Charles Johnston (abt. 1770)

Born about 1770 in Ireland

Husband of Unknown (Rodgers) Johnston — married [date unknown] in Scotland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Plumb Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Biography

Charles Johnston, grandfather of Benjamin Harra Johnston, ot Wilkinsburg, was born in Ireland, there reared and educated, married in Scotland, Rodgers, great-granddaughter of John Rodgers, and upon their arrival in this country they settled in the vicinity of Homestead, Pennsylvania, opposite McKeesport, where he was a farmer and distiller. Later he purchased the property on which his grandson, Benjamin H. Johnston, now resides, a tract of four hundred acres, formerly the property of a Mr. Powell, and subsequently purchased one hundred and forty acres adjoining, formerly the property of a Mr. McDonald, also one hundred and eighty-six acres in Plumb township, where he followed the same lines of work as heretofore, and resided at the time of his death on the Powell tract. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston were the parents of eight children, two of whom died in childhood, and the names of the others were as follows : William, Andrew, John, James, all of whom served in the state militia, Jane, Mary.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 894-895)