Hi again, I think I mentioned before that there were important JOHNSON families in the early history of Woburn (and then Winchester). And I just found this mention of the name in the web site I just offered a minute ago: Isaac Johnson, died, leaving an envied name ; and during this month, Mrs. Pynchon, Mrs. Coddington, x\Irs. Phillips, and Mrs. Alcock. On the 20th of September, William Gager died, " a right godly man, a skilful chyrurgeon," who had been chosen deacon ; and on the 30th, Isaac Johnson, the wealthiest of the company, and a warm friend of the Colony, followed his deceased partner. He died in Christian peace and resignation ; declaring his life better spent in promoting this plantation than it would have been in any other way. On the 23d of October, Mr. Ros- siter died, another highly esteemed associate, and one of the as- sistants. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofcharles00froth/historyofcharles00froth_djvu.txt The "history of Winchester" (smaller one) mentions the JOHNSON name many times. We don't see the JOHNSON name mentioned on the Lists too often. Perhaps their descendants are just not on-line. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: One of the HUTCHINSON daughters in the mid-1800's married into the JOHNSON family. And an 1850 map of Winchester shows only 3 surnames in the "Hill District," HUTCHINSON (DODGE) at the top of the hill, 2 LOCKE houses at the bottom of Ridge St. towards Woburn, and 4 JOHNSON houses, 2 at each end of Ridge St. (2 at the top on the then "West Cambridge" line). I'm curious whether the HUTCHINSON daughter lived in one of those houses. Her sister had married into the DODGE family, and the other sister married into the GARDNER family. (It was ~1850 when John HUTCHINSON and his GARDNER and DODGE sisters moved to Brooklyn, NY.) (In the mid-1800's, the "HUTCHINSON homestead" at 21 Ridge St. was a large, fancy property visited by many important people. I have asked many Societies and no one has ever seen a picture / drawing of that house. It was built during the 1720's, and I'm curious what "large, fancy houses" built during the 1720's looked like.) (That house burned down in 1883, and I lived in the replacement farmhouse during the 1940's. It was not well-built and was much plainer and simpler. I'm told that the families at the top of the hill had become "land rich and money poor.")

Hi Betty: I think we descendents of Johnsons are here on the lists! My grandmother, born in Arlington, MA in 1901, was a Johnson and married a Johnson from Ireland! Her family consisted of two separate sets of Johnsons, from her paternal AND maternal side. With a name like Johnson and given names like John and William....well, you can see how many challenges there are in our research! It's pretty daunting. However, you've noted Charlestown, MA. My William Johnson, born about 1607 in Kent, England, died in Charlestown in 1658. I believe that his wife, Elizabeth Storey, died there in 1684. Their son, John, was also born in England in 1632 but he married Elizabeth Maverick in Haverhill in 1656. This John, also had a brother, Joseph, who maried Hannah Tenney (who was born in Rowley). Somehow, both of these brothers fit into my tree and I have a sneaking suspicion that first cousins married in 1697... I'd love this little mystery to be cleared up! Is there anyone out there researching Johnsons or the Quimby family into which they married? The Quimbys were in NH before 1733. Thanks so much! Suzi Larson > From: bbffrrpp@comcast.net > To: MA-Bay-Colony@rootsweb.com; MAMiddle@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:23:07 -0500 > Subject: [MAMiddle] JOHNSON people in early 1600's > > Hi again, > > I think I mentioned before that there were important JOHNSON families in > the early history of Woburn (and then Winchester). And I just found > this mention of the name in the web site I just offered a minute ago: > > Isaac Johnson, died, leaving an envied name ; and during this > month, Mrs. Pynchon, Mrs. Coddington, x\Irs. Phillips, and Mrs. > Alcock. On the 20th of September, William Gager died, " a > right godly man, a skilful chyrurgeon," who had been chosen > deacon ; and on the 30th, Isaac Johnson, the wealthiest of the > company, and a warm friend of the Colony, followed his deceased > partner. He died in Christian peace and resignation ; declaring > his life better spent in promoting this plantation than it would > have been in any other way. On the 23d of October, Mr. Ros- > siter died, another highly esteemed associate, and one of the as- > sistants. > > http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofcharles00froth/historyofcharles00froth_djvu.txt > > The "history of Winchester" (smaller one) mentions the JOHNSON name many > times. > > We don't see the JOHNSON name mentioned on the Lists too often. Perhaps > their descendants are just not on-line. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > FYI: > > One of the HUTCHINSON daughters in the mid-1800's married into the JOHNSON > family. And an 1850 map of Winchester shows only 3 surnames in the > "Hill District," HUTCHINSON (DODGE) at the top of the hill, 2 LOCKE > houses at the bottom of Ridge St. towards Woburn, and 4 JOHNSON houses, 2 > at each end of Ridge St. (2 at the top on the then "West Cambridge" line). > I'm curious whether the HUTCHINSON daughter lived in one of those houses. > Her sister had married into the DODGE family, and the other sister married > into the GARDNER family. > > (It was ~1850 when John HUTCHINSON and his GARDNER and DODGE sisters moved > to Brooklyn, NY.) > > (In the mid-1800's, the "HUTCHINSON homestead" at 21 Ridge St. was a large, > fancy property visited by many important people. I have asked many > Societies and no one has ever seen a picture / drawing of that house. It > was built during the 1720's, and I'm curious what "large, fancy houses" > built during the 1720's looked like.) > > (That house burned down in 1883, and I lived in the replacement farmhouse > during the 1940's. It was not well-built and was much plainer and > simpler. I'm told that the families at the top of the hill had become > "land rich and money poor.") > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have an Edward Johnson b. in Woburn (Charlestown)1658. He had a brother Ebenezer b. 1660. Any relatives? Priscilla