404 COCKBURNSPATH [PRESB. OF
1682
JOHN BARCLAY, brother of David B.,
min. of Kilmacolm, and nephew of
the Laird of Powrie Fotheringhame ;
educated at St Andrews ; MA. (25th July
1671); min. of Edinburgh Castle 1680;
pres. by Charles II. 24th Jan., trans, and
adm. before April 1682 ; deprived by the
Privy Council 8th Sept. 1689, for not
reading the Proclamation of the Estates,
and not praying for William and Mary.
He intruded at Foulis-Wester from 10th
March till end of Sept. 1695 ; took up his
abode in Edinburgh, where he was accused,
3rd April 1706, of celebrating irregular
marriages; died 6th April 1711, in 70th
year.
—
[Beg. Sec. Sig., Min.-book Reg. Priv.
Seal ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.]
1689
DAVID CLUNIE, MA. (Glasgow, 18th
July 1672) ; bursar of divinity 1673-6,
and a probationer at the first
meeting of Presbyterians after the Tolera-
tion, 6th July 1687 ; ord. between 25th
July 1688 and 6th May 1690; a member
of Assemblies 1690, 1692 ; died 29th Nov.
1700, in his 48th year. He marr. Grisell
Thomson, who survived him, and had issue
—Christian ; Thomas ; Andrew.—[Wod-
row's Hist., Gen. Ass., Tombst.]
1702
HENRY SHAW, educated at the Univ.
of Glasgow, and at Leyden and
Utrecht ; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar
21st Jan. 1702 ; called 24th Feb., and ord.
14th May same year ; died 8th June 1746,
in his 67th year. He marr. 30th Dec.
1702, Helen Bishop, a member of a family
long connected with the district, who died
30th July 1755, and had issue—John
;
Helen.—[Tombst.]
1746
[ALEXANDER CARLYLE, was pres.
by John Hay of Spott. He accepted,
and preached thrice before the con-
gregation, but in Feb. 1747 withdrew his
acceptance on receiving the promise of
Inveresk.
—
Autob.].
1746
GEORGE BELL, pres. by George II.
10th Nov. 1746—[Privy Seal Eng.
Reg., viii., 394.]
DAVID SPENCE, descended from the
Spences of West Mains, Chirnside
;
1748 licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 8th Oct.
1746; called 19th Aug. 1747; ord. 23rd
June 1748 ; died 9th May 1789. He marr.
Mary Wauchope [or Bauchope], who died
26th Aug. 1789, and had issue—Elizabeth,
born 10th Feb. 1747, died unmarr. 10th
Jan. 1811 ; Margaret, born 21st Nov. 1748
(marr. 16th Dec. 1780, George Ramsay,
clothier, Haddington) ; John, born 17th
Dec. 1750, died 23rd Dec. 1756; Janet,
born 15th Dec. 1752, died 17th Jan. 1757 ;
Mary, born 24th June 1754, died 10th
April 1759 ; William, born 28th Aug. 1755 ;
Helen, born 28th March 1757, died 6th
Sept. 1759 ; Janet, born 15th March 1759,
died 2nd Aug. 1765; Andrew, his suc-
cessor; David, writer, Melrose, born 23rd
April 1763 ; Susannah (a twin), born 23rd
April 1763, died 4th Aug. 1765.
ANDREW SPENCE, born 1761,
son of preceding ; licen. by Presb.
1789 of Dunbar 5th Dec. 1787 ; pres. by
George III., and ord. 3rd Sept. 1789 ; died
10th March 1844. Hemarr. 12th May 1795,
Marion Sawers, and had issue—Helen,
born 30th June 1796; David, born 2nd
Sept. 1798, died 15th April 1799. Publi-
cation—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's
Stat. Ace, xiii.).
JAMES STIRLING, born Blainslie,
Lauderdale, son of James S. ; edu-
cated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen.
by Presb. of Selkirk 6th Aug. 1799; pres.
by George III. 14th Dec. 1804 ; ord. (assist-
ant and successor) 18th April 1805 ; died
9th July 1830. He marr. (1) (name un-
known), and had issue—John, born 16th
Feb. 1799 ; James Fletcher, born 22nd Aug.
1802: (2) 21st Aug. 1807, Ann (died 22nd
May 1859), daugh. of Archibald Singers,
min. of Fala, and had issue—Margaret,
born 3rd Sept. 1808 ; Archibald, min. of
St Andrew's, Grenada, 1846, afterwards
missionary at Roslin, born 10th Sept.
1809, died 9th May 1882; Hew Singers,
born 15th Sept. 1814.
1805