Kennedy, Gilbert
Kennedy, Gilbert (1678–1745), presbyterian minister, was born in 1678 in Dundonald, Co. Down, son of the Rev. Gilbert Kennedy and his wife (née Montgomery). Kennedy primus was a nephew of the 6th earl of Cassilis, and was born (1627) in Ardmillan, Ayrshire, Scotland; he was…...
Kidd, James
Kidd, James (1761–1834), presbyterian minister and Hebraist, was born 6 November 1761 in Loughbrickland, Co. Down, youngest of three sons of impoverished parents, who may have been William Kidd and Agnes Kidd (née Allan). When his father died a few months after James was born, his…...
Killen, Thomas Young
Killen, Thomas Young (1826–86), presbyterian minister, was born 30 October 1826 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest child among six daughters and three sons of Edward Killen, a prosperous merchant, and Mary Killen (née Young; d. 1893). His father moved in retirement (c.1832…...
Killen, William Dool
Killen, William Dool (1806–1902), presbyterian church historian, was born 5 April 1806 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, elder son of John Killen, merchant, and Martha Killen (née Dool). Through his paternal grandmother, Blanche Brice, he could claim descent from…...
Kinnear, John
Kinnear, John (1823–1909), presbyterian minister and MP, was born at Clonaneese, Co. Tyrone, second son of James Kinnear, presbyterian minister. After attending a local national school he was denied admission as a dissenter to the Church of Ireland Royal School, Dungannon, and was…...
Kirkpatrick, James
Kirkpatrick, James (1676–1743), presbyterian minister, was son of the Rev. Hugh Kirkpatrick, and was born probably in Scotland. His father was minister in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, from 1686, but with his family took refuge in Scotland from 1689 to 1695, when he went as minister to…...
Knox, Robert
Knox, Robert (1815/16–1883), presbyterian minister, was born in Clady, Co. Tyrone, third son of Hugh Knox, probably a farmer, who was ruling elder in Urney presbyterian church. There may also have been at least four daughters. His mother (whose name is unknown) died when he was…...
Latimer, William Thomas
Latimer, William Thomas (1842–1919), presbyterian minister and historian, was the only child of John Latimer (d. 1843), presbyterian minister of First Ballynahatty, near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, and Eliza Latimer (née Dudgeon). His father died while William was still a baby. Latimer's…...
Leland, John
Leland, John (1691–1766), presbyterian minister, was born 18 October 1691 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, second of three sons of a presbyterian merchant, whose name was possibly William Leland; there are no firm details of his mother. After suffering from smallpox at the age of…...
Livingston, John
Livingston, John (1603–72), presbyterian minister in Ireland and Scotland, was born 21 June 1603 at Kilsyth (also called ‘Monybroch’), Stirlingshire, one of three sons and four daughters of William Livingston, minister of Kilsyth, and Agnes Livingston (née Livingston). He was…...
Lyttle, Richard
Lyttle, Richard (1866–1905), land campaigner, nationalist, and non-subscribing presbyterian minister, was born 6 March 1866 at Barnhill, a farm near Dromore, Co. Down, owned by his father, Richard Lyttle, a merchant in Dromore whose family had been gentlemen farmers near…...
Mackenzie, John
Mackenzie, John (1649?–1696?), presbyterian minister and historian, was born in 1647 or 1649 in the north of Ireland, possibly in Co. Down, though the family was also associated with a farm at Lowcross, near Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. He was educated at Edinburgh university, and…...
Maclaine, Archibald
Maclaine, Archibald (c.1650–1734), presbyterian minister, was the son of Alexander Maclaine, who was successively minister of Kilmaglass in Argyllshire and Kingarth on the isle of Bute, Scotland; his mother's name is not known. Archibald Maclaine graduated from the…...
Maclaine, Archibald
Maclaine, Archibald (1722–1804), presbyterian minister, was born in Monaghan, eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Maclaine, presbyterian minister of Monaghan; his mother may have been a Milling. The family had a strong tradition of service in the church: Archibald Maclaine's paternal…...
MacManus (McManus), Henry
MacManus (McManus), Henry (c.1819–1864), presbyterian minister, was born in Virginia, Co. Cavan. Nothing is known of his family background, though he was probably not related to Henry MacManus (qv) (d. 1878). He was educated…...
MacSparran (McSparran), James
MacSparran (McSparran), James (1693–1757), clergyman, was born on 10 September 1693, probably in Dungiven, Co. Londonderry, of unknown parents. He was the nephew, however, of Archibald MacSparran, a presbyterian minister and large landowner who had emigrated from the west of…...
Magee, Roy (Robert James)
Magee, Roy (Robert James) (1930–2009), presbyterian minister and peacemaker, was born in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast on 3 January 1930, only son (he had one sister) of John Magee, fitter in Mackie's engineering firm, and his wife Margaret (née Quinn). He grew up in the…...
Magill, Robert
Magill, Robert (1788–1839), presbyterian minister, was born 7 September 1788 in the village of Broughshane, near Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest of the five children of George Frederic Magill (1762–1828) and his wife, Sarah Boyd. He was educated locally by teachers named O'Hara,…...
Makemie, Francis
Makemie, Francis (c.1658–1708), presbyterian minister, was born near Ramelton, Co. Donegal, and educated at Glasgow University. The presbytery of Laggan, to which he had been introduced by Thomas Drummond in January 1680 and which had overseen his studies, licensed him to…...
Malcom, Andrew George
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Marshall, William Forbes
Marshall, William Forbes (1888–1959), presbyterian minister and writer, was born 8 May 1888 in Drumragh, near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, second among three sons of Charles Marshall, school principal at Sixmilecross, and Mary Marshall (née Forbes); his mother died when he was 5 years old.…...
Martin, William
Martin, William (1729?–1807?), Reformed Presbyterian minister in Ireland and America, was born 16 May 1729 or 1733 at Ballyspallen, near Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry, eldest son of David Martin; his mother's name is not known. He had at least one sister, who was married in Scotland.…...
Mastertown (Masterton), Charles
Mastertown (Masterton), Charles (1679–1750), presbyterian minister and moderator, was born 23 March 1679 in Scotland, probably in Linlithgowshire, of unknown parents, though he was the nephew of Lady Huggonfield. He was educated at Edinburgh University, graduating…...
Mather, Nathaniel
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Mather, Samuel
Mather, Samuel (1626–71), Independent minister, was born in Much Woolton, Lancashire, England, eldest son of Richard Mather (1596–1669) and his wife, Catherine Hoult (d. 1655). Richard Mather was an anglican minister turned nonconformist, while Catherine Hoult's family was…...