Jacob was born in June 1774 at Lindley's Fort near what is now Prosperity in Washington County, Pennsylvania to Demas Lindley & Joanna Prudden. Lindley's Fort was a garrison for the protection of white settlers of the region against the Indians and Washington County is in the very southwest corner of the state. Jacob was christened in 1778 in the same community. At the age of 18, he attended Canonsburg Academy (later Jefferson College) in Philadelphia. And at age 24 (1798), he traveled to Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey to attend the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. He traveled with a college friend, James Carnahan, with a horse provided by Jacob's father and using the "ride and tie" method. This meant that James would ride 5-10 miles, tie the horse to a tree and walk on, while Jacob would walk until he came to the horse, ride on past James a distance and then tie the horse to a tree and proceed on foot. In this way, they covered 35-40 miles a day. Jacob graduated in 1800 and was licensed by the Presbyterian Church to preach and he was ordained in November 1803. Toward the end of 1800, he married Hannah Dickey. Her parents are unknown and we don't know her birth date, but it was about 1778 and she was of Scotch-Irish descent. They had 9 children and all but one lived into adulthood. The two not listed below are Caroline (b. circa 1805 and married Albert Jones on 14 Dec 1833) and Tartas ( who served during the Mexican War and died 29 Jun 11856 in Hernando, Mississippi)
Jacob & Hannah settled in Washington County, Ohio in 1803 in the southeast corner of the state and Jacob established the Pioneer Presbyterian Church. From 1805 to 1838, he was a trustee at Ohio University in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, which as just the next county over. Jacob worked with the founders of the University to help establish it. From 1808-1822, he was the President of the Board and Preceptor. The college started classes in June 1808 with 3 students and Jacob as the one professor. He also served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens until 1828. By 1822, the number of students had grown and Jacob now taught rhetoric and moral philosophy for the next 2 years. Between 1824 and 1826, he taught mathematics, but by 1826, due to financial problems at the college, someone had to be dropped from the faculty and the vote of the Trustees went against Jacob, although he continued as a Trustee. He also no doubt had a farm during his years in Ohio and managed that along with his college and preaching duties. In 1828 he served the First Church of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio for a year. Later in 1832, he was the first pastor and founder of the Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville, Athens County, Ohio. Between 1833 and 1837, he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. In 1837, he and Hannah moved to Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on the Tennessee-Alabama border, to be near two of their daughters, but the next year they relocated to Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in the north part of the state, where another daughter lived. Hannah died in December 1848 in Pontotoc at about age 70 and was buried in the Pontotoc City Cemetery. We have a letter that Jacob wrote to his children from November 25th through December 4th describing her illness and death. In 1853, Jacob received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Ohio University. After he had retired from preaching and his wife died, he spent his winters in Alabama with his daughters and his summers with his son in Pennsylvania. He would purchase two horses and a buggy and drive the 800 miles to Alabama. After using it all winter there, he would sell the equipment and travel north by steamer on the Mississippi River. This story states that when he was 80 he was very spry and could still mount a horse from the ground. He died in January 1857 at the home of his son in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania at the age of 82. Fayette County was next to Washington County, where he was born and started his life journey. He was buried in Hill Grove Cemetery in Connellsville.
Additional info: Jacob's pulpit chair from the First Presbyterian Church in Athens was given to Ohio University as a gift and is now used at commencement time. Lindley Hall on the campus is named after him. It was once a girl's dormitory on South Court Street, but later was used as an office building on campus and by the late 1990's was being used as a classroom building.
Jacob & Hannah settled in Washington County, Ohio in 1803 in the southeast corner of the state and Jacob established the Pioneer Presbyterian Church. From 1805 to 1838, he was a trustee at Ohio University in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, which as just the next county over. Jacob worked with the founders of the University to help establish it. From 1808-1822, he was the President of the Board and Preceptor. The college started classes in June 1808 with 3 students and Jacob as the one professor. He also served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens until 1828. By 1822, the number of students had grown and Jacob now taught rhetoric and moral philosophy for the next 2 years. Between 1824 and 1826, he taught mathematics, but by 1826, due to financial problems at the college, someone had to be dropped from the faculty and the vote of the Trustees went against Jacob, although he continued as a Trustee. He also no doubt had a farm during his years in Ohio and managed that along with his college and preaching duties. In 1828 he served the First Church of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio for a year. Later in 1832, he was the first pastor and founder of the Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville, Athens County, Ohio. Between 1833 and 1837, he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. In 1837, he and Hannah moved to Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on the Tennessee-Alabama border, to be near two of their daughters, but the next year they relocated to Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in the north part of the state, where another daughter lived. Hannah died in December 1848 in Pontotoc at about age 70 and was buried in the Pontotoc City Cemetery. We have a letter that Jacob wrote to his children from November 25th through December 4th describing her illness and death. In 1853, Jacob received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Ohio University. After he had retired from preaching and his wife died, he spent his winters in Alabama with his daughters and his summers with his son in Pennsylvania. He would purchase two horses and a buggy and drive the 800 miles to Alabama. After using it all winter there, he would sell the equipment and travel north by steamer on the Mississippi River. This story states that when he was 80 he was very spry and could still mount a horse from the ground. He died in January 1857 at the home of his son in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania at the age of 82. Fayette County was next to Washington County, where he was born and started his life journey. He was buried in Hill Grove Cemetery in Connellsville.
Additional info: Jacob's pulpit chair from the First Presbyterian Church in Athens was given to Ohio University as a gift and is now used at commencement time. Lindley Hall on the campus is named after him. It was once a girl's dormitory on South Court Street, but later was used as an office building on campus and by the late 1990's was being used as a classroom building.
Jacob was born in June 1774 at Lindley's Fort near what is now Prosperity in Washington County, Pennsylvania to Demas Lindley & Joanna Prudden. Lindley's Fort was a garrison for the protection of white settlers of the region against the Indians and Washington County is in the very southwest corner of the state. Jacob was christened in 1778 in the same community. At the age of 18, he attended Canonsburg Academy (later Jefferson College) in Philadelphia. And at age 24 (1798), he traveled to Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey to attend the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. He traveled with a college friend, James Carnahan, with a horse provided by Jacob's father and using the "ride and tie" method. This meant that James would ride 5-10 miles, tie the horse to a tree and walk on, while Jacob would walk until he came to the horse, ride on past James a distance and then tie the horse to a tree and proceed on foot. In this way, they covered 35-40 miles a day. Jacob graduated in 1800 and was licensed by the Presbyterian Church to preach and he was ordained in November 1803. Toward the end of 1800, he married Hannah Dickey. Her parents are unknown and we don't know her birth date, but it was about 1778 and she was of Scotch-Irish descent. They had 9 children and all but one lived into adulthood. The two not listed below are Caroline (b. circa 1805 and married Albert Jones on 14 Dec 1833) and Tartas ( who served during the Mexican War and died 29 Jun 11856 in Hernando, Mississippi)
Jacob & Hannah settled in Washington County, Ohio in 1803 in the southeast corner of the state and Jacob established the Pioneer Presbyterian Church. From 1805 to 1838, he was a trustee at Ohio University in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, which as just the next county over. Jacob worked with the founders of the University to help establish it. From 1808-1822, he was the President of the Board and Preceptor. The college started classes in June 1808 with 3 students and Jacob as the one professor. He also served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens until 1828. By 1822, the number of students had grown and Jacob now taught rhetoric and moral philosophy for the next 2 years. Between 1824 and 1826, he taught mathematics, but by 1826, due to financial problems at the college, someone had to be dropped from the faculty and the vote of the Trustees went against Jacob, although he continued as a Trustee. He also no doubt had a farm during his years in Ohio and managed that along with his college and preaching duties. In 1828 he served the First Church of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio for a year. Later in 1832, he was the first pastor and founder of the Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville, Athens County, Ohio. Between 1833 and 1837, he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. In 1837, he and Hannah moved to Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on the Tennessee-Alabama border, to be near two of their daughters, but the next year they relocated to Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in the north part of the state, where another daughter lived. Hannah died in December 1848 in Pontotoc at about age 70 and was buried in the Pontotoc City Cemetery. We have a letter that Jacob wrote to his children from November 25th through December 4th describing her illness and death. In 1853, Jacob received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Ohio University. After he had retired from preaching and his wife died, he spent his winters in Alabama with his daughters and his summers with his son in Pennsylvania. He would purchase two horses and a buggy and drive the 800 miles to Alabama. After using it all winter there, he would sell the equipment and travel north by steamer on the Mississippi River. This story states that when he was 80 he was very spry and could still mount a horse from the ground. He died in January 1857 at the home of his son in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania at the age of 82. Fayette County was next to Washington County, where he was born and started his life journey. He was buried in Hill Grove Cemetery in Connellsville.
Additional info: Jacob's pulpit chair from the First Presbyterian Church in Athens was given to Ohio University as a gift and is now used at commencement time. Lindley Hall on the campus is named after him. It was once a girl's dormitory on South Court Street, but later was used as an office building on campus and by the late 1990's was being used as a classroom building.
Jacob & Hannah settled in Washington County, Ohio in 1803 in the southeast corner of the state and Jacob established the Pioneer Presbyterian Church. From 1805 to 1838, he was a trustee at Ohio University in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, which as just the next county over. Jacob worked with the founders of the University to help establish it. From 1808-1822, he was the President of the Board and Preceptor. The college started classes in June 1808 with 3 students and Jacob as the one professor. He also served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens until 1828. By 1822, the number of students had grown and Jacob now taught rhetoric and moral philosophy for the next 2 years. Between 1824 and 1826, he taught mathematics, but by 1826, due to financial problems at the college, someone had to be dropped from the faculty and the vote of the Trustees went against Jacob, although he continued as a Trustee. He also no doubt had a farm during his years in Ohio and managed that along with his college and preaching duties. In 1828 he served the First Church of Walnut Hills in Cincinnati, Ohio for a year. Later in 1832, he was the first pastor and founder of the Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville, Athens County, Ohio. Between 1833 and 1837, he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. In 1837, he and Hannah moved to Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, on the Tennessee-Alabama border, to be near two of their daughters, but the next year they relocated to Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in the north part of the state, where another daughter lived. Hannah died in December 1848 in Pontotoc at about age 70 and was buried in the Pontotoc City Cemetery. We have a letter that Jacob wrote to his children from November 25th through December 4th describing her illness and death. In 1853, Jacob received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Ohio University. After he had retired from preaching and his wife died, he spent his winters in Alabama with his daughters and his summers with his son in Pennsylvania. He would purchase two horses and a buggy and drive the 800 miles to Alabama. After using it all winter there, he would sell the equipment and travel north by steamer on the Mississippi River. This story states that when he was 80 he was very spry and could still mount a horse from the ground. He died in January 1857 at the home of his son in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania at the age of 82. Fayette County was next to Washington County, where he was born and started his life journey. He was buried in Hill Grove Cemetery in Connellsville.
Additional info: Jacob's pulpit chair from the First Presbyterian Church in Athens was given to Ohio University as a gift and is now used at commencement time. Lindley Hall on the campus is named after him. It was once a girl's dormitory on South Court Street, but later was used as an office building on campus and by the late 1990's was being used as a classroom building.
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Rev. Jacob Lindley
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