The Johnson Family

   Amos Johnson removed from Branford to Cornwall in 1742. . He was accompanied by his wife and two sons. His wife was Amy Palmer, a sister of Solomon Palmer, the first settled minister in Cornwall. Mr. Johnson settled where the late Amos Johnson lived, now (1877) Mr. Fairchild's, and the farm was retained in the family over one hundred years. The two sons were respectively named Amos and Solomon. The former was born in 1733, and the latter in 1.735.

Descendants of Amos.

   Amos Johnson, second, was a captain in the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth Pierce, a daughter of Joshua Pierce. They had twelve children, of whom nine survived childhood, viz., Amos, Elizabeth, Timothy, Anna, Lucy, Samuel Pierce, Buckley, Urena, and Palmer.

    Amos, third, married Anna Patterson, daughter of Elnathan Patterson, and had four children, viz., David, Benjamin, Sylvester, and Elizabeth.

   Timothy married Sarah Mallory, daughter of Deacon Eliakim Mallory. They had children as follows, to wit, Elizabeth, Amanda, Earl, Amos, Lucy, Sarah Ann. Elizabeth m. Luther Emmons; Amanda m. Milo Dickinson; Earl m. Lucia Ann Wadhams; Amos m. Sarah rves; Sarah Ann m. Joel Hall.

   Samuel Pierce married Miriam Gilbert. Their children were,- Mariett, m. Frederick M. Peck; Martha Louisa, m. Joseph L. Cowdin; Myra Caroline, m. Lemuel Peck; Jesse Gilbert; Eber Ives; Samuel Joseph Burnet, m. Desire Hewitt; Thomas Stanford Hopkins, m. Sarah Hopkins.

   Buckley married Elthene Britton, adopted daughter of Jared Jones. Their children were,-John Lyman, m. Persis Dean; Benjamin P., m; Mary Miner; Urena Maria, m. PhilanderVaill; David Franklin; Wakeman Pierce, m.Harriet Avery; Timothy C., m. Betsey S. Barber; Charlotte Ann, m. Jay Gaylord; Harriet, m. Allen T. Bunnell, and secondly, Mortimer D. Holcomb; Laura, m. Luther Ives; Lucy Maria.

   Urena married Isaac Sterling. Their children were,-Isaac; Urena, m. Ephraim Gibbs; Heman B.; Amos; Ansel.

   Palmer married Celia Bonney, daughter of Asa Bonney. They had children,-Dorothy Woods, Sophronia, Seymour, and Lewis Palmer, Sophronia m. Rev. N. M. Urmston; Seymour m. Julia Ann Sanford, and had children, -J. Sanford, Solon B., and Collis S.; Lewis Palmer m. ;Rebecca Barber, and had children,- Wilbur A., and Walter B.; J. Sanford m. Martha S. Foster; Walter B. m. Mary J. Harrison.

Descendants of Solomon.

   Solomon married Eleanor Pierce, daughter of Joshua Pierce. Their children were:  Solomon, Eleanor, Abigail, Stephen, Seth, Lucy, and David. The two last named died in childhood. Of the remainder, a number went West, and Eleanor married Col. Benjamin F. Gold. They had several children, whose names appear in another part of this history.