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 154 SINCLAIR. XI. 1762. ~. Chart.es St. Claiu, of Ilerdrrianstoun afad., de jureO Lord Sinclair [S.]. but never assumed the title. He was 1st s. and h. of Matthew St. Glair, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Cahuk, of Cavers, which Matthew (who d. 11 Nov. 1 7'iS), was 4th s. of Sir John St. Clair, of Herd- masstnuD, being internal uncle of Henry, Loun SINCLAIR [S.] who in consccpience of his maternal descent had been so cr. in 1077 M afsd. This Charles, consequently, had no descent whatccer 1 mm ami nf the prcci»as Lirds.{ h ) He, who was A. before 1700, was a member of the Faculty of Advocates 1722. He m. Elizabeth, da. of the Hon. Sir Andrew Ho.MK (2d s. of Patrick, 1st Earl ok Mauchmunt [S.]j), by Elizabeth, da. of John Douglas. He d. at Edinburgh, 1, and was bur, 9 Nov. 1775, at Herdinanstoun, aged above 75. His widow d. at Edinburgh 12 .March 1784. XII. 1775. J. Andrew St. Ci.aih, <>f BDerJinanstouii nfsd., de jurc[") Loud Sinclair [S.j hut never assumed the title, '2d but only surv. s. aud h. ,('•') b. 21 July 1733. He m. 28 IV', 1763, Elizabeth, da. of John RliTHKRKOHD. of Edgerstouu, co. Roxburgh, by Eleanor, da. of Sir Gilbert Elliott, 2d Bart. [S.] He was Ir.a: at Herdmanstoun, 21 Dec. 1776, aged 43. His widow is probably the " Elizabeth, Lady St. Clair," bar. 7 Nov. 17S3, at St. Maryleboue. XIII. 1776, If. Charles St. Glair, of Herd man sto-un afsd., 1st * confirmed and h., who was de jnrcl*) Loud Sinclair [S.j on the death 1782. "f his father, 24 Dec. 1770, and who. after the decision, 25 April 17S2, of the House of Lords, wherebv th.it title was adjudged to him,C) became dc fact/, LORD SINCLAIR [S.] He was 6.30 July 1768, at Edinburgh; entered the army, 1784; Lieut. Col., 1799. retiring iu 1802; Lieut. Col. Berwick- shire Militia, 1803-05; ft*?. Peer [S.J, 1SU7-59. He TO. firstly, 13 Feb. 1S02, in Portland Place, Marylebone, Mary Agues, only da. of James Cuisholm, of Chisholm, co. Roxburgh. She d. lb" July 1814, at Nisbet House, co. Berwick. Will pr. 1815. He m. secondly, 18 Sep, 1316, Isabella Mary, yst. da. of Alexander Chatto, of Miunhouse, co. Roxburgh. He d. 30 Sep. 1863, aged 95, at Pilmuir, iu Torquay, co. Devon.( c ) His widow d. 5 Jan. 1875. XIV. 1863. 5. .Iames (St. Clair), Lord Sinclair [S.], 1st s. and h. by first wife, b, 3 July 1803, at Herdmanstoun ; cd. at Win- chester ; sometime Capt. iu the Grenadier Guards ; sue. to the pecragi [S.J, 30 John Paterson, of Preston Hall. He assumed the name of St. Clair, and d. uum. at Dysart, 14 May 17S9. On his death the heirship of line devolved on the descendants of his sister (the only one who had issue) Margaret, wife of John Thomson, of Charle- ton, co. Fife, but the estates passed under the will of James St. Clair (who hut for the attainder would have been Lord Sinclair) to Sir James Erakine, Bart., afterwards 2d Earl of Rosslyn, who was grandson aud heir of Catharine, the second sister of the said James St. Clair. (*) According to the decision respecting this title, 25 April 1782. ( l >) A similar case occurred in the Earldom of Buchan {S.J which in 1695 devolved, in consequence of settlements of 1017 and 1625, on David (Erskine), Lord Cardrosa [S.J, cousin and heir male of James (Erskine), Earl of Buchan, the late Earl, whose wife was the heiress of the old Earls. The said David, therefore, aud his descendants, Earls of Buchan, had consequently no descent whatever from the old Earls, whose Earldom, together with the precedency thereof, they enjoyed. <") His elder br., Matthew, b. 17 Feb. 1732, d. young and v. p. ( d ) It was held that the forfeiture came to an end iu 1762 by the extinction of the attainted line that took under the first rem. in the novodamus of 1677 anil that those who took under the second [special] remainder thereiu were not affected by it. Consequently no act to reverse the attainder was required. See vol. iv, p. 416, note " b," for a similar case, 3116 " Kintore." ( c ) He was thus entitled to his peerage for 86 years and 9 months, and was fur above 81 years in actual possession thereof. See vol. ii, p. 437, note " h," as to the case of Charles (Cokayne), 5th Viscount Cullen [I.] who was a Peer (in actual possession) for 86 ytara aud 2 mouths.