LICHTON, JOHAN [SSNE 4360]

Surname

LICHTON, LYCHTOUN

First name

JOHAN, JOHN ROBERTSON

Text source

John Lichton was laird of Ullishaven, Montrose in Scotland. He came to Sweden and became a major in the Åbo area infantry regiment of Finland in 1632. He had already married in 1628 Catherine Guthrie [SSNE 6264] in her first marriage (the 2nd was to Edward Johnstone in his 2nd marriage), the daughter of Major Robert Guthrie of Hummelsund [SSNE 4679] in Borgå. He left that same year to become lieutenant colonel of the Tavastehus and Nyland cavalry regiment in 1633. He died in 1636 at the battle of Wittstock. Their son Robert [SSNE 2939] became a royal councillor and 'president' of Åbo court. He was naturalised and ennobled.

Sources: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria

https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069825_00122#?c=&m=&s=&cv=121&xywh=874%2C989%2C6745%2C3890

An explanatory genealogy from the 1670s is found here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069825_00124#?c=&m=&s=&cv=123&xywh=1102%2C641%2C2709%2C1562

G. Elgenstierna, Svenska Adelns Ättartavlor, vol. 4, p.629; A.A. von Stiernman, Matrikel öfwer Swea Rikes Ridderskap och Adel uppå des begaran wid 1751 (Tiderholm, 1754), p.27; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.463; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsingfors, 1884), p.32; D. Fraser, Montrose before 1700, (Montrose, 1967), p.146.

Service record

SWEDEN, ABO AREA INFANTRY REGIMENT, FINLAND

Departed 1632-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, TAVASTEHUS AND NYLAND, FINLAND

Departed 1636-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY