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Note: N11781 Scotlandspeople has no marriage for James Craig and Scoulter 1760-1810.
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[A family of] Craig had been settled at “High Ploughland” from far back, as is clear from the fact that a Craig carried the banner of Avondale at the battle of Drumclog in 1679.
(Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin, was the grandson of Mary Craig from Ploughland and Hugh Fleming.)
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There is in the possession of Mr James Craig, Gullyhill, parish of Galston, the flag carried at this disastrous battle by John Craig, farmer, Ploughland, Avondale. It is cream-coloured silk, in excellent condition, and measures about seven feet by live. It has on it a representation of the Bible, a Scotch thistle, and the words—'Avondaill for Reformation in Church and State, according to God's Word and our Covenant.' This gentleman has likewise a double-edged sword, which was carried by the said John Craig on that occasion; both of which have come to him by lineal descent.
(Titan: A Monthly Magazine. 1847.)
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