The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-12
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Where DID Lien colonel Flea.
ger Lindsey of Revolutionary
Fame LIVE In Norris County.
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE:
| Not long since there was a gentle.
man in town from Lawfenceville, Pa.
Henry NJ. MeCulloch, the son of a
Presbyterian minister. Henry M. Nc
Culloch, the readers of THE CHRoN-
IcLE will be interested to learn, is a
great-great-grandson of Lieut-C Colonel
Eleazer Lindsey, once a resident of
Morris County (and perhaps of Norris
town., who played a conspicuous part
in the Revolution as second major and
afterward as Lieut. Colonel of the New
Jersey regiment commanded by Col
onel Oliver Spencer. In the battle of
Monmouth, Lieut. Colonel Lindsey
lost horse; and his subsequent adver-
tisement for the return of the animal
is one of the interesting incidents of
the period.
During his stay in Morristown, Mr..
McCulloch presented the undersigned
with a Photographic reproduction Of
pasSgiven to Lieut-Colonel Lindsey
by the New Jersey Priyy Council, in
August of the year 1880; this docu-
ment, the original of which Mr.. Nc
Culloch has, hears the signature of
Governor Livingston, and gives the
bearer permission to pass through
any parts of the State" The docu-
ment speaks of Lieut-C Colonel Lindsey
as "a gent. of good Repute has Served
his Country in the Continental Army
as an officer of Reputation and at pres
emit supports the Character of an Hon
est worthy citizen of this State, etc.,
In the year 1870, Lieut-Colonel Lind
sley went to the south central portion
of New York State (then spoken of as
!" the west"), where he purchased a
tract of land about seven miles square.
The township afterward formed of
this tract was named Lindsey" af- |
ter the colonel; but by mistake the S
has been dropped, so that the name of
the postoffice is now Lindley."
In this town Colonel Lindsey lived |
until his decease In the year 1894, in
stead of 1791, as stated in the records
of the First Presbyterian Church, of
this city. This correction is made |
upon the authority of Henry M. Nc
Culloch, in whose possession are the |
Lindsey family records.
Through his mother, a great-grand- |
daughter of Lieut-Colonel Lindsley, |
Mr.. McCulloch inherited $50 acres of |
land in the township of Lindley once
owned by Lieut-Colonel Lindsey. |
About year ago MIR. McCulloch sold |
this land; and thus the last of the
original tract passed out of the hands
of the family.
The town of Lindley is on the New
York Central Railroad, and is contig-
uouS to the boundary line between the
States of New York and Pennsylvania.
Through the township runs the Tioga
River which emptieS into the Chem
ung; the latter river emptying into
the SuSquehanna. The population, of
Lindley is about 1000; and the soil is
we'll adapted to farming.
: Mr.. lMcCulloch, who is deeplyinter-
ested in the Revolutionary history of
Morristown and vicinity. spent the
his time while erein,visiting
the old, historic landmarks now re.
majning, under the guidance of resi-
dent of this city. az.
IL is almost needless to say. that
among the heir looms of the past now
In Mr.. McCulloch's possession. are not
! few Colonial aud Revolutionary doc
lmentssof great interest and value
these include the commission, as En-
Sign OF Eleazer Lindsey, signed by
governor Josiah Hardy, gigen'in 1868,
I'M his. commission as lieut-colonel
,ionet ~, John Hancock, ins1777.
Mr.. Neon! loch is naturally DESTROYS
# ascertaining, 1T possible, where in
Norris county LientrpSlonel Lindsey
lived while a resident here; and if any
'eader of this, communication can
throw any light on this matter, will
ne kindly write the undersigned.
Yours truly,
ANDREW M. SHERMAN.
N. j., May B., 1908.