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Mary (Graham) Armstrong (abt. 1700 - 1792)

Mary "Jane" [uncertain] Armstrong formerly Graham
Born about in Scotlandmap [uncertain]
Wife of — married 1733 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial Americamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 92 in Ebanezer, Mercer, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

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:
  1. James Armstrong (1736-1766)
  2. John Armstrong (1742-1784), Revolutionary War soldier
  3. Abel Armstrong (1743-1801), married Margaret Cowan (1744-1790), Revolutionary War soldier, Captain
  4. 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]:
  1. Elizabeth and her children;
  2. Richard and his son,
  3. John;
  4. James and his daughters,
  5. Jean Steel and Mary;
  6. Abel and his son,
  7. William.
Legatees:
  1. heirs of dau Elizabeth,
  2. heirs of son William,
  3. son Abel,
  4. son Richard,
  5. grandson William, son of Abel,
  6. grandson John, son of Richard,
  7. granddaughter Jean Stell, daughter of son James,
  8. 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. 1.0 1.1 The 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.
  2. The Harrodsburgh Harold, Thursday, November 1, 1982
  3. Will of James Graham, Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book G/67
  4. History of the Third Creek Presbyterian Church: Cleveland, North Carolina, 1787-1966, Concord Presbytery, by John K. Fleming, 1967.
  5. ARMSTRONG, MARY Will: December 13, 1792: Probated May 1793: Book 1 Page104
  6. Estate Inventory: Aug 1793: Book 1 Page 111

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Graham-13402 and Graham-8670 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse
posted by Traci Thiessen
Unknown-308388 and Graham-8805 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and child
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.
posted by Shelby Armstrong Jr.
Graham-8805 and Graham-13402 appear to represent the same person because: 13402 comes from the Graham side and 8805 from the Armstrong side.
posted by [Living Moore]

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