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The Killing Times of 1685: The list of the Dead in Cloud of Witnesses
• September 18, 2015 • 13 CommentsPosted in ------- Mowat (d.1685), -------- Auchenleck (d.1685), 1685, Adam Macquhan (d.1685), Alexander Ferguson of Kilkerran, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Alexander Linn (d.1685), Alexander McCubbin (d.1685), Andrew Hislop, Andrew McRoberts (d.1685), Annandale, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Ayrshire, Barr parish, Borgue parish, Captain James Maitland, Captain John Inglis, Captain Strachan, Captain Thomas Douglas, Cathcart parish, Colmonell parish, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet James Dundas, Cornet John Baillie, Cornet Peter Inglis, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, Crossmichael parish, Cumnock parish, Dailly parish, Daniel McIlwraith (d.1685), Daniel McMichael, David Dun (d.1685), David Halliday in Glengap (d.1685), David Halliday in Mayfield (d.1685), David Steel (d.1686), Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Durisdeer parish, Eaglesham parish, earl of Annandale, Edward McKean (d.1685), Eskdale, Eskdalemuir parish, Evandale parish, Fenwick parish, Gabriel Thomson (d.1685), Galloway, Galston parish, George Douglas earl of Dumbarton, George Short (d.1685), George Wood, George Woodburn, Gilbert Macadam (d.1685), Girthon parish, Glencairn parish, Glenkens, Highlanders, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, His Majesty's Regiment of Foot Guards, Irongray parish, James Bennoch (d.1685), James Clement (d.1685), James Dun (d.1685), James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Kirko (d.1685), James McMichael (d.1684), James Smith, James White, John Barrie, John Bell of Whiteside (d.1685), John Brounen, John Brown (Blackwood), John Brown of Priesthill, John Browning, John Bryce (d.1685), John Craik of Stewarton, John Douglas of Stenhouse, John Fergushill, John Ferguson (Glencairn), John Gibson (Ingleston), John Graham of Claverhouse, John Hunter (d.1685), John Jamieson (d.1685), John Mclorgan (d.1685), John Murchie (d.1685), John Reid, John Reid of Ballochmyle, John Semple (d.1685), John Smith (Muirkirk), John Smith in Cronan, John Urie (d.1685), Joseph Wilson (d.1685), Kells parish, Kelton parish, King's Regiment of Horse, Kirkcowan parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkmichael parish (Ayrshire), Kirkpatrick-Durham parish, Lanarkshire, Lesmahagow parish, Lieutenant Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Crichton, Lieutenant Lewis Lauder, Lieutenant Livingston, Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant Nisbet, Lieutenant Straiton, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchan, Loudoun parish, Lt General William Drummond, Major John Balfour, Mar's Regiment of Foot, Matthew McIlwraith (d.1685), Mauchline parish, Militia, Minnigaff parish, Moffat parish, Muirkirk parish, Nithsdale, Peter Gemmel, Peter Gillies, Quentin Kennedy of Drummellane, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Dun in Benquhat (d.1685), Robert Grierson (d.1685), Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Lennox (d.1685), Robert Lockhart, Robert M'Whae (d.1685), Robert Mitchell (d.1685), Robert Thom, Scotland, Scottish History, Simon Paterson (d.1685), Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Sorn parish, Straiton parish, Tarbolton parish, Thomas Cook (d.1685), Thomas McHaffie (d.1685), Thomas Richard, Thomas Young (d.1685), Tongland parish, Twynholm parish, Wigtownshire, William Adam, William Fiddison (d.1685), William Graham (d.1682/84), William McKergur (d.1685), William Paterson, William Shillilaw (d.1685), William Smith (d.1685), William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Galloway, History, Killing Times, Martyrs, Scotland, Scottish History
The Killing Times of 1685: Ridpath’s List of Covenanters Executed in the Fields
• September 11, 2015 • 14 CommentsPosted in -------- Auchenleck (d.1685), 1685, Adam Macquhan (d.1685), Alexander Linn (d.1685), Alexander McCubbin (d.1685), Andrew Hislop, Andrew McRoberts (d.1685), Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Captain 'Major' George Winram, Captain James Maitland, Captain John Inglis, Captain Robert Middleton, Captain Strachan, Captain Thomas Douglas, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet James Dundas, Cornet John Baillie, Cornet Peter Inglis, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, Daniel McIlwraith (d.1685), Daniel McMichael, David Dun (d.1685), David Halliday in Glengap (d.1685), David Halliday in Mayfield (d.1685), David Steel (d.1686), Edward McKean (d.1685), Gabriel Thomson (d.1685), General Thomas Dalyell, George Douglas earl of Dumbarton, George Short (d.1685), George Wood, George Woodburn, Gilbert Macadam (d.1685), Henry Hall of Haughead, Highlanders, James Bennoch (d.1685), James Clement (d.1685), James Davie (d.c.1673), James Dun (d.1685), James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Kirko (d.1685), James Smith, James White, John Barrie, John Bell of Whiteside (d.1685), John Brounen, John Brown (Blackwood), John Brown of Priesthill, John Browning, John Bryce (d.1685), John Craik of Stewarton, John Douglas of Stenhouse, John Fergushill, John Gibson (Ingleston), John Graham of Claverhouse, John Hunter (d.1685), John Jamieson (d.1685), John Mclorgan (d.1685), John Murchie (d.1685), John Reid, John Semple (d.1685), John Smith (Muirkirk), John Smith in Cronan, John Urie (d.1685), Joseph Wilson (d.1685), Lieutenant Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Crichton, Lieutenant Livingston, Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant Nisbet, Lieutenant Straiton, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchan, Lt General William Drummond, Major John Balfour, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Matthew McIlwraith (d.1685), Militia, Peter Gemmel, Peter Gillies, Quentin Kennedy of Drummellane, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Dun in Benquhat (d.1685), Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Lennox (d.1685), Robert Lockhart, Robert M'Whae (d.1685), Robert Thom, Scotland, Scottish History, Simon Paterson (d.1685), Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Thomas Cook (d.1685), Thomas McHaffie (d.1685), Thomas Richard, Thomas Young (d.1685), William Adam, William Douglas duke of Queensberry, William Fiddison (d.1685), William Graham (d.1682/84), William McKergur (d.1685), William Paterson, William Smith (d.1685)
Tags: Covenanters, Early modern history, George Ridpath, History, Killing Times, Martyrs, Scotland, Scottish History
‘To Extirpate These Rebels’: The Commission to Colonel James Douglas, 27 March to 20 April, 1685
• December 24, 2014 • 10 CommentsPosted in 1685, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Alexander Hume of Linthill, Andrew Plumber of Middlestead, Annandale, Archibald Cockburn of Langtoun, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Archibald Stuart of Blackhall, Ayrshire, ‘-------’ Hume of Nineholes, Berwickshire, Borders, Captain John Dalziel, Captain John Inglis, Captain Strachan, Captain William Cleland, Carrick, Charles Hume of Aytoun, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet James Dundas, Cornet James Innes, Cornet James Naismith, Cornet John Baillie, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, David Dunbar of Baldoon, David Graham, David Murray of Stanhope, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Glencairn, earl of Home, earl of Mar, Eskdale, Francis Scott of Thirlstane, Galloway, Glenkens, Godfrey McCulloch of Mireton, Henry McDougal of Mackerston, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, Hugh Cathcart of Carleton, Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, James Cockburn of that Ilk, James Cranston Lord Cranston, James Geddes of Kirkhurd, James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Lundy of Strathairly, James Murray younger of Deuchar, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Graham of Dougalston, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), John Riddell of Haining, John Schaw younger of Greenock, John Somerville of Spittel, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lieutenant Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Crichton, Lieutenant Lewis Lauder, Lieutenant Livingston, Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant Thomas Winram, Lord Bargany, Lord Cochrane, Lord Ross, Major George Arnot, Mar's Regiment of Foot, Merse, Nithsdale, Peeblesshire, Renfrewshire, Richard Murray of Spittlehaugh, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Robert Kerr Lord Jedburgh, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Pringle of Stitchel, Roxburgh, Selkirkshire, Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, Stirlingshire, Teviotdale, Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn, Thomas Scott of Whiteslaid, Tweeddale, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Douglas of Cavers, William Elliot of Stobs, William Hamilton of Barncluith, William Hamilton of Orbiston, William Horseburgh of that Ilk, William Ker of Chatto, William Ker of Greenhead, William Stirling (Glasgow), William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Covenanters, Early modern history, Galloway, History, James II, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History
The Men Who Sought Out Goats: The Abjuration Oath of 1685
• December 21, 2014 • 9 CommentsPosted in 1685, Abjuration oath, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Annandale, Apologetical Declaration Against Intelligencers, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Ayrshire, Borders, Carrick, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, David Dunbar of Baldoon, David Graham, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Glencairn, Eskdale, Francis Scott of Thirlstane, Galloway, Glenkens, Godfrey McCulloch of Mireton, Henry McDougal of Mackerston, Hugh Cathcart of Carleton, Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, James Cranston Lord Cranston, James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Lundy of Strathairly, James Murray younger of Deuchar, John Graham of Dougalston, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), John Riddell of Haining, John Schaw younger of Greenock, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Cochrane, Lord Ross, Major George Arnot, Nithsdale, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Robert Kerr Lord Jedburgh, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Pringle of Stitchel, Roxburgh, Selkirkshire, Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Teviotdale, Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn, Thomas Scott of Whiteslaid, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Douglas of Cavers, William Elliot of Stobs, William Hamilton of Orbiston, William Ker of Chatto, William Ker of Greenhead, William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Abjuration oath, Ayrshire, Charles II, Covenanters, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History
The Remarkable Hidden Histories of John and Mrs Stevenson
• August 30, 2012 • 13 CommentsPosted in 1685, 1686, 30 convention, 32 convention, Ayrshire, Barr parish, Blackgannoch, Camregan, Carrick, Carrick Mill, Castle Stewart, Colmonell parish, Colonel Burns (d.1679), Colonel John Burns, Covenanters, Craigdarroch, Dailly parish, Dalry parish, Dumfriesshire, Earlstoun Castle, Elizabeth Gordon Lady Castle Stewart, Elizabeth McGhie (Craigdarroch), Galloway, George Walker (d.1685), Gilbert McIlroy, Glencairn parish, Glenkens, Irongray parish, James Renwick, John Ferguson of Craigdarroch, John Stevenson (Camregan), John Welsh, John Welsh of Cornlee, Keir parish, Kirkcalla, Kirkconnel parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkmabreck parish, Kirkmichael parish, Kirkoswald parish, Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Maybole, Mrs Stevenson, Nithsdale, Penninghame parish, Polgavin Muir, Preaching Stone, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Sanquhar parish, Scotland, Scottish History, Thomas Stevenson (Camregan), Wanlockhead, Wigtownshire
Tags: Covenanters, Dailly, Hillwalking, History, Newton Stewart, Scotland, Scottish History, women's history
Jardine's Book of Martyrs 