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Jonas Johnston 1740–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 1779

Death Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Johnson

Mother: Mary Waller

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In 1740, Jonas Johnston entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, born to Jacob Johnson And Mary Waller. Jonas Johnston passed away in 1779 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Jonas Johnston entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, born to Jacob Johnson And Mary Waller.
  • Jonas Johnston passed away in 1779 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Jonas Johnston's Ancestors

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Jonas Johnston
1740–1779
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Johnson
1714–1781
Isle Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary Waller
1716–1790
Southhampton, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Johnston
1688–1767
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary Goodloe
1690–1733
St George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1648–1709
Sarah Griffith
1652–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Johnson
1618–1650
Deborah Jo
1623–1700

Jonas Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Jonas Johnston in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1779
29 Jul 1779
Age 39
Death of Jonas Johnston in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

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