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Margaret Johnstone 1661–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1 Oct 1734

Death Location: Freehold, Monmouth, NJ

Father: Lady Hartfell

Mother:

Spouse(s): Walter Sr.

Children(s): Margaret Kerr

In 1661, Margaret Johnstone entered the world in Scotland, born to Lady Henrietta Anna Douglass Countess Of Annandale Countess Of Hartfell And James Johnstone. In 1665, Margaret Johnstone resided in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret Johnstone married Walter Kerr Kier Sr, and had children including Margaret Kerr. Margaret Johnstone passed away in 1734 in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ.

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Biography

  • In 1661, Margaret Johnstone entered the world in Scotland, born to Lady Henrietta Anna Douglass Countess Of Annandale Countess Of Hartfell And James Johnstone.
  • In 1665, Margaret Johnstone resided in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Johnstone married Walter Kerr Kier Sr, and had children including Margaret Kerr.
  • Margaret Johnstone passed away in 1734 in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Johnstone
1661–1734
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Lady Henrietta “Anna” Douglass; Countess of Annandale; Countess of Hartfell
1633–1673
Castle Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (11th Earl Van Angus) Douglas
1589–1660
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Gordon
1610–1674
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Johnstone's Descendants

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Margaret Johnstone (1661–1 Oct 1734) m. Walter ((Kerr) Kier ,) Sr. (1 Jul 1656–10 Jun 1748)
  1. 1. Margaret Kerr 1691–1769 m. Robert Barclay 1686–1786
    1. 1. Margaret (Kerr) Barclay 1710–1785 m. Richard (Soloman) King 1705–1782
      1. 1. Thomas King 1750–1812 m. Mary (Ann) Hall 1756–1838 m. Mary Hall –1800 m. Mary Hall 1755–1801
        1. 1. Amanda (Elizabeth) King 1804–1848 m. Edward ((Ned)) Poston 1791–1862
        2. 2. Anna (King) Hall 1799–1877
    2. 2. Samuel Barclay 1726–1803
    3. 3. Walter Barclay 1729–
    4. 4. Robert Barclay 1717–1788
    5. 5. Catherine Barclay 1717–1781
    6. 6. Elizabeth Barclay 1716–1717

Margaret Johnstone's Timeline

4 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Margaret Johnstone in Scotland
Scotland
1665
22 Jan 1665
Age 4
Margaret Johnstone was baptized in , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
, Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
1665
1665
Age 4
Margaret Johnstone resided here in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1734
1 Oct 1734
Age 73
Death of Margaret Johnstone in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ
Freehold, Monmouth, NJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1665
    Event Place: , Lanark, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fife
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1734
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth, NJ

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