This old Georgia family is descended from Dr. James Johnston, born 1686, who entered the Royal Navy, and married, in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1722, Jean Nisbet. Who has not heard of the famous Johnstons of the border, so well known in history, and so brave? Well may Georgia be proud of her Johnstons, for James Johnston was the publisher of the Georgia Gazette, without which many facts of history would have been forever lost, and his brother, Dr. Lewis Johnston, of Edinburgh, practiced medicine with Dr. John Irvine in Georgia, the latter having married (his second marriage), his daughter, Elizabeth Johnston. Hon. Lewis John stun was member of His Majesty's Honorable Council, and sided with the Crown during the Revolution. Went to Jamaica, and died there.

Dr. James Johnston, of the Royal Navy, and Jean Nisbet had:

•  Dr. Lewis Johnston, born 1735.

•  Dr. Andrew Johnston married, in 1761, Bellamy Roche, at Savannah, Ga., and had:

  • Bellamy Johnston.

  • Matthew Johnston.

  • Jean Nisbet Johnston.

  • Col. James Johnston married, May 31,1797, at White Bluff, Dear Savannah, Ga., Ann Marion, daughter of Sir George Houstoun, Bart., and had:

    • Ann Moodie Johnston, married Dr. Wm. R. Waring.

    • Bellamy Roche Johnston.

    • George Houstoun Johnston, married Emily Green Turner.

    • James Robertson Johnston, married Elizabeth Catharine Dowers, of Philadelphia. They had:

      • 1. Susan Woodruff Johnston.

      • 2. James Houstoun Johnston, married Eugenia Cunningham Duncan and had issue.

      • 3. Elizabeth Catherine Johnston.

    • Jane Priscilla Johnston, married Dr. Phineas M. Kollock.

    • Louisa Caroline Johnston, married Patrick Houstoun Woodruff.

    • Eliza Heriot Johnston, married Edmund Molyneux.

    • Andrew Johnston, died infant

    • Priscilla Augusta Johnston, married George J. Kollock.

    • Dr. William Patrick Johnston married 1840, Mary Elizabeth Hooe, daughter of Bernard Hooe and Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe, and had:

      • 1. Mary Bellamy Johnston, born 1841.

      • 2. Dr. William Waring Johnston, born 1843, died 1902. Married twice and had six children.

      • 3. Bernard Houstoun Johnston, born 1845, died 1905.

      • 4. James M. Johnston¹ married, Nov. 18, 1886, Sophy Carr, daughter of Captain Overton Carr and Sophia Bache Wilkins, daughter of Hon. William Wilkins of Pennsylvania, and Matilda Dallas. daughter of Alexander James Dallas, a most distinguished citizen. By this marriage there were:

        • 1. James Marion Johnston, Jr., born 1889.

        • 2. Sophy Stanton Johnston, born 1891. married L. Randolph Mason and had issue.

        • 3 Eleanor Dallas Johnston, born 1899.

      • 5. Dr. George Woodruff Johnston, born 1858.

    • Mary Helen Johnston, 1814-1872.

    • Susan Marion Johnston, married George J. Kollock.

  • Marion Anne Johnston.

  • Andrew William Johnston.

  • Rachel Johnston.

  • Louise Laleah Johnston.

•  Marion Johnston.

•  James Johnston.

•  John Johnston.

•  Rachel Johnston.

•  Elizabeth Johnston.

Others also died in infancy.

Notes:

1. See Lineage Book, Order of Washington.