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Matthew Edmund Armstrong 1640 – 1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 21 Sep 1709

Death Location: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Andrew Armstrong

Mother: *Mary Hamilton

Spouse(s): Margaret Spencer

Children(s): Jane McMahan

Matthew Edmund Armstrong was born in 1640 in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Andrew Christie Armstrong and *Mary Hamilton. Matthew Edmund Armstrong married Margaret Spencer, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Armstrong - McMahan. Matthew Edmund Armstrong passed away in 1709 in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Edmund Armstrong was born in 1640 in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Andrew Christie Armstrong and *Mary Hamilton.
  • Matthew Edmund Armstrong married Margaret Spencer, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Armstrong - McMahan.
  • Matthew Edmund Armstrong passed away in 1709 in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Armstrong
1576 – 1671
Birth Location: Mangerton Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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*Mary Hamilton
1600 – 1654
Birth Location: Endrim, Kings, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Spencer
1647 – 1706
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Jane McMahan
1660 – 1712
Birth Location: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
JM

Matthew Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Armstrong
1640 – 1709
Birth Place: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Andrew Christie Armstrong
1576 – 1671
Mangerton Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
*Mary Hamilton
1600 – 1654
Endrim, Kings, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
*William Hamilton
1556 – 1627
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
1501 – 1569
Jean Campbell
1500 – 1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (Edmund) Armstrong (1640 – 21 Sep 1709) m. Margaret Spencer (1647 – 1706)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Armstrong -) McMahan (1660 – abt 1712) m. James (Handson (Rev.)) McMechen (1660 – 1720)
    1. 1. Dr. (William M McMackin\Mc) Mechen (Jan 1678 – 8 Oct 1738) m. Jannet Claypoole (1676 – August 21, 1734)
      1. 1. John (Blair (Pvt. & Dr.)) McMahan+, (1708 – 31 Jul 1776) m. Margaret Carey (1710 – Aug. 18, 1756)
        1. 1. James (Charles) McMACKIN (1727 – 20 Jan 1799) m. Priscilla Taylor (1725 – 1756)

Matthew Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Matthew Edmund Armstrong in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1709
21 Sep 1709
Age 69
Death of Matthew Edmund Armstrong in Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1709
    Event Place: Carmoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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