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Richard Johnston 1740–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, VA, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1791

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Ann Chew

Spouse(s): Ann Smith, Dorothy Waller

Children(s): William Johnston

Richard Johnston was born in 1740 in Spotsylvania, VA, USA, the child of William Johnston And Ann Chew. Richard Johnston married Ann Smith, Dorothy Waller, and had children including William Waller Johnston. Richard Johnston passed away in 1791 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Johnston was born in 1740 in Spotsylvania, VA, USA, the child of William Johnston And Ann Chew.
  • Richard Johnston married Ann Smith, Dorothy Waller, and had children including William Waller Johnston.
  • Richard Johnston passed away in 1791 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnston
1697–1778
Birth Location: Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Ann Chew
1703–1742
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Ann Smith
1744–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Dorothy Waller
1743–1770
Birth Location: ,Spotsylvania,Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

William Johnston
1765–1823
Birth Location: , Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Richard Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Richard Johnston
1740–1791
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, VA, USA
Parents
William Johnston
1697–1778
Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ann Chew
1703–1742
Caroline County, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Richard Johnston (1740–2 Mar 1791) m. Ann Smith (1744–) m. Dorothy Waller (1743-09-11–26 Jul 1770)
  1. 1. William (Waller) Johnston 1765–1823 m. Ann Buckner 1770–1834
    1. 1. Absalom (Hill) Johnston 1802–1880 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Thomas 1802–1881
      1. 1. John (Aloysious) Johnston 1847–1923
      2. 2. Susan (Ellen) Johnston 1845–
      3. 3. James (M) Johnston 1842–1906
      4. 4. Pius (Thomas) Johnston 1837–1910
      5. 5. Robert (Abell) Johnston 1834–1916
      6. 6. George (Alfred) Johnston 1833–1916
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Johnston 1832–
      8. 8. Bennet Johnston 1831–1892
      9. 9. William (Thomas Johnston) Jr 1829–1868 m. Martha (Ann) White 1833–1879
        1. 1. Mary (E) Johnston 1853–1853
        2. 2. Andrew (J) Johnston 1867–1938
        3. 3. Francis (Frank) Johnston 1867–
        4. 4. Matthew Johnston 1857–1860
        5. 5. Matilda (Ellen) Johnston 1857–1861
        6. 6. William (Alfred) Johnston 1862–1949
        7. 7. Samuel (Walker) Johnston 1866–
        8. 8. Mary (C) Johnston 1854–1854
        9. 9. James (Robert) Johnston 1855–1935
        10. 10. Malinda (Ellen) Johnston 1856–1891
        11. 11. James Johnston 1858–1860
        12. 12. John (Abb) Johnston 1859–1880
        13. 13. Charles Johnston 1864–1948
        14. 14. Ann (Elizabeth) Johnston 1852–1895
        15. 15. Benjamin (Thomas) Johnston 1860–1936 m. Mary (Frances) Pierce 1867–1938
      10. 10. Ann (Elizabeth) Johnston 1830–1910 m. Samuel (O) Pierce 1827–1907
        1. 1. Theresa (Alice) Pierce 1873–1952
        2. 2. Laura (Belle) Pierce 1866–1947
        3. 3. Margaret (C) Pierce 1859–1936
        4. 4. Mary (Francis) Pierce 1857–1951
        5. 5. Ann (Mary) Pierce 1851–1904
        6. 6. Elizabeth Pierce 1850–1904 m. James (Thomas) Alvey 1842–1929
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen Weber) Pierce 1880–1974
        8. 8. William (Ilif) Pierce 1871–1939
        9. 9. Carrie ("Kary" Josephine) Pierce 1868–1868
        10. 10. Martha (Malinda) Pierce 1864–1875
        11. 11. John (Absolom) Pierce 1861–1935
        12. 12. Mary (Ellen) Pierce 1859–1936
        13. 13. Susan (Ann) Pierce 1854–1939
        14. 14. Sarah (J) Pierce 1848–1928

Richard Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Richard Johnston in Spotsylvania, VA, USA
Spotsylvania, VA, USA
1791
2 Mar 1791
Age 51
Death of Richard Johnston in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, VA, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1791
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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