414 OLDHAMSTOCKS—PRESTONKIRK [PRESB. OF
1876
12th Nov. 1851, Jessie Lowe, only child of
John Warren and Jessie Fiddes, and widow
of James William Robertson, and had issue
—Jessie Warren, born 11th Aug. 1852 (marr.
28th Sept. 1875, John Stuart, W.S.); Mar-
garet Jane Rose, born 19th Dec. 1854, died
28th Oct. 1875 ; Jemima Williamina, born
7th Jan. 1858.
WILLIAM MENZIES HUTTON, born
Glasgow, 13th May 1829, son of
Alexander H., supervisor of Excise,
and Isabella Forrester ; educated at St
Andrews Univ. ; M.A. (1847) ; licen. by
Presb. of St Andrews 1850 ; ord. to
Cranshaws 23rd Sept. 1853; trans, and
adm. 23rd March 1876. Marr. 6th June
1855, Clara (died 21st April 1880), daugh.
of George Dickson, min. of Kilrenny, and
has issue—Janet Georgina, born 29th July
1857 (marr. William Fyfe Macintosh,
solicitor, Arbroath) ; Isabella Forrester,
born 22nd May 1859 ; Clara Wilhelmina,
born 29th Sept. 1861, died 22nd Oct. 1891 ;
Alexander, born 16th Dec. 1863, died 25th
Dec. 1888; George Dickson, M.A., B.Sc,
min. of Bothkennar, born 21st Feb. 1865;
Margaret Elizabeth Dickson, born 3rd Feb.
1868 (marr. Bernard Ambrose Starling)
;
William Menzies, born 9th April 1870, died
12th Oct. 1899 ; Helen Caverhill, born 31st
May 1872.
JAMES BRYCE GORDON, born 4th
Jan. 1884, son of John G., min. of
Glasserton ; educated at High
School, Glasgow, and at Univs. of Glas-
gow and St Andrews ; student missionary
at Strachur, Kilchoman (Islay), and
Strathyre ; licen. by Presb. of Dunblane
May 1911 ; assistant at Dean, Edinburgh
;
ord. (assistant and successor) 1st July 1913.
PRESTONKIRK, formerly
PRESTONHAUGH.
[The church was dedicated to St Baldred,
and previous to the Reformation was known
as Hauch, Haugh, Halch, Preston, and
Linton. It was a prebend of the collegiate
church of Dunbar. Gavin Douglas, Bishop
of Dunkeld, was rector in 1492.]
1913
NICOL CRICHTON, "parson of
1553-9 Hauch."
1562
GEORGE HEPBURN, natural son of
Patrick H. of Waughton. On 11th
Oct. 1548 he was presented by Queen
Mary, with consent of the Earl of Arran,
to the Chancellory of Brechin, vacant by
the death of Alexander Gavine, but the
Bishop refused to give him collation {Milne
Home Papers, 264). One of those " thought
apt and able to minister" by the first
Reformed General Assembly, 20th Dec.
1560. He got allowance from the Assembly,
1583, "to passe out of the countrie for
recoverie of his health," and died 21st Oct.
1585.—He left a widow (name unknown).
—\Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calder-
wood's Hists. ; Wodroio Miscell., Test. Reg.]
1576 DAVID HEPBURN, reader.
ROBERT HEPBURN of Furde, natural
1586 son °^^r AlexanderH. of Whitsome,
and brother of Thomas of Oldham-
stocks ; he was styled of Duntarvy,
Magdalens, and Foord (Scots Peerage, ii.,
145); app. 10th Jan. 1586; a member of
Assembly 1587, and of several others;
died 26th Oct. 1596. He marr. Elizabeth
Hepburn, who survived him, and marr. (2)
Walter Henderson, wright, Edinburgh (Pat.
Oliphant, Edin. Test.), and left two daughs.
—Elizabeth (marr. John Stewart, Sheriff of
Bute); Jean (marr. Walter Stewart of Kirk-
land : Reg. of Deeds, ccxx., 315, 1614).
—
[Peg. Assig. and Deeds, ii., xxxvi., xl.
;
Booke of the Kirk, Dalkeith and Edin.
Presb. and Test. Reg., Calderwood's Hist.,
Melvill's Autob.]
JOHN FORREST, M.A. ; adm. colleague
2nd Oct. 1593; trans, to Humbie1593
21st Jan. 1595.
EDWARD HEPBURN, son of Edward
H. of Smeaton, second son of Sir
Patrick H. of Waughton ; adm. min.
of Navar and Chancellor of the Diocese of
Brechin, 24th Feb. 1585 ; M.A. (Edinburgh
1588) ; trans, and adm. in 1597 ; a member
of Assembly 1602, and of several others
;
was nominated by the Assembly, 1606,
constant Moderator of Presb., who were