254 DUNSYRE—LIBBERTON [PRESB. OF 1815 WILLIAM MEEK, born 21st June 1786, son of William M., Camwath, licen. by Presb. of Lanark 31st July 1811 : pres. by George, Prince Regent, and ord. 1st June 1815 ; died at Greenlaw, Glen- corse, 2nd March 1834. He marr. 27th Nov. 1815, Barbara (died 5th Jan. 1839), daugh. of William Mark, farmer, Netherurd, and had issue—Mary, born 13th Aug. 181G. Publications — Sermon preached at Dunsyre (Edinburgh, 1817); Paraphrases of Sacred Scripture, collected and revised (Lanark, 1818) ; A Treatise on Philosophical and Theological Sects (Edinburgh, 1829); A Letter to Lord Chancellor Brougham, (Edinburgh, 1831) ; Accounts of the Parish {Lit. and St. Mag., iii. ; New Stat. Ace, vi.). GEORGE CLERK RENTON, son of John R.j surgeon, Penicuik ; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 13th April 1826 ; pres. by William IV. 13th April, and ord. 25th Sept. 1834 ; died unmarr. 1st Aug. 1876. 1877 WILLIAM SMITH, born Oldhamstocks, 17th April 1840, son of David S. and Ann Thompson ; educated at Cockburnspath School and Univ. of Edin- burgh ; M.A. (1868); licen. by Presb. of Dunbar ; missionary at Saughtree ; ord. 19th June 1877. LIBBERTON. [United to Quothquan in 1618, and dis- joined by agreement between the patron and Presb., 3rd Feb. 1649.] WILLIAMLIVINGSTON, min. in 1567 ; 1567 trans, to Crawford. — [Beg. Min.] JAMES HAMILTON, removed from 1574 Quothquan. Quothquan was again in his charge in 1585. — [Beg. Min., Wodrow Miscell., Test. Beg.] GEORGE MOSSMAN, reader.—[Book 1576 of Assig.] ALEXANDER SPITTAL, M.A. (St 1590 Andrews, 26th Nov. 1586); ord. to Biggar 1586 ; trans, and adm. 1590 ; died before 1617 (Beg. Mag. Sig., vii., 1620). He marr. (name unknown), and had issue — Alexander, min. of Manor (Beg. of Deeds, cexe, 36) ; James, apprenticed 14th Jan. 1624 toJohn Gairdin, merchant, Edinburgh. —[Beg. Assig., Test. Beg. (Lan.).] ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, M.A. (Edin- 1649 l)ur"u ' 22rd July 1636) '> called 29tll > and adm. 26th Oct. 1649 ; died May 1077, aged about 61. He marr. Isobel Cockburn, who died July 1688, and had issue—Robert ; James and Samuel, both merchants, burgesses of Edinburgh (Beg. of Deeds, Durie, 18th April 1678).—[Test. Beg. (Lan.).] 1677 JOHN TAYLOR, M.A. : pres. by James, Earl of Carnwath ; passed trials and was recommended 29th Aug. for ordination ; inst. 27th Sept. 1677 ; trans. to Mearns in 1681. ROBERT LAWSON, son of Robert L., 1681 schoolmaster, Renfrew ; M.A. (Edin- burgh 1669) ; bursar in theology of the Presb. of Earlston ; licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 8th May 1673 ; ord. to Symington 10th April 1676 ; trans, and inst. 26th July 1681 ; outed by the rabble at the Revolution, and died Dec. 1690, aged about 42. He marr. 13th June 1682, Margaret, eldest daugh. of David Stirling of Branxston, min. of Cockburnspath, who survived him, was alive in 1709, and had issue—Ann (marr. 22nd Aug. 1720, James Gibb, master in the High School, Edin- burgh). — [Cockbumsp. Sess. Beg.; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, M.A. ; ord. 26th June 1689 ; trans, to Biggar 8th April 1696.—[Beg. Gen. Ass., 1690.] 1697 JAMES STUART, licen. by Presb. of Lanark 11th Nov. 1696 ; called 13th May, and ord. 20th Aug. 1697 ; died 27th Feb. 1714. He left a widow—Eliza- beth Brown, who marr. (2) Thomas Sheills in Todshawliill (Lanark Horn., ii., Feb. 1719)—and had issue (names untraced), His brother, John, was a writer in Glas- gow. — [Test. Beg. (Lan.).]