 Agnes and William married on 3 December 1757 in Ayr, and settled at Alloway, South Ayrshire, living in a clay cottage that William had both designed and built.At this Alloway cottage they raised four of their seven children, including her eldest son, Robert Burns, who was born on 25 January 1759.The midwife at the birth of Robert was Agnes McClure, wife of the blacksmith John Tennant, and their next-door neighbour.