Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Armistead was born in 1633, in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, her father, William Armistead, was 11630 and her mother, Anne Ellis, was 23. She had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Thomas Churchill. She died on 25 May 1685, in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 52.
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- Elizabeth Armistead Churchill, "Find A Grave Index"
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1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Armistead, a farmstead in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, named with Middle English ermite ‘hermit’ + stede ‘place’, or a topographic name from some other minor place similarly named.
History: William Armistead (born 1610, died before 1660) brought the name from Yorkshire, England, to VA in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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