about  1670; 
[min.  of  Coulter  in  1686]. 

JOHN    BIRNIE    of    Broomhill,    born 

1671  Houston,  17th  Feb.   1643,  only   son 
of    Robert    B.,     min.    of    Lanark ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  licen. 
by  Alexander.  Archbishop  of  Glasgow,  in 
1665  ;  ord.  to  Carluke  29th  March  1666 ; 
pres.  by  John,  Earl  of  Nithsdale,  22nd 
March,  and  by  William,  Earl  of  Queens- 
berry,  20th  April  1671,  and  coll.  soon 
after.  In  1686  he  was  called  to  London 
along  with  the  Archbishop  of  Glasgow, 
and  consulted  by  John,  Viscount  Mel- 
fort,  Secretary  of  State  for  Scotland,  as 
to  the  propriety  of  repealing  the  penal 
statutes.  He  had  the  offer  of  a  bishopric, 
which  he  declined.  He  purchased  the 
estate  of  Almorness,  parish  of  Buittle, 
14th  March  1688,  and  on  the  22nd  those 


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of   Broomliill  and  Floors.      In   Sept.  and 
Oct.   of  that  year  his  house   and  church 
were  searched  by  dragoons  for  arms  and 
ammunition  under    suspicion    of   conceal 
ment,  and   in  Dec.   he    was    deprived   for 
not  praying  for  William  and  Mary.      He 
died  at  Brooinhill,   ITtli  May   1710.     "He 
was    of   good    learning,    well    skilled    in 
divinity,  law,  physic,  and  history  ;  of  tall 
stature  and   fair  complexion/'     Dr  John 
Button,   M.P.   for    the    Dumfries   Burghs, 
physician  to  King  AVilliam  III.  and  Queen 
Anne,  originally  a  herd  lad  in  B.;s  service 
and  assisted  by  B.  in  obtaining  education, 
built  in  1708  at  his  own  expense  a  manse 
for  the  minister,  and  bequeathed   to  the 
parish    £1000  for   pious    and  educational 
purposes,  and  to  the  Presb.  of  Dumfries  a 
valuable  library.     The  money  was  invested 
in  the  purchase  of  the  estate  of  Barcloy, 
parish  of  Colvend,  which  has  become  very 
valuable    and     is     now    administered     by 
Governors,   and   known   as    "The   Hutton 
Bequest/'    B.   marr.  4th    Feb.    1008,   Jean 
Hamilton  (born  29th  Feb.  1052,  died  llth 
Dec.  1710),  second  daugh.  of  James,  Bishop 
of    Galloway,    and    had    issue  — John    of 
Broomhill,  born  29th  Dec.  1074 ;  William, 
surgeon  ;  Robert,  surgeon  ;  James,  a  sailor  ; 
Alexander,  advocate,  died  20th  May  1702  : 
Isobel  (marr.  George  Muirhead  of  Whyt- 
castle),  died   19th  Jan.   1733.— [Family  of 
nirnie  of  Broomhill :  Fountainhall's  Dec., 
i.  :  Reg.  X,t nines,  Lanark:   Min.-hook  Reg. 
Privy    Seal;     J/.V.    Ace.    of    Min.,    1689; 
Hamilton  Tests.] 

ROBERT   PATON,  M.A. ;   ord.  (in  the 
1688     meeting-house)  4th  Sept,  1688  ;  trans, 
to  Second    Charge,   Dumfries,   13th 
Feb.  1696. 

JOHN  _  SOMERVILLE,  educated  at 
1697  Univs-  °f  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1681);  ord.  6th 
April  1697.  In  Oct.  1715  he  was  charged 
by  the  lord-lieutenant  of  the  county  to 
prevent  communication  between  the  papists 
in  the  lower  part  of  Galloway  and  the 
rebels  in  the  Borders.  He  died  6th  May 
1734,  in  his  75th  year.  He  marr.  10th 
April  1701,  Agnes,  daugh.  of  William 


Veitch,  min.  of  Dumfries,  and  had  issue 
—a  son  and  five  daughters.— [Dumfries 
Keg.  (Marr.);  Tomlst. ;  Rae's  Hist,  of  the 
Rebellion  ;  Memoirs  of  William  \reitch.~\ 

ANDREW  BEVERIDGE,  licen.  by 
1734  Presb-  of  Edinburgh  24th  June 
1730;  called  14th  June,  and  ord. 
8th  Aug.  1734;  died  13th  Feb.  1776,  in 
his  74th  year.  He  marr.  26th  Nov.  1740, 
Jean  (died  29th  April  1778),  daugh.  and 
heiress  of  Alexander  Ferguson  of  Four- 
merkland,  and  had  issue— Jean,  born  23rd 
Aug.  1741  (marr.  James  M'Millan,  min. 
of  Torthorwald) ;  Margaret,  born  4th  July 
1742,  died  26th  Dec.  1746;  Agnes,  born 
5th  Aug.  1744  (marr.  Charles  Blackstock, 
surgeon,  Dumfries);  Charlotte,  born  5th 
Sept,  1745,  died  25th  March  1746  ;  Andrew, 
born  llth  Xov.  1747,  died  at  Accra,  on 
the  coast  of  Africa,  15th  Oct.  1767; 
Mary,  born  21st  Feb.  1749  (marr.  John 
Murray,  Drumlanrig) ;  Catherine,  born 
5th  March  1750;  Margaret,  born  6th 
April  1751 ;  Robert,  born  23rd  Nov.  1755  ; 
Isobel,  born  6th  Dec.  1756,  had  an  action 
of  declarator  of  marriage,  adherence,  etc., 
raised  against  her  unsuccessfully  by  Samuel 
Colvin,  Dempstertown,  Dunscore,  in  1790 ; 
Henrietta,  born  6th  Dec.  1759,  died  9th 
March  1761;  Henrietta,  born  17th  Jan. 
1702.— [Consistorial  Processes,  Scot.  Re<\ 
*S'or.,  No.  927  ;  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tomlst.] 

JAMES  KIRKPATRICK,  born  1742,  son 
1776  °^  J"ames  K->  Taunton,  Somersetshire  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  21st  Dec.  1768; 
ord.  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation 
at  Oulton,  Norfolk,  llth  Aug.  1773  ;  pres. 
by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and 
Dover,  28th  June,  and  adm.  19th  Sept. 
1776 ;  died  14th  Nov.  1783.  He  marr.  24th 
May  1776,  Willoughby  Bullen.— [Tombst] 

WILLIAM  MACMORINE,  born  7th 
1784  ^[ay  1756'  son  of  Robert  M.,  min. 
of  Kirkpatrick-Durham  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  7th  Feb.  1781 ;  pres.  by 
William,  Duke  of  Queensberry,  22nd 
March,  and  ord.  26th  Aug.  1784  ;  D.D. 


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CAERLAVEROCK— COL  VEND,  OH  CULVEN          [PRESB.  OF 


(Edinburgh,  27th  May  1811):  Moderator  of 
Assembly  21st  May  1812  ;  died  unmarr.  3rd 
Nov.  1832.  Publication—  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Xtfit.  Ace.,  vi.).—  [Wight- 
man's  Fun.  tierm'tii,  ;  Tombst.] 


ROBERT  GILLIES,  son  of  Colin  G., 
Provost  of  Brechin  ;  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  March  1825)  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Brechin  12th  Aug.  1829  ; 
assistant  at  Brechin  ;  pres.  by  Charles, 
Marquess  of  Queensberry,  Nov.  1832  ;  ord. 
18th  April  1833  ;  dep.  for  drunkenness  30th 
April  1846;  died  15th  Nov.  1848.  He 
marr.'  28th  Aug.  1833,  Margaret  Anne 
Irvine,  who  died  12th  Dec.  1897,  and  had 
issue  —  Agnes  Young,  born  15th  Sept.  1834  ; 
Elizabeth  Johanna,  born  9th  June  1836; 
Colin  Adam,  born  17th  Dec.  1837,  died 
12th  July  1839  ;  William  Irvine,  born  30th 
Jan.  1840;  Adam,  born  2nd  June  1842, 
died  4th  April  1843.  Publication—  Account 
of  the  Parish  (Neio  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOSEPH  CUREIE  LORRAINE  [LOR- 
1846    RAIN],  born  Half-Morton,  18th  May 
1810,  eldest  son  of  Walter  L.,  school 
master  ;   educated  at  Half  -Morton  School 
and  Univs.  of  St  Andrews   and  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1835)  ;  schoolmaster  of  Cum- 
mertrees  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  13th 
May  1841  ;  ord.  to  Tinwald  21st  Dec.  1843  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  17th  Sept.  1846  ;  died  3rd 
Feb.    1894.      He    marr.   Mary   (born    13th 
Jan.  1813,  died  llth  Dec.  1886),  daugh.  of 
John     Bell,    Broadlea,    and    had     issue  — 
Walter,  M.D.,  born   6th    Sept.    1838,  died 
28th  July  1899  ;  Mary  Jane  Davidson,  born 
24th  July  1840,  died  21st  Feb.  1911  ;  Janet 
Anna,  born  19th  June  1842  (marr.  William 
Clark  Dickson  of  Locharwoods)  ;  John  Bell, 
min.   of    Peebles  ;    Helen   Scott,  born  6th 
Jan.    1846;    Agnes   Bell,   born   12th   Sept. 
1848  (marr.  Alexander    Dale  MacDonald, 
M.D.,    Dumfries),    died    25th    Dec.  1873; 
William,  merchant,  London,  born  14th  June 
1850  ;  Herbert  James  Bell,  L.R.C.P.,  born 
9th  June  1852,  died  at  Hawick,  12th  Jan. 
1909;  Richard  Bell,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born  7th 
Dec.  1855,  died  in  Brixton,  12th  Feb.  1910  ; 
Robert  Thomas,  M.B.,  C.M.,  Castle-Douglas, 
born  14th  Feb.  1860. 


THOMAS    DALE    M'lLVEAN,    born 

Irvine,  22nd  June  1862,  son  of  John 
M.    and    Jane    Dale  ;    educated    at 

Irvine   Academy   and   Univ.   of   Glasgow  ; 

M.A.  (1886);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  in 

1891;  assistant  at  Gorbals,  Glasgow;  ord. 

(assistant  and   successor)   7th   June    1892. 

Marr.    8th     Nov.    1893,    Grace     Drennan, 

daugh.  of  Hugh  M'Gillivray,  and  has  issue 

—John     Dale,     born     llth     Sept.     1894; 

Wilfred    Hugh    (twin),    born    llth    Sept. 

1894  ;  Thomas  Kerr,  born  27th  Jan.  1896  ; 

Douglas  Drummond,  born  19th  Sept.  1898  ; 

Jeanie,  born  29th  March  1901. 


COLVEND,  OF  OLD  CULVEN. 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  Lincluden  College.  There 
was  a  chapel  of  St  Laurence  in  the  parish 
at  Fairgarth,  where  also  is  St  Laurence's 
Well.  Southwick  was  united  to  Colvend 
in  1612,  but  disjoined  again  quoad  sacra, 
15th  July  1894.] 

JOHN  LOGAN,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1570. 

ROBERT  CASS  [or  KESSEN],  reader, 
1570  1570  to  1574. 

ARCHIBALD  MENZIES,  reader,  1576 
1576  to  1578. 

JOHN  TAYLOR,  reader,  1st  July  1579 
1579  to  1591. 

DAVID  HOPE,  son  of  Alexander  H., 
1617  ta^or'  Edinburgh  ;  pres.  to  South- 
wick  21st  Sept.  1612  ;  trans,  to  this 
charge  in  1617  ;  adm.  burgess  and  guild- 
brother  of  Edinburgh  30th  July  1617  ;  died 
8th  July  1650.  He  marr.  Jean  Hay,  who 
was  alive  in  1669.—  [G.  ft.  Inlnb.,  5th  April 
1678  ;  Edin.  Guild  ;  Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Corn- 
miss.  to  Ass.,  1638  ;  Wodrow  MSS.] 

ALEXANDER    SMITH,    M.A.    (Edin- 

bursh>  22nd  July  1637);  school 
master  at  Penpont  ;  schoolmaster 
at  Dumfries,  1645-7  ;  adm.  to  Garrell 
and  Dungree  19th  July  1647  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  25th  Dec.  1651  ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decree  of  the 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was  cited 


1651 


DUMFRIES] 


COLVEND,  OR  CULVEN 


261 


before  the  Privy  Council  24th  March  1G63, 
when  he  promised  to  obey  the  Acts  of 
Parliament  and  Council,  remove  from  the 
parish,  and  desist  from  preaching.  He 
went  to  Leith,  but  in  July  1GG4  he  was 
charged  with  holding  conventicles.  At  his 
examination  he  addressed  Sharp  as  "sir," 
instead  of  "your  grace."  The  Earl  of 
PiOthes  demanded  if  Smith  knew  who  the 
President  was.  "Yes,  my  lord/'  replied 
Smith,  "I  speak  to  James  Sharp,  once  a 
fellow-minister  with  myself."  On  account 
of  this  answer,  Rothes  ordered  the  hang 
man  to  put  the  minister  in  irons  in  "  The 
Thieves'  Hole,"  in  Edinburgh  Tolbooth. 
On  9th  Jan.  1666  he  was  removed  into 
what  was  called  the  Iron  House,  and  on 
23rd  March  of  same  year  he  was  banished 
to  Shetland.  In  1668  he  was  in  Burnt- 
island,  and  after  a  short  confinement  there, 
was  transferred  to  Xorth  Ronaldshay.  After 
four  years  he  returned  to  Edinburgh,  and 
died  at  the  Castlehill,  21st  Feb.  1673.  He 
marr.  Feb.  1646,  Helen  Xewall,  Dumfries.— 
[Dumfries  (Marr.)  and  Edin.  Regs.  (Bur.) ; 
Kirkton's  Hist.,  409 ;  Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.,  112;  Nicoll's  Diart/,  441;  ffaphtali, 
129;  Hewison's  Covenanters,  ii.,  182; 
M'Diarmid's  Colvend.} 

ROBERT  STRACHAN,  son  of  John 
S.,  min.  of  Kincardine  -  O'Xeil ; 
M.A  (King's  College,  Aberdeen, 
12th  July  1660) ;  min.  in  1671  :  died 
March  1685,  aged  about  45.  He  marr. 
llth  July  1672,  Marjory,  daugh.  of  John 
Balvaird,  min.  of  Kirkden,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue — John  ;  James ;  Eliza 
beth  ;  Katherine  (marr.  James  Gibb,  student 
of  divinity) ;  Margaret  (marr.  John  Husband 
in  Nether  Kincardine; ;  Marjory.  —[Kirk- 
den  Sess.  Recj. ;  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Dumfries 
Reg.  (Bur.).} 

JAMES  WILSON,  M.A.  (Glasgow,  27th 

July  1676) ;  adm.  to  Torthorwald  in 

1682  ;  trans,  before  27th  May  1687  ; 

outed  in  1689;   died  in    1695,  aged   about 

39.— [6'.    R.    Horniwjs,   22nd   June   1687  ; 

MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ROBERT  BROWN,  M.A. ;  ord.  4th  Oct. 
1692 ;  trans,  to  Roxburgh  23rd  July 
1702. 


JOHN  MARTIN,  probably  son  of  John 
1702  ^'  °^  Kirkland,  bailie  of  Dumfries  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  13th  July  1696); 
ord.  19th  Nov.  1702  ;  died  28th  Dec.  1710, 
aged  about  31.  He  marr.  (cont.  25th  Sept. 
1705)  Isobel  (died  Feb.  1754),  daugh.  of 
John  Lawson  of  Billbow,  and  had  issue— 
an  only  son,  John,  merchant,  Dumfries.- — 
[Dumfries  Sas.,  viii.,  37  ;  Dumfries  Tests. ; 
Tonibst.] 

JOHN  WATSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1715  28th  April  1702) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stirling  7th  Sept.  1709;  called  23rd 
Jan.,  pres.  by  the  Presb.  jure  devoluto 
5th,  and  ord.  21st  April  1715;  died  18th 
Dec.  1724,  in  his  46th  year.  He  marr. 
Marion  Gilchrist  (who  afterwards  marr. 
his  successor),  and  had  issue  —  John  ; 
Helen  ;  Lilias. — [Tombst.] 

LUKE  GIBSON,  born  Closeburn  ;  licen. 

1725     ky  Presb.  of  Penpont  3rd  Jan.  1722  ; 

called  8th  July,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept. 

1725  ;  died  30th  Jan.  1760.     His  tombstone 

has  the  following  inscription  : — 

Dilexit         Docuit          Volvit       Superavit       Adivit 
Pierides       Populum      Biblia       Damna  Deum 

(He  loved  the  Muses  :  he  taught  the  people  :  he  studied 
books  :  he  overcame  loss  :  he  has  gone  to  God.) 

He  marr.  2nd  Oct.  1728,  Marion  Gilchrist 
(died  15th  Feb.  1751,  in  her  58th  year), 
widow  of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue — 
an  only  son,  James  of  Kelton,  merchant  in 
Virginia,  born  23rd  July  1729. — [rfombst.] 

JAMES  FINNAN,  pres.  by  George  II. 
1761     9th    May    1760;    ord.    19th    March 
1761 ;  trans,  to  Kirkpatrick-Irongray 
9th  March  1775. 

JAMES  LITTLE,  born  2nd  Oct.  1747, 
son  of  Archibald  L.,  min.  of  Kirk 
patrick-Irongray  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Annan ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of 
Queensberry  and  Dover,  15th  April,  and 
ord.  21st  Sept.  1775 ;  died  23rd  Dec.  1811. 
He  marr.  (1)  24th  Aug.  1778,  Elizabeth 
Clarke,  who  died  24th  March  1801,  and 
had  issue — Mary  Costine,  born  30th  Aug. 
1779,  died  23rd  Jan.  1780;  Sarah  Burdon, 
born  24th  Dec.  1780  ;  Archibald,  born  22nd 


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COLVEND,  on  CULVEN— DALHEATTIE  (Q.S.)       [PRESB.  or 


Doc.  1782,  died  in  Jamaica,  16th  Feb.  1804  : 
Christian  Wauchope,  born  nth  March  1785, 
died  28th  Feb.  17!).-)  ;  Jolm,  l>orn  29th  Oct. 
1780  ;  Eliza,  born  20th  April  1788 ;  Mary, 
born  9th  March  1790  (marr.  Edward  Neil- 
son,  min.  of  Kirkbean) :  Ann,  born  5th  Dec. 
1792 ;  Walter  (twin),  born  5th  Dec.  1792 ; 
Isabella,  born  2nd  Dec.  1794,  died  unmarr. 
8th  Aug.  1820  :  (2)  21st  May  1804,  Ann 
Fraser,  who  died  26th  Sept,  1828,  and 
had  issue— Christian  Wauchope,  born  31st 
March  1805 ;  Archibald,  born  9th  Dec. 
1806 ;  Andrew,  born  2nd  Feb.  1808.  Pub 
lication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xvii.). 

ANDREW  M'CULLOCH,  a  native  of 
1812  Wigtownshire  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Wigtown  22nd  March  1808  ;  pres.  by 
George,  Prince  Regent,  19th  May,  and  ord. 
13th  Aug.  1812  ;  died  10th  May  1844.  He 
marr.  12th  Oct.  1812,  Elizabeth  Grant, 
Kirkcudbright,  who  died  10th  Dec.  1847. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Nen< 
Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JAMES  FRA8EE,  born  Cromdale, 
1844  Inverness-shire,  8th  May  1814,  son 
of  Malcolm  F.  and  Isobel  Grant ; 
educated  at  Forres  and  Univs.  of  Edin 
burgh  and  Aberdeen  ;  M.A.  (King's  College, 
Aberdeen,  1834);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dal- 
keith  in  1841  ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch,  and  ord.  21st  Aug. 
1844;  D.D.  (Aberdeen  1895);  died  15th 
March  1902.  He  marr.  (1)  10th  Oct.  1844, 
Jane  (died  s.j).  at  Dieppe,  18th  Sept. 
1869),  daugh.  of  James  Paterson,  merchant, 
Leith:  (2)  7th  June  1871,  Jessie  Kerr, 
daugh.  of  James  Pagan,  editor  of  The 
Glasgow  Herald,  and  Anne  M'Knight  Kerr, 
and  had  issue — Anne  M'Diarmid  born  24th 
March  1872 ;  Jane  Paterson,  born  15th  Oct. 
1873  (marr.  7th  June  1898,  Alfred  William 
Anderson,  M.D.) ;  Malcolm,  stockbroker, 
born  5th  May  1875 ;  James  Pagan,  timber 
merchant,  born  28th  Oct.  1876 ;  Ian  Grant, 
born  31st  July  1879,  died  8th  March  1908; 
Mark  Stewart,  M.D.,  born  25th  Aug.  1882  ; 
Kenneth,  M.D.,  born  1st  Nov.  1885.  Pub 
lications — A  Funeral  Sermon  'preached  in 
the  Parish  Church  of  Urr  on  the  Death  of 


the  Rev.  George  M.  Jhirnside  (1855);  Scotland 
before,  and  after  the  Reformation  (Edin 
burgh,  1861);  Sottish  Sermons  on  the  Old 
Line*  (London,  1886);  Handbook  of  the 
United  Parishes  of  Col  vend  and  Souihivick 
[W.  R.  M'Diarmid]  (Dumfries,  1873  :  2nd 
ed.,  1895). 

JOHN  CHALMERS,  born  Uphall,  18th 

1902  Aug:  1873>  'son  of  James  C.  and 
Annie  Stevenson ;  educated  at 
Daniel  Stewart's  College  and  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1896),  B.D.  (1899); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  in  1899 ; 
assistant  at  Galashiels;  ord.  17th  July 
1902.  Marr.  16th  Sept.  1903,  Janet, 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Mitchell,  Galashiels, 
and  has  issue— Margaret  Hardie,  born  24th 
Juno  1904. 


DALBEATTIE  (Q.S.). 

[Services  were  begun  here  in  1842  and 
a  chapel  -  of  -  ease  was  constituted.  This 
parish  was  disjoined  from  Urr,  and  erected 
quoad  sacra  6th  July  1864.  A  new  church 
was  opened,  27th  Jan.  1880.] 

JAMES  MACKENZIE,  born  Barry, 
1843  Forfarshire,  21st  July  1818,  son  of 
William  M.,  schoolmaster,  and  Mar 
garet  Miller;  educated  at  Univs.  of  St 
Andrews  and  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  2nd  March 
1843.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min.  of  the 
Free  Church,  Dalbeattie,  1843;  trans,  to 
Annan  Free  Church  llth  June  1845;  to 
Abbey  Free  Church,  Dunfermline,  1849; 
died  10th  June  1869.  He  marr.  18th  Aug. 
1846,  Helen  Chalmers  (born  14th  Oct.  1816, 
died  9th  Oct.  1901),  daugh.  of  James  Millar, 
farmer,  Tullybanocher,  Comrie,  and  Eliza 
beth  Mackenzie,  and  had  issue — William, 
managing  director  of  The  Alliance  Trust 
Company,  Dundee,  born  2nd  July  1847; 
George  Millar,  accountant,  born  8th  Jan. 
1849,  died  1st  June  1915;  Robert,  commis 
sion  agent,  Walla  Walla,  Washington  State, 
U.S.A.,  born  25th  September  1850,  died 
31st  March  1908 ;  James,  South  Australian 
Mounted  Police,  born  16th  May  1852; 
Margaret  Elizabeth,  born  7th  Sept  1854, 


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died  18th  Jan.  1864  ;  Helen  Millar,  born 
29th  Oct.  1856,  died  18th  May  1864; 
Laurence  Millar,  W.S.,  Edinburgh,  born 
4th  Jan.  1860.  Publications — Our  Banner 
and  its  Battles,  or,  An  Evening  in  a  Free 
Church  Manse  [by  a  Disruption  minister] 
(Edinburgh,  1859) ;  Our  Country :  A 
History  of  Scotland  for  the  Young  (Edin 
burgh,  1860) ;  The  Reformation,  and  u'hat 
it  did  for  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1860)  ; 
The  History  of  Scotland  (London,  1861  : 
Edinburgh,  1867);  Joint  -  author  [with 
Robert  Rainy,  D.D-]  of  Life  of  William 
Cunningham,  D.D.  [Principal  of  the  New 
College,  Edinburgh]  (Edinburgh,  1871) ; 
sometime  editor  of  the  Free  Church  Mis 
sionary  Record,  and  of  the  Free  Church 
Assembly  Blue  Book. 


1845 


ALEXANDER    ARTHUR,    orcl.    23rd 
Jan.      1845 ;       dem.      14th     March 


1848. 


DUNCAN  STEWART,  born  Perthshire, 

1809,  son  of  Angus  S.,  farmer,  and 

Margaret    Macnaughton ;     educated 

at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;   ord.  20th  July 

1848 ;   adm.   first   min.   of   the   parish   6th 

July    1864;    died    llth    Sept.    1877.      He 

marr.   Margaret   Simpson    (died   s.p.   15th 

July  1883,  aged  69  years),  daugh.  of  Hector 

Grant,  merchant,  Glasgow. 

JOHN  MACKIE,  born  Nairn,  8th  May 
^  1845,  son  of  Joseph  M.  and  Janet 
Gowans ;  educated  at  Forres  Academy 
and  Univs.  of  Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1873);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  in  1877  ;  ord.  13th  Dec.  1877  ; 
res.  30th  Sept.  1885  ;  min.  of  St  Andrew's 
Church,  Kingston,  Ontario,  1885-1911 ; 
D.D.  (Queen's  Univ.,  Canada,  1903).  He 
marr.  22nd  July  1886,  Elizabeth  Smith, 
daugh.  of  Sir  William  Broun  of  Colstoun, 
Bart.,  and  had  issue  —  William  Broun, 
captain  R.F.A.,  born  18th  March  1890. 
Publications — Orangeism  (1889) ;  Doivn  the 
Carribbean  (1891) ;  Andrew,  Patron  Saint 
of  Scotland  (1892) ;  Patrick,  Patron  Saint 
of  Ireland  (1893) ;  Queen's  University, 
Jubilee  Retrospect  (1893) ;  lona  and  Re 
storation  (1904), 


ROGER        SANDILANDS        KIRK- 
PATRICK,  M.A.,  B.D. ;   ord.   18th 
Feb.  1886 ;  trans,  to  Jedburgh  22nd 
Oct.  1896. 


1886 


JAMES  PETER  WILSON,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 

ord.   25th   Feb.   1897 ;    trans,   to   St 
Quivox  23rd  Aug.  1906. 


1907 


LEWIS  M'GLASHAN,  born  Thornhill, 
Dumfriesshire,  13th  Nov.  1876,  son  of 
Robert  Dundas  M.,  Inland  Revenue, 
London,  and  Josephine  Lewis  :  educated  at 
Dumfries  Academy  and  Univs.  of  St  An 
drews  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1898) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in 
1900 ;  assistant  at  Dalserf  and  at  St  John's 
Parish,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  llth  Jan.  1907. 


ST  MICHAEL'S,  DUMFRIES. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  churches 
in  Dumfries  were  St  Michael's,  which  be 
longed  to  the  Abbey  of  Kelso,  the  chapel 
of  St  Bride  in  the  Castle,  the  chapel  of  St 
Thomas,  which  was  gifted  to  the  Abbey  of 
Kelso  by  William  the  Lion,  the  chapel  of 
the  Holy  Cross,  erected  by  the  widow  of 
Sir  Christopher  Seton  (sister  of  Robert 
Bruce),  and  the  church  of  the  Franciscan 
Monastery.  Of  these,  St  Michael's  alone 
has  had  an  uninterrupted  ministerial  suc 
cession.  The  present  church  was  built  on 
the  original  site  in  1745  ;  the  tower  or  spire 
was  erected  five  years  earlier,  as  an  adjunct 
to  the  older  building.  There  were  in  the 
old  church  a  chapel  of  St  Gregory  and  an 
altar  of  St  Ninian.  At  Over-Kelwood,  in 
the  south  of  the  parish,  there  was  a  chapel 
of  St  Laurence,  with  a  hermitage  attached 
to  it.] 


1567 


NINIAN    DALZELL,    min.    in    1567; 
trans,    to    Caerlaverock    in    1574. — 


\_Reg.  Min.] 


PETER  WATSON,  trans,   from   Mark- 
inch  about  1574,  Terregles,  Troqueer, 
and  New  Abbey  being  also  in  the 
charge ;  trans,  to  Flisk  about  1580. 


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THOMAS  MAXWELL,  vicar  of  Dum- 
1580     fries    in     1580.  —  [Feu    Charter*    of 
Kirklands,  ii.,  124). 

ALEXANDER     FORSYTH,     min.    in 

1585  158") ;   tran.s.  to  Craigie  in  1586. 

HEW  FULLARTOX,  M.A.,  mentioned 

1586  as  min.  in  158G  ;  trans,  to  Kilmarnock 
in  1601. 


1601 


DAVID  BARCLAY,  trans,   from  May- 
bole  in  1G01  :   trans,  to   Kilwinnin" 


about  1605. 


THOMA8  RAMSAY,  son  and  heir  of 
1605  Thomas  R.,  maltman,  burgess  of 
Canongate,  and  nephew  of  Andrew 
Scott,  wright,  Leith,  whom  he  succeeded 
as  heir  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  19th  Aug.  1595). 
He  was  appointed  at  Candlemas  1604  to 
supply  some  of  the  Edinburgh  churches, 
for  which  he  received  £40  from  the  Town 
Council  20th  July  1605  ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  15th  Feb.,  and 
adm.  before  16th  Oct.  1605  ;  nominated 
constant  Moderator  of  Presb.  by  the  As 
sembly  in  1606,  the  Presb.  being  charged 
to  receive  him  within  twenty-four  hours, 
under  pain  of  rebellion.  He  was  a  member 
of  Assembly,  1608,  1610,  and  1618,  and  of 
the  Court  of  High  Commission  March  1610 
and  4th  Oct.  1634.  In  1626  he  headed 
an  attempt  to  capture  a  Roman  Catholic 
priest  who  had  said  mass  in  Dumfries. 
The  priest  escaped,  but  his  vestments  and 
silver  vessels  were  seized.  In  1634,  on  the 
complaint  of  R.,  the  Town  Council  punished 
a  parishioner  who  had  married  a  Roman 
Catholic,  and  some  women  who  had  at 
tended  mass.  In  1637  he  was  one  of  two 
ministers  appointed  to  appear  along  with 
ten  noblemen  and  others  before  the  Privy 
Council,  on  behalf  of  those  who  opposed 
the  introduction  of  the  new  Service-book. 
He  died  shortly  afterwards.  He  marr.  (1) 
Margaret  Brown,  and  had  issue— William, 
commissary  of  Dumfries,  eldest  son  in 
1644 ;  Adam,  son  and  heir,  21st  May 
1669  ;  Marion ;  Robert ;  Margaret ;  Thomas  ; 
George ;  Agnes  (marr.,  cont.  30th  Dec. 
1636  (1)  James  Richardson,  merchant  :  (2) 


John  Burgess,  bailie  of  Dumfries) :  (2)  18th 
Dec.  1625,  Elizabeth  Johnstone  (died  Dec. 
1654),  widow  of  -  -  Pollok,  Edinburgh.— 
[Edin.  >V(/s.  8ec.  Rey.,  vii.,  208  ;  Edin.  Has., 
xv.,  155;  Rey.  of  Deeds,  dxxxviii.,  419: 
Rey.  Sec.  8iy. ;  Book?  of  the  Kirk ; 
Calderwood's  Hist.,  vi.  757,  vii.  593; 
Baillie's  Lett.  ;  Privy  Comic.  Rey. ;  Edin. 
Connc.  and  Test.  Reys.  ;  Canonyate  (Marr.) 
and  Dumfries  Regs,  (ttapt.  and  Death); 
Inq.  Ret.  Dumfries,  174— Ken.,  2114.] 

JAMES    HAMILTON,  adm.  in    1638: 
1638     pres'  ky  Charles  I.  8th  Xov.  1641  ; 
trans,  to  Old  Kirk  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
26th  Nov.  1647. 

HUGH  [or  HEW]  HENDERSON 
1648  [HENRYSON],  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
21st  July  1632) ;  adm.  to  Carsphairn 
in  1638 ;  trans,  to  Dairy  in  1639  :  app.  by 
the  General  Assembly  to  supply  in  north 
of  Ireland  for  three  months,  19th  Aug. 
1643,  and  to  attend  Colonel  David  Stuart's 
Regiment  in  1645  ;  pres.  by  Charles  I. 
24th  Dec.  1647  ;  inst.  30th  Nov.  1648.  In 
1654  he  was  appointed  by  the  Council  of 
England  one  of  a  committee  for  sanction 
ing  admissions  to  the  ministry  within 
the  Synods  of  Dumfries  and  Galloway. 
Deprived  in  1662.  On  llth  Oct.  1662  the 
Town  Council  resolved  to  wait  on  H.,  "to 
beseech  him  that  he  would  give  satisfaction 
to  the  Lord  Commissioner  in  his  Grace's 
desires  that  they  be  not  frustrate  in  his 
ministrie,  and  to  declare  their  sorrow  and 
grief  for  the  loss  of  a  minister  to  whom 
they  are  so  affectionate,  in  case  of  his 
refusal."  His  daugh.  Rose  marr.  Geo. 
Campbell,  min.  of  the  Second  Charge. — 
[Dumfries  Rey.  (Marr.) ;  Wod row's  Hist., 
i.,  326;  NicolFs  Diary;  Rey.  Sec.  Siy.\ 
Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  26.] 


1662 


JAMES  CHALMERS,  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Cullen,  and  adm.  before  llth 
Dec.  1662,  when  the  Privy  Council 
decided  that  "as  he  had  been  at  great 
charges  and  pains  in  pursuing  his  Majesty's 
interest  in  Church  and  State,  he  should  have 
the  stipend  due  to  his  predecessor  for  the 
year,  as  well  as  that  due  him  by  his  former 


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265 


parish."  He  was  pres.  by  Charles  II. 
25th  March  1663 ;  trans,  to  Paisley  before 
24th  Oct.  1667.  He  was  not  well  received 
in  Dumfries,  as  having  taken  the  place  of 
a  much  esteemed  minister.  Two  women 
were  punished  for  saying  they  would  never 
go  to  hear  him  preach. — [Wodrow's  Hist., 
i.,  322  ;  Min.  -  look  Reg.  Priv;/  Seal ; 
Crichton's  Mem.  of  Blackader.'] 

ALEXANDER  CAIRNCROSS,  M.A. ; 
j  trans,  from  Trinity  Parish,  Edin 
burgh,  and  adm.  before  30th  Aug. 
1668  ;  app.  Bishop  of  Brechin  in  1684,  and 
by  the  end  of  that  year  Archbishop  of 
Glasgow  (q.v.). — [Xisbet's  Her.,  i.  ;  Crich- 
ton's  Mem.  of  BlackaderJ] 

RICHARD  BROWX,  11  A.  (Glasgow 
1685  1649) ;  adm.  to  Blantyre  in  1665 ; 
trans,  to  Biggar  that  year ;  trans, 
and  adm.  before  1st  Nov.  1685  ;  deprived 
by  Act  of  Parliament,  25th  April  1690, 
restoring  the  Presbyterian  mins.  :  died  at 
Edinburgh,  18th  Feb.  1707,  in  his  70th 
year.  —  [ MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689;  E<Un. 
Tests.  ;  Edin.  Regs.  (Bin-.).] 

GEORGE  CAMPBELL,  M.A. ;  formerly 
1690  °^  ^ie  Second  ^'nai'oe  ,:  preached  in 
the  meeting-house  after  the  Tolera 
tion  in  1687 ;  was  restored  by  the  Act  of 
Parliament  25th  April  1690;  trans,  soon 
after  to  Old  Kirk  Parish,  Edinburgh. — 
{Reg.  f,'?n.  Ass.,  1690.] 

WILLIAM  VEITCH,  born  27th  April 
1694  Ifi40>  youngest  son  of  John  V.,  min. 
of  Robert  on,  Lanarkshire  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow:  M.A.  (1659);  tutor 
in  the  family  of  Sir  Andrew  Ker  of  Green- 
head  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  in  1664. 
Having  identified  himself  with  the  Pentland 
Rising,  he  was  outlawed,  and  escaped  to 
Newcastle,  where  he  became  chaplain  in 
the  family  of  the  Mayor.  In  1671  he  was 
ord.  to  a  meeting-house  at  Fallowlees,  a 
remote  spot  among  the  Simonside  Hills, 
Rothbury.  From  that  he  removed  to 
Hanamhall,  in  the  same  district,  and  after 
wards  to  Seaton  Hall,  Longhorsly.  Whilst 
living  at  the  latter  place  under  the  assumed 


name  of  William  [or  George]  Johnston,  he 
was  arrested  16th  Jan.,  and  sent  to  the  Bass 
Rock  22nd  Feb.  1679,  but  was  liberated 
17th  July  1680,  and  returned  to  Newcastle. 
He  aided  Archibald,  Earl  of  Argyll,  in  his 
escape  from  Scotland  in  1681.  In  1683  he 
went  to  Holland,  and  in  1685  he  was  again 
in  Northumberland  acting  as  an  agent  on 
behalf  of  Monmouth.  Soon  afterwards  he 
was  settled  as  min.  of  a  meeting-house  at 
Beverley,  Yorkshire.  Having  returned  to 
Scotland,  he  was  called  to  Whitton  Hall, 
Morebattle,  April  1688.  In  1690  he  was 
min.  of  Peebles,  and  in  Sept.  1694,  he  was 
adm.  to  this  charge  ;  dem.  19th  May  1715  ; 
died  8th  May  1722.  In  1705  he  presented 
to  the  church  two  communion  cups.  He 
marr.  23rd  Nov.  1664,  Marion  Fairley,  of 
the  family  of  Braid,  Edinburgh  [vide  Diary 
of  Marion  FairJei/  (Edinburgh,  1846)].  She 
died  the  day  after  her  husband,  and  was 
buried  in  the  same  grave  within  the  church 
of  Dumfries.  They  had  issue — William, 
educated  at  Utrecht,  entered  the  army  of 
the  Prince  of  Orange,  captain  in  the  Darien 
Expedition,  died  at  sea,  off  Port  Royal, 
Jamaica,  1699  ;  Samuel  (who  adopted  the 
spelling  Vetch  for  his  surname),  first 
Governor  of  Nova  Scotia,  born  1668,  died 
30th  April  1732;  Ebenezer,  min.  of  Ayr; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  7th  June  1710,  David 
M'Culloch  of  Ardwall);  Sarah,  born  7th 
Nov.  1677  (marr.  James  Young  of  Gully- 
hill,  Holywood) ;  Agnes  (marr.  John  Somer- 
ville,  min.  of  Caerlaverock) ;  Janet,  buried 
27th  March  1693 ;  and  three  others,  who 
died  young.  Publications — Two  Sermons 
preached  before  Her  Majesty's  Commons 
at  the  Opening  of  Parliament  (Edinburgh, 
1693) ;  Two  Sermons  preached  before  the 
Commission  (Edinburgh,  1695);  A  Short 
History  of  Rome's  Designs  against  the 
Protestant  Interest  in  Britain  (Drumfries, 
1718) ;  A  Short  Answer  to  a  Letter  pre- 
tendedly  written  by  Mr  John  Hepburn, 
Division  Maker,  but  really  by  Riddough 
and  Hunter  and  other  RoinisJt  Emissaries, 
who  are  Defenders  of  his  Faith,  both 
Summer  and  Winter  (Drumfries,  1720). 
A  portrait  of  V.  is  in  the  possession  of  his 
descendant,  E.  Denholm  Young,  W.S., 
Edinburgh.  —  {Memoirs  of  Mr  William 


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[PRKSB.  OF 


Veitch  [edited  by  Thomas  M'Crie,  D.I).]; 
Wodrow's  If  1st.,  iii.,  (i,  passim ;  Lander  of 
Fountainhall's  Historical  Notices ;  Gunn's 
The  Hook  of  the  Cross  Kirk,  Peebles  : 
Paton's  77/r  Book  of  St  Michael'*  Church; 
The  ticots  Wort hies  (Carslaw's  edition),  607- 
622;  Dict.Xnt.  friry.] 

ROBERT  PATON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1715  1G91) ;  ord.  to  Caerlaverock  4th  Sept. 
1G88  ;  trans,  to  Second  Charge,  Dum 
fries,  28th  Jan.  1096;  pres.  by  George  I. 
19th  March,  trans,  and  aclm.  5th  April 
1715.  When  the  New  Church  was  built 
he  became  its  min.,  retaining  the  emolu 
ments  of  the  First  Charge,  and  receiving 
£100  "in  regard  that  in  his  old  age  he 
undertook  a  separate  charge  to  which  he 
was  not  obliged";  died  22nd  Oct.  1738, 
aged  about  78.  He  marr.  (1)  5th  Jan. 
1G90,  Jean  (died  5th  March  1700,  aged 
35),  daugh.  of  James  Muirhead,  bailie  of 
Dumfries  :  (2)  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  John 
Osburn,  min.  of  Kirkoswald  :  (3)  Barbara, 
daugh.  of  William  Fingass,  bailie  of  Dum 
fries,  and  Isobel  Johnston,  who  survived 
him.  He  had  issue — Kobert,  min.  of  Ren- 
frew ;  William,  min.  of  Dailly ;  Francis, 
surveyor  of  Customs,  Dumfries ;  John, 
limner,  Dumfries ;  Sarah  (marr.  Chris 
topher  Wright,  min.  of  Urr) ;  Mary  (marr. 
William  Stewart,  min.  of  Kirkbean) ; 
Marion ;  besides  three  sons  and  a  daugh., 
who  died  young. — [Dumfries  Tests.'] 

ROBERT  WIGHT,  born  1684,  son  of 
1732  wiHiam  W->  tenant  in  Glengelt, 
Channelkirk,  and  Janet  Somerville  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1703);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Earlston  22nd  March  1709;  had  a  call 
to  Legerwood,  which  was  annulled  by  the 
Assembly  in  1710  ;  ord.  to  the  Presbyterian 
congregation  at  Brampton,  Cumberland, 
20th  Aug.  1712;  trans,  to  Torthorwald 
22nd  Oct.  1724;  returned  to  Brampton 
13th  April  1726 ;  called  13th  July,  trans. 
and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  30th 
Nov.  1732;  died  4th  Dec.  1764.  He  marr. 
3rd  Nov.  1726,  Jean  (died  25th  Feb.  1788, 
aged  85),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Robeson, 
min.  of  Tinwald,  and  had  issue — Jean, 
above  the  age  of  sixteen  in  1744  (marr. 
John  Hamilton,  min.  of  Bolton) ;  William, 


D.D.,  Professor  of  Divinity  in  the  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  (?.v.),  born  22nd  Dec.  1730;  Belle, 
born  14th  May  1734,  died  unmarr. ;  Janet, 
born  7th  Sept,  1736  (marr.  -  -  Murray, 
brewer,  Edinburgh);  Margaret,  born  31st 
Jan.  1738,  died  unmarr.  at  Prestonpans, 
21st  Jan.  1822  ;  Mary,  born  22nd  Oct.  1739 
(marr.  Samuel  Clark,  writer,  Dumfries) ; 
Helen,  born  30th  Jan.  1741  (marr.  1758, 
John  Dickson  of  Conheath,  Provost  of 
Dumfries);  Alison,  born  llth  Aug.  1743, 
died  unmarr.  26th  Feb.  1834 ;  Robert, 
born  3rd  Aug.  1745,  died  1765.— [Tombst. ; 
Carlyle's  Autol. ;  Acts  of  Ass.,  1710.] 

THOMAS  MUTTER,  born  1702,  son  of 
1765  John  M.,  min.  of  Tranent ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Haddington  18th  April  1732; 
ord.  to  Leswalt  27th  Sept.  1737 ;  trans,  to 
Auchtermuchty  25th  Aug.  1 762 ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  17th  April,  trans,  and  adm. 
4th  July  1765;  D.D.  (Glasgow,  25th  Feb. 
1779) ;  died  25th  Dec.  1793.  He  marr.  (1) 
23rd  July  1756,  Isobel  Balcanquhal,  who 
died  13th  Nov.  1763,  and  had  issue— Jean, 
born  llth  May  1757  ;  Elizabeth,  born  22nd 
June  1758 ;  Isobel,  born  8th  Nov.  1760 ; 
John,  born  23rd  March  1763:  (2)  15th 
Sept.  1766,  Isobel  Costine,  who  died  22nd 
Jan.  1822,  aged  87,  and  had  issue— Isobel 
Bryce,  born  29th  Sept.  1768  ;  Eleanor,  born 
24th  Aug.  1770  (marr.  James  Brodie,  mer 
chant,  London),  died  30th  March  1811. 
Publications — Sermon  preached  before  the 
Governors  of  the  Infirmary  (Dumfries, 
1778);  Sermons  (London,  1791);  Sermon 
II.  (Scotch  Preacher,  ii.). 

WILLIAM  BURNSIDE,  born  1751, 
1794  second  son  °f  William  B.,  Glasgow  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  : 
M.A.  (1769);  ord.  to  St  John's  Chapel- 
of-Ease,  Leith,  2nd  Nov.  1775;  trans, 
to  New  Church,  Dumfries,  22nd  June 
1780;  D.D.  (Glasgow,  14th  Feb.  1792); 
pres.  by  George  III.  in  Feb.,  trans,  and 
adm.  19th  June  1794 ;  died  5th  Jan. 
1806.  He  marr.  24th  March  1778,  Ann 
(died  29th  July  1838),  daugh.  of  James 
Hutton,  merchant,  Leith,  and  had  issue- 
Margaret,  born  25th  April  1779  (marr. 


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13th  Feb.  1809,  William  Walker,  Jamaica) ; 
Janet,  born  24th  Aug.  1780,  died  17th 
March  1856;  Mary,  born  4th  Sept.  1781 
(marr.  William  Taylor,  Troqueer  Holm) ; 
Ann,  born  1st  May  1783  (marr.  William 
Dunbar,  min.  of  Applegarth) ;  William, 
born  20th  Oct.  1784,  died  in  London,  21st 
March  1851  ;  Helen,  born  20th  Feb.  1786, 
died  30th  April  1802  ;  James,  born  18th 
April  1788,  died  in  India,  1815  ;  Jane,  born 
26th  Jan.  1791  (marr.  28th  Dec.  1813, 
Eobert  Taylor  of  Broomland) ;  John,  born 
2nd  Nov.  1793,  died  22nd  Dec.  1798.  Pub 
lications — The  Great  Things  God  hath  done 
for  the  British  Nation,  a  sermon  (Dumfries, 
1798) ;  Account  of  the  Town  and  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Xtat.  Ace.,  v.).  A  history  of 
Dumfries  in  manuscript,  written  by  Dr  B., 
containing  much  valuable  information 
regarding  the  conditions  of  the  burgh  at 
the  end  of  the  eighteenth  century,  is 
preserved  in  the  Public  Library,  Dum 
fries.  —  [  Memorials  of  St  Michael's, 
133.] 

ALEXANDER  SCOTT  [SCOT],  origin- 
ally  a  working  mason  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  became  tutor 
in  the  family  of  Gilbert  Gordon  of  Hal- 
leaths ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben, 
and  ord.  by  it  min.  of  Scots  Church, 
Rotterdam,  27th  June  1780;  declined  a 
presentation  to  Johnstone  in  Annandale, 
1785;  adm.  to  the  New  Church  (Grey friars), 
Dumfries,  5th  March  1795;  D.D.  (Edin 
burgh,  5th  April  1806);  pres.  by  George 
III.  28th  Jan.,  trans,  and  adm.  1st  Aug. 
1806 ;  died  at  Largs  from  the  effects  of  a 
carriage  accident,  26th  June  1830.  He  was 
indefatigable  in  protecting  the  interests  of 
the  Scots  community  in  Holland  during  the 
French  invasion  of  1795,  when  he  suffered 
considerably  in  his  own  person.  He  marr. 
(1)  29th  April  1783,  Penelope  (died  13th 
July  1793),  daugh.  of  John  Marshall,  min. 
of  Tinwald,  and  had  issue — Wilhelmina, 
born  12th  May  1788  (marr.  Jacob  Richard 
son,  min.  of  Largs)  :  (2)  20th  Nov.  1797, 
Janet  (died  23rd  March  1819),  daugh.  of 
William  Kirkpatrick  of  Conheath,  and  had 
issue  —  Alexander,  born  18th  June  1801, 
died  2nd  March  1802.— [Steven's  Scottish 
Church  in  Rotterdam,  223.] 


ROBERT  WALLACE,  born  New  Luce, 
1830  19th  Oct.  1789,  eighth  son  of  Thomas 
W.,  farmer,  Upper  Galdenoch,  and 
Agnes  Neilson ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
|  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  7th 
;  Sept.  1814 ;  assistant  at  Kirkcudbright ; 
ord.  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  congrega- 
!  tion  at  Maryport,  Cumberland,  4th  March 
I  1818 ;  adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  to 
Kirkpatrick-Durham  19th  April  1821 ;  pres. 
by  William  IV.  [the  King's  first  presenta 
tion  to  a  parish  in  Scotland]  in  July,  trans, 
and  adm.  21st  Oct.  1830;  D.D.  (Glasgow 
3rd  March  1837);  died  20th  Nov.  1864. 
He  was  distinguished  for  the  evangelical 
tone  of  his  discourses,  and  for  a  tenderness 
of  feeling  which  thrilled  instinctively  to 
every  appeal,  and  prompted  him  to  a  life 
of  devoted  piety  and  beneficence.  He 
marr.  4th  Dec.  1820,  Elizabeth  (born  8th 
Jan.  1796,  died  13th  Jan.  1873),  youngest 
daugh.  of  Wilfred  Smith,  Cross-Canonbie, 
Cumberland,  and  had  issue — Thomas,  born 
24th  Dec.  1821,  died  in  London,  14th  Nov. 
1872;  Robert,  born  17th  May  1823,  died 
at  Mobile,  U.S.A.,  14th  Aug.  1867;  Wil 
fred,  merchant,  New  York,  born  24th 
Nov.  1824,  died  12th  April  1893;  David 
Lamont,  merchant.  New  York,  born  25th 
July  1826,  died  at  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
2nd  March  1895  ;  James,  merchant,  U.S.A., 
born  6th  May  1828,  died  25th  Oct.  1887  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  13th  March  1830,  died 
14th  Feb.  1850;  Agnes,  born  llth  March 
1832,  died  25th  Dec.  1833 ;  Jardine,  min. 
of  Traquair;  Agnes,  born  6th  April  1836 
(marr.  James  Williamson,  D.D.,  min.  of 
the  Dean  Parish,  Edinburgh). 

JOHN   DUNCAN,  trans,  from  Abbots- 
186g     hall,    and    adm.    30th    June    1865 ; 
trans,  to  Scoonie  llth  Oct.  1866. 

JAMES  FRASER,  born  Aberdeen,  1826, 
1867  son  °^  J°hn  -^- 1  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (King's  College 
1845);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  15th 
Nov.  1848;  ord.  to  St  Clement's  Parish, 
Aberdeen,  21st  Nov.  1850;  trans,  to  St 
John's  Parish,  Glasgow,  26th  Sept.  1861; 
D.D.  (Aberdeen  1866) ;  trans,  and  adm. 
31st  Jan.  1867;  died  31st  July  1867.  He 


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ST  MICHAEL'S,  DUMFRIES 


[PRESB.  OF 


marr.  27th  Jan.  1852,  Ann  Anderson,  who 
died  s.j).  3rd  April  1895. 

ALEXANDER  BRYSON,  M.A.  ;  trans. 
from  the  Middle  Parish,  Paisley,  and 

lobo 

adm.     10th    Jan.     1868;     trans,    to 
Alloa  15th  Sept,  1870. 


1871 


JAMES    BARCLAY,   M.A.  ;    ord.   26th 
n<  18"1  '   trans-  to  Canonbie  10th 


July  1874. 


1874 


JOHN  PATON,  born  Selkirk,  12th 
^U^  1833>  son  °f  Robert  Paton, 
W.S.,  and  Isabella  Phipps  ;  edu 
cated  at  Selkirk  Grammar  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Selkirk  in  1857  ;  assistant  at  Galashiels 
and  at  East  Parish,  Perth  ;  ord.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  as  a  military  chaplain  8th 
April  1859  ;  served  in  India  with  the 
72nd  Regiment  till  1865;  chaplain  on 
the  Bombay  Ecclesiastical  Establishment, 
1865-74;  Fellow  of  the  Univ.  of  Bombay  ; 
(1871);  adm.  to  this  charge  17th  Sept.  j 
1874  ;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1899)  ;  convener  of 
Committee  on  Aids  to  Devotion,  1891-1905;  j 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Crichton  Royal  Institution,  Dumfries,  i 
1892-1905  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  during  the  | 
sittings  of  the  General  Assembly,  31st  May 
1905.  He  marr.  17th  Feb.  1860,  Ann 
Georgina  (died  27th  Sept.  1901),  daugh.  of 
John  White,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue  — 
Catherine  Isabella,  born  19th  Feb.  1861 
(marr.  19th  Jan.  1907,  James  Gumming 
Raff  Macdonald,  W.S.,  Dumfries)  ;  Robert 
John,  M.D.,  Newport,  Mon.,  born  19th  Feb. 
1862,  died  from  blood  poisoning  contracted 
in  the  course  of  a  successful  surgical 
operation,  16th  Nov.  1907  ;  Ann  Georgina 
White,  born  10th  Feb.  1866  (marr.  1st  June 
1897,  Harry  Renton  Mein).  Publication  — 
The  Book  of  tit  Michael's  Church  (Dum 
fries,  1904). 

JAMES  MONTGOMERY  CAMPBELL, 
19Q5  born  26th  Oct.  1859,  son  of  George 
C.,  min.  of  Eastwood  ;  educated  at 
Eastwood  Parish  School,  Church  of  Scot 
land  Normal  Institution,  Glasgow,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Paisley  May  1882  ;  assistant  at  St 


Clement's  Parish,  Dundee ;  ord.  to 
Wallacetown,  Dundee,  7th  March  1883 ; 
vice-convener  of  Home  Mission  Committee 
in  1902;  clerk  of  the  Presb.  of  Dundee, 
1904-5 ;  trans,  and  adm.  20th  Oct.  1905  ; 
lecturer  on  Pastoral  Theology  in  the  Scot 
tish  Univs.  in  1913 ;  chairman  of  Directors 
of  Dumfries  and  Galloway  Royal  Infirmary, 
1910-13.  He  marr.  6th  Aug.  1884,  Agnes, 
daugh.  of  John  Guy,  writer,  Glasgow,  and 
Agnes  Hillcoat. 


SECOXD  CHARGE. 

[In  1657  the  Town  Council  of  the  burgh 
met  with  the  inhabitants,  when  it  was 
resolved  that  "having  before  their  eyes 
the  glory  of  God,  the  propagation  of  the 
Gospel,  and  the  putting  down  of  sin  and 
iniquity  in  the  place,"  and  its  being  impos 
sible  for  one  minister  to  discharge  all  the 
duties  of  the  ministry  in  this  large  con 
gregation,  they  should  proceed  with  the 
election  of  a  colleague.  The  charge  was 
in  abeyance  from  1662  to  1696,  and  it 
was  merged  in  1727  in  that  of  the  New 
Church.] 

GEORGE  CAMPBELL,  M.A. ;  ord. 
1658  llth  Oct.  1658 ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  the  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662 ; 
returned  in  1687,  and  became  min.  of  the 
First  Charge. 

ROBERT  PATON,  M.A. ;   trans,  from 
Caerlaverock  ;  called  17th  Oct.  1695  ; 
adm.  13th  Feb.  1696;  trans,  to  First 
Charge  5th  April  1715. 


1715 


PATRICK  LINN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  18th 
April  1711;  assistant  to  William 
Veitch,  the  senior  min. ;  pres.  by  George 
I.  19th  March,  and  ord.  12th  May  1715. 
In  Oct.  following  he  was  charged  by  the 
Lord  -  lieutenant  of  the  county  to  assist 
in  preventing  communication  between  the 
papists  of  Lower  Galloway  and  the  rebels 
in  the  Borders.  After  the  New  Church 
was  built  he  served  St  Michael's  alone,  but 
it  was  provided  that  in  future  the  minister 


DUMFRIES] 


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with  the  emoluments  of  the  First  Charge 
should  serve  St  Michael's.  He  died  1st 
Aug.  1731,  in  his  44th  year.  He  marr. 
Alison  Charters,  who  died  at  Edinburgh, 
s.p.,  16th  May  1736.  Publication— Sermon 
preached  at  Opening  of  the  Synod  (Edin 
burgh,  1723).— [EJin.  Re<j.  (Bur.);  D>w- 
fries  Tests. ;  Tomhst. ;  Rae's  Hist.  of  the 
Rebellion;  Wodrow's  Anaf.] 


GREYFRIARS1,   DUMFRIES 
(FORMERLY  NEW  CHURCH). 

[On  the  site  of  the  mediaeval  castle  of 
Dumfries,  in  which  there  was  a  chapel, 
a  church  known  as  the  New  Church,  was 
built  in  the  years  1724-7.  The  Presb. 
rinding  there  were  no  funds  to  provide  a 
stipend  for  a  third  minister  of  the  town, 
resolved  that  it  would  be  "for  the  Glory 
of  God  and  the  greater  interest  of  the 
Gospel  in  this  place  and  to  the  further 
usefulness  as  well  as  comfort  of  their 
brethren  the  Ministers  of  Dumfries  that 
each  of  them  should  preach  and  dispense 
all  the  lawful  ordinances  in  a  separate 
charge."  A  church  was  built  on  the  old 
site,  1866-68.  The  name  of  Greyfriars  was 
then  given  it,  in  memory  of  the  Franciscan 
convent  which  in  old  times  stood  a  short 
Avay  from  the  site  of  the  church.  This 
monastic  foundation,  dedicated  to  St 
Francis,  was  erected  in  1300  by  Dervor- 
gilla,  Lady  of  Galloway,  mother  of  King 
John  Baliol.  Within  its  church  in  1306, 
her  husband,  John  of  Baliol's  nephew, 
John  the  Red  Comyn,  was  set  upon  and 
slain  by  Robert  the  Bruce  and  his  follower, 
Ivo  of  Kirkpatrick. 

ROBERT  PATON,  M.A.    Though  min. 
T721?     °^  ^e  First  Charge  (q.v.),  he  under 
took  the  charge  of  the  New  Church. 

JOHN    SCOTT,  born    1697;    licen.   by 

17S2     Presb.     of     Edinburgh     26th     Sept. 

1722;   ord.   to   Holy  wood    4th    Feb. 

1725  ;   called   13th  July,  and  adm.  (in   St 

Michael's   Church)   30th  Nov.    1732;    died 


17th  April  1770,  in  his  73rd  year.  He 
marr.  26th  Aug.  1728,  Christian  (died  18th 
Dec.  1782),  daugh.  of  William  Wardrop 
of  Foulshields,  Linlithgowshire,  and  had 
issue — John,  min.  of  Twynholm  ;  William, 
|  born  8th  Aug.  1738,  died  at  Charleston, 
South  Carolina,  15th  Sept.  1764.  Publica 
tion—?'/^  Pastor's  Power,  and  the  People's 
Obedience,  Stated  and  Defended,  a  sermon 
(Edinburgh,  1731).— [ZW/^.  :  Wodrow's 
Anal.'] 

ANDREW  HUNTER  of  Barjarg ;  pres. 
mo  by  George  III. ;  ord.  20th  Sept. 
1770;  trans,  to  New  Greyfriars, 
Edinburgh,  25th  Nov.  1779.  In  1772  he 
gifted  to  the  church  a  silver  baptismal 
vessel. 

WILLIAM  BURNSIDE,  trans,  from  St 

1780     'J°hn''>s  Chapel-of-Ease,  Leith  ;   pres. 

by  George  III.  21st  Feb.,  and  adm. 

22nd   June   1780;    trans,   to  St   Michael's 

19th  June   1794. 

ALEXANDER    SCOTT    [SCOT],  pres. 
1795     by  George  III.  Dec.  1794;  adm.  5th 
March  1795;   trans,  to  St  Michael's 
1st  Aug.  1806. 

THOMAS  TUDOR  DUNCAN,  born 

1806    24tl1  June  1776)  son  of  ^Q0-  ^-'  min- 
of  Lochrutton  ;  studied  both  divinity 

and  medicine;  M.D.  (Edinburgh,  Oct. 
1803) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  8th  June 
1803  ;  ord.  to  Applegarth  12th  April  1804  ; 
pres.  by  George  III.  25th  Feb.,  trans,  and 
adm.  27th  Nov.  1806  ;  died  20th  Feb.  1858. 
He  marr.  24th  June  1807,  Frances  (born 
7th  Nov.  1780,  died  28th  Sept.  1837), 
daugh.  of  Joseph  Brooks  of  Ulverstone, 
merchant,  Liverpool,  and  had  issue- 
Joseph  Rogers,  min.  of  Torthorwald ; 
George  Henry,  born  28th  June  1813,  died 
29th  Dec.  1813;  Thomas  Blacklock,  born 
25th  Jan.  1817;  William  Robert,  for  forty- 
six  years  curate  of  the  parish  of  Liverpool, 
born  ?2nd  May  1820,  died  llth  Feb.  1898. 
Publications — Dissertatio  Medica  Inaugu- 
ralis  De  Palpitatione  (Edinburgh,  1803); 
Lessons  from  the  Bible,  for  the  use  of 


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GRE\TRIARS\  DUMFRIES— ST  MARY'S  (Q.S.)      [PKESB.  OF 


Schools;  contributions   to   The  Edinburgh 
Encyclopaedia. 

ANDREW  GRAY,  trans,  from  Wallace- 
1868     town>  Dundee,  and  adm.  9th  Sept. 
1858  ;  trans,  to  Mouswald  3rd  July 
1802. 

MALCOLM     CAMPBELL    TAYLOR, 
1862     M.A.  ;    ord.   18th  Dec.   1862;    trans. 
to    First    Charge,    Montrose,    28th 
Sept.  1865. 

DONALD     MACLEOD,     trans,     from 
1866     Dornoch,  Sutherland,-  and  adm.  1st 
Feb.  1866;   trans,  to  First  Charge, 
Montrose,  15th  Nov.  1867. 


1868 


ROBERT  WALTER  \VEIR,  born 
^a^s>  Orkney,  14th  Jan.  1843,  son 
of  Walter  W.,  min.  of  Longfor- 
macus  ;  educated  at  Edinburgh  Academy 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1862)  ; 
Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Duns  1st  Aug.  1865  ; 
assistant  at  East  Parish,  Dundee,  and  at 
Park  Parish,  Glasgow  ;  ord.  26th  March 
1868;  res.  12th  Oct.  1904;  D.D.  (Edinburgh 
1906)  ;  convener  of  Committee  on  Corre 
spondence  with  other  Reformed  Churches, 
1899  ;  lecturer  on  Pastoral  Theology  in 
the  Scottish  Univs.,  1907-8.  He  gathered 
together  the  large  and  notable  col 
lection  of  portraits  of  moderators  and 
other  distinguished  churchmen  which  is 
exhibited  in  the  General  Assembly  build 
ings.  He  marr.  24th  Nov.  1881,  Jessie 
Macdonald,  daugh.  of  John  Gibson  Mac- 
Vicar,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  min.  of  Moffat. 
Publications  —  A  History  of  the  Scottish 
Borderers  Militia  (Dumfries,  1877);  The 
Wines  of  Scripture  (Dumfries,  1889)  ; 
History  of  the  Foreign  Missions  of  the 
Church  of  Scotland  (Edinburgh,  1900)  ; 
History  of  the  3rd  Battalion  King's  Own 
Scottish  Borderers  (Edinburgh,  1907); 
Romanism  and  Protestantism  (Guild  Text 
book,  1909)  ;  History  of  the  Office  of  Lord 
High  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly 
(Edinburgh,  1913);  "Notes  on  the  Differ 
ence  between  the  Dumfries  of  Dr-  Burn- 
side's  MS.  History  and  the  Dumfries  of 
To-day  "  (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat. 
Hist,  and  Ant.  Soc.,  18S7). 


WILLIAM    EDIE,  M.A.,  B.D. ;    trans. 
1905     from   King  Edward,  and  adm.  24th 
Feb.  1905;   trans,  to  Inveresk   20th 
Sept.  1910. 

JAMES  BRYCE  JAMIESON,  born 
1911  17th  July  1879,  son  of  George 
Thomas  J.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Porto- 
bello ;  educated  at  High  School  (dux)  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (1900),  B.D. 
(1903);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  4th 
May  1905  ;  assistant  at  St  Mary's,  Edin 
burgh  ;  ord.  to  Hurlford  7th  Feb.  1907 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  3rd  Feb.  1911.  Marr.  24th 
July  1907,  Anne  Frances,  daugh.  of  Henry 
Moncrieff  MacGill,  min.  of  North  Esk, 
and  has  issue — George  Thomas,  born  10th 
Dec.  1909 ;  Jean  MacGill,  born  26th  April 
1912 ;  Henry  Moncrieff,  born  21st  Aug. 
1913. 


ST  MARY'S  (Q.S.),  DUMFRIES. 

[The  foundation  of  this  church  was 
laid  24th  May  1837,  and  it  was  opened 
for  worship,  17th  Nov.  1839.  The  parish 
was  disjoined  from  St  Michael's  and 
erected  in  1854.  The  church  stands  at 
what  was  of  old  the  entrance  of  the 
town  of  Dumfries.  There  Sir  Christopher 
Seton,  whom  the  English  had  taken  in 
arms,  was  executed  by  order  of  Edward  I. 
At  the  place  of  his  death  the  knight's 
widow,  the  Lady  Christina  Bruce,  sister  of 
King  Robert  I.,  built  a  chapel  of  the  Holy 
Rood,  in  memory  of  her  husband  ;  and  to 
this  chapel  in  1324  King  Robert  granted 
an  endowment.  In  1715,  when  Dumfries 
was  threatened  with  an  attack  by  the 
Jacobite  forces,  the  walls  of  the  chapel 
were  taken  down,  and  their  stones 
used  in  fortifying  the  town.  The  builders 
of  St  Mary's  laid  bare  the  ancient 
foundations. 

PETER  THOMSON,  born  Kincardine- 
1840  m-^enteitfl)  1§09 ;  assistant  at  Both- 
kennar;  called  21st  Feb.,  and  ord. 
9th  April  1840;  died  17th  Dec.  1840  (of 
fever  caught  during  pastoral  visitation). 
He  was  unmarr. — [Tomlst.] 


DUMFKIESj 


ST  MARY'S  (Q.S.),  DUMFRIES 


ANDEEW    FYFE    [FIFE],    born    Ric- 

1840  cart°n'    Kilmarnock,    1796,    second 
son  of  William  F.,  merchant ;   edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;   M.A.  (1804) ; 
ord.     min.     of    Gillespie     Relief    Church, 
Biggar,   23rd   July    1807:    adra.   to   Relief 
Church,  Dumfries  [now  Townhead  U.F.], 
19th  May  1808.     Along  with  the  majority 
of  his  congregation  he  joined   the  Church 
of  Scotland,  and  was  admitted  a  minister 
by  the  Presb.  4th  Aug.   1835.      For  some 
years  he  ministered  to  his  congregation  in 
the  Court  House,  but  when  the  new  church 
of  St  Mary  was  erected  he  was  appointed 
colleague  to  Peter  Thomson,  with  a  salary 
of  £30  and  the  right  to  preach  on  Sunday 
evenings   and   receive    the   collection.     He 
resigned  in  1853,  but  was  allowed  to  retain 
his  salary ;  became  missionary  at  Strath- 
kinness ;  died  at  St  Andrews  12th  April 
1854.     He  marr.  Margaret  Corson,  and  had 
issue— Jane,  died  at  Birkenhead,  aged  34. 

JOHN    ROBERTSON    MACKENZIE, 

1841  k°rn  Inverness>  4tn  Nov.  1811,  only 
child    of    Alexander    M.,   merchant, 

and  Janet  Robertson ;  educated  at  Univs. 
of  Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (Aber 
deen  1829);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Inverness 
1st  Nov.  1836 ;  chaplain  to  the  Duchess  of 
Gordon  at  Huntly  Castle  ;  ord.  29th  July 
1841.  Joined  the  Free  Church ;  min.  of 
the  Free  Church,  Dumfries,  1843 ;  adm. 
min.  of  Broad  Street  Presbyterian  Church. 
Birmingham,  16th  April  1847 ;  Moderator 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  England  in 
1852;  D.D.  (Washington,  U.S.A.,  1854); 
res.  4th  Nov.  1873 ;  died  at  Inverness,  2nd 
March  1877.  He  marr.  28th  Aug.  1841, 
Alexandrina  (died  24th  June  1880),  fourth 
daugh.  of  James  Christie,  M.D.,  Huntly, 
and  had  issue— Sir  Alexander,  K.C.S.I., 
Lieutenant-governor  of  Bengal,  born  28th 
June  1842,  died  10th  Nov.  1902;  James 
Christie,  commission  agent,  born  27th  March 
1844,  died  12th  May  1889  ;  John  Robertson, 
commission  agent,  born  17th  Dec.  1845, 
died  16th  Nov.  1900;  Catherine  Jane,  born 
26th  June  1847,  died  12th  Nov.  1902; 
Jessie,  born  21st  April  1850  (marr.  1872, 
John  Walford  Lea,  stockbroker,  Edgbaston) ; 
Patrick  William  Johnstone,  mineral  water 


!  manufacturer,  born  26th  April  1852,  died 
:  4th  Nov.  1913  ;  Donald  Eraser,  East  India 
1  merchant,   born    22nd    July    1854  ;    Alex- 
;  andrina,  born    26th   May   1856,   died    10th 
April   1883 ;   Roderick  John   Rat-cliff,   tea- 
planter,  India,  born  14th  June    1858,  died 
13th     Nov.    1897;     Arthur     Colin,    M.D., 
Queensland,  born   31st  Dec.  1860 ;   Louisa 
Arnaud,  born  22nd  Oct.  1862  (marr.  Pierce 
John  Wheldon,  bank  manager). 

[The  Presb.  supplied  ordinances  for  two 
years,  there  being  no  settled  minister.] 

WILLIAM  FREELAND,  LL.D.,  trans. 
1845     fr°m  ^ast  Church,  Airdrie,  and  adm. 
24th  July  1845  ;  trans,  to  Balmaghie 
18th  Feb.  1847. 

DAVID  BROWN,  ord.  8th  July  1847  ; 
trans,    to     St     Andrew's     Church, 
Rodney  Street,  Liverpool ;  [min.  of 
St  Enoch's  Parish,  Glasgow,  1859]. 

JAMES   STEWART,   ord.  22nd   March 

1849     1?S49 '    trans-    to    Wilton,    Hawick, 
25th  Sept.  1851. 

JOHN    MEIN    AUSTIN,    trans,    from 
1852     Johnstone  Chapel-of-Ease,  Renfrew 
shire,   and   adm.   May    1852 ;     adm. 
first   min.   of   the   parish   4th  April   1854 ; 
trans,  to  St  Mungo  29th  Nov.  1861. 

WILLIAM    BELL    TURNBULL,   ord. 

1862     13t^  ^ay  1862  '>  trans-  to  Townhead 
Parish,  Glasgow,  8th  June  1866. 

JAMES  MACKIE  [afterwards  MAC- 
1866  KAY],  born  Laurencekirk,  son  of 
John  M.,  farmer ;  educated  at 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1859) ; 
assistant  at  St  George's,  Edinburgh  ;  ord. 
to  St  Mary's,  Partick,  31st  March  1864  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  27th  Sept.  1866 ;  res.  19th 
March  1877 ;  became  min.  of  the  Scots 
Church,  Manchester,  and  afterwards  offici 
ated  in  various  churches ;  died  at  Glasgow, 
6th  March  1906.  He  marr.  16th  Dec.  1864, 
Henrietta  Margaret  Ann,  daugh.  of  the 
Rev.  J.  C.  Rowlatt,  London.  She  pre 
deceased  him,  and  had  issue— John  Brooke, 
born  30th  Sept.  1865 ;  Henry  James,  born 


ST  MARY'S  (Q.S.),  DUMFRIES— DUNSCORE 


PKKSB.  OF 


2nd  July  1867  ;  Evelyn  Mary  Elizabeth, 
born  7th  Aug.  18G8  ;  Frederick  William, 
born  2nd  Sept.,  and  died  21st  Sept.  1869. 

ALEXANDER  CHAPMAN,  born  Pit- 
1Q77  sligo  10th  Aug.  1849,  .son  of  Alex 
ander  C. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1869):  assistant  at  West 
St  Giles,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  30th  Aug.  1877. 
Marr.  9th  Dec.  1879,  Annie  (died  at 
Lubeck,  9th  Sept.  1904),  daugh.  of  Alex 
ander  Gray  Edington,  engineer,  Glasgow, 
and  has  issue  —  Eva  Jane,  born  14th 
Oct.  1881  (marr.  John  Claude  Martin  of 
Netherwood). 

ROBERT  GORDON  MILLAR,  born 
1915  ^  Vi&eans>  Forfarshire,  28th  Sept. 
1883,  son  of  Alexander  M.  and  Mary 
Lowe  ;  educated  at  High  School,  Arbroath, 
and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews:  M.A.  (1913): 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  10th  May  1911; 
assistant  at  Abbey,  Paisley  ;  ord.  (assistant 
and  successor)  8th  Jan.  1915  ;  lieut.  Argyll 
and  Sutherland  Highlanders.  Marr.  30th 
Sept.  1916,  Katherine,  youngest  daugh.  of 
Bernard  Rigold,  London. 


UUNSCORE. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Holywood.  Within  the  bounds  of  Dun- 
score  stood  of  old  the  Cistercian  Priory  of 
Friar's  Carse,  a  cell  of  Melrose  Abbey. 
There  was  also  in  the  parish  a  chapel  at 
Gleneslin.] 

JOHN  WELCH,  vicar  before  16th  Dec. 
1565  1565  ;  exhorter  in  1567. 

JAMES     MAXWELL,     removed     from 
158g     Glencairn  in  1585 ;   trans,  to  Holy- 
wood  that  year.1 

JOHN  JAMESON,  pres.  to  the  vicarage 

1586     by  James  VI-  loth  June  1573 ;  reader 
1574-85;    min.    in    1586,    Glencairn 
also  being  in  the  charge. 

GEORGE  HERIOT,  M.A. ;  pres.  to  the 
1602     Vicara8'e  by  James  VI.   18th    Nov. 
1602 ;    trans,   to  Kirkmahoe   before 
1605. 


1605 


ARCHIBALD  GIBSON.  M.A. :  min.  in 
1605 ;    deprived   before    22nd    June 
1609 :    [afterwards    min.    of    Lang- 
holm]. 

DAVID  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.  :   pres. 
by  James  VI.  22nd  June  1609  :  trans. 


1609 


to  L'ercieton,  Ayrshire,  1613. 


1615 


GEORGE  BLAKE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
l^-*")  j  was  an  "expectant"  in  that 
Synod  4th  Sept.  1611  ;  pre.s.  by 
James  VI.  18th  July  1615  and  16th  June 
1617;  clem,  before  12th  March  1640,  at 
which  date  the  Presbytery  requested  the 
Presbytery  of  Lanark  to  confer  with  his 
son  William,  servitor  to  Sir  William  Baillie 
of  Lamington,  anent  the  teinds  of  the  parish. 
He  marr.  Agnes  Grierson,  probably  of  the 
Lag  family.—  [Dumfries  tias.,  30th  March 
1639  ;  .Key.  Assiy.  ;  Key.  Xec.  Xiy.  ;  Old 
Dec.,  i.  ;  Lothian  and  8t  Andreivs  tiynod  ; 
Lanark  Presb.  Reg.  ;  Wodrow  J//SW.  ;  Peter- 
kin's  Records.'] 

ROBERT    BROOME,    M.A.    (Glasgow 

1641  1C33)  -:  1>res<  ]jy  Charles  I.  18th  Dec. 
1641  ;  dep.  16th  May  1648  (probably 
for  not  supporting  the  popular  cause  against 
the  "Engagement").  He  was  alive  30th 
July  1654.  He  marr.  Margaret  Stewart, 
who  received  48s.  from  the  kirk-session  of 
Humbie;  she  died  15th  Dec.  1664,  and 
had  issue  —  Lilias,  living  in  the  parish  of 
South  Leith  1700.  —  {Charity  Papers  ;  Rey. 
Sec.  Siy.  ;  Humbie  tiess.  Rey.  ;  Canongate 
Rey.  (Bur.).} 

ROBERT  ARCHIBALD  [ARCH- 
1651  BALD],  son  of  George  A.,  M.D., 
and  Margaret  Lonely  ;  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1643)  :  aclm.  Nov.  1651  :  deprived 
by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and 
Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1662;  died  at  Edinburgh,  6th  May  1688, 
aged  about  63.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  (died 
1709),  daugh.  of  Adam  Key,  min.  of  Holy- 
wood,  and  had  issue  —  Jean  ;  Agnes  ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  John  Archibald,  servitor 
to  Sir  John  Hamilton  of  Halcraig)  :  Marion 
(marr.  7th  July  1702,  George  Archibald  or 
Archbald,  physician,  Dumfries),  died  23rd 
Sept.  1735  ;  Margaret,  buried  5th  Oct. 


DUMFRIES] 


DUNSCORE 


273 


1699.— [G.  A\  Hortdnys,  6th  July  1688 ; 
Dumfries  Bey.  (Bapt.  and  Marr.} ;  Edin. 
Bey.  (Bur.} ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326 ; 
Memorials  of  8t  Michael's  Churchyard, 
371.] 


1664 


HENRY  KNOX,  M.A.  ;  min.  about  1673  : 
1673    trans,  to  Bowden  about  1681. 


1683 


ALEXANDER  MELDRUM,  son  of 
^eor8'e  ^-)  min-  °f  Fintray  ;  M.A. 
(Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1673); 
min.  in  1683;  demitted  or  deprived  after 
the  Revolution  ;  died  llth  March  1694.— 
[Peterhead  tiess.  Bry.  ;  Dumfries  Tests.  ; 
Dumfries  Key.  (]>ur.)  ;  J/<S'.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689.] 

SAMUEL    HALLIDAY,    M.A.  :    adm. 
168g     26th   Nov.    1689;    trans,  to   Dryfes- 
dale  1st  June  1691. 


ANDREW  REID,   M.A.  :   pres.  by  the 
Presb.  jure  devoluto,   and   ord.   2nd 
Aug.  1694 ;  trans,  to  Kirkbean  18th 
Jan.  1699. 


1694 


1701 


JAMES  GILCHRIST,  born  1674  ;  licen. 

by  1>reslx  °f  Biggar  3rd  July  1696  ; 

ord.  to  New  Cumnock  31st  March 
1697  ;  trans,  and  adm.  14th  May  1701  ; 
deprived  4th  Sept.  1716,  "for  irregular  and 
schismatic  courses";  died  18th  Aug.  1721. 
He  marr.  23rd  June  1697,  Catharine,  daugh. 
of  Walter  Ross,  merchant,  Kirkwall.  Pub 
lications  —  The  Vindication  o/  .!/,•  ,/.  G. 
(1716);  Some  Gleaninys  of  the  Last  Words 
of  Mr  J.  G.  (n.p.,  1721).—  [Edin.  Bey. 
(Marr.}  ;  Tomhst.  ;  Boston's  Memoirs  ; 
Rae's  Hist,  of  the  Rebellion.] 


1723 


THOMAS     M'KINNELL,    called    28th 
ancl    orclt     27 


trans,  to  Urr  20th  May  1736. 


JOHN  DICKIE,  called  25th  Nov.  1736; 
1737     ord.  28th  April  1737  ;  trans,  to  Lang- 
holm  7th  Feb.  1748. 

VOL  II. 


WILLIAM    BEXXET,   min.    in    10<M  : 
died    before    3rd    June    1673.      He 
inarr.  Sarah   Coulson. — [E;>'   inform. 
P.  If.  G  riersonJ] 


ALEXANDER  KER,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

174g     Dumfries  1st  July  1 746  ;  called  25th 

Aug.    1748;    ord.    19th    Jan.    1749; 

died  unmarr.  6th  June  1751,  in   his  34th 

year. — [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.~\ 

JOHN  ALLAN,  min.  of  the  Presbyterian 
congregation  at  Brampton,  Cumber 
land  ;  pres.   by  George  II.  4th  Oct. 
1751  :  adm.  7th  May  1752 ;  died  21st  March 
1753,  aged  29.     He  marr.  Mary  (died  16th 
Feb.   1767),  sister   of   William  Maxwell  of 
1  Preston. 

WILLIAM  SLOAN,  tutor  in  the  family 

1753     of  Captain  Maxwell  younger  of  Car- 

doness  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 

1st    Nov.    1748 ;    pres.   by  George  II.   5th 

June,  called  24th  July,  and  ord.  27th  Sept. 

1753;    died    llth   April  1765,  in   his   46th 

:  year.     He   marr.   in   1752,  Ann,  daugh.  of 

John  Neilson  of  Corsock.     She  raised,  suc- 

•  cessfully,   after    his   death,    an    action    of 

:  declarator   of   marriage,    7th  Aug.    1765.— 

;  \Consistorial     Processes,    Scot.     Rec.    ,S'oo., 

!  No.  508  ;   Dumfries  Tests.  ;    Tombst.] 


PHILIP    MORISON,   M.A.;    pres.    by 
^eor8'e   HI-   ^Pt-  1765;  adm.  20th 
March   1766  ;    trans,   to    Balmaghie 
3rd  June  1777. 


1766 


JOSEPH    K1RKPATRICK,  pres.    by 

1777     George   III.    28th    June,  and    ord. 

18th   Sept.    1777  ;    trans,  to  Wam- 
phray  21st  Feb.  1806. 

THOMAS  INGLIS,  pres.  by  George  III. 
18Q6     12th  April,  and  ord.  18th  Sept.  1806  ; 
trans,  to  Lochrutton  9th  July  1  807. 

CUNNINGHAM  BURNSIDE,  licen.  by 
18Q7  Presb.  of  Penpont  12th  July  1803; 
pres.  by  George  III.  10th  April,  and 
ord.  17th  Sept.  1807  ;  died  25th  June  1821, 
aged  51.  He  marr.  29th  Oct.  1794,  Jean 
Macknight,  who  died  llth  Oct.  1850,  and 
had  issue—  Elizabeth  Mitchell,  born  20th 
Aug.  1795  ;  George  Macknight,  min.  of  Urr  ; 
John,  born  25th  Jan.  1800;  Jean,  born  9th 
Jan.  1802  ;  Elspeth,  born  4th  May  1805 
(marr.  William  Glover,  D.D.,  min.  of 


274 


DUNSCORE— HOLYWOOD 


[PRESB.  OF 


1843 


Greenside,     Edinburgh);     William,     born 
15th  March  1807.—  [Tonibst.] 

HOBEHT  BRYDOX,  born  1792,  son  of 
1822  WiHiam  R->  gunsmith,  Edinburgh  ; 
educated  at  George  Heriot's  Hospital 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stirling  4th  Oct.  1820  ;  pres.  by  George  IV. 
17th  Sept.  1821  ;  ord.  25th  April  1822. 
Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Dunscore 
Free  Church  in  1843  ;  D.D.  (Dartmouth 
College,  New  Hampshire,  U.S.A.);  died 
26th  Aug.  1860.  He  marr.  4th  Oct.  1825, 
Matilda  (died  llth  Feb.  1863),  daugh.  of 
Lawrence  Mackenzie,  collector  of  Excise, 
Campbeltown,  and  had  issue  —  William, 
an  only  child,  born  10th  Oct.  1826.  Pub 
lications  —  Remarks  on  Pestilence  as  a 
Divine  Judgment  (Dumfries,  1833);  Two 
single  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1840;  Dum 
fries,  1853)  ;  The  Monthly  Discourse,  Xo.  1 
(Edinburgh,  1857);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  HOPE,  born  Falkland,  Fife,  5th 
^ePt-  1804>  son  °f  Henry  H.  and 
Mary  Oberton  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  An 
drews  ;  assistant  at  Cults,  Fife  ;  ord.  to 
Leadhills  in  1834;  trans,  and  adm.  14th 
Sept,  1843  ;  died  llth  Jan.  1886.  He  marr. 
10th  Feb.  1846,  Helen  (born  25th  July 
1818,  died  17th  Xov.  1905),  daugh.  of 
Robert  Morton,  and  had  issue  —  Xancy 
Jane,  born  20th  Dec.  1846  (marr.  24th  Oct. 
1871,  Bernard  Edward  Watkins,  Rector  of 
Ireton,  Yorkshire);  Henry  William,  born 
1st  Aug.  1848,  died  9th  March  1914  ;  Mary, 
born  5th  March  1850;  Helen  Robina 
Morton,  born  3rd  Dec.  1851  ;  George  Lyon 
Walker,  born  3rd  Xov.  1853  ;  Susan  Balfour. 
born  22nd  June  1856. 

RICHARD  SIMPSON,  born  Lesmaha- 

1886  gow'  22n(*  ^ek-  1851>  son  °f  Richard 
S.,  overseer,  Harperfield,  and  Mary 
Clarkson  ;  educated  at  Maybole,  Normal 
School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1881), 
B.D.  (1883);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow 
in  1883;  assistant  at  St  George's-in-the- 
Fields  Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  1st  July 
1886;  died  2nd  Dec.  1903.  He  marr.  6th 
Sept.  1887,  Agnes  Campbell  (born  26th 


Xov.  1857),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Stout, 
writer,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue — Margaret 
Hilda,  born  21st  Xov.  1894;  Mary  Caro 
line,  born  20th  March  1897.  Publications 
—"A  Contrast  in  Prehistoric  Forts  near 
Dunscore,"'  and  other  contributions  to 
Transactions  of  Dumfriesshire  and  Gallo- 
ti'ai/  Natural  ITixtory  and  Antiquarian 
Society, 

ALEXAXDER  MASTER/TON,  born 
1904  Glasgow,  4th  Aug.  1874,  son  of 
John  M.  and  Catherine  Murray; 
educated  at  Church  of  Scotland  Normal 
School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1898;  assistant  at 
Spring-burn  Parish,  Glasgow  ;  ord.  20th  May 
1904.  Marr.  12th  Sept.  1911,  Margaret 
Bain  Bow,  and  has  issue — John  William 
Gordon,  born  12th  Sept.  1913;  Alexander 
Herbert  Hume,  born  22nd  June  1915. 


HOLYWOOD. 

[In  1180,  John  Maxwell  of  Kirkconnel 
founded  at  Dercongal,  in  this  parish,  St 
Mary's  Premonstratensian  Abbey  of  Holy- 
wood.  Of  it  there  are  no  remains  stand 
ing,  but  its  two  bells  are  now  in  the  parish 
church.  The  parish  church  belonged  to  the 
abbey.] 

MUXGO    MACGHIE,   a    pre-Reforma- 
tion  priest  who  conformed,  and  was 


1567 


reader  1567  to  1578. 


HERCULES    STEWART,   reader   here 
158Q     and   at  Kirkmahoe,  4th  May  1580; 
died  in  1582.— [Sheriff  Court  Books, 
7th  July  1580.] 

JAMES  MAXWELL,  son  of  James  M., 
1586  min.  of  Lochmaben  in  1567 ;  reader 
at  Troqueer  in  1578  ;  min.  of  Glen- 
cairn  in  1579,  of  Dunscore  in  1585,  of 
this  charge  in  1586,  Lochrutton  and  New 
Abbey  being  held  with  it.  He  died  4th 
Dec.  1588,  leaving  to  his  father  the 
"  buik  of  Erasmus." — [Reg.  Assig. ;  Edin. 
Tests.] 

ARCHIBALD   SINCLAIR,  trans,  from 
1589     Caerlaverock  in  1589 ;  trans,  to  South- 
wick  about  1592.— [Reg.  Assig.} 


DUMFRIES] 


HOLYWOOD 


275 


RICHARD  BROWN,  trans,  from  Kirk- 
1602     connel    ^th    Nov.    1602  '•>    trans,    to 
Tynron    in     1604. 


1607 


ROBERT  FRENCH,  on  the  Exercise  at 
Irvine  13th  Nov.  1602  ;  aclm.  lierc 
in  1607  ;  had  a  manse  and  glebe 
assigned  21st  July  that  year  :  died  before 
8th  Nov.  1617.  He  marr.  and  had  issue — 
James,  heir  to  his  uncle  Thomas  30th 
March  1636  ;  Tsobel  :  and  another  (marr. 
James  Gilray,  in  Walston.)— [G.  /.'.  //<///'!>., 
xxx.,  187  :  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  2212.] 

ADAM  KEY  [KAE],  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
161(?  31st  July  1613):  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
by  James  VI.  18th  Nov.  1617,  with 
Keir  in  the  charge ;  died  at  House  of 
Muir,  on  his  way  from  Edinburgh,  24th 
July  1632,  aged  about  39.  He  marr. 
Marion  Richardson,  who  died  4th  April 
1689,  and  had  issue — Anna  (marr.  John 
Wilkie,  min.  of  Twynholm) ;  Agnes  (marr., 
cont.  19th  Jan.  1637,  George,  eldest  son 
of  Halbert  Gladstanes,  min.  of  Troqueer  ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  Robert  Archbald,  min.  of 
Dunscore. — [Dumfries  Xas.,  15th  Feb.  1637  ; 
Rc<j.  .SV-c.  Silt.  :  Tomhst.  :  Dumfries.  Raj. 
(Deaths).] 


1633 


JOHN  NIMMO,  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1610) ; 

min.  of  Torthorwald  in  1624 ;  trans. 

and  adm.  in  1633.  He  was  chamber 
lain  on  the  Nithsdale  estate ;  suspended 
for  a  time,  but  reported  in  1647  ;  dep.  in 
1652.--[GWwm,s.  to  Ass.,  1638.] 

WILLIAM  HAY,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1648) ; 
1653  caMe(l  in  Jan-  and  ord.  7th  April 
1653 ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  marr.  Jean 
Brown,  who  survived  him,  and  had  eight 
children.  A  daugh.  was  in  indigent  cir 
cumstances,  13th  Oct.  1741. — [Trent.  Reg., 
iv.,  262  ;  Wod row's  Hist.,  i.,  326.] 

ALEXANDER   ARBUTHNOT,  M.A. ; 
166g     adm.  in   1663  ;   trans,  to  Arbuthnot 
in  1665. 


JOHN    MALCOLM,  brother  of    Alex- 
i  16Q5     ander  M.,  min.  of  Tron  Parish,  Edin 
burgh  ;   licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of 
Edinburgh,  23rd  July  1663:   ord.  by  him 
\  20th  Dec.  1665 ;  outed  at  the  Revolution ; 
I  died  April  1718.    He  marr.  (1)  June  1670, 
Marion  Bruce  :  (2)  31st  Aug.  1682,  Alison 
Charteris,  Dumfries,  and  had  issue — John  ; 
Agnes  ;  Anna  :  Jean  ;  Marion  (marr.  June 
1697,  Thos.  Thomson,  min.  of  Applegarth). 
{Raj.  Collat.  :  Dumfries  Tests. :  Dumfries 
Hi'*,!.  (Marr.  and  JJiir.).] 

WILLIAM  MACMILLAN  of  Caldow, 
1687  Balraaclellan,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Down,  Ireland,  in  1673 ;  at  the 
instance  of  Robert  Moir,  min.  of  Balmac 
lellan,  he  was  imprisoned  for  thirty-five 
months  at  Dumfries  for  nonconformity,  but 
was  liberated  3rd  May  1677  :  confined  to 
Balmaclellan,  and  afterwards  to  Kirkcud 
bright  and  Dumfries.  He  was  declared 
fugitive  5th  May  1684.  In  1685  he  was 
again  arrested,  and  along  with  many 
others  imprisoned  at  Dunnottar  Castle. 
A  petition  by  his  wife  brought  about  his 
release,  on  a  bond  of  5000  merks  being 
given.  He  returned  to  Balmaclellan  ;  was 
called  to  this  charge  :  ord.  (in  Dumfries 
meeting-house)  14th  Dec.  1687;  member  of 
Assembly,  1690,  1692,  and  first  Moderator 
of  Synod  after  the  Revolution  :  died  25th 
Feb.  1697.  He  marr.  Grizel  Cairns,  who 
died  27th  May  1702.  —  [Wodrow's  Hut., 
iv.,  122-4,  325;  Dumfries  Keg.  (JJnr.) ; 
Dumfries  Tests."] 

ROBERT  BLAIR,  ord.  27th  Sept.  1698  ; 

1698  ^^  3r(*  ^Une  1724>  ^n  *"s  60fch  year. 
He  marr.  29th  April  1701,  Anna, 
daugh.  of  James  Muirhead,  bailie  of 
Dumfries,  and  had  issue — an  only  daugh., 
Jean.  —  [Dumfries  Tests.;  Dumfries  Key. 
( J/am) ;  TombstJ] 

.1 OHN  SCOTT,  pres.  by  Robert  Ferguson 
1725     of  Fourmerkland  29th  Oct.  1724 ;  ord. 
4th  Feb.  1725  :  trans,  to  New  Church 
(or  Grey  friars),  Dumfries,  30th  Nov.  1732. 


THOMAS  HAMILTON,  M.A.  (Glasgow, 
4th  May  1725)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  26th  Oct.  1731  ;   pres.  by 
Robert  Ferguson  of  Fourmerkland  in  Nov. 


1734 


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HOLY  WOOD — KIKKBEAN 


[PKESB.  OF 


1733  ;  orcl.  21st  Feb.  1734  ;  dem.  on  account 
of  age  in  1771  ;  died  at  Glasgow,  24th 
June  1772,  aged  about  67.  Me  marr.  30th 
Sept.  1736,  Sarah  Yuille,  who  died  31st 
Oct.  1787,  in  her  89th  year. 


1771 


BRYCE  JOHNSTOX,  born  2nd  March 
1747,  son  of  John  J.  of  Gutterbraes, 
Provost  of  Annan  ;  educated  at 
Tniv.  of  Edinburgh;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  ; 
Annan  4th  Oct.  1769  ;  called  21st  Feb.,  ; 
and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  22nd 
Aug.  1771  ;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  12th  June  j 
1786);  died  unmarr.  27th  April  1805.  He  j 
took  much  interest  in  agricultural  affairs, 
and  in  recognition  of  services  rendered,  he  | 
received  from  the  Board  of  Agriculture  a 
vote  of  thanks  and  a  piece  of  plate.  He  ] 
was  a  valued  counsellor  to  the  Society 
in  Scotland  for  Propagating  Christian  j 
Knowledge,  and  on  his  advice  it  pur 
chased  certain  estates  which  proved  to  be 
excellent  investments.  Publications — The 
Purpose  for  which  Christ  came  into  the 
World,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1786);  A 
Commentary  on  the  Revelation,  2  vols. 
(Edinburgh,  1794);  The  Lord's  Call  to 
bear  the  Rod,  and  Him  who  hath  ap 
pointed  it,  two  sermons  (Dumfries,  1795) ; 
The  Cause  of  God's  Judgments  on  Great 
Britain,  and  the  Way  to  Remove  them, 
considered  in  two  Sermons  (Dumfries, 
1801);  An  Essay  on  the  Way  to  Restore 
and  Perpetuate  Peace,  Good  Order,  and 
Prosperity  to  the  Nation  (Edinburgh, 
1801) :  The  Reason  ivhy  the  Enemies  of 
Britain  have  so  long  threatened  this  Empire 
with  Destruction,  and  the  Way  speedily 
and  complete!;/  to  subdue  those  Enemies, 
coHsid.ert'd  in  two  Sermons  (Dumfries, 
1804);  Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1807);  Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
i.). — [Sermons ;  Johnstone's  /•'•««..  Serin. ; 
Murray's  Galloway,  264-7.] 

JAMES  CPJCHTON,  educated  at  Univ. 

of  Edinburgh  ;.  licen.  by  Presb.  there 

25th  April  1798;  ord.  (assistant  and 

successor)  at  Wamphray  25th  April  1800  ; 

pres.  by  the  Rev.  James  M'Millan  of  Four- 

merkland  ;  trans,  and  adm.  10th  Oct.  1805  ; 

D.D.  (Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1809) ; 

died  26th  July  1820.     He  marr.  21st  June 


1802,  Anne  (died  21st  April  1852),  eldest 
claugh.  of  James  M'Millan,  min.  of  Tor- 
thorwald,  and  had  issue — Jean  Beveridge, 
born  5th  April  1803  ;  Janet  Campbell,  born 
30th  Aug.  1804:  James  M'Millan,  born 
17th  April  1806;  Anna,  born  6th  April 
1808;  Alexander,  born  30th  Jan.  1810; 
Agnes  Stewart,  born  5th  April  1813. 

HUBERT  KIRKWOOD,  son  of  William 
K.,  master  workman,  Dairy ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow,  10th  June  1818) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  10th  June  1819;  pres. 
by  Mrs  Anne  Crichton  of  Fourmerkland  ; 
orcl.  1st  May  1821  ;  died  10th  Oct.  1844. 
He  marr.  23rd  April  1834,  Margaret  (died 
1st  March  1863),  daugh.  of  William  Riddell. 
He  had  a  great  reputation  as  a  medical 
adviser,  and  "  Kirkwood's  Cough  Mixture  ;: 
has  still  a  considerable  sale  in  the  district 
round  Dumfries.  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). — [Lit.  and 
Stat.  May.,  ii.] 

ROBERT  DAVIDSON,  born  Ayr,  17th 
May   1818,  son  of   Robert  D.,  post 
master  ;   educated  at  Ayr  Academy 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;   licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Ayr;   assistant  at  New  Church,  Dum 
fries  ;   ord.  27th  Feb.  1845 ;   died  unmarr. 
at  Prestwick,  29th  Oct.  1893. 

JAMES  HENDERSON  BRYDEN,  ord. 
1889     (assistant    and  successor)  4th  July 
1889 ;  trans,  to  Markinch  26th  July 
1899. 

JOHN  M'COMBIE,  born  Inverkeithny, 
18gg  22nd  Feb.  1868,  son  of  John  M. ; 
educated  at  Inverkeithny  School, 
Milne's  Institution,  Fochabers,  and  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1888),  B.D.  (1891); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Turriff  in  1891  ;  assistant 
at  Enzie,  South  Queensferry,  Whitburn, 
Dunbar,  Lochmaben  ;  ord.  21st  Dec.  1899. 


KIRKBEAN. 

[The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Bean, 
belonged  before  the  Reformation  to  Lin- 
cluden  College.] 


DUMFRIES] 


KIRKBEAN 


277 


SIR  JOHN  MORTON,  last  priest,  was 
probably  the  first  Protestant  min.  of 
the    parish,    1560.  —  [Acts  and    Dec., 
Ivi.,  214.] 

1571     JOHN  CLERK,  reader  in  1571. 

ANDREW    BEATON    [or    BARTON], 
1574     reader  in  1574. 

1574     JOHN  BROWN,  reader,  1574  to  1578. 

WILLIAM  SOMERVILLE,  M.A.  ;  vicar 
1583     in  1583.—  \_Rey.  of  Deeds,  xxii.,  316.] 

WALTER  RUNCIMAN,  mentioned  in 
1585 


JOHN    NEILSON,    son    of    John    N., 

burgess  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 

1604)  ;    pres.    to    the    vicarage    by 

James   VI.  21st  June  1609.—  [Rey.  Assicj.  ; 

Reg.  Sec.  Sic/.] 


1612 


THOMAS  HOG  [HOGG],  pres.  by 
William  Maxwell  of  Kirkhouse  23rd 
Oct.  1612;  died  Nov.  1626.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Bathey,  and  had  issue. — 
[Reg.  of  Deeds,  ccxxi.,  368;  Reg.  Assig.  ; 
Dumfries  Tests.] 

ROBERT  BROWN,  son  of  James  B., 
7  min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Irongray  ;  M.A. 
(St  Andrews  1615)  ;  pres.  by  Charles 
I.  28th  June  1637,  and  adm.  soon  after ; 
deprived  in  1638  for  refusing  to  subscribe 
the  Covenant.  Being  threatened  with 
banishment,  he  subscribed.  In  1643  the 
Assembly  recommended  him  for  a  chap 
laincy  in  the  Earl  of  Irvine's  regiment, 
but  he  joined  that  of  General  Middleton, 
and  served  till  the  battle  of  Worcester 
in  1651,  when  he  went  to  Campvere,  Hol 
land.  After  his  absence  for  twenty-two 
years  his  wife  petitioned  Parliament  for 
the  vacant  stipend  of  Kirkbean,  and  had 
an  Act  in  her  favour  13th  March  1661. 
He  marr.  Janet  Irving,  who  died  at  Dum 
fries,  16th  Jan.  1688,  and  had  issue — 
James;  and  others. — [Dumfries  Sas.,  20th 
Jan.  1640  ;  Old  Dec.,  iii. ;  Baillie's  Letters  ; 
Acts  of  Ass. ;  Acts  of  ParL,  vii. ;  Dumfries 
Reg.  (Bur.) ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638.] 


CHARLES  ARCHIBALD,  born  about 
1615,  son  of  Dr  Robert  A.,  indweller 
in  Glasgow;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1635): 
pres.  by  William  Maxwell  of  Kirkhouse 
19th  Oct.  1639,  and  again  5th  Feb.  1640  ; 
was  a  member  of  Commission  of  Assembly 
in  1648;  died  13th  April  1658.  He  marr. 
Jean  Porteous,  who  survived  him,  and 
had  issue — Charles,  apprenticed  to  Thomas 
Dalrymple,  apothecary,  Edinburgh,  4th 
Dec.  1667 ;  Jean  (marr.  Daniel  Wallace, 
merchant  traveller  in  England) :  and  three 
others.— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  dxxv.,  236;  Ediii. 
Sas.,  lv.,  7 ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  i.,  iii. ;  Acts 
of  Ass. ;  Acts  of  ParL,  vii.:  E<lhi.  (fu!l<l 
Reg.;  Dumfries  7Jests.] 

ANTHONY  MURRAY,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1660  kurgh,  July  1654 ;  adm.  15th  Aug. 
1660  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament 
llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662  ;  accused  of  turbulent  and 
seditious  carriage,  he  was  ordered  to 
appear  before  the  Privy  Council  23rd 
July  1663.  He  marr.  Jean  Murray,  who 
survived  him. — [Treas.  Sed.  Book,  llth 
Aug.  1697  ;  Acts  of  ParL,  vii. ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.,  I,  326.] 


1675 


RICHARD  SCOTT,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1675  ; 
trans,   to    Ashkirk  after    16th   Oct. 


1685. 


ROBERT      MOIR,     M.A.     (Edinburgh 

1658) ;     adm.     to     Balmaclellan     in 

1664 :    trans,    to   Girthon   in    1668 ; 

adm.  here  about  1686 ;  deserted  his  charge 

in   1688;    died  at  Edinburgh,  23rd   March 

1705,    aged    about    67.       He    marr.    Jean 

Moir.— [G.   R.   Homings,   3rd   July    1673; 

MS.    Ace.    of    Min.,    1689;     Edin.    Reg. 

(Bur.).] 

HUGH  CLANNY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1675) ;  ord.  (in  Dumfries  meeting 
house)  14th  Dec.  1687 ;  was  a 
member  of  Assembly,  1690,  1692;  dep.  in 
1696.  He  was  banished,  3rd  March  1713, 
for  marrying  persons  irregularly.  He 
joined  the  Levellers,  or  Dykebreakers  (a 
party  which  arose  in  Galloway  about  1724, 
proposing  to  take  the  government  into  its 


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KIRKBEAN 


[PRESB.  OF 


own  hands),  and  being  the  only  educated 
person  among  them,  he  was  employed  in 
drawing  up  their  papers.  He  marr.  Rachel, 
youngest  daugh.  of  John  M'Michan,  min.  of 
Dairy.  Publication — Tnquisitionem  novam 
et  inter  Evangelicos  liactenus  inauditam ; 
or  ane.  Account  of  his  Process  (London, 
1698):  [vide  A  Just  and  True  Narrative 
of  the  Processes  led  against  Mr  H.  C.,  late 
Minister  of  Kirkbeen,  by  the  Synod  and 
Presbyterie  of  Dumfries  (n.p.,  1699)].— [Acts 
and  Dec.,  Dal.,  9th  July  1696;  Wodrow's 
Anal. ;  Reg.  Gen.  Assig.,  1690,  1692.] 

ANDREW  REID  of  Arderies,  M.A. 
16gg  (Edinburgh  1691);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kelso  21st  Nov.  1693;  ord.  to 
Dunscore  2nd  Aug.  1694  :  called  May  1698; 
trans,  and  adm.  18th  Jan.  1699;  died  at 
Edinburgh,  2nd  July  1713,  in  his  40th 
year.  He  marr.  Katherine  Kerman  (who 
survived  him,  and  marr.  secondly,  31st 
Jan.  1722,  Thomas  Finlayson,  min.  of 
Dunbarney),  and  had  issue  — Andrew  of 
Arderies.  —  [Dumfries  Sas.,  ix.,  159 ; 
Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.);  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  i. ; 
FountainhalPs  Dec.,  ii.  ;  Acts  of  Ass., 
1701.] 

JOHN  CAMPBELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1?14  6th  March  1700);  pres.  by  the  Presb. 
jure  devoluto  26th  May,  and  ord.  19th 
Aug.  1714  :  died  1st  April  1733,  aged  about 
53.  He  marr.  13th  Nov.  1717,  Mary,  daugh. 
of  John  Mitchelson,  merchant,  Dumfries, 
and  had  issue — John,  born  1720,  died  in 
London,  16th  Dec.  1790;  James;  Dougal ; 
William ;  Adam ;  Elizabeth.  John,  who 
began  life  as  apprentice  in  a  coasting- 
vessel,  entered  the  navy.  He  was  flag- 
captain  to  Sir  Edward  Hawke,  on  the 
Royal  George  at  the  battle  of  Quiberon 
Bay,  20th  Nov.  1759,  and  took  part  in 
numerous  other  engagements.  He  became 
Vice-admiral  in  1779.  From  1782  to  1786 
he  was  Governor  of  Newfoundland,  and 
Commander-in-chief  on  that  station. — 
{Privy  Seal  Eng.  Reg.,  viii.,  130;  Dum 
fries  Reg.  (Marr.) ;  Scots  Mag.,  liii. ; 
Edin.  Mag.,  xiii. ;  Gent.  Mag.,  Ixi.,  791 ; 
Beatson's  Naval  and  Military  Memoirs; 
Diet.  Nat.  Biog.~\ 


WILLIAM  STEWART,  pres.  by  the 
1733  commissioner  for  Charles,  Duke  of 
Queensberry  and  Dover;  ord.  (by  a 
committee  of  Synod,  with  such  members  of 
Presb.  as  were  willing  to  join)  25th  Oct. 
1733  ;  dem.  15th  May  1744  ;  died  20th  Dec. 
1761.  He  marr.  Mary  (died  15th  Dec.  1781), 
daugh.  of  Robert  Paton,  min.  of  Dumfries.— 
{Dumfries  Tests. .] 

JAMES  HOGG,  called  27th  Nov.  1744  : 
1745     ord.   1st  Sept.    1745 ;  trans,  to  Lin- 
lithgow  19th  Aug.  1759. 

JAMES  ALEXANDER,  licen.  by  Presb. 
176Q  of  Dunoon  6th  Sept.  1756;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and 
Dover  ;  ord.  21st  Aug.  1760  ;  died  4th  Nov. 
1788,  in  his  61st  year.  He  marr.  Janet 
Black,  who  died  6th  Feb.  1766,  and  had 
issue— Sarah,  born  7th  Dec.  1759;  Eliza 
beth,  born  6th  April  1761  (marr.  Richard 
Wood,  surgeon  R.N.),  died  1859;  Janet, 
born  8th  April  1764  (marr.  Elisha  Bell); 
Lockhart,  born  24th  Dec.  1765,  died  on  his 
passage  to  the  East  Indies,  April  1788. 

EDWARD  NEILSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1789  of  Dumfries  3rd  Aug.  1784  ;  pres.  by 
William,  Duke  of  Queensberry,  2nd 
April,  and  ord.  17th  Sept,  1789 ;  died  26th 
Jan.  1824,  in  his  67th  year.  In  a  letter 
to  Dr  Moore,  Burns  wrote  of  him  as  "  a 
worthy  clergyman  in  my  neighbourhood, 
and  a  very  particular  acquaintance  of  mine." 
He  marr.  (1)  Mary,  daugh.  of  James 
Little,  min.  of  Colvend,  and  had  issue 
— Helen  (marr.  William  Cririe,  merchant, 
Dumfries);  Isabella  (marr.  13th  Dec. 
1813,  Gilbert  Sinclair,  M.D.,  Jamaica), 
died  1815,  aged  27 :  (2)  25th  Dec.  1822, 
Jane  Martin,  who  died  31st  March  1846. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xv.).— [Wallace's  Life  and 
Works  of  Burns,  iii.,  49.] 

THOMAS  GRIERSON,  born  16th  June 

1824     1>790,  son  of  William    G.,  min.    of 

Glencairn ;    M.A.  (Edinburgh,   19th 

June   1817);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont 

5th  April  1813;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis, 


DUMFRIES] 


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279 


Duke  of  Buccleuch  ;  ord.  16th  Sept.  1824  ; 
died  15th  July  1854.  He  marr.  23rd  Aug. 
1827,  Russell  (died  27th  Aug.  1887),  daugh. 
of  Josias  Walker,  Professor  of  Humanity 
in  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow.  Publications — 
Ten  Letters  on  Church  Patronage  (Edin 
burgh,  1836) ;  Sermon  in  reference  to  the 
Revivals  at  Kilsyth  (Dumfries,  1839) ;  Allan 
McGregor,  or,  the  Sailor  Returned  ;  Sermon 
at  Opening  the  Synod  (Edinburgh,  1844); 
A  New  Curling  Song  (1848) ;  Four  Curling 
Songs,  with  a  Dissertation  on  the  Game  of 
Curling  (Edinburgh,  1849) ;  Autumnal 
Rambles  among  the  Scottish  Mountains 
(Edinburgh,  1850;  3rd  ed.,  Edinburgh, 
1856);  Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  INCHES  DICKSON,  born 
Coupar- Angus,  19th  Feb.  1814,  son 
of  William  D.  and  Helen  Inches ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  in  1846 ;  ord.  to 
Wanlockhead  28th  Jan.  1847 ;  trans,  to 
High  Parish,  Paisley,  4th  May  1848 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  17th  May  1855;  died  7th  Aug. 
1874.  He  marr.  24th  Nov.  1843,  Hannah 
Wood  (died  28th  Oct.  1903),  daugh.  of  John 
Thomson,  and  had  issue — William  Walter 
Burt,  born  15th  Sept.  1844  ;  John  Thom 
son,  born  20th  May  1846,  died  5th  May 
1849 ;  James  Inches,  .engineer,  born  25th 
May  1848 ;  David  Thomson,  in  Philadelphia, 
U.S.A.,  born  29th  April  1850;  Margaret 
Wishart,  born  19th  Sept.  1852;  Helen 
Inches  Thomson,  born  20th  Aug.  1854; 
Thomas  Inches,  engineer,  born  14th  Sept. 
1856;  Robert  Barr,  min.  of  Stair,  born 
10th  Jan.  1859 ;  John,  draper,  born  29th 
April  1861  ;  Hannah,  born  2nd  June,  and 
died  22nd  June  1863;  Hannah,  born  llth 
June  1864 ;  Matthew  Scott,  min.  of  Old 
Monkland,  born  29th  Aug.  1866. 

ALEXANDER  JAMES  MACMASTER, 

born  Wigtown,   6th    Oct.   1841,   son 

of    Maxwell  M.,  rector    of    Borgue 

Academy ;   educated  at  Borgue  Academy 

and     Univ.     of     Edinburgh;     licen.     by 

Presb.  of   Kirkcudbright  Aug.   1865  ;    ord. 

1st    July    1875;    died    unmarr.  6th  June 

1879. 


PATRICK  WILLIAM  MACKENZIE, 
^  born  on  the  island  of  St  Kilda, 
18th  April  1841,  son  of  the  Rev. 
Neil  M. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
ord.  to  Kilberry  27th  Aug.  1873 ;  trans,  to 
St  Columba's  Parish,  Paisley,  26th  Nov. 
1874 ;  trans,  and  adm.  16th  Oct.  1879 ;  res. 
4th  Oct.  1911 ;  died  at  Paisley,  14th  Oct. 
1912.  He  marr.  14th  Oct.  1880,  Ann 
Crawford  Thomson,  and  had  issue — Annie 
Crawford,  born  2nd  Aug.  1881  ;  Elizabeth 
Macpherson,  born  23rd  Feb.  1883 ;  Mary 
Stevenson,  born  12th  Oct.  1884;  Patrick 
Douglas,  born  7th  July,  and  died  2nd 
Oct.  1886;  Patrick  William,  born  20th 
Oct.  1887  ;  James  Hamilton,  M.A.,  divinity 
student,  born  16th  May  1889  ;  David  Thom 
son,  born  15th  May  1891,  died  30th  Jan. 
1892 ;  Ellen  Thomson,  medical  student, 
born  21st  April  1895. 

JOHN  DOUGLAS  COCHRANE,  born 
1912  St  Boswells,  19th  July  1875,  son  of 
David  C.  and  Margaret  Douglas ; 
educated  at  Midlem  and  Lilliesleaf  schools, 
Galashiels  Academy,  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh ;  M.A.  (1904);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Selkirk  17th  May  1904 ;  assistant  at 
St  Aidan's  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  19th 
Jan.  1912.  Marr.  20th  March  1912,  Isabel 
Cochrane  Martin,  daugh.  of  Donald  Mac 
kenzie,  Edinburgh,  and  Helen  Martin. 


KIRKGUNZEON. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St  Finian 
of  Clonard.  Near  it  is  St  Winian's  Well. 
There  was  a  chapel  of  St  Bride  in  the 
parish.] 

PATRICK  LOCH,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1585. 


1586 


JOHN  LITTLE,  trans,  from  Loch- 
rutton  in  1586,  Urr  and  Kirkpatrick- 
Durham  being  also  in  the  charge ; 
he  returned  to  Lochrutton,  but  is  said  to 
have  been  retrans.  here  in  1593. — [Reg. 
Assig.] 


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[PEESB.  OF 


PATRICK  SCHEVES,   M.A.    (St    An- 
1612     drews   1GO°)  j   Pres-   l)y  John,   Lord 
Herries. — [Jteg.   of  Deeds,    cclxxxii., 
99,  -26th  Feb.  1619:  Reg.  Astir,.] 

GAVIN  HAMILTON,  M.A.  ;  min.  in 
1Q31  1631  ;  still  min.  18th  July  1640.  He 
marr.  (1)  (cont.  19th  Dec.  1632) 
Mary  (died  before  4th  July  1634),  daugh. 
of  Hew  Brown,  merchant  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue— Robert  :  (2)  Marion 
.Stirling,  who  survived  him.— [Key.  of  Deeds, 
cccclxvi.,  409  ;  •ili<l.,  cccclxxvii.,  163  ;  ibid., 
cccclxxxi.,  75  ;  Dumfries  Tests.  :  Commis. 
fo  Ass.,  1638:  WoJrow  J/,S',S'.] 

JAMES    MAXWELL,    son    of    George 

1643     ^''  m*n-   °^   ^earns  -;    ^-A.    (Glas 
gow  1628) ;  min.  in  1643 ;  still  min. 
2nd  July  1661  ;   confined  to  the  parish   in 
1662.— [Y/n-  Sees.  ;  Wodrow's  ll!*t.t  i..  326.] 

HUGH  NISBET,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1684  14th  July  1659) ;  produced  a  list  of 
"  disorderly  persons  "  in  his  parish 
Sept,  1684  ;  outed  in  1689  ;  is  said  to  have 
been  again  received  into  communion  ;  died 
at  Edinburgh,  4th  Feb.  1696,  aged  about 
57,  and  was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh.  He  marr.  9th  June  1669,  Barbara, 
daugh.  of  Patrick  Durham,  min.  of  New 
Abbey.— [6'.  R.  Homings,  23rd  Feb.  1670 ; 
Dumfries  ftess.  Rey. ;  Edin.  Rey.  (Jhn:~) ; 
Hist.  Gen.  Ass.,  1690;  Crichton's  Memoir 
of  Slackader."] 

JOHN  MILLER,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
17Q2  Ayr  26th  Nov.  1701;  ord.  24th 
Sept.  1702;  died  23rd  Feb.  1746. 
He  marr.  20th  April  1704,  Agnes  Mitchel- 
son,  who  died  18th  March  1755,  and 
had  issue  —  Elizabeth  ;  Mary  ;  Agnes.— 
[Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Tombst.] 

WILLIAM  CLARK,  called  27th  Nov. 
1747  1746;  ord.  4th  Aug.  1747;  died 
23rd  Nov.  1786,  in  his  75th  year. 
He  marr.  27th  April  1752,  Janet  (died  15th 
Oct.  1776,  aged  45),  only  daugh.  of  Thomas 
M'Kinnell,  min.  of  Urr,  and  had  issue- 
Thomas,  M.D.,  Kingston,  Jamaica,  born 
27th  Sept.  1753  ;  William,  born  6th  March 


1760 ;  Robert,  born  28th  Feb.  1763,  died 
young. — [Kirkcudbright  Presb.  Rey.  ;  Arts 
of  Ass.,  1744  ;  Tombst.] 

JAMES  HERON,  born  29th  Sept.  1754, 
1786  son  of  George  H.,  min.  of  Terregles  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  5th 
April  1780;  ord.  5th  Feb.  1784,  min.  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  Widdring- 
ton,  Northumberland ;  called  29th  April, 
and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  8th  June 
1786;  died  31st  July  1801.  He  marr.  9th 
Feb.  1784,  Mary  Donaldson,  who  died  28th 
Aug.  1840,  aged  79,  and  had  issue — Ann, 
born  7th  Nov.  1785,  died  15th  Jan.  1799; 
Maxwell  Constable,  born  19th  July  1786, 
died  29th  May  1816;  George,  min.  of 
Terregles;  Margaret,  born  7th  July  1790, 
died  14th  June  1807  ;  William  Glendonwyn, 
born  10th  July  1792,  died  2nd  May  1807  ; 
Mary,  born  8th  May  1795,  died  20th  April 
1836;  Patrick,  born  4th  Dec.  1798,  died  at 
St  Christopher's,  West  Indies,  10th  Nov. 
1824.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  titat.  Ace.,  vii.). —  [Dumfries 
Tests. ;  Tombst. ;  Wallace's  Burns,  iii.,  166.] 

JAMES  RAE,  pres.  by  George  Maxwell 
1802     °^  C-'arruchan  :  ord.  9th  Sept.  1802; 
trans,  to  Parton  30th  May  1809. 

JOHN  CROCKET,  born  Lochhill,  New 
180Q  Abbey,  9th  Feb.  1778,  son  of  John 
C.  and  Ann  Newall ;  educated  at 
Dumfries  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  tutor  at  Dunragit ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dumfries  5th  July  1803  ;  pres. 
by  George  Maxwell  of  Carruchan ;  ord. 
31st  Aug.  1809 ;  died  FATHEK  OF  THE 
SYNOD,  20th  June  1867.  He  marr.  25th 
April  1814,  Margaret  (died  29th  March 
1854),  eldest  daugh.  of  James  Goldie  of 
Knocknauchly,  and  had  issue— John,  born 
17th  Jan.  1818,  died  1st  Feb.  1858;  Ann, 
born  31st  July  1819 ;  Mary,  born  3rd  Feb. 
1821 ;  James  Alexander,  born  27th  Feb. 
1824,  died  27th  May  1853;  Archibald, 
born  2nd  May,  and  died  7th  Dec.  1827; 
Thomas  Barker,  born  llth  June  1828, 
died  in  London,  19th  March  1883.  Pub 
lication  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  \\.).—[Vide  Hogg's  Life  of 
Wig/itman,  173-88.] 


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JAMES  EWER  GILLESPIE,  born 
1865  27th  Sept.  1840,  son  of  George  G., 
min.  of  Cummertrees  ;  educated  at 
Cummertrecs  School,  Edinburgh  Academy 
and  Univ.,  and  at  Tubingen  :  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Annan  in  1863 :  assistant  to 
preceding  in  1864  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  4th  July  1865  ;  clerk  to  the 
Presb.  from  1882  ;  chairman  of  Board  of 
Directors  of  Moat  Hostel,  Dumfries. 
Marr.  12th  Nov.  1868,  Agnes  Isabella,  daugh. 
of  George  Murray  of  Troquhain,  min.  of 
Balmaclellan,  and  has  issue — George  Ewer, 
Calico  Printers'  Association,  Glasgow,  born 
6th  Sept.  1869,  died  4th  May  1904  ;  Murray, 
M.B.,  C.M.,  born  29th  Nov.  1870,  died  at 
Grahamstown,  South  Africa,  18th  Sept. 
1895  ;  Richard  Addison,  solicitor,  born 
31st  May  1872,  died  9th  Aug.  1897  ;  James 
Thomas,  Calico  Printers'"  Association,  Man 
chester,  born  14th  March  1874,  died  3rd 
Aug.  1908  ;  Elizabeth  Hyslop,  born  17th 
Sept.  1875 ;  Mary  Charlotte,  born  18th 
May  1877  ;  Garnet,  merchant's  clerk, 
Melbourne,  born  2nd  May  1879  ;  Hope 
Murray,  M.B.,  Ch.M.,  born  10th  Dec. 
1881  ;  Angus,  born  30th  Aug.  1886 ; 
Jeanic  Ewer,  born  25th  April  1892,  died 
next  day.  Publication  —  "  Notes  on  the 
Parish  of  Kirkgunzeon :;  (Trans.  Dmnf. 
and  Galloi>',i>/  Xat.  I  Fist,  awl  A»ti</.  >V., 
1911-12). 


KIRKMAHOE  AND  KILBLANE. 

[KirkmaJioe.—The  church  of  Kirkmahoe 
was  dedicated  to  St  Mungo,  but  evidently 
there  was  an  earlier  dedication  to  St 
Machuit.  There  is  a  mission  chapel  in 
the  parish  at  Dalswinton.] 

Kilblane. — Kilblane  was  dedicated  to 
St  Blaan  of  Kingarth.] 

JOHN  STEWART,  said  to  be  the  first 
1560  °^  ^ie  Ref°rmed  incumbents,  was 
the  second  son  of  Sir  Alexander  S. 
of  Garlics  by  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Patrick 
Dunbar  of  Clugston.  He  died  10th  Aug. 
1592,  having  probably  retired  some  years 
previously.  He  marr.  his  cousin,  Margaret 
Stewart  of  Barclye,  and  had  issue — Alex 


ander,  founder  of  the  Physgill  family ; 
John  of  Ballymoran,  Co.  Down  ;  and  a 
daugh.  who  marr.  Anthony  Dunbar  of 
Machermore,  parish  of  Monigaff. — [Hist. 
of  the  Lands  and  their  Owners  in  (}  allows ;/. 
ii.,  496.] 

JOHN     THROUGHTON      [THROK- 
1567     TON],  exhorter,  1567  to  1579. 

JOHN  SINCLAIR,  reader  at  Dumfries, 
1579     1576  to  1578,  and  here  in  1579,  Holy- 
wood    also   being   in   the    charge.— 
[Key.  Assi</.] 

HERCULES    STEWART,  app.   reader 
here    and    at    Holywood    (q.v.)   4th 


1580 


May  1580. 


JAMES  RAMSAY,  reader  in  1582  :  went 
1582     to  Torthorwald  in  1585. 

ALEXANDER  GARDNER,  min.  of 
Lochmaben  in  1576;  adm.  here 
before  14th  Feb.  1585,  having  Loch 
maben  also  in  charge  ;  nominated  by  the 
Privy  Council  6th  March  1589  a  commis 
sioner  in  Annandale  for  the  maintenance 
and  defence  of  the  Protestant  religion. 
Dunscore  also  was  included  in  the  charge 
in  1590,  and  he  was  still  vicar  there  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  before  18th  Nov.  1602. 
—  \Rey.  Assiy.  :  JJooke  of  the  Kirk  ;  Edin. 
Presb.  ReyJ] 

GEORGE  HERIOT,  son  and  heir  of 
1605  George  H.,  baxter  in  the  Canon- 
gate;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th  July 
1598) ;  got  a  testimonial  from  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  10th  Feb.  1602 ;  pres.  to 
Dunscore  18th  Nov.  1602  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
in  1605;  died  June  1646,  aged  about  68. 
He  marr.  (1)  Susanna,  daugh.  of  Robert 
Thomson,  goldsmith,  in  right  of  whom  he 
entered  burgess  and  guild-brother  of  Edin 
burgh,  28th  June  1615,  and  had  issue 
— George,  lieutenant-colonel ;  Robert,  ap 
prenticed  to  Richard  Guthrie,  W.S.,  8th 
June  1631 ;  Nicol,  apprenticed  to  Samuel 
Guthrie,  dyer,  25th  Nov.  1640  :  (2)  Nicolas 
Wallace,  who  survived  him,  and  had  issue 
— John. — {Edin.  Sas.  Reg.,  x.,  127  ;  Reg. 
of  Deeds,  ccxvii.,  61  ;  Prof.  Book  of  James 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Logan,  13th  June  1646;  Edin.  Has.  xix., 
20,3,  1671  ;  Commit,  fo  Ass.,  1638 ;  Dum 
fries  Tests.  ;  Tomlst.  :  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.,  xiv., 
428.] 

FRANCIS  IRVING,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1645  25th  July  1632) ;  schoolmaster  of 
Dumfries  for  two  years  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dumfries  :  ord.  to  Trailflat  and 
Dungrie  in  1642 ;  adm.  in  1645 ;  deprived 
and  confined  to  the  parish  after  the  re 
storation  of  Episcopacy ;  declined  to  go  to 
Symington,  Ayrshire,  under  an  indulgence, 
3rd  Sept.  1672  ;  min.  again  in  1687. 

WILLIAM  DALGARNO,  M.A. ;  trans. 
1663     ^rom   Penicuik    about    1663 ;    trans, 
to  Mauchline  about  1665. 

JOHN  WALLACE,  son  of  William  W., 
1666  at  t^ie  Kirkstyle  of  St  Cuthbert's  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  July  1663);  min. 
in  1666  ;  dem.  probably  before  14th  March 
1673;  took  the  Test  4th  Oct.  1684,  and 
"  was  set  at  libertie  ;:  24th  of  said  month  ; 
died  29th  Sept.  1693,  aged  69.  "  He  took 
large  sums  from  his  parishioners,  whom 
he  promised  not  to  betray  to  the  troopers, 
but  he  did  betray  them,  and  obtained  the 
fines  imposed  on  their  wives  and  families  ; 
so  miserly  was  he,  that  he  embezzled  the 
poor's  money,  sold  his  library,  and  even 
the  pulpit  Bible."  He  had  a  son,  John, 
in  Auchencairn,  who  was  served  heir  27th 
June  1699.— [G.  R.  Inhib.,  7th  April  1670  ; 
Tombst. ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  8110.] 

WALTER  MAIR,  brother  of  James  M., 
16?3  min.  of  Troqueer ;  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  19th  July  1666) ; 
schoolmaster  of  Banff,  1666-72;  recom 
mended  for  license  by  Presb.  of  Fordyce 
28th  Sept.  1670;  min.  probably  in  1673; 
died  in  1678,  aged  about  32.  He  marr. 
Isobel  Ross,  who  marr.  (2)  Alexander 
Guthrie,  min.  of  Keir. — [Dumfries  Tests.] 

ALEXANDER  MAIR,  younger  brother 
1679  °^  Preceding;  ^-A.  (King's  College, 
Aberdeen,  1669) ;  had  edict  for  adm. 
from  Archbishop  22nd  May  1679;  died 
June  1680,  aged  about  31.  —  [Dumfries 
Tests] 


JAMES  HUME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh); 
1682  Passed  trials  before  Presb.  of  Had- 
dington  ;  licen.  by  George,  Bishop 
of  Edinburgh,  16th  April  1667  ;  adm.  to 
Torthorwald  in  1679,  and  to  this  charge 
in  1682 ;  outed  at  the  Revolution,  and 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  restoring 
the  Presbyterian  mins. ;  died  13th  Feb. 
1701,  aged  about  59.  He  marr.  Mary  (died 
26th  Jan.  1701),  daugh.  of  John  Kirk- 
patrick  of  Archenson,  and  had  issue  — 
John  ;  Henrietta.— [G.  R.  Homings,  27th 
Jan.  1686;  Dumfries  Reg.  (Bur.);  MS. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689 ;  Tomlst] 

FRANCIS   IRVING  [IRVINE],  M.A., 
_Q(7     above  noticed  :  was  denounced,  16th 

loo  /  '  ' 

July  1674,  for  keeping  conventicles, 
and  imprisoned  several  years  in  the  Tol- 
booths  of  Dumfries  and  Edinburgh,  and  on 
the  Bass  Rock,  from  which  he  was  liberated 
llth  July  1679,  on  binding  himself  not  to 
preach  or  administer  the  sacraments  at  field 
conventicles.  He  went  to  Holland,  but 
returned  in  1687,  preached  in  a  meeting 
house  at  Dumfries  ;  was  restored  by  Act 
of  Parliament  25th  April  1690,  and  died 
8th  Dec.  1695,  in  his  85th  year.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Morrison,  who  died  14th  Nov. 
1686,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret ;  Sarah 
(marr.  Robert  Fergusson,  dyer,  Dumfries) ; 
Mary  (marr.  James  Smith,  merchant, 
Dumfries).  —  [Dumfries  Tests.;  Dumfries 
Reg.  (Marr.  ami  Bur.);  Reg.  Old  Dec., 
iii. ;  Tombst. ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  iii.,  61.] 

JAMES  HENDERSON,  called  Nov. 
1696  1695 ;  ord.  18th  Feb.  1696 ;  died  9th 
Aug.  1714,  in  his  39th  year.  He 
marr.  28th  Nov.  1698,  Jean  M 'George.— 
[Dumfries  Tests.;  Dumfries  Reg.  (Marr.); 
Tombst.] 

DAVID  GRAHAM,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1716  Jedburgh  6th  March  1700 ;  ord.  to 
Langholm  26th  March  1706;  pres. 
by  David,  Earl  of  Glasgow,  and  Sir 
William  Douglas  of  Kellhead,  for  Charles, 
Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover,  14th 
Jan.  1715;  adm.  14th  June  1716;  died 
unmarr.  19th  July  1718,  in  his  42nd  year. 
— [Tombst] 


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283 


PATRICK  CUMIX  [CUMIXG],  M.A.  ; 

1720  called  19th  ^-ay>  anc*  orcl-  18tl1  Aug- 

1720  ;     trans,    to    Lochmaben    30th 
March  1725. 

EDWARD  BUNGLE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
9th  April  1713):  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Duns  2nd  May  1721  ;  preacher  at 
Leadhills  ;  ord.  to  Lochmaben  27th  Sept. 
1723,  but  settlement  declared  void  by 
Commission  of  Assembly  13th  Xov.  1723: 
pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry 
and  Dover,  10th  April,  and  adm.  28th 
Sept.  1725  ;  dem.  15th  May  1749  ;  died 
at  Heuk,  in  Annandale,  17th  Aug.  1777, 
aged  83.  He  marr.  (1)  (cont,  15th  Feb. 
1728)  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Sebastian 
Henderson,  writer  and  bailie  of  Linlithgow, 
and  had  issue  —  Margaret,  born  29th  Jan. 
1731:  (2)  4th  Feb.  1734,  Catherine  Reid. 
—  [Key.  of  Deeds,  Mackenzie,  21st  Feb. 
1732  :  The  Weekly  Mercury,  i.] 

ARCHIBALD  LAWSOX,  born  1719, 
son  of  John  L.,  min.  of  Closeburn  ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1739);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Penpont  ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke 
of  Queensberry,  llth  Oct.  1749  ;  ord.  3rd 
May  1750  ;  died  14th  Dec.  1796.  He  marr. 
27th  Jan,  1752,  Mary,  daugh.  of  James 
Guthrie,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Irongray,  and 
had  issue—  Elizabeth  Ann,  born  26th  Dec. 
1752,  died  6th  Jan.  1755  ;  John,  born  25th 
Feb.  1754  ;  Catherine,  born  17th  Dec.  1755, 
died  18th  Xov.  1770  ;  Janet,  born  4th 
March  1758;  James,  engineer,  born  18th 
Aug.  1760;  Susanna,  born  20th  Sept.  1762, 
died  at  Glasgow,  18th  April  1830  ;  Gilbert, 
born  8th  Jan.  1765;  Archibald,  merchant, 
Glasgow,  born  31st  Oct.  1766  ;  Mary, 
born  28th  March  1769,  died  10th  June 
1770.  Publication—  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.).—  [T 


JOHX    WIGHTMAX,    born    Glaisters, 

Kirkgunzeon,    12th    Aug.    1762,   son 

of   William  W.,  farmer,  and  Agnes 

Thomson  ;  educated  at  Dumfries  Academy 

and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  engaged  for  a  time 

in    private    teaching,    one    of    his    pupils 

being  Henry,  afterwards  Lord  Brougham  ; 

assistant    in    the    Grammar    Schools    of 

Dumfries    and    Leith  ;    licen.    by    Presb. 


of  Edinburgh  28th  April  1790;  tutor 
at  Dunragit,  Wigtownshire ;  pres.  by 
William,  Duke  of  Queensberry,  and  ord. 
21st  Sept.  1797;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1837); 
died  unmarr.  14th  July  1847.  When  eighty 
years  of  age  he  was  presented  with  the 
freedom  of  the  burgh  of  Dumfries  and 
afterwards  with  his  portrait,  a  replica  of 
which  is  in  the  Dumfries  Academy.  Pub 
lications  —  The  Questions  of  Universal 
Concern,  a  sermon  (Dumfries,  1812) ;  Ten 
single  Sermons  (Dumfries,  1812-45); 
Popular  and  Practical  Observations  on 
Contentment  and  Happiness  (Dumfries, 
1829) ;  Practical  Lectures  on  the  two 
Epistles  of  Paul  to  the  Thessalonians 
(Edinburgh,  1834;  2nd  ed.,  1835);  The 
(rood  Jfan  and  his  Future  Prospects  (Dum 
fries,  1837) ;  Practical  Discourses  and 
Sacramental  Addresses  (Edinburgh,  1849); 
contributions  to  the  Edinburgh  Christian 
Instructor,  ii. ;  contributions  to  the  Niths- 
dale  Minstrel  (Dumfries,  1815);  Account 
of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).— [Dean 
Ramsay's  Reminiscences  of  Scottish  Life  and 
Character  ;  Life  by  David  Hogg  ;  Trotter's 
East  Galloway  Sketches,  183.] 

JAMES  WILSOX,  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)    9th    Sept.    1841  ;    trans, 
to  Kirkpatrick-Irongray  28th   Sept. 
1843. 

DAVID  HOGG,  born  Kirkmichael,  Ayr- 
shire,  8th  April  1815,  eldest  son  of 
Robert  H.  and  Agnes  Hunter ;  edu 
cated  at  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  28th  March  1844 ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  21st  Xov. 
1844;  died  1st  March  1879.  He  marr. 
31st  May  1841,  Martha  Paterson  Brown, 
born  3rd  April  1819,  died  23rd  Feb.  1877, 
and  had  issue  —  David  Xasmyth,  min. 
of  Auchtermuchty,  born  7th  May  1842; 
Robert  Arthur,  born  llth  Dec.  1843,  died 
3rd  April  1844  ;  James  M'Alpine  Leny, 
born  and  died  in  1845;  Archibald  Rodan, 
S.S.C.,  Edinburgh,  born  14th  May  1847, 
died  18th  Oct.  1892;  Martha  Andrea 
Brown,  born  1st  Aug.  1849,  died  at  Beath, 
Fife,  25th  June  1868;  Robert  Brown, 
M.D.,  born  2nd  April  1851,  died  in  Work- 


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[PRESB.  OF 


sop,  Notts,  1891.  Publications— Clerical 
Customs  in  flu-  Olden  Time  (Dumfriesshire 
and  Galloway  Xat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc., 
1867);  Life  ami  Times  of  the  JRer.  John 
Wightman,  D.D.  (Dumfries,  1873);  Life  of 
Allan  Cunningham  (Dumfries,  1875). 

MAXWELL  HUTCHISON,  born  llth 
187Q  Nov.  I8f)3,  son  of  John  H.,  D.D., 
min.  of  Banchory-Ternan  ;  educated 
at  Aberdeen  Grammar  School  and  Univs. 
of  Aberdeen  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Aber 
deen  1872),  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1875);  Keen, 
by  Presb.  of  Kincardine-O'Neil  27th  July 
1875 ;  assistant  at  Larbert  and  at  St 
George's  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  7th  Aug. 
1879;  died  6th  Oct.  1897.  He  marr.  7th 
Sept.  1879,  Catherine  Jackson,  daugh.  of 
John  Symons,  writer,  Dumfries.  She  marr. 
(-2)  27th  Oct.  1904,  John  Bourne  Clarke, 
Tunbridge  Wells. 

HUGH  MENZIES,  ord.  3rd  March  1898  ; 
189g     trans,  to  First  Charge,  Dysart,  6th 
March  1907. 


1907 


JOHN  MACKENZIE  FORBES,  born 
Edinburgh,  10th  Jan.  1880,  son  of 
John  F.  and  Christina  Mackenzie ; 
educated  at  St  George's  School,  Church 
of  Scotland  Normal  College,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1902),  B.D.  (1906) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  May  1906 ; 
assistant  at  Lady  Glenorchy's  Parish, 
Edinburgh;  ord.  2nd  Aug.  1907.  He  was 
driver  of  the  Church  of  Scotland  "  Manse  " 
ambulance  motor  car  in  France,  1915,  and 
chaplain  to  the  Forces  there,  1916.  Marr. 
23rd  Feb.  1911,  Mary  Watson  Main,  daugh. 
of  Pvobert  Lamb  Mactaggart,  Newhaven. 


KIRKPATRICK-DURHAM  (OH 
DORAND),  FORMERLY  KILPAT- 
RICK-LN-THE-MUIR. 

[The  church,  dedicated  to  St  Patrick, 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Sweetheart. 
There  is  reason  to  believe  that  this  parish 
and  Kirkpatrick-Irongray  were  originally 
one  parish  of  Kilpatrick.  Dorand  or  Dur 
ham  is  the  original  name  of  the  hamlet  at 


which  St  Patrick's  Church  here  was  built. 
Patrickmass  Fair  was  formerly  held  here 
on  17th  March.  St  Patrick's  Well  is  in 
the  parish.  At  Kirkbride,  on  the  Water 
of  Urr,  was  a  chapel  of  St  Bride.] 

JOHN  BROWN,  reader  at  Urr  and  at 
1567    Kirkpatrick-Durham  in  1567. 

ANDREW    EDGAR,    reader,    1567     to 
1567     1580. 

1585    WALTER  TURNER,  reader  in  1585. 

JOHN   DOUGLAS,   M.A.    (Edinburgh, 

1610  30t^  '^y  1G01)  '>  pres-  ky  James 
VI.  20th  April  1610;  died  before 
18th  Dec.  1641.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sift.  \  Macfar- 
lane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  398  ;  Symson's  Descrip 
tion  of  Galloway  :  Bannatyne  JfiscelL,  iii.] 

ADAM  BROWN  of  Largnaine,  born 
1641  J616,  son  °f  James  B.,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick-Irongray ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  25th  July  1629) ;  pres.  by  Charles 
I.  18th  Dec.,  and  inst.  in  1641 ;  dep.  3rd 
Nov.  1656,  because  of  his  "  insufficiency  in 
doctrine  and  discipline,  and  his  scandals 
and  impertinencies  in  his  conversation,  and 
his  misbehaviour  towards  his  brethren." 
He  purchased  the  estate  of  Aslied,  parish 
of  Monquhitter,  Aberdeenshire,  and  died 
there  in  1686.  He  marr.  Marjory,  sister 
of  James  Home,  min.  of  Elgin,  and  had 
issue — John  ;  James  ;  Andrew. — [Reg.  Sec. 
Sig. ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638 ;  Jfacfarlane 
Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  398  ;  Acts  of  Par/.,  iii.] 

GABRIEL  SEMPLE,  M.A. ;  called  28th 
April,  and  adm.  26th  May  1657 ; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 

June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council  1st 

Oct.  1662  ;  min.  again  in  1689. 

-  STARK,    mentioned    about    1662; 
16Q2     removed    probably  in   1664. — [J/ac- 
farlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  398.] 

ROBERT  PURDIE,  M.A. ;  schoolmaster 

1665     °^  Colinton  in  1662  ;  licen.  by  George, 

Bishop    of   Edinburgh,  1664 ;    adm. 

in  1665.  —  [Book  of  Kirkpatrick-Durham, 

87.] 


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ALEXANDER  SANGSTER,  M.A. 
1676  Ofai'iscnal  College,  Aberdeen,  1663) ; 
came  from  Mearns  ;  Avas  schoolmaster 
of  Inverkip  in  1668 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Paisley  21st  Sept.  1668  ;  adm.  to  Cumbrae 
in  1668;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1676;  outed 
at  the  Revolution,  and  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  restoring  the  Presbyterian  mins.  He 
marr.  Margaret  Charteris,  who  died  at 
Dumfries,  lf>th  June  1694,  and  had  issue 
— a  son,  who  was  buried  in  Grey  friars 
Churchyard,  Edinburgh,  29th  April  1692. 
—{Dumfries  Tests. ;  Dumfries  Key.  (Jlnr.)  ; 
E'Jin.  Reg.  (Man:)  1689.] 

GABRIEL      SEMPLE,     M.A.,     above 
1689     notice(l>  returned  in  1689  :   restored 
by  Act   of    Parliament    25th   April, 
and  trans,  to  Jedburgh  29th  Oct.  1690. 

WILLIAM  ENGLISH,  ord.  7th  Sept. 
1693;  trans,  to  Kilspindie  26th  Sept. 
1698. 

JAMES  HILL,  born  1676,  son  of 
1699  J°nn  "•>  Dryburgh,  Crossmicliael, 
descended  from  the  Hills  of  Hills- 
land,  Roxburghshire ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
13th  July  1691);  ord.  30th  May  1699; 
died  6th  April  1743.  He  is  described  as 
"  a  man  of  piety  and  considerable  parts,  but 
much  under  the  influence  of  melancholy ; 
careless  of  the  world,  and  distressed  by 
afflictions  of  body  and  mind."  He  marr. 
29th  April  1701,  Agnes  (died  1st  May  1742, 
aged  64),  daugh.  of  James  Muirhead,  bailie 
of  Dumfries,  and  Agnes  Edgar,  and  had 
with  other  issue — James  of  Blaiket,  parish 
of  Urr,  surgeon,  Dumfries,  author  of  Cases 
in  ,SW/«-//,  born  1703,  died  17th  Oct.  1776; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  James  M 'George  of  Larg); 
Robert,  surgeon,  died  in  Jamaica,  26th  July 
1737;  Henrietta,  died  24th  March  1731; 
Anne  (marr.  John  Millar,  min.  of  Penning- 
hame) ;  Mary  (marr.  James  Callander, 
M.D.). — [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Dumfries  Rey. 
(Marr.) ;  Murray's  Literar;/  Hist,  of  Gallo- 
wai/j  183-8.] 

ROBERT    MACMORINE    of    Nether 

1744     Marcartney    [now    Walton    Park] ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont  in  1736  ; 

assistant  at  Kells ;  called  29th  March  and 

ord.  2nd  Aug.  1744;   died  19th  Jan.  1774, 


in  his  65th  year.  He  marr.  13th  Nov. 
1749,  Elizabeth  (born  1721,  died  19th 
March  1801),  daugh.  of  John  Maxwell  of 
Breconside  and  Elizabeth  Maxwell  of 
Arldand,  and  had  issue-  Elizabeth,  born 
23rd  Aug.  1750 ;  John  of  Marcartney, 
writer,  Dumfries,  born  2nd  Oct.  1752  ; 
Robert,  born  15th  Aug.  1754;  William, 
min.  of  Caerlaverock ;  Alexander,  surgeon 
H.E.I.C.S.,  Bengal,  born  25th  Dec.  1758  ; 
Helen,  born  26th  Jan.  1761  ;  George, 
brigadier-general,  born  15th  May  1763; 
Charles,  born  26th  June  1765. — [Tombst,  ; 
Book  of  Caerlaverock)  i.,  574.] 

DAVID  LAMONT  of  Ernerogo  and 
1774  Culshand,  born  20th  April  1753,  son 
of  John  L.,  min.  of  Kelton  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  6th  May  1772;  pres. 
by  George  III.  31st  Jan.,  and  ord.  25th  Aug. 
1774;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  15th  June  1780); 
chaplain  to  George,  Prince  of  Wales,  Aug. 
1785 ;  Moderator  of  Assembly  16th  May 
1822 ;  read  address  from  the  Commission 
of  Assembly  and  preached  before  George 
IV.,  in  St  Giles,  during  the  royal  visit  to 
Scotland,  Aug.  1822;  Chaplain  in  Ordinary 
to  the  King  in  Scotland  14th  Aug  1824  ; 
died  FATHER  OF  THE  SYNOD,  7th  Jan.  1837. 
He  founded  the  village  of  Kirkpatrick- 
Durham,  in  1785,  by  giving  cheap  feus 
upon  his  property  and  encouraging  the 
building  of  cottages.  He  marr.  24th  July 
1799,  Anne  (died  10th  Sept.  1857),  daugh. 
of  David  Anderson,  Examiner  of  Customs 
in  Scotland,  and  had  issue— an  only  son, 
John,  advocate,  afterwards  brewer  in 
London,  born  27th  Dec.  1805,  died  at 
Wangaratta,  Victoria,  July  1873.  Publi 
cations —  Harmons  on  the  Most  Prevalent 
Vices  (London,  1780) ;  Sermons  on  Import 
ant  Subjects,  2  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1780-7); 
A  Sermon  on  1  John  iii.  7  (Dumfries,  1785); 
Subscription  to  the  Confession  of  Faith  of 
the  Church  of  Scotland  consistent  with 
Liberty  of  Conscience,  or  an  Attempt  to 
Vindicate  it  from  the  Misrepresentations  of 
those  vilio  maintain  the.  Contrary  (Edin 
burgh,  1790) ;  A  Sermon  on  Repentance 
(Dumfries,  1798);  Charity  Recommended 
(Dumfries,  1808);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.) ;  Sermon  I. 


286 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1821 


1832 


(Gillan's  Scottisli  Pidpit).  —  [Edinburgh 
Christian  Instructor,  xxi.  ;  Heron's  Journey 
throwjh  the  Western  Counties  of  Scotland.'] 

ROBERT  WALLACE,  pres.  by  George 
^'   '^ec>  1^20;  adm.  (assistant  and 
successor)  19th  April  1821  ;  trans,  to 
St  .Michael's,  Dumfries,  21st  Oct.  1830. 

GEORGE   JOHN   CRAIG   DUNCAN, 

k°rn     lst    ^"US'    180^'    eld61"     >son     of 

Henry  D.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Ruthwell  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Annan  1st  June  1827  ;  pres.  by 
William  IV.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  28th  June  1832.  Joined  the  Free 
Church  ;  min.  of  the  Free  Church,  Kirk- 
patrick-Durham,  1843  ;  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  North  Shields,  23rd  May  1844;  of 
St  Mark's  Presbyterian  Church,  Green 
wich,  1851  ;  Moderator  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  England  in  1856  ;  honorary 
lecturer  on  Pastoral  Theology  and  Homi- 
letics  in  the  Presbyterian  Theological 
College,  London,  1861-8;  D.D.  (St  An 
drews  1863);  clerk  of  the  English  Presby 
terian  Synod,  1851-68  ;  general  secretary 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  England, 
1861-8  ;  died  at  Dumfries,  31st  Dec.  1868. 
He  marr.  25th  June  1833,  Belle  Wight 
[authoress  of  Pre-  Adamite  Man,  1860]  (died 
26th  Dec.  1878),  daugh.  of  Samuel  Clark, 
writer,  Dumfries,  and  Elizabeth  Nicolson, 
and  had  issue  —  Elizabeth  Agnes,  born  18th 
May  1834,  died  26th  Aug.  1837;  Henry, 
born  5th  June  1835,  died  26th  Sept.  1914  ; 
Samuel  Clark,  born  15th  July  1836,  died 
3rd  Nov.  1914  ;  Agnes  Frances  Elizabeth, 
born  4th  Feb.  1838,  died  29th  Dec.  1863; 
Margaret  Clark  Maxwell,  born  23rd  Dec. 
1839,  died  5th.  Feb.  1851  ;  Barbara  Sophia, 
born  16th  Nov.  1841  (marr.  Campbell  Archi 
bald  Robertson)  ;  George  Craig  Buchanan, 
born  1st  May  1845  ;  Jean  Alice,  born  6th 
March  1852,  died  6th  Feb.  1853;  Helen 
Mary  (twin),  born  6th  March  1852,  died 
16th  Aug.  1863.  Publication  —  Memoir  of 
Henri/  Duncan,  D.D.,  Minister  of  Kuth- 
well  (Edinburgh,  1848). 

GEORGE  GREIG,  born  7th  Jan.  1803, 

son  of  George  G.,  min.  of  Tinwald  ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  8th  Jan.  1828  ; 


ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  at  Tinwald 
5th  Aug.  1830 ;  trans,  and  adm.  3rd  Nov. 
1843 ;  died  10th  Jan.  1870.  He  marr.  28th 
Feb.  1831,  Agnes  Ilanken  (born  25th  Nov. 
1806,  died  10th  July  1886),  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Hutchison,  farmer,  Tinwald  Mains, 
and  had  issue — Jane,  born  20th  June 
1832,  died  -unman-.  5th  July  1916  ;  Janet, 
born  24th  Feb.  1834,  died  2nd  June 
1846 ;  George,  licentiate  of  the  Church  of 
Scotland,  fanner,  Milnmack,  Dairy,  born 
21st  Nov.  1839,  died  26th  Feb.  1885 ; 
Thomas  Hutchison,  chaplain  in  India, 
born  17th  Feb.  1842,  died  26th  March 
1916;  James,  merchant,  Java,  born  21st 
April  1844,  died  18th  June  1889 ;  Agnes, 
born  15th  Jan.  1846,  died  unmarr.  8th  Aug. 
1864;  Sarah,  born  22nd  July  1848  (marr. 
4th  Oct.  1870,  Charles  Maclean,  M.D., 
Ucluclet,  Vancouver  Island),  died  there, 
21st  Nov.  1915.  Publications — A  Sermon 
preached  before  the  Si/nod  (Dumfries,  1848) ; 
A  Pastoral  Address  to  the  Parishioners  of 
Kirkpatriek- DurJiam  (1859);  Account  of 
the  Parish  of  Tinwald  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

ANDREW  LAIDLAW,  ord.   21st  July 
1870 ;    trans,   to   St    George's-in-the 


1870 

1875. 


Fields    Parish,   Glasgow,   20th   Oct. 


WILLIAM  ADAM  STARK,  born  Edin- 
1876  burgh,  23rd  March  1846,  son  of 
William  S.,  architect ;  educated  at 
Edinburgh  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
in  1871 ;  assistant  at  Stevenston  and 
Duddingston  ;  ord.  12th  May  1876.  Marr. 
23rd  May  1876,  Eleanor  Carmichael  (died 
31st  May  1913),  daugh.  of  David  Craig, 
Provost  of  Portobello,  and  widow  of  Allan 
Livingston,  Provost  of  Portobello,  and  has 
issue  —  William  David,  Summerlee  Iron 
Works,  Glasgow,  born  9th  March  1877 ; 
Anne  Craig,  born  17th  Aug.  1878  (marr. 
Robert  Grieve,  Glasgow);  Harriet  Craig, 
born  17th  Jan.  1881  (marr.  Nigel  Stark, 
M.D.,  Glasgow) ;  Lucy  Craig,  born  8th  Oct. 
1882  (marr.  Arthur  Sutherland,  M.B.,  C.M., 
Cardross).  Publications — Judge  Not,  that 
ye  le  not  Judged,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh, 
1874);  The  Book  of  Kirkpatrick- Durham 
(Castle  -  Douglas,  1903);  Place  Names  in 


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Kirkpatrick  -  Dorand  (Dumfries,  1912)  ; 
The  Covenanters:  A  Contribution  towards 
the  Defence  of  the  Church  of  Scotland 
(Castle-Douglas,  n.d.). 


1916 


WILLIAM  ADAM,  born  Stonehaven, 
28th  April  1881,  son  of  James  A.  and 
Jessie  Blair  ;  educated  at  Dunnottar 
School,  Mackie  Academy,  and  Univ.  of 
Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1902),  B.D.  (1908);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  in  1908 ;  assistant 
at  Blackfriars  Parish,  Glasgow ;  ord.  to  St 
James's  Parish,  Forfar,  9th  Sept.  1909  : 
trans,  and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor) 
5th  Oct.  1916.  Marr.  26th  April  1910, 
Isobel  Thomson  Miller,  and  has  issue — 
Florence  Elizabeth  Taylor,  born  9th  Sept. 
1911  ;  Marjorie  Isobel  Miller,  born  19th 
Aug.  1913. 


KIRKPATRICK-IRONGRAY. 

[Irongray  is  the  name  of  the  place  at 
which  the  church,  dedicated  to  St  Patrick, 
stands.  The  name  is  Gaelic :  Ard  nan 
gre'ach  =  "the  height  of  the  moors  or 
uplands."  In  Pont's  map  of  Galloway  it 
is  spelled  Arngra,  which  is  still  the  common 
pronunciation.] 

1567    PATRICK  WHITEHEAD,  exhorter. 

ANDREW  MITCHELL,  reader,  1567 
1567  to  1571. 

MICHAEL  WIGHT  MAX,  reader  from 
1571  Nov.  1571. 


1574 


JOHN  BROWN,  reader  at  Urr  from 
1567 ;  adm.  in  1574,  when  Kirk- 
gunzeon  and  Kirkpatrick-Durham 
were  also  in  the  charge ;  died  in  1607. 
He  marr.  and  had  issue — James,  min.  here 
in  1601.— [Reg.  Assig.] 

JOHN     CURROUR,    reader,    1589-99, 
1589    afterwards  at  Lochrutton. 

JAMES    BROWN,   son    of    the   above 

1601     John    B.,  born    about    1578;    M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  28th  July  1599);  adm. 

(probably    assistant    and    successor)   after 


10th  Feb.  1601 ;  member  of  Assembly  in 
1602  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Terregles  by 
James  VI.  14th  June  1613;  died  Nov. 
1640.  He  marr.  (1)  Katherine  Mill,  and 
had  issue  —  Robert,  min.  of  Kirkbean  ; 
Anna  (marr.  Herbert  Irving  of  Logan) : 
(2)  Beatrix  Fruid,  who  survived  him,  and 
had  issue — Patrick,  min.  here  in  1647 ; 
Adam,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick  -  Durham.  — 
[Reg.  of  Deeds,  dxxxv.,  51 ;  Reg.  Assig. ; 
Wod row's  Anal.;  Edin.  Presb.  Reg.:  Edin- 
burgh  and  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.  :  Sed.- 
book  of  Teinds ;  JJooke  of  the  Kirk ;  Hook 
of  the  Irvings,  85.] 

PATRICK  BROWN,  born  1613,  son  of 
1647  Preceding;  ~&.A.  (Edinburgh,  25th 
July  1629) ;  ord.  to  Trailflat  in  1638  ; 
adm.  here  in  1647 ;  dep.  in  1652.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Irving,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue — Patrick,  died  before  1678  ; 
Anna  (marr.  James  Irving,  apparent  of 
Logan.— [G.  R.  Inhib.,  4th  Sept.  1678 ; 
Mousvald  Sess.  Reg.:  Wodrow's  An  at.: 
Tombst.] 

JOHN  WELSH,  born  probably  in  1624, 

1653  son  °^  J°sias  ^  •'  min-  at  Temple- 
patrick,  Co.  Antrim,  grandson  of 
John  W.  of  Ayr,  and  great-grandson  of 
John  Knox.  He  graduated  M.A.  at 
Glasgow  Univ.  in  1647,  and  was  admitted 
to  this  parish  21st  Jan.  1653.  At  the 
instance  of  a  heritor,  David  M'Brear  of 
Newark  and  Almagill,  M.P.  for  the 
Stewartry  of  Kirkcudbright,  he  was  ac 
cused  before  the  Privy  Council,  June  1662, 
of  having  called  Middleton's  Parliament  "  a 
drunken  Parliament,"  but  was  acquitted. 
Soon  after  the  restoration  of  Episcopacy 
he  was  deprived.  He  was  probably  the 
first  of  the  field-preachers ;  was  concerned 
in  the  Pentland  Rising,  and  fled  before 
Dalyell's  troopers  at  Rullion  Green.  In 
1667  he  was  hiding  in  a  friend's  house 
in  Edinburgh,  but  soon  afterwards  he 
ventured  into  Clydesdale.  He  preached 
in  Fife  to  large  crowds  drawn  from  all 
classes.  In  Aug.  1671  he  was  in  North 
umberland,  where,  says  Wodrow,  "he  dwelt 
for  some  time  very  pleasantly."  He 
preached  "  when  Tweed  was  frozen  in  the 


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midst  of  the  river,  that  either  he  might 
shun  the  oS'ence  of  both  nations,  or  that 
two  kingdoms  might  dispute  his  crime." 
In  1(577  he  dispensed  the  Communion 
at  Skeochhill,  in  this  parish,  where  the 
"  Communion  Stones ;:  are  still  pointed 
out.  He  was  present  at  Drumclog  and 
Bothwell  Bridge.  About  1679  he  went  to 
London,  where  he  died  9th  Jan.  1681, 
and  was  buried  in  St  Botulph  Churchyard, 
Bishopsgate.  He  marr.  (1)  at  Holyrood, 
18th  Feb.  1653,  Elizabeth  Somerville,  who 
died  at  Corsock  :  (2)  1674,  a  lady  whose 
name  is  unknown.  Publications — A  Pre 
face,  Lecture,  and  a  Sermon  (1686)  :  /'//'/// 
and  T/i'O  Directions  .  .  .  to  Ids  Paroch  of 
Ironyray  (Edinburgh,  1703);  A  Sermon 
preached  at  NempJdar  JJrae  in  Clidsdale 
(Edinburgh,  1703);  An  Alarm  to  the  Im 
penitent  (1710);  The  Great  (Gospel  Sumonds 
to  Close  with  Christ  (Edinburgh,  1710); 
The  Church's  Paradox  (n.d.) ;  Two  Ser 
mons  appear  in  Faithful  Contending  s 
Displayed.  See  also  Sermons  Delivered 
in  Times  of  Persecution,  and  Simpson's 
Voice  from  the  Desert.  —  [Memoirs  of 
Mackader,  241  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  342, 
passim  ;  Treasury  of  the  Scottish  Covenant, 
352  ;  Tram.  Dumf.  and  Call.  Xat.  Hist, 
and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1912-13.] 


1663 


BERNARD  SANDERSON,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1625) ;  master  of  tho 
Grammar  School  of  Leith  8th  Oct. 
1629,  "under  condition  that  he  continue 
for  five  years,  and  shall  not  countenance 
or  resort  to  any  public  exercise  of  theology 
in  any  Presb.  meetings,  nor  present  him 
self  to  any  pulpit,  and  shall  seldom  resort 
to  Edinburgh  or  other  places."  He  entered 
on  trials  for  license  before  the  Fresb.  of 
Haddington,  10th  Sept.  1634,  and  appears 
to  have  been  assistant  at  South  Leith 
before  13th  July  1637.  He  was  min.  of 
Keir,  1638-59,  and  of  this  parish  in  1663, 
to  which  he  Avas  admitted  under  the  protec 
tion  of  an  armed  force.  The  opposition 
arose  mostly  from  women  of  the  humbler 
class,  led  by  a  certain  Margaret  Smith, 
who  was  afterwards  tried  for  it,  along  with 
William  Arnot  of  Little  Park.  Smith  was 
ordered  to  be  banished  to  the  Barbados, 


but  this  sentence  was  not  carried  out. 
Arnot  was  fined  5000  merks,  and  required 
to  acknowledge  his  offence  upon  two  Sun 
days  in  the  parish  kirk.  S.'s  manse  was 
plundered  by  the  Covenanters  on  15th  Nov. 
1666  and  4th  April  1667.  He  died  at 
Edinburgh,  14th  Sept.  1667,  aged  about  58, 
and  was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh, 
He  marr.  (1)  Dec.  1630,  Elizabeth  Scott, 
in  the  parish  of  South  Leith,  and  had  a 
numerous  family  :  (2)  Lilias  Somerville, 
who  died  Feb.  1644  :  (3)  llth  Aug.  1646, 
Euphemia  Macmichael  :  (4)  Jean  Dalzell, 
who  survived  him,  and  had  five  children. 
A  daugh.  marr.  George  Lang,  min.  at 
Newry,  Ireland.  —  \_Tombst. ;  Canongate 
Reg.;  P.  C.  DecrceU,  9th  April  1668; 
Wodrow:s  Hist.,  i.,  368  ;  Ed  In.  Reg.  (Bur.)  : 
Crichton's  M'emotf  of  Jttackader ;  Robert 
son's  South  Leith  Records,  17.] 

JAMES  LAWSON,  a  native  of  Aber- 
1668  c^een  -'  ^-A-  (FJniv.  and  King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  13th  July  1658) ; 
licen.  by  George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh, 
18th  May  1663  ;  pres.  by  Alexander,  Arch 
bishop  of  Glasgow,  and  adm.  in  1668 ; 
outed  in  1689. — [Reg.  Coll  at.  ;  Kirkden  and 
Dumfries  Sess.  Hey.?.] 

JOHN    SINCLAIR,    son    of    John    S., 
min.  of  Ormiston,  afterwards  of  the 
Scots  Church,  Delft,  Holland  ;   ord. 
16th    Dec.    1690;    died    Aug.    1693.       He 
was  a  distinguished  mathematical  scholar. 
He  marr.  Jean   Maxwell,  and  had  issue — 
an  only  daugh.,  Sarah.     His  widow  marr. 
(2)  William  Boyd,  min.  of  Dairy.— [Dum 
fries   Reg.  (Marr.  and    Jiur.) ;    AVodrow's 
Anal.] 

JAMES  GUTHRIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1694     28tl1  June  1(590')  -;  licen<  1jy  Presb-  of 
Dumfries  17th  May  1694  :  ord.  13th 

Sept.  1694 ;  died  FATHEI;  or  THE  CHURCH 
25th  June  1756,  probably  in  his  83rd  year. 
He  is  believed  to  have  marr.  a  daugh.  of 
Biggar  of  Barbuie ;  she  died  before  1744, 
and  had  issue  —  James,  apprentice  W.S. 
in  1738 ;  George ;  Janet ;  Mary  (marr. 
Archibald  Lawson,  min.  of  Kirkmahoe).— 
[Wodrow's  Anal. ;  Tombst.\ 


DU.MKKIKS] 


KIRKPATRICK-IRONGRAY 


ARCHIBALD  LITTLE,  licen.  by  Presb. 
17  of  Jedburgh  5th  May  1731  ;  ord.  to 
Morton  26th  Sept.  1734 ;  pres.  by 
Walter  Riddell  of  Newhouse  14th  Oct. 
1756,  by  James  Maxwell  of  Barncleugh, 
that  day,  and  by  Patrick  Heron,  younger 
of  Heron,  21st  Oct.  1756  [George  II.  pre 
sented  James  Biggar,  min.  at  Kcswick, 
but  the  Court  of  Session  declared  Riddel! 
patron]  ;  adm.  12th  April  1759 ;  died  8th 
Jan.  1774.  He  had  a  knowledge  of 
medicine,  and  was  skilful  in  diagnosing 
diseases.  He  marr.  13th  Oct.  1746, 
Christian  (died  at  Dumfries,  21st  Feb. 
1805),  daugh.  of  James  Wauchope  of 
Comiston,  and  had  issue — James,  min.  of 
Colvend  :  John,  born  2Gth  May  1751  ; 
Archibald,  born  8th  July  1753 ;  Mary, 
born  2nd  May  1755 ;  Wauchope,  born 
21st  April  1757 ;  Walter,  born  12th  May 
1759 ;  Alexander,  born  7th  Nov.  1761, 
died  3rd  March  1763  ;  Andrew,  born  12th 
June  1764. 

JAMES  FIXXAX,  ord.  to  Colvend  19th 
March  1761 ;  pres.  by  Walter  Riddell 
of  Xewhouse  1st  June  1774  :  trans, 
and  adm.  9th  March  1775  ;  died  2nd  Xov. 
1796,  in  his  72nd  year.  He  marr.  31st  Aug. 
1761,  Lucia  Aitken  (died  llth  Jan.  1803, 
aged  63),  daugh.  of  Robert  Fergusson 
of  Hallhill,  and  had  issue — Roger,  born 
23rd  May  1762;  Jean,  born  12th  June 
1764  ;  John,  born  21st  Aug.  1766  ;  Thomas, 
born  30th  X"ov.  1769  ;  Maxwell,  bora  14th 
Feb.  1773  (marr.  Charles  Cunningham, 
min.  of  Lundie  and  Fowlis) ;  James,  born 
27th  June  1776.  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Xtat.  Ace.,  iv.). — 
\_Tomhst. ;  Nithsdale  Minstrel;  Memorials 
of  St  Michael's,  282.] 

JOHN   M'CUBBIX,  only   son   of   John 

M.,  smith,  Glencairn  ;    educated  at 

Univ.    of    Glasgow;    M.A.    (1787); 

licen.   by   Presb.   of    Dumfries   28th  April 

1789 :    pres.  by    Robert    Cutlar-Fergusson 

of    Craigdarroch ;    ord.    17th    Aug.    1797  ; 

died    30th    March    1817.       He    marr.    (1) 

Isabella,  second  daugh.  of  Donald  Maclean, 

Kilmaluag:  (2)  2nd  Jan.  1815,  Mary  (died 

10th  Xov.  1849),  second  daugh.  of  James 

Welsh. — [Clan  Maclean.] 

VOL.   II. 


ANTHONY  DOW,  born  4th  Xov.  1762, 
j  j  eldest  son  of  David  D.,  min.  of 
Dron ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St 
Andrews;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  30th 
X'ov.  1785;  ord.  to  Kilspindie  12th  Feb. 
1789 ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews,  5th  Sept.  1800) ; 
pres.  by  Richard  Alexander  Oswald  of 
Auchencruive  25th  Aug.  1817;  adm.  5th 
June  1818;  died  17th  July  1834.  He 
marr.  (1)  1st  May  1797,  Ann  (died  1st 
Aug.  1824),  daugh.  of  William  Campbell 
of  Queenshill,  M.D.,  and  had  issue — David, 
his  successor ;  William,  min.  of  Tongland  : 
(2)  16th  May  1826,  Mary  (died  at  Edin 
burgh,  18th  April  1856),  daugh.  of  Matthew 
Campbell,  Sheriff  of  Wigtown.  Publica 
tion —  Account  of  Kilspindie  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

DAVID  DOW,  born  about  1798,  eldest 
1822  son  °^  Preceding  j  educated  at  Univ. 
of  St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Perth  31st  March  1819;  pres.  by  Richard 
Alexander  Oswald  of  Auchencruive  Dec. 
1821 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  28th 
March  1822 ;  dem.  7th  Aug.  1832,  and 
declared  no  longer  a  min.  of  this  church, 
having  adopted  doctrines  inconsistent  with 
its  standards.  He  became  a  farmer  in 
South  Africa,  but  returned  to  Edinburgh, 
and  died  16th  June  1878.  He  marr.  13th 
Xov.  1829,  Catherine  (died  s.p.  15th  June 
1831),  youngest  daugh.  of  Thomas  Goldie 
of  Craigmuie,  Commissary  of  Dumfries, 
and  Helen  Lawson.  In  a  letter  to  D., 
5th  March  1830,  Sir  Walter  Scott  asked 
permission  to  erect,  in  the  churchyard  of 
Kirkpatrick  -  Irongray,  "  a  simple  monu 
ment  to  a  poor  woman  of  the  name  of 
Walker,  respectable  in  her  time  for  an  act 
of  great  worth  and  fortitude."  This  was 
Helen  Walker,  the  prototype  of  "Jeanie 
Deans.'1—  [T/te  ticott  Originals,  239.] 

ROBERT     CRAWFORD,     born     Kil- 
marnock    1800,    son    of    Hugh    C. ; 
educated    at     Univ.     of    Glasgow; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  31st  Aug.  1824 ; 
pres.   by    Richard   Alexander    Oswald    of 
Auchencruive ;    ord.    (assistant    and    suc 
cessor)  6th  Dec.   1832.     Joined  the  Free 
Church ;    min.    of    Free    Church,    Virgin- 

T 


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KIRKPATRICK-IRONGRAY— LOCHRUTTON        [PRESB.  OF 


hall,  Mid-Nithsdale,  15th  Feb.  1844;  died 
at  Penpont,  7th  Aug.  1856.  He  marr. 
(1)  20th  Dec.  1832,  Isabella,  daugh. 
of  Captain  John  Fulton  of  Grangehill, 
and  had  issue — Catherine  Ealston,  born 
17th  Dec.  1833 ;  Isabella  Fullarton,  born 
13th  Nov.,  and  died  15th  Dec.  1834; 
James,  born  llth  June  1836;  John,  born 
28th  Jan.  1838  :  (2)  12th  Oct.  1854,  Martha 
Hamilton,  who  died  3rd  May  1865.  Pub 
lication —  Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  —  [Black's  The  Story  of 
Viryinhall  J\ 

JAMES  WILSON,  born  2nd  April  1816, 

son   of   James  W.,  min.  of  Tynron ; 

educated  at   Univ.  of  St   Andrews; 

ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  at  Kirkmahoe 

9th  Sept.  1841 ;  trans,  and  adm.  28th  Sept. 

1843;     dep.    24th    May    1853;    died   -   — . 

He    marr.  —  -  Clark,    and    had    issue — 

Thomas  Jackson,  S.S.C.,  Edinburgh,  born 

3rd    Jan.    1845;    Robert    Clark,   born   8th 

May  1846. 

ANDREW  KENNEDY  HUTCHISON  | 
1854     BOYD,  trans,  from  Newton-on-Ayr, 
and  adm.  27th  Jan.  1854;  trans,  to 
St  Bernard's  Parish,  Edinburgh,  14th  April 
1859. 

THOMAS     UNDERWOOD,    born  | 
Quhightwoollenhaas,    Dumfriesshire,  i 
30th   May   1826,  son   of   Walter   U.  \ 
and   Mary    Robison ;    educated    at    Kirk-  ! 
michael  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  i 
schoolmaster  at  Carronbridge ;    licen.   by 
Presb.    of    Penpont ;    assistant    at    Dairy, 
Ayrshire ;    ord     (assistant   and    successor) 
at  Coylton  8th  July  1858;  pres.  by  Oswald 
of   Auchencruive ;    trans,    and   adm.   22nd 
Sept.    1859;    died   28th    Dec.    1899.       He 
marr.  (1)  30th  April  1861,  Susan  (died  21st 
March  1864),  daugh.  of  James  M'Naughton, 
Smithfield,    Ayr,    and    had    issue  —  Mary 
Robison,  born  14th  Feb.  1862  (marr.  James 
Whitelaw,  solicitor,  Dumfries),  died  1895 ; 
James  M'Naughton,  merchant,  Philippine 
Islands,   born   10th    Aug.    1863 :    (2)    14th 
July    1885,    Agnes    Stewart,    daugh.    of 
Samuel  M'Gill,  shipowner,  Liverpool. 


SAMUEL  DUNLOP,  born  Woolwich, 
ia  20th  May  1865,  son  of  Colonel 
Samuel  D.,  R.A.,  C.M.G.,  and 
Martha  Potts ;  educated  at  Coleraine  In 
stitution,  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  B.A.  (Dublin  1888), 
B.D.  (Edinburgh  1890);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  May  1890 ;  assistant  at  St 
Columba's  Church  of  Scotland,  London  ; 
ord.  min.  of  Southwick  13th  Sept.  1894  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  (assistant  and  successor) 
8th  Nov.  1895.  Marr.  26th  July  1899, 
Helen  Brown,  daugh.  of  Francis  Hislop, 
Kirkcaldy,  and  widow  of  John  Maxwell, 
Edinburgh.  Publications — "  Irongray  Kirk- 
Session  Records,  1691-1700";  "The  Place 
Names  of  Irongray "  ;  "  John  Welsh,  the 
Irongray  Covenanter";  "Two  Irongray 
Traditions"  (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat. 
Hist,  and  Antiq.  tioc.,  1907,  1910,  1912-13, 
1915). 


LOCHRUTTON. 

[The    church    belonged     to     Lincluden 
College.     It  was  dedicated  to  St  Patrick.] 

JOHN    LITTLE,   exhorter    from    May 
1567     1567. 


ARCHIBALD  SINCLAIR,  min.  in  1574, 
when  Kirkbean  and  Colvend  were 
also  in  the  charge.    He  removed  to 
Southwick  about  1585.— \_Rey.  Assig.] 


1574 


JOHN    LITTLE,     exhorter     in     1567; 

158Q     reader,     1574    to    1580  ;     trans,     to 

Kirkgunzeon    in   1586;   returned   in 

1589 ;     retrans.     to     Kirkgunzeon     about 

1593.— [Reg.  Assiy.~\ 

JOHN    CURROUR,    reader    at    Kirk- 

1606     Patrick -Irongray  1589  to  1599  ;  pres. 

to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  20th 

June  1606;  dem.  before  2nd  June  1618.— 

\_Rey.  Assiy.~\ 


1618 


ALEXANDER  TRAIN  of  Bonairik; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1607);  had  a  testi 
monial  from  the  Presb.  there  15th 
May  1616 ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  2nd  June 
1618 ;  member  of  Assembly  in  1638  and 


DUMFRIES] 


LOCHRUTTON 


1045  ;  dep.  20th  June  1650,  sentence  being 
affirmed  by  Assembly  July  1651.  He  died 
Xov.  1656,  aged  about  69.  He  marr.  Jean 
Gibson,  and  had  an  only  son,  Alexander, 
student  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  1648-9,  who 
was  served  heir  to  a  considerable  portion 
of  his  property  13th  Jan.  1657. — {Glasgow 
Presb.  Reg. ;  Dumfries  Tests.  :  Sed.-bool- 
of  Teinds ;  Stat.  Reports,  1627  ;  Inq.  Ret. 
Kirkcudb.,  425  —  Gen.,  4197;  Stevenson's 
Jlist. ;  Acts  of  Ass.] 

GEORGE  JOHXSTOX,  M.A. ;  adm. 
23rd  Oct.  1654  ;  trans,  to  Xewbattle 
19th  July  1660. 

WILLIAM  MEIX,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1661  1655)  ;  orcl.  min.  of  the  Scots 
Church,  Tweedmouth,  28th  Feb. 
1659  ;  called  Xov.  1660 ;  adm.  19th  Feb. 
1661;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662.  He  was  offered  Dunlop  under 
indulgence  3rd  Sept.  1672,  but  declining 
to  accept,  was  ordered  to  be  denounced 
6th  Xov.  1673.  He  was  min.  again  in 
1689.— [Calamy's  Ace.,  ii.  ;  Wodrow's  If-fst., 
i.,  326;  /'.  ('.  Reg.,  3rd  ser.,  vols.  iii. 
and  iv.] 

.TOHX  GLLLESPIE,  son  of  Robert  G., 
merchant,  Cumnock  ;  min.  in  1677  ; 
died  March  1683.  He  marr.  Barbara 
Hervie,  who  died  Oct.  1697,  and  had  issue — 
Robert ;  Margaret. — \_Liq.  Ret.  Gen.,  7184  ; 
Dumfries  Tests.]  Dumfries  Reg.  (7>Vr.) ; 
Tombst.] 

PATRICK  CUXXIXGHAM,  M.A.,  min. 
1684     *n  ^®84:  >  trans-  t°  Kirk  ton  llth  April 
1687. 

JOHX    WILLOCKS,    min.    in     1688; 

outed  in   1689,  and  afterwards  dep. 

for  drunkenness,  etc.  He  marr. 
Elizabeth  Hamilton,  and  had  issue — 
Patrick  ;  Katherine.  —  [Treax.  Se<l.-book, 
19th  June  1696;  J/,Sr.  Ace.  of  J/7/?,,  1689; 
Dumfries  Reg.  (Bur.).] 

WILLIAM  MEIX,  M.A.,  above  noticed  ; 
restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1689;  dem.  8th  Oct.  1690. 


JOHX    REID,    adm.    2nd    Dec.    1690; 

died  2nd  Jan.  1727,  in  his  71st  year. 

He  marr.  April  1692,  Catherine, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Rome  of  Cluden, 
Provost  of  Dumfries. — [Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.} ; 
Tombst.] 

GEORGE  DUXCAX  (primus),  born 
1728  1692,  son  of  Alexander  D.,  merchant, 
Aberdeen ;  educated  at  Marischal 
College,  Aberdeen,  1707-11;  called  22nd 
Feb.,  and  orcl.  23rd  April  1728;  drowned 
while  bathing  in  the  Loch,  17th  July  1765. 
He  left  money  for  supporting  a  school 
in  a  remote  part  of  the  parish.  He  marr. 
after  5th  Aug.  1727,  Anne  (died  2nd  Dec. 
1741,  aged  45),  daugh.  of  James  Hair, 
merchant,  Dumfries,  and  widow  of  Robert 
Boyd,  writer,  Dumfries,  and  had  issue — 
Robert,  born  19th  Sept.  1731,  died  8th  May 
1752;  Anne,  born  27th  Dec.  1732,  died 
unmarr.  14th  Xov.  1807  ;  John,  born  27th 
May  1734,  died  21st  Feb.  1753;  Christian, 
born  28th  April  1737  ;  George,  his  successor. 
—  [Tombst.;  Memoir  of  Henri/  Duncan, 
D.D.] 

GEORGE  DUXCAX  (secundus),  born 
1766  15th  Sept.  1738,  son  of  preceding ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  2nd 
Aug.  1763;  pres.  by  George  III.  llth 
Sept.  1765;  ord.  24th  April  1766;  clerk  of 
Synod  21st  Oct.  1783;  died  17th  March 
1807,  and  was  buried  in  the  same  grave 
as  his  father.  He  marr.  4th  June  1770, 
Anne  (died  20th  July  1824,  aged  79), 
daugh.  of  William  M'Murdo,  brewer,  and 
bailie  of  Dumfries,  and  had  issue — 
George,  merchant,  Liverpool,  born  4th 
April  1771;  William,  merchant,  Liver 
pool,  born  28th  Xov.  1772;  Henry,  D.D., 
min.  of  Ruth  well ;  Thomas  Tudor,  min. 
of  Dumfries;  Robert,  merchant,  Liver 
pool,  born  28th  Jan.  1781  ;  Christian,  born 
22nd  Aug.  1782  (marr.  Walter  Phillips, 
factor  to  the  Earl  of  Mansfield) ;  Mary, 
born  19th  Feb.  1784  (marr.  her  father's 
successor) ;  Anne,  born  18th  Sept.,  and 
died  1st  Oct.  1786.  Publication — Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 
— [Dumfries  Tests.;  Tombst.] 


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THOMAS  INGLIS,  born  1786,  son  of 
Andrew  I.,  Provost  of  Lochmaben  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Uist  14th  Aug. 
1805;  orcl.  to  Dunscore  18th  Sept,  1806; 
pres.  by  William,  Duke  of  Queensberry ; 
trans,  and  aclm.  9th  July  1807 ;  D.D. 
(Glasgow,  10th  Jan.  1845),  died  4th  Aug. 
1860.  He  marr.  (1)  20th  Sept.  1808,  Janet 
(died  10th  Sept.  1815),  daugh.  of  Robert 
Henderson  of  Cleuchheads,  and  had  issue 
— Janet  Carruthers,  born  14th  July  1810, 
died  3rd  Nov.  1810  :  (2)  25th  Feb.  1828, 
Mary  (died  10th  Jan.  1857),  daugh.  of 
his  predecessor,  and  had  issue  —  Mary 
Ann,  born  31st  March  1829  (marr.  James 
Gibson,  min.  of  Barr).  Publication  — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Mat.  Ace., 
iv.). 

WILLIAM  MOORE,  born  Eallantrae, 
1858  23rd  Oct.  1818,  fourth  son  of  Samuel 
M.,  farmer ;  educated  at  Ballantrae 
School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A. 
(1849);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  May 
1851  ;  assistant  to  preceding  min. ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  25th  June  1858 ; 
died  8th  June  1879.  He  marr.  1st  Dec. 
1864,  Jessie  Shaw,  who  died  2nd  May 
1911,  aged  81,  and  had  issue  —  William 
Alexander,  born  30th  July  1867 ;  Jessie 
Muir,  born  10th  Jan.  1869  ;  Samuel  James, 
born  2nd  April  1870 ;  John,  born  17th 
Jan.  1873. 

WILLIAM    CORSON    CALLANDER, 
1879     -M---A"  3   trans,    from   Stobhill ;    adm. 
20th  Nov.  1879;   trans,  to  Ladhope 
Parish,  Galashiels,  17th  Jan.  1884. 

THOMAS  CROSBY,  born  Selkirk,  7th 
May  1852,  son  of  John  C. ;  educated 
at  Selkirk  Grammar  School,  Owen's 
College,  Manchester,  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (1879),  B.D.  (1882) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Earls  ton  April  1882 ;  assistant 
at  New  Cumnock,  and  at  Greyfriars, 
Dumfries;  ord.  12th  May  1884.  Marr. 
21st  April  1885,  Elizabeth  Fanny  Moore 
(died  8th  Oct.  1888),  daugh.  of  James 
Murray,  min.  of  Old  Cumnock,  and  has 
issue  —  Helen  Murray,  born  17th  April 
1888. 


MAXWELLTOWN  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  here  in  1829.  On 
28th  Sept.  1842  it  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
and  a  new  church  was  erected  in  1843. 
The  parish  was  disjoined  from  Troqueer 
17th  July  1871.] 

JAMES   BEGG,   M.A.,   elected    by  the 

1830  subscribers    llth    March,   and    ord. 
18th     May     1830:     adm.    to    Lady 

Glenorchy's,  Edinburgh,  23rd  Dec.  1830. 

DAVID  BUCK  AX  DOUIE,  ord.  2  1st 

1831  April  1831  ;  trans,  to  Dryfesdale  7th 
Nov.  1833. 


JAMES    HAXKIX,    orcl.    20th    March 
-    on    admission    to    St 


1834 


1845. 


Andrew's  Chapel,  Dundee,  12th  Feb. 


WILLIAM  VILAXT  GRAHAM,  born 
Edinburgh,  llth  March  1835,  son 
of  the  Rev.  William  G.,  of  Circus 
Place  School,  Edinburgh  (afterwards  head 
master  of  the  Royal  Naval  College,  Green 
wich  Hospital),  and  Magdalene,  daugh. 
of  Captain  Vilant,  H.E.I.C.S.  ;  educated  at 
Edinburgh  Academy,  and  Univs.  of  St 
Andrews  and  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  in  1859;  assistant  at  Tron 
Parish,  Edinburgh,  and  St  John's  Parish, 
Dundee  ;  ord.  to  the  Chapel-of-Ease  here 
16th  July  1863;  adm.  first  min.  of  the 
parish  17th  July  1871  ;  res.  19th  May  1897  ; 
died  7th  Oct.  1906.  He  marr.  31st 
March  1863,  Watson  Allan,  second  daugh. 
of  Andrew  Smith,  Dundee,  and  had  issue 
—  Robina  Williamson,  matron  of  Queen's 
Craig,  Craighouse,  Edinburgh,  born  8th 
Jan.  1864  ;  Anna  Vilant,  born  8th  Aug.  1866, 
died  17th  Sept.  1870  ;  William  Watson, 
solicitor,  Edinburgh,  born  31st  Dec,  1875. 
Publications  —  Contributions  to  Ulacku'ood's 
Jfayazine,  The  Contemporary  Review1,  and 
other  periodicals.  —  [The  Fife  Herald,  17th 
Oct.  1906.] 

DUNCAN     MORRISON      SLESSER, 

born  Clackriach,  Old  Deer,  1st  Dec. 

1865,    son   of    Keith    Hutchinson   S. 

and    Mary    Duncan;    educated   at    Maud 

i  School,  and   Grammar   School   and    Univ. 


PUMFJUES] 


NEW  ABBEY 


29?, 


of  Aberdeen  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen 
5th  May  1891  ;  assistant  at  Milton  of 
Campsie ;  orcl.  23rd  Sept.  1897.  Marr. 
22nd  Oct.  1892,  Annie  Craig,  claugh.  of 
David  Kyd,  superintendent  Mercantile 
Marine,  and  has  issue — Alexander  Adrian, 
lieut.  H.A.M.C.,  B.E.F.,  1914-16,  born  30th 
Jan.  1895. 


NEW  ABBEY,  FORMERLY  LOCII- 
KINDELOCH,  KIRKINDE- 
LOCH,  OR  KINDERLOCII. 

[The  ancient  parish  church,  remains  of 
which  are  still  to  be  seen  on  an  island  in 
Loch  Kinder,  belonged  to  the  Cistercian 
Abbey  of  Sweetheart.  After  this  monastery 
had  been  suppressed,  the  parish  church  was 
removed  from  Loch  Kinder  to  the  refectory 
of  the  Abbey.  This  building  continued  to  be 
used  for  worship  until  1731,  when  a  parish 
church  was  built  against  the  south  wall 
of  the  Abbey.  In  1877,  through  the  efforts 
of  Dr  Wilson,  a  new  church  was  built  on 
a  site  at  a  short  distance  to  the  south-west 
of  the  village.  In  the  reign  of  Charles  I. 
part  of  the  adjoining  parish  of  Kirkconnel 
was  annexed  to  New  Abbey.  Of  St  Mary's 
Abbey  of  Sweetheart  extensive  and  very 
fine  remains  survive.  On  10th  April  1273, 
Dervorgilla,  Lady  of  Galloway,  widow  of 
John  of  Baliol,  and  mother  of  the  ill-fated 
King  John,  founded  it  as  a  memorial  of 
her  husband,  and  it  came  to  be  known  as 
the  New  Abbey,  in  contrast  to  the  older 
Galloway  Abbey  of  Dundrennan.] 

PATRICK  COULL  [or  COWELL], 
1567  reader  in  1567  ;  died  in  1570. 

JOHN  LOGAN,  reader,  1570  to 
1570  1585. 

ADAM  SIMSON,  born  May  1594,  son 
1618  °^  ^atr^c^  S.,  min.  of  Stirling  :  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord.  to 
Airth  5th  Oct.  1616;  signed  the  Protes 
tation  for  the  Liberties  of  the  Kirk,  27th 
June  1617;  min.  here  in  1618;  "A  mob 
of  women  arose  against  him  and  the  school 
master,  and  shamefully  abused  his  wife  and 
servants,  pursuing  them  with  rungs,  and 


pelting  them  with  stones,  which  outrage 
was  brought  before  the  Privy  Council, 
27th  March  1628,  who  remitted  the  same 
to  Sir  "William  Grier  of  Lag,  and  Sir  John 
Charteris  of  Amisfield,  that  they  may  deal 
with  it  as  accords."  He  was  buried  at 
Enniskillen,  26th  June  1642.  He  marr. 
16th  June  1618,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  David 
Spens,  min.  of  Kirkcaldy,  and  had  issue — 
Lillias,  born  7th  April  1619,  died  Nov. 
1620 ;  Marion,  born  12th  Oct.  1620 ;  Eliza 
beth,  born  13th  July  1623 ;  Margaret,  bom 
16th  Sept.  1626  ;  Patrick,  min.  of  Renfrew, 
born  2nd  Oct.  1628;  John,  born  16th 
Sept.  1629  :  Archibald,  born  6th  Feb.  1632  ; 
Harriet,  born  1634.  —  [Key.  Sec.  Si'g. ;  The 
tiimsons,  19.] 


DAVID  EAMSAY,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1623);    min.    in    1636;     died    22nd 
July  1649,  aged  about  46. — [Cornmis. 
to  Ass.,  1638  ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  i.] 


1636 


WALTER  GLEDSTANES,  born  1624, 
son  of  Walter  G.  of  Dod,  and  Agnes 
Douglas  of  Cavers  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
15th  April  1645);  adm.  6th  Nov.  1650; 
died  between  20th  Nov.  and  18th  Dec. 
1660.  He  marr.  Margaret,  second  daugh.  of 
John  Crichton  of  Crawfurdston,  and  widow 
of  William  Lawrie  in  Ingliston,  and  had 
issue — James  ;  Agnes.  His  widow  marr. 
thirdly,  James  Mair,  min.  of  Troqueer.  His 
tombstone  has  the  following  lines  : — 

M.—QUARE  •    LEVJS    •  LAPIS  •   SUB 
OPACI  •    TEGMINE  •    SAXI? 

11.— IN    •  VISCERE    •  TELLURIS 
AUREA  •  GEMMA  •  LATET. 
1600. 

[Q.— Wherefore  lies  the  Gladstone 
Hidden  by  the  dark  stone  ? 

A.—  The  bosom  of  the  earth 
Conceals  the  gem  of  gold.] 

— [d.  K.  Inhib.,  7th  June  1667 ;  Laing 
Charters,  2499 ;  Dick's  Iliyhivays  and  tty- 
icays  in  Galloway,  37.] 

PATPJCK  DURHAM,  son  and  heir  of 

John   D.,  min.  of  Monikie ;   became 

min.   of    Idvies  in   1623 ;    trans    to 

Ardersier  in   1628;    trans,   to  Rosemarkie 

previous  to  llth  March  1657;   adm.  here 

about  1661  ;  died  before  1669.    He  marr. 


294 


NEW  ABBEY 


[PRESB.  OF 


Janet  Sinclair,  and  had  issue — Patrick ; 
Barbara  (marr.  Hugh  Nisbet,  min.  of 
Kirkgunzeon). — [Forfar  Inhib.,  llth  March 
1657;  P.  C.  Decreta,  1st  Aug.  1667,  3rd 
June  1669  ;  Inverness  Sas.,  viii.,  19  ;  G.  R. 
Earnings,  23rd  Feb.  1670.] 

WILLIAM  WISHART,  M.A. ;  ord.  by 

1669     Georoe>   Bishop    of    Edinburgh    (at 

the  request  of    the    Archbishop   of 

Glasgow),  23rd  April  1669  ;  trans,  to  Wam- 

phray  before  8th  Feb.  1681.— \Rey.  Collat.] 

JAMES  MARR,  son  of  William  M., 
1685  rnerchant,  Aberdeen ;  educated  at 
Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1675-9  ; 
min.  here  in  1685 ;  outed  by  the  people  in 
1689.— [Dumfries  Sess.  Reg.;  M8.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689.] 

JOHN  HARVEY  [HERVIE],  from  Ire- 
1Q91  land;  called  Aug.  1690;  ord.  12th 
May  1691 ;  dem.  10th  Sept.  1695. 
He  went  to  Ireland,  and  is  said  to  have 
been  settled  in  the  Presb.  of  Glendermot. 
—[Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520.] 

JOHN  NISBET,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1697  13th  July  1691);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dumfries  17th  Nov.  1696;  ord.  7th 
Sept.  1697  ;  died  3rd  Feb.  1725,  aged  about 
54.  He  marr.  Catherine  (died  19th  March 
1722),  daugh.  of  John  Grierson  of  Barjarg, 
and  had  issue — Grizell. 

WILLIAM  IRVINE,  pres.  by  the  Presb. 
1726  Jure  dev°luto  9fch  Sept.  1725;  ord. 
4th  Jan.  1726.  In  1759  he  gifted 
to  the  parish  two  silver  communion  cups ; 
died  6th  May  1768,  in  his  75th  year.  He 
marr.  27th  June  1733,  Elizabeth  (died  3rd 
Oct.  1779,  aged  78),  daugh.  of  Sir  Robert 
Maxwell  of  Orchardton. — {Dumfries  Tests.] 

WILLIAM  WRIGHT,  licen.  by  Presb. 
176g  of  Lanark  23rd  Feb.  1764  ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  13th  Sept.  1768;  ord. 
llth  May  1769  (when  the  Presb.  required 
the  protection  of  the  military) ;  died  9th 
Dec.  1819,  in  his  88th  year.  Though  at 
first  unpopular,  he  ultimately  succeeded 
in  gaining  the  ardent  affection  of  his 
parishioners.  By  his  exertions  a  sum  of 


money  was  raised  and  paid  to  William 
Newall  and  William  M'Nish  designated 
as  heritable  proprietors  "  of  the  old  Abbey 
of  the  Abbacie  of  Sweetheart,"  in  return  for 
which  these  persons  entered  into  a  contract 
with  the  subscribers  to  cease  from  selling 
the  stones  of  the  Abbey  Church,  26th  April 
1779.  It  is  believed  that  this  saved  the 
beautiful  ruin  from  destruction.  He  marr. 
about  1753,  Jean  Allan,  who  died  13th  June 
1797,  aged  69,  and  had  issue — James,  born 
12th  Aug.  1754;  Robert,  born  4th  Sept. 
1757,  died  in  the  West  Indies ;  Jean,  born 
7th  March  1760  (marr.  John  Richardson, 
distiller,  Annan),  died  26th  Jan.  1823; 
Cecilia  Ann,  born  1763,  died  7th  May 
1770.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.).— [Vide  The  Cause 
between  Patronage  and  Popular  Election 
decided  in  the  Presb.  of  Friesbury  (Edin 
burgh,  1769.] 

JAMES  HAMILTON,  born  16th  Sept, 
1813  1V^82  ''  ^cen-  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
21st  Oct.  1806;  pres.  by  George, 
Prince  Regent,  and  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  17th  June  1813;  died  16th  Dec. 
1858,  in  his  78th  year.  He  marr.  1st  Dec. 
1817,  Harriet  Smith,  born  5th  Oct.  1781, 
died  15th  Dec.  1849,  and  had  issue— James 
Murray,  born  17th  Jan.  1820;  Louisa  Jane, 
born  3rd  Jan.  1823  (marr.  -  -  Hutchison 
of  Ingliston).  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

ARCHIBALD     HAMILTON     CHAR- 

185g     TERIS,  nephew  of  preceding  ;  trans. 

from  St  Quivox,  and  adm.  21st  July 

1859  ;  trans,  to  Park  Parish,  Glasgow,  25th 

June  1863. 

JAMES  STEWART  WILSON,  born 
1863  ^ew  -M-i^s>  Leadhills,  17th  May 
1833,  son  of  Charles  W.,  afterwards 
manager  of  the  lead  mines  at  Carsphairn ; 
educated  at  Carsphairn  School,  Ayr 
Academy,  and  Univs.  of  Edinburgh  and 
Heidelberg;  classical  master,  Ayr  Academy, 
1853;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1859);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in  1862 ;  ord.  24th 
Sept.  1863 ;  lecturer  on  Pastoral  Theology  in 
the  Scottish  Universities,  1879-80  and  1899- 
1900;  D.D.  (Edinburgh  1883);  died  14th 


DUMFRIES] 


NEW  ABBEY— SOUTHWICK  (Q.S.) 


295 


Nov.  1910.  He  marr.  24th  Nov.  1863,  Jane 
Ewing  [author  of  A  Catechism  for  Little 
Children]  (died  6th  Dec.  1894),  daugh.  of 
John  Brown,  D.D.,  min.  of  Broughton 
Place  U.P.  Church,  Edinburgh,  and  sister 
of  Dr  John  Brown,  author  of  Rab  and 
His  Friends,  and  had  issue — Sir  Charles, 
K.C.I.E.,  Director-general  of  the  Post  Office 
of  India,  and  member  of  the  Viceroy's 
Legislative  Council,  born  27th  Sept.  1864; 
Margaret,  born  20th  Dec.  1865  (marr.  10th 
Nov.  1892,  Rev.  William  Affleck  Scott, 
M.A.,  M.B.,  C.M.,  missionary  of  the  Church 
of  Scotland  at  Blantyre,  British  Central 
Africa) ;  Jane  Ewing,  born  8th  Feb.  1868 
(marr.  19th  Sept.  1899,  Robert  Kerr 
Hannay,  Curator  of  Historical  Depart 
ment,  H.M.  Piegister  House,  Edinburgh) ; 
Mary  Stewart,  born  16th  June  1872  (marr. 
16th  June  1910,  John  Arthur  Brown,  writer, 
Glasgow) ;  Isabella  Bertha  Stewart,  born 
8th  Nov.  1875  (marr.  25th  Nov.  1905, 
Sidney  Cullum,  M.D.,  Seven  Kings,  Essex. 
Publications  —  The  Life,  Education,  and 
Wider  Culture  of  the  Christian  Ministry 
(Edinburgh,  1881) ;  Ministerial  Life  and 
Work  (Edinburgh,  1901).— [Vide  Rankine's 
A  Hero  of  the  Dark  Continent,  Edinburgh, 
1896 ;  Dr  John  Broivn  and  his  Sisters, 
Isabella  and  Jane  ;  The  Gallovidian,  1914.] 

JOHN  MURRAY  WOODBURN,  born 

Dundonald,   llth   Dec.  1884.  son  of 

Robert  W.   and   Margaret   Murray ; 

educated   at  Ayr  Academy  and   Univ.   of 

Glasgow;  M.A.  (1905),  B.D.  (1908);  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Ayr  6th  May  1908  ;  assistant  at 

St  Cuthbert's,  and  at  St  Giles,  Edinburgh  ; 

ord.  10th  Feb.  1911. 


SOUTHWICK 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  rector  of 
Southwick  held  the  Chancellory  of  the 
Chapel  Royal  of  Stirling.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Mary.  The  parish  was 
united  to  Colvend  in  1612,  but  was  dis 
joined  again  quoad  sacra  13th  July  1894. 
A  church  built  by  Sir  Mark  John  Mac- 
Taggart-Stewart  of  Southwick,  Bart.,  was 
opened  in  July  1891,  vide  The  Gallovidian, 
1905.] 


1567    GEORGE  OLIVER,  exhorter. 

ARCHIBALD     SINCLAIR,    pres.    by 
James  VI.,  18th  March  1572,  but  was 
non-resident  in  1575.    He  appears  at 
Lochrutton,  1575-85,   when  he   apparently 
returned  to  Southwick,  having  charge  also 
of    Kirkbean,    Caerlaverock,    Lochrutton, 
and   Holywood.      He    had    a    son,   Archi 
bald,  who   died   19th   June    1620.  —  [Reg. 
Assiy. ;  Edin.  Presb.  and  Test.  Regs.] 

THOMAS  BUCHANAN,  son  of  Alex 
ander  B.  of  Ibert  and  Janet  Warder, 
and  nephew  of  George  Buchanan ; 
rector  of  the  High  School  of  Edinburgh, 
1568-71  ;  rector  of  the  Grammar  School  of 
Stirling  in  1571  ;  adm.  about  1573,  and 
dem.  before  14th  Oct.  that  year,  "because 
he  might  not  be  forborne  fra  the  schules, 
and  therefore  could  mak  na  personal 
residence."  He  became  Keeper  of  the 
Privy  Seal,  and  died  about  1582.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue — John. 


1612 


DAVID  HOPE,  pres.  by  James  VI.  21st 
Sept.    1612 ;    trans,  to    Colvend    in 


1617. 


SAMUEL  DUNLOP,  B.D. ;  conducted 
services  in  the  church  as  assistant 
to  the  min.  of  Colvend  from  1891 ; 

ord.   and    adm.   min.   on    the    endowment 

of  the  parish  quoad  sacra  13th  Sept.  1894; 

trans,  to  Kirkpatrick  -  Irongray  8th  Nov. 

1895. 

IAN  RODERICK  FRASER,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 

1900,  on  appointment  as  Government 
chaplain  in  India. 


1900 


JOHN  THOMAS  PATTERSON,  born 
St  Andrews,  16th  Oct.  1870,  son  of 
John  Gamble  P.  and  Catherine  Ross  ; 
educated  at  Madras  College  and  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  An 
drews  in  1895 ;  assistant  at  East  Parish, 
Perth,  and  St  George's-in-the-Fields  Parish, 
Glasgow;  ord.  12th  June  1900.  Marr.  6th 
March  1901,  Ann  Black,  daugh.  of  Alex- 


296 


TERREGLES 


[PRESa  OF 


ander  Morrison,  and  has  issue  — Isabel 
M'Lay,  born  Kith  Sept.  1906  ;  Ross  Murray, 
born  15th  Nov.  1912. 


TERREGLES,  OF  OLD 
TRAVAIREGLYS. 

[The  church  belonged  to  Lincluden 
College.  The  choir,  a  beautiful  piece  of 
architecture,  is  used  as  a  burying-place  by 
the  Maxwells  of  Terregles.  At  the  place 
in  this  parish  where  the  water  of  Cluden 
joins  the  Nith,  Uchtred,  son  of  Fergus, 
Lord  of  Galloway,  founded,  about  1165,  St 
Mary's  Benedictine  Nunnery  of  Lincluden. 
Towards  the  end  of  the  fourteenth  century 
charges  of  irregular  living  were  brought 
against  its  inmates,  and  the  convent  was 
suppressed.  On  its  site  Archibald  the 
Grim,  Earl  of  Douglas,  erected  in  the  four 
teenth  century  the  new  foundation  of 
Lincluden  College,  likewise  dedicated  to 
St  Mary.  Of  this,  somewhat  extensive 
ruins  remain.  At  Lincluden  also,  beside 
the  Lady  Chapel  Knowe,  are  the  remains 
of  St  Mary's  Chapel.] 

JOHN  ROW,  M.A.,  vicar.  —  [Feu 
1561  Charters  of  Kirklands,  L,  233.] 

WILLIAM  THOMSON,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1591  ;  styled  vicar  in  1608.  He 
marr.  Janet  Lundie,  and  had  issue — 
Andrew,  M.A. ;  Isobel  (marr.,  cont.  llth 
Jan.  1608,  Thomas  Edgar  of  Ford).— [^ 
of  Deeds,  cci.,  10  ;  ibid.,  cxcviii.,  258]. 

THOMAS  MELVILL,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1619  1607);  min.  in  1619;  died  31st  May 
1659,  aged  about  72.  He  marr. 
Janet  Duncan,  who  died  June  1653,  and 
had  issue— Elizabeth  ;  Lilias  ;  Jean.— \Re<j. 
Mag.  Si<j.;  Dumfries  Sas.,  31st  Jan.  1642; 
Stat.  Reports,  1627  ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 
Sed.-book  of  Teinds  ;  Dumfries  Tests.] 

ROBERT  PATON,  M.A. ;  adm.  17th 
July  1660;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  For  hearing  him 
preach  in  a  private  house,  William  Gordon 
of  Earlston  was  condemned  to  be  banished 
in  1664 ;  and  three  years  later  P.  was  ordered 


1660 


to  be  prosecuted  by  the  Lord  Advocate, 
for  complicity  in  the  Pentland  Rising,  but 
an  act  of  indemnity  was  passed  in  his 
favour,  1st  Oct.  1667.  He  was  min.  again 
in  1690. 

JAMES   PETRIE,  min.  in  1665.— [Reg. 
1665     of  Deeds,  Mack.,  xviii.,  822.] 

ALEXANDER  GUTHRIE,  M.A. ;  min. 
1678     in  1678 ;   trans,  to  Keir  before  llth 

Sept.  1681. 

JOHN  ANDERSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1684  i673);  ac^m-  to  trials  before  Presb. 
of  Perth  27th  March  1678;  min. 
here  in  1684 ;  dep.  for  immorality  about 
1687. — [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Apoloyy  for  the 
Clergy.] 

JOHN  KING  AID,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1688  !659);  min.  in  1688;  outed  at  the 
Revolution,  and  deprived  by  Act 
of  Parliament  restoring  the  Presbyterian 
mins.  in  1690.—  [Dumfries  Tests. ;  MS.  Ace. 
of  Min,,  1689.] 

ROBERT  PATON,  M.A.,  above  noticed  ; 
16go     restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690 ;  trans,  to  Barnweil,  Ayr 
shire,  26th  Aug.  1691. 

DAVID  WIGHTMAN,  M.A. ;  ord.  23rd 
17Q2     Sept.    1 702  ;    trans,    to    Applegarth 
18th  April  1706. 

THOMAS  MACK,  educated  at  Univ. 
1707  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  27th  Jan.  ]  702 ;  called 
4th  Feb.,  and  ord.  1st  May  1707;  died 
unmarr.  6th  May  1750,  in  his  76th  year. — 
[Dumfries  Tests.  ;  TombstJ] 

GEORGE  HERON,  ord.  min.  of  Island 
1752  Magee,  Co.  Antrim  ;  pres.  by  Charles, 
Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover, 
22nd  Sept.  1750;  adm.  18th  Aug.  1752 
(delay  being  caused  by  opposition  and 
difficulties  in  the  Presb.);  died  2nd  Jan. 
1 780,  in  his  74th  year.  He  marr.  previous 
to  his  settlement,  Mary  Maxwell,  who  died 
3rd  July  1769,  and  had  issue — George,  born 
3rd  Aug.  1749,  died  2nd  Feb.  1763;  Ann, 
born  21st  July  1751  ;  James,  min.  of  Kirk- 
gunzeon. — [Tombst. ;  Morren's  Ann.,  i.] 


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297 


JOHN  KENNEDY,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
17gl  Haddington  24th  Sept.  1765  ;  assist 
ant  at  Ochiltree  ;  pres.  by  William, 
Duke  of  Queensbcrry,  31st  May  1780;  orcl. 
8th  NOT.  1781  (delay  having  arisen  through 
the  opposition  of  several  heritors)  ;  died 
22nd  April  1791,  in  his  56th  year.  He 
marr.  14th  Feb.  1782,  Grizel  Kennedy, 
who  died  21st  May  1797,  s.j>.  Publication 
— Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat. 
Ace.,  \.)—[Tomlj»t.  ;  ticots,  May.,  xliii.] 

THEODORE  EDGAR  KEYDEN,  born 
1765,   son   of   William    K.,   min.    of 
Penpont ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dum 
fries   10th   June   1788;    pres.  by   William, 
Duke  of  Queensberry,  16th  July,  and  orcl. 
27th  Sept.   1791  ;   died  unmarr.,  8th  Nov. 
1814.— [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombs'.] 

GEORGE  HERON,  born  14th  Aug. 
1788,  son  of  James  H.,  min.  of 
Kirkgunzeon,  and  grandson  of  the 
above  George  H. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
5th  Jan.  1814 ;  pres.  by  Charles  William, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry;  ord. 
17th  Aug.  1815;  dem.  3rd  Oct.  1848; 
died  12th  April  1855.  He  marr.  28th 
April  1816,  Catherine  (died  at  Broughty 
Ferry,  29th  Sept.  1861),  daugh.  of  John 
M'George,  merchant,  Dumfries,  and  had 
issue — Catherine,  born  24th  Oct.  1817; 
George,  born  7th  April  1819 ;  James,  born 
8th  Sept.  1821  ;  John,  born  12th  July  1823  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  1st  May  1825  ;  Patrick, 
born  12th  Jan.  1827 ;  Mary  Ann,  born  7th 
Jan.  1829;  Charles,  born  23rd  May  1831. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Few 
8tat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

DAVID    DICKIE,  ord.  (assistant)   7th 
Nov.    1837 ;     adm.     (assistant     and 
successor),    3rd    June    1841  ;    trans, 
to  Fenwick  8th  May  .1845. 

JAMES  GIBSON,  ord.  8th  March  1849  ; 
1849     trans,  to  Barr  23rd  June  1853. 


JAMES   INNES   STEPHEN,  born 
Hastings,  1824,  son  of  Alexander  S., 
M.D.,  Edinburgh,  and  Sarah  Chuter  ; 
educated   at   High  School    and    Univ.  of 


Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
assistant  at  Dunsyre ;  ord.  9th  March 
1854  ;  died  unmarr.  30th  Aug.  1*00. 

JAMES  STEWART,  born  Stenton,  East 
Lothian,  18th  Aug.  1867,  son  of 
John  Kinloch  S. ;  educated  at 
North  Berwick  School,  Knox  Institute, 
Haddington,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
M.A.  (1888);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hadding 
ton  in  1891 ;  assistant  at  Airdrie ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  2nd  May  1899. 
Marr.  30th  April  1900,  Margaret  Waddell, 
third  daugh.  of  John  Main,  Airdrie,  and 
has  issue — John  Kinloch,  born  30th  Oct. 
1901,  died  13th  Dec.  1904  ;  James  Main, 
born  22nd  July  1903. 


TINWALD  AND  TRAILFLAT. 

[These  two  parishes  were  united  in  1650. 
Trailflat.—The  church  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Kelso.] 

ANDREW  RENTON,  vicar  and  ex- 
1567  horter,  Nov.  1567  to  1591. 

ALEXANDER  THOMSON,  son  of 
1615  ^ara  ^->  apothecary,  in  right  of 
whom  he  entered  burgess  and  guild- 
brother  of  Edinburgh,  llth  July  1615,  at 
which  time  he  was  min.  here;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  28th  May  1604)  ;  died  25th  Feb.  1624. 
He  marr.  Margaret  Ker,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue — Adam,  saddler,  his 
heir,  burgess  of  Edinburgh  in  right  of  his 
father,  17th  Aug.  1636  ;  John ;  Edward ; 
Alexander  ;  Robert ;  Sarah.  —  [Dumfries 
Tests. ;  Edin.  Guild  Re<j.  ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen., 
2073.] 


JOHN  MAXWELL,  pros,  by  Robert, 
Earl  of  Nithsdale,  before  30th  Nov. 
1632.— [Reg.  Old  Dec.,  iii. ;  Glasgow 


1854 


1632 

Presb. 

HERBERT  FAREIS  [FERRIES],  M.A. 
1635  (Edinburgh,  14th  July  1621);  pres. 
by  Robert,  Earl  of  Nithsdale ;  adm. 
1st  Sept.  1635 ;  still  min.  25th  Sept.  1638. 
— [Glasyoiv  Presb.  Rey. ;  Commit,  to  Ass., 
1638  ;  Wodrow  M33.~\ 


298 


TINWALD  AND  TRAILFLAT 


[PRESB.  OF 


JOHN  BROWN,  M.A. ;  called  7th  Nov. 
1656     1655i  adm.  18tn  March  1656;   inst. 
to  Linton  in  Teviotdale  6th  Sept. 
1664. 


1665 


WILLIAM  HUME,  M.A. :  min.  about 
1665  ;  trans,  to  Jedburgh  5th  Aug. 
1674. 


JAMES  LITTLE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1681  ]  ^G5)  >  Passed  trials  before  Presb.  of 
Peebles,  and  certified  for  license  14th 
April  1670 ;  min.  in  1681 ;  outed  at  the 
Revolution.  He  marr.  25th  April  1681, 
Margaret  Logan,  Edinburgh,  who  had 
been  marr.  twice  previously ;  she  died 
in  July  1683.— [Rule's  Sec.  Vindication; 
Edin.  Keg.  (Marr.) ;  Dumfries  Tests.  ;  MS. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ALEXANDER  ROBESON,  a  native  of 
16gl7  Roxburghshire;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kelso  20th  May  1696  ;  ord.  (so  much 
against  his  will  that  he  endeavoured  to 
escape,  and  returned  only  on  the  remon 
strance  of  some  of  his  senior  brethren) 
16th  March  1697.  He  died  FATHER  OF 
THE  CHURCH,  5th  May  1761,  in  his  86th 
year.  He  marr.  23rd  Nov.  1699,  Jean 
Graham,  who  died  23rd  Jan.  1762,  aged  86, 
and  had  issue  -  Alexander  ;  Janet  (marr. 
William  Carlyle,  min.  of  Cummertrees) ; 
Margaret  (marr.  George  Bell  of  Conheath, 
Provost  of  Dumfries) ;  Jean  (marr.  Robert 
Wight,  min.  of  St  Michael's,  Dumfries); 
Violet;  Mary;  Helen.  Publications— The 
Oath  of  Abjuration  no  Ground  of  Sepera- 
tion  [Rae  Press]  (Kirkbride,  1713);  Mene 
Tekel,  or  Seperation  weighed  in  the  Bal- 
fance  of  the  Sanctuary  and  found  Wanting 
[Rae  Press]  (Dmmfries,  1717).— [Tombst. ; 
Wodrow's  Corresp. ;  Carlyle's  Autob. ;  The 
Scots  Mag.,  xlviii. ;  Rae's  Hist,  of  the 
Rebellion;  Book  of  Caerlaverock,  i.,  419.] 

JOHN  MARSHALL,  born  1714,  son  of 
1762  Archibald  M.,  min.  of  Kirkcolm ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  3rd  April 
1744  ;  ord.  to  Dalton  10th  May  1753  ;  pres. 
by  George  III.  19th  June  1761 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  18th  March  1762;  died  21st  Feb. 
1776.  He  marr.  7th  March  1757,  Henrietta 
Carruthers,  who  died  29th  May  1765,  and 


had  issue— Matthew,  born  30th  Dec.  1757; 
Penelope,  born  9th  April  1759  (marr  Alex 
ander  Scot,  D.D.,  min.  of  St  Michael's, 
Dumfries) ;  Robert,  born  30th  May  1761  ; 
Margaret,  born  28th  March  1763;  William, 
born  18th  March,  and  died  23rd  May  1765. 
— [Tombst.] 

JOHN  WILLIAMSON,  probably  son 
of  Alexander  W.,  Barony  Parish, 
Glasgow  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  preacher  at  Wanlockhead ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover, 
8th  June  1776  ;  ord.  27th  March  1777  ;  died 
18th  Oct.  1783,  aged  32.  He  marr.  29th 
Dec.  1774,  Janet  Williamson,  who  died  16th 
Oct.  1828,  and  had  issue — David,  born  25th 
Sept.  1775;  Veitch,  born  12th  Sept.  1776; 
Cecilia,  born  13th  April  1778;  John, 
surgeon,  St  James,  Jamaica,  born  23rd 
April  1780;  Marion,  born  2nd  Dec.  1781. 
— [Tomlst.] 

JAMES  LAWRIE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1784  Penpont  5th  Aug.  1778 ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  in  Feb.,  and  ord.  2nd 
Sept.  1784;  died  26th  March  1799,  in  his 
47th  year.  He  marr.  4th  April  1785, 
Rachel  (died  1st  June  1826),  daugh.  of 
Adam  Carlyle  of  Limekilns,  and  had  issue 
—Adam,  born  21st  Jan.  1786;  Rachel 
Douglas,  born  4th  June  1787  (marr.  - 
Wilkin,  farmer,  Tinwald  Shaws) ;  William 
James,  born  30th  Sept.  1788 ;  Philadelphia 
Ann,  born  21st  May,  and  died  1st  June 
1790;  Thomas,  born  27th  April  1793; 
James,  born  20th  May  1796.  Publication 
—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  i.). — [Lockerby's  Life  of  J.  Brown.] 

GEORGE  GREIG  (primus),  born  1764: 
1800  son  of  George  G.,  tenant  of  Ramel- 
drie  Mill,  Kettle,  Fife,  and  Janet 
Kay ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan ;  pres.  by 
William,  Duke  of  Queensberry,  Sept.  1799 ; 
ord.  25th  April  1800 ;  died  15th  Feb.  1842. 
He  marr.  21st  Oct.  1793,  Susannah  Black- 
adder,  Hoddam,  who  died  13th  March 
1840,  and  had  issue — George,  his  successor ; 
Janet,  born  12th  May  1805,  died  9th  Jan. 
1821 ;  Susannah,  born  1st  Dec.  1807  (marr. 
Richard  Lyon  Cruickshank  of  Broomhill, 


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Lochmaben) ;  and  three  others,  who  died 
in  infancy. 

GEORGE    GREIG    (necmtdus'),    son    of 

1830     Prececling }    Pres-  by   William   IV. ; 

ord.    (assistant    and    successor)    5th 

Aug.  1830 ;  trans,  to  Kirkpatrick-Durham 

3rd  Nov.  1843. 

JOSEPH  CURRIK  LORRAINE,  M.A. ; 

1843      Orcl'  21St   -IJeC<   1843  ''  trans>  to  ^aCr~ 
laverock  17th  Sept,  1846. 

JAMES  VALLANCE,  born  Renfrew, 
1847  1808>  eldest  son  °f  James  V.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord. 
first  min.  of  the  Relief  Church,  Leven, 
Fife,  19th  Feb.  1834.  Joined  the  Church 
of  Scotland  llth  June  1845  ;  aclm.  to  this 
parish  14th  Jan.  1847;  died  6th  Feb. 
1889.  He  marr.  llth  Feb.  1835,  Margaret 
(died  25th  July  1881),  daugh.  of  James 
M'Walter.  linen  merchant,  Paisley,  and  had 
issue — James,  died  1st  Jan.  1860 ;  Alex 
ander  M'Walter,  died  4th  July  1863; 
Georgina  Pinkerton ;  Janet  M'Walter; 
Margaret  Rebecca  Maxwell ;  Grace  Black- 
wood,  born  12th  Jan.  1851 ;  Thomas  Dry- 
burgh,  born  llth  May  1852,  died  at  Buenos 
Ayres,  5th  Feb.  1874 ;  Anne  M'Combe 
(marr.  James  Hardie,  Cleuston,  Kilkenny), 
died  14th  Oct.  1893. 

GEORGE  SCOTT  KERR,  born  West- 
mains,  Kilbirnie,  Ayrshire,  28th 
March  1862,  son  of  Hugh  K.  and 
Janet  Scott ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow ;  M.A.  (1883),  B.D.  (1886);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Irvine  8th  June  1886 ;  ord.  19th 
July  1889.  Marr.  26th  July  1900,  Lucy, 
daugh.  of  James  Hogg  Edmondson,  Rid- 
dingwood,  Kirkmahoe,  and  has  issue— Edith 
Margaret  Scott,  born  23rd  July  1903  ;  Hugh 
George  Scott,  born  14th  Feb.  1907. 


TRAILFLAT   AND   DUNGRIE. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
of  Trailflat  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Kelso.  It  was  united  to  Tinwald  in  1650. 
Dungrie  was  then  united  to  Kirkpatrick- 
Juxta,  except  a  portion  of  it  which  was 
annexed  to  Johnstone.] 


1567    ANDREW  RENTON,  reader. 

DAVID  WOOD,  M.A.  ;  min.  in   1607  ; 
1607     trans,  to  Gretna  about  1608. 


[ROBERT  WARDLAW,  pres.  to  Trailflat 
ancl  Dungrie  ky  James  VI-  1st  March 
1613,  but  may  not  have  been  settled, 
a  licentiate  of  the  same  name  having  been 
proposed  for  Soutra  in  1616.  —  Dnlkeith 
Prenh. 


1613 


GEORGE     REDDICK     [RODDICK], 
1627     M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th  July  1614); 
dep.  before  1st  Sept,  1627,  for  heresy. 
—  [Re/j.  AVc.  AY.'/-] 

SAMUEL  M'GILL,  son  of  Walter  M'G., 
1627     m*n'   °^   Cavers  >   ^f-h-   (Edinburgh, 
27th  July  1616);  pres.  by  Charles  I. 
1st  Sept.  1627.—  [Beg.  Sec.  Si<j.} 

PATRICK  BROWN,  M.A.  ;  mentioned 
as  min.  in  1638;  trans,  to  Kirk- 
patrick-Irongray  in  1647. 

FRANCIS  IRVING,  M.A.  ;  ord.  in  1642  ; 
1642     trans,  to  Kirkmahoe  in  1645. 


TORTHORWALD. 

[Previous  to  the  Reformation  the  church 
belonged  to  the  Ministry  of  Fail,  Ayr 
shire.] 

DAVID  WALLACE,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1580. 


1586 


JAMES  RAMSAY,  pres.  to  the  vicar- 

age  by  James  VI-  14tn  SePt-  1582; 
trans,    from   Closeburn  ;    Mouswald 

and   Garwald   were    also    in   the   charge  ; 
still  here  in  1601.—  [Reg.  Assig.] 

JOHN  NIMMO,  M.A.;  min.  in   1624; 
1624     trans,  to  Holywood  in   1633. 

HUMPHREY  HUDE  [HOOD],  M.A. 
1638  (Edinburgh,  22nd  July  1620)  ;  was  a 
candidate  for  the  Chair  of  Humanity 
in  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  17th  March  1630  ; 
min.  here  in  1638  ;  died  Jan.  1655,  aged 
about  55.  He  marr.  Margaret  Carlyle,  who 
died  Aug.  1692,  and  had  issue  —  Hadnee  ; 


300 


TORTHORWALD 


[PRESB.  OF 


James;  William;  Agnes,  Elizabeth.— 
[Craufurd's  Univ.  nf  Edin.\  Commis.  to 
Ass.,  1638;  Wodroiv  MSS.  ;  Dumfries 
Tests.-,  Dumfries  Ji'eg.  (Jj  «>•.).] 

JOHN    CAMPBELL,    M.A.    (Glasgow 

1656     1G4r>);    adm-    Jan.    1656;    deprived 

by  Act    of   Parliament    llth   June, 

and   Decreet    of   Privy   Council    1st    Oct. 

1662.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  L,  320.] 

JAMES  HUME,  M.A. ;  adm.  in  1GT9  : 
1679     trans,  to  Kirkmahoe  about  1682. 

JAMES  WILSON,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1682  ; 
1682     trans-   to  Colvend  before  27th  May 
1687. 

WILLIAM    WALKER,  M.A.    (St  An- 

1688    drews>    28tl1    July    1666);    min.    in 

1688;    probably  deprived    in    1689; 

went  to  England  and  got  a  charge.— [J/",Sr. 

Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

EGBERT  LAWSON,    ord.  28th    April 
1696     1696;  dem.  14th  Aug.  1701. 

JOHN  M'MURDO,  born  1680,  second 
1702  son  of  John  M.,  Dumfries ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  28th  June  1697)  ;  called 
19th  April,  and  ord.  17th  Sept.  1702.  In 
1715  he  headed  a  party  of  his  parishioners 
as  volunteers  in  defence  of  the  Crown. 
He  died  19th  Nov.  1720.  He  marr.  (1) 
Mary  Muir  of  Cassencarry :  (2)  Alice, 
daugh.  of  William  Charteris  of  Bridge- 
moor,  cadet  of  Amisfield,  and  had  issue- 
Robert  of  Drungans  ;  William,  brewer  and 
magistrate  of  Dumfries,  died  4th  April 
1768.  A  grandson  of  M.  was  chamberlain 
to  the  Duke  of  Queensberry  at  Drumlan- 
rig,  and  sometime  in  1793  Robert  Burns 
inscribed  the  following  lines  on  a  window 
of  his  house  : — 

"  Blest  be  M'Murdo  to  his  latest  day, 
No  envious  cloud  o'ercast  his  evening  ray, 
No  wrinkle  furrowed  by  the  hand  of  care, 
Nor  ever  sorrow  add  one  silver  hair. 
O  may  no  son  the  father's  honour  stain, 
Nor  ever  daughter  give  the  mother  pain  !  " 

Some  of  his  descendants  have  been  distin 
guished  officers  of  the  navy  and  army. 
Publication—  An  Answer  to  a  Pamphlet  [by 
Hugh  Clark]  Intituled,  the  Oath  of  Abjura 


tion  Displayed,  pp.  58  (1713).— [Dumfries 
Tests. ;  Duncan's  Mem.  of  Duncan  :  Book 
<>f  Caerlavcrock,  i.,  419.] 

HUGH  KENNEDY,  M.A. ;  called  20th 

1721     July'  and  ord-  "^h  Sept.  1721  ;  trans, 
to  Cavers  13th  Nov.  1723. 

ROBERT  WIGHT,  M.A. ;  min.  of  the 
1724  l°resl:>yterian  congregation  at  Bramp- 
ton,  Cumberland;  pres.  by  Charles, 
Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover ;  adm. 
22nd  Oct.  1724  ;  dem.  13th  April  1726  [min. 
of  St  Michael's,  Dumfries,  1732]. 

WILLIAM  M'MILLAN,  M.A.  (Glasgow, 
1727  24th  March  1722) ;  called  30th  May, 
and  ord.  22nd  Aug.  1727  ;  dem.  4th 
May  1762;  died  12th  May  1764,  in  his 
G4th  year.  He  marr.  29th  July  1729,  Anne 
Lawrie,  who  died  22nd  Oct.  1788,  and  had 
issue  —  Barbara,  born  27th  Jan.  1731 ; 
William,  born  23rd  Nov.  1732 ;  James, 
his  successor;  Alexander,  born  10th  June 
1739,  died  15th  Dec.  1755;  Ann,  born  25th 
July  1742  (marr.  Joseph  Kirkpatrick,  min. 
of  Wamphray);  Helen,  born  10th  Oct.  1744, 
died  21st  Jan.  1745;  Ebenezer,  born  27th 
Sept.  1745,  died  22nd  Feb.  1747;  Isabel, 
born  2nd  Aug.  1748,  died  18th  May  1834; 
Mary,  born  7th  Oct.  1752.— [Tombst.] 

JAMES  M'MILLAN,  of  Fourmerkland, 
1762  born  22nd  Oct.  1736,  second  son  of 
preceding;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
Gth  April  1762 ;  pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of 
Queensberry,  13th  May,  and  ord.  23rd 
Sept,  1762;  died  8th  Feb.  1808.  He 
marr.  30th  July  1770,  Jean  (died  at 
Dumfries,  4th  Jan.  1814),  eldest  daugh.  of 
Andrew  Beveridge,  min.  of  Caerlaverock, 
and  had  issue— Anne,  born  7th  May  1771 
(marr.  21st  June  1802,  James  Crichton,  min. 
of  Wamphray);  Andrew,  born  18th  May 
1772,  died  10th  March  1786;  Jean,  born 
21st  Jan.  1774,  died  13th  July  1791  ;  Mary, 
born  10th  July  1779  (marr.  29th  June 
1812,  James  Denniston,  one  of  the  magis 
trates  of  Dumfries).  Publications—  Sermon 
preached  before  the  Dumfries  Missionary 
Society  (Dumfries,  1798);  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.).—  [Tombst.] 


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1808 


JOHN  YORSTOUN  of  East  Tinwald, 

k°rn  26t^  ^arcn   1"65'  son  °f  Peter 

Y.,  min.  of  Closeburn  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Penpont  8th  Aug.  1787  ;  ord.  to  Morton 
25th  March  1793  ;  pres.  by  William,  Duke 
of  Queensberry  ;  trans,  and  aclm.  18th  Aug. 
1808;  died  unmarr.  1st  March  1841.  Publica 
tions  —  Accounts  of  Morton  and  of  Torthor- 
wald  (Sinclair's  x.,  and  New  8tat.  Ace.,  iv.). 


1841 


ROBERT  KINNEAR,  born  Edinburgh, 
llth  Dec.  1811,  son  of  Robert  K., 
bookseller,  and  Elizabeth  Mitchell ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  in  1840;  ord.  10th 
Sept.  1841.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min. 
of  the  Free  Church,  Moffat,  1843;  died 
there  unman-..  10th  July  1883. 

JOSEPH  ROGERS  DUNCAN,  born 
9th  Sept.  1811,  eldest  son  of  Thomas 
Tudor  D.,  M.D.,  min.  of  the  Second 
Charge,  Dumfries,  and  great-great-grandson 
of  John  M'Murdo,  min.  in  1 702  ;  educated 
at  Dumfries  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  ;  ord.  to 
Dalkeith  4th  June  1841 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
5th  Oct.  1843;  died  25th  July  1884.  He 
marr.  Georgina  (died  s.}->.  20th  March  1889), 
daugh.  of  the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Brooks, 
Liverpool. 

GEORGE  LAURIE  FOGO,  born  25th 
1883  June  1847,  son  of  John  Laurie  F., 
of  Row,  Perthshire,  min.  of  Row, 
Dumbartonshire ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1867) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dumbarton ;  ord.  to  the  Scots  Church, 
Dresden,  21st  Sept.  1871 ;  adm.  (assistant 
and  successor)  30th  Oct.  1883;  died  1st 
Dec.  1912.  He  marr.  18th  Jan.  1881,  Fanny 
Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Richard  Blagden, 
Petworth,  Sussex. 

JAMES     MARJORIBANKS     CAMP 
BELL,     born     Nantully,     Radnor 
shire,     20th     Nov.     1864,     son     of 
William    C.    and    Isabella    Marjoribanks ; 
educated  at  Rotliesay  Academy,  Dumfries 
Academy,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(1888),   B.D.   (1891);    licen.    by  Presb.    of 
Lorn  May  1^91  ;  Royal  Bounty  missionary 


at  Connel  Ferry  Chapel ;  assistant  at  Urr  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  5th  April 
1894.  Marr.  21st  Nov.  1906,  Ethel  Leonora, 
daugh.  of  Joseph  Gillott  of  Berry  Hall,  War 
wickshire,  and  widow  of  Thomas  William 
Reid,  and  has  issue  —  Isabella  Leonora 
Daphne  Marjoribanks,  born  7th  June 
1908. 


TROQUEER  AND  KIRKCONNEL. 


r.—^hQ  church  was  dedicated 
to  St  Curadan.  In  early  times  it  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Tongland.  Later  it  was  in 
the  possession  of  the  Priory  of  Whitern  ; 
and  from  1574  to  1608  it  was  held,  along 
with  the  rectory  of  Dumfries,  by  the  bishops 
of  Galloway.  St  Querdan's  Well  is  in  the 
parish. 

Kirkconnel.  —  The  church  of  Kirkconnel 
was  dedicated  to  St  Conal.  It  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.] 

CHARLES  HOME,  exhorter,  1568  to 
1568  1570. 

JOHN  HALLIDAY,  reader,  Nov. 
1570  1570. 

-JOHN  GLEDSTANES,  reader  in 
1574  1574. 

1576     JOHN  ANDERSON,  reader  in  1576. 

[ADAM  MURRAY,  son  of  Sir  Charles 
M.  of  Cockpool  ;  pres.  to  the  vicar 
age  by  James  VI.  4th  Oct.  1577,  but 

was  probably  not  settled.  —  Reg.  of  Deeds, 

xxiii.,  52.] 

1578  JAMES  MAXWELL,  reader  in  1578. 

HERBERT  ANDERSON,  reader,   1579 

1579  to  1585. 

SIMON    JOHNSTON,   min.    in    1606; 
1606     ^ac^  a  S^be  designed  by  the  Presb. 
12th    Feb.    1609.  —  [tf.    It.    Ivhib., 
xviii.,  142.] 

HALBERT  GLEDSTANES,  brother  of 

1615     Florence  G.,  wife  of  William  Baird, 

stabler  in  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 

1590);   min.   of  Caerlaverock  about  1011; 


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[PRESB.  OF 


pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  llth 
Aug.  1615;  died  8th  Oct.  1652,  aged  about 
83.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue  —  George; 
William,  apprenticed  to  Andrew  Borthwick, 
pewterer,  Edinburgh,  5th  Dec.  1632. — [Edin. 
Com.  Dec.,  12th  Feb.  1622  ;  Dumfries  Sas., 
15th  Feb.  1637  ;  Commit,  of  Ass.,  1638  : 


GEORGE  GLEDSTANES,  M.A.,  prob 
ably    nephew    of    preceding ;    adm. 
(colleague)  in   1638 ;    trans,   to   Urr 
about  1640. 

JOHN  BLACK  ADDER  [BLACK- 
ADEIi],  son  of  John  B.  of  Inzie- 
var,  cadet  of  the  family  of  Tulli- 
allan ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow, 
where  his  uncle.  John  Strang,  D.D.,  was 
Principal ;  M.A.  (1650) ;  licen.  probably 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  ;  ord.  7th  June  1653  ; 
deprived  by  the  Acts  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662.  He  lived  for  a  time  at 
Caitloch,  Ingles  ton,  and  Bardennoch,  all 
in  Glen  cairn,  and  at  other  places,  and  up 
to  1678  preached  repeatedly  at  con 
venticles  in  the  fields  and  in  private 
houses.  Numerous  warrants  were  issued 
for  his  arrest,  but  he  contrived  to  escape 
imprisonment.  He  lied  to  Rotterdam  in 
1678,  but  was  in  Edinburgh  the  year  follow 
ing.  On  5th  April  1681,  he  was  seized  and 
sent  to  the  Bass  Rock,  where  he  was  im 
prisoned  for  four  years.  Broken  in  health, 
he  was  allowed  his  freedom,  3rd  Dec.  1685, 
on  giving  a  bond  of  5000  merks  to  confine 
himself  to  Edinburgh.  AVithin  a  month 
he  died  on  the  Bass,  and  was  buried 
in  the  churchyard  of  North  Berwick. 
He  marr.  in  1640,  Janet  (died  9th  Nov. 
1688,  and  was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh,  the  following  day),  daugh.  of 
Homer  Haining,  merchant,  Dumfries, 
and  had  issue  —  AVilliam,  physician  to 
William  III.,  born  1647,  died  1704  ;  Adam, 
a  merchant  in  Sweden  and  Edinburgh, 
born  1659 ;  Robert,  student  in  Holland ; 
Thomas,  merchant  in  New  England  ;  John, 
lieut.-colonel  of  the  Cameronian  Regiment, 
deputy-governor  of  Stirling  Castle,  born 
14th  Sept.  1664,  died  31st  Aug.  1729; 
Elizabeth  (marr.  25th  Oct.  1687,  James 


Young,  writer,  Edinburgh) ;  another  daugh., 

died  unmarr.     Publication — Sermon  (vide 

\  Crichton's  Memoirs). — [Select  Passages  from 

the  Diary  and  Letters  of  John  Blackader 

(Edinburgh,  1806) ;  Crichton's  Memoirs  of 

Rev.   John   Blackader    (Edinburgh,  1823); 

Life  and  Diary  of  Lieut. -Colonel  J.  Black- 

ader   (1824);     Edin.    Guild    Reg.    (Bur.)  ; 

i  Wodrow's  Hist.,  iii.,  266;  Tombst. ;  Corrie's 

j  Annals  of  Gleiicairn  ;  Diet.  If  at.  BiogJ] 

JAMES  MAIR,  born  1636,  a  native  of 
Banff;  educated  at  King's  College, 
Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1656);  school- 
master  of  Grange  20th  Nov.  1656;  school 
master  of  Cullen,  1659-63 ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Fordyce  llth  July  1660;  min.  in  1668  ; 
died  July  1682.  He  marr.  Margaret  (died 
at  Edinburgh,  2nd  April  1705,  aged  70), 
second  daugh.  of  John  Crichton  of  Craw- 
furdston,  and  widow  of  Walter  Gledstanes, 
min.  of  New  Abbey,  and  had  issue — John  ; 
James ;  Janet  (marr.  Captain  AVilliam 
Fraser  of  Belty) ;  Margaret.— \G.  R.  Horu- 
ings,  7th  Aug.  1666 ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  Mack., 
25th  Feb.  1704  ;  Dumfries  Sess.  Reg.  (Bapt. 
and  Bur.) ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.) ;  Dumfries 
Tests. ;  Laing  Charters,  2499.] 

JAMES  GLENDINNING,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  25th  July  1676) ;  min.  in  1683  ; 
outed  in  1689.     He  died  Sept.  1713, 
aged   about   &6.—  [Dalgety    and    Dumfries 
Sess.  Regs. ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

WILLIAM    SOMERVILLE,  ord.    13th 

169Q     May  1690  ;  died  4th  April  1696.     He 

left  to  the  Presb.  2000  merks  for  a 

bursary  in  divinity  or  philosophy,  and  also 

|  500  merks   for  a  school. — [Dumfries  Reg. 

\  (Bur.);  Tombst.] 

ALEXANDER     HUTCHISON,     born 

169g     28th   Aug.   1676;   M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

9th    Sept.    1695);    licen.   by    Presb. 

i  of   Edinburgh   29th   July  1697;   ord.   16th 

|  May  1698;   died   unmarr.   2nd   Nov.  1704. 

— [Dumfries  Reg.  (Bur.) ;  Tombst.] 

JOHN  SIMSON,  called  21st  June,  and 
17Q5     ord.    20th    Sept.     1705 ;     appointed 
Professor  of    Divinity  in   Univ.  of 
i  Glasgow  -21st  Sept.  1708  (q.v.). 


DUMFRIES] 


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303 


JOHN  BOWIE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glas- 
1709     £°w  21sc  June  ^05  ;  ord.  22nd  Sept. 
1709  ;  died  uninarr.  9th  March  1732, 
in  his  56th  year. — [Tombst.} 

JAMES  PURCELL  [PURSEL],  MA. 
1734  (Glasgow,  29th  April  1718);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Middlebie  3rd  Aug. 
1726 ;  assistant  at  Dumfries ;  pres.  by 
George  II.  5th  Sept.  1732  ;  ord.  (by  a  com 
mittee  of  Commission  of  Assembly)  19th 
April  1734,  delay  having  been  caused  by 
a  vigorous  opposition  in  favour  of  James 
Ritchie,  sometime  assistant  in  the  parish. 
So  bitter  was  the  feeling  engendered  by 
P.'s  settlement,  that  the  manse  offices  were 
set  on  fire  and  the  stackyard  burned,  on 
the  night  of  29th  Sept.  1735.  He  died 
23rd  Feb.  1742,  in  his  43rd  year,  probably 
unmarr. — [Assembly  Cases;  Dumfries  Tests.; 
Acts  of  Ass.,  1733-6;  Tomhst.] 

JOHN  EWART,  born  1717,  second  son 
1743  °^  Andrew  E.  of  Mulloch,  min.  of 
Kells ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
29th  April;  called  2nd  Sept.  1742;  ord. 
23rd  June  1743;  died  FATHER  OF  THE 
SYNOD,  5th  Sept.  1799.  He  was  active  in 
preparing  for  defence  at  the  Rising  in  1745, 
and  put  himself  at  the  head  of  a  company 
of  farmers  and  others.  The  Jacobites  left 
Dumfries  unmolested,  after  making  con 
siderable  extortions  from  the  townsfolk. 
On  returning  home,  Ewart  found  two 
Highland  officers  quartered  in  his  manse. 
He  treated  them  with  the  greatest  hospi 
tality,  but  vigorously  reprimanded  them 
for  the  unwise  position  they  had  espoused. 
He  marr.  28th  Aug.  1749,  Mary  (died  3rd 
Jan.  1811,  aged  81),  only  daugh.  of  Joseph 
Corrie  of  Carlingwark,  Dumfries,  and  had 
issue — Andrew,  born  15th  Aug.  1750,  died 
23rd  March  1751  ;  Jean,  born  6th  June  1752 
(marr.  1792,  Colonel  Edward  Hamilton), 
died  1800;  Agnes,  born  25th  Sept.  1755 
(marr.  (1)  4th  Aug.  1784,  James  Carson, 
merchant,  South  Carolina:  (2)  April  1797, 
William  Porter  of  Troquhain  [vide  article  on 
W.  P.  in  The  Gentleman's  Magazine,  May 
1815,  by  Lord  St  Helens]);  Marion,  born 
14th  May  1757  (marr.  March  1787,  John  Gil- 


christ,  M.D.,  Dumfries) ;  Joseph,  Minister- 
plenipotentiary  at  the  Court  of  Berlin, 
born  30th  April  1759,  died  at  Bath,  27th 
May  1792 ;  James,  born  1st  Aug.  1761, 
died  22nd  May  1762;  William,  merchant, 
Liverpool  (father  of  William  Ewart,  M.P. 
successively  for  Bletchingley,  Liverpool, 
Wigan,  and  Dumfries  Burghs),  born  26th 
Feb.  1763,  died  8th  Oct.  1823 ;  John,  M.D., 
Inspector-General  of  Hospitals,  India,  born 
3rd  March  1765,  died  1808;  Peter,  chief 
engineer,  H.M.  Dockyards,  born  13th  May 
1707,  died  15th  Sept.  1842;  Mary,  born 
18th  July  1769  (marr.  George  Augustus  Lee, 
merchant,  Manchester) ;  Andrew,  born  26th 
March  1772,  died  28th  May  1776.  Publica 
tions — A  Protestant  Catechism  shou'ing  the 
Principal  Errors  of  the  Church  of  Rome 
(Dumfries,  1778;  Edinburgh,  1813;  Kirk 
cudbright,  n.d.) ;  Lectures  on  the  Psalms 
[Memoir  by  Mrs  Porter],  3  vols.  (London, 
1822-6) ;  Biographical  Sketches  of  Eminent 
Characters  (London,  1830) ;  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.). — [Tombst. ; 
The  Scots  Mag.,  liv.  ;  Murray's  Literary 
Hist,  of  Calloivay,  192-7;  'M'Dowall's 
Memorials  of  St  Michael's,  375.] 

JOSEPH    E ASTON,   pres.    by    George 
17Q7     III. ;   ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
31st  Aug.   1797;    died  unmarr.   5th 
March  1801,  in  his  32nd  year. — [Tombst.] 

WILLIAM  THORBURN,  born  18th 
1801  ^U8-  1^66,  second  son  of  William  T. 
of  Kelton,  and  Agnes  Richardson ; 
educated  at  Caerlaverock  School,  Dumfries 
Academy,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  in  1788;  assistant 
at  Girthon ;  ord.  assistant  there  2nd  June 
1791 ;  pres.  by  George  III. ;  trans,  and 
adm.  13th  Aug.  1801 ;  died  3rd  April  1846. 
He  marr.  1st  Jan.  1793,  Ann  (died  23rd 
Sept.  1840),  daugh.  of  George  Mackenzie 
of  Rosehall  and  Netherwood,  and  Marion 
Stewart  of  Shambellie,  and  had  issue- 
Mary  Ann,  born  13th  Sept.  1794,  died 
15th  May  1811  ;  Nancy,  born  12th  April 
1796,  died  13th  March  1861 ;  William, 
born  7th  Dec.  1797,  died  2nd  Oct.  1815; 
Lily  Staig,  born  2nd  Aug.  1799,  died 
llth  Sept.  1846 ;  Georgina,  born  3rd 


',04 


TROQUEKR  AND  KIRKCONNEL— URR 


[PKESB.  OF 


April  1801,  died  in  infancy;  Mary,  born 
31st  July  1803,  died  16th  Jan.  1869; 
Kenneth  Mackenzie,  W.S.,  born  13th  May 
1805,  died  17th  June  1852;  David  Staig, 
M.D.,  H.E.I.C.S.,  born  31st  Dec.  1806, 
died  19th  May  1882;  Georgina  Mackenzie, 
born  12th  Nov.  1808,  died  unniarr.  14th 
Jan.  1846  ;  James,  M.D.,  barrister-at-law, 
author  of  Elements  of  Jkdside  Medicine 
and  General  Pathology  (London,  1836),  born 
31st  March  1812,  died  22nd  July  1852.— 
Publications — Sermons  (Edinburgh,  1837) ; 
Accounts  of  Girthon  and  of  Troqueer 
(Sinclair's  xi.,  and  A>?"  $t<:tt.  Ace.,  iv.). 
—  [Wightman's  Fun.  Semi. ;  private  in 
formation.] 

WALTER  MACFA11LANE,  born  1817, 
fourth    son    of    John    M.,    min.    of 
Greenhead  Relief  Church,  Glasgow, 
and  brother  of  James  M.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Duddingston ;   educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh ;   ord. 
(assistant   and    successor)   4th   May   1843; 
D.D.  (Glasgow   1863);   died   unmarr.  29th 
Feb.  1876,  and  was  buried  in  the  Necropolis, 
Glasgow. 

JAMES  ALEXANDER  CAMPBELL, 
born  25th  May  1843,  son  of  James 
Robertson  C.,  min.  of  Kilcalmonell 
and  Kilberry ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kintyre  in  1867  ; 
assistant  at  Urr ;  ord.  to  St  David's 
Parish,  Kirkintilloch,  3rd  Dec.  1868  ;  trans, 
to  North  Parish,  Stirling,  27th  Oct.  1870 ; 
trans,  to  Middle  Parish,  Greenock,  19th 
May  1874;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  Sept. 
1876. 


URR. 

[The  ancient  church,  which  stood  at 
Meikle  Kirkland,  was  dedicated  to  St 
Constantine.  It  belonged  to  the  Abbey 
of  Holyrood.  A  new  church  was  erected 
in  1915.] 

1567     JOHN  BROWN,  reader  in  1567. 

ALEXANDER  M'CARMATH,  reader 
1585  in  1585. 


JOHN  THOMSON,  son  of  William  T., 
1602  vicar  an^  reader  at  Terregles  ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1601) ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 
by  James  VI.  12th  March  1602 ;  called 
"  sometime  minister  "  in  1608.  A  wooden 
panel  inscribed  with  his  initials  and  the 
date  1606  underneath,  is  still  preserved  in 
the  church  of  Urr. — \_Rca.  Assig. ;  G '.  It. 
Inhifj.,  xxxiv.,  319.] 

ALEXANDER  ROBERTSON,  M.A. 
1607  (Glasgow  1607) ;  min.  in  1607 ;  died 
June  1639.  He  rnarr.  (1)  Barbara 
Neilson,  probably  of  the  Corsock  family, 
and  had  issue  —  Alexander  Robertson, 
preacher,  who  took  part  in  the  Pentland 
Rising,  and  was  executed  at  Edinburgh 
14th  Dec.  1666,  is  said  to  have  been  a 
son  :  (2)  Grizel,  probably  daugh.  of  John 
Gordon  of  Blaiket ;  she  survived  him,  and 
had  issue  —  John.  —  [Dumfries  Sas.,  15th 
March  1 634  ;  Eeg.  See.  Sig. ;  Commiss.  to 
Ass.,  1638;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  49 ;  Dum 
fries  Tests. ;  Hist,  of  the  Parish  of  Urr, 
217.] 

GEORGE  GLEDSTANES,  son  and  heir 
of  George  G.,  pewterer,  burgess  of 
Aberdeen  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1627) ; 
adm.  to  Troqueer  in  1638  ;  pres.  by  Charles 
I.  18th  Dec.  1641  ;  member  of  the  Com 
mission  of  Assembly  in  1647 ;  and  of 
Assembly  in  1650.  In  1662  he  declined  to 
conform  to  Episcopacy  and  was  confined 
to  his  parish,  and  seems  to  have  been 
deprived  in  1666.  He  died  in  1676,  aged 
about  69.  He  marr.  (1)  Agnes  Currie : 
(2)  Jane  (died  at  Dumfries,  28th  May 
1703,  daugh.  of  George  Porteous,  min.  at 
Gellihalbert,  Co.  Down,  and  had  issue — 
George  of  Crocketford  and  Little  Merhorn, 
parish  of  Kirkpatrick- Durham  ;  Elizabeth  ; 
Marion  ;  and  others. — \Edin.  Sas.,  xv.,  392  ; 
(T.  R.  Inhib.,  21st  March  1678 ;  Dumfries 
(Bur.)  and  Tests. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Acts  of 
Ass. ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326.] 

JOHN  LYON,  M.A. ;   ord.  by  George, 

Bishop    of    Edinburgh,    15th    Sept. 

1665 ;   adm.  in  1666 ;   outed  at   the 

Revolution,   and   was   afterwards   min.    of 

Kinnettles.— [Re<j.    Coll  at.;    MS.    Ace.    of 

Min,,  1689.] 


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JOHN  HEPBURN,  born  about  1649,  son 
1Qgg  of  Major  James  H.  of  Balnageith ; 
educated  at  King's  College,  Aber 
deen  :  M.A.  (1669) ;  ord.  (according  to  his 
own  statement)  by  Scots  mins.  in  London, 
1678.  He  preached  for  a  time  in  Ross-shire, 
and  in  1680  he  was  called  to  this  charge. 
There  was  no  vacancy,  and  the  call,  "  sub 
scribed  by  the  plurality  of  the  people," 
merely  asked  him  to  "  preach  the  Gospel 
occasionally  amongst  them  as  his  con- 
veniency  and  safety  would  allow."  He  not 
only  preached  in  Urr,  but  systematically 
intruded  into  other  parishes,  baptizing 
and  marrying,  and  declaiming  against  his 
brethren  in  the  ministry.  On  5th  May 
1684  he  was  declared  fugitive.  He  had 
other  calls  here  in  1686  and  1689,  but  it  is 
doubtful  if  he  was  ever  formally  admitted. 
At  a  meeting  of  Presb.  10th  Sept.  1689,  he 
was  urged  to  settle  elsewhere,  but  within  a 
week  he  refused  a  unanimous  call  to  Kirk- 
patrick-Irongray.  He  continued  to  carry 
on  his  irregularities,  and  was  suspended  by 
the  Assembly  4th  Jan.  1696.  He  declined 
the  Oath  of  Allegiance,  and  was  imprisoned 
by  order  of  the  Privy  Council  in  the  castles 
of  Edinburgh  and  Stirling.  On  3rd  Feb. 
1699  he  was  allowed  to  return  to  his  parish, 
but  was  again  suspended  8th  June  1704, 
and  linally  he  was  deposed  9th  April  1705. 
"  He  had  not  given  nor  taken  communion 
for  sixteen  years  ;  he  had  treated  his  former 
suspension  and  warnings  and  tender  deal 
ings  as  if  they  had  not  been  ;  he  had  been 
guilty  of  a  continued  tract  of  erroneous 
seditions,  and  divisive  doctrines,  and  schis 
matic  courses,  wherein  he  is  obstinate, 
refusing  to  be  reclaimed."  On  12th  Aug. 
1707  he  was  restored  to  his  ministry  at  the 
earnest  petition  of  the  parishioners.  He 
vehemently  opposed  the  Union,  and  was 
deep  in  the  counsels  of  those  discontented 
Cameronians  who  purposed  joining  the 
Duke  of  AtholFs  Highland  host  and  over 
throwing  the  Union  by  force.  In  1715  he 
was  a  suspected  character,  but  he  put 
himself  at  the  head  of  320  men  of  Urr, 
and  marched  to  defend  Dumfries  against 
Kenmure.  The  flag  they  carried  is  still 
in  Urr  Manse,  bearing  the  legend  "For 
the  Lord  of  Hosts/'  He  died  20th  March 

VOL.  II. 


1723,  and  was  almost  certainly  buried 
at  Urr,  but  there  is  no  record  of  his 
interment.  He  marr.  20th  April  1701, 
Emilia  (died  llth  Sept.  1740),  daugh.  of 
Alexander  Nisbet  of  Craigentinny,  and  had 
issue — John,  min.  of  Old  Greyfriars,  Edin 
burgh  (grandfather  of  Andrew,  sixth  Earl 
of  Hyndford);  Jean  (marr.  1726,  James 
M'George  of  Cocklick).  Publications — 
Humble  Pleadings  for  the  Good  Old  Wa;/ 
(anon. :  n.p.,  1713) ;  True  Copy  of  a  Letter 
sent  to  the  Rev.  William  Veitch,  min.  of 
Dumfries,  answering  some  gross  calumnies 
in  his  pamphlet  entitled,  A  Short  History 
of  Rome's  Designs  [vide  William  Veitch, 
Dumfries];  (n.p.,  1719);  "Some  additional 
Rules  for  Fellowship  Meetings "  (Smith's 
Directory,  Edinburgh,  1738).  —  [Moray 
Writs ;  Assembly  Papers  :  "Wodrow's  Ana- 
lecta ;  Rae's  Hist,  of  the  Rebellion  ;  Acts 
of  Ass. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.) ;  Trans.  Dumf. 
and  G  allow.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antig.  >S'oc., 
131  (1907);  Frew's  The  Parish  of  Urr, 
226-40.] 

CHRISTOPHER  WRIGHT,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1723  burgh,  15th  April  1696) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Linlithgow  16th  Sept,  1719  ; 
called  18th  June  and  ord.  24th  Oct.  1723 ; 
died  12th  Jan.  1735,  aged  58.  He  marr. 
Sarah  (died  2nd  Oct.  1747),  daugh.  of 
Robert  Paton,  min.  of  Dumfries,  and  had 
issue — Jean  (marr.,  pro.  26th  Oct.  1755, 
Thomas  Foggo,  merchant,  Edinburgh).  — 
[Dumfries  Tests.  ;  Tombst. ;  Wodrow's 
Anal.] 

THOMAS  M'KINNELL,  born  1698,  a 
1736  nat^ve  °f  Dumfriesshire ;  began  life 
as  a  teacher  in  Dumfries ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  in  1722 ;  ord.  to 
Dunscore  27th  Aug.  1723 ;  clerk  of 
Presb.  and  Synod,  1727-38;  called  2nd 
Oct.  1735 ;  trans,  and  adm.  20th  May 
1736;  died  1st  Jan.  1769.  He  marr. 
(1)  llth  March  1724,  Euphan  (died  17th 
Sept.  1739),  daugh.  of  Andrew  Brown  of 
Boghead,  and  had  issue — Andrew,  student 
of  divinity,  died  10th  March  1745  ;  Mar 
garet,  died  30th  Oct.  1745 ;  Janet,  born 
15th  Dec.  1731  (marr.  22nd  April  1752, 
William  Clark,  min.  of  Kirkgunzeon) ; 

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Robert,  born  20th  Dec.  1733,  died  28th 
July  1758  :  (2)  9th  June  1748,  Janet  (died 
12th  Sept.  1784,  and  was  buried  in  St 
Michael's  churchyard,  Dumfries),  daugh. 
of  George  Gordon  of  Troquhain,  and  had 
issue — Alexander,  born  25th  March  1749, 
died  28th  Nov.  1754. — [Dumfries  Tests.  ; 
Tombst.] 

JAMES  MUIBHEAD  of  Logan,  parish 
of  Buittle,  born  1742,  eldest  son  of 
William  M.  of  Logan  and  Anna  Lind 
say, of  Crochmore  ;  educated  at  the  Grammar 
School  of  Dumfries  and  LTniv.  of  Edinburgh. 
He  at  first  studied  law,  but  having  decided 
to  enter  the  ministry,  was  Keen,  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  3rd  July  1765;  pres.  to 
this  parish  by  George  III.  14th  Feb.  1769  ; 
ord.  28th  June  1770;  D.D.  (Edinburgh, 
24th  Feb.  1796);  died  16th  May  1808.  He 
had  considerable  gifts  as  a  mathematician, 
and  was  keenly  interested  in  natural  history 
and  antiquities.  He  is  the  reputed  author 
of  the  song,  Bess,  the  Gawkie.  During  a 
parliamentary  election  he  was  lampooned 
in  two  of  the  Heron  ballads  by  Robert 
Burns,  who  sarcastically  called  him  "  Muir- 
liead,  wha's  as  guid  as  he's  true,"  and  in 
reference  to  the  minister's  taste  for  heraldry 
and  genealogy- 

"  Here's  armurial  bearings 

Frae  the  Manse  of  Orr — 
The  crest,  an  auld  crab  apple 
Kotten  at  the  core." 

Dr  Muirhead  replied  in  a  stinging  epigram — 
a  parody  on  Martial's  In  Yacceram  [Liber 
ix.,  EP.,  67]— which  cut  Burns  to  the  quick, 
and  wrung  from  him  an  angry  retort.  Dr 
M.  marr.  21st  Aug.  1777,  Jean  London 
(died  22nd  Dec.  1825),  of  the  Clonyard 
family,  Colvend,  and  had  issue — William 
Porter,  advocate,  who  assumed  the  name 
of  Merries  on  succeeding  to  the  estate  of 
Spottes  in  the  parish,  born  1778,  died  15th 
March  1823:  Charles  Merries  of  Logan, 
W.S.,  born  1781,  died  6th  March  1823; 
Jane  (marr.  10th  June  1816,  Captain 
Robert  Skirving  of  Croys),  died  15th  Jan. 
1847  ;  and  John  of  Logan.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
xi.). — [Murray's  Literary  Hist,  of  Galloway, 
254,  341 ;  Scots  Mag.,  xl. ;  Wallace's  Burns, 
iv.,  199,  rt  seq.  ;  Trotter's  East  Galloway 


\  Sketches,  167;    Frew's    Urr,  248;    Modern 
i  Scottish  Minstrel,  118;  Diet.  Nat.  Biotj.'] 


1806 


ALEXANDER  MURRAY,  born  at  Dun- 

kitterick,   on   the    Palnure   burn   in 
Monigaff,    22nd    Oct.    1775,    son    of 
Robert  M.,  a  shepherd,  by  his  second  wife, 
Mary  Cochrane.     At  nine  years  of  age  he 
was  employed  as  a  herd-boy,  but  being  near 
sighted   had   to   abandon   that  occupation. 
At  twelve  years,  he  taught  the  children  of 
the     neighbouring    farms,    remaining    six 
weeks  at  a  time  at  each  house,  and  earn 
ing  about  twenty  shillings  a  year.     When 
he  entered  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  he  had  been  in  all  only  fifty- 
seven  weeks  at  school.     By  his  own  unaided 
study,  from  books  bought  or  borrowed,  he 
had  acquired  a  knowledge  of  French,  Latin, 
Greek,  Hebrew,   German,   and   had  a  less 
intimate    acquaintance    with    Arabic    and 
Ethiopic.     He  had  read  the  whole  of  the 
Hebrew  Bible,  and  had  translated  a  German 
professor's  lectures  on  Roman  authors.     An 
examination  by  Principal  Baird  and  others 
'.  gained  him  free  admission  to  the  Arts  cur 
riculum,  and  with  the  aid  of  a  bursary  from 
the  Town  Council  of  Edinburgh  and  private 
!  tutorships  (chiefly  in  Persian  and  Hindu- 
i  stani)  he  was  able  to  carry  out  his  ambition 
I   of  entering  the  ministry.     He  was  licen.  by 
i  the  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  14th  April  1802.     In 
!  succession  to  John  Leyden  he  became  editor 
I  of    The   Scots    Magazine,   and    contributed 
1  to  the   Edinhuryli  Review,  then  founded. 
j   From  1803  to  1805  he  was  engaged  in  the 
preparation   of   an    exhaustive   edition    of 
the   Travels  of  James  Bruce,   and  resided 
|  at    Kinnaird    House,    Stirlingshire,    where 
I  Bruce's  papers  were  preserved.     Returning 
to  Edinburgh,  he  was  pres.  to  this  parish, 
and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  llth  Dec. 
1806.      He     was    appointed    Professor    of 
Oriental  Languages  in  the  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  8th  July,  and  received  the  degree  of 
D.D.  from  the  same  Univ.  17th  July  1812. 
He   retained   his  position  as   min.  of  Urr. 
He   died   of    consumption   at    Edinburgh, 
15th  April  1813,  and  was  interred  in  Grey- 
friars  churchyard  where  a  monument  was 
erected  in  1877  "by  admirers  chiefly  con 
nected  with  Galloway,  to  commemorate  the 


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genius  and  fame  of  the  Shepherd  Boy  who 
rose  to  be  the  most  eminent  Linguist  and 
Oriental  Scholar  of  his  day."  A  granite 
obelisk  was  set  up  1834-5,  on  the  summit 
of  Duncraig,  overlooking  his  birthplace. 
His  portrait  by  Andrew  Geddes  is  in  the 
National  Gallery,  Edinburgh.  He  marr. 
9th  Dec.  1808,  Henrietta  Copland,  daugh. 
of  James  Affleck,  farmer,  Grange,  of  Urr. 
She  had  a  government  pension  of  £80  in 
consideration  of  her  husband's  services  to 
Oriental  scholarship,  and  died  27th  April 
1824,  leaving  issue— Agnes  London,  born 
22nd  Sept,  1809,  died  in  or  about  1821: 
James  Affleck,  surgeon  of  the  Elizabeth,  a 
merchant  vessel  trading  with  China  and 
America,  who  was  drowned  on  his  first 
voyage.  Publications— Account  of  the  Life 
and  Writings  of  James  Bruce  of  Kinnaird 
(Edinburgh,  1808)  ;  Outlines  of  Oriental 
Philology,  comprehending  the.  (Grammatical 
Principles  of  the  Jfebreir,  S;/riac,  Chaldee, 
Arabic,  and  Abyssinian  Languages  (Edin 
burgh,  1812);  A  Letter  .  .  .  on  the  Tendency 
of  the  Translation  of  the  Scriptures  into 
the  Indian  Languages,  to  promote  Science, 
Civilisation,  and  the  Commercial  Interest 
of  Great  Britain  (Edinburgh,  1813);  A 
Philosophical  History  of  the  European 
Languages,  or  Researches  into  the  Affinities 
of  the  Teutonic,  Creek,  Celtic,  Slavonic,  and 
Indian  Nations  [edited  by  David  Scott, 
D.D.,  with  a  Memoir  (partly  autobio 
graphical)  by  Sir  Henry  Well  wood  Mon- 
creiff,  Bart.,  D.D.],  2  vols.  (Edinburgh, 
1823):  edited  Bruce's  Travels  [2nd  ed.. 
corrected  and  enlarged,  to  which  is  pre 
fixed  the  life  of  the  author  by  the  editor], 
8  vols.  (Edinburgh,  1804-5).  —  [Murray's 
Literary  Hist,  of  Galloway,  228-59  ;  Mon- 
creiff's  Memoir  :  Archibald  Constable  and 
his  Literary/  Correspondents,  i.,  213  :  East 
Galloway  Sketches,  414  :  Harper's  Bards  of 
Galloway,  134 ;  Keith's  Life  and  Writ 
ings  of  the  Rev.  Alexander  Murray,  D.D. 
(Dumfries,  1903) ;  From  Shepherd's  Cot  to 
Professor's  Chair  [Centenary  Celebrations] 
(Newton-Stewart,  1913)  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog.} 

JOHN  M'WHIR,  born  1775,  a  native  of 

1813     Dumfriesshire ;   tutor  in  the  family 

of    David    Welsh     of     Earlshaugh, 

Tweedsmuir ;    licen.   by    Presb.    of    Edin 


burgh  26th  March  1806  :  elected  to  Catrine 
Chapel  in  1807  ;  ord.  to  Chapel-of-Ease, 
Dunfermline,  18th  Jan.  1810 ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  17th  Nov.  1812;  trans,  and 
adm.  7th  Oct.  1813;  died  8th  Feb.  1835. 
He  marr.  10th  Dec.  1813,  Jane  (died  16th 
Feb.  1856),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Fraser, 
S.S.C.,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— Emelia, 
born  13th  Sept.  1814  (marr.  James  Mure, 
writer,  Edinburgh)  ;  Bryce  Johnstone, 
M.D.,  born  21st  Jan.  1816,  died  at  Comer- 
colly,  Bengal,  12th  June  1839;  Alison, 
born  30th  March  1818  (marr.  Thomas  Dick- 
son  Nicholson,  min.  of  the  Scots  Church, 
Nelson,  N.Z.),  died  30th  July  1856;  Mary 
Johnstone,  born  2nd  May  1819,  died  17th 
Oct.  1822.  Publications  —  4  Doctrinal 
Catechism,  and  some  Forms  of  Family 
Prayer  (Dumfries,  1815);  A  Catechism 
with  Refer  ewes  to  Scripture  instead  of 
Answers  (Dumfries,  1823);  Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  —  [Dunlop;s 
Memoir  of  David  Welsh,  D.D.} 

GEORGE  MACKNIGHT  BURNSIDE, 

1837  1)0rn  7t^  ^Ug-  1797'  80n  °f  Cunning 
ham  B.,  min.  of  Dunscore  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dumfries  2nd  July  1822 ;  ord.  (assistant) 
at  Terregles,  with  a  share  in  the  conduct 
of  Sunday  evening  services  in  the  New 
Church,  Dumfries,  1st  July  1823;  pres. 
by  William  IV.  28th  Dec.  1835  ;  adm.  20th 
July  1837,  delay  having  been  occasioned 
by  opposition  to  the  call.  He  died  29th 
Jan.  1855.  He  marr.  22nd  Jan.  1855, 
Mary  Morrin,  who  died  at  Redcastle, 
18th  Oct.  1887.  Publications—  1  wo  Ser 
mons  (Dumfries,  1829);  Sermon  on  the 
Nature  of  Unbelief  (Dumfries,  1829);  The 
Irongrai/  Martyrs,  a  sermon  (Dumfries, 
1831).— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1836,  1837  ;  A  Funeral 
Sermon  by  James  Fraser,  min.  of  Colvend 
(Dumfries,  1855).] 

JOHN  MACRAE  SANDILANDS,  born 
185g  Kilmarnock  1824,  son  of  William  S. 
and  Agnes  MacRae ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  assistant  at  Barony 
Parish,  Glasgow,  Dunoon,  and  Kilrnun ; 
ord.  6th  Sept.  1855;  died  7th  Dec.  1891. 
He  marr.  3rd  June  1856,  Rebecca  (died 
7th  Feb.  1911),  daugh.  of  John  Croydeu 


[PRESB.  OF  DUMFRIES 


Blair,  and  had  issue — Nannie  Blair,  born 
17th  March  1857  (marr.  1886,  Walter 
Blackwood,  shipbuilder) ;  William  Pettit 
Blair,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born  27th  Jan.  1859; 
Maria  Blair,  born  July  1859,  died  4th  April 
1876 ;  Isobella  Blair,  born  10th  Sept.  1862 
(marr.  Harvey  Nichol,  min.  of  Parton) ; 
Georgina  Blair,  born  5th  Sept.  1865  (marr. 
1897,  Anthony  IngHs,  M.D.) 


1892 


DAVID  FBEW,  born  Old  Monkland, 
22nd  June  1863,  son  of  John  F. 
and  Isabella  Pate  :  educated  at 
Airdrie  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
M.A.  (1884),  B.D.  (1887),  and  at  Gottingen  : 
Black  Theological  Fellow,  Glasgow  Univ. ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  in  1887 ; 
assistant  at  Barony  Parish,  Glasgow,  and 
Kilmun;  ord.  12th  May  1892;  D.D. 
(Glasgow,  1910).  Marr.  llth  April  1906, 
Jeanie  Lymond  Boyd.  Publications  — 


The  Parish  of  Urr,  Civil  and  Ecclesi 
astical  (Dalbeattie,  1909) ;  "  Calvin  as  an 
Expositor  of  Scripture"  (Transactions  of 
the  Presbyterian  Alliance,  New  York, 
1909);  "The  Scottish  Establishment,  from 
an  inside  point  of  view  ;;  (The  ILibbert  Jour 
nal,  July  1909) ;  "  Divergent  Ideas  in  the 
Teaching  of  Fourth  Esdras ;  The  Ezra- 
Apocalypse  ;  The  Jewish  Apocalyptic ; 
The  Origin,  Teaching,  and  Contents  of  the 
Books  of  the  Apocrypha"  (The  International 
I  Journal  of  Apocrypha,  Jan.  1911,  Jan. 
1914,  July  1914,  Jan.  1915) ;  Sermon  on  the 
I  Centenary  of  Dr  Alex.  Murray  (Newton- 
i  Stewart,  1913);  Contributions  to  Hast 
ings'  Dictionary  of  the  Apostolic  Church 
(1916);  Contributions  to,  and  assistance 
in  editing  of,  The  One  Volume  Bible 
Commentary  (London,  1909);  Articles  in 
Review  of  Theology  and  <  Philosophy 
(1906-15). 


PKESBYTERY  OF  PENPONT,  FORMERLY  SANQUHAK. 


[This  Presbytery  was  formed  out  of  the  Presbytery  of  Dumfries  sometime  before  1638. 
The  Register  commences  31st  Dec.  1690,  and  has  blanks  from  24th  April  1706  to  17th 
Feb.  1714,  and  from  2nd  Jan.  1717  to  2nd  Dec.  1719.] 


CLOSEBURN  (ORIGINALLY  KYLOS- 
BURN)  AND  DALGARNO,  OH 
DALGARNOCH. 

[The  church  of  Closeburn  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Kelso.  At  Kirkpatrick,  in 
the  parish,  there  was  a  chapel  of  St  Patrick. 
A  spring  near  that  site  is  called  St 
Katherine's  Strand.] 

JAMES  RAMSAY,  min.  in  1574,  having 

„      Dalgarno,  Kirkmahoe,  Kirkmichael, 

and    Garrall     in    the    charge    also ; 

trans,   to  Torthorwald  about   1585. — [Reg. 

Assig.] 

JOHN  THOMSON,  reader  in  1574.- 
1574  [Rey.  Assig.] 

DAVID  RODGER  [ROGERS],  M.A. ; 
trans,  from  Dalgarno  in  1606 ;  still 
min.  in  1611.— [P.  C.  Reg.,  viii.,  314.] 


1606 


1612 


ALEXANDER  FLEMING,  min.  of 
Glenholm,  Peeblesshire,  27th  July 
1 599 ;  pres.  to  Dalgarnoch  and 
Closeburn  by  James  VI.  21st  Sept.  1612; 
was  on  the  assize  and  chancellor  in  a  jury 
trial  for  assault,  8th  March  1620;  still 
min.  19th  Dec.  1649.  He  marr.  26th  July 
1620,  Elizabeth  Cockburn,  Edinburgh. — 
\_Edin.  Reg.  (Bapt.) ;  Pitcairn's  Criminal 
Trials,  iii. ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ;  Canon- 
gate  Rey.  (Marr.).] 

WILLIAM  BLACK,  cousin  of  Thomas 

7     Black,  min.  of  Newtyle ;  M.A.  (St 

Andrews,    5th     June     1638);     adm. 

(assistant    and    successor)    1647 ;    he    had 


sasine  of  ten  acres  of  land  at  Dunscore 
Kirk  27th  June  1663 ;  was  suspended  in 
1681  for  refusing  the  Test,  but  on  petition 
ing  the  Privy  Council  he  was  allowed  to 
take  it  before  the  Archbishop  on  16th 
March  following;  died  March  1684,  aged 
about  66.  He  marr.  (1)  Marion  Hall  :  (2) 
in  the  College  Kirk,  Edinburgh.  8th  Feb. 
1666,  Margaret  Kirkpatrick,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue  —  Thomas,  min.  of 
Anstruther  Wester,  who  was  served  heir 
25th  Nov.  1687.  Publication  —  A  Brief 
Description  of  the.  Bounds  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Penpont  (Symson's  Description  of  Gallo- 
luay,  vol.  ii.,  appendix,  vii.,  p.  180). — 
[Dumfries  Sas.,  8th  Feb.  1659 ;  Hid.,  vii., 
285  ;  Stat.  Reports,  1627  ;  Dumfries  Tests. ; 
New  Gen.  Rey.  ,S'as.,  vi. ;  Wodrow's  Hist., 
iii.,  362  ;  Inq.  Ret.,  Dumfries,  320.] 


THOMAS  URQUHART,  min.  in  1685  ; 
dem.  before  1689 ;  died  before  Feb. 
1694.— [MS.    Ace.    of    Min.,     1689; 
Dumfries  Tests.] 


1685 


ROBERT  LAWRIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
Aug.  1685);  called  Nov.   1692;  ord. 
1st  Nov.  1693;    died    in   Dec.  that 
year,  aged  27.—  [Tombst.] 

THOMAS  LAWRIE,  brother  of  preced 
ing;    educated   at   Univs.   of   Edin 
burgh  and  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1686);    pres.   by   the   Presb.  jure  devoluto 
1st  Aug.,  and  ord.  20th  Sept.   1694;   dep. 
for  adultery   about   1709.      He   conducted 
services    in    the    parish   about    1712,    and 
declaiming  vehemently  against  the  Oath 


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[PRESB.  OF 


of  Abjuration,  had  a  number  of  followers. 
—  [Dumfries  Presl>.  Reg.  :  Wodrow's  Anal  . 
<nid  Correct.,  i.] 

JOHN  LAWSON,  adm.  1st  May  1718: 


1718 

year.      He    marr.    2nd    April    1719, 

Katherine  Hamilton,  who  died  28th  April 
1765,  and  had  issue  —  Archibald,  min.  of 
Kirkmahoe  ;  Robert,  min.  of  London  Wall, 
"a  man  of  remarkable  strength  of  char 
acter  and  devotion,"'  died  1771  ;  Thomas; 
William  ;  Susan  ;  Gilbert,  physician,  Paisley, 
born  28th  Sept.  1729  ;  Euphan,  born  28th 
Dec.  1737.  Publications  —  A  Warning  and 
Caution  to  all  the  Lovers  of  Truth,  and  of 
the  Covenanted  Work  of  Reformation  in 
Scotland  (Glasgow,  1741);  A  Speech  con 
cerning  the.  Settling  of  Parishes  in  general, 
and  more  particularly  relating  to  the  Settle 
ment  of  the  Parish  of  Terregles  (Edinburgh, 
1752);  The  Discover;/  of  a  most  Enormous 
Evil,  highly  dangerous  to  Presbyteries  and 
to  the  Constitution  of  the  Church  of  Scot 
land,  and  a  Remedy  thereto  (Edinburgh, 
1752).  —  [Wilson's  Dissenting  Churches,  ii.  ; 
(Jarlyle's  Autob.  ;  The  Scots  Churches  in 
England,  55.] 

JAMES  WILLIAMSON,  son  of  John 
1(_58  W.,  Tynron  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont 
4th  Oct.  1752;  ord.  to  Wamphray  23rd 
Sept.  1755  ;  pres.  by  Sir  Thomas  Kirk- 
patrick  of  Closeburn,  Bart.,  Oct.  1757  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  29th  Aug.  1758.  He 
became  Professor  of  Mathematics  in  the 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  in  1761  ;  D.D.  (Edin 
burgh  1763);  died  3rd  June  1795.  He 
marr.  10th  July  1774,  Kitty,  daugh.  of  John 
Sutherland  of  Forse,  and  had  issue  —  John 
Sutherland,  born  19th  July  1775  ;  George, 
born  18th  Jan.  1778,  died  at  Glasgow,  while 
still  a  student,  4th  Jan.  1793. 

PETER  YORSTOUN,  born  1706, 
1763  Pr°kably  son  °f  Andrew  Y.,  dyer, 
Lerwick  ;  educated  at  LTniv.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  16th 
Oct.  1735;  ord.  to  Kells  31st  March  1741; 
pres.  by  Sir  Thomas  Kirkpatrick  of  Close- 
burn,  Bart.,  10th  June  1762;  trans,  and 
adm.  4th  Aug.  1763;  died  8th  Dec.  1776. 


It  is  related  that  when  he  was  appointed 
assistant  and  successor  at  Kells,  some  of 
the  parishioners  felt  aggrieved  at  not  being 
sufficiently  consulted,  and  that  they  began 
to  attend  a  neighbouring  church,  which 
could  be  reached  only  by  crossing  a  river 
in  a  boat.  When  Mr  Y.  heard  of  this,  he 
told  the  boatman  to  make  no  charge,  and 
to  send  him  the  account,  which  he  would 
pay.  It  is  said  that  the  people  were  so 
pleased  at  this  that  they  resumed  attend 
ance  at  the  parish  church,  and  when  he- 
left  the  parish  much  regret  was  felt.  He 
marr.  29th  Dec.  1746,  Agnes  (died  13th 
May  1818,  aged  93),  daugh.  of  Andrew 
Ewart,  min.  of  Kells,  and  had  issue — 
Agnes,  born  27th  Oct.  1747  (marr.  Thomas 
Grierson  of  Garroch),  died  16th  Feb.  1813  ; 
Dr  Thomas,  chamberlain  to  William,  fourth 
Duke  of  Queensberry,  born  21st  June  1 749, 
died  7th  Dec.  1810  ;  Andrew,  his  successor  ; 
Isobel,  born  llth  Feb.  1753:  James,  min. 
of  Hoddam  :  Ann,  born  9th  March  1 759  : 
Nicolas,  born  10th  May  1761  ;  John,  min. 
of  Torthorwald. — [Tomlst.;  Murray's  G'allo- 
ivay ;  Ramage's  Drumlanrig  and  the, 
Douglases,  378.] 

ANDREW  YORSTOUN,  born  9th  May 
ltjtjtj  1751,  son  of  preceding;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Penpont  5th  Feb.  1772  ;  ord.  to  Middlebie 
17th  Aug.  1774  :  pres.  by  Sir  James  Kirk 
patrick  of  Closeburn,  Bart.  :  trans,  and 
adm.  26th  June  1777  ;  died  15th  May  1814. 
He  marr.  9th  July  1787,  his  cousin  Agnes 
(died  s.j>.  19th  Dec.  1806,  aged  56),  daugh. 
of  James  Ewart  of  Mulloch,  Kirkcudbright. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.). 

CHARLES  ANDERSON,  born  1778,  son 
lgig  of  George  A.,  farmer,  Amulree,  and 
brother  of  Robert  A.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Old  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  8th  Dec.  1802;  ord.  to  Gask 
22nd  Aug.  1803  ;  pres.  by  Charles  Granville 
Stuart-Menteth  of  Closeburn  Nov.  1814 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  llth  May  1815;  died  at 
Baldock,  Hertfordshire,  15th  July  1829. 
He  marr.  1st  Aug.  1820,  Elizabeth  Hathorn 
(died  22nd  Jan.  1827,  aged  32),  daugh.  of 


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311 


William  Macmillan  of  Polbae,  parish  of 
Kirkcowan,  and  had  issue— Robert,  born 
17th  Aug.  1821  ;  William  George,  born 
14th  April  1825.  Publication— A  State 
ment  of  the  Experience  of  Scotland  with 
regard  to  the  Education  of  the  People 
(1825).—  [Tombst.] 

ANDREW    BENNET,  born  21st    Feb. 

1830  1794'  eldest  son  of  Geor8'e  B->  min-  of  ' 
Strathmiglo  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St  J 
Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Cupar  15th  j 
Oct.  1819  ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Charles 
Granville  Stuart-Menteth  of  Closeburn, 
by  whom  he  was  pres. ;  ord.  4th  March 
1830;  D.D.  (St  Andrews,  13th  May  1854); 
died  29th  June  1872.  He  marr.  19th  Nov. 
1834,  Elizabeth  (died  13th  Feb.  1877), 
daugh.  of  Richard  Rhnmer,  Liverpool, 
and  Martha  Lee,  and  had  issue— Martha 
Jane,  born  5th  Nov.  1835  (marr.  Thomas 
Kennedy,  C.A.),  died  1908;  George,  silk- 
mercer,  London,  born  6th  July  1837,  died 
1879  ;  Anne,  born  7th  April  1839  ;  Richard 
Rimmer,  silkmercer,  London,  born  4th  Sept. 
1841;  Elizabeth,  born  27th  April  1843 
(marr.  Francis  Black,  publisher,  Edin 
burgh);  Margaret,  born  13th  Sept.  1845 
(marr.  George  Chambers).  Publications— 
The  Christian  and  the  World,  a  sermon 
(Dumfries,  1848);  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

DAVID  OGILVY  RAMSAY,  born  10th 
Jan.     1832,     son     of     William     R., 
min.  of  Alyth;   educated  at   Parish 
School    of    Alyth,    Madras     College,    St 
Andrews,  Univs.  of  St  Andrews  and  Edin 
burgh ;     tutor    in    the    family    of    David, 
seventh  Earl  of  Airlie ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Meigle  20th  May  1855 ;  assistant  at  Forfar ; 
ord.  to  South  Parish,  Kirriemuir,  8tb  Nov. 
1855 ;  trans,  to  parish  of  Kirriemuir  14th 
Aug.    1856 ;    trans,    and    adm.   29th   Aug. 
1872 ;  D.D.  (St  Andrews  1887) ;  died  25th 
July    1910.       He   marr.   30th    Sept.    1856, 
Sarah  Mary  (died  21st  Oct.  1875),  daugh. 
of    James    Maxwell,   M.D.,    Jamaica,   and 
had  issue— Anne  Maxwell,  born  16th  July 
1857 ;    William    James,    M.A.   (Edinburgh 
1879),  born   26th   March   1859,  lost  in  the 
Tararna  off  the   coast  of    New  Zealand, 


29th  April  1881  ;  Mary,  born  31st  Dec. 
1860,  died  22nd  Sept.  1875;  David,  ac 
countant,  born  15th  Jan.  1863 ;  Maxwell, 
surgeon,  born  1st  Sept.  1864,  died  15th  Feb. 
1912  ;  Alexander  Henderson,  C.A.,  born  4th 
June  1866;  Eliza,  born  12th  Jan.  1868, 
died  16th  Nov.  1911  ;  Sarah,  horn  29th 
May  1871,  died  26th  Oct.  1874. 

CHARLES  HOLLAND  RAMSAY,  born 
1Q     Arbroath,    15th    Nov.    1865,   son    of 
Charles     R.     and     Margaret    Watt 
Raitt ;  educated  at  High  School,  Arbroath, 
Univ.     of    Edinburgh,    and    at    the    Free 
Church    College,    Glasgow ;    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh  1886) ;  licen.  by  Free  Church  Presb. 
of   Glasgow   May   1890,  and   elected  same 
day  to  Keiss  Free  Church;  ord.  9th  July 
1890;    trans,    to   St  Luke's  Free   Church, 
Glasgow,  8th  Sept,  1891  ;  trans,  (under  the 
Cunningham    Act)    to    Townhead    Parish 
Church,   Glasgow,  13th   May  1907  ;   trans, 
and    adm.    30th    Dec.    1910.     Marr.    30th 
Sept.  1890,  Agnes  Maud  Campbell,  daugh. 
of    John    Campbell    Matheson    and    Ellen 
Jane     Finlay,     and    has     issue  —  Charles 
Norman  Matheson,  M.A.,  lieut.  3rd  Black 
Watch,  born  14th  Aug.  1891  ;   Ion  Camp 
bell,  M.A.,  lieut.   3rd   Black  Watch,  born 
24th  May  1894  ;  Ellen   Margaret   Sibbald, 
born  4th  Aug.  1899.    Publications— History 
of  St  Luke's,  Glasgow  (Glasgow,  1900) ;  Use 
of  Schools   as   Social   Institutes    (Glasgow, 
1903);  Juvenile  Street   Trading   (Glasgow, 
1906). 


DALGARNO,  on   DALGARNOCH. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Holyrood.  It  was  dedicated  to  St  Michael, 
and  near  its  churchyard  is  St  Michael's 
Well.  Dalgarnoch  was  united  to  Closeburn 
by  the  General  Assembly  in  1606,  and  the 
union  was  confirmed  by  Parliament.  The 
church  has  disappeared,  but  the  font  is 
extant.  Here  was  held  the  fair  or  "  tryste 
o'  Dalgarnoch,"  sung  by  Burns.] 

JAMES  WILLIAMSON,  reader,  1568 
1568  to  1585. 


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DALGARNO— DURISDEER 


RICHARD    BROWN,    rnin.    in    1593; 
15gs     trans,  to  Kirkconnel  in  1597. — [Reg. 
Assig.] 

DAVID  RODGER  [ROGERS],  M.A. ; 

1601     ac^m<  ky  Fresh-  of  Edinburgh  (there 

being  no  Presb.  in  Nithsdale)  after 

27th   May   1601 ;    trans,    to   Closeburn  in 

1606.— [Key.  Assig.] 


DURISDEER. 

[The  rectory  of  Durisdeer  formed  a  pre 
bend  held  by  the  subchanter  of  Glasgow 
Cathedral.  The  church  was  probably 
dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert,  and  there  is  a 
well  which  still  bears  his  name.  There 
was  a  chapel  in  this  parish  on  the  Water 
of  Carron.  The  spot  is  still  called  Chapel. 
Part  of  the  ancient  parish  of  Kilbride  was 
annexed  to  Durisdeer  in  1727.] 

1567    LYON  BROWN,  exhorter  in  15G7. 
1570    JAMES  HAMILTON,  died  in  1570. 

PETER    YOUNG,    pedagogue    to    the 
1570     King;  pres.  by  James  VI.  1st  Aug. 
1570  ;  dem.  in  1575. 

JAMES  LINDSAY,  pres.  by  James  VI. 

1575  18th  Dec.  1575. 

ALEXANDER  BRYSON,  pres.  by  James 

1576  VI.  15th  Jan.  1576. 

JAMES  BEATON,  mentioned  as  min.  in 

1577  1577.— [Calderwood's  Hist.,  iii.,  386.] 

HERCULES     STEWART,     previously 
1678     reader  at  Glen  cairn  in  1576  ;  reader 
in  1578  ;  went  to  Holy  wood  in  1580. 
— [Reg.  Assig.  and  Min.] 

JAMES  BRYSON  [may  be  the  same 
person  as  A.  B.,  mentioned  above]; 
pres.  by  James  VI.  14th  and  26th 

Nov.  1579;   trans,  to  Wigtown   in  1601.— 

[Reg.  Assig. ;  Edin.  Presb.   Reg. ;  Excheq. 

Buik  ;  Pitcairn's  Criminal  Trials,  ii. ;  Eooke 

of  the  Kirl-.} 


[PRESB.  OF 

THOMAS  ABERNETHY,  M.A. ;  adm. 

leoi     before  20th  May  1601  ;  dem.  on  the 

advice  of  the  Presb.  "for  his  weill 

and   the  weill  of  the  kirk.:;    He  became 

min.  of  Hawick  in  1601. 

ROBERT  HENDERSON,   M.A. ;  min. 
1605     in   1605 ;    trans,    to    Lochmaben  in 
1608.—  [Reg.   Assig.;    G.   R.    Inhib., 
xix.,  278.] 

GEORGE  CLELAND,  born  about  1583, 
1608  son  of  John  C.,  burgess  of  Edinburgh  : 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  29th  July  1603); 
min.  in  1608  :  member  of  Assembly  in  1638  ; 
died  before  15th  Jan.  1657.  He  marr.  (1) 
Christian,  daugh.  of  James  Hunter  of 
Ballagan :  (2)  10th  July  1627,  Barbara 
(died  shortly  before  15th  Oct.  1665), 
daugh.  of  John  Logan,  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh,  and  widow  of  William  Livingston, 
min.  of  Sanquhar,  and  had  issue — Robert ; 
John,  min.  of  Stow ;  George,  min.  of  this 
parish  in  1674  ;  Jean,  buried  1st  Oct.  1664  ; 
Elizabeth.—  [Reg.  of  Deeds,  cxcvi.,  1612  ; 
ibid.,  ccccii.,  50;  G.  R.  Inhib.,  19th  Dec. 
1667 ;  Reg.  Assig. ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 
Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Bannatyne  Jfisce/?..  iii. ; 
Dumfries  TestsJ] 

ALEXANDER  STRANG,  M.A.   (Glas- 

1656  gow  1639);  adm-  6th  March  1656; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662.  He  had  sasine  of  220  merks 
yearly  from  the  lands  of  Culsalmond  and 
Craiglie,  3rd  July  1663 ;  was  called  before 
the  Privy  Council  1 1th  Aug.  1670  for  attend 
ing  conventicles,  but  denied  that  he  had 
done  so,  "affirming  that  he  waited  on 
ordinances  every  Sabbath  in  the  parish 
where  he  lived. !;  He  was  dismissed,  but 
was  again  cited  llth  Aug.  1677.  He  be 
came  schoolmaster  of  the  Canongate,  Edin 
burgh,  in  1672,  but  returned  to  this  parish 
in  1689.  —  [G.  R.  Homings,  13th  Aug. 
1669;  Wodrow's  Hist.;  New  Gen.  Reg. 
Sasines,  vi.] 

[FRANCIS    GORDON,    mentioned    in 
1663;    probably  only   a    temporarv 

1663  •     ,  .  -\ 

appointment.] 


PENPONT] 


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313 


GEORGE  SHIELS,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1669  ; 
1669     trans,  to  Prestonkirk  in  1671. — [Min.- 
book  Re/j.  Privy  Seat.'] 

GEORGE  CLELAND,  son  of  George  C., 
1674  min.  in  1608 ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1637) ; 
chaplain  to  Lady  Yester  in  1645 ; 
adm.  to  Morton  before  1648 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  before  1674  ;  died  before  19th  Dec. 
1683.  He  marr.  (1)  Jean,  daugh.  of  John 
Wilson  of  Croglin,  who  died  before  4th 
Dec.  1673,  and  had  issue — John  ;  Robert ; 
Margaret ;  Elizabeth  (marr.  Robert  Menzies 
of  Enoch) :  (-2)  Rebecca,  daugh.  of  John 
Colt,  min.  of  Roberton,  who  survived 
him.— [G.  R.  Inhib.,  8th  April  1674;  G.  R. 
Homings,  31st  March  1685  ;  Dumfries 
Tests.} 

JOHN  ALEXANDER,  born  1638,  son 
1683  °^  J°kn  A-,  min.  of  Hoddam  ;  was 
session-clerk  of  South  Leith,  which 
office  he  res.  13th  July  1682  ;  adm.  to  Kirk- 
newton  5th  July  1683  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
that  year ;  outed  in  1689  ;  died  at  Edin 
burgh,  16th  July  1716.  He  marr.  (1)  Isobel, 
third  daugh.  of  James  Hamilton,  Bishop  of 
Galloway  :  (2)  Margaret  Angus,  who  died 
in  the  Canongate,  after  13th  Sept.  1723. 
A  daugh.,  Agnes,  marr.  (proc.  3rd  June 
1705)  James  Black,  glazier,  Mussel  - 
burgh.  Publication  —  Jesuit  ico-Quakerism 
Examined,  or  a  Confutation  of  the 
Blasphemous  and  Unreasonable  Principles 
of  the  Quakers  (London,  1680)  [answered 
by  George  Keith  in  1682]. — [Canongate 
Reg.  ;  JfS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Family 
of  Birnie  of  Broomhill  :  Edin.  Tests. ; 
Etlin.  Reg.  (Bur.}.} 

ALEXANDER  STRANG,  M.A.,  above 
noticed ;  returned  in  1689,  and  was 
restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690  ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly 
that  year ;  dem.  "  on  account  of  old  age  >; 
29th  March  1693;  died  May  1694,  aged 
about  76.  He  marr.  (1)  Margaret  Haitlie, 
and  had  issue — Patrick,  born  25th  April 
1658  :  (2)  Barbara,  daugh.  of  Robert 
Richardson,  bailie  of  Dumfries,  and  widow 
of  William  Ramsay,  Commissary  Clerk  of 
Dumfries,  and  had  issue — Robert,  precentor 


at  Linlithgow.  —  [Edin.  Sets.,  xxi.,  101  ; 
Acts  and  Dec.,  Mack.,  25th  Jan.  1695 ; 
Edin.  Tests. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (JRapt.)  ;  Dumfries 
(Marr.)  Reg.;  Gen.  Ass.,  1690;  Scottish 
Presb.  Eloquence.} 

THOMAS  TOD  of  Craigieburn,  born 
17  1657,  son  of  John  T.  in  Craigieburn  ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  llth  July  1687). 
On  23rd  Oct.  1695,  before  the  Presb.  of 
Selkirk,  he  demurred  to  take  the  Oath  of 
Allegiance,  and  had  his  license  delayed 
from  that  date  to  27th  May  1696;  ord. 
5th  Sept.  1700 ;  got  the  church  rebuilt  in 
1720;  died  unmarr.  28th  June  1742.  He 
left  1000  nierks  for  endowing  a  school 
[Birleyhill],  and  a  like  amount  for  the 
poor.  —  [Selkirk  Presb.  Reg.  ;  Dumfries 
Tests.  ;  Tombst.  :  Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv. ; 
New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.] 

WILLIAM     CUNNINGHAM,     M.A. ; 
1743     tran>s-    from   Mouswald,  called    18th 
Feb.,    and    adm.    7th     June     1743; 
trans,  to  Sanquhar  29th  May  1753. 

ROBERT  GRIER  [GRIERSON],  licen. 

by     Presb.    of    Kirkcudbright    12th 

June  1745  ;   pres.  by  Charles,  Duke 

of    Queensberry    and    Dover,    Oct.    1753 ; 

ord.    7th  Feb.  1754  ;    dep.   for  immorality 

31st  May  1757.—  [Scots  Mag.,  xix.,  273.] 

JOHN    JOHNSTON,  licen.  by   Presb. 
of  Lochmaben  27th  April  1742  ;  ord. 

1758  .  „        , 

mm.  of  a  Presbyterian  congrega 
tion  at  Brampton,  Cumberland ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover, 
Oct.  1757 ;  adm.  20th  July  1758 ;  died  28th 
Nov.  1770,  in  his  58th  year.  He  marr. 
24th  March  1760,  Jean  Eskdale,  who  died 
s.p.  27th  June  1782.— [I'o-mbst.] 


1771 


JOHN  M'KILL  [M'COLL],  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  1st  Dec.  1767; 
pres.  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queens- 
berry  and  Dover ;  ord.  26th  Sept.  1771 ; 
died  18th  March  1794,  in  his  54th  year. 
He  marr.  22nd  July  1772,  Janet  Laidlaw, 
who  died  5th  Jan.  1811,  aged  80,  and  had 
issue— Janet,  born  3rd  Oct.  1773.  Publi 
cation — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).— [Tombst.] 


314 


DURISDKER— GLENCAIRN 


[PliESB.  OF 


JOHN  WILLIAMSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1?94  of  Penpont  5th  April  1778  ;  chaplain 
at  Wanlockhead  2nd  May  1787; 
prcs.  by  William,  Duke  of  Queensberry  : 
trans,  and  adin.  27th  Nov.  1794  ;  died  24th 
July  1810.  Tie  marr.  13th  Nov.  180!), 
Jean  Johnston,  who  survived  him,  and  marr. 
William  Itae,  preacher.  She  died  in  Feb. 
18fiO.— [Tombst.] 

GEORGE  WALLACE,  born  27th  June 
1817     i^0'  son  °f  James  W.,  min.  of  Keir  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont  3rd  Oct. 
1815 ;  pres.  by  Charles  William,  Duke  of 
Buccleuch     and     Queensberry,     7th    Aug. 
181(5;     ord.    24th    April     1817.       He    was 
seized    with    illness    in    the   pulpit,    17th 
Sept.  1854,  and  died  within  an  hour.     He 
marr.  24th  March  1829,  Matilda  Lennock, 
who  died  at  Beyrout,  22nd  May  1879,  and 
had  issue— James,  born   18th  March    1830, 
lost  at  sea,  1853 ;  George,  born  14th  June 
1831,  died   at   Otago,  Xew   Zealand,  24th 
Sept.    1851  ;   Grace,  born    18th   Aug.    1833  : 
(marr.   Adam   Hyslop,  draper,  Thornhill) ; 
Ann  Matilda,  born  26th  Oct.  1836 ;  Henri 
etta,  born    15th  July   1838;   Charles   Gus-  , 
tavus,  born  2nd  July  1841 ;  David  William-  : 
son,  born  6th  Nov.   1844;   Arthur  Burnet, 
born  29th  Sept.  1846;  William  Kirkpatrick,  j 
born   25th  Sept.    1852.      Publication —Ac-  •• 
count  of  the  Parish  (Neiv  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

HENRY  WALLIS   SMITH,  ord.   10th  j 
18_5     May    1855 ;    trans,    to    Kirknewton  I 
19th  June  1862. 


1862 


HENRY  MONTEITH  HAMILTON, 

ord.    20th     Nov.     1862;     trans,     to 
Second     Charge,     Hamilton,     22nd 


Sept.  1864. 

DAVID  MORRISON,  M.A. ;  ord.  20th 
April  1865  ;  trans,  to  Dunblane  2nd 
Feb.  1872. 

CHARLES  WEST  MACKENZIE,  born 
1872  Sulkea-Howrah,  Calcutta,  12th  May 
1840,  son  of  James  M.  and  Ann 
Forbes  Ross ;  educated  privately,  and 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  assistant  at 
St  Bernard's  Parish,  Edinburgh,  Erskine, 


and  Forfar :  ord.  to  Quarter  9th  Feb. 
1871;  trans,  and  adm.  16th  May  1872; 
died  18th  Jan.  1894.  He  marr.  15th 
Feb.  1870,  Catherine  Elizabeth  (died  21st 
May  1902),  daugh.  of  James  Laing,  and  had 
issue — James  Laing,  shipping  agent,  Liver 
pool,  born  14th  Dec.  1870 ;  John  Coule, 
M.D.,  born  10th  Aug.  1872,  died  20th  Feb. 
1907  ;  Charlotte  Emma,  born  23rd  March 
1876  (marr.  Thomas  Henry  Walther) ; 
Annette  Jemima,  born  24th  Nov.  1879. 
Publication  —  The.  Uncrowned  Prince  —  A 
Cairn,  on  a  Neglected  <lrave  (London, 
1885). 

DAVID  LITTLE  JARDINE,  born  St 
1894  ^unS°>  Lockerbie,  Oth  March  1855, 
son  of  Joseph  J.  and  Sophia  Little ; 
educated  at  Morton  School  and  Univ. 
of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glas 
gow  in  1887  ;  assistant  at  St  Andrew's 
Parish,  Dunfermline ;  ord.  13th  July  1894. 
Marr.  31st  July  1894,  Margaret  Burton 
(died  24th  July  1916),  daugh.  of  James 
Bennett,  and  has  issue — Helen  Margaret, 
born  27th  Dec.  1898  ;  Janet  Linton.  born 
19th  Sept.  1900. 


GLENCAIRN. 

[The  church  was  dedicated  to  St 
Cuthbert.  It  belonged  to  the  Dean  of 
Glasgow.  At  Moniaive  there  is  a  mission 
chapel  of  St  Ninian.] 

1567    JOHN  JAMESON,  exhorter,  1567. 


1574 


JAMES  BETOUN  [BEATON],  min.  in 
1574  ;  Dunscore  and  Holywood  being 
in   the   charge  also ;   trans,  to  Rox 
burgh  in  1579. — [Kfg.  Assig.] 

HERCULES      STEWART,    reader    in 
1576     1576  ;  trans,  to  Durisdeer  in  1578. 

JAMES    MAXWELL,    min.    in     1579; 
_„..     trans,   to   Dunscore    in   1585. — \Eeq. 

1&'y         i      •     n 

Assig.\ 

WILLIAM  TAYLOR,  trans,  from  Pen 
pont  about  1586 ;   trans,   to  Tynron 


1586 


in  1589. — [Reg.  Assig.] 


PEN PONT] 


GLENCAIHN 


315 


JOHN  BROWN,  brother  of  Marcus  B., 

indweller   in   Pleasance,  Edinburgh  ; 

M.A.  (St  Andrews,  10th  Dec.  1586) ; 
still  min.  14th  Jan.  1643.  He  marr. 
Sarah  (died  1624),  probably  claugh.  of 
Edward  Hope,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  and 
had  issue  — William,  servitor  to  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Haddington,  afterwards  min.  here  ; 
John  of  Tngliston ;  Sarah  (marr.  Thomas 
Grierson  of  Glenesland) ;  Mary.  —  [Prot. 
Book  of  A.  (,'itt/trie,  iii.,  210,  circa  1603: 
Ee<j.  May.  >S'yV/.,  29th  May  1605;  Dumfries 
Testa. ;  Jtf-ij.  Assif/.  ;  Lainy  Charters, 
2037.] 


1632 


WILLIAM  BROWN,  son  of  preceding  : 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th  July  1622); 
adm.  (probably  assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  about  1632  ;  died  Nov.  1636,  aged 
about  35.  He  left  "for  the  maintenance 
of  ane  school  at  the  Kirk  100  merks."  He 
marr.  (cont.  7th  Aug.  1632)  Marion,  daugh. 
of  Stephen  Laurie  of  Maxwelton  (who 
survived  him,  and  marr.  2ndly  (cont.  29th 
Aug.  1643),  James  Crichton  of  Crawford- 
ton),  and  had  issue— John,  served  heir  to 
his  uncle  in  Tngliston,  2nd  June  1656  ; 
Marion  (marr.  John  Grierson  of  Cape- 
noch).— [Dumfries  Sas..  16th  Sept.  1643; 
Dumfries  Teats.  :  !»</.  Ret.  Dumfries, 
228.] 

JAMES    BROTHER  STONE,  M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  15th  April  1645) ;   min. 

in  1653;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662 ;  died  before  26th 
May  1679. — [Edi-n.  (Jot.  Sess.  Hey.  ,  Dum 
fries  Tests.  :  Wodrow's  I  fist.,  i.,  326.] 

GEORGE  HUNTER,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1651) ;  min.  in  1665  ;  outed  at  the 
Revolution  ;  died  25th  Jan.  1697, 
aged  about  66.  He  marr.  (1)  18th  Aug. 
1665,  Anna  Forman,  Edinburgh,  who  was 
buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  18th  Dec. 
1690,  and  had  issue— Margaret,  bapt.  30th 
June  1670 :  (2)  Elizabeth  Hume  (died 
18th  Jan.  1701),  widow  of  Richard  Wright, 
dyer,  burgess  of  Edinburgh.  -\_Edin.  Com. 
Deeds,  15th  Dec.  1709;  Edin.  (Marr., 
Bur.,  and  Bapt.)  fte(/s.  ;  J/,S\  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689.] 


GEORGE    BOYD,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 
30th  April  1689);  called  Aug.  1691  ; 
ord.  1st  Feb.  1692  ;   clem.  30th  Oct. 
1700.  —[Boston's  Memoirs.'} 


1704 


JOHN  POLLOCK,  called  4th  April,  and 
ord.  26th  May  1704  ;  trans,  to  Rox 
burgh  24th  June  1718. 


HO  BERT    JARDINE,    trans,  from 

Cummertrees    and    adm.    5th  Nov. 

1719  :     trans,    to    Lochmaben  26th 
Oct.  1732. 


1719 


1733 


WILLIAM  MOODIE,  perhaps  son  of 
George  M.,  min.  of  Fogo  :  called  28th 
Feb.  and  ord.  22nd  April  1733  ;  died 
23rd  Jan.  1772,  aged  72.  James  Moodie, 
min.  of  Perth,  was  his  nephew.— [Totnlst.] 

WILLIAM  GRIERSON,  born  Kirk- 
patrick-Fleming,  3rd  May  1733,  son 
of  a  farmer  there  ;  had  the  gift  of  a 
bursary  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  from  the 
Exchequer  20th  July  1749;  tutor  succes 
sively  in  various  Scottish  families ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  May  1758  ;  assistant 
at  Tinwald,  Moffat,  Inch,  and  Kirkcud 
bright  ;  called  to  the  Scots  Church,  Dort ; 
ord.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  4th  Aug. 
1763 ;  trans,  to  the  English  Presbyterian 
Church,  Amsterdam,  in  1765;  pros,  to  this 
parish  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry 
and  Dover,  16th  May  1772  ;  adm.  3rd  Nov. 
1774  ;  died  31st  May  1803.  He  marr.  (1) 
10th  July  1775,  Abigail  (died  llth  Dec. 
1783),  daugh.  of  John  Dun,  writer,  Edin 
burgh  :  (2)  25th  April  1785,  Margaret, 
(died  at  Edinburgh,  llth  April  1816,  aged 
63),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Walker,  min.  of 
Dundonald,  cousin  of  his  first  wife,  and  had 
issue— Ann,  born  28th  Jan.  1786  (marr. 
30th  Aug.  1811,  William  Young,  writer, 
Kilmarnock);  Jean,  born  20th  Feb.  1787, 
died  2nd  Dec.  1824;  James,  surgeon, 
H.E.I.C.S.,  born  3rd  June  1788 ;  Thomas, 
min.  of  Kirkbean ;  Margaret,  born  22nd 
Feb.  1793;  William,  born  25th  Dec.  1796. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.,  xxi.).  —  [Steven's 
Scottish  Church  in  Rotterdam,  279  ;  Acts 
of  Ass.,  1774.] 


316 


GLENCAIRN 


[PRESB.  OF 


JOHN  BROWN,  born  6th  Jan.  1752, 
1804  fourth  son  of  William  B.,  tailor, 
Dundrivan,  Douglas ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Penpont  1st  July  1778;  pres.  by  William, 
Duke  of  Queensberry,  Nov.  1803 ;  ord. 
26th  April  1804;  died  27th  Feb.  1837. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).— [Douglas  $ess.  Reg. ; 
Tombst.] 

PATRICK  BORROWMAN,  born  56 
1837  Castle  Street,  Edinburgh,  13th  Feb. 
1813,  son  of  Robert  B.,  chief  cashier 
in  Sir  William  Forbes  &  Co.'s  Bank,  and 
Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Patrick  Stevenson, 
writer,  Edinburgh  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Meigle  31st 
Aug.  1836 ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis,  Duke 
of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  and  ord. 
25th  Aug.  1837.  Joined  Free  Church ; 
inin.  of  the  Free  Church,  Glencairn,  1843 ; 
died  at  Aberdour  House,  Fife,  22nd  Nov. 
1899.  He  man-.  25th  April  1848,  Helen 
(born  21st  July  1825,  died  12th  May  1892), 
elder  daugh.  of  Philip  Grierson,  of  the 
Dalgoner  family,  and  Helen,  daugh.  of 
Philip  Morison,  min.  of  Balmaghie,  and 
had  issue — Robert,  born  22nd  Jan.,  died 
24th  April  1849 ;  Margaret  Elizabeth, 
born  7th  March  1850  (marr.  5th  Sept. 
1879,  Adam  Rolland  of  Blackstone  Hill, 
Otago,  New  Zealand),  died  4th  July  1894  ; 
Mary  Thomson,  born  15th  Oct.  1851  ; 
Philip  Grierson,  M.D.,  Edinburgh,  born 
25th  June  1854,  died  16th  Dec.  1916-; 
Helen  Hamilton,  born  15th  April  1857  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  llth  Feb.  1859;  Sophia 
Patricia,  born  23rd  March  1862.  Publica 
tion — Tli e  Proposed  Basis  of  Union:  a 
Speech  delivered  in  the  Free  Presbytery  of 
Penpont,  14th  March  1871,  pp.  36  (1871). 


JOHN    PARK,    trans,     from     Rodney 
Street  Church,  Liverpool,  and   adin. 
24th    Aug.     1843;     trans,    to    First 
Charge,  St  Andrews,  7th  Sept.  1854. 


1843 


WILLIAM     BURNSIDE     DUNBAR, 
1866     k°in  5t^  April  1815,  son  of  William 
D.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Applegarth ;  edu 
cated  privately,  and  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 


tutor  at  Dalskairth  in  Troqueer  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  in  1840 :  assistant 
at  New  Church,  Dumfries  ;  ord.  to  Wester- 
kirk  14th  July  1843  ;  trans,  and  adm.  18th 
Jan.  1855  ;  died  18th  Sept.  1868.  He  marr. 
17th  June  1843,  Margaret  Juliana  Maria 
(died  7th  Aug.  1883),  author  of  Nature 
and  Art  under  an  Italian  Ski/  (Edinburgh, 
1852),  daugh.  of  General  John  Orde,  by 
a  daugh.  of  William  Beckford  (author  of 
Vathek\  and  had  issue — Margaret  Susan, 
born  1st  April  1844  (marr.  John  Evan 
Babington,  Manager  of  Gurney's  Bank), 
died  1880.  Publication  —  From  London 
to  Nice  (Edinburgh,  1861). 

ROBERT  HOME,  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  7th  July  1864 ;  trans,  to 
Swinton  8th  Dec.  1868. 

JOHN  MONTEITH,  born  at  Glasgow, 
18Q9  20th  May  1837,  son  of  John  M.  and 
Jane  Cassels ;  educated  at  Glasgow 
Academy,  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edin 
burgh,  and  at  Bonn,  Tubingen,  and  Heidel 
berg  ;  assistant  at  Kilbarchan  and  Barony 
Parish,  Glasgow  ;  ord.  1st  July  1869  ;  died 
20th  Feb.  1886.  He  marr.  1st  July  1874, 
Ellen  Maria  (died  24th  May  1912,  aged  68), 
third  daugh.  of  William  Tanner  Neve  of 
Osborne  Lodge,  Cranbrook,  Kent,  and  had 
issue — John  Cassels,  major  2nd  Bedford 
shire  Regt.,  born  4th  April  1875,  fell  in 
action  in  France,  30th  Sept.  1915  ;  William 
Neve,  min.  of  Elie,  born  22nd  Aug.  1878 ; 
Hugh  Glencairn,  D.S.O.,  major  R.A.M.C., 
born  llth  May  1882;  Ellen  Maud,  born 
17th  Jan.  1877 ;  Muriel  Cassels,  born  5th 
June  1880  (marr.  26th  Nov.  1908,  John 
William  Balfour  Paul,  tea-planter,  Ceylon). 
Publication  —  The  Parish  of  Glencairn 
(Glasgow,  1876). 

PATRICK  MACDONALD  PLAYFAIR, 
M.A. ;   ord.  29th  July   1886 ;   trans, 
to  First  Charge,  St  Andrews,  17th 
Aug.  1899. 

GEORGE  GORDON  DUNDAS 

1900    STEWART  DUNCAN,  M.A.,  B.D. ; 

trans,   from    Glendevon,    and    adm. 

25th  Jan.   1900 ;   trans,   to   Inveresk   16th 

May  1907. 


PENPONT] 


GLENCAIRN— KEIR 


317 


CHARLES    WILLIAM    GRAY 
TAYLOR,    M.A. ;    ord.    1st    Nov. 
1907;     trans,    to    Uddingston    10th 
March  1914. 

JOHX     AGNEW     FINDLAY,    M.A. ; 
trans,  from  St  Mary's  Parish,  Edin 
burgh   (</.!'.),   and    adni.    17th    July 
1914. 


KEIR. 

[This  charge  was  disjoined  from  Holy- 
wood.  At  Kilbride,  in  the  south  of  the 
parish,  there  was  a  Chapel  of  St  Bride.] 


1632 


DAVID  MERCHISTOX,  M.A.  :  min.  in 
1632 ;  trans,  to  Ormiston  28th  April 


1037. 


BERNARD  SANDERSON,  M.A. ;  min. 
about  1638;  dem.  16th  Nov.  1659; 
min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Irongray  in  1663. 


1638 


JOHN  WISHART,  min.  in  1662;   still 
1662     min.  21st  June  1678. 

ALEXANDER   GUTHRIE,  of  the 
family  of  Guthrie  of  Guthrie ;  M.A. 
(St     Andrews,     25th     July     1668) ; 
passed  trials  before  Presb.  of  Forfar,  and 
got  a  testimonial    for    license,   7th    April 
1675 ;   ord.   to    Terregles   in    1678 ;    trans, 
and  aclm.  in  1681 ;  outed  in  1689  ;  "having 
been  intruded  against  the  wishes  both  of 
the   gentry  and    parish,   having   informed 
against  his  parishioners,  who  were  severely 
fined,  and  having  been  a  party  to  sending 
dragoons  who  killed  four  men  and  hanged 
them  on  a  tree  at  Irongray,  and  who  beat 
Bessie  Smith  to  the  great  effusion  of  blood, 
certain  persons  were  so  exasperated  that 
they  cast    his    family  out  of    the   house, 
without  hurting  any";  dep.  by  Presb.   of 
Arbroath  5th  June   1717,  "for    intrusion, 
accession  to  the  late  rebellion,  and    con 
tumacy."    He  marr.  Isobel  Ross,  widow  of 
Walter  Mair,  min.  of  Kirkmahoe,  and  had 
issue — Anne,  died  in  1760. — [KirMen  8ess. 
Reg. ;   Arbroath  Presb.  Reg. ;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689 ;   Rule's  Sec.   Vindication.'} 


JAMES  ELDER,  from  Ireland,  was  a 
young  man  ready  to  be  taken  on 
trials  at  the  first  meeting  of  the 
Presbyterian  mins.  in  Lothian  after  the 
Toleration,  6th  July  1687;  ord.  (at  Pen- 
pont)  29th  May  1691  ;  member  of  Assembly 
in  1692 ;  dem.  in  or  before  1719 ;  died 
between  28th  Jan.  and  17th  June  1722. 
He  marr.  Agnes  (died  s.p.  April  1733), 
daugh.  of  Edward  Maxwell  of  Hills,  and 
Isobel  Logan.— [Lothian  S>/n.  Reg.  ;  Dum 
fries  Tests. ;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass.  1692 ;  \Yod- 
row's  Anal.] 

ALEXANDER  BAYNE  of  New  Grange, 
i>72o  k°rn  1692,  son  of  John  B.  of  New 
Grange ;  chaplain  to  Sir  William 
Baillie  of  Lamington  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Biggar  22nd  Aug.  1717;  called  24th  Dec. 
1719 ;  ord.  2nd  June  1720  ;  died  15th  May 
1776.  He  marr.  (proc.  30th  March  1721), 
Isabella  (died  in  1770),  daugh.  of  John 
Dalrymple  of  Waterside,  and  had  issue — 
Mary  (marr.  llth  Aug.  1743,  William 
Forrester,  min.  of  Carstairs) ;  Harriet 
(marr.  19th  Dec.  1744,  Alexander  Brown, 
preacher);  Elizabeth  (marr.  26th  April 
1750,  James  Alison,  writer,  Edinburgh); 
John,  died  2nd  Dec.  1729;  David,  died 
2nd  Dec.  1729,  aged  2.-  [Duncan's  J/.S'. 
Genealogy ;  TombstJ] 

JAMES  WALLACE,  pres.  by  Charles, 
Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover; 
ord.  24th  April  1777;  died  16th 
Dec.  1794,  in  his  59th  year.  He  marr.  4th 
April  1779,  Grizel  Williamson,  who  died 
27th  April  1824,  and  had  issue — John,  born 
28th  April  1780;  James,  born  26th  June 
1782;  Henrietta,  born  6th  Feb.  1784;  Isa 
bella,  born  5th  April  1786 ;  William,  born 
25th  Jan.  1788  ;  George,  min.  of  Durisdeer  ; 
Kirkpatrick,  born  18th  Oct.  1792;  Margaret, 
born  1st  Sept.  1794  ;  Robert,  solicitor,  Dum 
fries,  died  18th  March  1852.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
xii.).— [Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst.] 

JAMES  KEYDEN,  born  30th  May  1764, 

1795     son  °^  William  K.,  min.  of  Penpont ; 

educated    at    Univ.   of  Edinburgh ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth  30th  Sept.  1789; 

ord.    by  it,   7th    April    1795,  chaplain    to 


KEIR— KIRKCONNEL 


[PRESB.  OF 


Drummond  of  Perth's  Fencibles;  pres.  by 
the  commissioner  for  William,  Duke  of 
Queensberry,  26th  Aug.,  trans,  and  aclm. 
24tl)  Sept.  17!),')  :  died  25th  May  1820.  He 
marr.  29th  April  1806,  Helen  (died  at 
Helensburgh,  17th  May  1845),  eldest  daugh. 
of  .James  Grierson  of  Dalgoner,  and  had 
issue  —  James,  writer,  Glasgow,  born  4th 
March  1807,  died  31st  May  1887  ;  William, 
accountant,  Glasgow,  born  5th  .June  1813, 
died  27th  March  1847 ;  Helen  Morrison, 
born  22nd  March  1817. 


1827 


WILLIAM  MENZIES,  born  9th  Sept, 
1797,  son  of  William  M.,  min.  of 
Lanark  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark 
29th  Aug.  ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis,  Duke 
of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  Oct.  1826 ; 
ord.  26th  April  1827;  D.I).  (Glasgow,  10th 
Dec.  1855)  ;  died  6th  Nov.  1869.  He  marr. 
•2nd  June  1829,  Agnes  (died  3rd  March 
1880),  daugh.  of  John  Elder,  depute  clerk 
of  session,  and  had  issue — William,  born 
22nd  July  1830,  died  at  Leith,  23rd  June 
1833 ;  John,  British  Linen  Bank,  born  9th 
Oct.  1831,  died  23rd  Sept.  1875  ;  James, 
born  30th  June  1833,  died  7th  Oct.  1860 ; 
Agnes  Elder,  born  14th  Dec.  1834,  died 
17th  Sept.  1910;  Jane,  born  2nd  April 
1837  (marr.  Francis  Geoghegan,  solicitor, 
Dublin);  Mary,  born  5th  June,  died  19th 
Oct.  1838.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (Xew  8tat.  Ace.,  iv.) 

DAVID  BAYNE  JARD1NE,  born 
Moffat,  6th  Oct.  1842,  youngest  son 
of  Thomas  J.  of  Beattock,  and 
Christiana  Bayne ;  educated  at  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  7th  Aug.  1866  ; 
assistant  at  St  Cuthberts  Parish,  Edin 
burgh,  and  at  Moffat ;  pres.  by  Walter 
Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  ;  ord.  29th 
April  1870  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  from  1872  ; 
died  29th  Oct.  1913.  At  his  own  expense 
he  opened  up  and  furnished  the  chancel 
of  the  church,  and  built  a  new  vestry.  He 
also  presented  a  font.  He  marr.  21st  Feb. 
1884,  Helen  Octavia,  daugh.  of  Alfred 
Joseph  Tapson,  M.D.,  London,  and  Lad 
issue — Thomas  Edward,  inspector,  Ministry 


of  Agriculture,  Cairo,  born  13th  Aug.  1885  ; 
Alfred  Tapson,  B.A.(Oxon.),  born  9th  June 
1887 ;  Christian  West,  captain  II. F. A., 
born  25th  July  1888;  Gulielma  Springett, 
born  19th  Aug.  1891  ;  Christiana  Elizabeth, 
born  1 7th  July  1896. 


1914 


WILLIAM  WYLIE  FULTON,  born 
Beith,  Ayrshire,  24th  Oct.  1875,  son 
of  James  Fulton  and  Helen  Strathern  ; 
educated  at  Beith  Academy  and  Univ.  of 
Glasgow;  M.A.  (1897),  B.D.  (1900);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Irvine  in  1900  :  assistant  at 
Irvine  and  Stewarton  ;  ord.  to  Battlefield, 
Glasgow,  26th  Feb.  1903;  trans,  and  adm. 
15th  May  1914.  Marr.  9th  July  190«, 
Minnie  Campbell,  daugh.  of  Alexander 
Gilmour,  solicitor,  Irvine. 


KIRKCONNEL. 

[Before  the  Reformation,  Kirkconnel  was 
a  vicarage.  The  church  was  dedicated  to 
St  Conal.  The  parishes  of  Sanquhar  and 
Kirkconnel  were  united  after  168<>,  but  were 
disjoined  again  in  1727.  in  1729  Kirk- 
connel  church  was  rebuilt  on  a  new  site.] 

WILLIAM  BLACKADDER,  last  pre- 
Reformation  vicar,  and  first  Protest 
ant  min.  of  the  parish  in  1560. 

JOHN  FULL  ART  ON,  reader  from 
1569  1^08;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  13th  April  1569;  trans, 
to  Sanquhar  before  1574;  retrans.  to  this 
charge  about  1580  ;  app.  by  the  Privy 
Council,  6th  March  1589,  a  commissioner 
''  for  the  preservation  of  the  true  religion  " 
in  Upper  Nithsdale  ;  died  in  1595.  He 
marr.  Marion  Hair  of  Glenwharly,  Kirk 
connel. — \_Ktij.  Assi</.;  Jtnokc  of  f/tt  Kirk; 
E<liii.  Tests.] 

RICHARD  BROWN,  trans,  from  Dal- 
£irno  in  1597:  trans,  to  Holy  wood 


1597 


6th  Nov.  1602.— [Key.  Assiy.] 


ROBERT  BIGGERT  [BIGGAR],  M.A. 

(Glasgow  1596) ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 

by  James  VI.  15th  Nov.  1605  :  still 

min.    in    1633,   but  died   soon    after.      He 


PENPONT] 


KIRKCONNEL 


319 


marr.,  and  had  issue  —  Mary  ;  Bessie. — 
[Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccclxii.  370,  ccccxxxv. 
39,  cccclviii.  52 ;  Reg.  Assig.] 

ARCHIBALD  AVATSON,  adm.  at  Glas 
gow  12th  Xov.  1634  ;  still  min.  3rd 
June  1641.     He  marr.  Alison  Telfer. 
— [Presl.  Glasgow  Keg. ;  Lanark  Keg.  Sas., 
in.,  284.] 

JOHN  CA11MICHAEL,  M.A.  (Glasgow 

1639) ;  adm.  about  1642,  having  also 

charge   of    Sanquhar ;    deprived    in 

1662.— [AVodrow's   Hint.,  i.,  326  ;    Sinclair's 

titat.  Ace.,  x.  ;  New  iStat.  Ace.,  iv.] 

FRANCIS  AVILKINSON,  M.A.  (Edin- 

1667      burgk,  8tl1  Julv  1644)  >  min>  in  1667  > 
dem.  in  1676 ;  died  Feb.  1679,  aged 

about  55.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  M'Killweyne, 
and  had  issue— an  only  son,  Samuel,  bapt. 
15th  July  1676.  —  [Edin.  Reg. 
Dumfries  Tests.] 


1676 


SAMUEL  MOWAT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1669) ;  min.  about  1676 ;  deprived 
in  1681  for  declining  the  Test.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue  —  Margaret  (marr. 
(1),  proc.  29th  Sept,  1711,  David  Dougall, 
tailor,  Canongate;  (2),  proc.  9th  May  1729, 
AValter  Williamson,  tailor,  Canongate). 

PETER  RAE,  born  1671,  probably  at 
Mouswald,  and  perhaps  son  of  Peter 
R.  in  Burronhill  (now  Burnhill).  He 
appears  as  a  student  in  the  class  of  John 
Law  at  Glasgow  Univ.  Feb.  1692.  On  llth 
July  1693,  he  was  one  of  four  bursars  of 
the  Synod  of  Dumfries  ;  M.A.  (4th  April 
1694) ;  precentor  in  the  church,  and  clerk 
to  the  Kirk-session  of  Dumfries  21st  March 
1695  ;  clerk  of  Presb.,  1695-7 ;  clerk  of 
Synod,  1695-1708.  He  was  Keen,  by  Presb. 
of  Penpont  15th  Nov.  1699,  and  after  an 
abortive  call  to  the  parish  of  Kirkgunzeon, 
he  was  ord.  to  Kirkbride  22nd  April  1703  ; 
clerk  to  Presb.  of  Penpont,  1703-18;  called 
to  this  charge  30th  March,  trans,  and  adm. 
llth  May  1732-  died  29th  Dec.  1748.  He 
was  one  of  the  earliest  provincial  printers, 
and  is  said  to  have  made  his  own  press 
in  the  manse  at  Kirkbride,  and  founded 
his  own  types.  He  was  possessed  of  much 


mechanical  skill,  and  an  astronomical  chime 
clock  constructed  by  him  is  still  to  be  seen 
at  Drumlanrig.  It  bears  the  inscription  : — 

"  MAIHSTEK  I-'ETUUS  RAE,  V.D.M.,  nuper  apud 
Kirkbride,  nunc  apud  Kirkconnel  me 
Excogitavit  fudit  cudit  fecitque." 

tie  was  a  member  of  the  Incorporation  of 
Hammermen  of  Dumfries.  He  left  100 
merks  to  the  poor  of  Kirkconnel.  He 
marr.  19th  July  1697,  Agnes  (bapt.  2lst 
Sept.  1671,  date  of  death  unknown),  eldest 
daugh.  of  John  Corsane  of  Meikleknox 
and  Marion  Maxwell,  Tinwald,  and  had 
issue  —  Robert,  printer  in  Dumfries,  as 
sumed  the  name  of  Corsane  on  succeeding 
to  Meikleknox,  born  20th  May  1698,  died 
17th  Feb.  1759  [he  marr.  Agnes  M'Gowan, 
and  from  one  of  their  daughs.  is  descended 
Sir  Robert  Reid,  Earl  Loreburn,  Lord 
Chancellor,  1905-12] ;  John,  born  30th  July 
1699,  died  25th  April  1700;  Janet,  born 
19th  Feb.  1701  (marr.  (1)  David  Scott: 
(2)  Robert  Hunter,  min.  of  this  parish)  ; 
Agnes,  born  24th  June  1702,  died  2nd  May 
1703;  Alexander,  clockmaker,  born  1713, 
died  1786 ;  James,  farmer,  and  agent  for 
the  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  at  AVanlockhead  ; 
Jean  (marr.  James  Crichton  in  Crochray) ; 
Marion  (marr.  (1)  James  Hair  in  Kyle; 
(2)  John  Chalmers  in  Boxington) ;  also 
Peter  and  Thomas,  who  probably  died 
young.  Publications — The.  History  of  the 
Rebellion  Raised  against  His  Majesty  Kiwj 
George  I.  (Dumfries,  1718;  2nd  ed.,  London, 
1746);  [this  was  the  subject  of  an  attack 
in  doggerel  verse  by  Robert  Ker,  feuar  in 
Gilmerton,  in  A  Glass  wherein  Nobles, 
Priests,  and  People  may  see  the  Lord's 
Controversies  against  Britain  (1719)]  ; 
Gospel  -  Ministers  Christ's  Ambassadors 
[Synod  Sermon,  10th  April  1733]  (Edin 
burgh,  1733) ;  A  Letter  to  The  Honourable 
the  Society  of  Improvers  in  the  Knowledge 
of  Agriculture  in  Scotland  (1740) ;  A 
Treatise  of  Lawful  Oaths  and  Perjury 
(Edinburgh,  1749).  He  compiled  "A 
Natural  and  Genealogical  History  of  the 
Shire  of  Drum/Ties  [the  fragmentary  re 
mains  of  this  MS.  are  in  the  possession 
of  James  King  Hewison,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Rothesay].  Several  of  Rae's  MS.  Sermons 
arc  preserved  in  the  Mitchell  Library, 


320 


Glasgow.  —  [Dumfries  (Marr.,  ]>aj>t.,  and 
Bur.)  Re<j.  ;  Nisbet's  Heraldry,  ii.,  App. 
120 ;  Scots  Mag.,  xi.,  p.  104  ;  Drumlanrig 
and  the  Douglases,  163 ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. ; 
Notes  and  Queries,  4th  ser.,  ix.,  360 ;  Mr 
Peter  Rae,  V.D.M.,  Printer,  by  G.  W. 
Shirley,  Dumfries  (Glasgow  Bibliographical 
Society,  1914).] 

EGBERT  HUNTER,  born  12th  March 
1695,  son  of  James  H.,  younger  of 
Abbotshill ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow:  M.A.  (30th  April  1716):  bursar 
in  1721 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont  5th 
June  1728  :  preacher  at  Leadhills  ;  called 
20th  Aug.  1747  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  29th  Oct.  1747  ;  died  9th  May  1770. 
He  marr.  (1)  27th  March  1740,  Janet  Rae 
(died  27th  Dec.  1745,  aged  30),daugh.  of  the 
preceding  min.,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth, 
born  28th  Nov.  1742  (marr.  James  Young, 
min.  of  New  Cumnock) :  (2)  4th  June  1747, 
Marion  Bell,  who  died  2nd  Dec.  1779.— 
[TombstJ] 

JOHN  ROBERTSON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1759);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
16th  Dec.  1766;  called  23rd  Nov. 
1769  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  26th 
April  1770  ;  died  18th  March  1803,  aged 
59.  He  marr.  5th  June  1776,  Agnes  (died 
at  Dumfries,  1st  Oct.  1826),  daugh.  of 
John  Maxwell  of  Munches,  and  had  issue 
—John,  born  20th  Feb.  1777;  William, 
born  1778 ;  Elizabeth,  born  22nd  Nov. 
1781  (marr.  James  Rae,  min.  of  Kirk- 
gunzeon) ;  Agnes,  born  16th  Nov.  1785 
(marr.  31st  July  1815,  James  Rutherford, 
lieut.  23rd  Foot) ;  Wellwood,  born  4th 
Aug.  1787 ;  James  Veitch,  born  4th  Oct. 
1789.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  x.).—[l'ombst.] 

JAMES    RICHARDSON,    born    1767, 

probably  son  of  James  R.,  farmer, 

St  Ninians,   Stirling ;    educated    at 

Univ.    of    Glasgow ;    licen.    by    Presb.   of 

Hamilton  ;  ord.  min.  of  Robinson's  Lane 

Presbyterian  Congregation,  Sunderland,  1st 

Sept.   1801 ;    pres.   by  William,   Duke    of 

Queensberry,  and  adm.   15th  Sept.   1803; 

died  28th  Feb.   1843.     He  marr.  (1)  8th 

Nov.   1803,  Elizabeth   Maclean,  who  died 


1770 


[PRESB.  OF 


6th  June  1824,  aged  49,  and  had  issue 
—Elizabeth  Eleanor  Dundas,  born  12th 
Feb.  1806;  Margaret  Catherine,  born  31st 
July  1809;  James,  born  llth  Nov.  1811: 
(2)  4th  Dec.  1834,  Margaret  (died  24th  May 
1886),  daugh.  of  Rievcs  Fowler,  M.D., 
Nassau,  New  Providence,  U.S.A.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Mat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  DONALDSON,  born  7th  March 
1843  181^'  son  °f  James  D.,  min.  of 
Canonbie :  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Langholni ; 
ord.  19th  July  1843  :  died  19th  April  1892. 
He  marr.  8th  Jan.  1845,  Mary  (died  14th 
Oct.  1903),  daugh.  of  James  Gordon,  min. 
of  Borgue,  and  had  issue — Isabella  Agnes 
Jane,  born  llth  Dec.  1845  (marr.  1st  Nov. 
1875,  James  Williamson,  D.D.,  chaplain  on 
the  Bengal  Ecclesiastical  Establishment, 
afterwards  min.  of  Dean  Parish,  Edin 
burgh)  ;  James,  born  18th  March  1847,  died 
27th  June  1913  ;  John  Angus  Barton,  born 
2nd  Sept.  1854,  died  9th  March  1874. 
Publications— Leaves  from  My  Log-Book 
(1866) ;  A  Minister's  Week  in  Argi/le 
(1881) ;  The  Autobiography  of  Marcello,  a 
Roman  Patriot,  A.D.  1786-1838  [by  Maclan] 
(Dumfries,  1891).— [Edwards'"  Modern  Scot 
tish  Poets,  iii.] 

JOHN  WILLIAM  MACVICKEK,  born 
1892  Londonderry,  Ireland,  6th  June  1860, 
son  of  Alexander  M.  and  Kate  Agar  ; 
educated  at  Londonderry  Academical  In 
stitution,  Magee  College  (Deny),  Queen's 
College  (Belfast),  and  Univs.  of  Edinburgh 
and  Oxford  :  M.A.  (Oxon.)  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  in  1886;  assistant  at  Corstor- 
phine,  and  St  Giles,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  26th 
Sept.  1892  ;  died  unmarr.  12th  Aug.  1898. 

CHARLES  FORBES  CHARLESON, 
1899  k°rn  Inverness,  7th  Nov.  1871,  son 
of  Kenneth  C.  and  Margaret  Forbes  ; 
educated  at  Forres  Academy  and  Univs. 
of  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Paisley  in  1895 ;  assistant  at 
Tundergarth,  Alexandria  (Dumbarton 
shire),  and  Dalziel;  ord.  13th  Jan.  1899. 
Marr.  24th  April  1900,  Elizabeth,  daugh. 


PEXPONT] 


MORTON 


321 


of  John  Forrest,  M.D.,  Motherwell,  and 
has  issue — Connel,  born  10th  Aug.  1901 ; 
Marion  Addie,  born  16th  Nov.  1904. 


MORTON. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Kelso.  Its  original  site  was  about  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  the  castle  of  Morton.  In 
1841  the  Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queens- 
berry  built  a  new  church  at  Thornhill.] 

ARCHIBALD  MENZIES,  M.A. ; 
exhorter  in  May  1570 ;  reader  in 
1574. 

WILLIAM  CRICHTON,  reader,  1576  to 
1576  1578. 

ARCHIBALD  DOUGLAS,  reader  from 
1579  1st  July  1579  to  1591. 

THOMAS  MAXWELL,  reader  at  Dum 
fries,  and  min.  of  Redkirk,  is  stated 
to  be  min.  here  in  1580,  while  it  is 
also    said    "he    cannot    serve    at    sundrie 
places,    makes     no     residence,    but     is     a 
Jackman   with    Drumlanrig "    [Sir    James 
Douglas]. — [Drumlanrig    and    f/tc    Doug 
lases,  325.] 

JOHN   DOUGLAS,  reader  at  Penpont 
1607     1593    to    1601 ;    min.   in   1607,   and 
still   in   the   charge   in  1612. — [Reg. 
Assig.] 


1623 


ALEXxiNDER  FLEMING,  M.A.  ;  min. 
before   15th   Jan.    1623.      He   marr. 
Marion  Lichton,  who  survived  him, 
and  died    before  8th  Jan.  1643.  —  [Glasg. 

Com.  Dec.] 

WILLIAM    KAY,  pres.  by  Charles   I. 
1635     2nd  April  1635. 


1638 


JOHN     WEIR,     M.A.  ;    ord.    (by    the 
-P1"68^-   °f   Dumfries,  irrespective  of 
the  Bishop),  before  19th  Sept,  1638  ; 
trans,  to  Carluke  July  1640. 


ADAM   SINCLAIR,  M.A.  ;   min.  about 
1643     1643;     trans,    to    Sanquhar     before 
25th  Jan.  1650. 

VOL.   II. 


GEORGE   CLELAND,   M.A. ;   min.  in 
:  1648     1648 ;  trans,  to  Durisdeer  before  1674. 

LUKE  GREENSHIELDS,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh  1665);  min.  in  1674;  still  in 
the  charge  Oct.  1684,  when  he  attested 
the  reading  of  a  Royal  Proclamation  ;  trans, 
to  Ardrossan  before  24th  April  1687. 

THOMAS  HENDERSON,  M.A.  (Edin- 
1687  burgh,  1st  March  1679) ;  min.  in 
1687  :  outed  at  the  Revolution,  but 
received  into  Communion  by  the  Com 
mission  of  Assembly  24th  June  1701  ; 
died  between  15th  April  1706,  when  he 
had  a  contribution  from  the  Assembly, 
and  26th  May  1718,  when  Janet  Carlyle, 
his  widow,  had  an  order  for  payment  of 
200  merks,  with  interest. — [Reg.  Gen.  Ass., 
1706,  1718  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

PATRICK  FLINT,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1691  1671);  ord.  (at  Penpont)  29th  May 
1691 ;  member  of  Assembly  in  1692  ; 
died  between  22nd  Aug.  and  19th  Oct. 
that  year,  aged  about  42.  He  marr. 
Helen  Hamilton,  who  survived  him,  and 

1  had  issue  —  William  ;  John  ;  Elizabeth  ; 
Margaret ;  Grisell  (to  whom  James  F.,  in 
Breichmilne,  their  uncle,  was  served  nearest 
agnate,  21st  Feb.  1694).  —  [Linlithg.  and 

,  Dumfries   Presb.    Regs. ;    Reg.    Gen.    Ass., 

j   1692;  Inq.  Ret.  de  Tut.,  1140.] 

JOHN    PASLEY,     M.A.     (Edinburgh, 

1693  9tl1  July  1687);  licen-  by  United 
Presb.  of  Angus  and  Mearns  25th 
Aug.  1692 ;  called  29th  March,  and  ord. 
30th  May  1693;  died  4th  Feb.  1712,  aged 
about  45.  He  marr.  (1)  Mary  Kirkpatrick  : 
(2)  Eupham  Scott,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
born  1700,  died  April  1702  ;  John  ;  Mary.— 
[Tombst.] 

JOHN  HOWIE,  called  24th  Dec.  1713 ; 

1734,  aged  64.  He  marr.  Dec.  1707, 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  David  Somcrville  of 
Blackrigg. — [Dumfries  Tests.] 

ARCHIBALD    LITTLE,     called    27th 
June,    and    ord.    26th    Sept.    1734; 
trans,  to  Kirkpatrick-Irongray  12th 
April  1759. 

X 


M  ORTO  N— PENPONT 


[PRESB.  OF 


ROBERT  AITKEN  [AITKIN],  born 
1760  1722,  son  of  William  A.,  Paisley; 
M.A.  (Glasgow,  1745) ;  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Ayr  20th  Starch  1751  ;  pros, 
by  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and 
Dover,  Sept,  1759;  ord.  3rd  April  1760; 
died  23rd  March  1789.  He  marr.  6th  Nov. 
1769,  Elizabeth  Brand,  who  died  in  1786, 
and  had  issue— James,  born  16th  Sept., 
died  14th  Nov.  1772.— [Dumfries  Tests.] 

JOHN  YORSTOUN,  pros,  by  William, 
„         Duke    of    Queensberry,    30th    June 
1789;  ord.  25th  March  1790;  trans, 
to  Torthorwald  18th  Aug.  1808. 

DAVID  SMITH,  perhaps  son  of  David 
j  S.,  Paisley ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow;  schoolmaster  of  Kirk- 
patvick-Fleming ;  pres.  by  the  commis 
sioner  for  William,  Duke  of  Queensberry ; 
ord.  4th  May  1809;  died  unmarr.  22nd 
May  1838,  aged  76.  Publication — Account 
of  the  Parish  (Ae?"  Stnt.  Ac<:,  iv.). — 
[Tombst.] 

JOHN  MURRAY,  born  27th  Nov.  1798, 
1839  'son  °^  Andrew  M.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Auchterderran ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  St  Andrews ;  ord.  to  Abbotshall  3rd 
March  1826 ;  pres.  by  Walter  Francis, 
Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queensberry,  Dec. 
1838  ;  trans,  and  adm.  4th  April  1839  ;  died 
20th  April  1882.  He  marr.  17th  March 
1829,  Magdalene  (born  22nd  Dec.  1800, 
died  17th  Dec.  1885),  eldest  daugh.  of 
George  Prentice,  Kilrie,  and  had  issue — 
Andrew,  solicitor,  London,  born  25th  Dec. 
1829,  died  20th  May  1876;  Isabella,  born 
10th  Dec.  1830,  died  12th  July  1847.  Publi 
cations — On  the  Religious  Observance  of  the 
Sabbath  and  the  Sanctuary,  a  sermon  (Edin 
burgh,  1841);  Account  of  Abbotshall  (Neiv 
Stat.  Ace.,  ix.). 

JOHN  RUDGE  WILSON,  M.A. ;  ord. 
1879     (assistant    and    successor)   1st  July 
1879 ;    trans,   to    Greenside    Parish, 
Edinburgh  10th  July  1884. 

JAMES  HONEYMAN  OSWALD,  born 
Blinkbonny,    Markinch,    12th    Feb. 
1857,  son  of  John   O.   and  Barbara  | 
Honeyman ;    educated    at    Leslie    School 


and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  M.A.  (1880) ; 
Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy ;  assistant  at 
Corstorphine  ;  ord.  16th  Jan.  1885.  Marr. 
8th  June  1893,  Mary  Grace,  daugh.  of 
Alex.  Ramsay,  LL.D.,  editor  of  The 
Banffshire  Journal,  and  has  issue — John 
Alexander  Ramsay,  Lieut.  K.O.S.B.,  born 
28th  June  1894. 


PENPONT. 

[This  charge  before  the  Reformation  was 
a  vicarage.  The  church  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Holyrood.] 

JAMES  TAYLOR,  exhorter  in  1567, 
1567  and  reader  from  1574  to  1578. 


1578 


WILLIAM  TAYLOR,  min.  about  1578  ; 
trans,  to  Glencairn  in  1585  or  1586. 


— \_Re<j.  Assiy.] 


WILLIAM  OUSTANE  [AUSTIN], 
16Q4  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th  Aug.  1592) ; 
adm.  in  1604;  died  12th  Dec.  1637, 
aged  77.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Crawford, 
and  had  issue  —  William,  apprenticed  to 
William  Nemok,  tailor,  Edinburgh,  27th 
Sept.  1620 ;  Samuel,  his  successor. — [G.  R. 
Inhib.,  28th  July  1637;  Reg.  of  Deeds, 
cclxxxvii.,  109;  Edin.  Apprentice  RegJ] 

SAMUEL  OUSTANE  [AUSTIN], 
1637  k°rn  1606,  son  of  preceding  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  25th  July  1624);  adm. 
(probably  assistant  and  successor)  before 
1637  ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly,  1638, 
1642,  1646,  1648,  1649.  He  followed  the 
Protesters  in  1651.  In  1654  he  was  ap 
pointed  one  of  a  committee  for  authorising 
admissions  to  the  ministry  in  Dumfries 
and  Galloway.  Refusing  to  acknowledge 
Episcopacy,  he  was  accused  before  the 
Privy  Council,  23rd  Dec.  1662,  when  the 
matter  was  referred  to  Lord  Middleton, 
"  that  he  may  take  such  course  with  him 
as  he  sees  fit."  He  died  16th  March  1669. 
He  marr.  12th  Aug.  1624,  Elizabeth  Alex 
ander,  Falkirk,  and  had  issue  —  Samuel, 
apprenticed  to  Thomas  Lowrie,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  22nd  March  1654  ;  and  probably 
William,  his  successor. — \Commis.  to  Ass., 
1638 ;  Wodrov  J/>SV>.  ;  I'resb.  of  Ditm- 


PENPONT] 


PENPONT 


fries ;  Falkirk  Sess.  Re<j.  ;  Nicoll's  Diary ; 
Tombst. ;  Memoir  of  William  Veitch ; 
Baillie's  Letters;  Balfour's  Annals,  iii.  : 
Stevenson;s  Hist.] 

WILLIAM  AUSTIN  of  Kirkland, 
1672  Prokably  son  of  preceding ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  15th  July  1050) ;  adm. 
in  1672;  outed  at  the  Revolution;  died 
before  1690.  He  marr.  Isobel  Kirkpatrick, 
who  survived  him,  and  had  issue  — Robert ; 
Isobel;  Christian.  —  [<7.  K.  hihib.,  27th 
Dec.  1678  ;  Dumfries  Xas.,  iv.,  647 ;  J//S'. 
Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

JOHN  ANDERSON,  M.A.  :  assistant  at 
Terregles  ;    adm.   colleague  in  1689  ; 

_      .  -i.i  -n   1  "      i  1 

outed  in  1690 ;  died  at  Edinburgh, 
30th  Dec.  1701,  aged  about  49.— [MS.  Ace. 
of  Mitt.,  1689  :  Edin.  AV/.  (Bur.).] 


1689 


JOHN   LAURIE,   M.A. ;    called   before 
8th  Oct.  1689:  trans,  to  Auchinleck 


in  1692. 


JAMES  MURRAY,  a  native  of  Berwick 
shire  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  28th  June 
1690);  Keen,  by  the  united  Presb. 
of  Duns  and  Chirnside  1st  Nov.  1692 ; 
called  25th  May,  and  ord.  26th  July  1693 ; 
died  2nd  March  1735,  aged  63.  By  a  fire 
which  occurred  at  his  manse  about  1728, 
the  parochial  registers  were  destroyed.  He 
debarred  from  communion  those  who  used 
the  water  of  the  Black  Loch  as  a  charm 
against  disease.  He  was  on  terms  of  great 
intimacy  with  Boston  of  Ettrick,  and  is 
frequently  mentioned  in  the  Memoirs.  He 
marr.  Isobel  Murray,  and  had  issue  — 
James  :  Samuel,  buried  3rd  Jan.  1715. — 
[Dumfries  Tests. ;  Tombst. .] 

JOHN  COLLOW,  brother  of  William  C. 
of  Auchincheane ;  called  4th  May, 
and  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1736  ;  died  12th 
Jan.  1766.  He  marr.  18th  July  1744, 
Lydia  Tod,  who  died  13th  Oct.  1782,  and 
had  issue — William,  born  22nd  June  1745; 
Janet,  born  14th  June  174G,  died  13th 
Jan.  1763;  Mary,  born  22nd  Aug.  1747 
(marr.  Sept.  1772,  Hugh  Corrie,  W.S.), 
died  2nd  Aug.  1816 ;  Thomas,  born  8th 
July  1749 ;  Lydia,  born  20th  Nov.  1751 


(marr.  14th  May  1793,  William  Campbell, 
W.S.),  died  1st  Dec.  1835 ;  John,  born 
28th  March  1753 ;  James,  born  15th  July 
1759.— [Tombst.] 


1767 


WILLIAM  KEYDEN,  born  1736,  sou 
of  James  K.  and  Isabel  Whitehead  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ; 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Carlyle  of  Lime 
kilns  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  about 
1763;  assistant  at  Ochiltree ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  ;  ord.  1767  ; 
died  21st  Oct.  1796.  He  marr.  15th  Sept. 
1762,  Margaret  Elliot,  who  died  12th  Aug. 
1804,  and  had  issue — James,  min.  of  Keir  ; 
Theodore  Edgar,  min.  of  Terregles ;  William 
W.S.,  born  15th  Sept.  1769,  died  5th  Jan. 
1826.  Publications — A  Sermon  preached  on 
the  Death  of  Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry 
and  Dover  (Dumfries,  1778) ;  Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.).  — 
[Tombst.  ;  Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace. ;  New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.] 

JOHN  N1VISON,  son  of  John  N.,  a 
native  of  Dumfriesshire ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Penpont  1st  July  1795 ; 
pres.  May  1797;  ord.  26th  July  1798  (the 
settlement  having  been  delayed  by  opposi- 
tion) ;  died  unmarr.  3rd  Aug.  1832,  aged 
70.— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1798-1801.] 

GEORGE  SMITH,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
1833  ^econd  Charge,  Kilmarnock ;  pres. 
by  Walter  Francis,  Duke  of  Buc- 
cleuch  and  Queensberry,  and  adm.  9th 
May  1833;  trans,  to  Tolbooth  Parish, 
Edinburgh,  15th  Aug.  1844. 

JAMES  GRAHAM,  born  Foulis  Wester, 
1845  Perthshire,  13th  May  1808,  son  of 
John  G.  and  Isabel  Miller ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Paisley  25th  March  1835  ;  ord.  to  North 
Church,  Paisley,  31st  March  1836  ;  trans,  to 
Fenwick  21st  Sept.  1843;  trans,  and  adm. 
21st  Feb.  1845;  died  1st  Feb.  1863.  He 
marr.  Margaret,  daugh.  of  William  Nisbet, 
and  had  issue — John,  civil  engineer,  born 
llth  June  1828 ;  William  Nisbet,  born 
15th  March  1830,  died  4th  Feb.  1834 ; 
James,  clerk,  born  23rd  Sept.  1832,  died 
26th  Feb.  1865;  Janet,  born  19th  Nov. 


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PENPONT— SANQUHAR  AND  KILBRIDE          [PRESB.  OF 


1834  (marr.  Malcolm  Kirkwood),  died  Feb. 
1874 ;  William  Nisbet,  banker,  born  5th 
Aug.  1836,  died  May  1903 ;  George  Nisbet, 
engineer,  born  28th  Dec.  1838;  Robert 
Cochrane,  banker,  born  28th  Nov.  1840, 
died  12th  May  1890  ;  Andrew  Brown,  clerk, 
born  14th  June  1842,  died  April  1876; 
Isabella,  born  25th  July  1844;  Margaret, 
born  19th  March  1846;  David,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick-Fleming ;  Elizabeth,  born  5th 
Aug.  1851  (marr.  John  Macrae,  M.D., 
Edinburgh). 

FREDERICK  CROMBIE,  M.A. ;  chap- 
1863     lain  at  Paris;   adm.  to  this   charge 
25th  June  1863 ;  trans,  to  Professor 
ship  of    Biblical    Criticism,   Univ.    of    St 
Andrews,  10th  June  1869  (q.v.). 

ANDREW  PAT  ON,  born  Balbedie, 
1870  Ballingry,  Fife,  17th  June  1839,  son 
of  James  P.  and  Ann  Deas  ;  educated 
at  Parish  School  of  Leslie,  and  High  School 
and  Univ.  -of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kinross  in  1863  ;  assistant  at  Hadding- 
ton  ;  ord.  to  St  Andrew's  Church,  Montreal, 
17th  Aug.  1865;  adm.  to  this  charge  18th 
Feb.  1870. 

JAMES  JOHNSTONE  PRYDE,  born 
1909  Kilmarnock,  14th  Feb.  1877,  son  of 
Robert  P.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Townhead 
Parish,  Glasgow;  educated  at  Glasgow 
High  School,  Madras  College,  St  Andrews, 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1901); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Greenock  in  1901 ; 
ord.  for  work  in  Canada,  12th  May  1901 ; 
min.  at  Hamiota  and  Deloraine,  Manitoba, 
1901-8;  adm.  (assistant  and  successor)  9th 
Dec.  1909  ;  resigned  in  1917.  Marr.  4th  June 
1901,  Annie  Elizabeth  Drummond,  daugh. 
of  William  Drysdale  and  Annie  Drummond. 


SANQUHAR  AND  KILBRIDE, 
OR  KIRKBRIDE. 

[The  rectory  of  Sanquhar  was  a  prebend 
of  Glasgow  Cathedral.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Bride,  and  near  its  site  is 
St  Bride's  Well,  where  offerings  long  con 
tinued  to  be  made  on  the  1st  of  May.  In 
the  old  church  of  St  Bride,  John  Logan,  a 


i  priest,  a  native  of  the  Royal  Burgh  of 
Sanquhar,  founded  in  1519  a  Chapel  of  the 
Holy  Blood  and  St  Bride.  Kirkconnel  was 
united  to  Sanquhar  after  1680,  but  severed 
again  in  1727. 

ROBERT  CRICHTON,  pre-Reformation 
156Q  rector  in  1550 ;  continued  as  parson 
in  1560.  In  1563  he  was  imprisoned 
at  Perth  for  attempting  to  restore  the  mass 
in  Sanquhar  Church.  He  witnessed  a  deed 
as  "  Prebendarius :'  in  1565,  and  was  still 
styled  parson  in  1568. 

JOHN  YOUNG,  reader  in  1567  ;  prob- 
1567     ably  the  same  person  who   is  men 
tioned  as  vicar  in  1548. 

JOHN     LAWRENCE,     pros,     to     the 

1570-1  r>arsonaSe  and  vicarage  by  Annabel 

Stewart,  daugh.  of  the  Regent  Moray, 

31st   Jan.    1570-1.— [Acts  ami   Dec.,   xlviii. 

219,  xlix.  109.] 

WILLIAM  CRICHTON,  mentioned  as 
1572    rector  in  1572. 

JOHN     FULLARTON,     trans,      from 

1574     Kirkconnel  about   1574,  having  also 

Kirkconnel    and    Kirkbride    in    his 

charge;    probably   retrans.   to    Kirkconnel 

about  1580. 

JAMES    BLACK  WOOD,  reader    at 

1577     Saline   from  1560  to   1577,  when  he 

was  dep. ;  adm.  to  this  charge  soon 

afterwards,  and  still  min.  in  1585.— [Rey. 

Sec.  Sifj.,  iii.,  31.] 

ROBERT     BALLANTYNE,     formerly 
1583     reac*er  >  Pres- to  tne  vicarage  pension 
ary  26th  April  1583.— [Acts  and  Dec  , 
lv.,  281.] 

ROBERT  HUNTER  of  Cleughhead, 
1594  M>A-  (Edinburgh,  12th  Aug.  1592); 
on  the  Exercise  in  that  Presb.  6th 
Aug.  1594;  pres.  by  James  VI.  16th  Dec. 
1594,  and  to  the  vicarage  pensionary  of 
Kirkbride  1st  Feb.  1602;  member  of 
Assembly  in  1602  and  1610;  still  min.  28th 
Jan.  1613.  He  marr.  Margaret  Hamilton, 
who  survived  him,  and  marr.  secondly, 
before  1617,  Robert  Crichton.  She  was 
buried  in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  15th  Dec. 


PENPONT] 


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325 


1665,  and  had  issue — Helen  (marr.,  cont. 
April  1626,  William  Farquharson  of  Hielar). 
—-[Reg.  of  Deeds,  ecvii.,  85;  Acts  and  Dec., 
eccxvi.,  305  ;  G.  R.  Sas.,  xix.,  197.] 

WILLIAM  LIVINGSTON,  son  of 
•7  Isobel,  sister  of  John  Wilkie  of 
Foulden;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  30th 
July  1601);  min.  here  in  1617;  "lie  was 
'tytit'  for  the  vacant  place  of  the  Kirk 
in  Edinburgh,"  8th  Dec.  1618.  He  died  in 
1625.  He  marr.  6th  May  1617,  Barbara, 
daugh.  of  John  Logan,  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh  (in  right  of  whom  he  became  burgess 
and  guild-brother  of  that  city) ;  by  her, 
who  survived  him  and  marr.  secondly, 
George  Cleland,  min.  of  Durisdeer,  he  had 
issue — William,  served  heir  7th  May  1645. 
— [Edin.  Counc.  and  Guild  Regs. ;  Canon- 
gate  Reg.  (Marr.) ',  Dumfries  Tests. ;  Inq. 
Ret.  Gen.,  3054.] 

JOHN     MACMILLAN,    M.A.     (Edin- 

1626     kurgh'    22nd    July   1615);    min.    in 

1626;   still  in  the  charge   2nd  Aug. 

1638  ;  trans,  to  Balmaclellan  in  1644.— [Reg. 

Mag.  Sig.,  viii.,  2085  ;  Peebles  Presb.  Reg.} 

GEORGE  JOHNSTONS,  trans,  from 
West  Linton,  and  adm.  after  7th 
March  1639 ;  trans,  to  Kirkvvall  15th 

June  1642. — [Peebles  Presb.  Reg. ;    Orkney 

Patronage  Process.] 


1642 


JOHN  CARMICHAEL,  M.A. ;  min.  of 
Kirkconnel  in  1642;  had  also  charge 


of  Sanquhar  in  that  year. 


ADAM  SINCLAIR,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
165Q  27th  July  1622) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Haddington  1st  Aug.  1627 ;  adm.  to 
Morton  about  1643  ;  trans,  and  adm.  before 
25th  Jan.  1650 ;  died  25th  July  1673,  aged 
about  71,  and  was  buried  in  Greyfriars, 
Edinburgh.  He  marr.  Helen  Kirkpatrick. 
— [Greyfriars  Burial  Reg. ;  Reg.  of  Deeds, 
Mack.,  ix.,  800.] 

JAMES  KIRKWOOD,  called  late  min. ; 
petitioned  Privy  Council  anent  the 
repair  of  his  manse,  17th  April  1684. 
—[P.  C.  Reg.,  3rd  ser.,  viii.,  47.] 


PATRICK  INGLIS,  M.A,  (St  Andrews, 

1Q85     14th  July  1660) ;  adm,  to  Annan  in 

1664;  trans,  and   adm.   before  12th 

Feb.  1686 ;  outed  at  the  Revolution.— [MS. 

Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS  SHIELS,  adm.  to  Kirkbride 
3     in  1655  ;  called  in  Sept.  1691 ;  adm. 
2nd  Aug.  1693  :  died  8th  Feb.  1708, 
aged  78. — [Tombst.] 

MUNGO  GIBSON,  educated  at  Univ. 

of  Glasgow ;  ord.  to  Abbotrule  15th 

April   1698 ;    trans,   and   adm.   Dec. 

1713;  died  between  17th  Dec.  1735  and  4th 

Feb.  1736.     He  marr.  Anne,  fourth  daugh. 

of  George  Maitland  of  Eccles,  and  had  issue 

— George  ;  William  ;  Janet.    A  MS.  volume 

of  his  sermons,  chiefly  sacramental,  is  still 

extant  at  Sanquhar. 

JOHN  SANDILANDS,  licen.  by  Presb. 

of   Biggar   30th  Aug.    1733;    called 

29th    Dec.    1737;    ord.    27th    April 

1738 ;  died  (in  consequence  of  a  fall  from 

his  horse)  28th   Aug.   1741,  aged   29.     He 

marr.   1st   March   1741,   Helen,    daugh.   of 

James   Simpson  of   Hullstone.— [Dumfries 

Tests. ;  Scots  Mag.,  iii. ;  Tombst.] 

JOHN  IRVING,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Middlebie  23rd  Feb.  1732;  ord.  to 
Wamphray  13th  Sept.  1733;  called 

17th  Feb.,  trans,  and  adm.  9th  June  1743; 

died   14th    Sept.   1752.      He   marr.    Helen 

Irving,  who  died  25th  Oct.  1769. 

WILLIAM  CUNNINGHAM,  son  of 
William  C.,  min.  of  Kemback  ;  M.A. 
(St  Andrews,  6th  May  1725);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  28th  Oct.  1731  ; 
ord.  to  Mouswald  23rd  April  1737 ;  trans, 
to  Durisdeer  7th  June  1743 ;  pres.  by 
Charles,  Duke  of  Queensberry  and  Dover  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  29th  May  1753 ;  died  25th 
Aug.  1768.  He  marr.  9th  July  1745,  Helen 
(died  15th  Jan.  1785),  daugh.  of  Robert 
Sinclair,  merchant,  Greenock,  and  had  issue 
—George,  bora  7th  Feb.  1748.— [Carlyle's 
Autob. ;  Edin.  Marr.  Reg.] 

JOHN  THOMSON,  pres.    by  Charles, 
Duke   of    Queensberry    and    Dover, 
9th  Oct.  1768 ;  ord.  7th  Sept.  1769 ; 
trans,  to  Markinch  5th  May  1785. 


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AND  KILBRIDE— KILBRIDE          [PKESB.  OF 


WILLIAM  RAXKEX,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1?  of  Kirkcudbright  7th  Oct.  1778  ; 
pres.  by  William,  Duke  of  Queens- 
berry  ;  orrl.  22nd  Sept,  1785  ;  died  7th  Oct. 
1820,  aged  70.  lie  marr.  8th  Dec.  1788, 
Margaret  Barker,  who  died  25th  March 
1837,  and  had  issue— William,  born  17th 
Sept.  1789;  Robert,  born  8th  Nov.  1790: 
Margaret,  born  10th  July  1793  (marr.  David 
Adam,  lieut.  Royal  Marines),  died  17th 
April  1820;  John,  born  3rd  July  1795; 
Thomas,  S.S.C.,  born  22nd  Dec.  1802,  died 
1876  ;  Bryce  M'Murdo,  born  7th  Aug.  1804. 
Publication — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Stat.  Arc.,  vi.). — [Dumfries  Tests.  : 
Tonibst.] 


1821 


THOMAS  MONTGOMERY,  born  1791, 
third  son  of  Robert  M.  of  Auchen- 
tibber,  Kilwinning ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1811);  pres.  by  the  trustees  of  Walter 
Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queens- 
berry  ;  ord.  5th  June  1821  ;  died  at  Govan, 
3rd  June  1861.  He  marr.  24th  Oct.  1826, 
Mary  Brown,  who  died  21st  April  1843, 
s.p.,  aged  50.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 


1846 


JOHN  IXGLIS,  born  St  Andrews, 
14th  Feb.  1799,  son  of  Alexander  I. 
and  Mary  Ramsay ;  educated  at 
Grammar  School  and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  14th  Sept. 
1820 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  28th 
Jan.  1845  ;  died  at  Helensburgh,  20th  Sept. 
1881.  He  marr.  8th  Sept.  1828,  Janet 
Hutchison,  who  died  8th  Nov.  1875,  and 
had  issue — Alexander  Binny,  bookkeeper, 
born  8th  Nov.  1829;  Agnes  Hutchison, 
born  2nd  Jan.  1837  (marr.  Henry  James 
WTatson,  shipowner,  Glasgow);  William  and 
Mary,  died  in  childhood. 

JAMES     M'DONALD    IXGLIS,  ord. 

lg(7Q     (assistant  and  successor)   24th  Feb. 

1876 ;   trans,   to   Penninghame  13th 
April  1880. 

ARCHIBALD   EDMISTOX    DEWAR, 

18gl     son  of  James  D.,  min.  of  Arrochar ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A. 

(1876) ;   licen.   by    Presb.    of    Dumbarton ; 

ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  1st  Feb.  1881 : 


died  unrnarr.,  at  Berwick,  Australia,  6th 
June  1883. 

JAMES  RICHMOND  WOOD,  born 
1883  Kilmarnock,  21st  April  1855,  son  of 
William  W.  and  Jane  Richmond  : 
educated  at  Kilmarnock  and  Glasgow 
schools  and  Glasgow  Univ. ;  student  mis 
sionary  at  Killean,  Kintyre,  1879  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  June  1880 ;  assistant  at 
Kilbirnie  and  Dairy  ;  ord.  to  Fairlie  30th 
Dec.  1880  ;  trans,  and  aclm.  6th  Nov.  1883. 


KILBRIDE,  OR  KIRKBRIDE. 

[St  Bride's  Church  here  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Holyrood.  Its  ruins  stand,  within 
the  churchyard,  in  the  Glen  of  Enterkin. 
The  parish  was  united  to  Sanquhar  by  the 
Lords  Commissioners  of  Teinds,  19th  July 
1727.] 

1567  THOMAS  WEIR,  reader,  Nov.  1567. 

THOMAS    MAKGUNZEANE,    reader 

1568  in  1568. 

ALEXANDER  MILL,  reader,  1571  to 
1571  1574. 

WILLIAM  RUNCIMAN,  reader,  1574 
1574  to  1578. 

WILLIAM  DOUGLAS,  reader,  1579  to 
1579  1585. 

SIMON  PURDIE,  reader,  1585  to 
1585  1591. 

JOHN  FORKE,  min.  in  1615  ;  trans,  to 
1615  Westerkirk  in  1623.-— [Reg.  Assig.} 

ROBERT  BLACKWOOD,  min.  in  1628  ; 

still  min.  llth  Jan.  1643.     He  marr. 

(cont,  25th  Dec.  1641)  Agnes,  daugh. 
of  John  Burgan,  merchant  burgess  of  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue — James  ;  William, 
apprenticed  to  Stephen  Philip,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  4th  March  1635.  —  [Reg.  of 
Deeds,  cccclviii.  159,  dlvi.  299.] 


1628 


THOMAS     SHIELS,    min.    in    1655; 

1655    deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 

June,    and    Decreet    of    the    Privy 

Council  1st  Oct.  1662.     When  officiating 


PENPONT] 


KILBRIDE— TYNRON 


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at  Roberton  he  was  restored  by  Act  of 
Parliament,  25th  April  1690;  trans,  to 
Sanquhar  2nd  Aug.  1693.  —  [Dumfries 
Presb.  Reg.  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326.] 

ROBERT    LOCKHART,    M.A.    (Edin 
burgh,  18th  July  1664)  ;  passed  trials 
before  Presb.  of  Peebles,  and  got  a 
testimonial    for   license,    25th   Oct.    1666 ; 
adm.    to    Second    Charge,    Lesmahagow, 
1669  ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1677  ;  probably 
outed  in  1689.     In  1691-3  he  endeavoured 
to  prevent  the  settlement  of  another  min. 
in     the     parish.— [Lanark     Presb.     Reg.: 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min,,  1689.] 

THOMAS   S  H I E  L  S,  above  noticed 
1690     (q.v.). 

PETER   RAE,   M.A. ;   ord.   22nd   April 
1703;     trans,    to    Kirkconnel    llth 
1703     May  1732. 


TYNRON. 

[The  church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Holy  wood.  There  was  a  Chapel  of  St 
Conal,  in  the  parish  at  Kirkconnel,  and 
another  chapel  at  the  place  now  called 
Chapel.] 

1567     ROBERT  WELSH,  reader  in  1567. 

WILLIAM    TAYLOR,    vicar    of    this 
parish;    adhered   to    the    Reformed 
Faith,     and     became     exhorter     in 
1568;    reader,    1574-6;    min.    of    Penpont 
in   1578  ;   trans,  in   1585  or  1586  to  Glen- 
cairn  ;  adm.  to  this  charge  in  1589 ;  pres. 
to  the  vicarage  of  Colvend  by  James  VI. 
27th  Feb.   1597,  but   continued  here,  and 
died  before  30th  April  1604.— [Re<j.  Assig.] 

RICHARD  BROWN,  adm.  to  Dalgarno 
in  1593  ;  to  Kirkconnel  in  1597  ;  to 

1604 

Holywood  in  1602 ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  30th  April  1604; 
died  before  25th  Jan.  1645.  He  marr. 
Katherine,  daugh.  of  Edward  Hope,  mer 
chant,  in  right  of  whom  he  became  burgess 
and  guild-brother  of  Edinburgh  20th  May 
1619,  and  had  issue— Daniel.— [Reg.  Sec. 


Sig.;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638;  Edin.  Guild 


JOHN  LIDDERDALE,  M.A.  (St  An- 
1644  drews  1634)  ;  pres.  by  Presb.  of  Pen 
pont  in  1644,  and  by  Charles  I.,  25th 
Jan.  1645;  deprived  on  the  establishment 
of  Episcopacy,  or  soon  afterwards.  He 
marr.  Mary  Cunningham.  —  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.; 
Reg.  Privy  Counc.  ;  Dumfries  Presb.  Reg.  ; 
Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326.] 

ROBERT  RAMSAY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
30th  July  1646);  min.  of  Cummer- 
trees,  1653-60;  pres.  by  Charles  II. 

13th  Oct.  1664;   died  in   1677.     He   marr. 

Katherine  Alexander.—  [G.  R.  Sas.,  xxvi., 

278  ;    Jfin.-book   Reg.   Privy  Seal  ;   Dum 

fries  Tests.] 

DAVID    LAING,    M.A.    (St    Andrews, 

_     22nd  July  1665);   licen.  by  George, 

Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  1st  Sept.  1669  ; 

pres.   by  Charles  II.  29th  Nov.  1677.     He 

deserted  his  charge  at  the  Revolution,  and 

died  before   16th    June    1692.     He    marr. 

Janet  Landells,  who  survived  him.  —  [P.  C. 

Acta  ;  Reg.  Collat.  ;  Min.-book  Reg.  Privy 

Seal  ;  Duns  Presb.  Reg.  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 

1689.] 

JOHN  MURRAY,  M.A.  ;  ord.  4th  Aug. 
1691  ;  trans,  to  Trinity  Gask  3rd 
Sept.  1700. 

SIMON  RIDDELL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
13th  July  1695)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Jedburgh  21st  June  1699  ;  ord.  29th 
April  1701.  In  Sept.  1715  he  marched  to 
Stirling  against  the  Jacobites  with  several 
of  his  parishioners.  He  was  one  of  the 
fifteen  mins.  who  voted  against  the  resolu 
tion  to  depose  the  eight  Seceders,  15th 
May  1740.  He  died  16th  Feb.  1743,  aged 
about  66.  He  marr.  Margaret,  daugh.  and 
heiress  of  Walter  Riddell  of  Newhouse, 
and  had  issue  —  Walter  of  Newhouse,  father 
of  Robert  Riddell  of  Glenriddell,  the  friend 
of  Robert  Burns  ;  Christian.  —  [Rae's  Hist. 
of  the  Rebellion  ;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass.,  1749.] 

THOMAS  WILSON,  pres.  by  Charles, 
Duke  of   Queensberry  and   Dover  ; 
ord.  22nd  Sept.  1743;  died  unmarr. 
8th  May  1784,  in  his  74th  year.—  [Tombst,} 


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TYNRON— WANLOCKHEAD  (Q.S.) 


[PRESR.  OF 


JAMES  WILSON,  nephew  of  preceding ; 
17go  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  15th 
Oct.  1777 ;  called  llth  Nov.  1779  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  30th  March 
1780;  died  23rd  Sept.  1827,  aged  72. 
He  marr.  (1)  8th  Nov.  1791,  Janet 
Harkness.  who  died  27th  Nov.  1795,  and 
had  issue- Janet,  born  30th  June  1794  : 
(2)  20th  April  1801,  Sarah  (died  22nd  Feb. 
1 841),  daugh.  of  Robert  Crichton  of  Auchen- 
skeoch,  and  had  issue  —  Agnes,  born  20th 
May  1803  ;  Catherine,  born  5th  Sept.  1805  ; 
Mary,  born  7th  April  1807 ;  Elizabeth,  born 
19th  Jan.  1809;  Thomas,  bom  31st  May 
1811  :  Sarah,  born  19th  May  1813;  James, 
min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Irongray.  Publication 
—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ac<\,  xiv.). 

ROBERT  WILSON,  a  relative  of  pre- 
1828     ceding,  born  Auchengibbert,  Tynron, 
son  of  Robert  W.,  farmer  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Penpont  4th   May   1824;   pres.  by  Walter 
Francis,  Duke   of  Buccleuch  and  Queens- 
berry;  ord.  24th  April  1828;  died  27th  Oct. 
1870.      He    marr.   24th   July   1826,   Helen 
(died    23rd   May   1857),   daugh.   of   James 
Dinwoodie,  farmer,  Kirkmahoe,  and  Janet 
Robson,  and   had   issue— Janet,  born  24th 
Sept.    1827,  died  15th   March  1878;   Mar 
garet,  born  14th  April  1829,  died  18th  June 
1856;  Elizabeth,  born  23rd  Jan.  1831  (marr. 
Alexander   Mitchell,   merchant,  Dalkeith), 
died   4th    Feb.    1907;    Helen,    born    21th 
Sept.  1832  (marr.  Robert  Barker),  died  4th 
April   1904;   Mary,  born   24th  Aug.   1834, 
died   18th   March   1860;   Jane,   born   19th 
June   1836,  died   22nd  July  1913;   Agnes,  ! 
born   23rd   July   1838;    Sarah,   born    14th  i 
Sept.    1840    (marr.    William    Newbigging,  : 
min.   of   Biggar);    Robert    James    Goldie,  i 
born   21st   March    1844,    died    26th   April  ! 
1862. 

DAVID  COUPER,  born  Hatton,  Glands,  ' 
1871     28th  Nov.  1839,  son  of  David  C.  and 

Isobel  Sinclair ;  educated  at  Glamis  , 
Parish  School,  High  School,  and  Univ.  of  i 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Forfar  in  ! 
1864;  assistant  at  Kettins,  Forfarshire,  i 
and  at  Blairgowrie  :  ord.  to  Glenshee 


28th  April  1869;  trans,  and  adm.  20th 
July  1871 ;  died  at  Selkirk,  22nd  April 
1913.  He  marr.  2nd  June  1871,  Christina 
Jane,  second  daugh.  of  Thomas  Clark, 
publisher,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue- 
Evelyn  Susannah,  born  30th  July  1872 ; 
Edith  Hilda  Hope,  born  26th  June  1878. 

SAMUEL  GILFILLAN  CAR- 
1906  MICHAEL,  born  Comrie,  30th  Jan. 
1871,  son  of  Samuel  Gilfillan  C.  and 
Janet  Miller ;  educated  at  Comrie  School, 
Univs.  of  Edinburgh,  Aberdeen,  Tiibingen, 
and  Oxford ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1893),  B.D. 
(Aberdeen  1897);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Auchterarder  in  1897  ;  assistant  at  Blue- 
vale  Parish,  Glasgow  :  ord.  chaplain  to  the 
Forces  in  South  Africa  5th  Jan.  1902  ;  adm. 
(assistant  and  successor)  8th  June  1906. 
Marr.  21st  Sept.  1900,  Lucy,  daugh.  of 
James  Thomas  Watkins  and  Phoebe 
Billings,  and  has  issue — Lindsay  Gordon, 
born  30th  June  1901. 


WANLOCKHEAD  (Q.S.) 

[A  chapel  was  built  here  in  1755.  For 
a  time  it  was  served  chiefly  by  licentiates. 
A  mew  church  was  built  in  1848.  The 
parish  was  erected  27th  Jan.  1861,  at  the 
sole  expense  of  its  proprietor,  Walter 
Francis,  Duke  of  Buccleuch  and  Queens- 
berry,  who  gave  two  of  his  farms,  Carco- 
side  and  Orchard,  in  perpetuity  for  its 
endowment.] 

ALEXANDER  HENDERSON  [after- 
1735  wards  of  Portpatrick]. 

LAURIE    [after-history    un- 
1750    known]. 

JOHN  WILLIAMSON  [afterwards  of 
1772  Tinwald]. 

BRYCE  LITTLE  [afterwards  of  Cov- 
1777  ington]. 

JOHN  WILLIAMSON,  2nd  May  1787 
1787  [afterwards  of  Durisdeer]. 

JOHN  HENDERSON  [afterwards  of 
1794  Dryfesdale]. 


PENPONT] 


WANLOCKHEAD 


329 


JAMES    RITCHIE   [after  -  history  un- 
1800    known]. 

WILLIAM    OSBURN,   ord.    to    Tilli- 

1808  coultry  24th  Feb-  1774-;  dcm- 25th 

March,  dep.  6th  May,  and  was 
rcponed  1st  July  1794;  app.  to  this  charge 
in  1803;  died  25th  June  1812,  aged  08. 
Publication  —  Account  of  the  Parish  of 
Tillicoultry  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace.,  xv.). 

JOHN    HENDERSON,    min.    of    a 

1812  Presbyterian  congregation  at  Monk- 
wearmouth  ;  adm.  to  Flushing,  Hol 
land,  16th  July  1797,  and  continued  till  the 
town  was  finally  evacuated  in  1809  by  the 
British   troops.      He  returned  to  Scotland 
and   was  adm.  here   in    1812;    died    14th 
Sept.  1814,  aged  62.     He  had  issue — John 
Hally,  of  the    Ordnance    Office,  Jamaica, 
died  3rd  Oct.  1820. 

ROBERT  SWAN  [afterwards  of  Cocker- 

1813  mouth]. 

THOMAS  HASTINGS,  born  Dunscore, 
1795  ;    educated   at  Univ.   of   Edin 
burgh ;   ord.  Gth  May  1834.    Joined 
the  Free  Church ;    min.  of  Wanlockhead 
Free  Church  in  1843  ;  died  30th  April  1875, 
and  was  buried  at  Mouswald.     He  marr. 
1836,  Margaret  (died  9th   Dec.   1870,  aged 
72),    daugh.    of    Jacob    Dickson,   min.    of 
Mouswald.     He  left  in  MS.  a  History  of 
Wanlockhead. 

PATRICK     ROSS    [afterwards    of 
1843    Birkenhead]. 

JOHN  INCHES  DICKSON,  ord.  28th 

1847  '^an>    1847J    trans,    to    High    Kirk 
Parish,  Paisley,  4th  May  1848. 

JAMES  LAIDLAW.  born  Curnmertrees, 

1848  Dumfriesshire,  7th  Oct.  1801,  son  of 
William    L.   and   Margaret    Brown- 
ridge  :     educated    at    Annan    School    and 


Univs.  of  St  Andrews  and  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  ;  ord.  to 
Scots  Church,  Bewcastle,  13th  June  1839; 
adm.  to  Fisherton,  Ayr,  26th  Dec.  1844  ; 
app.  to  this  charge  26th  May  1848;  adm. 
first  min.  21st  June  1861  ;  died  26th  Sept, 
1887.  He  marr.  5th  April  1841,  Hannah 
(died  20th  April  1891),  daugh.  of  William 
Goodfellow  and  Isabella  Button,  and  had 
issue  —  William  Goodfellow,  M.D.,  born 
17th  Jan.  1842,  died  13th  Sept.  1883; 
Margaret  Brownridge,  born  1st  Aug.  1843 
(marr.  John  Hope,  engineer) ;  Andrew, 
D.D.,  min.  of  St  George's-in-the-Fields, 
Glasgow,  born  17th  March  1845;  James, 
British  Consul,  Oregon,  U.S.A.,  born  23rd 
Jan.  1847,  died  5th  Jan.  1913  ;  John, 
engineer,  Oregon,  U.S.A.,  born  28th  Dec. 
1847;  Isabella  Sutton,  born  10th  Oct. 
1849;  Hannah  Goodfellow,  born  17th  June 
1855. 

DONALD  MACMILLAN,  M.A.,  B.D., 
1883     ord.   (assistant   and   successor)   14th 
Sept.    1883 ;    trans,   to    Auchtertool 
29th  April  1886. 

CHARLES    PATRICK    BLAIR,    born 

1886     Huntly,   17th    March    1859,   son    of 

Andrew    B.     and     Charlotte    Mary 

Bentley ;     educated     at     Dingwall    Burgh 

School,     Church     of     Scotland     Training 

College,    and    Univ.    of    Glasgow ;     M.A. 

(1882);    licen.   by   Presb.    of    Glasgow    in 

1885  ;  assistant  at  Crailing ;  ord.  (assistant 

and   successor)   28th    Oct.    1886 ;   clerk   to 

j  Presb.  in  1913.     Marr.  12th  Oct.  1887,  Jane 

Bogle   (died    20th   April   1915),   daugh.   of 

John    Smith,    Glasgow,   and   Jean    Bogle, 

;  and  has  issue — Jean  Bogle,  born  31st  Aug. 

I  1889;    Patrick   Charles    Bentley,  Head   of 

I  Fettes  College,  1910,  B.A.  (King's  College, 

;  Cambridge),   1st    Class    Classical     Tripos, 

|  1913,  lieut.   Rifle   Brigade,  born  18th  July 

1891,  killed  near  Ypres,  6th  July  1915. 


SYNOD  OF  GALLOWAY 

[THE  Kegister  of  this  Synod,  from  25th  Oct.  1664  to  27th  April  1671,  was 
purchased  at  a  bookstall  in  Edinburgh  by  the  Very  Eev.  Principal  John 
Lee,  D.D.,  and  restored  by  him  to  the  Synod.  The  manuscript  is  written 
in  a  fine  old  hand  on  thirty-five  leaves  foolscap,  by  Andrew  Symson, 
minister  of  Kirkinner,  author  of  the  Description  of  Galhway.  In  1856 
it  was  printed  by  John  Nicholson,  Kirkcudbright.  The  next  volume 
of  the  Kegister  begins  14th  May  1689,  the  only  gaps  being  at  9th  Sept. 
1690  and  19th  Oct.  1704.] 


PRESBYTERY    OF   STRANRAER. 

[This  Presbytery  was  founded  in  1622.  Its  Records  begin  13th  Nov.  1622.  There 
are  gaps  in  the  MS.  from  1659-62,  and  from  22nd  Oct.  1696  to  7th  Oct.  1702.  There 
was  another  volume  of  Eecords,  beginning  14th  Aug.  1665,  but  it  is  not  known  to  exist.] 


ARDWELL  (Q.S.) 

[This  parish  was  disjoined  from  Stoney- 
kirk,  7th  March  1902.  With  the  excep 
tion  of  grants  from  Church  funds,  the 
church  (dedicated  27th  Feb.  1902)  was 
built,  and  the  parish  endowed  by  Mrs 
Ommaney  M'Taggart  of  Ardwell,  and  Sir 
Mark  and  Lady  M'Taggart  Stewart.] 

ANDREW  MUIRHEAD  BARE,  born 
1902  Glasgow,  19th  Sept.  1865,  fourth 
son  of  James  B.  and  Margaret  Muir- 
head ;  educated  at  Carmyle  School,  Old 
Monkland,  Bridgeton  Parish  School,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  6th  May  1896  ;  assistant  at  Miln- 
gavie,  Larkhall,  and  St  Vincent's  Parish, 
Glasgow;  ord.  27th  Feb.  1902;  adm.  first 
min.  of  the  parish  llth  March  1902.  Marr. 
19th  March  1901,  Rachel,  eldest  daugh. 

380 


of  Robert  Morris,  Glasgow,  and  has  issue 
—Agnes  Morris,  born  24th  Feb.  1903; 
Margaret  Muirhead,  born  26th  Aug.  1905. 


ARNSHEEN  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  in  1845.  The  parish 
was  disjoined  from  Colmonell,  28th  Oct. 
1872.] 

JOHN  SMITH,  born  Campbeltown, 
1858  17th  Oct.  1825,  son  of  Thomas  S., 
collector  of  Inland  Revenue,  and 
Mary  Leitch  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  ord.  in  1858  ;  died  unmarr.  at  Edin 
burgh,  14th  March  1863- 

THOMAS   JARDINE,  born  Dumfries, 

186g     10th  March  1823,  only  son  of  William 

J.  and  Agnes  Hunter ;  educated  at 

Univ.   of    Glasgow ;    licen.   by    Presb.  of 


PREKB.  OF  STRAXRAER]     AKNSHEEN  (&£)— BALLANTRAK 


331 


Hamilton  ;  assistant  at  St  Leonard's,  Lan 
ark,  and  Avendale  ;  chaplain  of  Hamilton 
Prison ;  min.  of  St  Matthew's,  Halifax, 
Nova  Scotia,  1856-62;  app. 'to  this  charge 
15th  July  1863;  aclm.  first  min.  of  the 
parish  20th  Nov.  1872  ;  died  2nd  Aug. 

1894.  He    marr.    25th    Jan.    1857,   Jessie 
Henderson,  daugh.  of  Hugh  Dewar,  min.  of 
Stonehouse,  and  had  issue — William  Hugh, 
accountant,    Coatbridge,    born    18th    Jan. 

1858  ;  Jessie  Henderson,  born  30th  April 

1859  (marr.  9th  Nov.  1897,  James  Grieve, 
min.    of    Logiealmond) ;    Albert    Edward 
James,  accountant,    Coatbridge,  born   3rd 
Aug.    1 860 ;     Hugh     Dewar,    stockbroker, 
Edinburgh,  born  31st  July  1862. 

WILLIAM  GORDON,  born  Stonehaven, 
18gs  10th  Oct.  1864,  son  of  Alexander  G. 
and  Margaret  Macgregor ;  educated 
at  Dunnottar  School  and  Univ.  of  Aber 
deen  ;  M.A.  (1886),  B.D.  (1889) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Fordoun  in  1889 ;  assistant  at 
Denny  and  at  Markinch ;  ord.  31st  Jan. 

1895.  Marr.  13th  Aug.  1895,  Alison,  daugh. 
of  Andrew  Jollie,  merchant,  Leslie,  and  has 
issue— Mary  Helen  Macgregor,   born  19th 
Jan.  1898  ;  Alison  Margaret,  born  3rd  July 
1899  ;  Arthur  Currie,  born  2nd  Feb.  1904. 


BALLANTRAE,  FORMERLY  KIRK- 
CUBERT-INVERTIG. 

[The  old  church  at  Invertig,  now  ruined, 
was  dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert.  It  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Crossraguel.  In  1604  the 
church  was  removed  to  Ballantrae  ;  and  on 
28th  June  1617  this  transference  was  con 
firmed  by  Act  of  Parliament.  On  24th 
Jan.  1699,  the  General  Assembly  removed 
the  parish  of  Ballantrae  from  the  Presby 
tery  of  Ayr  to  that  of  Stranraer.  At 
Kirkoswald  of  Balmacneil,  on  the  lands 
of  Ardstinchar  in  this  parish,  there  was  a 
Chapel  of  St  Oswald.] 

JOHN  CUNNINGHAME,  styled 
"vicar,"  reader  from  April  1571  to 
1574. 

ALEXANDER  KENNEDY,  reader  from 
1575  1st  May  1575  to  1585. 


JAMES  HALL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  28th 
1QOg  May  1604);  adm.  in  1608.  In  1612 
he  was  tutor  to  Thomas  Kennedy  of 
Bargany ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James 
VI.  in  1617;  died  before  5th  Feb.  1642. 
He  marr.  a  lady  who  survived  him.  — 
[Reg.  of  Deeds,  cclxxxv.,  27th  July  1619  ; 
Reg.  Sec.  8ig.  ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 
Wodroic  J/W. ;  Ayr  Sess.  Reg. ;  Syn. 
Roll,  1642.] 

ROBERT  HAMILTON,  son  of  Claud 
H.  of  Kennedy's-Ernock  ;  min.  at 
Killyleagh,  Co.  Down.  He  sailed 
with  others  to  New  England  in  1636, 
but  after  nearly  reaching  the  coast  of 
Newfoundland,  they  were  obliged  by  a 
severe  storm  to  return,  and  landed  at 
Carrickfergus ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  5th 
Feb.,  and  aclm.  2nd  Nov.  1642  ;  coll.  12th 
April  1643,  and  inst.  soon  after ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow,  9th  May  1648).  He  was  still 
min.  20th  Nov.  1650,  when  he  probably 
went  to  a  charge  in  Ireland.  He  died 
before  March  1659.  He  marr.  Margaret 
(died  at  Kilwinning.  March  1659),  daugh. 
of  Hugh  Montgomerie  of  Ballishary,  after 
wards  Viscount  Montgomerie  of  the  Great 
Ardes. — [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Livingston's  Life  ; 
Glasgow  Tests. ;  Blair's  Autob. ;  Reid's 
Ireland,  i.,  201  ;  War  Committee  of  Kirk 
cudbright. ~\ 

JOHN  CROOKS,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1643) ; 
adm.  to  New  Luce  26th  May  1647 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  in  1658 ;  died  after 
15th  Feb.  1661.    He  marr.  Margaret  Simson, 
;  who  died  at  Edinburgh,  8th  Aug.  1667,  and 
was  buried  in  Greyfriars,  and  had  issue. — 
{Glasgow  Tests. ;  Ed  in.  Reg.  (Bur.).'} 

WILLIAM     CALDWELL,    son    of    a 

burgess  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1647);  pres.  by  Charles  II.  llth 
Sept.  1662,  and  25th  Feb.  1663  ;  died  Sept. 
1672.  He  marr.  Anne,  sister  of  David 
Ross,  and  had  issue — John  ;  Anna  (marr. 
Hew  Kennedy  of  Bennane  [their  son  was 
min.  here  in  1731]);  Mary,  born  1668 
(marr.  William  Robin,  merchant,  Ayr); 
William,  born  1671.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Glas 
gow  Tests. ;  Min.-book  Reg.  Privy  Seal ;  Inq. 
'Ret.  Gen.,  5664,  7658— de  Tut,,  982.] 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1Q87 


GEORGE  POLLOCK,  pres.  by  Charles 
II.  Gth  June  1673;  trans.  to  Kilrnar- 
nock  about  1682.—  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.] 

ROBERT  KEITH,  son  of  John  K. 
1684  °^  Glasgowego,  Aberdeen  }  M.A. 
(Marischal  College,  Aberdeen,  1670)  ; 
recommended  for  license  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  10th  May  1682;  adm.  in  1684; 
died  before  13th  Oct.  1687.  He  marr.  Dec. 
1684,  Catherine,  daugh.  of  William  Gordon, 
min.  of  Kintore,  and  had  issue—  William  ; 
Jean,  to  whom  John  Keith,  min.  of  Steven- 
ston,  their  cousin,  was  served  nearest 
agnate,  3rd  April  1688.—  [Glasgow  Tests.  ; 
Inq.  Ret.  de.  Tut.,  1111.] 

JOHN  WHITE,  pres.  by  James  VII. 
5th  Feb.  1687  ;  outed  at  the  Revolu 
tion.  When  he  accused  the  rioters 
of  beating  his  wife,  they  answered  that 
"they  never  knew  any  to  beat  his  wife 
except  himself."—  [J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ; 
Rule's  Sec.  Vindication  ;  Sage's  Works,  i.] 

THOMAS  KENNEDY,  born  about  1657, 
169O  son  °^  Thomas  K.,  min.  at  Newtown, 
Ireland;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1677); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Down,  and  ord.  26th 
Feb.  1690  ;  died  May  1730.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue  —  an  only  daugh.  Jean  (marr. 
William  Cupples,  min.  of  Kirkoswald).  — 
[Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520  ;  Glasgow  Tests.  ; 
Tombst.~\ 

HAMILTON  KENNEDY,  son  of  Hew 
1731  K.  of  Bennane,  and  Anna,  daugh. 
of  William  Caldwell,  min.  of  this 
parish  in  1662;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1722); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  20th  July 
1726  ;  ord.  to  Dundonald  24th  Sept. 
1729;  called  1st  Feb.,  trans,  and  adm. 
19th  Aug.  1731  ;  died  16th  Jan.  1770.  He 
marr.  27th  Jan.  1737,  Margaret  Ferguson, 
who  died  2nd  Oct.  1789,  and  had  issue- 
Elizabeth,  born  26th  Oct.  1737  (marr.  her 
father's  successor)  ;  Hew,  born  28th  Aug. 
1739  ;  Anne,  born  10th  March  1741  ;  Jean, 
born  4th  July  1744  ;  Robert,  born  9th  April 
1746  ;  Fergusia,  born  16th  April  1749. 

WILLIAM   DONALDSON,  born   1739, 
eldest  son   of  Peter  D.,   Blackford, 
Perthshire  ;    educated    at    Univ.   of 
Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  10th  Sept. 


1766 ;  called  23rd  Aug.  1770 ;  ord.  2nd  May 
1771 ;  died  28th  July  1814.  He  marr.  (1) 
llth  Dec.  1775,  Elizabeth  Kennedy,  daugh. 
of  his  predecessor  :  (2)  5th  Jan.  1778,  Eliza 
beth  (died  at  Edinburgh,  20th  April  1831), 
daugh.  of  John  Allan  of  Kilphine,  and  had 
issue— John  of  Auchairne,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1801),  W.S.,  born  16th  Oct.  1780,  died 
17th  Oct.  1849;  Janet,  born  15th  June 
1783.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stnt.  Ace.,  i.).  —  [Paterson's 
Ayrshire,  i. ;  Tombst.] 

ROBERT    MACNAIR,     pres.    by    Sir 

1815     Hew  Dalrymple  Hamilton  of  North 

Berwick   and   Bargany,   Bart.,    15th 

Dec.  1814 ;  ord.  llth  May  1815  ;  trans,  to 

!  First    Charge,   Paisley  Abbey,  9th    April 

1824. 

THOMAS    HILL,    pres.    by    Sir    Hew 
1824     Dalrymple     Hamilton,     Bart.,     and 
ord.  9th  Sept.  1824  ;  trans,  to  Logic- 
Pert  22nd  Sept.  1825. 

THOMAS  BURNS,  pres.  by  Sir  Hew 

1826     l)a^rymP^e     Hamilton,     Bart.,     31st 

Jan.,    and    ord.    13th    April     1826 ; 

trans,    to    Monkton    and    Prestwick    18th 

May  1830. 

JOHN  MILROY,  born  Balmaghie, 
1830  Galloway,  son  of  John  M. ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  28th  Aug. 
1819 ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Sir  James 
Ferguson  of  Kilkerran,  Bart. ;  pres.  by 
Sir  Hew  Dalrymple  Hamilton,  Bart.,  3rd 
June,  and  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1830;  died  20th 
Nov.  1869.  He  marr.  25th  April  1833, 
Margaret  (died  18th  Jan.  1869),  daugh.  of 
Alexander  Gordon,  Kirkcudbright,  and 
had  issue — Henrietta  Ferguson,  born  24th 
Jan.  1834  (marr.  John  Black  Dill,  writer, 
Glasgow),  died  1861  ;  Margaret  Jane  Gor 
don,  born  25th  Sept.  1835,  died  unmarr. 
26th  May  1909;  James  William,  min.  of 
Colmonell ;  Isabella  Brown,  born  19th 
Aug.  1838,  died  unmarr.  27th  April  1908; 
Alexander  John,  writer,  Kirkcudbright, 
born  4th  April  1840,  died  15th  June  1881 ; 
Euphemia  Catherine,  born  8th  Nov.  1841 
(marr.  Archibald  Watson,  C.E.,  Stonecourt, 


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Gloucestershire),  died  1871 ;  Catherine 
Robina,  born  5th  Dec.  1842,  died  unmarr. 
1868.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(J\rew  Stat.  Ace.,  v.). 

SIMON  [SIMEON]  LITTLE,  born 
187Q  Kirkton,  Hawick,  30th  Sept.  1842, 
son  of  Thomas  L.,  schoolmaster,  and 
Margaret  Turnbull ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1864),  B.D.  (1867): 
ord.  31st  March  1870 ;  died  unmarr.  at 
Lanark  Manse,  22nd  Oct.  1874. 

FERGUS  JOHN  WILLIAMSON,  born 
1875  10th  April  1839,  son  of  William  W., 
min.  of  Kirkmaiden ;  educated  at 
Kirkmaiden  School  and  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer : 
assistant  at  Leswalt ;  ord.  8th  April  1875  ; 
died  17th  June  1913.  He  marr.  (1)  17th 
June  1868,  Margaret  (died  s.p.,  6th  Feb. 
1894),  daugh.  of  Robert  Kirkpatrick  of 
Challoch  :  (2)  22nd  Jan.  1896,  Agnes  (died 
25th  March  1905),  daugh.  of  William  Wilson, 
surgeon,  Colmonell :  (3)  llth  Sept.  1906, 
Anna  Summers. 

ROLLO  RUSSELL  GRANT  SUTHER- 
1913  LAND,  born  3r(*  Uec.  1890,  son  of 
Innes  Grant  S.,  min.  of  Beith ; 
educated  at  Spier's  School,  Beith,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1910) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Irvine  in  1913;  assistant 
at  Ballantrae;  ord.  2nd  Oct.  1913. 
Marr.  25th  Aug.  1915,  Helen  Gillespie 
T into,  daugh.  of  William  James  Lowrie, 
min.  of  Stoneykirk. 


COLMONELL. 

[Called  of  old  Kilcolmanel,  and  after 
wards  Kilconstantin.  The  church  of  this 
parish  belonged  in  early  times  to  the 
Priory  of  lona,  and  later  to  the  Abbey 
of  Holyrood.  It  was  dedicated  to  St  Con- 
stantine,  but  there  had  been  an  earlier 
dedication  to  St  Col  man  of  Lan  Eala.  On 
24th  Jan.  1699  the  General  Assembly  trans 
ferred  this  parish  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Ayr  to  that  of  Stranraer.  There  were  in 


the  parish  three  chapels  :  St  Ninian's,  at 
Kilantringan ;  St  Donan's,  at  Kildonan  in 
the  Glen  of  Duisk ;  and  the  Chapel  of  All 
Saints,  at  Hallo wchapel  on  the  Water  of 
Stinchar.] 

JAMES  GREIG,  formerly  of  Dairy, 
156  and  Archdean  of  Glasgow  in  the 
pre-Reformation  Church,  conformed 
to  Protestantism ;  was  app.  by  the  As 
sembly,  2nd  July  1562,  to  assist  John 
Willock,  Superintendent  of  Glasgow,  and 
after  Michaelmas  of  that  year  to  teach  in 
the  parishes  belonging  to  Lord  Erskine ; 
pres.  to  this  parsonage  and  vicarage  by 
James  VI.,  9th  July  1568.  Invertig  (now 
Ballantrae)  was  in  the  charge  in  1574.  In 
the  Articles  agreed  on  in  the  Convention 
of  Leith,  he  is  named  one  of  the  Chapter 
of  the  Archbishop  of  Glasgow  as  "  Arch- 
dene  of  Glasgow."  He  was  frequently 
appointed  by  the  General  Assembly  along 
with  others  to  perform  important  duties. 
He  died  before  15th  April  1586,  having 
marr.  and  had  issue  —  James,  min.  of 
Loudoun  ;  Nathan,  in  Balthomie  ;  Isobel 
(marr.  William  Wallace,  min.  of  Eastwood). 
— [Acts  and  Dec.,  xlii.,  405 ;  Booke  of  the 
Kirk;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  ii.,  186-424; 
Wodrow's  JJiog.,  i.,  and  .][is<*cl!.  \  If  eg. 
Assig. ;  Melvill's  Autob.~\ 

JAMES  YOUNG,  pres.  by  James  VI. 
1586  15th  April  1586;  died  12th  Nov. 
1603.  He  marr.  Agnes  Shaw,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue — James,  served 
heir  23rd  Aug.  1627;  David;  Agnes. — 
[Ayr  8as.  Sec.  Reg.,  ii.,  211 ;  Key.  Assig. ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Wigtown,  66.] 

ARCHIBALD     DUNMUIll     [DUNS- 
1605     MUIR]>   M-A.   (St  Andrews   1592); 
min.  in    1605 ;    and    mentioned    in 
lQQS.—[Reg.  Assig.'] 

JAMES  KER,   cousin   of  Robert  Boyd 

of  Trochrig,   Principal    of  Univ.   of 

Glasgow;     M.A.    (Edinburgh,    30th 

July    1597);    adm.    to    Coylton   in    1606; 

trans,  and  adm.  in  1610 ;  died  April  1616, 

aged  about  40.    He  marr.  Janet  Fergushill, 

and    had    issue James;     George;     Jean, 


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[PKESB.  OF 


eldest  daugh.  (marr.,  cont.  22nd  Dec.  1G35, 
William  Campbell,  apothecary,  in  Ayr).— 
[Key.  of  DecJs,  dl.,  356  ;  Glasgow  7V.s^.  ; 
JJannati/ne  Jfiscell.,  i.  ;  Paterson;s  J//r- 
shireJ] 

GILBERT  ROSS,  M.A.;  niin.  in  1019; 
1619     trans,  to  Elgin  24th  Sept.  1640. 


GEORGE  HUTCHISON,  M.A.  ;  niin. 
in  1642  ;  trans,  to  Tolbooth  Parish, 
Edinburgh,  4th  April  1649.—  [AV/. 


[ANTHONY    SHAW,   M.A.  ;     niin.    of 

Belfast  Presbyterian  Church  in  1646  ; 

served   in  this   parish   from  Jan.  to 

June   1650.      He   was   afterwards   min.  of 

London  (q.  >'•}•] 


1666 


ALEXANDER  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.  ; 
min.   in   1666 ;    trans,    to    M.onkton 


before  1676. 


ROBERT  AUBUTHNOT.  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Monigaff  in  1681  ;  trans,  to 
Crichton  in  1682, 


1683 


JAMES   KIRKWOOD,  M.A.  :  formerly 
min.  of   Minto   (q.v.)  ;    probably   in 


dulged  here  in  1683. 


WILLIAM  HUNTER,  called  26th  Jan., 
and  ord.  llth  May  1692  :  trans,  to 
Tyric  in  1696. 


1698 


ROBERT  FERGUSSON,  son  of  John 
F.  of  Castlehill,  writer,  Ayr  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Stranraer  31st  May,  and  ord.  22nd 
Sept.  1698 ;  died  in  1735.  He  marr.  after 
10th  Aug.  1700,  Elizabeth  (died  30th  March 
1764),  daugh.  of  John  Fergusson,  merchant, 
Mauchline,  and  had  issue  —  Jean  (marr. 
Hugh  Hamilton,  merchant,  Ayr)  :  Robert, 
his  successor.  —  [/'"/•  AY/.  G<-n.,  8253  : 
Glasgow  T?stK.~\ 

ROBERT   FEPiGUSSOX,  M.A.,  son  of 
preceding;    called    23rd    June,   and 
ord.    25th     Sept.     1735  ;     trans,     to 
Second  Charge,  Ayr.  2nd  Nov.  1758. 


JAMES  MOCHRIE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  10th  April  1751  ;  pres. 
by  John  Hamilton  of  Bargany  10th 
March,  and  ord.  llth  Oct.  1759;  died  19th 
Oct.  1814,  in  his  89th  year.  He  marr.  (1) 
Jean  Donaldson,  who  died  9th  March  1804, 
aged  84,  and  had  issue — James,  born  26th 
Dec.  1751,  died  4th  April  1763;  Elizabeth, 
born  9th  Jan.  1754  ;  Mary,  born  2nd  Feb. 
1756;  Robert,  born  16th  Dec.  1757,  died 
15th  Sept.  1762  ;  Ann,  born  21st  Oct.  1759  : 
(2)  13th  May  1805,  Elizabeth  Park,  who  died 
15th  Jan.  1851,  s.p.  Publication— Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

ALEXANDER   HILL,   M.A.  ;   pres.  by 
Sir  Hew  Dalrymple  Hamilton,  Bart., 
26th  Jan..  and  ord.  13th  July  1815  ; 
trans,  to  Dailly  27th  June  1816. 

THOMAS  BLAIR,  born  Drymen,  1791, 
only  son  of  John  B. ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  8th  Dec.  1813 ;  assistant  at 
Dailly ;  pres.  by  Sir  Hew  Dalrymple 
Hamilton,  Bart.,  1st  July,  and  ord.  12th 
Sept.  1816  :  died  10th  July  18-19.  He  marr. 
4th  Aug.  1818.  Ann  Campbell  (died  24th 
Aug.  1852),  daugh.  of  John  M'acfadyen, 
Liverpool,  and  had  issue— Elizabeth  Craw 
ford,  born  22nd  May  1819,  died  unmarr. 
31st  Jan.  1840  :  John,  min.  of  Straiton, 
born  30th  Jan.  1821 ;  Catherine  Stewart 
(twin),  born  30th  Jan.  1821,  died  unmarr. 
4th  June  1914  ;  Andrew  Cathcart,  student 
of  divinity,  Univ.  of  Glasgow,  1845-8,  born 
19th  Dec.  1822,  lost  at  sea;  James 
Buchanan,  farmer,  New  Zealand,  born  19th 
Aug.  1825  :  Thomas,  born  18th  March  1828; 
Henry  Ritchie,  M.D.,  born  6th  Jan.  1835, 
died  5th  March  1873.  Publication— Ac 
count  of  the  Parish  (A>?"  Strtt.  Ace.,  v.). — 
[TombstJ] 

WILLIAM  DILL,  born  Newton  Stewart, 

15th  June  1825,  son  of  William  D., 

writer  there,  and  Elizabeth,  daugh. 

of   James    Black,  min.    of    Pcnninghame ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  assistant 

at    Selkirk;    ord.    to    St    George's-in-the- 

Fields,    Glasgow,    7th     Sept.    1848 ;    pres. 

by    the    Duchesse    de   Coigny,    and    adm- 


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31st  Jan.  1850  ;  died  5th  Sept.  1867. 
He  marr.  20th  Nov.  1855,  Margaret  Scott 
(died  llth  March  1868),  daugh.  of  John 
Parker,  S.S.C.,  Principal  Extractor  of  the 
Court  of  Session,  and  had  issue — Margaret 
Scott,  born  30th  Sept.  1856,  died  unmarr. 
Sept.  1900;  Elizabeth,  born  19th  June 
1858 ;  Jane,  born  5th  Sept.  1860  (marr. 
28th  June  1892,  John  Murray,  advocate 
in  Aberdeen),  died  18th  March  1893 ; 
Katharine  Parker,  born  llth  March  1862 
(marr.  Peter  Gardner,  banker,  London) ; 
Euphemia  Maclagan,  born  17th  Feb.  1864 
(marr.  James  Johnston,  C.A.,  Glasgow) ; 
Williamina  (posthumous),  born  19th  Nov. 

1867  (marr.    Richard   Wylie,  M.D.),  died 
Feb.  1905. 

JAMES  WILLIAM  MILROY,  born  6th 

1868  ^OV'  183(>,  son  °f  J°nn  M.,  min.  of 
Ballantrae ;    educated   at    Univ.    of 

Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  ; 
assistant  at  St  Cuthbert's,  Edinburgh  ;  ord. 
to  Torryburn  19th  Sept.  1861  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  13th  Feb.  1868 ;  died  18th  May  1884. 
He  marr.  6th  Oct.  1875,  Jane  (died  s.p. 
16th  July  1913),  daugh.  of  Peter  M'Gill, 
town-clerk,  Kinross,  and  widow  of  Adam 
Black  Douglas,  min.  of  Carnock. 


1884 


JAMES  M'FADZEAN,  born  Thomas- 
ton,  Kirkoswald,  4th  March  1858,  son 
of  William  M.,  farmer  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1880),  B.D.  (1883); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  2nd  May  1883 ; 
assistant  at  Dalserf ;  ord.  17th  Dec.  1884. 
Marr.  9th  Sept.  1885,  Annie,  eldest  daugh. 
of  David  Templeton,  merchant,  Liverpool, 
and  has  issue — William,  born  14th  Jan. 
1887,  died  6th  July  1900;  Zoe  Courtois, 
born  25th  May  1888  (marr.  10th  Sept, 
1914,  Robert  Mackie) ;  David  Templeton, 
engineer,  born  13th  Nov.  1889 ;  Mary 
Hutchison,  bora  19th  Feb.  1891 ;  Annie 
Templeton,  born  14th  Aug.  1892 ;  Agnes 
Jane  Hunter,  born  8th  April  1894,  died 
20th  July  1904 ;  Frances  Forrest,  born 
7th  Nov.  1895;  Kathleen  Constance,  born 
22nd  May  1897 ;  James,  born  22nd  Oct. 
1900. 


GLENAPP  (Q.&). 

[This  parish  was  disjoined  from  Bal 
lantrae,  9th  March  1874.  The  church  was 
built,  1849-50,  from  a  bequest  (dated  14th 
Aug.  1819)  of  Mrs  Isabella  Butter,  widow 
of  James  Cacldell,  min.  of  New  Luce.] 

DUNCAN  BLAIR,  born  Balfron,  1811, 
second  son  of  William  B.,  weaver ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
chaplain  to  Glasgow  Infirmary ;  ord.  to 
North  Chapel,  Paisley,  15th  Oct.  1846;  trans, 
and  adm.  Feb.  1851 ;  res.  in  1857 ;  died 
at  Balfron,  10th  March  1858.  He  marr. 
Mary  Balnaves,  and  had  issue  —  Duncan 
William,  died  19th  July  1895.  His  widow 
marr.  (2)  29th  April  1861,  John  Fairlie, 
schoolmaster  of  Balfron,  and  died  9th  April 
1895. 

HENRY  GIBSON,  born   Dalserf,  18th 
Jan.  1831,  youngest  son  of  John  G., 
schoolmaster,  and  Margaret  Temple- 
ton  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  B.A. 
(1849),   M.A.   (1851);    licen.   by   Presb.    of 
Hamilton    25th    July    1 854 ;    assistant   at 
Newton-on-Ayr  ;  ord.  to  Wallacetown,  Ayr, 
7th  June  1855  ;    trans,  and  adm.  26th  Nov. 
1857 ;  adm.   first    min.  of    the  parish   1st 
April  1874;    died   at   Croydon,   23rd   May 
|  1906.     He  marr.  (1)  1st  Jan.  1856,  Margaret 
I  (born    19th    June    1832,   died    21st    April 
!  1894),  daugh.  of  Robert  Walker,  merchant, 
i  Glasgow,  and  Margaret  Duncan,  and  had 
I  issue  —  Margaret      Duncan,    born    1856  ; 
|  Jessie,     born     2nd     July     1858;     James 
j  Duncan     Walker,     min.     of     Carmichael ; 
Henry  Foster,  farmer,  Hythe,  Kent,   born 
4th   Dec.  1861 ;   John  Robert,  M.D.,  born 
]  24th  Oct.  1863,  died  at  Morley,  Yorkshire, 
'.  17th     Feb.     1915:      Marrianne     Kennedy 
i  (marr.   Hugh    Miller    Gait,   M.B.,   B.Sc.) ; 
1  Alfred  Frederick  Edward,  born  22nd  Feb. 
!   1868,  died  20th  June  1873  ;  Edwin  Arthur, 
I  M.D.,  born  25th  March  1870  :  (2)  9th  June 
'   1897,    Beatrice,    eldest     daugh.    of    Ralph 
!  Mugridgc,  Battersea,  London. 

EWEN  MACDONELL  MACGREGOR, 

1894    k°rn   Dunnichen   Schoolhouse,  For- 

farshire,    1st    March    1865,    son    of 

Alexander  M.  and  Jamesanna  MacKinnon  ; 


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[PRESB.  OF 


educated  at  Dunnichen  School  and  Univ. 
of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1888);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dundee  4th  May  1892 ;  assistant  at 
Glenorchy ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
6th  March  1894.  Marr.  12th  July  1894, 
Wilhelmine,  daugh.  of  William  Fisher, 
journalist,  Dundee,  and  has  issue— Alastair 
Glen,  born  9th  July  1900  :  Ailsa  Janet, 
born  25th  May  1902 ;  Avril  Mary,  born 
28th  April  1908. 


was  in  "  old  age  and  povertie,"  8th  Jan.  1644), 
and  had  issue  —  Alexander,  apprenticed  to 
David  Murray,  skinner,  Edinburgh,  12th 
:  July  1615  ;  Florence  (marr.,  cont.  22nd 
May  1620,  Hew,  eldest  son  of  Robert 
Benton,  burgess  of  Stranraer).  —  [Reg.  of 
Deeds,  ccciii.,  49  ;  Rey.  Assiy.  and  Old 
Dec.,  iii.  ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.  107: 
Bannatyne  MiscelL,  iii.  :  Jlooke  of  the 
' 


INCH  AND  SAULSEAT. 

[Inch. — The  church  of  this  parish  stands 
on  the  shore  of  Loch  Inch,  near  the  island 
from  which  both  loch  and  church  are 
named.  Until  the  Reformation  this  church 
belonged  to  the  Bishop  of  Galloway.  In 
the  parish  of  Inch  were  two  chapels  :  St 
John's,  beside  which  the  town  of  Stranraer 
grew  up  ;  and  St  Patrick's,  which  gave  rise 
to  Portpatrick.  Balnab  (Baile  an  Aib  = 
the  Abbot's  place),  in  the  parish  of  Inch, 
was  a  possession  of  the  abbots  of  Glen 
Luce. 

Sauheat. — The  church  of  Saulseat  be 
longed  to  the  Abbey  of  Saulseat,  within  the 
parish.  Of  this  monastery,  the  earliest 
Premonstratensian  foundation  in  Scotland, 
the  remains  are  now  but  scanty.  It  was 
built  in  1148  by  Fergus,  Lord  of  Galloway, 
and  was  dedicated  to  St  John  the 
Evangelist.  Near  its  ruins  is  St  John's 
Croft.] 

JAMES  THOMSON,  reader  at  Saulseat 
1567  1567  to  1580. 

C  U  T  H  B  E 11 T  A  D  A I R,  exhorter, 
1567  1567. 

THOMAS  MAKALEXANDER,  reader 
1570  from  1570  to  1580. 

JOHN  WATSON,  son  of  Peter  W.,  min. 
1601  °^  Dumfries ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  j 

1582) ;  adm.   to  Kirkcolm  in   1588  ; 
trans,   to   Saulseat    in    1590,    having    also 
charge  of  Inch,  to  which  parish  he  removed 
in  1601.    He  was  a  member  of  Assembly  ' 
in  1610,  and  died  before  1st  July  1641.    He  ! 
marr.  Janet  Boyd  (who  survived  him,  and  \ 


JOHN  DICK,  probably  brother  of 
1638  George  D.,  min.  of  Glenluce  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  27th  July  1622)  ;  school 
master  of  Stranraer  :  inst.  (assistant  and 
successor)  30th  May  1638  ;  pres.  by  Presb. 
29th  Dec.  1641.  He  was  commissioned  by 
the  Assembly  in  1644  to  visit  the  province 
of  Ulster  for  three  months  during  1645,  and 
received  a  call  to  Island-Magee,  which  the 
Assembly  refused  to  sustain,  2nd  Aug. 
1648.  He  is  still  mentioned  as  min.  here 
at  1st  Nov.  1657.—[Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 
Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  57;  Livingston's  Life.'] 

HUGH  WILSON,  educated  at  Univ.  of 
1660  Glasgow  ;  min.  about  1660  ;  de 
prived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662.  He  went  to  Ireland,  and 
was  settled  in  the  parish  of  Castlereagh, 
"  being  sure  he  would  survive  the  troubles 
of  the  times."  He  returned  to  this  charge 
in  1692. 

JAMES  HUTCHESON,  M.A.  ;  coll.  and 
inst.  after  Whitsunday  1663  ;  trans. 


1663 


to  North  Leith  in  1682. 


JAMES  CAMERON,  got  a  testimonial 

for  license  from  Presb.  of  Glasgow, 

24th   Sept.  1673;   min.  about  1683; 

deprived  9th  Sept.  1690,  for  having  prayed 

for  King  James,  and  for  not  reading  the 

Proclamation    of    the    Estates.      He  was 

marr.,  and  one  of  his  family  was  murdered 

by  William  Torbran  of  Stranraer. — [Rule's 

Sec.  Vindication  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

HUGH  WILSON,  above  noticed ;  was 
restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 
April  1690,  and  returned  in  1692 ; 

still  min.    15th    April    1695.  —  [Wodrow's 

Anal.;  Reid's  Ireland,  iii.] 


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337 


WILLIAM  WILSON,  educated  at  Univ. 
16g5  of  Glasgow ;  ord.  24th  Sept.  1695 ; 
died  between  Gth  March,  and  3rd 
April  1725.  He  marr.  Agnes,  only  child 
and  heiress  of  William  Cathcart  of  Genoch. 
In  1698,  with  consent  of  her  husband,  she 
made  over  that  property  to  her  uncle, 
Robert  Cathcart  of  Knockdolian.—  [Lands 
and  their  Oivners  in  Galloiva;/,  i.,  584.] 

WILLIAM  BIG  GAR,  min.  at  Limerick, 
1729  wnere  he  suffered  imprisonment  in 
1698  "  for  performing  his  ministerial 
duty."  A f ter  being  loosed  from  that  charge, 
he  was  subjected  to  a  similar  detention  for 
preaching  in  a  private  house  at  Drogheda 
(3rd  Oct.  1708),  but  was  released  on  promis 
ing  not  to  preach  any  more  in  that  town  ; 
afterwards  he  was  settled  at  Bangor,  but 
dem. ;  called  to  this  charge  3rd  March,  and 
adm.  2nd  July  1729 ;  died  between  29th 
March  and  7th  June  1738.  —  [Wodrow's 
Ana  I.  ;  Reid's  Ireland,  iii.] 

ROBERT  FINDLAY  of  Drummore, 
1739  k°rn  about  1710,  son  of  Thomas  F., 
min.  of  Prestonkirk ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  MA.  (10th  Dec. 
1734);  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Dunbar  5th 
July  1738 ;  called  3rd  April,  and  ord.  26th 
July  1739;  D.I).  (Edinburgh,  7th  Jan. 
1761) ;  dem.  18th  Nov.  1761,  on  succeeding 
to  the  fortune  of  his  brother  David ;  died 
30th  March  1782.  He  marr.  15th  Aug. 
1763,  Anne  (died  3rd  Feb.  1771),  eldest 
daugh.  of  John  Don,  and  had  issue — James 
of  Wallyford,  East  Lothian  ;  and  a  daagh. 
(marr.  14th  Aug.  1788,  David  Anderson 
of  St  Germains,  Tranent). 

ANDREW  ROSS  of  Balsarroch,  parish 
176<>     of     Kirkcolm,    born     1726,    son    of  ! 
George  R.  of  Balsarroch;   educated  I 
at  LTnivs.  of  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  27th  May  1752;  ord. 
to   Loudoun    27th    Sept.    1753;    pres.   by 
George    III.   17th   Dec.    1761  ;   trans,    and  ; 
adm.  21st  Oct.  1762.     In  1776  he  asked  the 
Presb.  to  relieve  him  from  subscribing  the  i 
Confession  of  Faith,  but  this  was  refused. 
He  died  14th  Dec.  1787.     He  marr.  (1)  21st 
July  1761,  Elizabeth   (died  1st  Feb.  1779, 
aged     35),    daugh.    of     John     Corsane    of 

VOL.    II. 


Meikleknox,  parish  of  Buittle,  and  had 
issue — George,  merchant,  London,  born  4th 
Oct.  1770;  Andrew,  who  became  a  general 
in  the  army,  born  28th  Jan.  1773,  died  at 
Alicante,  1812 ;  Robert  of  Cargenholrn, 
born  4th  March  1775;  Sir  John  of  Cul- 
gruff,  arctic  explorer,  born  24th  June  1777, 
died  30th  Aug.  1856;  Jane,  (marr.  Thomas 
Adair  of  Little  Genoch,  W.S.) :  (2)  7th  Sept. 
1784,  Mary  Kincaid. — [Tombst.  ;  Lands  and 
their  Owners  in  Galloway,  i.,  416.] 

PETER  FERGUSSON,  born  Muthill, 
Perthshire,  1755,  son  of  Robert  F., 
farmer ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  27th 
April  1785;  pres.  by  George  III.  5th  Jan., 
and  ord.  18th  Sept.  1788;  died  llth  May 
1835.  He  marr.  19th  Nov.  1798,  Marion 
Murray,  who  died  26th  Dec.  1847,  and 
had  issue— Thomas,  C.M.  (Glasgow  1817), 
surgeon,  St  John's,  Antigua,  born  12th 
Sept.  1799,  died  21st  May  1845;  James, 
min.  here;  Robert,  merchant,  Glasgow, 
born  18th  July  1802  ;  Marion,  born  23rd 
Oct.  1804  ;  Elizabeth,  born  19th  June  1806 
(marr.  John  Lamb,  min.  of  Kirkmaiden) ; 
Peter,  student  of  theology  at  Glasgow, 
1827-9,  born  26th  Sept.  1808;  Ann,  born 
14th  Aug.  1810 ;  George,  student  at  Glas 
gow  (1833),  born  19th  Sept.  1815;  John 
(twin),  surgeon,  Stranraer,  born  19th  Sept. 
1^15.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Xtat.  Ace.,  ii.). 

JAMES  FERGUSSON,  born  3rd  Nov. 
1822  1^00,  son  of  preceding ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  MA.  (1821); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  6th  Feb.  1822  ; 
pres.  by  George  IV.  25th  April,  and  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  26th  Sept.  1822 ; 
died  1st  Jan.  1862.  He  marr.  20th  Jan. 
1835,  Agnes  Thomson  Guthrie,  who  died 
16th  Feb.  1885.  Publications—  Thoughts 
on  the  Clerical  Office,  a  sermon  (Glasgow, 
1828);  Account  of  the  Parish  (New  8tat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN    M'CALMAN,    born    29th    Dec. 

1862     183~>    son    °f    Hugh    M.,    min.    of 

Latheron ;    educated     at    Univ.    of 

Aberdeen ;    assistant   at   North    Berwick ; 

ord.    to    Inverbrothock    16th    May    1861  ; 

Y 


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[PKESB.  OF 


trans,  and  adm.  19th  June  1862 ;  died 
4th  Nov.  1871.  He  marr.  15th  Jan.  1862, 
Mary  Melville,  and  had  issue — Helen,  born 
17th  Oct.  1862;  Hugh  Eliezer,  born  8th 
April  1864  ;  John,  born  6th  June  1865,  died 
5th  Aug.  1865  ;  John,  born  6th  Nov.  1867  ; 
Melville,  born  19th  Dec.  1868  ;  Ursula,  born 
16th  March  1870;  Thomas  Melville,  born 
18th  Sept.  1871. 

JOHN  SERVICE,  adm.  llth  April  1872  ; 
1872     trans,  to  Hyndland  Chapel,  Glasgow, 
19th  Dec.  1878. 

JAMES  AIKMAN  PATON,  born  Edin- 
187Q  burgh,  30th  Oct.  1852,  son  of  John 
P.,  H.M.  Register  House,  and  Helen 
Reid,  eldest  daugh.  of  James  Thomson  of 
Reddoch ;  educated  at  Edinburgh  Institu 
tion  and  Univ. ;  M.A.  (1876),  B.Sc.  (1877) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in  1878 ; 
assistant  at  St  Mary's,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
1st  May  1879  ;  died  at  Peebles,  8th  July 
1916.  He  marr.  12th  Nov.  1889,  Katharine 
Anne,  daugh.  of  Walter  Malcolm,  writer, 
Edinburgh,  and  widow  of  Patrick  Cowan 
Russell.  Publication  —  Editor  of  The 
Church  of  Scotland  Year-Book,  1889-1902. 

BRODIE  SMITH  GILFILLAN,  born 
9th  Oct.  1877,  son  of  Robert  Zuille 
G.,  min.  of  Lochwinnoch ;  educated 
at  High  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
M.A.  (1899),  B.D.  (1903) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  6th  May  1903 ;  assistant  at 
Oatlands  Parish,  Glasgow,  and  Partick ; 
ord.  to  Tannadice  30th  April  1908 ;  trans, 
and  adm.  30th  Nov.  1916.  Marr.  28th 
April  1910,  Helen  Johnston,  daugh.  of 
John  Smith,  D.D.,  min.  of  Partick,  and  has 
issue — Helen  Esther,  born  30th  Sept.  1913. 


KIRKCOLM. 

[The  church  of  Kirkcolm  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Sweetheart.  It  was  dedicated  to 
St  Columba,  and  near  it  is  St  Colum's 
Well.  There  were  four  chapels  in  the 
parish  :  St  Bride's  at  Kirkbride,  St  Cuth- 
bert's  at  Killiecuddican,  St  Donan's  at 
Kildonan,  and  St  Mary's  at  Kilmorie, 
beside  which  is  St  Mary's  Well.  At  Corse- 


1620 


wall  House  there  is  a  fine  cross  slab  brought 
from  Kilmorie  Chapel.] 

MICHAEL  HATHORN,  min.  in  1565; 

1566  Toskertoun,  Clayshant,  Kirkmaiden, 
and    Leswalt   were   also    under  his 

care  in  1576. — [Reg.  AssiyJ] 

ALEXANDER  HUNTER,  reader,  1567 

1567  to  1580. 

JOHN  WATSON,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1588, 
Clayshant  also  being  in  the  charge  ; 
trans,   to    Saulseat    in    1590. — [Rey. 
Assig.  and  Deeds,  xxx.] 

GEORGE  KINCAID,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
Whitern  in  1599,  Stoneykirk  also 
being  in  the  charge  ;  trans,  to  Moch- 

ruin  and  Longcastle  2nd  Aug.  1608. — [Reg. 

Assig.] 

JOHN  PORTERFIELD,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1602)  ;  min.  in  1620 ;  died  between 
9th  June  and  16th  Nov.  1642.  He 
marr.  a  lady,  who  died  25th  Nov.  1622,  and 
had  issue — William,  eldest  son ;  Elizabeth 
(marr.  Hidon  Agnew).  —  [Key.  of  Deeds, 
dxlix.,  69;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638.] 

JAMES  BELL,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1637); 
chaplain  of  Colonel  Campbell's  Regi 
ment  ;  pres.  by  Alexander,  Earl  of 
Galloway,  Oct.  1643;  adm.  3rd  Jan.  1644. 
He  refused  to  conform  to  Episcopacy,  and 
was  deprived,  24th  Nov.  1663.  He  de 
clined  the  parish  of  Ardrossan  under 
indulgence  in  1672,  and  went  to  live  in 
Glasgow.  In  1684  he  was  residing  in 
Stranraer,  and  in  1689  he  returned  to  this 
parish.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  327.] 

THOMAS  IRELAND,  trans,  from  Kirk- 
maiden  ;    adm.  between    17th    May 
and  31st  Oct.  1665  ;  trans,  to  Twyn- 
holm  probably  about  1671. 

JAMES  N A  SMYTH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1676);   adm.  before  9th   Oct.   1684; 
outed  in   1689.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689.] 

LAURENCE  FORRESTER.— [^5.  Act: 
1689     oj  Min.,  1689.] 


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339 


JAMES  BELL,   M.A. ;  above  noticed; 

returned  before  29th  Oct.  1689  ;  was 

restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th 

April  1690  ;  died  30th  July  1698,  aged  80. 

He  marr.  Mary  Kennedy,  who  marr.  2ndly, 

9th  July  1699,  Captain  John  M'Culloch.— 

[Edin.  Reg.  (Marr,);  Rule's /Sec.  Vindication.] 

ARCHIBALD  MARSHALL,  born  Fal- 
-,_-_  kirk  ;  ord.  to  Kirkmaiden  2nd  March 
1697  ;  clem,  in  1698  ;  adm.  here  in 
1700;  died  7th  Sept.  1743.  Famous  in  the 
neighbourhood  for  having  "  laid  the  ghost 
of  Galdenoch."  "  His  voice  was  so  power 
ful,  that  on  a  calm  day  he  could  be  heard 
distinctly  across  Lochryan  at  the  Cairn. '; 
He  marr.  22nd  March  1702,  Janet,  daugh. 
of  William  Torbran,  Provost  of  Stranraer, 
and  had  issue — John,  min.  of  Tinwald  ; 
Margaret  (marr.  Thomas  Xaismith,  writer, 
Stranraer). — [Stranraer  Sess.  Rey.;  Agnew's 
Hereditary  Sheriffs,  ii.,  166 ;  Witchcraft  and 
Superstitious  Record  in  the  South-Western 
District  of  Scotland,  appendix.] 

JAMES  M'CULLOCH,  ord.  min.  of  si 
1745  Presbyterian  congregation  at  Money  - 
rea,  Presb.  of  Bangor,  Ireland  ;  called 
to  this  parish  3rd  Sept.  1744  ;  pres.  by 
James,  Earl  of  Galloway;  adm.  20th  Feb. 
174.-).  He  died  12th  April  1794,  aged  83. 
He  marr.  6th  June  1748,  Elizabeth  Kyle, 
who  died  27th  April  1796,  and  had  issue 
— Jean,  born  2nd  May  1749 ;  Marion,  born 
19th  Dec.  1751  ;  Grizel,  born  llth  June 
1754,  died  7th  Feb.  1763.  Publication- 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace., 
ii.). — [Tombst.] 

WILLIAM  ROSE,  born  10th  Dec.  1769, 
son   of   John   R,,  min.   of  Leswalt ; 
licen.    by    Presb.   of    Stranraer   4th 
April  1792 ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl  of  Gallo 
way,   Sept,    1794;    ord.   2nd    April    1795; 
died   27th  Feb.  1845,  aged  77.     He  marr. 
24th  Sept.  1798,  Janet  Margaret  Maxwell 
(died  s./>.  28th  Xov.  1823),  daugh.  of  John 
Crockat,  min.  of  Parton. 

ROBERT    HYSLOP,   born   Leathes, 

1845     Buittle,    28th     May    1811,    son     of 

James    H.    and    Margaret     Hope ; 

educated  at   Univ.  of   Edinburgh  :    licen. 

by    Presb.    of    Kirkcudbright:    ord.    26th 


June  1845;  died  14th  March  1862.  He 
marr.  25th  March  1851,  Sarah  (died  18th 
Dec.  1871),  daugh.  of  Alexander  Crosbie, 
min.  of  Buittle,  and  had  issue  —  Agnes 
M'Clellan,  born  21st  Oct.  1852  (marr.  1873, 
Thomas  Smith  Michie,  banker,  Hamilton) ; 
Margaret  Hope,  born  2nd  Nov.  1854 ; 
James,  banker,  born  2nd  May  1858  ;  Sarah 
Crosbie,  born  1st-  Oct.  1860. 

THOMAS  BARTY.  born  5th  Feb.  1838, 
1862  son  °^  James  Strachan  B.,  D.D., 
min.  of  Bendochy  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  M.A.  (1856) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Meigle ;  assistant  at  Crail 
and  St  Andrew's  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
llth  Sept.  1862;  Vice -convener  of  the 
Committee  on  Small  Livings,  1868-75,  and 
Convener  of  that  Committee,  1875-97; 
|  D.D.  (St  Andrews  1890) ;  died  28th  Aug. 
1900.  He  was  an  admirable  example  of 
the  rural  parish  minister,  a  model  man  of 
business,  and  a  trusted  leader  in  the 
councils  of  the  Church.  In  1888  he  was 
set  free  from  his  parochial  duties  for  a 
year  to  bring  the  claims  of  the  Smaller 
Livings  before  the  Church  throughout  the 
country.  This  mission  he  prosecuted  with 
such  success  that  the  sum  of  £54,611  was 
subscribed  from  all  sources,  securing  the 
permanent  augmentation  of  fifty-nine  Small 
Livings  to  the  extent  of  £1597  per  annum, 
in  addition  to  aiding  seven  parishes  to 
provide  manses  for  their  ministers.  He 
marr.  12th  July  1865,  Katherine  Gray, 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Cranstoun  Allan,  Leith, 
and  had  issue — Helen  Margaret,  born  9th 
May  1866;  Katherine,  born  30th  Dec. 
1867;  Mary  Agnes,  born  17th  Aug.  1869 
(marr.  4th  May  1902,  John  Niven,  farmer, 
Kirkcolm);  Edith,  born  16th  April  1871 
(marr.  her  father's  successor) ;  Alice,  born 
8th  July  1873 ;  Thomas,  engineer,  lieut. 
A.S.C.  (1915),  born  24th  April  1877;  Mabel, 
born  17th  Dec.  1880;  James  Webster, 
farmer,  Canada,  born  13th  Aug.  1886. 
Publications — 1'aj/ers  on  Agriculture  (1886)  ; 
"Our  Ministers"  (The  Scottish  Church,  1889). 


ALBERT  TARBETT,  born  Dundee,  16th 
March  1866,  son  of  Robert  T. ;  edu 
cated  at  Dundee  High  School  and 
Univ.  of  St  Andrews;  M.A.  (1889),  B.D. 


1898 


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[PIIESB.  OF 


(1905)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dundee  in  1904  ; 
assistant  at  Boarhills,  St  Andrews ;  orcl. 
(assistant  and  successor)  8th  Dec.  1898. 
Marr.  9th  Aug.  1900,  Edith  Barty,  daugh. 
of  his  predecessor,  and  has  issue — Dorothy 
Allan,  born  20th  Feb.  1907  ;  Thomas  Barty, 
born  25th  July  1909  ;  Alan  Robert  Dryden, 
born  3rd  Feb.  1913. 


KIRKMAIDEN-1N-RHINNS. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Saulseat.  It  was  dedicated 
to  St  Meclan,  whose  name  is  borne  also  by 
three  holy  wells  within  tide-mark  on  the 
seashore.  Further  along  the  coast  in  the 
parish,  near  Portankil,  is  St  Medan's  Cave, 
with  an  ancient  building  attached  to  it,  the 
two  forming  the  chapel  and  retreat  of  a 
mediseval  Anchorite.  In  this  parish  are 
Wells  of  St  Ninian  and  St  Katherine,  near 
the  sites  of  chapels  of  these  saints.  In 
addition  to  the  place  of  worship  at  St 
Medan's  Cave,  there  were  in  the  parish  of 
Kirkmaiden  at  least  eight  other  chapels, 
namely :  Kilstay,  which  appears  to  have 
been  dedicated  to  St  Skiach,  St  Donan's 
at  Kildonan,  St  Bride's  at  Kirkbride,  St 
Lashrean's  at  Kirkleish,  St  Katherine's  at 
St  Katherine's  Croft,  St  Ninian's  at 
Chipperdingan  (Tobar  Niniain  =  St  Ninian's 
Well),  St  Medran's  at  Kirk  Dryne,  and  St 
Drostan's  at  Chapel  Rossan.  Near  Chapel 
Bossan  is  Knocktaggart  (Cnoc  an  t-sagairt 
=  the  Priest's  Hill).] 


JOHN     WHITE, 
1574     1579. 


reader,     1574     to 


1580    THOMAS  WRIGHT,  reader  in  1580. 

JOHN  CALLANDER,  a  native  of  Fal- 
16Q7  kirk  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1590) ;  aclm.  to 
Dundrennan  in  1590  ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  of  Kirkmabreck  by  James  VI., 
and  by  the  Presb.  jure  devoluto  19th  Jan. 
1603 ;  trans,  and  adm.  to  this  charge  in 
1607;  died  before  31st  July  1639,  aged 
about  69.  He  marr.  Helen,  probably 
daugh.  of  Ninian  Adair  of  Kinhilt,  and 
had  issue — Thomas;  David.  —  [Reg.  of 
Deeds,  dxxix.  321,  ccccx.  236,  clxli.  48; 


Re</.  Assif/.  awl  Old  Dec.,  i.  :    Commis.  to 
Ass.,  1638.] 

ALEXANDER  TURNBULL,  a  native 
1639  of  Trancnt  >  ^-A-  (Edinburgh  1626) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  27th 
Oct.  1631  ;  orcl.  (assistant)  10th  July  1638  ; 
pres.  by  Robert  Adair  of  Kinhilt,  24th 
July,  and  adm.  to  the  full  charge  31st 
July  1639  ;  was  a  member  of  Assembly, 
1638,  and  of  Commissions  of  Assembly, 
1646,  1648;  chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Cas- 
sillis's  Regiment  8th  Jan.  1644 ;  member 
of  a  Committee  for  authorising  admis 
sions  to  the  ministry  within  the  Synods 
of  Dumfries  and  Galloway  in  1654 ;  died 
April  1658,  aged  about  52.  He  marr.  and 
had  issue  —  Jean  (marr.  Robert  Adair, 
merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh) ;  and  a 
child  who  died  at  Edinburgh,  13th  June 
1660.— [<7.  R.  Inhib.,  7th  Feb.  1666  ;  Edin. 
Reg.  (Jhir.) ;  Wodrow  MSS. ;  Livingston's 
Life ;  Nicoll's  Diary;  Acts  of  Ass.;  Acts 
of  Parl.,  v. ;  Stevenson's  HistJ] 

JAMES  WILSON,  born  Cartside, 
1660  Paisley  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1654) ;  orcl. 
Sept.  1660;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662,  but  returned 
in  1689.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  327.] 

THOMAS  IRELAND,  trans,  from  Weem, 
1C_0     and  adm.  17th  May  1663;  trans,  to 

load  .  . 

Kirkcohn  in  1665. 

JAMES  M'GILL,  a  native  of  Teviotdale  ; 
1665  inst.  between  17th  May  and  31st  Oct. 
1665 ;  died  in  1675.  He  marr.  5th 
Feb.  1667,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Patrick 
Inglis  of  Elvingston,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue  —  James,  bursar  of  Phil 
osophy  in  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  14th 
Aug.  1691.— [Edin.  Counc.  Ren. ;  Canomjate 
Reg.  (Marr.).'] 

DAVID  CARSTAIRS,  a  native  of  Fife  ; 
1677  M.A.  (St  Andrews,  20th  July  1664) ; 
passed  trials  before  Presb.  of  Forfar, 
and  was  recommended  for  license,  6th 
April  1670  ;  inst.  in  1677  ;  clem,  before  24th 
Aug.  1681  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  llth  Oct. 
1692,  aged  about  49.— [Edin.  Re<j.  (/?«>-.); 
Re/j.  tiec.  $i<j.] 


STRANRAER] 


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341 


1682 


GEORGE   YOUNG,  born  Perth,  1650; 

M.A.  (St  Andrews,  26th  July  1070) ; 

entered  on  trials  for  license  before 
Presb.  of  Perth  3rd  July  1672;  adm.  to 
Stranraer  about  1672  ;  pres.  by  Charles  II. 
24th  Aug.  1681  and  7th  April  1082  ;  outed 
at  the  Revolution  ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  7th 
Feb.  1721— [Edin,  Re;/.  (Bur.);  Re;/.  Sec. 
Sig. ;  Min.-look  Re;/.  Prim/  Seal  ;  J/#.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689  ;  Kirkton's  Hist.] 

JAMES  WILSON,  M.A.,  above  noticed  ; 
returned    in    1689 ;    died    4th    Dec. 
1691,  aged   about    58.— [Scot.   Fresh. 
Eloq.} 

[SAMUEL    KELSO,  min.  of   Whitern  ; 
1693     to°k    c^iarse    of    this    parish    from 
1693  to  1695.] 

ARCHIBALD    MARSHALL,  ord.  2nd 
March  1697;  dem.  July  1698;  w^ent 
1697     to  Kirkcolin  in  1700. 

JOHN     MONTEITH,    born    Glasgow, 

about    1663;     M.A.    (Glasgow,    6th 

Oct.     1683);     licen.     by    Presb.    of 

Glasgow   29th   April   1696;    ord.   to   Port- 

patrick  before  20th  April  1697 ;  trans,  and 

adm.  2nd  March  1699  ;  died  21st  Feb.  1714. 

JOHN    ANDERSON,    born    Glasgow, 
1080;    educated   at   Univ.   of  Glas 
gow  ;    licen.   by   Presb.  of   Glasgow 
2nd    July    1707;    called    5th    July    1715; 
ord.  4th  Jan.  1716  ;  died    26th  Aug.  1736. 
He  marr.  2nd  Dec.  1734,  Anna,  daugh.  of 
Patrick  Adair,  min.  at  Carrickfergus,  who 
survived   him,   and   had   an    only    daugh., 
Isobel.— [  Wiytown  Tests.] 


1738 


JAMES  M'FERRAND,  born  Greenock, 

4tl1    ^ay    1711'   S0n    °f    J°hn    ^'  ' 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  8th  June,  and  called 
10th  Oct.  1737  ;  ord.  10th  May  1738  ;  died 
1st  Sept.  1763,  and  was  buried  under  the 
pulpit.  He  marr.  23rd  Oct.  1739,  Elizabeth 
M'Ewin,  who  died  at  Irvine,  21st  Jan. 
1800,  aged  85,  and  had  issue—  Jean,  born 
30th  Sept.  1741  (marr.  George  Blair,  min. 
of  Stranraer)  ;  Grace,  born  8th  May  1743 
(marr.  William  Hamilton,  grandfather  of 


Sir  William  Rowan  Hamilton,  LL.D., 
Astronomer-Royal,  Ireland)  ;  John,  born 
14th  May  1745;  James,  born  llth  March 
1747;  Patrick,  born  20th  Dec.  1748; 
Robert,  born  14th  Dec.  1750;  Elizabeth, 
born  14th  Nov.  1753.—  [Harper's  Rambles 
in  Galloway,  462.] 

JOHN  COULTER,  pres.  by  John  Dal- 
1764     rymple  of  Stair  8th  Nov.  1763  ;  ord. 
27th  Sept.  1764  ;  trans,  to  Stranraer 
4th  Feb.  1772. 

ROBERT  CALLANDER,  born  Falkirk, 

1736  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow 

15th  Aug.  1704  ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl 

of  Stair,  and  ord.  17th  Sept.  1772  ;  died  at 

Maybole,  29th   Dec.    1812.      He   marr.  (1) 

30th    Nov.    1774,   Marion    M'Dowall  :    (2) 

23rd  March  1797,  Janet,  daugh.  of  Matthew 

Biggar,  min.  of  Kirkoswald,  who  died  20th 

June   1814.     Publication  —  Account   of   the 

Parish  (Sinclair's  8  tat.  Ace.,  i.). 


laoo 


ROBERT  COUPER,  born  1778,  third 
son  of  David  C.,  farmer,  Clary  (or 
Clachary),  Penninghame ;  pres.  by 
John,  Earl  of  Stair  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  18th  Sept.  1800.  He  officiated 
three  times  only,  and  died  unmarr.  at  Clary, 
30th  July  1801. 

THOMAS  YOUNG,  born  Redgorton, 
1752,  schoolmaster  of  Stanley  ;  pres- 
by  John,  Earl  of  Stair,  and  ord. 

(assistant  and  successor)  22nd  April  1802  ; 

dem.  Sept.  1817  ;  died  unmarr.  19th  June 

1818. 

JAMES     FRENCH,     born     1782,     son 
of    Matthew    F.,   farmer,    Billhead, 
Stoneykirk ;     licen.     by     Presb.     of 
Stranraer  6th  Oct.   1813;    pres.   by   John, 
Earl  of  Stair,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  25th  Sept.  1817  ;  died  unn.arr.  20th 
Jan.  1826.— [Tomlist.] 

JOHN  LAMB,  born  Newtonhall,  Yester, 
1790;   educated   at   Univ.   of   Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
1st  Oct.  1823 ;  pres.  by  John  William,  Earl 
of  Stair,  22nd  April,  and  ord.   13th   Sept. 
1820.    Joined  the  Free  Church;   min.   of 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Kirkmaiden  Free  Church  in  1843 ;  died 
2nd  Jan.  1855.  He  marr.  27th  Nov.  1826, 
Elizabeth  (died  29th  Sept,  1869),  daugh. 
of  Peter  Fergusson,  min.  of  Inch,  and  had 
issue  —  Marion  Murray,  born  24th  Sept. 
1827;  James,  born  29th  Sept.  1829,  died 
in  Penang,  16th  Jan.  1862  ;  Agnes  Darling, 
born  21st  Jan.  1832 ;  Ann  Fergusson,  born 
27th  March  1834,  died  1858;  Patrick 
Fergusson,  born  7th  Nov.  1836  ;  George, 
born  about  1840.  Publication — Account  of 
the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). — [Brown's 
Annals  of  the  Disruption,  178,  382  ;  Parker 
MSS.  in  Presb.  of  Stranraer. ~\ 

WILLIAM  WILLIAMSON,  born  Old 
Luce,  1806,  son  of  Fergus  W. ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Stranraer ;  assistant  at  Moni- 
gaff;  ord.  28th  Sept.  1843;  died  28th  April 
1888.  He  marr.  Mary  (died  27th  Dec. 
1889),  daugh.  of  John  Macdowall,  min. 
of  Glenluce,  and  had  issue — Jessie,  born 
18th  April  1838  (marr.  llth  Nov.  1875, 
Charles  Macintyre,  Logan  Mains,  Kirk- 
maiden)  ;  Fergus  John,  min.  of  Ballantrae  ; 
Jane,  born  4th  April  1841,  died  7th  July 
1867  ;  John,  draper,  Stranraer,  born  30th 
June  1843 ;  Robert,  born  26th  April  1845, 
died  29th  May  1864  ;  Elizabeth,  born  20th 
July  1847,  died  18th  Nov.  1901 ;  William, 
in  Detroit,  U.S.A.,  born  22nd  July  1849 ; 
Grace  Thomson,  born  6th  Feb.  1852  (marr. 
15th  Nov.  1874  Captain  William  Cochrane); 
David  Ritchie,  min.  here ;  Mary  Helen, 
born  26th  Sept.  1859,  died  30th  June  1898. 

DAVID     RITCHIE     WILLIAMSON, 

born  17th  May  1855,  son  of  pre 
ceding  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
in  1881 ;  assistant  at  Dryfesdale ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  17th  Nov.  1881 ; 
dem.  1st  Dec.  1914.  Publication — Poems 
of  Nature  and  Life  (Edinburgh,  1888). 

JAMES    MACMORLAND,    bom 

Straiton,   Ayrshire,  8th   June   1886, 

son    of    William    M.,  schoolmaster, 

and    Agnes   Jack ;   educated   at   Univ.   of 

Glasgow;  M.A.  (1906),  B.D.  (1909);  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Ayr  1st  Nov.  1911 ;  assistant 

at  Larbert  and  Dunipace ;  ord.  to  St  Mar 


garet's,  Tollcross,  Glasgow,  26th  Aug.  1913  ; 
trans,  and  adm.  9th  April  1915.  Marr. 
18th  June  1915,  Bethia,  daugb.  of  William 
Dickson,  Falkirk. 


LESWALT. 

[The  church  of  Leswalt  belonged  to  the 
Abbey  of  Tongland.  A  new  church  was 
built  early  in  the  nineteenth  century.  The 
ruins  of  the  old  church  remain.] 

THOMAS  MAKALEXANDER,  reader, 
1567  1567  ;  and  at  Inch  in  1570. 

ADAM  THOMSON,  reader,  1571  to 
1571  1580. 


1590 


JOHN  MOFFAT  [MOFFET],  reader  at 
Kirkmabreck  in  1585.  Leswalt  was 
under  his  care  in  1588.  He  removed 
thither  in  1590,  when  Clayshant  and 
Toskertoun  were  also  in  the  charge,  and 
was  still  here  in  1601. — \_Rey.  Assig.~] 

THOMAS  PROVAND,  min.  in  1614; 
1614  was  a  member  of  the  Perth  Assembly 
in  1618.  He  voted  against  the  Five 
Articles,  and  for  so  doing  was  reprimanded 
by  the  Bishop  of  Galloway.  He  was  still 
min.  in  1633.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Balfour, 
and  had  issue — John. — [G.  R.  Inhib.,  2nd 
Ser.,  iv.,  372 ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccclv.,  275 ; 
Reg.  Assig. ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  334, 
339.] 

HEW  HUTCHISON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1634  162>7))  schoolmaster  at  Wigtown ; 
adm.  and  inst.  27th  Jan.  1634 ;  died 
July  1652,  aged  about  45.  He  marr.  Agnes 
Dunbar,  and  had  issue— George ;  William. 
—[Wigtown  Sets.,  ii.,  229  ;  G.  R.  Inhib.,  7th 
Feb.  1666 ;  Edin.  Tests. ;  Commit,  to  Ass., 
1638.] 

THOMAS  KENNEDY,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1654  1643) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
3rd  Dec.  1651;  adm.  before  28th 
Dec.  1654;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662,  but  not  immediately 
obeying,  he  was  ordered,  24th  Feb.  1663, 


STEANEAER] 


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343 


to  leave  within  a  month.  He  went  to 
Ireland,  and  had  charge  of  a  congre 
gation  at  Newtownards. — [Wod row's  Hist., 
i.,  327 ;  Reid's  Ireland,  ii.  ;  Bannatync 
Miscetl.,  ii.] 

WALTER  MACGILL,  M.A. ;  adm. 
before  7th  April  1664 ;  trans,  to 
Wigtown  after  23rd  May  1067. 

WILLIAM  SOMERVELL,  born  1641, 
only  son  of  John  S.,  skinner,  burgess 
of  Edinburgh:  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
19th  July  1661);  ord.  to  Stranraer  in 
1667  ;  trans,  and  adm.  between  28th  April 
and  27th  Oct.  1668;  deprived  9th  Sept. 
1690.  He  went  to  Ireland,  and  died  at 
Lochanisland,  Co.  Down,  March  1694.  He 
marr.  Agnes,  eldest  daugh.  and  co-heir  of 
Andrew  Agnew  of  Park,  and  had  issue — 
William,  skinner,  Edinburgh  ;  Jean. — \_G. 
R.  Inhib.,  22nd  April  and  17th  June  1679 ; 
Ed  in.  Tests. ;  Edin.  Reg.  Sas.,  xxx. ;  Rule's 
Sec.  Vindication  ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  J/*S".  Ace. 
of  Min,,  1689.] 

THOMAS  CASTLELAW,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  27th  July  1663) ;  app.  to  preach 
in  the  Presb.  of  Dunfermline,  April 
1691  ;  adm.  here  in  1692 ;  was  a  member 
of  Assembly  that  year  ;  died  after  1st  Dec. 
1703.  He  marr.  Katherine  Hutchison,  who 
died  April  1713,  and  had  issue— John ; 
Elizabeth  (marr.,  proc.  19th  March  1732, 
Thomas  Bell,  baker,  burgess  of  Edinburgh)  ; 
Bethia  (marr.  William  Houston,  Mains  of 
Carleton).— [Fife  Syn.  Key. ;  Glasgow  Reg. 
(Bcipt.);  Wigtown  Tests.;  Reg.  Gen.  Ass., 
1692.] 

JOHN  GODFROY,  a  foreigner ;  called 
1st  April  1705.     An  Act  of   Parlia 
ment  was  passed  for  his  naturalisa 
tion,   25th   March  1707,   and  he  was   ord. 
13th   May   following;    died  between   24th 
Sept.  and  21st  Oct.  1718.     He  marr.  Rosina 
Blair,  who  died  27th  Feb.  1764.— [Acts  of 
Par!.,  xi.] 

JOHN     MONTGOMERY,     licen.     by 
Presb.  of  Belfast ;  called  27th  Feb., 
and  ord.  11  th  May  1721  ;.  clem.  19th 
Nov.  1729, 


THOMAS  ELDER,  nephew  of  James  E., 
min.  of  Keir,  born  in  Ireland  of 
Scottish  parents  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
28th  June  1697) ;  had  a  charge  in  Ire 
land  ;  adm.  5th  Sept,  1704  to  Whitern ; 
dep.  18th  May  1711,  but  restored  13th  May 
1715;  adm.  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  church  at 
Kilmore,  Co.  Down;  trans,  to  Portpatrick ; 
called  16th  Nov.  1730  ;  trans,  and  adm.  2nd 
Feb.  1731  ;  died  between  7th  Feb.  and  7th 
March  1733,  aged  about  56.  He  marr.  29th 
Sept,  1709,  Grisell  Stewart,  who  survived 
him,  and  at  her  death  left  two  children. 

ROBERT  MENZIES,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

1734  Stranraer  6tn  Oct-  1731  ;  called  25th 
Sept,  1733 ;  ord.  4th  April  1734 ; 
died  between  18th  Feb.  and  7th  April  1736. 
He  marr.  29th  April  1734,  Janet  (died  19th 
Oct.  1766),  daugh.  of  John  Aclair  of  Genoch, 
who  had  a  gift  of  the  vacant  stipend,  16th 
Nov.  1738. 

THOMAS  MUTTER,  called  6th  June, 
and  ord.  27th  Sept.  1737;  trans,  to 
Auchtermuchty  28th  Sept.  1762. 

DAVID  HENDERSON,  pres.  by  George 

1763     III.  26th  Oct.  1762;  ord.  21st  April 

1763;  trans,  to  Wigtown  21st  Nov. 

1765. 

JOHX  ROSE,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Wigtown;  pres.  by  George  III.  23rd 
Dec.  1765;  ord.  25th  Sept.  1766; 
died  25th  May  1797.  He  marr.  1767,  Wil- 
helmina  Christie,  who  died  6th  Jan.  1828, 
and  had  issue — Margaret,  born  14th  Aug., 
died  25th  Dec.  1768 ;  William,  min.  of 
Kirkcolm ;  Adam,  born  1st  April  1771  ; 
John,  born  22nd  May  1772  ;  Margaret,  born 
27th  April  1774  ;  Hamilton,  born  15th  May 
1776;  Eleanora  Agnew,  born  28th  Jan. 
1778  ;  Stair  Agnew,  born  15th  July  1780. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Sin 
clair's  Staf.  A  <•<•.,  iii.). 

ANDREW    MACCUBBIN,    born 

Kirkinner,  1756 ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

Mull  16th  Dec.  1791 ;  pres.  by  George 

III.  in  Oct.  1797;   ord.  26th  April   1798; 

died  FATHER   OP    THE    SYNOD,    4th    Feb. 

1852.    He  marr.  (1)  23rd  Dec.  1799,  Tsobel 


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[PRESB.  OF 


1844 


Maclean,  Tircc,  who  died  19th  Oct.  1832  : 
(2)  5th  Jan.  1837,  Alexa  (died  21st  April 
1885),  daugh.  of  John  MacDougall  of 
Ardencaple.  Publication  —  Account  of  thu 
Parish  (A>/"  Stat.  An-.,  iv.). 

THOMAS  BLIZZARD  BELL,  born 
1841  Edinburgh,  21st  June  1815,  son  of 
George  Bell,  surgeon,  Edinburgh  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  16th  Sept.  1841. 
Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Leswalt 
Free  Church  in  1843;  dem.  in  1864;  after 
wards  assistant  at  Stirling  Free  Church  ; 
died  10th  Dec.  1866.  He  marr.  16th  Oct. 
1845,  Agnes  (died  8th  March  1893),  daugh. 
of  Sir  Andrew  Agnew  of  Loclmaw,  Bart., 
and  had  issue  —  George  Frederick,  mer 
chant,  London  ;  Andrew  Agnew,  banker, 
London  ;  Madeline  Carnegie  ;  Isabella 
Ross  ;  Eleanora  Georgina  (marr.  6th  April 
1882,  Levison  Douglas  Stewart,  Man 
chester).  Publications—  Revival  at  Neu<- 
tonards  ;  Observations  on  Biblical  Subjects. 

DAVID  BENNET,  born  8th  Dec.  1800, 
son  °^  ^eoi'Se  B.,  min.  of  Strath- 
miglo  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St 
Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Cupar  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  19th  July  1844  ; 
died  25th  July  1873.  He  marr.  10th  July 
1867,  Julia  Maria  (died  s.j).  8th  July  1881), 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Allen,  min.  of  Monivea, 
Co.  Gal  way,  and  widow  of  Captain  James 
Allen. 

FREDERICK  JOHX  BOUTEVILLE 
1874  JOHXSTOX,  born  12th  April  1846, 
son  of  Andrew  J.,  min.  of  Kinglassie, 
Fife  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  3rd  April 
1872;  ord.  16th  April  1874;  killed  by  a 
fall  from  his  horse  in  the  street  at  Stran- 
raer,  24th  Feb.  1878.  He  was  unmarr. 

JOHX  BALFOUR  ROBERTSON, 
1878  1)orn  FintlT>  Stirlingshire,  15th  Feb. 
1850,  son  of  John  Balfour  R.,  school 
master,  and  Jane  Thomson  ;  educated  at 
Erskine  School,  Paisley  Grammar  School, 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Greenock  in  1872;  assistant  at  Calton 
Parish,  Glasgow,  1872-5,  and  Middle  Parish, 
Greenock,  1875-8;  ord.  25th  Aug.  1878.  I 


Marr.  27th  Sept.  1883,  Jessie  Robertson, 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Longmuir  of  Rose- 
holm,  Irvine,  and  has  issue— John  Balfour, 
electrical  engineer,  born  30th  Aug.  1884  ; 
Eliza  Findlay  Longmuir,  born  10th  May 
1886,  died  14th  Dec.  1892. 


LOCHRYAN  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  at  Cairnryan  in  1841. 
The  parish  of  Lochryan  was  disjoined  from 
Inch,  3rd  March  1858.] 

ALEXANDER    MURDOCH,    ord.    1st 
1858     ^y   1858J    trans,    to   Sorbie    17th 
Sept.  1869. 

JOHX    JOHXSTOX,    ord.    3rd    Dec. 
1869     1869^     trans,     to    Port-of-Menteith 
19th  Sept.  1872. 

ALEXAXDER  XEIL,  ord.    23rd    Jan. 
1873     1873  ;  app.  to  Mayfield  Chapel,  Edin 
burgh,  7th  Dec.  1877. 

JOHX  M'GUFFIE,  born  Mochrum,  15th 

1878  ^ct-  1819>  seconcl  son  °f  John  M. ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  ;  ord.  to  Sheuchan 
12th  May  1859;  min.  of  St  Saviour's, 
Berbice,  British  Guiana,  1862-78 ;  adm.  to 
this  charge  13th  March  1878;  died  10th 
Feb.  1886.  He  marr.  17th  July  1860, 
Helen  Kay  Kennedy  (died  5th  July  1887), 
daugh.  of  Charles  M'Taggart,  M.D.,  Camp- 
beltown,  and  had  issue — Charles  Rowatt, 
born  20th  March  1862;  John,  born  16th 
June  1863 ;  Robert  Alexander,  born  1st 
Dec.  1864;  Mary,  born  19th  June  1866; 
Andrew,  born  17th  Dec.  1867;  Sarah,  born 
17th  Aug.  1869. 

ALEXAXDER  MURRAY  MAC- 
1886  GREGOR,  born  Fort  Augustus, 
31st  May  1856,  son  of  Alexander 
M.,  schoolmaster  of  Dunnichen,  Forfar- 
shire,  and  Jamesanna  MacKinnon ;  edu 
cated  at  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Aberdeen  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Paisley  May  1883; 
assistant  at  Eastwood ;  ord.  6th  July 
1886;  clerk  of  Presb.  in  1903;  clerk  of 
Synod  in  1912.  Marr.  24th  Aug.  1886, 
Margaret  Jane,  daugh.  of  George  Campbell, 


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m-in.  of  Eastwood,  and  has  issue— Margaret 
Dora  Graham,  born  3rd  July  1899  ;  Mary 
Alice  Eva,  born  14th  Oct.  1901,  died  litli 
July  1916;  Alexander  Murray,  born  1st 
Sept.  1906;  George  Campbell,  born  3rd 
June  1908. 


NEW   LUCE,   OR   MUIR- 
KIRK  OF  LUCE. 

[This  parish  was  disjoined  from  Glen- 
luce  in  1646.  Within  the  territory  now 
belonging  to  New  Luce  there  were  two 
chapels  :  St  Peter's  at  Kilfeather,  and 
St  Patrick's  at  Kilmafadzean.] 

JOHN   CROOKS,  M.A.  ;  called  before 
6th  Oct.  1646;   pres.  by  the  Presb. 
10th  Feb.,  and  adm.  26th  May  1647  ; 
trans,  to  Ballantrae  about  1658. 

ALEXANDER  PEDEN  [PEATHINE, 
165g  PETHEIN],  born  Auchencloich, 
parish  of  Sorn,  about  1626,  son  of 
a  small  proprietor.  He  was  probably  the 
Alexander  Peden  who  was  retoured  heir  of 
his  grandfather  in  Billhead  of  Sorn,  16th 
March  1648,  and  on  the  same  day  heir  of 
Auchinlonfuird.  Of  his  early  training 
there  is  no  clear  record,  but  he  no  doubt 
attended  the  parish  school  of  Mauchline, 
and  was  a  student  at  Glasgow  Univ.  from 
1643  to  1648.  For  a  time  he  acted  as 
schoolmaster,  precentor,  and  session-clerk 
at  Tarbolton,  and,  according  to  Wodrow, 
was  employed  in  a  similar  capacity  at  Fen- 
wick.  As  he  was  about  to  receive  license 
from  the  Presb.  of  Ayr,  an  accusation  of 
immorality  was  raised  against  him,  but  was 
found  to  be  false.  In  1659  he  was  orcl. 
to  this  charge,  and  was  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  When  he  preached 
his  farewell  sermon  he  is  said  to  have 
occupied  the  pulpit  till  nightfall,  and  on 
leaving  it,  to  have  knocked  three  times  on 
the  door  with  his  Bible,  saying,  "I  arrest 
thee  in  my  Master's  name,  that  none  enter 
thee  but  such  as  come  by  the  door,  as  I 
have  done."  Folio  wing  his  ejectment  Peden 
became  perhaps  the  most  celebrated  field 
preacher  of  his  time.  He  wandered  all 


over  the  South  of  Scotland,  obtaining  by 
his  figurative  and  oracular  style  of  address 
and  his  supposed  prophetic  gifts  an  extra 
ordinary  influence  over  the  people,  which 
was  further  increased  by  his  hardships, 
perils,  and  numerous  hairbreadth  escapes. 
On  25th  Jan.  1666  he  was  denounced  a 
rebel,  and  was  excepted  from  the  pardon 
after  the  Pentland  Rising.  He  tied  to 
Ireland  in  1670,  but  having  returned  in 
1673,  was  apprehended  at  Knockdow,  in 
Ballantrae  Parish,  and  sent  to  the  Bass 
Rock.  He  was  confined  there  from  26th 
June  1673  to  9th  Oct.  1677,  when  he  was 
removed  to  the  Edinburgh  Tolbooth,  where 
he  remained  till  Dec.  1678.  A  petition  for 
liberation  was  refused,  and  he  was 
sentenced  instead  to  perpetual  banish 
ment.  The  captain  of  the  ship  which  was 
chartered  to  convey  Peden  and  his  com 
panions  to  the  Virginia  plantations,  dis 
covering  them  to  be  persons  banished  for 
their  religious  opinions,  and  not  convicts, 
declined  to  take  them  aboard,  and  they 
were  set  at  liberty.  From  London,  Peden 
found  his  way  back  to  Scotland,  and  again 
to  Ireland.  He  returned  to  Ayrshire  in 
1685,  and  preached  his  last  sermon  at 
Colinswood,  on  the  Water  of  Ayr.  His 
privations  and  anxieties  had  gradually 
undermined  his  health,  and,  resolving  to 
spend  his  last  days  in  his  native  district, 
he  found  shelter  in  a  cave  on  the  banks  of 
the  Ayr,  near  Sorn.  Having  a  presenti 
ment  that  he  had  not  many  hours  to  live, 
he  left  the  cave  one  evening,  and  went  to 
his  brother's  house  at  Sorn,  where  he  died, 
28th  Jan.  1686.  He  was  buried  in  the 
Boswell  aisle  of  Auchinleck  Church.  Forty 
days  after,  a  troop  of  dragoons  lifted  his 
corpse,  carried  it  two  miles  to  Cumnock 
gallows,  and  Avere  about  to  hang  it  up 
in  chains.  Finding  this  impossible,  they 
buried  it  at  the  gallows  foot.  After  the 
Revolution  the  inhabitants  of  the  parish 
of  Cumnock,  in  token  of  their  esteem  for 
Peden,  abandoned  their  ancient  burial- 
place,  and  formed  a  new  one  round  the 
gallows  hill.  He  was  the  most  eminent  and 
revered  of  all  the  Scottish  covenanting 
preachers,  and  his  influence  upon  the 
mass  of  the  people  was  so  great  that  they 


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gave  him  the  name  of  "The  Prophet," 
and  were  accustomed  to  regard  him  as 
almost  possessed  of  the  prophetic  afflatus. 
Publications-  77?  e  Lord's  Trumpet  Sound - 
ing  an  Alarm  against  Scotland  and  Warn 
ing  of  a  Bloody  Sword ;  Icing  the  substance 
of  a  Preface,  and  two  Prophetical  Sermons 
preached  at  Glenluce  in  1682  (Glasgow, 
1739;  reprinted  1779);  Letters  to  Mr 
Patrick  Simson  (and  others),  vide  John 
ston's  Alexander  Peden. —  [Kirkton's  and 
Wodrow's  Hists. ;  Reid's  Ireland,  ii. ;  Six 
Saints  of  the  Covenant,  ed.  by  D.  Hay 
Fleming ;  Howie's  Scottish  Worthies ;  John 
ston's  Alexander  Peden,  the  Prophet  of  the 
Covenant,  and  Treasury  of  the  Scottish 
Covenant;  Todd's  Homes,  Haunts,  and 
Battlefields  of  the  Covenanters ;  Jean  L. 
Watson's  Life  and  Times  of  Peden ; 
Hewat's  Peden  the  Prophet ;  Carslaw's 
Exiles  of  the  Covenant;  Scott's  Old  Mor 
tality,  Note  18  :  Tombst. ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog.] 

WILLIAM  KYLE,  a  preacher  in  1679, 
1694  was  imPrisoned  for  attendance  at 
conventicles,  but  liberated  llth  July 
of  that  year  on  signing  an  obligation  to  live 
peaceably.  He  was  received  by  the  Presb. 
of  Kirkcaldy,  llth  June  1691,  on  a  testi 
monial  from  the  Presb.  of  Glasgow.  In 
May  1693  he  came  to  this  parish,  but  on 
account  of  the  paucity  of  ministers  he  was 
not  ordained  till  10th  Jan.  1694.  He  died 
28th  March  1710.  He  marr.  2nd  Jan.  1688, 
Susanna  Wallace,  and  had  issue — William  ; 
Jean;  Mary  (marr.  12th  Jan.  1744,  Alex 
ander  Ramsay,  slater,  Canongate). — [Wod 
row's  Hist.,  iii.,  17 ;  Glasgow  Reg.  (Marr. 
and  Bapt.)  ;  Hist,  of  Bass  Rock,  378.] 

THOMAS  HAY,  educated  at  Glasgow 
1712  Univ.;  adm.  to  Anwoth  before  21st 
April  1696 ;  called  29th  May,  trans, 
and  adm.  13th  Aug.  1712 ;  died  between 
16th  Oct.  and  20th  Nov.  1722.  He  marr. 
Isabel  Cornell,  who  was  buried  10th  Oct. 
1725,  and  had  issue  —  Janet,  buried  5th 
Feb.  1760,  aged  70. 

JOHN    DICKSON,   born    Haddington, 

1725     17th   May  1693;   M.A.   (Edinburgh, 

17th  April   1712);   called   4th  May, 

and  ord.   8th  Sept.   1725;  died  5th  Feb. 


1770.  He  marr.  4th  Feb.  1729,  Catherine 
(died  17th  Nov.  1775,  s.p.\  sister  of  James 
Tweddell  [Tweeddale],  senior,  min.  of  Glen- 
luce.  Publication—  Verses  in  Memory  of 
John  Anderson,  min.  of  Kirkmaiden.— 
[Kirkmaiden  Sess.  Reg.  ;  Tombst.~\ 

JAMES  CADDELL,  a  native  of  Perth- 
1770  shire,  third  son  of  John  C. ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  tutor  in 
the  family  of  Campbell  of  Ballochmyle ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunoon  18th  July  1763  ; 
assistant  at  Ballantrae  in  1764 ;  deprived 
of  his  license,  5th  Feb.  1766,  for  continuing 
to  carry  on  his  work  at  the  latter  parish 
after  dismissal ;  restored  by  the  Synod 
April  1769;  pres.  by  George  III.  20th 
March,  and  ord.  4th  Oct.  1770;  died  7th 
April  1791.  He  marr.  13th  Sept.  1773, 
Isabella  Butter,  Maybole,  who  died  25th 
March  1829,  s.p.,  bequeathing  £4500  and 
fifteen  acres  of  land  to  build  and  endow 
a  chapel  and  school  at  Glenapp. 

ANTHONY    STEWART,    M.D. ;    pres. 
1792     by  George  III.  2nd  July  1791 ;  ord. 
5th  April  1792  ;  trans,  to  Kirkcowan 
12th  Dec.  1799. 

SAMUEL  KENNEDY,  born  1771, 
1800  y°unSest  son  °f  J°nn  K.,  farmer, 
Glenluce ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
7th  Jan.  1795 ;  pres.  by  George  III.  1st 
Feb.,  and  ord.  14th  May  1800;  dep.  for 
immorality  6th  Oct.  1802. 

PETER  M'MASTER,  pres.   by  George 

1803     III.  8th  March,  and  ord.  12th  May 

1803 ;    trans,   to   Girvan   10th    May 

1810. 

WILLIAM  M'KERGO,  born  1772,  a 
isil  natiye  of  the  parish ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  studied  medi 
cine,  and  for  several  seasons  was  a  surgeon 
on  a  Greenland  whaler ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  6th  Feb.  1805  ;  pres.  by  the  Presb. 
jure  devoluto,  on  a  petition  in  his  favour  by 
the  parish  ;  called  6th  Dec.  1810 ;  ord.  4th 
April  1811.  He  overtured  the  General 
Assembly  of  1826,  on  the  subject  of  the 
Smaller  Livings  of  the  Church,  and  the 


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Assembly  of  1828  on  the  question  of  Pro 
clamation  of  Banns.  He  died  unmarr.  15th 
Aug.  1854.  Publication  —  Account  of  the 
Parish  (Xev.<  Sfnf.  .-!"•.,  iv.).-~ f  A<'tt  nf  Ass., 
1826,  1828.] 

WILLIAM:  KERR,  ord.  8th  Feb.  isr>r> ; 

1855     trans,  to  Stair  23rd  Oct.  1862. 

WILLIAM  FORSYTE,  born  Valley- 
field,  Kirkcolm,  24th  May  1835,  son 
of  John  F.,  fanner,  and  Elizabeth 
Walker  :  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
assistant  at  East  Parish,  Perth  ;  ord.  16th 
April  1863;  died  10th  Aug.  1908.  He 
marr.  21st  April  1869,  Mary  (died  17th 
Aug.  1915),  daugh.  of  John  Anderson 
Gillespie,  and  had  issue— John,  born  28th 
Jan.  1870,  died  23rd  May  1911  ;  William, 
solicitor  and  town-clerk,  Sanquhar,  born 
6th  Sept.  1872  ;  Agnes  M'Gaw,  born  28th 
June  1874 ;  Elizabeth  Isabella,  born  31st 
May  1876  ;  Robert  George,  in  Canada,  born 
6th  May  1878 ;  Mary  Anderson,  born  20th 
March  1881  ;  Davida  Matthews  Frederick, 
born  7th  Oct.  1882. 

JAMES  FRANCIS  GRAHAM,  born 
1909  Ballyboggy,  Dervock.  Co.  Antrim, 
25th  Feb.  1864,  son  of  James  G.> 
farmer ;  educated  at  Queen's  College 
(Galway),  Queen's  College  (Belfast),  M'Crea- 
Magee  College  (Londonderry),  Edinburgh 
Univ.,  and  Assembly's  College  (Belfast)  ; 
B.A.  (Royal  Univ.  of  Ireland  1888)  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Coleraine  in  1890 ;  ord.  to 
First  Charge,  Ballybay,  Co.  Monaghan,  9th 
Oct.  1890  ;  adm.  here  18th  Feb.  1909.  Marr. 
1st  Jan.  1895,  Agnes,  third  daugh.  of  John 
Baxter  Waddell,  Cordevlis,  Co.  Monaghan, 
and  has  issue— Gerald  Francis,  medical 
student,  born  7th  Feb.  1896 ;  Alice  Mary 
Agnes  Ross,  born  6th  Feb.  1900;  Jane 
Ross,  born  17th  May  1902  ;  Sydney  Herbert, 
born  28th  Nov.  1903. 


GLENLUCE,  on  OLD  LUCE. 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  church  of 
Glenluce  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Glen- 
luce  within  the  parish.  This  Cistercian 
monastery,  dedicated  to  St  Mary,  was 


founded  in  1190  by  Roland  of  Galloway, 
Constable  of  Scotland.  Its  Chapterhouse 
is  still  in  good  preservation,  and  the  ruins 
of  the  monastic  buildings  cover  an  acre  of 
land.  In  the  parish  of  Glenluce  there 
were  four  chapels  :  Kirk  Christ,  St  Mary's, 
St  Fillan's  at  Kilfillan,  and  St  John's  at  the 
Knock  of  Luce.] 

JOHN  SANDERSON,  exhorter  in  1563. 
1563     —[Acts  and  Dec.,  xxvii.,  70.] 


JAMES    POTHERING  HAME,    reader 
and    min.    in    1574 ;    Saulseat    and 
Inch    were    also   under    his    care. — 
[Keg.  Assiy.~\ 


1574 


NINIAN  M'CLENOCHAN  [M'CLEMO- 

78  QUHAN],  reader  at  Parton  in  1574  ; 
min.  in  1578 ;  he  was  a  member  of 
Assembly,  1586  and  1590 ;  was  nominated 
by  the  Privy  Council,  6th  March  1589,  one 
of  a  committee  for  the  maintenance  of 
religion  in  the  Sheriffdom  of  Wigtown ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  before 
13th  Jan.  1592;  died  22nd  Jan.  1593.  He 
marr.  and  had  issue — Barbara  (marr.  Robert 
Glendonyng,  min.  of  Kirkcudbright).— 
[Re<j.  Assiff. ;  Booke  of  the  Kirk,  342 ; 
Calderwoods  Hist.,  iv.,  570.] 


1594 


WILLIAM   BOYD,   M.A. ;   trans,   from 
Blantyre  and  adm.  in    1594:   trans, 
to     Kirkinner     after     1597.  —  [-fiV/. 
Assig.] 

ROBERT  WALLACE,  M.A. ;  formerly 

min.     of     the     Second     Charge,    St 

Andrews ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1599 ; 

pres.     by     James     VI.     to    the     vicarage 

pensionary    llth     Feb.     1600 ;     trans,     to 

Tranent  10th  Dec.  1602.— [Key.  Assi<j.} 


1604 


DAVID  POLLOK,  son  of  George  P., 
cooper  in  Glasgow,  and  Agnes  Padie  ; 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1595);  on  the  Exer 
cise  at  Glasgow  27th  Jan.  1595  ;  adm.  to 
Dalziel  in  1603 ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1604 ; 
died  in  1619,  aged  about  44.  He  marr. 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  James  Boyd  of  Troch- 
rig,  Archbishop  of  Glasgow,  who  survived 
him  and  had  issue  —  James,  bailie  of 
Glasgow ;  Thomas,  merchant,  Glasgow, 


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[PRESB.  OF 


died  April  1680.  "He  was  no  favourite  of 
Bishop  William  Cowper  of  Galloway,  who 
exceedit  all  bounds  in  abusing  him,  yea, 
he  loved  him  not/'—  [7m/.  AMI.</.  ;  R<g. 
Old  Dec.,  in.  ;  ]>annat;/ne  MiscelL,  i.  ; 
Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  349.] 


1622 


THOMAS    LAMB,   M.A.  (St   Andrews 
1G1°);   min-  in  1G22;   dep.  for  non 
conformity     by     Bishop     Lamb     of 
Galloway  after  2nd  Sept.  1629.—  {Speeding 

Club,  ii.  ;     JJannati/ne    Miscell.  ;     Baillie:s 
Letters  ;  Stevenson's  Hist.] 

JAMES  KEIIl,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
163Q  1025);  bursar  of  the  Presb.  of 
Linlithgow  ;  adm.  before  24th  June 
1G30;  died  in  1G32,  aged  about  27.  He 
marr.  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Robert  Thomson, 
min.  of  Crombie,  who  survived  him,  and 
marr.  Robert  Murray,  min.  of  Balmaclellan. 
—[Midcalder  Sess.  Key.  ;  Inq.  Ret.  (Sen., 
2407.] 

WILLIAM  PAT  E  R  S  O  N,  M.  A.,  only 
1632  son  of  John  P.,  merchant  burgess  of 
Edinburgh  ;  pres.  by  James  VI.  to 
vicarage  of  Kirkmaclryne  7th  April  1617; 
adm.  to  Sorbie  that  year  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
in  1632  ;  deprived  April  1639.  He  marr. 
1st  July  1617,  Janet,  daugh.  of  Thomas 
Kinloch,  merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh. 
—[-Reg.  of  Deeds,  cccxxv.,  15th  April  1622; 
Edin.  Key.  (Marr.)  ;  Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638.] 

GEORGE    DICK,   probably  brother  of 

1639  >Tolm  ^''  min-  °f  ^nch  '>  ^>A-  (Edin 
burgh,  23rd  July  1631);  refused  to 
conform  to  the  Articles  of  Perth  ;  "  waiting 
for  better  days,"  was  recommended  by  the 
Assembly,  1638,  for  supplying  vacancies  ; 
adm.  26th  Sept.  1639.  Charles  I.  made  a 
grant  of  1200  merks  from  the  bishopric  to 
him  and  his  successors,  which  was  ratified 
by  Parliament,  17th  Nov.  1641.  He  was 
commissioned  by  the  Assemby  in  1644  to 
visit  the  Church  in  Ulster  for  three  months. 
He  died  between  13th  Aug.  and  9th  Oct. 
1645,  aged  about  35.  He  marr.  16th  Aug. 
1643,  Catherine,  youngest  daugh.  of  Sir 
James  Maxwell  of  Calderwood,  Bart.,  and 
widow  of  Claud  Hamilton  of  Mecklenhole. 
She  marr.  thirdly,  llth  May  1648,  John 


Durie,  min.  of  Dalmeny.— [Edin.  Reg. 
(Marr.) ;  Livingston's  Life  ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen., 
3167;  Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  57;  Stevenson's 
Hist.} 

JOHN  SCOTT,  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1635) ; 
1648  adm.  to  Shotts  24th  June  1640 ; 
pres.  by  the  Presb.  22nd  Sept.  1647, 
and  by  Charles  I.  14th  Jan.,  and  adm. 
1st  March  1648;  member  of  Commission  of 
Assembly  in  1649;  died  Dec.  1655,  aged 
about  46.  He  took  a  leading  part  in  the 
attempt  to  lay  the  "Devil  of  Glenluce," 
a  goblin,  who  caused  much  annoyance 
to  one  of  his  parishioners,  but  whose 
mischievous  pranks  were  no  doubt  the 
outcome  of  human  agency.  He  marr. 
Katherine,  daugh.  of  John  Simson.  She 
was  alive  13th  June  1671,  and  had  issue 
—John,  bursar  of  the  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
28th  Oct.  1660.-[/Vi'v.  Counc.  Reg.,  3rd 
Ser.,  i.,  563 ;  ibid.,  iii.,  681  ;  Dalziel  and 
Stow  Sess.  Reys. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Sig.  ;  Acts  of 
Ass. ;  Kirkton's  Hist. ;  Chambers's  Dom. 
Annals,  ii.,  228  ;  Sinclair's  Satan's  Invisible 
World  Discovered  ;  Witchcraft  and  Super 
stitious  Record  in  the  South- Western  Dis 
trict  of  Scotland,  302-20.] 

JAMES    HONEYMAN,    adm.     before 
i860     Whitsunday    1660;    still    min.    6th 
Jan.  1668.— [Physgill    Writs;   P.  C. 
Reg.,  3rd  Ser..  iii.,  362.] 


1684 


COLIN  DALGLEISH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1670) ;  adm.  to  Parton  in  1675  ;  trans, 
and  adm.  in  1684.  He  had  a  pension 
from  James  VII.  of  £50  sterling,  30th  July 
1686,  "  about  which  time  he  left  his  charge 
and  joined  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. '"- 
[  Wodrow  MSS. ;  Reg.  Sec.  Si</.] 

JOHN  INNES,  a  native  of  Caithness ; 
1687  M.A.  (King's  College,  Aberdeen,  24th 
Aug.  1680)  ;  adm.  1687 ;  outed  at  the 
Revolution ;  died  at  Edinburgh,  21st  Jan. 
1706,  aged  about  46.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689  ;  Edin.  Reg.  (/>'«?-.).] 

ROBERT   HENDRY,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1689     1G"G)  i  min-  at  Carrickfergus  ;  adm. 
to  this  charge  about  14th  May  1689. 
— [Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520.] 


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349 


ROBERT     CAMPBELL,     trans,    from 
1696     Grargunnock,  and  adm.   before  21st 
April    1696;    trans,    to    Stoneykirk 
in  1697. 

ROBERT  COLVILL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
16Q9  17th  June  1682);  ord.  to  Bara  16th 
March  1694  ;  trans,  and  adm.  14th 
March  1699;  dem.  18th  April  1716;  died 
at  Stranraer,  Gth  June  1729,  aged  70.  He 
niarr.  31st  Oct.  1695,  Katherine  Westwood, 
Greyfriars  Parish,  Edinburgh,  who  died 
24th  March  1746,  aged  69.— [<V«r^M  Sess. 
R«j. ;  Tomlst.] 

JAMES  TWEDDELL  [TVTEEDDALE], 
1716  korn  Midcalder,  April  1685 ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Linlithgow  1st  Oct. 
1712  ;  called  9th  Oct.  1715  ;  ord.  26th  Sept. 
171(5 ;  died  24th  Oct.  1757.  He  marr.  22nd 
April  1728,  Mary  Maxwell,  Avho  died  24th 
Dec.  1767,  s.p.— \_Tombst.] 

JAMES  TWEDDELL  [TWEEDDALE], 
1758  born  1733,  nephew  of  preceding,  son 
of  John  T.,  bailie  of  Midcalder ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  24th  March 
1756  ;  pres.  by  George  II.  18th  Nov.  1757  ; 
ord.  10th  Aug.  1758  ;  died  6th  May  1777. 
He  marr.  26th  Sept.  1759,  Janet,  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Adair  of  Little  Genoch,  and  had 
issue— Jean,  born  6th  Feb.  1761,  died  7th 
Feb.  1762;  Frances,  born  8th  Feb.  1762, 
died  18th  June  1762  ;  Catherine,  born  14th 
Aug.  1763  (marr.  John  Thomas  Ruskin, 
merchant,  Edinburgh,  grandfather  of  John 
Ruskin) ;  Janet,  born  15th  Feb.  1765 
(marr.,  pro.  26th  Aug.  1784,  Alex.  Brodie, 
merchant,  Edinburgh);  James  of  Glen- 
laggan,  parish  of  Parton,  Collector  of 
Customs,  Wigtown,  born  18th  March  1768. 

WILLIAM  LEARMONT,  born  1742, 
1778  only  son  of  Thomas  L.,  miller  at 
Loudoun  Kirk ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  30th 
April  1773  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  19th  June 
1777  ;  ord.  19th  Feb.  1778  ;  died  21st  March 
1822.  He  marr.  4th  June  1782,  Sarah, 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Adair  of  Genoch,  min. 
of  Whitern,  and  had  issue — Isabella,  born 
9th  March  1783;  Thomas,  W.S.  apprentice, 
1807,  born  24th  Feb.  1789  ;  Agnes,  born  7th 


Sept.  1790;  Mary,  born  12th  Dec.  1792; 
Jane,  born  8th  April  1794  (marr.  James 
Anderson,  physician,  Belfast) ;  Sarah,  born 
18th  Aug.  1795.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiv.). 

JOHN  MACDOWALL,  born  1781, 
1821  e^est  son  °f  James  M.,  Leswalt  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  4th  Oct. 
1^15  :  pres.  by  George  IV.  12th  Dec.  1820; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  12th  A.pril 
1821  ;  died  at  Auchleach,  Stoneykirk,  6th 
Jan.  1871.  He  marr.  (1)  Janet  Ritchie,  Avho 
died  6th  June  1830,  and  had  issue— Mary, 
born  1st  May  1814  (marr.  William  William 
son,  min.  of  Kirkmaiden-in-Rhinns)  :  Jessie, 
born  9th  Aug.  ISLJ  :  Elizabeth  Stewart, 
born  9th  March  1821  :  (2)  26th  Dec.  1837, 
Jane  Hill  (died  31st  May  1862,  aged  69), 
daugh.  of  James  Whyte,  Ballyett.  Publi 
cation—Account  of  the  Parish  (Xf.i>'  Stat. 
Ac<:,  v.). 

BRYCE  FROOD,  born  Stenries,  Cum- 
1858  mertrees,  10th  Aug.  1829,  son  of 
William  F.  and  Margaret  Little ; 
educated  at  Dal  ton  and  Ruthwell  Schools, 
and  Univs.  of  Edinburgh  and  St  Andrews  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy ;  assistant  at 
Tundergarth  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
21st  Jan.  1858;  died  15th  March  1880. 
He  marr.  16th  June  1863,  Agnes,  daugh. 
of  George  Bell,  Cummertrees  House,  and 
had  issue— George  Edward  Bell,  born  31st 
Jan.  1866;  Margaret  Agnes,  born  10th 
Aug.  1867;  Sybella  Jane,  born  6th  May 
1870 ;  William,  born  8th  Sept.  1871  ; 
Jeanette,  born  23rd  March  1873. 

JAMES  FARQUHAR  SMITH,  born 
1881  l>itscancUy>  Rescobie,  Forfarshire, 
16th  Nov.  1851,  son  of  Peter  S.  and 
Ann  Mitchell;  educated  at  Carnoustie 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A. 
(1874);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  in 
i  1877 ;  assistant  at  Riccarton  and  Glen- 
luce  ;  ord.  18th  Aug.  1881 ;  died  29th  April 
1909.  He  marr.  27th  March  1877,  Isabella, 
daugh.  of  Alexander  Aitken,  Dundee,  and 
had  issue — Catherine  Mitchell,  born  30th 
Jan.  1879. 


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[PRESB.  OF 


ALEXANDER  TAYLOR  HILL,  born 
1909  Govan,  9th  Nov.  1859,  son  of  John 
H.  and  Matilda  Taylor ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  :  min.  of  Evangeli 
cal  Union  Churches,  Muirkirk,  1889-92 ; 
Shapinsay,  1892-7  :  Melrose,  1897-8 ;  and 
Wick,  1898-1901 ;  adm.  as  a  licentiate  by 
the  (.lenoral  Assembly  in  1902 ;  ord.  (by 
Prcsb.  of  Glasgow)  22nd  June  1902,  to  the 
River  Plate  Republics  Itinerating  Mission, 
1902-7  ;  adm.  to  this  charge  14th  Sept.  1909. 
He  marr.  Mary  M'Naught,  who  died  2nd 
July  1908.  Publication — Glcnhice 
(Kirkcudbright,  1912). 


PORTPATRICK,  SOMKTIMK  CALLED 
PORT  MONTGOMERIE. 

[Before  the  Reformation  there  was  here 
a  place  of  worship  dedicated  to  the  Apostle 
of  Ireland,  and  called  Chapel  Patrick.  To 
it  \vasjoined  a  district  known  as  the  Black 
Quarter  of  Inch.  In  1628  Chapel  Patrick 
was  rebuilt,  and  in  the  same  year  the 
Black  Quarter  was  disjoined  from  Inch 
and  erected  as  the  parish  of  Port  Mont- 
gomerie.  This  name  it  took  from  Hew 
Montgomerie,  Viscount  Montgomerie  of 
the  Great  Ardes  in  Ireland,  upon  whose 
lands  of  Portree  the  church  had  been 
placed.  Popular  feeling,  however,  clung 
to  the  old  name  of  the  local  patron  saint, 
and,  after  two  or  three  years,  the  new 
parish  was  named  Portpatrick.  In  1842 
the  heritors  built  another  parish  church  on 
a  new  site.  The  ruins  of  the  church  of 
1628  still  remain.  At  Kilantringan  in  the 
Black  Quarter  of  Inch  there  was  a  Chapel 
of  St  Ninian.] 

JAMES  BLAIR  of  Dunskey  and  Brax- 
iield,  brother  of  Gavin  B.  of  Braxfield, 
AY.S.  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
.M.A.  (1626);  was  on  the  Exercise,  Presb. 
of  Glasgow,  19th  April  1626;  adm.  to  this 
charge  after  1st  Sept.  1630 ;  a  member  of 
Assembly  in  1638,  and  of  the  Commission 
<>t' Assembly  in  1645;  still  min.  14th  April 
1652.  He  purchased  a  great  part  of 
the  parish,  and  was  ancestor  of  the 
Hunter-Blairs  of  Blairquhan  and  Dun 
skey,  baronets.  He  marr.  about  Feb.  1632, 


1630 


Jean  Power,  and  had  issue — John  of  Dun 
skey  ;  James ;  Hugh  of  Kildonan ;  Eliza 
beth  (marr.  1663,  George  Stewart  of  Tonder- 
ghie):  Patrick:  Agnes. — [Wigtown  Sas.  ; 
G.  R.  In/fib.,  31st  Aug.  1664  ;  New  Gen.  Re>j. 
Sas.,  iii.,  iv. ;  Jfin.-booJc  Part.  Re<j.  Sax., 
Lanark;  Re<j.  Old  Dec.,  ii. ;  Acts,  of  Ass. 
and  Part.,  viii. ;  Wodrow's  Anal. ;  Land* 
and  their  Owners  in  Galloway,  i.,  380.] 

JOHN  M'BROOM,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1655) : 
1656  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council 
1st  Oct.  1662.  Not  complying,  he  was 
ordered,  24th  Feb.  1663,  to  remove  within 
a  mo?ith.  This  he  did,  and  afterwards  held 
a  charge  in  Co.  Down. — [Wodrow's  I  fist.,  i., 
327  ;  Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  407.] 

WILLIAM  CORWALL,  mentioned  in 
1664.— [Priv.  Counc.  Key.,  3rd  Ser., 

_ 

i.,  631.] 

GEORGE  FORBES,  adm.  before  25th 
Oct.  1664 ;  trans,  to  Innerleithen 
1st  March  1666. 


1666 


JOHN  CALDWELL,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1657).  In  1665  the  Presb.  of  Lanark 
refused  to  settle  him  at  Roberton 
when  pres.  by  the  Archbishop  of  Glasgow  ; 
adm.  here  before  25th  April  1666;  died 
at  Edinburgh,  June  1689,  aged  about  54. 
He  marr.  Margaret,  second  daugh.  and 
co-heir  of  Andrew  Agnew  of  Park,  and 
Elizabeth  Forrester. — [G.  R.  Homings, 
llth  Feb.  1664;  (/.  7^.  InJiib.,  17th  June 
1679;  Edin.  Tests.] 

DAVID  AIRTH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  26th 
^     July   1657) ;    min.   about   1687 ;    he 
became     min.      at     Ballinderry    or 
Glenavy,   Ireland,    and    died     before    5th 
June    1697.      He   marr.,   and   had   issue- 
Joanna,  his  heir. — [Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520  ; 
Inq.  Ret.,  Fife,  1396.] 

JOHN  MONTEITH,  M.A. ;  ord.  before 
16Q7     20th   April    1697 ;    trans,    to    Kirk- 
maiden  2nd  March  1699. 

ROBERT  BOYD,  ord.  26th  Sept.  1704; 

1704     susPended   5th  Aug.  1724,   "for  not 

praying  in  express  terms  as  enjoined, 

for   King  George";   died  29th  Aug.  1725, 

aged  46.—  [Tombst.  ;  Wodrow's  Corre*j>.,  i.] 


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351 


THOMAS  ELDER,  M.A. ;  pres.  by  John 
Blair  of  Dunskey  in  1726  ;  adm.  2nd 
May   1727 ;    trans,   to    Leswalt   6th 
Jan.  1731. 

ALEXANDER  HENDERSON,  liccn.  by 
1732  Presb-  ojf  Wigtown  7th  Nov.  1723; 
chaplain  at  Leadhills  in  1728  ;  called 
3rd  April,  and  ord.  30th  Aug.  1732 ;  died 
10th  April  1770.  He  marr.  29th  Dec.  1741, 
Anna  Fergusson,  who  died  21st  Dec.  1791, 
and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  20th  June 
1743;  Robert,  born  5th  April  1746,  died 
27th  April  1748 ;  Anna,  born  23rd  Oct. 
1748;  Alexander,  born  23rd  May  17r>0 ; 
Andrew,  born  10th  July  1752  ;  Jane,  born 
14th  April  1754 ;  Robina,  born  3rd  Aug. 
1756;  Robert,  born  23rd  June  1759.— 
\_Tomljst .] 

WILLIAM  M'MASTER,  eldest  son  of 
Patrick  M.,  Glenluce ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  liccn.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  7th  Nov.  1764  ;  pres.  by  Captain 
John  Blair  of  Dunskey  27th  Aug.  1770; 
dep.  for  immorality  12th  May  1772. — [Aft* 
of  Ass.,  1771,  1772 ;  Scots  J/m/.,  xxxiii., 
xxxiv.] 

JOHN  MACKENZIE,  born  1743,  only 
son  of  Niven  M.,  mariner,  Clayholes, 
Stranraer ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  4th 
Sept.  1771  ;  pres.  by  Captain  John  Blair  of 
Dunskey,  Aug.  1772  ;  ord.  18th  March  1773  ; 
D.D.  (Glasgow  1800) ;  Chaplain  in  Ordinary 
to  George  III.  4th  Oct.  1803,  and  to  William 
IV.  9th  Nov.  1830;  died  FATHER  OF  THE 
SYNOD,  21st  Dec.  1836.  He  marr.  1st  Nov. 
1799,  Agnes  (died  Jan.  1832),  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Naismith,  writer,  Stranraer,  and 
had  issue— Margaret  Naismith,  born  5th 
Oct.  1780 ;  Thomas  Naismith,  born  16th 
Aug.  1781,  died  at  London,  22nd  Nov. 
1859  ;  Janet  Marshall,  born  2nd  Oct.  1782  ; 
John,  born  31st  Oct.  1783 ;  James  Hunter 
Blair,  born  29th  March  1785 ;  Christiana 
M'Donald,  born  24th  April  1786  ;  Agnes, 
born  2nd  June  1 790 ;  Isabella,  born  5th 
June  1792;  Helen  M'Donald,  born  28th 
Sept.  1793.  Publications  —  The  Love  oj 
Pleasure  inconsistent  with  Reason  and  with 
the  Peculiar  Spirit  of  Christianity,  a  sermon 


(Edinburgh,  1772);  Sermons  (Edinburgh, 
1800) ;  Ocean,  Stella,  and  other  Poems 
(Edinburgh,  1816 ;  2nd  ed.,  1830) ;  Sermon 
XIV.  (Scotch  Preacher,  iii.) ;  Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.,  xxi.). 
— [Tombst,] 

ARCHIBALD     BLAIR    CAMPBELL, 

1828     Pres-    ky    Forbes    Hunter   Blair    of 

Dunskey     2nd     Nov.      1827 ;     ord. 

(assistant  and  successor)   3rd  April   1828 ; 

trans,  to  Kilwinning  22nd  Sept.  1831. 

ANDREW    URQUHART,    born    22nd 

1832      Jllly   1805'   eltleSt  'S0n  °f  Ro1jert  U" 
min.  of  Kilbirnie  ;  educated  at  Univ. 

of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1824) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Irvine  12th  Aug.  1828;  pres.  by  Forbes 
Hunter  Blair  of  Dunskey  2nd  Nov.  1831  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  5th  April 
1832.  Joined  the  Free  Church;  min.  of 
the  Free  Church,  Portpatrick,  1843 ;  died 
10th  March  1890.  He  marr.  (1)  5th  Sept. 
1836,  Martha  (died  19th  Feb.  1850),  daugh. 
of  John  Hawthorn,  Jamaica,  and  had  issue 
—Robert,  born  15th  Aug.  1838,  died  1878  ; 
Sarah  Comrie,  born  13th  Oct.  1840;  Eliza 
beth  Morris  Glasgow,  born  25th  Oct.  1841  ; 
Wilhelmina  Eleanora,  bom  16th  Nov.  1843 
(marr.  William  M'Neil,  M.D.,  Stranraer), 
died  1891  ;  Jemima  Hunter  Blair,  born 
24th  July  1845  ;  Martha  Hawthorn,  born 
23rd  Oct.  1847  (marr.  1884,  George  Philip 
Robertson,  min.  of  the  U.F.  Church, 
Stoneykirk)  ;  Andrew  John,  M.D.,  born 
8th  Dec.  1849,  died  1880  :  (2)  19th  Dec. 
1851,  Mary  Hawthorn  Minot,  who  died 
llth  April  1890,  and  had  issue— William 
Hawthorn  Johnstone,  died  1889.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat. 
Ace.,  iv.). 

STEPHEN    BALMER,  born    parish  of 

1843     Eckford,   Roxburghshire,    1817,    son 

of  Thomas   B.  and  Jessie  Forsyth  ; 

j  educated    at    Univ.   of    Edinburgh ;     ord. 

28th  Sept.  1843  ;  died  3()th  Nov.  1885.     He 

marr.  12th  March  1844,  Mary  (died  1st  June 

1882,  aged  63),  daugh.  of  William  M'Credie, 

farmer,  Laigh    Ersock,  Whitern,  and  had 

issue  —  Helen    M'Credie,  born    13th    Feb. 

1845,  died  1860;  Jessie  Forsyth,  born  25th 


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PORTPATRICK— SHEUCHAN  (Q.S.) 


[PKESB.  OF 


Dec.  1848  (marr.  James  Adair  M'Connocliie, 
M.I.C.E.) ;  Thomas,  tea-planter,  born  9th 
Aug.  1850 ;  Matilda  Isabella,  born  10th 
Feb.  18f>4  (marr.  1879,  Michael  Mac- 
Millan,  D.Litt.,  sometime  Principal  of 
Elphinstone  College,  Bombay,  lecturer  on 
English  Literature,  Birmingham  Univ.)  ; 
Stephanna  Mary,  born  18th  Dec.  1857 
(marr.  Alexander  M'Caig  Wither,  banker, 
Ashbourne);  Margaret  Kennedy,  born  22nd 
Aug.  I860,  died  unmarr.  25th  June  1S98. 

JAMES  RUSSELL  KENNEDY,  born 
Langside,  Glasgow,  25th  Nov.  1854, 
son  of  Robert  K.  and  Agnes  Russell  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  student- 
missionary  at  Thornliebank ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Paisley  May  1880  ;  assistant  at 
St  Stephen's  Parish,  Glasgow ;  ord.  12th 
May  188G.  Marr.  20th  Sept.  1892,  Sarah 
Maude,  daugh.  of  John  Noble,  The  Oak- 
lands,  Littleovcr,  Derbyshire,  general 
manager  of  Midland  Railway,  and  has 
issue — John  Noble,  lieut.  R.A.,  born  31,st 
Aug.  1893 ;  James  Russell,  lieut.  R.A., 
born  3rd  Jan.  1895  ;  Dorothy  Agnes,  born 
23rd  Nov.  1890;  May,  born  18th  April 
1903;  Gladwys  Edith  Maude,  born  21st 
Oct.  1905  ;  Frederick,  born  18th  Dec. 
1907. 


SHEUCHAN  (Q.S.). 

[A  church  was  built  here  in  1841.  The 
parish  was  disjoined  from  Inch  and  erected 
quoad  nacrn,  30th  June  1808.] 

ROBERT  DONALD,  born  Kilwinning, 
20th  June  1810,  eldest  son  of  John 
13.,  and  Magdalen  Rankin  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1831); 
tutor  at  Lochnaw ;  ord.  before  8th  Feb. 
1842.  Joined  the  Free  Church ;  min.  of 
Sheuchan  Free  Church,  1843-50 ;  died  at 
Lochwinnoch,  19th  Aug.  1877.  He  marr. 
1844,  Mary  M'Queen,  who  died  7th  Oct. 
1884,  and  had  issue — Margaret  (only  child), 
died  unmarr.  1887. 

JAMES  STEWART,  was  in  charge  in 
1845  1845  ;  res.  10th  Dec.  1858. 


JOHN  M'GUFFIE,  ord.  12th  May  1859 ; 
185g     min.  of  St  Saviour's,  Berbice,  1802-78 
[min.  of  Lochryan  in  1878]. 

WILLIAM    MURRAY     JOHNSTON, 

1862  ')0rn  ^<ar^^e)  1'th  April  1831,  son 
of  William  J.,  schoolmaster,  Castle- 
Douglas,  and  Murray  Jardine  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  :  M.A.  (1849) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  in  1800; 
assistant  at  Hogganfield  and  Kirkpatrick- 
Juxta  ;  ord.  1th  Sept.  1802;  aclm.  first 
min.  of  the  parish  30th  June  1808  ;  clerk 
of  Presb.,  1809-1909;  died  unmarr.  27th 
May  1909. 

HERBERT  DUNN,  born  Glasgow,  llth 
1909  April  1882>  son  °f  James  D.,  mer 
chant;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow;  M.A.  (1903),  B.D.  (1907);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1907 ;  assistant  at  West 
Parish,  Greenock ;  ord.  8th  Sept.  1909 ; 
enlisted  in  "  Sportsman's  Battalion/'"  Royal 
Fusiliers,  having  been  granted  leave  of 
absence  for  one  year,  1st  Dec.  1914;  lieut. 
8th  Scottish  Rifles,  and  saw  service  at  the 
Dardanelles  in  1915  ;  died  of  fever  at  Alex 
andria,  Egypt,  25th  Oct.  1915.  He  was 
unmarr. 

WILLIAM   POTTER,  born  27th  April 

1916  1884'  S011  °f  '^°lln  P°tter>  mm-  °f 
Robertson- Memorial,  Glasgow;  edu 
cated  at  Whitehill  School  and  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1905) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  in  1908  ;  assistant  at  St  Thomas's, 
Glasgow,  1909,  and  St  Andrew's,  Glasgow, 
1910 ;  ord.  to  Gardenstown  25th  Sept. 
1912  ;  trans,  and  aclm.  17th  May  1910. 


S  T  O  N  E  V  K  IRK  (  F  o  R  M  E  u  L  Y 
S  T  E  E  N I  E  K I R  K),  C  L  A  V- 
SHANT,  AND  TOSKERTOUN. 

[These  three  parishes  were  united  in 
1018. 

Stoneykirk. — The  church  of  this  parish 
was  dedicated  to  St  Stephen,  from  whom 
it  took  its  name.  In  the  parish  were  the 
two  hospitals  of  Meikle  and  Little  Spital, 
which  have  given  rise  to  the  modern  names 


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of  Port  Spital  and  Spital  Mill.  There 
were  also  within  the  bounds  three  chapels  : 
St  Brioch's  at  Kirkmabreck,  St  Donan's 
at  Kildonan,  and  St  Lashrean's  at 
Killaser. 

Clay shant.— The  old  name  of  this  parish 
was  Clachshant  (Clack  >$e'ant  =  i\i&  Holy 
Stone).  The  church  belonged  to  the  Priory 
of  Whitern. 

Toskertoun. — The  church  of  Toskertoun, 
now  generally  called  Kirkmadryne,  be 
longed  to  the  Priory  of  Whitern.  At  the 
churchyard  are  preserved  eight  monu 
mental  stones,  two  of  them  deemed  to 
be  the  earliest  Christian  grave  memorials 
existing  in  Scotland.  The  church  was 
dedicated  to  St  Medran  of  Muskerry.] 

JAMES  LAW,  reader  at  Clayshant, 
1571  1571. 


JOHN  GIBSON,  exhorter  at  Stoney- 
1576  kirk,  1567 ;  min.  at  Clayshant  in 
1574,  having  charge  also  of  Stoney- 
kirk,  Toskertoun,  and  Kirkmaiden.  He  be 
came  min.  of  Stoneykirk,  removed  thither 
about  157G,  and  was  still  in  the  charge  in 
1593.—  [Jteg.  Assiy.] 


MICHAEL  HATHORN,  formerly  a 
priest  of  the  Roman  Church,  and 
vicar  of  Borgue  ;  conformed  and  was 
reader  at  Toskertoun  in  15G7 ;  in  1576 
Kirkmaiden,  Leswalt,  and  Kirkcolm  were 
in  his  charge.  —  \_Edin.  Coin.  Dec.,  3rd 
March  1589-90:  Key.  Min.;  Rey.  Assiy.] 

JOHN  MOFFAT  [MOFFET],  reader  at 

1588     Kirkmabreck    in    1585 ;     reader    at 

Toskertoun    in   1588,  Leswalt  being 

in  the  charge,  to  which  parish  he  removed 

about  1589.— [Rey.  Assiy.] 


GILBERT     POWER,     M.A.     (Glasgow 

1605      1G02^  >     a(*m-     in     1(j05  '•     (leP'     after 
Oct.    1G40,    for    nonconformity,   but 

the  sentence   being  annulled   by   the    As 
sembly  in    1642,   he   was   reponed,  though 

VOL.   II. 


not  without  considerable  opposition  and 
i  rioting,  by  the  women  of  the  parish,  some 
of  whom  were  afterwards  put  on  trial  at 
Ayr.  He  died  6th  Oct.  1647,  in  his  71st 
year.  He  marr.  Jean,  daugh.  of  James 
Hamilton,  min.  of  Dairy,  who  survived 
him.  —  [Tombst. ;  Rey.  Assiy. ;  Rey.  Old 
Dec.,  iii. ;  Ayr  Presb.  Rey. ;  Commis.  to 
Ass.,  1638 ;  Baillie's  Letters ;  Inq.  Ret., 
Lanark,  131.] 

JAMES    LAURIE,    "a    very    gracious 

1648  y°unS  man  "  >  Pres-  by  James  Mac- 
Dowall  of  Garthland ;  called  in 
April,  and  ord.  llth  Oct.  1648;  deprived 
for  refusing  the  Test  in  1662.  On  24th 
Feb.  1663  he  was  accused  before  the  Privy 
Council  of  "  still  labouring  to  keep  the 
hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State."  He 
ministered  under  indulgence  at  Balma- 
clellan  ;  returned  here  in  1689. 

GEORGE  HENRY,  M.A. ;   trans,  from 
1665     Dairy;  adm.  between  17th  May  and 
31st   Oct.    1665 ;    trans,   to   Corstor- 
phine  9th  May  1672. 

JOHN  ROW,  M.A. ;  trans,  from  Bal- 
1672  maclellan ;  adm.  13th  Sept.  1672. 
"  When  he  came  the  kirk-locks  were 
spoiled,  and  he  had  not  access,  and  was 
likewise  hindered  from  possessing  manse 
and  glebe."  A  complaint  was  made  to 
the  Privy  Council,  7th  March  1673 ;  trans, 
to  Dreghorn  before  1682.— [Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.,  231.] 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A. ;  min.  about 
less     ^^  ''  ^rans-  to  Crossmichael  before 
1684.— [Kirkton'e  /fist.] 

HUBERT  BOWES  [BOWLS],  M.A. 
1684  (King's  College,  Aberdeen,  17th  July 
1662) ;  Keen,  by  George,  Bishop  of 
Edinburgh,  7th  Dec.  1665  ;  ord.  to  Rerrick 
23rd  May  1667 ;  trans,  and  adm.  about 
1684;  dern.  in  1689;  died  at  Edinburgh, 
22nd  Nov.  1725,  aged  84.  He  marr.  llth 
Feb.  1668,  Margaret  Lundie,  who  died  at 
Rerrick,  21st  Sept.  1681,  aged  45,  and  had 


354         STONEYKIRK,  CLAYSHANT,  AND  TOSKERTOUN     [PKESB.  OF 


issue.— •[>!/£.  Ace,  of  Min.,  1689  ;  Edin.  Re<j. 
(Marr.  and  Bur.)  ;  Tombst.] 

JAMES  LAURIE,  above  noticed,  re 
turned  from  Balmaclellan  July  1689  ; 
Avas  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament 
25th  April  1690;  was  a  member  of  As 
sembly  in  1692 ;  died  15th  March  1695,  in 
his  74th  year.  He  marr.  Margaret  Borth- 
wick,  and  had  issue  —  Walter,  min.  of 
Stranraer  ;  Thomas,  surgeon,  Stranraer  ; 
James,  min.  of  Dalrymple ;  Isobel ;  Mar 
garet  (marr.  27th  Sept.  1710,  Henry,  son 
of  Henry  Wightman,  vintner,  Edinburgh). 
— [G.  R.  Homings,  14th  May  1685, 
25th  Sept.  1686;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  iv. ; 
Tombst.] 

EOBEET  CAMPBELL,  son  of  Robert 
C.,  Alknvay;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  17th  June  1691  ;  adm.  to 
Gargunnock  in  1692 ;  trans,  to  Glenluce 
19th  Dec.  1694 ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1697  ; 
died  between  2nd  Nov.  1709  and  4th  Jan. 
1710.  He  marr.  17th  Dec.  1672,  Margaret, 
daugh.  of  William  Kelso  of  Halridge, 
burgess  of  Ayr,  and  had  issue — Thomas, 
min.  of  Minnigaff;  William,  min.  of 
Kirkinner ;  and  a  son  who  went  to 
America. 


1712 


GEORGE  CRAWFORD,  brother  of  John 
C.  of  Bridgend,  Collector  of  Customs, 
Bo'ness  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
25th  Jan.  1704;  ord.  to  Symington,  Ayr 
shire,  4th  May  1709;  called  29th  July 
1711  ;  trans,  and  adm.  2nd  Jan.  1712  ;  died 
Jan.  1730.  —  [ Wigtown  Tests.;  Reg.  Old 
Dec.,  ii.] 

HUGH  MITCHELL,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  3rd  July  1719) ;  schoolmaster 
of  Glenluce;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  1st  Oct.  1729;  pres.  by  Alex 
ander  MacDowall  of  Garthland  4th  May 
1731  ;  ord.  (by  a-  Committee  of  Commission 
of  Assembly,  viz.,  the  mins.  of  Mochrum, 
Inch,  and  Wigtown)  5th  Dec.  1733.  He 
was  shot  dead  while  standing  at  his 
own  door  one  night,  between  16th  Aug. 
and  3rd  Oct.  1738.  —  [Acts  of  Ass., 
1733.] 


ANDREW  DALZEL,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
173Q  Edinburgh  31st  July  1734;  pres. 
by  Alexander  MacDowall  of  Garth- 
land  16th  Feb.,  and  ord.  27th  Sept. 
1739;  died  unmarr.  22nd  Nov.  1755.  His 
nephew,  Andrew  Dalzel,  was  Professor  of 
Greek  at  Edinburgh  University.— [Tombst.] 

JOHN  HUNTER,  probably  son  of  John 
H.,    merchant,    Glasgow ;    educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;   tutor  in   the 
family   of   William   Maxwell   of   Ardwell ; 
licen.   by   Presb.   of   Stranraer    27th    May 
1752;   pres.  by  George  II.  27th  Jan.  1756 
[a    dispute    having    arisen    regarding    the 
patronage,  it  was  decided  that  the  Crown 
should  present  twice,  and  the  proprietor  of 
Garthland  once,  in  turn];  ord.  21st  Sept. 
1757;  died  22nd  Feb.  1781,  aged  65.     He 
marr.  (1)  2nd  March  1761,  Margaret  (died 
17th   Nov.   1765),  daugh.  of  John  Ross  of 
Cairnbrock,  and  had  issue— John,  born  6th 
April  1762 ;    Sarah,   born    4th    Sept.,  and 
died  12th  Sept.  1763 ;  Elizabeth,  born  26th 
April,  and  died  10th  Aug.  1765  :   (2)  23rd 
March    1768,    Margaret    (died    22nd    Oct. 
1786),   daugh.   of    Anthony    M'Harg,   Tar- 
regan,   Monigaff,   and   had    issue — Samuel, 
founder  and    proprietor   of    The   Glasgow 
Herald,  born   19th   March  1769,  died   9th 
June   1839;    Mary,  born   23rd   Nov.    1770 
(marr.  Thomas    Campbell,   D.D.,  min.   of 
Ancrum);      Margaret,    born     23rd      Nov. 
1772  (marr.  pro.  16th  April  1795,  Alexander 
Leslie,    flax    dresser,    Edinburgh);    John; 
Elizabeth,  born    9th   Sept.    1775;    Robert, 
born  29th  July,  and  died  25th  Aug.  1777.— 
[Acts  of  Ass.,  1757  ;  Tombst.] 

HENRY  BLAIN  [BLANE],  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  24th  April  1776);  pres.  by 
George  III.  27th  April  1781;  ord. 
18th  April  1782;  died  23rd  March  1817, 
aged  69.  He  marr.  14th  Feb.  1785,  Helen 
M'Connell,  Wigtown,  Avlio  died  25th  Aug. 
1844,  and  had  issue— John  Campbell,  born 
4th  May  1786,  died  young;  Adam,  born 
12th  July  1787 ;  John  Maitland,  born  12th 
Jan.  1789;  William,  born  21st  Feb.  1791; 
Henry,  born  14th  July  1792 ;  Duncan 
Campbell,  student  at  Glasgow  Univ.  1812, 
born  15th  Sept.  1795.— [Tombst.] 


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JAMES  ANDERSON,  born  Craig,  Bal- 
1817  maclellan,  5th  Sept.  1782,  younger 
son  of  George  A.,  tenant  of  Craig 
and  Ewanston,  and  Mary  Reid  ;  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Wigtown  26th  Sept.  1809  ;  pres. 
by  Vans  Hathorn  of  Oarthland  23rd  May, 
and  ord.  17th  Sept.  1817  ;  died  25th  Aug. 
1839.  He  nmrr.  18th  Aug.  1818,  Mary  (died 
12th  April  1848),  eldest  claugh.  of  John 
M'Ghie  of  Castlehill,  Troqueer,  and  had 
issue — John,  medical  student,  Kdinburgh 
Univ.,  born  19th  June  1819,  died  16th  May 
1837;  George,  born  12th  Sept.  1820,  died 
in  Melbourne  ;  James,  vine  grower,  born 
15th  Nov.  1821,  died  in  Valparaiso,  Chili ; 
Vans  Agnew,  born  28th  Dec.  1822,  died 
in  infancy ;  William,  born  3rd  Dec.  1824, 
died  7th  Feb.  1829;  Hugh  Hathorn,  wool 
merchant,  born  18th  Jan.  1826,  died  in 
Melbourne  ;  Charles,  writer,  Jedburgh, 
born  10th  Nov.  1827,  died  28th  Aug.  1886 ; 
Jean,  born  30th  April  1837  (marr.  13th 
July  1876,  James  Webster,  captain  Mer 
cantile  Marine). 


ROBERT  M'NEIL,  born  Leswalt,  22nd 
1840  ^an>  18°6'  youngest  son  of  Charles 
M.,  farmer;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  liccn.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer ; 
ord.  2nd  April  1840.  Joined  the  Free 
Church ;  min.  of  Stoneykirk  Free  Church 
in  1843;  died  12th  Aug.  1852.  He  marr. 
4th  Jan.  1841,  Margaret  (died  23rd  March 
1866),  daugh.  of  James  M'Lean,  Leswalt, 
and  had  issue — Charles,  M.A.,  min.  of  St 
George's  U.F.  Church,  Dumfries,  born  24th 
June  1845,  died  July  1916. 


JOHN  JAMES  CAMPBELL,  born  27th 
1844  Sept.  1819,  eldest  son  of  Donald 
C.,  min.  of  Kilmodan ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dunoon ;  ord.  to  Garelochhead  in  1842 ; 
trans,  and  ad  in.  21st  March  1844;  died 
25th  Dec.  1857.  He  marr.  7th  Nov.  1848, 
Eliza  Earle  Deans  (died  3rd  Dec.  1891), 
daugh.  of  William  Paul,  accountant,  Edin 
burgh,  and  had  issue— Donald  Archibald, 
born  17th  Jan.  1852;  William  Henry  Paul, 
born  12th  July  1855  ;  Johnina  Elizabeth, 
born  28th  June  1858  (posthumous). 


JAMES  DOUGALL,  born  1825,  son  of 
1858  ^Ti^iam  L\,  farmer,  and  Elizabeth 
M'Nab  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  assistant  at  Iron  Parish,  Edin 
burgh;  ord.  26th  Aug.  1858;  died  21st 
April  1895.  He  marr.  12th  Jan.  1859, 
Elizabeth  (died  3rd  March  1877,  aged  50), 
daugh.  of  Andrew  Hogg  of  Pittendreich, 
Kinross,  and  Janet  Tod,  and  had  issue — 
Jessie,  born  10th  Nov.  1859  (marr.  William 
Black  Kennedy,  min.  of  Eyemouth) ;  Eliza 
Hogg,  born  26th  Nov.  1861 ;  Wilhelmina 
Anne,  born  19th  Dec.  1864,  died  26th  Feb. 
1877 ;  William  Dove,  licentiate  of  the 
Church  of  Scotland,  born  15th  Nov.  1865 ; 
Andrew,  M.A.,  licentiate  of  the  Church 
of  Scotland,  born  28th  Jan.  1868,  died 
in  Canada;  James  Julius,  born  5th  Feb. 
1876. 

WILLIAM  JAMES  LOWRIE,  born 
Ig95  Douglas,  Lanarkshire,  30th  Nov. 
1863,  son  of  William  L.  ;  educated 
at  Douglas  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Lanark  in  1890;  assist 
ant  at  Caldercruix  llth  June  1891 ;  trans, 
and  ad  in.  24th  Oct.  1895.  Marr.  14th  June 
1893,  Bethia,  daugh.  of  Colin  Campbell, 
and  has  issue — Helen  Gillespie  Tinto,  born 
30th  March  1894  (marr.  Rollo  Russell 
Grant  Sutherland,  min.  of  Ballantrae) ; 
Marion  Tinto  Campbell,  born  9th  Dec. 
1895,  died  24th  April  1904;  Constance 
Marguerite,  born  28th  June  1899  ;  William 
James  Douglas,  born  24th  Dec.  1902. 


STRANRAER. 

[Before  the  Reformation  there  was  at 
Stranraer  a  Chapel  of  St  John.  On  19th 
March  1600,  the  General  Assembly 
sanctioned  the  founding  of  a  parish  for  the 
district.  Its  disjunction  from  Inch  and 
Leswalt  took  some  years  to  carry  through. 
On  the  erection  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Stranraer  in  1622,  this  new  parish  became 
the  seat  of  that  Court.  In  1766  the  heritors 
of  Stranraer  built  a  new  parish  church, 
which  is  now  in  ruins.  A  later  church  on  a 
different  site  was  erected  towards  the  end 
of  the  nineteenth  century.] 


356 


STHANRAER 


[PRESB.  OF 


EGBERT  AI11D,  M.A.  ;  ord.  by  Thomas, 

Bishop  of  Galloway,  and  the  Presb. 

9th  Oct.  1G33  ;  dem.  "  as  he  could  not 

withdraw  his  affection  for  Episcopacy,"  27th 

June  1G38  ;  min.  of  Cumbrae  in  1642. 


1638 


JOHN  LIVINGSTON,  M.A. ;  adm.  (at 
Stoneykirk)  5th  July  1638  ;  trans,  to 
Ancrum  1st  Aucr.  1648. 


1649 


JOHN  PAEK,  M.A.;  ord.  to  Mochrum 
*n  ^^  >  trans,  and  adm.  7th  Nov. 
1649.  In  his  capacity  as  Moderator 
of  Synod,  he  protested  against  the  dissolu 
tion  of  that  Court  by  James,  Earl  of 
Galloway,  in  April  1661,  as  ultra  vires; 
deprived  by  the  Acts  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662. 
He  continued  to  discharge  his  duties,  and 
was  complained  against  24th  Feb.  1663. 
A  question  respecting  an  agreement  made 
with  the  Univ.  of  Glasgow  as  to  his  stipend 
was  brought  before  the  Court  of  Session, 
which  upheld  his  claim,  10th  Dec.  1665. 
He  ministered  here  under  indulgence,  27th 
July  1669,  but  in  1670  the  Court  of  Session 
found  that  Thomas  Naismith  was  rightful 
minister,  though  "  the  town  and  parish 
adhered  as  one  man  "  to  Park.  He  went 
to  Kilmaurs  in  1672.  —  [Livingston's  Life  ; 
Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  147  ;  Morrison's  Diet.  ; 
Baillie's  Letters.] 

WILLIAM  SOMEEVELL,  M.A.  ;  adm. 
1667     between   23rd   May   and    29th    Oct. 
1667  ;  trans,  to  Leswalt  between  28th 
April  and  27th  Oct.  1668. 


JOHN  ARBUCKLE,   M.A. ;   adm.  be 
tween    28th    April    and    27th    Oct. 
1 668  ;    trans,    to   Monigaff   between 
29th  April  and  5th  Oct.  1669. 


1668 


JOHN     PARK,    M.A.,    above    noticed 

1669     (q.v.). 


1669 


THOMAS  NAISMITH  [NAESMYTH], 
M.A.  (Glasgow  1665) ;  pres.  and  adm. 
by  James,  Bishop  of  Galloway,  30th 
July  1669;  there  is  no  further  mention  of 
him  after  27th  April  1671.— [Wodrow's 
Hist.,  ii..  147.] 


GEORGE  YOUNG,  M.A. ;  adm.  about 
1672  or  1673;  trans,  to  Kirkmaiden 

1672 

in  1682. 


1684 


GEORGE    BROWN,  min.  here   before 
15th  Oct.  1684;  trans,  to  Kilmaurs 


in  1685. 


JOHN  RAMSAY,  M.A.  (St  Andrews); 
min.  in  1686;  outed  before  Whit 
sunday,  1689,  and  went  to  England. 

He  marr.  Margaret  Hepburn,  and  had  issue 

— Agnes,   bapt.    llth   June   1686.  —  \Edin. 

Ken.   (Bapt.);    MS.    An:    of    Min.,    1689; 

Rule's  Sec.  Vindication.'} 

THOMAS  MILLER,  son  of  Andrew 
M.,  min.  of  Girvan ;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh  1669).  He  attended  the  first 
meeting  of  Synod  after  the  Revolution, 
14th  May  1689 ;  trans,  to  Kirkliston  14th 
April  1691  ;  died  Jan.  1716,  aged  about  67. 
He  marr.  Jean,  daugh.  of  Muir  of  Thornton, 
and  had  issue — William,  minister,  died  in 
Barbados  ;  Archibald,  surgeon,  London  ; 
Thomas,  died  young ;  and  three  daughs. — 
[Rule's  Sec.  Vindication ;  Nisbet's  Her., 
ii.,  42.] 

WALTER  LAURIE  of  Redcastle,  son  of 
James  L.,  min.  of  Stoneykirk ;  edu 
cated  at  LTniv.  of  Glasgow ;  ord. 
before  15th  April  1695  ;  died  4th  May  1742. 
He  bequeathed  a  house  and  garden,  a  seat 
in  the  church,  a  tomb,  and  about  forty 
acres  of  land  in  the  parish  of  Leswalt,  "  to 
be  enjoyed  by  and  to  encourage  my  suc 
cessors  in  office  in  all  time  coming  on  con 
dition  of  keeping  the  tomb  in  repair.1' 
He  marr.  9th  Nov.  1697,  Margaret,  eldest 
daugh.  of  Robert  Gordon  of  Shirmers. — 
\_Edin.  Tests. ;  Tablet  in  Church.] 

GEORGE  BLAIR,  M.A.  (Glasgow,  17th 
1743  April  1725);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr 
19th  April  1732;  called  20th  Jan., 
and  ord.  18th  Aug.  1743;  died  23rd  Aug. 
1771,  in  his  71st  year.  He  marr.  16th  June 
1761,  Jean  (died  19th  May  1816),  daugh.  of 
James  M'Ferrand,  min.  of  Kirkmaiden,  and 
had  issue— Elizabeth,  born  30th  May  1762  ; 
Catherine,  born  31st  Jan.  1764. 


STRANRAER] 


STRANRAER 


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JOHN  COULTER,  born  1730,  eldest 
son  of  John  C.,  Crawfordjohn  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Stranraer  25th  March 
1761;  assistant  at  Kihvinning ;  ord.  to 
Kirkmaiden  27th  Sept.  1764;  pres.  by 
George  III.  20th  Sept.  1771;  trans,  and 
adm.  4th  Feb.  1772;  D.D.  (Glasgow,  Nov. 
1798);  died  16th  Feb.  1814.  He  marr.  (1) 
1st  May  1775,  Helen,  daugh.  of  David 
Fergusson  of  Finnard  :  (2)  3rd  Feb.  1779, 
Margaret,  daugh.  of  David  Liggart  of  Bar- 
lockhart,  and  had  issue — John,  born  21st 
Feb.  1780,  died  young;  David,  merchant, 
Glasgow,  born  27th  Oct.  1782;  William, 
born  29th  July  1784,  died  young.  Publica 
tion—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
8tat.  Ace.,  i.). 

DAVID  WILSON,  born  Glasgow,  son  of 
John  W. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
5th  Oct.  1803;  pres.  by  George  III.  23rd 
Dec.  1806 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
20th  May  1807.  On  the  passing  of  Act 
50  George  III.  cap.  84,  he  claimed  an 
allowance  of  £20  in  lieu  of  a  glebe.  This 
was  objected  to  on  the  ground  that  he  got 
at  least  the  equivalent  of  a  glebe  from 
Walter  Laurie's  bequest.  He  raised  an 
action  in  the  Court  of  Session  in  1821,  but 
his  claim  was  refused.  He  was  libelled  in 
1842  on  various  serious  charges.  Having 
applied  to  the  Court  of  Session  for  inter 
dict  on  the  ground  of  irregularities  of  pro 
cedure  on  the  part  of  the  Presbytery,  the 
latter  referred  the  matter  to  the  General 
Assembly,  who  deposed  him  on  account 
of  the  legal  action  he  had  taken,  30th 
May  1842.  On  his  petition,  the  following 
Assembly  found  that  this  sentence  was 
"illegal,  unconstitutional,  and  inept,  and 
declare  the  same  to  have  been  null  and 
void  ab  initio"  29th  May  1843.  He  died 
17th  Oct.  1845.  He  marr.  29th  Oct.  1831, 
Margaret  (died  26th  Feb.  1845,  s.^.),  eldest 
daugh.  of  Patrick  Stewart  of  Cairnsmore. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).—[Acts  of  Ass.,  1842,  1843.] 

WILLIAM     MUNGALL     SIMPSON, 

born  Falkirk,  2nd  June  1822,  second 

son  of  James  S.,  merchant ;  educated 

at  Univ.    of    Glasgow;    licen,    by    Presb. 


of  Linlithgow;  ord.  5th  Feb.  1846;  died 
28th  May  1867.  He  marr.  2nd  June  1846, 
Helen  (died  5th  March  1895),  daugh.  of 
James  Nicholson,  Righead,  Torthorwald, 
and  had  issue  —  James  Nicholson,  yarn 
merchant,  Glasgow,  born  19th  Dec.  1847  ; 
Ellen  Christina,  born  14th  Sept,  1849; 
Wilhelmina  Muir,  born  23rd  Nov.  1851 
(marr.  9th  June  1874,  James  Kelso,  mer 
chant,  Glasgow). 

THOMAS  LITTLE,   M.A.,  B.D. ;    ord. 
1867     24th   Oct.    1867;    trans,   to   Lanark 
15th  March  1872. 

ROBERT     SHARP    WARREN,     ord. 
llth    July     1872 ;      trans,     to     St 

187Z 

1878. 


David's   Parish,    Dundee,    3rd    Oct. 


HARCOURT  PETER  CHARLTON, 
1879  k°rn  Tully  House,  Co.  Monaghan, 
28th  Dec.  1829,  son  of  Isaiah  C. 
and  Margaret  Hair;  educated  at  Royal 
College  of  Ireland  ;  B.A.  (1852) ;  assistant 
at  Dromore  and  Kilrush  ;  ord.  to  Taseagh, 
Armagh,  1856;  adm.  to  Wellpark  Chapel, 
Greenock,  1877 ;  trans,  and  adm.  27th 
March  1879;  D.D.  (Belfast  1906);  chaplain 
to  Lord  High  Commissioner  in  1910;  died 
26th  July  1911.  He  marr.  Jane  Lyons, 
Rathellen,  Sligo,  who  died  in  1876,  and 
had  issue— Henry  Lyons,  cotton  planter, 
Nyasaland,  sometime  in  holy  orders,  born 
4th  April  1865 ;  Margaret  O'Brien,  born  15th 
April  1868  (marr.  John  Mackenzie,  M.D., 
Duns).  Publications  —  National  Religion, 
with  Objections  to  Church  Establishments 
considered;  Seaside  Readings ;  Geology  and 
Genesis  ;  Sermons  preached  on  various  Occa 
sions  ;  The  Heavenly  Mirror  (Edinburgh, 
1905)  ;  Fancies  not  Facts  (Edinburgh, 
1906) ;  Communion  Wine  (London,  1908) ; 
edited  Irish  Christian  Treasury,  vols.  i. 
to  iv. 

__\YILLIAM    JOHN   CURRIE,    born 
Bushmills,     Co.      Antrim,      Ireland, 
24th  Jan.    1875,    son    of    James    C. 
and    Mary    Clarke ;     educated    at     Bush 
mills,     Ballymoney    Intermediate     School, 
Queen's  and  Assembly's  Colleges,  Belfast; 


358 


STRANRAER 


[PTIESB.  OF  STRANRAER 


B.A.  (1896)  ;  oi-d.  to  Ilarryvillo  Pres 
byterian  Church,  Ballymena,  15th  March 
1900  ;  trans,  to  Berry  Street  Presby 
terian  Church,  Belfast,  8th  Feb.  1907; 
trans,  to  this  charge  4th  Jan.  1912  :  res. 
17th  June  1915,  on  becoming  min.  of 
First  Bangor  Presbyterian  Church,  Ards, 
Ireland.  Marr.  1st  June  1904,  Ella  Ross, 
daugh.  of  George  B.  Hanna,  Kildrun;, 
Ballymena,  and  has  issue — George  Hanna, 
born  19th  Dec.  1905. 


1915 


AN  SOX  ROBERTSON  CRAIK 
WOOD,  born  Logie,  Dundee,  llth 
Aug.  1884,  son  of  Anson  W.  of 
Clathy,  Auchterarder,  and  Jessie  Robert 
son  ;  educated  at  Harris  Academy,  Dundee, 
Univs.  of  St  Andrews,  Oxford,  and  Glas 
gow  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1904),  B.A.  (Oxon. 
1908),  B.D.  (Glasgow  1911);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1911;  assistant  at 
West  St  Giles,  Edinburgh,  and  Park  Parish, 
Glasgow;  ord.  IGth  Dec.  1915. 


PRESBYTERY   OF   WIGTOWN 

[The  General  Assembly  sanctioned  the  erection  of  this  Court  in  April  1581.  We 
find  the  Presbytery  in  existence  in  1593.  Its  Register,  which  begins  with  22nd  Oct. 
1696,  extends  to  six  volumes.  There  is,  however,  a  gap  from  llth  Oct.  1758  to  22nd 
June  1784.  There  was  an  earlier  volume  of  Records,  beginning  13th  Nov.  1663,  but  it 
is  not  now  known  to  exist.] 


BARGRENNAN  (Q.S.). 

[A  chapel-of-ease  was  opened  at  Bar- 
grennan,  17th  March  1839,  and  was  served 
by  licentiates.  The  parish  was  disjoined 
from  Monigaff,  Penninghame,  and  Col- 
moncll,  16th  July  1862.] 


1863 


JOHN  BARCLAY,  born  Lamington, 
7th  March  ?822,  son  of  John  B., 
farmer,  and  Ann  Halliday  ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  19th  May  1845;  app.  to 
Bargrennan  Chapel  1st  Aug.  1847 ;  ord. 
29th  Jan.  1863  ;  died  24th  April  1907. 
He  marr.  llth  Nov.  1867,  Agnes  (died 
19th  Nov.  1904,  aged  83,  s.p.),  daugh.  of 
James  Gibson,  farmer,  and  Elizabeth 
Aitken. 


1907 


GEORGE  MUIR,  born  Primrosehill, 
Dunoon,  22nd  June  1880,  son  of 
George  M.,  merchant,  Glasgow,  and 
Janet  Bryce ;  educated  at  Dunoon  Grammar 
School,  High  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow, 
and  at  Marburg  and  Berlin  ;  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1900),  B.D.  (Glasgow  1904) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dunoon  27th  Sept.  1904 ;  assist 
ant  at  St  Mary's,  Partick  ;  ord.  19th  Sept. 
1907.  Marr.  7th  June  1913,  Mary  Chomar, 
daugh.  of  John  Hannay,  in  Powton,  Sorbie, 
and  has  issue— George  Douglas,  born  20th 
Sept.  1914. 

859 


GLASSERTON  AND  KIRK- 
MAIDEN-IN-FARINES. 

[These  parishes  were  united  by  the  Com 
missioners  of  Teinds  on  20th  June  1618. 

frlassertoH: — The  church  of  Glasserton 
belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Whitern.  On 
the  seashore  in  the  parish  is  St  Ninian's 
Cave,  a  fine  example  of  the  combined 
chapel  and  retreat  of  a  mediaeval  anchorite. 
The  parish  church  was  rebuilt  in  1732.  In 
1837  this  building  was  enlarged,  and  a 
tower  was  added  to  it. 

Kirkmaiden-in-Farines.  —  The  church  of 
this  parish  was  dedicated  to  St  Medan.  It 
belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Whitern.  On  the 
seashore  beside  the  church,  just  above  tide- 
mark,  there  is  a  holy  well.] 

RODOLPH  PEIRSON,  reader  and  vicar 
1567  in  1567  ;  died  in  1569. 

GEORGE  STEVENSON,  reader  in  1569 ; 

1569  vicar  in  1575. 

JOHN    KAY,    reader,    Nov.     1570    to 

1570  1589. 

ROGER   GORDON,  trans,  from  Whit- 

1580     ern   in    1580'    to    wnicil  Parisn  lie 
was  retrans.  about  1590. 

GEORGE  MURE,  reader,  1590  to  1591.— 
1590  \Eerj.  Assig.} 


MOO 


GLASSERTON  AND  KIRKMAIDEN-IN-FARINES     [PEESB.  OF 


JAMES  DAVIDSON,  min.  of  Wigtown, 
1597     also  min.  here  in  1597. 

GEORGE  KINCAID,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
1614     ^lochrum  before  1614,  to  which  he 
again   returned    before   1626.— [Key. 
A  sniff,] 

GEORGE  GALLOWAY,  M.A.  (St 
1626  Andrews,  26th  July  1613);  adin.  in 
1626 ;  still  min.  in  1654.  He  marr. 
(cont.  16th  Aug.  1628),  Jean,  eldest  claugh. 
of  James  M'Culloch  of  Drummorrall,  and 
Katherine  M'Culloch  of  Torhouse.— [7iV/. 
of  Deeds,  ccccxi.,  4th  Xov.  1628;  Stranraer 
/'rt-x/>.  ;  Commit,  to  Ass.,  1638  ;  Preface  to 
Clanahan's  Diwo  m  -xes.] 

ROBERT   PURDIE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

1665  23rf^    ^av    I655)  j    schoolmaster    of 
Colinton  29th  May  1663;   Keen,  by 

George,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh,  15th  Dec. 
1664;  adin.  min.  of  this  parish  after  22nd 
Jan.  1665 ;  died  before  5th  Dec.  that  year. 
He  marr.  (1)  23rd  Dec.  1662,  Marion,  daugh. 
of  John  Denhame,  merchant  burgess  of 
Edinburgh  :  (2)  Janet  Ker,  who  survived 
him.—  -[(i.  R.  Iforniw/s,  18th  June  1670; 
Edin.  Com.  Dec.,  12th  March  1663; 
Shankie's  Colinton.'] 

ALEXANDER  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A. 

1666  (('lasS°w  1646);  adin.  about    1666; 
died  soon  after.     He  marr.,  and  had 

issue — Archibald,  who  had  sasine  of  the 
lands  of  Hairshaw,  Drumboy,  and  Meadow- 
Hat  in  Lanarkshire,  27th  March  1671.— [A"w 
Gen.  Reg.  /S'as.,  xxvii. 

JOHN  SOMERVELL  [SOMER- 

1667  VILLE],   M.A. ;  trans,  from    Kirk- 
cowan,  and  adm.  before  22nd   May 

1667  ;  trans,  to  West  Calder,  and  coll.  17th 
June  1668. 

JAMES  BAILLIE,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 

1668  28th   July   1666);    pres.   by    James, 
Bishop  of  Galloway,  1st  July,  and 

inst.  llth  Sept.  1668;  still  min.  Oct.  1684, 
when  he  gave  up  a  list  of  parishioners. 
The  date  of  his  death  is  unknown.  He 
marr,  10th  Sept.  1671,  Agnes,  daugh.  of 


Charles  Thornton,  bailie  of  Forfar,  and 
had  issue— two  children.—  [Forfn r  .sVw. 
AVf/. ;  Clanahan's  D/sroxrscf.] 

JOHN  MURDOCH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1687  1st  Nov.  1681);  passed  trials  before 
Presb.  of  Dalkeith,  and  got  a  certifi 
cate  of  license  1st  May  1684  ;  min.  here 
about  1687 ;  outed  at  the  Revolution. — 
[MX.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ROBERT  SEATON,  educated  at  Univ. 
170Q  of  Glasgow  :  ord.  18th  Sept.  1700 ; 
died  18th  Oct.  1744,  in  his  80th  year. 
He  marr.  llth  March  1701,  Jean  Martin, 
who  died  8th  Feb.  1765,  and  had  issue- 
Elizabeth  ;  Jean  :  Margaret  (marr.,  pro. 
7th  Aug.  1726,  James  Hamilton,  merchant, 
Edinburgh) ;  Catherine  (marr.,  pro.  13th 
Aug.  1726,  George  Scott,  baker,  Canongate, 
Edinburgh).  —  [Tomlst. ;  Clanahan's  Z>/x- 
coiu-ses  ;  Edin.  Marr.  Rey.~\ 

ALEXANDER  GORDON,  licen.  by 
1745  Presb.  of  Wigtown  18th  Dec.  1738 ; 
called  18th  July,  and  ord.  19th  Sept. 
1745;  dem.  26th  May  1760;  went  to 
America,  where  he  died.  He  marr.  23rd 
Nov.  1747,  Agnes  Christian,  who  died  9th 
Dec.  1756,  and  had  issue — Thomas,  born 
15th  Aug.  1748;  Patrick,  born  17th  Sept. 
1750  ;  William,  born  21st  April  1752  ;  Jean, 
born  23rd  June  1753;  Robert,  born  9th 
Jan.  1755,  died  19th  June  1758. 

JAMES  LAING  of  Newlands,  born 
1?61  Abernethy,  Perthshire,  1732;  M.A. 
(St  Andrews  1753) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  5th  Dec.  1759;  pres.  by 
George  III.  3rd  Oct.  1760;  ord.  16th  July 
1761;  D.D.  (St  Andrews);  died  28th  Jan. 
1814.  He  marr.  (1)  17th  June  1763,  Sarah 
(died  30th  Dec.  1803,  aged  81),  daugh.  of 
Andrew  Ramsay,  Lord  Provost  of  Glasgow, 
and  had  issue  —  Sarah,  born  21st  March 
1764  (marr.  (1)  Edward  M'Culloch,  younger 
of  Auchengool,  and  was  mother  of  John 
Ramsay  M'Culloch,  statistician  and  politi 
cal  economist;  she  marr.  2ndly,  Dr  David 
Dempster) :  (2)  2nd  April  1805,  Elizabeth 
Gairden,  who  died  19th  May  1813  :  (3)  2nd 
Aug.  1813,  Helen  Conning,  who  died  27th 
May  1867.  Publication— Solomon's  Advice 


WIGTOWN]     GLASSERTON  AND  KIRKMAIDKN-IN-FARINES 


M61 


to   fhf>   Ga]i  and  Prosperous  C<'>)isiflf>r<~'?,  a 
sermon. — [  Tnmhst.~\ 

SAMUEL  CLANAHAN,  born  Aireylisk, 
1813  Mochrum,  17th  July  1779,  eldest  son 
of  James  C.  ;  educated  at  parish 
schools  of  Mochrum  and  Sorbie,  and  at 
Univs.  of  (Glasgow  and  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  1st  Jan.  1805  ;  tutor 
in  the  family  of  Robert  Hathorn  Stewart 
of  Physgill  in  1806;  pres.  by  George, 
Prince  Regent,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  6th  May  1813;  died  27th  Feb.  1849. 
He  marr.  22nd  Feb.  1814,  Stewart  (died 
23rd  Aug.  1873,  aged  81),  daugli.  of  John 
Williams,  of  the  India  House,  London,  and 
had  issue — Mark  Sprot,  surgeon,  Dumfries, 
born  3rd  Jan.  1815,  died  8th  March  1837  ; 
Robert  Hathorn  Stewart,  born  15th  Nov. 
1816,  went  abroad,  where  all  trace  of  him 
is  lost ;  Agnes  Eleanor,  born  18th  Feb. 
1819,  died  unmarr.  27th  Jan.  1852;  Mary 
Hathorn  Stewart,  born  24th  Nov.  1821, 
died  in  Chapel  Outon ;  Isabella  Agnew, 
born  6th  Jan.  1824,  died  in  Liverpool ; 
Samuel,  born  15th  Oct.  1826,  died  22nd 
March  1896.  Publications  —  Discourses 
(posthumous;  Edinburgh,  1849);  Account 
of  the  Parish  (New  titat.  Ace.  iv.).— 
[Memoir  prefixed  to  Discourses ;  Tom/>st.] 

ARCHIBALD    STEWART,    born    27th 

1849  ^y  180G'  y°unScst  son  of  John  S. 
farmer,  Cutcloy,  Whitern,and  Eliza 
beth  Dickson ;  educated  at  Univs.  of 
Glasgow  and  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Wigtown  July  1829;  tutor  at  Castle 
Menzies  and  Glasserton  House ;  assistant 
at  St  Andrew's  Parish,  Edinburgh,  1838 ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  to  Moffat 
24th  Aug.  1843;  trans,  and  adm.  12th 
July  1849  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  in  1863  ;  D.D. 
(Edinburgh  1870);  died  (in  his  pew  in  St 
Cuthbert's  Church,  Edinburgh)  4th  July 
1880.  He  marr.  26th  Nov.  1845,  Magdalene 
(died  6th  Jan.  1892),  daugh.  of  Henry  Good- 
sir,  and  had  issue— John  Alexander,  M.A. 
(Edinburgh  and  Oxford),  LL.D.  (Edin 
burgh  and  Aberdeen),  Fellow  of  Corpus 
Christ!  College,  Hon.  student  of  Christ 
Church,  White's  Professor  of  Moral  Phil 
osophy,  Univ.  of  Oxford,  author  of  The 
Myths  of  Plato,  etc.,  born  19th  Oct.  1846 ; 


1876 


Henry  Goodsir,  banker,  born  3rd  Aug. 
1848;  Elizabeth  Magdalene,  born  25th 
Sept,  1857  (marr.  27th  June  1882,  William 
Traquair  Dickson,  W.S.,  Edinburgh).  Pub 
lications — History  Vindicate' I  in,  the  Case 
of  the  Wigtown  Marti/rs  (Edinburgh,  1867  ; 
2nd  ed.,  1869);  contributed  articles  to 
tiiQ  Edinburgh  Courant;  and  several  single 
sermons. — [Vide  Funeral  Xrrtno/i,  b\- 
James  Charles,  D.D.] 

JOHN  GORDON,  born  Arnsheen,  Col- 
monell,  24th  Oct.  1850,  son  of  John 
G.,  farmer,  and  Helen  M'llwrick  ; 
educated  at  parish  schools  of  Kirkcowan 
and  Penninghame,  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  2nd  Dec. 
1874;  assistant  at  Avendale,  and  Iron 
Parish,  Glasgow ;  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  llth  Oct.  1876;  clerk  of  Presb., 
1900-14;  dem.  29th  Oct.  1914,  Marr.  14th 
Feb.  1877,  Margaret  (died  17th  June  1913), 
daugh.  of  Daniel  Bryce,  farmer,  Inner- 
peffray,  Perthshire,  and  Janet  Clow,  and 
has  issue  — John,  min.  of  Hobkirk,  born 
24th  Dec.  1878;  Donald  Campbell  Bryce, 
min.  of  Milton  Parish,  Glasgow,  born  8th 
Feb.  1881  ;  Helen  M'llwrick,  born  4th 
Sept.  1882,  died  4th  Aug.  1899;  James 
Bryce,  min.  of  Oldhamstocks,  born  4th 
Jan.  1884. 

JOHN  GREENSHIELDS  SCOULAR, 

1914  1j°rn  25tl1  8ept>  1884'  son  ot  Jonn 
Richard  S.,  min.  of  the  First  Charge, 
Cupar  -  Fife ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  St 
Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Cupar  in 
1910;  assistant  at  St  Ninians  (Stirling), 
Dalziel,  and  Buccleuch  Parish  (Edinburgh); 
ord.  29th  Oct.  1914;  lieut.  7th  Black 
Watch,  B.E.F.,  1915-16. 


KIRKCOWAN,  OK  KIRKCOAN. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  was  dedicated 
to  St  Coan.  Prior  to  the  Reformation  it 
belonged  to  the  Chapel  Royal  of  Stirling. 
Near  the  present  building  are  the  ruins  of 
an  older  parish  church.] 

JOHN  M'GHIE,  died  before  6th  Sept. 
1564  l5M.—[Edin.  Tests.] 


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[PRESB.  OF 


.IOHX     FLKM1XC.     reader,     1567     to 
1567      15*0. 

JOSEPH  CLELLAND,  probably  son  of 
1627  William  C.  of  that  ilk,  and  Elspetli 
Stewart  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1613) ;  on 
the  Exercise  at  Linlithgow  17th  Aug. 
101 1  :  on  the  Exercise  at  Wigtown  29th 
May  1010 ;  min.  in  1627,  and  still  min. 
17th  Nov.  1041.— [Lirdit/iyow  and  8tran- 
raer  Presh.  Rajs.  ;  titat.  Jtejtorts,  1627  ; 
Commiss.  to  Ass.,  1638 ;  Re<j.  Old  Dec., 
iii. ;  Wodrow  MSSJ] 

ALEXANDER  ROSS  of  Dalrioch,  Col- 
1662  mone11  >  M-A-  (Edinburgh,  28th  July 
1648);  adm.  in  1662;  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1602.  A  com 
plaint  was  made  to  the  Privy  Council, 
24th  Feb.  1663,  that  he  "  still  laboured  to 
keep  the  hearts  of  the  people  from  the 
present  government  in  Church  and  State." 
He  was  also  accused  of  holding  conventicles 
at  Dalrioch,  and  of  baptizing  in  private. 
He  marr.  Janet  Stewart  (died  before  14th 
Feb.  1662),  widow  of  Major  Hugh  Muir, 
son  of  Patrick  M.  of  Auchneil,  parish  of 
Leswalt. — [Wir/tmcn  Sas.  ;  Wodrow's  Hist., 
i.,  327.] 

JOHN  SOMERVELL  [SOMERVILLE], 
M.A. ;  adm.  between  26th  April  and 
30th  Oct.  1666 ;  trans,  to  Glasserton 
before  22nd  May  1667. 

JAMES  LEIPER,  M.A. ;  adm.  between 
1667     23rd  May  and  29th  Oct.  1667  ;  trans. 
to  Roberton,  Lanarkshire,  1682. 

JAMES    CHRISTIE,    M.A. ;    pres.    by 
John    Hamilton,     subdean     of    the 
Chapel  Royal,  12th  Oct.  1682  ;  trans, 
to  Kirkinner  about  1686. 

ALEXANDER    JAFFRAY,    outed    in 

1689.       He    afterwards     resided    at 

Little     Canglour,    in     St     Ninians 

Parish,  Stirling,  and  died  before  31st  July 

1712.      He  left   £100  to  the   poor  of  St 

Ninians.     A  nephew,  Alexander  Jaffray, 

merchant,  Stirling,  succeeded  him  as  por- 

tioner  of  Canglour. — [Stirling  Reg.  Sas. ; 

St  Ninians  Sess.  Rey.} 


1689 


ALEXANDER  GORDON,  M.A.  ;  min. 
at  Rathfriland,  Ireland ;  adm.  here 
in  1689  ;  trans,  to  Sorbie  that  year. 


1693 


PATRICK  DUNLOP,  a  preacher  from 
Ireland  who  came  over  at  the 
Pi  evolution ;  ord.  27th  May  1693; 
still  min.  6th  July  1098.  He  returned  to 
Ireland,  and  was  settled  in  the  Presbyterian 
congregation  at  Drumlick,  parish  of  Drum- 
minis,  Co.  Armagh,  where  he  died,  July 
1710.— [Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  520.] 

HUGH  DUNLOP,  licen.  by  Presb.   of 

17Q1     Peebles   4th   Dec.    1700;    called   1st 

June ;  ord.  10th  Sept.  1701 ;  died  at 

Edinburgh,  15th   Sept.  1705.— [E<Un.  R<><i. 

(Bnr.).-\ 

JAMES  MURDOCH,  licen.  by  Presb. 

1706     of    Kirkcudbright  18th   Sept.    1700; 

called    4th  Aug. ;    ord.     19th    Sept. 

1700;    died   8th    Feb.    1718,   in    his   51st 

year. — [TomltstJ] 

JAMES  M'CLELLAN  [or  M'CLEL- 
171g  LAND],  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th 
April  1705);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  16th  Nov.  1714;  called 
26th  Jan.,  and  ord.  1st  Sept.  1719 ;  died 
26th  Aug.  1743,  aged  about  59.  He  marr. 
and  had  issue— David,  min.  of  Beith. 

ROBERT  HUNTER,  chaplain  to  John 
1744  M'Dowall  of  Logan ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Stranraer  7th  April  1742 ; 
called  20th  March  ;  ord.  20th  Sept.  1744 ; 
died  15th  July  1782,  in  his  74th  year. 
He  marr.  17th  Oct.  1748,  Helena  (died 
5th  Feb.  1789),  fourth  daugh.  of  Patrick 
Bruce,  min.  at  Killyleagh,  Ireland,  and 
had  issue — Margaret,  born  3rd  Nov.  1757 ; 
Patrick  Bruce,  born  18th  Nov.  1767,  died 
10th  June  1789.— [Tombst. ;  Acts  of  Ass., 
1744.] 

JOHN  DICKSON,  born  1748.  third  son 
1783  of  Adam  D.,  farmer,  Kiladam,  in 
the  parish ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow;  ord.  19th  Aug.  1783;  died  13th 
March  1799.  He  marr.  2nd  Aug.  1790, 
Margaret  Bruce,  who  died  17th  Sept.  1825, 
and  had  issue— Mary,  born  17th  Sept.  1791, 
died  16th  March  1835  ;  Agnes.  Publication 


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363 


—Account  of  the   Parish  (Sinclair's  Sf«f. 
Air.,  xx.).—[Tombsf.] 

ANTHONY  STEWART,  M.D.  [source 
17g  and  date  unknown],  eldest  son  of 
John  S.,  farmer,  Stelloch,  Glasser- 
ton,  and  Marion,  claugh.  of  Adam  Dickson, 
in  Kiladam  in  the  parish ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wig 
town  28th  June  1791 ;  ord.  to  New  Luce 
5th  April  1792  ;  pres.  by  Piobert  Agnew  of 
Sheuchan  28th  June  1799  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
12th  Dec.  1799 ;  died  6th  April  1847.  He 
marr.  7th  Sept.  1802,  his  cousin,  Grace 
(died  at  Cheltenham,  22nd  Jan.  1862,  aged 
70),  daugh.  of  Andrew  Dickson,  in  Micklc 
Larg,  Inch,  and  Anne  M'Master,  and  had 
issue— John,  L.R.C.S.E.  (1826),  born  14th 
July  1803,  died  at  sea,  on  his  passage  home 
from  Mauritius,  where  he  was  staff-surgeon, 
19th  Nov.  1848;  Anne,  born  15th  Jan. 
1806  (marr.  13th  July  1825,  Capt.  William 
Charles  Hamilton  of  Craighlaw),  died  1889; 
Lilias  Millar,  born  27th  June  1808  (marr. 
Robert  Frederic  Gower  of  Glandovan, 
Pembrokeshire),  died  llth  May  1880.  Pub 
lication — Account  of  New  Luce  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.). 

JOHN  THOMSON,  son  of  John  T., 
merchant,  Stranraer ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  ord.  (assistant 

and  successor)  in  1844 ;   died  in  Glasgow, 

4th  Sept.  1849,  unmarr. 

JAMES  CHARLES,  born  Glasgow,  10th 
Jan.  1803,  third  son  of  George  C., 
merchant,  and  Catherine  Stevenson  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dalkeith  ;  ord.  (by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh)  chaplain  on  the  Bengal  establish 
ment  25th  April  1832  ;  min.  of  St  Andrew's 
Church, Calcutta,  1832-47 ;  D.D. (Edinburgh, 
30th  March  1839) ;  adm.  to  this  parish  29th 
Nov.  1849  ;  died  26th  Nov.  1882.  He  marr. 
28th  May  1832,  Elizabeth  Smith  (died  1st 
March  1894),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Edmond- 
ston,  merchant,  Edinburgh/ and  had  issue — 
Thomas  Edmondston,  M.D.,  Hon.  Physician 
to  the  King,  born  17th  Oct.  1834,  died  2nd 
March  1906;  Catherine,  born  18th  March 
1836,  died  unmarr.,  10th  Jan.  1909  ;  James, 
Royal  Artillery,  born  2nd  June  1839,  died 


19th  July  1909  :  John  George,  I.C.S.,  born 
23rd  Nov.  1842,  died  25th  Oct.  1915  ; 
Fendall  Lowis,  I.C.S.,  born  10th  May  1*4*. 
Publications — The  Astonishing  Condescen 
sion  of  the  Redeemer,  a  sermon  (Calcutta, 
1834);  The  Watchman's  Warning  Voice 
(Calcutta,  1843) ;  The  Church  of  Scotland's 
India  Mission  [Assembly  Address,  1848] 
(Edinburgh,  1848);  The  Lord's  Voice  to 
Britain  from  the  Far  East  (Glasgow,  1857) ; 
Th<-  Last  fifteen  Years  (Glasgow,  n.d.) ; 
National  Judgments,  their  Causes  and  their 
Lemons  (Newton  -  Stewart,  1877) ;  The 
Blessedness  <>f  the  Dead  that  die  in  the 
Lord  [Funeral  Sermon  for  Archibald 
Stewart,  D.D.,  Glasserton]  (Edinburgh, 
1880). 

BENJAMIN  DENOON,  born  Portma- 
1883  nomack,  Ross-shire,  18th  Dec.  1854, 
son  of  John  D. ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1881);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Glasgow  in  1882 ;  assistant  at  Inver- 
allan  and  St  Columba's,  Glasgow ;  ord. 
13th  June  1883;  died  at  Ventnor,  Isle  of 
Wight,  20th  April  1886.  He  marr.  4th 
March  1884,  Mary  Jane,  daugh.  of  George 
Abel,  Aquherton,  Kintore,  and  had  issue 
—  Ernest  Ian,  classical  master,  1  )umfries 
Academy,  born  22nd  May  1885. 

ANDREW  FALLAS  MITCHELL,  born 

1886  ^r'  8t^  ^ec'  1857>  son  °f  Alexander 
M.  and  Mary  Barbour ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr 
7th  May  1884 ;  assistant  at  Riccarton, 
Kilmarnock;  ord.  13th  Oct.  1886;  died 
18th  Sept.  1904.  He  marr.  1st  Feb.  1887, 
Grace  Gow,  daugh.  of  George  Anderson, 
and  had  issue — Alexander  Fallas,  electrical 
engineer,  Sydney,  Australia,  born  24th 
April  1888  ;  Grace  Dingwall  Gow  Ander 
son,  born  26th  Dec.  1889  (marr.  18th  April 
1914,  William  Leyson  Stevenson  Moore, 
Balaquane,  Peel,  Isle  of  Man) ;  Mary  Bar 
bour,  born  7th  March  1891  ;  George  Ander 
son,  medical  student,  Univ.  of  Glasgow, 
born  13th  March  1896. 

JOHN  MUIR,  M.A.,  B.D. ;   ord.   16th 
1905     ^arcn    1905J    trans,   to   High   Kirk 
Parish,  Paisley,  19th  May  1910, 


KIRKCOWAN— KIRKINNEH  AND  LONGCASTLE     [PKESB.  or 


JOSEPH  LOGAN  AYRE,  born  Bally- 
lglo  menu,  Co.  Antrim,  12th  Aug.  1868, 
son  of  Robert  A.  and  Mary  Blair ; 
educated  at  Magee  College,  Londonderry, 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  B.A.  (London 
derry  1900),  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1905);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Coleraine  in  1903;  assistant 
at  St  Mary's  Parish,  Dumfries,  1906-7; 
adin.  as  a  licentiate  by  the  General 
Assembly  in  1907;  ord.  to  Macduff  4th 
Dec.  1907 ;  trans,  and  adm.  20th  Oct. 
1910  ;  trans,  to  Prestonpans  29th  June  1916. 
Marr.  llth  June  1908,  Grace  Wallace, 
daugh.  of  Robert  M'Dowall,  and  has  issue 
—Margaret  Robertson  Logan,  born  16th 
July  1909;  Percy  Logan,  born  10th  Aug. 
1913. 


HUGH     THOMAS     SUTHERLAND 
MORRISON,    M.A.,    B.D. ;     trans, 
from   Tundergarth   (q.v.),   and   adm. 
1st  Dec.  1916. 


1916 


KIRKINNER  AND  LONGCASTLE. 

[These  parishes  were  united  in  1650. 

Kirkinner. — The  church  was  dedicated 
to  St  Kinera.  Before  the  Reformation  it 
belonged  to  the  Chapel  Royal  of  Stirling. 
Standing  in  the  churchyard  were  two 
ancient  carved  stone  crosses,  of  which  one 
only  now  remains.] 

ROBERT  BLINSHIEL,  min.  of  Wig- 
1567  town  in  1567,  also  min.  here. 

JAMES    FALCONER,   reader    in 

1573  1573. 

MICHAEL    [or    NICOL]    DUNGAL- 

1574  SON,  reader  in  1574. 

THOMAS  WRIGHT,  reader,  1574  to 
1574  1576. 

JOHN   YOUNG,   1576;    min.  of   Wig- 
15?6     town,  also  min.  here.— [Edin.  Com. 
Dec.,  xxxi.,  21st  Dec.  1579. 

JAMES   FALCONER,  reader  in  1573; 
min.  from  1578 ;   still  min.  in  1597. 


WILLIAM      BO  YD,     M.A.     (Glasgow 
1587);    adm.   to   Blantyre   in   1593; 
trans,  to  Glenluce  in  1597  ;  min.  of 
this  parish  in  1599. — [Reg.  Assiy.] 


1599 


MATTHEW  REID,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1601     15")  >  memb«'  of  Assembly  in  1602  ; 
still    min.   in    IfiOS.  —  [Reg.   Aszig.  : 
Booke  of  the  Kirk.} 


1627 


ANDREW  ANDERSON,  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1608) ;  an  "  expectant ;; 
4th  Sept.  1611  ;  adm.  before  1627 ; 
member  of  Assembly  in  1638 ;  died  before 
12th  Nov.  1641,  aged  about  b±.  —  [Stat. 
ftejtorts,  1627  ;  St  Andrews  St/n.  and  Stran- 
raer  Presb.  Regs. ;  Wodroiv  MS8. ;  Banna- 
tyne  Miscell.,  ii. ;  Stevenson's  HistJ] 


1643 


1578 


-[Reg.  Assig.} 


WILLIAM  HUME,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
22nd  July  1637);  adm.  after  27th 
Sept.  1643 ;  while  acting  as  chap 
lain  to  the  Galloway  Regiment,  he  was 
killed  by  a  shot  from  the  walls  of  New 
castle  in  1644,  aged  about  27.  He  marr. 
21st  Dec.  1643,  Barbara,  daugh.  of  John 
Mein,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  and  had  issue 
—William,  bapt.  8th  Nov.  1644,  entered 
burgess  and  guild  brother  of  Edinburgh 
in  right  of  his  father,  27th  Nov.  1667. 
After  a  petition  to  Parliament  backed  up 
by  the  recommendation  of  the  General 
Assembly,  a  sum  of  two  thousand  merks, 
"  out  of  the  readiest  moneys  which  can  be 
had  pertaining  to  the  public,"  was  voted 
to  Hume's  widow  and  her  child.  In  1646, 
also  by  the  Assembly's  orders,  she  had  a 
gift  of  the  vacant  stipend  for  that  year. 
This  was  probably  never  paid,  though 
Parliament  enjoined  that  it  should  be 
paid  by  the  Committee  of  War  within 
the  Sheriffdom.—  -[Stranraer  Presb.  Reg.; 
Edin.  Guild  Reg. ;  Edin.  Reg.  (J/arr.  and 
Bapt.) ;  Acts  of  Par!.,  vi. ;  Peterkin's 
Records ;  Balfour's  Annals,  iii. ;  Ruther 
ford's  Letters.] 


1647 


GEORGE  WAUGH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
17th  April  1639) ;  on  the  Exercise 
at  Perth  28th  June  1643.  In  1646 
he  was  a  witness  to  the  will  of  Alexander 
Henderson,  min.  of  Leuchars ;  adm.  in 
1647;  deprived  in  1662  for  nonconformity. 


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365 


He  was  accused  before  the  Privy  Council, 
24th  Feb.  1G63,  "  of  still  labouring  to  keep 
the  hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State,"  and 
was  charged  with  turbulent  and  seditious 
carriage  14th  July  that  year,  but  the  result 
is  unknown.  He  declined  an  indulgence 
at  Kells  3rd  Sept.  1672  ;  was  summoned 
before  the  Council  12th  March  1673,  and 
ordered  to  take  up  work  there  before  1st 
June.  He  emigrated,  however,  to  Ireland, 
and  got  a  charge  in  Co.  Down.  He  was 
min.  again  in  1689.—  [Stranraer  Presb.  Ji»j.  ; 
Wodrow's  Jlisf.,  ii.,  212  :  Reg.  Sec.  8iy.  ; 
Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  407  ;  Alton's  Life  of 
Henderson.] 


1663 


ANDREW  SYMSOX  [SIMSOX],  M.A.; 
ac^m-  in  1663  ;   clerk  of  Synod  25th 
Oct.    1664  ;    inst.    to    Douglas   12th 
Jan.  1686. 


1686 


JAMES  CHRISTIE,  a  native  of  Abcr- 
deenshire ;  M.A.  (King's  College, 
Aberdeen,  17th  July  1602);  pros. 
12th  Oct.  1682  to  Kirkcowan  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  about  1686  ;  outed  at  the  Revolution. 
He  went  to  Ireland,  was  adm.  to  Bandony, 
in  the  diocese  of  Deny,  and  died  13th  May 
1718,  aged  about  76.  He  marr.  (1)  Jane 
Inglis,  and  had  issue — Andrew  ;  David  : 
(2)  1696,  Margaret  Kincaid,  who  survived 
him.— [JM'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

GEORGE     WAUGH,    above    noticed ; 

returned     before    16th    .July    1689; 

restored  by  Act  of  Parliament  24th 
April  1690  ;  died  1st  Dec.  1691,  aged  about 
72.  He  marr.  10th  May  1649,  Janet 
Thomson.— [Edin.  Reg.  (Marr.).] 

HUGH    CO  WAX,    adm.    before    20th 
1694     March  1694  ;  dem.  7th  July  1698. 

AVILLIAM  CAMPBELL  of  Queenshill, 

„        born   1676,  son   of   Robert   C.,  min. 

of   Stoneykirk ;   Keen,   by  Presb.  of 

Wigtown  24th   Feb.,  and    ord.  22nd  Sept. 

1702  ;  purchased  Queenshill,  Kirkcudbright, 

1729  ;  died  Sept.  1742.     He  marr.  7th  Aug. 

1721,     Margaret     (died    28th    Jan.     1778), 

second   daugh.   of   William   Reid,   min.   of 

Dunning,    and     had     issue  —  William     of 

Queenshill,  M.D.,  sometime  of  the  Island 


of  Antigua,  born  1727,  died  1798;  David, 
merchant,  Manchester,  died  1815  ;  Xicolas, 
died  Sept.  1810 ;  Helen  (marr.  24th  May 
1755,  Alexander  Maitland  of  Valleyfield) ; 
Margaret  (marr.  llth  March  1756,  George 
Aclie,  min.  of  Carnock);  Magdalen  (marr. 
4th  May  1761,  David  Dow,  min.  of  Dron) ; 
Anna  (marr.  13th  June  1751,  Thomas  Dow, 
min.  of  Bervie). 

ANDREW  REID,   licen.   by    Presb.   of 
1  Wigtown '23rd  Feb.,  and  called  8th 

Sept.  1743  ;  ord.   22nd  March  1744  ; 
died  unmarr.,  1st  May  1744. 


1745 


JOHN  HART,  born  1716,  son  of  John 
H.  of  Sauchenford ;  tutor  in  the 
family  of  John  M'Dowall  of  Freugh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranracr  7th  April 
1742  ;  pros,  by  John  Vans  of  Barnbarroch 
Oct.  1744;  ord.  llth  April  1745;  died  1st 
Jan.  1767.  He  marr.  4th  Sept.  1749,  Eliza 
beth  Smith  (date  of  death  unknown), 
and  had  issue — John,  born  30th  July  1750; 
Jean,  born  15th  Dec.  1751  ;  Catherine, 
born  13th  June  1754  ;  Peter,  born  13th 
July  1756;  Robert,  born  18th  May  1758; 
Thomas,  born  4th  June  1760;  Christian, 
born  14th  July  1763  (marr.  14th  Sept. 
1790,  James  Jollie,  W.S.),  died  27th  May 
1807;  Mary,  born  12th  Nov.  1765  (marr. 
Captain  William  Sheriff,  Madras  Cavalry, 
H.E.I.C.S.) ;  William  Main,  born  17th  April 
1767.— [Tombst.] 

ROBERT  HENDERSON,  eldest  son 
17  of  William  H.,  farmer,  Mochrum  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  pres. 
by  George  III.  9th  April  1767  ;  ord.  27th 
June  1769;  died  16th  April  1778.  He 
marr.  6th  Jan.  1772,  Helen  Maitland,  who 
died  13th  Oct.  1787,  and  had  issue — Joanna, 
born  31st  May  1774  ;  James  Maitland,  born 
6th  Sept.  1776. 

JOHN  GRAHAM,  born  Monigaff,  1732, 
son  of  Robert  G.,  schoolmaster ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow; 
M.A.  (1753) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine 
llth  Aug.  1701  ;  ord.  to  Dunlop  12th  May 
1703;  trans,  and  adm.  30th  June  1779; 
died  18th  June  1815.  He  was  a  learned 
divine,  and  an  authority  on  Church  law. 


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He  marr.  16th  July  1704,  Christian 
Hathorn,  who  died  s.p.  9th  Dec.  1812. 
Publications— The  Reliyious  Establishment 
in  Scotland  examined  upon  Protestant  Prin 
ciples  (anon.  ;  London,  1771) ;  Subscription 
to  Jfuman  Articles  of  Faith  Examined,  in, 
a  Letter  to  the  Rev.  Thomas  Walker,  Min. 
of  Dundonald  (anon.;  London,  177;"));  Pre 
face  to  Sermons  by  Andrew  Donnan  [niin. 
of  Wigtown]  (Edinburgh,  1800);  Account 
of  the  Parish  ([Sinclair's  Mat.  Arc.,  iv.,  xxi.). 
—[Tombsf.;  Murray's  Galloway,  %0l.] 


1810 


ADAM   ROBERTSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 

of     Linlithgow     29th     Aug.     1804; 

studied  medicine  at  Edinburgh  Univ., 
and  graduated  M.I).  24th  June  1809;  pros. 
by  John  Vans  Agnew  of  Barnbarroch  25th 
Aug.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  1st 
Nov.  1810  ;  died  on  the  day  fixed  for  his 
marriage,  1st  Jan.  1812.  Publication  — 
Dissertatio  Medica.  inaugurates  De  Scrofula 
(Edinburgh,  1809). 


1816 


JAMES  REID,  born  (Julross,  1787,  son 
of  Reuben  11. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Linlithgow  16th  Aug.  1810;  pres. 
by  John  Vans  Agnew  of  Barnbarroch  July 
1815;  ord.  4th  April  1816;  died  8th  Dec. 
1874.  He  marr.  31st  July  1820,  Mary  (died 
18th  Oct.  1881,  aged  83),  eldest  daugh.  of 
Elliot  William  Davidson,  min.  of  Sorbie, 
and  had  issue— Mary,  born  21st  May  1821 
(marr.  Martin  Glover);  Jane  Maitland, 
born  25th  Jan.  1823,  died  18th  Jan.  1837  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  16th  Nov.  1824  (marr.  John 
Reid,  min.  of  Monikie) ;  James,  major- 
general  Indian  army,  born  30th  June  1826, 
died  14th  Feb.  1915;  William  Davidson, 
master  mariner,  born  17th  Jan.  1828,  died 
at  Liverpool;  Margaret,  born  18th  April 
1829  (marr.  James  Roddick,  min.  at  Ade 
laide,  Australia);  John  Maitland,  banker, 
Calcutta,  born  25th  Jan.  1831,  died  in 
London  ;  Isaac  Davidson,  born  9th  J  )ec. 
1832,  died  (while  a  student  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow)  4th  Jan.  1851  ;  Patrick  Vans 
Agnew,  sheep  farmer,  Argentina,  born  8th 
Oct.  1834,  died  at  Bathhampton,  5th  Sept. 
1908;  George  Dudgeon,  master  mariner, 
born  16th  Oct.  1836,  died  1875  ;  Jane  Mait 
land,  born  19th  May  1839  (marr.  William 


Boyd);  Susan  Davidson,  born  21st  Jan. 
1841  (marr.  Robert  Paton,  her  father's 
successor).  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (Neio  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

ROBERT  PATON,  born  Edinburgh, 
1865  25th  Sept.  1835,  son  of  Robert  P. 
and  Margaret  Logan ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  tutor  in  the  family 
of  Stair  Hathorn  Stewart  of  Physgill ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  20th  July 
1S63 ;  assistant  at  Kirkinner;  ord.  (assist 
ant  and  successor)  1st  Aug.  1865  ;  died  18th 
Oct.  1899.  He  marr.  7th  July  1873,  Susan 
Davidson  Reid,  daugh.  of  his  colleague, 
and  had  issue — Robert  Campbell,  Inspector 
of  Police,  Bhamo,  Upper  Burma,  born  llth 
Feb.  1879;  Mary,  born  7th  Dec.  1881 
(marr.  William  Caspar,  theatrical  manager). 
Publication — The  Scottish  Church  and  its 
Surroundings  in  Early  Times  (Edinburgh, 
1884). 

JOHN  CUNNINGHAM  WALKER, 
1900  k°rn  12th  Sept.  1861,  son  of  Robert 
W.  and  Robina  Cassels  ;  educated  at 
Briclgeton  Parish  School,  High  School,  and 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1888);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  June  1889 ;  assistant  at 
Rothesay,  Wigtown,  and  Kirkinner ;  ord. 
9th  Jan.  1900.  Publication — The  Teaching 
of  Jesus  in  His  Otcn  Words  (Edinburgh, 
1893). 

LONGCASTLE. 

[The  ruins  of  the  church  still  stand  in  the 
churchyard  at  Longcastle.] 

LEWIS  FRASER,  exhorter  here  and  at 

1567  Mochrum  in  1567. 

WILLIAM  VANS  [VAUS],  reader,  1568 

1568  to  1574. 


1574 


MICHAEL     [or    NICOL]    DUNGAL- 

SON  [DOUGALSON],  pres.  by 
James  VI.  3rd  Aug.  1574,  when 
Kirkinner,  Kirkcowan,  Kirkmadryne,  and 
Mochrum  were  also  in  the  charge.  He 
died  probably  in  1576. 

JOHN    MARTIN,    styled    vicar    in 
1576     1576. 


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JOHN  YOUNG,  pres.  by  James  VI. 
1st  March  1577:  trans,  to  Mochrurn 
in  1590. 

GEORGE    KINCAID,  pres.  by  James 

VI.  2nd  Aug.  1608  ;  min.  at  Mochrum 
1608      ,i     i 

that  year. 


KIRKMABRECK    AND 
KIRKDALE. 

[Kirkmabreck.— The  church  was  dedicated 
to  St  Brioch.  It  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of 
Dundrennan.  On  20th  June  1613  the 
Commissioners  of  Teinds  united  the  three 
parishes  of  Anwoth,  Kirkmabreck,  and 
Kirkdale.  In  1G3G  Kirkmabreck  and  Kirk- 
dale  were  severed  from  Anwoth,  and  made 
to  form  a  united  charge  by  themselves. 
On  8th  March  1637  the  church  of  this 
united  parish  was  removed  by  Act  of 
Parliament  from  Kirkmabreck  to  Ferrie- 
toun  of  Cree,  now  called  Creetown.  The 
united  parish  of  Kirkmabreck  and  Kirk- 
dale  remained  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Kirkcudbright  until  24th  Jan. 
1699,  when  the  General  Assembly  trans 
ferred  it  to  the  Presbytery  of  Wigtown. 

In  1834  the  church  at  Creetown  was  re 
built.  The  ruins  of  the  old  parish  church 
are  still  standing  in  the  churchyard  at 
Kirkmabreck.  Close  by  is  Knocktagart 
(Cnoc  an  t-sayairt  —  ihc.  Priest's  Hill).  In 
old  times  there  was  a  hospital  in  the  parish 
at  Spitalburn.  There  were  also  two  chapels 
within  the  bounds,  St  Bride's  at  Kilbridc 
and  the  Angel  Chapel  at  Barnsoul,  believed 
to  have  been  dedicated  to  St  Michael. 
Near  it  is  the  Angel  Well. 

Kirkdale. — The  church  of  Kirkdale  was 
dedicated  to  St  Michael.  It  belonged  to 
the  Priory  of  Whitern.  On  20th  June 
1618  Kirkdale  and  Kirkmabreck  were 
united  by  the  Commissioners  of  Teinds  to 
the  adjoining  parish  of  Anwoth.  But  in 
1636  Kirkmabreck  and  the  greater  part  of 
Kirkdale  were  disjoined  from  Anwoth, 
leaving,  however,  a  portion  of  Kirkdale 
still  annexed  to  Anwoth.] 

THOMAS  REGNALL,  reader  and  vicar 
1567  at  Kirkdale  from  1567  to  1579. 


JOHN  MOFFAT  [MOFFET],  exhorter 
1585  at  Kirkmabreck  in  1567  ;  reader 
there  in  1574  ;  min.  at  Monigaff  in 
1578  ;  reader  at  Kirkdale  in  1580  •  adm. 
min.  of  Kirkmabreck  in  1585  ;  removed  to 
Kirkdale  about  1590,  and  was  still  there  in 
1594.—  [Reg.  Assiy.] 

JAMES  DONALDSON,  M.A.  ;  min.  of 
15g>7     Dunrocl  in  1595  ;  adm.  here  in  1597  ; 


trans,    to    Kirkcormack    in    1599. 


[Key. 


JOHN     CALLANDEU,     M.A.  ;     trans. 

1603     from     Dundrennan  ;     pres.     to     the 

vicarage   by  James    VI.    19th    Jan. 

1603  ;   trans,   to   Kirkmaiden-in-Rhinns   in 

1607.—  [Key.  Assiy.] 

WILLIAM  DALGLEISH,  M.A.  ;  men- 

1627     tioned  as  min.  in  1627  [not  1634,  as 

in   vol.  i.,  p.  10]  ;   dep.  for  noncon 

formity  in   1635,   but    reponed  ;   trans,    to 

Cramond  16th  Jan.  1639. 

SAMUEL    ROW,    M.A.  ;    trans,    from 
164O     Second    Charge,    Dunfermline,   and 
adm.  in   1640  ;    trans,  to  Sprouston 
in  1655. 

PATRICK  PEACOCK,  son  of  Patrick 
P.,  burgess  of  Newburgh  ;  M.A.  (St 
Andrews  1648);  on  the  Exercise  at 
St  Andrews  30th  June  1652  ;  adm.  about 
1656  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662,  but  being  accused  of  "still 
labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the  people 
from  the  present  government  in  Church 
and  State,"  he  was  charged  by  the  Privy 
Council  to  remove  before  26th  March  1663  ; 
was  indulged  at  Ochiltree  3rd  Sept.  1672, 
but  it  is  doubtful  if  he  accepted.  He  went 
to  Ireland,  and  was  min.  at  Killyleagh,  but 
returned  in  1690.—  [G.  R.  Homings,  12th 
Oct.  1686  ;  St  Andrews  Prcsl.  Re<j.  ;  Wocl- 
row's  Hist.,  i.,  327  ;  Lament's  Diari/.'] 

ALEXANDER  REID,   M.A.  ;  pres.  by 

James,   Bishop    of   Galloway,   1664. 

The  Bishop   and   Synod,   26th   Oct. 

1664,  ordered  him  to  demit  his  charge  by 

Candlemas  1665,  and  in  case  of  refusal  the 

Presb.  was  to  declare  the  kirk  vacant. 


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[PKESB.  01- 


JAMES   SHAW,  adm.  before  1st  Xov. 
1665     1665  ;  trans,  to  Anwoth  in  1GGS. 


1668 


DAVID  M'QUERNE,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

9tl1     >Tl1^     1GG°)  >      ac^m>     to      ^ars- 

»hairn  between  26th  April  and  30th 

Oct.  1GGG  ;   trans,  and  adm.  between  20th 

April  and  27th  Oct.  1G68  ;   still  min.  27th 
April  1G71. 

JOHN  MABIE  [or  MABIN],  died  April 

1673  1^3-      He   niarr.   Christian    Skenc, 
and  had  issue-  -William  ;  Margaret. 

—  [Kirkcudbright  7V.s7.s-.] 

ANDREW    NAUGHLEY,   min.    about 

1674  1074  ;  trans,  to  Stow  llth  Aug.  1G80. 

ROBERT  EDWARD,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
1684     24tk  J^y  1675)  ;  mentioned  in  Oct. 
1684.-  [List  of  Disorderly.] 


1689 


-I AMES  SHAW,  probably  the  above 
J.  S.,  after  being  outed  from  An 
woth,  returned  here  in  1689,  but  was 

again  outed  by  the  people.— [J/#.  Ace.  of 

Min.,  1G89.] 

PATRICK  PEACOCK,  M.A.,  above 
1690  noticecl  >  returned  from  Ireland ; 
was  restored  by  Act  of  Parliament 
25th  April  1690 ;  member  of  first  General 
Assembly  after  the  Revolution,  1690 ;  died 
after  20th  Oct.  1691,  aged  about  64.  He 
inarr.  Margaret  Mure,  and  with  her  had 
sasine  of  an  annual  rent  of  the  lands  of 
Barholm  in  June  1064.— [Reid's  Ireland, 
ii.,  519 ;  j.Yew  (,'cn.  Key.  >S'a.s-.,  viii. ;  G'en. 
Ass.,  1690.] 

DAVID    EDGAR,    M.A.    (Edinburgh, 

1693     27th  July  1663;  adm.  between  18th 

April  and   17th  Oct.   1693;   died  in 

1701,   aged    about    58. —  [Matt.    Symsoivs 

C/tarac.  of  the  Presbyterian  Spirits.} 

SAMUEL  BROWN  (primus)  of  Bar- 
1703  harrow,  parish  of  Borgue,  born  1677  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  2Gth  Nov.  1702; 
ord.  31st  March  1703;  died  17th  May 
1751.  He  inarr.  16th  July  1710,  Dorothea 
(died  Gtli  March  1762,  aged  72),  daugh.  of 


Patrick  Murdoch  of  Cumloden,  and  Agnes 
Dunbar,  and  had  issue — Patrick  of  Gate- 
gill  ;  Nicolas  (inarr.  John  Bell  of  Ark- 
land)  ;  Dorothea  (marr.  1740,  James  Gordon 
of  Balmeg) ;  Thomas,  merchant,  Bristol ; 
Samuel,  min.  here. — [Tomlst. ;  Murray's 
Galloway.] 

SAMUEL  BROWN  (secundus)  of  Bar- 
1752  harrow,  born  1724,  son  of  preceding  ; 
educated  at  Univs.  of  Glasgow  and 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wigtown 
21st  Aug.  1750;  pres.  by  George  II.  30th 
Oct.  1751;  ord.  6th  Aug.  1752;  died  23rd 
July  1779.  He  marr.  19th  Feb.  1754, 
Margaret  (died  at  Edinburgli,  3rd  Jan. 
1817,  aged  82),  daugh.  of  John  Smith  of 
11. M.  Customs,  Wigtown,  and  had  issue — 
Jane,  born  31st  March  1755,  died  4th  Oct. 
1758;  Dorothea,  born  1st  May  1756  (marr. 
James  Thomson,  min.  of  Balmaclellan) ; 
Samuel,  major  93rd  Regiment,  born  3rd 
Jan.  1758,  died  3rd  May  1825  ;  Jane,  born 
9th  April  1760  ;  John,  bom  4th  Eeb.  1762  ; 
Elizabeth,  born  8th  March  1764  ;  Peter, 
born  14th  Feb.  1766;  James  Murray,  born 
6th  April  1767,  died  in  Virginia,  U.S.A.  ; 
Janet,  born  10th  Feb.  1769,  died  5th  Aug. 
1824;  Eleanora,  born  21st  Jan.  1771,  died 
14th  June  1773;  Margaret,  born  25th  April 
1772;  Eleanora,  born  15th  May  1774; 
Thomas,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Moral  Philos 
ophy,  Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  born  9th  Jan. 
1777,  died  2nd  April  1820.— [Welsh's  Llf- 
of  Dr  Thomas  JJroii'ii.] 

JOHN  INGL1S,  born  Glasgow,  1753, 
1780  Probably  son  °f  James  Inglis ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  pres.  by 
John  M'Culloch  of  Barholm  ;  ord.  12th  Oct. 
1780;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  8th  Dec.  1788); 
dep.  for  drunkenness  17th  April  1804, 
sentence  approved  by  Synod  24th  April. 
He  died  in  the  Charity  Workhouse,  Edin 
burgh,  10th  Dec.  1818.  He  marr.  13th 
Dec.  1780,  Margaret,  daugh.  of  Edward 
Burd  of  Ormiston,  and  had  issue— Mar 
garet,  born  6th  April  1784  (marr.  James 
Blackadder) ;  John,  born  28th  Sept.  1785, 
died  5th  Nov.  1814.— [Edhi.  Key.  (/*«>•.); 
Act*  of  Ass.,  1804.] 

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John  M'Culloch  of  Barholm  in  favour  of 
James  Mitchell,  probationer  (a  former  tutor 
of  Sir  Walter  Scott),  and  by  George  III. 
in  favour  of  William  Gillespie,  min.  of 
Kells.  The  Presb.  delayed  proceedings 
until  the  matter  had  been  settled  by  the 
Court  of  Session.  Mr  Gillespie  resigned 
his  presentation  in  1800,  but  the  vacancy 
was  not  filled  for  other  three  years.] 

JOHX    SIBBALD,    born    Leith,    30th 

had  been  a  soldier);  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Wigtown  3rd  July  1804;  pres.  by  George 
III.  Xov.  1806;  ord.  20th  April  1809;  died 
20th  Dec.  1833.  He  marr.  (1)  Harriet 
Smith  :  (2)  3rd  July  1820,  Margaret 
Young,  who  died  2nd  May  1873,  and 
had  issue— Helen,  born  9th  April  1821  ; 
James  Stewart,  born  2nd  Feb.  1823 ;  John 
Galbraith,  born  19th  Dec.  1824;  William, 
born  4th  Feb.  1827;  Robert  Young,  born 
3rd  April  1829,  died  12th  Feb.  1830.— [The 
Scots  May.,  Ixix.] 

JOHN     Ml'lR,    born     Muirkirk,    25th 
1834     ^-l11'^    1805,    eldest    son    of    Joseph 
M.,   merchant ;    educated   at    Univ. 
of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  15th 
July   1829;    pres.   by    John    M'Culloch   of 
Barholm  ;  ord.  19th  June  1834  :  died  30th 
Nov.    1858.      He    marr.    27th    April    1829. 
Gloriana   M'Adam   (born    29th   Oct.    1806, 
died  6th  Feb.  1888),  daugh.  of  John  Pear-  i 
son,   and    hael    issue  —  Margaret    Pearson, 
born     27th     Jan.    1830.    died    23rd    June 
1851  :     Joseph   Johnstone,    major   Madras 
Staff    Corps,    born    18th    July    1833,   died 
at     Bangalore,     India,     28th     Dec.     1871 ; 
John  M'Culloch,  born  2nd  May  1835,  died 
at  Denver,  Colorado,   U.S.A.,  17th   March 
1899;   Pearson  M'Adam,  D.D.,  min.  of  St 
Mungo's  Parish,  Glasgow,  born   26th  Jan. 
1846.     Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Ken1  Stnf.  A  <•<:.). 


1859 


JOHN  COLV1N,  born  Dumfries,  5th 
^u«-  Iy25,  son  of  James  C.  and 
Sophia  Gillies;  educated  at  Dum 

fries   Academy   and   Univ.  of   Edinburgh  ; 

Hcen.    by     Presb.    of     Dumfries    6th    July 


1852 ;  ord.  to  the  Low  Meeting,  Berwick - 
on-Tweed,  llth  Xov.  1852  ;  trans,  to  Mary- 
hill,  Glasgow,  23rd  Feb.  1854;  trans,  and 
adm.  17th  May  1859 ;  died  at  Annan,  30th 
Jan.  1915.  He  marr.  5th  Dec.  1854,  Rebecca 
Dickson,  who  died  8th  June  1902,  and  had 
issue— Marianne  Peden,  born  8th  March 
1856  ;  Sophia,  born  8th  June  1857  ;  Rebecca 
Dickson,  nurse,  born  22nd  Oct.  1858 ; 
Elizabeth  Gillies,  born  26th  Xov.  1860 
(marr.  1906,  C.  M.  Hartrampf) ;  Helen, 
nurse,  born  16th  April  1 862  ;  Jane  Peden, 
gardener,  born  21st  Oct.  1864 ;  Mary 
Isabella,  nurse,  born  18th  June  1866; 
James  Charles  Gillies,  min.  of  Hoddam  ; 
Margaretta  Louisa  Austin,  nurse,  born 
13th  June  1870;  Evangeline,  born  llth 
Nov.  1873.  Publications — Nebuchadnezzar 
(1856) ;  The  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  (1857) ;  A 
Fen'  Loving  Words  to  Christian  Parents 
on  Jiaptism  (Edinburgh,  1890);  pamphlets 
on  the  use  of  Instrumental  Music  in 
Church,  and  in  Defence  of  the  Church 
(1890). 

CHARLES  STUART  WALLACE,  born 
1904  ~nc^  -^pril  1875,  son  of  Jardine  W., 
min.  of  Traquair:  educated  at  Tra 
quair  Parish  School,  Bonnington  Park  High 
School,  Peebles,  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
M.A.  (1895);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Peebles 
1st  Dec.  1898  ;  assistant  at  Inveresk, 
1898-1902,  and  Hillhead,  Glasgow,  1902-4; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  18th  Feb. 
1904  ;  chaplain  to  the  Lord  High  Commis 
sioner  (Lord  Glenconner),  1911-14. 


MOCHRUM. 

[Tlie  church  of  Mochrum  belonged  to  the 
Priory  of  Whitern.  This  church  was  rebuilt 
in  1795.  There  was  a  chapel  in  the  parish 
at  Mertoun,  and  another  at  Chapel  Finian. 
This  latter  was  dedicated  to  St  Finian  of 
Clonard.  Xear  its  ruins  was  the  Well  of 
St  Finian,  and  the  place  still  bears  the 
name  of  Chipperfmian  (Tolar  Fhiniain  — 
St  Finian's  Well).] 

LEWIS  FRASER,  exhorter  from  1567  ; 
1567  reader  to  1586. 


VOL.   II. 


2  A 


370 


MOCHRUM 


[PRESB.  OF 


1590 


JOHN  YOUNG,  trans,  from  Longcastle 
in  1590 ;  died  before  2nd  Aug.  1G08. 


— [Meg.  Assig.] 


1608 


GEORGE  KINCAID,  M.A.,  son  of 
Edward  K.,  burgess  of  Edinburgh ; 
trans,  from  Kirkcolm  ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  here,  and  parsonage  and  vicarage 
of  Longcastle,  by  James  VI.  2nd  Aug. 
1608.  He  probably  was  still  min.  in  1610, 
when  he  was  a  member  of  Assembly, 
and  was  trans,  to  Kirkmaiden-in-Farines 
before  16145  but  returned  previous  to  1626. 
He  was  dep.  by  the  Synod  for  "  in- 
sufficiencie,"  when  nearly  eighty  years  of 
age — a  sentence  which  the  General  As 
sembly  considered  unjust,  3rd  Aug.  1642. 
He  marr.,  and  had  issue — Margaret  (marr., 
cont.  25th  June  1635,  Thomas,  eldest  son 
of  Michael  M'Kie,  in  Kirkland  of  Wig 
town). — [Edin.  Sas.  Sec.  Reg.,  i.,  98 ;  Reg. 
of  Deeds,  dxxviii.,  437 ;  Commis.  to  Ass., 
1638 ;  Stranraer  Presb.  Reg. ;  Baillie's 
Lett. ;  Kooke  of  the  Kirk.'} 

JOHN    PARK,   M.A. ;    min.  in    1646; 
1646     trans,  to  Stranraer  Oct.  1649. 


1651 


ROBERT  RICHARDSON,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  15th  April  1645) ;  adm.  before 
17th  March  1651 ;  deprived  by  Act 
of  Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  24th  Feb. 
following,  of  "  still  labouring  to  keep  the 
hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present  govern 
ment  in  Church  and  State/''  He  had  sasine 
of  certain  lands  in  Dalskairth  Nov.  1667, 
and  died  in  England  before  1670. — [Dum 
fries  and  Stranraer  Presb.  Regs.  ;  New  Gen. 
Reg.  Sas.,  xviii.] 

JAMES  BARRIE,   M.A. ;   adm.  before 
25th  Oct.  1664;    trans,  to  Blantyre 


1664 


in  1666.— [Acts  Parl.,  vii.] 


1667 


JAMES    COOPER,    trans,  from    Wig 
town  ;  adm.  before  22nd  May  1667 ; 


trans,  to  Humbie  30th  June  1681. 


HENRY    WALKER,   M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1670);   licen.  by  Alexander,  Bishop 
of  Edinburgh,  12th  Jan.  1675  ;  adm. 
to  Whitern   in  1676 ;   trans,  and   adm.   in 


1683 


1683  ;  he  deserted  his  charge  in  1689,  went 
to  Blackfriars  Wynd,  Edinburgh,  where  he 
was  accused  of  marrying  persons  irregularly, 
had  a  pension  of  £29  from  Her  Majesty's 
Exchequer  out  of  the  rents  of  the  bishopric 
of  Ross,  21st  Oct.  1712,  and  died  13th  Nov. 
1730,  aged  83.  Publication — A  Sermon 
upon  the  Nativity  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  (Edinburgh).— [Inveresk  Sess.  Reg. ; 
Edin.  Reg.  (Bur.}.'} 

JAMES  STEWART,  adm.  in  1693  ;  clem. 
1693     8th  July  1698. 

WILLIAM  COUPER,  tutor  to  Alex 
ander,  Lord  Garlics ;  called  15th 
June,  and  ord.  llth  Sept.  1701  ;  died 
1st  June  1747.  He  marr.  6th  April  1703, 
Margaret  Caldwell,  Glasserton,  who  died 
22nd  Sept.  1763,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
min.  of  Girthon  ;  Alexander,  buried  29th 
April  1723. 


1701 


1748 


ROBERT  WALKER,  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  18th  May  1743 ;  called 
29th  Dec.  1747  ;  ord.  1st  April  1748 ;  died 
12th  Nov.  1785.  He  marr.  31st  Oct.  1748, 
Elizabeth  Macnaught,  who  died  23rd  April 
1803,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  20th 
July  1749 ;  Agnes,  born  3rd  Feb.  1752 ; 
William,  born  17th  July  1753;  Alexander, 
born  15th  June  1755,  died  17th  March  1758  ; 
Isobel,  born  22nd  Jan.  1757;  Margaret, 
born  12th  Sept.  1759;  Robert,  born  18th 
May  1761 ;  Jean,  born  llth  Jan.  1763 ; 
Janet,  born  3rd  Oct.  1765 ;  Alexander, 
born  25th  July  1767  ;  John,  born  8th  Oct. 
1769. 

JOHN  STEVEN,  born  1752,  second  son 
of  John  S.,  Inch  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Stranraer  5th  March  1783 ;  pres.  by  George 
III.  July  1786 ;  ord.  4th  July  1787  ;  died 
22nd  Aug.  1828.  He  marr.  25th  Jan.  1782, 
Sarah  M'Tier,  who  died  25th  Feb.  1810, 
aged  45,  and  had  issue — Robert,  born  13th 
Nov.  1783;  John,  born  4th  Feb.  1787; 
Minnie,  born  31st  July  1790;  Ann,  born 
1803  (marr.  Alexander  Stewart,  tenant  in 
Droughtag),  died  16th  Aug.  1843.  Publica 
tion — Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xvii.). 


1787 


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371 


1822 


ALEXANDER  YOUNG,  born  1795, 
second  son  of  Thomas  Y.,  farmer, 
Glenluce ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1813) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Stranraer  10th  July  1817 ;  pres.  by 
George  IV.  Nov.  1821  ;  orcl.  (assistant  and 
successor)  14th  March  1822  ;  died  1st  April 
1803.  He  marr.  14th  Dec.  1852,  Mary 
Gavine  Ritchie,  born  28th  Oct.  1829,  died 
3rd  Aug.  1883,  and  had  issue— Isabella, 
born  2nd  March  1854  (marr.  -  -  Fisher, 
Glasgow) ;  Thomas,  born  3rd  Aug.  1855, 
died  18th  July  18G4 ;  Davida  Gavine, 
born  21st  Dec.  1857,  died  20th  Feb.  1915; 
Alexander  Gavine  Ritchie,  born  17th 
April  1859,  died  10th  July  1880;  David 
Ritchie,  born  3rd  Oct.  1801,  died  30th 
May  1878 ;  Alexandrina,  born  5th  Nov. 
1803  [posthumous]  (marr.  Edmund  Towers 
Baines),  died  at  Strathcona,  Alta,  Canada, 
30th  Oct.  1914.  Publication— The  State 
of  the,  Departed  and  the  Time  of  the 
Reivard  of  Glory  (London,  1851). 

EGBERT     JAMES     CRAIG,     trans. 
•looo     from    Belhaven  :    adm.    24th    Sept. 

lobo  * 

1803;   trans,   to   Dalgety   2nd   June 
1809. 


1869 


WILLIAM  ALLAN,  born  Montrose, 
20th  Sept.  1830,  son  of  Thomas  A., 
shipmaster,  and  Mary  Gow ;  edu 
cated  at  Montrose  Academy  (Dux  1852), 
King's  College,  Aberdeen,  and  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews ;  M.A.  (Aberdeen  1858) ; 
sometime  classical  master,  Madras  College, 
Cupar ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews  4th 
Dec.  1803 ;  assistant  at  St  John's,  Dundee, 
and  Greenside  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  ord. 
16th  Sept.  1809;  clerk  of  Synod;  died 
19th  Jan.  1900.  He  marr.  (1)  5th  July 
1870,  Mary  M'Lachlan  (died  llth  Dec. 
1883),  daugh.  of  William  Hall,  Edinburgh, 
and  had  issue  —  Martha  Hall,  born  2nd 
May  1873  (marr.  Moses  Taggart,  min.  of 
Lyne  and  Megget) :  (2)  17th  Aug.  1887, 
Jessie  (died  llth  April  1890),  daugh.  of 
James  Kerr,  writer,  Stirling :  (3)  2nd 
Sept.  1897,  Isabella  Milne,  eldest  daugh. 
of  James  Wright,  merchant,  Leith,  and 
had  issue  —  Bethia,  born  15th  July 
1898. 


1900 


JOHN  OWEN  STAFFORD,  M.A. ;  ord. 
28th   June    1900 ;    trans,    to  Gretna 


25th  Oct.  1900. 


1907 


ANDREW  ROBERTSON,  born  Kings- 
barns,  Fife,  18th  Nov.  1877,  son  of 
Andrew  R.  and  Mary  Thomson ; 
educated  at  Madras  College,  St  Andrews, 
Univs.  of  St  Andrews  and  Edinburgh ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews  1901);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  4th  May  1904 ;  assistant  at 
Alloa,  and  St  Giles,  Edinburgh ;  ord.  27th 
Feb.  1907  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  in  1914.  Marr. 
31st  July  1907,  Helen,  daugh.  of  John 
Lawson  and  Janet  Learmonth,  and  has 
issue — Andrew  John  Lawson,  born  28th 
Jan.  1914. 


MONIGAFF,  OR  MINNIGAFF. 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  church  of 
Monigaff  belonged  to  the  Bishop  of  Gallo 
way.  At  Kirkennan,  in  this  parish,  there 
was  a  Chapel  of  St  Tnan.] 

1567    JOHN  STEWART,  exhorter. 

JOHN  WALCAR  [WALKER],  min.  in 
1574,  with  Kirkmabreck  and  Kirk- 
dale  also  in  the  charge.  He  was 
accused  in  the  Assembly  1575  of  "not 
awaiting  on  his  cure."  —  [Key.  Assiy. ; 
Jioo/ce  of  the  Kirk.] 

JOHN  MOFFAT  [MOFFET],  exhorter 

15>7       at    Kirkmabreck     in    1507 ;     reader 

there   in   1574 ;   min.  here  in   1578 ; 

removed   to  Kirkmabreck  in    1585.— \_Rey. 

Assi'j.] 

ANDREW    MENZIES,   min.   in    1590; 
j          died   before   1022.      He    marr.,   and 
had  issue — John  ;  Janet  (marr.  John 
Stewart). — [Reg.  of  Deeds,  ccxc.,  373.] 

ALEXANDER    HAMILTON,    son    of 
Robert   H.,  advocate;   M.A.   (Edin 
burgh,    30th    July    1014);    min.    in 
1020 ;   was  a  member  of   the  Commission 
for  maintenance  of  Church  Discipline,  21st 
Oct.    1034 ;    died   before   22nd    July    1043. 
He  marr.  before  25th  April  1020,  Margaret 
Henderson,  and   had   issue — William,   his 


372 


MONIGAFF 


[PHESB.  OF 


heir ;  Thomas,  apprenticed  to  Laurence 
Henderson,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  31st  Dec. 
1651.— [Edin.  Com.  Dec.,  24th  Nov.  1621  : 
Kef i.  of  Deeds,  cccxliv.,  -23rd  July  1623  : 
fix/.  Ret.  Ken.,  2884  ;  Maltland  Misce//.,  ii.] 

WILLIAM      MAXWELL,      descended 
1000     fi'om  the  Hills  family  ;  M.A.  (Glas- 

looo  .        .  , 

gow  1631) ;  nun.  in  1638  ;  member  oi 
Commission  of  Assembly  in  1649  ;  deprived 
in  1662.  He  marr.  Elizabeth,  daugli.  of 
Alexander  Murdoch  of  Cumloden,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  with  other  issue  — 
Colonel  William,  progenitor  of  the  Car- 
doness  family,  born  1663,  died  16th  June 
1752 ;  a  daugh.  (marr.  James  Gartshore, 
min.  of  Kilsyth) ;  Barbara,  fourth  daugh. 
(marr.,  cont.  9th  July  and  1st  Aug.  1695, 
Elias  Cathcart,  merchant,  Ayr). — [//.  R. 
Homings,  26th  Dec.  1672  ;  Reg.  of  Deeds, 
Dal.,  8th  June  1698;  Reid's  One  of  King 
William's  Men. 


1664 


ROBERT  FLEMING,  M.A. ;  adm.  before 
25th  Oct.  1604  :  trans,  to  Mearns  in 


1669. 


JOHN  ARBUCKLE,  M.A. ;  trans,  from 
1669     Stranraer,   and   adm.   between   29th 
April  and  5th  Oct.  1669;   trans,   to 
Craigie  about  1681. 

ROBERT  ARBUTHNOT,   M.A.  •   min. 
1681     in    1681  ;    trans,  to   Colmonell   that 
year. 

GEORGE  JENKINS,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews,  25th  July  1668);  pres.  by 
James,  Bishop  of  Galloway,  30th 

April  1683;   adm.  before  17th  Oct.  1684; 

outed  at    the  Revolution.—  [J/X    Ace.    of 

Min.,  1689.] 


1694 


ROBERT  BURNET,  M.A. ;  adm. 
between  20th  March  and  26th  Oct. 
1694.  He  was  appointed  by  the 
Assembly  to  repair  to  the  Presbs.  of  Perth, 
Auchterarder,  and  Dunkeld,  12th  Jan. 
1697  ;  dem.  8th  July  1698.  The  Assembly, 
3rd  Feb.  1699,  referred  to  the  Commission 
to  send  him  to  Angus  after  May.  He  was 
appointed  to  go  to  Aberdeen  19th  Feb. 
1700;  adm.  inin.  of  Newhills  10th  Sept. 
110-2. -[Acts  of  Ass.,  1697,  1699,  1700.] 


THOMAS  CAMPBELL,  born  1674, 
eldest  son  of  Robert  C.,  min.  of 
Stoneykirk  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow;  ord.  llth  Dec.  1699;  died  29th 
Feb.  1744.  He  marr.  7th  Jan.  1702,  Barbara, 
daugh.  of  Patrick  Murdoch  of  Cumloden, 
and  had  issue— Patrick,  physician,  Wig 
town,  born  Oct.  1702,  died  14th  Sept.  1766; 
Margaret  (marr.  Andrew  Reid,  min  of 
( 'arsphairn)  ;  Barbara  (marr.  31st  Dec. 
1740,  Charles  M'llwraith  in  Newton- 
Stewart);  Robert,  born  15th  May  1704; 
Nicholas,  born  22nd  June  1705  ;  Thomas, 
born  31st  Oct.  1706;  Hugh,  born  13th 
June  1718;  Ebenezer,  born  2nd  Feb.  1721. 
— [Symson's  Description  of  Galloway.] 

GEORGE   MUIRHEAD,  M.A. ;   called 

1746     31st  July>  and  orcl-  4th  Dcc'  1746; 
trans,    to    Second    Charge,    Dysart, 

28th  Jan.  1748. 

EBENEZER  STOTT,  born  1718;  licen. 
1748  by  Presb-  of  Kirkcudbright  1st  Oct. 
1745 ;  pres.  by  George  II.  25th  Feb., 
and  ord.  16th  Aug.  1748;  died  17th  Sept. 
1788.  He  marr.  (1)  13th  Feb.  1750,  Agnes 
Milligan,  who  died  17th  Nov.  1751,  and 
had  issue  —  John,  born  25th  Oct.  1750: 
(2)  30th  Oct.  1752,  Helen  Watson,  who 
died  2nd  April  1791,  and  had  issue— James, 
born  6th  Dec.  1753  ;  Watson,  merchant, 
London,  born  17th  April  1755 ;  Marion, 
born  30th  June,  and  died  15th  Sept.  1756  ; 
Kbenezer,  merchant,  London,  born  13th 
Jan.  1758  ;  Grisell,  born  9th  May  1759 ; 
Marion,  born  7th  May  1761  (marr.  Archibald 
Goldie);  Helen  (twin),  born  7th  May  1761. 
— [To/ubst.] 

JOHN  GARLIES  MAITLAND  of  Fair- 
7  girth,  born  14th  April  1766,  son 
of  James  M.,  min.  of  Sorbie,  a 
cadet  of  the  Lauderdale  family ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1783) ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  25th  Nov.  1788; 
pres.  by  George  III.  9th  March,  and  ord. 
14th  May  1789.  He  declined  nomination 
as  Moderator  of  Assembly  ;  died  29th  Dec. 
1835.  He  marr.  20th  June  1791,  Margaret 
(died  9th  Nov.  1832,  aged  63  years),  only 
daugh.  of  John  Scott,  D.D.,  min.  of  Twyn- 
holm,  and  had  issue— Jean,  born  3rd  May 


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MONIGAFF— PENNINGHAME 


1793,  died  23th  April  1795;  James,  born 
29th  Oct.  1794,  died  1798  ;  John,  born  12th 
Nov.  1795,  died  in  infancy;  James,  D.D., 
inin.  of  Kells,  born  18th  Oct.  1797;  Mary, 
born  25th  Feb.  1799  (inarr.  20th  Nov.  1821, 
Lieut.-col.  Hobbs,  R.E.),  died  4th  July  1846  ; 
Jean,  born  23rd  March  1800,  died  7th  May 
1856;  Margaret,  born  7th  June  1805.  died 
20th  Aug.  1829  ;  John,  born  3rd  July  1807, 
died  23rd  Jan.  1865  ;  George  Stewart,  born 
7th  May  1809,  died  1st  March  1850;  Agnes, 
born  20th  March  1814,  died  15th  Feb.  1830. 
Publications  —  Sermon  preached  on  13th 
January  1814,  be  lag  the  Da>/  appointed  for 
a  National  Thanksgiving  on  account  of 
the  Victories  obtained  b>/  Great  Jiritain  and. 
her  Allies  (Kirkcudbright,  1814);  Account 
of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  vii.). 

MICHAEL  SHAW  STEWART  JOHN- 
1836  ^TONE,  born  Berwick-on-Tweed, 
14th  May  1811,  son  of  Thomas  J., 
min.  of  the  Low  Meeting  there,  afterwards 
of  Dairy,  Ayrshire;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  4th 
Aug.  1835  ;  pres.  by  William  IV.  ;  ord.  1st 
Sept.  1836;  D.J).  (Edinburgh  1886);  died 
llth  Dec.  1891.  He  marr.  8th  Jan.  1839, 
Lilias  Miller  (died  22nd  Nov.  1915),  only 
child  of  Rear-admiral  John  M'Kerlie,  R.N., 
and  had  issue — Thomas  Francis,  min.  of  St 
Paul's  Parish,  Greenock  ;  Harriet  Stewart 
Hamilton,  born  24th  March  1842 ;  Jessie 
Wilson,  born  1st  Dec.  1843,  died  10th  May 
1849;  Dunlop  Stewart,  born  26th  Aug. 
1845  ;  John  M'Kerlie,  min.  of  Torphichen  ; 
Michael  Patrick  Maxwell,  min.  of  Fraser- 
burgh  ;  Lilias  Alice,  born  23rd  Aug.  1851  ; 
Caroline,  born  10th  Feb.  1854,  died  12th 
Nov.  1915 ;  Elizabeth  M'Leod,  born  9th 
April  1856 ;  Henry  Hamilton,  manager 
Colorado  Cattle  Co.,  U.S.A.,  born  23rd 
Sept.  1858  ;  Hester  Crenville  Pitt,  born  5th 
April  1863,  died  10th  Feb.  1864;  Edith 
Augusta  Octavia,  born  1st  Aug.  1867. 

JOHN  REID,  born  Birnam,  Dunkeld, 
I  22nd  Aug.  1862,  son  of  James  R.  and 
Margaret  Kay  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Paisley  24th 
June  1889;  assistant  at  Riccarton,  Kilmar- 
nock ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  17th 
July  1890;  died  2nd  July  1914.  He  marr. 


I  23rd  Nov.  1892,  Sarah  CoAvan,  elder  daugh. 
of  Robert  Macrnillan,  farmer,  Palgowan, 
Bargrennan.—  [The  Gallovidian,  1914.] 

LOUIS  EDMOND  M'VICKER,  born 
Ballydrain,  Comber,  Co.  Down, 
17th  Sept.  1882,  son  of  John 
Edmond  M.  and  Mary  Jane  Louise  Robb  ; 
educated  at  the  National  School,  Stewarts- 
town,  Co.  Tyrone ;  the  Academy,  Cooks- 
town  ;  Magee  College,  Derry  ;  and  Univs. 
of  Edinburgh  and  Aberdeen  ;  B.A.  (Magee 
College,  Derry,  1907);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dingwall  31st  Jan.  1911  ;  missionary  at 
Beauly ;  assistant  at  Glenrinnes,  and  St 
Giles,  Edinburgh;  ord.  14th  Jan.  1915. 
Marr.  14th  Sept.  1916,  Elizabeth,  third 
daugh.  of  Lewis  Frederick  Armitage,  min. 
of  St  Leonard's  Parish,  Edinburgh. 


PENNINGHAME. 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  church  of 
Penninghamc  belonged  to  the  Archdeacon 
of  Galloway.  It  was  dedicated  to  St  Ninian. 
In  1777  the  church  was  removed  to  Newton- 
Stewart.  The  ruins  of  the  old  church  are 
still  standing  in  the  churchyard  at  the 
Clachan  of  Penninghame.  The  church  at 
Newton-Stewart  was  rebuilt  about  1850. 
There  were  three  chapels  in  the  parish  : 
those  of  Keir  and  Kirk  Christ ;  and  St 
Ninian's  at  the  Cruives  of  Cree,  the  ruins 
of  which  still  stand.  St  Ninian's  was  built 
in  1508  by  John  Kennedy  of  Blairquhan.] 

MARTIN  GIB,  reader  from  1567 
1567  to  1574. 

LYON  BROWN,  exhorter  at  Durisdeer 

7       in  1567;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  there 

by   James   VI.  25th  Jan.   1574,  but 

apparently  not  settled;  pres.  to  the  vicarage 

of  this  parish  24th  May  1576,  when  Sorbie 

also  was  in  the  charge  ;  still  min.  in  1589. — 

\_Retj,  Min.  et  AssigJ] 

JAMES    ADAMSON,    master    of    the 

Grammar  School  of  Wigtown;  min. 

of  Whitern  6th  March  1582;  trans. 

and  adm.  in   1590 ;  member  of  Assembly, 

1590,  1610  ;  constant  Moderator  of  Presb. 


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PENNING  HAME 


[PRESB.  OF 


in  1600,  the  1  'resit,  being  ordered  by  the 
Privy  Council  17th  Jan.  1007,  to  receive 
him  under  pain  of  rebellion,  lie  was  still 
min.  3rd  Oct.  1038.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue  —  John.  —  [Wiytonni  Has.,  21st  Aug. 
1031  ;  Rey.  Assiy.  ;  JJooke  of  the  A  irk  ; 
Commis.  to  Ass.,  1638  ;  P.  C.  Re<j.  •  Wodrow 
MSS.  ;  Bannatyne  Miscell.,  iii.] 

ANDREW  STEWART,  inst.  to  Kailzie, 
1642     I3resk-  °f   Peebles,  17th   Dec.  1040  ; 
trans,   and   adm.    4th    May   1042.  — 
{Peebles  Presb.  Rey.  ;  Baillie's  Letters.] 

JAMES  GAHTSHOIiE,  M.A.  ;  min.  in 
1661     1601  ;  trans,  to  Kilsyth  in  1000. 


1666 


JAMES  COLQUHOUN,  M.A.  (Glas- 
s°w  16<%J  j  ac^m-  to  Whitern  before 
25th  Oct.  1004;  trans,  and  adm. 
before  30th  Oct.  1000  ;  outed  at  the 
Revolution.  He  went  to  Ireland,  held  a 
charge  there,  and  died  before  30th  July 
1731.  He  marr.  Nicolas  Stewart,  and  had 
issue  —  James  of  Langloan  and  Drum- 
peller,  pipemaker,  Glasgow  ;  Agnes  (marr. 
William  Cullen,  shoemaker,  Whitern)  ; 
Sarah  (marr.  Robert  Love,  Belleston,  Co. 
Antrim)  ;  Henrietta.  —  [Glasyow  Tests.  ; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1089.] 

THOMAS  COBHAM,  min.  at  Kirk- 
1690  Donald,  Ireland  ;  adm.  to  this  parish 
in  1090  ;  member  of  Assembly  in 
1092  ;  returned  to  Kirkdonald  about  1095.  — 
[Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  519  ;  Rey.  Gen.  Ass., 
1092.] 

ROBERT  ROWAN,  educated  at  Univ. 
1696  of  (  "lasSow  }  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Glasgow  24th  July  1695;  ord.  (by 
a  Committee  of  Synod)  4th  Nov.  1090  ; 
died  9th  Aug.  1714,  in  his  55th  year.  He 
marr.  Agnes,  daugh.  of  James  Rowan,  and 
had  issue  —  Elizabeth,  bapt.  22nd  Oct.  1714 
(posthumous).  —  [Tombst.] 

JOHN  MILLAR,  called  llth  Sept.  1715  ; 
1716  ord.  8th  Feb.  1716;  died  30th  July 
1740.  He  marr.  29th  Nov.  1720, 
Anne  (died  at  London,  30th  Dec.  1777), 
daugh.  of  James  Hill,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick- 
Durham,  and  had  issue—  Adam  ;  William  ; 
Agnes  ;  Eleanor,  all  above  10  in  1743  ; 


John,  born  !th  May  1732  ;  Robert,  born 
30th  March  1734;  Anne,  born  3rd  May 
1730  (marr.  David  Campbell,  Manchester); 
Margaret,  born  3rd  Oct.  1738;  George, 
planter,  Virginia,  afterwards  U.S.  Consul, 
London,  born  1st  Sept.  1743. — [TombstJ] 

PATRICK  ANDERSON,  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Wigtown  29th  Feb.  1 744  ;  pres.  by 
Alexander,  Earl  of  Galloway,  24th 
Dec.  1740;  ord.  27th  Aug.  1747;  died  30th 
June  1759.  He  marr.  llth  April  1748, 
Barbara  M'Kie,  who  died  4th  March  1771, 
and  had  issue — Agnes,  born  20th  Jan. 
1749;  John,  born  29th  July  1750,  died 
19th  Sept.  1750;  David,  born  3rd  Sept. 
1752 ;  Patrick,  born  18th  Aug.  1757,  died 
8th  June  1703. 

WILLIAM  BOYD  of  Myrtonhall,  born 
1760  l^l^'  son  °f  Andrew  B.,  min.  of 
Twynholm ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (14th  April  1743);  ord. 
28th  March  1700;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  22nd 
Aug.  1785);  died  17th  June  1794.  He 
rnarr.  16th  Aug.  1702,  Joanna  (died  31st 
July  1802),  daugh.  of  James  Maitland, 
min.  of  Sorbie,  and  had  issue— Andrew, 
born  21st  Aug.  1703;  John,  born  21st 
July  1705;  James,  born  12th  March  1767, 
died  young;  Edward,  of  Myrtonhall,  mer 
chant,  London,  born  3rd  Sept.  1770 ; 
William,  born  21st  Aug.  1773;  James,  born 
5th  Jan.  1770;  Mark,  stockbroker,  London  ; 
Benjamin,  stockbroker,  London.  Publica 
tion  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Xtat.  Ace.,  iii.). — [Tombst. ;  Burke's  Landed 
Gentry,  7th  ed. ;  Council's  Parochial  Law  ; 
Lands  and  their  Owners  in  Galloway,  i., 
131.] 

JAMES  BLACK,  born  1754,  son  of 
John  B. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wig 
town  27th  July  1784 ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl 
of  Galloway,  Oct.  1794 ;  ord.  23rd  April 
1795 ;  died  10th  May  1820.  He  marr.  16th 
Oct.  1780,  Isabella  Paterson,  who  died  18th 
July  1814,  and  had  issue — John,  writer, 
Wigtown,  born  13th  Sept.  1787,  died  17th 
Dec.  1854 ;  Elizabeth,  born  1st  Dec.  1789 
(marr.  William  Dill,  writer,  Newton  - 
Stewart),  died  3rd  Oct.  1864;  William, 


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physician,  Bolton,  born  21st  April  1792, 
died  18th  Jan.  1820;  Edward,  D.D.,  miu. 
of  St  Paul's  (Church  of  Scotland),  Mon 
treal,  born  10th  Dec.  179:3,  died  9th  May 
1845 ;  Janet,  born  2nd  Aug.  1795  (inarr. 
her  father's  successor) ;  James,  born  2nd 
Aug.  1798,  died  20th  Nov.  1814;  Isabella, 
born  8th  Nov.  1801,  died  22nd  Feb.  1868; 
David,  born  5th  May  1803,  died  at  New 
Orleans,  May  1840  ;  George,  born  5th  Aug. 
1807,  died  21st  May  1839  ;  Samuel,  banker, 
Glasgow,  born  31st  Aug.  1809,  died  6th  Oct. 
1864. 

SAMUEL  RICHARDSON,  born  Dryfcs- 
1825  c^e>  1783  j  employed  in  early  life  as 
a  cowherd ;  become  schoolmaster  of 
Corrie,  and  afterwards  studied  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh;  M.A.  (24th  Feb.  1814);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lochmaben  in  1814  ;  school 
master  of  Maybole  in  1821  ;  pres.  by 
George,  Earl  of  Galloway,  Nov.  1824; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  10th  June 
1825;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  1860);  died  12th 
July  1863.  He  marr.  14th  Feb.  1822,  Janet 
Black  (died  6th  July  1871),  daugh.  of  preced 
ing  min.,  and  had  issue— James  Black,  born 
25th  Jan.  1823,  died  29th  Aug.  1845  ;  Sophia 
Young,  born  9th  June  1827,  died  unmarr., 
12th  July  1894;  Isabella  Christian  Niven, 
born  18th  Aug.  1830,  died  unmarr.,  4th 
April  1851  ;  Anne  Carson,  born  8th  Oct. 
1832,  died  unmarr.,  14th  April  1900.  Pub 
lication —  Account  of  the  Parish  (^cf 
titf.it.  Arc.,  iv.). — [Johnstone's  The  Bard  and 
the  Belted  Ktdijht,  51.] 

WILLIAM  M'LEAN,  born  Edinburgh. 
1864  15th  Nov.  1826,  son  of  William  M. 
and  Susan  Clark  ;  educated  at  High 
School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh.  He  took 
practically  the  whole  of  the  medical  curri 
culum,  with  the  intention  of  going  abroad 
as  a  medical  missionary,  but  delicate  health 
compelled  him  to  abandon  his  purpose. 
Licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  10th  July 
1854  ;  assistant  at  Dairy,  Ayrshire ;  ord. 
to  Ashkirk  29th  March  1855 ;  trans,  to 
Mertoun  1st  Nov.  1860;  clerk  of  Presb.  of 
Earlston,  1863-4;  trans,  and  adm.  7th 
April  1864  ;  died  2nd  Oct.  1879.  He  marr. 
19th  June  1860,  Mary  Catherine  (died  23rd 


Aug.  1914,  s.p.\  daugh.  of  Alexander  Gil 
lespie  of  Sunnyside,  Lanark.  lie  founded 
the  M'Lean  Bursary  for  natives  of  Penning- 
hame,  students  for  the  ministry,  and  left  a 
large  estate  to  the  Royal  Infirmary,  Edin 
burgh.  Publication — Under  the  Shadow, 
sermons  [edited  by  Alexander  M'Laren, 
min.  of  Mertoun]  (Edinburgh,  1880). 

JAMES  M'DONALD  INGLIS,  born 
Q  Bathgate,  15th  July  1851,  son  of 
Alexander  Inglis,  LL.D.,  rector  of 
Bathgate  Academy,  and  Charlotte  Whyte  ; 
educated  at  Bathgate,  Prince  of  Wales 
College,  Charlottetown,  Canada,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1873);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Edinburgh  18th  June  1875  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  at  Sanquhar  24th 
Feb.  1876  ;  trans,  and  adm.  18th  May  1880. 
Marr.  14th  March  1883,  Georgina  Ellen, 
daugh.  of  Henry  David  Cook,  I.C.S.  Pub 
lication — Precious  Fruit  (London,  1888). 


SORBIE,    KIRKMADRYNE,   AND 
CRUGILTON. 

[These  three  parishes  were  united  before 
16th  July  1633. 

tiorbie. — The  church  of  Sorbie  was  dedi 
cated  to  St  Fillan.  Prior  to  the  Reforma 
tion  it  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Dryburgh. 
At  Kilfillan,  near  Millisle  in  this  parish, 
there  was  a  Chapel  of  St  Fillan. 

Kirkmadryne.—ThQ  church  of  Kirkma- 
dryne  was  dedicated  to  St  Medran  of  Mus- 
kerry.  It  belonged  of  old  to  the  Priory  of 
St  Mary's  Isle.  Its  ruins  are  still  standing 
in  the  churchyard  at  Kirkmadryne. 

Grwjilton.  —  The  church  of  Crugilton 
belonged  to  the  Priory  of  Whitern.  Of 
late  years  it  has  been  restored  from  ruin, 
and  public  worship  is  held  in  it.] 

JOHN  MAKAIL  [M'PHAIL],  reader  at 
1567  Sorbie,  1567  to  1578. 

JOHN  DUNBAR,  reader  at  Kirkma- 
1567  dryne,  1567  to  1580. 

WILLIAM  TELFER,  reader  at  Crugil- 
1567  ton,  1567  to  1580. 


SOKWK,  KIRKMADRVNK,  AM)  CRFCilLTON       [n;Esr,  or 


PETER  GO  WAX  [MACGOWN],  reader 
1579    at  Sorhie,  1579  to  1580. 

ARCHIBALD  XOEVELL  [NOR- 

1583     "WELL],   pros,    to    the    vicarage    of 

Sorbie  by  James  VI.  15th  Jan.  1583  : 

reader   from    1585   to  1589  ;    still    min.    in 

1591.— [Re<i.  Assi'j.] 

NICOL  M'CLELLAX,  reader  at  Crugil- 

1585  ton  in  1585. 

JOHN    KER,   reader    at    Cmgilton    in 

1586  1586. 

XICOL  M'BLANE,  reader  at  C'rugilton 
1588     in  1588. 

JOHN  KAY,  reader  at  C'rugilton,  1590 
1590    to  1591. 

JAMES  DAVIDSON,  min.  of  Wigtown  : 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Kirkmadryne 
by  James  VI.  in  1596,  which  he  held 
in  conjunction. 

WILLIAM    PATERSON,    M.A. ;    pres. 

161*7     ^°  ^1C  yicaraSe  °f  Kirkmadryne  by 

James  VI.  7th  April  1617 ;  trans,  to 

Sorbie  that  year  ;  trans,  to  Glenluce  in  1632. 

ALEXANDER  RYNE  [RHYND, 
1633  RHIND],  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1614); 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  of  Kirkmadryne 
by  James  VI.  16th  July  1633;  still  min. 
2nd  Oct.  1638.— [Commits,  to  Ass.,  1638: 
Wodrow  MSS.} 

ARCHIBALD      HAMILTON,      M.A.  ;. 

adm.  before  19th  May  1643:  trans. 


1643 


to  Wigtown  after  1654. 


ALEXANDER      FERGUSON,      M.A. 

(Glasgow   1650);    min.  about   1655; 

deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 
June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st 
Oct.  1662.  He  was  accused  before  the 
Privy  Council,  24th  Feb.  1663,  of  "still 
labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the  people 
from  the  present  government  in  Church 
and  State.1'  He  went  to  Ireland  and  had 
charge  of  a  congregation  in  Co.  Down.  — 
[Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  176.] 


1665 


ALEXANDER  COOPER,  M.A.  ;  adm. 
Before   1>7th    ^ay    16fi5  }    trans,    to 


ANDREW  AITKEN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 

1684  28t^  ^y  16>77);  8ave  UP  a  list  °f 
parishioners  Oct.  1684  ;  outed  by 
the  people  in  1689  :  dep.  by  the  United 
Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  and  Dunfermline  in 
1692;  died  of  fever  in  Edinburgh,  2nd 
July  1704,  aged  44.—  [J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min., 
1689;  Kirkcaldy  Presb.  Reg.;  Edit*.  Key, 
(Bur.).} 


1689 


Selkirk  about  1677, 


ALEXANDER  GORDON,  M.A.  prob- 
a^y  son  °f  Alexander  G.  of  Salter- 
hill,  Drainie  ;  became  min.  of  Rath- 
friland,  Ireland,  before  1679  ;  adm.  to 
Kirkcowan  in  1689  :  trans,  to  this  parish 
that  year;  member  of  Assembly  in  1690; 
returned  to  Rathfriland  after  Aug.  1692,  and 
died  there,  13th  Feb.  1708,  aged  W.—[Rerj. 
den.  Ass.,  1690.] 

JOHN  WILSON,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1693  ^Ias8'ow  l^th  June  1691  ;  ord.  after 
17th  Oct.  1693  ;  dem.  8th  July  1698. 
He  was  appointed  by  the  Assembly,  4th 
Feb.  1699,  to  supply  vacancies  in  the 
Synod  of  Angus  and  Mearns.  —  [Acts  of 
A,™.,  1699.] 

ARCHIBALD  HADDIN  [HALDANE], 
1700  M.A.  (Glasgow,  1st  April  1695); 
called  19th  March,  and  ord.  8th  May 
1  700  ;  pres.  to  Penninghame  by  James,  Earl 
of  Galloway,  but  the  Presb.,  21st  June 
1715,  found  that  the  jus  devolution  had 
taken  place  ;  died  3rd  Aug.  1721,  in  his 
45th  year.  His  tombstone  has  the  follow 
ing  inscription  :— 

"  He  like  a  watchman  at  his  post, 
With  careful  diligence  and  cost 
Of  restless  pains  his  station  keept, 
And  oft  did  wake,  while  others  sleept, 
The  wandering  sheep  from  harm  to  keep  ; 
And  preacht  and  prayed  the  flock  to  meet 
In  Canaan's  pastures,  where  lie  feeds 
And  lives  on  joys  which  finite  thought  exceeds." 

He  marr.  Ann  Weillie  [or  White],  who  sur 
vived  him,  and  had  issue  —  an  only  son, 
Robert,  died  1707.  —  [Wifjtou'n  Tests.; 
Tombst.] 

ALEXANDER  ANDERSON,  librarian 

in   Univ.    of    Glasgow;    called    3rd 

Feb.,  and  ord.  16th  April  1724  ;  died 

March  1738,  in  his  40th  year.    He  marr. 


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Elizabeth  Arbuckle,  who  died    29th   June 
17ftl,and  had  issue — Alexander. — [Tombst.] 

JAMES  MA ITL AND,  born  1712,  son  of 
„  John  M.,  niin.  of  Banchory-Dcvenick  : 
educated  at  Marischal  College,  Aber 
deen,  1725-9  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
30th  Sept,  173.")  :  called  21st  July,  and  ord. 
21st  Sept.  1738:  died  3rd  Sept.  1774,  He 
marr.  (1)  1st  June  1739,  Agnes  Dempster 
(date  of  death  unknown),  and  had  issue — 
Joanna,  born  19th  Jan.  1740  (marr.  William 
Boyd,  min.  of  Penninghame) :  (2)  18th  Sept, 
1746,  Mary  (died  March  1807,  aged  84). 
daugh.  of  Thomas  Aclair  of  Little  Genoch, 
and  had  issue— Jean,  born  22nd  Sept.  1748. 
died  8th  May  1751  :  Agnes,  born  18th  July 
1750;  Jean,  born  llth  Aug.  1752,  died  in 
1848 ;  Margaret  Stewart,  born  4th  Aug. 
1754,  died  17th  Jan.  1849  ;  Helen,  born  30th 
June  1757;  John  Garlies  of  Fairgirth,  min. 
of  Monigaff. — [7'owW.] 

ISAAC    DAVIDSON,    D.D. ;    min.    at 

177      Ratcliffe-Highway,    London  :     pros. 

by    George    III.    12th    April    1775 ; 

adm.  2nd  Nov.  following  :  trans,  to  \Vhit- 

ern  19th  June  1794. 

ELLIOT  WILLIAM  DAVIDSON,  born 
London,  9th  Dec.  1766,  only  son  of 
preceding ;.  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  23rd 
Dec.  1788  :  pres.  by  George  III.  15th  June, 
and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  3rd  Sept. 
1789  ;  died  21st  Aug.  1840.  He  marr.  8th 
Jan.  1798,  Mary  (died  20th  Pel).  1849,  aged 
70),  daugh.  of  John  MTaggart,  tenant  in 
Carseriggan,  and  had  issue — Mary,  born 
28th  Sept,  1798  (marr.  James  lleid,  min. 
of  Kirkinner);  Elizabeth,  born  18th  Sept. 
1800  (marr.  Patrick  Hannay  of  Sebergham), 
died  27th  July  1892  ;  Janet,  born  29th  Aug. 
1802,  died  8th  April  1818;  Isaac,  surgeon, 
H.E.I.C.S.,  born  25th  July  1804,  died  25th 
June  1833  :  John,  captain  of  an  East 
Indiaman,  born  10th  June  1807,  died  20th 
Feb.  1859;  Elliot  William,  born  8th  May 
1810,  died  29th  Oct.  1813  ;  Susanna,  born 
19th  March  1813  (marr.  Dunbar  White, 
M.D.,  Whitern),  died  4th  Oct.  1894  ;  Mar 
garet,  born  10th  July  1815  (marr.  her 
father's  successor) ;  Janet,  born  27th  March 


1819  (marr.  Eobert  Kevan,  merchant,  Glas 
gow),  died  29th  Jan.  1851  ;  Elliot  William, 
merchant.  Liverpool,  born  llth  Nov.  1S22, 
died  1.sth  Jan.  1905.— [7>W>.^.] 

A  LE  X  AN  DEK  FO I !Ji  EST  E I  {,  1  >orn 
Kirkliston,  Midlothian,  1805,  son  of 
John  F.  :  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  :  licen.  in  1831  ;  pres.  by  William 
IV. ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  23rd 
April  1835.  Joined  the  Free  Church;  min. 
of  Middle  Free  Church,  Paisley,  1844-8, 
Chalmers'  Church,  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia, 
1848  -  55  ;  Superintendent  of  Education, 
and  Principal  of  the  Provincial  Normal 
Institution,  1855-69;  D.D.  (Princeton  1859): 
died  at  New  York,  20th  April  1869.  He 
was  a  noted  educationist,  and  prepared 
the  Bill  which  provided  for  free  schools 
throughout  the  Province  of  Nova  Scotia. 
He  marr.  1841,  Margaret  Davidson  (died 
12th  April  1861),  daugh.  of  his  colleague, 
and  had  issue  -Isabella  Margaret  Monteith, 
born  20th  Sept.  1842  (marr.  Alexander 
William  Mackay,  min.  of  Streetsville, 
Ontario,  Canada)  :  Mary,  born  27th  Feb. 
184",  missionary  in  India  of  the  Presby 
terian  Church  of  Canada  (marr.  22nd 
Feb.  1879.  James  Eraser  Campbell,  D.D., 
Canadian  Mission,  Kutlan,  Central  India); 
Jessie  Louisa,  sometime  librarian  of  the 
Art  Institute,  Chicago,  U.S.A.,  died  at 
Rutlan,  14th  Feb.  1908;  Alexander,  and 
John  Charles  I  )alrymple  Hay,  died  young. 
Publication  —  The  Teacher's  Text  -  /look 
(Halifax,  1867). — [Vide  Canada  :  An  En- 
<:ijdoi><.t-di(i  (1898),  vol.  iii.,  p.  271.] 

EDWAED  KNUBLEY  SLOAN,  born 
1844  ^4t^  AP1'^  1804,  son  of  Nicholas  S., 
min.  of  Dornock  ;  educated  at  U/niv. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  22nd  Nov. 
1844;  died  unniarr.  22nd  March  1869. 


1869 


ALEXANDER  MUEDOCH,  born  Carn- 
tyne,  Shettleston,  9th  Oct.  1828,  son 
of  Alexander  M.  and  Martha  Bow 
man  ;  educated  at  LTniv.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow ;  assistant  at  St 
John's  Parish,  Glasgow ;  ord.  to  Lochryan 
1st  July  1858;  trans,  and  adm.  17th  Sept. 
1869  ;  died  30th  Jan.  1912.  He  marr.  23rd 


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[PRESB.  OF 


Dec.  1*02,  .Jane  (died  2«th  Aug.  1899), 
daugli.  of  William  M'Cainon  and  Helen 
Angus,  and  widow  of  \Villi;mi  Gibson,  and 
had  issue — Martha  Bowman,  born  Oth  July 
1805 ;  T.sobel,  born  3rd  Aug.  I860  ;  Alex 
ander,  clerk,  Glasgow,  born  2nd  Dec.  1807  ; 
Margaret  Williamina  M'Camon,  born  13th 
Jan.  1870  (marr.  25th  Dec.  1901,  William 
Brown);  Agnes,  bora  llth  Feb.,  died  12th 
March  1872. 


1912 


OLIVER  SHAW  RANKIN,  born  28th 
Jan.  1885,  son  of  Robert  R,,  min.  of 
Wandel  and  Lamington ;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  M.A.  (1906),  B.D. 
(1910),  and  at  Berlin ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  10th  May  1910 ;  assistant  at 
Lady  Glenorchy's,  Edinburgh;  ord.  llth 
July  1912.  Marr.  23rd  Nov.  1912,  Olivia 
Teresa,  daugh.  of  Charles  Martin  Shaw, 
and  has  issue — Olivia  Mary  Glaus,  born 
9th  Oct.  1914 ;  Robert  Alexander,  born 
27th  Oct.  1915. 


WHITERN,  on  WIIITIIORN. 

[The  church  of  Whitern  was  dedicated 
to  St  Martin.  It  belonged  to  the  Priory 
of  Whitern  within  the  parish.  This  Pre- 
monstratensian  monastery,  known  as  Can 
dida  Casa,  and  dedicated  to  St  Martin, 
was  founded  in  1153  by  Fergus,  Lord  of 
Galloway  upon  the  site  of  St  Ninian's 
earlier  abbey.  To  the  shrine  of  St  Ninian 
in  the  priory  church,  pilgrims  constantly 
came  in  great  numbers.  Among  these 
we  find  Margaret  of  Denmark,  Queen  of 
James  III.  Their  son,  James  IV.,  also 
came  frequently.  In  1507  his  queen, 
Margaret  Tudor,  accompanied  him  to 
the  shrine.  James  V.,  too,  made  this 
pilgrimage.  According  to  use  and  wont 
in  such  high  places  of  devout  resort,  the 
pilgrims  passed  from  one  oratory  to  another, 
and  after  worshipping  left  an  offering  at 
each.  The  following  six  places  were  thus 
visited  at  Whitern  :  the  Altar  of  the  Holy 
Rood,  the  fertour  or  shrine  in  the  nave  of 
the  church  where  the  saint's  bones  were 
kept,  the  relics,  the  high  altar,  the  Lady 
Chapel,  and  a  chapel  on  the  hill  about  a 


mile  out  of  the  town  on  the  north  side, 
at  the  place  still  called  Chapel  Outon.  A 
much-prized  relic  shown  to  James  IV.  in 
1500  was  an  ancient  bell,  called  by  the 
Galloway  people  (Jlay  Kinyeain  (St 
Ninian's  Bell).  The  priory  church  served 
as  cathedral  for  the  See  of  Galloway,  and 
its  canons  formed  the  Chapter  of  the 
Diocese.  After  the  Reformation  the  nave 
of  the  priory  church  was  made  the  parish 
church.  As  such  it  was  in  use  until  1822, 
when  a  parish  church  was  built  close  by. 
A  considerable  part  of  the  monastery  can 
be  traced  in  the  surviving  ruins,  but  the 
church  only  is  in  anything  like  fair  preserva 
tion.  Near  this  site  is  a  piece  of  ground 
called  the  Prior's  Croft,  and  a  little  further 
off,  at  Chipperheron  (Tobar  Ckiarain  =  St 
Kiaran's  Well),  there  was  a  well  sacred  to 
St  Kiaran.  At  Whitern,  in  the  museum 
beside  the  ruined  priory,  there  is  preserved 
a  large  upright  stone  on  which  is  incised  a 
cross  of  early  form,  and  a  Latin  inscription 
telling  of  a  dedication  to  St  Peter.  This 
stone  was  brought  from  a  place  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  town,  not  far  from  the 
priory.  It  seems  to  have  been  a  girth  stone 
set  up  to  mark  one  of  the  limits  of  the 
monastic  right  of  sanctuary. 

Besides  Chapel  Outon  there  was  in  the 
parish  a  chapel  dedicated  to  St  Martin. 
Its  ruins,  still  fairly  complete,  stand  on  the 
seashore  at  the  Isle  of  Whitern.  marking 
the  place  where  St  Ninian  first  landed, 
about  397.  Some  way  inland,  on  the  road 
to  Whitern,  is  Prestrie  (the  Priest's  Dwel 
ling),  with  the  dearie  Park  (Pairc  a 
Chleirich  =  the  Priest's  Field).  At  no  great 
distance  is  Balnab  (Jkiiie  an  Aib  =  ihe 
Abbot's  Place),  a  relic  of  the  early  Celtic 
monastery  which  came  to  an  end  in  the 
eighth  century.  The  priory  had,  of  course, 
no  abbot.] 

JOHN  BARRON,  born  Edinburgh,  1537, 

son   of  Andrew   B.  and   nephew  of 

James  B.,  a  friend   of   John  Knox ; 

entered  as  a  student  at  Geneva,  14th  Oct. 

1557,  and  became  a  freeman  of  that  city 

21st  June   1558.     In  1500  he  returned  to 

Scotland,  and  was  min.  of  Galston  in  1563 ; 

trans,  to  this  parish  2nd  Feb.  1567 ;  died 


WIGTOWN] 


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379 


in  1568.  He  marr.  Anne  Ooodacker  [Good- 
acre],  and  had  issue — John  ;  Susanna  ; 
Marion  (marr.  Jehu,  son  of  Robert  Johnson 
of  Newton).  He  complained  to  the  As 
sembly,  29th  Dec.  1563,  that  his  wife  had 
deserted  him  and  gone  to  York.  Publica 
tions —  He  translated  from  the  French, 
Beza's  Answer  to  an  Oration,  and  certain 
articles  by  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine  (1562), 
and  assisted  Knox  with  his  Treatise  on 
Predestination  (1560).  —  [Reg.  of  Deeds, 
xv.,  168 ;  Re/j.  Min. ;  Piooke  of  the 
Kirk  ;  Archbishop  Parker:,s  Correspondence  ; 
Knox's  Works,  v.,  vi. ;  History  of  Galston 
Parish  J] 


1572 


ROGER  GORDON,  adm.  May  1572; 
in  1574  Crugilton,  Glasserton,  and 
Kirkmaiden-in-Farines  were  also  in 
the  charge.  He  was  chosen  Bishop  of 
Galloway,  and  a  warrant  was  issued,  17th 
Sept.  1578,  for  his  consecration,  which 
does  not  seem  to  have  taken  place.  He 
removed  to  Kirkmaiden-in-Farines  in  1580, 
but  returned  here  in  1590. — [Reg.  Min.; 
Wodroto  Miscell.  and  Biog.,  i.  ;  ]>ooke  of  the 
Kirk ;  Calder\vood;s  Hist.,  iii.  293,  iv.  570.] 


JAMES  ADAMSON,  pros,  to  the  vicar 
age  by  James  VI.  6th  March  1582  ; 
trans,   to   Penninghame   in   1589   or 
1590.— [Reg.  Assig.] 


1582 


ROGER   GORDON,  above  noticed; 
trans,    from    Kirkmaiden  in-Farines 

159O 

and  rcadm.  here  in  1590,  having 
Glasserton  also  in  charge.  The  date  of 
his  death  is  unknown.  He  marr.  Janet 
Stewart,  who  died  at  Kirkinner,  8th  July 
1598,  and  had  issue — Alexander  of  Kirk- 
land  of  Kirkinner. — [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Acts  of 
Par!,.,  iii.] 

GEORGE  KINCAID,   M.A. ;    min.    in 
1594 ;  trans,  to  Kirkcolm  about  1599. 


1594 


— [Reg.  Assig.'] 


1599 


JAMES  DAVIDSON,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
21st  March  1580);  adm.  to  Wigtown 
in  1590 ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1599. 
He  protested,  1st  July  1606,  against  the 
introduction  of  Episcopacy,  and  died  before 
7th  April  1617. — [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Row's  and 
Stevenson's  Hists.'] 


1605 


ABRAHAM  HENRYSON  [HENDER 
SON  ]  of  Tannielaggie,  parish  of  Kirk- 
cowan  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  7th  Aug. 
1594);  min.  of  Borgue  in  1596;  trans, 
and  adm.  in  1(505 ;  member  of  a  Com 
mission  for  the  Maintenance  of  Church 
]  )iscipline,  and  was  dead  by  163'".  He 
marr.  Rosina  M'Clellan,  and  had  issue — 
William,  served  heir,  2nd  Jan.  1644 ; 
Laurence,  apprenticed  to  Laurence  Hender 
son,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  19th  Oct.  1636; 
Nathaniel,  M.A.— [P.  C.  Reg.,  vii.,  109; 
Reg.  of  Deeds,  ccccv.,  234  ;  ibid.,  cccxcvi., 
256 ;  Reg.  Assig.  ;  Jfait/and  Miscell.,  i.  ; 
Iinj.  Ret.,  Wigtown,  114  ;  Forbes's  Records; 
Lands  and  their  Owners  in  Galloway, 
i.,  645.] 


1638 


ANDREW  LAUDER,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
22nd  June  1633)  :  min.  here  in  1638  ; 
member  of  Assembly  in  1638,  and 
from  1645  to  1648  ;  declined  a  call  to  Ayr  in 
1648.  He  was  app.  by  the  English  Privy 
Council  one  of  a  committee  for  authoris 
ing  admissions  to  the  ministry  within  the 
synods  of  Dumfries  and  Galloway.  The 
date  of  his  death  is  unknown.  He  marr. 
Catherine  Houston. — [Stevenson's  Hist. ; 
Wodroix  J/,S'.S'.  ;  Xtranraer  and  Ayr  Presb. 
Regs.;  Nicoll's  Diar;/ ;  Acts  of  Ass.;  Acts 
of  Part.,  v.] 

WILLIAM    MAITLAND,    M.A. ;    min. 

about    1660 ;    deprived    by    Act    of 

Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 

of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662  ;  was  accused 

before   the  Privy  Council,  23rd  Feb.  1663, 

of   "still  labouring  to   keep  the  hearts  of 

the  people  from   the   present  government 

in   Church   and   State."     He   was   granted 

indulgence  at  Beith  in  1669  (q.v.}.— [Wod- 

row's  HistJ] 

JAMES  COLQUHOUN,  M.A. ;  adm. 
before  25th  Oct.  1664;  trans,  to 
Penninghame  before  30th  Oct.  1666. 


1664 


NORMAN  MACKENZIE,  M.A.  ;  trans, 
from    Carsphairn,   and   adm.    before 
25th    April    1666;    trans,    to    Mid- 
calder  25th  Aug.  1675. 

HENRY    WALKER,    M.A. ;     min.    in 
1676     1676  ;  trans,  to  Mochrum  in  1683. 


380 


WIIITERN 


[PRESB.  OF 


ROBERT  GRAY,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
168Q  23rd  July  1672);  niin.  before  25th 
June  1686  ;  outed  at  the  Revolution  : 
•  lied  in  Edinburgh,  2nd  Dec.  1720,  aged 
about  69.  He  inarr.  Elizabeth  Robertson, 
widow  of  George  Ross,  merchant,  Aber 
deen.  -••[/'.  C.  U'mrxtits,  25th  June  1686: 
J/X  Aa:  of  Jfin.,  1689  ;  EJhi.  Itey.  (Bur.).} 

SAMUEL  KELSO,  born  in  Ireland: 
1689  was  ni*n'  °^  a  Presbyterian  con 
gregation  at  Killisandra ;  adm.  to 
this  parish  in  1 689 ;  member  of  Assembly, 
1690,  1692;  he  had  also  charge  of  Kirk- 
maiden  in  1693.  He  returned  to  Ireland, 
was  settled  at  Donnochclonny,  Co.  Down, 
and  died  April  1695.  He  marr.  Elizabeth 
Johnstone,  who  survived  him.  —  [Reid's 
Ireland,  ii.,  520;  Ren.  f,1cn.  Ass.,  1690, 
1692.] 

ALEXANDER  DUNLOP,  licen.  by 
16Q7  Presb.  of  Glasgow  4th  April  1692 ; 
adm.  to  Buittle  in  1693  :  called  in 
1696;  trans,  and  adm.  13th  April  1697; 
dem.  25th  Nov.  1702;  died  8th  April  1708. 
He  marr.  Katherine  Dunbar,  who  died 
in  1728,  and  had  issue — Christian  (marr. 
James  M'Naughton,  merchant,  Edinburgh). 
—[Edln.  Key.  (Jhir.).} 

THOMAS  ELDER,  M.A. ;  called  4th 
1704  J"uly>  and  'idm.  5th  Sept.  1 704  ;  clep. 
by  a  small  majority  in  the  General 
Assembly  of  1711  for  irregular  conduct,  but 
reponed  13th  May  1715;  adm.  min.  of  a 
Presbyterian  congregation  at  Kilmore,  Co. 
Down,  and  afterwards  at  Portpatrick. — [Reg. 
(j'en.  Ass.,  1711  :  Assembly  Cases,  1839.] 

JOHN  M'CAUL,  born  1685,  son  of  John 
1712  ^''  farmcr>  Gorsbie,  Penninghame 
(who  suffered  imprisonment  for 
three  months  at  Dumfries,  for  having 
been  at  Bothwell  Bridge) ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  chaplain  to  James, 
Earl  of  Galloway ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Wigtown  10th  Feb.  1708;  called  9th  Dec. 
1711;  ord.  25th  March  1712;  died  1st 
April  1741.  He  marr.  Elizabeth  Stewart, 
•\vho  died  21st  Jan.  1755,  and  had  issue 
—  John,  D.D.,  min.  of  Tron  Parish, 
Glasgow  ;  Alexander,  merchant,  Glasgow ; 


William,  W.S.  apprentice  1733  ;  Archibald, 
I  in  Broughton  ;  Grizel  (marr.  Robert  Baillie, 
:  chamberlain  to  Earl  of  Galloway).  — 
!  \Tomhsf.;  Arts  of  Ass.,  1727;  Sinclair's 

Xf'tt.  An.,  xv\.  ;  History  Viu>li,_;;t<>d,  89.] 

AXDREW  ADAIR  of  Little  Genoch, 
1743  born  1720,  eldest  son  of  Thomas  A. 
of  Little  Genoch  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow  :  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Stranraer 
7th  April,  and  called  13th  Sept.  1742; 
ord.  10th  March  1743  ;  died  8th  March 
1794.  He  marr.  14th  July  1747,  Isabella 
(died  10th  March  1793),  daugh.  of  John 
M'Dowall  of  Logan  and  Ann  Johnstone  of 
Kelton,  and  had  issue—  Thomas  of  Little 
Gcnoch,  W.S.,  born  5th  Oct.  1749,  died 
22nd  Nov.  1820  ;  Ann,  born  5th  Oct.,  and 
died  29th  Oct.  1751  ;  Jean,  born  4th  Nov. 
1752  ;  John,  born  4th  June  1754  ;  Sarah, 
born  14th  July  1756  ;  Helen,  born  28th 
March  1758  ;  Isabella,  born  7th  Aug.  1759 
(marr.  William  Learmont,  min.  of  Glen- 
luce);  Andrew,  born  7th  July  1761,  died 
16th  Jan.  1763  ;  Mary,  born  2nd  Feb.  1764. 
—  [Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xvi.  :  Lands  ami 
their  Owners  in  daUon'ai/,  i.,  307,  586.] 

ISAAC  DAVIDSON,  a  native  of  the 
1794  Border  ;  D.D.  (Edinburgh,  Aug. 
1775)  ;  min.  of  a  Presbyterian  con 
gregation  at  Ratcliffe  Highway,  London  ; 
adm.  to  Sorbie  2nd  Nov.  1775;  pres.  by 
George  III.,  trans,  and  adm.  19th  June 
1794  ;  died  26th  Dec.  1810.  He  marr.  llth 
May  1764,  Elizabeth,  daugh.  of  Gideon 
Elliot  of  Harwood,  and  had  issue  —  an  only 
son,  Elliot  William,  min.  of  Sorbie.  Publi 
cations  —  Accounts  of  Sorbie  and  of  Whitern 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  i.,  xvi.,  xxi.). 


1811 


CHRISTOPHER    NICHOLSON,   born 

6t^    '^U^    1"80>    son   °f    Jonah    N. 

farmer,  Mouswald,  and  Ann  Car- 
ruthers  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  25th  April 
1801  ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Lord  Armi- 
dale  ;  pres.  by  George,  Prince  Regent,  23rd 
Feb.,  and  ord.  12th  Sept.  1811  ;  died  at 
Sands,  Culross,  24th  Oct.  1867.  He  marr. 
9th  June  1812,  Mary  (died  16th  Jan.  1864), 
daugh.  of  John  Kirkpatrick  of  Bogrie,  and 
had  issue  John,  farmer,  KMsdale,  Whit- 


WIGTOWN] 


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381 


ern,  born  26th  April  1813,  died  24th  June 
1902  ;  Ann,  born  2nd  Dec.  1814,  died  24th 
Nov.  1833;  Mary  Honyman,  born  24th 
Dec.  1816  (marr.  1853,  James  Gumming 
of  Dourie  Bank,  Port  William),  died  9th 
Jan.  1908;  [Jonah]  Maxwell,  D.D.,  min. 
of  St  Stephen's  Parish,  Edinburgh  ;  Ben 
jamin  Christopher,  shipowner,  Liverpool, 
born  9th  April  1820,  died  17th  Xov.  1879  ; 
Helen  llathorn,  born  4th  Feb.  1822,  died 
8th  Feb.  1842  ;  Peter  Thomas,  born  15th 
March  1824,  died  young  abroad  ;  Margaret, 
born  23rd  April  1826  (marr.  (1)  3rd  Aug. 
1847,  Alexander  Young,  M.D.  ;  (2)  1854, 
James  Johnston  of  Sands,  Perthshire,  and 
was  mother  of  Sir  Christopher  N.  John 
ston,  K.C.,  M.P.,  Procurator  of  the  Church 
of  Scotland,  1907),  died  23rd  June  1896; 
Hugh  Hathorn,  cotton  broker,  Liverpool, 
born  14th  June  1829.  Publication — Account 
of  the  Parish  (J'w  8taf.  Ace.,  iv.). 

MATTHEW  JARDIXE,  born  Ryecastle, 
1864  Applegarth,  4th  April  1828,  son  of 
David  J.  and  Mary  Dinwoodie  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lochmaben  3rd  May  1853 ;  as 
sistant  at  Whitern ;  orcl.  (assistant  and 
successor)  1st  Dec.  1864:  died  21st  Nov. 
1878.  He  marr.  7th  April  1868.  Mary, 
daugh.  of  .Robert  Gourlay,  and  had  Issue 
—Grace  Broadfoot,  born  17th  Xov.  1868  ; 
David,  born  9th  March  1871 ;  Mary  Din 
woodie,  born  24th  Xov.  1873,  died  12th  Jan. 
1909  ;  Robert  Gourlay,  born  6th  Dec.  1875  ; 
William,  born  16th  Oct.  1877. 

ALEXANDER  RITCHIE,  ord.  21st  May 
1879   1879 ;  trans,  to  Dunblane  8th  July  1886. 

DOXALD  MACINTYRE  HENRY,  born 
1886  Dunkeld,  12th  Oct.  1855,  son  of 
William  H.  and  Isabella  Macintyre  : 
educated  at  Dunkeld  Royal  School  and 
Tniv.  of  Edinburgh;  M.A.  (1884);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dunkeld  13th  May  1884 ; 
ord.  to  Broxburn  Chapel  4th  March  1885  ; 
trans,  and  adni.  9th  Doc.  1886.  Marr. 
7th  Aug.  1888,  Rebekah,  daugh.  of  John 
Stark,  Edinburgh,  and  has  issue — Donald 
Macintyre,  min.  of  Kelton  ;  Malcolm  Alex 
ander,  C.E.,  born  21st  Sept.  1891  ;  Dorothea 
Stark,  born  28th  March  1895. 


WIGTOWN. 

[The  church  of  Wigtown  was  dedicated  to 
St  Machuit.  It  belonged  to  the  Priory  of 
Whitern.  Beside  the  ruins  of  the  old 
church  there  stands  in  the  churchyard 
a  new  parish  church,  built  about  1850. 
In  the  churchyard  are  two  monumental 
stones  of  some  note,  marking  the  graves  of 
persons  put  to  death  in  1685  by  orders  of 
the  Royal  Commission  for  the  suppression 
of  Nonconformity.  The  one  records  the 
names  of  three  men  hanged  without  trial ; 
and  on  the  other  are  commemorated  two 
women,  one  of  them  but  eighteen  years  of 
age,  drowned  at  stakes  within  tidemark 
on  the  sands  at  the  mouth  of  the  Water 
of  Bladnoch,  close  by  the  church.  Near 
the  church  stood  of  old  a  priory  of  the 
Black  Friars,  founded  in  1264  by  the  Lady 
Dervorgilla  of  Galloway,  mother  of  King 
John  Baliol.  Of  it  nothing  is  now  left.] 


1560 


PATRICK  VAUS  [VANS  or  WAUS], 
second  son  of  Sir  John  V.  of  Barn- 
barroch  by  his  wife  Janet,  only 
child  of  Sir  Simon  [Samuel]  M'Culloch  of 
Myrton,  is  mentioned  as  rector  of  this 
parish  in  1545.  In  1559  he  is  styled 
"parson  of  Wigtown. ::  He  apparently 
joined  the,  Reformers,  and  continued  here 
as  first  Protestant  min.  in  1560.  He 
succeeded  his  father  (who  was  killed  at 
Pinkie)  in  the  family  property,  and  on 
llth  Jan.  1574  he  was  appointed  a  Senator 
of  the  College  of  Justice,  with  the  title  of 
Lord  Barnbarroch.  On  21st  Jan.  1587 
he  was  admitted  a  member  of  the  Privy 
Council,  when  he  was  probably  also 
knighted.  In  May  of  that  year  he  was 
sent  as  joint-ambassador  to  the  Court  of 
Denmark  to  arrange  a  marriage  between 
•lames  VI.  and  the  Princess  Anne,  and  two 
years  later  he  accompanied  tin:  King  to 
Upslo,  in  Norway,  where  he  witnessed  the 
marriage.  In  1592  and  1593  he  was  a  Lord 
of  the  Articles,  and  had  voted  him  an 
annual  pension  of  £2UO.  About  this  time 
he  was  member  of  a  Commission  for  the 
due  provision  of  the  ministry  and  aug 
mentation  of  stipends.  Me  died  22nd  Dec. 


382 


WIGTOWN 


[PRESB.  OP 


1597.  He  was  one  of  the  most  influential 
ecclesiastics  and  landed  proprietors  of  his 
time,  and  is  thought  to  have  been  the  hero 
of  the  ballad  Sir  Patrick  Spens.  He  marr. 

(1)  Elizabeth,  daugk.  of  Sir  Hew  Kennedy 
of  Girvanmains,  who  died  without  issue  : 

(2)  Catherine  Kennedy,  daugh.  of  Gilbert, 
third  Earl  of  Cassillis,  and  had  issue— John 
of  Longcastle,  gentleman  of  the  chamber 
to    James    VI.,    died     1642 ;     Patrick    of 
Lybrack  ;     Robert    of    Campford  ;     Alex 
ander ;     Isabel     Cmarr.     (1)     1562,    David 
Murray  of  Broughton  ;  (2)  Hugh  Maxwell); 
Florence  (marr.  Homer  Maxwell  of  Carn- 
salloch) ;     Jean    (marr.    John    Gordon    of 
Craighlaw);   Euphemia  (marr.  1591,  Alex 
ander  Baillie  of  Dunragit) ;  Grisell  (marr. 

(1)  1578,  John   Kennedy  of   Barwhannie ; 

(2)  John    MacDowall    of    Logan) ;    Janet 
(marr.     John     Adair) ;     Elizabeth     (marr. 
1592,  John  Shaw  of   Sornbeg) ;   Catherine 
(marr.  1594,  William  Houston  of  Culreoch) ; 
Margaret  (marr.  (1)  1568,  John  Dunbar  in 
Orchardton;   (2)  1570,  John  Creighton   in 
Larg) ;   Mary  (marr.   John   MacDowall   of 
Freugh).     Publication — Correspondence    of 
Sir  Patrick  Waiis  of  Barnbarroch,  Knight, 
Parson  of  Wigtown,  first  Almoner  to   the 
Queen,  Senator  of  the  College  of  Justice,  etc., 
Part   I.  1540-84,  Part   11/1584-97;   edited 
from  the  original  documents  by  Robert  Vans 
Agnew   (Edinburgh,    1887).— [Calderwood's 
Hist. ;  Sir  James  Melville's  Memoirs  ;  Vauss 
of  Barnbarroch ;  Royal  Letters  and  other 
Original  Documents  addressed  to  the  Lairds 
of  Barnbarroch,   1559-1618;   Brunton   and 
Haig's  Senators  of  the  College  of  Justice ; 
Lands  and  their  Owners  in  Galloway,  ii., 
198-209  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog.} 

ROBERT  BLINSHIEL  [BLIN- 
1567  SHIELS],  min.  in  1567,  when  Pen- 
ninghame,  Longcastle,  and  Kirkinner 
were  also  in  the  charge ;  in  1574  Penning- 
hame  and  Sorbie  only  were  annexed  to  this 
parish;  died  July  1 576.— [Key.  Min.} 

JOHN  YOUXG,  min.  in  1576,  with 
Kirkmabreck,  Kirkdale,  Kirkinner, 
and  MonigalF  also  in  charge  ;  pros, 
to  Longcastle  1st  March  1577;  trans,  to 
Mochrum  29th  Sept.  1586,  but  probably 


continued   at   Wigtown    till    \M 
Com.  Dvc.,  xxxi.,  21st  Dec.  1579.] 


JAMES  DAVIDSON,  M.A.  ;  pres.  to 
the  vicarage  of  Kirkmadryne  by 
James  VI.  10th  Feb.  1596;  min.  of 

Wigtown   and  Glasserton   in    1  597  ;   trans. 

to  Whitern  in  1599.  —  [Acts  and  Dec.,  clxvii., 

38  ;  Reg.  Assi</.] 

JAMES  BRYSON,   trans,   from   Duris- 
1601     deer,  and  adm.  in  1601  ;  still  min.  in 
1608  ;  returned  here  in  1618. 


1614 


GEORGE  M'KTE  [or  M'KISOX],  trans. 
from  Nairn,  and  adm.  in  1614.  — 
[Reg.  Assig.] 


JAMES  BRYSON,  above  noticed;  re- 
1618  turned  before  19th  June  1618;  died 
at  Ayr  after  25th  March  1623.  He 
marr.  Margaret  Cunningham,  who  survived 
him,  and  had  issue  —  James,  his  heir,  llth 
Aug.  1624  ;  Alexander  ;  William,  appren 
ticed  to  Stephen  Boyd,  merchant,  Edin 
burgh,  21st  Aug.  1622.—  [Key.  of  Deeds, 
cccxcviii.,  10  ;  ibid.,  ccccxxxi.,  61  ;  Reg. 
Old  Dec.,  iii.  ;  Glasgow  Tests.  ;  Inq.  Ret. 
Gen.,  1155.] 


1623 


JAMES  MUIRHEAD,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
24th  July  1619);  adm.  before  Feb. 
1623;  died  probably  in  1627.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue  —  James,  apprenticed 
to  Thomas  Waugh,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
24th  Jan.  \MS.-\_Edin.  Apprentice  Reg.] 

JOHN  ROBERTSON,   M.A.   (Glasgow 
less     1622;    mentioned   as   min.    in   1633, 
when  he  was  translated  to  another 
parish  (unidentified).  —  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig.] 

JAMES  HAMILTON,  son  of  John  H., 
1634  Porti°ner  °f  Middleton  ;  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1624);  pres.  by  Charles  I.  7th 
April  1634  ;  member  of  Commission  for 
the  Maintenance  of  Church  Discipline,  21st 
Oct.  1634.  It  was  proposed  to  translate 
him  to  Kinneil,  18th  Oct.  1648,  but  this 
was  not  done.  He  died  probably  in  1652 
or  1653.  He  marr.  Agnes  M'Culloch.  — 


WIGTOWN] 


WIGTOWN 


383 


[Edin.  Sas.,  xxiii..  12 ;  (/.  It.  Inldb.,  4th 
March  1653,  where  he  is  called  "late 
minister " ;  Reg.  Sec.  $i<j. ;  Commis.  to 
Ass.,  1638  ;  Llnlitlujow  Presb.  Rey. ;  Mait- 
land  Miscell.,  ii. ;  Baillie'a  Lett.} 

ARCHIBALD  HAMILTON,  bom  1019  ; 
1654  ^-A-  (Glasgow  1637) ;  adm.  to  SorLie 
before  19th  May  1G43 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  in  1654  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was  accused 
before  the  Privy  Council  24th  Feb.  1663, 
"of  labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the 
people  from  the  present  government  in 
Church  and  State,"  and  was  ordered  to 
compear  on  the  23rd  July,  but  nothing 
further  is  said  of  the  matter.  He  went 
to  Ireland,  was  settled  at  Bangor,  and 
returned  here  in  1689.— [Wodrow's  Hist., 
i.,  327.] 

JAMES  COOPER,  adm.  before  25th  Oct. 
1664     166^  >  trans- to  Mochrum  before  22nd 
May  1667.— [Reg.  Collat,] 

WALTER  M'GILL,  M.A. ;   trans,   from 
1667     Leswalt ;   adm.   between   23rd   May 
and  29th  Oct.  1667  ;  trans,  to  Kilsyth 
April  1675. 

THOMAS   CHRISTIE,   M.A.,   min.    in 
1677     1677;  trans,  to  Dunning  14th  Dec. 
1682. 

WILLIAM  WATSON,  M.A.  (St  An- 
1684  drews>  27tn  Juty  1667);  gave  up 
a  list  of  parishioners  Oct.  1684 ; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th  April 
1690,  restoring  the  Presbyterian  mins.— 
[MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ARCHIBALD  HAMILTON,  M.A., 
1689  a^ove  noticed ;  min.  of  a  Presby 
terian  congregation  at  Bangor ;  at 
the  request  of  the  General  Meeting  of 
Presbyterian  mins.,  2nd  Oct.  1688,  he 
returned  in  1689,  and  was  elected  first 
Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Glasgow  and 
Ayr,  14th  May  1689.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  first  General  Assembly  after  the 
Revolution,  and  died  29th  June  1695.  He 
marr.  7th  Dec.  1643,  Jean,  daugh.  of  James 


Hamilton,  min.  of  the  Old  Kirk  Parish, 
Edinburgh,  and  had  issue— John,  min.  of 
Old  Grey  friars,  Edinburgh  ;  Archibald,  min. 
of  Corstorphine ;  Henry,  min.  of  Currie  ; 
Mary  (marr.  John  Kelso  of  Kelsoland,  Col 
lector  of  Customs,  Port-Glasgow).— [Reid's 
Ireland,  ii. ;  Dumfries  Re<j.  (Marr.) ; 
Tombst. ;  Rey.  Gen.  Ass.,  1690 ;  Maitland 
Miscell.,  iv.] 

THOMAS  KERR,  M.A.,  born  1679, 
1701  probably  son  of  John  K.  of  Fernie- 
lie  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
23rd  July,  and  called  3rd  Dec.  1700  ;  ord. 
4th  March  1701 ;  died  31st  Jan.  1729.  He 
marr.  (1)  23rd  June  1701,  Mary,  daugh.  of 
George  Johnstone,  merchant,  Dumfries,  and 
had  issue — Andrew,  physician  to  the  Duke 
of  Atlioll  in  the  Isle  of  Man ;  Thomas ; 
Jean  (marr.  Thomas  Baillie  in  the  Isle  of 
Man) :  (2)  Oct.  1726,  Elizabeth,  eldest 
daugh.  of  John  Lindsay  of  Laclylands.— 
[Wiytown  Tests.;  Dumfries  Rey.  (Marr.); 
TombstJ] 

EDWARD  BOYD,  born  1701,  son  of 
1730  William  B.,  min.  of  Dairy,  Gallo 
way;  M.A.  (Glasgow,  27th  Dec. 
1723);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
5th  June  1728;  called  28th  June;  pres.  by 
James,  Earl  of  Galloway;  ord.  31st  Dec. 
1730;  died  14th  Feb.  1765.  He  marr. 
Elizabeth  Agnew,  who  predeceased  him, 
without  issue. — [Rey.  of  Deeds,  Mack., 
cxcii.,  2,  419.] 

DAVID  HENDERSON,  born  1732,  son 
1765  of  George  H.,  Mochrum;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Wigtown  ;  ord.  to  Leswalt 
21st  April  1763;  trans,  and  adm.  21st  Nov. 
1765 ;  died  25th  April  1784.  He  marr. 
17th  Dec.  1766,  Mary  (died  22nd  Feb. 
1797),  daugh.  of  William  Grant,  merchant, 
Rotterdam. — [Tombst.] 

ANDREW  DONNAN,  born  1751,  son  of 
1785  WiMam  D.,  farmer,  Ersick,  Glasser- 
ton,  and  Margaret  Fullerton  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Wigtown ;  assistant  in  the  Grammar 
School  of  Wigtown,  and  also  to  preceding 
min. ;  pres.  by  John,  Earl  of  Galloway, 


384 


WIGTOWN 


[PlIESB.  OF  WIGTOWN* 


Oct.  1784 ;  ord.  5th  April  1785  ;  died  25th 
June   1798.      He  was  a    classical   scholar 
of  note,  and  was  versed  in  genealogy  and   , 
antiquities,  on  which  subjects  he  left  some  | 
papers  relating  to  the  county.     He   was   a 
chief  agent  in  the  founding  of  the  Wigtown   j 
Subscription  Library.     He  marr.  29th  July 
1794,  Isabella  (died  at  PeebLes,  16th  April 
1829),  datigh.  of  James  Gordon  of  Balmeg,  I 
and  Dorothea,  daugh.  of  Samuel  Brown  of 
Barharrow,     min.     of    Kirkmabreck,     and 
had   issue  —  Janet,   born   23rd    July    1795, 
died    unmarr. ;    William    James,   clerk    of  ', 
Chancery,  born  27th  Dec.  1797.     Publica 
tions — Sermons  [edited   by   John   (Jraham. 
min.    of    Kirkinner]    (Edinburgh,    1800) ; 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  An'., 
xiv.). — [Tombst. ;   Murray's   Literari/  Hist, 
of  GaUov'ai/,  197-201.] 

PETER  YOUXG,  born  1772,  son  of 
1799  James  ^  •>  brewer,  Leith,  and  Jane 
Short ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  tutor  at  Balgreggan ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Stranraer  3rd  Aug.  1796;  pres. 
by  John,  Earl  of  Galloway,  5th  Feb., 
and  ord.  5th  Sept.  1799:  died  FATHER  OF 
THE  CHURCH,  28th  Sept.  1864.  He  marr. 
10th  Aug.  1801,  Maitlancl  M'Culloch,  who 
died  llth  March  1854,  s.j>.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (+Yet>'  Stat.  Ace., 
iv.). 


JAMES  CULLEN,  born  Lochee,  Dundee, 
1868  21st  Nov.  1830,  son  of  James  C. 
and  Jean  Dick  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1855)  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcaldy  ;  sometime,  military 
chaplain  at  Windsor  ;  assistant  at  St 
Michael's,  Dumfries  ;  pres.  by  Randolph, 
Earl  of  Galloway  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  12th  Nov.  1863;  died  25th  July 
1905.  He  marr.  llth  April  1876,  Annie 
Henry  (died  7th  Sept.  1897),  daugh.  of 
Bailie  William  Tait,  Wigtown,  and  had 
issue  —  James,  dental  requisites  manufac 
turer,  Edinburgh,  born  8th  Feb.  1877  ; 
Alfred  William,  major  16th  Batt.  the 
Koyal  Scots,  born  27th  Dec.  1878;  .Jean 
Helen  Margaret,  born  20th  July  1880; 
Itosa  Elizabeth,  born  17th  Sept.  1881  (marr. 
William  Edgar,  min.  of  Kinning  Park 
Parish,  Glasgow). 


1906 


WILLIAM:  FULTON,  M.A.,  B.D.,  B.SC.  ; 

or<^'  18t^  Jan-  10f|6  '  trans,  to  Second 
Charge,   Paisley    Abbey,   21st    July 
1909. 


GAVIN  LAWSON,  born  13th  Jan.  1882, 
1910  ec^ucatcd  at  High  School  and  Univ. 
of  Glasgow  ;  M.A.  (1903)  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Dumbarton  1st  May  1906  ;  assist 
ant  at  Maxwell  Parish,  Glasgow  ;  ord. 
4th  Feb.  1910;  lieut,  Gordon  Highlanders, 
B.E.F.,  1915-16. 


PRESBYTERY   OF   KIRKCUDBRIGHT 


[A  proposal  to  constitute  a  Presbytery  for  the  central  part  of  Galloway  was  before 
the  General  Assembly  in  1581.  In  1G01  we  find  this  locality  still  under  the  control 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Nithsdale,  now  called  that  of  Dumfries.  It  was,  however,  then 
the  avowed  purpose  of  the  supreme  court  to  set  up  a  separate  jurisdiction  for  the 
Kirkcudbright  district,  so  soon  as  the  parishes  there  should  be  sufficiently  organised 
to  warrant  such  a  course.  The  actual  erection  of  the  new  Presbytery  evidently  occurred 
shortly  after  this.  The  Presbytery  Register  begins  30th  April  1700,  and  extends  to 
eleven  volumes.  There  are  gaps  from  1st  Aug.  1733  to  2nd  Jan.  1734;  from  8th  Jan. 
1755  to  17th  Aug.  1768;  from  14th  Oct.  1782  to  12th  May  1784;  from  7th  Oct.  1789 
to  1st  Oct.  1794;  and  from  15th  Aug.  1812  to  llth  March  1816.  There  were  two 
earlier  volumes  of  records.  Neither  of  these  is  now  known  to  exist.  One  of  them 
dealt  with  the  period  from  1647  to  1658.  Regarding  it  we  have  an  account  in  a 
Presbytery  minute  of  21st  Dec.  1780.  The  other  volume,  beginning  10th  June  1663, 
is  mentioned  in  the  Synod  Eegister  of  that  time.] 


ANWOTII,  OK  AVONWAITH. 

[At  the  time  of  the  Reformation  the 
church  of  this  parish  was  in  the  possession 
of  the  Priory  of  St  Mary's  Isle.  At  an 
earlier  time  it  had  belonged  to  the  Abbey 
of  Holyrood.  There  were  in  the  parish 
two  chapels  :  St  Bride's,  at  Kirkbride,  near 
the  Sky  re  Burn  ;  and  another  at  Culeness. 
The  parish  church  was  rebuilt  in  1626. 
That  building  is  now  roofless,  but  other 
wise  in  very  good  condition.  A  new  church 
close  to  it  was  erected  in  1828.] 

ALEXANDER  YOUNG,  reader,  May 
1570  1570  to  1572. 

MALCOLM  M'CULLOCH,  M.A. ; 
1572  reader,  May  1572;  died  in  1577. 

DAVID  MURRAY  of  Fentou,  Auchtcr- 
1577  muchty,  and  Clonyaird  (probably  a 
pre-Reformation  incumbent),  son  of 
Sir  Charles  M.  of  Cockpool,  Annandale ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  4th 
Jan.  1577;  deprived  before  5th  Jan.  1585; 
became  master  of  the  King's  stable  ; 


died  16th  Aug.  1613.  He  marr.  Marion 
Maclellan,  who  survived  him,  and  marr. 
John  Reddick  of  Dalbeattie.  He  left  a 
natural  son,  Charles.  —  [ticots  Peerage, 
i.,  224.] 

ROBERT  MURRAY,  brother  of  preced- 
158g     ing;  reader  in  1578  ;  pres.  by  James 
VI.  5th  Jan.  1585-6.— [Reg.  Assig.] 


1601 


VOL.   II. 


385 


ISAAC  PATERSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
12th  Aug.  1593);  adm.  in  1601, 
Girthon  also  being  in  the  charge ; 
pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James  VI.  23rd 
May  1602  ;  still  min.  14th  Feb.  1616,  under 
threat  of  deposition  by  Bishop  Cowper,  who 
had  "  a  worthie  and  learned  man  there  to 
be  planted.''  He  died  before  15th  July 
1627,  when  a  nephew,  George  P.,  was 
served  heir. — [Reg.  Assig. ;  Inq.  Ret.  (,'en., 
2313  ;  Murray's  Life  of  Rutherford.] 

SAMUEL  RUTHERFORD  [RUTHER- 
1627     Ft^D]i  adm.  in  1627;  app.  Professor 
of  Divinity  in  the  Univ.  of  St  An 
drews  7th  Jan.  1639  ('/.''.). 

2  D 


386 


ANWOTII 


[PKESB.  OF 


JOHN  MEIN  [MEINE],  son  of  John 
1648  ^•'  mercnan^  in  the  Canongate  of 
Edinburgh,  and  Barbara  Hamilton ; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  23rd  July  1636);  was 
on  trials  for  ordination  8th  March  1643 ; 
probably  deprived  in  1662.  He  died  before 
1664.  —  [(,'.  R.  Inhib.,  29th  April  1664; 
Stranraer  Presb.  Reg. ;  Rutherfurd's  Lett.  ; 
War  Committee  of  Kirkcudbright ;  Whyte's 
Samuel  Rutherford,  and  some  of  his  Corres 
pondents,  180.] 

GEORGE    DAVIDSON,    M.A. ;    trans. 
from   Rerrick ;    adm.   between    26th 
April   and    30th    Oct.    1666;    trans, 
to  Whitsome  24th  Jan.  1668. 


1668 


JAMES  SHAW,  adm.  to  Kirkmabreck 
before  1665 ;  pres.  by  Alexander 
M'Culloch  of  Myrton  4th  May, 
coll.  llth  June,  and  adm.  21st  Sept.  1668. 
The  Privy  Council  17th  Jan.  1685,  ordered 
the  parishioners  to  be  prosecuted  because  of 
an  affront  done  to  him.  He  was  outed  in 
1689.  He  marr.  Agnes  Davidson,  perhaps 
a  daugh.  of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue 
— four  children.— [G.  R.  Homings,  28th 
July  1671  ;  Treas.  Reg.,  iv.,  257  ;  List  of 
Disorderly;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689;  P. 
C.  Decreta,  13th  Aug.  1696.] 

MICHAEL  BRUCE,  born  1634,  youngest 
son  of  Patrick  B.  of  Newton,  and 
Janet,  daugh.  of  John  Jackson, 
merchant,  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1654);  ord.  to  Killinchy,  Co.  Down,  Oct. 
1657;  deprived  for  nonconformity  in  1661. 
In  1665  he  was  seized  while  holding  a  con 
venticle  in  Airth,  "not  without  a  bloody 
bout,  in  which  soldiers  and  he  were 
wounded."  He  was  sentenced  to  be 
banished  to  Virginia,  but  the  king,  in 
fluenced  by  courtiers,  asked  that  Bruce 
should  be  sent  to  London,  whence  he  was 
sent  back  to  his  charge  in  Ireland.  He 
was  adm.  to  this  parish  in  1689 ;  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  in  1690 ;  died  at 
Anwoth  in  1693.  He  marr.  (cont.  30th 
May  1659)  Jean,  daugh.  of  Robert  Bruce 
of  Kinnaird,  and  had  issue— Robert,  born 
1669,  died  May  1684;  Michael,  born  1670, 
died  June  1672;  Anna,  died  Jan.  1683; 


James,  min.  at  Killyleagh,  Co.  Down. — 
Publications  —  The  Rattling  of  the  Dry 
Bones :  a  Sermon  preached  in  the  Night 
time  at  Chapel-yard,  in  the  Parish  of  Car- 
luke,  Clydsdale,  May  1672  (n.p.,  n.d.)  ; 
Soul-Confirmation  :  a-  Sermon  preached  in 
the  Parish  of  Cambusnethan  in  Clt/ds- 
dail  (n.p.,  1709);  Si.'-  Dreadful  Alarms 
in  Order  to  the  right  Improving  of  the 
Gospel  (n.p.,  n.d.)  ;  A  Sermon  preached  by 
Master  Michael  Bruce  in  the  Tolbooth  of 
Edinburgh  the  immediate  Sabbath  after  he 
received  the  Sentence  of  Exile  for  Virginia 
(n.p.,  n.d.).— [Reid's  Ireland,  ii.,  305  ;  Wod- 
row:s  Anal. ;  Blair's  Autob. ;  Leven  and 
Melvill  Papers  ;  Kirkton's  Hist. ;  Stirling 
Presb.  Reg. ;  Howie's  Collection  of  Lectures 
and  Sermons,  xviii.,  xix.,  xx. ;  Reg.  Gen. 
Ass.,  1690  ;  Abernethy's  Sermon  (Life),  i. ; 
Playfair's  Baronet.,  ii.  ;  Hewison's  Coven 
anters,  ii.,  219.] 

THOMAS     HAY,    bursar    of    Glasgow 

1696     Univ-   5tl1   July   1686;  adm>  before 
21st  April  1696;  clem.  8th  June  1711. 

GEORGE    GARTSHORE,  called    26th 

1714     -^ov<   1713'   or(1>   10th   '^une   1714> 
trans,    to  Kirkcudbright   26th  June 

1723. 

JOHN  ENSLIE,  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  29th  March  1720;  called 
28th  April  and  ord.  17th  Sept.  1724 ; 
trans,  to  the  Scots  Church,  Rotterdam,  10th 
June  1725  ;  min. -emeritus  there  July  1759  ; 
died  4th  April  1766,  aged  81.  In  1832 
his  portrait  was  in  possession  of  the  Con 
sistory  at  Amsterdam.  He  marr.  1728, 
Jane  Tod,  who  predeceased  him,  and  had 
issue — John,  merchant,  Rotterdam,  died  at 
Glasgow,  Oct.  1798 ;  Jane  (marr.  Charles 
Innes,  bailie  of  Edinburgh),  died  1784; 
William,  merchant,  Smyrna,  died  at  Con 
stantinople,  July  1794  ;  Janet,  died  unmarr. 
at  Woodford,  Essex,  Feb.  1820;  James, 
merchant,  Rotterdam,  died  June  1812; 
Mary  (marr.  Samuel  Jay,  physician),  died 
at  Andover,  Hampshire,  Feb.  1790;  and 
four  others,  who  died  young.— [Steven's 
Scottish  Church  in,  Rotterdam,  191  ;  Car- 
lyle's  Autob.'] 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


ANWOTH 


387 


JOHN  WELSH,  M.A.  (Glasgow,  23rd 
1727  Nov.  1719);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  30th  Dec.  1724;  called 
27th  April;  ord.  28th  Sept.  1727;  died 
8th  Feb.  1753,  aged  63.  He  marr.  20th 
Sept.  1731,  Elizabeth  (died  at  Gatehouse- 
of-Fleet,  13th  March  1795,  aged  93), 
youngest  daugh.  of  John  Calderwood, 
town-clerk  of  Dalkeith,  and  had  issue  — 
Elizabeth,  born  3rd  Sept.  1  732  ;  Magda 
lene,  born  16th  Feb.  1734,  died  16th  Jan. 
1746  ;  Samuel,  born  25th  Aug.  1736  ; 
Abraham,  born  3rd  Sept,  1737  ;  William, 
born  llth  Dec.  1738,  died  2nd  Feb.  1749; 
Andrew,  born  17th  May  1741  ;  John,  bom 
23rd  Sept.  1744,  died  24th  May  1746  ; 
Robert,  born  2nd  Aug.  1747.—  [Tombst.} 

ROBERT  CARSON,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1753  Kirkcudbright  12th  June  1745  ;  pres. 
by  Major  John  Maxwell  of  Car- 
doness,  and  ord.  21st  Aug.  1753  ;  died  un- 
marr.  26th  March  17QQ.—[Acts  of  Ass.,  1765, 
1767  ;  ticotx  May.,  xxvi.,  xxvii.,  xxix.  ;  New 
titat.  Ace.,  iv.] 

WILLIAM  GORDON  of  Balmeg,  parish 
177o  of  Wigtown,  born  1744,  son  of  .lames 
G.  of  Balmeg,  and  Dorothea,  daugh. 
of  Samuel  Brown  of  Barharrow,  min.  of 
Kirkmabreck  ;  pres.  by  David  Maxwell  of 
Cardoness  2nd  Sept.  1769  ;  ord.  20th  April 
1770  ;  died  30th  April  1790.  He  marr. 
7th  Sept.  1772,  Mary  Denniston,  who  died 
28th  March  1836,  and  had  issue  —  Samuel 
of  Balmeg,  died  1797  ;  Dorothea,  born  1st 
July  1773,  died  1819;  Isabella  (marr.  1808, 
George  M'Haffie  of  Corsemalzie,  writer,  and 
Provost  of  Wigtown)  ;  James,  born  10th 
Sept.  1774.—  [Tombst.  ;  Weekly  Mag.,  xvii.  ; 
Connell's  Paroch.  Lay.] 


179O 


HUGH  GORDON,  born  in  the  parish  ; 
^ccn-  ky  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
6th  April  1785  ;  pres.  by  David 
Maxwell  of  Cardoness  ;  ord.  23rd  Sept. 
1790;  died  llth  Oct.  1808,  aged  59.  He 
marr.  8th  Sept.  1794,  Janet  (died  10th  Nov. 
1832),  daugh.  of  Patrick  Brown  of  Bar- 
harrow,  and  had  issue  —  Henrietta,  born 
17th  April  1796  (marr.  John  M'  William, 
Gatehouse)  ;  Hugh,  min.  of  Monquhitter, 
born  21st  Sept.  1797  ;  Thomas,  merchant, 


Malaga,  born  4th  Nov.  1799;  Janet,  born 
13th  June  1801.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.).— 
[J'ombst.] 

THOMAS  TURNBULL,  licen.  by  Presb. 
1809     °^   Kirkcudbright   4th    Sept.    1805 ; 
pres.     by    Sir    David    Maxwell     of 
!  Cardoness,  Bart.,  26th  Jan.,  and  ord.  18th 
Aug.    1809;    died  6th  July    1838,  aged  59. 
He  marr.  4th   July   1809,  Susannah  (died 
7th   April    1854,  aged    74),    second    daugh. 
of   Robert  Muter,  D.D.,  min.  of  Kirkcud 
bright,   and   had    issue— Agnes,   born    8th 
Sept.    1812  (marr.   -     -   Craig) ;  Catherine 
!  Muter,  born  6th  Oct.  1814  ;  James  Muter, 
j   M.D.,    Liverpool,    born    9th     Jan.     1818; 
Georgina  Maxwell,  born  29th  July  1819. 

THOMAS  JOHNSTONE,  born  6th 
1839  ^arcn  1815,  son  of  Thomas  J.,  min. 
of  Dairy,  Ayrshire  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Irvine  1st  Aug.  1837  ;  pres.  by  Sir  David 
Maxwell  of  Cardoness,  Bart.,  Dec.  1838  ; 
ord.  28th  March  1839;  died  llth  June 
1875.  He  marr.  18th  Jan.  1842,  Margaret 
(died  4th  Nov.  1859),  eldest  daugh.  of 
Robert  Adamson  of  Drumclyer,  writer, 
Dumfries,  and  had  issue— Anna  Harriet, 
born  31st  Oct.  1842  (marr.  her  father's  suc 
cessor) ;  Janet  Wilson,  born  6th  Jan.  1844; 
Marion  Jane,  born  13th  Aug.  1845,  died  13th 
July  1847  ;  Thomas,  born  29th  Jan.  1847  ; 
Robert  Adamson,  born  13th  April  1851; 
Lilias,  born  18th  June  1855;  Helen,  died 
young. 

WILLIAM  M'MILLAN  BLACK,  born 
1876  Montreal,  Canada,  12th  Dec.  1839, 
only  son  of  Edward  B.,  D.D.,  min. 
of  St  Paul's  Church  there  (whose  father, 
James  Black,  was  min.  of  Penninghame), 
and  Wilhelmina  M'Millan ;  educated  at 
Montreal  High  School,  Edinburgh 
Academy,  and  Edinburgh  Univ. ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Montreal  in  1867 ;  assist 
ant  at  St  Paul's,  Montreal ;  ord.  (by  the 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright)  to  St  Mark's 
Church,  Montreal,  llth  Aug.  1869;  adm. 
to  this  charge  25th  Jan.  1876;  died  at 
Montreal,  16th  Dec.  1901.  He  marr.  (1) 
24th  Jan.  1865,  Anna  Harriet  Johnstone 


388    ANWOTH— AUCHENCAIRN  (Q.A'.)— BALMACLELLAN    [PRESS.  OF 


(died  at  Montreal,  21st  Oct.  1871),  eldest 
daugh.  of  his  predecessor,  and  had  issue — 
Edward,  born  26th  Oct.  1865,  died  4th 
Sept.  1904;  John  Greenshields,  born  26th 
Sept.  1867,  died  15th  April  1903  ;  Margaret 
Johnstone,  born  16th  June  1869,  died  at 
Edinburgh,  23rd  Feb.  1899  :  (2)  3rd  Nov. 
1880,  Amy,  daugh.  of  John  James  Green- 
shields,  merchant,  Singapore,  and  had  issue 
—Lucy  Lockhart,  born  29th  Aug.  1881 
(marr.  12th  Aug.  1916,  George  Galloway, 
P.D.,  Principal  of  St  Mary's  College,  St 
Andrews) ;  William  M'Millan,  captain  58th 
llines,  Frontier  Force,  LA.,  born  12th 
Sept.  1883,  killed  in  action  in  France, 
31st  Oct.  1914  ;  Norman  Scott,  born  23rd 
Feb.  1886;  Elizabeth  M'Culloch,  born  13th 
Nov.  1888 ;  Amy  Greenshields,  born  18th 
Oct.  1892. 

WILLIAM   MAIN,  trans,  from  Middle 
1902     Parisn'  Perth  ;  adm.  31st  July  1902  ; 
trans,  to  Trinity  Parish,  Edinburgh, 
20th  Dec.  1906. 

FRANK  WILLIAM  SAUNDERS,  born  j 
1st  Aug.  1881,  son  of  John  S.,  min. 
of  Kingarth,  Bute ;  educated  at 
Rothesay  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.  (1902),  B.D.  (1905)  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dunoon  3rd  May  1905 ;  assistant  at 
Falkirk;  ord.  8th  May  1907.  Marr.  17th 
March  1908,  Janet  Cochrane,  daugh.  of 
James  Meiklejohn,  merchant,  Govan,  and 
Jessie  Bennett,  and  has  issue — Katharine 
Helen,  born  23rd  March  1910 ;  James 
Begg,  born  6th  June  1911  ;  Frank  Meikle 
john,  born  7th  May  1915. 


AUCHENCAIRN  (Q.S.). 

[A   mission,   served    by   licentiates,   was  ] 
started   in   the  village  of   Auchencairn   in   \ 
1847.     Largely  owing  to  the  generosity  of 
David   Welsh   of    Collin   and    Miss    Mary 
Culton    of    Auchenatony,   a     church    was  j 
opened,  12th  Aug.  1855.     The  same  donors  i 
were  the  chief  contributors  to  the  endow 
ment  of  the   parish,  which   was   disjoined   i 
from     Rerrick,     and     erected     llth     June 
1856.] 


1856 


DAVID  WARK  of  Bargeddie,  born  12th 
June  1826,  son  of  Robert  W.  of 
Bargeddie ;  educated  at  Old  Monk- 
land  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  mission 
ary  at  Auchencairn  ;  ord.  21st  Aug.  1856  ; 
died  s.p.  17th  May  1900.  He  marr.  4th 
Sept.  1860,  Jessie  Morton,  only  daugh.  of 
James  Crosbie  of  Merkland,  Parton. 

WALTER  ROBERTSON  HENDER 
SON,  born  Edinburgh,  7th  Oct. 
1873,  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Mar 
garet  Idington  Robertson ;  educated  at 
George  Watson's  College,  Edinburgh  (dux 
1890),  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A. 
(1893),  B.D.  (1896) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Edinburgh  llth  May  1896;  assistant  at 
Tolbooth  Parish,  1897-1900  ;  ord.  13th  Sept. 
1900  ;  clerk  of  Presb.  in  1914. 


1900 


BALMACLELLAN. 

[Before  the  Reformation  the  rectory  of 
Balmaclellan  belonged  to  the  Chapel  Royal 
of  Stirling.  Alexander  Scott,  who  was 
tutor  to  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  was  vicar 
for  a  time.  The  parish  church  was  rebuilt 
about  1750.] 

ELIAS  M'CULLOCH,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1588. 

WILLIAM    KEMP,   styled   "parson   of 
Balmaclellan"     in     1573.  —  [Grote's 
1573     Protocols,  324.] 

ROBERT  MURRAY,  son  of  John  M., 
at  Tibbermore;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1615);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Perth 
3rd  Nov.  1619;  min.  in  1625;  dep.  by 
a  Committee  of  General  Assembly  before 
27th  Aug.  1639,  for  a  variety  of  offences, 
but  reponed  before  1643.  He  marr.  (1) 
26th  July  1625,  Jean  Pont :  (2)  before 
25th  May  1636,  Margaret  Thomson,  widow 
of  James  Keir,  min.  of  Glenluce,  and  had 
issue— James  ;  Elizabeth.  Mrs  M.  had  a 
child  in  April  1645,  of  whom  her  husband 
was  not  the  father.  She  was  beheaded  on 
the  Castlehill,  Edinburgh,  28th  May  1645. 
— [Canonr/ate  Xess.,  Perth,  and  Xlran- 
raer  Presb.  Reys. ;  Commiss.  to  Ass.,  1638  ; 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


BALMACLELLAN 


589 


Wodrot"  JfSS.  :  Stevenson's  Hi  iff.  :  Ban»a- 
tyne  Jfiscell.,  iii. ;  Peterkin's  Records  ;  Key. 
of  Deeds,  dxxxviii.,  408.] 


1644 


JOHN  M'MILLAN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
22nd  July  1015)  ;  adm.  to  Sanquhar 
before  162G ;  adra.  here  in  1644 ; 
died  before  1658.  He  marr.  Janet  M'Cul- 
locli,  who  survived  him,  and  had  issue — 
John,  died  Aug.  1679 ;  Elizabeth.— [G.  R. 
Horninrjs,  19th  Sept.  1673  ;  Wad  row  J//SW.] 

JAMES  NISBET,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1642)  • 
min.  in  1645  ;  member  of  Assembly 
16th  July  1651 ;  still  min.  15th  Sept. 
1656  ;  died  before  1664.    He  marr.,  and  had 
issue — Elizabeth  and  Margaret,  served  co 
heirs,   20th   May   1Q80.— [Dumfries   Pn-sl. 
Reg. ;   Wodrow  MSS. ;  Peterkin's  Record*  ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Gen,,  6219.] 

THOMAS  WARNEK  [VERNOR,  or 
VERNER],  born  1630,  son  of  John 
W.,  bailie  of  Musselburgh  ;  M.A.  (St 
Andrews,  12th  July  1655);  min.  in  1657; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth  June, 
and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct. 
1662  ;  was  accused  before  the  Privy  Council, 
24th  Feb.  1663,  of  "still  labouring  to  keep 
the  hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State.'''  He  be 
came  tenant  of  the  farm  of  Lochinvar,  and 
returned  to  his  charge  at  the  Revolution. 

ROBERT  MOIR,  M.A. ;   min.  in  1664  ; 
1664     trans,  to  Girthon  in  1668. 

JOHN  ROW,  M.A.  ;  adm.  between  29th 
April  and  27th  Oct.  1668  ;  trans,  (by 
the    Privy   Council)   to    Stoneykirk 
13th  Sept.  1672. 

JAMES    LAURIE,  min.  of   Stoneykirk 
in  1648  ;  granted  indulgence  here  3rd 
1672     Sept,  1672  ;  returned  to  Stoneykirk 
in  1689.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  327.] 

THOMAS  WARNER  [VERNOR,  or 
VERNER],  above  noticed  ;  also 
granted  indulgence  here  by  the 
Privy  Council  3rd  Sept,  1672.  He  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  6th  Jan. 
1679,  of  breaking  his  confinement,  preach 
ing  at  conventicles,  and  of  corresponding 
with  John  Welsh  of  Kirkpatrick-Irongray 


1668 


1672 


and  other  intercommuned  persons.  On 
18th  Feb.  following,  the  parishioners  were 
prohibited  from  paying  him  any  stipend 
until  further  orders.  He  was  declared 
fugitive  5th  May  1684,  but  was  included 
in  the  Act  of  Parliament  4th  July  1690, 
which  rescinded  all  fines  and  forfeitures. 
— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  iii.,  4.] 

PATRICK  GEDDIE,  son  of  Mitchell  G., 

skipper,  and  bailie  of   St  Andrews; 

M.A.  (St  Andrews,  20th  July  1650); 

Keen,  by  Presb.  of  St  Andrews   14th  Jan. 

1657;    resided   in   St   Andrews,   where   he 

owned  property,  29th  Aug.  1671;   min.  in 

1685;    outed    by   the  people  in   1689,  and 

died  soon  after. — [Decreets  of  Regality  Court 

of  St  Andrews;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS  WARNER  [VERNOR,  or 
VERNER],  noticed  above  ;  returned 
1689  in  1 689  and  was  restored  by  Act  of 
Parliament  25th  April  1690 ;  member  of 
Assembly,  1691,  1692.  He  was  the  last 
survivor  of  those  who  had  been  in  the 
ministry  before  the  Restoration,  and  died 
FATHER  OF  THE  CHURCH,  10th  Sept.  1716. 
He  marr.  (1)  Jean,  daugh.  of  William 
Gordon  of  Monybuie,  and  had  issue— David 
of  Monybuie,  LL.D.,  Professor  of  Philo 
sophy,  Univ.  of  Aberdeen,  born  1688,  served 
heir  to  his  father  16th  April  1717,  died 
1752  :  (2)  Mary,  daugh.  of  James  Grier  of 
Milmark,  and  had  issue— Agnes  (marr.  her 
father's  successor).  —  {Acts  of  Ass.,  1701- 
1716  ;  Tombst. ;  G.  R.  Horninrjs,  6th  Aug. 
1670  ;  Dumfries  Sas.,  ii.,  6  ;  Laing  Charters, 
3082-3.] 

ROBERT  DONALDSON,  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow;  licen.  by  Presb. 
1712  of  Dumbarton  3rd  June  1707  ;  called 
23rd  April  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
7th  Aug.  1712  ;  died  31st  March  1745.  He 
marr.  18th  Oct.  1717,  Agnes  Vernor  (died 
24th  Jan.  1769),  daugh  of  his  predecessor, 
and  had  issue— William,  min.  of  Parton. 

WILLIAM  M'KIE,born  17th  Feb.  1719, 
son  of  William  M.,  min.  of  Bal- 
1747  maghie;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirk 
cudbright  29th  April  1742;  called  3rd 
April  1746;  ord.  25th  June  1747;  died 
18th  June  1779.  He  marr.  7th  Feb.  1751, 


390 


BALMACLELLAN 


[PIJESR.  OF 


Catherina  Maria  (died  26th  Nov.  1770), 
daugh.  of  Prof.  David  Vernor,  LL.D.,  and 
granddaugh.  of  his  predecessor  of  that 
name,  and  had  issue  —David,  born  10th 
Dec.  1751,  died  10th  March  1753;  Mary, 
born  30th  June  1753,  died  21st  Jan.  1754  ; 
Agnes,  born  14th  Oct.  1754  :  William,  born 
29th  March  1756  ;  Xathaniel,  his  successor  : 
David,  born  llth  Sept.  1758;  George,  born 
llth  Jan.  1760;  Catherine,  born  2nd  Aug. 
1762,  died  12th  May  1763  ;  Anna,  born  29th 
Nov.  1763,  died  21st  Sept.  1769  ;  Margaret, 
born  22nd  Jan.  1765. 

XATHANIEL  M'KIE,  born  22nd  April 
1757,  third  son  of  preceding;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  7th  Oct.  1778; 
pres.  by  George  III.  10th  Feb.,  and  ord. 
24th  Aug.  1780;  died  llth  Oct.  1790.  He 
marr.  24th  May  1781,  Mary  (died  at 
Edinburgh,  1st  Sept.  1806),  eldest  daugh. 
of  Alexander  Gordon  of  Carleton,  and 
had  issue— William,  born  14th  April  1782  : 
Alexander. — [Tomlsf.] 


1791 


JAMES  THOMSON,  born  1753,  a  native 
of  Wigtownshire ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1784);  pres.  by  George  III.  6th  Nov. 
1790;  ord.  llth  Aug.  1791;  died  19th  j 
March  1825.  His  epitaph,  composed  by  his  j 
brother-in-law,  the  famous  Scottish  philos 
opher,  Dr  Thomas  Brown,  thus  concludes  : 
— "Amidst  the  domestic  sorrows  which 
clouded  the  last  year  of  his  independent, 
honourable,  and  useful  life,  he  supported 
his  soul  by  the  promises  of  that  God  whom 
he  served  in  the  gospel  of  His  Son,  and 
strong  in  the  faith,  anticipated  with  delight 
the  not  distant  period  when  his  remains 
should  repose  by  the  side  of  his  amiable 
daughters,  and  his  spirit  in  their  society 
enjoy  the  purity  and  the  peace  of  heaven." 
He  marr.  16th  May  1793,  Dorothea  (died 
31st  Jan.  1837,  aged  80),  eldest  daugh.  of 
Samuel  Brown  of  Barharrow,  min.  of 
Kirkmabreck,  and  had  issue— Mary,  born 
24th  Feb.  1794,  died  19th  Feb.  1823; 
Janet,  born  12th  April  1796  (marr.  Robert 
Jeffrey,  min.  of  Girthon) ;  Margaret,  born 
4th  June  1798,  died  15th  Feb.  1823;  Jane 
Eleanora,  born  2nd  Feb,  1801,  died  13th 
June  1822, 


GAVIN  CULLEX.  born  Kippbyres, 
1825  Airdrie,  1793,  eldest  son  of  Archi 
bald  C.,  farmer  ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1821);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Stranraer  15th  Aug.  1821  ;  pres.  by 
George  IV.  3rd  May,  and  ord.  17th  Nov. 
1825;  died  at  Kirkcudbright,  18th  Jan. 
1844.  He  marr.  4th  June  1827,  Mary 
(born  7th  May  1802,  died  4th  Feb.  1874), 
youngest  daugh.  of  David  Kennedy  of 
Knocknalling,  and  had  issue  —  Edward 
Boyd,  born  19th  March  1828  ;  Archibald 
Kennedy,  born  1st  Oct.  1829  ;  David,  army 
surgeon,  born  31st  March  1833 ;  Mary, 
born  12th  May  1831,  died  6th  Sept.  1877. 
— [Tomlst.] 

GEORGE    MURRAY,    ord.    (assistant 
1838     an<^     successor)    8th     March    1838 ; 
trans,  to   Girthon  14th  Sept.   1843; 
min.  again  in  1851. 

WILLIAM  WILSON,  born  Trochic- 
1844  house,  Kells,  10th  Dec.  1795,  son  of 
John  W.,  farmer,  and  Helen  Heron  ; 
educated  at  Kells  Parish  School  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  (being  assisted  in  his  studies 
by  Alexander  Murray,  D.D.,  Prof,  of 
Hebrew,  a  cousin  of  his  mother) ;  assistant 
at  Balmaghie  and  Kirkcudbright ;  ord.  to 
the  Scots  Church,  Wrhitehaven,  1839;  trans, 
to  the  Scots  Church,  Douglas,  Isle  of  Man, 
1841  ;  adm.  to  this  parish  21st  March  1844  ; 
died  unmarr.  28th  June  1851. 


1851 


GEORGE  MURRAY  of  Troquhain, 
above  mentioned,  born  New  Gallo 
way,  4th  June  1812,  son  of  John  M. 
of  Troquhain,  in  the  parish  (descended 
from  a  branch  of  the  Murrays  of  Philip- 
haugh),  and  Agnes  Manson ;  educated  at 
Kells  School  and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Thomas  Cannan, 
min.  of  Carsphairn,  and  in  the  family  of 
Hugh  Ross  of  Cromarty,  where  he  became 
acquainted  with  Hugh  Miller ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  8th  June  1836; 
pres.  by  Queen  Victoria  (the  first  presenta 
tion  bearing  her  sign  manual)  2nd  Oct. 
1837 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  8th 
March  1838 ;  trans,  to  Girthon  14th  Sept. 
1843;  clerk,  of  Presb.  (1843-68);  clerk  of 
Synod  24th  Oct.  1843;  retrans.  to  this 
charge  23rd  Oct.  1851 ;  died  22nd  April 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT]        BALMACLELLAN— BALMAGHIE 


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1881.  He  was  the  model  of  a  country 
clergyman  ;  devotedly  attached  to  his 
flock,  and  shared  in  all  their  joys  and 
sorrows  ;  passionately  fond  of  rural  sports, 
he  mingled  in  the  innocent  pastimes  of 
his  parishioners,  and  was  respected  and 
loved  by  them  in  return.  He  was  a  zeal 
ous  antiquary,  an  accomplished  botanist, 
and  an  adept  in  agriculture.  He  raarr. 
28th  Xov.  1843,  Elizabeth  Murray  (died 
25th  March  1879,  aged  58),  daugh.  of  James 
Hyslop,  Glenlee,  and  had  issue — Margaret 
Hope,  born  17th  Jan.  1845 ;  John,  born 
12th  Sept.  1846,  lost  at  sea,  as  surgeon  of 
the  Yicksbury,  1st  June  1875  ;  Agnes  Isa 
bella,  born  25th  April  1848  (marr.  James 
Ewer  Gillespie,  min.  of  Kirkgunzeon) ; 
James  of  Troquhain,  banker,  Manchester, 
born  30th  Nov.  1850,  died  26th  Dec.  1914 ; 
George,  min.  of  this  parish  in  1915  ;  Adam, 
born  27th  April  1854 ;  Eliza  Jane,  born 
24th  June  1856 ;  Robert  Alexander,  born 
24th  June  1858;  William  Charles,  born  2nd 
Dec.  1860,  died  at  Shanghai,' 1910 ;  Anne 
Clementina,  born  25th  Aug.  1862  ;  Thomas 
Patrick,  born  1st  Sept.  1865,  died  22nd 
Nov.  1873.  Publications—  The  Bridye :  a 
Ballad  (Castle  -  Douglas,  1866);  Sarah 
Rae,  and  other  Poems  (Greenock,  1883; 
2nd  ed.,  1883);  Curling  Songs  [vide  Taylor's 
Curliny,  105,  377] ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).— [Edwards'  Modern 
Scottish  Poets,  iv. ;  The  Bards  of  Galloway; 
East  Galloivay  Sketches,  327.] 

WILLIAM  CUTHILL,  born  Hamilton, 

issi  26t^  April  I8"'2)  son  °f  Thomas  C. 
and  Catherine  Lyon ;  educated  at 
Hamilton  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  in  1878 ; 
assistant  at  Cathcart ;  elected  assistant 
and  successor,  but  ord.  to  the  full  charge 
21st  June  1881  ;  dem.  2nd  Dec.  1914. 

GEORGE  MURRAY  of  Troquhain,  born 
1st   Oct.  1852,  son  of  George  M.  of 
Troquhain,  min.  of  this  parish  ;  edu 
cated  at  Balmaclellan  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh,    M.A.    (1874),   B.D.    (1877),    and    at 
Leipzig  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright ; 
assistant  at  Greenock  and   St  Cuthbert's, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  to  Sauchie  1st  Nov.  1888; 
clerk    to    Presb,    of     Stirling,    1898-1915: 


clerk  of  Synod  of  Perth  and  Stirling, 
1903-15;  trans,  and  adm.  22nd  April  1915. 
Marr.  21st  Aug.  1895,  Elizabeth,  daugh. 
of  Edward  Lumsden,  min.  of  Midmar,  and 
has  issue  —  Enid  Elizabeth,  born  18th  June 
1896;  John,  born  16th  Nov.  1897;  Evelyn 
Hope,  born  18th  March  1899.  Publications 
—  Curling  Sketches  [in  From  a.  Northern 
Window]  (London,  1911);  "A  Gallovidian 
Battle-Field"  (The  Gallovidian,  1912)  ;  Jesus 
and  'His  Parables  (Edinburgh,  1914)  ;  The 
Scottish  Church  and  Freedom  (Synod  Ser 
mon,  1916). 

BALMAGHIE. 

[The  church  of  Balmaghie  was  dedicated 
to  St  Andrew.  In  early  times  it  belonged 
to  the  Priory  of  lona,  but  at  the  Reforma 
tion  it  was  in  the  possession  of  the  Abbey 
of  Holyrood.  The  parish  church  was  rebuilt 
in  1794.] 

ROBERT  CHAPMAN,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1586. 

JAMES    CARRUTHERS,    trans,    from 
Crossmichael  ;  min.  in  1574  ;  still  in 
the   charge   in   1593.  —  \_Rey.   Assig.  ; 
Re<j.  of  Deeds,  xvi.,  128.] 

JOHN  FAIRFOUL,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 


1605 


1598  ;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by  James 
VI.  22nd  March  1601  ;  died  before  25th 
June  1605,  aged  about  28.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Scott,  and  had  issue—  John.  — 
[Rey.  Assiy.] 

WILLIAM  DALZELL,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  30th  July  1597)  ;  on  the 
Exercise  in  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
19th  June  1599;  pres.  to  the  vicarage  by 
James  VI.  25th  June  1605  ;  still  min.  13th 
March  1610.—  [Reg.  of  Deeds,  clxxxv.,  424  ; 
Rey.  Assiy.  ;  Edin.  Tests.  ;  Calderwood's 
Hist.,  vi.,  101.] 

HEW   M'GHIE,  son  of  James  M'Ghie, 

Maybole;    M.A.    (Edinburgh,    30th 

July  1614)  ;  on  the  Exercise  in  Presb. 

of  Linlithgow  8th  Feb.,  and  adm.  after  15th 

June  1615  ;  still  min.  25th  Sept.  1638.     The 

date  of  his  death  is  unknown.    He  marr. 

Janet   Gordon,   and   had    issue—  Hew,  ap- 


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[PRESR.  OF 


prenticed  to  Robert  1'atcrsun,  apothecary, 
Edinburgh,  29th  March  1643  ;  Alexander  ; 
Agnes  (raarr.,  cent,  26th  April  1639,  John 
Arnot,  brother  of  J)avid  Arnot  of  Bar- 
caple).— [Reg.  Assig.  ;  Linlithyow  Presb. 
Reg. ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  cclxxii.,  413  ;  ibid., 
dxix.,  228  ;  Dumfries  Has.,  1st  Dec,  1641  : 
G.  R.  Xas.,  xlvi.,  188.] 

ADAM  ALISON  of  Dunjapc;  M.A.  : 
165g  min.  in  1659 ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  24th  Feb. 
1663,  of  "  still  labouring  to  keep  the  hearts 
of  the  people  from  the  present  government 
in  Church  and  State."  He  admitted  the 
charge  24th  March,  and  his  case  was 
delayed.  It  seems  afterwards  to  have  been 
departed  from.  He  had  an  indulgence  at 
Galston  3rd  Sept.  1672  (<j.v).— [Wodrow's 
Hist.,  i.,  326  ;  G.  R.  Sas.,  xv.,  336.] 

JAMES  KIRK,  eldest  son  of  James  K., 
1664  min.  of  Aberfoyle ;  min.  in  1664; 
outed  in  1689.  He  marr.  20th  Jan. 
1665,  Elizabeth  Lauriston,  who  was  buried 
in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  16th  April  1693, 
and  with  her  had  sasine  of  the  lands  of 
Drumbreck,  1st  March  1666.  He  had  issue 
—Robert,  in  Holyroodhouse  ;  John  ;  Anna, 
second  daugh.—  [Nisbet's  Heraldry;  Reg. 
Edin.  (Marr.) ;  New  Gen.  Reg.  Sas.,  xiv.  ; 
List  of  Disorderly  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689  ; 
G.  R.  Inhib.,  llth  April  1704.] 

JOHN  M'MILLAN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 
1693  14th  May  1686);  ord.  in  1693;  died 
26th  July  1700,  aged  37.  "He  came 
to  the  parish  a  sick  man,  and  was  always 
in  a  dying-like  condition.'1  He  marr. 
Catherine  Williamson,  who  died  31st  Aug. 
1700,  and  had  issue— James,  bursar  of  the 
Presb.,  a  divinity  student  in  1717;  and 
others. — [Tombst.] 

JOHN  MACMILLAN  [or  M'MILLAN] 

1701  was  k°rn  in  1669  at  Barncauchlaw, 
a  hill  farm  in  the  parish  of  Monigaff. 
His  father,  also  John,  is  said  to  have  fallen 
at  Bothwell  Bridge,  and  his  mother,  whose 
name  is  unknown,  married  again.  Mac- 
millan  was  probably  brought  up  at  Earlston, 
in  Dairy,  where  he  attended  the  parish 


school,  and  met  many  of  those  who  had 
suffered  for  their  religious  convictions. 
He  studied  at  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh,  and 
graduated  M.A.  2Sth  June  1697  ;  was  some 
time  chaplain  to  John  Murray  of  Broughton 
[now  ('ally,  parish  of  Girthon] ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  26th  Nov.  1700. 
On  29th  May  he  was  called  to  this  charge, 
and  ord.  on  Thursday,  18th  Sept,  1701. 
The  training  of  his  youth  gave  him  a 
strong  leaning  to  the  side  of  the  Camer- 
onians,  whose  distinctive  tenets  were  that 
no  sworn  allegiance  was  due  to  the  king  or 
government,  on  the  ground  that  they  had 
rescinded  the  Covenants  and  the  Acts  of 
the  Reformation  period.  Soon  after  his 
settlement  he  began  to  air  certain  griev 
ances  in  the  Presb.,  and  to  make  protests 
against  the  form  of  church  government, 
especially  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  to 
Queen  Anne,  who  was  suspect  on  the 
subject  of  Presbyterianism.  Macmillan's 
relations  with  his  brethren  became  so 
strained  that  he  was  finally  deposed,  30th 
Dec.  1703.  He  continued  to  exercise  his 
ministerial  functions,  and  retained  posses 
sion  of  the  church  and  manse,  an  action  in 
which  he  was  supported  by  the  majority  of 
his  parishioners.  On  9th  June,  and  again 
llth  July  1704,  he  presented  a  petition  to 
the  Commission  of  Assembly,  "  acknowledg 
ing  his  fault  in  contravening  the  sentence 
of  deposition,  and  earnestly  desiring  that 
he  might  be  reponed,"  but  this  was  refused. 
On  9th  Oct.  1706  he  was  called  to  minister 
to  the  Societies,  or  "  the  Suffering  Remnant 
of  the  true  Presbyterian  Church  of  Christ 
in  Scotland,"  as  the  members  called  them 
selves,  and  on  2nd  Dec.  he  entered  on  his 
new  sphere  of  service  by  preaching  at 
Crawfordjohn.  He  now  wandered  far  and 
near  over  almost  the  half  of  Scotland  in  the 
discharge  of  this  wider  ministry,  spending 
also,  as  often  as  he  could,  his  Sundays 
amongst  his  own  faithful  flock  at  Balmaghie. 
The  Presb.  did  its  best  to  expel  him,  but 
even  the  presence  of  the  Sheriff  and  a  large 
force  of  the  military  were  powerless  against 
the  followers  of  Macmillan.  The  ordina 
tion  of  William  M'Kie,  his  successor,  was 
effected  (at  Kirkcudbright)  seven  years 
after  Macmillan's  deposition.  In  1714, 


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however,  a  working  agreement  is  .said  to 
have  been  made,  under  which  M'Kie  had  j 
the  use  of  the  church  in  Macmillan's  i 
absence.  Macmillan  voluntarily  left  the 
parish  for  good  in  17-27.  At  a  meeting  held 
at  Braehead  of  Carmvath  on  1st  Aug.  1743, 
he  and  Thomas  Nairn,  min.  of  Abbotshall,  j 
Fife,  founded  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  j 
Church.  He  died  at  Broomhill,  Bothwell, 
1st  Dec.  1753,  and  was  buried  at  Dalserf, 
where  an  imposing  monument  was  erected 
in  1839.  In  1895  a  memorial  brass  was 
placed  in  Balmaghie  Church  by  his  great- 
great-grandson,  John  Grieve,  M.D., Glasgow. 
Macmillan  marr.  (1)  1708,  Jean  Gemble 
[Gemmell],  probably  belonging  to  Cars-  j 
phairn,  who  died  *./>.  12th  June  1711  :  (2)  : 
1719,  Mary  (died  in  childbed,  5th  May  1723, 
aged  43),  daugh.  of  Sir  Alexander  Gordon, 
Bart.,  of  Earlston,  and  widow  of  Edward 
Goldie  of  Craigmuie  [she  left  four  children 
by  her  first  marriage]:  (3)  about  1725, 
Grace  Russell  [according  to  another  ac 
count,  Janet  Jackson],  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue  —  Josias,  born  12th  June 
1726,  died  1740;  Katherine,  born  19th 
Dec.  1727,  died  1738;  John,  min.  of  the 
"Reformed  Presbyterian  Church,  Sandhills, 
Glasgow,  born  1729,  died  llth  Feb.  1808; 
Grizel,  born  1731  (marr.  (1)  Andrew  Gallo 
way,  Sandhills  ;  (2)  John  Thorburn,  min. 
of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church, 
Pentland),  died  1767 ;  Ann,  born  1732 
(marr.  31st  Jan.  1751,  John,  son  of  James 
M'Crone,  writer,  Dalrnellington) ;  Alex 
ander  Jonita,  born  28th  May  1734,  died 
that  year.  Publications — A  True  Narrative 
of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Kirkcudbright  against  one  of  their  number ; 
and  that  to  the  sentence  of  deposition ;  to 
which  is  added  the  Grievances  (anon. ;  1704). 
A  True  Double  of  a  Paper  of  Grievances 
given  into  the  Presbytery  of  Kirkcud 
bright,  Qth  July  1703,  by  Mr  John  Reid, 
Minister  of  Carsphairn ;  Mr  William  Tod, 
Minister  of  Buittle  ;  and  Mr  John  Mac 
millan,  Minister  of  Balmaghie ;  to  which 
generally  the  whole  fore-mentioned  parishes, 
adhere,  and  the  greatest  part  of  the  Godly 
in  the  Land  (appended  to  the  True  Narra 
tive,  1704).  The  Pamphlet  entitled  a  True 
Narrative  of  the  Proceedings  of  the 


Presbytery  of  Kirkcudbright,  etc.,  Examined, 
and  Found  False  .  .  .  by  a.  Member  of 
that  Presbytery  (Edinburgh,  1705);  The 
Protestation,  Declinature,  <nid  Appeal  of 
Mr  John  Macmillan  (n.p.,  1708);  A  Letter 
from  <t  Friend  (n.p.,  n.d.)  [vide  Reply  to 
a  Pamphlet  entitled,  A  Letter  from  a 
Friend  (n.p.,  1710)]  ;  A  Short  Purvey  of 
a  Friendly  Conference  betu'i.r.t  a  Country 
man  and  his  Nephew  (n.p.,  1712) ;  An  Elegy 
upon  the  much  lamented.  Death  of  that 
Religious  and  Virtuous  Gentlewoman,  Mrs 
Mary  Gordon  .  .  .  spouse  .  .  .  to  the 
Reverend  Mr  John  Ml  Mill  an,  Minister  of 
the  Gosjiel  at  Balmaghie  (16  pp. ;  Edinburgh, 
1723).— [Act*  of  yl.s.s.,  1704-27  :  Scots  May., 
xv.  ;  Mackenzie's  Galloway,  ii.,  309-16  ; 
Observations  on  a  Wolf  in  a  Sheepskin  .  .  . 
to  which  is  subjoined  an  account  of  the 
f(tst  words  of  the  Rev.  Mr  J.  McMillan  on 
his  Deathbed  (Edinburgh,  1753) ;  Hutchi 
son's  The  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Scotland;  Reid's  The  Kirk  above  Dee 
Water ;  Reid's  A  Cameronian  Apostle ; 
"  John  Macmillan  of  Balmaghie,  Additional 
Notes"  (The  Gallovidian,  1914);  The 
Rey  Inter  of  John  Macmillan,  edited  by 
Henry  Paton,  M.A.,  1908  ;  Diet.  Nat.  Bioa.] 

WILLIAM  M'KIE,  said  to  have  been 
born  in  the  parish  in  1678,  became 
chaplain  to  his  relative,  John  M'Ghie 
of  Balmaghie,  and  was  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  22nd  Feb.  1709.  On  1st 
Dec.  following,  he  was  called  to  this  charge, 
the  meeting  being  held  at  Clachanpluck 
[now  Laurieston],  and  on  12th  Oct.  1710, 
he  was  ord.  at  Kirkcudbright,  "because 
the  Prcsb.  cannot  go  with  safety  to  the 
parish  of  Balmaghie."  As  Macmillan  still 
occupied  the  manse  and  refused  access  to 
the  church,  M'Kie  rented  a  house  about 
three  miles  off,  and  preached  in  a  barn, 
or  meeting-house,  ironically  called  "  The 
House  of  Rimmon."  He  was  frequently 
assaulted  by  Macmillan's  supporters,  and 
once  when  attending  a  funeral,  by  Mac 
millan  himself.  It  is  stated  that  on  one 
occasion,  9th  Dec.  1713,  when  M'Kie's  friends 
attempted  to  plough  the  glebe  for  him,  the 
followers  of  his  predecessor  turned  out  in 
force,  cut  the  reins  in  pieces,  turned  the 


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n? 


horses  adrift,  and  throw  the  ploughshares 
into  the  Dee.  One  woman  aimed  a  blow 
at  the  minister's  throat  with  a  reaping-hook 
and  cut  his  fingers  to  the  bone  when  his 
hand  was  raised  in  self-defence.  A  letter 
was  forwarded  to  the  Lord  Justice-Clerk 
and  the  Solicitor-General  stating  the  facts. 
No  criminal  prosecution  followed,  but  Mac- 
millan  retired  from  the  parish.  M'Kie  by 
prudent  conduct  and  faithfulness  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duty  overcame  all  opposi 
tion,  and  lived  useful  and  respected  till  his 
death  10th  Feb.  1763.  He  marr.  22nd  Nov. 
1714,  Mary,  daugh.  of  Nathaniel  Gordon  of 
Carleton,  and  had  issue— Nathaniel,  min.  of 
Crossmichael ;  William,  min.  of  Balmaclel- 
lan;  Alexander,  born  17th  Dec.  1720;  Agnes, 
born  6th  Jan.  1723  (marr.  Alexander  M'Ghie, 
second  of  Airds);  Mary,  born  5th  Nov.  1725 
(marr.  Alexander  Gordon  of  Carleton); 
George,  captain,  born  5th  April  1729,  died 
1790;  David,  born  22nd  June  1731  ;  Anna, 
born  2nd  Aug.  1732;  Mary  (twin),  born  2nd 
Aug.  1732,  died  13th  June  1742.— [Woclrow's 
Anal,  and  Corresp. ;  Dumfries  Sas.,  10th 
May  1704;  Mackenzie's  Hist,  of  Galloway, 
ii.,  312  ;  Reid's  The.  Kirk  above  Dee  Water  ; 
"Reid's  A  Cameron/' an  Apostle,  1 64,  passim.] 

DAVID  BLINSHALL,  probably  son  of 
1764  David  B.,  min.  of  Lamington  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  17th  April  1745);  pres. 
by  William  M'Ghie  of  Balmaghie,  Aug. 
1763;  ord.  3rd  May  1764;  died  unman-., 
July  1767. 

SAMUEL   MARTIN,    ord.    29th    Sept. 
1t-ftR     1768;  trans,  to  Monimail  17th  Oct. 
1776. 

PHILIP  MORISON,  son  of  John  M. 
1777  and  Helen  Irons  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1748);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont 
5th  March  1755 ;  ord.  (by  Presb.  of  Edin 
burgh)  min.  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 
14th  Oct.  1756;  adm.  to  Dunscore  20th 
March  1766  ;  pres.  by  the  trustees  of  John 
M'Ghie  of  Balmaghie  ;  trans,  and  adm.  3rd 
June  1777  ;  died  1st  April  1812.  He  marr. 
llth  May  1761,  Helen  Rattray,  who  died 
in  1799,  and  had  issue— Helen,  born  8th 
March  1762  (marr.  Philip  Grierson) ;  John, 
born  23rd  Dec.  1765,  died  l778.—[Tombst.] 


-'AMES  HENDERSON,  born  Dunblane, 
1804  1763,  eldest  .son  of  James  H.  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Dornoch  20th  June  1797  ;  was 
clerk  to  George  Dempster  of  Dunnichen, 
M.P.,  and  sometime  tutor  at  Balmaghie 
House;  pres.  by  Thomas  Dempster  Gordon 
of  Balmaghie  (his  former  pupil)  ;  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  l.sth  Oct.  1804; 
died  unmarr.,  21st  Jan.  1839.  During  the 
greater  part  of  his  ministry  he  was  factor 
on  the  Balmaghie  estate.— [  Vide  William 
son's  Fun.  Serm.;  "Factor  .James  ::  in 
Reid's  Kirk  above  Dee  Water.} 

ALEXANDER  GIBSON,  born  Lanark, 
1839  '^  April  1800,  son  of  George  G., 
builder,  and  Marion  Lamb ;  edu 
cated  at  Lanark  Grammar  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  tutor  in  the  family  of 
Robert  Lockhart  of  Cambusnethan ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lanark  1st  Dec.  1824 ;  ord.  to  St 
Anne's  Chapel-of-Ease,  Glasgow,  25th  Nov. 
1831;  trans,  and  adm.  24th  July  1839;  died 
at  Almeida  Hill,  Hamilton,  5th  Aug.  1846. 
He  marr.  27th  Nov.  1843,  Christina  (died  .<./>. 
6th  March  1897),  daugh.  of  James  Hamilton, 
D.D.,  min.  of  Lesmahagow.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

WILLIAM  FREELAND,  said  to  be 
M.D.  and  LL.D.,  a  native  of  Ireland, 
born  about  1802.  His  early  history 
is  unknown.  He  was  ord.  to  East  Church, 
Airdrie,  llth  Jan.  1844  ;  adm.  to  St  Mary's 
Chapel-of-Ease,  Dumfries,  24th  July  1845 ; 
trans,  and  adm.  18th  Feb.  1847  ;  dep.  26th 
May  1852.  He  went  to  America,  where 
he  had  charge  of  a  negro  congregation  ;  was 
afterwards  min.  at  Aylmer.  province  of 
Quebec;  died  in  the  Protestant  Hospital, 
Ottawa,  15th  Sept.  1872.  He  was  a 
widower  on  his  admission  to  Balmaghie, 
and  had  one  child,  Augusta  Frederica,  born 
21st  Dec.  1839. 

WILLIAM  LYON  RIACH,  M.A. ;  ord. 
1852     23rd   Dec.    1852 ;  trans,   to  Pencait- 
land  1st  Feb.  1855. 

THOMAS    STEVENSON,  born   John- 

1855     stone>  Renfrewshire,  1799,  third  son 

of  Allan  S. ;  educated  at  Johnstone 

and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  sometime  teacher 


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in  Johnstone  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Paisley; 
assistant  in  various  parishes  within  the 
Presbs.  of  Selkirk,  Linlithgow,  Chirnside, 
and  Dumfries,  the  last  of  these  being 
Lochrutton  ;  ord.  6th  Sept.  1855  ;  died 
28th  July  1881.  He  rnarr.  7th  Aug.  1800, 
Isabella  (died  up.  2nd  May  1001),  daugh.  of 
George  Melville.  Edinburgh. 

HENRY  MARTYN  BECKWITH  REID, 
1882     M.A.,  B.D.,  D.D. ;  ord.  26th  Jan.  1882  ; 
clem.  16th  May  1904,  on  appointment 
to  Professorship  of  Divinity,  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  (?.?'.). 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  MOWAT, 
1904  k°rn  Bombay,  26th  Aug.  1878,  son 
of  Magnus  M.,  Chairman  of  Bank 
of  Bombay  and  Member  of  the  Legislative 
Council,  and  Jane  Stodart ;  educated  at 
Eliot  Place  School,  Blackheath,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (1898),  B.D.  (1902) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  9th  May 
1902 ;  assistant  at  Morningside  Parish, 
Edinburgh  ;  ord.  23rd  Sept.  1904. 


BORGUE,  KIRKANDREWS, 
AND  SENNICK,  on  SANDWICK. 

[These  three  parishes  were  united  in  1670. 

Sorgiie.  —  The  church  of  Borgue  was 
granted  to  Dryburgh  Abbey  about  1150. 

Kirkandrews.— The  church  of  this  parish 
was  dedicated  to  St  Andrew.  In  early 
times  it  was  owned  by  the  Priory  of  lona, 
but  afterwards  passed  into  possession  of 
the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.  For  a  consider 
able  time  before  the  Reformation  it  be 
longed  to  the  Priory  of  Whitern.  In  the 
churchyard  the  ruins  of  the  church  are 
still  standing. 

Sennick.  — The  church  of  Sennick  be 
longed  to  the  Abbey  of  Tongland.  Its 
ruins  still  stand  in  the  churchyard.] 


1567 


DONALD  MAKAILLANE  [MAL- 
LAN],  reader  at  Sennick,  1567  to 
1579. 


\YILLIAM  SANDERSON.  rwuU-r,  157*; 
1676     to  1586. 

GILBERT     M'CLELLAN,    reader     at 
1685     Sennick,  1585  to  158*. 

WILLIAM    CUTLAR,   reader,   1588  to 
1588     1589. 

JOHN    AIKMAN,    M.A.  ;    trans,    from 

Twynholm ;    a  dm.    in    1590,    Twyn- 

holm,    Kirkandrews,     and     Sennick 

being   in   the    charge.      He   was   probably 

deprived,  but  was  restored,  and  returned 

to  Twynholm  before  1594. 

ABRAHAM  HENRYSON,  M.A.  :  pres. 

to    the     vicarage     of    Borgue    and 

Sennick   by    James    VI.    19th    Feb. 

1596.     In   1601    Kirkandrews   also  was  in 

the     charge ;     trans,    to     Whitern    about 

1606.— [Reg.  Assig.} 

GAVIN  MAXWELL,  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1602) ;  mentioned  as  min.  in  1607 ; 
still  in  the  charge  25th  Sept.  1638. 

He  marr.,  and  had  issue — William,  eldest 

son ;    Margaret   (marr.   James   Scott,  min. 

of  Hawick). — \_Rey.  Assif/.;  Stranraer  Presb. 

R<-<j.  ',  Jlannati/ne  Misct-l/.,  iii.] 

THOMAS  WYLIE,  M.A. ;  called  in 
1641  ;  ord.  in  1642  :  trans,  to  Mauch- 
line  in  1646. 


1607 


1642 


1649 


JOHN   M'CLELLAN,  reader  at  Kirk- 
1667    andrews,  1567  to  1586, 


ADAM  KAE,  on  trials  for  ordination 
28th  Aug.  1649.  With  four  of  his 
co-Presbyters  he  was  imprisoned  in 
Edinburgh  June  1662,  for  continuing  to 
hold  meetings  of  Presb.  after  these  had 
been  forbidden,  but  was  allowed  to  return 
home  for  a  month  "  with  an  express  charge 
not  to  preach."  On  24th  Feb.  1663  he  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council  of  "still 
labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the  people 
from  the  present  government  in  Church 
and  State."  He  compeared  24th  March, 
and  the  case  was  delayed.  He  marr.,  and 
had  issue — John  ;  Margaret.— [P.  C.  Acta, 
12th  March  1679;  Treas.  Sed.-book,  6th 
Aug.  1697  ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  i.,  326  ;  Living 
ston's  Charac.  :  Dumfries  Presb.  Pi  eg. ;  Reg. 
Old  Dec.,  i.] 

WILLIAM  NASMYTH,  M.A. ;  min.  in 
1664     1664  ;    trans,  to  Tarbolton  in  1666. 


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PATRICK     SWINTON,    M.A.  ;    trans, 
from   Crossmichael ;    adm.    between 
26th    April    and     30th    Oct.     1666 ; 
trans,  to  Swinton  1  Itli  March  166*. 


1666 


JAMES  MURRAY,  M.A.;   adm.  before 

1669     5t^  ^ct"  16G!J  >  trans,  to  Yarrow  in 
1680, 


1682 


ROBERT  MONTEITH,  M.A. ;   nun.  in 
1682 ;     trans,    to     Carrington     23rd 


June  1682. 


PATRICK      HASTIE      [HASTINGS], 
M.A.  (Edinburgh  1669) ;  min.  about 
1683;   outed  in  1689;   went  to  Ire 
land  and  got  a  charge.—  [List  of  Disorderly; 
MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 


1689 


JOHX  M 'BRIDE,  a  native  of  Ireland; 

M.A.    (Glasgow,    15th    July    1673); 

min.  at  Clare,  Ireland ;.  adm.  here 
in  1689 ;  called  to  Ayr  June  1691,  but  the 
Presb.  refused  translation ;  member  of 
Assembly  in  1692.  He  returned  to  Ire 
land  ;  became  min.  of  a  church  in  Belfast 
3rd  Oct.  1694.  He  declined  the  Oath  of 
Abjuration,  1703.  Coming  back  to  Glasgow, 
he  preached  for  a  time  from  1705.— [Reid's 
Ireland,  ii.,  520  ;  Reg.  Presb.,  Ayr  ;  Wod- 
row's  Corresp. ;  Recj.  (Jen.  Ass.,  1692.] 

JAMES  MONTEITH,  bursar  of  philos- 
1693  °plly'  Univ'  of  GUasgow,  nth  March 
1687  ;  schoolmaster  of  Kilmarnock  in 
1689 ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  14th  Sept. 
1691 ;  called  8th  Nov.  1691  ;  ord.  18th  Jan. 
1693 ;  died  24th  March  1744.  He  is  said 
to  have  identified  himself  with  the  "  Dyke- 
levellers,1'  a  lawless  set  of  people  who,  about 
1724,  destroyed  much  property  throughout 
Galloway,  declaring  "  that  the  government 
of  the  country  was  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
tenantry."  He  marr.  a  daugh.  of  James 
Home  of  Flass,  younger  son  of  Alexander 
II.  of  Bassendean,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
min.  of  Longformacus.  Publication  — 
Queries  proposed  to  Mr  Ebenezer  Erskine 
and  his  Associate  Brethren  (Edinburgh, 
1739) ;  A  Testimony  to  the  Free  Grace  of 
God,  Advices  to  My  Children  and  Parish 
ioners  [edited,  with  Preface,  by  Samuel 


Smith  (secundus),  min.  of  this  parish] 
(Kirkcudbright,  1841).— [Wodrow's  Anal; 
Mackenzie's  Hist,  of  Galloway,  ii.,  404.] 

JAMES  BROWN,  born  1706,  a  native 
of  the  parish ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  7th  Sept.  1737  ;  called 
2Jth  June,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
24th  Sept.  1741;  died  28th  March  1751. 
He  marr.  26th  Nov.  1745,  Mary  (died  12th 
July  1756),  daugh.  of  John  Kirkpatrick, 
Provost  of  Kirkcudbright,  and  had  issue 
—Rachel,  born  25th  Dec.  1746,  died  3rd 
May  1750;  John,  born  15th  March  1747; 
Thomas,  born  23rd  Dec.  1748;  Alexander, 
born  17th  Feb.,  died  18th  May  1751.— 
[Tombst.] 

DAVID  FORBES,  born  1715  ;  educated 
1752  at  Univ-  of  Edinburgh;  tutor  in 
the  family  of  Alexander  Murray  of 
Broughton  in  Galloway;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  Gth  June  1744 ;  called 
28th  Nov.  1751  ;  ord.  4th  March  1752  ;  died 
22nd  Nov.  1791.  He  marr.  23rd  Feb.  1758, 
Margaret  Welsh,  who  died  Jan.  1802,  and 
had  issue— Robert,  born  18th  Feb.  1759; 
Arthur,  born  5th  April  1760;  Murray, 
born  27th  June  1762;  Margaret,  born  26th 
July  1764;  Nicolas,  born  7th  Oct.  1766 
(marr.  David  Welsh  of  Collin) ;  Catherine, 
born  22nd  July  1768;  Rachel,  born  22nd 
April  1778.— [Tombst. ;  The  Gallovidian 
Encyclopaedia .  ] 

SAMUEL  SMITH  (primus),  born  1757, 

1792  S°n  °f  J°kn  ^"  farmer>  Craigmuie, 
Balmaclellan ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh;  tutor  in  the  family  of 
David  Blair  of  Borgue ;  ord.  to  Carsphairn 
28th  Aug.  1783;  trans,  and  adm.  20th 
Sept.  1792;  died  6th  March  1816.  "He 
took  a  deep  interest  in  agricultural  improve 
ments,  and  had  considerable  experience  as 
a  practical  farmer.  He  was  of  tall,  slender 
figure,  with  a  slight  bend  in  his  gait,  of 
slow,  deliberate  speech,  acute  observation, 
independent  thinking,  extensive  informa 
tion,  and  liberal  sentiments."  He  marr. 
17th  Nov.  1783,  Janet  (died  21st  Oct.  1831), 
only  daugh.  of  James  Carruthers,  merchant, 
Dumfries,  and  had  issue— Janet,  born  3rd 
Dec.  1784,  died  15th  Oct.  1881  ;  Agnes, 


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born  6th  May  1786,  died  1819  ;  John, 
merchant,  New  York,  bora  28th  Oct.  1787, 
lost  at  sea  1815  ;  James,  in  Carleton,  born 
1st  May  1789  [he  was  the  father  of  Samuel 
Smith,  M.P.,  merchant  in  Liverpool,  a 
notable  philanthropist] ;  Jean  Macadam, 
born  6th  June  1790,  died  20th  Nov.  1879  ; 
Catherine,  born  29th  July  1792,  died  2nd 
Oct.  1810;  Ann,  born  25th  June  1795,  died 
13th  Oct.  1882;  Samuel,  min.  of  this 
parish.  Publications — General  View  of  the 
Agriculture  of  Galloway  (Edinburgh,  1810); 
Accounts  of  Carsphairn  and  of  Borgue 
(Sinclair's  titaf.*Ac<-.,  vii.,  xi.,  xxi.). 


1816 


JAMES  GORDON,  born  1780,  son  of 
Thomas  G.,  farmer,  Culraven,  in  the 
parish  (occupied  by  his  ancestors  for 
many  generations) ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Martin 
Dalrymple  of  Forclel  and  Cleland  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Hamilton  12th  June  1811; 
pres.  by  George  III.,  and  ord.  19th  Sept. 
1816;  died  8th  April  18.34.  He  marr.  17th 
Dec.  1816,  Isabella  (died  14th  Aug.  1874, 
aged  85),  daugh.  of  James  Henry,  in 
Bishopton,  and  had  issue — Thomas,  D.D., 
min.  of  Newbattle ;  James  Henry,  born 
24th  June  1819,  died  15th  April  1821  ; 
Mary,  born  16th  Sept.  1821  (marr.  John 
Donaldson,  min.  of  Kirkconnel) ;  James, 
born  2nd  Oct.  1822,  died  15th  Dec.  18.33 ; 
Janet,  born  8th  Feb.  1824,  died  unmarr. 
23rd  Nov.  1875 ;  Henry,  born  4th  June 
1825,  died  20th  May  1836  ;  Isabella,  born 
31st  Aug.  1828,  died  llth  Feb.  1869;  Agnes 
Jane,  born  9th  July  1830,  died  18th  April 
1869. 


1834 


SAMUEL  SMITH  (secuiu.lus),  born  13th 
March  1798,  youngest  son  of  Samuel 
S.,  min.  of  this  parish  in  1792 ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  20th  Aug.  1823  ; 
pres.  by  William  IV.  30th  April,  and  ord. 
18th  Sept.  1834.  Joined  the  Free  Church  ; 
min.  of  Borgue  Free  Church,  1843-61  ;  died 
22nd  June  1868.  He  marr.  4th  Aug.  1831, 
Agnes  William  (died  1st  Nov.  1894,  aged 
90),  daugh.  of  William  Wotherspoon,  one 
of  the  founders,  and  first  manager  of  the 
Scottish  Widows'  Fund,  and  had  issue — 


Janet  Charlotte  Carruthers,  born  16th  June 
1832  (marr.  27th  Sept.  1855,  John  Maclaren, 
publisher,  Edinburgh),  died  4th  July  1915. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (New 
titat.  Ace.,  iv.). 


1843 


WILLIAM  REID,  born  Paisley,  27th 
March  1811,  only  son  of  Robert  R., 
merchant ;  educated  at  High  School, 
Edinburgh,  and  LTnivs.  of  Glasgow,  Edin 
burgh,  and  St  Andrews ;  assistant  at 
Gretna;  ord.  15th  Sept.  1843;  died  at 
Huntly,  Mandeville,  Jamaica,  25th  Oct. 
1866.  He  marr.  16th  May  1849,  Anna 
(died  in  Jamaica),  daugh.  of  John  Robert 
Tomlinson,  Huntly,  Jamaica,  and  had  issue 
—Anna  Wilhelmina,  born  20th  Sept.  1851 ; 
Robert  John,  born  15th  May  1853;  William, 
born  23rd  Nov.  1854 ;  Norman  Macbeth, 
born  29th  Nov.  1858. 


1858 


CHARLES  BAXTER  MACKAY,  born 
Dundee,  1836,  youngest  son  of  John 
M.  and  Grace  Nimmo ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dundee  13th  May  1857 ;  assistant  at  St 
John's  Parish,  Dundee  ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
.successor)  25th  Feb.  1858 ;  died  unmarr. 
30th  June  1866. 

GEORGE  COOK,  born  llth  June  1812, 
son  of  George  C.,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Laurencekirk,  afterwards  Professor 
of  Moral  Philosophy,  Univ.  of  St  AndreAvs, 
educated  at  Laurencekirk  and  Univ.  of 
St  Andrews  ;  M.A. ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
St  Andrews  in  1836  ;  assistant  at  Kem- 
back,  1836-8 ;  ord.  chaplain  at  Bombay 
in  1841 ;  adm.  min.  of  Bathgate  9th  Nov. 
1861 ;  trans,  and  adm.  16th  May  1867  ; 
D.D.  (St  Andrews  1872);  Moderator  of 
Assembly  in  1876;  died  29th  Feb.  1888. 
He  was  the  last  survivor  of  a  worthy 
family  of  brothers,  and  served  the  Church 
long  and  well,  both  abroad  and  at  home. 
He  marr.  16th  June  1842,  Jane  Halkett 
(died  12th  Nov.  1886),  daugh.  of  Colonel 
Robert  Pattullo  of  Balhouffie,  Fife,  and 
had  issue  —  Charlotte  Stewart,  born  7th 
Nov.  1843  ;  George,  min.  of  Longformacus  ; 
Emily,  born  3rd  April  1848  (marr.  Alex 
ander  Irvine  Robertson,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Clackmannan);  Henry  Shank,  born  and 


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died  1854  ;  Diana  (twin),  born  1854,  died 
1855.  Publication— Lirjht  and  Life  (Edin 
burgh,  1877). 


1888 


JAMES    BELL     HENDERSON,    ord. 
(assistant   and    successor)   9th    Feb. 
1888 ;  trans,  to  St  Vincent's  Parish, 
Glasgow,  26th  Jan.  1899. 

AVILLIAM  JOSEPH  PENNELL,  born 
llth  Aug.  1870,  son  of  James  P., 
min.  of  Ballingry,  Fife ;  educated  at 
Ballingry  Parish  School,  George  Watson's 
College,  Edinburgh,  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  :  M.A.  (1892),  B.D.  (1895);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  17th  May  1895; 
assistant  at  Eckford  and  North  Leith ; 
ord.  24th  Aug.  1899.  Marr.  6th  June 
1900,  Amy,  youngest  daugh.  of  George 
Smith  Seater,  Bonnington  Bank  House, 
Leith,  and  Margaret  White.  Publications 
—  8ennon  in  Memory  of  Sir  William 
(rordon  of  Earhton,  Ihirt.  (Castle-Douglas, 
1906) ;  The  titorif  of  Kuocklre,,-  (Castle 
Douglas,  1914). 


BUITTLE  AND  KIRKENNAN. 

[These  two  parishes  were  united  before 
the  Reformation. 

Eidtile. — The  church  of  Buittle  was  dedi 
cated  to  St  Colman  of  Lan  Eala.  The 
present  church  was  built  in  1819.  The 
ruins  of  the  church  previously  used  are  in 
the  churchyard.  They  consist  of  a  nave  and 
chancel.  An  unusual  feature  is  the  greater 
width  of  the  chancel  compared  with  that  of 
the  nave.  The  probable  date  of  the  chancel 
is  the  second  half  of  the  thirteenth  century. 
They  have  lately  been  put  in  excellent  repair. 
There  is  a  modern  chapel  in  the  parish  at 
1  'alnackie. 

KirkeniMii. — The  church  of  Kirkennan 
was  dedicated  to  St  Inan.  It  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Sweetheart.] 

JAMES  PARKER,  exhorter,  1567  to 
1567  1574. 


JAMES    CARRUTHERS,  exhorter  ut 
Parton   in  1570,  Crossmichael,  Kel- 
ton,  Gelston,  Kirkcormick,  and  Bal- 
maghie  being  also  under  his  charge.     He 


157-i 


removed   to   Crossmichael   in   1588.-— [Re g. 
Min. ;  Hey.  Assiy.] 

JOHN  AIRMAN,  min.  in  1588,  when 
Gelston  and  Kirkcormick  seem  to 
have  been  in  the  charge.  He  was 
probably  murdered  along  with  David  Blyth, 
min.  of  Kirkcudbright,  at  his  residence 
there,  by  the  Mures  in  1593.— [Rey.  Assiy.  ; 
Calderwood's  /list.,  v.,  265.] 

PATRICK   ADAMSON,  M.A.  (St  An 

drews    1604);    min.    in    1614;    dep. 

by   a    Committee    of    Assembly    in 

1639,  because  of  "his  insufficiency  for  the 

ministry,"     etc.  -  -[Key.     Assiy.  :      Wodrow 

MSS. ;    Bannatyne   MiscelL,   iii. ;    Steven 

son's  J/ist.] 

[JOHN   SOMERVILLE,  officiated  and 

1640     receive(l  Part  °f  the  stipend,  1640-41, 

probably  only  a  temporary  appoint 

ment. —  WoJrow  MSS. ;    War  Committee  of 

Kirkcudbright.] 

JOHN  DUNLOP,  son  of  Archibald  D., 
son  to  Auchenskeith,  and  brother  of 
Alexander  D.,  min.  of  Paisley  ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1634);  adm.  in  1642;  died  in 
1643  or  1644,  aged  about  29. — [Wodrow's 
Anal,  and  MSS.] 

ROBERT  FERGUSON,  brother  of 
James  F.,  min.  of  Kelton ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1638) ;  member  of  Commis 
sion  of  Assembly  in  1649.  Persisting  with 
others  to  hold  meetings  of  Presb.  after 
such  had  been  prohibited,  9th  Jan.  1662, 
he  was  deprived,  and  called  before  the 
Privy  Council  24th  Feb.  1663.  He  died  at 
Edinburgh  in  1667,  aged  59.— [Dumfries 
Presb.  Reg. ;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  L,  327,  and 
MSS. ;  Acts  of  Ass. ;  Edin.  Chr.  Inst.,  iii.] 

WILLIAM  HARVIE,  a  native  of  Aber 
deen  ;  M.A.  (King's  College  1661) ; 
min.  in  1666  ;  he  deserted  his  charge, 

and  the  parish  was  declared  vacant  in  1668. 

He  marr.  Margaret  Ker. 


1642 


1645 


1666 


1669 


JOHN  LOGAN,  brother  of  James  L.  of 
Shy reff brae  :  M.A.  (Glasgow  1665); 
ord.  29th  April  1669  ;  still  min.  27th 
April  1671,  when  he  was  enjoined  "to  wait 
on  his  charge  more  diligently  for  the  future.' 
—[G.  A'.  Morning*,  19th  Dec.  1671.] 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


BUITTLE  AND  KIRKENNAN 


399 


1676 


JAMES  WALKER,  a  native  of  Aber 
deen;  M.A.  (King's  College,  19th  July 
1666) ;  min.  in  1676  ;  outed  in  1689  ; 
died  in  Edinburgh,  llth  Dec.  1723,  aged  73. 
He  marr.  10th  Oct.  1676,  Margaret  (died 
20th  Oct.  1736),  second  daugh.  of  John 
Balvaird,  min.  of  Glamis,  and  had  issue- 
John  ;  Elizabeth.—  [Kirkden  Sess.  Rey.  : 
Edin.  Tests. ;  Edin.  Bur.  Rcy. ;  List  of 
Disordni;/ ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ALEXANDER  DUNLOP,  min.  in  1693  ; 
1693     trans,  to  Whitern  13th  April  1697. 

WILL  F AM     TOD,   licen.    by    Presb.   of 

Hamilton  25th  April  1699  ;  ord.  21st 

Sept.    that    year;    died    24th    Oct. 

1735,   aged   63.     He   marr.   Janet   Wright, 

widow  of  Richard  Rae  of  Oargen,  and  had 

issue— Anna  (marr.  1715,  John    Cairns   of 

Torr).~[Tombst. ;  Dumfries  ,SV/,s.,  viii.,  209.] 

JOHN  M'KNAUGHT,  M.A. ;  chaplain 
1736  to  ^°l°nel  William  Maxwell  of 
Cardoness ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  7th  July  1731 ;  called  6th 
July,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1736;  died  FATHER 
OF  THE  SYXOD,  7th  May  1792.  aged  94. 
He  marr.  22nd  Feb.  1739,  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  James  Gordon,  in  the  Hill,  and  had 
issue— John,  born  7th  June  1742;  Margaret, 
born  15th  April  1744.  Publication— Speci 
men  of  Plain  and  Practical  Catechising 
(1783).— [Tombmf.'] 

GEORGE     MAXWELL     of    Glenarm, 

1785  licen'  by  i:>resb<  of  Uumfrie.s  13th 
July  1784;  pros,  by  George  ID. 
Oct.  following ;  ord.  (assistant  and  suc 
cessor)  7th  April  1785 ;  died  24th  June 
1807,  aged  44.  He  was  one  of  those  lam 
pooned  by  Burns  in  the  "  Heron  Ballads." 
He  marr.  1st  Aug.  1800,  Henrietta  Cannan, 
who  died  s.j>.  5th  June  1859.  Publication 
—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat. 
Ace.,  xvii.).— [Tornlxt.  :  Wallace's  Burn*,  iv., 
199.] 


18O8 


ALEXANDER  CROSBTE,  born  1776, 
son  of  Andrew  C.  of  Mcrkland  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
1st  Feb.  1804  ;  pres.  by  George  TIL  16th 
Sept.  1807;  ord.  12th  May  1808  ;  died  3rd 
Dec.  1847.  He  marr.  26th  Dec.  1817. 


1845 


Agnes  (died  8th  Jan.  1859),  daugh.  of  John 
M'Clellan,  Kirkcudbright,  and  had  issue- 
John  Herries  Maxwell,  M.D.,  bom  7th  Oct. 
1818  ;  James,  born  5th  Jan.  1820  ;  Thomas 
M'Clellan,  born  25th  Aug.  1824;  Jessie, 
born  20th  May  1826;  Sarah,  born  13th 
Jan.  1828  (marr.  Robert  Hyslop,  min.  of 
Kirkcolm).  Publication— Account  of  the 
Parish  (JV</-  Stat.  Ace.  iv.).  —[The  G'al/on'at/ 
Herds,  44.]  . 

JAMES  ROBB  GRANT,  born  Glasgow, 
1807,  eldest  son  of  Hector  G.,  mer 
chant,  and  Agnes  Bell ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  M.A.  (1826) ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  6th  Feb.  1845;  died  8th  May 
1889.  He  built  mainly  at  his  own  expense 
a  well-equipped  mission  hall  in  Palnackie, 
in  the  south  of  the  parish,  1877.  He 
marr.  (1)  4th  Jan.  1853,  Madeline  (died  s.j>. 
12th  July  1862),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Camp 
bell,  D.D.,  min.  of  Ancrum  :  (2)  llth  Nov. 
1863,  Marion  (died  s.p.  9th  Aug.  1897), 
daugh.  of  James  Grant,  surgeon. 

ROBERT  TENNYSON  TARBET,  born 
1889  Darvel>  Ayrshire,  18th  June  1865, 
son  of  Robert  T.,  schoolmaster ; 
educated  at  Darvel  Public  School  and 
Univs.  of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow  1884),  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1887); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Irvine  in  1887 ;  assistant 
at  Wallacetown,  Ayr ;  ord.  19th  Sept. 
1 889 ;  died  at  Leicester,  4th  Feb.  1913. 
He  marr.  30th  April  1895,  Elizabeth  Sarah 
(died  s-j>.  22nd  July  1904),  daugh.  of  Archi 
bald  Cowie,  Alma  Vale,  Airdrie.  Publica 
tion — JJmttle,  Past  and  Present  (1903). 

JOHN  DAVIS,  born  Ballynahinch, 
Co.  Down,  31st  Dec.  1878,  son  of 
John  D.,  min.  of  Irish  Presbyterian 
Church  there,  and  Elizabeth  Dalzell ;  edu 
cated  at  Campbell  College  and  Queen's 
College,  Belfast,  Royal  Univ.  of  Ireland, 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  B.A.  (Ireland 
1899) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh  30th 
Nov.  1904  ;  assistant  at  St  John's  Parish, 
Edinburgh ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
12th  July  1907;  R.A.M.C.,  Mesopotamia 
Exped.  Force,  1916.  Marr.  29th  April  1908, 
Madge,  daugh.  of  Thomas  Kernahan,  Bel- 


400 


CARSPHAIRN 


[PEESB.  OF 


fast,  and  has  issue — John  Sydney  St  Tuan, 
born  15th  Dec.  1909  ;  Arthur  Douglas,  born 
14th  March  1912  :  Dorothy  Noreen,  born 
17th  June  1913. 


CARSPHAIRN. 

[This  parish  was  erected  in  1640.  It 
was  disjoined  from  Dairy  and  Kells.  In 
181")  the  parish  church  was  rebuilt.] 

JAMES  [or  JOHN]  ADAM  SON,  near 
kinsman,  perhaps  son  of  John  A., 
Principal  of  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh; 
M.A.  (Edinburgh,  23rd  July  1631);  pres. 
by  Charles  I.  10th  May  1637.  He  was 
commissioned  by  the  General  Assembly  to 
preach  in  the  north-west  of  Ireland  for 
three  months,  and  had  a  grant  of  300 
merks  from  Parliament,  22nd  June  1644, 
for  his  conveyance  thither.  He  was  settled 
in  Omagh,  and  outed  in  1661.  He  marr. 
Margaret  Callendar,  and  had  issue — John, 
bapt.  4th  June  1644.  —  [If eg.  Sec.  tiiy. ; 
Reid  s  Ireland,  ii.,  353;  Edin.  Key.  (Bapt.).] 

HUGH  HENDERSON  [HENRYSON], 
min.  in  1638 ;  trans,  to  Dairy  in 
1639. 


1638 


JOHN  SEMPLE,  was  sometime  pre 
centor  in  a  church  in  Co.  Down. 
He  is  said  to  have  been  called  to 
the  ministry  under  the  following  circum 
stances.  It  was  then  the  custom  to  begin 
divine  service  with  praise,  and  this  con 
tinued  until  the  minister  had  entered  the 
pulpit.  On  one  occasion  when  a  preacher 
was  late  in  arriving,  S.  "  had  an  impulse ;: 
to  expound  the  psalm  which  had  been  sung, 
and  did  it  very  well.  He  was  shortly 
afterwards  permitted  to  go  on  exhorting 
in  private  houses,  and  had  many  people 
to  hear  him  in  different  parts  of  the 
country.  He  became  min.  of  this  parish 
in  1640,  and  joined  the  Protesters  in  1651. 
On  23rd  Aug.  1660  he  was  imprisoned  in 
Edinburgh  Castle  by  order  of  the  Com 
mittee  of  Estates,  who  also  sequestrated 
his  stipend,  25th  Sept.  following.  He  was 
included  in  the  list  of  rebels  whom  the 
lieges  were  prohibited  from  receiving,  4th 


Dec.  1666,  and  in  a  list  of  those  who  were 
to  be  prosecuted,  15th  Aug.  1667,  as  well 
as  in  the  list  of  those  to  whom  pardon  and 
indemnity  were  granted.  1st  Oct.  following. 
At  the  request  of  Alexander,  Viscount  Ken- 
mure,  he  was  granted  indulgence  here,  3rd 
Sept.  1672  ;  was  fined,  10th  July  1673,  for 
not  observing  the  anniversary  of  the  Re 
storation.  When  cited  before  the  Privy 
Council,  4th  Aug.  1677,  and  threatened 
with  death  or  banishment,  he  replied,  "  He 
is  above  that  guides  the  gully  [knife]  ;  my 
God  will  not  let  you  either  kill  me  or 
banish  me,  but  I  will  go  home  and  die 
in  peace."  He  returned,  preached  in  the 
parish,  and  died  soon  afterwards,  aged  75. 
He  left  a  considerable  sum  of  money  to  the 
poor  of  Kirkcudbright.  —  [Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.,  348;  War  Committee  of  Kirkcwlbriylit  ; 
Scot.  Presb. 


NORMAN  MACKENZIE,  M.A.  ;  aclm. 

1664     l)efore    25tJl    Oct-    1664;    trans,   to 
AVhitern  after  1st  Nov.  1665. 


DAVID   M'QUERNE,  M.A. ;  adm.  be 
tween    26th    April    and    30th    Oct. 
1666 ;    trans,    to    Kirkmabreck    be 
tween  28th  April  and  27th  Oct.  1668. 


1666 


1669 


THOMAS  COLDEN,  M.A.  (St  An 
drews  1657) ;  coll.  to  Dalmeny  in 
1657  ;  trans,  and  adm.  between  29th 
April  and  5th  Oct.  1669  ;  still  min.  March 
1672,  when  he  made  renunciation  of  the 
twenty-shilling  lands  of  Tarbrax,  which  he 
and  his  wife,  Lucie  Mudie,  widow  of  Lewis 
Lawson,  had  acquired,  Aug.  1669. — [Neiv 
(ren.  Key.  Sasines,  xxiii.,  xxix. ;  <! .  R. 
Inhil,.,  15th  March  1681.] 

1672     JOHN  SEMPLE  (supra). 

[WILLIAM  ERSKINE,  M.A. ;  min.  of 
1672  Girthon,  wh°  had  been  deprived  in 
1662 ;  was  granted  indulgence  here 
by  the  Privy  Council  3rd  Sept.  1672.  It 
is  doubtful  whether  he  accepted  the  charge. 
Letters  of  intercommuning  were  passed 
against  him  6th  Aug.  1G75,  and  after  an 
imprisonment  of  three  years  at  Stirling 
Castle,  he  was  set  at  liberty,  Aug.  1679. 
He  was  again  imprisoned  in  Stirling,  and 
ordered  to  be  removed  to  Blackness  in 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


CARSPHAIRN 


401 


1682.  After  being  confined  there  and  in 
other  places  for  seven  years,  he  petitioned 
the  Privy  Council,  8th  April  1684,  "  for  their 
compassion,  and  was  allowed  to  walk  about 
the  castle,  and  take  the  air  with  a  keeper." 
He  became  min.  of  the  Tron  Parish,  Edin 
burgh,  1687.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.  286,  iii. 
406.  iv.  38.] 

JOHN  GILCHRIST,  was  adm.  to  this 
1677  parish  by  John  Welsh,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick-Irongray,  but  was  soon 
after  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council,  and  im 
prisoned  in  Edinburgh.— [Wodrow's  Hut., 
ii.,  348  •  War  Committee  of  Kirkcudbright.] 


1684 


PETER  PEIRSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1666)  ;  adm.  to  Carmichael  before 
29th  Sept.  1669  ;  min.  here  in  1684. 
He  was  shot  dead  in  his  manse  in  Nov.  of 
that  year  (perhaps  in  self-defence),  by  a 
parishioner,  said  to  be  James  M'Michael. 
The  latter  and  another  had  been  deputed 
to  request  P.  to  refrain  from  reporting 
against  those  who  were  friendly  to  the 
Covenant.  For  this  murderous  act,  the 
Privy  Council  ordered  the  parish  to  bo 
prosecuted,  17th  Jan.  1688.  P.  was  aged 
39,  and  unmarr. — [Wodrow's  Ilixt.,  iv.,  196  ; 
Fountainhall's  Dinry ;  Lixt  of  Disorder!;/ : 
Rule's  Sec.  Vindication.] 


1688 


ALEXANDER  STEPHEN,  M.A.  (King's 
College,  Aberdeen,  14th  July  1674) ; 
ruin,  about  1688 ;  outed  in  1689. 
He  became  chaplain  on  H.M.S.  Sunder  - 
land,  and  died  on  board  her  at  Jamaica, 
24th  May  1696.  He  marr.  Mary  Jolly,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  three  children  alive 
in  1700. — [Charity  Papers ;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689 ;  Wodrotv  MSS,] 

ANDREW  CAMERON,  ord.  15th  April 
1690 ;  trans,  to  Kirkcudbright  be 
tween  15th  Jan.  and  2nd  April 


1690 
1693. 


1694 


JOHN  REID,  M.A.  (Glasgow);  liccn.  by 
Presb.  of  Glasgow  12th  July  1693 ; 
min.  of  this  parish  in  1694 ;  died 
18th  March  1737.  Ho  presented  a  bell  to 
the  church  in  1723.  He  marr.  (1)  Janet 
Richardson  (died  31st  Dec.  1730),  widow  of 
William  Galloway  of  Lipnoch  :  (2)  Janet 

VOL.   II. 


Fisher,    who     survived     him,     and     marr. 
again. 

ANDREW  REID,  educated  at  Univ.  of 
1737  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Wig 
town  28th  Aug.  1722  ;  called  17th 
Sept.  1736  ;  pres.  by  Sir  Thomas  Gordon 
of  Earlston,  Bart.,  6th  April,  and  ord. 
5th  May  1737.  He  died  28th  Oct.  1753, 
aged  55.  He  marr.  24th  Jan.  17-JO, 
Margaret  (died  29th  July  1793),  daugh.  of 
Thomas  Campbell,  min.  of  Monigaff,  and 
had  issue  —  Thomas,  born  25th  July  1742  ; 
John,  born  15th  Sept.  1744  ;  Patrick,  born 
21st  June  1746;  Ebenezer,  born  10th  Jan. 


1756 


WILLIAM  BOYD,  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  8th  June  1753  ;  pres. 

by  Thomas  Gordon  of  Earlston  April  1  754  ; 

ord.   (after  reference   to   the   General   As 

sembly)  24th  Feb.  1756  ;  died  5th  Feb.  1772. 

He   marr.  14th   Jan.  1758,  Janet  (died   at 

Clackmannan,  s.p.,  27th  Oct.  1784),  daugh. 

of   John   Masterton   of    Wester   Grange.  — 

[Morren's  Annals,  ii.,  66.] 

JOHN  CAMPBELL,  M.A.  (St  Andrews 
1761)  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcud 
bright  3rd  June  1772;  schoolmaster 
of  St  John's,  Dairy  ;  pres.  by  George  III. 
3rd  July  1772  ;  ord.  25th  March  1773  ;  died 
28th  May  1780.  He  marr.  Margaret  Hair, 
who  died  at  Philadelphia,  U.S.A.,  15th  May 
1824,  and  had  issue—  Quentin,  born  1st  Dec. 
1773  ;  Thomas;  Agnes. 

SAMUEL  SMITH,  ord.  28th  Aug.  1783; 
1783     trans,  to  Borgue  20th  Sept.  1792. 

ROBERT  GORDON,  pres.  by  George 
III.  ;  ord.  29th  Aug.  1793  ;  trans. 


1773 


1793 


to  Girthon  24th  Dec.  1801. 


HENRY  CORREY  [CURRIE,  or 
CITRROR],  born  1761,   a  native   of 
Kinross-shire ;    licen.   by    Presb.   of 
Glasgow  27th  March  1793  ;  pres.  by  Patrick 
Heron  of  Heron  20th  March,  and  ord.  23rd 
Sept.  1802  ;  died  after  having  officiated  at 
a  marriage,  9th  Dec.  1825.     He  marr.  10th 
Jan.  1812,  Isabella  Hastings  (died  at  Glen- 
luce,  16th  Nov.  1869,  aged  105),  widow  of 
-  Moffat  of  M.uirbrock.—[Tombst.] 

2  C 


402 


CARSPHAIRN— CASTLE-DOUGLAS  (Q.S.)          [PRESB.  OF 


THOMAS  CAXXAX,  bom  1788,  a 
1826  nat;ive  °f  Galloway ;  tutor  in  the 
family  of  Sir  William  Ogilvie  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Forfar  3rd  April  1816;  ord. 
to  Spynie  17th  Sept.  1818  ;  pres.  by  George 
IV.  18th  April,  trans,  and  adm.  7th  Sept. 
1826  ;  died  19th  Dec.  1832.  He  marr.  20th 
Oct.  1818,  Margaret  (died  7th  March  1882), 
daugh.  of  David  Kennedy  of  Knockualling, 
and  had  issue — Mary  Louisa,  born  31st 
July  1819,  died  at  The  Shieling,  Grasmere, 
1910 [vide  "In  Memoriain,"  The  Gaflovidian, 
1912] ;  Agnes,  born  10th  April  1821  ;  James, 
merchant,  Manchester,  born  1st  April  1823  ; 
Margaret  Watt,  born  18th  Sept,  1824; 
David  Alexander,  born  3rd  April  1826 ; 
John  Kennedy,  born  27th  March  1828  ; 
Thomas  Robert  Story,  merchant,  Man 
chester,  born  10th  Jan.  1830;  Henry 
M'Connel,  born  17th  Oct.  1831,  died  29th 
May  1833.— [Vide  Rolert  Star;/  of  Ros- 
neath ;  Tomhst.~\ 


1833 


DAVID  WELSH,  born  Dalmellington, 
5th  July  1787,  second  son  of  David 
W. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Brigadier-General 
Walker  of  Bowland ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Lauder  3rd  July  1821  ;  ord.  31st  July  1822 
chaplain  to  General  Walker  on  his  appoint 
ment  as  Governor  of  St  Helena ;  pres.  by 
William  Forbes  of  Callander,  and  adm. 
22nd  Aug.  1833;  died  unmarr.,  22nd  Xov. 
1869.  Publication — Account  of  the  Parish 
(Neiv  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  M'KAY  CAXDLISH,  born  Xew 
Galloway,  13th  Jan.  1843,  son  of 
William  C.,  bank  agent,  and  Ann 
Churchill  Douglas ;  educated  at  Kells 
Parish  School,  Xew  Galloway,  and  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcud 
bright  1st  Aug.  1866 ;  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  28th  Jan.  1869 ;  died  unmarr., 
7th  March  1882. 


1869 


1881 


PETER  CHARLES  FIXDLAY,  born 
Wardhouse,  Kennethmont,  Aber- 
deenshire,  2nd  Aug.  1850,  son  of 
William  F.  and  Isabella  Duncan ;  edu 
cated  at  Kennethmont  Parish  School, 
Grammar  School,  Old  Aberdeen,  and  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen ;  M.A.  (1876),  B.D.  (1879) ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  7th  May  1879  ; 


assistant  at  St  Clement's  Parish,  Aberdeen, 
and  Kinneff,  Kincardineshire ;  ord.  to 
Rothes  12th  Feb.  1880;  trans,  and  adm. 
(assistant  and  successor)  5th  Oct.  1881  ; 
dem.  16th  May  1913.  Marr.  8th  Dec. 
1896,  Barbara  Stuart,  daugh.  of  Murdoch 
Macleod,  Aberdeen,  and  Ann  Craik. 

GEORGE  FERRIER  AXDREW  MAC- 
1913  XAUGHTOX,  born  Auchinleck, 
Ayrshire,  4th  Jan.  1855,  son  of 
James  M.  and  Ellen  Ferrier ;  educated 
at  Ayr  Academy,  Stewarton  Public  School, 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A.  (1880);  licen. 
|  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  6th  July  1881 ;  assistant 
|  at  Billhead  (Glasgow),  Wallacetown  (Ayr), 
and  St  Mungo's  (Glasgow).  The  General 
|  Assembly  of  1890  having,  on  the  petition 
I  of  certain  heritors  and  parishioners,  come 
to  an  arrangement  by  which,  under  certain 
conditions,  Mr  Findlay  "agreed  to  reside 
out  of  the  parish,  the  sole  charge  of  the 
parish  being  committed  to  an  ordained  as 
sistant  to  be  appointed  by  the  congregation 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Presbytery," 
Mr  M.  was  ord.  18th  Sept.  1900.  On  Mr 
Finlay's  demission  in  1913,  he  was  elected 
to  the  full  charge,  and  adm.  7th  Aug.  1913. 
Marr.  7th  April  1891,  Margaret  (died  6th 
June  1906),  daugh.  of  John  Anderson, 
Glasgow,  and  Margaret  Finlayson,  and  has 
issue — John,  Royal  Trust  Co.,  Montreal, 
Canada,  lieut.  42nd  Canadian  Highlanders, 
born  20th  Feb.  1892  ;  George  Stewart 
Burns,  C.A.,  Glasgow,  born  13th  June 
1894.  Publication — English  translation  of 
the  Latin  hymn,  Jes-u  dulcis  memoria,  set 
to  music  by  A.  L.  Peace,  Mus.D.,  vide 
Xo.  120  The  Scottish  Anthem  L'ook  (Edin 
burgh,  1892). 


CASTLE-DOUGLAS   (Q.S.). 

[In  1866  a  mission  station  was  begun  in 
the  Town  Hall,  Castle-Douglas,  for  the  town 
people,  owing  to  the  distance  of  the  parish 
church  at  Kelton.  A  site  for  a  church  was 
given  by  Sir  George  Abercromby  of  Birken- 
bog  and  Forglen,  Bart.,  and  a  church  was 
opened  in  1869.  The  parish  of  Castle- 
Douglas  was  disjoined  quoad  sacra  from 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT]     CASTLE-DOUGLAS  (W.)— CORSOCK 


403 


Kelton  and  Crossmichael,  and  erected  by 
Decreet  of  the  Court  of  Teinds  1st  Dec. 

1873.] 

JAMES  LILLIE,  M.A.  ;  licentiate  of  the 

1866     Presk-  °f  Caithness ;  had  charge  of 

the   mission    church    from   1866    to 

1872.     He   was   afterwards   a   chaplain    in 

India. 

GEORGE  WALKER,  born  Aberdeen, 
1874  18th  Feb.  1842,  son  of  William  W., 
merchant  burgess  there,  and  Amelia 
Duthie  ;  educated  at  Aberdeen  Grammar 
School  (dux),  Marischal  College,  and  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen,  MA.  (1861),  B.D.  (1868),  and 
at  Berlin  ;  licen.  by  Prcsb.  of  Aberdeen 
17th  Oct.  1865  ;  assistant  at  Kingsbarns, 
and  St  Andrews-Lhanbryd  ;  app.  to  Castle- 
Douglas  Mission  May  1872 ;  pres.  by  the 
trustees  as  first  min. ;  ord.  12th  Feb.  1874  ; 
clerk  of  Presb.,  1874-1914;  chaplain  of 
the  Galloway  Rifles,  1875-1908 ;  V.D.,  ]).]). 
(St  Andrews  1916);  dem.  llth  Nov.  1914. 
Marr.  24th  Sept.  1885,  Mary  (died  13th 
May  1913),  daugh.  of  William  Murdoch, 
solicitor,  Huntly,  and  has  issue — William 
Robert,  M.A.  (Edinburgh),  LL.B.  (Edin 
burgh),  advocate,  born  30th  Jan.  1887. 
Publications  —  Sermon  on  late  Sttmuel 
Cowan,  Minister  of  Kelton  (Castle-Douglas, 
1886);  Christian,  Patriotism;  or,  National 
Defence  a  Jielt'r/ious  Duty  (Aberdeen,  1904)  ; 
Britain's  One  Clear  Call  (Castle-Douglas, 
1914) ;  For  the  (treat  Cause  :  Some  Bits  of 
Spiritual  Munition  Work  (Aberdeen,  1915). 

LUKE  M'QUITTY,  born  Ballymena, 
1915  Co.  Antrim,  28th  Aug.  1881,  son 
of  George  M.  and  Frances  Mont 
gomery  ;  educated  at  Ballymena  Model 
School,  Gracehill  Academy,  Ballymena 
Grammar  School,  Queen's  College,  and 
Presbyterian  College,  Belfast ;  B.A.  (Royal 
Univ.  of  Ireland  1901) ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Ballymena  13th  Dec.  1904  :  assistant  at 
Xewtonbreda,  Belfast,  1904-7 ;  ord.  to 
Templepatrick  19th  Nov.  1907  ;  trans,  and 
adm.  6th  May  1915.  Marr.  14th  Oct.  1908, 
Floranna  Thompson  Harvey, and  has  issue — 
Flora  Louisa,  born  25th  April  1910  ;  George,  | 
born  5th  Jan.  1913  ;  Frances  Margaret,  born 
5th  May  1914  :  Grace  Rosemary,  born  13th 
Oct.  1915. 


CORSOCK  (Q.S.). 

[Disjoined  from  Balmaclellan  and  Parton 
(Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright),  and  Kirkpatrick- 
Durham  (Presb.  of  Dumfries),  and  attached 
by  decree  of  the  General  Assembly  to  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright.  Services  were  begun  in 
Drumhumphry  Schoolroom,  and  in  1839  a 
church  was  built  after  the  design  of  a 
chapel  at  Wharton,  in  Cheshire,  on  a  site 
given  by  Captain  Fletcher  of  Corsock. 
The  parish  was  erected  quoad  sacra  in 
1863.1 

WILLIAM  CORSON,  1839  to  1844 
1839  [afterwards  of  Girvan]. 

JOHN  MILLIGAN,  M.A.,  1845  to  1855 
1845  [afterwards  of  Twynholm]. 

JOHN  THOMSON,  M.A.,  1855  to  1858. 
1855     ^e  emigrated  to  New  Zealand,  where 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Legisla 
tive  Assembly.] 

JOHN    ALLAN    HUNTER     PATON, 

._„     1858    to    1861    [afterwards   of   Dud- 

J-OOo 

dingstonj. 

JOSEPH   BURNET,    1861    [afterwards 
1861     min.   of   St  Andrew's  Church,   Col 
ombo,  Ceylon]. 

GEORGE  STURROCK,  born  Kirkden, 
1861     Forfarshire,   18th   Feb.   1832,  son  of 
George    S. ;     educated    at    Kirkden 
School     and     King's    College,    Aberdeen ; 
assistant  schoolmaster  of  Tyrie,  Aberdeen- 
shire  ;   licen.   by  Presb.    of  Aberdeen    7th 
May  1861';  assistant  at  North  Parish,  Aber 
deen  ;   took  charge  of  Corsock  Mission  in 
1861  ;   app.  first  min.,  and  ord.  20th  Aug. 
1863;  died  3rd  May  1902.     He  marr.  20th 
Oct.  1863,  Catherine  (died  31st  May  1900), 
daugh.  of  Charles  Stewart,  Aberdeen,  and 
had  issue — Margaret  Mary,  born  26th  July 
1864 ;  Charles  Stewart,  born  30th  Dec.  1865, 
died  at  Melbourne,  Victoria,  5th  May  1885 ; 
George  Steven,  born  10th  Oct.    1871,  died 
8th  March  1872  ;  George  Steven,  born  26th 
March  1875.     Publication — Corsock  Parish 
Church  (Castle-Douglas,  n.d.). 


404 


COHSOCK  (Q.S.)— CROSSMICHAEL 


[PRESB.  OF 


1904 


1567 


Nov.  1567  to  1588. 


JOHN  STIRTON,  M.A.,  B.D. ;  ord. 
25th  Sept.  1902;  trans,  to  Glamis, 
Forfarslrire,  19th  May  1904. 

JOHN  PAUL,  born  Cardross,  10th  Sept. 
1867,  son  of  Andrew  P.  and  Jane 
Traquair ;  educated  at  Queen's 
College,  Galway,  Queen;s  College  and 
Assembly's  College,  Belfast;  B.A.  (Royal 
Univ.  of  Ireland  1890);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dublin  12th  July  1896;  assistant  at 
Belmont  (Belfast),  Maybole,  and  High 
Kirk  Parish,  Paisley;  ord.  20th  Sept. 
1904.  Marr.  29th  July  1909,  Helen  Agnes  j 
(died  22nd  Dec.  1916),  daugh.  of  George  j 
Coghill,  Paisley,  and  has  issue— Ian  Tra-  ! 
quair  Gillespie,  born  4th  May  1910; 
George  Andrew,  born  18th  May  1912  ;  John 
David  Coghill,  born  13th  Dec.  1916,  died 
12th  Jan.  1917. 

CROSSMICHAEL. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  was  dedicated 
to  St  Michael.  It  belonged  to  the  Abbey 
of  Sweetheart.  The  church  was  rebuilt  in 
1751.  Beside  the  church  stood  of  old  St 
Michael's  Cross,  at  which  every  year  was 
held  the  Michaelmas  Fair  of  Crossmichael. 
The  fair  has  lasted  on  into  modern  times, 
but  the  cross  is  long  since  gone.] 

THOMAS     MACLURE    [MACLUER, 
MAC-LIVER],  exhorter  and  reader, 


Edinburgh,  25th  March  1635;  William; 
Robert.  —\_Rey.  Sec.  Siy.;  Old  Dec,,  iii.  ; 
P.  C.  Key.,  viii.,  777  ;  G.  R.  Inhib.,  28th 
Sept.  1667  ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  dxxi.,  262  ; 
Htranr'ter  Presb. 


1658 


JAMES    CARRUTHERS,    trans,   from 
Buittle  in   1588 ;   Kirkcormick   and 
Balmaghie  being  also  in  the  charge  ; 
still  min.  in  1590 ;  removed  to  Balmaghie. 

JOHN  DOUGLAS,  mentioned  in  1590  ; 
1590     still  min.  in  1596.— [TrW/.  Assiff.] 

PETER  PRIMROSE,  son  of  Peter  P., 
min.  of  Mauchline;  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  29th  July  1600);  ord.  to 
Parton  before  1607  ;  adm.  to  this  charge  in 
1609 ;  pres.  to  Mauchline  by  James  VI. 
13th  Dec.  1615,  but  was  not  trans. ;  had  a 
charter  of  the  kirklands  of  Crossmichael 
8th  Jan.  1624  ;  still  min.  9th  March  1644. 
The  date  of  his  death  is  unknown.  He 
marr.  Janet  Duric,  and  had  issue— Hew, 
apprenticed  to  Robert  Lympetlaw,  skinner, 


JAMES  BUGLASS  [BUGLOSS],  on  the 
Exercise  at  St  Andrews  llth  Dec. 
1650  ;  mentioned  as  min.  of  this 
parish  in  1658.  He  was  app.  by  the  Presb., 
Jan.  1662,  to  petition  the  Privy  Council 
for  the  removal  of  its  restrictions  on  meet 
ings  of  Presbs.  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia 
ment  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was  accused 
before  the  Privy  Council,  24th  Feb.  1663, 
of  "  still  labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of 
the  people  from  the  present  government 
in  Church  and  State."  He  marr.  Alison 
Gordon,  and  with  her  had  sasine  of  the 
lands  of  Grange,  22nd  Jan.  1663.  —  \_Edin. 
(JJapt.)  Rey.  ;  Dumfries  Presb.  Rey.  ;  New 
Gen.  Keg.  tins.,  v.  ;  Wodrow's  //?V.,  i.,  327.] 

PATRICK   SWINTON,   min.   in    1663; 
1663     trans,  to  Borgue  that  year. 

JOHN  WAUGH,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1668  1668);  ord.  29th  April  1668;  still 
min.  in  1671.  He  marr.  Helen 
Gordon,  who  survived  him,  and  marr. 
Charles  Telfer  of  Linkines.—  [G.  A'.  Horn- 
ings,  26th  Aug.  1685.] 

ALEXANDER   BURNET,   min.    about 
1672;   trans,  to  Kirk  ton  17th  April 

It)  t  £ 

1684. 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

18th  July  1664)  ;  adm.  to  Stoneykirk 

about  1683  ;  adm.  here  about  1685  ; 

outed  in  1689  ;  died  May  1699,  aged  about 

55.—  [J/£.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 


JOHN    MURDOCH,  probably   of   the 

Cumloden  family;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

llth  July  1687)  ;  min.  in  1692  ;  died 

1st  Aug.  1700,  aged  41.     He  marr.  Agnes 

Golden,  who  died  13th  May  1732,  aged  73. 

—[Tombst.] 

ROBERT  GORDON,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 

Wigtown  6th  Aug.  1700;  called  4th 

Nov.  1701  :  ord.  8th  April  1702  ;  died 

2nd  March  1722,  aged  41.  He  marr.  the  Hon. 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


CROSSMICHAEL 


405 


Grizel  Gordon,  daugb.  of  Alexander,  Vis 
count  Kenmure,  and  had  issue. — [Tombst.; 
Douglas  Pe?rayc,  ii.  ;  Wodrow's  Ana?.] 

ANDREW  DICK,  chaplain  to  John 
1724  Gordon  of  Greenlaw ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  29th  May 
1717;  called  30th  April  1723;  ord.  18th 
June  1724 ;  died  22nd  Dec.  1738,  aged 
50.  He  is  said  to  have  died  in  the  pulpit 
after  giving  out  as  his  text  the  words, 
"  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate."  The 
following  acrostic  epitaph  appears  on  his 
tombstone : — 

"  Around  Crossmicliael  gloomy  clouds  are  spread, 
Nor  can  soft  music  make  the  parish  glad. 
Dear  to  them  was  their  Pastor,  and  his  death 
Religiously  they  mourn,  and  bravely  breathe 
Esteem  and  love  to  him  who  showed  the  way 
Which  leads  to  regions  of  eternal  day. 
Devotion  glow'd  within  the  good  man's  breast 
In  everything  he  piety  expressed. 
Crowned  with  immortal  bliss  he  reigns  above 
Kings  of  the  earth,  and  swims  in  seas  of  love." 

—[Acts  of  Ass.,  1724  ;  Tombst.'] 


1739 


NATHANIEL  M'KIE,  born  22nd  Aug. 
17ir>,  son  of  William  M.,  inin.  of 
Balmaghie ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcud 
bright  7th  Sept,  1737:  called  17th  May, 
and  ord.  23rd  Aug.  1739 ;  died  unmarr. 
20th  Jan.  1781.  He  was  noted  for  his 
simplicity  of  character,  plain  uncultivated 
manners,  superstitious  credulity,  and  great 
eccentricity.  Publications — Some  Thoughts 
an  the  Sacred  Ministry,  the  Opposition  it 
meets  with,  its  Triumph,  and  the  Spring  of 
it*  Victor;/,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1741). 
He  was  probably  the  writer  of  the  song, 
Nae  Dominies  for  Me,  Laddie. — [Tombst. ; 
Harper's  Bards  of  Galloway,  108 ;  Yair's 
Charmer ;  Herd's  Ancient  and  Modern 
Songs.] 

JOHN   JOHNSTONS,  born  20th   Feb. 
7         1757,  son  of  Alexander  J.,  surgeon, 
Edinburgh,  and  Christian  Tod,  and 
brother   of   Bryce  J.,  D.D.,  min.  of  Holy- 
wood  ;  educated  at  High  School  and  Univ. 
of   Edinburgh  ;   licen.   by  Presb.  of  Dum 
fries  3rd  April   1781 ;   pres.  by  Alexander 
Gordon  of  Culvennan  and  Greenlaw,  advo 
cate,   May    1781.      [Another    presentation 
having    been    made   by    George  III.,  the 


settlement  was  delayed  till  Lord  Advocate 
Dundas  gave  an  opinion,  which  was  un 
favourable  to  the  Crown.]  Ord.  18th  Sept, 
1783;  died  20th  June  1820.  He  was  an 
agriculturist  of  note.  He  was  distin 
guished  not  more  fo.  intellectual  ability 
than  for  social  charm  and  humour.  In 
stature  he  was  rather  above  the  middle 
size,  of  firm  make,  and  of  prepossessing 
appearance.  He  marr.  llth  Nov.  1794, 
Mary  (died  1st  April  1852),  eldest  daugh. 
of  Thomas  English,  St  Petersburg,  and 
had  issue — Mary,  born  8th  Jan.  1797,  died 
1818  ;  Christian,  born  4th  Sept,  1798  (marr. 
—  Collier) :  Bryce,  writer,  Kirkcudbright, 
born  21st  May  1800  ;  Harriet,  born  16th 
April  1802  (marr.  Captain  Brown) ;  Clara, 
born  26th  Oct.  1804  (marr.  Captain  Alex 
ander  Stuart  Singer,  son  of  William  S., 
D.D.,  min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Juxta);  Thomas, 
born  1st  April  1807;  Alexander,  born  24th 
Feb.  1809.  Publications — The  Importance 
of  a  Proper  Choice  of  Company,  a  sermon 
(Edinburgh,  1791);  Substance  of  a  Speech 
in  the  General  Assembly  (Edinburgh,  1807); 
Sermons  (portrait)  (Edinburgh,  1825)  ;  Ser 
mons  III.,  IV.  (Scotch  Preacher,  iv.) ;  Ac 
counts  of  Crossmichael  and  of  Balmaghie 
(Sinclair's  Stat,  Ace.,  i.,  iii.) ;  Memoir  of 
the  Life,  Character,  and  Writings  of  Bri/ce 
Johnston,  D.D.  [prefixed  to  Sermons,  1807]. 
— [Murray's  Literary  Hist,  of  Galloway, 
264-7.] 

DAVID    WELSH,   pres.  by   Sir    Alex- 

1821     ander  Gordon  of   Culvennan,  Bart., 

19th   Oct.    1820;    ord.   22nd   March 

1821  ;  trans,  to  St  David's  Parish,  Glasgow, 

4th  Oct.  1827. 

WILLIAM  GLOVER,  pres.  by  Sir  Alex- 

1828     anc^er  Gordon  of   Culvennan,  Bart., 

15th  Oct.  1827  ;  ord.  17th  Jan.  1828  ; 

trans,  to  Greenside  Parish,  Edinburgh,  31st 

March  1837. 

JOHN  WHITSON,  born  Bardmoney 
1837  Bank,  Alyth,  30th  April  1796,  son 
of  James  W.  and  Elizabeth  Freer  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  M.A. 
(1818) ;  pres.  by  Mrs  Elizabeth  Gauld  16th 
June,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1837;  died  3rd 
May  1859.  He  marr.  15th  April  1846,  Agnes 


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CROSSMICHAEL— DALRY 


[PRESB.  OF 


(died  23rd  Oct.  1897),  daugh.  of  William 
Dick,  Dundee,  and  had  issue — James,  born 
18th  Feb.  1847  ;  Elizabeth  Freer,  born  26th 
June  1848 ;  Euphemia  Dick,  born  21st  May 
1851.  Publication— Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  8tat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

RICHARD    ADDISON    GILLESPIE, 

1859  b°m  8th  Oct'  1836'  S0n  °f  George 
O.,  min.  of  Cummertrees  ;  educated 
at  Annan  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Annan  July 
1858;  assistant  at  Kilwinning ;  ord.  8th 
Dec.  1859 ;  died  22nd  Feb.  1871.  He 
marr.  2nd  July  1861,  Barbara  Agnew  (died 
14th  May  1911,  aged  72),  daugh.  of  William 
Barbour  of  Kelton  Hill,  Castle-Douglas, 
and  had  issue— Anna  Charlotte,  born  29th 
July  1862;  William  Addison,  born  30th 
Aug.  1863,  died  29th  May  1895 ;  Charlotte 
Catherine,  born  27th  Sept.  1865,  died  24th 
July  1886;  George,  born  9th  April  1868, 
died  at  Davos  Platz,  13th  Nov.  1893. 

JOHN  DOUGLAS  STEWART,  born 
1871  Hollybush,  Cummertrees,  12th  April 
1839,  son  of  William  S.,  farmer,  and 
Agnes  Mitchell ;  educated  at  Cummertrees 
Parish  School  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Annan  7th  Oct.  1863 ;  assist 
ant  at  St  Mungo's,  Glasgow ;  ord.  to 
Martyrs'  Parish,  Paisley,  21st  Feb.  1867; 
trans,  and  adm.  7th  Sept.  1871.  Marr. 
17th  Sept.  1872,  Ann  Craig,  daugh.  of 
William  Allison,  Cartvale,  Paisley,  and  has 
issue— William,  born  3rd  Aug.  1873,  died 
15th  Feb.  1879  ;  John  Douglas,  shipowner, 
born  16th  May  1875 ;  Eliza  Agnes,  born 
4th  April  1877 ;  William  Allison,  ship 
owner,  born  28th  Oct.  1879 ;  Walter  Alli 
son,  born  13th  Dec.  1881,  died  10th  Jan. 
1911 ;  Mitchell  Boag  Allison,  shipping 
manager,  Calcutta,  born  28th  June  1884  ; 
Annie  Craig  Allison,  born  1st  May  1887. 

JAMES  ANNETT  FISHER,  born 
1912  ^ewry>  Ireland,  25th  May  1881, 
son  of  Joseph  F.  and  Margaret 
Crone ;  educated  at  Newry  School,  Royal 
Univ.  of  Ireland,  B.A.  (1902),  M.A.  (1903), 
and  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Edinburgh  27th  Nov.  1907  ;  assistant  at 
Inversnaid,  parish  of  Buchanan  ;  ord.  at 


Inversnaid  23rd  Dec.  1909 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
(assistant  and  successor)  13th  Dec.  1912. 


DALRY,  KORMKKLY  ST  JOHN'S 
CLACHAN. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  was  dedicated 
to  St  John  the  Baptist.  It  was  partly 
rebuilt  in  1770.] 

JAMES  DODDS,  min.  in  1567;   trans. 
1Rfi(7     to     Kirkcudbright     in    1579.— [fteff. 
Min.] 

JAMES  PRESTON,  min.  in  1574,  when 
Balmaclellan,  Kells,  and  Parton  were 


1574 


also  in  the  charge. — [Reg.  Assig.~\ 


ANDREW    GORDON,   adm.    1st    May 
1577,  Balmaclellan,  Kells,  and  Par- 
ton  being  also  in  the  charge;  still 
min.  in  1579. — [Reg.  A$*ig.~\ 

JAMES  HAMILTON,  min.  in  1580; 
15go  elected  collegiate  min.  of  Edinburgh 
27th  Nov.  1584;  adm.  there  16th 
April  1585,  but  also  held  his  charge  at 
Dairy,  where  he  died  Nov.  1594.  He  marr. 
Helen  Adair  of  the  Kinhilt  family,  who 
survived  him,  and  had  issue— John,  ap 
prenticed  to  John  Lawtie,  apothecary, 
Edinburgh,  19th  June  1599 ;  Jane,  served 
heir,  25th  Aug.  1620  (marr.  Gilbert  Power, 
min.  of  Stoneykirk) ;  Elizabeth. — [Reg. 
Assig. ;  Edin.  Tests.  ;  Edin.  Counc.  Reg. ; 
Inq.  Ret.  Lanark,  131.] 

WILLIAM  HAMILTON  of  Bardanock, 
1595  y°unger  brother  of  Patrick  H.  of 
Boreland ;  adm.  to  Cumnock  in 
1578;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1595;  member  of 
Assembly,  1581,  1602,  1608,  1610;  died 
between  6th  Dec.  1633  and  2nd  April 
1635.  He  marr.  Agnes  Lockhart,  and  had 
issue  —  John  of  Olivestob,  apothecary, 
burgess  of  Edinburgh,  died  before  1674; 
Hugh,  apprenticed  to  John  Fairney,  mer 
chant,  Edinburgh,  9th  July  1617  ;  Charles, 
apprenticed  to  Andrew  Hamilton,  skinner, 
20th  Feb.  1598-9 ;  William,  apprenticed  to 
Alexander  Macmath,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
1606 ;  Patrick ;  a  daugh.  (marr,  - — • 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


I)  ALKY 


407 


Hunter);  James,  licentiate  of  the  Church 
of  Scotland,  pres.  to  Bathgatc  in  July  1617, 
but  returned  home  at  his  father's  request 
in  Oct.  following.— [P.  C.  Reg.,  xiii.,  819 ; 
Rey.  Assiy. ;  Old  Dec.,  iii.  ;  Rc<j.  Xec.  Sig.  : 
Edinburgh  and  Glatyow  Tcstx. ;  Rey.  Lin- 
lithyow  Presb.  ;  Calderwood's  If-ixf.,  vii., 
107.] 


1635 


JAMES  ALDERSTON,  pres.  by  Charles 
I.   2nd   April    1635;    trans,   to   Kil- 


maurs  14th  Feb.  1637. 


THOMAS  M'GILL,  born  about  1609, 
1637  son  °^  Alexander  M.,  advocate ; 
MA.  (Edinburgh,  25th  July  1629); 
preacher  at  Kilskowrie,  in  the  diocese  of 
Clogher,  Ireland  ;  pres.  by  Archibald,  Lord 
Lome ;  tutor  to  John,  Viscount  Kenmure, 
29th  July  1635;  inst.  in  1637.  Complaints 
having  been  made  against  him,  he  Avas 
probably  deprived  after  Kith  April  1639, 
having  refused  the  terms  of  demission 
which  had  been  offered.  He  went  to 
Ireland,  and  died  there  in  1654.  He  marr. 
Janet  Menteith,  and  had  issue — David, 
bapt.  13th  Feb.  1648;  James,  bapt.  8th 
July  1649,  died  before  1670;  Margaret, 
bapt.  23rd  Jan.  1653;  Janet,  bapt.  4th 
July  1654;  Isabel  (marr.  (1)  James  Elliot, 
student  of  divinity,  Edinburgh  ;  (2)  John 
Lindsay,  merchant  burgess  of  Edinburgh). 
— [  Wodrow  MSS. ;  Peterkin's  Records ; 
Edin.  Tests.  ;  Edin.  Rey.  (Jiapt.).] 

HUGH  HENDERSON  [HENRYSON], 
M.A. ;  trans,  from  Carsphairn  in  1639; 
trans,  to  Dumfries  30th  Nov.  1648. 

JOHN  M'MICHAN  [M'MICKING],  of 
Barcaple ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  15th 
April  1645) ;  min.  in  1659.  For 
holding  meetings  of  Presb.  when  these 
had  been  prohibited,  he  was  imprisoned 
in  Edinburgh,  June  1662,  but  was  soon 
afterwards  released ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  On  24th 
March  1663,  he  compeared  before  the 
Privy  Council  on  a  charge  of  "still 
labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the  people 
from  the  present  government  in  Church 
and  State/'  His  case  was  delayed,  and 


we  do  not  hear  of  him  again  until  27th 
July  1669,  when  he  became  the  "  indulged  " 
min.  of  this  parish.  On  10th  July  in  the 
following  year  he  was  fined  for  failing  to 
observe  the  anniversary  of  the  Restoration. 
On  22nd  Dec.  1684,  he  was  accused  of 

i  having  given  shelter  to  the  Covenanting 
mins.  and  others,  but  it  is  recorded  that 

i  he  promised  to  "live  peaceably  and  not 
preach."  He  was  restored  by  the  Act 
of  Parliament  recalling  the  Presbyterian 
mins.,  and  died  before  9th  July  1696. 
He  marr.  Jean,  daugh.  of  William  Gordon 
of  Carleton,  and  had  issue — Mary  (marr. 
(1)  16th  June  1674,  William  Maitlancl, 
min.  of  Beith ;  (2)  Gilbert  Crocket,  mer 
chant,  Dumfries);  Helen  (marr.  1666, 
David  Gordon  of  Gordonstoun) ;  Rachel 
(marr.  Hugh  Clanny,  min.  of  Kirkbean) ; 
Margaret.— [Acts  and  Dec.,  Dal.,  9th  July 
1696;  Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  131 ;  J/tf.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689  ;  Glasgow  Tests.] 

GEORGE  HENRY,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
1663  Jame's>  Bishop  of  Galloway,  jure 
devoluto  in  1663  ;  trans,  to  Stoney- 
kirk  between  17th  May  and  31st  Oct.  1665. 
For  refusing  to  serve  an  edict  in  favour  of 
G.  H.,  the  patron,  William  Gordon  of  Earl- 
ston,  was  summoned  before  the  Privy 

!  Council,  and  though  his  life  was  spared, 
largely  at  the  solicitation  of  the  Earl  of 

i  Glencairn,  he  was  banished  from  Scotland 
in  1644. 

JOHN      M'MICHAN,     M.A.     [see 
1669     above]. 

THOMAS  THOMSON,  M.A.,  formerly 

„       of   Parton ;    indulged    (colleague   to 

preceding)  3rd  Sept.  1672 ;  restored 

to  Parton  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th  April 

!   1690. 

CHARLES     FORRESTER,     pres.    by 

Alexander,  Viscount  Kenmure,  19th 

Oct.  1685  ;  coll.  9th  March,  and  adm. 

20th    May    1686.— [G.   R.    Homings,    15th 

;  Feb.  1687.] 

ROBERT  FULTON,  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
168?     1677) ;   min.   about   1687 ;   deprived 
by  Act  of    Parliament    25th    April 
1690.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 


408 


DALRY 


[PRESB.  OF 


JOHN     M'MICHAN,     M.A.     [see 
1690     above]. 

WILLIAM  BO  YD,  born  1658,  probably 
16go  of  the  Trochrig  family  ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Glasgow.  He  went  to  Hol 
land,  where  he  enjoyed  the  friendship  and 
confidence  of  William,  Prince  of  Orange. 
As  a  licentiate  of  the  Cameronians  he 
returned  to  Scotland  in  1690,  was  adm. 
to  the  Church  of  Scotland  25th  Oct.  of  that 
year,  and  ord.  to  this  charge  soon  after 
wards.  He  was  a  member  of  Assembly 
in  1692,  and  died  13th  April  1741.  He 
marr.  26th  Nov.  1701,  Jean  Maxwell, 
widow  of  John  Sinclair,  min.  of  Irongray, 
and  had  issue— Robert ;  John,  mercer  in 
London,  died  before  13th  Sept.  1773  ;  Bar 
bara  (marr.  -  -  Thomson);  Andrew,  min. 
of  Twynholm  ;  Edward,  min.  of  Wigtown. 
— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  iv.,  255  ;  Dumfries  Re<j. 
(Marr.) ;  Barbour's  Tributes  to  Scottish 
Genius, ;  Burke's  Landed  Gentry ;  Tombst.} 

ALEXANDER  DICK,  Keen,  by  Presb. 
1740  of  Edinburgh,  28th  July  1731 ;  called 
24th  April,  and  ord.  (assistant  and 
successor)  30th  July  1740;  died  4th  Feb. 
1783.  He  marr.  12th  April  1742,  Janet 
(died  28th  Dec.  1749),  eldest  daugh.  of 
William  Martin  of  Kirkland,  and  Jane, 
daugh.  of  Sir  Alexander  Gordon  of  Earl- 
ston,  and  had  issue— James,  born  16th  Jan. 
1743,  died  in  South  Carolina,  1771 ;  Janet, 
born  27th  July  1744,  died  20th  Nov.  1746; 
Janet,  born  llth  Oct.  1747,  died  in  1795. 
"She  was  pious  and  clever,  wrote  poetry 
and  prose,  understood  Latin,  Greek,  and 
Hebrew,  and  translated  a  large  portion  of 
the  Scriptures  from  the  original  tongues."- 
[Barbour;s  Lights  and  /Shadows,  2nd  ser. ; 
East  Galloway  Sketches,  352  ;  Tombst.] 

ALEXANDER  MACGOWAN,  born 
I7gg  Knockreoch,  Kells,  1745;  educated 
at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  sometime 
tutor  in  the  family  of  John  Newall  of 
Barskeoch ;  schoolmaster  of  this  parish, 
1773-5  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright 
2nd  Aug.  1775;  pres.  by  John  Newall,  and 
ord.  3rd  July  1783  ;  died  12th  Oct.  1826. 
He  marr.  10th  Oct.  1785,  Mary  (bapt.  20th 
Jan.  1770,  died  28th  June  1867),  daugh.  of 
James  Newall  of  Stranfasket,  and  had 


issue— John  Newall,  died  31st  Jan.  1791, 
aged  9  months  ;  James,  teacher,  Liver 
pool,  died  at  Adelaide,  Australia,  14th 
April  1856;  John,  surgeon,  R.N.,  born 
1793,  died  at  Liverpool,  18th  March  1819; 
William,  born  Sept.,  and  died  22nd  Oct. 
1795;  Joseph  Henderson,  surgeon,  R.N., 
born  1797,  died  at  St  Heliers,  Jersey,  1854 ; 
Thomas  Newall,  M.D.,  Manchester,  born 
.  1800,  died  6th  Jan.  1846;  David,  born 
1803,  died  2nd  Dec.  1803 ;  George  Knight, 
merchant,  Manchester,  born  1813,  died  at 
Earlston  Park,  Willsbridge,  Bristol,  12th 
June  1878;  Mary,  (marr.  -  -  Glover); 
Anna  [author  of  Poems  (Edinburgh,  1855)], 
died  at  Kirkcudbright,  19th  April  1865 ; 
Patricia  Heron  (marr.  Robert  Malcolmson); 
Wilhelmina  [author  of  Tales  Founded  on 
Fact  (Edinburgh,  1855)];  Oswald;  Jane 

Margaret,  (marr. Edmonstone);  Stewart 

(marr.  -  -  Thorburn) ;  Agnes  Murray,  died 
13th  Dec.  1873.  Publications — Sermon  on 
the  Death  of  Mr  John  Gillespie,  Min.  of 
Kellx  (Edinburgh,  1806);  Sermon  on  the 
Death  of  William  Gillespie,  Min.  of  Kells 
(Edinburgh,  1825) ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  xiii.).  He  printed 
the  prospectus  of  an  elaborate  work  on 
Elocution,  but  this  was  never  published. 
—[Barbour's  Tributes  to  Scottish  Genius; 
Murray's  Hist,  of  Galloway,  280;  The 
Galloway  Herds,  45 ;  East  Galloway 
Sketches,  353.] 

WILLIAM  ANDERSON,  born'  Cleugh, 
ig27  Kilbucho,  Peeblesshire,  1790,  son  of 
William  A. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Selkirk  7th 
Aug.  1811 ;  tutor  to  William  Forbes  of 
Callander;  pres.  by  William  Forbes  18th 
and  21st  Nov.  and  5th  Dec.  1826;  ord. 
23rd  Aug.  1827  ;  died  29th  Dec.  1835.  He 
marr.  5th  June  1828,  Louisa  Marsden,  who 
died  in  London,  17th  June  1882,  and  had 
issue— Mary  Agnes,  born  27th  April  1829  ; 
Henry,  born  28th  Dec.  1830;  William, 
born  9th  Aug.  1835.— [Tombst.] 

GEORGE  PATERSON,  born  Perthshire, 
1811,   youngest    son    of   Robert    P., 
farmer  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow ;   licen.  by    Presb.  of   Dunblane   25th 
Nov.    1834;    pres.  by   William  Forbes  of 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


DALRY— GIRTIION 


409 


1845 


Callander  ;  ord.  26th  Sept.  1836 ;  died 
unmarr.  14th  May  1845.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (jYeic  Sfat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

SAMUEL  BLAIR,  born  Kippen,  Stir 
lingshire,  19th  April  1812,  sixth  son 
of  John  B.,  farmer ;  educated  at 
Kippen  School  and  lTnivs.  of  Glasgow  and 
Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
29th  Jan.  1839  ;  assistant  at  Glassford,  and 
tutor  in  the  family  of  Gavin  Lang,  min. 
there ;  ord.  by  Presb.  of  London  8th  July 
1841  min.  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
Dudley ;  ad  in.  min.  of  Wallacetown,  Ayr, 
13th  June  1844 ;  trans,  and  adm.  26th 
Sept.  1845 ;  died  14th  Sept.  1879.  He 
marr.  16th  Sept.  1851,  Isabella  Bonnar 
(died  26th  Nov.  1901,  aged  77),  daugh.  of 
William  Berwick,  brewer,  Edinburgh,  and 
had  issue  —  an  only  daugh.  Williamina 
Marion,  born  16th  Nov.  1852  (marr.  1st 
June  1882,  Charles  M'Gregor,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Lady  Yester's  Parish,  Edinburgh).  Pub 
lication — God's  Foreknowledge  and  Decrees 
(private  circulation,  1861). 

THOMAS  WALKER,  born  Huntingdon, 
Province  of  Quebec,  Canada,  23rd 
Sept.  1841,  eldest  son  of  William 
Montgomery  W.,  min.  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  there,  afterwards  min.  of  Ochil- 
tree  ;  educated  at  Ochiltree  Parish  School, 
Irvine  Academy,  and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
B.A.  (1861);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  14th 
May  1863 ;  assistant  at  Galston ;  ord.  (in 
Ochiltree  Church)  8th  March  1865,  for 
service  in  Canada ;  adm.  min.  of  Dalmel- 
lington  1st  Feb.  1866 ;  trans,  and  adm. 
26th  Feb.  1880 ;  dem.  through  ill-health, 
19th  Feb.  1902  ;  died  unmarr.  at  Prestwick, 
1st  Oct.  1908. 

DONALD    MACLEOD,    M.A.,    B.D. ; 

ord.  28th  Aug.  1902  ;  trans,  to  First 
Charge,   Inverness    and   Bona,    14th 
May  1907. 

JOHN  ANDERSON,   born   Grantown- 
on-Spey,    15th    Feb.    1876,    son    of 
1  James  A.  and  Catherine  MacDonald ; 

educated  at  Inverness  Academy  and  Univ. 
of  Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1897),  B.D.  (1900); 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Forres  1st  May  1900 ; 
assistant  at  Dunnottar  and  Bothwell ;  ord. 


1880 


to  Buckle  6th  May  1903  ;  trans,  and  adm. 
26th  Sept.  1907.  Marr.  14th  July  1903, 
Margaret,  third  daugh.  of  George  Smith, 
Parkmore  House,  Dufftown,  and  has  issue 
—Evelyn  Margaret,  born  7th  Dec.  1904. 


GIRTHON. 

[The  church  of  Girthon  belonged  before 
the  Reformation  to  the  Bishop  of  Galloway. 
In  1818  the  church  was  removed  to  Gate- 
house-of-Fleet.  In  the  churchyard  at  the 
Clachan  of  Girthon  the  ruins  of  the  old 
church  are  still  standing.] 

ROBERT  MUIR,  exhorter  in  1567; 
1567  reader  in  1580  ;  vicar  in  1587. 

JOHN     BONAR,     M.A. ;     trans,    from 

Hassendean      [or      perhaps      North 

Ronaldsay]    in    1595,   Anwoth    also 

being  in  the  charge ;  trans,  to  Gelston  in 

1597. 


1619 


ALEXANDER  FRISELL  [FRASER], 
min.  in  1619.  He  is  said  to  have 
been  put  into  this  charge  by  Bishop 
William  Cowper,  in  opposition  to  the  wishes 
of  the  people  and  of  all  the  mins.  in  the 
diocese.  So  unbecoming  was  his  service 
that  he  administered  the  Communion 
without  consecration  of  the  elements.  — 
[Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  349 ;  Tracts  on 
Patronage^ 

PATRICK  M'CLELLAN,  son  of  James 
M.  of  Cardoness  ;  min.  in  1636  ;  still 
in  the  charge  15th  May  1655.  He 
marr.  Jean  Primrose  (who  survived  him,  and 
marr.  secondly,  Robert  Gaw  of  Ironcraig), 
and  had  issue — Sir  Samuel,  Lord  Provost 
of  Edinburgh,  1706-7,  died  22nd  Sept. 
1709;  Margaret;  Anne;  Nicolas,  died  in 
the  Cariongate,  Edinburgh,  14th  April 
1727.— [Murray's  Life  of  Rutherford;  G. 
B.  Inhib.,  8th  May  1671  ;  Re<j.  of  Deeds, 
Mack.,  22nd  Dec.  1710.] 

WILLIAM   ERSKINE,   min.   in   1658  ; 

deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  llth 

June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy  Council 

1st   Oct.    1662.      He   was    accused    before 

the  Privy  Council,  24th  Feb.  following,  of 

still  "labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of  the 


410 


[rnEsr,.  or 


people  from  the  present  government  in 
Church  and  State."  Decreet  was  passed 
against  him  for  assisting  at  conventicles, 
16th  July  1671.  He  was  granted  indul 
gence  at  Carsphairn,  but  probably  never 
accepted  the  charge  ;  was  afterwards  min. 
of  Tron  Parish,  Edinburgh.  —  [Balfour's 
Annals,  iii.] 

WALTER   DALGLEISH,   M.A.  ;   adm. 
between    17th   May   and    31st    Oct. 
1665  ;    trans,   to   Tongland    between 
26th  April  and  30th  Oct.  1666. 

SIMON  KNOX,  youngest  son  of  William 

K.j  min.  of  Cockpen,  and  great-grand- 

nephew  of  the  Reformer  ;  M.A.  (Edin- 

'mrgli,  July  1643)  ;  adm.  between  26th  April 

and  30th   Oct.  1666;  still  min.   29th   Oct. 

1667.     He  marr.   Isabel,  daugh.  of  Robert 

Davidson,   min.    of    Stenton.  —  [Crawford's 

Knox  Genealogy.  "\ 

ROBERT    MOIR,    M.A.  ;    trans,    from 
Balmaclellan,  and  adm.  between  29th 
April,  and  27th  Oct.  1668  ;  trans,  to 
Kirkbean  about  1686. 

ROBERT    CHEYNE,    min.    in    1686; 

deprived  by  Act   of   Parliament  re 

storing  the  Presbyterian  mins.,  25th 

April  1690  ;  died  in  Edinburgh,  25th  Jan. 

1735.     He  marr.  20th  April  1688,  Catherine 

Cheyne.  —  [Edin.  Re<j.  (Marr.  and  Bur.).} 

WILLIAM  GAMMELL  [GEMMELL], 
min.  in  1693  ;  still  in  the  charge  20th 
April  1697.  He  marr.  Jean  Boyd, 

who  survived  him,  and  marr.  2ndly  (cont. 

12th  April  1700),  Robert  Boyd  of  Trochrig. 

PATRICK  JOHNSTON,  M.A.    (Edin- 

bursh'  3rd  July  1693)  '>  ord-  5th 

April  1699;  died  10th  March  1736, 
aged  about  63.  He  marr.  Jean,  daugh.  of 
Robert  Brown  of  Carsluith,  and  had  issue 
—  Margaret  (marr.  William  Hannay  of 
Kirkdale)  ;  John  ;  Samuel  ;  Anna  ;  Louisa  ; 
William  ;  Robert  ;  Alexander.  A  grand 
son  was  Patrick  Johnston  of  Carnsalloch. 

ROBERT     THOMSON,     called      14th 

1787     March;  ord.   llth  May  1737;  died 

unmarr.     14th     March     1758,     aged 


1693 


1699 


ROBERT  COOPER,  born  1724,  son  of 
William  C.,  min.  of  Mochrum  ;  M.A. 
(Edinburgh,  24th  April  1744) ;  licen. 

by  Presb.  of  Wigtown  16th  May  1749 ;  pres. 

by   George   II.   30th   June  1758;   ord   7th 

March  1759  ;  died  unmarr.  7th  Nov.  1776.— 

[Tombst.  (   Weekly  Jfay.,  xxxiv.] 

JOHN  MAGNATE  IHT.  pros,  by  George 

17?8     III.    31st    March    1777;     ord.    31st 

March    1778;   clep.    23rd    May    1793 

i  for  drunkenness  and  other  offences  ;   died 

i   llth  Nov.  1808.     Sir  Walter  Scott,  then  a 

young  advocate,  acted  as  his  counsel  when 

the  case  was  before  the  General  Assembly. 

— [Scots  Jfag.,  liv.,  Iv. ;  Lockhart's  Life  of 

ticott ;  Case  for  MacNanght.] 

WILLIAM   THORBURN,  ord.    (assist- 
1704     ant)  2nd   June   1791  ;    adm.   to   the 
full   charge   16th  Jan.    1794 ;    trans, 
to  Troqueer  13th  Aug.  1801. 

ROBERT  GORDON,  born  1769,  youngest 
ll  son  of  John  G.,  farmer,  Dunscore ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
sometime  schoolmaster  at  Minnibuie ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Lorn  2nd  Aug.  1792  ;  ord.  to 
Carsphairn  29th  Aug.  1793  ;  pres.  by  George 
III.  27th  Aug.,  and  adm.  24th  Dec.  1801 ; 
died  unmarr.  23rd  Dec.  1817.— -[''I  remem 
ber  wrell  his  tall,  genteel  figure,  his  love  of 
learning,  the  mildness  of  his  countenance 
and  speech,  the  urbanity  of  his  manners, 
and  the  goodness  of  his  heart ;'  (Murray's 
Literary  Hist,  of  Gallou'ay,  176) ;  Tombst.] 

ROBERT  JEFFREY,  born  Ecclefechan, 
1818  H86 ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Penpont 
27th  Aug.  1811  ;  pres.  by  George,  Prince 
Regent,  and  ord.  27th  Aug.  1818.  While 
preaching  during  a  vacancy  at  Cross- 
michael,  16th  July  1820,  he  prayed  for 
Queen  Caroline,  as  was  his  custom.  At  a 
meeting  called  by  request  of  the  kirk- 
session  after  service,  it  was  resolved  that 
"  no  min.  appointed  to  preach  in  that 
parish  during  the  vacancy  should  pray  in 
express  wrords  for  Her  Majesty."  As 
Moderator  he  dissented,  and  complained 
to  the  Presb.,  which,  at  its  meeting,  2nd 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


GIRTHON— KELLS 


411 


Aug.  following,  ordered  the  ;t  said  resolu 
tion  to  be  erased  from  the  Session-book." 
He  was  elected  Synod  clerk  24th  Oct.  1826. 
Joined  the  Free  Church  ;  min.  of  Girthon 
and  Anwoth  Free  Church  in  1843  ;  died 
9th  March  18-14.  He  marr.  19th  Dec.  1820, 
Janet  (died  Gth  July  1884),  .second  daugh. 
of  James  Thomson,  min.  of  Balmaclellan, 
and  had  issue-  John,  Knight  of  the  Dane- 
borg,  min.  of  Presbyterian  Church,  dates- 
head,  born  29th  March  1822,  died  9th  May 
1872;  Dorothea,  born  8th  May  1824  ;  Mary, 
born  4th  May  1826 ;  Jane  Thomson,  born 
31st  March  1828;  Jessie,  born  23rd  Oct. 
1830 ;  James  Thomson,  barrister,  Alex 
andria,  born  17th  Feb.  1835  ;  Isabella,  born 
26th  May  1838.  Publications  —  Godly 
Sincerity,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1835); 
Sermon  V.  (Tree  Church  P-ulpit). — [Scots 
Mag.,  Ixxxvi.  ;  The  Galloway  Herds,  40.] 

GEORGE  MURRAY,  trans,  from  Balma 
clellan,  and  adm.   14th   Sept.   1843 ; 
re-trans,   to  Balmaclellan  23rd   Oct. 
1851. 

HUGH  MORTON  JACK,  born  Dyke- 
1852     head,    Strathaven,   21st    Aug.    1825,  : 
second    son    of    David    J.,   farmer ;  ! 
educated    at   Strathaven   and    Carmichael  < 
Schools,  and   Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  licen.  by  j 
Presb.  of  Hamilton  25th   Dec.  1849;   ord. 
to   Bridgeton,   Glasgow,  26th   Sept.    1850; 
trans,   and   adm.    llth   March    1852;    died  | 
29th  Dec.  1879.     He  marr.  7th  Oct.   1852, 
Martha  Sharpe  (died  2nd  June  1913,  aged  : 
81),  daugh.  of  William  Forrester  of  Glennie- 
lea,   Stirlingshire,   and    had    issue — David 
Morton,   surgeon-major  I. M.S.,  born   llth 
Nov.   1853,  died   at   Sitapur,  India,  1890  ; 
Martha     Sharpe,    born    23rd    July    1855;  ; 
Elizabeth    Morton,  born  24th   April    1857   ! 
(marr.     Edward     Ernest     Prince,     L.L.D., 
Dominion      Commissioner     of     Fisheries,  < 
Ottawa) ;     Marianne    Louisa,    born     30th  i 
Nov.  1858 ;  Helen  Beatrice,  born  3rd  June  j 
1861  (marr.  Charles  Cruickshank). 

WALTER   WILLIAM    COATS,   M.A., 
B.D. ;  ord.  1st  July  1880;  trans,  to 
First    Charge,    Brechin,    16th    May 
1901. 


JOHN  STEWART,  born  Crieff,  Oth 
1901  Sept-  1868,  son  of  Peter  S.  and 
Catherine  Duff;  educated  at  Mori- 
son's  Academy,  Crieff,  and  Univs.  of  Glas 
gow  and  St  Andrews ;  M.A,  (Glasgow 
1892);  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Auchterarder 
in  1895  ;  sometime  teacher  in  Wigan  High 
School  and  Morison's  Academy,  Crieff; 
assistant  at  Lady  Glenorchy's  Parish,  Edin 
burgh  ;  ord.  25th  Oct.  1901.  Marr.  llth 
March  1902,  Jessie  (died  28th  March  1915), 
daugh.  of  George  Hendrie,  Edinburgh, 
and  has  issue — Mary  Macgregor,  born  26th 
March  1903. 


KELLS. 

[The  church  of  Kells  was  rebuilt  in  1745, 
and  again  in  1822.] 

DONALD   MURE,  exhorter  and   vicar 
1567     in  1567,  and  reader  to  1580. 


1569 


ANDREW     GRAY,    parson    in     1569; 

servitor  to  Gilbert,  Earl  of  Cassillis. 

He  marr.  Marion,  sister  of  John 
Forrest,  bailie  of  Linlithgow. — [Prof.  Book 
of  Tttomas  Johnston,  Linlithgmv,  28th  May 
1569.] 


1604 


JOHN  GRAY,  parson,  died  before  1604. 
The  parish  was  vacant  from  1604  to 


1610.— [Reg.  of  Deeds,  cxci.,  122.] 


1636 


JOHN  DICKSON,  born  1599,  son  of 
Robert  D.  of  Buchtrig,  Berwickshire ; 
M.A.  (St  Andrews  1617);  min.  in 
1636;  died  19th  May  1659.  He  marr. 
(cont.  1636),  Beatrix,  daugh.  of  Sir  George 
Home  of  Wedderburn,  and  had  issue- 
Robert,  writer,  Edinburgh. — [Milne-Home 
MSS.,  94 ;  Tombst.  ;  Reg.  Mag.  Sig.,  xi., 
29th  March  1665. 

JOHN  CANT,  adm.  after  21st  Oct. 
1659 ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parlia- 
1659  nient  1 1th  June,  and  Decreet  of  the 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was 
accused  before  the  Privy  Council,  24th 
Feb.  1663,  "of  still  labouring  to  keep  the 
hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State/'  On  his 


412 


KKLI.S 


[PRESB.  OF 


compeariug,  24th  March  following,  hi.s  rase 
was  delayed.  He  was  allowed  to  continue 
in  his  parish  as  an  indulged  niin.  On 
10th  July  1673  ho  was  fined  for  not  observ 
ing  the  anniversary  of  the  Restoration. 
He  confessed  having  "  contravened  and 
broken  several  of  the  instructions  "  given 
to  indulged  mins.,  and  was  indicted  to 
appear  before  the  Court  of  Justiciary,  22nd 
Dec.  1694,  on  a  charge  of  resetting  rebels. 
This  charge  was  deserted,  but  he  was 
obliged  to  give  a  bond  that  he  would 
"live  peaceably,  and  not  preach."  He  was 
restored  by  the  Act  recalling  Presby 
terian  mins.,  but  dem.  14th  May  1689.  On 
20th  Oct.  1703  it  was  agreed  that  each 
member  of  the  Synod  should  give  him 
thirty  shillings,  on  account  of  his  indigent 
circumstances.  He  died  between  17th  Oct. 
1705  and  29th  May  1706.— [Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.,  221.] 

JOHN  SHAW,  M.A. ;  adm.  before  25th 
Oct.    1664 ;    trans,    to    Carnock    1st 


1664 


Feb.  1665. 


1665 


1685 


ROBERT    STEEL,    licen.    by    George, 
Bishop    of    Edinburgh,    13th    Sept. 
1664;   adm.  before  31st   Oct.  1665; 
dem.  29th  April  1669.— [Key.  Collat.] 

JAMES  BROWN,  M.A.  (Glasgow,  13th 
July  1669) ;  pres.  by  Robert,  Bishop 
of  Dunblane,  24th  April,  coll.  24th 
Sept.,  and  inst.  27th  and  28th  Sept.  1685. 
He  was  outed  in  1689,  and  deprived  by 
Act  of  Parliament  restoring  the  Presby 
terian  mins.  25th  April  1690.— [MS.  Ace. 
of  Min.,  1689  ;  Rule's  Sec.  Vindication  ;  G. 
R.  Homings,  29th  June  1688.] 

1690    JOHN  CANT  [see  above.] 

ANDREW  EWART  of  Mulloch  and 
Drumrnore,  born  1650,  eldest  son  of 
John  E.,  M.P.,  Provost  of  Kirk 
cudbright  (who  suffered  persecution  during 
Charles  II. 's  reign) ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh 
1679);  ord.  1691;  died  10th  Jan.  1739. 
He  marr.  (1)  Maria  (died  before  Nov. 
1704),  eldest  daugh.  of  Anna  Cannan  of 
Furmistoun,  and  had  issue — Griselda  (marr. 
1714,  Alexander  Kennedy  of  Knockgray)  : 
(2)  (cont.  24th  Nov.  1704),  Agnes  (died 
8th  Dec.  1758,  aged  75),  daugh.  and  heiress 


1691 


of  John  Grierson  of  Capenoch,  and  Marion 
Brown,  and  had  issue — John,  died  young  ; 
James  of  Mulloch,  Sheriff  -  substitute  of 
Dumfries,  born  1707,  died  4th  March  1799  ; 
Samuel;  John,  min.  of  Troqueer  ;  Ann 
(marr.  John  Newall  of  Park) ;  Marion ; 
Catherine ;  Agnes  (marr.  Peter  Yorstoun, 
min.  of  this  parish) ;  Henrietta,  died 
unmarr.  —  [Tombst. ;  Wodrow's  Anal. ; 
Dumfries  Sas.,  vii.,  136  ;  Memorial*  of 
St  Michael's,  373.] 


1741 


PETER  YORSTOUN,  called  31st  July 
1740 ;  ord.  31st  March  1741  ;  trans. 


to  Closeburn  4th  Aug.  1763. 


JOHN  GILLESPIE,  born  Clachanpluck 

[now  Laurieston],  Balmaghie,  1730, 
son  of  William  G. ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  pres.  by  George  III. 
25th  Aug.  1763;  ord.  29th  March  1764; 
died  29th  April  1806.  He  marr.  17th  Aug- 
1773,  Dorothea  (died  21st  Nov.  1809,  aged 
59),  daugh.  of  Robert  M'Kean  [or  M'Ewen], 
shoemaker,  bailie  of  Kirkcudbright,  and 
had  issue — Elizabeth,  born  30th  June  1774 
(marr.  1813,  William  Johnstone,  London) ; 
William,  his  successor ;  Janet,  born  25th 
Nov.  1777,  died  llth  Aug.  1865;  Robert, 
merchant,  Newr  York,  born  30th  Dec. 
1778,  died  20th  Sept.  1830;  Anna  Lock- 
hart,  poetess  and  tract  writer,  author  of 
.Essential  Considerations  (Edinburgh,  1840), 
and  other  works,  born  30th  May  1784, 
died  llth  Aug.  1849;  David  Milligan, 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  long 
known  as  an  itinerant  preacher  in  the 
counties  of  Dumfries  and  Kirkcudbright, 
born  12th  Sept.  1787,  died  at  Dumfries, 
4th  Oct.  1859  [vide  The  Bards  of  Gallo- 
u'ai/,  214].  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.,  ix.). — 
[MacGowan's  Fun.  Serm. ;  Trotter's  East 
Galloway  Sketches,  276-89 ;  Tombst.] 


1800 


WILLIAM  GILLESPIE,  born  18th  Feb. 
1776,  eldest  son  of  preceding;  edu 
cated  at  Kells  School  and  Univ.  of 

Edinburgh ;    tutor    in   the   family   of    Sir 

Alexander    Don    of    Newton-Don,    Bart. ; 

licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  1st  Aug. 

1798  ;  pres.  by  George  III.  7th  Sept.  1799  ; 

ord.    (assistant   and    successor)    7th    Aug. 


KELLS 


413 


1800:  died  15th  Oct.  1825.  He  was  an 
eloquent  preacher.  His  fine  musical  voice, 
expressive  gestures,  and  wealth  of  illustra 
tion,  drawn  chiefly  from  Galloway  scenes 
and  story,  carried  his  hearers  away  with 
him.  He  had  a  pleasing  personal  appear 
ance,  and  his  manners  were  gentle  and 
winning.  While  serving  as  chaplain  to  the 
Kirkcudbright  Yeomanry,  he  was  placed 
under  military  arrest  for  having  'prayed 
for  Queen  Caroline.  Peremptory  orders 
were  sent  to  Colonel  James  Gordon  of 
Culvennan,  to  release  Mr  Gillospie,  and 
offer  him  an  ample  apology.  He  marr. 
26th  July  1825,  Charlotte  (died  *.p.  8th 
Jan.  1875,  aged  82),  third  daugh.  of 
Major  George  Hoggan  of  Waterside,  Kells. 
Publications — The  Progress  of  Refinement, 
an  allegorical  Poem,  with  other  Poems 
(Edinburgh,  1805) ;  Mercy  Recommended,  a 
sermon  in  St  Michael's  Church,  Dumfries 
(Dumfries,  1810) ;  Consolation,  with  other 
Poems  (Edinburgh,  1815);  The  Rebellion 
of  Absalom,  a  discourse  preached  at  Kirk 
cudbright  [30th  July  1820],  before  the 
Stewartry  Gentlemen  Yeomanry  Cavalry 
(Dumfries,  1820);  "Memoir  of  the  Life  of 
John  Lowe"  (Croinek's  Remains  of  Nitlis- 
dide  and  Galloway  Sow/}.  —  [Murray's 
Literary  Jlist.  of  Galloway,  275 ;  Scots 
f/.,  Ixiv.,  Ixv. ;  Trotter's  East  Galloway 
es,  276 ;  Harper's  Bards  of  Gallo 
way  ;  Barbour's  Tributes  to  Scottish  Genius, 
with  the  Life  of  the  Rev.  William  Gillcspie, 
1827  ;  The  Galloway  Herds,  65.] 

JAMES  MA1TLAND,  born  18th  Oct. 
1797,  son  of  John  Garlics  M.  of 
Fairgirth,  min.  of  Monigaff;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  Keen,  by 
Presb.  of  Wigtown  22nd  Jan.  1822;  assist 
ant  at  Old  Kirk  Parish,  Edinburgh ;  pres. 
by  George  IV.  26th  Nov.  1825 ;  ord.  8th 
Sept.  1826;  D.D.  (Glasgow,  3rd  March 
1852);  Moderator  of  Assembly  17th  May 
1860;  died  21st  Sept.  1872.  He  marr.  (1) 
25th  Oct.  1826,  Jessie  (died  26th  Aug. 
1835),  third  daugh.  of  Captain  Corby 
Swindell  Norval  of  Boghall,  Linlithgow- 
shire,  and  had  issue — Katherine  Margaret, 
born  19th  Jan.  1828  (marr.  7th  .Ian.  185(5  ; 
Elliot  Voyle  Davies,  M.D.,  H.E.I.C.S.), 


died  17th  June  1856  ;  Garlics  Corby,  born 
23rd  April  1830,  died  26th  July  1860  ;  Char 
lotte  Hope,  born  21st  Sept.  1831,  died  1852  ; 
Jessie  Norval,  born  26th  Sept.  1832,  died 
22nd  Jan.  1835;  Margaret  Scott,  born 
17th  Oct.  1833  (marr.  George  Hamilton, 
Steward-clerk  of  Kirkcudbright),  died  3rd 
Aug.  1860  :  (2)  7th  Sept.  1837,  Louisa 
(died  12th  Nov.  1899),  daugh.  of  Charles 
Bellamy,  H.E.I.C.S.,  and  the  Hon.  Louisa 
Gordon,  sister  and  heiress  of  Adam,  last 
Viscount  Kenmure,  and  had  issue  —  John 
Gordon,  born  14th  Sept,  1838,  died  25th 
Aug.  1898  ;  Louisa  Bellamy,  born  15th 
May  1840,  died  9th  Aug.  1852;  Frances 
Mary,  born  29th  Jan.  1842  ;  Eleanor  Forbes, 
born  20th  March  1845  ;  Jane  Agnes,  born 
9th  June  1847  ;  James  Charles  of  Ken- 
mure,  born  24th  Jan.  1850,  died  12th  Nov. 
1915  ;  Norval  Falconer,  born  8th  Sept. 
1851  ;  Louis  Herbert,  born  24th  June 
1854.  Publication  —  Account  of  the  Parish 
{New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  —  [Tombst.  ;  Barbour's 
Tributes  to  Scottish  Ge 


THOMAS    NICOL,    M.A.,    B.D.  ;    ord. 
7       30th  Jan.  1873;   trans,  to   Tolbooth 
Parish,  Edinburgh,  30th  Jan.  1879. 

PIRIE  PHILIP,  born  Cairnmyre,  Old 
Meldrum,  Aberdeenshire,  26th  May 
1851,  son  of  James  P.,  farmer,  and 
Mary  Walker  ;  educated  at  Meldrum  Parish 
School,  Aberdeen  Grammar  School,  and 
Univ.  of  Aberdeen;  M.A.  (1871),  B.D. 
(1878)  ;  schoolmaster  of  Lumsden,  Aber 
deenshire,  1871-5  ;  Keen,  by  Presb.  of 
Hamilton  in  1878  ;  assistant  at  Bothwell  ; 
ord.  25th  June  1879.  Marr.  28th  Dec. 
1880,  Mary  (died  14th  Dec.  1909),  daugh. 
of  Robert  Lyall,  officer  of  Inland  Revenue, 
and  has  issue  —  Charles  Lyall,  I.C.S.,  born 
10th  Dec.  1881  ;  Frederick  Maurice,  in 
Malay  States,  born  24th  March  1883  ;  Alice 
Mary,  born  17th  May  1885  ;  Percy  James, 
journalist,  born  12th  July  1886. 


KKLTON,  GKLSTON,  AND 
KIRKCORMICK. 

[The   church  of  Kelton,  dedicated  to  St 
Oswald    the    Martyr,    belonged    in     early 


414 


KKLTON,  GELSTON,  AND  KIRKCORMICK          [PRESB.  OF 


times  to  the  Priory  of  lona,  but  was 
owned  afterwards  until  the  Reforma 
tion  by  the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.  In  the 
churchyard  are  the  ruins  of  the  old  church 
as  rebuilt  in  1743.  A  new  church  was 
erected  on  another  site  in  180G. 

JAMES     PANE    [PAINE],    reader    in 
1567      1567. 

THOMAS  MAKOUTRIE,  reader,  1574 
1674      to  1579. 

ALEXANDER    YOUNG,  reader,    1580 
1580      to   1580. 

ARCHIBALD  M'CLELLAN,  min.  of 
1615  Kirkcormick  in  1614,  having  also 
Gelston  and  Kelton  in  the  charge  ; 
pres.  to  Kelton  by  James  VI.  4th  Jan. 
1615;  dem.  before  17th  Aug.  1627.  He 
marr.  Janet  M'Clellan,  who  survived  him, 
and  had  issue— Thomas,  eldest  son,  1636. 
— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Reg.  of  Deeds.,  dxlii., 
232.] 

ROBERT  M'CLELLAN,  son  of  James 
1627  ^''  Burgess  of  the  Canongate,  Edin 
burgh  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  22nd  July 
1620) ;  pres.  by  Charles  I.  17th  Aug.  1627  : 
dep.  by  a  committee  of  the  General  As 
sembly  in  1638,  for  inefficiency  and 
contumacy,  a  sentence  which  was  affirmed 
by  the  Assembly,  27th  Aug.  1639.  A 
petition  from  him  was  remitted  by  the 
Assembly  to  the  Presb.  30th  Aug.  follow 
ing.—  [Reg.  Sec.  Sig. ;  Peterkin's  Records  : 
Stevenson's  Ifist.] 

JAMES    FERGUSON,  M.A.  (Glasgow 

1642  1631)  >  mm>  a^out  1642  ')  min-  at  tne 
time  of  the  Plague  in  1648 ;  died 
at  Edinburgh,  1667,  aged  about  64.  He 
marr.  Jean  Inglis,  who  was  buried  in 
Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  6th  Jan.  1687.— 
[  War  Committee  of  Kirkeudbrigh  tJ] 

JAMES  ADAMSON,  M.A. ;    ord.  29th 

1668     Apr^  1668  >  outed  in  1G89-     He  went 
to     Simprin     that     year. — [List    of 
Disonlei-li/ ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1680.] 


WILLIAM  FALCONER,  ord.  2nd  May 
1Q95  1695;  died  21st  May  1727,  aged 
61.  He  marr.  Mary  Brown,  who 
died  Feb.  1727,  and  had  issue  —  Alex 
ander,  eldest  son ;  Elizabeth ;  Anne. — 
[Sas.,  2nd  Dec.  1712:  Dumfries  Tests.-, 
Tombst.} 

JOHN  LAMONT,  born  1700,  son  of  John 
17go  L.  of  Newton,  Fife  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Wigtown  10th  Jan.  1727  ;  called 
1st  Oct.  1729  ;  ord.  (at  a  conjunct  meeting 
appointed  by  the  Commission  of  Assembly) 
12th  May  1730;  died  30th  Jan.  1776.  He 
marr.  20th  Dec.  1736,  Margaret  (died  13th 
Jan.  1795),  daugh.  of  John  Affleck  of 
Whitepark,  and  had  issue  —  John,  born 
17th  Sept.  1737 ;  Alexander,  born  23rd 
Nov.  1738,  died  20th  Dec.  1746;  Robert, 
born  22nd  Nov.  1740 ;  Margaret,  born  31st 
May  1743  ;  Helena,  born  21st  Jan.  1745  ; 
Jean,  born  14th  June  1747,  died  10th  July 
1747  ;  James,  born  14th  June  1748,  died 
1st  March  1749;  Hugh,  born  26th  Jan. 
1751,  died  4th  May  1755;  David,  D.D., 
min.  of  Kirkpatrick  -  Durham  ;  Agnes, 
born  8th  June,  died  15th  Dec.  1756. 
—  [Preface  to  Lamont;s  Diary  (Edin 
burgh,  1830);  Acts  of  Ass.,  1729; 
TombstJ] 

THOMAS  HALLIDAY,  born  1733,  son 
of  Thomas  H.,  Kirkmabreck ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ;  pres.  by 

George  III.  24th  Feb.,  and  ord.  24th  Sept. 

1776 ;    died   22nd   April   1807.      He   marr. 

(1)  when  a  student,  Janet  Bruce,  who  died 
March  1790,  and  had  issue — Elizabeth,  born 
6th  Jan.  1763  ;  Thomas,  born  3rd  Feb.  1765  : 

(2)  30th  April  1792,  Janet  M'Cartney,  who 
died  13th  March  1824,  and  had  issue — John, 
born  17th  July  1793 ;  a  daugh.,  born  16th 
March  1795.     Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish     (Sinclair's      Stat.     Ace.,     viii.). — 
[Tombst,] 

JOHN  M'CLELLAN,  born  1786,  son  of 
1808  J°hn  -^->  Kirkcudbright ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  28th  Sept.  1807;  ord. 
31st  March  1808 ;  died  6th  June  1840.  He 
marr.  6th  June  1826,  Helen  (born  31st 
Aug.  1786,  died  s.p.  3rd  Jan.  1854),  fourth 
daugh.  of  John  Chalmers,  merchant, 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT]     KELTON,  GELSTON,  AND  KIRKCORMICK 


415 


Anstruther,  and  sister  of  Thomas  Chalmers, 
D.D.  Publication  —  The  Veto  Act  as 
vindicated  in  the  General  Assembly  of 
1834  (Edinburgh,  1840).—  [See  Williamson's 
Fun.  SermJ] 

SAMUEL  COWAN,  born  Moffat,  1st 
1839  ^arcn  1806>  son  of  Samuel  C.  and 
Sybilla  Harkness  ;  educated  at 
Moffat  Grammar  School  and  Univs.  of 
Glasgow  and  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Lochmaben  2nd  Aug.  1831  ;  assistant  at 
Eskdalemuir  and  Kilwinning  ;  ord.  (assist 
ant  and  successor)  19th  July  1839  :  died 
26th  March  188G.  He  marr.  29th  Sept. 
1840,  Mary  (died  llth  May  1899),  (laugh. 
of  Thomas  Campbell,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Ancrum,  and  had  issue—  Samuel  Hunter, 
colonel,  Bengal  Staff  Corps,  born  14th 
Sept.  1841  ;  Thomas  Campbell,  born  20th 
June  1843,  died  23rd  Sept.  1860  ;  Mary 
Sybilla,  born  17th  Feb.  1845  (marr.  Andrew 
Edgar,  D.D.,  min.  of  Mauchline)  ;  Margaret 
Elizabeth,  born  25th  Nov.  1846  (marr. 
Colonel  Charles  Halliburton  Grace,  Indian 
Army)  ;  John  Archibald,  M.D.,  born  28th 
Oct.  1848,  died  10th  March  1884  ;  Charles 
James,  min.  of  Morebattle  ;  Madeline 
Jane  Anne,  born  13th  April  1853  (marr. 
William  'Robertson,  M.A.,  rector  of  Castle- 
Douglas  Academy),  died  20th  April  1915. 
Publication  —  Account  of  the  Parish  (Xei" 
>Stct.  Ac<\,  iv.). 


1886 


JOHN  LAMOND,  M.A.,  B.D.  ;  ord.  9th 
trans,    to    Skelmorlie 


19th  May  1891. 


1891 


GEORGE  GALLOWAY,  D.D.,  D.Phil.  ; 

orc*'  5t*x  ^°Vt  1891  >  aPP-  Principal 
and  Primarius  Prof,  of  Divinity,  St 

Mary's    College,   St  Andrews,    13th    Sept. 

1915  (</.*'.). 

DONALD      MAC1NTYRE     HENRY, 

1916  k°rn  9th   Nov.  1889,  son  of  Donald 
Maclntyre     H.,  min.    of     Whitern  ; 

educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  M.A. 
(1911),  B.D.  (1914);  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Wigtown  in  1914  ;  assistant  at  St  Mary's 
Parish,  Edinburgh;  ord.  10th  March 
1916. 


GELSTON. 

[The  church  of  Gelston  belonged  to  the 
Priory  of  Whitern.  Its  ruins  still  stand 
in  the  churchyard.  At  Kirkmirren,  in  the 
parish,  within  its  own  ancient  burial  ground, 
is  the  much-ruined  chapel  of  St  Mirren,  and 
near  it  is  St  Mirren's  Well.] 

CUTHBERT  DUNN,  reader,  1567  to 
1567  1574. 

MICHAEL  HENDERSON,  reader,  1574 
1574  till  his  death  in  1582. 

JOHN    MARTIN,  son  of  John  M.  in 
Ardes,  reader  from  8th  March  1582 


1682 


to  1591. 


JOHN    BONAR,    M.A. ;     trans,    from 
15g7     Girthon  in  1597  ;  Kelton  also  being 
in  the  charge. 


KIRKCORMICK,  FORMERLY 
KILCORMIC. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  was  dedicated 
to  St  Cormac.  In  early  times  it  belonged 
to  the  Priory  of  lona.  Afterwards  it  passed 
into  the  possession  of  the  Abbey  of  Holy- 
rood,  by  which  it  was  owned  at  the  time 
of  the  Reformation.  Its  ruins  are  still 
to  be  seen  in  the  churchyard.  St  Ringan's 
Cave  and 'Well  in  the  parish  are  dedications 
to  St  Ninian.] 

MICHAEL  DUNN,  exhorter  and  vicar 
1567  in  1567. 

ROBERT  FORRESTER,  reader,  3rd 
1573  April  1573  to  1590. 

JAMES    DONALDSON,   M.A. ;    trans. 

1599     from  Kirkmabreck,  and  adm.  about 

1599,  when  Gelston  and  Kelton  also 

were    in    the    charge ;     trans,    to    Rerrick 

about  1601.— [/[*«/.  A.my.] 

ARCHIBALD    M'CLELLAN,  min.    in 
1614     1614;    trans,   to   Kelton   in   1615.— 
.  Assi<j.} 


416 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT,  GALTWAY,  AND  DUNROD     [PRESB.  OF 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT,  GALTWAY, 
AND  DUNROD. 

[These  three  parishes  were  united  about 
1663. 

Kirkcudbright. — The  church  of  Kirkcud 
bright  was  dedicated  to  St  Cuthbert.  It 
belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.  There 
were  two  chapels  in  the  parish :  St  Andrew's 
in  the  town  of  Kirkcudbright,  and  »St  Bride's 
at  Kirkbride.  There  was  also  near  the 
town  a  Well  of  St  Margaret.  In  Kirkcud 
bright  the  Grey  Friars  had  a  priory  which 
was  suppressed  at  the  Reformation.  In 
1564  its  priory  church  was  made  the  church 
of  the  parish.  The  ruins  of  the  church  now 
standing  in  the  churchyard  belong  to  a  re 
building  in  1730.  A  new  church  on  a 
site  in  the  middle  of  the  town  was  built 
in  1838. 

Galtii'ai/. — The  church  of  Gait  way  was 
dedicated  to  St  Michael.  It  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.  Within  the  parish, 
and  but  a  little  way  from  the  church,  stood 
the  Augustinian  Priory  of  Trail  dedicated 
to  St  Mary,  and  known  as  St  Mary's  Isle. 
Of  it  there  are  now  hardly  any  traces  left. 
It  was  founded  in  1129  by  Fergus,  Lord  of 
Galloway. 

Dunrod. — The  church  of  Dunrocl  was 
dedicated  to  St  Brioch.  It  belonged  to 
the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.] 

JAMES  DODDS,  min.  of  Dairy  in  1567  ; 
1569  trans,  and  adm.  to  this  charge  Nov. 
1569.  In  1574,  Borgue,  Dunrod, 
Galtway,  Rerrick,  and  Twynholm  were 
also  in  the  charge.  He  was  a  member  of 
Assembly  Oct.  1581,  April  1582,  Oct.  1586  ; 
died  before  15th  Jan.  1588. — [Hey.  Assig. ; 
Jiooke  of  the  Kirk ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  v., 
570  ;  Young's  Life  of  Welsh.} 

DAVID  BLYTH,  born  about  1570,  son 

1589  anc^  ^e"  °^  ^"corSe  B.,  burgess  of 
Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews) ; 
min.  in  1589;  app.  by  the  Privy  Council 
a  Commissioner  for  the  Preservation  of 
True  Religion  in  the  Stewartry  of  Kirk 
cudbright  in  1589 ;  member  of  Assembly 


in  1590 ;  murdered  by  the  Mures  between 
Nov.  1592  and  Sept.  1593.— [Young's  Life 
of  Welsh  ;  Booke  of  the  Kirk ;  Calderwood's 
Hist.,  v.,  265  ;  Melvill's  Autol.} 

JOHN  WELSH  [WELCH],  M.A. ;  trans. 
15Q4     from    Selkirk,    and   adm.    in    1594 ; 
trans,  to  Ayr  in  1602. 

ROBERT  GLENDONYNG  [GLEN- 
16Q2  DINNING],  son  of  John  G.  of 
Drumrash;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1584); 
adm.  to  Parton  in  1594;  trans,  and  adm. 
about  1602,  when  Dunrocl  and  Galtway 
were  in  the  charge.  He  was  pres.  by 
James  VI.  to  the  vicarage  of  Dunrod 
13th  March  1605,  and  to  the  vicarage  of 
Kirkcudbright  4th  Jan.  1615.  He  was  a 
member  of  Assembly,  1608,  1610 ;  was 
deprived  by  the  Court  of  High  Commis 
sion  for  opposition  to  the  Articles  of  Perth 
in  1636;  died  in  1637.  He  marr.  (1) 
Barbara,  daugh.  of  Ninian  M'Clenochan, 
min.  of  Glenluce,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
Town-Clerk  of  Kirkcudbright ;  William, 
Provost  of  Kirkcudbright,  who  was  im 
prisoned  at  Wigtown  for  refusing  to  enforce 
the  warrant  for  his  father's  apprehension 
in  1636 :  (2)  Grizel,  daugh.  of  William 
M'Ghie,  burgess  of  Kirkcudbright. — \_Rey. 
Assig. ;  Reg.  Old  Dec.,  iii. ;  Booke  of  the 
Kirk ;  Calderwood's  Hist.,  vii.,  107,  349 ; 
Stevenson's  Hist.  ;  Livingston's  Charac. , 
^finutes  of  the  War  Committee  of  Kirk 
cudbright  :  G.  K.  Intnl.,  28th  July 
1624.] 

GEORGE  BUCHANAN,  M.A.  (St  An- 
1638  drews  1617);  was  on  the  Exercise 
in  Presb.  of  Glasgow  15th  Nov. 
1620 ;  min.  of  Kirkpatrick-Juxta  in  1626, 
and  a  Commissioner  for  the  Maintenance 
of  Church  Discipline  21st  Oct.  1634 ;  trans, 
to  Moffat,  and  adm.  between  29th  March 
and  30th  June  1637 ;  pres.  by  Thomas, 
Bishop  of  Galloway  ;  trans,  and  adm.  about 
1638 ;  dep.  26th  Aug.  1639,  for  contumacy. 
He  had  a  grant  of  £100  sterling  from 
Parliament  on  account  of  his  suffering  and 
loyalty,  22nd  May  1661.— [War  Committee, 
of  Kirkcudbright ;  Peterkin's  Records;  Acts 
ofParl.,vil] 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT]    KIRKCUDBRIGHT,  GALTWAY,  AND  DUNROD    417 


JOHN     M'CLELLAN     [or     M'CLEL- 
1638     LAND],  born  Kirkcudbright,  1609, 
son  of  Michael  M.,  burgess  of  Kirk 
cudbright  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.    (1629) ;    sometime    schoolmaster    at 
Newtownards,   Co.    Down ;    was   licen.   in 
Ireland,    but    dep.    and    excommunicated. 
He  continued  to  preach,  but  being  obliged 
to  flee,  returned  to  Scotland,  and  was  adm. 
to  this  charge  in  1638.     He  was  a  member 
of  Assembly  that  year,  and  of  the  Commis 
sion  for  1642,  1648,  1649.     In  1642  and  1643 
he   was   appointed   to    go    to   Ireland    for 
periods  of  four  and  three  months  respec 
tively.     He  declined   the   Professorship   of 
Divinity   at   Edinburgh,     He   died   in   the 
early  part  of  1650.     He  marr.  (1)  Marion, 
daugh.  of  Bartholomew  Fleming,  merchant, 
Edinburgh,  who  died  s.p.  about  1640  :   (2) 
Isobel   M'Clellan,  who   survived   him,  and 
marr.     secondly,    Thomas    Hall,    min.     at 
Lame,  Ireland.     Publications — Description 
of    Galloway    [in     Latin]    (Bleau's    Atlas 
Scotice,    1662) ;    A    Letter    to    John,    Lord 
Kirkcudbright  .  .  .  with  a  Sermon  (1720). 
—  [  War      Committee     of     Kirkcudbright  ; 
Reid's     Ireland,    i.,    ii.,    42 ;     Stevenson's 
Hist. ;  Baillie's  Letters ;  Acts  of  ParL,  v. ; 
Murray's  Hist,  of  Galloway ;  G.  R.  Inhib., 
8th  July  1663.] 

JOHN   CRAIG,  adm.   May   1651;  still 
1651     min.  in  1655.— [  Wodroiv  MSS.~\ 

THOMAS  WYLIE,  M.A. ;   trans,   from 
le__     Mauchline,   and    adm.   about    1655 ; 
deprived   in    1662 ;   afterwards  min. 
of  Fenwick. 

JOHN  JAFFRAY,  trans,  from  Mon- 
quhitter,  and  adm.  in  1663 ;  trans, 
to  Maybole  about  1667. 

ALEXANDER  MORTIMER,  son  of 
Thomas  M.,  bailie  of  Aberdeen,  and 
brother  of  Robert  M.,  min.  of  Tron 
Church,  Edinburgh  ;  educated  at  Marischal 
College,  Aberdeen  ;  licen.  by  George,  Bishop 
of  Edinburgh,  3rd  Feb.  1667 ;  pres.  by  the 
Bishop,  and  coll.  10th  Sept.  1667 ;  was 
still  min.  27th  Nov.  1672,  when  he  sought 
an  augmentation  of  stipend.  He  died  in 
Edinburgh,  31st  Dec.  1716.— [Jfej/.  Col/at.; 
Edin.  Rey.  (lhu\) ;  Council  on  Tithes,  iii.] 

VOL.   II. 


SIMON  COUPER,  M.A.  ;  min.  in  1678  ; 
167g     trans,  to  Second  Charge,  Dunferm- 
line,  17th  May  1681. 

JOHN  DALGLEISH,  M.A. ;  min.  about 
1683     1683  ;  trans,  to  Avendale  about  1684. 

ROBERT    FARQUHAR,    min.    about 
1686     1686  >  outed  by  the  people  in  1689.— 
[M8.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

JOHN    SPALDING,    M.A. ;    formerly 
1689     min.   of  Dreghorn ;    adm.   in   1689 ; 
trans,  to  Dundee  6th  Aug.  1691. 

ANDREW  CAMERON,  a  preacher  who 
1693  returned  from  Holland  in  1687  ;  ord. 
to  Carsphairn  before  15th  April 
1690 ;  adm.  here  between  15th  Jan.  and 
2nd  April  1693;  died  June  1721. —[Acts 
of  Ass.,  1690 ;  Mackenzie's  Hist,  of  Gal 
loway.} 

GEORGE  GARTHSHORE,  born  1687, 
1723  son  °^  James  G-  °f  that  ilk  '}  chaplain 
to  the  Laird  of  Westshiel ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Lanark  20th  Sept.  1710;  ord. 
to  Anwoth  10th  June  1714  ;  called  1st  Oct. 
1722 ;  trans,  and  adm.  26th  June  1723  ; 
died  24th  Jan.  1760.  He  marr.  10th  April 
1716,  Barbara  (died,  14th  Aug.  1774),  daugh. 
of  John  Gordon  of  Garrery,  and  had  issue — 
Euphemia,  born  llth  Feb.  1731 ;  Maxwell 
of  Rusco  [by  his  marriage  with  Miss 
M'Guffog,  heiress  of  Rusco],  M.D.,  London, 
born  28th  Oct.  1732,  died  1812;  Nicolas, 
(marr.  William  Gordon  of  Largmore). — 
[Murray's  Literary  Hist,  of  Galloway, 
194.] 

THOMAS  BLACKLOCK,  born  at 
1762  Annan,  10th  Nov.  1721,  son  of  John 
B.,  a  Cumberland  bricklayer.  Before 
he  was  six  months  old  he  lost  his  sight  from 
an  attack  of  smallpox.  In  early  life  he 
removed  to  Dumfries,  where  Latin  and 
English  poetry  were  his  favourite  subjects 
of  study.  He  wrote  verses  himself,  and 
came  under  the  notice  of  John  Stevenson, 
an  Edinburgh  physician,  who  brought  him 
to  Edinburgh  in  1741  (his  father  having 
been  accidentally  killed  in  the  previous 
year).  He  studied  at  the  Univ.,  and 
became  an  excellent  classical  scholar. 

2  D 


418 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT,  GALTWAY,  AND  DUNROD     [PRESS.  OF 


Licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries  23rd  Nov. 
1758,  he  was  pres.  to  this  charge  by  George 
II.  10th  June  1760.  Because  of  his  blind 
ness,  his  admission  was  strenuously  opposed 
by  the  parishioners,  and  the  case  finally 
reached  the  General  Assembly,  which 
ordered  his  settlement  to  take  place.  He 
was  ord.  22nd  April  1762  ;  dem.  29th  Nov. 
1765,  and  returned  to  Edinburgh,  where  he 
set  up  a  boarding  establishment  for  young 
men,  whose  studies  he  supervised.  He 
received  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Aberdeen 
Univ.  4th  May  1767 ;  died  7th  July  1791,  and 
was  buried  in  Buccleuch  Church  graveyard, 
Edinburgh.  A  letter  from  Blacklock  to 
George  Lawrie,  min.  of  Loucloun,  praising 
the  newly  published  Poems  of  Robert 
Burns,  and  suggesting  "  for  the  sake  of 
the  young  man,  that  a  second  edition,  more 
numerous  than  the  former,  should  be 
immediately  printed,"  was  the  happy  cause 
of  the  poet's  putting  aside  thoughts  of 
emigration,  although  his  chest  was  already 
on  its  way  to  Greenock.  "The  Doctor," 
wrote  Burns  in  his  autobiography,  "be 
longed  to  a  class  of  critics  for  whose 
applause  I  had  not  even  dared  to  hope. 
His  idea  that  I  would  meet  with  every 
encouragement  for  a  second  edition  fired 
me  so  much,  that  away  I  posted  to  Edin 
burgh  without  a  single  acquaintance  in 
town,  or  a  single  letter  of  recommendation 
in  my  pocket."  Dr  Blacklock  marr.  in 
1762,  Sarah  (died  s.p.  at  Edinburgh,  6th 
May  1809),  daugh.  of  Joseph  Johnstone, 
surgeon,  Dumfries.  Publications— Poems 
on  Several  Occasions  (Glasgow,  1746 ; 
another  ed.,  Edinburgh,  1754) ;  Poems  [to 
which  is  prefixed  an  account  of  the  life, 
character,  and  writings  of  the  author,  by 
Joseph  Spence,  Professor  of  Poetry  at 
Oxford]  (London,  1756) ;  An  Essai/  on 
Universal  Etymology  (Edinburgh,  1756) ; 
A  Collection  of  Original  Poems  (Edin 
burgh,  1760) ;  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity 
Compared,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh,  1761) ; 
Paraclesis,  or  Consolations  deduced  from 
Natural  and  Revealed  Religion  (Edin 
burgh,  1767) ;  Panegyric  on  Great  Britain 
(London,  1773) ;  The  Graham :  an  heroic 
Ballad  (London,  1774);  Remarks  on  the 
Nature  and  Extent  oj  Libert//  as  compatible 


with  the  Genius  of  Civil  Societies  [by  Valerius 
Corvinus]  (Edinburgh,  1776);  "A  Dis 
course  on  National  Music  "  (Scots  Magazine, 
xli.)  ;  Sermon  VI.  (Scotch  Preacher,  ii.) ; 
Absence,  a  song  (Edinburgh  Magazine  and 
Review,  i.) ;  articles  "  Blindness,"  "  Poetry  " 
(Encyclopaedia  Britannica) ;  translations 
from  the  French  of  Armand,  of  two 
Discourses  on  the  Spirit  and  Evidences 
of  Christianity  (Edinburgh,  1768).  He 
was  author  of  the  Sixteenth  Paraphrase, 
beginning  In  Life's  Gay  Morn;  Poems, 
with  an  Essay  on  the  Education  of  the 
Blind  [with  Life  by  Henry  Mackenzie] 
(Edinburgh,  1793);  he  left  in  MS.  (un 
published)  a  translation  of  the  Abbe 
Haiiy's  work  on  Education  of  the  Blind. 
— [Mackenzie's  Life,  and  Life  of  John 
Home ;  Wallace's  Burns,  i.  416,  ii.  42,  iii. 
112,  passim ;  Chambers 's  Cyclopaedia  of 
English  Literature,  ii.,  438 ;  Scots  Mag., 
xxiii.,  liii. ;  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. ;  Dodd's  Emi 
nent  Men  of  Dumfriesshire,  28 ;  Miller's 
Poets  of  Dumfriesshire ;  The  Gallovidian, 
1903 ;  Scottish  Historical  Revieiv,  Jan. 
1907.] 

WILLIAM  CROMBIE,  M.A. ;  pres.  by 
1765     George  III.    7th  Sept.    1764 ;  adm. 
6th   March    1765  ;    trans,    to    Spott 
6th  Dec.  1769. 

ROBERT  MUTER,  born  1734,  second 
son  of  James  M.  of  Tofts,  Lanark 
shire  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow ; 
M.A.  (1757) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hamilton 
29th  March  1762 ;  sometime  preacher  in 
the  College  Chapel,  Glasgow ;  pres.  by 
George  III.  15th  Jan.,  and  ord.  20th  Sept. 
1770;  D.D.  (Glasgow,  llth  Feb.  1793); 
Chaplain  in  Ordinary  to  the  King  in  Scot 
land  and  a  Dean  of  the  Chapel  Royal,  20th 
Sept.  1805  ;  died  21st  Jan.  1820.  He  marr. 
5th  April  1773,  Agnes  (died  20th  Dec. 
1825),  daugh.  of  John  Freeland,  Provost  of 
Kirkcudbright,  and  had  issue  —  James, 
merchant,  St  Lucia,  born  7th  March  1774; 
Catherine,  born  1st  Aug.  1775 ;  Janet, 
born  7th  Sept.  1777  ;  Susannah,  born  14th 
Aug.  1779  (marr.  Thomas  Turnbull,  min.  of 
Anwoth) ;  John,  born  9th  May  1781 ;  Peter, 
merchant,  St  Lucia,  born  12th  June  1783; 


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Basil,  born  14th  Nov.  1784  ;  Robert,  colonel, 
born  20th  Nov.  1786;  Margaret,  born  2nd 
Dec.  1787,  died  7th  Aug.  1862  (marr.  7th 
Aug.  1807,  John  Hannay  of  Kirkbride) ; 
Dunbar  Douglas,  born  16th  June  1789; 
Alexander  Stewart  (twin),  born  16th  June 
1789;  Henrietta  Laura,  born  7th  Oct.  1790 
(marr.  16th  Aug.  1815,  David  Miller, 
writer,  Kirkcudbright)  ;  Jean,  born  18th 
March  1792  (marr.  20th  March  1820,  Benja 
min  Welsh,  surgeon,  Haddington) ;  William, 
merchant,  St  Lucia,  born  8th  May  1793. 
Publications — Abounding  Iniquity  and  its 
Fatal  Consequences,  a  sermon  (Dumfries, 
1794);  Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
>Stat.  Ace.  xi.). 

GEORGE  HAMILTON, born  17th  March 

1820  1''95'  son  °^  ^eoi'Se  H.,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Gladsmuir ;  educated  at  Univ. 
of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Hadding 
ton  24th  June  1817  ;  assistant  at  Govan  ; 
pres.  by  George  IV.  April,  and  ord.  24th 
Aug.  1820 ;  died  18th  Sept.  1836.  He 
marr.  8th  Sept.  1823,  Jane  (born  4th  April 
1804,  died  14th  Oct.  1910,  aged  106),  second 
daugh.  of  Robert  Gordon  of  Larglanlee, 
W.S.,  and  had  issue — George,  steward-clerk 
of  Kirkcudbright,  born  16th  June  1826, 
died  17th  July  1891 ;  Robert  Gordon,  mer 
chant,  Liverpool,  born  20th  Dec.  1827,  died 
14th  May  1878 ;  John  James,  merchant, 
Chili,  born  18th  May  1829  ;  Rose,  born  4th 
May  1833,  died  26th  Feb.  1917  ;  Eliza,  born 
2nd  Aug.  1835. 

JOHN  M'MILLAN,  born  MofFat  1809, 
son  of  Samuel  M.  and  Anne  Proud - 
foot ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dunblane  17th 
July  1832  ;  pres.  by  William  IV.  17th  Jan., 
and  ord.  5th  April  1837.  Joined  the  Free 
Church ;  min.  of  the  Free  Church,  Kirk 
cudbright,  1843 ;  D.D.  (U.S.A.);  died  29th 
Nov.  1877.  He  marr.  1st  June  1838,  Anne 
Stuart  (died  25th  Nov.  1881),  youngest 
daugh.  of  William  Singer,  D.D.,  min.  of 
Kirkpatrick-Juxta,  and  had  issue — Samuel, 
banker,  Moffat,  born  5th  July  1839,  died 
26th  Feb.  1897  ;  William  Singer,  merchant, 
Liverpool,  born  8th  Oct.  1841 ;  Anne 
Stuart,  born  31st  March  1847  (marr.  1878, 
Alexander  Marshall,  M.A.,  min.  of  St 


1837 


Mary's  U.F.  Church,  Kirkcudbright); 
John  James,  born  10th  Oct.  1850.  Pub 
lication  —  Sermon  preached  in  the  Free 
Church,  Kirkcudbright  (Edinburgh,  1848). 

JOHN  UNDERWOOD,  born  Newton- 
1843  on-Ayr,  16tn  March  1813,  son  of 
John  U.  and  Anne  Galbraith ;  edu 
cated  at  Ayr  Academy  and  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr  25th  March 
1840  ;  assistant  at  Saltcoats  ;  ord.  to  Green- 
head,  Glasgow,  1842 ;  adm.  to  this  charge 
21st  Sept.  1843;  died  29th  Aug.  1878.  He 
marr.  23rd  March  1855,  Margaret  Melville 
(died  17th  Aug.  1866),  daugh.  of  Captain 
Alexander  Roxburgh,  Hamilton,  Ontario, 
Canada,  and  had  issue — Euphemia  Mel 
ville,  born  12th  March  1856,  died  5th  May 
1864  ;  Anne,  born  llth  July  1857  (marr. 
Thomas  Nicol,  D.D.,  Professor  of  Biblical 
Criticism,  Univ.  of  Aberdeen) ;  John,  born 
17th  March  1859;  Alexander  Roxburgh, 
born  14th  Sept.  1860,  died  5th  April  1861  ; 
Alexander  Roxburgh,  born  28th  Jan.  1862  ; 
Thomas  Campbell  Cowan,  born  24th  Jan. 
1863;  David  Melville,  born  28th  Nov. 
1864. 

ALEXANDER  DUNCAN  CAMPBELL, 
187g  born  7th  May  1848,  son  of  James 
Robertson  C.,  min.  of  Kilcalmonell, 
Argyllshire;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glas 
gow  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kintyre  in  1870 ; 
assistant  at  Larbert  and  Kilcalmonell  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor  to  his  father) 
June  1875;  trans,  to  St  George's  Parish, 
Paisley,  2nd  May  1877;  trans,  and  adm. 
27th  March  1879;  died  28th  Oct.  1913. 
He  marr.  10th  June  1891,  Mary  Jane, 
daugh.  of  William  Muir  of  Mains,  Beith, 
and  had  issue — James  Eraser  Muir,  M.B., 
Ch.B.,  surgeon  R.N.,  born  12th  Nov.  1892  ; 
William  Alexander,  lieut.  A.  &  S.  High 
landers,  B.E.F.,  born  21st  Oct.  1894. 

WILLIAM  BARCLAY,  born  Glasgow, 

1914  1>7t^  ^an>  1883'  son  of  Alexander  B. 
and  Margaret  Russell;  educated  at 
schools  in  Glasgow  and  the  Univ.  there ; 
M.A.  (1905),  B.D.  (1910);  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Dumbarton  3rd  May  1910;  assistant 
at  The  Barony  Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  to 
Townhead,  Glasgow,  20th  April  1911  ; 


420 


PARTON 


[PKESB.  OF 


trans,  and  adm.  2nd  June  1914.  Marr. 
1st  July  1912,  Jessie,  daugh.  of  John 
Hutcheson,  and  has  issue — Alexander  Prim 
rose  Hutcheson,  born  19th  April  1913. 


PARTON. 

[The  church  of  Parton  was  dedicated  to 
St  Inan,  and  was  known  as  Kilcnnan.  It 
was  rebuilt  in  1534,  and  the  ruins  now 
stand  in  the  churchyard.  A  new  church 
was  erected  close  by  in  1834.] 

CHA11LES   GEDDES,   rector    in   1564. 
He  made  a  grant  of  the  church  lands 
to    John    Glendinning,  younger,    of 
Drumryche. — [Treas.  Acts.,  xi.,  336.] 


1564 


JAMES    CARRUTHERS,  exhorter   in 
1570     1570  ;  trans,  to  Buittle  in  1574. 

NINIAN     M'CLENNOCHAN,     M.A., 
1574    reader,  1574  to  1576. 

1578    ADAM  HOPE,  reader,  1578  to  1585. 


ROBERT  GLENDONYNO  [GLEN 
DINNING],  min.  in  1594;  Balrna- 
ghie  and  Crossmichael  were  in  the 
charge  in  1597 ;  trans,  to  Kirkcudbright 
about  1601. 


1594 


1607 


PETER  PRIMROSE,  M.A. ;  min.  about 
1607,  with  Crossmichael  in  the 
charge  that  year,  and  Balmaghie 
in  1614 ;  removed  to  Crossmichael  in  1609, 
and  also  probably  served  this  parish  for  a 
time. 


JAMES  IRVING,  min.  in  1620;  member 
of  Commission    of  Assembly,  1646, 
1649 ;  still  in  the  charge  24th  April 
1655. — [Rutherfurd's  Speeches  of  Kcnmure.'] 


1620 


1659 


THOMAS  THOMSON,  M.A.,  min.  about 
1659  ;  deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament 
llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  the  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  He  was  granted 
indulgence  at  Dairy  in  1672,  and  though 
restored  to  Parton  by  the  Act  recalling  the 
Presbyterian  mins.,  25th  April  1690,  he 
does  not  seem  to  have  returned.  His 
descendants  possess  the  estate  of  Holm, 
Balmaclellan. — {MS.  Ace.  of  J///6.,  1689.] 


ALEXANDER  IRVINE  [IRWIN],  M.A. 

(Edinburgh,  May  1653) ;  adm.  before 

25th   Oct.    1664;    died    before   27th 

April  1671.     He  marr.  Margaret  Scott,  and 

had    issue— Jean  ;    Margaret ;    Elizabeth  ; 

Mary  ;   Rachel ;   Anne  ;   Francis  ;   Samuel. 

—[Dumfries    /S'as.,  L,    305,  306;   ibid.,  vi., 

360 ;  Law's  Memorials.] 

COLIN    DALGLEISH,  M.A. ;   min.  in 
1675     1675  ;  trans,  to  Glenluce  about  1684. 

JOHN  CUNNINGHAM,  M.A.  (Glas 
gow  1665) ;  became  curate  to  James, 
Bishop  of  Galloway,  though  he  had 
been  accused  before  the  Privy  Council, 
27th  April  1676,  of  haunting  and  keeping 
conventicles  at  Bladenoch  [Glendnoch]  and 
Glenluce  ;  min.  about  1685  ;  outed  in  1689; 
deprived  by  Act  of  Parliament  25th  April 
1690,  restoring  Presbyterian  mins.  He  died 
in  1690,  aged  about  45. — [Wodrow's  Hist., 
ii.,  324  ;  J/,S'.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

THOMAS    THOMSON,  M.A.  [see 
1690    above.] 

SAMUEL  SPALDING,  born  in  Ireland, 

of  Scots  descent ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh, 

10th  March  1688);   ord.   24th   Nov. 

1692;    died    6th  Dec.   1712,  aged  43.     His 

tombstone  has  the  following  epitaph  :— 

THIS    •    PIOUS   •    PAINFUL    •    PASTOR   •    IS    .   AT 

REST 
WHO  •  WHILE   •    ON   •    EARTH  •  WITH  •  GRACES 

RARE  •  WAS  •  BLEST 
THIS  •  HEAVENLY  •  STAR  •  WHICH  •  ONCE  •  DID 

SHINE  •  SO  •  BRIGHT 
IS   •    NOW    •    COME    •    DOWN    •    OH   •    WE   -    HAVE 

LOST  •  ITS  •  LIGHT 
BUT  •  YBT  •    IN    •    GLORY  •  IT    •    SHALL    •    EVER 

SHINE 
BY  •  THIS  •  THE  •  GAIN  .    IS   .  HIS  •  THE  •  LOSS 

IS  •  THINE. 

He  marr.  Elizabeth  Brown  of  Shirmers, 
who  died  20th  May  1727,  aged  62,  and 
had  issue— Samuel,  eldest  son  ;  Alexander, 
farmer,  Dullarg,  in  the  parish.— [Tombst.] 

JAMES  ROWAN,  chaplain  to  Robert 
Gordon  of  Greenlaw ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  21st  Aug.  1711  ; 

called  7th  Jan.,  and  ord.  24th  June  1714; 

died  22nd  Aug.   1742,  aged  59.     He  marr. 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


PARTON  421 


Isabel  Rowan,  who  died  26th  May  1746, 
aged  61,  and  had  issue — James,  sailor,  born 
1715 ;  Janet,  born  1724,  died  31st  May 
1745;  and  five  others. — [Dumfries  Test*.; 
Tombst.] 

JOHN  CROCKAT,  born  1714,  a  native 
of  Dumfries ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dumfries  2nd  Jan.  1739;  called  18th  Aug. 
1743  ;  ord.  25th  Sept.  1744  ;  died  20th  July 
1760.  He  marr.  8th  Sept.  1746,  Mary, 
daugh.  of  William  Tod,  Rerrick,  who  sur 
vived  him,  and  had  issue— Janet  Margaret 
Maxwell,  born  9th  June  1747  (marr.  William 
Rose,  min.  of  Kirkcolm) ;  Sarah,  born  17th 
June  1749,  died  29th  June  1761,  and  was 
buried  in  St  Michael's  Churchyard,  Dum 
fries  ;  William,  born  25th  Oct.  1751 ;  John, 
born  7th  Oct.  1154.— [Tombst.] 

WILLIAM  DONALDSON,  born  28th 
March  1728,  only  son  of  Robert  D., 
1761  min.  of  Balmaclellan ;  educated  at 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Kirkcudbright  1st  May  1751 ;  ord.  5th 
April  1761 ;  died  2nd  Oct.  1799.  He  marr. 
22nd  Feb.  1762,  Mary  Christian,  who  died 
12th  Dec.  1771,  and  had  issue— Agnes,  bom 
7th  Sept.  1763;  Robert,  born  18th  Feb. 
1765  ;  Jean,  born  21st  Sept.  1766  (marr. 
John  M'Ghie  of  Castlehill) ;  Ann,  born 
26th  Jan.  1768;  Mary,  born  10th  Jan. 
1770  (marr.  William  Barry) ;  William,  born 
10th  Dec.  1771.  Publication— Account  of 
the  Parish  (Sinclair's  Mat.  Ace.,  i.).  — 
[Tombst.] 

ARCHIBALD  GLEN,  born  1774,  fourth 
son  of  Archibald  G.,  Glasgow ;  edu- 
1800  cated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A. 
(1792) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  22nd 
March  1797  ;  pres.  by  William  Glendonwyn 
of  Glendonwyn  and  Parton  26th  March, 
and  ord.  18th  Sept.  1800 ;  died  15th  March 
1808.  He  marr.  2nd  Dec.  1800,  Catherine 
(died  13th  July  1825),  only  daugh.  of_ James 
Parlane,  surgeon,  Glasgow,  and  had  issue- 
William  Glendonwyn,  student  of  divinity, 
in  Univ.  of  Glasgow  (1823-8),  born  8th  Jan. 
1803,  died  at  Castramont,  Dunscore,  4th 
June  1852  ;  Archibald,  merchant,  Glasgow, 
born  1804,  died  about  1875.— [Tombst.] 


1809 


JAMES  RAE,  perhaps  son  of  James  R., 
farmer,  Stirlingshire  ;  educated  at 
Uniy_  of  Qiasgow.  tutor  in  the 

family  of  Douglas  of  Kelhead  ;  ord.  to 
Kirkgunzeon  9th  Sept.  1802  ;  pres.  by 
William  Scott  of  Wimpsor  29th  Aug.  1808  ; 
adm.  30th  May  1809;  died  26th  May  1829, 
aged  57.  He  marr.  23rd  June  1806,  Eliza 
beth  (died  22nd  Sept.  1854),  eldest  daugh. 
of  John  Robertson,  min.  of  Kirkconnel,  and 
had  issue—  Agnes,  born  24th  April  1807, 
died  25th  June  1808;  Agnes,  born  llth 
Jan.  1809;  Jane,  born  27th  May  1811 
(marr.  her  father's  successor)  ;  William 
Glendonwyn,  born  llth  April  1813,  died 
5th  May  1814  ;  John  Robertson,  born  9th 
June  1816  ;  Elizabeth,  born  2nd  Nov.  1818  ; 
Clementina  Maxwell,  born  8th  Oct.  1821, 
died  7th  April  1825. 


1830 


WILLIAM  GLENDONWYN  CROS- 
BIE,  born  1807,  son  of  Robert  C. 
of  Merkland  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  12th 
April  1828) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcud 
bright  6th  Aug.  1828;  pres.  by  John 
Herries  Maxwell  of  Munches  Nov.  1829; 
ord.  15th  April  1830;  died  18th  March 
1845.  He  marr.  30th  Jan.  1833,  Jane  Rae 
(died  1st  June  1849),  third  daugh.  of  pre 
ceding  incumbent,  and  had  issue — Robert, 
born  6th  Nov.  1833 ;  Elizabeth  Robertson, 
born  26th  Sept.  1835;  William,  S.S.C., 
Dumfries,  born  15th  Oct.  1842,  died  1887. 
Publication— Account  of  the  Parish  (Neio 
titat.  Arc.,  iv.). 


1845 


THOMAS  LECKIE,  born  Milton  of 
Clunie,  Perthshire,  13th  March  1812, 
son  of  David  L.,  farmer,  and  Christian 
MacRitchie ;  educated  at  Clunie  School  and 
Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
Dunkeld  29th  Aug.  1843;  assistant  at 
Dairy;  pres.  by  Hugh  Blair,  W.S. ;  ord. 
21st  Sept.  1845 ;  died  1st  July  1856.  He 
marr.  4th  Nov.  1845,  Katharine  Jean  (died 
27th  Jan.  1888),  daugh.  of  Thomas  Mac- 
Ritchie,  wine  merchant,  Leith,  and  had 
issue  —  Thomas  MacRitchie,  mercantile 
marine  service,  born  1 5th  Aug.  1846,  died 
5th  Feb.  1895  ;  David,  lieut.-col.  R.A.M.C., 
born  18th  Nov.  1847;  Christian  Mac- 
Ritchie,  born  19th  June  1849  (marr.  John 


PARTON— RERRICK 


[PIJESB.  OF 


Gibson  Leitch,  M.D.)  ;  John  MacRitchie, 
sheep  farmer,  Australia,  born  26th  Jan. 
1851  ;  Stewart,  medical  student,  born  7th 
June  1853,  died  13th  Oct.  1876 ;  Katharine 
Jean,  born  23rd  July  1854 ;  Thomasina, 
born  12th  Jan.  185(5,  died  3rd  Feb.  18H2. 

JOHN  YOUNG,  born  1819,  second  son 
185?  of  Patrick  Y.,  farmer,  Bathgate  ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 
M.A.  (1838);  ord.  to  Haggs,  Stirlingshire, 
24th  Dec.  1844;  adm.  to  this  parish  12th 
Feb.  1857;  dep.  28th  May  1858;  died  at 
Grahamston,  25th  Sept.  1859.  He  became 
bankrupt  in  March  1853,  when  he  is 
described  in  the  Edinburgh  Gazette,  as 
"  Minister  of  the  Gospel  .  .  .  dealer  in 
minerals,  merchant  and  trader." 

[The  vacancy  of  nearly  fifteen  months  is 
accounted  for  by  a  presentation  to  William 
Law,  min.  of  Auldfield  Chapel,  and  his 
subsequent  withdrawal  of  acceptance  after 
the  presentation  had  been  sustained.] 

HENRY  ALEXANDER  PATTULLO, 
1869  k°rn  ^y^1'  Perthshire,  22nd  Sept. 
1832,  son  of  William  P.,  physician; 
educated  at  Madras  College,  St  Andrews, 
and  Univ.  of  St  Andrews  ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Meigle  1st  Aug.  1854 ;  assistant  at  St 
John's  Parish,  Glasgow;  ord.  18th  Aug. 
1859:  died  23rd  May  1886.  He  marr. 
8th  Nov.  1859,  Maria,  daugh.  of  James 
Mitchell,  Camlachie  Foundry,  Glasgow, 
and  had  issue — William,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born 
13th  Feb.  1861,  died  at  Rewa,  Fiji,  23rd 
March  1886  ;  James  Mitchell,  min.  of  Mor- 
ham ;  Agnes  Alexander,  born  17th  Oct. 
1864 ;  Henry  Alexander,  born  9th  Aug. 
1868,  died  19th  July  1869  ;  Jane  Hamilton, 
born  1st  April  1870,  died  24th  Oct.  1913 ; 
Henry  Alexander,  M.B.,  C.M.,  born  30th 
March  1872,  died  at  Kelsall,  Chester,  7th 
April  1911. 

HARVEY  NICHOL,  born  Ayr,  9th  Nov. 
1857,  son   of   David   N.  and   Agnes 
Crawford ;     educated    at    Wallace- 
town  School,  Ayr,  and  Univs.  of  Glasgow 
and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow  1881),  B.D. 
(Edinburgh  1884) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Ayr 


7th  May  1884;  assistant  at  High  Church,      1601. 


Inverness  ;  ord.  25th  Nov.  1886.  Marr. 
7th  July  1891,  Isabella  Blair,  daugh.  of 
John  MacRae  Sandilands,  min.  of  Urr, 
and  has  issue— Harvey,  born  21st  June 
1892 ;  John  MacRae  Sandilands,  surgeon, 
born  24th  Dec.  1893 ;  Rebecca  Blair,  born 
14th  April  1895  ;  Georgina  Isabella  Blair, 
born  5th  Sept.  1896 ;  Ruth  Crawford,  born 
llth  Nov.  1897 ;  Irene  Blair,  born  20th 
March  1901 ;  David  Blair,  born  12th  Jan. 
1903,  died  that  day. 


RERRICK,  OK  RERWICK,  FOKMI.KI.Y 
DUNDRENNAN. 

[The  church  of  this  parish  was  dedicated 
to  St  Glastian,  whose  holy  well  is  near. 
It  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Dundrennan, 
situated  within  the  parish  and  close  to 
the  church.  After  the  Reformation,  part 
of  the  abbey  building  was  made  the  parish 
church.  When  this  ancient  structure  fell 
so  far  into  decay  as  to  be  no  longer  suitable 
for  the  purpose,  a  new  church  was  built 
adjoining  the  village  of  Rerrick,  and  very 
near  the  abbey.  Until  this  change  took 
place  the  parish  was  called  Dundrennan, 
but  since  then  it  is  generally  termed 
Rerrick.  While  the  church  was  within 
the  abbey,  both  church  and  abbey  were 
frequently  spoken  of  as  the  Monktoun. 
The  Cistercian  Abbey  of  Dundrennan, 
dedicated  to  St  Mary,  was  founded  in  1142 
by  Fergus,  Lord  of  Galloway.  Its  buildings 
have  been  majestic,  and,  though  greatly 
ruined,  are  still  very  stately.] 

WILLIAM  CIITLAR,  reader  in 
1574  1574. 

ALEXANDER  YOUNG,  reader,  1576 
1576  to  1579. 

JAMES  BUTTON,  reader,  1580  to 
1580  1585. 

JOHN  CALLENDAR,  M.A. :   min.  in 
1594     1594,  when  Buittle  also  was  in  the 
charge ;    trans,  to   Kirkmabreck  in 


KIRKCUDBRIGHT] 


UERRICK 


423 


1601 


JAMES  DONALDSON,  M.A.  (Edin 
burgh,  7th  Aug.  1594)  ;  adm.  to 
Dunrod  in  1595  ;  trans,  to  Kirk- 
niabreck  in  1597  ;  trans,  to  Kirkcormick 
in  1599 ;  trans,  and  adm.  in  1601  ;  still 
min.  in  1015.  The  date  of  his  death  is 
unknown.  He  probably  marr.  Margaret, 
daugh.  of  William  Dundas  of  Duddingston. 
— [Reg.  Assig. ;  Old  Dec.,  iii.  ;  Calderwood's 
Hist.,  vii.,  303;  Nisbet's  Heraldry,  ii., 
App.  1G  ;  Douglas's  Baronage] 


1618 


JAMES  HAMILTON,  perhaps  son  of 
William  H.,  min.  of  Dairy ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow,  1611);  min.  about  1618; 

died  without  issue,  Nov.  1619. — [Reg,  Sec. 

Sig. ;  Acts  and  Dec.,  cccli.,  100.] 

JOHN  DUNCANSON,  pros,  by  James 
1620     VI.  14th  June  1620.— [Reg.  Sec.  Sig] 

DAVID  LETTCH,  perhaps  a  native  of 
Kirkcaldy  ;  M.A.  (St  Andrews  1605); 
min.  in  1629.  On  4th  July  of  that 
year  he  sustained  great  loss  from  "a  sudden 
and  fearful  tire  quhilk  raice  on  the  four 
corners  of  his  house  at  midnight,  whereby 
all  that  was  therein  was  hailly  wasted  and 
burnt  to  ashes.''  Having  petitioned  the 
Privy  Council,  he  was  recommended  for 
relief,  the  Kirk-session  of  Kirkcaldy  and 
the  Town  Council  each  giving  him  £10. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Court  of  High 
Commission  21st  Oct.  1634,  and  was  still 
min.  13th  March  1649.  The  date  of  his 
death  is  unknown.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue  —  Margaret  (marr.  1647,  Edward 
Cairns  of  Torr) ;  probably  also  Jean  and 
Elizabeth.  Publication— In  obitum  Janw 
MetellantK  [Funeral  Sermon  on  Lady  Jane 
Maitland]  (Edinburgh,  1633).— [Kirkcaldy 
Sess.  Reg. ;  Maitland  Miscell.,  ii. ;  P.  C. 
Reg.,  3rd  Ser.,  i.,  553.] 

JOHN  DUNCAN,  son  of  John  D.,  min. 

of  Culross  ;  M.A.  (Edinburgh  1648)  ; 

min.  in  1655;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of  Privy 
Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  At  the  Privy 
Council,  24th  Feb.  1663,  he  was  accused 
of  "still  labouring  to  keep  the  hearts  of 
the  people  from  the  present  government 
in  Church  and  State."  He  died  that  year, 


aged  about  35.  He  marr.  Anne  Ker,  who 
was  ordered  to  be  tortured  if  she  should 
refuse  to  disclose  the  name  of  the  person 
who  attempted  the  life  of  Archbishop 
Sharp,  and  was  banished,  28th  July  1668, 
for  resetting  rebels.  A  daugh.,  Christian, 
marr.  Alexander  Glass,  min.  of  Auchter- 
muchty.— [P.  C.  Reg.,  3rd  Ser.,  ii.,  494,  500; 
Justiciary  Court  Records,  Scot.  Hist.  Soc., 
i.,  290 ;  Inq.  Ret.  Gen.,  4087 ;  Wodrow's 
Hist.,  i.,  326  ;  Livingston's  Gharac.] 

GEORGE    DAVIDSON,    M.A. ;    adm. 

1664      1)efore     25th     Oct'     1664>     trans-    to 
Anwoth    between    26th    April    and 

30th  Oct.  1666. 

ROBERT  BOWES  [BOWIS],  M.A. ; 
ord.  23rd  May  1667 ;  trans,  to 
Stoneykirk  after  21st  Sept.  1681. 

ROBERT      GARDINER,      M.A.     (St 

Andrews,    25th    July    1676);     min. 

about  1683;  outed  in  1688  by  the 
people,  who  rose  in  a  body  on  receiving 
news  of  the  Revolution,  and  ordered  him 
to  leave  the  manse  within  twenty-four 
hours.  He  marr.,  and  had  issue— Robert. 
—[List  of  Disorderly;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min., 
16S9 ;  Dumfries  Reg.  (Deaths} ;  War 
Committee  of  Kirkcudbright] 

ALEXANDER   TELFAIR  [TELFER], 

probably  of   the  Hessilfield  family ; 

M.A.  (Edinburgh  1676);  chaplain 
to  Sir  Thomas  Kirkpatrick  of  Closeburn, 
Bart.,  1687  ;  called  Oct.  1688  ;  ord.  between 
16th  July  and  29th  Oct.  1689;  died  5th 
Dec.  1732,  aged  78.  He  marr.  (1)  24th  Dec. 
1689,  Margaret  Bertram,  in  St  Cuthbert's 
Parish,  Edinburgh  :  (2)  Margaret,  daugh. 
of  David  Cairns  of  Torr,  and  had  issue- 
David  :  (3)  Mary  (died  20th  Feb.  1752), 
daugh.  of  James  M'Clellan  of  Sandywell. 
Publication— A  True  Relation  of  an  Appari 
tion  :  the  Expressions  and  Actings  of  a 
Spirit  which  infested  the  House  of  Andrew 
Mackie  in  Ring-croft  of  Stocking,  in  the 
paroch  of  Rerrick,  1695,  by  Mr  Alexander 
Telfair,  min.  of  that  Paroch,  and  attested 
by  many  other  persons  who  were  also  eye- 
and  ear-witnesses  (15  pp. ;  Edinburgh,  1696) 
(reprinted  in  Law's  Memorials).— [Witch- 


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[PRESB.  OF 


craft     an<l    Superstitions     Record    i»     tin 
South-western  District  of  Scotland,  321.] 

WILLIAM  JAMESON,  born  1704,  sor 
1731  °^  J°hn  J->  mm-  °f  Dunlop ;  M.A 
(Glasgow,  4th  May  1722) ;  licen.  b> 
Presb.  of  Paisley  20th  Aug.  1729;  callec 
1st  Oct.  1730  ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor 
6th  Jan.  1731 ;  D.D.  (Glasgow  1769) ;  dice 
at  Kildow,  Kelton,  FATHER  OF  THE  CHURCH, 
4th  March  1790.  He  was  an  accomplished 
theologian,  an  able  classical  scholar,  and 
metaphysician.  He  marr.  28th  Jan.  1734, 
Marion  (died  1st  Oct.  1778),  daugh.  of 
Sir  Alexander  Cunninghame  of  Corsehill, 
Bart.,  and  had  issue — Margaret,  born  1st 
Aug.  1735,  died  unmarr. ;  Jane,  born  6th 
April  1738  (marr.  (1)  John  Newall  of 
Earlston,  Kells;  (2)  William  Donaldson 
of  Kildow).  Publication  —  An  Essay  on 
Virtue  and  Harmony,  wherein  a  Reconcilia 
tion  of  the  various  Accounts  of  Moral 
Obligations  is  attempted  (Edinburgh,  1749). 
— [Tombst. ;  Murray's  Literary  Hist,  of 
Galloivay,  188.] 

JAMES  THOMSON  (primus),  born 
1784  Kelton,  1746,  son  of  John  T. ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  7th  July  1779  ; 
pres.  by  George  III.  in  May,  and  ord. 
(assistant  and  successor)  15th  July  1784; 
died  25th  March  1826.  He  marr.  15th 
Aug.  1785,  Barbara  Hutton,  who  died  29th 
Dec.  1826,  and  had  issue— John,  teacher, 
Liverpool,  born  20th  May  1787;  James, 
his  successor;  William,  born  29th  Sept. 
1790;  Maitland,  min.  of  Aberdalgie,  born 
6th  July  1792;  Maxwell,  born  13th  Aug. 
1794;  Catherine,  born  21st  July  1796; 
Joseph,  schoolmaster  of  Ladykirk,  born 
1st  Oct.  1799;  Mary  Welsh,  born  3rd  Jan. 
1803,  died  unmarr.  10th  July  1877.  Publi 
cation—Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's 
Stat.  Ace.,  xi.). 

JAMES  THOMSON  (secundm},  born 
1818  ^h  Jan.  1789,  second  son  of  pre 
ceding;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edin 
burgh;  tutor  in  the  family  of  Colonel 
Wight  of  Largnean  [now  Auchendolly] ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright;  pres. 


by  George,  Prince  1'egent,  Aug.  1K17  ; 
ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  17th  Sept, 
1818;  died  22nd  Dec.  1871.  While  a 
new  parish  church  was  being  built  in 
1865,  he  frequently  preached  within  the 
ruined  Abbey  of  Dundrennan,  and  once 
dispensed  the  Holy  Communion  there. 
He  marr.  1st  Aug.  1842,  Isabella  (died  18th 
March  1863,  aged  42),  daugh.  of  Fergus 
Graham,  and  had  issue — James,  his  suc 
cessor;  Fergus,  born  13th  Oct.  1845; 
William  Maitland,  born  13th  Feb.  1848; 
John,  born  30th  April  1850,  died  at  Mascott 
Mines,  Prescott,  Arizona,  U.S.A.,  24th  July 
1916 ;  Charles,  born  2nd  July  1852 ;  Bar 
bara  Catherine,  born  20th  Jan.  1855.— [The 
Galloway  Herds,  41.] 

JAMES  THOMSON  (tertius),  born  24th 

1868  Aug'  1843'  eldest  son  of  preceding ; 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  12th 
June  1867 ;  ord.  (assistant  and  successor) 
5th  Nov.  1868  ;  dem.  1st  March  1877  ;  died 
unmarr.,  at  Mabel,  Minnesota,  U.S.A.,  4th 
Aug.  1888.  For  a  period  of  one  hundred 
and  eighty-eight  years— 1689-1877— there 
was  never  any  actual  vacancy  in  this  parish, 
each  min.  having  been  appointed  assistant 
and  successor  to  the  incumbent  who  pre 
ceded  him. 

GEORGE  M'CONACHIE,  born  Glen- 
1877  rinnes,  Banffshire.  16th  Sept.  1840, 
son  of  Alexander  M. ;  educated  at 
Glenrinnes  Parish  School,  Univs.  of  Aber 
deen  and  Edinburgh,  and  at  Heidelberg; 
M.A.  (Aberdeen  1867);  assistant  to  Pro 
fessor  of  Natural  Philosophy,  Univ.  of 
Aberdeen,  1868-70;  missionary  at  Town- 
head,  Dunfermline,  and  Annbank,  Ayr; 
ord.  to  Annbank  1st  Oct.  1873 ;  adm.  to 
this  charge  24th  July  1877;  died  unmarr. 
3rd  May  1901.  Publication— "  The  Abbey 
of  Dundrennan"  (Trans,  of  the  Aberdeen 
Ecdesiol.  Soc.,  1891). 

ALEXANDER  HAMILTON  CHRIS- 
1901  TIE,  born  Constantinople,  8th  July 
1867,  son  of  James  C.,  D.D.,  min. 
of  Gilmerton  ;  educated  at  George  Watson's 
Jollege  and  Llniv.  of  Edinburgh ;  M.A. 
1888),  B.D.  (1891);  licen,  by  Presb.  of 


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Edinburgh  15th  May  1891  ;  assistant  at 
Kirkconnel,  Dunfcrmline  (First  Charge), 
and  West  St  Giles,  Edinburgh  ;  ord.  22nd 
Nov.  1901.  Publication  —  The  Abbey  of 
Dundrennan  (Dalbc.attie,  1914). 


TONGLAND  AND  BALNACROSS. 

_  [Tongland..— The  parish  of  Tongland  con 
sists  mainly  of  the  tongue  of  land  lying 
between  the  rivers  Dee  and  Tarf.  Its 
church  belonged  to  the  Abbey  of  Tongland, 
within  the  parish  and  close  to  the  church. 
This  Premonstratensian  monastery  was 
founded  about  1150  by  Fergus,  Lord  of 
Galloway.  Upon  the  site  of  the  abbey 
the  old  parish  church  of  Tongland,  now 
ruinous,  was  erected,  and  a  portion  of  the 
Abbey  Church  was  built  into  the  new 
edifice.  Except  that  part,  there  is  very 
little  of  the  monastery  left ;  but,  in  the 
names  of  the  places  around,  its  memory 
survives.  Thus  on  the  Water  of  Dee 
there  is  the  Priory  Doach,  a  doach  or 
cruive,  for  catching  fish  ;  and  on  the  Water 
of  Tarf  is  Lairdmanach  (Learg  nam  manacJi 
=  The  flat  ground  of  the  monks).  There 
were  in  the  parish  of  Tongland  two  chapels  : 
St  Conal's,  at  Kirkconnel,  and  St  Saviour's, 
near  the  Mains  of  Tongland,  where  for  a 
long  time  there  was  a  croft  called  the 
Chapel  Yard. 

Salnacross.—The  church  of  Balnacross 
was  dedicated  to  St  Michael.  It  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Holy  rood.] 

WILLIAM  SHARP,  exhorter  in  1567 ; 
1574  min.  in  1574,  when  Sennick,  Kirk- 
andrews,  Girthon,  and  Anwoth  also 
were  in  the  charge.  He  held  the  vicarage 
7th  Jan.  1586.  In  1594  the  only  additional 
charges  were  Kirkchrist  and  Sennick,  and 
of  the  vicarage  of  the  last  named  he  was 
deprived  about  19th  Feb.  1596.  In  1599 
the  charge  was  reduced  to  Tongland  and 
Balnacross.  He  was  still  min.  in  1614.  He 
marr.  Elizabeth  Corsane.— \liey.  of  Deeds, 
ccvi.,  33.] 

JAMES  SIMSON,  M.A. ;  min.  in  1618 ; 
1618  trans,  to  Bathgate  that  year. 


1619 


JAMES  SCOTT,  M.A.  ;  trans,  from 
Kirkton  and  adm.  in  Kill).  He 
refused  to  subscribe  the  Covenant, 

and    was    dep.    by    a    Committee    of    the 

General   Assembly  in   1639.     He  was  min. 

again  in  1663,  but  was   trans,  to  Ancrum 

in  1665. 

GEORGE  RUTHERFORD  [RUTHER- 
1640  FURD],  a  native  of  Nisbet,  Teviot- 
dale,  brother  of  Samuel  R.,  min. 
of  Anwoth;  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  27th  July 
1622) ;  became  schoolmaster  and  reader  at 
Kirkcudbright  in  1629.  In  1636  he  was 
summoned  before  the  Court  of  High  Com 
mission  for  nonconformity,  and  ordered  to 
resign  these  offices.  He  retired  to  Ayrshire, 
and  was  min.  of  this  parish  about  1640 ;  a 
member  of  the  Commission  of  Assembly  in 
1647  ;  died  before  15th  Dec.  1668.  He  is 
said  to  have  presented  the  church  bell 
which  is  still  in  use.  He  marr.,  and  had 
issue— Marion  (marr.  Robert  Hutton  of 
Newlands) ;  Barbara  (marr.,  cont.  14th 
Dec.  1671,  Robert,  son  of  John  Cutlar  of 
Oroland)  ;  Martha  (marr.  John  Black,  mer 
chant,  Kirkcudbright)  ;  Samuel.— [Minute- 
book  of  the  War  Committee  of  Kirkcudbright, 
1640-1;  Inq.£et.Kirkcud.,3Q8t323;  Row's 
Hist. ;  Stevenson's  Hist. ;  Dumfries  A'a.s.,  i., 
112;  Morton's  Galloway  and  the  Cove- 
n<mters,  299.] 

SAMUEL  ARNOT,  brother  of  David 
1661  ^"  °^  Barcaple  (a  member  of  the 
Stewartry  War  Committee,  1640-1); 
educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow;  M.A. 
(1649);  adm.  in  1661;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet  of 
Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  On  24th 
Feb.  1663,  he  was  accused  before  the  Privy 
Council  of  "still  labouring  to  keep  the 
hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State,"  and  on 
two  other  occasions,  25th  Jan.  1666  and 
15th  Aug.  1667,  he  was  charged  with  hold 
ing  conventicles.  He  was  included  in  the 
royal  pardon  1st  Oct.  1667.  On  16th  June 
1674  a  reward  of  2000  merks  was  offered 
for  his  apprehension,  but  evading  capture, 
he  went  to  England,  and  preached  frequently 
in  the  counties  of  Cumberland  and  North 
umberland,  and  afterwards  in  Ireland.  He 


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took  part  in  the  Communion  service  held  at 
the  Bishop's  Forest  of  Irongray  in  1678, 
when  about  3000  persons  were  present 
[vide  John  Blackader,  Troqueer].  He  died 
at  Pklinburgh,  31st  March  1688,  aged  about 
59.  He  marr.  Katherinc,  probably  daugh. 
of  John  Cant,  min.  of  Kells.  She  had 
sasine  with  him  of  the  lands  of  Little- 
Bogrie,  Little-Beoch,  Breacko,  etc.,  Nov. 
1665,  and  had  issue  —  David  of  Chapel ; 
Margaret  (marr.  Thomas  Orr) ;  Mary 
(marr.  17th  Dec.  1684,  James  Campbell, 
probably  min.  of  Campbeltown). —  [Wod- 
row's  Hist.,  ii.  4,  iii.  15,  413;  Edin.  Reg. 
(Marr.  and  Bur.) ;  Inq.  Ret.  Selkirk,  106 — 
Gen.,  7597 ;  New  Gen.  Reg.  Has.,  xiii. ; 
Minute  -  book  of  the  War  Committee  of 
Kirkcudbright,  1640-1.] 

1663     JAMES  SCOTT  [see  above]. 

WALTER  DALGLEISH,  M.A. ;  trans, 
from  Girthon,  and  adm.  between 
26th  April  and  30th  Oct.  1666; 

trans,    to    Westerkirk    after    29th    April 

1668. 

ROBERT     BIRRELL,     M.A.     (Edin 
burgh,   30th    June   1658);    chaplain 
to  William,  Earl   of   Morton ;   adm. 
to  Lady,  Orkney,  1664;  dem.  Sept.  1665; 
adm.  here  between  29th  April  and  5th  Oct. 
1669;   died  Sept.  1677.     He   marr.  Helen 
Kinnear,  who  survived  him,  and  had  issue 
— five  children. — [P.  C.  Reg.,  3rd  Ser.,  vi., 
198.] 

ROBERT  ALEXANDER,  mentioned  as 
1684     min.  in  1684. — [List  of  Disorderly.] 

-  JAFFREY,  outed  by  the  people  in 
1689     1689.— [MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,  1689.] 

ROBERT  BREDDON  [BRYDON],  adm. 
between  18th  April  and  17th  Oct. 
1693 ;  still  min.  16th  Oct.  1711. 

ALEXANDER  MAITLAND,  born  19th 

March    1677,    son    of    William    M., 

min.    of    Beith ;    M.A.   (Edinburgh, 

13th   March    1695);    licen.    by    Presb.    of 

Kirkcudbright  2nd  June  1702;   called  8th 

Feb.,  and  ord.  (assistant  and  successor)  7th 

Aug.  1711;    died  18th   March    1746.    He 


marr.  26th  Sept.  1723,  Agnes  (died  18th 
July  1767,  aged  70),  daugh.  of  David 
Smart,  treasurer  of  the  Burgh  of  Kirkcud 
bright,  and  had  issue  —  Ann,  born  1 3th 
Aug.  1724,  died  28th  Nov.  1794;  Adam, 
born  14th  Nov.  1726,  died  llth  Dec.  1730; 
Jean,  born  14th  Aug.  1728,  died  8th  March 
1761  ;  David  of  Barcaple,  born  29th  March 
1730,  died  17th  April  1792  ;  Alexander  of 
Valleyfield,  born  17th  April  1731,  died  6th 
Feb.  1813 ;  Margaret,  born  15th  Oct.  1732, 
died  llth  Feb.  1733;  William,  lieut.  52nd 
Foot,  born  24th  Oct.  1734,  died  1809; 
Robert,  born  28th  Oct.  1736,  died  26th 
Feb.  1737.— [Tombst,] 

ALEXANDER    BROWN,    called    28th 
1748     May    1747 ;    ord.    3rd    Aug.    1748 ; 
trans,  to  Hoddam  22nd  July  1768. 

WILLIAM  ROBB,  pres.  by  George  III. 
I76g     30th  July  1768  ;  ord.  4th  May  1769  ; 
died   unmarr.  12th   Jan.  1797,   aged 
60.— [Tombst.] 

ALEXANDER  ROBB,  born  1752, 
brother  of  preceding,  and  sometime 
his  assistant ;  pres.  by  George  III. 
1st  Feb.,  and  ord.  10th  Aug.  1797  ;  died  un 
marr.  26th  June  1806.  He  had  leave  of  the 
Presb.  for  a  prolonged  visit  to  the  Con 
tinent,  and  much  of  his  journey  through 
France  and  Italy  was  done  on  foot.  He 
had  considerable  intellectual  attainments, 
and  is  said  to  have  devised  some  ingenious 
improvements  on  the  loom.  He  left  £100 
to  the  poor  of  the  parish.  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  [written  on  behalf 
of  his  brother]  (Sinclair's  Stat.  Ace.,  ix.). — 
[Tombst.] 

THOMAS  BROWN,  pres.  by  George  III. 
Sept.  1806;  ord.   26th  March  1807; 
trans,  to  St  John's  Parish,  Glasgow, 
llth  May  1826. 

WILLIAM   DOW,  born  1799,  youngest 

son  of  Anthony  D.,  D.D.,  min.  of 

Kirkpatrick-Irongray ;    educated  at 

Univ.   of  Edinburgh ;   licen.   by  Presb.  of 

Dumfries  6th  Nov.  1821 ;  pres.  by  George 

IV.  13th  June,  and  ord.  21st  Sept.  1826. 

He  withdrew  his  adherence  to  the  standards 


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of  the  Church,  and  was  clep.  by  the  General 
Assembly  23rd  May  1832.  He  received  the 
degree  of  M.A.  from  the  Univ.  of  Edinburgh 
17th  April  1839  ;  died  at  Albury,  Surrey, 
3rd  Nov.  1855.  Pie  marr.  25th  Oct.  1838, 
Stuart  (died  s.j>.  10th  March  1878),  daugh. 
of  Adam  Maitland  of  Dundrennan  and 
Compston.  Publications  —  The  Church 's 
Hope  in  the  First  ('enturi/,  its  JTope  aho 
in  the  Nineteenth,  a  sermon  (Edinburgh, 
1847) ;  National  Calamities  the  Fruit  of 
National  Sins  (Edinburgh,  1847)  ;  National 
Mercies  the  Fruit  of  God's  Forgiveness 
(Edinburgh,  1847) ;  A  Series  of  Discourses 
on  Practical  and  Doctrinal  Subjects  (Edin 
burgh  1847  ;  a  second  series,  Edinburgh, 
1850) ;  Sermons  and  Homilies  (Edinburgh, 
1856) ;  First  Principles  of  the  Doctrine  of 
Christ  :  a  Series  of  Discourses  (Edinburgh, 
1856).— [Acts  of  Ass.,  1832,] 

DUGALD  STEWART  WILLIAM- 
1832  SON,  born  29th  Jan.  1804,  son  of 
John  W.,  min.  of  Twynholm  ;  edu 
cated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  26th  June  1826; 
pres.  by  William  IV.,  and  ord.  20th  Sept. 
1832 ;  died  8th  March  1859.  He  marr. 
24th  May  1837,  Julia  Curwen  (died  16th 
April  1899),  daugh.  of  Lieut.  Henry  Stanley, 
R.N.,  and  had  issue — Jane  Stanley,  born 
10th  June  1838,  died  3rd  Aug.  1839  ;  Henry 
Stanley,  born  20th  Feb.  1840;  John 
Stewart,  born  2nd  July  1842 ;  Julia,  born 
29th  Jan.  1845 ;  Isabella  Curwen,  born 
18th  March  1847,  died  4th  April  1856; 
Dora  Wordsworth,  born  12th  Nov.  1849. 
Publications — Five  Single  Sermons  (Edin 
burgh,  1837-47);  Metrical  Paraphrase  of 
the  Book  of  Revelation  (Kirkcudbright, 
1838);  The  Rivers  of  Galloway,  a  poem, 
in  Parts  I.  and  II.  (Dumfries,  1840-1); 
Thoughts  on  present  Scarcity  of  Salmon 
(Stranraer,  1852) ;  Account  of  the  Parish 
(New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.).  —  [Trotter's  East 
Galloway  Sketches,  53 ;  The  Bards  of 
Galloway,  254 ;  Nicholson's  Galloway 
Tales ;  The  Kirk  and  the  Manse,  196.] 

WILLIAM      LECKIE      M'FARLAN, 
ord.     4th     Aug.     1859 ;     trans,     to 
Second    Charge,   Cupar  -  Fife,    16th 
Oct.  1862. 


ANDREW    EDGAK,    ord.    5th    March 

1863     1863  ;  clerk  of  Presb->  1868-74  ;  trans. 
to  Mauchline  26th  Nov.  1874. 

GEORGE  MACINNES,  bom  Birse, 
1875  Aberdeenshire,  22nd  Oct.  1846,  son 
of  John  M.,  officer  of  Inland  Revenue, 
and  Isabel  Harper  ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Aberdeen  :  M.A.  (1867),  B.D.  (1871)  ;  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Aberdeen  7th  Feb.  1871  ; 
assistant  at  Newbattle  and  Dairy,  Ayr 
shire  ;  ord.  18th  March  1875  ;  dem.  20th 
Oct.  1880,  on  appointment  as  min.  of 
St  David's,  Ashfield,  Sydney,  N.S.W.  ; 
Moderator  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
New  South  Wales  in  1894  ;  D.D.  (Aberdeen 
1899)  ;  died  at  Sydney,  31st  May  1908.  He 
marr.  4th  May  1880,  Margaret,  daugh.  of 
Robert  Gordon  Hamilton,  merchant,  Liver 
pool,  and  had  issue  —  Angus,  M.D.,  Kempsey, 
N.S.W.  ;  Ian  Gordon,  bank  of  N.S.W.  ; 
Isabel  Mary  (marr.  G.  L.  King).  Publica 
tion—Editor  of  The  Presbyterian,  N.S.AV. 
(1886-1904). 

WILLIAM  IRELAND  GORDON,  born 
Kirkcudbright,  21st  March  1849,  son 
of  Robert  Macartney  G.  of  Rattra, 
and  Helen,  daugh.  of  Peter  M'Master,  min. 
of  Girvan  ;  educated  at  Kirkcudbright 
Academy,  Edinburgh  Academy,  and  Univs. 
of  Glasgow  and  Edinburgh  ;  M.A.  (Glasgow 
1869),  B.D.  (Edinburgh  1872);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  6th  Nov.  1872  ; 
assistant  at  Prestonkirk  and  Morton  ;  ord. 
to  Walkerburn  19th  Oct.  1876  ;  adm.  to 
this  charge  24th  March  1881  ;  clep.  23rd 
May  1898.  Marr.  23rd  Jan.  1884,  Henri 
etta  (died  19th  March  1899),  daugh.  of 
Walter  Clarke,  llth  Light  Dragoons,  and 
has  issue  —  Margaret  WTilhelmina  Ireland, 
born  22nd  Oct.  1885.  Publication  —  His 
torical  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Our  Lord 
(Edinburgh,  1878). 


1898 


BRYCE    MACFARLANE,    born    Low 
Cartcraigs,   Pollokshaws,  21st  Sept. 


Agnes  Kilgour  ;  educated  at  Hutcheson's 
Grammar  School,  Glasgow,  and  Univ.  of 
Glasgow;  M.A.  (1891),  B.D.  (1894);  licen. 
by  Presb.  of  Glasgow  in  1894  ;  assistant  at 


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[PRESB.  OF 


St  Clement's,  Glasgow,  and  Kinning  Park, 
Glasgow  ;  ord.  2-lth  Nov.  1898.  Marr.  16th 
Feb.  1909,  Elizabeth  Mary,  daugh.  of  Alex 
ander  Stevenson  Henderson,  Glenald,  Kirk 
cudbright,  and  has  issue — Jessie  Jenkins, 
born  2nd  April  1910  ;  Agnes  Kilgour,  born 
14th  April  1914. 


TWYNHOLM  AND  KIRKCHRIST, 
FORMERLY  KILCHRIST. 

[These  two  parishes  were  united  about 
1654.  The  church  of  Twynholm  belonged 
to  the  Abbey  of  Holyrood.  In  1730  it  was 
rebuilt,  and  in  1818  a  new  church  was 
erected  on  another  site.] 

JAMES  MUIE,  reader  in  1567,  till  his 
1567  death,  May  1572. 

ALEXANDER  YOUNG,  reader  from 
1572  May  1572  to  1576. 

JOHN  MEIKLE,  reader,  1578  to 
1578  1579. 

ALEXANDER  COLE  [M'COLL],  reader 
1580  from  18th  Oct.  1580  to  1582. 

JOHN  AIKMAN,  M.A.  (St  Andrews, 
21st  March  1580) ;  pres.  to  the 
vicarage  by  James  VI.  17th  Sept. 
1582.  In  1588  Borgue  also  was  under  his 
care.  He  removed  to  Borgue  in  1590,  but 
returned  here  in  1594  ;  was  pres.  by  James 
VI.  to  the  parsonage  and  vicarage  of  Kirk- 
christ  30th  Jan.  1601.  He  had  also  a  gift 
from  the  Crown,  2nd  March  1603,  of  a 
yearly  pension  of  £83  Scots  from  kirk  lands 
and  benefices  in  Galloway  and  Nithsdale, 
for  "at  tymes  bygone  ryding  and  helping 
the  Collector-general  in  ingathering  and 
uplifting  the  fruits  and  rents  of  benefices 
therein.5'  He  was  a  member  of  Assembly, 
1595  and  1610.  He  died  before  29th  Nov. 
1621.  He  marr.  Lucretia  Neilson,  and  had 
issue— William  of  Ingleaton,  eldest  son. — 
[Reg.  Mag.  Sig.,  viii.,  241 ;  G.  R.  Inhib., 
xxxvii.,  304  ;  Reg.  of  Deeds,  xxix. ;  Calder- 
wood's  Hist.,  vi.  626,  vii.  107.] 


JOHN  BROUN,  M.A.  (Edinburgh,  25th 

1626  July  1618);  min- in  1626;  sti11  in 

the  charge  15th  Dec.  1649.  He 
marr.,  and  had  issue — John,  apprenticed 
to  Robert  Broun,  merchant,  Edinburgh, 
21st  Dec.  1636;  Robert,  apprenticed  to 
Robert  Crombie,  bookseller,  Edinburgh, 
12th  Oct.  1642;  Andrew,  apprenticed  to 
William  Wilson,  merchant,  Edinburgh,  llth 
Aug.  1647  ;  Thomas,  apprenticed  to  Robert 
Broun,  bookseller,  Edinburgh,  10th  Dec. 
1651. — [Edin.  Apprentice  Reg.] 

JOHN  WILKIE,  M.A.  (Glasgow  1644) ; 
1655  min.  in  1655 ;  deprived  by  Act  of 
Parliament  llth  June,  and  Decreet 
of  Privy  Council  1st  Oct.  1662.  On  24th 
Feb.  following,  he  was  accused  before  the 
Privy  Council  of  "still  labouring  to  keep 
the  hearts  of  the  people  from  the  present 
government  in  Church  and  State,"  but 
nothing  further  appears  after  24th  March, 
when  his  case  seems  to  have  been  delayed. 
Letters  were  again  directed  against  him, 
25th  Jan.  1666.  In  April  of  that  year  he 
removed  to  Edinburgh  in  ill-health.  Two 
years  afterwards,  when  returning  from  the 
Spa  at  Moffat,  he  was  seized  and  brought 
before  the  Privy  Council,  who  offered  to 
settle  him  under  the  Indulgence  at  Coupar- 
Angus.  This  he  refused,  and  for  forty 
days  he  lay  in  prison  in  Edinburgh.  At 
his  own  request  he  was  subsequently  con 
fined  in  Moffat  and  Musselburgh,  where 
he  probably  died  towards  the  end  of  1668. 
He  marr.  Anna,  daugh.  of  Adam  Kae  [or 
Key],  min.  of  Holywood.  She  was  buried 
in  Greyfriars,  Edinburgh,  12th  Nov.  1675, 
where  also  was  laid  a  daugh.  Margaret, 
24th  April  1687.— [Wodrow's  Hist.,  ii.,  4, 
113-115.] 

GEORGE  LEITH,  a  native  of  Aberdeen  ; 

1664     M.A.  (King's  College,  13th  July  1658) ; 

adm.   before   25th   Oct.    1664;    died 

between  28th  April  1670  and   27th   April 

1671. 

THOMAS    IRELAND,   M.A.    (St   An- 
1672     drews  1632) ;   adm.   to  Weem   prior 
to  llth  Aug.   1639;  trans,  to  Kirk- 
maiden    in    1663;     trans,     to     Kirkcolrn 
between   17th  May  and  31st    Oct.   1665; 


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adm.  to  this  charge  about  1672  ;  outed  in 
1689.—  [List  of  Disorderly;  MS.  Ace.  of 
Min.,  1689.] 

WILLIAM  CLARK,  licen.  by  Presb.  of 
1693     Paisley  27th  July  1692  ;  ord.  before 
18th  April  1693;  died  between  2nd 
Dec.  1724  and  3rd  Feb.  1725. 

ANDREW  BOYD,  born  1697,  son  of 
1726  William  B.,  min.  of  Dairy  ;  M.A. 
(Glasgow,  1st  May  1717);  licen.  by 
Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  5th  June  1722  ; 
called  31st  Aug.  1725  ;  ord.  18th  Aug. 
1726;  died  16th  April  1761.  He  marr. 
3rd  Nov.  1720,  Margaret  (died  4th  Feb. 
1780),  daugh.  of  Walter  Boyd,  maltster, 
Glasgow,  and  had  issue  —  Walter  ;  William, 
min.  of  Penninghame  ;  Basil,  died  at  St 
Helena,  1750;  Margaret  (marr.  Alexander 
Brown  of  Langlands)  ;  Jean,  born  26th 
May  1730  (marr.  John  Scott,  min.  of  this 
parish)  ;  Elizabeth,  born  17th  May  1737 
(marr.  4th  Feb.  1767,  Henry  Home,  W.S., 
Edinburgh);  Edward,  born  9th  Feb.  1741  ; 
John  of  Milton,  born  13th  Nov.  1742  ; 
Robert,  born  27th  Aug.  1745.  —  [Toin/jst.] 


HENRY    GRIEVE,    ord.    30th    March 
trans,     to     Eaglesham    19th 


1762 


JOHN   SCOTT,   born    16th    May    1737, 

1763  son  °^  J°^n  ^-'  min-  °f  New  Church, 
Dumfries ;  educated  at  Univ.  of 
Edinburgh  ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dumfries 
17th  July  1759;  ord.  23rd  April  1763; 
D.D.  (Edinburgh,  7th  Oct.  1785);  died 
7th  Nov.  1801.  He  marr.  17th  Aug.  1768, 
Jean  (died  21st  June  1819),  daugh.  of 
Andrew  Boyd,  min.  of  this  parish  in  1726, 
and  had  issue — Margaret,  born  4th  Aug. 
1769  (marr.  John  Garlics  Maitland  of  Fair- 
girth,  min.  of  Monigaff).  Publication — 
Account  of  the  Parish  (Sinclair's  8tat.  Ace., 
xv.). — [Tombst.] 

JOHN  WILLIAMSON,  educated  at 
1802  Univ.  of  Edinburgh^;  sometime  aman 
uensis  to  Dugald  Stewart,  Professor 
of  Moral  Philosophy,  Univ.  of  Edinburgh  ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Dalkeith  7th  Sept.  1801; 
called  10th  June,  and  ord.  2nd  Sept.  1802; 
died  20th  Sept.  1834.  He  marr.  10th  May 


1803,  Lydia  M'Millan  of  Barwhinnock,  who 
died  18th  July  1839,  and  had  issue — 
Dugald  Stewart,  min.  of  Tongland  ;  Maria 
D'Arcy,  born  24th  May  1817 ;  Matthew, 
born  4th  Nov.  1822. 

JOHN  GORDON  of  Threave  Mains, 
1835  born  20th  Sept.  1803,  son  of  John 
G.  in  Culraven,  Borgue,  and  Janet 
Brown  ;•  educated  at  Univ.  of  Edinburgh ; 
licen.  by  Presb.  of  Kirkcudbright  1st  Aug. 
1827 ;  pres.  by  James  Dunbar,  Earl  of 
Selkirk,  and  ord.  19th  March  1835 ;  died 
of  cholera  at  Liverpool,  on  his  way  from 
London,  24th  Oct.  1854.  He  marr.  16th 
Aug.  1836,  Penelope  (born  llth  Aug.  1805, 
died  1st  July  1875),  daugh.  of  James 
Murdoch,  Annan,  and  had  issue — Mary, 
born  24th  May  1837  (marr.  (1)  David 
Houston  :  (2)  William  Struthers) ;  Janet, 
born  15th  July  1838  (marr.  Robert  Sym 
ington)  ;  John,  merchant,  New  /ealand, 
born  8th  Sept.  1839;  James,  min.  of  this 
parish;  Penelope  Jane, born  17th  May  1842 
(marr.  Thomas  Whitewright) ;  Catherine 
Douglas,  born  27th  Sept.  1843  (marr. 
Samuel  Jolly) ;  Thomas,  min.  of  Edgerston ; 
Margaret  Elizabeth,  born  19th  Feb.  1846, 
died  unmarr. ;  William  Ireland,  born  19th 
Aug.  1847.  Publication — Account  of  the 
Parish  (New  Stat.  Ace.,  iv.). 

JOHN  MILLIGAN,  born  Dumfriesshire, 

26th  May  1810,  second  son  of  William 

M. ;  educated  at  Univ.  of  Glasgow  ; 

M.A.   (1836) ;    schoolmaster    of    Dunscore, 

1829-48 ;   missionary  at   Corsock,   1848-55  ; 

pres.  by  Dunbar,  sixth  Earl  of  Selkirk,  and 

ord.  26th  April  1855  ;  died  16th  June  1875. 

He  marr.   4th   April    1856,   Esther    Janet 

(died  s.p.,  6th  Oct.  1879),  youngest  daugh. 

of  Robert  Ferguson,  Drum,  Dunscore. 

JAMES  GORDON,  born  28th  Jan.  1841, 

1876  son  °^  J°hn  G->  m^n>  °f  this  parish 
in  1835 ;  educated  at  Twynholm 
Parish  School,  Kirkcudbright  Academy, 
and  Univ.  of  Glasgow ;  licen.  by  Presb. 
of  Kirkcudbright  8th  June  1864 ;  assistant 
at  Bonhill  and  Greyfriars,  Dumfries ;  ord. 
to  Stobhill  22nd  March  1867 ;  trans,  and 
adm.  20th  Jan.  1876;  died  1st  May  1899. 
He  marr.  23rd  July  1873,  Helen  (died  20th 


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[PRESB.  OF  KIRKCUDBRIGHT 


Nov.  1903),  daugh.  of  William  Hilston, 
chemist,  Lanark,  and  had  issue  —  John 
Hilston,  M.B.,  Ch.B.,  born  23rd  May  1874, 
died  16th  May  1908  ;  Helen  Hilston,  born 
3rd  May  1877,  died  30th  Aug.  1899  : 
Penelope  Jane,  born  15th  June  1878,  died 
unmarr.  at  Perth,  13th  Oct.  1916;  Catherine 
Mary,  born  12th  April  1880  (marr.  25th 
Aug.  1905,  John  Graham  Cranmer,  min. 
of  Grange,  Banffshire) ;  James  Hilston, 
chemist,  born  28th  Sept.  1883 ;  Janet,  born 
3rd  Nov.  1885,  died  30th  July  1895. 

ROBERT    ALLARDYCE,    born    Tilly- 
,__     minnet,  (Partly,  Aberdeenshire,  24th 
April  1865,  son  of  James  A.,  M.A., 
farmer ;  educated  at  Huntly  Public  School, 
George  Watson's  College,  Edinburgh,  Gram 
mar  School,  Old  Aberdeen,  and  Univs.  of 
Aberdeen    and    Edinburgh ;    M.A.    (Aber 
deen  1885) ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of  Edinburgh 
14th    May    1890 ;     assistant    at     Huntly, 
Selkirk,  and  St  Andrew's  Parish,  Glasgow  ; 


ord.  19th  Oct.  1899.  Marr.  4th  June 
1902,  Charlotte  Mary,  daugh.  of  Charles 
Alexander,  solicitor,  Selkirk. 


KIRKCHRIST. 

[In  the  churchyard  the  ruin  of  the  old 
parish  church  is  still  standing.  At  Kirk- 
eoch,  near  the  churchyard,  there  was  a 
chapel  which  appears  to  have  been  dedi 
cated  to  St  Skiach.] 

THOMAS  ANDERSON,  exhorter,  1567 
1567  to  1568. 

THOMAS  MAKCULTRE  [MAC- 
1569  OCHTHAID],  reader  May,  1569. 

RICHARD  BALFOUR,  son    of    Alex- 

1574     an(ler   B.   of   Inchrye,   Fife,   by    his 

first  wife,    Catherine   Abercrombie ; 

min.  in  1574  ;  died  before  15th  Dec.  1582. 

-    [Rcy.  Assig.] 


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(Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1896.) 

The  Church  in  Berwickshire  in  Early   Times.     John   Ferguson.      (Hist.  Ber.   Nat. 
Club,  1896.) 

The  Churches  and  Churchyards  of  Berwickshire.      James  Robson.     (Kelso,  1893.) 
The  Covenanters  of  the  Merse.     Rev.  J.  Wood  Brown.     (Edin.,  1893.) 

Commission  on  Historical  Monuments  in  Scotland.    Report  on  County  of  Berwick. 
(Edin.,  1915.) 

PRESBYTERY   OF   KELSO 

Ediiam  Hospital.     James  Hardy.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1882-4.) 
Ednam  and  its  Indwellers.     Rev.  John  Burleigh.     (Glasgow,  1912.) 

Topographical  and  Historical  Account  of  Kelso  and  of  the  Toivn  and  Castle  of  Roxburgh. 
James  Haig.    (Edin.,  1825.) 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH  AND  PARISH  HISTORIES     433 


Liber  8.  Marie  de   Calchou,  1113-1567.      2  vols.      Cosmo  Innes  [Bannatyne  Club]. 
(Edin.,  1846.) 

Records  of  Presbytery  of  Kelso,  1609-1687.     Rev.  Thomas  Leishman.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat. 

Club,  1863-8.) 

Kelso  Records  :  being  Traditions  and  Recollections  of  Kelso.    J.  Mason.     (Kelso,  1839.) 
The  Parish  of  Maxwell.    James  Tait.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club.,  1873-5.) 
Ministers  of  the  Parish  of  Kelso.     James  Smith.     (Kelso,  1904.) 

Kelso  :  the  Sermon  and  Services  at  the  Opening  of  the  North  Parish  Church.    (Edin.,  1838.) 
The  History  of  Kelso  Grammar  School.    James  Smith.     (Kelso,  1909.) 
Some  Historical  Notes  on  the  Church  and  Barony  of  Linton  in  Teviotdale.     Rev.  J.  F. 

Leishman.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1901.) 
The  Church  of  Linton  in  Teviotdale.     Rev.  J.   F.  Leishman.     (Trans.  Scot.  Eccles. 

Soc.,  1915.) 

Hoselaiv  Chapelrij  [Linton}.     Rev.  J.  F.  Leishman.     (Trans.  Scot.  Eccles.  Soc.,  1910.) 
Notes  on  Newton  Don  [Nenthorn].     C.  B.  Balfour.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1893). 
The  Ancient  Royal  Burgh  of  Roxburgh.    Thomas  Craig.    (Hist,  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1876-8.) 
Two  Early  Ministers  of  the  Parish  of  Roxburgh.     Rev.  David  Paul,  LL.D.     (Hist. 

Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1898.) 
Records  of  the  Baron  Court  of  Stitchill,  1655-1807.     Transcribed  by  George  Gunn, 

Minister  of  Stitchill  and  Hume,  and  edited  by  Clement  Bryce  Gunn,  M.D. 

[Scot.  Hist.  Soc.].     (Edin.,  1905.) 

The  Early  History  of  Stichill.    Rev.  George  Gunn.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1894.) 
The  Church  of  Hume.     Rev.  George  Gunn.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat,  Club,  1897.) 
Memoir  of  the  Rev.  John  Baird,  with  an  Account  of  his  Labours  in  Reforming  the 

Gypsy  Population  of  Yetholm,  1799-1816.     William  Baird,  M.D.     (London,  1862.) 
The   State   of  the   Kirks   within   the  Prcsbi/ter;/  of  Kelso,  July  1649.     Rev.  Thomas 

Leishman,  D.D.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat,  Club,  1895.) 
Communion    Tokens    of    the   South-Eastern   Border  of  Scotland.     Rev.  David   Paul, 

LL.D.    (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1896.) 

Border  Church  Communion  Tokens.    T.  W.  Heatlie.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1900.) 
The  Campanology  of  the  Eastern  Borders.     Rev.  J.  F.  Leishman.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat. 

Club,  1911.) 


PKESBYTERY   OF  JEDBURGH 

Aiicrunt  in  Roxburghshire.     Alexander  Jeffrey.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1863-8.) 
Reminiscences  of  the  Rev.  Archibald  Craig,  Minister  of  Bedrule.     Rev.  John  Thomson. 

(Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1877.) 
The  History  and  Antiquities  of  Cavers.    J.  A.  H.  Murray.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc., 

1863.) 

Historical  Sketch  of  Denholm.     J.  A.  H.  Murray.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1863.) 
Denholm  and  its  Vicinity.     Sir  Walter  Elliot.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1863-8.) 
Crailing  or  Tmverlinn.     Miss  Russell  [of  Ashestiel].     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1901.) 
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Notes  on  Eckford  Church.     Rev.  C.  L.  M'Laren.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1901.) 
Hawick  and  Wauchope.     M.  G.  Craig.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat,  Club,  1892.) 

The  Antiquities,  Ecclesiastical  and  Territorial,  of  the  Parishes  of  Hawick  and  Wilton 
(Hawick,  1899.) 

St  Mary's  Church,  Hawick,  and  it*  Associations.  AY.  X.  Kennedy.  (Trans.  Hawick 
Arch.  Soc.,  1863.) 

Mural  Tablets  in  St  Mary's  Church.    J.  A.  H.  Murray.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1863.) 
History  of  Hawick  from  the  Earliest  Time  to  1832.     Robert  Murray.     (Hawick,  1901.) 

Do.  from  1832  to  1902.     11.  Murray.     (Hawick,  1902.) 

St  Mary's  Church,  Hawick,  prior  to  the  Reformation.     J.  J.  Vernon.     (Hawick,  1898.) 
The  Parish  and  Kirk  of  Hawick,   1711-1725,  with  Appendix  of  Escerpts  from  Kirk 
Session  Records.     J.  J.  Vernon.     (Hawick,  1900.) 

The  Old  Schools  and  Schoolmasters  of  Ha  wick  and  Wilton.    J.  J.  Vernon.    (Hawick,  1902.) 
Ret>.  Alexander  Orrock  :  his  Life  and  Times.     J.  .).  Vernon.     (Hawick,  1909.) 
Kirk  Session  Records  of  Hawick,  1700-1704.     J.  .J.  Vernon.     (Hawick,  1909.) 
St  Citthbert's  Church,  Hawick.     J.  J.  Vernon.     (Hawick,  1909.) 

The  Chapel  of  St  Cuthbert  on  the  Slitterick.  Walter  Deans.  (Hist.  Ber.  Xat.  Club, 
1892.) 

Annals  of  Haivick,  1214  to  1814.     James  Wilson.     (Edin.,  1850.) 

Haivick  and  its  Old  Memories.     James  Wilson.     (Edin.,  1858.) 

The  Parish  and  Kirk  of  Hawick.     AV.  E  AArilson.     (The  Border  Magazine,  v.  207.) 

Haivick  and  the  Borders  Three  Hundred  Years  Ago.    Mrs  J.  R.  Oliver.    (Hawick,  1875.) 

The  Kirk  and  Kirkyard  of  Hopekirk.    Walter  Deans.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1874.) 

Memorials  and  Reminiscences  of  the  Parish  of  Hobkirk.  A\Talter  Deans.  (Hist.  Ber. 
Xat.  Club,  1894.) 

The  Parish  of  Hopekirk  in  the  Times  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Riccaltoun  (1725-69),  Church, 
School,  Farm,  and  Social  Life.  Rev.  AA~.  C.  Russell.  (Trans.  Hawick  Arch. 
Soc.,  1884.) 

Lower  Ruleivater  and  its  Associations.     Mark  X.  Robson.     (Hawick,  1882.) 

Ruleivater  and  its  People:  an  Account  of  the  Valley  of  the  Rule  and  its  Inhabitants. 
George  Tancred.  (Edin.,  1907.) 

The  Pre- Reformation  Hospital  at  Rulemouth.  J.  J.  Vernon.  (Trans.  Hawick  Arch. 
Soc.,  1903.) 

The  Old  Church  and  Parish  of  Abbot  rule.  AValter  Deans.  (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc., 
1879.) 

Cuthbertshope  [Hownam.J     George  Watson.     (Hist.  Ber.  Xat.  Club,  1905.) 
Reports  of  Meetings  of  the  Jedburgh  Ramblers'  Club.    (Jedburgh,  1902-11.) 
Jedburgh  a  Hundred  Years  Ago.     G.  Hilson.     (Kelso,  1897.) 
History  of  Jedburgh  Abbey.     Rev.  James  King.    (Jedburgh,  1910.) 

History  of  the  Franciscan  Friary  of  Jedburgh.  George  Watsou.  (Hist.  Ber.  Nat. 
Club,  1906.) 

Gleanings  from  Old  Records  of  Boston  Church,  Jedburgh,  1757-1907.     (Jedburgh,  1907.) 
History  of  the  Abbey  of  Jedburgh.     Rev.  James  Morton.     (Jedburgh,  1836.) 


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Annals  of  a  Border  Club.    George  Tancred.    (Jedburgh,  1903.) 

History  of  JedburgJi  Grammar  School.    George  Watson.    (Jedburgh,  1909.) 

Jedburgh  Abbey,  Historical  and  Descriptive.     James  Watson.     (Edin.,  1894.) 

My  Own  Life  and  Times,  1741-1814.     Thomas  Somerville,  D.D.     (Edin.,  1861.) 

Minto,  Past  and  Present.     S.  Hilson.     (Jedburgh,  1898.) 

The  Parish  and  Kirk  of  Hassendean.     J.  J.  Vernon.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1879.) 

Notices  Connected  with  the  Parish  of  Oxnam.    James  Hardy.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club, 
1885-6.) 

Reminiscences  of  the  Parish  of  tiouthdean.    (Hawick,  1897.) 

The  Scots  at  Southdean  Kirk,  1388.     A.  Laing.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1909.) 

The  Pre- Reformation    Church   at   Southdean.      Alexander   Inglis.     (Trans.  Hawick 
Arch.'  Soc.,  1911.) 

Soudtn  Kirk.     Rev.  J.  11.  Spence.     (Trans.  Scot.  Eccles.  Soc.,  1914.) 
Teviothead  and  District.     Rev.  James  Oliver.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1902.) 
Upl>er  Teviotdale  and  the  Scotts  of  Buccleuch.     Mrs  J.  R.  Oliver.     (Hawick,  1887.) 
The  Parish  and  Churches  of  Wilton.    James  P.  Alison.    (Trans.  Scot.  Eccles.  Soc.,  1911.) 

The  Covenanters  of  Teviotdale  and  the  Neighbouring  District.    Rev.  Duncan  Stewart. 
(Galashiels,  1908.) 

The  Churches  and  Churchyards  of  Teviotdale.     James  Robson.     (Hawick,  1893.) 
The  Monastic  Annals  of  Teviotdale.     Rev.  James  Morton.     (Edin.,  1832.) 

Teviotdale  Signatures  to  the  Solemn  League  and  (Covenant.     J.  A.  H.  Murray.     (Trans. 
Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1863.) 

Notices  of  Upper  Teviotdale  during  Covenanting  Times.   J.  A.  H.  Murray.   (Hawick,  1864.) 

The  Archdeaconry  of  Teviotdale,  with  Special  Reference  to  the  Deanery  of  Teviotdale. 
George  Watson.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1907.) 

The  Ecclesiastical  Place-Names  of  Roxburghshire.     J.  J.   Vernon.     (Trans.  Hawick 
Arch.  Soc.,  1907.) 

The  History  and  Antiquities  of  Roxburghshire.    4  vols.     Alexander  Jeffrey.     (Edin., 
1857-64.) 

The  Border  Pulpit.     David  Walker.     (Edin.  1877.) 

The  Border  History  of  England  and  Scotland.     George  Ridpath.     (London,  1776.) 

A  History  of  the  Border  Counties  :  Roxburgh,  Selkirk,  Peebles.     Sir  George  Douglas, 
Bart.,  M.A.    (Edin.,  1899.) 

Roxburghshire  One  Hundred  Years  Ago.    W.  M.  Price.     (Hawick,  1901.) 


PRESBYTEKY   OF   EARLSTON 

Index  to  Records  of  Earhtoit  Presbytery,  1691  to  1704.     Rev.  Archibald  Allan.     (Stow, 
1897.) 

History  of  Channel  kirk.     Rev.  Archibald  Allan.     (Edin.,  1900.) 
Earhtoun.     James  Tait.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1863-1868.) 


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Earlston-on- Leader.     G.  S.  Aitken.     (The  Border  Magazine,  1905.) 

Church  and  Social  Li/e  in  Louder  during  the  Latter  Half  of  the  Seventeenth  Century 

Rev.  Thomas  Martin.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1902.) 
Lander  :  a  Series  of  Papers.     Robert  Romanes.     (Privately  printed,  1903.) 
The  Royal  Burgh  of  Lander.    A.  Thomson.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1902.) 
Lander  and  Lauderdale.     A.  Thomson.     (Galashiels,  1904.) 
Legerwood  Church  and  Churchyard.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1882.) 
Smailholm,  Church.    William  Lamb  Sime,  M.A.    (Edin.,  1896.) 
The  Stoiv  of  Wedale.    Rev.  Thomas  Wilson.     (In  preparation,  1917.) 
Westruther,  a  Descriptive  Note.    (Hist,  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1904.) 


PRESBYTERY   OF   SELKIRK 

Account  of  Remarkable  Places  and  Parish  Churches  in  the  Shire  of  Selkirk,  1722. 
[Macfarlane  Geog.  Coll.,  i.,  355.]    (Edin.,  1906.) 

The  Early  Records  of  Ashkirk  Parish,    Frank  Hogg.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1871.) 

Boivden  Kirk  Restoration.     Rev.  John  Burr.     (Kelso,  1909.) 

Notes  on  Ettrick.    James  Hardy.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1882-4.) 

Ettrick  and  Yarrow,  Historical  and  Topographical.     William  Angus.     (Selkirk.  1894.) 

Origin  and  History  of  Ladhope  Free  Church.     Robert  Hall.     (Galashiels,  1895.) 

History  of  Galashiels.     Robert  Hall.     (Galashiels,  1898.) 

Lindean  and  Galashiels.     Dugald  Butler,  D.D.     (Galashiels,  1915.) 

The  Parish  of  Lilliesleaf.     Rev.  Arthur  Pollok  Sym,  B.D.     (Edin.,  1913.) 

Notes  on  Maxton.     Rev.  M.  H.  N.  Graham.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1869-72.) 

A  Description  of  the  Parish  of  Melrose.    Rev.  A.  Milne.     (Edin.,  1748.) 

Chronica  de  Metros.     Ed.  by  Rev.  J.  Stevenson  [Bannatyne  Club].     (Edin.,  1835.) 

Liber  Sancte  Marie  de  Metros.     Ed.  by  Cosmo  Innes  [Bannatyne  Club].     (Edin.,  1837.) 

Notes  on  Melrose  Abbey.    John  Archibald  Smith.    (Proc.  Soc.  Act.  Scot,  [ii ,  166-2951 
1857.) 

Melrose.    John  Stuart.    (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1858-62.) 

History  of  St  Mary's  Abbey,  Melrose,  the  Monastery  of  Old  Melrose,  and  the  Town  and 

Parish  of  Melrose.    James  A.  Wade.     (Edin.,  1861.) 
The  Abbey  Church  of  Melrose.     F.  Pinches.     (London,  1879.) 
Old  Melrose.     J.  J.  Vernon.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1908.) 

The  Monks  of  Melrose,  being  Lectures  on  Early  Scottish  Border  Church  History     Rev 
William  G.  Allan.     (Hawick,  1892.) 

The  Patron  of  St   William's   Well  «t  Melrose.     J.  M.  Mackinlay.     (Trans    Hawick 
Arch.  Soc.,  1908.) 

Selections  from  the  Records  of  the  Regality  of  Melrose.     Charles  8.  Romanes.     (Scot. 
Hist.  Soc.,  i.,  ii.,  iii.,  1914-17.) 


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Selkirk,  its  Church,  its  School,  and  its  Presbytery.     Rev.  John  Sliarpe.     (Selkirk,  1914.) 
Notes  on  Yarrow.     James  Hardy.     (Hist,  Ber.  Nat,  Club.,  1882-4.) 
Reminiscences  of  Yarrow.     James  Russell,  D.D.    (Selkirk,  1886  ;  second  ed.,  1894.) 
The  Liberates  Stone  [Yarrow].     Rev.  Robert  Borland.     (Hist.  Ber.  Nat.  Club,  1904.) 
The  Ecclesioloyy  of  Yarrow.     R.  Borland,  D.D.     (Trans.  Scot.  Eccles.  Soc.,  1906.) 
Notes  on  Some  Yarrow  Antiquities.    C.  G.  Cash.    (Proc.  Soc.  Ant.  Scot,  [xlvii.,  360],  191 3.) 
Yarrow  in  History,  Literature  and  Romance.     Rev.  W.  Steven.     (Galashiels,  1916.) 
History  of  Selkirkshire.     2  vols.    Thomas  Craig-Brown.    (Edin.,  1886.) 


SYNOD   OF   DUMFRIES 
PRESBYTERY   OF  LOCHMABEN 

Lockerbie  in  its  Origin.     T.  R.  Henderson.      (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Galloway  Nat.  Hist. 

and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1906.) 

On  the  Antiquities  of  Lochmaben.     Rev.  J.  Gardiner.     (Edin.,  1828.) 
Lochmaben  Five  Hundred  Years  Ago.    Rev.  William  Graham.     (Edin.,  1865.) 
Records  of  Lochmaben.     E.  B.  Rae.     (Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1907.) 
History  of  Mo/at.     W.  Robertson  Turnlmll.     (Edin.,  1871.) 
Moffat   and   Upper  Annandale  in   the  Middle  of  the  Eighteenth  Century.     John  T. 

Johnstone.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat,  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1912-13.) 
The  Barony  of  Mouswald  and  its  Barons.    J.  J.  Reid.     (Proc.  Soc.  Ant.  Scot.,  1888.) 
Wainphray :  Pages  from  the  History  and  Traditions  of  a  Famous  Parish  in  Upper 

Annandale.    James  Paterson.     (Lockerbie,  2nd  ed.,  1907.) 
The  Covenanters  of  Annandafe.     Agnes  Marchbank.     (Paisley,  N.D.) 
Upper  Annandale  :  its  History  and  Traditions.    Agnes  Marchbank.     (Paisley,  1901.) 


The  Debateable  Land  (now  the  Parishes  of  Canonbie  and  Kirkandrews).     T.  J.  Carlyle. 

(Dumfries,  1868.) 

Canonbie  and  its  Priory.     Clement  Armstrong.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1905.) 
The  Hermitage  Chapel.     J.  P.  Alison.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1901.) 
Liddesdale.     AY.  Hall.     (Hawick,  1903.) 

A  Border  Village—  Newcastleton.     W.  Hall.     (Hawick,  1905.) 
Wheel  Kirk,  Liddesdale.    George  Watson.    (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1914.) 


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The  History  of  Liddesdale,  Eskdale,  Ewesdale,  Wauchopedale,  and  the  Debateablt 
Land.  Robert  Bruce  Armstrong.  (Vol.  i.  [all  published] ;  Edin.,  1883.) 

Records  of  Eskdalemuir  [from  the  >(  Memorabilia  of  the  Parish  of  Eskdalemuir,"  1793- 
1803,  by  William  Brown,  D.D.].  James  Brydone,  M.D.  (Trans.  Hawick  Arch. 
Soc.,  1873.) 

The  Antiquities  of  Eskdalemuir.  Rev.  John  C.  Dick.  (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat. 
Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1898.) 

The  Parish  of  Ewes.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1875.) 

Langholm  as  it  Was :  a  History  of  Langholm  and  Eskdale  from  the  Earliest  Times. 
John  and  Robert  Hyslop.  (Sunderland,  1912.) 

Echoes  from  the  Border  Hills,  the  Reminiscences  of  John  Hi/slop,  Langholm.  (Sunder 
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Staplegordon  [Staple-gorton],  the  Story  of  an  Ancient  Dumfriesshire  Parish.  Clement 
Armstrong.  (The  Gnllovldinn,  1905.) 


Annan,  Ancient  and  Modern.     J.  Little.     (Annan,  1843.) 

Annan.    Frank  Miller.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1887-90.) 

Annan  in  the  Eighteenth  Century.    Frank  Miller.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist. 

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Old  Annan.    George  Neilson,  LL.D.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq. 

Soc.,  1895.) 

The  Parish  of  Cummertrees.     Rev.  William  Johnston.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat. 
Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1898.) 

Description  of  the  United  Parishes  of  Graitney  and  Reidkirk.     [Macfarlane  Geog. 
Coll.,  i.,  381.]    (Scot.  Hist.  Soc.,  1906.) 

The  Gretna  Green  Memoirs.     R.  Elliott.     (London,  1842.) 

Chronicles  of  Gretna  Green.     2  vols.     P.  O.  Hutchinson.     (London,  1844.) 

Repentance  Tower  [Iloddam]  and  its  Tradition.    George  Neilson,  LL.D.     (Edin,  1895.) 

The  Parish  of  Luce.     George  Irving.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq. 
Soc.,  1905.) 

The  Etymology  of  the  word  Ruthwell.    E.   J.  Chinnock,  LL.D.     (Trans.  Dumf,  and 
Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1905.) 

The  Ruthwell  Cross.    George  F.  Black.    (N.P.,  N.D.) 

Additional  Observations  on  *the  Runic  Obelisk  at  Ruthwell.     John  Mitchell  Kemble. 
(London,  1843.) 

Account  of  the  Remarkable  Monument  in  the  Shape  of  a  Cross   .    .    .    Preserved  in  the 
Garden  of  Ruthwell  Manse.    Rev.  Henry  Duncan,  D.D.    (Edin.,  1857.) 

Letter  Regarding  the  Runic  Inscription  on  the  Monument  at  Ruthwell.    T.  G.  Repp, 
M.A.    (Edin.,  1857.) 

The  Ruthwell  Cross.    Prof.  George  Stephens.    (London  and  Copenhagen,  1866.) 
The  Ruthwell  Cross,  and  Other  Remains.     H.  Mary  Wright.     (London,  1873.) 


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Th<  Ruthwll  Cms*.     Hon.  Mrs  Maxwell  Scott,.     (London,  1897.) 
Tin-  Kuf //»'<•/!  Cross.     Rev.  ,J.  L.  Dinwiddie.     (The.  Gallovidian,  1001.) 
The   Date  <>f  the  Rutlnvdl  and  .Bewcastfe  Crosses.     Professor  Albert  S.  Cook,  Yale 

University.    (Newhaven,  Conn.,  U.S.A.,  1912.) 
The  Runic  Rood*  of  Ruthwell  and  Bewcastle.    Eev.  J.  King  Hewison,  D.D.    (Glasgow, 

1914.) 
The.  Ancient  Cross  Shafts  at  BewcastJe  and  Ruthwell.     Eight  Eev.  G.  F.  Browne,  D.D. 

(Cambridge,  1916.) 


PRESBYTERY  OF  DUMFRIES 

The.  Book  of  Caerlaverock.     2  vols.     Sir  William  Fraser.     (Edin.,  1873.) 
Caerlaverock.    [S.Ross.]     (Dumfries,  1867.) 

Co/vend  duriny  Fifty  Yearn.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Call.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1895.) 
Ifandbook  of  the  United  Parishes  of  Colvend  and  Southwick.      [W.  R,  M'Diarmid.] 

Ed.  by  J.  Fraser,  D.D.    (Dumfries,  1895.) 
The,  Jubilee  of  Dalbeattie.     (Dumfries,  1908.) 
History  of  the  Burgh  of  Dumfries,  with  Notices  of  Nithsdale,  Annandale,  and  the 

Western  Border.     William  M'Dowall.     (Edin.,  3rd  ed.,  1906.) 

Memorials  of  fit  Michael's  Churchyard,  Dumfries.     William  M'Dowall.     (Edin.,  1876.) 
The    Book    of   fit   Michael's   Church,   Dumfries.     Eev.   J.   Paton,   D.D.      (Dumfries, 

1904.) 
The  Old  Monastery  at  Dumfries.     J.  Starke.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and 

Antiq.  Soc.,  1864.) 
fiir  Christopher  fieton,  and  his  Chapel  at  Dumfries.     J.  Starke.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and 

Gall.  Nat.  Hist.,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1864.) 
The  Old  Church  of  Dumfries.     J.  Barbour.     (Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat,  Hist,  and  Antiq. 

Soc.,  1887.) 
Notes  on  the  Established  Churches  of  Dumfries,  u'ith  8tory  of  the  Building  of  the 

Dumfries  Mid-Steeple.     (Dumfries,  1868.) 

Report  b>/  the  Town  Clerk  on  the  Ecclesiastical  Buildings  in  Dumfries.    (Dumfries,  1887.) 
Mfi.   History  of  Dumfries,  1745.     Eobert   Edgar.     [Vide  vol.  xi.,  Glenriddell   MSS., 

Lib.  Soc.  Ant.  Soc.,  Edinburgh.] 
An  Introduction  to  the  History  of  Dumfries.     Eobert  Edgar.     Edited  by  E.  C.  Eeid. 

(Dumfries,  1915.) 
MS.  History  of  Dumfries,  1791.    Eev.  W.  Burnside,  D.D.    [In  custody  of  Dumf.  and 

Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.] 

Notes  on  the  Difference  between  the  Dumfries  of  Dr  Burnside' s  Mfi.  History  and  the 
Dumfries  of  To-Day.  Eev.  E.  W.  Weir.  (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist, 
and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1887.) 


440     BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH   AND  PARISH  HISTORIES 


The  End  of  the  Gre>}friars'  f'oin<ri>f  of  Dumfries,  aiid  tin    Lust  of  the  friar*.     G.  W. 
Shirley.     (Trans.  Duinf.  and  Call.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1912-13.) 

The  Groirtlt  of  a  S<;,tt!sh   l>nf(/h  :  a.  Study  of  the  Early  History  of  Dumfries.     G.  W. 
Shirley.     (Dumfries,  1915.) 

Notes  on  the,  Antii/inties  of  Ditnscoiv.     Rev.  Richard  Simpson.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and 
Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1895.) 

Notes  on  Holywood  Abbey  and  the  Welshes.     J.  C.  Aitken.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall. 
Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1888-90.) 

7f  oh/wood  Abbe  i/.     George  F.  Black.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq 
Soc.,  1891.) 

The  Antiquities  of  Kirkbeav,     S.  Arnott.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.    Nat.  Hist,  and 
Antiq.  Soc.,  1894.) 

Notes  on  the  Parish  of  Kirktjunzeon.     Rev.  James  E.  Gillespie.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and 
Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1912.) 

The  Book  of  Kirkpatrick-  Durham.     Rev.  W.  A.  Stark.     (Castle-Douglas,  1903.) 

The  Parish  of  Iron-gray  and   Relics  of  Covenanting    Times.      Rev.  T.    Underwood. 
(Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1869.) 

The  Kirk-Session  Records  of  Ironyray,  1091-1700.     Rev.  Samuel  Dunlop.     (Dumf.  and 
Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1906.) 

The  Burgh  of  Maocwelltown.     (Dumfries,  1910.) 

New  Abbey  :  a  Galloway  Parish.     W.  M.  Wightman.     (Glasgow,  1896.) 

Dervorgitta,  Lady  of  Galloway,  and  her  Abbey  of  the  Sweet  Heart.      Wentworth 
Huyshe.    (Edin.,  1913.) 

History  of  Sweetheart  Abbey.     W.  G.  Primrose.     (Dumfries,  N.D.) 

Chronicles  of  Lincluden  as  an  A  bbey  and  as  a  College.    William  M'Dowall.    (Edin.,  1886.) 

Notes  on  Lincluden  and  Collegiate  Church  [Terregles}.     J.   G.   Anderson.      (Trans 
Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1879.) 

Notes  on  Lincluden  Abbey.    J.  Barbour.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat  Hist  and  Antin 
Soc.,  1887.) 

A  Short  History  of  the  Parish  of  Troqueer.     J.  G.  H.  Starke.     (1878  ) 


J-  G- 

J'  Starke'  (Trans'  Dumf'  and  Gal1-  Nat  Hist- 


KtQ»enlan's  WeUinTrovuerpariA.    patrick  Dudgeon.    (Dumfries,  1870  ) 

"  W  -    <ft«.  Soc.  Anti,,.  Soc. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH  AND  PARISH  HISTORIES     441 


PRESBYTERY   OF   PENPONT 

Closeburn  :  Reminiscent,  Historic,  and  Traditional.    R,  M.  F.  Watson.    (Glasgow,  1901.) 
Drumlanrig  Castle  and  the  Douglases  :  with  the  Early  History  and  Ancient  Remains 
of  Durisdeer,  Closeburn,  and  Morton.    Crauford  Tait  Ramage,  LL.D.    (Dum 
fries,  1876.) 

The  Parish  of  Glen.cairn  :  its  History,  Antiquities,  Families,  etc.     Rev.  John  Monteith. 
(Glasgow,  187G.) 

The  Vale  of  Cairn  in  Story  and  Song.    Rev.  J.  King  Hewison,  D.D.    (The  GalJovidian, 
1905.) 

Glencairn,  Dumfriesshire  :  the  Annals  of  an  Inland  Parish.    J.  C'orrie.    (Dumfries,  1911.) 

Cod's  Trea.swe- House  in  Scotland  \Wanlockhead].     Rev.  J.  Moir  Porteous.     (London, 
1876.) 

History  of  Sanquhar :  Antiquities,  Local   Traditions,  etc.      Rev.  R.  Simpson,  D.D. 
(Edinburgh,  2nd  ed.,  1865.) 

The  History  of  Sanquhar.     J.  Brown.     (Dumfries,  1891.) 
Memorials  of  Sanquhar  Kirkyard.     T.  Wilson.     (Dumfries,  1912.) 

A  Country  Schoolmaster,  James  Shaw,  Ti/won.     Ed.  by  Prof.  Robert  Wallace.     (Edin., 

1899.) 

A  History  of  Galloway  and  Dumfries.     Sir  Herbert  Maxwell,  Bart.,  LL.D.     (Edin., 
2nd  ed.,  1900.) 

Dumfries  and  Galloway  Notes  and  Queries.     [Parts  I.  to  IV.]     Ed.  by  Charles  Mackie. 
(Dumfries,  1911-13.) 

Communion  Tokens  of  Dumfriesshire.     Rev.  H.  A.  Whitelaw.     (Dumfries,  1911.) 


PRESBYTERY   OF   STRANRAER 

A  Clerical  History  of  Kirkmaiden.     William  Todd.    (Glasgow,  1860.) 
Kirkmaiden :  Sketch  of  a  Sea-girt  Parish.   Andrew  Donaldson.    ( The  Gallovidian,  1907.) 
St  Medaris  Cave  and  Chapel,  Kirkmaiden.    (Arch,  and  Hist.  Coll.  Ayr  and  Gall.,  vi.,  ]  7.) 
Glenluce  Abbey.    Rev.  A.  Taylor  Hill.     (Kirkcudbright,  1912.) 
Glenluce  Abbey.     D.  Henry.     (Arch,  and  Hist.  Coll.  Ayr  and  Galloway,  v.,  125.) 
Stoneykirk :  Past  and  Present.      [Parts  I.,  II.]      Andrew  Donaldson.      (The  Gallo 
vidian,  1908.) 


442     BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH  AND  PARISH  HISTORIES 


PRESBYTERY   OF   WIGTOWN 

.SV  yinian's  Cave,  Glasserton.     (Arch,  and  Hist.  Coll.,  Ayr  and  Wigton,  \\  1,  vi.  34.) 
Rambles  round  Creetown  and  District  [Kirkmanreck.].     J.  Slevin.     (Creetown,  1912.) 
The  History  of  the  Paris//  of  Minnigaff  [Moniga/}.     James  G.  Kinna.     (Dumfries, 

1903.) 
K.rtracts  from  the  Session-Book  of  the  Parish  of  Penninghame,  1679-1689.     (Dumfries. 

1826.)    [lTide  also  The  Gallovidian,  1901.] 

Notes  on  the  Parish  of  Sorbie.     Rev.  Alexander  Murdoch.     (The  Gallovidian,  1901.) 
Memories  of  Garlieston.     A.  A.  Cuthbert.     (Dumfries,  1908.) 

Wigtown    and    Whit-horn  :    Historical   mid    Descriptive    Sketches.      Gordon    Fraser, 
(Wigtown,  1885.) 

Tl«-  f'nsefot'  the  Crown  in  re  the  Wigtoii'n  Martyrs  Proved  to  be  Myths,  versus  Wodrow. 
.Macaiday,  and  Others.     Mark  Napier  [Sheriff  of  Dumfries].     (Edin.,  1863.) 

History   Vindicated  in  tin-   Case  of  the   Wigtown  Martyrs.     "Rev.  A.   Stewart,   D.D. 

(Edin.,  1869.) 

Ifistory  Rescued,  an  Answer  to  "History  Vindicated."     Mark  Napier.     (Edin.,  1870.) 
The  Story  of  the  Wigtown  Martyrs.     Gordon  Fraser.     (Wigtown,  1885.) 
The  Wigtown  Martyrs.     J.  W.  Kennedy.     (Trans.  Hawick  Arch.  Soc.,  1904.) 
History  of  the  Counties  of  Ayr  and  Wigtown.    5  vols.    James  Paterson.    (Edin.,  1863-66.) 
Archaeological  and  Historical  Collections  relating  to  the  Comities  of  Ayr  and  Wigton. 

18  vols.     (Edin.,  1878-99.) 

Guide  to  Wigtownshire.     Sir  Andrew  N.  Agnew,  Bart.     (Dumfries,  1908.) 
Inventory  of  Monuments  and  Constructions  in  Galloway —Vol.  I.,  County  of  Wigtown. 

[Hist.  Mon.  Commiss.]    (London,  1912.) 


PRESBYTERY   OF   KIRKCUDBRIGHT 

Gatehouse-of- Fleet  [Anwoth]  :  its  History  and  Antiquities.     Alexander  Bryson.     (The 

GaHoii'dian,  1911.) 
Auchencairn  and  its  Associations   East  Galloway  Sketches].     (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 

The  Glenkens  [Balmaclellan]  in  Olden  Times.     J.  Barbour.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall. 

Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1896.) 
The.  Kirk  al>oi<e  Dee  Water  [Balmaghie}.     1'ev.  H.  M.  B.  fteid,  B.D.     (Castle-Douglas, 

1895.) 

Borgue,  tJie  Story  of  a  Seaboard  Parish.    Rev.  G.  Ogilvy  Elder.    (Castle-Douglas,  1896.) 
Borgue :   its  Parish   Churches,   Pastors,  and.   People.     Rev.   James   Bell   Henderson. 

(Castle-Douglas.) 

Buittle  Parish  :  Past  and  Present.     Rev.  R.  T.  Tarbet.     (N.P.,  N.D.) 
Carsphairn  and  its  Antiquities  [East  Galloway  Sketches].     (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 
Corsock  Parish  Church.    Rev.  George  Sturrock.    (Castle-Douglas,  N.D.) 


BIBLIOGRAPHY  OF  CHURCH  AND  PARISH  HISTORIES    443 


The.  Church  of  St  John,  Dairy.     W.  Galloway.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat,  Hist, 
and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1896.) 

Antiquities  of  Girthon.     Rev.  W.  W.  Coats.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and 
Antiq.  Soc.,  1898.) 

Dairy  :  its  History  and  Traditions  [East  Galloway  Sketches].     (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 

Kirkcudbright :    the  Story  of   an  Ancient    Royal    Burgh.      Rev.   G.   Ogilvy  Elder. 
(Castle-Douglas,  1898.) 

Kirkcudbright  Town  and  Castle  [East  Galloway  Sketches].     (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 

Kirkcudbright  in  the  16M    Century.     W.  Dickie.     (Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and 
Antiq.  Soc.,  1908.) 

Memorials  of   the  Abbey    of   Dundrennan,   in   Galloway.      Rev.   M.   B.    Hutchison. 
(Exeter,  1857.) 

Dundrennan  Abbey  and  its  Histoi ;/.     J.  H.  Maxwell.     (Castle-Douglas,  1875.) 

Gleanings   relating   to   Dundrenuan  Abbe;/.      J.  C.  Aitken.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall. 
Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1895.) 

The  Abbey  of  Dundrennan.     Rev.  A.  H.  Christie.     (Dalbeattie,  1914.) 

Notes  on  Tongland.    F.  R.  Coles.    (Trans.  Dumf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc., 

1883.) 

Tongland  Abbey  [East  Galloway  Sketches].     (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 

A  Large  Description  of  Galloway.     Rev.  Andrew  Symson.     (Edin.,  1823  ;  reprinted  in 
Mackenzie's  History,  1841.) 

The  Literari/  History  of  Galloway.     Thomas  Murray.     (Edin.,  1832.) 

History  of  Galloway  from  the  Earliest  Period.     2  vols.     [Rev.  William  Mackenzie]. 
(Kirkcudbright,  1841.) 

Mi nxie  Hook  kept  by  the  War  Committee  of  the  Covenanters  in  the  Stewartr;/  of  Kirk 
cudbright,  1640-1641.     (Kirkcudbright,  1855.) 

The  Register  of  the  Synod  of  Galloway  Oct.  1664  to  April  1671.    (Kirkcudbright,  1856.) 
Studies  in  the  Topography  of  Galloway.     Sir  Herbert  Maxwell,  Bart.     (Edin.,  1887.) 

Place-Names  of  the  Stewartry.     Francis  R,  Coles.     (Trans.  Duinf.  and  Gall.  Nat.  Hist, 
and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1896.) 

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M.  M'L.  Harper.    (Dalbeattie,  1896.) 

A  History  of  Galloway  and  Dumfries.     Sir  Herbert  Maxwell,  Bart.     (Edin.,  1896.) 
Galloway,  Ancient  and  Modern.     P.  H.  M'Kerlie.     (Edin.,  1891.) 

Galloway  :  the  Story  of  an  Ancient  Scottish  Province.     Rev.  G.  Ogilvy  Elder.    (Castle- 
Douglas,  1897.) 

The  Martyr  Graves  of  Kirkcudbrightshire.     Rev.  J.  H.  Thomson.     (Trans.  Dumf.  and 
Gall.  Nat.  Hist,  and  Antiq.  Soc.,  1895.) 

The  Martyr  Stones  of  Kirkcudbright.    Rev.  John  H.  Thomson.    (Castle-Douglas,  1899.) 
The  Five  Great  Churches  of  Galloway.    D.  M'Gibbon  and  Thomas  Ross.    (Edin.,  1899.) 
East  Galloway  Sketches.    Alexander  Trotter,  M.D.    (Castle-Douglas,  1901.) 
History  of  the  Lands  and  their   Owners  in   Galloway.      5  vols.     P.  H.   M'Kerlie. 
(Edin.,  1870-79  ;  Paisley,  new  ed.,  1906.) 


444     BIBUOGRAIIY  OF  CHURCH   AND  PARISH  HISTORIKS 


(,'nllmray  and  i/ti  Covenanters.     A.  !S.  Morton.     (Paisley,  11)14.) 

Grey  <;<iU<»i;,>i  .•  //.s  J,c,rds  a»<J  /'/*  ,SV/^,<;.     \Vcnt\vorth  Huyshe.     (Ediu.,  1014.) 

'/'/"•  Hereditary  Sheriffs  of  Galloway :  their  rot-bears  and  Frieiuls,  Corn-is,  and  Customs 
of  tln-tr  Times,  vith  Notes  of  the  Earl '//  Jlislory  and  Ecclesiastical  Legends,  the. 
Jiaronaye  and  Place-Names  of  the  Province.  Sir  Andrew  Agnew,  ]>nrt.  (Edin., 
1864;  ed.  1893,  1898.) 

CaUoivai/.     John  M.  Sloan.     (London,  1901.) 

The  Churchyards  of  the  Stewartry.  James  Matthewson.  (Kirkcudbrightshire  Adver 
tiser,  1911-14.) 

The  Gallovidian.     (1899-1916.) 

Hiylut'ays  and  Byways  in  Galloway  and  Carrick.     Rev.  C.  H.  Dick.     (London,  1916.) 

J'ilyrim  Sjmts  in  Galloway.     E.  M.  H.  ^['Kerlic.     (London,  1916.) 

Inventory  of  Monuments  and  Constructions  in  Galloway— Vol.  II.,  County  of  Kirk 
cudbright.  [Hist.  Mon.  Commiss.]  (London,  1914.) 


INDEX    OF    PARISHES    AND    CHAPELS 


ABBEY  ST  BATHAXS,  1 
Abbotrule,  118,  120 
Abermelk,  220 
Ancrura,  98 
Annan,  241 
Anwoth,  385 
Applegarth,  199 
Ardwell,  330 
Arnsheen,  331 
Ashkirk,  168 
Auchencairn,  388 
Ayton,  30 

BALLANTRAE,  331 

Balmaclellan,  388 

Balraaghie,  391 

Balnacross,  425 

Bargrennan,  359 

Bassendean,  165 

Bedrule,  102 

Belkirk,  230 

Bolside,  176 

Borgue,  395 

Bowden,  171 

Brydekirk,  242 

Buccleuch,  171 

Buittle,  398 

Bunkle  and  Preston,  4 

Butter's  Chapel.     See  Glenapp 

CADDONFOOT,  173 
Caerlanrigg,  140 
Caerlaverock,  258 
Canonbie,  228 
Carruthers,  252 
Carsphairn,  400 
Castle-Douglas,  402 
Castlemilk,  220 
Castleton,  230 
Cavers,  104 
Channelkirk,  147 
Charteris,  138 
Chirnside,  32 
Clayshant,  352 
Closeburn,  309 
Coldinghara,  36 


Coldstream,  39 
Colmonell,  333 
Colvend  or  Culven,  260 
Corrie,  205 
Corsock,  403 
Crailing,  107 
Cranshaws,  6 
Crossmichael,  404 
Crugilton,  375 
Cummertrees,  243 

DALBEATTIE,  262 

Dalgarno,  309,  311 

Dairy,  406 

Dalswinton.     See  Kirkmahoe 

Dalton,  201 

Dalton,  Little,  201,  203 

Dornock,  244 

Dryfesdale,  203 

Dumfries,  St  Mary's,  270 

St  Michael's,  263 

Greyfriars,  or  New  Church,  269 
Dundrennan,  422 
Dungrie,  210,  299 
Dunrod,  416 
Duns,  7 

Boston,  11 
Dunscore,  272 
Durisdeer,  312 

EAHLSTON,  148 
Ecclefechan,  248 
Eccles,  12 
Eckford,  109 
Edgerston,  111 
Ednam,  68 
Edrora,  42 
Ellem,  24,  26 
Elleraford,  26 
Eskdalemuir,  232 
Ettiltoun,  230 
Ettrick  and  Buccleuch,  173 
Ewes,  232 
Kwis-duris,  232 
Kyemouth,  45 


IN7DEX  OF  PARISHES  AND  CHAPELS 


FISH  WICK,  51 
Fogo,  15 

Forrest.     See  Yarrow 
Foulden,  47 

GAI.ASHIELS,  176 

West,  180 
Galtway,  416 
Garrell,  or  Garvald,  209 
Gelston,  413,  415 
Girthon,  409 
Glasserton,  35S> 
Glenapp,  835 
Glencairn,  314 
Glenluce,  347 
Gordon,  151 
Greenknowe,  246 
Greenlaw,  18 

West,  20 
Gretna,  246 

HALF  MORTON,  235 

Hassendean,  131,  133 

Hawick,  112 
St  John's,  117 
St  Margaret's,  118 
St  Mary's,  117 

Heatherlie,  180 

Hilton,  63,  66 

Hobkirk,  118 

Hoddam,  248 

Holywood,  274 

Horndean,  53 

Hoselaw.     See  Linton 

Houndwood,  48 

Hownam,  122 

Hume,  92,  94 

Hutton  and  Corrie,  205 

Hutton  and  Fishwick,  51 

INCH,  336 
Irving,  250 

JEDBURGH, 124 
Johnstone,  207 

KEIR,  317 
Kells,  411 
Kelso,  70 

North,  74 
Kelton,  413 
Kilblane,  281 
Kilbride,  324,  320 
Kirkandrews,  395 
Kirk  bean,  276 


Kirk  Borthwick,  190 
Kirkbride,  324,  326 
Kirkchrist,  428,  430 
Kirkcolm,  338 
Kirkconnell  (Annan),  250 
Kirkconnell  (Dumfries),  301 
Kirkconnell  (Penpont),  318 
Kirkcormack,  415 
Kirkcowan,  361 
Kirkcudbert-Invertig,  331 
Kirkcudbright,  416 
Kirkdale,  367 
Kirkennan,  398 
Kirkgunzeon,  279 
Kirkhope,  181 
Kirkindeloch,  293 
Kirkinner,  364 
Kirkmabreck,  367 
Kirkmadryne,  375 
Kirkmahoe,  281 
Kirkmaiden-in-Farines,  359 
Kirkmaiden-in-Rhinns,  340 
Kirkmichael  and  Garrel,  209 
Kirkpatrick-Durham,  284 
Kirkpatrick-Fleming,  250 
Kirkpatrick-Irongray,  287 
Kirkpatrick-Juxta,  210 
Kirkpatrick-in-the-Mure,  284 
Kirkton,  129 
Kirtle,  252 

LAD  HOPE,  181 
Ladykirk,  53 
Laniberton,  56 
Langholm,  236 
Langnewton,  98,  102 
Langton,  21 
Lauder,  153 
Legerwood,  155 
Lempitlaw,  88 
Lennell,  39 
Lessudden, 191 
Leswalt,  342 
Lilliesleaf,  182 
Lindean, 176 
Linton,  75 

Little  Dalton,  201,  203 
Lochkindeloch,  293 
Lochmaben,  212 
Lochrutton,  290 
Lochryan,  344 
Longcastle,  364,  366 
Longformacus,  24 
Luce,  248 
Luce,  New,  3  15 
Luce,  Old,  347 


INDEX  OF  PARISHES  AND  CHAPELS 


447 


MAKERSTOUN,  78 

Maxton,  184 

Maxwell,  70 

Maxweltown,  292 

Melrose,  186 

Mersington.     Sea  Eccles 

Mertoun,  158 

Middlebie,  252 

Minto,  131 

Mochrum,  369 

Moffat,  215 

Molle,  80 

Moniaive.     Sri-  Glencairn 

Monigaff,  371 

Mordington,  56 

Morebattle,  80 

Morton,  235 

Morton  (Penpont),  320 

Mouswald,  218 

Mow,  80,  83 

Muirkirk  of  Luce,  345 

NENTHORN,  83 
New  Abbey,  293 
New  Luce,  345 
Newton  Don,  83 
Nisbet,  107,  109 

OXNAM, 134 

Old  Luce,  347 

PAR-TON,  420 
Pennersaughs,  252 
Penersax,  252 
Penningham,  373 
Penpont,  322 

Plenderleith.     See  Oxnam. 
Polwarth,  27 
Port  Montgomerie,  350 
Port  Patrick,  350 
Preston,  4 

RAXKILBURN,  173 
Redkirk,  246 
Renton,  48 
Rerrick,  422 
Rinpatrick,  246 
Roberton,  190 
Roxburgh, 86 

St  James,  70 

New,  70 
Rutherford,  184 
Ruthwell,  254 

Si  BOSWEI.T.S,  191 

St  John's,  Castleton.     See  Castleton 


St  John's  Clachan,  406 

St  Mary's  Isle.     See  Kirkcudbright 

St  Mary's  of  the  Lowes.    See  Yarrow 

St  Mungo,  220 

Sanquhar,  324 

Saughtree,  238 

Saulseat,  336 

Selkirk,  193 

Sennick  or  Sandwick,  395 

Sheuchan, 352 

Sibbaldbie,  199 

Simprin,  59,  61 

Smailholm,  160 

Sorbie,  375 

Southdean, 138 

Southwick,  295 

Sprouston,  88 

Staple-Gorton,  236 

Stichill  and  Hume,  92 

Stoneykirk,  352 

Stow,  162 

Strafontain,  1 

Stranraer,  355 

Swinton,  59 

TERREGLES  (Travaireglys),  296 
Teviothead,  140 
Tinwald,  297,  299 
Tongland,  425 
Torthorwald,  299 
Toskerton,  352 
Trailflat,  297 
Trailtrow,  243 
Trefontaine,  1 
Troqueer,  301 
Tundergarth,  222 
Twynholra,  428 
Tynron,  327 

UPSETLINGTON,  53 
Urr,  304 

WAMPHHAY,  224 

Wanlockhead,  328 

Wauchope,  236,  238 

Westerkirk,  239 

Westruther,  165 

Wheelkirk,  230 

Whitern,  or  Whithorn,  378 

Whitsome,  63 

Whitton  Chapel.     See  Morebattle 

Wigtown,  381 

Wilton,  142 

YARROW,  196 
Yetholm,  94 


INDEX    OF    MINISTERS 


AHKRCKOMHY,  William,  15  1 

Abernethy,  John,  125 

Abernethy,  Thomas,  110,  113,  312 

Abernethy,  Thomas,  of  Glencorse,  122 

Adair,  Andrew,  of  Little  Genoch,  380 

Adair,  Cuthbert,  336 

Adam,  William,  287 

Adams,  John,  175 

Adamson,  James,  62,  102,   103,  174,   353, 

373,  379,  400,  404,  414 
Adamson,  Patrick,  398 
Affleck,  John,  18 

Aiken,  James  John  Marshall  Lang,  32 
Aikman,  John,  395,  398,  428 
Aikman,  William,  255 
Ainslie,  James,  132  bis,  134 
Ainslie,  John,  119,  136 
Ainslie,  WTalter,  132 
Ainslie,  William,  134 
Ainslie,  Sir  William,  184 
Aird,  Robert,  356 
Airth,  David,  350 
Aitken,  Andrew,  376 
Aitken,  David,  133 
Aitken,  Robert,  322 
Aitken,  Thomas,  68,  94 
Alderstony  James,  407 
Alexander,  James,  278 
Alexander,  John,  248,  313 
Alexander,  Robert,  426 
Alison,  Hew,  of  Dunjape,  392 
Allan,  Archibald,  148 
Allan,  James,  46  bis,  62 
Allan,  John,  209,  273 
Allan,  Robert,  236 
Allan,  Thomas,  238 
Allan,  William,  371 
Allardyce,  James  Mackenzie,  173 
Allardyce,  Robert,  430 
Allison,  William,  24  1 
Anderson,  Alexander,  3,  376 
Anderson,  Andrew,  364 
Anderson,  Charles,  310 

448 


Anderson,  David,  85 

Anderson,  Herbert,  301 

Anderson,  James,  355 

Anderson,  John,   149,  245,   296,  301,  323, 

341,  409 

Anderson,  Patrick,  374 
Anderson,  Thomas,  31,  44,  430 
Anderson,  Walter,  35 
Anderson,  William,  408 
Arbuckle,  John,  356,  372 
Arbuthnot,  Alexander,  275 
Arbuthnot,  Andrew,  59 
Arbuthnot,  Robert,  334,  372 
Archibald,  Charles,  277 
Archibald,  Robert,  272 
Arkle,  James,  115,  232 
Armstrong,  James,  41,  229,  255 
Armstrong,  Robert,  231 
Armstrong,  William,  229,  231 
Arnot,  Samuel,  425 
Arnott,  William,  223 
Arrott,  William,  147 
Arthur,  Alexander,  263 
Auchmutie,  William,  8,  112 
Austin,  John  Mein,  222,  271 
Austin,  William,  323 
Ayre,  Joseph  Logan,  364 

BAILLIE,  James,  360 
Baillie,  John,  17 
Baillie,  William,  241 
Bainbridge,  Philip,  80 
Baird,  James,  14,  60,  157 
Baird,  John,  96 
Balfour,  Donald,  15 
Balfour,  James,  13 
Balfour,  John,  75,  94 
Balfour,  Richard,  430 
Balfour,  William,  70,  172 
Ballantyne,  Robert,  324 
Balmain,  David,  240 
Balmer,  Stephen,  351 
Bannatyne,  Andrew,  37,  43 


INDEX  01'  MINISTERS 


449 


Bannatyne,  James,  45 

Bannatyne,  Thomas,  231 

Bannatyne,  William,  197 

Baptie,  George,  138 

Barclay,  David,  2G4 

Barclay,  George,  of  Middleton,  226 

Barclay,  George,  57,  89,  206,  226 

Barclay,  James,  230,  268 

Barclay,  John,  43,  8f>,  359 

Barclay,  William,  419 

Barr,  Andrew  Muirhead,  330 

Barrie,  James,  370 

Barren,  John,  378 

Barren,  William,  22G 

Barton,  Angus,  232 

Barty,  Thomas,  339 

Baxter,  Charles,  90 

Baxter,  David,  183 

Baxter,  William,  69,  90 

Bayne,  Alexander,  of  New  Grange,  311 

Beaton,  James,  of  Creich,  86 

Beaton,  James,  86,  312,  314 

Begg,  James,  292 

Bell,  Andrew,  88 

Bell,  George,  25,  52 

Bell,  James,  41,  338,  339 

Bell,  John,  152,  161,  228,  253 

Bell,  Richard,  58,  227 

Bell,  Robert,  27,  106,  10s 

Bell,  Stephen,  46 

Bell,  Thomas,  252  l>in 

Bell,  Thomas  Blizzard,  344 

Bell,  William,  248 

Bell,  William  Napier,  239 

Bell,  William  Wilson,  3 

Bennet,  Andrew,  311 

Bennet,  David,  344 

Bennet,  John,  8,  176 

Bennet,  Robert,  100 

Bennet,  William,  of  Grubet,  98 

Bennet,  William,  273 

Bertram,  James,  5 

Bethune,  John,  31 

Bethune,  Joseph,  50 

Beveridge,  Andrew,  259 

Bichet,  Robert,  253 

Biggar,  Robert,  318 

Biggar,  William,  337 

Birnie,  John,  of  Broomhill,  258 

Birrell,  John,  166 

Birrell,  Robert,  426 

Bishop,  Patrick,  120,  131 

Bisset,  Alexander,  188 

Bisset,  Archibald,  49 

Bissett,  George  Alexander,  50 

Black,  Anthony,  245 

VOL.    II 


Black,  James,  247,  374 

Black,  William,  309 

Black,  William  M'Millan,  387 

Blackadder,  John,  302 

Blackadder,  William,  318 

Blackie,  William,  95 

Blacklock,  Thomas,  417 

Blackwood,  James,  324 

Blackwood,  Robert,  326 

Blackstock,  Robert,  181,  184 

Blain,  Henry,  354 

Blair,  Charles,  58 

Blair,  Charles  Patrick,  329 

Blair,  Duncan,  335 

Blair,  George,  356 

Blair,  James,  350 

Blair,  Peter,  126 

Blair,  Robert,  275 

Blair,  Samuel,  409 

Blair,  Thomas,  41,  334 

Blake,  George,  272 

Blake,  James  Largie,  24 

Blake  [Black],  John,  4 

Blinshall,  David,  391 

Blinshiel,  Robert,  364,  382 

Blyth,  David,  416 

Blyth,  Henry,  12 

Bonar,  Andrew  Redman,  17 

Bonar,  Horatius,  74 

Bonar,  John,  120,  134,  409,  415 

Bonar,  Thomas,  61 

Borland,  James,  103 

Borland,  Robert,  181,  198 

Borrowman,  Patrick,  316 

Borthwick,  Archibald,  19,  28 

Borthwick,  Ninian,  146,  153,  165 

Boston,  Thomas,  62,  136,  174,  175 

Bowes,  Robert,  353,  423 

Bowie,  John,  303 

Bowmaker,  Robert,  2,  10 

Boyd,  Andrew,  429 

Boyd,  Andrew  Kennedy  Hutchison,  290 

Boyd,  Edward,  383 

Boyd,  George,  315 

Boyd,  Robert,  76  its,  350 

Boyd,  William,  201,  347,  364,  401,  408 

Boyd,  William,  of  Myrtonhall,  374 

Boyle,  John,  110 

Braton,  Andrew,  277 

Bremner,  John,  210 

Brewster,  Sir  David,  i'O 

Bright,  Robert  Montgomery,  181 

Brodie,  William,  212 

Bromfield,  Robert  Orange,  91 

Broome,  Robert,  272 

Brotherstone,  James,  315 


450 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Broun,  Hugh  M'Bryde,  242 

Broun,  John, 423 

Broun,  Richard,  214 

Brounside  (Burnside),  John,  78 

Brown,  Adam,  of  Largnaine,  284 

Brown,  Alexander,  217,  248,  '249,  '252,  42(3 

Brown,  Andrew,  214 

Brown,  Archibald,  157 

Brown,  David,  19,  108,  152,  195,  271 

Brown,  George,  204,  356 

Brown,  Gideon,  156,  161 

Brown,  James,  188,  287,  396,  412 

Brown,  John,  23,  24,  27,  68,  76,  147,  224, 

239,  277,  284,  287,  298,  304,  315,  316 
Brown,  Lyon,  312,  373 
Brown,  Patrick,  287,  299 
Brown,  Richard,  265,  275,  312,  318,  327 
Brown,  Robert,  87,  261,  277 
Brown,  Samuel,  78,  368  bis 
Brown,  Thomas,  210,  426 
Brown,   William,    85,    104,    117,    185,    233, 

315 

Brownlie,  Charles,  118 
Brownlie,  Robert,  129 
Bruce,  George,  133 
Bruce,  Michael,  386 
Bryce,  Donald  Campbell,  218 
Bryce,  James  Clow,  203,  208 
Bryden,  James  Henderson,  276 
Bryden,  William,  201 
Brydon,  Robert,  274,  426 
Brydone,  Robert,  38 
Bryson,  Alexander,  268,  312 
Bryson,  James,  312,  382  bis 
Buchan,  William  Sutherland,  180 
Buchanan,  George,  78,  211,  216,  416 
Buchanan,  James,  238 
Buchanan,  John, 48 
Buchanan,  Peter,  93 
Buchanan,  Thomas,  295 
Buglass,  James,  404 
Buncle,  Edward,  28:! 
Burgess,  John,  209 
Burleigh,  John,  70 
Burn,  William,  133 
Burne,  John,  21 
Burnet,  Alexander,  37,  130,  404 
Burnet,  Joseph,  403 
Burnet,  Robert,  372 
Burnet,  William,  236 
Burnett,  James,  125,  153 
Burnie,  William,  137 
Burns,  Stewart,  118 
Burns,  Thomas,  332 
Burnside,  Cunningham,  273 
Burnside,  George  MacKnight,  307 


Burnside,  William,  266,  269 
Burr,  John,  173 
Butler,  Dugald,  180 
Byres,  George,  156,  192  b!s 
Byres,  Thomas,  156  bin 

CADDELI.,  James,  346 

Cairncross,  Alexander,  265 

Calder,  Robert,  84 

Calderwood,  David,  107 

Calderwood,  William,  156  bin 

Caldwell,  John,  350 

Caldwell,  Thomas,  50 

Caldwell,  William,  331 

Callander,  John.  340,  367,  422 

Callander,  Robert,  341 

Callander,  William  Corson,  181,  292 

Cameron,  Andrew,  401,  417 

Cameron,  Daniel,  32 

Cameron,  James,  336 

Cameron,  John  Alexander,  158 

Campbell,  Alexander  Duncan,  419 

Campbell,  Archibald  Blair,  351 

Campbell,  George,  265,  268 

Campbell,  James,  156,  243 

Campbell,  James  Alexander,  304 

Campbell,  James  Marjoribanks,  301 

Campbell,  James  Montgomery,  268 

Campbell,  John,  5,  6,  195,  278,  300.  401 

Campbell,  John  James,  355 

Campbell,  Robert,  349,  354 

Campbell,  Thomas.  101,  163,  372 

Campbell,  William,  of  Queenshill,  365 

Campbell,  William,  49,  183 

Canaries  [Macanrias],  James,  194 

Candlish,  John  M'Kay,  402 

Cannan,  Thomas,  402 

Cant,  John,  411,  412 

Carlyle,  John,  201,  243 

Carlyle,  William,  244 

Carmichael,  John,  319    325 

Carmichael,  Patrick,  135 

Carmichael,  Samuel  Gilfillan,  328 

Carmichael,  William,  78,  225 

Carnegie,  William,  249 

Carrail,  Matthew,  4,  43 

Carrail,  William,  43 

Carruthers,  James,  391,  398,  404,  420 

Carruthers,  John,  203 

Carson,  Robert,  387 

Carstairs,  David,  340 

Cass,  Alexander,  27 

Cass  (Kessen),  Robert,  260 

Castlelaw,  Thomas,  343 

Cathels,  David,  116,  131 

Chalmer,  Thomas,  250 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


451 


Chalmers,  George,  58 
Chalmers,  James,  250,  264 
Chalmers,  John,  171,  262 
Chapman,  Alexander,  272 
Chapman,  Robert,  391 
Charles,  James,  363 
Charleson,  Charles  Forbes,  320 
Charlton,  Harcourt  Peter,  357 
Charteris,  Archibald  Hamilton,  294 
Charteris,  Samuel,  of  Luscar,  143 
Chatto,  Andrew,  81 
Cheyne,  Robert,  410 

Chisholm, ,  233 

Chisholm,  John,  140,  182 
Chisholm,  William,  63 
Christie,  Alexander  Hamilton,  424 
Christie,  James,  (52,  81,  362,  365 
Christie,  Peter,  3 
Christie,  Thomas,  383 
Christison,  Alexander,  49 
Clanahan,  Samuel,  361 
Clanny,  Hugh,  277 
Clapperton,  John,  of  Neatouue,  68 
Clapperton,  John,  40,  51,  95,  196 
Clapperton,  William,  40 
Clark,  William,  280,  429 
Clark,  William  Brown,  235 
Clayhills,  Andrew,  109,  125 
Cleghorn,  George,  244 
Cleghorn,  Matthew,  204 
Cleghorn,  Thomas,  162 
Cleland,  George,  312,  313.  321 
Cleland,  John,  163,  253 
Clelland,  Joseph,  362 
Clerk,  Adam,  70 
Clerk,  Andrew,  223 
.  Clerk,  David,  185 
Clerk,  John,  109,  277 
Clerk,  William,  105.  142 
Clunie,  John,  235 
Coats,  Walter  William,  411 
Cobham,  Thomas,  374 
Cochrane,  John,  115 
Cochrane,  John  Douglas,  279 
Coekburn,  Henry,  146  I.-ix 
Cockburn,  James,  2 
Coekburn,  Samuel,  131 
Colden,  Alexander,  5,  9,  136 
Golden,  James,  (i4 
Colden,  Robert,  4 
Colden,  Thomas.  400 
Cole  (Ml Coll),  Alexander,  428 
Collace,  Andrew,  9 
Collace,  Francis,  146,  151 
Collow,  John,  323 
Colquhoun,  James,  374,  379 


Colquhoun,  John,  211 

Colt,  John,  102,  190 

Colt,  Oliver,  47 

Colvill,  William,  1 

Colville,  George,  230 

Colville,  Robert,  95,  242,  349 

Colvin,  James  Charles  Gillies,  250 

Colvin,  John,  369 

Colvin,  Robert,  208 

Colvin,  Robert  Francis,  142,  208,  212 

Cook,  George,  26,  397 

Cook,  John,  13 

Cook,  Walter,  244 

Cooper,  Alexander,  194,  376 

Cooper,  James,  370,  383 

Cooper,  Robert,  410 

Copland,  Thomas,  246,  250 

Corkindale,  William  Alexander,  55 

Cormack,  John,  164 

Correy,  Henry,  401 

Corson,  William,  403 

Corwall,  William,  350 

Cosens,  Peter,  154 

Costrane,  James,  42 

Coull,  Patrick,  293 

Coulter,  John,  341,  357 

Couper,  David,  328 

Couper,  Matthew,  182 

Couper,  Robert,  341 

Couper,  Simon,  417 

Couper,  William,  370 

Courtney.  David,  92 

Courtney,  Thomas,  158,  159,  169 

Cousin,  William,  11 

Coutts,  William,  12 

Cowan,  Charles  James,  82 

Cowan,  Hugh,  365 

Cowan,  Samuel,  415 

Cowe,  Robert,  65 

Craig,  Archibald,  104 

Craig,  George,  91 

Craig,  Hugh,  177 

Craig,  James,  194,  248 

Craig,  John,  251,  255,  417 

Craig,  Robert  James,  371 

Cramond,  Robert,  197 

Cranstoun,  John,  101  bin,  108 

Cranstoun,  Michael,  193 

Cranstoun,  Thomas,  33,  168 

Cranstoun,  Thomas,  of  Morriston,  156 

Cranstoun,  William,  156 

Craufurd,  William,  54,  143 

Craw,  Francis,  33 

Craw,  Peter,  192 

Crawford,  Alexander,  244 

Crawford,  George,  354 


VOL.   II. 


2  F  2 


452 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Crawford,  Roben,  259 
Creech.  Peter,  125 

Cri/n::n.  James,  2i?.  27: 

Crivhtor..  James  Alexander.  241 

Crlch.on.  Rober:.  ;.4 

Crichton.  W;ll;a:-.-..  :•_;,  :;24 

Cririe.  James.  202 

Crockat.  John.  421 

Crocker.  John.  2f.~ 

Crombie.  Frederick,  324 

Crombie.  Will-.am.  47.  US 

Crooks.  John.  3:1.  345 

Crcsbie.  Alexander.  399 

Crosbie.  William  Gler.dor.vs-y:-..  4.1 

Crosby.  Thomas.  i.:2 

Cullen.  Gavin.  391 

C alien,  James.  354 

Cuming.  John.  45 

Curniag.  Pa: rick.  214,  -v 

Cunningham.  Adam.  109,  23o 

Cunningham.    Alexander,    of    Hyncl.   pe. 

.  i   i 

Cunningham,  Alexander.  33-.  3?.~ 
Cunningham.  David.  272 
Cunningham.  George.  10.  1 
Cunningh.-.r...  James.  1?2 
Cunningham.  John.  20'..  ?31.  42( 
Cunningham,  Patrick.  ISO,  291 
Cunningham.    Robert.    o7.    113.    114.    143. 

1 7  5 .  1 : .-  :  «V 

Cunningham.  William.  219.  313,  S2c 
Cupples,  George,  50.  157 
Cuirie.  Andrew,  i?? 
Currie,  James.  14-P.  251.  -53 
Currie.  John  Rogersor: .  . 
Currie.  William  John.  357 
Currour.  John.  257.  2?" 
Cuthbertion.  Alexander.  44 
Cuthill.  William.  391 
Cutlar.  WUliam,  395.  42'2 

DAL*.TAB\O.  William,  252 
D.ilgleish.  Colin.  345.  42C 
Dalgleish.  John.  57  ;-w.  417 
Dalgleish.  Walter.  239.  410.  42o 
Dalgleish,  William.  3?7 
Dalzel.  Andrew.  354 
Dalzell.  Ninian.  1:5.  263 
Dalzell,  William.  391 
Dalziel,  Mungo.  o 
DarRng,  Andrew.  92.  249 
Darling.  Robert.  234 
Darling,  Robert  Storraonth.  23 
Darngavel.  John.  135 
Daun.  James,  171 
Davidson,  Adam.  96 


Dar-.dson.  Alexander.  107 

D-aridson.  Elliot  Wuliam.  377 

Davidson.  George.  ?3,  356.  423 

Davidson.  Henry.  177 

Davids/:-.  Isaac,  •:'',  -IS: 

Davidson.  James.  ?60.  37?.  379.  35i 

Davidson.  Johr..  122,  1S-5 

Das-ldsor..  John  Edg:,r.  ".' 

Davidson.  Rober.  27? 

Davidson.  Thomas,  3.  53 

Davidson.  Wa^er.  1"! 

Davidson.  William.  ,"5 

Daviei.  John.  3.:9 

D-awson.  James.  22 

Dawson.  Johr..  22.  4:.  79 

Davs-son.  Rober.  1-4 

Dra-s.  Archibald.  172 

Deans.  Robert.  1 1 5 

Deas  ~Daes~.  James.  145 

Dempster.  George.  i_; 

De::n:s:or..  Pe:er  [Danielston".  ^ 

Denoon.  Ben;amin.  363 

Dev-ar.  Arc  hi  bald  Edm:s:on.  ?2? 

Dick.  Alexander.  ~  ~  5 

Dick.  Andrew.  -:;," 

Dick.  George.  345 

Dick.  J  .  1.:.,  3  •? 

Dick.  John  Crawford.  233 

Dickie.  David.  2r7 

Dickie.  John.  237.  273 

Dickiso::.  Ber.;a:r.in.  120.  13. 

Dickson.  Adam.  1C 

Dickson.  Charles.  22? 

Dickson.  David.  69.  221 

Dickson.  Edward.  102.  131 

Dickson.  George.  l.~4 

Dickson  "DLxon".  Jacob.  219 

Dickson.  John.  71.  34?.  3?2.  411 

Dickson.  John  Inches.  27?.  329 

Dickson.  Robert  Marcus.  11" 

Dickson,  William.  150 

Dill.  William.  334 

Dinwiddie.  Archibald  Hutton.  142 

Dmwiddie.  John  Linton.  2."7 

Dobie.  Hugh.  210 

Dobie.  William.  :6 

Dodds.  James.  406.  416 

Donald.  Andrew  Thomson.  160 

Donald.  George  Henry.  140 

Donald.  Robert.  3-5-2 

Donaldson.  David.  226 

Donaldson.  James.  229,  367,  415>,  423 

Donaldson,  John,  320 

Donaldson.  Robert.  203,  3;59 

Donaldson.  Thomas.  161 

Donaldson.  William,  332,  421 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


453 


Donaldson,  William  Galloway.  75 

Donnan,  Andrew,  383 

Dougall,  James,  355 

Douglas,  Adam,  94,  107 

Douglas,  Alexander,  24,  37,  196 

Douglas,  Andrew,  122,  138 

Douglas,  Archibald,  10."),  321 

Douglas,  Charles,  106 

Douglas,  Daniel,  66  Li* 

Douglas,  George.  118,  129,  133 

Douglas,  Hector,  9S 

Douglas,  James,  105.  119,  163 

Douglas,  John,  24,  57,  95,   108,   11;.   127. 

130,  138.  228,  284,  321,  404 
Douglas,  John  Donald,  49 
Douglas,  Robert,  5,  51,  57,  178 
Douglas,  Samuel,  13.  37 
Douglas,  Thomas,  225 
Douglas.  Walter,  76,  157 
Douglas,  William,  of  Stoneypath,  36 
Douglas,  William,  138,  326 
Douie,  David  Buchanan,  205,  292 
Dow,  Anthony,  289 
Dow,  David.  289 
Dow,  William,  426 
Dowe,  John,  229 
Drummond,  Andrew  Smith,  23 
Drummond,  David,  50 
Drummond,  George,  7,  58,  64 
Drummond,  James  Johnston,  26.  129 
Drummond,  Ralph,  7 
Duke,  Ernest  Hamilton,  254 
Dunbar,  James,  2,  159 
Dunbar,  John,  375 
Dunbar,  Patrick,  105 
Dunbar,  William,  200 
Dunbar,  William  Burnside,  240,  316 
Duncan,  Alexander,  152.  162 
Duncan,  David,  163 
Duncan,  George,  291 
Duncan,  George,  jun.,  291 
Duncan,  George  Gordon  Dundas  Stewart, 

316 

Duncan,  George  John  Craig,  286 
Duncan,  Henry,  176,  255 
Duncan,  James,  141,  159 
Duncan,  John,  50,  267,  423 
Duncan,  Joseph  Rogers,  301 
Duncan  [Duncanson],  Mark,  177 
Duncan.  Thomas  Tudor,  200,  269 
Duncanson,  Andrew,  154,  171,  185,  191 
Duncanson,  John,  423 
Duncanson,  Thomas,  171,  1&2 
Dungalson,  Michael  (or  Nicol),  364,  366 
Dunlop,  Alexander,  380,  399 
Dunlop.  David,  23 


Dunlop,  Hugh,  362 
Dunlop,  John,  5,  219,  398 
Dunlop,  Patrick,  362 
Dunlop,  Samuel,  290,  295 
Dunn,  Cuthbert,  415 
Dunn,  Herbert,  352 
Dunn,  Michael,  415 
Dunnett,  Arthur  Henry,  117 
Dunsmuir,  Archibald,  333 
Durham,  Patrick,  293 
Dyce,  Thomas,  140 
Dysart,  John,  22,  38 
Dysart,  Matthew,  14 

EASTOX,  Joseph,  303 

Edgar,  Andrew,  284,  427 

Edgar,  David,  368 

Edgar,  John,  49,  52,  218 

Edgar,  Nicol,  119 

Edgar,  Robert,  185,  248 

Edie,  William,  270 

Edmonston,  John,  170 

Edward,  Robert,  368 

Elder,  James,  317 

Elder,  Thomas,  343,  351,  380 

Elliot,  Gavin,  130 

Elliot,  George,  123 

Elliot,  Henry,  103 

Elliot,  John,  130 

Elliot,  Robert,  191 

Elliot,  Thomas,  106,  130 

Elliot.  William,  196 

English,  William,  285 

Enshe,  John,  386 

Erskine,  Henry,  34,  64,  190 

Erskine,  James,  of  Shielfield,  130,  140,  190, 

192 

Erskine,  William,  400,  409 
Ewart,  Andrew,  of  Mulloch,  412 
Ewart,  John,  303 
Ewen,  John,  120 
Ewing,  Matthew,  122 

FAILIINKY,  William,  77 
Eairbairn,  Archibald,  151 
Eairbairn,  John,  20,  92 
Fairfoul,  John,  391 
Eairfow),  Andrew,  9 
Ealconer,  James,  364  hii 
Falconer,  John,  176 
Falconer,  William,  414 
Falconer,  William  Paterson,  181 
Fareis,  Herbert,  297 
Farquhar,  Robert,  417 
Farquharson,  James,  195 
Ferguson,  Alexander,  376 


454 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Ferguson,  James,  209,  414 

Ferguson,  Robert,  398 

Fergusson,  Archibald,  207,  211 

Fergusson,  James,  337 

Fergusson,  John,  111 

Fergusson,  Joseph,  223 

Fergusson,  Peter,  337 

Fergusson,  Robert,  334  bis 

Ferrier,  Alexander,  137 

Findlay,  John,  152 

Findlay,  John  Agnew,  91,  317 

Findlay,  Peter  Charles,  402 

Findlay,  Robert,  of  Drummore,  337 

Finlayson,  Alexander  Wilson,  17 

Finnan,  James,  261,  289 

Finnic,  Alexander,  245 

Fisher,  James,  138,  196 

Fisher,  James  Annett,  406 

Fisher,  Robert,  154,  193 

Fisher,  Robert  Howie,  129 

Flaberne  (Fairbairn),  James,  148 

Fleming,  Alexander,  309,  321 

Fleming,  Hugh,  59 

Fleming,  John,  362 

Fleming,  Lee  M'Kinstry,  222 

Fleming,  Robert,  372 

Fleming,  William,  166 

Fletcher,  David,  188 

Fletcher,  James,  83,  84 

Flint,  John,  30 

Flint,  Patrick,  321 

Flint,  Robert,  26 

Fogo,  George  Laurie,  301 

Foord,  John,  6 

Foote,  Robert,  232 

Forbes,  David,  396 

Forbes,  George,  350 

Forbes,  James,  7 

Forbes,  John  Mackenzie,  284 

Ford,  James,  154 

Forke,  John,  239,  326 

Forman,  James,  253 

Forman,  Ninian,  32 

Forrest,  Alexander,  130,  134 

Forrest  [Forret],  John,  59 

Forrester,  Alexander,  125,  221,  377 

Forrester,  Charles,  407 

Forrester,  David,  154 

Forrester,  Laurence,  338 

Forrester,  Robert,  41; f> 

Forrester,  Thomas,  187 

Forrester,  William,  221 

Forsyth,  Alexander,  264 

Forsyth,  David,  27,  36,  158,  161,  191 

Forsyth,  William,  347 

Fotheringham,  David,  216 


Fotheringham,  James,  347 

Foulis,  David,  103,  135 

Fowler,  William,  112 

Frank,  William,  153 

Fraser  [Frisell],  Alexander,  409 

Fraser,  David  Denholm,  91 

Fraser,  Ian  Roderick,  295 

Fraser,  James,  262,  267 

Fraser,  Lewis,  369 

Fraser,  William,  18 

Freeland,  William,  271,  394 

French,  James,  12,  92,  94,  241,  341 

French,  Robert,  12,  18,  94,  275 

Frew,  David,  307 

Frood,  Bryce,  349 

Fullarton,  Hew,  264 

Fullarton,  John,  318,  324 

Fulton,  Robert,  408 

Fulton,  William,  384 

Fulton,  William  Wylie,  318 

Fyfe,  Andrew,  271 

Fynnie,  Robert,  51,  56 

GAITTIS  [Gait],  Alexander,  27 

Gaittis  [Gait],  James,  8,  21,  26 

Gaittis,  John,  4 

Gaittis,  Patrick,  8,  43 

Galbraith,  Robert,  238 

Galbraith,  William,  of  Drumchappell,  33, 

80,  126 

Galbraith,  William,  102 
Galloway,  Alexander,  133 
Galloway,  George,  360,  415 
Gardiner,  George,  246 
Gardiner,  Robert,  423 
Gardner,  Alexander,  212,  281 
Garnock,  Henry,  157 
Gartshore,  George,  386,  417 
Gartshore,  James,  374 
Gatt,  James,  247 
Geddes,  Charles,  420 
Geddie,  Patrick,  389 
Gemmell  [Gammell],  William,  410 
Gib,  Martin,  373 
Gibson,  Alexander,  31,  394 
Gibson,  Archibald,  236,  272 
Gibson,  Henry,  335 
Gibson,  James,  62,  297 
Gibson,  John,  146,  353 
Gibson,  John  Sharp,  181 
Gibson,  Luke,  261 
Gibson,  Mungo,  121,  325 
Gibson,  Thomas,  215 
Gifford,  John,  85 

Gilchrist,  Andrew  Sooular  Galbraith,  201 
Gilchrist,  James,  273 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


455 


Gilchrist,  John,  103,  401 

Gilfillan,  Brodie  Smith,  3-3S 

Gillan,  Robert,  115,  176,  192 

Gillespie,  George,  244 

Gillespie,  James  Ewer,  281 

Gillespie,  John,  412 

Gillespie,  John,  220,  291 

Gillespie,  Richardson  Addison,  406 

Gillespie,  Robert,  111 

Gillespie,  Thomas,  244 

Gillespie,  William,  412 

Gillies,  John,  240 

Gillies,  Robert,  260 

Gillieson,  Thomas,  7 

Gilliland,  James,  19 

Gillon,  James,  105 

Girvan,  Alexander,  23 

Gladstaines,  James,  95,  247 

Gledstanes,  George,  302,  304 

Gledstanes,  Halbert,  258,  301 

Gledstanes,  John,  301 

Gledstanes,  Walter,  293 

Glen,  Alexander,  130,  178 

Glen,  Archibald,  421 

Glen,  John,  82,  92  his 

Glendinning,  James,  302 

Glendonyng,  Robert,  416,  420 

Gloag,  Paton  James,  179 

Glover,  William,  405 

Godfroy,  John,  343 

Goldie,  Thomas,  211 

Goldie,  Thomas  Smith,  42 

Gordon,  Alexander,  130,  360,  362,  376 

Gordon,  Andrew,  406 

Gordon,  Hon.  Arthur,  20 

Gordon,  Charles,  169 

Gordon,  David  William,  82,  150,  153 

Gordon,  Francis,  312 

Gordon,  Hugh,  387 

Gordon,  James,  397,  429 

Gordon,  James  Aitchison,  61 

Gordon,  John,  120,  361,  429 

Gordon,  Robert,  401,  404,  410 

Gordon,  Roger,  359,  379  bin 

Gordon,  Thomas,  112,  238 

Gordon,  William,  of  Balmeg,  387 

Gordon,  William,  256,  331 

Gordon,  William  Ireland,  427 

Goudie,  John,  89,  149  to* 

Gourlay,  Adam,  183 

Gourlie,  John  Henderson,  243 

Gowan  [Macgowan],  Peter,  376 

Gowanlock,  James,  251 

Gracie,  William,  102 

Graham,  David,  140,  237,  251,  282 

Graham,  George,  213 


Graham,  Henry  Grey,  85 

Graham,  James,  323 

Graham,  James  Francis,  347 

Graham,  John,  365 

Graham,    Manners    Hamilton   Nisbet,  85, 

180 

Graham,  William,  233,  250 
Graham,  William  Vilant,  292 
Grant,  David,  176 
Grant,  James  Robb,  399 
Grant,  William,  107 
Grant,  William  Kenneth,  44 
Gray,  Andrew,  220,  270,  411 
Gray,  George,  111 
Gray,  James,  71 
Gray,  John, 411 
Gray,  Robert,  380 
Gray,  William,  9 
Green,  James,  240 
Greenhill,  Charles  Kinnear,  191 
Greenshields,  Luke,  321 
Greig,  George,  286,  298,  299 
Greig,  James,  333 
Grier  [Grierson], Robert,  313 

Grierson,  Thomas,  278 

Grierson,  William,  315 

Grieve,  Henry,  429 

Grieve,  John,  160 

Guild,  Andrew,  209 

Gullan,  Gabriel,  204,  226 

Gillian,  William,  54,  157 

Gunn,  George,  93 

Gunn,  George  Gibson,  44 

Gunn,  Peter  Bryce,  137 

Gusthart,  William,  108 

Guthrie,  Alexander,  249,  296,  317 

Guthrie,  Andrew,  43 

Guthrie,  George,  136 

Guthrie,  James,  153,  288 

HAIG,  Andrew,  158 

Haining,  John,  186 

Haistie,  Andrew,  88 

Haitlie  [Hastie],  John,  224 

Haldane  [Haddin],  Archibald,  376 

Haliburton,  John,  87,  247 

Haliburton,  Simon,  of  Howcleuch,  169,  231 

Hall,  George,  76,  121 

Hall,  James,  2,  331 

Hall,  Mercer,  191 

Halliday,  John,  301 

Halliday,  Samuel,  204,  273 

Halliday,  Thomas,  414 

Hamilton,  Alexander,  371 

Hamilton,  Andrew,  253 

Hamilton,  Archibald,  376,  383  bis 


450 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Hamilton,  Blaise.  246 

Hamilton,  David  Gordon,  74 

Hamilton,  Gavin,  280 

Hamilton,  Gavin  James,  170 

Hamilton,  George,  419 

Hamilton,  Henry  Monteith,  -314 

Hamilton,  James,  264,  294,  312,  382,  406, 

423 

Hamilton,  John,  168,  239,  247 
Hamilton,  Robert,  102,  131,  331 
Hamilton,  Thomas,  275 
Hamilton,  William,  of  Bardanock,  406 
Hamilton,  William,  203,  218 
Happer,  Robert,  21 
Hardie,  John,  151,  152 
Hardie,  Thomas  Samuel,  170 
Hart,  John,  365 
Hart,  Walter,  5 
Harvie,  John,  294 
Harvie,  Thomas,  121 
Harvie,  William,  398 
Harvie,  William  Davidson,  26 
Hastie,  George,  251 
Hastie  [Hastings],  Patrick,  396 
Hastie,  John,  44 
Hastings,  Thomas,  329 
Hathorn,  Michael,  338,  353 
Hay,  James,  130,  176,  190 
Hay,  Thomas,  346,  386 
Hay,  William,  275 
Hedderwick.  David,  228 
Henderson,     Abraham,    of    Tannielaggie, 

379,  395 

Henderson,  Alexander,  328,  351 
Henderson,  David,  343,  383 
Henderson,  Hugh,  264,  400,  407 
Henderson,  Francis,  221 
Henderson,  James,  282,  394 
Henderson,  James  Bell,  398 
Henderson,  John,  204,  328,  329 
Henderson,  Michael,  415 
Henderson,  Robert,  213,  254,  312,  365 
Henderson,    Thomas,   204,    213,    222,   247, 

321 

Henderson,  William,  102 
Henderson,  William  Robertson,  388 
Hendry,  Robert,  348 
Henry,  Donald  M'Intyre,  381,  415 
Henry,  George,  353,  407 
Henryson,  John,  201 
Hepburn,  Francis,  40 
Hepburn,  John,  6,  66,  149,  158,  305 
Hepburn,  Patrick,  31 
Hepburn,  Thomas,  40 
Herald,  William  David,  11 
Herdman,  James  Chalmers,  189 


Heriot,  George,  272,  281 

Heron,  George,  296,  297 

Heron,  James,  280 

Herries,  Robert,  204 

Hervie,  Francis,  95 

Heslop,  William,  163 

Hewat,  Alexander,  37,  43 

Hill,  Alexander,  334 

Hill,  Alexander  Taylor,  350 

Hill,  James,  285 

Hill,  Thomas,  332 

Hislop,  Robert,  30,  59,  63 

Hog,  Thomas,  277 

Hogarth,  David,  79 

Hogg,  Alexander,  168 

Hogg,  David,  283 

Hogg,  James,  278 

Hogg,  Robert,  87 

Hogg,  William,  30,  177 

HollSwell,  George,  28,  66 

Holywell,  Thomas,  187 

Home,  Abraham,  of  Gunsgreen,  19,  23 

Home,  Abraham,  35 

Home,  Alexander,  12,  29,  92 

Home,  Andrew,  153 

Home,  Charles,  18,  33,  94,  301 

Home,  David,  12,  18,  33,  36,  47,  54 

Home,  George,  of  Broadhaugh,  34 

Home,  George,  of  Gunsgreen,  32 

Home,  George,  2,  31,  48,  160,  195 

Home,  Henry,  of  Kelphope,  147 

Home,  James,  40,  66 

Home,  John,  of  Broomhouse,  66 

Home,  John,  12,  18,  21,  30,  43,  45,  51,  53, 

234 

Home,  Ninian,  of  Billie,  5,  89 
Home,  Patrick,  26,  52 
Home,  Robert,  18,  26,  28,  61,  316 
Home,  Walter,  29 
Home,  William,  16  bis,  26,  28,  31 
Honeyman,  James,  348 
Hood,  Humphrey,  299 
Hood,  William,  92 
Hope,  Adam,  420 
Hope,  David,  260,  295 
Hope,  James,  88 
Hope,  John,  274 
Horn,  Alexander,  176 
Houston,  William,  221 
Houstoun,  Leonard,  26 
Howie,  George,  78 
Howie  [Howieson],  John,  70 
Howie,  John,  321 
Howie,  Thomas,  242 
Howit,  Stephen  John,  209 
Hudson,  Hugh,  63 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


457 


Hume,  Adam,  27 

Hume,  Alexander.  3,  28 

Hume,  David,  37 

Hume,  George,  of  Abbey  St  Bathans,  2, 

31 

Hume,  George,  67 
Hume,  James,  172 
Hume,  James,  282,  300 
Hume,  John,  of  Abbey  St  Bathans,  19,  28 
Hume,  Patrick,  209 
Hume,  Robert,  136 
Hume,  William,  43,  126,  298,  364 
Hunter,  Alexander,  338 
Hunter,  Andrew,  of  Barjarg,  269 
Hunter,  Archibald,  2.">1 
Hunter,  David,  73,  179 
Hunter,  George,  131,  243,  315 
Hunter,  James,  161,  245 
Hunter,  John,  61,  137,  354 
Hunter,  Robert,  of  Cleughhead,  324 
Hunter,  Robert,  320,  362 
Hunter,  William,  of  Union  Hall,  182 
Hunter,  William,  253,  334 
Hutcheson,  James,  336 
Hutchison,  Alexander,  302 
Hutchison,  George,  334 
Hutchison,  Hew,  342 
Hutchison,  Maxwell,  284 
Hutton,  James,  422 
Hutton,  William  Menzies,  7 
Hyslop,  Robert,  339 

IMRIE,  David,  201,  221 

Inglis,  Archibald,  169T  213,  216,  239 

Inglis,  James  M'Donald,  326,  375 

Inglis,  John,  139,  326,  368 

Inglis,  Patrick,  241,  325 

Inglis,  Thomas,  89,  273,  292 

Innes,  Gilbert,  45 

Innes,  James,  159 

Innes,  John,  348 

Ireland,  John,  251 

Ireland,  Thomas,  338,  340,  428 

Irvine,  Alexander,  420 

Irvine,  William,  294 

Irving,  Francis,  282  bis,  299 

Irving,  James,  420 

Irving,  John,  226,  325 

JACK,  Hugh  Morton,  411 
Jack,  William,  72 
Jaffray,  Alexander,  362 
Jaffray,  Andrew,  214,  223,  255 
Jaffray,  John,  417 

Jaffrey, ,  426 

Jameson.  Andrew.  222 


Jameson,  Edward,  59,  60 
Jameson,  John,  272,  314 
Jameson,  William,  102,  126,  424 
Jamieson,  James  Bryce,  270 
Jamieson,  John,  13 
Jamieson,  Robert,  166 
Jane,  Thomas,  57 
Jardine,  Alexander,  109 
Jardine,  David  Bayne,  318 
Jardine,  David  Little,  314 
Jardine,  Humphrey,  199 
Jardine,  Matthew,  381 
Jardine,  Robert,  214,  243,  315 
Jardine,  Thomas,  330 
Jeffrey,  Robert,  410 
Jenkins,  George,  372 

Johnston  (or  Johnstone), ,  223 

Johnston,  Alexander,  7,  217 

Johnston,  Andrew,  199,  203 

Johnston,  Bryce,  276 

Johnston,  David,  22,  216 

Johnston,  Frederick  John  Bouteville,  344 

Johnston,    George,  47,    98,    107,    149,  205, 

239,  291,  325 

Johnston,  James,  102,  131,  239,  252 
Johnston,  John,  15,  45,  102,  109,  110,  213, 

313,  344 

Johnston,  John  Archibald,  205 
Johnston,  Laurence,  9,  149 
Johnston,  Patrick,  410 
Johnston,  Robert,  250,  252 
Johnston,  Simon,  210,  241,  301 
Johnston,  Thomas  Francis,  193 
Johnston,  William,  93,  209,  212,  244 
Johnstone,  Edward,  217 
Johnstone,  John,  405 
Johnstone,  Michael  Shaw  Stewart,  373 
Johnstone,  Samuel,  138 
Johnstone,  Thomas,  387 
Johnstone,  William,    of  Laverocklaw,  41, 

153 

Johnstone,  William  Murray,  352 
Johnstone,  William  Peter,  252 
Jolly,  John,  38,  63 
Jolly,  Thomas,  172 
Justice,  Alexander,  108 

KAK,  Adam,  395 
Kay,  George,  133 
Kay,  John,  359,  376 
Kay,  Robert,  163 
Kay,  William,  321 
Keir,  James,  348 
Keith,  Norman  Coutts,  151 
Keith,  Robert,  332 
Keith,  Walter,  117 


INDKX   OF  MINISTERS 


Kelso,  Samuel,  341,  380 

Kemp,  William,  388 

Kennedy,  Alexander,  331 

Kennedy,  Hamilton,  332 

Kennedy,  Hugh,  106,  300 

Kennedy,  James  Russell,  352 

Kennedy,  John,  160,  297 

Kennedy,  Samuel,  346 

Kennedy,  Thomas,  332,  342 

Kennedy,  William  Black,  47 

Ker,  Abraham,  85 

Ker,  Alexander,  273 

Ker,  James,  of  Crookedshaws,  85 

Ker,  James,  of  Grange,  121  bis,  122 

Ker,  James,  333 

Ker,  John,  87,  109,  376 

Ker   Robert,  76,  80,  83,  158 

Ker,  William,  177,  347 

Kerr,  George  Scott,  299 

Kerr,  Patrick,  140 

Kerr,  Robert  Cranstoun,  26 

Kerr,  Robert  Hogg,  230 

Kerr,  Thomas,  383 

Key,  Adam,  275 

Keyden,  James,  317 

Keyden,  Theodore  Edgar,  297 

Keyden,  William,  323 

Kilpatrick,  Samuel,  54 

Kincaid,  George,  338,  360,  367,  370.  379 

Kincaid,  John,  296 

Kin  near,  Alexander,  03,  113 

Kinnear,  Andrew,  83 

Kinnear,  James,  241 

Kinnear,  Robert,  301 

Kirk,  James,  392 

Kirke,  Robert,  53 

Kirkland,  Robert,  201 

Kirkpatrick,  James,  259 

Kirkpatrick,  Joseph,  of  Nashgill,  226,  273 

Kirkpatrick,    Roger  Sandilands,    129,    198, 

263 

Kirkpatrick,  Thomas,  172 
Kirkwood,  Robert,  276 
Kirkton,  Andrew,  135 
Kirkton,  James,  159  bis 
Kirkwood,  James,  132,  325,  334 
Knight,  George  Fulton,  58 
Knight,  Thomas,  206 
Knowes,  Christopher,  of  Swynwood,  36 
Knox,  Henry,  172,  273 
Knox,  James,  71,  171 
Knox,  John,  153,  171,  187 
Knox,  Paul,  70 
Knox,  Robert,  71 
Knox,  Simon,  410 
Kyle,  William,  346 


LAIDLAW,  Adam,  130 

Laidlaw,  Andrew,  286 

Laidlaw,  James,  329 

Laing,  David,  228,  .327 

Laing,  James,  of  Newlands,  SCO 

Laing,  William,  156 

Lamb,  John,  341 

Lamb,  Thomas,  348 

Lamb,  Walter,  155 

Lamb,  William,  36,  69,  141 

Lamond,  John,  415 

Lament,  David,  of  Erncrogo,  285 

Lamont,  Henry  Maclaurin,  39 

Lamont,  John,  414 

Landale,  David,  200 

Landell,  James,  38 

Landells,  Adam,  52,  64 

Landels,  Robert,  59 

Landreth,  James,  62 

Langlands,  John,  113,  142  6/.v 

Langwill,  James,  157 

Lauder,  Alexander,  57,  146,  153 

Lander,  Andrew,  379 

Lauder,  John,  13 

Laurie, ,  328 

Laurie,  Gilbert,  of  Crossrig,  52 

Laurie,  Henry,  215 

Laurie,  James,  22,  115,  353,  354,  389 

Laurie,  John,  140,   206,  232  bis,  235,  238, 

253,  323 

Laurie,  Walter,  of  Redcastle,  356 
Law,  James,  353 
Law  [Low],  John,  58 
Law,  Robert,  236,  237 
Lawrence,  John,  324 
Lawrie,  James,  298 
Lawrie,  Robert,  309 
Lawrie,  Thomas,  309 
Lawrie,  William  James,  355 
Lawson,  Archibald,  283 
Lawson,  Gavin,  384 
Lawson,  George,  196 
Lawson,  James, 288 
Lawson,  John,  310 
Lawson,  Roger,  255 
Lawson,  Robert,  300 
Lawtie,  James,  33 
Learmont,  William,  349 
Learmonth,  John,  216,  219 
Leek,  Joseph,  95 
Leek  [Laik],  Thomas,  139 
Leckie,  Thomas,  421 
Lee,  William,  88 
Leiper,  James,  362 
Leishman,  James  Fleming,  77 
Leishraan,  Thomas,  77 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


4F.9 


Leitch,  David,  428 

Leitch,  John,  21 

Leith,  George,  428 

Leslie,  David  Smith,  53 

Leslie,  Norman,  15] 

Liddell,  David,  146 

Liddell,  John,  119 

Liddell,  Matthew,  1,  6,  26 

Liddell,  Thomas,  215 

Lidderdale,  John,  327 

Lightbody,  John,  40,  66 

Lillie,  James,  403 

Lindsay,  Francis,  208 

Lindsay,  James,  154,  211,  312 

Lindsay,  Patrick,  184 

Lindsay,  William,  117 

Linn,  Patrick,  268 

Linton,  Simon,  333 

Lithgow,  Charles,  60 

Lithgow,  John,  60,  233,  234 

Lithgow,  Robert,  169 

Little,  Archibald,  289,  321 

Little,  Bryce,  328 

Little,  James,  261,  298 

Little,  John,  279,  290  ftrx 

Little,  Robert,  200 

Little,  Thomas,  223,  357 

Little,  William,  212,  240 

Liver,  Robert,  123,  159 

Livingston,  Henry,  109 

Livingston,  John,  99,  356 

Livingston,  Robert,  26 

Livingston,  William,  325 

Loch,  Patrick,  279 

Lockhart,  Robert,  327 

Logan,  George,  90,  154 

Logan,  James,  61,  138,  161 

Logan,  John,  260,  293,  398 

Logan,  Thomas,  35 

Lorimer,  James,  71,  197,  219 

Lorraine,  Joseph  Currie,  260,  299 

London,  Alexander,  180 

Lowe,  Joseph,  148 

Lowis,  Thomas,  177  bis 

Luke,  James,  19 

Lumsden,  Alexander,  51 

Lumsden,  John,  154,  221 

Lundie,    Alan    (or    Allan),    51,    134,    146, 

191 

Lundie,  Cornelius,  72 
Lundie,  James,  51 
Lundie,  Robert,  72,  152 
Lychtbodie,  John.     See  Lightbody 
Lyle,  Walter,  138 
Lyon,  John,  304 


MABIE,  John,  368 

Mabon,  Thomas,  152 

M'Alexander,  Thomas.  336,  342 

Macalister,  Dugald,  98 

M' Allan,  Donald,  395 

M'Blane,  Nicol,  376 

M'Bride,  John,  396 

M'Broom,  John,  350 

M'Caig,  Neil,  242 

M'Callum,  William,  75,  80 

M'Calman,  John,  337 

M'Carmath,  Alexander,  304 

M'Caul,  John,  380 

M'Clellan,  Archibald,  414,  415 

M'Clellan,  George,  395 

M'Clellan,  James,  362 

M'Clellan,  John,  395,  414,  417 

M'Clellan,  Nicol,  376 

M'Clellan,  Patrick,  409 

M'Clellan,  Robert,  414 

M'Clenochan,  Ninian,  347, 

M'Coll,  Alexander  Munn, 

M'Coll,  John,  215 

M'Combie,  John,  276 

M'Conachie,  George,  424 

M'Conachie,  William,  155 

M'Conechy,  Archibald,  5 

MacCubbin,  Andrew,  343 

M'Cubbin,  John,  289 

M'Culloch,  Andrew,  262 

M'Culloch,  Elias,  388 

MacCulloch,  Hugh,  20 

M'Culloch,  James,  339 

M'Culloch,  James  Melville,  73 

M'Culloch,  Malcolm,  385 

M'Cullough,  William  Cupples,  118 

MaeCullo,  John  [Petilloch],  94 

Maccultre,  Thomas,  130 

Maccunzeoch,  Alexander,  241 

M'Donald,  Duncan  David  Farquhar.son,  61 

M'Donald,  James  Ronald,  233,  239 

Macdougall,  Thomas,  79 

Macdowall,  John,  349 

M'Ewen,  James,  208,  216 

M'Fadzean,  James,  335 

M'Farlan,  James,  256 

M'Farlan,  William  Leckie,  427 

Macfarlane,  Alfred,  173 

Macfarlane,  Bryce,  427 

Macfarlane,  Walter,  304 

M'Ferrand,  James,  341 

M'Garroch,  James,  232 

M'Ghie,  Hew,  391 

M'Ghie,  John,  361 

Macghie,  Mungo,  274 

M'Ghie,  William,  195 


460 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


M'Gill,  Francis,  209 
M'Gill,  James,  340 
M'Gill,  Samuel,  293 
M'Gill,  Thomas,  107 
M'Gill,  Walter,  105,  343,  383 
M'Glashan,  Lewis,  263 
M'Goune,  John,  192 
Macgowan,  Alexander,  219,  408 
M'Gowan,  William,  131 
Macgregor,  Alexander  Murray,  341 
Macgregor,  Andrew,  208 
Macgregor,  Ewen  Macdonell,  -°>35 
M'Guffie,  John,  344,  352 
Macgunzeane,  Thomas,  209,  326 
M'Hardy,  Francis,  180 
M'Hendrie,  Hugh,  201 
M'lldowie,  Robert,  243,  254 
M'llvean,  Thomas  Dale,  260 
M'Innes,  /Eneas  Ede,  191 
Macinnes,  George,  427 
Macinnoch,  John,  160 
Mack,  John  Charles,  207 
Mack,  Thomas,  296 
Mackail,  John,  375 
Mackay,  Charles  Baxter,  397 
Mackay,  Daniel,  127 
M'Keachie,  Alfred,  35 
MacKechnie,  John,  45 
M'Kenna,  Thomas,  160 
Mackenzie,  Charles  West,  314 
Mackenzie,  George,  176 
Mackenzie,  Hugh  Skinner,  220 
Mackenzie,  James,  262 
Mackenzie,  John,  351 
Mackenzie,  John  Robertson,  271 
Mackenzie,  Laurence,  170 
Mackenzie,  Norman,  379,  400 
Mackenzie,  Patrick  William,  279 
M'Kergo,  William,  346 
M'Kerron,  David  Denholm,  186 
M'Kerron,  Peter,  75 
Mackie,  Andrew,  79 
M'Kie,  George,  382 
Mackie,  James,  271 
Mackie,  John,  263 
M'Kie,  Nathaniel,  390,  405 
M'Kie,  William,  389,  393 
M'Kill,  John,  313 
M'Kinnel,  Thomas,  273,  305 
Macknight,  James,  127 
Maclagan,  Frederick,  188 
M'Laren,  Alexander,  160 
M'Laren,  Charles  Lucius,  111 
M'Lean,  George,  16 
Maclean,  Joseph  William,  239 
M'Lean,  William,  160,  170,  375 


Macleod,  Donald,  129,  155,  270,  409 

Macleod,  John,  11 

Maclure,  Thomas,  404 

Macmaster,  Alexander  James,  279 

M'Master,  Peter,  346 

M'Master,  William,  351 

MacMath,  John,  61 

M'Michan,  John,  of  Barcaple,  407  bin,  40S 

Macmichen,  James,  123,  17! 

Macmillan,  Donald,  329 

Macmillan,  Hugh,  181 

M'Millan,  James,  of  Fourmerkland,  300 

M'Millan,  John,  325,  389,  392  bin,  419 

Macmillan,  William,  275,  300 

M'Morine,  Robert,  of  Nether  Marcartney, 

285 

M'Morine,  William,  259 
MacMorland,  James,  342 
Macmorland,  John  Peter,  133 
M'Murdo,  John,  300 
Macnab,  Peter,  224 
Macnair,  James,  157 
Macnair,  Robert,  332 
M'Naught,  John,  399,  410 
Macnaughton,  George  Ferrier  Andrew,  402 
M'Nee,  Daniel,  141 
M'Neil,  Robert,  355 
Macoutrie,  Thomas,  414 

M'Phail,  Archibald  Connell,  120 

M'Querne,  David,  368,  400 

M'Quitty,  Luke,  403 

Macrae,  John,  116 

Macturk,  James  Wilson,  238 

Macvean,  Colin  Archibald  Arthur,  243 

Macvicar,  John  Gibson,  217 

Macvicker,  John  William,  320 

M'Vicker,  Louis  Edmund,  373 

M'Whinnie,  Edward,  200 

M'Whir,  John,  307 

Madill,  James  Miller  Mini-head,  26 

Madder  [Mather],  John,  131,  134 

Main,  David,  215 

Main,  William,  388 

Mair,  Alexander,  282 

Mair,  James,  302 

Mair,  John,  140 

Mair,  Robert  Ludovic,  5,  180 

Mair,  Walter,  282 

Mair,  William,  150 

Maitland,  Alexander,  426 

Maitland,  George,  216 

Maitland,  James,  377,  413 

Maitland,  John  Garlics,  372 

Maitland.  William,  379 

Major,  William,  258 

Malcolm,  John,  275 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Malcolm,  Robert,  234 

Malseed,  Robert  William,  252 

Manuel,  David  Gilmour,  160 

Marjoribanks,  Thomas,  50,  215 

Marr,  James,  294 

Marshall,  Archibald,  339,  341 

Marshall,  George,  50 

Marshall,  John,  201,  298 

Martin,  John,  159,  261,  366,  415 

Martin,  Robert,  83,  110,  173 

Martin,  Samuel,  394 

Martin,  Thomas,  155,  232,  237 

Martin,  Walter,  121 

Martin,  William  Stewart,  131 

Mason,  James,  192,  197 

Masterton,  Alexander,  274 

Mathers,  Henry  Alexander,  88 

Matheson,  Finlay,  252 

Maxwell,  Gavin,  39; '< 

Maxwell,  George,  of  Glenarm,  399 

Maxwell,   James,  212,  272,   274,  280,  301, 

314 

Maxwell,  John,  297 
Maxwell,  Thomas,  246,  264,  321 
Maxwell,  William,  131,  163,  372 
Meikle,  Alexander,  237 
Meikle,  John,  428 
Mein,  John,  239,  386 
Mein,  William,  291  bin 
Meldrum,  Alexander,  273 
Meldrum,  Andrew,  159 
Melvill,  Thomas,  296 
Melville,  Andrew,  12 
Melville,  John,  234 
Melville,  Robert,  62 
Menzies,  Andrew,  371 
Menzies,  Archibald,  260,  321 
Menzies,  Hugh,  284 
Menzies,  James,  158 
Menzies,  John,  207,  258 
Menzies,  Robert,  249,  343 
Menzies,  Walter,  206 
Menzies,  William,  11,  318 
Merchiston,  David,  317 
Merchiston,  Robert,  211 
Methven,  James,  15 
Methven,  Paul,  124 
Methven,  William,  15,  16,  21,  51,  66 
Middleton,  Charles  James  More,  109 
Middleton,  James,  155 
Mill,  Alexander,  326 
Mill,  Thomas,  54 
Millar,  David,  59,  246 
Millar,  John,  374 
Millar,  Robert  Gordon,  272 
Miller,  David,  241 


Miller,  John,  280 

Miller,  Thomas,  356 

Miller,  William,  34 

Miller,  William  Carrick,  96,  118 

Miller,  William  James  Somerville,  50 

Milligan,  George,  172,  216 

Milligan,  John,  403,  429 

Milne,  Adam,  188 

Milne,  Alexander,  61 

Milroy,  Andrew,  of  Forthside,  109 

Milroy,  James  William,  335 

Milroy,  John,  332 

Mitchell,  Andrew,  287 

Mitchell,  Andrew  Fallas,  363 

Mitchell,  Hugh,  354 

Mitchell,  James,  163 

Mitchell,  James  Robert  Mitford,  210 

Mitchell,  Norman  Reid,  65 

Mitchelson,  James,  134 

Mochrie,  James,  334 

Moffat,  James,  245 

Moffat,  John,  342,  353,  367,  371 

Moffat,  Thomas,  75,  191 

Moir,  Alexander,  220 

Moir,  John,  62 

Moir,  Robert,  277,  389,  410 

Moir,  Thomas,  80 

Moncrieff,  William,  242 

Moncrieff,  William  Hardie,  242 

Monilaws,  Alexander,  251 

Monilaws,  James,  242 

Monilaws,  James  John,  254 

Monteith,  James,  396 

Monteith,  John,  316,  341,  350 

Monteith,  Robert,  25,  396 

Montgomery,  John,  343 

Montgomery,  Thomas,  326 

Moodie,  George,  16 

Moodie,  Leslie,  72 

Moodie,  Roger,  10 

Moodie,  William,  315 

Moodie,  William  Steven,  56 

Moody,  James,  219 

Moore,  William,  292 

Morgan,  John,  247 

Morison,  Philip,  273,  394 

Morison,  Walter,  82,  153 

Morris,  William  Drummond,  124 

Morrison,  David,  314 

Morrison,  Hugh  Thomas  Sutherland,  224, 

364 

Mortimer,  Alexander,  417 
Morton,  Sir  John,  277 
Morton,  Thomas,  254 
Mowat,  Samuel,  319 
Mowat,  William  Alexander,  395 


4G2 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Mowbray,  James,  288 

Muir,  George,  350 

Muir,  James,  428 

Muir.  John,  363,  369 

Muir,  Robert,  409 

Muirhead,  George,  372 

Muirhead,  James,  of  Logan,  306 

Muirhead,  James,  244,  382 

Muirhead,  John,  167 

Muirhead,  Robert,  139 

Munro,  David,  39 

Munro,  John  Dempster,  46 

Murdoch,  Alexander,  344,  377 

Murdoch,  James,  362 

Murdoch,  John,  46,  251,  360,  404 

Mure,  Donald,  411 

Mure,  George,  359 

Murray,  Adam,  3,  14,  301 

Murray,  Alexander,  306 

Murray,  Andrew  Beveridgc,  219 

Murray,  Anthony,  277 

Murray,  David,  of  Fenton,  385 

Murray,   George,  of    Troquhain,    390    bis, 

391,  411 

Murray,  George,  229 
Murray,  James,  196,  221,  254,  323,  396 
Murray,  John,  322,  327 
Murray,  Robert,  385,  388 
Murray,  Thomas,  of  Heriotshall,  147 
Murray,  William,  12,  189 
Muschet,  Henry,  171 
Muschet,  William,  131 
Mutch,  Andrew,  180 
Muter,  Robert,  418 
Mutter,  Thomas,  266,  343 
Mylne,  Robert,  158 

NAI-IER,  John  Gordon  Smith,  73 
Nasmith,  Thomas,  356 
Nasmyth,  James,  338 
Nasmyth,  William,  110,  395 
Naughley,  Andrew,  163,  368 
Neil,  Alexander,  344 
Neilson,  Edward,  278 
Neilson,  John,  277 
Ness,  David,  238 
Neving,  Mungo,  211 
Newbie,  Thomas,  134 
Xichol,  Harvey,  422 
Nicholson,  Christopher,  380 
Nicol,  Alexander  Sinclair,  244 
Nicol,  Thomas,  413 
Nicol,  William,  252 
Nicolson,  Alexander,  4 
Nimmo,  John,  208,  275,  299 
Nisbet,  Archibald,  42 


Nisbet,  Hugh,  280 
Nisbet,  James,  380 
Nisbet,  John,  294 
Nisbet,  Patrick,  20fl 
Nivison,  Abraham,  253 
Nivison,  Alexander,  190 
Nivison,  John,  323 
Nivison,  Richard,  254 
Nivison,  William  Brown,  252 
Noble,  James,  95,  110,  232 
Norvell,  Archibald,  376 

OGG,  Charles  B .,  252 

Ogilvie,  Andrew,  77 

Ogilvie,  Thomas,  51,  63 

Ogle,  Luke,  21 

Old,  Thomas,  156 

Oliphant  [Olipher],  William,  161 

Oliver,  George,  295 

Oliver,  James,  101 

Oliver,  John,  139 

Oliver,  Stephen,  185 

Ord,  Selby,  25 

Ormiston,  William,  83 

Orr,  Alexander,  249 

Orr,  John,  52 

Orrock,  Alexander,  114 

Osburn,  William,  329 

Oswald,  Archibald,  51,  161 

Oswald,  James  Honey  man,  322 

Oustane  [Austin],  Samuel,  322 

Oustane  [Austin],  William,  322 

Ovens  [Owens],  John,  122 

PARK,  John,  316,  356  bis,  370 
Park,  Robert,  48 
Parker,  James,  398 
Parker,  Stuart  Crawford,  205 
Pasley,  John,  321 
Paterson,  Adam  M'Caul,  239 
Paterson,  Andrew,  63 
Paterson,  Charles  Edward,  203 
Paterson,  George,  408 
Paterson,  Isaac,  385 
Paterson,  James,  93,  153 
Paterson,  John,  223,  258 
Paterson,  Nathaniel,  178 
Paterson,  Ninian,  161 
Paterson,  Robert,  156 
Paterson,  William,  348,  376 
Paton,  Andrew,  324 
Paton,  Charles,  140,  176 
Paton,  James  Aikman,  338 
Paton,  John, 101, 268 
Paton,  John  Allan  Hunter,  403 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


463 


Paton,  Robert,  259,  266,  268,  269,  296  bis, 

366 

Paton,  William,  78,  111 
Patterson,  James,  101,  238 
Patterson,  John  Thomas,  295 
Pattullo.  Henry  Alexander,  422 
Paul,  David,  82,  88 
Paul,  James,  414 
Paul,  John,  404 
Paul,  Robert  John,  12 
Paxton,  Richard,  223 
Peacock,  Adam,  69,  81 
Peacock,  Patrick,  367,  368 
Pearson,  Robert,  51 
Peattie,  John,  24 
Peden,  Alexander,  345 
Peirson,  Rodolph,  359 
Penman,  William,  80 
Pennell,  William  Joseph,  398 
Petilloch,  John,  94 
Petrie,  James,  2f  6 
Petrie,  Robert,  229 
Philip,  Pirie,  413 
Phin,  Kenneth  Macleay,  178 
Pierson,  Henry,  103 
Pierson,  Peter,  401 
Pitcairn,  Thomas,  154 
Playfair,  Patrick  Macdonald,  316 
Pollok,  David,  347 
Pollok,  George,  2 
Pollok,  Thomas,  69 
Pollock,  George,  332 
Pollock,  James,  254 
Pollock,  John,  87,  315 
Pont,  James,  187 
Porteous,  Archibald,  135 
Porteous,  Thomas,  68,  150 
Porter,  James,  211 
Porterfield,  John,  33S 
Potter,  William,  352 
Potts,  Robert,  175 
Pow,  John,  41 
Power,  Gilbert,  353 
Powrie,  Alexander,  203 
Preston,  David,  235 
Preston,  James,  406 
Primrose,  Peter,  404,  420 
Pringle,  Andrew,  122,  130,  231 
Pringle,  James,  of  Burnfoot,  239  bis 
Pringle,  John,  15 
Prophit,  James,  222 
Proudfoot,  Robert  Forrester,  17 
Provand,  Thomas,  342 
Pryde,  George,  205 
Pryde,  James  Johnstone,  324 
Purcell,  James,  303 


Purdie,  Robert,  284,  360 
Purdie,  Simon,  326 
Purves,  John,  128 

RAE,  Hector,  109,  122 

Rae,  James,  280,  421 

Rae,  Peter,  319,  327 

Rae,  Robert  Neill,  215 

Rain,  Thomas,  207 

Raining,  Herbert,  205,  254 

Ramsay,  Alexander,  47 

Ramsay,  Andrew,  15 

Ramsay,  Charles  Rolland,  31 1 

Ramsay,  David,  293 

Ramsay,  David  Ogilvy,  311 

Ramsay,  George,  47 

Ramsay,  Gilbert,  243 

Ramsay,  James,  45,  72,  281,  299,  309 

Ramsay,  John,  356 

Ramsay,  Robert,  243,  327 

Ramsay,  Thomas,  of  Nether  Mordington, 

Ramsay,  Thomas,  57  bit;,  264 

Ramsay,  Tobias,  47 

Randclson,  Thomas,  83 

Rankin,  James,  292 

Rankin,  Oliver  Shaw,  378 

Rankin,  William,  157,  326 

Rankine,  William  Henry,  193 

Reddick,  George,  299 

Redpath,  George,  1,  4,  26,  54,  92 

Redpath,  Philip,  52 

Redpath,  William,  44 

Regnall,  Thomas,  367 

Reid,  Alexander,  168,  367 

Reid,  Andrew,  of  Arderies,  273,  278 

Reid,  Andrew,  365,  401 

Reid,  Henry  Martin  Beckwith,  395 

Reid,  Hugh  Park,  66 

Reid,  James,  366 

Reid,  John,  49,  291,  373,  401 

Reid,  Matthew,  236,  248,  364 

Reid,  William,  397 

Renton,  Andrew,  297,  299 

Rhind,  Alexander,  376 

Rhind,  Robert,  68,  158 

Riach,  William  Lyon,  394 

Riccaltoun,  John,  119,  140 

Riccaltoun,  Robert,  119 

Richardson,  James,  79,  81,  137,  320 

Richardson,  Robert,  109,  370 

Richardson,  Samuel,  375 

Richmond,  John,  139 

Rfddell,  Henry  Scott,  10,  25,  141 

Riddell,  Robert,  183 

Riddell,  Simon,  327 

Ritchie,  Alexander,  381 


464 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Ritchie,  George,  129,  193 
Ritchie,  James,  329 
Ritchie,  John,  132,  153 
Ritchie,  John  Geddes,  182 
Robb,  Alexander,  426 
Robb,  William,  426 
Robertson,  Adam,  360 
Robertson,  Alexander,  204 
Robertson,  Andrew,  371 
Robertson,  David,  28,  41 
Robertson,  Donald  or  Daniel,  206 
Robertson,  George  Home,  55 
Robertson,  James,  83,  102,  223 
Robertson,  James  Alexander,  245 
Robertson,  James  Home,  39 
Robertson,  John,  50,  65,  320,  382 
Robertson,  John  Alexander,  65 
Robertson,  John  Balfour,  344 
Robertson,  John  Methven,  164 
Robertson,  Patrick,  43 
Robertson,  Robert,  69 
Robertson,  Thomas,  195 
Robertson,  William,  91 
Robison,  Alexander,  298 
Roddick,  James,  248 
Rodger,  David,  309,  312 
Rogers,  David,  221,  222,  258 
Rogers,  John,  123 
Rollo,  Andrew,  9 
Rollock,  William,  86 
Rose,  John,  343 
Rose,  William,  339 
Ross,  Alexander,  of  Dalrioch,  362 
Ross,  Andrew,  of  Balsarroch,  337 
Ross,  Charles,  108 
Ross,  George,  250 
Ross,  Gilbert,  334 
Ross,  James,  53 
Ross,  Patrick,  329 
Row,  Colin,  27 
Row,  John,  296,  353,  389 
Row,  Samuel,  88,  267 
Rowan,  James,  420 
Rowan,  Robert,  374 
Rowat,  James,  127 
Rowat,  John,  201 
Rowatt,  Andrew,  243 
Rule,  George,  24,  57 
Runciman,  Walter,  277 
Runciman,  William,  326 
Russell,  James,  198 
Russell,  John,  229,  232 
Russell,  Robert,  176,  197 
Rutherford,  Andrew,  13 
Rutherford,  George,  425 
Rutherford,  George  Baillie,  123 


Rutherford,  James,  78,  123,  147 
Rutherford,  John,  197 
Rutherford,  Martin,  78 
Rutherford,  Robert,  140,  231 
Rutherford,  Samuel,  385 
Rutherford,  Thomas,  138 
Rutherfurd,  William,  136 

SANDERS,  Robert,  223 

Sanderson,  Bernard,  288,  317 

Sanderson,  James,  62 

Sanderson,  John,  347 

Sanderson,  William,  395 

Sandilands,  John,  112,  325 

Sandilands,  John  M'Rae,  307 

Sandilands,  Matthew  Dysart,  14 

Sandilands,  Robert,  60 

Sangster,  Alexander,  285 

Sanson,  James,  140 

Saunders,  Frank  William,  38 ."> 

Scade,  John, 192 

Scheves,  Patrick,  280 

Scotland,  John,  232,  240 

Scott,  Adam,  113,  131 

Scott,  Alexander,  188,  267,  269 

Scott,  Andrew,  93 

Scott,  David,  147,  232 

Scott,  Francis,  132,  134,  166 

Scott,  Gabriel,  211 

Scott,  Henry,  112 

Scott,  Hugh,  103,  136,  163,  177,  253 

Scott,  James,  100,  129,  177,  196,  425,  426 

Scott,  John,  113,  134,  135,  136,  138,  168, 

173,  193  bis,  269,  275,  348,  429 
Scott,  Richard,  6,  169,  234,  277 
Scott,  Robert,  42,  157,  168,  190 
Scott,  Thomas,  106,  236 
Scott,  Walter,  166,  231 
Scott,  William,  121,  139,  211,  247 
Scoular,  John  Greenshields,  361 
Scrymgeour,  John  Tudor,  173 
Seaton,  Robert,  360 
Semple,  Gabriel,  126,  284,  285 
Semple,  John,  400  bin 
Service,  John,  338 
Seton,  James,  63 
Sharp,  Thomas,  115,  175 
Sharp,  William,  425 
Sharpe,  John,  180 
Sharpe,  Patrick,  48 
Shaw,  Anthony,  334 
Shaw,  James,  368  bis,  386 
Shaw,  John,  194,  412 
Shaw,  Patrick,  194 
Shaw,  Robert,  141,  235 
Shaw,  William,  210 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


465 


Shaw,  William  Berry,  190,  237 

Shepherd,  Alexander,  202,  246 

Shiels,  George,  313 

Shiels,  John,  166 

Shiels,  Thomas,  190,  325,  326,  327 

Shiels,  William,  149,  166 

Short,  James,  204 

Sibbald,  James  Hope,  7 

Sibbald,  John,  369 

Sibbald,  William,  208 

Silver,  David,  167 

Sime,  William  Lamb,  162 

Simpson,  James,  143 

Simpson,  Macduff,  44 

Simpson,  Richard,  274 

Simpson,  William,  81 

Simpson,  William  Mungall,  357 

Simson  (or  Symson),  Adam,  293 

Simson,  Alexander,  158 

Simson,  Andrew,  365 

Simson,  Archibald,  181 

Simson,  Dugald,  200 

Simson,  George,  51 

Simson,  James,  61,  88,  425 

Simson,  John,  81,  95,  302, 

Simson,  Richard,  88 

Simson,  William,  19,  60 

Sinclair,  Adam,  321,  325 

Sinclair,  Archibald,  258,  274,  290,  295 

Sinclair,  Daniel,  25 

Sinclair,  John,  281,  288 

Sinclair,  Samuel,  21 

Sinclair,  Thomas,  121 

Sinclair,  William,  4 

Singer,  William,  211,  226 

Sked,  John,  3 

Slesser,  Duncan  Morrison,  292 

Slewman,  William,  105  Ins 

Sloan,  Edward  Knnbley,  377 

Sloan,  Nicholas,  245 

Sloan,  William,  273 

Small,  James,  210,  245 

Small,  Robert,  173 

Smart,  Alexander  Forteath,  35 

Smith    (or    Smyth),    Alexander,    33,    108, 

210,  260 

Smith,  Andrew,  23 
Smith,  David,  322 
Smith,  George,  323 
Smith,  Henry  Wallis,  314 
Smith,  James,  46,  58,  73,  176,  181 
Smith,  James  Farquhar,  349 
Smith,  John,  330 
Smith,  Patrick,  33 
Smith,  Robert,  24 
Smith,  Robert  Bridges,  7 


Smith,  Samuel,  396,  397,  401 

Smith,  Thomas,  235,  244 

Smith,  William,  154,  238 

Smith,  William  Grierson,  170 

Smith,  William  Henry  Gray,  17 

Hmyth,  John,  78,  158,  184,  193 

Snodgrass,  William,  230 

Somers,  Robert,  218 

Somervell,  William,  343,  :J56 

Somerville,  John,  68,  191,  259,  360,  362,  398 

Somerville,  Robert,  193 

Somerville,  Thomas,  75,  105,  127,  133 

Somerville,  William,  115,  277,  302 

Spalding,  John,  417 

Spalding,  Samuel,  420 

Speed,  William,  69 

Spence,  David,  18 

Spence,  John  Ryrie,  140 

Spottiswood,  John,  24,  57,  83 

Spottiswoode,  Robert,  121 

Stafford,  John  Owen,  248,  371 

Stalker,  James,  183 

Stark, ,  284 

Stark,  David,  92 

Stark,  William  Adam,  286 

Steel,  Robert,  412 

Steel,  William,  213 

Stephen,  Alexander,  401 

Stephen,  James  Innes,  297 

Steuart,  Archibald,  243 

Steven,  John,  370 

Stevenson,  Alexander,  256 

Stevenson,  David,  144 

Stevenson,  George,  359 

Stevenson,  John,  55,  104 

Stevenson,  Joseph,  64 

Stevenson,  Thomas,  394 

Stewart,  Andrew,  374 

Stewart,  Anthony,  346,  363 

Stewart,  Archibald,  217,  361 

Stewart,  Duncan,  263 

Stewart,  Hercules,  274,  281,  312,  314 

Stewart,  James,  144,  271,  297,  352,  370 

Stewart,  John,  19,  143,  281,  371,  411 

Stewart,  John  Douglas,  406 

Stewart,  Richard  Morris,  180 

Stewart,  Robert,  11,  129 

Stewart,  Walter,  of  Barnhill,  169 

Stewart,  William,  278 

Stirling,  David,  of  Branxton,  45,  48 

Stirling,  John,  122 

Stirling,  William,  100 

Stirton,  John,  404 

Stobbs,  William,  153 

Storie,  John,  123 

Storie,  Thomas,  33,  47,  51,  151,  165 


460 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Stott,  Ebenezer,  372 

Strachan,  James,  106 

Strachan,  John,  8 

Strachan,  Patrick,  185 

Strachan,  Robert,  261 

Strang,  Alexander,  312,  313 

Strang,  Walter,  3 

Strang,  William,  207 

Strathern,  John,  233 

Straton,  James,  45,  152 

Stuart,  John,  131,  217 

Sturrock,  George,  40o 

Sutherland,  Hollo  Russell  Grant,  333 

Suttie  [Suddie],  Nicol,  1,  6 

Swan,  David,  162 

Swan,  Robert,  329 

Swinton,  Alexander,  of  Greenrig,  6 

Swinton,  John,  6,  225 

Swinton,  Patrick,  59,  396,  404 

Swinton,  Thomas,  2,  43 

Swinton,  Walter,  59 

Sym,  Arthur  Pollok,  184 

Sym,  John,  91 

Symson.     See  Simson 

TAILYOUR,  John,  243 

Tait,  Alexander,  102 

Tait,  Thomas,  46 

Tait,  William,  94 

Tarbet,  Robert  Tennyson,  399 

Tarbett,  Albert,  339 

Taylor,  Charles  William  Gray,  317 

Taylor,  Henry,  167 

Taylor,  James,  322 

Taylor,  John,  225,  260 

Taylor,  Malcolm  Campbell,  270 

Taylor,  William,  314,  322,  327 

Telfair,  Alexander,  423 

Telfer,  Charles,  114 

Telfer,  Samuel,  208 

Telfer,  William,  375 

Tennent,  Joseph,  of  Listonshiells,  103,  120 

Thompson,  Richard,  230 

Thomson,  Adam,  342 

Thomson,  Alexander,  297 

Thomson,  Alexander  M'Inroy,  117 

Thomson,  Andrew,  90 

Thomson,  George,  189 

Thomson,  James,  14,  336,  390,  424  (3) 

Thomson,   John,    117,    118,   186,  304,  309, 

325,  363,  403 

Thomson,  John  Colquhoun,  246 
Thomson,  Joseph,  69,  82,  141 
Thomson,  Peter,  270 
Thomson,  Robert  James,  189 
Thomson,  Robert  John,  42 


Thomson,  Thomas,  48,  69,  118,  139,  199  bis, 

407,  420  bis 

Thomson,  Thomas  Hunter,  202 
Thomson,  Thomas  Reid,  20 
Thomson,  Robert,  410 
Thomson,  William,  223,  296 
Thorburn,  William,  303,  410 
Thornton,  Alexander,  70 
Thornton,  James,  98 
Throughton,  John,  281 
Tod,  David,  7 

Tod,  Thomas,  of  Craigieburn,  31  -3 
Tod,  William,  399 
Todd,  George,  46,  55 
Todd,  John,  16,  54 
Tough,  George,  32 
Train,  Alexander,  of  Bonairik,  290 
Trotter,  Alexander,  of  Leetbrae,  44 
Trotter,  George,  4,  43 
Trotter,  Ninian,  90 
Trotter,  William,  195 
Tulloch,  John  Lancelot  Constantine,  94 
Tulloch,  William  Weir,  73 
Turing,  John,  243 
Turnbull,  Alexander,  340 
Turnbull,  Gavin,  141 
Turnbull,  George,  102 
Turnbull,  James,  76 
Turnbull,  John,  46,  102,  191 
Turnbull,  Robert,  90 
Turnbull,  Thomas,  19,  387 
Turnbull,  William,  of  Hornshole,  78 
Turnbull,  William,  110,  121 
Turnbull,  William  Bell,  271 
Turner,  Thomas,  94 
Turner,  Walter,  284 
Tweeddale,  James,  :;49  /</.v 
Tweedie,  James,  48 

UNDKRWOOD,  John,  419 
Underwood,  Thomas,  290 
Unis,  David,  191 
Urquhart,  Andrew,  351 
Urquhart,  James,  158,  177 
Urquhart,  Patrick,  102,  110,  177 
Urquhart,  Thomas,  309 

VALLANCE,  James,  299 
Vallance,  Joseph,  207 
Vans,  Patrick,  381 
Vans,  William,  366 
Vassie,  William,  232 
Veitch,  Henry,  60 
Veitch,  James,  178 
Veitch,  John,  64,  165,  166 
Veitch,  William,  81,  265 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


467 


WADDELL,  Adam,  64 

Waddell,  David,  164 

Waddell,  Richard,  71 

Walker,  Andrew,  140,  175,  229 

Walker,  Duncan,  68,  83 

Walker,  George,  403 

Walker,  Henry,  370,  379 

Walker,  James,  147,  399 

Walker,  John,  217,  251,  371 

Walker,  John  Cunningham,  360 

Walker,  John  Hunter,  20,  157 

Walker,  Patrick,  22 

Walker,  Robert,  370 

Walker,  Thomas,  409 

Walker,  William,  79,  300 

Wallace,  Andrew  Ewing,  11 

Wallace,  Charles  Stuart,  369 

Wallace,  David,  299 

Wallace,  Gavin,  85 

Wallace,  George,  314 

Wallace,  James,  47,  -317 

Wallace,  John,  3,  159,  282 

Wallace,  John  Aikman,  11G 

Wallace,  Robert,  216,  267,  280,  347 

Wardlaw,  Robert,  299 

Wark,  David,  of  Bargeddie,  388 

Warner  (Vernor),  Thomas,  389  (3) 

Warren,  Robert  Sharp,  357 

Watson,  Adam  Bruce  Scoular,  155 

Watson,  Alexander,  36 

Watson,  Alexander  Cameron,  193 

Watson,  Archibald,  319 

Watson,  George,  123 

Watson,  George  Bruce  Scoular,  107 

Watson,  James  Rutherford,  15 

Watson,    John,    129,    187,    209,    261, 

338 

Watson,  Peter,  263 
Watson,  Thomas,  (>1 
Watson,  William,  383 
Watt,  Charles  John,  29 
Wauch,  David,  211,  210 
Waugh,  George,  364,  365 
Waugh,  John,  64,  404 
Waugh,  Robert,  52 
Wedderspoon,  James,  97 
Weir,  John,  321 
Weir,  Robert  Walter,  270 
Weir,  Thomas,  218,  326 
Weir,  Walter,  25 
Weir,  William,  118,  138 
Wellwood,  James,  222 
Welsche,  Halbert,  201 
Welsh,  David,  402,  405 
Welsh,  John,  194,  272,  287,  387,  416 
Welsh,  Robert,  327 


Wemyss,  John,  8,  51 
Wemyss,  William,  12,  86  bis 
White,  John,  332,  340 
Whitehead,  John,  219 
Whitehead,  Patrick,  287 
Whitford,  Walter,  216 
Whitson,  John,  405 
Whyte,  Robert  Hill,  205 
Wight,  George,  226 
Wight,  Robert,  266,  300 
Wight,  James,  137 
Wightman,  David,  200,  296 
Wightman,  John,  283 
Wightman,  Michael,  287 
Wightman,  William,  202 
Wilkie,  Adam,  207 
Wilkie,  James,  78 
Wilkie,  John,  45,  76,  428 
Wilkie,  Thomas,  of  Bewlie,  177 
Wilkie,  Thomas,  107,  121,  182,  194 
Wilkie,  William,  182 
Wilkie,  Zachary,  27 
Wilkin,  James  Kissock,  182 
Wilkinson,  Francis,  319 
Williamson,  David  Ritchie,  342 
Williamson,  Dugald  Stewart,  127 
Williamson,  Fergus  John,  333 
Williamson,    James,     46,    94,     226, 

311 

Williamson,  John,  298,  314,  328  fci.v,  42! 
Williamson,  John  Conacher,  230 
Williamson,  William.  342 
Williamson,  William  Taylor,  208 
Willocks,  John,  291 
Wilson,  Alexander,  238 
Wilson,  David,  357 
Wilson,  Gabriel,  185 
Wilson,  George,  62,  166 
Wilson,  Hugh,  336  bis 
Wilson,  James,  35,  44,  261,  283,  290, 

328,  340,  311 

Wilson,  James  Peter,  263 
Wilson,  James  Stewart,  294 
Wilson,  John,  187,  376 
Wilson,  John  Rudge,  144,  322 
Wilson,  Robert,  188,  328 
Wilson,  Steven,  215 
Wilson,  Thomas,  327 
Wilson,  Thomas  Wilkie,  165 
Wilson,  William,  41,  67,  337,  390 
Winchester,  Andrew,  51,  53,  66 
Winchester,  James,  127 
Wishart,  John,  317 
Wishart,    William,     131,     132,    225, 

294 
Wolfe,  Thomas,  24 


468 


INDEX  OF  MINISTERS 


Wood,  Alexander,  'J25 

Wood,  Anson  Robertson  Craik,  358 

Wood,  David,  246,  '299 

Wood,  James  Richmond,  -'520 

Wood,  Robert,  21G 

Wood,  Thomas,  207 

Wood,  Walter,  166 

Woodburn,  John  Murray,  295 

Workman,  William,  164 

Wright,  Christopher,  305 

Wright,  Jacob,  207 

Wright,  Maxwell  James,  245 

Wright,  Thomas,  340,  361 

Wright,  William,  294 

Wyld,  Simon,  66,  238 

Wyllie,  Robert,  169,  197 

Wyllie,  Thomas,  395,  417 

Wyper,  William,  246 


YAIK,  Joseph,  111 

Yorstoun,  Andrew,  253,  310 

Yorstoun,  James,  249,  253 

Yorstoun,  John,  of  East  Tinwald,  301,  322 

Yorstoun,  Peter,  310,  412 

Young,  Alexander,  240,  371,  385,  414,  422, 

428 

Young,  David,  48 
Young,  Gavin,  254 
Young,  George,  206,  341,  356 
Young,  George  Hislop,  85 
Young,  James,  20,  111,  157,  252,  333 
Young,   John,  8,    125,  199,  324,    304,  3(i7, 

370,  382,  422 
Young,  Peter,  312,  384 
Young,  Robert,  69,  88,  142 
Young,  Thomas,  341 
Young,  William,  206 


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