January 1731-1738 A.D. David Freebairn, M.A. (1653–1739)--Scottish Clergyman in
the Church of Scotland; Bishop in Scottish Episcopal Church; Bishop of Galloway (1731–1733); Primus of
the Scottish Episcopal Church (1731–1738); Bishop of Edinburgh (1733–1739).
David Freebairn
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David
Freebairn, M.A. (1653–1739) was a Scottish clergyman who served as a minister in the Church of Scotland, before becoming a prelate in the Scottish Episcopal Church, and in which he was Bishop of Galloway (1731–1733), Primus of
the Scottish Episcopal Church (1731–1738) and Bishop of Edinburgh (1733–1739).
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Early life and family
He was born in 1653, the son
of the Reverend Robert Freebairn, Incumbent of Gask, Perthshire.[1][2] He was educated at the University of St Andrews, obtaining a Master of Arts degree on 23 July 1672.[1][2] He married twice, firstly to Jean Graham (died July 1697) and secondly in
1699 to Anna Dobie, daughter of Richard Dobie (brother of Sir Robert Dobie of
Stanihill).[1][2]By his first wife, he had three sons and one daughter.[1][2]
Ecclesiastical career
He was recommended for licence
to minister by Church of Scotland Presbytery of St Andews on 24 June 1675.[1][2] His first ecclesiastical appointment was as an assistant minister at Gask, Perthshire (1676–1680), followed by as the Incumbent of Auchterarder (1680–1686), and then the Incumbent of Dunning (1686–1691).[1][2] He came under a sentence of deprivation from the Privy Council, dated 4 September 1689, for not reading the Proclamation
of the Estates, not praying for William and Mary, etc.[1][2] He retired to Edinburgh in 1691, where he became a bookseller, but returned to the ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church and set up a meeting house in Bailie Fyfe's Close.[1][2] He was one of the seventeen Edinburgh clergy who in 1708 were summoned
before the Lords of Judiciary for exercising their ministerial functions in the
City, and they were ordered on 13 March 1708 "to desist from keeping any Meeting House
within the City of Edinburgh, Leith, and Canongate, etc."[1][2] He was prosecuted with other Edinburgh clergy in 1716 by order of the Commission of Justiciary for not praying for King George I, but was assoilzied.[1][2] He was one of the Edinburgh clergy who met in March 1720 to elect Bishop Rose's successor.[1][2]
He was consecrated a college bishop at Edinburgh on 17 October 1722 by Primus Fullarton and Bishops Millar and Irvine.[1][2]He and other college bishops were consecrated to maintain the Episcopal succession without being committed to a particular Episcopal see. Nine years later, he became the Bishop of Galloway and Primus in December 1731.[1][2] He was translated from Galloway to Edinburgh on 28 June 1733, but continued as Primus until
deprived of that office in July 1738.[1][2]
References
2. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Scott 1923, Fasti Ecclesae Scoticanae, volume 4, p. 269.
Bibliography
- Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0567087468.
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Bishop of Galloway
1731–1733 |
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Preceded by
Andrew Lumsden |
Primus of the Scottish
Episcopal Church
1731–1738 |
Succeeded by
Thomas Rattray |
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Preceded by
Andrew Lumsden |
Bishop of Edinburgh
1733–1739 |
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