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Margaret Johnston 1662–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1662

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Oct 1734

Death Location: Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: James Johnstone

Mother: Margaret Johnstone

Spouse(s): Walter BARKLEY, Walter Kerr, Walter KERR

Children(s): Margaret Kerr**, Margaret Brown, William Ker, James Kerr, Samuel Kerr, George (Carr), Joseph Kerr, John Kerr, James (Kerr), Samuel (Ker), George Carr, Joseph Kerr, Samuel Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr, James Kerr

The story of Margaret Johnston began in 1662 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Margaret Johnston married Walter Barkley, Walter Kerr, Walter Sir Kerr, and had children including George Carr, George Kerr Ker Carr, James Ker Kerr, James Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Margaret Brown, Margaret Kerr, Samuel Kerr, Samuel Kerr Ker, William Ker. Margaret Johnston passed away in 1734 in Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Johnston began in 1662 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret Johnston married Walter Barkley, Walter Kerr, Walter Sir Kerr, and had children including George Carr, George Kerr Ker Carr, James Ker Kerr, James Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Margaret Brown, Margaret Kerr, Samuel Kerr, Samuel Kerr Ker, William Ker.
  • Margaret Johnston passed away in 1734 in Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Johnston
1662–1734
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Johnstone
1632–1667
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Johnstone
1633–1673
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Johnston's Descendants

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Margaret Johnston (14 Jan 1662–1 Oct 1734) m. Walter BARKLEY (1661–1734) m. Walter Kerr (1656–1748) m. Walter (Sir) KERR (1 Jul 1656–10 June 1748)
  1. 1. Margaret Kerr** 1691–1769 m. Robert Barclay 1686–1786
    1. 1. Margaret ((Barkley)) Barclay 1710–1785 m. Richard (King (DNA) match) 1705–1783
      1. 1. Robert (Alphaus) King 1736–1806 m. Mary (King (m:) Morrison) 1738–1817
        1. 1. John King 1770–1814 m. Nancy Brandon 1772–1841
        2. 2. Margaret (Ann) King 1760–1830
        3. 3. Margaret (King) Donnell 1766–1827
        4. 4. Martha (Margaret) Purviance-King-McCorkhill 1767–1799
        5. 5. Mary (Polly) King 1760–1824
        6. 6. William (Morrison) King 1777–1814
        7. 7. Anna ((Anne)) King 1773–1867
        8. 8. James King 1780–
        9. 9. Rev (Samuel Finis) King 1775–1842
        10. 10. Rhoda King 1787–1843
        11. 11. Richard King 1768–1834
        12. 12. Elizabeth (“Eliza”) King 1770–1820
        13. 13. Rebecca (R.) King 1780–1843
        14. 14. Samuel (Taylor) King 1787–1865
        15. 15. David (T) King 1785–1850
        16. 16. Samuel King 1756–1842
      2. 2. Mary (Catherine King) (Barr) 1755–1803
      3. 3. Elizabeth King 1739–1826
      4. 4. John King 1742–1860
      5. 5. Samuel King 1752–1777
      6. 6. Margaret King 1746–1830
      7. 7. James (B) King 1737–1815
      8. 8. Ann (King) (Lansden) 1735–1760
      9. 9. Richard (King) V 1736–1760
      10. 10. Andrew King 1748–1815
      11. 11. Thomas King 1750–1812
      12. 12. John (Armor (Armour)) King 1743–1808
      13. 13. Andrew King 1772–1831
      14. 14. Ann King 1728–
      15. 15. Elizabeth King 1726–1820
      16. 16. James King 1737–1815
      17. 17. Ann King 1739–1760
      18. 18. James King 1737–1815
      19. 19. Richard King 1740–1760
      20. 20. John King –1833
      21. 21. Mary (Catherine) King 1747–1747
    2. 2. Robert Barclay 1717–1788
    3. 3. Caroline Barclay –1878
    4. 4. Elizabeth Barclay 1716–1717
    5. 5. Robert Barclay 1722–1788
    6. 6. Martha Barclay 1735–1816
    7. 7. John Barclay 1720–
    8. 8. Samuel Barclay 1726–1803
    9. 9. Catherine Barclay 1771–1832
    10. 10. Catherine Barclay 1718–1871
    11. 11. James Barclay 1722–1792
  2. 2. Margaret Brown 1691–1769
  3. 3. William Ker 1700–1777
  4. 4. James Kerr 1689–
  5. 5. Samuel Kerr 1700–1777
  6. 6. George (Kerr (Ker)) (Carr) 1688–1760
  7. 7. Joseph Kerr 1708–1773
  8. 8. John Kerr 1689–1739
  9. 9. James (Ker) (Kerr) 1702–1702
  10. 10. Samuel (Kerr) (Ker) 1700–1790
  11. 11. George Carr 1688–1760
  12. 12. Joseph Kerr 1708–1773
  13. 13. Samuel Kerr 1703–1790
  14. 14. John Kerr 1690–
  15. 15. Margaret Kerr 1691–1769
  16. 16. James Kerr 1691–1702

Margaret Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1662
14 Jan 1662
Birth of Margaret Johnston in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1665
22 Jan 1665
Age 3
Margaret Johnston was baptized in , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
, Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
1734
1 Oct 1734
Age 72
Death of Margaret Johnston in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1662
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 225
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24007.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1734
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 225

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1665
    Event Place: , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tennent, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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