Samuel Lindsay (abt1674-aft1741)
Elizabeth _______ (abt1674-17??)

Samuel² LINDSAY, (Robert¹) son of Robert LINDSAY and _______ _______, was probably born about 1674 somewhere in the British Isles. and died __ ___ 1741Greenwich Par., County Kent, England (will signed Jul.9,1741, proved Jun 4 1742), mentions son Anthony and daughters Jane and Elizabeth (Lindsey), James, wife of Joseph James, (witnessed by W, .Markenfield; Ann Richards; Thomas Dillworthy). Joseph and Elizabeth were named execs.) 

Lindsay Nuttall wrote me, "Samuel's listed as a mariner in the parish registers for the birth of his children. So Greenwich would seem a logical place for an old seaman to settle. "

"Another item of interest, (dated Nov.17,1722), is a commission to Samuel Lindsay, the husband of Jane Lindsay, late of the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, to admin. goods of the deceased. (This is Anthony's stepmother.")

"Finally, among the wills, we have that of Robert Lindsay, of Stepney Parish, mariner, of the HMS Royal Sovereign, proved Jun.1696. It leaves to his wife Elizabeth, (also the exc.), "all monies due to me from their majesties late ship Henrietta, and all other ships" and lands."

"If this is the same Robert whom we suspect was the father of Samuel, and grandfather of Anthony, this news about his ship connections may explain Samuel's 1686 christening. The Royal Sovereign, originally christened by Charles I, ca.1637, as "The Sovereign of the Seas", was the perhaps the greatest English battleship of the 17th Century. The expenses of its construction are said to have contributed to the causes of the Civil War. [It was designed to carry a crew of 800 men.] "

"With the Restoration it began some thirty years of being the terror of Dutch sailors, who referred to it as the "Golden Devil". On at least one occasion it's said to have sunk an opposing Dutch battleship before the latter could even fire a shot. The Royal Sovereign was finally destroyed by a fire in 1696. [There's more on
line about the ship, even a place where one could order a model.] "

"If Robert was at sea for long periods, during the wars with the Dutch and French, it might have led to substantial delays between the births and christening of his children. So Samuel may have actually been older than the 19 years his christening date would seem to suggest at the time of Anthony's christening. [Which the records seem to say occurred when he was about 13 days old, giving him a birth-date of May 14,1705]. "
 

Samuel Lindsay married Elizabeth _______, daughter of ______ ______ and _______ ______ about 1694 somewhere in the British Isles.

In January 2005, Kenneth Gene Lindsay, author of this manuscript and a descendant, began to participate in Lindsay DNA project. This is a large and growing group of Lindsay males from all around the world. As you can see, our quest for the truth continues.

Samuel Lindsay lived in the London suburb of Stepney, but I doubt he was born there as no record of his birth has ever been found. During this period of history, there was a large concentration of Irish and Scots. However, there were a lesser number of Scots. It’s going to take a lot more research coupled with DNA testing to determine the truth.

It is a known fact that he and his wife, Elizabeth (_______) Lindsay are listed as parents of Anthony Lindsay in the Anglican church records of Saint Dunstan’s Church in Stepney. No maiden name was given for Elizabeth.

Saint Dunstan’s, an ancient church, is in the Diocese of London, having been founded in 900 A.D. by Saint Dunstan. It is called the "Church of the High Seas" and flies the English naval flag which represents it as the patron church of all sailors. Most of the shipbuilding of that day to the present was here in Stepney. Samuel Lindsay may have been a shipwright as that appears to have been the trade of his son upon his arrival to the Maryland Colony.

Stepney was one of the poorer parishes of London when many unskilled laborers worked at seasonal jobs such as agriculture, the textile industry and building trades. Although I have no proof, I’m inclined to suspect that Samuel may have immigrated from either Scotland or Ireland to London.

John A. "Burr" Burgher, Jr. of Cedar Hill, New York, another descendant of John C. Lindsay visited Saint Dunstan’s in June 1994 and provided me with most of this information. "Burr" was given a guided tour by Reverend John Draper who happened to be there practicing organ music for the next Sunday. The Reverend told "Burr" that sailors would drop by the church in olden times and pray for safe passage at sea.

"Burr" reported seeing many memorials to people inside the church. Parts of the church date from the 10^th century but the church suffered damage during the London Blitz of World War II. "Unfortunately," Burr said, "there are no records kept at the church and so I was unable to do any research. Samuel and his family would have worshipped in this church, which was ancient even in his day."

257. Elizabeth _______, daughter of _______ ______ and _______ _______ was born about 1674 in _______ , British Isles.

Samuel Lindsay and Elizabeth _______ had at least one identified child:

256.1 Anthony Lindsay, b. __ May 1705 in Stepney, London, England; d. after 1777 probably in Baltimore Co., Maryland; md. about 1725 in _______, England, Alice Page.