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Jean Jane Shaw 1718–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1718

Birth Location: Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Apr 1775

Death Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony

Father: William Shaw

Mother: Agnes Smith

Spouse(s): Josiah Johnston

Children(s): John Sr.

Jean Jane Shaw was born in 1718 in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland, the child of William Shaw And Agnes Smith. Jean Jane Shaw married Josiah Scott Johnston, and had children including John Shaw Johnston Sr. Jean Jane Shaw passed away in 1775 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony.

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Biography

  • Jean Jane Shaw was born in 1718 in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland, the child of William Shaw And Agnes Smith.
  • Jean Jane Shaw married Josiah Scott Johnston, and had children including John Shaw Johnston Sr.
  • Jean Jane Shaw passed away in 1775 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shaw
1691–1720
Birth Location: Perth, County Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Smith
1680–1772
Birth Location: Perthshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Josiah Johnston
1715–1756
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Sr.
1735–1806
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Jean Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Jean Shaw
1718–1775
Birth Place: Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
William Shaw
1691–1720
Perth, County Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Smith
1680–1772
Perthshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Shaw's Descendants

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Jean (Jane) Shaw (29 Dec 1718–26 Apr 1775) m. Josiah (Scott) Johnston (1715–1756)
  1. 1. John (Shaw Johnston) Sr. 1735–1806 m. Annie 1740–1785
    1. 1. John (Henry) Johnston 1793–1872 m. Tabitha (S.) Farmer 1799–1863
      1. 1. Benjamin (Bynum) Johnston 1836–1909 m. Naoma (Jane) Hensley 1839–1894
        1. 1. William (Marshall) Johnston 1861–1952

Jean Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1718
29 Dec 1718
Birth of Jean Jane Shaw in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland
Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland
1775
26 Apr 1775
Age 57
Death of Jean Jane Shaw in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony
Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1718
    Event Place: Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1775
    Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina British Colony
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