Person:James Johnston (55)

Information on James Johnston

100. James Johnston, born 1757 in Charlotte County, VA; died 1841 in Henry Co, VA. He married 101. Joice Wells April 23, 1789 in Henry Va.

101. Joice Wells, born 1768 in Henry County, Virginia; died February 11, 1856 in Henry County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 202. John Wells and 203. Judith Gravely.

Notes for James Johnston: Mrs. Mattie Moore Hylton 67576 Gr-daughter of James and Joice Johnston joined the DAR. She was the granddaughter of John Wells Johnston and Nancy Berry and the Daughter of Joseph H. Moore and Mary Baker Johnston. She was born in Miller County, Mo. DAR # 67475 and 65052.

Children of James Johnston and Joice Wells are:

i. James Jefferson Johnston

ii. George Washington Johnston, died August 24, 1847; married Polina.

More About George Washington Johnston:

Occupation: Doctor

iii. Lucy Johnston

iv. Martha Johnston, born May 1791; died 1845; married John Edwards March 11, 1811 in Henry Co., TN; born November 1781 in Albemarie County, VA; died 1841 in Missouri.

 50 v.   John Wells Johnston, born January 05, 1793 in Henry Virginia; died November 11, 1855 in Saline Township, Miller Co., Missouri; married Nancy Berry September 25, 1821 in St. Charles Co., Missouri. 

Petition of James Johnston:

A petition from James Johnston an old revolutionary soldier Now a Citizen of Henry County, va to the Hon Representatives of both Houses in the Va. legislature - now in Session - praying they may Grant to him a pension which you will see is Justly Due to him ever Since the surrender of Cornwallis Yorktown Virginia by the evidence of Geo Hanah an old Brother Soldier that was present with me at the time when I was wounded & also an other Certificate from Doctor Robertson who new me ever since that time & before I [think] be but short as I am well known by the Virginians that I have Been a cripple ever since that time I have often been invited by Several of the leading Characters of my state to Call on the legislature of Va for a pension as all other wounded men had done my reply was that I strove as hard as any man in America to support our freedom and Independence & that it appears that my Country was always behind tax An[d] tax & [ ] tax to support government - tho now my Country appea Be much better of at this time & I am got very old & quite past traveling I think my Country men will not think hard of doing Something for me now - for if Col. Sam Venable Formerly of Prince Edwards County va was alive he would say that it was the opinion Of the greatest part of the officers at that place that I was principle Cause Of the Down fall of Cornwallis at the battle of Guilford Count House In N. Carolina - for he stated it in the presence of a number of Gentlemen only a few months before he died that I was the Cause of fixing the va militia so that they fought as great a Battle as any regulars troops ever did in America - for he stated that what few regulars General Green had left was so [ ] that they was offen heard to say that Genl Green had better Give Up for if they was to come in to an action with the British that the militia would all run & leave them to Cut to peaces As they always had done - I shall say no more only that I served that [ ] in N. Carolina & at Yorktown va about five months as a volunteer without one cent of pay for my Country was not able to pay there enlisted soldiers - my Petition & papers that was presented winter before last by James Boulden [sp] is now in the hands of the Clerk of the Legislature which will have [ ] and made sketch of my travel when A regular soldier in the continental army - I remain your Humble petitioner --

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