Person:Elizabeth Armistead (4)

Elizabeth Armistead
b.28 Mar 1716 Richmond, Virginia
d.Bef 15 Feb 1741 Spotsylvania, Virginia
m. 29 Oct 1715
  1. Elizabeth Armistead1716 - Bef 1741
  2. John Armistead1718 - 1768
  • HJohn CarterAbt 1719 - Bef 1783
  • WElizabeth Armistead1716 - Bef 1741
  1. Winifred Carter1741 - Abt 1789
  2. Margaret CarterBef 1754 - 1807
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Armistead
Alt Name Betsy _____
Gender Female
Birth[1] 28 Mar 1716 Richmond, Virginia
Other[1] Abt 1719 Richmond, Virginianamed in will of Francis Armistead, father
Marriage to John Carter
Death? Bef 15 Feb 1741 Spotsylvania, Virginia

Research notes

  • Need more evidence to support marriage order of John Carter's 3 wives. Researchers disagree on whether Elizabeth was a first or second wife of John Carter.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Miller, Joseph Lyon. The descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford," Lancaster County, Virginia: with genealogical notes of many of the allied familes. (Thomas, W. Va.: J.L. Miller, 1912)
    271, 279.

    p 271 -
    [quoting the Carter MSS. (written by John Carter of "The Nest" in 1858)]
    "... John [Carter], the oldest son, was married twice [sic], first to a Miss Betsy Armstead, of Richmond county, ..."

    p 279
    ... [John Carter] married first about 1735-40 Elizabeth Armistead, born March 28, 1716, daughter of Francis and Sarah Armistead, of Richmond County. - Carter MSS., 1858. ...