1721 ANDREW MITCHELL, M.A. (Edinburgh 18th May 1891); ord. min. of Manor 21st Aug. 1695; called 1st Sept., trans. and adm. 29th Nov. 1721; died 21st July 1737, aged about 67. He marr. in 1707, Jean, daugh. of Alexander Cooper, min. of Selkirk, and had issue— William; Robert; Isobel; Magdalen; Elizabeth (marr. 22nd Feb. 1741, James Hogg, preacher); Margaret.— [Test. Reg.]

1739 WILLIAM CREECH, born 1705, son of David C., burgess of Burntisland, and maltman in Aberdeen, and Janet Morison; educated at the Univ. of Edin­burgh; tutor to George Cranstoun of Crailing; licen. by Presb. of Jedburgh 1st Aug. 1733; an unsuccessful candidate for the Grammar School there in the following year; called 22nd Sept. 1738; ord. 6th March 1739; died 21st Aug. 1745, aged 40. He marr. Mary Buley, residing at Crailing (an Englishwoman, related to the Devon­shire family of Quarme), who died 16th May 1764, and had issue—Mary, born 5th Oct. 1741, died 1747; Margaret, born 15th June 1743, died 1747; Henry, born 14th May 1744, died 24th May 1744; William Henry, bookseller, Lord Provost of Edin­burgh (1811-13), distinguished for his literary knowledge and taste, and for his friendship with Robert Burns, born 21st April 1745, died 14th June 1815.— [Steven's Hist. High School, Creech's Fug.

1746 JAMES WATSON, pres. by William, Marquess of Lothian, 4th Jan., and ord. 19th Aug. 1746; trans. to the Canongate, First Charge, 7th Aug. 1753. — [Steven's Hist. High School, Carlyle's Autob.}

1754 GEORGE SHEPHERD, son of John S., min. of Logie Coldstone; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1728-32; ord. to Tarland 21st Sept. 1738; pres. by William Henry, Marquess of Lothian, 24th Oct. 1753; trans. and adm. 19th July 1754; died 9th May 1779. He marr. 14th May 1740, Mary (died 20th Sept. 1775), daugh. of John Kirkpatrick, Edin burgh, and had issue—John, born 21st May

1741; Jean, born 13th Dec. 1742, died 5th Oct. 1766; James, born 10th Oct. 1744; Mary, born 2nd July 1747, died 18th Feb. 1768; Isobel, born 6th July 1749, died 19th Jan. 1826; William, born 13th July 1750; George, born 23rd Jan. 1754.

1779 WILLIAM PAUL, pres. by William John, Marquess of Lothian, 24th  June, and ord. 24th Sept. 1779; trans. to St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, 23rd March l786.—[Kay's Portraits.]

1786 JAMES BROWN, born 27th Aug. 1758, son of James B., min. of New North Parish, Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th Jan. 1782; ord. min. of Newburn 6th May 1784; pres. by William John, Marquess of Lothian, trans. and adm. 4th Oct. 1786; died 30th March 1812. He marr. 3rd June 1784, Helen (died 22nd Nov. 1814), daugh. of Alexander Adam, architect, Edinburgh, and had issue— Marion, born 6th April 1785; James, accountant in Edinburgh, born 25th June 1786; Alexander, born 1st Sept. 1788; Helen Watson Violet, born 5th Feb. 1790; Robert, min. of Largo, born 25th May 1792; Isabella, born 12th July 1793 (marr. Henry Eugene Pen-in, Dublin); Elizabeth, born 20th Sept. 1794, died 22nd April 1830; Violet, born 12th Dec. 1795 (marr. Capt. Thomas Chrystie, R.N.); Helen, born 15th Jan. 1797 (marr. Alexander Brown, merchant, Edinburgh); Thomas, born 12th March 1798, died 29th Sept. 1799; John Tod, min. of Dunfermline, born 10th Sept. 1805. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., x.)

1813 JOHN THOMSON, born 1771, son of a farmer at Milton, Forfarshire. A fatal accident to one of his brothers, who was killed by the horses running off from fright during a thunderstorm, led to serious spiritual impressions, whereupon he betook himself to study for the ministry. He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1795); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 16th Oct. 1800; tutor in the families of Baron Norton, and John Swinton