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Note: Assessor - The record of the first town meeting held in Bleecker sets forth that: "at a town meeting held at the house of Gad Hamilton, on the first Tuesday of May, 1831, in and for the town of Bleecker, pursuant to an act to erect the town of Bleecker, in the County of Montgomery, passed the 4th day of April, 1831.
The following paragraph was found in the book History of Fulton County: "The first town meeting of Bleecker was held at the house of Gad Hamilton, on the first Tuesday of May, 1831, and the following officers elected: Supervisor, Issac Van Nostrand; town clerk, Jonathan Dean; justices of the peace, Jonathan Dean, William Lindsley, John Mead, Joesph Eastman; assessors, Amasa Stevens, Ephraim Lindsley, Joseph Eastman; commissioners of highways, John Mead, Elijah Lindsley, Othniel Allen; overseers of the poor Richard Hart, Joseph Eastman; collector, Daniel Mead; commissioners of common schools, Lodewick P. Stevens, Rilas Eastman, Eli R. Burr; inspectors of schools, Amasa Stevens, Rilas Eastman, Joseph Eastman, Elijah Lindsley, Adam Long. At the same meeting it was resolved that fence viewers should have seventy-five cents per day, and that $30 be raised for school money."
Ephraim Lindsley, a native of Connecticut, located at Bleecker, Fulton County, where he died, aged 80 years. His wife, Polly, bore him six children. His son, Elijah Lindsley, married Harriet, daughter of Obediah Webster, of Connecticut, and their children were Lucius, Clark, Miles, George, Charles, Polly M., Hannah, Jane, Caroline, Elizabeth, and Daniel H. The latter was born in Bleecker, Fulton County, and in 1835 came to this town with his father. He married, first, Caroline M., daughter of Zenas and Olive (Brown) Carey, of this town, by whom he had children as follows: Frances A., Alice M., Charles A., Edward, Newell, and George. His second wife was Esther, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Brown) Resseguie, of Hounsfield, who died in 1888, aged 62 years. His first wife died January 23, 1863, aged 42 years. His son, Charles A., married Mary, daughter of Belden and Terzey Resseguie, of Hounsfield, and their children are Alice M. and Mabel. Daniel H. Lindsley enlisted in Co. L, 10th N. Y. H. A. for one year, or during the war, and served until its close. He has occupied his present farm for 25 years.
One article that I possess states that Ephraim and Polly only had six children, but in the will I found he left money to his wife and ten heirs and next of kin. I'm sure Polly, William, Elijah, and Betsey are their children.
Lindsley Corners, Fulton Co., NY: Latitude: 431022N Longitude: 0742209W
Upper Bleecker Cemetery
A. K. A. Grant Cemetery
This cemetery can be reached by an access road, on the north side of County Highway #125, locally called the Caroga Lake to Benson Road. This access road is just below Lindsley Corners/Pinnacle Road intersection, going east on County Highway #125. The access road is narrow and in the early Spring of the year (or if your car has a low carriage), it is suggested that you park on the Main highway and walk in. The cemetery has been kept up and used for recent (1978) burials. It is surrounded by a stone wall and is situated in a thickly wooded area.
There is evidence of earlier burials and grave sites and fieldstone markers. Two lots possess a wrought iron fence about them, and some marble slabs have been tipped over and deteriorating. Locally, this cemetery is known as the Grant Cemetery, due a family of that name possessing property near the site. This recording is part of the Fulton County C. E. T. A. Cemetery Recording Project.
Is Ephraim the son of Jacob?
Since he is not mentioned in his fathers will, we must look at all the facts we currently have to draw this conclusion. First we must put him in Connecticut, we have the following information to do this:
1. The following paragraph was found in the Gazetteer and Business Directory of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y., for 1869-70: "BLEECKER, named in honor of Rutger Bleecker, a patentee of the town, was formed from Johnstown, April 4, 1831. A part was re-annexed to that town in 1841, and a part of Caroga was taken off in 1842. It is the central town upon the north border of the county. The first settlements of this town were commenced about 1800 by emigrants from New England, among whom were James Morse, William Rood, Ephraim Lindsley, James Landon, Samuel Shaffer, William Eglan, Frederick Mills, George Hamilton, and --------- Goodwell".
2. It states in the Wisconsin 1870 census that Ephraim son Elijah, was born in Connecticut, and since its prior to 1800, it follows the same track. This information would have probably been obtain from Elijah himself.
3. The following was written by his grandson Daniel Hall Lindsley, found in the Business Directory of Jefferson County, N.Y. 1890: "Ephraim Lindsley, a native of Connecticut, located in Bleecker, Fulton County, where he died, aged 80 years." Since we know he died on 15 Dec 1844 and he was 80 years old, we can say he was born about 1764, and since we know his parents were marry 18 Aug 1761 this would probably make him the second or third oldest child in their family.
4. Ephraim's son William, who died 23 Dec 1853 age 63 (Fulton County Court House, N.Y.), and is buried next to his parents in Bleecker. Since we have a record of a child name William, who was born on 16 May 1790 to Ephraim and Polly Lindsley (Lindsly) in Cornwall, CT (Records at Connecticut State Library), we can assume because of the age at death, that this is the same person.
5. In the 1790 Census we find Ephraim living next to Jacob.
From the above information, we can say it's a good bet that Ephraim was from Connecticut, and with that in mind, lets look at the following:
1. I believe he was not mention in his fathers will because of the following document, it was obtain in Bristol, CT and it states that Ephraim received a quitclaim from his father on 8 Oct 1804. Ephraim also had a brother named Jesse who did the same thing on 5 Sep 1804, this would have wrote both of them out of their fathers will. Now in Jacob's will, he left each of his three other sons three hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty four cents, and through the quitclaim Ephraim and Jesse both received three hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty four cents [quitclaim (kwit'klam'), 1. a transfer of one's interest in a property, esp. without a warranty of title. 2. to give up claim to (property) by means of a quitclaim deed].
2. In the Direct Index To Deeds where the above information was first located, it states that Ephraim and Jesse are Jacob Lindsley's heirs. Land Records, Bristol Connecticut page 306
3. I believe Ephraim was very interested in moving to Bleecker, Fulton County, New York, and needed the money to purchase land. Our first record that we can find of Ephraim purchasing land in Bleecker is 7 Sep 1808, when he bought land from Anthony Bradt for $225. This is less than four years after he received the quitclaim.
So my conclusion as of this date, is that Ephraim was born and raised in Connecticut and the son of Jacob and Mindwell (Pond) Lindsley.
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