The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . nameis variously spelled Linle, Linley, Linsley, and Lindsley. Itwas originally linesley, and there is a town of that namein County I/ancaster, England, where the family had theirseat. They bore Arms—Sable, a lion rampant between eightcrosses pattee fitchee argent. Crest.—An arm in armour,embowed, holding in the glove a sabre, all ppr. John andFrancis Linle settled in New Haven, Conn., about took the oath of fidelity to the New Haven ColonyJuly 1, 1641. Francis Linle came with the first settlers to Newark, andhis name appears amo
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . nameis variously spelled Linle, Linley, Linsley, and Lindsley. Itwas originally linesley, and there is a town of that namein County I/ancaster, England, where the family had theirseat. They bore Arms—Sable, a lion rampant between eightcrosses pattee fitchee argent. Crest.—An arm in armour,embowed, holding in the glove a sabre, all ppr. John andFrancis Linle settled in New Haven, Conn., about took the oath of fidelity to the New Haven ColonyJuly 1, 1641. Francis Linle came with the first settlers to Newark, andhis name appears among the forty additional settlers whosigned the Fundamental Agreement June 24, 1667. Inthe first division of home lotts he drew No. 44. He alsohad his division of meadow land and a lot in the Great BIOGRAPHICAL, 425 Neck. He obliiiiicd |p;il(Hts lor scvcial tiacts of land, partof which was in the liiiht of ICbonczcr Canhcld. Amongthe i-ecords of IIh- New Jersey Historical Society are copiesof several deeds of Francis and Ebenezer, his son. He was. .JOHN M. LINDSLEY. a large landhnldci, bnt does not apiK-ar to have taken ajirominent i)art in tlie town affairs. His lionie lott wason the conni- nf the ]ii-eseii( .Market and High Streets. His(diildi-en were Ddxnali. bm-n in 1(>.)<I; lliitli, born in 1<),)S;Ebenezer, born in KKi.); John, htnu in 1(1(17; and Benjaniiii, 426 THE PASSAIC VALLEY Joseph, and Jonathan. Ebenezer Lindsleys children wereHannah, born in 1693; Ebenezer, born in 1G96; Josiah;Elihu; and Benjamin, born in 1715. Benjamin Lindsleylived and owned ]3roperty in what is now Orange. He wasone of the subscribers to the amount of £6 to the secondmeeting-house in 1753. He married Mary, daughter ofJohn Morris, son of Captain John Morris, and had issueJohn, known as Judge John, born in 1752, Sarah, andElizabeth. John Lindsleys name appears among the sub-scribers to the Parish Sloop in 1784. He and AaronMunn were appointed to meet the committee of the Newarkchurc
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