204 ECCLESMACHAN [PRESB. OF Treacherous and Double Dealing, with an Answer to Mr Anderson, Dumbarton (Edinburgh, V714).—[Afim. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Beg. Sec. Sig., Kirkliston Sess. and Edin. Reg. {Bur.) ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] ALEXANDER HAMILTON, ord. 29th 1694 Aug. 1694 ; trans, to Airth in 1700. JOHN BAILLIE, son of Thomas B. of 1701 Polkemmet ; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 7th Aug. 1700; called 9th June, and ord. 25th Sept. 1701 ; died 25th Feb. 1733. He marr. Bethia Baillie, who died 28th July 1761. CHARLES WILKIE, son of John W., 17q4 min. of Uphall ; studied at Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 3rd July 1733 ; pres. by Charles, Earl of Hopetoun, same month ; ord. 18th April 1734; died 5th Nov. 1786, in 76th year, leaving the property of Charlesfield, West Calder, to Thomas Hardy, D.D., min. of the New North Parish, Edinburgh, for whom he entertained a warm affection. He marr. 4th Aug. 1756, Eupham Flint, who died 10th Jan. 1790, without issue. WILLIAM PETERKIN, educated at 7 7 Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1755-9 ; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 8th Aug. 1764 ; assistant at Old Deer ; ord. min. of the Chapel-of-Ease at Down, or Macduff, 30th Nov. 1768 ; trans, to Lead- hills 2nd Nov. 1785 ; pres. by James, Earl of Hopetoun, and adm. 11th July 1787 ; died 22nd Nov. 1792. He marr. 5th Dec. 1768, Isobel Irvine, who died at Peterhead, 27th March 1810, and had issue—James, born 9th Sept. 1769; George, born 11th May 1773 ; Margaret, born 25th Sept. 1775 ; Elizabeth, born 2nd Sept. 1777, died 22nd Jan. 1790 ; Alexander, Sheriff-sub. of Orkney, ecclesiastical lawyer, editor of the Booke of the Universalis Kirk of Scotland, etc., born 23rd March 1780, died 9th Nov. 1846 ; Hope, born 2nd May 1787 ; William, born 17th Feb. 1789, died 3rd May 1790; John, born 13th Dec. 1791. Publications —A Dialogue on Public Worship (Aber- deen, 2nd ed., 1780) [not by W. P. of Elgin] ; Account of Ecclesmachan and of Leadhills (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, ii., xxi.). HENRY LISTON, born 30th June 1771, 1793 son °^ R°bert L., min. of Aberdour ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 5th Sept. 1792 ; pres. by James, Earl of Hopetoun, and ord. 8th Aug. 1793 ; Presb. clerk, and also, 2nd May 1820, conjunct clerk of Synod ; died at Merchistonhall, Falkirk, 24th Feb. 1836. He had a strong natural bias for mechanics and music, and became widely known as the inventor of the " Eucharmonic " organ ; his attainments in the classics and sciences were of no mean order, and in many other respects he was a man of genius. He marr. 21st Oct. 1793, Margaret (died 24th May 1802), daugh. of David Ireland, town-clerk of Culross, and had issue—Robert, F.R.C.S., Edinburgh, distinguished London surgeon, born 28th Oct. 1794, died 7th Dec. 1847 ; Janet, born 28th June 1796, died 21st Sept. 1888; Anne, born 20th March 1798, died 14th July 1802 ; David, Professor of Oriental Languages in Univ. of Edinburgh, born 10th Oct. 1799, died 1881 ; Margaret, born 23rd April 1801, died 3rd June 1866. Pub- lications — An Essay on Perfect Intonation (London, 1812) ; Articles in Edinburgh Encyclopaedia ; edited Horatii Placet Opera Selecta (1819), and the sixth book of Caesar, for use in schools. — [Diet. N~at. Biog.] JOHN SMITH, born 2nd April 1801, son 1836 °^ ^ames S.j gardener at Hopetoun House ; licen. by Presb. of Linlith- gow 29th Dec. 1830; rector of Bathgate Academy ; pres. by the Commissioner of John, Earl of Hopetoun ; ord. 19th Aug. 1836 ; Presb. clerk 1854 ; D.D. (St Andrews, Jan. 1866) ; died 30th May 1869. He marr. 1st June 1847, Agnes (died 12th Aug. 1910, aged 86), second daugh. of James Wallace of Belmont. Publication—Account of the Parish {New Stat. Ace, ii.). ALEXANDER SHEPHERD, born 19th 186Q April 18-12, son of George S., of Shethin, Aberdeenshire ; educated at Univs. of Aberdeen and Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Ellon 26th April 1865 ;