At 10:26 AM 3/4/2007, Barbara Lewis Gillon wrote: >...I also traveled to Wigtownshire and to the town of Wigtown and >bought a book about Kirkinner....It's called "A History of the >Parish of Kirkinner." I have a copy of this book. It's been a good while since I read it, so I skimmed it again. Obviously, this didn't mean anything to me earlier -- I've typed it as it appears in the book: p. 11-13 "COVENANTERS OF KIRKINNER PARISH The session book of Kirkinner parish at Register House in Edinburgh records in detail the sufferings of parishioners in the covenanting times: ... 'Andrew Martin of Little Airies about the year 1679 was declared rebel for going to Bothwell, was forfeited, his house frequently plundered, his corns eaten up by Dragoons and their horses, his wife Margaret Kennedy who remained in his house for some years after the forfeiture was necessitat to forbear manureing the ground in regard that the product was still ane errand to the soldiers to come there. She could preserve no stocks save some few sheep for want of fodder. There was no way left to the said Margaret Kennedy to support herself and children but by improving the wool and milk of the sheep which was all they had to subsist on for the space of -- years. But she refusing to take the oath of abjuration and other oaths then so generaly imposed on men and women in their bounds threw the malice and cruelty of them that were in public places, was taken prisoner and threw providence escaping was oblidged to abscond herself in regard there was much searching for her and several oaths taken about her in order to gett her again apprehended. So that she was oblidged to flee from both husband and children, her house being wast for several years turned ruinous, her sheep were all carried away, killed and eaten by the Earle of Hume's regiment. The search after this was so accurat that many hundreds of oaths were taken anent the said Andrew and his spouse so that they were oblidged to more closs hideing until King James's Toleration.' " p. 27 "LITTLE AIRIES: It has been owned by the Priory, Malcolm Fleming (Earl of Wigtown),the Kennedys, Vans, a Covenanter named Andrew Martin, Vans again, Dunbars, and the Earl of Galloway as part of his acquisition of Baldoon estate. In 1791 and 1794, it was described as a village or town with lands pertaining." p. 28 "BARWHANNY: Kennedy, the Earl of Cassilis, granted the land to Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum in the 17th century. It was soon in the hands of the younger Vans of Barnbarroch, a Covenanter who eventually succeeded to Barnbarroch. BLAIRSHINNOCH: Belonging to the barony of Longcastle, the lands were owned by Craighlaw, then Kennedy of Barwhanny and Vans of Barnbarroch. Blairshinnoch eventually became part of the Maxwell estate." Mary P.S. I hope I haven't exceeded what's acceptable under the copyright for this book. It was published by G.C. Publishers, Ltd., 17 North Main Street, Wigtown, Scotland, DG8 9HL. A notation below "Crown Copyright 1988" reads "This booklet was originally produced under the Community Programme contract with the Manpower Services Commission. It is now reproduced with the consent of their successors for educational and research purposes." The new address for G.C. Books is http://www.gcbooks.co.uk/.