Robert was born ca 1710.[1][2] He was a son of William Armistead and Rebecca Moss. The family lived at Elizabeth City County, Virginia, and this was certainly the place Robert was born.[1]
The name of the first wife of Robert Armistead is unknown, and there were no children.[citation needed]
Robert married as his 2nd (and her 1st), before 1735 to Anne Wallace.[1][2][3]
Robert wrote his will 28 July 1771, and it was probated 07 November 1774 at Elizabeth City County, Virginia.[4]
In the Name of God, Amen. I, Robert Armistead, the elder, of Elizabeth City County, being sick of Body but of sound Mind, do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner following:
Imprimis. I recommend my Soul to God, its Maker. I give and bequeath unto my Son, William Armistead, all the Lands I possess at Sawyer's swamp, to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give the Plantation whereon I formerly lived to Son James Armistead, provide he shall live during the Term mentioned in a Lease granted to me for the same by the Trustees of Eaton's Free School, it being Part of the said Land. And in Case of his Death before the Expiration of the Lease, then I give the same unto my Son William Armistead.
Item. I give all the Slaves now in my Son-in-Law, Joseph Selden's, Poss'on, & their increase, to him & his heirs, which have been delivered to him some time.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Armistead, & his Heirs, my Slaves Malaca & Bess, In Trust, nevertheless, upon this Condition & for no other, To hold in Trust for the Use of my Son, James Armistead,during his natural life subject in any James' Debts, and after his Death in Trust, & the children of him, the sd. James, and Their Heirs.
Item. I give to my Son, Thos. Armistead, and his Heirs, my Negro Boy named Cato.
Item. I give to my Son, Moss Wallace Armistead, my Negro Boy Toney, to him & his Heirs, which, together with what Money and other Things I have given him, will make him equal with my other children, & is all I intend to do for him.
Item. I give unto my Son, Robert Armistead, & his Heirs, my Negroes Boatswane, Phebe, Charles, Juba, Rose & Dinah.
Item. I give my Negro Girl Nanny to my Granddaughter, Euphan Armistead, daughter of my Son William, to her & her Heirs.
Item. I give all the Residue of my Shares & personal Estate to my two Sons, William and Thomas Armistead, to them & their Heirs, equally divided between them.
What provision I've here made for my Son James, together with what Money I have before given him & have been obliged to pay for him, is all I intend to do for him.
Item. I hereby release all my Children from all Debts they may owe meat the Time of my Death.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my Son, William Armistead, & my Friend,Richard Cary, Executors of this, my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills heretofore by me made. And I order that my Estate be not appraised or my Executors held to Security.
In Witness whereof I have hereto set my Hand & Seal, this 28th Day of July, Anno Dom. 1771.
↑ 2.02.1 Correspondence from Janice Young, Author E-mail: <<Jagee1234@aol.com>> concerning the Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Collection Address: 715 South 1100 East City: Salt Lake City State: Utah Postal Code: 84102
↑Old Kecoughtan, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Oct., 1900), p. 130
↑ County Clerk, Elizabeth City County, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Probate Records, Format: 6 microfilm reels, Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1947
↑ "Will of Col. Robert Armistead" William and Mary Quarterly, (1st series, Volume: 13, Pages: 244,246) 1905
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Armistead-1213 and Armistead-130 appear to represent the same person because: Accidentally made a duplicate. Match never came up. Will have to merge Ann Wallace too.