In 1776, Lindsay was one of the petitioners of Amherst Co for equality of religious sects (18 Virginia Magazine of History and Biobraphy, p 143). He was 2nd Lt of Militia on 6-Jul-1778 and 1st Lt of Militia in Jun 1780. (Amherst Co in the Revolution, pp 33, 35, Sweeney) Lindsay acquired a lot of property in Amherst Co and the City of Lynchburg.