The History of the Sinclair Family

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The History of the Sinclair Family

in Europe and America for eleven hundred years: giving a genealogical and biographical history of the family in Normandy, France, a general record of it in Scotland, England, Ireland, and a full biographical and genealogical record of many branches in Canada and the United States

With pages relating to the Cilley, Clark, Hodgdon, Jones, Merrill, and Norris families

• by Leonard Allison Morrison, 1843-1902
• published by Damrell & Upham, Boston, Massachusetts, 1896

• WikiTree Profiles that use this source

Available online at these locations:

• https://archive.org/details/cihm_40556/page/n5

• https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/genealogy-glh16254681/

• https://books.google.com/books/about/The_history_of_the_Sinclair_family_in_Eu.html?id=ClAKAwAAQBAJ

• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100278890

WikiTree Syntax

• <span id='Morrison'></span>Morrison, Leonard Allison ''[[Space: The History of the Sinclair Family| The History of the Sinclair Family]]'' (Boston, MA., 1896), [ Page ].

• <ref>[[#Morrison|Morrison]]</ref>

Table of Contents

Prefatory

Title Page

Dedication

List of Illustrations

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter I. The Holy Hermit - Origin of the St. Clair, or Sinclair, name - The home of the Hermit - The Hermitage - The Chapel - The Church In St. Clere - The Historic Family of St Clair - Origln of their names - The Sinclairs of Normandy, France, Their Lineage and Progenitor - Birthplace of William the Conqueror - Battle of Hastings, and death of King Harold - The "Roll of Battle Abbey."

Chapter II. The Sinclairs In England - Adam Sinclair, and Domesday Book - The Sinclairs of Senlis, France - The Sinclairs of Roslin and Caithness, Scotland.

Chapter III. George Sinclair, Fourth Earl of Caithness, Scotland - His Arms and Crest -John Sinclair, Master of Caithness - The Sinclairs of Murkle - Pedigree of Gen. Arthur St. Clair - The possible pedigree of John Sinkler of Exeter, N. H. - Pedigree of Hon. John Sutherland Sinclair, the 17th Earl of Caithness.

Chapter IV. The Sinclalrs of Scotland - The names of the prominent Sinclairs In Great Britain - Arms of the Sinclairs - Places bearing the name of Sinclair with its variations - Homes of the Sinclairs in England - Noted persons of the name of Sinclair or St. Clair - The Sinclairs - in Ireland - Prominent Sinclairs of all nations.

Chapter V. The Sinclairs in the New World - First Sinclairs In America - Officers In the United States Army and Navy - Orthography of the Name - John Sinkler of Exeter, N. H., in 1658; Orthography of their name - First Correct Orthograhy - Sinclair as variously spelled - Lands granted to the Sinklers In Exeter, N. H. - Characteristics of the Sinclairs of New Hampshire and their descendants.

Chapter VI. John Sinkler of Exeter, N. H., and his descendants - The coming of John Sinkler(1) — Death of John Sinkler(1) — His Will — James Sinkler(2) and his will - John Sinkler(2), Jr.

Chapter VII. Speech of Hon. John G. Sinclair in the memorable contest with Gen. Walter Harriman for the Governorship of New Hampshire, Feb. 12, 1867

Chapter VIII. The Sinklers, Sinclalrs, and St. Clairs of New Hampshlre, Maine, and Vermont - George Sinkler(1) of Hampstead, N. H., - William Sinclair(1) of Blue Hill, Me., - John St. Clair of Strafford, Vt., and his descendants

Chapter IX. Robert Sinkler(1) of Wells, Me., and his descendants

Chapter X. Thomas Sinclair of Columbia, Me., and his descendants

Chapter XI. John Sinclair of Virginia and his descendants - George Sinclair of Hanover, Ohio - Capt John Sinclair, from Portsmouth, NH - Alexander Sinclair, of Paris, France - Sinclairs of California, - Sinclairs of the Lybster branch, Scotland - John Sinclair of New York, and his descendants

Chapter XII. Gen. Arthur St. Clair and his descendants.

Chapter XIII. The Sinclairs of Northumberland County, Penn. - The Sinclairs of Tiree, Scotland, and New Haven, Conn - The Sincklirs and Sinklers of the Island of Barbadoes, West Indies

Chapter XIV. The Cilley, Seally Family

Chapter XV. The Richard Clark Family

Chapter XVI. The Hodgdon Family

Chapter XVII. The Jones Family

Chapter XVIII. The Merrill Family

Chapter XIX. The Norris Family

Appendix

Additional Information - The descendants of John Sinkler of Exeter, N. H.

Index.

Errata

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