brass was placed in Balmaghie Church by his great-great-grandson, John Grieve, M.D., Glasgow. Family M'Millan married: (1) 1708, Jean Gemble [Gemmell], probably belonging to Carsphairn, who died s.p. 12 June 1711 (2) 1719, Mary (died in childbed, 5 May 1723, aged 43), daughter of Sir Alexander Gordon, Bart., of Earlston, and widow of Edward Goldie of Craigmuie [she left four children by her first marriage] (3) about 1725, Grace Russell [according to another account, Janet Jackson], who survived him, and had issue — Josias, born 12 June 1726, died 1740; Katherine, born 19 Dec. 1727, died 1738; John, minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Sandhills, Glasgow, born 1729, died 11 Feb. 1808; Grizel, born 1731 (married (1) Andrew Galloway, Sandhills ; (2) John Thorburn, minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Pentland), died 1767; Ann, born 1732 (married 31 Jan. 1751, John, son of James M'Crone, writer, Dalmellington) ; Alexander Jonita, born 28 May 1734, died that year. Publications A True Narrative of the Proceedings of the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright against one of their member; and that to the sentence of deposition; to which is added the Grievances (anon. ; 1704). A True Double of a Paper of Grievances given into the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, 6 July 1703, by Mr John Reid, Minister of Carsphairn ; Mr William Tod, Minister of Buittle ; and Mr John Macmillan, Minister of Balmaghie ; to which generally the whole fore-mentioned parishes adhere, and the greatest part of the Godly in the Land (appended to the True Narrative, 1704). The Pamphlet entitled a True Narrative of the Proceedings of the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, etc., Examined, and Found False . . . by a Member of that Presbytery (Edinburgh, 1705) The Protestation, Declinature, and Appeal of Mr John Macmillan (n.p., 1708) A Letter from a Friend (n.p., n.d.) [vide Reply to a Pamphlet entitled, A Letter from a Friend (n.p., 1710)] A Short Survey of a Friendly Conference betioixt a Country-man and his Nephew (n.p., 1712) An Elegy upon the much lamented Death of that Religious and Virtuous Gentlewoman, Mrs Mary Gordon . . . spouse . . . to the Reverend Mr John M'Millan, Minister of the Gospel at Balmaghie (16 pp. ; Edinburgh, 1723) Bibliography Catalogue Edin. Graduates, 1858, p. 156 Minutes of Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, 20 August 1700 – 1 October 1717 Observations on a Wolf in a Sheep’s Skin [by Charles Umpherson],