I have no birth date for Ruth.  From Bernice Powers of California, much of my information came.  Ruth was on the
list of indigent and senile persons made wards of county (Gentry?).  Ruth died between 1848-1849 in Gentry County, Missouri.
     As yet, no record has been found of a marriage between Archibald Armstrong and Ruth.  Archibald and Ruth are the parents of Elijah.
     Ruth married James Milligan, Sr. in Iredell County, North Carolina about 1794.  James was born between 1730-1750 in Ireland.  He died 1828 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
     James was married twice before and has children from second marriage.  He married a Ms. Sloan and Eleanor Allen.

MINUTES OF THE COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS  IREDELL COUNTY, NC
1780 - 1800

Book 1, page 14426  Nov 1793  Tuesday

Ordered that Ruth TEMPLETON be entitled to receive from Archibald ARMSTRONG the sum of Ll as a compensation for the maintenance of bastard child begat by sd ARMSTRONG on the body of sd Ruth
(Court adjourned until tomorrow)

Book 1, page 19018  Feb 1795  Wednesday

Ordered that Ruth TEMPLETON be allowed to receive the amount of L10 for an allowance for the second year
for the maintenance of a bastard child begat by Archibald ARMSTRONG which he is convicted and liable as
appears on the record.

James and Ruth had 7 children:

1.   James, Jr.

2.   John

3.   Mary

4.   daughter

5.   Robert  

6.   David  

7.   Merissa 

The information on this family comes from descendants of James and Ruth's children.

For Armstrong researchers and email addys, go to Elijah, Sr. and Margaret

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