GEORGE SINCLAIR enlisted at Philadelphia, 18th September 1777, as seaman on frigate Washington; then enlisted for one year on Hell Cat, which vessel was burned on Mud Island. Was then steward on ship Repulse, burned by the Americans. He enlisted May 1778, in Ridding's Company, and Regiment, commanded by Colonel Shreve, and served till March 1st 1783; then drafted into Wyman's Company, Colonel Ogden's (the 1st) Regiment, and was discharged 3rd June 1783. He was in the battles of Monmouth and Springfield, New Jersey, and was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis and the British army, 10th October 1781. He was a resident of Hanover, Butler County, Ohio, 17th July 1820, and was 66 years of age. It is thought that his descendants are still in that place.
CAPTAIN JOHN SINCLAIR had in the 1812-15 war with Great Britain been an under officer or seaman of Captain Thomas Shaw, who commanded the privateer Portsmouth, "the Dandy of the Seas". This craft sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and made great havoc on the British merchant ships on the high seas. Mr. Sinclair had been with Captain Shaw throughout all the cruises of the ship, aided in capturing its prizes, and shared in the glories of those conflicts and successes. He succeeded to the command in November 1814, and on that day put out to sea from Portsmouth harbour. On 13th November when near Cape Sable, he recaptured the schooner Nancy of Newburyport, Massachusetts. On the 28th he captured the British Ocean with timber for Glasgow; they took out provisions and burned her. On same day he captured the brig Langton from Richebucto, Nova Scotia, with timber for Scotland, He parolled the crews of the two vessels, and gave up the latter one, after obtaining £700 sterling as ransom. He had a variety of adventures till 14th December which is the last notice of him.
GEORGE ST.CLAIR, born at New York City about 1761; enlisted September 28th 1812, in Captain George McGlassin's Company, 15th Regiment U.S. Infantry; was wounded in the battle of Little York, Upper Canada, 1813; discharged May 28th 1815.
SAMUEL SINCLAIR was a private in Captain Joseph Smith's Company, 4th Regiment Detached Militia; enlisted September 14th 1814; served eighteen days. Regiment was stationed at the Rope-walk in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, near the Arsenal.