Third Generation (Continued)
Family of Sergeant Humphrey Johnson (4) & Elinor Cheney

13. Mehitable Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Born Roxbury, Mass., in Sep 1644. Died on 4 Aug 1689.

Birth also found as Jan 29, 1646.

She first married Samuel Hinsdale, son of Deacon Robert Hinsdale & Ann Woodward, on 31 Oct 1660. Born on 5 Mar 1642. Died Bloody Brook, Mass., on 19 Sep 1675.

His father, with three sons, one of whom was Samuel, was killed by the Indians, who attacked them while they were working in their cornfields, on the same day as the Battle at Bloddy Brook.
Samuel was the first settler at Deerfield, Mass., and his son Mehuman was the first white child born there. Samuel's father, Deacon Robert's only son to survive the King Phillips' War, Ephraim (8th child) married Mehitable Plimpton, daughter of Sgt. John Plimpton. Sgt. John Plimpton burned at the stake in 1677.

They had the following children:
i.  Mehitable. Born on 18 Oct 1663. Died Weathersfield, Conn., bef 1702.
She married Obadiah Dickenson.

41 ii.  Mary (1665-)


iii.  Ann. Born on 22 Feb 1667. Died on 19 Jul 1689.
She married Martin Kellogg, son of Lt. Joseph Kellogg & Joanna, on 10 Dec 1684.


iv.  Sarah. Died on 13 May 1704.
Family killed by Indians.

She married Samuel Janes. Died on 13 May 1704.


v.  Mehuman. Born Deerfield, Mass., in 1673. Died in 1694.
He married Susanna Rockwood.

She second married John Root. Died on 19 Sep 1677.

Killed by Indians.

She third married Col. John Coleman.

They had the following children:
i.  Ebenezer. Born on 29 Aug 1680.
SML Comment: Book entry reads: "Ebenezer, b. Aug 29, 1690; probably 1680."


ii.  Nathaniel. Born on 18 Oct 1684.
He married Mary Ely.

14. Martha Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Baptized Roxbury, Mass., on 12 Sep 1647. Died in 1714.

She married Obadiah Morse, son of Daniel Morse & Lydia Fisher. Born on 8 Aug 1639. Died on 4 Mar 1704.

Parents of Sherborn, Mass. Obadiah was Deacon, Town Clerk, and Schoolmaster of Sherborn, Mass.

Sources: "Roxbury, Mass. to 1850," marriages, deaths, births, p. 195.
"History of Woodstock, Conn.," by Bowen, Vol. VII, p. 149.

They had one child:
i.  Obadiah. Died.

15. Benjamin Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Born on 27 Aug 1657. Died on 26 Mar 1707.

They resided in Hingham where he was a blacksmith. He was also proprietor of The Pine Tree Tavern on South Street. He was Constable in 1691-2 and Selectman in 1608. He was in the French and Indian War. His family intermarried with the Lincoln's.

Sources: "History of Hingham, Mass.," Vol. II, p. 384-385.
"Lincoln Genealogy," by Waldo Lincoln, pp. 10, 75, 76.
"History of Bridgewater, Mass.," 2nd edition 1897, p. 211, daughter Deborah is listed as dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Leavitt) Johnson.

He married Rebecca Hersey, daughter of William Hersey & Rebecca Chubbock, on 11 Jun 1683.

They had the following children:
i.  Rebecca. Born on 28 Jun 1684. Died on 28 Sep 1684.


ii.  Benjamin. Born on 15 Jul 1685. Died on 5 Dec 1685.


iii.  Rebecca. Born on 31 Jul 1687.
She married Jonathan Washburn, son of Joseph Washburn & Hannah Latham, on 17 Dec 1719.

Of Bridgewater, Mass.


iv.  Joshua. Born on 9 Aug 1689. Died on 21 Mar 1694.


v.  Ruth. Born on 10 Jan 1692. Died on 8 Mar 1713.

42 vi.  Sarah (1694-1736)


vii.  A daughter. Born on 1 Dec 1695. Died on 8 Dec 1695.

43 viii.  Benjamin (1696-)

44 ix.  Mary (1699-)

45 x.  Joshua (1701-)

46 xi.  Deborah (1703-)

16. Margaret Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Born Scituate, Mass., on 22 Dec 1659. Died on 5 Jun 1739.

She married Josiah Leavitt, son of John Leavitt & Sarah Gilman, on 20 Oct 1676. Born Hingham, Mass., on 4 May 1653. Died on 14 Sep 1708.

He was a Cooper and a Farmer, a Freeman in 1679, Constable in 1684, Selectman in 1689 and 1698, and Representative in 1705.

Sources: "History of Hingham, Mass.," Vol. II, p. 384-385.
"Lincoln Genealogy," by Waldo Lincoln, pp. 10, 75, 76.
"Scituate to 1850," births.

They had the following children:
i.  Josiah. Born on 28 Jul 1679. Died on 19 Sep 1717.
He married Abigail Gill, on 1 Apr 1706.


ii.  Joseph. Born on 23 Jul 1681.
He married Judith Hobart, on 10 Jan 1711.


iii.  Margaret. Born on 20 Oct 1683.
She married Caleb Lincoln, on 17 Nov 1709.


iv.  Jeremiah. Born on 21 Aug 1685.
He married Jael Hobart, on 10 Sep 1712.


v.  Joshua. Born on 1 Aug 1687. Died on 22 Oct 1732.
He married Hannah Devotion, on 22 Jan 1713.


vi.  David. Born on 16 Aug 1691.
Lived at Meriden, Conn.


vii.  Asaph. Born on 31 Jul 1695.
He first married Ruth Devotion, on 28 Mar 1717.
He second married Margaret Bissell, on 30 Aug 1722.

Of Windsor, prob. Conn.


viii.  Hezekiah. Born on 17 Sep 1697.
He married Mary Beale, on 31 Jan 1723.


ix.  Mary. Born on 7 Oct 1699.
She married Matthew Cushing, in 1717.

Removed to Rehoboth, Mass.

17. Nathaniel Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Born in Jan 1666. Baptized Hingham, Mass., in Jul 1666. Died on 4 Mar 1755.

Died at age 90. They resided at Hingham and Sherborn, Mass., and Pomfret, Conn. He was in the Canada Expedition in 1690 under Captain Andrews.

Sources: Sharon, Mass. Church Records.
"Framingham," by Barry, p. 304.
"Roxbury, Mass. to 1850"
"Sherborn to 1850," pp. 51, 143, 175, 208.
"History of Hingham," Vol. II, by Johnson, p. 385.
"Framingham History," by Temple, pp. 608-609.
"History of Woodstock, Conn.," by Bowen, Vol. II, p. 149.
"Scituate Births to 1850," p. 384.

He married Abigail. Born Hingham, Mass., in Jul 1666. Died Pomfret, Conn., on 9 Apr 1745.

Birth from Sharon Church Records.

They had the following children:
i.  Abigail. Born in Jul 1683. Died.

47 ii.  Joseph (1685-1745)


iii.  Abigail. Born on 1 Apr 1687. Died Pomfret, Conn., on 15 Jan 1782.

48 iv.  Elisha (1688-)


v.  Thomas. Born on 12 Mar 1690.

49 vi.  Mary (1691-)


vii.  Jonathan. Born on 16 Mar 1692. Died Sherborn, Mass., on 6 Jan 1702.

50 viii.  Nathaniel

51 ix.  Martha (1697-)

52 x.  Mehitable (1699-)

18. Isaac Johnson (Humphrey2, John1). Born on Feb 18, 1667/8. Died Bridgewater, Mass., on 27 May 1738.

Death may have been in 1735. Isaac purchased land at Bridgewater, Mass., of John Alden, June 20, 1700. He sold his land in Hingham, Mass., to Matthew Cushing, June 25, 1700.

Sources: "Hingham, Mass.,: Vol. II, p. 385.
Journal of American Genealogy, Vol. II, 1st Quarter, p. 40.
"Sandwich Records," p. 284.
"History of Bridgewater, Mass.," 2nd edition 1897, p. 211. Deborah is listed as dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Leavitt).

SML Comment: See Benjamin Johnson and Rebecca Hersey for Deborah (Johnson) Perry.

He married Abigail Leavitt, daughter of John Leavitt & Sarah Gilman, abt 1690. Born on 9 Dec 1667. Died on 4 Jan 1748.

Widow of Isaac Lassell.

They had the following children:

 53 i.  David (1692-)

54 ii.  Hannah (1695-)

55 iii.  Solomon (1697-1771)

56 iv.  James (-1787)

57 v.  Daniel (1700-)

58 vi.  Sarah (1702-)

59 vii.  John (1705-1770)


viii.  Joseph. Born on 17 Dec 1707. Died on 6 Nov 1730.

60 ix.  Benjamin (1711-1768)

61 x.  Mary (1716-1757)

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