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John Johnston b. Abt 1750
Posted by: Robert Johnston (ID *****9181)	Date: May 17, 2002 at 15:15:11
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I am descended from John Johnston b. abt 1750 and Joyce Powell. John and Joyce lived in what later became Washington/Baldwin County, Alabama after about 1800. It is rumored in the family that his father was William Johnston ("Sir"?) and mother was Honor Killingsworth. None of the researchers of this line that I know of has come up with anything definative on this however. I speculate that William may have arrived in Savannah, Charleston, South Carolina, or St. Mary's Georgia as a refugee from the Jacobite rebellion. I believe that John was probably born in the future U.S. I also suspect that the Johnston's were loyalists and, therefore, lost their property after the revolution. The moved with many other loyalists, including John Linder, to Spanish territory near Mobile, Alabama thereafter. I know John Linder had property on the Great Pee Dee and his daughter Elizabeth (my anscestor via marriage to Daniel Johnston) was born in Charleston. Is there anyone out there that could shed some light on 1) John's parents and lineage back to Scotland (or Ireland) and 2) whether Honor Killingsworth existed and was our ancestor. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated and I would be willing to share what meager descendent information I have in return. Thanks.

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