Margaret Johnstone

Abt 1656 -

• Name	Margaret Johnstone
  Birth	Abt 1656	Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
  	Possible date and place of birth
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1700	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Assisted by the Presbytery as "the daughter of an outed minister"
  	This is reference may be a mistake, and may relate to an unmarried sister. One of Scott's citations is the Kelso Presbtyery; however, these are only available in NRS for 1743 onwards
  Person ID	I22303	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Mr William Johnstone,   b. Abt 1621, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1670/71, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age < 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabel Maitland,   b. 24 Nov 1626, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 1686, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1654
  Family ID	F19387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Reid,   b. Abt 1653, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1697 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Marriage contract registered 21 Aug 1678. William promised a dowry of 8,000 merks by Whitsun 1678
  Children	1. Margaret Reid,   b. 1679, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Reid,   b. 1681, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Issobell Reid,   b. 1680, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alexander Reid,   b. 1690, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Catharin Reid,   b. 1685, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. George Reid,   b. 1687, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. James Reid,   b. 1684, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Reid,   b. 1682, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F19164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1656 - Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland Marriage - 10 Aug 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Assisted by the Presbytery as "the daughter of an outed minister" - 1700 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3612] Scott, Hew, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, (Name: Oliver and Boyd; Location: Edinburgh; Date: 1923;), Vol. I - Synods of Lothian and Tweeddale, p41. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD2/46/694.