Noble "Noblet" Johnston

Brief Life History of Noble "Noblet"

Noble "Noblet" Johnston was born in March 1758, in County Limerick, Ireland as the son of Noble John Johnson Sr. He married Sarah Tailor Vaughn on 16 February 1782, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1802, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Horse Shoe, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Noble "Noblet" Johnston
1758–1802
Sarah Tailor Vaughn
1750–1816
Marriage: 16 February 1782
Absalom Johnston
1770–1844
Mary Johnson
1783–
John Ande Johnston Captain
1785–1848
James Johnson
1785–
Fanny Johnson
1789–1796
Waitstill Johnson
1793–1848

Sources (14)

  • John Johnson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
  • Noble Johnston, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1781 · The First Constitution

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.

Name Meaning

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.

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