Elizabeth (McGaughey) Johnston (1763 - abt. 1819)

Born 15 Jul 1763 in York County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of James Edmondson — married 18 Sep 1786 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died about 1819 at about age 55 in Lawrence County, Alabama,

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Biography

Research Notes

McGaughey-435

Elizabeth McGaughey was born on July 15, 1763 in York County, Pennsylvania. ^{[citation needed]} Her parents were William McGaughey and Elizabeth Lackey.

Elizabeth and James Edmundson married 18 Sep 1786, in Greene County Records, ten years before Tennessee was a state.^[1] A James was an American Revolutionary War Hero and a man of that name fought in the War of 1812 (per FamilySearch). So maybe they had a child named James before he died?

Elizabeth married William Johnston in 1790.^{[citation needed]} Together they had 8 children:^{[citation needed]} for each child.

1. John Johnston
2. Abel Johnston
3. William Johnston
4. Samuel Johnston
5. Melinda Johnston
6. James Johnston
7. Isabella Johnston
8. Mary Johnston

She died in 1819 in Lawrence, Alabama, USA.* 2010 Find A Grave: Memorial #51628351, Elizabeth Johnson Johnston (15 Jul 1764–1819), citing Rock Springs Cemetery, Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA.

Research Notes

-- DNA: Please see Descendants yDNA Groups and Discussion, for an explanation of how the NC and TN McGaughey Families are proven unrelated.

-- Former marriage to Richard Holmes, married 21 Jun 1781 in North Carolina, USA, not found. Britain-141 14:17, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

-- On that profile:

-- 1. Born before parents married (birth year error), Elizabeth was apparently not the daughter of William McGaughey and Elizabeth Lackey. On the profiles for William and Elizabeth is a source for their marriage, which as of this writing, WikiTree has determined to be reliable.

-- 2. As a consequence of #1, this profile was set free and is now merged with the duplicate. B. Britain

-- Confirmed as Elizabeth Mcgaughy Edmundson through the bond signed by David Robinson and Archibald Alexander. Britain-141 23:09, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

-- Did she leave a Will/Estate?

Name

Name: Elizabeth /McGaughey/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 15 JUL 1763

Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA^[4][5]

Marriage

Wife: Elizabeth McGaughey

Marriage:

Date: 18 SEP 1786

Place: Green Co, TN^[6]

Husband: @I905@

Wife: @I1147@

Child: Elizabeth McGaughey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Agnes McGaughey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1149@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1090@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1087@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1084@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1083@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Margaret McGaughey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann McGaughey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: JAN 1760

Place: York Co., Pennsylvania, USA^{[7][8][9][10]}

Sources

1. ↑ * 1786 marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ72-YMG : 18 October 2017), James Edmundson and Elizabeth Mcgaughy, 18 Sep 1786; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,701

   -- Bond cover with Archibald Alexander

   -- Bond signed by David Robinson

   = two of McGaughey daugher's husbands

2. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: Birth year: 1765; Birth city: York Co; Birth state: PA
3. ↑ Source: #S154
4. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: Birth year: 1765; Birth city: York Co; Birth state: PA
5. ↑ Source: #S154
6. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: Birth year: 1765; Birth city: York Co; Birth state: PA
7. ↑ Source: #S126 Page: Source number: 23873.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
8. ↑ Source: #S165
9. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: Birth year: 1740; Birth city: Scotland; Birth state: OR
10. ↑ Source: #S126 Page: Source number: 23873.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9F-RYC : 9 March 2021), Richard Holmes and Elizabeth Mcgauhey, 01 Jan 1781; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 500,953.

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-R4T : 9 March 2021), James Edmudson and Elizabeth Mcgaughy, 22 Aug 1786; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 32, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile created by R Bartoush on Friday, April 10, 2015.
• Source: S106 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S154 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001; Repository: #R1

Acknowledgements

• McGaughey-435 was created by Jamie Yonaitis through the import of Jamie Wernitznig Family Tree_2015-05-11.ged on May 11, 2015.