11 May 1685, Wigtown, Scotland 

Margaret McLachlan (in her early 60’s) and Margaret Wilson (18 years old) were Covenanters who refused to swear an oath to the King of England and Scotland as head of the church because they saw him as their political leader and believed Jesus was the rightful head of the church.

In an effort to get them to renounce their faith, they were taken out into the Solway at low tide and tied to stakes to be drowned when the tide came back in. The elder woman was staked further out with the idea that seeing her drown would convince the younger woman to relent.

Instead, it is reported that she seemed to gain strength from the older woman’s death, singing a psalm and quoting scripture. At the end, she was given one last change to take the oath, but she replied simply, “I am one of Christ’s children; let me go” before also being martyred for her faith.