Laird of Craig Thomas Johnston

From what I can gather, Thomas was 1st married to an Elspet Strachan (1594-1613), then he married Mary Irvine (1626-1659), they married in the year 1615

Thomas Johnson of Craig was born circa 1598 in Craig, Aberdeen, Scotland. He died in August 1656 in Dyce, Scotland.

Thomas Johnson of Craig was the son of John Johnston of Caskieben (of that Ilk) and Katherine Lundie.

[1] Thomas was the half-brother of Sir George Johnston of Caskieben, 1st Baronet. He held the office of Sheriff Depute of Aberdeenshire. He lived at Craig, Scotland.

Thomas Johnson of Craig married first Elspeth Strachan, they had with "other Issue" 3 daughters[2]

• 1, Margaret, wife of John Johnston of Newplace, and mother of Sir John Johnston, 4th baronet ;
• 2, Elizabeth, married, in 1652, to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, nicknamed Hardhead ;
• 3, Isobel, married, in 1654, to Robert, son of Mr. John Cheyne, parson of Kintore."[3]

Thomas Johnston of Craig married second, Mary Irvine, the daughter of Alexander Irvine of Kingcausie. They had, besides some daughters, four sons:

Children of Thomas Johnston and Mary Irvine

1. Thomas of Craig, died unmarried
2. William Johnston2 d. 1716, married Joanna Van Milan
3. John Johnston of Bishopstown, 2 b. 1649, d. 1716, married Margaret Alexander
4. Anna Johnston b. 1652
5. Barbara Johnston b. 1654
6. James Johnston2 b. 1656, married Jean Ogilvie

Daughters by Mary Irvine:

• 1st, , married to her cousin, John Johnston of New- place, by whom she had issue.
• 2d, , married to Charles Dun of Cordyce, merchant in Aberdeen. (T. App.)
• 3d. , married to John Johnston of Cults : — who is believed to have been a descendant of the family of Caskieben, but his pedigree cannot now be traced.

Thomas Johnston of Craig died in August 1656; his wife, Mary Irvine, died in September 1659 (U. App.) On his death he was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas, but the line of the family was carried on by his third son, John Johnston of Bishoptown.

References

• Short memoir of James Young, merchant burgess of Aberdeen, and Rachel Cruickshank, his spouse, and of their descendants Author: Alexander Johnston 1809 - 1880. Publisher: Aberdeen : J. Craighead. 1861. Appendix: xlv. image
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnston-8690
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p48799.htm#i487984
• Thomas Of Craig. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 February 2021), memorial page for Thomas “Of Craig” Johnston (1598–1658), Find a Grave Memorial no. 46787199, ; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048) Body lost or destroyed.
• Genealogical account of the family of Johnston of that Ilk, formerly of Caskieben, in the shire of Aberdeen, and of its principal branches. by Johnston, Alexander, Writer to the Signet (Publication date 1832) Page 9-10. Archive.Org
• 1635 (?) Thomas Johnston of Craig, eldest son of the second marriage of John Johnston of that ilk with Catherine Lundy (and brother of Sir George Johnston, Bart.), got a charter in 1635. He married Mary, daughter of Kingoussie, by whom he had issue. (Douglas's " Baronage," p. 38.) (I presume Kingoussie is intended for Khigcoussie. J. F.) Page 198, Forbes Leslie.