I am researching JOHNSTONs (or varations) from Hull (Yorks, England) and Birkenhead/Wallasey (Cheshire, England) and would be pleased to hear from anyone else researching this name in this area. Thanks Tim

Seeking information about my ancestor, Benjamin JOHNSTON, born about 1750 who lived in north Greenville District, South Carolina between about 1780 and 1805 when he moved unknown place, possibly Morgan Co., GA or Bourbon Co., KY. I do not know if Benjamin was a native South Carolinian or originated possibly from NC, VA, or PA. He was probably a Revolutionary War veteran. Between 1785 and 1800 he had four sons (Wm., Joseph, Aaron, and maybe Ben Jr.) and three or four daughters (names unknown) all born in the Middle Fork or North Fork of the Saluda River area of north Greenville District. I have lots of information about three of his sons who married John F. YOUNG's daughters in that area and moved with the YOUNG family to Clay Co., KY before 1820. Can anybody help me find more about Benjamin Johnston? Bruce Nichols

I have decided to send out the whole of the family letter I have in hopes it may help others or possibly help me out. The letter is from Emma JOHNSTON DAVEY living in California at the time to Marie JOHNSTONE DOMINY in Indiana. Both are aunts in my line. It was probably written after 1920, although it was not dated. I have followed the letter with the pieces of genealogy I sorted out from this and other sources. The original had no punctuation whatsoever. I have found our family name in various forms from JOHNSON, JOHNSTON and finally JOHNSTONE. "You were a little late writing but am so glad you could go to see your brothers and sisters. You wanted to know what nationality we are. American of course. Your maternal great grandmother and suppose your great grandfather was of the same nationality. They came from Holland not they, but their ancestors and were Revolution stock some of them leaving their horse and plows in the field and going away to fight one of the battles. Your great grandmother was left a widow with seven little children the youngest only 7 days old on a farm in Ohio. She raised them all but one and gave them, for those days, a good education , raising flax and wool to make them clothes, weaving and dying both wool and flax. When I was twenty (1870), my sister Mary and I make a visit to the old farm and saw the old log house then standing but my grandmother was living in a frame house on the same farm with her son Daniel. He had 3 daughters and one son, and what a lovely visit we had! Your great grandmother's family name was Ganter or Gunter, I think the first. Her name after marriage was Fink. The farm where we visited was in Canfield, Mahoing(?) Co, Ohio. Your grandmother and grandfather were married in Canfield and their marriage license is, I still suppose, in the courthouse. Your great uncle George Fink was a 49er and went from Canfield to California in one of the famous covered wagons. He was six months going across at the time of the great gold excitement. He never came home but always wrote to my mother until a few years before her death. In the last letter enclosed was this ad I am sending you. How little he thought that after many years it would travel across the country. You were so good sending the pictures back that I will send this for you to return. He was a bachelor Johnson on your grandfather's side. Your great grandmother's name was Perry, Catherine Perry, but your great grandfather's name I am a little mixed up on for one was Henry and the other Daniel. Both were family names and both had two sons by that name. I forgot to tell you that your great grandmother Fink's given name was Susan. Your Johnson ancestors came from England and were given much land on the Western Reserve in Ohio. They owned land in the east, out where cannot remember, but were well thought of and when coming from England were given twice as much land as the minister because they were blacksmiths and were considered more necessary in the country. If I remember the land was cow pasture. This grandmother Johnson (my grandmother) had fifteen children but land on the Western Reserve was not very valuable then. I have a friend in Cleveland who still owns some of the land. Her grandmother came all the way from Connecticut on horseback, the saddle now in the museum in Cleveland. How I loved to listen to the stories of the settling of the new country. Think I have somewhere carefully put away a picture of the Johnson coat of arms with their history. If I find it will send it to you but did not suppose anyone would ever care for it. The Johnson family lot in Woodland Cemetery is in Section 40. If there is anything I have not told you, ask me. If you think your sister would care to read this letter, you may send it to her if she will be kind to consider it answer to the one she wrote me. Letter writing is hard for I know of so little to write of not because I would not like to write to her and I would love to get a letter from her. But please send her my ad. Not long ago I gave away a family bible that had been in the Davey family 150 years with the dates of their births and deaths. They brought it from England. Allie was the only heir, and she would not have it. Like myself she could not lift it around and no room for it in our little house. I gave it to a friend who was so kind when I had the broken limb. He had a large collection of interesting things said he would rather have that than a farm. It was a very interesting thing, illustrated with wood cuts but too heavy for a woman to lift. They can afford a room and cases for these things. Keep your letter. Some day you may want to refer to it. It has no money value for there is none in the family unless your side is the lucky possessors. With much love, believe this is the day of the birthday dinner. I wish I were there. Keeping house for one is not very interesting." >From this, census and Bible records, and help from Jocelyn, I have the following: Hiram JOHNSTON (JOHNSON) born about 1822 married Anna Maria FINK (b.1827) on Aug 6 1849 in Canfield, OH. They had children: Emma born 1850 in Ohio, George born 1857 in Coldwater, Michigan, Carra born NY??, and Mary born 1852 in OH. I believe Hiram's parents may be Henry(?) JOHNSTON and Catherine PERRY from the letter, but I have not been able to verify this anywhere. He may have had brothers, Daniel and Henry. Anna Maria FINK's parents were Daniel FINK, Jr. and Mary Susannah KENTNEY(sp? born 1789 in PA). Both died in Canfield, Mahoning County, OH. Other siblings possibly: George (the 49er mentioned in letter), Mary Susannah, Daniel and Henry from will info from Jocelyn. Daniel FINK, Sr. married Elizabeth Ann WELTZEL both of PA according to will and Rev War records for Daniel Sr. Daniel Sr. served in Northampton Co. Rangers, PA. They had other children: Barbara, Jacob Catherine, Molly, Susannah and John. Any help on any of these lines would be appreciated. Nancy Johnstone Ratay, Denver CO

no johnstons i know of in this line in arkansas

A very important source of genealogical information that I have been using for years is something that I have heard of many folks throwing away, etc. Perish the thought! Shame on you if you are one of these! These valuable sources are birthday books. My grandmother evidently gave all of her sisters, in-laws, and friends birthday books in the 1940s. They all used them and the information appears to be accurate, consistent, and sometimes full of surprises. Remember these folks were much better letter writers in those days. They also used these books to file important dates such as anniversaries, weddings, deaths, etc. So watch out for these small books, often that is, that often had a bouquet of flowers on the front, mine all have violets & a banner saying 'Birthday' across the front. Mine are also all small white leatherette books, about the size of a small Bible. I have just gone through the 8th one that we have inherited. It had a bunch of information that I had not seen in the others I have looked through. Happy Hunting, All! Jerry Johnston

I am new to the list, and Hello. My ggrandfather was William H. (Henry?) Johnston, born Belfast, Down, Ulster, Ireland in 1851, according to the 1900 New Haven, CT Census. At that time, he was living in the Fire House in New Haven, Fire Chief according to family history. (Another William was naturalized in 1864 in New Haven, and could have been his father.) He was married to Marguerite Evelyn O'Brien, and children were Lulu, William Henry, and Leicester. Any information on this family would be most appreciated - ancestors in Ireland of course the stumbling block. Thanks, Averill

2/26 I accidentally deleted all email info I have received over the last year or so. (twitchy finger) If you have emailed me with solid or near so links ,please resubmit. All names are Johnston unless otherwise stated. Asterick *is father of following names/b.=birth m-1=1st marriage Primarily Tn.from 1810-present. Migratory pattern : NC ,before 1810,Tn 1810-1862,Ind 1862-64,Mo(Wm johnston stayed here),Ky 1864-86(some family stayed in Ohio Co.) Ark 1886at Social Hill.(some Johnstons stayed) King Ark 1886-present. 1790……b.* Thomas m-1 unk. m-2 unk. 1815 b. Jane m.Ben F Allen 1815 b. Mary F m Jackson G Allen 1818 ? b. Wm 1820 b Anna F m John W.Allen 1822 b. *Calvin m-1 Mary Walker 1845 b. Thomas F 1847 b. Susan E 1848 b. Martha M m.CCBennett 1852 b. John D. m Mary C Mitchell 1854 b. George 1857 b * Louis C m-1 Joanna I.K.Simpson m-2 Elizabeth Hathcock m3MaryWitherspoon 1859 b. Joel H . * Louis C m-1 1880 b Martha M m CiceroSmallwood 1882 b. Mary E 1883 b Ella 1886 b. Tom C. m Jeanette McDaniel 1889 b Nancye F m Arthur Mc Daniel 1891 b. Dora A m.John W Brewer 1894 b Letha M 1896 b Lola P 1899 b * Walter C m-1 unk m-2.L Belle Argenbright of Ark,Tx 1904 b Lester m.Grace Hemperly of La. * Walter C 1918 b Joe L (from m-1)m. unk 1918 b Walter L m-1Elna Peterson of Canada 1919 b Kenneth E m. Viola Pierce 1923 b Winston H m.Lucille Wisenhunt of San Diego 1925 b * Harold E m. Lucille Ludwig of San Diego 1927 b Howard m-1.Patricia Gleasman m-2 Ruby Lewis 1935 b Joann m. Newton L Powell of Ark * Harold E 1949 b John W 1950 b James D Occasionally there may be delays of a day to 2 weeks for my response s. John Johnston Palm Springs Ca. [email protected]

I am new to this family tree, so I hope some one out there may help me. I am looking for information on Samuel Johnston, b 8/ 4 / 1892 d 6/ 1966. marr frist wife Glyde ? b 8/ 1895 d 5 / 1985. He may have lived in Green Castle Ind. when they were marr. Had a son my father Ernest Harold Johnston b 6/ 2 / 1915. My father had 2 girls and a boy . Would love to know any thing about Samuel and his family. Possible he was living in Kanas. Thank you . JEAN

ive dead ended at rueben johnston b 1802. obit says from mayesville ky. bought 80a pike co mo 1832 from william johnston. rueben not in 1830 mo census. william patented 10 tracts land pike then ralls co mo from 1818-1828 totaling abt 1000a, half of which, 5 patents were military bounty land. no will found, mt guess william ruebens fa. he had a bro james. i suspect william may be related to peter johnston line [fa of gen joseph e johnston], fam legend, they hav proved true so far.as far as ican tell hes not related to dr john johnston mason co ky. help please.robert [email protected]

Seeking any information that may shed light on the ancestry of my wife's grandfather. He was born in August of 1852, reportedly in Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Elizabeth Williams(on) on 22 April 1876 in Fergus, Ontario. Their first three children were also born in Fergus in 1877/78. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

What are these e-mails I get and of what value are they? Thanks Pauline Johnston [email protected]

Dear Neath I too am searching for Johnston relatives.Do you by any chance live in or near Limerick? I am sorry I can't help you. Thanks Donna [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > JOHNSTON-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 26 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [JOHNSTON] Johnston ancestors ["o'[email protected]" <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from JOHNSTON-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [email protected] > > You may contact the Johnston mailing listowner at: > <[email protected]> > > Visit the Johnston surname GenConnect boards! See: > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/joh/Johnston> > > To find the interactive search for this and all mailing lists > hosted by RootsWeb, go to: > <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> > > Visit the Johnston Clearinghouse at: > <A > HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnston/index.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnston/index.htm</A> > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [JOHNSTON] Johnston ancestors > Date: Sun, 17 Feb 1980 22:28:47 -0600 > From: "o'[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > 02-22-2000 > > Hello to all of the Johnstons, > > I am searching for the father of Emily Johnston Burnaman of the Mississippi > Territory. She was my great grandmother, and was born around 1820. Her > father died sometime before 1840, and her mother, Mary, married a man named > Garawa(y). Emily married Philip Burnaman II and left the Mississippi > Territory to move to Texas around 1859-60. > > Any information will be so very much appreciated. I thank you in advance. > > Netha Burnaman O'Meara

James Campbell was the nephew of my great-great grandmother, Elizabeth A. Johnston who married John Barnett, s/o James Barnett,Jr and Jane Williams of Scott Co., VA. Tony Johnston (cousin)sent this to me and I was so delighted that I have to share. Anyone connecting to any of this please contact me. Jean Brand Fresno CA Descendants of James Campbell Johnston Generation No. 1 1. James Campbell4 Johnston (Campbell3, George Washington2, John William Albert1) was born August 1845 in Scott Co., VA, and died March 31, 1930 in Lee Co., VA. He married Amanda Jane Fields July 19, 1866 in Scott Co., VA, daughter of Esquire Fields and Rebecca ______. She was born June 27, 1842 in Scott Co., VA, and died July 02, 1930 in Sand Lick, Pocket, Lee Co., VA. Notes for James Campbell Johnston: Johnstons Among First Settlers At Big Branch Powell Valley News Wednesday May 27, 1992 Capture: First Settlers James C. and Amandy Johnston were said to have been among the first settlers on Big Branch in the St. Charles Community. Caputre: The Baby Parlee Wallen was said to have been the baby that Amandy Johnston carried on her back to locate a homesite on Big Branch with her husband James C. Johnston. Etta Green, former correspondent for Powell Valley News, wrote in the August 12, 1965 edition the following: "There's a place up the mountain way about a couple of miles southwest of St. Charles known as Big Branch. It gets it's name from a big stream of water that comes dashing and splashing in a big way over it's rocky course. It seems that in this section at anytime of the season nature does her best landscaping, but more especially in the springtime when new fronds in the weeping willows reach down to the water's surface; and up on the hills rising high on either side; where the dogwood, red bud and other wild trees burst into bloom. There's some pretty little homes along both sides of the stream with level space enough for lawns, gardens and some small orchards. There's a rural store and upon the hillsides some small wagon mines. But the main story is this: Way back in pioneer days there was only Big Branch bordered on either side by underbrush and trees. Some early settlers seeking a place for a new home plodded their way through snow for a considerable distance up the branch, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling through the mass of growing things. The woman (Amandy Johnston) carried a baby on her back, it's said. At least they found a place level and wide enough to locate. They improvised a shelter until a house could be built, thus the attractive community of Big Branch got underway. The baby grew up and married; became a great-great grandmother, and now if any of the descendants still live in the community they are the fifth generation. Etta R. Bowens, 61, of Big Branch in the St. Charles community, said last week that descendants of some of those early pioneers do remain on Big Branch. "I'm still here", she said. She and her husband, Elmer, 70, (retired coal miner- she retired sewing machine operator), have three children and nine grandchildren. One son and daughter and two adult grandchildren continue to make their homes on Big Branch. Parlee Wallen was Mrs. Bowens' grandmother, the baby of whom Etta Green wrote in 1965, and the Johnstons were her great-grandparents. James C. Johnston was born in August 1845 and died March 31, 1930/ His wife, Amandy was born June 27, 1842 and died July 2, 1930. Mrs. Bowens said the area was a complete wilderness when her ancestors came looking for a stream and a spring of water. In her spare time now, Mrs. Bowens makes dolls and her husband makes airplanes using discarded pop bottles. They display these and other crafts at local craft shows." More About James Campbell Johnston: 1: July 19, 1866, Scott Co., VA Mar. Bk 2, pg 2. ln 27 by G W Smith. Children of James Johnston and Amanda Fields are: 2 i. Sarah Emeline5 Johnston, born March 02, 1867 in Scott Co., VA; died May 15, 1900. She married John J. Stapleton February 09, 1884 in Lee Co., VA. 3 ii. Rachel Isabell Johnston, born 1868 in Scott Co., VA. She married George W. Wallen April 14, 1887 in Lee Co., VA. 4 iii. Josephine Johnston, born 1869 in Scott Co., VA. 5 iv. Robert Johnston, born October 12, 1870 in Scott Co, VA; died November 14, 1914 in Lee Co., VA. He married (1) Carnelia Arney July 24, 1894 in Lee Co., VA; born May 27, 1878 in Scott Co,. VA; died February 28, 1962 in Lee Co., VA. He married (2) Malinda Martin 1908; born 1860. More About Robert Johnston: 1: November 15, 1914, Death Cert says 11-15-1914 Burial: Sand Lick Cemetery, St. Charles, VA Cause of Death: Cancer Source: January 14, 2000, Tony V. Johnston 6 v. John Johnston, born 1875 in Scott Co., VA; died 1901 in Lee Co., VA. He married Mary "Mollie" Martin Abt. 1892 in VA; born 1875 in Lee Co., VA; died March 10, 1962 in Lee Co., VA. 7 vi. Henry Johnston, born 1876 in Scott Co., VA. 8 vii. Paralee Johnston, born 1879. She married Mr. Wallen. surnames: Barnett, Blackwell, Davis, Johns(t)on, Malicoat/Mallicoat/Malicote, Adkins, Witcher, Lewellen, Reed, Morris, Hatfield,Brand, Blackwood, and Webster

Hi I am seeking info on the following. I have posted several times and am hoping this time someone will be able to help... So here we go: David Johnston -m- Hannah Frederika Hoffman b. 1790 in Wilkinson Co., Ga b. 1822 m. 5 Feb. 1840 d. 1852 in Plaquemines Par., La d. ? David was a riverboat pilot and a member of the Benevolent of Riverboat Pilots. They are found in the 1850 census living in Balize, Plaquemines Parish, La. Had one son: Alexander Johnston -m- Magdlena Sherwood b. 1841 in Plaquemines Par, La b. m. d. June 1869 in Orleans Par, La d. Alexander was in the civil war and suffered injuries which led to his early death in 1869. I have no info on Magdlena. They had 2 children: David McCoy & Hannah David McCoy Johnston -m- Mary Hoerner b. July 1865 in Orleans Par, L b. July 1865 in Orleans Par, La m. 11 April 1887 in Orleans Par, La d. 12 Sept. 1919 in Orleans Par, La d. 26 June 1954 in Orleans Par, La They had 5 sons: David Valentine, Edward, Alexander Henry, Milton,Herbert. Also in the 1930's they had a baseball team for the boys called "The Johnston Boys". This is featured in the Times Picayune Newspaper on the front page of the sports section. Alexander Henry Johnston -m- Lavine Doclar b. Jan 1888 in Orleans Par, La b. 1892 in Orleans Par, La m. 8 June 1911 in Orleans Par, La d. 12 October 1946 in Orleans, La d. 4 April 1936 in Orleans Parish, La They had 4 children: Lavine, Alexander, Edward James, & Mary Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tami Johnston

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--part1_a0.162b19d.25e1b9b2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_a0.162b19d.25e1b9b2_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Lrjwj Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 16:37:42 EST Subject: Johnston 1790 to present To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 39 While organizing all my queries and replies from numerous Johnston researchers onto one list,I accidentally deleted it all.from Jan 00 to 2-19-00. "MY Files" have zip! Would each of you check your data and if you sent me info. ([email protected]) please resend it . 3-4 of you were linked,and I was preparing to email each of you. John Johnston [email protected] --part1_a0.162b19d.25e1b9b2_boundary--

While organizing all my queries and replies from numerous Johnston researchers onto one list,I accidentally deleted it all.from Jan 00 to 2-19-00. "MY Files" have zip! Would each of you check your data and if you sent me info. ([email protected]) please resend it . 3-4 of you were linked,and I was preparing to email each of you. John Johnston [email protected]

I am looking for information on Samuel Caldwell Johnston, son of Mathew Johnston and Jane Caldwell, both born in Ireland. Samuel was born between 1806 and 1808 in South Carolina. He married Mary C. McDaniel. He lived in Meriweather Co., Ga. by 1850 Census and then settled in Bienville Parish, La. where he lived until his death. His children were: Hiram (married Mary Greer), Jane (married Walter Wilson, William Hood), Mary Ann (married John Sperling Hooton), Susanah "Susan" (married James H. Simmons), Terasia "Dick" (married William Emmett Woodward), John "Doc" (married Mary Eliza Hagan), Nancy "Nan" (married Sebe Smith), Katherine "Katie" (married Larkin Robert Reynolds), Elizabeth "Betty" (married George Comalander), George (married Ann Harrell). If you have any information please contact me at [email protected] Thank you Brenda Park

I am researching JOHNSTONS (or varients) from the Birkenhead/Wallasey (Cheshire) and Hull (Yorks). Does anyone else have any such interests? Thanks Tim

Hi all, Am searching for Johnston/johnson with connections to Lethaby. I have a John Johnson born c 1800's. Not sure where, I presume ENG as he may have been a convict....Not sure yet... Anyway he married a Mary Ann Lethaby in 1835 in Tasmania, AUS Can you please help me!! Thanks Leanne