302 BORTHWICK [PRESB. OF Anna Hamilton, and had issue—Mary : (2) 25th Sept. 1649, Janet Scroggie.—[Test, S. Leith Sess., and Edin. Reg. (Bajrt.) ; New Stat. Ace] THOMAS PATERSON, educated at ie 7 Univ. of Edinburgh, bursar in divinity; M.A. (May 1653); called 13th Sept., ord. 24th Dec. 1657; died 13th May 1683, aged about 50. Wodrow ranks him as a Nonconformist, and he mayhave been indulged by favour. He marr. Helen, daugh. of Robert Trail, min. of Greyfriars, Edinburgh, and had issue—Thomas, his successor ; Elizabeth (marr. (1) 13th Nov. 1696, George Turnbull of Currie ; (2) James Thomson, min. of Elgin) ; Robert, appren- tice to Patrick Halyburton, merchant, Edin- burgh. — [Old Dec, i. ; Edin. Gtcild and Reg. (Bapt.), Tombst., Murray's Biog. Ann., New Stat. Ace] THOMAS PATERSON, M.A. ; pres. 1683 Dy Alexander, Archbishop of St Andrews, and inst. 22nd May 1683 ; deprived by the Privy Council 4th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and praying for James VII. —[Reg. Sasines (Fife) ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Murray's Biog. Ann.,New Stat. Ace. ; Morrison's Dec, xxviii.] JOHN CAMPBELL, called 23rd Aug., 1687 and ord. by a committee of Synod 15th Nov. 1687 ; died 24th Jan. 1690, in his 35th year. He marr. Christian Porter, who survived him (P. C. Acta, 11th Nov. 1690).—[Tombst,, New Stat. Ace] WILLIAM TRAIL, bapt. 28th Sept. 1690 1640' eldest son °f Robert T., min. of Greyfriars, Edinburgh ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (30th June 1658) ; chaplain to the Laird of Scotstarvet ; licen. in London 1671 ; ord. to the Presby- terian congregation at Lifford, Ireland, in 1671. Joining with four other ministers in the appointment of a Fast, he was examined by justices of the peace at Raphoe, summoned to the Privy Council at Dublin, remitted to the Assizes at Lifford, imprisoned from 11th Aug. 1681 to 20th April 1682, and fined. He after- wards went to Potomac, Maryland, but returned at the Revolution ; was called to this parish 26th July, and adm. 17th Sept. 1690 ; was a member of Assembly same year ; and died 3rd May 1714. There is a tradition that " every morning about three, when he had public work on hand, he heard three knocks at his chamber door, and if, through weariness or heaviness he disobeyed these, there were generally three others at his bed-head, which he durst not refuse, but arose to his duty. This at first frightened him ; at length he became accus- tomed to them : they never failed on Sabbaths, and at communions. When he grew old and infirm, the knocks entirely ceased." He marr. (1) 15th Sept. 1671, Euphan (died 1677), second daugh. of Provost Sword of St Andrews, and had issue—Mary : (2) 25th March 1679, his cousin, Eleanor (died 4th Jan. 1695), sixth daugh. of Lieut.-col. James Trail of Tullochin, and had issue— Sarah, died unmarr. 1685 ; James, min. of Montrose ; William, min. of Benholme ; Robert, min. of Panbride ; Jean, died unmarr. ; Margaret (marr. 4th Nov. 1719, Robert Alison, writer, Edinburgh) ; Eleanor (twin) ; Eliza- beth (marr., pro. 23rd Aug. 1731, James Stevenson : (3) 8th June 1701, Jean Murray, relict of David Moncrieffof Boghall. Publi- cation — A Necessary and Excellent Advice about Some Duties (Edinburgh, 1762). — [Test., Sess., and Elie Sess. Regs. ; Reid's Ireland, ii. ; Wodrow's Hist, and Anal., Reg. Gen. Ass. ; Chr. Inst., xxiii. ; New Stat. Ace, Lord Guthrie's Chalmers and Trail Ancestry.] WILLIAM ROBERTSON, adm. 23rd 1714 Sept. 1714 ; trans, to Lady Yester's, Edinburgh, 22nd Nov. 1733.— [Douglas's Bar., Stewart's Life of Robert- son, Neio Stat. Ace] THOMAS TURNBULL, born 27th 1?34 Sept. 1701, son of George T., min. of Tynninghame ; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 25th March 1724 ; ord. to Greenlaw