Adam Bellenden
Encyclopedia
Adam Bellenden was a 17th century Scottish churchman.
He was the son of Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoul
, Lord Justice Clerk
, by his spouse Jane, daughter of Walter Seton of Touch.
Adam graduated from Edinburgh University on 1 August 1590, and was ordained a Presbyterian minister on 19 July 1593. In 1608 he was appointed minister of Falkirk
, a position he held until 1615.
He was promoted to the bishopric of Dunblane
, receiving a Crown provision on 24 September 1615 and was consecrated by April of the following year. Balfour Paul
states that he was also appointed, circa 1633, Dean of the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle
, and also held, as a personal right, Kilconquhar, succeeding to it upon the death of his nephew James, which was ratified in parliament in 1629.
After holding the Dunblane
bishopric for several decades, on 2 August 1635, he was given the more prestigious bishopric of Aberdeen
. On 13 December 1638, after the anti-Episcopacy Assembly in Glasgow
, described by Spottiswoode as "the wild Assembly", he was deprived of this position and, with many others, excommunicated by the Scottish church.
He retired to England
, where, in 1642, he was appointed to a parish in county Somerset
.
On 17 February 1595, Adam Bellenden married Jean, daughter of Henry Abercrombie, of Kersie, St.Ninians, and they had ten children, three daughters and seven sons, one of whom, David, was ordained and became minister of Kincardine O'Neil
.
He was the son of Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoul
John Bellenden (Lord Justice Clerk)
Sir John Bellenden of Auchnole and Broughton was, before 1544, Director of Chancery in Scotland, and was appointed Lord Justice Clerk on 25 June 1547. He was also knighted before April 1544....
, Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Justice Clerk
The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.The holder has the title in both the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary and is in charge of the Second Division of Judges in the Court of Session...
, by his spouse Jane, daughter of Walter Seton of Touch.
Adam graduated from Edinburgh University on 1 August 1590, and was ordained a Presbyterian minister on 19 July 1593. In 1608 he was appointed minister of Falkirk
Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, a position he held until 1615.
He was promoted to the bishopric of Dunblane
Bishop of Dunblane
The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The bishopric itself certainly derives from an older...
, receiving a Crown provision on 24 September 1615 and was consecrated by April of the following year. Balfour Paul
James Balfour Paul
Sir James Balfour Paul, KCVO was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926....
states that he was also appointed, circa 1633, Dean of the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep...
, and also held, as a personal right, Kilconquhar, succeeding to it upon the death of his nephew James, which was ratified in parliament in 1629.
After holding the Dunblane
Dunblane
Dunblane is a small cathedral city and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road, on the way north to Perth. Its main landmark is Dunblane Cathedral and the Allan Water runs through the town centre, with the Cathedral and the High...
bishopric for several decades, on 2 August 1635, he was given the more prestigious bishopric of Aberdeen
Bishop of Aberdeen
The Bishop of Aberdeen was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan...
. On 13 December 1638, after the anti-Episcopacy Assembly in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, described by Spottiswoode as "the wild Assembly", he was deprived of this position and, with many others, excommunicated by the Scottish church.
He retired to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where, in 1642, he was appointed to a parish in county Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
.
On 17 February 1595, Adam Bellenden married Jean, daughter of Henry Abercrombie, of Kersie, St.Ninians, and they had ten children, three daughters and seven sons, one of whom, David, was ordained and became minister of Kincardine O'Neil
Kincardine O'Neil
Kincardine O'Neil is one of the oldest villages in Deeside, in the northeast of Scotland. It is situated between Banchory and Aboyne. The village is known locally as Kinker, and was formerly known as Eaglais Iarach in Gaelic....
.