William Lindsey, Born 1794 in Kentucky, Died
1826 in Indiana
William Lindsey was born in Kentucky between 1790-1795
(Mona
Lindsey info. has 7-13-1794)
He married Nancy McCormick,
who was the daughter of John McCormick.
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p. 10-11 John McCORMICK
wife Ann
undivided 500 acres land in Clark Co. that I bought of William CROHAN to
sons
Samuel, Thomas, and James.
Daughter Sally CRAFORD (CRAWFORD?)
Dau. Jane and her children
Daughter Nancy LINDSEY
Sons John and Thomas (John married
Rebecca Findley, dau. of Abel and Rebecca Courtney Findley)
I'm guessing the will was written 1822-1824, as the ones
before and after it suggest.
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The Lindsey man who Nancy McCormick married was likely our William Lindsey.
Joshua Lindsey, William's father, lived on or near the McCormick farm in
present-day Jackson County in 1813:
"This unfortunate man, who lived on or near Mr. Findley's
late homestead place, had spent the night with a Mr.
Lindsey, - the family name of Mr. Findley's wife, who lived
on or near the McCormick place. As there were indications
of Indians in the morning, Lindsey dissuaded him from leaving for his home;
but as the day advanced, and the fall of the rain subsided, his fear
vanished and he determined to venture, and so mounting his beast and
shouldering his gun, he set out. He had gone but a short distance, when,
descending the steep bank of a little stream, or ravine now crossed by the
Brownstown and Seymour road, a few hundred yards west of the Findely farm
house, an Indian concealed in a hollow tree standing on the opposite bank,
fired upon him through an opening in the tree and shot him dead,- the ball,
if I remember right, striking him square in the forehead. He pitched head
long from his horse into the water, and his gun, which was probably carried
on his shoulder, was also pitched forward, muzzle-end downward and imbedded
in the soft mud, at the bottom of the ravine, then well filled with water;
and there it was found standing soon afterward , when his scalped remains
were found and taken away for burial.
"
Pg. 69
George Doom Killed and John Ketcham Wounded
" About the middle of March,1813, John Ketcham and Geo. Doom,
a militiaman from Harrison county, then on duty, went on an errand to
Johnson (Joshua?) Lindsey's,-
Lindsey having during the winter of 1812 removed from Ketcham's fort to his
farm some miles above. On their return home they were waylaid and fired on
by the Indians. Doom was killed, and Ketcham badly wounded with two balls.
When he reached the fort a messenger was sent to Vallonia for a
reinforcement. About twenty men under command of Lieutenant _______
proceeded to where Doom's corpse lay; after carrying it to Lindsey's,
William Ruddick, John Samuel, and Frederick Funk were detailed to bury the
dead, and remained at Lindsey's till next morning. The scout proceeded up
the country for miles without making any discovery of Indian signs, and
returned home. The fatigue party having completed the burial, the sun yet
an hour high, concluded that the Indians were all gone, and that they would
return to the fort. They had proceeded about three hundred yards when the
Indians, lying in ambush near their path, fired on them and wounded Ruddick
and Samuel, then retreated."
William Lindsey served as a juror on the first trial in Jackson County:
1886: History of Jackson County, Indiana. Brant and Fuller.
Pg. 565
THE first session of the Jackson Circuit Court was held at
Brownstown, and began on Monday, April 7, 1817. Hon.
David Raymond was present as presiding judge, and Leonard C.
Shewmaker and James McGee were his associates.
Pg. 566
The first trial shown by the records was one against John
Berry for obstructing the highway. He was found "not guilty"
by the following jury: William Flinn, John Ritter, Samuel Wil-
son, William Williams, Elisha Herold, John McCormick, Jr.,
Thomas Kinworthy, William Lindsey, Joseph Cox, James Huche-
son, John Parker and Peter Herrington; twelve good and lawful
men. This was the first petit jury of the county. Adam Miller,
Josiah Jenkins and John Milroy pleaded guilty to assault and
battery, and were fined $8, $3 and $1 respectively.
William Lindsey was a ranger in Capt. James Bigger's Company out of Clark
County, (which included Jackson Co. in 1812) Indiana in the War of 1812.
This is the same company that James Elliot, friend of John Lindsey (b. 1792),
served in. William appeared on a muster roll created by John Ketcham
(Joshua and family lived in Ketcham's Fort during the
winter of 1812).
This is from John Ketcham's reminiscences:
http://www.mimpickles.com/lindsey/group2/joshua/joshua_b_1770/jackson_co_in/ketcham_reminiscences.pdf
Pages 284-285
Captain James Bigger later moved to Owen Co., IN as did William
Lindsey:
http://mimpickles.com/lindsey/group2/joshua/joshua_b_1770/william/owen_co_history.pdf
Source: “A Texas Man’s Study of his Owen County Wilson-Lindsey-McCormick
Connection,” by Richard A. Crawford
Owen County History and Genealogy Published by the Owen County
Historical Society, Volume 8, Number 1, Winter 1999
Pages 12-13
John and Hudson McCormick were brothers of William Lindsey's wife, Nancy
McCormick. William's daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, married brothers
Daniel and Amos Ragsdale, who are mentioned in the article. Daughter Nancy
married William Wilson, who may have been related to Thomas Wilson, also
mentioned in the article. The article states that William Lindsey died
in the summer of 1826:
More on Captain James Bigger:
http://allendrake.com/elpasohistory/epstory/pgtx359.htm
BIGGER, Captain James and Elizabeth Hart (1797-1863) – James was born in 1791
in Ohio. He died in 1841 SE El Paso and is buried in old Clarksville Cemetery.
He was the son of John Bigger, a Virginian of Irish stock. James married a
Miss Stewart in Ohio who died soon thereafter. He then moved near Spencer,
Indiana, and there married Miss Elizabeth Hart who accompanied him to Illinois
in 1836, bringing a 16 year old son, Pleasant, with them.
Captain James Bigger had a company of militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe,
fighting under Colonel Bartholomew and General Harrison's over-all command.
Captain Bigger may also have accompanied Colonel Bartholomew when his militia
burned the Grand Kickapoo Village in West Twp., McLean County, Illinois in
1813. Both men were supporters of General Harrison, and both moved into
Illinois together, and are buried near each other in the old Clarksville
Cemetery. He remained a Whig politically. He is an ancestor of today's Bigger
family in this area.
Family Tree at Rootsweb.com about William Lindsey and Nancy McCormick:
Name: Nancy Louisa Lindsey
Sex: F
Birth: 14 JAN 1818 in Spencer, Owen, IN
Death: 8 JAN 1889 in Chariton,Lucas, IA
Father:
William Lindsey b: 1790 in KY
Mother:
Nancy McCormick b: 1795 in Brook County WV
Marriage 1
William Wilson
- Married: 1 AUG 1836 in Spencer, Owen, IN
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Name: Sarah Jane Lindsey
Sex: F
Birth: 23 JAN 1820
Death: 14 SEP 1889 in Newton, KS
Father:
William Lindsey b: 1790 in KY
Mother:
Nancy McCormick b: 1795 in Brook County WV
Marriage 1
Amos Ragsdale
- Married: 24 MAY 1838 in Daviess Co IN
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http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LINDSAY/2005-03/1112036374
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:59:34 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
From: "Susan Grabek"
<sgrabek@shastalink.k12.ca.us>
To: LINDSAY-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: William Lindsey married Nancy McCormick 1814, Jackson Co., Indiana
Hello everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me with this! I have yet another William
Lindsey that I believe belongs to my line, but I need to find proof. This
William was born in Kentucky around 1790, and he married Nancy McCormick (b
1795, in VA) in Jackson Co., Indiana about 1814. Nancy was the daughter of
John McCormick. William and Nancy were living in Owen Co., IN for the 1820
census. William died around 1828, and his widow got remarried, to Jesse
Peden in 1828.
I think that William was related to my Joshua Lindsey, who may have lived on
or near the McCormick farm in Jackson Co. at the time William married Nancy
McCormick. So if any of the following information looks familiar, please let
me know.
Children of William and Nancy were Elizabeth, b.1815 m. Daniel
Ragsdale;
Nancy Louisa, b.1818 m. William Wilson; Sarah Jane, b.1820
m. Amos
Ragsdale; William H., b.1824 m. Zerelda P_____.; Lucy Anne b.
1826;
Rebecca, b.1827; and possibly Martha.
William H. Lindsey, son of William and Nancy, b. 1824, married Zerelda P.
______. William was living in Owen Co. IN in 1850, in Linn Co., KS in
1860,
and in Labette Co., KS in 1880. He died sometime before 1900, probably
in
Labette Co. Between 1852 and 1860, William and his family lived in Iowa,
and 4 of his children were born there.
Children of William H. Lindsey and Zerelda P. were Draper A., b.1848 m.
Carrie Stone, Malissa, b. 1850: Nancy, b. 1852; William, b.1854 m. Mary
L.
_____ ; James, b.1855 m. Millie L. _____ ; Mary, b. 1856; Robert,
b.1858;
and possibly others.
Draper Alonzo Lindsey, son of William and Zerelda, b.1848, attended
Northwestern University. He was the Superintendent of Schools in Fargo,
ND.
He became an attorney, and was the Fargo city attorney for several years.
He married Carrie Stone in 1877. Draper died in Ramsey, MN, in 1925.
Children of Draper A. Lindsey and Carrie were Ralph A. b.1881 m. Ruby G.
_______; Marion M., b. 1883, and Gladys, b.1897. All 3 children were
born
in North Dakota.
Ralph A. Lindsey, son of Draper and Carrie, b.1881, lived in Minneapolis, MN
in 1930. He was involved in educational sales. He married Ruby G.
______.
Children of Ralph and Ruby are Dorothea G.; Melissa G.; Mary
C.; Ruth V.
Peter C.; John C.; David C.; Suzanne G.; and possibly more.
I am hoping to find verification of the parents and family of William
Lindsey, who married Nancy McCormick. Perhaps someone has knowledge of
some
of these descendants, or knows of a living male Lindsey descendant who would
be willing to participate in the DNA project.
Please let me know if you can help me identify this William. Thanks!
Susan Grabek
http://www.owen.in.us/owenhist/owen.htm
SEARCHABLE Early heads of Owen County families are often found in the
1819 Lister's (Assessor's) Book.
Try your luck [ H E R E
].
1819 Lister's Book (Assessor's)
State Tax (Property)
Anderson, William
Barnes, Hugh
Bray, Samuel
Beam, Daniel
Brinton, Adam
Bartholomew, Joseph
Bartholomew, John
Bray, Magor
Chambers, Elijah
Croy, Benjamin
Dunn, John
Freeland, Joseph
Hudson, John
Hart, Philip
Hughes, Fetter & (non residents)
Howe, Samuel
Johnson, David
Johnston, Ruban
Kirby, Richard
Latta, John
Lindsey, Jonathan
Linsey, William (William Lindsey)
Bullett, C. & E. (non residents)
Lyons, Jonathan
Lawrence, Levin
McNaught, Thomas
McDonald, William
McCormack, John (John McCormick)
Porter, Rachel
Skidmore, Joseph
Stansbury, Caleb
County Tax (Personal Property)
Alexander, Abner
Alexander, Alexander
Allen, Thomas
Anderson, Moses
Atha, James
Baker, William
Bartholomew, John
Beem, Daniel
Beem, Neely
Bigger, James
Brinton, Adam
Bull, Thomas
Bush, Thomas
Cooper, Isaiah
Cooper, William
Chambers, Elijah
Croy, Benjamin
Cr--ton, James
Dunn, John
Evans, Andrew
Evans, Jesse
Ensley, Hugh
Edward, ---(Cauis?)
Fain, David
Fain, Samuel
Franklin, Joseph
Gregory, John
Hall, Samuel
Harris, Daniel
Hart, Philip
Harvey, Thomas
Hasket, John
Hicks, Moses
Hicks, Samuel
Hudson, John
Johnston, David
Johnston, John
Johnston, William
Jones, ----?
Kirby, Richard
Latta, John
Lindsey, William
Lukenbill, David
Matheny, Joshua
McBride, Alexander
McBride, Mary
McHenry, George
McIntire, Jacob
McNaught, John
McNaught, Robert
McNaught, Thomas
Mitchell, John
Morris, Richard
Parashall, John
Pater---, Robert
Porter, Rachel
Pugh, James
Rhodes, Joseph
Risley, Samuel
R--ch---,
Skidmore, Joseph
Smith, Thomas
Stansbury, Caleb
Steele, James
Teel, Peter
Terpin, Obediah
Thomas, David
Vaughn, Luke
1820 Census compared to 1820 Listers (Assessors) Book
Even better, try your luck
[ H E R E ]. If you
have a head of household in Owen Co. IN in the year 1820, he is surely going to
show up in this list.
The census used is Debbie Drescher's transcripton. The Listers Book was
transcribed from a copy of the original. The complete transcription of the
census can be purchased from Debbie Drescher; the copy of the Listers book can
be purchased from the Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society. See
Publications for Sale section of the Society's home page. Both the Census
transcription and the Listers Book give additional information. Since the census
taker and the Lister were different persons with different ideas as to the
spellling of names, the compiler of this study has used the most current
accepted spelling.
Found in census only (C)
Found in Listers only (L)
Able, Ferdinand
Alexander, Abner
Alexander, Samuel
Alexander, William (L)
Allen, Thomas
Aloway, Abraham
Amenroy, Benjamin (C)
Anderson, William
Atha, James
Baker, William
Barnes, Hugh
Bartholomew, Joseph (L)
Bartholomew, John
Beem, Mary
Beem, Daniel (L)
Beem, Neely
Beem, Enoch (L)
Bell, Benjamin
Bell, Isaac
Biggar, James (William's captain in ranger company)
Boals, William
Branen, Asa (C)
Bray, Sion (L)
Bray, Samuel (L)
Brinton, Adam (L)
Britton, Joseph
Bull, Thomas
Bush, Thomas
Chambers, Elijah
Clark, John (C)
Clark, Samuel
Cooper, Isiah
Cooper, William
Cowder, Nathan (C)
Crooks, Jacob (C)
Croy, Benjamin (L)
Crutchfield, James
Davis, John
Dunn, John
Eathey (Atha), James
Edwards, Caius
Ellett, Daniel
Ellett, George (C)
Espy, Hugh (L)
Evans, Andrew
Evans, Jesse
Evans, Samuel
Fain, David
Fain, Samuel
Franklin, Joseph
Freeland, Benjamin
Freeland, Joseph
Freeland, Thomas (L)
Galland, Isaac (C)
Galletely, James (L)
Gregory, James
Gregory, John
Hall, Daniel
Hambleton, George
Harris, Daniel
Harris, Samuel
Hart, Philip
Harvey, Thomas
Hasket, John (L)
Hawkins, William (C)
Hedges, Philip (C)
Henderson, Abraham
Henry, John (L)
Hicks, Moses
Hicks, Samuel
Huffman, John (C)
Hutson, John
Hutson, Thomas (C)
Jackson, Isaac (C)
Jackson, Samuel
James, James (C)
Johnston, Arthur
Johnston, David
Johnston, James
Johnston, John
Johnston, William
Jones, James
Jones, York
Jones, Berry (L)
Kelly, Joshua Sr.
Kelly, Joshua Jr.
Kelly, Nicholas (C)
Kirby, Richard
Kock, Arthur
Lamb, Adam
Latta, John
Latta, William
Light,Abner
Lindsey, William
Lukingbill, David
Martin, John
Matheny, Daniel (C)
Matheny, Joshua
McBride, Mary
McBride, Alexander
McDaniel, Reuben
McDonald, William
McGranahan, James (C)
McHenry, George
McIntire, Jacob
McNaught, John
McNaught, Robert
McNaught, Thomas
Milner, Joseph (L)
Milner, Robert
Mitchell, John
Moore, John (L)
Moore, Elijah (L)
Morris, Richard
Mull, Daniel
Nicholas,Andras (C)
Nicholson, William
Parisho, John (L)
Patterson,Robert (L)
Porter, Rachel (L)
Pugh, James
Rhodes, Joseph
Risley, Samuel
Russell, William (C)
Secress, Messer (L)
Skidmore, John
Skidmore, Joseph
Skidmore, William(L)
Smith, Thomas
Stansbury, Caleb
Steele, James A.
Steele, Jesse(L)
Steele, Ninien
Tarbutton, Eli
Teel, John
Teel, Peter
Teel, Samuel
Thomas, David
Tolbert, John(L)
Treat, John
Turpen, Obadiah
Vancamp, John
Vaughn, Luke
Ward, Luke
Waters, Elijah
Watson, William
Willaimson, Henry(C)
Wright, John(C)
Wyatt, Christopher(L)
Young, John(L)
This is from the 1820 census for Owen County. William had two males 26-45, 4 females under 10, and one female
age 26-45.
William died in 1826. Information about William's estate:
http://www.owen.in.us/owenhist/owen.htm
LAST FIRST RELN CIRC FOLDER LOCATION BOX#
Lindsey Martha Heir 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey Nancy Widow 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey Nancy Louisa Heir 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey Rebecca Heir 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey Sarah Jane Heir 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey William Dec'd 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
Lindsey William H. Heir 1838 Lindsey, Wm. Owen Co., IN 205
After William died, Nancy married Jesse Peden:
Source: Indiana genealogy : articles appearing in the Indianapolis Sunday star :
1st series beginning June 26, 1926 thru Jan. 25, 1931, 2nd series beginning April 5, 1931
thru Jan. 22, 1933. Alexandria, Ind.. unknown. 1976.
Jesse Peden was found on pages: 214
This is an article about Jesse Peden and his marriage to Nancy Lindsey, daughter of John McCormick.
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Record
about
Lindsy
| Name: |
Nancy Lindsy |
| Spouse Name: |
Jesse
Peden |
| Marriage Date: |
22 Sep 1828 |
| Marriage County: |
Clark |
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| Source Title 1: |
Clark County, Indiana |
| Source Title 2: |
Marriage Records 1825-1854 & January 1855 Books A- |
| Source Title 3: |
Part I Index of Grooms Part II Index of Brides Com |
| Book: |
C |
| OS Page: |
13 |
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William Hudson Lindsey, son of William and Nancy McCormick Lindsey:
William Hudson Lindsey was living in Gosport, Owen County in 1850 for the census. He is listed as
W H Lindsey age 26. Wife is Z P Linsey age 23. Children are D A Linsey age 2, M. J. Linsey,
age 3 months. Also living with them was M A Peaden, age unknown.It has two digits, the
last one is an 8.
This (below) is a land grant for William Hudson Lindsey, probably named after Hudson McCormick,
a brother of Nancy McCormick.
William Hudson Lindsey's son, Draper A. Lindsey:
http://www.fargo-history.com/people/lindsey.htm
Draper A. Lindsey was born in Fairfax, Indiana on June 1, 1848. After
graduating form Northwestern University of Illinois in June of 1873, Lindsey
went to Plainview, Minnesota, where he served as superintendent of schools for
seven years. He moved to Fargo in 1880 and served as superintendent of schools
for two years before beginning the study of law in 1884 under Stone & Newman.
He passed the bar in 1885 and practiced law in the firm of Stone & Newman
until starting his own law practice in January 1887. He served as Fargo city
attorney for two years.
Draper
married Carrie A. Stone, a Minnesota native, in 1877, and they had three
children.
Minnesota Death Index,
1908-2002 Record
about
Draper Alonzo Lindsey
| Name: |
Draper Alonzo
Lindsey |
| Death Date: |
23 Sep 1925 |
| Death County: |
Ramsey |
| State File Number: |
025046 |
| Certificate Number: |
025046 |
| Certificate Year: |
1925 |
| Record Number: |
439424 |
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1900 United States Federal
Census Record
about
Draper A Lindsay
| Name: |
Draper A
Lindsay |
| Home in 1900: |
Fargo Ward 3, Cass, North Dakota |
| Age: |
59 |
| Estimated birth year: |
abt 1841 |
| Birthplace: |
Indiana |
| Race: |
White |
| Relationship to head-of-house: |
Head |
| Occupation: |
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