John Armistead^[1]

Abt 1700 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Armistead
  Born	Abt 1700	Cumberland County, Virginia Colony   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown	Southham Parish, Cumberland Co., Virginia Colony
  Person ID	I17453	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Francis Armistead,   b. Est 1640, Cumberland County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mrs. Francis Armistead,   b. Est 1640, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy, Mrs. John Armistead,   b. Abt 1700, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. John of Cumberland Armistead,   b. Est 1725, Cumberland County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 27 Mar 1769, Cumberland Co., Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F6246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  The Armistead Family 1635-1910 armisteadfamily100ingarb.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories, The Armistead Family. Descendant Correspondence of Thomas Macon Armistead, of Atlanta, GA all of which verifies that John Armistead, of Cumberland Co., VA whose will was recorded 27 Mar 1769 was the s/o Frances Armistead. The line funs thus: Francis A. had John A., who married Nancy; they had (2) John A. who married Elizabeth and they had (3) John A. who married Keziah Anderson his first wife b. 19 Jun 1777. Mrs. Amy Owens, his second wife was born 8 Nov 1783. [S40] Will, http://bolling5.com/pipermail/bollingresearch_bolling5.com/2013-October/011922.html. 1768 Oct 21 Last Will & Testament: John Armistead of Southam Parish Wife: Hannah Daughters: Sarah Russell, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Hannah, Nancy and Fanny Armistead Sons: William, John, Francis and Thaddeus Executors: Son-in-law: Josiah Bradshaw and son: William Armistead Witnesses: Samuel Atkinson and G. Carrington [Note: [see Bradshaw's below. Samuel Atkinson is the brother to John Atkinson above. John Armistead purchased land in 1755 from Benjamin Dumas who had moved to NC. Book 15 Virginia Land Patents, the following patents are shown adjoining Jeremiah Dumas: 1) Richard Bullock, Jr. of Hanover County 400 acres new land (p. 91) in County aforesaid between the lines of Thomas Carr, Jr., John Henson, Jeremiah Dumas and Benjamin Brown a branch of Long Creek, June 20, 1733; 2) Thomas Glass, Jr. of Hanover County 414 acres of new land in County aforesaid between the lines of Jeremiah Dumas, Ann Owen and Mr. Matthew Anderson by Rocky Branch, p. 139 June 28, 1733. 400 acres on south side of Little Creek to south side of Rock Creek was patented to Jeremiah Dumas March 24, 1725. ("History of Louisa County" by Malcolm Harris, p. 7). The Index to Virginia Patents for period 1725-1730 shows 400 acres to Jeremiah Dumas (Book 13, p. 468) and again 400 acres to Jeremiah Dumas Book 13, p. 470) Later Jeremiah Dumas, presumably the son of the original Jeremiah above received a patent for 566 acres (Index to Patent Book 33, p. 97, 1756-1761) and another for 400 acres (Index to Patent Book 34, p. 180 1756-1762). Jeremiah Dumas of Anson County, NC on Jan 28, 1755 sold for 95 pounds 850 acres on a branch of Snow Quarter Creek, tributary of the Willis River, Cumberland County, Virginia to John Armistead (Virginia Genealogist Vol. 12 (1968) p. 53). Jeremiah Dumas of the Parish of St. Pauls, Hanover County, Va. Sold May 15, 1729 to Thomas Prosser of same Parish for 561 pounds 325 acres in Parish King William, Goochland County. Jeremiah Dumas bought this land from John Joanigg Oct. 19, 1727. DR Goochland County Book 1, p. 84. VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST and titled THE ARMISTEADS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. ?By deed of 28 Jan. 1755 John Armistead bought from Jeremiah Dumas of Anson Co., NC.....850 acres...being in the County of Cumberland on the branches of SNOW QUARTER. This tract was bounded by lands of Samuel Bridgewater, Jonathan Cunningham, Joseph Price, Absolam Jordan, John Salmon, William Terrill and John Blevins. The deed was witnessed by Ralph Flipping, Randolph Richardson and David Parker, and recorded in March 1755. Snow Quarter Creek is a tributary of Willis River and lies in the northwestern part of Cumberland County near present Buckingham and Fluvanna Counties.? [S107] Family Histories, The Armistead Family. Page 102 James Anderson Armistead, s/o (3) John Armistead, married Emily Strong Colley, d/o Rev Joel Colley, a Baptist minister, who was a Virginian by Birth They had the following children; Mary Keziah Armistead b. 22 Mar 1836 Joel Colley Armistead, b. 16 Jan 1838 John James Armistead, 26 Sep 1839 [Drury Lacy Armistead ] Sarah Adline Armistead, b. 11 Sep 1841 Thomas Macon Armistead, b. 21 Sep 1843 William Armistead, b. 10 Apr 1846 Zachariah Jabez Armistead, b 9 Jun 1847 Susan Frances Armistead, b. 2 Jun 1850 Amanda Emily Armistead, b. 9 Jul 1851 Emma Elizabeth Armistead, b. 26 Sep 1853 Frank Colley Armistead, b. 10 Jan 1856 Egbert Anderson Armistead, b. 4 Feb 1859 In 1910 4 of these children are still living. James Anderson Armistead spent his entire life upon the farm and was noted throughout the country for his high character, agricultural knowledge and love for fine stock. He died 22 Nov 1891 and was buried in the family burying ground at Alcova, Georgia Bible Record identifies James Anderson Armistead's mother as Polly.