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Famous frontier explorers: Two Lindsay brothers, John Tolson and Anthony and Anthony's sons, Nicholas Dorsey Lindsay and John LindsayBy Kenneth G. Lindsay Charles LeCompte led a group of brave Maryland men through the wilderness of Frederick county to Fort Pitt where they joined a Pennsylvania branch of the Lindsay family led by Robert Patterson and William McConnell. It was in the spring of 1775, John Tolson Lindsay, age 44, his brother Anthony, age 40, along with two nephews, Nicolas Dorsey Lindsay, age 21, and John Lindsay, age 16, were among the Marylanders led by LeCompte. The Pennsylvania Group led by Patterson, who by the way, was married to a Lindsay, consisted of William, Joseph, and Arthur Lindsay. Banding together, these two armed groups built dugout canoes, a long boat, and gathered supplies of food and gunpowder. They wound their way down the Ohio River, camping on the south bank each night. They were all cautious men and well aware the Shawnees watched their progress. Young Nicholas Dorsey Lindsay and his brother, John Lindsay served as scouts and hunters. On horseback, the preceded the main body along the Virginia bank of the river. They were on constant lookout for Indians, wild game, and suitable overnight camping sites for the entire company. The game they killed fed them all each night. Within a few days they arrived at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. This camp, on the Ohio River, was where Carrollton, Carroll Co., Kentucky, now stands. From this camping point, they split and fanned out to explore the new territory on both sides of the Kentucky River. Within a week, both groups moved their camp on down the Kentucky River to the mouth of the Elkhorn River. Again, they divided, and explored, both banks of that river, before moving on down to the forks of the Elkhorn. From this camp, the two groups spent weeks exploring the land drained by both forks of that stream. The Maryland group liked what they saw and remained to stake out Virginia claims granted for service in the French and Indian War. William McConnell was a surveyor and staked their claims. William McConnell and Robert Patterson led the Pennsylvania group on to where the city of Lexington, Kentucky, now stands. LeCompte and his Maryland group remained at the forks, building crude huts as improvements to their claims. Once completed, Charles LeCompte led his Maryland group traveled by horseback along the south bank of the Ohio to Cox's Fort at Old Town in October. It was here they first learned the colonists were near taking up arms against the mother country. In fact news just arrived that blood had been spilled near Boston Shortly, thereafter, they traveled on to Fort Pitt, before returning home to Frederick County where they found that Maryland had already set up a provisional government. In fact, the colonists had already declared independence and armies were being raised. Actually, Maryland was one of the earliest colonies into the
field. Part of the quota of troops requested of her by Congress was two rifle
companies. These were to be raised in the back-country.
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