Mary Sinclair

MARY SINCLAIR

Mary Sinclair is identified as the daughter of Lord Sinclair in a number of published genealogies, but the name of her father has not been satisfactorily identified. See History of the County of Ayr II: 119 and Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy and Stirnet: Cunningham 08

Biographical Summary for William Cunningham of Glengarnock

1 - William, who died before his father, married Mary Sinclair [Note], daughter of Lord Sinclair, and had issue :

• 1. Sir James, who succeeded his grandfather.
• 2. William of Quarreltoun, who obtained from his father the lands of Quarreltoun, Paisley parish, in 1583.
• 3. James, died May 18, 1644.
• 4. Jean, married to her cousin, John Schaw of Greenock in 1565.
• 5. Andro went to Ireland. Durie, in his Decisions, mentions him as living in 1626

Note: Identified as 'Mary Sinclair, daughter of Lord Sinclair'. Suggested as being of this generation, and given name suggests by this wife.-Ed.

References

• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...
• [S319] History of the County of Ayr - Vol.'s I & II, James Paterson 1805-1876, (Volume 1 pub 1847 Volume 2 pub 1852), Vol II.
• S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Fleming01: The Scots Peerage (Wigtown), Burkes Extinct Pee r ages 1883 (Fleming of Wigtown).