John
Sinclair
Born after in Durran, Caithness, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Robert Sinclair
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James (Sinclair) Sinclair of Durran
Died about
before about age 50
in Durran, Caithness, Scotland [uncertain]
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Biography
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John Sinclair of Durran was born sometime after 1678,[1] the son of Robert Sinclair and Anne Sinclair.[2]
He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of George Sinclair of Barrock and his second wife Elizabeth Murray. She was the granddaughter of David Murray of Clairden.[2]
John died in 1728.[2]
Children:[2]
- Robert, d. 1725
- John, d. 1727
- James of Durran
- George, major in the 65th Regiment; d. without issue.
- Jean, bp. 10 Dec 1724; m. James Sutherland of Swinzie, her cousin.
Sources
- ↑ the year of his parents' marriage
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Balfour Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914); in 9 Volumes, Vol. 2, page 353.
- thepeerage.com
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC35613, FTDNA kit #76588 - Ron Sinclair :
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