Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ebenezer F Johnson Jr
— married
1824 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
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Birthdate is simply to get her in the right era. It has no basis in research.
In 1825, Sally Shehe had recently wed Ebenezer F Johnson when the two of them brought a coffle of kidnapped black children into the deep south. Ebenezer F Johnson was a member of the Cannon Johnson Gang, and Sally Johnson can also be considered a member of the gang. Samuel Scomp heard her say "it did her good to see him beat the boys."
In December, just before they approached Rocky Spring, Mississippi, Ebenezer Johnson beat Joe Johnson to death. Sally Johnson was sitting with him when he died.[1]
In Rocky Spring, Joe Johnson was buried in a shallow grave on John W Hamilton's property. Peter Hook was so freaked out by what happened that he told John W Hamilton that they were kidnapping victims, so Hamilton called two Justices of the Peace who left the remaining victims in Hamilton's care.
Ebenezer and Sally Johnson returned to Easton, Maryland.
In February 1826, Joseph Watson filed criminal charges of kidnapping and conspiracy and signed warrants against Ebenezer F Johnson, Joseph Johnson, John Purnell, and Thomas Collins and in March, a Grand Jury issued three bills of indictment.
Joseph Watson sent Constable Garrigues to find Ebenezer and Sally Johnson in Nanticoke, but they were now on the run.
Ebenezer and Sally Johnson changed their last name to Fraser (possibly his middle name) and relocated to Texas with his brother and sister.[2]
Timeline
| When | Age | Who and What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1825 | Peter Hook, William Miller, Milton Trusty, Clement Cox, and William Chase taken past Lewistown at night to Joseph Johnson's house where they met Ebenezer and Sally Johnson and were chained to a staple in the floor of the garrett[3] | Nanticoke[3], Maryland | |
| 16 Aug 1825[1][4] | John Smith drove a wagon to a larger sloop with Samuel Scomp, Enos Tilghman, Alexander Manlove, Joe Johnson, Cornelius Sinclair, Mary Fisher, and Mary Neal; Jesse Cannon, Ebenezer, and Sally Johnson followed in a gig. The new larger sloop was commanded by Robert Dunn[1][4] | Nanticoke[4], Maryland | |
| 25 Aug 1825[5] | Robert Dunn docked the sloop with Ebenezer and Sally Johnson, Jesse Cannon, Samuel Scomp, Enos Tilghman, Alexander Manlove, Joe Johnson, Cornelius Sinclair, Mary Fisher, and Mary Neal[5] | Norfolk[5], Virginia | |
| Samuel Scomp, Enos Tilghman, Alexander Manlove, Joe Johnson, Cornelius Sinclair, Mary Fisher, and Mary Neal were marched overland by Ebenezer and Sally Johnson[1] | through Alabama[1] | ||
| "four weeks"[6] or "about a month and a half"[1][7] | Samuel Scomp, Enos Tilghman, Alexander Manlove, Joe Johnson, Mary Fisher, and Mary Neal kept at Ebenezer F Johnson's log cabin by Ebenezer and Sally Johnson[1][6][7] | near Ashville[1][7], Alabama | |
| Samuel Scomp attempted to escape from Ebenezer and Sally Johnson[1] | Choctaw Nation[1] | ||
| 27 Dec 1825[6][1] | Joe Johnson died in the wagon.[6][1] Sally Johnson was with him[1] | about 7 miles outside of Rocky Spring[1], Mississippi | |
| 2 Jan 1826[6] | John Henderson wrote to Joseph Watson alerting him to the rescue of Samuel Scomp, Enos Tilghman, Alexander Manlove, and Mary Fisher from Ebenezer and Sally Johnson[6] | Rocky Spring[6], Mississippi | |
| 4 Feb 1826[8] | Ebenezer and Sally Johnson passed through having arrived at New York from New Orleans on his way to Easton, Maryland[8][9] | Philadelphia[8], Pennsylvania | |
| Mar 1826[9] | Joseph Watson sent Constable Garrigues to find Ebenezer and Sally Johnson. He was unsuccessful[9] | Nanticoke[9], Maryland |
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Narrative of Samuel Scomp, June 30, 1826
- ↑ Personal communication from Shiles Fraser, a direct descendant.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Narrative of Peter Hook, Dec 1826
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bell, Richard. Essay. In Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, 79. New York, NY: 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bell, Richard. Essay. In Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, 82-84. New York, NY: 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Letter from John Henderson to Joseph Watson, January 2, 1826
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bell, Richard. Essay. In Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, 104. New York, NY: 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Letter from Joseph Watson to J. W. Hamilton and John Henderson, March 10, 1826
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Bell, Richard. Essay. In Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, 187. New York, NY: 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2020.
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