Acknowledgements

To the following persons and institutions go my recorded thanks for their assistance.

Rene Browne, Clerk of the Township of Livingston NJ

for the introductory lead into this research

Dr C R Martin, Interim Secretary Depute of the Church of Scotland and

Robert N Smart, Keeper of the Muniments, St Andrews University

for allowing me access to the Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae and confirmation or otherwise on its accuracy.

Caroline Gibson, Senior Library Assistant, Glasgow University Library

for making available much documented evidence on Livingstone`s work as contained in the Wodrow Society Manuscripts.

Dr Louise A Yeoman, National Library of Scotland

Special thanks for supplying me with a copy of the John Blair letter of Dec. 1651 to Livingstone and for the assistance in deciphering it.

Other thanks to:

Lisa McDonald, Special Collections, Edinburgh University Library

Dr N J Mills, Historical Research Room, Scottish Record Office

John Pickin, Curator of District Museum, Stranraer

W D Stewart, Chief Executive, Wigton District Council

Police Sergeant John McKenzie, Kilsyth Police Station

Ursula Mezza, Public Relations Officer, Ards Borough Council

Robert H Bonar, The Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland

Carol Sneddon, Historical Research Centre, Callendar House, Falkirk

E S M Ruymgaart-Morton, Scots Church, Rotterdam

Harry D Watson, Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

Beatrice Black, Kilsyth Library

John McLintock, National Register of Archives (Scotland)

Jane E A Dawson, Department of Ecclesiastical History, Edinburgh University

Dr Christine Johnson, Scottish Catholic Archives

Rev. R R Devenny, Minister of Parish of Killinchy, Northern Ireland

Rev. Frank Campbell, Minister of Parish of Ancrum, Roxburghshire

Staff of West Lothian District Library Headquarters

To the Earl of Wemmys and March for his kindness in sanctioning me photo prints of John Livingston and Janet Livingston

For the information on the American branch of the family, I was fortunate enough to view some of the letters and papers which had been passed from the late Virginia Livingston-Hunt to Livingston Development Corporation in 1960.

To Mary Beswick, a very dear friend of my late wife and mine, many thanks for patiently reading my transcript and correcting where required.

Finally, and not least, to the memory of my late wife, Olive for her patience, understanding, and encouragement. She accompanied me on my travels throughout Scotland visiting the parishes and other areas where Livingston lived and preached.  Photographs of the remains of these churches are included within this narrative.