"Scots Overseas: Emigrants and Adventurers from Argyll and the NorthernHighlands"

[Juli <kalwa@cwix.com>]

Hi all -

Was tidying up some boxes of books and came across a little booklet I have
by David Dobson named the above.  Printed in 1993 it says it is the first in
a series.  I must have had it awhile because I do not remember owning it and
it is in very good condition.  Must have just tucked it away sometime ago.

The booklet is just a list of names a snippet about the person and the
source found.

Here are the Sinclairs listed:

Sinclair, Alexander, born 1748, labourer, deserted the 1st Battalion, the
Royal American Regiment, in 1772.  (New York Gazette & Weekly Mercury
12.10.1772)

Sinclair, Alexander, born in Caithness 1789, died in Savanna, Georgia,
30.10.1813 (Savanna Republic 2.11.1813)

Sinclair, John, Caithness, member of the Scots Charitable Society of Boston
1739. (NEHGS)

Sinclair, Patrick, pro 12.12.1674 Barbados. (RB6.9209)

Sinclair, William James, born in Forsnain, Reay, Caithness, 1753, emigrated
to North Carolina on the Bachelor of Leith 1774, settled in Anson County,
North Carolina, before 1820, pro 4.1824 (NCSA.2.13)


Hope it helps someone.

Juli

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-sinclair@jump.net [mailto:owner-sinclair@jump.net] On Behalf Of
Niven Sinclair
Sent:	Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:46 AM
To:	sinclair@jump.net
Cc:	jsq@mids.org; sinclair@mids.org
Subject:	Re: Little Saint


At 21:55 21/06/99 +0100, you wrote:
>
>The village idiot you will never be. From the twinkle of you pen I feel you
>may not be the village saint. I put my hand in the fire for you
>
>In Trinidad from the day of Darien to the setting of the Union flag beding
>the local talent was expected of young men. Scots lads of gentle breeding
>watched the cane fields from towers all around the Island. My father James,
>they called him boy D'Amor and my Uncles Charles and Donalbain did the best
>they could to help extend the clan.  No matter how hard I tried,
>unfortunatly "masa dey done" when I returned from Glenamond and I was
unable
>to spread the good Scots blood. When I married at 29 I could never convince
>my bonny bride of my duty. (Some people have no feeling for tradition)
>
>I do have some interesting allsorts relations however.
>
>Sinclair

Dear Sinclair.

Strange that you should head your e-mail "Little saint" because that is
exactly what "Niven"
means in Gaelic which, of course, my parents expected me to be but, in
which hope, I was
destined to disappoint them.

Seldom can anyone have been given a name in such direct contradictionto to
their nature.                                                        My
domine (Scottish headmaster) once said; "Thank God, there is a war on
because if there hadn't                                         been you
would have created one".

I was deeply hurt.

And, yet, I can sign myself.........

The Little Saint St Clair
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>
>To: <sinclair@jump.net>
>Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 8:54 PM
>Subject: Re: African Mistresses
>
>
>>
>> At 11:34 21/06/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Good point, but there are probably many more who were sired by St.
Clairs
>> and
>> >who will never be known to us because they took other names. It was and
>> still
>> >is a sad, sad history. The St. Clairs of my ancestory had distinctive
>> >features which I have seen on the faces of some African Americans. I
have
>> >often been tempted to approach them and ask about their heritage. We
>could
>> be
>> >cousins, after all. Lucky for them and me the features are attractive.
>But
>> >then, aren't all St. Clairs-Sinclairs beautiful people??? Great sense of
>> >humor too. And, oh yes, let's not forget modest.
>> >
>> >Johnnye
>>
>> Johnnye
>>
>> Good point, you say.
>>
>> On a visit to Normandy, I saw someone who had all the fine physical
>> attributes of a
>> St Clair so I tried to introduce myself in faltering French.
>>
>> He was the village idiot.
>>
>> My friends (somewhat unkindly) said: "Two of a kind"
>>
>> Niven Sinclair
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