Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Thomas Johnson (1736-1803)

Personal data Thomas Johnson 

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  • He was born on March 6, 1736 in Virginia.
  • He died on August 12, 1803 in Louisa Co., Virginia, he was 67 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Thomas Johnson

He is married to Elizabeth Meriwether.

They got married on December 8, 1762 at Goochland Co., Virginia, he was 26 years old.


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Notes about Thomas Johnson

Thomas represented Louisa County in the House of Burgess from 1758 until 1765 and then again from 1769 until 1776. During his second term in the Burgess, he was a member of the Committee of Safety from 1774 until 1775. He also represented Louisa County in the House of Delegates in 1779. He was a Colonel in the Louisa County Militia. In 1790, Thomas was the Sheriff of Louisa Co., VA. Thomas and his family lived at 'Roundabout Castle, about three miles from Woodbourne. It was named for Roundabout Creek, an arm of the South Anna River. The lands on which it stood comprised some 4,000 acres. It is reported that Thomas and Elizabeth had as many as ten children.

Additional information on Thomas and his family includes:

1.) Daughters of American Revolution, Vol. 16, p. 220.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson
1736-1803

1762

Elizabeth Meriwether
1744-1812

Mary Meriwether Johnson
1763-1823

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  1. "Ballard-Willis Family Tree," database, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com , Ballard-Willis Family Tree, Mark W. Ballard

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Birthday March 6, 1736

  • The temperature on March 6, 1736 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1736: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
    • March 8 » Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
    • April 15 » Foundation of the Kingdom of Corsica.
    • May 26 » The Battle of Ackia was fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
    • October 16 » Mathematician William Whiston's predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.

Day of marriage December 8, 1762

  • The temperature on December 8, 1762 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1762: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
    • July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
    • July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
    • September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
    • September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
    • October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

Day of death August 12, 1803

  • The temperature on August 12, 1803 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1803: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 24 » In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
    • March 1 » Ohio becomes the 17th state of The United States.
    • April 30 » Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
    • July 5 » The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
    • October 20 » The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
    • December 20 » The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.


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