Born about in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Archibald (Johnston) Johnston Lord Warriston
— married
about 1638 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Rachel (Johnston) Baillie and James Johnston
Died
at about age 50
in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2014
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Biography
Helen Hay was born about 1620 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, the daughter of Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat, [1] She was the second wife of Archibald Johnston (1610–1663), who was executed by Charles II on 26 July 1663 for having served under Cromwell. She was the mother of James Johnston, envoy extraordinary to Prussia 1690–92, Secretary of State, Scotland, 1692–96 and Lord Clerk Register 1704–05.
Children:
- Archebald Johnston christened 11/13/1639[2]
- Eupham Johnston christened 11/16/1658 [3]
- Helene Johnston Christened 3/22/1632 [4]
- Rachel Johnston c. 1641 m. Robert Baillie 1/20/1661[5]
Sources
- ↑ Diary of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston Author: Scottish History Society; Constable, T. and A., Edinburgh; Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663; Mar, John Erskine, earl of, 1675-1732; Grant, Anne MacVicar, 1755-1838. Publisher: Edinburgh, Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish History Society 1896. Pages 8-
- ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 May 2016), Helen Hay in entry for Archebald Johnstoun, ; citing Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:183KQPC; FHL microfilm 1,066,662.
- ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 May 2016), Helen Hay in entry for Eupham Johnstone, ; citing Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17M1HJH; FHL microfilm 1,066,663.
- ↑ [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPH-BFC Scotland Births and Baptisms], 1564-1950 database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 May 2016), Helene Hay in entry for Helene Johnstoun, ; citing Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:183N2XR; FHL microfilm 1,066,662.
- ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 May 2016), Helen Hay in entry for Robert Baillie and Rachel Johnstone, 20 Jan 1661; citing , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland, reference 2:G49BVJ; FHL microfilm 1,066,594.
See also:
- Memorials of the Family of Skene of Skene: From the Family Papers ..., Issue 1., edited by William Forbes Skene
- Wikipedia James Johnston, Secretary of State
- Oxford Index Johnston, James (1655-1737), politician and government official, by John R. Young in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Published in print September 2004, Published online September 2004, e-ISBN: 9780198614128
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We now have accurate dates and actual references with page numbers thanks to Eric. There are more kids but I need to get back to what I was doing. If none of the PMs get time to add the other children and references, I will be able to get back to it. The kids are here.
Thanks again!
Please help with dates. Thanks!
Also, does his diary mention her? None of the refs for her father, husband or famous son do!
I am going to post (for now) what looks like it will help as a source and will either remove or use as an inline source once I can read it better. Feel free to comment etc.