~ JOHNSON ~ Gerard Johnson to Anne HORTON

 
 
Ann HORTON was the granddaughter of Mary Johnson and the 7th great granddaughter of Gerard Johnson b. 1466. This branch of the Johnson family arrived in New England when Captain Edward Johnson migrated from Canterbury, Kent, England, in 1630. Edward Johnson was the 2nd great grandson of Gerard and the 3rd great grandfather of Ann Horton.

1. Gerard1 Johnson was born Abt. 1466. He married Unknown Wylmn. She was born Abt. 1474.
Child of Gerard Johnson and Unknown Wylmn is:

2. i. William2 Johnson, b. 1500, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Bef. Jun 09, 1576, Canterbury, Kent, England.

2. William2 Johnson (Gerard1) was born 1500 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Bef. Jun 09, 1576 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He married (1) Alice Forflode Abt. 1528 in St. George, Canterbury, Kent, England, daughter of John Forflode. She was born Abt. 1500 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died in Canterbury, Kent, England. He married (2) Elizabeth Unknown. She died in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Child of William Johnson and Alice Forflode is:

3. i. John3 Johnson, b. Abt. 1531, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. May 15, 1598, Canterbury, Kent, England.

3. John3 Johnson (William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. 1531 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died May 15, 1598 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He married Joane Humfrey May 23, 1551 in Canterbury, Kent, England. She was born Abt. 1534 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Abt. May 15, 1584 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Child of John Johnson and Joane Humfrey is:

4. i. William4 Johnson, b. 1559, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Bef. Dec 27, 1637, Canterbury, Kent, England.

4. William4 Johnson (John3, William2, Gerard1) was born 1559 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Bef. Dec 27, 1637 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He married Susan Porredge May 08, 1587 in Holy Cross, Canterbury, Kent, England, daughter of John Porredge and Katharina Deane. She was born Bef. Jan 20, 1564/65 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Apr 10, 1604 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Child of William Johnson and Susan Porredge is:

5. i. Edward5 Johnson, b. Abt. Sep 16, 1598, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Apr 23, 1672, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.

5. Edward5 Johnson (William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. Sep 16, 1598 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Apr 23, 1672 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. He married Susan Munter Abt. 1620, daughter of Phineas Munter and Katherine Unknown. She was born Oct 05, 1597 in St Mary's, Dover, Kent, USA, and died Mar 07, 1690 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.

    In "The Hirtory of Historical Writing in America , 1891, John Franklin Jameson said; "as an average Puritan of the middle class. He was a Kentish farmer, and probably also a shipwright, who came out in the same fleet with Governor Winthrop in 1630. A dozen years later, he was, in company with half a dozen others, one of the founders of the new town of Woburn. The stout Kentishman, having put his hand to the plough, chose to remain in the town he had helped to plant. He had always an important part in the affairs of the town, was chosen selectman nearly every year, was again and again elected to represent the town in the general court or legislature of the colony, acted as town clerk, and was captain of the train-band. He was, therefore, more or less concerned in the public affairs in the colony, but never had a leading part in them. Though he was a more prominent, a wealthier, and perhaps a more intelligent man than most of his fellow citizens, we may well enough take him as in most respects a type of the rank and file of the original settlers".

From an unknown source;
"Captain Edward Johnson was born in 1599, and before emigrating to New England, resided at Herne Hill, near Canterbury, County of Kent, England. His Will indicates that he was possessed of a comfortable estate consisting of a farm and two other pieces of property. On embarking from England with his family he is classed as a joiner. This may have been in part of evasion, as no one above the rank of mechanic or serving man was allowed to leave without special permission. As several of his sons and grandsons were shipwrights and carpenters, it is not improbable that he carried on the business of shipbuilding at Herne Bay. However, he did not engage in any mechanical occupation after his arrival in New England.
    Early in April, 1630, Capt. Johnson, without his family, embarked in one of the ships of the fleet which brought Governor Winthrop and his company to Massachusetts Bay. The records show him trading on the Merrimac River, and it is probable that he came for traffic and adventure and that he returned to England in the summer of 1631.
    He returned with his family, in 1636, a zealous Puritan and in full sympathy with the religious system of the Massachusetts Colony. His ruling motive was no longer business or pleasure but in building up a Puritan Commonwealth in this western world. Embarking this time at Sandwich, the nearest seaport at which there was foreign travel, he settled temporarily at Charleston. From that time to the day of his death the Records of Charlestown, of Woburn, and the Colony are filled with his name and deeds.
    He was of the committee of the Charlestown church "for the erecting of a church and town" at Woburn and was the first Recorder (town Clerk). He was generally known as the father of the town. May 10, 1643, he took his seat in the General Court as deputy from the town of Woburn, the first session of the court after the incorporation of the town. For thirty years he was not only town clerk and representative in the general court, but he usually was Chairman of the Selectmen and occupied some prominent place on commission and committees, especially legal and military committees.
    Captain Johnson had evidently given considerable attention to military matters in England, and there acquired the rank by which he has since been know. Soon after his second arrival we find his name in the Charlestown Records with the prefix of Captain, a title of honor which in those days was not given at random. On becoming a deputy to the General Court, he was placed on nearly every military committee. These were intrusted with most extraordinary powers such as inspecting fortifications, levying fines, collecting arrearages, etc. He gathered and drilled a squad of militia at Woburn soon after its settlement, and always held a command in the militia of the Colony. He was often sent out on expeditions to treat with or overawe the Indians and to deal with troublesome neighbors. His name scarcely ever appears in the Massachusetts Records without his military title.
    For more than two hundred years, tradition has ascribed to him the authorship of Wonder Working Providence, a quaint and anthentic narrative of events connected with the settlement of Massachusetts Bay. It is acknowledged to be the most important book on the Massachusetts Colony that was printed during the first hundred years after the settlement. The fraudulent use made of this work in the collection known as the Gorges Tracts for a time robbed the author of the credit due him, but the true authorship has beyond a doubt has been established by Dr. Poole, the famous librarian."
Children of Edward Johnson and Susan Munter are:

6. i. Edward6 Johnson, b. Abt. Feb 18, 1621, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Sep 15, 1692, Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.
ii. William Johnson, b. 1622, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Jan 26, 1622.
7. iii. George Johnson, b. Abt. Apr 03, 1625, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. 1681, Somerset, MD.
8. iv. William Johnson, b. Abt. Mar 22, 1628, England; d. May 22, 1704, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
9. v. Susan Johnson, b. Abt. Apr 01, 1627, Canterbury, Kent, England.
10. vi. Martha Johnson, b. Abt. May 01, 1631, England.
11. vii. Matthew Johnson, b. Bef. Mar 30, 1633, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Jul 19, 1696, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
12. viii. John Johnson, b. Abt. 1635, England; d. Abt. 1721, near Canterbury, Windham Co, CT.

6. Edward6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. Feb 18, 1621 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died Sep 15, 1692 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. He married Katherine Baker Jan 10, 1649. She was born Abt. 1626.
Children of Edward Johnson and Katherine Baker are:

i. Edward7 Johnson, b. Nov 05, 1650.
ii. William Johnson.
iii. John Johnson, m. Margaret Cowell, Aug 02, 1693.
iv. Katherine Johnson.

7. George6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. Apr 03, 1625 in Canterbury, Kent, England, and died 1681 in Somerset, MD. He married Katherine Unknown.
Children of George Johnson and Katherine Unknown are:

i. George7 Johnson.
ii. Katherine Johnson.

8. William6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. Mar 22, 1628 in England, and died May 22, 1704 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. He married Esther Wiswall May 16, 1655 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, daughter of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Berbage. She was born Abt. 1635 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA, and died Dec 27, 1707 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.

Major William Johnson was the third son of Capt. Edward and Susan Johnson. He was born in England in 1629 or 1630. He came to Massachusetts with his parents and resided at Woburn. He was elected Deputy for Woburn in 1674, 1676, and each subsequent year until 1684 when he was chosen Assistant and hence became Magistrate. He succedded his father as Clerk of the Town of Woburn, as Selectman, as commander of the militia, and as commissioner, etc. He seems to have inherited the mental and moral qualities of his father. Like his father, he bore a conspicuous part in defending the chartered rights of the Colony. He was one of a zealous party who stood out resolutely for the old charter and failing in this would have no charter at all.
He married at Woburn, May 16, 1655, Esther Wiswall, the daughter of Thomas Wiswall who was a ruling elder of the church at Newton. She was baptised twenty years before their marriage. Both died at Woburn, Major William May 22, 1704, aged seventy-four years, and his wife Dec. 27, 1707. They had nine children. Source: One Line of the Descendants of Captain Edward Johnson by Herbert Buell Johnson.
Children of William Johnson and Esther Wiswall are:

13. i. William7 Johnson, b. Feb 26, 1656, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Jan 10, 1729, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
14. ii. Edward Johnson, b. Mar 19, 1658, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Aft. Aug 07, 1725, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
iii. Ebenezer Johnson, b. Mar 29, 1660; d. Mar 17, 1737, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; m. Sarah Winn, Apr 13, 1691; b. Nov 09, 1666, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Oct 23, 1733.
15. iv. Esther Johnson, b. Apr 13, 1662.
v. Joseph Johnson, b. Jun 14, 1664.
vi. Benjamin Johnson, b. Oct 15, 1666; d. Apr 22, 1733; m. Sarah Walker.
vii. Josiah Johnson, b. Jan 15, 1669; d. Dec 16, 1739; m. (1) Martha Whitmore; m. (2) Deborah Giles.
viii. Abagail Johnson, b. Oct 04, 1674; m. Samuel Pierce, Jun 14, 1705.
16. ix. Abigail Johnson, b. Oct 04, 1674.
x. Susanna Johnson, b. Abt. 1680, near Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; m. Daniel Reed, Jun 06, 1704, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; b. Abt. 1666, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.

9. Susan6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. Apr 01, 1627 in Canterbury, Kent, England/Canterbury, England. She married James Prentice. He was born Abt. 1625.
Children of Susan Johnson and James Prentice are:

i. James7 Prentice.
ii. Susan Prentice.
iii. Hannah Prentice.

10. Martha6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. May 01, 1631 in England. She married John Ames Mar 18, 1650.
Child of Martha Johnson and John Ames is:

i. John7 Ames.

11. Matthew6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Bef. Mar 30, 1633 in Canterbury, Kent, England/Canterbury, England, and died Jul 19, 1696 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. He married (1) Hannah Palfrey Nov 12, 1656, daughter of Peter Palfray. She died Aug 01, 1662. He married (2) Rebecca Wiswall Oct 23, 1662 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, daughter of John Wiswall and Margaret Smith. She was born Jun 03, 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA, and died Dec 25, 1709 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
Children of Matthew Johnson and Rebecca Wiswall are:

17. i. Rebecca7 Johnson, b. Mar 01, 1664, Newbury, Essex Co, MA; d. Sep 13, 1734, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
18. ii. Matthew Johnson, Jr, b. Mar 18, 1668, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Aug 08, 1740, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
iii. Hannah Johnson, b. Apr 23, 1669, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; m. Samuel Simonds.
iv. Samuel Johnson, b. Apr 28, 1672, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
v. Ruth Johnson, b. Jan 01, 1674, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; m. John Reed, Jan 10, 1697.
19. vi. Sarah Johnson, b. Apr 14, 1677, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Abt. 1723.
vii. Lydia Johnson, m. Samuel Blogget.
viii. Henry Johnson, b. Apr 07, 1683.

12. John6 Johnson (Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Abt. 1635 in England, and died Abt. 1721 in near Canterbury, Windham Co, CT. He married Bethiah Reed Apr 26, 1657 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, daughter of William Reade and Mabel Kendall. She was born 1637 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, and died Dec 02, 1717 in near Canterbury, Windham Co, CT.
Children of John Johnson and Bethiah Reed are:

i. John7 Johnson, b. Jan 24, 1658, Of Canterbury, Kent, England; m. Mary Carley.
ii. Bethia Johnson, b. Jan 20, 1659, Of Canterbury, Kent, England; m. Jonathan Knight.
iii. William Johnson, b. Sep 29, 1662, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. Sep 23, 1717, Canterbury, Connecticut; m. Mary Cooke, Feb 18, 1690.
iv. Obadiah Johnson, b. Jun 15, 1664, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Canterbury, Kent, England; m. (1) Rebecca Brooks; b. Sep 1696; m. (2) Rebekah Unknown.
20. v. Joseph Johnson, b. Abt. 1666, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA; d. Mar 17, 1755, Plainfield, Windham Co, CT.
vi. Samuel Johnson, b. Oct 29, 1670.
vii. Nathanial Johnson, b. May 15, 1673.

13. William7 Johnson (William6, Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Feb 26, 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, and died Jan 10, 1729 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. He married Esther Gardner Bef. 1686, daughter of Richard Gardner and Anna Rolfe. She was born Oct 15, 1659 in Westgate Court, Canterbury, England, and died Dec 27, 1707 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
Children of William Johnson and Esther Gardner are:

i. William8 Johnson, b. Mar 28, 1686; d. Feb 29, 1752, Mansfield, CT; m. Sarah Dole, Jan 01, 1708, Newbury, Essex Co, MA; b. Feb 14, 1681; d. Oct 14, 1710, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.
ii. Esther Johnson, d. Nov 16, 1710.
iii. Mary Johnson, d. 1710.
iv. Hannah Johnson.
v. Benjamin Johnson.
vi. Noah Johnson.
vii. Ruth Johnson, d. Jun 27, 1737, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA; m. Thomas Robbins, May 02, 1723; b. Abt. 1702; d. Jun 27, 1737.

14. Edward7 Johnson (William6, Edward5, William4, John3, William2, Gerard1) was born Mar 19, 1658 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, and died Aft. Aug 07, 1725 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. He married (1) Abigail Gardiner. He married (2) Sarah Walker Jan 12, 1687 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, daughter of Samuel Walker and Sarah Reed. She was born Mar 06, 1670 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA, and died May 31, 1704 in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA.

Edward Johnson, second son of Major William and Esther(Wiswall) Johnson, was born at Woburn March 19, 1658. he was captain of the military band of Woburn and for many years was selectman of the town, deacon of the church, and was deputy to the General Court in 1700. he resided in that part of Woburn which is now Burlington and, it is supposed, in a house once used as a garrison house opposite that of A.B. Shaw.
He married 1st Sarah, the daughter of Smauel Walker of Woburn, 2nd Abagail Gardner who outlived her husband. He died at Woburn, Aug. 7, 1725-68, aged 67 years, it is said of grief for the loss of his favorite son, Ichabod, who was killed by the Indians.
The first union was blessed with eight children and the second with two.
Children of Edward Johnson and Abigail Gardiner are:

i. Elizabeth8 Johnson, b. Nov 06, 1705; m. Joseph Winn; b. of West Nottingham, NH.
ii. Joseph Johnson, b. Jun 22, 1708; d. Oct 03, 1793; m. Sarah Thompson.

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