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Brigadier-General Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was an American-born military officer, politician and landowner who fought as a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, a prominent British Indian Department official in the Thirteen Colonies.
Jan 29, 2008 · Sir John Johnson. Article by Robert S. Allen. Published Online January 29, 2008. Last Edited December 16, 2013. Sir John Johnson, soldier, Loyalist, public servant (b at Mohawk Valley, NY 5 Nov 1742; d at Mount Johnson, near Montréal 4 Jan 1830). He was the son of Sir William JOHNSON and heir to the Johnson family's massive Mohawk Valley estates.
Aug 29, 2016 · Sir John Johnson, Second Baronet of New York, by John Mare, Albany 1772 (New York State, Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Sites, Johnson Hall State Historic Park, Photograph by Tim Donahue) William’s fair dealings with the Six Nations and his genuine admiration for their society led to his acceptance into the Mohawk tribe, and his influence spread across the confederacy and its network ...
Sir John Johnson came into the world in 1741, the son of Sir William Johnson, baronet, the eminent fur trader and “Indian Agent”. Johnson spent his early years in New York’s Mohawk Valley, before attending an academy in Philadelphia from 1757-1760. In the latter year, he joined his father who was on campaign in the war against New France.
Mar 15, 2023 · Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet of New York, was a United Empire Loyalist leader during the American Revolution, a politician in Canada and a wealthy landowner. He was the son of Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet. Johnson took as a common-law wife Clarissa (Putman) Johnson (bef.1751-1833), daughter of Arent Putman and Elizabeth Peek of Tribes Hill ...
- November 5, 1741
- January 4, 1830
Nov 5, 2007 · When Sir William died in 1774, Sir John moved into Johnson Hall in Johnstown, inherited most of his father's property as well as his baronetcy (he had been knighted while in England on his "grand tour"). The Revolution began. Sir John and his two brothers-in-law, Guy Johnson and Daniel Claus, were as uncompromisingly loyal as Sir William had been.
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2nd Baronet of New York (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
