Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Johnson was born in December 1766, in Hatfield Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Johnson, was 45 and her mother, Mary Godshalk, was 43. She married Valentine Clymer about 1782. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 2 February 1848, in New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Line Lexington Mennonite Church Cemetery, Line Lexington, New Britain Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Hannah Godshall Johnson Clymer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hannah Clymer in entry for Valentine Clymer, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
- Hannah Clymer in entry for Valentine Clymer, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1784
Historical Boundaries: 1784: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
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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