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Martha Margaret Johnston 1759–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1759

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Margaret Hamilton

Spouse(s): Jonathan Jr

Children(s): Lucy Scoggins

Martha Margaret Johnston was born in 1759 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ransom Johnston And Margaret Louise Hamilton. Martha Margaret Johnston married Jonathan Nathan Scoggin Jr, and had children including Lucy Scoggins. Martha Margaret Johnston passed away in 1794 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Margaret Johnston was born in 1759 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ransom Johnston And Margaret Louise Hamilton.
  • Martha Margaret Johnston married Jonathan Nathan Scoggin Jr, and had children including Lucy Scoggins.
  • Martha Margaret Johnston passed away in 1794 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Martha Johnston's Ancestors

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Martha Johnston
1759–1794
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Ransom Johnston
1728–1794
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Louise) Hamilton
–1794
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Johnston's Descendants

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Martha (Margaret) Johnston (9 May 1759–1794) m. Jonathan ("Nathan" Scoggin,) Jr (7 May 1750–1 Jan 1810)
  1. 1. Lucy Scoggins 1788–1835 m. Stephen (Jones) END 1791–1865
    1. 1. Amy Jones 1814–1902 m. John (B) Moss 1812–1847
      1. 1. Elinor (L.) Moss 1844–1916 m. William Cole 1838–1918
        1. 1. Pansy (O) Cole 1883–1973 m. Claude (Candance) Covington 1885–1932

Martha Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1759
9 May 1759
Birth of Martha Margaret Johnston in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1794
1794
Age 35
Death of Martha Margaret Johnston in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1759
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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