trans. to Humbie 21st Jan. 1595; trans. and adm. 1599 ; died 31st Dec. 1634, aged about 67. He marr. Elizabeth Stevenson, who died 21st Nov. 1634.-[Reg. Assig., Haddingt. and Edin. Presb. and Test. Reg., Calderwood's Hist.]

1636 ROBERT LAUDER, son of John L., Bailie of Tynninghame, and brother of John Lauder, min. of that parish ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 6th July 1623); mentioned as min. in 1636; dem. 1673; pres. and Coll. by Alexander, Bishop of Edinburgh (in conjunction with his son), 23rd Oct. same year, and inst. 8th April 1674; the date of his death is unknown. He marr. Agnes Grier (Haddington Inhib., 11th Aug. 1649), and had issue-George, his successor; Alexander, bursar of the Presb. 4th March 1684.-[Haddingt. Presb. Reg., Acts of Ass.]

1674 GEORGE LAUDER, born 30th Aug.  1639, son of preceding; M.A. (Edinburgh, 18th July 1664); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 7th July 1671; pres. and Coll. (colleague) by Alexander, Bishop of Edinburgh, 23rd Oct. 1673; inst. 8th April 1674; dem. after the Revolution when further trace of him is lost. He marr. 27th July 1683, Janet Loch. He was Presb. Clerk for some years.- [Tyningh. and Whittingh. Sess. and Edin. Reg. (Marr.), Reg. Collat.; HS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Waddell's An Old Kirk Chronicle.]

1691 JAMES WEBSTER, trans. from Liberton, and adm. before 5th May 1691;  trans. to Tolbooth Parish, Edinburgh, June 1693.

1694 WILLIAM HAMILTON, son of James H., burgess of Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh, 9th July 1656); ord. to Penicuik l0th June 1664; deprived on account of the Test 1681; min. of Irvine in 1688; trans. to Kirknewton 1689; adm. after 1st May 1694; died 16th July 1712, in his 75th year. He marr. (1) 1667, Jean Fleming, who died 2nd March 1677, aged 51, and had issue-James, apothecary in Edinburgh (Edin. Com. Deeds, 20th Dec. 1707), bapt. 9th March 1671, died 1710: Marion, bapt. 2nd July 1672; Jean,

bapt. 14th July 1673 (marr. James Ranken of Perth); Patrick, bapt. 27th June 1675 (2) 29th Oct. 1678, Isobel (died 4th Sept. 1710, aged 55), daugh. of John Brown, min. of Linton, and had issue-Anne, bapt. 13th Nov. 1679; William, bapt. 19th Dec. 1680, went to Potomac, America; Katherine; Elizabeth (marr. 19th Feb. 1711, Thomas Veitch, surgeon apothecary, Edinburgh); Marjory.-[Hist. Gen. Ass., 1690; Wodrow MSS., Stobo Sess. Reg.]

1713 THOMAS DAVIDSON, chaplain of  Stirling Castle, pres. by Presb. jure devoluto, 1st July, and adm. 19th Aug. 1713; trans. to Dundee 5th March 1732.

1732 JOHN CLUNIE, born 1708, son of a  farmer in the parish; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 5th Oct. 1731; pres. by George II. 19th May, and ord. 2nd Aug. 1732; adm. to the united parish 23rd Aug. 1761; died 19th June 1784. He marr. (1) (name unknown), and had issue - Mary (marr. 30th July 1766, Alexander Burns, North Berwick); Agnes, born 25th March 1748: (2) 21st July 1749, Isabel, daugh of Thomas Findlay, min. of Prestonkirk, and bad issue-Rebecca, born 20th March 1751 (marr. Capt. George Finlay: Edin. Com. Decreets, 1816); Margaret, born 12th Nov. 1752; John, born 30th Sept. 1755; Alice, born 14th July 1757; Isabella, born 28th May 1759; Charlotte, born 24th July 1762 (marr. Bigge, wood merchant at Memel, East Prussia), died at Portobello in 1844; James, born 14th March 1769; Marion Ann, born 9th Aug 1771.-[Tombst.]

1785 JAMES WILLIAMSON, son of Thomas W,. Elgin; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; ord. to High Meeting, Berwick - on - Tweed, 17th Nov. 1768; trans. to Eyemouth 16th Aug. 1776; pres. by George III. 14th Aug. 1784; trans. and adm. 7th April 1785; died 24th March 1806, aged 64. He marr. 20th Aug. 1772, Elizabeth Cockburn, who died 3rd June 1815, and had issue-Margaret, born 21st April 1775; James, born 9th Jan. 1777; Thomas, lieutenant in His Majesty's ship Atlas, born 26th Feb. 1783, died 8th Oct. 1805; Elizabeth, born 7th Nov. 1784