Person:John Armstrong (88)

From “Earliest Armstrong Ancestors” by Kathy Alvis Patterson: While trying to identify the Armstrongs in Ontario Co NY in 1810, my research led me to the Monroe Co area on Lake Ontario. Boyle Township in present-day Monroe Co NY was originally formed as the Town of Northfield. April 6, 1796. Name changed to Boyle, April 6, 1808. Penfield taken off in 1810. Perinton taken off in 1812. Name changed to Smallwood, March 25, 1813. Smallwood was split March 25, 1814 into the Towns of Brighton and Pittsford. “The first marriage [ca 1791] was that of N. [probably Joseph] Armstrong and Miss E. Cole.” 1810, Ontario Co NY, Boyle Twp: Jno Armstrong, 22201/11001 1810, Ontario Co NY, Boyle Twp: Jno Armstrong Jr, 10100/00100 1810, Ontario Co NY, Boyle Twp: Wm Armstrong, 10100/00100

This was John Armstrong, b 9 FEB 1760 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, d 24 AUG 1812 in Pittsford, [now] Monroe, New York; s/o John Armstrong & Elizabeth Landers; m Mary Simonds 15 APR 1784 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England; Children 1. Thomas Simons Armstrong b: 22 FEB 1786 2. John Armstrong b: 23 MAY 1788 3. William Armstrong b: 1 OCT 1790 4. Joseph Armstrong b: 17 JUL 1792 5. Joshua Armstrong b: 24 SEP 1794 6. Matthew Armstrong b: 28 OCT 1796 7. Sarah Armstrong b: 8 OCT 1798 8. James Armstrong b: 5 NOV 1800 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England 9. Mary Ann Armstrong b: 3 APR 1803 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England 10. Richard Armstrong b: 1806 in Pittsford, Monroe, New York Pioneer Burial Ground of Pittsford NY has these graves listed: ARMSTRONG [Captain] John; d Aug. 24, 1812 [of epidemic] æ 52y Mary, wife of John; d July 22, 1835 æ 69y Richard, son of John & Mary; d Aug. 6, 1821 in the 15th yr of his age John; a native of Leicestershire, Eng.; d Feb. 4, 1841 æ 52y 8m 19d Ann Parker, relict of John; b Nov. 22, 1780, Eng.; d Nov. 15, 1857 æ 76y 11m Ann Eliza, dau. of John & Ann; d Jan. 27, 1864 æ 48y 11m 22d Joseph; d Apr. 18, 1862 æ 69y 9m Esther, wife of Joseph; d July 5, 1831 æ 35y [ancestry.com calls her Esther Cole] Ann; wife of Joseph; d July 28, 1867 æ 52y Sally Mary, dau. of Joseph & Esther; d Dec. 15, 1817 in the 2nd yr. of his age Josephine, dau. of Joseph & Ann; d June 16, 1822 æ 7y Joshua J., son of Joseph & Ann; d Aug. 30, 1833 æ 7m Verginia E., dau. of Joseph & Ann; d Oct. 17, 1849 æ 15y Dorinda H.; d June 9, 1853 æ 26y [not found in 2000] Thomas; d Sept. 11, 1828 æ 12y William Parker; d Jan. 5, 1852 æ 28y