Hello again, Shaun J. So far, I have only been able to locate the one "chapter" of the Memoirs of Alice Johnston Hurt. I am delighted to say that everything she said agrees with what I already had and added to it. She mentioned a brother of George who also came to Alabama with 7 children and named all the children and her memories of the children but she couldn't remember the name of the brother. However, the children all belonged to David James Johnston, as per the Dave Bradley website. I was so excited to see that. Alice did say that several Johnstons had to flee to Alabama after the bread riots, which I had never heard of.
The sad part is that I cannot locate the rest of her memoirs. I have tried to contact the person who submitted the memoirs and the email was rejected. I have contacted my local library who searched their records and then told me to contact the Library of Congress. I did that with no luck. I don't know if you have any other ideas as to find the rest of the memoirs. I am so eager to read the rest of them as they will likely reveal much of that branch of the Johnston family as well as that branch of the Caulfield family.
One important piece of information is that David James Johnston married Isabella Milling on July 27, 1834 in Castledawson Presbyterian Church. If anyone has access to that marriage, I am hoping it will have David's father's name which is very important to this research.
thanks for any help
Peggy