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Matthew Armstrong 1762–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina

Death Date: 21 June 1838

Death Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Mary Carroll

Spouse(s): Margaret Shipley, Catherine Fite

Children(s): Naomi Armstrong, James Armstrong, Matthew Armstrong, John Armstrong, Mary Armstrong

Matthew Armstrong was born in 1762 in Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina, the child of John Armstrong Sr And Mary Ann Carroll. In 1831, Matthew Armstrong resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. Matthew Armstrong married Catherine Fite, Margaret Shipley, and had children including James Armstrong, John Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Matthew Armstrong, Naomi Armstrong. Matthew Armstrong passed away in 1838 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Armstrong was born in 1762 in Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina, the child of John Armstrong Sr And Mary Ann Carroll.
  • In 1831, Matthew Armstrong resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • Matthew Armstrong married Catherine Fite, Margaret Shipley, and had children including James Armstrong, John Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Matthew Armstrong, Naomi Armstrong.
  • Matthew Armstrong passed away in 1838 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1742–1784
Birth Location: Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Carroll
1734–1799
Birth Location: Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Shipley
1752–1829
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Colonial America
MS
Catherine Fite
1752–1850
Birth Location: Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
CF

Children(s)

Naomi Armstrong
1795–1872
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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James Armstrong
1788–1869
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
JA
Matthew Armstrong
1787–1870
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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John Armstrong
1785–1822
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
JA
Mary Armstrong
1784–1807
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Matthew Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Armstrong
1762–1838
Birth Place: Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina
Parents
John Armstrong Sr.
1742–1784
Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Carroll
1734–1799
Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Armstrong's Descendants

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Matthew Armstrong (1762–21 June 1838) m. Margaret Shipley (1752–27 May 1829) m. Catherine Fite (27 Oct., 1752–bef. 1850)
  1. 1. Naomi Armstrong 1795–1872 m. James Leeper 1790–1839
    1. 1. John (F) Leeper 1817–1820
    2. 2. Matthew (A) Leeper 1818–1823
    3. 3. Margaret (S) Leeper 1823–1897
      1. 1. James (E) Hagerty 1857–1894 m. Susan (Adeline Sanford) Staford 1859–1933
        1. 1. James (Samuel) Hagerty 1895–1976
        2. 2. Jerome (Patrick) Hagerty 1894–1938
    4. 4. Andrew (Alexander Leeper) Sr. 1821–1869 m. *Margaret Armstrong 1819–1882
      1. 1. Andrew (Alexander Leeper) Jr 1849–1919 m. Elizabeth (D) McKnight 1857–1927
        1. 1. Charles (Mathieson) Leeper 1884–1929 m. Beulah (Lee) Severs 1883–1948
        2. 2. Catharine (Elvira) Leeper 1880–1903
        3. 3. James (Andrew Leeper) Sr. 1882–1956 m. Mamie (Minerva) Ford 1881–1957 m. Fannie (Ethel) Stowe 1887–1908
        4. 4. Laura (Addie) Leeper 1886–1970
        5. 5. Robert (Lee) Leeper 1888–1971 m. Annie (Minerva) Rankin 1891–1958
        6. 6. George (Washington) Leeper 1890–1978 m. Bertha (Duell) Williamson 1888–1967
        7. 7. Margaret (Louisa) Leeper 1870–1948 m. Samuel (N) Mcknight 1871–1946
        8. 8. Emma (Jane Leeper) Wilson 1871–1942
        9. 9. William (Alexander) Leeper 1873–1947 m. Sarah (Jane) Ford 1877–1940
        10. 10. Luna (Idelle) Leeper 1877–1940 m. Robert (Whiton) Beaty 1868–1928
        11. 11. Mary (Lenora) Leeper 1875–1877
        12. 12. Sarah Leeper 1867–
      2. 2. Mary (Elvira) Leeper 1845–1883 m. S. (Joseph) Selvey 1845–1925
        1. 1. Sarah (Lodemi) Selvey 1871–1874
        2. 2. James (W.) Selvey 1876–1879
        3. 3. Infant Selvey 1882–
        4. 4. Annie (May) Selvey 1879–1882
        5. 5. Leroy (E.) Selvey 1872–1878
      3. 3. James Leeper 1844–1853
    5. 5. James Leeper 1826–1888 m. Naomi (Anna) Armstrong 1825–1908
      1. 1. Esther Leeper 1846–1907 m. Matthew (Henry "Math") Smith 1846–1923
        1. 1. William (Leroy) Smith 1868–1952
        2. 2. Martha (Margaret Smith) Melton 1873–1956
        3. 3. Julia (Magnolia Smith) Hand 1881–1955
        4. 4. Sarah (Alice) Smith 1867–1903
        5. 5. Lewis (Edward) Smith 1869–1943
        6. 6. Ada (Smith) Foster 1879–1958
        7. 7. Mary (Z.) Smith 1874–1876
      2. 2. Alice Leeper 1847–1927 m. John (M) Armstrong 1852–1928
        1. 1. Charles (Lynn) Armstrong 1876–1950
        2. 2. Margaret Armstrong 1872–1898
        3. 3. Katherine (Agnes) Armstrong 1878–1960 m. David (Clifton) Dellinger 1875–1967
        4. 4. Fannie (Eunice) Armstrong 1880–1960
        5. 5. Robert (Oscar) Armstrong 1882–1948
        6. 6. Ferrie (Ellen) Armstrong 1880–1960
        7. 7. Edward (Lafayette "Fate") Armstrong 1885–1929
      3. 3. Margaret Leeper 1857–1928 m. James (Addison) McKnight 1857–1927
      4. 4. Robert Leeper 1858–1936 m. Laura (Ann) Ratchford 1872–1953
        1. 1. Mamie (Bright Leeper) Burnette 1895–1988
        2. 2. Ferrie (Linda) Leeper 1898–1960
        3. 3. Ernest (Robert) Leeper 1904–1982 m. Sammie Leeper 1919–1980 m. Willie (Pauline) Frye 1908–
        4. 4. Ida (Leeper) Cato 1906–1980
        5. 5. Clarence (Elwood) Leeper 1902–1989 m. Ann (E) Ford 1901–1979
        6. 6. Ruth (Patrick Leeper) Cathey 1910–1971 m. Thomas (Wilson) Cathey 1909–1989
      5. 5. Lodemia Leeper 1850–1874 m. James Selvey 1851–
        1. 1. Ida (Virginia) Selvey 1872–1942 m. Zebulon (Washington Johnston or) Johnson 1878–1924
      6. 6. Julia Leeper 1862–1922 m. Walter (William) Davis 1851–1924
    6. 6. Esther Leeper 1829–1843
  2. 2. James Armstrong 1788–1869
  3. 3. Matthew Armstrong 1787–1870 m. Mary Mariner 1788–1870
  4. 4. John Armstrong 1785–1822 m. Nancy (Agnes) Beaty 1785–1865
    1. 1. John (M) Armstrong 1818–1890
    2. 2. Ruth Armstrong 1815–1834
    3. 3. Margaret ("Peggy") Armstrong 1812–1887
    4. 4. Matthew Armstrong 1809–1830
    5. 5. Cynthia (Catherine) Armstrong 1810–1875
    6. 6. Judith (Harriet) Armstrong 1815–1840
  5. 5. Mary Armstrong 1784–1807

Matthew Armstrong's Timeline

3 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Matthew Armstrong in Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina
Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 69
Matthew Armstrong resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1838
21 June 1838
Age 76
Death of Matthew Armstrong in Armstrongs Ford, Gaston, North Carolina
Armstrongs Ford, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Belmont, Lincoln, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1838
    Event Place: Armstrongs Ford, Gaston, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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