Chronicles of Strathearn Part 16

1840-1843--SAMUEL GRANT. Seceded in 1843, afterwards tr. to Aberdeen.

1843-1844--Chapel vacant.

1844-1858--DAVID BONALLO, tr. to Blackford.

Ardoch erected into parish _quoad omnia_, 21st February, 1855.

1858-1864--JOHN ROBERT CAMPBELL, tr. to Monzievaird.

1865-1869--WILLIAM MAIR, A.M., tr. to Earlston; now D.D., and author of "Digest of Church Laws."

1869-1874--CHARLES M'GREGOR, tr. to Dornoch. Since minister of East Church, Aberdeen; now of Lady Yester's, Edinburgh; also D.D.

1874-????--GEO. D. MACNAUGHTAN, B.D.

AUCHTERARDER

(_Before Reformation belonged to Abbey of Arbroath._)

1568-1585--JOHN HAMMYL, returned to Dunning.

1591-1593--PATRICK DAVIDSON, A.M.

1594-1599--JOHN CLERK, A.M.

1601-1607--ROBERT SINCLAIR, A.M., returned to Madderty.

1607-1617--JOHN MONTEATH, A.M., tr. to Monzie.

1617-1623--HENRY ROLLOCK, tr. to Kilconquhar. Nephew of Princ.i.p.al Pollock, Edinburgh.

163?-1649--JOHN GRAHAME, deposed as a Royalist.

16??-1658--JAMES DRUMMOND, A.M., tr. to Muthill.

1655-1680--ARCHD. DRUMMOND, A.M., died.

1680-1686--DAVID FREEBAIRN, A.M., tr. to Dunning.

1686-1688--JOHN RATTRAY, A.M. Ousted for not praying for William and Mary; died 1712.

1700-1705--JAMES MITCh.e.l.l, A.M., died July.

1709-1718--JOHN STEDMAN, A.M., died January. Took part in drawing up "Auchterarder Creed," and prepared Presbytery's defence before Commission.

1718-1729--DAVID SHAW, A.M., died 28th September.

1730-1770--ROBERT DRUMMOND, died 15th September; son of John Drummond, of Crieff.

1770-1781--JAMES CAMPBELL, A.M., died 1st January.

1781-1803--ANDREW DUNCAN, tr. to Ratho.

1803-1834--CHARLES STEWART, died 31st August.

1834-1843--Parish vacant pending settlement of "Auchterarder Case,"

Presbytery refusing, in obedience to Veto Act, to take Robert Young on trials.

1843-1865--ROBERT YOUNG, died 14th September. "His congregation greatly increased in numbers, and many who had once been his bitter opponents became his warmest supporters and best friends. When the day of his death came all mourned him with unfeigned grief."--_Presbytery tribute to his memory_.

1865-????--WILLIAM GIBSON. In 1871 Mr Gibson was judicially declared to be insane, and the parish has since been served, in terms of the Belhaven Act, by a series of ordained a.s.sistants.

1871-1878--WM. SIMPSON. Appointed to Bonhill.

1878-1888--CHARLES SHORT, died 2nd June.

1888-????--ARCHIBALD JAMIESON, M.A.

ABERUTHVEN

(_Supplied with Readers from 1567-1591, but united to Auchterarder before 1618._)

BLACKFORD

(_Formerly Strageyth._)

1574-1576--ALEX. GALL, tr. to Trinity-Gask.

1576-1589--WM. DRUMMOND.

1590-1591--WM. STRIUILING.

1592-1606--JAMES BRANDON, tr. to Muthill. Protested against introduction of Episcopacy.

1607-1613--ANDREW ALLAN, A.M.

1613-1651--JAMES GOVANE, A.M., died in August.

1660-1683--DAVID LITTLEJOHN, A.M., died in May.

1683-1689--DAVID MORAY, A.M. Ousted at Revolution.

1697-1739--ARCHIBALD MONCRIEFF, A.M., died in August.