Abel ARMSTRONG

Male Abt 1756 - Deceased


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abel ARMSTRONG was born about 1756 (son of William ARMSTRONG and Susan ???); died in Deceased.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William ARMSTRONG was born about 1714 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (son of James ARMSTRONG, Jr and Mary CAMPBELL); died in 1770 in Canonbie, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Notes:

    William and Jean came to America with bros George and John and settled in western Pa about 1742.
    Was commissioned Lt 5/10/1736 and was on the expedition to the Kittanning. Commissioned Capt 12/24/1757 and Major 7/4/1764. Commanded 2nd Battalion of the Provincial Regiment of Pennsylvania.
    See;
    "Chronicles of the Armstrongs" pp370-371
    "Days Hist Collection"

    Or born at Ballyreagh, Ireland.

    Or died 9/12/1783 at Aghavea, Co Fermanagh, Ireland.

    I think the information on this William and William born in 1709 is confused.

    Birth:
    or Antrim

    William married Susan ??? about 1748 in Ballyreagh, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Susan was born about 1720; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Susan ??? was born about 1720; died in Deceased.
    Children:
    1. Robert ARMSTRONG was born about 1750; died in Deceased.
    2. Nancy ARMSTRONG was born about 1752; died in Deceased.
    3. Mary ARMSTRONG was born about 1754; died in Deceased.
    4. 1. Abel ARMSTRONG was born about 1756; died in Deceased.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James ARMSTRONG, Jr was born about 1690 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (son of James ARMSTRONG and Jean CAMPBELL); died about 1745 in , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    Migrated to Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1728, p 385. Source-Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emmigrants: A Comprehensive Listing...1700-1750, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992 743 pages.

    1800 Kentucky Census

    James settled in Paxtang, Pennsylvania, in 1722. Source-Immigrants to America Before 1750-Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965 by Frederick Adams Virkus (states that James arrived in Pennsylvania in 1722).

    James married Mary CAMPBELL on 26 Apr 1704 in , Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Mary was born about 1691 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary CAMPBELL was born about 1691 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Eenyvale is north of Monaghan, very close to Northern Ireland.

    Children:
    1. Christopher ARMSTRONG was born in 1711 in Ballyreagh, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased.
    2. Edward ARMSTRONG was born in 1712 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in 1744 in Ballylanders, Limerick, Munster, Ireland.
    3. James ARMSTRONG, III was born in 1712 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 26 Dec 1758 in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 2. William ARMSTRONG was born about 1714 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in 1770 in Canonbie, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom.
    5. Abel ARMSTRONG was born in 1716 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased.
    6. Robert ARMSTRONG was born about 1716 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in May 1772 in , Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. John ARMSTRONG was born in 1718 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died before 1758 in , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. George ARMSTRONG was born about 1720 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in 1785 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. Mary ARMSTRONG was born in 1722 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased.
    10. Elizabeth ARMSTRONG was born in 1724 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased.
    11. Frances ARMSTRONG was born in 1726 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased.
    12. Margaret ARMSTRONG was born about 1732 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in 1770 in , , Pennsylvania, USA.
    13. Andrew ARMSTRONG was born about 1745 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James ARMSTRONG was born in 1645 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 10 May 1745 in Aghavea, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

    Other Events:

    • Name: James of Brooksboro
    • Fact: Abt 1737

    Notes:

    Faced persecution for participating in the Battle of Portland Hills and escaped to Down, Co Ballynahaih, Ireland.

    Military:
    Yeoman

    Fact:
    Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania

    James married Jean CAMPBELL in 1690 in , Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Jean was born about 1675 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased in , Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jean CAMPBELL was born about 1675 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in Deceased in , Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    or Antrim

    Children:
    1. 4. James ARMSTRONG, Jr was born about 1690 in Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died about 1745 in , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.


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