BIGGAIt] COVINGTON 249 William himself presided over the carousal which followed. L. was outed by the rabble, and demitted previous to 4th May 1689, when he delivered up the kirk-box and mortcloth. He was received into com- munion by the GeneralAssembly 17th April 1694. He marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of John Livingstone, M.D. (G. B. Homings, 12th March 1687), and had issue—Helen (marr. 25th Feb. 1705, James Wilkie, merchant, Edinburgh) ; Thomas.— [Lindsay's Lives, ii. j MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Acts, of Ass.] JOHN BUCHANAN, born 1619, son of John B., merchant, Stirling, was ready to be taken on trial at the general meeting of Presbyterian min. 6th July 1687 ; ord. 29th April 1691 ; died 27thFeb. 1726. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue—John, his successor ; George, min. of Tynninghame ; Margaret.—[Miscell. Scot., iv. ; Test. Beg. (Lan.), Wodrow's Anal.] JOHN BUCHANAN, son of preceding, bapt. 20th Dec. 1694; licen. by Presb. 18th Oct. 1722; called 9th Nov. 1726 ; ord. 24th May 1727 ; died un- marr. 12th Nov. 1766.—[Miscell. Scot, iv. ; Test. Beg. (Lan.), Tombst.] GEORGE MARK, pres. by Alex. Lock- npn hart, advocate, and John, Earl of Hyndford, and ord. 17th Sept. 1767 ; trans, to Carnwath 29th Oct. 1777.—{Test Beg. (Lan.).] BRYCE LITTLE, licen. by Presb. of g Edinburgh 24th Feb. 1773 ; chaplain at Wanlockhead 1777 ; pres. by the Commissioner for General James Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath, 27th Jan., and ord. 8th Sept. 1778 ; died 9th May 1820, in 77th year. He marr. (1) Euphemia (died 6th Nov. 1809, aged 57), daugh. of Matthew Cleghorn, min. of Dryfesdale : (2) 24th April 1815, Katherine (died 15th August 1857, aged 77), daugh. of John Stodart, Bank, Carnwath. Publications—Sermon preached before the Clydesdale Volunteers (Edinburgh, 1804); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, i.). — [Test. Beg. (Lan.), Tombst.] THOMASWATSON of Cormiston, born 1821 24th Sept. 1794, son of William W., min. of Biggar ; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 8th May 1817 ; pres. by the tutors of Sir John Carmichael Anstruther of Anstruther and Carmichael, Bart., June 1820; ord. 10th May 1821 (delay being caused by a competing presentation, by Sir Charles Macdonald Lockhart, Bart., who did not insist, after a decision in the similar case of Wandel and Lamington) ; died 17th Sept. 1864. He marr. 2nd Feb. 1825, Eleonora (died 21st June 1877), daugh. of David M'Haffie, of Eastwood and Over- ton, and had issue—Eliza, born 5th March 1826 (marr. James Sellar, D.D., min. of Aberlour), died 18th Nov. 1910 ; William, created Baron Watson of Thankerton, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, born 25th Aug. 1827, died 14th Sept. 1899 ; Jane, born 15th March 1829, died 4th Dec. 1904; David, born 10th Sept. 1832, died 31st Jan. 1887 ; Jessie Forrester, born 18th Dec. 1835; Agnes, born 11th March 1837, died 31st Jan. 1913. JAMES HOGGAN, born Denny, Stir- lingshire, 22nd Sept. 1828, son of 1865 WiUiam Johnson h., M.R.C.S.E., R.N., and Margaret Murray ; educated at Denny Parish School and Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Stirling 27th June 1854 ; assistant at Colvend, Borgue, Govan; ord. toWalston 15th July 1859 ; trans, and adm. 2nd March 1865; res. 4th Nov. 1889 ; died 18th Nov. 1914. Marr. 17th July 1877, Isabella, younger daugh. of Thomas Gibson, of Toftcombs, Biggar. 1890 WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM MAC- GREGOR, born Crieff, 27th July 1860, son of Alexander MacG. and Janet Black ; educated at Monzievaird School, Morrison's Academy, Crieff, and Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1884 ; assistant at St Ninians, Stirlingshire ; ord. 17th April 1890.