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William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong 1528–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Sep 1606

Death Location: Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Castle

Mother: Mary Graham

Spouse(s): Katherine Graham

Children(s): Ann Armstrong, George Armstrong, John Armstrong, James Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Archibald Mangerton

The story of William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong began in 1528 in Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong married Katherine Graham, and had children including Ann Robingson Of Sowerby Sosebee Shrewsbury Armstrong, Archibald Armstrong Of Dryup 10Th Laird Of Mangerton, George Armstrong, James Of The Gingles Armstrong, John Armstrong, Robert Rowe Armstrong. William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong passed away in 1606 in Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong began in 1528 in Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong married Katherine Graham, and had children including Ann Robingson Of Sowerby Sosebee Shrewsbury Armstrong, Archibald Armstrong Of Dryup 10Th Laird Of Mangerton, George Armstrong, James Of The Gingles Armstrong, John Armstrong, Robert Rowe Armstrong.
  • William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong passed away in 1606 in Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Armstrong's Ancestors

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William Armstrong
1528–1606
Birth Place: Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Armstrong IV, 3rd Lord Mangerton Castle
1519–1605
Castleton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Mary Graham
1535–
Netherby Arthuret, Cumbria County, England, UK
Grandparents
Alexander (Armstrong 2nd Lord Mangerton) Castle
1445–1510
Mangerton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maria (Armstrong) Sumac
1457–1505
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hutcheon Graham
1507–
Netherby, Kirkandrews on Esk, Cumberland
Janet McAdam
1525–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John MacAdam
1490–1560
Margaret Cumming
1500–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Armstrong's Descendants

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William ('Kinmont Willie') Armstrong (1528–22 Sep 1606) m. Katherine Graham (1545–1575)
  1. 1. Ann ((Robingson of Sowerby\Sosebee\Shrewsbury)) Armstrong 1562–1664 m. Jenkin (William Robingson of) Sowerby\Sosebee\Shrewsbury 1560–1607
    1. 1. William (Robinson of) Sowerby 1585–1674
      1. 1. Francis Sowerby 1650–1680 m. Kathrine Brown 1635–1705
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sowerby 1671–1736 m. Richard (R. Rose) Sr 1668–1736
  2. 2. George Armstrong 1565–1665
  3. 3. John Armstrong 1569–
  4. 4. James (of the Gingles) Armstrong 1567–
  5. 5. Robert (Rowe) Armstrong 1563–1564
  6. 6. Archibald (Armstrong of Dryup 10th Laird of) Mangerton 1567–1672

William Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong in Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
22 Sep 1606
Age 78
Death of William 'Kinmont Willie' Armstrong in Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Kinmont, Morton Tower, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1606
    Event Place: Barngleish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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