biggar] KILBUCHO—COULTER 245 JOHN TAIT, called 29th Nov. 1699; 1700 ord. 25th March 1700; died 11th April 1750. He marr. Jan. 1703, Katherine, daugh. of Thomas Young, mer- chant, burgess of Edinburgh, and had issue —William, his successor ; Elizabeth (marr. 9th June 1730, John Bowie, min. of Dol- phinton) ; Margaret ; Isobel ; Katherine ; Thomas, died 1746 ; Janet. — [Edin. Reg. (Marr.), Pennecuik's Works.] WILLIAM TAIT, son of preceding; 1(_51 licen. by Presb. of Biggar 14th Jan. 1742 ; pres. by William Dickson of Kilbucho 4th Oct. 1750; called 29th May 1751 ; ord. 16th Oct. 1751 ; died 12th Nov. 1784. He marr. 26th Nov. 1760, Grisell Dick, who died at Peebles, 19th May 1809, and had issue—John, born 6th Oct. 1761 ; James, born 8th July 1764 ; Robert, surgeon, born 10th May 1767, died 1793; William, merchant, London, born 5th Dec. 1769 ; Elizabeth, born 1st Aug. 1771 ; Katherine, born 23rd Jan. 1774. WILLIAM PORTEOUS, son of John 1? P., schoolmaster, Biggar; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 29th Aug. 1775; pres. by Capt. William Dickson of Kilbucho, and ord. 13th Aug. 1785 ; got a church built for the united parishes in 1804, to which he succeeded, in terms of Decreet of Annexation, 1810.—[Hunter's Biggar.] COULTER. [The church, dedicated to St Michael, belonged to the Abbey of Kelso. George Shoreswood, Bishop of Brechin and Chancellor of Scotland, 1456-60, was "parson at Coulter," 1449-50.] ARCHIBALDLIVINGSTONE.—[Orig. 1560 Par. Scot.] JOHN LEVERANCE [LAWRANCE], 15Qg trans, from Douglas, and adm. May 1569; a witness at Dalkeith for the Earl of Angus, 10th Dec. 1574 ; returned to Douglas 1574.— [Reg. Min., Home Papers.] NINIAN HALL, min. of Biggar, Kil- 1574 kucho,Lamington, Hartside, Syming- ton, Coulter, with William Millar as reader at Coulter. — [Peg. Min.] WALTER HALDEN, was pres. to Car- 159^ stairs by James VI. 21st Feb. 1574, but did not enter on the charge. From 1576-86 he had charge of the parishes mentioned above, excepting Kil- bucho ; trans, to Wiston ; dep. 7th May 1588 as "unworthie of his office." Being reponed, he was adm. to this charge about 1590, and died between 1594 and 1596.— [BooJce of the Kirk, Test. Peg.] THOMAS CAMPBELL, M.A. ; min. in 1596 1596 ; trans, to Biggar 1599. ROBERTSOMERVILLE, son of Patrick 1607 S. in Grein ; M.A. (Glasgow 1600) ; min. of Dunsyre 1601-7 ; dep. 1607 ; adm. here same year ; trans, to Barnwell, Ayrshire, 1615; returned 1616; died 14th Dec. 1635, aged about 56. He marr. (1) Barbara Menzies [possibly a mistake for Inglis] : (2) Barbara Inglis, daugh. of Inglis of Langlands Hill [Langley Hill], Broughton, and with her had sasine of the five-pound land of Over, Windy, and Nether Hangingshaw, 7th Dec. 1633, and had issue—James, who was served heir 1st Nov. 1642 ; Thomas ; Katherine (Peg. of Deeds, ccccxci., 372). — [Peg. Assig. ; Test. (Lan.) and New Gen. Reg. Sasines, iii. ; Inq. Ret. Lanark, 210.] JOHN CURRIE, M.A. (Edinburgh, 25th 1636 July 1629); dep. 1653, but reponed by the Synod 9th May 1661. Being in reduced circumstances, he received pecuniary aid from some kirk-sessions. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue —Adam ; Janet. — [Test, and Dunbar Sess. Reg.] ANTHONY MURRAY, born 14thMarch 1630, eldest son by second marriage of James M. in Burntisland ; M.A. (St Andrews, 20th July 1650); adm. 18th Aug. 1654 ; deprived by Act of Parliament