James Johnston (colonel)

James Johnston
Bornc. 1742
Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
DiedJuly 23, 1805
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Place of burial
Oak Grove Farm, Lincoln County (now Gaston County), North Carolina
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchNorth Carolina militia
Service years1775–1783
RankCaptain, Major, Colonel
UnitTryon County Regiment, Lincoln County Regiment
SpouseJane Ewart
ChildrenState Senator Robert Johnston, Sarah Johnston
Other workstate senator, delegate to North Carolina Constitutional Convention, politician

James Johnston (c. 1742 – July 23, 1805) was an officer in the Tryon County Regiment and Lincoln County Regiments of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution, a delegate to the North Carolina Provincial Congress in 1776, and a state senator in 1780–1782.

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