1704 JOHN DALRYMPLE, M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th June 1697); licen. by Presb. of Peebles 28th Jan. 1702; called 26th Jan., and ord. 27th April 1704; dem. 14th Feb. 1706. "Being in poverty, and distempered both in body and mind, his mother applied to the General Assembly 21st April 1707 for assistance, who recommended him for charitable supply, which was responded to by various kirk-sessions.'' He died in Edinburgh, l0th Feb. 1716, aged 36. -[Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Reg. Gen. Ass., 1707.]

1706 JAMES SMITH, called 28th Aug., and ord. 24th Sept. 1706; trans. to Cramond 7th Nov. 1711. [Wood's Hist. of Cramond.]

[ROBERT KIRK, M.A.; a licentiate of Presb. Of Haddington, was pres. by Sir David Dalrymple 9th Sept. 1712, but was not settled, it being contrary to the Act of Assembly to appoint Gaelic preachers to the Lowlands. He became min, of Dornoch in 1713.]

1714 JOHN BARCLAY, M.A. (Edinburgh, 27th April 1705); licen. by Presb. of Middlebie 19th Aug. 1713;  pres. by Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, Bart., and ord. 13th April 1714; pres. to Prestonkirk in April 1733, the translation being refused by the Commission of Assembly in May 1734; died 11th Dec. 1752. He marr. (1) 24th June 1714, Elizabeth, daugh. of George Dischington, St Ninians: (2) Janet Stirling, who died 21st July 1762. A daugh., Janet, marr. Archibald Blair, min. of Garvald- [Carlyle's Autob.]

1753 JAMES PURDIE, probably son of James P., MA., rector of the Grammar School, Glasgow; M.A. (Glasgow 1722); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 4th June 1728; ord. (assistant) Arbroath 29th Oct. 1735; adm. to Guthrie 16th June 1737; pres. by Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, Bart.; trans. and adm. 19th July 1753; died 22nd May 1766, aged about 64. He marr. 3rd June 1736, Elizabeth Clark, who died 6th June 1774, and had issue-Janet (marr. 6th Nov. 1758, John Turnbull, Standilane); Henrietta, born 7th June 1745

1766 PATRICK CARFRAE, pres. by Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, Bart., 1st July, and ord. 20th Nov. 1766; trans. to Dunbar 16th Sept. 1795.

1796 JOHN STEELE, born Auchterarder, 4th June 1760, son of Robert S.; schoolmaster of Dunbar; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 22nd Feb.1786; pres. by Miss  Christian Dalrymple of Hailes, and ord. 12th May 1796; died 17th Sept. 1831. He marr. 14th April 1801, Isabella (died 3rd March 1832), daugh, of Thomas Blair, Deputy-comptroller of the Stamp Office, Edinburgh.-[Kay's Portraits, i.]

1832 JAMES FORSYTH, pres. by Miss Christian Dalrymple of Hailes, and adm. 10th May 1832; trans. to West Parish, Aberdeen, 10th Nov. 1843.

1844 ALEXANDER GRAHAM, licen. by Presb, of Perth; pres. by Sir Charles Dalrymple Ferguson, Bart., and or d. 18th Jan. 1844; died unmarr. 20th March 1887.

1867 JOHN GRANT TAINSH, born Dron; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of Perth; pres, by Charles Dalrymple of Hailes; called 20th June, and ord. 25th July 1867; res. 21st Oct. 1888; died unmarr, at Edinburgh, 25th Sept. 1898.

1889 WILLIAM BROWN MURRAY, born 19th Oct. 1860, son of Alexander John M., min. of Eddleston; educated at Peebles High School and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 1886; assistant at Middlebie; ord. 19th March 1889; died unmarr, 1st Dec. 1893.

1894 JAMES MITCHELL PATTULLO, born 18th Sept. 1862, son of Henry Alexander P., min. of Parton; educated at Castle-Douglas Academy and Univ. of Glasgow; licen, by Presb. of Kirkcudbright June 1887; assistant at Tinwald, Caerlaverock, and St Mungo; ord. 10th May 1894. Marr. 30th July 1895, Agnes Hutchison, daugh. of James Cranston and Mary Smith, and has issue - Mary Smith, born l0th March 1897 - Henry Alexander, born 14th July 1898; James Cranston, born 12th Oct. 1901.