Isabella Johnson

Brief Life History of Isabella

When Isabella Johnson was born in 1774, in Maryland, United States, her father, Bartholomew Johnson, was 34 and her mother, Isabelle C Buchanan, was 33. She married Stuart Slaven on 27 January 1792, in Bath, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1832, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Stuart Slaven
1765–1833
Isabella Johnson
1774–1832
Marriage: 27 January 1792
Stewart Slaven
1792–
Matilda Slaven
1793–1855
Rachel Slaven
about 1806–
Reuben J. Slaven
1795–1878
John William Slaven
1796–1832
Sarah Slaven
1797–1863
Elizabeth Slaven
1800–1856
Jesse Slaven
1802–1893
Eleanor Slaven
1808–1884
Margaret Elizabeth Slaven
1812–1849

Sources (18)

  • Isabel Slaven in entry for Eleanor Lightner, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Isabella Slaven in entry for Elizabeth Campbell, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Isabella Slaven in entry for Reuben Slaven, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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