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Jacob Johnston 1738–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1781

Death Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania

Father: Benjamin Johnson

Mother: Agnes (Clarke)

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Jacob Johnston was born in 1738 in Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin John Johnson And Agnes Clark Clarke. Jacob Johnston passed away in 1781 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Jacob Johnston was born in 1738 in Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin John Johnson And Agnes Clark Clarke.
  • Jacob Johnston passed away in 1781 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Jacob Johnston's Ancestors

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Jacob Johnston
1738–1781
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin John Johnson
1705–1754
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Agnes (Clark) (Clarke)
1713–1776
New Kent, VA, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Johnston
1677–1714
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Penelope) Massie-Johnson
1677–1711
St Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Johnson
1653–1685
Sir Knight
1640–1719
Penelope Cooper
1647–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alexander
1625–
Doritie Angell
1620–
Anthony Lord
1621–1683
Elizabeth Oldfield
1625–1682

Jacob Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Jacob Johnston in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1781
16 Aug 1781
Age 43
Death of Jacob Johnston in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1781
    Event Place: Washington County, Pennsylvania

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