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James Johnstone 1697 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1697

Birth Location: Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Dec 1772

Death Location: Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Father: John Stapleton

Mother: Elizabeth Belchier

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In 1697, James Johnstone entered the world in Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Samuel "The Honorable" Johnston of Stapleton and Elizabeth Belchier. James Johnstone passed away in 1772 in Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1697, James Johnstone entered the world in Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Samuel "The Honorable" Johnston of Stapleton and Elizabeth Belchier.
  • James Johnstone passed away in 1772 in Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland.

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James Johnstone's Ancestors

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James Johnstone
1697 – 1772
Birth Place: Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Samuel "The Honorable" Johnston of Stapleton
1665 – 1720
Newbie Castle, Overlooking Bay Solney Fifth, Newbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Belchier
1664 – 1703
Annanadale, Dufriesshire, , Scotland,
Grandparents
James Johnstone
1625 – 1672
Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Hanrietta Douglas
1633 – 1673
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Gabriel (Richard) Belchier
1633 – 1693
Annanadale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Parsons
1635 – 1695
Newry, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1602 – 1653
Margaret Douglass
1606 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1567 – 1608
Sarah Maxwell
1570 – 1636
Sir Queensbury}
1585 – 1638
Isabell Kerr
1585 – 1628

James Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1697
9 Feb 1697
Birth of James Johnstone in Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1772
10 Dec 1772
Age 75
Death of James Johnstone in Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1697
    Event Place: Westerhall, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1772
    Event Place: Weserkirk, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

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