William Lindsey, Sr.

Notes:

William was made a freeman of RI in 1748.

William married Mary Wardwell 23 Nov 1737, Bristol, RI. Mary (daughter of Joseph Wardwell and Martha Giddens) was born 2 Aug 1713; died 3 Jun 1777, Rehoboth, MA. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Lindsey was born 12 Nov 1738; died 22 May 1763.
2. Rebecca Lindsey was born 23 Mar 1739/40; died Between 25 Jun 1812 and 1819, Bristol, RI.
3. Martha Lindsey was born 16 Oct 1741.
4. Lydia Lindsey was born 23 Aug 1743; died 4 Jul 1830.
5. William (1) Lindsey, Jr. was born 1 Mar 1744/45; died May 1745.
6. William Lindsey, Jr. was born Abt 25 Mar 1746; died 22 Mar 1826, Bristol, RI; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave. & Wood St., Bristol, RI.
7. Benjamin Lindsey was born 2 May 1753.

Notes:

John Lindzey is mentioned as brother [in-law) in the will of William Munroe of Bristol, dated 16 Apr 1746.

John married Elizabeth Munroe Abt 26 Aug 1694, Bristol, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of John MUNROE and Sarah Unknown) was born Abt 1672; died Mar 1755, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

John married Mary Alley 6 Jun 1667, Lynn, Essex Co., MA. Mary was born 6 Jan 1641/42. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary may have been d/o Hugh Alley & Mary Graves.

Notes:

I have roughly estimated the birth years of the 10 children.

The following notes are from the family tree of Barry Beverage at Rootsweb's Worldconnect:

[John was a] Scottish prisoner captured at the Battle of Worcester; transported to the colonies on the "John and Sarah," 1651/2. Arrived in Boston in February, 1652.

All 10 children named in "Articles of Agreement," dated 1 Feb. 1692/3, between Sarah Munro, relict of John Munroe, and her 6 older children. (Information supplied by Roger Joslyn of NEHGS.)

According to "The Scots In Unity" the prisoners on the "John and Sarah" were captured at the Battle of Worcester. There are four Munroes listed as prisoners aboard the "John and Sarah": Robert, John, Hugh; the first name of the fourth is too torn to read, but believed to be William.

John accompanied Constant Southworth on January 28, 1674, as one of the witnesses to the land deed between Southworth and the Indian Squaw Sachem Awashunks for the land at Sakonnet (Little Compton). By 1688/9, John had moved to Bristol, RI which was founded in 1680 on the land (Mt. Hope) which had been King Philip's territory before the war.

The following info is summarized and edited from notes accompanying the family tree of Debbie Allen at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, which cites as the source "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan Guilford:

John is the same as the "John Monrow" who came on the John & Sarah of London 12 May 1652 along with three other "Monrow" passengers listed as Robert, Hugh & "_____." This latter passenger, whose first name was obliterated in the record, has been demonstrated clearly by testimony as being William, who stated that he came in 1652. All were shipped as prisoners of war and consigned to Thomas Kemble to whom they were indentured. They all arrived at Boston and nothing futher was heard of John until he appeared on a record in Rhode Island in Oct of 1669.

John married Sarah Unknown Abt 1663, MA or RI. Sarah was born Abt 1640; died Aft 1 Feb 1692/93. [Group Sheet]