FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname: JOHNSON
Source: History of Charlestown, NH  Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry
   H. Saunderson

Children of Capt. James Johnson and his wife, Susannah
(Willard) Johnson:
l. Sylvanus b. l/25/l748 m. Susanna Hastings daug of
   Capt. Slyvanus and Jemima (Willard) Hastings.
   Their children were:
   l. Betsy Johnson b. l/l2/l77l d. 6/26/l849
   2. James Johnson b. l2/30/l772 d. 2/l9/l795
   3. John Johnson b. l778 d. 4/22/l854
   4. Phineas Johnson b. l78l d. ll/l8/l823
   5. William Johnson b. l782 drowned 4/6/l804
   6. Susannah Johnson b.l784 d. l2/29/l862
Sylvanus Johnson was 6 yrs old at time of capture and was
kept by the Indians in Canada.  He died in Walpole, MA
in l832 age: 84 yrs., an honest upright man.
2. Esther Johnson b. l2/23/l749 d. l750
3. Susanna Johnson b. l2/l9/l750 m. Capt. Samuel 
   Wetherbee
4. Mary(Polly) Johnson b. l2/8/l752 m. Col. Timothy
   Bedell of Haverhill, NH. orig. from Salem, NH
   and became a prominent citizen of Haverhill, NH
   He served in the Revolution and then was Maj. Gen
   of the 2nd Div. of NH Militia.  He was the ancest-
   or of Gen. John Bedell of the Union Army
5. Elizabeth Captive Johnson (born in captivity and so named)
6. James Johnson was born at Quebec in Dec l756 and
   d. same day.
7. James b. at Leominster MA 3/l2/l758 died
   following year (see John Hastings Jr.)

Thomas and Mary Johnson Ch. Michael, b. 7/5/l785

Joseph and Mary Johnson Ch. I Seth Johnson b. 4/23/l786
                           II Bulkley Johnson b. 2/l7/
                              l788
                          III Josiah Johnson b. l0/6/l789
                           IV Joseph Hunt Johnson b.l79l
                            V Emma Johnson b.l793
                           VI Mary Jane Johnson b. l795

Joseph and Anna Johnson.  Ch. Polly Johnson b. l797

Jeremiah and Thomazzen (Gibson) Johnson Ch. I Mary
                                Deusbury Johnson b. l789
                              II. Ichabod Johnson and             
                                  wife, Ruth(Grout) John
                                  son: Ch. Silas Johnson
                                  Keene NH 8/l4/l800

Henry C. Johnson (son of Ira and Diana (Downer) Johnson
b. in Thetford, Vt. ll/4/l827 m. l855 Lucinda C. Dear-
born, daug. of David and Abigail (Eaton) Dearborn b. 
in Corinth, Vt. l/29/l830. Ch: l. Rollin Johnson b. l858
at Corinth Vt. 2. Fred Johnson b. Eden Vt. l86l; 3. Betsy
Johnson b. Albany Vt. l865 (Mr. Johnson settled in Charles
town MA l869.)

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