While walking in the graveyard near Stirling Castle I came across this beautiful memorial.
Margaret Wilson (c. 1667 – 11 May 1685) was a young Scottish Covenanter, from Wigtown in Scotland executed by drowning for refusing to swear an oath declaring James VII (James II of England) as head of the church. She died along with Margaret McLachlan. The two Margarets were known as the Wigtown Martyrs. Wilson became the more famous of the two because of her youth. As a teenager, her faith unto death became celebrated as part of the martyrology of Presbyterian churches.
The Wigtown Martyrs Monument in the Old Town Cemetery, Stirling, depicts Margaret Wilson reading the Bible with her young sister Agnes, watched over by a despairing guardian angel.
(info courtesy of Geni)
She is supposedly an ancestor of mine ?
My Aunt did extensive research of our ancestors in Scotland
Wilson is my fathers maternal name
Nelson is the paternal
I look forward to visiting there someday
I only hope to be a bit of that brave if ever put to the test!!
My Aunt did extensive research of our ancestors in Scotland
Wilson is my fathers maternal name
Nelson is the paternal
I look forward to visiting there someday
I only hope to be a bit of that brave if ever put to the test!!