Genealogy for major william armistead 1610 1671 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Armistead and his men reach the union line, commanded by his old army friend union general winfield scott hancock, but the attack fails and armistead is struck down by a volley of rifle fire and taken to a nearby union field hospital. Armistead at gettysburg by keith rocco the bonds of friendship forged by soldiers are some of deepest and long lasting that are formed anywhere. Original data this unique collection of records was. Lewis addison armistead february 18, 1817 july 5, 1863 was a career united states army officer who became a brigadier general in the confederate states army during the american civil war. Mabon armistead of fort stockton, texas, had done most of the genealogy but we never got to see his information before he. Armitstead was member of parliament for dundee between 1868 and 1873 and from 1880 to 1885.
On may 18, 18, while serving as an artillery officer at fort. If youre seeing garbage characters in the text it is because your browser is not set to render using utf8 encoding. He took part in the capture of fort george on the niagara frontier but is better remembered as the defender of fort mchenry against british attack sept. Colonel george armistead married louisa hughes and had 4 children. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Search individuals in the geneanet genealogy library. The only thing i can find is that armistead gave hancocks wife elmira his prayer book at their farewell dinner in june 1861. The surname armistead is derived from the old french word ermite, which means hermit, and the old english word stede, which means place. Theres a good possibility that michael shaara took that story and turned it around a bit in the killer angels, making it a little more dramatic. Moore, who is general manager for the petroleum products company and of the standard asphalt and rubber company at independence, has spent practically all his adult life in connection with the oil industry and for many years was with the. This was about 56% of all the recorded armistead s in the uk. Most of what he wrote was written as justification for his assertion of the divine right of kings. For american military professionals those bonds are formed in the small rather closed society that is the regular united states military.
The unfortunate loss of so many of the early records of that state makes it exceedingly difficult to write the genealogy of a virginia family with any cer tainty of either correctness or completeness. George armistead, usa 17801818 born on april 10, 1780, in caroline county, virginia, george was one of five brothers, all of whom later served in the war of 1812. Find armistead trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. John armistead, of the county of caroline, by his last will, dated june 25th, and proved july 21st, 1788, after sundry devises of his lands to his widow and sons, directed the slaves which should remain after paying his debts, to be equally divided. Sep 19, 2014 posts about major george armistead written by rkdudley2014. Hancock and his wife almira became fast friends with the widowed virginian. Lancashire had the highest population of armistead families.
He was invested as a fellow of the royal geographical society f. George armistead, brigadier general john stricker, congressman isaac mckim and commodore joshua barney. Im going to point out a few things that i think had a major impact on history. When we moved to alaska, in 1977, bill found a book in the lds library,but because of the many williams and peter fontaines, he could not trace a direct line from george. Armistead embrey historical records and family trees. Saturday, september 10, 1814 was a busy day at fort mchenry. He passed away on 25 apr 1818 in baltimore, maryland, usa. Colonel george armistead and the fort mchenry flag scott s sheads on. Captain william armistead of virginia married rebecca kimbell in 1790, the daughter of benjamin kimbell and mary ransom of ransom kimbell. He began his military career during the quasi war with france in 1799 as an ensign in the seventh infantry regiment, rising quickly to second and then first lieutenant by may 1800.
Im guessing this is the mary armistead daughter of simon armistead and sarah garforth. Viewers will get to see major general samuel smith, lt. George armistead april 10, 1780 april 25, 1818 was an american military officer who served as the commander of fort mchenry during the battle of baltimore in the war of 1812 life and career. Life and career armistead was born in newmarket, caroline county, virginia. Lewis addison armistead was born on february 18, 1817, in new bern, north carolina, and was raised in fauquier county, virginia, by a family related to united states presidents james monroe, william henry harrison, john tyler, and benjamin harrison. The ancestors of the name armistead date back to the days of the anglosaxon tribes of britain.
Research armistead in the surnames forums on genealogy. Major george armistead performed well as the commander of fort mchenry during the british bombardment in 1814. Following the quasi war, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the artillery, rising to captain in 1806. He was an accomplished writer and published several books. Armistead name meaning, family history, family crest. Mary armistead rogers 16801724 wikitree free family. Colonel by president madison shortly after the battle. The most armistead families were found in the usa in 1880. The armistead family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Simon armistead circa 1744 1754 genealogy specialists.
In 1891 there were 349 armistead families living in lancashire. Moore leave a comment kansas, ohio, pennsylvania, west virginia george n. The name is derived from their residence near or at a hermits cell. George hoomes2, son of major john1 the immigrant, is believed to be the dr. Research armistead in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. Genealogy trails history group douglas biography of george william norris the centennial history of. Captain william armistead of virginia married rebecca kimbell in 1790, the daughter of benjamin kimbell. Armistead was the second of three sons and one of at least four children of william armistead and anne armistead, of kirk deighton, yorkshire, england. Walker keith armistead march 25, 1783 october, 1845 was a military officer who served as chief of engineers of the united states army corps of engineers armistead was born in upperville, fauquier county, virginia, and served as an orderly sergeant at the battle of fallen timbers. This was about 75% of all the recorded armisteads in the usa. The name may also be an anglicized form of the german surname.
Wilham westwood mc creery, john van lew mccreery, george mcoreery. Thanks for the nsw research for me, penrith just up the road from me. George armistead april 10, 1780 april 25, 1818 was an american military officer who served as the commander of fort mchenry during the battle of baltimore in the war of 1812. Excerpt from the armistead family, 16351910 a record of the editors branch of the armistead family was begun in the summer of 1903, at the request of an elder brother, who came to virginia for the purpose of collecting family data for his large family living in distant southern states. Major armistead historical records and family trees. Lewis addison armistead biography brigadiergeneral lewis addison armistead was born at new bern, n. George armistead is the uncle of brigadier general lewis addison armistead, c.
Armistead needed some well earned initial recovery time, and then on. George armistead was born april 10, 1780, in newmarket, virginia. Meet the rock stars of the war of 1812 maryland historical. His father and four uncles all served during the war of 1812, with one of those uncles, george armistead, commanding fort.
Dec 14, 2009 look unto the rock whence ye are hewn by william r. On july 3, 1863, as part of picketts charge during the battle of gettysburg, armistead led his brigade to the farthest point reached by confederate forces during the charge, a point now referred to as. Born in newmarket, caroline, va, usa on 10 apr 1780 to col. Armistead family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more. At the outbreak of the war of 1812, sam smith was a veteran of the american revolution, one of baltimores wealthiest merchants, a general in the maryland militia and a member of. Genealogy for george armistead 1780 1818 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Genealogy profile for john bowles armistead john bowles armistead 1736 1788 genealogy genealogy for john bowles armistead 1736 1788 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The armistead name in history is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the armistead name. Mary armistead was born in 1680 in hesse, gloucester, virginia. Norris family trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna. March 1, 1842 revolutionary war soldier in clarke county, alabama. This was about 75% of all the recorded armistead s in the usa. George was born on november 19 1823, in leeds, yorkshire.
Marriage of mary armistead to thomas hargreaves 29111802 halifax. Genealogy trails history group douglas biography of george william norris the centennial history of oregon, 18111912 source. This site powered by the next generation of genealogy sitebuilding. Mar 04, 2014 one of his fellow officers was captain lewis armistead, a twice widowed virginian who also served as a commander of the new san diego garrison under johnstons command. George armistead fort mchenry national monument and. Armistead leads his brigade in the attack known as picketts charge at the battle of gettysburg. Major george armistead, 1780 1818 major george armistead 1780 1818 virginia maryland major george armistead was born on month day 1780, at birth place, virginia, to john armistead and lucinda lucy armistead born baylor. Virginia had the highest population of armistead families in 1840. Major general sam smith, commander over all american forces in the baltimore area, had called a meeting of his team of commanders.
George clayton armistead, sr 18731958 find a grave memorial. He was from virginia and was one of five brothers who served in the war of 1812. William armistead, of hesse in gloucester county, of college of william and mary 1756. Genealogy of armistead armistead historical records. John armistead was a member of the governors council of virginia late in the seventeenth century. This was about 56% of all the recorded armisteads in the uk. George clayton armistead, sr 18731958 find a grave. Armistead was born on the newmarket plantation in caroline county, virginia now in milford. A planter in gloucester county, he also entered into several successful business ventures. Armistead was a nephew of the officer who defended fort mchenry from the british in the war of 1812. Anne elisabeth, william westwood, george ma gee, stephen alexander.
He held the office of justice of the peace jp and of deputy lieutenant dl of forfarshire and dundee. Armistead was born on the newmarket plantation in caroline county, virginia now in milford his military career began during the quasi war with france when he was commissioned as an ensign in. Eliott minor 1777 joseph minor abt 1779 mary minor 1781 1865. In 1840 there were 33 armistead families living in virginia. Captain william armistead biography and genealogy b. Born on april 10, 1780, in caroline county, virginia, george was one of five brothers, all of whom later served in the war of 1812. Charles armistead historical records and family trees. He may have been born in virginia, his parents having settled in elizabeth city county in the mid1630s, which is the most likely approximate time of his birth. Armistead was born on the newmarket plantation in caroline county, virginia now in milford his military career began during the quasi war with france when he was. On may 18, 18, while serving as an artillery officer at fort niagara, new york, he took an active part in the american. Armistead embrey was born in 1800, to richard embrey and sarah sally embrey born hoomesholmes. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. Armistead, including american birding association field guide to birds of pennsylvania, and better birding.
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