In this poser, taken from the presbytery separate register of Chanonry presbytery (National Records of Scotland, CH2/66/16, page 65), we asked what were the names of Rev James Wood's sons and when were they born.
Answer: John Wood's sons were Charles and William born, respectively, on 27 December 1759 and 15 December 1761.
Transcription
That Mr John Wood Minister at Rosemarky had a son born the
Twenty seventh Day of December last named Charles is attested
at Chanonry the Fifth Day of February Jaivij~&sixty years
in presence of the Presbytery by John wood &
David Denoon mod[erato]r
Thomas Simpson Cl[er]k p[ro] t[empore]
That Mr John Wood Minister at Rosemarky had a son
born the Fifteenth Day of December last named
William is attested at Chanonry the second Day of
February Jaivij~ & sixty Two years in presence of
the Presbytery by John wood &
Thomas Simpson mod[erato]r
David Denoon Cl[er]k p[ro] t[empore]
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