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Jul 7, 2024 · Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet was a pioneer in the Mohawk Valley, New York, whose service as colonial superintendent of Indian affairs was largely responsible for keeping the Iroquois neutral and even friendly to the British in the latter stages of the struggle with the French for control of.
Jun 28, 2024 · Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet's Timeline. Genealogy for Sir William S. Johnson (1715 - 1774) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Jul 16, 2024 · The draught of a letter from the Secretary to Sir William Johnson, Baronet, acquainting him with his appointment to be agent for Indian affairs, and containing directions for his conduct was agreed to.
Jul 13, 2024 · King James VI announced his intention of creating 100 baronets, each of whom was to support six colonists for two years (or pay 2,000 merks in lieu thereof) and also to pay 1,000 merks to Sir William Alexander, to whom the province had been granted by charter in 1621.
5 days ago · The Bruce Baronetcy, of Stenhouse in the County of Clackmannan, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 September 1628 for William Bruce, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. [1]
Jul 5, 2024 · Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830), was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. He was the son of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, who had promoted the British settlement of the Mohawk Valley and founded the community of Johnstown in Tryon County in the Province of ...
Jul 9, 2024 · The baronetcy was conferred in 1755 on his ancestor General William Johnson, who had large estates in the then British colonial territory of New York state. The title was conferred when he defeated the French at the Battle of Crown Point.
