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Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone 1625–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Jul 1672

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Aunaud

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Robert Johnstone, Janet Scott, Lybra Arthur

Children(s): Margaret Johnstone, William Hartfell, Anna Johnstone

The story of Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone began in 1625 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone married Henrietta Douglas, Janet Scott, Lybra Arthur, Robert Johnstone, and had children including Anna Johnstone, Margaret Johnstone, William Johnstone 1St Marquis Of Annandale 3Rd Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell. Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone passed away in 1672 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone began in 1625 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone married Henrietta Douglas, Janet Scott, Lybra Arthur, Robert Johnstone, and had children including Anna Johnstone, Margaret Johnstone, William Johnstone 1St Marquis Of Annandale 3Rd Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell.
  • Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone passed away in 1672 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Johnstone's Ancestors

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Sir Johnstone
1625–1672
Birth Place: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
James XVI Johnstone, First Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Viscount of Aunaud
1602–1653
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret ((Lady) (Douglas)) Campbell
1610–1678
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight James Johnstone of) Lochenben
1567–1608
Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sarah Maxwell
1578–1636
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Ilk
1544–1587
Lady Scott
1549–1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Angus
1525–1579
Sir Buccleuch
1522–1593
Lady Beaton\Bethune
1522–1579

Sir Johnstone's Descendants

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Sir (James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell)) Johnstone (1625–17 Jul 1672) m. Robert Johnstone (1633–1 June 1673) m. Janet Scott (1632–1710) m. Lybra Arthur (1627–)
  1. 1. Margaret Johnstone 1661–1734 m. Walter ((Kerr)) Kier 1656–1748 m. Walter Ker 1656–
    1. 1. William Kerr 1700–1777 m. Catherine Loofbourrow 1711–1775 m. Catherine Mattison 1705–1777 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1699–1734
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Kerr 1738–1765 m. John Gaston 1730–1825
        1. 1. Joseph (John) Gaston 1770–1839 m. Ida (Van) Arsdale 1762–1849
        2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betsy" A.) Gaston 1771–1832 m. Elias Hedges 1771–1813
        3. 3. William (Kerr) Gaston 1761–1809
        4. 4. Catherine Gaston 1758–1761
        5. 5. Margaret Gaston 1758–1762
        6. 6. Isaac Gaston 1773–1851
        7. 7. Margaret Gaston 1782–1842
      2. 2. Hannah Ker 1740–1765
      3. 3. Walter Ker 1748–
      4. 4. Nathaniel Ker 1745–1811
      5. 5. Sarah Ker 1743–1820
      6. 6. David Ker 1752–1823
      7. 7. Lydia Kerr 1742–1784
      8. 8. Nathan (Ker) Reverand 1736–1804
      9. 9. William ((Kerr)) Kier 1733–1798
      10. 10. Rev (Jacob (Kerr)) Kier 1738–1795
      11. 11. Samuel ((Kerr)) Kier 1740–1763
      12. 12. Rachel ((Kerr)) Kier 1742–1822
      13. 13. John ((Kerr)) Kier 1744–
      14. 14. Stephen ((Kerr)) Kier 1751–
      15. 15. Elizabeth Ker 1735–1755
      16. 16. Joseph ((Kerr)) Kier 1734–1824
      17. 17. Margaret Ker 1731–
      18. 18. Mary ((Kerr)) Kier 1733–
      19. 19. Joseph ((Kerr)) Kier 1733–1824
      20. 20. Isabela ((Kerr)) Kier 1737–1837
      21. 21. Lydia Johnston 1756–1826
      22. 22. Elizabeth Kerr 1735–1755
      23. 23. Joseph Ker 1734–1824
      24. 24. Rev (Jacob (Kerr)) Kier 1738–1795
      25. 25. Rachel Ker 1742–1822
      26. 26. Stephen Kerr 1751–
      27. 27. Samuel Ker 1740–1763
      28. 28. Catherine ((Kerr)) Kier 1746–
    2. 2. Walter Ker 1685–1715
    3. 3. William Kerr –1777
    4. 4. Joseph ((Kerr)) Kier 1689–1773
    5. 5. Samuel ((Kerr)) Kier 1710–1777
    6. 6. James ((Kerr)) Kier 1690–1702
    7. 7. Reverend (George Kerr) (Carr) 1688–1760
    8. 8. Margaret ((Kerr) Kier) Brown 1691–1769
    9. 9. John Kerr 1690–1739
    10. 10. Samuel Kerr 1700–1742
    11. 11. Joseph Kerr 1685–1773
    12. 12. Margaret Brown 1691–1769
    13. 13. Samuel Kerr –1790
    14. 14. Samuel Ker 1688–1790
    15. 15. Miss Ker 1685–
    16. 16. John Ker 1693–1742
    17. 17. David ((Kerr)) Carr 1726–1780
    18. 18. JOHN KERR 1693–1742
    19. 19. James Ker 1702–1702
  2. 2. William (Johnstone 1st Marquis of Annandale, 3rd Earl of Annandale and) Hartfell 1655–1721
  3. 3. Anna Johnstone 1671–1675

Sir Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1672
17 Jul 1672
Age 47
Death of Sir James (1st Earl of Annandale & Hartfell) Johnstone in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Auchinslork, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westerhall
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1672
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

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