Dennis Linchy/Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700 – August 1762): The Irish Connection

Or, Subtitled: Gossamer Web of Connections Back from USA to Ireland Centuries in the Past I’ve been “away” from this blog for a number of reasons, and am sorry for my absence. One reason for it is that I’ve been busy planning a trip to Ireland that will include research in the archives of County … More Dennis Linchy/Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700 – August 1762): The Irish Connection

Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): The Indentured Servant Years

Or, Subtitled: Strother Ties and Bristol Ties Everywhere You Turn The Indentured Servant Years As we’ve seen, Dennis Linchey/Lindsey, the Irish servant indentured in Richmond County, Virginia, on 1 June 1718 whom we’re now tracking, would likely have been born around 1700 — or perhaps a bit before or after that date. We noted that … More Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): The Indentured Servant Years

Dennis Linchey & Dennis Lindsey: Strother Family Links Help Establish Connection of Irish Indentured Servant in Virginia (1718) to Edgecombe/Granville County, North Carolina, Settler (1742-1762)

Using unexpected DNA findings (which show that the group of Lindseys from whom I descend have the Irish Type III genetic signature pointing to southwestern Ireland as the family’s pre-American place of origin) in combination with traditional genealogical research methods, a group of us researching my Lindsey line have determined that it’s almost certain the … More Dennis Linchey & Dennis Lindsey: Strother Family Links Help Establish Connection of Irish Indentured Servant in Virginia (1718) to Edgecombe/Granville County, North Carolina, Settler (1742-1762)