Margaret Sinclair, Heiress Of Polwarth

Margaret St. Clair (John St. Clair5, John St. Clair4, John St. Clair3, John St. Clair2, Henry St. Clair1) was born ABT 1440 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ?

Family

From https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mlysell&...

She was the daughter of John St. Clair and Katherine Home.

She married Patrick Home, son of David Home and Elizabeth Carmichael. He was born ABT 1434 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died NOV 1503 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland.

	  Children of Margaret St. Clair and Patrick Home are:

• 2 i. Alexander Home was born ABT 1455 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ABT 1532. He married Margaret Crichton, daughter of Robert Crichton and Christian Erskine. She was born ABT 1460 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and died ? . He married Margaret Lauder. She was born ABT 1455 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ? .
• + 3 ii. Alison Home was born ABT 1456 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, and died ? .
• + 4 iii. Marion Home was born ABT 1475 in Polwarth, Berwickshire

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From "History of Dunbar Hume and Dundas from Drummond's Noble BritishFamilies, William Pickering, London 1846: "Margaret, youngest daughter and co-heir of John Sinclair, of Herdmanstoun, Polwarth and Kimmerghame, sister of Mariota , who maried Sir Patrick's brother.

"There is a remarkable story connected with the marriage of these two sisters (Sinclair) which has given celebrity to a thorn, that has been the subject of many a poetic effusion. In this age, there were dreadful contentions for heiresses, and few were married without having been the occasion of one or more broken heads, and it generally happened th at the most powerful gained the prize. But of all their lovers Mariota and Margaret Sinclair preferred the sons of their powerful neighbours and their cousins; but after the death of their father they fell into the hands of an uncle, who, anxious to prevent their marriage, that he might succeed to the estate, immured them in his castle in Lothian. By means of an old beggarwoman they got a letter transmitted to their lovers, and the two youths soon appeared at the castle gate at the head of a strong body of Mersemen. The uncle made all possible resistence, but could not prevent his nieces being carried off before his face in triumph to Polwarth.The marriage was immediately celebrated, and part of the nuptial rejoicings consisted in a dance round a thorn, which grew in the center of the village. In commemoration of that affair, all marriage parties thenceforth danced around the thorn, for which purpose an air was composed, called 'Polwarth on the Green,' to this air many words have been adapted."

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• Margaret Sinclair born about <1433> Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland died Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

father:

• John Sinclair (St. Clair) born about 1397 Polworth, Scotland

mother: unknown

siblings: unknown

spouse:

• Sir Patrick of Polworth Hume (Home) born about 1427 Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

children:

• Sir Patrick Hume born about 1455 Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland died 1504

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source: LDS ancestry.com

• Margaret Sinclair born about <1433> Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland died Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

father:

• John Sinclair (St. Clair) born about 1397 Polworth, Scotland

mother: unknown

siblings: unknown

spouse:

• Sir Patrick of Polworth Hume (Home) born about 1427 Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

children:

• Sir Patrick Hume born about 1455 Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland died 1504

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source: LDS ancestry.com