Robert Armstrong III (1774 - 1849)

Born 13 Dec 1774 in Abbeville District, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Polly (Crain) Armstrong — married 21 Mar 1797 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1849 at age 74 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Robert Armstrong III, when he was ten accompanied his parents to the wilderness that is now Tennessee. When 18, he served under Capt. Hugh Beard and was one of the "gallant thirty-eight" who in September 1793 defended Knoxville against fifteen hundred Indians. He served under Capt. Nathaniel Evans in the winter of 1793 and in 1828 was a member of the local militia. In addition to his military career, Robert Armstrong III was the surveyor of Knox County for 40 years. He was appointed United States Surveyor in the Cherokee Treaty of 1819. Among the many he taught surveying was his wife's nephew Lavater Wear.

The Armstrongs lived on a plantation one mile north of the home of Robert Armstrong II. The house was still standing in 1918. It is said that Robert Armstrong III returned from a journey on Oct. 19, 1819 to find his wife dangerously ill and three of his children, Robert Horace, Samuel Thompson, and a new born daughter Betsy, dead. His wife died a few months later..." ^[1]

Birth

AF 4.18 shows Robert III being born in Knoxville instead of Abbeville, SC which my other records show--7/24/1998

Military

"Soldiers of the War of 1812 buried in Tennessee--McCown and Burns, p 4, 929.3"

Robert Armstrong (Surveyor) (12-13-1774-2-3-1849) Knoxville; M (1) Elizabeth Wear 10-19-1798 (d 1820) M (2) Charlotte Perry; Pvt, Capt. Hugh Beard's Mil, 1792, Deputy sheriff, Knox Co., 1793-4, PVT, Capt. Nath Evan's Co. Cav., USA 1793, Surveyor, 1807, 1817-1849, 5th Distr; TSA and Knox Co;

Marriage

Robert married Polly Crane (Crain) 21 Mar 1797 at Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.^[2]

Burial

Knoxville Cemetery, Knox Co., TN; PVT Marker.

Sources

1. ↑ "Descendents of East Tennessee Pioneers", Second Edition, Olga Jones Edwards and Ina Wear Roberts, Page 24
2. ↑ Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.

• WikiTree profile Armstrong-2450 created through the import of armstrongmelhornlegacy11252012.ged on Nov 29, 2012 by Milton Armstrong. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Milton and others.

• Various internet sites plus family history; 1880 Census