Armistead Lightfoot Morehead, of Muhlenburg County

Not the same as Armistead Morehead of Bowling Green

Family Armistead Morehead was born about 1766 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, and died 1826 in Muhlenburg County Kentucky. He was the son of John Morehead and his wife Mary. He married

1. 1Anne Morgan, daughter of Charles Morgan and Susanna Doggett. She was born ABT 1773 in , Fauquier, Virginia, and died BEF 1822. #2Polly Garris, mother of Armistead; # Partner: Duncan

Children by wife Anne Morgan:

• Charles b. ca. 1781 md. Mary Reno 1821
• Mary Wheatly b. ca. 1785, d. before 1826 md.John S. Hughes 1815 children: Cynthia Ann, Charles
• Susanna Doggett b. ca. 1789 md. Lewis Watkins before 1816
• Julia Ann Turner ca. 1791 md. George Edwards 1822
• John Berry ca. 1793 md. Nancy Branscomb, 1824
• Alfred David
• William b. ca. 1808
• Henry b. 1812, d. after 1855 md. Tabitha Sullivan ca. 1833

Child by wife Polly Garris:

• Armistead b. ca. 1826, d. 1840 age 15

Will

From http://www.kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/estate-records/morehead-armiste... Estate Records

• Will: Armistead Morehead, 1826 Contributed by Rick Girtman Source: Muhlenberg Will Book 2 Page 363
• In the name of God Amen. I Armistead Morehead of the County of Muhlenberg & Commonwealth of Kentucky being weak in body & being also in my perfect mind & memory, but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing & believing that it is appointed for all mankind once to die, I have thought proper while in my perfect mind to make this my Last Will & Testament.
• In the first place my will is that my just debts be paid.
• Secondly I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Polly Morehead one feather bed & furniture, three cows to her and her heirs forever. It is also my will that my said wife have the use of the farm whereon I now live until my son Armstead Morehead arrives to the age of twenty one years. I also give my said wife one horse creature to be Valued to fifty dollars to her and her heirs forever. Also twenty dollars in money that she may have an opportunity of buying such farming tools and household furniture as she may think proper.
• I give and bequeath to my daughter Susan Watkins five Shillings to her & her heirs forever.
• I give & bequeath to my Grandchildren Cynthia An Hughs & Charles Hughs, children & heirs of my deceased daughter Polly Hughs one shilling each to them & their heirs forever.
• I give & bequeath to my daughter Julia Edwards five Shillings to her & her heirs forever.
• I give & bequeath to my son Armistead when he arrives to the age of twenty one years one hundred and sixty four acres of land including the farm whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever.
• The balance of my land I leave to my two sons William & Henry being one hundred and sixty three acres each.
• My will is that all my stock of horses(?), Cattle, Sheep, hogs &c. of every description that is not before willed, my farming utensils, household & kitchen furniture be sold on a credit of twelve month and the proceeds thereof be equally divided between my six sons, Charles, Alfred, John, William, Henry & Armistead as they severally come of age. To them & and their heirs forever.
• I give and bequeath to my son William my Lot of Blacksmith tools. To him & his heirs forever.
• At my death my will is that my Negro man Sam & my negro Girl Lear be hired out yearly until my youngest Son comes of age. At which time it is my will that they be sold at a credit of twelve months and the money arising from this hire and sale be equally divided among my three youngest sons William, Henry & Armistead & their heirs forever.
• It is my will that my three youngest sons William, Henry and Armistead pay one hundred & ten dollars cash an equal portion out of their part of my estate for the said negro girl.
• Whereas I have heretofore given to my son Alfred sixty Eight acres of land where he now lives & having never made him a title to the same, I now give & bequeath the same to him & his heirs forever.
• And should either of my three youngest sons, to wit, William, Henry & Armistead die before coming to the age of twenty one, it is my will that the survivor of them enjoy the property hereby willed to the one that so dies. I do hereby appoint my son Alfred Morehead & John Redman to be executors of this my last will & testament, requiring them to have my body buried decently in a Christian like manner to be paid for out of the proceeds of the first sale of my property named in this will.
• I do hereby revoke & make void all former wills by me made & declare this & no other to be my last will & testament.
• In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of August in the year of our Lord 1826. Armistead Morehead (Seal)
• Teste: Charles Redman, Isaac Ingram, Muhlenberg County Sct., September County Court 1826
• The foregoing last will & testament of Armitead Morehead deceased was exhibited into court & proven by the oaths of Charles Redman & Isaac Ingram two subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. Att. Chs. F. Wing Clk

Origins

DAR Records have this Armistead as son of John Morehead:

http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?act...

The Said Charles D Edwards was the child of George Edwards born on - - at VA died at Mecklenburg KY on a - - 1850 and his ( 1st ) wife Julia Ann Morehead born on - - at Muhlenberg Co KY died at _______________ on - - married on 27 - Aug - 1822 married at Muhlenberg Co KY

The Said Julia Ann Morehead was the child of

Armistead Morehead born on 4 - Jun - 1767 at VA died at Muhlenberg Co KY on 17 - Aug - 1826 and his ( 1st ) wife Ann Morgan born on - - at _______________ died at _______________ on - - married on - -

The Said Armistead Morehead was the child of

John Morehead born on c - - 1745 at VA died at Fauquier Co VA on a 22 - Jan - 1821 and his ( 1st ) wife born on - - at _______________ died at _______________ on - - married on - -

Citations

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9023976
• DAR Ancestor #: A080137
• http://dedpepl.blogspot.com/2016/03/ahenntafel-212-armistead-morehe...
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=tmason1&id=I59557
• Virginia County Records, Volume 7 edited by William Armstrong Crozier Page 131 GoogleBooks
• Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College ...By College Quarterly Page 215 GoogleBooks
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ogm&id=I8645

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