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William Thomas Armstrong 1707–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1707

Birth Location: Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1760

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Alexander Armstrong

Mother: Elizabath Carlisle

Spouse(s): Susanna Blythe

Children(s): William Armstrong, Benjamin Armstrong, Captain Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, James Armstrong, James Armstrong, Lancelot Armstrong, Martin Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Prudence Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, William Armstrong, William Armstrong

In 1707, William Thomas Armstrong entered the world in Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, born to Alexander Armstrong And Elizabath Jannet Carlisle. In 1722, William Thomas Armstrong resided in Hexham, Northampton, England. William Thomas Armstrong married Susanna Blythe, and had children including Benjamin Armstrong, Captain John William L Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, James Armstrong, James Richard Armstrong, Lancelot Thomas Lanty Armstrong, Martin Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Prudence Ann Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, William Armstrong, William L Armstrong. William Thomas Armstrong passed away in 1760 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1707, William Thomas Armstrong entered the world in Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, born to Alexander Armstrong And Elizabath Jannet Carlisle.
  • In 1722, William Thomas Armstrong resided in Hexham, Northampton, England.
  • William Thomas Armstrong married Susanna Blythe, and had children including Benjamin Armstrong, Captain John William L Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, James Armstrong, James Richard Armstrong, Lancelot Thomas Lanty Armstrong, Martin Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Prudence Ann Armstrong, Robert Armstrong, William Armstrong, William L Armstrong.
  • William Thomas Armstrong passed away in 1760 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Armstrong
1677–1762
Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabath Carlisle
1681–1762
Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC

Spouses(s)

Susanna Blythe
1702–1740
Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
SB

Children(s)

William Armstrong
1733–1813
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Armstrong
1728–1800
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
BA
Captain Armstrong
1732–1801
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
CA
Hugh Armstrong
1730–
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
HA
James Armstrong
1729–1790
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
James Armstrong
1726–1783
Birth Location: Holehouse, Dumfries, Scot., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
Lancelot Armstrong
1740–1802
Birth Location: Graitney (Gretna), Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LA
Martin Armstrong
1729–1785
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
MA
Mary Armstrong
1731–1800
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MA
Prudence Armstrong
1751–1818
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
PA
Robert Armstrong
1725–1818
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Armstrong
1733–1813
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RA
William Armstrong
1725–1818
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Armstrong
1751–1835
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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William Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
William Armstrong
1707–1760
Birth Place: Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Armstrong
1677–1762
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabath (Jannet) Carlisle
1681–1762
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Armstrong
1647–1679
, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Margaret Elliot
1652–1677
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archbald Armstrong
1610–1690
Isobell Rennick
1620–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Armstrong
1588–
Isobell Renwick
1600–

William Armstrong's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Armstrong (20 Jul 1707–3 May 1760) m. Susanna Blythe (1702–1740)
  1. 1. William (L.) Armstrong 1733–1813 m. Catherine McDONALD 1727–1818 m. Priscilla McDonald 1734–1818 m. Christian Phillips 1729–1762
    1. 1. Alexander (A) Armstrong 1752–1833 m. Abigail Arnold 1752–1833 m. Lena (Ann) Hindman 1754–1818 m. Rachel Rundell 1752–1833 m. Abigail Arnold 1765–
      1. 1. John (Hamilton) Armstrong 1788–1857 m. Elizabeth (McPheeters) Garrett 1798–1872
        1. 1. Stephen (Hamilton) Armstrong 1820–1903 m. Elizabeth (Barringer) Armstrong 1835–1878
        2. 2. Garrett Armstrong 1818–1884 m. Susan (R) Armstrong 1829–1912
        3. 3. William (Hamilton) Armstrong 1815–1873 m. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1825–1902
        4. 4. Rankin (A.) Armstrong 1825–1876
        5. 5. John (Jefferson) Armstrong 1825–1876
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann Armstrong) Bridge 1832–1880
        7. 7. Mary (Isabell) Armstrong 1833–1900
        8. 8. Sarah (Jane Armstrong) Moore 1827–1902
        9. 9. Alexander (John) Armstrong 1821–1913 m. Mary (Ann) Ellis 1823–1870
        10. 10. James (Monroe) Armstrong 1835–1875 m. Julia (Ann) Cline 1835–
        11. 11. Jane Armstrong 1835–1875
        12. 12. James Armstrong 1817–1891 m. Mary (E) Armstrong 1828–
        13. 13. Franklin Armstrong 1824–1876
        14. 14. Jefferson Armstrong 1825–1876
      2. 2. Jane Armstrong 1782–1855
      3. 3. Alexander Armstrong 1804–1884 m. Mary (C.) Armstrong 1816– m. Caroline Armstrong 1820–
        1. 1. Robert Armstrong 1843–
        2. 2. Lanty Armstrong 1847–
        3. 3. Martha Armstrong 1854–
        4. 4. Elmer Armstrong 1866–
        5. 5. Netty Careell 1868–
        6. 6. John Armstrong 1844–
        7. 7. William (Arnold) Armstrong 1840–1902
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Hindman) Armstrong 1789–1867
      5. 5. Flora Armstrong 1796–1868
      6. 6. James (M) Armstrong 1803–1846
        1. 1. Julia (E.) Keith 1845–1925
      7. 7. Jane Armstrong 1800–1884 m. Alexander Clark 1797–1857
        1. 1. Alexander (A) Clark 1829–1860
        2. 2. Lois Armstrong 1841–1930
        3. 3. David (T) Clark 1838–1844
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Todd) Clark 1836–1854
        5. 5. Lena (Ann) Rankin 1821–1895
        6. 6. Nancy (Melissa) Henderson 1823–1862
        7. 7. Flora (Ann) Clark 1832–1856
        8. 8. Martha (Jane) Clark 1834–1855
        9. 9. Sarah (A) Henderson 1847–1924
        10. 10. Joseph Clark 1825–1875
      8. 8. Lena Armstrong 1807–1875 m. Samuel Wiggins 1811–1895
        1. 1. Alexander (Armstrong) Wiggins 1844–1913
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Anderson 1847–1915
      9. 9. Robert (Hindman) Armstrong 1809–1874 m. Martha Armstrong 1814–1879
        1. 1. Annie (E) Armstrong 1848–
        2. 2. Ella (J) Armstrong 1852–
        3. 3. Robert (McNutt) Armstrong 1842–1844
        4. 4. Alexander (Hindman) Armstrong 1844–1875
      10. 10. Robert Armstrong 1801–1846 m. Martha Armstrong 1808–1862
        1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Strickler 1829–1906
        2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Armstrong 1836–1878
        3. 3. Martha (Ann) Tribbey 1839–1864
      11. 11. Stephen Armstrong 1797–1864 m. Margt Armstrong 1799–
        1. 1. Agnes (W) Seybold 1887–1914
        2. 2. Frances Armstrong 1829–
        3. 3. Peter Armstrong 1853–
        4. 4. Sarah (K) Armstrong 1862–
      12. 12. William Armstrong 1791–1867
      13. 13. James Armstrong 1800–1875
      14. 14. Richard Armstrong 1787–1836
      15. 15. Sarah ((Sally)) Armstrong 1804–1850
      16. 16. Huldah (Margaret) Armstrong 1798–1874
      17. 17. Aaron Armstrong 1816–
      18. 18. Rebecca Armstrong 1814–
      19. 19. Abraham (Alexander) Armstrong 1809–1872
      20. 20. Francis Armstrong 1806–1839
      21. 21. Phoebe Armstrong 1802–1835
    2. 2. Lanty (Thomas) Armstrong 1757–1830
    3. 3. Robert Armstrong 1754–1818
    4. 4. Rebecca Armstrong 1755–1810
    5. 5. Alexander Armstrong 1750–1800
    6. 6. James Armstrong 1756–1805
    7. 7. William Armstrong 1751–1835
    8. 8. James (L.) Armstrong 1749–1833
    9. 9. Edward Armstrong 1763–1815
    10. 10. Prudence (Ann) Armstrong 1751–1818
    11. 11. Mary (Margaret "Polly") Armstrong 1760–1831
    12. 12. Sarah (A.) Armstrong 1765–1793
    13. 13. Elizabeth Armstrong 1752–1777
    14. 14. Thomas Armstrong 1760–1803
    15. 15. Matthew Armstrong 1758–1837
    16. 16. Richard Armstrong 1751–1803
    17. 17. Robert ARMSTRONG 1753–1842
    18. 18. Sarah (A.) Armstrong 1750–
  2. 2. Benjamin Armstrong 1728–1800
  3. 3. Captain (John William L) Armstrong 1732–1801
  4. 4. Hugh Armstrong 1730–
  5. 5. James (Richard) Armstrong 1729–1790
  6. 6. James Armstrong 1726–1783
  7. 7. Lancelot (Thomas Lanty) Armstrong 1740–1802
  8. 8. Martin Armstrong 1729–1785
  9. 9. Mary Armstrong 1731–1800 m. William (Hyslop) (Hislop) 1722–1793
  10. 10. Prudence (Ann) Armstrong 1751–1818
  11. 11. Robert Armstrong 1725–1818
  12. 12. Robert Armstrong 1733–1813
  13. 13. William Armstrong 1725–1818
  14. 14. William Armstrong 1751–1835

William Armstrong's Timeline

4 Records

1707
20 Jul 1707
Birth of William Thomas Armstrong in Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
1722
6 May 1722
Age 15
William Thomas Armstrong resided here in Hexham, Northampton, England
Hexham, Northampton, England
1760
16 Mar 1760
Age 53
Death of William Thomas Armstrong in Catawba Creek, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Catawba Creek, Augusta, Virginia, United States
1760
3 May 1760
Age 53
Burial of William Thomas Armstrong in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1707
    Event Place: Canonbie, Langholm, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 May 1722
    Event Place: Hexham, Northampton, England
    Record Source: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1760
    Event Place: Catawba Creek, Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 May 1760
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records
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