David Johnson

David Johnson

• Born 28 Aug 1723 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Died 4 Jun 1795 at age 71 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Son of Joseph Johnson and Lydia (Twitchell) Johnson
• Husband of Sarah Foster — married 25 May 1749 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Husband of Keziah (Hammond) Parker — married 13 Dec 1756 (to 4 Jun 1795) in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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David Johnson was the second son of Joseph and Lydia (Twitchell) Johnson to be named David. He had an older sibling named David that did not survive.

David Johnson married first to Sarah Foster (1724-1755), daughter of Moses Foster, Sr. and Mary Rust, on 25 May 1749 in Holliston.

Their children were:

• David Johnson, Jr. (1750-1794); married Ede Bullard.
• Samuel Johnson (1752-1793); mqrried Lydia Cutler

David Johnson married second to Keziah Hammond, daughter of Nathaniel Hammond Jr. (1678-1749) and Margaret Stone (1688-1776), on 13 Dec 1756 at Holliston, Middlesex County. She had married first to Timothy Parker[3] (1716-1754) on 17 Feb. 1742.

Kezia Johnson, widow, wrote her will on 3 April 1796.[5] In it she mentions:

• heirs of my daughter ?Kezia Goulding, deceased, my gold necklace.
• my five daughters:
• Esther Bridges (Esther Parker 1743-1819; married Benjamin Bridges)
• Mary Perry (Mary Parker 1748-1813; married Joseph Mellen)
• Sibbel Moreau (?)
• Lydia Perry (Lydia Parker 1750-1833; married Nathan Perry)
• Margaret Rockwood (Margaret Parker 1752-1832; married Timothy Rockwood)
• heirs of my daughter Kezia, deceased (1754- )
• son Nathaniel Johnson (Nathaniel Johnson 1761-1840; married Persis Gibbs)
• son Timothy Rockwood (Timothy Johnson 1759-1776)

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David Johnson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 < AncestryImage >

• Name David Johnson
• Residence Date Abt 1795
• Residence Place Holliston, Middlesex County
• Will Date 18 Feb 1795
• Probate Date 1795
• Probate Place Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Inferred Death Year 1795
• Inferred Death Place Massachusetts, USA
• Case Number 12639
• Others Listed (Name) Relationship
• David Johnson
• David Johnson Son
• Samuel Johnson Son
• Sarah Perry Daughter
• Nathniel Johnson Son

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References

1. David Johnson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, 1640-1849 < AncestryImage > Name David Johnson Gender Male Record Type Birth Birth Date 28 Aug 1723 Birth Place Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA Father Joseph Johnson Mother Lydia Johnson Description Registers of Births, Etc. -- Massachusetts Sherborn (Town), Sherborn (Mass. : Town) -- Genealogy
2. David Johnson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 < AncestryImage > Name David Johnson Gender Male Marriage Date 25 May 1749 Place Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Spouse Sarah Foster
3. David Johnson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 < AncestryImage > Name David Johnson Marriage Date 13 Dec 1756Marriage Place Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Spouse Kezia Parker
4. David Johnson in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850 < AncestryImage > Name David Johnson Death Date June 4, 1795 Burial Place Holliston Source Holliston
5. David Johnson in U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 < AncestryImage > Name David Johnson Birth Year 1724 Event Death Death Date Abt 1795 Death Place Holliston Age at Death 71 Newspaper Columbian Centinel Publication Date 10 Jun 1795 Publication Place Massachusetts, USA Call Number 485704
6. David's burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76303925/david-johnson
7. Keziah's burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76304433/keziah_johnson
8. residence: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America - 1723
9. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 5 2021, 20:04:04 UTC
10. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-9121
11. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVPJ-9F8