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THE  GENEALOGY 


OF 


John  and  Ruth  Johnson 


WHO  LIVED  IN 


CHESTER,  VERMONT 


In  the  year   1800 


BEFORE  AND  AFTER 


Gathered,  Arranged  and  Published  by 
GEORGE  \I.  T.  JOHNSON 

Binghamton,  N.  \  . 


BiNGHAMTON,    N.  Y.: 

Barnes,  Smith  &  Co.,  Printers 
1909 

GlfS 
A-- 


MAY    ^1911 


TO     AM,     l\"l'I<:i!EST]{;U— GliKETlXG: 

111  offeriiii;-  this  little  work  as  a  genealogy  of  tlie 
family"  of  Joliii  and  IJiith  Johuson,  I  do  so  with  a  few 
words  of  explanation  and  apology.  I  am  well  aware 
of  its  imperfections.  Xn  complete  genealogy  was  ever 
written.  It  is  a  point  to  which  we  aim,  but  never 
reach.  There  are  many  hindrances :  Erroneons  rec- 
ords;  conflicting  records,  or  no  records:  forgetfulness 
on  the  part  of  those  who  would  give  information  if 
they  conld;  and  indifference  on  the  jiart  of  those  who 
could  if  they  would;  time  required  and  expense.  .\ll 
come  in  as  hindrances  to  a  complete  genealogy.  I  lunc 
nu't  all  of  these.  But  the  nearer  we  get  to  complete- 
ness, the  lietter.  and  only  patience  and  work  and  iinie 
will  accomplish  a  fail-  result. 

I  have  at  odd  times,  during  the  past  seven  years, 
been  getting  together  what  material  I  could.  T  should 
have  commenced  this  fifty  years  ago.  when  there  were 
several  of  tlie  third  generatiim  li\ing.  who  eould  have 
given  valuable  intorniation,  which  we  cannot  now  get. 
I  am  under  great  oliligations  to  those  who  have  hel]ied 
me.  It  is  to  ho  lio])ed  the  lacking  features  may  be 
supplied,  and  one  of  a  later  generation  get  out  a  more 
complete  edition.  I  think  this  will  create  an  interest. 
It  has  cost  nnuh  work  and  patience.  Ijy  way  of  corre- 


ppondenoe,  etc.;  luit  \vithnl  I  am  uiad  I  am  able  to  pre- 
sent it. 

When  I  first  undertook  this  work  it  was  my  purpose 
to  give  simply  names  and  dates  of  births,  marriages 
and  deaths  in  tlie  ordinary  way  of  geneahigies.  As  I 
jirogressed,  I  felt  the  coldness  of  the  W'ork.  In  the  his- 
tory of  i>ac]i  person  whose  birth  and  death  record  is 
given,  there  is  a  wonderfully  interesting  life,  which  it 
is  impossible  to  mention.  Each  one  had  his  soid  full 
of  andution,  hope,  love,  faith  and  expectation,  also  dis- 
appointment and  sorrow,  of  which  there  will  never  be 
a.  record.  These  were  the  valuable  parts  of  their  lives. 
Tile  dry  shucks  are  the  names,  dates  and  places  wdiiel) 
gi)  ti)  make  u]i  a  genealogical  record.  I  have  felt  this 
most  keenly,  and  its  loss  has  seemed  to  me  immeas- 
urable. The  beautiful  little  families  which  we  men- 
tion as  we  go  along — father,  mother,  brothers  and  sis- 
ters— we  know  were  happy  little  kingdoms  of  them- 
selves, and  their  histories  winild  lie  interesting.  I 
have  wished  just  to  open  the^■e  tightly  closed  liooks  and 
read  them  and  give  some  record  of  them,  hut  have  not 
been  able  to  do  much  in  that  line. 

T  L'i\c  tlii^  a-  an  ex|)lanation  of  the  character  of  the 
\\iirk.  \vliich  is  part  genealogy  and  a  little  of  life  his- 
tory. '  G.  ^r.  T.  .T. 


THE    PLATES 

It  lias  been  impossilik'  to  oMiiin  pliotogniphs  of  any 
of  the  first  or  .«econd  <;cnenitioii,  aud  I  have  taken  a 
son  of  the  third  generation  to  represent  his  father's 
branch,  not  as  anv  better  than  others,  but  tlie  most 
available,  and  a  good  representative.  I  think  they  will 
add  a  pleasaJit  feature  to  the  work. 


EOLL    OF    HOXOR 

Under  this  head  I  have  classed  those  who  served  as 
soldiers  of  our  country  in  any  war,  and  if  able  to  ob- 
tain, have  given  short  accounts  of  arniv  life.  I  am 
well  aware  that  I  have  only  a  small  fragment  of  that 
v\'hich  could  be  written:  for  the  reason  that  many  have 
passed  away,  and  no  one  could  give  any  account,  also 
there  are  some  from  whom  I  have  not  been  able  to  get 
a  report.  Over  this  list  I  place  the  picture  of  William 
Edward  Johnson*,  IS  years  old,  son  of  Leonard  Jolm- 
son^,  taken  while  at  the  front,  serving  in  Co.  D.  ?Tth 
N".  Y.  Infantry,  in  front  of  Richmond,  under  George 
P).  ]\lc('lellan,  as  a  tyjiical  soldier. 


•lOIIX   .TOIIXSOX'   AXD   LTTH 

"^I'lie  gettini;'  together  of  the  correct  names  and  dates 
incident  in  the  lives  of  those  who  have  passed  away, 
leaving  no  written  record,  is  one  of  tlie  most  ditfieult 
of  taslvs.  This  will  lie  seen  from  the  very  nature  of 
the  conditions,  and  the  fact  that  so  little  attention  is 
given  to  a  person  and  his  life  after  his  death.  The 
generation  following  will  regard  his  life  as  an  incident, 
and  often  cannot  tell  where  his  hody  is  laid  to  rest. 
All  interest  centered  on  the  present  and  fntnre. 

r  have  imdertaken  to  make  a  genealogy  of  my 
father's  family.  By  the  aid  of  his  early  memoirs,  and 
information  handed  down  bv  town  records  and  in- 
scriptions on  tombstones,  I  am  enabled  to  arrange  a 
fairly  correct  one,  from  John  Johnson  and  Ruth,  who 
lived  in  Chester,  Vermont,  about  1(90  to  1810.  I  will 
therefore  designate  John  and  Ruth  as  the  first  genera- 
tion, and  give  the  families  in  tlieir  lines  as  well  as  F 
have  been  able. 

The  most  that  can  be  said  of  them  is  that  these  were 
their  names:  that  Ihey  lived  in  Chester,  Vermont,  be- 
fore and  after  the  year  1<S00,  and  died,  John  Johnson 
Dec.  20,  1810,  in  the  78th  year  of  his  age,  and  Ruth 
Dec.  98,  1810,  in  the  77th  year  of  her  age. 

The  headstones  in  the  old  cemetery  of  Chester,  Ver- 
mont, bear  these  records.  And  this  is  the  most  that  we 
know  of  a  family  which  lived  in  Vermont  at  one  time, 
\\  lirii  the  lountry  was  new.  AVe  know  nothing  of  their 
sti'ugu'les  to  raise  a   family  of  four  bovs  and  one  girl  : 

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Uieir  liDfies,  ainbitioiis,  loves  and  s[)ii'it  oi"  a  raiiiily, 
now  long  gone,  witli  the  simple  blue  stone  as  the  prin- 
cipal  record  that  John  Johnson  and  Ruth  over  livoil. 
Further  than  this  we  would  not  know,  diil  not  the  town 
records  of  Chester,  \'ermont,  record  that  to  thciii  weri' 
born  Uriah,  John,  Asa,  Luther  and  L'uth,  which  give 
them  fixed  places  as  heads  of  their  respective  t'aunlies. 
That  thcv  were  worthy  people  we  may  conclude  I'niui 
the  fact  that  their  children  have  been  heads  of  pros- 
perous families,  active  in  the  interests  of  their  day. 
It  is  so  with  all  peo])le.  Charai-ter  is  the  nu.)st  that 
lives  after  them,  and  that  in  the  lives  of  their  chil- 
dren's children,  and  that  will  live  for  good  or  ill,  any- 
way. And  results,  as  we  see  tliem  in  the  descendants 
of  John  and  Ruth,  are  such  as  not  to  make  us  ashamed. 

I  have  tried  to  find  out  something  more  of  John 
Johnson  and  Ruth;  tlicir  respective  families;  where 
tliey  lived  before  coming  to  Chester,  Vermont;  of  wluit 
nationality;  of  Ruth's  maiden  name;  but  it  is  like  grop- 
ing in  a  dark  cave.  I  can  hardly  get  fui'ther  hack  than 
the  tomlistones,  and  a  few  corroborating  items  in  thi' 
town  and  church  records  of  Chester  and  Plymouth, 
Vermont.  For  the  present  I  content  myself  with  this 
meager  knowledge,  and  take  this  as  my  starting  point. 

As  to  Ruth's  maiden  name,  my  father,  I^eonard 
Johnson,  sou  of  .Tohn  Johnson-,  in  his  memoirs  of  his 
early  life,  speaks  several  times  of  lis  "' Orand  father 
jrudge,"  from  which  fact  I  am  quite  inclined  to  be- 
lieve that  her  maiden  name  was  Ruth  ^Fudge.  One  of 
her  fauiilv  writes  me:     "There   is  a    tiMdiiion    in   the 


family  that  llutli  Johnson's  mother  was  lialf  or  quar- 
ter Indian. sliows  Indian  l)lood  quite  plainl)-, 

il'   one   is   thinkina-  id'    it.      Soiiie   nf    the   Johnson   de- 
scendants also  show  it."" 

In  the  summer  of  ISiOl  1  was  in  Vermont,  around 
the  home  towns  of  my  parents  and  grandparents.  I 
founil  many  wlio  called  them.selves  cousins  to  each 
other,  hut  could  not  tidl  tlie  tie  by  which  they  were  so 
related.  They  couhl  only  jjo  hack  to  their  grand- 
parents, Uriah,  John,  Asa,  Luther  and  Iiuth.  I  un- 
dertook to  go  l)ack  and  find  out  how  these  were  related. 
i\[y  grandparents  were  Jolm  Johnson  and  Sallv  Da- 
mon. I  found  those  wliose  grandparents  were  Lutliei' 
Johnson  and  Nancy  Damon,  and  otliers  whose  grand- 
l)arcnts  were  Asa  Johnson  and  Nellie  Lyon,  others 
whose  grandparents  were  Uriali  and  Anna  Johnson, 
and  others  whose  grand])arents  wore  Euth  Johnson  and 
Xathan  Lyon.  'While  all  of  these  recognized  relation- 
sliip.  they  could  not  it'll  where  the  sevci'al  hrauches 
came  together.  I  liecame  interested  and  undertook  to 
hnatc  it.  I  find  it  is  very  tedious  work  and  meets  with 
little  encouragement  geiu^i'ally  with  a  husy  people.  I 
«as  fiiifunate.  however,  to  lind  a  I'ew,  perhaps  one  or 
twii  oi  each  hranch,  who  took  au  interest,  and  with 
tlieii-  help,  and  hy  the  town  and  church  records  and 
inscriptions  on  tond)stones,  I  have  been  able  to  gather 
a  fairly  full  genealogy,  but  leaving  ont  the  many  in- 
tci-esting  stories  of  lives  of  work  and  struggles,  suc- 
ces.ses  and  failures  in  the  history  of  those  gone  befoi-e. 
Their  life  experiences  are  bnri(>d  with  them.     T   knew 


I  must  gather  sciitlri'i'd  ex  iilciucs.  and  ulicn   I   liad  any 

wliich  was  positive^   I   licid   il.  and  loiinected  others  till 

1   ha\('  a  fairly  eoiiiplclr  whulc.  I   will  give  mv  lind- 
ings. 

'Sly  father,  in  brief  memoirs  of  his  early  life,  tells  of 
his  father.  John  Johnson,  of  his  luiele,  Tjuther  dolm- 
son,  and  his  cousin,  Esther,  in  Chester,  Vermont,  and 
(d'  pro|ierties  winch  liis  father  owned  ahout  Plymoulli. 
la  looking  over  the  old  town  records  of  Chester  and 
Plymouth,  I  found  that  my  grandfather  was  designated 
as  John  Johnson.  Jr..  and  I  immediately  reasoned  that 
his  father  must  have  heen  John  Johnson,  Sr.  1  found 
the  town  records  of  the  births  of  my  father  and  uncles, 
as  children  of  John  Johnson,  Jr.  The  old  town  rec- 
ords of  Springfield,  Vermont,  have  the  entry  of  the 
marriage  of  John  Johnson,  Jr.,  and  Sally  Damon,  Nov. 

i:>.  not. 

From  the  early  memoirs  of  my  father.  Leonard  John- 
son, son  of  John  Johnson.  Jr..  I  know  his  niolher's 
name  was  Sally  Damon,  and  tliat  he  had  an  uncle  Iji- 
ther.  He  says :  "  Jly  brother  younger,  John,  went  to 
live  with  my  uncle  Luther,  on  my  father's  side,  where 
he  lived  till  he  was  twenty-one."  I  found  among  the 
births  recorded  in  Chester  that  of  Luther  Johnson,  son 
of  John  Johnson  and  Euth.  I  found  a  deed  of  land, 
dated  July  4,  179S.  from  John  ]\[udge  to  John  John- 
son, Jr.  i\[y  father,  in  his  memoirs  of  his  early  life, 
which  I  have,  says:  ''When  I  was  not  far  from  six 
years  old,  my  father  bought  a  farm  in  Plraiouth,  Vt., 
and   we   moved    on   to    it.      ITe   liouubt    it   of   one   ^fr. 


.Afiulue.  It  is  the  s^ame  farm  which  is  now  occupied 
(185?)  bv  ;\Ir.  Isaac  Pollard.  The  two-storv  red  house, 
now  occupied  liv  3Ir.  Polhird,  was  liuilt  bv  iii\-  father, 
and  ill  which  he  lived  until  his  death."' 

I  called  at  the  house  in  the  summer  of  IDUl,  still 
owned  h\'  a  ilr.  Pollard. 

ily  cousins  in  Vermont  recognized  that  their  fathers, 
Uriah,  John,  Asa  and  Luther,  were  brothers,  and  Kuth, 
who  married  K"athan  Lyon,  was  a  sister.  All  of  those 
scattered  evidences  go  to  prove  that  John  and  Puth 
were  grandparents  of  Friali.  John.  Asa.  Lutlier  and 
Puth. 

In  looking  through  tlie  okl  cenicterv  of  Chester,  I 
found  graves  with  neat,  blue  headstones,  on  which 
were  inscribed — on  one:  "In  memory  of  John  John- 
son, who  died  Dec.  aO,  1810.  in  78th  year  of  his  age. 

■'  Virtue  live.s  beyond  the  grave." 

And  at  its  side  another  with  the  inscription:  "•  In 
memory  of  JMrs.  Puth  Johnson,  wife  of  John  Johnson, 
who  died  Dec.  28,  1810,  in  the  ?7th  year  of  her  age."' 

I  did  not  find  anyone  who  knew  anything  about  the 
graves,  which  must  have  been  those  of  our  great-grand- 
parnits. 

1  sliall  designate  the  generation  of  John.  Sr..  and 
Puth  as  first,  and  their  children  secoml.  and  so  down. 
The  figures  after  each  name  tells  of  what  generation. 

It  has  been  my  desire  to  give  brief  history  of  dif- 
ferent ones  of  the  first,  second  or  third  generation,  hut 
have  been  very  unsuccessful.  In  absence  of  that.  I  am 
glad  to  p-]'ve  little  incidents  in  their  lives,  even  thougli 

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seeming  iriviiil.  They  have  n  Iciiilciicy  to  bring  tlieir 
lives,  so  long  gone,  down  lo  a  syiii|iiilliy  with  (iiirs.  and 
lend  a  cheer  to  tlie  work. 

I  believe  tliero  is  only  one  written  record  of  anv  in- 
cident in  Ibe  life  of  John  Johnson.  Sr..  and  this  a  very 
sinijjle  one,  but  as  it  is  the  only  one  of  liim  and  his 
granddaughter,  Esther,  1  give  il  as  my  father,  Leonard 
Johnson,  lias  written  it,  in  the  memoirs  of  his  earlv 
life:  ■■  Tlierc  was  aiiollier  lilth'  nceurrence,  that  I 
distinctly  i-cmcniiici-.  and  whicli  must  liavc  taken  place 
wlien  I  was  quite  small.  .\t  the  time  referred  to.  we 
lived  in  the  licmse  with  grandfather  and  graiidniotber 
Johnson.  Like  most  grandpai'ents,  they  were-very  ten- 
der of  their  grandchihli-cn,  especially  grandfather.  One 
night,  when  father  and  mother  w(>re  -away  from  home, 
it  seemed  to  be  my  lot  to  sleep  with  a  much  older 
cousin,  in  a  back  bedroom.  If  was  winter,  and  the 
weather  was  cold,  (irandt'ather  says  to  my  cousin: 
■'  Get  a  blanket  and  warm  it,  wrap  it  about  Leonaril 
when  you  take  him  off  to  beil."  She  objected  :  saiii 
there  was  no  use  of  it,  etc.  But  grandfatlier  prevailed 
ill  the  argument,  to  my  joy,  and  so  cousin  Esther  got 
a  lilanket  and  \\arnied  il.  and  tonk  me  u]i  in  bei-  arms 
and  carried  me  of]'  to  bed.'" 

And  is  this  all!'  This  is  all  the  record  we  have  of 
even  an  incident  in  the  life  id'  seventy-seven  years  of 
active  work.  ]'>ut  the  motto  on  his  tombstone,  in  the 
old  churchyaril  of  ('hester,  Vermont,  tells  nmi-e : 
"Virtue  lives  beyond  the  gra\(';""  and  we  know  Ike 
worthy  characters  of  .To'lm  and  T'uth  are  living  and  in- 

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fluencing  in  the  world  for  good,  for  progress,  and  for 
uprightness    in   the   world   to-day,   and   will   live — who 
knows  liow  lung?* 
Their  cliihli-en  were: 
Uriah. 

Jolin. 

Asa. 

Liithcr. 

Ruth. 


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ri.'IAII    .lollXSOX-'    (.l,,liii'). 

Fniiii  records  in  an  nlil  family  I'liliic  we  obtain  about 
all  that  we  know  nF  Triab.  His  wilVs  nanio  was  Anna. 
From  my  fathci'V  memoirs  of  liis  early  life  1  learn 
that  they  lived  in  Cbe-ter.  Vermont,  about  ISOtl.  How 
long  before  or  after  1  cannot  tell.  Mrs.  I'uth  Olive 
Johnson  Culbertson*,  daughter  of  Amiel  .lobnson-',  has 
furnished  the  family  i-ecord  of  T'riab-  IVom  an  old  fa)ri- 
ily  Bible. 

We  know  iiotliiiiLi-  of   his  life.  sa\e  that   the  cbildi-eii 


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and  children's  cliildren  liear  record  in  tlieir  lives  that 
they  had  a  good  jiarentage,  which  is  the  hest  heritage. 

Tlieir  children  were: 
Esther. 
Xancv. 

Closes. 

Ahigail  X. 

Elijah. 

Cyrenus. 

Zelotiis. 

Aniicl. 

ESTHER  JOIIXSOX-^  (Uriah-',  Joliii'). 

Born  (supposed  in  Chester.  Vt.).  Aug.  .'lO,  ITSO. 

Died  Aug.  21,  1856. 

Married  Asa  Wheeler,  born  1T8G. 

Died  :\ray.  IS."):. 

Their  children  : 

Isaiali.      ('e|ilia-.      .Vnson.      Ahigail    ^I.      Betsey    D. 
Tsahel  j\r.     Anna.     Edwin.     Sardin. 


TSATAH  WHEELEE^    (Esther^.  Frialr.  JolmM. 

E(n-n  Plymouth,  Vt.,  Oct.  Sn.   ISIC. 

Died  Jan.  2;,  189(1. 

Jfarried  Julia  Foster,  Feb.  7.  184:). 

Their  children'' : 

Eleanor  I.     Sarah   Eovina.     Charles  G.     Wai'ron   F. 
Xnrris  P.     Alden  P..     Anna  :\r. 

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ELEAXOI}   1.  \Vlli:i':i.KI!-'   (rsiiiah'.   Ksllier.  TriMh-, 
John' ) . 
Born  Dee.  l-t,  ISl:). 

Married  A(laln^s  of  Worcester.  Yt. 

Tlieir  chiklren"  :     'I'wo  sons. 

SAIJAH  LOVIX.X  WIIKEEEIJ''  ( Isaiah^  Estlier% 
I'riali".  .lolm' ). 

Born   Eel).   M.   IS-io. 

^Married  Jlonroe  Farley.  .Tune  5,  1871. 

Charles  G.  Wlieeler''.     Born  June  .5,  1848. 

Warren  E.  Wheiler"'.     Born  Xov.  .3,  1850. 

Xorris  P.  Wlieeler'.  Born  .'^eiit.  .").  IS.il.  Died  :\Ia,v 
13,  1874. 

Alden  B.  Wlieeler'.     Born  :\Iay  S,  18.33. 

Anna  ^1.  Wlieeler"'.     Born  Xov.  4.  IS.").').     Died  Dee. 

1(5,  18.i6. 

0 • 

CEPHAS  WHEELERS    (E.^^ther^.  Urialr'.  John'). 
Born  Plyniontb.  Vt.     Died   189:?. 
]\rarried  Julia  Dimniiek.  Bridiiewater.  Vt..  Ajiril   2, 

IS  JO. 

Tlieir  child= : 

LAVOXIA  r.  WITEELEB"'  (Ceplias\  Esther', 
Eriali".  John'  ) . 

Born  Bridgewater.  Vl. 

]\rarried  Andrew  M'.  Brown.  Plymouth.  Vt..  Oct.  7. 
1 S7?. 

Their  child''': 

Eva  Julia  Brown.  Plvinontli.  \'t..  1873. 

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ANSOX  WHEELEE*   (Esther^  rriah'-,  JohnV). 

Born  I'lyinoutli.  ^'t.,  1S20.  Pied  185!\  :\Iarri(Ml 
Man-  Fay. 

Their  cliildren'' : 

Eugene.     Stanton.     Belle. 

ABKJAIL  :\I.  WHEELER*   (Esther^  Urialr'.  Jolm'). 
Born  Plymontli.  Yt..  :\ra.v  is.  is-.^-). 
Died  Sept.  ]-3,  IS!:-^ 

BETSEY  n.  WHEELEB*   (Esther\  Friali-'.  .lolui'). 

Born  :\rai-c-li  -.^i),  1828.     Died  Dee.  1,  ]8(;:. 

Mai'ried.  I'lviiioiitli.  \'t..  18.58.  Hosia  .lulmson''  (d' 
the  TiUther  hrnnih. 

ISABKLL   M.  WIIEELElf*   (Esther^.  Uriahs  .lohn'). 
]*.(irn   Plyiii.mlh.  Yt..  18:;-2.     Di.'d    Marcli.  is.",;. 

SAK'DIX    WHEELEi;^    (Esth<T\  Eriali-.  .T,,hiiM. 

B(iru  l^lynionth.  Yt..  1837.     Died  Feb.  7,  190.5. 

What  I  have  of  the  g'enealooT  of  Esther  .Tolmpon'' 
was  furnislied  me  bv  Jlrs.  Floreiieo  Greene  Havens'  of 
Luther  hraneh,  ri-oetorsville.  A't..  and  ^[r-.  f>a\(iuia 
P.  Wheeler"'  of  the  T^riah  l)i'aneli,  IMyiuouth.  ^'t.,  and 
others.  H  will  lie  seen  tliere  is  a  gnod  deal  of  ■work  yet 
to  eoinplete  this  family  of  the  Uriah  liraneh. 


NAXCY  .TOIIXSOX^    (Frialr'.  JohnM- 
Bdin  June  i:;.  ITHL     Died  :\rareh.  1858. 

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Married  Willard  liddgnian. 
Their  children* : 

Willard  if.     Arvilla.     Sarah  Ann.     Lyman  11.     ifaii- 
dalia. 

WILLAKD  M.  llOlXiMAX*  (Xancy-,  I'riah-,  .lohn'). 

Born  1811.     Died  Feb.  18,  ls:2. 

:\rarried  ilary  Hall. 

Their  children'' : 

Ferdinand,  horn  1838;  died  ilay  10,  1876. 

Lydia  Ann,  horn  1839:  died  AwiX.  2.  18r>2;  married 
Elbridge  Spaulding. 

Mary,  born  April  21,  1842  :  died  March  (1.  1872. 

ARVILLA   H0DG:\LAN*    (Xancy^,   Uriah-   John'). 

Married  Joseph  Button. 

They  had   no  children,   but   took   into   their   family 
six  children  of  other  people. 

LYMAX  H.  HODCnrAN*   (Nancy^  Friah-,  John'). 
Married  Jlr.s.  Eliza  Gleason. 
Their  children'' : 
Saraph.     Varaines.    Agnes. 

SARAPH  HODGMAX^  (Lyman  H.*,  Xancy%  Uriah^ 
John') 

Jlarried  Julius  ^fcCullum. 

VARAINES     HODGMAN=     (Lyman     H.*,     Xancy', 
Uriah-,  John')- 

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Married  iliniiie  Joliiis. 
Their  children'' : 
Bernadette.     Hattie. 

AGXI']S  HOlxniAN''^  (Lvnmn  H.-*,  XaiK'y\  Uriali= 
John' ) . 

iTari'ied  .Mark  Daniels. 

Their  child'-': 

Glad  is  Daniels"  (Aijness%  Lvniau\  Xancv-^  Uriah", 
John' ) . 

Married    Feh.    7,   190.5,   Fred   Johnson. 


SAKAU  AXX  HODGilAX*  (Xancy",  Uriahs  JnJmM. 
Married  Joseph  Evans. 
Their  child: 
Alonzo  Evans.     Died  in  Civil  War. 

RAXDALIA   HODGMAX*    (Xancy'.   Uriah-,   JohnM. 
Married  Joseph  Evans,  after  death  of  Sarah  Ann. 
Their  children'' : 
Melissa.     Ann.     Eoselthia.     Joseph. 

MELLSSA     EVAXS^     (Randalia*.     Xancy^     Urialr. 
John'). 
Married  Orniand  Spring. 
Their  child": 
Lillian  Spring. 
EOSELTHIA   EVAXS^    (EandaliaS  Xancyl.  Friah^ 
John' ) . 
Married  Willard  Eohinson. 

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The  gencalogv  nf  Xaiu-v  .lolinsnn  wa^^  fiiniislnMl  me 
by  Mrs.  Florence  Greene  Havens\  Proctorsville.  Vt., 
of  the  Luther  hnineli.  and  iliss  IVrmilhi  A.  Jolinson*, 
Sherburne,  Vt..  nl'  the  .\sa  liranch. 


MOSES  JOHXSOX^  (Friah^.  Jolm'). 
Born  July  8.  1793.     Died  May  1,  1876. 
Married  Polly  Sarjient.     Born  K'.iT.     i)i<'i]  Sept.  30, 

issr. 

Their  ( liihlren^ : 
Parks.     ^lo.=es. 

ABIGAIL  X.  .KillXSOX-'    (Uriahs  John'). 

Born  1795.     Died  Sept.  11.  188G. 

ilarried  Daniel  Lyon.     Burn  Xov.  •?•?.  1784. 

Their  children* : 

Albert  Lyon.     B(irn   1830.      Died   1831. 

Gilbert  Lyon,     l^orn  Feti.   13.   1832.     Died   Feb.,  — 
1873. 

Abby  E.  Lyon.     Born  Feb.  13,  1835. 

ELIJAH  JOHXSOX''    (Lriab-,  Jolin'). 
Born  July  K;,  1799. 

CYRENFS  JOHXSOX^  (Friah-,  JohnM. 
Born  .Vu.iT.  31.  1803. 

ZELOTFS  JOHXSOX=^  (Friah^  John'). 
Born  July  33.  1800. 

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AlIIEL    JOHXSOX^ 

Aiiiiel  Johnson,  youngest  son  of  Uriah  and  Anna 
Johnson,  whose  mother  died  when  he  was  about  three 
or  four  years  old,  was  bound  out  to  a  fanner  named 
Coolidge,  until  he  was  twenty-one.  He  had  a  very 
poor  chance  for  education,  as  he  was  often  kept  from 
school  to  work,  and  when  not  too  tired  to  study  at 
night,  had  only  firelight  to  study  Ijy. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-nine  he  married  Mary  Wood, 
youngest  daughter  of  Josiah  Wood,  of  Sherburne,  Vt. 
They  lived  for  a  short  time  in  Bridgewater,  Yt.,  then 
went  to  Sherljurne,  Vt.,  where  they  lived  until  the  first 
of  the  year  18.58.  when  they  moved  to  Illinois,  near  the 
town  of  Washington.  In  1860  they  moved  to  Living- 
ston County,  111.,  and  in  ISGi)  to  Carroll,  Iowa,  where 
they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  and  where  both 
are  buried. 

Of  their  four  daughters  and  four  sons,  one  sou,  Ed- 
mund Stanley,  died  in  186G,  at  the  age  of  seventeen. 
The  other  seven  are  living  (March  1,  1908),  in  seven 
different  States — Caliornia,  Oregon,  Washington,  Wy- 
oming, Colorado,  Illinois  and  Iowa. 

In  the  early  fifties  (exact  date  not  known  to  this 
writer),  llr.  Johnson  served  one  term  as  a  member  of 
the  Vermont  LegLslature. 

In  1872  he  and  his  wife  visited  friends  in  Vermont, 
and  he  went  to  Schroon,  N.  Y.,  to  see  his  brother  Ze- 
lotes.  This  was  the  only  time  they  went  back,  after 
moving  west. 

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Xovember  30,  IST.').  ho  difd  of  piuHinioiiln.  after  a 
brief  illness. 

AMIEL  JOHXSOX^  (Urialr.  JohnM. 

Born  Ecading,  Yt.,  Sept.  29,  1809. 

Died  Nov.  20,  187:?. 

Married  Jan.  IT,  1839,  :\rary  Wood.  Burn  Sher- 
burne, Vt.,  Feb.  10,  1817.     Died  Xov.  19,  1879. 

Their  cliildren'' : 

Ellen  Francis.  :\rary  ifarcella.  Judith  Wondhurv. 
Clarence  Amiel.  Edmond  Stanley.  Orvilla  Ceplias. 
Ruth  Olive.     Everett  Alanson. 

ELLEX  FRAXCIS  JOHXSOX*  (Aniiel\  Uriahs 
John'). 

Born  Bridgewater.  Vt..  Dec.  1.3,  1839. 

Married,  Waldo,  111.,  Dec.  30,  1860.  Lvnian  W.  Pres- 
cott. 

Their  children" : 

Bertha  Inez.     Agnes.     Winifred.     Guy  J. 

BERTHA  IXEZ  PRESCOTT=  (Ellen  Frances*, 
AmieP,  Uriah-,  John'). 

Born  April  13,  1863. 

Married,  Carroll,  Iowa,  June  1,  1887,  Herbert  A. 
Jimod.     Born  Sept.  17,  185-1. 

Their  children^ : 

Frederick  Lewis  Junod.     Born  Aug.  29,  1888. 

William  Prescott  Junod.     Born  June  15,  1890. 

Dwight  Culbertson  Junod.     Born  Oct.   10.  1891. 

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AGNES      PEESCOTT^      (Ellen      FraneesS      AmieP, 
Uriah-,  John')- 
Born  Carroll,  Iowa,  April  17.  1868. 
Married  Edward  L.  Key,  April  17,  18GS. 
Their  children" : 

Clara  Prescott  Key.     Born  Eel).  35,  189-1:. 
Mark  Key.     Born  May  21,  ISilG. 
Bertha  Key.     Born  Aug.  57.  18i)0. 
Anna  ilay  Key.     Born  Oct.  10,  I'.KiG. 
Henrietta  Key.     Bom  June  -29,  1908. 

WIXIFKED  PRESCOTT'^  (Ellen  FrancesS  AmieP, 
rrialr,  John^). 

Born  Sept.  3,  1873. 

Married  David  E.  Patrick,  Boone,  Iowa,  June  26, 
1895. 

Their  children'' : 

Dorothy  Patrick.    Born  Jan.  21,  1898. 

Eodney  L.  Patrick.     Born  Jan.  23,  1900. 

Katherine  Patrick.  Born  July  2-t,  1901.  Died  May 
5,  1902. 

Gladys  lone  Patrick.     Born  June  21.  1908. 

GUY  J.  PRESCOTT'^  (Ellen  Frances;^.  AmieP,  Uriah-, 
John' ) . 
Born  1875. 
Blarried  Edna  Jones. 
Their  child". 
Ruth  Prescott.     Born  June  29,  1903. 

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MAKY  .MAltcKI.I.A  ,l(»TTXsr)X<  (Aniifl\  T'rialr, 
John' ). 

Born  BridgewattT,  Vt.,  Jan.  31,  1S4-2.  Died  June 
2,   1909. 

ilarried  James  11.  liarner,  Livingstou,  HI.,  lire.  31, 
1863. 

Their  cliiidrcn"' : 

Arthur  Jlilton.  Lillian.  Fred  L.  K'ollo  \V.  Frank 
J.    Jennie  E.     Xellie  Mabel.     Orvilla  Carl. 


ARTHUR  ^kl.  CiARXER'  (Marv  Mariella\  AmicP, 
Uriahs  JohnM- 

Born  Jan.  2,  1865. 

Married  Jan.  2.5,  189(1,  Emma  Cunlitt'e.  Born  Dec. 
2,  1865. 

Their  children". 

Hazel  Garner.     Born  Aug.  8,  1892. 

Leon  jr.  Garner.     Born  Jan.  19,  1895. 

Roy  C.  Garner.     Born  ilareli  22,  1898. 

LILLL\N"  GARNERS  (Mary  Marcella*,  AmieP, 
Uriah-,  John' ). 

Born  Dec.  10.  1866.     Died  July  21,  1895. 

Married  John  IT.  Darnall.  Fairhury,  HI.,  Oct.  5, 
1887. 

Their  children" : 

Bertha  :\rabel  Darnall.     Barn  ^May  23,  1889. 

Mary  Ethel  Darnall.     Born  Feb.  22,  1891. 

Jennie  Estella  Darnall.     Born  Mny  9,  1893. 

fharles  W.  Darnall.     Bom  Julv  13.  1894. 

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FRED  L.  GAEXKl!-'  (Mary  :\[ai-tell;i\  Aniiel',  Uriah-, 

JolmM- 
Born  Aug.  7.  18(Ui. 
Died  :\rarch  20.  1889. 

ROLLO    W.     GARNER^     (Marv    :\Iarc•ella^    AmieP, 
I'riali".  John^). 
Married  Eva  Jordan,  Fairburv.  111..  :\Iay  -2.  190(i. 

FRANK  J.  GARXER-'  {^lavy  :Mareella*,  Aniiel-', 
Uriah-,  John^). 

JENNIE  E.  GARNERS  (Mary  ilareellaS  Amiel'', 
Uriah",  John^). 

Born  Jan.  22,  1875. 

Married  Amos  Lee  Brown,  Fairbury,  111.,  Jan.  19, 
1893. 

Their  children" : 

Clarence  Lee  Brown.    Born  Dec.  28,  1893. 

John  Everett  Brown.     Born  Aug.  12,  1900. 

NELLIE    il.    GARNER-'    (Mary    :\Iarcella^,    AmieP, 
Uriah",  John^). 
Born  Feb.  15,  1877. 

Married  Gibson  Harris,  Fairbury.  111.,  Sept.  26,  189(5. 
Their  children" : 

Fred  Harris.     Born  Aug.  26,  1902. 
iVIalicl  Harris.     Born  Dec.  19,  1903. 

ORVILL  CARL  GARNERS   (Mary  ilarcclla*,  AmieP, 
Urialr,  John^). 
Born  Se])t.  10.  1883. 

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irnrried  Helena  Enuolheelit.  Fairlmrv.  111..  April  '29, 
I'JOo. 


JUDITH  WOODBli;V  JoiiXSOX^  (Aiiuel\  Fnalr, 

JohnM. 

Born  Sherburne.  Yt..  Dec.  !•.  1844. 

Married  Dr.  John  B.  Culver.  Carroll.  Iowa.  Oct.  28, 
18G!). 

Their  ehildren-"^ : 

Florence  Estella  Culver.  Born  Gliildeii.  lnwa.  Aug. 
24,  1871. 

jraude  ilariah  Culver.  Born  iloingona,  Iowa.  July 
29.  1873.     Died  Oct.  8,  1874. 

Marv  Dale  Culver.  Born  ^loingona.  Iowa,  ilarch  5, 
1875. 

Clarence  Cecil  Culver.     Born  Towanda.   Kan..  Dee. 

19.  1878. 

Eaymond  L.  Culver.  Born  Wichita.  Kan..  Aug.  20, 
1881. 

LLAKEXCK    AMIEL    JnHXSUX^    (Annel-\.   Erialr, 
Johni.) 
jrarried    Lucy   E.    Corbin.    Carrolton.    Towa.   ^lareh 

20.  1873. 

Their  children^: 

Mary  Johnson.  Born  Carroll,  Towa.  iMay  3.  1874. 
Died  Carroll,  Iowa,  July.  1875. 

Cora  Johnson.  Born  Carroll.  Iowa.  July  27,  1876. 
Died  Auburn.  Cal..  Aug.  11.  1894. 

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Cora.  John.son  was  drowiKMl  in  the  American  Eiver, 
near  Auburn,  Cal.,  in  the  vain  effort  to  save  the  lives 
of  two  friends  of  her  own  age,  who  had  been  swept  by 
the  rapid  current  into  deep  water.  Eegardless  of  her 
own  safety,  she  made  a  heroic  attempt  to  save  them, 
and  lost  her  own  life. 

Ada  Johnson.     Born  Auburn,  Cal.,  Dec.  12,  1881. 


EDMOXD  STANLEY  .TOHXSOX^    (AmieP,  Urialr, 
John' ) . 
Born  Sherliurne,  Tt..  Oct.  3,  1848. 
Died  April  16,,  18(i(i. 

(»H\'1LLE  C.  JOHXSOX*  (AmieP,  Uriah-  John'). 

Born  Sherburne,  Yt..  Jan.  16.  1851. 

Married  Elizabeth  M.  Mi'vi-ill.  Buck  Grove,  Iowa, 
Nov.  ,5,  1874. 

Their  children^ : 

Fred  M.  Edmond  S.  Bavmond  C.  Bolland  G. 
Halsey  :\r. 

FRED    :\f.   JOHNSON'    (Orville   C\   AmieP,   Uriahs 
John'). 
Born  Oct.  19,  187.5. 
Married  Lulu  Jett,  Oct.  14,  1903. 

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EDMOXD     S.     .lollXSOX''     (()i\illc     ('.♦.     Amier', 
Uriah-,  John'). 
Bom  April  9.  1877. 
:\rarriwl  :\rvrtlc  K.  Tracy,  .Tun.'  Id,  1!)0T. 

I!AVM()X1>    ('.    .lOIlXSON'     (Orvillc     C.\     Amid', 
Uriah-,  John'). 
Born  May  7,   1880. 

Married  Mabel  Whittaker,  Feb.  11,  11)02. 
Their  chiM". 
Orvill  W.  JnbnRm.     Born  Jan.  :!,  1903. 

ROLAND     G.     .lOHXSOX'^     (Orville     C.*,     AniieP. 
Uriah-,  Jolm'). 
Born  June   1.%   1881.     Died   Oct.   24,  1900. 

HALSEY    il.     JOHXSOX"     (Orville     C.\     AmieP. 
Uriah-,  John'). 
Born  Xov.  12,  18Si4. 


I.'ITII  OLl\'K  .lOlIXSOX^   (Amiel",  Uriah-,  John'). 

Born  Sherburne,  \t..  Jan.  13,  1853. 

Jfarried  William  Linn  Culbertson,  Carroll,  Iowa, 
June  o,  1873.    Died  October  19,  1908. 

Their  cliildren^ : 

'^^ary  WixmI.  Ralph  William.  TJojjer  Goodwin. 
W'liliaiii  Linn.  Jr. 

Mary  Wood  Cul]>ertson^.  Born  Garroll.  Towa.  ^lay 
4.  1S74. 

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Ealph  William  Culbertson^.  Born  Carroll,  Iowa, 
Feb.  25,  1878.  Died  Carroll.  Iowa.  May  2R,  188G. 

Eoger  Goodwill  Culln'rtson.  Born  Carroll,  Iowa. 
June  14,  1881. 

*  WILLI  A.Af  LIXX  CFLBEETSOX,  JR.=  (Kmh 
Olive*,  AmieP,  Urialr,  John^). 

Born  Auburn,  Cal..  Feb.  20,  1881. 

Married  Sept.  12.  1906,  Fairfield,  Conn..  Lisa  Win- 
chester Heighe.     Born  Baltimore.  Md.,  Feb.  3,  1885. 

Their  son'*. 

William  Linn  Culbertson.  Third.  Born  New  York, 
N.  Y.,  July  1,  1908. 


EVEKETT  ALANSON  JOHXSON*  (Amiel».  lTriah=, 
John\). 

Born  Sherburne,  Vt.,  Dec.  18,  1854. 

Married  Emma  Frees,  Concordia.  Kan..  July  38, 
1880. 

Their  children^ : 

Chester  Garfield.     Susie.     ^lona.     Ward. 

CHESTER  GARFIELD  JOHNSON=  (Everett  Alan- 
son'',  AmieP,  Uriah-,  John^). 

Born  July  4,  1881. 

Married  and  lives  in  Walla  Walla,  Wash.  They  have 
three  daughters. 

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srsAXXA  CllAlirrV  .1011  XSOX^'  (Aliinsoii\ 
Amiel''  rrialr,  John'). 

Korn  Cortland,  Kan..  Feb.  11.  lSS;i. 

Marriril,  (iraiul  .liuiiiinn.  Ceil".,  .lime  15,  l'.)0:!, 
'I'liniiia-  IIciii-v  (iariK'i-.  llni]!  April  ."i.  1S7M,  Augusta, 
III. 

'riiciv  cliildi-i'ii  : 

(tprl  Marrrlla.  Li.ini  lirady,  X<'l)..  .liilv  S.  1004.  Died 
Kiady,  Xeb.,  duly  1,  1U0(J. 

Irnia  Lucilla.     Born  Brady,  Xeb.,  June  20,  1906. 

^I(»XA  JOHXSOX^  (Kverett  Alan^^on^  Aniiel'', 
rrialr',  John' ). 

l)(ini  Siandia.   Kan.,  dan.   1,  1885. 

Married  July  15.  l!i(i;5,  Charles  D.  Barnett.  Born 
Brown's  Valley,  :\linn.,  Sept.  IS.  1S80. 

Their  ehild" : 

Dorothy  'SI.     Born  Ualston.  Okla..  dune  lit,  1908. 

1  am  indebted,  in  the  main,  to  ilrs.  Buth  Olive  John- 
son Culbertson'',  daughter  of  Aniiel  Johnson^,  for  so 
eomplete  a  record  of  descendants  of  Aniiel  Johnson. 

It  will  be  st'eii  the  (imissions  of  reefu'ds  of  the  family 
of  Uriali  would  probaldy  fill  several  pa<res,  if  I  could 
get  them.  I  will  hope  this  edition  of  the  genealogy  will 
excite  the  interest  of  the  family  to  complete  the  record 
to  date,  and  that  all  will  take  pride  in  a  new  and 
nearer  complete  edition  by  some  younger  and  stronger 
son  or  daughter  of  John  and  Euth. 

See  what  is  said  after  the  family  of  Buth. 

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Tlie  almvp  cut  sllll\^s  the  limise.  with  ?oiiir  adilitimi,-. 
which  was  Iniilt  hy  Jolui  Jiiliison.  Ji-..  almut  iso.j,  in 
the  town  of  Plymouth.  \{.  It  is  iirohalily  the  same 
house  in  whieli  .loliii  .lolinson,  Sr..  and  Kuth  lived 
during  the  latter  pai't  of  llieii'  lives,  as  they  lived  to 
tlie  year   ISK). 

1'lii'  eut  is  from  a  photoui-aph  whieh  1  tonk  in  the 
summer  of  1!»()1. 

After  the  death  of  John  Johnson  the  house  passed 
into  the  hands  of  Cajit.  Moses  Pollard,  whose  son, 
James  Addison  Pollard,  married  Josejihine  flail,  a 
granddaughter   of    Ruth   Johnson=,    and    has    hecn    the 


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liDiiie   of   some   of   the    Tdllard    rmiiily    Id    (lie   present 

lilLC. 

.TOTTX    JOnXSOX=     (.l,,lin'). 

Of  the  five  eliilili-cn  nl'  Jdhii  Isi  ainl  li'ulli.  1  kimw 
more  of  John  2d  tluiii  any  df  the  nihers.  I'dr  tlie  reason 
ihnt  when  I  was  a  yniiiii:-  man.  at  my  request,  my 
father,  Leonai'd  .Idlinsdii.  son  of  .lulm  '.'il.  wi'ote  mem- 
oirs of  his  early  life;  not  very  riill.  for  1  ilid  not  then 
know  how  to  ajipreeiate  them,  luil  iidw  iliev  are  very 
Iiii;lily  ]i|-ize(l.  l-'ruiii  lliein  I  Irarn  lliat  lie  was  a 
farmer  in  Cliester  and  Plymoutli.  \'l.:  not  strong 
of  l)ody.  and  died  when  the  olde-;t  df  his  ehildren  was 
alioiit  fourteen  years  of  age.  Xot  strong  of  bodv  and 
an  humlile  farmer,  hni  df  ehar:ietei'  lie  was  among  the 
iidMot.  It  would  1h'  Well  if  all  nf  his  ehildren's  chil- 
dren wmdd  emulate  him.  He  was  quiet,  unassiiming, 
d|  strong.  u].)riglit.  honest  eharaeter.  I  will  quote 
from  my  father's  memoirs  some  paragra|ihs  whieli  may 
lie  of  interest  as  well  as  histdry: 

■■  lie  was  a  man  of  great  integrity,  hdiiest,  truthful, 
and  hated  llie  very  appearance  of  e\il.  One  cireum- 
stance  that  took  place  when  I  was  alimit  ten  years  old 
made  a  very  deep  and  abiding  impression  on  my  mind. 
;\ry  fatlier  had  moved  from  Chester  to  Plymouth.  \'t. 
It  was  a  new  country  and  fruit  was  scarce.'  A  few  of 
the  early  settlers  had  taken  care  to  plant  orchards 
among  the  first  imjirovements  of  their  farms,  and  at 
this  time  began  to  yield  them  the  long  expected,  pre- 
cious   fruit.      There    were    in    the    neighliorhood    some 

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lawless  young  men  and  boys,  who  were  in  the  habit  of 
stealing  apples,  to  the  great  annoyance  and  vexation  of 
the  owners.  One  evening,  just  before  going  to  bed, 
these  young  men  came  into  our  liouse  with  quite  a  bag 
of  apple?,  to  the  joy  of  us  boys,  and  began  to  hand 
them  round  l'(ir  the  family  to  eat.  All  took  some,  I 
thiiilc.  liut  father.  He  refused  to  take  any.  They 
knew  that  he  was  very  fond  of  apples,  and  began  to 
urge  him  to  take  some,  but  he  still  declined.  They 
wanted  to  know  his  reasons  for  refusing  to  eat.  He 
then  put  some  cpiestions  to  them,  as  to  where  they  got 
them  and  how  they  got  them.  Their  answers  were 
such  as  led  him  to  believe  that  they  had  stolen  them. 
He  then  said :  ''  This  is  the  reason  I  cannot  eat  of 
them.  You  have  obtained  them  in  an  unlawful  way; 
stolen  them,  as  I  believe;  and  therefore  I  cannot  eat 
of  them,  for  the  partaker  is  as  bad  as  the  thief.'  This 
was  said  in  a  very  solemn,  serious  manner,  and  ex- 
cited the  attention  of  all  present.  H  certainly  excited 
my  attention.  It  was  a  new  thought  to  me.  It  was 
among  the  first  practical  lessons  in  morals  that  I  ever 
received,  and  one  that  I  never  forgot.  It  went  with 
me  through  all  my  wanderings  and  temptations  in  life, 
and  formed  at  once  a  principle  in  my  mind  that  more 
or  less  influenced  my  conduct.'' 

.  .  .  "  When  I  was  not  far  from  six  years  old,  my 
father  bought  a  farm  in  Plymoutli,  Yt.,  and  we  moved 
onto  it.  He  bought  it  of  one  Mr.  ]\Iudge.  It  is  the 
same  farm  which  is  now  owned  and  occupied  (1857) 
by  Mr.   Issac  Pollard.     The  two-story,  red  house  now 

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occupied  by  Mi-.  I'ollard  was  Iniilt  by  my  father,  and 
ill  wliicli  he  lived  until  hi«  deatli.  (See  opening  chap- 
ter. Old  Homestead.)  Tfowevcr.  the  tirst  house  that 
wo  occupiel  in  our  iii'w  place  oF  residence  was  a  log 
house.  We  lived  in  that  for  two  or  three  years.  .\s 
I  have  said,  the  country  was  new  and  wild  animals 
were  very  plenty,  siuh  as  l)ears,  wolves,  deer,  foxes, 
etc.  Often  1  have  been  to  the  door  in  ihr  evening  and 
heard  the  wolves  in  theii'  tumultuous  yell,  in  ihe  woods 
about  a  mile  from  the  house.  And  tbi'ii  as  the  neigh- 
bors would  come  in,  in  the  evening,  what  long  ami 
startling  stories  we  used  to  hear,  and  as  one  and  an- 
other would  relate  his  adventures  in  linnting,  liis  fight 
with  bears  or  wolves,  or  what  some  ntlier  (Uie  had  done 
or  seen  or  heard,  their  nai'i-ow  escape  from  death,  etc. 
But  grandfather  ^fudge,  as  was  conceded,  I  lielieve.  on 
all  sides,  would  excel  tliem  all  in  tlii^  line.  When  he 
came  into  the  country  it  was  an  unbroken  wilderness 
for  a  great  many  miles  round  him.  This  gave  him 
the  advantage  of  almost  all  others  in  story-telling. 
He  was  so  mucli  ahead  of  others  in  the  settlement  of 
the  country,  that  if  his  stories  were  the  fruit  of  only 
bis  imagination,  or  mere  dreams,  no  one  could  disinite 
him,  to  call  in  question  tlieir  reality.  And  as  all  en- 
joyed that  kind  of  amusement  so  well,  they  were  not 
very  much  disposed  to  disjnite  him,  though  many  sto- 
ries that  he  told  were  most  absurd.  And  as  T  now  re- 
member them,  they  were  entirely  beyond  the  possibil- 
ity of  truth:  and  yet  at  the  time  now  referred  to  he 
was  a  professor  of  religion,  a  zealous   Methodist.      He 

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had  frequent  mceting.s  at  \u^  lioiise.  and  was  himself 
very  fervent  in  prayer.  You  may  ask.  wliat  t-onsist- 
ency  in  sneli  story-telling  and  religion?  I  would  an- 
swer, none  at  all.  And  the  only  a]>ol()gy  that  I  ean 
make  for  him,  and  this  will  not  helj)  him  very  mueli. 
is  this.  He  had  told  the  stories  so  often,  though  first 
he  told  them  for  amusement,  yet  now,  after  repeating 
so  many  times,  he  comes  to  helieve  them  himself.  But 
reniemliei',  my  son.  that  a  lie,  though  often  told,  does 
not  make  it  the  truth.  It  is  a  lie  still.  Here  is  the 
danger  of  story-telling  or  jiovcl-reading — we  may  he 
led  to  helieve  a  lie. 

"  Thei'e  was  one  thing  that  todk  place  ahout  this 
time  that  gave  us  hoys,  as  well  as  some  others,  rather 
a  poor  opinion  of  grandfather  kludge's  integrity.  As 
mv  brother  Xoah  and  myself  were  loming  home  fi'oni 
school,  one  day  in  summer,  we  heard  a  great  noise  of 
bees  in  the  top  of  a  large  hemlock  tree,  close  by  the 
road.  There  was  a  swarm  of  bees  either  coming  (uit 
of  the  tree  or  just  going  into  it.  ^ly  brother  was 
older  than  mvself.  and  probaldy  understood  bees  bet- 
tci'  than  I  did.  lie  cried  out  tliat  lie  had  fmmd  a 
swarm  of  bees.  On  our  way  home  we  had  to  go  by 
grandfather  kludge's.  He,  by  some  means,  found  out 
our  discovery,  and  went  immediately  anil  marked  the 
tree  in  his  name.  When  we  had  got  back  to  the  tree 
with  father,  we  found  that  ilr.  kludge  claimed  it  as 
his.  My  father,  who  was  a  num  of  peace,  after  a  little 
talk,  yielded  it  to  him.  In  the  fall,  when  they  took  it 
up,  they  had  a  washtub  full  of  honey.    But  it  was  not 

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vc'i'v  swi'l't  til  US  liiiys.  \Vc  cM'i-  Irll  llial  llial  lioiicy 
lielonuTil  in  juslirc  tn  lis.  In  mir  rstiiiiat  imi,  il  wiis 
a  stain  mi  the  old  iiuiirs  c-liaractcr  that  never  wore  oil', 
l.rl  us  lie  earet'iil  ami  treat  lioys  like  men  in  all  our 
transacliims  willi  Iheiii.  for  they  «ill  soon  lie  men,  ami 
as   nifii    they   will   jmlue    us." 

■■  My  father's  health  lie^aii  tn  fail  when  I  was  ahout 
nine  years  old.  lie  had  the  eiinsniiii>t  inn,  'I'he  seeds 
of  the  disease  wei'c  sown,  hnwexer.  when  he  was  a  yountr 
man.  He  lamed  his  side  liy  ehoppiiig.  as  1  have  heard 
him  say,  just  as  he  commeneed  life  for  himself.  He, 
ever  after  thai,  had  a  wraluiess  in  his  left  side.  In 
going  on  a  new  farm  in  I'lyimiuth,  and  in  huilding  a 
saw-mill,  he  worked  licvdiid  his  strength,  and  in  a  few 
years  l)egan  to  sink  under  it.  Then  commenced  our 
days  of  trial.  My  brother  Noah,  who  was  ahout  two 
years  and  a  half  older  than  myself,  had  the  manage- 
ment of  the  farm,  with  the  little  assi.stanee  that  father 
and  mother  could  give  ns.  We  raised  a  little  corn  and 
potatoes,  and  by  a  little  help  got  in  our  hay  and  wood. 
But  those  were  dark  days.  Father  had  just  built  the 
mill  and  the  new  house,  of  which  I  have  before  spoken, 
and  was  iiiMilved  in  defit.  Creditors  began  to  call  for 
their  (lay.  and  father  was  exceedingly  troubled  be- 
cause he  could  not  meet  their  demands.  The  farm  was 
mortgaged,  or  another  man,  by  some  means,  had  a 
claim  to  it,  and  after  father's  death  it  went  into  his 
hands.     .     .     . 

"  After  father's  death,  mother  gave  up  all  claim  to 
it,  even  her  third,  and  she  and  her  six  children  were 

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left  without  am  iiicaiis  of  support.     1  Irft  home  aljout 
a  year  liefore  father's  deatli."     .     .     • 

"  'J'his  winter  my  father  died.  (Jue  iiiglit  in  Feh- 
I'uarv  a  messenger  came  for  nie  to  go  home,  saying 
that  they  thought  my  father  was  dying.  1  went  home, 
wdiich  was  about  two  miles  from  where  I  then  lived. 
I  found  him  yet  alive.  He  was  able  to  speak  to  me,  but 
in  the  agonies  of  death.  He  called  me  to  liis  l)ed.  He 
told  me  he  was  dying,  but  could  say  hut  little.  Look- 
ing me  earnestly  and  most  affectionately  in  the  face, 
he  said  :  '  Leonard,  you  must  lie  a  good  lioy.'  Whether 
he  said  anything  more  than  this  I  cannot  say.  I  do 
not  rememlier.  But  this  one  short  sentence  I  do  re- 
iiiemhi'r.  1  never  forgot  it.  Through  all  my  wander- 
ings in  after  life,  I  never  forgot  it.  1  did  not  at  the 
time  understand  all  that  was  implied  in  the  term  '  good 
boy.'  But  in  after  life  I  understood  it  more  and  more. 
I  have  often  had  occasion  to  Idess  God.  and  hope  I 
sliall  in  eternity,  for  that  word  of  advite  from  the  lip'S 
of  my  dying  father.  •  Leonard,  you  must  be  a  good 
boy,'  has  rung  in  my  ears  liy  night  and  by  day.  and  I 
have  no  doubt  I'iejit  me  from  vice  in  times  of  temp- 
tatiim.     .     .     . 

"  ^fother  lived  in  the  old  homestead  for  a  few 
months,  and  then  left  it  to  Cajitain  I'oUard.  She 
moved  into  a  small  Imuse  aluuit  hall'  a  mih'  west  from 
where  she  used  to  live.  There  is  no  house  miw  stand- 
ing on  that  spot.  But  liefore  she  ((uil  Ium-  old  home, 
we  nsed,  occasionally,  all  get  togetlier  and  talk  over 
past  scenes  and  our  future  prospects,  wddch  were  dark 

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enour;li.  'I'licsr  sliort  visits  tnudlicr  were  iinuli  ni- 
Jo^'cd  bv  us  all.  tlioii.uii  ntlciiilcil  wiili  iiian\-  iiii|i1(ms- 
ant  I'eflections."" 

Such  is  part  of  the  story  of  .lnhn  .lolinsmi,  -itl.  as 
liilil  \iy  a  son,  [\\o  years  hefore  iiis  death — a  line  tribute 
of  a  loving  son  to  a  noble  fatlier,  telling  of  the  strug- 
gles of  one  of  the  many  grand  families  in  thiwe  early 
days — families  wliiih  have  given  \'ermont  eliai'aeter 
throughout  the  eountiy. 

.lOJIX    .lonXSOX-     (.lehni). 

])ied   in   Febi'uary.  about  LSOII. 

-Man-ieil.  S|u'inglield.  A't..  Xov.  13.  17il4.  Sally 
I)anion.  . 

'J'lieir  children'' : 
Xoah. 

Leonard. 

.ImIiii. 

Xancy. 

.Tdsephus. 

Silas. 

.Vllen. 

XO.Vll     ,I()]1.\S()X  = 

Xoah  .lohnson  was  born  in  ('better.  \'t..  .hdv  !), 
17i'-"i.  Ilis  father  died  when  he  was  about  fourteen 
years  of  agi'.  lie  \\as  the  oldt'st  of  a  fannlv  of  si.\ 
cliildi'en.     For  two  years  before  his  father's  death  niucli 

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XilAll    .JlllIXSON 


of  tlie  inanageiiK'iit  of  the  farm  was  left  to  Xoah.  He, 
witli  his  next  younger  brother,  Leonard,  liad  most  of 
Ihe  work  to  do,  as  their  father  was  in  verv  ])oor  healtli. 
At  the  deatli  of  his  father,  the  farm  passed  into  the 
hands  of  Closes  PoUard,  and  Xoah  went  to  live  with 
his  nnele,  Asa,  till  twenty-one,  and  learned  the  car- 
]ienter"s  trade.  He  liel|ied  his  mother  what  he  eonld. 
When  working  at  Ids  trade  (he  was  an  old-style  car- 
penter) he  did  not  regai'd  hours,  but  worked  from 
dawn  til]  dark,  lie  became  a  minister,  lie  liuilt  a 
ohurch  anil   preai-lie(l   in   it  si'veral  years  in   Slierl)urne, 

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W!I>|.»>IHWVI.IJI*..  !■"' 


XoAii  Johnson's  HoiiE  in  Siiekbuuxic,  \r. 
Built  1)V   Xonli   .Tohiisnii. 


\'t.  From  there  he  preueheil  in  lluthiiicl  aiul  Shrews- 
liurv,  \'t.  In  IS."):!  ^Ir.  .lohiismi  ami  raiiiil\"  innved  to 
(ireeii  (.ianlcii.  ill.,  wliere  lie  lived  anil  [iicaelieil  thir- 
teen years.  ]n  IStid  he  iiioved  to  laulloM-,  \'t..  where 
he  lived  till  hi;^  death,  .lime  11,  is:.-). 

Mr.  Johnson  was  a  man  of  very  |)ositi\e  eharaetcr, 
ahvavs  oiits|iiiken.  and  ilid  not  hesitate  to  stand  out 
against  what  lu'  belieNed  wa<  wi-oni:'.  no  matter  how 
many  were  against  him.     liurinLi  the  ('i\il  War  he  was 

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preaching  in  Green  Garden,  111.  He  was  opiDOsed  to 
the  war.  believiu"-  the  trnulile  could  be  settled  without 
bloodshed.  He  was  very  positive  and  did  not  hesitate 
to  talk  it.  The  pulilic  mind,  too.  was  very  sensitive 
on  that  sul)ject.  On  one  occasion,  some  over-zealous 
citizens  carried  a  rope  to  church,  with  which  "  to  hang 
the  preacher."'  This  Union  sentiuient  iluriu"-  the  war 
was  very  jealous;  all  right  enough,  but  unreasonably 
severe  at  times ;  savors  too  much  of  mob  rule.  1  was 
in  the  army,  in  tlie  Great  Kcnawa  \'alley.  West  \iv- 
ginia,  at  the  time  of  tbe  assassination  of  President 
Lincoln.  When  the  news  reached  camp  the  excitement 
was  intense.  Wc  were  told  in  camp  that  on  the  boat 
coming  up  the  river  that  day,  when  tlie  news  was  given 
out  that  the  President  had  been  assassinated,  one  man 
said  he  was  "  glad  of  it,"  wlu'reiiiHUi  the  men  on  the 
boat  seized  him  and  threw  him  under  the  paddle 
wheel. 

NOAH   JOHNSON^    (John-,  John'). 

Born  Chester.  \t.  July  9,  i:9.3. 

Died  Ludlow,  A't.,  June  11,  IS:."). 

:\rarried.  Eeading,  \'t.,  March  26,  LslT,  Mariam 
Hul>bard.     Born  :\rarcli   7.  lT9r.  Died  March  (.!,  ISTo. 

To   ihem   were  liorn   eight  chiblivn: 

Lavina  H.  Jasper  H.  J.  Hazen.  Hannah  H. 
Lestina  D.         I.ucinda.  Camline   A.        D.    Edwin. 

LAVINA  H.  JOHNSON*    (Noah^  John-,  JohnM. 
Born  Plymouth,  Vt..  May  15,  1818. 
Died    Joliet.    111. 

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Married  first,  Joi^ciili  Mnrlin. 

Their  chilrlreir' : 

Hanna  Ann.     Mariaiii.     T.nuisa.     Stella.     Walace. 

HANXAH     AXX      M.\irri\^'      (LavinaH.^,     Xoalr', 
Jolm",  Jolm'). 
Married  George  t'luipnian. 
'I'hfir  c.-hildren" : 
Cavos.     Henrv.     Gcoroe.     ^lina. 

.M.\i;iAM     .MAiri'l.X'     (l,a\ina     11.%     .\oalr,    John-, 
John'). 
Married  Wesley   Kingsley. 
Tlieir  children" : 
George.    Charles. 

LOUISA     M.\l,"ri\"'     (Lnvina     11.%     Xoah'.     John-. 

John' ) . 

Married    Eerket    Jenning,-;.    a    veteran    of    the    Civil 
War. 

Their  ehildren": 

Eva.      Xettie.      Katherine.      Charles.      Joseph. 

STELLA     MAirnX"'     (Lavina    H.%,    X'oah%    John-, 
John' ) . 
Married  \Villiain  Cleveland. 
Their  children" : 
Emily.     William.     Clarence.     Eva.     Lillian,     ^fahel. 

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LAVIXA  H.  JOHXSOX*. 

Married  second,  *B.  F.  Long,  a  veteran  of  tlie  Civil 
War. 

Their  child-': 
Carlos. 

JASPER  H.  JOHXSOX*   (Xoalr.  John-.  John'). 
Horn  Plynimith.  Yt..  Sept.  5.  lS->(). 
I  )ii'il   in  infiUK  V. 

*J.  HAZEX  JOIIXSOX^    (Xo;ilr\  .lohn-.  JolniM- 
Born  Plymouth,  Vt..  May  IT),  is-li. 
Died  Lexington,  Ky..  1SG8. 

Married,   1S.58,  Bettie  McMillan   of    Lexington.   Ky. 
Their  children'': 
Two  daughters  wlio  died  young. 

HANNAH  H.  JOHNSON*    (Xoah\  John=,  .John'). 
Born  Plynionth,  Yt.,  April  16,  18->4. 
Married  William  Pierce  Lyon. 
Their  children'^ : 
Mariam  L.     Emma  Jane.     EoUin  W. 

MAEIAM    L.    LYOX'    (Hannah    H.*,    Xoalr,    Jolnr, 

John'). 

Married  *Williani  D.  Johnson,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War. 

Their  children" : 

Melvin  F.     Rollin  W.     Franklin  L.     Lillian  :\r. 

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MELVIN    F.    JOHNSON"     (Jrarianr"'.    Hannah    U\ 
Xoah^,  Jolm-,  John'). 
Married  Lotta  Sarali  Avery. 
Their  chihlren'  : 
Ethel.     Myrtle.     Pearl    fa  son). 

LILLIAN  :\r.  JOHNSON''  (Mariam  L."'.  Hannah  H.^ 
Noah^.  Jolm-.  JohnM- 
JTarried  Alnion  Bishop. 
Their  chihl' : 
Hazel  L.  Bishop. 

ROLLTN  W.  JOHXSON''   (:\lariaiii  L.^.  Hannali  H.\ 
Noah",  John-,  John'). 
Married  ^fary  Berney. 

E:\IMA    JAXK    JOHNSON--'     (Hannah    H.\    Noah^ 
Jolni^.  .Tohn' ). 
^farrii'il   William    Diuker. 
Their  ehiidren'' : 
Stella.     William.     Jessie.     Elizabeth. 


LESTINA  I).  JOHNSON*  (Noah^  John^  John" 
Born  Plymonth,  Yt.,  Aug.  4.  1837. 
Married  Silas  Johnson. 
Their  children'^ : 
Emogene.     Caroline.     Eugene. 

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EMOGEXE  .lOlTXSOX'   (Lestinn  D.*.  Xonlr.  John-, 
John' ) . 
Married  Eoval  Pcttigrew. 

CAKOLIXE  JOHXSOX^   (Lestina  D.^  Xoah^  John", 
John^). 
Married  Marcns  Hayes. 
Tlieir  children" : 
Ethel.     Lola.     Eva. 


LITCIXDA  JOHNSOX^    (Xoah''.  John;,  John'). 
Bora  Sherhurne,  Vt.,  July  30.  IS.'iO. 
Died  in  infancy. 

€AEOLIXE  D.  JOHXSOX*    (Xoah\  Jolm^  JohnV). 
Born  Sherhurne,  Yt.,  Aug.  12,  1832. 
Died  Bellows  Falls,  Yt.,  March  T.  1904. 
Married  Allen  Sanderson. 
Their  children^ : 
Annetta.     Lula.     Frederick. 

AXXETTE    SAXDERSOX''     (Caroline    A.\    Noah^ 
John-,  John'). 
Married  George  Bontelle. 
Their  chihl''; 
Blanche. 

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BLAXCir     BOUTELLE'^     ( Anndta''.     Caroline     A.^ 
Xoalr"'.  .Idlur'.  Jolui' ). 
jrarrii'd  Artlnir  II.  EulkT. 

LTI.A    SAXDEl?S;nX"    (Caniliii,.    A.\    Xoali^   .Tolin=, 
•  iohii'  I. 
!\lan'ie<l  Charli's   Knliinsdii. 
Thuii-  chilli  reii'' : 
Elsio.     Willis. 

ELSIE    EOBIXSOX'^     (Liiln\    fan.liiir    A.^    Xoah^ 
.Tolin-.  Jolin'). 
.Afarrieil  Xi'lsoii  Ohcv. 
Their  chilil" : 
Lnla. 

FrtEDEETC'K     A.     SAXTtET^SOX^      (Caroline     A.*, 
.Tol;n-.  John'  ). 
Afarried  iland  P>.  Ecuis. 


1».    I'lDWlX   .lOllXSdX^    (Xoah".  .lolnr.  John'). 

I'orn   I'lvniomh,  \'t..  June  :1.  1S40. 

Died  Ludlow.  \'t..  Sept.  "M.   lSS(i. 

Jiarried  ilarv  liussell. 

Their  child' : 

I'^dwin. 

Edwin    1).   Johnson    was    at   one    time   editor   of   the 
IMiicl'  Eivrr  Trdiiscripl  of  T.iullow.  ^'t. 

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LeOXAIJI)  .Idiix.sox. 


T.EOXAT^D    JOTIXSOX-'    (,T,,lin-.  John'). 


Leonard  Johnson  was  Ixirn  in  Clu'^tcr.  Vt.,  Xov.  9, 
1798.  His  parents  were  hanl-working  farmers,  of  lit- 
tle means.  The  hardshijis  of  a  new  countrv,  with  a 
family  of  six  small  ehihlren.  made  their  work  very 
hard.  They  were  carefnl  to  teach  their  children  the 
better  ways  of  life,  and  for  all  their  liardships  they 
were  healthy  and  liajqiy.  When  he  was  al)out  si.\-  years 
old  his  father  boii,uiit  a  hill  farm  in  Plymoutli.  but 
little  cleared,  on  which  was  a  log  house,  in  which  thev 
lived  for  two  years,  while  Jlr.  Johnson  was  building  a 
new  house.     This  house  was  still  standing  in  the  sum- 

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Mks.    IIakriet    Xaiuissa    (Hatch)    .Ioiixson 

HUT  of  1901.  wlien  T  visitcil  the  |)lape,  and  is  showu  at 
the  head  of  the  Jolin-  hraiieh  of  tliis  g(>nealoo:v.  His 
fatht'v  iIIimI  whi'ii  he  was  twelve  years  old.  hut  two 
j-ears  previous  to  his  (h^ath.  his  brother,  older.  Xoah 
and  himself  did  most  of  the  work  on  the  farm.  Ahout 
a  year  hefore  his  father's  (h'atli.  Lciniai-d  went  to  live 
with  a  kind  young  fanner.  Giles  DeWolf.  After  Mr. 
Johnson's  death,  his  mother  was  obliged  to  iind  homes 
for  the  ehildren  with  different  farmers.  They  were 
young  and  tender,  and  felt  the  loss  of  the  love  of  home 
most  keenly.  For  all  their  hardships  in  their  humble 
home,  they  had  enjoyed  life  Our  happiness  comes 
more    from    health    and    right    conditions    within    than 


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from  surroundings  and  conditions  without.  1  cannot 
do  better  than  to  cjuote  here  and  there  from  his  mem- 
oirs, showing  his  early  life:  "  I  lune  often  thought 
that  l)ut  few  children  enjoy  life  better  than  we  did, 
when  we  were  all  at  home  together,  and  before  father's 
sickness  and  death.  The  little  brook  that  ran  near  our 
house  was  full  of  front,  and  we  could  catch  a  mess  at 
any  time.  Almost  all  kinds  of  berries  were  very  abun- 
dant in  the  season  of  them.  A  little  back  of  our  house 
was  what  we  called  'the  Hat.'  On  the  west  border  of 
this  was  a  ledge  of  rocks,  overlooking  two  ponds,  each 
al)Out  a  mile  in  length,  containing  more  or  less  ducks 
and  loons,  and  an  aljundauco  of  bulll'rogs;  and  0, 
how  many  happy,  heedless  hours  we  did  spend  in  catch- 
ing the  little  trout,  that  would  even  jump  oiit  of  the 
water  to  catch  the  hook;  in  picking  the  luscious  ber- 
ries, in  anticipation  of  mingling  them  with  our  johnny- 
cake  and  milk  for  supper;  in  playing  on  that  nice  ifat 
back  (if  the  house,  and  then  in  sitting  upon  that  ledge 
of  rocks  and  looking  at  the  s|iiii-tivc  ducks  and  loons, 
and  hearing  the  Imid  talk  (d'  the  liull  frogs,  which  often 
Wduld  end  in  a  general  '  pow-WDW.'  "  .  .  .  "  Some- 
tinie<  it  would  be  (piite  late  in  the  fall,  if  not  into  win- 
ter, before  we  got  shod  up  with  boots  and  sh<ies.  But 
tlien.  the  snow  and  frost  did  not  frighten  us  much.  I 
can  remember  going  one  morning  on  an  errand  to  one 
of  the  neighbor's,  about  a  mile  off.  when  the  grass  was 
so  thick  with  while  frnst  that  1  emild  see  every  step  I 
took,  but  I  did  not  sutler  much,  if  any.  from  the  lold. 
I   made  tracks  fast." 

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Another  extract,  showing  conditions  of  his  early  life: 
"  "My  father  liad  a  pretty  good  farm.  l)nt  now.  and 
iniuh  of  it  nnch'ared.  We  liad  l)iit  few  of  the  liiwirii's 
of  life.  I  think  we  never  siitfereij  nuieli,  however, 
either  from  hunger  or  cold,  or  for  any  of  the  ,';nl)stan- 
tial.s  of  comfortable  life.  Johnnycake  and  milk,  or 
pudding  and  milk,  or  potatoes  and  mill';  were  (Uir  ]irin- 
1  ipal  food.  Occasionally  we  shoidd  get  some  \\'est 
India  molasses  i>n  oiii-  pudding,  and  that  was  a  real 
luxurv.  I  can  I'ememluT  to  this  dav  Imw  well  1  rel- 
ished it.  and  thought  that  that  was  living  at  a  high 
rate.  1  do  not  remember  that  1  ever  complained,  or 
ever  heard  one  of  the  family  coni|.>lain  a  word,  for  the 
want  of  better  living,  ddiis  was  all  that  we  boys  knew 
anything  about,  and  we  were  perfectly  satisfied.  When 
some  of  our  neighboring  women  used  to  make  us  a  visit, 
we  had  something  quite  extra,  the  very  superlative  of 
high  living,  namely,  a  wheat  shortcake,  baked  in  a 
spider  before  the  tire.  And  I  used  to  think,  and  can- 
not help  thinking  so  still,  that  nobody  lould  make  a 
johnnycake  or  a  hasty  pudding  nr  a  shorteake  rpiite  so 
good  as  my  mother.""  ..."  The  first  school  that 
1  ever  attended  was  wdien  1  was  abcuit  seven  years  old, 
and  that  was  kept  in  Deacon  Clark"s  barn.  TTis  daugh- 
ter, Betsey,  was  my  first  teacher."'  .  .  .  "■  T  had  a 
good  home  at  ilr.  DeWolf"s.  .My  brother  younger, 
John,  went  to  live  with  my  unele  lAitber,  on  my 
father's  side,  Avhere  he  lived  till  he  was  twenty-one. 
l>nt  to  support  those  younger  (hiblren  in  this  way, 
mother  soon  found  it  im)iossilile.     She  finally  put  them 

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out  at  different  places,  while  she  went  to  work  more 
steadily.  She  did  not  alwavs  succeed  in  findina'  good 
places  for  tlieni.  They  were  neglected  or  ill-treated  or 
did  not  ,aet  enough  to  eat.  Jly  hrother,  Josephus,  suf- 
fered tlie  most  in  this  way.  I  mention  these  things 
that  YOU  may  see  what  poor  widows  and  fatherless  chil- 
dren are  left  to  suffer.  Always  have  comjiassion  to- 
wards these.  Thougji  I  had  a  good  home,  as  I  have 
hefore  said,  at  Mr.  DeWolf's,  yet  wlicn  I  found  I  had 
11(1  father's  home  or  mi)thcr"s  home  to  go  to,  I  often 
felt  very  sad  and  sorrowful.  In  view  of  these  things, 
after  I  had  gone  to  hed  at  night,  I  often  wept  and 
would  inquire,  '  Wliy  is  it  so?  There  are  stich  and 
such  boys  who  have  a  father's  or  motlier's  house,  to 
which  tliev  go  when  ihcv  jilease.  or  wliere  thev  mav 
live,  hut  1  have  none.  Why  is  it  so  ?  "  And  hy  such 
thoughts  I  may  liave  murmured  against  the  God  of 
Providence.  But  there  was  one  passage  of  Scripture, 
in  the  midst  of  these  troublesome  thoughts,  that  gave 
me  consolation.  How  I  got  hold  of  it  I  cannot  say. 
I  do  not  know  that  at  that  time  I  had  ever  read  it  in 
the  Bible.  It  is  very  ]irobal)le  that  Elder  Leeland  may 
have  rejieated  it,  in  addressing  us  at  my  father's  fu- 
neral. It  is  this.  Psalms  -iT-Kt:  '  When  my  father  and 
my  mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord  will  take  me 
u])."  This  used  to  be  muili  u|)on  my  mind,  especially 
when  T  had  the  gloomy  thoughts  of  which  I  have  been 
speaking.  From  this  passage  I  got  the  idea  that  God 
would  take  care  of  me,  and  do  me  good,  though  I  had 
no  eai'thly   jinreiits  to   pro\  idi'   for  me.   and    as   T   have 

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saiil,  it  was  at  that  time,  aiul  has  lift'ii  ever  since,  a 
source  of  great  CDn.soiation  to  inr.  ami  here  1  wish  to 
say,  to  tlie  praise  of  fimrs  o-race  ami  Faith  fulness,  that 
in  all  my  e.\i)crien( c  1  have  realized  the  truth  of  that 
declaration  of  David."" 

After  ^Fr.  De\\'iilf  moved  to  Pennsylvania  l^eonard 
lived  two  years  with  a  Mr.  \Veever.  At  the  a.a'e  of 
fourteen  he  eliose  Mr.  .laiiu's  Smith  of  Caavendish  t'oi- 
his  guardian,  wlio  was  very  kind  to  him.  ()f  aliout  this 
time  (ISf-^)  he  writes:  '■  In  this  year  also  comuu'need 
our  last  war  with  Kngiand.  I'arty  feeling  and  party 
p(ditics  ran  high.  The  women  and  lio\s  and  evrr\- 
hody  had  a  shai'e  in  it.  Secret  societies  were  organ- 
ized to  oppose  the  war  and  the  governnu'nt.  The  so- 
cieties were  called  Washingtoniau  Societies.  Such  was 
the  state  of  feeling  that  neighhoi's  lost  confidence  in 
each  other.  They  made  war  with  one  another  in  oji- 
]iosing  the  war  or  in  ad\ancing  it:"" 

■"  By  tra])ping,  which  husiness,  1  am  sorry  to  say, 
was  mostly  attended  to  on  the  Sahhath,  I  had  collected 
together  a  little  money.  Also  hy  ratlling  1  won  a  tui'- 
key  nni>  Than.ksgiving.  T  sold  this  and  got  a  little 
noncy.  But  I  am  happy  to  say  this  was  the  first  and 
last  species  of  gamhling  that  I  e\cr  practiced,  and  the 
money  that  I  had  collected  together  hy  trapping  and 
rahling,  I  found  afterwards  was  of  but  little  use  to 
me.""     ... 

I  make  the  following  extract  from  his  memoirs  more 
to  show  the  customs  of  the  times:  "  .\hout  this  time 
I    ti'ied    my   first  cNperimeiit    of  lieing  a  gentleman,  or 

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a  man.  liy  ilrinking  at  a  store.  I  hail  bought  some- 
thing at  the  stove,  and  in  making  eliange,  some  two 
or  three  eents  were  coming  to  me.  '  Well,'  says  the 
nu'rc-liant.  'What  will  you  liave?'  I  saw  others  drink- 
ing and  thought  I  must  try  and  be  a  man  among 
them.  •'  I'll  take  the  change  in  something  to  drink,'  I 
answered  the  merchant.  So  he  mixed  me  a  glass  of 
sling.  T  drank  it  and  started  for  liome.  wliieh  was 
two  (If  three  miles  oil'.  1  jiad  not  gone  far  before  the 
idad  and  everything  seeuicd  to  be  in  motion.  I  knew 
wliat  the  trouble  w'as,  and  0,  what  an  effort  I  made  to 
walk  straight.  I  got  on  the  edge  of  the  broken  road 
and  the  grass,  and  resolved  to  keep  that  line  of  march, 
let  the  road  whirl  rnuuil  oi'  not.  Init  witli  wliat  success 
those  who  saw  me  cnubl  tell  lietter  than  I.  The  road 
seemed  resolved  to  hit  me  a  blow  in  tlie  face,  but  by 
stepping  high  I  kept  it  down.  After  going  al)out  a 
mile  and  a  half  I  got  into  a  small  piece  of  woods,  and 
was  not  in  any  hurry  to  get  out  of  it.  Before  I  reached 
home  the  road  and  everything  became  steady  and  set- 
tled as  us\inl.  as  I  fancied  I  was  also  myself.  But  I 
was  very  mucli  ashamed  of  myself,  and  it  was  a  long 
time  before  I  mentioned  the  thing  to  any  one.  This 
was  the  first  time,  and  I  l)less  God  it  was  the  last  time, 
that  T  was  ever  druid<.  If  I  ever  had  before  any  relish 
fill-  li(|nor.  I  never  had  it  afterwards.  That  is,  I  never 
had  any  hankering  fur  it.  I  do  not  know  when,  if  ever, 
after  that,  I  bouglit  any  li(|uor  to  drink.  I  may  have 
drank  a  little  on  training  days,  and  at  raisings,  when 
mixed  liipior  used  to  be  carried  round  in  pails,  and  per- 

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hajis  soiiietiiiius  in  companv;  hut  then  it  wa>  \er\'  spar- 
iugly  and  to  act  like  other  folks;." 

About  the  first  of  October,  1814,  when  Leonard  was 
nearly  sixteen  years  old,  he  set  out  to  walk  to  Brain- 
tram,  Pa.,  to  live  with  ^fr.  De\\'nir.  witli  whom  lie  had 
lived  before  in  Vermont.  ^Ir.  Davidson  iiad  houuht 
the  farm  of  ^Ir.  DeWolf.  and  was  going  in  a  light. 
one-horse  wagon,  well  loaded,  to  make  a  payment  on 
the  farm.  He  could  not  carry  Leonard,  but  could  carry 
his  bundle.  Leonard  regarded  it  a  fine  opportunity,  so 
accompanied  him.  He  could  travel  as  fast  as  the  horse 
over  the  rough  roads.  They  left  Plymouth  on  Thurs- 
day, traveled  every  day,  Sundays  and  all.  Tliey  passed 
through  Troy,  Schenectad_y,  Cobleskill,  and  down  the 
Susquehanna  to  Windsor;  then  over  the  hills  through 
Montrose,  arriving  at  Braintram,  Pa.,  about  three  hun- 
dred miles,  on  the  second  Tuesday  after  leaving  hovin'. 
Leonard,  by  taking  a  .short  path  over  the  hills,  arrived 
just  as  they  were  through  breakfast,  and  Mr.  Davidson 
about  noon. 

The  influences  surrounding  Leonard  in  Ids  home 
town  had  been  much  of  a  religious  character,  and  he 
was  cjuitc  inclined  tiiat  way.  }ilv.  DcWolf  was  a  con- 
scientious Cliristian  man.  lyconard  lived  with  liim 
most  of  the  time  for  about  four  years  after  reaching 
Pennsylvania,  going  to  school  winters.  During  this 
time  he  had  severe  struggles  in  liis  own  mind  as  to  liis 
religious  condition,  but  finally  lielieved  himself  a  con- 
verted man.  In  his  memoirs  he  tells  of  his  struggles 
with  the  religious  (piestions   of  i)aptisni,  election,   and 

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kindred  so-called  religious  subjects,  but  he  finally  be- 
comes a  settled,  old-style  Calvinistic  Presbyterian,  and 
by  the  advice  of  Presbyterian  ministers  he  puts  himself 
under  the  care  of  the  Geneva,  X.  Y.  Presl^ytery  to  ob- 
tain help  in  getting  an  education,  ]ireparatory  to 
preaching  the  Gospel.  He  walks  to  Itliaca.  X.  Y. 
(sixty  miles),  and  back  for  tliem  to  examine  him,  and 
tell  him  he  is  a  good  subject.  He  was  helped  by  church 
people  here  and  there,  for  short  periods.  I  give  an 
extract  from  his  nieiiioirs:  "I  went  liome  with  I'ev. 
Mr.  Jones  of  Canandaigua,  who  kimlly  offered  to  give 
me  my  Ijoard  for  two  months  if  I  would  saw  his  wood 
and  take  care  of  his  horse  and  cow,  Mr.  Jones  was  an 
Englishman  of  a  good  education  and  strong  mind,  Init 
a  real  John  Bull.  He  maintained  his  English  habits 
and  cu.stoms  in  his  family  and  dress,  and  in  all  his 
social  life.  He  had  his  hair  dres.sed  and  powdered 
every  day  with  a  white  dust,  like  flour.  He  had  his 
strong  beer  that  he  drank  at  dinner,  and  a  cup  after 
each  meal,  wbilc  lie  was  smoking  liis  pipe.  This  he 
seemed  to  enjoy  very  much,  especially  after  dinner. 
He  would  then  fill  his  pipe  and  his  tumbler  and  get 
some  book,  and  smoke  and  drink  ami  read  until  tlie 
contents  of  both  pipe  and  tumliler  were  exhausted,  and 
then  he  would  stretch  liimself  before  the  fire,  in  his 
study,  flat  on  his  lielly.  and  sleep  for  ball'  an  Imui-.  He 
would  then  get  u]i  and  go  to  bis  studies  in  good 
earnest."' 

Leonard  spent  two  years  in  an   academy  in  Geneva, 
studving  and  trarliiug  country  schools.     In  Xovember, 

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181!>,  \\v  was  twfiil  v-iinc.  lie  walkccl  hack  to  Xcv- 
iiioiit,  about  three  hundred  miles,  to  get  sixty  dollars 
due  him  when  of  age,  which  he  had  earned  and  was 
lirld  liy  his  guardian,  and  returncil,  weary  ami  I'ltnt- 
sore.  in  a  season  of  had  weather,  in  sunw  and  rain,  dvci' 
muddy  and  frozen  ground,  in  all  aliout  six  hundred 
miles.  I''cw  young  men  woidd  now  walk  six  hundred 
miles  over  tlir  snowy,  mmlily  and  tVozcn  roads,  thi-ougli 
the  iH'w  eountry,  for  sixty  dollais.  'I'he  next  nine 
months  he  boarded  hiiuself.  With  the  hcl|)  (d'  his 
frien<ls  in  Geneva,  his  living  lost  him  hut  six  cents, 
and  when  he  had  butter  on  his  bread,  but  seven  cents 
per  week.  He  entered  Hamilton  College  in  Clinton, 
X.  Y.,  in  September,  1820.  lie  taught  scIkjoI  during 
vacations.  He  entered  Amlierst  College  on  its  or- 
ganization in  the  so|ih(im(ire  class.  Here  is  what  he 
says  of  it : 

"The  following  are  some  of  the  ("acts  in  relation  to 
my  connection  with  Amherst  College:  1  entered  that 
institution  at  the  commencement  of  its  academic  course 
in  lS-21.  I  entered  the  sophomore  class.  My  class  was 
the  first  that  recited  a  lesson  in  that  institution,  and 
I  was  the  fir.st  in  my  class  called  upon  to  recite.  I 
continued  a  member  of  tlie  college  until  my  class  grad- 
uated in  1824.  .  .  .  .Vt  each  of  the  commence- 
ments after  I  entered  Amherst  1  had  an  appointment. 
At  the  close  of  the  sophomore  year,  1  was  chosen  as 
one  of  the  prize  speakers.  I  obtained  the  fir.st  prize. 
At  junior  exhibition,  which  was  at  commencement,  at 
the  close  of  the  junior  year.  1   had   a   poi'in.      I   had  an 

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appointment  for  commencement  at  tlie  close  of  senior 
year,  but  a#  I  was  teaching  in  Chesterfielil.  X.  H.,  and 
could  not  well  leave  school,  I  did  not  fulfill."" 

'Sir.  Johnson  commenced  the  study  of  theology  Oct. 
9,  18-.'4. 

From  this  point  I  have  no  written  record  (if  his  life, 
as  he  died  leaving  no  account,  beyond  his  graduation 
from  college. 

I  insert  these  extracts  from  my  father's  memoirs  for 
several  reasons.  They  are  interesting  accounts  of  the 
struggles  of  a  poor  but  brave  boy  against  adverse  con- 
ditions, with  a  high  purpose.  They  are  interesting  ac- 
counts of  life  and  conditions  of  his  early  years,  and 
are  part  of  the  history  of  our  family.  They  also 
should  ]iersuade  the  yomigor  generation  that  hard- 
shi|is  in  vouth  arc  imirc  ciften  helps  to  success  in  life 
than  liindrances,  if  we  meet  them  with  a  ]iur]iose  to 
profit  liy  them. 

Leonard  became  a  Presbyterian  uunister.  He 
preached  in  Vermont,  ifanchester  and  Bennington,  and 
eastern  and  southern  parts  of  New  York  State,  Bruns- 
wick, Hoosic  Falls.  Marlboro,  Greenmch,  Chenango 
Forks  and  Triangle.  While  living  at  the  latter  place 
his  health  l>roke  down  completely,  and  after  two  or 
three  vears  of  decline,  he  died  Aug.  21,  1S-3S.  He  car- 
rieil  through  life  the  prominent  characteristic  of  his 
fatliei'"s  family  of  holding  fearlessly  and  stubbornly  to 
what  he  lielievcd  was  right,  and  opposing  what  he  be- 
lieved to  be  wrong,  without  compromise,  even  though 
he  should  suffer  liy  it,  as  he  often  did. 

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He  was  married  ]\Iarch  18,  1827.  to  Harriot  Nar- 
cissa  Hatch,  dautihter  of  Uriel  Chittenden  Hatch  of 
Cavendish,  Yt.  She  was  liorn  in  Cavendish,  Jlarch 
25,  1807.  and  died  in  Binsliamton,  X.  Y.,  Oct.  29, 
1881. 

(At  this  point  come  in  tlie  llatcii  and  Chittenden 
genealogies,  which  see  elsewhere.) 

To  them  were  born  nine  children: 

Harriet  Narcissa.  Leonard  ;\lclan(th(in.  T'riel 
Chittenden.  Charles  Hatch.  George  "Mnnn  Tracy. 
.Toseph  ilartin.  William  Edward.  Herman  Xortnn. 
John  Humphrey. 

IIAREIET  NARCISSA  JOHXSOX^  (Lc""'"<l^ 
John-,  JohnM. 

Born  Manchester,  Yt.,  Dec.   :'>1,  1S2T. 

Died  on  boat  on  Lake  Superior,  Sept.  l(i,  ISTl. 

Her  father,  Leonard  Johnson,  was  a  Presbyterian 
minister,  in  the  days  of  small  salaries.  She  was  the 
oldest  of  a  family  of  nine  children,  and  as  will  be 
readily  seen,  the  means  of  support  and  educating  such 
a  family  were  very  limited.  Under  the  inspiration  of 
a  father  and  mother  that  the  children  shoidd  be  de- 
veloped to  worthy  and  able  citizens,  her  position  ex- 
acted of  her  work  early  in  life  to  that  end.  She  was 
much  in  the  position  of  a  father  and  mother  to  the 
younger  ones,  and  well  did  she  accept  and  do  the  du- 
ties of  a  mental  and  moral  director  of  the  eight  boys 
coming  after  her.  If  they  have  gained  any  position 
of  honor  or  merit,  they  give  great  credit  to  their  elder 

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illiS.    KoGEliS. 

sister,  j^arcissa.  She  was  ever  aetive  in  tlie  struggles 
of  her  brothers,  and  took  their  Inirdens  as  lier  own. 
They  and  her  children  cherish  licr  memorv  as  that  of 
an  active  Christian  woman,  always  ready  to  defend 
and  advocate  that  which  was  right.  She  early  learned 
instrumental  music,  and  when  quite  young  took  schol- 
ars in  piano  music.  She  taught  select  school  in  Bing- 
hamton  and  Chenango  Forks,  X.  Y..  and  so  aided  the 
family  at  a  period  of  failing  health  of  her  father. 

She  was  married  Sept.  10,  1851,  in  Chenango  Forks, 
N".  Y.,  to  Mr.  Theodore  S.  Eogers,  a  worthy  and  suc- 
cessful merchant.     The  faniilv  were  active  in  the  Con- 


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gregational  Church.  During  the  Civil  War  tlirir  home 
was  headquarters  for  collectiug  and  preparing  articles 
for  the  wounded  and  sick  soldiers  in  the  hospitals  and 
field,  and  in  every  enterprise  of  mercy.  Three  of  her 
brothers  served  in  the  army.  There  were  born  to  them 
five  sons.  It  was  most  of  her  living  and  dying  desire 
that  her  children  should  be  worthy  and  active  citizens. 
They  have  achieved  success. 

Her  health  failed  her  in  the  iiiiildic  of  her  days. 
She  went  to  Minneapolis  with  her  son,  G.  Tracy,  a  lad 
of  seventeen  years,  but  too  late  for  recovery.  Her  hus- 
band went  for  her,  and  they  were  on  tlieir  return  when 
she  died  on  a  Lake  Superior  steamer.  Sept.  16,  1871. 

There  W'ere  five  sons' : 

Charles  S.  G.  Tracy.  H.  Frederick.  Chittenden 
ir.     Jolm  B. 

Charles     S.     Eogers°     (Harriet*,     Leonnrd''.     .Tohn-, 

JohnM- 

Born  Chenango  Forks,  X.  Y..  .lune  •20,  1853. 

Died  Aug.  29,  1853. 

GEORGE  TEACV  IJOGEES^  (Harriet  Xarcissa^ 
Leonard\  Jolnr,  John'). 

Born  Chenango  Forks,  X.  Y.,  .Tuly  0.  1854. 

Married,  Buffalo,  X.  Y.,  April  14.  1881,  Florence 
Adela  Hastings. 

Their  children" : 

Florence  A.  H.  Tracy. 

G.  Tracy  Rogers  was  l)orn  in  Chenango  Forks,  X.  Y., 
July    9,    1854.     His    family    moved    to    Binghamton, 

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N".  Y.,  in  the  spring  of  I860.  After  graduating  from 
the  Binghamton  High  School,  Mr.  Rogers  was  em- 
ployed in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Binghamton  for 
eight  years.  He  afterward  hecame  a  successful  busi- 
ness man  as  a  manufacturer  until  1889.  During  that 
time  he  had  made  some  investments  in  the  street  rail- 
Toads  of  the  City  of  Binghamton.  He  interested  for- 
eign capital  and  bought  the  several  roads  of  the  city 
and  consolidated  them  into  the  now  prosperous  Bing- 
hamton Eailwaj'  System,  of  which  he  is  now  ( ^larcli. 
1909)  the  Tresident. 

In  ls!»:i  ilr.  Itogei-s  was  elected  President  of  the 
Street  Eailway  Association  of  Xew'  York  State,  which 
position  he  held  for  nine  years.  He  purchased  various 
systems  about  Buffalo  and  consolidated  them  into  the 
Buffalo  Southern  I'ailway  C'omijauy.  He  also  pur- 
chased the  Waverly  Electric  Light  Company  holdings, 
and  a  large  interest  in  the  Corning  and  Painted  Post 
system  of  railroads.  These  properties  he  sulisequently 
disposed  of. 

He  is  now  (.March,  1909)  owner  of  the  Waverly, 
Sayre  and  Athens  Traction  Company,  and  interested 
in  and  President  of  the  Elniira,  Corning  and  Waverly 
Eailway  System. 

In  1905  Mr.  Eogers,  with  Mr.  Leo  H.  Wise  of  Xe\v 
York,  purchased  the  Gas  Company,  Street  Eailroad 
System,  A\'ater  Power  Com]iany.  and  Electric  Light 
Comjiany  in  and  about  I'utland,  Vt.  They  have  all 
been  consol  idateil  into  the  Eutland  Eailway,  Light  and 
Power  Company,  with  Mr.  Eogers  President.     He  has 

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been  a  director  o(  tlic  IhuUnii  .■iihI  Miiiiliattiui  Itailwii)', 
known  as  the  McAdoo  System  ol:  Tunnels  for  the  past 
eitrht  years;  also  a  director  of  the  Tiono-  Acre  Electric 
Light  Company  of  Xew  York  City,  anil  is  connected 
with  a  niunlier  of  haiikinu'  institutinns  in  KiiiLihaniton 
and  Xew  Yoi'k. 

FT.OIJEXCI']  A.  1^)(;ET]S«  (G.  Tnuy\  Xarcissa\. 
Leonard^.  .Inliir'.  .lnhn' ). 

Born  l)ini;haHitnn.  X.  Y..  .hiWf   K.    ISSo. 

Jfarried  Aug.  <!■.'.  liXV^. 

Lucius  Edson  Turner. 

Their  child': 

Florence  Hastings  Turner.  Fiorn  Binghaniton. 
X.  Y.,  'Slay  5,  llHi-t. 

ir.  TTJACY'  ROCTETtS"   (G.  Tracy''.  Harriet  Xarcissa% 
Leonard'.  John-.   .Tohn^). 
liorn  Binglianifon.  N".  Y..  .Tulv  4.  isst;. 


H.  Frederick  TJogers''   (Harriet  Xavcissa^  Leonard-'. 
.Idhn-.   John^). 

Born  Chenango  Forks.  X.  Y..  April  11.  ls."iT. 
Died  Chenango  Forks.  X.  Y..  .Tan.  -i'l .  ISdd. 

CHITTEXDEX    HATCH    ROGERS'    (Harriet    Xar- 
cissa*,  Leonard'',  Jolm'-.  John'). 
Born  Chenango  Forks.  X.  Y..  June  ■.*■).   IS-'jO. 
Died  Binghauitcin.  X.  Y..  Fel..  1.  1885. 

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JOHN  RAKKER  TiOftEKS"'  (Harriet  Xarcissa\ 
Leonard^,  John-,  John\). 

Born  Chenango  Forks,  X.  Y.,  April  1-t,  1SG5. 

Married,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  ]\ray  31,  180-1-,  Louisa 
•Griswold.    Born  Binghamton,  N.  Y..  Jan.  27.  1869. 

Tlieir  children" : 

Theodore  Chittenden  Eogers.  Born  Binghamton, 
N".  Y.,  Oct.  17,  ISDC. 

Dorothy  Louisa  Eogers.  Bovn  Biiigliamtou,  X.  Y., 
Feb.  .S.  1900. 


*  LEOX A 1 ; II  M ELAXCTHOX  JOHXSOX^  ( Leon- 
ard". .Idhn'-'.  Jdlm' ) . 

Born   LeKaysvillc.    Pa.,  Jan.   24.  1S.30. 

Jfarried.  Union.  X.  V..  Jan.  10,  IS.'iS,  Adelaide  A. 
Keeler.     Bm-n  I'nidn,  X.  Y..  Aug.  ■*().  l,s;i(i. 

Their  children' : 

Stella  Tracy.      Harriet    Xarcissa.     Tracy   Keeler. 

STELLA     TlfACY    JOllXSOX''     (Lr,,iiard     Mrlanc- 
thoii^.  Leonard'',  Jehu",  Jdlm'). 
Born  Hnion,  X.  Y.,  Aug.  2C<.  ISCil. 

n.\i;i;iKT  .\A1;C1SSA  JoH.NSOX'  (lA'..nard  Me- 
lancthiin\   Leonard".  John-.  J(dinM. 

Born  Greene,  X.   Y..  Oct.  .3.  isTI. 

Married,  Greene.  X.  Y.,  Dec.  IT.  1890.  X'orris  C. 
Packard.     Born  Coventry,  X.  Y.,  March  20,  18(;9. 

Tlieir  child"  : 

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Charles    Leonard    rackai-il''.       Horn    (li'eme.    N".    Y.. 
Sept.  23,  189-2. 

TRACY    KEELER    JOnXSON''     (Lcoiianl    Mclaiu- 
thon"*.  T.eoiianl-',  .Tohir.  Jolni'l- 
Born  (ircrni'.   X.   ^'..  June  lo.   ls:;i. 


T'lMF.L  CHITTEXDEX  .1<»IIXS()X<  ( Loonanl-', 
•lohu-.  .lolin' ). 

Born  Brunswick.  X.  Y..  .Iiinc  11.  \>i'-Vi. 

Died  Binolianiton.  X.  Y..  July  IS,  18(i."i. 

His  school  education  was  ol)tained  in  Xorth  (ii'aii- 
ville.  Bingliauiton  and  Franklin.  X.  Y.  ITc  worked 
on  farms  and  taupht  scliool  winicrs.  lie  studied  law 
with  Judge  Jessop  in  ilontrose.  I'a.,  and  practiced 
law  in  DeKalli.  ill.,  and  Brownsville.  Xeb.,  when  it 
was  a  territory,  wlicre  he  wa<  elccteil  District  Attor- 
ney for  seven  counties.  At  lircaking  out  of  the  Civil 
War  111'  went  to  Cliicauo  ainl  jiracticcMl  his  profession, 
when  he  was  taken  sick  with  ty])lioiil  fever.  After  a 
lingering  sickness  he  died  at  the  lionie  of  his  mother  in 
Binghamton.  on  .Inly  ■!'>.   lS(;."i. 

Mr.  Johnson's  jiredominating  characteristics  were 
his  love  for  his  fauiily  and  regard  for  the  rights  of 
everyliody.  It  would  re(|uire  cpiite  a  hook  to  record 
hi.s  acts  of  love  and  courage.  An  instance:  When  he 
was  .seventeen  years  old.  on  a  Sunday  afternoon,  a  man 
was  drowning  in  the  Cheiumgo  i;i\ei'.  near  his  home 
in   Binghamton.     I'wo  men   went   in   to  save  him.  hut 

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were  themselves  ilnnvuiBg,  when  yoiuig  Cliittenden 
stripped  and  went  in  and  brought  one  of  them  to  shore. 
A  reward  was  offered  him,  but  refused.  A  little  in- 
stance of  his  love  for  his  family :  Before  going  West, 
his  brother  George  was  living  twenty  miles  away  with 
a  farmer.  He  walked  the  distance,  twenty  mile.*  and 
back,  to  see  him  before  he  should  go. 


CHAELES   HATCH   JOHXS()X^    (Leonard"-.  John-, 
John! ) . 

Born  ilarlboro,  X.  Y..  Xov.  ■>:.  l.S;U. 

ilarried,  Sioux  City.  Iowa,  May  F.  Hutchinson. 

Died  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  -Tuly  'i.  1807. 

Like  his  brothers,  his  was  a  life  of  work  and  cheer- 
fulness on  farms  and  in  his  uncle's  store  in  Xew  York. 
He  had  a  common  school  education,  and  at  the  Dela- 
ware Literary  Institute  at  Franklin,  X.  Y.  He  was  of 
slight  con,stitution,  but  supplemented  it  with  affection 
and  courage.  His  love  for  his  fatlicr's  family  was  his 
predominating  characteristic.  He  was  always  dividing 
what  he  had  with  his  mother  and  brothers,  over  wliom 
he  exercised  a  fatherly  care  after  the  death  of  his 
father. 

He  studied  medicine  and  graduated  at  Burlington, 
Yt.,  after  which  he  practiced  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.  He 
married  May  F.  Hutchinson  of  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  His 
health  failed  liini.  and  he  returned  to  his  mother's 
homo  and  died  in  Bingliamton.  X.  Y..  .Tulv  "2.  1807. 

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*GIi:OEGE  MINX  'I'K'ArV  .KillXSOX^  (Leonard--, 
JoliU",  Jolin'  ). 

Bom  Bennington.  \'l..  Mnrdi  -M.  1838. 

Married  first,  Binghaiiitoii.  X.  ^■..  .lulv  ■>2,  18G9, 
Mary  Emily  Eastman.  Hoi-n  llnrlin.^idu.  \'t..  April  2-1, 
1840.    Died  Greene.  X.  Y..  Sept.  !l.  is::i. 

Married  .'^eeond.  Binuliaiiitcin.  X.  ^■..  Mav  2!),  1877, 
Sarah  Gale.     Born  Binghaniton,  X.  V..  Aug.  21,  1838. 

Their  children-'' : 

A  daughter.  Born  Binghaiiitdii.  X.  \..  ^[ar(  li  I."), 
1878.     Died  :\rareh   l.i.  isTs. 

TTennan  Xorton.     Kohnt  ^limu  'Trai-v. 

HEEMAX  XOl.'ToX  .I()1LXS()X-"'  (George  M.  T.^ 
Leonard'',  .Tolui-'.  .lolin^. 

Born  Binghaniton.  \.  Y..  Sept.   ]■>.  18:!). 

Graduated  Binghaniton  Central  High  School,  June, 
1899.  Graduated  at  Amherst,  Mass.,  with  commence- 
ment honors,  with  degree  of  Bachelor  of  .\rts,  Jnne, 
1!U)3.  Graduated  Columbia  School  of  ,'\iines,  Xew 
York,  with  degree  of  Engineer  of  ^Lnes.  .Tune,  1906. 
Received  degree  blaster  of  Arts  from  School  of  Pure 
Science,  Columbia  University,  June,  1906.  He  is  now 
employed  as  expert  miner  in  the  X^ational  Forest  Serv- 
ice. He  has  been  working  in  ^Fontana,  Arizona  and 
Utah.  He  is  now  (^farch,  19(19)  working  in  Xew 
Mexico. 

ROBERT     MUXX     TRACY     .Joll\S(  »\-'     (George 
M.  T.*,  Leonard-\  Joliir,  -JohnM- 
Born  Binghaniton.  X.  Y..  ^farch  29.  1S82. 

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Married,  Boston,  ]\rass.,  Jan.  1,  1908,  Clara  Orvis 
Maddison.     Born  Wolnirn,  Mass.,  August  IS,  1882. 

Their  child : 

Eobert  iladdison  Johnson",  Robert  ;\r.  T.°,  George 
M.  T.*,  Leonard^  John^  JohnM. 

Born  I'.iiighanitcni,  X.  Y.,  Nov.  14.  I'.IOS. 


♦JOSEPH  MARTIX  JOHXSOX*  (Leonard',  John-, 
JohnM- 

Born  Hoosic  Fall?^.  X.  Y..  .\pril  3,  1840. 

Married,  Binghanitoii.  X.  "1'..  ;\[ay  ■.'.  18T2,  Anna 
Elizabetli  A^ers.  Born  Bingliamton.  X.  Y..  Aug.  25, 
1851. 

Their  cliildren^ : 

Frederick  Avers.     Jessie  Bates,     ilargaret  Avers. 

FEEDERICK  AYERS  JOHXSOX'   (Jocph  Martini 
Leonard^,  John",  John' ) . 
i\rarried,    Colorado    Springs.    Colo..    Aug.    10.    r.MMj, 
Clara  A'irginia  Holiensack. 

FREDERIC  AYERS  JOHXSOX  (Pen  name  "Fred- 
eric Ayres.'") 

Born  ilarch  17,  1870,  at  Binghamton.  X".  Y. 

Educated — Binghamton    Higli    School  and    Cornell 

University.  Also  private  mathematical  tuition  with 
Mr.  Allan  :\r.  Xorth. 

Musical  education — Private  instruction  in  Xew  York 

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and  Boston  under  Jlessrs.  Edgar  Stillmaii  Kclley  and 
Arthur  Foote  (18!)Mi)0n. 

In  1899  inventrd  and  patented  system  ot  eleetric 
motor  speed  eoutml  now  used  in  tlie  so-called  "  Jlnlti- 
Speed '■'  motors,  made  liy  Ihe  Stow  ^[ft;-.  ('»..  lliii^iiam- 
ton.  X.  V. 

]\Ir.  .lolinson  is  known  in  his  lionie  town,  dilnrado 
Springs,  as  a  nuisical  critic,  lecttirer  and  composer. 
He  lias  delivered  in  Colorado,  during  the  past  winter 
('"08  and  "09).  twenty-four  lectures.  He  is  engaged  to 
deliver  a  lecture  in  the  Colm-ado  College  lecture  course 
on  April  "^^O. 

JESSIE  BATES  dOllXSOX--  (Joseph  :\[artin\  Leon- 
ard'\  John-,  John' ) . 

Born  Binghamton.  X.  Y..   Dec.  15.  ISTS. 

^Marrieil.  Binghamton.  X.  Y..  April  i;.  1S99.  •■■Oscar 
King  Davis. 

Their  children": 

Margaret  Avers  Davis.  Burn  Xew  York.  X.  Y..  ilay 
3,  1900. 

Oscar  King  Davis,  Jr.  Born  Washington.  D.  C, 
iEtriT:31,  1908. 

MARGARET  AYERS  JOIIXSOX-''    (Joseph  :\Iartin% 

Leonard",  John-,  John' ) . 

Born  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  Se]it.  10,  1S85. 

Married.  Colorado  Springs.  Colo..  June  5.  190T,  ^[or- 
ris Kna]>p. 

Their  children" : 

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Herbert  Wriji'lit  ]\nap]i.  Buni  Dcjidsit.  X.  Y..  ^Farcli 
30.  IIIOS. 

Anna  Jolmson  Knapp.  Born  Ivist  Orange.  X.  J., 
.Tnlv  10.  1909. 


*\VllJ,IAil  KDWAED  JOHXSOX^  (Le.mariF, 
.John-,  John^). 

Born  North  Granville,  X".  Y.,  June  4.  1844. 

Died  Strong,  Me.,  Oct.  10,  1893. 

^Farried,  Castle  Creek,  X.  Y..  .Iiily  C.  18(;(i.  Hi'lcn 
Blair.     Born  Castle  Creek,  X.  Y.,  ilarcli  in.  is  14. 

Tlieir  children'' : 

Harriet  Xarcissa.     May  Gertrude.     Han-old  Xorton. 

Harriot  Xarcissa'^.  Born  Castle  Creek,  X.  Y.,  Dec. 
19.  isns.     Died  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  July  30,  1869. 

MAY  GERTRUDE  JOHXSOX''  (William  Edwar.l', 
Leonard',  John-.  John' ) . 

Born  Topeka,  Kan..  ^lay  19.  1870. 

Harold  Xorton''.  Born  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  ilarch 
13,  1878.     Died  Binghamton,  X^.  Y.,  Aug.  10,  1878. 


HERMAX  XOirroX  J(HJXS()X'    (Leonardo  4011,1^ 
John' ) . 

Born  Binghamton.  X.  Y.,  :May  17,  1848. 
Died  Binghamton.  X.  Y..  Sept.  3,  1868. 

So  ])assed  a  noble  soul  away.     Xolde  by  birth,  made 

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perfect  thi'nuiili  siilTcriiiu'.  Xorion  \v;is  hurl,  when 
about  six  years  of  age,  -while  sliding  down  hill,  hy  hit- 
ting his  heel  against  a  block,  frozen  io  the  ground. 
Although,  apioarently,  not  serious  at  first,  his  hurt  de- 
veloped into  "  hip  disease,"  and  from  that  lime,  during 
fourteen  years,  with  short  intervals  of  ease,  he  sulVered 
greatly.  During  the  latter  years  of  his  life  he  was  able 
to  walk  by  aid  of  a  crutch  or  cane.  He  became  a  good 
penman  and  worked  with  his  brother  Joseph  in  the 
Broome  County  Clerk's  Office.  He  developed  a  noble 
character.  His  suffering  made  him  a  most  patient, 
loving  son  and  brother.  It  was  generally  spoken  of  him 
that  he  never  said  or  did  anything  unkind  to  any  one. 


JOHN  HU.MrilEEY  JUllA'.SOA'*  (LeouariP,  Jolm=, 
John^). 

Born  in  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  Aug.  T,  1850. 

Was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Broome 
County.  Was  Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Broome  County 
in  the  years  1870,  "71  and  '72.  Graduated  in  medicine 
from  New  York  University  in  1879.  In  1890  he  moved 
with  his  family  to  Red  Lodge,  Mont.,  where  he  prac- 
ticed his  profession.  He  was  elected  to  the  Sixth  Leg- 
islative Assembly  of  ^fontana  in  1898,  for  one  term, 
on  the  Democratic  ticket.  His  present  residence 
(March,  1909),  is  Bridger,  Mont. 

Married.  Binghamton,  X.  Y'.,  Feb.  17.  1874,  Cath- 
erine M.  Brown.     ]>orn  Binghamton.  X.  Y. 

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Their  children : 

Mary  M.    Anna  A.    Joseph  H. 

MARY  M.  JOHXSON^  (John  Humphrey-'.  LeonarcP, 
John^  John^). 

Born  Binghamton.  X.  Y.,  Jan.  17,  1877. 

Married,  Bridger,  ilont.,  Dee.  S.S,  1900.  Samuel  H. 
Glidden. 

Their  children": 

Catherine  Holden.  Born  Bridger,  ilont.,  Oct.  13, 
1901.     Died  March  25,  190.5. 

Jane  Mary,  Born  Bridger,  Mont.,  May  -j.  1904. 

ANXA  AYERS  JOHXSOX^  (John  Hulllpllrey^,  Leon- 
ard^  John-,  John' ) . 

Born  Binghamton,  X.  Y.,  Jan.  24,  1880. 

ilarried,  Red  Lodge,  :Mont.,  March  1,  190.5,  *Fred  B. 
Williams.    Born  South  ililwaukee,  Wis.,  July  14,  1875. 

Their  children" : 

Frederick  Byron.  Born  Bridger,  Mont.,  Feb.  24, 
1906.     Died  March  24,  1906. 

Winifred  Xarcissa.  Born  Red  Lodge,  [Mont.,  Feb. 
6.  1907. 

William  Humphrey.  Born  Bridger,  ]\Iont.,  Aug.  24, 
1908. 

JOSEPH    HATCH    JOHXSOX^    (John    Humphrey*, 
Leonard^,  John-,  .John^). 
Born  l!cd  Lodge,  Mont.,  Jan.  19,  1894. 


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.John    Johnson. 
.lolIX  .lOllXSOX'-   (.loliir,  .]..lin'). 

Bora  riyiiioutli,  \'t..  Dec.  0.  KIjl).  Died  Plymoiitli, 
Vt.,  1880. 

Jfarried,  Plynioutli.  ^'t..  Sybyl  nubl)ard.  Born 
Reading,  Yt,  180().  Dird  West  Kiitland.  Vt.,  Aug.  29, 
189-3. 

Their  children* : 

Cordelia  S.  John  E.  Prudence  Tj.  Eliza  A.  Han- 
nah A.     Nancy.     ]\ralcoiii.     Joseph  H. 

COEDELIA  8.  JUlLXSON^  (.lohir,  .JoJnr,  John'). 
Died  Sutton  Flats,  East  Canada. 

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Mrs.  Sybvl  (Hubbard)  Johnson. 

Married  Curtis  CliailUuni. 

Their  children" : 

Alonzo.     Sfakaliin. 

John  E.   Jolinsoii"'    (Jolm",  .Tolui-.  .Tohn'). 

Boru  Plymouth,  Vt.,  1830.      Died  Dee.  38,  1S;8. 


PEFDEXCE  L.^   (.T(.lin\  J.ihir.  J,.]inM. 

B(irn  riymnuth.  Vt..  July  l(i.  ls;i:i. 

Married.  July  I,  1848,  Josiah  F.  Sargent.  Born 
Hidihardston.  Vt.,  182(;.  Di.'d  Itntland.  Vt..  Jan.  '28, 
18!i;i. 

Their  children'' : 

Charles  E.     l.iiey  Jane. 

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Charles  E.  Siirgent^  (  I'tihIi'iicc*.  Jolm^,  John-, 
John'). 

Bora  1851.      Died  .March  15,  ISltl). 

LUCY  JANE  S ARC, EXT"'  (rni.lcnco'.  John",  John-, 
John'). 

Born  irendou,  Tt.,  June  3,  1853. 

Married,  Eiitland.  Yt..  April  7,  ISSO,  Charles  H. 
Greene. 

Their  child": 

Eliza  Ann  Greene.  Born  Ttutland.  Yt..  ^Farch  7, 
1894. 

ELIZA  A.  JOHNSON"*   (John^  John=,  John'). 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt.,  Aug.  5,  1834.  Died  Eutland, 
Yt.,  Nov.  13,  1903. 

First  married,  Soutli  Iladley  Falls,  Mass.,  George  E. 
White. 

Second  marriage.  Itutland,  Vt.,  Dr.  C.  E.  Lewis. 

HANNAH  A.  JOHNSON*  (John%  John=.  John'). 

Born  T'lymoutli,  Yt.,  1835. 

Married.  Eutland,  Yt.,  May  13,  1851,  Joel  Everett. 
Born  Dedhani,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1820.  Died  South  Had- 
ley  Falls,  Mass.,  Nov.  29,  1875. 

Their  children  : 

William.     Lillian. 

WTLLTAil    EYEEETT'    (Hanna    A.\   John^.    JoIm=. 
John'). 
Rdrn  West  Springfield.  :\ra>-..  :\Fay  8,  1858. 

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Married,  Santa  Anna.  Cal..  June  23,  1894,  Rosetta 
A.  Langston.     Born  Desiloines,  Iowa,  Nov.  5,  1866. 

Their  children'' : 

Julian  D.  Everett.  Born  Fiillertou.  Cal.,  Pel).  27, 
1896. 

Daniel  W.  Everett.  Born  Fullerton.  Cal.,  ilay  31, 
189S. 

Jack  Joel  Everett.  Born  Fullerton,  Cal.,  July  28, 
19(11. 

Lucille  Emma  Everett.  Born  ^Yhittier,  Cal.,  April 
28,  1904. 

Francis  V.  Everett.  Born  Santa  Fe  Springs,  Cal., 
Nov.  8,  1906. 

Mr.  Everett  says,  Jan.  10,  1909:  "I  think  this  part 
of  the  United  States  is  the  paradise  of  this  country,  if 
not  of  the  world." 

LILLIAN  EVEIJETT"'  (Hannah  A.^,  Jolin\,  John^ 
John^). 

Born  West  Springfield.  :\Iass.,  Nov.  8,  1861. 

Married,  .Tan.  (!.  1886,  George  H.  Eay.  Born  Hoosie 
Falls,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17,  18.57. 

Their  child'' : 

Everett  Eav.     Born  (iardner,  :\Iass.,  :Mav  ;il,  1891. 


MALCO:\r  E.  JOHNSON^  {John^  John-,  John'). 

Born  Plymouth,  Yt.,  Nov.  24,  1841. 

:\rarried,  Nov.  8,  1881,  Mary  Edith  Packard.     Born 
Hinsdale,  N.  H..  Feh.  1.3,  18.56. 

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Their  childreu'' : 

Forest  Malconi.  Eenben  ^Milnn.  Ciii'i'ie  ^faliel.  T.iilit 
May.    Ethel  Myrtle. 

FOT^EST  MALro:\l  .lonXSOX-'  CVralconi  E.\  .T„hn% 
John-,  John' ). 

Born  South  Stoekliriilge,  Yt.,  Sept.  29.  1SS2. 

^rarried,  June  2,  1'J().3,,  Louisa  Tj.  Perron.  Born 
Stockbridge,  Vt.,  Nov.  19,  1888. 

REUBEX  :\riLOX  .TOnXSOX--^  (:\raleom  E.*,  Jolin% 
John-,  .T(ihn'). 

Born  Chittenden,  Yt.,  Get.  28,  1887. 

Married,  July  4,  IDOo,  Dora  LaPoint.  Born  Fort 
Edward,  X.  Y.,'jan.  1,  1882. 

Their  child": 

Tris  Lucy  .Tohnson.  Born  Pittslield.  Yt.,  :\Iarch  25, 
liidii. 

CARRY  MABEL  JOHXSOX^  (MalcomE.^  John^ 
John-,  John'). 

Born  Chittenden,  Yt.,  Sept.  2T,  1888. 

Married,  April  25,  1904,  Sidney  Adshade. 

Their  children" : 

Grace  Hazel  Adsliade.  Born  Pittstield,  Yt.,  Oct.  25, 
1905. 

Lula  Elizabeth  Adshade.  Born  Pittstield,  Yt.,  Aiig. 
3.  190G.     Died  Oct.  15,  lltOG. 

Lula  May  Johnson'^  (ilalcom"',  John=,  John-,  John^). 

Born  Sherburne,  Yt.,  June  (i,  1893.  Died  Xov.  8, 
1893. 

7.5 


Ethel    Myrtle    Johnson"     (^Jlalcoin*.    John^    John= 
John'). 

Born  Sherlnirne.  Yt..  Sept.  U,  1804. 


JOSEPH  H.  JOHNSON^  (Johu=,  John=.  John'). 

Born  Ludlow,  Vt.,  N"ov.  4,  1843. 

Married,  Rutland,  Vt.,  ]\^ov.  9,  1864,  Frances  D. 
Eggleston.    Born  Mendon,  A't.,  N"ov.  9,  1846. 

Tlieir  children^ : 

George  E.  Frank  W.  Stella  E.  Jennie  X.  Lillian 
L.  Oscar  M.  Elmer  J.  Charles  D.  Nelson  J.  Fred 
A.     Archie  L.     Alice  M. 

OEOEGE  E.  JOHNSON"  (Joseph  ll.\  Jolnf;  Jolur, 
John'). 

Born  Mendon,  Yt.,  March  18,  1SG8. 

Married,  Vamsleek  Hill,  Canada,  Oct.  4,  1899,  Anna 
Frazier. 

Their  children" : 

Euth  M.     Francis  J.     Ernest  G.     Kenneth  G. 

Ruth  M.  Johnson.  Born  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Aug.  11. 
19  GO. 

Francis  J.  Johnson.  Born  Yamsleek  Hill.  Canada, 
Oct.  31,  1901. 

Ernest  G.  Johnson.  Born  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  March 
26,  1905. 

Kenneth  G.  Johnson.  Born  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Feb. 
13,  1907. 

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FRAXK  W.  JOHNSON^   (Jose]ili   II.'.  .lo\m\  John=, 

■     John^). 

Born  Mendon,  Yt.,  Jan.  25,,  1870. 

]\rarried,  West  Rutland,  Yt.,  Nov.  -28.  1806,  Sadie 
1j.  Cumniings. 

Their  children" : 

Harric  John?on.  I'orn  Shcrhiinio,  Yt..  .'an.  Ill, 
1808. 

Arthui'  \\'.  .Iiiliiisiiii.  r>i)iii  Shi'i'hiinic.  \'t..  .Sept.  24, 
llHi->. 

Stelhi  E.  .Inhiison''  (Josepli  ll.''.  John",  John", 
John'). 

Born  Sherburne.  Yt..  Pec.  5,  1873.  Died  Pittsfiehi, 
Yt.,  July  6,  1891. 

JEXNIE  X.  JOHN'SOX^  (Joseph  Il.\  J..hn\  Jolur, 
John^). 

Born  Bridgewater.  Yt.,  Jidy  8,  ls;4. 

Married,  Sherburne.  Yt..  July  8,  18!)."").  TIarrold  E. 
1  liteheook. 

Their  children'' : 

Estella  L.  Hitchcock.  Born  South  ILulley  Falls, 
Mass..  Sept.  11,  189G. 

Howard  A.  Hitchcock.  Born.  South  Hadley  Falls, 
Mass.,  :\rarch  31,  1898. 

Ruth  E.  Hitchcock.    Born  Hartford.  Conn..  Feb.  •22> 

IIHI.";. 

LlLl.lAX  L.  JOHXSOX"  (Jo.<ei)li  ll.\  Jolnr,  John% 
JohnM. 
Born  Bridgewater.  Yt..  :\rarcli  2.  1876. 

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First  married.  Sherhiirne.  Vt..  July  6.  1897.  Frank 
Doubleday. 

Tlieir  child" : 

Kayraond  F.  Donl^leday.  Born  Slicrlnirnc.  Vt.,  Nov. 
27.  1001. 

LILLIAN  L.  JOHNSON-'. 

Second  married  Eugene  Boutwell.  Bethel.  Vt.,  Feb. 
16,  1904. 

Their  children'' : 

Stella  E.  Boutwell.  Born  Sherburne,  Vt..  Feb.  7, 
1905. 

Floyd  E.  Boutwell.  Born  Eoclicster.  Vt.,  Feb.  12, 
1908. 

OSCAR  M.  JOHNSON^  (Joseph  H.\  John\  John=, 
John^). 

Born  Sherburne,  Vt._,  Feb.  2,  1878. 

Married,  Sherlmrne,  Vt..  Nov.  98.  1898.  Bertha  I. 
Bugbee. 

Their  children  : 

Raymond  0.  Johnson.  Born  Sherburne,  Vt.,  Aug. 
30,  1900.     Died  Nov.  2,  1900. 

Harrold  O.  Johnson.  B(U'n  Slierlnirne,  Vt.,  Oct.  2, 
1901. 

Hazen  R.  Johnson.  Born  Sherburne,  V^t.,  Jlay  23, 
1903. 

ELMER  J.  JOHNSON'    (Joseph   H.*,  John%  John=, 
JohnM. 
Born  Plymouth,  Vt.,  April  4,  1880. 

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jrarried.  Ilolyoko.  Afnss..  Feli.  IS,  liiO.S.  :\larjorio 
Darhin. 

Tlu'ir  i-liililren'' : 

Allen  F.  .Tolmsdii.  r.diii  ilolvdkc,  Mass..  M:\\  19, 
1!M)|. 

Dwi^iit  .lohnsdii.  linrn  Ildlyoko.  Mass..  Api'il  Ui, 
1908. 


CriAKLHS  A.  .lOllXSoX  ■  (.I<,sr]ili  II.'.  Aohir.  .hAur, 
John'). 

Born  Plyinoutli.  \'t..  .Inly  4.  issi. 

Marrieil.  Slierluirni'.  \'t..  .hinr  1  1.  lIHil.  Grace  M. 
Eicketts. 

Tlieir  children" : 

Violet  Johnson.    Born  Shcrlnirne.  \i..  Xov.  13.  1!)02. 

Ealph  C.  Johnson.  Born  Hdchestcr.  ^■t..  Jan.  'iG, 
litor. 


KELSOX  J.  JOTTX^^OX^'  (Joseph  TT.'.  John".  Jolin=, 
John' ). 

Born  Plymouth  Union.  Vt..  Aiil;-.  0.  ]SS-J. 

:\rarried.  Whitehall.  X.  Y..  Feh.  10.  lllii:!.  Flora  B. 
Calkins. 

Their  children'-' : 

ilalicl  F.  Johnson.  Born  Sherlinrne.  Vi..  Xov.  8, 
1904. 

Edna  ^lay  Johnson.  Born  Bocliestcr.  \'t..  Jan.  "29, 
1907. 

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FEED  A.  JUHXSOX"  (Joseph  H.\  Jolm^,  Johir, 
John^). 

Born  Pittsfield,  Vt,  Aug.  7,  1885. 

irarrieil,  Sherburne,  Yt.,  Feb.  G,  lOO.iJ,  Gladdis 
Daniels. 

Their  children" : 

Wilbur  A.  Johnson.  Born  Sherburne,  "\"t.,  Xov.  16, 
19(1.5. 

Cleo  Johnson.    Born  Sherbiirne,  Yt.,  April  IT.  1907. 

Rodney  Johnson.  Born  Sherburne,  Yt..  Aug.  4, 
1908. 

Archie  L.  Johnson^  (Joseph  H."*,  John'',  John-, 
Johni). 

Born  Pittsfield.  Yt.,  Fel).  7.  1887. 

Alace  ]\I.  Johnson^  (Joseph  H.\  .Tolnr.  John-. 
John^ ) . 

Born  Pittsfield,  Vt..  Dec.  IC,  1890. 


XAXCY  JOHXSOX"   (Jolin-.  John'). 

Xancy  Jolmson  was  the  only  daughter  of  John  John- 
son, "Jd.  I  have  much  desired  to  present  a  picture  of 
her,  as  I  do  of  all  of  her  brothers,  but  have  not  been 
able  to  get  a  likeness  of  her  of  any  sort. 

Born  December  5,  1803.     Died  ^Iny  o,  1850. 

^Married,  by  her  brother,  Leonard  Johnson,  Fell.  5, 
1827,  Elnathan  Hubbard.  Born  Xov.  23,  1804.  Died 
Aug.  3,  1891. 

Their  children'' : 

80 


Leonard.     Xaiuv     Miiicrvn.      Iloxn     M.      S;irali     A. 
Lenora  ('. 


LEOXAED  HUBBAED*  (Xaiuy\  .lolm-',  .luhiiM. 
Bora  Oct.  22,,  1827.     Died  Oct.  13,  1865. 
Married  Oct.  29,  1855,  Salinda  roniior. 
Their  children": 
Fremont  E.     Willmr  A. 

NAXry  M1NEJ;\A  iiriiJJAlM)*  (.XaiiL-r,  Jolnr, 
JohnM. 

Bom  Jan.  1,  1829. 

Married,  Dec.  8,  1853,  hy  Elder  Saruent,  Asa  -M. 
Estey.  Died  Feb.  13.  ISTT. 

Tlieir  cliildron'' : 

Ella  M.  Wallace  A.  Oscar  H.  Bert  E.  Elvin  J. 
May  L. 

Ella  :\r.  Estey". 

Born  Sept.  6,  1851.     Died  .Tuly  -is.  is.-.r. 

WALLACE  A.  ESTEY'^   (Xancy  M.\  X,ii),\^  .Tohn=, 
John' ) . 
Born  Eel).  20,  185T. 
Married,  July  4,  1881.  Flora  J.  Eav. 
Their  children" : 
Clarence  A.     Artlmr  W.     Guv  W.     Walter.     Lena  F. 

OSCAE    H.    ESTEY"'     (Xancy    ^.L\    Xancy\    John- 
John^). 
Born  Jan.   :.  1850. 

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Married,  .Tune  G.  188.j.  by  Rev.  Harry  Lane,  Maggie 
L.  Sullivan. 

Their  eliildren'' : 
Delia  May.     Born  Jan.  8,  188G. 
Eoljert  0.    Born  IMarch  11,,  1890. 
Olive  H.    Born  :\Iay  3,  1895. 
Alliert  S.     Born  July  31,  1899. 


BERT  E.  ESTEY'  (Xan«y  M.*.  Xaney",  .Tnlnr 
John^ ) . 

Born  Sept.  11,  1861. 

Married.  Jrine  7.  1894.  by  Rev.  Fi^k.  Etta  L.  ITidi 
bard. 

Tbcir  ehild'^: 

Ella  B.  Estey.    Born  Sept.  25.  189.-;. 


ELYIX  .T.  KSTEY''  (Xanev  ^l.<.  Xaney=,  .Tobn=, 
.Idlm' ). 

Born  :\ranli   19,  1800. 

Married,  ilarcli  22,  1893,  by  Rev.  Evan  Thomas, 
Lena  R.  Wilder. 


JfAY  T:.  ESTKY^'  (  Xaney  :\[.*,  Xaney^.  John%  John'). 

B(.rn  :\lanb   11.  1870. 

ilarried,  Feb.  13,  1893.  by  Rev.  Evan  Thomas,  Eu- 
gene L.  ^lartin. 

Their  eliild": 

Raymond  E.     Born  Aug.  22.  1898. 

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ROXA  .M.   lll'l!l'..\i;i)'   (  .\aiuv\  .lulm-,  JoliiiM. 
Born  April    11,   ISo".'.      Dicil    Dn-.    l.').   T.iiil. 
Their  children'' : 
Wallace.     Clarcinc-.     Lnrcn/.o  E.     Estclla. 

LOREXZO  E.   r.l.MxiKS'   (  K'oxa   \\.\  S-dnvy\  Johu^ 
.lohni ) . 
Ifarricd  l-jiiily  A.  Fergusim. 

SARAH  A.  TirBRARD^   ( Xancv\  Jolur.  JohnM. 

^rarried.    Dec.    S.    185:!.    liy    Kldcr    Saraent.    Alhort 
Bi'ooks. 

Born  Ano-.  (;.  183:.     Died  \u<:.  30,  1892. 

ilarried,  Nov.  5.  IS.").").  William  W.  lilanchnrd. 

Their  child': 

Rolicrt  Blaiiehai-iL 

LEONORA  C.  IirBBARD^  (Nanc.v^  Jolm^  Johni). 
Married,  Sept.  19,  1868.  Edroy  Well.;. 
Their  child'' : 
Edua  T.  Welk. 


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JOSEPIIUS     JOTIXSOX. 

JOSEPJirs  .TOIIXSO.X^-   (J.iliir.  .Tolm'-. 

Bom  Plyiiioutli.  \t..  Jan.  8.  ISOii.  Died  Aug.  8, 
1885. 

iravriuil.    Xiiv.    '.'S.    IS-^S,    Ijy    Xoali    .lolinsdii,    Dolly 

Huliljanl.     Bom  Dec.  -28.  1808.     Died  Sept.  18,  1881. 

Their  cliildren"' : 

ilartha  J.  IMariam  d.  Liuiisa  X.  Harriet  X.  Car- 
oline A. 


ilAirniA  d.  dollXSoX*   (doseiiliiis^  dolnr.  Jolm'). 
Born  SejDt.  2,  1830.     Died  Dee.  21.  188.V 
Married  Horace  Tenney. 
Their  children^ : 
Edwin  J.     Calvin  H.     Carry  M.     Xellie. 

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MARIAM   .1.  .lollXSOX*   (.li,sc|iluis',  Jdhn-.  Joliii"). 
Born  Dee.  13,  !«;«.     Died  'l\.<on.  Deeeiiiher,  lltOl. 
Married,  Oct.  7.  1855.  Edwin  B.  (  olhurn. 
Their  eiiilclren'  : 
Louisa  II.     Fred  E. 

LOUISA    :\r.    COLBURX"'    (Maiinin    .) .\   Josephus^ 
John-'.  .John'  ). 
Born  July  IT,  1,S5(;.     Died  Aug.  -il.  1896. 
Married,,  Oct.  2(!,  18TG,  E.  E.  "^Parker. 
Their  children" : 

Walter  A.  Parker.    Born  Nov.  14,  1877. 
Louisa  C.  Parker.    Born  Jlarch  8,  1880. 

FEED  E.  COLBFRX^^  (:\rarinm  J.\  Joscphus^,  Jolin^ 
John^). 
Born  Jan.  31,  1856. 

Married,  July  22.  ISOO,  Belle  Houghton. 
Their  child'"' : 
Tnul  H.  Coll, urn, 

LOUISA  K.  JOHNSOX^  (Josephus%  John^  JohnM- 
jMarried,  Feh.  2i,  18G9,  Alonzo  Hubliard. 

HARRIET  K  JOHXSOX*  (Josephus\  Jolnr,  John')- 

Born  June,  1836. 

Married,    Ludlow.    Yt..    Oct.    13,    1860.    :\Iilton    G. 
Moore. 

Their  children'' : 

George  ~Sl.    Bertha  F.    Herbert  L. 

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GEORGE  :\r.  :\r()ORE^  (Harriet  X.*.  Josephus^  John=, 
John^). 
Born  Plymouth.  Vt..  Aug.  3.  18G1. 
Married,  Ayer,  Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1S90,  Lena  M.  Phelps. 
Their  children": 

Lewis  P.  Moore.     Born  Ayer.  ;Mass.,  Feb.  1.  1891. 
:\Iilton  G.  :Moore.    Born  Ludlow,  Vt.,  Aug.  19.  1901. 

BERTHA  F.  JIOORE"'  ( Harriet  X.\  .Joseplius%  John=, 
,Tohn^ ) . 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt._,  Xov.  12,  18(5(5. 

Alarried,  Plymoutli,  ^'t..  Jan.  l-x  1890,  Edwin  J. 
Ben.?on. 

HERBERT  L.  :\IOORE^  (Harriet  X.*,  Josephus^ 
John^,  John^). 

Born  Plymouth,  Yt.,  Sept.  18,  1869. 

Married,  Jan.  19,  18.33,  Elizabeth  Stickney. 

Their  child" : 

Bertha  P.  :\roore.  Born  Plymouth.  Yt.,  Jan.  2G, 
1895. 

CAROLIXE     A.     JOHXSOX*      (Josephus',     JohnS 
John' ) . 
Born  Oct.  9,  1840. 
Married  Charles  Carpenter. 
Their  children^ : 
Addie.     Ernest,     ilay. 


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Silas    Johx.sox. 

SILAS  JOllXSOX''   (.lolur.  John'). 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt..  ^^[niili  -21,  1808.     Died  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  23,  1877. 

First   married    ilariali    Ivcwis.      Born    Georgia,    Vt., 
May  13,  1812.     Died  Aug.  i).  l,S,-,.5. 

Their  children : 

Svlvestn.s  L.         :\rar-!iiill.         ^iavv   E. 


*SYLVESTrS  L.  JOHXSOX*  (Silas=.  Jolnr,  Joinii). 
Born  Xorthfield,  Vt..  Mardi  21.  1S44. 
:\rarried  Dec.  24,  18(19,  Flora  :\r.  Wilcox  of  Fairfax, 

Vt. 

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MARSHALL  JOHNSON*  (Silas^  John=,  Johni). 

Bom  Georgia,  Vt.,  July  8,  1847.  Died  Cambridge, 
N.  Y.,  July  21,  1883. 

Married,  Sept.  20,  ISTl,  Lucy  E.  Duncan.  Born 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  3,  1851.     Died  June  20,  LSTT. 

Their  chikP : 

Charles  D.  Johnson.  Born  Troy,  N.  Y..  Nov.  12, 
1875.     Died  Watervliet,  N.  Y.,  April  23.  1!»0T. 


MARY  E.  JOHNSON*   (Silas=,  John-,  JohnM 
Born  ]\Iay,  1854.     Died  Feb.,  1863. 


SILAS  JOHA'SON^ 

Second  married  Stella  Lucrecia  Perry.  Born  Shrews- 
berry,  Yt..  Feb.  25,  1820.     Still  living,  19()!). 

She  sends  me  the  following  verses,  written  by  her- 
self, in  Ludlow,  Yt.,  on  her  eightieth  birthday,  Feb.  25, 
1900: 

Written  Ijy  ]\[rs.  S.  Tj.  .Tobnson.  Ludlow.  \t..  widow  of 
Silas  Johnson-'*,  on  lier  eightieth  birthday,  Feb.  25, 
1900. 

1  am  eighty  years  old  to-day. 

And  all  those  years  have  passed  aw'ay. 

And  now  I  take  my  life  review 

Those  many  changes  I've  passed  through, 

The  days  Iiave  iiassed — the  years  have  fled 

And  friends  are  uuinl)ered  with  the  dead. 

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Has  )ii\   life  here  lieeii  wlial   il  slinulil? 
Have  1  done  all  tlic  good   I  enuM!' 
And  have  I  strove  some  soul  to  win 
To  C'lirist  and  from  tlie  ]iaths  of  sin? 
I  know  r  have  Mini  ol't   forgot. 
But  His  loving  kindness  cliangeth  not. 

And  in  His  promises  I  rest. 

I  know  that   He  my  soul   has   blest. 

And  in  His  love  I  am  secure, 

For  all  His  promises  are  sure. 

He'll  guide  nie  with  his  powerful  hand. 

And  bring  me  to  the  promised  land. 

For  us  His  precious  blood  was  spilt. 
He  bore  our  sin  and  took  our  guilt. 
And  now  in  Heaven  He  intercedes 
And  with  the  Father  ever  pleads. 
And  must  He  plead  and  plead  in  \ain. 
The  Lamb  that  was  for  sinners  slain  r 

If  1  am  spared  another  vcar, 
I  hope  to  feel  his  presence  near. 
And  trust  in  His  almighty  power 
To  keep  me  in  temptation's  hour; 
To  keep  nu-  in  my  latest  breath, 
When  I  pass  through  the  vale  of  death. 

And  then  T  hope  dear  friends  to  meet, 
And  all  the  loved  oit's  there  to  greet. 


Upon  that  hapi^y,  happy  sJiore, 
AVhere  loved  ones  meet  to  part  no  more. 
When  God  lias  wiped  all  tears  away, 
We'll  reign  with  Him  in  endless  day. 

Clirist  in  His  word  to  us  revealed. 
And  in  His  blood  the  compact  sealed : 
He'll  guide  ns  safely  all  the  way. 
If  we  will  hear  Him  and  oltev. 
Until  we  reach  our  home  above, 
As  He  has  promised — God  is  Love. 

But  if  we  do  His  call  refuse. 
And  all  His  precepts  we  abuse. 
He'll  leave  us  in  our  sin  and  woe. 
There  is  no  sin  in  Heaven,  we  know. 
He'll  leave  us  in  our  sad  estate. 
When  that  sad  crv  will  be,  "  Ton  late." 


ALLEX  .TOHNSOIv"  (Jolnr,  Johni). 

Born   Ijudlow,   Yt.     Died    C'hicopee,  Mass.,   Oct.   20, 

i.srr. 

Married,  Temple,  X.  H.,  Dec.  .5,  IS-^O,  Athelia  Felt. 
Born  Temple,  I^.  H.,  Sept.  18,  1814.  Died  Berming- 
ton,  N.  H.,  April  9,  18S8. 

Their  children-*: 

Franklin  Allen.  David  Felt.  Lucius  H.  Adelaide 
Athelia. 

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Al.LEX     JOHXSOX. 

*FRAXK1.IX    AI.IJ';X    .lolIXSoN"'    (Allen".   .Toliir, 
John' ) . 
Born  Temple.  X.  II..  (ht.  II.  IMo.    Died  Falmouth. 
Va..  Dec.  U,  1SG2. 


DAVID  FELT  .lollXSOX*   (.\llen\  John-,  John'). 

Born  I'lyinciulli.  \'l..  Nov.  in.  \SV>.  Died  Chicopee, 
Mass.,  Oct.  -28,  l.s::i. 

Married,  Manchester,  X.  II..  -Ian.  10,  1867,  Ada  Felt. 
Born  ^Fay  2.  184G. 

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Died  Springfield,  Jlass..  Mn\  9.  187?. 

Tlieir  child^ : 

Anna  Johnson.  Born  Springfield,  ilass.,  Oct.  18, 
1868.     Died  Manchester,  N.  H..  i\rarch  ■>().  1888. 

Lucius  H.  Johnson^    (Allen-',  John-.  JohnM. 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt..  May  1,  184-1.  Du'd  Plymouth, 
Vt.,  May  17,  1845. 

ADELAIDE  ATHELIA  JOHXSOX*  (Allen',  John=, 
John^). 

Born  Chicopee,  ilass.,  Dec.  31,  184G.  Died  C'hicopee, 
Mass.,  March  7,  1874. 

Married,  Chicopee,  Jrass.,  March  26,  1873,  Austin 
Lucius  Bisho]).     Born  Eussell,  Mass.,  Sept.  28.  1846. 

Their  chihp : 

LUCIUS  ALLEN"  BISHOP'^    (Adelaide  Athelia\  Al- 
len^, John-,  John^). 
Born  Chicopee,  Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1874. 
Married,  Westfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  3,  18!ii),  ilary  Louise 

Dickinson.     Born  Rutland,  Vt.,  June  14,  1876. 
Their  child" : 
Ruth    Prances    Bishop.     Born     Springfield,    Mass., 

March  19,  1901. 

The  genealogy  of  Allen  Johnson  was  furnished  me 

by  Mrs.  Lucius  Allen  Bishop,  Springfield,  Mass. 


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.loiiN'    .Johnson''. 

ASA    .TOllXSOX-     (.Inlin'). 

That  which  1  have  nl'  the  m'licalo.uv  of  A^^a  .Tohiisoii 
was,  in  thL-  main,  furnished  nic  hy  Mi?#  Parniilhi  A. 
Johnson*  of  Sherhiirne.  Yt..  (hiu.uhtcr  of  Jolm'',  son  of 
Asa-.  Her  father,  Jolui,  had  quite  a  complete  record 
of  Asa's  family,  but  it  was  destroyed  in  a  fire. 

The  descendants  of  Asa  are  mostly  settled  in  their 
native  State,  substantial,  thrifty  fai'ming-  i^eople.  a 
credit  to  Vermont. 


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A.SA  JOHXSOX-   (Jdlin'). 

Born  177J:.     Died  Aug.  liii.  184,s. 
Married  Nellie  Hall.     Bora  1773.     Died   March  16. 
1843. 

Their  cliildreii'' : 
Hannah. 
Asa. 

P]leanof. 

;\rarion. 

:\Iatilda. 

Alfred. 

Zenophon. 

John. 

Hannah  Johnson"  (Asa",  John^). 
Born  Cliester,  Vt.,  July  18,  1798.     Died  June  5.  1829. 
Asa  Johnson'    (Asa-,  John'). 

Born   Chester,    \'t..   dune   -.^7,   ISdO.     Died   Xov.   24, 
1839. 

ELEANOE  JOHXSOX^^  (Asa-',  JohnM. 

Born  Feb.  14.  1802.     Died  Feb.  17.  1865. 

]\rarrie<l  John  I'arker.     Born  June  11,  1798.     Died 
Eeb.  6,  1874. 

Their  children^: 

James.         Susan  J. 

JAMES  PAEKEB^  (Eleanor\  Asa=.  John'). 

Born  Chester,  Yt,  Dec.  14,  182.-). 

First  marriage,  Sept.  2.  1850.  Sophia  Ho|ikins.    Born 
Sept.  26.  1835.     Died  June  30.  1863. 

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Their  children^  : 

Emma  S.    Gcorirc.    AMiv.     Xellio.    Xettip. 

EMMA  S.  PAEKER-'  (.lnincs\  Elcnnor.  Asa-.  .lolin>). 

Married  Henrv  Pliilli]is.  Sept.   1.  180G. 

Their  eliild'^ : 

E.  Belle  Parker,     lidni  Oil,  :iii.  1S7T. 

George  Parker''    (.Ianies\  Eleanor-',  Asa-,  JohnM- 

Born  vSpringfield.  \t..  JMarch  '^5,  lSo5.  Died  June, 
1855. 

Abbv  Parker^   (.lame,'^-'.  p:ieanor",  Asa=,  JohnM- 

Born  Springfield.  Vt..  Sept:  11.  1857.  Died  Eeb.  1:3, 
187T. 

Xellie   Parkci-^    (.lames",   Eleanor^,   Asa",   John^). 

Born  Springlicld.  \'t..  :\rarcli  :U.  1800.  Died  Dec. 
1,  1873. 

NETTIE  PAPKEP'  (.Tamest  Eleanor^  Asa=.  .loluiM- 

Born  Springtield.  \'t..  :\rarch  ;>1.  1860. 

Jlarried  Tyler  Piiliinin. 

Their  children" : 

Adin  Tyler.  Solon  James.  .Vrthur  Fred.  John 
Parker. 

ADIX  TYLEi;  IT'I'.XA.M''  (Xctlie\  James%  Eleanor', 
Asa-,  John^). 

Born  June  28,  1875. 

Married  Anna  L.  Woodard.  Mai'ch  1.  1899. 

Solon  James  Pntnam"  (Xeltie".  James*.  Eleanor', 
Asa-.  JohnM. 

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Born  May  8,  1877. 

Arthur  Fred  Putnam"  (jSTettie',  James*,  Eleanor^, 
Asa-,  John'). 

Born  July  11,  1879. 

John  Parker  Putnam'^  (Nettie",  James*,  Eleanor', 
Asa'-,  John* ) . 

Born  Feb.  10,  188.5. 

JAMES  PAEKER*  (Eleanor^,  Asa=,,  John*). 

Second  Marriage,  Mrs.  Susan  Nutting.  Born  Jan. 
20,  1839.     Died  Sept.  .5,  1891. 

Their  children^ : 

Fred  C.     Lizzie  A.     .Tulin. 

Fred  C.  Parker^  (James*.  I'^leanor',  Asa',  Jolm*). 

Born  Dec.  14,  1864.     Died  Nov.  ;J,  188.5. 

LIZZIE  A.  PAEKER-'  (James*.  Eleanor^  Asa-  John*). 
Married  Gilford  Ellison.  Dec.  17.  1884. 
TJicir  child  : 
Bertha  A.  Ellison.    Born  Jan.  8,  1887. 

JLLIA  PAEKEli"'  (.lames*,  Eleanor^,  Asa=,  John'). 

Born  Aug.  20.  1871. 

^Married   Allen   Pliim]iton. 

Their  children" ; 

Fred  James  Plumpton.    Born  July  ;31.  1894. 

Homer  Allen  Plumpton.     Born  Dec.  9,  1808. 

Susan  J.  Parker*    (Eleanor^,  Asa-,  John*). 

Born  Cliestcr.  Vt.,  June  14,  1831.  Died  :\larcli  14, 
187?. 

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MATILDA  JOHXSON^  (Asa-,  John'). 

Born  Nov.  23,  1804.     Died  ^rnrc-li  14,  ISTS. 

Marriecl,  June  4,  1851,  B.  Baldwin.  Boni  Dec.  31, 
180,1    Died  Mareli  4,  1S90. 

ALFEED  JOHNSON^  (Asa=,  Jolin^). 
Born  IsOiL     Die, I  1S62. 

ZENOPHON  ,)OJL\'S()X^^   (A^-.r.  .lohnM- 

Born  1810.     Died  Jan.  13.  1810. 

Married  Sophia . 

Their  .«on*: 

Frank  Johnson.  Died  when  about  twenty-five  years 
of  ajie. 

JOHX  JOHNSON-^  (Asa-\  Jolin'). 

(See  head  of  Asa  branch.) 

Born  July  13,  1813.     Died  July  3,  189.5. 

Married,  September.  1843,  ^lariani  Straw  Iaou. 
Born  :\rarch  8.  ISIS.     Died  Fel).  11,  1884. 

Their  children'' : 

ParmillaA.  William  D.  Ab])ie  M.  t'laraK  Her- 
bert E.     Irvino-  C. 

I'AltMlJ.LA  A.  .MillXSOX'   (.Ioiin\  Asa-,  John'). 

Born  Sherburne,  Yt.,  Jan.  29,  184.5.  Resides  in  Sher- 
burne, Vt. 

Miss  Johnson  has  taken  great  interest  in  this  gene- 
alogy, and  assisted  much  in  getting  correct  names  and 
dates. 

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WIJ.LJAM  J).  JOHNSON*  (John^  Asa^  JohiiM. 
Born  Sherburne,  Vt.,  Nov.  13,  1847. 
Married  Marcia  Estabrook,  Dec.  4,  1872. 

Their  daughter' : 

Christine  Elvira  Jollnson^     PSorn  -Jan.  8,  1883. 

ABBIE  U.  .JOHNSON*  (John'\  Asa=.  John*). 

Born  Sherburne,  Vt.,  July  31,  1851. 

Married,  Sept.  27,  1876,  Albert  Pratt.     Born  .March 
22,  1851.     Died  Nov.  11.  1907. 

Their  children^ : 

Harrold  1'.     ^lariain  CI. 

HAEROLl)    i;.     l'i;.\TT''    (Alibie    M.*,    John",   A.'^a^, 
Joiia'). 
B(irn  June  2(5,  1881. 
Married  Hattie  Huo-hes,  ilarch  24,  l!tO(l. 

MAIMAM     O.     PEATT-"     (Abhic    M.\    .Tohn".    Asa=, 
Jolin')- 

Born  Oct.  18,  1883. 

Married  William  (!.  T'ounds. 

Their  children" : 

Helena  Grace.    William  Marion.     Geneva  Flora. 
Helen  Grace  Rounds".     Born  June  14,  1901. 
William  Marion  Rounds".     Born  March  25,  1904.    Died 

April  25,  1904. 
Geneva  Flora  Rcninds".     Born  Dee.  17,  1905. 

CLARA  X.  .lOllXSOX*  (John-'.  Asa",  John'). 
Born  March  4,  1854. 

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Married,  Jlay  19,  is:!),  .lulm  K.  Davi^.  Born  Sept. 
14,  1854. 

HERBEET  E.  JOHXSOX^  (Jolm^  Asa-',  John'). 
Born  July  29,  18.57.     Pied  October,  1S9G. 
Married  Clara  Spaulding. 
Their  children'' : 

Hazel  Lina.     Born  July  :31,  189-2. 
Herbert  Irving.     Born  Jidy  i:!,  1S9G. 

IRTIXG  f.  JOHN"SOX*   (.lolm-,  Asa=.  John'). 

Born  Dec.  18,  18(54.     Died  June  1,  1895. 

Mr.  Johnson  had  been  in  the  employ  of  Dodd,  ^Mcad 
&  Co.,  New  York,  doing  v:ork  in  Massachusetts.  Penn- 
S3dvania  and  Georgia. 


MARIAM  JOHNSOX='  (Asa=,  JolmM. 

Born  1815.     Died  :May  18.  ISTG. 

Married  Joseph  Segar. 

Their  children* : 

George  Segar.     Born  1850.     Died  Jan.  29,  1867. 

Martha  E.  Segar.     Born  October,  1855.     Died  Feb. 
29,  1876. 


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Cykus    Johnson,    son    of    Luther. 

LI'THER    JOHNSOX>' 

The  genealogy  of  Luther  Johnson  was  furnislied  me 
hy  Mrs.  Florence  E.  Havens*  (Xancy  ^1.*,  Luther^),  of 
Proctorsville,  Xt.:  Alden  E.  Johnson''  (Cyrus-'',  Lu- 
ther=),  of  Plymouth,  Vt. ;  and  Mrs.  Isadore  ]\rartin= 
(Sarah*,  Luther^  Luther"),  of  Ludlow,  \t. 

My  father,  Leonard  Jolinson\  mentions  him  in  liis 
early  memoirs.  Speaking  of  his  father's  death  he  says: 
'■  !My  brother,  younger,  John,  went  to  live  with  my 
uncle  Luther,  on  my  fatlier's  siih'.  where  he  lived  till 
he  was  twentv-one." 


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LUTHER  .lOlIXSON'-   (.Tohu'). 

Born  Clu'stcr.  \l..  An,--.  S.  l",-,.  Dird  :\rnr(li  7, 
18.37. 

Jrarrit'd.  .Iiini^  1(!.  ISO.j,  Xmiu-v  Daiiiuii.  Horn  Aug. 
6,  i;S3.     Died  Dee.  S.5,  18.54. 

(Kaney  Diiinnn  \vn<  n  sifter  of  S,-illy  llamoii.  wife  of 
John  JoliTij^on- ) . 

Tlieiv  iliilihvn-': 

Luther. 

ITosea. 

C.\ru>. 

Diini.'l. 

Eandalia. 
Asa. 

1>.  Sanford. 
jSTancy  M. 

LUTHEIJ  JOIIX.SOX^^  (Lnther.  .lohn'). 

Born  Marcli  2-2.  180(i.     Died  Oet.  -n.  1881. 

Married  Nal:)l)y  Pieree. 

Their  child  I'en'' : 

Sarali.  I>iither.  Daniel.  Susan  (died  a  young 
lady).     Caroline  (died  a  child). 

SAEAH  .TOIIXSOX^  (Luther\  Luther^.  .lohnM. 
Born  183().     Died  Aug.  31,,  18;.'>. 
First  married  *  Zenal  C.  Lanih.    Jjui'u  June  14,  1834. 
Their  children'' : 
William  Edward.     Isadore  Sarah.     Elmer  Zenal. 

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WILLIAM  EDWAED  LAilB"'  (Sarah*.  Liithei-%  Lu- 
ther-, John^). 

Bom  Oct.  21,  18.59.     Died  May  14,  1891. 

Married  Ida  Bennett  of  ^Nfendon.  Yt. 

Their  children" : 

HazeL     Died  in  infancy. 

Zilpha.  Born  October.  1881).  :\rarried  Charles  Saw- 
yer, Woodstock.  \t. 

LSADOKE  SARAH  LAMB'  (Sarah*,  L^lther^  Lu- 
ther-, John' ) . 

Born  Plynioiitli.  ^'t..  June  1.'),  ISiil. 

Married  Frank  W.  :\[artin  of  :\rt.  Holly,  Yt. 

Their  children''' : 

Lula  Belle.  William  Frank.  Ruth  Bose.  Mabel 
Sarah.     Kenneth  Tianib. 

LULA  BELLE  MAETIN"  (Tsadore  Sarah^  Sarah*, 
Luther',  Luther-,  John'). 

Born  Nov.  18,  1880. 

Married  Charles  H.  Pollard.  Ludlow,  Yt. 

Their  children" : 

Henry  M.  Pollard.    Born  Ludlow,  Vt.,  Dec.  14,  1899. 

Jennie  I.  Pollard.  Born  Proctorsville,  Vt.,  Dec.  31, 
1900. 

Helen  D.  Pollard.  Born  Ludlow,  Yt..  April  12, 
1902. 

Mildren  E.  Pollard.  Born  T>udlow,  Yt.,  Dec.  28, 
1903. 

Julia  E.  Pollard.     Born  Ludlow,  Yt.,  Aug.  1,  1907. 

Pachcl  E.  Pollard.    Born  Ludlow.  Yt..  Julv  17.  1908. 

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WILLIAM  FRANK  MARTIN"   (Tsadore  Sarahs,  Sa- 
rah"', Luther^  Luther-,  Joliii'). 
Born  April  19,  1882. 
Married  Evelyn  Flint.  Everett,  ilass. 
Their  chilil :  ' 
Wilbur.     Died  in  inl'ancv. 

RUTH  ROSE  MARTIN"  (Isa.lore  Saralr\  Sarahs  Lu- 
ther'*, Lnther-,  John^). 
Born  July  19.  188-1. 

Married  AVilliani  II.  Hnwo.  Lmlldw.  Yt. 
^label   Sarah   Martin". 
Born  Nov.  18.  1885. 
Kenneth  Lanil)  ^Martin". 
Born  March  18,  190-2. 


SARAH  JOHNSON^   (Lnther\   Luther^  John'). 

Second  married  Josiah  C.  Taylor,  whose  first  wife 
was  Nancy  Pierce*  (Randalia^,  Luther-,  John').  Mr. 
Taylor  served  in  the  1-lth  Yerninnt  Rooiment,  and  was 
in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 

To  them  were  born : 

Rosetta.     Died  three  years  of  age. 

Lillian.     Died  thirteen  years  of  age. 

*LUTHER  JOHNSON*  (Luther^  Luther=,  John'). 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt.,  1838.  Died  Newark,  N.  J., 
-Aug.  11.  1906. 

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First   married,   .Tainiarv,    isGii.    Hattie   Eice.     Died 
September,  18G3. 

Second  marriage,  Louisa  Eov. 

Tliere  were  no  children  l)v  oil  her  iiiarriiiue. 


HOSEA  JOHXSOX-'  (Lutlier%  John^). 

Bora  March  2-2,  1808.     Died  Feb.  4,  1895. 

First  married  Betsey  Staples.     Died  Noveml:>er,  185C. 

Second  married  Betsey  D.  Wheeler-*  (Esther", 
ITriah-,  John^).     Born  ilarch  2'.),  1828.     Died  Dec.  1. 

iscr. 

There  were  no  cliildren. 

CYin:s  JOHNSON^  (Luther-,  John^). 

(See  head  of  Luther  branch.) 

Born  March  28,  1811.     Died  Jan.  26,  188G. 

First  married,  May  8,  1838,  Rebecca  Earl.  Died 
Feb.  1.  isjd. 

Second  Uiarriage,  June  3,  1840,  Eurydice  Boynton. 
Born  April  21,  1819.     Died  Oct.  2,  1905. 

"J'lu'ir  children"' : 

Ellen.    Walter.     Alden  E.     Carlos.     Edward.     Flora. 

Born  April  21,  1,S47. 

Ellen  Johnson*.     Born  1841.     Died  Sept.  13,  1848. 

Walter  Johnson^     Born  1843.     Died  Sept.  10.  1848. 

ALDEN  JOHNSON*   (Cyrus=,  Luther-.  John'). 
Born  April  21.  1847. 

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CARLOS  ,/()IIXS()\*    (Cvni.-^   Luther,  Jolin'i. 
Bom  Oct.  L-  LSH). 
Married  Lucv  Clay,  Now  -.'(i.  I8TC. 
Echvard  Joluisoii"'.     Horn   Dof.  4.  LSIM. 
Flora  .lohnsou''.     J^orii  Di'e.  4.  18()4. 


RAXDALIA  JOHNSOX^'  (Luther.  .lolmM. 

Born  Nov.  'SO,  181,j.     Died  Auy.  L  llKiL 

Married,  Oct.  23,  1838,  Epliraiin  Pierce.     I'xu-u  Jan. 
1,  1806.    Died  Au--.  ".'T.  1880. 

Their  children' : 

Xancv  A.      i.'nth   I'..      Franklin   L. 

XAM  Y  A.   l'll-:i;CL^   (i;an<laliu\  J>utlier%  John' ). 
Born  Dec.  23,  1839.     Died  July,"  1864. 
^larricd  Josiah  C.  Tayloi-.  Oct.  in.  isnii. 

J{UTH  B.  PIERCE^  (Randalia\  Luther-.  John'). 

Born  Jan.  4.  1841.     Died  Jan.  3,  I'JUS. 
Married,  Oct.  10,  ISGO,  Enoch   E.  White.     Born   Dec. 
21,  1840.    Died  April  2.  18(i3. 

Their  child'' : 

EDITH  M.   WIllTK''    (Ruth   B.-*.   Kandalur'-.   Luther", 
John^). 
Born  Aug.  lo.  l.siil. 
Married  Fred  H.  Olney,  Feh.  10.  1,S8(). 
Their  children": 

105 


Anna  M.  Clarence  E.  Elrov  F.  Alace  E.  Glen  E. 
Lois  E. 

Anna  M.  Olney".     Born  April  i,  1881, 

Clarence  E.  OIney".  Born  :\Iareh  -.'!),  1884.  Died 
Sept.  17,  1885. 

Elroy  F.  Olney".     Born  May  13,  1888. 

Alace  E.  Olney".  Born  Jan.  8,  1890.  Died  Aug-.  IG. 
1894. 

ftlen  E.  Olney".     Born  April  11,  lS9.j. 

Lewis  P:.  Olney".  Boi-n  Sept.  14.  1899.  Died  Feb. 
25,   1900. 

FRAXKLIN"     L.      PIEBCE^      (Eandalia^.      Luther-, 
John^ ) . 
Born  June  8,  1847.     Died  Ano-.  13,  1900. 


ASA  JOHNSON''  (Luther-,  JohiiV). 

Born  Aug.  3,  1819.     Died  Aug.  13,  1871. 
First  married  May  Weston. 
Their  child*: 

ALBERT  A.  JOHNSON*   (Asa-\  Luther-,  John'). 
Born  Oct.  11,  1843. 
^Married  Mary  E.  Lyon,  July  4,  1874. 
Their  children"': 

Asa  J.  Johnson".     Born  April  19,  1877. 
Hattie  A.  Johnson".    Born  Nov.  :iO,  1879. 
Addison  Jnlmson''.     Born  ^VFarcli   18.   1882. 

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ASA  JOHNSONS      Second    Marna-v.   April    1.    ISKJ, 
Cynthia  Barr. 
Born  Dec.  !»,  LS35.     Died  Mny  2t\,  1887. 
Their  child ivn^: 
Mary  E.         J.odell. 

MABY  E.  JOHXSOX^    (Asa''.  Luther-.  .John'). 

Born  April  To.  1847. 

ifarried  Darwin  Sargent,  iiinii  Ludlow,  Vt.,  May 
34,  1845. 

ilr.  Sargent  was  in  Civil  "War  and  hattle  of  Gettys- 
burg. 

Their  children'' : 

Hattie.     Lena.     Albert  A.     Winfield. 

Kittie  Sargent'^.     jNfarried  George  Kendall. 

Lena  Sargent^,     ilarried  Henry  (ioddard. 

Lodell  Jolmson*.  Bm-n  Dec.  ■^8,  L8.").5.  Died  Jan. 
23.  18.5{;. 

D.  SAXFOBD  .TOHXSOX^   (Luther-.  John'). 

Born  Marcli  -1,  1824.     Died  :\ray  26,  18.54. 

Was  never  niarrieih  He  startt'd  to  the  gold  uiiiu's  in 
California  and  died  on  the  plains  in  ^fissouri. 

NANCY  M.  JOHXSON^  (Luther-,  John'). 

Born  Jan.  7,  1827.     Died  April  27,  1878. 

First  marrierl,  Jan.  22,  1848.  James  S.  Greene.  Born 
March  21,  1820.     Died  May  2i).  18.53. 

Their  children-* : 

Daniel  S.  Greene-*.  Born  April  21.  18.51.  Died  Dec. 
14,  1863. 

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FLOEEXCE  E.  GREEXE^  ( Xancy  M.=,  Lnther=, 
John^). 

Born  Oft.  36.  1848. 

Married,  July  1.  l.SSo.  Frank  Haven.  Born  June  29. 
1846.  Served  in  the  2d  Vermont  Battery.  Light  Ar- 
tillery. 

Mrs.  Haven  has  helped  materially  in  uetting  facts 
for  this  work. 

XAXC'V  M.  JOIIXSOX^ 

Second  ^Marriage  Jan.  26.  1856.  Joshua  P.  Greene. 
Born  Aug.  30,  1822. 

Their  children'' : 

James  P.     Waldo  A.     X'nrris.     Xora.     Walton  A. 

JAMES  P.  GBEEXE^  (Xancy  M.\  Luther-  John^. 

Born  X'ov.  8,  18.57. 

First  married,  Feh.  15,  18^ i),  Emma  S.  Lawrence. 
Born  September,  1857.    Died  Oct.  24,  1884. 

Second  marriage.  May  30,  1885.  Jfary  J.  Lawrence. 
Born  March  20,  1852. 

Their  child'  : 

Balph  W.  Greene.     ]:iorn  Dec.  28,  1888. 

Wahid  A.   Greene^    (Xancy  M.-',  Luther'-,  John^). 

Born  Jan.  27,  1863.     Died  July  28,  1863. 

Norris  Greene*    (Nancy  M.",  Luther-,  John'). 

Born  May  10,  1866.     Died  ifay  16,  1866. 

Nora  Greene-*    (Xancy  M.'',   Luther-,  John^). 

Born  May  10,  1866.     Died:\ray  19,  1866. 

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WALTOX  A.  (JKEEXE*  (Naiuy  if/',  Luther-,  Joliii>). 

Born  Sept.  21,  18GS. 

ilarriod,  Dec.  12,  1894,  Eiiiin:i  M.  llolcomi).  J'.cirn 
May  29,  1ST2. 

Their  eliildreir'  : 

rioreiice  E.  Greene.     Burn  .Vu.u'.  12.  ISDij. 

]\rnrion  X.  Greene.     I!(irn  Oct.  lo.  1899. 

Mary  A.  Greene.     Born  ]\rareh  22,  1!)04. 

Luther  Johnson  Greene.    Born  June  25,  190.'j. 

It  will  be  seen  the  genealogy  of  Luther  is  very  in- 
complete. I  could  not  obtain  ('(nnplete  records  by  cor- 
respondence. It  will  furnisii  a  good  field  for  work  for 
some  one  of  this  family  to  finisli  the  laclving  parts. 


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Moses    Hall,    .son    of   Ruth. 

EUTH    JOHNSON^    (Joliii>). 

Eutli  was  the  only  daughter  of  John  and  Euth.  and 
from  what  I  can  gather  was  the  yonngest  of  the  chil- 
dren. We  know  nothing  of  her  life,  save  that  on  Dec. 
5,  1797,  thirteen  years  before  the  deaths  of  her  father 
.and  mother,  she  was  married  to  i^athan  Hall. 
To  them  were  horn  seven  eliildren  : 
Jonathan.  IMoses. 

Delia.  Sybil. 

Xathan.  Ihuiiel. 

Geori'-o 


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JOXATHAN  IIALI/'   (IJutlr,  JolmV). 

Born  Plynioiitli.  Yi..  July  ■>7.  1798.  Died  June  30, 
1846. 

Married,  Plymoiitli.  \t..  Dee.  -^(i.  1825,  Eunice  B. 
Sprague. 

Born  riynimith.  \'t..  M:i\  11.  ISO;;.  Died  ('iie.^tcr, 
Yt.,  March  IT.  187.5. 

Their  eliildren^ 

Josephine.      T,i>\ell;i.      Jiilina.      IsUen. 

JOSEPIllXK    IIALL^    (Jonathan".   Kuth=,  John'). 

Born  Plymonth,  Yt..  March  IG.  lS->4.  Died  Dec.  'iC, 
1900. 

Married.  Plymouth.  Yt..  Oct.  1?.  1841,  James  Adili- 
son  Pollard. 

Their  c  Iiilili-cn'' : 

Clarence  Morton.  Lorelia  Josephine.  Malcolm 
Hall.  Powena  Athelia.  John  Yance.  Julian  Addi- 
son. William  Stewart,  llorris  De.xter.  Ida  Eugenia. 
James  Edgar.     Lillian  Eunice.     Clara  Ginevra. 

Clarence  ]\rorton  Pollard''.  Born  Plymouth,  Yt., 
Oct.   ■?4,   184?.     Died    .Vug.   10.   184;l. 

LOEELLA  JOSHPIIIXK  I'Old.AIM)-'  (Josephine*, 
Jonathan",    Ruth'-.  John'). 

Born  Plymouth.  Vt.,  June  l."),  1844. 

^larried  Fred  P.  Mather,  of  Windsor,  Yt..  June  .'5, 
1865.     Died  Chester.  Yt.,  Sept.  7.  1881.     Xo  children. 

*  ]\rALCOL:\l  ll.\r,h  I'01.|,A1;1)''  (Josepliine\  Jona- 
than\  Puth-.  J..liuM. 

Ill 


Born  Plymouth,  Vt.,  Dec.  7,  1845. 

Married,  Sherburne,  Vt.,  Oct.  18,  1880,  Euth  Ellon 
Bates.     Born  Sherburne,  Yt.,  Sept.  28,  1860. 

Their  children" : 

Josephine  L.     Born  iSTeliawka,  Neb.,  Aug.  31,  1886. 

Orin  M.     Born  Nehawka,  Neb.,  Feb.  S,  1888. 

^Morris  H.  Born  Nehawka,  Neb.,  Dec.  16,  1889. 
Died  Nehawka,  Neb.,  Nov.  30,  1890. 

Rowena  A.     Born  Nehawka,   Neb.,   March   8,   1892. 

Hall  A.     Born  Nehawka,  Nel).,  Jan.  13,  189-1. 

Merritt  F.     Born  Nehawka,  Neb.,  March  3,  1896. 

EOWENA  ATHELIA  POLLARD'  (,Tosephine^  Jon- 
athan^, Euth-,  John^). 

Born  Plymouth,  Vt.,  Dec.  31,  1847.  Died  April  10, 
1901.  Was  a  teacher,  head  of  Female  Department, 
Georgetown  University,   Kentucky,  unmarried. 

John  Yancc  Pollard''  (Josephine'',  •Jonathan'*,  Euth-, 
John' ) . 

Born  Plvmoutli.  Vt..  :\rareh  .5,  1S.50.  Died  jMarcli 
l."i.  Is.M. 

JI^LTAN  ADDISON  POLLAE'D"'  (Josephine%  Jona- 
than''',  Euth=,  John^). 

Born  Plymouth.  Vt.,  :\rarch  23,  1852. 

Married  Lizzie  M.  Goodrich,  of  Cavendish,  Vt.,  Dec. 
31,  1882.     Miss  Goodrich  was  born  July  1,  1856. 

Their  children" : 

Julian  Addison.  Born  Nortli  S]irins:iield.  Vt.,  Feb. 
12.  1884. 

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Malicl  I'lli/.altrili.  Hiiiii  Xchauka.  Xrlj..  .Ian  1-^, 
18;K). 

WILLIAM      STLWAK'T      I'OI.LA  IM)''      (.l..se|)liiiie% 
.lonatliair,  L'litli-,  Jnlin')- 
Tiorii  Plymouth.  \'t..  Api'll  Id.   IS.tI. 
M;irritMl   Ellen  Siiiilh    liiiianl.  .if  I'hester,   \'(.,    IS!I."). 

MOl.'lilS    DEXTKll    I'OLLAIM)'    (,Toseplii)ic'.   .I.-na- 
than^   Riitlr.  Jolmi). 
])Oi'n  Plyinoiitli.  \t..  S('|iL   1(1.   ],S."i(;. 

IDA  KLCKXIA  I'oLI.AL'h'  ( .lo<..|,liinr'.  .loiiatliair\ 
Ihith-.  -Inlm'  ). 

Born  Plyniontli,  \'t..  Sv]>l.  l.s.  IS.Vs.  Marrinl.  Sc|it. 
18,  1883.  Merritt  D.  Fuller.     DmmI  An,-.    I.  I'.ins. 

Their  chilli'': 

.Tames  Aililifiin  I'lilhii'il  FiiJIei-.  Lurii  Oct.  13,  1884. 
Died    nVuistiin.   Texas,   Oct.    Id.    ISIl'.i. 

.JA.MKS  Fl»{iAi;  I'OFLAi;])'  (.lose|,hine'.  .Iiiiinthaiv\ 
Eiith=,   John^). 

Rin-n  Plymouth.  Vt..  April  23,  1802. 

^Married,  first,  Cora  Bell  Weston  rar]3euter.  Sept.  26, 
1883. 

Their  children": 

Charles   Weston.      IJorn   Aii.n..    LSSL      Florenee. 

James  Eduar  Pollard"  married,  seeond,  ^Fary  Cor- 
delia  Dnnsmoro.  .Tan.    IL    1S91. 

Their  ehild": 

.Tames  l?aymond   Pollard. 

11.3 


LILLIAN-   EUXICE   POLLAl!!)"'    (.T.isriiliine*,  Jona- 
thall^  Ruth%  Jnhn^ ) . 
Born  Windsor,  \t..  July  21,  18(i5. 
Married  George  Marshall  Harlow.  Oct.  8,  ISiH). 
Their  children".     Born  in  Chester,  Vt. : 
Ginevra.  IJowena. 

CLAHA    GIXE\  1;A    I'OLLAKO"'    (.Tosephine\    .Tona- 
than\  Euth=.  JohnM. 
Burn  Windsor.  Vt.,  .Tulv  4.  1808. 


LOI.'ILLA   HALI/    (.loiiathan^   Rutlr.  .I..hn'). 

Born  Plynioiitli,  \t.,  Aug,  2,  182.-).  Died  Sept.  .'lO, 
18?0. 

Married  Xornian  Fisk  Shedd.  Dec.   'A.  1844. 

Their  children-^ : 

Josephine  Julina.     Byron  Hall.     Gertrude  J. 

JOSEPHIXE  JULTXA  SHEDD''  ( Lorilla\  .Tona- 
than-',  Eutlr,  John'). 

:\rarried  George  Hall,  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  Dec.  30. 
1868. 

Byron  Hall  Slic.lil'  (  L(irilla\  .Tdiiathan"',  Butlr, 
.TolinM. 

Born  March  12,  18.50.     Died  Jan.  20.  18T1. 

Gertrude  J.  Shedd'''  (Lorilla\  Jonathan^  Puth-', 
J(ihn'). 

Born  Feb.  28,  1850.    Died  Sept..  1873. 

114 


.111. I\A    IIAI.I/   (.r,,nailian^  Ifiith-.  .lohn'). 

Bom  Plymoutli.  Vt..  Aug.  ;,  1827.  Died  at  liome 
of  her  daughter,  (ieoi-oia  A.  Codledae  Ciahlc.  in  I'lnltoii. 
Ga.,  May  i;3.  1!)0;. 

Married,  Sept.  28,  1852,  Xoniian  F.  ConK^duv.  I'.orn 
Plymouth.  Vt.,  Dee.  n.  !.«!•.>:;.     Died  :\iav  'J.  IS!)i;. 

Their  ehililri'u"  : 

Alircliail  F.  Fredei-ick  .Tcrome.  (n'oruia  .Vch'laide. 
.Tulina   I'lllen. 

AUEEI.IAX  V.  ('(»(»I,I';|m;1v'  (.luliua'.  .lonalha^^ 
Ruth-,  John'). 

Born  Cotton  Hill,  Ga.,  April  !).  18,J4. 

Married  Mary  Peoples,  April  24,  1884.  Died  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  Aug.  2.5,  189(1. 

Their  children" : 

Sallie  Fannie.  Born  Atlanta.  Ga.,  Dee.  1(5.  188.5. 
Died  Atlanta,  Ga.,  .July  2G,  188G. 

Mary.  Born  Atlanta,  Ga..  .Tuly  24.  1887.  Died  At- 
lanta. Ga.,  Get.  22,  1895. 

.\urelian  F..  .Tr.  Born  Atlanta,  Ga.,  .Tan.  21.  1889. 
Died  Atlanta.  Ga..  :\rar.  19.  1890. 

Xorman  Peoples.     Born  .Vtlanta.  Ga..  July  28,  1891. 

FEEDEltTCK  JEROME  COOLEDGE'^  (.Tulina*, 
Jonathan",  Ruth=,  .Tolin'). 

Born  Cotton  Hill.  Ga.,  July  9,  1855. 

Married,  first,  .Tan.  .31.  1882.  Lillian  Tldlnie.;.  Died 
Atlanta.  Ga.,  May  9.  1891. 

Their  children" : 

115 


Julian  Lucila.  Frederick  Jerome,  Jr.  Aurelian 
Holmes.     Harold  Norman.     Sarah  Eveline. 

JFLIAN    LUCILLA    COOLKDCK"     (Frederick    Je- 
rome^, Jidina^,  Jonathan',  liuth-,  .John')- 
Born  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Feb.  2,  18S3. 
Married  Powers  Pace,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Ort.  IS.  lOo.l 
Their  child" : 
Powers  Pace,  Jr.    Born  Atlanta,  Ga.,  April  10,  1907. 

FEEDEEU'K  JEKO^ME  CGOLEDGK.  JK.''  (Freder- 
ick Jerome,  Sr.^,  Jnlina'',  Jonathan',  Ituth-, 
John^). 

Born  Atlanta,  Ga.,  June  IT.  1SS4. 

Married,  Charleston,  S.  C.,  Williemena  ("]a|i(iiii.  Xov. 
25,  lUOS. 

Aurelian  Holmes  Cooledge".  Born  Atlanta.  Ga., 
June  1,  18S6. 

Harrold  Norman  Cooledge".  Born  Atlanta,  (in..  Fdi. 
1,  18S!1. 

Sarah  Eveline  Cooledge".  Born  .\tlanta,  (in..  April 
2T,  1S91.    Died  June  29,  1891. 

FEEDEEICK  JEROME  COOLEDGE/. 

Married,  second,  Fannie  [Martin,  of  Covington,  (ia., 
Oct.  20,  1892. 

Their  children" : 

Edwin  ilartiti  Cooledge.  Iiorn  Atlanta.  Ga..  Jan. 
10,  1894. 

'Sliirv  Frances  Cooledge.     Born  Dec.  '■).  1902. 

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c;i';<)i;t;i A  adi-ii.aiiH':  cooLiax;!-:''  (.luiiuav  Jona- 

thair'.  Iviillr.  Joliu'  ). 

Born  Cotton  Jlill,  Gn..  Alio-.  ;),  1857. 

Married  William  (iooi-^e  (lal)li\  Xorcror;.>;.  (la..  Feb. 
11,  ISTS. 

Their  cliiKhvii'^: 

Norman  Edward  Gable.  Born  Nov.  5.  18Tii.  Died 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  May  21,,  1881. 

Edith  Maud  Gable.  Born  Alhinta.  Ga..  Aiuil  i:i. 
1882.  Married,  Xov.  33,  190-1.  in  Bolton.  Ga.,  Joseph 
E.  Cochrane.  Their  ehild' :  Joseiih  it.  Cochrane,  dr. 
Born  April  10,  lUOG,  Bolton,  Ga. 

Frederick  Eudolph  Gable.  Born  Atlanta,  Ga..  Xov. 
24,  1885. 

Alline  Gable.  Born  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Oct.  12.  ISST. 
Died  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Ang.  10,  1888. 

Jennie  Ruth  Gable.  Born  Xarcross,  Ga.,  June  1!», 
1890. 


JULINA  ELLEN  COOLEDGE^    (Jnlina*,  Jonathan% 
Buth=,  Johni).  ' 
Bom  Cotton  Hill,  Ga.,  April  8.  1804. 
Married  Charles  A.  McDonald,  Dec.  24,  1885.    Died 
Noreross,  Ga.,  >Sept.  7,  1890. 
Their  child": 

Lillian    McDonald.      Born    Xarcross,    Cia.,    Oct.    17, 
1880. 

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ELLEN  HALL*  (Jonathan^  Eutlr,  Johu^). 

Born  Jan.  16,  1834.     Living  in  Chester,  Vt. 

Married  Loring  Bemis,  Plymouth,  Vt.,  ilareh  3, 
1854. 

Their  children^ : 

Lena  Ellen.      :\Iilton   Herbert.     Hii-li   .\rthur. 

Lena  Ellen  Bemis^  (Ellen*,  Jdnathim-',  Ruth-, 
John' ) . 

Born  :\Iar.  U.  ls:,(;.     Died  Jan.   •.'■.'.   lliOL 

MILTOX    HEKBKirr    IVKMIS'    (Elleii\    Jonathan^ 
Eutli-.  JohnM. 
Born  .Ian.  14.  lSli-2. 

Married  Helen  M.  Cragen,  Chester,  Yt.,  Dec,  1866. 
Their  child'' :     Constance. 

TTT^OTI  .\I;THUB  BEillS'  (Ellen*.  Jonathan^  Rutlr, 
•IdliuM. 
Born  April  10,  1869.    Died  March  8,  1901. 
:\rarried  Lena  J.  Pevor,  May  1,  1890. 
Their  child'' :     Arthur. 


MOSES  H.VLL-'.     See  page  110  (Entlr.  Jolnii). 

Born  Aug-  30.  1800.     Died  :\rarch  10,  1882. 

Married  Hannah  Sawyer. 

Their  children* : 

George.      Pliilinda.      Ellen.      Daniel.      "Mary    Ann. 
Sallv.     Ada. 

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(iKolJiiK    IIALl/    (Moses-',    l.'iiilr'.  .lolm'). 
Alari-iod  Sanih   Hill. 
'I'lirii-  cliililivir' :      Cliark'S.      A'cllie. 

I'lllLlXDA    IIALI/    (.Moscs\  Itntli-,  JoliiiM. 
]!ni-n   Sept.   -.'U,    IS-?!). 
Married  Levi  J.  Crceii.  April  .'),   l.S."i.5. 
Their  children'' : 
A'ic'tor.     Died  in  inl'amw      1,'nth. 

HI'Tll   CifKE.X-''   (I'hilinda*,  Mo.-e.s^  iiutlr,  Jolm'). 
Born  June  8,  1862. 

Married  William  Boyd.  :\lareh  -.'H,  1880. 
Their  ehildren": 

Meter.     Born  Se])!.  -iO.  18<)().     T)ied  May  .•),  1S!)I. 
Fannie.     ISdrn  ( )i(.  C,  is:i  I. 


DAXIHL    IIAI.L^    (Mo.<es-,    IJutlr'.  John'). 
^Tarried  Adeline  Stephens,  of  Minnesota. 
Tlieii-   children:      l.iiia.      Casper.      Rose.      Estella. 

MARY  AXX  HALI/    (:\Ioses\   i;ntli%  John'). 
Died  Fel).  11,  l!lor. 
^Tarried  Tjevi   ilnore.  Feb..  18()-2. 

SAl.LV   llALL^   (.Mn.srs-.  Kutlr.  John'). 
Died  a  younu;  lady. 

ADA    W.WA/    (Moses",  Ruth-,  John'). 
.Alarrird  Jdhn  Pici'i-e. 

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DAXIEL  HALL^   (Riith=,  JohuM. 

ilarried  ilariah  Brown. 

Their  children'' : 

Sarah.      J.'alpli.      Hugh.      Galen.      Jonathan.      Win- 
iieUl.     Addison. 


NATHAJf  HALI/  (Euth^  JohnM. 
]\Iarried  Prudence  Hnlihard. 
Their  children'' : 
Stillnian.      Christopher.      Eleazor.     William. 

CHEISTOPHEE,  HAT.I/    (Xallian-'.  Eutlr'.  John'). 

^Married  Lanra  Aver. 

Their  children'  : 

Ida.    Matt.    Lnla.    Pan-;ey.    William.    James.    Wal- 
ter.    Ehvin. 

KLK.VZOE  IIALE^    (Xatluur.  llutlr.  JohnM- 

Married  Miranda  Sanderson. 

Their  cliildren^ : 

C'i)i'a.      Eugene.      Nellie.      Julian.      Ada.      Lindsey. 
A'erne. 

WIEL1A3I   IIAIJ/    (Xathan\  Jfutir,  John'). 
]\rarried.  first.  Carry  Sawyer. 
Their  child-'' :     Claude. 

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MAUD  11A\A:    (William^  Xath;iir\  Kullr,  John'). 

Married  Cluirles  ,!,  Sawver. 

Their  children": 

Evan.     Kavnidiul.      Marjorie.      l!a\niond  died   in   in- 
i'aney. 

William   Hall',  married,  t^eeond,  Ann  Benluim. 

Their  eliild'' :     I'arma. 

I'AK-AIA  HALL'    (WHliam'.   Xatliau'.   Kuih-'.  John'). 
Married  William  Lauge. 
Their  ehild":     ])<irothv. 


It  will  he  seen  how  lirokcn  is  the  family  oi  liuth, 
for  the  main  reason  that  1  have  not  known  the  names 
or  addresses  of  parties  to  whom  to  write  for  informa- 
tion. Some  have  very  kindly  helped  me  to  what  I  have. 
I  will  ask  evcryhody  who  can  help  complete  this  In-anch, 
or  anv  of  the  others,  hy  correcting,  or  giving  dates  and 
places  of  marriage,  hirths  and  deaths,  and  full  names 
of  those,  of  whom  part  is  given,  to  plea.se  write  me, 
with  all  information  possihle.  and  give  the  names  and 
addresses  of  those  who  can  give  more  fully  and  extended 
records,  for  future  use:  also  interesting  incidents  in 
the  lives  of  any,  especially  war  records.  The  same  will 
a]i|)lv  to  nil  lirnnches  of  this  genealogy.       (J.  'SI.  T.  J. 


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Wm.  E.  .Tohxsojj 


1!()LL    OF    IlOXOi; 


Under  this  heading-  I  have  ])hiee(l  together  littK>  rec- 
ords of  the  services  of  tliose  who  were  in  any  of  the 
wars  of  tlie  Tnited  States.  1  have  not  heen  able  to  get 
reports  of  all  who  should  have  a  place  here — or  full 
reports  of  those  that  I  have — I  have  heen  obliged  to  do 
all    liv   letter.      Perhaps    a    later   edition    will    be   more 

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lojiijilctt'.  I  \\i\xi]  at:  the  head  ol'  this  roll  a  |ihiti'  made 
ironi  an  aiiilicdtypo  nf  William  Edward  Johnson* 
(Leonan)-',  dohn-'.  dolm').  taken  while  in  service  in 
Virginia,  as  that  of  a  typical  soldier  of  the  Civil   War. 

Tn  this  1  include  those  whose  descentlants  come  into 
the  family  and  are  jjroaenitors  of  some  l)ranch. 

William    Ivlward  saw  \tT\  a(ti\e  and  hard  sim'n  ice. 

WILTJAAF    CTTrrTHXllKX 

From  the  Cliittendcn  genealiiL;\  1  ( ondciise  the  i'ol- 
lowinu':  Mi-.  Chittenden  sailed  from  Kniiland  to 
America  ahoiit  May  "^O,  lti39.  arriving  in  New  lla\en 
al)Out  Jidy  10.  lie  was  the  principal  militaiy  man  of 
the  plantation,  hearing-  the  title  of  Lieutenant.  Savage 
states,  p.  381,  that  "  He  had  hcen  a  soldier  in  tlie  Eng- 
lish army  in  the  Xetherlamls  in  the  Thirty  Years"  War 
and  that  he  reached  the  rank  of  .Major."'"  He  was  a 
magistrate  of  the  plantation  and  deputy  to  the  General 
Court  till  liis  death,  at  ahout  the  age  of  sixty-seven. 

TIMOTHY    HATCH 

Grandfather  of  Harriet  Narcissa  Hatch,  wife  of 
Leonard  Johnson,  was  a  Eevohitionary  soldier.  1  take 
from  the  Hatch  genealogy  the  following: 

■'  He  entered  the  army  at  the  commencement  of  the 
I'evohition,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  was  in  the  bat- 
tle of  White  Plains.  In  this  eonfli(-t  he  was  taken 
prisoner  bv  the  British  and  siill'erc(l   in  the  Xcw  York 

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~  Briclwell "  prison.  The  treatment  of  the  prisoners, 
Avhifh,  though  not  so  atrocious  as  that  of  the  rebels  in 
the  hite  war,  was  very  cruel.  Ho  was  finally  exchanged, 
Ijut  \ie  do  not  find  that  he  was  in  further  active  serv- 
ice  \rter  the  close  of  the  Iievohition  lie  was 

a  major  in  the  militia,  and  at  the  time  of  the  Shay's 
Eel)ellion.  he  was  called  out    I'oi'   its  su[)pre>siiin."" 

XOAH    DAMOX 

Xiiah  liaiiKiii  was  father  of  Sally  Damon,  who  mar- 
ried John  Johnson-  and  nf  Xaney  Damon,  wiio  married 
Luther  Johnson-,  and  so  was  one  of  the  progenitors 
of  these  two  liranches.  Further  tiian  this  I  have 
been  able  to  learn  nothing  of  his  life,  excepting  his 
Revolutionary  war  record,  which  I  oljfain  from  the 
pension  department  at  Washington,  which  condensed, 
is  as  follo^^s: 

He  was  born  at  ililton,  Mass.,  Aug.  2n.  1760.  Xo 
record  given  as  to  Avhen  he  enlisted,  or  in  what  regi- 
ment or  company,  Init  that  he  served  under  different 
•captains;  first  under  Captain  Ebenezer  Tucker,  in 
April.  1775.  During  latter  part  of  177G  he  served 
three  months  under  Cajjlain  Stark  and  sustained  a 
bayonet  A\'ound  of  right  thigh  on  Long  Island.  His 
services  are  mentioned  under  different  captains  and 
colonels  during  the  years  of  1775.  1776,  1777,  1778, 
1779  and  17S0.  He  was  pensioned  January  9,  1850 
at  $80.00  per  annum,  from  "Slavch  4,  1831,  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Agency. 

After  the  war  he  removed  to  Woodstock.  Vermont. 

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thence  to  Eaton.   riii\iii(i'  dl'  l^mvci-  Caiiaila.  whi'i-c  liis 
first  wife  died. 

He  married  at  l-ii'id,<ro water.  \'l..  Srpt.  (!,  lS;io, 
Esther  Sinniici-.  Mr  dii'd  at  I'li-nlon.  X.  11..  July  2, 
IcSoo.  His  widow.  I'^sther  S.  l)aiiion  applied  for  pen- 
sion Oct.  25,  18o,^.  Her  elaini  was  allowed,  and  in- 
creased bv  special  act  of  ('oni;rcss,  Fel).  2S.  lilO.').  Slu> 
died  at  I'lynioutli  Union.  \'ennont.  Xm-.  11.  I'.iiHl.  SIi(> 
was  the  last  ]iensioncr  ol'  the  Itevolution.  'J'he  pension 
reeords  in  Washington  will   \ei-ir\    tliis. 

i-:i)\VAi;i)   Lvox 

Edward  T^yon  was  fathei'  of  Daniel  Lynn,  anil  srcat- 
jj'randfatlier  of  iiariani  Straw  T^yon.  wife  of  John 
Johnson'*  (Asa-.  .lolud).  Tie  was  horn  in  .\ndierst, 
N".  H..  in  the  year  1755,  enlisted  in  Charlestown,  Mass., 
Dec,  17T5,  consequently  was  twenty  years  old.  He 
served  one  year  under  Captain  Mai'tin  and  Colonel 
Stark.  He  was  seventy-five  years  old  when  he  applied 
for  pension,  Sept.  13.  1830,  Windsor  County,  ^'ern1ont, 
which  was  allowed.  These  facts  T  .ffet  from  the  Revo- 
lutionary pension  records  at  Washington.  The  records 
do  not  state  what  battles  he  was  in. 

J.  HAZEX*  JOHXSOX'*   (Xoah-\  John-,  John')- 

Hazen  was  born  in  Tlyniouth.  Vermont.  May  IS, 
1832.  He  studied  law  in  Hutlaml,  Vermont,  in  the 
office  of  Senator  Foot.  In  1851  he  went  to  Kentucky, 
wdiere  he  practiced  law  till  1S55.  at  which  time  he  gave 

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up  law  practice  and  entered  into  newspaper  work.  He 
was  connected  with  the  '"  Frankfort  Yeoman "  and 
■'  Lexington  Statesman."  In  1856  he  was  a  delegate 
to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  which  nomi- 
nated James  Buclianan  for  President.  He  was  clerk 
of  tlie  Kentucky  Senate  in  1858. 

At  the  lireaking  out  of  the  war.  Hazen  was  commis- 
sioned Second  Lieutenant  in  tlie  l"2th  Kentucky 
(Union)  regiment,  ami  was  proiiidted  for  galhintrv  in 
March,  1863,  and  serxcil  during  tlie  war  witli  rank  of 
•captain, 

WrLLlA:\l    DE    WITT    .TOHXSOX 

Born  Lowell,  llass,,  June  22,  184.'i.  Enlisted  in  Rut- 
land, Vt.,  private  Co.  G,  5th  Vermont  Infantry,  was 
mustered  into  servii'c  Sept.  16.  ISfiL  He  was  in  serv- 
ice all  through  the  Shenandoah  Valley  campaign  under 
Generals  Sheridan  and  Custer.  His  official  records 
sliow  that  he  was  in  twenty-eight  hattles :  Mechanics- 
Yille,  Malvern  Hill,  Charlestown,  Cedar  Creek,  Appo- 
mattox, Lees  ill  lis  and  others.  He  was  taken  prisoner 
June  29.  1862,  at  the  hattle  of  Savage  Station;  taken 
to  Belle  Isle,  where  he  was  ill  with  diphtheria.  He 
had  a  ten-dollar  gold  jiiece  and  so  ]irociirod  salt.  pe]i- 
]iri-  and  vinegar,  and  digging  a  Imie  in  the  sand,  wliirh 
lilleil  with  water,  he  was  ahle  to  kee]i  liis  throat  l)an- 
daged  until  it  discharged,  leaving  him  so  weak  that  he 
was  obliged  to  crawl  on  the  ground.  He  was  found  l\v 
a  fellow  prisoner,  who  liad  him  taken  to  Tjilihy  Prison, 
where    he    remined    eiglity-two    days,    until    hi-;    father 

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caiiii'.  ami  lir  was  iiarnlnl,  Iji'miuiit  liomc  on  a  slrclclu'r, 
only  weigliiiifi  ciglity-l'iinr  |ii)iiiiils.  While  lyinji'  in 
prison  lie  was  ])aral\zc(l  sd  that  he  was  (HiKtciI  (.'arripil 
to  the  (li'ad  hdiisi'.  hut  rallicil  so  thai  hr  rmihl  iihim'  his 
pyclids  wlu'ii  they  caiiR'  lor  liini.  Ilr  was  ilisi-hai\i;vil 
for  disaliilitv  Oct.  ;)0.  M^ii'i.  In  a  year  ln'  rr-ciilislpil 
in  Co.  1'".  ."ilh  NCniionl  ('a\ali'y,  was  in  many  hattles 
until  lie  Mas  wouiah'd,  .\|ii-il  1.  isii.'i,  at  llic  hattle  of 
Five  Forks.  \'a.,  a  uiinslml  woniid  tliat  injiii-i'd  his  left 
arm  and  wrist,  so  that  he  hail  the  u>e  of  only  one  hand 
for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  .lolinson  was  pro- 
moted to  sergeant  Xov.  1'.).  ISdl  (seeond  enlistment). 
He  was  discharged  .Inne  S.  lS(i.").  at  the  close  of  the 
wa  iv 

ilr.  .lohiison  ilieil  at  his  home  in   Kulland,  \'ernioiit. 
Sept.  14.  i;)li-l. 


LEOXATH)  MKL.VXCTHOX  .lOllXSoX^  (  Leonard^ 
.John-.    John'  ) 

TA'onanl  Melancthon  was  hoin  in  F.e  Haysville,  Pa., 
Jan.  24,  1830.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Delaware 
Literary  Institute.  Franklin.  \.  Y. :  attended  Hamilton 
College,  luit  did  not  gi-ailiiate.  Id'  taught  in  a  private 
familv  in  Orange  County.  \'ii-ginia.  also  taught  in  com- 
mon schools  in  Triangle  anil  I'nion.  X.  Y.  lie  grail- 
uated  from  Alhaiiy  ^ledical  College  in  1855,  and  prac- 
ticed medicine  till  tlii'  heginning  of  the  war  in  IStil. 
On  August  IS.  ist;-.'.  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Sur- 
geon in  3d  Xew   ^"oi'k  reginu'iit  of   Infantry.     lie  was 

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promoted  to  surgeon  November  25,  1863.  He  served 
at  PL'tersbiirg,  Fort  Wayne,  Bermuda,  Hundred,  Fort 
(iibson.  C'hapins  Farm  and  Foi't  Fislier.  He  was  after- 
ward stationed  at  Confederate  prison,  Elmira,  X.  Y., 
in  eliarge  of  Medical  Department  of  prisoners  camp 
in  September,  1864,  td  .Tanuarv.  ISd.").  when  he  re- 
signed ou  account  of  ill  liealtli.  Sim-c  which  time  he 
has  jii'acticed  medicine  in  (ircene.  X.  Y. 


GEORGE     :\r.     T.     JOHXSOX*     (Leonard^.     .T.)hn-. 
.TolmM 

Was  1)(,ni  in  I'.ennington,  Yt..  :\[arch  24,  1838.  He 
prepared  for  college  at  Delaware  Literary  Institute, 
Franklin,  X.  Y. ;  entered  Amherst  College  in  1861.  He 
left  college  at  the  close  of  Freshman  year,  1862,  with 
impaired  health.  There  was  a  great  call  for  men  for 
the  army  and  Mr.  Johnson  felt  it  his  duty  to  go.  On 
September  28,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  27tli  Xew  Yoi-k 
Infantrv,  where  his  younger  lu'other.  William,  was  serv- 
ing. He  was  rejected  liy  the  examining  hoard,  as  not 
physically  strong  enough.  He  returned  home  and 
worked  another  year,  and  again  August  27.  1864.  en- 
listed in  Company  M,  First  Xew  York  Yeteran  Cavalry, 
then  with  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  Yalley.  He 
served  in  the  Great  TCenawa  Yalley,  West  Yirginia.  till 
close  of  the  war.  and  was  discharged,  with  tJie  regi- 
luent   at   Wliccliiig,  West  A'irginia.  June  S,   1S6."). 

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.loslM'll     MAiri'lX    .lollNsoN'    (  LunnanP.    Joliii-, 

.Inlm'  ) 

]\lr.  Johnson,  born  in  lloosic  Fulls.  \.  ^'.,  April 
3,  1840,  was  ediicatod  in  tlic  public  siIkidIs  dI'  Jiroonie 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  jiiiidird  law  wiib  .lud^c  Horace 
Griswold  in  Binghandon.  lie  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Now  York  in  Novcinlirr.  ls(;."i.  and  to  practice  in 
United  States  District  ('(unt,   Mav    !.">.   isM. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  an  active  I\e])ui)lican  s]ieaker  in  war 
times  and  did  good  work  toi-  the  Union  cause.  In 
Septeniher,  ISUl,  he  enlisted  torty-figbt  men,  whieh 
formed  part  of  Company  K,  <S9th  New  York  Infantry, 
but  he  was  forced  to  resign  in  DeremliiT  on  account  of 
illness  from  overwork,  lie  is  ]u-o|ierly  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War.  and  few  more  patriotic  than  he.  He  was 
elected  Clerk  of  Broome  County  in  Novcndjer,  1867; 
was  re-elected  in  1870;  was  Clerk  six  years.  He  was 
elected  ^layor  of  Binghamton,  X.  Y..  in  February, 
ISSC.  and  served  one  term.  With  his  family,  he  is  now, 
^lai'tli.   liHiH.  living  in   Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 

WILLIAM     P:DW.\l?n    JOIIXSOX^ 
See  page  'i'i'l 

\\  illiam  Kdward*,  son  of  i.ennard  ',  son  of  John-,  son 
of  John'  and  L'utli,  was  born  in  Xi>rtli  (Iraiiville,  X.  Y., 
June  4,  1844.  When  the  call  for  volunteers  was  first 
made  in  April,  ISfil.  William  was  working  on  a  farm 
in  'i'riangle,  X.  Y.  lie  was  very  impatient  to  enlist, 
but  was  under  age.     After  the  first  battle  of  Bull   Run 

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he  liceaiiie  more  restless  and  determined  to  enlist,  and 
his  widowed  mother  reluctantly  gave  her  consent  ratlier 
than  let  liim  go  without  it.  He  was  hut  little  over 
seventeen  years  of  age.  hut  lie  passed  himself  as  eigh- 
teen years  old.  He  was  mustered  into  service  August 
30,  ISdl,  in  Company  D,  27th  regiment  New  York  In- 
fantry, and  was  sent  to  the  regiment  whicli  was  with 
McClt'lhin  ill  IVoiit  "I'  Iv'iclmiiiiiil.  lie  was  in  very 
hard  seiviee  from  first  to  last;  in  the  seven  days  hat- 
ties  on  the  retreat  down  the  James  River.  He  was  in 
tw'elve  engagements,  among  which  were  Fredericks- 
hurg.  South  iVIountain  and  Antietam.  He  made  an  ex- 
cellent soldier,  always  with  his  regiment,  and  was  mus- 
tered out  at  expiration  nf  term  ol'  service  of  his  regi- 
ment, May  31,  18l!3. 

Later  in  life  he  studied  medicine,  and  graduated 
from  New  York  Medical  College,  March  14,  1889.  He 
practiced  medicine  in  New  York  State  and  State  of 
Jlnine.  where  he  died  in  Strong.  ()etol)er  10,  1893. 

DANIEL  JOiiXSOX^    (i,iitl:er\  Luther-'.  .I(ihii') 

Enlisted  Octnlier,  ISO-.',  in  Cii,  ('.  Kith  \'ermoiit 
Regiment  in  tlie  ('i\il  \\':\v.  Ilr  was  in  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg,  and  made  charge  on  Pickett's  Hank;  was 
discliarged   August   10,   18(Ki. 

I.T'I'IIEK'  .iOlIXSOX^    (Liitlier'\    Eutliei-'.  -loliiiM 

Enlisted    in   fall   of   18(;i    fnr  three  years   in   Co.   C, 
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Fourth  A'criiKint  Kciiiiin'iii  in  llic  ('i\il  W.ir.  Ilr  >;i\\ 
verv  severe  liglitini;-  with  MelMellan  in  the  rrtre.-il  I'lnm 
Richmojul.  He  was  Uiter  transl'erred  to  the  \eteran 
Reserve  Corps. 

ZKNOl,    C.     l.AMU 

Enlisteil    August     111.    ISi;-.'.    for    nine    munlli-:    iniw- 

tered  into  Tnileil  Slates  ser\iee  (leloher  ■.':!.   ISi;-.'.  (' - 

[lany  ( '.  Iiilli  \'erninnt  li'oLiiinenl.  "M  Hriiiaile.  He  was 
in  tlie  hattle  of  (lell\  slmi'i:.  and  tlie  third  ihi\  in  tlie 
cliarge  of  Pickett's  llanN.  where  tliey  did  ureat  e\eeu- 
tion  and  took  nian\'  prisoners.  .Iul\  :!.  ISii;!.  Mi-,  Land) 
was  woiindeil  towards  niiiht.  and  died  next  day.  He 
was  buried   in  tlie   Xational   Cemetery. 

Jlr.  Tianili  conies  into  tlie  i;('nealoii'\-  as  the  I'ather  ol' 
the  chihlren  of  Isadnra  Sarah  .lolinsou'  (Sarah', 
Luther*.  T.nther'-). 

il.VI.COM     II.     r()Ll..\i;n"'     (.Io.~ei,hine\    .Tonathan-'. 
Ruth-'.   -lolin'  I 

Enlisted  .Vuuust  -24.  ISC.-I.  al  Wimlsor.  Vt..  in  Third 
Vermont  Lijiht  Battery,  in  the  .\riny  of  the  Potomac; 
was  discliarsed  at  Burlinutoii.  \i..  dune  lo.  18().5. 

tSYI.VKSTrS   l>.  .lOH.VSOX'    (Sila>\  doling  .T(,lin' ) 

Sylvestiis  was  horn  in  XortI  lield.  \"crmonl.  Maicli 
21,  1844.  He  enlisted  in  Troy.  .\.  V.,  March  (1,  lS(i-i. 
in  Co.  K.  lirlih  Xew  York  Resiiment.  He  partici])ated 
in  battles  of  Ci-dar   Mountain.   Kappahannoch   Station. 

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isec-oucl  battle  of  Bull  lliui.  South  ^rountain  and  Antie- 
tani  in  18(i2,  and  Gettysburg  in  1863;  was  captured 
•Tilly  1,  18()3,  confined  in  Belle  Isle  prison  until  August 
22,  1863,  when  exchanged  at  City  Point.  Va.  lie  was 
transferred  to  Compaif\'  D,  First  Veteran  Reserve  Eegi- 
nient  in  October,  1863  ;  did  duty  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
All)any,  X.  Y.  and  Elmira,  X.  Y.  He  was  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Fort  Stevens,  July  12,  1864.  :\rr.  Johnson  was 
discliarged  at  Elmira.  X.  Y..  Xovember  lo.  186.").  He 
is  now.  .Tanunry.  I'JO'J.  in  Wisconsin  Veterans  Home. 

FRAXKTJX  A.  JOHXSOX^    (Allen\  .Tolnr.  John>) 

^li-.  .lolmsdn  was  l)orn  in  Temjde,  X.  11..  October 
14.  1840.  Later  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  C'hico- 
pee,  ilass.  He  enlisted  in  Xew  Haven,  Conn..  Septem- 
ber 8,  1862,  in  Company  A,  27th  Connecticut  Regi- 
ment. He  died  in  a  hospital  at  Falmoutli.  \'a..  Decem- 
ber 14.  1862. 

WILLIAM     LIXX    CFLBERTSOX'     (Ruth    Olive*, 
AmieP.  Frialr.  .TohnM 

He  is  the  youngest  son  of  ilrs.  Ruth  Olive  Johnson 
Culbertson*.  He  entered  the  Xaval  Academy  at  the 
age  of  seventeen:  graduated  in  January.  190.5.  and  was 
assigned  to  service  on  the  battleship  Missouri  as 
]iassed  Midshipman.  In  1906  he  was  promoted  to  En- 
sign, and  is  now — August  1.3,  1908 — on  the  South 
Dal-ota  in  the  Pacific  Ocean.  He  was  with  Admiral 
Evans'  fleet  in  the  trip  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacifie 
Ocean   in  the  summer  of  1908. 

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OSCAl!     KIXC     li.WIS 

^li'.  Davis  was  groat-LirniulsDn  ol'  ])a\iil  |)a\is.  of 
New'fane,  Vcn-mont.  wIki  was  a  soldier  in  Stari<'s  ariiiv 
at  Bennington.  Also  great-grandson  of  William  King, 
of  Vermont,  who  was  a  soldier  in  tlie  JJcvohition. 
Grandson  of  JInnn  Davis:  son  cd'  .loshua  B.  Davis,  of 
Baldwinsville,  New  York.  Mi'.  Oscar  King  |)a\i>  \va< 
born  there  Januar}-  13,  18(iil.  lie  graduated  from  Col- 
gate in  1888.  D.  K.  E.  Xew  York  Siiii,  IS'.IO  to  l:iii-.'. 
Represented  it  in  the  Spanish  war  in  the  Philippines, 
also  in  the  Philippino  insurrection,  and  in  Boxer  war 
in  China,  and  in  Jlexico  at  Second  I'^in-Aincricaii  Cnii- 
ference.  New  York  Herald  in  Kusso-Japanese  wai-.  ami 
with  New  York  Times  since  IDOti.  New  Yoi-k  TIhk^ 
correspondent  at  Washington  since  I'M)',.  Aiithoi'  ol' 
"Our  Conquests  in  the  Pacilic  ""  and  "  At  the  iMiipress" 
Wish." 


FRED    B.    \\ll.ld.\MS 

Was  born  in  South  Milwaukee,  Wis..  July  II,  lsT."i. 
He  enlisted  for  the  Spanish  war  .lunc  ISDS,  in  the 
navy,  and  served  on  the  Buffalo  and  Haiifunl  as  First 
Electrician.  He  was  discharged  iu  Julv,  It'.OO.  Mr. 
Williams  comes  into  the  genealogy  as  father  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Anna  Ayers  Johnson^,  daughter  of  John  Hum- 
phrey Johnson*.  They  have  two  living  children.  See 
Anna  Ayers  Johnson^,  John  Hnniphrey*,  Leonard-', 
John-,  Jolm'. 

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CHITTENDEN—HATCH— JOHNSON— 
GENEALOGY 

The  Chittenden  family  was  one  of  the  jDrogenitors 
of  the  Leonard  Johnson  branch,  uniting  with  tlie  Hatch 
family  October  3L  174-J,  when  Joanna  Cluttenden, 
whose  ancestry  is  recorded  in  the  genealogv  of  William 
Chittenden,  of  Guilfdi-d,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Zeplii- 
niali  Hatch. 

From  the  Chittenden  gt'iicalogy  a  copy  i)f  which  I 
obtained  from  Dr.  Joseph  H.  Chittenden,  of  Bingham- 
ton,  N.  -Y.,  records  that  William  Chittenden  was  one 
of  a  company  of  twenty-five  gathered  chiefly  from  the 
counties  of  Kent.  Surrey  and  Sussex,  England,  sailed 
from  England  to  America  al)ont  ^lay  20,  1039.  Arriv- 
ing in  New  Haven  aliont  July  10.  They  made  ar- 
rangements for  settling  in  Guilford  in  the  auti'.mn  of 
the  same  year.  The  deed  of  land  for  the  colony  from 
Shaumpishuh,  the  sachem  squaw  of  Minunkatuck  is 
dated  September  29,  1(139.  William  Chittenden  came 
from  the  parish  Cranbrook,  in  Kent,  sonic  thirty-five 
miles  southeast  of  London. 

There  is  quite  an  account  of  the  life  and  public 
character  of  William  Chittenden  recorded  in  the  Chit- 
tenden gencalogv,  to  which,  for  furtlier  information  I 
would  refei'.     1  will  ((iiidcuse  some  portions. 

Mr.  Chittenden  was  the  jirinciple  military  man  of 
the  plantation,  bearing  tlie  title  of  Lieutenant.  Savage 
states,  p.  3S1,  that:  "  He  bad  been  a  soldier  in  the 
English  ai'iiiy  in  the  Nctlici-lands  in  the  Thirty  Years' 

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War  and  that  lie  i-cadicil  the  rank  of  Majoi-."  He  was 
a  magistrate  of  tlie  plantatimi  and  drpuiv  to  llir  (im- 
eral   (.'ourt  until   liis  death. 

William  ( 'hittciidfii  was  inari'icd  whdc  in  JMii^hind 
to  Joanna  Hheatt'e,  daughter  nf  Dr.  Kdnicind  ami  Juanna 
SheafTe,  of  Cranbrook,  Kent.  (Dorothy  ShraliV,  sister 
of  Joanna,  was  the  wife  of  Eev.  ilenrv  Wliitlicld.  first 
minister  and  leading  ini'iidicr  of  the  Cuillonl  (  olonv.) 
It  is  ]irohalile  that  two  or  moi'e  of  liis  chihlicn  were 
born  in  England.  The  birth  of  his  sixth  child.  Hannah, 
is  on  the  (hiill'ord  ivcoi'ds.  at  the  date  ot'  \o\einher  l.-|, 
KUif. 

Mr.  Chittenden  died  at  about  the  age  of  si.xtv-seven. 

Thomas  Chittenden,  son  of  William,  probably  born  in 
England,  married  Joanna  .lonhm,  (hiiighter  of  John 
and  Anna  Jordan,  of  Guilford.  He  died  Oetober.  1G8;5. 
They  had  seven  children,  the  youngest  of  whieb  was 
Josiah,  born  1(177.  He  married,  .Ianuar\-  S,  17(1?, 
Hannah  Sherman,  of  Woodbury,  Conn.,  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizal)eth  Sherman.  She  died,  aged  sixtv- 
four,  July  30.  1T44.  J<isiah  dit>d  in  Ciiilloi'd.  .Vugiist 
28.  1759,  aged  eighty-two. 

They  had  six  ehildren. 

'I'lu>  third  ehild.  Joanna  Chittenden,  was  born  dan- 
uary  2,  ITHi,  iiroliably  in  Cuilford.  She  married 
Ze])haniah  Hatch,  October  Ml.  17t">.  Ilei'i'  we  leave 
the  Chittenden  genealogy  (a  book  of  2()2  jiages,  liring- 
ing  down  to  1880,  giving  the  record  of  liKU  names), 
and  I  condense  from  the  genealogv  of  ^fajor  Tiuuithv 
Hati-h.   of   Hai-tl'ord.    Ccuin..    and    his   descendants. 

135 


c/t/ni^/i^u     i/iQa-Cou^rZ) 


136 


Tin'  llntcli  noiU'aloa'v  \v;is  compiled  liv  ]'](l\\aiil  II. 
Fletcher,  residing  in  1905,  in  Nyaek,  X.  Y.,  son  of 
Adeline  E.  Hatch.  dana:htev  of  T'viel  Chittenden  Hatch, 
\yho  was  a  son  of  Timothy  Hatch,  in  the  year  1879. 
I  shall  copy  from  his  work  in  tracing  to  the  Ijirth  of 
Harriet  Karcissa  Hatch,  who  married  Leonard  .lolm- 
son,  son  of  .lolm-.  son  of  ,lohn'.  From  that  [idinl  1 
shall   take    frcshei-   records. 

G.  ii.  T.  JuiixsoN. 

M.v.Mti;  'rnidTiiY   hatch 

The  lirst  settlement  of  our  family  in  this  country 
was  as  early  as  1635.  The  riyiuouth  colony  received 
rapid  accession  at  that  time  from  the  mother  country. 
They  penetrated  the  surrounding  wilderness,  planted 
their  homes,  and  founded  new  towns. 

Ahout  thirty  miles  southeasterly  from  Plymouth,  our 
immigrant  ancestors  settled  where  is  now  the  town  of 
Falmouth.  An  old  house  which  has  stood  more  than 
a  century  and  remained  in  possession  of  the  family  un- 
til a  recent  period  of  the  family  is  pointed  out  as  the 
old  Hatch  place,  and  undoubtedly  stands  upon  the 
ground  of  the  original  settlement.  None  of  the  de- 
scendants, liowever,  remain  in  that  town. 

Thence  we  trace  our  line  downward  to  the  State  of 
Connecticut,  whither  several  of  that  family  removed 
at  an  early  date,  and  settled  in  Tolland,  Guilford, 
Windsor   and   other   towns   near   Hartford. 

Ca]itain  Zeplianiah  Hatch,  whose  exact  succession  has 
not  vet  lieen  fixed,  hut   is  uniuistakahly  clear  as  being 

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from  the  Falmouth  family,  was  a  sea  captain  and 
traded  with  the  West  Indies.  He  lived  in  Guilford, 
where  he  married,  1745,  Johannah,  daughter  of  Josiah 
and  Hannah  Chittenden.  Josiah  was  uncle  of  Thomas 
Chittenden,  the  first  Governor  of  the  State  of  Ver- 
mont. Of  their  fifteen  children  five  were  born  in  Guil- 
ford, and  they  then  removed  to  Oxford  in  the  same 
State.  This  was  his  residence  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  Here  he  died  at  upwards  of  eighty  years  of  age. 
Here  their  son  Timotliy.  who  is  the  head  of  our  branch, 
was  born  in  1757. 

Of  the  boyhood  and  early  life  of  Timothy  no  account 
has  been  preserved.  He  entered  the  army  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  Eevolution,  and  at  the  age  of  nine- 
teen was  in  the  battle  of  White  Plains.  In  this  con- 
flict he  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  British  and  suffered 
in  the  New  York  ''  Bridewell  "  jirison.  The  treatment 
of  prisoners  which,  though  not  so  atrocious  as  that  of 
the  rebels  in  the  late  war,  was  very  cruel.  He  was 
finally  exchanged,  but  we  do  not  find  that  he  was  in 
further  active  service.  In  17T8  he  married  Lucretia 
Rockwell,  and  .settled  in  East  Hartford,  Conn.,  where 
he  lived  several  years,  and  where  tiicir  first  two  children 
were  born.  About  17.S4  he  removt'd  td  Klaufurd,  Mass., 
where  he  purchased  a  small  farm  and  lived  aliout  twenty 
vears.  Six  children  were  born  in  Blanford.  He  re- 
moved to  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  in  connection  with 
his  son,  Frederick  W.,  he  Iniilt  a  house  on  Pearl  Street, 
opposite  the  old  jail,  wliich  still  remains  in  good  con- 
dition.     His    wife    Lucretia.    died    February    4.    1811. 

138 


He  iiiarrieHl,  soi-diul.  Liuv  Ilassrtt,  who  clicd  Fcliruarv 
11.  1817.  Tlu>  tliinl  wife  was  Mrs.  l>iu-iiula  (Martyii) 
Danforth,  widow  of  Daniel  1  )aiil'()rtii,  of  Hartford. 
She  was  horn  in  Hadley,  Ma.ss.,  .lune  (i.  1TT7.  and 
died  July  3,  iS'yA.  By  this  marriage  were  three  chil- 
dren born  in  Hartford.  After  his  removal  to  Hartford 
he  was  oiciipied  in  aetixc  business  jinrsnits.  |nililie 
business,  niereantile  and  exehange  brokerage. 

.\fter  the  close  of  the  Kevolution  he  was  a  major  in 
the  militia  and  at  the  time  of  the  "■  Shay's  Heljellion" 
was  called  out  for  its  suppression. 

The  character  of  Major  Timothy  Hatch  would  seem 
to  partake  largely  of  the  elements  ascribed  to  our  Puri- 
tan ancestors,  firm  integrity,  unbending  adherence  to 
principle,  a  strong  will,  persevering  energy.  These 
united  with  good  judgment,  a  mind  of  some  cultiva- 
tion and  stored  by  reading,  woiibl  naturally  give  him 
success  in  his  undertakings  and  a  pi-oininent  place  in 
community. 

In  pidilic  affairs  he  took  a  lively  interest  and  his 
name  fre(iuently  occurs  in  the  newspapers  of  that  time 
in  connection   with   public  meetings  of  various  sorts.  • 

In  religion  be  was  an  Episcopalian,  a  memlier  of 
Christ  Church,  Hartford.  He  lived  to  the  ripe  age 
of  eighty-one.  and  died  June  10,  1S:!S.  He  could  count 
his  progeny  at  the  time  of  his  death,  eleven  children, 
tiftv-five  grarulchildren,  and  twenty-three  great-grand- 
children, a  total  of  eighty-nine. 

In  the  old  burying  groun<l  in  Hartford  are  the  fol- 
lowing inscriptions : 

1.39 


On  a  plain  marble  slab. 

TiJiOTHY  Hatch 

Died  June  10.  1838. 

Aged  81. 

f)n  a  mai-l:)le  slab  liaving  a  scnlptured  \\-ee])ing  willow. 

JlliS.   LCCKETIA   IIatc.'ii 

Died  Feby.  1,  1811. 
Aged  52. 

Children  of   Tiniotliy   and    Liu-retia   llateli: 
Timothy  Linu.<.     Frederick  \\'insl(iw.     Uriel  Chitten- 
den.     Sherman.      Liieius.     Azor.      Lucretia.      Sarah. 
C'hildreu  of  Timothy  and  Lncinda  Hatch: 
Harry  A.     Lncinda  Ann.     Frances  Maria. 
I  shall  omit  the  genealogy  of  tliese  cliildren.  except- 
ing that  of  Uriel  Chittenden. — G.  il.  '1'.  .1. 


Uriel  Chittendrn.  born  in  East  Hai'tfdrd,  Conn., 
October  21,  1780:  married  Xarci.ssa,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Elnathan  Beach,  a  distinguished  physician  in  Cheshire. 
Conn.  He  studied  law  with  General  Stephen  E.  Brad- 
ley, of  Westminster,  Vt.,  and  after  acquiring  his  pro- 
fession, went  to  the  town  of  Cavendisli,  Yt.,  where  he 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers.  There  he  attained  dis- 
tinction at  the  bar  and  upon  the  beni-li.  He  represented 
his  town  in  the  State  legislature:  held   for  uumy  years 

140 


I  'i;ii:i.  ( 'iiri"n;Ni)i;\    I  i  ak  ii 

the  office  of  Gnvei'iinrV  ('(Hiii-cl  and  al>o  that  of  Judge- 
of  Probate. 

He  removed  fi-mn  that  town  almni  is;!!!  ami.  after  a 
short  residence  in  Troy,  and  anolhrr  in  (Juilford,  he 
settled  in  1834,  in  the  village  of  Fiii  hville,  in  the  town 
of  Reading,  all  in  Vermont.  At  lh<'  last  named  place 
he  practiced  his  profession  ahout  ten  years,  until  fail- 
ing health  obliged  him  to  relimniish  it.  The  death  o( 
his  wife  occurred  August  .5.  ISl."),  at  the  home  of  their 
daughter,  Mrs.  Johnson,  in  Granville,  X.  Y. 

She  was  a  woman  of  great  excellence  of  character,, 
displaying  under  all  circumstances,  the  loveliest  Chris- 
tian virtues.     Ilrr  death  weighe;!  heavily  upon  liim.  and 


141 


1  lAijiiiiri'   X.viicissA   (lii:\(ii)    ll.\Tcii 

his  health  gradiuilly  declined  until  his  (k-ath.  June  19, 
1848.  A  o-ranite  shaft  marks  his  resting  plaee  iu  Green- 
wood Ceineterv.   Xcw   ^■(l^]<. 

Children,  all  horn  in  Cavendish: 

Adeline  FAv/.n.  Uriel  Chittenden.  Harriet  Xnr- 
cissa.  Charles  I>eaeh.  Stella  Lueretia.  William  P.rad- 
ley. 

I  will  now  di'(j|)  the  llateli  geiienlogv  with  the  ex- 
ception of  that  of  Harriet  Xareissn.  wliicli  here  merges 
into  that  of  the  Johnson  genealogy. 

Harriet  Xareissa  was  born  in  Cavendish.  Vt.,  .March 
"25,  18(17.  was  iiiarrieil.  ^lardi  IS.  1857.  to  Leonard 
Johnson,  a  vounu'  Preslivterian   minister. 


142 


The    Hatcli   genealogy   oaii    In-    round    uitli    I'jluai'i 
H.  Fletcher,  in  Xvnrk.  Rockhm.l  Co..  \.  Y. 


A  CLOSING  SUGGESTION 

It  will  be  seen  thi.s  genealogy  is  very  incomplete. 
Some  of  the  branches  are  broken  in  the  third  or  fourth 
generations,  and  much  should  be  added  in  fifth,  sixth 
and  seventh,  which  has  been  impossible  for  me  to  get. 
Thei'e  will  naturally  be  many  additions  every  year,  be- 
sides those  which  should  have  had  entrance  in  this  edi- 
tion. I  would  suggest  that  some  one  or  two  of  the  five 
branches  collect  further  records  of  their  respective 
families  for  a  convenient  season  for  putting  together; 
when  a  second  edition  will  need  be  put  out.  It  would 
be  well  for  these  persons  to  request  all  interested  to 
send  corrections  and  additions  on  every  occasion. 

G.  M.  T.  J. 


14.3 


INDEX 

PAGE 

John  Johnson  and  Ruth 3 

Uriah  Johnson * 13 

John  Johnson-  and  Sally  Damon 31 

Asa  Johnson  and  NelHe  Hall 93 

Luther  Johnson  and  Nancy  Damon 100 

Ruth  Johnson  and  Nathan  Hall 110 

Roll  of  Honor 122 

Chittenden-Hatch  Genealogy 134 

PLATES 

Amiel  Johnson 13 

Old  Homestead 30 

Noah  Johnson 38 

Noah  Johnson's  Home 39 

Leonard  Johnson 46 

Mrs.  Harriet  Narcissa  Johnson 47 

Mrs.  Harriet  Narcissa  Rogers .58 

John  Johnson-'  son  of  John- 71 

Mrs.  Sybyl  Hubbard  Johnson 72 

Josephus  Johnson 84 

Allen  Johnson 91 

John  Johnson-'  son  of  Asa- 93 

Cyrus  Johnson 100 

Moses  Hall 110 

William  E.  Johnson 122 

Timothy  Hatch 136 

Uriel  Chittenden  Hatch 141 

Harriet  Narcissa  Hatch 142 


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