William
Lindsey
Born about in Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia
Son of Caleb Lindsay
and Clare (Unknown) Lindsay
Brother of
Mary Lindsey [half], Elizabeth (Lindsey) Blanton, Joshua Lindsay, James Lindsay, John I (Lindsey) Lindsay [half], Sarah Lindsey [half] and Elizabeth (Lindsay) Martin
Husband of
Jane (Chew) Lindsey
— married
1718 (to 1760) in Brunswick, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Caleb William Lindsey, Winifred (Lindsey) Durham, John Lindsey, Agatha (Lindsey) Carlton, James William Lindsey Sr and Sarah (Lindsey) Copeland
Died
at about age 73
in Brunswick County, Virginia
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Biography
This profile is part of the Lindsey Name Study.
William Lindsey was born in 1675 or 1696 or 1702. He is possibly the son of Caleb Lindsay and Clare Daniel. He had a wife named Jane who may have been nicknamed "Jean" and may have been surnamed "Chew". All we know for certain is that her given name was Jane as there are land records in Brunswick, Virginia with both William and Jane as parties. [1] See Robin Rankin Willis's article, Three William Lindsey's of Brunswick County... for details. Since Jane is not mentioned in William's will, one may presume that she passed away before May 1766. William's last will and testament, dated May 1766, names the following persons and his son, James, as executor:
- James Lindsey
- Caleb Lindsey (presumably he preceded his father in death)
- Sarah Copeland
- Sarah Lindsey, granddaughter
- Elizabeth Lindsey, granddaughter, daughter of Caleb
- Susannah Lindsey, granddaughter, daughter of James
Will of William Lindsey (Abt 1695 - Before 1768 (~ 73 years) In the name of God, Amen...Brunswick...my son James Lindsey my lands and plantation the land whereon my said son James Lindsey now liveth the said land lying part in my old patent and part in my new patent...by estimation 85 acres...to my daughter Sarah Copeland my bed and furniture...granddaughter Elizabeth Lindsey, daughter of Caleb Lindsey my chest. Granddaughter Sarah Lindsey my small trunk...Granddaughter Susannah Lindsey, daughter of James Lindsey, one cow...Granddaughter Elizabeth Lindsey, daughter of James(?) Lindsey, all my pewter. I desire that my estate not be appraised. Son James Lindsey executor. May 1766. Wit: William Brown, Nathaniel Robertson, Thomas Holcomb.
William's will was proved 26 Sep 1768, so one would presume that he died sometime that year.
Sources
- ↑ Brunswick, Virginia, Deed Books 5:4, 6:175.
See Also:
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry citing Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
- http://digupdeadrelatives.com/2016/05/28/three-william-lindseys-of-brunswick-co-va-in-the-mid-1700s/
Acknowledgments
- Primary sources provided by Robin Rankin Willis.
- Supplementary profile data collected by Varnell-40 16:08, 20 September 2015 (EDT) from the RootsWeb website of Helen Silvey
- Thank you to Carol Gibson for creating WikiTree profile Lindsey-943 through the import of Gibson_Peck Family Trees.ged on Jan 26, 2013.
- Thank you to Carol Gibson for creating WikiTree profile Lindsey-940 through the import of Gibson_Peck Family Trees.ged on Jan 26, 2013.
- Lindsey-2535 was created by Macon Jones through the import of BuntinSmall.ged on Apr 8, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- David Lindsey
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT118816, FTDNA kit #902596 +
Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT118816
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~0.98%
Tracey (Barrett) Baldwin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M665272 [compare]
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~0.78%
Clora (Lindsey) Harvey :
23andMe
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~0.78%
John Gray :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Zelda (Lindsey) Streeter :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Peggy Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chip504
-
~0.78%
Harold Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LF9059980 [compare], Ancestry member htjones518
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~0.78%
Vera (Johnson) Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ1604375 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Nancy (Drummond) Campbell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member momgenealogy
-
~0.78%
S (Billingsley) Mosher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A613428 [compare], Ancestry member dooney560
-
~0.78%
~2.34%
Mary Beggs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T223449 [compare], FTDNA kit #567294
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~0.78%
Perry Westmoreland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T406871 [compare], FTDNA kit #637083
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~0.78%
Kenneth Foster :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TC4677704 [compare], FTDNA kit #593928
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~0.39%
Arleen (Johnson) Tackett :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Judy (Saling) Carnes :
23andMe, GEDmatch CB3402881 [compare]
-
~0.39%
L Lindsey :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Larry Bounds :
23andMe, GEDmatch XH5402324 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Daniel Qualls :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Chester Johnson :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHE96201be1
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JK7302385 [compare], yourDNAportal CHE96201be1, Ancestry member Tlyonesse75
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
George Cannon :
23andMe, GEDmatch FQ9877837 [compare]
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~0.39%
Yvonne Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A653809 [compare], Ancestry member atheneris
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~0.39%
Linda Plummer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A731716 [compare], Ancestry member lbange
-
~0.39%
Don Giddens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A684385 [compare], Ancestry member Don_Giddens_of_Texas
-
~0.39%
Charles Hawk :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319329 [compare], Ancestry member Chawkjr47
-
~0.39%
David Lindsey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A252692 [compare], Ancestry member elindsey44
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~0.39%
Lonnie Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UVMH7 [compare], Ancestry member sgjlgj
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~0.39%
Phyllis (Cates) Daehn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member grdphotography
-
~0.39%
Oma (Salings) Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A688882 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Melinda Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A202340 [compare]
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~0.39%
David Littrell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Littrelldl56
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~0.39%
J. (Lee) Zerger :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AF7769802 [compare], Ancestry member jzerger
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~0.39%
Marion Nixon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KarenNixon99
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~0.39%
Pam (Schoo) Schierberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MR4537497 [compare], Ancestry member pmschooschierberg
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~0.39%
Beverly (Felty) Enslow :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Nanette (Campbell) Rohrbaugh :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EL2569224 [compare], Ancestry member Nanette_Rohrbaugh
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~0.39%
Tom Schoo :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mfbrother
-
~0.39%
Marilyn (Tweedy) Kuczynski :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Charlie Varnell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F420430 [compare], FTDNA kit #420430
-
~0.39%
Estelle (Lindsey) Wheat :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T018927 [compare], FTDNA kit #442018
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~0.39%
Leon Houchin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Lin Harper :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Layton Sanders :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H546005 [compare]
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Rejected matches › William Lindsey (abt.1695-)
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Name: William Lindsay Arrival year: 1735 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Lindsay, William Source Publication Code: 1640.9 Source Bibliography: DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p. Household Members: Name Relation William Lindsay
Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 MARRIAGE & DIVORCE GENDER: Male MARRIAGE DATE: 21 Jul 1730 MARRIAGE PLACE: , Fenwick, Ayr, Scotland SPOUSE: Jannet White FHL FILM NUMBER: 1041376, 0102830 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Jannet White, William Lindsay
April 6,1742, Nicholas x Copeland of Orange Co., VA to John Sutton of Spotsylvania Co.,L20 currency for 100 acres in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania- formally purchased by said Copeland of Larkin Chew; Witnesses, John Chew, William Lindsey, Benjamin Martin
Brunswick County, Virginia, Poll List 1748 Publication date 1917-07-01 Publisher The William and Mary Quarterly William Lyndsey Virginia Land Patents 490 William Lindsey 12 Jan 1746/4VPB 28:39 400a / Both sides of Wild Catt Creek 491 William Lindsey 30 Jul 1755 VPB 31:528 490a Brunswick/ both sides of Wild Cat Creek 493 Caleb Lyndsey 14 Feb 1761 VPB 34:860 404a Brunswick/ on both sides of Wild Cat Creek
The Southside Virginian, Vol XI No 1 p 11 Votes for Burgesses 1748. Each Freeholder Voted for 2 candidates. Found in Brunswick Deed Book 3 p 510-518 Freeholders of Brunswick County Votes for Drury Stith and Sterling Clack, Candidates William Lyndsey/Lindsey James Lindsay (?)
I also believe the wife of William Lindsay was Jannet White (Whyte). Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 MARRIAGE & DIVORCE GENDER: Male MARRIAGE DATE: 21 Jul 1730 MARRIAGE PLACE: , Fenwick, Ayr, Scotland SPOUSE: Jannet White FHL FILM NUMBER: 1041376, 0102830 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Jannet White William Lindsay
I haven't seen any evidence to dispute the idea that this William Lindsay was the immigrant. Name: William Lindsay Arrival year: 1735 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Lindsay, William Source Publication Code: 1640.9 Source Bibliography: DOBSON, DAVID. Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 169p.
I have looked diligently to find something, other than a wish, that he was the son of Caleb Lindsay. The only indication I can find that points in that direction is he had a son named Caleb.