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Margaret Elizabeth Johnson 1735 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Father: Captain Johnson

Mother: Sarah Swallow

Spouse(s): Robert Gravatt

Children(s): Johnson Gravatt, Joseph Gravatt, William Gravatt, Helena Gravatt, Nancy Gravatt

Margaret Elizabeth Johnson was born in 1735 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Captain Benjamin Johnson and Sarah Swallow. Margaret Elizabeth Johnson married Robert Gravatt, and had children including Johnson Gravatt, Joseph Gravatt, William Gravatt, Helena (Lena) BROWN Gravatt, Nancy Anne Gravatt. Margaret Elizabeth Johnson passed away in 1795 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Johnson was born in 1735 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, the child of Captain Benjamin Johnson and Sarah Swallow.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Johnson married Robert Gravatt, and had children including Johnson Gravatt, Joseph Gravatt, William Gravatt, Helena (Lena) BROWN Gravatt, Nancy Anne Gravatt.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Johnson passed away in 1795 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Johnson
1716 – 1783
Birth Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey
CJ
Sarah Swallow
1715 – 1803
Birth Location: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
SS

Spouses(s)

Robert Gravatt
1731 – 1797
Birth Location: Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
RG

Children(s)

Johnson Gravatt
1755 – 1826
Birth Location: Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
JG
Joseph Gravatt
1760 –
Birth Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey Colony
JG
William Gravatt
1760 –
Birth Location: –
WG
Helena Gravatt
1763 – 1849
Birth Location: Monmouth Co, New Jersey
HG
Nancy Gravatt
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
NG

Margaret Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Johnson
1735 – 1795
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Captain Benjamin Johnson
1716 – 1783
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Sarah Swallow
1715 – 1803
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Swallow
1695 – 1760
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Agnes Sampson
1696 – 1737
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Swallow
1663 – 1741
Ereminah Vandolah
1662 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnson (1735 – 1795) m. Robert Gravatt (26 Feb 1731 – 1797)
  1. 1. Johnson Gravatt (1755 – 5 Sep 1826) m. Sarah (Percy) Pierce (23 November 1755 – 1845)
  2. 2. Joseph Gravatt (ABT 1760 – )
  3. 3. William Gravatt (ABT 1760 – )
  4. 4. Helena ((Lena) BROWN) Gravatt (4 Dec 1763 – 26 January 1849) m. Thomas Brown (1777 – Dec 1842)
    1. 1. Solomon Brown (1794 – 30 Jan 1873)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Burns (2 Oct 1797 – 18 Aug 1878) m. Adam (Bertrand) Burns (14 Sep 1785 – 19 JUL 1879)
      1. 1. Stephen (Arthur) Burns (12 Apr 1816 – 23 Feb 1839)
      2. 2. Solomon (B) Burns (3 Aug 1817 – 26 May 1899)
      3. 3. Alvin (Edward) Burns (19 Jun 1819 – 18 May 1880)
      4. 4. Louisa (Jeanette) Burns (14 Sep 1820 – 07 Aug 1856)
      5. 5. Daniel (F) Burns (5 Jan 1821 – 27 Jan 1908)
      6. 6. Agnes (Rebecca) Burns (15 Oct 1823 – 1876) m. Lemuel (S) Hobart (1813 – 1858) m. John (Milton) Corder (13 Aug 1798 – Nov.13,1883)
        1. 1. Henry (Willis) Hobart (5 March 1843 – 13 September 1921)
        2. 2. Chloe (J.) Hobart (1845 – 1900)
        3. 3. Lucy Hobart (Abt. 1846 – Abt. 1850)
        4. 4. James (Harvey) Hobart (14 May 1850 – 17 Jan 1931) m. Caroline (Elizabeth) Page (08 Jul 1855 – 02 May 1933)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hobart (1853 – 1917)
        6. 6. Louisa Hobart (17 Sep 1856 – 31 Jan 1944)
      7. 7. Agnes (Rebecca) BURNES (15 Oct 1823 – 1876)
      8. 8. Jane Burns (5 Aug 1825 – 12 May 1885)
      9. 9. Harvey (B) Burns (3 Oct 1827 – 18 Mar 1868)
      10. 10. William (Arthur Edgar) Burns (20 Dec 1831 – 2 NOV 1862)
      11. 11. Cyrus (Cecil) Burns (3 Oct 1833 – Nov 1875)
      12. 12. Ruth (Ellen) Burns (12 Oct 1834 – 24 Dec 1913)
      13. 13. Thos (M) Burns (05 Jan 1837 – 30 Aug 1921)
      14. 14. Enos (H) Burns (5 Jan 1837 – 30 Aug 1921)
      15. 15. Sarah (Elizabeth) Burns (24 Mar 1837 – 6 Dec 1899)
      16. 16. George Burns (abt 1838 – )
      17. 17. Peter (John) Burns (11 Feb 1842 – )
      18. 18. Florence Burns (abt 1860 – )
    3. 3. Jane Brown (24 Jul 1800 – 24 Jan 1875)
    4. 4. Daniel Brown (14 Oct 1802 – 10 Dec 1842)
    5. 5. John Brown (ABT 1805 – Abt 1837)
    6. 6. Samuel (Thomas) Brown (04 Oct 1807 – 6 Jul 1886)
    7. 7. Ruthena ((Ruth)) Brown (abt 1813 – 22 Jan 1887)
  5. 5. Nancy (Anne) Gravatt (abt 1770 – 1850)

Margaret Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Johnson in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1795
1795
Age 60
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Johnson in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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