Ezekiel JOHNSON

Abt 1731 - 1791  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Ezekiel JOHNSON
  Born	Abt 1731  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Oct 1791  [1]
  Buried	Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry, RI
  Person ID	I02254	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Elisha JOHNSON,   b. Abt 1702,   d. Abt 22 May 1774  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Mary GREENE,   b. Abt 1706,   d. Between 4 May 1741 and Jul 1750  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	Abt 1726
  Family ID	F03651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth GREENE,   b. 28 Jan 1735/36
  Married	Abt 1754
  Children	1. Mary Marcy Johnson,   b. Abt 1754, RI ,   d. 26 Jun 1834, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI  (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Levi Johnson,   b. 1756   3. Susannah Johnson,   b. 1758   4. Ezekiel JOHNSON, Jr.,   b. 1760,   d. 15 Aug 1849, Coventry, RI  (Age 89 years)   5. Philip Johnson,   b. Between 1761 and 1762,   d. 13 Jul 1785  (Age ~ 24 years)   6. Dinah Johnson,   b. 1764   7. Edmond Johnson,   b. 1767   8. Daniel JOHNSON,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Abt 1834  (Age ~ 64 years)   9. Huldah Johnson,   b. Abt 1776
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F00838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  I have assumed that these dates from the RI Cemetery Database belong to this Ezekiel, because they are in the right time frame and the grave is in the right area. Some genealogies show that Ezekiel married Elizabeth's sister, Abigail. It is a confusing puzzle that needs more research. The will of Ezekiel Johnson, of Coventry, was dated 18 Apr 1789 and proved 7 Nov 1791. In it he mentions his wife Elizabeth, four sons, and four daughters, the last of which - at least - is under 18. I have wondered if he had another son named Philip who died in 1785. There was a Philip Johnson who is noted in the Maple Root records as having died 13 July 1785. This might explain why Ezekiel Jr. had a son named Philip. Based on his age at death and place of burial (information from Linda Mathew), I am including him in this family group. From Linda Mathew: "Ezekiel . . . when he made his [will] in 1789 left all of his real estate, undivided, to his sons Ezekiel, Edmund, and Daniel. Ezekiel, Sr., died in 1791 and the following year the brothers divided the land. Daniel received 50 acres in West Greenwich. Ezekiel and Edmund got the Coventry portions of their father's land, but Edmund sold his to Ezekiel a few years later when he moved to upstate New York."

  
  

• Sources

  [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.