Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

cmLDiiKN'.MK Jonx JOir.NSTO^;!-:. .
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fc;iir\ ivcd iicr liusbai'iil, and acted as jiis^exocutrix. She was still alive in
1&7G, wlicu au- order for summoning witucsscs was- issued iii- lier favour ia
an aclion at her instance against t]j,e youlliful cliief of Jolnistonc for spoliation,'
John Johnstone of Johnstone had issue four sons and three diuighters.
1. Jarnes Johnstono, who prsdfccascd his father. Of him a brief nuticc
follows.
2. liobort Johnstone, second son by the firsb marriage. He received from his
father the lands of Uaccleuch, situated in Avondale or Evandale, wliere
the ruins of the former house of Raeclcuch arc conspicuous near the
water of Evan. T>j the same deed this lloberfc Johnstone was provided
to the parsonage of Lochmaben. In 1505 he and his brother John had
a remission for an alleged attack on another Johnstone. In 15S0 lie
gave u]i an inventory of efTccts belonging to his mother, Elizabeth
Jardinc, and v.-as confirmed her executor-dative. He married Marion.
Maxwell, who was styled "Lady Garnesalloch, elder,"—and in 1571
they received a charter from Kobert Douglas, provost of Lincluden, of
the lands of Ernemynie, in the barony of Crossmichael and stewartry of
Kirkcudbright. These lands had been left by Eobert Johnstone's grandfather,
James Johnstone of Johnstone, to his son Simon Johnstone, who
in lo-tG resigned them and otliers in favour of his brother John John-
stone of Johnstone. Kobert Johnstone of Eaecleuch died at Carnsalloch,
where he resided, on 10th ISfay 1592. He Avas survived by his wife,
who died on or after the .31st October IGOl, when she made her testa-
ment, and inventorj' of licr goods to her son Eobert. He left issue a son,
Hubert Johnstone, who succeeded him, and another son named i\[ungo,
with, apparently, other cluklren who are not. named, perhaps only
daughters.-
Eobert Johnstone, the second of Enecleueh, died ; bout 1G!37, leaving
three sons, Eobert, William, and Alexander, and a daughter, Elizabeth,
wife of James Grierson. The sons died before 1G5G, the two younger
without issue, and the eldest, Eobert Johnstone of .Stapleton, succeeded
only by a daughter, Mary Johnstone. Mungo Johnstone above-named
liad a son, Eobert, who died vrithout issue about 1G30.
' .-Vnn.anJale I'teiage, Minutes of Kvidciicc, Mimiti-S of Evielciico, 1S7G, [iji. 05-00, "--7^.
lS7ti, ]>. 4 I. Ilnuci t Jiibiistoiic h.iil also a iiatiir.il i.laM^litt.-r
- I'apers ijiiuttd in AimancLile Tcciagc, named Catlicriuc .Jobiisloiie ; Ibid.