William LINDSEY

- Bef 1772

• Name	William LINDSEY
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 28 Jul 1772	Halifax County, NC
  Notes	(1) The following three different William LINDSEYs lived in Brunswick County, VA in the 1840s: • A William who was married to a Jane. • A William who was married to a Mary. • A William who was a schoolmaster in Meherrin Parish and apparently died unmarried with no children. One of the first two William LINDSEYs remained in Brunswick County, VA, dying testate there before 26 September 1768 without mentioning his wife in his will dated 11 May 1766. The compiler believes that this William LINDSEY was the husband of Jane. The other one of the first two William LINDSEYs sold his land in Brunswick County, VA in 1754 and moved to Halifax County, NC, dying intestate there before 28 July 1772, leaving sons William, Joseph and John surviving him. The compiler believes that this William LINDSEY (the father of William, Joseph and John) was the husband of Mary. (2) The following Notes refer to the William LINDSEY who was married to Mary. (3) Message from William Lindsey to the LINDSAY-L Mailing List dated December 29, 2009: A William Lindsey was in Spotsylvania by 5-6 Nov. 1722, when Larkin Chew sold to William Lindsey 200 acres in St. George Psh., the deed stating that both lived in Spotsylvania Co., St. George Psh., north of the River Po out of a grant to Chew (Spotsylvania DB A, pp. 43-4). Christopher (X) Bell, John Chew, and James Newton wit., with Larkin Chew signing. Larkin Chew acknowledged the deed 2 April 1723 and it was recorded. The same day, William Lindsey wit. a deed of Larkin Chew of St. George Psh. to Samuel Moore of same for land adj. Lawrence Franklin and Harry Beverley. Other wit. were Wm. Warren and George Trible (DB A). In my view, this is the William Lindsey who was a processioner of land between the Po and Ta in Spotsylvania Co. in 1731. Felder shows this William living beside Harry Beverly in St. George's Parish in 1731. In addition, also living in this vicinity was Edward Pigg. In my view, the William Lindsey who appears in the Spotsylvania records at this time is William Lindsey with wife Mary who can be shown to appear in Brunswick Co., VA, records in 1743 shortly after the William of Spotsylvania sold his land there. Because a William Lindsey of New Kent Co., VA (with wife Jane) came to Brunswick Co. shortly after, these two Williams have been confused in various accounts of the Lindsey lines in southern VA and northern NC. A careful study of deed, court, and tax records, along with the locations of both men's land in Brunswick Co., shows that they are two different persons. I am concluding that the William with wife Mary is the Spotsylvania William, because he shows up in Brunswick Co. precisely when the William in Spotsylvania leaves this county. No records I have found in Spotsylvania name the wife of the William who lived there, but her name appears in records in Brunswick Co., VA, and Edgecombe and Halifax Co., NC. Note that if William Lindsey was of age in 1722, his date of birth would be by about 1700, or possibly prior to this. The sale of William Lindsey's land in Halifax Co., NC, in 1772 indicates he had died in Halifax Co., NC, by that year. William had a son Joseph who was of age by 1749. Note that Chew had acquired tracts of land between the Po and Ta by this point and was selling them to smaller landholders. . . . Note that the 7 May 1745 Nicholas Hawkins deed cited below indicates that William Lindsey's land in Spotsylvania Co. (which he sold to Nicholas Hawkins) was sold by Larkin Chew to William Lindsey on 5 Nov. 1722, and the 5 May 1724 deed of Chew to Henry Martin indicates that William Lindsey's land joined that of Chew. According to Mansfield (cited below), in 1722, Chew, one of the county's largest landlords, sold 200 aces to William Lindsey and 300 to Henry Martin. According to Paula S. Felder, Forgotten Companions: The First Settlers of Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburgh Town (Fredericksburgh: Historic Publications, 1982), Wm. Bartlett, Richard Blanton, and Larkin Chew were processioners in 1731 of the land in Spotsylvania that was formerly King and Queen - i.e., from midway between the Massaponax and the Ni down to the Po and acress the St. George Psh. line (p. 52). This information is from a processioners' report, April 1732, and patent and deed records. Felder says that names in this precinct in early records include Larkin Chew, Lawrence Battaile, Nicholas Hawkins, Richard Blanton, Henry Martin, John Chew, Harry Beverley, Francis and Anthony Thornton, and others. In a query posted 28 March 2004 to the Lindsey discussion group at Genforum, a Beverly (?) notes that Richard Blanton was s/o Thomas and Jane McGuffey Blanton of Old Rappahannock Co., VA, and was b. abt. 1675. Richard Blanton is said to have married Elizabeth Lindsey abt. 1720 in Spotsylvania Co., and this couple had a dau. Mary, b. 1728, who m. Alexander Hawkins. James Roger Mansfield, A History of Early Spotsylvania (Orange, VA: Green, 1977), notes that in the testimony of 1733-4 to settle the disputed Fairfax grant between the Potomac and Rappahannock, Francis Thornton of Caroline (the Snow Creek Francis - said he settled on Snow Creek in 1703 when there were only two other houses nearby; John Taliaferro gave similar testimony. Mansfield notes that this indicates Spotsylvania was practically empty by abt. 1700, but by 1720, as the area opened, a rush to settle it occurred (p. 12). The county was formed in 1721. On 7 Apr. 1724, William Lindsey was among those appointed to oversee a road from the east northeast to the head of the Mattapony River towards Germana (Road Orders, 7 Apr. 1724, p. 66 - see ibid., p. 8). On 4 May 1724, Larkin Chew sold Henry Martin 300 acres in St. George Psh., Spotsylvania Co., the deed noting that both lived in this parish and county. The land adj. William Lindsey and Harry Beverley (down a branch at Punch Point on the Po (Spotsylvania DB A, 87-9). In a 13 Jan. 1998 email message to me, Jeffrey Martin (martin@fairind.com) tells me that Henry Martin was b. 1685 in New Kent Co., VA, and it is believed that his son William, with wife Rose, went to Brunswick Co., VA, where their daughter Rose m. Caleb, son of William Lindsey. On 2 Oct. 1725, Larkin Chew sold to Nicholas Copland of Essex Co. 280 acres in Spotsylvania bordering William Lindsey, Henry Martin, and Nicholas Hawkins (Spotsylvania DB A, pp. 162-3). On 1 Nov. 1726, William Lindsey was sworn to the grand jury (Spotsylvania Order Bk. 1724-30, p. 113; see Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania Co., VA 1724-1730, Part II [1320 Mayflower Dr., McLean, VA 22101: Antient Press, 1990], p. 1). Spotsylvania Order Bk. 1724-30 also shows that a case of William Lindsey vs. John Campbell was dismissed on 3 May 1727, since no declaration had been made. According to Felder, cited above, William Lindsey was processioner in 1731 of the land between the Po and Ta and across St. George's Psh. Living in this section of the county were William Lindsey himself and Robert Beverley. A 1731 land patent of Robert Brooke shows that his land adj. Beverley's in Spotsyvlania (VA Mag. Hist. Biog. 15 [1907-8], p. 104). Felder appears to be citing the Vestry Minutes of St. George's Psh. for 30 Aug. 1731, which say that the processioning was to be done between the first Sunday of Oct. and the last day of March 1732. The processioning report, signed by Robert King, William Lindsey, and John Durrat, is given in the minutes for 19 Apr. 1732, and is dated 30 March 1732; I have a copy. William Lindsey wit. the will of Richard Blanton in Spotsylvania on 3 Sept. 1734 (WB A, p.?; see Wm. Armstrong Crozier, Virginia County Records, vol. 1: Spotsylvania County, p. 5). On 7 Feb. 1738, the Spotsylvania Order Book notes that William Lindsey had petitioned to clear a road from his plantation to the main road through Nicholas Hawkins' land, and that a Caleb Lindsey was among those ordered to assist (OB 1738, p. 33). Since William Lindsey with wife Jane, who was in Brunswick Co., VA, by 1745, had a son Caleb, this reference has led some researchers to think that the William who is in Spotsylvania Co. records up to 1743 is William with wife Jane. Which suggests that the Caleb Lindsey in this record is a different Caleb than the son of William and Jane of that name. . . . But after a careful study of the Brunswick records (along with those in Edgecombe and Halifax Co., NC), I have come to the conclusion that the William Lindsey who is in Brunswick Co. by 1743 is William with wife Mary. On 6 Apr. 1742, William Lindsey of Spotsylvania wit. the deed of Nicholas Copeland of Orange to John Sutton of land in St. George Psh.; other witnesses were John Chew and Benjamin Martin (Spotsylvania DB C). On 26 Apr. 1743, William Lindsey of St. George Psh., Spotsylvania, sold to Nicholas Hawkins of same 200 acres, with wit. Wm. (X) Martin, Parmenas Bowker, John (X) Hutcherson, John (X) Sutton, James Hawkins, Nathan Hawkins, and Alexander Hawkins (Spotsylv. DB D, 46-50). The deed specifies that the land was out of a tract of 3800 acres of Larkin Chew, part of which Chew sold to Lindsey on 5 Nov. 1722. William Lindsey signed and sealed. The deed was pr. by Sutton, Martin, Hawkins, and Hutcheson on 7 June 1743 and recorded. It appears that William Lindsey was selling out to move south to Brunswick Co., VA. An indicator of the migration from northern VA to the southside, and Lunenburg Co., in particular, during this time frame is the fact that on 5 June 1747 the Lunenburg County court ordered that a road be laid off and cleared from Stanton River to the Mayo Settlement at the Wart Mountains in what was then Lunenburg (Carol Baker Wahl, "Hickey's Road," The Pittsylvania Packet 25 [Summer 1997], p. 6). This road came to be known as Hickey's Road, and it played a major part in the settlement of the frontier of Southside VA. On 3 May 1743, the court ordered William Martin to serve in room of William Lindsey as overseer of the road from John Chew's plantation Cowland, and on 3 May 1743, a deed of William Lindsey to Nicholas Hawkins was pr. by John Sutton, James Hawkins, and John Hutcherson (pp. 218-9). Thereafter I don't find William Lindsey in the order books. This suggests that he moved south in or around 1743, precisely the period in which a William Lindsey shows up in Brunswick Co., VA, records, and briefly in Edgecombe Co., NC, records. By the same month, a William Lindsey begins to appear in Brunswick Co., VA, records. On 5 May 1743, he wit. the deed of Jehu Peoples to Saml Huckaby, both of Brunswick Co. Other witnesses were Thomas Lanier and Wm. Denton. The deed was proven 5 May 1743 (Brunswick DB 2, 274, p. 579). This William may later have ties to Halifax Co., VA, where John Lindsey, a son of James Lindsey and Sarah Daniel, went. On 4 May 1759, William Lindsey and wife Mary sold to Elijah Humphries 170 acres in Halifax Co. that William Lindsey had purchased from Francis Jones on 21 Nov. 1749 on the east side of Rocky Swamp adj. James Salmon. The deed was signed by both Wm. and Mary by mark, and wit. by Samuel Huckaby and Peter Denton (Halifax DB 7, 67). On 19 Nov. 1744, Moses Swinney of Edgecombe sold to William Lindsey of Brunswick 400 acres adj. Briedeley, with Wm. Person and John Egerton wit. (Edgecombe DB 5, p. 303). On 10 Nov. 1744, William Lindsey of Brunswick sold to Samuel Huckaby 200 acres at the mouth of spring branch, out of the 400-acre tract, with Person and Egerton wit. (ibid., p. 304). Note that this appears to be the William Lindsey with land in Halifax Co. by 1741 - see above. In Nov. 1744, Edgecombe court minutes show William Lindsey acknowledging the deeds from Moses Swinney and to Samuel Hucke(by?; original torn) (p. 20). Edgecombe deed books show that the man selling this land was of Brunswick Co., VA. On 16 Nov. 1747, William Lindsey of Brunswick Co., VA, with wife Mary, sold to George Mabry of Brunswick 200 acres out of 400 acres William Lindsey had purchased from Moses Swinney in Edgecombe Co., NC (Edgecombe DB 3, 204). The deed from Swinney to William Lindsey is in Edgecombe DB 5, p. 303. Immediately following this deed is one in which William Lindsey sells to Samuel Huckebee of Brunswick Co., VA, 200 acres out of the tract he bought from Swinney (ibid., 304). Both deeds place William Lindsey in Brunswick Co., VA. I suspect the Mary Lindsey above is the Mary Lindsey summoned with Wm. Cornish to give evidence in Spotsylvania Co. on 4 Sept. 1728, re: a bastard child said to have been born to Elizabeth Head of John Blanton, who had been buried (OB 1724-30, p. 260). On 6 Feb. 1745, William Lindsey sold to Lemuell Cocke of Southwark Psh. in Surry Co. 174 acres sold by patent to William Lindsey on 20 Aug. 1745 [sic]. The deed was wit. by Nicholas Edmunds and Thos. Cocke and pr. 6 Feb. 1745. The deed notes that William Lindsey resided in Brunswick Co. (Brunswick DB 3, 58). On 7 May 1745, a deed of Nicholas Hawkins to Nathan Hawkins, both of Spotsylv., St. Geo., notes that the land was out of a grant to Larkin Chew, sold by a deed 5 Nov. 1722 by Chew to William Lindsey (DB D). Note that this deed corroborates that William Lindsey had sold his Spotsylvania Co. land and moved away. 25 March 1749, Joseph Lindsey patents 350 acres in Granville Co. north side of Anderson's swamp, joining a branch and the said swamp. Wits. were Dan Weldon and Gideon Macon. Chain carriers were Edward Moore and Leonard Lindsey (Granv. Pat. Bk. 11, 1914, p. 439). The survey was done on 14 March 1748. This appears to be Joseph Lindsey son of William and Mary Lindsey. It also seems reasonable to suppose that Leonard Lindsey is closely related to William Lindsey with wife Mary - but how? On the very same day in Granville, Dennis Lindsey was chain carrier for three surveys, including one for his son-in-law Roger Thornton. Gideon Macon wit. this survey. His appearance in the survey for Joseph Lindsey seems to link these two men. If the preceding Joseph Lindsey is son of William Lindsey with wife Mary, then the fact that Joseph is of age by 1749 (with a birth date by about 1729) seems to confirm a birth date of 1700 or earlier for this William Lindsey. Sometime in the period from 1748-1758, William Lindsey with wife Mary moved to Edgecombe/Halifax Co., NC. He is definitely there by 1758 (see Blackwell deed below), and is probably there as early as 1754 when he buys land in Edgecombe from Francis Jones after selling land in Brunswick Co. to John Brown. A number of deeds from 1750-1754 show a William Lindsey in Brunswick who could be either William with wife Mary or William with wife Jane. These are as follows: On 4 March 1750, William Lindsey wit. the deed of John Parker of Lunenburg to Daniel Sears of Brunswick of land in Brunswick. Other wit. were John Clack and Wm. Murphy (DB 5, p. 59). An 8 Jan. 1752 affidavit of John Wall, Jr., says that he falsely accused Henry Jackson of taking his watch while the two were at the ordinary near Brunswick courthouse. Others present were John Clack, Laurence Smith, and William Lindsey. The watch had been laid on the billiard table and thought lost, but was then found. So many were intoxicated at the time that it was difficult to know what had taken place (DB 5, p. 514). On 8 Feb. 1752, William Lindsey wit. two deeds of Henry Bailey of Lunenburg Co. to Wm. Merritt of Elizabeth City Co. for land in Brunswick. Henry Embry, John Merritt, and Jeremiah Wize were other wit. (DB 5, 507-8). William Lindsey wit. an 18 Feb. deed of Peter Simmons Sr. to Peter Jr., Brunswick (DB 5, 525). On 11 May 1754, William Lindsey wit. the deed of Wm. McKnight of Brunswick to Thomas Meriot of same (DB 5, 709). On 24 June 1754, William Lindsey wit. the deed of gift of land by John Ingram Sr. to John Ingram Jr., both of Brunswick (DB 5, 688). In my view, the preceding 1750 and 1752 Brunswick deeds involving members of the Clack family are for William Lindsey with wife Jane, who witnessed Mary Clack's will in 1763. 30 Jan. 1754, Leonard Lindsey had a warrant for 640 acres in Granville north side of Great Island Creek adj. Haywood's line and both sides of Crooked Creek; the warrant was originally issued to Sherwood Haywood when the land was surveyed 31 Aug. 1753 (Granville Dist. Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, 3155). 26 Feb. 1754: William and Mary Lindsey in Brunswick Co. sell their land there to John Brown - see 1760 deed below. They are evidently moving to Halifax Co., NC, at this time. 1 March 1754, John Bird had a plat for 640 acres in Granville both sides of Little Island Creek with Lanard Lindsey the chain carrier; the entry was 20 May 1753 (Granville Dist. Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, 2385). A 28 Nov. 1754 Granville patent to William Searcy for land on Great Island Creek adj. William Haywood and Moore shows Lanard Lindsay as a chain carrier for the survey on 23 Sept. 1754 (Granv. Pat. Bk. 14, 2828, p. 74). 2 Jan. 1756: Leonard Lindsey received a patent for 325 acres in Granville Co., Psh. of St. John, joining William Haywood and Crooked Branch. The survey was 1 March 1754, with Reuben Searcy and John Bird as chain carriers (Granv. Pat. Bk. 11, 438). The land patent has a note that it was returned with refusal to pay. 4 Jan. 1757, Leonard Lindsey had a warrant for 640 acres in Granville adj. Joseph Kimball, Jr. and Jorden's and Eaton's line on the lower side of the upper fork of Anderson swamp. The entry was on 2 Dec. 1756 and the grant itself on 27 Nov. 1760 (Granville Dist. Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, 3156). 1 March 1757, William Lindsey's son Joseph Lindsey is chain carrier for a survey in Granville Co. for Leonard Lindsey - see below. See also Granville Dist. Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, 3157, noting that the land is east of Anderson Swamp adj. Joseph Kimball, Jr. and Col. Eaton. The entry was 2 Dec. 1756. The 24 Nov. 1760 deed of John Brown and wife Olive indicates that on 26 Feb. 1754, William Lindsey and wife Mary of St. Andrew Psh. sold to John Brown of Nottoway Psh. in Southampton Co. 143 acres sold by George Harper to William Lindsey. This land was sold in 1760 to Thomas Harrison: Indenture made the 24th day of November, 1760, between John Brown and Olive, his wife, of Nottoway Parrish, Southampton County, parties of the first part, and Thomas Harrison for 42 pounds 10 shillings, conveying 143 acres of which lower part of land bounded by land of Peter Simmons and upper part of land bounded by lands of John Butts and John Jackson, and being part of a larger tract formerly belonging to John Denton, deceased, and by John Denton devised to Elizabeth Harper, wife of George Harper and by them sold to William Lindsey by Deed recorded in Williamsburgh and by William Lindsey conveyed unto the said John Brown by deed dated February 26, 1754, and recorded in Brunswick County. Signed by John Brown and Olive Brown (her mark). Witnesses were Jas. Stewart, James Harrison, William Knight, Peny. Hurst, and Ingram Blanks. Indenture proved in Court on January 26, 1761, by the oaths of James Stewart, William Knight, and Peny. Hurst, and as to Olive Browne by the oaths of James Stewart and William Knight (Deed Book 6, page 600). Edgecombe DB 4, 524, records an 8 Jan. 1754 deed of Francis Jones of Bladen Co. to William Lindsey of unidentified for 170 acres on the east side of Rocky Swamp adj. Jones (DB 4, p. 524). Note that the location suggests that this is the William Lindsey who bought land in Edgecombe from Daniel and Sarah Blackwell in 1758. This deed is wit. by Samuel Huckaby, who was of Brunswick Co., VA, and who on 17 May 1748, sold to George Mabry 200 acres out of a trace patented to Moses Swaney/Swinney, in a deed recorded next to the 1747 deed in which William Lindsey bought land from Mabry that had also been patented to Swaney/Swinney (Edgec. DB 3, p. 205). 1 Jan. 1757: John Lindsey buys from John and Elizabeth Good, all of Halifax Co., 150 acres adj. Great Branch, Anthony Winston, George Morris, Joseph John Alston, Robert Green, and John Good (Halifax DB 9, 1216). Son John is of age by this date, and thus born by 1737. On 6 May 1757, John Bird pat. 680 acres in Granville Co., St. John Psh., adj. Joseph Lindsey, Thomas Ford, and William Searcy. The name William Moore is written below Bird's name (Granville Pat. Bk. 11, 1374, p. 320). It seems reasonable to me to believe this is Joseph Lindsey, son of William and Mary. Granville Dist. Miscellaneous Land Office Papers, 2386 shows that John Bird also had a warrant for land with a similar description issued on 24 Oct. 1754, and that it was on Anderson's Swamp, with the entry dated 6 July 1754 and the grant on 27 Nov. 1760. In June 1758, a deed by Daniel Blackwell to Wm. Lindsey, both of Edgecombe Co., NC, was proven by William Roberts (Edgecombe Ct. Minutes 1758, p. 202). In the same month, Wm. Fuqua was appointed overseer of the road in room of William Lindsey (ibid., p. 201). The deed of Daniel Blackwell cited above is in Edgecombe DB 6, p. 305. It shows that on 6 March 1758, Daniel and Sarah Blackwell sold to William Lindsey, all of Edgecombe, for 8 pounds VA money 100 acres from a tract belonging to John Pasmore decd. on the east side of Rocky Swamp. 29 Aug. 1758, a survey for John Huckaby of 642 acres in Halifax Co. in the parish of Edgecombe on both sides of Burncoat Swamp notes that the land adj. Samuel Huckaby, Brickel's corner, Ealback's line, Colman's line, and Lindsey's line (Granville Pat. Bk. 14, 2944, p. 140). William Lindsay bought 100 acres from Joseph Passmore on east side of Rocky Swamp in Halifax on 26 March 1759, with Elijah Humphries, Peter Denton, and Daniel Blackwell wit. (Halifax DB 7, 65). 4 May 1759, Wm. Lindsey to Elijah Humphries, £39 VA, 170A which Linsey purchased from Francis Jones 21 Nov 1749 on east sideRocky Swamp adj James Salmon. Signed William (x) Linsey, Mary (x) Linsey. Witnesses Saml. Huckaby, Peter Denton (Halifax DB 7: 68). On 10 Jan. 1760,George Mabry of Halifax sold to John Ellis of same 400 acres that had been patented on 15 March 1742 and conveyed by Swinney to William Lindsey and then back to Swinney by Wm. Lindsey (Halifax DB , p. 413). 3 May 1760: George Goodwin of Halifax Co. sells to John Lindsey, formerly of Virginia but now of Halifax Co., 320 acres on the south side of Conconary Swamp (Halifax DB 7, 213). I believe this is the John Lindsey who is son of James Lindsey and Sarah Daniel first appearing in Halifax Co., and that this is why the deed specifies that he is formerly of VA. From this point, the two John Lindseys in Halifax have to be separated from each other. 27 Nov. 1760, Leonard Lindsey pat. 640 acres in Granville Co., Psh. Of St. John, east side of Anderson's swamp, joining Joseph Kimbal, Jr. and the swamp. Wits. were Will Hurst, Blake Baker. Chain carriers were George Jorden and Joseph Lindsey (Granville Pat. Bk. 11, 1892, p. 434). The survey was 1 March 1757. 29 July 1761, Leonard Lindsey patented 420 acres in Granville Co. both sides of Falling Creek, with Thomas Lowe and Robert Whitaker wit. (Granville Pat Bk. 11, 1899, p. 436). The survey was 24 March the same year. On 14 Nov. 1761, Wm. Lindsey was a chain carrier for the survey of 216 acres in Halifax Co., NC, for Thomas Bull, tract adjoining William Fuquay,John Huccabay, Parram's Corner, Ellbeck's line, and Thomas Wiggins (Granv. Pat. Bk. 14, p. 181, #3063). Henry Bull was the other chain carrier. 2 Sept. 1761, John Huckaby to George Passmore, £10, 100A, part of a 1760 Granville grant to said Huckaby, east side Rocky Swamp adj Samuel Huckaby, Elijah Humphrey. Wits John Sullivent, William Lindsay. Proved Mar Ct 1762. Halifax DB 8: 91. 6 May 1762, Joseph Lindsey was a chain carrier with Thomas Bull for a survey of 360 acres in Halifax Co. for James Hogun adj. Meade's corner, Roberts' line, John Chapman, John Sullivant, and Lockhart's line (Granville Pat. Bk. 14, 2946, p. 140). Note the name John Sullivant, who appears in transactions with William Lindsey. 13 June 1762, Joseph Lindsey wit. will of John Daniel, Granville Co., NC (Granville Co. Rec. 1762-1765, p. 12). The will was prob. Aug. 1762. 3 Aug. 1762, William Daniel had an entry for 700 acres in Edgecombe south of Little Swamp, adj. Joseph Lindsey (spelled Lince), Joseph Daniel, and Jacob Barnes (Granv. Misc. Land Office Papers, 1147). Aug. 1762, Joseph Lindsey is among petitioners to the court of Granville Co. for the establishment of a Presbyterian Church (Gr. Co. Rec. 1762-1765, p. 4). A 4 Dec. 1762 deed of James Huckaby to Owen Flukes for land in Halifax Co., NC, notes that the land adj. Wm. Lindsey. Samuel Huckaby was a wit. (Halifax DB 8, p. 643). 17 Jan. 1763, Wm. and Mary Lindsey (the deed names him as Sr., indicating the presence of a younger William who has come of age by this time in Halifax - possibly his son of this name) of Halifax sold to David Flukes 200 acres from Joseph Passmore, both signing by mark (Halifax DB 8, p. 603). The land is on the east side of Rocky Swamp. Witnesses are John Sullivent, Owen Flukes, and James Lamons. Halifax DB 8: 198. 20 Nov. 1763, Wm. Lindsey bought from Robert Chapman of Halifax Co. 125 acres on west side of Rocky Swamp. A Wm. Lindsey was a wit., signing his name (Halifax DB 9, p. 961). Because of the preceding deed in Jan. of the same year, the man signing here may be a younger William, who had come of age by this year. 11 April 1763: Leonard Lindsey was a chain carrier for the survey by Joseph Kimball of 530 acres in Granville Co., both sides Reedy Fork of Anderson's swamp, adj. Bartholemew Kimball. Wits. were George Martin and Philemon Hawkins (Granville Pat. Bk. 11, 1871, p. 429). 2nd Tuesday in November, Bute Co. court minutes show Joseph Lindsey among those ordered to maintain a road from the Cypress to Ferrill's Bridge. On 2 Sept. 1769, Wm. Lindsey wit. the deed of John Huckaby to George Passmore in Halifax Co. (DB 8, p. 508). The deed notes that the land adj. Samuel Huckaby. 15 May 1771, Bute Co., NC, court minutes show a deed from Leonard Lindsey to Joseph Rowland proven by West Harris. The William in Halifax Co. had died by 28 July 1772, when William, Joseph, and John Lindsey of Halifax sold to Jesse Weaver of Halifax 125 acres out of the patent to John Edwards on the west side of Rocky Swamp (Halifax DB 12, 211). The deed notes that the land was 125 acres west side of Rockey Swamp adj. the Spring Branch, Smiths Branch, and David Chapman. Witnesses were Thomas Wiggins, Henry Wiggins, and Edward Jordin. The deed recites that grantors "hath infallible estate of inheritance in fee simple . . . & hath full power and lawful authority to sell and dispose." It is not clear to me any Halifax records that these sons of William Lindsey remain in Halifax Co. from this point on. Tax records show the John Lindsey who married Mary Masterson, but not the sons of William Lindsey. 20 Nov. 1777, John Lindsey and Mary his wife sell 326 acres in Halifax out of a 1720 patent to George Gooding on Connara Swamp. The buyer is Richard Carney of Bertie Co. Both John and Mary sign. Witnesses are Charles Blanton, Giles Long, Reubin Norfleet (Halifax DB 13, 564). Since this John Lindsey has a wife Mary, he is likely the son of James Lindsey and Sarah Daniel, since that John is known to have married Mary Masterson. 24 Jan. 1778, John Lindsey buys from John Somerville, both Halifax, 688 acres on Great Creek adj. John Blanton and others (Halifax DB 13, 568). The Blanton reference makes me think this is John Lindsey with wife Mary Masterson. 3 Jan. 1779, John Lindsey buys from John Joseph Alston, both Halifax, 300 acres (Halifax DB 14, 726). The Alston reference makes me think this is John Lindsey with wife Mary Masterson - see 1782 deed. In a 5 May 2007 email to me, Ron Lindsay (ronlindsay@comcast.net) tells me that Nash County, NC DB 3-240 has a deed stating that William Linsey received a 300-acre land grant, from the state of NC Gov. Richard Caswell in Nash County, NC on November 10, 1779, apparently for his Revolutionary War services. This tract of land was located on the north side of Little Peachtree Creek, adjoining his own line, et al. Ron Lindsay notes, "Thus we can assume from this deed that William Linsey already owned other property on Little Peachtree Creek in Nash County, NC, prior to Nov. 10, 1779." 7 Oct. 1782: Willis Alston sells to John Lindsey, both Halifax, 23½ acres joining John Lindsey's present land, Charles Blanton and others. Wit. Are Henry Dawson, James Lindsey (Halifax DB 15, 1147). Evidently John Lindsey with wife Mary Masterson and their son James. Had Joseph Lindsey died by 7 Feb. 1785? A land entry by Ephraim Vaughn on 15 June 1778 date for 300 acres in Bute Co. on Little Peachtree Creek notes that the land had been caveated by Joseph Lindsey on 25 Aug. 1778, but that Lindsey had died when the warrant was issued 7 Feb. 1785 (Bute Co. Land Entries 1778-1779, 223, p. 49). 20 Feb. 1786: John Lindsey buys from Isaac Jackson and William Jackson, all of Halifax, 250 acres adj. Little Creek and Great Creek (Halifax DB 15, 1477). Halifax Co., NC, ct. order bk. minutes for Nov. 1789 show a John Lindsey appointed with Robert Green, John Green, and Henry Dawson to procession bounds in district 13 of the county (OB 1, p. 115). Halifax Co. OB minutes for May 1797 show John Lindsey Sr. and Jr. ordered to work on the road where Lewis Willis is overseer (OB 2, p. 112). The younger John was of age by Nov. 1796, when he appears in ct. minutes ordered to divide an estate. In the 5 May 2007 email to me from Ron Lindsay cited above, Ron Lindsay states that Robin Rankin Willis believes that Joseph Lindsey was married to Elizabeth, and that John Lindsey had wife Dinah.
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  Family	Mary (LINDSEY)
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