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Note: Name: JAMES RAMSEY ARMSTRONG Sex: M Birth: 13 JUL 1787 in CUMBERLAND CO., PA Death: 12 MAR 1847 in PARKSVILLE, BOYLE CO., KY Burial: MAR 1847 HILLCREST CEMETERY, PERRYVILLE, BOYLE CO., KY Religion: MEMBER OF CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Residence: PARKSVILLE, KY Occupation: FARMER, SHOEMAKER Military Service: WAR OF 1812, PRIVATE 1st REGIMENT KY VOLUNTEER --- Census Year: 1790 State: Pennsylvania County: Cumberland Page No: 75 Reel no: T498-0002 District: Hopewell, Newton, Toboyne, West Pennsboro Townships Transcribed by Calista Sanderson <calista@pyramid3.net> and Proofread by for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|====================================|=======|====|====|====|======|========== | Column 3 | Free White |Fe=Free White Females | -------- | Males | |Ot=Free Others | | 16 0 | |Sl=Slaves LINE | First Name Last Name | + 16 | Fe | Ot | Sl | SNDX 55 | James Armstrong | 2 1 | 3 | | | A652 | 74 | James Ramsey | 5 1 | 5 | | | R520 When James Ramsey was very small his parents moved to Kentucky (area now in Boyle County). U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: James Ramsey Armstrong Gender: male Birth Place: PA Birth Year: 1787 Spouse Name: Mary D. Richardson Spouse Birth Place: KY Spouse Birth Year: 1790 Marriage Year: 1813 Marriage State: KY Number Pages: 3 James Ramsey Armstrong, b. 13 July 1787 PA; d. 12 Mar 1874 KY; m.9 Sept. 1813 Mercer Co., KY; named in 1792 Cumberland Co. will of his grandfather James Ramsey. His mother was Rebecca Ramsey. 12 Nov 1998 James RAMSEY made his will 30 May 1792, pro 28 July 1792 Cumberland Co., PA. Among his heirs was his grandson James Ramsey ARMSTRONG, son of his daughter Rebecca RAMSEY. James Ramsey ARMSTRONG (1787 PA - 1874) m. 1813 Mercer Co., KY to Mary D. RICHARDSON. Their children were Elizabeth Ann, Susannah B., John R., Thomas James, Mary Jane, Martha Ann, Isabelah K., James A., William C., Samuel Irvin, and Elijah Smith. James R. ARMSTRONG is known to have had a sister, Mary b. ca 1789, and a brother, Isaac b. ca 1797. I've never identified the father and any other siblings of James R. ARMSTRONG and am interested in any possibilities. Hargreaves@citcom.net James Ramsey Armstrong was a private under Captain George Trotter, Jr.'s Company, First Regiment, Kentucky Light Dragoons, commanded by Colonel James Simrall in the War of 1812. Date of appointment or enlistment: October 16, 1812. He is not listed in the Index to the War of 1812 pension files. ARMSTRONG, JAMES R., Boyle County. Born in Penna., 1787; attended the 1870 and 1871 annual reunions. TK, 22 June 1870; C, 7 July 1871. AG: Pvt., Capt. George Trotter's Co., 1st Regt., Kentucky. Light Dragoons. LAND RECORDS Mercer Co. KY Deeds (index through Bk. 29; extracts from Bks. 28-39 12-466: 23 Jan. 1823, John Duncan and wife Esther to James R. Armstrong, both Mercer Co. KY, $682.75, 65 acres 75 sq. poles on John Henderson's corner, land on which said Duncan and wife now live. No wit. (FHL film 191,816) (MAD: Armstrong, not Duncan) From Cathie Hargreaves, March 29, 1998: "Boyle Co., KY was formed in 1842 from Mercer Co., thus the marriage in Mercer Co. James R. bought his first land in 1809, though I have never found that deed, and it is adjacent to the land where his grandson William Samuel Armstrong lived and where my father was born and raised. If you look at a map of Kentucky, find Parksville and you'll be in the right area." 1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Boyle County, Kentucky, Roll 192, page 316, enumerated August 5, 1850 Dwelling #26, Family #28 James R. Armstrong ....................Age 61, m, farmer, value $1070, born in PA Mary D. (his wife)........................Age 60, f, born in Kentucky Martha A. Armstrong ...................Age 23, f, Kentucky Isabella K. Armstrong...................Age 21, f, Kentucky Elijah Armstrong...........................Age 16, m, Kentucky 1870 Census District 1, Post Office-Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky, enumerated August 18, 1870 Dwelling #130, Family #129 ARMSTRONG, James, 83, m/w, shoemaker, $3520/$1000, born in Pennsylvania ___________, Mary D., 80, f/w, keeping house, born in Kentucky ___________, Martha, 37, f/w, at home, born in Kentucky ___________, Elizabeth, 33, f/w, at home, born in Kentucky ___________, Elijah, 32, m/w, Laborer, born in Kentucky ___________, Samuel, 38, m/w, Carpenter, born in Kentucky ___________, William S., 8, m/w, born in Kentucky ___________, Mary J., 6, f/w, born in Kentucky WILL OF JAMES RAMSEY ARMSTRONG (from Boyle Co., Kentucky Will Book 2, p. 128) I, James R. Armstrong of the County of Boyle and the State of Kentucky do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me made. First, I hereby will and devise the tract of land on which I reside containing seventy eight acres be the same more or less to my son Elijah, Martha Ann, and Isabella Armstrong with the following condition: They to pay my other children equally at the rate of twenty dollars per acre, or their heirs as the case may be, investing each share as one tenth of the whole value of the land, as I do not wish the land divided. Should either or both my daughters marry, Elijah is to secure their portion paying to them at the rate of twenty dollars per acre for purchase land our truth to each of the track, or in the event of the death of either Martha A. or Isabella K. without issue their portion to revert to Elijah Armstrong. The such payments for the land to be made within two years after my death. Second, I bequeath to my son Elijah all of my personal property which I may die possessed of, except my beds and furniture, which I wish divided as follows: One bed to my son William Armstrong, the balance together with household and kitchen furniture to be divided between Elijah S., Martha A. and Isabella K. Armstrong, equally. My son Elijah to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses. Third, I hereby constitute my son Elijah my sole Executor to this my last will and testament, fully authorized to carry all its provisions into effect. Witness my hand and seal this 6th day of May, 1873. James R. Armstrong, (SEAL) December 5, 2002 -- I called the Boyle County Public Library and requested copies of obituaries for James Ramsey Armstrong and Mary D. Armstrong. I received the following reply: Dear Ms. Havens, I just finished searching the 1870-1875 microfilm roll for the Danville Advocate but I did not find an obituary for either of your relatives that you mentioned. In those years, the paper was a weekly and it was only about 4 pages long. Between major news stories and a smattering of obituaries for major community figures, I didn't see any obituaries as we'd expect to find them today. I'm very sorry that I didn't have any success for you. Thanks for contacting us. Don Rightmyer Reference Librarian Boyle County Public Library
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