Gerald: Per Amandus Johnson's book, do you have the names of those 3 Johnson families? Celeste ======== In a message dated 03/18/2000 3:06:09 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time, geraldj@ames.net writes: << Subj: Re: [JOHNSON] Johnson Families in Delaware Date: 03/18/2000 3:06:09 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time From: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:geraldj@ames.net">geraldj@ames.net</A> To: Nanticoke9@aol.com CC: JOHNSON-L@rootsweb.com I've looked in Delaware a little, mostly by reading "The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, 1638-1664" by Amandus Johnson. He was a Lutheran preacher sent by the supportive Swedish Crown long about 1750. According to his roster there were at least three families named Jonsson. I've not found any connections to them from my Johnsons who were in western Kentucky long about 1808-1812 and in SE Missouri since 1812. Amandus was fairly grumble about how the younger generations had forgotten most of their Swedish heritage and language and had mixed in with the "local" English. I found a couple other books on that settlement, but were not as genealogically useful as this book. Gerald J. >>
Nanticoke9@aol.com wrote: > > Gerald: > > Per Amandus Johnson's book, do you have the names of those 3 Johnson families? > > Celeste > ======== > In a message dated 03/18/2000 3:06:09 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time, > geraldj@ames.net writes: > > << Subj: Re: [JOHNSON] Johnson Families in Delaware > Date: 03/18/2000 3:06:09 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time > From: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:geraldj@ames.net">geraldj@ames.net</A> > To: Nanticoke9@aol.com > CC: JOHNSON-L@rootsweb.com > > I've looked in Delaware a little, mostly by reading "The Swedish > settlements on the Delaware, 1638-1664" by Amandus Johnson. He was a > Lutheran preacher sent by the supportive Swedish Crown long about 1750. > According to his roster there were at least three families named > Jonsson. I've not found any connections to them from my Johnsons who > were in western Kentucky long about 1808-1812 and in SE Missouri since > 1812. > > Amandus was fairly grumble about how the younger generations had > forgotten most of their Swedish heritage and language and had mixed in > with the "local" English. > > I found a couple other books on that settlement, but were not as > genealogically useful as this book. > > Gerald J. >> > > ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== > Do not send e-mail messages to mailing lists for which the topic is inappropriate. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. I found my copy of the roster this morning. And this book was by Isreal Acrelius, titled "History of New Sweden; or The Settlements on the River Delaware." This list is from 1693 and begins: "An exact list and roll of all the men, women, and children which are found and still live in New Sweden, now called Pennsylvania, on the Delaware river. Names. No. (I presume size of household) < skipping to J's..> Didrich Johansson 5 Lars Johansson 6 Simon Johansson 10 Anders Jonsson 4 Jon Jonsson 2 Mans Jonsson 3 (^ on the a in Mans) Nils Jonsson 6 Thomas Jonsson 1 Christiern Joransson 1 (umlaut on the o in Joransson) Hans Joransson 11 (no umlaut) Joran Joransson 1 (umlaut) Staphan Joransson 5 <skip> Note. This roll of 188 Swedish families, comprising 942 persons, living on the Delaware river in 1693, is invaluable to the student of the early history of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. At the court held under the Duke of York, at Upland, on the 13th of November, 1677, a return was made of the names of the Tydable person, 136 in number, living at Tacony, Carkoens Hook, Upland, Marcus Hook, and the Easter Shore. Record of Upland, pp. 77-80. It is important to consult both lists." A second list shows Simon Johansson and Staphan Joransson as those still living that were born in Sweden. Gerald J.