• from http://minerdescent.com/2010/06/07/john-johnson/

John Johnson was born in 1609 in Herne Hill, Kent, England, a few miles west of Canterbury. His parents were  William JOHNSON and Susan PORREDGE.  He married Susanna ASHERST in Herne Hill.  He came with his wife Susanna from Herne Hill, Kent, England.  He arrived in New England probably about 1630, and came possibly first to Charlestown with Capt. Edward Johnson who later went to Woburn. They were probably brothers.   John died soon after 12 Sep 1683 in Andover, Essex, Mass.

John Johnson along with his wife, SUSANNA, and children, Elizabeth & THOMAS, left London on the good ship, JAMES, arriving in Dorchester in 1635.

Although it is thought that he came from Herne Hill, Cantebury, Co. Kent, England, there is no trace of him having ever been there or that Davy Johnson, who came to America on the same ship, was his father. John Johnson first appeared in the Ipswich, Mass. records in 1637 where the family lived until around 1657 when he and his grown son, Thomas, were given land in Andover. He was a cobbler (shoemaker) and one of the most prominent and wealthiest (through his large estate) citizens of his community. He took the Oath of Allegiance in Andover on February 11, 1678 with his four grown sons.

The exact date of his death is unknown, but is speculated to be between 1685 and 1688. He is likely buried in the Andover old burying ground and no tombstones remain.

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