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James Chew Johnston

Male 1787 - 1864  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Chew Johnston was born 31 Jul 1787, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (son of William Johnston and Elizabeth Winn); died 4 Dec 1864, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 47267


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Johnston was born 1760, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA (son of Benjamin Johnston and Dorothy Jones); died Feb 1820, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 7917

    William married Elizabeth Winn 11 Nov 1784, Kentucky, USA. Elizabeth was born 29 Nov 1767, Fauquier, Virginia, USA; died Abt 1838, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Winn was born 29 Nov 1767, Fauquier, Virginia, USA; died Abt 1838, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 47260

    Children:
    1. Maria Johnston was born Aft 1784.
    2. 1. James Chew Johnston was born 31 Jul 1787, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; died 4 Dec 1864, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Johnston was born Abt 1734, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA (son of William Johnstone and Anna Maria Chew); died 5 Apr 1791, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 7838

    Benjamin — Dorothy Jones. Dorothy was born 1734, Richmond, Virginia, USA; died May 1792, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Dorothy Jones was born 1734, Richmond, Virginia, USA; died May 1792, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 8010

    Children:
    1. Benjamin Johnston was born 18 Nov 1763, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; died 29 Jan 1837, Jefferson, Missouri, USA.
    2. Gabriel Jones Johnston was born 1761, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; died 25 Jun 1815, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
    3. Mary Ann Johnston was born 1762, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    4. 2. William Johnston was born 1760, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA; died Feb 1820, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
    5. Washington Johnston was born 10 Nov 1776, Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died 26 Oct 1833, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.
    6. Susannah Jones Johnston was born 1773, Virginia, USA; died 30 Mar 1809, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
    7. Ann Chew Johnston was born 1781, Virginia, USA; died , Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

    3. Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Winn was born 29 Nov 1767, Fauquier, Virginia, USA; died Abt 1838, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Johnstone was born 19 Dec 1697, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of William Johnstone and Sophia Fairholm); died Jan 1778, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 7944
    • Residence: Virginia, USA
    • Emigration: 1722, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Lord William Johnstone fought a duel September 4, 1720, with Captain Roe (or Poe) of the Foot Guards. He killed Captain Roe and then fled to America, locating near Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1723. Here he married Anna Chew of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

    The story which many believe is that Lord William Johnstone killed his adversary and then fled to Virginia from England where he married Ann Chew. Another story is that William himself was wounded in the duel and died the following December (according to a Dr. Jean Stephenson, a genealogist, of Washington, D.C) She said she has seen the grave in Westminster Abbey, but she had no way of knowing whose body was in the grave, if any at all. William's mother could have gone to great lengths to hide the fact that her son survived. The story has been given little credit by many who should know. And yet, it is persistent in all branches of the family, although the different branches have been separated for over 200 years. Several descendants of William and Anna (Chew) Johnstone wrote in their family bibles that William was the son of the 1st Marquess of Annandale.

    I myself believe William Johnstone did come to Virginia in 1723 as family stories going all the way back to the 1700's seem to back this up.

    William married Anna Maria Chew 12 Oct 1723, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Anna (daughter of Burgess Larkin Chew and Hanna Roy) was born 1703, Caroline, Virginia, USA; died 2 Nov 1742, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Maria Chew was born 1703, Caroline, Virginia, USA (daughter of Burgess Larkin Chew and Hanna Roy); died 2 Nov 1742, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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    • Name: Ann Mary Chew
    • Reference Number: 2660

    Children:
    1. 4. Benjamin Johnston was born Abt 1734, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA; died 5 Apr 1791, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Johnston was born Abt 1742, Virginia, USA.
    3. Hannah Johnston was born Abt 1739, Virginia, USA.
    4. James Johnston was born Abt 1736, Virginia, USA; died 1803, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. John Johnston was born Abt 1732, Virginia, USA.
    6. Joseph Johnston was born Abt 1725, Virginia, USA.
    7. Judith Johnston was born Abt 1729, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; died Abt 1793.
    8. Larkin Chew Johnston was born 1 May 1727, Virginia, USA; died 16 Mar 1816, Elbert, Georgia, USA.
    9. Richard Johnston was born Abt 1740, Virginia, USA; died Feb 1788, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
    10. William Johnston was born Abt 1724, Virginia, USA; died 22 May 1766, Orange, Virginia, USA.
    11. Robert Johnston was born Abt 1726, Virginia, USA.