William
Johnson
Born in Great Torrington Devon England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Reynolds) Johnson
— married
7 Jan 1753 in St. Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Johnson, William Johnson, Elizabeth (Johnson) Deane, Richard Johnson, Mary (Johnson) Furse, Frances (Johnson) Yonge and Jane (Johnson) Yonge
Died
at about age 65
in Great Torrington Devon England
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2018
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Biography
William was born in 1728.
He married Elizabeth Reynolds on 7 January 1752 at Great Torrington, Devon.[1]
He was Mayor of Torrington 1757, 1764, and 1771.
He was buried on 22 Nov 1795 at Great Torrington.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Devon Marriages," database with images, FindMyPast.co.uk; marriage for Mr William Johnson and Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, 07 Jan 1752, Parish of Great Torrington; citing Archive reference: 4014A/PR/1/2, South West Heritage Trust
- ↑ "Devon Burials," database with images, FindMyPast.co.uk; burial record for Mr William Johnson (Alderman), age 67, 22 Nov 1795, Parish of Great Torrington; citing Archive reference: 4014A/PR/1/3, South West Heritage Trust
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p68550.htm#i685494
- https://archive.org/stream/pedigreesfivede02colbgoog#page/n30/search/joshua+reynolds
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