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William R Sinclair 1800 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1800

Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: BEF 1870

Death Location: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Sinclair

Mother: Ann Sinclair

Spouse(s): Drucella Fortenberry

Children(s): Leonidas Sinclair

According to available records, William R Sinclair was born in 1800 in Anson, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Sinclair and Ann Effy McLaurin - Sinclair. Following those early years, William R Sinclair married Drucella Fortenberry, and their family grew to include Leonidas Randolph Sinclair. In the later years of life, William R Sinclair died in 1870 in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, United States.

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Parents

John Sinclair
1762 – 1827
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, American Colonies
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Ann Sinclair
1765 – 1817
Birth Location: Argyleshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Drucella Fortenberry
1801 – 1870
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Leonidas Sinclair
1831 – 1900
Birth Location: Sumter County Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1800
    Event Place: Anson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: BEF 1870
    Event Place: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, United States
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