13 August 2012
Introduction
My purpose here is to account for as many people with the family name DeArmond or any various spellings of it. The work essentially updates the book by Roscoe Carlisle D'Armand (hereafter RCD) "DeArmond Families of America". It also draws on the work of Tim Deyarmie in his blog http://dearmondirishfamilies.blogspot.ca/. I am not tracing the name of people who married DeArmonds. These are listed on my Ancestry.com site dearmond131.
I am organizing the 1a, 1b, and 1c under 1into one DeArmond family; the evidence is fairly good that these are descendants of John Diermond, although I cannot be 100% certain. Like other researchers of the family name, I hope some day to find the missing links that will eliminate any weak doubt. There are other DeArmond families which have not been related. Of course, I am looking for missing links that will connect any two or more of these families. The second family (2. James DeArmond) is likely to be related but the needed links are still missing. If any reader of this blog has information that he or she can contribute to this, please contact me. (dearmond@shaw.ca).
Tim Deyarmie cites references that suggest the name came down from Middle or Old Irish and meant "black trooper".
My purpose here is to account for as many people with the family name DeArmond or any various spellings of it. The work essentially updates the book by Roscoe Carlisle D'Armand (hereafter RCD) "DeArmond Families of America". It also draws on the work of Tim Deyarmie in his blog http://dearmondirishfamilies.blogspot.ca/. I am not tracing the name of people who married DeArmonds. These are listed on my Ancestry.com site dearmond131.
I am organizing the 1a, 1b, and 1c under 1into one DeArmond family; the evidence is fairly good that these are descendants of John Diermond, although I cannot be 100% certain. Like other researchers of the family name, I hope some day to find the missing links that will eliminate any weak doubt. There are other DeArmond families which have not been related. Of course, I am looking for missing links that will connect any two or more of these families. The second family (2. James DeArmond) is likely to be related but the needed links are still missing. If any reader of this blog has information that he or she can contribute to this, please contact me. (dearmond@shaw.ca).
Tim Deyarmie cites references that suggest the name came down from Middle or Old Irish and meant "black trooper".
There is a controversy about his ancestors. Some claim that he emigrated from France. Tim Deyarmie has challenged that hypothesis. His work covers several possibilities of the family going back further into Irish History. I have been convinced that he is correct. I checked over the sources. I have decided that there is no convincing evidence that he came from France. I consider this unconfirmed speculation. More evidence is found in the fact that I have the R1b gene in my paternal line-up. This gene is found all over the British Isles and on the Iberian Peninsula. The hypothesis here is that there was a migration of a pre-Indo-European clan or at least one man to Ireland or elsewhere in the British Isles. This gene is found rarely in France and it is found along the west coast of France and elsewhere along the Atlantic or N. Sea. The best hypothesis here is that some males with the gene emigrated to the European mainland and remained along the sea. William Randolph D'Armond wrote a story which I have linked to my site. Included in this story is there is no evidence to convincingly claim that James is a descendent of or related to Phillipe Armand.
1a. John Diermond
The first ancestor of my family name DeArmond was John Diermond (1714) who lived in Donegal County, North Ireland and he died there. John had three sons: George (1735), Michael (1746) and John (1750).
1aa George Diermond- Dearrmon - Dearmin
George had one son, George Jr. (1760). George apparently spelled his name as Dermond. ther variants that follow include dermand and dirrmand. George had one son John dearmon (1787). John and his descendants had several children. They are listed on my ancestor.com tree.initially, the familes settled in indiana before moving elsewhere.
1ab John Diermond - DeArment
John had six children:
1ac Michael Diermond - DeArmond
Line D in RCD.
Michael is my ancestor. He emigrated to Pennsylvania. Somewhere along the line he changed the spelling of his name to DeArmond. John also emigrated to Pennsylvania. His name became spelled as DeArment. George emigrated to Pennsylvania too. He had one son George Jr., who was born in 1760, but it is not known where he was born. Little else is known about George Jr, though his name appears to spelled as Dearmon.
Michael had three children Sarah (1800), Nancy (1800) and John (1804). Sarah and Nancy are recorded as both born in 1800. It is no known if they were twins or born 10 or months apart in the same year. Nancy was married to Abraham Hendrickson. They had one child. Nothing more is known about them. Sarah was married a Mr. Brown and they had several children. I have not researched the Brown family. My ancestor was John. John married Elizabeth Campbell. They had seven children: Elizabeth (1825), Agnes (1825), William 1826, James (1828), John Wesley (1839), Jane C. (1840) and Joseph C. (1845).
William is my ancestor. He is also the ancestor of Raymond Davis with whom I have been in contact. William married Leah Adeline Carson. They had 13 children. Jacob Epler (1851), Eldora Frances (1856), Winfield S (1852), George W (1867), Grant (1869), Nora (1854), Lenoir (1864), Cynthia A (1857), Jerome A (1858), William Scott (1858), Charles D (1861), Carrie (1867), ... ,. Jacob was my great grandfather. I was born before he died, but I do not remember him. Winfield is the great great grandfather of Raymond.
Jacob Epler married Nancy Dickerman Blanchard. They had six children: Blanche, Maud, Ada Adeline, William W, Charles S (1882), Roscoe Charles (1888). Only two children survived to adulthood. Charles S died in 1912 leaving no descendants. Roscoe Charles survived and married Cora Lavina Hennig. They two children: Reid John (1908) and Jerome Ray (1909). Jerome married Ann Marsh and they had two children: Elinor A (1941) and Jerry Marsh (1943). Jerry married Susan and had one child Lindsay. Reid married Agnes Berrisford in 1934. I was born the following year and was their only child.
Jacob's family moved to Sultan, Washington after his first wife Nancy Ddickerman died. My grandfather moved to California where he the rest of his life. My dad and my uncle both lived in California for the remain of their lives. I was born in Seattle, lived in the Seattle area, in Salinas, California and later in San Rafael, California. I spent more years in Seattle before going to Chicago. I got my permanent job at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. and have been here ever since.
1b. Alexander Diermond
Alexander was born in North Ireland in Donegal County. Alexander's father, like John, is unknown. He married Mary Johnston. Their only known son, Thomas (1735) emigrated to Pennsylvania. Thomas also changed the spelling of his name to DeArmond. Roscoe D'Armand, author of DeArmond Families of America, believes that John and Alexander were brothers. I also believe this. Their emigration to Pennsylvania and their change of the spelling of them are both evidence of the relation of these two men. Nothing has been found to confirm this.
Thomas married Peggy King. They had four children: Elizabeth (1765), King (1867), Alexander (1769), Samuel (1770) . Alexander married Elizabeth Huff (1784). They had eight children: . King Married Hannah Hardin (1781). They had nine children:
2. James Dearmond - DeArmond - DeArmand - D'Armond -
James was probably born in County Down in N. Ireland in 1710. Tim Deyarmie believes that this family and the Diermond families emigrated from Inishowen County. My ancestors moved southwest to Donegal County, and Jame's family move southeast to County Down. James married Mary Johnson. They had five children: Margaret, Sarah, John (1741) and Richard (1743).
From Pennsylvania some members emigrated to North Carolina, especially Mecklenburg area (Charlotte). Others moved down to Tennessee, mainly Knox county. From there some moved to Louisiana where there remain several families today.
3. Samuel J. DeArmond
Samuel was born on the 21st of March 1816 in East Feliciano, Louisiana, USA. His descendents basically remained in Louisiana. There is no evidence whether he is related to any of the other DeArmond families. He married Mary Ann Yost from Claiborne, TE.
4. De Armond
In the southwestern part of the US, there are two families of De Armonds.
One family is split between the Los Angeles area and New Mexico. I have traced this family back to Alexander (Alejandro) who was born in Ohio in 1830. I have not been able to link him to any of the above families. Alexander moved to New Mexico after it had seceded from Mexico. Part of what is today New Mexico went with Texas when it seceded from Mexico. The very western part seceded from Texas and it joined with other areas and formed the Territory of New Mexico. In the first part of the 20th century, New Mexico was admitted as a State. Alexandro married a person of Spanish descent. The records go back to when New Mexico was still a part of Mexico. This is characterized by many Spanish first names. The Spanish-Mexican influence is less marked today. The chief spelling difference is the insertion of a space before "Armond".
It is not clear yet whether the remaining DeArmonds in then Los Angeles area are related to the above branch. There seems to be a Latin American influence here, which makes it likely. But no evidence has been found yet.
1. Diermond - DeArmond
The first ancestor of my family name DeArmond was John Diermond (1714) who lived in Donegal County, North Ireland and he died there. John had three sons: George (1735), Michael (1746) and John (1750).
1aa George Diermond- Dearrmon - Dearmin
George had one son, George Jr. (1760). George apparently spelled his name as Dermond. ther variants that follow include dermand and dirrmand. George had one son John dearmon (1787). John and his descendants had several children. They are listed on my ancestor.com tree.initially, the familes settled in indiana before moving elsewhere.
1ab John Diermond - DeArment
John had six children:
1ac Michael Diermond - DeArmond
Line D in RCD.
Michael is my ancestor. He emigrated to Pennsylvania. Somewhere along the line he changed the spelling of his name to DeArmond. John also emigrated to Pennsylvania. His name became spelled as DeArment. George emigrated to Pennsylvania too. He had one son George Jr., who was born in 1760, but it is not known where he was born. Little else is known about George Jr, though his name appears to spelled as Dearmon.
Michael had three children Sarah (1800), Nancy (1800) and John (1804). Sarah and Nancy are recorded as both born in 1800. It is no known if they were twins or born 10 or months apart in the same year. Nancy was married to Abraham Hendrickson. They had one child. Nothing more is known about them. Sarah was married a Mr. Brown and they had several children. I have not researched the Brown family. My ancestor was John. John married Elizabeth Campbell. They had seven children: Elizabeth (1825), Agnes (1825), William 1826, James (1828), John Wesley (1839), Jane C. (1840) and Joseph C. (1845).
William is my ancestor. He is also the ancestor of Raymond Davis with whom I have been in contact. William married Leah Adeline Carson. They had 13 children. Jacob Epler (1851), Eldora Frances (1856), Winfield S (1852), George W (1867), Grant (1869), Nora (1854), Lenoir (1864), Cynthia A (1857), Jerome A (1858), William Scott (1858), Charles D (1861), Carrie (1867), ... ,. Jacob was my great grandfather. I was born before he died, but I do not remember him. Winfield is the great great grandfather of Raymond.
Jacob Epler married Nancy Dickerman Blanchard. They had six children: Blanche, Maud, Ada Adeline, William W, Charles S (1882), Roscoe Charles (1888). Only two children survived to adulthood. Charles S died in 1912 leaving no descendants. Roscoe Charles survived and married Cora Lavina Hennig. They two children: Reid John (1908) and Jerome Ray (1909). Jerome married Ann Marsh and they had two children: Elinor A (1941) and Jerry Marsh (1943). Jerry married Susan and had one child Lindsay. Reid married Agnes Berrisford in 1934. I was born the following year and was their only child.
Jacob's family moved to Sultan, Washington after his first wife Nancy Ddickerman died. My grandfather moved to California where he the rest of his life. My dad and my uncle both lived in California for the remain of their lives. I was born in Seattle, lived in the Seattle area, in Salinas, California and later in San Rafael, California. I spent more years in Seattle before going to Chicago. I got my permanent job at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. and have been here ever since.
1b. Alexander Diermond
Alexander was born in North Ireland in Donegal County. Alexander's father, like John, is unknown. He married Mary Johnston. Their only known son, Thomas (1735) emigrated to Pennsylvania. Thomas also changed the spelling of his name to DeArmond. Roscoe D'Armand, author of DeArmond Families of America, believes that John and Alexander were brothers. I also believe this. Their emigration to Pennsylvania and their change of the spelling of them are both evidence of the relation of these two men. Nothing has been found to confirm this.
Thomas married Peggy King. They had four children: Elizabeth (1765), King (1867), Alexander (1769), Samuel (1770) . Alexander married Elizabeth Huff (1784). They had eight children: . King Married Hannah Hardin (1781). They had nine children:
2. James Dearmond - DeArmond - DeArmand - D'Armond -
James was probably born in County Down in N. Ireland in 1710. Tim Deyarmie believes that this family and the Diermond families emigrated from Inishowen County. My ancestors moved southwest to Donegal County, and Jame's family move southeast to County Down. James married Mary Johnson. They had five children: Margaret, Sarah, John (1741) and Richard (1743).
From Pennsylvania some members emigrated to North Carolina, especially Mecklenburg area (Charlotte). Others moved down to Tennessee, mainly Knox county. From there some moved to Louisiana where there remain several families today.
3. Samuel J. DeArmond
Samuel was born on the 21st of March 1816 in East Feliciano, Louisiana, USA. His descendents basically remained in Louisiana. There is no evidence whether he is related to any of the other DeArmond families. He married Mary Ann Yost from Claiborne, TE.
4. De Armond
In the southwestern part of the US, there are two families of De Armonds.
One family is split between the Los Angeles area and New Mexico. I have traced this family back to Alexander (Alejandro) who was born in Ohio in 1830. I have not been able to link him to any of the above families. Alexander moved to New Mexico after it had seceded from Mexico. Part of what is today New Mexico went with Texas when it seceded from Mexico. The very western part seceded from Texas and it joined with other areas and formed the Territory of New Mexico. In the first part of the 20th century, New Mexico was admitted as a State. Alexandro married a person of Spanish descent. The records go back to when New Mexico was still a part of Mexico. This is characterized by many Spanish first names. The Spanish-Mexican influence is less marked today. The chief spelling difference is the insertion of a space before "Armond".
It is not clear yet whether the remaining DeArmonds in then Los Angeles area are related to the above branch. There seems to be a Latin American influence here, which makes it likely. But no evidence has been found yet.
