The ‘Covenanters Timeline’ is designed to pick out specific events in the Parish of Cumnock and its sub-divisions of the parishes of Old Cumnock and New Cumnock from the signing of the National Covenant of Scotland to the Glorious Revolution and just beyond.
| 1638: NATIONAL COVENANT OF SCOTLAND |
| 1638: National Covenant & General Assembly |
| 1639-1653: WARS OF THREE KINGDOMS | Scotland, England & Ireland |
| 1639-40: BISHOPS’ WARS |
| 1640-51: ENGLISH CIVIL WARS |
| 1641-52: THE CONFEDERATE WAR, IRELAND |
| 1639-1650: Kyle & Carrick Regiment of Foot |
| 1643: Solemn League and Covenant |
| 1647: THE ENGAGEMENT |
| 1648: *Battle of Mauchline Muir |John Dunbar of Knockshinnoch |
| 1649: CHARLES I EXECUTED | CHARLES II PROCLAIMED KING OF SCOTS |
| 1650: Parish of Cumnock | Old Cumnock and New Cumnock |
| 1651: CHARLES II FLEES |
| 1653: Reverend Hew Craufurd | 1st minister of New Cumnock |
| 1653: CROMWELL LORD PROTECTOR |
| 1658: DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWELL |
| 1659: New Cumnock Kirk erected |
| 1660: RESTORATION OF MONARCHY | CHARLES ll |
| 1662: Ministers outed |
| 1666: Pentland Uprising |
| 1667: Division of Parish of Cumnock into Old Cumnock and New Cumnock annulled |
| 1669-72: 1st Indulgence and 2nd Indulgence |
| 1678: Heritors Bond and The Highland Host |
| 1679: Battle of Drumclog | 01 Jun 1679 |
| 1679: Battle of Bothwell Bridge| 22 Jun 1679 |
| 1680: Sanquhar Declaration | 22 Jun 1680 |
| 1680: Battle of Airdsmoss | 22 Jul 1680 – John Gemmell killed |
| 1683: Reverend Hew Crawford banished |
| 1684: Proclamation of the apprehension of persons |05 May 1684 |
| 1684: Interrogation of the parishioners of Cumnock |17 Oct 1684 |
| 1685: DEATH OF CHARLES II | JAMES VII & II SUCCEEDS |
| 1685: New Cumnock Killing Day| Carsgailoch & Cairn / Westland Martyrs |
| 1685: Glencairn| Robert Mitchell killed |
| 1685: Shoot out at Fenwick | Nov 1685 – Patrick Gemmell killed |
| 1688: GLORIOUS REVOLUTION | JAMES VII & II DEPOSED |
| 1688: MARY II AND WILLIAM II & III |
| 1688: Reverend Hew Crawford returns to New Cumnock |
| 1691: Parish of Cumnock | Old Cumnock and New Cumnock reinstated |
| 1692: Death of Reverend Hew Crawford |