Dear all, I've been browsing in the transcribed Kilmarnock Kirk Sessions (thanks again Jim!) and found the following (p. 71, Jim's note 50): >Julli 3 1651 >... > >The qlk day compeired Johne Adame denying his railing speiches agt >the session yet the witnessis cld agt him did judiciallie prove the >sammie and the session finding him somewhat sensible of his fault >did think fit only to rebuke him sessionallie. This is interesting - and I'm wondering if there is anything further anywhere about trouble in the ranks... this John Adame may be related to John Adam, bonnetmaker in Kilmarnock, born around 1652. But then there were several Adam families in Kilmarnock. I've noted as well that a William Adam was up on charges of drunkeness, a Janet Adame for fornication with William Reid, and an Issobel Adam lapsed in her church attendance... Fascinating stuff. Anybody else got Adams in their family lines? Jenny