John Johnson, of Newtown

Sarah Johnson was his 2nd wife.

Biography

John Johnson, son of Ichabod Johnson and Elizabeth unknown, was born 29 January 1740 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and died there on 29 November 1807.

He married Dorothy (Dolly) Hurd on 9 Aug 1764 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT. Dorothy (Samuel-5, Jonathan-4, John-3, John-2, -1) was born on 24 Aug 1746.

Children of Dolly Hurd and John Johnson:

1. Ezra Johnson (1772-1857). Married February 17, 1793, Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT, to Rebecca Northrop (1772-1838)
2. Joseph Johnson
3. Ebenezer Johnson (1779-1839). Married Hepsibah Shelton (1782-1853)
4. Jacob Johnson
5. Abraham Johnson
6. Daniel Johnson

After the death of his wife Dorothy, John Johnson married on 9 Mar 1786 in Newtown, Connecticut to Sarah Northrup.

Children of John and Sarah Johnson baptized on 17 March 1800 at Newtown, Connecticut:

1. Benjamin Johnson
2. Dolly Johnson
3. Sally Johnson
4. Eli Johnson
5. Elias Johnson Married Hepzibah Judson with
   1. Cornelia Johnson With John Knowles with :
      1. F Cornelia Knowles 1853-1943

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John Johnson in the Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 < Ancestry.com >

• Name John Johnson
• Residence Date Abt 1807
• Residence Place Newtown, Fairfield
• Will Date 15 May 1807
• Probate Date 1807
• Probate Place Danbury, Connecticut, USA
• Inferred Death Date 1807
• Inferred Death Place Connecticut, USA
• Case Number 2693
• Item Description Probate Packets, Hurlbut, W-Judd, D, 1756-1880
• Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship
• John Johnson (self)
• Sarah Johnson (wife)
• Abraham Johnson Son
• Daniel Johnson Son
• Eli Johnson Son
• Elias Johnson Son
• Benjamin Johnson Son
• Polly Johnson Daughter
• Sally Johnson Daughter
• Isaac Johnson Son
• Jacob Johnson Son

Summary:

• To my four sons, Abraham, Jacob, Daniel and Elias, 20 dollars each to make them equal to what I have before given to my elder sons
• To Benjamin my youngest son, being the son of my old age, I give twenty-six dollars and sixty-one cents
• To my two daughters, Dolly and Sally, six dollars and sixty-seven cents each
• I have heretofore given to my sons Isaac, Jacob, Ezra, Joseph, Elias & John in land which I now value at twenty dollars each
• To my beloved wife Sarah, one third part of all my moveable estate
• Nominate and appoint my two sons, Jacob and Ezra, executors

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From Family Records (heretofore Unpublished) Collected in Commemoration of the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Connecticut. Published by Connecticut chapter of the national society Daughters of founders and patriots of America, Incorporated, 1935. < GoogleBooks preview >

References

1. John Johnson in the Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) < AncestryRecord > Name John Johnson [John Jonson] Gender Male Birth Date 29 Jan 1740 Birth Place Newtown, Connecticut, USA Parent 1 Ichabod Parent 2 Elizabeth
2. John Johnson in the Early Connecticut Marriages < AncestryRecord > Name John Johnson Gender Male Spouse's Name Dolle Hurd Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date 9 Aug 1764 Marriage Place Newtown, Fairfield
3. Sarah Northrup in the Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) < AncestryRecord >Name Sarah Northrup [Sarah Northrop] Marriage Date 9 Mar 1786 Spouse John Johnson
4. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 080, Newtown, Page 78. < Ancestry.com > JOHNSON. Benjamin, Dolly, Sally, Eli & Elias, children of John & Sarah, bp. March 17, 1800. (Volume 6, Page 109.) (Volume 10, Page 25)
5. John Johnson in the Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) < AncestryRecord > Name John Johnson [John Jonson] Death Date 29 Nov 1807 Death Place Newtown
6. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-107952 cites
   1. Newtown, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1850 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, Boston, 2021) Vol. 1. Page 65: birth record. < AmericanAncestors > John JONSON, 1/29/1740 Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
   2. Newtown, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1850 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, Boston, 2021) Vol. 1. Page 132: death record. < AmericanAncestors > John JOHNSON 11/29/1807 Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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13. FAMILY RECORDS (HERETOFORE UNPUBLISHED) COLLECTED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CONNECTICUT (published in 1935 by the Connecticut chapter of the national society of Daughters of founders and patriots of America), online at http://books.google.com/books?id=p9oLAAAAYAAJ&focus=searchwithinvol..."Ichabod+Johnson"
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