Don't get uptight about T or the lack there of or any other spelling variations. I have found the T shows up when the clerk writing the information thinks there should be one even if the subject can spell and write. Being able to spell wasn't nearly the universal condition before 1900 that it is now, so the few that could ended up as clerks, but they didn't expect the population could spell so they didn't ask. They wrote what they heard biased by their own heritage. So our name could have been spelled Johnson, Johnston, Johnsen, Jonssen, Jonsson, Janssen, and probably some other variations. I know for sure that the JP who married my gggp Noble Johnson in 1829 added the T while when Noble signed his name it had no T. Its the clerk's heritage, not ours that causes the variations and if we reject the misspelled names we potentially reject a significant portion of our ancestry unnecessarily. Then the clerk was often writing with wildly expensive india ink on equally rare paper and wasn't about to tear a sheet out of the ledger just to correct a spelling. If the paper had a good hard surface sometimes india ink can be scraped off with a truly sharp knife, but its awfully easy to cut through the paper in the process and then the surface is gone and the ink tends to blob or soak in and make a mess over the scraped area. So the clerk didn't ask after writing, did I spell it right either. Gerald J. Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, Electrical Engineer ----- Original Message ----- From: D Michael Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 6/9/2006 1:35:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JOHNSON] Johnson DNA Results > Well, > > I took the plunge and had the DNA test done. Got the results back last > night. > > Family lore has long contended that our Johnson family was of Swedish > origin, with the name originally spelled "Jonnson" > > I have not found any information to confirm or refute this family lore. > > I do have my family traced from myself, D. M. Johnson, > to Delman Johnson of Indiana, > to Grover T. Johnson (1892) of Lawrence Co., Indiana, > to Elisha G. Johnson (1861) of Jackson Co., Indiana, > to Stephen B. Johnson (1833) of Hawkins Co., Tennessee, > to James T. Johnson (1800) of Hawkins Co., Tennessee, > to Stephen Johnson (c1770) of Halifax Co., Virginia > > DNA results have me match on the 12-marker test (12/12 markers) with four > others. Of the four - two indicate Scottish origins, one indicates Irish > origins (possibly Scots-Irish???), and one begins here in the U.S. > (Louisiana). One of the two with Scottish origins also matches me on the 25 > marker test (24/25 markers). > > Also note that the two with Scottish origins have the surname Johnston vice > Johnson. > > The search goes on...... > > Some interesting reading on Johnston: > http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/johnsto2.html > > Cheers, Michael > Kent Island, Maryland > > > > ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Notes of Interest a Noble Johnson is listed in Capt. Sampson Laniers Co. of Pittsylvnia Co. in era of 1776. Unknownn where he went to as no record found after the rev. War in Pittslyvania Co. Tony DNA Match to those of Michael Johnson died 1718 Tuckahoe Creek, matched 24-25 markers ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr.Gerald N. Johnson<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] Johnson DNA Results Don't get uptight about T or the lack there of or any other spelling variations. I have found the T shows up when the clerk writing the information thinks there should be one even if the subject can spell and write. Being able to spell wasn't nearly the universal condition before 1900 that it is now, so the few that could ended up as clerks, but they didn't expect the population could spell so they didn't ask. They wrote what they heard biased by their own heritage. So our name could have been spelled Johnson, Johnston, Johnsen, Jonssen, Jonsson, Janssen, and probably some other variations. I know for sure that the JP who married my gggp Noble Johnson in 1829 added the T while when Noble signed his name it had no T. Its the clerk's heritage, not ours that causes the variations and if we reject the misspelled names we potentially reject a significant portion of our ancestry unnecessarily. Then the clerk was often writing with wildly expensive india ink on equally rare paper and wasn't about to tear a sheet out of the ledger just to correct a spelling. If the paper had a good hard surface sometimes india ink can be scraped off with a truly sharp knife, but its awfully easy to cut through the paper in the process and then the surface is gone and the ink tends to blob or soak in and make a mess over the scraped area. So the clerk didn't ask after writing, did I spell it right either. Gerald J. Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, Electrical Engineer ----- Original Message ----- From: D Michael Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 6/9/2006 1:35:27 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [JOHNSON] Johnson DNA Results > Well, > > I took the plunge and had the DNA test done. Got the results back last > night. > > Family lore has long contended that our Johnson family was of Swedish > origin, with the name originally spelled "Jonnson" > > I have not found any information to confirm or refute this family lore. > > I do have my family traced from myself, D. M. Johnson, > to Delman Johnson of Indiana, > to Grover T. Johnson (1892) of Lawrence Co., Indiana, > to Elisha G. Johnson (1861) of Jackson Co., Indiana, > to Stephen B. Johnson (1833) of Hawkins Co., Tennessee, > to James T. Johnson (1800) of Hawkins Co., Tennessee, > to Stephen Johnson (c1770) of Halifax Co., Virginia > > DNA results have me match on the 12-marker test (12/12 markers) with four > others. Of the four - two indicate Scottish origins, one indicates Irish > origins (possibly Scots-Irish???), and one begins here in the U.S. > (Louisiana). One of the two with Scottish origins also matches me on the 25 > marker test (24/25 markers). > > Also note that the two with Scottish origins have the surname Johnston vice > Johnson. > > The search goes on...... > > Some interesting reading on Johnston: > http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/johnsto2.html<http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/johnsto2.html> > > Cheers, Michael > Kent Island, Maryland > > > > ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> > ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== Do not send spam e-mail messages to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager Linda Beckett ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>