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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Ilk trace their descent from the ancient kings of Scotland. (K.
randimft«eto°" APP'-jl John had by his second wife two sons and two daughters :
1st Son : Thomas of Craig, of whom are descended the
Johnstons now of that Ilk and of Hilton, the Johnstons in Bog-
injoss, &c, as will be shown hereafter.
2d. Gilbert, of whom we have obtained no account.
The daughters were :
Douglas' Baron. 1st. Margaret, married to Parson Cheyne.
Memorandum in 2d. Christian, married to John Forbes of Pitnacadell, in the
MS. History,
Genealogy! s ^ e °^ Aberdeen, a cadet of the family of Forbes of Tolquhoun,
and had issue.*
Dying about the year 1614, he was succeeded by his elder son
by his first wife, Janet Turing,
Douglas' Baron. X. GEORGE JOHNSTON of that Ilk.
On the succession of this gentleman, the family estates were
large and valuable, as may be gathered from the following descrip-
tion of the lands in which he was served heir-male to his father
index of Retcmrs. j h n , on 3d May 1614 : — " Terris et baronia de Johnestoun,
comprehen. villam et terras de Johnestoun, cum molendino,
villam et terras de Caskieben, cum molendino, villam et terras
de Inglistoun, et Jackstoun, cum molendino he Pedesmylne ;
villam et terras de Ledgett Favellis ; octavam partem terrarum
de Ardryne ; dimidietatem terrarum de Cremond, et molendini
earundem ; villam et terras de Baddindauche, Keigisley, cum
molendinis granorum et fullonum ; villam et terras de Craig,
Corshill, Buchthills, Standingstanes, Sleipihillokrood, Lando-
wertoun de Dyce, cum pendiculo vocato Beigintoft, et Pley-
bariche, in baronia de Johnestoun ; villa et terris de Selbie et
Lochtulloche ; terris de Boyndis in baronia de Fintray," all in
the shire of Aberdeen.
* The notices in the text of the daughters, by the two marriages, of John John,
ston (No. IX.), differ considerably from those in Douglas' Baronage. The com-
piler, however, considers himself warranted, by the authorities quoted, in giving
the above account of these ladies.