John Armstrong1

b. before 1731, d. 1810
John Armstrong|b. b 1731\nd. 1810|p1867.htm|Joseph Armstrong|b. 20 Jul 1711\nd. Jan 1761|p1882.htm|Jennet (—?—) (Armstrong)||p1883.htm|Joseph Armstrong||p1892.htm|Susanna (—?—) (Armstrong)||p1893.htm|||||||

2nd great-grandfather of Louise Underwood.
4th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Underwood and Allied Families
Appears on charts:
Pedigree for Louise Underwood
     John Armstrong was perhaps born before 1731 in Northern Ireland.1 He was the son of Joseph Armstrong and Jennet (—?—) (Armstrong).2,3 He married Anne.4 He died in 1810 in Orange County, North Carolina.5 His will was probated in August 1810 in Orange County.5
     
     John Armstrong was the oldest son, and probably the oldest child, of Captain Joseph Armstrong and presumably, Joseph's wife Jennet. He was a private in his father's company in 1755, and was with him at the destruction of Kittanning during the French and Indian War. From his father he inherited a plantation in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1761. Whether he moved there before or after his father's death is not known to the writer. He served seven years in the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. His wife Anne was probably a Whitted, but there is only circumstantial evidence. It's possible Anne was his second wife, and if so, she may not have been the mother of any or all of his children.

Additional Data
John Armstrong and Thomas Armstrong were privates in their father's company that was raised in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1755 to protect the frontier against incursions by the Indians.6 On 8 September 1756, brothers John, Thomas and Joseph Armstrong were with their father at the destruction of Kittanning.7

John, Thomas and Joseph Armstrong were co-executors of their father Joseph Armstrong's will dated 3 September 1760 in Hamilton township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. John, the eldest son, inherited from his father a plantation in Orange County, North Carolina.2 Click to view image

John Armstrong was Captain in the 2nd North Carolina regiment, 1 September 1775; Major in the 4th North Carolina regiment, 6 October 1777; Deputy Adjutant General to General Gates, 3 August 1780; wounded at Stono Ferry, 20 June 1779; Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st North Carolina regiment, 17 July 1782; retired 1 January 1783. He was granted 5,760 for 84 months service "within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14: Oct. 16."8

In his will dated 8 September 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina, John Armstrong mentioned his wife Anna, and his children, Joseph, Martin, Margaret, wife of James Wilson, Thomas, James, Jinnet, wife of John Hanks, Mary, wife of John Jesse, Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Jackson, and Catrenah, wife of Absolom Cuper. He appointed wife Anne "and my son John Hanks" executors; witnesses, Andw McBroom and John Ray. He willed 20 shillings each to his sons and daughters.9

Children of John Armstrong and Anne (—?—) (Armstrong)

Citations

  1. [S303] Ethel S. Updike, Armstrong, Branyon, Bryson and Allied Families of the South (Salt Lake City: The Hobby Press, 1967).
  2. [S312] Joseph Armstrong will (1760), Cumberland County Will Book A: 79, County Clerk's Office, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S307] Dr. James Lewis Armstrong, ed., Chronicles of the Armstrongs (New York: The Marion Press, 1902), 378.
  4. [S302] Ken Cates, "Olde Orange County Families of North Carolina," online <http://www.bitwisegifts.com/orangenc/surnames.htm>, downloaded 2003, citing The Hillsborough Recorder (published 1820-1879, Hillsborough, NC) and the Hillsboro Recorder (published 1887-1888), 19 Feb 1823, death notice, age 84.
  5. [S302] Ken Cates, 2003, citing Shields, Ruth H., "Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1752 - 1850", 1997, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, D-267.
  6. [S311] George Overcash Seilhamer, "From Braddock to Bouquet", The Kittochtinny Magazine 1 (October 1905): 384, 385.
  7. [S317] Harry E. Foreman, North Mountain Shadows and Loudon Road History (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1952), 7.
  8. [S319] North Carolina Revolutionary War Soldiers, online <http://www.ancestry.com>, citing Pierce's Register, p. 27, that cites Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army by Heitman, p. 24, and Pierce's Register, X: 233, no. 17. From the years 1776 to 1783, approximately 36,000 men from North Carolina served in the American Revolution. This database is a roster of these individuals, which has been compiled by various sources, such as: the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. War Department Report of Pensions, Pierce's Register, records of the 10 regiments, company rosters, Army Accounts, and State Records.
  9. [S308] Ruth Herndon Shields, comp., Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and (202 Marriages Not Shown in the Orange County Marriage Bonds) and Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850, Two volumes in one (Baltimore: Clearfield Company, 1957, 1966; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), D-267.
  10. [S302] Ken Cates, 2003, citing Shields, Ruth H., "Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1752 - 1850", 1997, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, D-267, father; F-271, self.
  11. [S302] Ken Cates, 2003, citing Shields, Ruth H., "Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1752 - 1850", 1997, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, D-267, father.