I am currently trying to prove a connection between two John Johnstons, my believe (hope) is that they are the same person: John Johnston (1) eldest son of Thomas Johnston and Mary McMurdo of Moatland, Dunscore in the parish of Glencairn. Thomas was born Abt 1760, married Mary McMurdo on 30th December 1785, and died on 1st December 1833 aged 73 and is interred in Dunscore Village Cemetery. John (1) was born Abt 1786, died 1850 aged 65 in Crocketford in the Parish of Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire and is interred in Dunscore Village Cemetery along with his father Thomas. John's (1) sister Elizabeth married James Dun of Beoch, in the Parish of Irongray, two or three miles from Crocketford. John (2) married Helen Duff and had ten children, seven of whom were born in Dunscore with the remaining three being born in the Parish of Irongray. The 1841 Census shows John(2) and Helen living at Hillhead in the Parish of Irongray, the neighbouring farm to Meikle Beoch, with Elizabeth and James Dunn living in Meikle Beoch. The 1851 Census shows Helen and her family (minus John(2)) living in Newhouse, Crocketford in the Parish of Kirkpatrick Durham. Helen was born in Croalchaple, Closeburn, Dumfriesshire on 23rd August 1789 and died on 1st January 1879 in Newhouse, Crocketford aged 90 years and is interred in Kirkpatrick Durham Cemetery. Can anyone help me unravel this mystery?