• 1752 – Born in Aberdeen (father David Sherrifs )
• 1770 – Gained M.A. at Marischal College
• Master at Grammar School, Aberdeen
• 1776 – Licenced by Aberdeen Presbytery
• 1779 – Minister at the West Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen until 1814
• 1790 – 28^th September married Amelia Morison
• 1795 – Gained Doctor of Divinity Degree at King’s College, Aberdeen
• 1795 – Appointed 11^th Patron to the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen
• 1798 – Wrote an Enquiry into the life of Dr William Guild (1^st Patron)
• 1807 – Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
• 1830 – Died 26th March