Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... Mr. Robert Lindsay of this city, who is in business (data 1881) with George Brute's Sons & Co., 13 Chambers street, traces his ancestry to Glasgow, Scotland. There are other Lindsays in this city, but have not been able to ascertain any thing of their families beyond what is here recorded. Early marriages of Lindsays here. October 4, 1763, Elizabeth Lindsay to Hugh Phillips. 1763, William Lindsay to Elizabeth Pell. May 26,1779, Grace Lindsay to John Megger. 1772, Hugh Lindsay to Sarah Delaplain. 1783, Margaret Lindsay to John King. *The early forefather of the following family was William Lindsay of Stirling, Scotland (son of one Alexander Lindsay of Scotland), who emigrated to America directly from Scotland, and landed in New York somewhere in 1800 or 1799; he kept a journal, but it is now lost to his descendants, who would thus have had more knowledge of him and his ancestry. His wife, who accompanied him to America, was Miss Agnes Walker of Edinburgh. He claimed descent from Lord Lindsay, of the time of Queen Mary of Scotland. There were born in Scotland to himself and wife two daughters, Agnes and Christina, and in New York city, in 1801, Gilbert Robertson (now deceased), and William; William died unmarried in New York city, also Christina, and they are both buried in old Trinity Churchyard of that city. Agnes married James Stevenson, by whom she had a numerous family, nearly all of New York city; one son, William L. Stevenson, resides in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Gilbert R. Lindsay of Rahway, for the above record. The elder son, Gilbert Robertson Lindsay, married Susanna Brown of New York city, who survives her husband, aged eighty-two years. By this marriage they had issue -- Gilbert..."
