"1. Edward Johnson, of unknown origin, buried Branford, Conn., 18 June 1736; … first appears in Branford shortly before his marriage. On 30 Dec. 1697 he was elected Constable for the following year [Branford Deeds, 2:108]. He and his wife joined the other heirs in dividing the estate of their father Thomas Wheadon of Branford, following the latter's death in 1691 [New Haven Prob., 2:88, 118].
Edward Johnson's will, made 10 May 1736, proved 19 July 1736, named his wife Esther; daughters Elizabeth Morris and Esther; eight children, Amos, Edward, Ebenezer, Cornelius, Timothy, Elizabeth, Experience, and Esther [Guilford Prob., 3:218]. His widow made her will in 1737 and it was proved two years later; she named the same eight children and a granddaughter Elizabeth Morris. The daughter Esther Johnson died unmarried and her will, made 11 July 1752, proved in 1757, made the daughters of her brothers Cornelius and Timothy and of her sister Morris her chief heirs. The son Amos also died unmarried and in 1760 his estate was ordered distributed to his brothers and sisters."
