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Submitted by: Gina Heffernan
Email address: <gina gale h @ yahoo . com>
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Husband: William ARMSTRONG
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       Born: 20 Jan 1759 - Paxtang, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
       Died: 5 Sep 1841 - Fulton, Calloway Co, Missouri
     Buried: Sep 1841 - Millerburg Bapt Cem, West Of Fulton, Calloway
               Co, Missouri
     Father: Robert ARMSTRONG (Abt 1716-1772)
     Mother: Ann E. THOMPSON (Abt 1727-Abt 1784)
    Married: 20 Jan 1779        Place: Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania (1)
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   Wife: Sarah Ann HUSTON
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       Born: 25 Nov 1762 - Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
       Died: Aug 1859 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
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Children
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1  F  Nancy ARMSTRONG
       Born: 14 Oct 1780 - Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
       Died: Aft 1850 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
     Spouse: John KING (1782-Aft 1843)
 Marr. Date: 26 Jul 1802 - Adair Co, Kentucky
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2  M  George William Wilson ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1782 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Aft 1841
     Spouse: Nancy S. CORN (Abt 1811-Aft 1841)
 Marr. Date: 6 May 1841 - Dubois Co, Indiana
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3  M  John ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1787 - Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
       Died: Aft 7 Apr 1812
     Spouse: Jane STONE (Abt 1792-Aft 1812)
 Marr. Date: 7 Apr 1812 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
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4  M  Solomon William ARMSTRONG (2)
       Born: 1790 - Virginia Or Kentucky (3)
       Died: 26 Jul 1879 - Rogers, Benton Co, Arkansas (3)
     Buried: 1879 - Grimes Cem, Benton Co, Arkansas (3)
     Spouse: Ann DOSS (1796-Aft 1850)
 Marr. Date: 1814 - Cumberland Co, Kentucky
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5  M  Elijah ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1793
       Died: Deceased
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6  F  Jane ARMSTRONG
       Born: 5 Feb 1794 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: 6 May 1878 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
     Spouse: Simeon HAINES (1777-1862)
 Marr. Date: 11 Nov 1811 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
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7  M  Andrew ARMSTRONG
       Born: 1795 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Deceased
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8  F  Mary ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1797 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Aft 1850 - Missouri
     Spouse: George KIBLER (Abt 1792-Aft 1850)
 Marr. Date: 4 Apr 1828 - Calloway Co, Missouri (4)
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9  M  William ARMSTRONG
       Born: 1798 - Virginia
       Died: Abt 1857 - Prob Missouri
     Spouse: Sarah ??? (Abt 1798-          )
 Marr. Date: Abt 1818 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania
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10  F  Elizabeth ARMSTRONG
       Born: 1800 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Deceased
     Spouse: William KING (Abt 1795-          )
 Marr. Date: Fayette Co, Kentucky
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11  F  Melinda ARMSTRONG
       Born: 1805 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Aft 1826
     Spouse: Presley ATHEY (Abt 1800-Aft 1826)
 Marr. Date: 15 Mar 1825 - Fayette Co, Kentucky (5)
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12  F  Sarah Ann ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1806 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Deceased
     Spouse: Unknown LUKE (Abt 1800-          )
 Marr. Date:
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13  M  Samuel ARMSTRONG
       Born: Abt 1809 - Fayette Co, Kentucky
       Died: Deceased
     Spouse: Ann LANGLEY (Abt 1811-          )
 Marr. Date:
     Spouse: Unknown BRECKENRIDGE (Abt 1814-          )
 Marr. Date:
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Husband's General Notes
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Declaration for pension.
I was born on the 20th of January 1759 in Paxtang, Lancaster Co, PA.
I have no evidence of my age but decrepitude and gray hairs. The
Bible in which it was recorded I have often seen and is, I have
reason to believe, in the hands of someone of the family in Kentucky.
At about five years of age, my father moved across the Susquehannah
to Cumberland Co [PA] near to Carlisle taking me along with him. I
was living there when I first entered the service of my country. It
was about the 12th day of May 1777 that I was enrolled in one Captain
Jordan's Company of Militia and took the oath of alligiance to
Congress along with all the troops on parade amounting to hundreds.
From this time I held myself in readiness to march upon the first
summons and it was not long until my services were required for the
British and Indians having laid seige to fort Freeland on the west
branch of the Susquehannah. Some five or six hundred men were ordered
to march from York and Cumberland Counties to the relief of the Fort.
Upon this occasion, I became a volunteer in Captain Asa Hill's
Company (other company officers not recollected). And on the first
day of July 1777, to the best of my recollection, we marched from
Carlisle and went to Fort Freeland which we found in ashes having
been taken and destroyed by the enemy. The fire was not yet
extinguished and we found the bodies of men, women, and children
lying about the Fort which we buried and then hastened forward in
order to overtake the enemy but after pursuing them about 100 miles
beyond the Fort in the direction of Niaora. The pursuit became
hopeless and was given over and we spent some considerable time
ranging backwards and forwards in the Buffalo Valley and on the
frontiers in order to protect the frontier settlements. And after
having undergone considerable hardships and privations, we returned
to our homes which we reached months after the day we had left them
and dispersed - for I cannot say we were discharged, as no written
discharges were given. I think our force amounted to somewhere about
six or seven hundred men in this expedition. We were joined on our
outward march by some flaming fellows, field officers I suppose, but
who they were I cannot now recollect. The only field officer of whom
I have any recollections as having been engaged in that expedition
was one Major Gibson. I think Thomas Gibson who resided in our town
of Carlisle and who went out as our Major.
  In the fall of the year 1777 there came an order from the government
to raise troops in our part of the County to be marched to Valley
Forge where General Washington and the American forces were encamped,
the British being at the same time in possession of Philadelphia
about sixteen miles off. Being an apprentice in Carlisle at that
time, though I was anxious to march, I was not allowed to volunteer
but had to stand a draft, and the lot fell upon me as one of those
who would have to march. Accordingly, on Christmas, or a very few
days before, we took up the line of march for Valley Forge. What
makes me recollect the time is that either in York or Lancaster,
through both of which places we passed, New Year's Day rejoicings
were going on. The Congress was sitting in York, and I myself tho'
young at the time had a conversation with one General Roberdoux, a
member of Congress I think, as we passed through. The Company in
which I marched was commanded by Captain William McClure who lived
within three miles of Carlisle. I think the name of the Lieutenant
was Donaldson, the Ensign I do not recollect. We were but two
companies together on the march. We crossed the Susquehannah at
Wright's Ferry and proceeded along the Philadelphia till we reached
the White Horse where we turned off to the left, went by the Yellow
Springs and thence to Valley Forge, which was but a few miles
farther. We reached Valley Forge a few days after New Years in 1778
where we found the whole American Army under General George
Washington. there was a General Wayne, General Lafayette Sutben (it
is unclear whether this is a 'misrecorded' reference to two people:
the Marquis de Lafayette and General Steuben, both of whom were at
Valley Forge), there was my intimate acquaintance Major Hay who was
wounded at the storming of Stoney Point. Captain James Morrison
afterwards Colonel Morrison who died not many years since at
Lexington, KY. Colonel Butler who was afterward General Butler and
who fell at St Clair's Defeat, Captain Thomas of the regulars who was
wounded at the Battle of Germantown. these last four I was well
acquainted with personally. When we reached Valley Forge, we were
placed under the command of one General Lacy who, though a Quaker,
had suffered his love of country to subdue his Quaker principles so
far as to engage him in warlike occupations.
  We did not remain in camp, but almost as soon as we had reached it,
we marched under the command of General Lacy across the Shikill into
Bucks and Philadelphia Counties and cruised about between the enemy
and Valley Forge in order to cut off the foraging parties of the
enemy and protect the inhabitants. We had no engagement while out. We
several times met with a few of the enemy who generally fled firing
and receiving a fire from us. I recollect that one night during our
march we were met at midnight by a detachment under the command of
Colonel Butler who I presume was engaged in the same sort of service
with ourselves. I remember seeing our General Lacy and the Colonel
embrace and after having had some conference, the commanders and
detachments parted. Some time in March we returned to Valley Forge,
what fixes this in my recollection is that during our absence from
camp we heard that a disturbance had occured in the Pennsylvania Line
of the occasion of the celebrating of St Patrick's Day which was on
the 17th of March. We marched back to Carlisle by the same way we had
gone and saw Congress still sitting in Little York. We reached
Carlisle on the last day of March or within not more than 6 or 8 days
of that time as I firmly believe and were regularly discharged.  When
I say we were discharged, I understood we were discharged by General
Lacy whilst we were in Bucks County under his command owing to the
approach of the expiration of our term of service and thence went to
Valley Forge and thence home to Carlisle. We received written
discharges from our Captains but I have lost mine many a day ago. In
fact I never thought about preserving mine. It is right that I should
say what is a fact that tho' I was drafted no one was ever more
willing to march than I was and I would have volunteered if I had
liberty to do so. In this campaign I was engaged three months or more
I believe. After this I remained in Carlisle until I was married and
very soon after that removed to Westmoreland County in the same
state. Whilst there a detachment of British and Indians made an
attack upon Hannah's Town about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. Several
Companies were immediately raised all volunteers who, under the
command of one Colonel John Perry, marched to the relief of Hannah's
Town. I was with this expedition in Captain Daniel williamson's
Company, subaltern officers not recollected. When we reached Hannah's
Town it was involved in smoke. The town was burned to ashes, a small
Fort that had been in the town had, however, held out and escaped the
flames. Many of the people were killed. Mrs. Hannah and her daughter
with many others were taken prisoners. The enemy had left the town
about 24 hours before we reached it. We pursued them northwardly
about one hundred miles. Finding it impossible to overtake them we
returned towards home and were ordered in detachments of fifty,
twenty-five, to different Stockdale forts that were about the
frontiers to scout and guard the settlements and after having been
engaged in this service from the first day of our marching about two
months, we were discharged without any particular formality, being
permitted to go to our several homes. I think this happened near the
close of the War about the year 1781/1782 but to state the day on
which we marched out and the day we were discharged is impossible and
I hope will not be considered indispensible when my great age is
considered. I refer, however, to history which I presume must have
noticed the burning of Hannah's Town. It must have been not more than
a day or two previous to that event that we marched as we lived in
the same county of which is the (Last of Justice) and I have stated
that we were not discharged from active service for two months or
thereabouts, I can not be more particular. Mrs. Hannah and several of
the other prisoners afterward got back home for I remember to have
seen them. Hannah's town was burned in July and the succeeding fall,
I think in October, a campaign was projected against the Indians up
the Allegany and a considerable number of troops were raised by
volunteering of which I was one. We marched under the command of
General Erwin of Pittsburgh and ascended the Allegany for a
considerable distance but, whether the General thought our force
insufficient or what other cause there might have been I never could
learn certain it is, we were ordered back and returned home after an
absence of about six weeks. I served in the expedition under the same
Captain Dan williamson as a volunteer. We did no good on that
expedition and I always considered it a complete failure. We however
spent some of our time in scouting and ranging on the frontier in
order to protect the settlements and allay the fears of the
inhabitants. A year or two after this I removed to Lexington, KY and
found there that although the war was over with for England, it was
not over with the Indians for I volunteered in a company of horses
commanded by Captain Nathaniel Wilson of Lexington whence we marched
to Major Shelby's house whence we marched under his command southward
into what was then called Tennessee against the Chicamauge Indians.
Whilst on our march we were met by an express from the governor of
North Carolina and informed that some sort of a treaty had been made
with those Indians which would render our further services
unnecessary whereupon we marched back home after an absence of about
six weeks.
  I, after this, volunteered to march against the Indians northwest of
the Ohio and made a fruitless march of some days or weeks being
ordered back by General Scott. I have not mentioned all the military
services which I have rendered my country as it would make too long a
story. I have always marched when there was a prospect of danger. I
have had two brothers who were killed in the Revolutionary War, one
near Philadelphia under General Washington, another in Clark's
Campaign to the west. Taking my first three expeditions together, I
served fully seven months and taking all together I believe more than
a year. I am old and fortune has not smiled upon me. Both these have
probably conspired to prey as well upon my memory as upon my body. I
do not know any living person by whom I can prove the rendition of
the services which I have mentioned. Colonel Morrison of Lexington
who died a few years ago is the last man within my knowledge with
whom I was acquainted in service.
  I lived in Kentucky about Lexington for a great many years of my
life
where I was well known and could refer to many respectable men of
that state to testify as to my character both a man of integrity and
truth of my Revolutionary Services. I could name as such W I Barry,
Felix Grundy, Henry Clay, all of whom I knew when they were boys and
who, if they will tax their memories a little, can speak of me. From
Kentucky, I came to this country and have resided in this County of
Callaway for the last few years and am known here to many, several of
whom knew me in Kentucky and some of whom have heard their parents
speak of me. Amongst those to whom I be known I will name the Judges
of this Court, also Colonel William A Rupell, Colonel J I Moore, E B
Litton, and many others.
  William and Sarah lived in Cumberland County until about 1783, then
moved to the following places: Westmoreland, Lexington KY with 13
children: John, Nancy, George, Elijah, Solomon, Jane, William,
Elizabeth, Malinda, Sarah, Mary, Andrew, and Samuel. Some of the
children moved west into Calloway Co MO in 1831.
  William and Sarah moved to Louisa, Va then to Lexington, KY. Shortly
before his death, they moved to Callaway Co, MO. After William's
death, Sarah returned to Fayette, KY to the home of her daughter and
was living there in 1860 at age 91. Federal Census 1860.
  DAR Application of Jennie Belle Wilmont Philippi, approved April 12,
1951. She sent copies of Bible records, wills, deeds, obituaries, and
grave inscriptions, and other records for each generation below -
filed under NSDar #320371 and 372205. She states on Ancestor's
services:
  William Armstrong enlisted first about May 12, 1777 in the
Cumberland
Co, PA Militia. He served under Captains Jordan, Asa Hil,, William
McClure, Daniel Williamson, and Colonel John Perry. In his Pension
application he stated he was at Valley Forge with Washington in 1777.
He fought against the Indians after the Revolutionary War. He was
pensioned under the Act of June 7 1832 on Certificate # 13 362 which
was paid at the Missouri Agency. His widow. Sarah, was pensioned
under the Act of June 4, 1836, on Certificate # 4 382 and was paid at
the Kentucky Agency. Pension listed as "Armstrong, William W."
  Was sued by Thomas Anderson of North Carolina who appointed
Henry Clay as his lawyer.

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Wife's General Notes
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Other source says she died in 1855

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Source Citations
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1. Pension File, Revolutionary War.
2. Gilman, Mildred Armstrong, 3rd great granddaughter of William.
3. Family History Library Catalog, IGI.
4. Calloway Co, Missouri, Marriage Books.
5. Fayette Co Marriage Records.

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My Notes
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Nothing is known of Sarah's family and there are many arguments about
whether her surname is HOUSTON. I do not have proof that my Solomon
and William's Solomon are the same person.