William Wishart, minister of Kinneil

WISHART - WISCHART 1. About William Wishart, Minister of Kinneil - Biographical Summary - "William Wishart, son of Alexander W., of the Pittarrow family, Forfarshire, born Dec. 1621 ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 15th April 1645); adm. 22nd Aug. 1649. He joined the Protesters, and formed one of the Dissenting Presb. from 6th Aug. 1651 to 11th Feb. 1659 ; he was confined to his chamber at Edinburgh by the Committee of Estates, 15th Sept. 1660, and five days afterwards was imprisoned in the Tolbooth, where he remained for thirteen months, until released on the petition of the Presb. His stipend was sequestrated for his refusal to disown the Remonstrance or sign the bond for keeping the peace. On his wife petitioning Parliament, showing his sad condition, " as now prisoner in the Castle of Stirling, throw want of meanes, while ane numerous familie were dependant," an Act was passed, 29th Jan. 1661, whereby "all arrears of stipend were ordered to be payed to her be the persones lyable in payment thereof." Another half-year's stipend was paid to himself. He was inter-communed by the Council, 6th Aug. 1675, for keeping conventicles ; ordered 5th Feb. 1685 to be sent to His Majesty's plantations for declining the Test, but liberated from prison 24th Aug. 1685, "upon giving bond with caution under 5000 merks to compear when called." At the Toleration he began to preach, and took charge of the congregation in Leith where he had his residence, 10th July 1687, promising to continue until a min. was settled, though he stands enrolled as a min. in Presb. of Linlithgow at 25th July 1688, and was appointed one of the Pres. Committee to General Meeting in Edinburgh, 1st May 1689 ; he died Feb. 1692. He marr. Christian, daugh. of Richard Burne, a magistrate of Linlithgow, and had issue —

 Sir George, entered the army, and acquired the estate of Cliftonhall, Ratho

 Sir James of Little Chelsea, admiral, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, M.P. for Portsmouth, etc., died 31st May 1723

 William, Principal of the Univ. of Edinburgh (q.v .)" SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. I, page 211

  MEMOIR OF GEORGE WISHART. Page 94-95 by Rev. Charles Rogers, L.L.D.  William Wishart, son of Alexander Wishart and Catherine Kerr, graduated in the University of Edinburgh in 1645.  In August 1649, he was admitted minister of Kinnell [This parish is now united to Borrowstounness], Linlithgowshire. Joining the Protesters, he was a member of the Dissenting Presbytery from the 6th August 1651 to the 11th February 1659. By the Committee of Estates, he was on the 11th September 1660, ordered to confine himself to his chamber, and in other five days was committed to prison at Edinburgh.  After an imprisonment of thirteen months, partly in Stirling Castle, he was, on the petition of the Presbytery of Linlithgow, restored to freedom.  Being sequestrated for refusing to disown the “Remonstrance,” [A document addressed by the General Assembly of February 1645 to Charles I., reflecting on his conduct in the several terms], he was deprived of his stipend, which, however, the Estates of Parliament, by an Act passed on the 29th January 1661, granted to his wife.  He was inter-communed by the Privy Council on the 6th August 1675, on the charge of keeping conventicles, or preaching without public sanction.  On the 5th February 1685, sentence of banishment to his Majesty’s plantations was pronounced against him for his refusing the Test, but he was relieved on granting a bond to appear when called upon.  He afterwards resided at Leith; and when the Toleration Act was passed, he ministered to a congregation in that place.  He died in February 1692, about the age of sixty-seven.  He married Christian, daughter of Richard Burne, of the family of Burne of Middlemill, Fifeshire, a magistrate of Linlithgow.  Of this marriage were born three sons -- George, James and William.

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Biographical Summary

"William Wishart, son of Alexander W., of the Pittarrow family, Forfarshire, born Dec. 1621 ; M.A. (Edinburgh, 15th April 1645); adm. 22nd Aug. 1649. He joined the Protesters, and formed one of the Dissenting Presb. from 6th Aug. 1651 to 11th Feb. 1659 ; he was confined to his chamber at Edinburgh by the Committee of Estates, 15th Sept. 1660, and five days afterwards was imprisoned in the Tolbooth, where he remained for thirteen months, until released on the petition of the Presb. His stipend was sequestrated for his refusal to disown the Remonstrance or sign the bond for keeping the peace. On his wife petitioning Parliament, showing his sad condition, " as now prisoner in the Castle of Stirling, throw want of meanes, while ane numerous familie were dependant," an Act was passed, 29th Jan. 1661, whereby "all arrears of stipend were ordered to be payed to her be the persones lyable in payment thereof." Another half-year's stipend was paid to himself. He was intercommuned by the Council, 6th Aug. 1675, for keeping conventicles ; ordered 5th Feb. 1685 to be sent to His Majesty's plantations for declining the Test, but liberated from prison 24th Aug. 1685, "upon giving bond with caution under 5000 merks to compear when called." At the Toleration he began to preach, and took charge of the congregation in Leith where he had his residence, 10th July 1687, promising to continue until a min. was settled, though he stands enrolled as a min. in Presb. of Linlithgow at 25th July 1688, and was appointed one of the Pres. Committee to General Meeting in Edinburgh, 1st May 1689 ; he died Feb. 1692. He marr. Christian, daugh. of Richard Burne, a magistrate of Linlithgow, and had issue —

• Sir George, entered the army, and acquired the estate of Cliftonhall, Ratho
• Sir James of Little Chelsea, admiral, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, M.P. for Portsmouth, etc., died 31st May 1723
• William, Principal of the Univ. of Edinburgh (q.v .)"

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. I, page 211