Dsc 0439

Reverend John Johnston ~ 1750 - December 16, 1823

I am Reverend John Johnston. I was born in 1750 and died on December 16, 1823.

I was born in Belfast, Ireland.

I was well-educated and was called a "substantial" preacher. I became minister of "Old Hart's Log Church" in 1787. I was minister there for 36 years.

In 1790, I agreed to divide my time equally between the Hart's Log Church and the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church. While serving as minister, I married 349 couples.
In 1814, I spoke out against the War of 1812. My remarks were interpreted as being favorable to the British. This caused dissention and the Hart's Log church split in 1819 when the Alexandria Presbyterian Church was founded.
I lived in Huntingdon on the south east corner of Second and Penn Streets.

Riverview Recollections
HOME
  1. Introduction
    LISTEN
  2. Suzanna Eisenberg ~ August 13, 1783 - May 3, 1822
    LISTEN
  3. David McMurtrie ~ January 14, 1764 - November 9, 1843
    LISTEN
  4. William Steel ~ 1754 - May 12, 1840
    LISTEN
  5. Samuel Steel ~ 1765 - 1850
    LISTEN
  6. Reverend John Johnston ~ 1750 - December 16, 1823
  7. Benjamin Elliot ~ 1752 - March 13, 1835
    LISTEN
  8. Richard Smith ~ January 25, 1769 - October 1, 1823
    LISTEN
  9. Thomas Duncan Smith ~ November 18, 1760 - July 9, 1789
    LISTEN
  10. John Simpson ~ January 1744 - February 3, 1807
    LISTEN
  11. John Dougherty ~ July 25, 1803 - November 12, 1886
    LISTEN
  12. Anne Dorris Chisolm ~ 1863 - 1918
    LISTEN
  13. J. Simpson Africa ~ September 15, 1832 - August 8, 1900
    LISTEN
  14. Anna Fisher ~ March 6, 1866 - April 2, 1953
    LISTEN
  15. Hon. John M. Bailey ~ July 11, 1839 - September 27, 1903
    LISTEN
  16. J. C. Blair -Nov. 27, 1847- June 23, 1897, Kate Fisher Blair- July 7, 1848-Sept. 23, 1938
    LISTEN
  17. Clara McMurtrie ~ February 7, 1860 - September 16, 1952
    LISTEN
  18. Lt. Col. John Blanchard Miles ~ September 20, 1827 - May 10, 1864
    LISTEN
  19. John G. Chaplin ~ November 30, 1828 - January 5, 1907
    LISTEN
  20. Frederick Schneider ~ 1780 - March 31, 1861
    LISTEN