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Ancestry Continued
JOHNSON Family

Up Dated 24 March 2007

Elihu JOHNSON
and
Sarah _______

Elihu was born 24 February 1728, In Middletown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and married 8 April 1750, in Middleton Essex, Massachusetts, Sarah _______. Sarah died 25 September 1804, and Elihu died 25 Feb 1811, both died in Rygate, Orange, Vermont.

History of Ryegate, Vermont
BY
Edward MILLER & Frederic P. WELLS
Page 396

Elihu JOHNSON came from Conn., was living in Newbury as early as 1768. Sergent in Capt. Thos. JOHNSON'S 1st Co. of Minutemen, 1775; also, in 2d Co., serving 16 days; one month. in Capt. John BAYLEY'S Co., guarding and scouting, 1778; private in Capt. Simeon STEVENS' Co. "in Sunday alarms," serving 19 days; private in Capt. Frye BAYLEY'S Co., guarding and scouting 1779-'81; signer of the New York petition 1773. Came to Ryegate about 1783, and bought the Deacon John HYNDMAN farm, and took the west half of it, afterwards called the Bigelow place, his son Samuel taking the east half, where the Webster family has long lived. He married in Conn., Sarah _______ who died September 25, 1804; He lived with his son Hugh, and died February 25, 1811; both are buried in the Whitelaw Cemetery.

HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES
TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 VERMONT
NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY.
ORANGE COUNTY.
RYEGATE TOWN

Name of head of family: Johnson, Elihu
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2
Free white males under 16 years: 1
Free white females, including heads of families: 1

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Volume 71 page 7
Volume 89 page 50
Volume 90 page 60

Elihu Johnson (1733-1811) served as sergeant in Capt. Thomas Johnson's 1st company of minute-men, 1775. He was born in Connecticut; died in Ryegate, Vt.

CHILDREN of Elihu JOHNSON and Sarah _______:


 + 1. ELINER       b: 17 Feb 1751; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
                  md: 27 Mar 1769; , Orange, Vermont.
                                 Abial CHAMBERLIN
                  md:            ; , , .
                                   Ezra GATES
                   d: 24 Sep 1822;
   2. WILLIAM      b: 30 Nov 1752; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
                   d: 10 May 1841; Harbor Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania.
   3. EUNICE       b:  3 Feb 1755; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
 + 4. SARAH        b: 10 Apr 1758; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut. 
                  md:            ; , , .
                                   Mr. GATES 
                  md: 15 Mar 1792; Ryegate, Orange, Vermont.
                                   Nicholas CHAMBERLIN
   5. SYBEL        b:  6 Oct 1760, Haddam Twp., Middlesex, Connecicut.
                   d:  6 Dec 1761; Haddam Twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
 + 6. SAMUEL       b: 29 Nov 1762; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
                  md:            ; , , .
                                   Sarah SAWYER
                   d: 15 Jul 1841;
   7. PHEBE        b: 11 Oct. 1764, Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
   8. RHODA        b: 12 Oct 1766; Haddam twp., Middlesex, Connecticut.
                  md:            ; , , .
                                   Eben HEATH.
   9. ELIHU "HUGH" b: 18 July 1770 in Rumney twp., Grafton, New Hampshire.
                   d: 11 Oct 1852;
{Notes on above Family Birth dates taken from the 1988 IGI. -- RF}
Child # 3, Child # 5 & Child # 7 from 1988 IGI (not in genealogy)
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