Anne (Cooke) Johnson (1686 - aft. 1752)

Born 21 Aug 1686 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Johnson Sr — married 6 Feb 1717 (to 18 Mar 1743) in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 28 Apr 1752 after age 65 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Ann(e) Cooke was born on 21 August 1686 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of Caleb and Jane (Unknown) Cooke.^[1][2]

She married James Johnson on 06 February 1716/7 at Plymouth.^[3] He was probably born in England about 1685.^[2] His parents and origins are currently unknown.

She was named as Anne Johnson in her father's will, dated 10 February 1721.^[4][5]

A series of deeds, dated 1724-1743, place Anne and her husband in Middletown, Connecticut with several hundred acres of land.^[2]

Her husband James died in Middletown on 18 March 1743.^[2] His will was dated 14 March 1743, proved 04 October 1743. He named his wife Anne; sons James, Caleb and Joseph Johnson; daughters Ann and Elizabeth Johnson; daughter-in-law Mercy Johnson, the widow of John Johnson. Wife Anne and son James were named executors.^[6]

Guardianship records after James' decease dated 04 Oct 1743, state that Caleb was 19, Anne 17, and Eizabeth was 13 years. They chose their brother James as guardian.^[6]

The widow Anne Johnson died sometime after 28 April 1752 when she and daughter Anne and son-in-law Elisha Cornwell sold part of a lot in the Three Mile Division that had previously been held by her husband.^[7][8]

The children of James and Anne (Cooke) Johnson, first two probably born Plymouth, the rest probably in Lebanon or Middletown, CT. All named in their father's will:^[6][2]

1. John Johnson, b. ca 1718; d. 18 Feb 1743 Cromwell, CT; mar. Mercy Maker 19 Nov 1739 Cromwell, CT; no known children. His widow named in his father's will.
2. James Johnson, b. ca. 1720.
3. Caleb Johnson, b. ca. 1724.
4. Ann Johnson, b. ca. 1726.
5. Elizabeth Johnson, b. ca 1730; mar. poss. Hamlin John Hall ca 1749 at Chatham, CT. Needs proof.
6. Joseph Johnson, b. ca. 1733; d. 18 Mar 1743, same day as his father.

Sources

1. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records," Mayflower Descendant Vol. 4:111.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Francis Cooke, Vol. 12 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1996) pp. 83, 149-151.
3. ↑ Bowman, "Plymouth VRs," MD Vol. 14:38.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 183 of 485; State Archives, Boston. Plymouth County Probate Records Vol. 4:324-326, will of Caleb Cooke.
5. ↑ Bowman, "Cooke Notes," MD Vol. 15:136-139.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Manwaring, Charles William, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford, Conn. : R.S. Peck & co.. printers, 1904), Vol. 3:422-3.
7. ↑ Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume... Vol. 2:489-90
8. ↑ Wood, Mayflower Families - Cooke p. 149, citing Middletown, CT, Land Records 4:52.

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