William Armistead (Ar11) of Yorkshire, England, was the son of Anthony
Armistead (Ar12) of Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England, and Frances
Thompson (Tm12).
William was Baptised 1610, August 3 at All Saints, Kirk Deighton,York,England.
Married: about 1632 Ann E. Ellis in Giggleswick,Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire,
England
Death: 13 Jun 1671 York, Virginia
He emigrated to Virginia in 1635. He had land grants in Elizabeth City
County, Virginia and later in Gloucester County, Virginia., which was formed
from York County in 1642. He died before 1660. .
His children were
Ar10-1 William Armistead
Ar10 John Armistead, In 1697,
Col. John Armistead, of Gloucester County, made a deed (which is on record
in Elizabeth City County) in which styling himself "brother and heir" of
William A., deceased, and "son and Heire" of William Armistead, of Elizabeth
City County, Gent., "he confirms to Anthony Armistead, his brother, all
land on Back River, in said County, of which his father died seised."
Ar10-3 Anthony Armistead
Ar10-4 Frances Armistead m
Christopher Wormeley.
Ar10-4-1 Judith Wormeley, b May 25, 1685, Middlesex Co Va, d November 1720, Middlesex Co Va m
Christopher Robinson
?(Ar10-5 Catherine Armistead b
1641 died on 23 Apr 1692 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, m. 1st Theophilius Hone
on 28 Mar 1679,
2nd Robert Beverley (Be11),
m 3rd Catherine Armistead widow Hone, widow Beverley remarried on 17 Sep 1687 Hon. Christopher Robinson and according to freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lzrslong/b136.htm#P120109 had
Sources: Mrs. Nicholas’ (Ni3-5) notes
Crozier, Virginia Heraldica, pp 96-7
Data from http://home.socal.rr.com/elliottbe/7xGrandma.htm = Ar10-4
Grandma Frances Armistead
This is a story about my 7X Grandmother. That’s a grandmother with 7 "Greats" in front of her name. Her dad’s name was William ARMISTEAD and her mother’s maiden name was Anne ELLIS.
Anyway, Frances’ family emigrated to Virginia about 1635 from Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England. Golly, the Pilgrims had come only 15 years earlier, in 1620, wasn’t it? Her dad had "obtained large grants of land in Elizabeth City county, and subsequently in Gloucester county." Virginia.
We believe Frances was the last of five children of William and Anne ARMISTEAD. Here’s where she fits among her siblings, all of whom were born in Virginia, American Colonies:
John – b 1635 [an ancestor of both President William Henry Harrison
(1773-1795?1841) and President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)]
William – b 1638 (died childless)
Catherine – b 1643
Anthony – b 1645 (reported to be an ancestor of President Tyler)
Frances – b about 1647 (my 7X Grandmother)
If the dates are accurate, Frances married her first husband, Reverend
Justinian ALYMER, when she was only 13 years old! Rev ALYMER was about
25 at the time. Apparently he didn’t live very long into the marriage because
he died before 1660. I wonder if preachers were as poor as usual in those
days? Anyway from what I’ve seen of Jamestown, the part that’s not under
the James River, it was a very unhealthy place to live. The capitol was
moved to Williamsburg in 1698, so I guess he could well be said to be from
Jamestown. Anyway, we don’t know exactly where they did live. And we don’t
know of any children from that union.
Next Frances married Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony ELLIOTT of Elizabeth City county and Middlesex county, my 7X Grandfather. He was probably born in, and emigrated from, Kent, England. Since this was well before the Revolutionary War, grandpa had to be a colonel in the British Army, I would think. Frances is now 14 and Anthony was an "old man" of 41.
Frances had three children by Grandpa Anthony:
William ELLIOTT born in 1662
Thomas Richard ELLIOTT born in 1663 (my 6X Grandfather)
Robert ELLIOTT born in 1665
In January 1666, Grandpa Anthony ELLIOTT’s will was admitted to record.
He died sometime before November 1666. We suspect he may have been ill
in January when he had his will recorded.
So here was Grandma Frances, about age 19, widowed again, this time with three young children. What to do? What else? Marry again.
Husband number three was Colonel Christopher WORMELEY. Seems like Grandma Frances was showing a preference for military men. I don’t know WORMELEY’s birth date or age at marriage but I’ll bet he was pretty old relative to Frances. In fact, since he was a full Colonel and Grandpa Anthony was only a Lt. Colonel, I wonder if WORMELEY might have been Grandpa Anthony’s commanding officer? Anyway, as stepfather to the three ELLIOTT boys, he would have had more influence on them than their birth father. I wish we knew a bit more about him.
In November 1666, probate was granted Mr. Christopher WORMELEY, in place of William ELLIOTT (Grandpa Anthony ELLIOTT’s oldest son – just 4 years old at the time) and John ARMISTEAD (the married brother of Frances), as "having married the relict." "Relict" is an old word for "widow". I looked it up. After all, only men could own property in those days.
Well, Frances did not outlive her third husband. She died 25 May 1685 in Middlesex, VA, American Colonies. She was probably around 38 years old. By then her youngest boy was 20 years old. So she did get to raise them. But wow! What a plucky gal. I would surely like to meet her and learn more about her life.
Why did she marry so young? Well, maybe because lives were shorter in those days, she figured she had better get started early in order to get it all in.
Anyway, when you consider that I have 127 other 7X grandmothers back there that probably also have a lot of interesting stories, you kind of wish they had left more of a trail.
Robert D. Elliott
June 1999 (Revised 15 Oct 2001)
Contradictory data from www.familysearch.org shows Anne E. Ellis as mother but marriage in 1640:
WILLIAM ARMISTEAD
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 03 AUG 1610 All Saints Church,
York, Yorkshire, England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: ANTHONY ARMISTEAD Family
Mother: FRANCES THOMPSON
(This man seems to have stayed in England all his life)
William ARMISTEAD (AFN: 8MZ6-RC) Pedigree
Sex: M Family
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Event(s):
Birth: 1610
Of Kirk, Deighton, Yorks, England
Christening: 3 Aug 1610 Kirk Deighton,
Yorkshire, , Eng
Death: 13 Jun 1671 All Saints, York,
, England
Burial: Jun 1671 All Saints, York, ,
England
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Parents:
Father: Anthony ARMISTEAD (AFN: 8N09-6W) Family
Mother: Frances THOMPSON (AFN: 8N09-73)
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Marriage(s):
Spouse: Ann E. ELLIS (AFN: 8MZ6-SJ) Family
Marriage: 1640
Giggleswick, Kirkdeighton, Yorkshire, England
William Armistead Compact Disc #17
Pin #973418
Sex: M
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Event(s):
Birth: Place: of Kirk,York,England
Christening: 3 Aug 1610 Place: All Saints,England
Death: 13 Jun 1671 Place: ,York,Virginia
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Parents:
Father: Anthony Armistead Disc #17
Pin #973420
Mother: Francis Thompson Disc #17
Pin #973421
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Marriage(s):
Spouse: Anne Disc #17
Pin #973419
Marriage: Place:
Submitter:
Leeta WHITING
PO Box 754 Crane, OR 97732
Submitter:
donald COTTAM
24128 MIDDLEBELT RD. NEW BOSTON, MI. 48164
Ann E. Ellis Compact Disc #83
Pin #73937
Sex: F
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Event(s):
Birth: 1616 Place: Giggleswickm Kirk,
Deighton, York, Eng
Death: aft 1650 Place: VA
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Parents:
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Marriage(s):
Spouse: William Armistead Disc
#83 Pin #72976
Marriage: 1640 Place: Glochester, VA
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Notes and Sources:
Notes: None
Sources: None
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Submitter:
Lyle SCHOLTEN
1253 Monarch Lane, Gardnerville, NV, 89410, United States of America
(This looks like a cousin of the above)
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William Armitstead
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 02 MAR 1600 Gisburn, Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: Richard Armitstead Family
Mother: Margaret Browne
WILLM. ARMESTED
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 01 MAY 1598 Glinton, Northampton,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: THOMAS ARMESTED Family
(another cousin)
WILLUS. ARMITSTEADE
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 02 FEB 1600 Giggleswick, Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: JOHANNIS ARMITSTEADE Family
WILLUS ARMETSTEADE
Male Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: KATHERINA GARNETT Family
Marriage: 10 OCT 1601 Giggleswick, Yorkshire,
England
WILLUS. ARMETSTEAD
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 29 DEC 1602 Giggleswick, Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: BARTHO. ARMETSTEAD Family
WILLUS. ARMETSTEADE
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 01 MAY 1603 Giggleswick, Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: WILLI. ARMETSTEADE Family
WILLIA. ARMSTEAD
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 16 MAR 1605 Norton, Hertford,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: CHISTOPHER ARMSTEAD Family
Mother: CATHERINE
William Armitstead
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 17 MAY 1607 Eade, , Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: Richard Armitstead Family
WILMUS. ARMITSTEAD
Male Family
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Birth:
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARGRETA Family
Marriage: 26 MAY 1606 Gisburn, Yorkshire,
England
WILLM. ARMESTEAD
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 11 MAY 1608 Clapham, Yorkshire,
England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: RICHI. ARMESTEAD Family
William Armistead
Male Family
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Event(s):
Birth: About 1583 Of Bolton, , Yorkshire, England
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
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Marriages: Janet Browne
Marriage: 26 APR 1608 Of, Bolton By Bowland,
Yorkshire, England