Francis Armistead - @Sarah (Smith) Armistead Russell

I have copied most of my tree from my wife's work on Ancestry.com. I have sent her this message so she can figure it all out. I was pretty excited a couple of years ago to find out I was in the Armistead line. Mahala Daniel was married to my third great grandfather John Knox. He is such a mystery. For one thing he died young and she remarried to a Richardson. But that's another story that you probably are not interested in. Mahala's mom Betsy was an Armistead married to Ezekial Daniel. But Betsy's Dad was John Armistead, my fifth great grandfather and my favorite Armistead was his brother Major George Armistead who was in command of Fort McHenry the night the Star Spangled Banner was flying and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the anthem. I went to high school in Laurel MD with a Paula Armistead. She was my best friend's girlfriend. I contacted her on Facebook when I found out I was an Armistead but she was less than enthusiastic. There is apparently a placard in a field at the Armisteads plantation down near Williamsburg. I keep telling myself I will drive to see it next time I am down there. I live in VA and lots of the old Scots like the Armisteads lived in this part of VA. Such a coincidence that I ended up living here. Thanks for the info. I will let you know if anything coems form my wife's examination of the info you posted.

Thanks Marc, I appreciate your quick reply and any help you or your wife may provide. :) Do you have any Daniel relatives living around NW corner of AL or NE corner MS? If so, I might know them or of them. My great grandmother's second marriage was to a Daniel. What I really wish I could establish with source rather than probability, is the connection between William Armistead, the emigrant, which gives you George, and Ralph the emigrant and the Francis line, if there was a connection beyond being neighbors in VA. I think there are always several Johns and several Wm's and unless the dates are tracked and considered it's tough to stay in line. :) I copied down the entire Armistead Family document 1635-1910 and have read it through. I don't see a place those two lines cojoin until possibly much later intermarriages. Perhaps as more documents come online from the UK and from here we can find something that replaces VA and county records that were destroyed. I read someone's post that there was only one John Armistead alive in 1689 and he was the same John in both lines. I'm not sure I believe that, especially since there were a few Armistead's also scattered in CT and RI and if true, the children for at least one generation somewhere should be the same. I look forward to hearing from your wife at her convenience. Thanks again!

My wife's first Armistead is John born 1670 in Gloucester, VA and died in 1703 in Essex County VA married Mary Brown 1689 and they had Francis Armistead born 1690 in Gloucester and died April 4th 1719 in North Farnham Parish Richmond Henrico County VA.

Francis married Sarah Smith on 10/29/1715. Two children Elizabeth and John. John b. Feb 26, 1718 in Gloucester and died 10/21/1768 in Cumberland Co. VA. He married Hannah Harrison in 1739. Ton of kids.

Their son John b. 1746 Gloucester died Aug 31, 1830 in Cumberland. He married Elizabteh A. Oslon May 28, 1769 in Buckingham VA.

They had John A. Armistead born March 14, 1774 in Cumberland VA. (My wife has Copy of his bible in her tree). He died Nov 15th 1856 in Walton County GA. He married Keziah Anderson. They had Betsy who was married to Ezekial B. Daniel. We have pictures of Betsy's brothers and Ezekila and his second wife and kids in the tree. When Keziah died he married Amy Powell. Bety's daughter Mahala is my second great grandmother. Mahala and my Great Great Grandfather John Knox were in Pickens AL when he died c. 1850.. She went to MS after he died. John and Mahala both born in GA. Where, is a gigantic mystery thanks to Sherman's march to the sea.

John A. Armistead III was married to Keziah Anderson Armistead but later widow Amy Owen Powell. John A. Armistead III siblings: Thadeus, Nancy, John A., James, Samuel, Jesse M, William M, George W (Major at Ft McHenry), Mary Ann, Tabetha, and Martin.

Ezekial Daniel Sr. married Mary Barnes and they had 8 girls and one boy, Ezekial B Daniel Jr. She died and he married Nancy Garrett. They had four boys and one girl. Thomas, Francis J. (girl), Augustus Theophilus, Lumpkin J, and Judge Monger. Maried #3 Lavinia Coats had William Crosley an Julius Calvin. 70s and no blue pill HA!

We are together through Francis and John, brother to Elizabeth, husband to Hannah Harrison. Below them you are down the line of one sibling, John, out of those 'tons' of kids and we are down a sister line. I'm rereading The Armisteads 1635-1910 and I think Col. George Armistead of Fort McHenry fame is not connected to line with Francis of 1690. Francis being from Ralph's line (listed as emigrant, patented land 1679) rather than William's. I believe you will find George from Wm, the emigrant, 1635. As far as i can read and tell, no definitive answer anywhere gives their kinship if it existed beyond being neighbors. Tag me back email, not as part of this discussion please. I think we might be able to provide non online research help to each other.

i was looking for your Mahala and you might try to Google Mahala h Daniel Knox Richardson and look through what returns. Perhaps there are sources? Send me an email if I can help for County records. Thwarting Sherman would make me smile.....

Interesting

I am related to Francis (b. 1690 d. 1719) through my gggrandfather Joseph Columbus Armistead (b. 1830 in Virginia; d. 1896 in Missouri). You mention that Francis' father was a John (b. 1670 d. 1703). What information do you on this? Any help getting back before Francis would be great. Thanks