Martin Johnston or Martin Johnson: wife Nancy: W436 Va Line: Soldier was a son of William Johnston and wife Sarah he was born 1758 Feb 1 in Va. Soldier lived in Culpepper CO Va at enlistment and soldier married there to Nancy Wright on 1779 March 1. She was born 1762 March 27. Soldier applied 1818 June 20 Clark Co. Ky and he died there 1820 July 2 and his widow applied there 1839 Nov 25.Soldier and wife had 3 children; (1)William Johnston born 1780 Sept 11 and he married 1800 Dec 22 to Elizabeth Laurence who was born 1781 Oct 2 and in 1840 they lived in Clark Co. KY: Soldier's widow had lived with them since 1820 and they William and Elizabeth Johnston had soldiers grandchildren towit: Matilda Johnston born 1801 Oct 2: Martin Johnston born 1803 June 2 and he married Lucy Sanders 1822 March 28: Henry Johnston born 1805 March 9: Nancy Johnston born 1806 May 29: Betsey Johnston born 1808 Feb 28, William Johnston born 1810 March 11: Frances Johnston born 1812 Feb 17: (2) Frances "Fanny" Johnston born 1783 June 3 and she married 1802 Feb to John Johnson who was born 1774 Dec 25 and died prior to 1840 (3) George W. Johnston born 1793 July 31 and he married 1820 Sept 5 to Murtilla Murphey and in 1840 they lived in Tn. Also shown were Laurence Johnston born 1821 Oct 7, Cornelius Spry born 1801 Jan 6: Asa S. Wright married Martilda Johnston 1819 Sept. 9: Soldiers brother George Johnston was age 84 in 1840 when he made affdt in Muary Co. Tn and it was stated in 1840 that widows brother William Wright was deceased. Pg 1864 Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files