Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Sinclair was born about 1641, in Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Patrick Sinclair, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth MacKay, was 23. She married Lord Francis Sinclair of Keiss and Northfield on 20 October 1655, in Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died about 1685, in Langwell, Ross-shire, Scotland, at the age of 46.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Caithness Deeds and Probate Writs 926483 1677-1708
Spouse and Children
1624–1681 Male
1641–1685 Female
Children (6)
1658–1676 Male
1661–1706 Male
1665– Male
1670–1723 Female
1670–1762 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1614–1671 Male
1619–1681 Female
Siblings (11)
1640–1675 Female
1641–1685 Female
1644– Male
1645–1709 Male
1648–1709 Female
+6 More Children
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle (Manche), so called from the dedication of its church to Saint Clarus (see Clare 3).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
History: The Scottish family Sinclair (see 1 above) came to southern Scotland in the twelfth century from Huntingdonshire with the de Morvilles. Descendants of these Sinclairs became earls of Caithness in the 15th century. The frequency of the surname in Caithness and Orkney is largely due to the adoption by tenants of the name of their overlord.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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