According to the 1905 "Biographical Annals of Franklin County", Nancy was either a Troup born in North Carolina of English extraction or a Howell born in Virginia as the daughter of a Scotch-Irish* sea captain. It is also unclear whether she came to Franklin County with just her husband, Robert Johnston, or was also accompanied by her father. In 1810, when Robert and Nancy were living in Washington Township, Franklin County, a Nathan Howell who was at least 20 years older than Nancy, was also in Washington Township. Nathan was listed on the previous page of the census from Robert and Nancy. Notably perhaps, Nathan is the name of one of Robert's and Nancy's sons, and that son is the only known occurrence of the name Nathan in the Johnston family down through the end of the 19th century.
Nancy and Robert had 8 children in all: William, Charlotte, John, Nathan, Alexander, Robert, and Josephine. Robert died in 1846, and Nancy is found In the 1850 census with their youngest son, Robert, living in Washington Township of Franklin County. She is listed there as 64-year-old Ann Johnston, and young Robert was listed as a 23-year-old [di]stiller. Robert the son of Robert and Nancy Johnston in fact was later a distiller in Greencastle. For birth dates and some marriages of the children of Robert and Nancy Ann (Howell) Johnston, see Nancy's husband's biography.
The Johnstons were a family of strong Christian faith, as evidenced by their close ties to the Harbaugh Reformed Church. On Nancy's grave stone are carved the words of Jesus from John 11:25 - "I am the resurrection and the life", saith the Lord, "he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
~ Loretta Lynn Layman
* The term "Scotch-Irish" is misleading. When it first came into use, it was intended to mean a person from Ireland who was of Scottish ancestry. It was not intended to mean a person of mixed parentage, though of course intermarriage of Scots and true Irish did sometimes happen. For genealogists who know their ancestors were Scots who came here via Ireland, the term "Ulster Scot" is more accurate and has become the preferred term.
Nancy and Robert had 8 children in all: William, Charlotte, John, Nathan, Alexander, Robert, and Josephine. Robert died in 1846, and Nancy is found In the 1850 census with their youngest son, Robert, living in Washington Township of Franklin County. She is listed there as 64-year-old Ann Johnston, and young Robert was listed as a 23-year-old [di]stiller. Robert the son of Robert and Nancy Johnston in fact was later a distiller in Greencastle. For birth dates and some marriages of the children of Robert and Nancy Ann (Howell) Johnston, see Nancy's husband's biography.
The Johnstons were a family of strong Christian faith, as evidenced by their close ties to the Harbaugh Reformed Church. On Nancy's grave stone are carved the words of Jesus from John 11:25 - "I am the resurrection and the life", saith the Lord, "he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
~ Loretta Lynn Layman
* The term "Scotch-Irish" is misleading. When it first came into use, it was intended to mean a person from Ireland who was of Scottish ancestry. It was not intended to mean a person of mixed parentage, though of course intermarriage of Scots and true Irish did sometimes happen. For genealogists who know their ancestors were Scots who came here via Ireland, the term "Ulster Scot" is more accurate and has become the preferred term.
According to the 1905 "Biographical Annals of Franklin County", Nancy was either a Troup born in North Carolina of English extraction or a Howell born in Virginia as the daughter of a Scotch-Irish* sea captain. It is also unclear whether she came to Franklin County with just her husband, Robert Johnston, or was also accompanied by her father. In 1810, when Robert and Nancy were living in Washington Township, Franklin County, a Nathan Howell who was at least 20 years older than Nancy, was also in Washington Township. Nathan was listed on the previous page of the census from Robert and Nancy. Notably perhaps, Nathan is the name of one of Robert's and Nancy's sons, and that son is the only known occurrence of the name Nathan in the Johnston family down through the end of the 19th century.
Nancy and Robert had 8 children in all: William, Charlotte, John, Nathan, Alexander, Robert, and Josephine. Robert died in 1846, and Nancy is found In the 1850 census with their youngest son, Robert, living in Washington Township of Franklin County. She is listed there as 64-year-old Ann Johnston, and young Robert was listed as a 23-year-old [di]stiller. Robert the son of Robert and Nancy Johnston in fact was later a distiller in Greencastle. For birth dates and some marriages of the children of Robert and Nancy Ann (Howell) Johnston, see Nancy's husband's biography.
The Johnstons were a family of strong Christian faith, as evidenced by their close ties to the Harbaugh Reformed Church. On Nancy's grave stone are carved the words of Jesus from John 11:25 - "I am the resurrection and the life", saith the Lord, "he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
~ Loretta Lynn Layman
* The term "Scotch-Irish" is misleading. When it first came into use, it was intended to mean a person from Ireland who was of Scottish ancestry. It was not intended to mean a person of mixed parentage, though of course intermarriage of Scots and true Irish did sometimes happen. For genealogists who know their ancestors were Scots who came here via Ireland, the term "Ulster Scot" is more accurate and has become the preferred term.
Nancy and Robert had 8 children in all: William, Charlotte, John, Nathan, Alexander, Robert, and Josephine. Robert died in 1846, and Nancy is found In the 1850 census with their youngest son, Robert, living in Washington Township of Franklin County. She is listed there as 64-year-old Ann Johnston, and young Robert was listed as a 23-year-old [di]stiller. Robert the son of Robert and Nancy Johnston in fact was later a distiller in Greencastle. For birth dates and some marriages of the children of Robert and Nancy Ann (Howell) Johnston, see Nancy's husband's biography.
The Johnstons were a family of strong Christian faith, as evidenced by their close ties to the Harbaugh Reformed Church. On Nancy's grave stone are carved the words of Jesus from John 11:25 - "I am the resurrection and the life", saith the Lord, "he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
~ Loretta Lynn Layman
* The term "Scotch-Irish" is misleading. When it first came into use, it was intended to mean a person from Ireland who was of Scottish ancestry. It was not intended to mean a person of mixed parentage, though of course intermarriage of Scots and true Irish did sometimes happen. For genealogists who know their ancestors were Scots who came here via Ireland, the term "Ulster Scot" is more accurate and has become the preferred term.
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