Person:Andrew Armstrong (24)

Land Records

1771 - 15th May - Botetourt Co., VA Court, pg 249 {10} John Walker of Orange Co., NC...hath nominated, constituted and appointed: "Well Beloved Brothers Samuel Walker and Joseph Walker" of the survivor of them, my true and lawful attorneyes "to sell" 471 acres of land...in two tracts lying in County of Botetourt on South Side of "Roan Oke" below the land of Alexander Ingrim to Andrew Armstrong of said County of Botetourt for sum of 225 pounds current County of Botetourt money of Virginia. (Signed) John Walker {Seal}. Witness: Alexr STEWART, Joseph CLOYD.

Pg. 548. 11 Nov. 1772. John Walker to Andrew Armstrong, 350 acre, both sides Mud Leek (sic) Run on south side Roan Oak. [Source: Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1929]

Pg. 548. 11 Nov. 1772. John Walker to Andrew Armstrong, 112 acre, West side of the Blue Ridge, both sides Mud Lick Run. [Source: Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1929]

Records in Virginia

At a court held for Botetourt County the 10th day of November, 1772. The Grand Jury appeared in court and were sworn, towit: Malcom Allen, Samuel Linsay, Aaron Collier, Jas. Bryants, William Robinson, Samuel Davies, Andw. Armstrong, William Galloway, John Neelly, John Kelly, James Davies, William Woolley, Jas. Scott, William McMurrary [sic], John Potts and sent out of court to consider of their presentments. USGenWeb Archives.

At the court house of Botetourt County the 8th day of November, 1774. A Grand Jury was called and sworn, towit: John Neelly, Isaiah Vansandt, Josiah Phipps, John Looney, Andrew Armstrong, William Adams, James Leatherdale, Alxr. Legget, James Scott, Joseph Looney, Wm. Doherty, Saml. Robinson, Thomas Arnet, William Mills, John Walker, and Andrew McNeelly, after having received their charge went out of court to consider of their presentments. USGenWeb Archives

At a court held for Botetourt County the 9th May, 1775. A Grand Jury appeared and was sworn, towit; Samuel Walker, James Gilmore, Andrew Armstrong, John Neelly, Wm. Adams, Richard Watkins, Joseph Walker, Junr., Saml. McClure, Junr., Robert Burdwell, Wm. Scott, John Cartmill, James Hutcheson, Mathew Ralston, John Larkin and William McClure, who having received their charge went out of court to consult of their presentments. USGenWeb Archives

At a court contd. & held for Botetourt County the 12th day of August, 1778. Ord. that Andrew Armstrong, John Griffeth and Samuel Crawford being first sworn do view the way proposed by John Neelly, Junr., from the end of the Long Meadow to James Neelly's & report the conveniences & inconveniences to the court. USGenWeb Archives

At a court held for Botetourt County the 11th day of February, 1779. A report of a road was made and returned by Andrew Armstrong, Samuel Crawford and John Griffeth agreeable to an order of this court. Ord. that the same be established accdg. to the report, and that John Neelly, junr. be appointed Surveyor thereof from Thomas Barnes' to General Lewis's, and the tithables on each side of said road from mountain to mountain to attend and work thereon when required.

At a court held for Botetourt County the 11th day of February, 1779. Ord. that Andrew Armstrong, Samuel Crawford, Daniel McNeil and David May or any three of them being sworn do view the way proposed by Nathaniel Evans & others from Thomas Barnett's to John Love's on Roan Oak, and also the old road, and report the conveniences & inconveniences of the said proposed roads to the court. USGenWeb Archives

At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th day of May, 1779. A report of a road was made and returned by Andrew Armstrong, David May, Samuel Crawford and Daniel McNeell. Ordered that the said road be established agreeable to the report from Thomas Barnes' passing by Nathaniel Evans' and into the main road near James Bryant's on Roan Oak, and that Nathaniel Evans with the tithables petitioning for said road open the same and keep it in repair as the law directs.

At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th day of May, 1779. The Commonwealth against John Patterson, a jury sworn to enquire into the offences supposed to have been committed, towit: Robert Preston, Wm. Anderson, Michael Ogletree, Edward Springer, Wm. Kyle, Thomas Miller, Jno. Taylor, James Anderson, John Jameson, William Walton, Andrew Armstrong & John Potts returned a verdict for the defendant and judgment that he should be acquitted of the charge.

At a court held for Botetourt County the 8th day of June, 1780.

Andrew Armstrong Plff. )

agst. ) In Detinute

William Dunn Deft. )

This day came the parties &c. & also a jury, towit: Moses Tully, Uriah Humphries, Joseph Kyle, William Miller, Matthew Scott, John Keenny, Moses Dunlop, James Dalzell, Robert Preston, Henry Waterson, Curtis Alderson & John Rusk, who retd. verdt. in favor of the plff. for articles mentioned in contract damages of 1200 lbs. Judgt. accdgly. & costs. USGenWeb Archives

At a ct. held for Botetourt County the twelfth day of April, 1781. Wm. McClenachan as Major, James Neelly, Junr., Capt. in Capt. McClenachan's late Company, Andrew Armstrong First Lieutenant, Robert Neelley Second Lieut. & James Tosh Ensign. USGenWeb Archives

At a court held for Botetourt County the 14th day of February, 1782. The last will & testament of General Andrew Lewis, decd., was prvd. in ct. by Thomas Lewis & Andrew Lewis, his sons, two of the Exors. named therein, & was prvd. by the oaths of Wm. Neelly, James Neelly and Andrew Armstrong, the witnesses thereto and ord. to be recd. And on the motion of the sd. Exors., who made oath & entd. into bond in the sum of twenty thousand pounds specie with Wm. Fleming and David May their securities, certificate is grtd. them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. USGenWeb

1783: Andrew Armstrong served on several juries in Botetourt County, VA.