Anthony Armistead (abt. 1676 - aft. 1727)

Born about 1676 in Elizabeth City, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Unknown) Armistead — married 1700 in Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

Anthony Armistead was a Virginia colonist.

Lt. Col. Anthony Armistead, of New Kent County, Virginia, was born about 1676 to Anthony Armistead and Hannah Ellyson.^[1]

Anthony served as a Justice and as High Sheriff for Elizabeth City County. He also served as a Lt. Col. in the militia, beginning in 1724.

Anthony Armistead served as Burgess for Elizabeth County Assembly for the November 2, 1720 and May 9, 1722 sessions.^[2]

Marriages & Children

Anthony married twice, first to Anne Unknown before 1717 in Elizabeth City County, Virginia. ^[3]

Children of Anthony Armistead and his 1st, wife, Anne (Unknown):^[1]

• Elizabeth Armistead, md William Smelt (and perhaps Watlington).

Anthony married before 21 Nov 1722,^[4] as his 2nd and as her 2nd, Elizabeth Westwood (relict of Mark Johnson). Elizabeth brought her two daughters Jane and Mary to the marriage. Jane married (1) Michael King and (2) William Allen and Mary married (1) John Tabb, Jr., (2) Matthew Wills of Warwick County, and (3) Robert Armistead who was a nephew of step father Anthony Armistead.^[5]

Children of Anthony Armistead and Elizabeth Westwood (relict Johnson) include:^[1]

• Westwood Armistead, Capt., of New Kent Co.; md Mary Tabb, daughter of Col. John Tabb and Mary (Sclater).
• Anthony Armistead, md Mary Tucker
• Hannah Armistead, md John Allen^[6]

Death & Legacy

Col. Anthony Armistead died in 1728; his will was probated on 18 December 1728, possibly in New Kent County, Virginia.^[1]

Research Notes

Mary Armistead, who married (10) Thomas Tabb*, was the daughter of (83) Anthony4 Armistead (subject of this profile) and Anne, his wife.

(83) Anthony4 son of (3) Anthony3 and Hannah Ellison.

(3) Anthony3, son of William the emigrant.

(169) Westwood5 Armistead, who married Mary Tabb, was the son of (83) Anthony4 Armistead and second wife, Elizabeth Westwood. https://archive.org/details/armisteadfamily100garb/page/104/mode/2up?q=anthony - page 105

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 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 27).
2. ↑ Virginia. House of Burgesses; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), (1930) Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia... Vol 5. Richmond: [Library Board, Virginia State Library] Archive.org (Vol 5, Pages x, 257, 270, 287).
3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Virginia biography by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, Publication date 1915 (https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi01tyleuoft/page/172/mode/2up)
4. ↑ Boddie, John Bennett, (1975) Virginia Historical Genealogies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, (Pages 98-102).
5. ↑ Virginia Historical Genealogies Boddie, John Bennett Publication: Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, Md., 1975 (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062947908&seq=121&q1=westwood)
6. ↑ The Armistead Family, 1635-1910 Virginia Armistead Garber page 231 (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=21IbAAAAYAAJ&num=10&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA245.w.1.3.0 )