PEEBLES] PEEBLES 287
8th Sept. 1659 ; settled as min. of Manor
Oct. 1662 ; trans, to Govan Dec. 1663
;
trans, and adm. 20th June 1667 ; died
before 4th Nov. 1690. He marr. Janet
Carstairs (G. B. Sas., lxiii., 366), and had
issue—John (alive 20th Feb. 1712, and
litigating with the town of Peebles), who
marr. but left no issue.—[Morrison's Dec.,
xviii. ; Inq. Bet. Gen., 7069 ; MS. Ace. of
Min., 1689 ; Hay Papers.]
JAMES FEITHIE [FITHIE,
1687 FORTHIE], M.A. (Edinburgh, 9th
July 1656) ; Avas a prisoner for
holding conventicles, and ordered to be
liberated from the Edinburgh Tolbooth
4th July 1679 ; became chaplain to the
Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh ; was again
arrested and sent to the Bass, but allowed
liberty to walk on the rock, with an
allowance of eightpence a day, on account
of his poverty, 19th Sept. 1685 ; released
in March 1686 ; adm. to this charge 17th
Nov. 1687; died 25th Dec. 1689, aged
about 53. He marr. Elizabeth Reid, who
survived him, and had issue—Elizabeth,
served heir 3rd Nov. 1691 (marr., pro. 20th
Nov. 1691, John Elliot, writer, Edinburgh :
Edin. Horn., 26th Dec. 1693).—[Wodrow's
Hist., iii., iv. ; Crichton's Mem. of Black-
adder ; Inq. Bet. Gen., 7185; Dickson's
Emeralds Chased in Gold.]
ROBERT KNOX, M.A., formerly of
lego Tron Parish, Glasgow ; was pres. in
1690, but not settled (being an
Episcopalian) ; he " continued to possess
the Kirk by violence," and eventually
withdrew, 24th July 1690.— [Mem. of
Veitch.]
WILLIAM VEITCH, M.A. ; trans, from
1690 WHtton-hall (Morebattle) ; adm.
" parson of Peebles and Manor " 18th
Sept. 1690, notwithstanding the opposition
of James, Duke of Queensberry ; a member
of Assemblies 1690-2 ; after various harass-
ing and vexatious proceedings, and receiv-
ing calls from Edinburgh and Paisley,
was trans, to Dumfries 6th April 1694,
leaving with regret the parish and sur-
rounding country, to which he anxiously
wished to return. He was refused the
stipend during his incumbency, by the in-
fluence of his enemies and the decision of
the Supreme Court ; so that, including
his law expenses, he lost above 10,000
merks.
—
[Memoir, Mem. of Mrs V., Reg.
and Acts of Ass. ; Calamy's Ace, iv. ; Rule's
Sec. Vindication.']
[ALEXANDER ORROCK, min. of
1694 Hawick, was nominated by the
heritors 17th Oct. 1694, and much
delay was caused by the case coming
before the Assembly, who set the call
aside.]
JAMES THOMSON, born 1646, son
1696 °^ David T., min. of Manor
;
ord. to Tweedsmuir 1688 ; called
13th Sept., trans, and adm. 25th Nov.
1696; died 29th Sept. 1712. He marr.
16th Oct. 1691, Susanna Carmichael, and
had issue—Jean (marr. 26th Nov. 1732,
James Veitch, younger, of Glen) ; Grizel
;
Isobel {Lanark Sas., xii., 55).
—
[St Cuth-
bert's Beg. (Marr.).]
JOHN HAY (tertiw), born 1680, son of
1717 Theodore H., vicar of Peebles 1676-89,
and grand-nephew of John H.
(secundus) ; licen. by Presb. of Haddington
27th June 1710; pres. by William, Earl
of March, 25th March 1713. Opposed by
the magistrates on account of his youth,
he was not ord. till 26th June 1717 ; died
at Marchfield, Edinburgh, 1st June 1760.
He marr. (1) 7th Feb. 1718, Margaret,
daugh. of Robert Brown of Walston, and
had issue—William, licen. 21st April 1744,
died 1st June 1745 ; Jean, died 10th
July 1748 ; Margaret, died 28th Nov. 1744 ;
Ann (marr. 1743, Peter Edgar of Bridge-
lands), died 1769 ; Isabel (marr., proc. 2nd
Oct. 1748, Robert Brunton, merchant,
Edinburgh), died 25th March 1751 : (2)
9th June 1737, Henrietta Porteous of the
Hawkshaw (Tweedsmuir) family, who died
31st March 1762.—[A7". Berwick Sess. Beg.,
Acts of Ass., Tombst.]