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Armstrong

• References:
  • Papers of Patricia Lavelle.

• Nothing relevant found in:
  • HEATON-ARMSTRONG in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
  • KEMMIS in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
  • ARMSTRONG of Farney Castle, Mount Heaton and Moyaliffe (formerly Mealiffe) (all in Co.Tipperary) in [Tipperary Gentry, vol.1]
  • Armstrong of Co.Leitrim. Abstracts of wills from the Swanzy collection, The Irish Genealogist vol.2, no.3, Oct 1945, pp.82-87.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Family history: "Armstrong of Tipperary", in the "Swanzy Notebooks", [RCB]
  • Armstrong pedigree, [NLI] Ms 5216
  • Pedigrees of Armstrong of Farney Castle and Mount Heaton:
    • [NLI] Ms.178, pp.382-383
    • [NLI] GO Ms.179, p.149
    • [NLI] GO Ms.180, pp.434-437
  • Papers of Armstrong of Mealiffe:
    • [NLI] Ms.171, pp.196-222
  • Papers of Armstrong of Mealiffe:
    • [NAI] D. 16649-16943, M. 1987-2037, T. 7042-52, 7075
  • Papers of Armstrong of Co.Tipperary:
    • [NAI] D. 23426-31, 23375-23409, M. 5256-64, 5583

1. Margaret Armstrong, born est c.1790,
   "Margaret" in most par records,
   listed as "Mary" in William's bapt 1816, but this is prob. just error,
   mar Edward Kickham [born est c.1790] and had issue.
   Kickham lived Mullinahone, SE Co.Tipperary.

William Armstrong,
wit mar of Mary Kickham 1838.

William Armstrong,
sp bapt of Agnes Cashel 1838.

Richard Armstrong,
sp bapt of William Henry Cashel 1844.

• Rev. James Armstrong,
  born 1710,
  died 23rd [poss. Sept] 1759, age 49 yrs [grave, Kilvemnon].

  
  

• Rev. Robert Armstrong, born 1762,
  of Tipperary town, Protestant,
  Rector of Shronell, Shronell par, Co.Tipperary (W of Tipperary town, see map),
  mar pre-1793 to Ellinor Wiltshore(?) [thus written in deed of 1793, written as Eleanor on grave],
  he is listed as of Newland, Co.Tipperary (unidentified) in deed of 1793,
  there is a deed between him and his wife and William Harden Bradshaw, of Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Tipperary, dated 1 June 1793, sworn 22 Nov 1794, registered 14 Feb 1795, [LR] book 488, p.521, no.312091, which is a lease to Bradshaw of lands at Modeshil, Modeshil par, Co.Tipperary (just N of Mullinahone),
  Rev. Robert Armstrong of Newland, Co.Tipperary, witnessed [Deed, 1796], which was a lease of land and houses in Mullinahone to Charles Kickham,
  Charles Kickham's son may have ended up marrying a relation of his,
  he died 9 Oct 1819, age 57 yrs [grave, Kilvemnon],
  she died 27 Sept 18-- [grave, Kilvemnon], the reading in [Larkin, 2005] is died 1864, age 78 yrs, but that would make her too young, one of these (year or age) must be an error,
  had issue:
  1. James Armstrong, born 1798,
     of Ballyvoneen, Modeshil par, Co.Tipperary,
     died 1st Feb 1847, age 49 yrs [grave, Kilvemnon],
     had issue:
     1. Ellen Armstrong, erected her father's gravestone.

     There is a James Armstrong, listed at Ballyvoneen, Modeshil par, in [Griffiths Valuation, 1850].

     There is a "Mrs. Armstrong" (prob. widow as at 1858) who contributed to committee set up at Kilvemnon 1858 to erect a wall around the graveyard (people who had burial plots in the cemetery were asked to subscribe) [Kilvemnon Vestry papers].

  
  

• John Armstrong, born 1763,
  mar Mary ---- [born 1759],
  she died 18 Apr 1825, age 66 yrs,
  he died 26 July 1828, age 65 yrs.

• James Armstrong,
  listed at Affoley, Modeshil par, SE Co.Tipperary, in [Tithe Survey].

• James Armstrong,
  had by Ellen Mullally illegitimate issue:
  1. Mary Armstrong, illegitimate [noted in bapt record],
     bapt 30 Oct 1838 [Mullinahone RC par records], sp Judy(?) Cuddihy(?).

• Armstrong

• Lecoq
• Leacock

• There is one Leacock family listed in [Griffiths Valuation, 1850] in Castlecomer par, NE Co.Kilkenny.

• Not apparently relevant:
  • Deed, William Armstrong to Alexander Leckey, dated 28 Apr 1791, sworn 21 May 1791, [LR] book 435, p.97, no.282139. Both are of city of Londonderry.
  • Marriage settlement of Samuel Leacock (or Leacocks) and Mary Corbit, deed dated 13 Nov 1796, sworn 4 June 1801, registered 15 June 1801, [LR] book 527, p.561, no.353440. Both are of Co.Derry.
  • Deed, James Armstrong to John Clancey, dated 1809, [LR] book 607, p.287, no.416844. Both are of Dublin.

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