Jonathan L Lindley (1814 - 1836)

Born 12 Feb 1814 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Mar 1836 at age 22 in The Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

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Biography

Gonzales Immortal 32

Jonathan L Lindley was born in Illinois, ^[1] is reported to be son of Samuel Lindley and his second spouse, Elizabeth Whitley.^{[2] [3]}

Sibs were: Sarah Elizabeth Collard, half sibs: Elijah Lindley, Sarah Sallie Lindley, Barsheba Sadler, Sarah Elizabeth Lindley, Jonathan Lindley, II, William Lindley, Martha Patsy Gibson, Samuel Washington Lindley, Jr.

Jonathan immigrated to Mexican governed Texas colony about November,1833. Since he had been raised as stock raiser, and was not married, he applied for his land grant in Joseph's Vehlein's colony on November 4, 1834 as a single man. The quarter-league grant, located on land now in Polk County, was surveyed on June 21, 1835, and the grant was issued on July 17, 1835.^[3]

• Bexar Land Grant Survey

Lindley signed the grant application with an "X." After May, 1835 Texas records discovered that Vehlein's colony had made a mistake as it had already surveyed that land and issued it to a Mr. William Pace, May, 1835.^[3].No records are shown that Lindley was notified, thus may been living there until fall of 1835 when the revolution began.The state of Texas still has the title for that grant on record in Jonathan Lindley's name (as of 2015). in the GLO records, Lindley joined Capt. John Crane's company and participated in the Siege of Bexar in November 1835.^[3]

In December 1835, during the storming of Bexar, Crane's company served in the First Division under the command of Benjamin R. Milam. On December 14 Lindley joined William R. Carey's artillery company and was stationed in the garrison of the Alamo under the command of Lt. Col. James C. Neill. ^[4] quarter-league grant, located on land now in Polk County, Texas, was surveyed on June 21, 1835, and the grant was issued on July 17, 1835.

Lindley's quarter-league Mexican land grant, was surveyed on June, 1835, and the grant was issued July 17, 1835. He lived there until he joined the Texas militia in late 1835. The title for the grant is shown here:

• Title to Mexican LAND GRANT

• Lamar Land Bounty application

On December 14, 1835, the army was reorganized. ^{[3] [2]}

By 1836 Jonathan L Lindley was serving in Capt. Carey's artillery company in the garrison which was under command of Col. Neill. ^[2] After Col. Neill left for home due to family illness, Jonathan's company with his commander, Capt. Carey later were under the command of Colonel. Travis. ^[2]

Jonathan L Lindley was at home in Gonzales colony when the scout arrived with Colonel Travis' letter appealing for aid for the Alamo defenders arrived. Lindley joined the Gonzales Rangers on the trip to the Alamo. They probably walked the 76 miles to the Alamo walking westward toward San Antonio and the Alamo The rest is history..

Jonathan joined in with others of the Gonzales Rangers, known as Immortal 32 were mustered together, gathered their food, weapons and joined Captain Albert Martin's band of men who rode out to San Antonio de Bexar and the Alamo.

The Immortal 32, including Jonathan entered the Alamo, by slipping through Mexican army lines on the night of March 1, 1836 to give their help to the Defenders. Jonathan L Lindley was killed March 6, 1836 along with the Immortal 32 and all Defenders in the Battle of the Alamo. A memorial is in San Fernando Cathedral.^[5][6]

The death probate inventory listed his possessions as including eighteen head of cattle, eleven hogs, and a "Brand Iron."

Note: A document of the Republic of Texas signed May 14, 1839 by General Albert Sidney Johnston, Secretary of War, Republic of Texas, shows proof that Jonathan Lindley joined the army of Texas in December 14, 1835 and served until his death at the Alamo March 6,1836. These type of documents were used by the Republic of Texas to verify the person was an actual defender of the Alamo as his family had filed the claim to GLO.

NOTE: Land Bounty was awarded by the Republic of Texas for having fallen in the Alamo:

1. Lamar 3rd bounty 640 Acres in Hopkins county.
2. Nacogdoches bounty 545 and 94 Acres in Smith co.,
3. The original 1835 Mexican land Grant title 1107 Acres on the east bank of the Trinity.
4. Harrison Bounty 1280 Acres land in Panola County, (near Carthage, Texas.

A Gonzales court appointed Jonathan's dad, Samuel Washington Lindley as administrator of the estate; and divided the estate, patented March 9, 1860. ^[7]

Bounties FROM GLO

• Mexican land title
• Harrison Bounty 1280 acres
• 545 Acres Nacogdoches Donation
• Rusk Donation 640 Acres
• 321 Acres Bounty

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fli33
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} http://www.thealamo.org/remember/history/defenders/index.html
4. ↑ http://clmroots.blogspot.com/2008/05/jonathan-lindley-alamo-defender.html
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8881263/jonathan-lindley
6. ↑ http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47891
7. ↑ Virginia Stewart Lindley Ford and Gonzales, Texas History.

See also:

• Matovina (1995), pp. 45–48; Lindley (2003), p. 87.

• Virginia Stewart Lindley Ford and Gonzales, Texas History.