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Facts and Events
Abel Armstrong was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Page 422.--29th April, 1776. Thomas Armstrong's will--To wife, Ann; to son, William; to daughter, Sarah Rutledge; to son, Abel Armstrong, testator's home plantation and the new survey on north side Genning's [sic, Jennnings] Branch; to well-beloved son and daughter, Robert and Jane McKitrick; to well-beloved son and daughter, Edward and Jane Rutledge; to well-beloved son and daughter. Henry and Rosanna Murray. Executors, wife Ann and son William. Teste: Tames Trimble, Robert Armstrong, John Beard. Proved, 20th August, f776, by Trimble and Beard. Executors qualify.
- Vol. 2 - Clayton et ux. vs. Carlile--O. S. 368; N. S. 133--Bill, 15th December, 1821, by John Clayton and wife, Margaret, who was daughter of Margaret Carlile, who died 1807, testate, widow of John Carlile, who died, testate. Will dated 15th June, 1796, and appointed Rev. John Montgomery, one of executors. Previous to marriage with Carlile, Margaret was widow of _____ Wanless. At her death she left children (besides oratrix), viz., Mary, wife of Abel Armstrong, which Mary is since dead; Ralph, and Stephen Wanless, of Bath. Her will was not recorded. Power of attorney, 26th November, 1806, by John Carlisle, of Warren County, Kentucky, to James Carlisle, of Green County, to receive share of John Carlisle's estate. Letter, 1st December, 1797, from York County, South Carolina, from Lilias Smith to her cousin, Robert Carlile, on the Bullpasture, near Staunton, Virginia. Margaret Carlisle's will dated 9th February, 1807. Granddaughter, Elizabeth Black; granddaughter, Peggy Clayton; daughter, Margaret Clayton; grandson, Ralph Clayton; children, Ralph and Stephen Wanless, Margaret Clayton, Mary Armstrong. John Lewis deposes, 18th June, 1823, he has known Robert Carlisle since John was fifteen years old, which is more than forty years.
Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Armstrong, Abel - entered service 1777 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia; born 6/3/1758 or 6/4/1758; granted Pension 1832 in Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio; died 8/26/1837, surviving children mentioned but not named; query letter in file in 1909 from great granddaughter Mrs. Ida Beavers, Seattle, Washington, states soldier born 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia & died in Logan County, Ohio, 1835; query letter in file from descendant Mrs. A. Lee Pray, Leroy, Illinois. R74.
References
- ↑ IGI Record.
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension Application of Abel Armstrong S2039
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of Ohio } SS.
County of Logan }
On this sixth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before George B. Holt president, and James McPherson, Robert Smith and Levi Gaswood his associates Judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Logan aforesaid Abel Armstrong a resident of Monroe township in the County of Logan and State of Ohio, aged seventy four years on the third or fourth day of June last past, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States on the 28 day of th March in the year 1777 with Thomas Bell first Lieutenant and served in the sixteenth regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers Captain John Maguire [John McGuire] of Winchester Va. second Lieut. Samuel Bell. Ensign Wm. B. Lee [William B. Lee]. Colonel William Grayson commanded the regiment, General Charles Scott commanded the Brigade to which this regiment belonged. He left the service in the last of March or first of April 1780. He enlisted in the town of Staunton, county of Augusta, and State of Virginia where he resided when he enlisted the service. He marched first to Winchester Va. thence to Leesburgh – thence to Alexandria where he was reviewed by Gen. [William] Smallwood – thence to the neighbourhood of Philadelphia where he encamped a short time and joined the army – thence to Bucks county a place called the cross roads – thence to Shedes ford [sic: Chadds Ford] on the Brandywine where there was a battle, Gen. Washington commanded the American forces. Generals Scott and Stephenson [sic: Adam Stephens], Muhlenburgh [sic: Peter Muhlenberg] and [William] Woodford and others were at this battle – Colonels [John] Neville and [George] Nicholas were at this battle. The American army
retreated to Chester the night after the battle
Thence he marched to a place called the white marsh [Whitemarsh] near Germantown,
(The battle last mentioned was on the eleventh of September [1777]) He was in the battle at Germantown on the fourth of October following. It was the same army that had fought at Brandywine commanded by the same officers. Soon after this he went into winter quarters at Vally Forge in the State of New Jersey [sic: Valley Forge PA] where he remained till June the next year until Gen. [William] Howe with the British army left Philadelphia [18 Jun 1778]. He was in the battle of Monmouth court-house [28 Jun 1778]. He spent the fore part of this season in New Jersey. He then went to the White Plains in the State of New York where he was encamped at least one month, then marched to West Point – then he went back into the State of New Jersey. He was at the storming of a fort called Pawler’s hook [sic: Paulus Hook, 19 Aug 1779] where some Hessians and English were taken prisoners. He went into winter quarters at Middlebrook New Jersey. He was at the battle of Kings ferry on the Hudson river [Battle of Stony Point] – General [Anthony] Wayne commanded at this battle. He was under Capt. Guess [possibly John Gist] in this engagement. It was on the 16th. July [1779]. Col. Johnston [sic: Lt. Col. Henry Johnson] commanded the British. He lay a part of the winter in Trenton New Jersey built some huts at Morristown. After he left Trenton he marched to Philadelphia – thence to Lancaster Pa. thence to Frederick town Md. where he was discharged by a written discharge which was given him by his Capt. Smith which discharge he sent many years ago to Richmond to get his land warrant and it has never been returned. He did procure a land warrant. He does not know whether his name is on the rolls in the war department or not for he has never inquired. He does not know of any commissioned officers in this country whom he could apply to, to certify as to his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State –
[signed illegibly] Abel Armstrong
NOTE: A Treasury-Department document notes that Armstrong died on 26 Aug 1837.
http://revwarapps.org/s2039.pdf
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