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Thomas Armstrong 1603 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

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.

Death Date: 25 November, 1662

Death 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.

Father: Col Armstrong

Mother: Margaret Elliot

Spouse(s): Anne Anderson

Children(s): William Armstrong

In 1603, Thomas Armstrong II entered the world in 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., born to Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong and Margaret Elliot. Thomas Armstrong II married Anne Jennchen Anderson, and had children including William of Farney Castle Armstrong. Thomas Armstrong II passed away in 1662 in 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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  • In 1603, Thomas Armstrong II entered the world in 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., born to Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong and Margaret Elliot.
  • Thomas Armstrong II married Anne Jennchen Anderson, and had children including William of Farney Castle Armstrong.
  • Thomas Armstrong II passed away in 1662 in 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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Thomas Armstrong's Ancestors

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Thomas Armstrong
1603 – 1662
Birth Place: 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.
Parents
Col William (Christie’s Will) Armstrong Armstrong
1565 – 1646
Gilnockie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Elliot
1583 – 1619
Gilnockie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Christopher (christy) Armstrong
1526 – 1606
Barngleish, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Maria Graham (Armestronge)) Armstrong
1527 – 1575
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Humphrey ("Clan Chief") Elliot
1552 – 1612
Devon, England
Jane (Wilmot) Weaver
1552 – 1654
Lympstone, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gilnockie
1480 – 1530
Elizabeth Graham
1476 –
William Elgin
1506 – 1600
Isabella Armstrong
1500 – 1575
William Elliott
1525 – 1599
Margaret Scott
1525 – 1585
Alice Anton
1533 – 1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mangerton
1445 – 1510
Maria Sumac
1450 – 1505
Robert, 1
1506 – 1563
Anne Scott
1511 – 1573
Sir Buccleuch,
1500 – 1552
Lady Kerr
1504 – 1569
Thomas '
1505 – 1552
11GGM Chamberlain
1517 – 1568

Thomas Armstrong's Descendants

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Thomas Armstrong (1603 – 25 November, 1662) m. Anne (Jennchen) Anderson (4 May 1613 – 3 May 1660)
  1. 1. William (of Farney Castle) Armstrong (30 Jun 1635 – 1690) m. Alice (V) Deane (1655 – 1676)
    1. 1. Thomas Armstrong (1673 – 20 Jul 1741) m. Elizabeth Marvel (1675 – 1740)
      1. 1. James (John) Armstrong (24 Jan 1698 – 18 Sep 1745) m. Hannah (B) Armstrong (02 Feb 1699 – 1742)
        1. 1. Ann (Melissa Armstrong) * (5 Aug 1728 – 7 Sep 1791) m. Peter Cassidy (1725 – 7 Sep 1792)

Thomas Armstrong's Timeline

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1603
1603
Birth of Thomas Armstrong II in 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.
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.
1662
25 November, 1662
Age 59
Death of Thomas Armstrong II in 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.
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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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: 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.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November, 1662
    Event Place: 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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