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Sir JOHN SINCLAIR 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1495

Birth Location: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jun 1529

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Father: William Caithness

Mother: Margaret Caithness

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sutherland, Elizabeth Caithness

Children(s): George Caithness, Margaret Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, William Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, David Dun, David Dun, John Dun, Janet Caithness, Sarah Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair

Sir JOHN SINCLAIR was born in 1495 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland, the child of William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith Countess Of Caithness. Sir JOHN SINCLAIR married Elizabeth Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland Countess Of Caithness, and had children including Alexander Weir Mckenzie Sinclair, David Sinclair 1St Of Forss And Later Of Dun, David Sinclair First Dun, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair Iv Earl Of Caithness, Janet Sinclair, Janet Sinclair Of Caithness, John Sinclair Laird Of Dun, Margaret Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair, William Sinclair. Sir JOHN SINCLAIR passed away in 1529 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir JOHN SINCLAIR was born in 1495 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland, the child of William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith Countess Of Caithness.
  • Sir JOHN SINCLAIR married Elizabeth Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland Countess Of Caithness, and had children including Alexander Weir Mckenzie Sinclair, David Sinclair 1St Of Forss And Later Of Dun, David Sinclair First Dun, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair Iv Earl Of Caithness, Janet Sinclair, Janet Sinclair Of Caithness, John Sinclair Laird Of Dun, Margaret Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Sir JOHN SINCLAIR passed away in 1529 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir SINCLAIR's Ancestors

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Sir SINCLAIR
1495–1529
Birth Place: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness
1463–1513
Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Keith Countess of) Caithness
1477–1549
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Sinclair -1st Earl of) Caithness
1410–1482
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Marjory Sutherland
1436–1476
Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Lord (William Keith of) Inverugy
1458–1525
Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Janet (Dunbar Lady of) Inverugie
1462–1520
Inverugie, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1373–1421
Egidia Orkney
1381–1438
Alexander-mac-Robert Dunbeath
1395–1456
Marjory Isles
1398–1448
Gilbert Keith
1418–1490
Marian Ogstoun
1420–1480
James Dunbar
1456–1504
Isabella Brodie
1435–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1347–1404
Jean Haliburton
1346–1400
William Douglas
1360–1392
Egidia Scotland
1368–1388
Margaret Moravia
1372–1438
Robert Sutherland
1347–1427
Donald Isles
1351–1423
Mariota-nic-Walter Isles
1363–1429
Andrew Keith
1392–1460
Jannet Graham
1394–1491
Alexander Ogston
1405–1473
Martha Abernethy
1408–1455

Sir SINCLAIR's Descendants

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Sir (JOHN) SINCLAIR (Abt 1495–8 Jun 1529) m. Elizabeth Sutherland (–14 Jul 1527) m. Elizabeth (Sutherland Countess of) Caithness (Abt 1488–1535)
  1. 1. George (Sinclair IV Earl of) Caithness 1520–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham, Countess of) Caithness 1524–1576
  2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1518–1569 m. John (Saint) Clair 1512–1566 m. James (Ormiston "The Black) Laird" 1518–1573
    1. 1. Isabella (Cunningham of Glengarnock) family 1545–1628 m. William (Porterfield of that Ilk and) Duchal 1540–1621
      1. 1. Jean (Marion) Porterfield 1563–1650 m. Alexander (Cuninghame "4th Laird of) Corsehill" 1560–1644
        1. 1. Alexander (Of Corsehill) Cunningham 1584–1667 m. Janet (Joan) Hamilton –1662 m. Lady (Mary STEWART) Cunningham 1587–1662
        2. 2. Alexander (Cuninghame "5th Laird Of) Corsehill" 1584–1683 m. Janet (Joan) Hamilton –1662 m. Mary Houston 1589–1687
        3. 3. John (Baronet) Cunningham 1639–1684 m. Margaret Murray 1643–1694
      2. 2. Alexander (Porterfield of that) ilk 1567–1620 m. Agnes Houston 1571–1614
      3. 3. Marion Porterfield 1575– m. Patrick (Maxwell 3rd of) Dargavel 1559–
    2. 2. Alexander (St.) Clair 1538–
    3. 3. Alison (St.) Clair 1540–
    4. 4. William (St. Clair of) Herdmanston 1542–1594 m. Barbara Cokburne 1544–1610 m. Sibil Cockburn 1544–1620
    5. 5. Beatrix (St.) Clair 1542–
    6. 6. June (St.) Clair 1546–
    7. 7. John (St) Clair 1548–
    8. 8. Oliver (St.) Clair 1548–
    9. 9. Margaret (St.) Clair 1556–
    10. 10. Jane (St.) Clair 1558–
  3. 3. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590 m. Alexander (Ross 9th of) Balnagowan 1516–1592
  4. 4. William Sinclair 1520–1527
  5. 5. Alexander (Weir McKenzie) Sinclair 1523–1616
  6. 6. David (Sinclair First) Dun 1528–1627
  7. 7. David (Sinclair 1st of Forss and later of) Dun 1515–1560 m. Margaret (Calder Heiress of) Dun 1508–1600
  8. 8. John (Sinclair, Laird of) Dun 1517–1538 m. Agatha Groat 1516–1588
  9. 9. Janet (Sinclair of) Caithness 1519–1559 m. Alexander (Ross 9th of) Balnagowan 1516–1592
  10. 10. Sarah Sinclair 1522–1590
  11. 11. Elizabeth Sinclair 1529–

Sir SINCLAIR's Timeline

3 Records

1495
Abt 1495
Birth of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
1529
18 May 1529
Age 34
Death of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR in Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
1529
8 Jun 1529
Age 34
Burial of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1495
    Event Place: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, person ID KPS3-R4Y.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1529
    Event Place: Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, person ID KPS3-R4Y.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1529
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, person ID KPS3-R4Y.

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