Descendants of William Johnson

Sons John and Joseph settled in Haverhill

1 William Johnson1

b. abt 1605, England2

d. 9 Dec 1677, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA3,4

& Elizabeth Jefts?/Story?5

d. 6 Oct 17846

m. bef 1632, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA5

| 1a Lieut. John Johnson*

| b. 1633, England6

| d. 28 Aug 1708, Slain at excision of Haverhill6

| & Elizabeth Maverick7

| b. 4 Feb 1639, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA5,4

| d. 22 Mar 1673/1674, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA1,4

| m. 15 Oct 1656, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| | 1a Lieut. John Johnson Jr.*4,8

| | b. 3 Aug 1657, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA7,6

| | d. 9 Mar 1723/1724, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | & Mary Mousall9,4

| | b. 26 Jul 1659, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| | d. 23 May 1688, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 1,8

| | m. 8 Sep 1680, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 1 John Johnson4

| | | b. 18 Jun 1683

| | | & Sarah *Johnson

| | | d. 27 Nov 17574

| | | 2a Thomas Johnson*

| | | b. 4 Dec 1685, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 22 Jul 17544

| | | & Ruth Bradley4

| | | b. 15 May 1688

| | | d. 29 Aug 1708, Killed by Indians

| | | 2b Thomas Johnson*

| | | b. 4 Dec 1685, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 22 Jul 17544

| | | & Rachel Ordway4

| | | b. 14 Jan 1788

| | | d. 31 Dec 1764

| | | m. bef 17104

| | | 3 William Johnson

| | | b. 12 Dec 1687, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | 1b Lieut. John Johnson Jr.*4,8

| | b. 3 Aug 1657, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA7,6

| | d. 9 Mar 1723/1724, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | & Lydia Clements

| | b. 14 Dec 1668, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 9,8

| | d. 11 Oct 1696, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA8,9

| | m. 9 Feb 1688/1689, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 1 Lidia Johnson

| | | b. 7 Dec 1689, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 8,9,4

| | | d. 2 Aug 1707, Newbury, Essex Co., MA4

| | | & James Chase4

| | | b. 15 Sep 1685

| | | d. 1753

| | | m. abt 17064

| | | | 1 John Chase4

| | | | b. 15 Jul 1707

| | | | & Hannah Hoyt4

| | | 2 Nathaniel Johnson4

| | | b. 31 Oct 1691, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 16 Jan 1769, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT4,10

| | | & Mehitable Guile

| | | b. 1 Dec 1692, Haverhill, MA 4,11

| | | d. 27 Feb 1788, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT10

| | | m. 29 Dec 1715, Haverhill, MA 9,4

| | | | 1 Lydia∞ Johnson

| | | | b. 29 Dec 1716, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 9,4

| | | | 2 Ephraim Johnson

| | | | b. 30 Jul 1718, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 11,9,4

| | | | 3a Deacon Seth Johnson*

| | | | b. 12 Jul 1720, Haverhill, MA9,4

| | | | d. 29 Dec 1804, Floyd, Oneida Co., NY12

| | | | & Hannah Eaton4

| | | | d. 16 Feb 1757, Stafford Springs, CT

| | | | m. 13 Oct 1742, Thompson, CT4

| | | | | 1 Abner Johnson4

| | | | | d. 29 Mar 1751

| | | | | 2 Mehitabel Johnson4

| | | | | d. Mar 1751

| | | | | 3 Hannah Johnson4

| | | | | b. 23 Sep 1750

| | | | | 4 Mabel Johnson4

| | | | | b. 9 Nov 1752

| | | | | 5 son (Seth?) Johnson4

| | | | | b. 15 Apr 1755

| | | | | 6 Lydia Johnson4

| | | | | d. 18 May 1776

| | | | 3b Deacon Seth Johnson*

| | | | b. 12 Jul 1720, Haverhill, MA9,4

| | | | d. 29 Dec 1804, Floyd, Oneida Co., NY12

| | | | & Mary Edson

| | | | b. 10 Apr 1730, E. Bridgewater, MA4

| | | | d. 17 Aug 1790, Stafford, CT 13,14,4

| | | | m. 20 Apr 1758, Stafford, CT 15,14

| | | | | 1 Mary Johnson

| | | | | b. 9 Feb 1759, Stafford, CT16

| | | | | d. 21 May 1842, Randolph, VT

| | | | | & Joseph Converse

| | | | | b. 28 Dec 1754, Stafford, CT 14

| | | | | d. 10 Dec 1826, Randolph, VT

| | | | | m. 27 Feb 1777, Stafford, CT 14

| | | | | 2 Susanna Johnson

| | | | | b. 27 Jan 1761, Stafford, CT 4

| | | | | d. 26 Dec 1830, Floyd, NY

| | | | | & Salmon Moulton

| | | | | d. 22 Jul 1852, Floyd, NY

| | | | | 3 Sarah ∞ Johnson4

| | | | | b. 11 Jun 1763

| | | | | d. 8 Mar 1767

| | | | | 4 Jerusha Johnson4

| | | | | b. 26 Jan 1766

| | | | | d. 19 Mar 1767

| | | | | 5 Sarah Johnson

| | | | | b. 13 Feb 1768, Stafford, CT4

| | | | | d. Floyd, NY

| | | | | & Benjamin Moulton

| | | | | b. 25 Aug 1767

| | | | | d. 27 Mar 1841, Floyd, NY

| | | | | 6 Jerusha Johnson

| | | | | b. 20 Jul 1769

| | | | | d. 20 Jul 17704

| | | | 4 Mehitabel Johnson4

| | | | 5 John Johnson4

| | | | 6 Mary Johnson4

| | | | 7 Lydia Johnson4

| | | | 8 Hannah Johnson4

| | | | 9 Sarah Johnson4

| | | 3 Mary Johnson4

| | | b. 6 Jan 1693/1694, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | & Samuel Hastletine8

| | | b. 3 Mar 1670/1689

| | | m. bef 17168

| | | 4 Sarah Johnson4

| | | b. 18 Feb 1695/1696, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 20 Jul 17358

| | | & Timothy Duston8

| | | b. 14 Sep 1684

| | | d. aft 1733

| | | m. bef 17188

| | 1c Lieut. John Johnson Jr.*4,8

| | b. 3 Aug 1657, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA7,6

| | d. 9 Mar 1723/1724, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | & Mary Johnson9

| | b. 4 Jun 1677, 6,17,8

| | d. aft Aug 1723, Northampton County, NC8,17

| | m. 17 May 1697, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 1 Ruth Johnson

| | | b. 21 Feb 1697/1698, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 5 Jul 17018

| | | 2 Elizabeth Johnson8

| | | b. 17 Sep 1699

| | | 3 Timothy Johnson

| | | b. 10 Oct 1701, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA8,9

| | | 4 Rebecca Johnson4,8

| | | b. 6 May 1703

| | | d. 8 Jun 1703

| | | 5 Maverick Johnson

| | | b. 14 Apr 1704, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 6 Hannah Johnson8

| | | b. 14 Mar 1706/1707

| | | 7 William Johnson8

| | | b. 28 Oct 1709

| | | 8 Samuel Johnson

| | | b. 17 Mar 1715, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA8,9

| | 2 Elizabeth Johnson

| | b. 16 Nov 1659, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA2,6

| | d. bef 16 Feb 1710/1711

| | & Thomas Flint jr.6

| | d. 24 May 17194

| | 3 Ruhamah Johnson

| | b. 10 Sep 1661, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA2,6

| | 4 William∞ Johnson

| | b. 14 Nov 1663, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA2,6

| | d. 6 Aug 16646

| | 5 Sarah Johnson

| | b. 2 Aug 1665, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA2,6

| | d. abt 1701/17024

| | & Henry Franklin6

| | | 1 Henry Franklin6

| | | 2 John Franklin6

| | | 3 Sarah Franklin6

| | | & Thomas Taylor6

| | 6 Ruth Johnson

| | b. 4 Oct 1667, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | d. 15 Dec 16686

| | 7 Ruth Johnson6

| | b. 14 Feb 1669/1670, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9,6

| | & Robert Wyer6,4

| | b. 10 Feb 16644

| | d. 14 Nov 17094

| | m. abt 16926

| | 8 Timothy Johnson6

| | b. Jun 1672, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 9,4

| | d. 21 Sep 16966

| | & Anne Maverick6

| | b. 21 Sep 16714

| | m. 25 Oct 16956

| | | 1 Elizabeth Johnson6

| | | b. 26 Jul 1696

| | | d. 21 Oct 1773

| | | & Joshua Bailey M.D.6

| | | b. 168518

| | | d. 7 Feb 17526

| | | m. 25 Apr 1715

| 1b Lieut. John Johnson*

| b. 1633, England6

| d. 28 Aug 1708, Slain at excision of Haverhill6

| & Sarah (Kezar) Gillo4,1,2

| d. 24 Jul 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| m. 3 Mar 1674/1675, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| | 1 Mary Johnson

| | b. 17 Jul 16766

| | d. 11 Jan 1694/16956

| | 2 Rebecca Johnson

| | b. 17 Jul 16762

| | d. 21 Feb 1688/16896

| 1c Lieut. John Johnson*

| b. 1633, England6

| d. 28 Aug 1708, Slain at excision of Haverhill6

| & Katherine (Skepper) Maverick1

| b. abt 1638

| d. 29 Aug 1708, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6

| m. 8 Sep 1680, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA1

| | 1 John Maverick Johnson

| | d. 1688/16892

| 2 Ruhamah Johnson1

| b. Feb 1634/1635, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6

| d. abt 16604

| & John Knight1

| d. 1 Dec 17144

| m. 25 Apr 1654, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| | 1 Ruhamah Knight4

| | b. 1655

| | d. 1655

| | 2 Elizabeth Knight4

| | b. 3 Jun 1656

| | & Jacob Bacon4

| | 3 John Knight4

| | b. 4 Nov 1657

| | 4 Ruhamah Knight4

| | b. 16 Feb 1659

| 3a Joseph Johnson*1

| b. 12 Feb 1636/1637, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| d. 18 Nov 17146

| & Maria Soatlie6

| d. 22 Mar 1664/1665

| m. 19 Apr 1664

| 3b Joseph Johnson*1

| b. 12 Feb 1636/1637, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| d. 18 Nov 17146

| & Hannah Tenney17

| b. 15 Mar 1642/1643

| d. aft 17144

| m. 16666

| | 1 Joseph Johnson6

| | b. 15 Oct 1667

| | 2 William Johnson

| | b. 15 Jan 1668/16696

| | 3 John∞ Johnson

| | b. 9 Nov 1673, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6,17

| | d. 23 Mar 1704/17056

| | 4 Hannah Johnson

| | b. 10 Jun 1675, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6,17

| | d. 23 Mar 170517

| | & Nathaniel Osgood17

| | m. 28 Dec 1704, Salisbury, Essex County, MA6,17

| | 5 Mary Johnson9

| | b. 4 Jun 1677, 6,17,8

| | d. aft Aug 1723, Northampton County, NC8,17

| | & Lieut. John Johnson Jr.4,8

| | b. 3 Aug 1657, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA7,6

| | d. 9 Mar 1723/1724, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | m. 17 May 1697, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 1 Ruth Johnson

| | | b. 21 Feb 1697/1698, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | d. 5 Jul 17018

| | | 2 Elizabeth Johnson8

| | | b. 17 Sep 1699

| | | 3 Timothy Johnson

| | | b. 10 Oct 1701, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA8,9

| | | 4 Rebecca Johnson4,8

| | | b. 6 May 1703

| | | d. 8 Jun 1703

| | | 5 Maverick Johnson

| | | b. 14 Apr 1704, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9

| | | 6 Hannah Johnson8

| | | b. 14 Mar 1706/1707

| | | 7 William Johnson8

| | | b. 28 Oct 1709

| | | 8 Samuel Johnson

| | | b. 17 Mar 1715, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA8,9

| | 6 Jonathan Johnson17

| | b. 24 Apr 1678, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6

| | d. 8 Feb 1703/1704, by Indians6

| | 7 Elizabeth Johnson

| | b. 28 Feb 1680/1681, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA 6,17

| | & Samuel Worthen17,6

| | m. 31 Jan 17216

| | 8 Nathaniel Johnson

| | b. 15 Aug 1683, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6,17,4

| | & Ruth Guile17

| | m. 171417

| | 9 Zaccheus Johnson17

| | b. 26 Aug 1687, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA

| | d. 1710

| | 10 Zachariah Johnson

| | b. 26 Aug 1687, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA6

| | d. 1704/17146

| 4a Elizabeth Johnson*1

| b. Mar 1639/1640

| d. 14 Dec 17156

| & Edward Wyer6

| b. abt 1625

| d. 3 May 1693

| m. 1658/1659, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1,6

| | 1a Robert Wyer*6,4

| | b. 10 Feb 16644

| | d. 14 Nov 17094

| | & Elizabeth Fowle4

| | m. 26 Jun 16884

| | 1b Robert Wyer*6,4

| | b. 10 Feb 16644

| | d. 14 Nov 17094

| | & Ruth Johnson6

| | b. 14 Feb 1669/1670, Haverhill, Essex Co. MA9,6

| | m. abt 16926

| | 2 Elizabeth Wyer6

| | 3 Edward Wyer6

| | 4 Hannah Wyer6

| | 5 Catharine Wyer6

| | 6 Nathaniel Wyer6

| | 7 Ruhamah Wyer6

| | 8 Eleazer Wyer6

| | 9 Zachariah Wyer6

| | 10 Sarah Wyer6

| | 11 William Wyer6

| 4b Elizabeth Johnson*1

| b. Mar 1639/1640

| d. 14 Dec 17156

| & William Monroe4

| d. 27 Jan 1717

| 5 Jonathan Johnson1

| b. Aug 1641, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| d. 21 Apr 17124

| & Mary Newton1

| b. abt 16444

| d. 28 Dec 17284

| m. 14 Oct 16634

| | 1 William Johnson1

| | b. 15 Dec 1665, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| | d. 5 Jun 17546

| | & Hannah Larkin1

| | d. 18 Dec 1696

| | 2 Mary Johnson6

| | b. 9 Sep 1664

| | d. 22 Jun 1710

| | & John Matthews M.D.6

| | m. 16866

| | 3 Jonathan Johnson6

| | b. 2 Jan 1667/1668

| | d. 12 Oct 1708, Killed by Indians

| | & Mary Kerley6

| | b. abt 1666

| | d. 1741

| | m. 16896

| 6 Nathaniel Johnson1

| b. abt 1643, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| d. 1674/1677, Lost at sea4,6

| & Joanna Long1

| m. 24 Nov 16686

| | 1 Nathaniel Johnson1

| | b. 8 Mar 1669/1670, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1

| | d. bef 16876

| | 2 William Johnson1

| | b. 27 Nov 1671, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| | 3 John Johnson1

| | b. 30 Aug 1673, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| | d. bef 16876

| 7 Zechariah Johnson6

| b. abt 1646, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA1,6

| d. aft 12 Jun 1717, Boston, MA4,6

| & Elizabeth Jefts1,6

| d. 8 Apr 1717

| | 1 Elizabeth∞ Johnson6

| | 2 Jefts∞ Johnson6

| | 3 Elizabeth Johnson6

| | b. 12 Mar 1676/1677

| | & George Nowell6

| | 4 Sarai∞ Johnson6

| | 5 Zachariah Johnson6

| | 6 John Johnson6

| | b. 10 Feb 1682/1683

| | & Susanna Drown6

| | 7 William Johnson6

| | 8 Sarai∞ Johnson6

| | 9 Hannah Johnson6

| | 10 Mary Johnson6

| | b. 9 Oct 1688

| | & Joseph Flint6

| | 11 Thomas∞ Johnson6

| 8 Isaac Johnson1

| b. 1649, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA6,1

| d. 31 Aug 17116

| & Mary Stone1

| b. 8 Jan 16514

| d. bef 1 May 17326

| m. 22 Nov 16716

Sources

1. Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown MA" (1879); Heritage Books, 1991
2. Mary Lovering Holman, F.A.C.G., "Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and His Wife Frances Helen Miller" (1948); NEHGS # CS/71/5844/1948
3. Meredith B. Colket, "Founders of Early American Families". Published by The General Court of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Cleveland, Ohio (1985).
4. Eleanor Johnson Baker, "A Genealogy of the Descendants of William Johnson of Charlestown, Massachusetts" (1969); Newburyport Press Inc. NGS library # CS71 J7 1969
5. Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700; GPC
6. NEHGR XXXIII:81-91; 333-339
7. James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England", (1860-62); Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990
8. Percival W. Clement, and Mary L. Holman and Caroline C. Brown, editors. "Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Clements of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England, First Settler of Haverhill, Massachusetts". 2 vols. (1921); Patterson & White Co., Philadelphia ;  NEHGS CS/71/C625/1927/v.1
9. "Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849" (1910), 2 vols.; Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass.
10. John Gile, Victoria, BC Canada; http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~guile164/index.htm; Email -  jcgile@shaw.ca   
11. Charles Burleigh, "The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile, and Gile Family" (1887); Brown, Thurston & Company, Portland, ME
12. Carroll Andrew Edson, ed., Edson Family History & Genealogy (1970) 2 vols, out of print; Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI. ; Vol 2, p. 87
13. Certified Death Certificate
14. Barbour Vital Records
15. Certified Marriage Certificate
16. Certified Birth Certificate
17. LDS Ancestral File
18. Bailey Genealogy, Hollis R. Bailey, The Citizen Co., Somerville, MA 1889, NEHGS CS 71 B15 1899.

Submitted by Muffy Moore

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