The Johnston/e families which farmed to the north and west of Crysler in Finch Twp., in the mid- to late 1800's were said to be related to our Johnston families which farmed to the north of Pendleton in Prescott Co.. In the mid-1880's there were two marriages between the Johnstons and the Johnstones: our William Johnston (son of Robert "Red Robin" Johnston) married Sarah Johnstone, and Abe Johnstone married Susan Johnston (daughter of Archibald Johnston).

I recently had my Y-DNA tested. It came back identified as I1c haplogroup which caught us by surprise. Most Johnston/es were testing as R1b, Celtic descent. Our ancestry is Danish Viking - a big difference. I had come upon some oral family history over the years which indicated that our Johnston family was "different" from most other Johnston/e families, but there was never an explanation attached to the "different". This could very well explain the difference. Interesting too was a recently discovered photograph ca. 1874 which had our family name written on the reverse as "Johnstone".

I am looking for male descendants of the Johnston/es of Crysler who are interested in having their Y-DNA tested. This link shows a map of their farms ca. 1879: http://www.pbase.com/image/50464996/large Oral family history indicates that our Prescott Co. Johnstons were related to the Stormont Co. Johnston/es, but I and others have not been able to find any documentation that would confirm such a relationship. If you are interested, please, contact me and we'll take it from there.

Good hunting,

Cliff. Johnston
Granbury, TX