1st Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell James Johnstone

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James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was the son of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Margaret Douglas. He was born in 1625.

A contract for the marriage of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Henrietta Douglas was signed on 29 May 1645.

He died on 17 July 1672.3,4 He was buried on 30 July 1672 at Grey Friars, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Johnston of Lochwood [S., 1633] on 1 October 1653.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale [S., 1643] on 1 October 1653.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hartfell [S., 1643] on 1 October 1653.
In 1654 he was fined £2,000 under Cromwell's Act of Indemnity.
He held the office of M.P. for co. Dumfries Protectorate [England] between 1654 and 1656.
He resigned as he resigned his Scottish titles: Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnstone of Lochwood and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale.
He thought he could get a regrant with remainder to his daughters, rather than have the titles go to a fourth cousin in 1657.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1661.3,
He held the office of Hereditary Steward of Annandale in 1661.3,H
He held the office of Hereditary Constable of Lochmaben Castle in 1661, after petitioning King Charles II for recompense on account of the family's suffering during the Civil War.
He was created 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell [Scotland] on 13 February 1661, with the precedence of 18 March 1642/3.
He was created 1st Viscount of Annand [Scotland] on 13 February 1661, with the precedence of 18 March 1642/3.
He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale [Scotland] on 13 February 1661, with the precedence of 18 March 1642/3.
On 23 April 1662 he obtained from King Charles II a charter of novodamus erecting his estates into a territorial earldom and lordship, with remainder to heirs male, whom failing, his eldest heir female without division, and the heirs male of her.
He was created 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell [Scotland] on 23 April 1662.
He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale [Scotland] on 23 April 1662.

James married Henrietta Douglas 29 May 1645. Henrietta (daughter of William Douglas and Mary Gordon) was born 1633, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died 1 Jun 1673, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

1. George Johnstone was born 21 Jun 1667; died 10 May 1674.
2. Margaret Johnstone was born 1672.
3. Mary Johnstone was born 1660.
4. James Johnstone was born 17 Dec 1660.
5. John Johnstone was born 3 Sep 1665; died 29 Dec 1714.
6. William Johnstone was born 17 Feb 1663, Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died 14 Jan 1721, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
7. Henrietta Johnstone

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James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602 - April 1653) was a Scottish peer and royalist.

He was the only son of Sir James Johnstone, the Warden of the West Marches and his wife Sarah, sister of William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Terregles. After the murder of his father by John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell in 1608, Johnstone, age six, succeeded to the barony of Newby. In 1623, King James I of England was able to determine the feud between the two families.

At King Charles's I of England coronation on 20 June 1633, Johnstone was elevated to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Johnstone of Lochwood. From 1637, he represented the Covenanter in the court and in the next year, he took part in the General Assembly in Glasgow. Johnstone raised a regiment in the Second Bishops' War in 1640, however was not involved in the fightings. On 8 March 1643, he was further honoured with the titles Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale and Earl of Hartfell. Johnstone supported the king in the English Civil War and was imprisoned at Edinburgh Castle by the Committee of Estates in 1644. Having been released in March of the following year, he fought in the Battle of Kilsyth and was captured in November, following the Battle of Philiphaugh. Although sentenced to death at St Andrews, Johnstone later received a pardon. In 1648, when the Engagers signed a treaty with the king, he was preventively arrested.

On 29 November 1622, he married firstly Lady Margaret Douglas, eldest daughter of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry. After her death in 1640, Johnstone remarried, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Samuel Johnston, 1st Baronet on 6 March 1643. She died only few years later and on 25 February 1647 he married finally Lady Margaret Hamilton, third daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington in Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. Johnstone had six children by his first wife, four daughters and two sons. He died at London in 1653 and was succeeded in his titles by his older son James.

James married Margaret Douglas 29 Nov 1622. [Group Sheet]

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Sir James Johnstone of Johnstone was the son of Sir John Johnstone of that Ilk and Margaret Scott. He was born circa 1567.

He married Sarah Maxwell, daughter of Sir John Maxwell, 4th Baron Herries of Terregles and Agnes Herries, Baroness Herries of Terregles, in 1588.

He was murdered on 6 April 1608 by John Maxwell , 8th Lord Maxwell.

He was invested as a Knight in 1590.
He held the office of Warden of the West Marches in 1596.
He lived at Johnston, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Knighted by Queen Ann of Denmark, Warden of West Marches.

James married Sarah Maxwell 25 Dec 1587, Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Sarah (daughter of John Maxwell and Agnes Herries) was born 1576, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 29 Mar 1636. [Group Sheet]

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Sir John Johnstone of that Ilk was the son of James Johnstone and Margaret Hamilton. He was born before 1550. He married Margaret Scott, daughter of Sir William Scott, Younger. He died on 5 June 1587.

He held the office of Justice-General in 1570. He held the office of Warden of the West Marches from 1580 to 1581. He held the office of Warden of the West Marches between 1582 and 1585. He was invested as a Knight in 1584. He lived at Johnstone, Scotland.

John — Margaret Scott. [Group Sheet]

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John — Agnes Herries. Agnes was born 1534. [Group Sheet]

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