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Some Descendants of Samuel Johnston & Ruth Baker of Charlotte County, VA
After a search of many years, I became convinced that Samuel and Ruth Baker Johnston of Ward's Fork in Charlotte County, VA, were the parents (or very close relatives) of our Samuel Johnston of Leatherwood Creek in Henry County, VA. The evidence, while circumstantial, was compelling.[1] Recent Y-DNA tests contradict that conclusion. A male descendant of James Johnston of Turkey Cock Creek in Henry County, who almost certainly was the son of Samuel and Ruth Johnston, differs substantially from two descendants of our Samuel of Leatherwood. While all three men tested show the unique characteristics of the Johnston Y-chromosome, the results nevertheless indicate that James and Samuel could not have been closely related and, ipso facto, Samuel Johnston of Ward's Fork would not have been the father of our Samuel Johnston of Leatherwood. That would also eliminate Caleb and Martha Brooks Baker as his grandparents.
Because the material collected on James of Turkey Cock, Samuel of Ward's Fork, and the Bakers may be valuable to other researchers, it's been retained here. After all, they're somebody's dead relatives. But there's another reason. I find that paper trail hard to dismiss. Could we have a case of false paternity? If so, it hasn't occurred in the generations leading to the two descendants of Samuel of Leatherwood, who varied by only one out of 67 markers. It would be informative if a male descendant from another of Samuel and Ruth Baker Johnston's sons (Caleb or William) could be tested. Such a descendant should visit the Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA. See also, Nancy's Thoughts on Genes and Genealogy.
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1. Samuel Johnston ( - 1790, Charlotte Co, VA)
Spouse: Ruth Baker (c. 1723, PA – ) Descendants of Robert Baker »
Sp: David Bailey (1737, Henrico Co, VA – 1825)
3. James Bailey (1760, Charlotte Co, VA - 1828)
Sp: Parthenia Brower
3. Mary Cocke Bailey (1773 - )
Sp: John Robertson (married Jun 1794, Charlotte Co, VA)
3. Ruth Bailey (1775 - )
Sp 1: Jesse Wilkes (m. Mar 1792, Charlotte Co, VA)
Sp 2: Richard Wilson (m. Feb 1821)
3. David Bailey (1779, Charlotte Co, VA - )
Sp: Mildred Johnston This Mildred may have been the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Ballenger Johnston
3. Samuel Johnston Bailey (1783, Charlotte Co, VA – 14 Feb 1862)
Sp: Virginia Sarah Wilson (2 Feb 1796, Barnwell Dist, SC – 10 Oct 1867, Dumbarton Co, SC)
3. Martha Bailey (b. 1785, Charlotte Co, VA - )
Sp: William Wilkes
3. Letitia Bailey (1787 - 1850)
3. Holcomb David Bailey (1789, Charlotte Co, VA - )
Sp: Martha Elizabeth "Patsy" Drinkard (m. 18 Oct 1818, Halifax Co, VA)
3. Jane Bailey (1791, Charlotte Co, VA - )
Sp: Thomas Holt
2. Samuel Johnston
2. James Johnston (1757, Lunenburg Co, VA – 30 Apr 1841, Henry Co, VA)
Sp: Joyce Wells (c. 1768 – 11 Feb 1856, Henry Co, VA; m. 24 Aug 1790, Henry Co, VA)
3. Martha "Patsy" Johnston (May 1791, Henry Co, VA – Oct 1845, MO)
Sp: John Edwards (11 May 1781, Ablemarle Co, VA – 11 Nov 1841, MO; m. 26 Sep 1807, Henry Co, VA)
4. Susan Carr Edwards (Aug 1815 - 1889)
Sp: Charles Houston Lacy
4. John Childes Edwards (1830 - 1925)
Sp1: Sarah A. Pritchett
Sp2: Sallie Stone
Sp3: Kate H. Stone)
4. Brice Edwards
4. Samuel M. Edwards
3. John Wells Johnston (5 Jan 1793, Henry Co, VA – 11 Nov 1855, Miller Co, MO)
Sp: Nancy Berry (1 Oct 1797, Montgomery Co, KY - 22 Jan 1887, Miller Co, MO; m. 25 Sep 1821, St. Charles Co, MO)
4. Mary Baker Johnston (9 Aug 1822, Callaway Co, MO - 24 Sep 1910, Los Animas, CO)
Sp: Joseph H. Moore)
4. James Johnston (8 Apr 1824, Callaway Co, MO - 13 Jun 1896, Miller Co, MO)
Sp: Emily Challes (m. 26 Dec 1850, Miller Co, MO)
4. Katherine Johnston (8 Sep 1825 - 27 Jan 1901, Oklahoma Territory)
4. Richard Berry Johnston (1827 - )
4. Margaret B. Johnston (23 Jun 1830, Callaway Co, MO - 23 Aug 1870, Miller Co, MO)
4. Edward Berry Johnston (25 Jan 1831 - 9 May 1905)
4. Samuel Barton Johnston (1834 - 1886, Miller Co, MO)
Sp: Moriah Hinds (m. 13 Mar 1859, Miller Co, MO)
4. George Washington Johnston (Mar 1835, Osage Co, MO - )
Sp: Sarah Hinds (26 Feb 1846, Miller Co, MO - ; m. 24 Nov 1863, Miller Co, MO)
4. Martha Jane Johnston (1838, Miller Co, MO - 1877)
Sp: Joseph D. Hinds (m. 17 Dec 1857)
4. Lucy Johnston (1840 - )
4. Joice Wells Johnston (14 Sep 1842, MO - )
Sp: Barton Stone Bond
3. James Jefferson Johnston (c. 1802, Henry Co, VA - 1875)
Sp: Rebecca Eanes (m. 2 Aug 1823)
3. Lucy Baker Johnston (1799, Henry Co, VA - 15 Jun 1858, Henry Co, VA)
Sp: Thomas G. Riddle (10 Nov 1795 - 23 May 1838; m. 9 Jun 1821, Henry Co, VA)
4. Susan Riddle (c. 1830, Henry Co, VA - )
4. John Riddle (c. 1832, Henry Co, VA - )
4. Martha E. Riddle (c. 1835, Henry Co, VA - )
3. George Washington Johnston (c. 1808, Henry Co, VA - 24 Aug 1847)
Sp: Paulina R. Parrish (17 Oct 1811 - 4 Apr 1903; m. 18 Oct 1830, Pittsylvania Co, VA)
4. William Johnston (c. 1831 - )
4. Lucy Johnston (c. 1835 - )
4. James Johnston (c. 1836 - )
4. John W. Johnston (1841 - 26 Oct 1920)
4. Susannah Elizabeth Johnston (c. 1842 - )
4. Joice Washington Johnston (1845 - )
3. David Johnston (c. 1811, Henry Co, VA – c. 1885, Henry Co, VA)
Sp: Cassandra A. Watson (c. 1812 - 17 Jul 1890; m. 31 Dec 1832, Henry Co, VA)
4. James Madison Johnston (18 Oct 1834, Henry Co, VA - 3 May 1863)
Sp: America Stone (m. 2 Oct 1858)
4. Agnes A. Johnston (19 Jul 1836, Henry Co, VA - 30 Sep 1837, Henry Co, VA)
4. Sarah A. Johnston (22 Mar 1839, Henry Co, VA - )
Sp: William A. Hairfield (m. 2 May 1861, Henry Co, VA)
4. Joseph M. Johnston (24 Sep 1839/40, Henry Co, VA - 24 Dec 1861)
4. Elizabeth H. Johnston (14 Jul 1842, Henry Co, VA - 3 Jun 1885, Franklin Co, VA)
Sp1: William Riley Stone
Sp2: Joshua Craddock (m. 11 May 1865)
4. John A. Johnston (26 Mar 1844, Henry Co, VA - 21 Aug 1866)
Sp: Mary J. Hollandsworth (m. 1 Feb 1866, Patrick Co, VA)
4. Robert Henry Johnston (15 May 1847, Henry Co, VA - 18 Jan 1930, VA)
Sp: Frances A. Shelton (2 Jul 1854, Henry Co, VA - ; m. 25 Jan 1866)
4. Mary J. Johnston (15 May 1848, Henry Co, VA - 28 Oct 1867, Henry Co, VA)
4. Susan E. Johnston (6 Mar 1850, Henry Co, VA - )
4. Harriet Adeline Johnston (12 Apr 1854, Henry Co, VA - c. 1920)
Sp: Dick Roland
2. Ruth Johnston (c. 1771 - )
Sp: Holcomb Roberson (m. 27 Jan 1788, Charlotte Co, VA)
2. Patsy Johnston
[1] For the reasons I believed in a close blood relationship, see Were these Dead Relatives Relatives?.
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Nancy Denty Breidenthal