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Micajah C Lindsey


MICAJAH C3 LINDSEY  (JAMES WILLIAM2 , JAMES WILLIAM1) was born 1775 in North Carolina (Source: Miss Rayma Biggs and Mrs. Irene Barnes, Cemeteries of Tishomingo Co. MS,  (c1979).), and died 1845 in Mississippi; Tishomingo Co.; Dennis (Source: Miss Rayma Biggs and Mrs. Irene Barnes, Cemeteries of Tishomingo Co. MS,  (c1979).).  He married ELIZABETH MCCLURKIN c 1796 in South Carolina or North Carolina, daughter of RICHARD MCCLURKIN and JANE DUNWOODY.  She was born 1776 in South Carolina (Source: Cemeteries of Tishomingo County, Mississippi By Miss Rayma Biggs and Mrs. Irene Barnes c. 1979), and died 1847 in Mississippi; Tishomingo Co.; Dennis (Source: Cemeteries of Tishomingo County, Mississippi By Miss Rayma Biggs and Mrs. Irene Barnes c. 1979).
Notes for MICAJAH C LINDSEY:
Will Book ? for Tishomingo Co. MS
In the name of my ??? Lord and Saviour I Micajah Lindsey being of sound mind and memory take my pen in hand to make this my last will and testament as follows.
First of all I will and bequeath my body to the literal grave and my love to that God that first and is to me and
Secondly I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Lindsey one third of my personal estate her lifetime and then each heir to have their proportionable part of that third part of my Estate and
Thirdly I will and bequeath to my loving and obediant children the other two thirds of my estate namely James Lindsey, Jane Davis, Mary Franklin, B.L. Lindsey, Holland Lindsey, William C Lindsey and Elizabeth Jowell [?) all an equal and proportionable part except B. L. Lindsey and Holland Lindsey and Elizabeth Jowell.
I will and Bequeath unto B L Lindsey and Holland Lindsey ten dollars each the remainder of then proportionable part I will and bequeath unto their lawful heirs to be p??? to the said B L Lindsey and Holland Lindsey.
Lands to be equally divided and handed over as they severally become of age. I will and bequeath unto Elizabeth Jowell all of her proportionable part except one hundred dollars that John Jowell her husband got[?] at Pontotoc to enter the Land he now lives on and Elizabeth Jowell part be kept by James Lindsey and to handed to her as need requires to her and her children does come to ??? and if James Lindsey or her husband John Jowell death or either of them death to be handed to the said Elizabeth Jowell to use at pleasure and Jane Davis and Mary Franklin to have one half of their part handed to them to dispose of at their own discretion and
I appoint James Lindsey and Holland Lindsey to supervise the business and to have a reasonable compensation for their trouble and ??? recommend a private sale to ???  I want all my worldly debts paid and if any thing should arise against me either before or after the date of this will I want it paid out of the estate before the division. February fifteenth AD 1845.
Micajah Lindsey
Wit. John ??
WC Lindsey
Probate 4 Aug 1845
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Buried in Lindsey Cemetery in Dennis, Tishomingo Co. MS (Tishomingo Co. Cemetery Book, pg 113)
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From _A Place Called Belmont_ by Jerry Martin, c1978, printed by the Itawamba county Times:

"Two of the very first white settlers around here were Micajah C. Lindsey (1775-1845) and his wife, Elizabeth McClurkin Lindsey. They lived, reportedly, in the vicinity of the present Lindsey Cemetery among the hunting Chickasaws before the indian Removal. After the land office opened at Pontotoc, Micajah entered in excessof 3,000 acres of land in a matter of a few years. In March 1840, he sold seven various quarter sections of land to William Carroll Lindsey, his son, for $2,500. Micajah Lindsey died in 1845, probably the first person buried in the present Lindsey Cemetery between Belmont and Dennis.

...Daughters of Micajah and Elizabeth Lindsey were Jane (Mrs. Matthew Davis), Mary (Mrs.David Franklin), and Elizabeth (Mrs. John Joel). James Lindsey, Holland Lindsey, Bazzle L. Lindsey were also sons of Micajah."

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From Spartanburg County/District SC Deed Abstacts Books A-T, 1785-1827 (1752-1827) by Albert Pruitt (Tuscaloosa Public Library):

Book G, p 69
Mar 9, 1793 James William Lindsey (Rutherford Co. NC) to James Lindsey (Spartanburgh): for 10 pounds sterling sold 75 acres on Lick Creek of Enoree River; grant Mar, 1792 by Gov. Charles Pinckney to James William Lindsey; border SW & SE - WM Rives and John Hamley, S - Thomas Childers, E - Isaac Hamley, and NW - William More. Witnesses Burrel Pace, Joshua Lindsey and Samuel Woodruff. Signed James Wm Lindsey. Wit. oath Sep 19, 1800 Burrel Pace to G. Brewton. Rec. Sept 22, 1800.

pp 70-71
Aug. 7, 1797 James Lindsey (Spartanburgh) to Micajah Lindsey; for 10 pounds sterling, sold 175 acres on branches of Lick Cr of Enoree R; where James Lindsey lives; border N - Hambey and Reeves, E - Joseph Woodruff, S - Amos Pilgrim and Alijih Hendrix and W - Wm Moore. 100 acres is half of 200 ac grant June 5, 1786 Gov. Wm. Moultrie to William Moore Jr, 75 acres joins W part of 100 ac and was granted Mar 1, 1792 Gov. Charles Pickney to James William Lindsey. Witness oath Isaac Brewton and Philip Bruton. Signed James Lindsey. Wit. oath Sept. 18, 1800 Isaac Brewton to G. Bruton. Rec. Sept 22, 1800.

pp 71-72
Oct 25, 1799. Micajah Lindsey (Spartanburgh) to Wm Hendrix; a bond of ?0 pounds sterling; condition: bond void if Micajah makes good deed for 70 ac granted to James Lindsey, 50 acres where Micajah Lindsey lives, and 30 acres, total of 150 acres except what John Lindsey owns on s. side of Meetinghouse Br. where James Lindsey Sr. lives. Witnesses David Moor and Thomas Woodruff III. Signed Micajah Lindsey. Wit. oath Sept 19, 1800 Thomas Woodruff III to G. Brewton. Rec. Sept 22, 1800.

Book P, pp 89-90
July 20, 1816. Micajah Lindsey (Monroe Co. MS) to Thomas Price (Spartanburgh) for $70 sold 65 acres on NW side of Bethel Meeting House Br. of Enoree R. Border: N - Hamaby and Reeves, S - Amos Pilgrim and Elijah Hendrix, and W - William Morre. Witnesses Thomas Woodsruff III and William L. Allen. Signed Micajah Lindsey. Wit. Oath Aug 29, 1816 William L. Allen to Samuel Woodruff. Rec. Sept 5, 1816.

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Spartanburg County SC Will Abstracts 1787-1840, compiled by Brent Holcomb:
pp 114-117
L.W. & T. of Isaac Crow in 1817 mentions "Micajah Lindsey and the rest of the heirs of the Widow McClurken".

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1800 Census Rutherford CO. NC
Micajah Lindsey 1 male 0-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 0-9, 1 female 16-25
00400-01121-00  ???? acc. to Ancestry.com

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Christian Co. KY tax records

1809                         No land                                                       1001
1810                         Not found
1811                         Not found
1812        200a         Beachy Fork        entered and pat. by self     1001
1813                         Not found
1814                         No land                                                        1002
1815 and on -           not found
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SETTLERS AND INTRUDERS ON CHEROKEE INDIAN LANDS
                                                     1801-1816
                                                    (And a few other goodies)

   Abstracted from the Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee: Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records. National Archives
                                               Microcopy M-208, Rolls 1-7, 13.
                                          Transcribed by Janelle Swearingen 1989

All new settlers and intirely [sic] out of the limits of my neighborhood, and south of the North and main fork of the Oconee river.

1. Ottwell
 19. Nations
2. Carrol 
 20. Reed
3. Williams
 21. York
4. McKinney
 22. York
5. Grissell
 23. York
6. Rooks
 24. Gray
7. Hill
 25. Heath
8. Brogdon
 26. Shepherd
9. Castleberry
 27. Cavender
10. Warren
 28. Myers
11. Strickland
 29. Manning
12. Armstrong
 30. Robinson
13. Bevin
 31. Lindsey
14. Magee
 32. Cornwell
15. Holland
 33. Mullens
16. Dunman
 34. Mullens
17. Nations
 35. Young
18. Nations

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1816 Census Of Monroe County Heads of Families
(http://members.aol.com/GenWebLisa/1816monr.htm):

Micaja Lindsey          1       5         1     2

As listed in _Residents of the Southeastern Mississippi Territory; Census, Tax Rolls, and Petitions Book One_, by Jean Strickland & Patricia N. Edwards, 1995:
1815-1817 Monroe County, Mississippi Territory State Census, p 148
Micaja Lindsey  1  5  1  2  9  0  0  9
where the numbers refer to: WM>=21, WM<21, WF>=21 WF<21. Tot W, Tot "free people of color", Tot slaves, Total inhabitants
Thus the household consisted of 1 male over 21, 1 female over 21, 5 boys and 2 girls under 21. No slaves of other non-white inhabitants. We have James, Basel, Holland and possibly William Carrol as boys under 21, and Jane and Mary as girls under 21 at that time. So we're missing a boy.

The names just above and below Micajah's on this census are: Caleb, James and Martin Fryly, Andrew Pucket, John Wood, Joseph Thompson, Zach Taylor, James Barnes, Duncan Johnson.
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On the website http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/acts_and_journals/Acts_1820/Acts_81-85.html
I found:

An Act to alter and extend the bounds of Jefferson county and for other purposes.

Section 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That all that part of St. Clair county lying within the following bounds, viz: beginning where the line dividing the county of St. Clair and Shelby leave Jefferson county thence along said line to the Cahawba river, thence up said river to the mouth of a creek commonly called Grimnuts fork, thence up said creek to its extreme head, thence north to the line dividing townships fourteen and fifteen, thence along said line to Hartgroves, at the head of Jones' Valley, be and the same is hereby constituted and made a part of the county of Jefferson.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the election precincts heretofore established in Jefferson county, there shall be one at the house of Micajah Lindsey, Esquire.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after the first day of April next.
[Approved, December 20, 1820.]

Then, enacted on 3 Dec 1821,

"63
AN ACT
To establish additional Election precincts in certain counties therein named, and for other purposes.

"...
Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That there be an additional election precinct, at a place called the Old town in Jefferson County.

Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That the third section of an Act, to repeal the second section of an Act passed the twentieth December one thousand eight hundred and twenty to establish certain election precincts therein mentioned, and for other purposes be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That the election precinct formerly held at Squire Lindsey's be discontinued, and in future held at Squire Saunders.
..."
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According to a manuscript by Lois Meyers, as found in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Micajah was a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson Co. in 1820, which would possibly explain the title "Esquire".
1837 Tishomingo Co. Census:
Lindsey, Caleb
Lindsey, M.
Lindsey, Thos. H.
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1840 Federal Census Tishomingo Co. MS
p220  family189  Lindsay           Micajah        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1[1 male 60-70]  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1[1 female 60-70]  0  0  0   0   
0  0  0  0  0   0    0  0  0  0  0   0    0  0  0  0  0   0    0  0  0  0  0   0   2[total]      0    1[employed in agriculture]   0   0    0     0     0     0             
0     0    0  0  0     0      0      0     0     0      0       0        0     0       0     0      0     0      0
No slaves or "free persons of color"

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Probable references in BLM GLO Land Patent Records:

LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 7823 Total Acres: 169.45
  Issue Date: May 06, 1839

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section     Township Range Section #
1 SE                CHICKASAW No             6S     10E     13
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 7824 Total Acres: 160.34
  Issue Date: May 06, 1839

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section Township     Range     Section #
1 SE               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     15
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 8135 Total Acres: 160.02
  Issue Date: October 06, 1840

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #
1 SE               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     1
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 8859 Total Acres: 160.36
  Issue Date: October 06, 1840

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section Township     Range     Section #
1 SW               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     23
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 9802 Total Acres: 159.7
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #
1 NW               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     32
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 9825 Total Acres: 159.76
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section Township     Range     Section #
1 NE               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     31
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 9844 Total Acres: 160
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section Township     Range     Section #
1 NW               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     13
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10465 Total Acres: 159.88
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block #     Base Line Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #
1 NW               CHICKASAW No         6S         10E     22
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10466 Total Acres: 160
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 NE                CHICKASAW No              6S          10E       35
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10467 Total Acres: 320
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W½                CHICKASAW No              6S          11E      18
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH 06/15/1843 Accession # MS3010__.207
159.86 acres: NE Sect. 20/ Twp 6-S Range 10-E TISHOMINGO Co. MS
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10465 Total Acres: 159.88
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section     Township Range Section #
1 NW                CHICKASAW No             6S      10E     22
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10466 Total Acres: 160
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section     Township Range Section #
1 NE                CHICKASAW No             6S      10E     35
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH    
  Land Office: PONTOTOC Sequence #:   
  Document Number: 10467 Total Acres: 320
  Issue Date: April 09, 1842

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section     Township Range Section #
1 W½                CHICKASAW No             6S      11E      18
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LINDSEY, MICAJAH 06/15/1843 Accession # MS3010__.208
158.7 acres: NE Sect. 34/ Twp 6-S Range 10-E  TISHOMINGO Co. MS

LINDSEY, MICAJAH 06/15/1843 Accession # MS3010__.209
160.06 acres: NW Sect. 11/ Twp 6-S Range 10-E  TISHOMINGO Co. MS

LINDSEY, MICAJAH  06/15/1843 Accession # MS3010__.475
320 acres: N½ Sect. 3/ Twp 7-S Range 10-E TISHOMINGO Co. MS

LINDSEY, MICAJAH 06/15/1843 Accession # MS3010__.476
165.06 acres: SE Sect. 34/ Twp 6-S Range 10-E TISHOMINGO Co. MS

LINDSEY, MICAJAH 10/06/1840 Accession # MS2900__.110
160.02 acres: SE Sect. 10/ Twp  6-S Range 10-E TISHOMINGO Co. MS #

LINDSEY, MICAJAH 10/06/1840 Accession # MS2910__.330
160.36 acres: SW Sect.  23/ Twp  6-S Range  10-E  TISHOMINGO Co. MS #


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Itawamba Co. MS Deed Book 1
Micajah Lindsey of Tishomingo County, Mississippi sold to Henry W. Stegall of Itawamba County Section 10 of Township 6, Range 10 on 16 March 1837 for $1,000: Page 138

More About MICAJAH C LINDSEY:
Burial: Mississippi; Tishomingo Co.; Dennis; Lindsey Cemetery
Census: 1800, Rutherford Co. NC 00400-01121-00
Residence: c 1810, Alabama

Notes for ELIZABETH MCCLURKIN:
There is some question as to whether Richard McClurkin or James McClurkin was Elizabeth's father and the husband of Jane Dunwoody.

Marriage Notes for MICAJAH LINDSEY and ELIZABETH MCCLURKIN:
Probably Elizabeth and Micajah were married in South Carolina, in the Spartanburg area, as Micajah and some of the McClurkin's had land dealings in the 1790's in that area. However, Rutherford County NC is a possibility, since they had land dealings there, also.

Jane McClurkin's will in Jefferson Co. AL references her daughter Elizabeth Lindsey, wife of Micajah

Children of MICAJAH LINDSEY and ELIZABETH MCCLURKIN are:
  .    i.     JAMES OWEN4 LINDSEY , b. c 1798, South Carolina; d. 1845, Mississippi; Tishomingo Co.
  .    ii.     JANE LINDSEY , b. 8 Feb 1800, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1860, Alabama; Fayette Co..
 .    iii.     BAZZLE LEE LINDSEY , b. 11 Feb 1805, South Carolina; d. 15 Feb 1892, Alabama; Marion Co..
      iv.     HOLLAND LINDSEY , b. 1 Dec 1807, South Carolina or Kentucky; d. 24 Apr 1893, Mississippi.
      v.     MARY LINDSEY , b. c 1810, Kentucky; d. Aft. Feb 1845.
.    vi.     WILLIAM CARROLL LINDSEY , b. c 1816, Alabama; d. 1867, Mississippi; Tishomingo Co.; Belmont.
    vii.     ELIZABETH LINDSEY , b. c 1819, Alabama; d. Aft. 1845, Texas.


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