Lieut. & Deacon JOHNSON John, Sr.

Lieut. & Deacon JOHNSON John, Sr.

Male 1632 - 1708  (~ 75 years)

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  • Name JOHNSON John 
    Prefix Lieut. & Deacon 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Christening 5 Sep 1632  Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 4E57DE8163EF5C4189E005B852B9F826421B 
    Death 29 Aug 1708  Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • (killed by Indians in the 1708 Haverhill Massacre.)
    Burial Aft 29 Aug 1708  Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Pentucket Cemetery 
    1708 Haverhill Massacre monument
    1708 Haverhill Massacre monument

    Rev. Benjamin Rolfe
    Mehetabel (Wainwright) Rolfe
    Mehetable Rolfe
    Capt. Samuel Ayer
    Capt. Simon Wainwright
    Lieut. John Johnson
    Katherine (Skipper) Johnson
    Ruth (Wiliford) Ayer, wife of Thomas Ayer
    Ruth Ayer, daughter of Thomas Ayer
    Ruth (Bradley) Johnson, wife of Thomas Johnson
    Hannah (Frame) (Hartshorn) Smith
    John Hartshorn, Jr.
    John Hartshorne, III, son of John Hartshorne, Jr.
    Thomas Hartshorne, son of John Hartshorne, Jr.
    Jonathan Hartshorne, son of John Hartshorne, Jr.
    Joanna [Hartshorne], step-mother of John, Jr.
    John Dalton

    Several soldiers from Salem also died in this massacre, among them:
    William Coffin, husband of Sarah (Ahorn)
    Veren Lindall
    Samuel Sibley, husband of Sarah (Wells)




    Lieut. John Johnson gravestone (close)
    Lieut. John Johnson gravestone (close)

    Lieut. John John
    son died August
    ye 29, 1708 & in
    ye 76 year of
    his age.

    Lieut. John & Katherine (Skipper) (Maverick) Johnson gravestone
    Lieut. John & Katherine (Skipper) (Maverick) Johnson gravestone

    Lieut John John
    son died August
    ye 29, 1708 & in
    ye 76 year of
    his age.

    Katherene
    wife of Lieut.
    John Johnson
    died August ye
    29, 1708 & in
    ye 70 year of her age.
    1708 Haverhill Massacre monument
    1708 Haverhill Massacre monument
    Capt. Samuel Ayer
    Capt. Simon Wainwright
    Lieut. John Johnson
    Johnson relatives - 1708 massacre
    Johnson relatives - 1708 massacre

    left to right

    Ruth (Bradley) Johnson

    Lieut. John Johnson
    Katherine (Skipper) (Maverick) Johnson

    Person ID I71938  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2015 

    Father JOHNSON William,   b. 1603, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677 (Age 74 years) 
    Mother STOREY Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Bef 1632  [4
    Family ID F30190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 MAVERICK Elizabeth,   b. 2 Jun 1639, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1673/4, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1656  Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Children 
     1. Lieut. JOHNSON John, Jr.,   b. 3 Aug 1657, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1723/4, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. JOHNSON Elizabeth,   b. 16 Nov 1659, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. JOHNSON Ruhamah,   b. 10 Sep 1661, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. JOHNSON William,   b. 14 Nov 1663, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1664, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. JOHNSON Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1665, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. JOHNSON Ruth,   b. 4 Oct 1667, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1668, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     7. JOHNSON Ruth,   b. 14 Feb 1669, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. JOHNSON Timothy,   b. 30 Jun 1672, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1696, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F28013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2023 

    Family 2 KEASER Sarah   d. 1676 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1674/5  Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. JOHNSON Mary,   b. 17 Jul 1676, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1694/5, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     2. JOHNSON Rebecca,   b. 17 Jul 1676, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1688/9, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    Family ID F43417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2023 

    Family 3 SKIPPER Katherine,   b. CA 1638, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1708, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1680  Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. JOHNSON   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F43419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 5 Sep 1632 - Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Haverhill 1708 residences
    Haverhill 1708 residences
    from the book "Red Sunday" by Francis W. Cronan

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.984.

    2. [S5703] Book-The Great Migration Begins, Vol. IV 1634-35, 4:88.

    3. [S86] Death-gravestone, Pentucket Cemetery; Haverhill, MA.

    4. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.983.

    5. [S4181] Book-The Driver Family, Vol. 2 Appendix. The Flint Family p.297.

    6. [S175] Book-Torrey; NE Marriages Prior to 1700, p.421.