What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Laigh Kirk. Until 1738 when Laigh Kirk was erected Paisley's only church had been the Abbey. This new church, later called Laigh or Low because of its geographical position, had as one of its early ministers Rev. John Witherspoon. He later left Paisley for America and became the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Rev John Witherspoon served as an early minister at Laigh Kirk in Paisley before moving to America, where he became the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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Photo: Thomas Nugent on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0