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Major William Armistead 1671–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1671

Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 June 1711

Death Location: Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Militia

Mother: Judith Virginia

Spouse(s): Anna Lee

Children(s): MARY ARMISTEAD

Major William Armistead was born in 1671 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel John Ellis Armistead Son Of William Justice And Sheriff Land Patent 1674 King S Council Hob Lt Colonel Of Militia And Judith Bowles Hone Robinson Armistead Married John Armistead I Imm 1665 England To Virginia. Major William Armistead married Anna Lee, and had children including Mary Armistead. Major William Armistead passed away in 1711 in Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Major William Armistead was born in 1671 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel John Ellis Armistead Son Of William Justice And Sheriff Land Patent 1674 King S Council Hob Lt Colonel Of Militia And Judith Bowles Hone Robinson Armistead Married John Armistead I Imm 1665 England To Virginia.
  • Major William Armistead married Anna Lee, and had children including Mary Armistead.
  • Major William Armistead passed away in 1711 in Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Militia
1635–1698
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, United States,
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Judith Virginia
1645–1699
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Lee
1681–1754
Birth Location: Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

MARY ARMISTEAD
1696–1775
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
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Major Armistead's Ancestors

Self
Major Armistead
1671–1711
Birth Place: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel John Ellis Armistead, son of William, Justice and Sheriff Land Patent 1674, King's Council, HOB, Lt Colonel of Militia
1635–1698
Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, United States,
Judith (Bowles Hone Robinson Armistead, married John Armistead I IMM 1665 England to) Virginia
1645–1699
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anne (Netherton Lee Ellis 1 Jamestown) Spouse
1611–1678
Gigleswick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Armistead's Descendants

1.
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Major (William) Armistead (13 Jun 1671–13 June 1711) m. Anna Lee (5 January 1681–Oct 1754)
  1. 1. MARY ARMISTEAD 1696–1775 m. Major (General Phillip W.) Lightfoot 1689–1748 m. James ("Jimmy") Burwell 1690–1718
    1. 1. James Foster 1730–1769 m. Gahoga Foster 1733–1790 m. Go (Ha) GA 1733–1790
      1. 1. Nancy (Lightfoot) Foster 1760–1789 m. John (h) Adair 1753–1815
        1. 1. SAMUEL (JEFFERSON 'HUMMINGBIRD" CHES TA TEE) ADAIR 1781–1836 m. Edith (ada) Pounds 1785–1871

Major Armistead's Timeline

2 Records

1671
13 Jun 1671
Birth of Major William Armistead in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1711
13 June 1711
Age 40
Death of Major William Armistead in Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1671
    Event Place: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1711
    Event Place: Eastmost River, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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