James Chapman Johnston, Sr. (1875-1927), son of Robert Johnston (1818- 1885) and Laura Ellen Criss, married Althea Elmerta Loose in 1911 at Manassas, Virginia. Descendants lived in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri and elsewhere. Ancestors lived in Virginia, New York, New England and elsewhere.

William Johnston (d.1714) emigrated from Scotland to St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, and married Sarah Massie in 1698. His brother, John Johnston, also emigrated from Scotland and married Lucretia Massie in 1698. Edward Johnston, a great-uncle of William and John, married Elizabeth Walker (sister of George Walker) in 1677 and, as Quakers, they emigrated from Scotland to New Kent County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives of the three Scottish immigrants (William, John, Edward) lived in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and elsewhere. Includes much ancestry (chiefly living in Scotland) to about 75 A.D.

Given by Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins.