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Benjamin Johnston 1688 – 1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1767

Death Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Sarah Griffith

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The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1688 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1767 in Southampton, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1688 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1767 in Southampton, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Johnston's Ancestors

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Benjamin Johnston
1688 – 1767
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thomas Johnston
1648 – 1719
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Sarah Griffith
1652 – 1719
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Edmund) Johnston\Johnson
1623 – 1681
Jamestown Colony, Virginia, USA
Debora Ward
1625 – 1700
Bengies, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Burge
1597 – 1636
Grace Goode
1598 – 1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain settler)
1570 – 1596
Isabell Bruster
1574 – 1598

Benjamin Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Benjamin Johnston in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1767
12 Feb 1767
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Johnston in Southampton, Virginia, USA
Southampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1767
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA

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