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Lawrence Johnston 1785–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 31 Mar 1841

Death Location: Wayne County, Ohio, USA

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Nancy Scarr

Spouse(s): Nancy Johnston

Children(s): William Johnston

The story of Lawrence Johnston began in 1785 in Virginia. Lawrence Johnston married Nancy Johnston, and had children including William K Johnston. Lawrence Johnston passed away in 1841 in Wayne County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawrence Johnston began in 1785 in Virginia.
  • Lawrence Johnston married Nancy Johnston, and had children including William K Johnston.
  • Lawrence Johnston passed away in 1841 in Wayne County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Johnston
1767–1837
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Nancy Scarr
1760–1855
Birth Location: Ireland, Smyth, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Johnston
1789–1869
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Johnston
1822–1898
Birth Location: Indiana
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Lawrence Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Johnston
1785–1841
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John William Albert Johnston
1767–1837
Westminster, London, England
Nancy (Ann Hilton) Scarr
1760–1855
Ireland, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Robert) Johnston
1747–1806
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Calla or) Callow
1736–1790
St Marylebone St John's Wood, London, England
William (S) Hilton
1734–1790
Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts
Sarah (A) Bryant
1739–1795
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Johnston
1682–1722
Mary !
1688–1736
William Hilton
1709–1757
Mary Lee
1713–1779
William Bryant
1710–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1664–1740
Isobel Broun
1666–1730
Isobel Sandersone
1663–1710
John Blair
1660–1720
William 1678
1678–
Margaret (Hilton)
1679–1763
John (1685-1765)
1685–1792
Mary Seaward
1688–1767

Lawrence Johnston's Descendants

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Lawrence Johnston (1785–31 Mar 1841) m. Nancy Johnston (1789–20 June 1869)
  1. 1. William (K) Johnston 1822–1898 m. Sarah (A) Brusto 1835–1860
    1. 1. Edward (Bristow) Johnston 1854–1939 m. Nancy (Ellen) Brown 1853–1937
      1. 1. Claude (Turpin) Johnston 1884–1960 m. Flo Lowery 1888–1955
        1. 1. Victor (C.) Johnston 1919–2004 m. Lois (Pauline) Madden 1922–2013 m. Lois (Pauline) Madden 1922–2013
        2. 2. Frances Uhr 1913–1977 m. Gilbert Uhr 1907–1976
      2. 2. Ada (E) Johnston 1889–
      3. 3. Franklin (King) Johnston 1881–1935 m. Anna (Audrey) Ross 1897–
      4. 4. Thomas (Perry) Johnston 1894–1956
      5. 5. Dortha Johnston 1878–1946
      6. 6. William (Elias) Johnston 1876–1953 m. Ida (C) Johnston 1882–
        1. 1. John (B) Johnston 1904–
        2. 2. Lotta (M) Johnston 1906–
        3. 3. Hazel (F) Johnston 1910–
      7. 7. James (Andrew) Johnston 1879–1946
      8. 8. Magret Johnston 1884–
      9. 9. M (E) Johnston 1888–
      10. 10. Charles (B) Johnston 1896–
      11. 11. Clarissa (Medora) Johnston 1898–1972
    2. 2. Nancy (A.) Bristow 1859–
    3. 3. Sarah (E.) Bristow 1861–1898
    4. 4. James (A.) Bristow 1863–1907
    5. 5. Margret (A.) Bristow 1865–1907
    6. 6. Amanda (L.) Bristow 1880–1881
    7. 7. Martha (Ann) Bristow 1873–1877
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Bristow 1870–1877
    9. 9. William (Pleasant) Bristow 1848–1905

Lawrence Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Lawrence Johnston in Virginia
Virginia
1841
31 Mar 1841
Age 56
Death of Lawrence Johnston in Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Wayne County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1841
    Event Place: Wayne County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Marion, Ohio, USA
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