Mary Johnston
1761 - 1854 (92 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Mary Johnston was born on 15 Jun 1761 (daughter of Matthew Johnston and Jane Gaston); died on 31 May 1854. Mary married James Johnston in Jan 1780 in Chester District, South Carolina. James (son of David Johnston and Sarah Meek) was born in 1760; died on 13 Mar 1797 in Fairfield County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Sarah Johnston was born on 5 Jan 1781; and died.
- Jane Johnston was born on 5 Nov 1785; and died.
- David Johnston was born on 8 Oct 1789; and died.
- Ellen Johnston was born on 31 Jul 1791; and died.
- Matthew Johnston was born on 20 Feb 1793; died on 25 Jun 1842.
- John Gaston Johnston was born on 8 Apr 1794; and died.
- James Johnston was born on 2 Jul 1797; and died.
2. Matthew Johnston was born on 14 Feb 1734 in Ireland (son of David Johnston and Mary Boyd); died in Fishing Creek, South Carolina. Matthew + Jane Gaston. Jane (daughter of John Gaston) was born about 1745 in County Antrim, Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jane Gaston was born about 1745 in County Antrim, Ireland (daughter of John Gaston); and died. Notes:
"The Women of the Revolution" by Elizabeth Fries Ellet, in Three Volumes,
Volume III, pages 206-215 pertain. Mary Gaston migrated to America from
Ireland with her parents in 1769. They landed at Charleston and moved to
Fairfield District"Children:
- 1. Mary Johnston was born on 15 Jun 1761; died on 31 May 1854.
Generation: 3
4. David Johnston was born in 1688 in Ireland; died in 1736. David + Mary Boyd. Mary (daughter of Thomas Boyd) was born in 1692 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Boyd was born in 1692 in Ireland (daughter of Thomas Boyd); and died. Children:
- Margaret Johnston was born on 25 Sep 1716 in Ireland; and died.
- James Johnston was born on 8 May 1720 in Ireland; died in Fishing Creek, South Carolina.
- David Johnston was born on 23 Jan 1727 in Ireland; died in 1786 in near Lexington, Kentucky.
- Robert Johnston was born on 18 Nov 1730 in Ireland; and died.
- John Johnston was born on 27 Oct 1732 in Ireland; and died.
- 2. Matthew Johnston was born on 14 Feb 1734 in Ireland; died in Fishing Creek, South Carolina.
- Thomas Johnston was born on 1 Feb 1737 in Ireland; and died.
6. John Gaston was born about 1720 in County Antrim, Ireland; and died. Children:
- 3. Jane Gaston was born about 1745 in County Antrim, Ireland; and died.
Generation: 4
10. Thomas Boyd was born about 1670 in Ireland; and died. Notes:
About Mary Boyd: "She was the daughter of Thomas Boyd who served on the
side of King William at the seige of Londonderry in the year 1689. See an
account of it in Smollet's History of England, Vol. 1, pages 35, 36, 37,
38, 39." from "The Johnston Family, Connections and Traditions by Clara
Johnstone McCrary.Children:
- 5. Mary Boyd was born in 1692 in Ireland; and died.