Richard Wallace^[1]

1683 - 1744  (61 years)

• Name	Richard Wallace
  Birth	1683	Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1688	Scotland
  Death	1744	Armagh Co, Ireland
  Death	Abt 1745	Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Death	Abt 1745	Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I96988	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Matthew Thomas Wallace,   b. 5 Feb 1638, Scotland d. 1716, Somerset Co., Maryland, British America (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Alexander,   b. 1646, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland d. 1692, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1655	Ulster, Donegal, Ireland   [2]
  Family ID	F44843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Grace White,   b. 1678, Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, United States d. 1757, Somerset County, Maryland (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1701	Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Children	1. David Wallace,   b. Abt 1711, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. Abt 1745, Monie, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 34 years)   2. Richard Wallace,   b. Abt 1709, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. 10 Jun 1747, Dorchester, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 38 years)   3. Margaret Wallace,   b. Abt 1708, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America   4. Elizabeth Wallace,   b. Abt 1706, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America   5. Mary Wallace,   b. Abt 1717, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America   6. Matthew R. Wallace,   b. Abt 1705, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. 1771, Monie, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 66 years)   7. John Wallis,   b. Abt 1718, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. Abt 1753, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 35 years)   8. Thomas Wallace,   b. Abt 1704, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. Monie, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America   9. Oliver Wallace,   b. Abt 1701, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America d. Between 1740 and 1746, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America (Age 39 years)   10. James Sr. Wallace,   b. Abt 1713, Dames Quarter, Somerset County, Maryland d. 30 Oct 1791, Dames Quarter, Somerset County, Maryland (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F41786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Annas Barnett,   b. 1698, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 6 Jan 1761, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F44805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Historical Background The Established Church In the 1560's, Catholicism was replaced by Presbyterianism as the Established Church in Scotland. Catholic properties were seized and Catholic Church records and materials were destroyed. This was the Scottish Reformation, led by Calvinist John Knox. After James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603, an Episcopalian form of government of church and state was established in Scotland. But later attempts to bring the Scottish churches more into line with the Church of England were resisted and the National Covenant (a declaration of independence from England and the Crown and of loyalty to the Presbyterian religion) was signed in However, in 1661 Episcopalism was again forced upon the Scottish Kirk, and the Covenanters were greatly persecuted, tortured, and even put to death if they dared to worship by the Presbyterian form. In 1687, James the II's Declarations of Indulgence, securing toleration for the Catholics, also brought persecution of Presbyterians to an end. When James II fled and William of Orange was established king of England in 1689, William allowed Episcopacy to be abolished in Scotland and the following year Presbyterianism was firmly established as the Church of Scotland, with church and state united under that form. These events are known as the 'Scottish Revolution Settlement. 'In 1712, Presbyterians were outraged by the Crown grant of toleration to the Scottish Episcopalians and the restoration of patronage to the Scottish Church. (See the discussion of patronage in the following paragraph.) Many Episcopalians in Scotland became Jacobites (supporters of James IIINIII's attempts to regain the throne of England and Scotland) and were greatly repressed and persecuted, and did not again obtain some of their religious freedoms until after 1788. Nonconformity, Presbyterian Here is a simplified explanation of the break-away groups within the Presbyterian faith. Cameronians/Reformed Presbyterians: At the time of the Settlement, there was a group of Scottish Covenanters who followed the religious teachings of a man named James Cameron, who espoused neither the usual Presbyterian nor Episcopalian forms of worship. They were called Cameronians and they met together for religious worship. In 1743, they formed their first presbytery and were constituted as the Reformed Presbyterians. Secession churches: Though Presbyterianism has been the established form of worship in Scotland since 1690, all has not been well within its ranks. Much of the disagreement was over the question of patronage, i.e. who had the right to choose a new minister when a previous one died or departed for another position. Oft times the local patron (land owner and supporter of the minister) had the right but chose not to exercise it. The members of the congregations felt they had the right to select a new minister. When the issue was referred to higher authority, the General Assembly of the Church often granted the right only to the elders of the church or to the local land owners called 'heritors' (because they inherited their property). Many disagreements arose. Members of congregations often refused to accept the decision of the General Assembly. The first great secession from the Church occurred in 1733 over this question of patronage. Four ministers of the established church left and formed the Associate Presbytery, also known as the Secession Church. In 1746, a division arose among the ministers and members of the Secession Church over a religious clause in the oath taken by burgesses (tradesmen and citizens) in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth. The oath required them to accept the "true religion presently professed within this realm." Opinion differed as to whether this referred to the Protestant religion in general or to the Established Church. Those who understood the oath in the first sense came to be known as the 'Burghers. Opposed to them were the 'Anti-Burghers' who refused to take the oath. In 1747 the church split into two synods: The Associate (Burgher) and the General Associate (Anti-Burgher) Synods. This occurrence is known as the 'Breach. 'In about 1800 both of the synods had divisions again over the question of the role of secular authorities. Those who held that secular authorities should uphold the actions of the church came to be known as 'Old Lights.' Those who believed that secular authorities had no power in matters of religion were known as 'New Lights. In 1820, the New Lights from both the Associate and General Associate synods came together and formed the United Secession Church. In 1839, most of the General Associate Old Lights rejoined the Church of Scotland. There were some in each case who did not accept the decisions of the majority, but their history is too complicated to discuss in this brief outline. A more detailed history is given in Don Steel's Sources for Scottish Genealogy and Family History (FHL book 942 V26ste vol. 12). Much of the information in this background overview is taken from this source. The Relief Church: In 1761 others who disagreed with the Established Church over the question of patronage formed the Relief Presbyterian church. However, they never fully considered themselves as having seceded from the Established Church and repeatedly sought reconciliation, never successfully. In 1847, 118 out of 136 Relief Church congregations came together with the United Secession Church to form the United Presbyterian Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6469] James-Kleinsteuber-Leech-plus many relations, James WALLACE. [S8305] Johnston Family Tree, Matthew Mathias Wallace, arrived Colonial America 1669.