SINCLAIR, Annabella ²

   Another name for Annabella was SINCLAIR, Amabel.³

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Annabella married Sir Robert BISSET of Upsettlington, Sheriff of Berwick, son of William BISSET and Unknown.¹ (Sir Robert BISSET of Upsettlington, Sheriff of Berwick was born about 1221 and died by 1296 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"10 April 1288 X 27 April 1296

(dated by) Consecration of Matthew, bishop of Dunkeld × death of Patrick Graham

David of Wemyss, son and heir of Sir Michael of Wemyss, knight, has given, granted and by this charter established to Lady Annabelle, daughter of Sir William Sinclair, knight, wife of Sir Robert Bisset, the late knight, these named lands: [lands are named]

to hold for her lifetime, rendering debt, service and custom, and homage to David of Wemyss and his heirs, and 12d. yearly, half at Pentecost and half at Martinmas, for wards, reliefs and all other customs, services and demands."

from poms website ¹

Annabella next married Sir David WEMYSS of that Ilk, Ambassador to Norway, son of Sir Michael WEMYSS of that Ilk and Unknown, about 1296.² (Sir David WEMYSS of that Ilk, Ambassador to Norway was born about 1245 and died about 1331(1332) ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss, who succeeded, first appears on record between 1290 and 1296, when he granted to Annabella Sinclair, widow of Sir Robert Bisset, certain lands in the barony of Lochore, including rights over Balbedie, Capildray, Strathruddie, co. Fife ; Ardargie, in Perthshire, Wester Dron ; and the half of 'Eglisdikin,' in the earldom of Menteith. In another writ Sir David styles himself lord of the half lands of Sir David Lochore, late lord of Lochore. This seems to imply that his mother was an heiress of that family .... He married, or was betrothed to, Annabella Sinclair named above, to whom he granted the charter of the Lochore lands, to her and his children by her."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ²