Tag: Mary Jane Dinsmore

The Children of Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) and Mary Jane Dinsmore: Nancy Lindsey Morris (abt. 1801 – after 1870)

May 15, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Migration of Families from Lawrence County, Alabama, to the Jackson Purchase Area of Tennessee and Kentucky and on to Texas As I stated at the end of my last posting about Mark Lindsey (1774-1848), I now want to share with you what I know of Mark’s children Dennis, Nancy (Morris), William Burke, Fielding … More The Children of Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) and Mary Jane Dinsmore: Nancy Lindsey Morris (abt. 1801 – after 1870)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (4)

May 8, 2020

Or, Subtitled: “Mark Was a Methodist, but Loved a Dram” Mark Lindsey’s Death and Estate Records As I’ve noted previously, Mark Lindsey is buried in a family cemetery that was established on the farm of his son Dennis at Oakville in Lawrence County, Alabama, following Dennis’s death in 1836. Mark’s tombstone states that he died … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (4)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (3)

April 22, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Yallow Mares, Mortgages, and Boom-Bust Fortunes of Alabama Planters in Depression of Late 1830s Lawrence and Morgan County, Alabama, Records for Mark Lindsey, 1830 to Death in 1848 In this posting, I’ll continue listing records I’ve found for Mark Lindsey in Lawrence and Morgan Counties, Alabama, after he moved his family from Kentucky … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (3)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (2)

April 19, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Round-Breasted Methodist Coats and Venerable Circuit Riders Morgan and Lawrence County, Alabama, Records to 1830 for Mark Lindsey And so another move for Mark and Mary Jane Dinsmore Lindsey and their family: in 1800, they left Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where both were born (in 1774 in Mark’s case, in 1779 for Mary … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (2)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (1)

April 17, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Families Move to Wayne County, Kentucky, and Then to Lawrence County, Alabama Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Records for Mark Lindsey We’ve met Mark Lindsey in previous postings. As I’ve noted, when the estate of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755 – 1795) was sold on 12 February 1795 in Spartanburg County, … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Mark Lindsey (1774-1848) (1)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Isaac Lindsey (abt. 1776 – 1833)? (1)

April 13, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Spartaburg County, South Carolina, Families Head to the Florida Parishes of Louisiana Before War of 1812 The story of Isaac Lindsey illustrates what important genealogical breakthroughs are now possible through DNA research. Until genealogical DNA testing came along, no one (at least, no one of whom I’m aware) had any inkling that the … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Isaac Lindsey (abt. 1776 – 1833)? (1)

The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Dennis Lindsey (1793-1855/1860) (1)

March 4, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Tracking Families from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, to Alabama As I’ve noted previously, the only child of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) for whom we have definitive proof is his son Dennis, who was born in 1793 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died between 1855 and 1860 in Franklin County, Alabama. Unfortunately, though … More The Children of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795): Dennis Lindsey (1793-1855/1860) (1)

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) (2)

February 13, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Plats and Churches with Shifting Names From The Revolution to 1790: Land Records Situating  Dennis Lindsey and His Father At the end of my previous posting, I told you that I’d then move on to discuss Dennis Lindsey’s life from the Revolution up to his death in 1795. As I began working on … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) (2)

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795)

February 11, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Documenting Lives with “Receets” and Tombstones As I told you when I began my postings about William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806), son of Dennis Lindsey the immigrant, I have not found absolute proof that the William Lindsey who claimed land in 1768 on the Enoree River in what was later Spartanburg County, South … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795)

The Children of Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806) (3)

February 4, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Land Grants and Payments for “Sarvis Done” From the Revolution to the End of William Lindsey’s Life We ended the previous posting, the second in our three-part series about the life of William Lindsey (abt. 1733 – abt. 1806), son of Dennis Lindsey the immigrant, noting that he acquired a 200-acre land grant … More The Children of Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806) (3)