Archive for the 'John Leitch' Category
John Graham of Claverhouse and the Hunt for the Black Loch Covenanters in 1684
• July 12, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in 1684, Arthur Rose (Archbishop), Ayrshire, Captain John Inglis, Covenanters, Dalmellington, David Falconer of Newton, Evandale parish, General Thomas Dalyell, High Plewland, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, His Majesty's Regiment of Foot Guards, James Renwick, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Leitch, King's Regiment of Horse, Lanarkshire, Lesmahagow parish, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchan, Lieutenant-Colonel John Winram, Lord Ross, Mar's Regiment of Foot, Muirkirk parish, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Paisley, Scotland, Scottish History, Strathaven, William Young
Tags: Covenanters, Early modern history, History, Lanarkshire, Newmilns, Scotland, Scottish History, Strathaven
The ‘Levelling Fury’ of William Young in Strathaven
• June 26, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in 14 convention, 15 convention, 1684, Andrew Young (Threepland), Auchengilloch, Ayrshire, Black Loch, Canongate Tolbooth, Captain John Inglis, Captain William Cleland, Covenanters, Cronan, Donald Cargill, Ducat Tower, Dungavel, Eaglesham parish, Edinburgh, Evandale parish, Gabriel Thomson (d.1684), George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, George Smith, Grassmarket, Hallburn, Hamilton, High Plewland, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, James Dykes, James Finlay, James Nicol, James Renwick, James White, John Campbell (Muirkirk), John Campbell of Over Welwood, John Cochran (Craig), John Cochrane of Chapel, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Leitch, John McIlvey (Kilmarnock), John Smith in Cronan, John Ure, John Urie (d.1685), John Young (Threepland), King's Regiment of Horse, Lanarkshire, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchan, Little Blackwood, Lord Ross, Loudoun Hill, Loudoun parish, Munzie Burn, Myres, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Peter Aird, Renfrewshire, Robert Thom, Strathaven, Thomas Harkness, Thomas Young (Strathaven), Threepland, William Campbell of Over Welwood, William Young
Tags: Covenanters, Eaglesham, Early modern history, History, Martyrs, Scotland, Scottish History, Strathaven