Lindsay Immigrants to - United States
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Lindsay Immigrants to the United StatesThis section will be used to list the Lindsay emigrants that departed European seaports and became immigrants of the country of the United States of America. For the sake of simplicity, we have established that the use of the italicized Lindsay surname, throughout this web site, implies all the accepted spellings of the surname found in the site Orthography section. If any Lindsay researcher has documentation to support the name (s) of any Lindsay immigrant to the United States and would like to share this information, e-mail ronlindsay@comcast.net with the details. For each immigrant we will need to know the name (s) of the Lindsay passenger (s) as listed on the ship's manifest, name of the ship, the dates and ports of departure and arrival, the name of the ship's captain and the primary source for this data along with the Internet location, if there is one, where this information was found. It is my understanding that no official records of arriving emigrants into the United States of America exist prior to 1820. ***************************************************** Charles Ewen Bull Gunn LindsayShip Name: Furnessia Ship's Captain: ? Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland Date of Departure: ? Port of Debarkation: New York City, New York Date of Debarkation: July 8, 1895 Lindsay Passenger: Charles Ewen Bull Gunn Lindsay Source document: United States Department of Labor, Declaration of Intention dated 23 June 1921, with Port of Departure and correction to the Date of Debarkation provided by Leslie Lindsay Granville leslieg@digitalusa.net >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> James LindseyShip Name: Elizabeth & Anne Ship's Captain: Capt. Edward Trafford Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Date of Departure: ? Port of Debarkation: Yorktown, Virginia Date of Debarkation: January 14, 1716 Lindsay Passenger:
James Lindsey James Lindsey was one of 112 prisoners who allegedly were
among the followers of the Pretender, captured at Preston, convicted at Chester
for high treason and condemned to be transported to the Colony in Virginia, in
lieu of hanging. The Elizabeth & Anne was being used in the slave trade
at the time of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. It's merchant owners thought they
might be more highly rewarded by handling the transport of prisoners for the
King. The arrangement was to take
the prisoners on consignment and receive payment when a receipt for their
delivery was presented to His Majesty's Court in London. Source: Calendar of Virginia State Papers 1652-1781 Vol I, pages 185,186 Internet Source of Information: http://istg.rootsweb.com/v2/1700v2/elizabeth&ann17160114.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Donald LindsayEmigrant:
Donald Lindsay of Jura, Scotland Ship:
“Mary” (out of Glasgow) Ship Master & Owner:
Neil Campbell (no relation to the Campbells of Jura) Investor:
McNeill of Colonsay, a relative of Neil Campbell and financial backer Port of Departure:
Small Isles Bay, Isle of Jura, Scotland Date of Departure: June 1754 Port of Debarkation:
Williamstown of Cape Fair (Wilmington, Cape Fear, NC) Date of Debarkation:
August 1754 Primary Sources of Information:
Documents
from “The Campbells of Jura Papers,” at the National Archives of Scotland in
Edinburgh including: 1.
Warrant for the arrest of intended emigrants, issued by the Sheriff of
Argyle in Inverary, at the request of Archibald Campbell of Jura, dated 17 June
1754. 2.
List of Ship Passengers including, “Donald Lindsay of Lergybreck, 3
beds, 4 passengers. The passenger list includes 80 children distributed among 29
families. 3.
List of Debts for settlement with Archibald Campbell including, “Donald
Lindsay pays for his possession of ¼ part of the Petitioner’s Lands of
Lergybeck. Note:
McNeill of Colonsay settled the debts with Archibald Campbell, the warrant
became void, and the ship sailed for North Carolina. Church
Records from the Parish of Jura & Colonsay, as researched by Hugh McDougall
circa 1950, prior to the transfer of OPR records to the General Register in
Edinburgh. Subsequent OPR research has been completed by Graham Park, Peter
Youngson, Gordon Wright, Donald Budge, Lindsay Neil, and Alan Lindsay Berry.
Church,
cemetery, and Cumberland County records were researched by Jean McGregor Lindsay
and Alan Lindsay Berry. Secondary Sources of Information: “Jura,
an Island of Argyll’, by Donald Budge “Jura,
Images from the Past.” by Gordon Wright “Jura,
Memories from the Past,” by Gordon Wright “Jura,
Island of Deer,” by Peter Youngson Descendants of
Emigrant Donald Lindsay & Later Emigrant
Relatives: Donald
Lindsay settled in Cumberland County, North Carolina in 1754. He was later
followed in 1838, by his third cousin, John Lindsay, with his wife, Mary Black.
John and Mary emigrated with four of their children including: Mary born in
1827, Archibald born in 1831, Catherine born in 1835, and Anna Black Lindsay
born at sea in 1838. Two of their children, Duncan and John, died as infants in
Scotland. The remaining children born in North Carolina included: Neill Black
Lindsay born in 1843, Isabella born in 1846, and Sarah born in 1848. John’s
recently married, younger brother, Archibald Lindsay, emigrated from Jura to
Cumberland County in 1838 as well,
with his wife Anne Black. John and Archibald were the sons of John Lindsay and
Mary Shaw of Jura. The spouses, Mary and Anne, were the daughters of Neill Black
and Mary McDougall of Jura. Cumberland
County was formed in 1754. A portion of the county was split off to become Hoke
County in 1912. The Lindsays settled at Wayside, near Rockfish, NC. Virtually
all of the families of Jura are well represented by descendants living in
Cumberland County to this day. The
Lindsay family remained on Jura until the 1980s, with one or two descendants
still owning crofts, used on a seasonal basis to this day. The modern Lindsays
of Jura are descendants of Archibald Lindsay, who married Effie McGilp in 1844,
One of the better known members of the family, was Neil Lindsay, who emigrated
to San Francisco, where he became famous for his talent with the bagpipes, at
Highland competitions. After the earthquake of 1906 destroyed his place
of business, he returned home to Jura, where he married and raised a family,
naming his house “Frisco.” The
Lindsays originally came to Jura to operate the ferry transporting cattle,
supplies, and later mail from Port Askaig on Islay to Faolin on Jura, and from
Lagg on Jura to Keills on Knapdale. The Lindsays who remained on Lagg carried
the mail first by runner, and later by pony and trap for over 150 years. Members
of the family also earned a living by farming, collecting kelp to be sold for
fertilizer, masonry, blacksmith work, and mariners. The content for emigrant Donald Lindsay was researched and prepared for this web site by Alan Lindsay Berry and can be reached at Bla1alb@aol.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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