Harnett County, North Carolina Famlies
Hi, we are researching our African- American descendants with the ARMSTRONG surname from the Barbecue Township in Harnett County, North Carolina.Our goal is to correspond with others researching their ARMSTRONG descendants in hopes of breaking down a few brick walls.The Armstrong resided in Harnett County, North Carolina during the antebellum period, reconstruction, and post-reconstruction period.During the early 1900’s, many ARMSTRONG descendants relocated, moving to nearby Johnston, Moore, and Wilson Counties, North Carolina.While other, Armstrong descendants moved to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and possibly Arkansas.
If you descend from the Armstrong surname or have information to aid in our research on the individuals we list below we would love to correspond with you.In addition, we have included a list of surnames connected to our Armstrong descendants by marriage.
Thank you,
Sharon and Family
Surnames connected by marriage:
CLARK, DOBBINS, DUMAS, ECCLES, FRYE, GOINS, LOFTIN, LUCAS, MCDOUGALD, MCGREGOR, MCKAY, MCLEAN, MCRAE, HERRING, HUFF
Looking for descendants of the following men:
1) Name:Nat ARMSTRONG , Birth:1818, North Carolina, Residence:1870, Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina
2) Name: Geo (or George) ARMSTRONG, Birth: 1830, North Carolina, Residence: 1870, Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina
3) Name: Boston (or Bertram) Armstrong, Birth: 1853, North Carolina, Residence: 1870, Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina
4) Name: Borden (or Bertram) Armstrong, Birth: 1825, North Carolina, Residence: 1870, Gardiners, Wilson, North Carolina