LINLITHGOW] DALMENY—ECCLESMACHAN 203
PETER DUNN, born 4th Aug. 1845,
1890 son °^ James -D-i farmer, Kincraife,
Lumphanan, and Jessie Petrie; edu-
cated at Lumphanan and Alford Parish
Schools, Grammar School and Univ.,
Aberdeen; M.A. (1865); schoolmaster of
Urquhart (Elgin) 1866-72 ; licen. by Presb.
of Elgin 12th Oct. 1870; ord. to Spey-
mouth 9th May 1872 ; trans, and adm. 9th
May 1890. Marr. 19th Oct. 1898, Elizabeth
Mary (died 29th Jan. 1912), daugh. of J.
F. Kitto, M.A., vicar of St Martin-in-the-
Fields, London, and prebendary of St
Paul's.
ECCLESMACHAN.
[Previous to the Reformation the church,
dedicated to St Machan, belonged to the
Preceptory of St John at Torphichen.]
1563
JOHN MOWBRAY, styled rector and
vicar, granted Ecclesmachan kirk
lands to Robert Hamilton of Eccles-
machan, 30th Dec. 1563 ; and infeft his
daugh., Mariota, wife of John Maine, in a
tenement in Linlithgow, Feb. 1579-80.
He was still min. in 1586.
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[Reg. Min.
and Assig., Wodrow Miscell., Linl. Burgh
Bee]
ROBERT CORNWALL, M.A; adm.
isaa *58^ » a memDer of Assembly in
1590; trans, to Linlithgow 1597.
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[Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Reg. Assig. and
Presb., Booke of the Kirk.]
WILLIAM KEIR, one of the original
1597 students at the Univ. of Edinburgh
who took his degree of M.A. at the
first graduation, 9th Aug. 1587 ; min. of
Muiravonside 1595 ; pres. by James VI.
13th Oct. 1597 ; trans, and adm. soon after
;
died 10th March 1611, aged about 44.
He left £40 to the poor of Linlithgow.
He marr. Janet Ker, who survived him,
and had issue—Andrew, min. of Carri-
den ; Robert ; Elizabeth.
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[Stirling Presb.
and Test. Peg., Peg. Assig.]
DAVID GUDLATT [GUDLAD], M.A.
1611 (Edinburgh, 27th July 1609); pres.
by James VI. 28th April, and ord.
30th June 1611; dem. 1637; died 22nd
Feb. 1639, aged about 50. He marr. 22nd
June 1625, Margaret Dalyell, of the family
of Binns, who was alive 17th March 1658.
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[Peg. Assig. et Sec. Sig., cviii. ; Test, and
Abercorn Sess. Peg.; Inq. Ret. Edin.,
1085.]
ROBERT KEITH, nephew of preceding,
1637 and son of Alex. K., min. of Strath-
brock ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 25th July
1629) ; pres. by Charles I. 31st March 1637,
and adm. soon after. He was accused, 9th
Jan. 1654, of officiating at the marriage of
his brother while under scandal ; assisted
in forming the Protesting Presb. 6th Aug.
1651 ; died in 1661, in 52nd year. He marr.
Marion Rollock, and had issue—Margaret
(marr. William Beatson of South Glass-
mont). His widow delivered up " the kirk
byble " which she had in keeping, 5th July
1663.— [Reg. Sec. Sig., cviii. ; Test. Reg.,
Peterkin's Records.]
CHARLES CRAUFURD, son of James
C, Linlithgow, and Marjory Ker
;
licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 30th
March 1659; pres. by Charles II. 30th
Aug. 1661 and 4th Oct. 1662 ; coll. (having
been previously ord.) 5th Dec. 1662 ; died
July 1682. He was served nearest heir
to the children of Robert Craufurd, mer-
chant, burgess of Linlithgow, 3rd June
1671. He marr. 14th Feb. 1667, Margaret
Hay, widow of William Shairp of Houston,
and had issue—Margaret (marr. (1)
William Sandilands of Couston : (2) James
Watson of Corntoun) ; Magdalen ; Mary
;
and an only son, David, M.D.
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[Test. Reg.,
Reg. Sec. Sig. and Collat. ; Inq. Ret. de
Tut., 964.]
WILLIAMSMART, M.A. (Glasgow, 13th
1683 July 1669) ' pres# by Cnarles n - 8th
Sept. 1682; ord. and inst. 28th
March 1683; outed by the rabble 1689;
died at Edinburgh, 27th Jan. 1715, aged
about 66. He is mentioned as the
"honestest of blackcoats, the humblest,
and holyest of our gown-men." Pub-
lications
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A Short Discourse recommend-
ing the Service and Prayer of the Church
(Edinburgh, 1712); Two Sermons against