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John Sinclair 1590 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1590

Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Father: George Sinclair

Mother: Hon Forbes

Spouse(s): Catherine Mowat

Children(s): Margaret Clair

John Sinclair Sir was born in 1590 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, the child of George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair and Hon Margaret Forbes. John Sinclair Sir married Catherine Isabella Mowat, and had children including Margaret Sinclair \ St Clair. John Sinclair Sir passed away in 1643 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Sinclair Sir was born in 1590 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, the child of George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair and Hon Margaret Forbes.
  • John Sinclair Sir married Catherine Isabella Mowat, and had children including Margaret Sinclair \ St Clair.
  • John Sinclair Sir passed away in 1643 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sinclair
1549 – 1643
Birth Location: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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Hon Forbes
1557 – 1630
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HF

Spouses(s)

Catherine Mowat
1582 – 1642
Birth Location: Freswick, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Clair
1620 – 1654
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
MC

John Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
John Sinclair
1590 – 1643
Birth Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair
1549 – 1643
Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Hon (Margaret) Forbes
1557 – 1630
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
GEORGE ('The Cruel' SINCLAIR, 4th Earl) Caithness
1527 – 1582
Moray, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Varian\Marian Elizabeth de Innes Graham Holmes) Sinclair
1506 – 1576
Moray, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Lord (William (twin) Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and 7th Laird Tolquhon, Gentlemen of the King's) Bedchamber
1513 – 1594
Corsindae, Aberdeen, Scotland
Elizabeth (Beatrice KEITH, Countess) Huntly
1522 – 1604
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir VII
1470 – 1533
Lady Denys
1474 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sinclair's Descendants

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John Sinclair (ABT 1590 – 1643) m. Catherine (Isabella) Mowat (1582 – 26 September 1642)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sinclair \ St) Clair (abt 1620 – December 1654) m. Hugh Rose (1617 – 25 March 1708)
    1. 1. Rose (of Elspeth) Wiley (1637 – 10 November 1700) m. Lt. (Col. Robert) Dunbar (1631 – 19 Sep 1693)
      1. 1. Peter (Dunbar Mat. Gr. H. D.) Thoreau (8 September 1668 – 23 April 1719) m. Sarah Thaxter (16 November 1668 – 4 July 1720) m. Mattithia ((Martha?) Miriam Aldrich or) Aldridge (7 July 1656 – 26 Sep 1702) m. Elizabeth (Becker\ Beecher or) Becher (Abt. 1675 – 1758)
        1. 1. Sarah ((Elizabeth)) Dunbar (1689 – 25 Apr 1764) m. William Diodate (1685 – 1751)

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1590
ABT 1590
Birth of John Sinclair Sir in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
1643
1643
Age 53
Death of John Sinclair Sir in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1590
    Event Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
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