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James Johnston (1656 - aft. 1703)

James Johnston
Born in Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1673 in Aberdeen, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 46 in Pamunkey Neck, King William County, Virginiamap
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Biography

James Johnston is a member of Clan Johnstone.

James Johnston was christened on July 20, 1656[1] in Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland,[2] the son of Thomas Johnston and Mary (Irvine) Johnston. He was the brother of William Johnston and John Johnston. [3][4]

James married Faith Leith, daughter of John Leith and Margery Forbes.[5] John Leith was the son of Laurence Leith. Margery was the granddaughter of Laird Alexander “The Red Laird” FORBES 5th Of Pitsligo. John Leif's family connections include other Olgivys and Johnstons. James Johnston arrived in New Kent Co. Va. in St. Peter's Parish by Apr. 1700 as a headright for Geo. Alves on Totopotomoy's Creek. In Apr. 1702 he acquired, after a two year indenture, a small 110 ac. plantation, "Pamunkey Neck". This tract was, "Part of land laid out according to articles of peace for the Pamunkey Indians, who at a Gen. Court 22 Oct. 1701 relinquished their right." This area was in a part of King William Co. Va. that had been a part of King and Queen Co. Va. which earlier was New Kent Co. Va. He seems to have conveyed 70 ac. of this parcel. "James Johnson, 40 ac., King William Co. Va., in Pamunkey Neck...whereon sd. Johnson liveth, 23 Oct. 1703, part of land according to peace agreement with Pamunkey Indians." See, "Cavaliers And Pioneers", 1695-1732, by Nugent.



Sources

  1. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 database, FamilySearch, James Johnstoune, 20 Jul 1656; citing DYCE,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,524.
  2. Genealogical account of the family of Johnston of that Ilk Author: Alexander Johnston, Writer to the Signet. Published Edinburgh 1832. Page: 16 & 17 Parent #X, Child 4th.
  3. Peerage.com person #488080
  4. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  5. Electric Scotland Author: Geraldine Drake 1999. Clan Leith.
  • Book, "Cavaliers And Pioneers" 1695-1732, by Nugent (On the

immigration of James Johnston). Genealogical account of the family of Johnston of that Ilk Author: Alexander Johnston, Writer to the Signet. Published Edinburgh 1832. Page: 17 Parent X, Child 4th male.

  • Our Southern Cousins Stiven "The Clerk" JOHNSTON of Caskieben; Founder of family in Aberdeenshire & Descendants




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Since this profile is PPP wikitree members cannot add the mother of his children. So could the project please take care of this ? Thanks
posted by N Gauthier
Dang, I'm so confused. These profiles need help.
posted by Dennis Stewart
William and John were not brothers according to Gersom Perdue- a well known Quaker that knew of the family history and grew up around william and Johns descendants - He wrote a letter of account of the family in 1880 when he was in his late 80s - Sir william JohnSton was a scotsman- John Johnson was a descendant of William the conquer - All of the mis information came from the erroneous Lorand Johnson which everybody bases these two from - They are not descended from James the lister who is the grandson of a Thomas of Craig- That James never left Scotland - A Dna test disproved John Johnson was from the caskiben line - Nobody to date has done a male Y DNA test on williams descendants- however it is believed that he is descended from a non craig cadet branch of the caskiben line that was here much earlier then 1698 -
posted by Julie Kasnick
Is this line related Thomas Johnston (Johnstone-222 )? . I share dna with the individuals listed. Hmm.

Is my Thomas Johnston the Thomas Johnston b.1720 in the Mulberry group in Johnson Group DNA project??

I think my Thomas Johnston is in the "Mulberry group" of the Johnson project on damilytreedna.com

posted by Ron Johnston Forbus Esquire
edited by Ron Johnston Forbus Esquire
Have a date of death: 6 Nov 1716 ? have you seen this b4?
posted by Danielle Sullivan
PPP due to duplicates
posted by Paula J
Paula, the marriage record is quoted in the old Johnston genealogy that David linked to--in the footnote at the bottom of page 17. As recorded there, the marriage record reads: "JAMES Johnston, brother to the laird of Craig, and Margaret Alexander, was mariet the 23d of November 1672 years."

And then that defective old genealogy simply assumes that the record was mistaken, without any explanation. The key here is the identification of James Johnston as the BROTHER of the LORD OF CRAIG. It appears that the author of that old genealogy didn't realize that James and his elder brother Thomas (who inherited Craig from his mother) were the YOUNGER half-brothers of John Johnston. See pages 5 and 6 at http://oursoutherncousins.com/THE%20SCOTTISH%20JOHNSTON'S.pdf

posted by [Living Schmeeckle]
John, I initially thought this too but Eric assured me that Margaret was the wife of John, brother of James. I am not familiar with a Margaret Alexander. I am referring to Margaret Anderson.

Eric is extremely thorough and is an expert in this Scottish line of Johnstons. I tend to rely heavily upon his opinion because of that.

Can you please post a source naming Margaret Alexander as James’ wife? Is there a possibility this is Margaret Anderson or are they known to be two separate people? The reason I asked Eric in the first place was that I saw it on an Internet tree, which of course we do not use as sources in our project but it never hurts to run the research to see if there is anything there. We were unable to find anything. I’d love to see your source! Thanks!!

posted by Paula J
I am following up on the question of who James Johnston married. Although it has been indicated that James married (1st) Margaret Anderson, there are at least two sources that indicate James's brother, John Johnston of Bishopstown in Newhills, born in Dyce, in 1649, married, in 1672, Margaret, daughter and co-heiress of John Alexander, Genealogical account of the family of Johnston of that Ilk, formerly of Caskieben, in the shire of Aberdeen, and of its principal branches Pg. 17. Of particular interest is the note at the bottom of the page regarding James Johnston. Also refer to : Davidson, John. 1878. Inverurie and the earldom of the Garioch a topographical and historical account of the Garioch from the earliest times to the revolution settlement, with a genealogical appendix of Garioch families flourishing at the period of the revolution settlement and still represented. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p.450, which also states that it was John Johnsotn that married Margaret Alexander. The source cited is St Nicholas Parish Records. More research is needed however if this is the case then James Johnston did not marry Margaret then she she was not his first wife. This may indicate that Faith Leith was possibly his first and only wife and mother of his children.
posted by David Douglass
It appears that Faith Leith was James Johnson's second wife. The mother of his sons was Margaret Alexander. I will detach Faith as the mother of James's sons.
posted by [Living Schmeeckle]
Johnston-9269 and Johnston-909 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, birth date and place, death place. No other info on Johnston-9269.
posted by Kerry Larson
Johnston-8767 and Johnston-909 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by [Living Daly]
Johnston-8767 and Johnston-909 are not ready to be merged because: These two profiles are being researched now to determine if they are the same. The merge will be reset if they are. Thanks!
posted by Paula J
Johnston-8767 and Johnston-909 are not ready to be merged because: These two profiles are being researched now to determine if they are the same. The merge will be reset if they are. Thanks!
posted by Paula J
Please do not merge Johnston-8767 and Johnston-909 until a pending issue is resolved. See comments in profile John Johnston for more information.
posted by David Douglass

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