DUNBAR] WHITEKIRK 423
trans, to Humbie 21st Jan. 1595; trans,
and adm. 1599 ; died 31st Dec. 1634, aged
about 67. He marr. Elizabeth Stevenson,
who died 21st Nov. 1634.—[Reg. Assig.,
Haddingt. and Edin. Presb. and Test.
Reg., Calderwood's Hist.]
ROBERT LAUDER, son of John L.,
Bailie of Tynninghame, and brother
of John Lauder, min. of that parish ;
M.A. (Edinburgh, 6thJuly 1623) ; mentioned
as min. in 1636 ; dem. 1673 ; pres. and coll.
by Alexander, Bishop of Edinburgh (in
conjunction with his son), 23rd Oct. same
year, and inst. 8th April 1674 ; the date of
his death is unknown. He marr. Agnes
Grier (Haddington Inhib., 11th Aug.
1649), and had issue—George, his succes-
sor; Alexander, bursar of the Presb. 4th
March 1684.—[Haddingt. Presb. Reg., Acts
of Ass.]
GEORGE LAUDER, born 30th Aug.
1639, son of preceding; M.A. (Edin-
burgh, 18th July 1664); Keen, by
George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 7th July
1671 ; pres. and coll. (colleague) by Alex-
ander, Bishop of Edinburgh, 23rd Oct.
1673 ; inst. 8th April 1674 ; dem. after the
Revolution when further trace of him is
lost. He marr. 27th July 1683, Janet
Loch. He was Presb. Clerk for some
years.—[Tyningh. and Whittingh. Sess. and
Edin. Reg. (Marr), Reg. Collat. ; MS.
Ace. of Min., 1689; Waddell's An Old
Kirk Chronicle.]
JAMES WEBSTER, trans, from Liber-
ton, and adm. before 5th May 1691
;
1691 trans, to Tolbooth Parish, Edin-
burgh, June 1693.
WILLIAM HAMILTON, son of James
H., burgess of Edinburgh ; M.A.
1694 (Edinburgh, 9th July 1656); ord.
to Penicuik 10th June 1664 ; deprived
on account of the Test 1681 ; min. of
Irvine in 1688 ; trans, to Kirknewton 1689 ;
adm. after 1st May 1694 ; died 16th July
1712, in his 75th year. He marr. (1) 1667,
Jean Fleming, who died 2nd March 1677,
aged 51, and had issue—James, apothecary
in Edinburgh (Edin. Com. Deeds, 20th
Dec. 1707), bapt. 9th March 1671, died
1710 ; Marion, bapt. 2nd July 1672 ; Jean,
bapt. 14th July 1673 (marr. James Ranken
of Perth) ; Patrick, bapt. 27th June 1675 :
(2) 29th Oct. 1678, Isobel (died 4th Sept.
1710, aged 55), daugh. of John Brown, min.
of Linton, and had issue—Anne, bapt. 13th
Nov. 1679 ; William, bapt. 19th Dec. 1680,
went to Potomac, America ; Katherine
;
Elizabeth (marr. 19th Feb. 1711, Thomas
Veitch, surgeon apothecary, Edinburgh)
;
Marjory.—[Hist. Gen. Ass., 1690 ; Wodrow
MSS., Stobo Sess. Reg.]
THOMAS DAVIDSON, chaplain of
Stirling Castle, pres. by Presb. jure
devoluto, 1st July, and adm. 19th
Aug. 1713; trans, to Dundee 5th March
1732.
JOHN CLUNIE, born 1708, son of a
farmer in the parish ; licen. by Presb.
of Dunbar 5th Oct. 1731 ; pres. by
George II. 19th May, and ord. 2nd Aug.
1732 ; adm. to the united parish 23rd Aug.
1761 ; died 19th June 1784. He marr. (1)
(name unknown), and had issue— Mary
(marr. 30th July 1766, Alexander Burns,
North Berwick) ; Agnes, born 25th March
1748 : (2) 21st July 1749, Isabel, daugh. of
Thomas Findlay, min. of Prestonkirk, and
had issue—Rebecca, born 20th March 1751
(marr. Capt. George Finlay : Edin. Com.
Decreets, 1816); Margaret, born 12th Nov.
1752; John, born 30th Sept. 1755; Alice,
born 14th July 1757 ; Isabella, born 28th
May 1759; Charlotte, born 24th July
1762 (marr. Bigge, wood merchant at
Memel, East Prussia), died at Portobello
in 1844; James, born 14th March 1769;
Marion Ann, born 9thAug 1771.—[Tombst.]
JAMES WILLIAMSON, son of Thomas
W., Elgin ; educated at Marischal
College, Aberdeen ; ord. to High
Meeting, Berwick -on -Tweed, 17th Nov.
1768 ; trans, to Eyemouth 16th Aug. 1776 ;
pres. by George III. 14th Aug. 1784 ; trans,
and adm. 7th April 1785 ; died 24th March
1806, aged 64. He marr. 20th Aug. 1772,
Elizabeth Cockburn, who died 3rd June
1815, and had issue—Margaret, born 21st
April 1775; James, born 9th Jan. 1777;
Thomas, lieutenant in His Majesty's ship
Atlas, born 26th Feb. 1783, died 8th Oct.
1805; Elizabeth, born 7th Nov. 1784
1785