Isaac Johnson Jr., of Roxbury MA and Middletown CT

Biography

Updated 14 January 2024

Isaac Johnson, the son of Isaac Johnson and Elizabeth Porter, was baptized at Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 7 January 1744, and died on 3 Feb 1720 at age 75 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut. He was buried in the Old North Burying Ground in Middlefield.

Isaac Johnson, Jr. of Roxbury married Mary Harris there on 26 October 1669. Mary Harris was the daughter of Daniel Harris and Mary Weld, born on 2 Apr 1651 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay. She survived Isaac as his widow and died 1 Aug 1740 at age 89 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut.

They moved to Middletown CT by 1670 when their first son was born. They were farmers.

Children of Isaac and Mary(3) Harrie, recorded at Middletown:

1. Isaac Johnson, b. 19 Dec 1670[2]; m. Margaret Miller, 12 Sep 1695, Middletown, CT.; d. 23 Mar 1744, CT.
2. Daniel Johnson, b. 8 Oct 1672[2]; m. Abigail Leek, Middletown, CT.; d. age 88 yrs, 28 Jan 1748, CT.
3. John Johnson, b. 1 Aug 1674; d. young[2]; d. 6 Jan 1692, CT.
4. Joseph Johnson, [4] b. 9 Mar 1677; m. 1st, 25 Jan 1698, Middletown, CT., Elizabeth Blake (b. 16 Mar 1679), dau of John & Sarah Blake of Malden, MA. & Middletown, CT. ; m. 2nd, 22 Aug 1722, Middletown, CT., widow Elizabeth (Partridge) Payson , dau of Samuel & Mehitable (Crow) Partridge ; d. 12 Nov 1739, Middletown
5. Nathaniel Johnson, b. 17 Jan 1678/9[2]; m. 3 Mar 1700, Mary Blake, sister of Eliz. & Jonathan Blake; d. 18 Feb 1711, Middletown, CT.
6. Elizabeth Johnson, b. 19 Feb 1681[2]
7. William Johnson, b. 14 Mar 1683; d. soon[2]
8. Mary Johnson, b. 18 Jan 1686/7[2] ; m. 19 Sep 1710, Middletown, Jonathan Blake, brother of Eliz. & Mary Blake ; d. 10 Jan 1761, Middletown, CT.
9. Ebenezer Johnson, b. 29 Oct 1692[2]; d. 31 Oct 1692.

His will, calling himself Isaac Johnson, Sr., dated 13 January 1719/20, mentions:

• wife Mary,
• son Isaac, son Daniel, son Joseph, the heirs of son Nathaniel, deceased,
• daughter Elizabeth Johnson, and daughter Mary Blake.

Savage notes that "he left a good estate."[4]

Mary never remarried after her husbands death.

Isaac Johnson, tombstone Inscription:
Here Lyeth the Body of
Isaac Johnson
who Departed this Life
February the 3d, 1719
n the 77 year of his Age
[Note: There are more notes at Findagrave but they are unsourced.]

References

1. A Compilation of Middleton First Settler Descendants: Isaac Johnson < PDF >; (document attached).
2. Harris, Gale Ion. "The Brothers William and Daniel Harris of Middletown, Connecticut", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) 164:283. < AmericanAncestors > (document attached). Children of Daniel Harris and Mary Weld: "Mary3 Harris, b. Rowley 2 Apr 1651, d. Middletown 1 Aug 1740, She m. Roxbury, Mass., 26 Oct 1669 Isaac3 Johnson, son of Isaac2 (John1) and Elizabeth (Porter) Johnson." … Mary Harris m. Roxbury 26 Oct 1669 Isaac Johnson, s/o Isaac Johnson and Elizabeth Porter, bp. Roxbury 7 Jan 1643[/4], d. Middletown 3 Feb 1719/20. Will of Isaac Johnson Sr, dated Middletown 13 Jan 1719/20, proved 5 Apr 1720, names wife Mary and her brother Thomas; son Isaac; son Nathaniel heirs, including sons Nathaniel and Jonathan; sons Daniel and Joseph; daughters Elizabeth and Mary. Sons Isaac, Daniel and Joseph executors.”
3. GEDCOM Note. Information from Family Search .
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-5456
5. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Isaac_Johnson_%2834%29 cites
   1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11011931
   2. Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1925-1926) Vol. 1, p. 195. “JOHNSON, Isack, s. Capt. Isaack, bp. Jan. 7, 1643. [b. 7 : 11m. CT.R.; 1643-4. CR1]” [Note: In old-styles dates, the eleventh month is January. For comparison to the modern calendar, it corresponds to the following year. More info may be found here.]
   3. Holman, Mary Lovering; Winifred Lovering Holman; and Helen Pendleton Winston Pillsbury. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife, Frances Helen Miller: Compiled for Helen Pendleton (Winston) Pillsbury. (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948, 1952) p. 324. Children of Isaac Johnson and Elizabeth Porter: 4) Isaac, b. 7 Jan 1643-4, m. 26 Oct 1669 Mary Harris.