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I have a Robert Armstrong born 22.6.1826 at Priorhill, Canonbie to John Armstrong born 16.12.1797 at Canonbie - no date of death, and Isabella Little born 1797 and died 1857.They had 6 other children.  Have no further information about this family. Robert is my half 2nd cousin twice removed and is linked to the Armstrongs of Garden of Glenzier and Glenzier Hall, Canonbie.  That is as near as you will get to a brick wall.
Boswells

Fogorig is still there and is a big, good, farm (over 600 acres I think)  it is on the road from Berwick on Tweed to Greenlaw about 4 miles or so from Greenlaw..  Was farmed by R & G Young until the 1960's.
Boswells

First of all you are right in that it was Jacob Armstrong and Janet Mc Whinney  they were my gt,gt,gt,grandparents. Their son Charles was born at Closses, Canonbie 29/6/1764.  Closses was one or possibly a group of cottages on the outskirts of Canonbie but which are no longer there. They seem to have been used by the married younger son(s) of the Garden of Glenzier Armstrongs who were still working at home, over several generations.  Cross country it would have been about 1.5 to 2 miles from the Garden.  I have no knowledge of other children and I am very interested to have your information. Equally I was not aware of Jacob having married Margaret Carruthers.
The Garden of Glenzier Armstrongs are a very complicated family who intermarried at cousin level in many generations.  My family had Armstrongs married to Armstrongs and they all seemed to be from Garden of Glenzier or from the neighbouring farm of Glenzier Hall (now known as the Fauldie and still occupied by another of Jacob's descendants.
I would be very happy to share my information in exchange for yours.
Alan

If Talljohn would care to contact me I have quite a lot of information on many of the families which interest him.  My knowledge of the Leipers is quite good but only backl to about 1780.
Boswells