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Sir James Johnstone

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sir James Johnstone was born 31 Oct 1539, Scotland.

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    • Reference Number: 7960

    James — Margaret Hamilton. (daughter of John Hamilton) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jean Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1577.
    2. 3. John Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1550, Scotland; died 5 Jun 1587, Scotland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jean Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Abt 1577.

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    • Reference Number: 7933


  2. 3.  John Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Abt 1550, Scotland; died 5 Jun 1587, Scotland.

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    • Reference Number: 7968

    Notes:

    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. (daughter of William Scott) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Grizell Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1587.
    2. 5. James De Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1567, Scotland; died 6 Apr 1608, Scotland.
    3. 6. Elizabeth Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 7. Margaret Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Grizell Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1587.

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    • Reference Number: 7930


  2. 5.  James De Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1) was born 1567, Scotland; died 6 Apr 1608, Scotland.

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    • Reference Number: 7966

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 8. James Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1602, Scotland; died Apr 1653, London, England.
    2. 9. Elizabeth Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Grisel Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Margaret Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 12. Simon Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  Elizabeth Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7926


  4. 7.  Margaret Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7948



Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1) was born 1602, Scotland; died Apr 1653, London, England.

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    • Reference Number: 7964

    Notes:

    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. (daughter of William Douglas) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. William Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1625; died 1656.
    2. 14. Bethia Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1640.
    3. 15. Janet Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1635.
    4. 16. Margaret Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1640.
    5. 17. Mary Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1627, Scotland.
    6. 18. James Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1625, St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died 16 Jul 1672, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried , Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

    James married Elizabeth Johnston 6 Mar 1643. Elizabeth died 25 Feb 1647. [Group Sheet]

    James — Margaret Hamilton. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7927


  3. 10.  Grisel Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7929


  4. 11.  Margaret Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7946


  5. 12.  Simon Johnstone Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1)

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    • Reference Number: 7954