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The Galloway Family
Some History - The Covenanters The "Killing Times" The period from 1680 until 1685 was one of the fiercest in terms of persecution and a few months between 1684-5 became forever known as the "Killing Times". Charles' brother James II had come to the throne, he was a believer in the Devine Right of Kings and a supporter of the Roman Catholic faith. It became his sworn intent to totally eradicate the Presbyterians. Parish Lists were drawn up in accordance with instructions to the Episcopalian Curates to furnish Nominal Rolls of all persons, male and female, over the age of 12 within their Parishes. The Ministers were ordered to give "..a full and complete Roll of all within the Parish" and "that to their Knowledge they give Account of all Disorders and Rebellions, and who are guilty of them, Heritors or others.." Their instructions concluded, "..No remarks need be made upon these Demands made upon every Curate in every Parish; they are plain enough, as also their Design.." The 'design' of this census was obviously to assist in the control and persecution of the Covenanters. These were the most horrific and atrocious times ever inflicted on the people of Scotland. The Covenanters were now flushed out and hunted down as never before and the common soldier was empowered to take life at will of any suspect without trial of law. Usually it was done without any evidence and often as the result of the suspicions of an over-zealous town official or Minister. Brutality in these days defied the imagination and the persecution had no mercy on man, woman or child, irrespective of circumstances. Any class of Covenanter once caught by the King's troops was shot or murdered on the spot.
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The Covenanters - The Fifty Years Struggle
1638-1688
RCAHMS Site Record for St. John's Kirk William's parents may have been James Galloway (miller, born 1666, in Thankerton, and died October 21, 1715) and Marjery Murray (born May 11, 1673, in Thankerton). There were five recorded births in the Covington and Thankerton OPR with the father listed as James Gallaway, but the mother's name was not recorded: Mary (born Oct 16, 1692); William (born Sept 16, 1694); James (born March 10, 1697); Unidentified (born March 2, 1701); and John (born July 7, 1703). James Galloway and Marjory Murray had at least five other(?) children: Bessie (born Jan 1, 1705); John (born Feb 11, 1708); Alexander (born June 21, 1710); Adam (born June 10, 1713); and Thomas (born March 9, 1715); all in Covington and Thankerton. - Scotland's People, OPR, Covington and Thankerton Marjery Murray's parents were James Murray (born about 1653) and Lilias Liverance (born about 1647) of Thankerton. They were married April 21, 1669, in Thankerton. - Scotland's People, OPR, Covington and Thankerton "Murrayes, James, in Thankerton-boat, par. of Thankerton" died on June 12, 1691. William's grandfather may have been William Galloway, "miller at Thankertoun-mylne, par. of Covington" who died on Jan 13, 1686. - from Scottish Record Society, The Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments 1595-1800. Catharine Lindsay's father was James Lindsay. James Lindsay was married on Dec 17, 1693, in Covington and Thankerton, but his wife's name was not recorded on the OPR. This James Lindsay may also be the father of William Lindsay.
William Galloway (miller) and Catharin Lindsay were married on June 12, 1724 (OPR), in Covington and Thankerton and had at least six children (all born in Covington and Thankerton Parish: JAMES (born July 15, 1726); Elizabeth (born May 12, 1728); Marjery (born March 21, 1731); William (born Feb 15, 1733); Bessie (born Jan 19, 1735); and Catharin (born Nov 5, 1738).
William Galloway and his son William were both known as "William of Thankerton Mill". Note: There was also another William Galloway born on Feb 15, 1733, to James Galloway and Lilias Liverance (see OPR).
William Galloway, Jr. married Janet Prentice on Dec 2, 1765, in Symington Parish. They had at least seven children: David (born Nov 12, 1765); Catharine (born about 1768 - MI); Agnes (born July 15, 1770); William (born Nov 8, 1772); James (born April 16, 1775); Elisabeth (born Aug 31, 1777); and Archibald (born Sept 9, 1781), all in Covington and Thankerton. - Scotland's People, OPR, Covington and Thankerton David Galloway died July 12, 1791, described on the tombstone as "the late schoolmaster of Lamington". - from the Descendants of John Prentice. William Galloway (b. Nov 8, 1772) married Helen Wilson (b. abt 1787) on Nov 4, 1808. They had at least five children: Mary (born Feb 1, 1809); Catherine (born Sept 8, 1811); Janet (born Feb 28, 1814); William (born Sept 21, 1824); and Mary (born Jan 22, 1826). - from the Descendants of Alexander Reid and Scotland's People, OPR for Covington and Thankerton
St. John's Kirk Cemetery, 2010
1841 Census -
Covington and
Thankerton, Lanarkshire
William Galloway died on Dec 6, 1849, at the age of 77.
Fergusia Montgomery's parents were George Montgomery & Margaret Patterson. James Galloway and Fergusia Montgomery were married about 1754 in Covington and Thankerton, Lanarkshire. They had at least six children: Jean (born Jan 11, 1756, in Covington & Thankerton); CATHARIN (born Nov 27, 1757, in Covington & Thankerton ); Margaret (born March 9, 1760); William (born April 18, 1762, in Carnwath); George (born March 9, 1767, in Lochmaben); and Mary (born April 29, 1769, in Lochmaben).
William Galloway (this is probably the son of James Galloway and Susan Montgomerie b. Aug 25, 1771) married Agness Dickie on March 15, 1795, in Lochmaben. "William Galloway and Agness Dickie both in this Parish were rebuked before the Congregation for an irregular Marriage and paid the usual fine to the poor on the 15th of March." William and Agness had at least four children: James (born Nov 23, 1795); Catherin (born July 27, 1809); Montgomery Hart (born Feb 21, 1812); and Elizabeth (born Sept 11, 1814). - from Scotland's People, Lochmaben OPR.
Mary Galloway married William Irving on April 6, 1800, in Lochmaben. Mary and William had at least five children: James (born Dec 20, 1801); Catherine (born Aug 15, 1802); Margaret (born Aug 31, 1806) and twins James and Mary (born Oct 24, 1808). - from Scotland's People, Lochmaben OPR. George Galloway married Agness Gray on Dec 30, 1800, in Lochmaben. George and Agness had at least five children: John (born Feb 26, 1804); James (born July 20, 1806); Jean Gray (born April 23, 1809); William (born Dec 1, 1811); and Janet (born Jan 8, 1815). - from Scotland's People, Lochmaben OPR.
Mary Galloway died Dec 12, 1808, in Lochmaben, one month after giving birth to twins James and Mary "and was buried in the Churchyard of Lochmaben".
This William
Galloway is probably the son of James Galloway and Susan
Montgomerie
James Green's parents are unknown at this time. James Green and Catherine Galloway had at least four children: George (born June 27, 1791, Lochmaben); Margaret (baptized out of the Church in Millhouse on March 11, 1793); MARY (baptized Aug 8, 1796, in Northholm); and Montgomery (a girl) (born March 5, 1800, Gotterbie, Lochmaben).
George Green married Janet Carruthers on March 11, 1814, in Lochmaben. They had at least one child: Catherine (born about 1832 - from 1841 Census).
1841 Census -
St. Mungo, Dumfriesshire
George Green's occupation is listed as Farmer.
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