John Gilchrist, I, Esq.

"The Gilchrist brothers were the sons of Angus Gilchrist, farmer in North Loch Kiarran farm, Kilcalmonell Parish; the identity of their mother has never been discovered. Effie McMillan was the daughter of Gilbert and Christian Taylor McMillan who had only recently settled in Kilcalmonell Parish. John and Effie were married on Feb. 12, 1770 in the Highland Church of Scotland in Campbeltown. John was thirty years of age and Effie, twenty-two."

"Found in the Old Highland Parish Records of Campbeltown on file in Edinburgh is the following marriage record: "1770 February 12. John Gilchrist and Euffin McMillan both of this Parish."