Still trying to find out where ole Francis came from in Ireland. 1. Francis Armstrong b/abt 1625 Ireland (where?) married Frances Bennett- children Francis b<1656- Elizabeth b<1658-Philemon b/abt 1660 all born in Talbot, MD. 2. Philemon Armstrong b/abt 1660 married Mary Price- children Francis 11-4-1690- Sarah 11-23-1692- Mary 5-9-1695- Elizabeth 6-3-1699- Rebecca 9-7-1697- Philemon4-7-1701- Rachel 4-5-1702- John 7-16-1703- Frances 12-1-1707- Thomas 10-16-1709- all in Talbot, MD 3. Francis Armstrong 11-4-1690 married Mary Russell. children Russell 1718- Francis 3-24-1716- Philemon 1720- Penelope 1722- Henry 9-15-1724- Solomon 1705- Mary 1726 all in Talbot, MD 4. Francis Armstrong 3-4-1716 married Rebecca Kirby, children Solomon 1742- Russell 1745- Bennett 1749- Margaret 1747- John 9-15-1747, all in Talbot,MD 5. John Harden Armstrong 9-15-177 married Mary "Polly" Swain, children Sarah 12-17-1784- Nancy 11-8-1791- Miles 1-10-1778- Julia 2-2-1782- Ellsberry 3-4-1788- John Jr. 12-14-1794- Kirby Reuben 5-26-1799, All in Tyrrell, NC 6. Kirby Reuben Armstrong 5-26-1799 married Miranda Caroline Gambrel, children Elsberry 4-15-1822 Hallsville, DeWitt Co. Illinois- William 5-1-1824 Vanderburgh, Indiana- John 1825 Vanderburgh, In.- Ira 9-28-1827- Rebecca 4-1-1830- Henry 1832- James 1834- Abraham 1836- Mary 1839- Winnie 1841 Hallsville, DeWitt Co. Illinois 7. Ira Francis Armstrong 9-28-1827 married Cynthia Warwick Marvel, children Nancy Emily 2-4-1862, died10-6-1862- Susan 7-21-1864 died 8-7--1954 married "Jake" Snook- Winnie Angeline 10-18-1867 died 7-12-1933 married Andrew J. Kemp- Miranda 7-3-1856 died 4-17-1929- William Henry 10-2-1850 died 9-1-1851- Rebecca Jane 12-15-1851 died 9-30-1852- Kirby 11-23-1853 died 2-14-1857- Martha Ann 1-21-1859 died 1-25-1859. All in DeWitt Co. Illinois Ira Francis Armstrong second marriage 2-6-1870 to Anna M. Frair Gambrel, children Ira Francis 12-29-1870- Pickney Gillarson 9-11-1873- Laura Belle 2-29-1876. I don't have and info on these children except their birthdates from part of a family bible. As Ira died in Clinton, Ill 7-12-1899 and was buried in Waynesville, Illinois I assume the children were born in this area. 8. Miranda Armstrong 7-3-1856 died 4-17-1929, married George Russell Francis children Carrie M. 10-18-1881 Married Louis Winthers- William Spencer 2-7-1886 married Mollie Ljungren- Harry Eugene 8-11-1890 married Ida Anderson- Charles Russell 3-13-1893 married Ethel Lockard all in the Palmer, Iowa area 9. William Spencer Francis my grandfather additions, correction, or whatever requested. Vicki Showers NW Iowa