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“ William Armstrong, an early settler in Bedminster, was of Scotch- Irish
descent and his line can be traced back to John Armstrong, chief of the border
class of that name treacherously murdered by James V. of Scotland. His
father was an officer at the seige of Derry, and William, with his wife, Mary,
and three sons immigrated from Fermagh, Ireland, to America, 1736. Him-
self and wife, members of the Presbyterian church, brought with them a cer-
tificate signed by twenty of their neighbors and friends, testifying to their
good character. He probably settled in Bedminster soon after their arrival,
and erected a dwelling there, 1740, known for many years as the "Armstrong
house" and he was one of the petitioners for the township. 1741. On Decem-
ber 30, 1747, he received from Thomas and Richard Penn, a patent for 300
acres on the south bank of Tohickon, and, 1745, bought one hundred and four
acres additional, probably having possession several years before receiving
the patents. William Armstrong is represented as a man of education and in-
telligence, of great physical strength and an excellent swordsman. He died
about 1785. He had five sons, Andrew, John, Thomas, James and Samuel. Of
these Andrew and James married Van de Wcestynes, of Hilltown, John, the
sister and Thomas the daughter of Reverend Francis McHenry, then pastor
at Deep Run, and Samuel a daughter of Robert Gibson. Thomas and Samuel
served in the Revolutionary army, the former a lieutenant. The late Jesse
Armstrong, of Doylestown. was a descendant of W illiam Armstrong.”
