Re: Origins of Duncan A. Sinclair

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Jerry,

The following excerpts of the biography of James Sinclair [son of Duncan A.
Sinclair] published in "History of Texas" (Lewis Publishing Company of
Chicago, 1896) reads, "He [James] is the son of D. A. and Effie (McIntire)
Sinclair, also natives of North Carolina, where they married and reared
their family of seven children...

"Peter Sinclair, the grandfather of our subject, was also a native of North
Carolina, where he was living during the Revolutionary war, but was too
young for service.  By occupation he was a farmer, and was a leading member
in the Presbyterian church...

"The father [Duncan A.] remained in his native state until his family was
nearly grown when, in 1859, he came to Texas, locating in Bell County, where
he planted a crop, but the following year went to Arkansas.  There he died
six years later, at the age of sixty-seven.  His political support was given
the Democratic party.  After his death the family returned to Texas, and at
Dublin [Erath County] the mother passed away, in 1877.  She was a faithful
and consistent member of the Presbyterian church."

>From the forgoing, I have made the assumption that your ancestral Peter was
born in North Carolina.  There is another Peter Sinclair whose estimated
birth year is 1771, lived in Moore County (the same place) and whom I KNOW
was born in Scotland.  It's more likely that this is the correct match to
the Scottish parish records.

Karen Matheson

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From: sinclair <sinclair@iphase.com>
To: sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net>
Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Glenurcha


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>Re: Part of an e-mail to Gail from Karen Matheson:
>
>> Gail,
>>
>> Here is more on Duncan Sinclair and Isobel McIntyre who sailed on the
>> "Ulysses" in August 1774 to Wilmington, NC.  They were married May 26th
>> [1774].  The marriage register for parish of Glenorchy and Inishail
reads,
>> "Duncan Sinclar, Shonmelochan [name of farm or clachlan], & Isabel
McIntyre
>> at the ferry were married."  The passenger list for the "Ulysses"
contains
>> numerous McIntyres but only the two Sinclairs--Duncan and John.
>>
>> John Sinclair married Mary Sinclair on 13 Oct 1768 in Glenorchy and
Inishail
>> parish.  Their children may have been:
>> (1) Mary chr 29 Nov 1769 [father John Sinclair, mother Mary Sinclair]
>> (2) Donald chr 20 May 1770 [father John Sinclair, mother Sinclair]
>> (3) Peter chr 4 Sep 1772 [father John Sinclair, mother Mary]
>
>> Karen Matheson
>
>
>Karen,
>
>Is this Peter, son of John and Mary, the father of Duncan (or D.A.)
>Sinclair?
>Duncan (or D.A.) was born circa 1799.   If memory serves me right,
>Duncan married a McIntyre.
>That McIntyre might be from the same family as Isobel McIntyre.
>Duncan's son, John, married a Martha Hannon.   This family migrated from
>North Carolina to Texas.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jerry Sinclair
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