Lieut. David Johnson

Citations

1. [S719] Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Andover Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849: Volume I Births (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1912), p. 226.
2. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Johnson Genealogy: Records of the Descendants of John Johnson of Ipswich and Andover, Mass. 1695 - 1892 (North Greenfield, Wisconsin: self-published, 1892), "In May 1725, they removed to Lancaster and settled in that part of the town which afterwards became Harvard, where he died Oct. 15, 1727." p. 17.
3. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, pp. 17-18:
   The following is a copy, verbatim et literatim, from the Probate Records of Middlesex Co., Mass., of the inventory of Josiah Johnson's estate.
   "The inventory of the estate of Josiah Johnson, late of Lancaster deceased intestate, taken by us the subscribers, January 12, 1728.
   THE REAL ESTATE.
   The Homestead containing about one hundred and forty acres with the Buildings, 578£ 0s
   To Twenty acres of out land on the west side of ye River, 10£
   To Twenty-four acres lying at the Brook Medow, 12£ 0
   PERSONAL ESTATE.
   To one White Hors, 6£ 0s
   To one Brown Hors, 8£ 0s
   To one Dun Hors, 10£ 0s
   To two paier of oxen, one paier at 12£, ye other 10£, 22£ 0s
   To one paier of steers, 9£ 0s
   To 3 cowes, on at 3£ 10s, ye other 4£ each, 11£ 10s
   To three yong heffers at 3£ 0s
   To eight sheep, 2£ 8s
   To four swine, 2£ 0s
   To wareing apparril, 8£ 12s
   To the best Bed and furniture, 13£ 5s
   To the second Bed, 8£ 0s
   To the third Bed, 3£ 0s
   To Chars and Lumber, 3£ 6s
   To Hors Furniture, 2£ 0s
   To fire arm and Sword, 4£ 0s
   To Puter, Iron and Brass, 5£ 8s
   To Cart and Chans and Utensels for Husbandry, 12£ 10s
   To meet Corn an Cyder, 11£ 10s
   Flax and Wool, 1£ 0s
   The Sum total, 746£ 9s"
   John Willard, Hezekiah Willard, John Wright, Apprizers.
   Sworn before Jas. Houghton.Midi.ss. Cambridge, Oct. 24, 1728.
   Anness Johnson Administratrix on ye estate of ye dec'd within named exhibited ye within written Inventory on Oath.
   Jona. Remington, Jd. Prob.
   
   In the following July the same appraisers made a division of his Real Estate and gave a description of it by lots and bounds and the following entry was made in the Probate Records in relation thereto.
   "At a Court of Probate holden at Camb'e in the County of Middlesex by the Hon'ble Jonathan Remington, Esq., Judge, on the 31st day of July A.D. 1738, the foregoing apprizement and distribution of the real estate of Josiah Johnson, late of Harvard in the County of Worcester, Deceased Intestate, is accepted and the real estate aforesaid (save what is therein set off to Annes Robbins for her Dower) so order'd and assigned unto deceased's eldest son, David Johnson his heirs and assigns forever: He the said David or his assignee Joseph Temple paying as is hereinafter mentioned.
   Accordingly the said David is ordered to pay the charges of this settlement amounting, (in one way and another) to £21-8-0 and to pay to the other children of the said Intestate, viz. Annes, Mary, Isaac, and Josiah, each the sum of twenty-nine pounds and eight pence (with lawful interest from the first day of May last) the said Annes and Mary's shares to be paid them in one year from the date of these presents, and the said Isaac and Josiah's shares to be paid them on or before the 31st day of July in the year 1740."
   S. Danfobth, Reg'r.
4. [S1050] Henry S. Nourse, editor, Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643–1850 (Clinton, Mass.: W. J. Coulter, 1890), Lancaster I:27 "David Johnson and Mary Warner February ye 22 1738-9."
5. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, p. 19, "he married Feb. 22, 1738, Mary, dau. of John Warner," but in the earlier (1876) edition "married about the year 1738 Mary Peters."
6. [S956] A Copy of the First Volume of the Records of the Town of Leominster; (Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute, 1992), img 19/283.
7. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 21/283, p. 37.
8. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 23/283, p. 40.
9. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 24/283, p. 43.
10. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 25/283, p. 44.
11. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 26/283, p. 47.
12. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 32/283, p. 58.
13. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 35/283, p. 65.
14. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, p. 19–20; after b. of David's youngest son, David, Jr. The 1876 edition has a note for Lucy, "prob. Peters."
15. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 41/283, p.77, "at a Town Meeting, chosen, with two others, "a comi^tte to provide preaching till others were chose in there name." The former preacher, Mr. John Rogers, was by vote "dismist...from his pastoral office" in January, 1758. The daughter of Rev. Rogers, Sarah Bowers. married Luke, son of David Johnson, in 1789.
16. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 42/283, p.79.
17. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 56/283, p. 103.
18. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 59/283, p. 113.
19. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 64/283, p. 122.
20. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 65/283, p. 125.
21. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 69/283, p. 132.
22. [S956] Records of Leominster 1740–1779 (copy of 1854);, img 68/283, p. 130.
23. [S955] Systematic History Fund, compiler, Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1911), 220, "Lt. David and Prudence Divol, int. Nov.5, 1796."
24. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, 20-21: "David Johnson's will, copied from the probate records of Worcester Co., Mass., is as follows:"
    Know all men, by these presents, that I, David Johnson, of Leominster, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentlemen, being of sound mind, but far advanced in life,do make and establish this to be my last will and testament.
    Firstly— I will order and bequeath that at my decease, all my just debts, and the expense of a Christian burial for me, and the expense of settling my estate, be paid out of my estate by my executor hereinafter named and appointed by me.
    Secondly— To my wife, Prudence, that she receive out of my estate whatever may be due to her agreeable to the marriage contract made by me with her bearing date the eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, and also a smal ironpot, a bread trough, a sieve, a pint beaker, a tin skimmer, a salt cellar, an iron skillet, a wooden bowl, a chopping knife, two large earthen pots, three milk pans, a foot wheel, a loom and tackling, a maple table leaf, a pair of bellows, and a sugar box, and all my provision, meaning grain, meal, meat, cyder same, etc., of which I shall die possessed.
    Thirdly—To my son Josiah Johnson, two suits of my best wearing apparel, including two of my best hats, three pair of my best stockings, of which I may die possessed, and a gun, and one-third part of my augurs, chisels, gouges, shoemaker's tools, and hand saws; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Fourthly—To my son Luke, three chairs, three iron pitchforks, one dung fork, two iron hay hooks, two hutt rings, and two wedges, one horse collar and tram, a grain fan, one iron bar, and one-third part of my augurs, chisels, gouges, shoemaker's tools, and hand saws.
    Fifthly—To my son David Johnson, one of my best feather beds, one blue bed quilt, one woolen sheet, one pillow, one tow sheet, my ivory headed cane, one-third part of my augers, chisels, gouges, shoemakers' tools and hand saws, and one-fifth part, of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Sixthly—To my daughter Lucy, now the wife of Henry Sweetser, one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one toasting iron, one third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Seventhly—To my Daughter Elizabeth—now the wife of Samuel Evans, one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one-third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Eighthly—To my grand-daughter Annice, now the wife of Nathaniel Low, Jr., one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed, and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which Ihave not herein otherways disposed.
    Ninthly—To my daughter Lucy and Elizabeth aforesaid, and my said grand-daughter Annice, one brass kettle, one iron pot, two dish kettles, one small spider, one fire shovel, one pair of tongs, one pair of large Andirons, one iron crane and hooks belonging to the same, and three chests, to be equally divided among them.
    And Tenthly—I hereby appoint as the Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Asa Jonson of said Leominster, Gentleman, to execute this Instrument in the most prudent and discreet manner he is able, an to receive a reasonable compensation out of my estate for the same.
    Hereby ratifying this to be my last Will and Testament, and no other Will orWills whatever. In witness of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety-eight. Signed, Sealed, Published and Pronounced in the presence of
    Rebecca Johnson. DAVIDJOHNSON. [Seal.]
    Thomas Lincoln.
    Oliver Vose.
25. [S955] Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Leominster, 326, age 84, of consumption, citing Congregational Church record.
26. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, p. 20.