ARMSTRONG FAMILY

Name: The Armstrong family name was fairly evenly distributed across the United States in the 1990 Census at between 1:750 and 1:1000. British meaning "strong in the arm."

History: Our Our Armstrongs were pioneers in the Scotch-Irish community of Augusta County, Virginia in the early 1700s. Margaret Armstrong may be the daughter of William Armstrong as evidenced by his will of 1790, and brother to Robert Armstrong as evidenced by a Augusta County Court entry stating that Nathaniel was Robert's brother-in-law. She married Nathaniel Lyon in 1760, and resettled in Knox County, Tennessee in the late 1790s. She and Nathaniel sold land in Beverly Manor to Joseph Cotton in Augusta County.

Some Direct Descendants of William Armstrong

1 William Armstrong  

.. +Jean Unknown

........ 2 Margaret Armstrong 1740 -

............ +Nathaniel Lyon Abt. 1735 - Abt. 1820

................... 3 [1] John Lyons Abt. 1765 - 1808

....................... +Nancy

............................. 4 Mary Lyons Abt. 1796 -

............................. 4 George Washington Lyons Abt. 1796 -

............................. 4 Francis Irwin Lyons Bef. 1808 -

................... *2nd Wife of [1] John Lyons:

....................... +Agnes Keese

............................. 4 Margaret Lyons 1795 -

............................. 4 Elizabeth Lyons Abt. 1797 -

............................. 4 Nathaniel Lyons 1797 - Aft. 1870

................................. +Betsy Cook Bef. 1800 -

........................................ 5 William Lyons Abt. 1818 - Bef. 1850

............................................ +Mary V. Price Abt. 1825 -

.................................................. 6 John Lyons, Sr. 1839 - 1859

.................................................. 6 Nancy E. Lyons 1841 -

.................................................. 6 Amanda Lyons 1843 -

.................................................. 6 Richard Nathaniel Lyons 1845 - 1919

...................................................... +Laura Mary Daniel 1846 - 1883

............................................................. 7 Scott Winfield Lyons 1868 - 1887

............................................................. 7 Zilla Alice Lyons 1870 - 1955

............................................................. 7 Mary Willie Lyons 1871 - 1896

............................................................. 7 Walter Childs Lyons 1874 - 1965

............................................................. 7 Daniel Preston Lyons 1877 - 1887

............................................................. 7 John Marcus Lyons 1879 - 1977

............................................................. 7 Nora Pal Lyons 1881 - 1929

.................................................. *2nd Wife of  Richard Nathaniel Lyons:

...................................................... +Letitia Dow York 1849 - 1924

............................................................. 7 William Alfred Lyons, Sr. 1885 - 1965

............................................................. 7 Richard Nathaniel Lyons 1887 - 1958

................................................................. +Nannie Mae Price 1910 - 1999

........................................................................ 8 Richard Charles Lyons 1932 -

........................................................................ 8 Sister Lyons 1935 -

........................................................................ 8 Anna Lee Lyons 1943 - 1962

........................................................................ 8 Brother Lyons 1948 -

........................................................................ 8 Zetta Doyle Lyons 1948 -

............................................................................ +Mark Sutherd Carroll 1949 -

.................................................. 6 Martha Ann Lyons 1847 -

.................................................. 6 William M. Lyons 1849 - 1917

........................................ 5 Portius Meade Lyons 1819 - 1885

........................................ 5 Thomas Lyons Abt. 1823 -

........................................ 5 John M. Lyons 1824 -

........................................ 5 Martha A. Lyons Abt. 1826 -

........................................ 5 Anderson Lyons 1828 -

........................................ 5 Wiley Cook Lyons 1831 - 1911

........................................ 5 Margaret Lyons 1833 -

........................................ 5 Emily Lyons 1836 -

............................. 4 Jane Lyons Abt. 1798 -

............................. 4 John Lyons 1797 - Abt. 1855

................... 3 Thomas Lyons 1770 - 1849

................... 3 Eleanor Nellie Lyons 1778 - Abt. 1855

................... 3 Elizabeth Lyons Abt. 1790 -

........ 2 Jean Armstrong

........ 2 John Armstrong

........ 2 William Armstrong

........ 2 Robert Armstrong

........ 2 James Armstrong