Assig., Raith Pap., Orig. Lett., Edin. Apprentice Reg.]

1630 JOHN SINCLAIR, janitor in Univ.  of Edinburgh, which office he demitted on graduating M.A., 26th July 1623; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 23rd Aug. 1626; ord. and inst. 14th June 1630; died in 1637, aged about 34. He marr. (1) 17th Feb. 1631, Elizabeth Geddes, who died 17th Feb. 1633: (2) Agnes Buchanan, who marr. secondly, Alexander Ross, servitor to Edmonstone of Woolmet, and thirdly, before 1642, James Ralston, writer, Edinburgh (Reg. of Deeds, 29th June 1650). - [Craufurd's Hist. of the Univ.; Haddingt., Presb., Test., and Edin. Reg. (Marr.).]

1637 PATRICK SIBBALD, M.A. (St Andrews 1624); ord. 25th April 1637; was a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1645 and 1647. He was elected to St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, 24th Jan. 1650, but the Presb. refused his translation; yet, 19th Aug. 1652, when he "considerit that lie had livit thir fourteen years, or thereby, amongst a people who had thought that his gospel preaching was not worth a horse and two cows grasse, and his children wer all for the scroll, and he could not get ether maintenance for himself, or anything to be  an help to ther education, therfore lie would be forcit to suit transportation, for thir thrie years bypast lie had receavit no thing," liberty to translate was granted. He died April 1653, aged about 49. He marr. Katherine (died June 1665), daugh. of David Balcomy, schoolmaster, Cupar, and had issue--John; Elizabeth; Christian; Agnes.-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Test. and Cupar Sess. Reg.; Reg. Old Dec., i.; Acts of Ass.]

1654 PATRICK ROBERTSON, son of James R., min. of Cranstoun, M.A. (Edinburgh, July 1643); called 14th Oct. 1653; adm. 16th March 1654. He disappears from the Presb. Record after 9th May 1656. He marr. Agnes Auchinleck, and had issue-Andrew; James; Elizabeth; Katherine (Reg. of Deeds, Mack., 6th June 1676).

1656 WILLIAM DALGARNO, ord. 27th Nov. 1656; coll. 8th Oct. 1662; trans. to Kirkmahoe in 1663.-[Red. Collat.]

1664 WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.A.; ord. and coll. 10th June 1664; deprived on account of the Test 1681; [became min. of Whitekirk]. The battle of Rullion Green was fought during his incumbency. -[Reg. Collat., Edin. Guild, S. Leith Sess. Reg., Wodrow's Hist.]

1682 JAMES MERCER, M.A. (Edinburgh 1670); adm. May 1682. There was no preaching 26th May 1689, the min. being violently interrupted by the rabble when he offered to enter the churchyard, and forced back"; dem. soon after. He marr. Jean Blair, who survived him (Fîfe Sheriff-Court Books, 7th June 1703). [MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1690 JAMES FARMER was a young man ready to be taken on trials at the first meeting of Presbyterian ministers 6th July 1689; ord. 12th Feb. 1690; died at Edinburgh 25th Nov. 1693. He marr. in 1693, Euphan, daugh. of the Laird of Howliston, Stow.-[Edin. Reg.

1695 WILLIAM M'GEORGE, born 1668, son of William M'G., min. of Heriot; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh, where he had a bursary on Johnston's foundation 7th Nov. 1683; M.A. (9th July 1687); licen. by Presb. 3rd May, pres. jure devoluto, and ord. 5th Sept. 1695; died 6th March 1745. He marr. l0th June 1697, Sarah (died 9th May 1741), daugh. of Walter Ranken of Orchardhead, and had issue-Katherine (marr. 17th Nov. 1723, James Dewar of Vogrie). Publications-Sermon at opening the Synod (Edinburgh, 1714) 1714); The Sum of Christianity (Edinburgh, 1718); Sermons (Edinburgh, 1729). A MS. Journal of M'G., beginning 1st Nov. 1706, written in shorthand, 282 pages, was sold at David Constable's Sale in Edinburgh in 1828.-