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Robert & William Johnston

1889

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Robert & William Johnston
  • Title
  • Robert & William Johnston
  • Creator
  • Louis A. Chandler
  • Date
  • 1889
  • Identifier
  • 20110202-hpicmonroeville-0001
  • Source Identifier
  • D001
  • Description
  • Robert Johnston, and his brother William, were twins and sons of John and Elizabeth Campbell Johnston -- among the very first settlers in the area. Captain Robert served in the American Revolutionary War and was a wagon master in the cavalry, while William served under General Anthony Wayne. William’s land (“Oak Hill”) was a few miles from today’s Turtle Creek; while Robert was granted a 321-acre tract, known as “Bramble,” in the center of today’s Monroeville, along the Northern Turnpike. Robert, and his wife Margaret, would live on the family farm in Patton Township until their deaths (in 1828, and 1815, respectively.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Deeds--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Land titles--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Johnston, Robert, d. 1828.
    Johnston family.
    Monroeville (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • hpicmonroeville
  • Contributor
  • Monroeville Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Monroeville Historical Society Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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