Robert Templeton Sinclair

1797 - 1857  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Robert Templeton Sinclair
  Birth	ca 1797	Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1857	Geneseo, Livingston County, New York
  Burial	Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York
  		Sinclair Monument - Temple Hill Cemetery Plot: Sinclair
  Notes	From: Niven Sinclair Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 23:39:38 +0000 The St Clairs of the Isles gives the following information about Sinclairs arriving in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania: Duncan Sinclair, a weaver, had three brothers, Neale, John and Archibald. He also had one sister, Margaret. They were all born in Scotland. Their father (whose name is not given) had one brother (whose name is also omitted). They fled from Scotland to Northern Ireland to escape religious or political persecution. They went there about 1762 and lived in Northern Ireland for 12 years before Duncan and Neale left for America in 1772. John, Archibald and Margaret (who it was thought was married to a Mr Robert Johnson, a teacher) - joined them later. Mr Johnson is said to have settled in Washingtonville where he became a teacher and farmer. He had a son and two daughters of whom the younger married her cousin, Robert Templeton Sinclair. Duncan Sinclair, the weaver referred to above, served three years as a volunteer with General Green in the United States army. He married Hannah Templeton and died in Geneseo, N.Y. in 1833. He had issue: Robert Templeton Sinclair born Derry, Pennsylvania 1797 Neale Sinclair also had issue: John Sinclair who lived in Milton, Pennsylvania. Robert Templeton Sinclair went with his parents to New York in 1799 (when he was only 2 years old) which was his home until his death. He owned a homestead near Lakeville in Geneseo, overlooking Conesus Lake. He married his cousin, Margaret Johnson, on 10th May, 1821. They had the following children: James born 1822, married Emma Corwin in 1851. He was a clergyman and died in 1882 Nancy born 1824, married (1) James Haynes in 1843 and (2) Revilo Bigelow in 1859. John Henry born 1826 married Fannie Corwin (presumably a sister of Emma Corwin) and died in 1883. He was also a clergyman. Robert Templeton (the second) born 1828 married Elizabeth Haynes (a neice of James Haynes). He was a farmer in Geneseo - presumably inheriting his father's homestead. Mary born in 1830. Died in 1849. Elizabeth Finney born 1836. She married a Zerah Blakely in 1855. They became missionaries in South Dakota. Margaret Hannah born 1838 was a teacher in Geneseo and died there in 1866. Edward Payson born 1841 became a resident of New York City.
  Person ID	I13297	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Duncan Sinclair,   b. ca 1752, Ireland d. 1833, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Hannah Templeton,   b. ca 1757   d. 10 Jan 1817, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	09 Nov 1784	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F12503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Johnson,   b. ca 1799   d. 15 Nov 1881, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1818
  Children	1. James Sinclair,   b. ca 1824, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York + 2. Nancy Sinclair,   b. 6 Apr 1824, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York d. 8 Sep 1902, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age 78 years)   3. John Henry Sinclair,   b. ca 1828, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York + 4. Templeton Robert Sinclair,   b. 28 Jan 1829, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York d. 20 Jun 1909, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age 80 years)   5. Mary Sinclair,   b. ca 1830, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York d. 16 Oct 1849, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age ~ 19 years)   6. Elizabeth Finney Sinclair,   b. ca 1836, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York   7. Margaretta Hannah Sinclair,   b. 1838, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York d. 22 Nov 1866, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (Age 28 years)   8. Edward Payson Sinclair,   b. 1842, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York
  Family ID	F10290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - ca 1797 - Pennsylvania Death - 21 May 1857 - Geneseo, Livingston County, New York Burial - - Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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