Genealogical account of the family of Johnston of that Ilk, formerly of Caskieben, in the shire of Aberdeen, and of its principal branches

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Of the Johnstons, formerly in Boginjoss, afterwards of
Viewfield, in the Shire of Aberdeen.
Family Papers.
Of this family the founder was,
(XII.)
supra, p. is. L — John Johnston, second son of John of Bishoptown, by
Mrs. Margaret Alexander.
This gentleman for some time occupied as tenant the farms
of Standingstones and Boginjoss, in the parish of Dyce, and re-
sided at the former place (B B. App) ; but about the year 1730,
(when his brother lost his property), he went to Bishoptown in
Newhills, where he remained for several years.
He afterwards returned to Dyce, and took up his residence at
Boginjoss, and dying there, was interred in an ancient burial-place
of the family within the church of that parish.
John married, in 1721, Miss Christian Marnoch, the Maiden
of Balnagask, in the parish of Nigg, in the Mearns, by whom he
had three sons and a daughter, viz.
1st. John
2d. Charles rof whom hereafter.
Ibid.
Family Writs,
and Douglas*
Baron.
Dyce Parish Re"
gister.
Newhills Parish
Register.
Ibid.
Dyce Parish Re-
gister.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Kinellar Parish
Register and
Family Papers.
Ibid.
Ibid.
3d. Hugh
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The daughter, — Isobel, married, and had issue.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
(XIII).
II. — John Johnston in Boginjoss. He married, anno 1758,
Margaret, daughter of William Chalmers, in Meikletown of Dyce,
by whom he had issue, four sons and one daughter :
1st. William, of whom below.
2d. James, died anno 1789, aged 25 years, unmarried.
3d. Alexander, died in 1784, aged 18 years, and unmarried,
4:th. Andrew, of whom afterwards.