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Re: Starting to trace my Sinclair branch
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Dear Kay;
I am amazed that there are so many Sinclair names used as
second or middle names to say nothing of some first names.
Your information on the quakers puts a bit of a spin on the
story because it is a clue to your ancestors adopting
another faith in Scotland quite different from the
Protestant and Church of Scotland who were less than
friendly with the Catholics. Hence the search for religious
freedom may be a big part of your story and may have tied
into Culloden and perhaps not. You may want to read about
the campaigns from Bonnie Prince Charlie who was a bit more
successful before Culloden. The aftermat of the wars though
gave many individuals reason to flee. The English were less
than foregiving and took the opportunity to outlaw the clans
and the Gaelic language following this period. For your
ancestors to jump from the pot into the frying pan with
Maryland is quite a story. Have fun.
Neil/Argyll/PEI/Toronto.
Kay Garrison wrote:
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> Neil--Thanks for your reply about the Sinclairs. The
> Eastern Shore of
> Maryland, tho, was not a Catholic, but a Quaker
> stronghold...The Berrys
> were tobacco farmers there, and there was always a threat
> of warships from
> across the Chesapeake Bay trying to claim the territory
> for the Catholic
> settlement on the west side of the Cheapeake.
> There is a story that the Sinclair who was my
> ancestor was later pardoned
> and invited back to Caithness (or was it Inverness?) but
> since he had
> married a farmer's daughter (albit fairly well off)
> believed that she would
> not be accepted back there, and so stayed in theDelMarVa
> area. It is
> difficult without definite dates and with just family
> traditions to get
> started on this!
> Thank you for the clue about Culloden, that may be
> a starting point back
> in Scotland. My family was quite proud of its roots, all
> my uncles and my
> father were St. Andrews Society members and Masons, and
> some of them had
> full dress kilts and the whole outfit. However, they were
> not record
> keepers but good storytellers.--Kay Sinclair Garrison
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> > From: Margaret Rintoul/Neil Sinclair
> <rinsin@globalserve.net>
> > To: sinclair@zilker.net
> > Subject: Re: Starting to trace my Sinclair branch
> > Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 9:26 PM
> >
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> > The only battle that was in Scotland during 1745 was the
>
> > Battle of Culloden with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Maryland
> is
> > an interesting connection in that it was initially a
> > Catholic settlement and state. I am not aware of the
> > Sinclairs being in the Battle, this is one they sat out
> as a
> > clan in so far as I am aware.
> > Neil Sinclair Argyll/PEI/Toronto
> > .
> > Kay Sinclair Garrison wrote:
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> > > Please help! All we have are family stories...that
> the
> > > first of our line came to the Eastern Shore of
> Maryland
> > > about 1745, two little boys were smuggled out in a
> barrel
> > > from Scotland after a big battle, so they would not be
>
> > > killed by the English.
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