William Armstrong1 
b. 1745, d. 14 November 1814
William Armstrong|b. 1745\nd. 14 Nov 1814|p1887.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
William Armstrong was born in 1745 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of Joseph Armstrong and Jennet (—?—) (Armstrong).1 He married Anne 'Nancy' Gibson.2 He died on 14 November 1814.2 He was buried in Armstrong Family Cemetery, Orange County, North Carolina.2
Additional Data
William Armstrong was mentioned in his father Joseph Armstrong's will dated 3 September 1760 in Hamilton township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. James inherited land purchased from James Veley.1 
William Armstrong was Ensign in the 1st Regiment, North Carolina Line, 4 January 1776; 2nd Lieutenant 10 April 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1 January 1777; Captain 20 August 1777; wounded at Ramsaur's Mill, 20 June 1780; transferred to 3rd North Carolina Regiment 6 February 1782; retired 1 January 1783. For 84 month's service, Captain William Armstrong was granted 3,840 acres "within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14: Oct. 21."3
William Armstrong made his will on 26 August 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina. Mentioned in the will were his wife Nancy Armstrong, "My five children," eldest son Joseph Armstrong, daughters Isabella Armstrong and Marget Armstrong, sons William Armstrong and James Armstrong, and grandsons James Armstrong and James Watson Armstrong. Executors were sons Joseph and William; witnesses, J. Rountree and Charles Rountree Jun'r.4
William Armstrong was Ensign in the 1st Regiment, North Carolina Line, 4 January 1776; 2nd Lieutenant 10 April 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1 January 1777; Captain 20 August 1777; wounded at Ramsaur's Mill, 20 June 1780; transferred to 3rd North Carolina Regiment 6 February 1782; retired 1 January 1783. For 84 month's service, Captain William Armstrong was granted 3,840 acres "within the limits of the lands allotted the officers and soldiers of the Continental Line, by Law, 1783, Oct. 14: Oct. 21."3
William Armstrong made his will on 26 August 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina. Mentioned in the will were his wife Nancy Armstrong, "My five children," eldest son Joseph Armstrong, daughters Isabella Armstrong and Marget Armstrong, sons William Armstrong and James Armstrong, and grandsons James Armstrong and James Watson Armstrong. Executors were sons Joseph and William; witnesses, J. Rountree and Charles Rountree Jun'r.4
Children of William Armstrong and Anne 'Nancy' Gibson
- Joseph Armstrong2 b. 1771, d. 26 Oct 1840
- Isabella Armstrong4
- Margaret Armstrong4
- William Armstrong4
- James Armstrong4
Citations
- [S312] Joseph Armstrong will (1760), Cumberland County Will Book A: 79, County Clerk's Office, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
- [S324] Allen Dew, online <http://apdew.com/cemetery/orng/cem120.htm>, Mary Claire Engstrom (<e-mail address>), downloaded 31 May 2003.
- [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. 62. 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.
- [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 416.
