1758 JOHN ERSKINE of Carnock, M.A.:  trans. from Culross; called 13th Aug. 1756; adm. 15th June 1758; trans. to Old Greyfriars 9th July 1767.

1767 JAMES BROWN, trans. from Melrose; called by the Town Council, ministers, and elders 28th Nov. 1766; adm. 9th July 1767; trans. to New North Church 24th Nov. 1768.

1768 ROBERT HENRY, min. of the High  Meeting, Berwick - upon - Tweed; called by the Town Council 13th May, and adm. 24th Nov. 1768; trans. to the Old Kirk Parish 19th Dec. 1776.[New Stat. Acc., viii.; Scots Mag., liii.]

1776 JOHN KEMP, trans. from Trinity Gask; called 2nd Aug., and adm. 19th Dec. 1776; trans. to Tolbooth Parish 25th Nov. 1779.

1779 ANDREW HUNTER of Barjarg, D.D.; trans from New Church, Dumfries; elected by the Town Council 3rd Sept., and adm. 25th Nov. 1779, being elected Professor of Divinity in the University, which lie was to hold in conjunction; trans. to Tron Parish 2nd April 1786.

 1787 WILLIAM MARTIN, licen. by Presb. of Haddington 1773; ord. to Gargunnock 6th April 1773; pres. by the Town Council 3rd Aug. 1786; trans. and adm. 22nd Feb. 1787, holding in conjunction the chaplaincy of Stirling Castle; pres. to Tron Parish 8th Oct. 1788, but died previous to the day fixed for his admission, 10th Feb. 1789, in 45th year. He marr. 4th June 1787, Margaret Cockburn, who died 5th Feb.  1855 having survived her husband sixty-six years.

1789 HENRY GRIEVE D.D.; trans. from Dalkeith; pres. by the Town Council, and adm. 22nd July 1789; trans. to Old Kirk Parish 27th April 1791.

1791 JOHN SCOTLAND, born 1735, son of John S., Dunfermline; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 12th Nov. 1760; ord. to Eskdalemuir 6th .Jan. 1763; trans. to Westerkirk 16th June 17 68; trans.

to Linlithgow 17th Dec. 1778; pres. by the Town Council, and adm. 13th Oct. 1791. In the delirium of fever lie terminated his life by throwing himself from a window, 3rd May 1792. He marr. 21st April 1778, Helen (died 17th Sept. 1793), daugh. of Professor John Millar, Glasgow. Publications-The End of Preaching, and the Way to Attain to It, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1780); Sermon IV. (Scotch Preacher, ii., Edinburgh, 17 76).-[Scots Mag., xxxvi.]

1792 GEORGE HUSBAND BAIRD, D.D.; trans. from Dunked; pres. by the Town Council 8th Aug., and adm. 15th Nov. 1792; trans. to New North Parish 10th .Jan. 1799.

1799 ANDREW BROWN, D.D.; trans. from Lochmaben; pres. by the Town Council 3rd July, and adm. 18th Oct. 1799; trans. to Old Kirk Parish 24th July 1800.

1800 JOHN THOMSON, D.D.; trans. from Markinch; pres. by the Town Council 30th July, and adm. 18th Oct. 1800; trans. to New North Parish 16th Dec. 1802; min. again in 1814.

1803 ALEXANDER BRUNTON, trans. from Bolton; pres. by the Town Council 23rd March, and adm. 15th Sept. 1803; trans. to Tron Parish 23rd Nov. 1809.

1810 ANDREW MITCHELL THOMSON, trans. from East Parish, Perth; pres. by the Town Council Dec. 1809; adm. 16th May 1810; trans. to St George's 16th June 1814.

1814 JOHN THOMSON, father of preceding, born 1741; licen. by Presb. of Penpont 1st April 1767; ord. to Sanquhar 7th Sept. 1769; trans. to Markinch 5th May 1785; D.D. (Edinburgh, 10th Dec. 17 89); trans. to this charge in 1800; trans. to New North Parish 16th Dec. 1802; pres. by the Town Council, trans. and adm. 20th Oct. 1814; died 17th Feb. 1822. He marr. (1) 6th June 1770, Helen Forrest, who died 25th Oct. 1801, and had issue-William, D.D., min. of Perth, born 28th Jan. 1773; James, born 29th Aug. 1774; Andrew Mitchell, D.D., above