McWILLIAM, James Minister of Kildrummy parish, Reverend Mr
- Born: 1 May 1699
- Died: 6 April 1771
User ID: G21.
General Notes:
(at Kildrummy 1763)
"James McWilliam, born 1st May 1699; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; licen. by Presb. of Garioch 9th June 1736; became schoolmaster of Oyne; ord. to Forbes 17th Aug. 1757; pres. by George III. 19th Nov. 1762; trans, and adm. 23rd March 1763; died unmarr. 6th April 1771."
from Fasti Ecclesiae
"An altar stone on the grave of the Rev. James Mc. William, minister of the parish, who died 6th April, 1771, aged seventy- one, bears these lines :
'Rev d . and grave, he preached heaven's King,
Because he knew it was a weighty thing ;
And at his hearers, as he aim'd the dart,
You'd well perceive it from his heart.
Now called Home, a Faithful servt ., lov'd
Of his Great Master, and by him approv'd,
Poses, of joys eternal, and above,
He Sings, he Shines, he Reigns, where all is love.
No pain is y r ., no tears flow from his eyes,
His Master purchas'd, he enjoys the prize'."
from Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions (Kildrummy churchyard) 1
Research Notes:
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James McWilliam is the witness recorded in the baptisms of the children of William Hume and Mary McWilliam in Oyne parish registers, Aberdeenshire, in the 1730s and 1740s. Indeed, he appears as a witness in many of the baptisms in Oyne parish .
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