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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 parentage, due to his father's impecunious state and records lost over time. In 1838 he applied for a pension based on his Revolutionary War service, and stated his parents died as a boy. [2]
Maj. Lewis Burwell (1621–1653), [3] was baptized on 5 March 1621/22 at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.In 1650, the wealthy planter (who owned about 7000 acres of land) married Lucy Higginson, whose parents had likewise emigrated to the Virginia colony to escape the English Civil War, but whose father Robert, after leading the Middle Plantation militia and arranging a stockade to protect ...
Armistead C. Gordon, 5x great-grandson of William Randolph was a Virginia lawyer and a prolific writer of prose and poetry. John Skelton Williams, 2x great-grandson of Edmund Randolph, great-grandson of Peyton Randolph, was Comptroller of the Currency under President Woodrow Wilson.
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 ...
The Mason family of Virginia is a historically significant American political family of English origin, whose prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics, business, and the military. The progenitor of the Mason family, George Mason I (1629–1686), [1] [2] arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on the ship Assurance in 1652.
William Armitstead may refer to: William Armistead (burgess) (died c. 1716), represented Elizabeth City, Virginia in the Virginia House of Burgesses; 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
John A. Carter (November 15, 1808 – 1890) was a Virginia lawyer, farmer and politician, who represented Loudoun County, Virginia in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly for two terms each both before and after the American Civil War, as well as in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.
The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-January 11, 1978, A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Published for the General Assembly of Virginia by the Virginia State Library, 1978. ISBN 978-0-88490-008-5. Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Virginia Colonial Register. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902.