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Col. John Bowles Armistead 1736–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jun 1788

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Armistead

Mother: Mary Bowles

Spouse(s): Lucinda Baylor, Mary FONTAINE

Children(s): General Armistead, Lt. ARMISTEAD, Addison ARMISTEAD, Eleanor ARMISTEAD, Frances ARMISTEAD, Lewis ARMISTEAD, Lucy ARMISTEAD, Mary ARMISTEAD, William ARMISTEAD, William Armistead, John Armistead

In 1736, Col. John Bowles Armistead entered the world in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to William Armistead And Mary Bowles. Col. John Bowles Armistead married Lucinda Page Baylor, Mary Ann Fontaine, and had children including Addison Bowles Armistead, Eleanor Bowles Armistead, Frances Armistead, General Walker Keith Armistead, John Baylor Armistead, Lewis Gustavus Armistead, Lt Col George Armistead, Lucy Baylor Armistead, Mary Burwell Armistead, William Armistead. Col. John Bowles Armistead passed away in 1788 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1736, Col. John Bowles Armistead entered the world in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to William Armistead And Mary Bowles.
  • Col. John Bowles Armistead married Lucinda Page Baylor, Mary Ann Fontaine, and had children including Addison Bowles Armistead, Eleanor Bowles Armistead, Frances Armistead, General Walker Keith Armistead, John Baylor Armistead, Lewis Gustavus Armistead, Lt Col George Armistead, Lucy Baylor Armistead, Mary Burwell Armistead, William Armistead.
  • Col. John Bowles Armistead passed away in 1788 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Armistead
1707–1755
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
WA
Mary Bowles
1718–1740
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Lucinda Baylor
1746–1816
Birth Location: Newmarket Estate (Planatation), Caroline County, Virginia, USA
LB
Mary FONTAINE
1759–1799
Birth Location: Beaverdam, Hanover, Virginia, USA
MF

Children(s)

General Armistead
1773–1845
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, America
GA
Lt. ARMISTEAD
1780–1818
Birth Location: Newmarket Estate (Planatation), Caroline County, Virginia, USA
LA
Addison ARMISTEAD
1784–1813
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, America
AA
Eleanor ARMISTEAD
1790–1826
Birth Location: "Hesse", Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
EA
Frances ARMISTEAD
1779–
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
FA
Lewis ARMISTEAD
1786–1814
Birth Location: , Caroline County, Virginia, USA
LA
Lucy ARMISTEAD
1775–1776
Birth Location: –
LA
Mary ARMISTEAD
1780–1840
Birth Location: , Cumbria, England (Was Cumberland, England and Westmorland, England prior to 1974)
MA
William ARMISTEAD
1788–
Birth Location: –
WA
William Armistead
1766–
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, America
WA
John Armistead
1765–
Birth Location: America
JA

Col. Armistead's Ancestors

Self
Col. Armistead
1736–1788
Birth Place: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Armistead
1707–1755
Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Bowles
1718–1740
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Henry Armistead
1670–1739
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Martha Burwell
1685–1710
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lt Armistead
1635–1698
Judith Robinson
1644–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM ARMISTEAD
1610–1671
Anne Ellis
1619–1678
John Robinson
1615–1688
Elizabeth Potter
1619–1688

Col. Armistead's Descendants

1.
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Col. (John Bowles) Armistead (1736–Jun 1788) m. Lucinda (Page) Baylor (12 Oct 1746–26 Nov 1816) m. Mary (Ann) FONTAINE (1759–05 Apr 1799)
  1. 1. General (Walker Keith) Armistead 1773–1845 m. Elizabeth (Franck) Stanly 1798–1861
    1. 1. Lucinda (Stanly) Armistead 1815–1850
    2. 2. Virginia (Baylor) Armistead 1818–
    3. 3. Mary (Landon) Armistead 1821–1857
    4. 4. Cornelia Armistead 1824–1873
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Frank) Armistead 1827–
    6. 6. Walker (Keith Armistead) Jr. 1835–1904
    7. 7. Bowles (Edward) Armistead 1836–1916
    8. 8. Gen. (Lewis Addison) Armistead 1817–1863 m. Cecelia (Lee) Love 1823–1850 m. Cornelia (Lee Taliaferro) Jamison 1828–1855
      1. 1. Flora (Lee) Armistead 1846–1850
      2. 2. Walker (Keith) Armistead 1844–1896
      3. 3. Lewis (B) Armistead 1853–1854
    9. 9. Frank (Stanly) Armistead 1835–1889
    10. 10. Mary (Walker) Armistead 1825–1857
  2. 2. Lt. (Col. George) ARMISTEAD 1780–1818
  3. 3. Addison (Bowles) ARMISTEAD 1784–1813
  4. 4. Eleanor (Bowles) ARMISTEAD 1790–1826
  5. 5. Frances ARMISTEAD 1779–
  6. 6. Lewis (Gustavus) ARMISTEAD 1786–1814
  7. 7. Lucy (Baylor) ARMISTEAD 1775–1776
  8. 8. Mary (Burwell) ARMISTEAD 1780–1840
  9. 9. William ARMISTEAD 1788–
  10. 10. William Armistead 1766–
  11. 11. John (Baylor) Armistead 1765–

Col. Armistead's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Col. John Bowles Armistead in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1788
Jun 1788
Age 52
Death of Col. John Bowles Armistead in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1788
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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