Colonel Francis Sinclair

COLONEL FRANCIS SINCLAIR

The ancestry of Colonel Francis Sinclair has not been satisfactorily identified

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According to Roland William Saint-Clair, all the Swedish families are derived from John Sinclair of Seba and Brobster

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Roland William Saint-Clair said this of Colonel Francis Sinclair: "Francis Sinclair, born in Scotland, went to Sweden and attained the grade of colonel. He was made a Swedish noblenan (No. 444) in 1649 and died in 1666. By his lady, Margerit Williams, he left to succeed him JAMES SINCLAIR, Colonel, married to Elizabeth Clerck, and had by her JAMES SINCLAIR, Captain, married to Baroness Brita Lagerfelt, and died s.p. in 1683". The Saint-Clairs of the Isles: 317 Roland William Saint-Clair identified Colonel Francis Sinclair as the son of John Sinclair, and the grandson of John Sinclair of Seba and Brobster, but the marriage to Margerit Williams suggests that he may have been the same person as Francis Sinclair of Stirkoke The Saint Clairs of the Isles: 247

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It would appear that Colonel Francis Sinclair is not the same person as Major Francis Sinclair

Colonel Francis Sinclair was a Lieutenant in Swedish service in 1646 and became a naturalized Swedish nobleman in 1649. Adelsvapen-Wiki

Short Biography from Sweden

Frans Sinclair, naturaliserad Sinclair, född i Skottland. Inkom till Sverige och var överstelöjtnant 1646-02-09, då han erhöll en årlig pension på 1,000 riksdaler, till dess han kunde erhålla något regemente. Fick 1647-08-07 i donation sju hemman i Kronobergs län, av vilka han bildade säteriet Björka i Bergs socken, Kronobergs län, varest han bosatte sig. (Vejde, Kronobergs läns herrgårdar (1929). Naturaliserad svensk adelsman 1649-01-30 (introducerad 1649 under nr 444). Överste. Död 1666 och begraven i Bergs gamla kyrka, varest hans vapen var målat på norra väggen. 'Han tjänade under militien i 36 år, fick många blessyrer och låg till sängs tre år före sin död.' Gift 1:o med Johanna Sutherland, begraven i Bergs gamla kyrka, varest hennes vapen varit målat bredvid mannens på kyrkans norra vägg. Gift 2:o med Regina Hendersen, som överlevde mannen. Hon bebodde Björka, till dess säterifriheten indrogs 1682 och gårdarna reducerades. (Vejde, Kronobergs läns herrgårdar (1929) Adelsvapen-Wiki

English Translation

Frans Sinclair, naturalized Sinclair, born in Scotland. Arrived in Sweden and was Lieutenant Lieutenant 1646-02-09, when he received an annual pension of 1,000 riksdaler, until he could receive any regiment. Received 1647-08-07 in donation seven homes in Kronoberg County, of which he formed the manor Björka in Berg's parish, Kronoberg County, wherever he settled. (Vejde, Kronoberg County Mansion (1929). Naturalized Swedish nobleman 1649-01-30 (introduced 1649 under no. 444). Colonel. Death in 1666 and buried in Berg's old church, where his arms were painted on the northern wall. 'He served under the military for 36 years, received many injuries and lay to bed three years before his death. 'Married 1st with Johanna Sutherland, buried in Berg's old church, where her weapon was painted next to the man on the church's northern wall. Regina Hendersen, who survived the man, inhabited Björka, until the freedom of the seat was withdrawn and the farms reduced. (Vejde, Kronoberg County manor houses (1929) Adelsvapen-Wiki