* Armstrong Fairbairn (Fairy Bear-Fair Beorn) * Cowie of Goranberry Gorrenberry * JAMIE TELFER ..FAIR DODHEAD *Archbishop 1525 Armstrong-Elwald Curse *Armstrong Fairbairn part 2 *Helen Kid’s Curse *Hobbie Noble *Jock O’ The Syde *Johnie Armstrong *Johnnie Armstrong *JOHNNY ARMSTRONGs last Goodnight: *Little Jock Elliot *Lock the door Lariston The Armstrong Clan was such a powerful force in the borders that King James V of Scotland saw them as a threat to his own authority. Clan Armstrong; Clann Mac Ghillielàidir: Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed, Proper. The curse was first uttered by the Archbishop of Glasgow, Gavin Dunbar, in 1525, and was aimed at the various families that made up the infamous Border Reivers, who ravaged and terrorised the English and the Scottish sides of the borders. The clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms and therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan. Armstrong Clan History: The Armstrong surname is assumed from a personal attribute " strength of arm. If your surname is Armstrong, Maxwell, Johnston, Graham, Bell, Scott, Nixon, Kerr, Crozier or Robson then your family history, just like the astronaut Neil Armstrong’s, may very well be intertwined with the Border Reivers. The clan reached is zenith in the early 16th century when its power was unrivalled. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Contributor The Ballad of Johnnie Armstrong tells the story of how, in 1529, James V asked Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie to join him at … The Clan Armstrong Crest which all members are entitled to wear, is from the crest on top of the Clan Armstrong Chief’s “Coat of Arms”. He headed south from Edinburgh with a massive army and sent a letter to Armstrong to meet him at Caerlanrig Chapel. The curse was so vile that it has been known as the ‘mother of all curses’. Bell: English and Scottish. The complete Armstrong Coat of Arms is displayed only by the Clan Chief and passes down directly to his eldest son and heir. This cursing was read in every pulpit and at every mercat post within the Borderlands. Complete genealogy of the Armstrong family, 1740-1920 by Armstrong, George W., 1851-Publication date 1920 Topics Armstrong family, genealogy Publisher Lisbon, Ohio : [s.n.] Clan Armstrong is a Lowland Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders. Some of the famous Armstrong reiving names are Johnnie Armstrong, Kinmont Willie Armstrong, Sim the Laird, Ill Will Armstrong and Sandie his son, Dick of Dryhope, Jock of the Side. 2) Provide for the preservation of Armstrong artifacts unique to the family and to maintain a library. 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