Thomas ARMSTRONG

1793 - 1878  (85 years)

• Name	Thomas ARMSTRONG
  Born	28 Mar 1793	, Warren, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Apr 1878	Ritchey, Newton, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I738	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Joshua ARMSTRONG,   b. 1 Aug 1756, Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1844, , Greene, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah MORRIS,   b. 7 Jul 1763, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1850, Fieldon, Jersey, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1785	, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas was a soldier in the War of 1812 & settled on a farm in Kentucky when he was a young man. Thomas went to Illinois shortly after the War, having been favorably impressed with the country while a soldier. He settled on a farm in Madison Co, IL, and here his first three children were born. He moved to east Missouri in 1831, and from there to Newton Co, in 1838, settling within one & a half miles of Ritchey, MO, where he remained until his death at age 86. Thomas held the office of Justice of the Peace for 16 years and was Assessor of Ripley Co, MO.

  
  

• Sources

  [S887] Will. probated by Rebecca Armstrong 4/17/1874