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THE SINCLAIRS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

DUNCAN SINCLAIR (3), weaver, had three brothers, Neale (4), John (5), and Archibald (6), and one sister, Margaret (7). They were all born in Scotland. Their father (1) had but one brother (2). They fled from Scotland to the north of Ireland to escape religious or political persecution. They went there about 1762, and lived some twelve years, when the two eldest sons, Duncan and Neale, went to America in 1772, just previous to the War of Independence, John, Archibald, and the sister Margaret - who, it is believed, was then married to a Mr. Robert Johnson, a teacher - came later. Mr. Johnson, who was born in Scotland, settled in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania, teacher and farmer. He died about 1801. He had a son and two daughters, of whom the younger married her cousin, Robert Templeton Sinclair.

DUNCAN SINCLAIR (3) was born in Scotland in 1753. He served three years as volunteer under General Green in the United States army. He married Hannah Templeton, and died in Geneseo, New York, 5th January 1833. Issue: -

  1. ROBERT TEMPLETON, born Deny, Pennsylvania, in 1797
NEALE SINCLAIR (4) had issue: -
  1. JOHN SINCLAIR, who few years ago lived near Milton, Pennsylvania
ROBERT TEMPLETON SINCLAIR (8) went with his parents in 1799 to Geneseo, New York, which was his home till his death; farmer. He owned the homestead near Lakeville, in Geneseo, overlooking Conesus lake. He married, 10th May 1821, his cousin, Margaret Johnson, born Washingtonville 1799. Issue, born Geneseo: -
  1. JAMES, born 1822; died 1882; married, 1851, Emma Corwin; clergyman.
  2. NANCY, born 1824; married, first, 1843, James Haynes, secondly, 1859, Revilo Bigelow.
  3. JOHN HENRY, born 1826; married Fannie Corwin; clergyman; died 31st October 1883.
  4. ROBERT TEMPLETON, born 1828; married Elizabeth Haynes; farmer, resident Geneseo.
  5. MARY, born 1830; died 1849.
  6. EDWARD PAYSON, born 1841; resident New York City.
  7. ELIZABETH FINNEY, born 1836; married 1855, Zerah Blakely, missionary, Scotland, South Dakota
  8. MARGARET HANNAH, born 1838; teacher, Geneseo; died there, 1866.

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