12th Nov. 1851, Jessie Lowe, only child of John Warren and Jessie Fiddes, and widow of James William Robertson, and had issue -Jessie Warren, born 11th Aug. 1852 (marr. 28th Sept. 1875, John Stuart, W.S.); Margaret Jane Rose, born 19th Dec. 1854, died 28th Oct. 1875; Jemima Williamina, born 7th Jan. 1858.

1876 WILLIAM MENZIES HUTTON, born Glasgow, 13th May 1829, son of Alexander H., supervisor of Excise, and Isabella Forrester; educated at St Andrews Univ.; M.A. (1847); licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 1850; ord. to Cranshaws 23rd Sept. 1853; trans. and adm. 23rd March 1876. Marr. 6th June 1855, Clara (died 21st April 1880), daugh. of George Dickson, min. of Kilrenny, and has issue-Janet Georgina, born 29th July 1857 (marr. William Fyfe Macintosh, solicitor, Arbroath); Isabella Forrester, born 22nd May 1859; Clara Wilhelmina, born 29th Sept. 1861, died 22nd Oct. 1891; Alexander, born 16th Dec. 1863, died 25th Dec. 1888; George Dickson, M.A., B.Sc., min. of Bothkennar, born 21 st Feb. 1865; Margaret Elizabeth Dickson, born 3rd Feb. 1868 (marr. Bernard Ambrose Starling); William Menzies, born 9th April 1870, died 12th Oct. 1899; Helen Caverhill, born 31st May 1872.

1913 JAMES BRYCE GORDON, born 4th Jan. 1884, son of John G., min. of Glasserton; educated at High School, Glasgow, and at Univs. of Glasgow and St Andrews; student missionary at Strachur, Kilchoman (Islay), and Strathyre; licen. by Presb. of Dunblane May 1911; assistant at Dean, Edinburgh; ord. (assistant and successor) 1st July 1913.

PRESTONKIRK,

FORMERLY

PRESTONHAUGH.

[The church was dedicated to St Baldred, and previous to the Reformation was known as Hauch, Haugh, Halch, Preston, and Linton. It was a prebend of the collegiate church of Dunbar. Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, was rector in 1492.]

1553-9 NICOL CRICHTON, "parson of   Hauch."

1562 GEORGE HEPBURN, natural son of Patrick H. of Waughton. On 11th Oct. 1548 he was presented by Queen Mary, with consent of the Earl of Arran, to the Chancellory of Brechin, vacant by the death of Alexander Gavine, but the Bishop refused to give him collation (Milne home Papers, 264). One of those "thought apt and able to minister" by the first Reformed General Assembly, 20th Dec. 1560. He got allowance from the Assembly, 1583, " to passe out of the countrie for recoverie of his health," and died 21st Oct. 1585.-He left a widow (name unknown). -[Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calderwood's Hists.; Wodrow Miscell., Test. Reg.]

1576 DAVID HEPBURN, reader.

1586 ROBERT HEPBURN of Furde, natural son of Sir Alexander H. of Whitsome, and brother of Thomas of Oldhamstocks; he was styled of Duntarvy, Magdalens, and Foord (Scots Peerage, ii., 145); app. l0th Jan. 1586; a member of Assembly 1587, and of several others; died 26th Oct. 1596. He marr. Elizabeth Hepburn, who survived him, and marr. (2) Walter Henderson, wright, Edinburgh (Pat. Oliphant, Edin. Test.), and left two daughs. -Elizabeth (marr. John Stewart, Sheriff of Bute); Jean (marr. Walter Stewart of Kirkland: Reg. of Deeds, ccxx., 315, 1614).- [Reg. Assig. and Deeds, ii., xxxvi., xl.; Booke of the Kirk, Dalkeith and Edin. Presb. and Test. Reg., Calderwood's Mist., Melvill's Autob]

1593 JOHN FORREST, M.A.; adm. Colleague 2nd Oct. 1593; trans. to Humbie 21st Jan. 1595.

1597 EDWARD HEPBURN, son of Edward H. of Smeaton, second son of Sir Patrick H. of Waughton; adm. min. of Navar and Chancellor of the Diocese of Brechin, 24th Feb. 1585; M.A. (Edinburgh 1588); trans. and adm. in 1597; a member of Assembly 1602, and of several others; was nominated by the Assembly, 1606, constant Moderator of Presb., who were