Looking for any information or leads to help me connect with my Lindsey of Lawrence Co., TN: Margaret Angeline Lindsely; b. 29 Aug 1828, Lawrence Co., TN; d. 8 Aug 1862 Lawrence Co., TN) She married Allen H. Bryan, originally of Giles Co. TN. Margaret's parents were William Lindesey (no other information) and Mary Unknown. If anyone's seen these folks in documents or census data, I'd really appreciate leads. She's the furtherest back I've traced my female DNA (mitochondrial DNA). Brenda Ray Panama City, FL

I would like to mention at this time that I am researching Lindsey in Missouri. My Margaret Lindsey married John Church in Cooper County MO in 1865. That is all that I have. Charles

Hi Brenda and all, oh those Lindsays who passed thru TN - how elusive they are. mine is WILLIAM LINSEY (Lindsay) and Mary Polly ALVIS who m. in 1802 in Augusta Co. VA, Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church. her brother Harris Alvis & her brother in Law Clarke signed the bond so maybe they all went together. We have suspected for a long time that they were in Giles TN before moving into Alabama. my gf son of William is Zachariah Lindsay b abt 1814 in TN or VA or PA depending on which kid talked to the census taker in 1850, etc. When VA is that close to TN it could be Washington Co. VA which later became TN. I have been chasing the Lindsay's for many years and have yet to find my gf Zach's siblings. There is a 12 year gap between the date of marriage 1802 and his birth of 1814, plenty of time for lots of siblings. It is most likely that Zachariah was named after his mother's brother Zachariah ALVIS, who traveled around quite a bit from VA to Sumner Co. TN to Huntsville, AL and on. My Zach married in 1835 in Huntsville, AL to Martha MONTGOMERY - so i have tried to chase the Montgomery's but there are so many of them especially in the War of 1812. They settled in Lawrence Co. Alabama where she died abt 1849 and he remarried Nancy HARRISON of Athens, Limestone Co. AL. and later they moved there and are buried there with a very nice monument. Zach was a farmer but not a dummy as he made a large family and lived thru and survived pretty well the occupation by the union. This large family was educated and had a piano where the girls became proficient in music and became music teachers. The boys became merchants. Since i have tracked the ALVIS lines until I am blue in the face and document them back to George ALVES of old Virginia 1600s, i do not think William would be allowed in the family if he was not probably old Virginia too. George has many land records and was a vestryman. Polly ALVIS had many brothers in the Rev War. Possible she met William H. Lindsay that way or they were neighbors in New Kent, Fluvanna, Hanover or Goochland. Her father David Alvis died bef 1814, her mother may be Mary Cauthorn (Vol. III, Page 400: "Lawrence Ferguson, 350 acres (New Land), Hanover County; -->adjacent Mr. Alves; Christopher Cawthon; John Crenshaw; & Thomas Grant; 25 Aug. 1731, 35 shillings." and George ALVES 3rd wife Mary CRENSHAW.) In Alabama Zachs family was Cumberland Presbyterian and like the preacher Rev. Robert Donnell so much they named one of their children Benjamin Donnell Lindsay. I went to Nashville one time and visited the old Cumberland Presb. Church. I have put some loose Lindsays as Zach's sibs just to see if I might run into something, so if you see anything here that rings any bell please reply asap! they are: 1. William Lindsay b about 1806 TN & Elizabeth: Limestone Co. Wills - Additional inventory of Willis ROBERTS estate, dec'd. Account on George Lindsay to William Lindsay, Thomas Stone and Henry Meacham. Sworn by Elizabeth Roberts, 24 March 1830. 8 children: Margaret, Elizabeth, William, Thomas, Martha, John, Caladonia and George. All born bet 1833 & 1850 and lived in Limestone Co. AL. 2. Elizabeth Lindsay b about 1808 m. 1837 in Huntsville to John W. A. GOODWIN: lived in Limestone for a while. Milton Goodwin, admin of est of John A. Goodwin, dec, est is solvent, personal prop appears in the inventory, cannot be fairly and equitably dist. among the legatees without a sale thereof, said legatees are list: James, Z. M., Milton, Sallie A. Lynn, wife of Lynn, Martha E. Buke, wife of Buck. All of Sound mind and over the age of twenty-one. Alice H. Goodwin, Mattie Lee Goodwin, William Y. Goodwin, infant children of Thomas J. Goodwin, deceased. William P. Laughmiller (infant son of Mary A. Laughmiller, formerly Mary A. Goodwin). ....one hide, one cow and yearling, one set of black smith tools, one shot gun, household and kitchen furniture, one wagon, two grindstones, one wash kettle, straw cutter. 7 children: James, Zachariah M., Milton, Sallie A., Martha E., Thomas J. & Mary A Lindsay. John T. Goodwin, 20, 60, 100, -, 65 on 1850 agri census Lawrence Co. AL. (where Zach Lindsay lived at that time). 3. George Lindsay b abt 1810: Limestone C. Abstract Deed Bk 7: 23 Apr 1845, George C. Lindsay indebted to Wm P. Long for $13.71; sells horse and ferry boat to pay debt. 11 Nov 1845, George C. Lindsay indebted to A. J. Lindsay (Andrew Jackson Lindsay, son of the other William Lindsay in Limestone, who was a Capt. in CSA and relocated to St. Louis, MO) for $20.00; sells household good to John T. Murfee to pay debt. (The family of Andrew Jackson Lindsay has been documented to descend from a William from Norfolk, VA m. to a Mary Ann, who came to Limestone Co. AL abt 1830. Does not seem to connect to ours and neither does the David Lindsay line of Shelby, AL- PA to VA to TN to AL. or the Dennis Lindsay line-NC/SC to KY to AL of Lawrence Co. AL or the Lindsay line in Lauderdale Co. AL.) 4. My ZACH: Zachariah was on the 1850 census records in Lawrence Co. AL. Pg 391 - Dist 8, Dwell/Fam 385 RE $300. Zachariah, age 36 b TN farmer; Mary,13 AL; Elizabeth, 11 AL; James, 7 AL; Ferdinand, 4 AL; Thomas, age 1, AL. (a widower, Martha Montgomery abt 1849). In 1860 he is in Lawrence Co. AL. Zachariah, age 45, b TN RE $1,000, PP $1,500 #890 Sou. Nancy, age 32, AL; Susan, 20 AL; Elizabeth 19 AL; William 17 AL; Ferdinand 14 AL; Thomas 11 AL; Benjamin 7 AL; Jerome 5 AL; Estelle 3, AL; Buchanan 1 AL. (with new wife Nancy Harrison & my gf Buchanan Harrison Lindsay). *** From: Tlind44 <Tlind44@aol.com> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 12:21:26 EST To: jbass@digital.net, lindsay-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Lawrence Co. Al. Lindsays Lawrence Co. AL Marriages: C.W. Lindsay to Miss S.E. Mosley 5-13-1872, James D. Lindsay to Martha W. Kitchens 6-20-1872, Martha J.Lindsay to Alexander Dutton 5-24-68, Mary S. Lindsay to James Newman 6-12-1868, W.T.Lindsay to Martha Livingston 12-22-1868, Fielding W. Lindsey to Clarissa E. B. Brooks 6-20-35, J.W.Lindsey to Martha Hampton 6-3-62, John W. Lindsey to Margaret Gibson 3-18-1836 Lavisa Lindsey to J.N.Made 10-31-1872, M.E.Lindsey to G.W.Brown 12-22-1872, >>>Mark I.Lindsey to Mary Jane Harrison 10-22-39, have not made link to Harrisons in N AL. Mary J.Lindsey to James J. Brooks 2-25-1840, Newtha Lindsey to Francis B.Moore, 5-10-1836, Samual A. Lindsey to Mary Jane Hunter 10-12-1840 Lawrence Co. AL Census: !820 census: Dennis Lindsay, Mark Lindsey, John Linsey. 1830 census: Dennis Lindsay, John Lindsay, John Lindsay, Mark Lindsay 1840 census: James Lindsay, John Lindsay, Wesley Lindsay, Zack Lindsay (my line-Zack Lindsay 20 to 30 years old, One boy 5 To 10 Two girls Under 5 Wife 20 to 30.) 1880 AL Census: Census Place: Limestone, Alabama Source: FHL Film 1254020 National Archives Film T9-0020 Page 415A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Zachariah LINDSAY Self M M W 60 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: VA (this census shows his father was born in PA, that would be Wm H.) Nancy LINDSAY Wife F M W 54 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: AL Mary S. LINDSAY Dau F S W 38 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL Jerome LINDSAY Son M S W 21 AL Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: AL Josie LINDSAY Dau F S W 17 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL Zachariah LINDSAY Son M S W 14 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL William LINDSAY Son M S W 12 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL Sidney J. LINDSAY Son M S W 10 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL Laura LINDSAY Dau F S W 8 AL Fa: VA Mo: AL James GOODLOW Other M S B 23 AL Occ: Laborer Fa: AL Mo: AL Ann HOUSTON Other F S B 13 AL Occ: Cook Fa: VA Mo: AL This black family lived close by and had some working connections to my Lindsays, their line also from VA: Census Place: Limestone, Alabama Source: FHL Film 1254020 National Archives Film T9-0020 Page 415A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Henry HOUSTON Self M M B 37 AL Occ: Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA Rachel HOUSTON Wife F M B 26 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: AL Elizabeth HOUSTON Dau F S B 4 AL Fa: AL Mo: AL Mary L. HOUSTON Dau F S B 1 AL Fa: AL Mo: AL Annie D. HOUSTON Dau F S B 3M AL Fa: AL Mo: AL Easter COLLIE MotherL F W B 57 AL Fa: VA Mo: VA sorry this is so long please read and respond to my brick wall. thanks, josie at 05:06 PM 3/23/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Looking for any information or leads to help me connect with my Lindsey of >Lawrence Co., TN: > >Margaret Angeline Lindsely; b. 29 Aug 1828, Lawrence Co., TN; d. 8 Aug 1862 >Lawrence Co., TN) She married Allen H. Bryan, originally of Giles Co. TN. > >Margaret's parents were William Lindesey (no other information) and Mary >Unknown. If anyone's seen these folks in documents or census data, I'd >really appreciate leads. She's the furtherest back I've traced my female >DNA (mitochondrial DNA). > >Brenda Ray >Panama City, FL > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Josephine Lindsay Bass Confederate Southern American 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 321-868-1771 My Southern Family, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/ Harrison Repository, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/harintro.htm