William Armstrong, son of Christopher Armstrong and grandson of the famous John of Gilnockie, left Scotland with his nephew Andrew some years after the death of Queen Elizabeth, and settled in the county of Fermanagh, where he became the founder of a numerous family whose branches flourished in those parts. Such were statements made in early editions of Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, for example in that of 1838, and they accord with the written statements made by the Armstrongs who landed at Charleston, North Carolina, in 171 7, with the records of the Armstrongs of Longfield, 1721, and Carrickma-keegan, 1721, in County Leitrim, with the Terwinney Records, 1650, and with the lineage of the Armstrongs of Westcombe Park, London. This William, son of Christopher and grandson of John of Gilnockie, was the identical Christie's Will of ballad renown, whose lineage is set forth in Border ExploitSy edit. Hawick, 1 81 2, p. 292, and by Sir Walter Scott in the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border^ edit. London, 1868, p. 259. His father, called John's Christie, that is to say, John of Gilnockie's son, is pedigreed in the bond of January 24th, 1557, and in the Elizabethan Report of 1563 to 1566. (See also 1528, 1547, 1562, 1717.) All of these references and sources may be found chronicled in this work under their respective years. Andrew Armstrong (see 1675), nephew of Christie's Will, son of the elder brother of Christie's Will, em- braced a military life, and afterwards served as an officer of honor in the army of Charles I for seven years with great reputation. (See Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ire land y edition of 1838.) The Armstrongs who first went to Ireland from Langholm settled at a place now called Brookboro, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, soon after 1630, and later were buried at Agahvea, the place of a pre- historic fortress or "forth." The graves are in the center of the "rath." The present church is built just within the circle. Agahvea is about a mile from Brook- boro. (Edward Armstrong of Terwinney.) / According to John Taylor, historian of the Arm- strongs of Tcrwinney, who lived to be 113 years of age, the church of Agahvea is built just within the circle of the prehistoric fortress called "the Place of the Birches." In about the center of the circle lie the remains of the immediate descendants of Christie's Will. Ranging from the main path and about thirty feet from the gate are six vaults, side by side in the order of their age, all with the Armstrong armorial bearings carved upon them. The carving of the first and oldest, with the exception of the coat of arms, is all worn away ; it marks the grave of a descendant or relative of Christie's Will. The inscription upon the slab of the next vault, said to be that of Christie's Will's son, appears to have been carved at a later period, about 1680; it was partly legible in 1895. Upon this second slab was recorded the births and deaths of Will's sons Edward and Alexander, and also those of three of his grandsons, — sons of Edward, — John, Francis, and James. The remaining monuments mark the graves of later generations, some of whose descendants went to Philadelphia in this century, 1800-1850, and some of whose descendants are still in Brookboro. The editor has spent many pleasant hours in Brookboro and its vicinity. The armorial bearings of Christie's Will are to be found in the old churchyard of Agahvea, a short dis- tance from Brookboro, County Fermanagh, Ireland. With the exceptions of the distinction of the houses, they are similar, and correspond with a shield of the year 1733 which until a recent period was in the old churchyard at Canonbie upon the Border; with an- other, of the year 1685, which was in the old Ewes INSCRIPTION ON VAULT IN ACAHVEA CHURCHYARD. churchyard at Kirktown on the Ewes Water; with one at Bewcastle, Cumberland County, England; and one in the old churchyard of the town of Annandale. Christie's Will, grandson of the first John of Gilnockie, left descendants in Canonbie. Andro of the Border, son of Christopher of Aughingill, came from Langholm, not Maingertoun. Archie the Jester, great-grandson of 111 Will's Sande, left descendants at Arthuret, near Bewcastle; they were descendants of the Gingles or Cheyngyls. Andro in Kirktown, son of 111 Will's Sande of the Cheyngils, left descendants on the Ewes Water. Kinmont Will, also son of 111 Will's Sande, left descendants at the Tower of Sark in Annandale. (See letter from Robert Bruce Armstrong, Edinburgh, January 7th, 1895, and from Edwin E. Armstrong, Detroit, March 22d, 1898, to J. L. A. Lineage of the Armstrongs of Westcombe Parky London. 1596, 1603, 1685, 1733.) William Armstrong, called Christie's Will, settled in Ireland, County Fermanagh, about 1630; slain in battle. King Charles's army, in which he was an officer; living 1641. (From a pedigree sent to James L. Armstrong of Brooklyn by Edwin E. Armstrong of Detroit.) " The line on the pedigree I sent you, referring to William as an officer in army of Charles I and slain in battle, is in pencil, and was put in after the official record was filed, by whose hand I do not know, but think likely by Sir Bernard Burke, as there are other pencil entries in the line of Andrew Armstrong's de- scendants which appear in Burke's Peerage." (Letter from Edwin E. Armstrong of Detroit to James L. Armstrong, dated December 6th, 1897.) Extracts from the Gamble MSS., Ulster Court. CONTENTS OF PEDIGREES. Pedigree L The Armstrongs of Corby, Tynedale, and Thorpe. Pedigree II. The descendants of Thomas Armstrong of Mangerton, 1528 to 1548 ; and of his brother, John Armstrong, of Giltknock Hall, who was executed by James V for Border forays. Pedigree III, The descendants of Christopher Armstrong (the son of John of Giltknock) ; and of his grandson, Andrew Armstrong, b. 1576; d. 1 671; by his first wife, Miss Alexander. Pedigree IF. The descendants of Andrew Armstrong, b. 1576; d. 1671 (the grandson of Christopher) ; by his second wife, Elizabeth Johnston. The Subdivisions of Pedigree IV. I Andrew Armstrong's first son, Edmund, the ancestor of the Armstrongs of Gallen ; and of the families of Shervinton, Mills, White, Kelly, Mahon, and others. 1 Andrew Armstrong's second son, Thomas, the ancestor of the Armstrongs of Ballycumber; and of the families of Hodson, Burke, Kirwan, Drought, Berry, Vicars, Boyle, Halahan, and others. 3 Andrew Armstrong's third son, William. 4 Andrew Armstrong's fourth son, Robert, ancestor of General John Armstrong, engineer-in-chief in England ; and the families of Buchanan, Berry, Smith, Molloy, and Holmes. 5 Andrew Armstrong's daughters. Pedigree V. The descendants of Andrew Armstrong (the grandson of Christopher), by his third wife, Jane Stephenson ; ancestor of the Armstrongs of Garrycastle, Claremount, Bal Ivor, and Rath- mackrell ; and the families of Raikes, Gamble, Tarleton, Hyde, Wood, Morris, and Grant. Pedigree VI. Descendants of William Armstrong, younger son of Christopher Armstrong. Besides those already mentioned, the following are descriptions of some of the crests and shields of the Armstrongs in Ireland: The crest an arm in armor grasping a sword or, hiked and pommelled or, is found in Liddesdale, Can- onbie, and Annandale upon the Border, and is generally accompanied with the motto Invictus maneo. The Armstrongs who went to Fermanagh bore this crest, but not always the same motto. Their motto was Valida manu. It may be found with the crest in Brookboro, in the oldest building there, in Agahvea, in Lowtherstown or Irvinestown, in Templemaghey near Ederney, and in several other towns of County Fermanagh. The crest of William Edward Armstrong, Esq., of New Hall and Kilkee, Clare, an (armed) hand and arm, a leg and foot, in rich armor, couped at the thigh. Motto, Ft et armis. This crest is similar to that of George De la Poer Armstrong, Esq., of MealifFe, County Tipperary, and ChafFpoole, County Sligo. The legend will be found under 1050. (Fairbairn's Crests^ edit. i860.) Edmund John Armstrong, Esq., of Willowbank, County Clare, Ireland, and Adzar House, County Dublin, bears for crest an arm in armor. Motto, In Deo robur mens. Arms of the Armstrongs of Willowbank, County Clare, were gu. three arms in armor vambraced ar. (Fairbairn's Cr<'///, edit, i860.) The crest of the Armstrongs of Ballycumber, Ireland, was a dexter arm in armor ar., the hand ppr. Motto, Vi et artnisy the same as those of Mangerton and Harkness Rig. Canonbie. The arms were gu. three dexter arms vambraced ar., hands proper. (Fairbairn's Crests, edit, i860.) The crest of the Armstrongs of Kings County, Ire- land, (see pages 20, 39,) was an armed arm holding a broken tilting-spear ppr. (Fairbairn's Cr^i//, edit, i860.) The crest of John Warneford Armstrong, Esq., of Ballycumber, Kings County, was a dexter arm in armor ar., hand ppr. Motto, Vi et armis. (Fairbairn's Crests, edit, i860.) Thomas St. George Armstrong, Esq., of Garry Castle House, Kings County, had for crest a dexter arm in armor ar., hand ppr. Motto, Vi et armis. (Fairbairn's Crests y edit, i860.) The arms of Armstrong Bart, of Gallen Priory, Kings County, were, Quarterly ist and 4th ar. ; issuing from sinister side a dexter arm habited gu., the hand grasping the trunk of an oak-tree eradicated and broken at the top ppr. ; 2d and 3d ar. three pallets az. Crest, an arm embowed, the hand grasping the broken trunk of an oak-tree eradicated, all proper. Motto, Invictus maneo. The crest of Sir Edmund Frederick Armstrong, Bart., Ireland, was an arm in armor embowed, the hand grasping the trunk of an oak-tree eradicated, all ppr. Motto, Invictus maneo. (Fairbairn's Crests^ edit, i860.) Arms of Heaton-Armstrongs, conjoined with Mac- Donnell, uses MacD. crest and arms, also 3d and 4th grand quarter for Armstrong gu., three dexter arms vambraced and embowed ppr., in chief dexter point a mullet or. Crest, ist MacD., 2d Armstrong, a dexter arm vambraced fessways and embowed proper, charged with a mullet gu. ; the hand grasping an armed leg, couped at the thigh and bleeding, all ppr. The arms of the Armstrongs of Termonfechan, Ire- land, were per pale gules, and vert, three dexter arms couped at the shoulders and embowed, the hands clinched proper. Crest, out of a mural cornet or. an armed hand embowed, the hand grasping an oak-tree eradicated proper. Motto, Invictus maneo. Resembling the arms of those who landed at Portsmouth, Maine, in 1718. William Jones Armstrong, Esq., of Batleagh Lodge, Tynan, County Armagh, had for crest a dexter arm in armor ar., hand ppr. Motto, Vi et armis (Fairbairn's Crests^ edit, i860.) John Armstrong of Sorbie, near Langholm, Scotland, was born 1632, and died March 17th, 1685, aged 53. His shield was a hand springing from the sinister side holding an oak-tree, which leaned from the dexter chief to the sinister base, the shield charged with a crescent in the sinister chief and a mullet in the dexter base, resembling many of the shields in Ireland. Other records of this family will be found under 1660, 1684, 1685, 1698, 1 7 1 5, 1 7 1 6. ( History of Liddesdaky p. 103.), A family of Armstrongs resided at Corby in Lincolnshire. In 1634 Edward, when twenty- two years of age and unmarried, signed his pedigree of four generations, commencing with Francys Armstrong of Corbye (see 1562). The arms of this family were similar to those of the Thorpe family (see 1377), namely, gules, 3 dexter arms vambraced proper. [Ro/u-lorum Orig. Abbrev.^ vol. ii, p. 86.) Among the passengers on the Matbew, of which Richard Goodladd was captain, that sailed from London, May 2ist, 1635, for St. Christopher's, was one called Katherin Armstrong. (Original Lists of Emigrants who went to America, London, 1874.) On July 4th, 1635, Henry Armstrong, aged 22, em- barked on the Transport of London, Edward Walker, captain, for Virginia. He had procured a certificate from the minister of Gravesend of his conformity to the orders and discipline of the Church of England. ( Original Lists of Emigrants who went to America^ 1600— jyoOy edit. London, 1874.) , ^ Adam Armstrong was born about 1638, and ^ ' died May loth, 1696. His death is recorded in this work under its corresponding date. He was son to Adam Armstrong, born 161 2. He had a son called Adam, who was born in 1685 — see note under that year. (From the monument in Canonbie churchyard.) , In "Abstract of Acts of Settlement and Explanation, passed in the reign of Charles I in Parliament begun at Westminster November 30th, 1640," we find the following "Names of Persons in Grants" (see Records of Ireland): John Armestrong (John of Longfield), Thomas Armestrong (Sir Thomas, Sr.), William Armestrong (Christie's Will), Sir Thomas Chamberlain, Robert Parke. According to Wood-Martin's work, among others the following Cromwellian troops disbanded in County Sligo: Allen, Armstrong, Barber, Irwin, Parke. This Parke was probably Captain Robert Parke, whose lands were inherited by Alexander Armstrong of Carrickmakecgan in County Lcitrim. Alexander was a son of Christie's Will. (See records of E. E. Armstrong, Detroit, Mich.) On May 23d, 1642, "Robert Armstrong, Gent, one of His Maties Servants, Bootham, in St. Olave, York," was one of the officers buried in St. Olave during the civil wars of England. [Genealogisty by Keith Murray, 1893. See 1056.) Francis, son of Archibald the Jester, was baptized December 17th, 1643. (Introduction to A Banquet of Jests, edit. Edinburgh, 1872.) • In "Inrollments of the adjudications in favor of the 1649 officers" (see Records of Ireland, 1821-25, there is a long list of names, among which are John Armstrong (of Longfield), Quartermaster Armstrong (Sir Thomas the elder was Quartermaster-General of Horse), Robert Armstrong, Captain Thomas Armstrong (son of Sir Thomas the elder). Sir Thomas Armstrong (the elder). These adjudications refer to the arrears of commissioned officers who served Charles II or Charles I in the wars of Ire- land before June 5th, 1649. Among those who had claims for having served as soldiers of the Commonwealth in Ireland was Captain Robert Parke, who claimed in right of preemption. When Cromwell went to Ireland the forces of Charles I divided, part of them serving under Duke of Ormond for Charles II, part of them going over to Parliamentary forces under Cromwell. Sir Thomas Armstrong the elder followed Ormond; Captain Parke followed Cromwell. (Note from E. E. Armstrong, Detroit, Mich.) "Having received numerous inquiries in relation to these officers and grants, for the benefit of historical searchers the following list of names and references from among my gleanings in Ireland is inserted for preservation and reference. It was taken by the writer from the 'Index Nominum to the Inrolments of Adjudications in favor of the (1649) officers. Pre- served in the office of the Chief Remembrancer of the Exchequer, Dublin.* The officer in charge March 24, 1892, was David R. Pigot, Master of the Exchequer. 'Armstrong, John, roll 2, pp. 88, 89, 90. Armstrong, Quartermaster, roll 2, p. 32. Armstrong, Robert, roll 2, pp. 88, 89. Armstrong, Captain Thomas, roll 1, pp. 72, 73. Armstrong, Sir Thomas, roll i, p. 72.' The lands were given as remuneration for military service. The records are written upon parchment, rolled into great rolls, nearly a foot in diameter, and very heavy, and are kept in the Public Records office, beside the Four Courts. The latter is in an immense edifice of stone, in Dublin, Ireland." {History of Windham^ N. H., p. /JO.) "The English army commanded by Colonels Bright and Pride, and under the conduct of General Cromwell, on their return to England, did lie at the kirk of Castleton several nights, in which time they brake down and burnt the communion tables and the seats of the kirk; and at their removing carried away the ministers books to the value of j™ merks and above, and all the books of the session; with which they lighted their tobacco pipes, the baptism, marriage and examination rolls from Oct. 1612 to Sept. 1648, all of which were lost and destroyed." {History of Liddesdale, p. 93. Border Exp hit Sy p. 219.) In 1649 four of Oliver Cromwell's troops entered the house of one Armstrong of Innerbervie in order to plunder it. Lying sick upon his bed, he cried out to fetch him his swaird (sword), and suddenly starting up he soon expelled the intruders from his house. [Border Exploits^ p. 219, edit. 181 2, Hawick.), Extracts from the Terwinney Records: Thomas, the fifth lord of Maingertoun, in the fifteenth century represented the trunk of the family. He had four sons, of whom the oldest was Alexander, who had seven sons, of whom the oldest was Thomas, seventh lord of Maingertoun. John of Gilnockie was the second of these seven sons, and it is from him that all the Armstrongs residing in Ireland during the seventeenth century descended. The Fermanagh family descend in the following line: John of Gillockie, Christopher of Langholm, William of Gilnockie called Christie's Will, who died in battle and in the army of Charles I. (See 1482, 1500, 1510, 1530, 1557, 1563- 1566, 1630.) About 1650 Edward from the Border, son of Christie's Will, went from Brookboro, Fermanagh, to a place near Ederney in the same county, and took possession of an estate then called Terre Whinny, which had been granted either to him or his father for military service. He did not remain there long. Afterwards his grandson Edward, son of James of Brookboro, settled there and built a large house, with byres, walls, dykes, and even a moat. He "married a dark-eyed lass of great beauty and with a wealth of rich black hair. She was called a princess at that time, being a daughter of the great house of Maguire, which down to the close of the reign of Elizabeth bore rule in Fermanagh. Until this time the Armstrongs carried the blue eyes and fair hair of the Norse race, and they were called such names as Fair Johnie or Fair Billie, but after this we had Black Armstrongs and White Armstrongs." Terwinney, which means The Land of the Cow, is in a beautiful valley surrounded by ten hills, not far from Lough Earne. When Edward of Terwinney, son of James of Brookboro, died, the estate was leased for a few years to a family by the name of Graydon, Edward's son. Gentle James, not being of age. Edward was killed in the wars of Pennsylvania (see 1744). Gentle James was buried at Templemaghey, not far from Terwinney. He and several of his descendants lie there. The following statement was made by Edward Arm- strong, the present possessor of Terwinney: ** Edward from the Border, son of Christie's Will, came from Brookboro to Terwinney about 1650 to take possession of land that was left either to him or his father for military service. After clearing the land and building the house which is standing to-day, he went back to Brookboro, the place of the first homestead. His son, James of Brookboro, succeeded him in the possession of Terwinney. James of Brookboro had the following children of whom we know: Edward of Terwinney, Andro, a sister who married Lieutenant Graydon, John,v^ afterwards Major-General John Armstrong of Pennsylvania, William, and George. John's oldest brother, who was heir-apparent to Terwinney, died in 1744, fighting in Pennsylvania, leaving a young son in Ireland called Gentle James. James of Brookboro, the father of General John Armstrong, died at Terwinney in 1745, and was buried at Agahvea, where the inscription upon the monument erected to his memory may still be easily discerned. Upon this slab is the complete and correct coat-of-arms of the family. The boy Gentle James became heir to Terwinney, Mrs. Graydon, his aunt, became his guardian, and she and her husband moved to Terwinney. When Gentle James became of age he came into full possession of Terwinney, and Lieutenant and Mrs. Graydon moved away soon afterwards. They are also buried in Agahvea, where their graves and the monument with its inscription may still be seen. There is an old house in Brookboro with the Arm- strong crest and motto, Valida manu^ over the fire- place. It must have been a grand place in its time. It is now used as a hotel. This house marks the spot of the first home of the Armstrongs in Ireland, that of Christie's Will's family, who went there from the Bor- der in the early part of the seventeenth century." "Gregory Armstrong of Plymouth, Mass., died in 1650. (Farmer) Gregory was one able to bear arms at Plymouth, between sixteen and sixty, in 1643." [Early Puritans of the Colony of Connecticut^ Astor Library.) Among the "Certificates of Headrights" in the county court of Lower Norfolk, Va., we find: "Sept. 21,1654, Thos. Bridge (48) for 250 acre for Thomas Pickerell, Will Griffen, John Mickey, Wm. Stanley and George Armstrong." (New England Hist, and Genealogical Reg., vol. 47.) Armstrong, William, son of John, baptized February 17th, 1658. (From church register of parish of Tem- plemore, Londonderry, Ireland.) , The arms described in Stacie's MS., Lyon Office, for Armstrong of Maingertoun perhaps belonged to the period when somewhat similar arms were registered by the laird of Whithaugh. Sir James Balfour gives, argent, three pales azure for Maingertoun ; also for name, gules, three dexter arms vambraced proper, and, argent, an arm holding the trunk of an oak proper. The Armstrongs who lived at Morton Tower (Tower of Sark) appear to have borne similar arms to those last given. They occur on the remarkable monumental stone in Morton churchyard, to William Armstrong of Sark, who died in 1659. Morton Tower was in Annandale, near the Border, and was the residence of Kinmont Willie. (See 1596.) Jonathan Armstrong settled before 1670 at Mis- quamicut (Westerly), amid the riots, inroads, writs, and judgments that disturbed the debateable lands on the borders of the two colonies Connecticut and Rhode Island. In partial redress of his grievances the Legislature of Connecticut granted him, in October, 1677, one hundred acres of land near the bounds of Norwich, Connecticut. (Conn. Col. Rec, 2, 324.) Of the ** Early Puritan " Armstrongs of "The Colony of Connecticut," Jonathan and Benjamin Armstrong were at Norwich soon after its settlement, 1659. (See 1668, 1678. Earfy Puritans of the Colony of Connecticut.) Avis Armstrong of Windsor,Connecticut, died December 24th, 1660. Inventory. [Early Puritans of the Colony of Connecticut. ) Thomas Armstrong of Sorbie, near Langholm, Scot- land, born 1660, lived 81 years. There were two family tombstones at Sorbie. (See 1632, 1685.) One was headed with the name of John and the other with the name of Thomas. (History of Liddesdale, p. 103.) The Rev. Robert Armstrong was born in 1660 and died April i6th, 1732, aged 72. He was father of Helen Armstrong, who died in her infancy, of Rev. William Armstrong, who was born 1711 and died April 10th, 1749, and who succeeded him in the charge of his parish, of Dr. John Armstrong the poet, and of Elizabeth Armstrong, who died April 2d, 1764, aged 73. His death is also recorded under its corresponding date in this work. (See Leonard A. Morrison's pamphlet, Armstrongs of the Border.) Mathew Armstrong (see 1672) listed among the settlers of Essex and old Norfolk counties, aged 27. He settled in May, 1661. (New England Genealogical Society Records.) The will of Sir Thomas Armstrong the elder, father of Sir Thomas executed in 1684, is on file in the Ulster Office, (A-D, Wills, old series, pp. 157-178, vol. ii,) dated November 19th, 1662. In that document a son and daughter are mentioned. They were Capt. Thomas Armstrong and Anne Armstrong. He bequeathed all his property to his son, and ^^400 to his daughter. His seal is on the will, and his coat-of-arms is on record in the office of Ulster King of Arms, Dublin Castle. They are, "a shield quartered, ist and 4th, three vambraced arms in armour, 2d and 3d, a field with fleur-de-lis." There is no crest on record. It was claimed by the Terwinney Armstrongs that he was a brother of Christie's Will. (See 1630.) In Burke's Landed Gentry his son is mentioned as a near relative of Will. The Armstrongs of Waterford are said to have descended from him. He served in the Lowland wars under James I (see 1599), and was one of the 1649 officers known as the "'49" lot who received grants of land from King Charles II for services in the civil wars of Charles I in Ireland. He purchased the grants of several other officers, and transferred all of the property to his son, Captain Thomas Armstrong, who was also one of the 1 649 officers. These lands were mostly near Waterford. (See Record Office, Dublin. See 1630, 1640, 1649, 1666, 1684.), "Armstrong, John, married Katherine Beard, Dec. loth, 1663." This record was taken from the church register in the parish of Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland, in the diocese of Derry. This record is kept among others in the cathedral in Londonderry under the control of Bishop Alexander. (See History of M^indham^ Supplement y p. 122.] "Armstrong, John, son of John, buried Dec. 20th, 1666." (From the church register in the parish of Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland.) Sir Thomas, or Captain Thomas, Armstrong was granted houses and lands in Dublin and 334 Waterford, Ireland, March 26th, 1666. Ensign Robert Armstrong was granted j[ioS 50s. 6d. John Armstrong j[^^ 3s. 6d. (History of Windhaniy N. H.) Helen Forrester, sometime spouse to Francis Arm- strong of Whithaugh, died May, 1667. This was the first wife of Francis Armstrong of Whithaugh. There is an inscription on the gravestone in the old churchyard at Castletown, Liddesdale. "Armstrong, Barbara, wife of John, buried Dec. 30th, 1667." (From the church register in the parish of Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland.) Jonathan Armstrong, made free in 1668. One of the original settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island. (See 1659, 1678. New England Genealogical Society Records.) 1672. At this time Gabriel Armstrong of Nottinghamshire, England, had for arms three dexter arms vambraced. (See 1377.) The arms of Francis, son of John Armstrong of Parknow, near Langholm, Scotland, were registered about 1672. The lands of Parknow may have been those of Park in Ewesdale (see 1535), granted by James V in 1535 to David son of Herbert Armstrong. Crest, an arm issuing from a cloud, the hand holding a Hercules club proper, otherwise described as a tree-trunk. (See 1548.) Motto, Invicta labore. Adam Armstrong was born about 1612, and died June nth, 1672. (See note under that year in this work.) He had a son Adam, born about 1638, whose birth and death are recorded in this work. The in- scription on his tombstone in Canonbie churchyard on the Border can still be deciphered. Francis Armstrong in Fairlowes, born in 1672, died October 9th, 1735, aged 63. His death is recorded in this work under its corresponding date. He had two sons, Adam and John. Their deaths are. all recorded on a monumental tombstone in Canonbie churchyard on the Border. The following extracts are from the parish register of Arthuret, near Carlisle, England, as quoted by Lysons in his Magna Britannia: "Francis, son of Archibald Armstrong, baptised December 17th, 1643." "Archibald Armstrong and Sybella Bell married June 4th, 1646." "Archibald Armstrong, buried April ist, 1672." At this time Mathew Armstrong, Boston, 1664, mariner, (see 1661,) perhaps had come from Maryland. His widow, in 1672, sold estate in Somerset County of that province. [Genealogical Dictionary of New England^ by James Savage.) In 1672, strange to say, the shield, argent, three pales sable, illustrated here, was registered in the Lyon Office by Francis of Whithaugh. Crest, an arm from the shoulder, gules issuing from the wreath. Motto, Invictus maneo. In the Kerr MS. Armstrong occurs as paly (sec p. 81) of six argent and azure, which is also given by Stacie. The crest of the Armstrongs of Whithaugh, accord- ing to Fairbairn, was a naked arm embowed gu. Motto, Invictus vianeo. The crest of the Armstrongs of Hereford and Worcestershire, England, was similar to that of Whithaugh; it was an arm enbowed pp. Motto, Invictus maneo. (See Fairbairn's Crests^ edit, i860.) The Maingertoun shield, as recorded in Stacie's MS., 1674, was, sable, three pales argent, just the reverse of the Whithaugh shield of 1672. But there was no Armstrong of Maingertoun at this period. 1674.