JOHNSTON, JAKOB [SSNE 2739]
- Surname
- JOHNSTON, JOHNSTOUN, JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTONE
- First name
- JAKOB, JAMES
- Title/rank
- COLONEL AND COMMANDANT
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
James Johnstone began service as a lieutenant in James Seaton's [SSNE 3474] Riga Hofregiment regiment in 1624, and then transferred to Melker Wurmbrandt's regiment in the same city the following year. By 1633 he became a captain with Tomas Karr's [SSNE 2791] recruited infantry regiment and three years later, 1636, he was lieutenant colonel with Patrick Kinninmonth's [SSNE 2838] recruited infantry regiment. It is not yet clear if he transferred before or after the Battle of Wittstock in which Karr's regiment participated. In 1640 he was the commandant at Koporie, and in 1647 he served at Kirchholm sconce, probably as commandant. He remained in service for many years and finally gained a colonelcy for his own regiment in July 1653.
Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; A letter exists in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654' granting Johnstown "fullmakt att vara col. for reg fotfolk 16/7/1653"; Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1624/7; 1625/6; 1626/3-6,8,9; 1633/11,12,25; 1636/20; R. Liljedahl, Svensk Förvaltning i Livland 1617-1634 (Uppsala, 1933), p.329.
See also correspondence pertaining to him in: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069764_00158#?c=&m=&s=&cv=157&xywh=629%2C583%2C6550%2C3777
Service record
- SWEDEN, JAMES SEATON, RIGA HOFREGIMENT
- Arrived 1624-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1624-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, MELKER WURMBRANDT, RIGA
- Arrived 1625-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1632-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, THOMAS KARR, RIGA
- Arrived 1633-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1636-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, PATRICK KINNEMOND, JACOB JOHNSTONE'S
- Arrived 1636-01-01, as LT. COLONEL
- Departed 1653-12-31, as COLONEL
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, KOPORIE
- Arrived 1640-01-01, as COMMANDANT
- Departed 1640-12-31, as COMMANDANT
- Capacity OFFICER AND COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, KIRCHHOLM SCONCE
- Arrived 1647-01-01, as COMMANDANT
- Departed 1647-12-31, as COMMANDANT
- Capacity OFFICER AND COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY