Philip JOHNSON, Sr.

1786 - 1823  (37 years)

• Name	Philip JOHNSON
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1786
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Oct 1823	Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	I00332	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Ezekiel JOHNSON, Jr.,   b. 1760,   d. 15 Aug 1849, Coventry, RI  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ruth MATTESON,   b. Abt 1765,   d. Between 1800 and 1810  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1783	Coventry, RI   [2, 3]
  Notes	Ezekiel Johnson, Jr., and Ruth Matteson, of Joseph, were married at Coventry by Isaac Johnson, Justice.
  Family ID	F00837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla NICHOLS,   b. 30 Oct 1785,   d. 27 Jul 1879  (Age 93 years)
  Married	Abt 1807
  Children	1. Hiram N. Johnson,   b. 13 Aug 1808,   d. 17 Feb 1893  (Age 84 years)   2. Alexander Johnson,   b. 27 Apr 1810,   d. 8 Mar 1900, Warwick, RI  (Age 89 years)   3. William G. Johnson,   b. 24 May 1814, RI   4. Caleb Johnson,   b. 29 Jan 1818, West Greenwich, RI ,   d. 13 Jun 1875, Mapleroot Cemetery, Harkney Hill Rd., Coventry, RI  (Age 57 years)   5. Philip JOHNSON, Jr.,   b. 30 Mar 1822, Marion County, Ohio ,   d. 30 Jun 1914, Coventry, Kent Co., RI  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F00164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Philip's gravestone is at Maple Root Cemetery, but he died in Ohio, so perhaps he is buried there. According to Beaman's RI Genealogical Register, there was a Philip Johnson admitted to membership at Maple Root on 6 August 1814. This is probably the husband of Priscilla, and it was their son Philip who was born in Ohio in 1822. When, and for what reason, did they move to Ohio? Supposedly there was another Philip Johnson admitted to membership at Maple Root on 30 June 1785, and this one died 13 July 1785. Who was this Philip? Was he an uncle, brother to Philip's father Ezekiel? Or perhaps his father wasn't Ezekiel at all, as stated in J.R.Cole's "History of Washington and Kent Counties," but rather was another Philip (?). Ruth Nichols Reynolds, in her article titled " A Line of Descent from David Nichols of Coventry," writes that Prisilla Nichols, d/o Jonathan & Prisilla Nichols, married a Philip Johnson who was admitted a member of Maple Root on 30 June 1785 and died 13 July 1785. Where did she get this information from, that his wife was Priscilla? Could our Philip Johnson have been a son of this couple, born after the father died? If so, why does the "History of Washington and Kent Counties" say his father was Ezekiel? What makes this confusing is that our Philip actually did marry a Priscilla Nichols, but not the one who was a daughter of Jonathan & Priscilla. She was a daughter of David, s/o Jonathan & Priscilla.

  
  

• Sources

  [S012489] Gravestone at Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [S012499] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Coventry -- Marriages. [S012488] Coventry Town Records, Co M 1-203.