Robert Burwell Armistead (abt. 1712 - abt. 1767)

Born about 1712 in Gloucester County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Smith) Armistead — married about 1755 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1767 at about age 55 in Caroline County, Virginia

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Robert Armistead served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

Biography

Robert Armistead was the son of Henry Armistead of Hesse in Gloucester, Virginia and wife, Martha Burwell. He first married Elizabeth (Burgess) Ball, daughter of Charles Burgess and the widow of Jeduthan Ball. After Elizabeth's passing, he married to Anne Smith, daughter of Gregory Smith and Lucy Cooke. She was the sister of the Reverend Thomas Smith, rector of Cople Parish in Westmoreland County and Colonel Gregory Smith. Robert Armistead, Gent. succeeded Harry Turner, Gent. as clerk of King George County in 1752 and served in that capacity until 1761 when he became clerk of Caroline County where he died testate in 1767.

Note: Jeduthan Ball died owing land in King George, Spotsylvania and Prince William counties. His estate was inventoried and his Will proved in King George county. It is likely Robert and Elizabeth married there in late 1750.

Research Notes

Conflated Profiles: DAR has Robert Armistead, husband of (1) Elizabeth Burgess Ball, (2) Ann Smith & father of Henry Armistead who married Winnifred Peachy as born in 1730 in Gloucester County, Virginia & died after 1787 in Petersburg, Virginia. DAR has him as a Private of the Virginia Line.^[1]

This Robert, born 1712 and died 1767 is not that Robert.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Armistead, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A003053.

• Appleton, William S. (William Sumner), 1840-1903. The family of Armistead of Virginia Sponsor & Contributor: Boston Public Library on Archive.org https://archive.org/stream/familyofarmistea00appl#page/6/mode/2up/search/Robert+Armistead
• Pecquet du Bellet, Louise, 1853-,Jaquelin, Edward, 1668-1730,Jaquelin, Martha (Cary) 1686-1733. Some prominent Virginia families Sponsor & Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center on Archive.org https://archive.org/stream/someprominentvir04pecq#page/80/mode/2up/search/Armistead
• Source: Garber, Virginia Armistead "The Armistead Family (1635-1910)." Whittet & Shepperson, Printers, Richmond 1910. The original was full of errors due to its poor organization. It has been reorganized and corrected by: Douglas E. Zimmerman, 2002-2004.
• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I040364&tree=Tree1