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Michael Johnson 1656–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656 in Scotland

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1731

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Father: Edward Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Walker

Spouse(s): Sarah FORD

Children(s): Samuel Johnson

Michael Johnson was born in 1656 in Scotland, the child of Edward Johnston And Elizabeth Walker. Michael Johnson married Sarah Ford, and had children including Samuel Johnson. Michael Johnson passed away in 1731 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Michael Johnson was born in 1656 in Scotland, the child of Edward Johnston And Elizabeth Walker.
  • Michael Johnson married Sarah Ford, and had children including Samuel Johnson.
  • Michael Johnson passed away in 1731 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Michael Johnson
1656–1731
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Edward Johnston
1638–1704
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Walker
1680–1725
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr. (Arthur Personal physcian to King Charles II) Johnston
1587–1641
Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Barbara Gordon
1603–1650
Newton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Alexander Walker
1616–1725
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ann Keith
1635–1703
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Johnston
1544–1593
Christian Forbes
1547–1622
JOHN GORDON
1570–1622
Margaret UDNY
1581–
Samuel Walker
1586–1649
Agnes Bradford
1561–1597
George Keith
1638–1716
Elizabeth Johnston
1640–2003
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1520–1547
Margaret Hay
1520–1559
William Johnston
1610–1640
Barbara Forbes
1610–1673

Michael Johnson's Descendants

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Michael Johnson (1656 in Scotland–Dec 1731) m. Sarah FORD (1669 in Scotland–Jan 1759)
  1. 1. Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 m. Elizabeth Porter 1709–1788
    1. 1. Thomas Johnson 1750–1828 m. Sarah (Arnold) Greenfield 1755–1784 m. Sarah Greenfield 1755–1784
      1. 1. Samuel Johnson 1777–1861 m. Winney Norton 1777–1865
        1. 1. Joseph Johnson 1809–1872 m. Mary Hargis 1811–1891 m. Mary (Polly) Hargis 1811–1891 m. Mary (Polly) Hargis 1811–1891
        2. 2. Samuel Johnson 1807–1860
        3. 3. Richard Johnson 1804–
        4. 4. Margaret Johnson 1801–
        5. 5. John Johnson 1817–1883
        6. 6. Thomas (B.) Johnson 1813–1902
        7. 7. Jane (Fulton) Johnson 1821–1897
        8. 8. Henry (B.) Johnson 1818–1903
        9. 9. Malinda Johnson 1816–1878
        10. 10. Mary (Polly) Johnson 1810–
        11. 11. Nancy Johnson 1811–
        12. 12. Nancy Johnson 1811–
        13. 13. Thomas Johnson 1803–
        14. 14. William (Carroll) Johnson 1815–1898 m. Mary (A) Carmichael 1820–1863 m. Mary (Ann) Carmichael 1820–1883 m. Hannah (Olive Jane) Broyles 1836–1876 m. Mary Johnson 1821–

Michael Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1656
1656 in Scotland
Birth of Michael Johnson in Scotland
Scotland
1706
1706
Age 50
Michael Johnson was married
None
1731
Dec 1731
Age 75
Death of Michael Johnson in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656 in Scotland
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1706

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1731
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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