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Richard Johnston 1778–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1778

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1837

Death Location: Good Hope, Walton, Georgia, United States

Father: Larkin Johnston

Mother: Mary Rogers

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Richard Johnston was born in 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Larkin Chew Johnston And Mary Rogers. Richard Johnston passed away in 1837 in Good Hope, Walton, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Johnston was born in 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Larkin Chew Johnston And Mary Rogers.
  • Richard Johnston passed away in 1837 in Good Hope, Walton, Georgia, United States.

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Richard Johnston's Ancestors

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Richard Johnston
1778–1837
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Larkin Chew Johnston
1727–1816
Massaponax Guinea, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Mary Rogers
1727–1800
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Johnston) Lord
1697–1769
Annandale, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Nan
1704–1742
Caroline, Virginia, USA
John Rogers
1680–1768
Chesapeake Bay, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Mary (M.) Byrd
1683–1765
Westover Plantation, Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Johnston
1676–1729
Elizabeth Walker
1679–1727
Burgess Sr.
1675–1728
Hannah Roy
1686–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Chew
1637–1716
Leatita Larkin
1640–1728
John Roy
1660–1724
Dorothy Peyton
1660–

Richard Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1778
14 Mar 1778
Birth of Richard Johnston in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1837
17 Jan 1837
Age 59
Death of Richard Johnston in Walton, Georgia, United States
Walton, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1778
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 18 Jun 2023), entry for Larkin Chew Johnston, person ID L5Y4-PFG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Walton, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 18 Jun 2023), entry for Larkin Chew Johnston, person ID L5Y4-PFG.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Good Hope, Walton, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 18 Jun 2023), entry for Larkin Chew Johnston, person ID L5Y4-PFG.

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