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Mother: | |  | Abigail Lee Johnson "NABBY"
b.1771 MAR 15
d.1854 APR 18
Spouse: Sylvanus Ames | Father: Rev Daniel Johnson III
Mother: Betsey Lee | Abigail was born in 1771. She died in 1854. [1] Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the DAR was founded in 1903 in Athens, Ohio. Obituary Added by jdennie_1 on 20 May 2008 Originally submitted by toddlawson1 to Lawson/Tierney/Wylie Family Tree on 28 Apr 2008 This tombstone in the Cutler Cemetery, just off Route 280 out of Amesville, marks the grave of Nabby Lee Ames, pioneer woman, mother of 12 children and sturdy example of the courage of early settlers of Athens County. In 1933, the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the grave, nearly 80 years after her death. The tablet was unveiled in the presence of about 50 persons whose Athens group was named in her honor. Nabby Lee Ames was born in 1771 in the East and in 1798 came to the Northwest Territory, settling first at Belpre. Later the family came to Ames Township via the Ohio and Hocking Rivers and Federal Creek. The old homes of the Ames family can be seen from the Cutler Cemetery. Other old homes in the vicinity that can be seen from the cemetery are those of the Cutler family, the first Coonskin Library site, the home of Captain Benjamin Brown, the Ewing home, and the Walker home, all homes where pioneers since settled. Judge Sylvanus Ames, the husband of Nabby Lee Ames, was once Sheriff of Athens County, he was a common pleas judge, trustee of the Ohio University and a member of the Ohio Legislature. Nabby Lee Ames was the mother of 12 children. Mrs. Ames died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. B. Walker, in Athens, in 1854, at the age of 83. Bishop Edward Ames of the Methodist Church was her son. Ben Ames Williams, famous writer, is a great-grandson and other grandsons were Judge Rudolph deSteiguer and Charles W. Walker, author of an early history of Ames County. Bishop Ames was born in Ames Township in 1806 and attended Ohio University and in 1852 was elected Bishop of the Methodist Church after years of travel over the Middle West. During most of his adult life he resided in Indiana, later removing to Baltimore. This world famous son of Nabby Lee Ames died in Baltimore in 1879. Judge Sylvanus Ames was born in Massachusetts in 1771, son of an Episcopalian clergyman and a graduate of Harvard. His father was a chaplain in the Revolutionary army and died in camp at Valley Forge during the severe winter of 1777-78 when so many colonial soldiers suffered from cold and hunger and died. Sylvanus Ames married Nabby Lee Johnson in 1798 and they settled on Federal Creek on the farm long owned by the late Edward Jones, known for generations as the "Ames Farm". In addition to his many offices of public trust, he was Colonel of Militia and his home was a favorite stopping place for men of prominence traveling through the Ames area. He died in 1823, leaving five sons and four daughters. His children lived in several states of the Middle West with two living in Athens Mrs. deSteiguer and Mrs. Walker. At the side of the graves of Judge and Mrs Ames are those of three of their young children, Hector who died at the age of 4, Marcia who lived to be 16 years old and Dana Johnson Ames who died when he was a year old. The land for this burying ground was given by Ephraim Cutler, many years before 1811 when he deeded it for burial purposes. The first burial was made in the ground in 1805. Jason Rice, a soldier in the Revolutionary War is buried there, as is Susan ---, wife of a Hessian soldier. "Grandma had some very pretty clothes when she came from Massachusetts. Ma remembers her cloak of plum colored satin. It was called a double satin and was very heavy, lined with white flannel. It was a full circle trimmed with curled ermine. It had a lined hood that Grandma said could be drawn over her bonnet when she went sleighing in New England. She had also a dove colored dress called tabby silk, so heavy and rich it would almost stand alone, and another snuff-colored silk. These dresses were made with trains and were not very suitable to wear in a log cabin, but for several years, once in a great while, Grandma wore them. These things were brought from England by her Grandfather, who owned several trading vessels. The cloak was made in England, but the dresses she made herself, for Grandma could do anything with her needle that any other lady could do, and it was well she had learned this. After the country was a little more settled and Ohio was made a state, Grandpa Ames became quite a prominent man. The first time he was elected to the Legislature, he could not afford to buy a new coat to wear, and his best coat was a little thread-bare. Grandma ripped every stitch of it, even the buttonholes, sponged and pressed each piece, and put it together again the other side out, and it was as good as new. Once when there was just the beginning of a town where Athens now is, Grandpa came over here on business, and it was a little dark when he started home. There was not a road, and it grew so dark that he could no longer see the trees which had been blazed to mark the way. He went on as well as he could until he thought he ought to be near home. But he became so sonfused that he could not tell which way to go, and could not find a blazed tree. He concluded he must spend the night in the woods where he was and wait for the light of day. He tied his horse to a tree and lay down on the ground with his saddle for a pillow and slept soundly. When he woke in the morning, he found he was only a few rods from his own door. The summer of 1806 was a very sickly season, and several of the children of the neighborhood died. Grandma had six children then: Hecotr, Eliza, Lucy, Daniel, Marcia and Edward. Edward was born in May, and in June, Daniel died; and Marcia in July. The sicknes was like dysentery and was considered contagious; people were afraid to go where children were sick. There was no doctor nearer than Athens, twelve miles away. This was a very sad time for Grandma and Grandpa. It was very hot and dry. There was a fine spring of water that came out from under a large rock at the foot of the hill at quite a distance from the house. It was from here that water for cooking and drinking was brought that summer. Hector and Eliza usually went together for water, each carrying a small jug. Lucy, who was then five years old, was allowed to go with them once. And now, when she is eighty-seven years old, she remembers what a treat it was to her, and especially how cool the water felt to their little bare feet as they waded the brook before they came to the spring. A little later Grandpa dug a well not far from the house. They called it a well, though it was not walled up and was large, more like a cistern. There was a board across it on which they walked out a little way, stooped down, and dipped up the water. One day, a neighbor returning something that had been borrowed, brought it in a little two-quart pail, which had been left on the table. It looked so pretty to Lucy that she wished very much to go to the well with Hector and carry the little pail. He let her go with him, when he had finished filling his pail, he turned away. She walked out on the board and dipped up some water. It was too heavy for her, small as the little pail was, and as soon as it filled, she lost her balance and went to the bottom of the well. Hector heard the splash and ran back. Without waiting to call for help, he ran out on the board, and when she rose to the surface, he caught hold of her clothes and dragged her out. She remembers walking to the house with the water dripping from her clothes as she went. Grandma and Grandpa were both very much frightened and thought Hector a wonderful boy. Grandpas and Judge Cutlers families were always very good friends and used to have many pleasant visits together. Sometimes Judge and Mrs. Cutler would come over to Grandpas to spend the evening. Mrs. Culter would bring her work, and she and Grandma would sit and sew by the light of one candle until about nine oclock. Then Grandma would lay down her sewing and go make a cup of tea, bake biscuits, and get a nice supper, and they would have a merry time around the table. After which, the ladies sat down and sewed again until ten oclock. After the company went home, Grandma would wash the dishes and have the room all ready for breakfast. There were very few books and papers then, and everything to read was counted very precious. The almanac at the beginning of each year always gave them one good evenings reading. Grandpa took the National Intelligencer, published in Washington. This came every week, but the mails were carried on horseback, and the paper was a week or more old when it reached them. This was always read. Nabby Lee Johnson was married October 15, 1795, to Sylvanus Ames and moved from Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the North West Territory, carrying their year old son on horseback and settled on a tract of land near what is now Amesville, Athens County, Ohio. She endured all the dangers and hardships of pioneer life on that semi-wilderness, with a courage and cheerfulness that proved her a noble character. Her resourcefulness was shown by taking apart a shabby coat, stitch by stitch, even the button holes, washing, pressing, turning and remaking it into a seemingly new coat, whereby Judge Ames was made presentable as a new member of the Ohio Legislature; which serves as a sample of her many imaginary feats as related by a granddaughters diary. She was the mother of twelve children "twelve miles from a doctor; yet seven of them living to bring up honorable families. |  | Daniel Johnson
JUDGE
b.1700
d.1785
Spouse: Betty Latham | Father: Captain Isaac Johnson
Mother: Abilgail Leavitt ABIEL | Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 89 states that he was a son of Isaac and Abigail (Leavitt) (Lazell) Johnson |  | Daniel III Johnson
REV
DAR
b.1747
d.1777
Spouse: Betsey Lee | Father: Judge Daniel Johnson
Mother: Betty Latham | Daniel JOHNSON, Rev., b. 27 May 1746 W. Bridgewater MA, d. 23 Sep 1777 Harvard MA, m. 1 May 1770 Manchester MA, graduated Harvard University 1767; led famous "Butter Rebellion" at Harvard University in 1766 protesting rancid butter served at breakfast 3rd Minister of First Congregational Church of Harvard MA, Rev. War Chaplain Rev. Daniel Johnson was born in Bridgewater, Mass., in 1746, the son of Judge Daniel Johnson and Mayflower descendant Betty Latham. Rev. Daniel Johnson, was graduated from Harvard College in 1767 at the age of 21. Two years later he became pastor of the Christian Church in Harvard, Massachusetts. He was in the ministry six years when he died at the age of 30 shortly after accepting the office of Chaplain in the American Army during the Revolutionary War. It was on September 23, 1777, and his daughter Nabby Lee was 6 ½ years old. On his death, the town of Harvard spent £200 on a monument in the Harvard Center Cemetery which reads: of the Rev. Daniel Johnson Late Pastor of ye Church of Christ in Harvard; Early in Life he entered ye Ministerial office and during his continuance therein Shone with a brilliancy and Lustre Surpassing the most of his order. For the God of Nature had endowed him with Powers of mind uncommonly sprightly and active. A copius invention & ready utterance made him in extemporaneous Performances greatly to excell. In his sermons he was orthodox and elegant; In his delivery zealous popular & engaging; So that when he ascended the desk a peculiar attention marked the countenances of his auditory. To his Friends he shewed himself Friendly who had frequent Pleasing experience of his generous hospitality. He was formed for action & Possessed of a martial Genius which led him to accept ye office of a Chaplain in the American Army, just on his entrance into which He was seized with a malignant Dysentery, which Put a period to his valuable Life. (Disappointing the expectations of his family friends and flock.) on the 23rd of Sept. 1777. In the 30th year of his age and 8th of his ministry. All flesh is Grass & all ye glory of man as the flower of Grassitory |  | Elizabeth Johnson
b.1632
d.1711 NOV 16
Spouse: George Willson | Father: George Johnson
Mother: | |  | Erma Johnson
Spouse: Aubrey James Cowles | Father:
Mother: | |  | George Johnson
b.1625 APR 03
d.1681
Spouse: Katherine | Father:
Mother: | |  | Harold Johnson
Spouse: Dorothy Cowles | Father:
Mother: | |  | Harriet Johnson
b.1850
d.1893
Spouse: Sylvester J Jones | Father:
Mother: | |  | Huldah Johnson
b.1746
d.1821
Spouse: Sylvanus Ames | Father:
Mother: | |  | Humphrey Johnson
b.1620
d.1693
Spouse: Eleanor Cheney | Father: John Johnson
Mother: Mary Heath | Sgt. HUMPHREY JOHNSON was born in 1620 in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England.[1] He was the son of Capt. John Johnson and Mary Heath. His father brought the family to America with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 on the ship “Arbella.” In 1643 he was noted in a Roxbury mortgage deed as being a resident of Scituate. By 1651 he had purchased land in Scituate from William Hatch. He served on the jury for the Plymouth colony in 1654. In 1655 he sued Joseph Tilden for defamation, which was initially granted in his favor for 20 nobles (gold coins). Mr. Tilden later appealed and a new trial was granted, which still ruled in Humphrey’s favor, but lowered damages to 5 pounds and court costs. Later in 1655 he and a few other townsmen sued Richard Garrett, reasons unknown, but they lost. Also in 1655 John Palmer sued Humphrey for killing a swine that belonged to the Palmers. In 1656 the issue regarding Mr. Tilden continued when Humphrey was sued by John Bryant for defamation, as Humphrey had said Bryant lied in his testimony. The case was eventually settled with the help of the Magistrates. In 1658 he was noted as the attorney for Abraham Sutliffe in a suit. Later that year he sued militia leaders for fining him for not training (related to the militia) after they refused to let him train, and the matter was sent to the Counsel of War. In 1659 Humphrey sued Joseph Tilden for defamation again, and he was given 10 pounds. In 1660 he was an agent of the town of Scituate, as he worked with John Palmer to build a highway and bridge over Herring brook. In 1662 he and a few other townsmen were sued by William Randall for trespassing on his property and cutting down timber, and the jury granted William about 4 pounds for his loss. The issue with William Randall escalated the following year when Humphrey was sued again for “unjust molesting and troubling of him, by attacking his house and land” and by detaining his animals (which he later returned). The court ruled against Humphrey and William was awarded 16 pounds of damage. Later in 1663 Humphrey sued William for defamation, claiming he was called a thief, and he was granted 2 pence in damages. In 1664 Humphrey was sued by Joseph Tilden and others for trespassing on their land and taking timber, which he had to pay 30 shillings. He was noted in the 1668 list of freemen for Scituate. In 1669 he was noted in a committee for the neighboring town of Cohasset in order to give advice on dividing common land, totaling 700 acres, and when it was divided in Humphrey received 2 acres of land for his service By 1670 he was noted to be living in Hingham because he sued Scituate for a debt of 10 pounds, and the town turned around and sued Humphrey for trespass, claiming 100 pounds of damage for cutting down timber in the common land of Scituate. Neither complaint seemed to have turned into a court case. In 1672 Humphrey sued John Turner for trespass because John took his timber, but the jury ruled against him. In 1673 he was fined for building a house in Scituate without permission from the previous governor, and he was given 1 month to remove it. Later that year he was convicted and fined 5 pounds for moving a land boundary mark set by the town of Scituate. By May 1674 he was granted permission to remove his other house from Scituate and to bring it to Hingham. During King Philip’s War in 1675 he served under his brother, Captain Isaac Johnson, in the 4th Company of Massachusetts, and fought in the Great Swamp Figh Humphrey Johnson migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration |  | Isaac Johnson
CAPT.
Spouse: Elizabeth Porter | Father:
Mother: | |  | Isaac Johnson
CAPTAIN
b.1667 FEB 18
d.1738 MAY 27
Spouse: Abilgail Leavitt | Father: Humphrey Johnson
Mother: Eleanor Cheney ELLEN | saac Johnson son of Humphrey and Eleanor (Cheney) Johnson was born in 1667. He was christened 18 February 1667 at Hingham, Plymouth |  | James Frank Johnson | Father:
Mother: | |  | Joan Johnson
Spouse: Richard Davenport | Father:
Mother: | |  | John Johnson
b.1588
d.1659
Spouse: Mary Heath | Father:
Mother: | Disputed Origins: Take care. Do not make a profile conglomeration of the several John Johnsons. Robert Charles Anderson in "Great Migration Begins" does not identify any parents for John Johnson |  | Laverne Johnson
Spouse: James E Miller | Father:
Mother: | |  | Martha Lou Johnson
Spouse: Mitchell Massey | Father:
Mother: | |  | Mary Porter Johnson
Spouse: William Bartholomew | Father: Capt. Isaac Johnson
Mother: Elizabeth Porter | |  | Patrick Johnson
Spouse: Judy Maynard | Father:
Mother: | |  | Rosa Virginia Johnson
Spouse: Grover Cleavland Stepp | Father:
Mother: | |  | Susannah Johnson
b.1748
Spouse: Sampson Nation | Father:
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