To List I am looking for the background of two Johnson families that are listed in the 1810 VT. Aeton/Athens census. One is Elisha Johnson the other William Johnson .My GGG Grand father was a William and married Rebeccah Severance at Ludlow in 1820 Thanks Bob Johnson KalamazooMI

Hi All! I am researching the family of John Casper Shana Wolf, (s. of Casper and Catherine (Young) Wolfe, b. abt. 1750 in Germany; was a Hessian soldier, and probably one of those surrendered by Gen. Burgoyne in 1777. They were called "Conventioners" and marched to Boston where they were kept for a time, later being allowed to work among the farmers who needed help. Mr. Wolfe went to Leominister, Mass., and concluded to remain permanently in this country. In 1778, when the officers called for him to join his companions in their march to Virginia, he hid in the cellar of his employer's house, until the officers gave up the search for him and departed. In 1781 he married Rachel Battles of Leominister on Jan. 14, 1781, where they resided for a time. The first record of their appearance in Rockingham, [Windham Co., VT] is in 1784 when their second child, Mabel, was baptized at the old town church. In 1787 he bought land about 2 miles north of Saxtons River which he cleared, and built the house in which he lived the rest of his life. It is said he planted the first apple trees in the township of Rockingham, and when the first harvest was ripe he invited the neighbors to come in and enjoy the rare fruit. He was elected tything-man by the town in 1813. Alghough blessed with a large family, he left, at his death, a more than ordinary estate for those times. His home was on the now unused road leading from Saxtons River to Rockingham, next north of the Timothy Clark, Jr. homestead. (taken from Lyman Hayes' History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont.) Is anyone else researching this family who would like to share information? Thanks. Gail Krause 920-731-8121 [email protected]

Hi Bob, I believe the towns are Acton and Athens. I have a book of the history of Athens. There are no Elisha or William Johnson's listed in the index. There is, however Abigail, Charles H., Esther, Irene, Robert and Blanche P. If any of these look like a match, let me know and I'll send more info on them. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:18 PM Subject: [VTWINDHA] Johnson > > To List > > I am looking for the background of two Johnson families that are listed in the 1810 VT. Aeton/Athens census. One is Elisha Johnson the other William Johnson .My GGG Grand father was a William and married Rebeccah Severance at Ludlow in 1820 > > Thanks Bob Johnson KalamazooMI > > > > > > ==== VTWINDHA Mailing List ==== > Vermont Historical Gazeteer Transcription ~ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtwindha/VT_Gazetteer_V5_Towns_of_Windham.htm > USGenWeb Windham Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtwindha/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >