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He married Susannah DOWDEN about 1774 in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was born about 1758 in Montgomery County, Maryland, the daughter of Nathaniel DOWDEN and Susannah ___________. Susannah died about 1826 in Henry County, Kentucky, and was buried in _________, Henry County, Kentucky.
"John Lindsey a resident of said county aged 74 years who by reason of his bodily infirmity is unable to attend the proper court to make his declaration and who being first duly swon according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit the Act of Congress ??? 7 th 1802.
"That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That is to say, being a resident of Frederick in the State of Maryland, he did about the middle of September, as well as he remembers, in the year 1777 enter the service of the United States as a drafted Militia man and private soldier upon a tour of three months in the Company of Captain Simon Meredith. That he rendezvoused with the said Company at Frederick Town in the said County and was immediately appointed by his Captain as orderly sergeant of the said Company and served as such during the whole of his said tour. That at their said place of Rendezvous they joined their regiment which was Commanded by Colonel Beatty. That the Lt. Colonel's name was Alexander Campbell and the Major, Joseph Wells. That he marched with the said Company & Regiment from his said place of rendezvous into the State of Pennsylvania and there joined the Army of General Washington at what was called 'White Mash Mills.' That he was attached to the Command of General Smallwood. That he continued with the Army during the whole of his tour and at the termination thereof was discharged and returned home."
Biographer's Note: This indicates that John C. Lindsay took part in the Battle of Germantown. He was discharged in the nick of time, as Washington took his men into winter quarters of Valley Forge. The document continues to read:
"He recollects upon this tour to have seen Generals Washington, Smallwood, Gist, & Cols. Hollingsworth & Huson of the Militia & Col. Morgan of the Rifle regiment.
"He further states and declares that afterwards, in the fall of 1779, he moved to the State of Pennsylvania and in the Spring of 1780, he changed his residence to the neighborhood of Buffaloe Creek upon a tract of country over which the States of Virginia and Pennsylvania both claimed jurisdiction."
Biographer's Note: This was Yomongahelia Co., Virginia, now known as Virginia's Lost County. The document continues:
"And in the month of April, 1780, he entered the service of the United States as a private volunteer soldier in the Company of Captain Ogle, upon a tour of six months and served as such during the whole of his tour. He states that he rendezvoused with his company at the Fort at Charles Wells on Buffaloe Creek and was there stationed during a portion of his tour and during the residue thereof he was kept engaged in Scouting Parties against the Indians. That being a frontier Country and much infested by them, he states that the County in which he then lived and in which said fort was situated was called Ohio County & said to be in the State of Virginia. He states that there were few men in that section of the Country able to bear arms & their acertions were in Constant requisition to repel the incursion of the savages. He states that during this tour, he was not under the command of any officer of higher grade than Captain. That he served out his tour faithfully and was discharged. And immediately upon his discharge to wit in the month of October 1780 the Indians still being troublesome, he again entered the service of the United States as a private Volunteer Soldier in the Company of Captain Ogle upon a tour of three monts. He states that he then volunteered without leaving the fort at Charles Wells and that he continued in the Service against the Indians in scouting parties and in the forts in the neighborhood as in his first tour in the year 1780 as above set forth during the whole of his said last mentioned tour of three months and faithfully served out the same and was discharged.
"He further states and declares that in the Spring of the year 1781, he moved from the said County of Ohio to Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, which was a frontier County. And soon afterwards to wit: In the month of May 1781, he again entered the service of the United States as a private Volunteer soldier in the Company of Captain Lynch upon a tour of three months and served as such during the whole period of his said Tour against the Indians who were exceedingly troublesome. That he served actively and faithfully against them during the whole period of his said tour and was then discharged. That during this tour, he was under no other officer other than Captain Lynch.
"He further states and declares that in the month of March 1782, as well as he remembers, he again entered the Service of the United States in the Company of Captain Lynch as a private Soldier and drafted Militia Man upon a tour of three months. That he rendezvoused with the said Company at Colonel Cooks in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he then declares he resided and immediately upon his entrance into the service appointed by his Captain orderly Sergeant for his said Company. and served as such during the whole of his said tour. That he was marched from thence with his Company to Legard Station on Brushy Run in Westmoreland Co., Pa., and was kept stationed during his tour. That he was attached to the Command of Major Wilson and had no Colonel. That Captain Lynch had Command of the Fort at Legard Station and this declarant continued there and constituted a part of the Garrison during the whole of his tour. And at the termination thereof to wit: in the month of June 1782 as well as he remembers he again entered the Service of the United States under command of the same Captain for a tour of three months as a private volunteer soldier and continued in the service stationed a portion of the time at the fort at Legard Station and upon scouting parties against the Indians during the whole of his tour. And at the termination thereof he was discharged.
"He states and declares that there are some service which he performed during the revolution that he cannot now recollect with sufficient certainty to detail but he is confident from his present best recollection that he did serve in the manner said at the times above detailed and that he did not serve less than six months as a sergeant and fifteen months as a private soldier during the revolutionary War and for that service he claims a pension.
"He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
"He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
"Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
"John (X) Lindsey"
"Interrogatories put to the above named applicant by Price Nuttal the said Justice of the Peace.
1st Where and what year were you born?
answer: I was born in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland in the year 1759 according to my information.
2nd Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
answer: I have none.
3rd Where were you living when called to service? Where have you lived since the revolutionary War and where do you now live?
answer: Upon my first tour I lived in Frederick County in the State of Maryland. Upon my tours in 1780 I lived in Ohio County, Virginia, and in my last tours I lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and there remained till 1784 and then I moved to Kentucky where I have continued to reside ever since and now I live in Henry County, Kentucky.
4th How were you called into the service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
answer: I was drafted upon some of my tours and upon the others, I was a volunteer.
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such as Continental and Militia Regiments as you recollect; and the general circumstances of your service.
answer: In the Course of my service, I saw Generals Washington, Smallwood & Gist, Colonel Morgan of the Regulars, Colonel Hollingsworth and Colonel Hensley of the Militia. I served in the Main Army under General Washington in Pennsylvania. In my other tours I served against the Indians in the back parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia.
6th Did you receive a discharge from the service? And if so, by whom was it signed and what became of it?
answer: I don't think I ever received a discharge.
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character or veracity and the belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
answer: I will name Benjamin H. Perry and Francis Thomas.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John (X) Lindsey
"We Benjamin H. Perry and Francis Thomas, being residents of the County of Henry in the State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Lindsey who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. That we believe him to be 74 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. We further certify that he is so infirm in body that he cannot attend Court to make his declaration.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Fr's. Thomas
B. H. Perry
"And I the said Price Nuttall, Justice of the Peace in and for Henry County, Kentucky, and a member of the Henry County Court aforesaid hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and often putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the department, that the above named applicant, John Lindsey was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that B. H. Perry and Francis Thomas, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Henry in the State of Kentucky and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify that there is no clergyman living in the vicinity of the said Lindsey and that he, the said Lindsey is so infirm that he is unable to attend Court to make his declaration.
"In Witness Whereof I have hereto set my hand this 21st day of August 1833.
Price Nuttall, Justice
State of Kentucky
Henry County Court
"I Edwin P. Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County in the State of Kentucky hereby certify that Price Nuttall whose name appears to the preceding Certificate was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for Henry County and one of the Justices of the Court which I am Clerk and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature and that the foregoing proceedings were this day presented to me in my office as the original proceedings had in the matter therein mentioned by the said Justice.
"In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affix my seal of office this 9th day of September 1833.
Edw. P. Thomas
Clerk of the Henry County Court"
The above document shows where John lived from the time of his birth to where he lived in 1833. He continued to live in Henry County until 1837 when his son, Cyrus Lindsay, brought him by boat to Hawesville, Hancock Co., Kentucky. A very ill man he died 10 September 1838. He is thought to be buried in the Old Dukes Cemetery in eastern Hancock County.
They had 11 children:
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