Son of Nathaniel Johnson and Sophia Van Gelder.
Nathaniel Johnson was born circa 1736 (assuming eldest son).
He married Eleanor Vanderbilt, daughter of Jacob Vanderbilt and Mary Sprague, on 2 September 1765.
Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 107, page 201 (1976).
Nathaniel Johnson resided at Northfield, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
He was made an executor of the will of Mary Sprague on 12 December 1781; proved 18 Dec 1781. Mary Vanderbilt of Staten Island in the County of Richmond, widow, being weal in body. To son Cornelius my house I now live in, with all my lands I now possess, on condition he paying six months after my decease to my (son?) John Vanderbilt, £100; unto my son Oliver, £100. Unto my two daughters Eloner Johnson and Doretea Garrison, all my wearing apparel to be divided between them, share alike. Likewise to my said two daughters and my grandson, Jacob Vanderbilt, all my moveable estate (my funeral expenses first being paid). I make my two sons, Oliver and Cornelius, and my son-in-law, Nathaniel Johnson, my executors. Witnesses: Christian Jacobsen, yeoman, John Barbank, yeoman, Mary Barbank.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstract of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. X, Oct 23, 1780-Nov 5, 1782), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1902), page 180.
Nathaniel Johnson was named in his father's will dated on 9 February 1790.
Will dated 9 February 1790 proved 14 Oct 1797. Describes himself of the township of Westfield and County of Richmond. No wife is mentioned. Son Nathaniel called the eldest son. Son Winant received most of the estate. A grandaughter Sophia, daughter of Winant, received furniture. (Richmond Co. Surrogate's Court).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:413. Albert L. Stokes, "Some Johnson Descendants of Jan Willemszen Van der Loosdrecht"
He was living in 1793; when he paid an excise tax as an innkeeper in Northfield on Staten Island.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Children by Eleanor Vanderbilt b. ca. 1748:
1. Nathaniel Johnson b. 18 Aug 1765, d. before 23 Oct 1805
2. Jacob Johnson b. 26 Aug 1767
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 256. Jacob; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson
3. Winant Johnson b. 2 Oct 1768
Ibid., page 258. Winant; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson.
4. Sophia Johnson b. 19 Jul 1780, d. 9 May 1866
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:584. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
5. Charles Garrison Johnson b. 4 May 1784
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 79. Charles Garrison; parents: Nathaniel Johnson, Eleanor Johnson.
6. Cornelius Vanderbilt Johnson b. 19 Mar 1786
Ibid., page 178. Cornelis Johnson, single, son of Nath, Johnson, dec., of S. Island, & his wife Eleonore, m. n. Vanderbilt; Elizabeth Corsen, single, of Staten Island. Md. in presence of relations.
Nathaniel Johnson died before 26 July 1793; (widow Johnson, paid the excise tax at Northfield in the years 1794 and 1796).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585-6. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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Nathaniel Johnson was born circa 1736 (assuming eldest son).
He married Eleanor Vanderbilt, daughter of Jacob Vanderbilt and Mary Sprague, on 2 September 1765.
Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 107, page 201 (1976).
Nathaniel Johnson resided at Northfield, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
He was made an executor of the will of Mary Sprague on 12 December 1781; proved 18 Dec 1781. Mary Vanderbilt of Staten Island in the County of Richmond, widow, being weal in body. To son Cornelius my house I now live in, with all my lands I now possess, on condition he paying six months after my decease to my (son?) John Vanderbilt, £100; unto my son Oliver, £100. Unto my two daughters Eloner Johnson and Doretea Garrison, all my wearing apparel to be divided between them, share alike. Likewise to my said two daughters and my grandson, Jacob Vanderbilt, all my moveable estate (my funeral expenses first being paid). I make my two sons, Oliver and Cornelius, and my son-in-law, Nathaniel Johnson, my executors. Witnesses: Christian Jacobsen, yeoman, John Barbank, yeoman, Mary Barbank.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstract of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. X, Oct 23, 1780-Nov 5, 1782), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1902), page 180.
Nathaniel Johnson was named in his father's will dated on 9 February 1790.
Will dated 9 February 1790 proved 14 Oct 1797. Describes himself of the township of Westfield and County of Richmond. No wife is mentioned. Son Nathaniel called the eldest son. Son Winant received most of the estate. A grandaughter Sophia, daughter of Winant, received furniture. (Richmond Co. Surrogate's Court).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:413. Albert L. Stokes, "Some Johnson Descendants of Jan Willemszen Van der Loosdrecht"
He was living in 1793; when he paid an excise tax as an innkeeper in Northfield on Staten Island.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Children by Eleanor Vanderbilt b. ca. 1748:
1. Nathaniel Johnson b. 18 Aug 1765, d. before 23 Oct 1805
2. Jacob Johnson b. 26 Aug 1767
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 256. Jacob; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson
3. Winant Johnson b. 2 Oct 1768
Ibid., page 258. Winant; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson.
4. Sophia Johnson b. 19 Jul 1780, d. 9 May 1866
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:584. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
5. Charles Garrison Johnson b. 4 May 1784
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 79. Charles Garrison; parents: Nathaniel Johnson, Eleanor Johnson.
6. Cornelius Vanderbilt Johnson b. 19 Mar 1786
Ibid., page 178. Cornelis Johnson, single, son of Nath, Johnson, dec., of S. Island, & his wife Eleonore, m. n. Vanderbilt; Elizabeth Corsen, single, of Staten Island. Md. in presence of relations.
Nathaniel Johnson died before 26 July 1793; (widow Johnson, paid the excise tax at Northfield in the years 1794 and 1796).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585-6. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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Son of Nathaniel Johnson and Sophia Van Gelder.
Nathaniel Johnson was born circa 1736 (assuming eldest son).
He married Eleanor Vanderbilt, daughter of Jacob Vanderbilt and Mary Sprague, on 2 September 1765.
Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 107, page 201 (1976).
Nathaniel Johnson resided at Northfield, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
He was made an executor of the will of Mary Sprague on 12 December 1781; proved 18 Dec 1781. Mary Vanderbilt of Staten Island in the County of Richmond, widow, being weal in body. To son Cornelius my house I now live in, with all my lands I now possess, on condition he paying six months after my decease to my (son?) John Vanderbilt, £100; unto my son Oliver, £100. Unto my two daughters Eloner Johnson and Doretea Garrison, all my wearing apparel to be divided between them, share alike. Likewise to my said two daughters and my grandson, Jacob Vanderbilt, all my moveable estate (my funeral expenses first being paid). I make my two sons, Oliver and Cornelius, and my son-in-law, Nathaniel Johnson, my executors. Witnesses: Christian Jacobsen, yeoman, John Barbank, yeoman, Mary Barbank.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstract of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. X, Oct 23, 1780-Nov 5, 1782), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1902), page 180.
Nathaniel Johnson was named in his father's will dated on 9 February 1790.
Will dated 9 February 1790 proved 14 Oct 1797. Describes himself of the township of Westfield and County of Richmond. No wife is mentioned. Son Nathaniel called the eldest son. Son Winant received most of the estate. A grandaughter Sophia, daughter of Winant, received furniture. (Richmond Co. Surrogate's Court).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:413. Albert L. Stokes, "Some Johnson Descendants of Jan Willemszen Van der Loosdrecht"
He was living in 1793; when he paid an excise tax as an innkeeper in Northfield on Staten Island.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Children by Eleanor Vanderbilt b. ca. 1748:
1. Nathaniel Johnson b. 18 Aug 1765, d. before 23 Oct 1805
2. Jacob Johnson b. 26 Aug 1767
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 256. Jacob; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson
3. Winant Johnson b. 2 Oct 1768
Ibid., page 258. Winant; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson.
4. Sophia Johnson b. 19 Jul 1780, d. 9 May 1866
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:584. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
5. Charles Garrison Johnson b. 4 May 1784
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 79. Charles Garrison; parents: Nathaniel Johnson, Eleanor Johnson.
6. Cornelius Vanderbilt Johnson b. 19 Mar 1786
Ibid., page 178. Cornelis Johnson, single, son of Nath, Johnson, dec., of S. Island, & his wife Eleonore, m. n. Vanderbilt; Elizabeth Corsen, single, of Staten Island. Md. in presence of relations.
Nathaniel Johnson died before 26 July 1793; (widow Johnson, paid the excise tax at Northfield in the years 1794 and 1796).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585-6. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
.............
Nathaniel Johnson was born circa 1736 (assuming eldest son).
He married Eleanor Vanderbilt, daughter of Jacob Vanderbilt and Mary Sprague, on 2 September 1765.
Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 107, page 201 (1976).
Nathaniel Johnson resided at Northfield, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
He was made an executor of the will of Mary Sprague on 12 December 1781; proved 18 Dec 1781. Mary Vanderbilt of Staten Island in the County of Richmond, widow, being weal in body. To son Cornelius my house I now live in, with all my lands I now possess, on condition he paying six months after my decease to my (son?) John Vanderbilt, £100; unto my son Oliver, £100. Unto my two daughters Eloner Johnson and Doretea Garrison, all my wearing apparel to be divided between them, share alike. Likewise to my said two daughters and my grandson, Jacob Vanderbilt, all my moveable estate (my funeral expenses first being paid). I make my two sons, Oliver and Cornelius, and my son-in-law, Nathaniel Johnson, my executors. Witnesses: Christian Jacobsen, yeoman, John Barbank, yeoman, Mary Barbank.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstract of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. X, Oct 23, 1780-Nov 5, 1782), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1902), page 180.
Nathaniel Johnson was named in his father's will dated on 9 February 1790.
Will dated 9 February 1790 proved 14 Oct 1797. Describes himself of the township of Westfield and County of Richmond. No wife is mentioned. Son Nathaniel called the eldest son. Son Winant received most of the estate. A grandaughter Sophia, daughter of Winant, received furniture. (Richmond Co. Surrogate's Court).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:413. Albert L. Stokes, "Some Johnson Descendants of Jan Willemszen Van der Loosdrecht"
He was living in 1793; when he paid an excise tax as an innkeeper in Northfield on Staten Island.
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Children by Eleanor Vanderbilt b. ca. 1748:
1. Nathaniel Johnson b. 18 Aug 1765, d. before 23 Oct 1805
2. Jacob Johnson b. 26 Aug 1767
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 256. Jacob; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson
3. Winant Johnson b. 2 Oct 1768
Ibid., page 258. Winant; parents: Nathaniel & Eleanor Johnson.
4. Sophia Johnson b. 19 Jul 1780, d. 9 May 1866
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:584. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
5. Charles Garrison Johnson b. 4 May 1784
Tobias Alexander Wright, editor, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. IV, Staten Island Church Records (New York: Printed for the Society, 1909), page 79. Charles Garrison; parents: Nathaniel Johnson, Eleanor Johnson.
6. Cornelius Vanderbilt Johnson b. 19 Mar 1786
Ibid., page 178. Cornelis Johnson, single, son of Nath, Johnson, dec., of S. Island, & his wife Eleonore, m. n. Vanderbilt; Elizabeth Corsen, single, of Staten Island. Md. in presence of relations.
Nathaniel Johnson died before 26 July 1793; (widow Johnson, paid the excise tax at Northfield in the years 1794 and 1796).
Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Genealogies of New Jersey Families, From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (2 Vols.) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), 1:585-6. Charlotte Megill Hix, "Sophia Johnson, Wife of Peter Mersereau".
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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