Our Lindsey Ancestorsin Washington Co. Virginia

1797- 1870

Katie Angermeyer

2005

2. David M. Lindsey

b. 1810-1817 Washington Co VA

d. After 1878 likely in Cedar Co IA

1, James Alexander Lindsey

b. 1850 Johnson Co TN

d. 1935 Kingfisher OK

3. Barbara Johnson

b. 1814 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

d. 1891 Adair Co. IA

4. Moses Lindsey Jr.

b. abt. 1788 VA

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

5. Catharine (Caty) Myers

b. abt. 1792 NC

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

6. Thomas H. Johnson

b. abt. 1786-7 MD

d. abt. April 1865 Johnson Co. TN

7. Elizabeth Lindsey

b. abt. 1793 VA

d. 1856-1860 Johnson Co. TN

8. Moses Lindsey Sr.

b. abt. 1760

d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

9. Letitia Breckenridge

b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VA

d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

10. John Myers

b. 2 Feb 1774 VA

d. Lafollette, Campbell Co. TN

11. Mary Beeler

b. 2 Aug 1774 VA

d. 2 Jul 1852

12. Thomas Johnson Sr.

b. abt. 1757 probably MD

d. 1835 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

13. Unknown

14. Moses Lindsey Sr.b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

15. Letitia Breckenridgeb. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VAd. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

The Ancestors (notice the double dose of Lindsey-Breckenridge)

South HolstonBy 1797 Moses Lindsey and Letitia Breckenridge have moved their

family to Washington County Virginia.

What was their homestead was just down the Virginia Creeper Trail from the Iron Horse Campground and Barn Dance at Roetown.

This land is at the confluence of the Laurel Creek and the South Holston River.

Current owner of the land is Jeannie Williams, a high school phys ed teacher.

The train used to go across this land, now it’s a bike trail.

Jeannie’s horses

Back at the Iron Horse Barn Dance, you can hear bluegrass and country on a Saturday night for $5.

More about Moses Lindsey Sr.• 1784-1796 Moses LINDSEY and wife Leticia own property in

Montgomery Co. VA Walker's Creek (current day Bland/Giles Co.) and Sally Run (current day Wythe Co.)

• 1786 Moses is court appointed overseer of the road ("in the room of Stophel Brown”) Montgomery Co. That would be in the Sally Run neighborhood.

• 1797, Aug 15 John Keyes sells 103 acres to Moses Lindsey at confluence of Laurel and South Holston.

• 1806 Moses Lindsey is on Washington Co. VA personal tax list.

• 1810 Washington Co. census, Moses is absent, and his wife “Letis” is head of household. [he is assumed to have died between 1806 and the census date]

More about Letitia Breckenridge• 1755-1760 probably baptised in the South Meeting House,

Tinkling Spring Congregration of Presbyterians in Augusta Co. VA.

• 1769 her brother moved to Wolf Hills (Abingdon) cabin.• 1769 her father ordained elder of Unity Presbyterian congregation

in Reed Creek area of Montgomery/Wythe.• 1785 - married Moses Lindsey Sr. in Montgomery Co.VA• 1785 -lived on Sally Run in what is now Wythe County.• 1785-1795 bore at least 5 children and perhaps lived for a time on

Walkers Creek near the Green Hill (Bland Co).• 1797 - moved to Washington Co. at confluence of Laurel Creek

and South Holston, near Damascus VA.• 1810 - on Washington Co. VA census a female head of

household (widow) with 6 teenagers• 1820 - on Washington Co. VA census in household of Isaac

Lindsey (her son)

2. David M. Lindsey

b. 1810-1817 Washington Co VA

d. After 1878 likely in Cedar Co IA

1, James Alexander Lindsey

b. 1850 Johnson Co TN

d. 1935 Kingfisher OK

3. Barbara Johnson

b. 1814 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

d. 1891 Adair Co. IA

4. Moses Lindsey Jr.

b. abt. 1788 VA

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co VA

5. Catharine (Caty) Myers

b. abt. 1792 NC

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co VA

6. Thomas H. Johnson

b. abt. 1786-7 MD

d. abt. April 1865 Johnson Co. TN

7. Elizabeth Lindsey

b. abt. 1793 VA

d. 1856-1860 Johnson Co. TN

8. Moses Lindsey Sr.

b. abt. 1760

d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

9. Letitia Breckenridge

b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VA

d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

10. John Myers

b. 2 Feb 1774 VA

d. Lafollette, Campbell Co. TN

11. Mary Beeler

b. 2 Aug 1774 VA

d. 2 Jul 1852

12. Thomas Johnson Sr.

b. abt. 1757 probably MD

d. 1835 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

13. Unknown

14. Moses Lindsey Sr.b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

15. Letitia Breckenridgeb. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VAd. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

The Ancestors

Moses Lindsey, Jr.

• Born about 1788 VA (Sally Run or Walkers Creek)

• Served in War of 1812 (1813,1814)

• Resided S. Holston, to 1824, when 50 a. bought from Isaac Lindsey was sold.

• Resided Lodi, (Osceola Community) 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 census.

• Died after 1860.

Catharine Myers

• Born about 1792 NC

• Married Moses Lindsey 1813 by Elder John Jones Jr. Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church

• Bore about 13 children

• Cared for 2 Woodard grandchildren in 1860

• Died after 1860

The Rush Creek Chuch was built in 1822 of hand hewn chestnut logs. Moses Jr. and Catharine were married here in 1813 under an arbor by Elder John Jones Jr., and most

likely helped to build the church.

Rush Creek Church with little kids(If it were 1822 when the church was built, could be our little Davy

Lindsey running around).

Old chestnut logs inside(new siding outside covers the logs now)

Service is 4 hours long. Starts with a capella singing, then 5 sermons with singing between, then communion: the

bread, the wine, the foot washing.

This is the Widener’s homestead at Rush Creek, the Lindsey’s could have been like

this only on the South Holston.

Old Widener farm on Rush Creek

Baptisms are done here where Bucks Bridge crosses South Holston River.

No doubt, a Lindsey fishing hole.

Farm land in Washington Co.

2. David M. Lindsey

b. 1810-1817 Washington Co. VA

d. After 1878 likely in Cedar Co IA

1, James Alexander Lindsey

b. 1850 Johnson Co. TN

d. 1935 Kingfisher OK

3. Barbara Johnson

b. 1814 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

d. 1891 Adair Co. IA

4. Moses Lindsey Jr.

b. abt. 1788 VA

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

5. Catharine (Caty) Myers

b. abt. 1792 NC

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

6. Thomas H. Johnson

b. abt. 1786-7 MD

d. abt. April 1865 Johnson Co. TN

7. Elizabeth Lindsey

b. abt. 1793 VA

d. 1856-1860 Johnson Co. TN

8. Moses Lindsey Sr.

b. abt. 1760

d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

9. Letitia Breckenridge

b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VA

d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

10. John Myers

b. 2 Feb 1774 VA

d. Lafollette, Campbell Co. TN

11. Mary Beeler

b. 2 Aug 1774 VA

d. 2 Jul 1852

12. Thomas Johnson Sr.

b. abt. 1757 probably MD

d. 1835 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

13. Unknown

14. Moses Lindsey Sr.b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

15. Letitia Breckenridgeb. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VAd. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

The Ancestors

1810 -1817 born in Virginia, probably along the S. Holston near the Laurel

1845 married his first cousin Barbara Johnson, Johnson Co. TN

about 1845-1847 volunteered for Mexican War (could have been his first wanderings on the Mississippi).

Residences: Pandora, Johnson Co TN 1845-1859

Marshall Co. AL 1859-1866Cedar Co. IA. 1866- 1878?

He was a trader on the Mississippi after the Civil War. Was divorced from Barbara before 1874.

He was divorced by a 2nd wife, Esther Lindsey in 1878. Said to be buried Cedar County Iowa.

David M. Lindsey

2. David M. Lindsey

b. 1810-1817 Washington Co. VA

d. 1868 or 1901? Cedar Co. IA

1, James Alexander Lindsey

b. 1850 Johnson Co. TN

d. 1935 Kingfisher OK

3. Barbara Johnson

b. 1814 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

d. 1891 Adair Co. IA

4. Moses Lindsey Jr.

b. abt. 1788 VA

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

5. Catharine (Caty) Myers

b. abt. 1792 NC

d. 1860-1870 Washington Co. VA

6. Thomas H. Johnson

b. abt. 1786-7 MD

d. abt. April 1865 Johnson Co. TN

7. Elizabeth Lindsey

b. abt. 1793 VA

d. 1856-1860 Johnson Co. TN

8. Moses Lindsey Sr.

b. abt. 1760

d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

9. Letitia Breckenridge

b. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VA

d. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

10. John Myers

b. 2 Feb 1774 VA

d. Lafollette, Campbell Co. TN

11. Mary Beeler

b. 2 Aug 1774 VA

d. 2 Jul 1852

12. Thomas Johnson Sr.

b. abt. 1757 probably MD

d. 1835 Carter/Johnson Co. TN

13. Unknown

14. Moses Lindsey Sr.b. abt. 1760 d. bef. 1810 Washington Co. VA

15. Letitia Breckenridgeb. abt. 1755-1760 Augusta Co. VAd. aft. 1820 Washington Co. VA

The Ancestors

More on Elizabeth Lindsey• Born about 1793 in Sally Run or Walkers Creek VA

• Grew up in Washington Co. on banks of South Holston where the Laurel comes in.

• We are not sure when she was married to Thomas H. Johnson, estimate it would be about 1810 or 1811.

• She bore about 5-8 children, including Barbara Johnson.

• Elizabeth is not listed on the 1860 Johnson Co census, but is on the 1850 and 1840. . She is named and alive on a Johnson County Deed dated Aug. 26 1856. So presumably her death is between that date and the 1860 census.

Laurel Creekchildhood playground for Elizabeth and Moses Lindsey