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William Johnston 1710 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Johnston

Mother: Susannah White

Spouse(s): Margaret Marchbank

Children(s): Joab Johnston, Aslby Johnston, Solomon Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Jesse Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Joel Johnston, William Johnston, Joshua Johnston, John Johnstone

In 1710, William Johnston entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas D Johnston and Susannah White. William Johnston married Margaret Marchbank, and had children including Joab Johnston, Aslby Johnston, Solomon Ashbe Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Jesse Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Joel Johnston, William Johnston, Joshua Johnston, John Johnstone. William Johnston passed away in 1778 in Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1710, William Johnston entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas D Johnston and Susannah White.
  • William Johnston married Margaret Marchbank, and had children including Joab Johnston, Aslby Johnston, Solomon Ashbe Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Jesse Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Joel Johnston, William Johnston, Joshua Johnston, John Johnstone.
  • William Johnston passed away in 1778 in Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina.

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William Johnston's Ancestors

Self
William Johnston
1710 – 1778
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas D Johnston
1654 – 1723
Ulster, Ireland
Susannah White
1670 – 1718
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (D) Johnston
1602 – 1657
Craig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Dayton
1610 – 1657
Belmont, Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Johnstone
1590 – 1623
Anna OHara
1580 – 1623
Charles Daton
1570 – 1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Johnston's Descendants

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William Johnston (1710 – 1778) m. Margaret Marchbank (1717 – 1778)
  1. 1. Joab Johnston (1725 – 1778) m. Mary Randall (1730 – 1793)
    1. 1. Jacob Johnston (1748 – )
    2. 2. Jesse Johnston (1748 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Johnston (1750 – )
    4. 4. William Johnston (1757 – 1789)
    5. 5. Joshua Johnston (1758 – 1815)
    6. 6. Joel ("Jack") Johnston (21 Aug 1760 – 01 Jul 1832) m. Rachel (Magee) (1763 – 23 May 1847) m. Temperance Green (1775 – 1810) m. Temperance Green (1765 – 1810) m. Mary (Jane “Janie”) Register (1762 – Bef. 1785) m. Elizabeth ("Besty") Johnson
      1. 1. Tobias Magee (1795 – 29 April 1851)
      2. 2. Joshua Johnson (1822 – 1903)
      3. 3. Jacob Johnson (24 August 1824 – 22 March 1899)
      4. 4. Enoch Johnson (1817 – 1901)
      5. 5. Jacob Johnson (April 4, 1778 – 12 Jan 1812)
      6. 6. Richard Johnson (1785 – 1816)
      7. 7. Thomas Johnson (1786 – )
      8. 8. Mollie Johnson (1786 – 1860)
      9. 9. Joel Johnson (16 Jan 1791 – 1858)
      10. 10. Margaret Johnson (1792 – 1880)
      11. 11. Daniel Johnson (1793 – 1889)
      12. 12. Thomas Johnson (1794 – )
      13. 13. David Johnson (9 Dec 1805 – 22 June 1879)
      14. 14. Elizabeth Johnson (14 November 1817 – 25 March 1874)
      15. 15. Jacob Johnson (24 August 1824 – 22 March 1899)
  2. 2. Aslby Johnston (1725 – )
  3. 3. Solomon (Ashbe) Johnston (1727 – 1787)
  4. 4. Jacob Johnston (1734 – )
  5. 5. Jesse Johnston (1740 – )
  6. 6. Jacob Johnston (1745 – )
  7. 7. Joel Johnston (1755 – )
  8. 8. William Johnston (1755 – )
  9. 9. Joshua Johnston (1758 – 1815)
  10. 10. John Johnstone (1769 – 25 Aug 1806)

William Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William Johnston in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1778
1778
Age 68
Death of William Johnston in Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina
Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Six Runs Creek, Sampson, North Carolina

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