Sarah Johnston (1736 - 1809)

Born 10 Jul 1736 in Antrim, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Gordon — married 1757 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 18 Jun 1809 at age 72 in Franklin County Pennsylvania USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Sarah /Johnston/^[1]

Added by Christine Smith with sources included. Sarah Johnston was one of two daughters that James Johnston and Anne Nancy Walpole had. From the History of Franklin Co. PA Antrim Township. The first settlers were Jacob Snively, James Johnston, Joseph Crunkleton. They came in 1735. This was known as the Conocoheague settlement. Among the oldest land titles was Henry Gordon and and his neighbor Thomas Johnston. From the Taxable list of 1786 is listed Henry Gordon, George Gordon and Alex. Gordon. Was. Johnston, John Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Esq., Dr. Robert Johnston and William Johnston

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees

• WikiTree profile Johnston-3004 created through the import of EightGen.ged on Nov 5, 2012 by Mike McDonough.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to K. Wirth.

The information comes from genealogies of Thomas Jefferson Smith and his cousin Ora Smith. Sarah and Henry were the great-great grandchildren of Sarah Johnston Smith. They corresponded with the Gordon family that was still living in Greencastle (Shady Grove) PA

Added by Christine Smith

• the Bible formerly in possession of the late Mrs Mary Elisabeth Snively Kreps of Greencastle, Franklin Co. PA. Now in possession of the Fendrick Library PA

"Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin Co. PA" West Palm Beach , Genealogy

• The Life and Times of Dr. Robert Johnston by Justin McHenry

• "History of Franklin Co.PA" Warner, Beers and Co. 1887