PRESBYTERY OF LINLITHGOW [Proposed to be erected by the General Assembly, April 1581. The record commences 12th Dec. 1610, and extends to twenty-five volumes, including that of the Protesters from 6th Aug. 1651 to 7th July 1658, with blanks from 31st Oct. 1632 to 16th Oct. 1639.] ABERCORN. [The church, dedicated to St Serf, in all probability occupies the site of St Wil- frid's monastery of Aebercurnig, founded about 675.] 1567 JOHN MACKAY, reader. WILLIAM POWEIE, of the Fothring- 15 . ham family ; pres. to the vicarage of Errol by James VI. 31st Jan. 1573 ; was reader there 1578 ; schoolmaster of Linlithgow; adm. 1584; died Sept. 1631. He marr. Agnes Forrest, and had issue —Alexander, min. of Dryfesdale.— [Beg. Assig., Test. Beg., Tombst., Calderwood's Hist., Linlithgow Burgh Becords.] JOHN CRICHTON, M.A.; ord. (col- 1622 league) 1622 ; trans, to Campsie1623.—[Act. Beet. Univ. St And.] JOHN LAING, M.A.; ord. (colleague) 1624 7t^ ^arch I624 ; trans, to Kirk- newton 1625.—[Inq. Bet. Gen., 2472.] ANDREW YOUNG, M.A. (St Andrews, 1626 1614) ' mm# of Bothkennar 1619-22 ; dep. 1622; adm. (colleague) 29th Oct. 1626; died 19th Nov. 1639, aged about 46. He marr. Margaret Darroch,who died June 1629, and had issue—Robert, min. of Dunbarney. — [Test. Beg. (Stirl.) ; Beg. Old Dec, iv.] JAMES FORBES, son of John F., min. 1640 °^ -Delft, formerly of Alford, and Moderator of Assembly 1605; M.A. (Aberdeen 1627); pres. by Presb. jure 189 devoluto, and adm. 12th June 1640 ; died 19th July 1642. He marr. 30th Oct. 1640, Janet (died April 1671), daugh. of James Fleming, min. of Yester (St Bathans), and had issue—Janet ; Catherine, who was served heir 25th July 1643. — [Yester Sess. and Test. Beg. (Edin. and Dunbl.), Living- ston's Charac, Lumsden's House of Forbes ; Inq. Bet. Gen., 2888, 5530—de Tut, 663.] ROBERT ROW, born 1610, son of John 1642 ^"' m*n " °^ Carnock ; educated at Edinburgh Univ. ; M.A. (24th July 1630); licen. by Presb. of Perth 2nd Oct. 1639 ; ord. 28th Dec. 1642 ; a member of the Commission of Assembly 1648 ; sided with the Protesting brethren, and formed one of the Protesting Presb. ; was confined to his chamber in Edinburgh by the Com- mittee of Estates, 15th Sept. 1660, and ten days afterwards had his stipend seques- trated for subscribing the Remonstrance, "ane dangerous and seditious paper tending to disturb the peace of the kingdom " ; died 14th March 1661. He marr. 20th Feb. 1645, Elisabeth Hardie [or Hamilton] (see Edin. Sas., ix., 143, 1660), and had issue— Alexander, died young ; Mary ; Grisell (marr. Gaspar Chambon, a French surgeon) ; Robert, died young ; John ; George, a skipper, drowned at sea ; William, schoolmaster of Crail ; Isobel (marr. William Stevenson) ; Robert, died in infancy ; Thomas ; Robert, a soldier, fought at Blenheim.—[Baillie's Lett., iii. ; Row's and Wodrow's Hists., Fergusson's Tracts, Acts of Ass.]