James Armstrong1 
b. circa 1741
James Armstrong|b. c 1741|p1886.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-granduncle of Louise Underwood.
4th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
James Armstrong was born circa 1741 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Joseph Armstrong and Jennet (—?—) (Armstrong).1
Additional Data
James Armstrong was mentioned in his father Joseph Armstrong's will dated 3 September 1760 in Hamilton township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. James inherited from his father land purchased from Chapman.1 
James Armstrong was a captain of the 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Line, 1 September 1775; colonel of the 8th Regiment, North Carolina Line from 26 November 1776 to 1 June 1778 when he retired. He later was colonel of a North Carolina state regiment (company of Rangers) and was wounded at Stono Ferry, 20 June 1779. For 84 months service, he was granted 7,200 acres "within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14: Oct. 22."2,3
James Armstrong was a captain of the 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Line, 1 September 1775; colonel of the 8th Regiment, North Carolina Line from 26 November 1776 to 1 June 1778 when he retired. He later was colonel of a North Carolina state regiment (company of Rangers) and was wounded at Stono Ferry, 20 June 1779. For 84 months service, he was granted 7,200 acres "within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14: Oct. 22."2,3
Citations
- [S312] Joseph Armstrong will (1760), Cumberland County Will Book A: 79, County Clerk's Office, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
- [S318] Virginia Shannon Fendrick, comp., American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin County Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Historical Works Committee of the Franklin County Chapter DAR, 1944), 18.
- [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: 234, no. 83. 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.
