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Benjamin Johnston 1722–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 20 OCT 1779

Death Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Martha Blackwood

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The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1722 in Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States. Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1779 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1722 in Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
  • Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1779 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnston
1722–1779
Birth Place: Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas I Johnstone Sr
1690–1756
1684592, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Martha (Arbella) Blackwood
1732–1790
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (, Capt. 'of Stapleton') Johnstone
1665–1730
Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Belchier
1664–1739
France
William Blackwood
1706–1772
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Blackwood
1716–1772
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnstone
1602–1672
Henrietta Douglas
1633–1673
Gabriel Belchier
1633–1673
ELIZABETH PARSONS
1635–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1602–1653
Margaret Douglass
1610–1640
William Douglas
1590–1659
Mary Douglas
1610–1674
William Belchier
1615–1686
Sir Hester-Fenton-Parsons
1561–1642
Elizabeth Bagshawe
1565–1648

Benjamin Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Benjamin Johnston in Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
1779
20 OCT 1779
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Johnston in Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Of, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1779
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Age:
    56-57
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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