Edie, I think poverty was the main reason most of the Armstrongs came from Ireland to North America. The offer of free land was a big enticement. Can't blame them! Fount (in cold FL) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! > As you may remember Fount a couple of years ago Joyce Armstrong and I sat > for hours recording all of the Tasmania Convicts named Armsrong and some of > those had first been convicts that had been sent to the mainland australia > and when free had reoffended and were set to Tasmania. there were quite a > lot of them, that is why I wondered if they had gone to America as Convicts. > Of course they were not criminals in the true sense, a good many were sent > to work to build up the colony as not many would have come voluntarily to > nothing much in those days. > > Edie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:29 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! > > > > Cousin Edie, > > No, best I can figure, some of Samuel's siblings first crossed over to PA > > and then moved down to SC. Samuel and his young wife, her parents and > > Samuel's widowed mother and their first child, crossed over to SC to > obtain > > some of the free land offered to immigrants at the time. They were just > poor > > farmers of the Presbyterian faith, as were many of the Armstrongs at the > > time. > > Fount > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 6:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! > > > > > > > Not meaning to be rude Fount, but did Samuel come under the Governors > > > Pleasure or as a free person. 68,000 plus convicts arrived in Australia > > > over a period of years. It started here about 1790 when American > wouldn't > > > take anymore. > > > > > > Edie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:36 PM > > > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! > > > > > > > > > > Well! Well! Cousins! > > > > The old List still has some life in it yet! > > > > The Armstrong Reveres will airways come out of the woods for a party! > > > > > > > > One thing the party will need for music is a band. Well, I'm bringing > my > > > bass. I know there are some more musicians out there to sit in with me > and > > > play some good ole country and some of the good old songs. > > > > > > > > Ya'll get ready because I'll be there with my bass, my crawfish and > bbq. > > > > I'll also have a sufficient supply of Canadian Club and a jug of > > moonshine > > > that came from the Smoky Mountains that has been aged in plums for the > > past > > > year and is mighty smooth, if I do say so myself! > > > > > > > > Lets make this cyber party one to remember! > > > > > > > > Cousin Fount Armstrong, researching descendants of Samuel Armstrong, > who > > > came to Abbyville, SC from Ballimena, Ireland in 1767. > > > > > > > > > > > >