William Armstrong (abt. 1779 - 1859)

Born about 1779 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wilson) Armstrong — married 2 Aug 1803 in Woodford, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1859 at about age 80 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Shelby Armstrong [send private message] and Gina Wrather [send private message]

Biography

William Armstrong died in Franklin Cᵒ Kentucky on 29th April 1859. His death record was recorded as follows: Name of Deceased: Armstrong Wᵐ; Color: White; Age: 79; Sex: Male; Occupation: Farmer; Condition: Marᵈ; Time of Death: April 29; Cause of Death: Appoplexy; Name of Parents, or Owner of Slaves: Richard & Peggy Armstrong; Place of Birth: Pennsylvania [see note below]; Residence: Franklin Cᵒ; Place of Death: Franklin Cᵒ; Remarks: [blank]

Note: William Armstrong was definitely not a native of Pennsylvania. He reported his own birthplace in the 1850 US Federal Census as "North Carolina." There are two reasonable explanations for why the "Pennsylvania" answer may have been given: 1) The Armstrongs, as a family, did indeed live in Pennsylvania before they moved south in 1757, and 2) Perhaps the person who supplied that answer was still thinking about William's parents — the subject of the previous question — and gave the birthplace of William's father, Richard, instead.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QV-1WP : 4 December 2014), Edward Nation and Nancy Armstrong, 27 Mar 1820; citing Franklin, Kentucky, reference f468; FHL microfilm 266,196.

• http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=12&p=surnames.nation

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-963 : accessed 13 February 2017), William Armstrong, Carolina, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 314, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.

• From personal Family Tree information compiled by Shelby T. Armstrong, Jr. of Kentucky of over 20 years of research on the internet and several visits to the areas various related at local Historical Societies in areas were Armstrong family members of Shelby settled when coming to Kentucky as-well-as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ireland and Scotland. An extensive collection of census reports, marriage records, death certificates, Revolution Pension applications, visits to cemeteries, Find A Grave, historical books online and at libraries, notes handed down to Shelby by the generations of relatives that kept records of family members. Shelby also scanned, downloaded and took pictures of his research documents and photos. Membership in Ancestry.com, Family Search, Geni.com, LDS Utah records and AncestralQuest.com. Years of internet has helped sharpen his knowledge to be alert to the inaccuracies in post by other members belong to the previously mentioned internet sites.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Gina Zumbaum for starting this profile.

WikiTree profile Armstrong-1352 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Pam Wade.