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1812. He marr. 10th Nov. 1786, Johanna Lindsay, who died 24th Aug. 1796, and had issue -Margaret, born 29th Dec. 1789; John, born Dec. 1790, died 10th Feb. 1791; George Mackenzie, born 7tli Feb. 1795, died 13th March 1800; Sarah, born 11th Aug. 1796 (marr. Dugald Campbell, min. of Glassary). Publications Political Preaching, or the Meditations of a Well-meaning Man, in a letter addressed to the Rev. William Dun, min. of Kirkintilloch (Glasgow, 1792); Four single Sermons (Edinburgh,  1794-9); Observations on the Overture respecting Chapels-of-Ease (1797); A Cobbler's Remarks on a Tour through the Northern Counties (Edinburgh, 1798); An Address to the Public on the Death of Sir Ralph Abercromby (Edinburgh, 1801); Sermons, with a Short Account of his Life (Edinburgh, 1813); Sermon II. (Scotch Preacher, iv; Edinburgh, 1789); edited Wilson's Hebrew Grammar, 3rd edition. -[Sermons, Grierson's St Andrew's.]

 

1813 ANDREW GRANT of Limepots, Scone, son of David Grant of Limepots and Margaret Henderson, bapt. 4th June 1757; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of Perth 25th July 1781; assistant to Dr Wishart, Edinburgh; ord. Portmoak 16th Sept. 1784; trans. to Kilmarnock 6th May 1802; D.D. (St Andrews 1807); Moderator of Assembly 1808; trans. to Canongate 20th Oct. 1808; trans. to Trinity Parish 11th Oct. 1810; promoted by the Town Council 11th Sept. 1812; trans. and adm. 14th Jan. 1813; Chaplain in Ordinary to George III., George IV., and William IV.; Dean of the Chapel Royal 1820; joint collector of the Ministers' Widows' Fund 19th Sept. 1827, and sole collector 24th Nov. 1835; died 2nd July 1836. He marr. 26th Aug. 1793, Agnes (died 2nd Dec. 1842), daugh. of George Willis, min. of Leslie, and had issue -David, born 1794, died 1800; George, born 25th Nov. 1795, advocate, Sheriff-sub. at Falkirk, and later at Cupar-Fife, died 15th Sept. 1857; Anne, born 23rd Aug. 1797, died 1881; James, min. of St Mary's, Edinburgh; Margaret, born 15th Nov. 1801,

died 1881; Andrew, H.E.I.C.S., born 16th Dec. 1803, died 1848; Agnes Willis, born 4th April 1807, died 21st May 1838; Thomas, actuary, born 25th April 1809, died 1st May 1855:); David, probationer, born 18th Dec. 1811, died 1892; Jane Arnot, born 10th July 1813 (marr. 13th Nov. 1838, Thomas Arnot of Chapel), died 5th Oct. 1846. Publications-Sermon IX. (Gillon's Scott. Pulpit); Account of Portmoak (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., v.).- [Anderson's Sketches, Trustees' Report.]

 

1794 JOHN BRUCE, born 30th Nov., son of John B., min. of Forfar; educated at Forfar, Marischal College, Aberdeen, and Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (Aberdeen 1812); licen. by Presb. of Forfar 2nd April 1817; ord. to Guthrie 24th Sept. 1818; trans. to New North Parish, Edinburgh, 13th Jan. 1831; trans. and adm. 12th Jan. 1837. Joined the Free Church, and became min. of Free St Andrew's 1843; D.D. (Marischal College, Aberdeen, April 1853); died at Humbie, Kirkliston, 4th Aug. 1880. He marr. (1) 18th May 1836, 'Marjory (died 13th Oct. 1841), daugh. of George Ramsay, banker, Edinburgh, and had issue - -Margaret Morton, born 7th Oct. 1838, died 15th Jan. 1842: (2) 2nd Sept. 1845, Susan (died 28th Jan. 1857), daugh. of John Abercrombie, M.D., Edinburgh, and had issue-Agnes, born 16th, died 31st July 1846; Agnes, born 14th April 1848. Publications-The Moral Discipline of Divine Providence, a sermon (Dundee, 1813); Four single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1833-44); Lecture on Civil Establishments of Religion (Edinburgh, 1835); A Testimony and Remonstrance Regarding the Moderatorship (Edinburgh, 1837); The Duty and Privilege of Keeping the Sabbath (Edinburgh, 1842); The Biography of Samson (Edinburgh, 1854); The Revivals of the Church (Edinburgh, 1859); The Great Disruption Principle (Edinburgh, 1859); The Life of Gideon (Edinburgh, 1870); Our Dread and Strange Bereavements, sermon on the deaths of the Prince Consort and Dr Cunningham; Sermons, with a sketch of his life by Rev. James C. Burns (Edinburgh, 1882).

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