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Husband David Johnston
  Birth 1745 Ardess in County Fermanagh, Ireland
  Death 2/18/1829 in Williamson Co. TN, buried in David Johnston Cemetery, Brentwood TN
  Note Came to America at the port of Charleston, SC with his brother Lancelot Johnston on 9/13/1769. A third brother may have arrived at the same time or earlier, who was reported to be William. Served in the Revolutionary War and lost his left arm in the Battle of Blackstocks on the Tyger River in SC on 11/20/1780.
  Father James Johnston (-8/15/1774)
  Mother Grace O'Donnell (-8/31/1775)
 
Marriage Between 1770 and 1774
 
Wife Elizabeth (possibly Holderness)
  Birth 1747 possibly in VA
  Death 5/16/1827 in Williamson Co. TN, buried in David Johnston Cemetery, Brentwood TN
  Note Elizabeth may be the daughter of Robert Holderness, but this is not proven. If so, she would a have brother William, who was born in VA. William (1740-1804) married Sarah Brooks and, like Elizabeth and David Johnston, their oldest son was also named Robert.
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Children
  1 M Robert Johnston (4/13/1775-3/29/1827)
  2 M James Johnston (c.1780-12/26/1826)
 


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