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William Lapsley Armstrong 1766 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Dec 1824

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: William Armstrong

Mother: Catherine Childers

Spouse(s): Mildred Senter

Children(s): Mildred Armstrong, Nancy Armstrong, ? Armstrong

The story of William Lapsley Armstrong began in 1766 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. In 1786, William Lapsley Armstrong resided in Humphres District, Surry County, NC. In 1790, William Lapsley Armstrong resided in Surry, North Carolina, United States. William Lapsley Armstrong married Mildred Amelia Senter, and had children including Mildred M. Armstrong, Nancy Calvert Armstrong, ? Armstrong. William Lapsley Armstrong passed away in 1824 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lapsley Armstrong began in 1766 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1786, William Lapsley Armstrong resided in Humphres District, Surry County, NC.
  • In 1790, William Lapsley Armstrong resided in Surry, North Carolina, United States.
  • William Lapsley Armstrong married Mildred Amelia Senter, and had children including Mildred M. Armstrong, Nancy Calvert Armstrong, ? Armstrong.
  • William Lapsley Armstrong passed away in 1824 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Armstrong
1725 – 1781
Birth Location: Scotland
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Catherine Childers
1730 – 1810
Birth Location: –
CC

Spouses(s)

Mildred Senter
1766 – 1832
Birth Location: –
MS

Children(s)

Mildred Armstrong
1788 –
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina
MA
Nancy Armstrong
1790 – 1863
Birth Location: NC or TN
NA
? Armstrong
Birth Location: –
?A

William Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
William Armstrong
1766 – 1824
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William L. Armstrong
1725 – 1781
Scotland
Catherine Childers
1730 – 1810
Grandparents
William (Demus) Armstrong
1704 – 1760
Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1707 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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William (Lapsley) Armstrong (1766 – 28 Dec 1824) m. Mildred (Amelia) Senter (1766 – 1832)
  1. 1. Mildred (M.) Armstrong (1788 – )
  2. 2. Nancy (Calvert) Armstrong (abt 1790 – 1863) m. Epps Gibbons (1784 – 15 November 1858)
    1. 1. Susan (Epps) Gibbons (22 October 1812 – 12 April 1882) m. Thomas (R.) Poteet (abt 1837 – )
    2. 2. Sarah Gibbons (1817 – 13 January 1904) m. Willis Dillard (abt 1799 – ) m. James Nance (5 January 1812 – 24 January 1875)
      1. 1. Richard Dillard (abt 1850 – 10 Mar 1940)
      2. 2. Mary (Josephine) Nance (21 Sep 1854 – 15 Jul 1932) m. Charles Hutchings (12 May 1852 – 22 Apr 1928)
        1. 1. Charles (James) Hutchings (25 Sep 1885 – )
        2. 2. Mary (J) Hutchings (25 Feb 1892 – 7 May 1950) m. James (Curran) Rogers (4 Nov 1890 – 3 Jun 1958)
    3. 3. Paralee Gibbons (25 March 1819 – 18 November 1890) m. John (Wesley) Reed m. Robert (Campbell) Ragsdale
      1. 1. William (R.) Ragsdale (2 December 1849 – 24 September 1899) m. Mary Cornelius (3 April 1862 – 31 December 1912)
        1. 1. Mary (Gibbons) Ragsdale (Sep 1888 – 20 Jul 1961) m. Thomas (Frank) Bishop (abt 1882 – )
        2. 2. Ruth Ragsdale (Dec 1892 – )
      2. 2. Nancy (Clementine) Ragsdale (11 Jul 1852 – 11 Jan 1942) m. Lewis (Epps) Vanlandingham (Jul 1862 – )
        1. 1. Alfred (M Van) Landingham (Nov 1875 – )
        2. 2. Robert (R Van) Landingham (Feb 1877 – )
        3. 3. Nora (P) Vanlandingham (17 Feb 1882 – 24 Mar 1971) m. William (Ernest) Jones (29 Jan 1878 – 16 Feb 1951)
      3. 3. Thomas Ragsdale (abt 1855 – ) m. Ella (Gertrude) Cook (abt 1868 – 12 Mar 1950)
        1. 1. Paralee Ragsdale (16 Jun 1888 – 15 Mar 1975) m. Roscoe (I) Hipp (abt 1889 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Brown) Ragsdale (11 Nov 1890 – Dec 1980)
        3. 3. Maude Ragsdale (23 Aug 1893 – ) m. Langford
        4. 4. Roy (Daniel) Ragsdale (25 Dec 1893 – 11 Feb 1974) m. Grace (L) Allsup (9 Sep 1901 – 8 Feb 1990)
        5. 5. Belle Ragsdale (abt 1896 – )
        6. 6. Thomas (E) Ragsdale (abt 1900 – Apr 1983) m. Bettie (Faye) Mcgee (2 Jul 1904 – 11 Feb 1999)
      4. 4. Susan (Belle) Ragsdale (1 February 1860 – 11 January 1957) m. Alexander (Pope) Dowlen (29 February 1852 – 12 April 1917)
    4. 4. Permelia (Jane) Gibbons (1824 – 29 Jun 1868) m. John (Waddell) Tomlinson (17 August, 1820 – 6 June 1893)
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Tomlinson (Sep 1845 – 1938) m. Joseph (S) Bailey (Feb 1835 – 1907) m. Jackson Bivin
        1. 1. John (William) Bailey (11 Jun 1868 – 19 Sep 1943) m. Maude Choice (abt 1870 – 14 Dec 1948)
        2. 2. Minnie (Gertrude) Bailey (Abt 1872 – 17 Dec 1926) m. William (Thomas) Leslie (Jan 1866 – 5 May 1915)
        3. 3. Dora Bailey (Abt 1875 – 26 Dec 1928) m. William (A) Peters (8 Aug 1865 – 16 Jun 1933)
        4. 4. Mary (Lula) Bailey (abt 1875 – )
        5. 5. Bonnie (Bell) Bailey (Abt 1877 – ) m. John (Z) German (3 Feb 1872 – 26 Jan 1948)
        6. 6. Joseph (Farr) Bailey (30 Dec 1880 – 20 Jul 1961) m. Jennette I (abt 1891 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Reed (Bettie)) Tomlinson (6 Nov 1847 – 26 Apr 1931) m. John (Martin Thrasher) Jones (2 Oct 1845 – 2 Dec 1888)
        1. 1. Beulah Jones (27 Dec 1869 – 25 Mar 1948) m. Perry (L.) Brittian (23 Nov 1868 – 23 Apr 1918)
        2. 2. Otis (D.) Jones (20 Apr 1873 – 3 Feb 1958) m. Eula (Coleen) Rayfield (2 NOV 1878 – 17 SEP 1963)
        3. 3. Kate (May) Jones (23 Oct 1880 – 18 Jul 1962) m. J. (Frank) Young (16 Nov 1870 – 21 October 1960)
        4. 4. Lelia (Grace) Jones (13 Feb 1882 – 4 Mar 1905)
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth (Betty)) Jones (May 1885 – June 1976) m. Leslie (Jasper) Jones (31 Jul 1886 – 5 Sep 1927)
        6. 6. Johnnie (M.) Jones (15 Dec 1889 – 17 May 1965) m. Lonnie (Bell) Taylor (6 Aug 1887 – 21 Jul 1963)
      3. 3. Mary (Epps) Tomlinson (10 August 1852 – 26 July 1918) m. John (Blaine) Rodgers (May 1850 – 1930)
        1. 1. James (B.) Rodgers (17 Feb 1873 – 12 Sep 1885)
        2. 2. Myrtle Rodgers (Abt 1875 – ) m. S (H) Hays (abt 1865 – )
        3. 3. Robt (Waddell) Rodgers (Abt 1878 – ) m. Ennis Lundy (abt 1894 – )
        4. 4. Hugh Rodgers (20 Nov 1879 – ) m. Ruth Thrasher (23 Dec 1893 – 1 Mar 1962)
        5. 5. Janie Rodgers (Aug 1882 – )
        6. 6. John (R) Rodgers (Nov 1883 – )
        7. 7. Laura Rodgers (Sep 1884 – 1951)
        8. 8. George (Sims) Rodgers (abt 1890 – 20 Apr 1954) m. Bobbie (B) Harris (17 Jan 1889 – 10 Dec 1957)
        9. 9. Cary (A) Rodgers (4 Nov 1891 – 24 March 1955) m. Helen (E) Brooks (5 February 1898 – 18 March 1974)
        10. 10. William Rodgers (May 1894 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Richard) Tomlinson (1853 – )
      5. 5. William (Edward) Tomlinson (22 Jun 1856 – 13 Dec 1915) m. Sarena (A) Blanchard (Aug 1858 – 1920)
        1. 1. Mattie Tomlinson (Jan 1880 – ) m. John (N) Haynie (abt 1877 – )
        2. 2. Permelia Tomlinson (Jan 1883 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Theodocia) Tomlinson (1885 – 1959) m. Martin Peterson (1885 – 1965) m. Olin (W) Wood (Mar 1880 – )
        4. 4. Eula (Lee) Tomlinson (25 Nov 1886 – 2 Oct 1938)
        5. 5. Julia (Ann) Tomlinson (17 Nov 1888 – 2 Aug 1966) m. Lewis (E) Stewart (25 Nov 1892 – 23 May 1974)
        6. 6. Laura (Mrytle) Tomlinson (Jun 1891 – 25 Jul 1977) m. Chesley (Irl) Cochran (26 Sep 1891 – Oct 1976)
        7. 7. John (B.) Tomlinson (Jun 1893 – ) m. Willie (A.) Albert (abt 1898 – )
      6. 6. Permeila (Jane) Tomlinson (30 May 1860 – 16 Jan 1937) m. William (Dunn) Bailey (1 October 1853 – 8 February 1948)
        1. 1. Mabel (A) Bailey (22 Jan 1881 – 22 February 1962) m. John (D) Thomas (10 February 1877 – 13 October 1951)
        2. 2. Waddell (Dunn) Bailey (8 August 1889 – 20 January 1950) m. Ethel (May) McClure (5 August 1893 – 13 February 1985)
        3. 3. Arthur (J) Bailey (18 March 1894 – 4 October 1960) m. Clementine Moseley (abt 1898 – )
      7. 7. Frances (Rice) Tomlinson (20 Mar 1861 – 18 Oct 1930) m. Xenophon Cowan (1 February 1854 – 29 Aug 1923)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lincoln) Cowan (11 Jan 1880 – 1 Jun 1949) m. Mary (Esther) Carter (5 Feb 1881 – 19 Mar 1965)
        2. 2. John (Stuart) Cowan (11 May 1883 – 8 October 1904)
        3. 3. Katarina Cowan (Nov 1884 – 29 July 1901)
        4. 4. Xenophen Cowan (Dec 1887 – 16 Jul 1912)
        5. 5. William (E) Cowan (Jan 1889 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Cowan (Jun 1892 – 8 June 1926) m. James (Hogg) Hoffman (24 May 1890 – 5 August 1948)
        7. 7. Fannye (C) Chandler (Aug 1895 – Abt 1991) m. Roy (A) Chandler (5 September 1893 – 17 October 1959)
        8. 8. Spencer Cowan (Feb 1898 – )
        9. 9. Seneca Cowan (27 Jan 1899 – 27 Dec 1964) m. Fannie (Mae) Covington (abt 1904 – 5 March 1990)
      8. 8. Laura (Clemintine) Tomlinson (15 Sept 1864 – 1 Jan 1942) m. Alfred (Linsey) Taylor (28 January 1855 – 21 January 1943)
        1. 1. Myrtle Taylor (Jun 1884 – 1987) m. Gilbert (Leroy) Harrison (3 May 1884 – ) m. Eff (Lynch) Martin (24 Jan 1884 – )
        2. 2. Tallie Taylor (abt 1889 – )
        3. 3. Ruth Taylor (abt 1892 – )
        4. 4. Sarena Taylor (5 Aug 1895 – 21 Apr 1983) m. Herbert (B) Fuqua (27 Dec 1895 – 30 Dec 1988)
        5. 5. Viola Taylor (24 Mar 1897 – 26 Jul 1989) m. James (A) Massey (abt 1887 – 21 August 1963)
        6. 6. William (Wyatt) Taylor (22 July 1900 – 7 August 1902)
        7. 7. Alie (B) Taylor (abt 1903 – )
    5. 5. Edward (G) Gibbons (1828 – 1881) m. Sallie Bassano (29 Apr 1841 – 12 Mar 1862) m. Helen (Julia) Carpenter (abt 1844 – )
      1. 1. Paree Gibbons (Abt 1868 – 25 May 1954) m. James (Thomas) Rountree (11 Dec 1851 – 4 Jan 1933)
        1. 1. James Rountree (27 Mar 1890 – 26 May 1936) m. Gladys Trabue (12 Sep 1889 – 29 Dec 1988)
        2. 2. Dorothy Roundtree (30 Dec 1894 – 1 Jun 1976) m. Campbell
      2. 2. Kate Gibbons (Abt 1871 – ) m. Clarence (B.) Ashenden (22 Sep 1871 – 29 Dec 1919)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gibbons (1830 – 23 Mar 1854) m. Nelson Reed
    7. 7. Thomas Gibbons (1830 – )
    8. 8. John Gibbons (1834 – )
    9. 9. Nancy Gibbons (1835 – ) m. A. Vanlandingham (abt 1819 – )
      1. 1. L (E) Vanlandingham (14 Jul 1852 – 17 Jul 1932)
    10. 10. Mary (C) Gibbons (1836 – 18 March 1904)
  3. 3. ? Armstrong

William Armstrong's Timeline

4 Records

1766
1766
Birth of William Lapsley Armstrong in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1786
1786
Age 20
William Lapsley Armstrong resided here in Humphres District, Surry County, NC
Humphres District, Surry County, NC
1790
1790
Age 24
William Lapsley Armstrong resided here in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1824
28 Dec 1824
Age 58
Death of William Lapsley Armstrong in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Humphres District, Surry County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 522; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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