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John Armistead

John Armistead[1]

Male 1774 - 1794  (20 years)

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  • Name John Armistead 
    Born 4 Mar 1774  Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 1794  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17378  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2017 

    Father John of Cumberland Armistead,   b. Est 1725, Cumberland County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1769, Cumberland Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth, Mrs. John Armistead,   b. Est 1750, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F6244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Keziah 'Polly' Anderson,   b. 19 Jun 1774, Amelia County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1838, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1788  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Armistead,   b. Abt 1791, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1819, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     2. William S. Armistead,   b. 21 Mar 1789, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1841, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     3. Thomas S. Armistead,   b. 5 Mar 1791, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1841, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +4. James Anderson Armistead,   b. 12 Aug 1793, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1891, Alcova, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     5. John H. Armistead,   b. 5 Dec 1794, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F6216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Armistead Coat of Arms
    Armistead Coat of Arms
    ArmisteadCoatofArms.jpg

    Histories
    Spencer Family Histories
    Spencer Family Histories
    Spencer_-_Armistead_Family_Bible.pdf
    The Armistead Family 1635-1910
    The Armistead Family 1635-1910
    armisteadfamily100ingarb.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S107] Family Histories, The Armistead Family.
      Page 102
      James Anderson Armistead, s/o (3) John Armistead, married Emily Strong Colley, d/o Rev Joel Colley, a Baptist minister, who was a Virginian by Birth They had the following children;
      Mary Keziah Armistead b. 22 Mar 1836
      Joel Colley Armistead, b. 16 Jan 1838
      John James Armistead, 26 Sep 1839
      Sarah Adline Armistead, b. 11 Sep 1841
      Thomas Macon Armistead, b. 21 Sep 1843
      William Armistead, b. 10 Apr 1846
      Zachariah Jabez Armistead, b 9 Jun 1847
      Susan Frances Armistead, b. 2 Jun 1850
      Amanda Emily Armistead, b. 9 Jul 1851
      Emma Elizabeth Armistead, b. 26 Sep 1853
      Frank Colley Armistead, b. 10 Jan 1856
      Egbert Anderson Armistead, b. 4 Feb 1859
      In 1910 4 of these children are still living.
      James Anderson Armistead spent his entire life upon the farm and was noted throughout the country for his high character, agricultural knowledge and love for fine stock. He died 22 Nov 1891 and was buried in the family burying ground at Alcova, Georgia


    2. [S59] Bible Record, http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Spencer_-_Armistead_Family_Bible.pdf.
      Pages of the Bible belonged to Capt. Sharp Spencer's grandson, James Anderson Armistead (1793-1876), and to the latter's son, Drury Lacy Armistead, Sr. (c 1840-1911), and grandson James Ashby Armistead (1869-1950) all of Prince Edward Co., Virginia