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Jacob Johnston 1744–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1744

Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 8 Apr 1808

Death Location: Jones, North Carolina, United States

Father: Captain Johnston

Mother: Mary Waller

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Children(s):

Jacob Johnston was born in 1744 in Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Captain Jacob Johnston And Mary Waller. Jacob Johnston passed away in 1808 in Jones, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Johnston was born in 1744 in Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Captain Jacob Johnston And Mary Waller.
  • Jacob Johnston passed away in 1808 in Jones, North Carolina, United States.

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Jacob Johnston's Ancestors

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Jacob Johnston
1744–1808
Birth Place: Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Captain Jacob Johnston
1714–1781
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Waller
1718–1790
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Johnson) Sr
1693–1767
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Goodloe
1699–1733
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Alice) Threlkeld
1696–1768
Waller S Ave, Old Somerset, Maryland, british colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1649–1719
Sarah Griffith
1652–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Griffith
1624–1698
Mary Hunt
1633–1727

Jacob Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1744
Abt 1744
Birth of Jacob Johnston in Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
1808
8 Apr 1808
Age 64
Death of Jacob Johnston in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1744
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 3 May 2023), entry for Captain Jacob Johnston, person ID LJJW-L64.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1808
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 3 May 2023), entry for Captain Jacob Johnston, person ID LJJW-L64.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jones, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 3 May 2023), entry for Captain Jacob Johnston, person ID LJJW-L64.

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