DONALD SINCLAIR (2), also of Tiree, whose son
PETER SINCLAIR (3), farmer, was born at Tiree in 1758, where he died about 1834. By Margaret Campbell, his wife, he had a son
REV JOHN CAMPBELL SINCLAIR (4), born in Tiree, August 15th 1797; studied in the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, at which latter place he graduated. In 1838 he and his family emigrated to Pictou, Nova Scotia, and he became a minister of the Presbyterian Church.
His fluency as a Gaelic scholar and preacher made him very attractive to thousands of his Scottish countrymen and their descendants. In 1858 he moved to North Carolina, and after the Civil War laboured among the Freedmen until 1869, when his voice suddenly failed, the result of his open-air addresses. After 1870 he lived with his son, the Rev. Alexander Sinclair, and his son-in-law, the Rev. Dr. D.A. Cunningham, at whose residence in Wheeling, West Virginia, he died, 23rd April 1878.
Mr. Sinclair married at Scalastil House, on the island of Mull, Argyllshire, in 1822, Mary Julia, daughter of John McLean, by Margaret McLean, his wife. She was an orphan, and lived at Scalastil House with her cousins on her father's side. Sir Archibald McLean and Sir Hector McLean, major-generals in the British army, were her cousins. She died in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 24th May 1854, and is buried in the Allegheny cemetery. Issue: -
REV JAMES SINCLAIR (5), born Tiree, Scotland, came to America with his parents, entered Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, in 1854, graduating in 1857, in which year he was called as pastor to the Presbyterian Church, Smyrna, North Carolina.
In 1851 he was made chaplain of the 5th North Carolina Infantry by Jefferson Davis. He commanded half of the Regiment at Bull Run, and in December 1861, was made Colonel of the 35th Regiment, North Carolina. After the battle of Newberne, North Carolina, he became disgusted with the manner in which the war was conducted, resigned his position, and retired to his home. He became an ardent Republican after the collapse of the rebellion: was elected to the Legislature of North Carolina, and was appointed U.S. assessor in the district of Cape Fear by President Grant. He married, first, in Prince Edward Island, in 1846, Mary, daughter of Samuel McPherson; she died in September, 1859. He married, secondly, in 1860, Mary E., daughter of Dr. Edward McQueen, of Lumberton, North Carolina, and had two children. He died at Monroe, North Carolina, 5th August 1877, and is buried at Lumberton, North Carolina. Issue: -