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The son of the former Agnes Knowles and her husband, Col. John Armistead, was born in New Kent County. He was likely named to honor his grandfather, Capt. (then Major) William Armistead, who had a brother Gill Armistead and both served on the vestry of Blisland Parish (although Col. John Armistead moved to St. Peter's Parish and served on its vestry, in addition to his military duties and ...
William Armistead (1754–1793), slave owner and namesake of former slave and spy James Armistead Lafayette William Armistead (1762–1842) , Revolutionary war veteran and Alabama pioneer William Martin Armistead (1873–1955), publicist for the N. W. Ayer & Son advertising agency
William Armistead (1762–1799) was a Revolutionary War drummer boy from Elizabeth City County, Virginia, who became a planter (and slaveowner) in North Carolina and later in Alabama. [1] This William Armistead was born in 1762 to one of the First Families of Virginia , and considerable genealogical research has been performed to determine his ...
Hening, William Waller. The Statutes at Large; being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the year 1619, Volume I . New York: Published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed on the Fifth day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight, Printed for the Editor by R ...
Although he was not reelected a second time then (his father regaining the seat), this William Armistead again won re-election in 1700 and was re-elected every year until 1710, when a court ruled that he had lost the close contest, then voters again re-elected him in 1712 and re-elected him until his death. [3]
However, James persisted and succeeded with the support of William Armistead – again in 1786 a member of the House of Delegates – and Lafayette's personal 1784 testimonial as to James's service. [9] On January 9, 1787, Virginia's governor signed James's petition, which both houses of the assembly had passed.
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By the mid-1670s, Armistead was a member of the Elizabeth City County Court (whose members jointly administered the county, in addition to their judicial service) and captain of the county militia. During Bacon's Rebellion he supported Governor William Berkeley and later served on a court-martial that condemned one rebel to death (by hanging).