Editing Arthur Sinclair (section)

==Family==
The family originated from the Shetland Islands off Scotland and were reputedly distant relations of Scottish royalty. The first Arthur Sinclair, of [[Scalloway]], in [[Shetland]], sailed with [[George Anson, 1st Baron Anson|Commodore George Anson]] in 1740, on a mission to capture Spanish possessions in the Pacific, during Britain's war with Spain. The mission lasted for four years and resulted in the little fleet [[George Anson's voyage around the world|circumnavigating the world]]. Loss of life was horrendous, with only 188 of the original 1,854 men surviving to make it back to England.<ref name=":0" />

Arthur Sinclair I left the expedition when they reached America and eventually settled in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where he made claim to a large tract of land, and became a sea captain sailing between Virginia and England. After the death of his first wife he married Susanna Phillips of [[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax County]], in [[Middlesex County, Virginia|Middlesex County]] on 22 February 1766 at the age of 59. Their son, Arthur II, was born in 1780. During the [[American Revolutionary War|War of American Independence]] (1775-1783) Sinclair served in the [[Continental Navy]], fighting against his old countrymen.<ref name=":0" /> He retired to [[Cobham, Surry County, Virginia|Cobham]] in [[Surry County, Virginia| Surry County]] where he died in 1791 at age 84. 

Arthur Sinclair II married first, Elizabeth, daughter of General [[John Hartwell Cocke]], of Mt Pleasant, in Surry County. They had two children, twins, Robert Carter Nicholas d 1806 and Augusta (died 3 weeks after birth) Mar 1802. These children died young and their mother died in 1803.

Arthur Sinclair II married second on 20 Jan 1810 in [[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax County]], Sarah (Sally) Short Skipwith Kennon (30 Oct 1790 - 21 August 1827), daughter of Colonel Richard Kennon of Conjurer's Neck, [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield County]].

Arthur and Sally had seven children:

1. Arthur Sinclair (29 Nov 1810 - 14 Jan 1865), Commander USN, CSN, served on the [[CSS Alabama]], married, 20 Apr 1835, Lelia Imogene Dawley of Norfolk.

2. Elizabeth Beverly Sinclair Whittle (26 Jul 1812 - 1855), married Captain William Conway Whittle, USN, CSN

3. Richard Kennon Sinclair (8 Nov 1814-7 Jul 1815)

4. George Tarry Sinclair (29 Sep 1816 - 25 Jul 1885) LT USN, CSN  2 May 1843, Mary Thompson (5 Jan 1825 - 6 Nov 1888)

5. Dr. William Beverly Sinclair (22 Jan 1818 - 27 Sep 1895), surgeon, USN, CSN, a prominent physician, married 11 Nov 1844, Lucy Franklin Read Jones

6. Sarah Sinclair (22 Jul 1820), died in infancy

7. Gilberta Fayette Sinclair (19 Oct 1824 - 27 Apr 1906), married Dr. Conway Davies Whittle, of Norfolk.

Arthur Sinclair II was the great-grandfather of novelist [[Upton Sinclair]], author of the novel ''[[The Jungle]]'' (1906). He was also the second great-grandfather of Vice Admiral [[Lloyd M. Mustin]] and third great-grandfather of Vice Admiral [[Henry C. Mustin (1933-2016)|Henry C. "Hank" Mustin]] and the fourth great-grandfather of Vice Admiral [[John Mustin]].