Thomas Johnston Jr. was born 1753 in East Conogocheague, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas Johnston and Sarah (Johnstone) Johnston. Thomas enlisted as a Private in Captain Jack's company, under the command of Colonel Allison of the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia. [1]
In 1780, in Pennsylvania, Thomas married Martha Glenn. They moved to the St. Louis area in 1796. Thomas and Martha were the parents of children including the following:
Sarah 'Sally' Johnston, born in Pennsylvania, married Jonathan Wiseman on January 3, 1799 in Harrison County, WV
Elizabeth Johnston, born in Pennsylvania married Phillip Shultz (aka Shoults) December 9, 1800 in St. Charles Borromeo Church
Benjamin Johnston, born May 13, 1821 in Culpepper, Virginia, died about 1897 in Marion County, Missouri, married Elizabeth Shultz
Thomas died in 1830 Jefferson County, Missouri. [2]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: