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Lt. James Johnston 1720–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Father: William Militia

Mother: Mary Chew

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Lt. James Johnston began in 1720 in Virginia, United States. Lt. James Johnston passed away in 1803 in Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. James Johnston began in 1720 in Virginia, United States.
  • Lt. James Johnston passed away in 1803 in Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Militia
1697–1778
Birth Location: St Peters Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
WM
Mary Chew
1703–1742
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt. Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Johnston
1720–1803
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
William Valentine Johnson Johnstone, Captain in Virginia Militia
1697–1778
St Peters Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann "Nan") Chew
1703–1742
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Lt. James Johnston in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1803
1803
Age 83
Death of Lt. James Johnston in Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Lower Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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