JOHNSTON, THOMAS [SSNE 432]

Surname

JOHNSTON, JOSTSEN

First name

THOMAS

Title/rank

ENSIGN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Thomas Johnston was an ensign in Colonel Donald Mackay's [SSNE 93] regiment of Danish-Norwegian service in 1628. He received his reckoning by 4/10/1628, was to receive a Danish safeconduct presumably to go home, but possibly to go into Swedish service as many others did

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.121; R. Monro, His Expedition with a worthy Scots Regiment called Mac-Keyes (London, 1637), I, pp. 68 and 82).

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT

Arrived 1628-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1628-10-04, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY