William Armstrong ^2,47

   General Notes:

A Short History of William Armstrong

Born 1740. Date of death unknown.

Little is known of the early history of the Armstrong family other than the fact, as set forth in the early History of Ohio, that William came across the ocean as a stowaway on board some vessel, and after landing, he was sold in order to pay his passage across the water from Ireland.

How long he had to work to do this is not known. He must, however, have been free before the Declaration of Independence, as history states he served in the war of the Revolution. He next settled in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, where he married and raised a family of at least four sons and two daughters, some of their names unknown. He next settled in Columbiana county, Ohio, where he cleared ten acres of land, with the view, no doubt, of making it his future home. This he lost when the land was thrown open for entry.

However, he was not discouraged, but entered a quarter of land where the town of Clarkson now stands. Here he built a comfortable log house, which he supposed, stood upon his own land. But when the survey was made, it proved to be upon the lands of an other person, and he lost it also.

This short history is given to show the trials and tribulations our forefathers had to undergo in settling up this goodly land, in which we now live to enjoy the many blessings they have bestowed upon us.

-- (Complete Genealogy of the Armstrong Family, 1740-1920, Compiled by Geo. W. Armstrong, Lisbon, Ohio)

Annotated by Catherine Parkins, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1978. Included in Mary Mabel (Foulks) Schmidt papers.

   Marriage Information:

William married Elizabeth Nouse.