A Timeline of Joshua Lindsey I
Joshua / 1790 / Allegheny / PA / Census / 1790 U.S. Census: Allegheny Co., PA, portion taken from Washington Co.: Josiah Lindsey household had 2 males over sixteen, 2 males under sixteen, and three females. / Living nearby: Elijah Mattocks and Jesse Swem, who married daus. of Hezekiah Lindsey. Elijah likely son of Tobias Mattox, from Frederick Co., VA., who witnessed a Lindsey family deed there in 1767.
John / 1792 / KY / Birth of John Lindsey / 1850 U.S. Census: Starke Co., IN
Joshua Lindsey (b. 1798) bible
Mona Lindsey information / 07-08-1792
William / 1794 / KY / Birth of William Lindsey / Mona Lindsey information / 07-13-1794: Location is inferred from the birth date.
Mary / 1796 / KY / Birth of Mary Lindsey / Mona Lindsey information / 08-22-1796: Location is inferred from the birth date.
Joshua II / 1798 / KY / Birth of Joshua Lindsey II / 1850 U.S. Census: White Co., IN
Joshua Lindsey (b. 1798) bible
Mona Lindsey information / 05-11-1798
Joshua Linsey, b. 1799 on census
Joshua / 1799 / Clark / IN / Lawsuit / Clarksville Public Library: Clarksville, IN. Clark Co. Order Book of Common Pleas 1801-1805. Box 37 / Joshua Lindsey signed a promissory note in October 1799, and he was sued by William Smith in 1801 to recover the debt. See 1801.
Elizabeth / 1800 / Clark / IN / Birth of Elizabeth Lindsey / Joshua Lindsey II bible
Mona Lindsey information / 03-08-1803
07-19-1800
Joshua / 1801 / Springville / Clark / IN / Court Record / The Hoosier Journal – Clark County Page 4. / At the first court held for Clark Co. on 04-07-1801, Joshua Lindsey was licensed to keep a tavern for one year at Springville.
Joshua / 1801 / Clark / IN / Lawsuit / Clarksville Public Library: Clarksville, IN. Clark Co. Order Book of Common Pleas 1801-1805. Box 37 / Joshua Lindsey was sued by William Smith for a $100 debt he owed on a promissory note that he and Robert McNutt signed in October, 1799. In court in 1802, Joshua agreed to pay $80 to Smith. Mc Nutt had disappeared.
Joshua / 1802 / Springville / Clark / IN / Land Purchase / Clark Co. Deed Book 1, Pg. 421(?)
FHL microfilm #1428594 / Richard and Lucy Terrill sold “in” lots 34, 35, 36 and “out” lot 7 to Joshua Lindsey of Springville on 09-09-1802 for 5 schillings. Terrill was a land speculator from Jefferson Co, Ky.
Joshua / 1802 / Clark / IN / Witness to deeds / Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, Clark County Special #2. Page 79. / On October 1, 1802 Joshua Lindsey witnessed four deeds of the Robertson family in Clark Co. Other witnesses were James Green, Robert Robertson, Eli Robertson, John Bate, and Abraham Huff.
Sally / 1802 / Springville / Clark / IN / Birth of Sally Lindsey / Joshua Lindsey II bible
Mona Lindsey information / 02-19-1802
Nancy / 1806 / Springville / Clark / IN / Birth of Nancy Lindsey / Joshua Lindsey II bible
Mona Lindsey information / 01-27-1806
01-28-1806
Joshua / 1806 / Springville / Clark / IN / Land Sale / Clark Co. Deed Book 3, Pgs. 148-150
FHL microfilm #1428594 / Joshua and Elizabeth Lindsey sold lots 35 and 36 to William Ferguson for $200 on 05-14-1806.
Joshua / 1807 / Springville / Clark / IN / Land Sale / Clark Co. Deed Book 19, Pgs. 91-92
FHL microfilm #1428597 / Joshua and Elizabeth Lindsey sold lot 7 to James Alexander for $1 on 04-09-1807.
Joshua / 1808 / Springville / Clark / IN / Land Sale / Clark Co. Deed Book 4, Pgs. 262-263
FHL microfilm #1428594 / Joshua and Betsey Lindsey sold lot 34 to George Huckleberry for $50 on 02-06-1808.
Findley / 1809 / Springville / Clark / IN / Birth of Findley Lindsey / “History of England” Book owned by Findley Lindsey who inscribed his birth date and birth place inside. Now owned by Carol Huber. / 01-24-1809 (birth date)
Findley wrote that he had purchased the book at Talbot’s store in Logansport, Cass Co. for $2.
Martha / 1812 / IN / Birth of Martha Lindsey / Mona Lindsey information / 02-22-1812
Joshua / 1812 / Jackson
(part of Clark Co. in 1812) / IN / Indian Skirmish / History of Jackson County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana.
Published: Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1886. Page 383 / John Hinton was killed while working in the field on April 7, 1812. His corpse was taken to Joshua Lindley’s (Lindsey’s).
Date is from John Ketcham’s reminiscences in Governors Messages and Letters:. Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison, edited by Logan Esarey.
Lindsey / 1812 / Washington
(formed 1814) / IN / Horse was stolen / History of Jackson County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana.
Published: Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1886. Page 316 / “Captain John Berry, who came in 1808; Thomas Ewing, 1810;
James Rogers, 1810; Ranger Michael Beem, 1811; Alexander
Craig, 1808, and William Graham, 1811, constituted a party of six who went in search of a horse that had been stolen by the Indians from a man named Lindsey, of Washington County.”
(This might not be our Joshua)
Joshua / 1812 / Ketcham’s Fort / Jackson
(part of Clark Co. in 1812) / IN / Residence / Early history of Jackson county; hardships and privations endured and encountered with the Indians by pioneer settlers; reminiscenses of David Sturgeon, an old pioneer. Author: Chadwick, Holmes W.
Published: [Brownstown, Ind.: The Banner, 1943]. Page 69 / Joshua Lindsey lived in Ketcham’s Fort during the winter of 1812. His own farm was some miles above Ketcham’s.
Joshua is referred to as Johnson Lindsey in this version,
Joshua / 1812 / Ketcham’s Fort / Jackson
(part of Clark Co. in 1812) / IN / Residence /
Governors Messages and Letters: Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison, edited by Logan Esarey. Published 1922 by theIndiana Historical Commission: Pg. 280
/ This is the same incident as the one above, but Joshua is referred to as Joshua Lindsey.William / 1812 / Jackson
(part of Clark Co. in 1812) / IN / Muster Roll /
Governors Messages and Letters: Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison, edited by Logan Esarey. Published 1922 by theIndiana Historical Commission: Pg. 285
/ William Lindsey was a private in Captain Bigger’s Co. John Ketcham (Ketcham’s Fort) was a sergeant.Joshua / 1813 / McCormick Farm / Jackson
(part of Clark Co. in 1812) / IN / Indian Skirmish /
Early history of Jackson county; hardships and privations endured and encountered with the Indians by pioneer settlers; …Author: Chadwick, Holmes W.Published: [Brownstown, Ind.: The Banner, 1943]. Page 69
/ Some men had checked on Joshua to make sure he was okay. After leaving Joshua’s, one man was shot and killed. The body was brought to Joshua’s house.John / 1814 / Washington
(Jackson formed from Wa. 1816) / IN / Marriage of John Lindsey /
Shields Genealogy, by Mary O. Derrick Coleman. Fulton County Historical Society: Rochester, Indiana. Page 15
/ 01-14-1814: John married Elizabeth Shields.William / 1814 / Washington
(Jackson formed from Wa. 1816) / IN / Marriage of William Lindsey /
Speculation based on: 1. Will of John McCormick. Jackson Co. Will Book 1, Pgs. 10-11 (ca. 1822): daughter Nancy Lindsey was an heir2. Early history of Jackson county (cited above) Pg. 45: Joshua Lindsey lived on or near John McCormick’s farm
/ William married Nancy McCormick. Date is inferred from age of dau. Elizabeth Lindsey Ragsdale on the 1850 Van Buren Co., IA census (35)Boyd / 1814 / Jackson / IN / Birth of Boyd Lindsey /
Mona Lindsey information
/ 01-19-1814Joshua / 1815 / Jackson, Washington / IN / Land Sale /
Indiana Source Book, Volume 4 Page146(information from Genice)
/ Joshua was advertising land and a sawmill on the Blue River near Salem and land in New Natchez, between Brownstown and Seymour. Abel Findley was helping Joshua to sell the land.John / 1816 / Jackson / IN / Road Work /
History of Jackson County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present…Published: Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1886. Page 327
/ John Lindsey was appointed to view a road from Ketchum’s to Section 24 with Jacob Salmon and Isaac Scott.Mary / 1816 / Jackson / In / Marriage of Mary Lindsey /
Information from Carol Huber shows that dau. Sarah was born 03-17-1817
/ Mary married John ShewmakerJoshua
John / 1816 / Brownstown / Jackson / IN / Borrowed money /
Promissory note to John Milroy, agent for Brownstown signed by Joshua and John Lindsey 12-18-1816
/ They promised to pay back the amount in 9 months and 22 days (Sept. 30, 1817).Joshua / 1817 / Brownstown / Jackson / IN / Grand Jury /
History of Jackson County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present…Published: Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1886. Page 565
/ 04-17-1817: Joshua Lindsey was appointed to the Grand Jury along with John McCormick, Charles Crabb, Isaac Holman, and others. Leonard Shewmaker was the presiding judge.William / 1817 / Brownstown / Jackson / IN / Trial Juror /
History of Jackson County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present…Published: Chicago: Brant & Fuller, 1886. Page 566
/ William Lindsey and others, including John McCormick Jr., and Elisha Herold found John Berry not guilty of obstructing the highway.Joshua / 1818 / Jackson / IN / Death /
Partial probate found in Jackson County courthouse basement in 1999 by Carol Huber
/ Administrators were Elizabeth and John Lindsey. Later, Charles Crabb was the administrator.Joshua / 1823 - 1824 / Brownstown / Jackson / IN / Lawsuit /
Jackson Co. Probate Book – found in the basement of the courthouse in Brownstown. Carol Huber recorded notes in 2001. Pages 257, 271, 272, 311.
/ Levin/Leaven Cooper sued Charles Crabb, administrator of Joshua’s estate. The case was in the chancery. It was continued from the June 1823 term to the March 1824 term when it was ordered to be certified to the Supreme Court.Jackson County History Book: http://www.jacksoncountyhistory.org/books/toc.asp?book=brantfuller