Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

 Lt.Col. Eleazer Lindsley  and Lindsley Coat of Arms (Composite photo made for the Steuben County Hall of Fame) Lindley no longer has a school in the town and this is my way of letting the residents learn about the town where they live .  The following will be excerpts from various histories about the history  of the Town of Lindley. Each historian or person writing the following information has made his own  interpretation of the facts .  Kitty Lt. Colonel Eleazer Lindsley was born December 7th, 1737 in Morristown, New Jersey -the son of Jonathon Lindsley. He died in Lindley, N.Y. June 1,1794. He served as a Lt .Colonel. in Colonel Oliver Spencer's Regiment of New Jersey Continental Troops. He was ,also, a Second Major in the Morris County ,Militia . He married Mary Miller of Morristown N.J. He served in the New Jersey Assembly in 1780; was a Justice of Peace in 1783 and moved to Steuben County, New York in 1790. From Men of Morris County, New Jersey  Who Ser

I have attempted  to not get involved in local politics on this blog  . I  posted the notice of  Monday night's hearing on the proposed changes in Lindley's Comprehensive Plan.so Lindley residents would know about the Hearing . The Planning Board and Town Board members have been working for a long time to up date the present Comprehensive Plan that affects all Lindley residents. I know many people no longer read the newspapers -much less the Legals, but I know many folks do follow this  blog. So my intent was just to inform those who might not otherwise be aware of the hearing.  Apparently - the notice below (sent to me by e-mail ) is a response to the public hearing notice that I posted on 6/22/2016. This notice  is being circulated in an area of town where there are concerns about some of the proposed changes.   I will post this response to inform  blog readers, but no further comments.    Any other comments  can be presented at Monday night's hearing .  

FYI . From lindleytownblogspot Posted by lindleytc at 10:24 AM No comments: Proposed Local Law Public Hearings June 27th at 7:00pm NOTICE: Legal Notice is Hereby Given that pursuant to Section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, and pursuant to resolutions of the Lindley Town Board adopted June 8th, 2016, the said Town Board will hold a Public Hearing at the Lindley Town Hall, 637 County Rte 115, Lindley NY 14858 at 7:00 pm on Monday, June 27 th , 2016 to hear all interested parties regarding the adoption of proposed Local Laws #1 2016, titled "Right to Farm” and Local Law #2 titled “Amendments to Local Law #2, 2014: Amendments to Town of Lindley Zoning Ordinance Local Law #1, 2005."  Said hearing may be adjourned from time to time as necessary.  A vote on the proposed laws/amendments may occur at the end of the public hearing after all interested parties have been heard. Further information, i

Loren (Mike) Morse 75 years Lindley resident with wife Theresa George Bronson 75 years Lindley Native now residing in Pennsylvania  Dick Pierce 50 years Lindley Resident Larry Gorges   50 years  No photo available Lindley Native  resides in Caton Congratulations to all 75 and 50 year   Longtime Employees honored by Corning I ncorporated   June 15,2016 I may have missed others because I did not connect their name to Lindley . The Corning Leader  published a complete list of names  in today's edition   6/16/2016 publication 

Copied from a DAR  (Daughters of American Revolutionary War) publication 2010 Small print under the podium reads " At all meetings in homes or other places, the Flag of the United States of American should always be placed to the right of the presiding officer ."

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter The Daily Online Genealogy Newsletter        Article c opied from Dick   Eastman's  daily on line  publication    Photos from Lindley's 200 Year History 1990  (Kitty) (+) Consider the Source: Original, Derivative, or Copy Dick Eastman · June 10, 2016 · Plus Edition Article The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman.  Experienced genealogists are always aware that they must verify information by looking at original documents or a microfilm or digital image of an original document. We should know better than to believe a statement on a web site, in a genealogy book, or a verbal statement from Aunt Tilley about the “facts” of our family trees. However, what is the definition of an “original document?” Let’s take one well-known claim of an original document that isn’t really accurate: the U.S. Declaratio

Lindley from Stermer  Road                                                       Looking East at Tioga River and Farms from Stermer Road          On June 7th,1790, Col.Eleazer Lindsley, his wife Mary, several of his children, married daughters with their husbands and children, sons with their wives and children  plus the family slaves and several friends stepped ashore from the Tioga River onto land  that was to be their new home. This new home town would  the  first organized settlement  in Steuben County, New York  and would become Lindsleytown or Lindleytown or Lindley as it is known today.. It was located in New York State near the Pennsylvania State Line .          Wouldn't these new settlers be surprised to see the changes that have taken place in the last 226 years .            Tress were harvested from their farms to established flourishing lumber businesses followed by large fields of tobacco that were replaced by crops for the dairy farms that  develop