Son of Isaac Sinclair and Letitia Douglas.

Grandson of Wayman Sinkler and UNF Shirley.

Great-Grandson of Alexander Sinclair and Mary Wayman

Note from cousin Steve St. Clair's StClair research page regarding our Douglas ancestors: John Douglas- son of Douglas of Mains- emigrates to Virginia in 1655- Isaac marries his descendant, Letitia. (later - The (Douglas of) Mains in question was southeast of Glasgow. I believe, in Lanarkshire.)

The Jasper Weekly Courier, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, February 14, 1879

Esq. Sinclaire, one of Crawford county's most estimable citizens, is very much prostrated in bodily strength, with bronchial and lung trouble. Also Mr. Dan'l King, a worthy citizen in Jefferson Township, and a professor of christianity, is very low--trouble, consumption. Also, Mrs. Wash Sinclair [assumed to be Mary Frances Newkirk married George Washington Jr.] ; her trouble is bronchitis, and has been speechless for over 12 months.

Updated March 2019.

NOTE: this news article is not referring to William Sinclair who died in 1877 and is buried in the Sinclair Cemetery. This Sinclair is mentioned in the same paragraph as son Wash Sinclair's wife who is also very ill. George Sinclair was the oldest living Sinclair in Orange/Crawford Counties at the time. His sons, William, Douglas, James, and John had already died. Sons Horatio, Wayman and Ransom were living out of the county in 1879, and son Thomas has not been found since he was in Indianapolis just before the Civil War started. George's first cousin Joseph Sinclair lived up in Greenfield, Orange County, and the rest of the cousins along with their children were scattered across Indiana in Putnam, Pike, Warrick, Knox, Owen, Gibson and Greene Counties.

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George Washington "Wash" Sinkler/Sinclair was the son of Isaac Sinclair and Letitia Douglas of Bedford County Virginia then of Breckinridge County Kentucky.

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George was living with his son Douglas' wife, Mary "Polly" Sinclair/St. Clair in Daviess County Indiana on the 1870 census. He was incorrectly enumerated as Wilson St. Clair. After conferring with other researchers, including Jean Grigsby, we are of the opinion that there is the highest probability Wilson was actually Washington St. Clair.

George was living in Daviess County with his son Douglas and family. George is back in Crawford County and is mentioned in an 1879 newspaper article as being very ill. George would then have been buried in his son William's Sinclair family cemetery in Crawford County now in Patoka Memorial.

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George was still buying and selling land in the late 1850s and early 1860s in Orange and Crawford Counties, so we know he was still alive. We can only assume his wife Lucinda died in the later part of the 1850s, but this is unknown until we find them on the 1860 census.

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NOTE TO RESEARCHERS WHO ARE COMBINING THE WRONG CHILDREN TO THE WRONG PARENTS: George was living with two women at the same time and having children with both women at the same time. Rachel Sharp was his legal wife and Lucinda Cosby was his common law wife. He had eight children with Rachel before she divorced him and nine or ten with Lucinda. The first five children with Lucinda were born out of wedlock.

George was first married to Rachel Sharp in 1808 in Wayne County Kentucky and they were the parents of William, an unknown male, Letitia, Sarah Jane "Sally", Douglas, Horatio, Abigail and Eliza. Rachel divorced George in the fall term of 1835 in Harrison County. In early 1835 both George and his maid Lucinda were sued for Open and Notorious Adultery in Orange County Indiana and both were found guilty and ordered to pay a fine. This case is found in Book 1 of Civil Law cases in Orange County, however, as of a few years ago, Book 1 has disappeared and may have been thrown out. Personal visit to the Recorder's office in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. UPDATE: BOOK HAS BEEN FOUND. PENDING MY GETTING THERE TO COPY RECORDS. Both George and Lucinda were ordered to serve time in prison. George applied for a remission.

George then married Lucinda Cosby on 10 Jan 1836 in Orange County, Indiana and they were the parents of James, Thomas, Nancy, George W Jr., Ransom (all five born out of wedlock), John Abraham, UFN Letty, Wayman and Margaret C.

George, Lucinda and several of the children are missing from the 1860 census, but it is known that two children went to Marion County and the two younger went to live with Sinclair relatives in Owen/Putnam Counties. We don't know what happened to "Letty."

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2 Feb 2018 new records:

George was prosecuted for open and notorious adultery in Orange County, Indiana. He was sentenced to prison in 1835 but paid fines and was back home by January 1836 to marry Lucinda. It is not known at this time if George actually served time in the prison. Pending receipt of actual documents from the archives.

George St. Clair

Record Series:

Institution

Collection:

Early Secretary of State Petitions

County:

Orange

Details

Last Name St. Clair

First Name George

Middle Name

Arrival Date 1835

Year Range 1835

County Orange

Role of Participant Accused

Petition Filed Under St. Clair, George

Crime of Accused adultery

Petition for Remission of fees/fines

Notes remitted

Accession Number 2007199

Box Number 17

Folder Number

Institution or Agency Secretary of State

ReferenceNumber SEC03133

Source: http://secure.in.gov:80/apps/iara/search/Home/Detail?rId=644532

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