This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sonojohn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.counties.rutland/442.923.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Rich, IC, I'm looking for a teaching job and don't seem to be doing well finding one, LOL. My 2G-grandfather Julius Benoni surveyed and founded Johnson but, the train never came through. My family was one of the few English families in that area and I believe along w/ the Browns, Applegates, Youngs went to the Methodist church. I'll ask Dad but we are buried in the protestant cemetery in the south end not the Lutheran so.... Nobody doing genealogy on Sylvanus believes he was born in Rutland anymore since it was fairly wild country in 1749 from what I gather. Unless it was some allied family baby resort. I think either the Cushmans had a place there or something else. I would be interested in visiting the whole New England area. According to an old family lineage the first Johnson was Deacon Isaac son of Reuben(England)and I have no idea when he got here since men tend to marry late in our family. It must have been anywhere between 1680 and 1725 or so, his son was Joseph and his son was Benoni who moved from Hamden to Harwinton, CT when he was 10 That's interesting that they are right next by in Pickerell though. I've been up to Pickrell several times to pick people up and such. TTYL J Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.