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Robert Johnston 1711 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death Date: April 28, 1757

Death Location: Fourth Creek, North Carolina

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Ann Wilson

Spouse(s): Lillias Corbett

Children(s): Sarah Johnston, Robert Johnston, Martha Johnston

Robert Johnston was born in 1711 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the child of James Johnston and Ann Wilson. Robert Johnston later married Lillias Corbett, and together they raised children including Sarah Johnston, Robert Johnston and Martha Johnston. In 1757, Robert Johnston passed away in Fourth Creek, North Carolina.

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Parents

James Johnston
1680 – 1756
Birth Location: Tyrone, , Ulster, Ireland
JJ
Ann Wilson
Birth Location: Tyrone, , Ulster, Ireland
AW

Spouses(s)

Lillias Corbett
1720 – 1791
Birth Location: Phidelphia,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,USA
LC

Children(s)

Sarah Johnston
1739 –
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
SJ
Robert Johnston
1745 – 1815
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
RJ
Martha Johnston
1747 – 1804
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1711
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: April 28, 1757
    Event Place: Fourth Creek, North Carolina
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