SINCLAIR DNA CAITHNESS 

Extensive DNA testing has been done for the Surname Sinclair. Through testing it has been determined that there are some 23 or more different Haplogroups or types of DNA within the Surname, NOT ONE related to another.

DNA Haplogroup for Caithness is as follows
 
R-FGC15254 .......  which is a SPECIFID marker for Sinclair only. In other words you can have a different Surname but if you have that marker then your actually a Sinclair descendant. Many different reasons why the Surname could change, adoption, child taking his mothers name, simple change of name, illegitimate child.

So there you have it NO we are not all cousins, not at all. We can all still share the Surname and belong to the Social groups called CLAN Sinclair but most DO NOT share the History of the name . It has been determined that this is the exact case for ALL Scottish Surnames, and in Fact all Surnames Scottish or not 

Check out FAcebook pages for Sinclair and Please Join

Clan Sinclair Family
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/118259336835143 

Clan Sinclair DNA Mythbusters
https://www.facebook.com/groups/267128666703548 

Sinclair DNA Macts and Fiction 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064348553389

FTDNA Big Y TEST JOHN THURSO SINCLAIR of CAITHNESS and ORKNEY and ROSSLYN

Y DNA of  JOHN THURSO SINCLAIR testing for Z346+ Group

WHO is John Thurso Sinclair

You may havr to copy and paste this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thurso

http://www.fionamsinclair.co.uk/genealogy/isles/Ulbster.htm

After years of research and dna testing John Sinclair was contacted and kindly agreed to do a re-test for us for the BigY test at Family Tree DNA.

After months of waiting we finally got the results, and to no surprise John Sinclair matched our main group called Z346+ or old lineage 4 as it was called.

Many thanks to Dr. James Wilson for working with us at an early stage.

Special thanks to John Thurso Sinclair for his co-operation in re-testing and seeing this through to the end results which are fantastic.

. Also thanks to the research team Sinclair DNA Z346+ a great group who refused to give up against all odds. Special thanks also to Nina ( Sinclair ) Cawthorne of the U.K. lead Researcher, and Robert Sinclair of Canada Research and social media.

Family Tree DNA Results

Product	Ordered
Big Y	12/15/2014

	Big Y Results Completed: 3/9/2015

 SNP MARKERS

Z9+ Z8+ Z346+ DF101+ DF102+ FGC 15253+ FGC 15254+ FGC15257+ FGC35613+

Certificate – Haplogroup Family Tree DNA certifies that a DNA sample from

                                        JOHN SINCLAIR 
                                         Sample #****** has been completed
                                                Haplogroup R-FGC35613
John Sinclair has a back mutation on STR marker dys 390=24 most other Sinclairs to whom he matches are dys 390=23. This is of no concern as it is a simple mutation and the SNP markers above prove beyond any doubt that he shares a common ancestor with many Sinclairs from Caithness,Orkney,Shetland and now many scattered around the world

Thanks ALL
Robert Sinclair and Nina ( Sinclair ) Cawthorne

CONTACT EMAIL
rjsinc@hotmail.com





We give you only 37 STR dna markers to view:

    Y-DNA - Standard Y-STR Values

The Y-DNA - Standard Y-STR Results page shows the results 

PANEL 1 (1-12)

Marker	DYS393	DYS390	DYS19**	DYS391	DYS385	DYS426	DYS388	DYS439	DYS389I	DYS392	DYS389II***
Value	13	24	14	11	11-14	12	12	11	13	13	29

PANEL 2 (13-25)

Marker	DYS458	DYS459	DYS455	DYS454	DYS447	DYS437	DYS448	DYS449	DYS464
Value	16	9-10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15-16-17-18

PANEL 3 (26-37)

Marker	DYS460	Y-GATA-H4	YCAII	DYS456	DYS607	DYS576	DYS570	CDY	DYS442	DYS438
Value	11	10	19-23	17	14	18	17	39-39	12	12

TEMPLE FREDERICK SINCLAIR LINE OF CLYTH AND LYBSTER

This family of Sinclair have a paper trail back to Clyth and Lybster area of Caithness, and show the DNA mutation Z346+, so matching other Sinclair families of Caithness Earldom Lineage

http://briankmcleod.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/temple-frederick-sinclair/

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GENEALOGY: of Donald Sinclair Reay/Stemster Caithness by Mary Skipworth

http://www.genealogy.ianskipworth.com/pdf/sinclairbook.pdf

General Arthur St.Clair/Sinclair..Proven Family as the Son of Rev.Daniel Sinclair minister of Longformacus

Arthur StClair..Here is the PROOF of just who his family was, this shows his father Danial ,mother Elizabeth and brother James, with a mention of Arthur.

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/patriots/arthur-st-clair.htm

GD69/108
Draft Disposition and Translation by William Sinclair, merchant in Thurso, to James and Arthur Sinclair, children, and Elizabeth Hamilton, relict of Rev. Daniel Sinclair, of a Heritable Bond on the lands of Thurdestoft [Thurdistoft] (contained in GD69/107) in security for GD69/106.
1742

GD69/171 Letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Sinclair, dated Aug. 1757 and two letters from Arthur St. Clair (on service in North America) dated 20 Mar. 1757 and 26 May 1758 concerning credit given to him by James Balfour of Pilrig. 1757-1758

GD69/163 Contract of Marriage between Mr. Daniel Sinclair, minister at Longformacus, and Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of deceased Robert Hamilton of Airdrie. 5/2/1729

GD69/112 Assignation by James Sinclair, eldest son of deceased Rev. Daniel Sinclair, to Elizabeth Hamilton, his mother, of his rights in GD69/106. 6/5/1745

General Arthur St. Clair

www.sonofthesouth.net

This site has a biography and picture of General Arthur St. Clair in the American Revolution