Dirleton); Isobel (marr. 29th June 1730, Charles Sherriff, merchant, Leith). [Wodrow MSS.]

1724 WILLIAM CARLYLE, born 1689, son of Ludovic C., New Park, descended from the Carlyles of Brydekirk, and Jean Jardine of the Applegarth family; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (24th May 1715) ; tutor in the family of Hay of Spott; chaplain to Alexander, Lord Elibank; ord. to Cummertrees 28th April 1720; a call to Lochmaben was refused by General Assembly 1724; trans. and adm. 26th Nov. 1724; died 8th March 1765. He marr. 15th Feb. 1721, Janet (died 5th March 1779), daugh. of Alexander Robertson, min. of Tinwald, and had issue-Alexander, D.D., min. of Inveresk; James; Jean; Rachel; William; Catherine; Janet, born 16th Aug. 1737 (marr. 30th Aug. 1760, Captain Thomas Bell, London); Sarah; Margaret (marr. 4th March 1758, Thos. Dickson, M.D., London), died 22nd Sept. 1762; Helen; and others. Publication-Sermon preached at the Opening of Synod (Edinburgh, 1748).-[Brown's Gosp. Truth, Carlyle's Autob.]

1765 JAMES ROY, born 6th April 1730, son of John R., Milton of Carluke, and brother of General William R.; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1747); min. of Shettleston Chapel-of-Ease 1756-8; of St Cuthbert's Chapel-of-Ease, Edinburgh, 1758-65; pres. by Mrs Janet Grant of Prestongrange (with consent of John Carmichael of Castlecraig, her husband); trans. and adm. 28th Nov. 1765; died unmarr. 3rd Sept. 1767.-[Tombst. Carlyle's Autob.]

1768 MATTHEW REID, bapt. 1st May 1707,  son of Matthew R., min. of North Berwick; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 9th Dec. 1731; ord. to Prestonkirk 20th Nov. 1734; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hyndford, trans. and adm. 9th June 1768; died 5th Aug. 1770. He marr. (1) 21st Feb. 1739, Sarah (died 11th March 1761), daugh. of Alexander Jolly, writer, Edinburgh, and had issue-Matthew, lieut. 40th Regt., born 3rd Nov.

1740, killed at the siege of Havana, 11th Aug. 1762; Alexander, born 20th Nov. 1745; Janet, born 24th Feb. 1746 (marr. John Sydserff of Ruchlaw); Margaret, born 27th June 1753; Hugh, born 12th Oct. 1756: (2) 3rd Oct. 1765, Elizabeth Findlay, who died at Edinburgh 9th April 1802.[Sots May., lxxxviii.; Carlyle's Autob.]

1771 JOSEPH M'CORMICK, D.D.; trans. from Temple; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hyndford, and adm. l0th Jan. 1771; Moderator of the General Assembly 23rd May; trans. to St Leonard's, St Andrews, 12th Sept. 1782.-[Carlyle's Autob.]

1783 JOHN TROTTER, M.A.; pres. by John, Earl of Hyndford, and ord. 16th Jan. 1783; res. 1st Dec. 1795, on appointment as Professor of Oriental Languages, St Andrews (q.v.).

1796 PETER PRIMROSE, born Dumfries 1758, descended from Peter P., min. of Crossmichael; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; tutor in family of Earl of Moray; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 28th Sept. 1785; ord. to Dalgety 5th July 1787; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hyndford, and adm. 14th April 1796; D.D. (Edinburgh, 23rd Dec. 1825); died 29th Jan. 1833. He marr. 20th Nov. 1788, Beatrice (died 20th Aug. 1833), daugh. of Thomas Main, London, and had issue John, W.S. apprentice 1807, born 9th Sept. 1789; Isabella, born 13th Aug. 1791; Agnes, born 21st May 1795 (marr. 1st Sept. 1818, Peter Macdowall, accountant, Edinburgh), died 4th Aug. 1821; Janet, born 7th Aug. 1798 (marr. 4th Sept. 1823, Dr John Purcell, Edinburgh), died 8th May 1830 ; Thomas, born 25th June 1800; Peter, born 30th April 1802, died 21st Dec. 1823; Margaret Lavinia, born 1st July 1805; Grace Beatrice, born 23rd Aug. 1809. Publications-Prayers, Communion fable Services, and a Sermon (Haddington, 1838); Account of Dalgety (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xv.).

1833  WILLIAM BRUCE CUNNINGHAM, born 13th April 1806, son of Robert C., capt. Berwickshire Militia, and Isabella Oliver, and great-great-grandson of