Person:Jean Spottswood (1)

Jean Spotswood

• Douglass, Robert. The Baronage of Scotland: Containing, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. (London: Cadell & Davies, 1798), Page 248.

XIX. James Sinclair of Roslin, was a great loyalist, and suffered many hardships on account of his attachment to the interest of the royal family, whereby he greatly incumbered his estate.

He married Jean, daughter of Sir Henry Spotswood, sheriff of Dublin, by whom he had many children.

1. Alexander, his heir.

2. Thomas, who married Elisabeth, daughter of captain Wauchope, a brother of Niddery, by whom he had two sons, 1. James, who had a company in the French service, married a daughter of commissioner Wedderburn, and had issue. 2. Francis, who is a general officer, and has the command of two battalions in the Neapolitan service: This Thomas had also two daughters, the eldest whereof was married to _____ Bower of Methie and Kincaldrum, and was mother of the present Alexander Bower of Kincaldrum.

James had a daughter, Helen, who married to Henry Ker of Graden, Esq;

He was succeeded by his eldest son, Alexander Sinclair, XX.

1.   Douglass, Robert. The Baronage of Scotland: Containing, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. (London: Cadell & Davies, 1798)
   Page 248.
2.   Spotswood Family.

   Lady Jean Spottiswoode, born in 1648 in Rosslyn Castle, Scotland.
   
   1st married, to George Hay, Esquire [a younger son of John Hay of Barra] who became Lord Register of Scotland. This couple produced issue:
   John Hay,
   Jean Hay,
   Richard Augustine Hay [Father Hay, born 1661],
   George Hay, and
   Marie Hay.
   
   2nd married, to James Sinclair