Henry Armistead (abt. 1756 - bef. 1800)

Born about 1756 in Virginia

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Died before 1800 before about age 44 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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Biography

Henry Armistead was born around 1756. He was a son of Anthony and Mary Tucker Armistead. There is an absolute dearth of documentation on Henry Armistead. So how can his parentage be determined? Of particular note, Anthony's children are all prefaced with the wording among others in the 1910 Armistead Family book.^[1]This suggests the author did not know all of the children. Henry for example, is absent from the book. He is not absent, but present in North Carolina during or right after the Revolution. This follows the pattern of four other sons of Anthony and Mary Armistead. Four of his brothers also moved to North Carolina. Henry is found in the Halifax District of Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 1790.^[2]

The census is the single contemporary record so far uncovered, that proves his existence. His household consisted of himself, two males under sixteen, and one female.

Henry appears to have married a Lassiter girl, as described in the research notes. Only one child is currently known. His daughter Delilah was married by 1790 and most likely it is Henry's wife that is listed on the census. It is possible that Henry and his family left the area before 1800. Alternatively Henry died about age forty four, and perhaps his wife died about the same time. He was the namesake of his great grandson Henry Armistead Olivent.

Research Note

DNA analysis of sixteen individuals on GEDMATCH suggest Henry's wife was from the Lassiter family. This is currently being studied further. Potential spouses were:

Millicent Lassiter daughter of Moses Lassiter

Elizabeth Lassiter daughter of John Lassiter

Priscilla Lassiter daughter of John Lassiter

Sources

1. ↑ Garber, Virginia Armistead "The Armistead Family (1635-1910)." Whittet & Shepperson, Printers, Richmond 1910.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-438 : accessed 6 September 2020), Henry Armstead, Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 483, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.

• 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.