BIGGARJ DUNSYRE 253 (marr. And. Handyside, writer, Edin- burgh, Acts and Decreets, Dal.) : (2) Helen Dunlop, who died April 1664 : (3) Barbara Home, widow of Andrew Bryson of Craig- ton (G. R. Inhib., 25th July 1671).—[Reg. Sec. Sig. ; Syn. (Jedburgh Presb.), Test. (Lan.\ and Edin. Reg. (Bapt.) ; Connell on Tithes, iii. ; Kirkton's and Wodrow's /lists. ; Acts Pari., vii.] WILLIAM DALGARNO, M.A. ; trans. 1669 from Mauchline ; pres. by Charles II. 4th Sept. 1669, and adm. soon afterwards ; trans, to St Fergus 1678. — [Min. Book Reg. Priv. Seal, v. ; Edin. Guild Reg.] ROBERT SKENE, a native of Aber- 16 ,_ deenshire; M.A. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1665 ; schoolmaster of Cullen 1665-78 ; recommended by Presb. of Fordyce for license 1st Dec. 1669 ; pres. by Charles II. 1st Nov., and inst. 10th Dec. 1678 ; deserted at the Revolution ; died in Edinburgh, 22nd June 1721. He marr. (1) in 1672, Barbara, daugh. of John Douglas of Morriston, Provost of Elgin, and had issue : (2) Christian (died Nov. 1690), daugh. of William Burnett of Barns and Christian Whitford, and widow of William MacGhie, min. of Aberlady, and had issue—Anna, died 1721 ; James ; Jean (marr. Alexander Hay, writer, Edinburgh) ; John, Kintyre Pursuivant, who died in 1706.—[Min. Reg. Priv. Seal, Test, and Edin. Reg. (Btir.) ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; S. Presb. Eloq. and Answer.] HENRY DUNCAN, born Glasgow, 15th 1Q March 1663, of parents well de- scended, who suffered in means through supporting Presbyterian prin- ciples ; entered the Greek class in Glas- gow Univ., Michaelmas 1681, where he had a bursary ; got another of theology on Zachary Boyd's foundation 8th Aug. 1686 ; schoolmaster of Lanark ; licen. Oct. 1693 ; ord. 27th March 1694; died 10th June 1712. He marr. 9th June 1690, Jean Ross, who survived him, and had issue — a son and four daughters.— [Wodrow's MS., lxxxii., and Anal., ii. ; Test. Reg. (Lan.), Tombst.] JAMES BRADFUTE, born 9th Aug. 1713 1680, son of John B., min. of Petti- nain ; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 18th Sept. 1706 ; chaplain to Earl of Hyndford ; pres. by Queen Anne 3rd Nov. 1712 (P. S. Reg., vii., 37) ; called 22nd Dec. 1712 ; ord. 1st April 1713 ; died 16th Aug. 1758. He marr. 10th May 1717, Jean (died ll,th March 1763), daugh. of James Mure of Rhoddens, Kilwinning, and had issue—John, his successor ; Elizabeth ; Janet.—[Leechman's Serm., i. ; Caldivell Pap., i. ; Tombst.] JOHN BRADFUTE, born 1725, son of 17£51 preceding ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1748); licen. by Presb. of Biggar 22nd Aug. 1750 ; pres. by George II., and ord. (assistant and suc- cessor) 22nd Aug. 1751 ; died 21st March 1793. He marr. 1st Sept. 1761, Margaret (died 7th Feb. 1781), daugh. of John Bell, min. of Gordon, and had issue—James, M.A., a min. of the church, born 1st July 1762, died at Market Deeping, Lines., 18th June 1789 ; John, founder along with his cousin, of the firm of Bell & Bradfute, booksellers, Edinburgh, born 14th Nov. 1763 ; Robert, born 5tb April 1765 ; Eliza- beth, born 3rd Sept. 1766 ; Alexander, born 9th Sept. 1767, died 1st Oct. 1767 ; Alex- ander, born 30th Jan. 1769, died 21st Jan. 1789. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, i.).—[Carlyle's Avitob.] 1794 JOHN RITCHIE, pres. by George III. 28th May, and ord. 4th Sept. 1794 ; trans, to Tarbolton 27th June 1799. —[Foivlis Sess. Reg., Nelson's Life of Ritchie.] JOHN HAINING, pres. by George III. 179Q 3rd July, and ord. 19th Sept. 1799 ; trans, to Maxton 16th Aug. 1804. ROBERT RUSSELL, pres. by George III. 13th Oct. 1804 ; ord. 25th April 1805 1805; trans, to Dolphinton 2nd March 1815.