Hi Kathy
Ok ...you mean 1640s? Well I was sending the below post but your reply came up before I got the chance. I am still going to post it "just in case". You see...Back in the 60s someone wrote a genealogical Armstrong book. In it though they said "my" William was born in Fermanagh. His info was wrong and I have since disproved it. Sooooo...just in case , because I know that years back mistakes were made whereas today info can be more available...I am still sending my post. lol Can never hurt! lol
That is fine. No problem.....just please if you do find something let me know. I too will try contacting my "Irish" cousin to see where exactly the William info came from. I was told by another cousin that he had possibly immigrated to America...but have had little luck looking...especially since the name "William Armstrong" was so common. And many immigrants only put "from Ireland" on their records. As I said I DO have info on this line back to Scotland....and on some of the descendents.
Your info intrigued me...though possibly just coincidence...can always hope right? lol As I said there are "other" names that I feel are missing. And since 3 of these siblings (that I know of ) immigrated to America, and some to Australia,...I know families tended to follow each other...many times settling in or near others, even cousins or in-laws. The Copeland I mentioned prior went to Melborne , Victoria, Australia. They ended up living in/near Warragul....just out of curiousity...where did your Catherine end up living? Oh....Derryvullan is a parish where some (I believe) my Armstrongs were christened and/or married. Another clue perhaps? lol
Are there any other "middle" names? Surnames? Odd first names? Let me explain....
In my previous post..I wrote....
William and Janes Children were born from 1795 - 1812 < possibly further but last one I have was 1812. There names were:
Hugh ?
Mary < William's sister's name
Jardine < William's mother's maiden name
John < William's father's name
Nicholina < William's mother's first name was "Nicholas"
George < William's brother's name
Alexander <
??
Georgina? < feminine form of George?
Jane < Jane the mother's name
William.......*****< William the father's name
Montgomery < mother Jane's maiden name
See where I am going?Also names that married into this line, "brother-in-laws" whose names were used by descendents and can be clues.....Moore, Bracken, Copeland, Johnston, Buchanan, & Richey.
Scott was a cousin's last name as was Wright. If any of these were used by your line would be VERY interesting.
Well TC Good luck.....Keep me in mind!
Sue
PS....Oh well...if anything was a good try! lol TC
Well....please just keep me in mind.