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R.L. Stowe Book


There were two Andrew Leepers living in Belmont at the point.
One was nicknamed Andy Dell because he had been a Yankee prisoner
in Delaware during the Civil War. The other was called Andy Pike.
It is known where his nickname came about.

James  Armstrong and John Armstrong received land grants in 1751 on
the south fork of the Catawba River. They came to Pennsylvania from
Ireland before settling here.

John Armstrong married Mary Carroll and had three children: John,
Ann and Matthew.
   John Armstrong died at 37 years of age from an accident. He was
   married to Nancy Clinton.  They had two children. One named John
   was married three times

   Matthew Armstrong married Margaret Shipley Sloan the widow of
   Robort Sloan killed during the Revolutionary War. She had three
   children by Robert  Sloan and seven children by Matthew Armstrong.
   They were John, Polly, Matthew Jr. Naomi, George, Samuel, Andrew.

James Armstrong     ??

UNDER THE MINUTES BOOK
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JANE AND NICHOLAS LEEPER - Administrator of the estate of JAMES LEEPER
deceased came into court and made settlement of said estate, there
appears to be in the hands of the administrator, the sum of 62 '8' due
the heirs of said deed as paper filed 1775
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The three children of Margaret Shipley Sloan and Robert Sloan were - Margaret S.
Sloan, Robert Sloan Jr. and Sarah Sloan