Parents of John Scrymoure Johnston 1773 – 1807
John Johnston 1733 – 1791| his parents
1767 Elizabeth Whitmel Williams 1751 – 1789|her parents
of Bertie Co NC
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
John Johnston 1733 – 1791 married about 1767 Elizabeth Whitmel Williams.
Elizabeth Whitmel Williams was born 18 Oct 1751 and died 5 Jan 1789. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Whitmel and William Williams.
Children of John Johnston and Elizabeth Williams:
1. Samuel W Johnston 1770 – 1818
married Sarah [Sally] Thompson
a. John T Johnston
married ca 1829 Margaret
i. Helen Johnston
ii. Frances Johnston
b. Thompson Noah Johnston
c. Samuel G Johnston
d. William Johnston
2. John Scrymoure Johnston 1773 – 1807
correct spelling of his name from documents— Molly Urquhart
married Elizabeth (Betsy) Cotten ca 1780 –
she married 2nd [aft 1815, bef 1818] Cornelius Moore died 1823
3. William Williams Johnston d 1818
married Mary Granberry
a. John Johnston
b. Alexander S [Sandy] Johnston
c. William Johnston
d. James H Johnston
e. Anne Johnston
f. Gabriel Johnston
g. Peter Johnston
h. Mary Eliza Johnston
i. Betsy Johnston
4. Alexander Johnston
5. Annie Johnston
married ? Hunter
6. Elizabeth Johnston
married Philip Alston 1776 – 1812
i. John Johnston Alston
ii. James Johnston Alston
iii. Alexander [Sandy] Johnston Alston
iv. Benjamin Hardee Alston
v. Mary H [Polly] Alston
vi. Philip Whitmel Williams Alston
7. Harry Johnston
Grandparents of John Scrymoure Johnston 1773 – 1807
Samuel Johnston 1702 – 1757| his parents
& ca 1725/28 Helen Scrymoure d 1750| her parents
of North Carolina
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
Children of Samuel Johnston & Helen Scrymoure:
1. John Johnston 1733 – 1791
married ca 1767 Elizebeth Whitmel Williams 1751 – 1789
2. Samuel Johnston 1733 – 17 Aug 1816 in the 83rd year of his age
member of Congress in 1781
Governor of the State of North Carolina in 1788 and 1789
President of the Convention of the State
that adopted the Federal Constitution in 1789
Senator to Congress in 1790 and
Judge of the Supreme Court in 1800
after which period he refused all Public Employment
from his Memorial in Hayes Cemetery
married 1770 Frances Cathcart 1751 – 23 Jan 1801 in her 50th year of her age
a. Penelope Johnston 18 Mar 1771 – 3 Mar 1820
married 4 Jan 1790 John Swann Esq d 1793
i. a son ca 1791 – 1796
b. Margaret Johnston 12 Jan 1773 – 21 July 1774
c. Gabriel Johnston 12 Jan 1775 – 10 Feb 1800
d. William Cathcart Johnston 21 Sept 1778 – July 1779
e. Samuel Cathcart Johnston 24 Sept 1780 – July 1781
f. James Cathcart Johnston 25 June 1782 – 9 May 1865
master of “Hayes”
g. Frances Anne Johnston 28 Feb 1785 – 6 July 1837
h. Helen Scrymoure Johnston 1787 – 1842
i. John Johnston 16 July 1792 – 17 Jan 1793
Samuel married 2nd 31 Dec 1804 Frances Pollock Lenox
3. Jean Johnston 1729 – 12 March 1789 aged 59 years 6 mo
married George Blair, Esq 1738 – 18 April 1772 aged 34
a. Helen [Nelly] Blair 22 Feb 1763 – 24 Feb 1802
married Samuel Tredwell 11 Dec 1763 – 30 July 1826
i. Elizabeth H Tredwell 8 Jan 1791 – 31 July 1792
ii. Frances Johnston Tredwell
6 May 1797 Edenton – 18 Oct 1865 Raleigh NC
married 6 June 1815 James Iredell 1788 – 1853
iii. Margaret Phebe Tredwell
22 Oct 1795 – 22 July 1849 Raleigh NC
iv. James Iredell Tredwell 5 Nov 1799 – 25 July 1846 NYC
b. George Blair
married a King
i. George Blair
ii. Elizabeth Blair
c. William Blair
d. Samuel Blair
e. Margaret [Peggy] Blair d 1865
married 1st Dr Sylvester Hosmer d 19 April 1794 aged 29 years
buried Hayes Cemetery
i. Jane Johnston Hosmer d. 16 July 1811 aged 20 years 6 mos
buried Hayes Cemetery
married 2nd Mr. Sawyer
i. Annie Sawyer
ii. Lemuel Sawyer Esq
married Louisa
1. James Iredell Sawyer MD 4 Sept 1821 – 18 Aug 1854
iii. Samuel Sawyer
iv. Helen Sawyer
v. Margaret Sawyer
vi. Mathias Sawyer
vii. Mary Sawyer
viii. James Sawyer
ix. Cleveland Sawyer
4. Penelope Johnston 1750 or (earlier) –
married Alexander Stewart
5. Hannah Johnston 31 Jan 1748 – 13 Sept 1826
buried Hayes Cemetery
married 1773 James Iredell 5 Oct 1750 Lewes, Sussex Co England – 20 Oct 1799 Edenton
migrated to North Carolina 1768
one of the associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
a. Annie Isabella Iredell 22 Dec 1785 – 3 Jan 1816
buried Hayes Cemetery
b. Helen Scrymoure Iredell d 1869
c. James Iredell 2 Nov 1788 – 13 April 1853
Speaker of the House of Commons
Judge of the Superior Court of Law and Equity
Governor of North Carolina and Senator of the US
buried in Hayes Cemetery
married 6 June 1815 Frances Johnston/Lenox Tredwell
6 May 1797 Edenton NC – 18 October 1865 Raleigh NC
i. Ann Isabella Iredell 10 April 1816 – 4 Jan 1897
married 5 Jan 1836 Cadwallader Jones 7 Aug 1813 SC – 1 Dec 1899 SC
1. Rebecca Jones
2. Fanny Jones
3. Iredell Jones
4. Cadwallader Jones
5. Johnston Jones
6. Allen Jones
7. Helen Jones
8. Willie Jones
9. Halcott Pride Jones
10. Annie Jones
ii. Frances Lenox Tredwell Iredell 27 Oct 1818 – 15 Mar 1897
married 10 Apr 1849 Charles Earl Johnson 1812 – 1876
1. Charles Johnson
2. Fanny Johnson
3. Sam Johnson
4. Helen Johnson
5. Mollie Johnson
iii. Penelope Johnston Iredell 28 Oct 1820 – 8 Aug 1821
buried in Hayes Cemetery
iv. Penelope [Neppie] Johnston Iredell
25 May 1822 – 12 Oct 1862
married 20 Oct 1842 Griffith John McRee Raleigh
v. Helen Blair Iredell 23 Oct 1823 – 12 Dec 1888
vi. Jane Moore Iredell 7 Apr 1826 – 13 Mar 1808
married 15 Oct 1845 Thomas Davis Meares
vii. Maj. James Johnston Iredell 3 Feb 1828 – 10 May 1864
Spotsylvania Co VA
viii. Dr. Samuel Tredwell Iredell 17 Feb 1830 – 20 Nov 1865
did marry and left issue
ix. Margaret Tredwell [Meggie] Iredell
27 Nov 1833 Raleigh – 3 Dec 1903
married 6 Nov 1872 William Marcus Shipp
x. Campbell Thomas [Cam] Iredell 14 May 1836 – 2 July 1863
Gettysburg PA
married MaryMollie Johnson
xi. Cadwallader Jones [Cad] Iredell
7 May 1840 Raleigh – 15 Mar 1909 Norfolk VA
married 21 Oct 1864 Richmond VA Martha Jones Southgate
6. Isabel Johnston d 1765
7. Ann Johnston
8. another daughter 1750 – 1750
Great-grandparents of John Scrymoure Johnston 1773 – 1807
Samuel Johnston 1655 – 1731 | his parents
& Isobel Hall | her parents
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
Children of Samuel Johnston & Isobel Hall:
1. Gabriel Johnston 1699 – 1752
married ca 1737/41 Penelope Golland
a. Penelope Johnston
married 1758 John Dawson d1770
i. Mary [Molly] Dawson
married Nathaniel Allen
ii. Penelope Dawson
married 1786 Tristam Lowther
1. Maria Lowther
married 1804 Joseph B Skinner
2. William Lowther
iii. William [Billy] Johnston Dawson 1766? – 1797?
iv. Lucy Dawson
2. Elizabeth Johnston 1700 – 1783
married John Ferrier d 1766
a. Alexander Ferrier d ca 1765
b. James Ferrier
c. Robert Ferrier 1741 – 1795
3. Nathaniel Johnston 1702 –
4. Samuel Johnston 1702 – 1757
married 1725/28 Helen Scrymoure d1750
5. Joseph Johnston 1709 –
I am looking for a likeness of John Johnston [1733-1791] married to Elizabeth Whitmel Williams. John Johnston was the brother of Samuel Johnston who was governor of N.C. I have written a book where John Johnston played a key role in freeing an ancestor of mine who had been illegally enslaved. He is the story’s hero and it would be great to have a likeness of him.