Jeduthun Harper Lindsay

(1806-1881)

At a Glance

Jeduthun Harper Lindsay married Martha Strange of Kentucky and had a daughter, Mary Virginia Lindsay , a Burwell student [1].

Story

Jed Harper Lindsay was an active, substantial, and prominent citizen of Greensboro in the 19th century, according to the following reference from James Albright's Greensboro, 1808-1904: In 1829 his real estate was valued at $3,500; in 1839-1841 he served as a member of the Town Board; in 1840-1841 he was listed as owning a saw mill about where the Southern Railway crosses Lindsay Street; in 1856 he was a member of a committee to purchase a lot and erect a new courthouse; and in 1876 he was listed as a member of the first board of directors of the newly organzied National Bank of Greensboro [1].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Jeduthun Harper Lindsay was born in 1806. He died in 1881.

Places of Residence

• Greensboro, NC [1].

Relatives

• Spouse: Martha Strange (1811-1867) [1]. They had one daughter, Mary Virginia Lindsay (1834-1853)  [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).