'Sinclair16'
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Families covered: Sinclair in Brabsterdorran, Sinclair of Dun, Sinclair of Forss (Forse), Sinclair of Southdun
| John Sinclair of Dun | |||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | David Sinclair of Dun (d by 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth (not Janet) Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Ulbster) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Francis Sinclair of Dun | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Ulbster) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Katharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Sinclair of Dun | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1643) Elizabeth Sutherland (dau of Alexander Sutherland of Forse) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Assery) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Katharine Sinclair (dau of Alexander Sinclair of Telstane) | |||||||||||||||
| Not clear which wife was mother of which child (although Jean could not have been by Isabel Sinclair). | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Sinclair of Dun (d 1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Sinclair in Thurso (d 1755, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth McKay (sister of John McKay of Strathy) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Sinclair (son of Sir James of Mey) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Mathers in Thurso | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Sinclair (a 1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Forbes (d by 1755) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - William (a 1731, d by 1769?), Henry in Achavrole (a 1769), CDavid, Katharine | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1751, sp) Barbara Henderson (dau of Alexander Henderson of Gerston) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1670) William Sinclair (son of John of Assery) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Sinclair of Broynach (of family of Murkle) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | James Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Sinclair of Forss @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Sutherland (dau of Donald Sutherland of Forss, m2. Charles Calder of Lynegar) | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - James (a 1612), George (a 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Agatha Grote (probably dau of Hugh Grote of Souldon) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | William Sinclair in/of Dun | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from 'The Sinclairs of Southdun' within 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p120+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Marjory Bruce (dau of Saul Bruce of Lyth) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Sinclair of Southdun | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Ulbster, widow of Francis Sinclair of Dun) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Sinclair of Southdun | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Murray (dau of James Murray of Pennyland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Sinclair of Southdun (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | David Sinclair of Southdun (a 1747) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1714) Janet Sinclair (d 1720, dau of John, 8th Earl of Caithness) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jean Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Dunbar of Hempriggs | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Stuart Threipland of Fingask | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Patrick (d c1754), Jean (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1748) Marjory Dunbar (dau of Sir Robert Dunbar of Northfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Marjory (Margery) Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) John Dunbar (son of Sir Patrick of Northfield) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Sinclair of Harpsdale | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Katharine Sinclair of Southdun (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Margaret Murray (dau of James Murray of Clairden) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Margaret Sinclair (d unm 1774) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Marjory Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Calder of Lynegar | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sinclair of Rattar (d 1733) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Budge (probably son of Alexander in Harpsdale son of Donald of Toftinghall) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Patrick, Jean | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Sinclair in Brabsterdorran (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | David Sinclair (a 1715) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1666) William Bruce of Stanstill | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1672) Donald Budge of Toftinghall | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Isobell Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1653) Lawrence Calder of Lynegar | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - James of Lyth, Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Francis Sinclair in Brabsterdorran (a 1657, 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from 'The Sinclairs of Brabsterdorran' within 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p125+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sinclair | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Sinclair in Brabsterdorran | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1703) Barbara Cumming (dau of Rev. William Cumming of Halkirk by Katharine, dau of John Murray of Pennyland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William ("La Mode') Sinclair in Thurso | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rachel Cumming (dau of ?? Cumming of Craigmiln) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Katharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Cumming (tacksman of Rattar) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Sinclair 'in Brabsterdorran' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Gibson (dau of Alexander Gibson, Dean of Bower) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Sinclair in Whitegar (son of David of Whitegar son of David of Southdun) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Isobel Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1652) Thomas Grote (son of Malcolm of Warse) | |||||||||||||||
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| William Sinclair of Forss (d 1607) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Urquhart | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | David Sinclair (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Murray (dau of _ Murray of Pulrossie and/or Spanziedale) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Alexander Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1608) Margaret Sinclair (dau of George Sinclair of Mey) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Sinclair of Forss (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | George Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Sinclair (dau of David Sinclair of Dun) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Sinclair of Murkle | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Sinclair (dau of Sir James Sinclair of Murkle) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Sinclair of Forss | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Janet Sutherland (dau of William Sutherland of Geise, of family of Sutherland of Forse) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Sinclair of Forss (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Barbara Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Ratter) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Sinclair of Forss (d 1753, minister of Watten) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Esther Sinclair (dau of Alexander Sinclair of Olrig) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Sinclair of Forss (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | James Sinclair of Forss & Holburnhead | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1737) Jean Sinclair (dau of Robert Sinclair of Geise, son of James of Lybster son of John of Assery) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Sinclair of Freswick (dsp 11.1794, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| Robert's wife is identified on 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p57) as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Esther Bland ("said to have been an actress, and to have been the sister or near relative, of the celebrated Mrs. Jordan") | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Sinclair (d unm 1794) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | 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) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Campbell | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bain (a 1782, tacksman of Dale) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) (Margaret or Catherine) Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Scotscalder) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | William Sinclair in Thurso (d 1767, physician) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1742) Barbara Sinclair (dau of Robert Sinclair of Geise) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Sinclair, later of Freswick | ||||||||||||||
| This is possibly the William Sinclair of Lochend & Thura (b c1747, d 15.03.1838) mentioned on 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p57+) who had issue by ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabella Calder (d 1812, dau of Alexander Calder of Lynegar) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1816) Jane Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Barrock) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Mackie | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Jane Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alan Robertson of Tarrel (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (d young) - 3 sons + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Elizabeth Murray (dau of Richard Murray of Pennyland) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Mary Sinclair (d 1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Campbell of Lochend | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugo Campbell (brother of James) | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Margaret Sinclair (d unm 1771) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Katharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Innes of Oust | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'The Sinclairs of Dun' within 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p114+)
(2) For lower section : 'The Sinclairs of Forss' within 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p128+) with support from BLG1886 ('Sinclair of Forss')
[Some of the lower section was originally included within Sinclair03. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]
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