DALKEITH] HERIOT 323
from defect of sight and other infirmities,
he was unable for his official duty ; died
1669. He marr. in Nov. 1642, Margaret
Law, who survived him, and had issue
—
William, apprenticed to John Spang,
surgeon, Edinburgh, 26th April 1637;
George, to Philip Scott, merchant, Edin-
burgh, 16th Sept. 1646 ; Thomas, to Daniel
Buncle, tailor, Edinburgh, 19th Aug. 1646 ;
Eupham.— [Act. Rect. Univ. St. And.,
Test. Reg.; Stat. Reports, 1627; Calder-
wood's Hist.]
WILLIAM CRANSTOUN was reader
1659 and assistant.
ROBERT MOWAT, M.A., formerly of
1669 Temple ; indulged by the Privy
Council 30th Sept. ; imprisoned at
the close of 1684, but liberated by the
Privy Council 12th March 1685, on giving
bond for 5000 merks that he should not
exercise any part of his ministry in Scot-
land, live peaceably, and appear when
called ; restored to Temple in 1690.
—
[Wodrow's Hist.]
1685
ROBERT MONCRIEFF, pres. by the
Town Council of Edinburgh 23rd
Dec. 1684, his admission being de-
layed by a claim to the patronage by
Dundas of Harviestoun (P. G. R. Bee., 2nd
April 1685) ; inst. 25th May 1685 ; dep. for
immoral conduct 13th July 1692 ; died at
Edinburgh 29th Sept. 1723. He marr.
Barbara, daugh. of George Moncrieff, min.
of Arngask, and had issue— Thomas
;
Sophia; Bethia (marr. 22nd Dec. 1726,
Daniel Brown, slater, Edinburgh).
—
[Test.
(Edin, and St And.) awl Edin. Reg. (Bttr.) ;
MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Part. Reg. Sasines,
Fife,]
1689
WILLIAM M'GEORGE, son of William
MacG., min. of Caerlaverock ; school-
master of Dumfries ; imprisoned for
a year (1684-5) for his steadfastness to
the Presbyterian cause. He was a min.
in the Synod in 1687 ; adm. 11th Dec.
1689 ; died May 1693. His wife
:
s name is
unknown. A son, William, was min. at
Penicuik, and a daugh., Janet, marr. John
Robson, merchant, Dumfries.—[Wodrow's
Hist., Edin. Connc. and Dumfries Reg.
(Marr.).]
GEORGE VALLANCE, a native of St
16g4 Boswells ; M.A. (Edinburgh, May
1685); licen. by Presb. of Selkirk
5th July 1693 ; called 27th April, and ord.
29th Aug. 1694; died 2nd Feb. 1732, in
67th year. He marr. Jane (died 4th Feb.
1727), eldest daugh. of Joseph Dunlop of
Blackshiels, and had issue—James ; Anna.
—[Test. Reg., Tombst.]
ADAM STEEL, chaplain to George,
734 Lord Reay ; licen. by Presb. of
Tongue 24th Sept. 1729 ; called 25th
Sept. 1733 ; ord. 10th June 1734; died 1st
April 1755. He marr. 29th July 1737,
Janet, daugh. of James Paton, min. of
Carrington, and had issue— Margaret
;
Thomas ; James, min. of Cockpen ; Robert
;
Helen.— [Acts of Ass., 1734 ; Morrison's
Digest.]
JOHN MURRAY, licen. by Presb. of
1756 Haddington 23rd Sept. 1735 ; ord.
to a Presbyterian congregation in
Newcastle 1st Aug. 1746 ; pres. by Sir
William Dalrymple of Cousland, Bart., 9th
Sept. 1755; adm. 7th May 1756; died
unmarr. 25th April 1793, in his 86th year.
ALEXANDER HUNTER, a licentiate
17gl of the Relief Presb. of Edinburgh
;
ord. min. of the Relief congregation,
Pittenweem, in 1782, where he continued
till 1788, when he applied to the Presb. of
Lauder to be taken on trials; licen. 7th
Oct. same year ; pres. by the proxy for Sir
John Dalrymple of Cousland, Bart., in Aug.
1790 ; ord. (assistant and successor) 12th
April 1791 ; died 18th Jan. 1817. He marr.
(1) 2nd Dec. 1782, Janet Lees, Lauder, who
died 16th Dec. 1793, and had issue—Jean,
born 23rd April 1785 ; Martha, born 28th
Oct. 1786 ; Robert, born 2nd May 1788
;
Janet, born 19th April 1790 : (2) 12th Dec.
1795, Janet Lees, who died 2nd Aug. 1803,
and had issue—John, born 30th April 1798 :
(3) 3rd Aug. 1805, Lily Malcolm, who died
14th July 1855, and had issue—Isabella,
born 17th Oct. 1806; Thomas Malcolm,
born 28th Dec. 1807 ; Anne Charlotte, born