Subject: Johnson & Johnston Families of Madison Co., AR > I am in a bit of a quandary here ..... HELP! > > I am wondering if any of you might have found any information > relating to the Johnston Family that was also in Madison Co., AR, in 1850, > King's River Township? > > Is there any chance that Martin Johnson, Sr. was a Johnston, and an uncle to > the > other John C. Johnson that is shown on the 1850 census. > > This other John C. Johnson should have been shown as Johnston. He was > married to Sibey Springer. I believe that these folks were related and am > trying to find information that will confirm this. > > This second John C. Johnston was born 3 May 1798, in Hillsbourgh, Orange > Co., NC. He was the son of a John Johnston, b. 1779 in NC; and Sarah Jane > Clark, b. 21 May 1774, in NC. It is this Clark and Johnston relationship > from a generation before that again makes me suspicious. > > My John C. Johnston has also been said, by some researchers, to also have > the middle name of Clark, for his mother's family. He is indeed the brother > of William King Johnston, of King's River, Madison Co., AR. > > Because there were so many Johnson and Johnston families in Madison Co., > later Benton Co., AR and on up through McDonald Co., MO; I feel there is a > connections. We have Coombs, Combs, Clarks, Springers, Drakes, etc. in our > family also. > > It has also been stated by some researchers that my John C. Johnston married > Sybil Springer first, and that after she died, he married Mary Jane Drake. > I am not at all sure of this relationship. I feel there were indeed both a > John Clark Johnson and a John C. Johnston, one descended from John Johnston > and the other the son of Martin, Sr., who may have been a brother of John > Johnston (1779). Therefore, it is my theory that the two John Cs might have > been cousins..... > > Please let me know if you have any further information that might help solve > this puzzle. If you know of others working on these families, please pass > this message on to them. > > Thanks very much! I hope to hear from you soon. > > Jerry Johnston > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > > Researching the following families: Adkins, Austin, Bills, Caudle, Coulter, > Covington, Elledge, Ferguson, Forrester, Foster, Frank, George, Greenback, > Hankins, Hess, Hutson, Johnson, Johnston, Kicenski, Mitchell, Mustain, > Narramore, Reece, Roberts, Schell, Schwegler, Stacey, Stephens, Tinsley, > Traylor, Van Der Grift, Watts, and various and sundry others > >