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 SIN of Orange, he protested agahsst the proceedings and left arc of ns,hle Norman blood, an’i both wore settled in Scotland the boone. His lerdahip so. in 1690, Gruel, ‘lass. of Sir James Cookburn, Hart. of Ceekhurn, arid ci. in 1723, leavhsg issue, of whens hereafter. i. Gaizee, who became eventoally heir of line of the Earls of a chaster of the tousle of ttermandst,n, wbtch have ever Orkney and Lords Sinclair. She so. John Paterson, of Prestonhall, nissoo eontis osed isa the fomily, which, isa pouch of ancient in the en. of ltdinhorgli, eldest son of the last Archbishop descent, is the first family in East Lotidon. fJke bin of Glasgow, by whom she had a dau., tliasnase’r, wife namesake and eotrsnsarary cf htoslyea, Sir Willions St. Cbsir, ofJolsnTlsomson, of Charleton, in the eo. of Fife, and a son, JAMEs PATrssoN, a colonel in the army, who, on the deaths, of Hermasadoton, was the compasmioss in arms of Kissg Bantam without issue, of his uncles, John, Master of Sinclair, and the Boner; who, nsa aeeousst of he heroic ses’vtees at tie hsttn lion. General James St. Clair, saeoeeded to ths Sinclair of l&otasockhum presented Itim with a sword, cmi tb brood- estates of Dysart, in the en. of Fife, and Roslyn, in the en. of shin of which wos’e ougs’aved the words “ Lo Hat me donno, Edioborgh. He was the undoubted heir of line of the F.arlo St. Cloir me porte.” Sir John St. Citsir, of iios’mandstssn, of Orkney and Lords Sinclair, and became St. Clatr of Sinclair wlto lived its 9199, m. Elinabeth Polworth, lteirrss of Folwarth. and Dysart. Dying ssnsa. in 1799, he was n. in the representation of the illustrious Ilonse of Sinclair, Earl of Orhney, and Lord Sinclair, by the descendant and heir of his and Polwaa-th, who lived in 1444, had two Sons, only sister, Margaret, who as. in 1744, John Thomson, of Sir John St. Clair, of ttermaodston and Pohsvarth, whose two Clsarletoa, in the county of Fife. The dan. and heir of tlsia mat’riage, Grind-Maria Thomson, heiress of Charlelon, as. Colonel John Anatruther, 2nd son of Sir Philip Anstrtsther, Sir Williasn St. Clair, of Itermandstoo, who casTled 00 tho Bart., of llaleaskio, by Catherine hay, dan. of Lord Alexander Hay, son of John, 1st Marqssess of Tweeddale, by tasdy Jean Scott, dan. of Walter, Earl of tlueelessgh. Colonel John Kin descendant isa the 6th generatian, Sir John St. Cloir, Anstrnther, was the 19th in direct male descent from the of Ilermandotun, oa.. Eliaoheth, dan. of Sir John Sinclair, founder of the family of Dc Candela, Lord of Anotnstlter, in Rart. of Stnveoson, by whons ho had iasuo, the county of Fife, in an. 1100. The son of tlsis snarriage, Sons ANsTao’rnes, assumed the additional name ofTnoassoa 1. John St. Clair, who as. Catherine Sinclair, Mistress of Sinclair, on inheriting his mothers estate of Charleton. He was representative of the Earls of Orkney and T.ords Sinrlair. He sa. Clomenlina, only dan. of the Rigttt Finn. Williasn Adam, of Blair Adam, baron of Exchequer, lord-chief cosnmissioner of the Jssry Court in Scotland, tsrd-lieusenant of the coanty of Kinross, by the lion. Eleanor Elyhiostone, dau. of Charles, 10th Lord Elphiast000. llis son, SoonAaaaano’sseo Tnosssos, now of Charletan, and representative of the Earls of Orkney and Lords Sinclair, and heir of tine Is. Robert, who had no male issue. of the 9th lord; m. in 1892, Carolino-Slaria-Agnes-Rnbina, us. George, whose issue failed. only dan. and heir of the Rev. John-Ilamilton Gray, of iv. 3Loa-assxw, mentioned in otto of the limitations ef the Camtvoe, in the county of Lanark, by Eliaaheth-Carolioe, eldest dan. of James-Raymond Jahnstoae, of Alva, by whons This MATTHew, the 4th son of Sir Joins St. Ckur, of Hermondston, he hon issue, 0 John-St. Clair, is. 1955; 2 Charles-FrederickSt. Clair, 9. 1859; 0 William, b. tS99; I Clementiaa Caroline and 2 Rosia-Otary. n. Catherine. wife of Sir William Ershioe, Hart. of Alva, and Vying in 1728, ho was a. by his son, mother of Sir Henry Erskins, Part., svho, by his wife, Janet CoxeLes Sm. CLAm, of Hormassdoton, who, on the doath Wedderbusm, sister to the Lord Chancellor, Lord Longhborough, of General the Hon. James St. Cloir, of Dysort, sle fore OtIs Earl of Roslyo, had issise, Sir James Erskioe, Sart., Lord Siasetair, bsherited a claim to tho Sinclair poerago whoa, his malernal unclean 2nd Earl of Hoslyn, aod 3. by a in causequenco of the remainder in the patent gratstod special destination to the estates of llyoart and Roslyn on in 1077, by King Cnaaano It., to the 8th lord. The Barony tIme death of his father’s cntssin, Colonel St. Clair, of Sinclair of Sinclair, as origissally hold by Henry Sinehsir, Sssd Earl and Dysart. Ito thereupon assumed the additional snrname of Orkney, was the oldest barony in Scotland, smd Henry, of ST. CLam. His son is James-Alexander St. ClareErskiae, the 9th lord, was is’ reality the 12th Lord Sinclair doting ard Earl of Roslyn. sit. 9largaret, wife of Sir Wllliam Baird, Hart of Newbytho. from the 2nd Earl of Os-kssoy. Charles St. Clair to. Elizabeth, Her son ci. without issue. iv. Elizabeth, wife of David, Ird Earl of Wemyss, and had a lord of Seaoion to Scotlassd; and dying in 1779, he was a. issue two daus., I Elizabeth, Cossotess of Sntherlaod, and in his chum to the Barony af Sinclair hy his non, mother of William, 17th Earl of Sutherland; 2 Mary, wife Aanaew Sr. CLAsH, of Hnrmaatdeten. Ho m. Elizabeth, of the 7th Earl of Moray. By descent from these dans., of the 9th Lord Sinclair, dau. of John ltsstherford, yessnger, of Edgertou, ond Game,., Caroxmntax, and EtszanoTn, John - Aoslnsther granddau. of Sir John Rutherford, of Edgerton, and had isssso, Thomson, of Charloton, is heir and representative of the COAELES, late lord. Earls of Orkney and Lords Sinclair, throngh the eldest; Matthew, comm. RN., lost at sea is 1800. while the Earl of Reslyn is the heir of the second, and the Eleanor, ci. utt. 1786 Poke of Snlherland is heir of the youngest. Henry, 9th Lord Stnolair, dying as aforesaid in 1713, was a. He at. in 9778, and was a. in his claim to the Sinolair peerage in the Sinolatr ostatos by his oldost sun, Jnrsx, Master of Sinclair, who, having boon engaged in CuanLea Sm. C,.asn, of Hormandotan, late Loan SsNeLAm, the Rebellion in t719, was attaintod, and stever assumed who, in 1782, preferresl his claim to the dormant Barossy of the title of Lord Sinclair. Ho m. 1st, Lady Margaret Sinclair, and hod his claim acknowledged after an investigation Stewart, dan. of James, 9th Earl of Galloway, and widow Sinclair, and he was the first of his Hose who has held that of tho 9th Earl of Sunthosk; amsd lndly, Amelia, dan. of title. The original Sinclair Barony wsso not resigned to the Lor,l George Murray, and aioter ta the 3rd Duke of Athol. crown when the patent, in vi.s’tne of which the family of flying without issue in 1790, ho was o. by his brother, TuE Hnv. JAMEs ST. Cs,.ama, dejssreptb Lord Sinclair. Ho Hermandntou stew enjoy the title, was granted by King never asassmod the title. He was a general in the army Craxos.en fl.in ht77. Charles, Lord Sinclair, was 8. 00 July, and a dinesngntehod diplomatist. He or his brother, the 1769. Ho so. 1st, 10 Feh. 1902, Mary-Agnes, only dan. of Master of Sinclair, in 1709, purchased the ancient ancestral James Chisholme, Esq. of Chinholmo, by whom (who ci. 16 Castle of itoslyn from the last heir of that cadet branch, July, 1814) he hod issne, and added it to tbe famlly estates. Dying without issuo I. JAMES, present peer. in 1762, General St. Clair was a. an above mentioned in the is. Siatthew, 8. 2 April, 1808; ci. 11 Aug. 1827. estates and representation of the Sinolair family by his is’. Charles, of St. Ella’s Lodge, Eyemontls, en. Berwiek, nophow, Colossol James-Paterson St. Clair, whilo the claim to the title of Lord Sinclair devulvod, aocording to the remainder tn the patent of 1677, granted by King Cseanaes it. to Hom’y, 8th Lord Sinclair, on Mr. St. Clair, of Hersnandstoss. As St. Ctair of Hermandaton won not descended from the Lords Sinclair, it may be proper to state tho genoalegy of that most ancient and disttngnisbod famfly. The St. Claira of Hermandston oan boast of a descent not less ancient than that of the St. Claim of Roalyn. Earls of Ho m. Ondly, 1 July, 1894, Anne Crawford, 4th dan. of Sir Orkney, but no common origin can be traced. Both families John Pringle, Boet., and ci. 8 Fob. 1881, baying by her had 1017 SIN ahosst the same period. The St. Clans of ftermassdstnn derivo their descant from Hossry St. Clah’, wlso woe Vice Casucs of Richard do Slurvile, Constable of Scotland. ha 1182, ftenry St. Claim had His grandness, Sir John St. Clair, of tles’mandston dasss. and co-heirs oarried large estates into the fasoilies of Olssme of Wedderbot’ne and Ilasne, Earl of Starelssoont. lien of the fansily. only dan. of John Sinclair, 7th Lord Sinclair, and solo heir of his tills nd estates. ‘i’heir only surviving son, Henry St. Clair, was, in riglst of his mother, heir to her father the 7th Lord Sieelair, and he heeamo accordingly 8th Lord Sinclair. In 0677, he, as already stated, got a eonfirsnatory patent of the peerage, with romainder to the family of tlermaodstoo. Mis descendants have been already detailed. above palont of confirmation of 1077. m Elixabeth, dau. of Sir Thomas Ker, of Cavern. don. of the Hen. Sir Andrew Flume, of Kimmerghem, by his son, in the House of Lords. Ho thus became Lord 8. 8 Jnoe, liii; comm. E.N.; so. 1st, 29 Sept. 1840, toabellaJane, 4th dan. of the late W.-F. Holota, Fsq. of Wedderbum, en. Herwiek, and by her (saho 1. in 1 52) had, 1 William-Helsne-Chisholmt, lient. RN., h.8 Sept. 1841. 2 Charmes-Jomes-Clsishotsoe, RN., 6. 19 Jan. 1844; ci. at Nassau, New Providence Island, 4 Ang. 1881. I Slotthew-Jaho, 8.30 3Iay, 1849. 4 Adolphoss-Frederiek, 6.27 Doe. 1947. 8 James-Andrew, 8.11 Isee. 1881. I Slory-Jone. 2 Isabella-Itemo. anetbet dan. Sman-Eya.