Shootings and Summary Executions During the Killing Times, December 1684 to July 1685
Shootings and Summary Executions during the Killing Times, December 1684 to July 1685.
Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
Auchencloy Incident after Claverhouse issues new instructions on 9th January. Led to killing of those involved in Enterkin and killing of the ‘Curate of Carsphairn’.
1 Auchencloy 18 Dec Jam es Dalry Kirkcudbright KIA Auchencloy Girthon Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Unknown. Auchencloy? 1684 McMichael
2 Auchencloy 18 Dec Robert Glencairn or Nithsdale, Shot Auchencloy Girthon Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Auchencloy 1684 Ferguson Tynron? Dum fries
3 Auchencloy 18 Dec John Grierson Dalry Kirkcudbright Shot Auchencloy Girthon Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Clachan of Dalry 1684
4 Auchencloy 18 Dec Robert Stewart Ardoch, Dalry Kirkcudbright Shot Auchencloy Girthon Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Clachan of Dalry 1684
5 Auchencloy 18 Dec Archibald Causey End, W igtown Shot Auchencloy Girthon Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Unknown. Auchencloy? 1684 Stewart Penninghame
6 Auchencloy, Late Dec W illiam Hunter Old Clachan, Kirkcudbright Hung & Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Kirkcudbright then trial 1685 Dalry? Headed Capt Bruce Drum lanrig or Capt Douglas
7 Auchencloy, Late Dec Robert Sm ith Glencairn Nithsdale, Hung & Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Claverhouse Kirkcudbright then trial 1684 Dum fries Headed Capt Bruce, Drum lanrig or Capt Douglas
The killing of Captain Urquhart led to the Caldons W ood Incident. The Duns were key figures in the Societies. Letter 28 Jan to W igtown and Kirkcudbright orders process of 3 rebels captured involved in Killing of Capt Urquhart and burning of houses at Star involved in reset of them .
8 Caldons 23 Jan Jam es Dun Benquhat, Kyle, Ayr Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Dalm ellington Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas
9 Caldons 23 Jan Robert Dun Benquhat, Kyle, Ayr Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Dalm ellington Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
10 Caldons 23 Jan Andrew or Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Jam es M’Call Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas
11 Caldons 23 Jan John McClive Star, Straiton Carrick, Ayr Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas
12 Caldons 23 Jan John Stevenson Star, Straiton Carrick, Ayr Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas
13 Caldons 23 Jan Thom as Barleath, Carrick, Ayr Shot Caldons W ood Minnigaff Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Caldons W ood W ood 1685 Stevenson Straiton? Lt Livingston Cornet Douglas
Capt Bruce in Carrick
14 Sickbed Jan 1685 or Thom as Largs, Straiton Carrick, Ayr Shot Linfern Straiton Carrick, Ayr Capt Bruce Straiton 1686 McHassie
Field Executions by Dalziel and Strachan. Robert Pedzen who took part in m urder of Curate of Carsphairn was an inform er with Lt Strachan.
15 Intelligence 31 Jan Daniel Lurgfoot, Morton Nithsdale, Shot Lower Dalveen Durisdeer Nithsdale, Capt Dalziel Durisdeer led skirm ish 1685 McMichael Dum fries Dum fries Lt Strachan and capture
Kirkconnel Incident. Attack on prayer m eeting.
16 Kirkconnel 21 Feb John Bell W hiteside, Kirkcudbright Shot Kirkconnel Moor Tongland Kirkcudbright Lagg Anwoth Moor 1685 Anwoth
17 Kirkconnel 21 Feb Jam es Clem ent Shot Kirkconnel Moor Tongland Kirkcudbright Lagg Kirkconnel Moor Moor 1685
18 Kirkconnel 21 Feb David Halliday Mayfield, Kirkcudbright Shot Kirkconnel Moor Tongland Kirkcudbright Lagg Balm aghie Moor 1685 Twynholm
19 Kirkconnel 21 Feb Robert Lennox Irelandton, Kirkcudbright Shot Kirkconnel Moor Tongland Kirkcudbright Lagg Girthon Moor 1685 Twynholm
20 Kirkconnel 21 Feb Andrew Kirkcudbright? Shot Kirkconnel Moor Tongland Kirkcudbright Lagg Twynholm Moor 1685 McRobert Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
Lochenkit Incident kills m ore involved in m urder of the ‘Curate of Carsphairn’.
21 Lochenkit 2 Mar 1685 John Gordon ‘Galloway’, Kirkcudbright Shot Lochenkit Kirkpatrick- Kirkcudbright Capt Bruce Lochenkit perhaps Durham Garryhorn, Carsphairn
22 Lochenkit 2 Mar 1685 W illiam Herron Glencairn Nithsdale, Shot Lochenkit Kirkpatrick- Kirkcudbright Capt Bruce Lochenkit Dum fries Durham
23 Lochenkit 2 Mar 1685 W illiam Stewart Crofts, Kirkcudbright Shot Lochenkit Kirkpatrick- Kirkcudbright Capt Bruce Lochenkit Kirkpatrick- Durham Durham ?
24 Lochenkit 2 Mar 1685 John W allace ‘Galloway’ Kirkcudbright? Shot Lochenkit Kirkpatrick- Kirkcudbright Capt Bruce Lochenkit Durham
25 Lochenkit 3 Mar 1685 Edward Gordon in Blacke? Kirkcudbright Hung Hallhill Irongray Nithsdale, Lagg Halhill then trial Dum fries Capt Bruce
26 Lochenkit 3 Mar 1685 Alexander in Marwhirn, Nithsdale, Hung Hallhill Irongray Nithsdale, Lagg Halhill then trial McCubine or Glencairn? Dum fries Dum fries Capt Bruce M’Cubie
Drum lanrig and Attack at Ingleston. Led to Ingleston by the inform er Andrew Lawson or W atson who had m urdered the ‘Curate of Carsphairn’.
27 Discovered Apr? 1685 John Tweedsm uir, Peebles Shot in Corehead Moffat Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Tweedsm uir hiding and Hunter Tweedsm uir escape Dum fries shot
28 Inform er led 28 Apr Jam es Bennoch Glencairn Nithsdale, Shot Lower Ingliston Glencairn Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Glencairn raid, Ingliston 1685 Dum fries Dum fries
29 Ingliston 28 Apr Robert Edgar Glencairn Nithsdale, Shot Lower Ingliston Glencairn Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Glencairm 1685 Dum fries Dum fries
30 Ingliston 28 Apr John Gibson Ingliston, Nithsdale, Shot Lower Ingliston Glencairn Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Glencairn 1685 Glencairn Dum fries Dum fries
31 Ingliston 28 Apr Robert Grierson Reglen, Dalry? Kirkcudbright Shot Lower Ingliston Glencairn Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Balm aclellan 1685 Dum fries
32 Ingliston 28 Apr Robert Mitchell Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Shot Lower Ingliston Glencairn Nithsdale, Drum lanrig Glencairn 1685 Dum fries Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
W igtown Abjuration Trials or killing of Captain Urquhart?
33 Abjuration Jan-Mar? W illiam Hung W igtown W igtown W igtown W inram W igtown Trial 1685 Johnston
34 Abjuration Jan-Mar? John Milroy Penningham e? W igtown? Hung W igtown W igtown W igtown W inram W igtown Trial 1685
35 Abjuration Jan-Mar? George W alker Hung W igtown W igtown W igtown W inram W igtown Trial for 1685
Nithsdale Abjuration Trials
36 Inform er led 12 Mar or Jam es Kirko Sundaywell, Nithsdale, Shot Sands of Dum fries Nithsdale, Capt Bruce Dum fries raid then trial June 1685 Dunscore Dum fries Dum fries Dum fries
37 Trial and shot 29 Mar W illiam Sm ith in Hill Nithsdale, Shot Moniaive Moss or Tynron Nithsdale, Cornet Baillie, Tynron 1685 Dum fries Glencairn Dum fries Maxwellton Stenhouse
Ayr Abjuration Trial
38 Abjuration Jan 1685 Andrew MacGill Ballantrae Carrick, Ayr Hung Ayr Ayr Kyle, Ayr Gallows, Ayr trial
Executions in Renfrew
39 Abjuration 3 Feb 1685 Jam es Algie Kennishead, Renfrew Hung Paisley Paisley Renfrew Orbiston Paisley trial Eastwood
40 Abjuration 3 Feb 1685 John Park Kennishead, Renfrew Hung Paisley Paisley Renfrew Orbiston Paisley trial Eastwood
Actions in Lanarkshire. 10 Feb 1685 Letter orders establishm ent of Garrison at Blackwood. Letter 12 Feb thanks Buchan for his actions against party of rebels attending Societies’ 18th Convention.
41 Attack on 13 Feb John Sm ith Shot Lesm ahagow Lanark Buchan, Lee Muirkirk Twelfth 1685 Convention
42 Field shooting Mar 1685 John Brown Blackwood, Lanark Shot Blackwood Lesm ahagow Lanark Lt Murray Blackwood Lesm ahagow Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
43 Shot with Apr 1685 John Barrie or Newlands, Lanark Shot Strathaven Evandale Lanark Capt John Ingles, Strathaven pass Bawdie Kilbride Bell
44 In hiding with Apr 1685 W illiam Murrays, Lanark Shot Evandale Castle, Evandale Lanark Capt John Ingles, Strathaven others Paterson Cam busnethan Strathaven Bell
Letter 24 M ar urged Drum lanrig to m ake forces in Ayr take action against Rebels in arm s.
45 Field Feb or Mar W illiam Adam W elwood, Kyle, Ayr Shot W elwood Muirkirk Kyle, Ayr Capt Dalziel, Lt W elwood shooting? 1685 Muirkirk Strachan
Houses surrounded in Carrick
46 House siege 28 Feb Edward M’Keen Dalwyne, Barr Carrick, Ayr Shot Dalwyne Barr Carrick, Ayr Cornet Douglas Barr and shot 1685
47 House siege April 1685 John Sem ple Eldington, Dailly Carrick, Ayr KIA Eldington Dailly Carrick, Ayr Dundas Blawhan Old Dailly and shot or Cornet Douglas escaping
48 House siege 1685 Thom as or John Bargeny, Dailly Carrick, Ayr KIA House of Maybole Carrick, Ayr Old Dailly and shot McClorgan Drum m elian escaping
49 Reset 4-5 Apr Thom as Richard Greenock Kyle, Ayr Shot Cum nock Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Drum lanrig Peter Cum nock fugitives, 1685 Mains, Muirkirk Ingles captured then trial
Drum lanrig’s pursuit of Society People near W anlockhead. First of a series of interrelated events.
50 Pursuit near Apr 1685? Robert Morris Shot Corsebank, by Sanquhar Nithsdale, Drum lanrig’s Corsebank? W anlockhead Crawick Dum fries Troops
51 Pursuit near Apr 1685? W illiam Brown Shot Corsebank, by Sanquhar Nithsdale, Drum lanrig’s Corsebank? W anlockhead Crawick Dum fries Troops
Peter Ingles com m issioned in relation to Drum lanrig’s actions. Leads to attack on Little Blackwood house conventicle.
52 Little Apr 1685 Jam es W hite Neuck? Lanark? KIA Little Blackwood Fenwick Cunningham Peter Ingles Newm ilns Blackwood Lesm ahagow e, Ayr
53 Little Apr 1685 David Finlay Shot Little Blackwood Fenwick Cunningham Peter Ingles ? Blackwood e, Ayr Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
54 Little Apr 1685 John Law Holehouse, Kyle, Ayr KIA Newm ilns Loudon Cunningham Peter Ingles Newm ilns Blackwood Sorn e, Ayr
55 Little Apr 1685 John Smith Cronan, Loudon Cunninghame, Shot Cronan Loudon Cunningham Peter Ingles ? Blackwood Ayr e, Ayr
56 Little May 1685 Jam es Sm ith W ee Kyle, Ayr Died of Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Capt or Peter Mauchline Blackwood Threepwood, W ounds Ingles Galston
Attack on Newm ilns Tower leads to dragnet by Claverhouse at Priesthill and shootings related to Claverhouse and Highlanders m arch into W est from Edinburgh
57 Priesthill 1May 1685 John Brown Priesthill, Kyle, Ayr Shot Preisthill Muirkirk Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Priesthill Muirkirk
58 Priesthill then 6 or Late John Binning Lanfine, Galston Kyle, Ayr Hung Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Mauchline trial May 1685 Dum barton Drum lanrig
59 Renwick 1 May 1685 Gabriel Hairm yes, Lanark Shot Cowplie Eaglesham Lanark Ardincaple Eaglesham Conventicle Thom son Kilbride Highlanders
60 Renwick 1 May 1685 Robert Lockhart Lanark? Shot Sparrow Hill Eaglesham Lanark Ardincaple Eaglesham Conventicle Highlanders
Highlanders attack those returning from Renwick Conventicle at Kilm ein, Dalm ellington Parish.
61 Renwick ‘About Joseph W ilson Shot Carsgailoch Hill Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders Carsgailoch Conventicle sam e tim e’ as Thom son & Lockhart
62 Renwick ‘About John Jam ieson Shot Carsgailoch Hill Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders Carsgailoch Conventicle sam e tim e’ as Thom son & Lockhart Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
63 Renwick ‘About John Um phrey Lanark, Lanark Lanark Shot Carsgailoch Hill Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders Carsgailoch Conventicle sam e tim e’ as Thom son & Lockhart
64 Renwick Sam e day George Corson Shot W aistland Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders W aistland Conventicle
65 Renwick Sam e day John Hair Glenwharrie, Nithsdale, Shot W aistland Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders W aistland Conventicle Kirkconnel Dunfries
66 Renwick ‘About David Dun Closs, Ochiltree Kyle, Ayr Shot Cum nock Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders Old Cum nock Conventicle sam e tim e’ as Thom son & Lockhart
67 Renwick ‘About Sim on Paterson Shot Cum nock Cum nock Kyle, Ayr Highlanders Old Cum nock Conventicle sam e tim e’ as Thom son & Lockhart
68 Renwick Margaret Ochiltree? Kyle, Ayr Shot Dalgig Cumnock Kyle, Ayr Dalgig Conventicle Dun/Cameron
Claverhouse hands prisoners to Lt Gen Drum m ond at his headquarters at M auchline on 3 M ay. Five are hanged, including John Binning taken at Preisthill and listed earlier. (See 58.)
69 Highlanders 6 May 1685 John Bryce W est Calder, Edinburgh Hung Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Mauchline W est Calder Dum barton Drum lanrig
70 Highlanders 6 May 1685 W illiam Gartcraig, Lanark Hung Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Mauchline Finneson Barony? Dum barton Drum lanrig
71 Highlanders 6 May 1685 Peter Gillies W oodside, [East] Hung Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Mauchline Muiravonside Stirlingshire Dum barton Drum lanrig Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
72 Highlanders 6 May 1685 Thom as Young Strathaven, Lanark Hung Mauchline Mauchline Kyle, Ayr Claverhouse Mauchline Evandale Dum barton Drum lanrig
Claverhouse and som e Highlanders head to Annandale
73 Reset 11-12 May Andrew Hislop Gilliesbie, Annandale, Shot Craighaugh Eskdalem uir Eskdale, W esterhall Craighaugh fugitives, 1685 Hutton Dum fries Dum fries Claverhouse captured, trial Highlanders and shot
Drum lanrig m oves to W igtownshire and joins W inram & Lagg. The W igtown M artyrs
74 Pursuit in m id 1685 John Hallam Lairdm annoch, Kirkcudbright Hung Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig or Kirkcudbright Tongland Twynholm Lt Livingston then trial
75 Sickbed 10-11 May Adam McQuhan Kirkcudbright? Shot Knockdavie, Kells Kirkcudbright Drum lanrig Kells 1685 Newtown of Galloway
76 W igtown 11 May Margaret Drum jargon, W igtown Drowned W igtown W igtown W igtown Drum lanrig W igtown Martyrs Trial 1685 McLauchlan Kirkinner Lagg W inram
77 W igtown 11 May Margaret W ilson Glenvernock, W igtown Drowned W igtown W igtown W igtown Drum lanrig W igtown Martyrs Trial 1685 Penningham e Lagg W inram
Drum m ond in Carrick. Pursuit from Colm onell to New Luce, probably during Argyll Rising
78 Pursuit in 21 Apr to 1 Daniel Alterconnach, Carrick, Ayr Shot Near Colm onell Carrick, Ayr Drum m ond Barrhill Colm onell Jun? 1685 McIlwraith Colm onell Alterconnach Bellym ore
79 Found on May to Mathew Dalwharroch?, Carrick, Ayr Shot Colmonell Colmonell Carrick, Ayr Troops of Colmonell Road June? 1685 McIlwraith Colmonell Claverhouse
80 Pursuit in 21 Apr to 1 John Murchie Barr Carrick, Ayr Shot Near Colm onell Carrick, Ayr Drum m ond Barrhill Colm onell Jun? 1685 Alterconnach Bellym ore
81 Pusuit in 21 Apr to 1 Alexander Lin ‘Laris’, New W igtown Shot Craigm oddie Fell New Luce W igtown Drum m ond’s Linn’s Grave Colm onell Jun? 1685 Luce Troops Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
Polm adie Incident, Cathcart parish, Renfrewshire, during Argyll Rising
82 Polm adie 11 May Thom as Cook Langside, Renfrew Shot Polm adie Cathcart Renfrew Maj Balfour Cathcart 1685 Cathcart Capt Maitland
83 Polm adie 11 May Robert Thom Little Govan, Lanark Shot Polm adie Cathcart Renfrew Maj Balfour Cathcart 1685 Govan Capt Maitland
84 Polm adie 11 May John Urie Polm adie, Renfrew Shot Polm adie Cathcart Renfrew Maj Balfour Cathcart 1685 Cathcart Capt Maitland
Post Argyll Executions in Ayrshire
85 Found on Jul 1685 W illiam Shillilaw Stairhead, Kyle, Ayr Shot W oodhead Tarbolton Kyle, Ayr Lt Lauder Tarbolton road Ochiltree
86 Prayer Jul 1685 Gilbert McAdam W aterhead, Kirkcudbright Shot Hugh Cam pbell’s Kirkm ichael Carrick, Ayr Culzean Kirkm ichael Meeting Carsphairn House Ballochm yle
87 Field Jul? 1685 W illiam Straiton Carrick, Ayr Shot Blairquhan Milne Straiton Carrick, Ayr Culzean ? Shooting McKirgue or Ballochm yle McKergur
Lagg’s post Argyll executions in Kirkcudbrightshire.
88 Pursuit in 11 Jul 1685 David Halliday of Glengape, Kirkcudbright Shot Twynholm / Kirkcudbright Lagg Balm aghie Tywnholm Twynholm Tongland Annandale
89 Pursuit in 11 Jul 1685 George Short Tongland Kirkcudbright Shot Twynholm / Kirkcudbright Lagg Balm aghie Twynholm Tongland Annandale
Undated executions by Lagg in Carsphairn.
90 Pursuit in 1685 John Dem pster Garryard, Dalry Kirkcudbright Shot Meual Carsphairn Kirkcudbright Lagg Meaul? Carsphairn
91 Pursuit in 1685 ------McRoy Half Merk, Kirkcudbright Shot Garryhorn Carsphairn Kirkcudbright Lagg ? Carsphairn Carsphairn
Undated executions by Lagg in Kirkcudbrightshire / Nithsdale.
92 W hig’s Hole 1685 George Allan Paxton? Berwick? Shot W hig’s Hole, Tynron Nithsdale, Lagg ? Fawns of Altry Dumfries Coupland Incident Date Nam e Parish of Shire M ethod Killed at Parish of Shire By Grave Origin
93 W hig’s Hole 1685 Margaret Gracie Shot W hig’s Hole, Tynron Nithsdale, Lagg ? or Gressie Fawns of Altry Dumfries Coupland
Undated Killings of Capt Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire.
94 1685 Robert M’W hae Borgue Kirkcudbright Shot Kirkandrews Borgue Kirkcudbright Capt Douglas Kirkandrews
95 ‘Innocent’ 1685 Robert Shot in Carlinwark Buittle Kirkcudbright Capt Douglas’s Buittle deaf m an Auchenleck argum en Foot t
96 ‘Innocent’ 1685 ------Mowat Shot by Between Rivers Kirkcudbright Capt Douglas ? Tailor, shot mistake? Fleet and Dee
Anonym ous
97 Field shooting 1685? Anon Black Clauchrie, Carrick, Ayr Shot Black Clauchrie Dailly Carrick, Ayr ? Dailly
98 Found on 1685? Anon Shot Killoup W ood Dailly Carrick, Ayr ? road
99 W ith 1685 Anon Shot Near Dalgig Cumnock Kyle, Ayr ? Margaret Dun/ Cameron
100 W ith 1685 Anon Shot Near Dalgig Cumnock Kyle, Ayr ? Margaret Dun/Cameron
101 Attempted 1685? Anon KIA Banks of Nethan Lesmahagow Lanark ? capture of Thomas Brown