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About Reverend Henry Erskine
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Henry Erskine [Areskine], born 23rd Aug. 1624, at Dryburgh, parish of Mertoun ; a younger son of Ralph E. of Shielfield, Channelkirk, by his second wife, Janet Wilson. [Ralph of Shielfield was grandson of James E. of Balgonie, brother of the fourth Lord Erskine, ancestor of the Earls of Mar.] He studied at Edinburgh Univ., graduated M.A. 15th April 1645, and was probably licen. by Presb. of Earlston. In 1649 (or according to Calamy and Palmer in 1659) he was ord. to Cornhill, in Northumberland, but was ejected by the Act of Uniformity on St Bartholomew's Day, 25th Aug. 1662. He resided for some years at Dryburgh, exercising his ministry as opportunity offered, till April 1682, when he was seized by Urquhart of Meldrum, leader of the troops on the Borders, and imprisoned successively at Melrose, Jedburgh, and Edinburgh. Arraigned before the Privy Council, he was asked by Sir George Mackenzie if he would give his bond to cease preaching at conventicles. His reply was : " My Lord, I have my commission from Christ, and though I were within an hour of my death I durst not lay it down at any mortal man's foot." He was fined 5000 merks, and condemned to the Bass till payment of the fine. As his health was bad, he requested leave to go out of the kingdom, and gave security for the money. He then spent two years and a half with his family at Parkridge, near Carlisle, after which, on the invitation of Philip Grey of Preston, he went to reside at Monilaws, near his former charge of Cornhill. In 1685 he was imprisoned with Luke Ogle at Wooler and at Newcastle, but was freed shortly after by the passing of the Act of Indemnity. He took up residence at Newton, or Ravelaw, in Whitsome Parish, and ministered there for a time, when young Thomas Boston was one of his hearers. He was called to this charge, and adm. 18th Sept, 1690. He died 10th Aug. 1696. He marr.
(1) 1652, Jean (died 9th March 1670), daugh. of David Brown of Park, Earlston, and had issue —
- Jean, born at Galashiels, 28th June 1653 (marr. 17th Dec. 1686, George Balderston, surgeon, Edinburgh) ;
- Elizabeth, born at Wooler, 1st May 1655, died young ;
- Philip, rector of Knaresdale, Northumberland, born at Wooler, 27th Dec. 1657 ;
- Katherine, born at Cornhill, 12th Aug. 1659; Elizabeth, born 7th Feb. 1660 ;
- John, born at Dryburgh, 29th April 1663 ;
- Rachel, born at Dryburgh, 2nd Nov. 1665 ;
- William, born at Dryburgh, 8th Oct. 1669
(2) 1st Sept. 1674, Margaret (died 14th Jan. 1725), daugh. of Hugh Halcro, Isle of Weir, Rousay, Orkney, and Margaret Stewart, and had issue —
- Ebenezer, min. at Portmoak, born at Dryburgh, 22nd June 1680, and Ralph, min. of Dunfermline, born at Monilaws, 15th March 1685, Founders of the Secession Church (1732);
- Margaret, born at Carlisle, 17th Jan. 1683
SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. II, page 34
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Reverend Henry Erskine's Timeline
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August 22, 1624
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Dryburgh,,Berwickshire,Scotland
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| 1653 |
June 28, 1653
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Dryburgh, Scottish Borders, UK
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October 27, 1657
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1670
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Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1680 |
June 22, 1680
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Dryburgh,,Berwickshire,Scotland
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March 15, 1685
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Monilawd, Northumberland, England
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| 1696 |
August 10, 1696
Age 71
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Chirnside,,Berwickshire,Scotland
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