Mary Jane Graham, daughter of James Graham and Marie Millar, was born about 1700 in Scotland.[1]
Mary (aka Jane?) Graham married John "Jack" Armstrong in about 1735 in Pennsylvania (probably). Jack was the son of James Armstrong. Jack was born in about 1708 in Enniskillen, Fermanaugh, Ireland, and he died in 1744 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Third Creek Presbyterian Church in Rowan County, North Carolina. Mary moved to Mercer County, Kentucky in 1788[2] with her son Richard Armstrong, where she died on Dec 13, 1792. Her burial location is not known.[1][3][4]
Children
Jane and Jack had the following children, born in Paxtang Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania:
James Armstrong (1736-1766)
John Armstrong (1742-1784), Revolutionary War soldier
Abel Armstrong (1743-1801), married Margaret Cowan (1744-1790), Revolutionary War soldier, Captain
Richard Armstrong (1745-1816), died in Mercer County, Kentucky; married Margaret Osborne (1747-?) on Dec 27, 1774 in Rowan County
Will
Executor: son Richard Armstrong
Witness: Ninian Steel, John Bunton
Inventory: Aug 1793: Book 1 Page 111
Apprs: John Armstrong, John Buntain, Stephen Arnold.
Mary's will was recorded in this county[??] in May 1793, and it names the following children and grand children as her legatees[5][6]:
Elizabeth and her children;
Richard and his son,
John;
James and his daughters,
Jean Steel and Mary;
Abel and his son,
William.
Legatees:
heirs of dau Elizabeth,
heirs of son William,
son Abel,
son Richard,
grandson William, son of Abel,
grandson John, son of Richard,
granddaughter Jean Stell, daughter of son James,
granddaughter Mary, daughter of son James
The Armstrongs of early Mercer County include at least two distinct groups whose relationship is not known at this time. The widow Mary Armstrong and her descendants compose one family group.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1The Grahams of Rowan and Iredell Counties, by Robert L. Graham, Aug 10, 2012, available on-line via Amazon and Google Play, accessed Jul 2, 2017, authoritave and well researched family history.
↑ The Harrodsburgh Harold, Thursday, November 1, 1982
↑ Will of James Graham, Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book G/67
↑ History of the Third Creek Presbyterian Church: Cleveland, North Carolina, 1787-1966, Concord Presbytery, by John K. Fleming, 1967.
↑ ARMSTRONG, MARY Will: December 13, 1792: Probated May 1793: Book 1 Page104
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
Graham-8805 and Graham-13402 are not ready to be merged because: Mary Armstrong (Graham-13402) has some accuracy issues. Will look further into the issues ASAP.