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Lord William Johnstone

Male 1697 - 1778  (80 years)


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  • Name William Johnstone  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Title Lord 
    Born 19 Dec 1697  Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1722  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 7944 
    Residence Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died Jan 1778  Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I7944  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father William Johnstone,   b. 17 Feb 1663, Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1721, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophia Fairholm,   b. 19 Mar 1668, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1716, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1682 
    Family ID F1883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Maria Chew,   b. 1703, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1742, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1723  Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Johnston,   b. Abt 1734, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1791, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth Johnston,   b. Abt 1742, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Hannah Johnston,   b. Abt 1739, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. James Johnston,   b. Abt 1736, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1803, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)  [natural]
     5. John Johnston,   b. Abt 1732, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Joseph Johnston,   b. Abt 1725, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Judith Johnston,   b. Abt 1729, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1793  (Age ~ 64 years)  [natural]
     8. Larkin Chew Johnston,   b. 1 May 1727, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1816, Elbert, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     9. Richard Johnston,   b. Abt 1740, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1788, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)  [natural]
     10. William Johnston,   b. Abt 1724, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1766, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)  [natural]
     11. Robert Johnston,   b. Abt 1726, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Wyatt,   b. Abt 1707, Gloucester, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1749  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Children 
     1. Philip Johnstone  [natural]
     2. Catherine Johnstone  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F15521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1722 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Oct 1723 - Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Jan 1778 - Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
      Record for William Johnston

    2. [S484] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for William Johnston

    3. [S186] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Gale Research, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Place: America; Year: ; Page Number: .
      Record for William Johnston

    4. [S485] Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Hatcher, Patricia Law, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online.
      Record for William Johnston