334 NEWBATTLE [PHESB. OF ANDREW MITCHELL, M.A. (Edin- 1721 ^urgh, 18tu ^ay 1691); ord- mm - of Manor 21st Aug. 1695 ; called 1st Sept., trans, and aclm. 29th Nov. 1721 ; died 21st July 1737, aged about 67. He marr. in 1707, Jean, daugh. of Alexander Cooper, min. of Selkirk, and had issue — William ; Robert ; Isobel ; Magdalen ; Elizabeth (marr. 22nd Feb. 1741, James Hogg, preacher); Margaret. — [ r Test. Reg.] WILLIAM CREECH, born 1705, son of 17__ David C, burgess of Burntisland, and maltman in Aberdeen, and Janet Morison ; educated at the Univ. of Edin- burgh ; tutor to George Cranstoun of Crailing; licen. by Presb. of Jedburgh 1st Aug. 1733 ; an unsuccessful candidate for the Grammar School there in the following year; called 22nd Sept. 1738; ord. 6th March 1739 ; died 21st Aug. 1745, aged 40. He marr. Mary Buley, residing at Crailing (an Englishwoman, related to the Devon- shire family of Quarme), who died 16th May 1764, and had issue—Mary, born 5th Oct. 1741, died 1747 ; Margaret, born 15th June 1743, died 1747; Henry, born 14th May 1744, died 24th May 1744; William Henry, bookseller, Lord Provost of Edin- burgh (1811-13), distinguished for his literary knowledge and taste, and for his friendship with Robert Burns, born 21st April 1745, died 14th June 1815.— [Steven's Hist. High /School, Creech's Fwj. Pieces.'] 1746 JAMES WATSON, pres. by William, Marquess of Lothian, 4th Jan., and ord. 19th Aug. 1746; trans, to the Canongate, First Charge, 7th Aug. 1753. —[Steven's Hist. High School, Carlyle's Atitob.] GEORGE SHEPHERD, son of John S., min. of Logie Coldstone ; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1728-32 ; ord. to Tarland 21st Sept. 1738 ; pres. by William Henry, Marquess of Lothian, 24th Oct. 1753; trans, and adm. 19th July 1754; died 9th May 1779. He marr. 14th May 1740, Mary (died 20th Sept. 1775), daugh. of John Kirkpatrick, Edin- burgh, and had issue—John, born 21st May 1741 ; Jean, born 13th Dec. 1742, died 5th Oct. 1766; James, born 10th Oct. 1744; Mary, born 2nd July 1747, died 18th Feb. 1768 ; Isobel, born 6th July 1749, died 19th Jan. 1826 ; William, born 13th July 1750 ; George, born 23rd Jan. 1 754. 1779 WILLIAM PAUL, pres. by William John, Marquess of Lothian, 24th June, and ord. 24th Sept. 1779; trans, to St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, 23rd March 1786.—[Kay's Portraits.'] 1786 JAMES BROWN, born 27th Aug. 1758, son of James B., min. of New North Parish, Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th Jan. 1782 ; ord. min. of Newburn 6th May 1784 ; pres. by William John, Marquess of Lothian, trans, and adm. 4th Oct. 1786 ; died 30th March 1812. He marr. 3rd June 1784, Helen (died 22nd Nov. 1814), daugh. of Alexander Adam, architect, Edinburgh, and had issue — Marion, born 6th April 1785 ; James, accountant in Edinburgh, born 25th June 1786; Alexander, born 1st Sept. 1788; Helen Watson Violet, born 5th Feb. 1790 ; Robert, min. of Largo, born 25th May 1792 ; Isabella, born 12th July 1793 (marr. Henry Eugene Pen-in, Dublin) ; Elizabeth, born 20th Sept. 1794, died 22nd April 1830; Violet, born 12th Dec. 1795 (marr. Capt. Thomas Chrystie, R.N.) ; Helen, born 15th Jan. 1797 (marr. Alexander Brown, merchant, Edinburgh); Thomas, born 12th March 1798, died 29th Sept. 1799; John Tod, min. of Dunfermline, born 10th Sept. 1805. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, x.) 1813 JOHN THOMSON, born 1771, son of a farmer at Milton, Forfarshire. A fatal accident to one of his brothers, who was killed by the horses running off from fright during a thunderstorm, led to serious spiritual impressions, whereupon he betook himself to study for the ministry. He was educated at King's College, Aber- deen ; MA. (1795) ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 16th Oct. 1800; tutor in the families of Baron Norton, and John Swin-