Sir John Paterson, Bishop of Ross

Biographical Summary

"John Paterson, born about 1604, son of Alex. P., min. of Logie Durno ; educated at King's College, Aberdeen ; M.A, (1624) ; adm. to Foveran 29th Nov. 1632 ; fled south to the King with other mins. unfriendly to the Covenant of 1638, but returned 2nd June 1639, and was censured and reponed on public confession by the General Assembly in 1640 ; app. a Visitor to Univ. of Aberdeen, 27th March 1647 and 31st July 1649, by Parliament; trans. to Ellon 9th Sept. 1649 ; trans. to Aberdeen 16th Aug. 1659 ; app. to this See 18th Jan., pres. 15th April, and consecrated (at Holyroodhouse) 7th May 1662 ; died Jan. 1679. He marr. before 29th Nov. 1642, Elizabeth Ramsay, and had issue:

• John, Archbishop of Glasgow (q.v.)
• George of Seafield, M.A. (Marischal College, 1656), Commissary
• Sir William of Granton, M.A. (Marischal College, 1663), Bart. (1687), clerk to the Privy Council, died 29th Sept. 1709
• Thomas, M.A. (Marischal College, 1658), regent
• Robert, Principal of Marischal College, Aberdeen (q.v.)
• Isabella (marr. Major Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie)
• James, M.A. (Marischal College, 1671)."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 356