Been reading with interest the posts on the ARMSTRONGS & KIRKLANDS of Henry Co., AL. I descend from the elder Moses and Elizabeth Armstrong through their son Wade who married Cynthia KIRKLAND. I have been able to link children Winifred, Hiram, Sarah, Wade and Martin Armstrong to Moses & Elizabeth. Other possible children may be Matthew and Travis. Travis disappears after he married Mary Ann TAYLOR in 1833 in Henry Co. SO.....she became Mary Ann ARMSTRONG after her marriage to Travis. Did Travis die? Have never been able to find anything in the Henry County records about Travis Armstrong. My best two guesses....he died....or they moved out of the area. I am still looking to put the Armstrongs of Henry County with their respective families. Been at it a while and haven't done it yet! William and Mary Ann King Armstrong , I believe, are a separate family and not related to Moses & Elizabeth. I find Moses in the Edgefield Co. records as early as 1795. He bought property in 1804 & 1814...then in 1820 and 1822 he sold property. Moses and family was in Henry County, AL by 1824. Winifred (Armstrong) and Benjamin Kirkland probably brought grown children with them in the move to Alabama. Hiram married Margaret Helton after moving to Henry County. Wade married Cynthia Kirkland in Henry County and Martin married a sister of Cynthia's, Sarah, probably in Henry County. Have not found a marriage record for them. Will be glad to answer any queries on the Armstrongs and Kirklands. Patricia Long Dothan, AL jalpal@snowhill.com or jalpal@graceba.net

Pat, Please share the dates of birth and death for Wade and his family. Not having a good source of research data has really made it difficult for me to determine anything as correct. Then I have been given so much info that is not correct. However, I believe you have been researching Armstrong's longer than anyone I know. Thanks, Winnette

Winnette & other Armstrong researchers; Wade & Cynthia Kirkland Armstrong married March 1, 1837. Wade was born abt. 1810 (no proof of dob...), dies abt. 1840. Some things don't add up with this marriage date BUT I have been to the Henry County courthouse to view the original marriage book and there is no doubt this is when they were married. Children are: Elizabeth Armstrong born Aug. 10, 1835 (well before the marriage date of 1837). Aris Armstrong was was born March 1, 1837 (same date as the marriage date..no explanation of this fact). Delilah was born Nov. 27, 1838 and Armstead was born Jan. 8, 1841. The first entry I found of Wade's estate was dated October of 1840 in the Orphan Books. Looks like Cynthia was pregnant with Armstead when Wade died. Martin A* was the adm. of his estate (in the letters of administration....on application of Martin Armstrong, the brother of the deceased). Another record in Henry Co. Moses A* states that Martin was his son. William Kirkland, Sr. was the children's guardian and the father of Cynthia. All four of these children were given EQUAL shares of Wade's estate so evidently there was no doubt as to the father. Pat Long jalpal@graceba.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> To: <alhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Moses & Elizabeth Armstrong in Henry Co., AL 1824 > Pat, > > Please share the dates of birth and death for Wade and his family. Not > having a good source of research data has really made it difficult for me > to > determine anything as correct. Then I have been given so much info that > is > not correct. However, I believe you have been researching Armstrong's > longer than anyone I know. > > Thanks, > Winnette > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >