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MARTHA JOHNSTON 1710–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland

Death Date: 1748

Death Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Ann Wilson

Spouse(s): MATTHEW COWDEN

Children(s): Martha Cowden, John COWDEN, James Cowden, Mary Cowden, Benjamin Cowden, William COWDEN, Rebecca COWDEN, Elizabeth Cowden

MARTHA JOHNSTON was born in 1710 in County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland, the child of James Johnson And Ann Wilson. MARTHA JOHNSTON married Matthew Cowden, and had children including Benjamin Cowden, Elizabeth Cowden, James Cowden, John William Cowden, Martha Cowden, Mary Cowden, Rebecca Cowden, William Cowden. MARTHA JOHNSTON passed away in 1748 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • MARTHA JOHNSTON was born in 1710 in County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland, the child of James Johnson And Ann Wilson.
  • MARTHA JOHNSTON married Matthew Cowden, and had children including Benjamin Cowden, Elizabeth Cowden, James Cowden, John William Cowden, Martha Cowden, Mary Cowden, Rebecca Cowden, William Cowden.
  • MARTHA JOHNSTON passed away in 1748 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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MARTHA JOHNSTON's Ancestors

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MARTHA JOHNSTON
1710–1748
Birth Place: County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland
Parents
James Johnson
1680–1756
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Ann Wilson
1680–1776
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARTHA JOHNSTON's Descendants

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MARTHA JOHNSTON (1710–1748) m. MATTHEW COWDEN (1707–19 Oct 1772)
  1. 1. Martha Cowden 1733–1826 m. John Gilchrist 1730–1820
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gilchrist 1776–1831
    2. 2. Matthew Gilchrist 1755–1825
    3. 3. Martha Gilchrist 1750–1826
    4. 4. William Gilchrist 1764–1846 m. Mary Hutchinson 1774–1849
      1. 1. 1802–1895 m. Keziah Gilchrist 1810–1858
        1. 1. Martha (Margaret) Gilchrist 1833–1920 m. William (Coulter) Anderson 1820–1888
        2. 2. Nancy (J) Gilchrist 1828–1895
        3. 3. Keziah Gilchrist 1832–1900
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gilchrist 1839–
        5. 5. Robert (Braden) Gilchrist 1847–1904
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Gilchrist 1829–
        7. 7. James (G) Gilghrist 1836–1905
        8. 8. William Gilghrist 1832–1836
        9. 9. Jemima Gilchrist 1845–1931 m. James Ashton 1839–1916 m. Hugh Laughlin 1844–1894
      2. 2. IsaBella Gilchrist 1810–1885
      3. 3. John Gilchrist 1796–1863
      4. 4. Robert Gilchrist 1807–1871
  2. 2. John (William) COWDEN 1735–1776
  3. 3. James Cowden 1737–1810
  4. 4. Mary Cowden 1739–1809
  5. 5. Benjamin Cowden 1745–1780
  6. 6. William COWDEN 1731–1782
  7. 7. Rebecca COWDEN 1743–1809
  8. 8. Elizabeth Cowden 1741–1809

MARTHA JOHNSTON's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of MARTHA JOHNSTON in County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland
County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland
1748
1748
Age 38
Death of MARTHA JOHNSTON in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: County Tyrone, Ulster Province, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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