He marr. Marjory, daugh. of William Cooke of Tweedmouth, and had issue a son.-[holy Island Reg.; Acts of Ass., 1690;  MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Hutchinson's Hist. of Northumberland; Playfair's Baronet., viii.]

1696 JAMES HAMILTON, called 12th Aug,, and ord. 25th Sept. 1696; died Nov. 1699, and was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh.

1701 WILLIAM ADAMS, M.A. (Edinburgh, 16th Sept. 1695); schoolmaster of Prestonpans Dec. 1700; called 1st Jan., and ord. 16th April 1701; he refused to subscribe the Formula, having done so formerly, alleging there was "no need of repeating these engagements," and was rebuked by the Synod, while the Presb. were charged" to keep a watchful eye over him." He joined in a complaint to the Assembly 1705, against "these tyrannical impositions," but was refused a hearing. Being ordered to remove, he was hooted by the crowd at the door. He dem. 4th Nov. 1714; commenced business as a printer in Edinburgh; was committed to the Tolbooth 13th April 1717, along with Walter Ruddiman, son of the Grammarian, for printing a pamphlet, entitled Mercy, Now or Never, but after two days was released. He died 13th Dec. 1730, aged 54. He marr. in March 1704, Janet, daugh. of William Thomson, writer, Edinburgh, and had issue William; David; James; Mary. Publication-A Letter from the Country containing some Remarks . . . in Answer to [James Webster's] Lawful Prejudices against an Incorporating Union (Edinburgh, 1707, anon.). [Wodrow MSS. and Anal.]

1715 JOHN CUMING [CUMMING] of Threeburnford, born 1679, second son of David C., min. of Edinkillie; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; ord. to Eyemouth 2nd Sept. 1708; pies. by George I., trans. and adm. 28th June 1715; a libel was raised against him by Hepburn of Humbie and others regarding his conduct in secular matters, from which he was assoilzied by the General Assembly 13th May 1731; died 26th Feb. 1754.

He marr. (1) Clara Stewart, who died before 23rd Dec. 1714: (2) 1st Nov. 1719, Jean (died 26th Feb. 1759, aged 75), daugh. of John Cuming, senior, merchant, Edinburgh, and had issue - Jean (marr. William Ramsay, LL.D. of Templehall, Coldingham)-[Tombst.; Acts of Ass., 1731.]

1754 ROBERT DUNDAS, son of Robert D., merchant, Edinburgh, and Margaret, daugh. of Robert Watson of Muirhouse; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 24th Oct. 1753; pres. by Archibald Christie of Keith, and ord. 31st Dec. 1754; died 31st May 1767. He marr. 22nd Feb. 1760, Elizabeth (died 1770), daugh. of Thomas Turnbull, min. of Borthwick, and had issue-Sir Robert of Beechwood, one of the Principal Clerks of Session, born 30^th July 1761, created a Baronet, 24th Aug. 1821, died 28th Dec. 1835; Margaret, born 16th April 1763; Mary, born 29th Dec. 1764; Henry, born 4th Feb. 1767.-{Cockburn's Memorials.]

1768 HENRY SANGSTER, son of James S., Boyndie, Banffshire; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1758); tutor in the family of Rutherfurd of Edgerston; licen. by Presb. of Jedburgh 3rd Oct. 1764; pres. by George III. 29th June 1767; ord. 21st Jan. 1768; died at Perth 6th April 1820, in his 82nd year. He marr. 16th Jan. 1768, Isabel (died 22nd Nov. 1802), daugh. of Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw, and had issue- John, min. of Garvald; Patrick, manufacturer, born 24th Aug. 1770; Katherine, born 25th May 1772, died 22nd May 1795; George, born 2nd July 1775, died 11th June 1776; Robert, banker, Perth, born 10th Oct. 1777; Ann, born 22nd Sept. 1779 (marr. 20th June 1803, James Fitchie, manufacturer, Perth); George, born 11th Nov. 1781, died 20th July 1799; Isabel, born 10th Feb. 1785 (marr. her father's successor). Publications- Accounts of Humbie and of Pencaitland (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., vi., xvii.).

1817 JAMES MACFARLANE, son of Alexander M., farmer in Strathbran; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 12th Oct. 1803; ord. by them 15th Feb. 1811, as