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Margret Gaines Colson Johnson 1691–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: John Trader

Mother: Elizabeth Davis

Spouse(s): Jeffrey Johnston

Children(s): Jeffrey Johnson

The story of Margret Gaines Colson Johnson began in 1691 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States. Margret Gaines Colson Johnson married Jeffrey Peter Johnston, and had children including Jeffrey Colson Johnson. Margret Gaines Colson Johnson passed away in 1761 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margret Gaines Colson Johnson began in 1691 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States.
  • Margret Gaines Colson Johnson married Jeffrey Peter Johnston, and had children including Jeffrey Colson Johnson.
  • Margret Gaines Colson Johnson passed away in 1761 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Trader
1668–1727
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Davis
1679–1732
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jeffrey Johnston
1694–1758
Birth Location: Hamilton Parish, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jeffrey Johnson
1722–1789
Birth Location: Hamilton, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Margret Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Margret Johnson
1691–1761
Birth Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Jacob "Rainwater" Colson III, Indian Trader
1668–1727
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Lucy Mary) Davis
1679–1732
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
JOHN (COLSON) (Coulsonne)
1629–1687
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Susannah ("Susan" Hicks) *
1643–1710
Isle of Wight, Henrico, Virginia
Mary (ann) Burton
1652–1683
Great-Grandparents
John Coulson\Coleson
1610–1680
Jone Symes
1609–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1593–1633
Ann Smethurst
1590–1634
Richard Sims
1585–1624
Tomasen Bloys
1588–1688

Margret Johnson's Descendants

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Margret (Gaines Colson) Johnson (1691–1761) m. Jeffrey (Peter) Johnston (1694–23 Feb 1758)
  1. 1. Jeffrey (Colson) Johnson 1722–1789 m. Rachel (Irene) Walker 1727–1816
    1. 1. William (Walker) Johnson 1751–1837 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Peck 1750–1803
      1. 1. Jesse (Elmer) Johnson 1776–1837 m. Anne (Nancy) Stanfield 1782–1852
        1. 1. Jesse (James Johnson) Jr 1799–1887 m. Mary ('Polly' Elizabeth) Boggs 1807–1870

Margret Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Margret Gaines Colson Johnson in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
1761
1761
Age 70
Death of Margret Gaines Colson Johnson in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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