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William Johnson (abt. 1699 - 1774)

William Johnson
Born about in Lexington, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 11 Feb 1725 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 75 in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

William Johnson was born about 1700 based on age at death.[1][2] He and his bride were “both of Lexington”.[3]

He was the son of John Johnson and Mary Carley.[4]
Note: His parents are based on a secondary source, a primary source has not been found. See Research Notes for other parents which have been considered.
William Johnson served with the Connecticut Colonial Army during the French and Indian War.
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment, 9th Company

William was a soldier in the French and Indian War, 9th Company, 3rd Regiment. [1] The 3rd regiment was commanded by Col. Eliphalet Dyer and the 9th company by Capt. Ebenezer Leach.[5]

He married Ruth Rugg 11 Feb 1725 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, although both were of Lexington.[3]

Children of William and Ruth include

  • William, b 2 Aug 1725, Lexington, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay[3]
  • Millesent, b 16 Oct 1727, Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay[6]
  • Lucy, b 6 Oct 1729, Concord[6]
  • Abigail, b 6 Feb 1731/2, Concord[6]
  • Mary, b 8 Jul 1734, Concord[6]
  • Samuel, b 7 May 1736, Concord[6]
  • John, b 23 Nov 1739, Concord[6]
  • James, b 28 Apr 1742, Concord[6]
  • Abel, b 8 Mar 1744, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut Colony[7]
  • Elisha, b 22 Sep 1748, Willington[8]

William died 22 Jun 1774 in Connecticut at the age of 74 and is buried at Old Willington Hill Cemetery in Willington.[1][2]

Research Notes

As noted above, a primary source for William’s birth and parents has not been found.

Lexington, Massachusetts, Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 has no record of William born in Lexington. However, Lexington was not encorporated until 1712. Prior to that, it was called Cambridge Farm.

Searches of Cambridge records have failed to find his birth:

The Records of the Town of Cambridge (formerly Newtowne) Massachusetts, 1630-1703 (Cambridge, Mass., 1901)
Sharples, Stephen Paschall. Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830 (Eben Putnam, Boston, 1906)
Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a Genealogical Register. (H.O. Houghton, Boston, 1877)
Baldwin, Thomas. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Wright & Potter, Boston, Mass., 1914) Vol. 1

However, Baldwin, Thomas. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Wright & Potter, Boston, Mass., 1914) Vol. 1, Page 402 does have a record for Abigail Jonson, daughter of John and Mary, born 18 Sep 1703. So there was a John Johnson resident about the right time.

Other parents which have been considered:

Possible Samuel and Abigail (William) Johnson - William, b 25 July 1700 Kittery, York, Maine, United States - FamilySearch Record: FWBV-GLG

Haven’t turned up any additional sources on either FamilySearch or Ancestry.

Ruled Out Jonathan and Mary (Karley) Johnson - previously attached as parents to this profile.

History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861 p 405 states Jonathan who married Mary Kerly in Marlborough, Massachusetts was slain by Indians 12 Oct 1708 and does not list William among their children.
Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908) Page 118 which states: William, s. of Jonathan Jr. and Mary, Dec. 15, 1665. Too early to match his estimated birth of 1700.

Ruled Out Ebenezer and Sarah Johnson - William b. 7 Sep 1699 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts - FamilySearch Record: F4NV-6D6

Captain Edward Johnson of Woburn, Massachusetts and some of his descendants Ancestry Record 61157 #1536945 p 9, which states: “William, b, Sept. 7, 1699 ; d. Feb. 11, 1708.”
Johnson, Edward Francis. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919) Part 2, Page 99, which states: William, s. of Ebenezer and Sarah, Feb. 11, 1708.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions and Records
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7K7-9Y6 : 11 June 2020), William Johnson, 1774.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lexington, Massachusetts, Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1898) Page 38 and Page 125.
  4. Rugg, Ellen R. The descendants of John Rugg. New York: F.H. Hitchcock, c1911. p 62, Hathitrust
  5. Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905 Ancestry Record 3983 #1726
    Given Name: William
    Surname: Johnson
    Page #: 46
    Regiment: 3rd
    Regt.Command: Dyer, Eliphalet Col.
    Company: Ninth
    Co.Command: Leach, Ebenezer Capt.
    Comments: Muster Roll
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895) Page 129, Page 140, Page 150, and Page 154.
  7. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-HY6 : 7 January 2020), William Johnson in entry for Abel Johnson, 1744.
  8. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74S-HBZ : 7 January 2020), William Johnson in entry for Elisha Johnson, 1748.

See also:

  • FamilySearch Person: KHJ1-S28
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #10312826, (accessed 26 November 2020), memorial page for William Johnson (1700–22 Jun 1774), citing Old Willington Hill Cemetery, Willington Hill, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651)




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An additional source for the possibility that William's father is John, the grandson of Captain Edward Johnson: https://archive.org/details/captainedwardjoh00john/page/n24/mode/1up

The correction you specified appears to apply to John, the son of Edward, who was the son of Captain Edward. It does not appear to apply to John, the son of John and Bethia Reed Johnson.

6. JOHN JOHNSON (Capt. Edward) was baptized May 10, 1635, in Canterbury, England, and died in Canterbury, Conn. He married Apr. 26, 1657, Bethia, daughter of William and Mabel Reed. She died in Canterbury, Conn., about 1718. In 1712, Obadiah Johnson, of Canterbury, proposed to the town of Woburn to take his aged father, John Johnson, then under the care of a physician, for lameness, and his own mother, Bethia Johnson, and maintain both. Children: i. JOHN, b Jan. 24, 1659; m. Mary, dau. of William Carley of Lexington. ii. BETHIA, b. Jan. 20, 1660; m. (1) Jonathan Knight of Cambridge; m. (2) ____ Woolcott, of Cambridge, 1697. iii. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 29, 1662; of Canterbury, Conn. iv. OBADIAH, b. June 15, 1664; of Canterbury, Conn. v. JOSEPH, b. about 1666.* vi. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 29, 1670. vii. NATHANIEL, b. May 15, 1673.

See also https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-5405

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