Person:Robert Johnson (82)

For a detailed overview of the life and career of Robert Johnson, see Sibley's sketch in Harvard Graduates

Robert Johnson's Will

"The following copy of his will is taken from Essex Deeds, 1 Ips.:85:─

'The last will & Testament of Robert Johnson Sick & weake of Body But of perfect memory (praysed be God)

Imp. my will and minde is that all my Debts be paide, & all my lawfull debts being paid my will is that out of the remaynder of my goods something to be distributed unto the pore of Rowley according unto the Discression of my Cosen Thomas Barker and Humfrey Renyer. Ite─that which may remayne of my Goods after the aforesaid things be done I doe Assigne it to be returned to my Father Robert Johnson at the new haven.

Item I make Thomas Barker & Humfrey Reyner my Executors of this my last will & Testament.

In witnesse whereof I the said Robert Johnson Junior have subscribed by hands this 13. of the 7th mo: 1649

Robert Johnson

In the presence of us

John Brocke

Thomas Barker

Humphrey Reyner

Proved in Court held at Ipswich the 26th of the first mo: 1650

by me Robert Lord Clarke'"^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Johnson, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
   5:1029.

   "Robert (Johnson), B.A. (Harvard, 1645), d s.p. 1650."

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 104. Robert² Johnson, in Jewett, Amos Everett, [Editor], and George Brainard [Compiler] Blodgette. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: A Genealogical Record of the Families who Settled in Rowley before 1700 with Several Generations of their Descendants. (Rowley, Mass.: Amos Everett Jewett (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Mass.), 1933)
   207-08.

   "104. Robert² Johnson, son of Robert¹ of New Haven, Conn., was graduated at Harvard College, 1645; was in Rowley, 1649."