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MINISTERS SINCE 1595

DAVIDSON John 1595
Built the original church.

KERR John 1605
Was told by Davidson in his youth to change his ways as he would succeed him in his ministry. He was minister for some 39 yrs.

KERR Robert 1638
Second son of the above helped his father from 1638 without increase in stipend.

OSWALD John 1648
For his time it was strange for a minister to translate from Edinburgh to a country charge.

COOKE Patrick 1654
Selected in 1670 as one of "the Bishop's Evangelists" to enlighten Presbyterians in the West.

MONEYPENNY George 1673
Was ordained a Presbyterian in England.

BUCHAN James 1676
Deprived for not taking the "test" of 1681.

RAMSAY Robert 1682
Deprived for not reading the Proclamation enjoined by the Estates. Was removed by force and his library sold to cover this expense.

MONCRIEF John 1687
Denounced for keeping conventicles, and translated to Edinburgh.

ANDREWS George 1694
Represented Presbytery at sitting of Parliament 1695, fell out with Sir William Hamilton and was translated in 1699

HORSBURGH Robert 1702

Complained of subsidence in1710 and congregation was forced to meet in a barn at Preston.

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