William served in 1693 and in 1702 as Burgess, and in 1695 as as High Sheriff.[2]
Marriages
William married twice.
He married on 20 November 1696, as his 1st, to Hannah Hinde (born Jul 01, 1673), daughter of Thomas Hinde and Hannah (Unknown) Hind.[2]
He married in 1704, as his 2nd, and as her 1st, to Rebecca Moss, daugher of Edward Moss, J.P. of York County, who was son of Edward Moss, the immigrant.[3]
Land Grants
Captain William Armistead received land grants in 1696, for 130 acres , 125 acres in 1700 , 200 acres in 1713, 9 poles in 1720 , In Elizabeth City , Virginia.[4]
In 1696, William Armistead (son of Capt. Anthony Armistead, and grandson of William, the emigrant) sold to Henry Brooks, mariner, thirty-three and two-third acres on the east side of Hampton River, "fronting over against Hampton Town, adjoining the Glebe land, and first granted to Henry Hawley" (who came to Virginia in 163, aged thirty-four years).[5]
Death and Legacy
William's will was written on 5 Jan 1713/4 or 1714/5 and was probated on 15 Feb 1715/16 at Elizabeth City County, Colony of Virginia.[6]
Children
Children of William Armistead and Hannah Hinde:[3] Note: Actual birth order and birth dates are not known, all are guesses.
Anthony Armistead, of Warwick, b ca 1697; m 1) Anne Unknown, 2) Elizabeth Westwood.
William Armistead b ca 1700, married before 1719; will 15 Feb 1723/44, probated 21 Jun 1727
John Armistead b ca 1701 in Elizabeth City Co., VA; died in New Kent Co., VA
↑ 2.02.12.2 Hardy, Stella P, (1958) Colonial Families of the Southern States of America; a History and Genealogy of Colonial Families Who Settled in the Colonies Prior to the Revolution. Baltimore: Southern Book Co, HathiTrust.org (Page 25).
↑ Armistead, Hannah Ellyson and William Armistead, (Apr 1904) "Armistead Wills," The William and Mary Quarterly, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org (Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 253-256).
See also:
County Clerk, Elizabeth City County, (1947) Elizabeth City County, Virginia Probate Records. Format: 6 microfilm reels, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va.
Zimmerman, Douglass E., (2002-2004) "ARMISTEAD." extracted from The Armistead Family by Virginia Armistead Garber, organized for usability Archive.org, archived 25 Feb 2011.
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