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JOHNSON

[JNSN621] Joshua Johnson m1. [PKSN622] Sarah Parkinson
. [JNSN631] Thomas Johnson m. [WHIF632] Mary Whitfield
. . [JNSN641] Thomas Johnson m. [GLOV642] Elizabeth Glover
. . . [JNSN652] Sarah Johnson m. [HOUG651] James Houghton

8. [JNSN621] Joshua Johnson (of Halewood) married 1. (at Hale, 5th November 1728) [PKSN622] Sarah Parkinson (of Speke, born 1708, see PARKINSON). They had three children born at Ditton and baptised at Farnworth as follows:

5. [JNSN631] Thomas (baptised 7th May 1730);
Margaret (baptised 30th July 1733);
Anne (baptised 12th October 1735);
William (baptised 14th August 1737.

Afterwards, Sarah (wife of Joshua) died at Ditton (buried at Farnworth, 23rd March 1737-38). Afterwards, Joshua had a relationship with Ruth Parkinson (baptised at Childwall, 1st January 1714-15, daughter of John). They had two children born at Ditton and baptised at Farnworth as follows:

Susanna Parkinson (baptised 27th April 1739, illegitimate daughter of Joshua and Ruth Parkinson), died at Ditton (buried at Farnworth, 20th May 1739);
Anne Parkinson (baptised 14th February 1741-42, illegitimate daughter of Joshua and Ruth Parkinson), died at Ditton (buried at Farnworth, 28th April 1742).

A document held at Chester Archives (P283/4080/184 of1745) concerns an order of penance for their fornication

Afterwards, Joshua married 2. (at Farnworth, 5th May 1743) Elizabeth Bottan. They had two children born at Cronton and baptised at Farnworth as follows:

Betty (baptised 27th April 1750);
John (baptised 21st September 1754).

Joshua died at Cronton (buried at Farnworth, 3rd March 1781).

7. [JNSN631] Thomas Johnson (born 1730) married (at Prescot, 4th June 1759) [WHIF632] Mary Whitfield, both of Parr, (born 1731, see WHITFIELD). They had three children born at either Cronton or Widnes, but in each case baptised at Farnworth as follows:

6. [JNSN641] Thomas (born at Cronton, baptised 24th April 1763), see later;
William (born at Widnes, baptised 1st March 1765);
Mary (born at Widnes, baptised 3rd December 1769).

Mary died at Widnes (buried at Farnworth, either 29th August 1789, or 8th June 1798), and Thomas died at Widnes also (buried at Farnworth, 17th November 1808).

6. [JNSN641] Thomas Johnson (born 1763), a husbandman, married (at Farnworth, 2nd February 1789) [GLOV642] Elizabeth Glover (born 1767, see GLOVER).


	Farnworth Church (25 July 2008)

They had six children born at Cronton and baptised at Farnworth as follows:

Elizabeth (baptised 15th August 1790), married (at Prescot, 14th September 1807) Peter Houghton;
5. [JNSN652] Sarah (baptised 29th July 1792), see later;
William (baptised 19th October 1794, mother shown as Betty);
Ann (baptised 18th September 1796);
Thomas (baptised 25th November 1798);
Mary (baptised 22nd February 1801).
5. [JNSN652] Sarah Johnson (born 1792, daughter of Thomas) married (at Prescot, 26th December 1810) [HOUG651] James Houghton (born 1785, see HOUGHTON).