James
C
Armstrong
Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Armstrong Sr.
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Alice (Armstrong) Lyon, Elizabeth Rebecca (Armstrong) Brandon [half], Margaret Rebecca Armstrong, Rebecca (Armstrong) Turner [half], Janet Armstrong [half], Robert Fell Armstrong, James Armstrong, Agnes Armstrong [half], Ann Armstrong Freeland [half], William Armstrong, Rebecca Armstrong, Robert Armstrong [half], Lee Armstrong, James Armstrong [half], David Armstrong [half], Mary Armstrong [half], John Long Armstrong Jr. [half] and Jane (Armstrong) Drennan [half]
Husband of
Eleanor (Pollock) Armstrong
— married
24 May 1788 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Armstrong) Blain, Anthony Armstrong, Eleanor (Armstrong) Guffy and Richard Armstrong D.D.
Died
at age 75
in McEwensville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2020
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Biography
Jamess was born in 1754. He passed away in 1829.
James Armstrong, a native of Ireland, who taught school and engaged in surveying in that country. He was a well-educated man, and on June 1, 1786, came to America, locating in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.
Mr. Armstrong readily procured a position as instructor in the Carlisle High School as teacher of mathematics. While residing in Carlisle he married Eleanor Pollock. Marriage was recorded at the First Presbyterian Church May 24, 1788. (PA Arch Second Series:VIII:578)
Mrs. Armstrong inherited a tract of 200 acres of land in Northumberland County, and James then resigned his position and located thereon. He followed farming until his death.
Sources
- Marriage to Eleanor Pollock on May 24, 1788 in Carlisle, First Presbyterian Church at Carlisle, PA, Marriage Records, 1785-1812
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Tracy (Weiss) Walton 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tracywalt1
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~0.39%
Val Shaull :
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
John Charles Waters :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A317112 [compare], Ancestry member yaakov03
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