Margaret (Osborne) Armstrong (abt. 1750 - abt. 1792)

Born about 1750 in Rowan, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Armstrong — married 27 Dec 1774 in Rowan County, NC

Descendants

Died about 21 Apr 1792 at about age 42 in North Carolina [uncertain]

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Biography

Richard Armstrong, the sixth and last child of John Armstrong and his wife Mary (Graham) Armstrong was born c1747 in Lancaster Co, PA. His father died when Richard was still a young boy.

When he was about ten years old, his widowed mother and her children moved to Rowan Co, NC. Mary Armstrong purchased 400 acres on Third Creek, in the "Irish" and "Trading Camp" Settlements. (Deed Book 2, p 126. 7 May 1757.)

On 27 Dec 1774, Richard was married to Margaret Osborne, a daughter of Col. Alexander and Agnes (McWhorter) Osborne. Richard and Margaret were the parents of six sons: James, Alexander, William, Benjamin, John and Abel.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

• ARMSTRONG, RICHARD
• Ancestor #: A135291
• Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
• Birth: CIRCA 1752
• Death: ANTE 1-29-1816 MERCER CO KENTUCKY
• Service Description: 1) MILITIA, PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED
• COMMENTS: 1) NC REV.WAR PAY VOUCHERS, NC REV. ARMY ACCTS., VOL. A, P.115
• RESIDENCE: 1) County: ROWAN CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
• SPOUSE: 1) MARGARET OSBORN

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A135291
• Ancestral File Number: 1GZP-PCR
• WikiTree profile Osborne-1043 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Pam Wade.
• Ancestral File Number: KQTX-FR
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 January 2017, 19:10), entry for Margaret Osborne(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6NN-BCW); contributed by various users.
• Source: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=12&p=surnames.nation
• A history of Rowan County, North Carolina Authors; Jehro Rumple & Daughters of the American Revolution. Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter (Salisbury, N.C.). Published by J.J. Bruner, Salisbury, N.C., 1881. Pages 162 onwards.
• Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by Hunter, C. L. from Project Gutenberg
• FindAGrave for her father no 6265563, Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina
• NCPedia Biography of Alexander Osborne
• Will of Alexander Osborn, Rowan County, North Carolina, dated Jul 9, 1776

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Gina Zumbaum for starting this profile.
• WikiTree profile Osborne-1046 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Pam Wade.
• * Title: Tracy Krebs, Family Info: Armstrong Ancestry from Brookboro, Femanagh County, Ireland
• The Harrodsburgh Harold, Thursday, November 1, 1982