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William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness was born in 1410 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 21 May 1484 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland.

    William married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Buchan in 1435 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Lady Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas) was born about 1410 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died in 1451 in Caithness, Scotland; was buried in 1451 in Caithness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1440 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died about 1508.
    2. 3. Catherine Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1455 in Caithness, Scotland.

    William married Marjory Sutherland on 15 Nov 1456 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Marjory was born in 1436 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1488 in Dunbeath Castle, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Eleanor Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1457 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1518 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
    2. 5. Sir Oliver Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1459 in Caithness, Scotland.
    3. 6. William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1459 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Northumberland, England.
    4. 7. Alexander Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1459 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    5. 8. George Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1460 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    6. 9. Robert Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1461 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    7. 10. Arthur Sinclair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1462 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1440 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died about 1508.

    Family/Spouse: Sir Andrew Leslie, Master of Rothes. Andrew was born in 1440 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died before 3 Aug 1473 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1461 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Branxton, Nothumberland, England.

  2. 3.  Catherine Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1455 in Caithness, Scotland.

  3. 4.  Eleanor Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1457 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1518 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Eleanor married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl before 19 Apr 1475 in Dunkeld, Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. John (son of James "Black Knight of Lorne" Stewart and Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland) was born about 1440 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 15 Sep 1512 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1478 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; died in 1521 in Northumberland, England.
    2. 13. Janet Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Argyllshire, Scotland.
    3. 14. Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Caithness  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1541 in Dornoch, Ross-shire, Scotland.
    4. 15. Katherine Stewart, Baroness Forbes  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1515 in Scotland.
    5. 16. Elizabeth Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1474 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 25 Nov 1564 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; was buried in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

  4. 5.  Sir Oliver Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1459 in Caithness, Scotland.

  5. 6.  William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1459 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Northumberland, England.

  6. 7.  Alexander Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1459 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.

  7. 8.  George Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1460 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.

  8. 9.  Robert Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1461 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.

  9. 10.  Arthur Sinclair Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1462 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1461 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Branxton, Nothumberland, England.

    William married Lady Janet Margaret Balfour about 1485 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Sir Michael Balfour, Knight of the Realm and Elizabeth Douglas) was born about 1470 in Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland; died about 1522 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Grisel Leslie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1495 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.
    2. 18. George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1497 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 28 Nov 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, République française.
    3. 19. Isabel Leslie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1501 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.
    4. 20. James Leslie, Parson of Rothes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1506 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 13 Oct 1576 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.
    5. 21. Margaret Leslie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1513 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.
    6. 22. John Leslie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1519 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 6 Sep 1585 in Fifeshire, Scotland.

  2. 12.  John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born in 1478 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; died in 1521 in Northumberland, England.

    John married Lady Janet Mary Campbell, on 1 Jun 1501 in Fifeshire, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Sir Archibald Gillispie Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Isabel Stewart, Countess of Argyll) was born in 1468 in Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 2 Feb 1546 in Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Janet Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1502 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; died on 15 Oct 1560.
    2. 24. Jean Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1503 in Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 19 Apr 1522.
    3. 25. John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1507 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland; died in Nov 1542 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
    4. 26. Helen Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1509 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.
    5. 27. Elizabeth Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1511 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.
    6. 28. Isabel Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1513 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.

  3. 13.  Janet Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born in Argyllshire, Scotland.

  4. 14.  Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Caithness Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) died in 1541 in Dornoch, Ross-shire, Scotland.

  5. 15.  Katherine Stewart, Baroness Forbes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) died in 1515 in Scotland.

  6. 16.  Elizabeth Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born in 1474 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 25 Nov 1564 in Kirktown of Mortlach, Elginshire, Scotland; was buried in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

    Elizabeth married Sir Robert Innes, 2nd of Innermarky in 1489 in Elginshire, Scotland. Robert was born in 1470 in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in Oct 1551 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Robert Innes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1505 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
    2. 30. John Innes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1509 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Grisel Leslie Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1495 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.

  2. 18.  George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born about 1497 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 28 Nov 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, République française.

  3. 19.  Isabel Leslie Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1501 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.

  4. 20.  James Leslie, Parson of Rothes Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1506 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 13 Oct 1576 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.

  5. 21.  Margaret Leslie Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born about 1513 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland.

    Margaret married David Monypenny, Laird of Pitmily in 1531 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland. David was born in 1512 in Elginshire, Scotland; died in Jan 1578. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. David Monypenny, Laird of Pitmily  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1532 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 1 Nov 1600.
    2. 32. James Moneypenny  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1534 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. 33. Janet Moneypenny  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1536 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.

  6. 22.  John Leslie Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.William1) was born in 1519 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 6 Sep 1585 in Fifeshire, Scotland.

  7. 23.  Janet Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jul 1502 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; died on 15 Oct 1560.

    Janet married Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland on 16 Jun 1520 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander was born about 1505 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1530. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1525 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 23 Jun 1567 in Sutherland, Scotland.
    2. 35. William Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1527 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.
    3. 36. Janet Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1527 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.
    4. 37. Beatrice Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1528 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died about 1550.
    5. 38. Alexander Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1529 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1552.

    Janet married Sir Hugh Kennedy about 1533 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Hugh was born in 1515 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven. Patrick (son of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Haliburton) was born about 1520 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 13 Jun 1566 in Newcastle, Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Janet married Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven before 4 Nov 1544 in Sutherland, Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Henry (son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale and Margaret Kennedy) was born in 1498 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Oct 1552 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in 1552 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1525 in Scotland; died on 3 Mar 1572.
    2. 40. Margaret Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1531 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. 41. Joan Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1533 in Scotland.

  8. 24.  Jean Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born in 1503 in Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 19 Apr 1522.

  9. 25.  John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Oct 1507 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland; died in Nov 1542 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.

    John married Grizel Rattray in Oct 1523 in Perthshire, Scotland. Grizel (daughter of John Rattray and Margaret Abercrombie) was born in 1511 in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1587 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Sir John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Chancellor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1530 in Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 25 Apr 1579 in Kincardine Castle, Kincardine O'Neil, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
    2. 43. Elizabeth Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1532 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
    3. 44. Sir James Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
    4. 45. Helen Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
    5. 46. Margaret Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1555; was buried in 1555 in Scotland.

  10. 26.  Helen Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born about 1509 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.

  11. 27.  Elizabeth Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born about 1511 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.

  12. 28.  Isabel Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born about 1513 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.

  13. 29.  Robert Innes Descendancy chart to this point (16.Elizabeth3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born about 1505 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  14. 30.  John Innes Descendancy chart to this point (16.Elizabeth3, 4.Eleanor2, 1.William1) was born in 1509 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Marjorie Leslie. Marjorie was born in 1520 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Robert Innes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1542 in Elginshire, Scotland; died on 7 Dec 1595 in Scotland.



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