U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, John Sinclair (x-1700) was married 1st to Mary, and 2nd to Deborah.
Thought to have been taken prisoner at the Battle of Worcester, England, and transported with 271 other prisoners to Boston on the ship Sarah and John in 1651, as an indentured servant. He may have worked off his service as a lumberjack. His close friend John Bean was also one of the prisoners.
Per the website https://scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_wor_pows_in_america/, both John Beme (Bean) and Solomon Sinclair were prisoners on the Sarah and John and transported to Boston in November 1651. They both were listed as having been in the Battle of Worcester on 3 Sep 1651.
From the source book "History of New Hampshire, by Everett S. Stackpole", Stackpole indicates that Nicholas Lissen "was operating two lumber mills near Exeter, N.H." in 1651, where the seven men who were indentured to Nicholas Lissen were: John Bean, John Barber, Alexander Gordon, John Sinclair, John Hudson, John Thompson, and Walter Jackson. All were to be lifetime friends of John Bean"
Sinclair's son John married John Bean's daughter Elizabeth.
4.9.20 - FAG contributor # 49696928 indicates that John Sinclair died in Exeter on 14 Sept 1700, but provided no source.
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U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, John Sinclair (x-1700) was married 1st to Mary, and 2nd to Deborah.
Thought to have been taken prisoner at the Battle of Worcester, England, and transported with 271 other prisoners to Boston on the ship Sarah and John in 1651, as an indentured servant. He may have worked off his service as a lumberjack. His close friend John Bean was also one of the prisoners.
Per the website https://scottishprisonersofwar.com/battle_of_wor_pows_in_america/, both John Beme (Bean) and Solomon Sinclair were prisoners on the Sarah and John and transported to Boston in November 1651. They both were listed as having been in the Battle of Worcester on 3 Sep 1651.
From the source book "History of New Hampshire, by Everett S. Stackpole", Stackpole indicates that Nicholas Lissen "was operating two lumber mills near Exeter, N.H." in 1651, where the seven men who were indentured to Nicholas Lissen were: John Bean, John Barber, Alexander Gordon, John Sinclair, John Hudson, John Thompson, and Walter Jackson. All were to be lifetime friends of John Bean"
Sinclair's son John married John Bean's daughter Elizabeth.
4.9.20 - FAG contributor # 49696928 indicates that John Sinclair died in Exeter on 14 Sept 1700, but provided no source.
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