Joseph Johnson

Joseph Johnson

• Born 12 Feb 1637 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
• Died 18 Nov 1714 at age 77 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
• Son of William Johnson and Elizabeth (Bunker) Johnson
• Brother of John Johnson, Ruhamah Beulah (Johnson) Knight, Elizabeth (Johnson) Munroe, Jonathan Johnson Sr. and Isaac Johnson
• Husband of Mary (Sawtle) Johnson — married 19 Apr 1664 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
• Husband of Hannah (Tenney) Johnson — married 1667 [location unknown]
• Father of Joseph Johnson, William Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Zechariah Johnson, John Johnson, Hannah (Johnson) Osgood, Mary Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Nathanial Johnson, Zechariah Johnson and Margaret (Johnson) McAllister

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-13526

Birth

Baptized: 12 February 1636/7 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
‘12 mo day 12 1636.’ [1]

Marriage and Children

Married: 1st - Mary Soatlie on 19 April 1664 in Charlestown. [2] She died without issue on 22 March 1664/5. [3]
Married: 2nd - Hannah Tenney, daughter of Thomas and Ann Tenney, by 1667 when their first child was born. [4]
Children of Joseph Johnson and Hannah Tenney:

All born at Haverhill [5]

Joseph Johnson. Born 15 October 1667.
William Johnson. Born 15 January 1668/9.
Thomas Johnson. Born 11 December 1670.
Zechariah Johnson. Born 16 April 1672.
John Johnson. Born 9 November 1673.
Hannah Johnson. Born 10 June 1675.
Mary Johnson. Born 4 June 1677.
Jonathan Johnson. Born 24 April 1679.
Elizabeth Johnson. Born 28 February 1680.
Nathanial Johnson. 15 August 1683.
Zechariah Johnson. Born 26 August 1687.

Death

Died: 18 November 1714 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
‘Joseph, h. Hannah, Nov. 18, 1714’. [6]

Notes

Joseph Johnson, baptized 12 February 1636/7 in Charlestown. [7] He married 1st Mary Soatlie on 19 April 1664 in Charlestown. [8] She died without issue on 22 March 1664/5. [9] He married 2nd Hannah Tenney, daughter of Thomas and Ann Tenney, by 1667 when their first child was born. [10] They had 11 children, all born at Haverhill (Joseph, William, Thomas, Zachariah, John, Hannah, Mary, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Nathaniel and Zacahriah). [11] She was born 15 March 1642 in Rowley Massachusetts. [12] He died on 18 November 1714 in Haverhill. [13] His wife Hannah was living when he made his will on 31 December 1713; ‘Hanah Jonson, wife of Joseph,’ was listed among those wishing to have their name recorded among the church membership in Haverhill in April 1723. [14]

Sources

1. ↑ Hunnewell J.F. Records of the First Church in Charlestown, 1632-1789. (1880):46, ‘12 mo day 12 1636.’ LINK
2. ↑ Joslyn, Roger D. Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the year 1850, vol. 1. (Boston: NEHGS, 1984): 44, ‘Joseph Johnson & Marie Soatlie, m. by Mr. Rich. Russell, Apr. 19, 1664’
3. ↑ Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Francis Helen Miller, vol. 1. (1948): 131, original source for date not found.
4. ↑ Tenny, Jonathan. The Tenney Family, or the Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley (1904):16-17. [http://tinyurl.com/pxveudd LINK
5. ↑ Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. 1 Births. (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910):185-189. LINK
6. ↑ Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. 2 Marriages and Deaths. (Topsfield Historical Society, 1911): 427, ‘Joseph, h. Hannah, Nov. 18, 1714’.
7. ↑ Hunnewell J.F. Records of the First Church in Charlestown, 1632-1789. (1880):46, ‘12 mo day 12 1636.’ LINK
8. ↑ Joslyn, Roger D. Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the year 1850, vol. 1. (Boston: NEHGS, 1984): 44, ‘Joseph Johnson & Marie Soatlie, m. by Mr. Rich. Russell, Apr. 19, 1664’
9. ↑ Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Francis Helen Miller, vol. 1. (1948): 131, original source for date not found.
10. ↑ Tenny, Jonathan. The Tenney Family, or the Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley (1904):16-17. [http://tinyurl.com/pxveudd LINK
11. ↑ Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. 1 Births. (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910):185-189. LINK
12. ↑ Essex Institute. Vital Records of Rowley Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, vol. 1. (Essex Institute, 1928):214, ‘Hannah (Tenny), d. Thomas and Ann, 15:1m:1642’
13. ↑ Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, vol. 2 Marriages and Deaths. (Topsfield Historical Society, 1911): 427, ‘Joseph, h. Hannah, Nov. 18, 1714’.
14. ↑ Chase, George Wingate. The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from its First Settlement, in 1640. (books.google.com, 1861):548. http://tinyurl.com/pud7asd

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