THE BLACK ROLL
A partial and incomplete list of Border Reivers, in no particular order, known to have been executed during the first six years of the Pacification of the Borders between 1605 and 1611 at Newcastle, Carlisle, Dumfries, Peebles, Selkirk, Hawick and Jedburgh.
1. Simon Armstrong, Laird of Mangerton
2. Simon Armstrong, Laird of Whithaugh
3. William Elliot
4. Andrew Armstrong
5. Martin Elliot
6. John ‘Jock Stowlugs’ Armstrong
7. Edward’s Tom Armstrong
8. Christopher Irving alias ‘Gifford Carleton’
9. Thomas ‘Geordie’s Tom’ Armstrong
10. Thomas ‘Souter’s Tom’ Armstrong
11. Robert Graham
12. William ‘Flangtail’ Graham
13. John Pott
14. Alexander Davidson
15. Anthony Stokoe
16. Reynold Charlton
17. Henry Dodds
18. Arthur Robson
19. Archie Rogers
20. John Hall,
21. Archie Armstrong
22. Thomas Armstrong
23. Cuthbert Charlton
24. William Charlton
25. George Reed
26. George Nixon
27. Bartram Potts
28. William Elliot
29. Gawen Reed
30. John Gibson
31. William Ormsby
32. Richard Newton of Lanerton
33. George Bell of Bowbank
34. William Bell
35. John Dixon of Hayton
36. Simon Armstrong of Tweden
37. John ‘Long John’ Armstrong
38. John Carruthers ‘Jenkin’s Jock’
39. William ‘Black Will’ Storey of Bewcastle
40. William Graham ‘auld Willie’s Will’ of Blackhouse
41. Humphrey Connell
42. Thomas Simpson of Bewcastle
43. John Glencross alias Nixon
44. Alexander Armstrong of the Hill
45. James Richardson of Wetheral
46. George Forster of Birkbus
47. James Purdham
48. Thomas Blackburn of Rigghead
49. Henry Musgrave
50. William Ridley
51. Andrew Turner
52. Will Harkness
53. William Little
54. Edward Johnstone
55. John Scott
56. Tom Turnbull of Harecton
57. Andrew Little in Tailend
58. Sim Glendinning
59. Jock with the Ruffs
60. Will Elliot called ‘The Guide’
61. Will Oliver of Barmkin
62. Tom Little called Jeanette’s Tom
63. George Patterson in Moling
64. Andrew Armstrong called ‘Collie’
65. Archie Crosier in Cleuchheid
66. Adie Armstrong in Whitetails
67. William Patterson
68. Archie Milburn called ‘Cold Archie’
69. Davie Johnstone called ‘Blue Cloak’
70. Davie Johnstone called ‘Chump’s Davie’
71. Hob Armstrong of the Binks
72. John Sim in Crookham
73. Richie Elliot of Heuchhouse
74. John Beattie called ‘Bid on him Jock’
75. John Beattie of the Shiel
76. John Gilchrist
77. Jock Armstrong
78. Will Patterson
79. Jock Frissell
80. Sandy Armstrong called ‘Ringan’s Sandy’
81. George Wallace (Englishman)
82. John Elliot in Hillend
83. John ‘the Grip’ Noble
84. Edward Johnstone in Quais
85. Wattie Neilsone in Graitney
86. Davie Graham, called Chiptuirt
87. Rob Moffatt
88. John Irving in Gulielands
89. John Menzies
90. Francie Irving in Gretnahill
91. Edward Irving in Gretnahill
92. Alexander Johnstone in Gubhill
93. Wat Irving in Kirkpatrick
94. Gavin Glendinning
95. Watt Beattie of Midlaw
96. Jamie Armstrong, the son of Jamie in Canonbie
97. Andrew Armstrong, bastard son to Will of Kinmont
98. Geordie Schorislie on Esk, (Englishman)
99. Richie Lawson in Mossband
100. John Little, called Boots
101. Andrew Little, called Boots
102. Thom Irving in Dowglen
103. John Nixon in Larriston
104. Davie Roger
105. Hob Turnbull
106. Wattie Heslop called Clekmae
107. Willie Graham in Hardwall
108. George Oliver
109. Archie Roger
110. Will Laidler
111. David Clark
112. Hob Eccles
113. Tom Ainslie, called Midirie
114. Mark Elliot in the Hill
115. Hob Armstrong in Whithaugh
116. Hob Moscrop
117. Gavin Bryden
118. Sim Bryden
119. Jamie Armstrong of Capilgill
120. Geordie Armstrong of Kinmont
121. Willie Irving
122. John Bell
123. Jamie Moffat
124. Geordie Hill in Cummertrees
125. Tom Irving of the Cowthat
126. Willie Irvine called of Ireland
127. Cuddie Moffatt in Burnfoot
128. Johne Little in Taithbank
129. Wat Irving
130. Nicoll Jardine of the Hole
131. Jamie Beattie
132. Johne Johnstone, younger of Mellingschaw
133. James Irving of the Braes
134. Archie Graham in Milhill
135. George Irving of Woodhouse
136. Will Johnstone.
