Johnson family papers, 1722-1863.

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Johnson family papers, 1722-1863.

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Connecticut and New York State deeds, business and personal correspondence, business agreements, estate records, financial records, diaries, and college essays of several generations of a Stratford, Connecticut, family. Of note are the Chancery Court records kept by William Samuel Johnson (1795-1883). Most of these records relate to the guardianship of the Mcdonough children and the settlement of the Rossiter estate. Among the collection are records for the construction of a parsonage in Stratford for the Episcopal Society, along with other administrative and disciplinary documents regarding the church, and letters concerning iron ore found in Kent, Connecticut. There are also letters and deeds about investing in land in Tioga County, New York. Of note are Anne Frances Johnson's religious diaries from 1813-1839. The family members whose papers can be found in the collection are George P. Devereux, Sarah Elizabeth Devereux, lawyer Thomas P. Devereux, Ann Frances Johnson, Charles F. Johnson, Edwards Johnson, Laura Woolsey Johnson, Mary Ann Bayard Johnson, lawyer Robert Charles Johnson (1766-1807), Robert Charles Johnson (1807-1886), Samuel William Johnson (1761-1846), Samuel William Johnson (1818-1895), William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819), lawyer William Samuel Johnson (1795-1883), William Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson Verplank, and Gulian C. Verplanck.

7 linear feet.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819

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William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a militia lieutenant before being relieved following his rejection of his election to the First Continental Congress. He was notable for signing the United States Constitution, for representing Connecticut in the United States Senate, and for serving as the third president of King's College, now known as Columbia University. Born in Stratford, ...

Johnson, Laura Woolsey, 1800-1880.

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Johnson, William Samuel, 1795-1883

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William Samuel Johnson was a grandson of Columbia College President William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819); Assistant Alderman, 35d Ward, 1834-1835, Trustee of the New York Society Library, 1837-1840; and a member of the New York State Senate, 1848-1849. From the description of William Samuel Johnson papers, 1834-1868. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 506123980 President of the Bank of Camden (Kershaw County, S.C.); resident of Kirkwood near Cam...

Devereux, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollock), 1793-1869

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Devereux, George P., b. 1796.

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Johnson, Samuel William, 1761-1846.

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Johnson, Robert Charles, 1766-1807.

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Christ Episcopal Church (Stratford, Conn.)

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Verplank, Elizabeth Johnson, 1763-1817.

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Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870

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Editor, author, New York State politician. From the description of Letters of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck [manuscript], 1825-1831. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647880211 From the description of Letters of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck, 1825-1831. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34931289 American author and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to T.N. Livinston, Oct. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27...

Johnson, William B., 1918-

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Johnson, Samuel William, 1818-1895.

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Devereux family.

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Devereux, Sarah Elizabeth, 1797-1867.

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Johnson, Anne Frances, 1792-1839.

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Verplanck family.

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Johnson, Edwards, 1804-1873.

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Woolsey family.

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Johnson, Robert Charles, 1807-1886.

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Johnson, Charles F. (Charles Frederick)

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