'Johnstone06'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Johnstone of Galabank, Johnston of Gilford, Magill of Gill Hall, Johnstone of Gretna, Johnstone of Mylnfield, Johnstone of Newby
| Richard Johnston (from Scotland to Ireland) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | David Johnston presumed father (otherwise uncle) of ... | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Johnston of co. Monaghan | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanna Johnston (dau of William Johnston, cousin) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Johnston of Gilford, Sheriff of co. Down & Fermanagh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nichole Acheson (dau of Sir Nicholas Acheson, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Johnston of Gilford, Sheriff (b 06.03.1710, d 11.02.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1737) Catherine Gill (b c1709, d 07.1794,dau of Rev. John Gill of Aghnamalen) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bart of Gilford (b 11.08.1743, d 22.04.1795) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1764) Anne Alexander (dau of William Alexander of Dublin (by Mary Porter of Vicarsdale), sister of Sir William, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Johnston, 2nd Bart of Gilford, Sheriff of co. Down (b 18.07.1765, d unm 02.1841) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Anne Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Burgess of Wood Park | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Catherine Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Mason Ormsby | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Johnston (Lieutenant) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanna Magill (dau of John Magill of Gill Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Johnston, later Magill, Bart of Gill Hall (dsp 18.01.1699/1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c10.1677) Elizabeth Hawkins (dsp, dau of William Hawkins of Dublin by Ann Thompson) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.06.1683) Arabella Susannah Hamilton (d 1708, dau of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hawkins of Rathfriland (a 1675) | |||||||||||||||
| Gill Hall passed to their son who took the name Hawkins-Magill. | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Susanna Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Johnson of co. Monaghan @@ above | |||||||||||||||
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| BLG1952 reports that "This family claims descent from the ancient Johnstones of Lochwood and Johnstone", the senior line of which produced the Marquesses of Annandale (shown on Johnstone02). | |||||||||||||||
| William Johnstone, baron of Graitney (Gretna) & Newby, Dumfriesshire (d by 1563) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Crichton (dau of 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Johnstone of Newby (d 1577) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Carruther | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Johnstone (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Johnstone of Newby (d 1604) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Stewart of Garlies | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Barbara Johnstone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Maxwell of Gribton | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Edward Johnstone, Provost of Annan (a 1613, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Johnstone 'of Mylnfield' (d before 1611, eldest son) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John Johnstone of Mylnfield & Newby, 1st of Galabank, Provost of Annan (d by 1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1621) Gaylies Rig (dau of _ Rig by _, dau of John Galloway of Galabank) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Johnstone (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Graham of Dumfries | |||||||||||||||
| Commoners inserts an additional generation here, a John, and shows him as husband of Janet Kirkpatrick rather than his son. We follow BLG1952 which omits that John. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Johnstone | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1670) Janet Kirkpatrick (dau of Thomas Kirkpatrick of Auldgirth) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Janet Johnstone | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Beatty of Millies | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Barbara Johnstone (dvp?) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Murray | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Edward Johnstone (d 1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobelle Carlyle or Carlisle | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Johnstone of Galabank (b 30.08.1688, d 13.10.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1712) Anna Ralston | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Edward Johnstone (dsp 1761, minister of Moffat) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | James Johnstone of Galabank & Worcester (b 14.04.1730, d 28.04.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1753) Hannah Crane (dau of Henry Crane of Kidderminster by Rebecca Taylor) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Thomas Johnstone (dspms 1799, rector of Ashton Botteril, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Hale | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Edward Johnstone of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire (b 1757, d 04.09.1851) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Catherine Wearden, heiress of Fulford Hall (d 1801, dau of Rev. Thomas Wearden of Birmingham & Solihull) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1802) Elizabeth Pearson (dau of Thomas Pearson of Tettenhall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | John Johnstone of Edgbaston & Galabank (b 22.10.1768, d 1836) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.12.1809) Anna Delicia Curtis (dau of Capt. George Curtis, niece of Sir William, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Lockhart Johnstone (b 1770, d 1861, bencher of Gray's Inn) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eliza Green (d 30.05.1845, dau of John Green of Poole) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - James (d unm 1783), Henry (dsp 03.09.1811, Lt. Colonel), daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Isabella Johnstone | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners, supported by BLG1866 (Johnstone of Galabank), mentions Isabella and her elder brother Edward whereas BLG1952 just reports that this generation included James "with other issue". Commoners & BLG1866 suggest that Isabella & John were parents of the Marianne Murray who m. General Count Lockhart of Lee & Carnwarth but BP1870 (Lockhart), etc. show that Marianne as daughter of Adam Murray (of Belmeddie or Belredding). | |||||||||||||||
| m. John Murray | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | James Johnstone (dsp 1728) named by Commoners as Edward of London | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Edward, George, David | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Robert, John, Abraham, William, David | ||||||||||||||
| One of these may have been father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Marion Johnson (d 08.1621) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.05.1602) Sir John Hay of Barra | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | George Johnstone of Gretna had issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 03.02.07) : TCB (vol iv, Magill of Gill Hall), TCB (vol v, Johnston of Gilford), BEB1844 (Johnstone (in Ireland Section))
(2) For lower section (uploaded 11.10.12) : BLG1952 (Johnstone of Galabank), Commoners (vol 4, Johnstone of Galabank)
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