John
Boyd Tindall
was born in Claremont District of South
Carolina (now Sumter County) about 1823.
On
December 27, 1845, John married (first)
Lydia Ann Wells, daughter of Esther
Perdriau and Edward Wells. Lydia
was born in Sumter County, South
Carolina, on July 11, 1816.
According to the marriage settlement
between Lydia and John dated December 29,
1845, Lydia had inherited from her father
an estate consisting of 211 acres and had
purchased an adjoining tract containing
50 acres from Henry H. Wells. This
property was situated on the west side of
Pocataligo Swamp and was bounded on the
East by land belonging to the estate of J.
Norton, on the north by lands belonging
to J. M. Nettles and Mr. Hodge, on the
west by lands belonging to Henry H. Wells
and on the south by land belonging to H.
H. Wells and Mrs. Lynam. Also
listed in the marriage settlement were
three slaves: Dennis, Lotty and Milly.
Lydia
and John were members of Bethel Baptist
Church.
Lydia
died January 29, 1848. According to
The Sumter Banner, dated February 9, 1848,
she died of "consumption."
She is buried in Wells Cemetery next to
her husband.
The
1850 Census lists John B. Tindall and
indicates that he was 27 years old.
According to the census, he was a planter
with real estate valued at $1,000,
livestock valued at 310, and farm
implements valued at $60. The
census indicates that John owned ten
slaves and 271 acres of land (121 acres
were improved and 150 acres were
unimproved). Others listed in the
house were John L. M. Tindall (aged three)
and Bobby Bartlett (aged 25). Bobby
was a laborer.
On
April 2, 1851, there was an advertisement
on page 3, column 2 of The Southern
Baptist for a preacher. The
advertisement was placed by J. B. Tindall.
John
married (second) Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Wells)
Lynam, who was the sister of his first
wife and the widow of Charles Lynam. On
January 26, 1852, they signed a marriage
settlement which is recorded in the
Sumter County Court House. Mary was
born on August 22, 1806. According
to the 1850 Census, Mary owned 350 acres
of land valued at $1,400.00, livestock
valued at $510.00, and farm implements
valued at $100.00. There were 150
improved acres and 200 unimproved acres.
In Addition, she owned 18 slaves.
According
to A History of Bethel Baptist Church by
Mamie Wells, John B. Tindall was
succeeded as treasurer in 1854 by William
Nettles. John was listed among the
male members of Bethel in 1859. In
1862 John was elected Clerk and R. F.
Wells was elected Treasurer.
In
1865, General Edward E. Potter's troops
passed through Manchester, South Carolina.
According to research by Mr. Thigpen, the
troops took captive Mr. John Tindal, the
railroad agent, and his son John.
After being held under strong guard, they
were later released.
On
October 6, 1866, John purchased, for $575.00,
11 acres of land situated on both sides
of the W. & M. Rail Road at
Manchester Depot. In 1867, he sold
this land to his son, John L. M. Tindall.
The
1870 Census lists J. B. Tindal as a 46
year old farmer. According to this
census, his real estate was valued $1,500.00
and his personal property was valued at $420.00.
Also listed in the household was Mary
Tindal, aged 55. Her occupation was
described as housekeeping. There
were also two children in the household:
Jack (aged 10) and Charles (aged 8).
These were Mary Tindal's grandchildren,
the children of Mary Amanda Lynam and W.
M. Neal.
The
1880 Census lists John B. Tindall (age 59)
on Canal Street and lists his occupation
as Jailer. The enumerator was
T. J. Coghlan. The census lists
Mary Tindall (age 74) in Privateer
Township. It lists her occupation
as farmer. It also lists John
Wells, a nephew, aged 27, living with her.
His occupation is described as farm
laborer. The enumerator was Silas
Mellett.
John
died at his home in Privateer, South
Carolina, on December 22, 1886.
According to The Watchman and Southron,
dated Thursday, December 28, 1886, John
was a well known citizen of the Eastern
part of the township. He was noted
for his kindness of heart. A large
number of citizens attended his funeral.
John's
will was dated June 29, 1886. He
gave to his wife "for and during her
life, the place she was living on, and
the household and kitchen furniture, and
one horse and buggy and a cow and a calf."
The rest of his property was given to his
son, John M. Tindal.
John
is buried in an unmarked grave in Wells
Cemetery at the end of Vining Road in
Sumter County.
Mary
died September 16, 1896. When Mary E.
Tindall died in 1896, she owned 350 acres
of land. She was survived by only
one of her children, Susan S. (Lynam)
Tindall. Mary is buried in Wells
Cemetery next to her second husband, John.
There were no children born of this
second marriage.
Issue from the first
marriage:
1.
John Lawrence Manning
Tindall was
born on November 2, 1846, in Sumter
County, South Carolina. During the
month of October in 1862, He married his
first cousin and step sister, Susan S.
Lynam, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth
Wells and Charles Lynam. Susan was
born on February 2, 1839. Susan
died on December 12, 1915, and John died
on June 7, 1916. They were living
in Privateer Township in Sumter County,
South Carolina, at the time of their
deaths. They are buried at
Providence Baptist Church.
Published sources:
Recollections
of Potter's Raid, by Allan D.
Thigpen, 1998.
[Descendants of John Boyd
Tindal Tree]
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