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Moses Johnston 1718–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1788

Death Location: Wayne County, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Johnson

Mother: Mary Norwood

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Moses Johnston was born in 1718 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the child of Thomas Thaddeus Johnson And Mary Sarah Norwood. Moses Johnston passed away in 1788 in Wayne County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Moses Johnston was born in 1718 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the child of Thomas Thaddeus Johnson And Mary Sarah Norwood.
  • Moses Johnston passed away in 1788 in Wayne County, North Carolina.

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Moses Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Moses Johnston
1718–1788
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, VA
Parents
Thomas Thaddeus Johnson
1674–1746
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary (Sarah) Norwood
1682–1763
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas Johnston) Sr
1648–1719
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Sarah Griffith
1652–1719
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
William (Stewart "The Emigrant") Norwood
1623–1703
Gloucestershire, England
Lydia Jordan
1635–1726
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Johnston\Johnson
1623–1681
Deborah Jo
1623–1700
Owen Griffeth
1624–1698
Mary Boddie
1626–1727
Lady Moray
1580–1648
George Jordan
1620–1678
Alice Miles
1620–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain **
1588–1659
Capt Burgesses
1594–1633
John Griffith
1590–1663
*Jane Owen
1590–1633
Richard Hunt
1599–1676
Judith Burton
1602–1679
Frances Baker
1561–1630
Colonel GG)
1595–1635
Elizabeth Rawlings
1590–1655
(11GGF) Myles
1600–1650
Elizabeth Coates
1600–1669

Moses Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Moses Johnston in Isle of Wight County, VA
Isle of Wight County, VA
1788
26 Aug 1788
Age 70
Death of Moses Johnston in Wayne County, North Carolina
Wayne County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1788
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina

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