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Samuel Lindsay 1720–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 27 SEP 1784

Death Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Father: Mathew Lindsay

Mother: Martha HUTCHINS

Spouse(s): Margaret Smiley

Children(s): Elinor LINDSAY, Walter Lindsey, Samuel Lindsey, Robert Lindsey, Erling Lindsey, Samuel Lindsay, William Lindsey, John Lindsey, Matthew Lindsay, Walter Lindsay, Moses Lindsey

Samuel Lindsay was born in 1720 in Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Mathew A Lindsay And Martha Hutchins. Samuel Lindsay married Margaret Ann Smiley, and had children including Elinor Jane Lindsay, Erling Lindsey, John Lindsey, Matthew W Lindsay, Moses Lindsey, Robert Lindsey, Samuel Lindsay, Samuel Lindsey, Walter Lindsay, Walter Lindsey, William Lindsey. Samuel Lindsay passed away in 1784 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Lindsay was born in 1720 in Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Mathew A Lindsay And Martha Hutchins.
  • Samuel Lindsay married Margaret Ann Smiley, and had children including Elinor Jane Lindsay, Erling Lindsey, John Lindsey, Matthew W Lindsay, Moses Lindsey, Robert Lindsey, Samuel Lindsay, Samuel Lindsey, Walter Lindsay, Walter Lindsey, William Lindsey.
  • Samuel Lindsay passed away in 1784 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Lindsay
1699–1791
Birth Location: Ireland
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Martha HUTCHINS
1697–1770
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smiley
1720–1804
Birth Location: North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elinor LINDSAY
1740–1802
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Walter Lindsey
1747–
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Samuel Lindsey
1745–
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Robert Lindsey
1753–1776
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Va.
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Erling Lindsey
1749–
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Samuel Lindsay
1753–
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Virginia, United States
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William Lindsey
1755–
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Va.
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John Lindsey
1756–
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Va.
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Matthew Lindsay
1751–1821
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Walter Lindsay
1755–1820
Birth Location: Augusta Co., Virginia, United States
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Moses Lindsey
1745–1812
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Lindsay
1720–1784
Birth Place: Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Mathew A. Lindsay
1699–1791
Ireland
Martha HUTCHINS
1697–1770
Grandparents
James Lindsay
1680–1774
Londonderry Co, Northern Ireland
Martha
1682–1743
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Lindsay
1643–1698
Anna Patoun
1650–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bernard Lindsay
1603–1646
Rachel Lindsay
1612–1645
Janet Chatta
1615–1665

Samuel Lindsay's Descendants

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Samuel Lindsay (1720–27 SEP 1784) m. Margaret (Ann) Smiley (1720–1804)
  1. 1. Elinor (Jane) LINDSAY 1740–1802 m. John Cantley 1736–1802
    1. 1. Samuel Cantley 1767–1810 m. Rebecca Clark 1766–1841
      1. 1. John Cantley 1796–1857 m. Nancy Ball 1815–1851
      2. 2. Samuel Cantley 1789–
      3. 3. Eleanor Cantley 1792–1812 m. John Wyatt 1787–
      4. 4. Eliza Cantley 1806–
      5. 5. Rebecca Cantley 1810–1880 m. Booker Martin 1799–
      6. 6. Mary ("Polly") Cantley 1805–1894 m. Thomas (Burton) Scott 1795–1866
      7. 7. James Cantley 1800–1884 m. Massey Ellison 1803–1858
      8. 8. William Cantley 1808–1888 m. Mary Hiatt 1807– m. Jane (J.) Lively 1807–1854
      9. 9. Alexander Cantley 1800–1884 m. Mary ("Polly") Scott 1805–1875 m. Temperance Phillips 1821–1903
      10. 10. Sarah Cantley 1806–1869 m. Saint (Clair) Abbott 1800–1876 m. Saint (Clair) Abbott 1800–1876
        1. 1. Elizabeth Abbott 1822–
        2. 2. David Abbott 1826–
        3. 3. Sufflora Abbott 1825–
        4. 4. Ellen (W.) Abbott 1821–1912 m. James Farley 1823–1881
        5. 5. Lucinda (Caroline) Abbott 1822– m. Charles Martin 1818–1902
        6. 6. Charles (H) Abbott 1832–1863 m. Malinda Dunn 1834– m. Ida Farley 1834–1889
        7. 7. Dorcas (Wilson) Abbott 1824–1914 m. Andrew (Smith) Byrnside 1822–1900
    2. 2. Mary Cantley 1769–
    3. 3. James Cantley 1774–
    4. 4. Robert Cantley 1775–1829 m. Nancy Johnston 1775–
    5. 5. John Cantley 1765–1835 m. Jane Kincaid 1765–1824
    6. 6. George Cantley 1781–1813 m. Magdalene (Helen) Honaker 1784–1812
    7. 7. Margaret Cantley 1769–1822 m. Richard Chitwood 1764–1822
    8. 8. Sarah Cantley 1779–1850 m. James Ralston 1782– m. George (W.) Rogers 1769–1853
  2. 2. Walter Lindsey 1747–
  3. 3. Samuel Lindsey 1745–
  4. 4. Robert Lindsey 1753–1776
  5. 5. Erling Lindsey 1749– m. Cantley 1749–
  6. 6. Samuel Lindsay 1753–
  7. 7. William Lindsey 1755–
  8. 8. John Lindsey 1756–
  9. 9. Matthew (W.) Lindsay 1751–1821 m. Flora Williams 1754–1821
  10. 10. Walter Lindsay 1755–1820 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mccullough 1761–
  11. 11. Moses Lindsey 1745–1812 m. Letitia (Preston) Breckenridge 1749–1820

Samuel Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Samuel Lindsay in Virginia, British Colonial America
Virginia, British Colonial America
1784
27 SEP 1784
Age 64
Death of Samuel Lindsay in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1784
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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