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From: Sandra Deaton <a0020930@airmail.net>
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Hi Kay,
I'm Sandra Sinclair Deaton. So far, I have just sat back and read letters on
here, [and haven't yet seen anything that rang any bells] but your mention of a
"nose" interests me. I have a sort of different nose, and I'm curious about
what "nose" you were describing. Could you describe it for me?
Sandra S.
Kay Garrison wrote:
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> Dear Margaret--Well, actually, they have always been
> Presbyterians--floating on a sea of Quakers and others, whether they were
> living in Maryland or Pennsylvania. The family is still living in Kennett
> Square, PA, and I can remember walking in the town there as a small child
> and having a complete stranger stop me and say "You MUST be a
> Sinclair--with that nose!" they were quite right, of course. However,
> how, when and why my Sinclair ancestors left Scotland and WHO the two small
> boys were is still not clear.--Kay
>
> ----------
> > From: Margaret Rintoul/Neil Sinclair <rinsin@globalserve.net>
> > To: sinclair@zilker.net
> > Subject: Re: Starting to trace my Sinclair branch
> > Date: Monday, August 24, 1998 12:16 PM
> >
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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
> > > ----------
> > > > 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.
> > > > > Your message, which will be sent to everyone
> > > > > who has subscribed to the list sinclair@zilker.net.
> > > > >
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