John Johnston (abt. 1600 - 1657)

Born about 1600 in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1657 at about age 57 in Sutton upon Derwent, Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

John Johnston was born Scotland around 1600 (estimated based on 1626 marriage). ^[1][2]

He was the son of John Johnston ("Advocate-Laird of Castle Milk"). ^[3]

He was Vicar of Sutton-upon-Derwent, Yorkshire. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Hobson, around 1626. ^[1]

John died 1657. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} C L Johnstone, History of the Johnstones 1191-1909, 1909, page 128, https://archive.org/details/historyofjohnsto00grah/page/128/mode/2up

   John, was ordained into the Anglican Ministry in Yorkshire, possibly owing to the resistance to Episcopacy in Scotland, and there he married, about 1626, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hobson of Ufflete. He was curate of Reidness, in the parish of Whitgift, and then vicar of Sutton upon Derwent, and had seven children at the time he was served heir to his brother Alexander, who died in Dec. 1643. He did not get much, as Alexander had lent money to his relatives [...] The Vicar of Sutton, who died 1657, left eminent if rather eccentric sons

2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Nathaniel Johnston," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nathaniel_Johnston&oldid=987385981 (accessed November 23, 2020).

   a Scot, lived for some time at Reedness in Yorkshire, and became rector of Sutton-on-Derwent.

3. ↑ Joseph Hunter, Familiae minorum gentium, 1894, volume 3, page 927, https://archive.org/stream/familiaeminorumg03hunt#page/1024/