284 NEWLANDS [PRESB. OF ARCHIBALD SYDE, son of preceding ; educated at Univ. of St Andrews ; M.A. (1618); pres. to Minto, Jan. 1624, when he had testimonials from Peebles and Haddington. An edict was issued for his settlement at St Martin's, Haddington, 7th Oct. 1629, but objections were tendered " that it was no paroche kirke," when he was ordered, 25th Nov. thereafter, " to preach no more there." He was pro- bably only assistant to his father. "What became of him is unknown.—[Act. Beet. Univ. St And., Jedburgh and Haddingt. Presb. Begs.] PATRICKPURDIE {primus), brother of William P., schoolmaster of Peebles; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (26th July- 1623); adm. in 1634. Before the erection of a school, he supplied the want of a teacher for forty-four years ; acted as Presb. clerk, and was one of those who countenanced the admission of John Hay to Manor in 1661. Dem. March 1681, and died 1688. He marr. Elizabeth (died March 1682), daugh. of John Syde, above mentioned, and had issue—Patrick, his suc- cessor ; John, schoolmaster of the parish, 12th Sept. 1666; Elspeth (marr. Adam Russell) ; Rachel (marr. William Veitch of Harehope) ; Agnes (marr. Walter Somer- ville in Carnwath).—[Pennecuik's Works, Peterkin's Records ; Wodrow's Hist., i. ; Tombst.] PATRICK PURDIE (seamdus), edu- 1681 cated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (27th July 1663) ; pres. by John, Earl of Tweeddale ; ord. (assistant) in 1671 ; coll. and inst. 15th Sept. 1681 ; dep. 7th Oct. 1690. He continued to reside in the parish, and taught a school. On 28th July 1692 the Privy Council allowed him the stipend for 1691. He marr. 6th July 1672, Lilias, daugh. of JamesMurray ofRomanno. —[MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] ARCHIBALD TORRIE, son of James 1694 ^' *n Huttonhall Mill, afterwards in Blackerstoun {Reg. of Deeds, Durie, 24th April 1707) ; called 23rd May, and ord. 30th Aug. 1694.; died between 3rd and 7th Oct. 1706. He marr. MargaretLindsay,and had issue—James (who predeceased him) ; Maria ; Euphan.—[Pennecuik's Works.] STEPHEN PATON, educated at Univ. 1709 of Edinburgh; M.A. (28th June 1697) ; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 8th March 1705 ; called 1st Sept. 1708 ; ord. 13th Jan. 1709 ; died 29th Jan. 1755, in his 88th year. He marr. (1) 1st Nov. 1710, Margaret Doig, and had issue — Christian (marr. Alexander Robertson, min. of Eddleston) : (2) 14th Jan. 1743, Jean, daugh. of John Sibbald, writer, who marr. again.— [Edin. Presb. Reg., Pennecuik's Works, Chambers's Peeblesshire, Tombst.] DAVID DICKSON, born 1709, son of 7 William D. of Kilbucho; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (22nd May 1724); was for a time a writer in Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 16th Aug. 1744 ; pres. by William, Earl of March, 11th June 1755; called 10th Sept., and ord. 31st March 1756; D.D. (Edin- burgh 1763); dep. 2nd March 1763 ; reponed by the General Assembly 2nd June there- after, but suspended from exercising his ministry; finally dep. 22nd April 1767. He died 9th April 1780. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Hogg : (2) Ann (died 20th Aug. 1756), daugh. of Alexander Gillon of Wall- house, and had issue— William, M.P., general in the army, who succeeded to the estates, born 11th June 1748, died 18th May 1815 ; John of Kilbucho, advocate, born 10th April 1752, died 25th May 1835 ; David, min. of West St Giles, Edinburgh ; Elizabeth, born 15th July 1756, died 2nd April 1824 ; James, lieut. 60th Foot, born 3rd April 1756. Publications — A Letter to the Rev. Mr Kinloeh (Edinburgh, 1750); A Letter to the Rev. Mr John Adams ; A Letter to the Kirk-session of Neivlands (Edinburgh, 1750).—[Acts of Ass.; Scots Mag., xxv., xxix., xxx. ; Moren's Ann., Morrison's Digest.] JAMES MOFFAT, pres. by William, 1768 Earl of March, 10th Sept. 1767; called 9th Aug., and ord. 23rd Sept. 1768 ; delay being occasioned by