Elspet Strachan

Thomas Johnson of Craig was born circa 1598 in Craig, Aberdeen, Scotland. He died in August 1656 in Dyce, Scotland. Thomas was the son of John Johnston of John Johnston of Caskieben and Katherine Lundie. 1] Thomas was the half-brother of Sir George Johnston of Caskieben, 1st Baronet. He held the office of Sheriff Depute of Aberdeenshire. He lived at Craig, Scotland.

Thomas married first Elspeth Strachan, they had with "other Issue" 3 daughters[2]

• 1, Margaret, wife of John Johnston of Newplace, and mother of Sir John Johnston, 4th baronet ;
• 2, Elizabeth, married, in 1652, to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, nicknamed Hardhead ;
• 3, Isobel, married, in 1654, to Robert, son of Mr. John Cheyne, parson of Kintore."[3]

Thomas married second, Mary Irvine, the daughter of Alexander Irvine of Kingcausie.

References

• Short memoir of James Young, merchant burgess of Aberdeen, and Rachel Cruickshank, his spouse, and of their descendants Author: Alexander Johnston 1809 - 1880. Publisher: Aberdeen : J. Craighead. 1861. Appendix: xlv. image
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnston-8690
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p48799.htm#i487984