William Lindsey (1760 - 1828)

Born 15 Apr 1760 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1828 at age 68 in Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States

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Biography

William Lindsey was born on April 15, 1760 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. At the time of his birth Pennsylvania was a British colony. He served in the Revolutionary War in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. In 1776 he served one month as a private under Col. George Pierce, after that he served six months also in 1776 under Col. Montgomery. In 1777, he served a total of six months under Col. Sharp Deleny part of this time he was sent to spy against British forces. In 1778, he served a year as a wagoner under Captain James Kindade. William married Elizabeth Mace and together they had five children: Susannah, James, Amelia, Jane and Elizabeth. He and his family moved to Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana. In 1807, William Lindsey was awarded a contract to do the brick work to build the Knox County, Indiana court house. William died there on September 15, 1828.

Married to Elizabeth Mace and and later to Clarissa Prior.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Lindsey-792 created through the import of Barking Up the Mattox Family Tree-1_2012-04-11.ged on Apr 11, 2012 by Deborah Lloyd. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Deborah and others.

• Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33, 142 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Page: 86; NARA Roll: M33_14; Image: 113.

Notes

Note N325All of the following information is suspect. # ID: I11806- Ancestry/Rootsweb # Name: William Lindsey # Sex: M # Birth: 1760 # Death: 8 OCT 1836 in Indiana # Burial: 1836 # Change Date: 7 APR 1997 Father: David Lindsey b: 1720 Mother: Mary Fleming Marriage 1 Clarissa Prior Children 1. John Lindsey 2. William Lindsey 3. Sallie Lindsey Marriage 2 Elizabeth Mace Children 1. Susanna Lindsey 2. James Lindsey 3. Amelia Lindsey 4. June Lindsey 5. Elizabeth Lindsey 6. Martha Lindsey 7. William Lindsey 8. George Lindsey ******************************************************************************************************** Dear List, I recently came across a list of persons buried in Vincennes City Cemetery, which included Sgt. William Lindsey, 8th PA regiment. I contacted Danny Wilson, who is the grounds superintendent at Vincennes City Cemetery, who checked the grave, and confirmed that the William Lindsay buried there is Wm. Lindsey, 8th PA regiment, died 10-8-1836, age 76 years". This information means that William Lindsay of the 8th PA regiment, is also William Lindsay, born 1760, in Chester Co., PA, who married Elizabeth Mays (Mace) in 1781, and later, Clarissa Prior. This is also the William Lindsay who, as a young soldier of the revolution in 1776, was left at Fort Lee, while his father and three uncles crossed the Hudson River to Fort Washington, where they were captured by the British William's father and two of his uncles died during captivity. William moved to Harrison Co., VA after the war, where he lived for 5 or 6 years before moving to Jefferson and Shelby Co's., KY, where he lived until 1805, when he moved to Vincennes, Knox Co., IN, where he lived out his life. Discovering that "William of Westmoreland" and "William of Knox" are one and the same person means that I can eliminate Sgt. William Lindsay of the 8th PA regiment as a possible grandfather of my Joshua Lindsey. Now I am curious about the family of Sgt. William Lindsay. Could he be the William Lindsay who was on an early census of Shelby Co., KY (1792-1795)? Could he be related (a brother?) to Hester Lindsey, who married Samuel Cooper in Shelby Co. in 1795? Or Anna Lindsey, who married Benjamin Boyd in Shelby Co., in 1794? Leven Cooper (Samuel's father) lived in Hempfield Township in Westmoreland Co., PA, during the Revolutionary War, before moving to Shelby Co. And a William Lindsay purchased land in Hempfield Township in 1775. This is not likely the Sgt. William who was born in 1760, but perhaps his father, who died while in captivity. I have more information to share about William, and of course, many questions about him. I'd like to hear from anyone who is interested in him. A Good Day to All, Susan ==== LINDSEY Mailing List ==== Search Rootsweb Archives for your Lindsay (All spellings). http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=Lindsey ********************************************************************************************************* IGI Individual Record FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0 North America Search Results | Download | Pedigree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lindsay Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 15 APR 1760 , Chester, Pennsylvania Death: 08 OCT 1836 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: Elizabeth Mace Family Marriage: About 1780 , Rowan, North Carolina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter. *********************************************************************************************** FamilySearch? International Genealogical Index v5.0 North America Family Group Record Search Results | Download -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband William Lindsay Pedigree Birth: 15 APR 1760 , Chester, Pennsylvania Christening: Marriage: 26 APR 1824 , Washington, Tennessee Death: 08 OCT 1836 Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife Clarissa Prior Pedigree Birth: 1785 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Marriage: 26 APR 1824 , Washington, Tennessee Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Esther Jones Lindsay Pedigree Female Birth: 05 APR 1825 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: AUG 1870 Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Benjamin F. Lindsay Pedigree Male Birth: 26 JAN 1828 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Elizabeth Mace Lindsay Pedigree Female Birth: 07 DEC 1830 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Eunice Sarah Lindsay Pedigree Female Birth: 16 AUG 1833 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: APR 1913 Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Hiram Hunter Lindsay Pedigree Male Birth: 09 SEP 1836 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: 22 JUN 1904 Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Lindsay Pedigree Male Birth: About 1837 , Washington, Tennessee Christening: Death: About 1837 Burial: *************************************************************************************************** http://www.geocities.com/~kenlindsay/index2.htm William Lindsay William LINDSAY, son of _______ LINDSAY and _______ _______, was born 15 Apr 1760 in _______, Pennsylvania. He died 8 Oct 1836 in Knox Co., Indiana was buried in Knox Co., Indiana. William LINDSAY was a wagoner serving in the Revolutionary War. He married (1) Elizabeth MACE __ ___ 1781 in _______, _______. She was born 7 Jul 1762 in _______, _______, the daughter of _______ _______ and _______ _______. She died 28 May 1822 in Knox Co., Indiana, and was buried in _______ _______ They had 9 children: Susannah LINDSAY, b. 7 Aug 1782; d. __ ___ ____ James LINDSAY, b. 26 Apr 1784; d. 6 Nov 1815 Amelia LINDSAY, b. 17 Jan 1786; d. 27 Apr 1844 Jane LINDSAY, b.23 Apr1788; d. 22 Apr 1847 Elizabeth LINDSAY, b. 3 May 1790; d. __ ___ ____ Martha LINDSAY, b. 16 Nov 1792; d. 23 Jan 1864 William LINDSAY, Jr., b. 3 Feb 1795; d. __ ___ ____ George W. LINDSAY, b. 6 Jan 1797; d. __ ___ ____ Levina LINDSAY, b. 10 May 1800; d. __ ___ ____ He married (2) Clarissa PRIOR 26 Apr 1824 in _______, _______. She was born __ ___ 1785 in _______, _______, the daughter of _______ _______ and _______ _______. She died __ ___ ____ in Knox Co., Indiana, and was buried in _______ _______ They had 5 children: Esther Jones LINDSAY, b. 5 Apr 1825; d. __ Aug 1870 Benjamin F. LINDSAY, b. 26 Jan 1828; k. 22 Jun 1865 Elizabeth Mace LINDSAY, b. 7 Dec 1830; d. __ ___ ____ Eunice Sarah LINDSAY, b. 16 Aug 1833; d. __ Apr 1915 Hiram Hunter LINDSAY, b. 9 Sep 1836; d. 22 Jun 1904 References: BIBLE OF WILLIAM LINDSAY, Publisher M. Carey, 121 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 1814. Owner of the Bible: Miss Mary M. Brouillett, Vincennes, Indiana. Record collected by Miss Helen Kackley, Vincennes, Indiana. ************************************************************************************************* A search of our DAR Patriot Index provided the information found below. Here is the listing: LINDSEY, William Birth: PA 15 Apr 1760 Service: PA Rank: Pvt Spy Wgn Death: IN 8 Oct 1836 Patriot Pensioned: Yes Widow Pensioned: No Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No Spouse: Elizabeth Mace Spouse: Clarissa Prior Directions for ordering a record copy of the application submitted for this patriot can be found at http://www.dar.org/natsociety/content.cfm?ID=146&hd=n&FO=Y.