1. D. Anger notes:
a. Sarah (Lucy) Merritt: born c. 1774 at Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY; m. Benjamin Johnson, (son of Jeremiah and Phoebe (Brown) Johnson ). He was born at Shawangunk Twp., Ulster Co., c. 1773 and died c. 1851 . They settled on Lot 6 Con 9 , Grimsby Twp. until 1809; moved to Stoney Creek, Wentworth Co. Benjamin was still named on his Grimsby farm on the Surveyor General's map of Grimsby Twp. dated September 20, 1811 prepared by Thomas Ridout, ministry Map No 10, Archives of Ontario. This suggests that the move may have occurred later than stated by family historian Carson E. Johnson.
In 1826, they settled at Chinguacousy Twp., Halton Co., Binbrook Twp., Wentworth Co., and then back at Grimsby Twp. Benjamin worked as a surveyor's helper, a bartender and a farmer. "Mother says that her Uncle Benjamin was a good-looking young man very cheerful and funny much like my Uncle Merritt Johnson. He tended bar at a tavern down to the Niagara River before he came to the 20 Mile Creek cutting quite a dash when he came. He first bought or rather settled on the farm later owned by Townsend Lounsbury...Uncle Ben (Mother's Uncle) married Aunt Sarah, Grandmother's oldest sister." (MS, p.6)
After Lucy died, Benjamin married Margaret (Acesey), widow of Nicholas (Acesey) (Note: 'Mother Says' states Benjamin married 'The widow Avery', p.6)
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