1' Our Lindsey

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1. Our Lindsey Breckenridge Ancestors on the
Shenandoah, New, and Holston Rivers 1738 -1796

• Katie Angermeyer
• 2005

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8. Moses Lindsey Sr. b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810
Washington Co. VA
The Ancestors
4. Moses Lindsey Jr. b. abt. 1788 VA d. 1860-1870
Washington Co. VA
9. Letitia Breckenridge b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta
Co. VA d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA
2. David M. Lindsey b. 1813-1817 Washington Co.
VA d. 1868 or 1901? Cedar Co. IA
10. John Myers b. 2 Feb 1774 VA d. Lafollette,
Campbell Co. TN
5. Catharine (Caty) Myers b. abt. 1792 NC d.
1860-1870 Washington Co. VA
11. Mary Beeler b. 2 Aug 1774 VA d. 2 Jul 1852
1, James Alexander Lindsey b. 1850 Johnson Co.
TN d. 1935 Kingfisher OK
12. Thomas Johnson Sr. b. abt. 1757 probably
MD d. 1835 Carter/Johnson Co. TN
6. Thomas H. Johnson b. abt. 1786-7 MD d. abt.
April 1865 Johnson Co. TN
13. Unknown
3. Barbara Johnson b. 1814 Carter/Johnson Co.
TN d. 1891 Adair Co. IA
14. Moses Lindsey Sr. b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810
Washington Co. VA
7. Elizabeth Lindsey b. abt. 1793 VA d. 1856-1860
Johnson Co. TN
15. Letitia Breckenridge b. abt. 1755-1760
Augusta Co. VA d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA
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32. Unknown b. d.
16. Matthew Lindsey b. hypothetical Scotland d.
aft. 1791 Carter Co. TN
33. Unknown b. d.
8. Moses Lindsey Sr. b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810
Washington Co. VA
34. Unknown b. d.
17. Unknown b. d.
35. Unknown b. d.
4, Moses Lindsey Jr. (1788-186?) 7.
Elizabeth Lindsey (1793-185?)
36. Alexander Breckenridge b. abt. 1680-1690
prob. N. Ireland d. bef. 11 Sep 1743 Orange Co. VA
18. George Breckenridge b. abt. 1714
Londonderry N. Ire. d. bef 29 Sep 1790 Wythe
Co. VA
37. Jane Preston b. 1795 Lima-Vady, Londonderry,
N. Ire. d. aft 24 May 1750 prob. Augusta Co. VA
9. Letitia Breckenridge b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta
Co. VA d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA
38. James Samuel Doak b. abt. 1670 Antrim, Ulster
N. Ire. d. bef. 1727 Chester Co. PA
19. Ann Doak b. abt. 1718 BallyNure,Antrim,
Ulster, N. Ire or VA? d. abt. 1757 Augusta Co?
VA
39. Elizabeth Unknown b. abt. 1681 d.
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Here we are looking for the home of our earliest
known Lindsey, who we believe is Matthew. We are
along Sally Run in Wythe Co. VA
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Matthew Lindsey in 1779 was appointed constable
in Montgomery Co. VA. In the same year he owned
land on Walkers Creek and Sally Run.
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Sally Run woods
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The mighty waters of Sally Run, flow to Reed
Creek, then New River.
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Umberger farm, was previously owned by Matthew
Lindseys neighbor, Christopher Brown.
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This is the land to the north of Umberger farm,
believed to be home of Matthew Lindsey and later,
Moses Lindsey.
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Sally Run is in the drainage of the New River,
which we see here at Foster Falls
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There were important lead mines here. You can
still see an old shot tower, where they made lead
shot by dropping molten lead from the tower into
water below.
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Matthew Lindsey also owned land on Walkers Creek,
which is just over the mountain from Sally Run.
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There are still Lindseys living in the Walkers
Creek valley, descending from a Thomas Lindsey,
who could possibly be a son of our Matthew.
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Another possible Lindsey home, along Walkers
Creek, Giles Co.
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We dont know who Matthew Lindseys wife was. He
think he had sons, Moses, William Jesse, Samuel,
and possibly Thomas.
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Matthew Lindsey is believed to be involved in the
iron industry. He bought iron rich land in 1791
along the Little Doe, in what is now Johnson Co.
TN. This same land passed hands until it was
owned by the iron master, Thomas Johnson, and his
son Thomas H Johnson. Thomas H. Johnson married
Matthew Lindseys granddaughter, Elizabeth. The
plot thickens.
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Matthew Lindsey had a son, William Jesse Lindsey,
who was a builder of iron forges and furnaces.
He lived in Carter Co. and later Campbell Co. TN.
If the son was in this industry, likely the
father was too.
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Moses Lindsey (Sr.), we know married Letitia
Breckenridge in Montgomery Co. VA 1785. The
George Breckenridge family lived not far from
Sally Run.
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Lindsey Breckenridge Lands in Wythe, Bland and
Giles Counties Virginia
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32. Unknown b. d.
16. Matthew Lindsey b. hypothetical Scotland d.
aft. 1791 Carter Co. TN
33. Unknown b. d.
8. Moses Lindsey Sr. b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810
Washington Co. VA
34. Unknown b. d.
17. Unknown b. d.
35. Unknown b. d.
4, Moses Lindsey Jr. (1788-186?) 7.
Elizabeth Lindsey (1793-185?)
36. Alexander Breckenridge b. abt. 1680-1690
prob. N. Ireland d. bef. 11 Sep 1743 Orange Co. VA
18. George Breckenridge b. abt. 1714
Londonderry N. Ire. d. bef 29 Sep 1790 Wythe
Co. VA
37. Jane Preston b. 1795 Lima-Vady, Londonderry,
N. Ire. d. aft 24 May 1750 prob. Augusta Co. VA
9. Letitia Breckenridge b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta
Co. VA d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA
38. James Samuel Doak b. abt. 1670 Antrim, Ulster
N. Ire. d. bef. 1727 Chester Co. PA
19. Ann Doak b. abt. 1718 BallyNure,Antrim,
Ulster, N. Ire or VA? d. abt. 1757 Augusta Co?
VA
39. Elizabeth Unknown b. abt. 1681 d.
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Letitias paternal grandparents
Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church
Alexander Breckenridge and his wife Jane Preston
immigrated from Ulster, North Ireland with
children, including George. They settled in 1738
near Staunton and were part of the Tinkling
Springs Presbyterian Congregation.
Alexander Breckenridge and probably Jane Preston,
too, are buried at the Tinkling Spring cemetery.
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32. Unknown b. d.
16. Matthew Lindsey b. hypothetical Scotland d.
aft. 1791 Carter Co. TN
33. Unknown b. d.
8. Moses Lindsey Sr. b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810
Washington Co. VA
34. Unknown b. d.
17. Unknown b. d.
35. Unknown b. d.
4, Moses Lindsey Jr. (1788-186?) 7.
Elizabeth Lindsey (1793-185?)
36. Alexander Breckenridge b. abt. 1680-1690
prob. N. Ireland d. bef. 11 Sep 1743 Orange Co. VA
18. George Breckenridge b. abt. 1714
Londonderry N. Ire. d. bef 29 Sep 1790 Wythe
Co. VA
37. Jane Preston b. 1795 Lima-Vady, Londonderry,
N. Ire. d. aft 24 May 1750 prob. Augusta Co. VA
9. Letitia Breckenridge b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta
Co. VA d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA
38. James Samuel Doak b. abt. 1670 Antrim, Ulster
N. Ire. d. bef. 1727 Chester Co. PA
19. Ann Doak b. abt. 1718 BallyNure,Antrim,
Ulster, N. Ire or VA? d. abt. 1757 Augusta Co?
VA
39. Elizabeth Unknown b. abt. 1681 d.
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Rev. Samuel Doak, first Presbyterian minister in
Tennessee, was Letitia Breckenridges cousin.
Letitia Breckenridges Maternal grandparents were
James Samuel Doak and Elizabeth. They were from
County Antrim, North Ireland, and probably lived
their lives there.
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• Ann Doak emigrated with her brothers and sisters
  in 1740-41 after a severe winter in N. Ireland.
  They first went to Pennsylvania, and then soon
  went with so many other Scots-Irish to the Valley
  of Virginia, where they are shown as neighbors of
  the Breckenridge brothers at the Beverley Patent
  near Staunton.

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Beverley Patent lands, have George and Robert
Breckenridge neighboring to Samuel, David and
John Doak.
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George Breckenridge and Ann Doaks children were
born near Staunton. At least one child,
Alexander, was baptised by Rev. John Craig, of
the Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church in 1743.
This Alexander later built the cabin in 1769
which was one of the first in Washington Co. VA.
Our ancestor, Letitia Breckenridge was born near
Staunton between 1755 and 1760.
Gardens at Smithfield
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Augusta County Virginia Tinkling Spring
Presbyterian Church and early Breckenridge Land
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In 1769, George Breckenridge first appears in
what is now Wythe Co., on land on Cove Creek,
probably along Peppers Ferry Road, near
Wytheville. George was ordained as an elder in
the Unity Congregation of Presbyterians along
Reed Creek. Letitia would have spent some of her
childhood here.
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Early George and Ann Breckenridge territory,
Peppers Ferry Rd., Wytheville, VA
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At the same time George Breckenridge was made
elder of Unity on Reed Creek, his brother Robert
and his first cousin, Col. William Preston were
ordained as elders of the DaNean Congregation of
Presbyterians in what is now Botetourt Co.These
congregations were formed by people from the
Tinkling Spring Church of Augusta Co.Much more
is known about cousin Col. William Preston. See
Patricia Givens Johnson William Preston and the
Allegheny Patriots
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When the Breckenridges moved to the New River
area near Wytheville in 1769, they would have
stopped at Greenfield, at the home of Georges
cousin, Col. William Preston. Greenfield was at
a crossroad, and was a place where many travelers
were given shelter.
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Robert Breckenridge, Georges brother, who was
ordained with William Preston as Elder of the
DeNean Congregation, moved to Botetourt County in
about 1769.
Descendents of Robert Breckenridge built Grove
Hill near Fincastle.
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Lucy B. is our third cousin 4x removed.
A great-granddaughter of Robert Breckenridge had
kept a diary during the Civil War. This is now
published.
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Botetourt County Virginia Robert Breckinridge and
William Preston homes
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Col. William Preston moved to be closer to his
constituency and built Smithfield in 1773-1774 in
the New River Valley at Blacksburg.
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His cousin, George Breckenridge and family could
have stayed here when they traveled.
Cousin George Breckenridge and family may have
stayed at Smithfield on their travels to and from
Augusta or Botetourt.
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The Smithfield kitchen garden.
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While Col. Preston resided in a home built in the
style of Williamsburg,Virginia, most others on
the frontier were in living log homes. Weavers
cabin at Smithfield
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Alexander Breckenridge cabin, built in 1769 near
Abingdon, VA. He was one of the first settlers.
Letitia Breckenridge was Alexs little sister.
She would have likely stayed here when the family
came to hear the gun-toting Rev. Charles Cummings
preach.
Still standing on the grounds of the Abingdon
Library.
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There you have one small part of our Lindsey
family tree.
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This story to be continued with the Lindsey clan
in Washington County Virginia 1797 - 1870