Armstrong, Rebecca

1773 - 1856  (83 years)

• Name	Armstrong, Rebecca  [1]
  Born	1773	Bennington, Vermont, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1856	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I20000	Sullivan Burgess Family Tree | Charlemagne I Descendant, Ancestors of Glenn Close, The Hyde History, William The Conqueror Descendent
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Armstrong, Lebbeus,   b. 13 Sep 1738, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. Oct 1789, Bennington, Vermont, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hyde, Rebecca,   b. 11 Dec 1745, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1790, Bennington, Vermont, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	23 Oct 1765	Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F7851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ladd, Asahel,   b. 1768, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Married	1793	Bennington, Vermont, USA   [1]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F6959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1773 - Bennington, Vermont, USA Married - 1793 - Bennington, Vermont, USA Died - 1856 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Family Crest

  Armstrong Family Crest After William 1 conquered England in 1066, he rewarded his followers with land grants. Amongst these followers were ones known as "Forten Bras" which literally translates as "strong in the arm", itself a rare surname, and from these people developed the Armstrangs or Armstrongs. The clan has always been centred in Liddesdale in Cumbria, where its fierce and warlike members were enlisted by the Scottish and English kings in turn. The terms "Moss Troopers" and "Border Reivers" were applied to the clan Armstrong, the history of the clan being the history of "The Border" and the wars between England and Scotland. As examples of their "strength", in 1342, Richard Harmestrang made a loan to King David 11 (1329 - 1371) of Scotland, whilst in 1363, William Armstrong was not only steward to the king, but ambassador to England. However, it is in the field of (literally) private enterprise that the Armstrongs made their mark, Armstrong of Gilnockie, a well known "free booter", being executed by James V of Scotland in 1529, whilst in 1596, Kinmont Willie (Armstrong), another "pirate" was seized by the Scots from Carlisle Castle, his subsequent fate is "unknown". Another unfortunate was Sir Thomas Armstrong (1624 - 1684), a well known monarchist, who fell foul of Judge Jeffreys and was executed. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam Armstrong, which was dated 1235, arrested and imprisoned for murder and later pardoned at Carlisle, during the reign of King Alexander 11 of Scotland, 1214 - 1249. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] Hyde Genealogy Descendants in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines by Reuben Hyde Walworth, Reuben Hyde Walworth, (Date: 1864;).