Elkanah Johnson

Elkanah Johnson, born 1673 either in England or America. Elkanah’s original tombstone was destroyed. In 1908 a replacement stone with dates 1673-1748 was placed on his grave in Coventry Historical Cemetery, Coventry, RI. Linda L. Mathew has written several articles tracing Elkanah and his descendants. This material with its rich detail can be located in Rhode Island Roots, v. 28, no.4, p. 157-172; v. 29, no. l, p. 113-117 and v. 29, no. 4, p. 169-181.

"The Wilderness witnessed his coming; a Nation his departure" Elkanah Johnson was a first settler

Father; John Johnson (1650 to 1673) Mother; Mary Amadowne - Johnson (1650 to 1703)

Chidren; Elizabeth Johnson (???? to aft 1848) Catherine Johnson Elisha Johnson (1701 to 1774) Bartholomew Johnson (1709 to 1766) Mary Johnson - Barton (1714 to 1749) Edmund Johnson (1724 to ????)

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Elkanah Johnson (1673 - 1748)

Elkanah Johnson
Born 1673 in Walesmap [uncertain]
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Johnson and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Mary C. (Bartholomew) Johnson — married 1695 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elizabeth (Johnson) Rice, John Johnson Sr., Catherine (Johnson) Potter, Elisha Johnson, Edmund Johnson, Bartholomew Johnson Sr. and Mary Johnson
Died 1748 at about age 75 in Coventry, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
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Biography

Little is known about the life of Elkanah Johnson other than he was an early settler in Coventry, Rhode Island. Elkanah's Johnson's ancestral lineage is in question because of the lack of any solid documentation. Some researchers list John (Worrel) Johnson and Mary Amadowne or Downe as his parents apparently based on their marriage record from 1667 in Warwick, Rhode Island. There does not appear to be any record existing that specifically lists Elkanah as a member of their family. For now, I will consider Elkanah Johnson's actual lineage as unknown.

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Elkanah Johnson was born in Wales.
Elkanah Johnson was born in 1673 in Wales. His father was John Johnson.

He married Mary Bartholomew in 1695

Together they had 7 children:

Elisha Johnson
John Johnson
Bartholomew Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Catherine Johnson
Edmund Johnson
Mary Johnson
He died in 1748 in Coventry, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

His will is dated 24 October 1748 in Coventry, Rhode Island.[1] He mentions his sons, John, Elisha (decd), Bartholomew, and Edmond. His grandson, Elkanah, son of Elisha. He mentions his daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary. He doesn't mention a wife. It is witnessed by Samuel Bailey, Thomas Matteson, and John Johnson, Jr.

Elkanah’s original tombstone was destroyed. In 1908 a replacement stone with dates 1673-1748 was placed on his grave in Coventry Historical Cemetery, Coventry, RI. Linda L. Mathew has written several articles tracing Elkanah and his descendants. This material with its rich detail can be located in Rhode Island Roots, v. 28, no.4, p. 157-172; v. 29, no. l, p. 113-117 and v. 29, no. 4, p. 169-181. Excerpt from "Biography of Abolitionist, Hosea Johnson, Mexico, NY" by Esther Rancier - https://www.newyorkroots.org/oswego/biographies/johnsonhosea.html

Sources

↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Providence, Wills, A-C, images 9-11. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: Rhode Island, District, and Probate Courts. This is a transcription of the original done in 1909
WikiTree profile Johnson-8313 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Shirley and others.
Elkanah Johnson's Will from 1748 lists several of his children. Links to a translated copy are posted on Ancestry.com and Family Search Family Tree.
Articles about Elkanah Johnson and his family written by Linda L. Mathew can be found in "Rhode Island roots" quarterly magazine published by the Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 1975[1]
Elkanah Johnson, "Findagrave Index", Findagrave.com database #22319185[2]
Elkanah Johnson, "BillionGraves Index" [3]
Book - "Johnson Genealogy", Art D. Reierson, 1998 [4]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22319185/elkanah-johnson