John Brown of Priesthill
John Brown (1627–1685), also known as the Christian Carrier, was a Protestant Covenanter from Priesthill farm, a few miles from Muirkirk in Ayrshire, Scotland. He became a Presbyterian martyr in 1685.
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The Martyrdom of John Brown of Priesthill, 1685 | |
| Church | Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
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| Born | John Brown |
| Died | 1685 Priesthill |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
Among the numerous executions carried out by the government during The Killing Time of the 1680s, the allegations of brutality make this event one of the most controversial illustrations of the character of John Graham of Claverhouse, afterwards Viscount Dundee.
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