1660 JAMES KILPATRICK, son and heir of James K. or Patrick, portioner, of Byres, Kilwinning (Ayr Sas., iii., 242); recommended by George, Lord Ramsay, 1st Jan. 1660, "as a domestick in his own house "; called 15th and ord. 28th June 1660. Deprived by Act of Parliament 11th June, and of Privy Council 1st Oct. 1662, and went to Ireland; was min. again in 1688.

1663 JOHN COLLIER, M.A. (St Andrews,  20th July 1650); min. of Firth and Stenness in 1662; trans. and coll. 23rd March 1663; deprived for refusing the Test Nov. 1681; died in Edinburgh, 13th Nov. 1691, aged about 62. He marr. (1) 26th May 1664, Margaret Watson (a native of the parish), and had issue— James: (2) 31st Oct. 1667, Annabella Lindsay, Edinburgh.—[Reg. Collat,, Edin. Reg. (Bur.), Wodrow's Hist.]

1682 ROBERT MONTEITH, son of Alexander M., merchant, Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh, 31st July 1662); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 3rd April 1679; ord. to Borgue 1682; pres. by Sir William Primrose of Carrington 15th May, coll. 22nd, adm. and inst. 23rd June 1682; dep. 19th Feb. 1685. He entered burgess and guild-brother of Edinburgh 4th April 1690. Marr. (pro. 16th March 1677) Jean Herries, and had issue—Mary; James. Publica­tions—The True and Genuine Art of Exact Pointing to be used in Print and Manu­scripts (Edinburgh, 1704); An Theater of Mortality, or the Illustrious Inscriptions extant upon the Several Monuments . . . within the Greyfriars Churchyard, etc., 2 parts (Edinburgh, 1704-13); Buchanan's Fratres Fraterrimi, Epigrams, and Miscel­lanies, in English verse (Edinburgh, 1708). — {Edin. Guild and Reg. (Bapt.); Fountain-hall's Diary, and, Dec., i; Lives of Em. Scotsmen, Poets, vi.]

1685 DAVID LAMMIE [said to be LAMIE], born 1656, son of John L., Dean of Brechin: educated at King's Col­lege, Aberdeen; M.A. (11th July 1676);

pres. by Sir William Primrose of Carrington, and inst. 25th May 1685. Deprived by the Committee of Estates 8th May 1689; died in Edinburgh, 28th Jan. 1724.—[Test. (St And.) and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Acts Parl., ix.]

1688 JAMES KILPATRICK, already mentioned. At the Provincial Meeting, 2nd Nov. 1687, David Williamson was appointed to send the letter of the General Meeting requesting K.'s return from Ireland; on the invitation of the parishioners he returned in June, brought his family in Nov., and was allowed to preach and exercise the other duties of the ministry, by the Committee of Estates 10th May 1689, without prejudice to the patron's right of patronage; restored by Act of Parliament 25th April 1690; member of Assemblies 1690, 1692; died 4th July 1696. He marr. 22nd Dec. 1691, Helen Kerr, widow of George Johnston, min. of New-battle, and had issue—Christian (marr., as his second wife, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, Bart.).  His portrait is still extant at Penicuik. — [Edin. Reg. (Marr.); Acts Parl., ix.]

1698 JOHN BISHOP, M.A. (Edinburgh, 18th July 1692); called 31st Dec. 1697; ord. 13th April 1698; died 23rd Oct. 1706, aged about 34. He marr. Jean, sister of William Daes, surgeon, and had issue — Elizabeth; James; John. — [Test. Reg.}

1709 JAMES PATON, educated at the Univ.  of Glasgow, where he held the Dundonald bursary in philosophy in 1698; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 1st Feb. 1709; chaplain to the Lord Justice Clerk; called 28th April, and ord. 27th July 1709; clerk of Synod 6th Nov. 1716; died 7th May 1754. He marr. (1) 5th April 1710, Margaret (died 7th Feb. 1722), daugh. of William Ritchie, merchant, Ayr, and had issue—Robert, min. of Lasswade; Janet, born 6th May 1712 (marr. Adam Steel, min. of Heriot); Margaret, born 9th Aug. 1713; Elizabeth, born 9th Feb. 1715; Rosina, born 25th Oct. 1717; Ann: (2) 14th Feb. 1723, Agnes Sloss (died Nov. 1748), widow of Adam Davidson, min. of