Elizabeth Johnstone

Abt 1640 - 1704  (64 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Johnstone
  Birth	Abt 1640	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Property	10 Sep 1658	Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Served heir portioner to her brother Thomas, following her sister Anna (on 16 Aug 1654), each in the lands of Beidleston and salmon fishing in the River Don
  Religion	1666	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Quaker
  Residence	6 Oct 1668	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Excommunicated on grounds of apostasy to Quakerism by the Presbytery of Aberdeen, along with her mother Barbara, Alexander Gellie and Jean Williamson
  Departure	Oct 1684	London, England
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's wife
  Arrival	Feb 1684/85	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Aboard The Blossom with husband George and daughters Anna and Eliza, having over-wintered
  	The printed summary of East jersey deeds give her name as Anna.
  Name	Elizabeth Johnstoune  [3]
  Residence	Mar 1684/85	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Religion	1700	London, England   [4]
  	Anglican. Said to have converted before her husband.
  Residence	1700	London, England
  Death	1704	London, England   [5]
  	High Holborn
  Burial	20 Jan 1703/04	London, England   [5]
  	St Andrew, Holborn
  Person ID	I18880	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Doctor William Johnston,   b. 1588, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Abt 1640, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barbara Forbes,   b. Abt 1602, King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 19 Nov 1673, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alexander Whyt,   b. Abt 1615, Scotland d. Abt 1670, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1658	Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Margrat Whyte,   b. 1662, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	George Keith,   b. 1638, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 27 Mar 1716, Edburton, Sussex, England (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1672	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Elizabeth was described by fellow Quaker, Robert Barclay as a "gentlewoman of good condition" (Some property transferred from the Johnstons on marriage)
  Children	1. Anne Keith,   b. 9 Apr 1674, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Keith,   b. 16 Feb 1675/76, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Keith,   b. Abt 1686, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Helen Keith,   b. 12 Jun 1679, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1640 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 25 Feb 1658 - Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Served heir portioner to her brother Thomas, following her sister Anna (on 16 Aug 1654), each in the lands of Beidleston and salmon fishing in the River Don - 10 Sep 1658 - Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1666 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Excommunicated on grounds of apostasy to Quakerism by the Presbytery of Aberdeen, along with her mother Barbara, Alexander Gellie and Jean Williamson - 6 Oct 1668 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 5 Apr 1672 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Oct 1684 - London, England Arrival - Aboard The Blossom with husband George and daughters Anna and Eliza, having over-wintered - Feb 1684/85 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Mar 1684/85 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Religion - Anglican. Said to have converted before her husband. - 1700 - London, England Residence - 1700 - London, England Death - 1704 - London, England Burial - 20 Jan 1703/04 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3641] Miller, William F., The Record Book of Friends at the Monethly Meeting Att Urie, (Name: Friends Historical Society; Location: London; Date: 1910;), Part I, p92. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p69. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Dyce 190 10/41. [S3626] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford;), Keith, George (2005). [S3648] London Metropolitan Archives, (Name: London Metropolitan Archives; Location: London;), Reference Number: P69/AND2/A/010/MS06673/007. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p92.