Jonathan L. Lindley

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• ToDO. BIOGRAPHY: Jonathan L. Lindley, b feb 12, 1814, Sangamon Co., IL, d.
Mar 1836, The Alamo, Bexar Co. TX. Fought in the Battle of Bexar,
Republic of Texas on April 14, 1835, killed at the defense of the Alamo
as a member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force.


BIOGRAPHY: From: Shivers Family Legends upd 12/31/2001
Updated: Tue Jan 1 19:21:23 2002 Contact: James Shivers

BIOGRAPHY: Jonathan is known as one of the, "Immortal 32 from Gonzales, Texas." An application to the Government of Mexico for a land grant in 1834 bears his mark, an "X". This document is on file at the Texas State General Land Office.
[Source: Plume Creek Almanac, Volume 7, Number 1, Spring, 1989, Written by Kenneth R. Whitley and Chester P. Whitley.]

BIOGRAPHY: [Here we find the story about Jonatha Lindley, from the Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas.]
Jonathan L. Lindley, 22, born 12 Feb 1814 in SangamonCo, IL was a surveyor for early Texas colonists and resident of Gonzales. He was a Private artilleryman in Capt. Carey's artillery company of the Alamo garrison. He was the third child and oldest son of ten children of Samuel Washington Lindley (b. 1788 NC) and Mary (Polly) Elizabeth Hall who came to the DeWitt Colony from IL in 1833. On 3 May 1835 single Jonathan was granted a quarter league of land in the William Pace survey in PolkCo, TX. He participated in the Battle of Bexar on 14 Dec 1835 after which he as many others returned home for Christmas hoping that the Revolution was over. Lindley joined Capt. Carey's Company in the regular Texas Army in the fall of 1835. Lindley was at home in Gonzales when he joined the Gonzales Relief Force to return to his post at the Alamo. His heirs received 1280 acres bounty for service in PanolaCo, TX near Carthage. After the Battle of San Jacinto, the surviving Lindley family re-settled in MontgomeryCo, TX. In the Lindley Cemetery 5 miles north of Anderson in GrimesCo, TX is a historical marker honoring Jonathan L. Lindley.

BIOGRAPHY: Family records indicated that the Lindley clan originated in England and Ireland and the first family immigrated to America circa 1713 and settled in New Jersey [Some reports suggest the family migrated to Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, Indiana and then Illiniois-WLM]. By 1811 they had settled in Sangamon County, Illinois and from that time and place the records were authenticated. Samuel Washington Lindley born in 1788 in North Carolina married a woman named Elizabeth and while living in Illinois ten children were born to that union: Barsheba (March 5, 1811); Polly (1812); Jonathan (February 12, 1814); Elizabeth (March 24, 1815); William (September 29, 1817); Martha (July 30, 1821); Samuel W. Jr. (July 30,1823); Rachel (1827); John (1829); and James (March 13, 1831). Jonathan, the third child and eldest son of Samuel W. and Elizabeth, went to Texas with his family in 1833 to colonize land in the DeWitt Colony. As an unmarried man, on July 17, 1835 he was granted a one-fourth league of land (640 acres) as a headright in the William Pace Mexican League, originally titled May 3, 1835. Jonathan was a surveyor and spent most of his time surveying the land of other colonists. Jonathan was greatly influenced by the early leaders of Texas during the pre-Texas Revolution period. Jonathan was with Ben Milam when the Texans took San Antonio in December, 1835. Jonathan with many others left San Antonio before Christmas, 1835 and returned to their families, believing that the revolution was about over. Tradition stated that Jonathan was the true spirit that kindled the flame for freedom in the Lindley family. As evidenced by a document containing information given by his father, Jonathan joined the Texas Revolutionary forces in the fall of 1835. A document of the Republic of Texas signed May 14, 1839 by General Albert Sidney Johnston, Secretary of War, Republic of Texas, further gave evidence that Jonathan Lindley joined the army of Texas December 14, 1835 and served until his death at the Alamo March 6,1836. At Gonzales in late February, 1836 after calls for aid from Travis at the Alamo, Jonathan joined Captain Albert Martin's band of men who were later known as "The Immortal Thirty-Two Men from Gonzales." Jonathan Lindley, with the other defenders of the Alamo, was killed March 6, 1836. Following the independence of Texas, the grateful Republic of Texas posthumously awarded the heroes of the Alamo bounties of land. Under certificate #9132 dated May 14, 1839, Houston, Texas Jonathan Lindley was awarded 1280 acres of land situated in Panola County, ten and one-half miles south, twenty degrees west from Carthage, Texas. It was patented March 9, 1860. The lawful heirs of Jonathan Lindley, namely his parents and his brothers and sisters, since he was not married, fell heir to the 1280-acre bounty plus his original Mexican Grant of 640 acres in the William Pace Survey in Polk County. His father, Samuel Washington Lindley, was appointed administrator of the estate of Jonathan; as such he administered and divided the estate. After the battle of San Jacinto the Lindley family opted to re-settle in Montgomery County. In the Lindley Cemetery five miles north of Anderson, Grimes County was erected an historical marker honoring Jonathan Lindley as an Alamo hero. [The Lindley family was said to be close friends of Jesse Grimes, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence after whom Grimes County was named-WLM] Virginia Stewart Lindley Ford. (From The History of Gonzales County, Texas. Reprinted by permission of the Gonzales County Historical Commission).

BIOGRAPHY: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm

BIOGRAPHY: [Source: Reasearch by Richard W. Chandler]
[Below is the letter I wrote for permission to paste the copyright material in the family tree and a letter granting that permission.]

BIOGRAPHY: [Source:]
Wallace L. McKeehan
4401 Betty St. Bellaire, Texas 77401
Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas
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BIOGRAPHY: Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas,
I am writing to obtain permission to paste the story about Jonathan Lindley into my family tree, so that interested persons could read it.
Jonathan L. Lindley, 22, born 12 Feb 1814 in SangamonCo, IL was a surveyor for early Texas colonists and resident of Gonzales.

BIOGRAPHY: Date of access, June 22, 2000
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm

BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Chandler: I am happy to comply with your request and am honored that the material is of interest to you. We always appreciate a credit and passing on the location of the site to others should it be in their interest. Our copyright policy is liberal and noted in detail at http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/aboutdewitt.htm#copyright . Regards and Tx.

BIOGRAPHY: Wallace L. McKeehan
4401 Betty St., Bellaire, TX 77401
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BIOGRAPHY: Handbook of Texas Online
LINDLEY, JONATHAN (1814?-1836). Jonathan Lindley, Alamo defender, was born, according to family tradition, on February 12, 1814, in Sangamon County, Illinois, the son of Samuel Washington and Elizabeth "Polly" (Hall) Lindley. There is, however, no reliable source for his parentage and date of birth. He entered Mexican Texas in 1833, possibly in November. Lindley, a stockraiser, applied for a land grant in Joseph Vehlein'sqv colony on November 4, 1834. He identified himself as a single man, without a family. His quarter-league grant, located on land now covered by Lake Livingston in Polk County, was surveyed on June 21, 1835, and the grant was issued on July 17, 1835. Lindley signed the grant application with an "X," which indicates he was probably illiterate and could not have been a surveyor as some sources have claimed. The grant was later invalidated because a previous grant had been surveyed on the site and issued to William Pace in May 1835. Lindley appears to have been unaware that his grant was invalidated, and he was probably living at the site in the fall of 1835 when the Texas Revolutionqv broke out. Lindley joined Capt. John Crane'sqv company and participated in the siege of Bexarqv in November 1835. In December 1835, during the storming of Bexar, Crane's company served in the First Division under the command of Benjamin R. Milam.qv On December 14 Lindley joined William R. Carey'sqv artillery company and helped garrison the Alamo under the command of Lt. Col. James C. Neill.qv Lindley was killed in the battle of the Alamoqv on March 6, 1836. His probate inventory listed his possessions as including eighteen head of cattle, eleven hogs, and a "Brand Iron."
Thomas Ricks Lindley
"LINDLEY, JONATHAN". The Handbook of Texas Online. [Accessed Sat Jun 24 15:56:51 2000].




BIOGRAPHY: Father: Samuel Washington LINDLEY , Sr. b: 1790 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina
Mother: Elizabeth WHITLEY b: 1795 in Isle of WightCounty, Virginia

BIOGRAPHY: Sources:
Title: Writers are, Kenneth R. Whitley and Chester P. Whitley, Name for Johathan Lindley
Author: The Whitleys of Caldwell County, Texas
Publication: Plum Creek Almanac, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring 1989 Code TXPC
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 900 Webster St. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801-2270
Call Number:
Media: Magazine
Page: Page 26
Text: Jonthan Lindley, third child of Samuel Lindley and Elizabeth Whitley.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Name for Jonathan L. Lindley, 1814
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 71
Text: Jonathan L. Lindley Name
Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044-8708: Name for Jonathan Lindley, 1814
Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address
Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: Internet
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Page: Family Group Sheet
Text: Jonatha Lindley son of Elizabeth Whitley and Samuel Lindley.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Birth date for Jonathan Lindley, 1814
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 71
Text: Jonathan Lindley born February 1814 in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Father: Samuel Washington Lindley
Mother: Elizabeth Whitley
Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix AZ 85004-8708: Birth date for Jonatha Lindley, 1814
Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address
Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: Internet
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Page: Family Group Sheet
Text: Jonatha Lindley born on February 12, 1814 in Shelby County, Illinois.
Father: Samuel Washington Lindley
Mother: Elizabeth Whitley
Title: Writers are, Kenneth R. Whitley and Chester P. Whitley,Death for Jonathan Lindley, 1836
Author: The Whitleys of Caldwell County, Texas
Publication: Plum Creek Almanac, Volume 7, Issue 1, Spring 1989 Code TXPC
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 900 Webster St. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801-2270
Call Number:
Media: Magazine
Page: Page 24
Text: Jonathan Lindley, killed at the "Battle of the Alamo" on March 1836.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Death date for Jonathan Lindley, 1836
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 71
Text: Jonathan L. Lindley died at the Alamo March 06, 1836.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 01
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 72
Text: On July 13, 1835, Lindlely, a single man, was granted one-quarter league of land in Polk County, Texas.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 02
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 72
Text: Jonathan Lindley took part in the siege and battle of Bexar....
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 03
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 72
Text: Jonathan Lindley, on December 14, 1835 enlisted in the regular Texas Army as a member of Garey's company.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 04
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 72
Text: Jonathan Lindley, left Bexar and returned home during the Christmas season of 1835.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 07
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 71
Text: Jonathan Lindley, Rank: Private (artilleryman, Captain Garey's artillery company)
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 08
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 71
Text: Jonathan Lindley listed residence as Gonxales, Texas.
Title: by Bill Groneman: Jonathan Lindley, Fact 06
Author: Alamo Defenders
Publication: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: An imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 - Austin, Texas 78709-0159
Call Number: ISBN 0-89015-757-X
Media: Book
Page: Page 72
Text: Jonathan Lindley returned to the Alamo with the relief force from Gonzales on March 01, 1836.


Residence: 12 FEB 1814 in Sangamon County, Illinois
13 JUL 1835 Granted one-quarter league of land

Military: 14 DEC 1835, took part in the Siege and Battle at Bexar.
1835, enlisted in regular Texas Army.
DEC 1835, Home for Christmas season.
1 MAR 1836, returned to the Alamo.
6 MAR 1836 Died in San Antonio at the Alamo, Bexar County, Texas.