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James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley 1735–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1735

Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17/30 Apr 1779

Death Location: Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC

Father: Thomas (Quaker)

Mother: Ruth (Quaker)

Spouse(s): Mary (Cox)

Children(s): Jonathan Lindley, Elizabeth LINDLEY, Simon LINDLEY, Thomas LINDLEY, Mary SMITH, Catherine BOX, John LINDLEY, Thomas LINDLEY, William LINDLEY, Sarah Lindley, Joshua LINDLEY, Mary LINDLEY, Sarah LINDLEY, Simon LINDLEY, Mary Lindley, Mary Lindley, Mary Lindley, Thomas Lindley, Ruth Lindley, Thomas Lindley, Mary Lindley, Thomas Lindley, Mary Lindley, Catherine Lindley, Simon Lindley, Capt. Lindley, Mary Lindley, Joshua Lindley, Sarah Lindley, William Lindley

In 1735, James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley entered the world in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Thomas Lindley Quaker And Ruth Hadley Lindley Quaker. James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley married Mary Lindley Cox, and had children including Capt William Lindley, Catherine Lindley, Catherine Lindley Box, Elizabeth Lindley, John Lindley, Jonathan Lindley, Joshua Lindley, Mary Elizabeth Lindley, Mary Lindley, Mary Ruth Lindley, Mary Ruth Lindley Smith, Ruth Lindley, Sarah Lindley, Sarah Rebecca Lindley, Simon Hadley Lindley, Simon Lindley, Thomas Lindley, William Lindley. James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley passed away in 1779 in Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC.

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Biography

  • In 1735, James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley entered the world in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Thomas Lindley Quaker And Ruth Hadley Lindley Quaker.
  • James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley married Mary Lindley Cox, and had children including Capt William Lindley, Catherine Lindley, Catherine Lindley Box, Elizabeth Lindley, John Lindley, Jonathan Lindley, Joshua Lindley, Mary Elizabeth Lindley, Mary Lindley, Mary Ruth Lindley, Mary Ruth Lindley Smith, Ruth Lindley, Sarah Lindley, Sarah Rebecca Lindley, Simon Hadley Lindley, Simon Lindley, Thomas Lindley, William Lindley.
  • James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley passed away in 1779 in Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (Quaker)
1706–1781
Birth Location: New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ruth (Quaker)
1712–1785
Birth Location: Moate, County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Cox)
1735–1779
Birth Location: Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
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Children(s)

Jonathan Lindley
1772–1850
Birth Location: Abbeville, Laurens, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth LINDLEY
1720–1726
Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Simon LINDLEY
1769–1827
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, British America
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Thomas LINDLEY
1765–1779
Birth Location: –
TL
Mary SMITH
1756–1845
Birth Location: Orange Co. N.C.
MS
Catherine BOX
1758–1785
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, USA
CB
John LINDLEY
1766–1821
Birth Location: Orange Co. N.C.
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Thomas LINDLEY
1754–1809
Birth Location: SPRING, Orange, North Carolina, United States
TL
William LINDLEY
1760–1781
Birth Location: Orange, Alamance, North Carolina, US
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Sarah Lindley
1762–1833
Birth Location: Orange Co. N.C.
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Joshua LINDLEY
1755–1850
Birth Location: Craven, South Carolina, United States
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Mary LINDLEY
1764–1850
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah LINDLEY
1771–1857
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
SL
Simon LINDLEY
1769–1781
Birth Location: Spring,Orange,North Carolina,USA
SL
Mary Lindley
1758–1811
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
ML
Mary Lindley
1764–1850
Birth Location: Laurens,Laurens,South Carolina,USA
ML
Mary Lindley
–1743
Birth Location: –
ML
Thomas Lindley
1766–1809
Birth Location: SPRING, Orange, North Carolina, United States
TL
Ruth Lindley
1756–1852
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
RL
Thomas Lindley
1753–1809
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
TL
Mary Lindley
1764–1850
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
ML
Thomas Lindley
1766–1809
Birth Location: SPRING, Orange, North Carolina, United States
TL
Mary Lindley
1758–1811
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
ML
Catherine Lindley
1759–1785
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, United States
CL
Simon Lindley
1753–1781
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, United States
SL
Capt. Lindley
1760–1782
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Lindley
1756–1850
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, United States
ML
Joshua Lindley
1770–1850
Birth Location: , Craven, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Lindley
1771–1857
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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William Lindley
1760–1782
Birth Location: Spring, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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James Lindley's Ancestors

Self
James Lindley
1735–1779
Birth Place: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Lindley (Quaker)
1706–1781
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Ruth (Hadley Lindley) (Quaker)
1712–1785
Moate, County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Simon (II (Emigrant)) Hadley
1675–1756
Ballinakill, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Ruth (Keran Miller) (4)
1677–1750
Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lindley's Descendants

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James (L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory)) Lindley (22 Sep 1735–17/30 Apr 1779) m. Mary (Lindley) (Cox) (10 Oct 1735–April 1779)
  1. 1. Jonathan Lindley 1772–1850 m. NANCY (M) BLAIR 1781–1840 m. Nancy (BLAIR) LINDLEY 1770–1840 m. Susannah (MARIS) LINDLEY 1772–1863 m. Mildred LINDLEY 1811–
    1. 1. *Ruth Lindley 1796–1879 m. *Jobe ((or Job)) Smith 1791–1860
      1. 1. Nancy Smith 1834–1835
      2. 2. Thomas Smith 1839–1840
      3. 3. Ruth (A) Smith 1839–1932
      4. 4. Martha Smith 1843–1844
      5. 5. Elisha (C) Smith 1845–1846
      6. 6. *Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1827–1898
    2. 2. Ruth ((Susannah Maris's)) LINDLEY 1795–1860
    3. 3. Jonathan LINDLEY 1808–1868
    4. 4. James (B.) LINDLEY 1797–1886
    5. 5. Elisha (Hamilton) LINDLEY 1816–1876
    6. 6. Jennie (Jane) LINDLEY 1804–1873
    7. 7. William (L) LINDLEY 1806–1842
    8. 8. Sgt (Thomas) Lindley 1810–1882
  2. 2. Elizabeth LINDLEY 1720–1726
  3. 3. Simon LINDLEY 1769–1827
  4. 4. Thomas LINDLEY 1765–1779
  5. 5. Mary (Ruth Lindley) SMITH 1756–1845
  6. 6. Catherine (LINDLEY) BOX 1758–1785
  7. 7. John LINDLEY 1766–1821
  8. 8. Thomas LINDLEY 1754–1809
  9. 9. William LINDLEY 1760–1781
  10. 10. Sarah (Rebecca) Lindley 1762–1833
  11. 11. Joshua LINDLEY 1755–1850
  12. 12. Mary (Ruth) LINDLEY 1764–1850
  13. 13. Sarah LINDLEY 1771–1857
  14. 14. Simon (Hadley) LINDLEY 1769–1781
  15. 15. Mary (Elizabeth) Lindley 1758–1811
  16. 16. Mary Lindley 1764–1850
  17. 17. Mary Lindley –1743
  18. 18. Thomas Lindley 1766–1809
  19. 19. Ruth Lindley 1756–1852
  20. 20. Thomas Lindley 1753–1809
  21. 21. Mary (Ruth) Lindley 1764–1850
  22. 22. Thomas Lindley 1766–1809
  23. 23. Mary (Elizabeth) Lindley 1758–1811
  24. 24. Catherine Lindley 1759–1785
  25. 25. Simon (Hadley) Lindley 1753–1781
  26. 26. Capt. (William) Lindley 1760–1782
  27. 27. Mary (Ruth) Lindley 1756–1850
  28. 28. Joshua Lindley 1770–1850
  29. 29. Sarah Lindley 1771–1857
  30. 30. William Lindley 1760–1782

James Lindley's Timeline

3 Records

1735
22 Sep 1735
Birth of James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley in London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1753
5 May 1753
Age 18
James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley was married
None
1779
17/30 Apr 1779
Age 44
Death of James L. "Loyalist" (Capt. Tory) Lindley in Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC
Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1735
    Event Place: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 May 1753

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17/30 Apr 1779
    Event Place: Hung in 96th District. for treason, Greenwood. SC
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