William Row
William Row | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1563 |
Died | October 1634 |
Denomination | Christian |
Alma mater | St. Andrews |
William Row (1563–1634) was a Scottish presbyterian divine.[1]
Early life and education
William Row was born in 1563. He was second son of
Early ministry
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Two or three years after graduation he was appointed minister at
Subsequent ministry and controversies
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He was a member of the assembly held in 1602, and also joined in the protest against the proposed restoration of episcopacy, which was presented at the first session of the parliament which met at Perth on 1 July 1606. In 1607 he was moderator of the synod held at Perth, to which
Biographical data
WILLIAM ROW (primus), born 1563, second son of John Row, minister of Perth; educated at University of St Andrews; Graduated with an M. A. (1587); was appointed one of five by the Privy Council, 6 March 1589, for the maintenance of true religion in the bounds of Perth, Stormont, and Dunkeld ; was one of forty-two ministers who signed the Protest to Parliament, 1 July 1606, against introduction of Episcopacy. For having, as Moderator of Synod at the previous meeting, opened their meeting at Perth 7 April 1607, in opposition to the King's Commissioner, by a sermon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., he was
Family
He married and had issue –
- William, his successor in the charge
- [WILLIAM ROW (secundus), son of preceding; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (22 July 1616); became teacher of a song-school in Stirling in 1620; ord. (assistant) by Alexander, Bishop of Dunkeld, 29 June 1624; was a member of the Commission of Assembly in 1648; died suddenly on his way to the Synod at Stirling April 1658, aged about 62. He was a zealous Covenanter, and accompanied the Scottish Army to England, as chaplain to Sir James Lumsdaine's regiment in 1646. He marr. and had issue – William, served heir 5 Nov. 1658; Thomas; John, apprenticed to Thomas Row, merchant, Edinburgh, 1 June 1659 ; Robert, apprenticed to David Scott, apothecary, Edinburgh, 9 July 1662. Edin. Apprentice Reg.; Army Accounts; Inq. Ret. Perth, 674; Lamont's Diary, 106.[6]]
- a son who went to Ireland
- Thomas, collector at Bo'ness
- James of Chesters, merchant in Leith, died December 1701
- Margaret (married Samuel Row, minister at Sprouston)
- Janet (married James Traill, lieutenant in the Castle of Stirling)
Bibliography
- Nisbet's Heraldic Plates, 120
- Scott's Reformers
- Melvill's Autobiography 741, 761
- Row's History[6][7]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Row, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Citations
- ^ a b Galloway 1897, p. 331-332.
- ^ Wells 2004.
- ^ Calderwood 1842, p. 46.
- ^ M'Crie 1875.
- ^ a b Scott 1923.
- ^ a b Scott 1923, p. 209.
- ^ Galloway 1897, p. 332.
- Other sources
- Calderwood, David (1842). The history of the Kirk of Scotland. Vol. 5. Edinburgh: Printed for the Wodrow Society. pp. 178-179.
- Calderwood, David (1846). Thomson, Thomas Napier (ed.). The History of the Kirk of Scotland. Vol. 6. Edinburgh: Wodrow Society.
- Drummond, James (1845). "Parish of Forgandenny". The new statistical account of Scotland. Vol. 10. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 948-957. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- Galloway, William (1897). "Row, William". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Hewat, Kirkwood (1920). Makers of the Scottish church at the reformation. Edinburgh: Macniven & Wallace. pp. 255-257.
- Howie, John (1870). "William Row". In Carslaw, W. H. (ed.). The Scots worthies. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier. pp. 88-91.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Lee, John (1860b). Lectures on the history of the Church of Scotland : from the Reformation to the Revolution Settlement. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. p. 180.
- M'Crie, Thomas (1850). Sketches of Scottish church history : embracing the period from the Reformation to the Revolution. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Johnstone & Hunter. pp. 146-147.
- M'Crie, Thomas (1875). The story of the Scottish church : from the Reformation to the Disruption. London: Blackie & Son. p. 100.
- Pitcairn, Robert (1842). The Autobiography and Diary of Mr. James Mellvill. Edinburgh: Wodrow Society. p. 701 741, 761.
- Row, John (1842). The history of the Kirk of Scotland : from the year 1558 to August 1637. Edinburgh: Printed for the Wodrow Society. p. 456.
- Scott, Hew (1923). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 4. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 209.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Wells, Vaughan T. (2004). "Row, William". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24189. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Wilson, John (1860). The Presbytery of Perth : or, Memoirs of the members, ministers of the several parishes within the bounds, from the Reformation to the present time. Perth: Mrs. C. Paton. pp. 80-86. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.