Ancestry of Major
John Pitcairn

British Commander at Battle of Lexington

William Sinclair

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• • 7th Great-grandfather of John Pitcairn — 10th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 918 
  • Father:
  • Henry Sinclair 
  • Mother:
  • Egidia (Jill) Douglas   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1405 
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  • BY 21 May 1480 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Marjory Sutherland
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  • Child:

  Eleanor Sinclair (Ahnentafel No:459 )

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  • 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney

    1st Earl of Caithness

• Additional marriages for William Sinclair

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Douglas

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  • Spouse:
  • Janet Yeman

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• Sources for William Sinclair

  • ¹ Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. (1999), 469.
  • ² Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 411.
  • ³ Wikipedia, "William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness", _3rd_Earl_of_Orkney, (accessed 01/10/2012).