Armistead, Walker Keith, c.1783 or 1785 born at New Market, Va., son of John and Lucy Baylor Armistead; March 5, 1803 graduated from West Point (1/3) and appointed 2ndlt., Corps of Engineers; 1803-1806 on West Point staff; June 11, 1805 1stlt. 1806-1807 assistant engineer at Ft. Jay, N. Y. Oct. 30, 1806 capt. 1807-1808 superintending engineer at New Orleans; 1808-1811 superintendent of Norfolk, Va. defenses; July 23, 1810 maj. 1811 at West Point; 1812-1815 chief engineer of army on the Niagara frontier; July 31, 1812 ltcol. 1814-1818 chief engineer at Chesapeake Bay; Nov. 12, 1818 col., chief engineer; June 1, 1821 col., 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. 1821-1827 at Ft. Washington, Md. Nov. 12, 1828 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for 10 years in grade; 1828-1830 at Boston, Mass. 1836-1838 Florida Indian war; 1840-1841 commanding Florida army fighting Seminoles; 1843-1844 commanded 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. at Ft. Moultrie, S. C. 1844 granted sick leave; Oct. 13, 1845 died at Upperville, Va. wife Elizabeth Stanley (September 1861 died); Child: Lucinda Stanley Gills Armistead, Nov. 1, 1815 born at Alexandria, Va. married Joseph G. Carr; Jan. 3, 1850 died.

Armistead, Walker Keith, c.1783 or 1785 born at New Market, Va., son of John and Lucy Baylor Armistead; March 5, 1803 graduated from West Point (1/3) and appointed 2ndlt., Corps of Engineers; 1803-1806 on West Point staff; June 11, 1805 1stlt. 1806-1807 assistant engineer at Ft. Jay, N. Y. Oct. 30, 1806 capt. 1807-1808 superintending engineer at New Orleans; 1808-1811 superintendent of Norfolk, Va. defenses; July 23, 1810 maj. 1811 at West Point; 1812-1815 chief engineer of army on the Niagara frontier; July 31, 1812 ltcol. 1814-1818 chief engineer at Chesapeake Bay; Nov. 12, 1818 col., chief engineer; June 1, 1821 col., 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. 1821-1827 at Ft. Washington, Md. Nov. 12, 1828 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for 10 years in grade; 1828-1830 at Boston, Mass. 1836-1838 Florida Indian war; 1840-1841 commanding Florida army fighting Seminoles; 1843-1844 commanded 3rd U. S. Artillery Rgt. at Ft. Moultrie, S. C. 1844 granted sick leave; Oct. 13, 1845 died at Upperville, Va. wife Elizabeth Stanley (September 1861 died); Child: Lucinda Stanley Gills Armistead, Nov. 1, 1815 born at Alexandria, Va. married Joseph G. Carr; Jan. 3, 1850 died.