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Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong 1565–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1646

Death Location: Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland

Father: Christopher Armstrong

Mother: Lady Gorthe'

Spouse(s): Margaret Elliot

Children(s): Thomas II

The story of Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong began in 1565 in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong married Margaret Elliot, and had children including Thomas Armstrong Ii. Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong passed away in 1646 in Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong began in 1565 in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong married Margaret Elliot, and had children including Thomas Armstrong Ii.
  • Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong passed away in 1646 in Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Armstrong
1526–1606
Birth Location: Barngleish, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lady Gorthe'
1527–1575
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Elliot
1583–1619
Birth Location: Gilnockie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas II
1603–1662
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gilnockie Tower (Hollows Tower), north of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland -A tower-house on the west bank of the River Esk. Built abt 1520 by Johnnie Armstrong, border outlaw. Burned and rebuilt 1528-1540.
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Col Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Col Armstrong
1565–1646
Birth Place: Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Christopher christy Armstrong
1526–1606
Barngleish, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Maria Graham (Armestronge) Armstrong 'of) Gorthe'
1527–1575
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Armstrong, of) Gilnockie
1480–1530
gilnockie hall, the borders, Scotland
Elizabeth Graham
1476–
William (Graham Episcopal Minister) Elgin
1506–1600
Falla near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella (Margaret) Armstrong
1500–1575
Balfour Hall, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mangerton
1445–1510
Maria Sumac
1450–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mangerton
1425–1498

Col Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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Col (William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong) Armstrong (1565–1646) m. Margaret Elliot (1583–1619)
  1. 1. Thomas (Armstrong) II 1603–1662 m. Anne (Jennchen) Anderson 1613–1660
    1. 1. William (of Farney Castle) Armstrong 1635–1690 m. Alice (V) Deane 1655–1676
      1. 1. Thomas Armstrong 1673–1741 m. Elizabeth Marvel 1675–1740
        1. 1. James (John Armstrong) II 1698–1745 m. Hannah (B) Armstrong 1699–1742

Col Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1646
1646
Age 81
Death of Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong in Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland
Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Fermanaghgh, Northern Ireland
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