Capt. Luke Johnson1

#2068, (26 August 1755 - 26 February 1828)
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Lieut. David Johnson1 (1715 - 1799)
Mother*Mary Warner1 (1716 - a 1758)

Family 1

Sarah Bowers Rogers b. 1762, d. 1794
Children 1.Sarah Johnson3 (1791 - 1815)
 2.Mary Johnson3 (1792 - 1836)
 3.Walter Rogers Johnson3 (1794 - 1852)

Family 2

Beulah Leland d. 1831
Child 1.____ Johnson3 (1796 - 1796)
Birth*26 August 1755He was born on 26 August 1755 at Leominster, Worcester, MassachusettsG.2 
Marriage*26 November 1789He married Sarah Bowers Rogers, daughter of Rev. John Rogers, on 26 November 1789 at Leominster, Massachusetts.3,4 
Marriage*1795He married Beulah Leland in 1795 at Holliston, Massachusetts; also in Hollisto VR to 1850: "Luke, Capt., of Leominster, and Beulah Lealand, Mar. 9, 1796. [Bulah, C.R.1.]"3,4 
30 July 1798In Lieut. David Johnson's will dated 30 July 1798, Capt. Luke Johnson was named as an heir.5 
Death*26 February 1828He died on 26 February 1828 at Worcester Co., MassachusettsG, at age 72.6 

Citations

  1. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Johnson Genealogy: Records of the Descendants of John Johnson of Ipswich and Andover, Mass. 1695 - 1892 (North Greenfield, Wisconsin: self-published, 1892), p. 20.
  2. [S955] Systematic History Fund, compiler, Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1911), 82.
  3. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, 26.
  4. [S955] Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Leominster, p. 221.
  5. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, 20-21: "David Johnson's will, copied from the probate records of Worcester Co., Mass., is as follows:"
    Know all men, by these presents, that I, David Johnson, of Leominster, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gentlemen, being of sound mind, but far advanced in life,do make and establish this to be my last will and testament.
    Firstly— I will order and bequeath that at my decease, all my just debts, and the expense of a Christian burial for me, and the expense of settling my estate, be paid out of my estate by my executor hereinafter named and appointed by me.
    Secondly— To my wife, Prudence, that she receive out of my estate whatever may be due to her agreeable to the marriage contract made by me with her bearing date the eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, and also a smal ironpot, a bread trough, a sieve, a pint beaker, a tin skimmer, a salt cellar, an iron skillet, a wooden bowl, a chopping knife, two large earthen pots, three milk pans, a foot wheel, a loom and tackling, a maple table leaf, a pair of bellows, and a sugar box, and all my provision, meaning grain, meal, meat, cyder same, etc., of which I shall die possessed.
    Thirdly—To my son Josiah Johnson, two suits of my best wearing apparel, including two of my best hats, three pair of my best stockings, of which I may die possessed, and a gun, and one-third part of my augurs, chisels, gouges, shoemaker's tools, and hand saws; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Fourthly—To my son Luke, three chairs, three iron pitchforks, one dung fork, two iron hay hooks, two hutt rings, and two wedges, one horse collar and tram, a grain fan, one iron bar, and one-third part of my augurs, chisels, gouges, shoemaker's tools, and hand saws.
    Fifthly—To my son David Johnson, one of my best feather beds, one blue bed quilt, one woolen sheet, one pillow, one tow sheet, my ivory headed cane, one-third part of my augers, chisels, gouges, shoemakers' tools and hand saws, and one-fifth part, of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Sixthly—To my daughter Lucy, now the wife of Henry Sweetser, one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one toasting iron, one third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Seventhly—To my Daughter Elizabeth—now the wife of Samuel Evans, one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one-third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed; and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which I have not herein otherways disposed.
    Eighthly—To my grand-daughter Annice, now the wife of Nathaniel Low, Jr., one pewter platter, three pewter plates, one third part of my beds and bedding of which I have not herein otherways disposed, and one-fifth part of the remainder of my estate of which Ihave not herein otherways disposed.
    Ninthly—To my daughter Lucy and Elizabeth aforesaid, and my said grand-daughter Annice, one brass kettle, one iron pot, two dish kettles, one small spider, one fire shovel, one pair of tongs, one pair of large Andirons, one iron crane and hooks belonging to the same, and three chests, to be equally divided among them.
    And Tenthly—I hereby appoint as the Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Asa Jonson of said Leominster, Gentleman, to execute this Instrument in the most prudent and discreet manner he is able, an to receive a reasonable compensation out of my estate for the same.
    Hereby ratifying this to be my last Will and Testament, and no other Will orWills whatever. In witness of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety-eight. Signed, Sealed, Published and Pronounced in the presence of
    Rebecca Johnson. DAVIDJOHNSON. [Seal.]
    Thomas Lincoln.
    Oliver Vose.
  6. [S276] Schmidt Family Tree, Bobby Schmidt, owner, online Ancestry.com.