Richard Sinclair Sr.1
#315, b. 3 December 1731, d. 27 July 1813
Richard Sinclair Sr. was born on 3 December 1731.2 He married Polly Cilley, daughter of Captain Joseph Cilley and Alice 'Else' Rawlins.1 He died on 27 July 1813 at Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, at age 81.2
Richard Sinclair Sr. resided at Barnstead.3
Was a Major of the Continental Army. Commanded a company in Sullivan's brigade 1778. He served in the defense of West Point, 1780, in Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, and was promoted major under Col. Joseph Badger. He died at Barnestead, Vt. He had four sons in the war.
Richard Sinclair Sr. resided at Barnstead.3
Was a Major of the Continental Army. Commanded a company in Sullivan's brigade 1778. He served in the defense of West Point, 1780, in Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, and was promoted major under Col. Joseph Badger. He died at Barnestead, Vt. He had four sons in the war.
Children of Richard Sinclair Sr. and Polly Cilley
- Richard Sinclair Jr. b. 1756, d. 1820
- Bradbury Sinclair
- Joshua Sinclair b. 1760, d. 1845
- Samuel Sinclair b. 1762, d. 1827
- Joseph Sinclair b. 1766
Citations
- J. P. Cilley. The Cilley Family. Augusta, ME: n.pub., 1878.
- Unknown author. DAR Patriot Index. Washington: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1966.
- Rev. Elliott C. Cogswell. History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, NH. Manchester: John B. Clark, 1878.