Caleb Lindley Jr (1756 - 1837)

Born 25 Dec 1756 in Mendham, Morris, New Jersey

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Died 24 Mar 1837 at age 80 in Prosperity, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Caleb Lindley was born Christmas Day, 1756, in Morris County, New Jersey. During the American Revolutionary War, Caleb enlisted as a Private in the Washington County Militia. He served in the companies of Captain Wade, Captain Horton and Captain Cook. ^[1]

Caleb Lindley is honored for his Military Service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A070549. DAR records indicate that Caleb died March 24, 1837, in Washington County, Pennsylvania and that he was married four times: 1) Mary White, 2) Rachel (umn) 3) Keziah Jennings and 4) Elizbeth Mills Conklin. ^[2] Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his sons, Lewis Lindley, who married Bethana Day, William Lindley, who married Mary Jordan; and John Lindley, who married Rachel Clark; and of his daughter, Sara(h) Lindley, who married Mathias Minton.

Caleb Lindley Jr. is buried in the Prosperity Cemetery in Washington County, Pennsylvania ^[3]

Research Notes

Lindly, John M, The History of the Lindley-Lindsley-Linsley Families in America, 1639-1930, n.p., Winfield, IA, 1930), page 284: Caleb had four wives:

1. Mary White
2. Rachel
3. Keziah Jennings, b 5 Oct 1765, in New Jersey, and d 13 Feb 1826
4. Elizabeth Mills, b 29 Mar 1766, in Morris Co., N. J., widow of Captain John Conklin of Washington Co., Penn., and who died 16 Aug 1852

Sources

1. ↑ Application for Revolutionary War Pension #S23301.
2. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A070549
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40973832/caleb-lindley

• Poole, The Genealogy of John Lindsley and His Wife, Virginia Thayer Payne, Published Milton, Massachusetts, 1950, page 217

• Lindley-800 was created by Jim Sipe through the import of Glen Sipe.ged on Feb 2, 2015.