Mr Robert Johnston, of Stuttgart and New York, one of the old Johnston family of Drumshemuck, Derrylin.
Robert William Johnston, nephew of Mr Robert Johnston.
Mr Johnston, who was a descendant of Mr John Johnston of Drumkeen and Ederney, who was in Crevinish Castle at the time.
The names of some of the British settlers who were leaseholders at Lowtherstown were - Thomas Johnston, John Johnston
At an inquisition held in Enniskillen on the 27th April, 1629, it was ascertained that among others John Archdale “did grant 2 tates or 1/2 quarter of land to William Johnson and Owen Griffith, their heirs and assignes for ever.”
The name and clan of Johnston is numerous in Fermanagh, and the founder, John Johnston, called “old Lurg” appears to have come here about 1602-3.
The Betham-Philipps Manuscript (Cheltenham) makes mention in its account of one Watty Roe (or Rufus) Johnston who was “particularly noted for salling [sallying] out one morning upon Philip M'Hugh o'Reyley, who had besieged Iniskillen nine weeks with about 1500 men, but he surprising them they took ye flight and ye brave and valliant Sir John Cole, a bright young gentleman, son of ye said Sir William , backing him with his galant foot Company and some Volentieres Rushing upon the Irish they had ye pursuite of ym 7 miles as farr as Maguires-Bridge, upon which ye Irish taunted and jeered, saying-'Red Watty and his twelve followers, in pursuit of Philip M'Hugh and his fifteen hundred [as translated].'” It will be observed that mention is here made of Maguire's Bridge, indicating that| a bridge spanned the Colebrooke river early in the 17th century.
This Walter Johnston was father of Mr.James Johnston of the Magherameena family.
The last male member of this family was Captain James C. Johnston, who was A.D.C. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1912, and subsequently became adjutant of the 5th Royal Irish Fusiliers. With them he went out to the great war, and took part in the landing at Suvla Bay. It was when here one day while his commanding officer , Colonel F.A. Greer, and he were conferring together, with the signal officer of the battalion, Lieut. R. S. Trimble (Enniskillen), that a shell killed Captain Johnston, took the arm of the C.O., and left Mr. Trimble suffering from shell shock. Both Colonel Greer and Lieut. Trimble subsequently recovered and were enabled to resume duty. There was another member of the clan–Mr. John Johnston at Edernagh