Jacob Johnson and Dorcas Linsley

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Husband Jacob Johnson ¹

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           Born: 25 Sep 1674 - New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 1
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           Died: 17 Jul 1749 1
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         Father: William Johnson (      -1716) 2
         Mother: Sarah Hall (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Abigail Merriman (      -1727) 1 - 14 Dec 1693 1

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Wife Dorcas Linsley ¹

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Johnson

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He was of Wallingford, Connecticut, where he was sergeant of the Wallingford train band and is mentioned in the records as "Sergeant Jacob". He served as deputy in the General Court, 1732, 1733 and 1736. He was a man of substance and influence and the possessor at the time of his death of about four hundred acres of land and several slaves.

He and his first wife were the parents of ten children, all of whom grew to maturity and had families. The youngest of these was Rev. Jacob.

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General Notes: Wife - Dorcas Linsley

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Branford, New Haven Co, CT

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1493.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1492.