Stories, links and research for those of the Johnston/e
families. Sunday, March 3, 2013 In the early 1600's, there was a
period of extreme hardship in Scotland. Hoping to better their
way of life or by royal decree, many Scots migrated to Ulster,
an unsettled land. Among these early settlers were many
Johnstons. In fact, so many Johnstons migrated there that it is
often said the there were more Johnstons in Northern Ireland
than in Scotland. Their descendants are denoted as Scotch-Irish.
In later years, many of these Scotch-Irish Johnstons in turn
migrated to America.