Mary (Johnson) Armistead (bef. 1702 - abt. 1766)

Born before 1702 in Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Tabb — married about 1724 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1766 after about age 64 in Virginia

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of Elizabeth Westwood and her first husband Mark Johnson. When her father passed her mother remarried Anthony Armistead.

Siblings

1. Jane Johnson; married (1) Michael King and (2) William Allen.

Marriage (1)

Mary (Armistead) Tabb was married three times — first to Thomas Tabb, second to Matthew Wills, and third to Colonel Robert Armistead (his second wife).

Thomas Tabb (Thomas, Thomas, Humphrey) married Mary Armistead [sic: Johnson], daughter [sic: step daughter] of Anthony Armistead (son of Anthony Armistead and grandson of William Armistead, the emigrant.) about 1724/25. Note: Mary has been confused as her step father's daughter and it probably did not help matters when she married her step cousin Robert Armistead. Thomas Tabb passed away in about 1736. He left six children, according to his will (proved in 1736), according to the Bible and the will of the widow, Mary Armistead [sic: Johnson] — Tabb— Wills — Armistead (she was married three times)^[1]

Children

1. Elizabeth Tabb, b. 1726 married Henry Bang
2. John Tabb, b. 15 Nov 1728
3. Thomas, b. 18 Dec 1730; emigrated to Lunenburg county, where he was living in 1767, when he made a deed to John Tabb, of Elizabeth City county for land left by his mother Mary Wills; member of the Convention in July, 1776. His daughter Anne married James Nash, Jr. (see Quabtbrlt, IX., 178) ;
4. Mary, b. 24 Dec 1732;
5. Rachel, b. 01 Feb 1734, married Pivash (aka Fiveash);
6. Martha, b. 27 Apr 1738, married William Latimer, of Elizabeth City county.

Marriage (2)

Matthew Wills of Warwick, about 1740^[2]

Children

1. Laurence Wills (who had a son, Thomas Tabb Wills, which last in 1774 married, in Amelia, Elizabeth Bidgely Morgan, daughter of Samuel Morgan)

Marriage (3)

Robert Armistead of Elizabeth City county on 01 Feb 1763 (marriage contract)

Will

Mary's Will was dated 09 Feb 1758 was apparently written in anticipation of her 3rd marriage.^[3]

Probate

Her Will was probated on 03 Jun 1766.^[4] In her will she mentions sons, John Tabb, Jr., and Thomas Tabb; daughters, Elizabeth King, Rachel Fiveash, Martha Latimer; grandson Thomas Tabb Wills (son of Lawrence Wills). She gives the silver spoons marked T. T. M. to her son, Thomas Tabb, and the silver porringer to her daughter, Elizabeth King, (marked A. A. E.) Of course, the first letters denote "Thomas and Mary Tabb," and the second, "Anthony and Elizabeth Armistead."

Sources

1. ↑ William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine by College of William and Mary Publication date 1894 (https://archive.org/details/williamandmaryc02marygoog/page/n152/mode/2up)
2. ↑ Virginia Historal Generations Author: Boddie, John Bennett Publication: Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, Md., 1975 (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062947908&seq=121&q1=westwood)
3. ↑ Mary and William Quarterly King Family of Virginia https://archive.org/details/jstor-1915713/page/n3/mode/2up
4. ↑ Mary and William Quarterly King Family of Virginia https://archive.org/details/jstor-1915713/page/n3/mode/2up