When Catherine Johnston was born in 1778, in County Cavan, Ireland, her father, Thomas Johnston, was 29 and her mother, Rebecca Amys, was 28. She married Robert Craig in 1799, in Ireland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Buffalo Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1820. She died on 18 December 1858, in Starr Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Starr Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Historical Boundaries: 1781: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Scottish: habitational name, deriving in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, in Dumfriesshire. This is derived from the genitive case of the personal name John + + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn). There are other places in Scotland so called, including the city of Perth, which used to be known as Saint John's Toun, and some of these may also be sources of the surname.
English: habitational name from Johnson Hall (Staffordshire), recorded as Johannestonc. 1233 and Joneston in 1314. The placename means ‘John's settlement’, from the genitive case of the Middle English personal name Johan, Jon (see John ) + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’.
History: As far as can be ascertained, most Scottish bearers of this surname are descendants of John, probably a Norman baron from England, who held lands at Johnstone in Annandale from the Bruce family in the late 12th century. His son Gilbert was the first to take the surname Johnstone and their descendants later held the earldom of Annandale.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThis cemetery was destroyed in 2001 by the new owner of the property. This property was owned by Hugh Craig and sold to the Campbell family. Campbell Craig Cemetery of Starr Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio - …
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