in 367 Hilary Bishop of Poitiers  c Teacher of the Faith feast day.

 603 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria,

 Church of Saint Mungo, Glasgow. Photograph by Christopher Nyce, named for the city’s patron saint. The church is near the Gothic Glasgow Cathedral, nicknamed Saint Mungo’s Cathedral because it’s on the spot where the sixth-century bishop built his first church.

1366 Colin Campbell of Lochawe Lord of Argyll (called Colin Iongantach ‘Wonderful’, and ‘Colin The Good Knight’), and Mariota, daughter of John Campbell, heiress to the lands of Ardscotnish and Glen Orchy. Colin obtained a dispensation by 13 January 1366 permitting the marriage of Mariota to his son John. Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll grandson of  Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell who died 1453.  Death of St Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow (and also known as St Kentigern).

Argyll in the 19th century.

1338 “Black Agnes,” Countess-consort Dunbar and March, daughter of Thomas Randolph, 1st  Earl of Moray, nephew and companion-in-arms of Robert the Bruce, and Thomas’s wife, Isabel Stewart.

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Black Agnes of Dunbar

 Black Agnes of Dunbar, as depicted in a children’s history book from 1906. “Of Scotland’s King I haud my house, I pay him meat and fee, And I will keep my gude auld house, while my house will keep me.

         Black Agnes became renowned for her heroic defense of Dunbar Castle which began against an English attack by William Montagu, 1st  Earl of Salisbury,

Earl of Moray

Inscription to the Earl of Moray at Edinburgh Castle. ‘To Commemorate Thomas Randolph Earl of Moray a distinguished Soldier and diplomatist who recovered this castle in 1313 after it had been for 26 years in the hands of the English.’

1512 sometime in, pestilence, ‘Repent, repent ye, Hear the words of that God who made you, by the voice of pestilence.’  Jesus Christ in Doctrine and Covenants section 43.

1599 never happened. (Well, not in Scotland, anyway.  No babies with this birthday, no marriages with this celebration from this date, north of Chevy Chase.)

1691 George Fox, died. Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers). Born 1624.

1720 Richard Hurd born Congreve, in the parish of Penkridge, Staffordshire, (13 January 1720 – 28 May 1808) was an English divine and writer, and bishop of Worcester.  His bookseller was Andrew Millar 6th (clans Stewart, Lockhart, Hunter.)

Andrew Millar in the Strand Vol 2.
Andrew Millar in the Strand Vol 3

Moral and political dialogues : with letters on chivalry and romance etc. London : Printed by W. Bowyer, for A. Millar … and W. Thurlbourn and J. Woodyer, at Cambridge . MDCCLXV

Note John Adams’ signature on this title page, v. 1-3: “John Adams 1769.”

[Clan Millar, cousin of David Marcus Olaf  Choate].

1721 sometime this year.  YYMA 31 The senior Robert Woodrow was a much respected church historian, from a two-volume History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution, published in 1721. Written from the Reformers’ viewpoint, it presents a comprehensive account of the troubled (YYMA32) second half of the 17th century. Among the Impressive number of subscribers who made its publication possible were three Miller ministers from the immediate neighborhood: John of Neilston, Robert of Paisley and Robert of St. Quivox,  (clans Stewart, Hunter, Lockhart, Cochrane) all sons and nephews of ministers whose deprivations and imprisonment are detailed in the Sufferings.

1726 sometime this year.  (YYMA 33). disaster relief  for ministers, were likewise kept in view, collections were made for Copenhagen and for New York, and in 1726, the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, with three Miller ministers,  (clans Stewart, Hunter, Lockhart, Cochrane)present, entertained a request ‘for a probationer to be sent to James Island in South Carolina.’

1746. Lord George Murray learning that the Government troops were advancing from Edinburgh, marched his five battalions and Elcho’s and Pitsligo’s horse from Falkirk to Linlithgow, but on the approach of General Hawley’s troops returned to Falkirk, and on the 14th  joined the Prince at Bannockbum.

   On Jan. 13th  Hawley’a advance guard, under Huske, marched from Edinlnburgh to Linlithggow, and the main body on the 15th , Hawley following with Cobham’a dragoons on the 16th.  Huske marched to Falkirk on the 16th, where he joined by Lieut.-Colonel Campbll, with 1000 Argyleshire

militia.

1751 did not occur in England, Ireland, British North America, and British colonies, as 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar Act of 1750. 1751 began  March 25th 1751 (Lady Day) and ended December 31st 1751, the next date being January 1st, 1752.  But this date of January 13th  in 1751 did occur in Scotland and most European countries.

1840 Bishopton near Paisley. Elders Samuel Mulliner and Alexander Wright both had been born in Scotland, are preaching the restore gospel in behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alexander Hay and his wife, Jessie, are listening. Oct. 1978 Ensign.

Renfrew Bishopton
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1850 Robert McKell wrote, “The spirit of gathering came upon us and we decided to bring our business to a close and emigrate with the first company in January 1850. I was quite a long time in doing this, my time being taken up in business and also in preaching and traveling around. But we had made up our minds to leave for Zion.” Alexander Robertson, who left Scotland in this same company, recalled, “After being baptized got the spirit of gathering. We sold our household utensils and left the land of our birth. Mother and all of the family had joined the Latter-day Saint church.” HISTORY SCOTLAND – MAGAZINE

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