i am new on the list and would appreciate any information which could add to the following regarding John Stevenson and the members of his family. Eunice Smith Edinburgh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stevenson (a physician and at that time probably a resident of Ayr) married Marion Rodger (born 23 October 1699, Galston, Ayr - daughter of Andrew Rogers) on 20th February 1724. They had the following children:- Alexander (b. 24 September, 1727, Ayr) - became a physician (Glasgow)? Rodger (b. 9 November 1729, Edinburgh) - became a physician (Edinburgh)? Juliana (b. 24 May, 1731, Galston). There may have been at least one other son James. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marion may have returned to her family home for the births and that is why some of the children were born in Ayrshire. The place of birth of their son Rodger (1729) being Edinburgh implies that by 1729 they may have been resident in Edinburgh. It is known that John Stevenson was in Edinburgh in 1738 and concerned with the Infirmary. . John Stevenson had some contact with Chevalier Ramsay, the tutor of Bonnie Prince Charlie (probably in the early 1720s) but in 1745 sat with a musket in the High Street of Edinburgh in order to defend Edinburgh Castle against the self-same gentleman! He went "on a professional visit to Dumfries" in 1740 - for what reason? I have my suspicions but would like some proof!. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- END of Message