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John William Albert Johnston 1765 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1765

Birth Location: Westminster, London, England

Death Date: 29 Jan 1837

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: George War

Mother: Elizabeth Callow

Spouse(s): Nancy -Scarr-Johnson

Children(s): George line)

In 1765, John William Albert Johnston ! entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to George Robert Johnson, Revolutionary War and Elizabeth Calla or Callow. John William Albert Johnston ! married Nancy Ann Hilton -Scarr-Johnson, and had children including George Washington Johnson ( JG and S Lawson line). John William Albert Johnston ! passed away in 1837 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1765, John William Albert Johnston ! entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to George Robert Johnson, Revolutionary War and Elizabeth Calla or Callow.
  • John William Albert Johnston ! married Nancy Ann Hilton -Scarr-Johnson, and had children including George Washington Johnson ( JG and S Lawson line).
  • John William Albert Johnston ! passed away in 1837 in Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George War
1718 – 1806
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Callow
1736 – 1790
Birth Location: St Marylebone St John's Wood, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Nancy -Scarr-Johnson
1760 – 1855
Birth Location: Ireland, Smyth, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

George line)
1793 – 1870
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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John Johnston's Ancestors

Self
John Johnston
1765 – 1837
Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
Parents
George Robert Johnson, Revolutionary War
1718 – 1806
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Calla or) Callow
1736 – 1790
St Marylebone St John's Wood, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Johnston's Descendants

1.
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John (William Albert) Johnston (1 Oct 1765 – 29 Jan 1837) m. Nancy (Ann Hilton) -Scarr-Johnson (25 Dec 1760 – 26 Aug 1855)
  1. 1. George (Washington Johnson ( JG and S Lawson) line) (1793 – 8 May 1870) m. Sarah (Davis) Barnett (1793 – 1 May 1879)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Johnson (1837 – 23 May 1879) m. Alfred (A.) Miller (Apr 1830 – Abt. 09 Nov 1909)
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth (Rhoton)) Miller (13 Dec, 1853 – 5 Feb 1926)
      2. 2. Mary ("Polly" Jane) Miller (1854 – 28 Dec 1935)
      3. 3. Martha (Ann) Miller (7 Oct 1857 – 15 Apr 1936) m. Henry (F) Vaughn (18 Nov 1856 – 14 Jul 1907)
        1. 1. Mary (Addeline \ Addie) Vaughn (19 November 1876 – 20 January 1947) m. Anderson (Martin) Bowen (18 Apr 1875 – 2 March 1961)
      4. 4. John (B. G.) Miller (abt 1858 – 24 Mar 1928)
      5. 5. Nancy (Margaret) Miller (18 Nov 1860 – 04 Aug 1918)
      6. 6. Hiram (Winfield) Miller (abt 1864 – 1947)
      7. 7. Malicy Miller (abt 1867 – )
      8. 8. Cyntha (C.) Miller (1868 – )
      9. 9. Emily Miller (1868 – )
      10. 10. Rosa (Rebecca) Miller (21 Sept, 1870 – 28 Dec 1945)
      11. 11. Carl (Lewis) Miller (17 May 1902 – )
      12. 12. Gertrude Miller

John Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1 Oct 1765
Birth of John William Albert Johnston ! in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1837
29 Jan 1837
Age 72
Death of John William Albert Johnston ! in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1765
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
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