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Robert Lindsay, Sr.

Male 1735 - 1801  (66 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Lindsay, Sr. was born 1735; died 1801, Greensboro, Guilford Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Lindsay Family Cemetery Guilford County, North Carolina,.

    Notes:

    While it isn't certain since there is no legible marker evident, Robert Lindsay, Sr. is probably buried here at the site of his home, where several of his children are buried. I am told that there were once some 30 to 50 graves at this cemetery, of the Lindsays and their servants, but only six stones remain, and one of them (perhaps Robert's?) is illegible.

    Robert Lindsay was the son of John Lindsay, but there are conflicting accounts as to their background and Robert's early life. He may have been born in Virginia, Maryland or Ireland. He was descended from the ancient and illustrious Clan Lindsay of Scotland. Evidently, he lived for a time on the Pa./Md. border area before coming to NC in the mid 1700s. (I expect he came with the Nottingham Colony of Scots Irish Presbyterians who arrived in 1753, and founded the Bufflo and Alamance Presbyterian Churches.) His name first appears in the NC records in 1763; but, many NC records were destroyed by the British and the yankees, and various other court house fires.)

    Robert established a 2,000 acre plantation on Deep River in what became Guilford County. In fact, when the county was formed in 1771, and until a court house could be built in 1774, the county court met in the "great hall" of his plantation home. The property included an ordinary (an inn/tavern), formal gardens, a mulberry grove for raising silk worms, a silk mill, a grist mill, and a store. A fragment of the old LIndsay home remains, though in ruinous condition.

    Robert Lindsay was a Captain in the NC Militia. He served in the first independent NC Legislature in 1777 and 1778, and was presiding Judge of Guilford County from 1781 to 1788. He was a well known and respected member of his community, and his descendants were prominent in the history of North Carolina. He was probably a member of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church.

    Robert married twice. His first wife was E. (probably Esther or Eliza) Mebane, a daughter of John Mebane of PA. They had two children: Elizabeth, who died young, and John A. Lindsay (1767-1828, m. Elizabeth Wilson). Robert's second wife was Ann "Nancy" McGee (1753/4-1832), a daughter of Colonel John McGee (d.1773) of NC, whom he married on 23 June 1772. They had eight children: Senator Samuel Lindsay (c.1773/4-1813/4, m. Henrietta E. "Hettie" Causey), Colonel Robert Lindsay, Jr. (1776-1818, m. Letitia Harper), William Lindsay (1777-1841, m. Elisabeth Briggs), Jane Lindsay (1779-1827, m. Jesse Hargrave), Elizabeth Lindsay (1784-1825, m. Rev. Samuel Craighead Caldwell), Andrew Lindsay (1786-1844, m. Elizabeth Dick), Susannah Lindsay (1789-1857, m. Dr. Joseph Wood), and David Lindsay (1793-1860, m. Sarah Dillon).

    Robert married Ann 'Nancy' McGee. Ann was born 1754, North Carolina; died Nov 1832, Guilford Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Lindsay Family Cemetery Guilford County, North Carolina,. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Col. Robert Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1776, Prob Guilford Co., N. Carolina; died 28 Oct 1818, Greensboro, Guilford Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Col. Robert LindsayCol. Robert Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 26 Sep 1776, Prob Guilford Co., N. Carolina; died 28 Oct 1818, Greensboro, Guilford Co., N. Carolina; was buried , Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

    Robert married Letitia Harper 1803, Guilford County, N. Carolina. Letitia (daughter of Lt. Col. Jeduthan Harper and Mary Gizeal Parke) was born 27 Feb 1785, Guilford Co., N. Carolina; died 25 Jul 1835, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; was buried , Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ann Eliza Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Oct 1804, Guilford County, North Carolina; died 29 Jul 1868, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.
    2. 4. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 5. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 6. Mary Teas Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Mar 1813, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1847, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Ann Eliza LindsayAnn Eliza Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 15 Oct 1804, Guilford County, North Carolina; died 29 Jul 1868, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Daughter of Col. Robert Lindsay of Guilford County, NC.

    Ann married John Motley Morehead 25 Aug 1821, Guilford County, North Carolina. John (son of John Morehead and Obedience 'Biddy' Motley) was born 4 Jul 1796, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 27 Aug 1866, Rockbridge Allum Springs, Virginia; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Letitia Harper Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Sep 1823, North Carolina; died 2 Jan 1908, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried , Church of the Epiphany Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
    2. 8. Mary Corinna Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1825, Greensboro, North Carolina; died 1 May 1897, Cascade, Virginia; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina.
    3. 9. Ann Eliza Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1828, North Carolina; died 7 Oct 1876, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.
    4. 10. Marie Louise Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1830, North Carolina; died 3 May 1862, Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Salem Cemetery Winston-Salem, North Carolina .
    5. 11. John Lindsay Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1833, Greensboro, North Carolina; died 20 Nov 1901, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina.
    6. 12. Emma Victoria Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1836; died 4 Feb 1896, Greensboro, North carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.
    7. 13. James Turner Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Aug 1840, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 19 Apr 1908, New York; was buried , Lawson Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
    8. 14. Robert Lindsay "Eugene" Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Sep 1845, North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1889, Savannah, Georgia; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Durham County, North Carolina.

  2. 4.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  3. 5.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  4. 6.  Mary Teas LindsayMary Teas Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 12 Mar 1813, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1847, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.

    Mary married James Turner Morehead. James (son of John Morehead and Obedience 'Biddy' Motley) was born 11 Jan 1799, Virginia or North Carolina; died 5 May 1875, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilfor Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Joseph Motley Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1840, Rockingham Co., North Carolina; died 1 Jan 1911, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Letitia Harper MoreheadLetitia Harper Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 25 Sep 1823, North Carolina; died 2 Jan 1908, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried , Church of the Epiphany Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

  2. 8.  Mary Corinna MoreheadMary Corinna Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 14 Nov 1825, Greensboro, North Carolina; died 1 May 1897, Cascade, Virginia; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina.

  3. 9.  Ann Eliza MoreheadAnn Eliza Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 8 Feb 1828, North Carolina; died 7 Oct 1876, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.

    Ann married Col. Peter Gustavus Evans. Peter was born 1822, Edgecombe County, N. Carolina; died 1863, Washington, DC; was buried , First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  Marie Louise Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 2 Jun 1830, North Carolina; died 3 May 1862, Salem, North Carolina; was buried , Salem Cemetery Winston-Salem, North Carolina .

  5. 11.  John Lindsay Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 15 Jan 1833, Greensboro, North Carolina; died 20 Nov 1901, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina.

  6. 12.  Emma Victoria Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 11 Jul 1836; died 4 Feb 1896, Greensboro, North carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina.

  7. 13.  James Turner Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 6 Aug 1840, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 19 Apr 1908, New York; was buried , Lawson Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

  8. 14.  Robert Lindsay "Eugene" MoreheadRobert Lindsay "Eugene" Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ann3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 16 Sep 1845, North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1889, Savannah, Georgia; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Durham County, North Carolina.

    Robert married Lucy Lathrop 7 Jan 1874, Savannah, Georgia. Lucy was born 18 Jul 1851, Pulaski County, Georgia; died 18 Aug 1918, Durham, North Carolina; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery Durham, North Carolina . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Margaret Warren Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1874, Savannah, Georgia; died 4 Aug 1968; was buried , Southampton Cemetery Southampton, Suffolk County, New York.
    2. 17. Eliza Lindsay "Lizzie" Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Aug 1876, Greensboro, North Carolina; died 26 Sep 1938, Durham, North Carolina; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery Durham, North Carolina.
    3. 18. James Lathrop Morehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jun 1882, Durham, North Carolina; died 31 Jan 1953; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina.

  9. 15.  Joseph Motley MoreheadJoseph Motley Morehead Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mary3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born 9 Jul 1840, Rockingham Co., North Carolina; died 1 Jan 1911, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

    Joseph married Mary Christian Jones 8 Nov 1883. Mary (daughter of Decatur Jones and Nancy Harriett Keen) was born 26 Mar 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Jun 1935, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina . [Group Sheet]
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