A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

John SINCLAIR born 1630 Edinburgh Scotland, farmer, bought land in Exeter NH 1/6/1659; will written 1/27/1600-1700 probated 9/14/1700; arrived 1651 as an indentured servant; worked off indenture as a lumberjack and settled in Exeter.

Spouse: (1) Mary still wife in 4/27/1667 (2) Deborah admitted to Hampton Church from Exeter 11/14/1697

Children: James born 7/27/1660; Mary born 6/27/1663 married Wheeler; Sarah/Sary born 9/15/1664 probably married Benjamin Jones/Jonson had sons John & Benjamin; John married Elizabeth Bean; Meribah married Lull; Maria married Bedell

James SINCLAIR of Exeter; served in Philip's War; will 7/23/1731-2/15/1732-3

Spouse: Mary SCAMMON of Exeter; 13 years James' junior

Children: Captain John married after 9/22/1709 Anne (Chase) Wiggin; Joseph of So. Newmarket & Pembroke married Elizabeth Lyford; Samuel married Anne (poss Hobbs); Jonathan of Exeter and Wells; Richard married 6/27/1728 Catherine Stevens; Ebenezer of Exeter married Abigail Folsom died 1754; Benjamin younger than Ebenezer married Elizabeth ?; Mercy married (?Paul) Hall; Martha married John Bean; David; Keziah; Mary

Richard SINCLAIR of Stratham, parents deeded him land in 1727; will 6/25-8/27/1751

Spouse: Catherine STEVENS married 6/27/1728

Children: Sarah "Sarey" born 10/24/1735; Nathaniel Sinkler of Stratham husbandman; Mary Sinclair married, probably in Stratham about 1746, Theodore Hilton of Newmarket; Daborah Sinkler; Richard's will named 9 children

Sarah SINKLER born 10/24/1735

Spouse: Nathan Preston, Sr. (Presson/Preson) born 1725 ENG

Children: Nathan born 1753 of Newmarket NH married Elizabeth Rumery; Ichabod; Heman; John; John; Beatrice

New England Gen. Register: In 1758, we Nathaniel Sinkler of Stratham, husbandman, Theodore Hilton Newmarket and Mary Hilton, his wife, with Nathan Preson of same, ship_____ and Sarah Preson his wife, all children and children-in-law of Richard Sinkler late of Stratham dec'd, for Lb2100 old tenor, convey to Nicholas Duda, Newmarket, yeoman, all their rights in the estate in Stratham, which their grandfather, James Sinkler, and grandmother, Mary Sinkler, both of Exeter, and gave to their said father, Richard and his lawful heirs; refers to his will; _____ to "Nath" Sinkler Theod' Hilton Mary Hilton Nathan presson mark _____ presson mark of Daborah Sinkler." Wit: Joseph Burleigh and Thomas _____ acknowledged same day before a Notary; recorded 8 Aug. 1767.

A-CHS 2/98: Machias Union 10/12/1869 re Saxby Gale: Plantation 14 on the Eastern Ridge, James Smith's house partly unroofed & badly damaged & his barn demolished; Jacob R. Sinclair's new house destroyed; Nathan Preston, J. Dodge, J. Taylor Reynolds, John Mulveney each had a barn unroofed or damaged badly; Nehemiah Preston's shed was blown down & his orchard of apple trees greatly injured by uprooting.

Gen. Dic. ME & NH pg 635: Sinclair, James (3) liv near Wheelwright's Creek, Exeter. He served in Philip's War, at a Newbury blockho. in 1704, and as sergeant in a scouting party in 1710. O.A. 11/30/1677. Grants 1681, 1689 and was willed by fa 20 a (formerly Robinston's), £10 and a feather-bed. J. 1692, 1700, 1703, 1712; gr j 1720; constable 1693-4; selectman 1695, 1700, 1706, 1721. Lists 52, 57, 62, 376b (1725), 377, 384b, 388. He m. Mary (Scammon 3), 13 yrs his junior, poss not a first wife. Will, 7/23/1731--2/15/1732-3, names her, 11 ch (Ebenezer exec.) and gives to s Joseph his right from MA as a Narragansett soldier. Ch. order in will: Capt. John, had grants 1705 and 1725 (List 376b), m aft 9/22/1709 Anne (Chase 5) Wiggin, d 9/11/ (adm to Thomas Moore 10/30) 1745; wid liv 1746. Ch at Strath. 1711-1719: Anne (m Edw Taylor 3); Rachel (m. Thomas Moore, see 26); Mercy; Hannah (m John Purmont, Abner Dolloff). Joseph. So. Newmarket, Pembroke, taxed Ex 1714, bot land with Thomas Young 1715. List 376b(1725). He m Elizabeth Lyford(3); liv 9/1767; 4 sons. Samuel, List 376b(1725). Wid aAnne (poss Hobbs m in Amesbury 1740) waived adm in favor of John Sleeper 2/27/1748-9. Jonathan, a Wells wit 1717. Of Exeter, but liv in W., he authorized his fa to sell his Wells gr in 1729. His fa willed him 20 s. Richard, List 376b(1725). In 1727 his parents deeded him land in Strath., where he m. 6/27/1728 Catherine Stevens (Nathl. 16 jr.). Will, 6/25-8/27/1751, names her, 9 ch; w and br-in-law Benj. Norris execs. Ebenezer. Ex under age in 1731 when willed the homestead and named exec. m Abigail Folsom d 1754, 3 ch. Benjamin younger than Ebenezer. Wife Elizabeth ; d s.p. shortly bef 3/26/1759. Mercy m (?Paul) Hall(14). Martha m John Bean (1). David given 20 s. Keziah had £5. Mary had £5 and a feather-bed.

pg 635: Sinclair, John, Exeter, whose name suggests a Scotch prisoner, bot 10 a adj. Thomas Biggs from John Warren in 1/1659 and in 1672 had a suit over bounds ag Lt. Ralph Hall who had bot from Biggs. Grants 1664, 1681. Tr J. 1670, 1693. O.A. 11/30/1677. In 1678 bot 20 a from David Robinson. Gr. j. (or his son) 1699. Lists 376b, 383, 52, 57, 62. With 1st w Mary he sold 15 a betw Samuel Folsom and Samuel Leavitt 4/27/1667. His 2nd w Deborah was adm. to Hampton ch. Ex. Ch. was incorp in 9/1698. Will 1/27-9/14 1700, names her and their mar. contract, 4 ch., gr sons John & Benjamin Jones (given £2 at 21); s. John exec. Ch: James b 7/27/1660. Mary b 6/27/1663; Mary Wheeler in 1700. Sarah b 9/15/1664 not in fa's will; prob m Benjamin Jones(4). John. Meribah was Meribah Lull in 1700. John m Elizabeth Bean (2) who was liv in 1733. Will 12/28/1730-11/16/1731 names w Elizabeth & ch John, Samuel, Abigail, Margaret, Elizabeth.

Pioneers of ME & NH: SINKLER, SINCLAIR, SINCLARE, John, Senior, Exeter, bought land 1/6/1659; sold land 4/27/1667. Wife Mary; children James b 7/27/1660, Mary b 6/27/1663, Sary b 9/15/1664. [Norf. Rec.] He made will 1/27/1699-1700; prob 9/14/1700; beq to wife Deborah according to contract before marriage to sons James and John; daughters Mary Wheeler, and Meribah Loll; grandsons John and Benjamin Jonson

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 102: SINCLAIR, ST. CLAIR, or SINKLER, JAMES and JOHN, Exeter, 1677, took o. of alleg. 30 Nov. of that yr. but as John, whose w. was Mary, had been there 16 yrs. at least, the other may be his s.

NEHGS Vol 124 pg 299: Theodore4 Hilton (Ens. Joseph3, Edward2, Edward1), was born in Exeter, about 1721; he died in Newmarket, between 15 Jan. 1765 and 3 May 1767 (perhaps before 9 Jan. 1766). /p/ He married, probably in Stratham, about 1746, Mary Sinclair, daughter of Richard and Catherine (Stevens) Sinclair. She was still living 14 Jan. 1775. /p/ He did not sign the Newmarket petition of 21 Nov. 1746, but he does appear as a signatory to the petitions regarding a proposed bridge dated 4 and 30 Jan., 1760, as well as that of 18 Aug. 1763 about a highway and another of 25 Jan. 1765 about the same bridge. /p/ The index to the N.H. Province Court Files, 1701-1771 shows five cases between 1755 and 1762 in which Theodore Hilton appears, in all of which he is called of Newmarket, and in one (1758) which has to do with the Sinclairs, his wife Mary being a party. He has but one deed and that concerns his wife's inheritance: 2 Dec. 1758, we Nathaniel Sinkler of Stratham, husbandman, Theodore Hilton of Newmarket and Mary Hilton, his wife, with Nathan Preson of same, shipwright, and Sarah Preson his wife, all children and children-in-law of Richard Sinkler, late of Stratham dec'd., for £2100 old tenor. convey to Nicholas Duda, of Newmarket, yeoman, all their rights in the estate in Stratham, which their grandfather, James Sinkler, and grandmother, Mary Sinkler, both of Exeter, dec'd., gave to their said father,. Richard and his lawful heirs; refers to his will; signed by "Nath Sinkler Theodr Hilton, Mary Hilton Nathan presson mark of Sarah presson mark of Daborah Sinkler" Wit: Joseph Burleigh and Thomas Young; acknowledged same day before a Notary; recorded 8 Aug. 1767.