'Sinclair03'
Index
links to: Lead / LetterFamilies covered: Sinclair of Berriedale, Sinclair of Caithness, Sinclair of Dun, Sinclair of Forss (Forse), Sinclair of Freswick, Sinclair of Mey, Sinclair of Murchil, Sinclair of Ratter
'Sinclair03'Index
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Families covered:
Sinclair of Berriedale, Sinclair of Caithness, Sinclair of Dun, Sinclair of Forss (Forse), Sinclair of
Freswick, Sinclair of Mey, Sinclair of Murchil, Sinclair of Ratter
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| John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (d Somersdale 18.05.1529) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sutherland (dau of William Sutherland of Duffus) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Sinclair (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness (d 09.09.1582) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Graham (d before 1576, dau of William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Sinclair, Master of Caithness (dvp 1577-8) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1567, div 1575) Jean Hepburn (b 1540, d before 1599, dau of Partick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (b 1566, d 02.1642-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 29.07.1585) Jean Gordon (a 12.1615, dau of George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Sinclair, Lord Berriedale (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary/Margaret Sinclair (dau of James, Master of Sinclair) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sinclair, Master of Berriedale (d 09.1639) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 10.1634) Jean Mackenzie (dau of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (dsp 05.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.09.1657) Mary Campbell (dau of Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Sinclair of Keiss and Northfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Fraser (dau of Andrew, Lord Fraser) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Sinclair, 7th Earl of Caithness (d unm 1698) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Sinclair, 3rd Bart of Mey | |||||||||||||||
| c. | John Sinclair (d 1632, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1621) George Lindsay, 14th Earl of Crawford (d 1633) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Isabel Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1636) John Mackay, 2nd Lord Reay (b c1612, a 1680) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Francis Sinclair ancestor of Sinclairs of Sterkoke | ||||||||||||||
| g. | John Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Sinclair of Murchil (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Stewart (dau of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir James Sinclair of Murchil | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Dundas | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Stewart (dau of William Stewart of Burray) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sinclair of Murchil, 8th Earl of Caithness (d 1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Carmichael (of Hyndford) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness (b c1665, d 09.12.1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1738) Margaret Primrose (dau of Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery) | |||||||||||||||
| Alexander was succeeded by his kinsman William Sinclair below. | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Dorothea Sinclair (b 04.04.1739, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.06.1759) James Duff, 2nd Earl of Fife | |||||||||||||||
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(B) |
John Sinclair of Murchil, 'Lord Murkle' (dsp 05.06.1755, Solicitor-General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Mackenzie (d 21.10.1740, dau of George, 1st Earl of Cromarty) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Francis Sinclair of Forss (dsp 02.03.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Morrison | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Archibald Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1714) David Sinclair of Southdun | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | David Sinclair of Broynach (d c1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. dau of William Sinclair of Dun | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - James (dsp c1754), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.1700) Janet Ewing | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | son (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | David Sinclair (b 02.1701, d c1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.10.1744) Margaret More/McKay | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Sinclair (dsp 11.01.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Donald Sinclair (d 1768) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.07.1621) Janet Sutherland (dau of Alexander Sutherland of Forss) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Agnes Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John McKay of Dirlot and Strathny | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sir John Sinclair of Greenland and Ratter (d before 12.1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Sutherland | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Sinclair of Ratter (dvpsp c1618) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Alexander Sinclair of Ratter (dsp before 01.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Sinclair of Ratter (dsp before 12.1624) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | James Sinclair of Ratter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Bruce (dau of William Bruce of Stanstill) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Sinclair of Ratter (d after 04.05.1663) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 24.03.1642) Elizabeth Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Ulbster) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Sinclair of Ratter (d 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sinclair (dau of Sir William Sinclair, 2nd Bart of Mey) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Sinclair of Ratter (d 03.12.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Sinclair (dau of Patrick Sinclair of Southdun) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Sinclair of Ratter (d unm 1734) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | William Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness (b 1727, d 29.11.1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Sinclair (d 20.02.1793, dau of John Sinclair of Scotscalder) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Sinclair, 11th Earl of Caithness (d unm 08.04.1789, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| John was succeeded by James Sinclair, 7th Bart of Mey. | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Janet Sinclair (d 29.03.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.07.1784) James Trail of Hobbister | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue (d unm) - William (d New York 30.10.1776, Lt.), James (d young), Alexander (d young), David (d young), Isabella | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jacobina Sinclair (bpt 09.04.1717) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Sinclair of Freswick (d 1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katharine Sutherland (dau of George Sutherland of Forss or Forse) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Sinclair of Freswick, Sheriff of Caithness (dsps 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Dalrymple (dau of Sir John Dalrymple, 2nd Bart of Cousland) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | issue (dvp) - William, daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Moray (dsp, dau of James Moray of Abercairney) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Sinclair of Barrock | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Barbara Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sinclair of Forss below | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Frances Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1728) James Sinclair of Latheron (d 1775) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Sinclair of Brabster | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alexander Gibson (minister of Canisbay) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Katharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Manson of Bridgend | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Cunynghame (dau of John Cunynghame of Brownill and Geis) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | James Sinclair of Freswick (d unm before 11.11.1696) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Robert Sinclair (dsp before 1696) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | David Sinclair of Freswick (dsp 1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1696) Barbara Sinclair (dau of Sir William Sinclair, 2nd Bart of Mey) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1702) Sophia Stewart (dau of Sir Archibald Stewart, Bart of Burray) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sinclair of Ulbster | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Anne Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 01.03.1678) Robert Sinclair of Durran (d c1709) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Campbell of Castlehill | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Bruce of Ham | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1655) John Smith | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1652) William Bruce of Stanstill | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Francis Sinclair (dspm) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Thomas Sinclair (b after 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cunningham of Geise and Brownhill | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Marie Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Home of Cowdenknows (d before 1629) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Sinclair of Mey (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| p. Margaret Mowat (dau of James Mowat of Balquholly) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Sinclair of Ulbster (a 1607, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Sinclair of Ulbster (a 1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Chisholm (d 1614) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Katherine Stewart (dau of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | George Sinclair of Mey (d 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1583) Margaret Forbes (b 14.10.1557, dau of William Forbes, 7th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Sinclair of Mey and Canisbay (d c1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 23.04.1600) Katherine Ross (d 05.07.1603, dau of George Ross of Balnagown) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 31.7.1634) Catherine Mowat (dau of Magnus Mowat, 3rd of Balquholly) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Rose, 13th of Kilravock, Sheriff of Inverness (d 03.1649) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Catherine Fraser (dau of Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord of Lovat) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Alexander Sinclair of Latheron (d before 1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Cunninham (dau of John Cunningham of Lambrughton and Caprington) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Innes of Inverbrackie | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1618) Alexander Sinclair of Forss | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Barbara Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1610) Alexander Keith of Pittendrum | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Dunbar of Hempriggs | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Anne Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| D. | David Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Barbara (Beatrix) Sinclair (b c1535, d c1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1567, div 30.06.1572) Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (b 1552, d 06.12.1594) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Sutherland, younger of Duffus (b 1554, dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (div) Hugh Mackay of Farr (d 11.09.1614) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Margaret Sinclair (d before 1604) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 13.10.1579) William Sutherland of Duffus (d 1616) | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Barbara Sinclair (d 07.1576) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1574) Alexander Innes of Innes (b c04.1553, dsp 01.1577-8) | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Agnes Sinclair (d 06.11.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1574) Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll (d 08.10.1585) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 1588) Alexander Gordon of Strathaven (d 01.1622) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| J. | Henry Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Ross of Balnagown (d 25.10.1592) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | David Sinclair of Dun | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Calder, heiress of Dun | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Sinclair of Dun | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Sinclair of Forss (d 1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Urquhart | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alexander Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| a. | George Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Sinclair (dau of Sir James Sinclair of Muckle) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Sinclair of Forss and Holburnhead | ||||||||||||||
m. Jean Sinclair (dau of Robert Sinclair of Geise) |
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| (i) | Robert Sinclair of Freswick (dsp 1794, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | James Sinclair of Forss (d 22.10.1822, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1801) Johanna MacKay (b 1774, d 1827, dau of George MacKay of Bighouse by Louisa Campbell) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Christina Sinclair probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Iye Du Mackay of Farr (d 1572) | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Alexander, Henry, John (archdeacon of Caithness), George, David | ||||||||||||||
Main sources: TSP
(Caithness), BP1934 (Caithness) with some support/input from BLG1952 (Alexander-Sinclair formerly of Freswick) and BLG1886 (Sinclair of Forss)
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