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David E JOHNSTON 1726 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1726

Birth Location: Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1786

Death Location: Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA

Father: David Johnston

Mother: Mary Boyd

Spouse(s): Nancy Abbott

Children(s): Sarah Johnston

The story of David E JOHNSTON Sr began in 1726 in Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland. David E JOHNSTON Sr married Nancy Ann "Nannie" Abbott, and had children including Sarah Sallie Johnston. David E JOHNSTON Sr passed away in 1786 in Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David E JOHNSTON Sr began in 1726 in Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland.
  • David E JOHNSTON Sr married Nancy Ann "Nannie" Abbott, and had children including Sarah Sallie Johnston.
  • David E JOHNSTON Sr passed away in 1786 in Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Johnston
1688 – 1736
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
DJ
Mary Boyd
1692 – 1739
Birth Location: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
MB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Abbott
1737 – 1813
Birth Location: Culpepper County, Va
NA

Children(s)

Sarah Johnston
1752 – 1790
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
SJ

David JOHNSTON's Ancestors

Self
David JOHNSTON
1726 – 1786
Birth Place: Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland
Parents
David C Johnston
1688 – 1736
Tyrone, Ireland
Mary (M) Boyd
1692 – 1739
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
David Johnstone
1665 – 1715
Balmerino, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Philip
1640 – 1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David JOHNSTON's Descendants

1.
DJ
David (E) JOHNSTON (23 Jan 1726 – 28 Nov 1786) m. Nancy (Ann "Nannie") Abbott (28 Dec 1737 – 1813)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Johnston (1752 – 1790)
    1. 1. Agnes Marshall (1790 – 10 Nov 1851) m. Ralph Lucas (1783 – 08 Nov 1854)
      1. 1. Samuel (E.) LUCAS (25 April 1818 – 26 April 1899) m. Nancy (Susan) Brown (18 Jul 1823 – 31 Oct 1893)

David JOHNSTON's Timeline

3 Records

1726
23 Jan 1726
Birth of David E JOHNSTON Sr in Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland
Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland
1751
1751
Age 25
David E JOHNSTON Sr was married in Culpepper County, Virginia, Colonial America
Culpepper County, Virginia, Colonial America
1786
28 Nov 1786
Age 60
Death of David E JOHNSTON Sr in Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1726
    Event Place: Eniskillian, Fermanage, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Culpepper County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1786
    Event Place: Big Little, Giles County, Virginia, USA
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