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JOHN McMILLAN (6th child of REV. JOHN McMILLAN)
THIRD MARRIAGE TO MARY JOHNSTON
In 1825, JOHN McMILLAN married MARY JOHNSTON.
Children of JOHN and MARY:
- WILLIAM (b. Sept. 26, 1825)
- ROBERT (b. March 10, 1828; d. Aug. 1, 1864)
- SAMUEL (b. Nov. 10, 1829; d. Nov. 1918)
- WILLIAM ( b. Dec. 1, 1831; d. Apr. 1904)
- ISAAC (b. Apr. 1834; d. 1843)
- MARY (b. Aug. 16, 1837; d. Aug. 22, 1929)
REFERENCES:
Title: History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men / edited by Boyd Crumrine. Illustrated. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts and Co., 1882.
Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916
Pg. 686 CANTON TOWNSHIP
WILLIAM JOHNSTON was is in this territory as early as 1778, and in January, 1780, he received a Virginia certificate for a tract of land “situated on the waters of Chartiers Creek.” It was surveyed as “JOHNSTON,” and contained 391 acres; patent for it was obtained Nov. 20, 1786. In April of this year he was appointed justice of the peace and of the Court of Common Pleas. On the 6th of May, 1795, he sold to Nathaniel Mitchell two sons, JOHN and ROBERT. JOHN married a MISS NOBLE, but left no descendants. ROBERT married GRIZELLA POLLOCK. They had twelve children, names: MARY, JANE, NANCY, JOHN, WILLIAM, MARTHA, MARGARET, GRIZELLA (1st), GRIZELLA (2nd), ROBERT, and SAMUEL.
MARY married JOHN McMILLAN, and settled in Chartiers Twp. JANE married BARCLAY McLAIN, and located in Buffalo Twp. NANCY became the wife of ROBERT PATTERSON, and moved to Beaver County. JOHN married three times: first, MARGARET TAGGERT; second, ANN McCLELLAND; third, REBECCA BROWLEE. WILLIAM married MARY McLAIN, and settled in Mount Pleasant Twp. MARTHA married JOHN HAMMOND, and emigrated to Belmont County, Ohio. MARGARET and GRIZELLA both died young. The next daughter (also named GRIZELLA) married DAVID MORROW, and resides in the township. ROBERT married ISABELLA McCONNAUGHEY, and resides on the old homestead.
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