258 SKIRLING [PRESB. OF license, and was ord. a deacon ; inst. before 18th May 1686. He deserted his charge, and was deprived by the Act of Parliament 25th April 1690, restoring the Presbyterian ministers. He marr. 27th Jan. 1687, Helen Forrest. — [Edin. Reg. {Marr.); MS. Ace. of Min., 1689; Rule's Sec. Vindication.] JOHN GREIG, M.A., after being 16g7 indulged at Carstairs, and fre- quently imprisoned in the Edin- burgh Tolbooth and on the Bass, returned, and was present at the first meeting of min. in the bounds of Lothian and Tweeddale 6th July 1687, after Toleration had been granted; died 17th May 1689, aged about 71. He marr. a daugh. of Alex. Livingston, min. of Biggar; she survived him, and requiring pecuniary aid, was recommended for charity by Presb. of Hamilton 18th Oct. 1692. They had issue— John ; James ; William, and a daugh., who marr. Nicol Mason, mariner.— [Hamilt. Presb. and Edin. Reg. (Marr.).] ROBERT LAW, called 25th Sept. 1689 ; 1flm ord. 12th March 1690: member of Assemblies 1690 and 1692 ; trans, to Shotts 18th July 1699.— [Carstairs Sess. Reg., Tombst., Reg. Gen. Ass., Peterkin's Constitution of the Church.] JOHN MURRAY, M.A. (Edinburgh, 1701 26th June 1699); called 14th Jan., and ord. 21st April 1701 ; died unmarr. 5th June 1715, in 38th year. — [Tombst.] ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, called 11th 171 Nov. 1717 ; ord. 29th April 1718 ; dep. 12th Nov. 1719; reponed 8th Nov. 1721 ; [afterwards of East Calder]. THOMAS HENDERSON, perhaps son 17 of Sebastian H., bailie of Linlithgow ; chaplain at Leadhills ; called 17th Aug., and ord. 25th Sept. 1720; died 7th May 1764. He marr. 5th Oct. 1726, Rachel Kinnaird, who died 10th Aug. 1750, and had issue—James, born 3rd Feb. 1730; Thomas, surgeon of the 90th Regiment, born 11th Jan. 1734, died at the siege of Havana, 13th July 1762; Janet, born 16th Feb. 1736.—[Chalmers's Caled., ii.] WILLIAM HOWE, licen. by Presb. of 17 _ Paisley 22nd June 1756 ; pres. by John Carmichael of Castlecraig, advocate, 2nd Oct. 1764; ord. 17th April 1765 ; died 10th Dec. 1796. He marr. (1) 19th April 1768, Marion Ferguson, Irvine, who died 24th March 1772, and had issue —James, born 14th Sept. 1769, died 27th April 1772; William, born 11th March 1772, died 27th Aug. 1772 : (2) 14th Jan. 1778, Marion Telfer, and had issue — William, born 13th Nov. 1779 ; James, distinguished animal painter, born 31st Aug. 1780, died 11th July 1836; John, born 30th Nov. 1782; Alexander, born 29th Oct. 1786. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, iii.). — [Hunter's Biggar.] JOHN ALPINE [MACALPINE], born 7 7 Park, Carluke, 2nd May 1764, son of John M. and Isabel Hamilton ; educated at Glasgow Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 7th May 1794; he changed his name to Alpine on becoming teacher of elocution in London ; pres. by John Carmichael of Skirling 15th Jan., and ord. 12th Sept. 1797 ; died unmarr. 1st Nov. 1836. Publication—Account of the Parish (Neiv Stat. Ace, iii.). [DAVID GAIRDNER, M.A., licen. by Presb. of Biggar 5th Feb. 1822 ; became assistant to preceding in 1824 ; pres. by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael of Skirling, but died before the day appointed for his ordination, 6th Jan. 1837, aged 39.] WILLIAM HANNA, born 26th Nov. x 7 1808, son of Samuel H, D.D., Pro- fessor of Divinity, Belfast ; educated at the Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh ; M.A. (Glasgow 1830); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 11th June 1834; ord. to East Kilbride 17th Sept. 1835; pres. by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bart., 21st Feb., trans, and adm. 8th June 1837. Joined the Free Church; min. of Skirling Free