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William L. Armstrong 1725 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 14 July 1781

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: William Armstrong

Mother: Margaret Hamilton

Spouse(s): Catherine Childers

Children(s): James Armstrong, William Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong, Armstrong None, Armstrong None, Armstrong None, John Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong

1725 marked the beginning of William L. Armstrong's life in Scotland, to parents William Demus Armstrong and Margaret Hamilton. Eventually, William L. Armstrong married Catherine Childers, and they welcomed James Armstrong, William Lapsley Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong, John Armstrong and Hugh Armstrong. William L. Armstrong passed in 1781 at North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

William Armstrong
1704 – 1760
Birth Location: Scotland
WA
Margaret Hamilton
1707 –
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Catherine Childers
1730 – 1810
Birth Location: –
CC

Children(s)

James Armstrong
1750 –
Birth Location: –
JA
William Armstrong
1766 – 1824
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
WA
Elizabeth Armstrong
Birth Location: –
EA
Armstrong None
Birth Location: –
A
Armstrong None
Birth Location: –
A
Armstrong None
Birth Location: –
A
John Armstrong
Birth Location: –
JA
Hugh Armstrong
Birth Location: –
HA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1725
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.078; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 08 Nov 1724
    Event Place: , Gordon, Berwick, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1750
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.078; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1778
    Event Place: Surry County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Apr - May 1778 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions JP; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Chronicles of the Armstrongs

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 July 1781
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mill Bridge, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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