lV Gilbert Johnston

1781 - 1826  (44 years)

• Name	lV Gilbert Johnston
  Birth	9 Nov 1781	Prince George's Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 May 1826	Williamsburg District, South Carolina
  Person ID	I299	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Johnston, III,   b. Abt 1750, Brompton Plantation, Bladen County, North Carolina d. 1824, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary,   b. Abt 1760, Probably Bladen County, North Carolina d. Between 1830 and 1840, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1780	Bladen County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Ford,   b. 2 Nov 1789, Georgetown District, South Carolina d. 2 Nov 1809, Georgetown District, South Carolina (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1804	Possibly Georgetown District, South Carolina
  Children	1. Joseph Benjamin Johnson,   b. 11 Nov 1806, Waccamaw, Georgetown District, South Carolina d. 22 Nov 1861, Georgetown, Georgetown District, South Carolina (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Green,   b. Abt 1785   d. 23 Jul 1820, Williamsburg District, South Carolina (Age ~ 35 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1810	South Carolina   [4]
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Harriett Tillman,   b. Abt 1790
  Marriage	19 Dec 1821	Williamsburg County, South Carolina
  Children	1. Mary Ann Johnston,   b. 15 Oct 1822, Williamsburg County, South Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eleanor Caroline Johnston,   b. 8 Mar 1825, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. Aft 1850 (Age > 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Thomas Johnston,   b. 7 Mar 1826, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. Bef 7 Feb 1865, All Saint's Parish, Georgetown County, South Carolina (Age < 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  "Information on the large "Hartfell" estate, once situated on the Black River in the vicinity of the Georgetown-Williamsburg border, whose owners were said to be heirs to the marquisette and earldoms of Annandale, have been supplied to The News and Courier by James D. Johnson, III, of Lexington, VA. The data, following, were contained in a copy of a letter sent by Mr. Johnson to Percy LaBruce of The Georgetown Times which has been publishing articles on old Georgetown families and plantations." Source information: Johnson, James D. "Town of Andrews Situated On Land of Annandale Scions." The News and Courier. Charleston, SC, 1941. April 1, 2005. http://members.tripod.com/~andrews_sc/history1790.html "Gilbert, fourth, was married to Hannah Ford, daughter of Isaac Ford, whose grandfather was Lord High Sheriff of London; and secondly, to Harriet, daughter of B. Allston Tillman. At Potato Bed Ferry House in 1806, his first son Joseph Benjamin, was born. John Thomas, by his second wife, was born twenty years later." Source information: Johnson, James D. "Town of Andrews Situated On Land of Annandale Scions." The News and Courier. Charleston, SC, 1941. April 1, 2005. http://members.tripod.com/~andrews_sc/history1790.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] 1810 United States Census, Georgetown District, South Carolina, National Archives Microfilm M252, Roll 62, 213. [His age is listed as 26-45 (b.c. 1775-1794) on the census at this time.] [S13] 1800 United States Census, Kingston, Georgetown District, South Carolina, National Archives Microfilm M32, Roll 49, 387. [HIs age is listed as 16-26 (b.c 1774-1784) on the census at this time.] [S9] 1790 United States Census, Prince George's Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina, National Archives Microfim M637, Roll 11, 55. [Listed as a male under age 16 in Gilbert Johnston, Jr.'s household at this time.] Footnote: Leather bound bible of Joseph Benjamin Johnson (Johnstone) imprim. Philadelphia by Kimber and Sharpless at their bookstore, No. 8 South 4th St., 1790, in possession of James D. Johnstone, 1524 Front St., Georgetown SC, 1975.