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Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson 1675 – 1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: South Shields, Co Durham, England

Death Date: 4 May 1735

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Sir Carolina

Mother: Lady Overton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Judith Johnson

In 1675, Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson entered the world in South Shields, Co Durham, England, born to Sir Nathaniel Knight Johnson - Gov. Province South Carolina and Lady Joanna "Jane" Anne Overton. Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson had children including Judith Johnson. Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson passed away in 1735 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson entered the world in South Shields, Co Durham, England, born to Sir Nathaniel Knight Johnson - Gov. Province South Carolina and Lady Joanna "Jane" Anne Overton.
  • Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson had children including Judith Johnson.
  • Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson passed away in 1735 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Carolina
1644 – 1712
Birth Location: England
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Lady Overton
1638 – 1733
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England or Middlesex England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Judith Johnson
1696 – 1760
Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Sir Johnson's Ancestors

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Sir Johnson
1675 – 1735
Birth Place: South Shields, Co Durham, England
Parents
Sir Nathaniel Knight Johnson - Gov. Province South Carolina
1644 – 1712
England
Lady (Joanna "Jane" Anne) Overton
1638 – 1733
Easington, Yorkshire, England or Middlesex England
Grandparents
William Johnson
1600 – 1677
Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Sherwood
1612 – 1644
Durham County, England
Major-General (Robert) Overton
1609 – 1679
Easington Manor, Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1594 – 1628
Margaret Hubbard
1598 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1565 – 1600
Emlyn Castleden
1572 – 1633

Sir Johnson's Descendants

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Sir (Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735)) Johnson (1675 – 4 May 1735)
  1. 1. Judith Johnson (12 Aug 1696 – 15 Jan 1760)
    1. 1. Joyce (Gayle) Dudley (1730 – 1795) m. Aaron Quisenberry (1720 – 28 April 1795)
      1. 1. George Quesenberry (1748 – 1812) m. Martha (A Patsy) Slinker (1755 – 1797)
        1. 1. John QUESENBERRY (Abt. 1790 – Abt. 1853) m. Nancy (Agnes "Hylton") Quesenberry (22 Feb 1801 – Aug 1879)

Sir Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson in South Shields, Co Durham, England
South Shields, Co Durham, England
1735
4 May 1735
Age 60
Death of Sir Robert (Governor South Carolina 1717-1719 again 1729-1735) Johnson in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: South Shields, Co Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1735
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
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