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William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead 1707–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1755

Death Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel I

Mother: Martha Burnell

Spouse(s): Mary Bowles, Eleanor Bowles

Children(s): Judith Armistead, Mary blood, George ARMISTEAD, John REV, Bowles Armistead, William Captain, Bowles REV, Henry Armistead, Mary Byrd, Charles Armistead, Henry Armistead, Judith Armistead

The story of William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead began in 1707 in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA. William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead married Eleanor Bowles, Mary Addison Bowles, and had children including Bowles Addison Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead Rev, Bowles Armistead, Charles Bowles Armistead, George Armistead, Henry Armistead, Henry Bowles Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead, John Bowles Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead Colonel Virginia Continental Line Rev, Judith Armistead, Judith Deborah Armistead, Mary Ann Armistead Royal Blood, Mary Armistead Daughter Of William Burwell Armistead Married Thomas Taylor Byrd, William Bowles I Armistead Of Hesse Son Of William Burwell Armistead Rev Captain. William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead passed away in 1755 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead began in 1707 in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.
  • William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead married Eleanor Bowles, Mary Addison Bowles, and had children including Bowles Addison Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead Rev, Bowles Armistead, Charles Bowles Armistead, George Armistead, Henry Armistead, Henry Bowles Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead, John Bowles Armistead Son Of William Burwell Armistead Colonel Virginia Continental Line Rev, Judith Armistead, Judith Deborah Armistead, Mary Ann Armistead Royal Blood, Mary Armistead Daughter Of William Burwell Armistead Married Thomas Taylor Byrd, William Bowles I Armistead Of Hesse Son Of William Burwell Armistead Rev Captain.
  • William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead passed away in 1755 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel I
1670–1740
Birth Location: Hesse Castle, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
CI
Martha Burnell
1685–1735
Birth Location: Fairfield-also known as Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Bowles
1720–1767
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
MB
Eleanor Bowles
1727–
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
EB

Children(s)

Judith Armistead
1740–1788
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
JA
Mary blood
1740–1801
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
Mb
George ARMISTEAD
1730–1796
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia Colony
GA
John REV
1742–1799
Birth Location: Hesse Castle, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
JR
Bowles Armistead
1740–1785
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia
BA
William Captain
1739–1782
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester County, Virginia
WC
Bowles REV
1736–1782
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia
BR
Henry Armistead
1753–1788
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester County, Virginia
HA
Mary Byrd
1753–1824
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
MB
Charles Armistead
1752–1785
Birth Location: Glouchester Co, Virginia, United States
CA
Henry Armistead
1750–1773
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
HA
Judith Armistead
1750–1788
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
JA

William Armistead's Ancestors

Self
William Armistead
1707–1755
Birth Place: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel Henry Robinson Armistead of Gloucester County, son of John I
1670–1740
Hesse Castle, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Martha Burnell
1685–1735
Fairfield-also known as Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia
Grandparents
John (I Armistead, son of William Justice and Sheriff, Land Patent 1674, King's Council, HOB, Lt Colonel of) Militia
1635–1698
Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Judith (Robinson Armistead Bowles) Hone
1645–1693
North Riding, Cleasby, Middlesex, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Armistead
1610–1671
Anne Armistead
1610–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Armistead
1587–1642
Frances Thompson
1587–1634
Joseph Ellis
1590–1610
Nancy Ellis
1590–1610

William Armistead's Descendants

1.
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William (Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson) Armistead (1707–30 Dec 1755) m. Mary (Addison) Bowles (14 Sep 1720–1767) m. Eleanor Bowles (13 Jun 1727–)
  1. 1. Judith (Deborah) Armistead 1740–1788
  2. 2. Mary (Ann Armistead royal) blood 1740–1801
  3. 3. George ARMISTEAD 1730–1796
  4. 4. John (Bowles Armistead, son of William Burwell Armistead Colonel Virginia Continental Line,) REV 1742–1799 m. Lucinda ("Lucy" Page Baylor) Armistead 1747–1816
    1. 1. General (Walker Keith) Armistead 1773–1845 m. Elizabeth (Franck) Armistead 1797–1861
      1. 1. Brig (General Lewis Addison) Armistead 1817–1863
      2. 2. Cornelia (Stanly) Newton 1821–1870
      3. 3. Lucinda (Stanly Stanley Carr Gillis) Armistead 1815–1850
      4. 4. Francis (Stanly "Frank") Armistead 1835–1889
      5. 5. Bowles (Edward) Armistead 1838–1916
      6. 6. Mary (Walker) Armistead 1825–1857
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Frank "Betty") Armistead 1827–
      8. 8. Virginia (Baylor) Armistead 1829–
      9. 9. Walker (Keith) Armistead 1831–1904
    2. 2. George (A.) Armistead 1780–1818
    3. 3. Addison (Bowles) Armistead 1776–1813
    4. 4. William Armistead 1766–
    5. 5. John (Baylor) Armistead 1787–
    6. 6. Lewis (Gustavus Adolphus) Armistead 1781–1814
    7. 7. Mary (Burwell) Armistead 1764–1840
    8. 8. Frances Armistead 1780–
    9. 9. Eleanor (Bowles) Armistead 1788–1825
  5. 5. Bowles Armistead 1740–1785
  6. 6. William (Bowles I Armistead of Hesse, son of William Burwell Armistead REV) Captain 1739–1782
  7. 7. Bowles (Addison Armistead, son of William Burwell Armistead) REV 1736–1782
  8. 8. Henry (Bowles Armistead, son of William Burwell) Armistead 1753–1788
  9. 9. Mary (Armistead, daughter of William Burwell Armistead, married Thomas Taylor) Byrd 1753–1824
  10. 10. Charles (Bowles) Armistead 1752–1785
  11. 11. Henry Armistead 1750–1773
  12. 12. Judith Armistead 1750–1788

William Armistead's Timeline

4 Records

1707
1707
Birth of William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead in Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1733
1733
Age 26
William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead was married
None
1739
1739
Age 32
William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead was married
None
1755
30 Dec 1755
Age 48
Death of William Burwell Armistead, son of Henry Robinson Armistead in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1733

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1755
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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