I. William, eldest son of John Sinclair in Breckrow, came to Nova Scotia in 1843. He taught school for several years. He purchased a lot of woodland in Goshen and settled on it. He died 14 February 1880. He was never married. He left his farm to his nephew, Andrew Sinclair.
II. John, second son of John Sinclair in Breckrow, came to Nova Scotia in 1831 on the ship "Industry", which belonged to Dundee and was commanded by Capt. Carr. Along with him came Neil Gunn in St. Mary's and Donald Gunn in Country Harbour. The Industry sailed from Cromarty, 6 July 1831, and arrived in Pictou on Sabbath morning, 9 October. It had thus a passage of three months and three days.
But then it was better to be tossed about on the deep blue sea for three years and three days than to live under a landlord and feel like a voluntary slave.
John Sinclair and Neil Gunn left the vessel on Monday morning, 10 October, and went to the Three Mile House, where they stayed during the night with John Henderson.
On Tuesday night they stayed at John MacRae's, Maclennan's Mountain, and on Wednesday night with John Forbes, Pensioner, at Blue Mountain.
On Thursday night they were at Alexander Sutherland's, East River, St. Mary's.
Neil Gunn remained at the East River.
John Sinclair went on to the Backlands, where his maternal uncle, Alexander Sinclair, was living. He took up a woodland lot there, and settled on it.
He had only seven pence half-penny in his pocket: but he was a free man, he had health and strength, and he knew how to work.
As he was a new comer and as there were two Sinclairs of the same name before him, he came to be known as Iain Ur, or New John.
John Sinclair married first, early in 1833, Mary, daughter of John Inglis in Lochaber and his wife Maria Lambert, and had by her three children,
Janet, John and George.
His wife died of measles 29 December 1857, in the 22nd year of her age.
He married, secondly, in the spring of 1839, Christy, daughter of John Maclean, the poet, in Glenbard, Antigonish County, and had by her one child, Alexander Maclean, who was born in Glenbard, at the home of his maternal grandfather.
Neil Gunn, son of William Gunn and his wife Catherine Sinclair, was born at Achins in the parish of Reay, Caithness, in 1806.Shortly after his birth his parents removed to the parish of Halkirk. He died in 1886.
John, eldest son of John Sinclair, married 6 July 1859, Isabel, daughter of James Ban Stewart, Lochaber, by his wife Janet Stewart, and had by her nine children:
James lives with his father on the old homestead. He married, 22 November 1893, Isabel Jane, daughter of Peter Mackintosh, Argyll, by his wife, Diana Grace Smith. He has two children: John Roy, born 15 April 1897, and Peter Stirling, born 14 October 1899.
John is a conductor on a passenger train and has his home in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. He married 22 July 1896, Alice L. Roberts, by whom he had two children:
John Sinclair died 27 June 1875 aged seventy-eight years. His second wife died 7 March 1887. He was succeeded on his farm by his eldest son, Iain Og, or Young John as he was commonly called.
Author's Addition (2nd Edition 1902):
Mrs. Nicholson has one child, William Stirling, born 18 February 1902.
Mary was married 7 June 1893, to Stewart I. Campbell, and has one child,
She lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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