Francis Sinclair was a captain who later was lost at sea. His widow, Elizabeth Sinclair, moved from New Zealand to Canada, finally settling in Hawai'i. She is most remember for purchasing the island of Ni'ihau for $10,000. Her decendants, the Robinson family, continue to own the island today. (source: "The Sinclairs of Pigeon Bay, or "The Prehistory of the Robinsons of Ni'ihau': An essay in historiography, or 'tales their mother told them' Jstor)
