William Cruden

William Cruden
William Cruden (1726–1785) was a Scottish minister and author. Life He was the son of Alexander Cruden, beadle at Pitsligo. He graduated M.A. at Marischal College, Aberdeen in 1743. Cruden became minister of Logie-Pert, Craigo, near Montrose, in 1753. Connection with the Relief Church In the 1760s, Cruden became involved with the foundation of the schismatic Relief Church. Its initial role was to allow congregations to bypass the nomination of ministers. Matters began with the parish of Logie Kirk, Stirlingshire. There the incumbent minister, Patrick Duchall, died in 1758. Both John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore and John Erskine of Carnock claimed to be patrons, with the right to nominate to the living. While they agreed at first on a candidate, James Frame, there was intense local opposition, and Frame took another position. In 1759, Cruden received a "call" to Logie. The presbytery, however, understood that Dunmore still held to his rights; and delayed. Cruden became the E ...
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Pitsligo
Pitsligo was a coastal parish in the historic county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, containing the fishing villages of Rosehearty, Pittulie and Sandhaven,''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''
Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 1334 3 miles (6 km) west of

Fraserburgh

and 12 miles (19 km) north of

Mintlaw

. The name is derived from the Gaelic ''Peit Shligeach'', meaning "portion of land abounding in shells". The parish was established on 28 June 1633, from par ...
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