John Lt. Col. Lindsey

1742 - 1795  (53 years)

• Name	John Lt. Col. Lindsey
  Birth	01 Jan 1742	, Frederick, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Aug 1795	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I23657	Master
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Col. John Matthew Lindsey,   b. 1700, , Frederick, Virginia, USA d. 6 Sep 1787, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Alice Crosson,   b. 1706, , Frederick, Virginia, USA d. 1808, , Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	1724	, Frederick, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F6205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 Jan 1742 - , Frederick, Virginia, USA Death - 11 Aug 1795 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Lindsey, Jr. was born ca. 1735-1740 in Frederick Co., VA, the son of John Lindsey, Sr. and his wife, Alce. John moved from Virginia with his parents and brothers, James, Thomas, and Samuel to Newberry Co., SC ca. 1770.John Lindsey, Jr. served in the Revolutionary War as a captain and colonel. The pension records of many veterans name Col. John Lindsey as their commanding officer. Among the battles John fought in was the Battle of Stono Ferry in June of 1779. John's brothers James, Thomas, and Samuel were also present at the battle, and afterwards the four Lindsey brothers carried off an American field piece that had been left on the battlefield. Seebelow for more about the military career of Col. John Lindsey. Col. John Lindsey served as a Newberry Co. court justice from 1786 - 1790. He also served as a South Carolinalegislator. John Lindsey lived in the Long Lane area near Kings and Indian Creeks in northern Newberry County. Col. Lindsey first received a grant for 200 acres of land in Newberry Co. in 1774. He amassed a large quantity of land, and he owned several slaves. One of Col. John Lindsey's tracts of land on the Saluda River became a source of controversy among his heirs. The litigation over the parcel has provided some valuable information about the family of John Lindsey. According to family records, John Lindsey Jr. married Elizabeth Humphrey, and they had seven children: Alce, Caleb, Joshua, Humphrey, James, John, and Elizabeth. Of these children, Elizabeth and Joshua died in childhood. Col. John Lindsey's wife Elizabeth, may have married a second time. An 1817 deed that mentioned the dower of the widow of Col. John Lindsey indicates that Elizabeth Lindsey may have married a second time.