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Lord William Johnston 1696–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1696

Birth Location: St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1756

Death Location: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Lady FAIRHOLM

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Lord William Johnston was born in 1696 in St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of William Johnstone And Lady Sophia Craignhall Fairholm. Lord William Johnston passed away in 1756 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Lord William Johnston was born in 1696 in St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of William Johnstone And Lady Sophia Craignhall Fairholm.
  • Lord William Johnston passed away in 1756 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Lord Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Lord Johnston
1696–1756
Birth Place: St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Johnstone
1663–1720
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Sophia Craignhall) FAIRHOLM
1668–1716
Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hartfell Johnstone (1st Earl of) Annandaleale)
1625–1672
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Henrietta, (Lady) Douglas
1633–1673
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lord Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1696
19 Dec 1696
Birth of Lord William Johnston in St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1756
16 Aug 1756
Age 60
Death of Lord William Johnston in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1696
    Event Place: St Peter S Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1756
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States

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