PENCE, A.M., tr. to Fossoway. Old minister returned.

1694-1709--GILBERT MELVILLE. Resigned on account of indisposition, and
also of the improbability of his having any success by his ministry
among that people though he were in health.

1710-1718--ALEX. TURCAN, A.M., tr. to Fowlis-Wester.

1720-1751--DAVID STEVENSON, died 6th February.

1751-1756--JAMES REID, A.M., tr. to Trinity-Gask.

1757-1759--DAVID M'GIBBON, A.M., tr. to Buchanan.

1760-1764--JOHN ANDERSON. Deposed 18th October for brawling,
immoderate anger, drunkenness, and indecent behaviour. By one vote of
the Assembly, 1765, sentence affirmed as against suspension. Died in
Stirling in 1794.

1765-1775--Parish vacant. Patrick Crichton was presented, but
Presbytery found there was no call. A new call in 1769 was signed
neither by heritor, elder, or head of family. Presbytery were ordered
by Assembly to proceed with settlement, but ultimately Mr Crichton gave
up the presentation.

1775-1789--ROBERT MATHIE, died 29th March.

1790-1838--JOHN BROWN, died 16th November. Was for many years Clerk of
Presbytery, and also Clerk to Synod of Perth and Stirling.

1839-1881--JOHN CUNNINGHAM, died 31st March. In his earlier days Mr
Cunningham was celebrated as a tent preacher.

1881-????--EBENEZER BROWN SPEIRS, B.D. Translator of Hegel's "Lectures
on the Philosophy of Religion: together with a work on the Proofs of
the Existence of God."

MADDERTY

1595-????--ROBERT SINCLAIR, A.M.

1620-1657--JOHN FREEBAIRN, A.M.

1659-1682--JAMES GRAHAME, A.M.

1681-1689--JAMES GRAHAME, jun., A.M. Ousted at Revolution. Son of
previous minister. Requested by Kirk-Session in 1707 to give up
Communion cups and tokens.

1701-1736--ANDREW BRUGH, A.M., died 14th July.

1736-1741--Parish vacant. Mr George Blaikie was presented, but had his
license taken from him by the Synod for "misrepresenting and impugning
the principles of the Church anent Patronage." Reponed by Assembly in
1738. Lord Dupplin was asked to waive his right of presentation "for
the relief of the church in this strait," but refused. Ultimately Mr
Blaikie got an appointment in America, and the difficulty was solved.

1741-1783--ANDREW RAMSAY, died 19th October.

1784-1816--JAMES RAMSAY, died 3rd October. Son of previous minister.
Discovered pit of marl in his glebe; was interdicted by the heritors
from working it, but received authority to do so from Court of Session.
Constructed als