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James "1st Lord Johnstone of Lochwood, 1st Earl of Hartfell" Johnstone

Born 1602 in Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Son of James (Johnstone) Johnstone of Johnston and Sarah (Maxwell) Maxwell Countess of Wigton

Brother of Elizabeth Johnston, Jean Fleming [half] and Sarah Fleming [half]

Husband of Margaret (Douglas) Douglas Countess Hartfell — married Dec 1622 [location unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth Johnstone — married 6 Mar 1643 in Higheland, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Hamilton) Johnstone — married 25 Feb 1647 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Father of James Johnstone, Mary Johnstone, William Johnstone, Janet (Johnstone) Murray, Margaret (Johnstone) Dalzell and Bethia Johnstone

Died Mar 1653 at about age 51 in Annandale, Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland

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Biography

James Johnstone is a member of Clan Johnstone.

James "1st Lord Johnstone of Lochwood & 1st Earl of Hartfell" Johnstone was born in 1602 in Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the son of James Johnstone and Sarah (Maxwell) Johnstone. He was the brother of John Johnstone and Robert Johnstone.

James married by contract, firstly, Margaret Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry and Lady Isabel Kerr, on 29 November 1622. They had the following children:

James Johnstone,
Mary Johnstone
William Johnstone,
Janet (Johnstone) Brown,
Bethia Johnstone and
Margaret (Johnstone) Douglas

James married by contract, secondly, Elizabeth Johnston, daughter of Sir Samuel Johnston, 1st Bt., on 6 March 1642/43 in Higheland, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

In 1609, James acquired by charter the territorial barony of Newbie. He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Scotland on 20 June 1633. He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale, Scotland on 18 March 1642/43. He was created 1st Earl of Hartfell, Scotland on 18 March 1642/43.

James was a Royalist during the Civil War. In 1644, he was imprisoned by the Committee of Estates. He fought in the Battle of Philiphaugh in 1645 and in the Battle of Kilsyth on 26 November 1645. James was captured at Philiphaugh and sentenced to death at St. Andrews. He later obtained a pardon.

A contract for the marriage of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Lady Margaret Hamilton was signed on 30 January 1646/47.

James married, thirdly, Lady Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and Margaret Foulis, on 25 February 1646/47 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

James died in April 1653 in Annandale, Newbie, Pebbleshire, Scotland.

Notes

Note N2035From Article, JOHNSTON - HISTORY OF SURNAME, Entry in Scottish Surnames [HR-1668-LJJ]:

JOHNSTON - HISTORY OF SURNAME, Entry in Scottish Surnames by Donald Whyte

...James Johnstone, the chief of the clan, was created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood by Charles I in 1633. Ten years later he was made Earl of Hartfell, which title was designated to him and his heirs, male only. He joined Montrose after the Battle of Kilsyth in August 1645. [The Battle of Kilsyth took place 15 Aug 1645 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire County, Scotland, during the Scottish Civil War and marked the end of William Baillies pursuit of the Royalists.] He was captured at Philiphaugh [near Selkirk, Selkirkshire County], but was spared through the intercession of Argyll [Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and 8th Earl of Argyll]. The eldest son of Lord Hartfell, James, was imprisoned for a time with his father in the Castles of Dumbarton, Glasgow, St Andrews and Edinburgh. To recompense Lord Hartfell for the hardships he had suffered in the royal cause, Charles II created him Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Viscount of Annan, Lord Johnstone of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale. As James, the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, had at that time daughters as his heirs, the king granted a charter in 1662 erecting the land into a territorial earldom entailed to the heirs mmale of his body, and failing that to heirs female. Although James later had a son, William, this grant was to be of consequence two centuries later. [Lochwood Castle, also known as Lochwood Tower, the seat of the Johnstone Clan, lies a few miles southwest of Moffat in Johnstone Parish, Dumfriesshire County, Scotland. It is located in upper Annandale, the valley of the Annan River. The name "Lochwood" is derived from a forest (wood) near an ancient lake (loch), which later became a bog known as Lochwood Moss. Parts of the forest still exist in the form of thousand-year-old oak trees, known as the "Royal Oaks", which grow adjacent to the Lochwood Tower site. For more information, go to www.johnstons.org/clan/lochwood1.]...

From Web Site, thePeerage.com, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe [HR-1624-ALM]:

...James Johnstone [1602-1653], 1st Earl of Hartfell was the son of Sir James Johnstone of Johnstone and Sarah Maxwell. He was born in 1602. He married by contract, firstly, Margaret Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry and Isabel Kerr, on 29 November 1622. He married by contract, secondly, Elizabeth Johnston, daughter of Sir Samuel Johnston, 1st Bt., on 6 March 1643. He married, thirdly, Lady Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and Margaret Foulis, on 25 February 1646/47 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh County, Scotland. A contract for the marriage of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Lady Margaret Hamilton was signed on 30 January 1647. In 1609 he acquired by charter the territorial barony of Newbie [Annan, Dumfriesshire County, Scotland]. He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood on 20 June 1633. He was created 1st Earl of Hartfell on 18 March 1642/43. He was created 1st Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale [Scotland] on 18 March 1643. He was a Royalist during the Civil War. In 1644 he was imprisoned by the Committee of Estates. He fought in the Battle of Philiphaugh in 1645. He fought in the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645. On 26 November 1645 he was captured at Philiphaugh and sentenced to death at St. Andrews, but later obtained a pardon. He died in April 1653...

From Leflore Family Tree [HR-1223-SJS]:

Lineage

NOTE: Some generations were added as per my research and later known and proven information.

I Hugo de Johnstone, Laird (owner of lands) in East Lothland [East Lothian County] and Lanarkshire [County] in the reign of Alexander II (1214-1275).

II John de Johnstone. Designated "Chevalier of Dumfries" in 1319. [Chevalier is a horseman or mounted soldier, armed at all points]

****NOTE: John de Johnstone, Lord Annandale (Abt.1240 - Abt.1330) [1240-1331]

III Gilbert de Johnstone, 1331-1360. Died in 1360. [1265-1360]

****NOTE: From Article, Johnstone of that Ilk, Notes on Early Errors [HR-1806-LJJ]: This Gilbert de Johnstone did NOT receive land of Red-myre in Lanarkshire from Robert Bruce as has been commonly assumed.

IV Sir John [Lord Gilbert] de Johnstone. Succeeded 1360. Defeated the English Army, 1370; protected the borders, 1371-1378. [1295-1388]

****NOTE: Lord Gilbert de Johnstone, [1315-1370] NOTE: From Article, Johnstone of that Ilk, Notes on Early Errors [HR-1806-LJJ].

V Sir John de Johnstone. Succeeded 1383. Died 1420. [1335-1420]

VI Sir Adam de Johnstone. Led the Johnstones at the Battle of [River] Sark, and suppressed Douglas [23 Oct 1448, River Sark flows south through Halfmorton and Gretna Parishes in Dumfriesshire County to enter the channel of the River Esk. For much of its course it follows the border with Cumbria County, England]. [1370-1455] Succeeded by his eldest son:

VII Sir James [John] de Johnstone, "Warden of the Marshes". Died 1483.

VIII Sir James de Johnstone. Chief in Command at Kirk Connell. Drove the English over the border, 1484. Died 1488.

****NOTE: Lord John de Johnstone, Laird of Johnstone, Died bef. 1493. NOTE: From Article, Johnstone of that Ilk, Notes on Early Errors [HR-1806-LJJ].

****IX Sir Adam de Johnstone. Died 1508. Succeeded by his son:

X Sir James de Johnstone. His second son [James] was made Baron of Wamfrey in 1549. Succeeded by his eldest son:

XI Sir John de Johnstone [1509-1567]. Succeeded by:

XII Sir James de Johnstone. Died 1559. Succeeded by:

XIII Lord John de Johnston. Died 1586. Succeeded by:

XIV Sir James Johnstone. Knighted by James VI, "Baron of Johnstone", 27 Aug 1588 . Killed by Maxwell, 6 Apr 1608. Succeeded by:

XV Sir James Johnstone. "Created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood" by [King] Charles I, 20 June 1633, and Earl of Hartfell, 1 Mar 1643. Succeeded by his eldest son:

****XVI James Johnston. Succeeded in 1653 after the restoration of his estates by [King] Charles II and by him was created first Earl of Annandale and Second Earl of Hartfell, 13 Feb 1661. Died 1672. Succeeded by his son:

XVII John Johnstone of Stapleton. Born 1665 in Newbie, Scotland [Annan, Dumfriesshire County, Scotland]. Succeeded by his son:

XVIII Samuel Johnstone. (Brother of Gabriel Johnstone, Governor of Province of NC, 1734). Born 1702. Emigrated to America 1736 and settled in Onslow County NC. He was Surveyor-General. Married Helen Scrymgeour. Succeeded by his son:

XIX John Johnstone. Born 1731. Married Elizabeth Williams. Succeeded by his son:

XX Samuel Johnstone. Married Sarah Thompson. Succeeded by his son:

XXI John Johnstone. Born 1801. Married Margaret Thompson.

Note: Copied by Ann Mollere from The Johnstones of Annandale by Hugh Miller Thompson and was therefore passed on to Lynne Leflore Trammel. Also see and refer to pages 54-64 of The Great Historic Families of Scotland, by James Taylor, MA, DD, FSA, republished by Heritage Books Inc, 1994. Vol II

From Article, Clan/Family Histories [HR-1803-LJJ]:

Clan/Family Histories - Johnston/Johnstone

There were a number of "John's towns" in Scotland but the earliest record of the surname is a John Johnstone at the end of the 12th century. Later, Sir John Johnstone of Dumfries [Dumfriesshire County, Scotland] signed the Ragman Roll in 1296, along with most of the other Scottish landowners, swearing allegiance to King Edward I [of England]. The family grew in stature and Sir John's descendants were appointed as a Warden of the Western Marches in 1381 [Sir John Johnstone, Laird of Johnstone, 1370-1413]. Adam Johnstone was named Laird of Johnstone near the beginning of the 15th century and took part in the Battle of [River] Sark in 1448 [23 Oct 1448, River Sark flows south through Halfmorton and Gretna Parishes in Dumfriesshire County to enter the channel of the River Esk. For much of its course it follows the border with Cumbria County, England]. Adam's son assisted King James II in his struggle with the Douglas family and was rewarded with land near Threave Castle [Kirkcudbrightshire County, Scotland] which had previously belonged to the Douglases. Adam's eldest son [Sir John de Johnstone, Laird of Johnstone b. Bef. 08 Nov 1438, d. Aft. Feb 1493] was the ancestor of the Annandale branch of the family while another son Mathew is said to have married a daughter of the Earl of Angus (chief of the Red Douglases) and his descendants formed the Westerhall branch.

The Johnstones were one of the many Border families who frequently raided the north of England over the centuries. They also became involved in one of the many Border feuds with the Maxwells, which was only resolved by the intervention of King James VI in 1623.

James Johnstone, the chief of the clan, was made Lord Johnstone of Lochwood in 1633 by King Charles I and Earl of Hartfell in 1643. King Charles II elevated him to Earl of Annandale, and Lord Johnstone of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale. In 1701, a descendant was raised to the rank of Marquess of Annandale. [Lochwood Castle, also known as Lochwood Tower, the seat of the Johnstone Clan, lies a few miles southwest of Moffat in Johnstone Parish, Dumfriesshire County, Scotland. It is located in upper Annandale, the valley of the Annan River. The name "Lochwood" is derived from a forest (wood) near an ancient lake (loch), which later became a bog known as Lochwood Moss. Parts of the forest still exist in the form of thousand-year-old oak trees, known as the "Royal Oaks", which grow adjacent to the Lochwood Tower site. For more information, go to www.johnstons.org/clan/lochwood1.]

In early times, the city of Perth [Perthshire County, Scotland] was called St John's Toun (the local football team is still called St Johnstone) and when surnames became more frequent, many of the people from there took the name Johnstone. When the MacGregor name was proscribed (banned) a number of that clan took the name Johnstone.

Other Johnstones are to be found in Strathspey [Inverness-shire County, Scotland], unconnected with those in the Borders. This family supported the Jacobite cause in 1715 and 1745. The head of this branch now lives in America.

In more modern times, Tom Johnston, a Labour politician, was a successful Secretary of State for Scotland during the Second World War.

The Johnston clan motto is "Nunquam non paratus" which means "Never unprepared".

Johnston/Johnstone combined was the 10th most frequent surname at the General Register Office in 1995.

From Article, THE MAXWELLS, Extract from The Great Historic Families of Scotland [HR-1789-LJJ]:

The Death of Johnstone & Beheading of Maxwell.

Lord [John] Maxwell evidently felt that the life which he was leading was dangerous as well as uncomfortable, and with a view to gain the favour of the King, he seems to have been really desirous at this juncture to become reconciled to the Laird of Johnstone, who on his part had expressed a similar wish to Sir Robert Maxwell of Orchardtoun [Glenshinnoch, Kirkcudbrightshire County, Scotland], Lord Maxwell's cousin, and his own brother-in-law. Sir Robert undertook the office of mediator between the two chiefs with some reluctance, for, as he remarked, 'it was dangerous to meddle with such a man.' On paying a visit to Lord Maxwell at his request in March, 1608, he found that his lordship was not unwilling to be reconciled to his hereditary enemy. 'Cosine,' he said to Sir Robert, 'it was for this caus I send for zou. Ye see my estait and dangour I stand in; and I wald crave zour Counsell and avise as ane man that tenders my weill.' Sir Robert judiciously recommended the turbulent noble to keep himself quiet, and to avoid giving any additional offence to the King. He also expressed his willingness to mediate between him and Johnstone; if he was willing that their differences should be amicably settled. Lord Maxwell declared that he was willing to overlook the past, should Johnstone show any corresponding inclination, and would be ready to meet him with a view to their reconciliation.

A meeting was accordingly arranged, Sir Robert having previously exacted from Lord Maxwell a promise and solemn oath, that neither he nor the person who should accompany him would use any violence, whether they came to an accommodation or not. A similar obligation was given by Sir James Johnstone. They met on the 6th of April, 1608. Lord Maxwell was accompanied by Charles Maxwell, brother of William Maxwell of Kirkhouse, who seems to have borne the reputation of a passionate and quarrelsome person. Sir James Johnstone brought with him William Johnstone of Lockerbie [Dumfriesshire County, Scotland]. Sir Robert Maxwell was also present as mediator, and seems to have had his misgivings as to the result of the meeting, when he saw that Charles Maxwell was Lord [John] Maxwell's attendant, for he required that his Lordship should renew his oath and promise of strict fidelity for himself and his man, which was readily done, and a similar pledge was exacted from Johnstone. The rival chiefs met on horseback, and after mutual salutations, they rode on to confer together, Sir Robert [Maxwell] being between them. While they were thus engaged, Charles Maxwell quitted the place where he had been ordered to remain, and going towards Johnstone's attendant [William Johnstone], commenced an altercation with him. The other attempted to soothe him with calm and peaceful words, but without effect, and after some bitter and angry expressions, Maxwell fired a pistol at William Johnstone, which, however, only pierced his cloak. Johnstone attempted to retaliate, but his pistol missed fire, and he cried out, 'Treason!' Sir James, on hearing this noise, turned away from Lord Maxwell and Sir Robert, and rode towards the attendants. Sir Robert caught hold of his lordship's cloak and exclaimed, 'Fy! my lord: make not yourself a traitor and me baith.' But Maxwell, bursting from his grasp, fired a pistol at the Laird of Johnstone, and mortally wounded him in the back. Johnstone's palfrey becoming restive, the girths broke and the laird fell to the ground. While his attendant was standing beside him, Charles Maxwell again fired at them. Looking up to heaven Sir James exclaimed, 'Lord, have mercy on me! Christ, have mercy on me! I am deceived,' and soon after expired. The murderer and his attendant then coolly rode away. That foul deed was 'detested by all men,' says Spottiswood, 'and the gentleman's misfortune sincerely lamented; for he was a man full of wisdom and courage, and every way well inclined.' Proclamation was made by sound of trumpet at the Cross of Edinburgh, that none, unless under pain of death, should transport or carry away the Lord Maxwell out of the country, in ship or crater, seeing the King and Council were to take order with him for the traitorous murdering of the Laird of Johnstone and his other offences. He was tried in absence before the Estates on the 24th of June, 1609, for treason, and was found guilty. He was condemned to suffer the pains of law for his crime, and his estates were forfeited and bestowed upon Sir Gideon Murray, Lord Cranstoun, and other favourites of the Court.

Lord [John] Maxwell succeeded in eluding his pursuers and made his escape to France, where he remained for several years. His flight, after his perpetration of the murder of Sir James Johnstone, is commemorated in the pathetic ballad entitled 'Lord Maxwell's Good Night,' in which he is represented as bidding farewell to his mother, sisters, and wife, and to his hereditary fortresses and estates. The unknown author is, however, mistaken in supposing that the fugitive lord felt regret at parting from his wife, against whom, it is not clear on what grounds, he had raised a process of divorce, during the dependence of which she died. This lady was the only sister of James, second Marquis of Hamilton, who was deeply offended at his brother-in-law's procedure, and became in consequence his bitter enemy.

The ballad must have been written before Lord Maxwell's execution in 1613, as it makes no mention of that event. It was first published in Sir Walter Scott's 'Border Minstrelsy, from a copy in Glenriddel's MSS. Lord Byron refers to this ballad as having suggested the 'Good Night' in the first canto of Childe Harold. It is as follows:

'Adieu! Madame, my mother dear,

But and my sisters three;

Adieu! fair Robert of Orchardstone,

My heart is wae for thee.

Adieu! the Iilye and the rose,

The primrose fair to see;

Adieu! my Iadye, and only joy,

For I may not stay with thee.

'Though I hae slain Lord Johnston;

What care I for their feid?

My noble mind their wrath disdains,

He was my father's deid.

Both night and day I labour'd oft

Of him avenged to be

But now I've got what lang I sought.

And I may not stay with thee.

'Adieu! Dumfries, my proper place,

But and Carlaverock fair;

Adieu! my castle of the Thrieve,

Wi' a' my buildings there;

Adieu! Lochmaben's gates sac fair,

The Langholm-holm where birks there be;

Adieu! my ladye, and only joy,

For, trust me, I must not stay wi' thee.

'Adieu! fair Eskdale up and down,

Where my puir friends do dwell;

The bangisters will ding them down,

And will them sair compell.

But I'll avenge their feid mysel',

When I come o'er the sea;

Adieu! my ladye, and only joy,

For I may not stay wi' thee.'

'Lord of the land,' that lady said,

'O wad ye go wi' me Unto my brother's stately tower,

Where safest ye may be?

There Hamiltons and Douglas baith

Shall rise to succour thee.'

'Thanks for thy kindness, fair my dame,

But I may not stay wi' thee.'

Then he took all a gay gold ring,

Thereat hang signets three:

'Hae, tak' thee that, mine am dear thing,

And still hae mind o' me;

But, if thou take another lord,

Ere I come ower the sea,-

His life is but a three days' lease,

Tho' I may not stay wi' thee.'

The wind was fair, the ship was clear,

That good lord went away;

And most part of his friends were there

To give him a fair convey.

They drank the wine, they didna spar't,

Even in that gude lord's sight.

Sac now he's o'er the floods sac gray,

And Lord Maxwell has ta'en his Good night.

Lord Maxwell, weary of exile, and probably hoping that the lapse of time had mollified the resentment of the Johnstones, ventured to return to Scotland in 1612 but he soon discovered that his enemies were as eager as ever for vengeance, and made such keen pursuit after him on the Borders that he resolved to take refuge in Sweden. His relative, George Sinclair, fifth Earl of Caithness, however, persuaded him to delay taking this step, and offered to give him, in the meantime, shelter on his estates in the north. Maxwell accepted this offer, and proceeded to Caithness, in reliance on his kinsman's promise and honour; but the Earl, in order to obtain the favour of the Government, basely betrayed him, and caused him to be arrested and carried a prisoner to Castle Sinclair. He was brought to Edinburgh 19th September, 1612, by orders of the Privy Council, and warded in the Tollbooth there.

Sir James Johnstone, the son of the murdered chief, and his mother [Sarah Maxwell] and even his grandmother [Margaret Scott], who was labouring under some sickness, lost no time in petitioning the King that justice should be executed on Lord Maxwell, and traveled to Edinburgh for the express purpose of pressing their demand. An earnest effort was made by Maxwell's friends to effect reconciliation between him and the relatives of the deceased Laird of Johnstone. He first of all humbly confessed and craved mercy for his offence against God, the King, and the surviving relatives of Sir James Johnstone; and testified, by his solemn oath, that the unhappy slaughter was not committed by him upon forethought, or set purpose, but upon mere accident. Secondly, he was willing, not only for himself, but for his whole kin and friends, to forgive the slaughter of his father by the Laird of Johnstone and his accomplices. Thirdly, in order to establish friendship between the houses of Maxwell and Johnstone, he was willing to marry the daughter of the deceased Sir James without any tocher [dowry]. Fourthly, he proposed that the young Laird of Johnstone should marry his sister's daughter, and offered to give with her a dowry of 20,000 merks Scots, and whatever additional sum should be thought expedient by the advice of friends. Lastly, he was content to be banished the kingdom for seven years, or longer, at the wish and pleasure of the Laird of Johnstone. These offers were to be augmented at the discretion of common friends to be chosen for that purpose.

It is not known whether these proposals were submitted by the Privy Council to the relations of the deceased Laird of Johnstone; the Government, however, were determined-no doubt with the full approval of the King-to carry into effect the sentence which had been pronounced upon Lord Maxwell in his absence. Sir Walter Scott remarks, 'in the best actions of that monarch, there seems to have been an unfortunate tincture of that meanness, so visible on the present occasion. Lord Maxwell was indicted for the murder of Johnstone; but this was combined with a charge of fire-raising, which, according to the ancient Scottish law, if perpetrated by a landed man, constituted a species of treason, and inferred forfeiture. Thus the noble purpose of public justice was sullied by being united with that of enriching some needy favourite.'

Lord Maxwell was beheaded at the Cross of Edinburgh on the 21st of May, 1613. 'He refused to receive any religious instruction, or consolation from the ministers, declaring that he was a Catholic man, and not of their religion.' He acknowledged, on the scaffold, the justice of his sentence, asking mercy from God and forgiveness from the son, widow, mother, and friends of the deceased Laird of Johnstone.

'The execution of Lord Maxwell,' says Sir Walter Scott, 'put a final end to the foul debate between the Maxwells and the Johnstones, in the course of which each family lost two chieftains; one dying of a broken heart, one in the field of battle, one by assassination, and one by the sword of the executioner.'

On the death of John, ninth Lord Maxwell, on the scaffold, the representation of the house of Maxwell devolved on his younger brother ROBERT; but the titles and extensive estates of the family were forfeited to the Crown in 1609, and considerable portions of the land had been granted to influential persons, who were not willing to give them up. A number of years, therefore, elapsed before Robert, tenth Lord Maxwell, was fully reinstated in the possession of the lands and dignities of his ancestors...

From Article, Johnstone [HR-1807-LJJ]:

JOHNSTONE

...In 1633 at the coronation of King Charles I in Scotland, James Johnstone, son of Sir James Johnstone of Dunskellie, was created a first lord of Parliament with the designation of Lord Johnstone of Lochwood. In 1643 he became Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnstone of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale. During the religious wars the Earl joined the Covenanters, but later supported the royalist cause under Montrose. The Covenanter army captured the Earl at Philiphaugh [Selkirk, Selkirkshire County] in 1645 and condemned him to death, but later commuted the punishment to a fine of 100,000 pounds Scots. During the Commonwealth, the Earl of Hartfell and his son were imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle [Edinburgh, Edinburgh County], Dumbarton Castle [Dunbarton, West Dumbartonshire County] and St. Andrews Castle [St. Andrews, Fife County]. Upon the Restoration, King Charles II rewarded James, the second Earl of Hartfell, for loyalty with a crown charter to the Earldom of Annandale...

This history of the Clan Johnstone or Johnston was written by Jeffrey M. Johnstone, FSA (Scot.) (jeff@@eznet.net), who invites comments or suggestions. Visit his Clan Johnstone Heritage Page <http://home.eznet.net/~jeff/clan.html> and his home page <http://home.eznet.net/~jeff/home.html>.

Sources

Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 index, FamilySearch, James Earl Of Hartfell Johnstone and Margaret Hamilton, 25 Feb 1647; citing Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,067,743, 103,092. Note; 3rd Marriage.

Scots Peerage Vol 1 Author: Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931. Publisher: Edinburgh : D. Douglas 1904. Page(s) 254 to 259.

Cracrofts Peerage James Johnstone, 1st Lord Johnstone of Lochwood later 1st Earl of Hartfell

Scottish Clans and their Tartans: Johnstone

http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/murray16.php

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Johnstone-73 created through the import of Paula's family 5-28-2011.GED on May 29, 2011 by Paula Marksman.

WikiTree profile Johnstone-240 created through the import of Turnham Family Tree.ged on Mar 6, 2012 by Blake Turnham

WikiTree profile Johnstone-121 created through the import of Tap.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by Richard Draper.

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