19th Aug. 1707; ord. 12th May 1708; died at Edinburgh, 9th, Nov. 1735, aged about 59. He bequeathed 900 merks for the maintenance of a schoolmaster in Lyne. He was afflicted with blindness for some years.[Test. and Edin. Reg. (Bur.), Pennecuik's Works; New Stat. Acc., iii.]

1723  GILBERT HUTCHESON, called at Lyne 28th, and at Megget 29th March 1723; pres. by William, Earl of March, and ord. (assistant and successor) 10th May 1723; trans. to Innerleithen 24th May 1727.

1728 ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, bapt. 7th Aug. 1686, son of Alexander J., Falkirk; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (23rd June 1713); licen. by Presb. of Stirling 4th May 1720; pres. by William, Earl of March; called at Lyne 22nd, and at Megget 24th Nov. 1727; ord. 20th March 1728. He experienced considerable difficulty in serving the edict at West Linton for the ordination of Thomas Findlater, being waylaid by a number of women, who seized his papers and prevented him from preaching. He officiated in public on the Sunday previous to his death. He was the Father of the Church; died suddenly, whilst getting out of bed, 8th March 1788, in his 102nd year, and unmarried. In dress and diet he was homely and simple. He enjoyed an almost uninterrupted state of health, had a strong antipathy to every kind of medicine, and is said to have used it on only one occasion.-[Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii; Falkirk Sess. Reg., Tombst.; Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xii.]

1789 ANDREW HANDYSIDE, licen. by Presb. of Peebles 6th Dec. 1786; pres. by William, Duke of Queensberry, and called 25th Dec. 1788; ord. 30th April 1789; died at Edinburgh, 4th Dec. 1826, in his 78th year. He was buried in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, in the ground of his nephew, Swan of Lyne Townhead. Publication-Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xii.).

1814 ALEXANDER AFFLECK, licen. by the Presb. 10th Dec. 1806; assistant for some years at Lyne; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, called 14th April, and ord. (assistant and successor) 23rd June 1814; died unmarr. 21st Dec. 1845, aged 71. Publication-Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc., iii.).

1846 THOMAS MACKENZIE, born Lochmaben, son of James M; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1830); licen. by Presb. of Lochmaben; chaplain of Paisley Prison; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 2nd Sept. 1846; called 1st Oct. 1846; ord. 21st Oct. 1846; died 5th Feb. 1852. He marr. Margaret Pearson, and had issue-James George Steuart, born 22nd Aug. 1839, editor of The Edinburgh Courant.

1852 WILLIAM WALKINSHAW, born Howfaulds, Carstairs, 10th Sept. 1820, only child of David W., farmer, and Grizel Inglis; educated at High School and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Lanark 29th March 1848; assistant at Tron, Glasgow, and Eaglesham; app., but not ord., to Mlilton Chapel, Glasgow, Jan. 1851; ord. there 3rd March 1852; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 20th March 1852; called 4th June, adm. 3rd Aug. 1852; died 6th Aug. 1860. He marr. 25th April 1854, Jane (died 5th Nov. 1900), only child of Andrew Inglis, merchant, Edinburgh, and Johan Craig, and had issue- Jane Inglis, born 19th Feb. 1855; David, born 3rd July 1856, died 8th July 1861; Andrew Inglis, born 1st April 1859, died 18th July 1863. Publication - Pamphlet on Lyne and Megget (in conjunction with Alexander Williamson).

1861 COLIN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, born 25th Dec. 1832, son of Alexander C., min. of Croy and Dalcross; educated at King's College, Aberdeen (1846-50), and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Chanonry 1853; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, Jan. 1861; called 28th Feb., ord. 28th March 1861; died 12th July 1901.