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Robert E Johnston 1720–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland

Death Date: 22 October 1778

Death Location: Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Johnston

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): George Smiley

Robert E Johnston was born in 1720 in Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Johnston And Mary Wilson. Robert E Johnston married Elizabeth Johnston, and had children including Anna Johnston, Catharina Johnston, Elisabeth Johnston, George W Smiley, John Johnston, Lean Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Mary Johnston, William Johnston. Robert E Johnston passed away in 1778 in Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert E Johnston was born in 1720 in Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Johnston And Mary Wilson.
  • Robert E Johnston married Elizabeth Johnston, and had children including Anna Johnston, Catharina Johnston, Elisabeth Johnston, George W Smiley, John Johnston, Lean Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Mary Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Robert E Johnston passed away in 1778 in Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Johnston's Ancestors

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Robert Johnston
1720–1778
Birth Place: Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland
Parents
Robert Johnston
1680–1760
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mary Wilson
1678–1762
Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1654–1724
Dysart,,Fife,Scotland
Margaret Thompson
1657–1736
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Johnston's Descendants

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Robert (E) Johnston (1720–22 October 1778)
  1. 1. George (W) Smiley 1745–1802 m. Ann Whitaker 1745–1803
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Isabella Margaret) Smiley 1760–1833 m. George (Randolph) Alcorn 1760–1833
      1. 1. James (William) Allcorn 1788–1859 m. Anna Quick 1790–1819 m. Debbie Phillips 1792–1863
        1. 1. Joshua Alcorn 1826–1852 m. Leanne (Amanda) Rogers 1822–1898
        2. 2. Mary Alcorn 1820–1850
        3. 3. Elizabeth Alcorn 1833–1876
        4. 4. Lucinda (Catherine) Alcorn 1824–1860
        5. 5. Nancy Alcorn 1810–1868
        6. 6. Benjamin (F) Alcorn 1814–1900
        7. 7. Elizabeth Alcorn 1819–
        8. 8. John (Albert) Alcorn 1814–1886
        9. 9. Levina (Melvina) Alcorn 1816–1900
        10. 10. Susan Alcorn 1817–1860
        11. 11. William Alcorn 1826–1852
        12. 12. Eli (Greenville) Alcorn 1815–1850
        13. 13. Louisa (Jane) Alcorn 1832–1876
        14. 14. Nancy Alcorn 1834–1868
        15. 15. Mahalia (Jane) Alcorn 1825–1860
        16. 16. John (Jackson) Alcorn 1837–1920
        17. 17. Angeline Alcorn 1834–1909
        18. 18. William (J) Alcorn 1830–1863
        19. 19. Irvine Alcorn 1815–
        20. 20. William (J) Alcorn 1826–1852
        21. 21. Theodosia (Adelaide) Alcorn 1837–1875
        22. 22. Lucinda Alcorn 1818–1858
        23. 23. James Alcorn 1811–1850
    2. 2. Catherine Smiley 1764–1830
    3. 3. Anna (L) Smiley 1769–1845
    4. 4. George Smiley 1779–
    5. 5. Ginny Smiley 1773–
    6. 6. James (S) Smiley 1777–1834
    7. 7. Thomas (B) Smiley 1777–1832
    8. 8. William Smiley 1776–

Robert Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Robert E Johnston in Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland
Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland
1776
17 Dec 1776
Age 56
Robert E Johnston - Probate in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1778
22 October 1778
Age 58
Death of Robert E Johnston in Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Tyrone,Tyrone,Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1778
    Event Place: Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1776
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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