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Samuel Johnston 1733–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 DEC 1733

Birth Location: Dundee

Death Date: 17 AUG 1816

Death Location: Edenton

Father: Sir Sr.

Mother: Helen Scrymgeoure

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1733, Samuel Johnston entered the world in Dundee, born to Sir John Samuel Johnstone Sr And Helen Scrymgeoure. Samuel Johnston passed away in 1816 in Edenton.

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Biography

  • In 1733, Samuel Johnston entered the world in Dundee, born to Sir John Samuel Johnstone Sr And Helen Scrymgeoure.
  • Samuel Johnston passed away in 1816 in Edenton.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sr.
1702–1756
Birth Location: Dundee, Tayside, Scotland
SS
Helen Scrymgeoure
1712–1799
Birth Location: –
HS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Johnston's Ancestors

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Samuel Johnston
1733–1816
Birth Place: Dundee
Parents
Sir John Samuel Johnstone Sr.
1702–1756
Dundee, Tayside, Scotland
Helen Scrymgeoure
1712–1799
Grandparents
John (, Capt. 'of Stapleton') Johnstone
1665–1730
Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Belchier
1664–1739
France
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnstone
1602–1672
Henrietta Douglas
1633–1673
Gabriel Belchier
1633–1673
ELIZABETH PARSONS
1635–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1602–1653
Margaret Douglass
1610–1640
William Douglas
1590–1659
Mary Douglas
1610–1674
William Belchier
1615–1686
Sir Hester-Fenton-Parsons
1561–1642
Elizabeth Bagshawe
1565–1648

Samuel Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1733
15 DEC 1733
Birth of Samuel Johnston in Dundee
Dundee
1816
17 AUG 1816
Age 83
Death of Samuel Johnston in Edenton
Edenton

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1733
    Event Place: Dundee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1816
    Event Place: Edenton
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