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Gilbert Johnstone 1700–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1775

Death Location: Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA

Father: Maj. Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Belchier

Spouse(s): Caroline Johnstone

Children(s): Mary Johnston, Gilbert Jr., Gabriel Johnstone, William Johnston, John Johnston, Henry Johnston, Isobel Johnston, Caroline Johnstone, Robert Johnston

In 1700, Gilbert Johnstone entered the world in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Maj Gen John Samuel The Honorable Of Stapleton Johnston And Elizabeth Belchier. Gilbert Johnstone married Caroline Johnstone, and had children including Caroline Johnstone, Gabriel Johnstone, Gilbert Johnstone Jr, Henry Johnston, Isobel Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Johnston, Robert Johnston, William Johnston. Gilbert Johnstone passed away in 1775 in Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Gilbert Johnstone entered the world in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Maj Gen John Samuel The Honorable Of Stapleton Johnston And Elizabeth Belchier.
  • Gilbert Johnstone married Caroline Johnstone, and had children including Caroline Johnstone, Gabriel Johnstone, Gilbert Johnstone Jr, Henry Johnston, Isobel Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Johnston, Robert Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Gilbert Johnstone passed away in 1775 in Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj. Johnston
1665–1714
Birth Location: Newbie Castle, Overlooking Bay Solney Fifth, Newbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Belchier
1663–1739
Birth Location: Annanadale, Dufriesshire,
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Johnstone
1706–1745
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Johnston
1730–1780
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Gilbert Jr.
1725–1794
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Gabriel Johnstone
1730–
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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William Johnston
1725–1786
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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John Johnston
1730–
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Henry Johnston
1725–1760
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Isobel Johnston
1728–
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Caroline Johnstone
1730–
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Robert Johnston
1730–1790
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Gilbert Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Johnstone
1700–1775
Birth Place: Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Maj. Gen. John Samuel "The Honorable" "of Stapleton" Johnston
1665–1714
Newbie Castle, Overlooking Bay Solney Fifth, Newbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Belchier
1663–1739
Annanadale, Dufriesshire,
Grandparents
James (J. Johnstone (Earl of Annandale,) Sir)
1625–1672
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Lady (Henrietta Douglas, Countess of Annandale and) Hartfell
1633–1673
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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Gilbert Johnstone (1700–1775) m. Caroline Johnstone (1706–Aft. 1745)
  1. 1. Mary Johnston 1730–1780 m. John Graham 1720–1780
    1. 1. Dominick (John) Graham 1752–1825 m. Isabelle Cannon 1740–1813
      1. 1. Isabelle (Cannon) Graham 1768–1838 m. John (D.) Travis 1761–1840
        1. 1. John (Joseph Travis) III 1803–1865
  2. 2. Gilbert (Johnstone) Jr. 1725–1794
  3. 3. Gabriel Johnstone 1730–
  4. 4. William Johnston 1725–1786
  5. 5. John Johnston 1730–
  6. 6. Henry Johnston 1725–1760
  7. 7. Isobel Johnston 1728–
  8. 8. Caroline Johnstone 1730–
  9. 9. Robert Johnston 1730–1790

Gilbert Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Gilbert Johnstone in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1775
1775
Age 75
Death of Gilbert Johnstone in Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Brompton Plantation, Cape Fear, Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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