Who was William Johnson?

William Johnson (1677–1714) was born in Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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William Johnson 1677–1714

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Born 31 AUG 1677 · Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Died 06 NOV 1714 · New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia

Father James Johnston

Mother Margaret Alexander

Spouse Lucretia Massie

Children Anne Johnston, Benjamin Johnson, William Johnston

Siblings John Johnson Sr

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William Johnson was born in 1677 in Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of james johnston and margaret alexander. William Johnson married lucretia massie, and had children including anne johnston, benjamin johnson, william johnston. William Johnson passed away in 1714 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia.

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Record Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - Ancestry Family Trees - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. - This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. - Ancestry Family Tree - http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3050489&pid=11846
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Record Ancestry.com - http://www.Ancestry.com - Christ Church Parish, Virginia Records, 1653-1812 - Ancestry.com - Ancestry.com Operations Inc - 1,4194::0 - 1,4194::4459

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1677

Birth of William Johnson in Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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1714

Death of William Johnson in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia

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Oldest Ancestor Line from William Johnson

This ancestor line traces from Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland (1380) to Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (1677) across 10 generations.

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: William Johnson (1677–1714) was born in Craig, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 4 researchers on YourRoots have William in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 10 generations of this lineage geographically.
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