390 PRESTONPANS [PEESB. OF 1724 ton); Isobel (marr. 29th June 1730, Charles Sherriff, merchant, Leith).— [Wodrow MSS.] WILLIAM CARLYLE, born 1689, son of Ludovic C, New Park, descended from the Carlyles of Brydekirk, and Jean Jardine of the Applegarth family ; educated at Edinburgh Univ. ; M.A. (24th May 1715) ; tutor in the family of Hay of Spott ; chaplain to Alexander, Lord Elibank ; ord. to Cummertrees 28th April 1720 ; a call to Lochmaben was refused by General Assembly 1724 ; trans, and adm. 26th Nov. 1724; died 8th March 1765. He marr. 15th Feb. 1721, Janet (died 5th March 1779), daugh. of Alex- ander Robertson, min. of Tinwald, and had issue—Alexander, D.D., min. of In- veresk ; James ; Jean ; Rachel ; William ; Catherine ; Janet, born 16th Aug. 1737 (marr. 30th Aug. 1760, Captain Thomas Bell, London) ; Sarah ; Margaret (marr. 4th March 1758, Thos. Dickson, M.D., London), died 22nd Sept. 1762 ; Helen ; and others. Publication — Sermon preached at the Opening of Synod (Edinburgh, 1748).—[Brown's Gosp. Truth, Carlyle's Autob.] JAMES ROY, born 6th April 1730, son of John R., Milton of Carluke, and brother of General William R. ; edu- cated at Univ. of Glasgow ; M.A. (1747) ; min. of Shettleston Chapel-of-Ease 1756-8; of St Cuthbert's Chapel-of-Ease, Edin- burgh, 1758-65 ; pres. by Mrs Janet Grant of Prestongrange (with consent of John Carmichael of Castlecraig, her husband) ; trans, and adm. 28th Nov. 1765 ; died unmarr. 3rd Sept. 1767.—[Tombst., Carlyle's Autob.] MATTHEW RELD, bapt. 1st May 1707, 1768 son of MattheAv R., min. of NorthBerwick; licen. by Presb. of Had- dington 9th Dec. 1731 ; ord. to Preston- kirk 20th Nov. 1734; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hyndford, trans, and adm. 9th June 1768; died 5th Aug. 1770. He marr. (1) 21st Feb. 1739, Sarah (died 11th March 1761), daugh. of Alexander Jolly, writer, Edinburgh, and had issue—Mat- thew, lieut. 40th Regt., born 3rd Nov. 1765 1771 1783 1796 1740, killed at the siege of Havana, 11th Aug. 1762; Alexander, born 20th Nov. 1745; Janet, born 24th Feb. 1746 (marr. John Sydserff of Ruchlaw) ; Margaret, born 27th June 1753; Hugh, born 12th Oct. 1756 : (2) 3rd Oct. 1765, Elizabeth Findlay, who died at Edinburgh 9th April 1802.— [Scots Mag., lxxxviii. ; Carlyle's Axitob.] JOSEPH M'CORMICK, D.D. ; trans, from Temple ; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hyndford, and adm. 10th Jan. 1771 ; Moderator of the General Assembly 23rd May ; trans, to St Leonard's, St Andrews, 12th Sept. 1782.—[Carlyle's Autob.] JOHN TROTTER, M.A. ; pres. by John, Earl of Hyndford, and ord. 16th Jan. 1783; res. 1st Dec. 1795, on appointment as Professor of Oriental Languages, St Andrews (q.v.). PETER PRIMROSE, born Dumfries 1758, descended from Peter P., min. of Crossmichael ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; tutor in family of Earl of Moray; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 28th Sept. 1785 ; ord. to Dalgety 5th July 1787 ; pres. by Janet, Countess of Hynd- ford, and adm. 14th April 1796; D.D. (Edinburgh, 23rd Dec. 1825); died 29th Jan. 1833. He marr. 20th Nov. 1788, Beatrice (died 20th Aug. 1833), daugh. of Thomas Main, London, and had issue — John, W.S. apprentice 1807, born 9th Sept. 1789 ; Isabella, born 13th Aug. 1791 ; Agnes, born 21st May 1795 (marr. 1st Sept. 1818, Peter Macdowall, accountant, Edinburgh), died 4th Aug. 1821 ; Janet, born 7th Aug. 1798 (marr. 4th Sept. 1823, Dr John Purcell, Edinburgh), died 8th May 1830; Thomas, born 25th June 1800 ; Peter, born 30th April 1802, died 21st Dec. 1823; Margaret Lavinia, born 1st July 1805 ; Grace Beatrice, born 23rd Aug. 1809. Publications — Prayers, Communion Table Services, and a Sermon (Haddington, 1838) ; Account of Dalgety (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, xv.). WILLIAM BRUCE CUNNINGHAM, born 13th April 1806, son of Robert C, capt. Berwickshire Militia, and Isabella Oliver, and great-great-grandson of