This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RAY_BALFOUR Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/438.3.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Let me distinguish between three different Scottish ministers, each named Rev. Andrew Melville. FIRST, Rev. Andrew Melville (1545-1622), the "Reformer", who was the son of Richard Melville and Giles Abercrombie. For information about him, see http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsbalfour&id=I676 SECOND, Rev. Andrew Melville (b. 1704). He married Helen Whyte. Her ancestry leads back through Rev. Thomas Melville, husband of Jean Gourlay and son of John Melville, 6th Lord of Raith. See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsbalfour&id=I694 . See next http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op= AHN&db=rsbalfour&id=I867 THIRD, Rev. Andrew Balfour (1610-1641). See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsbalfour&id=I8924. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.