James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell

James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602 – April 1653) In 1623, King James I of England was able to determine the feud between the two families.

Career At King Charles's I of England coronation on 20 June 1633, Johnstone was elevated to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Johnstone of Lochwood. Having been released in March of the following year, he fought in the Battle of Kilsyth and was captured in November, following the Battle of Philiphaugh. After her death in 1640, Johnstone remarried, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Samuel Johnston, 1st Baronet on 6 March 1643. He died at London in 1653 and was succeeded in his titles by his older son William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale.