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Jacob Johnston 1725–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Margaret Marchbank

Spouse(s): Mary Randall

Children(s): Joel Senior, Jacob Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Joshua Johnston, Jesse Johnston, William Johnston

The story of Jacob Johnston began in 1725 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States. Jacob Johnston married Mary Randall, and had children including Jacob Johnston, Jesse Johnston, Joel Johnson Senior, Joseph Johnston, Joshua Johnston, William Johnston. Jacob Johnston passed away in 1778 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Johnston began in 1725 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States.
  • Jacob Johnston married Mary Randall, and had children including Jacob Johnston, Jesse Johnston, Joel Johnson Senior, Joseph Johnston, Joshua Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Jacob Johnston passed away in 1778 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

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Jacob Johnston's Ancestors

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Jacob Johnston
1725–1778
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Johnston
1710–1778
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Marchbank
1717–1778
Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1654–1723
Ulster, Ireland
Susannah White
1670–1718
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1602–1657
Mary Dayton
1610–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Johnstone
1590–1623
Anna OHara
1580–1623
Charles Daton
1570–1613

Jacob Johnston's Descendants

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Jacob Johnston (1725–1778) m. Mary Randall (1730–1793)
  1. 1. Joel (Johnson) Senior 1760–1832 m. Rachel (Magee) 1763–1847 m. Mary (Jane “Janie”) Register 1762–1785 m. Temperance Green 1775–1810 m. Temperance Green 1765–1810
    1. 1. Jacob Johnson 1824–1899
    2. 2. Richard Johnson 1785–1816
    3. 3. Daniel Johnson 1793–1889
    4. 4. Joel Johnson 1791–1858
    5. 5. Thomas Johnson 1786–
    6. 6. David Johnson 1805–1879
    7. 7. Margaret Johnson 1792–1880
    8. 8. Jacob Johnson 1778–1812
    9. 9. Thomas Johnson 1794–
    10. 10. Mollie Johnson 1786–1860
    11. 11. Elizabeth Johnson 1817–1874
    12. 12. Enoch Johnson 1817–1901
    13. 13. Jacob Johnson 1824–1899
    14. 14. Joshua Johnson 1822–1903
    15. 15. Tobias Magee 1795–1851
  2. 2. Jacob Johnston 1748–
  3. 3. Joseph Johnston 1750–
  4. 4. Joshua Johnston 1758–1815
  5. 5. Jesse Johnston 1748–
  6. 6. William Johnston 1757–1789

Jacob Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Jacob Johnston in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1778
1778
Age 53
Death of Jacob Johnston in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4747.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JEN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

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