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About Rebecca Lyon Armstrong
Rebecca Lyon Armstrong
- BIRTH 2 May 1719 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland
- DEATH 16 Nov 1797 (aged 78) Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
- BURIAL Old Graveyard Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brig. Gen. John Armstrong and Rebecca only had 2-3 children:
- James Armstrong, MD, Secretary of War
- John Armstrong, Jr.
“Rebecca Armstrong’s (Armstrong) father was Archibald Armstrong not William or Edward Lyon and her mother’s name was Ann. There is no documentation of her maiden name. Rebecca Armstrong and John, Sr. were not related. Perhaps very distant but there is no record of them being cousins.”
Jacob Waters notes:
“I am a direct descendant of Rebecca Turner, and a member of the Armstrong Clan. The clan has researched this thoroughly. John, Sr’s parents are unknown at this point. “
A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA. DAR Ancestor # A003151
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about Rebecca Lyon Armstrong
- Name: Rebecca Lyon Armstrong
- SAR Membership: 67825
- Birth Date: 2 May 1719
- Birth Place: Enniskillen, Ulster, Ireland
- Death Date: 16 Nov 1797
- Death Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- Spouse: John Armstong
- Children: Rebecca Armstong
Source Citation: Volume 340; SAR Membership Number 67825. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
Disputed Origins
This Rebecca Armstrong?
- Wills of New Castle County, Delaware, 1682-1854; Index to Wills, 1682-1885; Probate Place: New Castle, Delaware. AncestryImage Archibald Armstrong Probate Date 21 Aug 1767 Probate Place New Castle, Delaware, USA Inferred Death Year Abt 1767 Inferred Death Place Delaware, USA (Also see attached). Names wife Ann Armstrong; sons William Armstrong and John Armstrong; son in law John Armstrong, husband of his daughter Rebecca Armstrong; son in law Rev. George Duffield, husband of his daughter Margaret Duffield; grandson Archibald Jr (son of John); grandson James (son of John). Executors: sons William and John. Witnesses Ann Jamison, late Springer, and James Craighead, Esq. attested to will, 18 May 1775.
References
- “The Family of John Armstrong, Sr. (1717-1795) of Carlisle, Pennsylvania” Journal Issue: 1991 Winter, Volume 8, Issue 2 Author: Bell, Raymond Martin. Names her daughter of Archibald Armstrong, married John Armstrong 1746 in Pennsylvania.
- “Some Pennsylvania women during the War of the Revolution” by Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901. Page 11 - 14. Archive.Org Names her Rebecca Lyon, daughter of William, married John Armstrong 1739 in Ireland.
- https://www.armstrongclan.info/roots-researches.html Archibald A* & hw Ann were the parents of Lieutenant EDWARD A* b Abt 1725, William A* b 1728 [4358's ancestor], Rebecca A* [likely 4357’s ancestor] m Colonel John A*, JOHN A* m Mary SPRINGER, and MARGARET A* m George DUFFIELD. We have Archibald A*s will dated 21 Aug 1767 Letters of Testamentary granted 18 May 1775 to William A* & John A*, sons & the executors. Lieutenant Edward A* who was killed by Indians at Fort Granville, has often been confused with Edward A* thought to be the brother of Gen John A*.
- [https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclop... “ John Armstrong Jr. Born: November 25, 1758 Died: April 1, 1843” Armstrong was born on November 25, 1758, in the town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His father, General John Armstrong Sr., had founded the town and was a veteran of the French and Indian War. His mother, Rebecca Lyon, moved with John Armstrong Sr. and her family to America in 1746 from Ireland. Armstrong had an older brother, James, who studied medicine at the Academy of Philadelphia. Armstrong received an advanced education and at age 16 entered the College of New Jersey (today Princeton University) as a sophomore. Yet, he never finished his education and instead, followed the lead of his father and brother by joining the Revolutionary War.
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Rebecca Lyon Armstrong's Timeline
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May 2, 1719
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Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
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September 1734
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Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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1738
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Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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1745
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Pennsylvania
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August 29, 1748
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Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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August 29, 1748
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Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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November 25, 1758
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Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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November 16, 1797
Age 78
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Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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November 16, 1797
Age 78
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Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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