David Claypoole JOHNSTON, I b. 25 MAR 1798 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA d. 08 NOV 1865 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA: Root and Relatives

1798 - 1865

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Birth 25 Mar 1798 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA [1]

Gender Male

Residence 06 Nov 1837 4 Sumner Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA [2]

Occupation 1860 460 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA [3]

DC Johnston is listed as an artist

Died 08 Nov 1865 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA [4]

His funeral was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, 11 Nov 1865.

Person ID I6 Cartwright

Last Modified 12 Nov 2008

Father William Philip JOHNSTON, Sr., b. 02 Nov 1767, Bloomsbury, Warren Co, NJ , d. 06 Mar 1846

Mother Charlotte ROWSON, b. 1777, near London, England , d. 08 Jul 1855, Philadelphia, PA

Married 15 Apr 1797 Boston, MA

Family ID F5 Group Sheet

Family Sarah Elizabeth MURPHY, b. 26 Dec 1810, Concord, Middlesex County, MA , d. 1880

Married 06 Nov 1829 [5]

Following the wedding by Father Francis A. Matignon, they lived with her parents Thomas & Priscilla Murphy.

Census 06 Sep 1850 25 Franklin Place, Boston, Suffolk County, MA [6]

Household includes David C. (50), Artist; Sarah E. (39); Thomas M. (13); Mary P. (9); Charlotte C. (5); John B. (2); and Sarah J. (5/12). David is listed as an artist.

Children

	1. Thomas Murphy Jerome JOHNSTON, b. Jul 1836, MA , d. 28 Mar 1869, Paris, France
	2. Mary Priscilla JOHNSTON, b. 19 Sep 1840, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA , d. 22 Mar 1878, 116 Marcella Street, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA
	3. John Bernard JOHNSTON, b. 10 Dec 1848, d. 14 Feb 1886, his residence, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
	4. Charlotte Constance JOHNSTON, b. 16 May 1845, MA , d. Bef 16 Jan 1917
	5. Sarah Jane Frances JOHNSTON, b. 12 Jan 1850, MA , d. Bef 27 Jan 1925, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA

Family ID F4 Group Sheet

Photos		David Claypoole Johnston 1798-1865 Status: Located. 7x9 inch portrait by J. Wood (1778-1852)
		David Claypoole Johnston (1825) Status: Located.
		David Claypoole Johnston (1840) Status: Located. This is a photograph of an oil painting of DC Johnston.
		David Claypoole Johnston 1798-1865 Status: Located. Portrait by Osgood (circa 1840)

Documents		The Emporium Hat Store - New Orleans, LA Status: Located. FLASH: NEW INFORMATION ON JOHNSTON DESCENDANTS The Emporium Hat Store, situated at Poydras and Camp Streets, but a few blocks west of the Mississippi, was owned and operated by D.C. Johnston during the year 1860 as evidenced by the 1860 New Orleans Census where a D.C. Johnston is listed as a "Hatter." His wife's name is Isadora. Clearly, this…
		Obituary: David Claypoole Johnston 1798-1865 Status: Located. D.C. Johnston died in November 1865 at the age of 68 and 8 months His date of birth is, therefore, March 1798 not 1797 as stated. The March 1798 date of birth is also validated by the fact that he was the first child of parents married in April 1797. David Claypoole Johnston was named after his father's employer and friend David Claypoole.
		$1 Oriental Bank Note (by DC Johnston) Status: Located. This is an example of the many bank notes and certificates that DC Johnston engraved over his lifetime.
		$2 & $3 Oriental Bank Notes (by DC Johnston) Status: Located. Note the intricate detail in the design - the deer leaping through the woods ($2) and the mule driver pulling the barge ($3).
		Roxbury City Gazette - Obituary Status: Located. Thursday, November 16, 1865

Notes
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David was an uncle to three generations of David Claypoole Johnstons in Louisiana: DCJ II (1837-1874), DCJ III (1866-1946), & DCJ IV (1896-1979)

Sources

[S335] Ancestry World Tree - Ludvigsen, Compiler: Mary Foster Ludvigsen, (The Generations network, Inc., Provo, UT, 20 Jan 2008).
[S151] Payment for DCJ Artwork, William P Johnston Sr, (6 Nov 1837, Original Date, 2006).
[S20] City Directory, Massachusetts, Boston, 1860.
[S11] Obituary, Roxbury City Gazette, 16 Nov 1865.
[S1] Freeman Family Records.
[S19] 1850 U.S. Census, Compiler: The Generations Network, Inc., (2005), MA, Suffolk, Boston, wd 9, roll 337, pg 284, img 222, dwl 790, fam 50: David C. Johnson [sic] household data accesses 2001.