John Johnson (1668 - 1742)

Born 29 Apr 1668 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Morris) Johnson — married 4 Apr 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1742 at age 74 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Biography

[Deacon] John Johnson (Nathaniel, Isaac, John) was born 29 April 1668, Roxbury, Massachusetts to parents John Johnson (1668-1742) and Mary Smith Johnson (1643-1732) of Roxbury, Massachusetts and later Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut. ^[1]

He married on 4 April 1689 Margaret "Morriss", ^[2] daughter of Edward Morris and Grace Bett Morris of Roxbury, Massachusetts. ^[1] She was born 25 September 1668 at Roxbury and died 12 August 1750 at Woodstock, Connecticut. ^[1] Their first several children were born in Roxbury and then the family relocated to Woodstock, Windham county, Connecticut.

• Margaret, b. 27 Dec 1689, Roxbury, MA.; d. 30 Jan 1743/44, Woodstock, CT.; m. 5 may 1714, Samuel Hemingway as his 2nd wf.
• Abigail, b. 1691, Roxbury, MA.
• John, b. 29 Jun 1692, Roxbury, MA.; m. 2 May 1716, Roxbury, Hannah Ainsworth
• Mary, b. 28 Jul 1695, Roxbury, MA.; m. John Holms, 28 Jan 1718/19, Woodstock, CT.
• Isaac, b. 23 Dec 1697, Roxbury, MA
• Edward, b. 6 Sep 1700, Woodstock, Windham, CT.
• Anna, b. 14 Apr 1703
• Mehitabel, b. 13 Mar 1706/07; d. May 3 1707
• Mehitabel, b. 6 Sep 1708; d. 29 Jan 1708/09

"At age 73 years Deacon John Johnson passed away 29 November 1742, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut." ^{[3] [1]} He was buried at the Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Bowen, Clarence Winthrop (1852-1935), Ph.D., LL.D.(main author) "The History of Woodstock, Connecticut" p. 150-151. Vol. 7/8. pub. 1926-1943, Norwood, Mass., USA: Plimpton Press. Reprinted (online db) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/599326-the-history-of-woodstock-connecticut-v-07?viewer=1&offset=0#page=163&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Johnson
2. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849" Vol. 2, Marriages. p.286 (image reader p.684/1080) Pub. 1925, The Essex Institute, Salem Mass., USA: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers. Reprinted (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 1 May 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24032608?h=2e2c2a
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "515 Headstone Inscriptions, Town of Woodstock, Connecticut: Woodstock Hill Cemetery: 515-18" p.130 (image reader p.132/431). Originally pub. 1937, Hartford, CT., USA: Connecticut State Library. Reprinted (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 1 May 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24032740?h=d484ae
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #60921911

• Johnson, George M.T. "The genealogy of John and Ruth Johnson, who lived in Chester , Vermont in the year 1800, before and after" pub. Binghamton, NY; Barnes, Smith & Co., 1909

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Fred Goodell for creating Johnson-20515 on 12 Aug 13.
• WikiTree profile Johnson-6456 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.
• Contributions by 1st cousin descendant Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear