BIGGAR] DOLPHINTON 251 JOHN SANDILANDS, M.A. (Edin- 1693 burgh, 17th Aug. 1683); called March 1692; ord. 11th Jan. 1693; died 24th June 1720, in 55th year. He man*. Margaret Sandilands, who died 27th May 1730, aged 75, and had issue—John, his successor ; Christian, died 19th Dec. 1780, aged 78 (marr. John Brown, tenant in Millside) ; James, wright in Edinburgh ; Barbara (marr. Thomas Findlater, min. of West Linton) ; Katherine, died at Castle- barns, St Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh. — [Tombst.] JOHN SANDILANDS, born 1683, son 1711 °^ Preceding ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 2nd June 1703) ; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 16th March 1709; called 30th Aug., and ord. 2nd Oct. 1711 ; died 9th Sept. 1716. He marr. Margaret John- ston, who survived him, and had issue — Jean (marr. 18th Sept. 1748, Hugh Robertson, writer, Edinburgh). — [Test. Reg. (Edin. and Lan.), Tombst.~\ JOHN BOWIE, educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Dun- 1717 fermline 24th March 1714; called 6th Feb., and ord. 10th May 1717; died 7th Nov. 1769, in his 84th year. He pur- chased the lands of Stonypath in Dunsyre for 8000 merks, and mortified and disponed them in 1759 to the min. and kirk-session to be thus distributed : —" 100 merks to the schoolmaster for educating twenty poor scholars, named by the said Session ; 100 merks for educating any lad of remarkably bright genius, to be allowed for six years, or failing any such in the parish, to be applied in paying apprentice fees ; 50 merks for purchasing Bibles, psalm-books, etc., for poor scholars, whom failing, to be applied to any other charitable purpose the Session judge most proper ; 50 merks to the min., with all other profits arising from the lands, to compensate for his trouble as factor and principal manager." He marr. 9th June 1730, Elizabeth (died 14th May 1792), daugh. of John Tait, min. of Kilbucho.— [Tombst. ; Leechman's Serm., i. ; Sinclair's Stat. Ace, xiv. ; New Stat. Ace, vi.] THOMAS M'COURTY, called 27th 1759 Sept., and ord. (assistant and suc- cessor) 1st Nov. 1759 ; trans, to Penicuik 6th Jan. 1772. JAMES FERGUSON, M.A.; pres. by 1773 Arch. Douglas of Douglas, and ord. 7th April 1773 ; trans, to Pettinain 30th March 1780. JOHN GORDON, licen. by the Presb. 1781 °^ ^iggar 26th March 1778; pres. by Arch. Douglas of Douglas, Sept. 1780 ; ord. 4th April 1781 ; died (when pre- paring to go to the General Assembly), 16th May 1814. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, xiv.). — [Test. Beg. (Lan.).] ROBERT RUSSELL, son of David R., Cumbernauld ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow ; tutor in the family of Grant of Congalton ; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 27th March 1798; ord. to Dunsyre 25th April 1805 ; pres. by Arch., Lord Douglas of Douglas, 29th Aug. 1814 ; trans, and adm. 2nd March 1815 ; died 20th Sept. 1824. He marr. 29th Nov. 1805, Jane Stewart, who died in July 1841, and had issue—William Grant, born 3rd Dec. 1806; John Steele, born 17th May 1808; Robert, born 7th May 1813. JOHN AITON, born Strathaven, June 1797, youngest son of William A., Sheriff - substitute of Lanarkshire; studied at Univs. of Glasgow and Edin- burgh ; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 30th Nov. 1819 ; pres. by Archibald, Lord Douglas of Douglas, Dec. 1824 ; ord. 14th April 1825 ; D.D. (Glasgow, March 1836) ; died at the house of his son-in-law, Joseph Bray, Pyrgo-park, Havering, Essex, 15th May 1863. He marr. (1) 30th April 1825, Mary Anne (died 9th Oct. 1850, aged 55), youngest daugh. of John Smith, Midhope, and had issue— Mary, born 11th Feb. 1827 (marr. Joseph Bray), died 9th May 1868 ; Margaret, born 2nd June 1829 ; William, born 2nd April 1831, died 28th Feb. 1858 ; John, born 18th Jan. 1837 : (2) 19th Oct. 1852, Mary Sandilands (died 9th July 1868, aged 58), youngest daugh. of Alex. Weir of Boghead, and had issue —