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Residences & events: Christian Co, KY where he married Polly. Following her death he wasnamed in her stead in the will of her father. IL. The exact date of the family's arrival is unknown but they movedwith the Whitley clan. 11/25/1812 Samuel served in the War of 1812 under Capt Amos Squire. 4/7/1817 Bond Co, IL, was recorded as his residence when he purchased158.63 acres in Clinton Co, for $2.00/acre at a Federal sale.Brother-in-law, Miles Whitley, was in the same county at that time. 1828 Moultrie Co, IL. Supposedly the first church services held inthe county were held in Samuel's cabin that year by Rev. Hart, aMethodist. There is no evidence Samuel ever owned any property inMoultrie or in Shelby Co. No land entries have been found for Samuel but a county history saidone "important thing he did was to go down to what is now known as theWhitfield farm with his ox teams and break out some prairie land forthe Waggoners" (the second family to arrive in the county behind theWhitleys.) 1830 Clark Co, IL. He was a neighbor of brother-in-law, RandolphWhitley, at census time. 1834 Montgomery Co, TX where he was listed in land records.Apparently he and several of the Whitley family moved together again.Court records verify that all of Samuel's children were born toElizabeth Whitley except the first and last. 1835 Danville, TX. |
| This marriage may belong to another Samuel Lindley as there wereseveral. |
| Samuel must have remarried shortly after the death of the first wife,someone to care for his infant daughter. |
| Some family records say he died in 1854 in Washington Co, TX. |