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William Thomas Johnston 1648 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1719

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Father: John Johnston\Johnson

Mother: Debora Ward

Spouse(s): Sarah Griffith

Children(s): Henry Johnson, Martha Johnson, Joshua Johnston, Thomas Johnson, Jane Johnston, William Johnston, Joseph Johnson, Benjamin Johnston, Moses Johnston

1648 marked the beginning of William Thomas Johnston Sr's life in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, to parents John Edmund Johnston\Johnson and Debora Ward. Eventually, William Thomas Johnston Sr married Sarah Griffith, and they welcomed Henry Johnson, Martha Johnson, Joshua Johnston, Thomas Thaddeus Johnson, Jane Johnston, William John Johnston, Joseph Johnson, Benjamin Johnston and Moses Johnston. William Thomas Johnston Sr passed in 1719 at Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

John Johnston\Johnson
1623 – 1681
Birth Location: Jamestown Colony, Virginia, USA
JJ
Debora Ward
1625 – 1700
Birth Location: Bengies, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Griffith
1652 – 1719
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
SG

Children(s)

Henry Johnson
1665 – 1722
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA
HJ
Martha Johnson
1670 – 1740
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Joshua Johnston
1672 – 1758
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
JJ
Thomas Johnson
1678 – 1746
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
TJ
Jane Johnston
1678 –
Birth Location: Isle of Wright,Isle of Wright,Virginia
JJ
William Johnston
1683 – 1748
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
WJ
Joseph Johnson
1683 – 1747
Birth Location: Isle of Wright,Isle of Wright,Virginia
JJ
Benjamin Johnston
1688 – 1767
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
BJ
Moses Johnston
1697 – 1762
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1648
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1719
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

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