102 ST CUTHBERTS [PRESB. OP
GEORGE KAY, M.A. ; trans, from
1747 Dysart, Second Charge ; called 9th
July, and adm. 3rd Sept. 1747
;
trans, to New Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 26th
Oct. 1752.—[Sime's West Kirk.]
JAMES MACKIE, licen. by Presb. of
Dalkeith 4th Aug. 1719: ord. to
ltoa Forteviot 24th March 1720; trans.
to St Ninians 5th June 1734; pres. by
George II. 13th April, trans, and adm.
30th Aug. 1753; died 13th June 1765, in
his 80th year. Marr. 3rd Nov. 1726,
Catherine Laing, a widow, who died 30th
Dec. 1770, and had issue—Alexander, min.
of Arbroath ; Emilia ; Catherine (marr.
Andrew Gray, min. of Abernethy) ; Jean
(marr. 1st March 1756, Patrick Meik, min.
of Kinnoul). Publications—A True and
Impartial Account of the Blowing Up of the
Church of St Ninians, 1746 ; Ansiver to Mr
Hamilton's Testimony.—[Sime's West Kirk ;
Morren's Aim., i.]
1765
JOHN GIBSON, son of Archibald G.,
min. of St Ninians ; licen. by Presb.
of Dunblane 18th Sept. 1750; ord.
to St Ninians 9th May 1754; pres. by
George III. 31st July, trans, and adm.
31st Oct. 1765. He was appointed chap-
lain of Stirling Castle, April 1766. A new
church to seat fully 2500, which had been
erected by the heritors at a cost of £4000,
was opened by him, 31st July 1775. He
died 30th July 1785. He marr. (1) 20th
March 1755, Mary Tait, who died 20th
Dec. 1756 : (2) 10th Aug. 1759, Mary (died
4th Feb. 1821), youngest daugh. of James
Nimmo, cashier of Excise, and had issue
—Archibald, W.S., born 8th Aug. 1760,
died 9th April 1845; Mary, born 18th May
1762, died 6th March 1838 (marr. 20th
March 1781, John Dickson of Coulter, ad-
vocate) ; Margaret, born 29th Sept. 1763
;
Catherine, born 20th May 1765 (marr.
Lieut. Lockhart of 30th Foot); Elizabeth,
born 14th Dec. 1766 (marr. John Lockhart,
D.D., min. of Blackfriars, Glasgow, father
of John Gibson Lockhart). Publications
—Two single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1762-8).
—[Sime's West Kirk ; Douglas's Peer., ii.
;
Erskine's Serm., ii.]
WILLIAM PAUL, born Glasgow, 10th
June 1754, son of Robert P.andAgnes1786 Anderson; M.A. (Glasgow 1773);
tutor in the family of David, Earl of Leven ;
licen. by Presb. of Cupar 2nd Sept. 1777
;
ord. to Newbattle 24th Sept. 1779 ; pres. by
George III. 29th Oct. 1785 ; trans, and adm.
23rd March 1786 ; one of His Majesty's
Chaplains in Ordinary 1793 ; died 27th Oct.
1802. He marr. 7th April 1783, Susan (died
21st Nov. 1828), only daugh. of Sir William
MoncreifF, Bart., min. of Blackford, and had
issue—Katharine, born 2nd Aug. 1784, died
in infancy ; Susan, born 29th April 1785
(marr. 30th March 1814, Robert Tennant,
jun., merchant, Glasgow), died 1836
;
William, accountant, Edinburgh, born 10th
June 1786, died 1848 ; Robert, manager of
the Commercial Bank, born 15th May
1788, died 16th July 1866; Agnes, born
9th Jan. 1790; Henry, accountant, Glasgow,
born 11th Oct. 1791, died 1860 ; Archibald,
born 23rd Nov. 1792, died 29th Sept. 1813
;
John, min. of St Cuthbert's ; Catherine
Isabella, born 13th March 1797, died 18th
Sept. 1884. Publication—The Influence of
the Christian Character upon the Propaga-
tion of Christianity, a sermon (Edinburgh,
1797).—[Sime's West Kirk; Bonar's Serm.,
ii. ; Playfair's Par., iii. ; Kay's Portr.,
Tombst.]
1803
DAVID DICKSON, born 23rd Nov.
1780, eldest son of David D., min.
of Libberton, afterwards of New
North Parish, Edinburgh ; educated at
Bothkennar School and Univ. of Edin-
burgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 3rd
Dec. 1801 ; ord. to High Kirk Parish,
Kilmarnock, 10th March 1802 ; pres. by
George III. 29th Dec. 1802; trans, and
adm. 16th May 1803; D.D. (Edinburgh,
24th June 1824); died 28th July 1842.
[See monument at St Cuthbert's, which
shows an accurate likeness of him in his
later years.] He was for many years
secretary of the Scottish Missionary
Society, and an indefatigable advocate
of all benevolent and missionary work.
He marr. 24th Aug. 1808, Janet (died 31st
Oct. 1878, aged 95), daugh. of James
Jobson, Dundee, and had issue—David,