Peter Johnston

1710 - 1786  (76 years)

• Name	Peter Johnston  [1, 2]
  Birth	1700	VA   [3]
  Birth	10 Nov 1710	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Baptism	12 Nov 1710	Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1786	Cherry Grove, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
  Death	1794	Botourte, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Name	Peter Johnston  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Probate	Botetourt, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Residence	Virginia, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I4817	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter Johnston,   b. 25 Sep 1674, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States d. 1713, Rye Beach, Rockingham, Colonial America, New Hampshire, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esther Hobbs,   b. 12 Apr 1679, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America d. 24 Aug 1741, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Peggy Gaines,   b. 1715, Essex, Virginia, United States d. 1756, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. John Johnston,   b. Aft 1740, of Virginia d. 1792, Georgia, United States (Age < 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William M. Johnston,   b. 1746  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Peter Johnston,   b. Aft 1740   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mildred Johnston, - Father not William Johnston,   b. Abt 1730, St Marks Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, United States d. , , Tennessee  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Johnson, (related to our Jean) (Theory that he's the son of Peter which explains DNA Thrulines),   b. 28 Mar 1726, St Marks Parish, Culpepper, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jun 1768, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Johnston,   b. 1738, Orange County, Virginia d. 26 Aug 1808, Scott County, Kentucky (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos		DNA
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  Documents

  Peter Johnston(e)'s Will pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S242] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F31X-PSQ [S335] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 272.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CLT. [S600] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Will Books, 1770-1869; General Indexes to Wills, 1770-1972; Author: Virginia. County Court (Botetourt County). [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Descendents of Jane Taliaferro Craig, Emigrant Ancestress, With Records of Allied Families, Hawkins, Johnson, Wright, Cave, Barger, Whitcomb, Benschoter and Many Others, Collected and Contributed By Many Persons.; Author: Craig, Harry LaVird, 1895-. [S1241] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).