John Johnson, Sr.

Male Abt 1699 - 1782  (83 years)

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  • Name John Johnson 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1699 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 May 1782  Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Historical Cemetery 71, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I09369  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Elkanah JOHNSON,   b. 1673   d. 1748, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary BARTHOLOMEW,   b. Abt 1675 
    Marriage Abt 1696 
    Family ID F03673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Phillips,   b. Between 1700 and 1704   d. Between 14 May 1785 and 1789, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1721  Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • John & Sarah were married by John Rice, Justice.
    Children 
     1. Obadiah Johnson,   b. Abt 1722, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1793 (Age 71 years)
     2. Sarah Johnson,   b. Between 1723 and 1724   d. Between May 1749 and 1752 (Age 26 years)
     3. Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Abt 1726
     4. John Johnson, Jr.,   b. 24 Feb 1726/27, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1809, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     5. Joseph Johnson,   b. Abt 1733   d. 9 Sep 1808 (Age 75 years)
     6. Jonathan Johnson,   b. 21 Jun 1738   d. Between Dec 1812 and Mar 1817 (Age 74 years)
     7. Benjamin Johnson,   b. 10 Jun 1745, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1838 (Age 93 years)
     8. Mehitable Johnson,   b. 30 Oct 1749, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 17 Jul 1772, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 23 years)
    Family ID F04464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • John became a freeman at Warwick on 5 May 1724. He was a deputy to the General Assembly from Coventry in 1743 and 1744.

      His will mentions his wife, Sarah; sons Benjamin, John, Joseph, Jonathan, & Obadiah; and daughters Elizabeth Hill & Mehitable Strait.

      (Source for the above information: Linda L. Mathews in "A Line of Descent from Elkanah Johnson of Coventry . . ." in RI Roots Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, p. 118. Additional information on John and his family may be found in this very informative article.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S012804] Linda L. Mathew, "A Line of Descent from Elkanah Johnson of Coventry . . .Part I", (Rhode Island Roots, Vol. 29, No. 3), 118.