John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Sinclair
Earl of Caithness
Arms of the Earl of Caithness.svg
Earl of Caithness Coat of Arms
PredecessorGeorge Sinclair, 7th Earl of Caithness
SuccessorAlexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness
Died1705
Noble familyClan Sinclair
FatherJames Sinclair, 2nd of Murkle

John Sinclair (died 1705) was a Scottish nobleman, 8th Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.

Early life[]

John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness was the son of James Sinclair 2nd of Murkle, who in turn was a grandson of John Sinclair, Master of Caithness (d. 1576), who in turn was a son of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness (d. 1582).[1] He had succeeded to the Earldom of Caithness upon the death of his relation George Sinclair, 7th Earl of Caithness, in 1698, who had died without issue and this brought an end to the male heirs of George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness. His father had resigned the lands of Murkle in favor of himself and of John in March 1644.[2][3]

Family[]

John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness married Jean Carmichael, said to have been of the Hyndford family.[4] He died in 1705,[3] leaving the following children:

  1. Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness, heir and successor.[2][4]
  2. John Sinclair, Lord Murkle, who was a Senator of the College of Justice, and who left no issue.[2][4]
  3. Francis Sinclair of Milton of Lieurary, who left no issue.[2][4]
  4. Archibald Sinclair.[4]
  5. Lady Janet Sinclair, who married David Sinclair of Southdun in 1714 and had several children.[2][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, John W.S (1884). pp. 5-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e Henderson, John W.S (1884). Caithness Family History. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 9-11.
  3. ^ a b Paul, James Balfour (1905). The Scots Peerage : Founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Vol. II. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 345-346. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Saint-Clair, Roland William (1898). The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair. Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand: H. Brett. p. 214. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Caithness
1698–1705 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from ""