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The church of Balfron belonged to the Abbey of Inchaffray. It was held with Killearn in 1567. The church was rebuilt in 1832.
Ministers of Balfon -
 1560 Alexander Callendar
1569 James Hunter, reader
1569 John Snell, reader
1574 John Porterfield, reader
1574 William Russell, reader And again in 1580?
1st July 1619 John Galbraith MA Educ. Univ St Andrews. Pres. to the vicarage by James VI. Transferred to Bothkennar 17th Feb 1629. Married daughter of John Norwell.
1629 – c1642 John Norwell MA Transferred from Bothkennar. Died in Stirling Sept 1671, aged 87. His daughter married his predecessor.
11th June 1656 William Stirling MA Son of minister of Baldernock. Transferred to Drymen, 15th Dec 1663
12th July 1664 Alexander Cameron Pres. 3rd Mar 1664 by Charles II. Transferred to Roseneath 25th Apr 1665
8th May 1666 James Buchannan Pres. By Charles II 18th Apr 1666; deposed 13th Aug 1690 for contumacy. He married at Holyrood 29th Apr 1668 Bessie Johnstone of parish of Inniscailloch.
1691 David Fleckfield Ed at Uni of Glasgow 1676. Ord. 23rd Sep 1691. Married (1) 8th dec 1692 Janet nee Dunlop, widow of James Hamilton. (2) Janet Paterson. (3) Jean Callendar, who survived him and married again.
1731 George Sinclair Of Upper ward, Lanarkshire. He was ordained (in Parish of Biggar?) by a committee of the Commission of Assembly with one member of the Presbytery after 6pm 23rd Apr 1731, under the protection of the military. He was employed to assist at the Communion at Cardross in 1731, but so obnoxious was he, that when he preached on the fast-day and the greater part of the people left the church. He was also to have assisted on the Lord’s day, but the elders refusing to serve if he did so, he withdrew, and returned home. He married 11th Dec 1747 Jean Baine, dau of minister of Bonhill. He died 5th Mar 1756.
1760 Hugh Gourlay Grandson of David Fleckfield, born 1732. Ed Uni of Glasgow; ordained 25th Sept 1760 (in Stirling?). Married (1) Margaret Lauder (2) 30th Jul 1782 Elizabeth Colquhoun.
1787 James Jeffrey MA Born 1750. Ed Uni of St Andrews 1770. Pres by Thomas, Earl of Kinnoul 23rd Feb 1787. Married Margaret Bathie, of Auchtermuchty. He got a new church built in 1793. He died 10th Feb 1824 (in his 75th year and 37th minute!).
1825 Alexander Niven MA Born 8th Jan 1798, 3rd son of minister of Dunkeld. Ed Uni of St Andrews 1817. Pres by Thomas, Earl of Kinnoul 19th Jul 1824. Married 22nd Sept 1829 Eliza Brown, dau of minister of St John’s Glasgow. His 2nd son became minister of Pollockshields; his 3rd son became minister of North Parish, Paisley. Died 14th Feb 1872. He rebuilt the church.
1872 James Ballingall MA BD Ordained 16th May 1872. Transferred to Rhynd 24th Jan 1878.
1878 Alexander Slessor Born Rathen, Aberdeenshire. Ed Uni of Aberdeen. Ordained 14th May 1878. Married 6th Aug 1878 Elizabeth Ross. He died 17th July 1904, sp.
1905 James Black MA Born Elgin 8th Nov 1870. Yr son of Provost of Elgin. Ed Uni of Aberdeen 1891. Ordained 5th Jan 1905.Married 5th Jul 1905 Roberta Cecilia Williamson of Edinburgh. Res. 6th Feb 1912 on appointment to Scottish Church, Simla. OBE 1919. He died sp.
1912 William John Sym MA BD Ordained 5th June 1912. Transferred to Broughty Ferry 20th Oct 1915.
1916 Alexander Cameron Campbell Born Glasgow 1873. Ed Uni of Edinburgh. Ordained to st Mark’s, Glasgow, 2nd Sept 1914. Capt RAMC European War 1917-18. Married 31st Oct 1901 Helen Buchannan.
1919 Archibald MacKenzie Born in Alexandria, 30th Mar 1882, son of minister of Polmont. Ed Uni of Glasgow. Ordained 14th Dec 1919. Married 24th Aug 1918, Frances Theodora Philips, of Bearsden.
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