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William Johnston 1756–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 22 Dec 1805

Death Location: Swiss, Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Joyce

Spouse(s): Amy Nelson

Children(s): John Johnston

William Johnston was born in 1756 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Johnston And Elizabeth Joyce. William Johnston married Amy Nelson, and had children including John Brown Johnston. William Johnston passed away in 1805 in Swiss, Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Johnston was born in 1756 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Johnston And Elizabeth Joyce.
  • William Johnston married Amy Nelson, and had children including John Brown Johnston.
  • William Johnston passed away in 1805 in Swiss, Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johnston's Ancestors

Self
William Johnston
1756–1805
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Johnston
1736–1816
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, American Colonies
Elizabeth Joyce
–1816
Grandparents
William (Johnston, Capt., Burgess of the House of) Burgesses
1697–1769
St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, American Colonies
Anne Brumfield
1703–1778
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnston
1649–1704
Elizabeth Walker
1658–1725
James rank
1649–1757
Patience Sutton
1654–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Johnston
1610–1656
Mary
1625–1649
Capt Walker
1614–1725
Ann Keith
1612–1702
Thomas Brumfield
1613–1699
Elizabeth Anderson
1613–1693
John Sutton
1594–1672
Juliana Adcocke
1599–1678

William Johnston's Descendants

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William Johnston (1756–22 Dec 1805) m. Amy Nelson (1757–23 Dec 1837)
  1. 1. John (Brown) Johnston 1777–1861

William Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of William Johnston in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America
Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America
1805
22 Dec 1805
Age 49
Death of William Johnston in Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America
Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 94719
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 81371

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VA, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 94719
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 81371

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swiss, Nicholas County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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