James JOHNSTON b. c. 1753, d. c. 1784-5. He is in the tax books of 1781 and 1784 but not 1788, m. Rachel (PLUMMER) McMASTER, widow of Rev. War veteran William McMASTER. James died intestate and without children. His brother Samuel was his heir and in 1807 sold a tract of land he inherited from James.
He served in the Rev. War in the N.C. Line. CFR states that he "is said to have attained the rank of Captain, some accounts say major." I think this applies to another person, the James who was a Capt. at King's Mountain is known to have died in 1805. Another James Johnston, a private, was issued Voucher #91, p. 195 and repeated on p. 228 of the DAR book. I believe this is our James, as Samuel, Charles, and Benjamin are listed further down on the same pages.
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