DE JOHNSTON, Alexander of Caskieben ¹

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Alexander married Agnes GLOSTER.¹ (Agnes GLOSTER was born about 1440.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander de Johnston of Caskieben, who, in the reign of James II., got his lands of Caskieben, which were formerly held of the Earls of Mar as superiors, erected into a free barony, to be called the Barony of Johnston in all time coming, by a decreet of the Lords, which was afterwards ratified and confirmed by King James IV., on 20th February 1502 ; and from thenceforth the family were designed of that Ilk. He married Agnes, daughter of Alexander Gloster of that Ilk, and of Glack, a powerful baron in the district of Garioch, in the shire of Aberdeen ; and by this lady had a family of four sons"

from Family of Johnston ¹