The Group 2 Lindsey family of Lawrence County,
Tennessee had migrated there from adjoining Maury County about
1818. Earlier, the family had been in
Laurens County, South Carolina (ca. 1774 - 1800).
The Lindsey family in Lawrence County consisted of Hannah
Lindsey, widow of Ezekiel Lindsey, and her children.
Ezekiel Lindsey, b. ca. 1775, had died in nearby Maury County,
Tennessee in 1808, and his widow, Hannah, moved to Lawrence
County, settling in the area of Knob Creek. Some of the
children of Ezekiel Lindsey's presumed brother, Edward
Lindsey, b. ca. 1775, who died in 1814, also moved to Lawrence
County. Edward Lindsey's widow, Catherine, remained in
Maury County.
For more information about the Maury County,
Tennessee Lindsey's, see the web page about the Lindsey's of
Laurens County. Also, refer to "The Lindsey's of
Maury County, Tennessee," by William Thorndale, which can be
downloaded on the
Literature Page. These Lindsey's had lived in
Laurens County, South Carolina from about 1774 to 1800.
Most of them migrated from Laurens County to Georgia, and then
they moved into Maury County, Tennessee about 1807.
It is nearly impossible to separate and
identify the children of Ezekiel and Edward Lindsey, who both
died at an early age. The 1808 probate record for
Ezekiel Lindsey did not name any children, and to date, no
probate record has been found for Edward Lindsey, who was put
to death by a firing squad in 1814 for inciting a mutiny in
his military company. Click here for more about Edward
Lindsey.
The 1800 census for Laurens County, South
Carolina showed that Ezekiel and Hannah Lindsey had two young
sons, and that Edward and Catherine Lindsey had one young
daughter. The two young sons of Ezekiel Lindsey were
most likely Starling and Alexander (Elliot) Lindsey, who both
married before 1820.
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