Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 45-300-, James Armstrong, Continental
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Continental

Armstrong James

B. L. Wt. 45_300_Capt.
in Lee's Legion.
Issued Oct. 27, 1789 to
Joseph Crocker administration
Job Sumers dec'd. late assignee
No papers
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Feb 5 - 36

Veteren Administration
Washington D.C.

Sirs, I'd would like to some information as to the Armstrongs that served in the Revolutionary war I found in the the list of Virginia Veterans three different Armstrong that served in the Revolution.
Col. Geo Armstrong Feb 1778
/in pencil written: no Geo. A. - VA troops & no colonel/
Captain of Calvary James Armstrong under Lieutenant Col. Henry Lee (Light Horse Harry) 1776 this same man James Armstrong served as Corporal 3 Virginia Reg. Sept. 1777
/in pencil overwritten: OK/
Campbell Armstrong of /illegible/ name right Private under Capt. Thomas Bell Virginia Regiment 1777

/stamp/
RECEIVED
FEB 13 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
READER #5
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I would like to know of either or all of these men or perchance some other soldier are in any way related to Nathan Armstrong who came to U.S.A. about 1740. 
/overwritten: not as, one only & b. 175- in NY/ 
Married Uphma Wryght Bothe of Scotch Irish descent settled near Johnsonburg Warren County New Jersey they had seven children.

The two oldest sons John & Geo Armstrong were twins born August 1749 inherited the homestead at Johnsonburg.
/overwritten: not as , this Goe not as/

Geo Armstrong was my Great-Grand Father. The other children's names except the eldest child Elizabeth I do not have, think I could get
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If necessary.

Also if Gen. George Armstrong Custer who was killed in the Indian Massacur at the Little Big Horn was a grand son of Geo Armstrong he was related to our family in some way so the older relatives always said my father came to Iowa in the 60 and died when I was about 9 yrs old so I do not know much about the eastern relatives. I will be very much obliged to you for any information.

add. Mrs S. C. Welsh
Williamsburg Iowa,
R4
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March 10, 1936

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Mrs. S. C. Welsh
Route # 4
Williamsburg, Iowa

JAMES ARMSTRONG
B.L.Wt. 45-300
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Colonel George Armstrong, Captain James Armstrong of Lee's Legion, Campbell Armstrong, John and George Armstrong, twins born 1749, eldest sons of Nathan Armstrong and wife, Uphma Wryght Armstrong who came to America about 1740 and settled in Warren County, New Jersey. You request to know, also, whether the other Armstrongs named above were related to said Nathan and whether General George Armstrong Custer who was slain in the Indian massacre at Little Big Horn were grandson of the George Armstrong of your family.

This office has no general genealogical data on file as a means of tracing ancestral lines and no clerical force assigned to genealogical research. Such Revolutionary War data as are furnished are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in  that war. Those records have been searched for record of the persons named above who served in the Virginia troops, and no claims for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a George Armstrong who served in the Virginia troops, nor of any Colonel George Armstrong, nor of the twins, John and George Armstrong who were born in 1749 and settled in Warren County, New Jersey, nor of the Nathan Armstrong named above, nor of a Campbell Armstrong. This office has no way to determine the relationship of any of the above-named persons to each other, nor to the General George A. Custer, nor to your family.

The only record found is that of Captain James Armstrong.

The Revolutionary war records show that Warrant No. 45, for 300 acres of bounty land was issued on account of service of
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James Armstrong, captain of Lee's Legion, Continental Line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued October 27, 1789, to Joseph Crocker, administrator, Job Sumers, deceased, late assignee. There are o statements on file which were made at the time of the application for bounty land because of the destruction of papers ion those early claims when the War Office was burned tin 1800, hence, this office has no further data in regard to that officer.

Very truly yours,

G. H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Admnistrator