Capt. Isaac Johnson

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• Will: "The last will and Testament of John Johnson of Roxbury, this 30th of the 7th, '59, having my perfect memory and understanding by the blessing of my mercyfull Father, whose reconciled face in Jesus Christ my soule waitesth to behold. I dispose of my worldly goods and estate as followeth. My dwelling house and certaine lands I have allready given to my beloved wife during the term of her natural live, according to a deed wh is extant wh deede my will is shall be fulfilled, wherein also I have given her 60 pounds for her household furniture, wh house and lands after my wifes decease I give unto my 5 children to be equally divided, my eldest sonne having a double portion therein, according to the word of God. I give unto my two grandchildren who have lived with me Elizabeth Johnson and Mehitable Johnson, each of them 5 Lbs this to be paide within one yeare after my decease. I have formerly given to my sonnes Isaac Johnson and Robert Pepper a parcel of lands of 55 acres in the third division of the towns which I do hereby confirme. All the rest of my lands debts and moveable goods, my debts and funeral charges being first discharged I doe give unto my five children to be equally divided, my eldest sonne haveing a double portion. Also I make my sonns Isaak Johnson and Robert Pepper my executors of this my last will and Testament, and I request my deare brethren Elder Heath, and Deakon Parke, to be overseers of this my will and Testament, and in token of my love I give you each 10 pounds. If my children should disagree in any thing, I dow order them to choose one man more, to these my overseers, and stand to theire determination. the mark of J. J. John Johnson Witness John Eliot"
• Immigration: 6 Apr 1630, London, England; John and his son Isaac sailed from London on board the Arabella with the Winthrop Fleet, landing at Salem on 12 June 1630.
• Freeman: 4 Mar 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1645; He was a member of the Artillery Company.
• Military: 13 Jun 1653; He was elected Captain of his militia company.
• Offices Held: 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Roxbury.
• Will: 8 Mar 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Captain Isaac's will read: "The Last Will and testament of Captain Isaac Johnson of Roxbury this 8 of March 1673 I haveing my perfect memory and understanding first I committ my Soule to God in Jesus Christ, Secondly I committ my body to my beloved wife and children to be decently buried. Thirdly I doe dispose of my worldy goods as followeth -- my debts and funerall charges being discharged my will is that Elizabeth my beloved wife Shall have all my moveable goods except my apparrell at her owne dispose and the houseing and Land during the time of her Naturall life and after her decease my will is the houseing and Land bee divided betweene my fower children my son Isaac or his heires to have double portion and Soe the portion of the rest to goe to theire heires that is in case my immediate Children any of them be dead before they come to Injoy there portion. Also my will is that my Beloved wife bee Sole Executrix of this my last will and I request my Brother Edward Porter and Cozen John Weld to bee Overseers of this my Last will, my will is that all my weareing apparell be divided betweene my sonne Isaac and my sonne Nathaniell my sonne Isaac to have two shares or a double portion of my sd apparrell. Witness my hand this 28th of June One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy five. Isaac Johnson Senior Mr. Jno. Weld and Sammuell Craft appeared before Symon Bradstreet Sammuell Danforth and Edw. Tyng Esqrs. this 10th of febr. 1676 made oath that being will acquainted with the alte Captain Isaac Johnson and his hand writing that verrily believe and Judge that the above sd whereto his name is Subscribed is all his owns handwriting this thus deposed as attests. ffreegrace Bendall, Recorder Thomas Davenport and Edw. Tyng )Esqrs. Boston 10th Presnt Symon Bradstreet )of febro. 1676"
• Probate/Proved: 10 Feb 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Died:
He was killed while leading his company across fallen logs to assault the Indian fortifications in the "Great Swamp Fight" of King Philip's War.

Isaac married Elizabeth Porter on 20 Jan 1636/37 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Adrian Porter and Elizabeth Allott) was christened on 10 Feb 1610/11 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England; died on 15 Jun 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 12 Feb 1660; She owned covenant at the Roxbury Church.

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Died:
Bowen (1960) gives her death date as 13 August 1683.

Elizabeth married Lt. Henry Bowen on 20 Dec 1658 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Henry (son of Lt. Griffith Bowen and Margaret Fleming) was born in 1633/34 in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 13 Mar 1723/24 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
His birth was recorded as 3 (9) 1639.

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• Married: 17 Dec 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William Bartholomew, the son of William and Ann (Lord) Bartholomew. He died in the Spring of 1697. Issue: 1. Isaac Bartholomew 2. William Bartholomew 3. Mary Bartholomew 4. Andrew Bartholomew 5. Abigail Bartholomew 6. Elizabeth Bartholomew 7. Benjamin Bartholomew 8. John Bartholomew 9. Joseph Bartholomew
• Residence: say 1670; She lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts; and Banford, Woodstock, and Harrisville, Connecticut.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 24 (2) 1642.

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• Moved To: 1670, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; In 1670 Isaac and Mary moved to Middletown, Connecticut.
• Other Will: 8 Mar 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will of 8 March 1673.
• Will: 13 Jan 1719/20, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; He made his will on 13 January 1719/20: I, Isaac Johnson, Sen., of Middletown, doe make this my last will and testament : I give to my wife Mary 1-2 of my household stuff, all my to be hers forever. I give to my son Isaac Johnson, besides what I have already given him, 120 acres of land lying out towards the Great Swamp. I give unto my son Nathaniel's heirs 55 acres of land in Haddam bounds, sd. land to be divided between the two sons, Nathaniel to have a double part and Jonathan a single share. And my will is that Nathaniel, my son's eldest son, should have a double portion of the estate I give to that family. Item. To my sons Daniel and Joseph, and Nathaniel's heirs, I give all my lands on the east side of the Great River. I give to my daughter Elizabeth my house, barn and all my homested, and 1-4 part of my household stuffe. I give to my daughter Mary the west end of my lott towards the Great Swamp, all the remainder which I have not already disposed of; also 1-4 part of my household stuffe. And I do appoint my three sons, Isaac, Daniel and Joseph, to be executors. Isaac X Johnson, Sen., ls. Witness : William Russell, William Harris, John Harris
• Last Full Review: 23 Apr 2021

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 7 (11) 1643.

Isaac married Mary Harris on 26 Oct 1669 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 2 Apr 1651 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Aug 1740 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; was buried in Old Farm Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 29 Apr 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary Smith, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary Smith. She was born on 28 February 1643 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 28 (12) 1642. She died on Tuesday 6 March 1731/32 in Woodstock, Connecticut. Issue: 1. John Johnson (1668-1742) 2. Nathaniel Johnson (1670-1726) 3. Smith Johnson (1672-1730) 4. Mary Johnson (1674-1709) 5. Isaac Johnson (1679-____) 6. Elizabeth Johnson (c1678-1736) 7. Rebecca Johnson (1680-____) 8. Hannah Johnson (1683-1752)
• Will: 8 Mar 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Moved To: After 1683, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1686, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut
• Freeman: 1690, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Military: 1676; Henry was a soldier in Isaac Johnson's company.
• Married: say 1679; Elizabeth ______.

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• Married: 24 May 1683, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Deacon Edward Morris, the son of Lt. Edward and Grace (Bett) Morris. He was born on 10 March 1658/59 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He died on Friday 29 August 1727 in Woodstock, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Morris 2. Elizabeth Morris 3. Hannah Morris 4. Edward Morris 5. Grace Morris 6. Abigail Morris 7. Susanna Morris 8. Prudence Morris

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• Will: 13 Oct 1718, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut
• Probate/Proved: 24 Nov 1718

John married Hannah Brewer before 1696. Hannah (daughter of John Brewer and Elizabeth Rice) was born on 22 Mar 1672 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died after 1706. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 1686; Maria Bowen was confirmed by the Rev. John Eliot.
• Married: say 1687; John Deming. He was born on 1 June 1661 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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• Married: 6 Nov 1688, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Bacon. He was born on 1 January 1665 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mehitabel Bacon

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• Married: 11 Nov 1713, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut; Nathaniel Aspinwell, the son of Peter and Remember (Palfrey) Aspinwell. He was born on 5 June 1666 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He moved about 1690 to Woodstock, Connecticut. He left a will on 15 February 1712/13 in Woodstock, Connecticut. Nathaniel's will was proved on 4 June 1713 in Woodstock, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Mehitable Aspinwell (1699-____) 2. Abigail Aspinwell (1701-1788) 3. Elizabeth Aspinwell (1704-1797) 4. Peter Aspinwell (1707-1791) 5. Nathaniel Aspinwell (1709-1777)

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• Religion: 13 Apr 1690, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Penuel Bowen was admitted to full communion in the Roxbury Church.
• Married: 10 Oct 1737; Frances Davis. Frances, married (1) the Rev. Amos Throop.

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• Moved To: About 1689, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 1699, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Hannah Winchester, the daughter of Josiah and Mary Winchester. She was born on 11 January 1679/80 in Brookline, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 22 November 1717 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Henry Bowen (1700-____) 2. Hannah Bowen (1702-____) 3. Mary Bowen (1704-____) 4. Isaac Bowen (1707-____) 5. Sarah Bowen (1709-1716) 6. Josiah Bowen (1711-____) 7. Penuel Bowen (1715-____) 8. Sarah Bowen (1717-____)
• Religion: 1701, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Isaac Bowen was an original member of the Framingham Church.
• Moved to: 1704, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1723, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Married: 15 Apr 1726, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Elizabeth Tucker, the daughter of Lt. Benjamin and Anne Tucker. She was born on 20 December 1688 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Benjamin Bowen (1722-____) 2. Elizabeth Bowen

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• Moved To: 1771, Groton, New London County, Connecticut; After her husband's death, she removed to her daugher's home in Groton, Conn, "on account of ye civil war."

Abigail married Capt. Calib Kenrick on 14 Sep 1721 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Calib (son of Ensign John Kenrick and Esther Hall) was born on 8 Mar 1694/95 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Mar 1771 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]