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Matthew William Johnson 1717–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1809

Death Location: Clark County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Col

Mother: Elizabeth Cave

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cave, Nancy Spalding

Children(s): Rachael Johnson

Matthew William Johnson was born in 1717 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Johnson Col And Elizabeth Johnson Cave. Matthew William Johnson married Elizabeth Cave, Nancy Spalding, and had children including Rachael Johnson. Matthew William Johnson passed away in 1809 in Clark County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew William Johnson was born in 1717 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Johnson Col And Elizabeth Johnson Cave.
  • Matthew William Johnson married Elizabeth Cave, Nancy Spalding, and had children including Rachael Johnson.
  • Matthew William Johnson passed away in 1809 in Clark County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Col
1714–1765
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
WC
Elizabeth Cave
1720–1785
Birth Location: Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, United States
EC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cave
1720–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Spalding
1747–1810
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
NS

Children(s)

Rachael Johnson
1715–1810
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
RJ

Matthew Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Johnson
1717–1809
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Johnson Col
1714–1765
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ((Johnson)) Cave
1720–1785
Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Johnston, Mbr House of) Burgesses
1697–1778
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ann (Anne Anna Mary Nan Chew DNA w\) tchca35763
1703–1742
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Benjamin (Cave) Sr
1680–1762
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (William) Johnson (1717–1809) m. Elizabeth Cave (1720–) m. Nancy Spalding (10 Mar 1747–9 Jan 1810)
  1. 1. Rachael Johnson 1715–1810 m. Daniel (Stout Ramey) Sr. 1745–1806
    1. 1. Drucilla Ramey 1788–1846
    2. 2. Ann Ramey 1784– m. Alexander Anderson 1766–
    3. 3. Sarah Ramey 1783–1867
    4. 4. Elizabeth Ramey 1780–
    5. 5. James Ramey 1780–1848
    6. 6. Daniel (S) Ramey 1763–1805
    7. 7. John Ramey 1757–1832

Matthew Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Matthew William Johnson in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1809
1809
Age 92
Death of Matthew William Johnson in Clark County, Kentucky, USA
Clark County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1293.213; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Clark County, Kentucky, USA
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