'Johnson03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Johnson of Bowden Park, Johnson of Fordwich, Johnson of Nethercourt

                               
John Johnson of the Isle of Thanet, Kent
m. Sibil Crooche
1. Paul Johnson of Fordwich
m. Margaret Heyman (dau of Peter Heyman of Selling)
  A. John Johnson of Nethercourt in St. Laurence, Thaney
  m1/2. Jane Crispe (dau of Sir Henry Crispe of Queeks)
  i. John Johnson of Nethercourt, St. Lawrence
  m. Judith Sprackling (dau of Sir Adam Sprackling of Ellington, Thanet)
  a. Henry Johnson of St. Lawrence (b c1603, 2nd son)
  The following comes from Visitation (Armytage (1906), Kent, 1663, 'Johnson').
  m. Joane Den of Canterbury
  (1) John Johnson of St. Lawrence (a 1663)
  b. Margaret Johnson
  m. Edward Barbett
  c.+ other issue (a 1619) - John (b c1599), Adam (b c1615), Jane, Catharine, Mary, Hannah
  ii. Paul Johnson
  iii. Mary Johnson
  m. William Curling of St. Peter's
  m2/1. Mary Ellis (dau of Stephen Ellis of Kennington)
  B. Timothy Johnson of Fordwich
  m. Elizabeth Knatchbull (dau/heir of William Knatchbull of Mersham)
  i. John Johnson of Margate, Thanet
  m. Mary Turney (dau of Thomas Turney of Brockhull)
  a. Margaret Johnson
  m. Michael Allen
  b.+ other issue (a 1619) - Paul (b c1608), Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Judith
  ii. Margaret Johnson
  m1. William Wells
  m2. _ Archer
  C. Henry Johnson
  m. Mary Honywood (dau of John Honywood of Elmested)
  i.+ issue - John, Thomas, Margaret, Frances
  D. Elizabeth Johnson
  m1. William Hales
  m2. Reginald Lechenden
  E. Mary Johnson
  m. Bartholomew Mann
  F. Lydia Johnson
  m. Robert Blechenden or Belchenden
  G. Ann Johnson
  m. Henry Orcher
  H.+ other issue - Peter, Paul, Charles, Silas of Canterbury, Barnard

 

 

William Johnson of Bowden Park, Wiltshire (d 1664)
HoP ("George Johnson of Bowden Park") reports that William "migrated from Bedfordshire to Wiltshire early in the 17th century and took a lease of Bowden Park, ten miles from Devizes".
m. Elizabeth Baynard (dau of Thomas Baynard of Wanstrow)
1. George Johnson of Bowden Park (b 06.03.1626, d 28.05.1683, Bencher of the Middle Temple, MP)
  m. (c1659) Mary Oeils (b 1675-6, d 11.05.1743, dau/coheir of James Oeils of London by Anna, dau of William Gore of London)
  A. James (Jacob) Johnson (b c1673, d 10.03.1740-1, cleric, 7th son)
  m. Anna Cuthbert (b 1675-6, d 14.05.1743)
  i. James (Jacob) Johnson (b c1704, d unm 27.11.1774, cleric)
  ii. Elizabeth Johnson (d 12.1800)
  m. John Baines of Layham, Suffolk
  a. Mary Baines (d 21.10.1830)
  m. (15.04.1779) Sir John Knightley, 1st Bart of Fawsley (b 1746, dsp 1812, rector of Byfield)
  B.+ 8 other sons + 3 daughters

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 15.12.16) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p153), Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Johnson')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 26.12.20) : MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Magnam pergamenam perantiqua Familiae de Knightley, p132+)
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