Wonder if we'll ever prove that the assorted SINTON families are all connected?
My earliest proven SINTON ancestor is Peter, cattle dealer or drover of Bairnkin, Southdean, Roxburghshire.(I translated that to cattle rustler, but that's probably overly romantic of me).
He is highly likely to be the Patrick having two sons baptized in Southdean around 1773/4, a James and a John. Certainly his proven son James does fit this age and place.
Two possibilities have been investigated as candidates for this John. One (married Dorothy Eastham) turned out to be the son of William Sinton and Isobel Black. The other is still a distinct possibility given that he has a son named Peter and appears to be of an age, but he moved south to Shotley Bridge, Benfieldside and his death certificate is therefore English and rather uninformative as to his parentage.
Any descendants of John Sinton and Mary Wilson of Muggleswick, Durham with further information out there?

My Sintons

  • SINTON Descendants of Peter SINTON and Janet DONALDSON

Assorted external links that may be of interest

  • Sinton surname DNA project male SINTON descendants would be most welcome to join this group to aid the investigation of possible linkages between the identified lines. Check the Patriarchs page for what I hope will be a growing list of submitted identified family lines. All SINTONs welcome, the project isn't just for me to prove my pet theories. If perchance your research overlaps with mine I'd particularly love to hear from you as SINTONs are one of my pet lines (or else I wouldn't have started the project).
    And the women needn't feel neglected, anyone (male or female) who can claim any of the SINTON wives as their mother's mother's mother's mother's ... mother is welcome to use the group discount for testing the mtDNA as well.
  • Sinton Rootsweb Message Board

The Southdean, or possibly related, families of particular interest:

  • John & Mary (WILSON) SINTON This John is of an age to be the son of Patrick but had the mishap to die in England where death certs don't have enough data on them. Lived Mugglesfield, then Shotley Bridge, both Durham, England
  • John & Alison (HALL) SINTON John was born Southdean abt 1807 but died in 1854, prior to civil registration. Descendants inter-connect with several other families of interest
  • James & Janet (OLIVER) SINTON Born say 1737, married Janet OLIVER 1762 at Southdean, children born Burnkinford and Strangeburnfoot, Southdean, bit much of a coincidence for there not to be some connection with my Peter
  • John & Ann (KNOX) SINTON John was born Southdean c 1798, ag lab at Crailinghall, Jedburgh 1841 and 1851
  • William & Isobel (Black) SINTON Two children show up in census data as being born in Southdean, Agnes and John.
    Agnes' son William TELFER married Cecilia MATHER, a grddtr of Peter & Janet (DONALDSON) SINTON.
  • Thomas & Elizabeth (HASTIE) SINTON Married, lived and died in Southdean, although Thomas was "of Jedburgh" when he married.
    Their son James married Jane AINSLIE, a grddtr of Peter & Jeanie (WIGHT) SINTON, and they moved south into England.

So, if you can claim any of these families and place them in their rightful places, I'd love to hear from you
 
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