James Patterson

James Patterson, a wright in Banff (NA SP 36/89/3/16), claimed to have joined the rising at the urging of his mother (Layne, "Spines," p. 57, citing NA TS 11/1081/5614), and was in Balmerino's Troop of Elcho's Life Guards as a servant to a Mr Hume (Whole Proceedings p. 24; this would be either David Home, younger of Whitfield, or William Home of Duns). He testified against Balmerino and was held in London at the house of Nathan Carrington, King's Messenger, along with William McGhie and Samuel Maddox, among others (NA SP 36/95/1/38).