Martha (Palmer) Sinclair (abt. 1750 - aft. 1829)

Born about 1750 in Virginia [uncertain]

Wife of George Sinclair — married 19 Jan 1775 in Loudoun County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 11 Mar 1829 after about age 79 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Martha "Patsy" Palmer was born about 1750, likely in Virginia.

Martha married George Sinclair in Loudoun County, Virginia on 19 January 1775 by Rev. David Griffith, Episcopal minister (Virginia State Archives Accession #23609). Rev. David Griffith was the minister for Shelbourn Parish.

By 1782, Martha and George had migrated to Bedford County, Virginia.

George and Martha migrated to Highland County, Ohio in about 1803, where land records show the purchase of land. The Quaker records for the Clear Creek Monthly Meeting, Clinton County, Ohio, contain the following entry: "SINCLAIR, 1819, 6, 12. Geo. & w, Martha, rocf [received on certificate from] Fairfield [Highland County, Ohio] MM, dtd 1819,5,29." George and Martha, then, moved from Highland County to Clinton County in 1819.

She passed away after 1829.

Children of Martha Palmer and George Sinclair:

1. John Sinclair, b. Abt. 1776, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; m. Judah (Judith) Burton, 23 July 1798, Bedford County, Virginia, USA.
2. James Sinclair, b. Abt. 1777, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.
3. Ruth Sinclair, b. Abt. 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; d. Abt. 1862, Liberty Township, Highland County, Ohio; m. Lewis Holladay, 26 November 1798, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; b. 10 March 1777, Beaver Dam Creek, Peatown (now Chamblissburg), Bedford County, Virginia; d. 3 July 1852, Union, Highland County, Ohio.
4. Elizabeth Sinclair, b. 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; d. 1862, Liberty, Highland, Ohio, USA; m. Marion Robert Burton, 10 March 1798, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; b. 1773, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. Bef. 1850, Ohio, USA.
5. David I. Sinclair, b. 1 March 1780, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA; d. 24 June 1864, Wabash, Darke, Ohio, USA; m. Lucy Burton, 10 December 1799, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; b. 3 August 1784, Richmond County, Virginia, USA; d. 1854, Hanover, Columbiana County, Ohio.
6. Letitia Sinclair, b. 21 August 1782, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. 28 July 1844, Highland County, Ohio, USA; m. Thomas Wright, 23 March 1801, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; b. 7 September 1779, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. , Highland County, Ohio, USA.
7. William Sinclair, b. 9 January 1785, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. 13 October 1854, Pleasant, Grant, Indiana, USA; m. Mary Gilbert, 10 August 1808, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; b. 1789, North Carolina or Virginia; d. 23 February 1854, Pleasant, Grant, Indiana, USA.
8. George Sinclair, b. Abt. 1789, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. February 1849, Highland County, Ohio, USA; m. Priscilla Milner, 20 September 1821, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; b. Abt. 1792, Virginia, USA; d. Aft. 1850.
9. Abner Sinclair, b. Abt. 1796, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. Bef. 1850, Highland County, Ohio, USA; m. Elizabeth Fenner, 10 August 1826, Highland County, Ohio, USA; b. Abt. 1798, Virginia, USA; d. Aft. 1850, Ohio, USA.
10. Rhoda Sinclair, b. Abt. 1797, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; m. Eli Miller, 22 October 1814, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; b. 1792.
11. Benjamin Sinclair, b. Abt. 1799, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; d. 24 November 1893, Hanoverton, Columbiana, Ohio, USA; m. Judith Ann McCann, 21 August 1823, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; b. Abt. 1800, Pennsylvania, USA.

Research Notes

• Martha's parentage is uncertain. Jean Grigsby tentatively listed Haden Palmer as her father. Others have suggested John and Martha Palmer of Pennsylvania and Bedford County, Virginia as her parents. Parmenas Palmer and Mary Ann Draper have also been suggested as a possible candidates as Martha's parents. They did have a daughter named Martha, but she married a man named John McMillion.
• Ruth, wife of Robert St. Clair and David Palmer, both closely associated with the Sinclairs, are thought to have been Martha's siblings.

Sources

• 1820 U.S. Federal Census, Fairfield, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M33_92; Page: 62; Image: 98.
• 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Fairfield, Highland, Ohio; Page: 56; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 133; Family History Film: 0337944.
• Information provided by Elaine Randall English (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hemlockhill/genealogy/St.%20Clair.htm).
• Grigsby, Jean, "Sinkler Sinclair St. Clair, a Family History, Volume 1," Henington Publishing Company, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 88-91397, Jean Grigsby Family Histories, Beeville, Texas, 1988.
• Grigsby, Jean, "Sinkler - Sinclair - St. Clair, A Family History Vol. II", Jean Grigsby Family Histories, Beeville, Texas, 1996.
• http://www.stclairresearch.com/content/groupingsVa-b.html
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/o/John-E-Stockman/GENE19-0004.html