SINCLAIR, James 4th of Mey, Baronet, Sir 1
- Born: About 1601
- Marriage (1): LESLIE, Elizabeth 14 and 26 July 1628(contract) 1
- Died: by 1662 1
Another name for James was SINCLAIR, James of Cannisbay, Sir.1
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James married Elizabeth LESLIE, daughter of Sir Patrick LESLIE of Pitcairlies, Lord Lindores and Jean STEWART, 14 and 26 July 1628(contract).1 (Elizabeth LESLIE was born about 1605.)
Marriage Notes:
"Sir James Sinclair of Mey, who in his father's lifetime was designed of Cannisbay. He was created a Baronet 2 June 1631. On 17 February 1636 there was a charter from the Crown to Sir William Sinclair of Catboll, Knight, in liferent, and to Sir James Sinclair of Cannisbay, Knight Baronet, his son, in fee, and the heirs-male procreate betwixt him and Dame Elizabeth Leslie, his spouse, whom failing to Sir James's heirs-male and assignees whomsoever, of the lands and barony of Plaidis and other lands, which Sir William resigned, in implement of a contract of marriage between the said Sir William and the said James (therein designed James Sinclair of Barrogill) on the one part, and Dame Jean Stewart, lady of Lindores, and the said Elizabeth, her lawful daughter, on the other part, dated 14 and 26 July 1628 ; all which lands were united by the Crown in the free barony of Cannisbay.
Sir James married as above, in 1628, Dame Elizabeth Leslie, second daughter of Patrick, Lord Lindores, by Jean Stewart, liis wife, daughter of Robert, Earl of Orkney, and by her had issue four sons and two daughters"
from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1
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