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Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong 1565–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1649

Death Location: Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

Father: Christopher Chrystie

Mother: Gorthe (Gorthe))

Spouse(s): Margaret Armstrong

Children(s): William Armstrong

Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong was born in 1565 in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Christopher John Chrystie And Gorthe Catherine Graham Of Montrose Clan Graham Of Gorthy Gorthe. Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong married Margaret Elliot Armstrong, and had children including William Of Hightower Armstrong. Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong passed away in 1649 in Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong was born in 1565 in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Christopher John Chrystie And Gorthe Catherine Graham Of Montrose Clan Graham Of Gorthy Gorthe.
  • Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong married Margaret Elliot Armstrong, and had children including William Of Hightower Armstrong.
  • Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong passed away in 1649 in Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Chrystie
1526–1606
Birth Location: Barngleish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Gorthe (Gorthe))
1530–1575
Birth Location: Falde, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Armstrong
1583–1619
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Armstrong
1602–1658
Birth Location: Gilnockie, The Borders, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Colonel Armstrong's Ancestors

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Colonel Armstrong
1565–1649
Birth Place: Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Christopher John Chrystie
1526–1606
Barngleish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Gorthe (Catherine Graham of Montrose, (Clan Graham of Gorthy) (Gorthe))
1530–1575
Falde, Scotland
Grandparents
John ("Gilnockie") Armstrong
1480–1530
House Gilnockie Hall, Scotland
LADY (Elizabeth 'AGNES') GRAHAM
1490–1532
Drummond,,Perth,Scotland
William (Graham , Episcopal Minister) Elgin
1506–1600
Falla near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mangerton
1445–1510
Lady Sumac
1470–1505
Sir Fintry
1472–1530
Sir Mentieth
1472–1536
Sir Mentieth
1472–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1425–1498
Lady Melody
1425–1520

Colonel Armstrong's Descendants

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Colonel (William "Christie's Will") Armstrong (1565–1649) m. Margaret (Elliot) Armstrong (1583–1619)
  1. 1. William ((of Hightower)) Armstrong 1602–1658 m. Margaret MaGuire 1604–1660
    1. 1. John (Armstrong , of) Agahavea 1650–1745 m. Katherine Beard 1630–1680
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Armstrong 1672–1698 m. John Brandon 1640–1697
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Maley) Cathey 1691–1733 m. William Brandon 1693–1756

Colonel Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong in Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1649
1649
Age 84
Death of Colonel William "Christie's Will" Armstrong in Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, 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: 1649
    Event Place: Brookboro, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
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