Introduction

Biography

William was the son of Da­vid Ro­bert­son of Brun­ton, in Fife.

He at­tend­ed the uni­ver­si­ty, and was li­censed to preach in 1711.

He is said to have been an as­sist­ant to the min­is­ter of the Pres­by­ter­ian Church of Lon­don Wall, Lon­don, be­fore be­com­ing, in 1714, par­ish min­is­ter of Borth­wick, Mid­lo­thi­an.

In 1733, he be­came min­is­ter of La­dy Yes­ters, Ed­in­burgh, and in 1736 of Old Grey­fri­ars.

In 1742, he joined the Com­mit­tee of the Ge­ne­ral As­sem­bly of the Church of Scot­land which com­piled the Trans­la­tions and Pa­ra­phras­es of 1745.