Hezekiah Lindsey and his family came with Isaac Ferguson from Pennsylvania and lived near

him in Kentucky; and after coming to Claremont, settled below him on the river bottoms. He

died about seventy years ago, leaving sons named: Manley, John, Philip, Hezekiah, William,

Elijah, and daughter who married Joshua Brown, of Ohio; John Fisher of Monroe; John Gilman;

Elijah Mattox; and Jesse Swem all of Pierce (township). John Lindsey and his brother Phillip

settled in Brown County, Hezekiah married a sister of Reuben Laycock, and settled east of

Palestine in Pierce, where he died at the age of 84. Of his sons, Philip removed to Kentucky;

John died in Pierce; Levi was downed in the Army; William removed to Illinois; Stephen became

a Baptist and Marion still occupies the homestead. Sever of the daughters married, Rachel

married David Wheeler and Nancy married John Reese.

History of Clermont County, Ohio

Rocjey and Bancroft 1880 Ohio Township page 399 The Pioneer

 

Submitted & Transcribed by Helen Peterson

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