Samuel
Lindsey's Family Land Records
Court Records
Census Records Probate Records
Military Records
Samuel Lindsey was born in Frederick Co., VA
ca. 1745-1750, the son of John Lindsey
Sr. and his wife, Alce. Samuel moved to Newberry
Co., South Carolina with his family ca. 1770. Among
those making the move were Samuel's parents and his brothers,
John Jr., James,
and
Thomas.
Samuel was probably the youngest son of John
and Alce Lindsey. Unlike his three brothers, Samuel did not appear in any records in Frederick Co., indicating that he was a minor when his family moved to South Carolina. It was stated stated on his Revolutionary War pension application that Samuel had
lived in South Carolina since his infancy. Samuel
Lindsey first purchased land on Kings
Creek in 1788. He also received 193 acres on Kings Creek
from his father, John Lindsey Sr., who
willed the land to Samuel in
1783.
Samuel married Elizabeth Ford, the daughter
of James Ford. Samuel and Elizabeth had children named
Wade, Thomas, John, Esther, Alce, Mary, and Drucilla. Click
here for more about Samuel Lindsey's
family.
Samuel Lindsey was a soldier in the South
Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. He served
as a private under his brothers Col. John Lindsey and
Capt. Thomas Lindsey. Samuel was involved in the Battle of
Hanging Rock in 1780. He was wounded in the Siege of
Ninety-Six in 1781. Samuel also served in a campaign
against the Cherokee Nation in 1782. Samuel
Lindsey received a pension for
his military service.
Samuel Lindsey served as the Ordinary of the
Newberry District Court from 1799 to 1815. He also
operated a tavern in Newberry Village, and he was said to have
been a heavy drinker. Samuel suffered a stroke in 1815,
which caused him to lose the ability to speak, and he also
lost the use of his limbs. He resigned his office in November of 1815. Though he lived until circa 1829,
Samuel never recovered from the effects of the stroke.
In 1818, he signed (with an x) a document
giving his wife Elizabeth the power to enter legal
transactions as a femme sole. Though Samuel outlived his
wife, the property they had owned together was divided as part
of her 1827 probate.
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Samuel Lindsey owned several parcels of
land on Kings Creek, including the tract, shown to the
left. This acreage was first granted to Abel
Anderson in 1768. The map to the right shows the
approximate location of the Lindsey's in Newberry Co. |
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Image reproduced with permission from the South Carolina
Archives:
http://167.7.33.100/onlinearchives/search.aspx
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Map above modified from
David Rumsey
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1845 map of SC by Sidney Morse |
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Deeds
Note: All of the following deeds were abstracted from
microfilm obtained from the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book B,
pg. 117. 26 & 27 Jan 1788: (Lease and release): Abel
Anderson Sr. of the settlement of Kings Creek, Newberry
County, to Samuel Lindsey of same, 250 acres in the fork
between Broad & Saluda Rivers on a branch called Kings Creek,
waters of Enoree, adj. said Anderson, Samuel Clowny & granted
to Abel Anderson 29 April 1786, recorded in Book CCC, page 99.
Signed Abel Anderson. Witnesses: Rosanah Anderson, Caleb
Lindsey, John Lindsey Jr., James Lindsey. Recorded 17 July
1792.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book A,
pg. 1116. 31 May 1788: Samuel Lindsey & Elizabeth
his wife of Newberry County to Charles Crenshaw of same, 193
acres on Kings Creek, part of tract granted to George Wiles 27
Aug 1751 conveyed by said Geo Wiles to Isaac Pennington &
willed by Isaac Penington to his daughter Charity, being the
wife of Charles King & conveyed by Charles King & Charity to
John Lindsey Jr., and by John Lindsey Jr. to John Lindsey Sr.,
then to his son Samuel Lindsey. Signed Samuel Lindsey,
Elizabeth Lindsey. Witnesses: Thos Williams, Caleb Lindsey,
Geo Wells. Proved in Newberry County by the oath of Thos
Williams 8 June 1790 before Robert Rutherford, J.P. Recorded 7
June 1791.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C,
pg. 465. 3 & 4 Feb 1791: (Lease and release): Jesse Tate
to Samuel Lindsey and William Waddleton, 396 acres on north
side Saluda river adj. William Anderson. Signed James Tate.
Witnesses: James Tate Jr., Samuel Tate, Caleb Lindsey.
Recorded 2 Oct. 1795.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book B,
pg. 728. 12 Sept 1792: Samuel Clowney of Union County,
Pinckney District, SC, to Samuel Lindsey of Newberry County,
100 acres granted to Samuel Clowney 6 April 1768 on a small
branch of Kings Creek, adj. Gabriel Anderson, John Lindsey,
recorded in Book DDD, page 42. Signed Samuel Clowney.
Witnesses: James Campbell, James Lindsey, John Anderson.
Recorded 30 May 1794.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book B, pg. 114.
26 & 27 Jan 1792 (Lease and release): John Lindsey
Esq, to Samuel Lindsey,150 acres, part of 209 acres granted to
said John Lindsey 2 Oct 1786 near Long Lane adj. Samuel
Lindsey, William Wilson, Gabriel Anderson & William Hamilton,
granted, recorded in Book MMM, page 625. Signed John Lindsey.
Witnesses: William Irby, James Lindsey, Ab'm Lindsey. Recorded
17 July 1792.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 61. 1 Dec 1793:
Samuel Lindsey & Jacob Frost, to Peter Braselman, 5 acres on a
branch of Kings Creek, part of 209 acres sold by John Lindsey
to Jacob Frost. Signed Samuel Lindsey, Jacob Frost. Witnesses:
Charles Crenshaw, John Ellis, Rob't Powell. Recorded 27 Jan
1795.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 702. 19 & 20 June
1795 (Lease and release): Samuel Lindsey, gent, & Elizabeth
his wife, to George Lathem, 100 acres in the fork between
Broad and Saluda Rivers on a small branch of Kings Creek adj.
Gabriel Anderson, granted 6 April 1768. Signed Saml Lindsey.
Witnesses: Wm. Satterwhite, Saml Kelly Sr.., Thomas Brooks.
Recorded 9 May 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 912. 21 July
1796: Samuel Lindsey of Newberry County to William Craig,
Esquire, 150 acres on Kings Creek, part of tract granted to
Abel Anderson 29 April 1768. Signed Saml Lindsey. Witnesses:
Fred Nance, James Campbell. Recorded 14 Nov 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 909. 24 Oct
1796: Samuel Lindsey to Michael McKie of Edgefield County, one
half or moiety of several lots, houses, barns, gardens, etc.,
numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 occupied by said Lindsey and James
Campbell, also one half of two lots called Cobbs Lots. Signed
Saml Lindsey. Witnesses: Wm Satterwhite, Thomas Chappel,
William Mackie. Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey,
relinquished dower 25 Oct 1796. Recorded 12 Nov 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 930. 29 Nov 1796:
George Latham to Samuel Lindsey, 100 acres on a small branch
of Kings Creek, part of land of Gab’l Anderson. Signed George
Latham. Witnesses: Wm. Satterwhite, Geo Wells. Recorded 30 Nov
1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book D-2, pg. 203. 29 Nov
1796: Samuel Lindsie of Newberry County to William Ragland of
same, tract on Kings Creek granted to Samuel Clowney 6 April
1768, part of tract of 100 acres. Signed Saml Lindsey.
Witnesses: Wm Satterwhite, George Wells. Proved by the oath of
Geo Wells 28 July 1797 before Edw'd Finch, J.P. Elizabeth
Lindsey (X) relinquished dower 18 Aug 1797 before. L. Casey,
J.N.C. Recorded 4 Jan 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book D-2, pg. 408. 21 April 1798:
William Craig to Samuel Lindsey, 150 acres on Kings Creek,
part of tract granted to Abel Anderson 9 April 1768. Signed W.
Craig. Witnesses: John McMorris, David Reed, Major T. Hall.
Recorded 5 June 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book D, pg. 10. 13 Aug
1798: Samuel Lindsey of Newberry County to Nathan Anderson of
same, 150 acres on waters of Kings Creek granted to Jacob
Anderson,. Signed Samuel Lindsey. Wtinesses: Wm. Satterwhite,
Fred Nance, J.P. Recorded 13 Aug 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book E, pg. 146. 1799:
Samuel Lindsay to Robert Spence, 141 acres, part of tract
granted to Abel Anderson for 250 acres on a branch of Kings
Creek, waters of Enoree River in 1799. Signed Saml Lindsey,
Witnesses: Wade Lindsey, George Harbert. Elizabeth Lindsey
(X), wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished dower 19 April 1800.
Recorded 2 May 1801.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book E, pg. 162. 10 Mar. 1801:
Michael McKee to Samuel Lindsay, one half of several lots,
number 27, 28, 29, and 30, occupied at present by John
Anderson formerly occupied. by Samuel Lindsey and James
Campbell in Company, also the other have of said lotts, known
by the name of Cobb's lotts, in the village of Newberry,
conveyed by Samuel Lindsey to said Michael McKee by deed 24
Oct 1796, recorded in Book C, page 909. Signed Michael McKee.
Witnesses: Jos Goodman, John Summers. Proved by the oath of
Joseph Goodman 10 March 1801 before J. R. Brown, Q.U. Recorded
5 May 1801.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book E,
pg. 263. 14 Oct 1801: Samuel Lindsey and William
Satterwhite to Richard Gauntt and Samuel Farrow, 1/4 acre in
the village of Newberry at the northeast corner of the public
ground adj. John McMorris. Signed Samuel Lindsay, Wm.
Satterwhite, Witnesses: Fred Nance, Young John Harrington.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book G,
pg. 42. 18 Dec 1801: Samuel Lindsey to Charles
Crenshaw, 116 acres, part of tract granted to John Lindsey and
conveyed to Samuel Lindsey, on waters of Kings Creek adj.
Gabriel Anderson, William Ragland, formerly Samuel Clowney,
Samuel Lindsey, William Hamilton, Charles Crenshaw. Signed Saml
Lindsey. Witnesses: Robert Spencer, Isaac Lindsey, Edwd
Finch. Recorded 26 Sept 1804.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book H,
pg. 271. 15 Oct 1802: William Satterwhite and
Samuel Lindsey to Simon T. Sherman of City of Charleston, lot
formerly owned by Lindsey and Campbell, bought of John Coate
in the village of Newberry. Signed William Satterwhite,
Samuel Lindsey. Witnesses: Daniel Thweatt, Fred Nance.
Elizabeth Lindsey (X), wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished
dower 15 Oct 1802. Recorded 12 June 1806.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book G, pg. 302. 3 Apr. 1805: Nebo
Gauntt to Samuel Lindsey, Esquire, tract on Bush River, 150
acres, part of tract granted to Jacob Brooks for 550 acres, 3
April 1805. Signed Nebo Gaunt. Witnesses: P. B. Waters, Wade
Lindsey. Recorded 19 July 1805.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book H,
pg. 272. 1806: 12 June 1806: Simon T. Shearmon
and Samuel Lindsey of Newberry District for $500 to John
Johnston of Chester District, lot formerly owned by Lindsey
and Campbell, bought of John Coate in the village of Newberry.
Signed Simon T. Shearmon, Samuel Lindsey. Witnesses: Daniel
Thweatt, Fred Nance. Esther Shearmon, wife of Simon F.
Shearmon, relinquished dower 12 June 1806 before J. McKibbin,
J.Q. Proved by the oath of Frederick Nance 12 June 1806 before
J. McKibbin, J.Q. Recorded 12 June 1806.
Newberry
Co., SC Deed Book J, pg. 77. 29 Oct. 1808:
Samuel Lindsey to Simon T. Sherman,
85 acres on Bush River originally granted to Jacob
Brooks. [Plat shown on page 77, description says it is part of
a 158 acre tract that Nebo Gauntt had sold to Samuel Lindsey.
(See Deed Book G, Pg. 302). Samuel Lindsey’s land is shown
adjacent on the plat.] Signed Sam'l Lindsey.
Witnesses: Benjamin (?) Daugherty, Thomas Lindsey Junr, Samuel Daugherty. Proved by the oath of Thomas
Lindsey Jr. 29 Mar. 1809. Recorded 8 Apr. 1809. Page
626: Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished
her dower 12 Jan. 1811. The plat is
shown below.
Deeds concerning slaves:
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C,
pg. 635. 14 Oct 1794: Thomas Lindsey of Newberry
County to Samuel Lindsey of same, for £425 SC money, Nerow,
Toney, Lambrit, Sambow, Andrew, all men slaves; Debro and
Dinah, negro women; George a male child about 9 years old and
Pat a girl child about 5 years old, Molly a girl child about
10 years old. Thomas Lindsey (Seal), Wit: J. R. Brown, J.N.C.
Recorded 6 Feb 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book D-2, pg. 384. 14 May
1798: Samuel Lindsey of Newberry County, captain, for £470,
to Thomas Lindsey
of same, Nerow, Toney, Lambert, Sambo, Andrew, all men slaves,
Debio and Diner, wenches, George a boy about 13 years old, Pat
a girl about 9 years old, Molly a girl child about 6 years
old, and a girl child about one year and a half old. Signed
Saml Lindsey. Witnesses: Thomas Stark, John McMorries. Proved
by the oath of Capt. Thos. Stark 14 May 1798 before John
Speak, J.P. Recorded 16 May 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book F, pg. 105. 14 Aug
1800: Samuel Lindsey, for $5,589 to Thomas Lindsey, negroes
Nero, Toney, Lambert, Sambow, Andrew, all men slaves, Deborah
and Dinah women, George a male children about 9 years old, Pat
a girl child above 5 years old, Molly a girl child about 3
years old. Signed Saml Lindsey. Witness: Fred Nance. Recorded
7 June 1803.
Court Records
The following information is from
Newberry County, South Carolina Minutes of the Country Court,
1785-1798, abstracted by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr.
Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC: 1977.
Reprinted 1999.
Pg.
13. June Court 1786: Samuel and James Lindsey were sued
by William Johnston over a debt.
Pg. 50. Sept. Court 1787: Samuel Lindsey, executor, presented
the Last Will & Testament of John Lindsey Sr. (dec'd) to be
recorded. The will was proved by the oaths of William
Hamilton and Thomas Dugan. It was recorded in Will Book
A, pg. 8.
Pg. 55: Sept. Court 1787: Samuel Lindsey
took the oath of Executor over the Rights & Credits of James
Ford (dec'd). It was ordered that Letters Testamentary
be issued to Samuel.
Pg. 94. Mar. Court 1789: Samuel Lindsey was allowed
costs for ten days attendance as a witness for Levi Anderson
at the suit of Robert Johnston.
Pg. 100. June Court 1789: Samuel Lindsey sued Rebecca
Anderson, in detinue. The suit was dismissed with the
defendant paying the costs.
Pg. 103. June Court 1789: Letters of Administration were
granted to Gabriel Anderson over the estate of Joseph
Hogg (dec'd). Samuel Lindsey, James Strother, Levi
Anderson, and Abraham Anderson were appointed to appraise the
estate. John Lindsey, Esq., was appointed to qualify the
appraisers.
Pg. 111. Sept. Court 1789: Samuel Lindsey was a juryman.
Pg. 163. Feb. Court 1792: Jacob King sued Samuel Lindsey
and Richard Speake over a debt. The defendants agreed to
pay a note with interest over a nine month period.
Pg. 167. Feb. Court 1792: Samuel Lindsey sued Angle Stockman
over an attachment. The suit was dismissed with the
plaintiff paying the costs.
Pg. 197. May Court 1793: Samuel Lindsey was one of a group of
men ordered to lay out a road from Brasilman's store to the
courthouse.
Pg. 206. July Court 1793: Samuel Lindsey and Richard
Tear were appointed overseers of the road from Brasilman's
store to the courthouse.
Pg. 217. Feb . Court 1794: Samuel Clowney sued Samuel
Lindsey over a debt. The case was continued by consent
of the parties.
Pg. 221. May Court 1794: Samuel Lindsey had been called
before the Grand Jury to report on the road from Brasilman's
store to the courthouse. He reported it was in good
repair.
Pg. 225. July Court 1794: Samuel Lindsey served on
the Grand Jury.
Pg. 226. July Court 1794: Samuel Lindsey and James
Campbell were permitted to keep a tavern at their house near
the courthouse for one year. James Riley and Michael
Gore were securities.
Pg. 228. July Court 1794: Samuel Clowney vs.
Samuel Lindsey. Samuel Lindsey agreed to pay the debt he
owed with a stay of execution of four months.
Pg. 238. Feb. Court 1795: Samuel Lindsey was on the Grand
Jury.
Pg. 243. Feb. Court 1795: Samuel Lindsey served as
foreman of a jury on two cases - the State vs. Joseph Goodman
and the State vs. Samuel Benjamin.
Pg. 244. Feb. Court 1795: Samuel Lindsey sued Thomas W.
Waters over a debt. Samuel Lindsey won, with the
defendant paying the costs of the suit only.
Pg. 250. July Court 1795: Samuel Lindsey served on
the Grand Jury.
Pg. 253. July Court 1795: William Satterwhite sued
Samuel Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey, and Godfrey Adams over a debt.
Each defendant paid his own cost.
Pg. 260. Feb. Court 1796: Samuel Lindsey served on the
Grand Jury.
Pg. 265. Feb. Court 1796: Samuel Lindsey was sued by Brasilman & Co. over a debt. He was allowed a stay of
execution of six months.
Pg. 267. Feb. Court 1796: Samuel Lindsey and James
Campbell were sued by William Ragland, and in a separate suit,
by William Gary. In separate suits Samuel Lindsey was
sued by Samuel Benjamin and George Selby. James Eddins
sued Samuel Lindsey and Pennington King. Samuel Lindsey
sued Philemon Waters.
Pg. 274. July Court 1796: Henry Crick sued Samuel
Lindsey over a debt and won. Samuel Lindsey's suit
against Philemon Waters was dismissed due to the death of the
defendant.
Pg. 277. July Court 1796: William Ragland won his
suit against Samuel Lindsey and James Campbell. George
Selby won his suit against Samuel Lindsey, who received a stay
of execution on one month. Samuel Benjamin's suit
against Samuel Lindsey was continued.
William Gary, Ind'see of Jacob King and James Lindsey, won his
suit against Samuel Lindsey and James Campbell. The
defendants received a stay of execution of three months.
Pg. 278. July Court 1796: James Eddins won his
suit against Samuel Lindsey and Pennington King. The
defendants won a stay of execution of two months.
Pg. 279. July Court 1796: John Price sued Samuel
Lindsey and William Strawther. The defendants lost.
Pg. 280. July Court 1796: James Shearer sued
Stephen and Mary Johnston. Upon a statement received by
Samuel Lindsey, the court ordered the case to be dismissed
with the plaintiff paying the costs.
Pg. 281. Oct. Court 1796: John James sued Samuel
Lindsey and won, with Samuel Lindsey paying all the costs of
the suit, plus the amount recovered by James.
Pg. 288. Feb. Court 1797: Henry Crick won his suit
against Samuel Lindsey, James Campbell, and John Speak.
The defendants received a three months stay of execution.
Pg. 291. Feb. Court 1797: Samuel Benjamin's suit
against Samuel Lindsey was continued. Samuel Lindsey's
suit against William Satterwhite was dismissed at the
plaintiff's cost.
Pg. 292. Feb. Court 1797: The court ordered the
case of Brasilman & Co. vs. Samuel Lindsey reinstated.
The court appointed John Speak and Edward Finch as
arbitrators to decide the case. If no award was made,
then the former decision was to stand.
Pg. 296. May Court 1797: Samuel Lindsey was a
member of the Grand Jury.
Pg. 300. July Court 1797: John Speak and Edward
Finch, arbitrators in the suit of Brasilman &
Co. vs. Samuel Lindsey, found
that the defendant was in debt to the plaintiff. The
plaintiff and the defendant were ordered to share the cost of
the suit.
Pg. 301. July Court 1797:
Samuel Lindsey was one of a group of men assigned to decide
the case of Lewis Hogg vs. Gabriel Anderson and others.
Pg. 304. July Court 1797:
Samuel Lindsey and Edmond Lindsey were among a group of men
assigned to decide the case of Alexander Bookter (assignee of
Robert Powell) vs. Esq. Hare.
Pg. 306. July Court 1797: The State vs. Michael Gore and
Samuel Lindsey, on an indictment. It was ordered that
Samuel Lindsey be released from recognizance by paying all
lawful costs.
Pg. 311. Feb. Court 1798: Samuel Lindsey served on the Grand
Jury.
Pg. 313. Feb. Court 1798: Samuel Lindsey was foreman of the
jury in the case of The State vs. David Cooper. This was
found to be a nonsuit.
Pg. 314. Feb. Court 1798:
Samuel Lindsey was foreman of the jury in the case of The
State vs. John Levingston. The jury found no bill, and
ordered the defendant to be discharged.
Pg. 322. July Court 1798: Samuel Lindsey served on the Grand
Jury.
Pg. 324. July Court 1798: Robert Spence vs. Nathan Anderson
and Samuel Lindsey. The plaintiff won the case.
Pg. 326. July Court 1798: Samuel Lindsey and Edmond Lindsey
were among a group of arbitrators who decided the case of
Alexander Bookter vs. Esq. Hare. The arbitrators found
for Bookter, and Hare was ordered to pay six pounds sterling.
Pg. 329: July Court 1798: Samuel Lindsey was among a group of
men assigned to decide the case of Lewis Hogg vs. Gabriel
Anderson and others (see July 1797). The arbitrators
found that 2/3 of the estate of Daniel Horsey should go to
Gabriel Anderson, and 1/3 of the estate should go to the heirs
of Abel Jones Horsey, dec'd. The parties were ordered to
share the costs of the suit.
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Misc. Court records:
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book
D-2, pg. 194. 18 Sept 1797: William Craig and
Robert Powell, arbitrators, and John McMorries, umpire, all of
Newberry County, mutually chosen by Captain Sam'l. Lindsey and
James Campbell to settle and finally determine all matters of
controversy, now after seriously perusing the books, notes &
other papers, to determine First that Samuel Lindsey is
indebted to James Campbell the sum of £9 s18 d6 sterling;
secondly that all debts, dues, and demands against the late
firm of Samuel Lindsey and James Campbell after said shall be
equally paid by the said parties; thirdly, that all bonds,
notes and book accompts now due to the said firm shall be
collected and be equally shared, dated 22 Sept 1797. Signed W.
Craig, Robt Powell, John McMorries. Recorded 4
Jan 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book M, pg. 201.
4 July 1818: Samuel Lindsey to his
wife Elizabeth Lindsey. This indenture made this fourth day
of July in the year of our lord eight hundred and eighteen.
Witnesseth that for the purpose of making Elizabeth Lindsey
the sole and separate dealer and trader as if she was a femme
sole and enabling her through the interaction of trustee and
trustees herein named hereafter, to hold possess and enjoy to
her sole and separate use such property money and effects as
she may acquire through sole and separate dealing and trading
and by her industry and also and in consideration of the sum
of one dollar by John Lindsey to Samuel Lindsey the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, I Samuel Lindsey do by these
presents make and constitute my wife the said Elizabeth a sole
and separate dealer and trader to all intents and purposes as
if she was femme sole and I hereby ? and agree with the said
John Lindsey that all the property money and effects which the
said Elizabeth Lindsey may acquire by her sole and separate
dealing and trading or by her industry or any manner
whatsoever shall legally vest in the said John Lindsey
interest to the sole and separate use and benefit to be
alienated and disposed of or otherwise as she may think
proper, with power to the said Elizabeth to remove the said
trustee and appoint others for the purpose aforesaid at her
pleasure and to make such changes alterations and dispositions
and to exercise such power and control over her sole and
separate property and to make such bargains and contracts
relative thereto as she may from time to time think for(?).
Witness our hands and seals the day above written. Signed
Samuel (X) Lindsey, John Lindsey. Witnesses: John Lindsey
Jr., Elsey Lindsey. Proved by John Lindsey Jr. 6 Oct. 1818.
Recorded 6 Oct. 1818.
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Coates,
Henry Captain Esq. received permission for marriage
1/9/1808 by Samuel Lindsay Esq., Ordinary of the Court to
marry Polly Long, daughter of Major Long Esq. The marriage was
performed 1/10/1808. This record was an encapsulated record
found in the Probate Office of Newberry Court House in the
year 2000.
Coates, Henry married Betty Long, daughter of
Captain Benjamin Long Esq. on 1/30/1803. The permission for
this marriage was given 1/25/1803 by Samuel Leitzsey, Ordinary
of the Newberry District Court. This record was an
encapsulated record found in the Probate Office of Newberry
Court House in the year 2000.
Note:
John W. Lindsey, a son of Caleb Lindsey, married Amelia
Coate, a daughter of Henry Coate. Amelia was born ca.
1805.
Probate Records

Elizabeth Lindsey died ca. 1827. Her probate papers
show that her son, John Lindsey of Bush River, was the
administrator of her estate. The names of Elizabeth's children
are known from the probate: Wade, Thomas, John, Esther, Alce,
Mary, and Drucilla. In 1828, Gerrard W. Johnson, the
husband of Elizabeth's daughter, Mary Lindsey Johnson,
petitioned the court to require John Lindsey, the
administrator of the estate, to make a distribution of shares
to the legatees (transcription below).
Source: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Newberry
Co. Estates, Box 62, Package 25. Elizabeth Lindsey, N. 235.
Copy reproduced from microfilm.
Click
here to download a PDF file of the probate papers (29
pages, about 2.4 Mb).
The State of South
Carolina In the
Ordinarys Office
Newberry District
To William Wilson Esquire Ordinary
of Newberry District. The petition of Gerard W. Johnson
and Mary his wife and of Jacob Sherman West an infant
whos ___ by G. W. Johnson his guardian.
That Elizabeth Lindsey, being
possessed of a considerable personal estate, departed
this life intestate leaving the following children and
grandchildren her surviving to wit Wade Lindsey, Esther
the wife of Isaac Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey, John Lindsey,
Alsea Lindsey and Mary the wife of G. W. Johnson – and
Young L. West, John West, Elizabeth the wife of Abram
Gilbert, and Jacob Sherman West the children of Drucilla
Decd daughter of the said Elizabeth. That
since the death of the said Elizabeth the said Alsea
Lindsey departed this life intestate leaving no issue
legally capable of inheriting her estate and leaving her
brothers and sisters and the children of the Decd
sister Drucilla her only heirs her surviving. That John
Lindsey administrator upon the personal estate of the
said Elizabeth, which greatly exceeds the debts of the
Decd
Wherefor your Petrs pray
that the said John Lindsey may be E__ed before you to
account touching his admn and that he may be
decreed to pay to your Petrs their respective
distributive shares of the estate of the said Elizabeth
and your Plts will pray
O’Neale & Harrington
Propetrs |

Samuel Lindsey died by 1829, when his estate was probated.
His estate consisted of little more than his accrued pension
payments. No legatees were named in the papers.
Source: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Newberry
Co. Estates, Box 77, Package 22. Samuel Lindsey. Copy
reproduced from microfilm.
Click
here to download a PDF file of the probate papers (8
pages, about 2.4 Mb).
Military Records

In 1820, Samuel Lindsey applied for a military pension for
his service in the Revolutionary War. At the time of his
pension application, Samuel's stroke had left him unable to
speak or use his limbs. Three men, Thomas McCrackin,
John Enloe, and John Speake (Samuel's nephew), made affidavits
about Samuel Lindsey's service during the Revolutionary War.
Their testimonies reveal that Samuel was a private, and that
he had served in the companies of his brothers, Col. John
Lindsey and Capt. Thomas Lindsey. Samuel was involved in
the Battle of Hanging Rock in 1780. He was wounded in
the Siege of Ninety-Six in 1781. Samuel also served in a
campaign against the Cherokee Nation in 1782. Samuel
Lindsey's pension request was granted.
Source: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and
History, Samuel Lindsay of Newberry District, petition and
supporting papers requesting a pension for his service in the
military during the American Revolution, RW2773. Copy
reproduced from microfilm. Click
here to download a copy of Samuel Lindsey's pension application (PDF
file, 14 pgs., about 7Mb).
Here is a transcription of Samuel Lindsey's
petition for a pension:
To the Honorable the president and members of the senate of
the State of South Carolina
The Humble petition of Samuel Lindsey of the district of
Newberry & state of South Carolina Sheweth that he is a
citizen of this state and has been so from Infancy. That he
is old, poor, and decreped. That he once possessed health and
affluence and shared all the honors of the confidence of his
fellow citizens and the benefits resulting from a competence
for all his wants and that of a family which he ever cherished
and held dear – but acknowledges that from negligence in his
affairs and placing too great confidence in his friends he has
been reduced to penuary and want at too late a period of life
even if the afflicting hand of providence had not have visited
him ever to reinstate himself, during the short time allotted
to human life. Added to this he further states to your
honorable body that for five years he has been bereft of
speech – of the use of his limbs from a stroke of the palsy –
and being deprived of property entirely and of course even the
common comforts of life and dependent on the efforts of an
aged & infirm wife for support. Your petitioner has been
reduced to appeal to the Legislature of his Country for that
support for declineing life which from his own improvidence in
early life and the afflicting hand of Providence in the
decline thereof he has been bereft for which support he
submits the following claims. It may be proper in the first
place to state that your petitioner during the Revolutionary
War, devoted nearly the whole of his time to the service of
his country as a private soldier in the militia of this state,
but from the lapse of time and the removal or death of most of
those aged veterans who toiled in the same cause your
petitioner has been unable to prove to your satisfaction the
extent of his services. But he submits herewith, what he has
been able to procure. To wit – the affidavits of Col. John
Speake – Thomas McCracken and John Enlow (which will be found
annexed to the petition to the Honble the House of
Representatives herewith sent-) all of whom he was only
partially engaged with during the war. Your petitioner on
those affidavits rests his claim with you under the belief and
hope, that while the state is rich in resources and in the
full enjoyment of the fruits of that government for which your
petitioner with thousands who have gone before him toiled and
bled – will not be suffered to perish for want of a morsel to
sustain life – at best he cannot agreeably to the course of
nature – remain long a tax on his country – he therefore
humbly prays your honorable body that he may be placed on the
pension list of this state with such an annual allowance as
will enable him to spend the evening of life free of want and
your petitioner as in duty bound will ever
pray.
his
Sam’l X Lindsey
mark
South Carolina
Newberry District
Personally appeared before me Thomas McCracken of the district
aforesaid and being duly sworn saith that he was acquainted
with Cap’n Samuel Lindsey of the District and state aforesaid
during the Revolutionary War; that he was in actual service
against the Cherokee Nation of Indians, under the command of
General Andrew Williamson, and served as a private in said
Expedition in the year 1775. This deponent sayeth that said
Lindsay served in the militia during the said Revolutionary
War, and of course was in all the engagements in that time,
and against the Indians. Our officers were Col. James
Williams, Major Downs, Cap’n Samuel Murray, Lieutenant Gerard
Smith and Thomas Dugan. This deponent further sayeth that
Cap’n Samuel Lindsey is afflicted with a dead Palsey, and
deprived of the use of his limbs and speech. Sworn to and
subscribed this 16th day of June 1820.
Before me
Rob Powell J.
P.
Thos. McCrackin
South Carolina
Newberry District
Personally appeared before me John Enlow who being duly sworn
on oath sayeth that he was acquainted with Captain Samuel
Lindsey of the District and State aforesaid during the
Revolutionary War – that he was in actual service – that he
was with the said Lindsey who was a private soldier – at the
siege of Ninety Six at which place the said Lindsey rec’d a
slight wound that he was also with him at the Engagement at
the hanging Rock – and at various other skirmishes in the
state - that John Lindsey commanded as Lieu’t Colonel – and
Thomas Lindsey commanded as Captain. And further that the
said Lindsey stands in need of the aid of government from
being very poor & afflicted with the dead palsy for some years
back so as to be entirely deprived of speech. Sworn to before
me this 19th June 1820.
Y. J. Harrington QN
John Enloe
South Carolina
Newberry District
Personally appeared before me Colonel John Speake of the
District aforesaid – and being duly sworn saith that he was
acquainted with Captain Samuel Lindsey of the District and
state aforesaid during the Revolutionary War – that that he
saw him in actual service as a private soldier – under Col.
Richardson he thinks in the year 1775 or 1776 – but cannot say
how long he served being himself too young to be in the
service at that time – In the year following this deponent
served in the same campaign with said Lindsey – against the
Cherokee Nation of Indians under the command of General Andrew
Williamson the Regiment to which we both belonged to was that
of Col. James Williams of the South Carolina Militia – the
company commanded by Cap’t Samuel Morrow, Lieutenant Gerrard
Smith & Thomas Dugan – cannot say the length of said campaign
but thinks about four months – we were engaged in a Battle for
the first – during that campaign at Lindley Fort – the second
engagement was on the Toogaloe River at a place called
Brasstown being the Indian name thereof – the third engagement
was at a place called Tomasse (sic – Tamassee) – better known
by the ring fight – the next place this deponent was actively
engaged with said Lindsey – was at the siege of Ninety six by
General Green – the Regiment of Militia to which he belonged
to as a private was that of Col. John Lindsey – company
commanded by Thomas Lindsey – from the raising of siege at
Ninety Six – until the close of the Revolutionary War.
Deponent believes he was actively engaged in the service –
from this deponent belonging to another regiment and often
meeting with and being engaged in skirmishes in different
parts of this state – this deponent further swears he is
acquainted with the situation of said Lindsey – that he is
worthy of – and stands in particular need of the support of
government – being not only very poor but afflicted with the
dead palsey – so as to render him quite helpless and deprived
entirely of the power of speech – sworn to and subscribed
before me this 5th June 1820.
Y. J. Harrington QN
John Speake
To the Honorable the speaker and members of the House of
representatives of the State of South Carolina.
The Humble petition of Samuel Lindsey of the district of
Newberry & State of South Carolina Sheweth that he is a
citizen of this state and has been so from Infancy. That he
is old, poor, and decreped. That he once possessed health and
affluence and shared all the honors of the confidence of his
fellow citizens and the benefits resulting from a competence
for all his wants and that of a family which he ever cherished
and held dear – but acknowledges that from negligence in his
affairs and placing too great confidence in his friends he has
been reduced to penuary and want at too late a period of life
even if the afflicting hand of providence had not have visited
him ever to reinstate himself, during the short time allotted
to human life. Added to this he further states to your
honorable body that for five years he has been bereft of
speech – of the use of his limbs from a stroke of the palsy –
and being deprived of property entirely and of course even the
common comforts of life and dependent alone on the efforts of
an aged & infirm wife for support. Your petitioner has been
induced to appeal to the Legislature of his Country for that
support for declineing life which from his own improvidence in
early life and the afflicting hand of Providence in the
decline thereof he has been bereft for which support he
submits the following claims. It may be proper in the first
place to state that your petitioner during the Revolutionary
War, devoted nearly the whole of his time to the service of
his country as a private soldier in the militia of this state,
but from the lapse of time and the removal or death of most of
those aged veterans who toiled in the same cause your
petitioner has been unable to prove to your satisfaction the
extent of his services. But he submits herewith, what he has
been able to procure. To wit – the affidavits of Col. John
Speake – Thomas McCracken and John Enlow - all of whom he was
only partially engaged with during the war. Your petitioner
on those affidavits rests his claim with you under the belief
and hope, that while the state is rich in resources and in the
full enjoyment of the fruits of that government for which your
petitioner with thousands who have gone before him toiled and
bled – will not be suffered to perish for want of a morsel to
sustain life – at best he cannot agreeably to the course of
nature – remain long a tax on his country – he therefore
humbly prays your honorable body that he may be placed on the
pension list of this state with such an annual allowance as
will enable him to spend the evening of life free of want and
your petitioner as in duty bound will ever
pray.
his
Sam’l X Lindsey
mark
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Additionally, John Belton O'Neall, author of
Annals of Newberry: in two parts
wrote that Samuel Lindsey and his brothers, Thomas, John, and
James were all present at the Battle of Stono Ferry in 1779,
and that the four Lindsey brothers carried an American field
piece off the battlefield that had been left behind. See
below for O'Neall's account.

Other records in Samuel Lindsey's military
file at the South Carolina Archives state that he had served
as a horseman in the companies of Lt. Col. John Lindsey and
Capt. Thomas Lindsey in 1780-1781. Included in the file
are payments for supplying corn and a wagon for the use of the
South Carolina militia.
The image to the right is from Samuel Lindsey's
military file. It is an indent that Samuel signed in
1783. Source: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and
History, Samuel Lindsey Account Audited
(file no. 4598)
of claims growing out of the American Revolution. Copy
reproduced from microfilm.
Click
here
for the records concerning Samuel Lindsey's Revolutionary War
service (PDF file, 13 pages, about 8 Mb). In addition to
Samuel Lindsey of Newberry County, another Samuel Lindsay
received an indent for military pay. This Samuel Lindsay
signed with a mark, and he served in Capt. Wilson's Company.
He was probably the Samuel Lindsay who lived in
Abbeville County.
Samuel Lindsey's Family
Elizabeth Ford Lindsey
(b. ca. 1755-60, d. ca. 1827) |
Wade
(b. ca. 1775-85, d. ca. 1830) |
John
(b. ca. 1780-90, d. unknown) |
Thomas
(b. ca. 1775-85, d. unknown) |
Drucilla
(b. ca. 1775-1780, d. by 1828) |
Mary
(b. ca. 1790-1795) |
Esther
(b. ca. 1785, d. after 1870) |
Alce
(b. ca. 1790-1800, d. by 1828) |
Elizabeth Ford Lindsey
Elizabeth Ford Lindsey was born ca.
1755-1760. She was named as a daughter of James Ford in
his 1787 Newberry Co. will. After Samuel Lindsey
suffered a debilitating stroke in 1815, he gave Elizabeth the
right to act as a femme sole in legal matters. Elizabeth
died ca. 1827. See her probate
records for more information.
Records for Elizabeth Lindsey:
Newberry Co., SC Deed
Book A, pg. 1116. 31 May 1788: Samuel Lindsey & Elizabeth his
wife of Newberry County to Charles Crenshaw of same, 193 acres
on Kings Creek, part of tract granted to George Wiles 27 Aug
1751 conveyed by said Geo Wiles to Isaac Pennington & willed
by Isaac Penington to his daughter Charity, being the wife of
Charles King & conveyed by Charles King & Charity to John
Lindsey Jr., and by John Lindsey Jr. to John Lindsey Sr., then
to his son Samuel Lindsey. Signed Samuel Lindsey, Elizabeth
Lindsey. Witnesses: Thos Williams, Caleb Lindsey, Geo Wells.
Proved in Newberry County by the oath of Thos Williams 8 June
1790 before Robert Rutherford, J.P. Recorded 7 June 1791.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 702. 19 & 20 June
1795 (Lease and release): Samuel Lindsey, gent, & Elizabeth
his wife, to George Lathem, 100 acres in the fork between
Broad and Saluda Rivers on a small branch of Kings Creek adj.
Gabriel Anderson, granted 6 April 1768. Signed Saml Lindsey.
Witnesses: Wm. Satterwhite, Saml Kelly Sr.., Thomas Brooks.
Recorded 9 May 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book C, pg. 909. 24 Oct
1796: Samuel Lindsey to Michael McKie of Edgefield County, one
half or moiety of several lots, houses, barns, gardens, etc.,
numbers 27, 28, 29, and 30 occupied by said Lindsey and James
Campbell, also one half of two lots called Cobbs Lots. Signed
Saml Lindsey. Witnesses: Wm Satterwhite, Thomas Chappel,
William Mackie. Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey,
relinquished dower 25 Oct 1796. Recorded 12 Nov 1796.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book D-2, pg. 203. 29 Nov
1796: Samuel Lindsie of Newberry County to William Ragland of
same, tract on Kings Creek granted to Samuel Clowney 6 April
1768, part of tract of 100 acres. Signed Saml Lindsey.
Witnesses: Wm Satterwhite, George Wells. Proved by the oath of
Geo Wells 28 July 1797 before Edw'd Finch, J.P. Elizabeth
Lindsey (X) relinquished dower 18 Aug 1797 before. L. Casey,
J.N.C. Recorded 4 Jan 1798.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book E, pg. 146. 1799:
Samuel Lindsay to Robert Spence, 141 acres, part of tract
granted to Abel Anderson for 250 acres on a branch of Kings
Creek, waters of Enoree River in 1799. Signed Saml Lindsey,
Witnesses: Wade Lindsey, George Harbert. Elizabeth Lindsey
(X), wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished dower 19 April 1800.
Recorded 2 May 1801.
Newberry Co., SC Deed
Book H, pg. 271. 15 Oct 1802: William Satterwhite and Samuel
Lindsey to Simon T. Sherman of City of Charleston, lot
formerly owned by Lindsey and Campbell, bought of John Coate
in the village of Newberry. Signed William Satterwhite,
Samuel Lindsey. Witnesses: Daniel Thweatt, Fred Nance.
Elizabeth Lindsey (X), wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished
dower 15 Oct 1802. Recorded 12 June 1806.
Newberry
Co., SC Deed Book J, pg. 77. 29 Oct. 1808:
Samuel Lindsey to Simon T. Sherman,
85 acres on Bush River originally granted to Jacob
Brooks. [Plat shown on page 77, description says it is part of
a 158 acre tract that Nebo Gauntt had sold to Samuel Lindsey.
(See Deed Book G, Pg. 302). Samuel Lindsey’s land is shown
adjacent on the plat.] Signed Sam'l Lindsey.
Witnesses: Benjamin (?) Daugherty, Thomas Lindsey Junr, Samuel
Daugherty. Proved by the oath of Thomas Lindsey Jr. 29
Mar. 1809. Recorded 8 Apr. 1809. Page 626: Elizabeth
Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished her dower 12
Jan. 1811.
Newberry Co., SC Deed
Book M, pg. 201.
4 July 1818: Samuel Lindsey
to his wife Elizabeth Lindsey. This indenture made this
fourth day of July in the year of our lord eight hundred
and eighteen. Witnesseth that for the purpose of making
Elizabeth Lindsey the sole and separate dealer and
trader as if she was a femme sole and enabling her
through the interaction of trustee and trustees herein
named hereafter, to hold possess and enjoy to her sole
and separate use such property money and effects as she
may acquire through sole and separate dealing and
trading and by her industry and also and in
consideration of the sum of one dollar by John Lindsey
to Samuel Lindsey the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, I Samuel Lindsey do by these presents make
and constitute my wife the said Elizabeth a sole and
separate dealer and trader to all intents and purposes
as if she was femme sole and I hereby ? and agree with
the said John Lindsey that all the property money and
effects which the said Elizabeth Lindsey may acquire by
her sole and separate dealing and trading or by her
industry or any manner whatsoever shall legally vest in
the said John Lindsey interest to the sole and separate
use and benefit to be alienated and disposed of or
otherwise as she may think proper, with power to the
said Elizabeth to remove the said trustee and appoint
others for the purpose aforesaid at her pleasure and to
make such changes alterations and dispositions and to
exercise such power and control over her sole and
separate property and to make such bargains and
contracts relative thereto as she may from time to time
think for(?). Witness our hands and seals the day above
written. Signed Samuel (X) Lindsey, John Lindsey.
Witnesses: John Lindsey Jr., Elsey Lindsey. Proved by
John Lindsey Jr. 6 Oct. 1818. Recorded 6 Oct. 1818.
Wade Lindsey
Wade H. Lindsey, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was probably the oldest son of
Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey. The 1810 census showed
that Wade was married and that he had a young daughter.
By 1820, Wade had 5 daughters and a son. The names of
Wade Lindsey's wife and children are not known at this time.
Wade was a soldier in the War of 1812.
He was a private in Tucker's Regiment. Source:
http://sciway3.net/proctor/state/1812/1812l.html
Wade Lindsey died by 1831.
John Lindsey
John Lindsey, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was born ca. 1780-1790.
He was the administrator of his mother's 1827 estate. In the
probate papers, John Lindsey was referred to as John Lindsey
of Bush River.
John Lindsey married a cousin, Elizabeth
Lindsey, the daughter of Caleb Lindsey (Caleb was the son of
Samuel's brother, John Lindsey).
An 1823 court record revealed that Elizabeth Lindsey, daughter
of Caleb, had
married John Lindsey of Bush River:
Newberry Co., SC Court of Common Pleas, 1823: John Lindsey, Faura
M. Lindsey, Elizabeth Lindsey, her husband John Lindsey
(Bush River) vs. James Lindsey & others.
Caleb Lindsey died intestate and was possessed of a negro
woman Ailse and her 3 children: Emily, Oney, and Liley and
partition of these negroes have not been made. John Lindsey,
Faura M. Lindsey, Elizabeth Lindsey and her husband John
Lindsey (Bush River), James Lindsey, Joseph G. Lindsey,
James M. Lindsey, Elsey Lindsey, and Caleb H. Lindsey (all
minors under 21) all heirs of Caleb Lindsey. It was ordered
the negroes be assigned to James Lindsey by consent of John
Lindsey (son of Caleb Lindsey) who owned ½ of the negroes
and by James paying remaining heirs for their half. (Box 2,
Folder A-41) Source:
http://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/common_pleas.htm
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Other records for John Lindsey:
Newberry Co., SC Equity Records 1819, Box 2
Number 20. (FHL microfilm #24199):
John Lindsey, son of Caleb,
petitioned the Court, stating that both his father and
mother were deceased, and that he was entitled to a
considerable estate. He had no guardian, and he
requested that John Lindsey, son of Samuel, be appointed his
guardian. The guardianship was approved.
 Newberry
Co., SC Deed Book U-2, pg. 302. 15 Oct. 1827: John
Lindsey, B R (Bush River) to John Ramage and James Spence.
Whereas the said John Lindsey stands indebted to the said
John and James by a bond bearing even date with these
presents, in the penal sum of fifteen hundred dollars...
that if the said John Lindsey B R shall save harmless the
said John Ramage and James Spence as his Sureties to and
Administration bond on the estate of Elizabeth Lindsey,
deceased there to be such conditions (unreadable) null and
void else remains in full force and virtue. Now this
Indenture Witnesseth that the said John Lindsey B R for and
in consideration of the said debt or sum payable as
aforesaid to the said John and James and for better securing
this payment thereof to the said John and James according to
the true intent of the bond aforesaid and in consideration
of the sum of five shillings by them the said John and James
paid at and before the (unreadable) and delivery of these
presents do grant bargain sell….to the said John Ramage and
James Spence…all that plantation of tract of land containing
ninety three acres…on Bush River bounded by lands of Clement
Nance, Fred Nance, and land belonging to the estate of Robt.
Nance dec’d...always provided nevertheless that it is the
true intent and meaning of the parties…that if the said John
Lindsey… shall well and truly comply with the condition of
the bond aforesaid and save harmless the said John Ramage
and James Spence then and thereforth these presents shall be
utterly null and void and anything here contained to the
contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding still it is
covenanted and agreed upon by and between the parties…that
until default shall be made by the said John Lindsey it
shall and be made lawfull for the said John Lindsey B R to
peaceably and quietly hold and occupy possess and enjoy…the
premises above granted and released… Signed John Lindsey B
R, John Ramage, James Spence. Witnesses: Drayton Nance, __
Cooper. Recorded 16 Oct. 1827
Deed Book J, Pg. 77 (1808: Samuel Lindsey to Simon T.
Sherman) includes a plat -shown above- that shows that
Robert Nance's land was adjacent to Samuel Lindsey’s land.
This is likely the land that is referred to in John
Lindsey's 1827 mortgage, above.
John Lindsey, son of Samuel Lindsey of
Newberry Co., SC has been confused with a different man
named John L. Lindsey, who later lived in Wayne Co., TN.
For more about this issue, click
here.
Thomas Lindsey
Thomas Lindsey, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was born ca. 1775-1785. Little is known
about Thomas. He may have moved to Twiggs Co., GA ca.
1815 with several of the sons of Thomas Lindsey Sr. A
Thomas Lindsey appeared in records there with them. A
Thomas Lindsey, b. ca. 1780-1790 was on the 1830 census in
Twiggs Co.
Thomas may have stayed in Newberry Co. He may be the
Thomas Lindsey whose Newberry Co. probate record is dated
1833.
Records for Thomas Lindsey:
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book J, pg. 618.
13 Sept. 1808: Hugh Oneall to Thomas Lindsey Jr., 65 acres
on Bush River where Thomas Lindsey Jr. now lives, except the
lands within the bounds of Ezra Cates. Originally granted
to Jacob Brooks, on a small branch of Bush River. Signed
Hugh Oneall. Witnesses: Elijah Jones, Benson Jones, J.
Parkins. Recorded 1 May 1809. Nancy Oneall relinquished
her dower 27 Oct. 1808 in the presence of Samuel Lindsey.
Signed Ann Oneall.
Newberry Co., SC
Deed Book J, pg. 620.
13 Sept. 1808:
Thomas Lindsey Jr. to Simon T. Sherman, 65 acres on Bush
River originally granted to Jacob Brooks, where James
Daugherty now lives. Signed Thomas Lindsey Junior.
Witnesses: Samuel Lindsey, Madden Glascocks. Proved by
Wilks B. Waters.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book J,
pg. 77. 29 Oct. 1808:
Samuel Lindsey to Simon T. Sherman,
85 acres on Bush River originally granted to
Jacob Brooks. Signed Sam'l
Lindsey. Witnesses: Benjamin (?) Daugherty, Thomas Lindsey
Junr, Samuel Daugherty. Proved by the oath of Thomas
Lindsey Jr. 29 Mar. 1809. Recorded 8 Apr. 1809. Page 626:
Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of Samuel Lindsey, relinquished her
dower 12 Jan. 1811.
Newberry Co., SC Deed
Book K, pg. 64.
12
March 1811: Isaac and Esther Lindsey to James Fernandis, 117
acres on Bush River. Adj. John Kelly, Estate of George
Latham, George Gray, Widdow Pearson. Signed by Isaac and
Esther Lindsey. Witnesses: Thomas Lindsey Jr., D. T.
Milling. Esther Lindsey, wife of Isaac Lindsey, relinquished
her dower rights 18 Apr. 1812. Recorded 21 Mar. 1812.
Drucilla Lindsey
Drucilla Lindsey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, may have been the oldest child of Samuel
and Elizabeth Lindsey. My guess is that she was born
between 1775-1780. Drucilla married a Mr. West.
When Elizabeth Lindsey died ca. 1827, her estate papers
showed that Drucilla was already deceased. The names
of Drucilla's children were given in Elizabeth's probate
record: Young L. West, John West, Elizabeth West Gilbert
(married to Abram Gilbert), and Jacob Sherman West.
Below is some information from a website about Elizabeth
West, the daughter of Drucilla Lindsey West:
Generation No. 2
2. ABRAHAM2 GILBERT (JESSE1)1 was born 1801 in Newberry
Co., SC, and died 1841 in Brenham, TX. He married ELIZABETH
WEST1 1828 in Newberry Co., SC, daughter of JOHN WEST and
DRUCILLA LINDSAY. She was born 20 Oct 1811 in Newberry Co.,
SC, and died 27 Feb 1871 in Eutaw, AL.
Notes for ELIZABETH WEST:
Obituary from the Eutaw Whig and Observer:
Died at her residence in Eutaw, on the 27th day of February
1871, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert. She was born in Newberry,
South Carolina, in the year 1811. In 1830 she intermarried
with Abram Gilbert and shortly afterwards removed with her
husband to Columbus, Georgia. They migrated thence to Texas
in 1840, where her husband died. In 1842 she moved to this
country, and continued to reside here until her death. She
was the mother of five children, all of whom she survived
but one, who is now one of the proprietors of the "West
Alabamian" at Carrolton. She joined the Methodist Church in
1833, and continued a strict and consistent member of it
during the remainder of her life. Mrs. Gilbert was a most
excellent woman. She possessed many lovely and beautiful
traits of character. She was kind, gentle, charitable and
good. She made a dutiful and affectionate wife. She was an
excellent mother, a warm friend, a kind neighbor and a
useful, but unobtrusive member of society. She was
universally respected in this community; had many warm
friends and left not a single enemy among us. Her Christian
life was consistent and instructive to others. Her piety
was fervent and sincere, but not obtrusive in demonstration
or noisy in expression. Her walk was blameless and her
conversation that of a pure and guileless Christian. As she
lived the life of the righteous, so her last end was
peaceful and serene. The cheering, declaration on the
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" should be a
comfort to those who mourn her.
Children of ABRAHAM GILBERT and ELIZABETH WEST are:
3. i. ANGELINE H.3 GILBERT, b. 1830; d. 1854.
4. ii. CAPT. LOUZENSKI E. GILBERT, b. 07 Apr 1833, Columbus
Co., GA; d. 18 Apr 1878, Carrollton, Pickens Co., AL.
iii. MARY L. GILBERT1, b. 15 Dec 1835; d. Jan 1847.
iv. ALEXANDER SPEAR GILBERT1, b. 14 Apr 1838; d. 04 Nov
1863.
Mary Lindsey
Mary Lindsey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was born ca. 1790-1795. She married Gerrard W. Johnson. The 1830 census for Newberry Co.
listed 4 daughters for Gerard Johnson and his wife, who was
shown to be age 30-40.
Esther Lindsey
Esther Lindsey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was born ca. 1785. Esther
married Simon T. Sherman in
1802. An article in the
Charleston Times that year announced Esther's marriage
to Sherman, stating that Esther was the second daughter of
Capt. Samuel Lindsey of Newberry District. (Source: Holcomb, Brent. Marriage and Death Notices from the (Charleston) Times, 1800-1821. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979. 51. Print.) Simon T. Sherman died by 1811, and Esther married her
first cousin, Isaac Lindsey,
the son of Thomas Lindsey Sr. (Samuel Lindsey's brother). Esther and Isaac moved to Georgia by
1816. They later moved
to San Augustine Co., TX, where Esther died sometime after
1870. Esther and Isaac Lindsey had at least one known
child. Rosalie Lindsey was born ca. 1820 in Georgia.
Records for Esther Lindsey:
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book K, pg. 64.
12 March 1811: Isaac
and Esther Lindsey to James Fernandis, 117 acres on Bush River. Adj. John Kelly,
Estate of George Latham, George Gray, Widdow Pearson. Signed by Isaac and Esther
Lindsey. Witnesses: Thomas Lindsey Jr., D. T. Milling. Esther Lindsey, wife of
Isaac Lindsey, relinquished her dower rights 18 Apr. 1812. Recorded 21 Mar. 1812.Newberry Co., SC Deed Book K, pg. 406.
28 March 1812: Isaac Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey Sr., and John Gould are
bound in the penal sum of 468 dollars to James Fernandis. Whereas the said Fernandis
bought a tract of land on Bush River from Isaac and Esther Lindsey containing
117 acres. The condition is that if any person who is the lawful heir of Simon
T. Sherman claims any part of the aforesaid land, then the aforesaid Isaac
Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey Sr., and John Gould are held and firmly bound in the sum
aforesaid, but if no person or persons who is the lawful heir of Simon T.
Sherman claims any part of the tract of land then the bond to be void, on the
Contrary to remain in full force and virtue as above written. Signed Isaac
Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey, John Gould. Witnesses: D. T. Milling. Recorded 18
Apr. 1814.
Later in 1811,
Isaac and Esther sold some land that had belonged to Esther and her former
husband, Simon T. Sherman. Again, Isaac had to sign a bond protecting the
buyer's rights concerning the claims that heirs of Sherman might have over the
land. Though the 1810 census shows that Simon and
Esther had a young child, the child must have died, because the bond makes it clear that Esther had not had any
surviving children with
Sherman:
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book K, pg. 297.
21 Nov. 1811: Isaac Lindsey to George
McCreless, one moiety of half of of a tract of 150 acres on the fork of
Pattersons Creek, a branch of Indian Creek, waters of Enoree River. 29 acres
originally granted to Richard Bennett, and by him conveyed to Lewis Blalock, the
balance conveyed by Jacob King and John B. Bennett to Lewis Blalock, and whole
conveyed by Lewis Blalock to William McGraw, and by William McGraw to Simon T.
Sherman. Signed Isaac Lindsey. Witnesses: John Gould and James McKibbin.
Esther Lindsey, wife of Isaac Lindsey, relinquished her dower rights 21 Nov. 1811.
Recorded 13 Sept. 1813.
Newberry Co., SC Deed Book K, pg. 298.
21 Nov. 1811: Isaac Lindsey is bound to George McCreless in the penal sum of 100
dollars. The conditions of the above obligation are such that Simon T. Sherman
died without issue and by that means his widow, now intermarried with the
subscriber came possessed of one half of the aforesaid tract of land and of the
whole if the relations of the said Simon T. Sherman does not within the legal
time claim the other half. And whereas I have sold this day to the above named
George McCreless all my interest in the whole tract of land, the obligation is
intended to bind myself and make good and suffer(?) a title to the other half
which for the above reasons I cannot lawfully make at this time, that being
done the above obligation herein is void otherwise will remain in full force and
virtue done the day and year above written, but it is hereby understood that if
ever the heirs of Sherman obtain the half of the lands described above I am not
to be accountable for the loss to the said McCreless. Signed Isaac Lindsey.
Witnesses: John Gould, J. S. McKibbin. Recorded 13 Sept. 1813.
In 1815, Isaac and Esther Lindsey Sherman were
sued by Hugh Patterson (representing G. Shaw and Co.), over debts that Simon T.
Sherman had accrued. Source: Some South Carolina Genealogical Records, compiled by Janie Revill. Southern
Historical Press: Easley, SC. 1986. Revill lists Laurens Co., SC Equity
Court 1815, #13 as her source.
Isaac and Esther were enumerated on the
1835 census for Sabine Co., TX. Isaac was shown as
being age 49, and Esther (spelled Easter) was listed as age
51. They had a daughter named Rosalie, age 15. Some other
information
indicates that Isaac and Esther were in San Augustine in the
mid 1820's.
Isaac and Esther Lindsey were enumerated
on the
1850 and 1860 censuses for San Augustine Co., TX. In
1850, they had a ten-year-old named Jesse Davis living with
them, who was probably a grandson. Living next door was
Rosale Quinn, age 30, who was married to Green B. Quinn.
Rosale and Green had children named Esther, Isaac, and
Thomas. Rosale Quinn was likely the daughter of Isaac and
Esther Lindsey, listed as Rosalie on the 1835 Sabine Co.
census. The 1850 census listed Rosale Quinn as being born
in Georgia ca. 1820.
In 1860, Isaac and Esther had Jesse Davis,
age 20, living with them. They also had Easter and Isaac
Quinn in their household, so it seems that Rosalie must have
died by this time.
Isaac had died by 1870, when Esther
appeared as head of household on the San Augustine Co.
census. Her grandchildren, Esther and Isaac Quinn still
lived with her, and there was a Jesse Quinn, age 2, in the
household. Living next door was Green B. Quinn, who had
remarried and who had several children with his new wife.
It is likely that Isaac and Esther Lindsey
had other children in addition to Rosalie. The children may
have been grown by the time of the 1835 Sabine Co., TX
census. By then, Isaac and Esther had been married at least
twenty years.
Alce Lindsey
Alce/Ailsey Lindsey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, was born ca. 1790-1800. The
youngest child of Samuel and Elizabeth Lindsey, Alce never married. Alce was named in her mother's
estate papers as having passed away by 1828. Click on the image, below, to download Alce's probate file (PDF, 24 pages, about 5 Mb). Source: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Newberry Co. Estates, Box 68, Package 12. Ailsey Lindsey, N. 239. Copy reproduced from microfilm.

Census Data
1790 census for Newberry Co.:
Page |
Name |
Males 16+ |
Males <16 |
Females |
Other |
Slaves |
52 |
Jessey Lensey |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
52 |
Moses Lensey |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
53 |
Edm'd Lindery |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
53 |
W'm Linsey |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
68 |
Sam'l Linsey |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
5 |
68 |
Ja's Linsey |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
68 |
Abr'm Linsey |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
68 |
Col. Jn'o Linsey |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
68 |
Tho's Linsey |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
13 |
Samuel had 3 sons under 16 (b. after 1774),
Wade, Thomas and John. He had 3 daughters in 1790, whom
I'm guessing were Drucilla, Mary, and Esther. Alce had
not been born, yet.
1800 Census for Newberry Co.
Page |
Names
of heads of families |
Free
white males |
Free
white females |
All
other
Free
Persons |
Slaves |
under
10 |
10 thru
I5 |
16 thru
25 |
26 thru
44 |
45 and
over |
under
10 |
I0 thru
15 |
16 thru
25 |
26 thru
44 |
45 and
over |
Ancestry.com Page #'s |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
Ruth Lindsey |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
36 |
Samuel Lindsey |
|
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
9 |
36 |
Moses Lindsey |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
36 |
Jacob Lindsey |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
36 |
Charles Lindsey |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
36 |
Thomas Lindsey |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
13 |
36 |
Benjamin Lindsey |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
37 |
David Lindsey |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
37 |
Caleb Lindsey |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
37 |
John Lindsey |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
5 |
38 |
Edmund Lindsy |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
38 |
Edmund Lindsy |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
38 |
Mary Lindsy |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
39 |
James Lindsey |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
39 |
Mary Lindsey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
In 1800, there were 4 males, and 6 females
who might have been children of Samuel. If they were Samuel
and Elizabeth's children, then
some must have pre-deceased their mother, because only seven
were named in her 1827 estate. Samuel's wife was shown
as being born between 1756-1774. She was probably born
by 1760 to have had six children by 1790. If all of the
children were under 10 in 1790, they might all have still been
living at home in 1800. It is known from Elizabeth
Lindsey's father's estate, that she
was married to Samuel by 1787.
1810 census for Newberry Co:
Page |
Names of heads of families |
Free white males |
Free white females |
All
other
Free Persons |
Slaves |
under
10 |
10 thru
I5 |
16 thru
25 |
26 thru
44 |
45 and
over |
under
10 |
I0 thru
15 |
16 thru
25 |
26 thru
44 |
45 and
over |
Ancestry.com
page #'s |
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|
08 |
Dv'd
Lindsey |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
08 |
Benj. Lindsey |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
15 |
Edward
Lindsey |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
15 |
William
Lindsey |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
James
Lindsey Saludy |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
28 |
John
Linsley |
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
Thomas
Lindvig |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
20 |
30 |
Chas.
Lindsey |
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
30 |
Caleb
Lindsey |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
10 |
30 |
John
Lindsey |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
31 |
Sam'l
Lindsey |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
31 |
Wade
Lindsey |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
32 |
Jacob
Lindsey |
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
Samuel's son Wade is shown as being grown
and married (b. 1774-1784). Samuel had 4 males and two
females in addition to himself and his wife. Both Samuel
and his wife are shown as being born before 1765. If the
4 males were all sons of Samuel, then he had at least five
sons altogether, and at least two had died by 1827.
1820 census for Newberry Co:
Page |
Names of heads of families |
Free white males |
|
Free white females |
All
other
Free Persons |
Slaves |
under
10 |
10-I6 |
16-18 |
16-26 |
26-45 |
45 and
over |
|
under
10 |
I0-16 |
16-26 |
26-45 |
45 and
over |
02 |
Abigail
Linsey |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
02 |
Cullen
Lindsey |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
12 |
Wade
Lindsey
(son of Samuel) |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
12 |
James
Lindsey
(son of John2) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
11 |
14 |
William
Lindsey
(son of Edmund2) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
17 |
Jacob
Lindsey
(son of Thomas) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
32 |
Sam'l
Lindsey |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
6 |
32 |
Lydia
Lindsey
(widow of Thomas) |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
11 |
36 |
Benjamin
Lindsey |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
9 |

Above is an excerpt from page 83 of
the Annals of Newberry: in two parts, by
John Belton O'Neall (S.C.: Aull &
Houseal, 1892). O'Neall tells of Samuel Lindsey's drinking
problem and his stroke.
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