JOHNSTON, George of that Ilk and of Caskieben, Baronet, Sir
- Born: About 1584
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Elizabeth by 6 July 1615(charter) 1
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George married Elizabeth FORBES, daughter of William FORBES 8th of Tolquhon and Janet OGILVY, by 6 July 1615(charter).1 (Elizabeth FORBES was born about 1594.)
Marriage Notes:
"George Johnston of that Ilk. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Forbes of Tolquhoun in the shire of Aberdeen, (M. App.) and got a charter under the Great Seal, (6th July 1615,) to himself and to Elizabeth Forbes, his spouse, 'Terrarum et baroniae de Caskieben, specialiter in se comprehend, terras de Johnston cum molendino, &c.' [....]
He had by his lady, Elizabeth Forbes, three sons and two daughters ; 1st. George, his successor. 2d. John of Newplace, of whom hereafter, 3d. William married, and had a daughter - Marjory, married to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, by whom she had issue. Of this William, Douglas says, there is no male succession. This gentleman is understood to be the same who was, anno 1657, appointed one of the regents of King's College, and thereafter, anno 1669, Professor of Civil Law in the same university; he died about the year 1673, at least in that year he was succeeded, in his professorship, by Sir George Nicolson of Kemnay. His daughters were, 1st. Jean, married to Irvine of Brakely. 2d. Christian, married to William Keith of Lenturk, who was Bowers History Professor of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh, from the year 1664 to 1674."
from Family of Johnston 1
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