Person:Elizabeth Armistead (4)

Name	Elizabeth Armistead
Alt Name	Betsy Armistead
Gender	Female
Birth^[2]	12 Jul 1716	Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
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

↑ 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. ...
-----
[Note: DOB does not match parish register.]
↑ Extracts from the Register of Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society)
7:1 (Jul 1899):52-64 - BIRTHS.

Elizabeth, dau. of Francis & Sarah Armistead, July 12, 1716.
Extracts From North Farnham Parish Register The Clerk's Office At Warsaw., in William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Omohundro Institute)
13:139.