244 GLENHOLM—KILBUCHO [PRESB. Of and ord. 27th Oct. 1749 ; dem. 8th June 1802. He died at bis son's manse at Dreg- horn, 4th July 1805. He marr. 23rd July 1770, Helen (died 29th Dec. 1787), daugh. of George Fraser, auditor of Excise, Edin- burgh, and had issue—George Fraser, born 20th Dec. 1771, died 6th Aug. 1789; John, born 27th Feb. 1773, died 1st April 1773; Andrew, min. of Dreghorn ; Bernard, born 23rd Jan. 1779, died 10th Jan. 1784 ; John, born 24th Feb. 1780. Publications— The Foundations of Religion and Morality, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1756) ; Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, iv.). KILBUCHO. [The church was dedicated to St Begha. (There is still St Begha's Well in the vicinity.) Previous to the Reformation it belonged to the College Church of Dalkeith. The parish was united by the Commis- sioners of Teinds to Broughton and Glen- holm, with the northern portion to Coulter, 28th May 1794.] WILLIAM PORTEOUS, reader in 1567 1567. ANDREW JARDEN [GARDEN, 1574 JARDINE], reader. WALTER TWEEDIE {Reg. of Deeds, 1575 xiv., 224). JOHN WEMYSS, may be the J. W. who 1597 wasm*n ' °^ ^lisk m 1-590 ; pres. by William, Earl of Morton, 21st Nov. 1596 ; adm. 1st July 1597 ; continued in 1608. — [Test. Reg., Reg. Assig., Presbytery Displayed.] JOHN DOUGLAS, M.A., min. in 1614 ; 1614 trans - t0 Broughton 1616.— [Reg. Assig.] 1621 ROBERT ELLIOT, M.A. ; adm. 1621 ; trans, to West Linton 11th March 1647.—[Acts ofAss. ; Baillie's Lett., i.] ALEXANDER BERTRAM of Dambrae, 1647 Coulter, second son of William B. of Nisbet ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 20th July 1638) ; pres. by John Dickson of Hartree, 28th April 1647; adm. 12th and coll. 31st July 1647 ; joined the Protesters 1651 ; was ordered by the Diocesan Synod, 28th April 1664, to appear and answer for not conforming ; indulged at Shotts, 3rd Sept. 1672, but refused to accept ; cited 12th March following before the Privy Council for disobeying their order. He was complained against at the Synod of Glasgow, 22nd Oct. 1674, for holding conventicles. Denounced for intercom- muning, 3rd Aug. 1676 ; left the country and went to Holland, where he probably died. He marr. (cont. 2nd Aug. 1647) Margaret, daugh. of Alex. Somerville, min. of Dolphinton (G. R. Sas., lvii., 416).— [Kirkton's andWodrow's Hists.; Acts Pari., vii.] WILLIAM ALLISON, M.A. (Edin- 1666 burgh, 13th June 1651 ; licen. by the Bishop of Edinburgh 2nd Oct. 1662 ; ord. to Kirknewton 12th Jan. 1663 ; pres. jure devoluto, coll. by Alexander, Archbishop of Glasgow, and inst. 29th March 1666. He was accused of not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their Majesties William and Mary, but for James VII., and ac- quitted 17th Sept. 1689, the charge not having been proved. He, however, did not reside in the parish after 13th June 1689, and was dep. for declining the authority of the Presb. 25th Sept. 1690 ; died before 3rd July 1694. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Penman (G. R. Homings, 22nd Feb. 1672): (2) Margaret Smith {Edin. Sas., xviii., 359), and had issue — Elizabeth (marr. 29th May 1704, William, son of John Thin, waulker, Edinburgh). James, his son, was served heir 3rd July 1694.— [Rule's Sec. Vindication ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689; Peterkin's Constitution of the Church; Inq. Ret. Gen., 7504.] JAMES BROWN, M.A.; called June 1690 1689 ' 0r(* - 5t^ ^Une 169° ' trans - to Walston 24th Sept. 1691; recalled and readm. 23rd Sept. 1696; trans, to Aberdour, in Buchan, 1697.