Thomas Armstrong (b. 1767, son of William and Jane Lapsley Armstrong; grandson of James Armstrong, b. 1701 in Ireland and Molly Bird Armstrong) was married three times. Susannah Pratt was hsi first wife, and she died after the birth of a son; the son died eight days later. The same Thomas Armstrong then married Fanny Anderson, daughter of William and Janet Mebane Anderson, and they had nine children: Thomas William, Jane, Susannah, James, Anderson, Anne, Asenath, Thomas Lapslie, and Mitchell. After Fanny's death, Thomas married Fanny's second cousin, Elizabeth Anderson, and they had one child, Elizabeth Frances Armstrong, b. in 1820. Thomas Armstrong died in North Carolina in 1835. He was, in fact, the only one of the children of William and Jane Lapsley Armstrong to remain in NC. His two younger brothers, James and William Lapsley Armstrong migrated to Williamson and Sumner Counties, respectively. His sister Mary Armstrong Tinnin also migrated to Sumner County, TN. There was another Armstrong family in early Orange County, NC, and it appears the two Armstrong families were probably related; however, I do not believe they had a son named Thomas. Much of this information orginated in a fmaily Bible, but it has been documented by John and Virgiania Armstrong Bryan. Helen Gant Donald Co- admnistrator, Armstrong Genealogy Only Mail List cathy fleming wrote: > Hi! > I am new to the list. I have been looking for a Thomas R.(Rufus,I think > this is his middle name) Armstrong. He was born in the late 1790s in North > Carolina. He married Elizabeth ??. They were in Tennessee in 1819. They > were in Lincoln County, Missouri next. Thomas, jr. was born in Missouri in > 1828. He married Sarah Elvira Kimball. Plooma was born in 1851. Thomas,jr. > remarried after Sarah, died three months after Plooma was born. Both Thomas > snr. and jnr. moved to Montgomery in 1850 or 1851. Thomas,jr moved to Hill > County, TX in about 1856. Thomas,snr. was a minister in Missouri and > Texas(moved about 1856 and preached in several counties). I do not know if > he was a preacher before Missouri. Thomas, jr. died while serving in the > Civil War. Thomas and Elizabeth's children's names were William Burrage, > Sarah, John Nelson, Thomas, David, Rebecca, and Martha A. Does any of this > info fit in with your Armstrong research? > > I found 3 marriages in a listing for Orange County, NC. 1)Thomas Armstrong > married Susannah Pratt on 1-22-1793 2)Thomas Armstrong married Fannie > Anderson in 1794 3)Thomas Armstrong married Elizabeth Anderson on 4-26-1819. > The first two could possibly be the same person. The third could be a son. > If you are related to any of these 3 couples please e-mail me. > > Cathy > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/