John LINDSAY, Sr.

Abt 1730 -

• Name	John LINDSAY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1730	of Ireland [now Northern Ireland]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	24 Dec 1766	Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland]
  	on the ship "Earl of Hillsborough"
  Immigration	19 Feb 1767	Charleston District [now Charleston County], SC
  	on the ship "Earl of Hillsborough"
  Reference Number	LRHK-D4Q
  Notes	(1) John LINDSAY. Sr. and Thomas LINDSAY, Sr. are shown here as brothers of each other, although the compiler has found no conclusive proof of such relationship. They seem to have been closely related because they were contemporararies of each other, had the same surname, immigrated to Charleston District [now Charleston County], SC on the same date on the same ship, and settled in the same area. (2) Susan Grabek <https://mimpickles.com/lindsey/south_carolina/abbeville/abbeville.htm>: In 1767, Thomas Lindsay arrived in Charleston, South Carolina from Ireland on the ship "Earl of Hillsborough", along with his wife Elizabeth (age 35), and children named Agnes (age 13), Elizabeth (age 4), James (age 3), and Thomas (age 1). Additionally, a daughter named Arabella was born in Charleston in 1767, while Thomas Lindsey was awaiting a grant of land. Also on the ship was John Lindsey and wife Agnes (age 35), and children named John (age 7), Robert (age 5), and Elizabeth (age 3). Other Lindsay's on the ship were Samuel (two were listed as petitioning for land, but only one got a grant, so maybe there was only one Samuel), and Isabella. Henry Linden and Arabella Linder were also listed on the ship. Perhaps this was Henry Lindsay, who received a grant for land on Long Cane Creek in 1767. Arabella may have been Henry's wife. Some family information states that Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of James Ellis, was also on the ship. There was a James Ellis listed onboard, but the only other Ellis listed was Isabell, age 25. Perhaps this was Isabelle Lindsay Ellis, wife of James. The Lindsay's aboard the ship who petitioned for land were successful in receiving grants. Thomas Lindsay's grant was for 400 acres on Long Cane Creek, in the southern part of modern day Abbeville County, while John Lindsay received 250 acres on Clark's Creek, in the northern part of the county. Samuel and Isabella each received grants of 100 acres, indicating that they were single. Samuel and Isabella's land grants were close to John Lindsay, which means that they might have been older children of John, who were able to get land grants in their own names. Robert Lindsay received two land grants near John (1775). Henry Lindsay settled near Thomas Lindsay on Long Cane Creek, and he may have been related, too. James Ellis received a grant for 150 acres on Clark's Creek. The plat map shows that James Ellis's land adjoined that of John Lindsay, so it seems that Isabelle Ellis might have been a Lindsay by birth. . . . I don't know if there are any source records that can prove if John and Thomas Lindsey were brothers, but they seem to have been closely related because they were on the same ship, and they settled in the same area. Henry, Samuel, and Isabella Lindsay seem also to have been related because they settled nearby. . . . There was one John Lindsey on the 1790 census in Abbeville County, but he appears to have been living in the northern part of the county, where the family of John Lindsey (wife Agnes) settled in 1767. There were 3 males over sixteen in John's home, as well as 3 females, so he does not seem to have been a young man just starting out on his own. This seems to have more likely been the same John Lindsay who received land in 1767, with some of his children still living with him. This John Lindsay had a son named John who would have been 30 in 1790. There is some information that states that John Lindsey, b. ca. 1770, was the son of Samuel Lindsey. Samuel Lindsey did have several males in his home in 1790, and one might have been John. (3) Richard K. MacMaster, "They Came Through Charleston," in Ulster Roots, August-September 2002 <https://www.electricscotland.com/familytree/magazine/augsep2002/ulster_roots.htm>: The Earl of Hillsborough sailed for South Carolina from Belfast on Christmas Eve 1766. She reached Charleston February 19, 1767 "with two hundred and thirty protestant settlers, encouraged by the large bounty given by this province, and the success their countrymen have met with in their several settlements here." (South Carolina and American General Gazette, February 20, 1767.) William Beatty, as agent, advertised that he would be in three market towns, Lurgan, Ballynahinch, and Dromore, each a few miles from the other in Co. Down, every week to meet with potential passengers. Many passengers on this ship probably came from in or near those three towns.
  Person ID	I45841	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	--- LINDSAY
  Family ID	F19706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes (LINDSAY),   b. Abt 1732, of Ireland [now Northern Ireland]
  Children	1. John LINDSAY, Jr.,   b. Abt 1760, of Ireland [now Northern Ireland]   2. Robert LINDSAY,   b. Abt 1762, of Ireland [now Northern Ireland] d. 1834 (Age ~ 72 years)   3. Elizabeth LINDSAY,   b. Abt 1764, of Ireland [now Northern Ireland]
  Family ID	F19707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024