Tag: John Lindsey

Additional Notes about Isaac Lindsey, Who Died in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, in April 1833

January 28, 2025

Or, Subtitled: When DNA Unearths a Previously Unknown Relative I’d like to add a few notes now to two postings I made previously (here and here) about an Isaac Lindsey (abt. 1776 – 1833) whose male descendants’ DNA matches that of other males who can trace their ancestry to the immigrant ancestor of my branch … More Additional Notes about Isaac Lindsey, Who Died in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, in April 1833

New Information re: the Family of Mary Brooks (d. 1787) of Frederick County, Virginia – & New Wrinkle

October 13, 2024

“The Last Will and Testament of James Brooks Deceas’d was … Ordered to be for further proof” There’s a Murphy’s law in genealogical research that I’ve found proven true over and over – at least in my own research. Maybe your research hasn’t yet encountered this law. I hope that’s the case.

Children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Clarissa E. Brooks (1818-1895), Alpha Caroline Brooks (1821-1890), and Samuel F. Brooks (1821-1846)

January 28, 2022

Or, Subtitled: “He draws near the crater of a volcano who lays violent hands on the Golden Rule” With this posting, I’m resuming my chronicle of the children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Nancy Isbell of Wayne County, Kentucky, Warren County, Tennessee, and Lawrence County, Alabama. In previous postings, I’ve chronicled the lives of their … More Children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Clarissa E. Brooks (1818-1895), Alpha Caroline Brooks (1821-1890), and Samuel F. Brooks (1821-1846)

Thomas Brooks (abt. 1747-1805): Frederick County, Virginia, Beginnings

June 3, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “I will and bequeath to my beloved son Thomas Brooks, whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my whole and sole Executor” I’ve now finished telling you what I know of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838), who moved with his parents from Frederick County, Virginia, where he was born in 1775, to Wythe County, Virginia, in … More Thomas Brooks (abt. 1747-1805): Frederick County, Virginia, Beginnings

The Conundrum of Sorting John Lindseys, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Latter Half of 1700s and Early 1800s

April 28, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “’Curiouser and curiouser!’ Cried Alice” These notes about the challenge of sorting men named John Lindsey in records of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, in the latter part of the 1700s and early part of the 1800s begin with the conundrum of a 20 March 1817 deed of William Lindsey to Spencer Bobo, both … More The Conundrum of Sorting John Lindseys, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Latter Half of 1700s and Early 1800s

Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Rachel Lindsey and First Husband Jacob Cooper (2)

March 5, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “Sail Bills,” Meeting Houses, and Family Squabbles As the previous posting notes, the Spartanburg county loose-papers estate file of Jacob Cooper and the case file for the equity court case his widow Rachel Lindsey Cooper pursued on behalf of herself and their son Jacob Henry Cooper against the other heirs of the estate … More Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Rachel Lindsey and First Husband Jacob Cooper (2)

Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Elizabeth and Isaac

February 10, 2021

Or, Subtitled: Those Darned Census Entries That Name Folks by Initials This is the second in a series of postings discussing the children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and wife Rachel Earnest of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In a previous posting, I discussed this couple’s first three children, Cassandra, John, and Nicy Malinda. These … More Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Elizabeth and Isaac

Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Cassandra, John, Nicy Malinda

February 6, 2021

Or, Subtitled: Tracking Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Lindseys to Georgia and Points West This posting about the children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is a continuation of a series of postings about this family. The first two postings in this series are here and here. Since William and … More Children of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) and Rachel Earnest — Cassandra, John, Nicy Malinda

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (2)

January 31, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “The Unkindest Cut of All — It Were Well It Had Slept in the Inventive Brain of the Aforesaid William Halbert“ This posting, which examines the life of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, from 1830 up to William’s death in 1840 (and beyond that date, in the case … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (2)

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (1)

January 30, 2021

Or, Subtitled: Five John Lindseys Representing Three Distinct Families – Trials and Tribulations of Researching Lindseys in Spartanburg County, South Carollina, in 1700s/1800s In a lengthy series of postings, I have followed the descendants of a Dennis Lindsey (about 1755 – 1795) who is the known son of a William Lindsey (about 1733 – about 1806) of … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (1)