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Sir John Johnstone 1507–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 08 Nov 1567

Death Location: Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: George Angus

Mother: Lady of

Spouse(s): Lady Jardine

Children(s): Sir Ii, James Johnstone

The story of Sir John Johnstone began in 1507 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Sir John Johnstone married Lady Elizabeth Margaret Jardine, and had children including James Johnstone, Sir James Ii The Younger Johnstone Ii. Sir John Johnstone passed away in 1567 in Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Johnstone began in 1507 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Johnstone married Lady Elizabeth Margaret Jardine, and had children including James Johnstone, Sir James Ii The Younger Johnstone Ii.
  • Sir John Johnstone passed away in 1567 in Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Angus
1469–1513
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
GA
Lady of
1472–1514
Birth Location: Cargill, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Jardine
1515–1544
Birth Location: Applegarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LJ

Children(s)

Sir Ii
1528–1567
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SI
James Johnstone
1539–1552
Birth Location: Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Johnstone's Ancestors

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Sir Johnstone
1507–1567
Birth Place: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
George William Douglas Earl of Angus
1469–1513
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elisabeth Drummond, Baroness Drummond, Countess) of
1472–1514
Cargill, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Archibald ("Bell-the-CAt" Douglas, 5th Earl of) Angus
1449–1513
Tantallon, Castle, in East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Forest
1427–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Angus
1398–1437

Sir Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John) Johnstone (1507–08 Nov 1567) m. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret) Jardine (1515–Dec 1544)
  1. 1. Sir (James II (The Younger) Johnstone) Ii 1528–1567 m. Margaret ((Somerville\Johnstone) Hamilton of) Angus 1525–1579
    1. 1. John (Johnstone, of Annadale of That) Ilk 1544–1587 m. Mary Johnstone 1549–1613
      1. 1. John Johnston 1565–1614 m. Janet (Turring \) Turing 1570–1621
        1. 1. George (Washington Johnson) Johnstone 1605–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Johnston 1594–1659
  2. 2. James Johnstone 1539–1552

Sir Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Sir John Johnstone in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1567
08 Nov 1567
Age 60
Death of Sir John Johnstone in Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1567
    Event Place: Lockenben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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