and adm. 14th April 1692 ; died probably in Dec. 1704 (see Edin. Tests., 28th May 1705), aged about 67. He bequeathed £120 to his former charge at Tulliallan, "for keeping poor scholars at the school." He marr. Marion (died 3rd Dec. 1700), daugh. of James Stevenson, merchant, Edinburgh, and had issue-James, M.D., President of the Royal College of Physicians. -[Tulliall. Sess., Test., and Edin. Guild Reg.; Wodrow's Anal.]

1702 THOMAS FINDLAY, licen. by Presb. of Chirnside 3rd Nov. 1698; ord. to Morham 20th April 1699; trans. and adm. 23rd Dec. 1702 ; died Nov. 1732. He marr. 15th July 1699, Christian Campbell, and had issue-Hugh, served heir 1st April 1734 (Canongate Services); David, made a considerable fortune in India; Robert of Drummore, Prestonpans, D.D., and min. of Inch; Margaret (marr. John Stewart of Dalguise); Mary (marr. 1732, Robert Chisholm, Collector of Cess for Peeblesshire) ; Isobel (marr. John Clunie, min. of Whitekirk); Ann (marr. March 1739, James Gilchrist, merchant, Edinburgh).-[N. Berwick Sess. Reg.; Scots Mag., xx.]

1734 MATTHEW REID, pres. by Sir James Dalrymple of New Hailes, Bart., and ord. 20th Nov. 1734; trans. to Prestonpans 21st April 1768. - [Carlyle's Autob.]

1768 DANIEL M'QUEEN, born 24th May  1743, son of Daniel M., D.D., min. of St Giles, Edinburgh; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th June 1765; pres. by Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, Bart., and ord. 17th Aug. 1768. In 1807 the heritors opposed a claim for augmentation of stipend on the ground that the Court of Teinds, being merely a Commission of Parliament, had no power to grant. The Court of Session by a majority of ten to three sustained the claim (3rd Feb. 1808), which was affirmed, on appeal, by the House of Lords 20th May following. M. died 18th July 1808. He marr. (1) 7th Nov. 1768, Elizabeth Lyon, who died 7th July 1773,

and had issue-Janet, born 16th June 1769, died 13th July 1770; Elizabeth, born 9th June 1770 (marr. William Wilkie, merchant, Haddington); Janet, born 9th Sept. 1771: (2) 2nd Jan. 1775, Mary Lothian, who died 11th June 1815, and had issue-Margaret, born 4th Oct. 1775 (marr. Robert Moore, min. of Oldhamstocks); Warburton, born 11th May 1777, died 15th Feb. 1778; Mary, born 1st Aug. 1778 (marr. 27th Dec. 1805, Archibald Dunlop, distiller, Linton); Andrew, Lieut. Col. 36th N.I., born 12th Dec. 1780, died 26th Sept. 1829; Daniel, born 12th Aug. 1782. Publication-Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xi.).-[Connell on Tithes.]

1809 JAMES THOMSON, born 1760, son of Captain William T., and nephew of Thomas T., min. of Dailly; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1776); licen. by Presb. of Ayr 11th Sept. 1782; ord. to Girvan 18th March 1784; pres. by Miss Christian Dalrymple of Hailes; trans. and adm. 1st June 1809; died 12th Jan. 1841. He marr. (1) 28th Nov. 1785, his cousin, Margaret Hope (died 31st Dec. 1797), daugh. of Thomas Thomson, min. of Dailly, and had issue-William, born 8th Oct. 1786, died 13th March 1793; Margaret, born 29th Nov. 1788; Thomas, merchant, Glasgow, born 22nd Jan. 1790, died 9th June 1832; James, probationer, M.A. (Glasgow 1815), born 8th March 1795, died 23rd Aug. 1823; Jane, born 31st Dec. 1797: (2) 16th Dec. 1799, Elizabeth Hamilton, who died l0th Jan. 1854, and had issue-Elizabeth, born 5th Oct. 1800, died 12th Nov. 1810; John, his successor; William, born 9th Jan. 1813. Publication-Account of Girvan (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xii.).-[Tombst.]

1831 JOHN THOMSON, born 18th Oct. 1803, son of preceding; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 7th Dec. 1825; pres. by Miss Christian Dalrymple of Hailes, and ord. (assistant and successor) 21st April 1831. Joined the Free Church; min. of East Linton Free Church 1843; died 12th July