Janet Wise

Brief Life History of Janet

Janet Wise was born about 1664, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. She married Robert Johnstone on 10 August 1685, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Robert Johnstone
1658–
Janet Wise
1664–
Marriage: 10 August 1685
Catharin Johnstone
1689–
Alexander Johnstone
1693–
child Johnstone
1695–
John Johnstone
1698–
James Johnstone
1699–
Robert Johnstone
1703–
Margaret Johnstone
1705–
Mary Johnstone
1708–

Sources (7)

  • Jonet Wyse, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Jonnet Wise in entry for Johnstone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Wise in entry for Alexander Johnstone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a wise or learned person, from Middle English wise, wisse ‘wise’ (Old English wīs). This name has also absorbed Dutch Wijs and De Wijs, a nickname meaning ‘(the) wise’, and possibly cognates in other languages.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by the withies or willows, from Middle English withi, Old English wīthig ‘withy, willow’.

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Weiss ‘white’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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