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James Johnstone 1602 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland

Father: James Johnstone

Mother: Sarah Maxwell

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglass, Elizabeth Johnstone

Children(s): James Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, James Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, William Johnstone, Isabel Graham, Christian Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone, Janet Johnstone, Margaret Johnston, Janet Johnstone, Bethia Johnstone

The story of James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell began in 1602 in Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell married Margaret Douglass, Elizabeth Johnstone, and had children including James Annandale Hartfell Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, James Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, William Johnstone, Isabel Douglas Graham, Christian Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone, Janet Kirkpatrick Johnstone, Margaret Johnston, Janet Brown Johnstone, Bethia Johnstone. James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell passed away in 1653 in Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell began in 1602 in Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell married Margaret Douglass, Elizabeth Johnstone, and had children including James Annandale Hartfell Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, James Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, William Johnstone, Isabel Douglas Graham, Christian Johnstone, Thomas Johnstone, Janet Kirkpatrick Johnstone, Margaret Johnston, Janet Brown Johnstone, Bethia Johnstone.
  • James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell passed away in 1653 in Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnstone
1567 – 1608
Birth Location: Johnston, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Sarah Maxwell
1570 – 1636
Birth Location: or Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Douglass
1606 – 1677
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Johnstone
1621 – 1647
Birth Location: 1684772, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Johnstone
1615 – 1699
Birth Location: Scotland
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Mary Johnstone
1615 – 1680
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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James Johnstone
1625 – 1672
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Mary Johnstone
1627 – 1679
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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William Johnstone
1627 – 1656
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Isabel Graham
1627 – 1672
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Christian Johnstone
1630 –
Birth Location: Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland
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Thomas Johnstone
1630 –
Birth Location: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Janet Johnstone
1631 – 1675
Birth Location: 1684507, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Johnston
1632 – 1655
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Johnstone
1634 – 1675
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Bethia Johnstone
1640 – 1685
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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James Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
James Johnstone
1602 – 1653
Birth Place: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Johnstone
1567 – 1608
Johnston, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sarah Maxwell
1570 – 1636
or Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Johnstone, of Annadale of that) Ilk
1544 – 1597
Dunnkellie, Dumbfrieshire, Scotland
Margaret Scott
1549 – 1613
Buccleuch, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Johnstone's Descendants

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James Johnstone (1602 – 1653) m. Margaret Douglass (1606 – 13 Mar 1677) m. Elizabeth Johnstone (1621 – 1647)
  1. 1. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone (1615 – 1699)
  2. 2. Mary Johnstone (1615 – 1680)
  3. 3. James Johnstone (1625 – 17 Jul 1672) m. Hanrietta Douglas (Jun 1633 – 1 Jun 1673)
    1. 1. Henrietta Johnstone (21 Jan 1642 – Nov 1689)
    2. 2. Mary Johnstone (31 Jan 1651 – )
    3. 3. Mary Johnstone (31 Jan 1652 – 8 April 1681)
    4. 4. Margaret Johnstone (14 Aug 1654 – 18 Oct 1726)
    5. 5. Agnes Johnstone (22 Nov 1657 – )
    6. 6. Janet Johnstone (18 Jun 1658 – )
    7. 7. Isabel Johnstone (28 Apr 1659 – )
    8. 8. Maissie Johnstone (7 Aug 1659 – )
    9. 9. James Johnstone (17 Dec 1660 – 1661)
    10. 10. William Johntson (17 Feb 1663 – 14 Jan 1720)
    11. 11. Archibald Johnston (10 Jul 1665 – )
    12. 12. John (Samuel "The Honorable" Johnston of) Stapleton (3 Sep 1665 – 14 Jan 1720) m. Elizabeth Belchier (1664 – 1703) m. Elspet Wright (abt 1660 – 1693)
      1. 1. Janet JOHNSTONE (1685 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Johnston (abt 1695 – 13 Aug 1751)
      3. 3. James Johnstone (9 Feb 1697 – 10 Dec 1772)
      4. 4. John (James Bradshaw) Johnstone (23 Apr 1697 – 28 Feb 1757)
      5. 5. Mary Johnston (abt 1698 – 17 Jul 1752)
      6. 6. Gabriel Johnstone (abt 1699 – 17 Jul 1752) m. Penelope (Eden Golland) Johnstone (7 Jun 1690 – 1749) m. Frances (Button) (Butler) ( – abt 1768)
        1. 1. Henry Johnston (abt 1739 – 1772)
        2. 2. Caroline Johnstone (Abt. 1740 – )
        3. 3. Penelope (Mary Johnston) Dawson (abt 1741 – 16 Jul 1797)
        4. 4. Henry Johnstone
        5. 5. Frances (Kathleen) Johnston
      7. 7. Gilbert Johnston (1700 – 1775) m. Caroline (JOHNSTONE Ormonde) (Ormondi) (abt 1705 – 1765) m. Carolina Ormodi (1700 – 1725)
        1. 1. Peter (Johnstone) Johnson (1710 – 18 Sep 1790)
        2. 2. Margaret Johnstone (1722 – 1765)
        3. 3. Margaret (Mary Johnston) (Johnstone) (abt 1722 – 1765) m. John ("Immigrant") Graham (1710 – Bef. 07 Oct 1780) m. Gilbert Johnston (1725 – )
        4. 4. James Johnston (abt 1723 – 1765)
        5. 5. Gilbert Johnstone (1725 – 1793) m. Margaret Warburton (1725 – 1763)
        6. 6. Gabriel Johnston (abt 1726 – 1752)
        7. 7. Henry Johnston (abt 1727 – 1760 (1773))
        8. 8. Isabel Johnstone (abt 1728 – 1755)
        9. 9. William Johnston (abt 1729 – 13 Oct 1786)
        10. 10. Robert Johnstone (abt 1730 – aft 1790)
        11. 11. John Johnstone (1731 – )
        12. 12. Isabel Johnstone (1732 – )
        13. 13. Caroline Johnstone (abt 1732 – )
        14. 14. PETER JOHNSTONE (1735 – 18 April 1790)
      8. 8. Samuel (Johnston) (Johnstone) (abt 1702 – 13 Nov 1756)
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Johnston) (Johnstone) (23 Jul 1704 – 15 Nov 1789) m. Thomas Kenan (1700 – 6 Nov 1765)
        1. 1. Jane Kenan (1730 – 1 Oct 1807)
        2. 2. James Kenan (23 Sep 1740 – 23 May 1810) m. Sarah Love (13 MAR 1747 – 22 Mar 1819)
        3. 3. Owen Kenan (1743 – Apr 1789)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Kenan (1745 – 15 Nov 1826)
        5. 5. Penelope Kenan (1745 – 1 Sep 1814)
        6. 6. Michael (Johnston) Kenan (26 Aug 1746 – 1799)
        7. 7. Arabella Kenan (1748 – )
        8. 8. Thomas Kenan
      10. 10. John Johnston ( – 28 Feb 1797)
      11. 11. Margaret Johnstone (6 May 1689 – )
      12. 12. James Johnstone (11 Sep 1692 – )
    13. 13. George Johnstone (21 Jun 1667 – 10 May 1674)
    14. 14. Henrietta Johnstone (21 Jan 1669 – Nov 1689)
    15. 15. Alexander Johnstone (10 May 1670 – )
    16. 16. Anna Johnstone (30 Jul 1671 – Jun 1675)
    17. 17. William Johnstone (1753 – 1839)
  4. 4. Mary Johnstone (1627 – 18 Jul 1679)
  5. 5. William Johnstone (1627 – 1656)
  6. 6. Isabel (Douglas) Graham (1627 – 16 December 1672)
  7. 7. Christian Johnstone (1630 – )
  8. 8. Thomas Johnstone (Abt 1630 – )
  9. 9. Janet (Kirkpatrick) Johnstone (1631 – 5 Apr 1675)
  10. 10. Margaret Johnston (1632 – Oct 1655)
  11. 11. Janet (Brown) Johnstone (9 Nov 1634 – 5 Apr 1675)
  12. 12. Bethia Johnstone (1640 – abt 1685)

James Johnstone's Timeline

3 Records

1602
1602
Birth of James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell in Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1602
1602
Birth of James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell in Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1653
1653
Age 51
Death of James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Hartfell in Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland
Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Higheland, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 90459
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