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John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone 1665–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 SEP 1665

Birth Location: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Johnstone

Mother: Henrietta Douglas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Belchier, Mary Maclean

Children(s): Elizabeth Johnstone, Gilbert (Johnstone), Sir Sr., John Johnstone, Jane Johnstone, Margaret Johnstone, Thomas Sr, Gen'l Johnstone

John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone was born in 1665 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Earl Of Annandale Johnstone And Henrietta Lady Henrietta Countess Of Annandale And Hartfell Douglas. John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone married Elizabeth Belchier, Mary Maclean, and had children including Elizabeth Johnstone, Gen L Sir Gilbert Johnstone, Gilbert I Johnston Johnstone, Jane Johnstone, Janet Johnstone, John Johnstone, Margaret Johnstone, Sir John Samuel Johnstone Sr, Thomas I Johnstone Sr. John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone passed away in 1730 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone was born in 1665 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Earl Of Annandale Johnstone And Henrietta Lady Henrietta Countess Of Annandale And Hartfell Douglas.
  • John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone married Elizabeth Belchier, Mary Maclean, and had children including Elizabeth Johnstone, Gen L Sir Gilbert Johnstone, Gilbert I Johnston Johnstone, Jane Johnstone, Janet Johnstone, John Johnstone, Margaret Johnstone, Sir John Samuel Johnstone Sr, Thomas I Johnstone Sr.
  • John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone passed away in 1730 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Johnstone
1602–1672
Birth Location: Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Henrietta Douglas
1633–1673
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Belchier
1664–1739
Birth Location: France
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Mary Maclean
1667–1668
Birth Location: Devon, England
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Johnstone
1704–1789
Birth Location: Forfar or Dundee, Angus, Scotland
EJ
Gilbert (Johnstone)
1700–1775
Birth Location: Brompton, North Carolina, United States
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Sir Sr.
1702–1756
Birth Location: Dundee, Tayside, Scotland
SS
John Johnstone
1697–1734
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Jane Johnstone
–1758
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Johnstone
1689–
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
MJ
Thomas Sr
1690–1756
Birth Location: 1684592, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Gen'l Johnstone
1699–1752
Birth Location: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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John Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
John Johnstone
1665–1730
Birth Place: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Earl Of Annandale Johnstone
1602–1672
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Henrietta ((Lady Henrietta Countess of Annandale and Hartfell)) Douglas
1633–1673
Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James ((James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartfell Lord Johnstone of Lochwood Moffartdale and Evandale)) Johnstone
1602–1653
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas) Douglass
1610–1640
Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Douglas
1590–1659
Huntley, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann Gordon (Gordan) Marchioness of) Douglas
1610–1674
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr.
1567–1608
Sarah Maxwell
1576–1636
William Douglas
1582–1640
Isabel Kerr
1574–1628
Sir Angus
1552–1611
Lady Offutt
1558–1618
George Huntly
1563–1636
Henriëtte Stewart
1573–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ilk
1544–1587
Lady Scott
1549–1613
John Herries
1512–1583
Agnes Herries
1534–1594
Sir Kilgour
1559–1615
Mary Fleming
1563–1635
Lord Morton)
1503–1570
Agnes Keith
1505–1545
Margaretha Hay
1535–1593
George Huntly
1535–1576
Lady Huntly
1535–1574
de 1er
1542–1583
Lady Lennox
1547–1631

John Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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John (, Capt. 'of Stapleton') Johnstone (3 SEP 1665–1730) m. Elizabeth Belchier (1664–15 NOV 1739) m. Mary Maclean (1667–BEF 1668)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Johnstone 1704–1789 m. Thomas Kenan 1700–1765
    1. 1. Jane Kenan 1730–1807
    2. 2. James Kenan 1740–1810
    3. 3. Owen Kenan 1743–1789
    4. 4. Elizabeth Kenan 1745–1826
    5. 5. Penelope Kenan 1745–1814
    6. 6. Michael (Johnston) Kenan 1746–1799
    7. 7. Arabella Kenan 1748–
  2. 2. Gilbert (I Johnston) (Johnstone) 1700–1775 m. Caroline Johnston 1706–1765
    1. 1. Henry (Johnston) (Johnstone) 1727–1760
  3. 3. Sir (John Samuel Johnstone) Sr. 1702–1756 m. Helen Scrymgeoure 1712–1799
    1. 1. Samuel Johnston 1733–1816
  4. 4. John Johnstone 1697–1734
  5. 5. Jane Johnstone –1758
  6. 6. Margaret Johnstone 1689–
  7. 7. Thomas (I Johnstone) Sr 1690–1756 m. Martha (Arbella) Blackwood 1732–1790
    1. 1. John Johnston 1714–1755 m. Jean (Lauder) (Immigrant) 1718–1774
      1. 1. Sarah Johnston 1745–1821 m. Thomas Mackin 1744–1821
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) McMacken 1782–
        2. 2. William McMackins 1775–1818
        3. 3. John McMackin 1774–1842 m. Mary (Polly) BORAH 1779–1864
        4. 4. Nancy (Agnes) McMackin 1768–1834
        5. 5. Mary Mcmackin 1766–
        6. 6. James McMackin 1769–1821 m. Mary Roberts 1770–
        7. 7. Thomas McMackins 1780–1828
        8. 8. Martha ("Marthy" Washington) McMackin 1765–1830 m. James McFARLAND 1760–1811
        9. 9. Thomas (McMackin) Jr 1775–1828
        10. 10. Elizabeth McMackin 1773–1842
        11. 11. Agnes (Nancy) MacMackin 1766–1834
        12. 12. Andrew McMACKIN 1776–1853 m. Mattie (Mary Johnston) Johnston 1774–1851
      2. 2. John Johnston 1740–1818 m. Martha Allison 1758–1850
        1. 1. Mattie (Mary Johnston) Johnston 1774–1851 m. Andrew McMACKIN 1776–1853
        2. 2. Rosie Johnston 1779–1863
        3. 3. Margaret (Johnston) * 1777–1870
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth Sallie) Johnston 1792–1884
        5. 5. Margaret (Peggie) JOHNSTON 1777–1870
        6. 6. Alexander Johnston 1791–1832
        7. 7. Andrew (Jackson) Johnston 1795–1880
        8. 8. John (Allison) Johnston 1798–1874
        9. 9. Rosannah Johnston 1786–1862
      3. 3. Elizabeth Johnson 1748–
      4. 4. Margaret Johnson 1746–
      5. 5. Samuel Johnson 1745–
      6. 6. James Johnson 1744–
      7. 7. William Johnson 1743–
      8. 8. Thomas Johnson 1750–
      9. 9. Agnes Johnson 1747–
      10. 10. Robert Johnson 1741–
      11. 11. John Johnson 1740–1774
    2. 2. Thomas ("Big") Johnston 1720–1796 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Dalrymple 1725–1785
      1. 1. Thomas Johnston 1756–1825
      2. 2. Jehu (John) Johnston 1775–1845
      3. 3. Mary Johnston 1752–1816
      4. 4. Meshack Johnston 1745–
      5. 5. John (John) Johnston 1746–1802
      6. 6. Hugh Johnston 1747–1789
      7. 7. Joseph Johnston 1750–1825 m. Mary Mason 1752–1820
        1. 1. Kesiah Johnston 1778–1829
      8. 8. Robert Johnston 1760–1791
      9. 9. Peter Johnston 1766–1792
      10. 10. Catherine Johnston 1768–1823 m. Daniel Butler 1762–1823
        1. 1. Rachel Butler 1800–1850
        2. 2. Mary Butler 1809–1838
        3. 3. Elizabeth Butler 1785–1838
        4. 4. Emily (Elizabeth) Cogburn 1812–1852
        5. 5. James Butler 1811–1838
        6. 6. Jane Butler 1807–1880
        7. 7. Catherine Butler 1805–1850
      11. 11. Jane Johnston 1769–
      12. 12. Absolom Johnston 1770–
      13. 13. William Johnston 1742–
      14. 14. David Johnston 1768–1841
      15. 15. Elizabeth Johnston 1744–
      16. 16. James Johnston 1748–1789
      17. 17. Keziah Johnston 1751–
      18. 18. Nathan Johnston 1753–1789
      19. 19. Rowland Johnston 1755–
      20. 20. Daniel Johnson 1742–1783
    3. 3. Ann Johnson 1726–
    4. 4. Daniel Johnston 1726–1783
    5. 5. Benjamin Johnston 1722–1779
    6. 6. Moses Johnson 1720–1796
    7. 7. John Johnson 1720–1805
    8. 8. Eleanor Johnston 1744–1831
  8. 8. Gen'l (Sir Gilbert) Johnstone 1699–1752

John Johnstone's Timeline

6 Records

1665
3 SEP 1665
Birth of John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1665
3 SEP 1665
Birth of John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1704
15 SEP 1704
Age 39
John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone was baptized in Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1720
14 JAN 1720
Age 55
Death of John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone in Johnstone, Strathclyde, Scotland
Johnstone, Strathclyde, Scotland
1730
1730
Age 65
Death of John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone in Annandale, Scotland
Annandale, Scotland
1730
1730
Age 65
Death of John , Capt. 'of Stapleton' Johnstone in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1665
    Event Place: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1665
    Event Place: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1704
    Event Place: Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: University Of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Woodvale Co Armagh
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1720
    Event Place: Johnstone, Strathclyde, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Annandale, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    54

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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